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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16

out to the poor little Indian orphan.
The couple agreed TO adopt her a.
their own. Il was not long before the
little one responded fully to the love
that was so generously given her, and
She came to regard herself as the
daughter Of the white man and woman.
Years passed by. The little girl
grew up to wOmanhoOd. She had been
educated as became the daughter of
well-to-do. citizen and was respected,
honored and loved by all who knew her
Several children were born to the
couple, and as these grew up they were
taught to regard the Indian girl as
their own sister.
There is no doubt that had the In
dian girl desired to remain she might
have married some white man and be
living to-day, honored and respected,
in or near the home of her adopted
parents. But, yielding to that mysteri-
Gus impulse that renders Us incapable
Of denying our parentage, she felt an
uncomfortable instinct or desire 90
return to her own people and become
one Of them. In vain her foster broth
ers and sisters pleaded with her. SOr-
rOwfully, but nevertheless with deter
mination, she decided to cross the des-
ert and go back to the place Of her
birth, When she arrived among the
Yumas they received her with suspi-
eion. She did not know a single word
Of their language, but so powerful did
instinct work that, with very little diff
hculty, she won her way into their
hearts and soon was able TO speak her
native tongue as If she had never
known any other. In short time she
married, and children were born to
her. Her husband, a full-blooded Yu-
ma, has always regarded her as su-
perior being, and throughout the tribe
her opinions are largely deferred to.
While she lived with the whites she
was known by the name Of Maggie.
When she went back to her people she
told the whites who came in contact
with her that her name was Maggie
Scott. When I asked her why she as
sumed the name Of Scott she replied:
''While 1 was in San Diego I read a
great many noyelA but there were
none that pleased me so much as those
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
RonndInFror., slLinr.

From Calcutta comes the strange
news that the skins Of frogs ART, now
being used to q considerable extent
throughout India for the purpose Of
binding books. Frogs abound in that
country, and boOkbinders claim that
their skins can be exquisitely col
Ored, and when turned into leather
are pliable and durable. The cost Of
dyeing and tanning Is, however, some
what greater than in the case Of
ordinary skins, and therefore for the
present only choice books and those
which are not intended 60 be handled
roughly are covered with frogs
skins.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
NOSES AND EYEGLASSES.
Lack 81 Adhesion when the WsaFeP
II TrOubled with Cola IN
the Head.

When a man who wears glasses gets
. cold in his head he has a hard time.
That fact is apparent to anybody who
gets about town at time when grip Is
prevalent and watches the antics Of the
sufferer, says the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. It Is not the watery condition
Of the eyes that gives him trouble, il Is
his nose. Not one man in thousand
can keep his glasses on when he blows
HIS nose; consequently he who per-
forms that nasal Office Frequently has
considerable difficulty.
The wise man in glasses never tries
to read when suffering with a cold. He
gets no satisfaction out Of the printed
page.
Dreadful accident on the" he
reads, and then, before he can find out
where it was, his attention is forcibly
directed elsewhere. and It Is only in
snatches that he gets the details Of the
disaster. A man who has had expert
enee with colds seldom even puts his
glasses on when so afflicted. he only
has TO take them on every two or three
minutes, and until somebody invents
a device warranted to prevent their
dislodgment during nasal eontOrtions
he prefers to go II blind.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
DARE NOT HINT AT MURDER.
Turkish Newspapers Are Not PeFmlt-
ted 70 Refer to the Crime
% RegIeids-

The sultan Of Turkey lives IN con-
slant dread Of death at the hands Of
an assassin and the most extraOrdi-
nary means are taken to guard his per-
son from their approach. BE has Ike
wise prohibited any mention Of the
crime of regicide in the newspapers
published in his domain. He insists
that every ruler or person Of high pO-
litical Importance should die q natural
death. The Stampa Of Turin says that
other manners Of death are not OH
eiaIly recognized by Nischan ERendi,
the censor. When King Humbert was
assassinated at Mona the Turkish
newspapers announced the sad event
IN this way: King Humbert left the
hall amid the frantic cheers OF the peo-
pie. The king, much affected, bowed
several times and to all appearances
was Immediately dead" When the
shah Of Persia was assassinated the
Turkish papers said: "In the after
noon the shah drove to his summer
palace and there complained Of illness
His corpse was sent TO Teheran." One
paper exceIled all others by this absurd
piece of euphemistic simplihcatiOn:
''The shah left q little III, but finally
his corpse returned to the palace"
This was too much even for the Turks,
who keep the phrase as one Of their
proverbs.
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WORLDS FAIR SLANG.
%. Louls WIN Kow SEE tie Raee IN thS
Coming 90 view WOFdH and
Phrahas.

One Of the enduring effects Of the
Chicago fair In 1893 was the amount OF
Slang originated there. The Philadel-
phia centennial s. indissOlubly con-
nected In the minds Of many persons
with the disappearance Of Charley
Ross, and from that exhibition dates,
practically, the hOSt Of jokes that have
flooded magazines and enlivened the
stage on the slothfulness Of Philadel-
phia and Philadelphians, says the Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
Now, St. Louis, in anticipation OF the
opening of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
hibition, has been Furnishing up some
Of the recent slang Of the Mississippi
valley, and some Of the items may be
obtained from advance sheets, 50 20
speak.
What II called in Chicago a dead
one" or sleeper" e in st. Louis .
"crape-" The st. Louis version Of the
expression 'the real thing" for pref
~ girl Is "a swell doll" A 'eroWn
guy" Is a policeman, q @gitney" Is .
nickel, and mugs landing" is the
Union station.
st. Lous has q large southern and
southwestern population. The south
west has. in recent years, superseded
the west very generally as the starting
place Of most American slang, and st.
Louis has some geographical advan-
tages in this respect that are not likely
to be obscured by the action Of any
Of its up-to-date citizens.
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Annie PeglOW. Of No. sols Missouri
avenue, claims 70 be the only woman
Pressman In The United States, says
tie St. Louis Republic.
For i've years she has operated tvo
cylinder presses at slI North Third
street. The firm consider her ope ~
IT. best Worlmen.
Miss PegloW. entered the emplov Of
the company 20 years ago a. q press
feeder. At that time women press
feedersWere q novelty, but since many
girls have entered that branch of the
printing business, and now some Of the
larger printing companies hire hun
dreds Of women press feeders.
Running . cylinder press was never
thought Of as Woman's work until Il
occurred to Miss Peglow. None has
tried Il since. She was an enthusiasts
printer and she determined 70 learn
al about the business.
= just 'nOsed' about until I caught
on then began to try and convince
my boss that / was as good pressman
IS any Of the men and finally got .
trial, which proved successful, and
here'I am, T" is the way she explains her
presence before her two big machines.
She belongs to PresEmen's Union No.
8, In order to allow her to enter the
union the international body Of press
men allowed their constitution TO be
amended so as to admit her. II caused
quite little discussion at the time.
Miss PegloW does not attend the
meetings Of her. local, however. She
leaves the transaction Of all union
business to the men and abides by
their decisions. She does not attend
the meetings because she Is the only
woman member and her presence
there alone, she thinks. would appear
too bold.
Every morning Al Q o'clock Ehe ap-
pears before her machines, dons her
blue calico dress, which Is made Of
cloth similar to the goods USED in
Jumpers and oyeralLs, and superin-
tends the turning out Of the large
printed sheets.
She excels in color work which en-
braces two, three or more colors, and is
considered especially good in dainty
work, which she is always consulted
about by the heads Of the firm.
Although elbOwing men all day long
In pursuit Of her duties, Miss Peglow
says she cannot agree with Mrs. Cax-
on and her ideas on the ideal Wife"
or the deterioration Of chiValry.
II do not think" said she, because
q woman works for living that It de-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
SLAVERY IN NEW ENGLAND.
Brought to IN Rad by hs Supreme
COaFt Of massachusetts,
IN II8S.

Slavery in New England began soon
after the settlement Of the country.
In 1858 Pequot Indians were taken
from Massachusetts, and sold in the
West Indies The vessel returning
brought q cargo Of cotton and tobacco,
says the Boston Transcript Slaves
were most numerous in New England
about the middle Of the eighteenth
century. In 1854 there were nearly
5000 negro slaves in the state of Mas
saehusetts. In 1850, in the declaration
Of rights, all men were declared to be
free and equal In 1871 q white man in
Massachusetts, was indicted for beat
ing and imprisoning black man. His
defense was that this was the neces-
sary and lawful correction for a slave,
for a slave could not be held in sub
lection unless one could punish him
when he went away or refused to
work In 17s3 the supreme court OF
Massachusetts, declared that the de-
tense was invalid. That put an end to
slavery in New England. Slaves were
mostly household servants, kept large
Iy by rich people for purposes Of dis
play.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16

International trade touches as
many diverse and interesting articles
as an sold curiosity shop" handles.
One Of the latest and most curious
items Is eat-O-nine-tails. A Maine
man lately shipped 200 barrels 70
London Last year he sent $50 bar
rels. Il Is odd that there should Be
little demand IN the United States
for an article which grows 30 com
monty here. while IN London there Is
constantly widening market The
downy floss Of the head Of the cat
tan Is used for SLING hlgh-prieed pil-
lows and cushions.
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.TRUETO HER PEOPLE
he Interesting Story Of a Faithful
Indian Maiden.
WOs caBtursa ~ HoItIIs TrIbs, Res
eusa and Edueatsd By = white
Has, But RenainsdaY-
st Heart.
IspssiaI oalIiornla Lstasr.l


TTHILE many Indian tribes have
w lived together in close proxim.
ity for many years in peace and
harmony, Il is equally true that in
many other cases there has been =
great deal Of quarreling and lighting.
With primitive people as wen as with
those who are more advanced in civil
Eation il is very true that tiny spark
viii often hndle q great fame. Adead-
ly insult has often been read into =
few insignificant words. The refusal
Of the hand of q maiden in marriage
has often provoked war. Hundreds,
nay, thousands, Of lives have been lost
in disputes over tiny strips Of territory
that were practically barren and value
less. Whole villages have been often
destroyed because of fancied insults
offered TO the gOds.
The secret of the eumity between the
tribes that for centuries inhabited the
mountains Of what Is now San Diego,
Cal, and the Yumas, who dwell on the
Colorado river, have never been able
TO learn. Both people were. Warhke,
proud and brave. The former were
supreme in the mountains, the latter in
the desert and BY the river. Again and
again conflicts took place between
them. Sometimes the Yumas roamed
too far over the desert TO the east Of
the great river, and despite all their
precautions they were swooped down
upon by the mountain tribes and
driven back with great loss of life. As
other times the San Diegans would zap
proaeh too near the river, and they in
turn would suffer defeat.
In the neighborhOOd of 20 years ago
the Yumas had been particularly az
gressive and had severely punished the
San Diegans on several successive oeca-
sions. This aroused the national pride
of the mountain tribes and they gath
cred together in a great powwOW
where the war chiefs unanimously
counseled large raid upon the Yumas
which should so humble and humhiate
them as to keep them peaceful for al
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solR POLITICAL PRAYERs.
BlaEulas supDueatious AttrIbutsd e
chaplalns OF Several Legis-
latIvs Bodies.

The Philadelphia Record recalls
some political prayers made By chap
lains Of legislative bodies. II was
inoffensive, bat In poor taste, when q
chaplain in the Delaware legislature
prayed: HOh, Lord, Thy servants are
IN q deadlock. Give them the key"
During the last Cuban insurreetion q
chaplain In q legislature prayed: THAT
the United States might supply with
arms, II necessary, those in Cuba who
were struggling for liberty" and that
we might insist upon uphOlding the
Monroe doctrine" The chaplain Of
the Illinois house prayed God TO "eon-
tract the eapaciOus nav Of the penal
reformatory institutions Of Illinois.
May they learn 70 be content with less
money, and may we who refuse TO
worship a golden calf also refuse to
worship gold in any form"
The chaplain Of a populist eonTen-
ton in Arkansas prayed that the state
might be delivered from democratic
control. In the Colorado legislature
Dean Peck prayed that the populists
and democrats might be resigned to
their fate. A populist chaplain in
Kansas prayed God to palsy the brain
and still the heart Of the reasonable
eonspirators," to-Wit, the republicans
In a Massachusetts, campaign . min
lister prayed for the triumph Of right
eOusness, and then broke out: "Oh,
Lord, what's the use Of beating about
the bush? Give US Briggs for gov
ernorn
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least a generation OF more. Again, for
DAYS. the warriors assembled around
the dance fire, where the chiefs ex-
horted them 70 brave and heroic deeds
and the women melted them 10 acts Of
valor. When the time came for the
march they stole as cautiously as pos
sible across the desert, and, on nearing
the main camp Of the YumaS, sent out
their scouts ahead to determine how
and when the great attack should be
made. Fortunately for them the Yumas
were in the worst possible condition
for the encounter. Their hunters had
fust brought back an unusual quantity
Of deer, and The whole people, warriors
and all, were so gorged TO REPETITION as
20 be unable 20 fight. After full con-
sultation it was decided to steal upon
them At night and fight al close quar-
tiers with battle hammer, battle Ak
dagger Of sharp deer's horn, and the
few steel weapons they bad obtained
from the white man.
Stealthily they erept upon their un-
inspecting foes. The latter had not
only eaten TO excess, but many Of them
were stupehed with drink they made
from the root Of a bush called mo-
mump. The root-of this is sometimes
taken and ehewed. For few hours it
produces an celebrating effect, some
what similar 70 that produced by
hasheesh. Then the victim glecumbs
TO q deadly stupor from which i takes
him several days TO -recover.
It can well be imagined what con-
dition the Yumas were in to receive
their foes. The San Diegans fell upon
them and slew quite a number without
any resistanee. Then, flushed with
victory, after sealping their dead foes,
tbey took captive several Of the WON
en-. whose lives had been spared, and
one little girl. What became Of the
women have never yet been able 20
learn. Possibly, as has often been the
rase- they became wives OF their cap
Tors and soon lost their identity as
members Of a different tribe, but with
The little Girl Il was different. She had
= keen memory ana q loving heart and
constantly cried for her father and
mother. whom she had seen slaugh-
tered on the banks Of the Colorado
river. Even On those days there Was
somefhing Of 3 town at San Diego The
Indians. too, were reasonably friendly
with the whites. Indeed they we're 50
much 90 that several Of them used TO
20 uD-into the mountains and camp
near the Indians IN tents at what Is
row known as Aqua Caliente at War
! ner's ranch. The hot springs from
/ uhIch this village gained It's sPanish
name are known 70 Be very good for AZ
kinds Of diseases. and ever sl1ce they
have known Of them White men haae
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16
THE ITALIAN nEMIeRANT.
He II IndustniOus and Thrifty, Bat
Does Not Become FulIy
AmerieanIsed.

Italy Is still sending over sea swarms
Of her people who risk the hazards Of
new fortunes in the United States, and
the steamships from the Mediter-
ranean brings hosts Of Storage pas
sengers to Ellis island, says the New
York Tribune. The sturdy sons OF
Italy toll industriously in their new
homes, and almost every one Of them
saves money in the new world. But
too many Of them go back to their old
homes to live on their savings. Too
many persist in remaining Italian in
heart and soul, in habits and sym
pathies and ways Of living, and refuse
to cast their lot in this hemisphere to
the end Of their days and becomethor-
ough Americans.
The Italian element, both In North
America and South America, IL numer-
Gus and important. Too large q part
Of Il, however, is transitOry. Immi-
grants from ireland, Germany, Swe-
den and all the Scandinavian peoples
cross the Atlantic with the purpose Of
staying permanently in this half of
the globe. But the passion for the old
scenes and the old conditions appears
TO be almost inextinguishable among
the descendants Of the ancient RO-
mana
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16

tracts a particle from her womanly
graces; neither do think that q wo-
man that works Is not as good house
wife as the girl WhoSpends all her time
1t home. I think to get out in the
world and work serves to broaden
ones ideas, and am sure some Of the
workers appreciate their homes q
great deal more from the fact that
they are at home so little. To work
shows one how fortunate the woman
who does not have to work really is.
tsAs to men losing their chiValry-I
don't believe it, at least, I have not ex-
perienced It, and meet a great many
men in my business every day"
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10 KEEP PRETTY HANDS.
n Yea PAP Atfenttss 60 ThIs Rpneh
oGsDOR'ts" YOa Cas- Have Them
the Year ArOund

Don't visit your manicure too often.
Too much nanicursng Is worse than
not enough.
Don't polish halls too highly; they
should have only a natural gloss. Too
much polishing makes them tender.
Don't polish rails without first rub
hing on q little rose-tinted paste. Use
the palm of the hand to Polish-
Don't cut nails without first holding
them IN warm water or sweet oil
Don't cut them too often, or they
viii become thick and ugly.
Don't cut the cuticle or any part Of
the aesh around the nails.
Don't cut the nails in points, but lea
them be carefully arehed.
Don't use q file or emery paper on
The aat surface Of the nail, but only
on the elge, TO leTelit.
Don't dry the hands with towel
Int With a silk handkerchief, which
.bsorbs moisture more readily.
Don't neglect TO press back the skin
Ground the nail after washing me
nod. 20 that the crescent, or hair
mosnf win show.
/, Don't use ammonia IN the oatn VIII
ont applying q cold cream after"aIo'
Don't use lemon juice too often on
tbe hands. Try white vinegar instead
lemon juice .shriTels and yeiloWs me
surface.
Don't wear gloves every night OF me
rs-as vrfIl become yellow. Occasional
-. ~ gloves. however, is adrisa5ie.
ronif LET she hands hang down. o.
- blood win An and stretch theseina
n,t forget that warm feet nass
,,1ck "a do WITH white hands. Nhen
-. 49, are habitually cold. the hana,
- .l,-avr red or blue.--Waahlnglor
al.r.
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ChIelamaura and ChattanooEa-

The word Chickamauga means
"duIl, sluggish stream" and it Il
from the waters of the creek that
the Indians, who were among the
most daring and warlike Of all the
tribes in east Tennessee, got their
names, says the Chattanooga Times.
The original Interpretation Of Chat
tanOOga has long been lost The gen
eral acceptation Of the meaning Of
the word is Hawks Nest" said to
have been suggested by the valley
nesting in the shadow Of the ridges
and mountain. Others say that the
word IS derived from the name Clan
oWah, given by the Cherokees tcI
small, wariike hawks that made their
nests IN the eliRs Of Lookout noun
tain.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16

What would the ordinary woman
say TO a family that used every day
10000 napkins, 1900 towels, 1850
sheets, 10000 plates and 1900 knives
and torlzs2 This Il what Is required
by one Of the large hotels in New
York, at which q man cannot live for
much less than eight dollars q day.
The hotel win accommodate 5000
people, besides 1.5oO servants to wit
on them.
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Outtfle n mort.

"HOw would ron Hike your hair cut
Iir2" asked the barber, "with the scis
-sOrs or chppers2"
Both, replied the victim Use the
scissors on my hair and the clippers OF
your conVsrsation. Cincinnati In
quirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16

The other day q young man gave q
reason for not dancing, the spirit Of
which might be made 70 apply TO q
good many failures in life.
"Ishould like TO dance, " he said, s'and
I should dance, only the music puts me
out and the girl geta in my Way."-Tit-
Bits.
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Of Sir Walter Scott. Consequently,
when had to take a name for myself
I chose his, and when my first son was
born l called him Walter, after the
great writer whose works gave me so
much pleasure during the days Of my
civilization"
When I asked her II she had never
Ionged to return to her civilized life
she replied to the, effect that, while oc-
casionaIly little longing would come
into her heart, she had no real desire
10 leave her own people. With them
she was eon4ented 70 live and die.
GEORGE WHARroNJA1IEs
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Mrs. BaeOn-Ready and wiling are
anonymous termss are theynot2
Mr.. Baeon-Not aiways. Tor m
stance, you are always willing 20 50 70
the theater, but you're not always
ready.-Tt-Bits
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She-No, it can never be. / do not
love you enough to be your wife. But,
before you 60, want to ask one favor.
he (dejectedlyl-Well. What7
She-Please do not marry any one
else.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Oldhand-Got an automobile, have
you? Strange never see you on the
road.
B. Ginner-That's because as soon as
I land there pick myself up and
scramblebaeki into the maehine.-Phil-
-Sdelphia Preas.
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Softleigh-I say. doctah. do you--aE
believe that liquor really Affects .
mans brainf
Physician-Yes. II be has any. Other
wise IT Affects his Iegs.-Cincinnati Ia
Quirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16

~Yes," said the museum manager,
-''TVe engaged 9 living skeleton and q
fat freak that are positively unique. ="
But living skeletons and fat women
are such chestnuts-"
"Ah! You've said It. These are q
living skeleton woman and q fat man"
--Philadelphia Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-05-16

Baeon-I understand ]. PierPoui
Morgan began watering stock At q
very early age.
Egbert-Can that be possible3
Eyes; he worked on q farm a. =
boy."-Yonkers Statesman.
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"It's q mistake TO say the course
ct true love never did run smooth, |"
reflected Mr.. Meelun, aIn thousands
of cases It does run smOOth-untiI Il
reaches the ocean Of matrimony,
which I'll admit, is sometimes rough
enough" Chicago Tribune.