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The broad ax., 1898-03-26

sIr respect Of improving social Of
ganization Il IN true that the world
grows better; but It Is not true that the
people composing the world are bet
ter" Such Is q frequently expressed
opinion, the absurdity Of which lies
close to the surface. Morals are the
measure Of certain progress in GOOD
OF that which ministers to the profit
and pleasure Of society. The truth u
that morals In the United States,
judged By experience or generally ac-
cepted revelation, are higher and pur-
ef than in any previous century. and
that the full incorporation Of ideal law
In moral practice Is not altogether an
iridescent dream Perfectly trust
worthy statistics OF criminal juris-
prudence throughout all the decades
Of the nineteenth century do not exist.
Carefully considered statements, how
ever, are practically truthful. Crime
against person, property and public
welfare does not increase. Compare
son Of moral characteristics Of the
leading peoples OF the world in 1897
with those OF the same commonweals
in the eighteenth and first half Of the
nineteenth century discovers won
drously benencent change.
The broad ax., 1898-03-26

anything could be bought. Everything
and everybody had 4 price, and he had
enough to pay the bill
HIS great wealth faded away In q
few months. The hand Of his Creator
was netting out earthly punishment
TO the man who had put away the
wife whom he had promised before
God 70 love and cherish until death
aid them part Tabor was not afraid
Of hard work. and he offered 70 60 to
work with pick and drill and earn
living. He tramped over the hills IN
search Of work and found q promising
country In Boulder County, near the
new mining camp OF Ward. He 10
Gated on the ground and opened ND
some mineral, but had no funds to
work il. In despair he returned TO
Denver. The sky was indeed dark to
him. Only one giimmer Of light shone
and AZ Il he grasped- He went to
Colorado Springs and called ON STRAIT
ton. the millionaire owner OF the In
dependence Nine. Cripple Greek. Ia
hor had never before met the new
croeuk II had been rumored, how
.gs-. tnet stratton's money was
1uckysr everybody backed or sFsry
s-zesJr4ss promoted On ais money ~
The broad ax., 1898-03-26

In alstfer 10 The department Of state
Consul Fowler Of Ningpo. Chi7a, ex-
presses surprise that bicycle makers
have not made an effort to extend
their market 70 China. Commenting
on q, he says: "A wheel made strong
and cheap. without too many Injuries
such as pneumatic tires and easy sad
dles. that could be sold for IS or so.
gold, would 60 Ike WildGre over this
provinces. A Chinzman does not mind
the discomfort o. . hard saddle and
solid tires. So also might the i'm
porfation Of cheap watches Be In
creased indefinitely By proper agencies
Il TIE coast"
The broad ax., 1898-03-26

Be only q matter Of q short time when
Senator h A W. Tabor. Who once Vas
Considered the Croesus Of Colorado.
win be On his feet again. Thee are
the questions every one II asking In
Denver A quarter Of . century ago
everything Tabor touched turned 20
gold The most visionary schemes In
which he invested brought back wealth
seemingly without limit. AT one time
ais income vas more than s10oy 900 q
week Hardly . year before he had
been running q small store In Leadvflle.
and Hrs- Tabor's laundry work added
much TO the family income Yet. even
at that time his liberality was eIten-
stve considering his limited means No
busted" miner ever appealed for cred
II In vain The number Of men who re-
eeived grub stakes" from Tabor would
MI . small city directory, yet the gro
cerymAn never did business In q busi-
nessiike manner. He asked for no
written agreements, and trusted solely
to the honesty Of his fellow men This
trait he has Lot Jet outgrown, though
II cost him several fortunes When
Tabor grub staked" q miner he asked
very little about the future. and many
times the recipient Of his bounty failed
TO remember the old man when the vein
Of giittering ore was struck
But all were not the same Several
did divide with the storekeeper, and Il
was in this way that the great food
gates Of wealth were pried open When
the gold did begin to flow 1t was Sim
ply q deluge. The Little Pittsburg and
dozens Of other mines each contributed
to the immense income Tabor bought
prospects By the dozen in seemingly
barren ground. and invariably veins Of
mineral were uncovered within q few
feet Would-be swindlers sold him
"salted" mines, and before 4 weeks
work had been done on them the min
eral taken out was richer than the
specimens which had been sailed So
general did this deluge Of wealth &C
come that -Tabor's luck" was an ex-
preston on every ones tongue
Tabor was always surrounded by q
horde Of leeches. who laid snares for
his money at every turn So firmly did
the old fellow believe in his luek that
he encouraged his poker playing pro-
pensities. and went up against many
cold decks" with the result OF drop
ping q few thousand dollars q night
But for q time his income kept coming
faster than his widest extravagances.
Then came the turning point In Ia
boris career. The turn was not sud
den. The momentum Of the great rush
Of gold could not be suddenly checked
II slowed down when family matters
turned and Tabor secured a divorce
from his wife. who had stood beside
him in Leadville and through poverty.
Mrs. Tabor No. 2 was a more brilliant
woman In every respect, It was admit
ted, but the Fates refused to indorse
the change. Tabor got into maelstrom
Of brilliant life, and II was too much
for him. Accustomed to limited social
Of q tough mining camp.
where his wife was probably the only
woman. the whirl Of swift So
ciety was too much for the old man.
and he fell. His inexhaustible supply
Of money taught him that with go.e
The broad ax., 1898-03-26

Every seal needs Tn pounds q azh
. Gay IN order 70 I've and keep its
health. and Il Il declared that the AIas-
kan coast would become the greatest
cod fishery n the world should the
sal be exterminsted in that quarter.
Better the cod than TIE seal The lat
Ter - source Of great domestic MISERY
at least once year. AID is beyond the
anarciai reach Of the poor; while ten
pounds Of hsh = day would sufiee for
the largest family many times 0Ter.
Il Il settled. The seal must 90.
The broad ax., 1898-03-26

The district council Of tha Brother
hood Of Carpenters and Joiners d pre-
pairing to ask the Illinois Legislature
Cor q new Law relating 70 the subject
q the collection Of wages. which viii
Be 4 radical departure from ans now
IN existence In this country. and which
WI place an employer who fails 70
pay his men IN 9 position where be
can Be ccznmitfed to San By . justice
e the peace. The proposed BIN win be
framed after the Law now IN existence
n Liverpool, where al that b nee
essary Tor q workman 70 DO Is TO con-
plain to the magistrate that HIS wages
hays not been paid. The employer Is
snrmonsd before the magistrate 70
siow cause Why he should not pay the
vases and 4 given g certain length q
time IN uhich to pay them. II the
money Is not fcrtheomlns q that time
the empIoyer may be committed 70 jail.
omcefs Of the carpenters unions say
thar some law Of this character Is alb
noluiely necessary 70 protect the work
men 81 Chicago against irresponsible
eontfnctcrn. The present lien law.
they declare. hns proved wholly made
duafe.
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uln 1IOn ul8 NOLk- f1ANl1B uu49ncu
these. he walked up to the Brown Ho-
tel and looked INTO the lobby TO see
the faces Of any Of his old time friends
who might be there. Hardly had he
stepped inside the door before q white
haired man walked up to him II Eas
Stratton, who had been informed that
Tabor was likely to come to the hotel
that evening In fact, It Is suspected
that the Cripple Greek millionaire's
agents had something to do with Ia
boris call to Denver. Strztton ap-
preached Tabor with outstretehed
hands
Mr.. Tabor" he began, Il am glad
to see you In fact. / wanted to talk
with you about little matter which
We discussed last week. ind that
I can very readily let you have the
$780, 900 which you asked for, and I
want to say right here that / admire
you for what you have done for the
State Of Colorado and the city Of Den
yer. I made every dollar I have In
this state and / would feel mighty
small II / could not help out a man
who was individually responsible for
much Of the greatness Of this com
monwealth- / have here Just thirty
s. 600 bills. You may have them Just
as long as you please. II you ever get
50 much money that you can spare
them without trouble you may pay
them back, but until that time they
are yours. / don't want q note and I
dont want any promises sincerely
wiss that they win be the means of
turing your luck and that you win
become as wealthy as Of old"
Mr.. Tabor took the money and STAN
Ee-ad something about notes or trurt
dssds or something. but could say nc
thing intelligenfly. he fingered the
bills and a new feeling pulsed through
his veins. He was convinced that
Lucky Tabor" was once more among
men
The change came In a few weeks.
Tabor went back to Ward and told his
wife Of his good luck. and they agreed
70 live in poverty until their mine
could drag them out The money was
deposited in bank and checked out
only for mining purposes. Tabor
earned his food as before. and some
times 1t was quite slim Only last
week he walked the four miles over
the mountains 60 the little store at
Ward for some food He bought three
cans OF corn and three cans OF toraa-
toes, which were wrapped up In brown
paper and carried home. Tabor I'm
gered the nickeIs and dimes over ner-
vousIy as he paid for the goods. and
plainly showed that his private fnanc-
es were nearing the end. Yet he would
touch not one cent Of the mine money.
A few days later the announcement
was made that Tabor had been nom
mated by President Mckinley to be
postmaster Of Denver. Several weeks
ago Postmaster Jordan died suddenly
md Mrs. Jordan was permitted to take
The once for the unexpfred term. No
body expected for q moment that for
mer Senator Tabor's name would be
for the placs. The plum
was considered the prize for which
hundreds Of Influential politicians were
striving. When the announcement waa
made that Tabor had been nominated
here were few persons "a the ataz
Who ala not feel glad.
The broad ax., 1898-03-26

a golden age lIe1 behfnd each critic
q the present buf Il n pertinent 70
rcusnbeT that TIE erus has bee7
eaten cut b. Tine and oblfyion- Thfr-
q ye1Ts 1ftsr ne Second contInentzi
C0nUess 81 the United States. Con
yorneur Morris and John Jay were
taking oTer old tines, When Morris
saif. -Jsz. what 81 Of nceundrsIs ne
bad n Tat second eongrcass Yes.-
SepIIe1 gay. as he knocked the ashes
froz HIS pipe. that ne had
The broad ax., 1898-03-26
Hard wsrk.

Patient (who has Just had his eye
operated upon)-Doctor. 1t seems to me
10 gnineas Is high price 70 charge for
that Job. It didn't take you ten sec
cndsL Eminent oeulist-My Gear friend.
in learning to perform that operation
in ten seconds have spoiled moro
than two bushels Of such eyes as
yonrs.-Tit-Bits.
The broad ax., 1898-03-26

BE Position fmagi1-
~ tn most cornforfa-
ne most c1mfortzble position inzaein-
abe. Cur eoDpznion Vas apparently
nineteen q twenty years q aga
Il = earioas 70 recall fhs change
that cones % cne-lf fcnd Of travelling
almost Immediately amer parting
from friends and starting On Journey.
Untn the train. stage or ship moves
q. cur thoughts are Of things anE
peorIe Ne are about 10 leave. but once
On the way there sens 20 Be complete
transition. and ne begin 70 it ourselves
info cur immediate surroundingz, and
fcr the time being are one With them
On This occasion. q journey 70 New
YORK By the Shenandoah route. there
vas little IN these SURROUNDINGS TO In
terest; the other silent occupant OF the
car made ~ feel . little anxious. While
drezmily wishing ne might take On
some otherss he said:
Look out and zee the passing show"
Hts tone was respectful, his speak
Ing evidently involuntary: 20, without
hesitation. ne turned 10 the window
and we're pleasantly entertained by the
passing Of large coating show.
Our companions voice was pleasant
and his manner gentle. 20 ve felt easy,
and Tor zone time Thought no more Of
him
During the night others came In, and
n the morning he offered such efvilities
a. q gentleman may In travelling. and
made N notice him Just enough to
conclude that he was q young man
sight-seei1g Cor the first time.
We left the East Tennessee q vIr-
gfnia road 1t Roanoke, entering there
the beautiful Shenandoah valley. The
stranger assisted rs at different times
With thoughtful kindness. and We de-
termined 20 enter more freely into
conversation with him. with q con-
seiOusness that we might serve one ap-
90 inexperienced This We did
when We gathered in q little group at
the back Of the coach. to look out upon
the ever-yzrying scenes through which
re we're passing. The beauty Of the
ro1te Tar exceeded our anticipation
The Shenandoah river ran beside the
road for miles and miles, winding
about. ever changing: sometimes hold
ing close on its bank . pretty little
cottage or a farm At some parts Il
would Be lost, at others seen. and II |
would in the distance have the APP
pearanee Of quiet lake. Again, rush |
ing on from % On one side, to Be seen |
next ON the other, breaking It's silver
water over rocks and around hills. II |
would leave ~ scarce time 10 regret its
absence ere II vas back again
Different features Of the journey sug-
gested occasions Of similar OF greater
The broad ax., 1898-03-26

An experiment vas recently mads
70 see how fast . bee could a.. rs
hive was attached % the roof Of q
train. which attained 4 speed q thirty
miles an hour before the bee vas l.fl
behind
The broad ax., 1898-03-26
Denver Directory.
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The broad ax., 1898-03-26

As The touch q .
lneH mans pld
Changed for TIE
better TIE laek q
the nan who twen-
y years ago vas
the best advertised
millionaire On this
continent. but who
later was reduced
20 poverty and ae-
tual want. VIII Il
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OUR COMPANION.


Or tBo l11y trnT-
elers % md fheD-
seiEes Tie sole O.
e1p1nts q . siesp-
Ing coacb save
cne ard that cns =
1aa sitting win
Ms haf drawn over
hS fsce silent snA
absorbed - a not
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-16
QUEER PLACE FOR A NEST.
In a stack of FsEots Six Feet Behind
"A Target.

Target.
What will ornithologsts, poets, low
ers and classical scholars do or say
about the strange story which is told
as follows in knowledge: At Gran
brook, in Kent, there Is a rifle range,
which has been used by the local vol
unteers for rife practice. and at dis
tance OF about six feet behind the tar
gets there has been built large stack
Of fagots which serve to stop the spent
bullets. This year pair Of nightia-
gales selected the stack as a site for
their nest, which they built in the in
terror at a distance of about fifteen
inches from the surface of the front
facing the targets, about four feet
from the ground, and almost in a di-
rect line with the center of one Of the
targets, which are constructed of can
vas and allow the bullets to pass
through directly into the fagots. In
that situation the birds built their
nest, hatched their eggs, and reared
their young, literally in a midst Of a
storm Of bullets, one Of which ulti-
mately proved fatal TO one Of the
Youngsters. The correspondent who
sends this extraordinary tale Mr.. ].
Herbert Allchin, is a citizen Of Maid
stone, and had his information direct
ly from Color Sergt. w. Cogger of the
Maidstone company, First West Kent
rifle volunteers, who quite seriously
and solemnly deposes that, while day
after day acting as a marker, he had
every opportunity of watching the pa
rent birds, who were engaged in feed
ing their young. Sergt. Cogger AYERS
that while he was in the butts at least
400 bullets were fired at the target and
the wood in the fagots was splintered
In every direction round the nest, but
the little brown parents never for an
hour left their beleaguered home. not
even when an unlucky bullet slew one
OF the fedglings. but fearlessly and
faithfully brought up their surviving
young ones, and flew away with them
at last to the peaceful and sunny re-
treats where nightingales hide until
spring brings back the daffodil and the
biuebell, and the May bushes are ful
Of the scented silver which nightin-
gales love.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-16
PRESIDENT MAY ENTERTAIN.
Movement Under way for Revival OF
Dolly Madison's Yartiea

Sounds of music, dancing and revel-
Try may soon be heard again In the ia
nous east room of the white houce.
There is a promise that the fine old
customs of the days OF pretty Dolly
Madison when the hours went round
the dial to the sound OF flute and
viol," are to be revived. The pres
ence in the official household of sew
eral pretty nieces the many attractive
daughters Of members OF the cabinet
and news Of long list of girls to be
entertained by Vice President and Mrs.
Hobart have set the ball of public
opinion on this subject rolling with
tremendous impetus. Probable con-
servatiye objections of President NC
kinley bid fair to be bowled aside by
sheer force Of youth and the ever in
creasing prosperity that has put warm,
new blood into the social arteries OF
the capital. Not a week passes when
evenings are not given over to some
one who wishes to play. sing or recite
in the white house. The cabinet fam
ilies assemble with that Of the pres
ident, there is a little silence, a good
deal of operate trillng. with ballad
to finish; or much prose. some blank
verse, a triolet or two. or instrumental
interpretations OF masters, old and
new. Applause follows. then good
nights All very well for the elder
| folk, but deadly duh for the younger
ones. Put linen on the east room
floor and call up the Marine band.
Hard times are over Let the young
people laugh and be glad that the
shadows have drifted," said q social
leader. IF everybody IS pleased" 4" she
| added, build a ballroom. where not
only American girls and their caval-
iers, but little children, beloved by
Mr3. Mckinley, can now and then rule
the hour" The society leader recalled
the famous birthday party OF Andrew
Johnson, when 300 little folk were his
guests, crowding the state dining
room for a lordly feast, dancing and
laughing through the big house, while
the band played jolly accompaniment
to their patterng feet and happy
voices. The last dance given IN the
white house was for Mrs. Mckee dur
ing General Harrison's administration
A hundred or mOre ladies and gentle
men took part in the gay affair There
were merriest music, supper and a
general good time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-16
oRIr OF A WESTERN WOMAN.
Long Ride OF Mrs. West of Seattle with
a Rroken Rib and Knee.

Long Ride OF Mrs. West OF seattle WIN
Rroken Rib and Knee.
Few men possess such grit and de-
termination as Mrs. West OF Seattle,
Wash, is endowed with, Recently
while riding her wheel she met with
an accident in which she sustained a
broken rib, a split kneecap, a painful
wound on the face and the loss OF four
teeth. Thus sorely disabled she pluck
lily remounted the bicycle and rode
twenty miles TO her home. II all came
about from being too ambitious to
ride down hill She was an expert
bicyclist and had coastCd down 80
many hills that she had long since
ceased trying to keep any account oil
them. It is claimed she would bow
only to the noted Mrs. Rhinehart OF
Denver az her superior in the conduct
Of the wheel. The road near Lake
Washington, where Mrs West and
friend were taking a little spin, had
been hit in the middle with stone OF
considerable size, and the stone had
remained where IL had struck Mrs.
West dismounted when she reached the
crest OF the hill, but the prospect OF
coasting was too alluring TO be fore
gone for the safer but more laborious
alternative Of walking down. She
agan bestrode the wheel and started
back pedaling down the grade. I'm
fortunately she failed to observe the
rock in her pathway, with the result
that the front wheel OF the bicycle
eollided with Il ANA threw the rider
over the handle bars several feet for
ward into the road, She lay uncon'
scious for some time. Her friend, up
on reaching her. found her Injured as
above described. and was hopeless OF
getting her home on to a place where
relief might be summoned. II was a
desperate situation. Then II was thai
true western grit came to the rescue
Rising 10 her feet, the disabled heroine
painfully got upon her wheel and, al
most fainting and covered with blood
rode slowly back 10 her home, a dis
tance OF twenty miles. She Is progress
ing favorablY hut it IS doubtful wheth
er she viii ever be able 10 ride again
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-16

A worthy old gentleman who had
never wandered far from his native
township before, went to Boston one
day in response to an invitation to
visit a relative. The Bostonian, in
showing his friend about town, took
him to the top OF tall office building.
They took look at the marvellous
landscape spread out before them and
prepared to descend. They entered
the elevator. II began it's swift jour
ney downward Don't be frightened,
Uncle Silas," said the younger man, as
his visitor grasped his arm, shut his
tyes, and held on for life. There is
no danger" II wasn't afraid,
George" gasped Uncle Silas, after they
had stepped out OF the elevator. but
II left my stomach up therow
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-16
peepep ~ HIS rIANcEE's Roor
why New Jersey Lover Cancelled M
Engagement.

PEEPEp IiS HIS FIANcEE's ROOM
why New Jersey Lover Cancelled ITS
Engagement.
James Irven Of Paterson. n. j.. was
a little inconsiderate when he told his
sweetheart. Charlotte Westerer. that
he had learned that the beautiful hair
which crowned her head was detach-
able. ana that the rose tint ON her
cheeks was not OF natures making. but
was produced by the application OF a
rabbits foot dipped IN powder Had he
shown a little more judgment when he
Informed his bride-elect Of his knowl-
edge he probably would not now be the
defendant in a breach OF promise suit;
neither would he have been cited to APP
pear i'm court 10 tell why he should not
be sent to prison for peeping into a
maiden's hedchambcr 10 is needless
TO say that the engagement lis oif
James and Charlotte have been I'm love
with one another for more than year
Charlotte Is q beautiful girl--in the
parlor. 4 few nights ago James start
cd TO call on her Charlotte's boudoir
Is ON the first floor of her fathers
house and the corner window is plain
" visible from the street As James
approached he noted that the shade
was drawn, and then ne saw his dear
one halt before the mirror OF her
room. lie could not resist the tempta-
tion to look. The sight he saw horriiieu
aim. The parlor beauty Of Charlotte
was in the light of the boudoir mani
restation like the disillusion that comes
with close view of an impressionist
painting. Ten minutes later the en-
glgcment was Off Mean things We're
said of each other and the possibilities
are that James viii have to pay for his
iudfstrcttOn.