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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30
NEWEST WAY TO GROW STRONG

overtaxed the heart IL occurred to me
that II \ could ind means by whifh
the muscles could be offered the same re-
sistance as by the use OF weights, and
stuI not use Weights. that | could gain
as much muscle in as short a time. ana
not ovortax the heart which is unavoid-
able when weights are used.
I'm STUDYING anatomy ! soon noticed
that while all movable parts OF the BODY
mad muscles 20 move them one way
they also had muscles To move them
back again. Il then occurred to me
that 10 use one muscle 10 offer resistance
To another would cause the same de-
velopment Of muscles and strength as the
use OF weights 10 offer the resistance,
bu. with alternate contractions 1nd r.
laxations, would help Lhe yenous circuls-
ton. and instead OF obstruciing the CIR
culation I'm the capillarios would help the
blood in its course towards the heart.
thereby resting the heart
Therefore the alternate contr8ctions
and relaxations OF one muscle under the
influence Of a stimulus 'wili power) t.
antagonize another il the principle OF
my system Of physiological exercise
My measurements at beginning were q,
follows:
chest contracted. 80 inches,
chest. normal, 81 inches;
chest. expanded, 8 IL inches;
Waist. 81 inches:
Neck Il 81 inches.
Biceps, II 7-S inches.
Forearm. 10 rs inches:
Ny weight 100 pounds
Ny age. 10 years
showing an expansionof the chest OF
2I-2 inches. However. at the end ~
three years OF constant developing, my
measurements were:
Chest. normal q inches:
Chest. contracted. "a inches:
Chest expanded. 81 inches. showing ar
expansion OF IS inches.
Waist, % IL Inches
Neck lG l-2 inches;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30

grown al am altitude of 400 feet where
ice forms every month in Che year. Here
is what MI Howe says about it:
travellers who have been i'm every
climate on this broad earth, never before
had seen such a sight, lettuce, cucumDers'
radishes. tomatoes. mushrooms and the
Ike are growing with tho greatest sue
cess.
THE experiment is novel and very in
ter.stlne: the growing of vegetables over
a hot running stream of water often
interested tourists more than the erupt>
ion Of "a gcyser.
THE long distance from the railroad
that fresh vegetables had TO be brought
10 supply the hotel table and then
coming in very poor condition, coupled
with the expense. suggested 10 me that
the vegetables might be raised by the aid
of the hot water AN around this place.
Nearly everyone predicted Chat St could
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30

oklahoma has four colleges and the
following are the yells: Norman-Uni
uni. uni. L. Iii rickety boomer 500
boomer sooner. Okla, L. Edmund, Karo
kiro. kero. kee; Okla Normal, don't you
see, Hip. hip. hoo. Brown and blue
Okla Normal. who. who. who. SILVIA
ter--Ki yi ki ye rip zip, hoo ray! Vel
4. VI. C.. o. X. VI. A. Kngfisher-IIur
ran, ran, Hurrah. 'rah, Hurrah, 'rah
Kingfsher. Kinghsher Also: Hurrah
ran, Kinghsher College, yes, siree.-Kan
sas City Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30

twenty seconds. His chest and aDdoml-
nal muscles are so strong that he can
uphold a thousand pounds weight upon
them. Here IL his own story;
When nineteen years OF age was
very weak and debiItated. The fact that
my father died OF consumption i've years
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30
Alois P. Swoboda Antagonizes Two Sets
Of Muscles With Phenomenal
Results.

previous, and the warnings Of my iriehds
that [ would follow the same route
caused me TO look towards exercise as a
means OF building up nay health ana
strength.
Il began the study Of anatomy for
the location. functions and relations OF
an the muscles. ] studied physiology to
nnd the physiological effect Of exercise,
and yyhv exercise caused development,
and the effect Of different modes OF ex-
ercisc. soon found that the use of
,r.lf ,roi.tne was Tho sneediest route 10
g,-. r -f.. f..-a +-fs he
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30

use OF the weights checked the capillary
OF circula ton. thereby increasing the pres
sure in the arteries. consequently placing
an undue strain on the heart.
since. however. tie -ure OF weights
caused a rapid development OK the mus
cles and strength and at the same time
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30

tancc. and are ready 70 guarantee 'n"D
the surrounding pipes shall not be as
turbed. ,
'"pho ammonia system VIII ne uaeu'
the same as M our warehouse Inc am
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

a csstfli.n Expert writes Of Ualtsa
se.sss warships - Moro ruhA
It seems almost Incredible that the
Spaniards should ever have considered
Cervera's feet superior to anything We
could send against II. yet such seems
TO be the case. II they believed the
comparisons Of the two nayies made
By their newspapers they are logically
correct In their conclusion
These articles. says the Chicago
Chronicle, written by Spanish naval
experts. appeal strongly to a credulous
people and represent our warships ~
absolutely valueless. while their own
are simply marvels,, A. de Canta, the
most popular naval writer In Spain.
makes remarkable comparison In Ia
Illustration Nacional Of Madrid that II
quite sufficient to inspire his country
men with confidence.
He admits that the United States has
the larger feet, but shows that 1t Ia
practically vaiueless. at IL manned
by the dregs Of an almost worthless
population-criminals and released
conyicts. For the most part these are
foreigners without the slightest pa
triotism. The crews, being animated
by motives Of Stupidity alone. are des-
titute Of that pride and enthusiasm
that control Spaniards." For these
reasons, Mr.. Canta concludes: THE
result IL, therefore, that II our navy
IL inferior to the American navy in
quantity It Is greatly superior In quail
ty, since our sailors, In addition to
their transcendent bravery, which Ia
universally acknowledged, possess dis
cipline, enthusiasm and confidence,
which the Yankees are far from hav-
ing"
Having demonstrated the utter
worthless character Of the sailors who
man our ships. the rival Of Weyler and
Munchausen In the art Of lying goes
on to compare the ships Of the two
navies. describing that Of Spain as
made up OF ships faultless in construc-
ton, armored and armed to suit the
queen regents taste. marvels OF speed,
veritable things Of beauty.
Words almost fail him when he
makes sanguinary attack upon our
ships. He declares that the battle
ships Indiana, Oregon and Massa-
chusetts, which he calls cruisers or
the first class" cannot 90 to sea with
anything like full coal bunkers. II
they should the waves would wash
over them" They are only suitable
for coast guards. The recent sailing
record Of the Oregon somewhat dis
credits this criticism.
He says the battleships California
and Pennsylvania are under constTuc-
ton, which will be news to Americana
He declares the Texas to be woefully
deficient Her machinery Is bad-be-
yond repairing-her torpedoboat tubes
are useless. She Ii bad lot"
The only American ship OF which
he speaks kindly is the Brooklyn He
says she is hast and can, therefore, re-
fuse to fight at ALL" point which the
Spaniards In the Caribbean appear to
appreciate.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08
cERvERA.

Game the order to cervera. put 70
sea-"
And the signals from the Spanish
nag-ship fiuttered;
Decks were cleared and all the heavy
guns cast free,
While no word Of plant the noble
foeman uttered.
Sailing to humiliation,
On Cervera came.
For the glory Of his nation
And the wreath Of fame.
Then our roar
Shook the shore,
And each Spanish keel
In that main
Felt the strain
OF our bolts Of steel.
Wrapped were all our ships In battle
fame and smoke;
Stunned were all our ears by the In
cessant thunder;
Forward, like swift fox-hounds Of the
sea we broke,
While the hunted Spanish foxes fed
In wonder.
But amid the awful rattls
OF that steely rain,
Strong Cervera watched the battle
Mid his mounds Of slain,
TIL his crew,
Faint and few,
Melted as the snow
OF the hills,
When the riIls
OF the springtime fow.
Wrecked and burned were all his proud
and stately ships,
Riven BY our shot and opened to the
billoW,
Every hulk q wine-cup at the oceans
lips,
Every broken gun. q seaman's CORY
pillow.
So. In one allsfateful hour
That should famous be,
He beheld the Spanish power
Smitten from that sea
Where Of old
Waved the bold
Lon-head Of Spain,
Which shall roar
NeVermore
Ger the Spanish Main"
H F. Thurston in Chicago Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

Liquid air presents surprising pos
sibilities as q medicine. A Russian
physician. in experimenting with it.
placed dog in a room with the tenn
peraeure lowered, As stated in En-
eering, to one hundred degrees
zero. After ten hours the de w.
taken out alive, and with an enormous
appetite. The physician tried the test
himself. After ten hours confinment
in an atmosphere Of still. dry cold, his
vitality was intensely stimulated So
much combustion had been required to
keep warm that an intense appetite was
created. It was like q visit to q brac-
ing northern climate.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08
PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR.

Cherries on hats, on dresses, on
parasols and in the hair are one OF
fashions latest whims.
Summer nightgowns are now made
of batiste and lawn, cut low In the
neck and with elbow sleeves.
Have your skirts lined with the
softest Of silk; the rustic is no more
to be heard" is considered good advice.
In Paris the latest idol II the silken
scarf, twisted In the coils Of the hair;
II needs to be adjusted by the hands
Of an artist.
Tie latest dictate Of fashion IL that
the summer girls wardrobe is not COM
plete unless she has at least eighteen
shirtvaists.
Everything must be sacrificed to har-
mony. The catching girl has her
leather spyglass case match the color
Of her gown.
A pretty ruching Is made In two coll
ors Of narrow ribbon whipped together,
the thread joining them being drawn
tight enough to give full quicker to
the ribbon.
A dainty dressing gown is OF narrow
striped washing silk. with large collar
OF tucked muslin. edged with lace and
q wide sash Of the same tied in front
with long ends.
Young women with slim waists draw
the wide black Liberty satin sashes
twice around the body, knot the
streamers once and pin with 5ewsled
brooch. The knot may be placed 1t
any point on the waist line.
The prettiest girdles shown In jew
eiers windows are wide vari-colored
satin or sill, gathered into small silver.
gold and jeueled clasps The folds
thus made In the back allow the skirt
ana gfrdle TO be pinned togsther, with
out the usual unsighsly appearance Of
the belt pin
A cool tie b made Of q length Of
dotted Swiss about 10 inches wide, the
pointed ends being finished with &C.
cordion-pleated rufziss Of tho material
This tie 70 then wound around the
throat number Of tines and tied n
4 pufy. -Frenchy" bow. which makes
q shirtwzlst appear almost fsminine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

The expenditures for the fiscal year
amounted to $443,S75, Ss7. which repre-
sents an increase of over $77.5o0, 900 as
compared with the fiscal year proceed
ing. The principal portion Of this
marked increase Is. Of course, under
the items credited to the war and navy
departments. For the aforementioned
department an increase of over $4ss-
100000 Is shown, while the expendi-
lures for the navy showed an sugmen-
tation Of nearly $24.Soo.o 900. These two
items alone account for over $4,000
900 Of the total increase. At the same
time there was an increase Of over
$780, 900 in civil and miscellaneous
expenditures and Of nearly Sc. 400, 900
under the head Of pensions.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

The gold whistle and the gold
breast-piate Of the dictator Of the Phil
ippines suggest trouble. That kind Of
man IL without thought save as to his
personal glorihcation, and his vanity
viii have to be eliminated before he
has room II his head for a decent set
Of brains. So far the dudes Of our
army and navy have done excellently.
1t being understood that dude IL q
man who Is not ashamed to dress prop
eriy and wear blaeking on his boots;
but the man Of the little whistle win
be apt to toot himself into some folly
Tor the lack of 3 guardian However.
It is comforting to reflect that his
pomposity didn't lead him to proclaim
himself with fog-horn-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08
Black and Copper.

In q letter to the Chicago Record a
correspondent says: ALI the handsom-
est black costumes In cloth, drap de
Paris and wool veIours or silk are, so
they say. to show copper silk, satin
and velvet undertake vests and pan
els Of very open worked black embroI-
derry. Already some of these black
and copper gowns are seen In Newport
ball and drawing rooms, and every
woman who lifts q black skirt shows
either a copper-colored silk petticoat
or foundation tupe.
More splendid than any other fabric
yet seen are some Of the vests and
panels and inserted Vandykes on the
very, very advanced black toilets.
These costly scraps Of material are
coppery hued velvet, with gold and sill
very threads shining out from the silk
mesh. The letting In Of vandykes and
the insertion Of color under braiding,
lace or embroidery shows signs, though
now In its ineipiency, Of becoming a
decided and prevalent fashion likely
to influence future dressmaking, and
IL our modes are to be taken from he
new importations seen at the leading
watering places then We may make up
our minds to hook and button all our
winter frocks under the left arm. Only
the commonplace bodice comes togeth-
er In front for q free field for decora-
ton across the bust Is demanded by
the dressmaker who leads. OF course.
women may grumble against this last
order, but nevertheless q more gra-
cious and becoming waist Il the result
Of the under-arm hooking.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

The following protest, by Rev. }. n.
Crooker of Buffalo, against the charge
that the attitude Of our country among
the nations Is that Of Isolation" VIII
be accepted by many Of our readers.
The too sweeping declaration IL very
well controTerted. 1T seems 20 me, !"
said the preacher. -that distinguish
ed American statesman IL wrong when
he charges US with isolation. As q
people we have been very much abroad
in the world, and In the modest and
moot effectual way. Who have tray-
eled so widely or wisely as Americana
We have sent great numbers OF stu
dents to foreign universities. Thou
sands OF devoted missionaries have
rune from our shores to distant lands.
We are enriching our life from every
source; We are pouring out eur life
and shedding our influence upon every
race and tribe. What greater good
can we do to the world than by these
psaceful serTices2 We should arrest
ON own development and dIminish our
influence BY stepping down from this
pedestal and meddling IN the affairs Of
distant nations and assuming charge
Of savage hordesL"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08
Bentley's Ghost.

Did ever tell you the story OF Bent
ley's ghost? Well, 1t all happened
during my second voyage to Rio in the
Vixen. Mark Bentley had taken pas
sage with US, and q liyelier young man
you never saw. He was going to enter
the establishment of his uncle, Nicho-
las Barton, of the firm of Barton q
Clippinger, brokers and shipping mer-
chants, and as old Barton was getting
up In years, and had no nearer kin.
1t was generally understood that young
Bentley would be heir to his large for
tune.
We had been out q week from New
York when Mark disappeared. Over
board-that was all we could make Of
II, sir, and there wasn't q man aboard
the Vixen but was shocked at the in
cident. The whole thing was q mys-
terry, for there wasn't a soul could tell
for certain what had become Of Bent
ley. But as he was not on board, there
was only one conclusion to come to.
and that was he had fallen overheard
and been lost
But as he was young man who
never took strong drink, and as there
had been no stormy weather since leav-
ing port, the mystery about poor Bent
ley's disappearance seemed all the
more pulling.
The night Of Bentley's disappearance
was very dark, and about three In the
morning, as I was taking my turn at
the wheel, thought I heard q splash
forward, and / was pretty sure some
one had gone overheard. I threw q
couple of life buoys over and gave the
alarm; but, bless you, they only pooh
pooed at me, and the mate hared up
and says to me:
'Spriggins, you'd better take less
grog, and you won't see men going
overheard like this"
Well, they don't make 80 light of me
when IT Is discovered that Bentley is
missing, which is not till some hours
after; but Captain Strong refuses to
lay by. swearing q good deal that such
an accident should happen aboard him
But II passengers win 60 staggering
overheard in fair weather." says he,
cor, what's more likely, commit sui
eide, am not to stand by a whole day
to look for corpse lying at the bot
tom Of the sea"
So, with sails set, we continued our
course to Rio. On the West Indies a
heavy squall struck Us and carried Us
far out Of our course, and for the next
week the weather was about as rough
a. one would want to see. Aside from
small leak which was sprung and
some cabin skylights which were
smashed by falling yards, the Vixen
suffered no damage to speak of.
think It was the night after the
storm had blowed itself out that Bent
ley's ghost was first seen 1t was well
on In the night. and I was taking my
turn a. the wheel, when all Of sud-
den Maszby comes on deck looking
white as q sheet Magsby was q man
Of about forty who had taken passage
20 Rio, and barring the tact that he
drank a good deal Of liquor, knew
nothing about him. Wen. he comes mp
10 the pinnacle, and leaning on the ran,
looks a. Il he might go over, 20 white
ana shaky was he
Aster sanding there for . moment
ana SAYING nothing. he asl<s:
do you believe in dead mems
sa,orfafs
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08
A Fact of Life

Religion as a fundamental fact Of
life, as elemental In humanity, is in
evidence today as never before. This
is q magnificent demonstration at the
close Of the nineteenth century. There
Is an immensely augmented vigor,
variety and fruitfulness Of spiritual
life, most impressive where there Is
most NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

TIE vast eruption Of morality In
Buffalo, n. =, Is meeting with the con
tempt II deserves. Sensible people
cannot understand Why tie profess
rio1si eood men Of Buffalo. efter hav-
Inr wlnksd At = number OF second and
third rate slugEing matches IN the local
athletic club. should suddenly develop
ruch ! fury Of pious indignation over
- nrojecfsd Corbett- Mccoy match.
w1Ieh YIN be in al respects scien-
sac affair Of the very highest class
4.rre q neither sense nor reascn tn
lsfr nrocesding. neither honesty nnr
ecnecssnes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

chauncey Depew says. According to
Q Chinaman In Manila. "A Spaniard, he
talkee. talkee; q Mclean, he doee. De-
Wsy."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

Human action Is q seed Of circum-
stances scattered In the dark land Of
the future. and hopefully left to the
powers that rule human destiny.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08
Dldn,t Pan Out.

She-well, how did your shares In
the Donae gold mine turn out? He
Oh, I-er-Pye lost all interest in them.
Punch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

Hewitt-~why didn't you laugh At
the Joke when told it3"
Je1ett-''I don't believe in laughing
at an old friend."-Nsw York Truth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

The man who falls to lay up some
thing for rainy day always has to
depend on his friends for an umbrella
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

There Is nothing q manly man ad-
uirss more than q girlish girl or
wonanly woman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

An actress is often indebted to the
florist for the flowers she gets over the
footlights.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

.T wonder Why artists are always 20
careful 70 sign their picturesf"
Possibly SOS the public can ten the
top from the bottom. Town TspioA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

Some people are naturally nervous.
while others are troubled with prickly
heat.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

she-"Did you see papa?"
He-"Just saw him He was very
busy for about q minute. "-Detroit
Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08
Denver Directory.
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Company. lS0s Curtis Street (near 81 James HOtslJ
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-08

-
said, with q sort Of gasp, as II the
words were forced from him: "Sprig-
Gins, I've got to tell it to some one
I murdered Mark Bentley
As you may well believe, the fei-
lows words completely upset me.
hardly knew whether to believe his
words or not, for ! had about come
to the conclusion that poor Magsby had
gone clean daft over the ghost BUSH
ness.
WHAT Do you mean to tell me that
you killed Bentley" gasped, as soon
a. I was able to find my voice.
at IL the truth, a. live and a. God
Is my witnessy' he replied
I could only stare At him In blank
amusement
yes" he went on, II pushed him
overheard the night you thought some
one had fallen over. Why did / COM
NIT the dreadful deed? Wen, / can
soon tell you, though reckon the
word drink would explain It, for,
though I had reasons to want him out
OF the way, would never have taken
a human life except when under the
influence Of strong drink. Ny name Is
not Magsby. but silas Green. and am
\ first cousin Of Bentley's. though he
aid not know me when came aboard.
Cor We had not met before for many
wears. You see, had some notion that
I might inherit the most Of Nicholas
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-20
TO START FEB. 1.

That L. the Present Programme For the
Government Relief Expedition.
PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 20. 1t is now
proposed to start the government
Yukon relief expedition from here, on
the steamer George w. Elder, which
sails for Skaguay on Feb. /. Major
Jacobs of Vancouver barracks, has en-
gagged transportation on the Elder for
86 men. 200 tons of supplies and 30
mules.
The remainder of the mules will not
be shipped until a week later, as the
Elders space has all been engaged. It
was the original intention to send the
expedition north on the steamer Ore
gon, SAILING next Sunday, but owing to
inability of the Snow and Ice Transpor-
tation company to get it's train to
Alaska in time, General Merriam de-
cided to defer sending the men and
supplies for the expedition until Feb. l.