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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
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Colored note-paper has had a long
struggle 10 win fashionable patronage,
for women Of best taste persistently
rejected Il IN favor Of cream or ivory
white, but recently such lovely tints
have been set forth By exclusive"
dealers IN high-elass stationery that
many have found them Irresistible.
The palest green. the softest, coolest
blue, mauYe, and delicate gray are
the most popular. The latest English
envelopes are long and narrow, and
the sealing wax used exactly matches
the shade Of the stationery. A pretty
wedding present, and a moderate one
IN cost, e q box Of stationery con-
tanning paper. cards. and envelopes
Of different sizes. and IN one Of the
new tones; the box also containing
sealing wax Of correspondents color,
seal bearing the brides monogram,
and q silVer-mounted pen-holdsr, blot
tar and eraser.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

tod" yield to the enehantmsnt Of the
tropic town. You are always thirsty
In Vera Cruz, and you seem to exud0
all you drink through your pores az
fast as you "irrigate." And for those
Of Us who live in the capital Of the re-
public It Is a delightful sensation to
feel at ease, sitting in lightest possible
Faiment out In the open air, and way
into the night, which Is not possible In
the City OF Mexico. unless one Is pneu-
mOnia-proof. On the tableland the
shade Is always cool, too cool for one
who comes into it perspiring from a
walk in the sun. Here, Il Is affirmed,
no one takes cold.
With good reason, the VeracruEanos
boast that their city Is healthier than
the federal capital, where, the past
winter and present spring, typhus has
claimed q great many victims. There
are many foreigners here who ind life
quite endurable; they have business
that keeps them permanently IN Vera
Cruz, with the exception Of their va
cation trips to Hamburg, Liverpool,
New York, or Genoa. They have fall
en- into the siesta habit, work without
haste smoke much, sit frequently IN
der the arcades as II business" were
not existent and exigent, and are
usually taking something" Il e the
city Of undying thirst
One coming down here from the
tableland where the air Is thin, az Il
must be Ia miles above the sea, vastly
enjoys the denser air, the sall breezes,
and the delicious and abundant hsh,
red snapper, robalo, and the succulsnt
pompano. The natives eat hsh, but
seem to prefer beefsteals. or "biftees,"
and, with some reason, for the beef Of
the coast 4 juieier and fatter than We
ever find It IN the City Of Mexico.
II e = WeIl-fsd population; the sea
food IL cheap and, In tact. almost
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
Life IN
Vera Cruz
" 81. MeEleo. LsttsF.l

lNcrl CruEs MeAcos 1olN4Esg
People disagree profoundly about
thIs city, the ancient gulf port Of
Mexico, a city with q bad name for
yellow fever and general unhealthful-
ness. have been here at all seasons,
even IN August, when Il Is tropically
hot, and when the dreaded fever has
claimed its daily toll OF victims, and
! have enjoyed the view Of the bright
waters Of the gulf Of Mexico, sWum,
gone aboating In the harbor, and found
much pleasure.
All Spanish AmorioA AKA
An these tropical ports are much the
same. La Guayra, Maraeaibo. Havana.
which is q bigger Vera Cruz. have the
tropical nonchalanee, the same crowds
Of people dressed in white, the same
brown faces, and infinite tobacco
smoke. The MONDAY siesta Is stin a
cherished and salutary custom. Mer-
chants find the cool Of the late after
noon and evening best suited % let
ter writing. to languid trading and
bargaining. and 50 take their sleep in
watches, as It were, turning day partly
into night, and night partly into day,
an agreeable way Of making life less
monotonous. Il would be q good Gus
tom 10 adopt In summer In the super
heated American cities.
Here there are no hot boflsr rooms
down under the sidewalks, no tall
buildings to shut on the air, and no
one ever hurries. Life IN = tropical
port has g fascination peculiar to It
self The old seadogs here under the
arcades slipping their various brands Of
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
Delights Of Ancient
Gulf Port
Of Mexico

play with his brown children. he looks
As Il no poison Of pessimism ever
tainted hIs healthy thinking. reckon
he Is near the Fingdom Of heaven. His
principles are sound, and he % fond Of
hts wife. One Of his brothers went
out far out, a-hshing. q year or more
ago, fell over, and the sharks ate him
up instanter. So the boatmRn hates
sharks; he says the waters Of ths road
stead are full Of them. He warns one
against bathing except In certain pro-
teeted places.
We have gone together across the
blue water to the Island Of SACRIFICES,
where there are palms and . quaint
lighthouse and q bit Of beach. From
the little island, Vera Cruz rises Ike
an oriental dream, pink towers and
domes on which the sunlight plays, q
dream Of color and beauty. One gets
his all Of color here; the old massive
houses Of the center Of the city, with
their Haunting curtains, raised and
lowered by the wind from on the sea.
are Of many soft tones Of color, pink,
pale blue, grayish white, indescribabls
huss. Once IN q while . black-eysd.
tropical houri peeps from behind q ball
eony curtain, surveys the street. and
returns to the cool interior Of her
house. And there are such quaint
semi-dscayed mysterious houses every
Whersl One falls to weaving stories
to at them. New Orleans has It's for
eignness, but Vera Cruz Il incredibly
outlandish, remote, Is q city once
ravaged by pirates should be.
Progress is here as everywhere else
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
8aIoIdss and ooarre,. o.l,--.

1T Is a queer thing" said a police
man from one Of the districts whiah
embraces the Delaware river mont
that over half the number Of rivur
suicides, which II Is our duty to taks
care Of when found, wear CongT,sI
CATERS. You can walk along Cheot-
nut street In Its most crowded psrt
and not see one man IN q hundred
wearing the shoe with the elastic dds
but when we ind q body floating n
The river We have almost come % e.
pect the CATERS. and IN e. many e.
three of four cases IN succession ws
have found thom." - PhuadslphIa
Tines.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
Prs.iasntial Po..lbuIti...

When the Republican national COM
mittee meets, three years from this
summer, to pick out the next Presi-
dent, Shelby II. Cullom win be seven
ty-hve, John @. Spooner win be sixty
one, Charles W. Fairbanks win be
hfty-two, Marcus A. Hanna viii be
sixty-seven. Joseph B. Foraker viii
be hfty-eight, William II. Taft win be-
forty-seVen, Theodore Roosevelt win
be forty-six, BENJAMIN B. Odell, Jr.,
win be fifty, OrVille n. Plat win b
seVenty-seTen and Henry Cabot
Lodge win be hfty-four. Thus far
no man over seventy has been elect
ed 70 the presidency, and only i've
men over sixty-John Adams, sixty
two; Andrew Jackson, sixty-elght;
Zachary Taylor. sixty-fiVe; James
Buchanan, sixty-six. President Wash
ington was hfty-seven when inaugu-
rated; Jefferson was hfty-elght. Madl-
son hfty-eight, Monroe hfty-nine.
John Quincy Adams hfty-eight. Van
Buren, hfty-hve Polk fifty, Pierce for
ty-nine, Lincoln, hfty-tWo. Grant for
ty-seVen, Hayes hfty-four, Garhsld
forty-nine Cleveland sorty-slght, Ben
iamin Harrison hfty-hVs and william
Mckinley hfty-three.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
tseattIe Ietterl


Standing upon a high wooded hill,
within sight and sound Of the great
Kettle falls OF the Columbia river, and
overlooking the wide Marcus nat. is an
ancient and long deserted mission. II
Is, without doubt, one Of the Oldest
buildings OF the kind still left stand
ing in Washington. II was built In
1913 and 1874.
In dimensions the building is about
l0x60 feet. II is constructed entirely
Of heWed logs and Is practically two
stories high. Iron In those far-ofi.
primitive days was a scarce and eX-
pensive material. In the construction
Of this building no iron whatever was
used to fasten the logs together. The
ends Of the logs at the corners Of
the building and at the doors and win
dows are all wedged and dovetailed
in-really keyed together. Altogether
the architecture is rude. but very Sc
cure and solid,
OommunIoants Were Indians.
For a great many years services
were held in this mission chapel by the
pioneer padres. All, or nearly all, the
communicates were Indians. Years
ago the mission was abandoned and
services have been held In the present
mission near ColVille. The primitive
building is very weatherbeaten and
dilapidated.
The building fronts south. There Is
q wide portal at the front end; also
doors on the east and west sides, well
toward the rear part Of the structure.
All the doors and windows are gone.
The rafters consist Of small heWed
timbers. Both at the top and bottom
the rafters are fastened together and
TO the walls by means OF stout wooden
pins driven In anger holes. The sheet
ing or cross pieces to which the roof
Is fastened are small square pieces Of
timber, apparently cut cut with a
whipsaw. They, too, are securely
fastened to the rafters by wooden
pins.
The roof was made Of ordinary pine |
riVen with the old-fash- |
toned "frow." At the gable ends whip |
sawed planks were used.
Near the northern end Of the old /
mission a large fireplace was con-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

Il would seem that the species sail.
or q about 70 become extinct Il e
only with the most careful nursing
ana Ertihsial training that specimen
are seOured nowadays. For several
yeaEB past tie American navy has
been forced % ths scheme q drafting
country boyB from farms and neId.
putting hen On training ships and
sun4ing them around tie world 70 pleh
- ne txisk8 e tie nautical trada
Nov CONES word frOm England thai
ne British nagy q n TIE sane dlIum-
ma. ed = ENABLE % furnish hall ths
prop9 conplsnsut e onooEs and msa-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

everything eatable Is tar cheaper than
IN the capital One does not see here
the emaciated. dried-up. sailoW speei-
mems Of humanity 80 common "a the
lakeland cities. A friend, who e q
boatman and likewise a philosopher.
tails me that be earns from s. 70 $3.50
q day and ~eome muy bien," eats Tsry
vel He looks n: HIS arms and Iegs
ara stout. his body muscular ana zig
orons. and ne despises with al his soui
TIE tahleland people. They are no
good" be says. and @they are false.
and only laugh from the lips outS
This morning be breakfastod. "a his
little pink-tintsd wooden house ont b.
yond tie long avenue of palms, On
besfstesk. fried fzh. fried potatoes snd
fruit y maehor and q lot q itl Il
sould not i've e poor men a. a tie
capital" b declares. they are hungFy
people. and are never fed VEIL
IL % No niand. tie boatman. A
lln a toys ks s1ss hs likes e i've. -
hElatho. @ pan hiE boat about ths har-
bor. % 90 a-ashiag sometlmoa. ana p
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

King Carlos Of Portugal has become
passionateIy devoted to yacht racing,
and has announced his decision 70
have q racing yacht built for the ez-
press purpose o. enabllng him 70 win
back non the English Royal eZacht
Squadron the Vaseo de Cana Cup n
the third international race, which
takes place next year oFer q course ox-
tending from southarapton % Lisbon.
that Is acrols the dangerous Bay q
Biceay. The king Is nov IN oonsulta-
ton VITA naval architects with regard
% TIE designs for his new racing
yacht. and g disposed @ have the lat
ter b1It q tEs United States. rather
than 81 England tie victories az the
Auerlern defenders 81 lho Amerlca
crp and the recent mlahaps % the
shamrock lnl.inlng HIN 60 TIE blcl
nat boass huiit "a this SIDE q flo ~
lnlile reits greater decree a.
Eh uilh Ishina-1 aae fllloocg
81 Illness than those CO E cen
o. ens design
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

The women Of the German city OF
Magdeburg win honor the memory OF
Queen Louise by the erection Of a
statue Of the Fenersted queen Jo-
names Goetz was intrusted with the
task Of creating in Carrara marble the
figure Of the beautiful queen. The fg-
ure stands on a massive cubical base,
bearing on one side the inscription:
Louise. Queen OF Prussia. " and on the
opposite side: Dedicated by the Wo-
men Of Magdeburg."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

State GeOlogist DImble Of Texas has
disclosed sources Of mineral wealth
that are astounding. He says that in
one county alone, that Of Cherokee,
there are sOO.000.OOO tons Of rich iron
ore In sight, and that in east Texas,
as a whole, there are 3.O0O, 600. 900 tons.
And by the side Of this ore lies all the
coal necessary TO work the ore into
shape. The geologist makes the nat
statement that mo country In the
world has cheaper material for smelt-
ing iron thu east Texas"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
s.r.r nrsr,. Larr. 49,.

The sewer men Of the city Of Paris
wear the largest boots made. Thess
boots are Of immense size. and come
half way up the thigh. each man BE-
ing allowed q new pair every six
months The leather o. these bootI
e, 50 to speak. tanned By alkaline ana
rreasy water which the sewer men
have % wade through. and they are
eagerly sought Tor by the great Par
iefan bo0tmakers; Tor this leather, ~
ins a. once tough and light serves to
sustain the curves Of The WslI-knoRn
French heel
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

Now that Rostand's play. ''L'Aig-
Ion" has aroused SO much interest in
the melancholy story Of Napoleon'z
son. there win be some interest In the
death Of the last considerable actor in
the abortive conspiracy to restore the
empire with the Duke Of Reiehstadt in
his fathers place. This person was
VaraboWski. a Pole. who was a Heuten-
ant In the grand army and fought at
Waterloo. The conspiratOrs IN 1922
took possession Of several towns in the
vest Of France IN tbs name Of Napo-
leon H., but at Saumur the movement
was stopped and the small force they
had gathered rapidly scattered, Vara-
boBsli escaped and returned to Pc
land. where he has Just died at War
saw, at the age Of los years.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

A memorial Of Rosa Bonheur, pre-
scented By Senior Gambart, the Span
ish consul at Nice, has been unveiled
at Fontainebleau, near which town she
dWelt for many years. The memorial
consists Of a bronze bull. an enlarged
fac-simile Of one OF her sculptures; the
bss-reliefs Of the pedestal give her
portrait and representations OF three
Of her principal paintings.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

The 'brown-tailed" caterpillar has
been officially considered by the Bos-
ton board OF health, whose member
are ready to acknowledge that this pest
can produce the slln irritation con-
planned Of BY some residents IN the
suburbs Of that city. The insect Is
destructive Of fruit trees. The hair Of
the woBm Is brittle and barbsd, and
its action On the sldn Is regarded as
purely mechanical, rather than poison
ous. Il Is yet 70 be determined Wheth-
Ct actual contact with the worm Is
necessary 70 cause the irritation, or
whether this may result through the
blowing about Of the hair or fur BY
TIE winds. The doctors incline 70 the
latter beliet However produced, the
irritation and resultant sickness are
described IS being severe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

In order to appreciate the extreme
democracy OF the people in the south
east Of Europe. IL may be mentioned
that Nine. Karaveloh, wife Of the
prime minister Of Bulgaria, continues
70 pursue her avocatidh as school
teacher, and every morning when her
husband leaves home TO attend to his
duties as premier she takes her de-
parture for the public grammar school
to fulfil her duties as one Of the
teachers. She is a very remarkable
woman. and has been imprisoned and
tried on charges of treason and Of lese
majestic while the political foes Of her
husband were in ONCE.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

Andrew Carnegie intends to erect q
monument to James G. Blaine at Pitts
burg, probably in sehenley Park, near
the Carnegie Institute.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
SEARCH FOR A POLa
MUCH INTEREST TAKEN ~
SOUTHERN EXPLORATION,

ne EzplOrlng snip Discovery L w.
Strong. aud WIN BE- PrOviIIOnod A..
Three Ksari-Gsrman and sw.d,.1
EEPsiitions TO Antarstlo RoEionL
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
THE OLD MISSION.


Btructed Of adobes, rocks and clay
mortar. The northern part Of the
building, fronting the old fireplace,
was originally divided into two rooms,
probably for the use Of the fathers.
The Oack Of the fireplace Is both broad
and high. and fronted the main audi
ence room Of the building. It must
have served as the back Of the sacred
altar, where masses and vespers were
celebrated. However, every trace Of
the altar has long since vanished. The
same can be said Of the flooring, both
downstairs and above.
In = Dnapidatsd state.
Nothing now remains Of the old mis-
sion save the walls, rafters and part
Of the roof The walls are intact;
also the upper timbers. More than half
Of the roof itself is gone. The boards
which stin remain are moss covered
and very much deeayed. The planks
&c the gable ends are in the same con-
dition. The only iron used about the
old building we're the nails which held
the boards Of the roof.
The logs Of the wall are stin sound.
especially on the interior sides. The
rafters and heavy heEed log joists are
apparently sound. Until within a few
years ago a large wooden cross stood
ct the front Of me building, rising
from the comb Of the roof; but that,
also, has disappeared.
WindoWIess, hoorless, doorless and
ssmi-roohess, this old siOrm-beaten
monument Of the dead and Yoiceless
past stands IN the heart OF a lonely
pine forest. Il IL q sad reminder Of
the noiseless flight Of time and Of the
ovanescence Of al things earthly. Yet
there Is an eloquence in the silence OF
the old dismantled mission; there Is q
touching pathos IN fits fate.
BaryinE Grounds Near.
A short distance northeast o. the
mission is the burying ground. The
limits Of the consecrated grounds are
marked By a ditch or moat This
trench e now nearly filed I'D. Trees
6 large as ones body are growing IN
and along the ditch. indicating that It
was dug long ago.
Just how many graves the grounds
contain win never be known. Marks
identifying q great many graves have
disappeared The grounds are streWn /
with old decayed wooden headstones.
raIlines, logs, etc.
In extent the ground Is about one
half acre. Only two headstones (wood- I
M remain the epitaphs Of which can I
y deciphsred- So Tar as known only /
Indians we're buried IN those grounds I
e the grounds we're ever inclosed b. 4
! fsnce Of any kind an traces q It I
have vanished.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

IhsrS are - present about looo
niles q sea dikes n the NsthsFianda
Ihs Irish river. n Siberia, = a9oo
niles "a length. and drains eoe.coo
miles of teFrit5ry.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
OLD MISSION RUINS.
a STRUCTURE BUn.T sHTY
YEARS. ADO.

Irsi.ns We're TauEhs-Au Erass 81 the
Altar snd ne Large FIrsplaoo LoaE
sIaes Ool.terated-COnmsnioaats Woss
Cenvsrtsa indiana
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

Frances new prison at Fresnes, some
eight miles from Paris. Is the largest
q the world.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

Hs Who siVes chssrfuIly e liabIs -
be asked 70 civs twice.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-02-22
The DUTY OF MOTHERS.

What suffering frequently results
from a mothers ignorance or more
frequently from mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughterl
Tradition says woman must suf-
fer" and young women are so taught.
There is little truth and great deal
of exaggeration in this. If a young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment, and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to physician for examina-
ton but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-02-22

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South
Byron, Wis, mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
Mrs. Pinlsham in January, 1899, saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation -
had headache all the time, and pain in
her side, feet swell, and was generally
miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advice, and under date of
March, 1899, the mother writes again
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter of all
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals Mrs.
Pinkham's great medicine for regu-
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-02-22
GLEANINGS OF FACT.

Britain makes soO,OoO,oOO yards OF
linen year.
Craig-y-Nos, the name OF Nine. Ade-
lima PATHS castle in Wales, means rock
of the night.
A St. Louis negro has devised an ele-
vator in which screw takes the place
of weights and pulleys.
: Forty-five alligators in Milwaukee
show died of pneumonia one day re-
Gently.
The first iron war vessel built in the
world was the United States steamship
Michigan, which is still on duty on the
great lakes, and has often been seen in
Chicago.
Filipinos dread exile more than i'm
prisonment or even death. II is said
shat the natives are so attached to their
island that emigration is unknown.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-02-22
SHARES PUBLIC SCHOOLS HONORS.
Excellent Geographical Exhibit at
Paris Largely Due to
Union Pacific.

The Passenger Department, of the Union
Pacific Railway is in receipt Of letter from
Superintendent G.. G. Pearse inviting it to
share in the honors bestowed upon the
Omaha public schools at the Paris EXPOSE
ton. As is well known, the Omaha schools
were awarded a gold medal for the excel
lence of the showing made by their methods
of teaching geography. The most important
part of the exhibit consisted of set of il
lustrated publications and maps showing
the sources from which geographical ma
terial and information are obtained. SUI
perintendent Pearse acknowledges that
great credit is due to the Union Pacific Pas.
senger Department, which furnished many
of the publications and maps for the Paris
exhibit.-Omaha Bee" Dec. 18th, 1000.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-02-22
An Innovation.

The Louisville & Nashville r. R. together
with its connecting lines has inaugurated
the Chicago & Florida Limited, which is a
daily, solid train, wide vestibuled, steam
heated, gas lighted, with dining car service
for all meals en- route from Chicago to Thorn
asvile, Ga, Jacksonville and st. Augustine,
Ella. This train leaves Chicago over the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois tracks at ll:O5
a m, running via Evansville, Nashville,
Birmingham, Montgomery, Plant System
to Jacksonville, and Florida East Coast to
st. Augustine, arriving at the latter City
at 1880 the next evening, making the fastest
time ever made between these points.
This train has annex sleeper leaving st.
Louis at 2:l5 p. m. which also runs through.
Mr.. G. L. Stone, General Passenger Agent,
K0usve NashsIie M h
this train and furnish printed matter con-
cerninp il