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SATURDAY. OCT. IS. 1902
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

FOR CONGRESS.
HON. II. L. MAYNARD,
OF PORTSMOUTH.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
NIcKNAMEs OUT OF STYLES.
IL Il Vow Counted AImoSt . Crime 10
CEN Even an Intimats
Friend By Oas.

The present fashion Of using the full
Christian names of persons young or
old, when addressing them, instead OF
a nickname. as used to be the rule, is
a more sensible thing to do than fash
ion usually prescribes, but why Il
should be counted a crime for an inti-
mate friend, in a moment Of forget
fulness, 10 revert TO the old nickname,
it is hard TO understand.
To call her child Bessie" as once
she was called, rouEes the ire of the
parent Of Elizabeth" ANNE" brings
you up with a frown and a sharp re-
hinder should you call her "Annie. {"
though you may never. in her case.
have learned Of the change from the
old style. "WiIl," as a rule, doesn't
care a fig himself what you call him.
but be quite sare his mother does, and
will say TO you reprovingly: william.
II you please" IL you chance to call
him willie" Two persons who had
been close friends had quarrel which
parted them for life over ones per
sistence in calling the child Of the
other BABE" instead Of GLADYS, =
which was her name.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09

oatmeal. scenes aad HaEEls seFvs -
Prsventives Of Dsntists ana
DyHPepsia-

Defenders Of the Scottish national
fare Of oatmeal, scenes and haggis
have been few. To the ordinary bin
Of fare nearly every nation save the
Scotch has contributed something, but
Scotch dishes, except at distinetively
CaIedonian functions, are generally es-
ehewed, says the New York Sun.
A scotch physician has, however,
some forward recently with arguments
In favor Of Scottish cooking. BE says,
for instance. that dyspepsia and den
tists are practically unknown IN Scot
land outside Of the large cities, in
which the national cooking Of Scotland
Is discarded for foreign dishes and for
eign ways.
II Is fact that though distinguished
in the field Of medicine. the Scotch as
dentists are little known, and while
the details of cases Of dyspepsia are
less easily procurable, IL is certainly
not q national ailment In Scotland.
The Scotch show no Partially for pies
and pastry, and in the highlands they
are much out Of doors-two reasons
which might be taken to account for
the absence of dyspepsia, apart from
the whOlesOmeness Of their diet.
The Scotch are a hardy race, and in
one particular at least they have been
able in recent years TO impress their
views upon the people Of other eoun-
tries, namely, in the moral general
use Of cereals. The popularity of
cereal food has vastly increased in the
United States in the last ten years,
and II the advocates Of Scotch cooking,
or rather of Scotch fare. have been
unable to get recognition for their
views at the dinner table, they have
been more fortunate at the breakfast
board.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
BACTERIA IN DIGESTION.
soisntiae BEDsFinentS VIA SnAeA-
sns show Thslr Presenee -
Necessary 80 NutFiticns

The results Of experiments with
chickens TO determine the effect Of In
festival bacteria upon the process Of
digestion are reported by Prof. Schot-
teIius ia q recent number Of the Ar
ehiv fur Hygiene, and reproduced By
the staats Zeitung, says the Literary
Digest. Chickens were kept in cages
from which all bacteria were carefully
excluded and were supplied with food
equally free from bacteria. They ate
rayenously and almost continually and
evidently digested their food well, Jet
not only did they not fatten, but they
steadily decreased in weight and
strength.
Another series Of experiments gave
direct and positive proof that the pres
ence Of intestinal bacteria is necessary
TO nutrition. Chickens which had been
Matched and raised in a sterilized en-
vironment, receiving only germ-free
food, thrived for q week, and then
began TO decline in weight and
strength. Then they were divided into
two groups, one Of which was fed on
sterilized food, the other on food con-
tanning bacteria. All Of the first
group died in a few days, the others
improved rapidly and soon were in
distinguishable from chickens that had
run free in the poultry yard. Nine.
Metehnikoff has obtained analogous re-
suits with tadpoles which, fed for
time with germ-free food, attained an
average weight Of IS milligrams and
an average length Of 1873 millimeterS,
while other tadPoles, fed for the same
period on ordinary food. had an sv-
ersge weight Of 142 milligramS and an
average length Of 26.5 millimstsrs.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
HOMES AMONG THE TREES.
Tho Prevailing Desire for Then H.
abIsS Real Estate Dealers to
Build Up Fine Trasts.

There IL in nearly every family a
longing for a home with shade around
it. No amount Of city distraction can
completely kill it. 1t may slumber,
but it never dies. tits bred in the bone
and born in the blood. In many cases
it seeks its desire Of its own yolition.
In most instances it has to be stirred
to action. And here is where the COM
panies that develop large tracts Of
land in or near cities do good work,
says the New York World. The fact
that responsible men can take many
acres within a short ride of the bust
ness section, build fine streets and
payements, put in water mains and
gas and electricity, spend large sums
in advertising; and then sell lots that
will suffice for separate houses, with
a few shade trees around them, at
comparatively small sums on easy
terms, shows that after all land near
a city is not so expensive when handled
on a large scale.
In or around all cities settlements
built up in this way have become val
liable and beautiful. Thousands have
obtained their homes among the trees
A general good that follows these en-
terprises is the regularity Of the
streets. The average city in it
growth followed old roads and thuI
its streets became twisted.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
CHANGES IN OCEANS BED.
Recent Surveys show New Conditions
Near the Island of 50. Vincent,
West Indies.

The volcanic eruptions and other
disturbing causes have recently pro-
duced some material changes in the
bed Of the ocean of the coast of ST.
Vincent. These will neeessitate a
careful resurvey to make navigation
safe in that neighbOrhood, accord
ing to DIR. Jaggar, of Harvard uni
versity, who, as one of the party of
scientists sent TO the West Indies TO
investigate the recent volcanic erup-
tiOns, has made a special study Of the
vicinity Of the British island. Where
before the outbreak of La Sofriere
and Mont Pelee there existed solid
land is now deep water, as yet IN
sounded, which extends to the base
of high cliffs, bare and vertical, for
merly q considerable distance from,
the shore.
It Is erroneous, DR.. Jaggar says, to
state that there has been no change
in soundings as a result of the aEup-
tions. Tremendous submarine dis
turbances occurred, he asserts. and
the breaking of the cables after the
first eruption Of May was probably
due to landslides along the bed of the
ocean, the extent of which cannot
be determined. The cables in all
probability were snapped asunder
underline weight Of enormous masses
thrown upon them from the higher
portions Of the oceans bed.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
HAND KISSING LEAGUE.
An Extraordinary Organization Re
Gently Formed By PaFisian
EHguisites.


Some Partisan exquisites of both
sexes have Just formed the hand
kissing league" Men belonging 20 IL
vow never TO shake, OF even squeeze,
\ woman's hand. In lieu of that form
Of salute they imprint a light kiss on
1er fingers or her wrist. Women be-
longing to the league bind themselves
to cut any man refusing TO discard
what our neighbOrs call ''le shake
hand" in favor of the dainty and
1aintily named "le baise-main."
The new association, reports Lon
Ion paper, is framing a code of hand
kissing. This will define various
forms of "baise-main," and will
specify under what particular circum-
stances each Is to be employed. II is
already decided that the slight touch
ing of the tips Of two fingers of
feminine hand by a mans lips is the
most frigid' form Of the greeting,
while the kiss on the wrist is a privi-
lege of intimacy.
intermediate usages are the Oscula-
tory salute on the lmuckles, on the
back, and on the palm Of the hand.
The last nan ed form, which is some
what of an innovation, obviously re-
1uires the exercise of dexterity by
the lady IL she does not want to look
awkward during the performance.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
Barring OF FEET AT WORSHIP.
A Custon That Il Realistically Ob-
served Among the FrsQuen4-
ora OF the MosQuos.

The India Hindus and Mussulmans
alike wear both sandals and shoes
(Elippers), and the latter boots also.
The sandal (the word is Persian) was
evidently the original covering for the
feet over all southern and eastern Asia,
while the shoe was probably intro
dueed into India by the PersianE, At
ghans and Not )gols, together with the
"tip-titled" (Hittite and EtruscanD
boot, says the Athanaeum. Both are
usually made in India Of leather, but
never Of pigskin, and while the shoes
are always colored red or yellow the
boots are generally brightly parti-
eoIOred, both among the upper classes
being also richly embroidered in gold
and silver and variegated silk thread
and with bangles, bugles and seed
pearls, after the manner of the an
eient Persian boots represented on
Greek vases. But Of however rare and
costly elaboration the invariable rule
Is to remove them after entering a
private house, just when stepping onto
the mat or carpet on which the visitor
takes his seat. They must be cast of
the right boot or shoe frst-befOre
the wOrshiper enters a temple or
mosque, and It is still regarded as an
absolute proclamation to attempt to
enter either fully shOd. But the do
mestic habit arose out of its obvious
proPriety, and the religious ritual of
''the shoes of the faithful" now and
foreenturies past observed throughout
Islam, can be demonstrated to have
been dictated by, If indeed It be not d.
rectly derived from, the universal so
cial etiquette Of the east.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
THE SUBMARINE TORPEDO.
An IhteFsstEaE Experiment ReeSatly
Mads 20 Determine ItI
Actual Force.

The results Of a recent experiment
in a eaisson, representing a section
of the French coast defense ship Henri
", have been made public through the
indiscretion of a French officer, says
the New York Post. The caisson was
anchored, and a torpedo charge was
attached to its side. about ten feet be-
low the surface Of the water. the depth
at which a torpedo is expected to strike
a vessel. The discharge was made by
means of an electric current worked
from a barge at some distance away.
The consequences exceeded all exPee-
tations, as a hole Of 1914 square yards
was made in the side Of the caisson,
which Immediately sank. Internally
the damage extended to three Iongi-
tudinal partitions, which were in the
position Of coal bunkers in war ships
The hole in the first partition covered
nearly II square yards; the second par
titiOn was shattered. and the third
which has no corresponding partition
in the Henry ". had two oval holes in
il, one sky feet and the other 224 NlA
feet The torpedo charge was the or
binary one Of from I76 pounds to 22O
pounds. It is evidence that the best
defense against a torpedo is distance.
Out Of its reach a vessel is safe. Con
tact with it means humiliation.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
cAMB FAST, WENT FASTER.
black at the Races Goes Back
20 the BOOkiea.

What is the difference between Ma
poleon of finance and a plain gambler?
A New York boOtblack painfully real
yes that there is a difference, al
though perhaps he cannot explain il
in logical argument and elegant
phrase, says the Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle. Last year, having laid
by a few hundred dollars, he PLAYED
the races and won $4,000. This wear
he tried the same game and lost all
his winnings, as well as his original
capital Being not altogether friend
less, he managed to borrow enough
money to buy a new bootblacking out
ct, and is now industriously shining
footwear and gathering in niekels
and dimes. If he keeps at It he will
soon be out Of debt and again become
a modest depOsitor in some good saw
ings bank. He has had his experience.
and il was rather harsh, but II NAV
do him good. Let him renounee VA
poleOnic ambitions, stick 10 his busi-
ness and save his money. The races
are treaeherous things for those who
play them, and the rocket-and-stick
performance Is less productive Of hap
niEess than that steady thrift whicl
g sure. even II slow. a. a promoter
prosperity and builder OF characiei
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
VOLCANO DIAMONDS
eena Of Fine Quality Are so,...
Foond Amidst the Rosks -
Lava Erupted.

Late London mail advices CON-
information, that De Beers are ,s 'as
to send an expedition to the go -oOO.
the recent volcanic disturbance, 80 : 4, o.
West Indies to look for diamond, 'u'
ports the New York Times. "
1t is recalled that a few wear,
some large Octahedron CRYSTALS -
found in Barbados which were -
Identified as white spineIs. which -
frequently unearthed where diamo.s -
are, although by themselves. and 80
when colored, are often very yaluabl.
The French crown Jews contain
spinel ruby Of 55s4 carats. anu anotb.-
which was valued at $4,000 franc, !.
1871, one Of 42-5 and another ~ -
carats, being each valued at 300 franz
Small spinels fetch from six frano-
to IL francs per carat; specimsn
stones fetch even more. A stone th,,
a New Guinea gold prospector recent,
exchanged for a bottle Of sacchsrin.
PELLETS was sold in Sydney. y. SW
for 5000.
A popularity Of the spirel is that
no matter what be the color Of he
stone, the light which is reflected
from the depth Of the gem is aIwav,
a pale yellow. A blue spinel has been
consigned as a sapphire, and was re-,
turned to the eonsignor, who had i,
cut and received more for it than /,
would have made had it really beena
sapphire. A spinel collected by Dr..
Heron is said to weigh 40 pounds.
When sPinel crystals are very fine they
are considered gems, and De Beers
think, having been found in large
quantities in st. Lucia, it is not IN
likely that they will be found in Mar
Unique and St. Vincent.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
VOTING BY TELEGRAPH.
An Electrical Device OnA Planned
for Use I'm the LeEislaturss
Of Germany.

There q only one reference 20 me
ehanical voting in the Is reports on
foreign parliaments which have lately
been issued. This occurs in a memo
randum on the subject Of divisions in
the reichstag and Prussian landtag.
AS long ago as 1869 a motion was in
troduced in the Prussian lower house
in favor Of establishing system called
the voting telegraph, an electric in
vention. Each member was to have
at his place a handle to turn 20 right
or left as he wished TO vote yes or
"no," and this handle could be turned
only by the member TO whom the seat
belonged, each member being provided
with a special key. The time for tax
ing the votes ofthe lower house would.
according TO this scheme. have occupied
less than two minutes.
There were no practical objections
made to the machine. says the Lon
don Chronicle. but 1t was rejected.
partly because no pressing need exist
ed for shortening the divisions and
partly on account Of the advantages
Of an oral process Of voting.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
CRANBERRY FLOWERS.
Bsaaties % . DoE Blosson VITA
gshish But.Fsvy % % Are
FamIIIaF.


One Of the daintiest OF wild howers
Of June 60 the blossom of that time
honored coneouiitant Of roast turkey,
the cranberry. While, however, ey-
ervbody knows the berry, few are ac-
quainted with the flower, for the peat
bogs where Is blows in the choice tei-
lowship OF the stately pitcher plant
and the golden club. and Of many
rare orchid. are quite remote from
the beaten paths Of travel, says Coun'
try Life IN America.
The cranberry plant Is small,
slender, somewhat trailing shrub,
with the neatest OF evergreen leaves
from amid which a few threadlike
stalks lift their nodding flowers.
When fully expanded the pink lobes
Of each corOlla are eurled back Ike
lily's, and from the heart OF them
the compressed stamens protrude IN
the shape of a spear-Point or heak.
The imaginative may see in this long
beaked little blossom a resemblance
to a tiny cranes head. whence some
hard-pressed etymologist has thought
to derive the word cranberry-that
is, crane-beTry.
Those who like 20 make place on
the home table for oddities and rari-
ties of the plant world may well in
clude in their list for June a few
sprays of the cranberry vine in
blOom-the unfamiliar, alert bios
SONS. looking brightly out from their
green bower, being sure to delight aD
hOWer-loving visitors.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
HOTEL FOR woxRE ONLY.
san Francisco Has one Recent,
Erected By the Girls Union
OF Thai CITY.

Under the auspice the san Fran
cisco Girls union a hotel exclusively
Tor women has been erected and ,h
members Of the org nizatIon are con
graduating themselves upon their
Eey possession. The union has been
in existence since 1854 and was
formed for the purpose Of aiding
self-dePendent, self-respectinQ Urls
TO live in nice surroundings at a cost
in accordance with their means. The
society has had a house for some
time, but It is not to be compared
with the new hotel The home Is self
supporting and an average Of 20
wage-earning women can Il homo.
In the hotel 50 rooms are TO be rent
ed. the price per month ranging from
four dollars 70 six dollars The board
"a So per month The rooms are wen
furnished ard commodi0us and each
has stationary wnshstand. The
house Is exceedingly wen planned and
provision has been made for class
rooms. as the union proposes 10 con
duet CLASSES IN literature. music, sew
ing. tyPewriting and other snbiects.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
eERHLEss sCHOOLBOoKs.
ProsautIons Taken IN SALT Lax Caty
Against spread OF Disease
Among ChiIdEah.

A new ordinance has been adopted
in Salt Lake City with the idea Of
preventing the disseminating Of scar
Leftover and diphtheris germs among
school children, says a recent report
from that city.
Both diseases have recently been
epidemic among the children In the
city and the board of health decided
that the germs travelled in the school
books and other things carried by
the pupils. The result has been the
passage of an ordinance which is
probably more stringent than any
other Of the kind ever adopted by
any municipality.
II provides that none OF the school
books shall be covered with any ma
terialother than paper. In all schools
in which there Is a free distribution
Of books such books, after having
once been used, must be recovered
and thoroughly disinfected BY the
board of health.
A student once having received a
book shall keep It as long as that
book is necessary for his studies.
II Is unlawful for the schools to
collect pencils, sponges OF other ar
ticles used by the students for the
purpose Of redistributing them to
other students.
A violation Of any provision Of the
ordinance is punishable By q fine Of
sa5.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
THE COST OF IRRIGATION.
Imnonss sauna gSPeaded ~ haH
Iand In Africa and Indta
foF That PurPoss.

Those who look forward to the con-
troll OF the great rivers Of America ana
the use Of funds supplied BY the gov
eminent Cor that purpose point 10 the
fact that England has spent ABOUT
$50. 900. COO on the new Nile dams ana
other works for controlling the great
Egyptian river and making eer1aln
the crops Of the valley below, ana tnat
she has invested the sum Of $500 ,OOo,VOo
for irrigation purposes in lndla our,
ing the last so years, says Ray Stannaru
Rsker. IN Century. A single canal
from the Gauges cost Sl5.o00'OOoi II
has a total length, including trlou-
taries and drainage cuts. Of 500 miles.
and irrigates over 100000 acres OF
land. These works in India costly
and stupendous as they have been are
regarded by the English as a Proht-
able investment. There are 100000
acres of land under cultivation In the
valley Of the Nile, supporting poPula-
ton of over 5000, 600 people. Mr.. IL
wood Mead, an irrigation expert OF the
United States government, estimates
that the Missouri river and its tribu-
taries. IL properly controlled. will irri-
gate five times as much territory, fur
nishing an opportunity for the exPan-
sion Of surplus population that viii
last the American people for long
time 10 come. No. these westerners do
not believe in the necessity Of foreign
islands as an outlet for American col
onization; they point rather 10 their
own exPanses Of unclaimed. cheap rieh
land in a climate that is nearly perfect.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
Dumaa born Al nartinlque.

Something in the soil or climate Of
Martinique has in the past operated
TO produce great people. In addition
to it's having been the birthplace Of
Empress Josephine, IL also produced
the greatest Of modern novelists. Al
exandre Dumas. pere. Dumas was
the son Of q retired French officer by
: mulatto. He left Martinique early
"a life and spent the balance Of his
davs IN Paris, for the reason that.
owing 20 race prejudice. there was no
chance for him 10 rise IN the world
ar to become famous in the literary
profession in America OF the Ameri-
can islands.
The broad ax., 1902-08-09
MANY on oUR sHEEP eOATs.
muoA Of the MUTTON sold In Large
cities n the Neat %
AnE0raa.

Among stoclmen Il il notorious that
q great deal Of meat that is sold for
prime mutton in St. Louis, Chicago,
Louisville and Kansas City Is really
Angora goat meat-just as good eat
ing and far more profitable 20 the
stoekmen by reason Of the greater
value of the fleece, mOhair against
wool, says the Kansas City World.
The Angora goat-raising interest is
steadily growing throughout the
United States. Its headquarters, that
is, the headquarters Of the American
Angora Goat Breeders association, are
right here in Kansas City. w. T. Nc
Intyre is the secretary Of this assoeia-
ton. Mr.. Mcintyre says:
There are $4,000 AngOra goats in
the country to-day and the business is
growing fast. 1t has all been built up
since March IA, 1891, when our assOeia-
tion was formed. Then, according to
government statistics, there were but
10000 Angora goats in the United
States. And not one registered. Now
We have about $1,000 registered.
Registered goats range in price
from $40 to SIS each. Some bucks 60
from S25 70 $500. Plain. unregistered
animals bring from $3.50 to IS head.
II pays to raise any kind, but just now,
at any rate from the stud standpoint,
it ismore profitable to raise registered
stock.
Angora goats do better than sheep
anywhere, but are especially better in
brush7eovered sections. They are far
harder than sheep.
Our association has 393 members
now, in all parts Of the United States
and Canada and Mexico. We have some
in AuStralia.s
The broad ax., 1902-08-09

Queen WiIheimina's crown is very
gorgeous. II is of dull gold. only the
edges being polished. It consists Of
= crimson velvet cap inelosed in a cir
lie set with saPphires and emeraIds.
The imperial arches terminate in 16
points, eight OF which are surmount-
ed by large single pearls. and the
other eight, bent toward the center.
and there crowned with the globe
and cross, are set with nine pearls
each, which are graduated IN size.
the smallest being placed at the top.