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The broad ax., 1907-04-06
A ROYAL Joke.

Spain's twenty-year-old king Is still.
it seems, very much of the boy. Every
once in awhile he drops unexpectedly
into the unconventional in n way pro-
ductive OF much embarrassment to his
encourage.
His latest prank was played in the
great cathedral at Leon. To which. with
his queen. he recently paid an unOfh-
cial visit. He had gone alone into the
organ loft and had begun 10 play Il
chant-for AlfonSO'S education has
made of him an orGaniSt of ability as
well as Il linSuist-when with no warn
ing whatever he switched Off into a
sharp military march. ut the same time
calling out I'm a loud voice:
Attention, Quick step. FOrwardr'
Priests and suit were for the instant
too surprised TO do anything but gasp.
and the next minute there was the
solemn strain OF the chant again. with
the laughter of the king heard beneath
it.-Harper's Weekly.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
lake Linz In DRESSING.

Never let il De- your boast that You
can dress in five minutes No woman
who has any respect for her appear
ance or her clothes will attempt to
dress i'm even double that time. 1t is as
true i'm dressing as in anything else
that where there is the more haste
there Is the less speed. 1t Is particu-
larry trying for Il woman To dress in n
hurry. She gets Hurried. and in her at
temptS to fasten her brooch the pin
sticks into her finger. She gets cross
over this. and then everything goes
wrong. Buttons come off shoes or
laceS break. gloves and veil are not to
be found until boxes and drawers have
been turned upside down. aGd then the
missing articles have been found on
the dressing table. When she does at
last get ready she is conscious of ap-
pearing at her worst. being hot and
angry with herself and everybody else
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
The Servant Problem.

A Washington man waS telling some
one Of the trials of his wife. an excel
lent houSekcrpcr. with reference To the
servant problem. Just about the time
the mistress would grt Il new girl bro
ken IL the ways of the household ami
she would lid fair To become Il model
servant she would decamp or enter the
service Of Il neighhOr.
One of these. q Mrs. H.. had incurred
the especial cnmity of the first woman.
for she had lately taken two servants
from Mrs. Brown. One night i'm the
winter Brown was aroused from his
slumberS 10y queer sounds in the
kitchen.
Burglars he hOarsely whispered in
the ear of his spouse as lie prepared
to tumble out of bed and proceed
downstairs.
Edward" calmly observed the wife.
I'D give anything to possess your Op-
timistic nature. Always looking on the
bright side I'll Wager anything it's
that OdiOus H. woman trying TO get
Mary away from me" New York
Times.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
MODES OF THE MOMENT.

Buckles are worn both ut the back
and front of the belt.
There is a slight leaning toward
larger hats. and il is more than like
~ that the tendency will increase as
the season advances.
POngee ClOakS will he worn great
deal over thin frOcks this summer.
Both in travelling or dust clOaks and in
dressicr designs there are many good
models
Drab Grape. slightly transparent
cloth. with granite like surface and
rather loose weave. is employed
equally for dresSy house wear and for
simple street toilets, depending on its
mode of trimming to determine its use.
The new three piece suit models are
not by any means confined to the Elton
coat, shirt waist and skirt cOmbina-
ton of past seasons. The latest eff
fects show the cutaway and blazer
coats. the jumper waist made as elab-
Orately or as simply as may be desired.
-New York Post.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06

amount Of framework is laviShcd upon
some Of the more prc;entiouS models.
and II is possible to pay an extravagant
sum for the wee girls lingerie hat If
one IS inclined to extravaganza.
This does not mean that the expen-
sive hat will he too old or too striking
for good taste Each year the stand
ard of taste in children'S attire is high
er, and while much money is spent by
some mothers for the wartlr0heS Of
very small daughters. OverdreSSeJ
children are far less numerous than
they were few years ago. The money
now goes into Cxquisitely fine materials
and dainty handwork rather than into
snowy effects.
Delicate hand embroidery ornaments
many of the lingerie hat crowns AMI
brimS. and inset lace Is combined with
the embroidery or takes the place of IL.
Some Of the full CROWNS are tucked
finely. and the full hrimS are tucked
and burJerei with frillS Of lace 9th
erS have mclalliOnS of beautiful EN-
broidCry set iI,O the crown center and
full brinIS of embroidery clgiug. with
lace frillS next 10 the face. The hat is
made of very fine linen lawn. with Il
full embroidered crown. y pale blue
satin ribbon surrounds the crown and
is tied in large bow ut the right side.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
SHORT STORIES.

A Dallas cutlery man says there is
no longer any demand in Texas for the
bowie knife.
The worlds production of gold is
still growing In 1905 II was S3IJ,OO0.-
600: in 1906. about S4OO.OOO.OOO.
1t is said that the government re
ceives $GCiSOOO each working day from
customs collected in New York city.
Marriages between whites and In
dams are void in the CarOlinas and
Oregon and in the territory of Arizona.
Argentina has S1O6OOO.OOO gold in
its conversion Office as a retirement
fund for its paper money. For every
500 paper added TO the cOuntry's cur
rency S44 is added to this gold stock.
The largest mechanical ventilating
plant ever placed under single roof
is that constructed for the Carnegie Ii
brary at Pittsburg. 1t has an aggre-
gate capacity for moving over GOO.OOO
cubic feet of air a minute.
A young Scottish lady who was OH
the first floor of a shop i'm Kingston.
Jamaica, at the time of the shock rush.
ed TO an open window and jumped
from it to a tree on the path In time TO
escape the fall of the roof.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06

THE HALL OF FAME.

Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court is the best speechmaker
among the nine members OF that dis
tinguished body.
IL Is the boast of United States Sen
ator Blackburn of Kentucky that he
never i'm his life wrote a speech. an
article or an editorial.
\ feature of the ninety-eighth birth
day celebration of Colonel Luther Hay.
mond of Clcrksburg. W. Va, recently
was the exhibition of a cake presented
TO him Christmas eve, 1929.
Perhaps the youngest express agent
In the country is Everett NJ. Mower
Jr. Of Augusta. Me. Although only
seven years old, he IS fitted out with
the express company hat and regulo.
ton overaIIs.
Although blind. c. Brown Of Cincjn-
natl is a travelling salesman. and 4
good one too. lie carries with him one
big trunk and several cases Of dry
goods and notions. Mrs. Brown trav-
els with him.
Melody Choir. as he called himself.
his real name being Melchoir. died in
Seattle. Wash, recently. Il bachelor.
and left Sl50,OOO. all of which is 10 he
expended. according To Il 40 page will
he left, i'm the erection of IL mausoleum.
A graduate of the class of 1914.
which makes him the oldest living
graduate of Yale and one Of the or
ganiZers of the famous Scroll and Key
fraternity, is living in Denver. He ia
Frederick A. WOodson. aged eighty
three.
Captain ]. o. Livingston. who has
held the Office OF fence viewer I'm Mont
pelier, VT, for twenty-five years. was
reelected recently. Captain Living
stOn has not had more than a dozen
cases to work on since he has been in
office.
Fred Ireland of Detroit, an official
stenOgrapher of the house of represent
atives In Washington. Is almost the
exact double OF Senator William Alden
Smith. Even i'm Detroit. where both are
well known. Mr. Smith is often spoken
TO for Mr. Ireland and vice versa.
Leon Dunn. Il fourteen ycar-Old BY
ron NleJ lad. with the help of his sey-
en-year-old brother. has built Il saw
mill. The water wheel. which is four
feet in diameter. generates one and Il
half horsepower. The mill room con
tains saw room and Il turning lathe.
]. \. l.. Waddell. bridge engineer
of Kansas City. Mo. has received from
the Grand Duchess Olga. sister of En-
perOr Nicholas Of Russia. notification
that he has been elected member of
the Society of Benefices because Of his
services in connection with preparing
plans for the TransalaSka-Siberia rail
way. The duchess founded the order.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
PITH AND POINT

II any one gives you more than he
gets in return, rest assured 1t Is coun-
terfeit.
About the only thing people borrow
which they are not expected TO return
is trouble.
When a man has bad luck his friends
think they have done their duty when
they say. Its too bad"'
1t occasionally occurs 10 a man that
all he gets for doing a thing well Is
to see a lot of encouragement given
his imitatOrs.
Are you one of the kind of people
who know it all? Then you may de-
pend upon it that you get 1t good ana
proper behind your back.
The first day we know a secret we
are high minded and wouldn't tell II
for the world, but after a week or two
we usually don't think 1t amounts 10
very much.-Atchison Globe.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
FACTS FROM FRANCE.

France To clarity her wines uses So
0OO,OOO eggs Il year.
Frances importatiOus of coal for
1906 exceeded those for 1900 by $16.-
OOO.OOO.
A French professor is the owner of a
collection of $50 human heads, repre-
senting every known race of people Oh
the globe.
a Partisan newspaper usually has Al
director us well as an editor. The di-
rector lays down the political 10
which the organ is To follow.
In France the servant question has
reached very acute stage. In ten
years the supply Of women domestic
servants has decreased by some 20O.
600 individuals. But" says French
man, though now fewer in numbers
than formerly. those that remain to us
are certainly greater in efficiency.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
ENGLISH ETCHINGS.

In Derbyshire county there is Il sub
terrancan road seven miles long. II
connects two mines
The Bank of England stands i'm
three parishes, and its buildings cover
two acres three rods.
The tablet at oxford commemorative
the founding 10y the late Cecil Rhodes
of the Rhodes scholarships was I'M
yelled 10y Lord ROsebery.
In the Royal Artillery museum at
WUOlwich may he seen an eight cham
bered matchbox revolver. dating from
the time OF Queen Elizabeth.
Five different boys have been Gre
ated barOnctS before reaching fifteen
years of age. The las, case was in
1891. when Sir COleridge Kennard was
created a baronet. His age was then
five
In the forty years between 1872 AMI
1S:i2 there We're outstanding notes of
the Bank of England, presumed 10
have been lost, amounting To about
SG.OJO.OOO. every cent of which was
clear profit to the bank.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06

pairing, the senator made special
journey to the war department TO get
them.
When he was uShered into the secre-
tary's office he inquired after the dOcu-
mentS.
Sure you never received them?" said
Mr. Taft. with his blandcSt smile.
"Quite." WAS the reply.
Mr.. Taft pushed button and a col
Ored messenger appeared.
'Do you remember" said the Sccre-
tary TO the messenger. my telling you
to wrap up such and such documents
and send them Ia Senator -"
Yes. sir; yes. sir" said the mesSen-
ger. bowling.
You are certain you sent them. are
you:" said Mr.. Taft. with a touch of
sternncSS i'm his voice
Yes. sir l remember distinctly
sending them to the senator" replied
the messenger. looking straight AT the
secretary.
THAT will do said Taft. You see.
senator, the documents have been sent
and ought To reach you SOnn."
When the messenger had left the
room Mr.. Taft turned TO the senator
and said: ITO be perfectly frank. for
got all about your request for those
documents, and they We're never sent.
only calle.l the messenger in TO show
you what a perfect system we have up
here.
''NOw," the secretary continued. with
n cEuckle. pushing another button. II
am going to see that you get the dOcu-
ments"
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
PLAYS AID FLAYERS.

Watson, Arlington aud Whitelaw are
the three comedians featured in the
new production of Me. Him and l."
An interesting racial event Is the es-
adjustment i'm East Broadway. New
York. Of the first Yiddish school Of
acting.
Joseph and William W. jefferson. the
two youngest sons Of the late Joseph
Jefferson. have joined the ranks of the
independents"
Alderman Phelan says i'm The Man
Of the Hour" When my best girl
treated rc all ri-ht | was in heaven.
but when she threw me down my adj
dress was No. % Lemon street."
IL is understood that the new play on
which BelaSco is engaged M present il
intended for David Warfieli and will
probably De- the one which will inau-
gurate the opening Of his new Stuy-
vesant theatcr In New York.
Margaret Drew succeeded Grace Fill
kins as Bella Crosby In The Daugh.
tiers of Men" recently. scoring as great
Il success ~ her predecessor. who re-
tired from the organization 10 become
Il member of Eleanor RobSOn's com
pany.
DIZZY Rel. who has been appearing
for three seasons in Augustus Thomas
The Education of Mr.. I'ipp." will
soon close his season. Mr.. Bell will i'm
mediatrly commence rehcarSin@ Il new
comedy which has been written for
him 10y Augustus Thomas.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
Not q Nautical Sharp.

While Senator Tillman is generally
regarded as the old man of the senate
by many persons whose ideas Of gov
eminent and business he does not in
dorse, he showed I'm a little pop-up
speech in the senate few days before
adjournment that he is not acquainted
with the significance of nautical terms.
In attempting to get more light from
Senator Aldrich on the Rhode Island
er's elastic currency bill Mr.. Tillman
exclaimed:
'Tf the senator from Rhode Island
will give me the desired light l may
be able to cast anchor to leeward on
this side Of the chamber"
"Tillnan." afterward said Senator
FRYE who is something Of an ancient
mariner, don't you know that If you
should cast anchor to leeward in a
storm you'd play the mischief with
your shipT
The South Carolinian acknowledged
that he did not.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06

FOR A PRINCIPLE.
The Only Reason She Tried So Hard
to Be Identified.


to Be Identified.
When Mrs. Hammond entered the
library, rubbers and all. and sank into
the first chair her husband knew she
had passed trying afternoon. As the
rubbcrs began TO Ooze muddy snow.
unnoticed by her. his sympathy was
fully reused.
What's happcncd:" he inquired in
his most cautious tone Anything !
can fix up:'
NO. it's all fixed now" said Mrs
Hammond. wcarily closing her eyes. -
went into Brown X Iobart's To get :
dustpan, and ! saw the lnvcIiest tca
gown you ever laid your eyes Oh. FL
ward"
I'm the tin de- began Mr.. Ham
mOnd unwiscly.
Il always make it Il point TO see
what bargains are To Ice had. or
couldn't dress On my allowance" sud
his wife. ''and please don't To- iIippaut.
Edward. tried the tea gown on. aud
1t was just right. only then | saw s1mr
walking suits. and / knew | nrpled
one more than the tea gown. had
nothing hut check with me. but
said the young lady in the trimming
department always buy of could iden-
tify me. but she had gone of with a
tOothaChe.
You know. ! haven't any account
there. but ! knew certain clerks. So
then | told them of the young man i'm
the furniture department that bought
baby's crib of ami had To change il
three times. But when we'd got down
there he had been called Off for some
bOdy'S illness, and nobody knew when
he'd hc hack.
And then at last ! thought of the
young woman in the photograph de
partment IN the sixth story. and YOU
walk about half mile And she was
there and she remembered me per
fectly."
$50 You got your suit at last:' said
Mr.. Hammond.
'Of course | didn't" And the eyes
opened to give a glance Of reprOach NJ
one so dense There wasn't time for
me Ia dn anything hut rush for the
train Ivy the time she'd identified me
But ] WAS determined they should
know Wasn't an impoStOr. if never
bought anything u"ain I'm this world"
Youths companion.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
Smart sprina suitinas.

The favorite spring suitin=s are the
checks and the plaidS made up with
other materials. though there are some
very smart plaid suits made up with
skirt and Elton effect. One very neat
plaid is made Of rough silk i'm two
shades Of green and white. The skirt
is panelcd with the plaid and pipel
with plain green silk. while the EtOn
Jacket is bOrdered with tiny frill of
green silk. Beautiful lingerie waists
are worn with these brilliant rough
plaid silk suits
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
MONEY.

The first English coins were mlnted
In 1857.
The first American coins were made
I'm England In 1912 for the Virginia
company.
In 1881 the invention or mining tne
edges Of coins, to prevent clipping was
introduced.
English coin was first made legal
tender In 1916. Before this rents were
paid in produce.
The coinage Of trade dollars began
In 1874 and was discontinued In 1878
They were originally intended for use
in commerce with China, India and ia
pan.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
Another SIiuht Jolt.

Sapleigh - WEAKLY. Miss Cutting.
dawnced so stwenuouSly i'm that last
waltz that me head feels light. doncher
know.
Miss Cutting-Indeed. I supposed
that sensation was so common with
SOU that You had ceased TO notice it
Houston Post.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
EDITORIAL FILINGS.

II every cloud had a silver lining
there would have been a cloud trust
long ago.-Philadelphia Telegram.
Future geOgraphers may be tempted
to define a canal as an imaginary body
Of water surrounded by troubles.-Bal-
timore American.
Why not let the railroads alone long
enough to introduce a bill in the state
legislature compelling plumbers to car
~ their tools with them all the timef-
Leavenworth (Kan.) Post.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06

ed linen ones can be designed and
fashioned by the clever needlewoman
at a very small cost.
Fine handkerchief linen Is the ma
terial used. On the little bows the
edges are trimmed with fine valen-
clennes lace.
White ties OF all styles are more
fashionable this season than the bows
Of plaid or colored ribbon.
They are worn with every style Of
shirt waist and are extremely smart
The new plain shirt waists both In
silk and linen are made with clusters
Of tucks and the ruffied box plat down
the front.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
ORIGIN OF CUSTOMS.

Men bare their heads because they
had to unmask in the days OF chiyalry
before the queen of beauty.
We bow the head In passing others
because our ancestors were wont to
bow before the real yoke OF the OPP
pressOr.
We sit up with our dead because
long ago our ancestors kept watch by
night lest evil spirits come and bear
the body away.
We shake hands with the right hand
because that is the dagger hand and
means that we disarm ourselves In the
presence OF friend.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
M Advised.

THAT speech was Ill advised" said
Senator Cullom. referring to a col
leagues too outspoken address.
at reminds me OF a speech that Il
widow made to her new. husband on
the honeymoon. =.
ooh she sighed, throwing herself
I'm the mans armE. how happy poor
dear James would be II he could only
know by what an agreeable gentleman
he has been replaced!
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
WOMAN AND FASHION
Small Girls Millinery.

Never were the hats and hornets for
children more varied and more pictur-
esque than this season. The lingerie
hats have taken on new charms. and
the number Of changes ruaS upon the
one theme Of full crown and frilled
or corded brim is really amazing. The
hats of pique or linen with straight
brims. embroidered or plain save for
an embroidered scalloping around the
edge and with slightly full crown but
tOning 20 the brim. are rs popular rs
ever for common wear. But Il great
The broad ax., 1907-04-06

The Major-The fair name of our
state will Ire hOpelesSly stained. Here's
an account of another hanging by Il
sheriff.
The COlOneI-Well. what can you ex-
pect. sub? The last man wasn't lynch
ed till three days aftah the crime
Puck.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
NEW SHORT STORIES
System Worked Without q Hitch.

his story was related OF Secretary
OF War Taft 10y n prominent senator
at the capitol recently:
IL seems that a fortnight or So ago
the senator who relates the incident.
catching the big secretary in the senate
chamber one day. asked him TO send
MN certain documents from the war
department.
Mr.. Taft made note OF the request
and promised TO send the documents
desired forthwith. Several days claps-
ell and nothing from Mr.. Taft arrived
IN the senator's mail. Having need of
the documents in a speech he was pre-
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
Pertinent SUGGESTION.

"I've got a large stock on hand"
said the merchant. II wish | knew
how TO get rid OF It."
"Well. don't advertise" replied his
friend the sheriff. land I'll do the
rest"-Chicago News.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
Sprinatime Fashions.

Every one of these pretty ties may
be made at home by the woman with
clever fingers.
The stiff collars. OF course. one will
have TO buy. but any Of the embrOider-
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
A Boomerang.

what makes everybody seem to dis
like her 50 much?
Envy. She won a prize in a voting
contest for the most popular girl
Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1907-04-06
A Pointed Remark.

Thread - You think you are very
sharp. but you couldn't do without me.
Needle-Oh. l don't know! / notice
that whenever you get into n hole /
have to pull you out. - Philadelphia
Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-12-20
MUST HAVE TRUE NORTHERNER
Big Rapids, Mich, II, Is. '07

Big Rapids, Mich, II, 10 '07.
Editor True Northerner,
Dear Sir.-So many Of my old Paw
Paw acquaintance have gone over on
the other side to a warmer climate that
/ have concluded to follow | have
faced the cold chilly winds of December
for a goodly number OF years, and am
longing for that land of gold where the
wild blasts of winter will not reach me,
and all will be bright sunshine. | trust
my friends who are still remaining IN
old Paw Paw will so live from day to day
that the way will seem clear for them to
meet us there "in the sweet bye and
bye" that We may meet and join hands
in that beautiful land and sing the old
songs and talk OF the "home comings'
that we have enjoyed in the past But
TO complete the life there We must have
the True Northerner After this week
you may send my paper to Los Angeles.
Send the next one here as before
j. III. SHRINE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-12-20
THIS is SAID
TO HELP MANY
Victims Here Should Mix this Sim.
pie, Helpful Recipe at Home
and try it, Anyway.

Get from any prescription pharmacist
the following:
Fluid extract dandelion one half ounce;
compound Kargon one ounce; compound
sysup sarsaparilla three ounces
Shake we'll in bottle and take in
tesspoonful doses after each meal and
at bedtime.
The above is considered by an emf
uent authority who writes liz New
York daily paper, as the finest prescrip
ton ever written to relieve backache,
kidney trouble, weak bladder and all
forms OF urinary difficulties. This mix
ture acts promptly on the eiminative
tissues Of the kidneys, enabling them to
filter and strain the uric acid and other
waste matter from the blood which
causes rheumatism.
Some persons who suffer with the
Affections may not feel inclined to place
much confidence in this simple remedy
yet those who have tried it say the re-
suits are simply surprising, the relief be.
ing effected without the slightest injury
to the stomach or other organs.
Mix some and give it a trial. 1t GER
tainly comes highly recommended. 1t is
the prescription of an eminent authority
whose entire reputation, it is said, was
established by it.
A druggist here at home, when asked
stated that he could either supply the
ingredients or mix the prescription for
our readers, also recommends them as
harmless.