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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
SPARROWS ARE SMART BIRDS.
How Some Of Them Took Their Corn
to q Novel AIIII to Be
Ground.

THE sparrow is certainly a know
ing bird" said a man who is en-
ployed at the Girard Point grain ele-
vatOrs, according to the Philadelphia
Record. "He can figure out a thing
for himself in a way that is aston
ishing. Down around the elevators
there are thousands of them who
feed on the grains Of wheat that
fall to the ground, but recently we
haven't been getting any wheat. In
fact, for some time past we haven't
been handling anything but corn.
Nov, a kernel of corn Is rather
too large for a sparrow to swallow,
but just the same watched q lot
Of them picking up the kernels the
other day and what do you suppose
they did with them? You win hardly
believe me when tell you, but it's
gospel truth Each sparrow few
over to the railroad and carefully
deposited his kernel Of corn on the
rail. Then they all hoped around
and chartered until a shifting engine
came along. After It had passed the
corn was ground into meal and the
sparrows ate IL. Don't tell me q
sparrow hasn't any brains"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04

Holden said: "Great instruments of
this class require a serene and quiet
air, in order that they may do
their best work. On Mount Hamilton
the air is quiet and clear from May IN
til November; the stars do nottwinkle;
the highest magnifying powers can be
employed"
The clock mechanism which fur
nishes time to the whole Pacific slope,
and without which nearly all astro,
nomical calculations would be impoL-
sible, Is worthy Of careful examination.
From Seattle to FL Paso and all the in
termediate stations, at one minute be-
fore noon, each day, the time isfiashed-
One Of the strangesf facts brought
to light by the transit telescopes that
the earth's equator Is not at al a fixed
line, but that Il moves constantly, so
that In our own homes we are some
times nearer TO and sometimes farther
from It. IL the north pole be
ever discovered, it viii be found
Wandering in a circle, with diam
eter Of about 100 feet, TO no one spot of
which does it return oftener than once
in each 400 days. This has accounted for
slight errors in observations, hereto
fore unexplainable. 1t is estimated
that there are 100000 stars within the
range Of the Lick telescope. One Of
these, called by astronomers Groom
bridge, No. 1890" or the runaway
star" 10 travelling at q rata Of about
200 miles per second, but wiz require
nearly 10000 years TO cross the half
circuit Of the heavens. Our own sun
land its attendant planets) is moving
ct q much slower rate, and is said to
be heading for proximity to the bright
est star IN the northern sky, Vega,
which, IN the summer months, may be
seen, beautiful blue radiance, near
the zenith. In winter, Vega isnear the
horizon, setting at about nine D. m.
Vega has two faint attendants, and eli
are in the constellation Lyra. Epsilon
Lyrae -Four and Five" Is one Of the
faint points Of light 1t is q double
star, and is directly in the path through
which our sun is drawing us. Vega is,
in reality, q quadruple star, When
ones eye leaves the telescope and takes
IN his rather Frewsome night surround
ings, emerging into the chill night air
and taking his place behind impatient
horses which seem to rush reellessly
along through.the darkness, around
curve after curve, at enc time on a
LEDGE hundreds Of feet above The near
est tree tops. the next moment with
the high Valls Of canyon on either
side. be finds thata decided change has
taken place in his sensations. A nights
sieepcontributes even more % restora-
ton 70 the facts Of everyday exist
ence and one gladly takes the train
which bears him hack again, past the
desert wastes. q the fields where the
eve Is fladdened not 90 much BY the
riories Of countless stars b. night Is
by the golden glow Of myriads Of pop
uiss. starr terrestrial
EDWARD JULIAN.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
ssCorn-Wheat.S

A new grain, known as eorn-wheat,
Is being grown in eastern Washington.
Il has the nature Of both corn and
wheat possessing the fattening quail
ties Of corn and the corn favor. In
appearance It resembles wheat. It's
grains are twice as large a. those Of
ordinary wheat. Il yields 60 to 100
bushels an acre, and seems to solve
the problem Of fattening hogs IN the
Pacific northwest, as corn Is not sue
eessfully raised in that country.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION.
Thousands OF Farms Reclaimed frOn
the Arid Lands OF the
West.

The far-reaehing plans for irriga-
ton of the arid west through the
assistance of the powerful national
government are slowly turning into
facts, says the Minneapolis Journal.
Recently a contract was let for q
dam across the Snake river in Idaho
that, with two large main bitches,
viii reclaim $4,000 acres Of fertile
land. It is wen known that q 40
acre irrigated farm Is equivalent in
production to a 160-acre nonirrigated
farm. On that basis the Snake river
reclamation win provide $500 farms,
OF, probably, homes for about $1,000
people, and the villages and cities
win have from $4,000 TO $1,000 more.
And all this win come from the wa
tering of only $4,000 aeresi And
before Uncle Sam Is through with HIS
big job he win turn water onto 100
100000 acres.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
GIRLS ATE BIRD FOOD.
ne L.adInrous AIlstaks lIads b. 1--WE
Prln English Young women
IN Parls.

Two English girls had ventured into
one Of the bonbongeries, OF bakeries,
which in Paris are 50 attractive that
they are freauented in preference to
q cafe by persons in search OF light
luncheon
The French saltwater fountain,
with its bewildering assortment of
strange sirups, caught their fancy, but
as they had very few French words
IN their vocabulary they contended
themselves with ordering milk, relates
= Paris paper.
On the counters were all kinds Of
the most deliciouS-looking cookies, but
the girls were quite at a loss as to
what they were called, and It looked
as If they would have to go hungry,
when one Of them thought Of the ex-
pedient Of helping herself. After 9
careful inspection, she picked out
generous supply Of what appeared to
be the Hghtest-loOking bread imagin-
able.
The attendant offered to wrap It up,
for the stun selected was bird food,
and was greatly surprised when the
two ladies waved her aside and started
in to make luncheon of il.
However unpalatable it must have
been, the frugal British maids seemed
to think it a sin to waste it, for they
bravely ate it and went out firmly
convinced that French cooking was a
delusion and a snare, while the little
waitress merely shrugged her pretty
shoulders and exclaimed:
"Oh, but those English are eccen-
tric!"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
FOG SIGNALS AT SEA.
How ship Captains Are Guided By
the Sirens, or Horns, Through
the Channels.

A large proportion of the disasters
at sea are due fog, and any method
by which the whereabouts of a vessel
can be ascertained in thick weather
must be regarded as a great boon. A
system is now under trial at Fame
Point, on the Gulf Of St. Lawrence, a
place where fogs occur frequently,
says Chambers Journal. To under
stand the nature of the new fOg-signal,
let Us suppose that at a certain place
there are four powerful fOg-hOrns,
spread out fanwise, so that each points
in a different direction. Each has its
distinctive speech, so many blasts,
long or short, sounding every minute
or so. These sirens can be heard, IN
der favorable conditions, at distance
of from IS TOGO miles. An approaching
ship, when it comes into the zone of
sound, win hear all the sirens; but one
will be much palmer than the other
three, for the vessel will be within its
particular arc of sound. In a short
time, as the ship moves onward, it will
come within the influence of the next
siren, and so on. AS the captain of the
ship possesses the key to each set Of
signals, he soon notes which is the
siren whose sound-waves are most
distinctly audible; and, as he knows
the exact direction in which it points,
he can get a very good idea Of the po-
sition NJ his shin
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04


pier set into the solid earth, quite In
dependent Of the building surrounding
It Is are ell the telescopes ct this OBJ
serYatory.
We we're specially fortunate in
our visit, one Of the astronomers be-
ing an old sehoolmate, and enjoyed ex-
ceptional advantages for obtaining in
formation. On every Saturday, until
about IL p. m, the instrumentsand hall
and library are free for the inspec-
ton Of the public. Visitors in turn
gaze at the wonders Of the heavens
through the great telescope which, al
though having only a S6-ineh glass,
against the 4O-ineh lens In the Yerkes'
telescope, In Chicago, is a far better
instrument, and from its location is
used for more extended observations.
From a position behind the long
tube the eye Of man has probably
penetrated farther into space than
from any other point on the earth's
surface. The dome in which it re-
wolves Is 90 feet in diameter, and the
central pier upon which it swings
rises 30 feet above the movable floor,
and weighs IS tons. This floor can by
means Of hydraulic pressure be raised
or lowered 20 feet, and the telescope
may be trained upon any portion Of
the visible sky from the zenith almost
down to the horizon.
The clock gear at the top Of the pier
weighs seven tons, and, although the
touch Of q child's hand may swing 1t,
the tube itself weighs two tons. It re-
quired 700 days TO complete the lens
after it was cast, and it cost $50, 900.
II Niagara falls, or Brooklyn bridge
were on the moons surface, they could
be easily seen through this telescope
Below the floor is the mechanism
which moves Il and the dome. Within
the base Of the pier, under the great
telescope, lies the body of James Lick,
the California millionaire, by means
Of whose request Of 100000 the sci
entifc world enjoys the benefit Of the
discoveries made at the observatory,
which constitutes part Of the Univer-
sity Of California. The Mount Hamil-
ton reservation comprises 2,5s1 acres,
and many students take postgraduate
courses here. Former Director E. S.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
AVARICE IS HEALTHY.
KEEPS one Cool, Encourages Indus
try, AbstemiOusness and
steadInesH.

The passions effect on the health
is not sufficiently regarded" says a
physician in the Philadelphia Record.
The passion which is best for the
health is sTarice. 1t keeps one cool,
encourages regular and industrious
habits, leads to abstemiousness and
makes against all excess. And hence
the avariciouS, the misers, live to
great age. The miseTs Of history were
all noted for their longevity. Rage is
very bad for one. The passion causes
an irregular, intermittent beating Of
the heart, and the intermittency in
time may become chronic. Hatred
creates fever. If we hate we grow
lean. This hot passion eats Us like
fame. Fear is bad for the nerves, the
heart and the brain, and, therefore,
we should never permit ourselves to
be afraid. But the strangest effects Of
all have been caused by the passion Of
grief. The medical books record
cases where, coming suddenly, in a
violent shock, it has caused loss Of
blood from the lungs in one person
paralysis Of the tongue IN another, and
a failure Of sight, or temporary blind
ness in q third"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
EVERYBODY GOT A PRIZE.
Novel Euchrs Party, which Endsd
Satisfactorily 60 Everybody
WhO HAd Played

The Long Island society, Daughters
Of the Revolution, enjoys the distinc-
ton Of having conducted q progres-
sive euchre contest at which every
one present received q prize and
everybody was satisfied, says the
Brooklyn Eagle.
The company was mainly confined
60 members of the society, and In the
cards issued for the occasion the -
quest was made that each one deEir-
ing to participate would contribute
& prize not to exceed in value IS
cents. Although the price limitation
was not strictly adhered to, the
souvenirs were for the most part
Of articles Of femme use or for orna-
ment. The players, according to the
number Of games they had scored,
made their selection at haphazard
from a collection Of paper enveloped
articles. The fun came when the
voluminous wrappings were removed
and a hat pin, bOndon dish, cohee
spoon, tray, photo frame, book, bit
of china, top or trinket was disclosed.
Considerable igenuity was displayed
in wrapping up the prizes, 50 that
no hint was given of the contents
Of the package. The cleverest bit
Of deception in this way was the
inclosing bonbon dish in a cracker
box bearing the name Of a popular
brand and looking as II the original
contents had never been disturbed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
BRIGHT INDIAN GIRL.
Miss laura Miriam Cornelius Has LIT
srsry PaAns for the UpIifting
Of Her Race.

One Of the eleEerest Of the new gen
Grafton Of Indian women is Miss Laura
Miriam Cornelius, a full blOoded
Oneida, who lives on a remote Indian
reserve in Wisconsin, and who, In spite
of the obstacles of i'll health, race pre-
JUDGE and limited worldly goods has,
at the age Of %, completed a six years
course Of study in four years at Graf
ton Hall seminary; has collected and
written the legends of her race, gath
cred from the oral traditions handed
down from generation to generation
among the Oneidas, and is now work
ing upon anAIndian grammar-the first
attempt ever made to classify the In
dian tongue into a grammatical sys-
TEN.
''You think It strange for a reserva-
ton girl to have accomplished so
much" said Miss Cornelius to a New
York Tribune representative at her
fathers house in Seymour, Wisconsin.
''Well, I viii tell you about It from the
beginning. Twas born in Oneida, Wis,
in 1879. Ny parents are typical Onei-
das. In their union were joined the
two greatest chieftain lines of our
tribe-the CorneHuses and that Of
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
NEW CABINET WOMAN.
Mrs George d. COrteIyOu, wife of
Secretary of Commerce, Al
ready n FavOrite.

Mrs. George B. Cortelyou, wife Of
the latest addition to the cabinet, the
secretary of commerce, is no stranger
to Washington society, having resided
here since her husbands first employ
ment in the public service During
the past five years she has come in con-
tact with the rest Of the notables max
ing up official society. In manner
quiet and reserved, she is also a good
talker on subjects that appeal to her
and has all the domestic traits in her
love of home and family that the Amer
lean people most admire and foster.
Mrs. COrtelyOu's maiden name was
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
ErrentlaI vFomanIT Vlrtass.

What are the virtues most essential
to a woman2 A Paris newspaper has
been asking that question Of its read
ers, Of whom s,27s answered faithful
ness" with economy" q good second
and goodness" bad third. 0rderli-
ness and modesty follow each other
closely, while lower down on the list
come devotion, charity and genfleness.
Between 1900 and 1900 specify pa
tience, maternal affection and indus
triousness as among q Woman's card
inal virtues, while s,594-the majority
Of votes were men-declare that clean
illness Is q peculiarly attractive quality
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
Pnar o. Notable lluIen.

Missouri has lately advanced two
more claims to prominence, and they
both concern her most notable prod
uct, the mule. Nike Murray, of Here
ford in that state, has a mule he is
going to send 90 the exposition It is
a mare, eight years old, IS hands high
(sx feet) at the shoulder, weighs 1,7O6
pounds and Is still growing. Thee other
mule resides in Joplin, but it is %
years old and is so gentle that it is
q playmate for It's owners children.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04

Were the gorges open into further
eIsteries and beauties. The Merced
l'et flows through one Of these, d.
Hetiy east Of Mount Hamilton, from
inch one may gaze along its winding
purse into the Yosemite, where Fl
s.atan stands boldly ont. and faint
race the Half-Dome in the vanish
9 distance. Westward from the OBJ
!. -iiatory one sees the ocean near
oaierey shining through and beyond
3 mountains. Nearer are the waters
San Francisco bay, below the Santa
fa valley with its wealth of YER
le' II the day be cloudy, the range
Z VISION is limited. but even then to
unaccustomed to mountain seen
~ the view while gazing down upon
- clouds which entirely cover the
.-Asy and lower mountains, with en-
saonal peak rising, torn through
- misty Whiteness, IS fixed un-
.a...aieably upon the memory. This
- N itself is a liberal education.
e great telescope. the white dome
...,.ering which may be seen from every
.- ..tlo for miles around. IS erected
teet above the sea level On
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04

Lily n. Kinds, and she Is a daughter
of DR.. John Kinds, president Of the
Hampstead (N. " institute. Her two
sisters are at present her guests Mrs.
Cortelyou is the mother Of four chill
dren, three boys and a baby girl, and
an outbreak Of measles, from which
they have Just recovered, cut her on
from any participation in social life
this winter, after the first few weeks
Of the season. She shares with her
husband q great taste and love for
music. Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou
have a pleasant hsme on Capitol Hill,
23s Maryland avenue northeast, q cor
ner house that faces south and has q
coy interior. This'house was leased
about two years ago, and the family
has been very happy and coDtented in
Il, and where hundreds have made MrB.
Cortelyou's acquaintance at her Non
day receptions. In appearances, the
new cabinet woman is most pleasing,
and her smile reveals dimples that are
immensely becoming. Her fayorite'
gowns are white and she wore during
the early winter several unusually
pretty ones
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04

the remainder of the journey Of about
q miles is taken by carriage through
the lovely Santa Clara valley, then
upward, ever climbing a winding road
way, until the summit ofMount Ham
ilton is reached. At every turn new
beauties and wonders are visible un-
q, standing near the great telescope,
one may command a view unexcelled
N America. In the distant north
Mount Shasta may be seen, to the
southwark stretch about $1,000 square
niles Of sun-bathed possibilities for
lovely homes, for when the SHOWS and
mountain streams are utilized I'M
areamed-of beauties viii spring up
over the foothills, valleys and desert
7 which every variety Of climate may
q found. In the east lie the ''Hills Of
Lght," the Sierra Nevadas, beautiful
q rainbow, yet firm as adamant."
asre rose color deepens into purple
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04
POPPIES AND STARS.
sights for Which Southern
California Is Famous.
- Fields Of CLOWNS FI0wsEs
-..-t,h TOurasts-A Wait to thS
Great Lick Observe
n,.,lnI Los Angeles cad LatteF.l

.,,I los Angeles CCaL) Latter.I
y his season, when the scenery
a California IS at its best, it
"a -ould be hard to select any one
II the landscape as that which,
i'.'. .-.sTIence, added more to the gen
bsauty than any other, but it is
- mat nothing contributes more
.,...nrs TO q greater number Of peo-
,bsn the fields OF golden-hued
- which hold all the glories Of
u -op5erful California sunshine
= -,.nsed in their satin depths. The
'..T-topped grandeur Of the purple
-orntsins inspires awe and admira-
-. ss they slope down to the foot
s LJI covered with gray7green olive
- and rich, dark, mtrtle-green
&C. and lemon orchards to the
lie Of glowing peoples nesting be
= lint he latter add something
IN =, and personal to ones enjoy
ri. thew are something TO be gath
- 10 be taken away, to become ones
oTD measure, so that all, from the
.,;I5rep who revel among them to the
--,Dsuarents who select a few choice
gossoms. love these little flowers
Vbieb decorate the earth with such
lavish generosity more than any other
n The thousands Of varieties which,
favored by this equable climate, find
, home on the Pacific slope.
So many people who visit the south
srn portion of this state fan to take
advantage Of an opportunity which,
once improved, may never be forgot
ten. and which, in all its attractions,
furnishes the most interesting expe-
rienee Of any trip which may be taken
in California, viz, a visit to Lick OBJ
ssryatOy. After reaching San Jose,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04

Twenty-six German titles are worn
By American girls who have married
abroad and 20 EngF hPeerages. There
are three French lehesses and i've
French eountesses Of American birth.
Seventeen Italian noblemen and six
Russians Of title" have laid their cor
onets at the feet Of American brides.
Holland has two baronesses, Ameri-
can borns Bavaria, one countess; and
the sovereign princess Of Monaco
sloses the List
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04

Daniel Bread. Daniel Bread, my
mothers father, and q great uncle
Cornelius of mine were two Of the
great Indian orators and the brainiest
men the race has ever produced.
81 was reared on a large farm with
my parents in a perfectly civilized
fashion. When 1 came of school age
my father removed from the heart Of
the reserve to the backwoOds on the
outskirts, so that he might have white
neighbors on one side and give us the
advantage Of the white public school,
not wishing to be further dependent
on the government Indian schools.
he believes that reserve life IS most
unconduetive to a liberal development.
Because Of my extreme fraiFty my
school life was much interrupted.
From Grafton Hall, the Fond du Lac
school, was graduated at - after
four years, of which at least one
quarter Of the time 1 was obliged to
be absent. They told me there that
I could not finish in less than six years,
but said would do the work in four,
and I did, and took honOrs. AS soon
as my health viii permit shall enter
one of the eastern colleges to continue
some special lines Of study.
Literature shall be my life work,
and its aim shall be to benefit my
people. This can be done in literature
in a way not, think, undertaken be-
fore. The life struggles and motives
of the Indian race must of necessity
be written by an Indian, If they are
to be. correctly portrayed. White men
and women have written cleverly OF
US, but from a white mans point Of
view. I hope to give the Indian side
of American life.
81 do not know how or when 1
caught the idea Of writing. Indeed,
It must be longer ago than my mem
ory, for know that when only child,
with the English language half on my
tongue, dreamed of writing books.
Perhaps it seems strange to an out
slider, for I know the ideas that prevail
in regard TO Indian life, but to do
something great when I grew up was
impressed upon me from my. cradle
BY my parents. and have known no
other ambition.
''The legends which have complet-
ed have cost me much hard work.
have travelled lsng distances and to the
remotest corners of the reserve TO get
from the oldest residents these quaint
fancies of our tribe. 1 go TO many
persons for the same story, in order
to compare their versions. These
take down in the Indian vernacular,
from which I make literal transla-
tons later do them over into good
English. The novel which I am at
worl9on will show the difficulties with
which the race is beset in its stage Of
transition, and will contain some Of
its historical movements and char
acterB. In one scene there is to be q
Daniel Bread Grafton, which ] shall
quote directly. But do not intend
to write a sour piece Of literature.
There is q great deal Of racial humor
quite new 20 Indian literature, because
no one who cannot understand the
every day communion Of these people
has been able to catch this favor"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-04-04

The Automotor Journal, London, de-
scrIbes . new traction engine called
the Hpedrail." which literally walks
upstairs with the stride and surefoot-
Bdneas Of an elephant, and hauls loads
far "a excess Of those the wheeled
traction engine can move