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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-08-06

every branch Of the government for
the past forty-three years" that 1t is
the only part that can be trusted to
run the government in the interest of
the monopoIIes and the Negro. II this
is true, then within the next forty-three
years it win have established slavery
for the Negro IN all the states.
Mrs. ]. C. Stewart, 54s4 Normal ave
nue., left last Wednesday by the way
Of st. Louis for Macon, Miss, where
she viii spend several weeks in visit
ing with Mr.. Stewards sister, Mrs
nary J. Shannon. From there she
win journey to her old home in Colum-
bus, Miss, where she win spend an
other week in renewing her friendship
with her old acquaintences. On her
return trip she viii tarry one week
in Nashville, Tenn with friends. Mrs.
Stewart expects 70 be absent in the
South one month.
The Fellowship Club picnic Tuesday
at Santa Fe Park is to be a swell and
exclusive AFFAIR. Only those fortunate
enough 20 receive invitations will be
admitted to the park, where dancing,
fishing, boating, bathing and all sorts
Of innocent games are to be the feat
ures for pleasing throughout the day.
Tickets are not be sold, but the
guests are earnestly requested to
bring well filed lunch baskets, conse-
Quently 1t is expected that there will
be some very elaborate spreads
when time for dinner" is announced.
Mrs. Charles E. Bentley, 365 41st
street, entertained about thirty ladies
at a whist luncheon" Saturday after
noon from 2 to z in honor Of Miss
Dora Needham, of Philadelphia. Dur
ing the lunch tOasts were responded
to by Mrs. Edward H Morris, Mrs.
Noah d. Thompson, Mrs. Helen Abbott
Sears, and Miss Needham. The chair
ing hostess, Mrs. Bentley acting toast
mistress. The whist game was
strongly contested while the handsome
prizes were borne away by Mrs. Louis
B. Anderson, Miss Rose Murphy of
Baltimore and Miss Anna Duncan Of
Philadelphia The lunch consisted
of six courses by Caterer Smiley.
A movement is on foot to foster a
kindergarten for our children. Many
of our leading society women are in
terested in the movement, and justly
so; but it occurs to us, that this is a
sort Of drawing the color line" our
selves. Isn't it a fact that our chill
dren can attend the best equipped kin
dergartens already established? We
do not wish to stand in the way of
any movement which tends to improve
the advantages for our children, but
we do think it utterly impossible for
our society leadies TO equip at this
time a school for our children which
viii be any way near as good as the
schools to which they will be admitted
upon application.
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Prairis q Wsaries o. -.

A prairie girl from WatsrVille. Kan,
went 20 the Indian territory with her
parents. Writing q her new home, she
says: Il have enough trees at last.
am erred Of them. Il Is pretty tiresome
trying to make friends Of the mountains
ana the trees-thsy grow monOtonous
and thail M boaliz glt8 90 -
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-08-06
THE BooKLoVERS MAGA,
ZINE FOR AUGUST, 1904

ZINE FOR AUGUST, 1904
Table Of Contents.
The Promise Of Civic Beauty /;
outer-Park Systems of Ameri-
With illustrations.
ca. Andrew Wright Crawford.
The Campaign Against the No
squito.. John Bernhard Smith.
With illustrations.
-Four French Painters of Today.
With full-page reproductions IN
color Of paintings by ]. J. Hen
ner, Alfred Agache, Jean Paul
Iaurens, and Paul Sinibaldi.
The Next English Premier: An
Estimate of the Liberal Lead
ers. F. A. Aciand. illustrated
with a cartoon, and with pOr-
traits of Lord Spencer, Sir
Henry CAMPBELL annerman,
the Duke Of DeEonshire. John
Morely, Herbert H. Asquith,
David LIoyd-George; and Win
ston Leonard Spencer Church
i'll.
Tramping Through Normandy.
Alvin F. Sanborn. With illus
trations.
Picturesque Bits of Old London.
Six pencil drawings by Vernon
Howe Bailey.
The Two Pacihcs: VI. The Sc
cret of Japan's Strength. Har-
old Bolce. With illustrations.
Israel Zangwill-Playwright. T..
M. PARROT. With portrait.
The Vanishing Boarder. A Story.
Eleanor Hoyt.
The Old Lace-Mender. Clara
Morris.
The Sunset Limited" A poem.
Frederick B. Hodgins.
The Best New Things from the
World of Print. With illustra-
tions.-The Booklovers Maya
zine is for sale by all news dealers.
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49, 49, 20 .sThanlE You.N


There is something Of the German
kaiser's character in the young king
Of Spain, and already his people are
well aware Of that fact Recently, when
driving through Malaga, a small and
ragged urchin broke through the guards
and Jumped right into his carriage.
what have you to say?" asked the
king. Il want q new Jacket and shoes,
your majesty" But have you no IA
ther7" inquired Alfonso. Yea replied
the boy; ''but he e too poor TO give me
any" The young monarch thereupOn
took his address "Are you not going
to thank hts majesty" inquired the aid
de-eamp. no, SIR; but may the king
live foreTeri" was the startling reply.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs. II. Black Of 5025 Dear
born street spent ten days in Spring
field visiting with his mother.
Mr.. Arthur Jackson has returne
home from Sprignfeld, where he has
been visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Hamlet, 50S6
Armour avenue, are on a two weeks
visit to st. louis and Sedalia, No.
Mrs. Anna L. Newly, 262s Wabash
avenue, gave q plain old fashioned
dance Monday evening. In honor Of
q few Of her visiting friends
Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray, 2sO6
Wabash avenue, who loves the fine
looking sisters. lost all his household
belongings by a fire which started in
his home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Rachel A. Gist, nee Jefferson,
1887 Armour avenue, gave birth to a
bouncing baby boy the latter part Of
July, and Mrs. Gist and her friends
are well pleased with the new ar
rival.
Monday evening farewell reception
was rendered to Rev. and Mrs. R. c.
Ransom at the Institutional Church. It
was largely attended by many Of their
friends who wish them success in
their new field Of labor at New Bed
ford, Mass.
Mrs. Walter Hill, 2O3 1-2 21st street,
has been on the sick list for the past
two weeks, but she is now improV-
ing. At the present time she has her
brother, Horace Brown, stopping with
her, who had the misfortune to lose
his left arm and leg in a railroad acct
dent on the Big Four lately.
Jacob Feinberg, the popular grocer
man, at 31st and State streets, was
a member Of the CorOner's Jury in
the GlenWOOd railway wreck and he
induced his associates on the jury
to turn over the $40 which they re-
ceived for their services for the benft
Of the sufferers.
Our men and women wtto have
worked hard all winter, and Travelled
many miles to matriculate for the
Summer Congress" at the Chicago
University win find rest and health
in many Of the @side issues" Of the
curriculum, hence they should let
nothing escape them
B. W. Fits, proprietor Of the Crys-
tai Printing House, 2sOs State street,
left Tuesday for UniontoWn. Ala,
where he goes to visit his parents,
whom be has not seen for - years
M. Fits viii spend some time with
friends and relatives in Birmingham,
Montgomery. Selma and Meridian,
Miss, returning By the way Of St
Louis. he win be absent about three
weeks. during which time Mrs.. Fits,
with able assistants win manage the
business
TIE Hon Joseph G. Cannon, who
is always long on wind and short On
action when It comes to speaking ont
IN behalf Of he civl ana the political
rights Of tie Negro. boastingly states
that 'Ths Republican party has ran
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-08-06

TIE Hon Joseph G. Cannon, who
is always long on wind and short IN
action when It comes to speaking out
IN behalf Of tie ciT1 and the political
rights Of tie Negro, boastingly states
that 'Ths Republican party has ran
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs. n. Black Of 5O25 Dear
born street spent ten days in Spring
field visiting with his mother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-20
slREs AND SONS.

John D. Rockefellers secretary re
celyes $4,000 a year
Henry c. Moore Of Corinth, Miss,
has shot more than 1000 elephants
and has the finest private collection Of
geological specimens III the world.
John III Parsons, for twenty years
president Of the General Memorial hos.
pItaI Of New York. has worked steadily
during that time to find cure for
cancer
The potato king Of America i
Junlus 6. Groves, a negro, who has
farms In the best section Of Kansas
and whose credit Is good for 100000
at the banks any day.
Robert Henderson asserts that b
discovered the Klondike The Cana
dian authorities are looking into hil
claim. George carnack is credited OF
the records Of the district as its dis
eoyerer.
Lawrence sullivan Of East Boston
Mass, has just observed his one hun
dred and fourth birthday He take
long walks every pleasant day. LII
immediate ancestors for four genera
lions lived over 100 years.
Bnlger Martin. the sole surYlvin
trooper Of Clusters Mountain MeadoN
massacre, has opened little frui
stand at the entrance to Fort McHenry
Baltimore. He was retired on jan.
last. having served thirty years /
Uncle Sans army.
Francis Cation, octogenarian e0usl
of Charles Darwin, is credited wit
founding the new seieaee OF "eugel
les, which inquiries into the steps me
should take III order TO achieve the bes
physical, mental and moral health f
coming generations.
sam S. Sanford, the old time nil
stree. who is credited with hayin
created the part Of Uncle Tom in th
/ dramatized version Of Mrs. stowe
famous book, IS now eightyfye veal
old, and is spending his declining day
in the home Of his daughter in Brood
i lyn.
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CExfract Of Hydxaneea
Bark,

them to the Swedes. Hence the nostili-
~ Of the latter
sIelsingfors gives me no rest night
or day. The city IS hotbed Of dissen-
sion. II seems to boil automatically
because Of the hostility and rivalry
between the parties. / repeat that
rely mostly on the old Finns The
young Films and the Swedish party
are much the same. the only difference
being that the former are more cow
arlly than the latter The Socialist
party. Of which the young Firms are
the heart and soul is a cunning, time
serving organization The conseription
this year passed off quietly. Only d
small percentage proved unsu0missive
The Swedish procIamations are having
little effect the conscripts themselves
bringing them 10 us in bundles.
Firms Rejoice at Japanese Victories.
sOf course the Firms do not sympa-
thize with us They rejoice at the Jap
anese victories and pun wry faces over
our successes. There is no denying
that ii Is a difficult time for us, espe
cially in regard to our frontiers. Con-
cessi0ns are necessary. but at the same
time they are not advisable vet The
Films attitude toward Russia is cor
rect They have freely subscribed TO
the war funds The swedes, Of course
tried 10 organize hostile demonstra
tons, but we kept them down The
streets Of Helsngfors are quiet, but
no one knows what goes on ID the
houses"
General Bobrikof's parting words TO
NJ. Belaieff were. 4 hope 70 see you
back alive
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TaERY WINS MOT0R 80.
Frenohman Beats Jenztzy by over
Eleven Minutes.

Frsnohman Beats Jenatzy by over
Eleven Minutes.
Saalbufg, Germany. june IS Ihery
The Frenchman. driving a Richard Bra
sier car. won the 352 mile James Cor
don Bennett auto cup. Jenatzy was
second. Therys total time was hours.
so minutes aud seconds. and Jenatzy's
was 6 hours, / minute and q seconds.
In the third round Lancia, Italy, col
lided with Anglers, Belgium. Tie lat
ter was thrown out and his car injured.
storero, Italy, withdrew owing to q
broken axle. Thery finished the third
round 8 3-5 seconds ahead Of Jenatzy,
who was still second
The course was s7i1a miles, neces-
stating four circuits to complete the
total distance Of $50 miles. 1t was IN
excellent condition, though numerous
sharp curves, sudden falls and rises,
and steep entertainments at the side pre-
scented enough dangers to try the skill
and nerve Of the most experienced
drivers. The course was excellently
kept By a large force Of police and sol
diers.
Emperor William and the empress,
Prince Henry Of Prussia and other
members Of the royal family entered
the royal stand early. They received a
great ovation His majesty, who wore
the uniform Of the Zeithen hussars,
before the racing began exchanged a
few words with Jenatzy. Germany's
hope, and showed great interest in
Jenatzy's car.
The start was made punetually at Z,
flourish Of trumpets signalling the
departure Jenatzy, the holder Of the
James Gordon Bennett cup, on shoot
ing past the royal stand saluted the
emperor and empress. The other cars,
eighteen in all, were started at regular
intervals Of seven minutes, with the
exception Of the car driven By Baron
de Caters, which was delayed by a
slight breakdown The only American
In the race was Warden, who drove an
Austrian car The motors went off at
a very fast pace, the leaders doing a
mile minute They al completed the
first circuit safely. with the exception
OF Opel Swiss, who was obliged to re-
tire owing to a broken shaft Jentazy
led at the end OF the first round Thery
less than two minutes behind him.
at the end Of the second circuit
Thery had assumed the lead, his time
being one minute and forty-one sec
onds better than that Of Jenatzy, who
was second. Thery was driving grand
| II and looked ike winning
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a New Cotton quo.

Selma, Ala. June 1s.-A kind Of cot
ton bug not known to any farmers 81
cotton men jn this section has been
found In the cotton, and specimens Of
the pest have been sent to New orr
leans. The new bug is not q member,
80 far as known, Of any weeyil family
so far reported. It Is very small. but
masses III such quantities that It seems
like blight II is prevalent al over
the country and already has done
much damage II kills every leaf and
branch it attacks and is said 70 have
alarmed some planters
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-20
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Industry Suffering From Epidemic Of
Ultra Conservatism.

Industry Suffering From Epidemic oil
Ultra Conservatism.
New York, June 1s.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review Of trade says
Industry suffers from an epidemic OF
ultra conservatism, emanating appar
entity from the theory that a season Of
depression must come every ten years
while the coincidence Of a presidential
election furnishes another precedent
AS result stocks Of merchandise have
been reduced, railway traffic is lessen.
ed, preparations for future business
are curtailed. and less money is dis
tributed IN the form Of wages, while
those having capital to invest confine
their attention to the highest classes OF
bonds or hold back for still lower Sc
curity prices.
Retrenchment has made considerable
progress, wage earners as a rule recog
nizing the importance Of accepting re
ductions IN pay The lake strike has
been adjusted. leaving little friction
between employer and employee. As
the season advances the crop outlook
improves and there is no fundamental
weakness in the nations commercial
or financial position Evidences OF con
traction in business are numerous, how
ever, railway earnings thus far avail
able for May showing loss Of II pei
cent as compared with 1903, and bank
exchanges at New York for the last
week lost 25.4 per cent, yet at other
leading cities there was a small aver
age increase of 9 per cent
Liabilities OF commercial failures
thus far reported for June aggregated
S4,151, los, Of which S1,s54, 1872 were II
manufacturing, S1,sT9,304 in tradina
and S416.952 in other commercial lines
Failures this week numbered POT in
the United States against 213 last veal
and 18 I'D Canada compared with "A a
year ago
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A Capturc.l Bandit
IorIeinaIl

Iorieinai1
stand and deliver!7
put aside that gun have no
thought Of resisting YOU.
The man lowered his weapon, but
was ready 10 raise il again at mo
ments warning. The traveller eontin-
eed:
eAs sure as the sun rises and sets
you viii az last be captured, and In
this country you brigands, when taken.
invariably suffer death.
death is about the common lot Of
all"
mot death by the gibbet'
aNo. All men do not rob as openly as
we bandits but all men are more or
less robbers. and perhaps even you, If
your wife and children were starving
and there was no other means Of get
ting bread for them, would stop a tray
eler and demand his purse
rs it possibIel Have you a wife
and children
81 have. My wife Is as good q wo.
man as ever lived. She is in daily
dread Of my capture and death. have
son. He ia sturdy little fellow,
frank. brave and honorable His fu-
ture is inevitable. The son Of a brigand,
one who has ended his career on the
scaffold, all avenues VIII be closed to
him save the calling OF his father"
but why. do you not adopt an hon
est callingg
The brigand smiled grimiy. II Is
amusing he said, TO hear the imprac
tieable suggestions made 10 those who
are held ia vice might as well say
70 you, unarmed ais you are: Your
purse does not belong 70 this man. You
have no right to give 1t to him, BE
fore can live an honest life 1 must
be born anew. for / must first expiate
my crimes by death"
The traveller sat missing The bandit
saw that he was thinking and seemed
inclined to let him think He swung
his gun over his shoulder and waited.
"They are looking for you now be
ileYe, said the Traveller.
They are
Suppose you should give yourself W
FOR life sentence instead Of being
captured and executedg
aMy wife and child would starFe."
Him. said the traveller and thought
again
Suppose" he went on at last, ''yot
could get a light sentence, a few years
and some one would provide for you
wife and child while you were in pris
onY
@what would ! do when | cams
outT
suppose a place were provided 70
your
II would gladly surrender on thos
terms. Indeed / should welcome N.
punishment What Have this horrl
bic load Ilftedf See my wife's face re
leased from the perpetual care
wears Know that my child would no
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95e Times Daily Short Story.


be doomed to suffer as I have suiferedf
One who would DO this fer me ] should
worship to the end Of my days"
The traveller said nothing for some
time. He was trying to work out the
problem.
Very well. he said at last III You
win 90 with me, give yourself up aud
serve your sentence / VIII agree that
it shall not be longer than three years.
I will provide for your family during
your imprisonment and upon your re-
lease win take you into my service"
Your
Eyes, T."
"But how can you guarantee that l
shall not be executed2 How can you
assure me Of a short term Of imprison-
mentg
Il give you my word that can and
win see that both are given you"
"And how do know that this is not
merely plan TO save yourself from
robbery and to hand me over to the po-
lice2'
II give you my word Of honor
The two stood looking into each 9TH
er's eyes for time, tlien suddenly the
bandit threw away his gun and, adj
yaneing, knet before the traveller
They had been talking. the bandit
standing on the side Of the road the
traveller seated in his calash. The lat
ter was a large, well dressed, gentle
man-like man, with neatly trimmed
whiskers and handsome features
sect tn" he said.
The bandit got IN beside him, and
the traveller drove him into town,
turned him over to the police, and he
was placed Id a cell The next morn
ing be was brought into court, and
there, sitting on the bench, was the
man who had captured him.
Prisoner. stand up" said the Judge.
| The prisoner arose and looked won
deringly at the man into whose power
he had surrendered himself Till the
promise had been fglfded be could not
be sure that he had not been deceived.
1.-THE law" said the Judge, requires
as an atonement for your crimes that
you be hanged. but for having surren-
dered yourself and pleading guilty,
having saved the state tie expense OF
trial, / sentence you to three years in
prison. Take him away"
Meanwhile the judge had sent for the
mans family and when be went back
1 10 prison he found them there AT the
good news his wife wept for joy, and
somehow the boy seemed to under
stand that the terrible suspense he had
known from a time when he was old
enough to comprehend it would be
lifted.
"Now. my boy" said the father, TAX
ing his son into his arms, you will be
able to lead an honest life"
For three years the wife and children
| lived near the prison, visiting the hus
band and father daily. He had numer
Gus chances for escape, but declined {
avail himself nf them, SO that at last
his TALLER often neglected TO lock hin
in at night when his term expired
the Judge made him the keeper Of hi:
/ lodge and caretaker OF his place
WALLACE FLOYD LINDLEY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-20

Clinton, Tenn, June 1s. Eleven men
from Coal Creek mining district have
been tried and convicted here on the
charge Of assault and battery They
were fined 500 and costs and sen.
fenced to six months Imprisonment
The court, however. has agreed to sus.
pend the Imprisonment. but the fine
aud costs must be paid These cases
are outcomes Of the bloody riot which
are outcomes De a bloody riot
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40 warrant this government in estab-
fishing the dangerous precedent that
would follow the granting Of the de-
mands Of Raisuli, for with the strong
temptation thus offered to the lawless
tribesmen Of Morocco no foreigners
there would be safe against kidnapping,
All that can now De done is 70 await
The outcome of the present negotia-
tons. hoping that Raisuli will abate his
demands, and make sure that be learns
through the Moorish government that
his own life viii be demanded BY this
government II lie executes his capuyes
Rear Admiral Chadwick has inform
ed the navy department by cable that
his flagship, Brooklyn, has returned e
Tangier from Gibralter, where she
went for coal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-20
vie Murderer BaaIy eIeotrocuted.

Columbus. o., june IS Michael
Schiller. wife murderer Of Youngs
town. has been eleetroeuted IN the an
mex at the Ohio penitentiary It was
the most unsatisfactory electrocntion
ever performed IN this state, Twice
Schiller was pronounced dead and Re
moved from the chair. but partially
revived each time, and Il was not until
The third shock had been applied that
life became extinct schiller who wal
4 saloon keeper IN Youngstown, stab
bed his wife to death on june /, 1908
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-20
RAlSULpS NEW DEMANDS.

They VIII Not BE Granted Even 70
Save captives' Lives.
Washington, june is In cable
gram to the state department Consul
General csnmmere at Tangier indicates
that the bandit Raisuii, owing to the
subserviency Of the Moorish officials.
has exaggerated his demands to q point
where they have become ridiculous. Il
Is quite certain that this government
will not comply with any Of the de-
mands that relate TO itself, and It can
not consistently require the sultan to
do as RaIsuli asks
1t is admitted that # the bandit chief
means to carry out bis threats the
captives .Perdicaris and Varley are IN
great peril Even their lives however,
are not regarded as sufficient stake
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Washington, June 20-Senor J. r.
Obaldia. the newly appointed minister
from Panama, who succeeds NJ. Bu.
nau Varila. has arrived IN Washing
tom The minister who expects TO
spend the summer at one Of the Jersey
summer resorts, enjoys the odd distinc-
ton Of being the only member Of the
Colombian congress TO cast Q vote ~
favor Of the Hay Herran treaty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-20

Seattle, Wash. June u.s.. The United
States cruiser Albany, from Cavite- r
Il, May g has arrived at Bremerton
She stopped at Guam and Honolulu
En route from Guam the Albany pass
ed Wake island where the American
flag still flies The Albany reports no
signs of life on the island.