davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
GATHERING OPIUM.
ouIttvators co Forth IN the HvsAina
with Lansss aad In the Early
Moaning with Pots.

Itisa sort Of garden cultivation, the
poppy plant being grown in little
squares OF beds intersected by tiny
water channels for irrigation wherever
this is possible. The growth Of the
plants il carefully tended, and at
length the time comes when they
burst out into flower, and the fields
look ike a sheet Of silver as the white
petals of the flowers glisten in the
morning dew.
These beautiful petals are the first
produce of the crop, for the women
and children of the cultivatOrs' fami-
lies come forth and pick them on one
by one and carefully dry them, so that
they may serve afterwarCs as the Gov
ering of the manufactured cakes of
opium. Then the peoples, with their
bare capsule heads, remain standing
in the open field until il is considered
that they are ripe for lancing. The
cultiyators then come forth in the
evening, and. with an implement not
unlike the knives Of a coupling instru.
ment, they scsrify the capsule on its
sides with deep incisiOns, so that the
juice may exude. In the early morn
ing the cultivat0rs reappear with a
scrapiDg knifs.and their earthenwart
pots, and they scrape on the exudec
juice and collect IL In their pots. And
this is crude opium.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09

One + the highest Jewish authori-
ties in Palestine tells me, says William
Z. Curtis in the Chicago Reeord-Hersld,
that at least IS per cent. Of his religion
lists in this country to-day are sub
sisting directly OF indirectly on char
ity. and at least 20 per cent. are abso-
lutely dependent upon foreign benevo-
lence. About one-hah Of them have
sought here an asylum from persecu-
ton. They have fed from Poland,
Russia and Roumania. The remainder
are aged or inhrm persons who seek
a grave in the sacred soil. They come
here to die. The Mount Of Olives is
covered with cemeteries, and the slopes
Of the hill upon which Jerusalem il
built are occupied by neglected graTes.
Quite q number Of Jewish scholars
come here to study. Others are at
tracted By sentiment and some come
because they know they win be sup
ported By charity.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
PRESENT VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.
That Are the Most Liable -
IN UpheavaL

The active volcanic groups Of the
western hemisphere occur in i've
widely separated regions, says Prof.
Robert T. Fill, in Century.
1. The Andean group of volcanoes
of the equatorial region Of western
South America.
p The chain Of some IS great elm
der cones which stretch east and
west across the south end Of the
Mexican plateau.
3. The Central American group,
with its 81 active craters, extending
diagonally across the western ends
of the east and west folds Of the Car
ibbean corrugatiOns, fringing the Pa
cifc side Of Guatemala, San Salvador
and Costa Rica. This is separated
from the Mexican group on the north
by large nOnvolcanic area, the 18th
mus of Iehuantepee, and on the
south fram the Andean volcanoes by
the isshzaus of Panama, where no &C
tive volcanoes are found.
4. The chain Of volcanoes of the
Windward islands, marking the east
ern gate of the Caribbean sea, stand
ing in line directly across the east
ern termini Of the Caribbean noun
tains. trending east and west, and
parallel TO the Central American
group similarly situated at their
western termini.
S. The volcanoes Of AlaHka and the
Aleutian islands.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
SAILORS IN BOSTON.
Tashtiag Il one Of the FoRsnOst
Pleasures and Pastiniss %
the Hub.


Who sails boats around Boston?
Why, everyonel says W. J. Hender-
son, in Atlantic. From the Adams
Boys" the smartest yacht racers of
the east, down TO the Marblehead
street boy, everyone takes pride in
his skill in getting the best work ont
Of some sort of a sailing boat. Those
who do not sail talk about il, and on
q summer day in the drOWsy at
mosphere of Boston club, or in the
shadow Of some tall pile in washing
ton street, you shall hear more rae
ing seaman,s lore than anywhere else
in this country except on the cruis-
ing ground Of the Rocking Chair
heet at the Larchmont Yacht club.
Boston's claim to be the hub of the
universe may be disputed perhaps
when Fou consider the steel industry
or the unimportant matter of freight
tonnage; but when you come TO talk
about sailing, you must admit that
Boston IL the greatest yachting port
IN this country. Even the little chill
dren there know the history of the
Americas cup, and the public school
boy can sail a dory with leg-of-mut-
ton sail for driving power and an oar
for steering gear.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
OLDEST LIVING ENGINEER.
Novv % Yea-s Ola ana Has spent the
Moat q Ma Life aa the
rhrOttIs. y

Christian Smith, the oldest living en-
gineer in the country, is spending the
declining years Of bis life in quietude
near HarPer's Ferry, says the Phila-
delphia Record. He is 90 years old,
but stin hale and hearty, and fine
specimen Of manhood. BE IL over six
feet in height and erect, and possesses
all Of his faculties. His eyesight is Is
good as that Of the average person
Of younger years, and he does not have
10 wear glasses.
Mr. Smith Is the veteran engineer
OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad, hav-
ing begun his career on that road in
1889, when horses were used to pull
cars. He has served in the capacity Of
fireman, conductor, engineer, super
visor Of engines and assistant super
visor Of trains, and was also station
agent at Martinsburg and the Relay
up until 1861. He was supervisor Of
engines on the second division Of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad at the time
Of his retirement. Mr.. Smith ran the
first steam engine on the Baltimore
g. Ohio railroad at a speed Of from six
TO eight miles an hour, which'was con-
sidered rapid for those days. He in
PRODUCED the sand box in 1886, and in
the following year the headlight. In
1912 link eOuplers we're first used by
him. In 1883 he retired to engage in
the quieter and less dangerous voea-
tion Of farming.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
CANALS IN THE NORTHWEST.
ne ersat DsvsIoDaent aAa Insrsass
o. Trame Durins the Last
Few Years.

The frst locks a. st. MaryS fall
were opened in lS5s; in which yeaI
the Registered tonnage was iO62s6
The half-million mark was reached II
1865. and the Loco. 0OG mark was passed
in 1873. In 1851, exactly Coineident
with the opening Of a new and much
larger lock. the northwest began &c
grow by leaps and bounds. and the ton
mage Of the canal rose from 1000. 0OC
tons in 1852 TO 100000 in 1890 and 70
Is 600 600 in 1896. During the past five
Years. two more enormous locks have
been in operation, one of them on the
Canadian side Of the river, and in this
short time the tonnage Of the canal
has leaped TIP to nearly 2s,5OO,OOO tons.
This colossal tonnage is simply a mani
festation Of the development which
f.. sas taken place in the northwest. along
with which has come the building Of
thousands Of miles Of railroad, includ-
ing two lines from the head Of Lake
Superior TO the Pacific coast, says the
Engineering Magazine. If by some cat
aclysm Of nature the great lakes
should be dried up, the enormous traf-
&c now carried on their waters would
be divided among the railroads - II
would simply cease to exist. The whole
galaxy of cities from Buffalo to Chi
cago and Duluth would be over
whelmed in hopeless, irretrievable ruin
and the railroads could in no wise eE-
cape the general disaster.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
THE BREEZE CURE.
BsnSasGaI mReot Of hiding ~ Tup
Speed IN = Vehicle OF Htgh
Motor Power.

The medical journals declare that
10 ride in an automobile at full speed
is an excellent tonic. II sends rushes
Of pure air through the nOstrils into
the lungs, while the beating of the
same pure air against the face has the
effect of hardening the muscles and
Of quickening the circulation" This
Is what any brisk movement in the
open air will do, especially If the wind
iE blowing, says the Hartford Times.
Could not the effect be produced by
a reservoir Of con- ressed air connect
ed with a six-inch pipe?
The passenger could sit in a chair on
the porch and let the breeze be turned
on him at the same velocity that he
would be carried against the air in
an automobile. He could wear his
leather coat and goggles and have all
the benefits Of a rapid ride without the
danger of running over pedestrians.
A steering wheel could be furnished
TO complete the resemblance. From
time to time water could be allowed
20 trickle into the pipe and driving
rain be produced. Or salt water could
be used and the effect Of sailing in
stiff breeze be given. The plan il
worth considering. It il not patented.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
PLAYGROUND IN A sToRE.
IRE for the Accommodation OF
Shopper ChIIdren.

Real grass, real sand and real wheel
barrows and shovels are to be provided
for the children who visit one Of the
big department stores Of Chicago.
The idea Of day nurseries where moth
ers may leave their children while
shopping has been improved on by the
management. There has been laid out
on the second floor a playground for
the children, with swings, hammOeks,
sand. and plenty Of toy implements
for the exclusive use Of the youngsters.
The pillars which form the corners Of
the playground are covered with bark
and long branches. with realistic leaves
on them. Irvine overhead. giving the
final touch TO the out-Of-door appear
ance Of the place. The Enclosure is
surrounded by a picket fence high
enough TO keep the children in. but
not high enough to make them feel con-
strained. The first day Of the new
departure. there was a large number
of children digging in the sand pile.
running about the gravel paths and
rolling on the turf. Just as fast as
the grass is worn down by the feet Of
the little ones IL will be replaced with
fresh sods. Attendants are at hand
to see that no necks are broken by
falls from the swings and hammocks
and to prevent the overmisehievOus
from pouring buckets Of sand down
their playmates' backs.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
DEADLY VOLCANO GAS.
RaId 70 Have oauasd the speedy DIX
ISOLATION OF Everyone OF Sou
fFisrsaa Victims.

Gen. Forwood who received . re-
port from Lieut.. Jere B. Clayton, as
sistant surgeon, concerning the dis
tribution Of medical supplies to the
people Of the West Indies suffering
from the effects Of the recent volcanic
eruptions, says that, as near as could
be ascertained, the cause of death
was the explosion of an infammable
gas which was emitted by the noun
tain, reports a Washington exchange.
The most plausible explanation of the
conditions found, he says, was given
by Lieut. John ]. Reilly, member of
the expedition, swhO suggested that
the gas as sent forth by the mountain
was not infiammable until mixed with
a certain quantity Of oxygen, and that
mixture was reached at the time the
gas arrived at St. Pierre. It was firm
" asserted by all the survivors that
everyone in St. Pierre was dead three
minutes after the explosion took
place.
The medical men say that the cause
Of death at St. Vincent seems TO have
been sulphur dioxide, or a similar gas,
emitted by Soufriere. A few persons
were injured OF killed by falling rocks
Burns were found on the POsterior sur
face of the exposed parts Of the body,
indicating that everyone was running
away from the mountain.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
SOFT WORDS OF BEeeARs.
D. which Thoy seek 60 FuFa Away
the Wruth % FhOse Who Rs-
fuse Then Aims. :

In TIE severity ola Chicago winter
the able-bodied Chicago beggar has
certain temerity that deserts him
az the mercury column rises TO the
dignity Of a July day, says the Trib-
une. With the mercury ten degrees
below zero il is not an uncommon
thing for a street beggar to curse an
unwilling citizen to such an extent
that . policeman takes him TO the
station in a patrol wagon. In these
warm days, however, the able-bOdied
man who wants little assistance"
has taken q new tack.
A prosperous-looking citizen stood
in La Sale street the other day at
noon when q husky fellow lounged
up to him and asked in the well-knOwn
whine:
Mister. could you give me q little
assistance. l."
''No. sir" was the emphatic re-
spouse. 81 wouldn't give my great
grandmother bite Of bread il she was
twice as thirsty as you are at this
minute"
Thank you, sir; thank you, sir.
I'm much obliged to you" was the
humble reply to the TRADE. 81"
20, don't mention it" returned the
citizen; you can't pawn it. I've gOtit
covered by copyright"
But as the fellow slOuehed away It
was evident that most Of it all was
lost on him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
PIGEONS CARRY DISEASE.
ohso Hsalih Authoriaiss su.Deet ths
birds u CaasluE Scarlet
Fever Epiaenio.

An endemic Of scarlet fever. start
inc in CINCINNATI, has spread IN the
laSt few weeks through number of
towns in Ohio, and the health au-
tborities. after taking extraordinary
precaufions 10 confne the disease
within the limit Of its first rayages,
EereDazzled to understand the means
bv winch Il vas carried elsewhere
states the Chicago Tribune
They made an investigation and
have now come 70 the conclusion
80 much Of the contagion was
ruread by tame pigeons and doves
vhich carried the germs from place
70 place
me evidence on which this theory
4 100 4 that scariet fever spread
nnder strict quarantine from . house
- re roof Of which there was .
i.r-s uipeon octe. The only live
foek about the house not ouaran-
tined vas tbe pigeons. which new
.horf the neighborhood-
~ ther didn't carry the disease
,er the authorities don& know
fow re fersr was spread.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
-. rI.aIre.l.a.

IN London safe deposit vault re-
GENTLY the renter Of q safe. anxious
Tor the spiritual welfare 81 one Of
tbs fanitors, said. while they were
81 ne vault together Are you pre-
n.red u diet" For answer the jani-
for instantly pinned the questioner
- the wan By the throat. Assistance
.rrired and fhe unfortunate renter
- carried cut. hall -throttiedn EE-
nl.nafions ensned and q was then
5I-corered that a. inquiry after bis
rniritnal welfare had been construed
81 fhe ianitor g ths preliminary 60
: nurderous attack
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
Rulnea b Do Airrhln.

Count Won Zeppelin, Who has the
distinction Of having built the 1arg-
est Of all airships. has been financial
" ruined BY his aeronautical expert
ments. Unable to obtain means for
carrying ont his new projects be is
now breaking up the old framework
az his airships u order 20 sen the
alnminium % which they are con-
posed. Zeppelin Is 81 years Of age.
He was q military attaehe Of the Ger
nan embassy IN the United States
DURING TIE civil war and made sev-
ersI balloon ascensions from Battle
felds Of the south in is63. he was
the leader 81 The famous cavalry raid
a. France IN 1870 nhich marked the
commencement 81 hostiiities 81 the
great Erapco-rrussian war.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
PENDIcITIs IS nor NEW.
Disorder Has Rzistsd scr Ages
BAT the DOotoEs Did Net
Knew ~.

Why Is it" asksd q man Of . ply
IN, shat so many people are SUI
ing these days with apPendicith
have TO be operated upon, WheI
re was formerly nothing Of the kinG
sIiEtence?" according 20 the Chi
b Chronicle.
NJ young friend" the doctor an
sred, ''this disease has been IN thu
Id ever since Adam Was-perhapi
iEtOry Of his losing q rib may haVt
pen because he was operated upon
appendicitis. When your grand
Per was a boy his neighbOrs had il
around him, and so they did wheI
we're a boy. But they called .
inmation Of the bowels. stomach
E acute Indigestion, liver troublt
'omething Of that sort. The pa
% got well or he died. but no on
opened him when living 70 SET
q the matter Was. Perhaps It d
vel that they did not. for much O.
surgery Of those days vas mort
serOuE than any disease.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
MOST ANCIENT OF CROWNS.
RE IEOa Grown Of Lombardy, Which
IL said 20 Contain a NAH fFom
the Saviorss CFoss.

Among the crowns preserving the
ancient form more than any others
now worn is the so-called iron crown
Of Bombardy, which Is the most treas
ured national possession Of the Italian
kingdom, says an article by the Duke
Of Argyle, in Leslie's Monthly. It Is
of golden plaques" or panels rather
longer than they are high, but small
in size, so a. not to rise above the top
of the head. They form, indeed, only
a jointed band Of foliaged, embossed
reIief-work. and one narrow wire of
iron binds them together in the inside
this wire having the repute Of being
hammered out from one Of the nails
Of our Saviour's cross. II was the en-
largement Of these panels in other
crowns which led 70 the cross-band or
closure" Of the crown. Look at the
German crown and the Austrian, both
adaptations Of that Of the old en-
perors Of the "Holy Roman Empire. +"
The "arch Of empire" became the re-
suit in the crown Of the necessity for
fastening panels for protection for the
head from any stroke from above de-
liTered in war.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09

To those whose days have been spent
in the enjoyment Of the freedom Of
the old west, even as il appeared in
the SOS, there comes a regret in the
contemplation Of the new order of
things. For assuredly the old has
given way to the new, says the Tacoma
Ledger. The old west as the early set
tiers knew it for 20 years or more
has gone as went the Indian and the
buffalo, and with it has gone that larg-
er freedom which were its characters.
tics and its charm. There is no longer
any west. The methods and eondi.
lions Of the west are the methods and
conditions Of the east, plus western
energy. Indeed. to be entirely just
it may be questioned whether western
push Is not an importation, for Ger.
tainly Il did not flourish in the ante
railroad days.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
POsTMAsrER TOO HONEST.
coula Rave Aayanssa Hs Oass ~
IasFoassd His Pay byaanau
Iavaatmeut.

Il noticed" said an old resident Of
Chicago, according tothe Tribune, 'ths
recent story Of the Nebraska post
master who bought goods, and stock
and lands with stamps TO such an ex,
5ent that his Office went into another
classification and his salary was
saised several hundred dollars a year
THAT reminds me Of another post.
master out in Missouri who didn't
know half as much, and who, without
lny increase in salary, had 20 buy
thinks for half the town just after
be failed to rise to an occasion.
1T was under the frat Cleveland
administration. The post Office hae
been in the fourth class all its life
and as there had never been any pub
lie stir about putting it into any
other class the new postmaster sat
down. on his job and sold stamps al
current rates. making the usual set
Elements and thankful for small IA.
vors.
~But in the third year Of his in
cumbency Of the ONCE things took q
squirt, and when il came TO q final
settlement for the year the receipts
showed that the fOurth-class once
had sold things mucilaginous &C
within S3.s5 of the $1,000 limit, max
ing it a third-class Office.
And, don't YOU know, Smith turned
in the pro reds OF that last quarter
without a thought of buying that
$s.s5 worth of is. SIS and SIS neces-
sary TO make his Office of the third
class for a whole wear"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09

a truly wonderful piece. Of mechan-
.sn Is the ''picling-up- machine used
n Al graphing and collaborating
operations II cable laying. II is a
powerful variety Of the steam-wineh
family, but also a most aristoeratic
and elaborate member, fitted with
gear-changing clutches, patent brakes
ana other ingenious appliances. To
give some idea of its capabilities in
dry figures, II can at slow speed lift
Is tons at a rate Of one mile per
hour, or at fast speed ten knots at
the rate Of four miles per hour.
Moreover, il can be quickly altered
and adapted TO changing circum-
stances In speed or lifting weight,
says LiPpincott's.
All being made ready, the big Crap
mel, attached to zoo or 500 fathoms
OF chain and rope, is passed over the
boW-sheave, or pulley, and as soon as
It reaches bottom the ship is sent
slowly ahead. Back and forward
across the path Of the cable, as point
ed out by the friendly marking
buoys, we steam. Several times the
grapnel catches something, only TO
lose its hold again-probably an in
equality upon the bottom, although
bosun's mate mumbles ''mermSid's-
grOttoes"--but at last comes q steady
strain. Every soul on board hangs
over the bow, watching the grimy
grapnel rope come steadily up and
over the well-oiled pulley. At length
the grapnel itself appears, holding
tight on to the truant.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09
BOTANICAL sroKIHG.
ar Saving MaehfaeFy TakinE tn
Tlsss Of Many Men An SHOPS
and FOundrieA.

L small number Of men 20 be seq
modern large machine works OF
mill, as compared with an old
shop Of similar importance, is q
ssr which has been a frequenl
non for comment, and this Il
asss due to the very general use
bor-Eaving machinery, says tht
sring Magazine. The cost Of
zion in Industrial establish
B is made up Of the costa Of raw
,fial, wages, tOoIage, taxes and in
8 Of which the largest single item
lly is the wages cost. One way By
b this item may be reduced IS By
hstallment Of mechanical stokers
be great majority Of steam plant
coal is wheeled TO the boiler room
iInd, it is fired by hand, and the
B are removed By hand. making
lznis Of 1000 boiler horse-powa
gsr, q wages cost Of some cOnEid
h amount.
Be mechanical stoker may be de
asa system Of great bars. dump
bars coal feeders and automati,
ses TO feed fuel and control III
bustion, and subsequently to drol
llhes and unburnt coal That i
d in any sense q new invention
b be learned from the fact tha'
3 Watt took out a patent in ITS.
such a device. The mechanica
lr is Of English origin, though II
been very thoroughly developed IL
United States to suit the local fuels
boiler furnace conditions.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09

rue1 and Moseulto.e uar,
=. = nat ceuntrv vs-x
Undssirablo.

s,upsysr forget onsaWfui dax.
.gors a heavy thunderstorm.
4. attempted % work marsh.
.'-pd it quite Impossible 50 &c
.b.n 20 yards without resting
a great handicap IN shooting
found it exceedingly dimeuli
:. distance at al accurately. A.
- 70 watch birds in thia conn.
- impossible 70 do 50 for any
a time. Directly one stopped
. cloud Of mosquitoes gatheree
ope's head that after q Ehori
\. bird could not be seen through
.i1oculars owing 70 the dense
Of mosquitoes which quiclly
"a in front Of the glass, relates
;tsr in KDowledge.
oulv times in which We wert
- discard our wells was after We
eaten the mosquitoes out OF the
,rd fixed the curtain over tht
nv. and when after rowing harC
hour or so on a lake we lefi
-souitoes behind. At one place
~. we met q tiny black hy il
uyriadE that II became q fal
/, pest than the mosquitoes. This
~ so small that no ordinary net
would keep it out, and il crepi
our hair and ears and bit 30 hard
uHpleasantly that 70 escape going
We we're forced TO pack up om
a and run away from the place
no one who has been IN the in.
Dr Of Lapland in summer can ade
.ly describe the blood-sueldng in.
which possess that country.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-08-09

The old newspapers Of Boston were
SLOW coaches there is no denying
il, says Frank B. Sanborn. in the
Boolsman; but the country itself was
slow compared with the modern pace.
This was q fsvorite jest when Mr..
sanborn entered college at Harvard
so years ago: ''Nhy Is the Adver-
,tiser ike q poor mans plaster7" Be
cause Il IS good for a week back. "
A few years earlier, J. K. Mills, az
their club, had dared 70 say TO Ma
than Hale, then at the top of Boston
Journalism. when the veteran editor
was saying. "such q thing happened
Of q Saturday; know il, because
that day my son Charles was born. "
s.No, Mr. Hale. your son Charles was
born Of q Wednesday. but Jon didn't
md Il out tin Saturday"