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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
RALPH'S TEMPTATION.


10 have $1,000 a year. and spend
500 or less. means q probable CONNIE
tenee for the future; to have 81 600 and
spend 1000. means no present dishon-
esy. but probable future distress: 10
nave 1900 and spend $500 or more,
means-jnst such temptation al the one
which came to Ralph Lambert on q
certain day in July. Is
he and Mariana had not begun
right, when at the time Of their mar
rage they had bought a SIC. 900 house
with the $1,000 which belonged to her
leaving an 5000 mortgage, the interest
OF which must be paid twice a year.
They had hoped. In the beginning. tc
reduce the mortgage gradually. bu,
how could that be done, when the need,
Of the household required more thar
every dollar Of the bread-winner's
salary?
A smaller house In a less stylish
neighoorhood would have made them
much happier In the end, for the strug
gle 70 make both ends meet would
then have been entirely unnecessary.
Mariana was at first kept In igno
rance OF the fact that their bills wer,
not all paid promptly. She then mad,
brave effort to economic, but RALPH
could not bear to see her without al
the comforts to which she was accus
toned, and did not heartily second he
efforts. Being Of sanguine DISPOSE
ton, he thought that In time Their
would be some way out of their diff
hculties. and that everything would b.
paid.
But on the day we speak OF, q crisi
seemed to have come In their affairs
something must be done or their prett.
home must 60. Notice had been re
cetved some weeks before. from tn
Trust Company holding their mort
gage, and Ralph knew that the $40
half-yearly interest must be raise
within a certain time. At present, b
only had 800 at his command, an
part OF that would have to 60 toward
household expenses. He had tried I
borrow from some Of his friends, bu
they all seemed to be as poor as him
self.
Once or twice, his uncle, the presi
dent OF the bank in which he was EN-
ployed, had helped him out, but
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25


A little story about Mark Twain.
The humorist gives great care to com
position He sometimes rewrites an
article a dozen or more times. study
ing the whole range Of syntax to give
precision and iueidity to a thought,
says NJ A. p. For some fourteen sum-
mers he lived at Quarry Farm, near
Elmira, the home Of his sister-in-law.
Mrs. Crane One day he disappeared
and no trace Of him was found until
at dinner time he reappeared at the
house Where In the world have You
been all day." he was asked. 'Lhave
-been-hunting- for-a-word." re-
piled Mr.. Clemens in that drawl pc
culiar TO him -And-whatis-more.-
rve-found-it.-too. he added.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

A recent writer on the Angora goat
calls attention TO the fact that the ell
mate Of Angora possesses some re-
markable peculiarly causing the de-
velopment Of q silky coat on animals
OF various kinds. Not only the famous
goats. which produce mohair. are thus
furnished. hut similar tendency Is
exhibited among such animals a. cats
and Ersyhounds living IN the same
country.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

every aImshouse IN - land b fun
- cId bachelors, pale. e1oping men,
- mediate on ehsldksod and It's
SSsnories OF friendR - old age comes
@,th wealth then the bachelor realizes
.hst the sweetest things OF life cannot
- hought. His house Is not . home.
THOSE who wait "a him work not for
1--we. but for wages. he Is Ike trav-
sIar IN a strange land, who wishes for
. Genuine resting place. and some one
70 look at whom he loyes.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
Klectroiysl. of Water P.psL

A curious state Of things was OBJ
served recently in observing the cleo
trolysis Of water pipes in Dayton, Ohio,
in which 1t was found that stones and
pebbles near the pipes in some cases
seem to have been electro-plated with
the metal Of the pipes, which one Of
the experts believe has never been OBJ
served before.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
INDIANA TRUANcY LAW.
Il Il Resulting In Increased Attsndanos
School

6CnOoA
The state truancy board Of Indiana has
Just completed appointments OF the truant
officers for she present year. The report
which Il has prepared shows what lndi-
ana's new compulsory education law, In
the first year OF its enactment, did In In
diana schools last year.
Two hundred and ten OF these made full
reports. showing that their cost to the
state was IS, 544.61. or about S16S for eacn
officer: As a consequence Of the law and
its enforcement 1000 non-attendants were
forced into the schools.
In assisting the poor to clothe their chill
dren and to buy school books, only $l5.-
$3.50 was necessary. The law being new.
there was considerable trouble last year
In enforcing II. and a little needless ex-
pense. The anti-child labor law, Whlcn
rather co-operates with It, Is also better
understood. and IL Is thought that about
10000 more children falling under the re-
Quirements OF the law will be brought into
the schools. There are some oefects IN
the law which one years experience nSs
brought out. but they will be remedied oy
the next Legislature.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

We oser One Hundred Dollars reward for any
ease % CetArrh that cannot be cured oy Halls
III CHENEY Co, Toledo. o
We, ne Undersigned, have known y. J.
Cheney for the lnst - years and believe him
perfectly honorable IN Al business transactions
and nnAncial1y able % earry cut any ooligA-
lions made By their nrmL
West Tr1ax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
O.; Walding. Klnnnn 4 Marvin, Wholesale
DrurKistE Toledo, Ohio
Hsif1 Catarrh Cure Il taken Internally, act-
lnF dircctly upon ne blood and mucous surlnces
o. he sysfsR Testimonials sent freA PT1oe
10 PER bos1la Sold by al drurgistg
HAilS Family Pills are the 6est
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

The Josiln DRY Goods Company Of
Denver make a bid for the western
mail order business. You win find
their ads. in this paper from now on.
They have been In business In Denver
for twenty-six years, and are most
reliable. Implicit confidence can be
placed in their statements.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
Law as te shlpwrsel...

English law allows In case Of ship
wreck damages to the amount OF $40
Der person If no life Is lost and So In
case of such q loss. French law, on
the other hand, does not recognize any
responsibility on the part Of steam
ship companies.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
TIT for Tat.

The lips that touch liquor shall never
touch mine"
So warbled damsel with zest quite divine
Then retorted the man with wfckedest glee
~The girls that kiss poodles shall never
kiss me"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

Eight United States senators were
born in Ohio-Allen, Allison, Baker,
Carter, EIkins, Fairbanks, Hanna and
Turpie.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25
a LIVING WITNESS.


DIAN ms. PIzKHAM.-Before using
your Vegetable Compound I was .
great sufferer. I have been sick for
months, was troubled with severe pain
IN both sides Of abdomen, sore feeling
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

Our soldiers In Hawaii may contract
Isnrosy and bring II to this country.
while leprosy Is TO be dreaded, there
are a thousand times as many victims
TO stomach disorders. but there Il a
rure In Hostetter's Stomach Ritters.
other ailments that the Bitters are a
specifc for are malaria, fever and
eeue. Sold at all drug stores.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

.sHobson dotes on his mother-in-law."
sJust 10 be pechliarys mo; at Christmas
she always sends him something that his
wife can't use"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

IbelieVe my prompt use Of P;so's Cure
prevented quick consumption--Mrs. Ley
Wallace, Marquetts, Kan, Dec. II, 's6.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

Little Dick cried when he wore his new
shoes" Don't they ftT Yes. but they
don't squeak"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

"our Audubon Club had an interesting
Ttudying noWfE Turkey"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

Mrs. WlnsloU-s So0tnIng syrup
For hidrun tsething softsns the r6oucss innnm
alays pain cures wind colo. - cents bcss
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

II always appreciate 4 when Bibbs 4
pleasant 70 ne, WHY Because Il L
hard work for him to Be pleasant to any
body"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

followed your di-ec-
lions, and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what It has done for me.
Many thanks to you for your advice.
Lydia Z Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me, and / viii recon-
mend It to my friends.-Mrs. FLORENCE
r HOFFMAN, 512 Roland St, Canton, o.
The condition described by Mrs. Hoff-
man will appeal to many women, yet
lots of sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks disregarding the
urgent warnings until overtaken By
actual collapse.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence In treating female ills IL unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by side
with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and for
sometimes past has had sole charge
Of the correspondence department Of
her great business, treating by letter
as many rs hundred thousand ailing
women during q single year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAKO
Take Laxative Brcmo Quinine Tablet& An
druggists refund the money II Il falls % cure
& The genuine has L b @ IN each tablet
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

rfra r.rn.nsnflyCured Eec.s ornsrvonsssssaftss
krst days uss cdr. khns's Grsat Nerve Restorsr.
sssd f FREE $500 tr.sl 800. sze .s..,, e
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

We @eN 49,
5, also suffered
with dizziness,
headache, and
couldnot sleep
I wrote you .
letter describ-
ingmy case and
asking your
. advice. Yo0
\ replied tell
ing me Just
what to do. I
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-02-25

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29

overcame this handicap by their intelli-
| gence and zeal, and they rapidly be-
came familiar with their duties in the
strictest sense. Besides, they were
hardy and endured climatic conditions
Which would have Frustrated less hardy
men,
that the United States lacks big mer-
| chant marine, such as European ma
tions have, upon which to draw for their
warships in time of hostilities. Great
Britain greatly outstrips US in this
particular for the present. In my
| opinion, the merchant marine of our
country will develop with wonderful
rapidity during the coming ten years.
| In the meantime we can find. and have
found, in the middle and far west q
sufficient number of sturdy young
Americans, born on our soil, with pa
| triotism bred in their bones and snews-
Such men we need for the Hartford,
( and for our entire navy. Heretofore We
have had in our navy too many men OF
foreign birth, and without naturaliza-
| ton. We must have a strictly American
navy, and the Hartford is beginning to
| form nucleus of such a navy.
/
landsmen directly on board of the ships
of the new navy. We are going to take
them on the Hartford, and teach them
to shoot straight and often, and keep
up our well-earned reputation for
American gunnery- Then, when they
go aboard the big modern vessels, they
will be ready for the most efficient serv-
| ice. We want the nations of the world
/ TO know that in all times and under all
| circumstances our American jackies
will shoot as well and as effectively as
they did in Manila bay, and on the
I south coast of Cuba, while they manned
their guns under the inspiration of the
| floating signal: Remember the Maine
The new men will serve from six to
twelve months on the Hartford, and
will then be portioned off among the
ships of the new navy"
So the old Hartford has not outliyed
her usefulness. In her old age she Will
furnish the sinews of strength for the
navy, and will give to all of our fleets
men of intelligence and skill, who will
/ be the peers of all modern artillerists.
and probably the superiors of those in
other nayies; men who have been given
ample opportunities to prove what they
/ can do to targets thousand or more
yards distant.
If Admiral Farragut is to-day where
| he can view the American navy, and IL
there be tears of joy in the heaven of
the heroes, his eyes must be moist with
pride in his old flagship, the Hartford;
the ship once SO dear to him, the ship
which never knew defeat.
SMITH D. FRY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29
THE OLD HARTFORD.
Admiral Farragut's Flagship Again
Placed in Commission.
To he Used q Training Ship for the
New Navy She Looks Old
Fashioned, But still Is =
Powerful Craft.
Especial washington letter.

The men and women of the present
generation do not know the history
| of the battleship Hartford, the IA
nous old wooded vessel which was
used as a flagship by Commodore
+, Farragut, the fighting ship of the
past generation upon whose decks
Farragut won the renown which made
him an admiral, and placed his name
in the highest niche of fame in naval
annals.
There is very little left of the Hart
fort, except her keel. She has been re-
built, but not remodeled; and, ike the
famous Constitution, looks exactly as
she did in the days of her greatest
fame. The theory and impulse which
prompts men to revere historic things,
prompted the old naval officers 10 seek
the renewal of the Constitution and the
Hartford, and both of them are sailing
en- their old keels, but all of their super
structures are new, although precisely
proportioned~ upon the original plans.
The congress appropriated the money
for their reconstruction, and the old
battleships will be kept in repair for
ever, as visible monuments of the
glories of the dauntless American navy.
The Constitution is already in Atlantic
waters, and the Hartford soon will be.
Information is received at the navy
department from the navy yard at Mare
Island Cal, that the Hartford's repairs
are practically completed, and that she
will soon be launched and placed in
commission. 1t is not yet definitely an
nounced whether the Hartford will sail
around the horn, as did the Oregon, or
whether she will follow the wake of
Dewey, and come through the Suez
canal, and the Mediterranean sea, and
across the Atlantic ocean. If the Hart
ford goes across the Pacific, she will
touch at Hawaii, the Philippines and
the Asiatic ports which have been re-
Gently visited by Dewey. This itinerary
will be particularly sentimental, the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29

tourney of the Hartford in Dewey's
wake, because it was upon her old deck,
and in the fleets of which she was the
flagship, and under the command of
Farragut, that George Dewey learned
his first lessons of actual warfare.
When the Hartford reaches Atlantic
ports she will, in her new sphere occu-
py the unique position of being the first
one of Uncle Sans fighting craft to be
used exclusively for the training of
green landsmen into the ways of typical
man-o-wars-man. The mayor of Hart
ford has requested that the staunch
and sturdy old ship be sent to that city,
and the secretary of the navy has is
sued the appropriate orders, so that, as
soon as she arrives on our Atlantic
coast, she will sail to Hartford, where,
for the city of Hartford, the mayor will
present silver service as magnificent
as any that has yet been given to our
modern cruisers and battleships.
After that the Hartford will cruise
about the principal coast cities, visiting
those. places where, almost 35 years
ago, the Hartford cruised with Admiral
Farragut billboard, the hero of the ma
ton; just as the Olympia has just been
cruising about bearing proudly the hero
of Manila.
But not only the people of the coast
cities are to be interested in the re-
iuvenation of the famous Hartford, but
the people of the middle west and far
west are being given an opportunity to
infuse their vigorous blood into the en-
listed branch of the navy. and 300 able
bodied men of the sections named are
.ecruited for terms of four years, and
thew are to serve first on the Hartford,
studying practical seamanship. Sim
liar crews are to be enlisted and serve
on the old Constitution. 1t is the the
,ry of the older naval officers that en-
listed men of the new navy ought to
know how to sail any kind of a ship;
whereas it has recently been customary
to enlist men and set them instantly at
work on the steelclad cruisers and bat
tleships of the new navy 1t is believed
that patriotism will be infused into the
young men by having them serve on the
old battleships, where they will learn
their history, and with it the history of
the glories and achievements of The
navy. After that, with other young
men to take their places, they may be
sent on board of the modern cruisers
and battleships.
They must learn how to go aloft, to
run about the rigging, and be at home
with sure footing, in calm and storm.
They must learn all about the fore,
main and mizzen masts, their spars,
garnets and shrouds. They must learn
/ to furl, unfurl and clew garnets, just
As the American sailors did under John
Paul Jones, Ingraham. FarFagut, Foote
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29
RECENT INVENTIONS

To indicate when q clock needs wind
ing fan-shaped device is pivoted n the
top of the case TO be opened gradually
by the winding up Of cord on The
spring shaft, revealing the words VIVA
up" when fully opened.
An Engiishman has patented com
bined cyclometer and watch, which will
be found useful in timing the move
road. showing at glance the time con
stunned in travelling each mile
In a new automatic spring fshhook
two pairs OF steel wires. having hooked
and pointed ends. are Pivoted together
in such q position that half Of the eHds
act as bait-holders and the rest are set
to grip the fish as soon a. IL bites
To give an alarm when the speed OF
motor cars is too great small dynamo
is used to generate power. with an ar
mature set to respond at = predeterS
mined speed of the dynamo, ringing an
electric bell as soon - the abnormal
speed is reached.
An Englishman has invented q car
rier which will preserve fish alive dur
ing transportation, an upper chamber
in the receptacle being filed with oxy-
gen, which is absorbed by the water to
purify it. the Earring Of the carrier Ia
shipment tending to absorb the oxygen
An erasing attachment for typewrit-
ers has been patented, an auxiliary key
being clamped on the machine to carry
the eraser. which il held against the
sheet OF paper while the shifting key
rocks the carriage a number OF times to
remove the mark under the eraser.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29
FIFTY CENTS ron NOTHING.

What Will the inventive brain of man
do next? This is question some one
asks almost daily. There is one, though,
who leads all others, who for a quarter
of century has been making fine laun-
dry starch, and to-day is offering the
public the finest starch ever placed on
the market.
Ask your grocer for a coupon book
which will enable you to get the first
two packages of this new starch, ''RED
CROSS" Grade mark brandy also two
children's Shakespeare pictures, paint
ed in twelve beautiful colors, natural as
life, or the Twentieth Century Girl Cal
endar, all absolutely free. All grocers
are authorized to give ten large pack
ages of RED CROSS STARCH" with
twenty of the Shakespeare pictures or
ten of the Twentieth Century Girl Cal
endars to the first five purchasers of the
ENDLESS CHAIN STARCH BOOK.
This is one of the greatest offers ever
made TO introduce "RRD CROSS laun-
dry starch, j. c. Hubinger's latest in
vention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29

and Porter. Upon the decks Of these
historic old terrors of the seas the
sailors of the rising generation must
learn all that is to be known of our
navy; and, practically, they will thus
be taught to feel that they have grown
up with the navy from its incipiency.
They will love their calling better, and
love their country better for the ex-
perience.
With this idea in view. Lieut. Alex
ander Sharp, Jr.. has been on a tour
of the western and far western states,
selecting the 800 recruits who are to
man the Hartford. He has also been
designated to be executive officer of
the ship, when she is in commission,
again carrying the flag to foreign ports
on her way back to the waters in which
she won fame and everlasting glory.
1t is well indeed that the old battle
ship is to have such man for execu-
tive officer. He is one of our naval
! heroes, and deserves greater celebrity
than has been given to him. His name
has been overshadowed by the names
of Schley, Evans, Philip, Clarke and
others of higher rank who participated
in the battle off Santiago on July 3,
1898, when Spanish Admiral Cervera's
fleet was destroyed. But he was an
active participant in that battle, as the
commander of the converted yacht
Vixen, little vessel which was in the
battle from start to finish, and which
rendered particularly valient service.
Although a well-directed shot from any
one of the Spanish ships might have
destroyed the Vixen, Lieut.. Sharp kept
her well to the fore all the time, and
she sent death-dealing missiles through
the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers.
The navy department did well in Sc
Letting such a man for the special re-
cruiting service for the Hartford; and
also in designating him to be the eXecu-
tive officer, or first luff,'' as the sailors
call that officer.
Commander Hawley, who also par
ticipated in the great naval engage
ment, has been designated to command
the Hartford, and he has diligently at
tended to the work of supervising en-
listments. He says: THE desirability
of having western men for jackies was
demonstrated during our late war with
Spain. We had a number of recruits
from the west, particularly from 1ili-
nois, who performed splendid service
during those trying months, and they
may well be proud of the records they
made. Although they lacked the orig
inal training of sailor men, they soon
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29

There We're 264. 200 barrels of flour,
1,791 900 bushels of wheat. 1875. 600
bushels of corn, $3.50 barrels of pork,
4,O51, 900 pounds of lard and 35,715
boxes of meat, shipped from the At
lantic seaboard in one week recently.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29

Disease is often carried from place to
to place by flies They alight on in
fected substances and the diseas germs
cling to their feet and are often de-
posted on human food. A house fly
lays l20 eggs during its life. of which
30 per cent are Matched out
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29
Speedy Cure Treatment

CU1TCURA SOAP
and Of the thickened
rubbing apply CUTICURA freely itching
CUTTCURA
TtocooE andc blood
other itching burning and y
remedies and the best physicians fail
sufs fis4af Il. ss S ned 49, Wv ~ ~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29

If the trusts will only stand by
Mr.. Mckinley as close as Mckinley
stands by the trusts, one can easily see
his fnish.-St. Paul Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29

limbs
would
doctor,
travelling tine also
LIMBO what the
the medicines had been
concluded would
Cincinnati hospital before would get relief had ire
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feel Ike kicking
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