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The broad ax., 1907-08-31
Promoted Altar Death.

II is doubtful IL there is any evidence
IN the history OF the United States ar
my Of an officer being promoted after
his death. 1t develops that there was
at least one such case In the Confeder-
ate army, however. Senator Culberson
Of Texas, who Is a close and accurate
student OF civil war history, particular
" IN so far as the Confederate's pan
IN It Is concerned, is the authority for
this statement Writing to the Confed-
crate veteran regarding the south's IA
nous artillerist, John PeIham-''the
Gallant Pelham" as he was known In
wartimes-the senator says that after
Pelham's death General Lee wrote to
President Davis recommending that,
Notwithstanding the officer had passed
away, he should be made a lieutenant
colonel. Pursuant to the recommenda-
ton, Davis sent the promotion nomina-
don to the senate, and IL was confirm
ed. Senator Culberson expressed the
opinion that this was the most remark
able honor conferred on any man dur
ing the civil war. The incident ap-
pears to be not well known, as most
postbellum writers refer to Pelham as
major, the rank he held when he died.
Washington Herald.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
The Tattered FLAGS.

There Is curious reason for the or.
der which the kaiser has just issued to
the effect that the colors Of regiments
are to be taken from their cases only
On the most important occasions. The
flags Of the German army are in a de
plorable condition, even the new ones,
for the colonies Of regiments which
have had new colors given them of
late years to replace the old ones which
went through the Franco Prussian war
hated parading with brand new colors,
as II the regiment had never been in
action They winked at the subalterns,
who slit the new flags and gave them
the dilapidated air Of the old colors.
But the emperor was furious at this
imitation, and so he has had the sham
glories put back into the cases.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
CHOICE MISCELLANY
s.attI. no.an,t WhlstIe.

New York Is big, busy and busting,
but the metropolis, even while clipping
coupons and driving the innocents 10
slaughter In the stock market, takes
time to whistle. Chicago scampes
along at a pace which has amazed
the world, but the clear note Of the
whistler can be heard even above the
grind of State street, while Michigan
avenue is a perfect paradise for
the whistling boulevardier. Dropping
down closer to the gulf ittoral, there Is
New Orleans, languid, romantic, sem
sual, dreaming In the tropical sun,
where between the lake and the river,
between CarrOllton and Barracks, one
may never get beyond the range OF
the whistler's whlstling.
Put Seattle to the test. Go 90 the
corner Of Pike street and First avenue.
walk to Yester way and return through
Second avenue to Pike and then add
I'D the whistlers heard while making
the journey. They win be fewer In
number and more timid In execution
than one may find In the same distance
on the buster streets OF perhaps any
other American city. Seattle simply
doesn't whistle as other cities whistle.
Seattle Post-Intelllgencer.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
Not For the Stout Woman.

A popular fashion that the stout wo-
man Of a certain figure should avoid
b the new way Of putting on the jap
anese sleeves. They begin with the
armhole proper and are made, as you
probably know, quite straight without
fullness, four inches deep, with q
roll over cuff Of contrasting fabric.
The new way is to put them on at the
shoulder at top. then run them down
within three inches Of the top Of belt.
The armhole proper Is the usual size
and finished with a binding. This
sleeve gives the capelike effect that
Jackets and many blouses are striving
TO get.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
Selections
THE DIET DRILL.
Ancient Method of Making Brave Sol
disrs In China.

Ancient Method Of Making Brave Sol.
disrs In China.
In robes Of pale silk. delicate and
cool, a fat young Chinese diplomat
amused a half dozen pretty girls at G
Bar Harbor tea.
sAnd," he was saying, I'VE find II
hard to abolish the ancient diet drills
Of our soldiers. They still believe
you know, that it is food rather than
work and study which makes the sue.
cessful warrior.
''Our old laws bid the soldier on tia
thirteenth day before going into bat.
de to eat tiger jelly, so as to possess
the tigers ferocity. On the twelfth
day they tell him to eat lion liver In
order to acquire the lions bravery.
For the eleventh day the ancient writ
ings advise serpent soup. which win
give the man the serpent's cunning:
on the tenth day. chameleon custard,
the enemy by changing color like the
chameleon; on the ninth day, a broth
Of crocodile that he may pursue the
enemy In the water no less cleverIy
than on land.
Next. jaguar spleen, which viii give
hip the jaguar's fierce and rapid on
slaught; next, kites heads, for the
eyesight; then hlppopotamus brains,
to tougher the skin against wounds;
then roast monkey. for nimbleness In
scaling the enemy's walls; then stew
ed scorpions, a dish that makes the
eater capable Of inficting venomous
wounds; then underdone venomous
breast so that the soldier may be cruel
and pitiiess. And finally on the day Of
battle the man Is ordered to eat a red
powder made OF the desiccated blood
Of the leopard, so that he may tear
the foe to pieces as the leopard tears
his prey"
The young diplomat laughed.
I'VE have STILL" he said. hundreds
Of mandarins and thousands Of SOL
dIers who think that this diet system
makes better warriors than all the
modern drilling and gunnery and SCI
ence In the world."-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
ThiePs Ruse to Escape Arrest

The Budapest police have arrested q
confectioner's "housemaid" called Rosa.
They accused Rosa Of being Alexander
Nemety, aged nineteen, who was want
ed for a series OF thefts, and the pris-
oner at once admitted the identity.
Nemety explained that he was tired Of
hiding from the police and that he
dressed himself In girls clothes and
took service with the confectioner on
the strength Of a servants reference
which he had stolen for the purpose.
He acquitted himself excellently as a
housemaid and might not have been
detected If he had not slipped out in
his own clothes to revisit old haunts
and been traced back to the house.
London Standard.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
New Method Mirrors.

Copper very closely resembles silver
In many respects, but hitherto no
method has been known Of depositing
It from aqueous solutions on glass 80
as. to form mirrors Like those so long
made with silver. This is now accom-
plished by reducing cupric oxide by
an aqueous solution Of phenyl hydra
kline in presence Of potassium hydrox-
ide. Some mirrors made In this way
have been shown to the London Royal
society by DR.. F. d. Chattaway and
have a coherent metallic film as bril-
liant and uniform as that Of the sill
yer on glass refectors used in tele.
scopes and much more beautiful on
account Of the color.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
Annidant. an Mar.hins.

Occasional accidents are as much
70 be looked for on a warship as in
an industrial plant. II the officers and
crew are to be at for service In time
OF war they must practice with the
big guns. They must engage in work
where momentary carelessness and the
neglect Of some seemingly trivial pre-
caution may mean sudden death or
permanent disablement. On a battle
ship, az IN an iron or a powder mn,
eternal vigilance Is the price Of safety,
and IN spite Of the utmost vigilance
deplorable casualties may happen
Chicago Tribune.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
Importanee Of the LIttIs coat.

The little coat plays an immensely
important part In the remodelIng Of all
gowns. In a window there was dis
played the other day a little dinner
coat Of Chinese blue silk. It was
embroidered In the oriental colors.
Scarcely a spot that was not touched
with the embroiderers needle. The
little coat was cut Ike a kimono jacket,
very short with very loose front and
straight back There were CHOPPED
or sleeves made very wide.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
The Doomed PadsIe Whs,I.

Some particulars as to the cost Of
working turbine and paddle wheel
steamers on the British coast have
been published, showing that the tur-
bine steamer burned 0.472 ton Of coal
Per nautical mile and the paddle wheel
steamer 0.614 ton. The average speed
o. the turbine steamer was 222 knots
and that Of the paddle steamer 20
knots. and the turbine steamer required
Les help
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

Az present every British sailor Is al
lowed an eighth Of a pint Of rum per
dag, Or r ke likes to SO without groS.
he gets nine-sixteenths OF a penny.
Total abs<eincrs IL future win ret 1
PENNY London Saturday Review.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
Push Up IN Front.

Push Up In Front.
Don't be sitting round all day;
Get somewhere!
Make q stab at IL some way.
Get somewhere!
sameness sort OF drives you mad:
Get q hobby or q fad.
Yes. and get IL pretty bad.
TIL you make the neighbors Sad
Get somewhere!
Don't get rooted to one spot
Get somewhere!
Strike Il rich as like as not
Get somewhere!
At the risk OF seeming blunt
Break away from use and won't,
Get q move and do a stunt;
See what things are like In 'front.'
Get somewhere!
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
Eating Il All.

you are growing so stout you must
have changed your boarding place"
mo, but they have changed the style
Of service"
'What is the dlfferenceT
'SThey used to serve the meals q Ia
carte and now 1t Is table dhote."
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
asWhat is the dIfferenceY'
Presentino It 10 stranoers,

Presenting i to Strangers.
Mosquitoes busy down your wayT
Eyes; they get hump on themselves
occasionally"
'Then they leave the hump on you,
presume"
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Some people may be bigger fools
than others. but they will have to
prove 1t before we believe IL.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

A woman usually thinks that It IL up
to her to make her husband either to
form or conform.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

II more people would cultivate its &C
quaintance truth wouldn't be stranger
than fiction
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
Humor @a Philosophy
SCIENCE HAS A HUNcH.
D. DUNCAN n. SMITH

Some scientists who represent
A strictly modern school
Declare that people should make love
And court and wed by rule.
Tie short would draw the taller ones.
The lean would get the fat,
And marriages would all be made
On some such plan as that
The wise committee would go forth
And fix up every deal
Select q blond for a brunette
And leave them no appeal
The blue eyed man would match q maid
Whose eyes were dark as Jet;
The gentleman with curly locks
A straight haired lass would get.
The dispositions OF the two
Would also enter in
One who had energy to burn
A slothful mate would win;
The woman with a temper built
Upon q generous plan
Would more than likely be hitched to
Some meek and lowly man.
No one selected might express
A preference or a doubt
Each would be told: Here II your
mate.
Now go and fight II out"
I greatly fear these scientists
Are too far in advance.
Still girls and men will fall In love
Themselves and take a chance
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
Climb a Tree.

An auto car has been invented
That swims. they say. to beat the band
Or pounds as hard the boulevard.
Are We not safe on sea or land7
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
Couldn't Roost.

you will have to go to bed with the
chickens II you come to my place" said
the jolly uncle from the rural districts
to his nephews who were about to visit
him.
Uncle" said the overwise city boy,
you have sized us up wrong. We are
no porch climbers"
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

A mans heart
Is like q colt
not tractable
until It Is bro
ken.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31
stirrina Up Memories.

Stirring Up Memories.
81 never like to be on the ocean In a
fog"
Afraid of humping into some other
boat?'
mo, it isn't that so much as the con-
slant blowing Of the fog horn. 1t re-
minds me Of the dinner horn and keeps
me hungry all the time"
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

Many a case of big head covers sman
brain capacity.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

The appearance Of work gives many
people heart failure.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

The girl who
says she will
never m AIRY
EMBELLISHMENTS
hardly ever.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

Beware Of the man who Il patient
under your criticism He Il probably
laying for you.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

We can stand other peoples troubles
because they always look small to N.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

me world Is your oyster all right
but you generally have to 60 through
Q SEA Of trouble to get II.
The broad ax., 1907-08-31

A short an
werturns down
the would be
TOUGHER,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

Indian method of corrallinR wild elephants.
The idea was to build an immense stalked
enclosure with a funnel shaped mouth into
which hundreds or even thousands of ze-
bras might be driven at once by beaters
strategically disposed and instructed.
Once inside the great enclosure the ami
mails would find their favorite grasses
and plants, with fresh water and all their
natural Surroundings. In the various cor
ners stables would be built, and here the
animals might be approached and grad
ually tanned.
The scheme was a promising one. but
again there arose the question. Of labor.
Many weeks passed in palaver with the
head men Of neighboring villages. Grad
ually they were won over to supply so
many men each.
At length small army OF some TOO
canniba1s were engaged and instructed in
their duties in regard to the battue. Capt
Nys himself had TO travel many hundreds
of miles interviewing the chiefs and in
many cases literally hewing his way
through primeval forest. He was always
on foot, for horse or mule was impossible
in the tsetse fly country.
To construct a stoekade was a work
of several months. 1t covered perhaps
200 acres and was enclosed with fence
of young cottonwood trunks perhaps
twenty feet high. The army of heaters
were oficered by specially intelligent
men; one memorable morning they spread
themselves out fanwise for fifty or sixty
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

South Africa trek oxen are used, but vast
numbers Of these are killed by the dreaded
tsetse fly. - h7*
North of the zambesi horses mules,
donl1eys and draft animals of every kind
wero found absolutely impossible owing to
the same seourge. And. although many
scientific commissions were sent out nota-
bly, to the west coast and round about the
great lakes. It was found impossible to
make the animals altogether immune from
the attacks OF these insects.
The absence OF efficient transport has
been specially felt in the Congo Free
State, and although its owner. King Leo
poid OF Belgium. is said TO draw S14OOO.C COO
a year from its rubber. ivory, timber. gold
and other minerals, It is believed that this
sum would be doubled II only there were
better railroad development in the terri
tory or at any rate an efficient service OF
draft animals.
A year ago II occurred to Captain f.
Nys Of the Belgian Grenadiers and IL
only tho zebras which roam in innumerable
herds throughout the Katanga country
could be trapped and tanned they would
solve the problem forthwith. for the zebra
is said to be immune from the deadly ef-
fects of the tsetse fly. .
He made known his idea and King Leo
pold set aside the sum of $4,000 for the ex-
periments proposed by Captain Nys. Ac-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

oompanieA b. Lieutenant Pultz. Nys SCI
out for Stanley Pool, travelled 1000 miles
No the Congo and landed AZ ons Of the
usual river villages
Here he proceeded 70 get caravan To-
esther. Although be had great experience
having already served three years In the
state he found immense difticulty In per-
suadinR the natives 20 join him as heaters.
constructors Of the corral. cooks and por-
ters.
The Congo tribes seldom or never work.
ursfersinK 70 leave this disasresabls phase
Of life to their wives. Moreover, they
have been so prosecuted and oppressed
that they absolutely refuse any service
whatever except ON extortionate terms and
the cash in advance principle
Eventually Captain Nys got together
twenty-five men and established headquar-
tsrs camp near the village Of swampe.
Here he was In the middle Of the zebra
country. some q the hsrds sAsn nnmhaEss
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

long time. practically controlled Morocco
He was In high favor until the rebellion OF
the so-called Son of the She ASS, who
claimed to be the elder brother OF the sui
tan, but after that became unpopular and
was forced to resign. His excuse for leav-
ing Fee was that he wanted to make a pill
grimage to Mecca. He went there via the
Mediterranean, and after coming back set
tied in Tangier, becoming a British subject
and thereby protecting himself against any
possible persecution from his enemies who
had taken his place in the favor OF the
sultan.
I understand that Menehbi saved lot OF
money while he was one OF the sultan's
chief officials, and that, instead of buryins
1t In the walls of his house at Fee or under
Its floors, as sometimes is done by the
Moors, he deposited 1t in the Bank OF Eng-
land to his own draft. This prevented his
enemies getting possession OF his fortune.
After his settlement in Tangier he with
drew the money, and he now has invested
great part of it in large apartment house
and other buildings there. His own home is
one Of the finest in the city, and l doubt
not 1t will compare favorably with any pri-
waite home in the country. 1t was there
that visited him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

miles and gradually drove in something
like a,700 zebras.
1t was beautiful sight TO see this i'm
mense herd. of which very few broke
through the Gordon. The anxious captain
thought his troubles at an end. when he
saw the vast herd fast nearing the funnel
of his corral. but disappointment awaited
him.
Toward dusk there came a sudden STAN
Pede among the herd, clearly due to the
presence OF a large troop OF lions The
terror OF the zebras was astonishing Not
merry torches nor spears could beat them
back. As. screaming. rearing on their
launches. biting and leaping. they over
whelmed the army OF heaters and doubled
back into the wilderness. Barely twenty
1--WE out OF nearly 1000 animals were
taken.
There was nothing for It but TO begin the
battue all over again another day. To
eoSatinpsl - RAss Bsssnl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

there from Tangier will be from so 60 go
q day. / thought of making the trio. ex-
pecting TO spend month on the way there
and back. One of Cooks dragomen said
that I should have TO pay $S5 per day for
all the time of my absence, making my one
months journey, including a stay OF two
weeks in Fee. cost me 1850. For this trip
] should have to employ a soldier or so,
and would have required about three mules
to carry my baggage, as well as mules for
myself and guide and cook. l should have
had to camp out every night, and would
have been lucky had reached Fee in one
week. In connection with the American
legation at Tangier 1 found a dragoman
who offered to give me the same accommo-
dations for $500. At the same time there
was great danger of being captured by
brigands on the way and held for ransom;
and on the whole, did not think the trip
worth the risk. s.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
A Typical Moor.


Let me tell you how he looks He is q
typical Moor of the better class and OF q
kind one does noe expect to find In what
is generally known as one OF the black
spots OF this black continent. 81 Eli
Mehdi el-Menehbi would make one of the
handsomest Othellos who ever trod tho
stage. He is tall. straight and fine locking,
and his Moorish costume makes him look
taller. He has a light complexion and. like
all Moorish men, wears q full beard, his
whiskers being brown and curly and as fine
as silk. broad forehead with large hazel
eyes was to be seen below his white tur-
ban. His nose Is straight and his cheek
bones high His costume consisted of q
long white wooden gown, or burnouse, with
a hood at the back. and the sleeves OF this
were so wide that they showed his fore
arm to the elbow. The skin was as white
as yours or mine. As we chatted he now
and then smiled, showing a good set OF
strong teeth, and he twice perceptibly
yawned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

will probably have no objections.
When one or other of the great powers Of
Europe takes possession Of Morocco, and
doubt not this will soon come to pass one
of the first things will be the building of a
railroad from Tangier to Fee. II the
French should be awarded the protection
Of the country they probably will extend
their railroad which now goes from ITEM
cen to the capital of Morocco. Neither route
offers any great physical difficulties, and
both probably would pay. A short line from
Fee to one OF the ports of the Atlantic and
from Marrakech to the same coast eventu-
ally would be profitable. The Moors and
Berbers will object to such roads at first,
but they soon will learn their value. Last
year there was a famine In and about Fee
and large part Of the flour consumed had
to be imported. That which cost SO
sack at the seaports sold for more than SO
q sack in Fec. the extra 50 going to trans
portation. Had there been a railroad that
-four would not have cost more than rs
cents per sack for freight, and It could
have been sold for 1850 in Fec, making
clear saving to the people OF $50 on that
amount of their bread bills.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

Our American minister, who made the
journey from Tangier to Fee month or
SO ago, spent twelve days on the way. He
had a large company OF soldiers, furnished
by the sultan. and the sultan paid all his
expenses, amounting to many thousands Of
dollars. / understand that the minister
took the women Of his family with him.
but inasmuch as their expenses also came
out of the Moroccan gOverpment Uncle Sam
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
with the Zebra as Burden Bearer

5000 and in their wake trailed troops OF
lions and leopards.
At first the men were told to go forth
with their big nets of vegetable fiber and
capture the zebras by these means. They
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10


eD on Morocco and its future is Mr..
Walter b. Harris. the we'll known cores
pondent of the London Times. He has re-
sided in the country during the greater
part of the past sixteen years and has trav-
eled by caravan over the most OF II. Some
years ago he made an expedition from Fec
70 the oasis Of Tablet and he has written
the only good book about that part Of
Morocco. MIR. Harris has also travelled
widely in other Mohammedan countries he
has gone on camel back over Arabia and
he speaks the Arabic fiuently. During his
stay In Fec he was a close friend Of the
sultan. and he has now an intimate ac-
Quaintance with some Of the most powerful
o. his ministers. He Is also closely asso-
ciated with 81 el-Mehdi el-Menehbi. vino
was for q long time minister of war, and
who as such, through his influence with
his majesty. Abdl-ei-Aziz. practically con-
troiled Morocco. Menehbi lost cast when
he failed 70 ouell the rebellion OF Blu Ha-
mara He was then forced to leave the sui
tan's cabinet, and IL now living as a British
subject In Tangier. He is one of the most
progressive OF the Moors. and Will prob
Ally be heard OF in the regeneration Of
Morocco. 1 shall give you an interview
(which I had with him furtheE ON In this
letter.