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CHILDREN WHO WEAR GLASSES

Alarming Increase of EyetroubIes
Among the Youth.
Americans are fast growing used to
the sight of school children whose spec
tacled eyes are in contrast to their
youthful faces. Statistics show that in
the United States at least 80 per cent
Of the school children are near sighted
and this is only one of the many de-
fects from which the eye suffers. In
the June Review OF Reviews DR.. ALL
port OF Minnesota, who discusses this
important theme-the defective eye
sight of American children-gives for
the prime cause of the degeneracy Of
human eyesight the excessive strain
upon the eyes produced by intellectual
pursuits. That intellectual progress
and ocular demonstration are INSOFAR
able and that savages do not suffer
from defective sight is proven by the
fact that among Indian children only
per cent are affected by myopia, and
among negroes only 2h per cent. OF
1000 Mexican children examined, only
eight were near-sighted, sixty far-sight-
ed and Ten astigmatic. In the United
States 80 per cent of the school chill
dren have defective eyes, while In Ger
many, where all sorts of Intellectual
pursuits abound, and the Typography Of
books is Of the most execrable descrip-
ton, so per cent of the children are my
opic. OF course, the subject is of the
greatest Importance, and remedial
measures should be taken by both pa
rents and teachers. The latter should
be trained to detect the first signs OF
defective eyesight, and work should be
to best suit the eyes OF the
pupils. But many parents do not
watch young children at their reading
and allow them to read by waving light,
dim gaslight. or to strain the eyes by
too much reading at night. Let the
small boys and girls do their studying
by daylight. even If they have to arise
an hour earlier to do so. and give them
games that do not require any straining
of the eyes for the evenings entertain
nent Often children. convalescent
and weak, are allowed TO read hours at
stretch and permanently weaken
heir eyesight.
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orIela OF the Word .snoh.-

While turning over the leaves of the
eighth volume OF the Sporting Maya
zine. published in 1885," says a writer
in Notes and Queries, Il have come
upon what I think is a very early in
stance Of the word 'snob.' The con-
text does not indicate fits meaning, but
1 apprehend there is no doubt that we
must interpret it by the context. The
writer is discoursing Of races at
Whitechurch. He says that there was
very respectable field. and although
neither the Duke Of Queensberry. Lord
Egremont nor His Royal Hlghness. the
Prince Of Wales. was present, It being
holiday time, number Of royal snobs
were"
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several seasons in Europe, doing some
international capers in Paris. She was
looking for Johnny's kind and he fell
an easy prey. There was a scandal, of
course, and Johnny got gracefully
down and out Of 1t Just in time. Lucy
Banning did not know, and slipping
out Of the caresses Of the countess he
went back to Los Angeles and began
his wooing.
One day there was an announcement
in the California papers that Johnny
Bradbury and his young wife were to
make a record-breaking trip around
the world, starting from San Francis
CO. The Indian had turned in his sleep.
To San Francisco they came and were
interviewed. There was a change in
Lucy; not a great change. but a
change; and those who had known
her in those other days but a short
remove in the past were panied at
something In ner which they could not
describe.
Months later Johnny and Lucy re-
Ne-A~A ~ A<0o Ah6CACc. lucIE Was Au-
other change in Lucy, or rather that
first change had been accented, and
then the observant interpreted It and
gave 1t a name-Lucy was whirling.
She had seen the world, and the world,
as Johrry presented It to her, was
pleasant. Once back in their handsome
home they began to entertain, always
giving the whirlwind kind. Johnny
used to give bachelor dinners. Lucy
was not only willing. but helped him.
On one occasion. when he entertained
a gay party Of sports at his home
table, she designed the menu cover.
bent woman holding alott a gobIe, Of
wine. Lucy was learning much.
Down at Santa Monica By the sea
lived old Don Juan Bandini, one of the
relies Of the olden days OF Spanish
occupancy. He had beautiful daueh-
ter. who was q talented, travelled Wo-
man at the time Johnny and Lucv
we're married Miss Bandlni was on =
tour in Europe when she met man
named Ward H Russell Ward, son Of
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Wouldn't Trust the Jonab..

A remarkable story OF coincidence
and sailor superstition was told by the
survivors Of the John Carey on their
arrival the other day at Auckland,
New Zealand. The John Carey, a trad
ing brig, ran into dirty weather and
sprang a leak, which at last forced the
captain and five others to take to the
only boat left uninjured. They were
picked up by the Ladybird, another
trader. which next day went ashore
total wreck. Two days later a third
trader, the Brightwell. hove in sight,
and being signalled by the castawayA
sent a boat to take them OF. The
John Carey's men were the first to
embark, and. going through the surf.
the Brightwell's boat was upset and
the occupants were drawn on board
half drowned. At this disaster the
Ladybfrd's crew set up a cry of 10
nalL" The ]. C.'s people, they said.
had been twice wrecked, and to en-
bark with them again was certain
death. And so firm was their faith
in the old superstition that when the
Brightwell sent second boat they &C
tually refused to be rescued, p-eferring
to stay where they were and take their
chance Of another ship coming that
way, to sailing in company with a
crew of Jonahs! Accordingly the
Brightwell sailed away with the six
survivors, who must have experienced
lively and varied emotions when, the
very next day, a heavy sea broke on
board, stove one Of the boats, and car
ried away a portion Of the bulwarks!
However, the weather cleared, and the
much-harrassed and luck-tormented
John Careyites were eventually landed
in safety at Auckland.-Sydney Bull
letin.
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Z good English family sIad a gentle
man In appearance. Miss Bandini and
Ward loved each other and were mar
rled. She had money. at least her
father had, and when he dle1 Gr. and
Mrs. Ward journeyed from London to
Los Angeles to look after the Bandini
properties. They took a handsome
home at Santa Monica and entertained.
About the time Of their coming
Johnny had grown tired Of whirling.
The Indian slept again, and Johnny,
with an avowal to leave the old trail.
moved his encourage down to the little
city that sits by the sea. fifteen miles
away from Los Angeles. There the
Bradburys lived in quiet domesticity
for the first time in their married life.
1t might have been so still. but there
was Ward. The two families met, had
many congenial tastes. and an inti'
macy sprung up between them. Mrs.
Ward and Mrs. Bradbury became fast
friends and confidantes. II was an idyl-
lie life down there where the Pacific is
Always smiling and the town sleeps so
quietly under its pepper trees. The two
women we're inseparable.
When and where no one but the two
participants know, Ward awoke to Mrs.
Bradbury, and she became conscious
of Ward as other than a neighbor.
How long ago is not told, but some
time Ward said the things to Mrs.
Bradbury which a lover says to his
sweetheart. and a new and the last
personality was obtruded into the tale.
Ward fascinated. Under the circum-
stances love is not the word. With all
her life in the gay world. Lucy Brad
bury had some of the Lucy Banning
left in her. and she did not forget But
Ward fascinated, and she bowed a
queenly head to him and became a
slave.
Nothing was known of the new heart
It was a startling figure of a recum-
story until a week ago. Mrs. Ward was
going to England. She packed her
trunks. took her child and kissed her
English husband good-by. She left
him in the care OF her friends, tho
and started across the con-
tinent. Then plans began to take
shape. Mrs Ward reached New York,
stayed a day or two and sailed. On the
day Of her sailing Lucy Bradbury left
Los Angeles. On the same train was
Ward. the fascinating Ward. When
she left Mrs Bradbury took her jewels.
worth about $4,000. After hawking
them from place to place, she sold them
for 81. 500. That was all the pair had.
When the train reached San Francis
c. Lucy Bradbury and Ward were to-
gether and that night they registered
at Marchand's. At Chicago they were
overtaken by Bradbury and a recon-
cilliation followed. Husband and wife
to the coast
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ErREPLAcEs BUILT OF SNOW.

winter Life In Northern LatItudes Has
Some Singular Features,
At the first glance snow does not
look like very promising material
for fireplace, and yet 1 think am
not mistaken in saying that every win
ter there are hundreds Of fires built
In hreplaees made Of this substance.
says writer in Lippincott's Magazine.
This is less surprising when we stop
to think that In the part of America
where this is done the temperature
outdoors during the winter months sell
dom rises as high as zero and fire.
quently falls as low as 40 or so de-
grees below. About the end Of Janu-
airy, or when the ST. again appears
above the horizon, many families Of
the two Eskimo villages near Point
Barrow, in Alaska, leave their winter
houses and travel inland 20 or 100
miles to hunt reindeer along the upper
waters OF the large rivers that flow
into the Arctic Ocean east Of the
Point. Here they encamp in large,
comfortable snow houses. usually dug
out in a solid snowdrift. Like all Es-
ikimo winter houses, these are entered
by means Of long, low tunnel, and
opening out of one side Of this tunnel
there is fireplace built OF snow slabs.
/ never had a chance to go cut to the
rivers with the deer hunters, but one
en-
built in the Cape Smyth village, near
our station. A young man and his
wife moved down from Point Barrow
after winter had set in. and, as there
was no accommodation for them in any
of tae permanent wooden houses, they
built themselves a small hut from
blocks of snow and rooted it over with
sailcloth. / made them a visit one
afternoon and found the house pretty
Geld and uncomfortable, in spite Of the
large stone lamp that was burning all
the time. The entrance tunnel was
about ten feet long; at the left hand
as you entered. and close to the door,
was the fireplace. This was about two
and half feet square and neatly built
of. slabs Of snow, with a smoke hole
at the top and a stick across at the
proper height to hang pot on. When
the first fire is built in such fireplace
there is considerable melting Of the
surface of the snow, but as soon as the
fre is allowed to go out this freezes
to hard glaze of ice, which afterward
melts only a very little. These fire.
places are used only for cooking, as
the Eskimos rely wholly on the oil
lamps for warming the dwelling.
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Among the maxims OF the late Bar
ney Baranto were the following: ''Nev-
er let a man put his hand on you with
out giving him what for and always
have the first hit" You have no
right to spoil another mans game, as
long as he plays it cleverly; he viii
expose himself soon enough when he
ceases to be clever at it." Never play
the game above the peoples heads, but
as they think they understand it; you
have a bit in hand every time them"
AID, always wind up with good cur
tain. and bring it down before the pub
lie gets tired or has had time to find
Jon out"
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Bradbury says he will never live with
her again, but offers her such a home
and such an income as will maintain
her in her accustomed luxury.
Lucy Banning is well born. Her
father came out Of a good fighting Vir-
ginia family Of long pedigree and much
aristocratic kinship. Her mother was
a type Of the rayishingly beautiful
Spanish-American woman who domin-
ated the society Of the city Of Angels"
thirty years ago. The Bannings were
always wealthy in land and stocks,
and the coming of the southern Cali
fornia boom showed them up toward
the millionaire notch. Lucy was a
young girl just in her teens when the
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81 remember Mckinley" says one of
his Oldest friends. quoted in the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat, "as a man with
his full share OF impulsiyeness. The
time was when he gave away as other
men do under strain or provocation.
Do you want to know what wrought
the change? For twenty-five years
this man has stood between his wife
and all that might give her the slight
est worry. No matter what the load
he was bearing. he has never failed to
wear into her presence smiling face.
Whatever emotions might be surging
underneath, he has appeared calm and
placid on the surface. This frail be-
ing owes her life to his shielding care.
Self-control was born Of that twenty
hye years Of devotion. There you have
the whole explanation of what Is 50
admirable in McKinley's character"
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President Kruger's order that Queen
Victoria's Jubilee day" be observed as
q holiday In the South African repub-
lie must have appealed to students Of
politics as a noteworthy return Of
good for evil. Such exchanges are none
too common, and they are seldom so
graciously made-though, as a we'll
known clergyman has wisely said, the
purpose Of 'eoals of fire" is not to
scorch an enemy, but to melt him.
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The lower house of the Prussian diet
or parliament has rejected q govern
ment measure which. had Il become
Law. would have greatly abridged the
right Of free speech. Under the pro-
visions Of the bin, the police ofcer
who represents the government At all
political meetings In Prussia would
have had power % disperse any meet
Ing when In his judgment X was con-
trary to the criminal Law or 20 the pub
lie order. or when among the audience
he saw any person whom he thought
TO Be minor. The police would have
had authority also to dissolve any az
sociation which held such q meeting.
or which had minors among its mem
bers; and penalties Of fine and inpris-
eminent were provided for any one who
might remain at q meeting or con-
tributed to the funds Of society un-
der ths ban Of the police.
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Young HERES, Missing

Miss Grace Stevenson, prepossessing,
% years old, an heiress. and a general
favorite in society, has been missing
from her home in Brookline, the swell
suburb Of Boston, since April. The
missing girl was Mr.. Stevenson's IA
vorite daughter. There had been a
long arrangement between Mr.. Steven
SON and his wife. and he did not live
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SHE LOVED A RASCAL.
LEFT HER MILLIONS FOR An
ENGLISH SWELL.
A San Francisco Story of Love and De-
eeit In High LIfe-rhe Mad Career
of the Bradburys and Its Somewhat
Mixed Termination.

RS. John Brad
bury, wife Of one
of the rio b o s {
youn g m e n / n
America, left her
husband and his
multi-millions, and
ran away from his
palace in Los An
geles with a penni-
lie s, middle-aged
Englishman. She
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A Topeka paper remarks concerning
q recent abduction and the arrest of
the abduetor: at is presumed that a
term in the penitentiary viii satisfy
the enraged parents" But haven't
they already suffered enough?
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At least Gen. Miles has the satisfac-
ton Of having inspired good man to
follow his example. The Prince Of
Wales went to a reception. There was
nobody at the door to welcome him
and he went away.
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The Christian Endeavorers left Chi
cago with several new and improved
''yells." Think of Paul and Timothy
starting for Macedonia on a mission
airy Journey and giving yell" as they
left Ephesus.
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Some dude has written an article, er-
titled, Should women go to war;" OF
course not, except with their neigh
bors. What Ounce that chap must
be!
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Out in Webster City, Iowa, the hot
weather has been Matching the eggs
in the grocery crates. This shows
where Colonel Joe Mllhatton is spend
ing his summer vacation.
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In Mexico City ''frst-elass American
butter. made by an expert" is adyer-
tised at 30 and Sc cents a pound, al
wholesale and retail respectively.
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Austria is the country most Ienient
70 murderers- In ten years over 500
persons were found guilty Of murder.
of whom only twenty-three were put %
ieath. ~
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The punch over the solar plexus did
for Corbett just what punch inside the
solar pleyus is doing for Sullivan.
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Now that 500 wheels have rolled
down to SIS it is hoped that the 500
typeYriters win soon learn the same
trick.
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Something should be done right
away to break the thermometer Of the
of-garden habit.
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He-would you scream If I should
kiss you?
She-And II I were to allow you 70.
would you Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
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A girl is or never has better clothes
ct home than she has with her.
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Entered at POstOfice as secOnd-class matter.
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accumulated wealth from land sales
put her where she could have the best
opportunities. socially and otherwise.
The Bradburys were not strong In
lineage. but they were and are strong
In money. The elder Bradbury had
sheep when wool was worth something.
He married into an old family. older
than the Bannings. but the pedigree
didn't run 80 straight. Back Just ut
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Denver Directory.
HARNESS.

HAkNESS.
bic Concord Hsr.
TESS IN Colorado
breeding, so; SIS
double team har-
ness. with breech-
ing, SIG; IS steel
horn stock saddle
for SIS; SIS single
buggy harness for
$50. Do not Be
deceived By worth
less limitations, but
order direct from
rs and get the
lowest wholesale
prices. Catalogues
free. All goods
stamped. FRED
MUELLER, 1913
Larlmer Street.
Denver. Colorado.
EXAMINATION.
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THE BROAD AK.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

WIN promuIsate and at all times uphold the
true principles Of Democracy. but farmers
Catholics, Protestaats. Knights OF LABOR IN
hdeIs. Mormous. Republicans. Priests or any
one else can have taelr say, 50 long as tDei
language is proper and responsibility Is hIea-
The Broad Az Is a newspaper whose pat
form Is broad enough for all. ever claiming
the editorial right to speak its own MINI.
Local Communications VIII have attehuon'
write only on one side Of the paper
SUBSCRIPTIONS:
one year.. --.""'-'''' -
SIX Months. - A-OO
Three Months. ~
Advertising rates made known on appiiea-
tion.
Address all communications to
THE BROAD AN,
40 Main Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
JULIUS F. TAYLOR. Publisher and Editor
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MISS GRACE STEVENSON.
under the same roof with her. Grae..
who loved her father dearly, was the
medium between the estranged couple.
carrying whatever messages were nee.
essary regarding the conduct of the
household She was anxious to bring
about a reconciliation and It Is believes
now that ths failure to do 50 decided
her In leaving home. Her disappear
anea has fust been made public.
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mr. nTnn A NEW UPRIGHT PIANO. tight
iii MIIk' wood case. WARRANTED FIVE
ri III MIIN YEARS FOR S2J0. WRITE for
HNIll terms and prices The KNIGHT
= u GAANOO CAMPBELL MUSIC Co. Denver.
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MOTriSOn'S Mining Rights I: : :P: =;

GEnnRREn Our phOjOgra ph!c finishing sse-
KEHVAkN partment Is the largest in the
nNIVIHhN l.. :. We deliver work in one
ANSSsNlNS day after receiving order. En-
Iarging and eoloring a speciality. We have In stock
every camera made. All kinds OF supplies The
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Crop Conditions.

Washington, Sept. 10.-The Septem-
Der report of the statigtician of the de-
paTtment of agriculture shows the fol-
lowing average conditions on Sept. L:
Corn, 1913: oats. S4.6; rye, 901; to-
bacco, 75.5i wheat, S5.7; barley, 1914;
buckwheat. 95.1; potatoes, 66,7.
The condition Of corn, 1913, is 40
points lower than last month, and 3.3
points lower than the September aver
age for the last ten years. The prin-
cipal state averages are as follows:
Ohio. "a; Michigan, SO; Indiana, 81; Illi-
nois, 64; Iowa, 20: Missouri, "a; Kansas.
81: Nebraska, 81; Texas, 81; Tennes-
see, So; Kentucky SO.
The condition of wheat, S5.7, is III
points higher than on Sept. l. 1896. and
AS points higher than the September
average for the last ten years.
There is a marked decline in the
principal spring wheat as compared
with last month. The average condi-
ton of oats is 1916, as compared with
$50 on Aug. 1, with 74.0aon Sept. 1, 1886,
and 9O.7. the September average for the
Last ten years. The average condition
of barley, 1874, shows a decline Of 10
points during the month. but it higher
by 3.3 points than on Sept, 1, 1896, and
s19 points, than the September aver
age for the last ten years
The average condition of rye. 90.1, is
as points higher than on Sept 1, 1896,
and 81 points above the average for the
last ten years.
There is no marked Improvement in
the reports concerning the fruit crop
except from Georgia and Mississippi.
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and in the great majority OF states
there is no material change
a Bic Beer Trlas4.

Chicago. Sept. 10.--A special to the
Tribune from milwaukee says: 1t 10
learned here that the principal pro-
motors in the big mating company.
which was formed in New York few
days ago, are the Milwaukee MASTERS
and brewers. Instead Of being a sim
pie combination of MASTERS it appears
that the brewers are also interested in
the combination, and that It is to be
conducted or a gigantic scale, and will
virtually control the brewing business
of the country. The American Mating
company, as the new combine viii be
known, have a capital of $50, 090.000. IN
stead of s15,o0e,99 as was announced
from New York. Half Of this stock Will
be preferred and on this there Is a
guarantee it will pay Z per cent an
nually,
1t cannot be learned here who are the
brewers outside of this city who are
interested, but il is claimed that there
are q number of Chicago and ST. Louis
firms interested. The American Malt
ing company. in the course OF time,
VIII eentralize the manufacture of malt
in such places as Chicago. milwaukee,,
st. Louis, Philadelphia and New YORK.
All the smaller plants will be closed
down In this way it is calculated that
millions of dollars viii be saved an
nualiy and will go to swell the large
profits which are already made by
many manufacturers of beer
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Healthy, Happy Children

Are those whose mothers have been,
and are, healthy. The best mentioned
woman in the world viii fall short of
her duty to her children if she is wor-
ried and wearied with weakness and
sickness. Most all irritable women are
sick women Most all melancholy, list
less, languid women are sick women.
Every woman who will take the trouble
10 notice. viii find that at certain fixed
periods she is nervous, cross, irritable
and respondent. Any iTregularity
makes the conditions worse. Even a
well woman is less amiable than usual
at these times. What. can be expected
from q sick woman? When every
movement is a dreary drag. when the
nerves are all on edge in sympathy
with the particular ones affected-when
it seems that death were very much
preferable to living-what can wo-
man do for children then2
II is every Woman's duty to be we'll
and healthy. There is no reason why
she should be otherwise if only she will
take proper care Of herself and take
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Presentation
when she needs it. This celebrated
remedy has been used in the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buffalo,
~ Z. of which DR.. Pierce is chief con-
sulting physician and specialist, for
over 80 years. Thousands of women
have been cured by it.