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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

large employers looking for trust-wor-
thy subordinates and rich men seeking
reliable executors. This comprehensive,
far-reaching quality Of unf1inching
trustfulness and honesty anects all
who come in contact with 1t and I'M
plies respect in the most unscrupulous.
Of one of my employees who had this
virtue in it's fullest development.
could tell many opposite and amusing
stories. Many men are more brilliant.
some are more amiable, but none are
more valued and liked.
On one occasion the giant Chang.
VINO had lost by death the trusted
agent who had served him for many
years, was referred to this aid Of mine
by candidate for the vacant place.
On asking Mr.. as to his knowl-
edge of the applicants character and
capacity, he received the reply Have
nothing to do with him, he Is an un-
did not engage the man so described.
Next day the disappointed applicant, in
great disgust and vexation, .accosted
Mr.. with why did you say such
abominable things of me to Change"
Simply" said Mr. -. because
that the canvas men of my great
show and their paymasters do not take
exactly the same view of salaries due,
and many times 1t has happened that
the dissatisfied person has said, We'll,
I'll leave it to Mr.; ' # If, he says 1t It
a man whose word is taken unhesi-
tatingly by his chief and subordinates
must be apparent TO the veriest tyro
in business.
Benefit to Children.
Not only to yourself but to your chill
dren will your good habits. good NOR
oil ha a h
sings We know that unfortunately
goodness is not invariably transmitted
from parent to child. We see it every
day, and If we were tempted to over
look 1t, we should be reminded of it by
pessimistic proverbs, apropos of
mems sons" ETC. But your son has
just as much chance of inheriting your
moral tendencies as he has of inherit
ing your blue eyes or black hair. His
morals may be the duplicate of yours,
just as much as his physique may.
Your name. good or oad, ne must In
herit and be helped or handicapped
thereby You can give him no riches
that can compare with good name
and a good example. The men who
know what you are will expect the same
of your son, and until he has proved
what metal he is made OF they Will give
him the benefit of the doubt" and he
can get a better position and more
easily than a young man of whose fam
lily nothing, or. nothing good is known.
1 could give you many instances of
this, but one illustration will suffice.
One of my head men has two young
sons. A friend of mine who has gained
great wealth by industry, shrewdness
and that business capacity, one great
element of which is the power to read
character and determine who will make
the best employees, offered to the eldest
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

eoroa women are as clever and original
when It comes to making living as osheI
women are helpless and dull Inc Ifos
form of Miss Mona Selden, for instance, Is
one of the most unusual business ventures
that any woman was ever iaugheu d1 1o1
making. 1t seems that Miss Seloeh was
q schooItea cher until a few years ago.
She was probably good teacher, sun t1 IieI
choice of profession was not eAacuy
original or uncommon. Not unconlInolI,
eithar was the i'll health which overlook
her in the sober and beaten track OF her
duties. Perhaps it was a failing appetlts
which led her to inquire the prlce OF
frogs legs in the eonat magke eook WHICH made
her mediate ruefully on the price she
heard-meditate ruefully at first, put ait
erward with an Increasing hopelulinesdS pni1tad tho
idea of raising frogs legs herself, ana
when she began to look Ior sulIaple 1aIo'9
place for the experiment sne came upon ~
surrounded with marshes, bogs and ponds,
and is ideally adapted to frog culture;
The people of that section, however, had
when Miss Selden offered to buy their
land-which was principally water-at 81
an acre, they sold it gleefully, turning
voice of conscience. Then they waited to
see what was going to happen. The first
thing that happened was the fencing in
acquired property. This caused her neigh
bors to shake their heads, while they
meaningly tapped their own intellectual
the winter learning to hit a target the
size of a frog, and succeeded so well that
when spring came she took her r1fie and
picked off frogs @ a as easily as she had 4nGe S
also stated that she has made from $4,000
to $4,000 q year out of her frog crop, and
that her neighbors have ceased. tapping
off their hats to her.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

Costa Rica ranch IS fifteen miles from the
gulf, and the nearest settlement to Thu
ron. Santa Ana ranch IS north OF Costa
Rica- Both are cattle and horse ranches,
feeding thousands of head. The vaqueros
are young Mexicans and Papago Indians,
with occasionally a Yaqui. The Papagos
have the reputation all through the
Southwest of being the best fighters
among the Indians. They are better rife
shots than the Apaches or Seris, and
stick to q trail longer. The Serts are In
mortal dread Of the Papagos, for the lat
ter never let up in the chase when once
they are aroused. The Apaches, too, have
been cleaned OUT several times by the
Papagos.
The Sonora country opposite Tiburon
Island is level and covered with brush
palo fierro or ironwood mesquite, palo
verde, garambullo, etc. Occasionally
there is a giant suhuaro cactus, holding
| its great arms up as if supplicating for
rain. The streams run only in the rainy
! season, and therefore it is necessary 10
dig wells to supply livestock. 1t was IN
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and fre.ghters, who promptly kill them
of II they begin raid. All these Indians
are more or less civilized or toned down
by contact with the whites. The Seris OF
Tiburon alone are savages. pure and sim
pie, with heather rites and british Gus
toms.
It has been pretty generally disproved,
however, that the Seris are cannibals.
Once It was declared with positiveness
that they ate human flesh. The Mexicans
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

digging the first we'll IN that country, at
Costa Rica ranch, that Pedro Encinas,
son of old Don Pascual. almost lost his
life through Seri treachery.
Young Encinas had no help except the
Seris. who at that time frequently crossed
to the mainland in their catamarans at
a place called the Embarcadero. The Sc
ris professed the greatest friendship with
the white man. But the white man car
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

~ AN DIEGO, Jan. So-The last stand
1 made by Indian savages on this
continent is at T1buron Island In
the Gulf of California The Yaquis,
unconquered from time immemo-
rial, have at last patched UP
nsacA With the Mexican Government The
4 xTsches. terrible by reputation and in
reality, are pretty thoroughly cowed and
scattered. The Utes. as bloodthirsty as
the Apaches, are surrounded by miners
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

Maudie's papa is night editor on news
paper, fact which Maudie apparently
hasn't learned, for when some one asked
her a few days ago what her father did
for living she replied:
"I div 1t up. I fink he's a burglar, 'tause
he's out all night"
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

Pocket-picking is an occupation that
admits of a vast display of ingenuity.
for that country, it is an fndisputable fact
that again England is in the van of all
nations in that her pickpockets hold their
own against all foreign competition. In
children gain their daily bread entirely by
this unscrupulous mode Of living.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05
PHINEAS T. BARNUM.

According to the laws of good society in
China young widows should not remarry.
Widowhood is therefore held in the high
est esteem, and the older the widow
grows the more agreeable her position be-
Comes. Should she reach 80 years she
may, by applying to the Emperor, get
sum IF money with which to buy tab
let on which her virtues are named. The
"a I,Iet is placed over the door of the prin-
cInal entrance of her house.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

The great composer Handel was an
enormous eater. 1t Is SAID tnat al taV-
spinner is quite ready, sir, when the
company come" said waiter to him one
day. s,u ,.,5 ~.
AnTlicized German; II am de gompanyr'
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05

Of Sonora, who see more or less Of the
Seris. especially the women, declare that
the Indians are not eaters of human flesh.
They eat raw flesh, however, either of
animals or fish, and esteem burro meat
above all others.
The bucks of the Seri tribe used occa-
sionally to visit the Mexican ranches Of
San Francisco de Costa Rica and Santa
Ana, owned by Don Pascual Ercinas. The
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Puff a man or a cigar and the final
result is about the same.
Probably none get less praise than
those who are forever seeking it
When a man gets tired of SHINING he
Ii ready to turn over a new leaf.
If a man is sure of his wife's love
he is sure of being forgiven his faults.
The minute an ofice-holder gets
kicked out he begins to howl for re-
form
What man has done man can debut
there is a great deal he ought to be
ashamed to try.
Success, as a rule. can be directly
attributed to an intuitive knowledge
Of human nature.
When a man loses his reason he
loses his mind; when a woman loses
her reason she loses her because.
A spinster who is still living in hope
says the marriageable age is anywhere
between the seminary and the GEM
etery.
It's always difficult to get a man
interested in your story of former
wealth when you want to borrow
money.
When poverty comes in at the door
Of an Eskimo cottage love doesn't fly
out at the window-because it is win
dowless--Chicago Daily News.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
AS TRUE AS GOSPEL.

The lucky man Is the man who sees
and grasps his opportunity.
A propensity to hope and joy Is real
riches; one to fear and sorrow is real
poverty.
God never wrought miracles to con-
vince atheism, because His ordinary
works convince it
The common opportunity comes, as
the divinist opportunity in the whole
history OF the world came, Graded in
obscurity.
He who holds the balance is up
right and weighs the path Of the up
right in justice. Men may use false
balances, and weigh life by a wrong
standard. but God rights all at last
Whatever your sex or position. life
is battle in which you are to show
your pluck; and woe to the coward.
Despair and pOstponement are cow
ardice and defeat Men are born to
succeed, not fail.
He who walks through life with an
even temper and gentle patience with
himself, patient with others. patient
with difficulties and crosses, he has an
everyday greatness beyond that which
Is won in battle or chanted in cathe-
drals.
No man or woman was ever cured OF
love by discovering the falseness Of his
or her lover. The living together for
three long. rainy days in the country
has done more to dispel love than all
the perhdies in love that have ever
been committed.
Men may be divided into two classes
those who have "one thing to do
and those who have not-those with
aim. and those without aim, in their
lives And practically 1t turns out
that almost all the success, and,
therefore. the greater part Of the hap
piness. 60 to the first class. The aim
in life Is what the backbone Is In the
body. without It we are invertebrate
belong to some lower order Of be-
Ing; not man.--Ram's Horn
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
SCHOOL AMI oLLL--

The Chicago Y. n. C. A. evening
classes number 1.o0o studentA
Johns Hopkins university now Of
ters instruction In conversational
Spanish.
Francis T. White Of New York has
given $4,000 10 Eariham college. Rich
mond, Ind.
The Cleveland College OF Physicians
and Surgeons has a new building cost
ing seO.O00
Michigan university has $500 stu
dents and Northwestern $500, q large
increase over last year.
Graduates Of fifty years gathered re-
Gently at an alumni reunion OF the
Springfield (Mass.) high school
Prof. James H. Hyslop denies the
rumor that he will resign from the
faculty Of Columbia university.
Prof. G. F. Ladd of Yale, now lee
turing in Japan, has been given the
decoration of the Order OF the Rising
Sun by the emperor.
An attempt is being made to remove
the rule providing that London univer-
sity shall hold not more than $4,000
worth Of property.
Prof G. s. Burroughs, former pres
ident Of Wabash college, now has the
chair OF Old Testament, languages, and
literature at 0berlin Theological sem
mary.
The Rev. DR.. James Campbell OF
Hartford, Conn. provides in his will
for a gold medal to be given each year
to the student who stands highest in
the medical department at Yale.
Prof W. L. Clark holds the record
for short-time professorship, having
accepted and resigned the chair Of
common and statute law in Washing
ton and Lee university within six
weeks.
Among the smaller institutions Car
Teton college reports an increased at
tendance compared with last year OF
10 per cent; Colorado college, IL per
cent; Ohio Wesleyan, 3 per cent; Pa
ciic university. 10 per cent. and the
Western Woman's college of Oxford,
o.. s per cent.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
81 ACRE FARM FOR SALE.

Three miles fram Geneva Junetioa,
six miles from Lake Geneva.
81 acres in Walworth county. lies all
in cultivation. good house. barn and
outhiIdings. 20 head mich cows. 20
head hogs 500 chickens, 100 turkeys.
50 ducks. hear horses. an farming
tools and this years crops
Price s7s per sere- Crops last year
over $500 net Crop this year over
$500. Sen cream $ per day now.
II you desire to purchase this ele-
CANT farm 80 Indicate by addressing
The Broad Az.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02

The society youths Of the West Side
and South Side. met on the gridiron at
the Union Baseball Park Thanksgivin.,
Day, and played q hotiy contested
game Of football. The result was vic
tory for the South Side boys. The
game was for .he benefit Of Provident
Hospital and the Old Folks Home.
The musicale given Thanksgiving
evening by Miss Mabel A. Wheeler, at
her residence, 444o Langley avenue,
for the benefit OF Provident Hospital,
was splendid social, artistic and fin-
anciaI success. There was a very large
crowd Of the best people there. Among
those who rendered numbers on the
program were Miss Lenora A. Selden,
Mrs. Theodore Lee Purnell, Mis-
Wheeler, Mess7s- John and Arthur
Shaw, and Mr. Richard B. Harrison.
Mr.. Marion Husseigh entertained his
friends at a whist game last wednes-
day evening. at the home Of Mrs Bry-
ant, 372S Dearborn street Mr.. Hus-
seigh Is whistler" himself. and likes
to get bunch" gathered about his
tables. An elegant luncheon was serv-
ed at Il. Those present were E. H.
Wright, W. F. Taylor, W. A. Moran,
Herb Johnson, BENZ. Prickney, Col.
John r. Marshall. Henry Parrish, A.
B. George. W. s. Cuffee. John and Al
Haeklsy, and DR.. W. T. Jefferson
The marriage of Miss Ida Coppage
and Mr.. John n Turner was celebrated
at the residence of the brides parents,
Mr.. and AIRS Isaiah Coppage. 33S Swan
street, Rev. Robinson of st. Marks
church officiating. The ceremony oc-
CURED at O'Clock last Monday even
ing, and was witnessed by a large num-
bsr Of friends.
The bride wore a gown of cream col
ored satin, en- train, trimmed with silk
lace. and carried roses. She was at
tended by two maids, Miss Mamie B.
Crawford and Miss Belle Coppage.
The groom was attended by Mr.. John
Hudson and Mr.. L. o. Simpson, Mr.. Ju-
Illus Jones Of Hyde Park, acted as mas
ter of ceremonies. Mendellsohn's we'd
ding march was played by Miss Emma
Caldwell The happy young couple
will make their home at 5335 State
street
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
WIT WARMED OVER.

II man only loves a woman enough
she will never be kind to him.-New
York Press.
What is a fraction?" "a part OF
anything, sorr." Give an example. {"
The sivinteenth OF June"-Melbourne
Weekly Times.
shed look better without so much
powder and rouge on" Yes. She
isn't so bad as she's painted. ."-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
Pugilist F1tzbiffery (disgustedly):
Say, Mike, dis yacht-visitin' bizniz Is
a regular fake. I came aboard dis
yacht ter see de 'spars,' an now / find
ont dat dey hain't no one goin' ter
tspar.'
Superintendent-Yes. and where did
John the Baptist live? SehoIar-In
the desert. Superintendent-Qu
right And what 90 we call people
who live in the desert? Scholar-De-
serters--Brooklyn Life.
Husband Ckindly)-My dear, you
have nothing decent to wear. have
you? Wife with alacrity)-No. in
deed, I haven't; not a thing. I'm
ashamed to be seen anywhere. Ny
very newest party dress has been worn
three times already. Husband-Yes.
that's just what told Bliffkins when
he offered me two tickets to the opera
tonight. / knew that IL 1 took them
they'd only be wasted. So Just took
one Well, I must hurry.-St An
drewis Gazette.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
HIGH LIGHTS.

II We do our duty and then brag
about il, we haven't done it,
Man can be coaxed only when he
doesn't discover that he is being
coaxed.
Loves young dream is all right, but
the first pumpkin pie comes along ev-
cry fall.
The Lord made Adam first so Eve
would have somebody to talk to as
soon as she got here.
Speeches are made after dinner be-
cause when men have eaten they are
too torpid to resent old jokes.
When a child is lazy his mother dis
covers that all his ancestors on his
fathers side we're that way, too.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
THE FEMININE OBSERVER.

Diplomacy is the art of lying artist
ieaIly.
Praise from even the humblest is q
fimulus to greater exertion-
The more bitter medicine tastes the
reater benefit we think we derive
rom 1t.
The horseless carriage does not seem
attractive when IT il obtained In :
unaw1y.
II we were to know how a day would
I'm out we wouldn't get up in the
orning
when nan has great deal on his
ind he rraerally has very little on
$ Ftnmae.L.
IT, 81 bath Is the up-to-date
.tstifv.e COR howl Of tea as pans9
--hIy iIl&-F:hladelphia
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

Forty acre chicken farm, q miles
from Chicago, hmile from railroad
stations. Fine grove Is acres surround
ing buildings, which consist Of s-room
hous, frame, 2 barns, chicken house and
poultry yard. Fine hog house and
other outbuildings. rs acres in crop
this year. Hay. corn, oats. potatoes
and beans. Price clear Of incumbrance
$4,000. Buildings alone cost $500.
viii exchange for clear property in
Chicago.
II you have anything to offer. call
or address The Broad Az, 5O4O Armour
avenue.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02

Headquarters of Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee of Illinois, Sherman.
House, Chicago. Oct. 5th, 1899.
To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that Mr.. Julius p
Taylor, editor Of The Broad Ax-a pub
hcation Of this city devote! to the in
terests Of the democratic party, and
an able exponent Of cemocratic princi-
ples-eomes to Us highly recon-
mended. and 1 therefore take pleasure
In eommending him to the favorable
consideration Of democrats with whom
he may come In business contact
Respectfully,
Walter Watson.
Chairman Democratic State Central
Committee Of Illinois.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02

rection is The False Star" by A. D
Cash. which deals with Mormonism in
all Of its ramihcations.
We will send this wonderful book,
which is printed by the w. B. Conkey
Company. and sells for s1.25. and The
Broad Ak for one year to any address
in the United States, for $3.50. Agents
wanted everywhere. Address all COM
munications to julius F. Taylor, Editor
and Publisher Of The Broad Az, 5O40
Armour avenue, Chicago, Ill.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
FOR SALE.

A lovely six-room cottage. modern
improvements. lot % by 125, located
on Elizabeth street, near Sixty-Seyenth.
Price. $500. $50 cash, balance to
suit purchaser. This is a bargain.
Any one desiring to secure a cosy
little home should avail themselves of
this opportunity. For further informa-
ton address Julius F. Taylor, 5040
Armour avenue.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
LETTERS OF coMlIENDAT1oN.

Sn1c4So, sept 10, 1888.
Ar. Julius +. Taylor, Editor Broad Az.
Dear Sir-I am glad to learn Of the
work that Is being done by your paper
In behalf Of Chicago platform prin-
cples- That platform stands for
such a government as Jefferson and
Lincoln favored. namely, government
Of the people. for the people and by
the people. and I believe that such
\ government viii prove a blessing to
the great majority Of the people.
Yours truly,
W. J. Bryan.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
THE FALSE STAR.

The agitation Of the Mormon ques-
ton has naturally aroused some inter
est in the minds Of all classes Of people
throughout the United States. and much
has been written lately. both pro and
con, on Utah and the Mormons. The
latest literary contribution in that di-
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
July 18th, 1893.

July 18th, 1888.
TO whom IT may concern:
Julius +. Taylor. who comes to this
city well recommended. has begun the
publication Of The Broad Az" which,
/ am informed. win disseminate
Democratic principles and contend for
the higher intellectual development Of
ths Afro-American race and mankind
a general. While he Is thus engaged
I bespeak for him the hearty support
of an loyal and true friends Of Demoe-
rAey. Respectfully.
Carter II. Harrison
The broad ax., 1899-12-02
GOLD WATCH FREE

Anyone sending us ten yearly sub
scribers to The Broad AK, or 20 sub
scribers for six months, we will pre-
sent them with this beautiful gold
filed watch, fitted with New York
standard movement. and warranted
for FIVE years, either ladies' or gents.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02

The Broad Az desires TO secure active
agents and correspondents in all Sec
lions Of the country. LIBERAL conmis-
sions vim Be paid. Tor terms and
further particulars addrsas The Broad
Al. 500 Arnour sssnue. chieaso
The broad ax., 1899-12-02

The street cars OF San Francisco are
provided with a holder on the rear
platform On which two bicycles can be
hung.
The broad ax., 1899-12-02

Golden brown ana robins nest SIue
:. e used IN combination on many Of
the new French hats
The broad ax., 1899-12-02

Iais "s1." thls very moment. arc yos
~ toa KNOW q b an advertise
neat. yea you resd Il; We an read 4.
sook "ad." oceupie this SPACE n
you'd = re.d and bring you sood re-
~ Try & and - eoavinced
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
Rrndsfreefs Rennrf.

New York, Nov 26.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow Will say:
A striking illustration of the under
lying strength of the general business
cituation was furnished last week by
the course of prices. Almost without
exception values of staples remain firm
ct previous quotations or manifest
etill further pronounced tendency to-
ward a higher level. This, too, has oc.
Cured in the face of a rather smaller
distribution in the ordinary trade chan
nels than has been noted in recent
weeks. So far as autumn and winter
-rade is concerned the complaint of UNI
seasonably mild weather restricting re-
tail distribution is reported from many
cities. But, rising superior to this, ana
o the unquestionably smaller distribu-
tloE at first hand, is the accentuated
strength OF textiles, particularly cotton
goods, which reflect some additional
ctrength of the raw product, due to
emaller receipts and better foreign adj
vices, but in a larger measure also por-
tray the influence of active demand
coming on a market exceptionally bare
IF stocks. A further advance in print
cloths, a feature this week, has brought
The quotation for standard grades up to
per cent, point not touched for four
Years past Raw wool is higher on the
.eek at all markets on active demand
shared in by the manufactured mater
ial for which a good fall demand has
oeen experienced and in which further
price advances are expected. The
American market for wool is still
claimed to be the cheapest in the
world. The dullness in heavy winter
goods produced by the present warm
weather has not as yet served to inn
pair confidence in wholesale lines.