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The broad ax., 1896-12-19

Won never can tell when you send No..
IKE an arrow shot from a bow W.
nv an archer blind-be u cruel or LI,d
fust where Il viii chance e. ~
IL may pierce the breast of YOUR ds,...
friend ~"
Timed with its poison or balm.
To 4 strangers heart In life's gr.a. mas.
II may carry its pain or It's calm.
You never can tell when You 10 an n,
Inst wast the result will he.
But with every deed you are sowing -,
Though It's harvest you may not soc ~
Each kindly act Is an acorn drvur,sd
In Gods productive soil:
Though you may not know. yet The -.
shall grow ~
And shelter the brows that toll
You never can tell what your thought, win
do WI
In bringing you hate ur love:
For thouohts are thiu=S. and their al
wings J
Are swifter than carrier doves
They follow the law Of the universe
Each thing must create it, / nd.
And they speed Ger the track 70 bring Va,
back w
Whatever went out from your mind
Ella Wheeler WILCOX
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The effect Of electricity on projectiles
while In fight has been illustrated by
some recent trials Of the Swiss army
rife. During this trial strange de-
aections of the bullets were noticed
that could not be accounted for until
q was discovered that an electric line
DGralleled the range. Experiments
were made by building q line Of four
steel cables the full length Of the
range, $50 feet, and about 10 feet from
O. When these cables carried heavy
surrent Of electricity the lateral defiec-
tion for this distance was about 20 feet.
For q longer range the detection was
much increased; With artillery and a
range Of 5000 feet, the detection from
the true line is claimed TO reach the
enormous amount Of IA degrees II n
not stated whether the deviation Is to-
ward or away from the electrical ca
hes.
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The Conditions of Women.

In talking with an American about
the different conditions Of women in
Japan and the United States a Jap
anese diplomat once said: when I
marry, take head servant; when
you marry you become one" A man
who recently visited japan quotes a
remark in a somewhat similar vein
made by a japanese interpreter. Il
sat one day." he said, 'at the door
Of a dining room In a hotel In Tokyo.
where all kinds Of foreigners were
staying, and 1 watched them as they
came in The Frenchman came in with
madame on his arm. Then the Eng
lishman came In so Initiating a POM
pous, self-important personage). And
his wife, oh, she came in after him
ike this (dramatizing a meek and tim.
Id woman following1. And the Ameri-
can husband? Oh, he's not In IT. M
dame sails in ahead of him and he Just
walks behind, wherever she goes
Northwest Magazine.
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Tn. Old Way and the New.

A generation or so ago. the bright
est bows OF the farmers family were
assigned to the professions. The duii
fellows were sent to the fields. Now
a-days a different order OF things pre-
walls. Once the idea was popular inai
only muscular strength was necessar!
on the farm-the strength to gu'd'
n plow. to WELD an axe, hoe
or a scythe-the endurance to &c
through with the sweltering tasks 81
summer or the exposing duties OF VIII
ter. These important requisites given
A BOBBY might fill the place as well as
any one else. So some folks used &c
think. but what say you working far
mer boys: Do you not place a higher
estimate upon your skill and upon you
services? Look up. then. and vindicate
yourselves. You are getting health
and strength from the wholesome ex-
ercises Of the fields; and that you may
have the necessary intelligence to com
bine with the strength for the proper
prosecution Of your calling, apply your
selves diligently to acquiring kncwl-
edge whenever the respite from labor
shall give you the opportunities
lected.
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puspELLEp THE RoMANcE.
What Listener Heard when the o.
mus<rs' Train Slowed Up

What . Listener Heard when the o.
mnsers' Tr.i. Slowed Up.
The personality Of each was 80
strong and attractive that the reporter
had regarded them for some time. won
ring what was their station In life
SAYS the New York Mail and Express
They were passengers on Jersey Cen
tral suburban train and they occupied
the same seat They were not man
and wife. That was evident from her
manner Of drawing her upper LIP across
her teeth when she smiled at him, ana
from the polite nod Of his head Is ne
assented 10 her animated statements.
She had q strong, handsome face, and
was almost young-past 80 perhaps
Although she was plainly dressed her
hat was covered with expensive Dlumes
and there were diamonds In her ears
Her hands were white and SOFT Her
feet were shapely and well shod. There
was an air about her that marked ner
as no ordinary mortal. She was
woman Of force and brains. He was OF
the stall-fed, man-of-the-worid order
the sort which looks well dressed IN =
SIS suit Of clothes. His russell shoes
had been polished on the ferryooat ana
silk socks showed above them, for In
citing down he had, Of course. prop
erly pulled up his trouser legs to pre-
vent bagging at the knees His col
ored shirt bosom, set OF with q dia-
mond stud, gave him sporty look,
which was relieved by his intellectual
face and his gray beard, trimmed to
geometric exactitude. What was ne!
Hard to guess. He might be a mer-
chant or q banker. He could be any
thing from q head clerk to q million
afre employer. A man and q woman
to attract attention anywhere. Whst
could they be discussing? II would De
worth while to be an auditor. The
merits Of a new book, perhaps, or the
summers experiences at the seashore,
or the new library or church building
in their town. The train slowed down,
a station, and as the roar
her voice rose. What! Three
bundredl So maDy?" Undoubtedly the
at the ball) why, We have
only about seventy-five left. We killed
a great many this summer and eat 'em.
find that when a hen gets to be over
3 years old she don't lay for shucks,
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WHAT CAME OF II
NV Dranoell

There was no doubt that they were
very much In love with each other;
otherwise they would not Rave dreamed
Of marrying.
Sadie Fremont was a pretty. fair
haired, ineonsequential morscl Of hu-
uanity. The least said about her par
ents the better; they still made their
home In the wandering. tumble down
cottage, which had been a trim, cosy
enough little box when they went into
IL as bride and groom. The acre OF
land was now devoted principally TO
weeds. and old Fremont was devoted
especially to nothing-which accounted
for many things. Mrs. Fremont was
in q placid state OF contentment 50 long
as she was not bothered Sadie made
ftful pin money during busy times In
he little millinery store on the main
street
Gus Bradley was unattached as FIR
as family went and Internationally %
in the business line. Principally he
drove fine horses which belonged to
other men who paid him for risking
his neck behind their fractions colts;
at other times he admired Sadie Their
united capital was too small to be con-
sidered save as fund for an ice cream
festival or a Fourth Of July celebra-
ton.
Therefore there was not the slight
est excuse for their marrying and sew
eral forcible reasons for an opposite
state Of affairs. In the face Of all this
they chose the, in the eyes OF the COM
munity, path to ruin and returned from
one Of their drives, Gus with a mar
riage certificate in his pocket. Sadie
with a brand new gold band on her
left hand. Her father growled petu-
lantly for a day, her mother after
helpless shrug OF her shoulders went
on rocking, and Sadie and Gus set to
housekeeping.
The house was a one story white
affair, which had numerous broken
window panes and a duplicate array OF
the Fremont weeds in the front yard.
Gus explained that he was going to
clear them out, but time slipped by
without the accomplishment Of the act
Not that Sadie was conscious Of mind
ing-it dimly reminded her Of home.
In all her careless life Sadie had new
er been troubled with interpretive
unexplainable things were cast
aside Indignantly, and this life long
practice added to her bewilderment
the first time a rift appeared. She
bad been married six months.
Il wish might buy those curtains"
she said one morning at breakfast
Her giaring windows were a constant
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horror to her, not from their ugly ef-
feet, but because her soul Ionged to
outrival the lace before the windows of
an old school friend.
Cant. No money" her husband
answered, laconically reaching for
more bacon.
Il thought wilderman wanted you
to break his bay colt" she objected,
trihe Indignantly. Aren't you 60
ing to do it,
Her husband frowned. Il don't know
az i am and / don't know as 1t makes
any difference. s'pose you think it's
nothing for me to risk my neck be-
hind those kicking brutes? Women
have no souls-it's money, money.
money, all the time and the devil they
care for a man without itr' His knife
and fork fell with a bang and he left
the room.
Presently Sadie heard his heavy
shoes clattering over the bare little
hallway and he slouched past the win
dow carrying his fishpole. He was
most evidently not going to break
horses. She sat stricken for a few
minutes with a remorseful feeling su-
perinduced by his accusation, then an
indefnable reaction crept In which sent
a bitter sparkle to her eyes and set her
mouth a bit shrewishly. II was the
first time In her remembrance she had
paused to think and the process was
50 painfully new II left her at sea
Next morning she closed the green
shutters on the front windows. The
light Is too strong. II fades the carpet, I"
she said grayely to Gus. who looked
FIRST at the bare floor, then tentatively
at her and then frowned when he per
ceived she did not smile at her own
evident joke.
When the Inevitable baby came Gus
made spasmodic attempts at working
and Sadie relaxed into a wan cheer
fitness, though never again did their
brief honeymoon happiness descend on
them. The shabby little house showed
no improvement and betrayed the rush
Of time. Mechanically the round of
work was done; the baby cried or
laughed In its soiled little garments
a. Il chose. and more and more there
rose In Sadie's mind q dark image %
her eyes would fall on Gus lying on
the steps half asleep or stunning past
the kitchen window In = purposeless
way. and the image vas her father,
Of whom she had never thought but
with cnntempt Sometimes there "a,
enough IN the house to eat. and quite
- okssp thsrs vas not A. thsss iats'
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MAN AND HIS TIE.

The wen-Groomed Girl Talks of Their
AmnIty.
ct is a curious thing" said the we'll
groomed girl, as she gave her Scotch
paid cravat a professional tug to get
1t into shape, according to the New
York Advertiser, Ito note the subtle
affinity between the young man and
his necktie Talk of the style being
the man! In these days Of sober mas
culine attire the tie nine times out Of
ten. denotes the individual, and. above
all, his humor. Observe how he has
fingered his tie and you shall know his
mood. When l meet Reggie, for in
stance, prancing down the street Of
an afternoon, with a little shepherds
plaid necktie twisted into the most
rakish Of bows, then i know that he
has an appointment with Amanda at 5
O'Clock, and that the lady has a mind
to listen to his suit Other days / ee7y
him in something limp and forlorn and
lavender-colored- This is not a lucky
day with Reginald, and If you fail to
make good your escape he may 60 so
far as to talk Of his difficulties. while
for tuppence he will tell you Of the per-
fidy Of the whole female sex.
There are men-and worthy cfti-
Zens, too-who always wear blood-red
silk about their threats There are
others who will adorn themselves with
ready-made bows which buckle In
some mysterious fashion at the back;
but this variety Of the genus homo In
held by the well-dressed to be beyond
the pale. There Is yet another sc ( Of
man who invariably wears the most
modest little pin-points or stripes. The
color Of his tie is dark blue or black;
its texture is corded silk and he wears
IL in q rather depressed-lo looking SAIL
or's knot This is the kind of young
man you can depend upon. He n neat,
careful. modest, conscientious, honor
able and Of good report But, to tell
the strict truth. he is not always de-
liriously amusing. On the other hand,
beware Of the youth who wears an
enormous crayat, frothing out on his
unmanly bosom He is, alasi too often
a bad-tongued little gossip and would
sacrifice you-or his Tandmother-in
order to set the teatable in a roar.
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what the President >,v.

81 take pleasure in stating that nor.
sonally know persons who. once al.
solutely bald, have regaiHcI their los,
hair through the use Of DANDERISF
Ny wife, whose hair was falling our
from some cause. has Received gres,
benefit from 1t. l heartily rommend
DANDERINE." Thus writes Edmund
ID. Murdaugh, president Of the Terri.
torial normal school To the Knowl,op
Danderine company OF Guthrie. Okla.
homa, from whom Danderine can b.
obtained for 81 per bottle. if no, Kent
In stock by local druggists.
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There are some queer things about
the law. A postohlce safe was robbed
IN California, No, some time ago. In
such case the department pays 500
each for the conviction Of the persons
engaged In the robbery. There were
i've persons engaged in the affair, but
the authorities had no elew to the men
Il happened that the guilty persons
were In a saloon some time afterward
One Of the crowd got into a dispute
Wit q farmer, who killed him II
turned out that the man killed was the
rinKleader and had the bulk OF the
Aooty on his person. His death re-
suited In proving the completely In the
robbery Of the four other men The
men who captured the four have been
allowed $S00. The farmer made Nppli-
cation for 500, but the court has decid-
Cd that he cannot get IT. because the
head robber was neigner arrested nor
convicted. He was simply dead-and a
postofice robber has to be taken alive,
70 win q reward
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The Winter Evening.

While the ring Of the cTrfew bell has
not been. and will not be, generally OBJ
served throughout the country. there IS
need enough in villages and towns for
something to take the boys and girls
from the streets after nightfalL The Y.
VI. C. A. will open its inviting doors TO
the young men and boys who are at work
during the day. but the SchOOlboy who
has been busy all day with lessons, cares
little for an evening with the same
things. and the question cOmes-and an
important question il is-what shall be
done with him during that most danger
Gus period Of the day, between supper
and bed time?
To all intents and purposes the teacher
has nothing to do with this-her province
does not legally extend beyond the limits
Of the school grounds, nor after four o.
clock-but after all, a teacher who has
the interest OF her boys and girls at
heart, does wonder il she cannot IN some
way reach them after the evening meal
at home.
One legitimate way is to provide work
to be done in the evening. but this can
hardly be looked upon as amusement;
and the, question comes, whether the
school library should not be depended
on to do its share Of this work. In cases
where there is no school library, Is IL not
incumbent upon the teacher Of the school
so lacking to begin to collect one; and
can she not set these boys and girls to
work, especially the boys. to do something
for an object 50 commendable? What do
you say 10 this, reader-teachers Of the
Colorado School Journal?
The broad ax., 1896-12-19

Sandow was going from Kansas City
to Omaha, and had occasion to 20 into
the day coach There he was accosted
by a gentleman with long whIskers.
Excuse me, sir" he said, ''bu; are you
not Mr.. SandowT' Yes" said the
strong man "You can lift three tons In
harnessT Yes. sir, that e my record"
the Hercules returned. SYou can hold
two hundred-welght at arms lengthY'
Yes" "And six hundred-weight with
twor "Yes." "WeIl, then, would You
kindly raise this car window for meY'-
Fun
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ARCTIC .oLU eoa"S 49,.
1Ik. n Blast rom . FurHAee-Expio'
Or. So q Prom Thirst.

l.nson who recently returned
-, an arctic journey, says that the
.h,rst indIlced by the irksome hoor O'
dceAhauling Is the severes' discomfort
- he exnlorpr. Though the polar world
!. rorarod with frozen water there Is non
;. drink save that which Il thawed. ant
nm the march IL Is almost imposSaOie V
tbaw n. Other explorers complain OF I'd
sf'acts Of the wind and sun IL Is We
LAWN that a low degree Of cold can u.
I.orne without discomfort ~ long a. TN
IN "a still. but the moment il gets INT
motion II strikes the skin like the bias
= a furnace. says the st. Louis Gloh
Democrat
Its effects have often ben described H.
ovocisely similar to those Of burn. ID
s,,r, xrhen II i visible. II hot. and PEEL
and blisters the skin, making II INFINITE
Nv more sensitive to the attack oil u
Wind. Others. again, say that the WARM
nelaxing damp Of the polar summer, VIII
ali the diseases that IL brings, h innnltei!
worse than the intense cold OF winter
bnt perhaps. after all. the greatest cyl
and misery which confront the polar eA.
nIorer spring from the depression. mehta
and nhysicaI, OF the long night OF I'D
and 1900 hours Of gloom and seml-dArh
ness. Az.
Under its influence men seem to sunef
Iike plants deprived Of sunlight week
or so will often completely change theil
characters. and the enforced idleness. UNI
yersal gloom and bitter cold cOmD.'-c
reduce life to lis lowest misery.
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re. 1t SIZE Per Pound.

There is a brand Of Chinese tea worth
SITS a pound. 1t is the pickings Of the
first dps Of the blossoms. The great
est care must be taken in the pick
ing, and nothing but the bright. gold
en-hued tip taken on the blossoms. All
the picking OF this grade is carefully
done by hand. The process Of dry
ing these tips Is as delicate as the pick
ing. The annual output Is estimated
at 12.ooo pounds. valued at s2,100, 900.
But i've pounds Of this tea have ever
been known to have reached the Unit
ed States, excepting a few pounds
placed on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair.
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wars During the o.een,. Reign.

S~Icne AcAAns
The London Chronicle gives the fol-
lowing list Of wars during the reign of
Queen Victoria: Afghan War, 1sas-40;
first China War, 1s41; Sikh War, 1886
s; Caffre War, 1s4s; second war with
China; second Afghan War. 1sIs, sec
ond Sikh War, 1883; Burmese War,
1850; second Caffre War, 1872; second
Burmese War, 1885; Crimsa. 1854;
third war with China, 1865; Indian
Mutiny. 1857; Maori War, 1901; more
wars with China, 1850 and 1862: second
Maori War, 1856; Ashanti War. 1854;
war in Bhootan, 1854: Abyssinian War.
1873: war with the Bazotees, 1858;
third Maori war, 1865; war with
Looshais. 1871; second Ashanti War,
1s7s-l; third Canrs War, 1877; Zulu
War. 1s7s-s; third Afghan War, 1878
90; war in Basutoland, 1s7s-s1; Trans
vaal War. 1s7s-s1; Egyptian War, 1ss2;
soudan. lssz-ss-ss; third Burma War,
1sss-s1; Zanzibar, 1880; India. 1850;
Matabels Wars. 1894 and 1886; Ohitrai
Campaign, 1885; third Ashanti Cam
paign, 1856: second so1dan Campaiga,
1886.
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He who Truly Loves.

Some one has well said that he who
truly loves the church Of God II ne
who truly loves the God Of the church
Church membership is a solemn obliga-
tion, and he who negleets the house Of
the Lord does % at fearful risk On the
other hand. he Who becomes faithful
attendant upon the services Of the sane
tuary win find constantly Increasing
delight IN taking his place among ths
people a God---p>troit Free PFssA
The broad ax., 1896-12-19

According to the last report Of the
nureau Of Statistics. breadstuffs ex-
ported during August were valued at
IA ssl.si1, against an amount valued
a ss.S7l,s74 exported In August, 1885;
and the exports during the eight
mouths ending August were valued at
se5 .sls .1e0, against $73.0Ss. 100. and
furinr thu two months ending August
- aes .27s, against S1s.o72, ss7, during
she corresponding period Of the
nrsysous season. During August
4 sas oo4 bushels Of wheat were
srnorted. against t,2ls,es7 bushels
4, August, 1855; and during the
two months ending August s.0z3. ass
bushels were exported, against $751;
q, bnshels In the two months ending
Enrust 1886. Corn exported amounted
4, & ga .sss. against 4.65s.57s bushels In
Aurnst and 1l,ss4.1se against ASS,
- bushels during the two months
snsing August Other grains exported
An ne two months ending August, COM
,-ered With tia same two months Of
1ceS were: Rye, so, sls, against Isl
h1rhels: cats, s.0sz.zss against 1885,
1sD bushels: barley. 1.754.l24. against
"a 1ee bushels In the sane two
ronths were exported 2.s17sais. against
ss7.7ss barrels a. -four: 6,oes. us.
arzsnst 6,Qss ,055 pounds q oatmeal;
<7.zss. against se,2l7 barrels e corn
rasai for the tvo months esding An
gzst Les
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Ths wheat crop in Manitoba Is not
thrashing out as well as was expected,
and the government has revised Its es-
Innate, reducing the amount to some
thing less than 100000 bushels,
against 100000 last year. The
acreage under wheat was a little short
Of 1,000000. This does not include
wheat of the northwest territories.
Not to exceed 10000 900 will be avail
able for export
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Talk with the unsuccessful man long
enough and he will be sure to tell you
that there was Q time when he was
making $500 q year. and had al his
expenses paid.
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A citizen Of Macon county, No, last
week paid $50 which he had borrowed
forty-six years age at 10 per cent, on
which he had paid interest to the
amount Of $116.z5.
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Pref. Gefke has estimated the amount
of sediment carried to the sea hy the
Thames IN q year 1t 15eS,soS cubic
feet while Il n estimated that the
Mississippi deposits IN Inc - IN Q year
solid matter weighing slakoo, - -
$3.50
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The Somerville lawyer who bought q
cord Of hard wood. unsawed, for his
crate fire this winter, hasn't burned
any Of IT yet. He gets plenty warm
enough saving It.
The broad ax., 1896-12-19

Prince Hilkon ordered 5000 Amer
loan watches for Russian railroad en-
ployes. He will have some fun IL he
tries to compare all Of them with q
company clock
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Fussy people generally weary them
selves more than they annoy others, .
fact that IL one Of natures compensz-
iona
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The Fastest Train Wet.

II the famous Union Pacific Overland Lin.
tied" running every day in the year. leaving
Denver $50 p. m. arriving Ogden ~ D. m
and Salt Lake 6:1O p. IN. following day. and
San Francisco S:45 p. m. second day ont Of
Denver. This train carries through Pullman
palace sleepers, Pullman iinin: cars meals
Ia n carte'O and the famous buffet library
cars Quickest time. Denver 70 California.
by over nine hours. Ask about IL at the
ticket ONCE, al 18th St. corner Curtis.
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'sDId your son Henry marry an Intellectual
womanr' "Intellectual? Why >hs unde,.
stands having fannels washed - they Won,
shrink even an eighth Of an inch"
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wise

win any election betsY'
-Won four hats" replied the man who eel
em tin my head resumes its natural EIre ~
Indianapolis Journal
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''They say that wheeling makes you girls
too tired to brOil a steak" Yes. hut II
doesn't make us too tired % eat IT,"
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"He made ducks AMI brakes Il his money
"Yes7 And those prUmi>~ury notes OF his:'
ssDecoysr"
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Al
Druggists refund the money II il falls tOeure 81
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

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