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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07
REAL ESTATE AND PROSPERITY

A prominent real estate dealer re-
marked the other day, II voted for Nc
Kinley and thought for some time
afterwards that We were going to have
real prosperity. but / must say that I
have been disappointed. We are hav-
ing q certain trade aetivity-there is
no question about that-and No doubt
some people are reaping a profit un-
der present trade conditions, but that
our prosperity Is genuine or lasting. I
cannot believe. I have noticed that
the activity and price of real estate
indicates the most plainly the general
condition Of the people. When the
whole country Is prosperons-that Is.
when the great mass Of the people are
doing well. there Is demand for real
estate due to the home seeking feel
ing and home building feeling which
always comes to the prosperous people.
This demand for real estate naturally
increases the price. or at least main
tains Il, and I always feel that a
steady maintenance OF a steady rise
In the value Of real estate indicates
not only profit to employers In bust
ness but good wages to employees. Now
real estate in both the city and coun-
try Is steadily falling In price. while
no general figure can be giyec, yet my
experiencs in both city. suburban ana
farm properties leads me TO believe
that there has been q decrease IN the
value Of real estate during the lat
four years Of 20 to Is per cent ana
IN many localities the decrease has
been the greatest during the past two
years ] would Ike for some politseaI
srononist to explain this matter
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07
HANNA Is THE MAN.
THE ONLY REPUBLICAN cANpI-
DATE FOR PRESIDENT.
Ths McKini~y- Roosevelt Ticket Redeemed
The Great Promoter OF Trust LeEi.-
latioa the whole ThiaE-Ths People
hot Biind-

The Republican national convention
has met and done Its work. President
Mckinley, as was expected, has been
re-nominated. while from among the
numerous candidates for vice-preSident
Governor Roosevelt Of New York was
selected by reclamation. The platform
Is sort of an excuse for the miscon-
duct Of the Republican party and a
series Of promises to do better. Senator
Hanna was the guiding spirit in the
whole affair, and his absolute control
Of the party was so evident as to be Of
fensive to even the federal ofice-hold-
ers composing the convention.
The nomination OF Roosevelt was in
tended to keep alive the war spirit and
to fire the hearts of the young men Of
the country who are supposed to love
military heroes. The express censor Of
the rough riders Is expected to Offset
the unpopularity of Mckinley and sub
stantial statesmen were set aside In or
der to give him a place on the ticket.
Under the circumstances II made lit
tie difference as to who was nominated
for president or vice-presIdent or as to
what the platform contains. The peo-
pie In their hearts look on Hanna as
the real candidate and on the record of
the party under his direction as the
real Republican platform.
Hanna Is the whole thing. There Is
nothing to the Republican party ex-
cept his boss-ship and his wishes The
Democrats accept the issue.
PAST AND PRESENT.
Cuban horrors at our doors and the
murder Of American citizens by the
soldiers of Spain could not move the
administration, and IL was not until
the destruction Of the Maine aroused
the whole people that Mckinley and
the Republican congress could be
forced to take action in defense of our
national honor. At that time the
trusts and the Republican bosses were
timid and did not appreciate the full
advantage of a war In the way Of army
contracts during its prosecution and OF
carpet-bag government In the con-
Quered territory.
Now there Is trouble in China. With
out waiting for any authority McKin-
ley has ordered ships Of war to take
joint action with those Of the Euro
pean nations and American troops are
on their way to help in the scheme Of
slices Of the Chinese empire
in due proportion to the injuries re-
ceived by each nation. The ostensible
motive in these acts is to protect the
lives and property Of American eiti-
zens In China, but the imperialist ,ad-
would hardly take such
prompt measures IL ii were not for the
fact that China is considered the rich
est Of all fields for conquest and that
all the powers Of Europe as well as
Japan are after the choicest bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07
COAL PRODUCTION.
Dated States Wow the Greatest Pr.a,.-
Of rhIs Fuea.

Of rhls Fuei.
The scarcity Of coal In Europa an.
many inquiries about American co.l
that this has caused, and the new s,-
port trade to some extent thar b.,
resulted, emphasizes the fact that TN,
country II now the greatest coal mr.
Queer in the world. The production
for 1899 Is estimated by the Engineer.
Ing and Mining Journal to have bean
244,6S1 SIS tons. The statistician :,
the Geological Survey estimates tia,
It. was 25s.53s. $50 short tons, whien
II an amount far In excess Of the pro.
daction OF any previous year, ana
probably greater than the production
OF Great Britain In 1889 the produo-
ton Of bituminous coal In this coun.
Try was s5.6s5. SIS short tons. Ten
years later Il had risen to 1876, PIG 2ss
short tons. In 1889 the anthracite
production was 40.714.721 long tons
Ten years later It was 53,S57, 4s6 lour
tons, an increase Of about 81 per cent
The value OF the production OF 1899
10 estimated at $3.50. 0OO. 900, about ;5l..
100000 more than that Of the pro-
duction Of the preceding year. One Of
the encouraging features Of this In
crease OF production and the increase
OF trade that IL indicates both at homo
and abroad, is that with the exception
Of Pennsylvania anthracite, the coal
deposits Of the country are practical.
~ inexhaustible; that the known de-
posits have scarcely been Scratched
on the surface" Pennsylvania Is stiD
the leading state not only As the pro-
duesr Of anthracite. Of which she has
almost monopoly. but also Of bitum.
incus coal Illinois is next. West Vir.
ginia II third and Ohio fourth.-In-
dianapolisPress.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07
IRoNcLAD FEVER.


a Singular Disease THAT Prevailed q
H4rsy Bsstlsshlpa
Probably the most striking event In
rs history Of naval architecture n
the Substitution Of metal for wood a. q
material for ships. The Monitor, In
the days Of the American civil war. not
only demonstrated the advantages Of
iron over wood for purposes Of var.
and revolutionised the methods Of
naval architecture. but also furnished
q marked example Of how sanitary
ideas In shipbuiiding have had their
birth. In the fight between the Moni-
Tor and Merrimae II was found that
there was not sufncisnt air In the tur-
rsted steamer for the crew. and that
the suffocating gases generated by the
explosion Of gunpowdsr found their
way below and rendered 1t practically
impossible for the men to work. Ne
cessity, therefore, compelled the intro
duction Of some apparatus for artificial
ventilation. The old method In vogue
for hundreds OF years, had been re-
tanned, even under new conditions. and
UQb tOE INC sIhAAhB SAnAOieon vi uirSSt
interference with lighting capacity
would have remained for many years
longer. II was in the early ironclsds
that q peculiar disease developed
which, being confined to those vessels.
was soon designated ironclad fever. In
this affection the initial symptoms
were much like those Of typhus, but
In q short time severe occipitai pain
was followed by complete aphonia. and
this by coma and death. The intro
duction Of ventilating appliances
caused the disappearance Of this sin
guar disease, and In time these metal
boxes, almost entirely submerged.
came to be regarded as probably the
most salubrious vessels anoat-Cas-
sier's Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

The recently published diary Of the
Duchess Of Fife contains this remark
able quotation from Queen Victoria.
signalling for young and old: God
has been 80 good to me that now, in
my old age, I want 10 confess that
have not any dislikes-" One Of the
greatest generals Of Victoria's whole
reign, Charles Napier, once made q
similar statement: Il never feel an
Hy At any one-beyond wishing to
break their bones with broomstick! "
Then. as II Iepenting Of even his laugh
ing exception, Napier added: That
was not my mind that spoke. ] am
q child in the hands Of God"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07
THE REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.

Gen. Grosvenor, McKinley's spokes-
man in the house Of representatives,
is frothing at the mouth over the re-
publican platform.
Over his own signature he accuses
ex-Congressman Quigg Of New York
Of having -driveled" all the life, mean
ing and angularity out Of that Hateful
instrument. He states that q plank
declaring that congress has full power
to legislate over the annexed territor-
ies without constitutional Limitation
had been approved by the president and
by the committee on resolutions, but
that Quigg, to whom was given the
duty Of boiling down" the platform,
purposely omitted IL. He is accused
Of giving the same treatment to the
plank declaring In specific terms in
favor Of the ship subsidy bill Quigg,
Of course, denies any underhand ac-
ton on his part, and says that what
he did met with the approval of the
subcommittee on resolutions and then
In turn OF the full committee. But
these planks are gone, and Grosvenor
is filled with wrath over the emascu-
lated platform. He declares that the
speeches of Walcott and Lodge will
constitute the real platform on which
to 60 before the country.
The platform praises what the ad-
ministration has done to lift public
credit, because IL has hoated a per
cent thirty-year gold bond at par, but
1t fails to state that the bond is at par
because II carries the privilege of
drawing its face value in bank notes
from the treasury as premium. II,
for comparison. a government bond
carried the privilege Of q free
pass on every railroad in the country
for its bearer, per cent bond could
be put to premium of 800 per cent.
1t b the privilege and not the security
which has put the per cent bond at
par. The platform -veasels' a plank
on the trusts, but two republican con-
crosses have failed to pass antitrust
legislation. and the republican senate
deliberately side-traeked an amend
ment 70 the Sherman act
The platform pirates about the vel
fare Of the annexed territory, but II is |
silent ON the subject Of ~our plain |
duty" which the president set forth |
In his message about Porto Rico. The |
president is praised for securing to |
our undivided control the most i'm
portant island Of the samoan group
and the best harbor in the southern |
Pacific" This Is deliberate falsifca-
don Of the record. The harbor Of Paeo
Page has belonged TO the United States
Tor more than twenty years Ia ex-
.lusive possssaion. and ths island Of
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07
Cos. Of Congress.

Nominally the cost OF the recent ses-
sion Of congress was little over $780,
100000. or more than twice the cost Of
government during Mr.. 'cleveland's ad-
ministration; but really the figures in
the long run wiliapproximate $500 900
900. becanse appropriations Of neary
s176.ooo.oo were lodged and put over
to the short session. which WIN be held
after the presidential election should
the Republicans win IL November. the
delayed appropriations win swell the
actual total OF this proaigzfs congress
to 5000 .o00. COO
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

A SiciIian woman, Madame Granata.
has just given birth TO Eve little girls.
thus increasing her family to the ex-
traordinary figure Of forty-two child
rem Madame Granata, who Is quite
q young woman, was married at the
age OF sixteen, and in the first year
Of her marriage became the mother
Of fne girl. This she followed up in
q space Of ten months by presenting
her husband with i've boys at a birth,
and she has gone on increasing her
family by threes and fours up to the
present time.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07


Old 6addieris Wells. the oldest thea
ter In London, Is now, 1t seems, to dis
appear. and to be pulled down for
residential fats. The place dates back
to 1853. when the original John Sad
dler, surveyor Of highways, built mu-
sic house, which was more than once
presented" as q disorderly house, or
place where unlicensed entertainments
were carried on. The Wells" which
ware vainly enough reputed to be me-
dicinal. whereas they were, Of course,
derived from the New River head ad-
jacent, were supposed to be discovered
about this tina The place became
fashionable and attracted the atten-
ton Of the Hght-fngeret brigade, 90
that the advertisements Of the period
announced that q horse patrol would
Be stationed along the new road to
protect the quality on returning to
town from the theAter. Later on Il
got . license. and in 1855 the father Of
Grimaldi. the clown. was chief actor
there. Then II was q circus, and then
the celebrated Mrs. siddons became
proprietor. In the second decade Of
TIE present century. the water shows.
which were long q feature, began; and
the Battle az the Nile" with real wa
ter. derived. Of course. from the ada
cent New river. became great attrac-
tion. The palmy day Of saddler's
Wells were. however. in the forties
and ffties. when Msssrs. Warner and
Phelps made Il home FOR the -legfti-
mate comedy and drana--New Cas-
tls England Chronicle
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

'1named my son for Colonel Blank,
said father one day, before certain
chapters In his history were written,
or should not have done So" His
was not an unusual experience. Not
only Is a mans record constantly
changing while he lives. but the opin-
ion Of him in the early years after his
death may vary much from the worlds
anal estimate. Senator Hoar doubt
less had this idea in mind when he
said, on the occasion Of the presenta-
ton Of stafne for Statuary Hall, that
the stsfe giving 1t had done well TO
wait until its subject had been dead
for nfty years. He wished It might be
the rule with every state IN selecting
from among its distinguished sons
fhuse whom Il would honor I'M this
way. Real worth lasts.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

Henry Smith. aged 81 years and !
months, died at South Deerfeld recent
" Of old age. Mr.. Smith was born In
Palmer, Oct. II, 1906. The family went
to South Deerfeld in 1919 and located
In NH River on a farm Mr.. Smith
was married Jan. 1, 1928, to Pattie
Clapp, who was killed by fall from q
wagon In August, 1880. He leaves. be-
sides nine sons and daughters, 81
grandchildren. IS great-grandchildren.
and two Observation-Disclosures.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

One Of the most romantic marriages
that has occurred in Bowling Green.
ohio, for some time took place q few
days ago. when Harrison Cheney. who
is about 20 years Of age. was married
60 Miss Agnes May, aged Is years.
The marriage was in the way Of the
fnlnllment Of q promise made many
ysars ago. Cheney. when q young
man. living in a Pennsylvania town
and vas q lover OF one who married
smother. She took sick afterward. and
npon her deathbed asked Cheney 70
look after q little daughter. This h
dia. and she n time grew Cd and was
married she was taken sick with
6onsumption. and t0o. passed SWAY.
hit not bs2ore she haa pledged Cheney
e look after her little SRI. then 2
ysszn old. His devotion 70 the litfls.
enid culninatsd IN the event aboFs
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

The rife club movement IL being
taken up with great enthusiasm in
Australia. In Victoria alone. accord
ing to the acting adjutant, between
January l. and March 81. $1,000 apph-
cation forms were issued to prospec-
tive rInemen, and large proportion
OF these were returned to headquar-
tiers filed up by men DESTROYS Of join
ing clubs.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

Here's my bonnet, Just come home. {"
said the publishers wife. He watched
her open the box. and remove layer
after layer Of tissue paper. Gee
WhiEzF he exclaimed. now I under
stand why Il cost 20 much" He had
aad some experience with the paper
trust himself-Phladelphia Press
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

Paris hotelkeepers are waxing fat
over the exhibition. As an idea Of the
rush for apartments, one wealthy lady
pays 800 francs day for small suite
near the Arc de Triomphe; and rich
brewer has engaged more pretentious
suite IN an hotel for 1,500 francs q
day. The cost Of seeing all the at
fractions within the exhibition grounds
Is 600 francs.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

By q decree Of the suprezas court Of
Mexico the claim Of Mrs. Mary D.
Grace. principal Of the Tompkins
school. Syracuse. N. r, to the Vacas
and Bismarck mines In Durango.
worth $1,000 900. IL a6lrmed. The de-
eision puts Mrs. Grace In fun posses
sion OF the mines. said to be the rich
est IN Mexico.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

The new pension legislation win add
5000 pensioners to the rolls, and In.
wolves an expense Of $3.50. 900. accord
ing to the estimates Of the pension
commissioner.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07
Golden EaEIs shot.

Another golden eagle has been shot
D. . samekeeper on tia hin Of Rot
tal, Glen Cove. and sent to Kirrismuir
70 be stuffed It Is stated that there
are only two or three more OF these
birds lat In Scotland now.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

Tae largest sturgeon on record vas
caught IN the North sea. II weighed
eze pounds, bat the delight Of the nsh-
ermen was tempered BY the fast that 1t
eia tdb9 worth o. damage TO the nets
before It was killed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

Consular of3cers are expressly for
hidden BY regulations to report to pri-
waite inQuirers concerning the financial
standing or commercial repute Of busi-
meas men OF houses in their districts.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

A church bell cracked In ringing at
the village Of Schleithein, near Schaff-
hansen, Germany, q few days ago.
When taken down It was found to be
Of the year I452.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

Some girls are taflor-made. but the
one who seeks an oser OF marriage u
ready-maid.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

TIE common German hen lays about
800 or COO eggs IN ten years. In the
erst year the number Il only ten to
tWenty; n the second. third and
fourth. 100 TO rs each. whence Il ssszr
timinishes % ~ b the last year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

4 isn,t the nan Who was born with
silver spoon IN his nouth Mho makes
ne most STIR.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

The platform favors the policy OF
reciprocity. but the administration can
not point to q single one Of its reel
procity treaties which has not been
held up by republican opposition In
the senate. The platform Is for the
protection OF free labor against con-
tract convict labor. yet a bill to that
end is hung up in the senate by re-
publican opposition. At every point
the republican declaration Of purpose
can be confronted with the republican
record Of failure.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

Tuitu1a Is the least important Of the
three principal Samoan islands In
population. In material resources, In
size. in commerce, in location. The
platform declares for the construction.
control. ownership and protection Of an
Isthmian canal Yet the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. which takes away from
the United States the power TO pro-
tect the Nicaragua canal, Is stin before
the senate as an administration meas
ure and the Nicaragua canal bin itself.
which passed the house by an over
.whelmlng non-partisan vote was
blocked In the senate by Mark Hanna
at the instigation Of the Pacific rail-
roads.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

10 he began TO write for the newspa-
pers. after completing his sducltion In
Lafayette.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-07-07

suIzusK ?. TAHOE. Editor ana rasn.As-.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-06-23
A CHORUS FOR MAY.

o1nsnine Is over the plain.
va, v,s.en to Natures grand chorusL
oice answers voices again.
ana the spirit of music steals Ger ~.
the warblinR that rises
rsn In the oer-arching trees r
ueep woods are full of surpr .ses.
soiuy the leaves kiss the breeze.
1ulnet and blackbird and thrush
Keep time to the tune of the river
nows amidst pebbles and rush,
n,. ana murmurs and ripples forever.
ciear is the thrill of its measure.
As ic Wanders through MANY a nook
lt oimpies and ripples with pleasure.
Ano loses itself In the brook.
listen! the low mystic sigh
mat tells in the pine trees of sadness
AnAt steals like a requiem by,
minor key struck in the rladness
,o aisies that are somber and solemn
mat even at noontide are gray,
Iacn tree acathedral-like column,
whose boughs sigh and whisper for aye
ne grass waves its long monotone,
Inc insect HUNS loud as it flashes,
1ne waterfowl murmurs alone.
as a-down In the brooklet it splashes.
Anu children that gather the daisies
Cnime in with their joy and their play-
AL Nature resoundeth with praises.
Oh, Is there not music in May?
m Nd. Pollard, in Golden Days.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-06-23
De Hogs Need Exercise :

A writer says that one objection to
keeping hogs in small lots il that
they do not exercise enough. That
depends on the size of the lot, the
size Ct the hog and the purpose for
which he is being kept. The hog that
has completed his growth and is b
ing fitted for the market does not
need very much exercise; . little viii,
keep him in good health. The boar
that il being kept for breeding pur-
poses needs good deal Of exericse.
The pig that is growing needs some
exercise, but not 30 much ~ some Of
NJ imagine. The hog that has been
developed along the lines that bring
prizes has not the inclination to exer.
else that the old wild boar had. II
given . fair-sized lot, the pigs win
suit themselves in the matter.-Farm-
ers' Review.