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The broad ax., 1903-08-01
WHAT IL DocToR sAYs

There are nearly 1000 known msai-
cinal remediss.
The banana and potato are almost
identical IN chemical composition.
The latest cure for internal cancer
reported n England is a Tablespoonful
q molasses four or ave times q day.
According 70 a German paper, ont
q 1000 soldiss recently mustered into
rank and hls IN Breslau, silesia, only
iss had good teeth TIE number OF bad
teeth of the other soldiers vas no iesv
than 1884
D'ArsOnVal, the famous Parisisn
therapeutic specialist o. Paris. stated
that the world Is on the eve Of 3 thsrs-
psutical revolution and that electricity
Vln Be the medicine q TIE future. A
strong. continuous current through q
patient could. he amrmed. produce local
anaesthesia. permitting SLIGHT suFeicai
0peEations without narcotics
The broad ax., 1903-08-01
GLEANMGS OF SCIENCE

Meteorological experiments with 3
balloon 1t Geneva showed that thare
was q regular diminutfon Of tempera-
turs for every 100 yards Of ascent.
Electrons are actual particles Of mat
ter, 20 infinitely small that q micro
scope with 1000, 900 times the capacity
Of the most powerful instrument now IN
existence could not discover them.
A section Of cable in the Caribbean
ssa was recently raised from / $50 faith
oms Of water, where Il had lain for
thirty years. Tests showed its core to be
In perfect electrical condition and the
rubber irgulatoE uninjured. A fear that
sulphur from the rubber might inture
the copper wire had no foundation.
n. Martel, French scientist, IN a lee
ture before the Geographical society Of
Paris, maintained that surface streams
are gradually disappearing; owing to
Subterranean circulation Of water be-
ing substituted. His investigations
have proved that, as q rule, all great
caves have either captured or are de-
necting some water course.
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Prof. Murani, a distinguished Italian
scientist. says that certain persons pos
SEES q strange magnetic or electrical in
ausnce, which produces very curious re-
SultS A few days ago while he was AZ
work on some electrical experiment,
one Of his friends suddenly entsrod the
room, and It the same momsua the
needle Of his gAlvGnometsf moved 10
and fro very rapidly. He was Eurs that
his friend had IN one Of his pockets
either a magnet or some other else-
trical instrument. and, n order 20 con-
vince him that he was mistaken. his
friand removed al his clothes. To the
profossoris surprise, the gElvunomstsr
eQatinRea 70 ast Just - though . pow
srful magnet Wls nelr Il, and the closer
hIs frieRd approached the more marked
its action became. NorSovsr, ths front
q the BODY acted On 4 IN the sanas nan
nor - the positive pole II q magnst.
and tie hack e. q nesative poIs.
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Radium vas the subject msttsr m
DER discussion, says the Philadelphia
Record. and a lawyer said: 4 don't
see anything 90 very wonderful in
radium- Admit that e does throw OF
light and heat IN q Kind Of perpetual
molten. without any loss q weight
or enerEy-ReH. Woh,t graih oe
musk 90 che same thing7 One single
grain Of muSlZ CfhIs has bsea dsm-
oastratsd) win scont fer several yaars
aroom ~ feet square. and IN heond the
grain Win Ein remain entire. Cen
sidor what this means. A RON Is
fest square contains Z.sS5.ss4 enbis
iRehes. and eaeh one-tenth cubic inch.
at least. must have iis little molscuIS
of musk. or OthorUise al ths air
would not Be psrfumsd. One grain
OF musk. that - 70 say. win radlats
miilions and millions 81 musk frae-
mgnts for yaars and SIN Il WIN re.
main whole. CEn radium heat thatfs
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NEAR-SIGHTRD INSECTS.
Ths RahEO 81 Visfoa In Nest Species
II FOund g he Extremely
Limited.

Although most insects are provided
with two kinds Of eyes, the simple,
and the compound or facet eyes, All
experiments 60 TO show that their range
Of sight n extremely limited. The most
rudimsntEry eye is found IN the larvae
q the water beetle; in this case the
power Of vision Is 90 limited that they
are nearly blind, says a scientific author
ity.
Most caterpillars, even when possess
ing i've or six eye spots, can do little
more than distinguish between light ana
darkness; their utmost range would be
about an inch.
Plateau found that scorpions can only
zee the length Of their own pincerS.
and that spiders are 90 short-Eizhted
az not 70 zee their prey four inches
OF. Sir John Lubbock confirmed this
repeatedly BY finding spiders unable 10
detect their own eEga a half an inch.
ClaParede made many experiments %
Ind out the distance ct which the
facsted eye can see ias clearly a. the
human eye; the result was that a 4
yard away no distinct vision vas poo
sible, and the object had 70 be within
an eighth Of IA inch to answer ths
proposed end.
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LITTLE POINTERS.

The sgOtist is always the other Bsl-
low.
Most men would rather fight than
eat their own words
The dentist doesn't deal IN psrfumery.
but he % an authority on sxtracts..
No, Maude, dear; the wife Of q cover
nor Is not necessarily q goVsrnsss.
Il a easisr for some men TO talk an
day than 10 keep their mouths shut I'VE
minutes.
You can't eonvinee the father Of
twins that there is nothing new under
the sun.
The fellow who makes q fool Of him
self r. seldom Satisfed unless he works
overtime At the Job.
Bvsn when poverty pinches somepeo-
pie insist upon adding 70 their misery
b. wearing tight lhoss.
Many . man who has the reputation
of knowing q lot manages very succsss-
fully 10 conceal his Neutrality-suspicious.
delnhis Record.
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WHEN on YOUR VACATION.

Don't kick because the root over your
room leaks. II you kick the landlord
win charge you with an extra bath.
Don't propose to every girl you meet
They may compare notes some time.
Be satisfied with proposing to every
other girl. That's enough.
Don't dwell too strongly on the sub
Jet Of your steam yacht and your. trip
around the world next year. She may
happen to want some ribbon some time,
and fate may lead her right straight
over to your counter.
Don't substitute the name Of Claude,
Alfred or Chauncey for your regularly
given first name. Somebody who used
70 know you Is sure to drop in and
Whoop out: Hello, Bill; how did you
get In this swell placer"
Don't open q tete-a-tets IN the even
ing by saying: what q glorious night.
How sweet the music sounds across the
water" The girl has probably heard
the same thing ten or - times, and may
tell you 50. Cut out the lines about the
golden moon up in the heavens 50 high,
too. She's heard that.
Don't be too naughty with the eolored
Individual who waits on you at the
table. It may impress the heiress sit
ting next to you, but It Is apt to make
the waiter mad and talkativs, and you
know that he used to bring you your
sinkers and coffee at the lunch counter
where you eat when you are IN town
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MANUFACTURED KUlnuRs
re Trade 81 Making % SAnaiGusss
Il Carried On MEtsasivaly
A Paris.


There IL said to Be . regular trade a
Paris, Of manufacturing antiques, !"
among which are included mummies.
Bodies are obtained from the hospitals.
and, aftor being scientifically treated,
are shipped 70 Egypt When they are
shipped back again they have every ap-
peArance Of being authentic. n. Elina,
. young sculptor IN Paris, recently ac-
noWledged that, although he was sim
ply working under orders for an ~an-
dque" arm, that II vas he who made
the famous '-Tiara Of Sartapharnes, {"
which was bought BY the Louvre mu-
scum us genuine for go, 100. he made
It IN 1873, TO the ordsr Of q Arm Of an
hquity manufactures It Monmartre,
which had received q commission from
q noted collector. Il was made with
leaf sold, worth 800, and e he won
dered what It was intended for, he says
he put private marks upon the tiara
his counsel possessed full details Of the
marks IN q sealed envelope. he had
heard that the tiara was first offered to
the BritiEh museum, but that It was
there found to be spurious, and rejected.
The broad ax., 1903-08-01
UTENSILS OF QUARTZ
Manufactured IN Germany frOR
M0ltea Roek.

A German technical factory, which
has been making expensive experiments
with high temperatures, has produced
utensils made Of molten quartz, reports
an Industrial Journal.
After the melting was done the manu-
facturs Of bottles, glasses and other ar
tcles was not much different in
method from that used for making glass
articles.
The objects made from molten quartz
are flashing and clear, with the effect
Of diamonds. They are not brittle as
glass, and have the further advantage
Of not being affected easily by heat OF
cold.
Glass articles, a. everybody knows,
from sad experiences, VIII crack Il hot
liquids are poured into them when they
are cold, or vice versa. Quartz articles,
however, can be heated to q cherry red,
and then iee-cold water can be squirted
on them without affecting them IN the
least.
This Is due to the fact that quartz mel
theT expands nor shrinlB much under
changes Of temperature.
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AGENTS FOR THE BROAD AK.

From on and after this date The
Broad Ak can be found on sale at the
following places:
The Afro-American News OmcS,
3104 State Street.
The Gem Shoe Shining Parlor, s3s
30th, near State street.
A =. TerVslOnS Cigar Store and
News Stand. 2s2s State street
Edward Felix's Cigar Store, $50
Soth street. N. =. Corner Armour Ave
7. B. Halls Cigar Store and
Laundry once, 3S1 3sth St.
Turner Williams Cigar and News
Stand, 1908 Armour Ave.
n b. watts, dealer ln clgars and to-
baeco, S743 State 8trOSE
The Stationery, 1910 State street
J. Q. Campbell, 145 W. 9th street,
Cigars, Tobacco Staple Groceries.
Wm- b Eonroo, cigar and news
stand, $50 State street.
Whitsley Bros, 2T24 State street.
cigars, AMI news stand.
J. New 1s1 W. 51st street, cigars,
tobacco and eonfectionaries.
Q. 3. Hunter, 45o3 Wentworth ave-,
cigars, tobacco, news stand.
T. J. Hill, cigars and stationery
store, $40 Lake Ave.
VIM Dixon 1888 State Street
cigars, tobacco. and news stand.
Isidor jacobson, cigars, togacco and
stationery, 3149 State st.
Joseph Haywood, 1850 IL State
street, new stand, and confectionery
store.
News items and Advertisements left
ct these places VIII md their way
into the columns Of The Broad Az.
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cRoPs oF THE sTATEs
new Ghs General Resale 4 ARsctsa
~ Wsutern Floods .oF East-
ern DrouEhts.


The comment Is familiar that damage
done 70 crops BY abnormal weather eoa-
ditions IN one section Of the country
cannot ruin q whole crop THIS may BE-
shown BY some interesting comparisons.
says the New York Post Taking 1902
e q dsiriy normal year, the wheat crop
footed up 10000 900 bushels. OF this,
$50 900 900 vas Winter-sOWn wheat and
900. 900 the spring crop. The lower
Missouri valley produced about 1sl. 0O0.-
900 Of the total, or near one-third. The
upper Mississippi and Red River valley
produced some $4,000 900 -ansther
third. Something over 81 ,O00. 900 bush
els were harvested on the Pacific coast.
The New England states, and the Middle
Atlantic group. comprising New York,
New Jersey. Pennsylvania and Mary
land. yielded 100000. The Ohio val
ley and the lake states accounted for 1S2.-
100000.
This 10 pretty wide geographical dis.
tribution, and the weather Of 1881 would
b required 70 make general havoc. II
win be seen, therefore, that even the
six weeks Of western rain and sstern
drought, followed BY three weeks OF
eastern rain and western drought, did
not touch eVerythin6.
The corn crop makes some equally m
teresting comparisons OF the total
3 SIS, 900 900 bushels yielded IN 1907,
J. l0o. 900 900 grew n the Missouri basin,
and nearly $50, 0oo. 900 IN the Ohio and
lake region. Only about 100 1000 900
bushels came from the eastern states,
properly so-ealled. But the south pro-
duced nearly 500 900, 900. Those were
the lucky farmers who got high prices
for q very FAIR crop In the disastrous
corn year, 1901.
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DANGEROUS TOPICS.
spain FOund 90 Be Unsafe
90 Mention.

7 was In Madrid, Spain, ak months
after the close Of the war" said the
American tourist, according to the Chi
cago Daily News, "and Wnated 10 take
a run down to the old city Of Toledo. I
had heard, however, that the feeling
against Americans was very bitter IN
the latter city, and It struck me that
It would be q good thing to get q little
advice. The landlord had been very
kind and courteous. though Spaniard,
and I put the case before him.
Senior" he replied, after q BIT, IF
you went to Toledo would you mention
anything about your Admiral Dewey
and Manila bay?"
Il should not" replied.
Nor Santiago and Admiral samp-
soni"
Not q word"
Nor the fight on San Juan hTl and
Gen Torrsy'S surrender"
mo"
"And would you refer to our loss Of
Cuba and the PhilippInesP"
Not q refer"
We'll, think you can safely 20 to
Toledo" he said, after looking me over,
hut ny advice TO you IN case the pain
ful subject b touched upon, g to say
that you expected Spain 70 whip the
United States within 30 days, and you
can't tell Why the devil shs took thres
months 70 do itI"
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pIcTURR-FRAlER sPROUTED.
nII+aeie Thas was wsrhea ~ Hid-
samnsr DuIt and DanDhoss
Rn Pennsylvania.

The dryEess Of the present summer
vas the subject under discussion. The
talk, IN little while, veered naturally
to tie dampness Of some OF the sum
msrs Of the past A clergyman then
told an appropriate story, says the Phil
adelphia Record.
ssThe dampest summer remember
vas n the year Is. but am not good
at dates," he said. AT any rate, there
happened In my house during that sum-
mer an almost incredible thing
Il had bought IN the spring frame
Of oak, decorated At the corners with
acorDs. had put In this frame my
Wifs's picture. Wen, we went to Ches-
ter Heights for the season, al Of Us,
and the house was closed from June TIL
September. That was a very damp
summer. Victims and cameras fell
apart Furniture became ungiued.
Your clothes would mildeW while you
slept-one morning even found q lit
tie mildsW on ny WhiskerA
In septsmbsr, on returning home, !
discovered nothing but mold and un-
glued furniture, and IN the library I
discovered q little oak tree growing
from each corner Of the frame Of my
Wifs's picture. The exhilArating effect
Of the dampnOss on the frames four
acorns, together with the rich Boil that
q thick coating Of dust supplied. had
caused the acorns to sprout. There on
the frame, were four little trees, each
several inches high. Il was q pretty
and an unusual sight"
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ABOUT ANNALS

Between skaguay and St. Michael.
Alaska, 600 dogs are kept BY the postal
authorities for letter carrying
Australia and New Zealand have co.
500. 900 sheep. which Is Just one and one
half times as many as the whole Of the
United States possesses.
Kite hawks have become 30 bold
about the garrison IN Burmah that they
sWoop down on the mess tables and
seize food from the soldiers plates.
william Tell II. Is the biggest St
Bernard dog In the United States. He
IL owned by Mr.. Pulling, Of New York
city, and is worth many hundreds Of
dollars and has won many blue nib
bons.
The head and antlers Of magnificent
specimen Of the extinct Irish deer have
been found In a bog near Limerick. The
horns measured nine feet six inches
from tip to tip, and the head is the
finest ever discovered.
The education Of the French society
dog is proceeding apaee. They mani
cure dogs now. A young woman calls
daily at the homes Of wealthy own
ers OF dogs. She brings with her q neat
little black bag that looks not unlike
those carried BY trained nurses. This
contains q set Of fine white towels, q
brush with an ebony back, q comb,
soap, and the dRintiest set Of mani
cure implements imaginable. There is
even a small jar Of rosaline, that gives
the delicate doggy nails q dainty tint
The broad ax., 1903-08-01

a lifo Insurance policy Is q occ.-
slonal value 70 . man when alive, e.
ah0sn recently IN Russia. An AmoT-
lean vas traVsling there. and IN some
Wly mislaid hia passport When II
vas demanded he haeItatsd. and ansi-
" handed ever his life insurance pol
isy. he o4oial took II examined 4
upEids down and vas much Impressed
with ita eolors. seals and signatures,
nd hs paagsd tie man 81 right
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How she Enjoyed HerssIL

Angeline-Did you enjoy yourself At
the hotel back In the WoOds7
SerIphine-YeS; the bathing was
me.
Angellns-BathIngf Where did you
ind the Water3
Ssraphine-I don't mean swimming.
The proprietor fixed up q long stretch
Of sand, and that and bathing-suits
were all that was nscessary.-Judge.
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AlU-Gwaee has q hahWid father.
When aWsked him for her hand said:
Love for your daughter has dWiVen me
hawf cWazy."
Cholly-And then. deah boyR
AlU-Then the old bWute said: Has,
Ell? Well, who completed the 5obF'-
Kansas City Journal.
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a Rank outraEe.

Business MAnager-And now what's
the trouble?
Irate Patron-When I gave your man
my advertisement yesterday explicitly
stipulated that Il was to run In the
same column with the story Of the
woman suspected Of murder. Instead
Of that It was printed right next to the
report Of q Sunday school convention.
Baltimore American.
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Mrs. Jones-When q Turkish husband
wants q divorce all he has to do q to
say I divorce you" three times and he
Is divorced.
Mr.. JOnes-HuhI II an American
husband tried that he wouldn't want a
divorce, but an undertaker.-Judgs.
The broad ax., 1903-08-01

kaiser WHhslm owns s. estates and
s. castles. These foot % q total of so0, :
900 acres and bring b an income Of
el6o.Ooo. He has as Jet visited only so
a. HIS castles, but tie total Eum which
goes 10 their support 8 enormous he
iE building ffty-fourth castle. q naF-
Eihcsnt aGair, which Wil oVorlcoE
Foa.n n Prls.ian Polana.
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Ruggles-WOmRn n q mystery.
Raisins-ThOught you were to solve
Il By getting married
I did, in part, but I can't Under
stand Jet why she's afraid Of a mouse
but win wear a rat in her hair. -
Yonksrs Statesman
The broad ax., 1903-08-01

PEbaW!" she exclaimed, disgusted-
", e. she came TO the most interesting
part only 70 read, 80 Be continued, " I
don't Bs Why they can these things
continued stories.'"
nor queried her husband. politely.
no; they should be called 'discon-
tinued stories' "-PhiladelphiR Pres.
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New Reporter-Old Golding says that
II I approach him again regarding that
bank scandal he'll break every bone in
my body; and he means It, too.
Editor-Great! Thatn be good for
three columns; 90, Interview him at
once. III have an ambulance at the
door when they bring you OUTFIT
BitA
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This imt the first time you have
come IN contact with the polieeG" said
the magistrate TO the witness.
NO, sir" was the reply.
what, may I ask, was the reason Of
your former eneounter?"
7 woke him. HehAd gone TO sleep on
HIS beat"STit-Bits.
The broad ax., 1903-08-01

MH Gresne-What do you have an
alarm clock In your chamber for e you
don't have the alarm wound up3
HrH. Gray-n you could have heard
the GWful things my husband said
When the alarm went on, you wouldn't
ask mA-Boston Advertiser.
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Nr. StayOut-SGy, old boy they tan
ne you have given up all Of your clubs
and that you never 90 out ct night any
more.
Ar. Stayin-Tes; getting % ven 90
Guainted ct home that ny wife d begin
ming to call ne By my first name.-N 7.
Tine
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King Edward Is also q clergyman e.
tie Church Of England. With q salary.
IN Pemhrozeshire. Waiss. St. David's
cathedral claims King Edward as q
prebendary, andSfor this omce hs q
entitled % q aalary q one pound par
annum
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~ d - PoIIteaea..

Little Theodore-Sha / take your
hat. Miss Pealze2
Miss Psaks-No, thank you: but
you're q polite little man. all the sRme.
Little Theodors-No; faint that I
Just wanted 70 set the hatpin TO stick
into Tommy. Ne an him's goin' TO
have q fight IN the halL-TIt-Bits.
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Easny CAUGHT.

Say, my good man" exclaimed the
city youth, who was undecided whether
70 buy shrimps or minnoWs, what do
you catch hsh with around here?"
sGiVe me . quarter and III tell yeou,
gruntsd the ruralite vita the new cut
pole.
Here # IL. Now. what do you catch
them With"
Neutrality-suspicious. Record.
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GhS went 60 Hin Innoosntlx.

did your husband ever write any
sonnets to you before you were mar
riedH" the poets wife was asked.
No." she bitterly replied. He wa
working IN q railroad once then, and
never gave me any reason to suspect
that he possessed this gin. Chicago
ROcord-Herald.
The broad ax., 1903-08-01

sAu men are equal before the law"
remarked the student Of legal lore.
Possibly" retoined the meek-Iook-
ing man with the hairless pate but not
before the mother IN law."-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
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- - Il -.

DEughtHT-Why. he actually dnred
q kiss ne On tie n0ssi
othE-I hope Jon made hig. esf
a9W entirely cut q ple.s.s Il Was.-Ysle
Record
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why can't q nan court IFS wife
aftef marriage e hs does beforeY"
Becanss It's foolish 70 chase soms-
thing you've gOt he ansWersd.-
BI0ollyn lie
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Yeast-I zee they have electrical hat-
irons, now.
CEimsonbeak-Yes; suppose when q
mans wife throws one Of them Ct him
he fssls as Il he'd been struck By Hight
nIlG-Yonkers statesman.
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you look like q wreck to-day, Annai
Have you been sitting up al night again
reading q noEelY"
Yess madam It was such q beauti-
ful story, but they didn't get married
TN nearly i've O'Clock this morningl"-
Eliegonds Blaettsr.
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III. spesdy-Do you care for outdoor
Up0riB3
Miss seedy-Why, never thought
700 are one, aren't you. 1Gr. Spesdy3
ThiB 8 90 s1sdeni-N. Y. sun.
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Nnmefenflv Urged.

SCI wonder Why none Of those Nc
Gabbleton girls has married."
II suppose it's for the same reason
that you didn't attend the Vanderbilt
wedding. "-C Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The broad ax., 1903-08-01

Thsrs was sn old LADY named Hupboard.
Who went one day 20 the cupboard
TO look for bone,
But she found none,
And Il made her 50 mad she blupboar4
Chicago Daily NeWs.
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Hs-Don't you think that Miss Gin
gerly Is rather artificial?
She-Indeed she ESPECIALLY her
hair and teeth.-ChicagO Daily News,
The broad ax., 1903-08-01

Master-Pat, I must say you're con-
Trajectory.
Pat (emphatically)-I am not, sorr,
Punch.
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uonnraerablr Chnnr.a

But you once said that 1 was tbs
apple Of your eye" she pouted
Maybe" he responded; but Won
have been evapOrated. Judge.
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s0Read-Wasn't that-aW-a beastly
absurd Fumor about me-aW-losing
ne mind3
Mss sIashsE-Yes; that certainly
vas thu Ilnit-Chicago Daily NsWA
The broad ax., 1903-08-01

NObOey truly understands
Just how his Gama extends.
Some men succeed By shaking halAl
And some b. shaking frie1dA
-Waghington Star.
The broad ax., 1903-08-01
On Some Occasions.

'Ts kissing dangerous?"
well, wouldn't try It on an atblet,,
Girl without her consent. "-Chicago
Post
The broad ax., 1903-08-01

Johnny-1la. aren't they uIlng kero-
Ssls q % set rid Of the mosguitoss3
lmma-xess I bsns,--Ss g.
Johnly-I wonder why they don't
giVs thsn castor oilf-Puek.
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RANT hesFt never won : far
LADY.
Hs-No. g faint heart usuaIly goes
van szBsrsnes q Air aaaiss--5saSs
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I'd AEainst a Hard Faet.

Many q man has dreamt he dwelt in
marble halls and aWoke in . stone
yard-N. Y. Times.
The broad ax., 1903-08-01

she-Has your roommate an ear for
music?
He-Worse; he has two hands and
mouth.-Harvard LampOon.