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Tha acurhr In New York.

The London curb" brokers deal in
the same stocks as the official Stock
Exchange, but do so after Stock Ex-
change hours. In New YORK the case is
different. There the curb" keeps the
same hours a. the exchange, but trades
In stocks which are not on the list Of
the regular institution. Any one who
wishes TO buy or sell stock in some lit
tie known ''industrial' company will
send 10 the curb for his quotation
In the group of brokers across the
Broad street asphalt, slightly below
the entrance to the Stock Exchange.
he Is likely 10 find his market. or per-
haps 1t has been announced that 4
month or two hence a new stock or
bond issue will he offered TO n COM
pany's existing security holders. 1t
may not lie known when the new Secu-
rity will I've issued, ON what terms or
even that 1t will lie issued ut all. But
on the curb" 1t is calmly bought and
sOld-sO many shares at such and such
a price. with the explicit proviSO.
when. rs and il issued."-A. ID. NOyes
In MunSey's
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Luck Was With IIody's.

A well known member Of LlOyd's
writes: You may be interested to hear
that l cabled to Jamaica about two
months before the disaster when they
had a small shock, Offering to insure
buildings against damage Of all sorts
by earthquakes, as we make special
ty Of these risks. Our representative
out there cabled back to say that they
never had any serious shocks and
therefore that no one would insure.
wrote in reply. pointing out that in the
past there had been very serious earth
quakes and that another was about
due. but am pleased to say we did
not get single Order."-LOndon Mail.
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Came Back.

John Burroughs Is never tired Of ridi-
culing the new school OF nature writers,
the school that attributes a quite hu-
man intelligence to animals and in
sects.
mfr. Burroughs dined with me one
night" said a magazine editor Of New
York, land among my guests was
young nature writer Of the new school
This young man told a wonderful
story about the intelligence Of oysters.
He said he was going to put the story
In bis new book. Mr.. Burroughs gave
q dry laugh and said:
"'Let me tell you about a cat This
story Is quite as authentic as the other
one. and II should do for your book
nicely
The venerable student paused i'm
presslveIy, then said:
"a Springfield couple had a cat that
age had rendered helpless, and they put
1t out OF its misery by means Of chlorO-
form. They buried II in the garden
and planted a rosebush over its re-
mains The next morning a familiar
scratching took them to the front door,
and there was that cat waiting to be
let In. with the rosebush under its
arm"
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Tn. Wolf In Switzerland.

An interesting study OF the history
Of the wolf In Switzerland has been
made by DIR. X. Bretscher. who has ex-
amined a number OF historical works
and documents with a view to collect
ing records OF its occurrence from as
early date as possible. In the fifteenth.
sixteenth and beginning OF the seven
teenth centuries wolves were very COM
mon. With the end Of the seventeenth
century the period OF its greatest abun-
dance closed. and from thence onward
II begins gradually to disappear. the
last wolf. so FAR as DR.. Bretscher can
make out, having been killed IN Luz
cerne In 1S65.-Westmlnster Gazette.
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EUmOR Or The HOUR
Curing a Critic


The daughter OF certain statesman
has husband who Is disposed to he
critical. Most of his friends are men
Of great wealth who live extremely
well. and association with them has
made him somewhat hard to please In
the matter Of cooking. For some time
the tendency has been growing on him
Scarcely n meal at his home table
passed without criticism from him.
What Is this meant fOr?" he would
ask after tasting an entree his wife
had racked her brain to prepare.
What on earth Il thisg' he would
say when dessert came on.
is this supposed to I've salad:" he
would inquire sarcastically when the
lettuce was served.
The wife stood 1t as long as she
could. One evening he came home I'm
particularly captIous humor. His
wife was dressed I'm her most becoming
gown and fairly dubbed over with
wit They went In To dinner The soup
tureen was brought in. Tied to one
handle was card and on that card
the information I'm big round hand:
This Is soup
Roast beef followed, with n placard
announcing:
This IS roast beef"
The potatoes were labeled The
gravy dish was placarded. The olives
bore n card marked "OliveS." the salad
bowl carried a tag marked salad"
and when the ice pudding came In q
card announcing This is ice pudding
was with It,
The wife talked OF thousand differ
ent things all through the meal. never
once referring by word or look to the
labeled dishes. Neither then nor there
after did she say a word about them,
and never since that evening has the
captiOus husband ventured to inquire
the name of anything set before him.
-Tit-BitS.
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Ian Colony In Canada.

Apparently Canada has no fear Of
japanese invasion. A scheme Is on
foot for creating a Japanese agricul-
tural colony In the heart Of Alberta.
Well to do japanese farmers are to be
taken out to turn their attention to the
raising OF wheat and the cultivation Of
sugar beets and anything else which
will thrive In the climate. The negO-
tiations are being carried out by B. r.
Nagatany. who proposes, according to
the China Telegraph. to buy $4,000
acres from the Canadian Pacific.
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Got IA. Metaphors Mixed.

Senator Stone OF Missouri doesn't Of
ten speak in the senate. but when he
does he is listened to with the closest
attention. He delivered recently a
carefully prepared speech on the
Brownsville affair, and under the in
fuence Of his eloquence he wandered
away aimlessly at times from his writ
ten text. Then he got twisted up In
his metaphors. For example. he said:
THE senator from Massachusetts,
[Mr. LOdgeI demands his mo1icum OF
aromatic salve. and the senator from
Ohio mfr. FOrakerl demands his laurel
wreath without a missing link"
The galleries and the senate laughed.
and the Missouri statesman seemed
quite pleased at the hit be had made
Washington Herald.
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CHOICE MISCELLANY
i.iormon Dances.

As a people the MOrmons are very
fond OF amusement. especially Of play
going and dancing. This last Is one OF
the much emphasized features of Nor
mon life. Every one dances-children.
young peopls. the middle aged and the
old. The young people give dances for
their elders; their elders do likewise
for them. A public gathering. he II So
clal. political OF religious, is quite like.
ly to be prolonged into the small hours
Of the night by this form OF amuse-
ment. writes G. A. Irving in Outlook
Dancing Is not only sanctioned by
the church, but Is made a feature of
church life. The weekly pubic dance
often Is held under the auspices Of a
church society. Announcement of Ii
may he made at u church or Sunday
school service. In some cases 1t Is held
In the church audience room. movable
benches being provided 50 that the
room may lie used for this purpose. In
congruOuS as il may seem, these fes-
tive occasions are often opened with
prayer. The 1oOrmaster may be q
high official of the church. They are
likely TO continue until well Oh into
the morning. Ii should be said. how
ever. that the more thoughtful and
spiritual of the Mormon people deplore
and protest against the excuses to
which this form Of amusement is car
ried.
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NEW Sr4~NI orORIES
At the Kings Command.

Professor S;roEel. general adviser on
international law 10 the Siamese gov
eminent, has travelled much. and ut a
recent dinner in Cambridge he told a
story Of his travels.
The speaker" he said. referring to
a famous wit. reminds me OF the ia
nous Ia Guerliche Of Flanders. La
Guerliche was never at a loss.
Once the king Of Flanders was pass
Ing through La Guerliche's country.
and he admired the fine farm OF Care
free. the bailiT.
Whose farm is thatT said the king.
"'Carefree. the bailifrs. sire was the
answer
"'Carefree. eh?' said the king. Well.
II he Is Carefree. he Is happier than I
am. Let word he sent that shall give
him audience tomorrow. and shall
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WEIGHT
then ask this merry fellow three queS-
tiOns-firSt. how much the moon
weighs; second. how much his king Is
worth. and. third. what am thinking2
If he answers one of these questions
wrong he will be hanged
''NOw. when Carefree heard of his
approaching royal audience he was ia
despair. But La Guerliche said to
him:
I'VE are both in love with Ninette.
Surrender your claim to her. and l will
go to the king tomorrow in your place
"Carefree shook his friend warmly
by the hand.
81 surrender Ninette gladly he
said What Is girl alongside of ones
life? Heaven bless you. La Guerliche.'
''Next day La Guerliche appeared
before the king.
well. you said the monarch fierce
ly, how much does the moon weight
"'Just n hundredweight, your males
ty,' was the answer.
"'How do you make that out?
DOCo IL hOl COilSiSN VI AOuA uu@AA-
tersY
Right said the king. Now tell
me what you put my value at?'
'Twenty-nine pieces Of silver. sire
"'W'hat do you mean. scOundreIT
"'Ah. sire said La Guerliche piOus-
ly. you have forgotten that our Master
was sold for thirty pieces. As a good
Christian. must put your worth just
little lower
"'Um-very WE'LL said the king.
And now tell me what think
81 will, sire. You think I'm Bailiff
Carefree'
YES
well. I'm not. I'm La Guerliche.'
"T appoint you secretary Of state on
the spotr cried the king enthusiastic
ally"
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The Descent of Man.

Hugh McCireSOr (whO has been i'm
billing. as usuab-DO We ken John Nc
GregOr. wha keeps the grocery store?
His Friend-YOur son. John McGre-
gor? Why. Of course ! know him!
What Is the matter?
Hugh McGregOr - Why. he kicked
me DOT y his store just moo. But All
show him. All show him A KEN from
a better family than ever be did,
Judge.
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"HOw do you meant"
BashfuI Suitor.

Eva-Yes. he was 50 very bashful
when he proposed to her.
Katherine-You don't say! And did
any one give him any pointers?
Eva-I should say so! Her little
brother stuck several bent pins in the
rug he had to kneel on.-Detrolt Trib-
une
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XeiIs.

Black wells do not look well with n
very light hat or gown. unless black Is
introduced elsewhere in the costume.
The white veil is n thing of beauty.
but not meant for every one.
Sallow. dark haired women should
never attempt to put one on.
The small woman should never wear
very large spots on her veil. whereas n
large woman should eschew tiny. pin
dotted wells
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L. w. Washington, General Agent for
The Broad AK In the Hyde
Park District.

From on and after this date until
further notice to the contrary, l. w.
Washington. 56I3 Jefferson 5avenu~.
viii act as the general agent for The
3road AK, and news items and adver-
,;>ements left with him not later than
Wednesday evening or early Thursday
morning prior to the day of publication
will find their way into its columns.
The broad ax., 1907-03-02

Turner B. Ashby, the enterprising
and guiding spirit of ]. ]. Smith and
Company 100 Lake street, manufact-
urers CT fine perfumes and other
sweet smelling odors. This week, pre-
spnted us with a fine bottle of violet
yaler and a box of satchet powder for
Mrs. Taylor Both presents are very
acceptable.
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guImpe is Of cream colored lace. The
waist Is in the favOrite jumper style
that is so essentially and 50 charming
" youthful In effect and Is quite sep
arate from the guimpe. so that IL liked
Il could be worn over any lingerie
blouse. The skirt is tucked at front
back and sides and is an exceedingly
graceful and attractive model. All sea
sonable materials may be said to be
appropriate. and the waist also can be
utilized for the separate one as well as
for the entire dress.
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To Ma.tieats mis.ionariss.

A technical magazine has an inter-
esting article by H ID. Jones on Amer
ica's leadership Of the world in the
manufacture Of false teeth. We send
them to India. China. Japan, PatagO-
mia and Polynesia. Indeed. as the
writer grimly suggests. at Is not be-
yond the limit Of possibility that can
nIbaI feasts are conducted with the
aid of American made artificial teeth"
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To Put Clos, on Silk.

After rinsing put the silk through
cold water with metbylated spirit in
1t, allowing one dessertspoOnful OF the
spirit to half a pint OF cold water.
There is no occasion to prepare a large
quantity OF this, but there must be
sufficient TO soak the silk thoroughly;
then squeeze well out.
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The Spring Hat.

Cute and saucy are the terms that
best describe the spring hat. as it is
presaged in advance models for south
ern wear. 1t is small, coquettishly
bent and twisted and OF that delight
fully piquant becomingness which wo-
men who like small millinery have
awaited in vain for some years.
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Realistie.

Mother-Goodness me. Elsie! Why
are you shouting in that horrible fash
Ion? Why can't you be quiet like Will
lie?
Elsie-He's got to be quiet. the way
we're playln'. He's pa comm home
late an I'm you.-Philadelphia Press.
The broad ax., 1907-03-02

Prof. W. Kempsr Harreld. who
rnt> in much of his time in hang
- a-3und the Frederick Doug
Ia-s Center. is still holding on TO
,!,c five dollars which should be
coming our way.
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MORSISG GOWN.

surplice fronts are trim and pretty. A
tiny yoke effect of the same or another
fabric completes the neck in front.
while natty turn back cuffs finish the
sleeves at the elbow. The mode Of con-
structiOn demands Il supple material
for its best realization, ana any Of the
soft silks. challis. yelling or washing
stuffs may serve.
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A Good Home for Children.

WaIted children, either White or
Calorcd to board and room. they will
receive the care OF a good mother:
charges reasonable. Mrs. l. Coleman,
$50 Armour Ave. 2d Hat.
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HI. Belief,

Mrs. Peck (reading,-This magazine
writer says that men have more brains
than women. Do you believe such nom
sense as that, Henry?
Mr.. Peck-Well-er-I believe single
men have, my dear.-Chicago News.
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FARMERS HAIR TONIC
AND CREAM.

When all else fails try Farm
crs hair tonic and cream. On
sale at The Peoples Pharmacies
Goth and Armour Ave, and 27th
and Dearborn Streets, also at
1882 and 1880 Langley Ave.
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The Fur Scarf,

Fashion dictates that no longer one
throws the fur scarf over one shoulder.
but over both. The effect is awfully
coy. The same arrangement obtains
with the long marabou scarfs or
feather.
The broad ax., 1907-03-02

''TIllle wugsley is the teachers pet,
ma"
us sheT
"Yes. Every afternoon teacher lets
her stay after school an clean the
board an dust the room an wipe the
chalk rail."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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A Pillar.

do you regard that man as one Of
the pillars Of societyr
''Yes." answered Miss Cayenne. "but
he IS one Of those pillars that serve
for ornamentation and do not hold any
thing p."-washlngtOn Star.
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The Terror of the Air.

wilfred-Pa. a man who is cOntin-
ually on a ship is called a sea dog. isn't
he?
Gunbusta-That's what they call him.
my boy.
wilfred-well, IL he's a sea dog. then
a man who Is continually on an uirship
must he a Skye terrier.-Judge.
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Dress For Young Girl.

The new pongees are shown In ex-
ceedingly lovely plaids and checks that
are peculiarly well suited to young
girls. This one shows lines Of green
on a natural colored ground and Is
trimmed with green velvet, while the
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BY GeoraeI

Patience - Doesn't swinging in a
hammock make you feel badly?
Patrice Not always. II depends
who's In the hammock with me. -
Yonkers Statesman.
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WOMAN AND FASHION
A Most Estehinu Gown

This gown is made in two parts, the
waist being Joined invisibly to the skirt
after each is made, SO that it is less
difhcult TO manage than a gown all in
one piece. The soft shIrrings which
appear on the shoulder and ut the
waist are very pleasing. while the
The broad ax., 1907-03-02

Trice. third vice-president; George W.
Murray. treasurer; attorney, Walter
n. Farmer, secretary.
The broad ax., 1907-03-02

What grew my hair where It WIS
net and covered up a 5ei bald spot,
Farmer's Hair Tonic and Cream.
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Not Evenly Balanced.

But his salary is equal to the
amount Of work he does, isn't it?'
Gracious. no. That would be aw-
full"
How do you meanr'
why. he'd be so overworked he'd
have nervous prostration." = Houston
Post.
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Stune!

You wouldn't think that fellow was
worth $1.OOO.OOO. would your
Gracious, no.
swell. he isn't"-Philadelp Press.
The broad ax., 1907-03-02
Y. M. c. A. Boys Building.

Plans have been prepared for extern
sive improvements to be made on the
boys' building of the Young Mems
Christian association on G street neal
Seventeenth.
The building. which was the quarters
of the whole association before its new
home was erected on the property adj
Joining, will be remOdeled and reno
waited throughout. When the Improve
ments are complete the boys quarters
will be as modern and well equipped
in every way as the newer building.
The broad ax., 1907-03-02
Statesmen In Demand.

All sorts and conditions Of people
come to the White House in a steady
stream to beg the president and the
members Of the cabinet to make
speeches in various parts Of the coun-
try. Anything from the annual meet
ing of a state bar association to the
anniversary Of a statesman's death
brings a delegation to Washington
looking for a "big gun" to make the
speech of the day. Not One-tenth OF
these requests can be granted. Presi-
dent Roosevelt. tells all the delegations
that come to him that II the cabinet
officers accepted one-third Of the invl-
tations they have to speak the govern
ment business would be sadly neg
Iected CARL SCHOFIELD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24

TT was the dusky tinted women who first taught
4 the CooniStS the cultivation of maize while
- they themselves used no other implements for
its raising than shell, the shoulder blade of buff
falo, perhaps wooden mattock. No greater
luxury more savory did they know than that
of feasting its roasted ears while little of its
parched meal with water from the river made usually
their midday and evening meal 1t from maize
as well, that the squaws taught the white the
art of making bread. AS we'll as with maize, the
Indian women were experts in raising beans. Sue
cotash IS dish which they contributed to the
Colonists table. The vine which grew Justify about
every wigwam is called squash
In the uses of plant stimulants and tonics these
men were well versed. Undoubtedly they were the
first to extract from the bark of dogwood trees
a powerful substance, since known as cornn,
which they administered for similar ailments as are
over, their almanac since it doomed just at
the right time for planting their They recog
n1zed SaSSafraS Stlmulant, and delighted in a
mild sort of drink prepared from its leaves.
For the painting of their faces the dyeng of their
feathers and baskets the children of the forest used
Of these, one generally employed the exquisite
bloodroot (SanguiNdrtd CdnddenSts), which to them
was known as red puccoon. 1t IS found in plenty
from Florida well northward. The little laurel
called also lambkill (kdltnid angAstifolia)
nownedly useful to the Indians. Water distilled
should one among them be so cowardly as to court
death, the drinking of laurel water won it easily
The Indian tobacco (Lobelid inf1dtd) was early
appreciated by the red for smoking AL
though its stems and leaves are somewhat poison
Gus, still the red men dried them to use in their
OF tobacco. The medicinal of the New Jersey
tea, redroot (Cednothns Awericanns), were
directly learned by the white settlers of the
tains from the Cherokee Indians They reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24

prepared from this plant by using its white
berries, small and tedious to gather from which
they made an amber colored iey dish reserved
for high occasions.
The striking wayside plant, joepye weed (Eupa-
tori,, pssrpnrenn) throwing out masses of crimson
purple flowers in the late autumn, still commence
rates Indian herb doctor calling himself Toe Pye
who in New England settlements went about curing
through its potency, typhus fever. The beautiful
butterfly weed, pleursy "a scepids tnberosa)
panlons. From its colored flowers they extracted
a sugarke substance, useful in many ways while
brew from its roots was deemed excellent for the
relief of all sorts of n1ammatons especially pleursy.
Although the American Indians have never been
lauded clearly race, they still young in
learning that the sap of bouncing bet (Sdpo,1dri0
ofcindhs) would form lather when mixed with
water and greatly facilitate the removal of dirt.
Usually the workings of the plant world were
regarded with 1t was for this that so
much supersttious conJurng entered into their
otherwise crude but wholesome of medicinal
drug alone to effect cure, preferring greatly to
invoke some spirit to help along the achievement.
So also they construed all sorts of legends about
every day phenomena.
Should two red clovers spring UP where white ones
formerly had grown they became at once indicative
of the blood of red slain in battle. The falling
OF leaf the cracking of a twig at an lnausp1couS
moment, often caused the savage, feeding his mind
wonders, to turn back from his whole DAYS
course. His regard for the gracious plant world
through which he passed was great. Of al that ad-
minlstered to his comfort he partook frc1ly, yet
he seldom ravished wantonly; and for this reason
Wild flowers did not vanish when left to the COM
partnership of primitive people. Flowers never
picked by them for their beauty, to adorn their
wgwamS but simply for their known uses They
never transpanted them, nor, through cultivating
and trimming the forests trod them farther into it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24
By Alice Lounsberry

it for those afflicted with diseases of the spleen
Through the Atlantic States the plant, perhaps
which is most closely associated with the prineval
inhabitants is the yapon Qle1 00nitorid) called also
South Sea tea 1t is the species of holly from which
the Indians annually made their black drink" At
some place where the shrub known to grow in
abundance, there was held in the spring gathering
of the red men and their families from miles about
fire was built crude kettle hung over the flame
and an immense quantity of the yapons leaves put
therein with water AS the brew became strong
as he expected, became violently sick For two
or three days together the whole company continued
drinking of the brew and then being sick At length
when they thought their systems sufficiently
cleansed each one took, emblematic of the Jour
ney sprig of the holly laid it his shoulder and
feeling himself remade, marched off to his wgwam
Orchids as Papoose Food
THE wild orchids, that is those which spring from
i tuberous roots assduously sought BY the
squaws productive of a substance highly nourish-
ing for their papooses Another plant, the blue
cohosh (Cautophyllnn balictroides), was called by
the Indian herb doctors papoose root, probably be-
they employed it for the good of the little ones
impromptu meals he enjoyed of wild strawberries,
wild raspberries, wintergreen berries, and all the
spicy sorrels and fragrant leaves he knew we'll to
pull-the sweetness of some favoring his
venson laid by for during the winter, the
relish he had from nuts of every kind that grew
within his range! Delicacies ever concerned him,
as is shown by the habit of proonging them beyond
their natural season The leaves of the creeping
snowberry (Chiogenes hispidnLa), having aromatic
flavor, have t1ckled no doubt many Indians
palate; yet the true delicacy which the squaws