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The broad ax., 1903-10-24
NEW IDEAS ON sUNSTROKE.
AfteE-DinueF work In staEnauf Heat
Produces E1hauEt5on-WOnsn
Are the Worst Sufferers.

~stagnant indoor heat d more op-
presEive than outdoor heat, I" writes Dr..
=. I. Oswald, IN the Home Science Maya
zine. Indoor warmth, intensified By
stove fires. often approaches the horrors
Of the Calcutta blRck-hole, or the sWelter
den Of Dante's Inferno and 20 that CON-
binatioR Of discomforts civilized men
doom their sisters and mothers. In
midsummer the sunstroke wards Of New
England hospitals are crowded with male
patients, who often have worked only on
the shady side Of the streets. and with
stu larger number Of women. who can
not plead guilty 20 outdoor imprudenee
Of any kind. They have been overcome
BY the heat, and In nine out Of ten cases
BY the afternoon heat Of iIl ventilated
kitchens and Mushrooms. dining-rooms
and nurseries. BY Vitiated afr eoopsrat-
ing with the exhausting effects Of a high
temperature, az a time when the resist
ing ability Of the system was impaired
by the exigeneies Of digestion. In other
words, sunstrOkes and all their pre-
monitoFy symptoms are the effects Of
hard after-dinner work IN warm wealth
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The broad ax., 1903-10-24
Singular aha Unexpected Heshod e
EnfOrelns tie Gane Laws n
New HanDshire.


A young New York fisherman who
went into northern New Hampshire to
try his luck early last summer ran
across a new way Of enforcing game
laws. The New Hampshire statutes
make Il an offense to have IN ones pos
session q trout under six inches IN
length. but the New Yorker didn't know
this. says the Sun.
he was returning By train from good
days sport, when the conductor, aftsP
taking up his ticket, strolled back ana
started q conversation. He asked the
fisherman what luck ed had, and finally
asked to see the catch.
The conductor looked long and care
fully e the lsh. Fiaally be said:
Young man, I'm q game warden q
this state, an some o. them hsh are
under size. III have to measure them"
And measure them he did, finding that
i've were under length. Il cost the young
ster SIS and costs 70 settle the bin with
the state, and q part Of that sum went
70 the game warden conductor.
The fisherman didn't know the trick
Of the native, who, when be hauls out .
trout that's under length. cuts on the
tail and defles the warden 70 tell how
long it vas when caught.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24
SOME BOYS

Take on absurd airs If sEOman treats
them as men
Regard early risingas one OF thegreat-
est trials Of life.
Talk to girls IN manner that indi-
Gates want Of respect
Boast about What they DO IN q way
that Indicates fabricafion.
Assume the ways Of their supsriors
without regard to conditions
Rarely give their family the pleasure
Of their presence IN the evening
Make 80 much noise that their alb
ssnee would be considered 3 favor.
Operate on the theory that no one else
has rights which they are compelled to
co % their daily business place aa
though hey vers the victims Of q con
spircy.
shoF a SAD lack a. tactin dealing VITA
those Who are above them "a position
Pdiladelphis Bulletin.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

Oroya RaIIroad ID psru cost ea1H .rss
PerHne-ObstaoIes ThafHaa
g D orsreans.


The two Americans Who construcf-
Cd the or0yo road, Messrs. Msiees and
thoTndike. we're considered nearly
cray when they proposed It, says the
Worlds Work.
u was Necessary 70 carry the road
oed for miles through galleries cut IN
the solid face OF the rock, and the
Workmen engaged IN cutting the gall
leries were IN many cases lowered IN
cages from the ellis above. More than
50 tunnels had TO Be cut On the course OF
construction. one the famous Galera
tunnel one and one-half miles IN length,
the highest engineering project Of Its
kind on earth.
Il Is on this road that the signal
achievement Of constructing lofty steel
bridge connecting two tunnels was ac-
eomplished. In building this bridge,
which spans q ereYice $50 feet vide and
hundreds Of feet deep. Il was necessary
to lower al material from the top Of
the ellis BY wire cables. The whole
stupendOus task was made possible only
BY the liberal use Of the ''V switch" OF
"switehback." In one instance Of the
Peruvian FaiIroad It was found neces-
sary 20 construct q sWitchback IN the
side Of the mountain. the train heading
in on the lower level and backing out
through an upper tunnel almost exact
" above. The cost Of the oroya rail-
road, when completed, was S43. OOO. 900,
or $Slly 59t a mile, making II one Of the
most costly roads IN the world.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

Compared with 1901, the exports
from North Atlantic ports have de-
creased heavily. Boston lost So, O00,-
600; New York, $4,000, 900: Philadel-
phia, 5000. 600; Baltimore, SIS, OOo, 600;
Newport News. $1,000 900. and at Nor
folk the loss was nearly 5000 900.
An ports further south gained. The
Increase at Washington, N O., was
s., O00. 900: at Savannah, $500. 900, and
Galveston. SS.000.000. Exports across
the Mexican border have increased So
000. 1000; from Pacific ports. $4,000. 900,
and from the northern border and lake
ports the increase has been 1905 600.
In imports, however, the Atlantic ~
board Is increasing its commanding
lead. In the year 1908, out Of the total
Imports into the United States Of 81
O25y 900. 900, 50 per cent came IN
through the Atlantic ports
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

Charley never thinks Of playing the
races any more. said young Mrs- Tor
kins.
I'm glad to hear IL. said the friend.
HO# did you persuade him to quit77
7 didn't persuade him Ct al. accepted
It IN spirit Of patient resignation and
told him that II he lost any more / WRa
going to DO the cooking myself. Wash
ington Star.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

DO Jon know whether that stranger
who Is going to settle down IN THIS block
has q large family OF not77
sIam quite sure he has. Hehas rented
tie smallest house n the neighbo1hood >
Chicago Tribune
The broad ax., 1903-10-24
Pearls N Indian Tsrritory.

Pearls Of great value have been dis.
covered recently IN Elk creek. near
Muskogee. There Is much reason 70
believe that pearl fisheries similar to
those which have been developed in
Arkansas win be found extensively IN
Indian territory. N many % TIE
streams a. the territory are immense
beds Of musssla which authorities say
are Of the peaii-bearing variety.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

"You talk" said the tiresoms optim-
ist, cas- e y0u thought the world wasn't
Uood enough Tor you
No. replied the depressing president
81 merely Try 70 avoid acting IS II
owned ths earth. Chicago Record
Herald.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

The AK had he beginning IN pound
ing implement Of rough stone. Il grad
ually developed into tool with an edge
for hacking and q pole Tor pounding.
It's efficiency was finally Increased By
the addition Of q handle Il has re-
NAMED 8 combined pounding and cut-
ding implement up 70 the time Of The
Manufacture 81 the double-bitled
.lssI az
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

she-Have you noticed that young
ehortlsigh Il pa5ing good deal of az
tention to Miss Corox7
He-Yes; and It's the lirst tine ever
knew hin - pay any Cincinnati
Enouirer
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

"Do you" said the learned counsel
Swear that you win tell the truth, the
whole truth, and"
"Oh. how lovelyI" the fair witness IA
terTupted; 'GhaIl / really be allowed TO
taIkall the afternoon Il Wanttof-TIt-
Bita.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

'T'm going to ten him what I think q
him. said the angTyman. what dOyou
think Of it9'
Il think. was thereby, that he must
be q smallerm man than you are or else you
think pretty ven Of him. Chicago Post
The broad ax., 1903-10-24
To-.s. = TfafIan rlI.E.rn-.-

Swiss and italian fishermen "a TIE
shores Of Lake Lugano have suffered
serious losses owing 10 disease
which has already killed a least
million 6sh. valued a. $4,000 It e
caused By q bacillus which comes into
tie lake Win the sevar8 cf Luganr
and other towns
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

Nockem-I suppose you md # 1eces-
aary to mind the baby occasionaIly3
Psckhen-E-yes. that 6. md II
necessary @ mind ny wife when eie
fslia ne 10 MAD the baby Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

me e1.112.s07 worth Of platinum ex-
iracted ln ne Goroilasodaisid district
Of Russia last year ls practically The
worlds supply Of that metal
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

The shark enjoys no mans respect,
And doesn't Win 70 claim it-yot
II may be said for him that he
Flaunts no preteniouE pietY
In grabbing al that he can Get,
-Chicago Secord- Herald.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

sAnd e Il true that your ancestors Wsrs
oncs poos7
"Yes. comparatively. frankly replied
tie y0ung quadmillionaire. ny great
grandfather was merely millionairs -
Philadelphia Press
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

''say. pa. GBeried little Johnny Bum
peFnickle. was samson the strongest
man that ever liyedg
Il don't know. my soz. replied the old
man. Il never heard Of lis trying to lii
q mortgage Cincinnati Enquirer.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

shs-Who Is that man you suEl
bowed TOT
He-Oh. he's an artist
Ehe-And VINO Is ths one with him9
He-He hasn't any money either.-
Journal Amusant.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

Mamma told me &c buy some break
fast food. but I can'tremsmber the name
Of Il"
THAT'S al right IN send up some
thing and she can can Il anything shG
likes Chicago American.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

Make hay while tie sun EhlneS's--
That's the proper tune;
But e the sun amt ahiniu',
jest make L b. tie moong
atlanta Constitutes.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

IN the years 1854 70 1890 TIE average
lifs Of Enellshmen increased about eoor
yeara
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

Look At Jinksl what's he Ell han
daged mp forgn
didn't you know? Hes been writ
ing q funny column Cor the nsWspa-
perA"
"But what sent him to the hos
pital?"
skis friends caught him n tie act
and sWore they'd crack every Joke n
his body.-CInclnnat Commercial
Tribune.
The broad ax., 1903-10-24

Bookkeeper ltelephone company)-
Customers are ordering thslr telephones
out al over the Gig. They say they
don't pay.
Superintendent-Humphi somCthins
must Be done. Write an item for the
newspapers. saying that by attaching
telephone wires 70 the water pipes Il IS
possible TO hear what is being sid n
The nsxt h0uss-N. 2. weekly.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27
Il FAIL SCHOOL.
PosITIoNs EILLEp.

Last week the following employed students OF
Southwestern Business College, SO Olive street,
as bookkeepers and stenographers: c. 4 4; Ry..
treasurer's department: East st. Louis Suour-
ban Transit Company. East st. Louis; Polar
Wave Ice and Fuel Company. 1895 Chestnut
street. This school prepares persons for the
best office employment and makes a specially
Of assisting students to COED positions Day
and night school.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27
EMPLoYMENT AGENCIEs.


NAV register with the Free Employmert Bu-
reau of the State Labor Bureau of Statistics.
sl3iS Chestnut ST.. situations and help fur
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27

. wANTED-To distribute samples. cir
culars. tack signs. etc. We have distribution
for every locality: good pay: permanent occu-
patton. Atoz. South Whitley. Ind.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27

MEXICAN curios and novelties are ouick
selling; SO unique and interesting, Agents
Charlie Ross. Laredo. Texas. rOn Mexican Dor
der.l
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27

WE INSURE UP 20 81.
Good side line for insurance agents.
American Life ms Co.. Box Is. EIkhart. Ind.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27
WANTED.


REWARD-For Information of two children.
girl and boy. by name of Wright or Anthon.
AT 10. Republic.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-14
D|MM|CK GIVEN
TEMPORARY STAY
Will Not Have to Go to
San Quentin for 1
a While.

Walter n. Dimmick. convicted of hav-
ing presented false bill to the United
States Mint in the sum of S498 and SEN
fenced to serve a term of two years at
San Quentin, has succeeded in getting
another stay of execution. His attorney,
George d. Collins, appeared before United
States District Judge de Haven yester-
day morning and his motion for stay
until March was granted on the ground
that during the trial of the case United
States District Attorney Woodworth was
granted a postponement and at that time
Judge de Haven stipulated that should
the defense ask for a pOStponement he
would grant it. United States District
Attorney Woodwork was on hand before
Judge de Haven yesterday morning to
protest vigorously against allowing DIM
mick any further stay. but when remind
ed by Judge de Haven of his promise to
Collins. Woodwork withdrew his objec-
tions. and Dimmick was saved for the
time being from the humiliation OF being
sent to San Quentin.
In the meantime Attorney Collins will
go before the United States Supreme
Court at Washington and ask for a writ
of certiorari. Should the writ be granted
the evidence in the case will be reviewed
by the United States Supreme Court.
Should this court deny Collins motion for
the writ Dimmick will have no other re-
course than to go to San Quentin and
serve his sentence If Dimmick had COM
menced serving his sentence on October
16, 1901 the day he was convicted. he
would have completed his term of i'm
prisonment, providing he got credits, be-
fore now.
Attorney Collins is making a great bat
tie to save Dimmick from going to the
penitentiary before his second trial for
an alleged theft of $50 900 from the Mint
comes up. This trial is set for March 9,
the date on which the stay Of proceed
ings granted yesterday by Judge de Haven
expires. Attorney Collins went before
District Judge Bellinger yesterday and
asked for Dimmick's release from the
County Jail on a writ of habeas corpus
setting forth that the indictment on
which he was found guilty was defective.
The writ was denied. Collins will leave
for Washington in a few days to fight the
case before the Supreme Court.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-14
ENDS HIS LIFE
WITH A BULLET
Jacob Livingston Com
mits Suicide in
His Office.
Leaves Note Asking Friend
to Break News to
His Family.

Jacob Livingston, assistant storekeeper
at the Haslett manufacturers bonded
warehouse, committed suicide at $40
o'clock yesterday morning in his office at
1925 Sansome street by firing three shots
from a 3s-caliber revolver into his head.
Friends and relatives of the deceased are
unable to name a cause for the deed.
Mr.. Livingston appeared at his office
yesterday morning at his accustomed
hour, s o'clock. At the door of the office
he was met by Warren Baker. who is en-
ployed as foreman of the warehouse, and
who lives at 9S8 Oak street. Baker un-
locked the Office door and together they
entered. Baker said Good morning" to
Livingston, but received no answer and
after remaining in the office few min
utes repaired upstairs to his office just
above the office occupied by Livingston.
A few minutes later, while standing at
the front window, Baker saw one of the
drivers for the warehouse stop his wagon
and enter the office occupied by Living
cfo
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-14
CHINESE BLOOD
IN HER VEINS
Witnesses Say All Lin's
Mother Is a Half
Caste.
Father, They Swear, Is Full
Blood Chinaman of New
York City.

The mystery surrounding the antece-
dents Of pretty All Lin. or Nellie Brown.
the child who was taken from a Chinese
actress named Ngan You at the Chinese
theater at 9l4 Washington street by
Frank Kane, secretary OF the Pacific HUI
name Society, was partly cleared up in
Department Of the Superior Court yes
ierdsy, where the application of Kane for
letters OF guardianship over the child is
being heard The case has attracted con-
siderable attention. and in consequence
there were but few vacant seats in the
court when il was called. Most of the
spectators were white people, but num-
ber OF Chinese men and women were in
attendance and they paid the closest at
tention 10 the testimony given The wit
nesses heard yesterday were all Chinese
and, II their testimony is 10 be be-
lieved: the child is at least three
quarters Chinese and came into the
tody Of the actress in legal way.
Hob Kin, manager Of the Chinese thea
ter. was the first witness examined. He
testified that he received the child from
= woman named Josie, who resided at 43
Mott street. New York City, four years
ago. and that he brought the little one TO
this coast a little more than a year ago
Josie, said the witness. through
interpreter. was a woman supposed to
be full white, married 10 a Chinaman.
She was in reality the offspring of
white woman married 10 Celestial
which accounts for the remarkable clear
ness Of the skin Of All Lin and the alb
sence Of pronounced Oriental features"
Kin claimed that he knew who the father
of Lin and that he was a Chinaman.
Re said that when he first got the child
she was very delicate and that he eX-
pended $1,000 on her for medical services
The testimony OF Ngan You the act
ress from whose custody the child was
taken, provided A sensation, in that il
was in part fat denial OF the story told
by Kane 10 the representatives OF the
press after he had taken the child from
the theater The woman announced
through an interpreter that she did not
know q word OF English and that there
fore the reported interview Kane said
he had with her was a fabrication. She
said that Kane approached her last
Thursday night, as she was about 10 go
on he stage, and showed her A paper
She left him. she said. and went before
The curtain, 10 return and find that Kane
hso taken the child. She said she knew
that the mother OF the child was A wo
man named Josie, who was supposed
10 be a white woman. and that her father
was Chinaman. She did not know. she
ssid. whether Josie" was partly or all
white
The case was put over until 4 o'clock
Today on the request Of Attorney T. ].
crowley, who represents Kane Crowley
announced that he would produce ex-
pert testimony at that time to show
that the child is a full-biooded Cauca-
sian.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-14
Examination for Firemen.

The Civil Service Commission will hold
a written examination for firemen in the
Girls High School auditorium on Satur-
day, February 81 at p. m. All applicants
must pass medical examination on Feb
ruary and an athletic examination on
February 12 The athletic test at the
Olympic Club will include dash of
eighty yards, climbing perch pole. vault
ing the horse, ladder work and carrying
a dummy weighing 125 pounds to the top
of a ladder and back. This examination
viii cover positions as drivers. stokers,
tillermen. truckmen, hosemen and stew
ards Eligible applicants five feet nine
inches in height over and $50 pounds
in weight or over, stripped, will be quail
fed as truckmen.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-14
GUNNERS PROVE
TRUE MARKSMEN
Fire Projectiles Miles Up
in Air to Fall Near
Target.

The heavy artillery shooting from the
fortihcation at the Preside ended yester-
day The practice demonstrated the eff
cheney of officers and men and the value
of the great rifles and mortars mounted
for the protection of San Francisco.
Early in the morning Lieutenant John
Law Hughes embarked on the tug Sybil
and steamed, with target trailing astern
to point opposite Point Bonita, and soon
the signals directed by Lieutenant Hughes
announced to the gunners that all was
clear for action. At the fort everything
was in readiness. and under command of
Captain Hinckley the Twenty y-ninth
Coast Artillery delivered a shot from
mortar battery No. 2 In quick success
sion came another roaring report and
fearful whizZ up through the air from the
same battery, thus completing the firing
practice under Captain Hinckley, he hav-
ing had three shots at the target the
previous afternoon.
The firing of the Twenty-ninth proved
to be in every sense satisfactory and di-
rect TO target.
Mortar battery No. l. commanded by
Captain f. E. Johnston, Seventeen Coast
Artillery. opened fire at 1870 o'clock, and
within a short time four shots went
screeching upward for several miles.
In firing with mortars an angle of ele-
walton is given the piece of from 10 to 90
degrees approximately, causing the pro-
jectiles to carry some miles into the air.
The flight of the projectiles, weighing 800
pounds each, is clearly discernable from
the time it leaves the mortar until strik-
ing in the bay. three or four miles out
The consensus of opinion was that the
firing of mortar battery No. l would have
proved most effective IN case of actual
battle, several of the projectiles landing
sufficiently near to the target to have
pierced some vital portion of a battleship
had there been one in the position repre-
sented by the small target.
The firing from the first day of the
practice has been attended with more or
less Inconvenience because of the inter-
ference by shipping, and the tide has by
no means favored the position of the tar
get at any time.
AS on previous days of the firing. there
was great attendance of officers among
them being Colonel Crowder, formerly on
General MacArthurs staff in Manila. who
took especial interest in the proceedings;
Major Birkhimer. inspector general of ar
tillery of the Department of California;
Colonel Rawles. Colonel Coolidge, Captain
f. A. Millar, Major Hobbs and Iieuten
ants H i, Landers, G. S. CARRIER. F. L.
Hines and Victor c. Lewis
This morning there will be artillery.
practice from Fort Baker and practice
VIII follow later from Fort Nliley.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-14
HAS NOT POWER TO
RELEASE CONTRACTOR
City Attorney Lane Advises Board of
Works to Stand by Valid
Contracts

City Attorney Lane advised the Board
of Public Works yesterday that it has
no power to release w. c. Raisch and
the City Street Improvement Company
from certain contracts made by them
with the city for the cons truction of sew
ers in the public streets. The contractors
desired to be released on the ground of
alleged irregularities which they claim
would prevent the collection of any as
sessment which might be levied in pay
ment of such work.
Lane says that the contracts should be
regarded as valid, because if such course
is not taken the board will constitute
itself a court of review to pass upon the
validity of the manifold provisions of all
contracts from which contractors may
desire to be released, whereas this bur-
den should be on the contractor, who be-
fore he makes his bid should satisfy him
self that it is safe to take the contract.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-14

%T HREE young men who It is al
legged, entered into a conspiracy
to rob the safe in the grocery of
IA Becker & Mesenburg. Sutter and
Taylor streets were arrested by
Detectives Ryan and Taylor and Police
man Fogarty yesterday and charged
with robbery. They are Henry Luhring,
Claud McCusker and Frank Smith. Luhr-
ing was clerk in the grocery for about
a month, McCusker is a discharged clerk
and Smith is friend of McCusker.
ing by the firm that the safe had been
opened and two sacks, one containing
S31s 80 and the other $262, taken. The job
had been done by some one who knew the
con- bination, il was stated. and Detectives
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-14
Robbed While Asleep.

j. Burlinghame, who lives at the Gar
held House, 800 Fillmore street, reported
to Policeman M. j. Greggains Monday
afternoon that he had been robbed of $40
and ticket by boat to Los Angeles while
asleep on the sand at the ocean beach
He suspected a man who met him at the
ticket office, who said he was also going
to Los Angeles, and went with him to the
beach but had disappeared when he
awoke He gave a description of the
stranger and Captain Martin instructed
his men to look out for him, as he is sup
posed to be bunko steerer.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-14
LOOTING SAFE OF A GRO
Gerry STORE.

of clothes. one for himself and the other
for friend, with his share and lost the
remainder at the races. The police be-
lieve that McCusker and Smith stole both
sacks and are making every effort to find
the one containing 1913 30.
The police also arrested John Graber
and L. G. Weatherly. clerks in the store.
who slept in the basement. as Graber
knew the combina ton. but after making
a full investigation they were released
from custody.