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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

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When your nerfes ara ssut and
rp1Eh-sdsed and kiar, when ron kF1r
that though youf temiiy and friends
may excuse you and give the trouble
tome softer name. you ara simply un-
bsarably perverss and a. eross as .
tretful baby, do not resort 70 drugs.
A, fktzl error OF many q woman 81 Co
try this soothing powder. that ALE
waiting phi, the other persuasive po-
tion. and noat out on the lulling wares
Of sleep into o -sea Of besufifrl drsxnA
Neither stimulsuts affordfng 4 Tampa
fary eruteh nor narcotics with their
transient and edelusive aid sho1id be
taken By women On their own sugges-
ton. or-taken q al. except whom or
dered By q Trustworthy physician.
Try change. More Immediately rest
ful than any other step you win ind
an ocean voyage. Marvellous 10 the
tonic Of the sea Once cut loose from
the land, from the mails. from your
friends, from domestic cares for q
weeks or O months voyage. you are
without your own effort or volition
made over into q new creature. A
mother hesitztes to leave Her children,
not realizing that occasionally the best
gift she can bestow upon them IL her
absence. Eyerlastingly at home, ones
horizon narrows; one loses the sense
Of perspective Dear as children may
be, 20 unutterably dear that 10 lay
down ones life for them would b
easy, there are times when the dictate
Of unselfish love IL not to die for them,
but to live for them, and to live not
q half-toned. signing, fiuttering ex-
istenee. but large. wholesome and re-
3oicing life. II the wearied woman
can compass an ocean trip she will md
nothing in natures wide pharmaco-
poeia more successful in uplifting her
from her slough Of despond, says Har-
per's Bazaar.
Everybody can not AFFORD q pro-
longed jaunt, and many women, look
ing at the meager purse from which
the means for travel must be extracted.
shake mournful heads at the mere hint
Of going away from home. Everybody
can manage q days outing, and
whether our home be In town or coun-
try little resolution. little previous
planning and a decided acceptance OF
the worth while OF endeavor will start
rs on the journey. The thing to do
Is to take the road. We may have the
big carryall brought to the door. the
horses harnessed, the good man on the
seat and the back Of the carriage filled
with picnic baskets and presents for
mother and Aunt Jane, and on we may
start to try being girls again at homA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
UGLY GIRLS ADVANTAGE.
Al m Actress Her Merit ID Aeknewi.
edged.

Al m Actress Her Merit ID Aeknewi.
edged.
To a beginner with any serious am
bition, beauty gives her q prominence
which her inexperience and incomplete
art can not Justify, and when, with
years Of hard work, her latent talents
reach their dramatic fulfillment, her
recognition as an artist Is likely to be
much more grudgingly given, because,
forsooth, beauty, and therefore, pre-
sumably, q fool. says Maxine Elliott
in Leslie's Weekly. The ugly girl.
who begins her career at the same
time, possessing no more ability than
the beauty, has the advantage Of work.
ing out her salvation in comparative
obscurity-that is. she has no unfa-
vorable impressions to efface from
the public mind, because It has never
even noticed her struggling up, step
by step. in the same little parts the
beauty played with more or less adj
verse comments.
Finally, the chance that Is worth
while comes to the ugly girl when
she is properly equipped to take adj
vantage Of II, and loi an artist Is rec
ognized, and the credit due her work
Is given to 1t. Fools do not whisper
In her ear, I loved you In the part,
you looked 30 beautiful Emphatieal-
~. looking beautiful never made an
audience love q player, and she can
lay the iattering JUNCTION to her soul
that something better than that
brought forth the compliment, even
though the giver did not recognize the
fact. Beauty Is fact that win not let
an actress 60 far unless supplemented
with the temperament intelligence
and industry required. Dispense with
beauty altogether, and the last three
qualifications mean success"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

about . score. To reach an adv<acsd
"a. sssus. 4, be the rule rather than
De sxseptses n the cronk family. Out
cfa fznRy Of nine chiidrsns BifsA Be-
fns ths 6nly surviving eae,Sepe sister
died st the age Of sss aA4 ES4r brcsh-
ers st ne ages. OF. u.s. -. ez and 81.
respectively. Mr.. cronk b stilr hearty
in appearance ana gets about TIM
house as easily IS many men thirty
years his junior. He Ia quite deal,
but his eyesfght still remains good.
ana I'D to several years, ago Ne could
read without using glasses. He p al
most constantly chewing tobacco. and
has had NE habit nearly all his life.
Mr.. Cronk east bis iirst vote for An
drew jackson. and has continued 10
vote for the Democratic docket on
down through the years. He Ii q
devout Methodist. and often while In
conversation viii start 1eut In fairly
clear voice on some old familisr
hymn. Il gives him special pleasure
to have any one listen to his story
of his conversion, and It Il one well
worth the time.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
CIR Q. Warrsn,s Bath.

There Is something extremely Eng
lish In the story Of Sir Charles War
rem doing trlmbics," as Bouneer en-
pressed It. in the open air on the bat.
ueneld Of vaal Kranz Sir Charles
under no circumstances, intermits hii
morning bath. On the occasion Of Bull.
ler's last effort to rslieve Labyrinth
Sir Charles found IL impossible &c
leave his post. % when day broke or
the battlefield he ordered his servant
70 bring his bath with sponge and
towel. and then and there. In the open
air. Sir Charles Warren, eommandina
the Fifth division, proceeded 10 taks
his bath. sublimeiy Indifferent TO thl
Gre Of the enemy. The snemy we're
perhaps. too much astonished At the
British eccentricity OF bathing at all
much more Of bathing In this extfems-
y public fashion, 70 attempt any vio-
I@t Interruption London DAILY
News ~ -
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

He was a suave. diplomatic, quick
witted, daring fellow. was this adtu-
tant. This Is how he proved It when
he was in Frankfort recently: He was
invited to dinner one evening and the
invitation had already been accepted,
when strict orders were issued. and he
found himself confronted with the fact
that It would be impossible for him to
obtain leave of absence. But the
prospect Of a dinner served in courses
was too much for him to resist, and he
finally concluded to pass the pickets.
attend The dinner, and then hurriedly
return. He arrived at the home Of his
host without mishap and was ushered
into the parlor. II am so glad that you
came" said the host; you major VIII
be here, and / know that you will en-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

now resides with his only living
daughter. Mrs. Sarah A. Rowley.
While Hiram was still a beardless
youth. and not yet Is pears old, his
spirit was aroused over the issues Of
the war and he, with his father and
two brothers, John and Jeptha, en-
listed In the United States army and
went to Sackett's Harbor, where he
served for about 100 days. Hiram was
30 young and Of such slight build that
the other soldiers tried to joke with
him. saying that II need be his father
could pick him up and carry him to
a<place Of safety. Such an act was,
however, unnecessary. for In a skir-
mish with the British the youthful SOL
der carried himself so well and with
such q military bearing that Capt.
Davis, who had command OF the
troops, said that IL he had a regiment
Of such soldiers he could 60 into Can
ada and fight the enemy on their own
grounds. For his services Mr.. Cronk
receives pension Of So per month.
After the hostilities had ceased the
Cronks returned to their home and
Hiramtook up the trade Of an itinerant
shoemaker, going about the country
side and repairing the footwear CT the
people at their own residences. He
generally made the trip twice q year,
and thus kept the farmers pedal COW
erings In coalition. At the time Of
the digging Of the Erie canal, Mr..
Cronk was employed on the work, and
later was employed on the construe-
ton Of the Black river canal, which
joins the Erie canal at Rome. When
Marquis de Lafayette visited this eoun-
Try In 1895 he passed through the state
on barge on the Erie and stopped at
Rome. Mr.. Cronk stating that carpets
were spread In the streets for the dis
tinguished guest to walk upon a he
landed at the wharf.
When IS pears Of age Hiram met his
fate and married her in the person Of
Mary Thorntoa, and for sixty years
they lived happily together. her death
occurring In isss.5 six ehildrun were
born 70 them. I'VE Of whom are living.
one son having lost his lie N the
civil war. OF srandehlldren ana
grsatrgrsndehildren Mr.. lcronk has
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
N.eotI.n ;. Publ,e s.rvi...

An Auburn. Ind. correspondent Of
the st. Louis Globe-D Democrat says that
the State Fee and Salary Commission,
BY the reports It requires from county
officers Il bringing to light some
strange conditions. It has been found
that nepotism prevails to an astonish-
ing degree In the county public service
In Indiana. The commission WIN not
name the counties, but Il does give the
instances. m one county the clerk en-
ploys his father, his wife and his son
a. his deputies, and q Recorder has
appointed his son and his daughter his
assistants on regular salaries. Ths
daughter II said to be the most eficient
ofacer Of the three. Il IL nothing un-
common. the secretary Of the commits
sion says. for county officers. psrticu-
iarly clerks and recorders, to employ
their wives and daughters 70 assist
them. Several recorders have their
wives for deputies, and ether clerks
have their sons in their employ. The
commission has no fault 70 ind With
the work done in the ofzces, Il Gays.
and 1t cannot apply = remedy. Il may,
however. mention the condition found
when It makes its report to the next
legislature.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
CURRENT TOPICS
Observation-Disclosures



Canada has established refrigerators
fcr the storage Of fresh bait In CO.
operation with associations Of fisher
men along the coast Complaint
arises season after season that bait
Il scarce Just when It Is most urgently
needed, yet such bait can, a. rule,
- obtained IN abundance early In the
season when the men are not In need
of t. An appropriation Of $4,000 has
enahIed the department Of agriculture
20 remedy the dificulty. The domin-
fen government assists the fisher
mems bait association to the extent
OF 80 per cent Of the cost Of building
the treezers and by the payment Of a
portion Of the cost Of operating the
freezels. Each local association II re-
auirea 10 receive, freeze and store for
each shareholder quantity OF bait
mp 20 100 pounds for each share held
and TO furnish II during the fishing
season a. It is needed. Each fisher
man pays q nominal charge for freez-
ting and storage and the association
has the option Of storing surplus bait
and Of disposing Of 1t on terms agreed
upon by the association.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
An ARSON. nm Of Par.

Il was at restaurant ont In Ari.
IONA once" said q salesman for e WELL
known revolver corporation. 'and was
looking over the bill Of fare. It gave
q better description Of some features
Of the country than a whole volume.
For 10 cents you could get some DELI
eious lamb chops and fried potatoes.
But bread and butter were extra, while
a dish OF milk toast was Is cents. You
see that meant that they raise cattle
out there for their meat and not for
dairy purposes. Mich cows were
scarce and dear. But the Chinese broil
beefsteak by frying Il and then max
ing the marks Of the griddle with
red hot poker"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
fRoms n. Letter.l

A1soAAos Az 10 ASNpCAy
One hundred years ago-a life Is
long q the eentury-is something
that can be said Of but q privileged
few. Among those 20 whom such an
age can be credited n Hiram cronk
OF Dunn Brook. Oneida county, n. Y.
and 70 him belongs the additional
honor Of being q veteran Of the second
war with Great Britain. the war Of
1872. and, In fact, according to the re-
port Of Hon. H. Clay Evans. United
States commissioner OF pensions, the
only veteran Of that war on the PEN
sion rolls.
Mr.. cronk first saw the light Of day
on April -. 1900, at q humble home
IN the town OF Frankfort. Herkimer
county. N. 7. He came Of sturdy Hol-
land Dutch stock, OF the family which
has become famous through Its litiga-
ton to regain the Cronk estates in the
fatherland. In the early childhood
Of Hiram the family removed to Wright
settlement, about two and q half miles
from the city of Rome. There the
family lived for about ten years.
Hiram attending school and assisting
about the chores" on the farm. From
Wright settlement the Cronks migrat-
ed to a farm near the town Of West
ern, then practically in the wilder
ness, and in that vicinity the subject
Of this sketch has spent the greater
part of his life, having, In 1887. pur-
chased about ITO acres of land. on
which he erected the house wherein he
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

Joy your visit" Now II there was one
man that the adjutant did not want
to meet 1t was his superior officer, and
he was endeavoring to convince his
host that II would be impossible for
him to stay when the major was an
nounced. Fhe latter advanced to the
edjutant, and. after both had saluted,
said: why, adjutant, you came with
ont the formality of asking for permits
sion, did you not? I supposed you
were in camp" The adjutant was
taken aback. but only for an instant
Then, with the same salute. he an
swered: Major. / came to ask your
permission In person" He got it,
Buffalo News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
Morning
TN'edness

70 s.sesi0us complaint. IpSSwantnr+,..
should b needed. II 10 different non -
kcnegl Hired feeling. Il 10 Q sur. aim ).
peer blood. You can cure 10 b. msI,D-
yeur blood rich and pure with Hood, -
SaparIlh. That Il what other peOpl. a.
thousands u them. Take few bottle, :.
this good msdIcine now and you win NJ,
only get rid Of that weak, languid, ~.
haustsd feeling. bat &c will make you r.,
wen al through the summer.
tired Feeilng-"I had that tired nj.
ING and did not have life or ambition "a
accomplish my usual amount Of househ.a
wofk. hoods sarsaparilla gave me rel,.,
and also cured Q serofula tendency" Ma
r. MERRITT, Dowagiac, Mich.
Hoods Sas-SaparfLEa
II the Best Medicine Money Can Bu,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

Ths rule limiting a Methodist pas
tors stay IN one charge has bean In
force 50 many years that its abolition
by the general conferences win seem
Startling innovation eyen to many
Nslhodisss. In fact. the church has
slnply returned 70 its own earlier
practice and again made the PASTORS
tenure entirely dependent on TIE hiah-
cps Judgment. A Methodist preacher
nay now remain n one church al his
lie & Successive bishops believe Il,
lH<sre1zz q religion arp served d
s4ct psrn<z=aes
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
Do Your Fee. Ache and Burn.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot.
Ease, q powder for the feet. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen, Hot ana
Sweating Feet At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. Csc. Sample sent FREE
Address Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

How solemn the F1tz-Smiths look;
I believe they've had a quarrel"
mo; perhaps they've only taken OF
their iannels too soon. and are try
ing to keep 1t from each other."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

at makes me shudder," said the
Filipino. who, having nothing else to
do. was leisurely retreating, "to read
about these fights in Kentucky"
"Yes." replied his companion, -and
these lynchings in Texas" And thess
garrotings In Porto Rico" "And these
attempted assassinations in Europe"
And other disturbances too numerous
to mention Brother. I spletimes fear
that we do not appreciate the benefits
Of our lot. Truly. this condition called
peace must be . fearful thing
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
THE eKRMAN MEAT BuI.

After protracted debate the Reiehs-
tag has passed the bill excluding
American canned meats. sausages and
sausage meats from the German mar
ket. and It Is expected that the meas
ure win pass the Bundesrath and be-
come q Law. On the items named. OF
course. this is triumph for the Agra
F1an party and q blow to the export
trade Of American packers. But when
one comes to count up the actual dam
age done Il IL not 20 serious as might
be supposed. Canned meats and lsau-
sage meats are Tar from being the
most important items In our German
provision trade. Lard and bacon are
Euch more important and these are
untouched by the bin.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

Coughing Leads to cOnsumptioa
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist to-day
and get a sample bottle free. Sold in
rs and so cent bottles. Go at once; de-
lays are dangerous.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

-ooins 10 the Paris shows- No. !
eomprofnisea With M wife. and we,rs
- stay 1t homs ahf study ErsnsA.r-
Rhnadslphia North Amsrieaa
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

Wagering on the result of an election
in New South Wales is punishable by
hne of from f5 to ESQ.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
TIE RKEvKr RANK.

Every sane military thinker wiz
hope that the list Of names Of some
SIX hundred army oficers recently an
nounced Tor breyet rank win be al
loved to Sleep peacefully for all time
IN the pigeonhoie where It has been
placed By the Secretary Of War. Bre-
YET rank IN the United States army
has come 70 be as meaningless q thing
as Is the prefix Hon" which q
rasked On 70 his name By nearly eF-
cry American civilian who rises 70
tie dignity Of poundmaster in HIS ma
i've tcsns- Chicago Tribune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

Don't refuse ungraciously when
some one offers to do you a favor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

Do your clothes look yellowi II 30, use
Maple City Soap. IL WIN make them white
again. Sold by all grocers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
AFTER THE ICE TRUST.

The attorney general of New York.
after examining the briefs and argu-
ments In the case. has concluded to
take action against the American Ice
Company, alias the ice trust. As the
corporation Is q foreign one, organ
lied under the Maine laws and doing
business In New York under q eertif-
cate, proceedings win be instituted
for the revocation Of this certificate
and the exclusion OF the company
from the state. OF course. II must
be shown that the company Is guilty
ef violation Of the state Law. It must
be convicted Of q conspiracy IN re-
straint. Of trade and competition. II
must be proved a party to an agree
ment or combination for the purpose
OF engrossing and moncpolizing bust
ness to the public detriment. The
mere increase Of the price Of ice, how
ever unwarrantable. is not q crime
IN the eye Of the Law. The increase
is only criminal when the result Of
q deliberate agreement to plumber the
public.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

BILLY. can you always meet your
expenses on timer NO; but ny sx-
psnsss always nest me- On tins.-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

Probably ths dos eidn't want 70 %
Into TIE s<k becanss - haa sask e
~ eun <-- = = t+,s - =.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02

I The thought Of future life cannot -
driven from msn--Rsx. George p,
perry. Baptist. Troy. y Z.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-02
PLANS FOB A NEW WHITE HOUxE.

RLANS EOh NEW WHITE HOUAE.
Il is generally conceded by al per-
sons who have examined the subject
that the government must soon build
q new house for the President The
building that has been occupied by the
chief magistrate OF the nation for
nearly one hundred. years il made
quate and unsatisfactory. It Is nei-
Their convenient for the occupants nor
attractive in appearance. Congress
has taken the first practical step to-
ward housing the President In q man
ner suitable to his high once by au-
fhorizing the President to appoint
commission to report upon plans for
the improvement OF the White House
and for the treatment Of that part OF
Washington lying between 1t and the
Potomac River.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-10-20

After being improved Hopewel NJ. E.
Church will Ice reopened Sunday, Oct. 2Sth.
A Government pension of IS per mouth
has been granted Enoch Harris. colored of
Elkton.
Senator Austin l.. Crothcrs. of Elkton.
addressed Democratic meeting at Glasgow.
Del, last night.
e. W. Taylor purchased for Mrs. H. J. r.
Creswcll this week IA pair of fine sorrol driv-
ing horses from party in West Chester, Pa
William Pierce mail carrier, between
Elkton and Lewisvlle, lost pocketbook in
Elkton on Friday morning containing $50
while walking on Main Street. from the
National Bank to r. B. Frazer's drug store.
He offers reward for its return.
Rev. T. E. Terry of Elkton. will make an
address before the Epworth League convent
ion to be held in Union Church, Wilmington.
on Thursday next. Delegates from the Elk
ton League will be- Mrs. T. E. Terry, Miss
Hattie Terrell Miss Lide Alexander and
Miss Katie Realey.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-10-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Democrats will hold Il mass meeting
and torchlight parade in Elkton, tonight.
Theodore Smith has again become pro-
prietor of the tonsorial parlors at the Howard
House.
Albert Constable, Jr., of Elkton, add
dressed Democratic meeting at Perryville
on Friday night.
The new p. W. & b. railroad station at
Perryville, is about completed, ard will be
turned over on time by Levi Patterson, con-
tractor.
j. Edward Addicks is buying machinery
with which to make bricks near New Castle.
1t is understood he. has received a contract
for the subway in New York.
-Postofflce Department has accedcd to
the request of the business men of Chester
town and will continue the star route from
Betterton to Chestert0wn until the last of the
month.
Bishop John ], Monaghan, of this the
Wilmington Roman Catholic Diocese will
sail today for Rome. to visit the Pope in
Rome The law of the Catholic Church re-
quires each bishop to visit the Pope at least
once in every ten years.
Isaac Gibbs, "A land owner in Cecil and
Kent counties, has completed threshing this
years crop of wheat. From the Sluyter farm
near Bohemia Mador, he threshed 1000
bushels. He also threshed 1000 bushels
from his Kent county farms.
Fred Il. Campbell who has been in the
architectural department of the Jackson and
Sharp Company, Wilmington, is now located
at Childs Station, this county, and offers his
services to the public az a designer and
builder. He will furnish designs and plans of
cottages, modern and colonial houses. In
terror and hardwood finish and anything in
the building line. Note his advertisement in
another column.