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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
TRAINING OF CAMECOCKS.
AS It Is Conducted in the Country
Clubhouse of Wealthy
Philadelphian.

A young millionaire of Philadelphia
has been for five years profoundly in
terested in fighting cocks. At his
country place he has clubhouse de-
voted to the training of cocks, and
down in the clubhouse basement is the
cockpit, a handsome amphitheater.
The average person is unaware,
says an eastern exchange, that the
training of fighting cock is as care
full and elaborate as the training of
fighting man.
The millionaire stood the other
morning in spacious and sunlit
room of the clubhouse. One wall was
lined with handsome cages, each con-
tanning cock, and here and there were
curious apparatus-a springboard,
mattress, scales, shears, and SO on.
The trainer took cock out of cage.
He weighed it and entered it's weight
in book Then, holding it on
the springboard with one hand, he
worked the board vigorously with the
other. Thus the cock, maintaining it's
balance on the fiercely jumping spring
board, got good deal of violent exer-
else.
The trainer next massaged the bird
all over. He rubbed and pinched and
pounded the muscles of legs, wings,
neck and body. This massage was to
give suppleness and strength, and to
keep the skin and feathers healthy.
Now the man raised the cock in both
hands above his head and threw it. as
one would throw football, on the MAJ
tress. 1t lighted hardily on its feet,
and on the vibrating springs it kept it's
equilibrium. Again. and even harder,
the trainer tossed it down, and again
it did not lose it's balance For five
minutes, in this way, the man played
ball with the bird. Then he took it's
temperature with a thermometer, rub
bed it down and replaced it in its cage.
/ Thus" said the millioy aire, eve
train our fighting cocks" He pointed
here and there about the room. "Those
are the shears" he said, 1--WE cut their
| feathers with. The odd-looking mani
cure set is for their spurs-they fight
with their spurs, you know, as duelists
| fight with swords. With the hypoder-
mic syringe We inject dope into
them"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Couldn't Get Hold.

E. G. Knight, well-known Philadel-
phian, gave dinner recently at his
villa in Newport in honor of Count
Stiram, of Paris. During the dinners
course the talk turned to debating, and
Mr.. knight impersonated admirably a
young farmer taking part in a debate.
The young farmers speech in the i'm
personation ran as follows:
''The subject to be excused is,
whether ardent spirits does any good
or not? / confirm that it don't. just
think of our ancestors in future ages
they lived to most numerous age
so that l don't think whisky nor ar
dent spirits don't do any good"
Long pause.
well, the question to be excused
is whether ardent spirits does any good
or not-so that l conclude it don't"
Long pause.
II can't get hold on tho darned
thing. IN. Y. Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
PERJURY IN EVERY COURT.
Great Evil That Is Becoming Menace
to Justice and Liberty in
This Country.

An interesting contribution to the
proof OF the prevalence of perjury in
court proceedings is furnished, says
the Brooklyn Citizen, by recent story
of the restitution of $3.50 to street
railway company of this city by the
priest of a Polish church in Manhat-
tan, acting on behalf Of a woman who
confessed to him that she had OBJ
tanned it as her share of verdict in
her suit for damages against the COM
pany by false testimony.
According to the story, she testified
falsely by the advice of her lawyer,
who told her that if she presented
nothing but the truth in court she
could recover nothing. So she per-
jured herself Of course the priest
could not be bound to reveal her
identity and he did not, holding that
he had done his full duty to both the
woman and the company in securing
the restitution of the money fraud
ulently obtained.
The story eXemplifies the difficulties
SO often met with by the railroad COM
panies in answers to the frequent
damage suits, and justifies, as far as
it goes, their complaints of the way
in which many of them are worked
| up; complaint that is also made by
many lawyers, who say that per-
! furious testimony is increasingly en-
| countered in the trial of cases, an6
! particularly those in which the for
eign element is concerned.
This state of things is encouraged
by the success which, as in the case
cited, is secured by perjured testimony
in the suits brought, but not by tina
alone. 1t receives it's chief encour
agement from the immunity from
prosecution and punishment given tt
perjurers and suborners of perjury
through the neglect of the authOritie!
to follow up the evidence and thu
clews that would often lead to TIL
conviction of the guilty. This preva
lence of perjury is, indeed, matte
OF such consequence to the commun
ity-even more harmful, perhaps, tina,
murder-that it deserves the mos
vigorous and rigorous attention o
those who have the power to effect
general reformation in it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Fortune from Trees.

Orsa, in Sweden, has in the course OF
a generation sold G1,150,000 worth of
trees, and by means of judicious replant-
ing has provided for similar income
every 80 or 40 years. In consequence of
the development of this commercial
wealth there are no taxes. Railways and
telephones are free, and so are the
schoolhouses, teaching, and many other
things.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Decoration.

1t was a raw and gusty day for Greece
and the wood nymphs shivered miser-
ably. But they laughed in derision
when clothing was suggested. Moth
ing" they exclaimed, could make us
more ineffective for mural decoration in
the homes CT American multi-million-
aires" What IL grander than fidelity
to a dire destiny f-Puck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Ringing the Date,

A curiosity in the matter of bell
ringing is to he met with at Fulburne,
near Cambridge, Eng. The church
bells there not only ring the hours of
the day, but at intervals also the date
of the month. Thus, at IL o'clock
noon on the 31st there would be 43
strokes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Alien Paupers.

immigration inspectors have report
ed to Washington that almshouses,
homes for orphans and other charita-
BILE institutions in nearly every state
in the union have large percentage
of aliens, who are sent TO this country
because they receive better treatment
here than in similar places in Europe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
APPROACHING a Great Man.

Diffident Customer-Beg pardon, sic.
but are you the proprietor of this store?
Masterful Man-No. sir: am not the
proprietor. I'm the floorwalker!
'Ihope you'll pardon me. Iassure YOU,
l meant no offense. Boston Tran
script.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Use the Trees.

The trees of Finland are the money
bags of the people. A peasant even
makes his shoes from birch bark, and
matches his roof with shavings. H
virtually lives on wood.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Gentle Hint.

Lady Ga widow-Do you know nv
daughter is quite smitten with you, Herr
Muller?
Gent Feeling flattered) ideally, now?
"a fact She was saying to-day: L
should like that gentleman for my
papa Smiths.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Ranks Beer LICENSE.

Lloyds bank, at Wolverhampton, has
a,icense to sell beer. 1t is said to be the
only bank possessing such privilege
'.ondon Tit-BitS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16

for the growing of early strawberries and early
vegetables. Every dealer in such products should
address postal card to the undersigned ut DUBUQUE
IOWA, requesting copy of Circular No IL.
.E.MERRY. Asst. Ger I PaSsr Agent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Strawberry and
Vegetable Dealers
hest territory i'm this country

The Passenger Department of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company have recently issued a publlca.
ton known as Circular No. IL, in which is described
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16

The Blindness OF Love.
my fiance is so different from other
men,"
"Of course he is. since he proposed to
you. kansas City Star.
The colored American., 1904-01-09
OUTSTRIPS ALL.

The Colored American Of Washing
outstrips all of his competitors with "a
columns of original reading matter
and good, live ADVERTISING makes The
Colored American the national journal
of the colored people of the country.
We admire push, energy and good
common sense and wish him success
Illinois Idea.
The colored American., 1904-01-09
AT METROPOLITAN A. M.
E. CHURCH.

DR.. SCOTS Christmas sermon
was a most able one. The beauty
of thought, the clear, forcible por-
trayal of the birth of Christ,
brought those scenes home to all
and made a lasting impression.
Sunday was indeed a day of sac
red, literary feasting. The funer-
al of Mrs. Tilghrnan, one of the
first members, became dOt1bly inn
pressive when we remember she
was one of the band of women
who in 1850 presented to the
church the communion service,
and just two days before her
death she was one of the. first to
take communion from another in
dividrlal service presented now as
then by the Won1en's Day. The
Wornan's Day exercises were
above the average. Mrs. Beck
ett's paper was excellent. Misses
Joiner and Bowen were at their
best. Miss Smith recited '0The
Christ Child and Miss Chaine
Patterson rendered a solo. These
meetings held the fourth Sunday
in each month, at 4 O'Clock, should
be largely attended, as they're ben
efcia1 to every one. Mrs. A. ].
Cooper, Principle OF the High
School, will speak ON the fourth
Sunday in January and it is hoped
many will come to be entertained.
DIR. Grimke's address to parents
and young men should be heard
| by our people everywhere. 1t is
an able address. AT the close of
the address Mrs. Smoot sang
very efficiently, Where is My
Wondering Boy Tonight" The
two meetings Sunday, January 3,
at 3 and 8 p. M, will be but a con-
tinuance of DR.. Grimke's idea to
know our boys and girls. 1t is the
hope of the Missionary Society
that each church will respond with
its delegates and will show that
for once the colored people with
out regard for creed can come to-
gether and intelligently map out a
| line of missionary work to be con-
Quoted during the year with the
hope of bettering the condition Of
our people in the District.
Communion SuDnday II a. M,
served by the jastor, DIR. Scott.
The colored American., 1904-01-09

Editor Cooper, of THE CoLORED AMER
ICAN, has so many good things for his
readers that he seriously contemplates
making his a twelve-page. instead of
an eight-page paper. This shows that
THE CoLoRED AMERICAN is not only
The Star of Zion.
The colored American., 1904-01-09

THE CoLoRED AMERICAN, of Washing
ton, d. c., will shortly issue twelve
page paper weekly-seventy-two col
umns of reading matter. Under the
able management of Editor Cooper it
has forged ahead till it earned the
name of Monarch of the Weeklies.' %
The Western Outlook.
The colored American., 1904-01-09

THE COLORED AMERICAN, of Washing
ton, d. c., comes every week. brim
full and running over with good
things; Brother Cooper is one of the
best newspaper men of the country
The HUNTSVILLE Journal
The colored American., 1904-01-09

THE CoLORED AMERICAN, in a short
space of three years, has gone to the
front at the Nations Capital. It's man
ager, E. E. Cooper, holds a unique
position in colored Journalism, being
the pioneer of illustrated journalism.
-EE.
The colored American., 1904-01-09

THE COLoRED AMERICAN IS, without
question, the greatest newspaper pub
editor should take off his hat to Mr.
Cooper.-The LeGUenlOOrth Herald.
The colored American., 1904-01-09

THE. CoLoRED AMERICAN, a local heb
domadal published in the interest of
the colored people. came out in a new
dress and with a beautiful heading
Saturday. 1t is one of the best news
papers in the country edited by col
ored men; has a good circulation,
and carries a large line of live adver-
tising.-The Washington Post.
THE COLoRED AMERICAN is without
doubt one of the ablest journals pub
lished by Afro-Americans. 1t is a Re-
publican paper, very free in its ex-
pressions, which makes it more popu-
lar even among those who deny the
equality of man." This paper is pub
lished at Washington, where the do
ings of the lawmakers of the great
Republic may be had pure and fresh,
and submitted to the people for their
disposal.-The Rock Hill Messenger.
The colored American., 1904-01-09

Mr.. Edward Cooper, manager Of THE
CoLoRED AMERICAN, Washington, d. c.,
is unquestionably the ablest altround
newspaper manager of our race, if re-
suits are to settle the questionable
NeI0 South.
The colored American., 1904-01-09
THE MONARCH OF NEGRO NEWS
PAPERS.

The ideal race newspaper, and pub
lfshed at the Capital Of the Nation,
is THE CoLoRED AMERICAN. 1t is clean,
newsy, and ably and fearlessly edited.
1t is the organ of no clique or faction,
but fearless champion of tie colored
people everywhere. Its columns TEEN
with news of the day, rejecting the
best sentiments as we'll as the doings
and achievements of the race every
where. Read what the Negro press
says:
The colored American., 1904-01-09

THE COLoRED AMERICAN is already a
great newspaper, printing forty-eight
columns each issue. 1t aims to print
seventy-two columns. May its friends
aid it to it's realization.-The Whining
ton Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15

10 Hasten Time For the Triumph
Democratic Principles By Sup
net OF Parker.
Persistent reports are being clrcu-
lated both East and West that Colonel
william ]. Bryan will not support the
Democratic nominees In the coming
Presidential election. The latest Of
these reports Is attributed to Chan
celIor T. Benjamin Andrews, OF Ne
braska University.
sat the present time" Chancellor
Andrews Is quoted as saying, there il
every chance that Roosevelt viii secure
the electoral vote Of Nebraska, that
the Republican State ticket will be
elected, and that the Fusion element
win dominate the Legislature and elect
W. J. Bryan next Senator from that
State"
In complete refutation Of the sugges-
ton quoted above, one has only to read
Colonel Bryan's attitude to the Ma
tional ticket as set forth in q ringing
speech delivered by him in Missouri
In the early part Of the campaign, in
which he urged all Democrats to sup
port the ticket faithfully. In the
course Of this speech, Colonel Bryan
said:
Il believe In the triumph Of every
righteous principle and have such
faith In the rightness Of our cause that
I am not afraid that any policy In
which we have confidence can be de-
feated by the election Of Democratic
President, even though he may not
agree with us on sll questions. II he
will help US remove the issues which
now distract attention and prevent
consideration of economic questions,
we can await the time when the people
can again give their attention to the
Industrial situation. You can hasten
the coming Of this time by your sup
mort Of the Democratic ticket"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15
AGREES WITH PARKER.

Jusliee Brewers Attitude I'm Accord
Candidate.
Mr.. Justice Brewer, Of the Suprems
Court. will get into trouble II he Keeps
on talking as did yesterday at St
Louis about the Constitution vs.. the
Republican policy in the Philippines.
Why, he apparently takes the same
view as Judge Parkeri This is In fat
violation Of the only common law that
the President knows-the law, name
ly. that good Republicans must swal-
low their convictions and support all
that he does. Judge Brewer should
remember that he was Republican
before he was a turist. He was not
put on the bench TO furnish aid and
comfort to the Democrats Imagine
Republican Senate ever confirming his
appointment to the Supreme Court u
II had imagined that he would balk
at finding the law for whatever the
marty wanted to do The Justice, We
dare say, would draw himself up IL any
suggestion we're made to him that he
ou9ht to be a partisan on the bench.
and would rufle In Lord Coke's style
ahout doing "as becometh judge;
but he should understand that we are
eAAneing all that in these high-hyine
days when q President announces that
be viii pay no attention to any Con
Efitutional provision which. in his opin-
Ton. would reduce him to impotence.
New York Evening Post
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15
ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY
President RooseveIt's Pensio. Order
by CommIssioner Ware.

Progtoent RoooevOtte FeustoS Oroef
By Commissioner Ware.
Commissioner Of Pensions Z. r.
Ware undertakes to justify President
Rooseyelt's action In the matter OF
the age limit pension order, which Is
declared to have been unconstitutional
by the Parker Constitutional Club OF
New York and In contravention OF Sec
tion 8 OF Article L, which reads a.
follows:
mo money shall be drawn from the
Treasury, but in consequence OF appro-
priations made by law"
In the course Of his argument In de-
Tense OF the Presidents action, Mr..
Ware says:
'sThe passage OF the appropriation
bin recognizing the validity of the
order and voting the money to carry 1t
out ended the consideration Of the rem
edies proposed"
That settles II. according to the
reasoning Of Mr.. Ware, but the fact
remains that Il was an action which he
should not have presumed to take I'M
der the power of making regulations
for carrying into effect the statute OF
Congress. Congress had q right to en-
act that the attainment Of a certain
age created a presumption Of inability.
1t was besought to do It and 1t refused.
It has been besought to do II at every
session since the disability act was
passed. and it has not done It. The
proper discretion Of the Executive In
making regulations was limited to car
rying out the law as enacted, and did
not include q regulation relieving the
applicant from the operation Of the law
which required that actual disability
should be established by proof. Ac-
cording to the new regulation, disabil-
ity needs not To be proved, but must
be assumed on an age basis, precisely
what Congress has never sanctioned.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15
Ehou. the Fraud Of It.

How the tariff operates and the
trusts give our own people the worst Of
1t can hardly be better illustrated than
in the case Of steel rails sold In Can
ada and the United States. There is
a railway which runs along the border
between the two countries, sometimes
In its course being on this side and
sometimes across the border. 1t Is re-
markable that rails for use on the
Canadian part Of the railway are sold
for S21 a ton, while those for use on
the American side cost the same road
S2S q ton. This - the case Of one
road. The New York Central is an
other railway which has to undergo
the same experience illustrative Of the
inequalities of the protective tariff
system, and how 1t operates against
the very people 1t proposes to protect
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15
TRADE JOURNALS PLEASED.
Journal Of Commerce and New York
Commercial Gratified By Parher's
Letter.

There are two important daily news
papers published in New York that are
distinctly devoted to the interests Of
trade and commerce. and both express
hearty approval OF Judge Park
er's views on political questions, a. ex-
pressed in his letter Of acceptance.
These papers are the Journal of Com
merce and the New York Commercial.
The former is independent In politics.
but Of Democratic leanings, 30 that
what is has to say Of the letter may not
be as significant as are the utterances
Of the Commercial, which also 70 an
independent journal. but with inclin-
atoms toward Republicanism. The
Commercial expresses its appreciation
OF the letter, as q whole. calling II
"dignifed, temperate and conserva-
tive, and calculated to win recruits
for the cause Judge Parker repre-
sents."
Referring to the candidates hand
ling Of the tariff and reciprocity Ques-
lions, the Commercial declares that
"the Judge has dealt q singing blow
at the Republican party"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15
THE WAY TO LOOK NEAT.

And Comfortable is to have your
hair nicely combed and put up in
the latest style. II your hair is kinky
and harsh it looks untidy and hurts
when you try to comb it You can
easily change all that and make your
hair straight, soft, beautiful and easy
to comb by using the Original ozon-
lied OK Marrow. it also gives tns;
healthy glow to the hair so much
desired. One bottle will do it. For
over forty years ladies Of refinement
have been using it with great success.
Warranted harmless, and never fails.
Only so cents a bottle. Sold by durg-
gists, or send US 50 cents for a bottle
We pay all express charges. Address
ozonized Ok Marrow Co., rs Wabash
avenue, Chicago, III.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15

Sam Lewis, famous Jubilee and
PiekanInny Band, whose services are
greatly in demand at parties and pub
lie places Of amusement.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15
THE BROAD Ak.

Is for sale at the following news
stands:
The Afro-American News omcS,
s104 State Street.
J. C. Campbell, cigars, tobacco and
fancy groceries, 4710 State street.
A. F. TervaIon's Cigar Store and
News Stand, 2S26 State street
Edward Felix's Cigar Store, 3ss
S0th street, N. z. Corner Armour Ave
T. B. Halls Cigar Store and
Laundry once. 2s1 18th St
Turner williams Cigar and News
Stand, 1908 Armour Ave.
Mrs. B. williams, Cigars. Notions
and News Stand, 1854 State street
Frank H. Hart, 354-S1st street, CT
CARS, tobacco and Laundry office.
S. K. King. cigars and news stand,
SOLO State St
B. Davis, cigars. tobacco. and con-
fectionery, 1892 State st.
c. ]. Chambers and Company, deal
ers in fine cigars, 1858 State street.
The Stationery, 2s7o State street.
P. S. Hotchkis's Cigars, Notions and
News Stand. 131 W. 51st Street.
voolfolk and Mitchell Cigars, To-
bacco and News Stand, 1902 ststs
Street.
News items and advertisements isfi
At these places viii fnd their Wsy
into the columns of The Broad Al
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15
ifeleEramD Not Fooled.

The New York Evening Telegram
declines to be- fooled by the absurd
boastings Of the inspired organs Of the
G. o. P. Not only does this enterpris-
ing and wide-awake Independent news
paper refuse to credit these improb-
able yarns, but it actually prints q
map showing the political situation as
It appears to be to-day to impartial
observers. The only absolutely certain
Roosevelt territory. according to the
Telegram, is New England and q part
OF the Middle West. Perhaps the Tel
esnam errs in not giving the Republi-
cans q better show on the Pacific
Coast, but with this exception, itS prog
nosications may not be so Tar out Of
the way.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15
BUY A MAGIC FORTUNE TELLER

and have your fortune told by your
own living breath. which ought to
convince you that II Is reliable. You
can ask anything you want to know
about business or love affairs, and the
machine will answer II. II gives great
pleasure to you and your friends. You
sweetheart with Il and spend many a
pleasant hour, all for a few cents
Sent boxed. prepaid for soc in post
age stamps. Money or express order.
Manufacturers Wholesale Supply
House, 401 Ashland block, Chicago, Ill
Dept. No. 6.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-10-15
Extraordinary Announcement.

From until the close of the great Presidential contest from
copies AK be printed each
week. which will be broadcast among coored voters of
this city, county and
The articles which appearing in it each week onThe Lily
White Republicans and The Negro and those phases of the
Race Problem and kindred nor surpassed
Now the wrieups it. advertise in it. and to
subscribe for it For The Broad AK is the fearless champion of
rights and is the best and the leading newspaper published in
the interest of the AfroAmercan the middle west
Remember it is mushroom campaign paper but it has
been established in this city for than FIVE yearang
regularly each weand has thousands all
sections of the country