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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-07-18
LEAGUB 10 SAVE cHnDRRN.
suhStantiaI EROrts to P-svsat Iafaaa
Morta1ity Being Hads IN
R1Eal Fzaaoa.

1nsr Il one locality IN France where
ne infant mortality Il truly frightful;
that is at saint-PuI-sur-Mer, IN the Pas
de-Oalais district Here out Of every
Two children born one e fsted to die
during the arst year OF its existence, q
mortality exactly double the general
average for the whole Of France. which
Is moreover, unusually high-200 to $50
PER 1000, says an article in Lulustra-
don, translated for Public Opinion. We
have been skeptical Of leagues in gen
eral, but the league against infant NOR
tally has proved its right to exist. The
members Of the league have succeeded
In creating at Saint ol-sur-Mer what IL
called . "goutte de lait" drops Of
MILK. At present each child born Of
poor parents receives q box Of linen ct
the time Of it's birth. Assistance Is given
the parents In the form Of bread, meat
and coal. Mothers who cannot feed
their children receive bottles Of pasteur-
lied milk, which has been steriliEed one
hour after being drawn from the COW.
The assistance given the mother IL such
that ahe does not need 10 return to work
until her child Is four months old. The
result Of these efforts has been marvel
our; whereas down 70 q year ago 80
out Of every 100 children died within q
year, during the last eight months (the
time the work has been In operation at
saint-Pol-sur-Mer) only one child died
In its first year.
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RADTUM CURE FOR CANCER.
An IntsFoBtfng Case Rsoently Report
81 to the Vienna BOOlsty 81
PhyHislamB.

Medical circles IN Vienna are greatly
interested "a q report communicated to
thu VionnoSe Society Of Physicians and
rad at q recent meeting Of the Imperial
Academy Of Science, 70 the eject that q
IonE-Standing ease Of cancer was cured
by radium rays It the clinic Of the late
Prof. eusssnbausr. The patient, who
Was 81 years Of age, had long suffered
ton cancer Of the palate and lip, and
had ropoatsdly been oporatsd upon
frultlsssly, untH the autumn q 1904,
when the physicians q the Vionnaso
hsupihal declared e vas abSolutaly use-
les 70 opsrats aSatn- One phySioiAn
dstsrminod, Is q last resort. 70 ~ ~
6iun rEyB ana treated the GMistsd
parts b. sxpoGing tAsm 70 the Hight q
radiun bromide, the strongest radium
prsparation n sxiStenSs. He vas ~
wurdsd By q gradual and oompiste dis-
aupoarsnes q the tumon
PhyuIcians q ths sams meeting ~
portsd that raSlun rEyH- had cured q
ease of malanosarooma q tuner eon-
tsfuing q black OF othR daFk-colcrsd
maftaF), ana several eases o. rod mola
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MsTRUcToRs ZOE DOGs.
AEluteerasfs Canlnss Mast new HsvS
Gogeraesses 90 Give TkAH
aPaelal Lsasona.

What nsxtf The dogs who walk IN the
Sest tailor-made attire. and whose fam
iy trees are usually far more genuine
and impressive than those Of their own
ers, now have their own goVsrness. In
winter she lives IN New York; In sum
mer she follows her charges to q IA
nous and fashionable seaside resort
She e paid BY the hour to come to the
house Of Fido's adoring mistress and
broaden Fido's mental horizon and de-
Yelop HIS latent genius. She teaehes the
dear little fellow to sit up and bark and
sneeze and beg for sugar plums; to turn
somersaults; to shake hands and faint,
and otherwise prove his claim 10 an In
tellect Of no mean order.
Furthermore, the goYernsss takes
Edo walking every day. His mistress
Is often too busy or too tired 10 accom-
pany him during his hours Of exercise.
She does not trust her servants with
the duty Of serving as his escort, so the
goYernsss iS paid to accompany the
little dear during his walks abroad. Her
business Is TO keep him amused and
guard him from low company.
Last winter the goyerness tutored
more than 30 dogs. At a certain hour
every morning she takes ten or u pro-
teges out on their leashes. She keeps
the peace among them, sees that they
have good scamper and q roll on clean
grass, teaches them to swim, fetch and
carry, and guards against their con-
tact with ours that might infect them
with mango. distemper OF rabies.
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49, Eo4cA AADOE ~ N@A9ll4 A4ei1
while SIN In the vigor Of young man.
hood, with fortune gained strenuously
In the pursuit Of trade. He was q sue
ceasful merchant Of Boston, with ideas
Tar beyond the usual mercantile mind,
ana since he retired from business be
has given his life unressrvedly to the
achieVement Of an idea
He believes that Washington Is des-
tined to Be the most superb capital Of
the world, and he conceives that its
architecture should be founded on the
highest Of classic models He would
turn the Potomac Flats, with all their
unsightlinsss, into rustic arbored ter
raced promenades, modelled after the
Nola Bella on Lake Maggiore, Italy.
He would demolish interior blocks Of
wooden shacks and shanties, rotten and
ragged stables and fences and put in
their place structures Of concrete and
embedded metal, oYerhung with Bos-
ton ivy. He wonld redeem all that sec
don south Of the avenue between Penn
SylVania avenue and the Mall, and erect
~--~-N EN-N@NeA ~ 49, kAODuGn14N1
and colonnAdes. He would turn an
other unsightly division Of the city into
4 great historic park devoted to histor-
lcal, industrial and artistic institutions
and exhibitions, with national galleries
Of history and art He would erect q
granite shaft to Lincoln to balance that
already erected TO the memory Of Wash
lngton.
Lastly, he would construct q national
Agora, annihilating Is acres Of slums
within few blocks Of the white house,
with halls for the states, q grand assem-
bly, hall, rostrum, mammoth tower
the century monument Of the United
States.
Smith has spent q fortune building
models, securing the earth for antiques,
IN order to bring his ideas home to con-
gress. His scheme would cost millions
II dollars II may never materialize, n
whole or even In great part; but the
educational work he is doing deserves
gratitude and reward.
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white muslin Cor white calico with
very small red or blue figures) and the
cross Of red. Any house were there
are many children would be apt 70
furnish easily the blues and whites,
and even II the red had to be bought
TOR the purpose the cost would be very
slight.
A cushion cover would be pretty IL
formed from i've blocks like this, and
four Of plain goods, put together In
'snine-patch" fashion. one patchwork
square in each corner, one in the mid
die, and the four plain ones in the re.
naming places.
A charming national color scheme
could be carried out ss follows: Have
the plain blocks Of dark blue and the
patchwork ones like this: Red in the
corners, white IN squares, and blue IN
the cross. Or q very unique pillow
would be al in yellow and black, black
IN ell the shaded portions and yellow
ln the white part as the cut appears.
A pillow "A inches square could be en-
tirely covered with one huge patch IN
this design, in any col0Fs desired. Or
have q Pinch patch with > oneinch
strip arOund the edges. In fact. can
think Of z dozen Ways to use this pre-,
y pattern. and hops e may prove Of
interest 20 some 0f the housewives who
rad this papsF.-M French, 81 Farm
and Home.
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leading Russian journals are now
proudly drawing sttsntion to the fast
that thsrO has been for some time In
ths hospital at Tomsk q man who has
lived for more than 900 years. Know
ing WaIl that the public would Be 10th 70
believe such q story unless ample sV-
idoncs Of its truth were Forthcoming,
thsy further point cut that they have
carefully sxAmined his birth aad mar
riags certificates and can testify that
his married life lasted 81 years and that
he has bean q WidoWeF I25 years. This
Wondarful nan has bean bsdriddsn for
soms time, but his brain g e clear -
ever Il was, and nothing ploasss him
mere than to tn visitors how he oncs
bad ths good fortune 70 zee Pstsr the
Great ana Queen Catherine
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THE CHRERFUL PERSON.
He or shs.Who Cultivates = HaDsy
s1aFif Il sure 20 Mako Hosts
% Frienda.

CheeEfulness e an amulet, q charm
70 make for rs friends and to render
as permanently cOntented and happy.
A cheerful man feels wen, does wen.
and loves thosethlngs which are good.
while he who e always sad doth ~ IN
the very sorrow he evinees. Long
faced, sanetimonious people are gener-
ally avoided, and very Justly So for
who wishes TO paftake Of their nal
ady1 while those who are accustomed
to look on the sunny side Of life are
courted for the genial spirit which
they impart to all about them. IN
doubtedly the keenest weapon against
misfortune Is q bold and ehesrful
spirit.
It was good old Izaak Walton who
said: Every misery that miss Is q
new mercy saying worthy Of the
profoundest philosopher. Il Is only
too true that evils come to us on
wings, but retire with a limping pace,
and yet most people are ready to meet
calamities half way, and thus to in
directly welcome them. There Is
scarcely an evil in life that we cannot
double by bordering upon It. A
scratch will thus become a serious
wound, and a slight illness even be
made to end In death by the brooding
apprehension Of the sick; while, on
the other hand, a mind accustomed TO
look upon the bright side Of all things
win repel the dampness Of care by its
genial sunshine. A cheerful heart
paints the world as It sees it-like q
sunny landscape. The morbid mind
depicts 1t like sterile wilderness. and
thus life, like. the chameleon, takes its
hue Of light or shade from the object
upon which It rests.
The world is almost universally q
mirror, which reflects back to US the
picture Of the substance we present to
its surface. showing. US the aspect OF
our own breasts, either tranquil OF
troubled, as the case may be. II the
eye Is jaundiced, the landscape will be
robbed Of its beauty, and our own
morbid spirit will turn fertile fields
into sterile plains. One Of the grand
secrets Of this life, as It regards our
own happiness, is to learn to accom-
modate ourselves to circumstances,
not grumbIing at every mischance, but
pleasantly putting the best aspect up,
whatever may happen
Open, unrestrained merriment Is q
safety-vslve to the heart, carrying on
the noxious vapors OF care and unhap-
piness. II is the part Of the true phil
osopher to jest as well as to preach,
and, indeed. he viii be found enfore-
ing some Of his most valuable truths
by appealing to our natural sense OF
the humorous. We don't like to see
people going through life ever with a
frown upon their faces and a sigh on
their lips. Such persons do not real
ize that there is to this life Of ours q
sunny side.-N. Y. Weekly.
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superior In years and rank, and 90 he
was chosen. Elliott was Ct Guantanamo
with the gallant little band Of marines
which charged q superior force Of Span
isrds and his superior omcer Commend
ed him In these terms:
Capt. EIliott's cool advances up .
rocky, steep mountain path under IRE
for 20 minutes, without being able TO
return It, and the gallantry and skin
displayed By him throughout this affair
were essential TO the great success At
tanned by the expedition"
Again in the Philippines Elliott
showed his fighting quality-at NoVal-
eta and elsewhere, and he reCeiVed the
commendation Of the 0Acsrs Of the
army and Of the secretary Of the navy.
he was broken down By his service in
the Philippines, and he is sim pretty
badly shattered On health. But he has
q chance 70 gain new distinctions e.
head Of his corps
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TUNIs MARRIAGE RAIR
An EnEsish Travellers OBssrvatIoas
~ the Fanoas NafrimOnial
Kart az MenEueIet.

A famous marriage fair, or mart, q
held yearly at the village Of Menguelet
ln the wen known oasis on the Wady
Jemala, in the KRbyle district Of Tunis.
Il takes place at the end Of the har-
vest season. when the ingathering Of
the crops II finished. the produce dis
posed Of and the tribesmen Of the
country, flush with money, as money
Is reokoned Whereabouts, think Of add
ing a wife 10 the other purchases they
always make for the ensuing -
months.
Being within 80 miles Of the AIT at
the time Of the market, I rode over to
see how such q show was organized
and managed. In the open space the
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The love Of embroidery Of al kinds
seems 70 b on the increase rather than
on the Wans. Wise women are bringing
out long-hoardsd treasures Of stitehery
and having them fashioned into reysrs,
collars ana similar aAornmsnts No
tiToI Of richly eolonSd Chinese embroi-
dory are distinctly decorative when ap-
piled % q Brussels net collar and an
old piece Of snbrolGsry or brocads Of
Whlch the ground q WoFR may have ftB
pattsrn uss6 IN this way VsFy success
fully. Liberty q using Chase embroi-
dsFsd alosVss for bell-puls. Thsalesves
ere jolnSd into one lcng strip, stiEsned.
and quaint bras hAndls o. ring makes
Gha nsoszaFT haisA. Our god GEapos
are sSliing Boma emyFns embroidery
fn1t nov Nhich eoasigl8 oe several slFips
q rsd ana biuo and mulNeoioFs1 en-
broiEsgY O. q cEoa1a sFouaa,--chioag0
Daiy Nsul
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PRETTY QUILT BLOCK.
Pattern Can Re Used to Advantage IN
Carrying Out = Neat National
Color Scheme.

This design I stole from q quilt I
saw hanging on the line at my next
door neighbor's the last time she aired
her bedding. Il is different from any
thing have ever seen, and thought
some one else might like to make q
guilt like 1t. II was very pretty, and
used quite small pieces in the making.
Very little need be said. as the cut
shows the design so plainly. Three
eolors are used in each block
A pretty thing would be to make
such an one Of red, white and blue. The
corners Of blue calico, the squares Of
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would othsrWiss be of no validity.
The same Is true Of the registrar Of
the treasury. Lucius Chittenden, who
vas registrar Of the treasury in 1852,
holds the record for continuous signing.
A bond issue Of S10.000,O00 was made
necessary By the effort Of Charles Fran
is Adams, our minister to England, TO
prevent the delivery to the confederacy
Of two ships which were building in
England, that amount being needed as
security against damages in case the
seizure Of the two ships should come be-
fore the courts and thc decision should
be adverse to the United States. Chit
,snden was notified on q Friday noon
hat he must have the bonds ready for .
special train TO New York At four p. N.
he following Monday. he did not leave
hIs desk, but slept there and ate there;
aor aid he take food except In liquid
form. After the first II hours an army
gurEeon vas detailed to care for his
am. He signed his name ~, 800 times,
md during one period Of seven hours he
attached HIS signature 800 times-a
need Of over ten signatures q minuta
LOUIS A COOLIDGE.
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A buyer Tor one Of the largest import
ing liquor houses IN New York, who is
compelled TO sample enough wine and
uuirIts every day TO put an ordinary man
ont az bushes, says that buttermiIk is
hig salVntion. Il not only buy i've or six
Tiaa.ss 4 day at the dairy restaurants
or street stands" be says, sbut J drink
Il al the time It home, instead Of tsa
CT eoRea. never touch beer OF any
hing IKE that / keep stone crock
- HuffermIIr IN the cellar, Gnd let Il
- 49, a little stale. Il II better then
-. r. taken frosh. A man who In
- q drinking liquor WiIl md very
IItfis trouble Il he takes plenty q but
1911. the wants 20 swear OF, but
.srnffl- win help him. Il ha splendid
-lonaohic. Two quarts q good butter
--lII- : day wil curs any eass e nerF-
oua M iEsslion-
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HarElsl Lans Soll'-h lived with Buchan-
an until he died, and she was with him
first when he was secretary Of state,
then as minister to England and finally
as president Of the United States.
It was q rare experience for an Amer
lean girl IN those days-or IN any days
for that matter-and Harriet Lane
for that was her name-liVod fully up
to II. While hsr uncle was minister 20
England she was a fascinating figure in
London society. When Buchanan was
given the degree Of LII d. at Oxford on
the same day with Alfred TennyBon,
the great demonstration Of the day was
directed toward the beautiful niece Of
the American minister.
During President BuehRnan'E resi-
dence in the white house, Albert Id
ward, prince Of Wales, was q guest
there for i've days, and In remembrancs
Of those days Edward VII sent to Mrs.
johnson last year special personal In
Vitation to his coronation
Harriet Lane was faithful 70 the me
old gentleman whose Official po-
sition had given her these social oppor-
tunities, and she remained with him to
his death Then, in 1858, she married
Henry Elliott Johnston, Of Baltimore,
to whom she had been engaged for q
long time. his death and the death Of
her two sons after many years left her
alone in the world. and she has lived the
life Of gentleWoman IN q ane cid man
sion in a historic quarter Of the ma
tional capital ever since. The old
house contained many interesting SOU
venir sof her career and was q quiet re-
treat for the declining years Of a won
an who in her day had played q bril-
liant part in the affairs Of tWonations.
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A curious wedding took plass rscoas-
y at tie parish oAaReh q Aylestons. q
EfflaEs adjoining Lsisogtsr. England,
tie contracting parties beng Hen
Moore, q shoo hand. agsd 50. aa6 Nay
Am Tsll, iaundET gir1, agad - ne
bridegroom g q cripple, Who has % usa
q hand-proDeIlsd mAshlns e. q means
&c locomoticn. ne Was Nhoolod into
ths church azd % % ia. ohancol stsDs.
ana rumainsd aoatsa throuehout ne
osrsmony. AZ TIE asnclnaicn be Waa
uAssIea out bssi6s he bridA
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EN- ROUTE 10 MARRIAGE FAIR

damsels were ranged ready for In
spection in the marriage market
There they face the visitors. separated
from the noisy part Of the fair, ranged
In four separate rows and numbering,
should say, between 800 and 700.
Each damsel is seated on q small,
bright colored carpet spread upon the
ground, and each has a negafa-a sort
Of nurse, attendant and duenna com
bined-seated beside her. Conspicu-
ously displayed in front Of each, more
ever, is q big roll Of woven stun. This
roll Of material plays an important
part in the marriage negotiations, and
n always woven by the girl herself.
The young women are attired In the
most expensive and richest gar
ments the parents and relatives can
secure.
They are painted. patched and
powdered, as Is the inVariable custom
Of .Kabyle bellies, and wear SUFFICIENT
rings, bangles, bracelets, chains and
brooches to stock q smaIl-sized jewel
er's shop. These Jewels are not by
any means always the property Of the
girl or her friends. In fact, they are
mostly borrowed or hired for the oc-
casion- AS there is a good deal Of
rivalry between the different deheras
and kebails In regard to the appear
anee Of their damsels IN the marriage
market, there Is no dihculty IN getting
on loan as much ornament Of the kind
as the girl can carry on her person,
especially IL she Is at all good looking.
Il is not easy for q stranger to decide
upon the beauty Of the Berber maid,
for she tatoos the face as well as
paints It.
How is sale and purchase eIected2
In the simplest way imaginable. The
Would-be buyer has only to walk up
to the carpet upon which the girl he
wishes to own Is seated, touch with his
finger the RON Of woven stun In front Of
her and ask the price. II the young
woman, on looking over the inquiring
tribesman, Is satisfied with him. she
names a very low figure, the small sum
Of ten pieces, which is agreed upon
among the several clans at the equiVa-
lent Of acceptance.
II not, she merely quotes q high
price, something up In the hundreds,
and II is then understood that the Of
fer is respectfully declined and q deal
is not likely TO be Effected. The actual
money price to be paid for q girl de-
ponds upon the standing Of her family
and the kebal to which they belong.
Il is fixed, moreover, BY immemorial
usage, 50 that every young man knows
pretty well what he win have to pay
for q wife. Hence only those who have
the requisite means can venture TO
make an Ofier for any lot placed on
view.
Il should not, however, be supposed
that these young Berber beauties are
By any means prepared to yield them
selves 70 the first conner who can AFFORD
to pay the recognized equivalent to the
parents. Kahyie women are anything
but the docils and obedient drudgss
many western readers imagine. They
enjoy q good deal more freedom, In
many respects, than q European wife
In q Ike rank Of life. They unques-
tionsbly rule the domestic roOst. and
know how 20 use the wooden clogs, Lns
kabkAb. with convincing eject upon
the bare pates Of their spOuseS-Lon-
don Chronicles.
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destiny and developed into an ardent
tepaniiean and inpsrialist Re esms
home and Marx Hanna put him an ~
stump n 1900. he was IN ~ -sort- ~
places at opportune moments ~.
-.9pplng e the same house IN vermont
~ Roosevelt the day MCKINLEY ~
90, and thus gained the notice Of tbe
coming president, who offered In iiTst
ne japanese mission ana - nov
given him the Argentins misuiop
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to approve docu-
ments The treas
urer OF the Unit
ed States has few
duties except those
Of the most routine
character. he has
no questions Of adj
ministration TO de-
eide. and very lit
tie important work
Of any kind to DO;
but he is kept busy
ali the time at
taching his sigma
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~ AofeolBnt OF
Franklin W. Smith.
Who for 80 years
has devoted time
and life and for
tune to q project
which ne believes
VIII vastly en-
hanes the beauty
and significance Of
Washington
Mr.. Smith Is an
old man now, but
be started In his
enYN F.1.-
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ing men 70 com
mand fighting men
is shown in their
appointment Of
Col. George =. FL
lott to Be com
mandGnt Of the
marine corps Col.
Elliott Is one Of the
two real fighting
heroes Of the ma
rine corps The
other IL Lieut. Col.
L ". 7. Waller,
Of Chinese fam0
DTgg-AA Il T-Tr--fm
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IoAn Eli0ti1 EEeian Biblo, g 1os5, Eas
En- eEhlhlton q tie Wouane bcoRa
le.fing h Bo1ton, having ben loaned
- ths Toun a. llantiolE. b Whish 4 q
evnod. ne book 6 81 "a gxe1noa4
-fafs 81 ursasFVatloa. Two che osglss
81 rs r'lbls are On orlatsacs, onsta Co.
lseaeuE ths oshw n HuopA
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fore tno 4mGI1cM
,AzgsntinS Rspub-
lie, Is q very good
GxEmpls q the
pushing young
man Who keeps
steadily IN view
What he wants TO
accomplish and
who dnaTlyarriEeA
Barrett a. agood
deal under 40. but
be has managed 70
keep himsoR pref
- "
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Articles of food that are damp Or
fuisy should nsTor BE len 81 ordinary
papsr. Paper 8 mads q wood pup.
ags, slus, linz anG similar substances.
eilh aa1s ana ehenlcals intsFmiEsi.
and Whsn DAMP 8 INIT - touch thlnes
nat ere e - aatoa
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aAo dame who
typiRSd everything
that was gracious
and charming In
the woman oe
Washington be
fore the war. She
was the niece Of
James Buchanan,
and when q little
girl she wa adopt
ed by her bachelor
uncle. having besn
left an orphanWith
ample fortune. She
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Demands Many Signafures.
The principal function Of some gov
.rnment officials is to sign their names
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To COnmald the Marines.
That President Roosevelt and Senator
Moody believe in the selection Of fight