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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
how sARDGNEs ARE CURED.
shOuId Ne Prepared ImnediateIy
After Capture. Then Plunged In
60 Boiling olive on.

cit is In the spring." said a hsh
dealer in the Philadelphia Record,
that the sardine netting beginA Cen
uine Sardines are the young Of the pill
ehard Their name comes from the
fact that they are most numerous OF
the coast Of Sardinia They swim in
shoals containing miIliOns-hsh-shape
shoals ten miles long and a half-mile
vide The sardines are Melted and
taken at once to the shore. They are
washed. scraped and sprinkled with
salt The salt IL soon removed. the
head and gills cut OF and there Is an
other washing. Then, on beds Of
green brushes, the fish are dried in
the sun Next they are boiled in olive
oil till cooked thoroughly.
The packers-Women alWsys-take
them now and pack them in the tin
boxes we all know. filing up each box
with boiling OIL. fitting on the lid and
making the box air light BY soldering
the joints together with a Jet Of hot
steam. Sardines are more or less per-
feet. according as they are prepared
more or less Immediately after their
capture. and according as the oil they
are packed In is more OF less pure.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
THE sULTANs PLAYERS.
Members Of This Theatrical Company
Must BE Ready TO Go on stage
Might or Day.

The sultan keeps a theatrical COM
pauy Of his own. at the head Of which
Is an Italian, Arturo StraVolo. of
Naples. All the members OF the COM
pany. says the London Express. are re-
lations, BY blood or marriage. Of the
director. Being the sultan's own com
pany, all the male members wear a
uniform and hold military degrees
TIE tenor has the rank Of a general.
the baritone that Of a major, the first
violinist is captain. and the horn play
er merely lieutenant The company
do not perform on Fixed days. but only
when the sultan wishes It. They are
often awakened at midnight. and have
to DO ready. dressed and made up
within 20 minutes to play before the
sultan, who. generally Is himself the
sole audience Abdul Hamid follows
the play attentively. and II anything
is not quite clear he stops the per
Torrance and has the passage ex-
planned 20 him. Sometimes, however.
the sultan. in q ut Of melancholy.
leaves abruptly. and the players have
TO stop and 90 home. The sultan does
not permit children to appear on the
stage. In q recent production OF "a
Dolls House" two stalWart Albanian
guardsmen acted the part Of the chill
dren- Arturo Stravolo. who is'a horn
comedian. Is tbs sultan's faVorite
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
FASHIONS IN CHINA.
styles in Hat. and COats ana ShOss
the Same To-Day ~ = ThO1-
aand Years AGO.

At q dinner party in Washington, the
new Chinese ambassador discussed
American fashions satirieally, says the
New York Tribune.
Now, in China" he said. our fash
ions never change. I wear the same
sort Of hat, the same sort Of coat, the
same sort Of shoes, that q man In my
position wore q thousand years ago.
And It is the same with the Chinese
women. Their fashions also have not
changed IN know not how many
dynasties. Long ago. in China. we found
the costumes that seemed to Us the most
graceful and the most comfortable, and
we cling to these costumes. We love
them.
But you-here In Ameriea-hoW often
Is it-eVery Week-every fortnight
that you change your fashions? Only
the other day I met on the street an
American naval ofieer Of whom I am
fond. He has a parcel under his arm.
stopped my carriage.
Come I said. let us have q little
ehat-a comfortable little chat
But the naval ofieer shook his head.
he said huFriedly: 49,.
No. I cannot In this parcel there
e q bonnet for my wife. Were to stop
and talk, the fashion in bonnets might
change before reached home"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

Dan bora. had kpov,e - -
and 90 Was conpsto6i ~ $500 49, SS..sAtiy
AZ teee would have II Rsoi- -.
eled Before be had progrS.,eS - -. NJ
- - work and his widow claira.5 49, 49,
Ne contract having been av.SS. - :
$780, Ss y carried out So she enr1rsS
--o.lsr sculptor who. not onIv -
nsser TAXED With Rohl-smIth 49,. -. : :
-e-pae' o1t who had never sson SD -
MAJ ana he completed the tob
incidentally the Stain.
.e-ols II was completed. and an -.
money was used up; 90 that ths-a -. 80
10y ~ ana dispute about the monsv 80
The statue has bean am. g.
49, 49, nov out at last It IL in place avsi,-
ing the ceremony Of unvsJIIns. -.
ne No. VINO have seen II without ~ 49,
.a'e Oeen astonished 10 find that Fy,,,,
80 80 most common point Of view above
ne treasury the horse appear. N ~
ueaoiess, which gives the wboIe , -
er iudicrOus ASPECT
Inc statue Is placed lust smith =, ~,
treasury In the parking which m,E.s :,
.L-lole the whole length Of PennTvI-
.Inl1 aVenue-by far the most con-
splcuous site in the entire CITY. Com
pared with the st. Gaudens ststue -
eehtiy unveiled IN Central mart a mn
A'uaet anything but favorable criticism
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
SMALL WAIST CRAZE.
Twenty Inches 0uitS EnouEA ana
Here Thah twenty-five Net 90
Re Endured.

Since It has been decreed that the
ahAl-Waisted. short-hipped figure ID
the only one acknowledged by fash
ion, the necessity for tight-laeing, writes
lady correspondent, has becomeimper-
auVe. Corsets are WoTn-often az night
Is well as all day-whieh press the
waist line lh and down TO the hips, 80
that, instead OF showing a long, slight
curve. they may be forced into short
round curves Women who wear thes,
eorsets live in q kind Of torture, and
the pressure In time sets up serious in
ternal complications, Including heart
disease and lung trouble,
TO such an extent has the evii grown,
1t mny be mentioned, that at a certain Ia
nous modiste's orders for gowns from
ladies whose waist measurements are
over % inches are dellcately, but firm
" declined.
I'VE dare not risk our reputation By
goEaing any but the most fashionable
women" explained the principal recent
". and no woman with a large waist
can look well In froek designed for one
who has cultivated the short-hip figure.
So II q customer comes to US wearing
the old-fashioned style Of corset. and
does not seem inclined to conform to
newer ideas, she must 60 elsewhere for
her gowns.
we have heaps Of customers whose
measurements are three and four inches
smaller than they we're last year, and in
almost every case this is due to the
ught-lacing demanded to acquire the
new figure. Quite young girls are the
worst offenders. and am quite sure we
have not made a gown this season for a
debutante whose waist measurement
exceeded 20 inches"
Until women are brave enough to defy
fashion the evil will doubtless grow in
stead Of lessen, and the practice will con-
tinue to add appreciably to the death
roll and I'LL the incurable hospitals with
women who have ruined themselves for
the sake Of a small waist--Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
FEEDING SHEEP on WOOD.
ersat baAaEs Worksa IN haa4 Zee
tioaa ~ Ctose GRAZING On
E6aas Pihe Shoots.

with the rapid multiplication q
great iOeks Of sheep in the far west has
come the grave question Of providing
the wool bearers with sumcient prov
enasr. Many sheep owners in the west
ern mountain regions where theIeis lit
Tie OF no grass 70 speak Of have partly
remedied the difheulty by feeding their
sheep on wood!
Not eordwood. to be sure, but on the
young and tender pine shoots which
abound in the foothills and approaches
Of the mountain reserves, says the New
York Herald.
The sheep Of the western mountain
regions, generally Of those varieties
known as grade" merinos and coarse
woods mixed. are run in hocks, or
bands" Of 1000 TO 5000 head, in charge
Of q herder, who is assisted by a camp
tender" packer" or camp rustler, ("
whose business It is to look up range,
move camp and pack" in supplies, in
Guiding salt for the sheep.
In the journey to the mountains the
sheep are usually obliged to follow GER
tain natural highways. and their prog
ress and the work Of handling them are
largely governed by the surroundings.
In all cases Of razing on the pine shoots
the range is cut close. and this close
shaving Of the only vegetable cover. to-
gether with the loosening Of the soil, Is
working damage in many sections. much
to the alarm Of residents not interested
in wool growing.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
FARMERS FOR THE vELDT.
FIean Associations Plans Small
County Colonies Of Britona.

A committee Of the Imperial South
African association has been formed for
the purpose Of establishing small eoun-
ty colonies on the veldt. The different
county organizations throughout the
realm will make selection Of farmers
suitable for the enterprise. and each set
Element will be named after the British
county which supplies the emigrants.
Certainly, says the London Evening
Standard, Il Is desirable to strengthen
the white element in South Africa, espe-
cially when an invasion Of Indians and
Chinese appears to be at hand And the
best form Of that strengthening Is Brit
ish emigrants used to country life and
work. But Is the farming grass wen
adapted for the purpose? In the first
place, one might have thought that II
was wanted at home. Among the men
named as taking part IN the scheme are
the duke Of Westminster and other great
landowners They may find no dim
Guilty in securing tenants, but small
'squires are not so fortunate. More
over. II must be feared that the English
farmer win not easily adapt himself to
the conditions Of South African agricul-
tUre. as different as could be IN all re-
spects to those in which he has been
reared. The more successful he has
been at home. the less Inclined he win
be to 60 to school again.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
RULE WORKS BOTH WAYS.
n Costs % CO Info the Buainsss 81
Horse RaeinE and II Costs
60 Get Ouf.

E Thomas, the owner Of the horse
Hermis, talked one day At Saratoga
about the expense Of racing. says the
New York Tribune.
"A racing stable Is like q newspaper"
he said. AT the beginning Il requires
a good deal Of money. You know
what Charles A Dana used 70 say
about neEspapers-that II costa q lot
TO start them, but they would stop Of
themselves? Wen. that IL equally true
Of racing stables. Only. Is q rule. even
70 give q stable up costs money.
HOnce, when P. 7. BaTnum was tax
InE tickets at the entrance Of his cir
Gus, q mar asked him II be could 50
IN without paying.
"'You can pay without going On.
said Barnum. but you can't 60 IN
without paying. The rule doesn't work
both Waya'
.'NoW, in racing" said Mr.. Thomas
sths rule does work both ways Il
costs to 90 IN raeing. and It costs 10
SCI out. too"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
Mennert Mnn Il nIInoir

The Leaf River Ul.) Mirror thinks
the meanest man In Illinois lives at
Centralia. he put a large proclaim
egg in the nest Of an ambitions hen
and found that the eggs she had after
ward laid were increased in size. Then
he put q goose egg in the nest; the
aforesaid hen laid an egg Just IS large.
He was so pleased with the scheme
that be put a whiteWashed football in
the nest and awaited results. When
he went the next time to search for
eggs he found one as high as q football.
but no hen in sight Securing the egg,
he saw engraved on It by the hen
photography these words: I'm no
ostrich, but I have done my best ="
Later he found the hen inside the egg.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

axe up this tribe
bodily and carry them farther north 70
the north shore Of Grantand, where the
colony viii settle and form q base Of
supplies for the party which viii under
take to reach the pole, This base Of sup
piles win be within 500 miles Of the pole,
several hundred miles nearer than the
base Of supplies Of any previous sEplOF-
ing party. and thus aROrding Just that
much additional advantage. Once there,
Peary viii make up his party, which VIII
consist Of only one white man besides
himself. the others being EskimOs. The
entire party win consist q shout 20
persons
The dash for the pole over the ice win
begin on February 1. 1905. Dogs VIII be
used to haul the sledgsS and the party
VIM make better time than other ex-
petitions, as It win be small and every
member Of It win have been thoroughly
trained in Arctic life.
The EskimOG can get over the rough
Ice which abOunds with far greater ease
than any white men, and that 10 the
main reason for conhning the party
practically to them. twill not be neces-
saTy to waste time looking out for ex-
hausted companions Psary hopes 70
reach the pole and return TO his base Of
supplies in time 20 get back TO the Unit
60 States early in the tan Of 1906.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

ton, and Thousands more in various
public Offices throughout the United
States.
When he made the innovation spin-
ner was treasurer Of the United States.
he held once from 1861 to 1875, and his
peculiar corkscrew signature became
as universally familiar as the green
backs TO which Il was af1xed. He not
only proposed the employment Of wo-
men, but he fought for4t He was lucky
IN having for q superior Salmon P.
Chase, who, as secretary Of the treasury,
had finally % pass upon the question,
and Kate Chase Sprague, the Sscretary's
brilliant daughter, was q warm cham
pion Of the proposition. Indeed, there
are some who say It was her original
suggestion and that Spinner only fol-
lowed suit. But whoever made the
suggestion Spinner will always have the
credit Of carrying II into effect
Now the women In the departments
are going 70 erect q monument to Spin
ner's memory. The movement was
started very soon after Spinnsr'S death,
and - years ago those who were in
terestsd organized themselves into the
General Spinner Memorial association. &"
Funds have been raised, the monument
has been completely viii be Of bronze
and congress has given permission for
its erection in the national capital
The government departments to-day
offer the most remuneratiVs employ
ment which is open TO women anywhere
in the world. The salaries paid viii
average almost a. much 90 those paid
to men and in many instances they are
higher.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
BADGERS
Great Bpisurss IN EEEs-HAve PaFtis-
alaP LIl<ias for Neat haa Larvae
% wasps aad Bees.

The badger a . great epicure IN egg8,
and much Of the hostility Of gamekeep-
err 70 this animal lies undoubtedly IN
the fact that Il win. when Il gets the
chance, dsvour q whole nest Of partridge
or pheasant eggB. Badgers are said also
to be fond Of honey; and knowing the
extraordinary craving Of their South
African cousin, the ratel, for this deli
eaey, I shoulG say Il Is not improbable
that they may occasionally partRke Of
II, says H. A Dryden, in LongmRn'A Il
IL certain that these animals have q
particular liking for the nest and larvae
OF Wasps and Wild bees, digging down
with strong feet and infinite perseveF-
ance till they attain their object In
the captive state q young badger was
brought up on q diet first Of the milk Of
retriever bitch, by which It was fos-
ter-mothered, afterwards Of eggs and
milk. then Of fish and meat Itapproved
OF bread and potatoes. when crumbled
up and mixed with milk. II would oc-
casionally eat shot birds, and once, get
ting into hen house, killed i've chick
US ANaG 9AAl4AA1 8AG 1aAA W hNGRGAA
to Kill and devour freely young rabbits;
that they do partake Of this fare at times
Is, think. certain; but that they destroy
any very considerable number Of rabbits
In the course Of the year is more than
doubtful. Still, the badger is carnivor-
Gus IN his tastes, and is not. even by HIS
ktndliest friends. to be absolved from
devouring at times tender rabbits and
even. the young Of game birds when he
can get hold Of them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
re PubIIe e peeiae.

The publisher Of q set Of books and q
downtown bookseller in New York are
at odds over the figure It which the
volumes should be sold at retail. and to
settle q wager made between them, the
public has been called upon to decide the
matter by means Of a ballot box. which
has been placed outside the show win
dow. A printed notice invites everyone
to cast q ballot on which e to be written
the price At which the voter thinks the
volumes should be sold, with his name
and address underneath. The 800 per-
sons with the highest amount on their
tickets win each be entitled to q set Of
the books At the figure written there.-
N. Y. Post
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

has been a student Of the subject for
years. He has library which Is stocked
With books telling Of the various at
tsmpts to reach the north pole. That big
s1uanse Of white at the flattenned end
Of the school globes has always worried
him. He wants to see It colored and be
wants to see 1t covered with American
paint
It is his hobby and when he came into
the navy department one Of the things
that attracted him most was the like
HhOOd of meeting and knowing Peary,
whom he regarded as the best equipped
Of al the arctic explorers and the one
most likely to achieve what they were
al seeking for. When Peary came back
to duty as q civil engineer Darling be-
gzn to think. He had q number Of talks
With the explorer and discovered that
Pslry stil had q longing to 60 back
to the polar seas. and that he had q new
scheme which be believed would prove
successful. So without consulting Peary
further be proceeded TO arrange for q
leave of three years and then told Peary
what be had done.
OF course Peary was delighted. He
had not looked for so speedy an oppor-
unity to put to the test the new plan
be had outlined in his own mind. He Is
going to start out again. He win have
to raise the money for q new ship which
be viii call the Charles h. Darling. +"
and he believes that At last he is going
to succeed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

etc, with its border Of flmy wheels the
size Of q silver dollar, is familiar TO all
who keep in touch with the develop
ment Of the fad for this sort Of work.
Somewhat newer, and, in some re-
spects, more effective, is the eombina-
don Of braid and Tenerifie stars shown
in the accompanying illustration Of a
centerpiece that is a welcome change
rom the embroidered example that has
been in evidence 90 many moons
Brooklyn Eagle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26


in1ton ever since anybody could re-
member. and for the past ten years be
~ boen one Of "Bennett's pensioners.
rse,iving his regular weekly salary just
AZ ~ used TO when be was young and
e1rv Int with the understanding that
~ nesdn't do any work in return. stu
even up 70 the end he used to come down
~ tbe once 10 az the hles and once q
49, he would distribute the pay enVei-
-. a the sfHce force with serupulous
regularity. .u.
patrick vas q messenger fol tne LaeI-
AID An his active years; but his feeilhs
- reuonsibIlity was just e. powerful
- r. be had been managing editor. He
-. /. Iegacy from the older Bsnnstt ana
from Charles Hordhoh.
49, an a tine q new correspondent
- fbougbt TO effect saving N once
..- - discharged Patrick. not know
80 ~ his peculiar relations with tne
- Patrick went over to Ne"
49, the next day and as soon 81 zee
--.1sie concessions could be esta0-
Iysbsd the eager young eozreapon ..l
- asrignsd 70 another neio o. outy;
1900 beld on TO the very last ano
-. - he disd . few days ago Z Va
49,, -. 49, IL had laid b. ever sle'VOV
l..I - tbrss or four me SoHses out
= -. - northwest He vas bachelor,
- - 1eaF relatives and nobody "a
-. =. hsep abs 70 ind . W.T. 20 tasfs
,,evbe rare piekings for so i,Nt.-
- 8 ,hsv come 70 distribute the Tenef-
49, - .,o--.neer boys estate
abe LOUIS = COOLIDGE
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

ioE lne appoint
ment Of women In
the government de-
p a [ m ent in
Washington. Il
WasalmOstas great
an innovation then
as would be the ap-
pointment to-day
OF a woman as sec
Fetary Of the treas
ury, but the expert
ment was 50 sue
eessful that there
are now several
thousand women
clerks In Washing
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
TENERFFE REVIVAL.
Old-Time NeedlewOrk Once more in
High Favor for the Trim
ming of Gowns.

TenerifTe needlework is fiourishing
to-day in these parts to an astonishing
degree, and the influence Of those cob
webby wheels Of thread which are its
characteristic manifestation is making
itself felt in dress garniture Of all KINDS.
The Teneriffe lace collar, or the linen
centerpiece, table cover, bureau scarfs.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

enuuoQ 20 { b G
credit If c o m
mander Peary sue
ceeds In discover
ing the north pole
on the expedition
which he e. about
70 undertake. For
Darling is alto
gether responsible
for the expedition.
T b e assistant
secretary. though q
hard-headed Yer
N o n ( er, Is q
crank" on arctic
exploration. He
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

II II interesting
news .fof every
body who ever had
anything TO d o
with heWBpaper
work IN Washing
ton; for Patrick,
during the last 80
or 20 years-no-
body knows how
long has been Q
character Of news
paper row.
He had been con-
nected with the
New York Herald
bureau IN wash
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
wnnt Clio. 20 Inrnr..

The Swiss Alpine society has been
trying for some time to persuade an
guides to insure their lives. but with
only partial success Il nov appeals 70
en- tourists 70 engage only such guides
6s are insured. 70 order 70 prevent the
Wretehedness caused b. the death OF
uninsured suidss Who hzVs a family to
SUPPORT
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

To open oyster shells easily, just place
the oysters on the warm kitchen stove
for 4 second, then insert the knife be
tween the thin portion Of the she'll and
Il VIII open easily.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
70 % Renotats -.

Bronzemay berenoTated and reeolored
thus: M'x one part Of muriatie acid
and two parts Of water. Free the ar
ticle from all grease and dust and apply
ne mixture With 4 doth. when dry,
polish with sweet OH.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
Nitrogen In Raaian.

one mystery seems 70 have been ~
moved iron fadium- Sir Nichael Hug
riha ne greatest authority living o.
a. sbscruscops. Win TIE aid Of Sis
VIE. has discovered that the lines at
trIbdlsd to helion n the radium sDeet-
run ara rsGnY Ne Hnss u aIifos
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

ingenuity and to
bis training.
His leave begins
On April /. and he
VIII start at once
for Cape York on
the coast Of Green
land There Is q
tribe o { Whale
sound Eskimos.
numbering about
100, with whom
PeaTy has estab-
lished friendly re-
ladOns on his for
meF gXpeditions
BE proposes to
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

days. has had .
checkered career.
In the first place
the desfgn OF
Carl Rohl-Smith
was chosen By The
commission away
back when tn e
statue vas author
lied. ana tie Sc
ton Of the COM
mission aroused q
storm Of protest
from the artists Of
Of the country Who
were practically
unanimous IN de-
rInrInn fhnl ia A.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

1en was inaristis and Tar inferior 70
otnsrE submitted. The members Of the
commission, however. Who were AL old
1Llenos Of sherman. declared that the
taeial Resemblance vas stronger than
e any other desis1 o4srsd and more.
ssE kohl-smith. although not Amer
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

Always Place Eggs Upright.
II one desires eggs to keep well, place
them upright; otherwise the yoIks viii
cling to the shell and spoil.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26

Spanish farm laborsrs do not take
kindly to American agricultural ma
ehinery. Not long ago q union q fhsss
Isborers destroyed one q msss ~
chimes By way Of protest
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-09-26
The Friend Of won,,

u was nearly 20 years ago that Gen.
francis Spinner first opened the way