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The broad ax., 1897-02-27
SENSE IN SOCIAL INTERCOURSE
Charming Little Functions of Foreign
Life Asserting Themselves Here.

Charming Little Functions OF Foreign
Life Asserting Themselves Here
Fashion is mending her ways In the
direction Of sense and sincerity in lines
OF social Intercourse. says Table Talk
The woman who designates upon ner
visiting card an "at home" day must
always, whatever temptation may arise
to be elsewhere, be tastefully goWneo
and ready to receive her friends at the
appointed time. The hostess who does
not restrict the visits of acquaintances
to any day may still retain their good
will and her own self respect She Is
no longer mot at home" but more
truthfully regrets that she ts en-
gagged" by this message protecting her
own conscience and that Of her servant
as well. The well-bred visitor win &C.
cept this graciously, knowing from az
psrience how impossible it often proves
under existing circumstances to set
aside pressing duties for the chance
caller. Formal visiting is now limited
to afternoon hours, as less liable to
conflict with necessary appointments
Of daily life. The latchstring Of hospi-
tality still remains out for close friends,
who drop in at all times, according to
impulse and convenience. A fine line
OF courtesy leads the visitor not to offer
her card to the servant but to inquire
II Mrs. Blank is receiving. II answered
In the Affirmative, asks IL she will see
Mrs. S. II in the negative. then the
card left on the hall table covering this
Cards are in a measure falling into dis
use, the English method Of announcing
guests being very generally accepted
in the best circles OF society-a paste
board only left when the lady Is ont
or not receiving. At social functions,
aside from the dinner of ceremony, the
guests are not expected to take leave Of
host and hostess when departing, a
card left on the hal liable covering this
point Of civility. This method is the
outcome of afternoon teas and evening
receptions, at which people come and
60 constantly between the hours pre-
scribed by invitation, keeping the host
ess occupied in receiving from nrst to
last. These affairs afford opportunity
to entertain twice the number Of guests
without the discomfort of q crowd
when the service in the dining room Is
continuous. Perfect Independence IL
granted each hostess in the matter Of
menu and decorations, light refresh
ments and a few cut flowers now re-
garded as true hospitality in the same
degree as the more elaborate efforts Of
florist and caterer. The woman who
cannot afford to entertain" at the
present day is hindered by pride and
ignorance Of society's ways rather than
light pocketbook. We have much to
thank our sisters across the water for
in this matter, so surely but certainly
are the charming little functions Of for
eign life asserting themselves in this
country.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27
A HUGE ARTIFICIAL LAKE
Propo,Ition to Mako . Reservoir q A..
Cheyenne BottOms

Cheyenne Bottoms.
W.. Koon Of Lamar, Colorado. III.
built the Amity ditch, visited Graz
BEND, Kansas. recently as the repr..
tentative of o company OF westero
capitalists who propose to convert m.
Cheyenne bottoms, q remarkable A.
preston lying a few miles northern
OF that place, which has an area A,
64.5OO acres, into an immense rsssr
Voir.
The plan is to dig a great ditch ba.
tween the bottoms and the Arkanass
river at some point near Pawnee RocL
and drive the food waters OF the Ar,
kansas into this reservoir, also to a..
cure the water Of the Walnut ana or.
er creeks by damming these streams
at their Intersection with TIE ditch
The Cheyenne bottom at its Lowest
point Is thirty-six feet below tie Ieysi
OF the Arkansas at Great Bend. II "a
proposed to use the water thus secured
for irrigation and other purposes. Tha
plan has the Endorsement OF practical
irrigationists, and the committee an
pointed to secure the right Of way FOR
the ditch Is meeting with success. +,
a believed that the climatic influence
Of such q vast body of water will 10
advantageously felt over a large scOps
Of country. If the reservoir is com.
pleted as planned it will be the laryes,
artificial lake In the United StateS n
not In the world.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27
CONFUSION WILL RESULT.
Dsein.l Tia. Esckoning 70 Ne AA'S''A
In France.


The confusion and annoyance that
the American undergoes in mastering
the British system OF coinage viii Be
nothing compared to that which the
new arrival in France will experience
after the decimal time reckoning II
adopted, says an exchange. This move
ment Is part OF the general one to re-
duce all measurements to a decimal
system. Such q system, every one ad-
mits, 10 much simpler than any other
after IL has been mastered, but the
confusion that would result immedi-
ately upon its adoption has been
great objection to its universal accept
ance. The metric system OF weights
and measures, as is well known, has
been adopted by the principal nations
Of continental Europe. Decimal coin
age Is used in the Latin Union as wen
As the United States and Canada. The
division Of the quadrant OF the circle
into 100 degrees has so many advan-
tages In lessening the length Of calcu-
lations two-thirds and the chances OF
error LQTce-IOuIlnS ludl llS cuPlOS-
men Is sure 10 spread beyond the
French army, where it is now exclu-
sively used. The measurement Of time
is the only one that remains to be con-
sidered. The subject has recently been
discussed in La Nature and q practical
method will soon be before the public.
It is proposed to divide the day OF
twenty-four hours into 100 units called
ces. AS will readily be seen q &c is
practically a quarter of an hour, aetu-
ally IA minutes, "a seconds. This is
very fortunate and for practical pur-
poses will greatly reduce the difnculty
Of transposing from the old system to
the new. Midnight will be 0 &c, a. m.
rs ces, noon so ces, and p. m rs
ces. Therefore a. In. win be rs ces
minus 1 hour a ces) or 81 ces; lisa
p. m, so ces plus IL hours q ces), or
81 ees. The ce is divided. into deci-
menti and milleces.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

: Bishop Potter of New York, acting
as arbitrator in four important strikes
within the last eighteen months, makes
the following statement: If 1 vert
asked to say which side-employers OF
employes-was distinguished for tha
better manners, 1 should unhesitating'
Nv declare in favor Of the laborins
men," He also spoke Of the singular
dignity" with which the men listened
to the arguments Of their opponents
This IL impartial testimony from one
whose fairness as an arbitrator makes
his words worthy Of consideration
Good manners, good judgment, and
sincere desire only for what is just a
between man and man. would soon re-
concile the alterations Of labor and
capital
The broad ax., 1897-02-27
THE CROSS MOTHER.
sows Bitter Feeling and Repsls Loving
Attentions

Attentions.
At no time in her busy days is an
intelligent mother so apt to fold the
arms and close the eyes OF maternal
justice as when she is cross, says
Housewife. The crossness is chiefly
caused by fatigue Of mind
and body and sometimes OF soul. With
tired nerves and weary body she can
not endure the common demands made
upon her and i'll temper follows. She
sows bitter feelings and repels loving
attentions with her irritable, hasty
words. Broadly speaking. no mother
has any right to get so tired. She can
not AFFORD it. 1t takes toe much out Of
her life and too much out Of her chill
dren's lives. Such a condition can more
frequently be prevented than is gen.
orally believed. The remedy lies near
at hand. Let a mother find out what
makes her cross and then let her avoid
the cause il possible. II social pleas
ures weary her, let them be decidedly
lessened. II there is too much sewing.
too much cooking, or too many house
hold cares, lessen them. II economical
efforts cause the severe strain, stop
economizing at such a cost. That In
the worst of wastes. Let the first econ
omy be OF that precious commodity, q
mothers strength. Even the extent OF
ones religious and philanthropic work
should be carefully examined, and II
the trouble lies there, calmly and wise
ly dismiss some or all Of it from the
list Of duties, for what doth 1t profit
man II he gain the whole world and
lose his own soul?" 1t is surprising
how easily seeming interests or needs
can be spared without injury to the
home life whenever the thoughtful
woman seeks to find them and surely
one of the worst Of household influences
Is crossness-
The broad ax., 1897-02-27
FoRTIFYINo POINTS.
Ensiand Strengthening Places Along The
Line of the Canadian Pacific.

Hngland Strengthening Places Along the
Line of the Canadian Pacific.
Having made Victoria and Esqui-
mault harbors impregnable the Brit
ish war once is now taking another
step in making Esquimault enc Of the
strongest strategic points In the en-
uire, says an exchange. In letter from
Admiral Stephenson, 1t was stated that
the ships In the north Pacific squadron
would be soon replaced by modern war
ships. among them being at least enc Of
the first class, like the Powerful or
Terrible. Not only that, but It In In
tended to fortify every pregnable point
along the line Of the Canadian Pacific
railroad. The north Atlantic feet IL
also to be greatly strengthened and the
object Of terrifying the railroad IL to
render cooperation between the two
seaboards practically certain In case OF
war. The Atlantic feet has been ac-
eustomed to summer at Halifax and
winter in the West Indies and the Pa
ctAc Fest spends the summer IT either
CaIlao or Honolulu. staying the rest
q the time at Esquimault Now there
vim b two fleets in the Atlantic, ,ne at
Noth Jamaica and Halifax, and the
Pacific squadron win remain all the
rear round at Esquimaalt. When ne
changes are complete 5000 men win Be
IN service ct Victoria. Just what this
pove portends No one here knows.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27
Lurea for Cathah.

The catfish is very much like the owl
In its habits. 1t is only on rare &C.
>asions that the anglers bait is tempt
ing enough to lure the wary cat from
its haunts in daylight The catfish
abound in nearly all the inland streams
of this country. Scattered along the
banks Of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers,
near Pittsburg, can be seen almost
every summer night scores Of bonfres
built to attract the fish. A modern
scientific device has been invented that
will entirely revolutionize this sport.
1t is a dynamo attached to a long wire
containing one or more incandescent
bulbs. These bulbs are thrown in the
stream and the current turned on, and
the fish collect around the nght.-Ex-
change.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

The Boston Transcript complains
that too much Of the commercial spirit
has entered into the shooting Of game
In Maine. "The slaughter of moose
and caribou In Maine is all tabulated in
the newspapers nowadays" says the
Transcript. Figures are given with
counting-room accuracy concerning the
number Of animals killed, with ths
comparative increase of shooting for
two years and the amount Of cash &C.
eruing to the thrifty state Of Maine by
the increased interest in shipments OF
game"
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

Love me, love my dog" is an old
saying, but it does not apply to cats.
Mr.. George Fleischmann loved Miss
Stella Davis, Missouri belle. He could
not go the cat, especially when he dis
covered that Miss Stella loved puss
better than George. Whereupon George
took all the cats nine lives at once.
At least Miss Stella says he did. Some
one did. and George was the only one
who esteemed the cat his rival for the
fair SteIla's heart. On. B.-The cat did
not come back: neither did George)
The broad ax., 1897-02-27
a aenuin. Klen,omanI.n.

A case Of genuine kleptomania has
Just come to light in Paris, where .
woman named Bide has stolen $500
pipes because she happened to have =
mania therefor. She is herself very
fond Of smoking, and has passion for
coloring meerschaum pipes. When the
police descended upon the nat where
she lives they found $500 pipes, all
neatly arranged on racks. She had
succeeded In eoloring thirty-nine Of
them The French court, however. was
- sceptieal as Recorder Coz on the
subject Of kleptomania and sent the I'M
fortunate woman to prison for eight
months.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

A singular omission in the matter
Of legal formalities is the failure Of
the federal laws to provide for notify
ing a president-elect Of his election.
The electoral votes are counted. and
the result of the enumeration Is re-
corded In the journals Of both houses
n cangress; but II is left for the pres
ldeut-elect to find out the result In
whatever way he can and to present
himself for Inauguration on the next
rucceeding fourth day Of March. As .
matter of fact the person elected &c
AZ. highest once In the republic geta
- nsffacation from the newspapers
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

American influence is making itsen
felt in China. Three engineers from
this country nave been engaged te
build the first extensive railroad line
TO be constructed in the fiowery king
dom, and an American syndicate will
furnish the money to construct 1t. Eu.
ropeans have too many political pro-
tects to further to suit the Oriental and
Americans are smarter railroad build.
ers.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27
Blown 70 P,.e.. M.n.

News comes Of the horrible death q
George Bryan Of Elm Springs, Ark.
He had set IRE to fuse in q wen, ana
before he reached the top Of the well
the blast was discharged. blowing his
boay 70 piecsf
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

A. L. Doris, a wealthy farmer LIVING
near Union, Ind, signed a contract last
week by the terms of which he agrees
TO forfeit $1,000 IL he shaves or cuts hh
hair until Bryan is elected president
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

Australia will have to import more
than 5000, 900 bushels Of wheat this
year, owing to the failure Of the Aus
tralian harvest The bulk win come
nom America and Canada
The broad ax., 1897-02-27
Good New. for Hi. Cr.dItor..

"Mary," said the sick man to his wifi,
when the doctor had pronounced Il a eas,
Of smallpox. IF any Of my creditors esll
tell them / am at last in a position 70 rive
them something. "-Tit-Bits
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

Chicago has on its public school rolls
the names Of 2o6, 209 scholars. The ay-
srage attendance is 1s1. 1852. The num-
hsr Of teachers Is 4,7S9.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

One Of the greatest Affections that
can be placed on a person is to bear
the surface Indications Of being null
sance.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

while -Court House Sam was in the
ean yard tank last week, cleaning Il
sut the I'D accidentally fell and Sam
was twice prisoner. After he get out
Ne informed rs that that was the frst
- he had been -tanAsd" fsr ever
ecsr ysara.-Exchanga.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27
Eleren Octogsnarians DIG In a War

There appeared one day last week. In the
obituary columns, notices Of the deaths %
eleven persons-two men and nine women
who have lived to or beyond the advanced
are Of 50 years--Philadelphia Ledger.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27
H.ash sroush. s1oo.ooo.

Lie Assurance to the amount Of $780,
600 was recently paid to the widow of
EDISON Keith. who committed suicide In
Chicago some months ago.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels Never sicken. weaken or grippe. loo
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

Success attends those who make the
best Of what is near at hand, without
waking for remote contingencies.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

After a man has finished paying for his
Own experience he begins paying for hiI
children'G-
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

Entered at POaOnce as secOnd-class matte
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAL
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets An
Druggists refund the money II II fails 10 cure s.
The broad ax., 1897-02-27

JULIUS F. TAYLOR. Publisher and Editor.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-16
A PIONEER SHOEMAKER.
WORKING At HIS TRADE ALTHOUGH EIGHTyFIgE YEARS Oh
Mr. James mcien Of Champaign, Has Followed the ShoemakHa
Trade All His lfe-Eey Day at His Bench Working with Appa-
emily ythe Same vgor as Young Man Sketch Of Hslifa.
Rtom tAe ea.et.e cnampasan, 11l

At the advanced age of eighty-fve years,
James McMillen, of liz West Washington
street, is one of the most active men IN Cham
paign, Illinois Mr. McNillen is 9. pioneer
citizen of the city and iIls form is as familiar
on the streets that of any citizen of the
town All his life Mr.. Ncaflllec has fol-
lowed the trade of shoemaker. and every day
finds him at his bench, bending over his work
with apparently the same vigor he COM
manded when he was young man.
he has little shop on North Wright street,
In the vicinity of the University of Illinois,
and he is the official shoemaker, as it were,
for the students of siat institution.
About year ago Mr.. McMillen was absent
from his bench for several weeks and his
familiar form was missed along the streets
The local newspapers announced that he
was dangerously ill. For months h. was a
sufferer, but finally he appeared aslin at
since then and none, perhaps, on aceount of
sickness. His friends we're surprised to see
him out again, and they were more surprised
when ne told them the cause of his recovery.
There was small amount of local inter
est in his case, and reporter visited him.
to have him relate the story.
feel" said the spry old gentleman
" that owe my life 70 Dr. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale Peoo1e- Something like a
year ago it appeared to me that was almost
a physical wreck | WIS sufirring from a
disease of the kidncrS \ ihics Scurf had
formed on the boti ii ny fret and my
ankles were terribl solien anil inda,nei.
In fact they reached such a condition that I
could not walk, anil it looked a. thou sh nv
days were numbered
Cañon City record., 1897-09-16
%he Sohoozs.. &


The new bell on he Washington
ton building summons an unusually
large number of school children who
come with willing feet and bright faces
to their daily tasks
The High School pupils are delighted
to have Miss Minor again for their
principal after All absence of two years.
Her work is of high grade. Mr.
Glass is doing first class work in his
department-scientif and commercial.
Miss Tripp this year occupies the
spacious room where the seventh grade
WAS seated last year II is cheerful
recitation room and in harmony with
the bright and pleasant way Miss Tripp
has of presenting her subjects
Miss Scott is valuable addition TO
the High School faculty. Besides hay-
ing a broad education she is graduate
from college of sienography and type
writing. She is in charge of the ninth
grade and also teaches higher work.
There are eighty-five in the High
School. Including tine representation
from Fruitmere and many non.resi-
dent pupils. hasa
The Bates school in charge of Miss
Seelye and Mrs. White is making a
good record. The children like their
work and the pleasant rooms A large
number is enrolled here as in all the
schools.
In the jefferson school there are
twenty eight in Miss wright's room
and fifteen in the principals room.
This is fine attendance and gives the
teachers heavy work. Miss Marsh has
three grades and Miss Wright four.
At the Lincoln school the rooms are
fun and everything is progressing finely
under the efficient management of the
principal, Miss Luella Hail, and the
skilled work of the teachers. Miss
Gum is in Miss Jones places and Mr..
Swinney is in the position formerly
held by Mr.. Glass.
In the Washington school the grades
are full and pupils and teachers are in
earnest to accomplish a good years
work. The success of these teachers
is well known. Mr.. koons teaches the
Seventh grade in the place of Miss
Scott
The prospect for the coming year is
bright.
Miss Cooper has obtained position
in the North Side Pueblo schools.
Miss Jones is teaching in Brecken-
ridge.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-16

Il read in the newspaper testimoainh -
people who claimed to have been eaFod n
kidney trcuhle by the use Of DIR. Williazaas
Pink Pills for Pale People and thought that
II would do me no harm to give them Q t1iai.
bought . box of them st the drug stneS -
began taking them according to direes2ona.
II may seem strange, hut it is fhet tit
felt the benefit of them almost - soon =
began TO take them. After I had taken
few pills my urinal discharges became almsa4
as black as tar and I noticed as the snno
tune that the pain and soreness were Inv.
ing my Kidneys Ts
"a few days later the swelling begsa = -
out of my ankles, and ut the end of hv0
weeks 1t had entirely disappeared, taking
with 1t thar terrible scurf which had forw>d
on the bottoms of my feet and caused ne =
much trouble. / continued to gather NJ
felt entirely recovered and resumed my vUek
at the shop I think took from four to Hvo
boxes of the pills and have taken none sineaLh
Mr. McAiilen's residence on West Waah-
ington street. is more than q mile disln11
from his shop. but nearly every day he vain
the entire distance, morning and eveninl.
and he could not do this II that swslliS9
still existed
Mr. McMillen has no backvsrdness in tan,
Ing of the merits of DR.. Williams Pink Pm
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Pe1oao
contain IN condensed form, all the elemso6
necessary to give new life and richness 10 -
blood and restore shattered nerves. p1hk
Pills are sold by all dealers, or will b -
post paid on receipt of price, 50cents box. -
six boxes for $3.50 tthey are never sold in b1R
or by the S00). by undressing DR.. WilIia9b
Medicine Company, Schenectady N. Y.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-16
Fruit Jars At Handy & Mocee's
FROM THE LAND or ICE.
A Letter OF Some Interest From Mr..
DeMeese Who is Now In the
Alaskan 6amefields.
ToyoNok. ALASKA, Aug. l4th.

ToYoNOK, ALASKA, Aug. 18th.
&. r.. c. DYE. Canon City, Colo.
DEAR SIR.-Well, after long sail
of seven days from Sitka, | am landed
here. We had two rough days on the
open sea. although did not feed the
fishes yet had headache considerable.
BY referring to our atlas you will see
that i am now at the head of Cook s
Inlet, which is entirely surrounded with
lofty snowcapped mountains. and two
smoking volcanoes are in sight from
this point. The inlet is forty miles
wide at this point and with very little
foreland. The tide is forty feet, second
only to the Bay OF Funda, and the
roaring of its flow is something fright
fuL start to morrow for the head of
Furrigani Arm, seventy-hve miles to
the southwest; will sail at Summit City,
thence back to Kinik river and over to
Kussiloff, where L will go up the river
forty miles b, small canoe then through
the lake for fifty miles, where expect
20 hunt sheep and moose and return
here September 3Oth and return home
the last of October. 1t has been pleas
ant to-day, warm and sunny. Only ten
white people here, 100 Indians, one
trading store of the Alaska Company
store in charge of Mr. T. W. Hanmore.
shot three white goats up Chillchut,
at head Of Lynn canal. north of juneau,
before coming here. am now in the
cabin OF Major Jim Matson, an old
government scout who was pioneer
in Colorado, and is probably known by
ID. L. Wilson and Gov. Rudd. 1t is
now 1850 p. m. and l am writing in his
cabin without a light; perhaps could
do better with one. Can hardly think
for the yelling of the young Indians
and the mix-up of the dogs. This point
is some 1900 miles from San Francisco
and am beginning to feel that am
away from home will get back to
Homer, which is near Cape Elizabeth
by last Of September, as that vii; be
the last trip OF steamer Dora for the
season, and God knows | dom, want tc
stay In here this winter. am feeling
SO much bstter than WHOM left home
and still gaining flesh. There is some
great gold prospects here, ! panned
some good oosors to-day.
l caught i've codtlsh yesterday on
boat while II anchor. They weighed
from ten % fifteen pounds esch l also
caught one nrlibnt hat week tina,
weighed sigh1y pounds. DAFT