davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

quickly and easily peeRd BY pouring
boiling water over them and allowing
them to stand in the water i've min
utes.
Furniture brushes are an essential
article Of a household outfit. A soft
clothes brush Is the best for silk or
plush furniture, as It does not fray the
fabric IKE q whisk broom.
Gilded china Il now fashionable, and
the careful housekeeper should see to
It that her maid does not use soda in
any form in the water In which she
washes II, Soda is cleansing but Il
takes on gliding, and china Of this
sort is best washed in hot soap Euds.
It is sometimes difficult to keep rails
ins, figs and dates away from the in
quisitive little ants and reaches, but
this is easily accomplished by putting
them in paper bags that have been well
brushed over with strong borsx water
and dried before the fruit IS put in.
The little pests do not like the bOrax
and win not gnaw through the Baok
when thus prepared.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
IN FOREIGN CAPITALS.

Zurich has its streets paved with
paper.
Tuberculosis causes some l1,ooo
deaths annually in Paris.
Berlin's tramway net requires
1900 cars and gives employment 20
1908 persons.
Twenty-six pounds was paid the
other day in London for q pack Of
German playing-cards dated 1888.
About 100000 Of London's inhabl-
tants get no medical treatment save
that of charity disPenSaries or hos
pitfalls, and it is said one in four Of
them go to bed hungry every night Of
their lives.
Four million dollars is the sum an
nually left in Paris by visiting Amer
leans, according to q writer In the
Petit Parisien. Mrs. Charles +.
Yerkes Is credited with spending S2O.-
900 a year on gowns purchased there,
and Mrs. Mckay sometimes orders
$4,000 OF $4,000 worth at a time.
Among male customers the best are
said to be Morgan, Carnegie, SchWah
and Vanderbilt.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
CATCHING CRABS FOR MARKET
LAgsndOus Hethod ~ whIeh Large
Numbers Are PFoeuESd fFon .
BaFyIand River.

Those who crab Tor market on the
ChoPtank river, Maryland, have an In
genio1B method Of catching crabs In
quantities, says Country Life In Amer
lea. A rope about the thickness of q
clothesline, several hundred feet long,
IL kept eoiled in a keg. The closer
the cover the more pleasant the sail
with the fisherman to the Grabbing
grounds, for at intervals Of two feet
along the entire length Of the rope he
has UNFINISHED Il and inserted between
the stands short pieces Of sailed cells.
The torsion Of the stands holds them
tightly in place. Each end Of the rope
has key buoy attached, together with
q heavy stone. Arriving at the IA
Vored place, usually on oyster beds,
he throws q key overheard and pays
out his highly scented rope as he sails.
When the other end is reached he an
chorsit with another stone, and throws
out another buoy. After lowering his
sail he waits q few minutes, then
takes his stand on the bow Of his boat.
Alongside Of him is his landing net,
with handle six feet long. he raises
the buoy and stone, and hand over
hand pulls his boat along the line.
When q crab, clinging to its refresh
ment, comes in sight he seizes his net,
dashes It under the crab, and filings it
into the boat. The vary crab may
loosen his hold and dive for the bot
tom, but such is the fisherman's dex-
terity that his net is swifter than the
crab. One seldom gets away. Several
hundreds of crabs are often taken at
each overhauling Of the rope. When he
has caught all he wants, he packs them
in barrels and sells them to local deal
erS, who ships them to market.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
TO FEEL AND LOOK WELL.

1t is said that raw eggs and milk are
a sure remedy for poison Of any kind
taken into the stomach.
A fig split open makes a good poul-
tice for a boil. 1t is especially useful
for gumboil. A split raiSin Is also
good.
A vegetarian diet is advised for PIN
Piles, but three meals a day are not
sufficient, as vegetables are more read
lily digested than meat.
Celery is invaluable as q food for
those suffering from any form Of
rheumatism, for diseases Of the nerves
and nervous dyspepsia.
Lamb veal and fowl are delicate and
healthy diet for the young and seden-
tarY and for all who find fat meats
and those Of coarse fiber disagree with
them
The feeling of having the throat
allied up" which often attacks q
singer from stage fright il relieved
instantly by swallowing q little salt.
Immediately the voice clears.
A small bunch Of absorbent cotton
makes q splendid powder pun for
baby's morning bath and is desirable
as 1t will be discarded for a fresh one
oftener than a regular puff would be.
Butter Is nutritious and generally
healthy. CondimentS-pepper, ginger,
etc.-are best during the summer.
They are products Of hot climates,
which shows them to be most appro-
pirate for the bot season. On the other
hand, fat beef, bacon and such foods
should be most freely used during the
cold weather.
To soften your hands spread the in
sides Of loose pair Of gloves, per
fectly white, with the following mix
ture, cut OF the fingers and thumbs
OF the gloves and wear them at night:
Two ounces Of refined white wax, two
ounces Of cocoa butter, two ounces Of
oil Of sweet almonds Heat slowly in
an enameled saucepan, stirring con-
stantly TIL thoroughly mixed, then
stir till cool.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
IN THE ALLIGATOR PONDS.
ne Reptiles Collect In GRea4 Nun
beEs IN the SwamPs Of the
Florida CoaR.

Alligator hunting used to be wanton
Slaughter; now there Is . well-dehned
code Of ethics for the sportsman. Ten
years ago it would have been hard to
overestimste the number Of alligators
n Florida. Since then the slCin hunt
ers have made such inroads upon them
that they are now almost dimCult to
Ind in some localities. The home of
be alligator is the Great Cypress
IEamp west Of the Everglades. In
he dry season the water recedes from
gTeat portions Of this tract, leaving
many small ponds, in which slligatOrs
sOIlect in great numbers.
! once set up my camera on the Dor
Ger Of one Of these ponds, which was
nearly circular in form, about 200 feet
n diameter, and surrounded by dense
Eegetation, says q writer In Country
Life in America. At first the reptiles
disappeared, but after the camera was
adjusted q peculiar nasal sound, like
the caWing Of a crow, initiated with
closed nostrils; Immediately dotted the
surface with eager eyes, and soon
brought scores Of gators into full
view. One Of the pictures then OBJ
tanned shows q alligatorS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
THE LAW LAID DOWN.

An infant is held, in o'Rourke ".
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
company Or. L., 81 L. R. A. 4s6, not
to be bound in his warranties in .
contract for life insurance.
A tenant is held, in Wright vs.. Du
BignOn (Ga.), 81 L. r. A. 669, to have
no right to remove fixtures annexed
to the freehold, which are placed on
leased land, in the absence of a con-
tract giving him the right to do so.
The fact that a mortgage is given
TO secure payment of an entire sum
which is payable in installments il
held, in George vs.. Butler (Wash.), 81
L. R. A. $50, not TO prevent the run
nIng Of the statute of limitations
against each installment as it be-
comes due.
Liability for damages to q neigh
Dor, caused by the explosion Of =
steam boiler, is held, in Veith ~.
Hope Salt & Coal company (W. Va.),
81 L. R. A. 40, not to arise where one
places the boiler upon his premises
and operates it in a lawful business
with care and skill.
The carrying of deadly weapons be-
ing an offense fully provided for and
punished by state law, it is held, in
Judy ". Lashley wv. Va-), 81 L. R. A.
Alb, 70 be beyond the power Of a mu-
nicipal corporation to make it an Of
tense punishable under q city Ordi-
nance, unless such power is expressly
conveyed by the municipal charter.
A railroad company is held, in Edg.
ington vs.. Burlington, C. R. & N. com
pany Qowa), 81 L. r. A. Sol, to be Ii
able to infants of tender years for in
juries inflicted by a turn table main
tanned by it in an unfenced lot SO
mean a public way as to be likely to
attract children to play on 1t, unless
it exercises reasonable care to have
il safely fastened.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
LITERARY LITTER.

More than $50 books on the war
in South Africa have been published.
-Four manuscript songs In the hand
writing of Robert Burns were sold
for 6 Isl recently In London.
Sarah Bernhard Is soon to publish
her memoirs simultaneously in four
languages, English, German, Italian
and French.
The ground floor of John Knox's
house in High street, Edinburgh, has
been transformed into an old book
store. It has been in turn q hair
dresser's, public house, grocer's, res
taurant and tobaceOnist's.
Chicago's latest aspiration Is q
Dante society, to promote the study
of the Italian language and to en-
terrain the brilliant and cultured
Representatives of that country, Of
whom Signora Duse and Mascaghi
are notable examples this year.
Among the letters which Bjornst-
jerne Bjornson got on the occasion
of his SEVENTEEN birthday was one
from his nurse, who Is 90, and who
wrote: 81 congratulate you on your
SEVENTEEN birthday and wish you all
good things for your old days. From
Karen Koelmoen, who carried you
in her arms in the years of child
hood"
A Bible containing the family rec
ord of Gov. William Bradford for
several generations has just been pre-
scented to the Pilgrim society by Will
liam L. Davis, of Plymouth, and will
be put on exhibition in Pilgrim hall.
1t is an English reprint, bearing date
Of 1892, of the Geneva, or Brooches
version, so called from its transla-
ton Of Gen. 3:7.
Oliver Wendell Holmes had occa-
sion to write to a man who had be-
come rich suddenly. He received an
exceedingly pompous letter begin
ming: mr.. - instructs me to say
that he has received your letter Of
March 10 and would say in reply
(etc.). John Jones, secretary" The
rich man was doubtless surprised to
receive this in return: ''Mr. Holmes
has directed his valet to instruct his
secretary to tell his typewriter to
say that he Is in receipt Of your sec
Ietary's letter of some days since
and would say in reply (etc.). Sarah
L. Hodgkiss, typewriter"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
RWuED PRINCES OF INDIA.
-aEbaTie spIeadoF Of the GuI1<WaI
q BarOda when Deo0HaSsd
WIKI HLs Gems.

ne princes ''beggar description. "
alnated nuggets, ambula4ory mines
eEels, J" one has said.
me crown jewels Of the guikwaT Of
s'fOda are valued ct $4,000, 900. No
-lsRSult Of Dresden nor dragon
Eoed tower could mine the treas
- Of that most charming and cult
-a Of midas princes, SfVaio-Rao
.EHer Of BarOda, says EVerybody'E
gazine.
'en rows Of magnificent pearls
eil taToribe wear, but he has 81
Aees Of equal Ealue-parures in
y gem. First in wonder comes the
III diamond cape made for the f.
Soas Khandarao, who might be
80 the last Of Roman emperOrs
~. his passionate fondness for
y arenic sports. II falls from neck
Z. lloalders in q great mass Of table
Hones, fringed with Pear-shaPed
1eF1lds.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
ACTIVE VOLCANO IN UTAH.
snail Crater Recently Discovered By
PFOsPeetOEs In Sa1I Lake
ReElOh-

What appears to be q partly active
volcano crater has Just been discovered
by George McNeme and several other
prospectors, at a point about 20 miles
north of Moab and two miles east Of
where Salt Wash crosses Salt valley,
and about six miles south of Richard
son post Office, reports the Salt Lake
Tribune.
On q high mesa the prOspectors dis
covered steam or smoke rising some
distance from where they were and on
investigation found that it rose from
hole in the solid sandstone formation.
The orifce is oblOng, about three feet
in width and six feet long.
A strong current Of warm air carry
ing some vapor arises, but seems to
have little or no gaseous smell. The
sides Of the hole are very black and
sOoty. A rock thrown in apparently
falls q long distance. The prospectors
working in that section Will make fur
Their investigation
This section has been prospected
over for q number Of years, and cattle
and SheePmen have ridden over Il for
the past IS years without discovering
the crater. The prospectors who Wis
tied it say they would not have found
it but fOr'seeing the steam arise, Is it
Is q place that would be unlikely TO be
passed. It appears to be an old Volcan-
ie vent that has been lying dormant for
years and is just beginning to show
signs Of activity.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
GOSSIP IN THE GREENROOM.

Lilli Lehman, the primR donna
cOnfesses to being 50 years old and
has spent "a years upon the stage,
having made her debut at Prague,
when she was IS.
A bust of the late Sir Arthur Sulli-
van is to be erected in March on the
Thames embankment, facing and
nearly opposite the Savoy theater,
the scene Of so many Of the com
poser's triumPhs.
The late Francisque Sarcey, who
for many years was the most notable
Of the French dramatic critics, kept
a dairy during his youth, and his SON
in-law, Adolph Brisson, il preparing
it for publication.
W. S. Gilbert, who wrote the sar-
donicaIly humorous hbrettas for Ar
thur Sullivan's operas, abominates
interviews. One of these venture
some gentlemen visited him at his
country place, but could not get him
to talk. Finally the newspaper man,
hoping to decoy the crusty Scot into
saying something that might be
worked into an article, said to the
hbrettist: "You have a lovely view
here, Mr.. Gilbert" Eyes, I know"
was the answer. II built the house
here because of the view, but the
views getting on my nerves now, for
the first thing every fool who comes
down here says is: What a lovely
view you've got, Mr.. Gilbertl' I'm
tired Of the view. I'm sick of the
view. COnfound the view. GOod-day
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

The Russian governmment has set
about regulating the age at which
girls shall marry in Turkestan. It has
been customary for MOhammedan
girls to marry between the ages Of 10
and ~ years, but orders have been IS
sued now that no Mohammedan shall
marry under L. The Tartar and Tur-
conan chiefs are much ineensed, as all
seek 70 obtain brides as young as pos
sible. Russian officials report that IS
per cent. Of the girls who marry under
II die before they are 20.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
auLte 3 DID, ThInE.

Mrs. Timmins-John, must say
you are the narrowest-minded man ]
ever saw. You have an idea that no
body is ever right but yuOrself.
Mr.. Timmins-Better look ct home.
Were you ever willing to admit that
anybody was right who differed from
you?
Mrs. Timmins-That's an entirely
different thing, and you know it John
Timmins.-Tit-Bits
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

Towne-Bighed had q signed article
In the paper yesterday; It wa printed
just as he wrote it.
Browne-YOu don't Eay2 IBuppoSe
he's ticklSd to death.
TOwne-NOt exactly. The article
read: Dear Editor: John Bighed Il
one Of the handsomest and most pop
ular young men in uptown society.
Please print this in your society col
umn and obhge yours truly, John Big
he'd. Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
mr SUBURBAN eIOGLE.
sn.InsdIo CsehinnGtion
'tn,,,., to Some OUt-Of-
Town Rssidsnts.

:, no doubt about It, in my
- remarked q fair suburbanite,
-, 10 the New York Tribune.
I. 5steriOrate by living in the
The men give up dressing
s.,sr and become sloVenly IN
.1nsrel and careless about their
- and the women acquire GER
,Isticity, which is very reeogniz-
TIE funny part Of it, too" she
,,nsd, sis that they all acquire q
=. resemblance to each other in
lance and manners. This shows
q especially among the young
-, Who have been born and bred
-'.teel suburbs. I do not mean
~op people at all, " she explained.
- tsliing Of those Of q good social
Who are well connected and rea-
.,blv well OF, but who, nevertheless,
Sooelessly provincial Az I belong
q. species myself" Ehe interPolat-
q suppose I can say what I please,
,Tmske no doubt thatIam as bad e.
rest Have you ever noticed, BY
by. how many country women
:. The same curious, nervous little
rgbY Now, l am sure that must be
70 suburban living, for I have
,,rd precisely the same giggle ct
i5sly divergent places. It is q per
.,tly mirthless. spasmodic caehinna-
on delivered either before or after
sentence, as: How are you, hee-hee-
90 or I nearly missed my train.
F,e-bee!' And so on. One woman ]
now has got so into the habit Of pre-.
using everything she says with what
call the suburban giggle that not long
20. when I met her wearing mourn
b and spoke to her alphabetically,
-be answered me: 'Hee-heel Yes, nv
DOor aunt is dead, and I am going in
'or the funeraly"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.

II the bread knife is hot new bread
can be cut as easily as old, but If you
would not spoil your knife do not make
IL too hot.
Onions should be kept in q COOL dry
place, but never placed in the ice box.
They viii keep well If put in paper bags
and hung up.
Ether will clean q pOcketboOk Of
glossy tan-colored leather. From
suede the finest sandPaper, used with
great care, will remove traces of soil
Apples, ike tomatoes, can be more
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
WHY THEY TATTOO.
Strange Belief Of Women In the
BaughlAn Islands. Near
New Guinea.

In several islands of the IndO-Pacifc
region, says Prof. Thilenius, who
has been closely studying the subject
for some months, the belief prevails
that persons who are tattooed have q
much better chance of getting safely
into the next world than those who are
not tattOOed, says the New York Her
aid.
As q typical example, he cites the
case of the women in the Laughlan is
lands. a small group east Of the south
ern end Of New Guinea. These women
tattoo the greater part Of their bodies
with angled designs, but never fail TO
tattoo coneentric circles on their legs
They believe that between the
Laughlan islands and the island Of
Vatum, In the TrObriand group, to
which their souls should 60, there Is q
great snake over which they must pass.
The make asks each soul for her tat
tooing, and the soul takes It on and
gives It to the snake, who covers itself
with 1t. The snake then becomes
broad and fat, and the soul passes over
It as over a bridge.
II, however, the soul is not tattooed,
the snake shrinks. and the soul falls
into the SEA and cannot reach the bles-
sed sanctuary in Vatum. Moreover,
worse still, these wretched souls are
straightway changed into fish.
This strange belief has prevailed in
the Laughlan islands for a long time,
and there Is no evidence thatit 10 dying
ont.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
MUNICIPAL AND STATE NOTES.

The funded debt of Philadelphia was
s65.OOO, 900 at the beginning Of the pres
emit year, less $15,OOO,OOO in the sinking
fund, in railroad securities and in cash
"a total net debt of 100000.
According to the last federal census
the number Of natives Of New York in
Chicago was $1,000 and the number Of
natives Of Ohio $1,000. Chicago has q
large population of New England an
cestry.
There is not a single negro in either
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

Determined to Outstay each other
the two young men remained until
some time after midnight
Good graeiOusl" exclaimed one Of
them - last, looking ct the clock.
"Did you know it was a. late e. that"
why, no." replied the young won
an. Seems 70 be two after one doesn't
ftp"
WhereupOn they turned red EimuE
UAneously and withdrew in IKE man
nsr.-Chieago Tribune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
gymouym1uH.

"You didn't seem to be able to throw
q laugh into EN-" sneered the mana
ger, as the new comedian returned TO
the wings.
"No," the comedian admitted, dis
gustedly, "and 1 did my level best"
Level best? That's what Your
best was fat, all right enOugh."-Phil-
adelphia Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

Grumbleton-Our maid-of-all-work
Il the limit. She never did anything
right in her life.
Askerson-What's the trouble now?
Urumbleton-She decorated the fat
with the cranberries and made cram
berry sauee out of the holly berries.-
Town Touics
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

The fact that am a good must
can" said the lady from q country VII
lage, yves the means Of saving my life
during the foods In our town q few
years ago."
How was that2" asked the young
lady who sang.
When the water struck our house
my husband got aboard the folding
bed and hoated down the stream until
he was rescued"
"Ard what did you do2"
We'll, accompanied him on the pi.
Anon. Y. News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
4 Platform Speaker.

That man." remarked Smithers,
makes a hundred speeches from the
platform every day"
"Some great political leader?"
asked Smuthers.
''No," replied Smithers, street car
conductor. He says: Move up for
ward pleased every time anyone getS
on his car."-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

He said she didn't have much Of .
head"
Gracious! Did she ever speak to
him again?" e.
"Oh, yes. He made It all right by i'm
mediately expressing wonderment at
the smallness of her feet"-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

y az interesting fact that The
railways Of this country follow
elosely along the old Indian traila.
net the red men, in their turn, fol-
q the trail Of the buffalo. says
Track News Engfneers surveyed
across the eontinents laying cut
ior the railways to follow, hut
Az it was the buffalo, guided only
Z .stural in7tinct, which ''blazod ths
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
MonId Not Sink.

Harry SaPP is young man who will
always keep his head up in the world"
remarked the girl in the Monte Carlo
coat.
Il don't doubt that" said the close
friend. His head is light enough
Chicago Daily News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

you gave me to understand he WGS
q big corporation lawyer"
mot at al. I said you weren't Ike
" to find him in his Office because he
spent all his time looking after q big
corporation. In other words, he
doesn't do anything but eat, drink and
get fat."-Philadelphia Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

Would you quit smoking for my
sake?" asked she.
Certainly" answered the cold
blOOded man; IF there were any Occa-
sion for it. But I fail to see why
should begin smoking for your sake in
the first place. Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

They talked Of Medora. Aurora. ana Flora.
OF lEahsl. and Marcia. and Mildred. and
NAY;
Debated TIE question Of Helen. HonorA,
Ciarissa. Camilla, and Phyllis and Pay.
They thought o. Marc6lla. Egtsua, and
Considered Cecilia. Jesnnette. ana Elline;
Alicia. Adsla. Annette, Arabellas
And EshsI and EdnIcs. HoTtsnSs and
Irene
One Ifired Theodora, another Lancra;
some argued for Edith and some foE
Elafna,
For lfadeiins, AdeIne, Llly. and Lara;
Ard thsn, after an. they decidod On Sana.
-Tiustratsd Bis
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
PuttInE Il DeIIeateIy

There are just as good fish in the
sea as ever were caught" asserted the
maiden lady Of uncertain age.
But you never cared much for fish,
did your" returned the pert young
thing, with delicate signifcance.-Chi-
cagO Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07

New Boarder-WhO is that max
ing such a noise because he can't find
his necktie?
Landlady-Oh, that is the gentle
man who dresses so quietly.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-02-07
InercnnnhIe Wnnt..

The Artist-What do you think of
those charcoal sketches of mine?
The Friend-It seems too bad to
waste the charcoal when fuel IL so
high.-Yonkers Statesman.