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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13
BREACH OF THE CONTRACT


HoW . Man Get ths Best of . subscir-
eon Book Scheme.
A citizen Of BuRaIo has Just WI
his case from a subscription book CO..
Germ. He subscribed sDF a set Of Bal
Eae'B works with the understanding
that the edition was TO be limited .
1000 sets. He thought he was to Be
Just one Of q thousand out Of seventy
odd millions IN the United States =
be enVied the possession Of the BalEs
sets. He learned aftsrward that ths-s
were two other limited editions &
the same work, that all three editions
were printed from the same plats
on the same quality Of pa
per and differed Only In IT,
Illustrations and the color Of
the binding. The Buffalo purchase
eontsnded that the publishers had VIC
lated their contract with him and re-
fused to complete his payments for the
set Whereupon the publishers brought
suit 70 recover. The case has Just
been tried IN the municipal court n
BuRalo and has been won By the de-
PENDANT the court holding that mere
color Of the binding did not constitute
. new edition, and that the defendant
was the victim Of q breach Of contract.
This was good Law and q correct re-
suit The tricks Of the subscription
book publishers and their agents are
many. When q man finds be has been
cheated he should resist. The courts
WIN protect him.-Utiea Observer
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

Tineial legislature being returned Al
each successive election until his death,
He was twice 4 member OF the colon
ial ministry as secretary for agrieul-
ture and emigration, and once was
president OF the executive council.
McGee's political attitude IN Canada
was regarded with disfaVor By the ply
Eieal force element among the Irish
here and elsewhere and he became
still more unpopular owing to his de-
nuneiation Of the Fenian movement.
His Fad Va, Trade
On April z, 1855, be was returning 20
his boarding house from 4 hight ses-
sion Of parliament, when an assassin
named Whelan shot him down Ct the
door Of his lodgings. Thus psrished
In the 4Sd year Of his age the most
gifted Trishman in America and one
Of the richest and most splendid intel
lects q the 18th century.
A the murdered man fen undeF the
assassin's bullet his life blood spat-
tered q large stone On the wall. and
shortly afterRard the stone was en-
grsyed with a record Of the crime. A
few years later tbs building was
burned down and the stone was lost
sight Of A man named Biehlsr sub
sequently used the stone IN 4 build
Ing he wa eonstructing On Queen
street. and It was while tearing down
this latter structure recently that the
memorial stone was found. It Is in
scribed: april z. 1855. Here fell
darcy Niece
AcGes was q gifted poet and one Of
his minor pieces IN view Of the man
ner and cause Of his deagh. has q pa
thetic meaning today. Here Is one
stanza:
An remembered N Ering
charge you speak ne true:
Has my name = sound. = meaninr
u tie scenes ny boyhood fnswf
Does TIE heart e TIE mother ever
Rocau her exiio's aamaf
lor @ b forgot En- Erin
And On earth ! al TIE Eama
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

India is rapidly becoming an impOr-
tant factor IN tie coal market. The
output last year was nearly 20 per cent
IN excess Of that Of the year before,
and 3 stin further increase win be seen
this year. Expectation of coal from In
dia has already begun. The coal Is
found over wide areas.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

Nine. do Barry's hotel IN the Ave
me de Paris, AZ Versailles, Is about 70
b sold. Louis XVII turned the palace
into stables for many years past Il
has been disused.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

Bats measuring nearly i've feet from
ID 70 tip Of their wings have been
found In 3 cave near Tansa. n East
Africa.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

ne c4oE hcw high bird 81 = fca1
nav ~ ibsy have sol to GENE hask
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13


Tie recent hnding IN Ottawa, Can.s
Of the stons which originally marked
TIE scene % TIE assasslnation q
Thomas D,Arcy McGea serves 10 recall
the story Of that gifted Irishman and
Of one Of the most noted political
crimes IN the bist0ry Of tie Dominion.
McGes was In many respects q not
ed man. Poet, editor. historian, or
ator and statesman, he contributed
freely 70 every department Of litera-
turl, adorning Ike Goldsmith what
ever he touched. As q statesman his
work endures IN the present system OF
Canadian confederation, for there was
no more enthusiastic confederationist
than he and he framed the draft Of
the plan Of union.
Thomas darcy McGee was born IN
county Louth, Ireland. IN 1875. and
was q descendant on both sides Of pa
triotie Irish families. he was pre-
eocious from infancy and vas an insa-
table reader Of poetry and OF the his
tory Of HIS own unhappy land. In 1912
this young Irishman, fresh from an
ordinary day school-and schools In
ireland were not the best In the world
50 years ago, no more than noW-came
70 the United States and filed and
ably filed the editorial chair Of the
Boston Pilot, founded By the late Pat
rick Donahoe.
Baok IN Ireland.
The fame Of young MCGEE soon
crossed the Atlantic and he was In
vited TO become an editor on the Dub
lin Freeman's Journal He soon Joined
the star Of the Dublin Nation, the or
gan Of the Young Ireland party-a
party that looked to physical force 20
right the grievances Of Ireland With
Davis. Duty. Mitchell and other eul-
tured men MCGEE helped 10 make the
Nation one Of the most remarkable
journals in the world. he vas secre-
tary Of the Irish Confederation, but in
1s4s vas forced TO Zee from Ireland
owing 70 his share In the Young Ire
land movement
In October, 1913. he became editor Of
the New York Nation. and subse-
quentIy. in Boston. Of the American
Celt.
In 1857 he removed 20 Montreal and
the same year was elected 10 the Pro
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13
7. DARCY MGEE.
PoET. EDITOR AND sTA1EstsAN
or LONG AGO.

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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
BABY ALLIGAToRS.
They Are Hatched Ont in Job Lots in
Steam Heated sand.

They Are Hatched Ont in Job Lots in
Steam Heated sand.
Up in the reptlle-house of the Bronx
zoo something unique in the way of a
Matching of young alligators was on ex-
hibltion yesterday, and will be to-day
just as long as the supply of saurian
eggs holds out
The young gators were being turned
out in job lots in large, glass-lnclosed
steam-heated cage In the northwest cor
ner Of the main reptle-room. The floor
is covered with warm sand, in which
several dozens of alligator eggs are
huddled. The eggs are about seven
inches long, oblong in shape, and of
dingy leathery white color.
About the center of the cage Is large
shallow pan full of water, sunk to the
level of the floor. In and about the pan
are several dozen young alligators, from
six inches up to ten in length, scram-
bling about, climbing all over each
other splashing about in the water,
and seemingly happy and contented
The baby gators are bright blue, green,
and black spotted in color. In general
color and appearance they look more
like lizards than anything else.
The Matching process is quite inter
esting. Every now and then an egg
will begin to squirm and roll about. One
end works more actively than the other
and swells up like mushroom head.
Then it cracks and spreads ont from
the slit, through which a little long
pointed muzzle begins to work out A
lot of energetic wrlggling, which fiops
the eggs about in all directions, sets the
yOungster free. Out he pops, and after
a shake or two, by some wonderful in
stinct of nature, away scuttles the in
fant to the pan of water, into which it
plunges without any fear.
Alligator, Jr., splashes about a while.
and then joins his brothers and sisters.
following the universal alligator habit
of crawling on top of as many of his
relat as he can and resting his head
OH the nearest back.
Mrs. Alligator was not present at the
hatching. Alligator experts say that
after she has laid the eggs her part of
the manufacture of young gators is
finished. She pays no more attention
then to them, and confines herself, in
the South, to lying low in the swamps,
waiting for dogs, pigs, or tender young
cOlored infants to wander her way. AS
to Alligator pere, those same experts
assert that if there is one thing he likes
better than another it is young alli-
gator fresh from the shell, without any
dressing. He is said to swallow them
up by the dozen, and then complain be-
cause there are no more.-New York
Mail and Express.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
Hanged Two Men nc Once.

EX-Sherif Knapp, of Wyoming Coun-
ty, was in town few days ago which
recalls the fact that he is the only off
cial of that county who ever hanged
two men at the same time The men
in question were RosenWig and Blank,
who were convicted of numbering a
peddler in the mountains not a great
way from Tunkhannock. At II: 80
o'clock the night before the execution |
visited the Wyoming County jail, where
the condemned murderers were prepar-
ing for the grewsome ordeal which
would send them to eternity. While
seated in Sheriff Knapp's office Deputy
Dan Thompson entered. He carried
two pine boards, probably feet long
and 10 inches wide, and at both ends
of each were straps running through
mortice. "Will there be anything
more?" asked Thompson of the sheriff.
Eyes, one thing more" replied Knapp;
"get boiler of hot water, for the men
want to finish up by taking bath"
There was a peculiar suggestlyeness
ABOUT tne arrangements or the boards
and | asked Knapp for what purpose
they were to be used. His reply was:
well, | have an idea that both Rosen-
wig and Blank will get shaky in the
knees just at the last moment, and If
they do I'm going to strap them ON
these boards, and | guess thatll stiffen
them up. All | want is to get them to
stand long enough to get the rope
around their necks and the black caps
on, and I'll show up an execution that
will be done up to the queens taste"
Fortunately, the boards were not re-
quired for the purpose intended, for Ro-
senwig and Blank met their fate on the
gallows with a courage that was re-
markable.-ScrantOn Republican.
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EtyMxSCienCe
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se:3esssglIlventiOn : :

Honey dew has been a subject of re-
cent investigations which show it to be
sugary substance obtained from the
juice of the trees-such as a sycamore,
ash and lime-On which it Is found. The
statement that honey dew is sometimes
produced by other insects than aphides
seems to be ill-fOunded, as reports indl-
cate that the insects noticed are prison
ers that have been caught by the sticky
honey dew,
The suns heat raises from the earth
every minute thirty-seven billion tons
of water, or say weight equal to six
times that of the Great Pyramid. Such
heat could only be produced on earth by
burning eight million cubic miles of
coal per second-that Is to say, a nice
little block two hundred miles long,
two hundred miles high and two hun
dred miles broad, weighing twelve
thousand millions of tons.
The bones of three mastodons have
beeen discovered in Death Valley. Cali
fornia, and their discoverer, a miner,
has taken out claim for the purpose of
excavating them. Another indication
of the popular appreciation of the
money value of the remains of prehis-
toric animals is the fact that a mining
claim has been filed in Southern Cali
fornia to cover the excavation Of fos-
sill whale of the Pliocene epoch.
An electric railway is to be construct
ed between Liverpool and Manchester.
intended especially for the swift trans
portation of passengers. 1t is said that
the system adopted will be that of the
single elevated rail, the cars being sus-
pended from the rail- The projectors
talk of sending trains from one city TO
the other, a distance of about twenty
nine miles, in fifteen minutes. or at tAe
rate of l15 miles an hour.
The search for convenient ways of
transportation by which the products of
he Sudan may reach the outer world
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
Accommodating.

Peddler-Will you buy mouse trap,
ma'am?
Lady-No; haven't any mice in the
house.
Peddler-I can get some for you,
ma'am, for a small consideration. It's
rare sport catchin' 'em.
Lady-Then they might necessitate
my having cat.
Peddler-Well, l could provide you
with one for a trifie, ma'am.
Lady But it might prove nuisance.
Peddler-I could sell you dog to kill
it, ma'am.
Lady-The remedy might prove worse
than the disease.
Peddler-Well, I'd poison the dog
cheap for you, ma'am.-Pick- Me-Up.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11

has called attendaon to a remarkable
phenomenon Of vegetable life on some
OF the head waters and tributaries or
the Nile. This consists of enormous
growths Of papyrus and other plants,
completely covering the streams and
forming carpets Of vegetation two or
three feet thick, beneath which flows
the water. Navigation by small boats
Is, Of course, entirely interrupted by
this obstruction, which is In places sup
plemented by vines and clinging plants
which arch the streams from bank to
bank. Heavy floods occasionally sweep
away the accumulations Of plants, but
they are quickly reformed,
Several years ago, members Of the
Geological Survey suggested that in for
mer times the Tennessee River, instead
Of Joining the Ohio, as at present, flow
ed into the Gulf Of Mexico through the
channels Of the Coosa aud Alabama
Rivers. This conclusion has recently
been corroborated in a singular manner
by Charles T. Simpson, of the Smith
sonian Institution. The original sug-
gestion was based on the appearances
of the land, but Mr. Simpsons contir-
nation depends upon the distribution
Of a particular form Of fresh-water
mussel which, although 1t is peculiar to
the Tennessee River. is also found in
the Coosa and the Alabama As these
creatures cannot traverse the land the
inference is that formerly the waters OF
the Tennessee flowed southward ihto
the streams above named.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
LAW AS INTERPRETED.

Annual crops raised by labor on land
helu by tenant for life are held, in
Noble VS.. Tyler (O.), 4S L. r. A. 735, to
be assets of the estate, whether severed
or not at the time of his death.
Right of a stockhoder to inspect
books of the corporation is held, in Gin
cinnati Volksblatt Company VS.. Hoff-
meister (O), 4S l.. r. A. 732, not to de
pend upon the motive or purpose of the
stakeholder.
Lack of barriers on the side of ap-
proaches to a bridge is held in Bell VS..
Wayne (Wash.), 4S L. K. A. GA, not
sufficient to make a municipality liable
for injuries in case a team goes off the
bank when the roadway is wide enough
for two teams to pass without difficulty
and the fright of horse was the proxi-
mate cause of the accident.
A will which consists of four pages in
one sheet folded lengthwise down the
middle is held, in re Andrews IN. y,
As L. r. A. 662, not to be subscribed at
the end as required by statute, where
the signature is on the second page
after a portion of the will, while there
is another portion on the third page
without anything to connect 1t with
that part which is above the signature.
A camp-meeting association which
has made perpetual leases of cottages
on its grounds without any restrictions.
except that they are subject to such
rules and regulations as the association
may from time to trle adopt" and
which also owns a store on the grounds
which 1t has leased for a rental, is held,
In Northport Wesleyan Grove Camp
Meeting Association VS.. Perkins Mel.
4S L. R. A. 272, to have no power to i'm
pose a revenue tax on the business of
taking orders for fruit, groceries and
provisions from cottagers upon the
grounds of the association.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11


A 5-year-old boy went with his moth
er to make call. The lady of the
house, who was fond Of children, told
him she mean TO ask his moyter to let
her have him. Don't you think your
mother would let me buy your she
asked.
mo, ma'am,' answered the little fel-
low, you haven't got money enough" ="
How much would It takey" she CON
tinued
Three hundred dollars" said the boy
promptly, as If that would settle the
matter at once for all.
oh, well, then" said the woman, Il
think | can manage It. If can will
you come and stay with me"
mo, ma'am,' he said with decision.
Mamma wouldn't sell me anyhow.
There are five of us and mamma would
not like TO break the set.-BuffalO
Enquirer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11

and provide an improved mounting for
the bag George McFadden, Of New
York City, has designed the apparatus
illustrated in the accompanying cut, A
semi-circular arm is attached to the
side wall or suspended from the ceiling,
and at the center Of the arch is swiv-
eled a vertical rod, to the lower end
of which the bag is securely attached.
To prevent undue motion of the bag
when struck the inventor provides a
pair of6eXible rubber bands, which are
twisted and attached to the opposite
ends Of the arch, the rod which sup
ports the ball being passed between the
twists. The use Of these bands gives
quick return and renders the exercise
almost entirely noiseless by preventing
the ball from striking the overhead por-
tion of the support.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
Harmony in Nature

Naturalists say that when examined
minutely with a microscope 1t will be
found that no creature or object in ma
ture is positively ugly; that there is a
certain harmony or symmetry of parts
that renders the whole agreeable rather
than the reverse. So the most disagree
able tasks in life, when viewed in their
proper proportions, reveal a poetic. an
attractive, side hitherto undreamed Of.
Turn on the sunlight of good cheer. the
determination to see the bright as well
as the dark side, and you will find some
thing pleasant, even in the most dread
ed task.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
He Had a Good Reason.

81 notice you never criticise your
wife's cooking" remarked the young
benedict.
NO" replied the man of experience
81 have learned better. You see. when
you criticise your wlfe's cooking. she
is always trying to demonstrate that
your criticisms are unjust, while if you
say nothing about it, she has no object
i'm going into the kitchen, and conse.
quenty leaves matters entirely to the
cook. Chicago Post
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HUM0R OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS
Odd, Curious and LaughabIs Phases
of Human Nature Graphically Por'
trayed by Eminent Word Artists OF
Our own Day-A Budget of Fun.

Mr.. Freeborn Jackson-Whah yoh
gwine name i'm, Laurelia?
Mrs, Jackson-Anyfng yoh lakes.
Angling, 'cept Alias. Ise noticed boys
o. that name nevah come to no good.
They're alus in the police co't.-Brook-
lyn Life.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
In Old Missouri.

Colonel Peppah-I believe in votin'
early an often, sab.
Colonel Redeye-I don't sub. It's too
much trouble to vote early, an it's a
waste O. time to vote often. prefer to
check In good big bundle O. ballots
all to once an hev yer duty over with
Judge.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
Lans Make Good Clerks

Many japanese clerks are being EN-
pleyed in London stores. They are
cleanly and courteous and give satisfac.
ton. Many are also employed by man
ufaeturers, but these are not so salts.
factory to their employers, who say
they waste material and give more time
to studying English than they do to
learning their trades.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
Abseut-Niude1.

Harry, yesterday was our wedding
anniversary and you never said word
about it."
well, my dear felt 1t in my bones
that 1t was some sort of big day, but
l couldn't remember what 1t was."-
Indianapolis Journal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
Extenuating Circumstances.

Tenderfoot-Di you folks lynch the
man who stole that automobile here
last week.
Cactus Charley-Nope. We intended
to, but an investigatin' committee made
some experiments an concluded that
the ottymobul stoled the thief, instead
of the thief gittin' away with it.-Bal-
timore American.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11

Teacher (of Engllsh)-Michael. when
l have finished you may repeat what |
have read in your own words. See
the cow. Isn't she a pretty COW? Can
the COW run? Yes, the COW can run.
Can she run as fast as the horse? No,
she cannot run as fast as the horse
Future Mayor (of Boston)-Git on to
de COW. Amt she a beaut? Kin de
COW git a gait on her? Sure. Kin de
COW hump 1t wild de horse? Nit-de
cow amt in 1t wild de horse.-Judge
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BETTER than Mother'a,

"These aren't the kind of biscuits my
mother used to make" he said.
"Oh, George" she faltered, on the
verge of tears.
"Well, they're not" he repeated en-
phatically. They're enough sight bet
ter" And then the sun came out
agaln.-Phladelphia Evening Bulletin.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
Wide Awake.

Briggs-That medium doesn't know
a thing when she is in trance.
Griggs-Oh, yes she does.
Briggs What makes you think so?
Griggs-Because the other day
tried to steal away in the middle of one
without paying.-Detroit Free Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11
Not So Rad.

Mike opening his pay envelope)-
Faith, t It's the stingiest man | ever
worked for.
Pat-Phwat's the matther wild ye;
DIDN'T ye git as much as ye ixpicted?
Mike-Yis, but l was countin' on git
tin more than ixpicted.-Philadelphia
Press.
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Cruel.

"NIy eyes are no longer like stars to
you, | suppose?' she exclaimed during
heated conversation with her pre-.
sumed lord and master.
"Well, suppose you go away about
100,000000 miles and I'll take a look at
unfeeling man.-Baltlmore American.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11

Great Waiter, this steak is
as tough as leather.
Waiter-Tve always heard you was
an original character, sir; but I'm
hanged if you don't jist say the same
as all on 'em do!-Harlem Life.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-01-11

"Ohw said Strathmore, dryly. His
eye had caught a msspelled assurance
Of enduring love "Oh!' he repeated;
land may ask If she knows who you
are?"
Chester grew more red STILL Well
he reflected that an entirely honest
intent could never be prefixed by that
Yankee word--"well, sir | began by
letting her think that my name was
Lovatt-part of 1t really is. strand
that | was titled and rich-whch am
not-bu" pucked up courage as
be went on-"lf she loves me, Of course
1t will be all right"
Strathmore handed him back the
note. And II she doesn't"
Tit will still be al right"
Strathmore did not try to understand.
His opinion of Chester had fallen very
low. As for his opinion of Mamie
Pearle he realized, suddenly, that it had
not dropped half so far
1t was almost retreat, on the follow
ing day, when he took to Chesters
room a bundle of London papers that
had just come by the stage. He cast
quick look around. Il see you've got
the photograph of the girl out again"
he commented
Chester nodded, but added, with the
falntest shadow on his face: She's
married woman, sir"
"Yes| said Strathmore, and turned
to leave the room.
"Oh, lieutenant Chester called.
Strathmore stopped. Il thought you
might like to know, sir, that I'm not
engaged any more
For a full half-mlnute Strathmore
looked into the Englishman's impene-
trable blue eyes; then there came a
twinkle In his own. 1T seems to be
another coincidence, Chester" he said,
quietly, "for neither am I."-Argonaut.