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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
FLOOR OF THE PACIFIC.
which the Andes Would Look
Like HIIIOelzn.

If the waters of the Pacific could be
drained, there would be revealed vast
stretch Of territory comprising enorm-
Gus plateaus, great valleys for which
no parallels exist on the land surface
lofty mountains, beside which the
Himalaya and the Andes would look
like hillOcks, and tremendous hollows
OF basins, only to be compared with
those on the face Of the moon, says Les
hes Monthly.
While there are great mountains,
and huge basins or 'deeps," the pls-
teau areas are by far the most exten-
siTe. Relatively speaking, the floor Of
the Pacific as now at last revealed on
ne pleateau areas, is level. There are
undulations anddepressions, but the
general area is about the same depth
below the surface.
soundings develop q mean depth Of
from e,50O to R,7OO fathoms- In shOaler
spots there is a mean depth Of from
$500 to 2,4OO fathoms. Deeper spots
show from 1850 to 1900 fsthomA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

sylvania avenue. And then, crossing
Fourteenth street, we come 20 the
great bureau Of engraving and print
ing, where all Of our paper money 10
made. Next, stin within the Nall, we
come to the Washington monument,
and here, circling northward, we come
into the grounds Of the white house
and department. of state. When you
come to the national capital you must
take this drive; or, If you can't aRord
70 drive, take one whole day for .
strolling walk through the Mall. II II
often neglected by visitors who do not
see ID, and have never heard oft.
You should take time to enter the
National museum and also the Smith
sonian institution. In 1s46 an act Of
congress was approved which found
ed the Smithsonian, and out of that
institution the National museum has
grown to great proportions. Smith
son not only gave money, but also
collection of curios which formed the
nucleus of the great collection which
now stands unrivaled in the world for
magnifcence and variety. There was
private society known as the Ma
tional Institute which gave to the
Smithsonian an excellent collection,
some time about 1850. Then, in 1875,
the greater part Of the material gath
cred for the centennial exposition at
Philadelphia was given to the Smith
sonian, which expanded that institu-
ton beyond the capacity Of the orig
inal building, so that in 1879 con-
gress appropriated $25O,OOO for the
building now known as the National
museum.
In the building which was yet IN
adorned, but under roof, the inaugural
ball was given on the night Of March
4, 1881, when Garfield was inaugurated
This building and the Smithsonian,
with all of their store rooms, stables
and sheds, make use Of 23s, $50 square
feet of floor space; and that is not half
enough. For lack Of space most de-
plorable conditions are now apparent,
every branch of the service being Sc
riously hamPered by inadequate space.
Long ago IL became impossible to make
proper disposition Of specimens so
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
PHOTOGRAPHS on FRUIT.
Explanation Of the Manner In which
They Are Made BY French
Artists.

Apples upon the surface of which are
perfectly reproduced the photographs
Of the emperor and empress of Russia
and Of the president of the French re-
public have been shown in France, says
consular report.
Before photography was employed
images were produced by means of fig
ures cut from PAPER and stuck on the
surface. When the paper was removed
Tie image appeared light and the fruit
eark, or vice versa, according to the
manner in which the paper was cut
md applied.
Apresent, however, photographs are
reProduced with all their details.
Strong negative electrotyPes are en-
pOyed, having great resistance and re-
Produced on thin films. The films are
Obtained by photographing the subject
many times. The film is held in place
3 two rubber rings or is stuck by some
natter that viii not obstruet the rays
q light, such rs albumen or the white
tGn egg.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
INFORMED ON CLOCKS.
Not to BE wondered At That ThIs
Man Knew How to Make
Then Run.

A fad more or less general is the col
lection Of old clocks, from the tall
grandfather variety to the curious
timekeepers Of foreign make. The gar
rets of old farmhouses from Maine to
the Carolinas have been ransacked for
the former, and there is many a man
and woman in New York who keeps
an eye on the pawnshops of the foreign
districts for curious and ancient things
from abroad.
1T is almost impossible to keep them
all running" complained q woman
who has two dozen aged and valuable
clocks scattered through her Madison
avenue home. "They seem to be in
good order and run along for awhile,
then all of a sudden they stop for no
reason at all.
81 have found an old German who
knows more about the ways Of old
clocks than any one in the city. sent
him my German prize a few weeks ago,
and when it did not come back after the
usual period Of waiting went to his
shop. What do you think found him
reading?"
The friend did not have the slightest
idea, says the New York Tribune.
at was a little German volume with
q title something like this: Thirteen
Hundred Reasons Why a Clock in Per
feet Order Won't Run"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
scIuPTURED INA MACINTOSH
cortIv statue IN an Indiana Cemetery
That IL Decidedly Ont Of
the Ordinary.

Standing in Mount Hope cemetery at
Logsnsport, Ind, is one Of the queerest
monuments ever erected to the mem
ory Of any individual, says the Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
It is over the grave Of William h.
Reighter. The statue part Of the mon
ument represents Mr.. Reighter as he
was attired when stricken dead by
heart disease.
Mr.. Reighter was a ditch contractor
and prominent in his locality. It was
on q rainy day that death came, and he
was well prepared for the weather. He
was wearing a broad-brimmed hat, a
macintosh over his suit Of clothes, and
his trousers legs were in his rubber
boots
The members Of the family, wishing
TO remember him as he looked when
last he bid them good-by, employed q
man about the same size and build as
Mr.. Reighter to have his photograph
taken iR-the clothes last worn by the
deceased, and when he had carried out
his idea they replaced the head on the
photograph with the head Of a like
ness Of Mr.. Reighter.
The picture was sent to a sculptor in
Italy, with the request that a hfe-sized
statue be made from II in Italian mar
bic. The statue is true to life. It cost
5000.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

(eecretary OF the Smithsonian lnstltuuon-J
tense Of the capital in 1861; and where
now are located the buildAgs Of the
federal FISH commission. To the right,
as we drive westward, is the railroad
depot where Garfield was shot; and
to the left il the long wharfage where
hundreds of thousands Of soldiers en-
barked and debarked. and in plain
view Is the celebrated long bridge.
Crossing Seventh street We come to
the army medical museum, which be-
longs to the ONCE Of the surgeon gen.
eral. Here are exhibited marvellous
things in surgery and medicine; cele-
bra4ed cases treated en- the field in In
dian warfare, the Mexican, civil and
Spanish wars. And, after crossing
Ninth street, Etin driving along the
boulevard Of the Man, beneath the inn
penetrable leaves Of magnificent trees
and surrounded by sWard as green and
smooth and sttraetive Is nature ever
made, we come to the National mu-
scum, which Is an outgroWth Of the
Smithsonian institution.
Next we come = the department Of
agriculture, which 10 surrounded by
the best kept grounds in this city; q
Department 90 rapidly growing that
congress has recently made q pre-
Huinary appropriation for the cree
ton Of q new and more commodiOua
building, also TO be located on Penn
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
LAND LOST TO TEXAS.
A Result Of the Recent Surveys Of
the Lone star states Disputed
Boundaries.

Three portions of the boundary
lines Of the state Of Texas are under
dispute, and in each instance the ter
ritory Of the lone star state is cut
mto," said Marshall 7. Golden
to a Washington Star man, re-
Gently. There was recently fled
in the land Office of the state
. report of the work under the
act Of congress requiring the secretary
OF the interior to establish the Tooth
meridian which forms a part of the
eastern boundary of Texas. It was at
first believed that Texas would gain
an eight-mile strip from Indian terri
tory, but on the contrary, according
to the report, Texas will probably loose
strip three-quarters of a mile wide.
should this report be considered as
final people holding property on what
was always considered the Texas side
VIII lose their title as a Texas deed to
the land will not be legal.
The same condition prevails along
the entire panhandle on the western
end OF the state. Surveyors have fixed
the 1oSd meridian so as to cut of a strip
three miles wide, embracing 800, 900
acres, from the lone star state and It
has recently been brought to light that
New Mexico disputes the boundary line
extending from the westernmost point
OF Texas, and the lone star state is
about to lose more land to New Mex
ico."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
nm FACE AND THE COLLAR.
r..ut Nan May EaIrs HImssIf LOok
Thin ~ AdOPtinE the Proper
Necl-WeaR.

Ne, who do not want TO look any fat
~ Re face than they can help have
" sasy means Of accomplishing their
I-nose Not all of them are aware
- he effect that may be created by
=. form of q collar or crayat, says the
EeW York Sun.
sTbe stout man who wants to look
min as he car" said the haberdash-
=, clerk. ought to wear q tie Of the
lind Known as the fOur-in-hsnd- Pref
.-,blv If should be dark in color and
lawn tight That carries down the
Tns of the face and lengthens it to a
5sgree that tends to make the face look
thinner.
aAnotber aid to making . man look
thin Is In the height Of his collar. Stout
-s1wbo want to look thin should wear
bigb collars and closed ones. Any col
i.S that opens in front makes one look
stouter under nearly every circum-
,t,nce. Such collars are becoming to
the thin men.
sTbe fat man should avoid the kind
ot+ie that has horizontal effect. This
win add pounds to his sPPearance--in
his face at least.
%On the contrary, this cross effect
will make the thin man look stout.
The broad plastron scarfs, as they are
called have little effect on a mans
looks one way or the other. When he
wears them it is the collar that makes
the difference.
aHe should, therefore, zee that he
wears a high one that does not open,
Hbs wants to look as thin as possible,
whereas if he wants to seem stouter,
an open collar will produce that effect
for him"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
PROPOSED NEW NATIONAL MUSEUM BUILDING.

that year after year large andValuable
collections are packed away in rented
buildings. Consequently, they are not
half catalogued; and even those which
are catalogued are inaccessible.
These conditions have been placed
before congress by the officials of the
museum, and at the last session an APP
preparation of $1,000 was made for the
preparation of plans for a newt build
ing, which must cost not more than
S1,5OO,OOO. The plans have been laid
before congress, and the sppropria-
ton will probably be made before the
adjournment on March 4. The plans
contemplate the erection Of . rectan-
gulsr building 4s6 feet front, 345 feet
deep, and so feet high, with four floors
and about 4OO, 900 feet Of floor space.
1t is the purpose of the officials Of
the museum and the Smithsonian to
make out of the proposed aPpTOpria-
ton just one-half of the building,
and afterwards complete it with a
subsequent appropriation which ne
cessity will require. The freproof
building which the service needs
will cost not less than 50, OO0, 900; but
the congress always takes two bites
at a cherry Of that size. The one
half which it is proposed to erect
will present the appearance of .
completed structure.
So much of the building as is now
proposed viii be used for storage
purposes, primarily, because it is alb
solutely necessary that the valuable
collections now packed away in
rented buildings shall be removed to
freproof rooms. The losses which
are liable to occur by FIRE would be
iFreparable. Some Of the rarest Of
specimens of Yuma Indian life, rel
les of cliff dwellers, Of mound build
ers and Of other prehistoric Ameri-
cans are in constant danger Of de-
struction, and their loss would be
beyond the possibility Of repair by
duplication.
The National museum II Of three
distinct functions, as described by
its secretary. First, it is q museum
Va - RAG3<ANGe HAoe
amount Of scientific DoWledge; sec
ond, it is a museum Of research, be-
cause its collections are aFranged
on scientific lines, and constitute an
everlasting stimulus to scientific In
Vestigation; and third, Il f. an edu-
cational museum, illustrating by
specimens every kind Of natural OBJ
ject, every manifestation Of human
thought and activity.
The plans Of the proposed building
have been made after careful and
thorough study Of an existing mu-
seums in the world. Il Is claimed By
the officials Of the museum that the
proposed building viii be superior to
any building in the world for the
purposes for which Il is intended.
The development Of this scientific
bureau Is Of great value TO all Of
our educational institutions; and e
win some day be q part Of the Ma
tional university which Washington
recommended and which the con-
gress win some day create.
Moreover, the building win be an
additional attraction on the Man.
SMITH D. FRY.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
EnrIirh Not senrltIre.

An Englishman gives hisimpressions
q Boston in the New York Independ-
enL and suggests that BostOnians need
never hesitate TO display revolutionary
feses to their English friends from any
lear lest those reminders Of national
,eieats may awaken painful feelings.
ae says his countrymen are hardened
2 That sort Of thing, for they cannot
zen cross the English channel without
Numbering that Calais was q British
F''session for centuries.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
49, coneern.a HIn -.

During q big revival a sinner was
greatly worked up. While the preacher
was exhorting, the sinner arose in the
audience and, with his face flushed with
emotion, said:
Dear friends, I feel the spirit NOV.
ing me to confess what bad man I've
been, but can't do 1t while the grand
Jury Is in session"
"The Lord will forgive you" shouted
the preacher.
81 know il, I know II" said the sim
ner, "but he isn't on the grand jury
Atchison Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
FOraFe Crop and FertIiitT.

N rENA - ENE0A~If
nose states which are noted for
Production Of forage crops not
have maintained the original
.1ahty Of the soil, but they spend
commercial fertilizers less than
per cent. Of the annual value
eeir crops, while those states
pay least attention TO forage
- have Impoverished the son and
- annually for fertilizers from
% nine per cent. Of the tOtgi
'Aae Of their crDpL
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
WASHINGTON'S MALL.
Most Attractive Public Reservation
In the Country.
Proposed New National Museum
Building VIII Add Impressive-
ness to Il - Place Wen
Worth Visiting.
Especial Warrington Lsttsr.l

IT HERE is a public reservation ex-
tending from the capitol to the
white house, and it is called
The Mall" There Is a well kept boul-
evard more than q mile and a half in
length, because Of its devious windings
through the powered park, although
the direct distance from the white
house to the capitol is only q mile.
1t was the purpose of the designer Of
the city that this reservation should
be kept guarded from the public, so
that the presidents might have q phi
vate driveway to the legislative halls;
but that idea did not long prevail and
The Mall" has always been opened
TO the uses Of the public.
This great reservation Is in South
Washington, and cannot be seen from
Pennsylvania avenue, because that
thorOughfare is lined with business
houses; very few Of them worthy of
the situation, and substantially all of
them too small and insignificant in
appearance to be located along the
grandest avenue in the world
When William NJ. Springer, Of Hi
nois, was in congress he advocated and
urged the purchase of the entire south
side of Pennsylvania avenue by the
federal government, for the purpose
Of erecting thereon handsome and sub
Stantial public buildings. The idea did
not then prevail, but it is gradually
becoming popular. 1t can be safely
predicted that within another decade
the government will make that pur-
chase, although the cost will be ire
mendous. When it was urged by Mr..
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
Had Had EnouEh.

Miss Youngman-But when he did
finally come home. 1 should think
you'd have been sufficiently curious,
at least, to ask him what had kept
him out so late.
Mrs. Klubman-Yes, but had sur
feited myself with fiction while ]
waited up for him. - Philadelphin
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

The fastest bicycle record ts that
Of an American, who made mile IN
3 minute in the suction Of railway
train, planls having been laid upon
the ties to furnish a track. Now .
Frenchman has made 50 miles In an
hour riding behind a motor pacing
machine having q wind shield.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

"Then they didn't arrest her for
stealing?"
mo; they found she was in ahluent
circumstances, and called it q case Of
kleptomania."
"Isee. Circumstances alter cases.
Chicago Tribune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
Foresight.

He-Now, I always said we needed
coaling stations
his Admiring Wife-You did, indeed,
Henry I'm sure remember your say
ing something Of that kind long before
there was any thought Of a strike
Puck
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

Germany has built the finest, fast
est vessels ahoat, although Ehe e. not
geographically q maritime country,
and no other county Is 50 largely
dependent on others for the raw ma
terials which enter into the making
az . ship -
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
Before the FIrut Chewiur.

Little Darling-That was q white
sugar almond gave 90, Mr.. Squeams;
does 90 like It?
Crusty Old Bachelor (who is trying
very hard to swallow the dainty in
question)-Very much indeed, thank
you
Little DarHng-It was pink, once
Tit-Bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
A IurId ProEDecf

"Br'er Thomas say dis worP amt
bright enough fer him"
"Yes; en- de trouble is, ever time he
look cross Jordan's stormy banks, he
sees de next worP blazin'l"-Atlanta
Constitution.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

Would-Be ContributOr-You did not
read all my article that you rejected.
I pasted q few Of the pages together
and they weren't opened
Editor-Do have to eat q whole egg
to know that IT is bad?-N. Y. Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
esrnanY's CITY Govsrnnsats.

n w UuNrFNlANHFll
~ governments Of German citiea
~ prior 70 the law Of 1892, which
arek championed, notoriously
iuPt through gpoils Of politics,
are to-day the models Of en-
- and honesty. The prominent
sSfes Of the law which caused
oehvsrance are home rule. com.
service Of the citizens il mu.
affairs, long teuuPs of oRoa
dEl service.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

Mrs. Homer-You can't go home
while it is raining so. Stay and have
dinner with us.
Mr.. Witless-oh, no, thank you. It
isn't as bad as all Chicago Daily
New.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

Struggling Pastor-Brother Skin
flint intends to give our new chapel
beautiful memorial window.
Wife-He probably wants something
to look at when the contribution box
goes around.-N. Y. Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
Eehoea of Arrnnent.

Diek-Did you ever get the last
word with your wife2
Charles-0h, yes; but have to say
It to myself when get out on the
street.-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

what Is IT that makes m-n great,
pGpSf'
persistent advertising. ny sea-
CSFsland Plain Dealer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
Distant Relative

Jaek-You don't mean to say that
pretty girl We just passed is your
sister?
Tom-Yes; I'm her brother by re-
fusal.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

Mles-Did you encounter any Of
the big buRB while in New York;
Giles-No, I stopped at . new ho-
tel.-Chieago Daily News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
For ChnnnA.

The summer time will soon draw near
And twill be rather nice
To drop this bother Ger the coal
And worry Ger the ice.
-Washington Star
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

An infant from sunny Marseillss
Each night nils the air with its WeilleE
While its poor French papa
And its petite mamma
Weep enough 70 Ill several psilles.
Brooklyn Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
ThorouEhIy Oh 20 Date.

But why does she want to study
laW2"
'Oh, she thinks there Is economy in
being able to try her own breach Of
promise suits."-Chicago Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
Very Much Interested.

did the young man give you any
encouragement, ConStance?"
~Oh, yes, papa; he asked me what
sort Of q cook we had"-Yonkers
Gtateaman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07
AZ TIE Are q FIftZ.

The trouble with the average man
at 50 Is that he's only half as smart e.
he thought be Was &c IS
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-07

"When Mr.. Casey died he left all he
had to the orphan asylum"
''Indeedl That was nice Of him. What
did he leave?"
''His II children. Chicago Journal.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-30
HAS A DANGEROUS CARGO.

Treasure Ship en- Route to PHILIPPINES
Not q Pleasure Craft.
The fifteen million coins made at
the Philadelphia mint for the Philip
pine Islands are now several days on
their way. They are aboard the
steamship Indraymo. They are In
strange and dangerous company and
1t is not exaggerating one bit to say
that every one aboard the ship will
give q vociferous Amen" when the
long voyage is completed.
Manila is 10000 miles away and it
will take the Indraymo at least fifty
days to get there. Besides the coins.
here is what the vessel has in her
hold: Eight hundred cases of dyna-
mite and high-class black powder.
each case containing fifty pounds;
seventeen cases of fuse. ten barrels
of gasolene, ten barrels Of kerosene
and a qauntity of calcium carbide.
Will the slumbers Of the crew be
peaceful upon this ship? It is not
likely. The explosives she carries are
enough to blow up the entire Philip
pine Islands There will be no smok-
ing aboard lest a stray spark from
pipe or cigarette should find lodgment
in the hold and be sort Of touch
of. for dynamite. oil and powder.
Uncle Sam will also breathe easier
when the cable announces the safe
arrival of the treasure and powder
ship at its destination.-Philade
Evening Telegram.