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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17
The Blue Danube.

1t was the linen cuff and the quick
thought OF the woman who wore it thai
gave us one OF the prettiest of the
tuneful Strauss waltzes. Johann
Strauss and his wife were one day en-.
joying a stroll in the park at Schonau
when suddenly the composer ex.
claimed: My dear, have a waltz in
my head; quick, give me a scrap Of pa
per or an old envelope. l must write
it down before forget it." Alasi AT.
ter much rummaging of pockets it was
found that they had not a letter about
them-not even a bridesmaids bill.
Strauss music is considered light
but it weighed as heavy as lead on
his brain until he could transfer It tc
paper. His despair was pathetic. Al
last a happy thought struck Frau
Strauss. She held out a snowy Gun.
The composer clutehed it eagerly
and in two minutes that cum was
manuscript Its mate followed; still
the inspiration was incomplete,
Strauss was frantic. and was about to
make a wild dash for home with the
third part Of his waltz ringing uncer-
tainly in his head-his own linen was
limp, colored calico-when suddenly
his frau bethought herself Of her col
lar. and in an instant the remaining
bar Of The Blue Danube" decorated
its surface.-London Mail
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

Hints on Window Gardening.

A bulletin Of the Indiana Experiment
Station says: Zoo often the class Of
plants selected for window gardening
are not adapted to the conditions oil
temperature and light to which they
are subjected. Generally only two
classes Of plants are grown; those re-
curing a temperature Of from 80 to 81
degrees Fab. at night, with rise OF IL
to Is degrees during the day, and those
which require a temperature Of about
Is degrees less. In the first class are
included geraniums with the exception
Of pelargoniums, often called Martina
Washington geraniums), roses, fuchsias'
ferns, palms, begonias, etc, and In the
latter, carnations, hyacinths, cyclamens'
cinerarias, geranium (pelargonium)
aZaleas, primroses, etc. Plants grown
in a dry heated atmosphere do not
thrive as well as those grown In
moist one, and ara more subject to the
attacks Of red spider and aphis QiceJ.
The air may be rendered moister oy
keeping an open vessel Of water IN the
room. Red spider may be kept ID
check by frequently spraying the plants
with water, while the aphis can usu-
ally be deferred from attacking the
plants by busting them occasionally
with tobacco dust. II they should prove
troublesome, they may be killed o9
spraying the plants with a liquid To-
bacco solution. A tobacco extract IL
also sold under the name Of Rose Lear
Extract" which is a valuable insecti-
eide. Different classes Of plants re-
quire soils Of different textures and
richness, hence 1t Is difficult to give
mixture suitable for all. A potting soil
meeting the needs Of most window
plants is found in a mixture OF two
parts loan and one part each OF leaf
mould, manure and sand.
1t is often necessary during the win
ter months to supply some liquid slim
ulants to the plants, in order, In the
case of Towering plants, to increase the
number and size of the flowers, and in
that of foliage plants to give a darker
and more luxuriant growth. These ar |
tihcial stimulants may be applied In |
the form Of manufactured plant foods, |
or what is infinitely more satisfactory, |
II not quite as pleasant, in the form Of |
liquid manure made from a mixture Of
cow and sheep manures, in the proper
ton OF about four to one, with a small
amount Of ashes to furnish an excess
Of potash. These ingredients should be
stepped in a barrel or tub Of water for
several days before using. Care should
be exercised in the use Of artificial
'timulants of any kind, as they will in
ure the plants IL applied too strong.
u in too liberal amounts. Liquid
manure made according to the method
should be diluted until 1t re-
Iembles the color of weak tea. Plants
Il ould not at first be watered oftener
han once a fortnight with it, gradually
in frequency until once or
vice a week is reached.
William Stuart,
Assistant Botanist
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17
PRODUCTS OF HAWAII.
An Sorts of Food ut Hand for LuIur,o,
Living.

/
Living.
Resides sugar and rice, the stanl,
products: coffee, bananas, oranges an
other fruits are largely grown. FcaJ
products are abundant, especially =.
the kind suitable to a hot climate s,r'
Paradise Of the Pacific.
The native food consists largely o..
the taro plant, Of which the best var
ties are grown In the shallow ponds .,
fresh water. From this plant Is mad
the poi, which Is the ordinary food !.
the Kanaka.
The sweet potato grows even amoD,
the rocks and fiOurishes abundantlv l.
good soil, while the common potat-
sometimes grows well, though il is "A
ten injured by worms.
The quality OF the coffee raised :,
equal to the choicest.
The climate Is also very favorabls .,
the growth Of the long staple %"
island cotton; but as this variety NM.
be picked by hand the high price :.
labor In the islands renders its cuI,rv.
Improbable.
Tropical fruits Of nearly all kind.
grow In the richest abundancp-tba -
ange, lemon, lime. mango. pinqannIa
hirimOya, or custard apple. the on
gator pear, pomegranate and guays on
OF which are exotic.
The banana is indigenous. and il N.
most abundant of all fruits: besides I,
there are the CHA apple-a fruit ma
culiar to the Pacific islands. sdf,
juicy and mildly acid-many VARIETY a;
palms, the choicest trees Of India. tSs
caoutchouc, the papaya. the trayelsri,
tree OF Madagascar and other forpi5
plants.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

A writer in Mark Lane Express, Lon
don, thus accounts for Britain's bread
stuffs: "The chief origins of our bread
stuffs during 1896 were as follows
Homegrown wheat, 1000 900 quarters;
sufficient for two ana three-quarters
months bread. Imported from our pos
sessions, British North America. India
and Australia. only 1885, 900 quarters;
and from British North America -four
equal to $4,000 quarters of wheat.
Therefore our possessions sent us only
sufficient for three weeks bread. I'm
ported from foreign countries Is. OOO.-
900 quarters of wheat; and -four equal
to 6,453, 900 quarters of wheat; that is.
foreign countries sent Us sufficient to
feed US for eight and half months. and
1t was made up as follows: The UNI
ted States five months, Russia, one and
one-half months, and other countries
two months. 1t appears very strange
for this country to be dependent for
more than two-thirds of the year upon
foreign countries for bread, whilst
5000, 900 acres of land in the British
Isles have been driven out of cereal
cultivation, and some 250, 900 persons
thus driven on the land"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

Baked Squash.-Hubbard or other
fine winter squash has a sweetness and
richness when baked In the shell that
excels any other mode Of cooking, says
An exchange. Remove the loose fbrous
portion which contains the seed. and
bake In halves or pieces Of any size
convenient When thoroughly cooked,
which will require an hour for a good.
thick-neshed specimen, scoop out from
the rind and mash, seasoning with a
generous lump OF butter and salt to
taste. A cup Of hot cream added and
the whole put through a vegetable sift-
er makes a luxurious puree. A little
dish left over will make an excellent
pie. adding rich milk to make it as thin
as cream, sugar, spice and one or two
eggs. Or any remainder made into
thin cakes after the fashion OF fish balls
and Drowned on the griddIe viii prove
highly acceptable ddbIt. Not a
spoonful should be wasted, for this va
riety Of available uses makes IL one Of
the most valuable Of winter vegetables.
In the last resort 1t makes an excellent
thick soup. With the bones OF a roast
turkey or other poultry. It Is particular
~ fine. used to thicken, In addition
TO the RECITATION one carrot, one pars-
nip. one onion and q bunch of ane
herhs.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

The Philadelphia Press saws: a.
Failure Ia Philadelphia is the caption
OF an editorial in the Cleveland Leader
on the municipal ownership of gas
works. The Brooklyn Eagle in a simi-
lar spirit supports the argument
against municipal ownership by this
observation: We are informed that in
Philadelphia there Is a deficiency in
the gas account every year which has
70 be made by a tax upon the peo-
ple.' This unfavorable judgment of
the proftableness Of municipal gas
works has some vogue, and Is the re-
suit Of erroneous influences based on
the fact that the gas bureau has re-
Gently been an applicant for a share
Of the proceeds from both temporary
and permanent loans. The inference
is very much mistaken one. The
Philadelphia gas works are a SQUIRE Of
profit to the city. They always have
been profitable, except for a brief
period Immediately after the reduction
Of the price from $50 to 81 per thou
sand feet. This reduction caused q
slight de1cienty at first, which was
more than made good by the increased
consumption which dollar gas brought
about For the year 1895 the receipts Of
the Philadelphia gas bureau were ST.
1885. The current expenses were ST.
ss5.51S. This leaves a net profit OF
t170.443, Of which So, 5S9 were ex-
pended in permanent improvements in
connection with the gas plant, and
s115.s54 were added to the revenue of
the city available for other depart
ments. In addition to this the city got
its gas free to an amount which, If sold
At the usual rates, would have added
TO the city treasury $685.. 4Ss.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17
Gen" Booths Methods.

Gen. Booth, who recently returned
from South Africa. was interviewed
about his conversions among the ma
tiyes. He said: by the way, there
is Zulu chief, and his four wives, and
a number Of his tribesmen who have
been converted by the army" -Four
wives-that's awkward. Is It not?''
mo. We Just recognize the fact II a
Zulu has got four wives simply say to
him: See that you be kind to them
There the wives are. II a Zulu has
only one wife would say: Cont have
two II he had none would say:
Have only one, II you have any But
however numerous his wives would
say: You must stand by them New
York Recorder.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17
MOLLIE'S VALENTINE
Observation-Disclosures

II does-yes, II looks most as good
a. q boughten one" said Mollie, sur
veying with pride the valentine she had
Just finished.
The remark was addressed to no one
In particular, for the twins, the only
other occupants of the room, were too
young to be consulted. The children
on the other side Of the locked door,
who would gladly have given an opin-
keyhole; Mollie had covered it with a
towel.
81 wanted Jakie's to be the prettiest
and II is" she continued, glancing
rather obviously at the one intended
for Nettie, which consisted Of an i'm
meuse white paper heart decorated
with red, red rose" and a purple
pansy. placed over the verse:
The rose is red, the violet's blue,
Sugars sweet and so are you.
But it was to Jakie's that she had
devoted all Of her artistic talent and
the best Of her material, which con-
sisted Of an array Of Sunday-school
cards and several strips Of paper lace
from soap-boxes.
The valentine as finished consisted Of
q skeet Of note-paper with lace bord-
er, decorated In the center by a stir,
starchy, calla-lily, on the right OF
which was pasted an infant Moses In
q bright yellow basket. On the left
q procession OF angels walked upon
empty space, the ladder having been
cut from beneath their feet, for as
Mollie remarked: angels don't need
any ladder when they've got wings"
At the bottom OF the page, In q care
fully disguised hand, was written:
When we are old well smile and say
We had no care In childhood's day.
But they'll be wrong; twill not be
true.
I've this much care,-I care for you.
81 ought to make one for Pete" said
Mollie, "but he'd just make fun Of It"
As the twins, even II they could have
understood, were too busy smeartng
themselves with paste to put In a plea
for Pete Mollie hastily removed all
traces of her work. Then she slipped
back the bolt and the rest Of the
'Williamses," burning with curiosity,
precipitated themselves into the room
to find her calmly singing a lullaby
20 the astonished twins, who didn't
look a bit sleepy.
The sun was up at his usual time on
the morning OF February fourteenth,
but In the three little rooms over the
shoe-shop the Williams children were
ahead Of him: for was 1t not valen-
tines day, and didn't they each expect
1t least dozen?
Just where they thought these val
entines were to come from II would be |
hard to tell, but with childish faith in |
IN indefinite somebody" they were
al eager to begin collecting the az
pected treasures.
Anything for the Williamson"
The postmaster Of the thriving little
town was just opening up the ONCE
md was hardly ready for business, but
be looked good-naturedly at poor, for
lorn little Jake. who made the in
guiry.
mo. sOnny-too early-mail not dis
.ributed-s
About hve minutes later another
bee appeared at the little window.
Anything for Pete Williamsf"
.Nothing," rather shortly.
Anything for Mollie wIIliamsf"
no. bzb, run along. I'm busy"
~or Cor Jlkie WiIliamsf"
no. ] tea you. Clear outr
ne voice Eas 30 gru1 that. not dar-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

Hot Ginger Drops.-one-half cupfui
Of brown sugar, one cupful Of moIasses.
one-halfcupful Of butter, one teaspoon
full each Of cinnamon and ginger, one
quarter teapoonfuI Of cloves. one tea
poonful Of soda dissolved in one eupful
Of boiling water, two and ene-half Gun
fuls of -four. Add two well-beaten eggs
the last thing before baking. Have
gem pans piping hot before putting An
he mixture.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

Millionaire Murderer Duestrow left
al his money behind. But, then, he
burnt MP enough In the effort 70 save
bis Heck without taking any to the
place he was goipg.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

The world is full of people whose
opinions would be valuable If they
would only carry them to the right
place, instead of sowing them broad
east.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

Gov. Pingree discovers that the Iegis-
/. Iature now sitting at Lansing is con-
tenS with its location. and does not
propose to increase the number Of
legal holidays BY adding Moving day.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17
Two of Them.

The prodigal to college goes,
With faltering legs and slim,
But when he comes again he brings
A fatted calf with him.
Detroit Tribune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

The fact that a man is constantly
arguing is not absolute proof that he
possesses more information than other
people.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17
Entered at POstOtace as secood-cI... matt.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

Noise does not add to emphasis any
more than wind does to the supply OF
air that surrounds the earth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

"Why doesn't Julia care TO walrzT' %,
says she can make a mans head 20 roG5i
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets All
Druggists refund the money il IL fails toeur. -
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

after all, boarding house life has fra I'D.
yantaRes" GLOW sop ''When A mar o..
tired OF canned vegetables he daren't say 50
to his wife"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17

Bring the scissors, Quickp'
Aunt Mary! And Mollie had no aunt
except Aunt SaIlie, who died years
agoi What could the note mean?
Very slowly the truth dawned on
Mollie, and at last she buried her face
IN the patchwork quilt and walled:
."Oh, 1t isn't for me after all. It's for
little Mamie Williams that lives in the
big house Just on the edge Of the town.
/ might "a known IL wasn't mine"
Il was Mollie's habit to hold long
conversations with herself, so after
sobbing quietly a while she continued:
But I sha'n't give it to her. She's
got ponies and a phaeton and her pa
goes to congress, and she has lots of
lovely things and amt got anything
'eept this"
The valentine had slipped down upon
the floor, and as she stopped to recov-
er It she mechanically picked up little
clipping OF cardboard lying beside Il.
It was a scrap Of one Of tie Sunday
school cards she had sacrificed in
making Jakie.s valentine, and she was
about to throw IT down when these
words caught her eye: Thou shalt
not steal"
In q moment Mollie was face down.
ward upon the floor, so5bing again.
.toh. don't want to be q stsaler-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
Health of the District,

The reports 20 the health department
show that 129 deaths occurred during the
past week in the District. The annual
death rate per thousand inhabitants was
rs OF the decedenls ~ were white. Civ
ing rate of 1873. and 81 wcra colcred,
with rate of 33.3 The most prevalent
causes of mortality We're whooplny cough
Gil deaths). diarrheal diseases az Geaths)
and those Of the heart IA deaths). OF
lung affections there were IA fatal cases of
consumption and II CT acute attacks. eight
OF which were from pneumonia.
There was death from GipEther.a
seven houses were, however. placed in
quarantine on account OF this disease and
tne same number were relieved Iherefrcm,
leaving twenty-eight still IN isoiaIi n. For
scarlet fever two nous were plsc4rded,
two were relieved of warning cards and
seven remained in quarantine. Cases Of
Thooping cough not beins reported to the
health department II Is Impossible 10 state
how many OF them theTe are in ;ha city,
but the very considerable number of deaths;
thercfrom indicates an unusual p!eycicnce
OF this disease.
The meteorological conditions Prevailing
during III. week were a mean ternDeratare
OF q degrees, a mean relative Eum.diiy of
a. and mean barometric pressure of
2as3- The Thermometer rose from II de-
grees on the I'D to 81 degrees ON the 70, n.
ranging ~ degrees Mild southerIy winds
prevailed There were five Cloudy Gays
and rainfall Of about one third OF an
inch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call-12 o'clock n.-Dlstrict
OF Columbia 3.t's. $1,000 at 111A, $1,000 at
can Graphophone, 80 at SIS. Mergen,haler
Linotype. 10 at 1falk. 10 at 115l2, at lie.
Lanston Monotype, 80 at 1214. at -
District Of Columbia Bonds.-ao-year
Fund. IS, 103 bid. 30-year Fund. gold Is,
liz bid. Water Stock currency as. 1901.
113l3 bid. Water Stock currency u.s. 1903
1141a bid. Fund. currency 363s, Ill bid, lib
asked.
road rs. 116 bid. Metropolitan Railroad
COW. 6s, ZIG bid. Metropolitan Railroad
Certificate Indebtedness, A. and APP
Certificate of Indebtedness, A, 10 bid Met
ness. B, 1oSia bid, 10 asked. Belt Railroad
IS, CD bid, 80 asked. lexington Railroad Gs.
80 bid. Columbia Railroad Gs, 116 bid.
Washington Gas Company, ser. a, 6s, 40
bid. Washington Gas Company. ser. 3. Us,
III bid. United States Electric Light
Debenture Improvement, 100 bid, Jog asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s 1O2
bid. American Secutiry and Trust 5s, F.
Trust 5s, A. and o.. loo bid. Washington
Market Company lst IS. JOG bid Washing
ton Market Company imp. Is, los bid.
Washington Market Company extern. 6s. 106
bid. Masonic Hall Association IS, 103 bid.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Wash
ington ESQ bid. 800 asked. Bank of Repub-
lie. 1900 bid, Do asked. Metropolitan, s270
bid, 900 asked. Central 1850 bid. Farmers
~,
'133ls bid. Citizens. lbs bid. Columbia.
s125 bid. 13O asked. Capital, @11s bid West
End, s104 bid, 10I asked. Traders. go bid.
Lincoln, 100 b1, 1O6 asked. Ohio. 90 asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies
Washington Loan and Trust, 119 bid, I'D
asked. American Security and Trust, s14l1a
bid Washington Safe Deposit, So bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Capitai Traction Com
pany, '54X bid, % asked Metropolitan, lib
bid. Columbia Sc bid. Belt, 20 asked. Eek
ington, 20 asked. Georgetown and Tenally-
town, 30 asked.
Gas and Electric Light stocks.-Washing-
ton Gas. 4aN bid. 1874 asked: Georgetown
Gas, '32As bid. United States Electric Light,
"92 bid, "a asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's. 80 bid
Franklin. 30 bid. Metropolitan, 30 bid. SO
asked. Corcoran, f5S bid. Potomac, $50
bid Arlington. 1876 bid, $50 asked. Ger
man-American, 1870 bid. National Union,
so bid, IA asked. Columbia, l. bid, Ii
asked. Riggs, - "a bid. s IA asked. Peo-
pies. 20 bid. Lincoln. s IL bid. CONNER
cial. 4 1-2 bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Reai Estate IT.
tie. 'lOS bid. Columbia Title. IS bid,
asked.
Telephone Stocks.--Pennsylvania, 80 bid,
90 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, "a bid,
bid, . asked. American Graphophone, pre-
ferrcd, 10 Is bid. Pneumatic Gun Car
rage, 80 bid, 60 asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Lin
otype, "115 bid, 116 1-2 asked. Lanston Mo-
notype IL Ia bid, II Is asked. Washing
ton Market. 10 bid. Great Falls Ice, lis
bid l25 esked.
Eek. div.
s!Ex. div. 81 er cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
E. L. Godkin IN the July Atlantic.

E. l.. Godkin in the July Atlantic. - -
The mass of legislation OF attempts at
legisla ton Is something startling. T have
been unable to obtain records of the acts
and resolutions Of all the states the same
year. I am obliged to take those of Arkan-
sas for the year 1893, four other states for
1894, ten for 1896 and the rest for 1895
But have taken only one year for each
state. The total of such acts and resolu-
tions is Is, 40, and this is for population
of 7O.0OO.OO0. Besides this Congress in 1S05-
80 passed 457 acts and resolutions. But
the amount of work turned out Is really
not very surprising when We consider the
number of the legislators. There are no
less than AT national legislators and 6.5Is
state legislators, In all 1.025, exclusive of
county, city and all other local authorities
capable of passing rules or ordinances. At
this ratio of legislators to population, 1900
at least would be engaged on the laws Of
Great Britain, without any provision for
India and the colonies: $500 on those Of
France. about 5000 on those of Germany
and 1900 on those of Italy. It will be
EARLY seen what q draft this Is on the
small amount of legislative capacity which
every community contains. Nothing like
1t has ever been eeen in the history of the
world. There IL no country which has yet
shown itself capable Of producing more
than ono small first-class legislative assem-
bly,. We undertake to keep going forty
nye Tor the states alone, besides those for
territories. All these assemblies, too, have
to DO with inter sts OF the highest order. 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
DOWN GO THE PRICES.
The Expected Break. in Bicycles
Comes at Last.

The Expected Break p, in Bicycles
Comes at Last.
According to all appearances, the condi-
ton of affairs in the bicycle world that
has long been looked for by wheelmen-
that of .ower-priced high-grade wheels
will very shortly come about.
: The pace was set yesterday by the Pope
Manufacturing Company. the makers OF
the Columbia and Hartford wheels, which
fixed the price of the 500 Columbia wheel
at s15. the order to take effect July l.
To every one conversant with the run
ming of things in the bicycle trade this
means ultimate reduction of almost
Pope Manufacturing Company has long
in existence the price of its high-grade
wheel would be s1O0, and the reduction in
price is looked upon as the beginning of a
very general reduction i'll all the makes of
the high-srade wheel.
Agents of the Pope Company seen today
in Washington and in other cities said
that Col. Pope had read the signs OF the
times very accurately. The Iow-priced
wheels We're cutting a big aSire IN The
business of high-grade wheels sold in the
regular methods of trade while even Cup
posedIy hish-grade wheels were being sold
off at auction.
The Columbia wheel, they said, could not
compete with this new phase of the bicy-
Gle question. and the result was a drop in
prices to meet the demand for a lower
figure on the Columbia as well as all the
rest OF the high-gTade wheels.