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The broad ax., 1903-03-21
TIE RED MANS AUTOMOBILE.
BABY Carriages by Their Long
Suffering SquaWB.

This is the season of the year
when the Indian chiefs come in from
the reservations to see the Great
Father, says the New York Worlds
Washington correspondent. There
are score Of them in the city now.
A group Of half a dozen standing on
the curb watching an automobile re-
called to some Texans who were pass
ing the story Col. Bill Sterrett used
to tell about the man who went into
the Indian Territory to sell baby
carriages.
Everybody said he was crazy. It
was admitted that there was a fine
crop Of babies in the territory, but
no one could see what the squaws,
who were used to packing their OF
springs on their backs, could do with
baby carriages.
Still, orders began to come back,
first for dozens, and then for car
loads, and finally Sterrett went up
TO investigate. He went into one Of
the Indian villages.
sand IN be dashed" said Col Bill,
eff I didn't see a dozen big, fat In
dians sitting in baby carriages, all
scrouged up, while the squaws were
pushing them around. The baby car
rage man had made the Indians be-
lieEe that baby carriages were the
right, kind Of pleasure rigs for the,
noble red. man"
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
SEAMLESS TOY BALLOONS.
90 the Long List Of the
Street Trade.

Look at that" said q wholesale
dealer in street novelties. 1.-THE very
latest and newest and biggest thing
In the market to-day"
He picked out of a box on the
counter q little, loosely folded rub
Der bag about two inches long and
having at one end little neck, which
he drew over a nipple on a machine
something like a bicycle pump, and
expanded the bag into a red rubber
globe; it was a chiId's toy balloon,
and a perfect sphere in shape, says
the New York Sun.
There it is" he said, "a seamless
gas balloon, the first ever made any
where, and this produced in the
United States. Up to now all the
toy balloons sold in the world have
come from Belgium, France and
England. We import, all told, q mil
lion gross q year, and these ballons
all have seams in them. They are
made in sections and united on a
machine something like a sewing ma
chine, except that instead of needles
It has little hammers which hammer
the seams together.
There is a certain percentage of
loss on them. Now, these modern
American balloons, seamless, per-
fectly round, are not only superior
In every way to the foreign balloon,
but they can be made cheaper, and
are far more durable, and I expect
we shall put the English, Belgian
and French makers of toy balloons
out Of business. We are already
turning these new balloons out here
and there's a factory for making
'em with a capacity of a thousands
hands, now under way.
THAT'S the high novelty in this
trade to-day, the American seamless
toy balloon"
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
LIFE OF FUR TRAPPERs.
Fhey Have PIenty Of Pare AIR, whole
SOue Feed aad Coed Timss
In Their Camps.

you admire furs," commented an
old trapper, as he sat contentedly
smoking his pipe, relates the New
York Tribune; you should 90 where
we get them. An, that IL the life
pure air, plain, wholesome food, and
then, after the seasons work, that
brigade of fur-loaded canoes going
81 down the lakes. Every canoe IL
loaded, you know, almost to the gun
vale, and they string out one behind
the other, long line Of them. They
usually start out early in the morn
ing and paddle, paddle, paddle, hour
after hour, down the stream, through
that lake, and so into civilization.
But they don't forget to eat-oh,
mol About noon they 90 ashore.
They 'snub' the canoes to overhang-
ing trees and hunt around for a good
fat rock on which to start their fire.
But those fellows don't take an hour
for luncheon. Time is too valuable
to them. They take q drink of tea
q bite of pork-that Is about all.
Then they are OF again. The men
spell each other at the paddles, and
occasionally the canoes are punched
by steersmen for a good smoke.
"When night comes the brigade
goes ashore and pitch their camp.
Tents are put up, camp fires lighted
and the supper prepared, great clouds
of black flies and mosquitoes hover
ing around. Some Of the men busy |
themselves preparing the great brown
fapjacks for the next day, while |
others dry their moccasins or get |
their blankets ready to bunk in.
a canoe has to be patched
the next morning before the start
ian be made.
"Oh, it is a great life up there in the
wilds Of Canada, where they get the
rurs. You should try it."
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
A RensonabIe supposItIon,

Good gracious!" exclaimed Mrs.
Snarleton, throwing down the paper,
they've printed a picture of that
homely Miss Ramsey under the head
of Popular Society Beauties
"Humph!" replied Mr.. Snsrleton,
sit was reported some time ago that
her father was working on q scheme
from which he expected to make mil
lions. He must have carried it
through. "-Chicago Record-Herald.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
PACIFIc's GREATEST DEPTH.
Five lGEIsb q RSRe Res1iFed 70 sOaRd
RsPot One Hundred NILES
from Guam.

The soundingS made in the Moser
Basih and IN Tonga-Kermadec Deep,
were accompanied by great excite
ment Il was on 2 beautifully clear
day. the twentieth Of February, that
the ,AIbatross approached within a lit
tie more than 100 miles Of Guam, re-
P6rfs tesiieE Monthly. The vessel lay
to, and preparations were made for
one Of the frequent soundings. At
length, the silence was broken by q
briets order and the tinklinR Of q bell.
Slowly the machinery, Of the engine
began to work and slowly the tough
wire rope began to sink beneath the
water. Foot by foot, fathom BY
fathGIn, &c slid from the ship. One
thousand, two thousand, three and
then four thousand fathoms disap-
peared. The record was passed. Five,
miles Of ropei
10 Wss an anxious moment for the
strain caused BY the immense length
and weight Of ths wire rope on the,
machinery was tremendous. ButI
everything held firm; and at length
when the mark recorded 4, SIS fathoIns.
or 2s,s7s feet. practically the height
q Moqnt Everest bottom was touched.
It Was an added triumph for American
geographical science.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

why" asked the daughter with the
dreamy eyes, why do they call it the
honeymoon, mammal"
Because" answered the mother
with the drawn lines about her mouth,
because it is a sort of sweet lunacy,
I suppose."-N. Y. Herald.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
CANADIAN INTERESTS

The Manitoba potato crop amounted
TO 5,45s,S25 btshels, and the root crop
TO :, ssO,9S5 bushsls. There are 1, 1924
threshing outfits IN the province.
Senator rTFark, rBhOgis member Of
the Canadian parliament and Who ex-
poets this year to attend TO his Iegisla-
tive duties, as he has annually for over
half a. century, is probably the Oldest
legislator In the world he is In his
one-hQudrsdth yearJahd has been one
Of the legislators for The province Of
New brunswick forupward Of eoyears.
he was an old man when the provinces
were eonfederated into the dOminiOh.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

Little Johnnie had been told to write
q short composition in which he should
say something about the days OF the
week.
The little fellow thought q few min
utes, and then triumphantiy produced
this:
Monday father and I killed a bean
and there was meat enough tolast over
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Fri.
day, Saturday and Sunday."-Cin'
cinnati Enquirer.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

( The burglar softly opened the door
Of the suburbanite's sleeping apart
ment slipped inside, and searched
the room thoroughly, but found moth
ing worth stealing.
Darn himl" he soliloquized, ''Fn
get some satisfaction out Of him,
anyway"
ThereupOn he set the alarm clock
on the bureau for the hour Of three
and softly deParted.-Chicago Trib-
une.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
Uncle Reuben snYnI

It seems to be one of de easiest
things on airth to mortgage piece of
land and spend de money in gwine to
de circus an eatin' fried chickens, an
reckon dis world would come pow
erful near bein' Heaven If de interest
on dat mortgage didn't suddenly fall
due an bump a man all over to once
an make him realize dat dis am a vale
of tears.-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
sailing Undsr False Color.

Church-WhO is that who just went
into the room?
Gotham-That Is my wife.
''Your wife?"
That's what said"
'But your wife used to have dark
hair, and the hair of that woman who
just sailed into the room is Light"
Eyes; my wife seems anxious to sail
under false colors."-Yonkers States
man.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
UninfentIonn.

Charley says that make biscuit
just like his mother used to make, -
said young Mrs. Torkins.
Indeed" said the thoughtless wom-
an; 81 always understood that his
mother was a very inferior cook
Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

Hayes hear that pretty little
widow across the way has changed
the epitaph on her late husbands
tombstone.
Dayes-GOing to marry again?
Looks like it. She has cut out
the words Parted but for q time and
substituted Parted foreVermore.' -
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
Ttsn omen Sc,

81 understand that old GOldust car
ries $4,000 in life insurance"
81 shouldn't wonder"
"He must consider his life of very
great value"
quite likely; but that doesn't make
Il So"
MOP"
"oh, no. It merely shows that he IL
worth more dead than alive, 80 far a.
the community is cOncerned"-N. 7.
Herald.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

Teacher Crying to enlarge John
ny's vocabulary Now, Johnny,
what is the name Of the place told
you about awhile ago where your
father sends cream to be made into
butter?
Johnny - The creamatoryl-N. Y.
Times
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
Pushing.

"Now, phwat wud ye do in a case
loike thot?"
"Loike phwat?"
9Th walkin' diligate tills me to
Ethroike, an me ould woman orders
me to ka-ape on wur-rkin'."-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
IneurabIe Gaze,

Husband (vituperatively)-I was an
idiot when 1 married you, Mary.
Wife (quietly)-Yes, Tom, 1 knew
you were. But what could doP You
seemed my only chance, and thought
then that you might improve q little
with time.-Tit-Bits
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
Cost Of WIreIeuI lTeU.ares,

The average rate Of transmission
BY Atlantic cable is "a words q min
ute. Narconi promises 200 words q
minute through the air. The cable
companies charge 25 cents a word.
AarcOni's contract with Canada slip
ulates ten cents a word as the max
fmum cost, and his prophecy Is that
the rate win be one cent.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

Then" said his friend, "a number
Of trusts viii be consolidated into
one?"
Exactly, " replied the magnate. 1--WE
might as we'll dispense with superfu.
Gus trusts. "-BrookIyn ife.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

Gladys-Papa read your book OF
poems and wePt over every line.
Her Atianced-He did?
Gladys-Yes. he said he couldn't
help but weep TO think such a lobster
was coming into the famHy.-JudRe.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

"Why don't you give us a little
Greek and Latin occasionally"
asked a country farmer Of the new
minister.
why, do you understand those
languages?"
mo; but we pay for the best and
we ought to have it."-Tit-Bits.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
HI Lndrmanf.

1--WE been told" said the amateur,
that I'm a good actor. What do
you think of that?"
Il think there are some awful Hars
in this world. Chicago Post.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

Kitasato, q japanese microscopic,
arst showed that the pfn-shaped mi
srobe Of loekjaw lives IN the earth.
IN order that &c may multiply and
poison the blood Il must be deep in
a wound 20 thst cir does, not reach
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

The Times, Of Bombay, India, says:
ALREADY there are signs, very dis
tant that the Americans have com
meneed their invasion Of the COM
merce Of this country In earnest. To
every department. Of commerce Amer
lea Is contributing her quota. She
has already laid the foundation Of
) prosperous business"
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
TIE same ola BIuR.

do you really believe you are
the only girl he ever loved?"
"Of course not, but one has to pre-
tend to believe those stories, you
how."-Chicago American.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

"And she refused him? Does he
seem much depressed?"
"Oh, yesl He told my brother It
was the turning point in his career
Yes? The turning-down pointI"
Puck.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
HIa PropoaaI.

he didn't fan upon his knees
When his love he went to proner,
But stood erect with manly ease,
And made a standing offer.
N. 7. Times.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

docs your cook season things high
ly?"
II should say SO. Even her eonversa-
tiOn is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bulle-
tin.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
No Chance to tax.

Mrs. Gumms-Does your husband
ever talk Of his mothers cookinR2
Mrs. GObang-Nct sword. His father
died of dyEpepsia.-Brooklyn Life.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

Wife-I found out something to-day
that promised never to ten.
Husband-Well, 90 ahead; Pm listen
ing.-Chicago Daily News.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
nrpofhetIcsI Gaze.

Johnny-'SpOsin' 1 should accident
ally tip over . jar Of preserves, would
II be wrong II ate EN-?
MOther-Johnny, bring me my slip
per.-Chicago American.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

Mike L. Gettaesn-There's a man
can drink gallon Of whisky day.
Rush Kettle-Qeei he must have
money.-PennsylTania Punch Bowl.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

Mrs. server-whst did you think
OF the eggs on toast?
Mr.. Honestboarder-I felt sorry for
the toast.-Brool<lyn Life.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

Eustaeia How pleased Eleanor
looks tonight
Edmonia-Yes; she's either had a
proposal or some man has sent her
box Of candy.-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

The portrait tumbled from the wall
And hit the young mans head.
"A striking likenessT That was all
The rueful punster said
N. Y. Herald.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

mo lady barber, please, for ma"
He signing said; II DO not care
For such a service now-you see.
Ny mother used to cut my hair"
Chicago Record-Herald.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21

do you know what I can take for
indigestion after dinner. doctorp"
hYes; pie."-Yonkers Statesman.
The broad ax., 1903-03-21
And Thafla No -

I've often wished that I might be
Passed down 20 fame in sculptured stone;
I've often been passed down, but, ahl
Each chaps a sculptor Of his oWnI
Baltimore NeWs.