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The broad ax., 1909-01-23
COURT CALLS NEGRO WHITE.
Virginian Sentenced to Prison for
Marrying Black.

Richmond. Va, Jan. 21.-Marcus
Lindsay and his wife have been SEN
fenced to serve eighteen years in the
penitentiary. Lindsay is the son Of
a white woman, and although he be-
lieved he had Negro blood in his
veins and associated with members
of that race, the court held that he
had enough Caucasian blood to be
legally white. Lindsay recently was
married to Sophy Jones. a Negro, the
widow of another Negro, and has
since lived with her. The two we're
indicted on the ground that Lindsay
is a white man.
The broad ax., 1909-01-23
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND VIII.
LIAM Il. TAFT.
Concluded from page IL

to get the evidence" he wanted. Tue
persons he employed knew they would
get money If they got the kind Of "evi-
dence" the President wanted, and
could get him to believe it true. So
they got it-and the President be-
heved It.
The humiliating position In which
the President Of the United States
consequently finds himself shows what
are the pitfalls Of government by spies
and espionage, and what is the dis
credit that such a system brings t..
all .concerned.-The Chicago Inter
Ocean, Jan. Is. '09.
The broad ax., 1909-01-23

Entered ~ seeond-cIass Matter
AEs. 70, 1909 at the Post once at
Chicago, Illinois, under Act Of March
8, 1879.
The broad ax., 1909-01-23
WHITE GIRL WEEDS cHINAMAN.

First Marriage AnnuIIed by Court, but
Law Is Overcome.
Livingston, Ala, Jan. 19.-Lum Jack,
a Chinaman, and Miss Alice Patton
of Meridian, Miss, have been married
here. Ten days ago they were mar
ried at Meridian. Miss, but the courts
set the marriage aside. Lum and his
bride came to Alabama because the
laws do not prevent such a union.
They returned to Meridian, where the
groom has a laundry.
The broad ax., 1909-01-23

JULIUS +. TAYLOR. Editor and Pub
Usher.
The broad ax., 1909-01-23

Geo. Green. Pres
The broad ax., 1909-01-23

Martin Flanley owner of the Fr.
pire Hotel, 4141 S. Halsted street has
hosts Of friends in that neck OF tbs
woods, who are urging him to enter
the Aldermanic contest in the Doth
ward this spring.
The broad ax., 1909-01-23

Jesse Binga, S. E. cor. State and
S6th Place, is proving himself to he
first class banker, and he is vel
pleased with the patronage he con
tinues to receive from those doing
business in his neighborhOod.
The broad ax., 1909-01-23
FUBLIsHED wEEKLX.

THE BROAD AK
So8s Armour Avenue Chicago.
The broad ax., 1909-01-23

Mrs. Carrie Warner and guest, Miss
Williams Of French Lick Springs,
visited the Chateau last week.
The broad ax., 1909-01-23

West virginia's most promlneI
Republican newspaper, the Wneeus
Intelligencer. Is a strong advocate =
separating the Negro from all ON"
races on the railroads Of thar So
On the End Of the month it DuOLisn0.
a rabId editorial urging the pasS-
of q -jim-croW" car law, and tne -
Of a '5imcrUws car law, and the W
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
DreSSmaking Hints.

nN skirts and waists the slot seams
are egain being used very much. The
" making OF the slot seam is very sim
pie, being baSted together and fitted and
then stitched together on the wrong side
with a long and loose stitch. A straight
strip OF material, after this is done. Is
basted 10 the wrong side Of the seam and
through this are one or more rows OF
stitching, one close TO the seam on each
side and the second usually a quarter OF
an inch away.
The good and true bias on the skirt. es-
pecially OF serge. is folded across the
width OF the woof and the folded edge
is along the true bias. The true bias
should be used for all bias trimmings
excepting the materials which have "A
diagonal weave, such as serges, crepe. etc.
IN speaking Of serges II must be re-
membered that il Is hard 20 tell the right
side from the wrong side On the bot
tom side OF the diagonal lines run from
the right-hand corner at the bottom, as
the cloth is held up 10 you, up over the
left shoulder The cloth may be turned
the other end up and II Will be discovered
that the diagonals stu run IN the same
direction. But when the cloth is turned
the other side out Il will be seen that
the diagonals run in the opposite direc-
tiOn. from the left az the bottom up over
the right. Care must be shown in cut
ting 10 see that the same side OF the
goods is kept out on each piece.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
Handwriting DupIicated by Wire.

message, accompanied by the constant
table rapping. but the Invention promises
20 be one Of the most used In years 10
come. II IS said 10 be q great improve
ment over the telephone and telegraph
In many ways. II Is claimed that In
business both the telegraph and the tele-
phone lack accuracy and privacy. while
the telsutograph overcOmes all these OBJ
jectlons II Is declared 10 be absolutely
secret. the line cannot be tapped and the
message Is delivered directly TO the per-
son for whom IL Is intended. Ii is self
registering and makes two records, one
for the sender and another for the person
to whom II is addressed The receiving
instrument works automatically, and the
addreSSee. II he IS absent hnds the mes
sage upon his return 10 his ONCE. II can
be operated by any person who Is able TO
write and VIII transmit the most rapid
writing. Two Instruments can be used
for q simple private line between two par
ties. and a number Of the instruments
can be arranged at various points TO be
connected with a switchboard 70 send
"El receive messages In a manner similar
to the workings OF the telephone from
the central exchange. A third instrument
may be added 10 4 private line. on which
may be made 10 appear all messages
going in either direction on the line. The
invention is probably one Of the Queerest
and best Of the past century.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
UMReIU5FWF6 eoEg S3TTTE95=E

you won't I've been sick only once in
my life-the first time I ever went sail
ing. Then l saw it was all a question OF
mental control. I've never been seasick
since. Don't believe could be. not even
II / tried"
AT which the young lady IN question
took heart and liked her mind intently
upon the argument that there was 10 oc-
casion for her TO be sick. and she wouldn't
be.
HOmer-dear scanned the horizon in an
impressiyely seamanlike manner.
Looks Ike n squall over there, or the
port bow, eh, Cap'nT' be asked
The Cap'n glanced n moment in the
direction Indicated. shifted his quid 10
the other cheek. expectorated deliberately
over the rail- and replied laconically:
Nope"
But Homer-dear didn't mind II a bit
Think it's too far OF 10 hit US, ehY'
he suggested. Looks like q pretty big
cloud, Cap'n."
'Tain't no cloud drawled the old
seadog- smoke Of Boston steamers"
Mrs. J. gisgled-she simply couldn't
help it.
Homer-dear gave her one scowling look
OF rcproach and. seeing that Il was up TO
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
Care of the Feet.

TT women could manage TO do so with
out overstepping the bounds OF con-
y vention and 40 barefoot in the dew
covered grass for an hour each day the
feet would be cured Of many Of the all.
ments so common IN the hot summer
months. II one could 90 wadlng in some
cool brook where the cows stand knee-deep
in the water the benefit 10 the tired. ach-
ing feet would be straightwny noticeable
also.
Women suffer a great deal more With
their feet in the summer than in winter
simply because they do not know how to
take care OF them. They should be given
an hours recess each day, aud bathed
twice during the same length Of time.
Then they should be spriukled with a good
talcum powder.
The summer shoes should be Of the
lightest weight. as also the stockings.
The black should be placed IN the dis
card and only the lighter colors worn.
Dye is bad on the feet. and white stock
ings are decidedly more sanitary.
Care should also be taken in the selec-
ton Of shoes A stif scrubbing brush IS
needed I'm the washing to stimulate the
circulation. especially II It IS somewhat
lax on account Of tight shoes. One Of the
best baths for the feet IS as follows
With Eve quarts or more OF boiling wa
ter add one ounce OF dried mint, an
ounce aud a half OF dried sage. four
ounces Of dried angelica and a half
pound Of juniper berries. To this add one
pound OF rosemary leaves When the
bath Is moderately warm the feet should
be placed IN It and allowed 70 remain
for - minutes.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08

quite impresslvely to name over the sail
as the boat swung into the wind.
"Set down." grunted the Cap q. 'Tain't
no use teching tn sail, cept you're going
TO reef IT.
At which Homer-dear promptly obeyed.
In a moment. though, his spirits rose
again and be let loose some more salt
sea persinage Everyone. however. seemed
so Interested in the boat as II danced
along over the waves that his statements
were allowed 10 go unchallenged, though
the Cap'n did shift his quid Of tobacco
10 the other side Of his mouth with an
expressive grunt.
Getting out into deep water now" ex-
claimed Mr.. J. suddenly. "and we seem
10 be running into quite a sea. Hope no.
body gets seasickr'
"Oh. Oh. dear." cried one OF the Ia
dies. Please don't talk about such
horrible thing, Nj. Justwed! II you do.
I know / shall be sick"
Homer-dear smiled-quite q superior, IN
dulgent smile.
My dear young lady" he said, 1T is
all a question OF mental control. II you
imagine you're going TO be sick. then you
will be. II you look the matter square In
the face and insist that You won't then
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
Queer Money.

TIT the present time all queer money
IS counterfeit. But there have been
y numbers Of instances in the past
when many queer things have been used
as currency in various places. The wan-
pun Of the Indian is, Of course. well
known from history. A long time ago,
however cows were received In Massa-
chusetts In payment OF taxes. But after
while this statute was revoked. as
COWS IN oil conditions OF decrepitude were
unlOaded on the state.
IN Connecticut 10 the days OF Indian
troubles bullets were made legal tender,
and each bullet was considered worth
about half a cent. In this way each
settler was almost certain 20 have a sup
ply Of bullets always on hand. Up IN Bos-
ton at one time what was known as Afri-
can iron was used as money. principaIly
In the slave trade. Twelve bars Of this
iron were considered worth. approximate
~. s.. II viii be recalled. OF course. that
in Virginia and Maryland in the early
days tobacco was given and received freely
In payment Of debts and taxes. In New
foundland dried cod was used IN the same
way; in Canada. B!sying cards; in Mexico.
salt; while IN Scotland az one time nails
were used.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08

on from one hairbreadth sailing expert
ence TO another. To hear him. tell II. he
was born on the tossing billows, rocked
in the cradle OF the deep and hoped TO
goodness his requiem would be sung by
the sounding sea and his last resting
place be on the white sands 40 fathoms
deepl When It came 10 sailing. he was
the real goods, alright, alright, with a
government pure-food label annexed 10
back him up!
The boat was selected and the party
clambered aboard. Mr.. Justwed attempt
ed 10 become quite chummy with the
Cap'n, the grizzled old seadog who owned
the boat. But that worthy refused to be
chummed with, answering Mr. Us al
legged nautical sallies with monosyllabic
grunts. To Mrs. Justwed, however. he
seemed 10 take an instant fancy. allow
ing her a place beside him In the stern
and not even cautionipg her 10 watch out
for the tiller as be changed its position in
steering.
Mr J. was the last aboard. and with a
brave show Of seamanship he showed or,
accompanying his action with the com
mand in a deep.sea voice. 10 "belay aft"
Then Mr. ]. skipped aft from the bow
and clutched the boom Of the main sheet
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08

n HE telautograph IS the latest lnveu-
ti0n IN the commercial adaptation OF
~ electricity being a device which en-
ables the transmission OF a message, a re
production OF your own handwriting. IN
simultaneously. Not long ago a banker IN
Cleveland sat at his desk in his Office and
wrote IN order to n Chicago bank. using
the new telautograph, and the order was
received and reproduced IN his own sigma
ture az the Chicago bank as accurately
as though the words had been written in
Chicago
The new machine Is very simple. After
il has been once installed, oil you have
20 do is 20 sit down 10 the instrument.
take up the ordinary pencil attached TO
It, write the message on the paper pad.
and instantly slender metal fingers begin
to work up and down. similar 10 the an
tics OF a jumping jack, apparently with
random motions, and the letter will be
transmitted as II Is written An exact
copy Of the words and handwriting will
be recorded by the metal fingers at the
receiving pad as instantaneously as the
click Of the telegraph instrument fies
from the sending 10 the receiving instru-
ment. Distance Is OF little matter and
the writing NJ the other end will be re-
corded wherever the wires can be carried.
A message from the new machine is
like receiving a mysterious Spiritualistic
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
Women i'm
the Water.

ELL women should learn TO swim.
Though this fact has been ad-
vanced many times, but few women
are able 10 DO so. One OF the hrst
questions asked by the woman who
realizes the necessity IS: How can
learn 10 swimf' II is very easy II one
Just determines 70 learn aud 10 keep on
trying until success Is attained. SWIM
ming is an accomplishment that takes g
certain amount Of feariessness. and II Is
usually the one with this trait who learns
the quickest.
One Of the great faults with women IN
the water Is that they insist on remaining
rigid. Swimming cHn never be accom-
plished IN this way. Nor can there be
any fear OF getting the hair wet The
head must be nearly submerged. In the
water the body should not be rigid, but
supple and easy 10 bend with each move
ment.
The first position In the swimming lesson
Is 20 thrust the right arm forward, then
draw II backward in a half-circle. This
Is repeated with the left arm. and then
again with the right. This Is probably
the easiest way 20 swim, though the BE-
ginner Is apt 10 use the dog stroke"
that IS. stroklng with the hands up and
down like n dog IN the water. and allow
ing the feet 10 hang limp. Swimming
can be accomplished IN this way. hut It
very soon tires the swimmer on account
Of tbe strength needed In the powerful
up aud down strokes. Remaining cool is
always a great help. and the slow, easy
strokes are the best, better results being
attained and the strength being reserved
After the swimming stroke is learned
there are many other things which will
come gradually 10 the swimmer, among
them being the resting position. where
one can lie fat on ones back In deep
water. without moving a muscle. and
take n good rest. Then there is the
floating position. which Is easy for the
swimmer. by folding her arms and Just
keeping her head above the water.
For those VINO have never been nearer
q great body Of water than the bathtub
I IL Is almost useless 10 teach them the
important strokes. as they must first be-
( come accustomed 10 the water. Many OF
I the best women swimmers depend very
much on the powerful side strokes FOR
/ their progress.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
At the Lunch Counter.

~ He average man who eats his noon
lunch at the lunch counter little
- realizes the amount OF brain and
capital. time and energy involved in the
preparation OF that lunch. He little
thinks Of the previous purchase Of the
articles which he prOcures az a very
small price and their subsequent evolu-
tion into the manufactured products. The
baker baked his pastry through the night
and turned over the kitchen to the cook
at A. NJ. Then starts the preparation
for the noon lunch. The average time
taken by a man for his lunch is about y
minutes. and yet a half and sometimes
whole day Is taken up with its prepare
ton
The marketing must be done each
morning and many lunch counters have
special man for this work, one who
knows the methods OF buying at the low
est cost and where 10 procure the best
bargains. This buying could not be done
by a novice in the business. or his restau-
rant would last only short time. The
cook must have HIS assistants, who work
with him I'm preparation Of the food and
then sometimes aid in serving II to the
customers This food must all be dis
posed Of within about two hours and
NIu4u WOIh Is ItQlllcN " AAht tue AlSul
amount for each day.
More customers can be expected on GER
tain days than others. as, for instance, on
Monday. when the largest trade can be
expected. On Saturday the trade is ex-
pected 70 fall or to a great degree, many
business houses closing at noon during
the summer and the men going home for
their lunch. Then. again. at n lunch
counter the customers are not always the
same, special care is taken in not serving
the same kind Of a dish two days In sue
cessIon, etc Little do the noon lunchers
realize the work, the method and the
difficulties taken In preparing their I2
minute lunch.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
To Fit and Mend Gloves.

TT has always been the custom o;
gloves 20 rip at the seams and tear At
the clasps before they can be really
said 10 be wearing ont. and tne manner
of putting on q glove generally has
something 10 do with Us lge Of useful
ness. curling iron should be used to
adequately stretch a tight-dtting kid OF
suede before the attempt is made to put
1t on the hand
Loosely fitting gloves, selected indis-
criminately. wear out more easily, or at
least look more unwearable, than the
close-htting ones. And again. many
women purchase gloves that VIII not 81
their short fingers. the kid wrlnkling on
the fingers for almost half an inch. Great
care should be taken IN their selection.
Wrinkled gloves 90 not give neatness OF
appearance and are an eyesore 10 the
wearer. The way 20 remedy this is 10
have the measurement taken by an expert
enced salesman and have them fitted
properly On the other hand, the close
fitting glove must be a subject OF espe-
Cial care aud a single stitch In time viii
probably save u. II they start 20 rip az
the seams, they are soon In a gaping con-
ditiOn ard almost useless. AS glove
seams are invariably sewed with an ex-
ternal buttonhole stitch, they should be
mended with the same stitch and q cor
responding quality Of thread OF silk
When the mending Is done it Is best 70
strip the glove from the hand and while
wearing the right-hand glove allow some
one 10 ply the needle for you. In this
manner with the glove stretched snugly
on the hand the uneven drawing or ruff
fing Of the kid IS impossible
II the glove should split in the palm
Of the hand &c should not be sewed. but
an angle Of kid should be inserted from
some other glove Fold the ends OF the
rent above the patch about one-sixteenth
Of an inch and sew down close 10 the
edge at least twice with the material
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
The Bridge
Nuisance.

HH n HETHER II be at seashOre or
mountain, country or lake. the
bridge nuisance Is 10 be found
EI I'm all its glory these vacation
days. And. be It stated delib
eratively. lit" Is generally a woman! Man
is sometimes the offender in this respect
but not often Woman, though she is
frequently censGred for many things IN
Justly deserves the hrunt OF this charge.
Maybe mans disposition IS more even. or
perhaps woman takes every enterprise
more seriously than man. but the fact
remains that a female bridge nuisance is
to be found at every summering place In
the country.
Bridge nuisancel You have seen her
often. The chances are you have placed
the charge already against some particular
woman with whom you have been forced
to play at the summer resort where you
now are in search OF rest and quietude.
You can't mistake her-sbe won't let
you
She constitutes herself the sole and
mighty authority on bridge at the place.
Her decision. she insists, is fnal on every
question Of play. She. herself. never
makes a mistake. IL is always the other
fellow. She can't see why her partner
was unable 20 recognize her signals and
follow her lead Moreover. she becomes
angry about It. Such stupidity! Anyone
with even one whit OF natural card
sense" would have understood! It was as
simple as 3 C-to anyone but a stupid
person.
she forgets her manners entirely and
1ings courtesy 10 the winds. She simply
can't resist holding a 'postmortem' over
every hand played and telling each player
exactly what be or she should not have
done. She implies, and sometimes even
states boldly, how different the result
would have been IL she. herself, had been
playing the hand.
And when her unfortunate, novice part
ner has made a glaring, inexcusable mis-
take. Whew! She goes for him tooth
and nail. The ideal II he knew any
thing about bridge at all, he would know
that when she doubled a "no-trump
make" be should have led her HIS highest
heart! Instead OF that. he led his lowest
spade and the opposing side Just walked
right IN and made n ''little-slam" while
she discarded heart after heart. as help
less as two babes in the woods. Why
Will people who do not know even the
first principle Of bridge insist upon play
ing.
She forgets that she was once ignorant
Of what she now knows She fails 10
remember that no ole forced her to play.
And she IS, apparently, unaware Of the
fact that while she would not make as
glaring n mistake as that she is fre-
quently guilty OF other mistakes that
would be equally annoying 10 players who
are better Yersed in the game than her
self
She plays to win-ruthlessly. She gloats
over her winnings. II she plays for
money-she Is heartless. rude and vicious
ly mercenary. IL she does not. she is
equally insistent and unpleasant.
She knows all about bridge-but she
doesn't know that she Is an out-and-out
nuisance. unwelcOme. unkind and un,
WOmnnlVf
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
A Weather Prophet.

H WELL-KNOWN dairyman says that
the COW is n weather prophet, and
this can hardly be denied according
to his statements. II is claimed that the
approach OF a storm causes n COW 10
show the fact by the diminution Of her
milk. There Is no reason why this should
occur, but II Is claimed 70 be a fact that
the milk shows a certain falling OF In
quantity. sometimes as much as a fourth
OF her usual amount. This rule does not
apply 50 much in winter, but in the other
three seasons It IS almost iniallible, and
whenever a dairyman finds the daily sup
ply suddenly diminished he knows that
bad weather Is coming.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
Summer Garden Party.

nNE does not need TO have a large
garden 10 give pretty summer
" garden party. Indeed, the small
garden can often be made more attract
i've at much less expense than the large
one The small garden can be decorated
in such manner as TO give the appear
ance OF n large one, with the judlciOus
Arrangement OF brilliant hues, flowers
and the lines OF greenery. In the plans
for a garden party one must remember
that nearly all Of the decorations are
10 be artificial whole hedge Of trees
may be placed in tubs. yet they can be
arranged 20 look very natural and cool
The guests do not study the detail, but
take In the general effect Of the decora-
tions.
The marquee should be Of broad red
and white stripes. while another nearby
can be OF blue Flags from all countries
can be arranged in an attractive way
on the tents, but, OF course "Old Glory"
should overtop them all. In case there
Is plenty OF natural shade many tents
are not needed. Big easy chairs. appeal
Ing with their bright-hued cushions and
ribbons, should be everywhere The ia
bles should be OF the very plainest sort
end all alike. Often II is advisable 10
decorate them with bark IN such a way
as TO suggest the rural. The large punch
bowl filed with a cooling drink must be
ever ready FOR the guests. and q pretty
glri with a ladle ready 10 serve H. Mint
and berries should be added 70 tie bever-
age, for both taste and decoration
There are 10 set hours for a garden
party, except that It should be between
in the afternoon and II in the evening
The guests may be amused with archery
tennis and fortune telling. a special booth
being selected for the fortune teller. who
may be a professional hired for the occa-
sion. on the other hand. one OF the
hostess friends, dressed IN the Romanv
style, her tent arranged with bright
colored rugs and flags, will answer quite