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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07

exchange houses with the best outsid3
connections. The remainder are what
are known as bucket shops. This is
pretty good number for a town of
about 100000 inhabitants, of whom
100000 are negroes who are not per-
mitted to indulge in speculation IN
these places. The large number oil
government clerks here who receive a
stated salary probably accounts for the
patronage Of the bucket shops. They
are sure of their pay and squeeze out
a few dollars every week or month to
throw at the birds" in these places.
There is no anti-bucket law in Wash
ington, but the practice of clerks spec
ulating in them is frowned upon by the
higher officials in the departments.
That makes no difference, however, as
the clerks claim they have a right to
do what they. please with their own
money. At noon, when a half hour is
given for luncheon, hundreds OF clerks
can be seen rushing out OF the big gov
eminent buildings to the nearest buck
ct shop and taking a whirl at the mar
ket-
There have been some sensational
runs of luck on the part of government
employees who pike" along on a few
dollars and one per cent. margins
About ten years ago a little group Of
these every day clerks began playing
F. in the bucket shops and later went &c
the legitimate exchange houses. OnS
of them began with SO bill, which
in the course of four years had run W
to Sl,0OO,OOO. This is a historic cast
and has inspired more patronage fol
bucket shops than any other incident
in the history of the city. This man
money could not stay with him. how
ever, as ne dropped his whole amount
in the Northern Pacific squeeze a few
years ago and he is now an ordinary
''piker,' bGt without a government job
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07

government employees VINO h0S
reached an age where their usefulness
Is imuaired can be separated from Ihs
government pay rolls. Chairman raw
new. of the house committee on applo
uriations, and his colleagues nASs
vorked out a scheme which prevents
the having of employees over Do years
of age more than 81, 900 salary. II tur-
Their provides that after the year 1917
No one shall be employed as q CLERK
who has reached the age OF ~ years.
This looks like a harsh and cTue'
-,eas;,re. but investigation OF the de-
Dortment has revealed a large number
~ spperannuated clerks who are reaiIy
= detriment to the service, but who are
drawing good salaries.
Tbere is such a decided opposition
90 the establishment Of civil pension
ne, that Il would be useless to attempt
- mt such a proposition through con-
gress. This is realized by the leaders
and they have substituted the othei
acheme of reducing the pay OF oio
cIerks and cutting them on after
reaching 70 years Of age. They nave
ATed the year 1913 in order to give the
clerks who are approaching 20 or who
have exceeded that age a chance 70
MAKE some provision for the time when
they win be separated from the gov
ernment service.
This EFFORT to get better service from
the clerks and to eliminate those WIG
are useless has aroused an intense feel
Ing among the q. 900 government en-
uloyes- I'm this city. The local papers
are flled with letters giving instances
where men over 20 are the most en-
cIent employees OF the government
They also call attention to me iAel
that the effective men In the ssna''
ana IN other branches Of the govern
ment are those who have passed u
allotted three acors and ten.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
A GAME OF STATES.
Game Of States May Be Used to Pair
Partners and Is Good Guess
ing Contest.

Here is a clever game which can
also be used as a novel way to pai-
partners. On cards write the follow
ing: the key is given below.
l. What is the most religious state?
2. What is the most egotistical state!
3. The father Of states?
4. The state where the untidy should
live?
5. The maidenly state?
&c. The state for students?
Z. The best state for ninersf
s. The most unhealthy state?
9. The state 10 cure the sickf
10. The decimal state?
IL. Best In time Of foods?
u. The state OF establishment?
KEY.
/, Mass; 2, Me-; 3, Pa; 4, Wash;
8. Miss; 6, Conn: Z, Ore; 8, ILL.,; 2,
Nd; 10, Tenn; IL. Ark; IL. o.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07

street If they examine a littlermore
closely they will find instructions 10
the police and other employees in the
capitol TO see that there is no smoking,
bit they will never see one Of these
employees interfere with the smokers.
The fact is his rule at the capitol is .
dead letter II is one Of the relics OF
a great reform worked by the late
Speaker Reed in the fifty-fourth con-
g7ess when he drove out of the capito:
corridors apple women, curio sellers
and newspaper stands. He also had a
rule adopted that smoking must be
prohibited in the corridors and in the
elevators, and for some years this rule
vas religi0usly kept In latter times.
however. il has passed into innocuous
deSuetUds.
sometimes a new emplOye takes
nese Instructions literally, but he usu-
any discovers that ne is expected to
tlnk al the smoking. The other day a
OOorkeepeT, who had just been put on,
noticed a nice looking old gentleman
marching through the corridor pufing
a big, black cigar. Excuse me,
aid the d0Orkeeper, but do you see
aat' pointing to the sign.
Yes; isn't it all right?"
We can't allow that here" ex-
hained tnr doOrkeeper, pointing to the
Egn again.
Why doesn't look offensive &c
ne; going to take it down, eh?"
The rules are that we mustn't allow
here, insisted the employe.
oh, vel, if they think the sign f.
- cong any harm here take it out
oOnt care. IL doesn't look any more
moeceu- . me than some of these pic
lures iE2t they leave on the walls; but
mere Is 10 accounting for tastes" and
'ae nice old gentleman, chuckling
passe1 into the senate floor and the
ae" emp.oye realized that he had beer
!eshed' by one Of the senators. Hs
aAs not aeen so eager to stop smoking
u the corridors since. s -.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07

- sisqu.- with certain magazine aru-
VII. represent the government
mon. -c0mbed with corruption
ner,her, of The senate to be GRIM
-. who -ght 10 be behind the bars.
= T. rrssi5ert has already established
s.rond all question that he Is the
svorn euer.y Of the CRATER, but he has
:, no,isnoe with the writers and mag
- that would give the impression
,baf every o,her man in the public
s.-vice is q CRATER. He regards the
;nsisrriminate SANDER Of public serv-
ants as nothing less than a crime, and
gently declared that men who would
soIihsratelv misrepresent other men
and ATTACK public officials without the
Grant of facts were no better than
criminals.
IF had to choose between a thief
and liar" he said recently, 81 believe
would choose the thief, for you would
know where TO find him, but You don't
knov where 10 locate the liar and the
damage he can DO" The president is
IN the habit of comparing the writer's
Of anonymous and unfounded attacks
upon the senate and other government
bodies 10 the character in Bunyan's
Pilgrims Progress who welded the
muck rake. They gather all the dir;
and filth and can see none of the good
that surrounds. They delight in be,
snirching characters and writing SEN
sdonal stories in order to sell theiI
vapers and magazines. This class OF
writer's. the president declares, is do
ing more harm 10 the cause of eradi'
eating graft from public life than any
other force
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07

DR. its size the city
of Washington is
said to contain
more spectators
and patrons CT the
+" ket shop
than any othe;
place In the coun-
try. There are in
active operation
here about Is bro
kerage houses, OF
which probably
five are straight
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS
WANTED.

The Broad Az desires 70 engage
Agents and regular Correspondents In
all the leading cities and towns
throughout the country. The highest
commissions paid TO live busters.
Sample copies furnished free. For
further information, address julius y.
Taylor. SOLD Armour avenue. Chicago.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
THE MORNING START
EARLY SCRAMBLE BODIES Ill
FOR DAYS SUCCESS.

Schoolgirls Have Trouble Getting to
School in Time-Habit Of Sitting
Up Late in Warm Room, Talking,
Singing, or Perhaps Studying
Makes One Drowsy Next Morning
Haste Will Upset the Calm Of q
Whole Day-Begin the Day Leis-
urely-Take Plenty Of Time to
Dress and Eat Breakfast
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07

JIM AEA4IO -
ling with q most
puzzIing question
just now, and one
that is causing
wrath, fear anc
anxiety among the
federal employees
in this city. The
wise men In hi
house and senate
are endeavoring tc
devise so m {
scheme whereby
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
The Waiting Card.

Black, either plata OF shaded. plain
script, French script and shaded old
Englhh lettering are I'll fashionable
types for the engraving for the present
whiting card
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
aood Toilet Water.

. You can prepare a very good toilet
water Of 30 drops each Of oil OF layen-
der, oil of bergamot, on Of lemon and
orange flower water. half pint deodor-
ized alcohol. Cork and shake we'll
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
BORDER AND CORNER.
This Sort of Needlevork Is Again in
Vogue and May Adorn a Va
riety Of Articles.

Here Is a simple design to be used
as a border for any article such as
toilet-mats, table-cloths, tray-cioths,
etc. where a corner Is also needed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07

gines that con-
gressmen spend
their SUNDAYS and
Sunday evenings
In sleep or friyol-
Gus diversion he
ought to visit the
lobby Of a certain
hotel In which a
colony OF these
statesmen dwell.
Every Sunday ere
ming after dinner
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
CROSS STITCH.

The corner is shown at the right-hand
end of design, the border being con-
tiuued on the second side like the first.
II may be repeated to any length.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
4 Rule Not Observed.

.SITORS at the
capitol will notice
in the elevators
and in the corri-
doris plaza d {
bearing the legend
No Smoking. "
They will then see
m en- pas S in G
through tie halls
putting cigars and
cigarettes with as
much freedom as
they would on the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
WASHINGTON LETTER
-.rrrrr DENoUNcEs THE
CESSATION MoNaERs.
ruE PEOPLE ARE DECEIVED
pleased to Hear Of the "con-
uneis s;,-al Song service"-Ths
pucs.s. Shops Catch the
Government Clerks.
AS HIN GTON.-

B - n i ~ OAON.-
President Roose-
welt has no use fol
the s e ms alton
monger and for
the indiscriminate
attacks made upon
public men, partic-
ularly upon the
senate and house
of representatives.
He has taken &C.
casion more than
Once to EXPRESS
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07

the confessional guests gather about
A.. reception room ana lobby and II :
ID service Of sacred songs. The
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
Every Sunday Evening.

~ p ANYONE ina.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
An Age Limit.

ONGRESS is wrest'
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
N-rh Specializing,

n OR its size the eff
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-06-14
THE
I. Brethren
By RIDER HAGGARD,
,.,ssy Of "Shs, " king SoiomssJ
Miner" Bfc.
e,,Vlsbi iSoj-I'od D. Rid', HssSsN


CONTINUED hon Last Week
,,,oo Iiodwln touched Wulf on the
.n"lJer and they crept away from the
Iohle without the Arab knowing that
sov had been there, for It seemed
pomeful to pry upon his grief. When
Sev reached their room again Goodwin
sked Wulf.
Wby does this man sell us those no
steedsT
BECAUSE his niece, Masouda, has bid
m 80 to do" he answered.
'nAnd why has she hidden him."
nAb." replied Wulf, "for reasons that
We TO do with his family, perhaps, or
I'M her secrets, or us, with whom she
laws some game Of which we know
sItber the beginning nor the end. The
me "a a brave one, and mean to go
rough with 1t, especially as | believe
sat this playing viii lead us to Rosa
und."
MAY It lead us nowhere worse" an-
Tered Goodwin,
When the sun was fully up they pre-
red to 90 out again, taking with
lem the gold to pay the Arab, but on
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-06-14
HraoeII, Flame, and tarc,ocu. smoke.

pre'Cell, Flame, and tare,OclI. Smoke "
lnlns the door OF their room they
Masouda, apparently about to
pck upon It.
Whittier 90 you, friends Peter and
n, and so early - she asked, looking
ahem with a smile.
10 visit our horses and pay your
Pc the Arab, his money" answered
H.
indeed! | thought saw you do the
an hour ago, and as FOR the second
: useless, Son OF the Sand has
L."
ionel With the horses"
Nay, he has left them behind"
DID you pay him, then, LADY," asked
Twin.
was easy to see that Masouda was
lsed at this courteous word.
Vhy do you call me lady Sir God
Darcy, who am but an Innkeeper,
whom sometimes men find hard
Ps' Well. perhaps l was a lady
before became an innkeeper. !
lkyou" Then, stepping back n foot
NO toward the door. which she had
% behind her. she made a curtsey
ull Of dignity and grace that any
sawit must be sure that, wherever
might dwell. Masouda was not bred
hna
dWln returned the bow, dofing bis
Their eyes met, and In hers be
BED that he had no treachery to
nom this woman. whatever else
night have to fear. Indeed, from
moment, however black and doubt
seemed the road, he would have
led his life to her, for this was
Message written there, a message
she meant that he should read.
Y bis heart he felt terribly afraid.
OH who saw something Of oil this
suessed more, also was afrnid. To
ancI that look was like a Fash Of
nlng upon q dark night.
" the widow Alasouda was say
ler usual somewhat hard voice:
y did not pay him, At the last
'ould take no money; but, having
! neither would he break his
SOL made a bargain with him
ssualf Of both Of you. It is this
II You aud these horses should
auu he time comes when you have
uV'e need Of them you will cause
y cried in the market place Of
~, W. town is nearest to you by
,Olce Of the public crIer that for
Jays they stand to be returned to
!, sn0 lent them. Then If be comes
Go,S can be sold, which must not
lo~ la Or given away to any one
entfn p'V0'aination' 10 you
answered both Of them. but
Saued only we should ike to
wy me Arab Son Of the Sand.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-06-14

The woman in lts mouth numbered
1t, and, running swiftly, Goodwin came
face to face with the brute Just op-
poslte the FIRE. He hurled tho burning
bough at II, whereon 1t dropped Ma
SCUBA and, rearing Itself straight upon
It's hind legs, stretched out its claws
and seemed about 10 fall on him. For
this Goodwin did not wait He charged
straight at II and with all the strength
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-06-14

Has recently been discovered It bears
a close resemblance to the malaria germ,
To free the system from disease germs,
the most effective remedy is DR.. Kings
New Life Pills Guaranteed to cure all
diseases due to malaria poison and con
stipation. Csc at Ed Greere's Drug
Store.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-06-14

Of bis strong arm drove his long sword
into the yellow breast till 1t seemed to
him that the steel vanished.
Then a shock, n sound Of furious
Snarllng, and down he went to earth
beneath soft and heavy weight, and
there his senses left him.
When they came back again some
thing soft was still upon his face, but
this proved to be only the hand Of Ma
SCUBA. who bathed his brow with a
cloth dipped In water, while Wuf
chRfed his hands Goodwin sat up and
In the light Of the new risen sun saw
a dead Iioness lying before him, it's
breast still transhKed with his own
sword.
80 saved your be said falntly.
Eyes, you saved me-" answered Ma
SCUBA. and, kneeling down, she kissed
bis feet.
CII "A pTER "
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-06-14
CHAPTER X.

OSAMUND was led from the
hall OF Steeple across the
meadow down to the quay at
Steeple creek, where a great
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-06-14

aboard ana led ner tOWdfu lue cdOih
On the poop stood a tall man who was
commanding the sailors that they
should get up the anchor AS she came
he advanced to her. bowling and say.
ing:
Lady Rosamund, thus you find me
once more, who doubtless you never
thought to see again"
She looked at him In the faint light,
and her blood went cold. II was the
knight Lozelle.
"Where you are, there am" he said,
with sheer upon his coarse, handsome
face.
"You herer she said. You, Chris
tian knight, and in the pay Of saladlnT
I'm the pay c. any one who leads me
to you. Rosamund" Then. seeing the
emir Hassan approach, he turned to
give some orders TO the sailors, and she
passed on. to the cabin and In her
agony fell upon her knees
When Rosamund rose from them she
felt that the ship was moving and, de-
string to look her last on Essex land,
went out again upon the poop, where
Hassan and Sir Hugh placed them
selves, one upon either side Of her
Then II was that she saw the tower OF
st. Peter's-on-the- Wall and her cousins
seated on horseback IN front OF It. She
saw Wulf spur his horse into the sea !
and family heard his great cry Of
Fear not! We followl We follow
Now the wind caught the sail, and the
ship went forward swiftly, 80 that soon
she lost sight Of them. In her grief
and rage Rosamund turned upon sir
Hugh LozelIe and beat him with bitter
words till he shrank before her. Then,
turning she fed to the cabin and cast
herself down and wept till she thought
that her heart would break.
Well might Rosamund weep, whose
beloved sire was slain, who was torn
from her home to find herself In the
power Of man she hated Yet there
was hope for her. Hassan, eastern
trlokster as be might be. was her
friend; and her uncle, saladln. at least |
that she should be
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The YeIlow Bower 0erm

20 be Continued
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-12-29
PARIS RESTAURANTS.

"The restaurants Of Paris are the
best in the world" said a chef. 'Es-
Establishments like the Cafe Anglais
and Paillard's, on the Boulevard
DIES Itaiens, Foyot's, near the Ode
on, and Voisin's, on the Rue St
Honore, have been famous for many
years for their cellars and their
cooking. But in all these restau.
rants the cellers are now giving out
Owe Americans are proving toe
much for the Parisians. In toe
many thousands we are invading
their small, modest, expensive res
taurants. When, long ago, they
laid down their wines of choice vint.
age, they had no idea that every
American village would have it,
half dozen millionaires who would
some day invade Paris and demand
at the best restaurants the fines
wines on the wine card.
In a word, there are so mann
Of us rich Americans that we hav,
seriously depleted the famous win.
cellars of Paris. Thanks to GU.
thirst, your Partisan cellars are n,
longer Of the first quality.
IF we want superb wine cellar
now, we must 60 to the restaurant
Of Brussels, which our millionaire
have not yet attacked
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-12-29
WHEN FOOD BECOMES POISON.

If one were to say that thousands
of people regularly and almost sys-
tematically poison themselves with
food it would strike the average
layman as extravagant. The opin-
Ipn nf the laYman. however. cuts no
inquire when compared with a seem
tifc deduction of one who hAe ooro
fully observed the facts.
How many people are there who
select their food with care, eat it
at the right time and in the proper
way to insure good digestion and
subsequent absorption of just the
physiologically correct amount Of
nutriment required to repair the
waste incurred by the duties of
everyday life? There are very
few.
Some starye themselves, but the
great majority go to the other ex-
treme and constantly overeat. One
eats too much at regular meal times
while another eats less, but feeds
more frequently. In either case the
digestive apparatus is o%vertaxed.
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DUTY OF The paowOsR.
Why the Task Of Man Is Harder Than
That Of Woman.

Women are called nselfsh as a
sex; is it unselfish to take the cas-
lest part of life and keep it be-
cause the law allows it? The cas-
lest part is to be without response
billy and to avoid thought. Many
women think that if they work very
hard in their homes, are saving and
careful, they have as hard a task
as their husbands. Such women are
Ignorant Of the meaning Of respon-
sibility, and they have avoided
thinking about it too closely. If
they once had on their shoulders
the success or the failure of sup
plying their entire household, they
would appreciate hal the hardest
work without hat anxiety was as
child's play to the responsibility Of
meeting all these financial obliga-
tons comprehended as the duty of
the proyider, says the Pictorial Re-
view.
1t is said that a woman is never
so happy as when she is getting a
bargain. Now, this impulse in
women to make a GOOD otrade" IN
get something for nothing, or for
very little, may shown thrifty man
but, carried through
everything, does it not show a mean
spirit, or, at least, a selfish one?
For there cannot be a real return
made if a thing is got at any adj
vantage. To prevent workers from
unfairly dealt with the CO.
operative work of the Consumers
league was instituted by some Of
those women who were unselfsh
enough to assume responsibility and
thought, some of them without
necessity or Obligataion to do so.
If | could persuade all our readers
to consider some of the serious and
subjects that are being
written and spoken Of they will
commence to make return for all
the thought and effort the govern
nent has been put to in their be-
oa1f
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-12-29
MILES UP IN A BALLOON.
little Known Through Explorations
Of the Upper Air.

To cross the Alps in the air. as
did the italian aeronauts on the
Milano, was a new feat in balloon
ing. The altitude attained BY the
Eoyagers-2S,93O feet-falls consid-
erably short of being a new record.
Two English aeronauts, Messrs.
Coxwell and Glaisher, assembled 81
POO feet in 1862, about seven miles,
and in 1875 NJ. Tissandier, a
Frenehman, rose more than five
miles with a companion, who died
on the way. One of the English adj
Venturers became unconscious at an
elevation of five and a half miles.
These figures of height have been
squaled, if at all, only in the case
OF a self-registering balloon which
was sent up from Paris in 1898,
and on examination after its de-
scent, appeared to have reached an
altitude of 52,49O feet, and was
thawed higher up" by the suns
radiations. There is of course no
possible %verifcation of any claims
concerning this balloon.
The voyagers with the Milano had
the advantage over the high ~saiIers
Iof 1862 and 1875 of being equipped
with tubes of oxygen for breathing
in the rarefed upper air. Modern
mountain-climbers have found oxy-
gen OF use, also, and the portable
gas-holders may serve some day to-
help explorers to the summit of
highest peak. At present
the climbers record for altitude
rests at 1884 feet, almost 5000
feet short Of Mount Everests sum