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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

bounds or the magnificent orchard
which stretches away toward the North.
The first sight OF the house is disap-
pointing, for II seems small. But its
full size is not apparent from the front
view, for when making the turn in the
driveway 1t is seen that the building
extends quite a good distance in the
rear. 1t would be difficult to classify
the style of architecture, for the rel-
SON that 1t is a combination Of the old
fashioned farmhouse and the modern
summer cottage. Senator Henderson
having had 1t remodeled when he pur-
chased the property four years ago
from Mr.. Sypherd. 1t Is two stories
In height, after the style Of many south
ern houses, and there are porches and
verandas on all sides. The broad YER
anda on the north side Is particularly
inviting one. and 1t is reached through
doors leading from both the drawing
room and the dining room. The house
Is furnished handsomely throughout,
although the Henderson family has
spent very little time there. The draw
ing room and library are practically
one room, being separated, by portieres
Of blue elk. The prevailing tone of
the walls and ceilings OF both these
rooms is blue. and the furniture is Of
the kind usually seen in summer cot
tages-rattan and cane being the prin-
cipal materials of which II is made.
Communicating with the library is the
coy little dining room, the. two china
closets filled with handsome tableware.
This room has a southern exposure,
and generous bay window adds to its
attractiveness. Back Of the dining
room Is the southern kitchen. which is
quite q model in its way. In It are
all the appliances necessary to culinary
operations. A well Of excellent water,
which has a wide reputation in the
country round about, Is also situated in
this kitchen. The upper floor IS
reached by handsome winding stair
way finished In oak. Two large bed
rooms, which face the east, are the
principal rooms on this floor. They
are Of about the same size. and are
finished in terra Gotta, and tbs walls
are covered with paper Of delicate
blue tint A third bedroom Of some
what smaller size. back Of the two prin-
cipal ones, completes the sleeping
apartments, though there are stfll two
others Of small size over the. kitchen.
In every roe-u are open tile hreplaces.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

Stephen Girard, the infidel million
aire Of Philadelphia, to whom statue
was dedicated last week, one Saturday
ordered all his clerks TO come on the
morrow to his wharf and help unload
q newly arrived ship. One young man
replied quietly: "Mr. Girard, can't
work on Sunday" You know our
rules?" yes, / know. / have a
mother to support, but can't work on
Sundays" well, step up to the
desk and the cashier win settle with
you" For three weeks the young
man could find no work, but one day
. banker came to Girard 20 ask II he
could recommend q man for cashier
In q new bank. This discharged
youngman was at once named as q suit
able person. But" said the banker,
'.you dismissed him" Yes, because
he would not work on Sundays. A
man who would lose his place for
eonscience's sake would make q trust
worthy cashier" And he was APP
pointed.
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Mental DWarfs.

Experts say that mental dwarfs are mud
more common than physical ones he
brightest children are as liable as dull ons
TO have their mental growth stunted- he
seasoning powers at twenty-One are perhaps
the same as at the age OF fourteen The1
the man with q boys mind becomes IN esq
prey to the INSCRIPTIONS. At thirty U,
becomes more and more marked. At sky
he perhaps betrays signs Of idiOcy.
Yet frequently these undevelOped minds
grasp certain things with a readiness
broad-minded person would fail 10 show.
Medical science knows no remedy for tns
mental defect. Happily. Il Is 4 rare eo1-
plaint.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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The Mark Lane Express. in its week
" review Of the British crop situation,
says: We are unable to share the view
that the wheat Is making seasonable
progress. It is not thick, and the
growth since Easter has been extreme
" slow. but last summers warmth is
etfH In the ground, and the autumn
store Of moisture beneath the soil
should protect as from absolute dis
aster. Thus tbs outlook Is for q
mediocre yield Of q to % bu. A hot,
dry June may improve the plant, but
We do rot believe full average can
now be obtained, even under the mo-
favorable circumstances. In the course
Of the survey OF the wheat situation of
continental Europe the Marx Lane En-
press says: In France the weather has
not been favorable. Even the minister
Of agriculture's good report Of the
wheat only argues for q yield of 81
0oo, 600 qrs. leaving 100000 Qrs. to be
Imported. The Prusslan and Polish
wheat Is promising, but cold rains In
Austria have reduced fine prospects.
Russian reports are mostly encourag-
Ing. The popularity Of A1aericzn -four
increases
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

A foreign exchange says: Australia
at present Is solely tried by drought,
and that the trouble Is serious may be
inferred from the great activity Of the
church in making propitiatory appeals
and the proclaiming of days Of prayer
for rain by the governments. In
Western Australia the greatest suffer-
ing Is experienced. Within ninety
miles Of the coast all the timber, with
the exception Of river gums, has en-
tirely dried out From Ashburton to
Gascoyne. should the drought continue
much longer, all the stock, It is ex-
pected, viii perish. The last summer
rain that fell there was In February,
1892, and. with the exception Of fair
fan Of six inches in the winter Of 1884.
only enough rain has fallen IN that
district to keep the stock alive, al
though inland stations had no reason
to complain"
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Invited, ana tho men used to crav
ptraws as to who should take her, for
she was not a favorite. I think It q
pretty coed Indication Of the whole
thing that Captain Romeyn was only
supported by men who had known him
q short time and all the other officers
Of the regiment took the other side.
~The singular feature of the court
martial was that It drifted away from
the trial Of an Officer charged with con-
duct unbecoming a gentleman, TO
attack the character and motives Of
a woman who was not on trial, who
had no part In II, and yet who was
made to bear the brunt OF the sclndal.
II the evidences there given should be
permitted to stand unanswered It
would appear that she was the accused.
II was a case in which my name was
banded about until l and not Captain
Romeyn seemed to be the one on trial.
Here was a court-martial composed Of
officers of the United States army list
ening to petty stories, idle gossip.
whose repitition could not have been
tolerated in any civil court.
There are in every army posts OF
course, two classes OF women, as there
are in every other station OF life. One
keeps posted. reads magazines and
takes pleasure in intellectual pursuits
and In the prevailing forms Of exercise.
There Is the ether. composed Of mere
housekeeping drudges, reading neither
newspapers nor magazines. taking no
interest in public affairs, but content
ing themselves with the idle gossip,
speaking over the back fences. as you
might say. to each other about those
who do not notice them. Those peo-
pie rely for their mental pabulum upon
the most idle Of gossip and are the
ready victims Of servants who carry
tales from house to house.
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DRYING POTATOES.
A New Scheme Adopted by CaIIforas
Farmers-

Farmers
We learn from California that a fruit con
pany In that state has adopted an Interest
Ing method OF drying potatoes, by which
they are greatly lightened, so as to be more
available for transportation. By the drying
process fOur-ffths OF the weight Is removed
without lessening the nutritious value Of thi
potato or diminishing It's excellence as food
when cooked. 1t Is reported that the com
pany engaged in this business will soon have
ready for market nearly a million pounds o.
dried potatoes. the original weight Of which
was about 5,O00.OO0 pounds. The idea Of
drying potatoes for shipment IS not novel.
but we do not know that IL has ever before
been carried out upon a large scale In this
country. We cannot say how the potato
growers OF the great potato-growing state "
New York look upon IL.
California Is truly an enterprising state
Its fruit, vegetable and grain raisers have
recently manifested a remarkable amount
OF ingenuity In marketing crops Of their
ranches. They live far away from the cen
tiers Of population, and they are able 10 con
sumo but little OF their own food products;
50 that they have to seek for markets not
only In this part OF the country. but also u
Europe and Asia.-New York Sun
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The young Khedive Is described in

The young Khedive Is described In a
letter from Cairo as not In the least
MISUNDERSTANDING. He has baby
complexion Of pink and white, good
natured, shy, sleepy expression, and
walks with sailor roll. "His double
chin and hanging cheeks and the
plumpness of his soft. white hands re-
mind one Of Dickens fat boy" The
Khedive's only legal wife is q former
slave girl of his mother-the girls bus
mess having been to stand at the door
and remove the wraps Of ladies on re-
eeption day.
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OFFICERS IN A SNARL.
Ancient and HonoCu)rabIe ARTILLERY of
Boston Gets Mixed.
(Boston Lottery


Boston Gets Mixed.
Boston Letter.
Colonel Henry Walker is command
er Of that highly interesting Boston
organization. the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery Company, and Colonel
Sidney Hedges is a former commander.
The Ancient5 have not done much
fighting since the close Of the revolu-
tonary war lin fact, 1t was split in
twain in '76. the other half taking the
side Of George ILL.,, but II was demon
strated not long ago that the martial
spirit has not left them entirely. There
has been bad blood between Colonel
Hedges and Colonel Walker ever since
the Ancient's trip to London last sum-
mer. This grew, 1t Is alleged, out of
Colonel Walkers temerity In telling
the Ancients that when the Prince Of
Wales arose to address them they must
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always found bachelors in the army
to be nice to married ladies. The bach
elors called at our quarters and al
ways danced with me. But Capt.
Romeyn's wife said that some OF the
married ladies would not go to the
hops any mora. I said:
"'Well. II I went to the hops and
bachelors did not dance with me /
would stay at home, but I certainly
would not talk about it.
Mrs. Lieut.. Martin and Mrs. Lieut.
Kalk both said the same thing. The
to young girl who visited me during
the winter. I invited the bachelors to
my house to dinner for my guest, and
they were always nice, as was natural.
Mr.. Bamford and Mr.. o'Brien have al
ways been good friends. When Mr..
Bamford and Mr.. Shaw stopped house
keeping Mr.. Bamford came to our
house 10 mess. In January Miss Rom
eyn announced that she was engaged
to Mr.. Bamforj, which was the foun-
dation Of all the trouble. When Mr..
O'Brien spoke to Mr.. Bamford about
It he did not deny 1t, but
gave Mr.. o'Brien very clearly to
understand that he was not engaged to
her. Mr.. Bamford and I had frequently
ridden and danced together before this
engagement was announced-more so
before its announcement than after.
Mrs. Romeyn was quite friendly all the
time, and on Christmas eve Capt.
Romeyn walked to town with me. Mrs.
Romeyn came home from the east the
latter part of January and Mr.. O'Brien
and called on her. Mr.. Bamford went
to Miss Remeyn and told her that she
must set him right In this garrison and
say that the engagement which she had
announced was broken on. This she
refused to do. Then came this german,
which was post affair. That night
at the german l danced with Mr.. Bam4
ford, and Mrs. Romeyn cut Mr.. O'Brien
and me, but she did not cut Mr.. Bam-
ford, which every ore In the room
thought was strange. The next day
Capt. 2omeyn publicly said that had
been cut by all Of the ladies Of the post
on account Of my behavior.
"Mr. O'Brien went at once to his cap
tain, Of course. took his advice, and de-
manded that Capt Romeyn make
pablic apology. This Capt. Romeyn re-
fused. Mr.. O'Brien went to DR.. Taylor,
and asked him as to Romeyn's physi-
cal condition, as he intended to cowhide
Capt. Romeyn. The doctor told him
that It would never do. as II would re-
suit fatally to Romeyn. This forced
my husband to take legal action, OFF,
cial charges being his only recourse.
Mr.. o'Brien hoped that an inspector
would be sent and Capt. Romeyn re-
tired at once. He did not want q court
martial.
~Now In this court TIE ladies who
testified were women with whom I
have been on merely formal terms
women VINO had themselves COM
planned that the bachelors were not nice
TO them, being lacking in gallanfry.
WIN Capt. Romeyn It was simply q
question Of getting his daughter Nina
married before he retired. He liked
Lieut. Bamford and wanted him to
marry Miss Roneyn. / had formally
given hops TO which Miss Romeyn vas
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07
Two Mighty Continents.

North and South America. beside Guate
mala. the West Indies. Australia. and syss
Europe. are the fields Of usefulness In W hlca
HOstetter's Stomach Bitters has dem9.'
strated Its value as an antidOte 20 malairA'
and as q remedy for dyspepsia. cOnStipauoI
rheumatism, neuralgia, biliOuSnesS. ,rh,
v0usness and loss OF appetite and sleep. ~
Inhabitants, the medical men Of these eOuo,
tries. have spoken In no uncertain tOns'
concerning the efficacy OF the great houSe
hold remedy.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

An Austrian ofleer who has long
been drili-master Of the Persian army
is not one Of the decriers Of mission
aries and their work. A letter from
Persia quotes him as saying: TEL the
church IN America that I have seen
the missionaries and have studied
their work It Is not hu-
man work: It Is an angel work. They
are an angel The ofhcer,s c0nfdenee
IN these messengers Of light Is greater
than bis knowledge Of English. says
the friendly critic. but what better
description than 70 cali the spreading
q glad tidings angel workf-
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not forget themselves and shout:
What's the matter with the primer"
or Hes all right" and other such
purely American expressions. Colonel
Walker Is also said to have warned the
members Of the company that such
musical selections as -How dry am
Hes jolly good fellow" and I'VE
won't 90 home TIL morning" must. for
the time, be passed. Since then It il
said that Colonel Hedges and Colonel
walker have not spoken except on
business.
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writer the first full and frank
statement that has been made
Of her side of the famous case
which has agitated the United States
army.
She Is a little woman. Her manner
Is captivating: her conversation shows
education and culture. As she spoke
with fervor ami earnestness she looked
fondly upon her husband, who was
pacing up and down the porch. Its
q hard situation" said Lieut.. O'Brien,
Gin which / ind myself. The case
should never have gone to q court, but
should have been settled in another
and more effective way. at first felt
that physical redress exacted by man
Of thirty-three from one Of sixty
three would have been criticised, yet
now / wish that had forgotten that
Capt. Romeyn was sixty-three."
when I first came to the post" said
Mrs. o'Brien, Mrs. Romeyn visited me
and said that the bachelor officers At
Fort Mcpherson were horrid. They
did not dance with the married women
and they did not call on them. I
thought 1t was queer. because I had
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

Of their foster father and will probably
never know that they are the descend
ants Of kings.
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"walsh nearly loses his mind whea 1.t ~
wife goes away" 'HOw does ne "a, AZ -,
''why. yesterday. before she was mile ~, az.
Of town. he went and bought himstn q, TeI.
straw hat. a red neektie and PaiF VI -
-OW shoes"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

EiectI1ns 10 the rsichstag in ths
Dueny Of Brunswick this summer tus-
ON the attitude Of the candidates tow
ard the taxation Of bicycles.
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city proper, one leading through Fort
Ayer and another through Arlington.
Cherry Farm" is the property Of ex-
Senator John B. Henderson Of Missou-
RI, who purchased the beautiful place
four years ago from Thomas H. Syp-
herd. who far nearly twenty-five years
was one of the chiefs in the Sixth
Auditors office Of the treasury depart
ment.
In this beautiful and secluded place
President and Mrs. Mckinley, with
Secretary and Mrs. Porter, will pass
the heated summer weeks. The house
In far back from the public road. Sit
uated along a veritable forest Of fruit
and shade trees, the small summer
cottage is as completely isolated as
though II were a thousand miles from
the national capital. One must have
a most intimate acquaintance with the
geography of the adjacent country in
order to find the house at all.
1t Is reached by a narrow lane
which turns In from the main road
about half a mile from the small viii
lage of Ballston. This lane is an ex-
ecrable one. II is full of rocks and
ruts, and the devious ways in which
1t twists and turns through the short
pine brush is apt to cause a city bred
person to lose his bearings entirely.
Approaching the house. one Is i'm
pressed by the great number OF fruit
trees which line the lane. Apple, pear,
peach and cherry trees are everywhere.
and the eye is unable to discover the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

Educate Your Bowels with caseare,
Candy Cathartie, euro constipation IOr
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

There are In Russia I2.1T4 private ana
about 10000 military physicians. maklhs5 ~ ~
the average one physician to every oO'VOo VI
the population.
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IEUT. O'Brie ms
charming vife-the
indirect cause Of
Capt. r o m ey MS
court-msrtial and
senteEcs Of dismis-
sal from the United
s tates arm y
maintained abso-
lutte silence during
the long trial. but
she gave to the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

The surveys in wyoming thIs year
vim cost the government $4,000.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

johnson, sixth and latest in the list
Of Rhode Island cities. had po2ula-
ton by the last census Of s.776
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07

The population Of Dublin has dee 61o 70
within the last forty years from |0i''
A5,00o.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07
What Every Farmer Wants

Illusions Laws Of Irrigation. Sheep bi Tn
Ing. postpaid. for $50. Chain & haruy "'-'
l626 Curtis street. Denver, Colo.
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crime brought death to two others be-
sides himself. with nine wounded, and
the victim of his crime in precarious
condition.
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is FOR THE HOT DAYS
PRESIDENT DISCOVERS A RE-
TREAT NEAR WASHINGTON.
II II Called Sherry Farm'-Isolaeed'
Roomy and Inviting-It Il the Pro-
perty of Former Senator Henderson
4 Pretty Place.
Washington letter.

hEOlOEN i
KINLEY has chos-
en- the place for his
summer residence.
1t is known as
Cherry Farm" sew
en- miles southwest
of Washington, just
back of Fl. Myer,
and Is reached by
several beautiful
drives from the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-08-07
MRS. O'BRIEN'S STORY.
THE LADY WHOSE ACTS m
voLvED THE WHOLE ARMY.

she Was Not the Cause OF she Broken
Engseement of Miss Reneyn-A Bit
ter Iajustice .Ri<hted-diss Roneyn's
UnpopulArity the Cause
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Entered at POstOfnce as secOnd-clas. matter
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-05-14
c. L. S. C.. r1eeting.

Holmes c. L. S. c. held a very inter
esting meeting at the home of Chas. S.
Pyle last Wednesday evening, and the
usual literary and musical program, fol-
lowed by the quiz on the studies, was
given. The enjoyment of the evening
was further enhanced by the hostess
treating the guests to refreshments, con-
sisting of cake and ice cream.
The question of the annual picnic was
brought up and it was decided to COM
plete TIE arrangements at another
meeting.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Misses Mollie and Grace Wilson
on May 10Th, for which the following
program has been prepared: Quotations
from Hawthorne; violin solo, Miss Grace
A. Wilson; select NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
description of the Faun of Praxiletes in
the Marble Faun," Mrs. Mary L. Brown;
answering referred questions; violin solo,
]. E. Brumfeld; recital of myth-the
story of Hercules, Miss H. Jennie Reyn-
Odds; vocal solo, Miss Rhoda V. Wilson;
quiz.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-05-14
Dangerous Runaway.

John Featherman of Nottingham
Pa, drove Miss BERTHE Price t.
church at Sylmar ON last Sunday
When Mr.. Featherman was in the
act of getting out of the buggy the
horse suddenly started jerking hin
over the dash board. The fright
ened animal then ran and in turn.
ing into the road threw Miss Price
out. The lady was severely hurt
by the accident but not seriously
The horse ran towards home smash.
ing the carriage as he went, which
was soon left in the road consider
ably wrecked. Some one halted
the horse near Nottingham Presby-
terrain church and tied the animal
to the fence where Mr.. Feathermar
found it. Miss Price staid at Edw
Blacks residence over night where
she was cared for.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-05-14
Incendiary Fire.

The old store house, dwelling and
blacksmith shop at Rock Springs
the property of Mrs. Mary Mullen,
were burned last. Saturday night
about midnight. William Whitman,
one of the firm of Whitman Bros,
undertakers and dealers in furniture,
and who used the store house fol
their business, came home about
midnight and saw a man on the
porch who ran and made his escape.
The fire was seen in the building
and Mr.. Whitman was prevented
from following the man, the fire re
quiring his immediate attention.
There is no doubt that the fire was
of incendiary origin. Mr.. Whitman
did not know the man Or did not
get a good look at his face.
The two families hardly had time
to escape from the burning dwelling
in their night clothes before the
buildings were ablaze.
The buildings were insured in the
Cecil Mutual for $1100.
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A Natural Thief.

A correspondent of Perryville
Record from Havre de Grace says:
Several more filled valises have
been discovered among the goods
found in the possession of the
colored man Aaron Warfeld as
mentioned in last Record, who was
arrested near here with so many
things stored away. One valise
was identified by Mrs. Alice SAINT
myer by some copy books in it
which she lost about year ago
when Warfeld was whitewashing
for her. Among the things were:
Pipes, cigar holders, razors, toilet
soap, clippers, loading outfits for
breech loading gun, pocket books,
steel knuckles, a history of the war,
pen knives and dozens of other
little articles such as collar buttons,
cuff buttons, etc.