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UPLIFTING THE MASSES.
Educational Work Of the American
Church institute Reviewed

1 E0uGlElGNlt WIN ~
Church institute RsVis~Sd.
Al the annual meeting Of the Ameri-
can Church Institute For Colored Eco
ple recently held In brooklyn the Rev.
George A. Mcclure. II. D. general
agent Of the institution. was the prinei-
mai sneaker. After the routine bust
ness Of the meeting had been disposed
of reports from the secretary. treas
urer and board Of trustees were read,
which showed that the work had been
conducted In a satisfactory manner
during the year. A review OF the work
Of the institution was also presented
by the secretary, Mr.. w. II. Young.
In the course Of his address DR.. Nc
CURE said: The American Church In
stitute For ColOred- People was organ
lied by the board Of missions Of the
Protestant Episcopal church for edu-
cational work among the colored peo-
pIe uf the south 10 consists OF i've
schooIs-the Bishop Payne Divinity.
Petersburg. Va; St Paul Normal ana
Industrial school. Lawrenceville, Va;
st. Augustine's, Raleigh. n. G.; St
Athanasius, Brunswick. Ga, and the
Vicksburg Industrial school for the
Negro youth at Vicksburg. Miss. In
these five institutions IL is carrying on
a work which IL generously supported
would go far toward the solution OF the
Negro problem and make the work OF
the church institute equal In Its EN-
cheney TO that which Is done at Hamp-
ton and Tuskegec. the largest schools
emphasizing Industrial and normal
work.
The organization also does academic
and professional work. Thus our plan
involves comprehensive ideal OF edu-
cation. beginning where all true edu-
cation beGins-with the minds and en-
erCieS uf little children and going on to
the training Of men for the ministry Of
the church and for the highest kind Of
spiritual service of Inau. In our chain
OF schools we have 1900 scholars, in
GLIDING men. women and children, and |
about elGhty-live instructors.
The president OF the institute is the
Right Rev. David II. Greer. ID. d., |
while the balance of officers and board
Of trustees is made up of prominent
clergymen and laymen OF the diocese"
In concluding Dr. Mcclure appealed to
the members for sympathy In the work,
asking for their assistance In any way.
The Office OF the general agent Is at 416
Lafayette street. New York.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Charles Fl. Fuller,
president; A. Augustus Low. Judge
Robert J. WiIkin. Walter Randall
Marsh. Il. A, and Edwin A. Marschalk.
vice presidents: Walter ii. Young. sec
reIary: Warren s. PangbOrn. treasurer;
board OF trustees. class Of 1915. A. Au-
gustus Low. F. ". Farnham. Jacob @.
Khnck. Clifford NJ. Fardee. NJ. D., and
Howard " Weeks; class Of 1914. @. r.
Love. II. D.; class OF 1913, George n.
Allen.
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THE FINAL REPORT OF THE
AMATEUR MINSTREL CLUB.

The Amateur Minstrel Club wishe,
to announce to the public through
your paper their finale report of their
Easter Show and Dance given for the
benefit of the Old Folks Home and
Day Nursery. Mr.. w. H. Jackson.
Secretary and Mr.. Cufy of the Trus-
tee Board, was present at the MN
strel Club meeting. Wednesday night
and were presented with $lzSOO for
the home. while the Minstrel Club
joined IN singing: Should Old Ac-
quaintanee Be Forgotten which was
very impressive indeed, and brought
many sad, and kind recoIIections of
the Old Folks.
A standing vote was given Mr.. H.
Harry Horsley for his earnest work
The Serso Club realized $500 from
the Ladies' Check Room and Punch
Bowl for the Day Nursery. The fol-
loving IS the finale statement.
D~..s
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AFRO AMERICANS HONOR
MEMORY OF E. W. BLYDEN.
West African Was Proud Of His Race.
Says Or. Lyon In Eulosy.

At the memorial meeting for the late
DR.. Edward Wilmot Blyden held under
the auspices OF st. Marks lyceum In
New York recently Mr. John E. Bruce
gave a reminiscent talk on the life and
work OF the great scholar and states
man, while the principal grafton was
delivered by Ernest Lyon. ID. D., ex-
minister to Liberia.
DIR. Lyon said in part:
Mr. BIyden was free born and had an
air OF Independence common to men born
In an atmosphere OF freedom. There was
in him no trace OF foreign blood. his an
cestors having happily escaped the wiles
OF miscegenation. He was descended from
the Ebos. one OF the-most courageous,
warIiSe and intellectual tribes OF all
western Africa The choicest terms IN the
English language were used by him to
describe this connection There was MOTH
ing about Africa or the Africans that he
seemed ashamed OF.
He was proud OF his race and the color
OF his skin. which was as soft and a.
beautiful as that OF a woman. He was
ready upon all occasions to defend the
dignity OF his race. And why should q
man Of African descent feel any less
pride in acknowledging his connection
with tribes ike the Mandlngans or Vais
or Jollafs or Deys or Grebbas or scores Of
others whose peoples have come under my
knowledge and observation than should
the man OF Anglo-Saxon descent In ac-
knovledging his ancestors. Eho were Wor-
shipping idolaters. the mistletoe. Offering
human sacrifice and drinking human blood
out OF human SOULS?
Young Blyden erlIgrated to Liberia dur
NJ
which marked the rise Of the republic
from a colony TO an independent sovsr-
eighty. re was one OF the men who
helped 20 shape its national destiny Here
In Liberia - that early period he found
the opportunity TO satisfy his intellectual
cravings Liberia college. the national In
stltution. then in It's infancy. afforded him
the chance for which his soul yearned.
Here he demonstrated his capacity for
higher education his apfneSs for the
classics and his intense lnv FOR the dead
LANGUAGES HIS mastery OF Latin. Greek
and Hebrew was Phenomenal
He was cha--1inrly familiar with the
literature not only OF the English but Of
the Fle1ch German and Italian, whose |
lanyuaceS he spoke with huency and aca-
deulic precision. Tie Mohammedans OF
vest Afr.ea regarded him as an authority |
on the Arabic. and his labors among them
n cnm-nlss 'oner OF education won the e. |
teem Of the sultan Of Turkey. who be- |
slowed upon him honors and distinctions
of which no other EngiIsh speaking men, |
Der OF the Negro race has been permit
10 enjoy He became the constant com
paniou OF people Of title. rank ana dIstinc-
ion, notably William z Gladstone, John /
Bright. Lord Brougham. Lord Palmsrs-
on. Lord Salisbury. the Earl Of Derby,
Charles Dickens. Charles Sumner. Fred
Douglass and John n Langston
soeisty Of virsinisns Rsvisss Rules.
The Society Of the Sons of Virginia
n Brooklyn has revised It's constftu-
Jon and bylaws N thai suv male per
on OF Virginia Ilarputaep may BE- ell
,ible n men. e-shiD IN. the orEanlza-
lon Hhn can pas. the required exam
nation
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the Bishop who preceded to the altar
and was followed by DR.. Fenwick,
Judge A. c. Mayo Of Gary, Ind, and
Jas. Woods of Chicago Heights.
The Bishop was never at himself
better than he was Sunday ON
ing for he preached a great sermon
and stirred the whole church. DR..
Fenwick, at ; O'Clock preached a soul
stirring sermon and the people will
not forget it soon.
DR.. W. D. Cook, Rev. E. l. Brit,
Rev. L. E. Christy, Rev. A. n. Webb,
Rev. ]. w. Reynolds were present
at the afternoon service.
Judge A. C. Mayo at 8 O'Clock
preached to vast congregation. His
subject was the Spiritual Titanic. His
remarks were inspiring and uplifting.
one precious soul united into the
church.
April q. The Pastor will preach
morning and evening.
April g, Club No. ?. Will give
musical and children's contest.
May End Club. No. will give 4
grand concert.
May 5th. Rally Day.
May 18th. Quarterly meeting.
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Recent Inventions.

A new electrical soldering iron Il sta
tionary. articles to be soldered being
held against It
An Iowa man has patented a bed
stead that holds q mattress on rollers
and pivots- The object il to turn the
mattress around or turn It over with
slight effort
For the convenience Of carpenters
there has been invented q machine
which, held In one hand. feeds nails
into the position in which they are to
Be driven By q hammer held in tho
other hand
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Peri Personals.

You may never have suspected It. but
there h Mr.. Pankhurst-Exchanga
Doc Wiley comes out strong against
treating. Must have had to set 'em I'D
after that vindieatiOn--Atlanta Con.
stitution.
II locks As II Andrew Carnegie has
been overpaid again. He received 50
IN witness fees for the information he
gave the Stanley investigating commit.
tee-c Cleveland Leader.
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Annual Session Of Mystic shrinsrs.

Annual Session Of Mystic ShrinOrS.
The thirteenth annual session OF the
Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Of
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine will meet.
in Atlantic City. Sept. and G. Only
Knights Templars and thirty-second de
gree Scottish Rite Masons are entitled
to membership In this body Of bona
flde Masons. which Is divided into q
northern and a southern Jurisdiction
r. II. HueleS Of New York Is head
Of the northern Jurisdiction, and Jo-
seph L. 7. Smith Of Baltimore is head
OF the southern end. Temples are at
present in all Of the large cities. IN
Guiding Baltimore. Philadelphia, New
York, Boston. Chicago. Los Angeles.
Richmond, Va; New Orleans. Atlanta,
Ga; Portland, Ore. and Jacksonville.
Fla. Eugene Phillips Of New York.
the present potentate. will very likely
be reelected J. Fl. Murphy Of BaltI-
more. the present imperial recorder.
has been urged by number Of Scot
fish Rite Masons 10 run for imperial
potentate. but ii is said that he enter
tains no ambitions in that direction.
Jose E. Sherwood Of ST. Paul. Mimi,
the present chief rabban. is also men
TONED for the Office A. T. Waller of
Baltimore. the present imperial treas
urer. will probably be reelected. The
session Is expected TO be largely at
tended Among the social events Is a
parade Of the mobiles and a big recep-
tion at Fitzgerald's auditorium.
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Automobile Runs.

A flexible steering wheel shaft for
automobiles is a recent French inven-
don.
OF the passenger trafnc in the Lon
don streets 81 per cent Of the vehicles
are motor drawn
An automatic change speed gear for
automobiles. which regulates the speed
Of car to the tractive resistance, but
allows the motor to operate with IN.
diminished power, has been invented
The broad ax., 1912-04-27
Il Acted a. \ Tonic.

The crouch was very ILL., The doctor
inspected him gravely. The crouch
looked on with alarm
Now. see here. doc" he growled. 81
want TO know Just what you're going
to charge me for all this"
The doctor family smiled
Don't worry" he replied. "TIl set
tie all that with your children"
WhereupOn the crouch got so mad
that he speedily recovered.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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A Modern Girl.

She wears the most OutTa seous hats.
Their luudness Is alarming.
They blind your eyes. and maybe that's
The reason why they're charming
Her hobbies in the latest style.
So sCant 'twould set some crazy,
But all the men admire while
They muTmur. she's n daisyT'
She trips along with piquant grace,
Meath wcmen's eyes judicial.
A dash OF color In her face
IL may be ARTIFICIAL
While men gaze with admiring eye.
Her beauty OveTratlng.
And ask themselves the reason why
She is so fascinating
-Somerville Journal
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TIE Succession

A teacher VIA hearing the class in
civics and us..ed this question:
"lf the president. vice president and
all the members Of the cabinet died
who would Otiiciate?"'
The class thought for some time. try
ing In vain to recall who came next In
succession.
James at last had happy inspira-
ton, and he answered:
The undertaken "-Harper's Maya
zine.
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She eazsd md eazad.

WiSe-We had quite a prominent ae-
tress as guest at our house the other
evening.
Ascum-Graciousl Didn't you ind Il
hard to entertain herr
Wise-Oh, no! She amused herself for
hours We just handed her a bunch Of
photographs. among which were sew
eral Of her own.-CatholIe Standard
and Times.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27
TRUTH ABOUT ADVERTISING.
Solicitors Should Not Exasesrats Con-
ditions-Their Mission Defined.
BY ALBION L IiOLSEY,

BY ALBION LHOISEY.
Advertising solicitors sometimes do
much to discourage the advertiser by
exaggerating the value Of their papers
as advertising media. Many Of them
seem to have in mind rs they work
nothing save their commission. Such
a spirit is bound TO react harmfully
because the interests Of the advertiser
demand the most thoughtful atten-
tion from the advertising solicitor
since he is the man To be directly ben
Gifted. The solicitors commission
should be a secondary consideration.
No solicitor shOuld attempt to sell
space TO an advertiser unless he is rea-
sonably sure that IL will pay him.
Merely filing the advertising page
with advertisements OF no value is no
test OF the competence Of solicitor.
Suppose a magazine claiming 10 be
national In scope fills its advertising
pages with purely local advertise
ments?
II the circulation is national. then
less than onetenth Is purely local. and
II its rate 10 these advertisers is based
on fits circulation its advertisers are
wasting nine-tenths OF this money
Unless fits solicitor acquaints these
advertisers with the truth OF the situa-
tion 1t is adopting a bad policy to build
up a lasting clientele OF advertisers.
Such thoughtlessnesS makes II diff
cult for the conscientious solicitor to-
convince the advertiser Of n real val.
liable advertising proposition.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

p. d. McKenna. Room 1923 Harris
Trust Building; district manager OF
the Bankers Union, accident, health
and life insurance. Home Office, FIRST
National Bank Building, is hustler
along life insurance lines from away
back. and he continues to make good
See his ad. in another column of this
paper.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27
NEGRO GETS FEDERAL JOB.

Boston, Mass. April 24.-William
{. Matthews, a Negro lawyer was
sworn IN As special Assistant United
States Attorney at Boston. Mat
thews is a former Harvard baseball
and football player.
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No TSmptation.

He has a fair stenographer.
Her voice Is low and sweet,
The Titan tint Is on her hair.
And she has dainty feet.
Her ways are gentle. and her form
Is 1.-THE and willowy
She's lovely. but between them there
Is cold fOrmality
He has no jealous wife at home
To doubt him and upbraid.
And 81 he rrvHr seems to care
For flirting WI n :hs rIr'd
-CniCaSO Record Herald.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

~DfbbIss started to church lam =.
day" Jun
THAT was q step in the ripb, A..
don"
True, but unfortunately a stem -.
a. far as Il went"-BIrmiucbam AZ" ~
Herald.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

The ostrich hides his head and will not
view
The dangers waiting near. Beyond
doubt
you
Are Ike the dove OF peace we read
about
Washington Star.
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BEAT WHITE COMPETITORS.

Mr.. Jas. B. Clarke, a Negro junior
student at Cornell University, was re-
Gently awarded the highest honor in
the annual competition in French es-
say writing and translation, held I'M
der the auspices of French profess
sors in America
The broad ax., 1912-04-27
PROF. WILLIAM PICKENS TO
ADDRESS THE NEGRO Eel
LOWSHIP LEAGUE.

Sunday afternoon. April %. at 4 p.
m. Prof. William Pickens, of ITALIA
dega, Ala, will address the Negro
Fellowship League, at its reading
rooms, 1880 State street.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27
Cause and Effect.

when was shipwrecked In South
America" said Captain Bowsprit, IT
came across a tribe Of wild women
who had no tongues"
Mercy cried one OF his listeners of
the fair sex How could they talkT'
They couldntI" snapped the old salt.
That's what made 'em wiId."-Judge.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

Ny wife finds fault with nv sbo.,
Ny wife finds fault with nv M
Ny wife finds fault with nv -.
And I ind fault with her pie.
Ny wife finds fault with my clotb..
Ny wife finds fault with nv sI-"
Ny wife finds fault with nv noss
But ! find fault with her pies
Buffalo Exprsa,
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WALTERS A. N. E. CHURCH.
Cor. ssth and Dearborn SITS.
Rev. H. ]. Calls, Pastor =.

Services at this church on last Sun
day were we'll attended. The sermon
delivered by the pastor on the I'll
tanic Disaster" in the morning was
well received. Three epersons receiv-
ed the sacrament of baptism by emer-
sion
The Sunday school was largely at
tended and the session was exceed
ingly interesting.
The evening service witnessed an
increase in attendance. DR.. Calls de-
livered timely discourse OH lynch
ing. The offerings for the day were
$4,000. 4
The entertainment given on Mon
day night under the management of
our organist Miss Jackson was of the
highest order. Every number on the
program was of excellence. The ad-
dress delivered by Bishop Blackwell
on Making of Man." was said to
be the best heard in long time. The
committee of young ladies in charge
of refreshments deserve special men
tion, in fact the whole affair merited
worthy praise of everybody.
Sunday services will be as usual.
DR.. Calls will preach in the morn
ing. The Woman's Home and For
eign Missionary Society will have
their annual sermon at o'clock in the
afternoon. The pastor will preach In
the evening and take leave of the con-
gregation to attend the general con-
ference in Charlotte, N. c. He VIII
be accompanied by DR.. Upton and
Miss Lillian Browder, all of whom
are delegates to the conference. They
will leave Monday morning by the
way Of the Big Four.
1t is pleasing to report that Mrs.
Calls who has been seriously i'll is
now cOnValescenf
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

Teacher-How old would a person \.
this year who was born in 1884,
Over Sophisticated Scholar-Wss .
q man or a woman?-Lippincotts Ma
aKine.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

Stranger What - dear child, How
tenderly she Kisses Lcr sisters saud.
Willie-KiSs uUJEiu'. Her .>rrr is
a packer in a candy factory. Nr-seu-
dorfer Batter.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

Hattie-I have so many callers that
really, I get quite fatlgued Matte
An. didn't know you were a tele
phone operator before! - Baltimore
American.
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DOES NOT LIKE BEING TERM
ED A NEGRO.

Houston, Tex, April 22.-Just be-
cause he is listed in the city directory
as a Negro, James w. Dibrell has
brought suit against the directory
company for $4,000 damages.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27
FOUR ROOM STRICTLY MOD
ERIN COTTAGE TO RENT.

For rent four room strictly modern
cottage to rent at 62Sz Sangamon 81,
viii rent to a family of adults for 81
per month.
Nice lawn and everything fine call
and see :
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

Gabe - Jones Is certainly getting
eggs. His hens lay all the time.
Steve-HOw does he manage it,
Gabe-He feeds them on strong cot.
fee, and they sit up all uisht.-Clp.
einnati Enquirer.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

Prisoners Lawyer (whiSpcring,-
There's no use in denying that the
prosecuting attorneys speech IS hay.
Ing a powerful effect on the jury.
PrisOner-lt does seem tu-er-carry
conviction. doesn't it, Chicago Trib-
une.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

When daddy mnws the lawn 10 looks
The way the barber cuts nv hair
All smooth and even all GROUND.
With no ling rid ;e:- anywhere.
But when I trie,l Q" NOV il once
1t looked as ragged as could be.
For all the world Just like the day
That daddy cut my hair Tor me.
-Womans Home Companion.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

Il saw Pibbse standing on a corner
yesterday winding up his estate.-
~His estnteg-
YES: dollar watch. Birmingham
Age-Herald
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

Judge-Your wife complains that Tor
three years you never spoke to her.
What reason can you assign for suen
conduct7
Defendant-I didn't want to inter
rupt her.-Satire.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

IL hear your son has brought home
q timid little bride"
well, she isn't so awfully backward
at that She started in right away to
improve mothers game Of bridge and
show the girls how to dress. Louis
vile COurier-Journal.
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"Dibble doesn't seem to know much
about business matters" ''No?" When
/ told him to look me up in Bradstreet
he asked me what MISUNDERSTANDING
ham Age-Herald.
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very severe cold and it is hard work
for him to speak distinctly, by drink
ing plenty of cold water and other
treatments he expects to get rid ofCit
in few days.
J. w. Casey, I0l W. Washington
street. Phone, Randolph 500, agent
for the Crawford apartment Building.
1900 Wabash avenue; firmly believes
in the use of printers ink, and he
freely admits that by keeping a stand
ing ad. in the columns of The Broad
AK, accounts for the fact that he sell
dom has any vacant fats in the Gran
ford.
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LIGHT SIX ROOM FLAT TO
RENT.

Nice and light six room, End floor
nat to rent newly DECORATED, rent
$3.50 per month, call and see It. 502S
Armour avenue, Phone Drexel 1890.
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She-And you swear that you are so'
taking me on account Of my money!
He-On the contrary. darling. I'M
taking the money on account Of you
Fliegende Batter.
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Magistrate-If let you on this time
win you promise me to take the pledgeI
Delighted Prisoner Iexcitedly) IN
VIII, yer honor. an drink yer health!-
Tit-Bits.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

Pride goes before a fall-SO long BE-
fore. in some instances. that enviOus
folk get weary Of waiting for the ca.
tastrOphe.-Puck.
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EeIIa~inu n. M.rk..

Old King Coal Is = merry old soul
(fou've heard that once or tWice.)
HIS winter trade brought him q roll,
50 now hen peddle ice.
YOUNGSTOWN Telegram.
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A candidate should say what's true
And speak when he Is spoken to
And never tell n fib or fable
At least as far as he Is able.
New York Mall
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No linz 10 Dram

When I get whipping" said nalschIev-
Gus Ed.
1T makes me 80 tingis and wrigEis ana
twitch
can't for the life Of me get through my
head
How any one could be asleep at thu
kansas City star.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

Your neighbors need no dictagraph
To find your household secrets out
II you've a yOungster who is half
A dozen years OF age about.
Kansas City Star
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what are you doing for the upitt,
Maude?'
Il am teaching poor girls the ruti.
ments Of bridge whist. And your
''Oh, am collecting CASTOR automc
biles to distribute among worthy per.
sons."-Louisville COurier-JournaL
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

The pale moon sheds a witching hghI
On yonder moss grown rocks,
But II you're going out tonight
Put on your wooden socks.
Springfield Union.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

What is your favOrite recitationr
"'Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonirbt'-
But no one recites that now"
That's why like it."-New YORK
Telegram.
The broad ax., 1912-04-27

"PopF'
well, what Is It nowP'
Say, pop. did the dog star ever nave
the dlpper tied to its tailT-Philadei'
phia Record
The broad ax., 1912-04-27
Gossip Proof.


There was girl In our town,
And she was wondrous sweet;
She always had a witchlng smile
For every man she'd meet.
And not q woman ever said
That she was sly or bold
Perhaps because this lovely maid
Was only i've years old
Springfield Union.
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Frank P. George, will give his Dan
abagay at Oakland music hall, We'd
nesday evening, May g.