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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31
Yellow Fever Spreads.

TAMPICO. Mexico. Aug. 30-The yeI-
low fever epidemic has spread from Tam
pa to a number of coast towns south of
there and there is a chain of infected
places in the lowlands between Tampico
and Vera Cruz. 1t is reported that the
disease has appeared in the vanilla grow
ing district at Papantla- Tampico is still
clear Of the disease.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31

Continued on Second Page,
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31

. CONVENTION HALL. ZANES-
VILE, Ohio. Aug. 30.-The
Democratic State Convention
II closed to-day, after a day Of
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31
Bryan and Free Silver
Win the Day in the
State Convention at
GAINESVILLE.
TRUSTS ASSAILED IN
PLATFORM.
Policy Of Imperialism
and the Philippine
War Of Conquest
Denounced.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
THE TICKET.

Governor-John R. Mclean of
Hamilton.
Lieutenant Governor-A. W. Pat
rick of Tuscarawas.
Supreme Judge-De Witt c. Bad
ger Of Madison.
Attorney General-J. W. Dore of
Seneca.
Auditor-George ". Sigafoos of
Da-ke
Treasurer-Jame L. German of
Lawrence.
Member of the Board of Public
Works-FIetcher D. Malin of Lake.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14
LIKE NEW MeERscHAuM plpEs
Ch@rac>srIssAes OF some ss tAs ssyis.
smokers Prefer.

Charae<sristics OF some ss the styles
snoksrs Prefer.
From the New York Sun: Most OF
the plain Tleersehaum pipes sold now
adays are Of practically the same styles
a. briar pipes. and finished and mount
ed in the same manner. OF the once
familiar meersehaum. that was sub
stantially q meersehaum bowl with q
short upturned stem part. into which
veiehsel stemplece was inserted,
comparatively few are now sold. Many
Of the meerschnum pipes Of today are
OF the bulldog pattern, and many are
made likewise straight-stemmed. but
with bowls in various rounded forms,
and there are briar-shaped pipes with
droop stems. The mountings are sil-
yer or gold bands, or ferrules, around
the stem part, where the pit or mouth
piece Is attached, and, on some pipes.
mounting around the top Of the bowl.
In these pipe mountings those pro-
duced by Americans excel all others In
suitability and design. With their pro-
duction In modern styles and In forms
adapting them to the most convenient
and advantageous use has come an in
creased demand FOR pipes OF meer-
schaum. Such are the pipes usually
bought by the American or English
man, who, II he smokes a meerschaum,
wants stout. stock serviceable pipe.
There are sold, however. some meer-
schaums that are modelled more on clay
pipe lines. with the stem part and
mouthpiece little IL any longer but
very much slenderer and lighter than
those parts Of the pipes more com
monty sold. The Frenchman who
smokes a meerschaum wants long
and slender pipe, as also does the
Italian. The plain meerschaum pipe
made for the French or Italian smoker
is in design substantially like q clay
pipe, with a bowl OF the same general
shape, though of finer lines, and with
the same long, slender stem. But
made Of such material as meerschaum
and beautifully finished, and with q
long, slender, delicate mouthpiece OF
amber. there is no danger Of the pipe
being mistaken for a clay pipe. These
slender meerschaum pipes are made,
some OF them, with the stem fash
toned to present a twist In appear
ance, but most of them are made with
the stem straight and smooth. They
are made, including the amber bit or
mouthpiece. in various lengths, the
price Of the pipe depending on the
length, and as with other meerschaums
on the quality. Such pipes have been
made thirty-six inches in length.
Pipes of from eight to twelve inches in
length are the pipes Of this kind most
commonly sold.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14
COST OF RAIL CARS.
DAY coAcH IS As EXPENSIVE
AS a FINE HOUSE.
What Train In Motion weiehs-rhe
Llehtsr ID L. the Greater the spssd-
Freight Cars Divided Into Foar Glasses
~ Railroad Men.

An ordinary passenger car on a
steam railroad costs from $1,000 to
5000 and weighs $4,000 pounds, or
nineteen tons. A mail car, which
costs from $1,000 to $500 and is
shorter by about one-quarter than the
ordinary passenger coach. weighs 81
600 pounds. or sixteen tons. A bag
gage car without the baggage In it
weighs $4,000 pounds, or fourteen tons,
and costs about as much as a mail
car. A sleeping car is more expen-
sive than any of the others and 1t
weighs good deal more, too. A
plain, simple but durable sleeping car,
with observatory attachments, liter
airy annex and culinary department.,
costs anywhere from $4,000 to $780,
900. The average weight Of a sleeping
car Is from twenty to twenty-five tons.
A full train in motion. as little hgur-
Ing will show, is no light AFFAIR. The
ordinary weight Of the railroad loco
motive for passenger service, inclusive
OF tender but not Of fuel in the tender.
is forty tons. One baggage car weighs
fourteen tons and one mail car six
teen tons, bringing up the weight Of
the locomotive and the baggage and
mail cars to seventy tons. Six pas
senger cars at an average OF nineteen
tons. weight Of baggage, Of the fuel
carried and eight cars would be 1S4
tons, or $4,000 rounds, exclusive Of
the passengers and mail matter. Pull
ing 1S4 tons along rails at the rate Of
fifty miles an hour or more is an
achievement which has not been easily
brought about and the more the prob
lem Is studied the more clearly II is
understood how far mechanical work
on railroads has been pushed There
were by the last figures reported &c.
900 locomotives in use on the Ameri
can railroads. $4,000 passenger cara
and 5000 mail and baggage cars. These
figures seem large until compared with
the number of freight cars on Ameri
can railroads, and then they seem in
significant, for the number of freight
cars In use is 1,250,0o Freight cars
among the railroad men are divided
into four classes-fat cars, such as
are used for the transportation Of
stone, machinery and lumber; box
cars, such as are used for the transpor-
tation of grain, fruit and ordinary
merchandise; stock cars, such as are
used for cattle, and coal cars, such as
are used for the transportation of
coal and oil-those used for oil being
supplied with tanks. The average
weight Of a fat or gondola car is
seven tons. The car costs from $500
to $500. Box cars weigh a ton more
and cost 500 more each. Stock cars
weigh eight tons each on the average;
coal cars weigh three tons each. 1t
costs about 5000 to build coal or oil
cars, and they are designed to carry
five tons apiece. The weight Of fifty
coal cars is $50 tons, and of their con-
tents, if all filled, $50 tons. which with
locomotive and caboose added, makes
400 tons as the weight OF a train. 1t
may be added, roughly, that the weight
of loaded trains, passenger, coal or
freight, ranges from 200 to $50 tons.
The lighter the train the greater the
speed; that's the railroad rule.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

ne WIN Not Strike n Gently Dsalt With.
have seen q good many rattle
snakes-perhaps q hundred OF more
In these mountains, says John Muir In
the November Atlantic, but hnve new
II Intentionally disturbed them, nor
have they disturbed me to any great
extent, even by accident. though they
were oftentlmes In danger OF being
stepped on Once. while on my knees
kindling q fire, one gllded under the
arch made by my arms
The last time I sauntered through
the big canon I saw about two a day.
One was not eoIled. but neatly folded
In a narrow space between two cobble-
stones on the side OF the river, his head
below the level OF them, ready TO shoot
up like a Jack-in-the-box for frogs or
birds. My foot spanned the space
above within an inch or two OF his
head, but he only held II lower. In
making my way through a particularly
tedious tangle of buckthorn. 1 parted
the branches on the side OF an open
spot and threw my bundle OF bread
Into II, and when. with my arms free.
was pushing through after II. saw
\ small rattlesnake dragging It's tail
from beneath my bundle. When he
caught sight Of me he eyed me angrily
and with an air OF righteous indigna-
ton seemed to be asking why 1 had
thrown that stuff on him. He was 50
small was inclined to slight him, but
he struck out so angrily drew back
and approached the opening from the
other side. But he had been listening.
and when l looked through the brush
found him confrouung me still with
a come-in-if-you-dare expression. In
vain / tried TO explain that I only
wanted my bread: he stoutly held the
ground In front of II, and was afraid
that II he came nearer he might close
In on me and strike before I could get
away in such a tangle; so Just went
back a dozen rods and kept stin for
half an hour, and when I returned
found he had gone.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

In the frst installment OF his story of
The ''Merrimac" In the December Cen
fury, which Is to be an unusually attrac-
tive number Lieutenant Hobson lays no
claim to having originated the idea of
blocking the channel at Santiago. The
sinking Of the collier had been ordered by
Admiral Sampson, but the commanding
officer on Santiago had not executed the
vancouver when the flagship arrived.
and the working out OF the plan, as well
as its execution. was intrusted to Lieu
are detailed in this number of the maya
zine. and In later issues the story OF the
sinking Of the ship and the capture and
Imprisonment Of her crew will be given
at first hand. This Is the only account of
his exploit that Mr.. HobsOn has written
fer publication
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14
THE HUSKING BEE.
How New Enxiandsrs Used To Enjoy
Themaelvea-

How New Euxiandsrs Used TO Enjoy
Themselves
zone beautiful evening under the
September moon Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt
summoned the Concord young people
TO their farm for a husking." writes
Edward W. Emerson OF when Louisa
Alcott was a Girl" In the December
Ladies' Home Journal I'VE worked
gayly at the piles OF bleached gold
leaves and stalks to get out the livelier
gold within, the lanterns shining above
and the cows beside creaking their
stanchions. After an hour we passed
across the moonlit yard, under the
most beautiful elm In MiddleSex. into
the house, where we washed our
hands and brushed our clothes. and
were then invited into the kitchen TO
supper by our hostess. There was a
long table with a white cloth. In the
center In a shining milk-pan was a
mountain Of white-blossomed popcorn,
Aanked by candles placed in sockets
cut In the small ends OF huge orange
carrots. Next were baskets OF apples,
crimson and yellow and green, round
towers of brown bread and fragrant
soft gingerbread, with fresh cheese
near by. Then there were candelabras
made Of inverted multiplex rutabagas,
and here and there cleaned the tan
ned, yellow faces Of pumpkin pies. The
room was decorated with autumn
leaves, probably scarlet and yellow
maple, and blue gentians and asters. T"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14
PET MICE A NEW FAD.
varicolored Rodents Being Taken Up
by English society Women.

Yaricolored Rodents Being Taken Up
by English Society Women.
According to high London authority
Il Is now strictly correct for society
women to lavish their affection on the
little animal which is generally sup
posed to be the terror of the female
sex. The society mouse has many
pleasing shades, from white pure as
snow to glossy black, cleaning like
coal. At the meeting OF the Midway
Fanciers' association. held in the an
Gent city of Rochester recently. this
new pet reached his highest popularity
and met with universal admiration.
There were III Of the pretty little crea-
lures br exhibition, and the fayorite
and CHEF prize winner, pure white all
over, Excepting the eyes. which were
two little beads of brilliant black, was
the prpperty Of Mrs. George Atlee Of
Roystdn, Herts- Exhibitors came from
Scotlatd, Ireland. Wales and all parts
of En1land. The colors Of the pretty
little 4nimAls-the mouse can no Ion
ger be classified as vermin-were
black, fawn. chocolate. white. cream.
Dutch marked, variegated, tortoise and
white. tricolor, sable. golden agouti,
silver gray black and tan. and blue.
In forh. appearance and manners they
resemhled a collection Of diminutive
fancy tame rabbits. One Of the orig
inators Of the British National Mouse
club was Mrs. Cockburn Dickinson, the
missing heiress," whose mysterious
disappearance was nine days sensa-
tion for the papers year or 50 back.
The whereabouts Of Miss Dickinson
was never traced. and the club has
preserved. stuffed in a glass case, her
mouse. champion oueenie." with
which she was The FIRST winner Of the
club championship cup.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

To those who have never considered
the subject 1t might appear that each
letter is Of equal importance in the
formation Of words. but the relativt
proportions required in the English
language are these: q, IS; b. 16; c, 30;
d, A; e. 12O; (. Is; g. II; h. 81; 1. 80;
]. 4; K. s; /. 40; m. 30; n. so; o. so; p
IL; q. SIR, 81; s. so; {, 90; u. "a; v, L;
W, 20; Z, 4; y. 20; Z. 2 1t Ii thi,
knowledge Of how frequently one let.
ter is used as compared with Others
that enables eryptogram readers to un-
ravei SO many mysteries--Philadel
phia Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14
RAINS MONEY IN NEW JERSEY
Telegraph LInemen Surprised by Shower
of 9reenbacks from the Clouds


Trenton, N. J., special to Chicago
Tribune: History records no instance
of the clouds raining greenbacks, but
a half dozen linemen working at the
top Of tall poles on West State street
the other afternoon thought a storm
OF that kind had arisen. Joseph Harri-
son was mending a wire at the top Of
a telegraph pole when something
ioated gracefully through the air a
few inches from his nose. 1t had the
appearance of a piece OF grimy paper.
While he was contemplating 1t anoth-
er and another square bit OF paper re-
sembIing the first floated down from
somewhere over his head One Of the
pieces came so near his face that he
grasped it. He nearly fell on the pole
on finding that it was SO bill. He
wound his leg around the pole with q
grapevine twist and snatched desper-
ately at the bills that were now swing
ing around his head in a perfect del
uge. Another Iineman at the top Of
the adjoining pole yelled The world
is mine" as he swept his arms through
the air endeavoring to gather in q
score Of greenbacks that were vhirl-
ing around his head. By this time six
lineIaen had spied the fortune that was
falling, and theT one and all slid to
the ground. They engaged in rough
snd-tumble scramble for possession Of
the bills, but just then q woman's
shrill voice from the second-story win
dow of an adjacent house rang out:
Gentlemen, that's my money. The
wind blew 1t on my dressing case" It
was Miss Emma Titus, e wealthy mai
den lady. The linemen were disap-
pointed, because they had gathered
unto themselves about $4,000. The bills
were handed over to Miss Titus, who
rewarded the men by giving each q IS
bilL-New York Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14
Confs..lo. of = AnnloaaIrs.

A millionaire confessed the secret of
his success In two words-hard work.
He put In the best part Of his life gain
ing dollars and losing health. and now
he was putting In the other half spend
ing dollars TO get II back. Nothing
equals Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for
restoring health. 1t gets at the start
ing point-the stomach-and cures dys-
pepsia and Indigestion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

An OF the stree railways OF New
York have changed. or are now chang
ing their motor power to the under
ground trolley, and within q few
months there win be $50 miles In oper-
alton. The change has involved q cost
Of $30,0O0,0Oo or more.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14
R...nn.hl, p.an.t,on.

Eyes" she exclaimed. Il don't be-
IIeye any lady could listen to him for
ave minutes without being fascinated"
what a sirpleton the fellow must
be-" he growled.-Chicago News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

sTt,s a conundrum To me how q man
can keep his seat in 4 street car when
there's a lady standing" We'll. II he
Is really polite. 1t must be a hard CO
nundrum to him. too" why so?'
.sBecause he gives it up.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14
Beware Of oIntments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

As mercury win surely destroy tie sense of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering Il through the mucous surfaces
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they viii do IS tenfold 70 the good you
can possibly derive from them Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney 4 Co,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
IL Is taken internally, and made In Toledo. OHIO,
By =. J. Cheney a Co TESTIMONIALS ree Sold
by Druggists, price sc per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

one hundred and nine thousand 10
comotiyes ara at present running In
various countries Europe has 5000.
America 5000. Asia $500. Australia
1000 and Africa 700.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

The new cable which has been laid
across the Atlantic weighs $50 pounds
to the mile. This Is the bigEsst Of az
thu cables
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

The Friend-And did no physician
attend ycus husband during his last
illnessf The widoE-No. poor John
died . natural ceath.--EeE YORK
Woria.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

isabel. won't you stop singing lit
iio while? i want 10 take a nap" Ger
tainiy. papa: but I wasn't singing. i was
practicing my college yell"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

'"Timmins Is going to give his wife .
cents every time she hears him utter ar
oath" Yes; she Is stone deaf
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

why didn't Alice get engaged to that
plumber He would propose only
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

DRY GOODS BY NAIL send IN your name and
get a COPY OF our Holiday CatAlugue FREE THE
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

Insver used so quick . cure as Piso'I
Cure for Consumption.-J. b. Palmer,
Box III, Seattle, Wash, Nov. IS, 1s95.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

Are you getting ready for Thanksgiv-
ing?' Eyes: I've found a place where
can get trusted Cor a turkey
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

When vines cling brown upon the wall.
The light burns high-the gasman's glad.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

Cousin Flavilla is too lazy to live"
why do you say SOP she keeps heI
buttonhook on thS 1oor."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

d q h COUGH DROPS made BY Bowman
Burleson. Denver.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

Ms. WInsloW's Soothing syrup
For shldren teethtng softens the gums reduces ina
nation Alys pain. eurss vid colo. - cents bottle
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

Il all troubleshave gone. Mymonthly
sickness used to be so painful, but have
not had the slightest pain since taking
your medicine. I cannot praise your
Vegetable Compound too much Ny
husband and friends see such q change
in me. Hook so much better and have
some color in my face"
Mrs Pinkham invites women who are
i'll to write to her at Lynn, Mass, for
advice, which is freely offered.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

What Is your theory about elevating
i've stage? II would begin with the
audience"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

While there's life there's soap-DIa.
mond Co Soap.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14
TOO GOOD TO BE FREEI But send sse andws win
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MOTHER AND 3 DAUGHTERS CURED BY "5.DR0PS."


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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14
COULD NOT SLEEP.
lErA Ptnkham Reaisved Her Of An
n Her Troubles.

Mrs.. MADeE BABcocx, i7e Second
St, Grand Rapids, Mich, had ovarian
trouble with its attendant aches
and pains, now che Is well Here
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-01-14

so had ovarian
trouble. Through
the advice Of .
friend I began
the use Of Lydia E
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
and since taking
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-24

In the evening twilight of winter time,
when the fire sparkles and glows and
dances upon the hearth, there are dreams
and air castles of the future in the flames
for the young woman who sits and gazes
into them Whether these air castles will
ever become realities, is largely a matter
of health.
No woman can hope to be contented
wife, the mistress of happy home and the
mother of healthy children who suffers
from weakness and disease of the delicate
organs that are distinctly feminine All
the air castles that she builds will crumble
into dust, unless she takes measures to cor
rect the disorders from which she suffers.
DR.. Pierce's FavoTite Prescription is posi-
tive cure for all disorders of these most
sensitive organs. 1t makes them strong,
healthy and vigorous. 1t prepares woman
for happy wifehood and healthy mother
hood 1t robs maternity of its peril and
of nearly all pain. 1t insures children with
strong, healthy constitutions Thousands
of women have testified to its marvellous
merits. For nursing mothers it is the best
supportive tonic.
thinking of the larger profit he'll make
not of your welfare.
About six years ago my wife became afflicted
with displacement, causing Inflammation and
much pain" writes Rev I. ]. Coppedge, of Elmo,
Kaufman Co., Texas She could not stand on
her feet or get in any position but what she suf
fered great bearing down pain. I got her bot
tie of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription which
She soon found was helping her; so she kept on
until she had taken six bottles Since taking
the last she has not suffered moment from
the old trouble"