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The broad ax., 1906-06-23
Eorth Riv.r N.u,,e,I r.-n,-

Dwight Elmendorf. the famous trav-
eler, told recently Of some nautical
terms that he overheard on the North
river, New York. That they are a new
brand and that their use is restricted
to that class Of seagoIng liners known
as Jersey ferry boats" cannot be
doubted. About two weeks ago." said
Mr.. Elmendorf, Il went over from Jer-
sey City. The tide was running rather
strong In the river and our pilot missed
his mark at Twenty-thIrd street. In
some way our boat got wedged almost
at right angles In the ferry slip. OF a
sudden we heard the sonorous voice Of
the pilot a. he beloved TO the rousta-
bouts on the dock to 'Heaye a line
Aye, aye, SIR came back from the
dock, followed by the query, Which
side der yer want de line on, de uptown
or downtown slider"
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GLECTIQEA
%TSfS
49, - -
ART OF KEEPING COOL.

..,,ibIe sugsestfons - Fellow Bur-
ing the COmIng Summer.
When the hot summer days are upon
80 end IT is impossible to change our
environment the best help toward keep
,ng cool is to learn to adapt ourselves
80 II But with all Of us habit Is 80
stronc that few Of us think Of adapta.
t,ou. and as a consequence we suffer
from a way Of living which Is suited
only 10 the cold winter months.
The cultivation OF peace Of mind h
,be first requisite. A cool bath taken
On rising IL the best tonic to prepare
one for the days labor and exposure.
A tend. cool bath or a short hot bath
NAV be taken In the evening, and II
greatly fatigued 1t is one OF the NEST
effective means Of bringing refreshing
sIeep. Another necessity 70 keeping
cooI is not only In the exercise Of body,
Int in the matter Of diet as wei. All
bodIly heat arises from the oxidation
ar burning of the food we eat. So
when the temperature rises the body
needs less fuel. A warm weather
breakfast should be a very light meal.
Az four-ffths Of our food is used for
fuel II is easily seen that IN summer
We need only a small quantity to sup
ply vitality for bodily and mental
work. The ideal breakfast would be
whole wheat bread or xwieback, with
some wholesome ripe fruit, such as
strawberries, plums, melons OF apples.
by giving ourselves the benefit Of
our store Of common sense many Of
ms would go forth TO the trials Of q
dsv in the heat prepared for II by q
diet conducive to health. How many
9 man prepares for such a day with a
breakfast made up Of griddlecakes,
soda biscuit. fried eggs and bacon, sau-
sages worcestershire sauce and strong
coffee. By noon he feels the heat to
such an extent that he feels compelled
10 drink large quantities Of ice water,
beer or other cooling beverages. Con-
trast the discomforts of such q one In
the temperate zone with a cody work
ing bareheaded in the direct rays OF
the sun in a climate 20 degrees hotter.
The cody is not uncomfortable because
be has adapted his diet TO his environ
ment. Any man who excites his heart
and initiates his nerves by q diet Of
flesh foods must expect to need al
sorts Of artificial means to make his
life bearable in the hot weather.-New
York Herald.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23
savinR Niagara.

The question as to whether Niagara
should be used solely as a source Of
mechanical power or be preserved as
q beautiful and wonderful natural fea-
ture has come up In our day for perma-
nent decision. There are some minds
that have decided for themselves In IA
vor Of the former proposition, but they
seem fortunately to be In a minority
both in Canada and IN the United
States. Niagara Is to be preserved
both in what have been called It's ~lit-
tie loneliness" and In Its grandeurs.
America is practical" 1t has allow
ed its forests to be dangerously dimin-
ished, 1t has allowed Niagara to be
seriously threatened, but American
sentiment when once aroused IL ire
sistible, and American sentiment has
declared in favor Of Niagara as Mag
ara.-Century.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23
OUR NATIONAL TREASURY.
osrious Facts About the Rsoplss
Fiscal Arenex.

OerAous Facts About the Psopless
Fiscal Ageacy.
The treasury department Il the most
important branch Of the government
next to the state department. II Il the
nscal agency Of the people. At its head
u the secretary Of the treasury, who.
Tor a salary OF SO a day, Il responsible
Tor me collecting. and disburuing of
$lceoooO every day in TIE year and
Tor the custody all the time Of more
than $1,000. 600 900 In cash and bonds.
Inc various secretaries Of the last for
y years have handled altogether the
lncomprehensible sum OF $4,000. OOo.-
zoo. What is more, during all that time
less than $25O0o0 was lost In the treas
ury department.
During any one week OF the present
year the treasury officials expended
more than was required to maintain
the entire public service for the whole
year 1906. The money collected by
the treasury last year. In round figures,
was $540O00.O00. The total amount
expended In the same tweIyemonth
was $50, 100000. We spent thus $42.-
100000 more than we took In, but full
$4oOOO.oOO Of the excess OF expenditure
over revenue h accounted for In the
single check given In payment for the
Panama canal property.
The biggest bill collected by the treas
ury was $261. O0O. 900 for customs, the
second largest bill collected was for
$232, 100000 for internal revenue, then
100000 was taken In for the sale OF
public lands and 81, 600 900 for various
small matters. The largest bill paid In
the same time was $142, 100000 for
pensions, then S115,000,0O0 for our
army and $102. 100000 for our navy.
To Indians there was paid a little mat
ter OF 100000 and for the interest
ON the public debt S24.OOO.OOO. Finally.
the treasury expended $780, 600 for
mere miscellaneous items" II We
count all the dollars paid out by the
treasury since Mr.. Roosevelt entered
the White House we find that the sum
10 equal to the sum Of all the money In
the country at the present time, or
about $1,000. OOO, 0O0.-GiIson WiIlets In
Leslie's Weekly.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23
Object. to sIIp.Aod English.

The well Of Judge BacOn's court al
Whitechapel Is to be a well Of English
undehled. During a recent discussion
with counsel on the absence of one Of
the parties to an action on a previous
occasion this dialogue took place:
Judge Bacon-The defendant was
not present?
Counsel-No, your honor, he did not
turn up.
Judge Bacon What! Turn upr'
Pray do not use such slipshod express
sionsl
Counsel-I apologize. your honor. ]
should have said the defendant failed
to enter an appearance at your court.
These are high pressure days, and
since your honor was at the bar we
have no longer time to indulge in per
feet English.
Judge Observation-Disclosures News
The broad ax., 1906-06-23

New England, n. D., Possesses what
10 probably the most remarkable
schooIhouse In the country. The strue-
ture IL twenty-four feet square, one
story In height and built entirely Of
petrined wood except the roof. which
10 EhInSled. The wood Of the ancient
forests which covered the prairies Of
Hettinger county has become agatized,
and In the absence Of other building
material the people Of this place deter
mined TO erect their primitive educa-
tional Institution Of this beautiful pet
rincation- Great care has been exer-
cised IN the construction Of the school
house, 20 that the material shows on
10 the best advantage. and when the
sun shines the building giistens Ike
crystal.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23
A s-s-scIs-.,..-G.


c-coHs 70 ne. I-lOve. The hour grow.
And. 10 the drowsy whippOorwfn
Dosn murmnr 70 his drowsy matt.
Hnle ! an c-ccatehing quite 4 ch-cA-
chill
Ny t,t-taithruI heart Tor thee doth
b-b-beat Nn
For meier hath Il affection lacked.
tain would sing 20 thee, my sWeet
SoL on, my d-d-doggoned voice 4.
c-e-c-craekedl
C-c-come TO me, I-l-IovA. Ny k-k-ou,.
mines gone,
But stili my heart II t-t-t-true to YOU.
overcast Is yet In p-p-pawn.
But love IL e'er the sa- Achewt
sweet c-c-cupId stands b-beside me hers
6-o-out. oh. he ought TO g-g-get some
dear,
or. dern Il all. win bible f-f-f-frozsi
san Francisco Can.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23
Couectinr F.re, m 1IoutreaI.

The manner Of collecting the fare on
street cars In Montreal Il decidedly
unique Under no circumstances can
the conductor touch the fare, which
must be deposited by the passenger IN
fare box, which IL presented as the
passenger enters the door Of the car.
The conductor win make change or sell
tickets, but the passenger deposits the
fare, whichever It may be, In the box
The coin or ticket does not Tan until
the conductor presses q button This
gives opportunity to see II the amount
u correct and the coin genuine. Whan
once the coin drops II cannot Be r.
moved except in the company's once.
After the cashiers count the days Re-
eetpts the count IL checked By weighing
me different coins and also the tickets.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23
A Warning.

The poet awakened with a shudder.
ing scream.
"what IL lit" cried his wife. what
n fit"
"A terrible dream" he said IL spent
an hour last evening writing a poem
about the glory Of the good old times
and / dreamed just now that by some
magical influence had been set back
some eighty years. No telephone, nc
telegraph, no gas, no electric light, nc
plumbing In the house-no modern con-
venIence whateverr"
'sBut that needn't have frightened
you," said his wife soothIngly.
That wasn't the worst Of It. There
were no magazines to which to sell
poems about the good old times."-
Judge.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23
the sRoAp Ak.

10 fer eel. 1t the following ns~u
stands:
The AtroAmsrican News once
Aol State Street.
o. 8. Smith News stand, and Barber
Shop 800 Dearborn It
A F. Tervalon. 134 W. 51st street
Cigar Store and News Stand.
Mrs Nellie Phelps. Chars. Notions
and News Stand. lsl w. sIst street
Richard Pinn. 4s3s State street
T. b Halls Cisar stnrs ~
Laundry once. 3sl 4stA O.
W. 8. Cole. 354 Thirty first street
cigars, tobacco and news stand.
W. s. Williams. TonSoriaI Parior
S9S g1st st
J. R Peters Cigars, Tobacco and
News Stand, 33s E. 9th street
Mrs A. E. Baker, Notions and News
Stand, 41s, 3sth street
Mrs. Kathyerine Hamlet, soas Ar.
mour Ave, cigars, tobacco, fancy gro,
ceries and news stand.
W. P. Johnson, Notion Store and
News Stand s7o4 State st.
Turner Williams Shaving Psrlor
and News Stand, 1909 Armour ave.
Thompson Bros, Cigars, Tobacco
and News Stand, 2Ss6h State street
b DGviA cigars. tobacco. and con
feetioosry. Ss13 State Ct
Whiteley Bros. 2724 State St, Gents
furnishings and new stand.
Ths Stationery. 1910 sIats strOSt
Cigars. Tobacco and News stand.
The AfroAmerican News Co., as
W. S5th St.. New York City, NY.
The Informer News Co.. ISs Ran
dolph St. Detroit, Mich
News items ana Advertisements Ien
At thess places Win find their va
into the columns Of The Broad AZ
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A DE- ana 3 Felsphsas.

An M b date dog IL one that an
swsEs the telephone. The senior part
nsr Of an influential London firm has
taught his dog not only to guard the
once during his Absence. but also to
report "AlPs wei" during the time the
premises are closed At week ends. One
Of the old fashioned telephones which
does not require that the receiver
should be taken on its holder. b hxsd
ND IN the once, and under this the
dog stands. His master rings up the
once and then calls until the attention
Of the dog II aroused. when the canine
caretaksr bariEs loudly to show that all
a well with him and with the once
The broad ax., 1906-06-23
He Kspt the Mutton.

A colonel In one Of the Pennsylvania
regiments during the war was particu.
larry opposed to the soldiers fora1inQ
and stealing supplies But the boys
would forage In spite Of everything
trusting to luck to run the blockade
and safely reach their tent with the
captured prize.
A jolly young soldier was caught one
night sneaking into camp with a Juicy
hind quarter Of mutton impaIed on his
bayonet- Where did you get that
meatT demanded the colonel sternly.
KILLED II in self defense" was the
unblushing reply.
In self defense, chr
Eyes, sir. You see, colonel, the crit.
ter few at me out here In the woods a
ways, an wasn't goin' to let no wild
animal get the best Of me while I was
fully armed an able to defend myself,
90 IT,
'That'll do; you're excusabIe this
time, young man." said the colonel re-
laxiAg into a SMILE, land, by the way,
I've got a little errand for you"
"Yes, sir" answered the culprit salut-
ing.
when you have turned that game
over to your messmates you can 60
and get the other hind quarter and
bring 1t to my tent"-New York Times.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23

Canon Tristan. the Distinguished
English Ornithologist, who died recent
~ kept among his treasures IN ordi-
nary soda water bottle that once serF-
e him in good stead, according to the
Bunalo Commercial Once on his tray-
els be seized upon what he thought wa
I lizard in the sand, but which proved
% De a deadly horned viper. Hid
Sreek boatman, scared almost d
Oeah, offered no assIstAnce. Suddenly
tpging an empty soda water bottle. fhs
Anon, with great presenee of Mind
IOrced the head Of the reptile down tha
NECK and slowly uneoIled TIE remain
Oer OF Its anatomy from his hand.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23

says recent news item An a nng.
d newspaper: "A Mn. Howllng q
se dreamed that she saw her 1lfils
81 Sni washed up on Hastings beach and
OCoy taken away on Q farpaalin.
S 1MO Gays later the child vas knocksd
ns 49, " pantechnIc0n and tn wheels
- over her. BystaRders brought
t,speuiin, upon which tie did Was
Sst' IG 70 the Beckenham eottaSS hos-
The broad ax., 1906-06-23

Tears ago Bernard shaw Furnished Z
biographical sketch Of himself % q
English newspaper. It IL said 20 BE
sui correct except as to his bachelor
80 and 1t runs thus: Il am q bache-
- an lrishman, q vegetarian, an aths-
ny q teetotaler. q fanatic, q humorlst
noent liar, a social democrat, q lee
T and debater, q lover Of music, .
&c opponent Of the present statns q
Onen and an inslster On the serious
The broad ax., 1906-06-23

Cork In It's natural state is eonsid-
ersd ne most perfect noneonduetor Of
hat and cold A composition board
consistane Of cork and some adhesive
materials 10 hold II together and rem
der the product damp proof is now
made. Thess boards come In sizes .
foot wide, three feet long and from an
inch to four inches thick They can Dc
easily sawed to ht-ln fact can De
worked up IKE ordinary lumber. NE
eork board Ii used IN Insulating an
kinds OF eold storage rooms. plpes. etc.
and n houses, especially those con-
strustsd Of cement
The broad ax., 1906-06-23
AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENT
WANTED

The Broad Az desires 20 engage
Agents and regular Correspondents In
all the leading eities and towns
throughout the country. TIE highest
commissions paid to live busters.
Sample copies furnished free, For
further Information. address julius y.
Taylor. SoD Armour avenue. Chicago
The broad ax., 1906-06-23
nailx PIantinR.

II understand" said the tourist on
top Of the coach. that this settlement
raises more horse thieves than any
community In the west"
We ought 20 raise q few Of them"
replied Amber Pete a. he touched his
gun. I'VE certainly plant enough Of
them, pard."-chieago News.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23

'tGracious!" exclaimed Miss Passay.
81 know I must look q perfect fright.
can't do anything with my hair at
alL"
sNoY said Miss PeDprey. Surely
you can take 1t back and get It e1-
changed, can't your = Philadelphia
Ledger.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23

sThey haven't q picture that ID worth
villa he said, ~and their library
selves are practically bare"
That may be 90" she replied, Dur
ron ought to sse the beautiful dia-
nUnds fhe ladies Of the family have"
-Chicaeo Record- Herald
The broad ax., 1906-06-23

s.rhat nan is 20 honest he woalda's
stsal a PIN said the admiring friend.
II never thought much OF me pm
teuts answered Mss Cayenne
hir Win an umbrella "-Wsshingfon
etar.
The broad ax., 1906-06-23

De -Gotro1 gets his ehauneaEs
ron France. Whers DO you ser yoels
fE0m7
-ounbustn-From the stztion neuse
ssnsrnIIy.--Womanss Home conpan-
ioa
The broad ax., 1906-06-23

CanSe Fer Aes1en.
Brown-NswpOp b suing bis wife fo'
divorce.
Green-Beeauee why1
Rrown-Becauss she named the eany
eor her hrst husband--Deroit Frse
Press.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
BRHDY GONSTRJ6 ton CO.
6OnbPd6bOrS and Builder

the purchaser may elect topay. cas
in hand. and the residue talDa
insta1Iuents. payable IN one az o.
years from day of sale with interezt==s
and the purchaserswn be required 6
give his notes, with persol.a1 seenrits
for said deferred payments a1sEazs.F.szs
doris lien win also be retained n
deed to further secure said unpaid p.S
chase money.
The coal underlying said lana.
gether vita the usual and neceazar
mining rights and priVFleges
move the same, VIII besreserveS.
Given under our handsoa tbs
day of April, a 1906.
WILLIAM E.HoUGH and 5gHz II.
HoUGH Executors of the fas
and testament Of James :szs
deceased
deceased
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30

Frank Enoch. Broornaefd
VIII furnish 15-esS settings Sos r =
ROCK, Buzz OrpinEton and Silver eez
sWyandotte chickens 90 -
ting.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30

no fatsen rapsdly zas n,arked but they
Ewere not prolific Breeders Chinese
blood mas done much 70 RENE the
Ecoarse breeds OF England and Amed-
lea The Sfamese was another small
breed with early mating qualities and.
|slatesor black color. whichswas nsefuI
IN the same way. In Italy the Neapol5
ftan breed originated They were small
with long bodies, short legs small
heads and ears and fattened easily,
but were not very prolific. Their color,
was slate or blush plum In England.
the Large White breed existed IN ear
Iy times. They Were large, coarse and
slow to mature. but had strong con-
stituions and unimpaired breeding
qualities. Ireland furnished a large
coarse hog with long legs and With
one or two appendases or wattles Oh
the lower jaw. We have heard some
OF the older residents of the Ohio Val
ley speak. of a hog with similar ap-
pendages which has grown to some
extent about the middle Of last cen
tury- Sandy-colored pigs We're also
found well distributed over the Brit
ISL Isles at an early period. Russia
produced a white hog and Poland pro
duced sandy-colored type. though
some claim the two are indentical-
Other types were found in Africa
These are some of the more prom
inent of the early breeds which exist
ed in foreign countries and which
have played a part in the development
of the breeds now found in the Unit
ed States Some have existed for cen
turtles; others are of more recent orr
gin. That the blood of many of these
early breeds was composite in char
acter there is little doubt. Aside from
the hogs which were common to any
one country. others were introduced
from various sources It was custo-
mary for ships to carry pigs in those
early days and in this way the differ
ent breeds were widely distributed
The chapter appearing IN the issue
of May is devoted to the Berkshire
Succeeding chapters will treat of the
Poland-China, Chester White. Duroc-
Jersey. Victoria. Cheshire, etc. The
author gives the history OF the breed
full description. desirable characters
tics. standard of excellence. etc By
careful study of this series any
farmer can get good idea of the diff
ferent breeds. and decide which one IS
the best for his purpose.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
Breeds OF SWine


The souHeenth OF the special arts
scIess that are being published In The
Ohio Farmer and 8hfehzare attract
ing such wide attention and favorable
comment, IS upon the breeds Of swine
II is published In chapters. chapter
OF general introduction and early his
tory and then a chapter for each
breed This IS very Interesting and
valuable series. It was written by Mr.
". C. Gentry, of Indiana, thorough
student OF hog breeding and feeding
The chapters are al well illustrated
The first chapter appeared In the issue
of April %. We quote the following
extracts
The early history OF swine has not
been preserved in a very complete
form There is more or less uncer-
tainty about the origin OF nearly all
OF our present breeds This is due in
pat to lack of means of recording
facts during the early days, in part
10 failure of the early swine growers
TO realize the value OF such records,
and in part TO the uncertainty which
surrounded the work of producing tho
breeds. Various crosses were used in
forming most of the breeds and it
was largely matter of experiment
with the breeders They were trying
70 form breeds with certain character
istics AID did not care especially what
blood they used, so 1t produced the
desired result.
The wild hog of the forest 5unSles
was the source of all our breeds We
az1s 40 record of the time when do
nsstfcatcn first took place. but some
Claim 1t was as early as 1000 B. c.
Certain It is that in China and other
Asiatic countries the flesh of swine has
been much utilized for ages. and do
neStfcatioa reaches back as far as
there is record: Other countries also
touDd in TIE domesticated hog sub
stantial Source of food at an early
date. Each country. naturally had its
own type CT animal and the blending
Of a au:Gbsr of these types laid the
foundation for the breeds which fol.
loved
In china there existed the Chineses
5.ssd. rather small with long body.
short head, small, projecting ears,
sSo-t legs and fine bone They We're
~hits. E!2oIl or spotted Their ability
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
n.etbods which that body has 50 oeeea
Successfully used.

Washington which depends TO an
pecr of a long session but Congress
gross in session is glad of the pros
pete of a long session but Congress
Itself is not a little worried over he.
date of adjournment. Speaker Cans
non who plays politics as well as ae
does poker uses some of the same
methods and shows no sign OK cold
feet. He exhibits no anxiety at the
suggestion OF long session and e
IS said that he has sent to Illinois to-
his linen clothes in expectation OF
spending the hot weather IN this eli
mate. He wants 1t understood that
the House can stand an indefinite stay
here and he makes himself solid with
the country by declaring that It is
crore important that the work before
the House shall be accomplished ao1
than that few members shall 1tot
be reelected from having neglected
the campaign work. The prospect Of
a repetition of the experience OF The
fifty-frst Congress which remained n
washington until the first OF OCTOBER
causes a chill to crep over number
OF representatives whose reelection
depends on getting home early but II
Is conductive to hard work on the
Fart of all of them Important meas
ures are before Congress now AID q
is hard to say whether neS!eci2S
taen would not be after all the -ct
expensive thing that the n2ec2osrs
could do for themselves People Who
talk about Congress adiourni2S By
juno is. perhaps do not know that
Congress is going to undertake ~ Ibis
session the greatest volume o. Laws
that We're ever enacted at a single
session of Congress or p-obab.y OF
any other legislative body. The mere
reading of the bills viii take days Of
continuous sessions to say nothing
of the discussion and coasiGsz7at-'01
;rey will demand. and all this n ad-
dition to the extraordinary auacc2y =
The regular business Of the session
For about eight years commission
kSIsS DeSD OAA 4S'4~H'S--r
co,lffication of the Federal statutes
End irs reports have ben printed =
the form of hugh bills whica haf's
been turned over to the House Con
r.:..:.,ee on the revision of Laws '9Ee
oS these bills alone covers To';E --;;-l-
Gred printed pages, and together Ina.
comprise several volumes. Iae izaSt
r.ay:sion Of the Federal laws vas -nasis
il 1875 and the demand fora tho:2o1;ss
revision now is apparent in the caa-
otto condition which prevails a tie
Federal statutes. When Congress
taxes up this matter it will have %
tered upon >Ae most bulky piece q
legislation ever undertaken aad t5S
;;,,option OF the revision viii render
worthless all the law books 1o"- pub
lished mick assume 70 present ne
Federal statutes.