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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
Old Style Remedies.

Down even to the end of the eiRh.
teenth century, in popular medicine
at least, the nastier the substance tn,
more potent the remedy. Thus wood.
lice were used to cure indigestion, or
TO put 1t In the lingo Of that day, were
potent to dissolve the mucilaSinous
tartar Of the body" "open obstruction
OF the Viscera," etc. When II came &c
treat epilepsy. the grand mai. some
tning more powerful was necessary
SO we are not surprised to fnd the old
physssians recommending bedburs a,
an almost infallible remedy. Aris
tophanes. Aristotle, PIIny and Dios-
oorides, all maintain the efficacy a,
tnese disgusting creatures In ouartap
lever. Piiny says that seven bedbugy
swallowed at the beginning of an Al.
TACK VIII certainly work a cure.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
ou,k.r OF the Orient.

The Turkish porter Is one OF the
most interesting objects seen in tour
Of the orient, says the New York Re-
corder. or herculean strength and
mower of endurance, he is usually
prompt and obliging, also honest, 50 ra'
as in him lies. He cannot speak the
truth and would not respect himself II
he could, for that is a virtue OF the
Frank. His place OF business Is on tho
streets Of his native town, where he
can be found at all hours Of the day,
clad In a loose, soiled jacket, usually
gray, with gray CATERS, Turkish shoes
or sandals, the inevitable fez and
neck kerchief that makes him look as
IL he were strangling. All the burden
Of conveying large or small articles
falls upon him, and he will for a Gra-
tuity carry piano as easily as trunk
He Is the most contented Of the work
ing fraternity one meets abroad,
whether he is found In the streets Of
Constantinople or in those Of SIAM
boul, and the tourists make much OF
him because he Is interesting. His
occasional smoke under the shade OF
mulberry tree or his lazy sips Of sher-
bet are treats that renew his strength
for the hard work by which he must
live-if he is not able to sell merchan-
disc. Being sturdy and industrious,
the traits Of the Turkish porter COM
mend him to the public, hence a pic
turesque description Of him by one
traveller who named him the Quaker
Of the Orient"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
A Prince as a Priest.

Prince Max of Saxony, who has re-
Gently taken up his abode in London
as Catholic priest at the Church of
St Boniface. Union street. White
chapel, is the fourth son of Prince
George, Duke Of Saxony, and nephew
OF the king Of Saxony. When he he
came a priest he formally renowned
all his rights to the throne to which
his father is heir. Prince Max is only
20 years Of age and he Quilted the
German army to enter a monastery n
lew years ago. His determination To
retire from the world and to enter the
priesthood is said to be due to an m
fortunate attachment he entertained
for Princess Fedora of Schleswig-Hol-
stein BY his modesty he has become
very popular among the poor In the
east end. His reply to the cheers raised
In his honor upon the occasion of his
first visit to the "GeselIenverein. or
Workngmen's club, attached TO the
mission, was, Il come among you. not
as prince, but simply as a priest I
am worker myself. for, to my mind
no honor Is 50 great as that as thar Of
labor."-Nsw York Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
Rxtraordh ary Mania for Clocks.

about ten years ago a man named
Menager died in New York, who was
known as the CLOCK miser." The de-
tails Of his life were told In the daily
papers. When a young man he be-
came the Junior partner In a manufac-
turing firm, and threw into his work
such energy and intelligence that ca
reer opened before him both useful and
successful. It was necessary that he
should be punctual each morning at his
office, and for this reason he bought a
Swiss clock and placed 1t opposite to
his bed. Doubling its correctness he
bought another OF German make, and
concerned himself to keep the two run
ming exactly together He grew inter
ested in their mechanism, studied their
points OF difference, and began to buy
from time to time other clocks. He
had ceased now to care for clocks for
their real use, and valued them as curl
osities and articles of property. The
within grew upon him as the years
passed. He was learned in the history
and in all the peculiarities Of the diff
ferent time-pieces that he possessed;
his accumulation increased until he
had specimens from almost every
clock-making nation. So keen was his
zeal in this pursuit that he grew in
different to every other object in life,
dropped his friends, and at last lived
in . large dingy house. with only an
oIN aorvanf and tho tickfu0 nultitude
Of clocks. that seemed increasingly to
strike the funeral knell of his wasted
years. Interest in man or woman he
had none, but spent his time among his
treasures. winding them and talking
to them. as II they were live creatures
found over four hundred clocks.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
Chinese womea Pile Drivers.

Piles are being driven in one Of tia
new buildings for a foundation for a
punch. They were eight inches in
diameter and fourteen feet long. The
staging was bamboo, and 90 was the
frame for the hammer. which was n
round piece Of cast iron, with a hole
in the center for a guide rod, says
Casters Magazine. Attached to the
hammer block were twenty-seven ropes,
carried up to the top Of the frame and
down on the outside, looking very
much like the old fashioned maypoles.
Twenty-seven women had hold Of the
ends. and with sing-song, all together,
pulled down; up the rod, four feet,
travelled the hammer: then, ut a
scream, all let go, and down 1t came on
top the pile, which was unprotected
by q band or ring The womer were
paid 20 cents in gold per day. This
Maypole driver il In general use
throughout Japan and China.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
A FIreproof Tree.

N q government report from Colon
bia appears the description of a tree,
known as the chaparro, which pos
seAses the property Of being freproof.
II grows on the vast plains of Colon
bia and the north Of South America
called Savannas. extensive districts
which are parched with heat except
during the rainy season. II has long
been the custom to clear the ground
for the new vegetation which springs
up so luxuriantly on these plains after
the rainy season by means Of fire; and
such fires, miles in extent, kindIed by
the herdsmen, destroy everything in
the shape Of vegetation, except the
chaparro tree. which survives to AFFORD
a welcome shade in an almost treeless
region. 1t is a small tree, seldom
growing to more than twenty feet In
height, with a girth Of about three feet
and It owes its protection from fire to
the nature OF it's hard, thick bark.
The bark lies on the trunk in loose
layers, which do not readily conduct
heat to the more delicate parts Of the
structure. II Is general idea among
the natives that this tree grows only
where gold is abundant in the soil be-
low. That It Is common in auriferous
districts Is indisputable, but there Is
no ground for supposing that II does
not grow elsewhere.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
Trained for COons.

Handsome is that handsome does, |"
whether in one form Of life or another.
1T amt no use tryin' to get coon at
all unless you've got coon dog" says
a Maine woodsman. you can take a
heightened dog OF some fancy breed,
an bring him up as careful as you
please. an the chances are that he
won't be no more use for huntin' coon
than he would IL you set him agin'
wild elephants. Or mebbe a measIey,
mongrel, yellow cur that nobody knows
where he come from an that looks as
IL he growed from a burdock root will
be regular cyclone when he gets after
a pair Of 'coons. It's a curious thing,
too, that coon dog amt good for
nothin' else. For ten months Of the
year he'll hang around, gettin' licked
by all the other dogs an gettin' kicked
from here to yonder by everybody, but
when the middle OF September comes
he perks right up an for a couple Of
months he's the biggest toad In the
puddle. He realizes his own import
ance then, an he's right about It, for a
good coon dog Is the hardest kind TO
get 1t must be born in him or he
won't be no good at catchin' 'coons."
Must be born in him. Well, that an
plies to other knacks besides that for
the successful pursuit Of 'coona-
Lewiston (Me) Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
GunPowdPr History

Granting that the origin II the maj,
ufacture of gunpOwdcr i IoSr in NJ,
remote past, it is known thai gbor,
1865 an English monk. Roger B.eon
was the first to suggest it, Use in on
gines OF death. Soon after hi, en-,
gestion was taken up and guns can.
structed, the first by binding iron hao
together with hoops to form rub..
then by casting tube out Of bras,
with one end closed. Stones " suf,
able size were used for shot. and tho
powder was shOveled i'm ~ the muzzl,
In spite Of these drawbacks very lars,
guns were built. Mahomrt II. against
the Greeks in the siege Of Constant
nople, in 1853, used a gun throwing A
600-pound stone a mile.-Philadelphia
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
IAN MAcLAREN's cHARA,7En
DR.. Watson Says National Charac,s,,..,
Are Not Found In City Peopl.

Or. Watson Says National Charac,s,,..,
Are Not Found In City Peopl.
The men and women in BESIDE ~
Bonnie Briar Bush" and The nav, =.
Aud Lang Syne" were welLknorn ~ -
Central Music hall yesterday. Tbs P.r
John Watson, who, as Ian NIrI,a'n =
made them, spent his last day in nj,
90 In explaining and reading his ~ ,r
most prominent works. He was hal
by large audiences, in the aft,rnoop =, :,
2:30 O'Clock and in the evening AZ STt
O'Clock.
Telling Of his Drumtochty cb,-,o..-.
proved to be the mos, popular Of hi. -
forts In the city. 1t was WIN, IN. NJ,
pie had wanted since he first clmr IN,
weeks ago, and at the end Of each m
pearance he had to consent 10 an pyri.
reading. The pathOs Of his bomalr
scenes affected the people strongly.
In introducing his Drumtu-htv p.,,l.
DR.. Watson spoke Of the new rr'ud IN
fiction toward the realistic and n,ru-,T
He upheld the literature Of locality AMI
maintained that the expression Of cEr,r,,
ter In the cities was conventional anil
that only by the study of tn cuuptrvmgr
could national character b. knowu-Cbt
cago Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
Population Of The World.

p. D'Amfreyille, the eminent French
statistician, has recently complied Il
new estimate of the population Of TIE
globe. The total population is given
as 1,4OO,OO0,OOO. distributed as follows:
Asia. S25.95O.OOO; Europe, 3j77.379. 900;
Africa, 163.933.OOO; America. III. 49,
600; Oceanica and Polar regions, =
5OO. 400; Australia, 100000. Out Of
every 1000 inhabitants Of the glvbe.
55S live in Asia, 242 In Europe. Ill in
Africa, 50 in America. in OCeanica
and the Polar regions and only In
Australia. The number Of inhab.-
tants per square miles is: In Europe
%. in Asia As, in Africa l.. in America
s, in Oceanic and the Polar regions 3,
and in Australia il is only l.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

In the alcoholic ward Of Bellevue
hospital in New York lies a man dy-
ing. 1t would serve no purpose to give
his name, but for the sake Of an OBJ
iect lesson his case may well be re-
counted. A rich cotton manufacturer
died four years ago. leaving an enor-
nous fortune and four sons. The ED
est son died at Sc of alcoholism, hav-
ing made a large hole In the inherit
ance- His second brother died a year
later Of the same disease, aged Is, hav-
ing done his share toward dissipating
his fathers earnings. The third son
died a year ago, also from drink, at "a,
and left only $4,000 of the fortune to
the last brother, which he has spent
In his turn, and now at % lies dying Of
the same thing in the public ward of a
charity hospital surrounded by
"drunks" Of all forms Of lowness and
degradation This is a horrible tale,
but it is true, and it should serve as
q warning.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
What . Little Ant Did.

The most splendid reminiscencs of
ruin In Athens Is In the sixteenth COL
umns Of the old temple Of Jupiter, the
Olympi together in one group, and
three by themselves. one Of which lies
PROSTATE on the ground. For forty
years Il has lain on the earth, un-
broken except in the separation Of its
component pieces And as its fellows
outline themselves. still strong and
erect, against the sky. they seem not
only memorials Of the grandeur of
which they made a part and speaking
Witnesses Of the past glory Of a past
religion, but faithful guardians and
watchers over their fallen companion
The column was b.own down in 1850
in q great storm. but the reason why 4,
seIl and the rest still stand was found
10 be that an ant. taking ADVANTAGE Of
A small opening In the cement between
~ PEDESTAL and the baze. had worked
~ vsy in. and With ,ls brznshinr
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

A story Of two flags is told by a cor
respondent Of an American newspaper
who has verified accounts OF Spanish
cruelty in Cuba The foreman of a
plantation attacked by the Spaniards
was French citizen. He retreated in
to his house and wrapped himself IN
the French flag. In spite Of this sig
niheant protest he was seized and put
to death. No such contempt was
shown for the colors of another coun-
Try whose protection was invoked. A
Spanish force appeared at the estate Of
q British consul in search OF a young
man against whom they had some cause
Of complaint Putting the young man
in q room the consul nailed the British
nag across the door, anddared the Span
iards to tear II from its place. The as
sailants knew that the power Of the
British Empire was represented by that
nag. and the colors were undisturbed.
The world has learned thoroughly the
lesson that the British flag protects the
humblest subject Of the queen. May
Il never fail to be true that the Amer
lean nag Is q defence for an American
citizen. the world over.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
What the President Saxs.

II take pleasure in stating that per-
sonally know persons who. once alb
sOlutely bald, have regaincd their lost
hair through the use of DANDERINE.
My wife, whose hair was falling ouJ
from some cause, has received great
benefit from 1t. / heartily commend
DANDERINE." Thus writes Edmund
ID. Murdaugh. president of the Terri.
tOrial normal school to the KnOwlton
Danderine company of Guthrie. Okla,
hOma, from whom Danderine can he
obtained for 81 per bottle. if not kept
In stock by local druggists.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

The body Of Poke" Wells, the out
law and desperado, is now in q pick
ling vat in the Central Medical College
at st. Joseph, No. He will soon be-
come the sport Of the dissecting knifs-
Young men who anticipate going west
to rob banks and hold up trains ought
to see q moral in these facts. The in
eipient highwayman certainly is not
seeking to get into the pickle Mr.. Wells
q An.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

An important decision has been Civ
en- by a New York court, to the effect
that bicycle coasting is not "scorch-
ing" II bieyclist while coasting runs
into anybody, then he is subject to
arrest, but otherwise he Is at liberty to
coast all he wants to without fearing
the Intervention Of the stern arm Of the
law. 1t is interesting to know that the
Judge who gave the decision is a wheel
man himself, and therefore he may be
supposed to have spoken from the
standpoint of an expert witness.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

Jennie slipped into the pantry ON.
morning when her mammais back Va.
turned and took the largest peach from
a dish OF fruit that was to be served
that day for dessert. When mamms
discovered what the little girl had done
sne said; Suppose At the last great
Gay that peach should rise IN to ac-
euse you. what would You dof.. .Es,
II again. replied the child. promptly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02


port,
Egg on the slArboard bow:
Glory Of youth glowed in his soul
Where is that glory now?
Sing me a song Of lad that IL gone
Say, could that lad be I?
Merry of soul he sailed on a day
Over the sea to Skye.
Give me again all that was there;
Give me the sun that shone!
Give me the eyes, give me the soul,
Give me the lad that is gone!
sing me a song of a lad that Is gone.
Say, could that lad be 1?
Merry of soul he sailed on q day
Over the sea to Skye.
Billov and breeze, island and seas,
Mountains OF rain and sun;
All that was good, all that was fair,
An that was me is gone.
r. L. Stevenson.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

New York has a tenor singer who Is
90 handsome that he has to have a
woman chaperon to protect him from
emotional young women. This may be
the case in New York; anything In the
shape Of = male biped, outside Of dudes
AID other forms Of insanity, Is very
scarce, but II the pretty tenor win 90
to Chicago he VIII not be there q week
before he will have discharged his
chaperon and started advertising in
matrimonial papers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

-,ao-s of its nest had gradually
S.oren away the mortar which held H.
- ,h,t II was weakened at the founda-
lion and unable to resist the violence
- the storm. What ages had failed to
A. vhat the enormous. power Of fuTi-
ous element coule not accomplish
sIon. was wrought to its bitter end BY
the least Of all powers in the world
the burrowing and building q q little
ant
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

In this land We do not believe In the
divine right Of kings to rule. Never
theIess. We must acknowledge the great
power Of the monarchs Of the earth.
There Il reason for qualification. there
fore. In the sentiment recently ex-
pressed By the Emperor Of Germany.
when, referring to the tsar's hope that
armies might be used only for presery-
ing peace, he said: I'm this the tsar 10
IN complete accord with me. His ma
Sesty,s Efforts are directed toward
drsxing together the peoples Of Europe
and uniting them upon the ground Of
oonmon interest
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

wv AXE THhEE YANKEE GIRLS"
and nod to the orchestra, hand across
the footlights band parts, bend down
10 shake hands with the first violin.
fan themselves with their parasols, and
laugh. for no reason at all, very much
indeed One Of the three is In such
excellent fettle that she cannot wait
while the band parts are being served
cut, bus must waltz around the stage
and affect to take header into the sea
painted on the back cloth.
See here. nowi We dom want to
stay here. mister. till the day o ,judK-
meLt-you understand me? Wevant
this little canter got through az quick
as you can without breakin' amy
thing"
The wearied first violin says-and I
think he means is-that lie won't keen
The lively sisters a minute longer than
lie can help.
That's jest what / mean. Nov Let
her 60. Gallagher. Mamie, come right
here now and attend to business. Nam
ieT"
That's me-"
Don't keep foolin' around now, but
Jest come here. P'raps you don't mind
!ettin' rs have that symphony, mister.
over again once or twice"
The three young ladies unpin their
violet wells and IN them on their bod
ICES with pin They throw their par
ssols on chair.
We are three Yankee guris and Of
beauty we're
Esirs just about the smartest guris
alzEa,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
raksaE out the Curve.

-welI, doctor. what ais met" asked
Sprockett. after the physician had
made an examination
You have bicyelistarum kyph osiA. .
replied the physician. but think .
can soon straighten you eQt"-Pt.S
surg chrpnicie -TeIesrAnA.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

Edgar Minard, q farmer living near
Anderson, Ind, raised q pumpkin this
season that weighs eighty-four and
one-haH pounds
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

Il was reported some time ago that
Paderewski had lost his mind. 1t Is
now reported that he is writing an
opera II It Is q comic opera the first
report was true
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

There are thousands Of people In the
world who would be happy II somebody
did not hunt up grievances for them
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
In the Near Future.

Tourist-"wasn't there a steep hill in this
neighbOrhOOd:'
Narive-'-There was. but he HryciistS OBJ
Jected to Il and the Legl>lIture made an
appropriation and had II removed. Block
lyn Life
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

''How did Jcbsou happen TO lose bis vote
for Bryany' "He had 20 stay at home 10
Keep his wife from putting McKinley's pic
ture In the window"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
" THE ODD CORNER.
AZ QUEER AND CURIOUS
FEATURES OF LIFE.
Tie lad That Il Gone-Extraordinsry
Mamie for ClOcks-A FIrcprOof Tree
what . Little Ant DId-A singular
Wm-other Odd Stories.

ING me Q song o.
q lad that y
gone.
Say, could that
lad be /?
Merry of soul he
sailed on a day
over the sea to
Skye.
Null was astern,
rum ON tn Q
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

Cascarets stimulate liver. kidneys aud
bowels. Never slcken weaken or grippe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

'Slapdash did a clever thing this cam
paign." What was itg'' Didn't bet an!
hats except with his wife"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

There are 10000 factory girl. In
Lou lca' la u The whole DOpulsti,a.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

The man who would have q large
life, must work and pray that he may
lave Q large heart
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

Battered at POstOfnee as secOrd-cIass matte
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money il il IA Is 10 cure. sc
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02

There are so many verses of this, and
the lady is so anxious that the orches-
ira shall, in their responses. touch per-
lection that the conductor, at the stroke
of the hour from a deep-voiced clock
out in the street, is forced to interpose.
There's such a thing as a chop"
says the conductor precisely, taking
the violin pad from his shoulder, "and
there's such a thing as a small bottle
Of stout And II you ask me, I'm
going to find 'em."-St James Budget.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-01
Mr.. Mcbride,

He-Don't you think it rather risky
to come so far alone on your wheel?
She-Hadn't thought of it-but if you
feel timid I'll see you home.-Yellow
Book.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-01

are packed in bundles of 900 each and
weigh IL pounds. When enveloped in
a MANILA paper wrapper they measure
~ inches by inches by 61s inches.
The 767000,00O if in one dollar notes
would weigh 4,21s1s tons.
A one-ineh cube of gold is worth
$40; cubic foot, $780,, $3.50, and cubic
yard is valued at So,797, 762.-Washing-
ton Star.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-01
Generous Man.

"There are two hammocks here" she
said as she sat down in one of them.
"Well, there's no use of our being
selfish" he replied, as he sat down in
the same hammock. Let some one else
have the other."-Chicago Post.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-01
UnimaxinabIe Silence.

"You will be sorry for the way you
have neglected me when am silent in
the tomb" said Mrs. Peck. Think of
that"
my DEAR" said Mr.. Peck, as Innocent
ly as he could, 81 cannot imagine such a
thing. Journal.