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The broad ax., 1916-03-25
SHE TRAVELS FAR TO BE MRS.
Young Woman Popped by Mail, Bought
Ring and License.

Des Moines.-After travelling over
600 miles Miss Augusta Knies Of Ian
sing, Mich, became the first leap year
bride Of this city by leading Harley
Decker Of 1899 East Twenty-sixth
street to the altar.
She managed the whole affair. She
popped the question, named the wed
ding day, paid her railroad fare, pur-
chased the marriage license and
bought the ring.
Miss Knies, who is twenty-five, was
strolling along the streets Of Detroit
with girl friend last June Her COM
panion greeted a young man, and
fifteen seconds later she was introduc-
ed to her future husband. 1t was
Decker, then employed in a Detroit
automobile factory.
He was called back to Des Moines
by the illness Of a sister in February.
Three weeks ago Miss Knies popped
the question by mail, and Decker, who
Is Twenty-Five years old, accepted. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Frank W. Mutchler of the Great Park
Church Of Christ.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
SOUTH SEA ISLAND
COLONY IN AMERICA
Strange Community Is DiscOV-
cred In Utah.

Salt Lake City. - Discovered the
strangest community in the United
States.
1t Is a community Of south sea
islanders. A thousand in number, they
are now settled In the Skull valley I'm
Utah, between the Great Salt lake and
the Nevada line.
There are Maoris, Samoans and Ha-
waiians living and farming in perfect
harmony, intermarrying and raising
children.
Twenty-Five or thirty years ago the
older men Of this strange colony came
from across the Pacific, some as sail
OTIS, some as stowaways.
They wandered In small groups about
California, and some Of them came
across the Sierras into Idaho and Utah.
They were starving when a group of
business men decided to help them.
They secured 1900 acres Of land In
the Skull valley, collected all the south
sea natives that they could find and
established them In a colony which
they call Ioseppa-
An American farmer was selected as
superintendent Each man was paid
good wages at the start, and as soon
as they were capable they were allow
ed to buy half acre lots and cottages
at actual cost.
Now there Is a new generation grow
ing up. Some Of the boys have gone
from the grade school and taken full
courses at the State Agricultural col
lege. Several Of the girls have become
stenographers in Salt Lake City. A
number have graduated from the Uni
versity Of Utah.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
SOAP BRINGS REUNION.
Brothers Meet For First Time In Thir
teen Years by Accident.

Brothers Meet For First Time In Thir'
teen Years by Accident.
St Paul.-Charles Mckee Of Ray
N. D., was sent to room 800 when he
registered at the Hotel Sherman. De
string to shave, he unpacked his grip
But his shaving stick was missing.
"Have you got any shaving soapT
he asked a man who was issuing from
room 324.
Sure" was the answer. They en-.
tered room 324 and turned on the light
to look for the shaving soap. Mckee
looked at the other man critically.
-What's your nameT he asked.
ar. E. Mckee Of Shakopee, MINI.
was the answer
"Pm your brother Charley" the North
Dakotan said.
The two had not seen each other for
thirteen years. They were reared in
st. Paul and separated after their par
ents died. Charles went to North Da-
kota, where he owns a half section of
Land. r. E. Mckee went to Shakopee,
where he owns a section.
In the last thirteen years they had
not corresponded. Unknown to each
other, each had amassed a fortune.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
NO PAINTERS collie FOR HIM.
Bill For "Tint" Makes Bachelor Issue
Leap Year Declaration.

Elwood. n. J.-Robert W. Hunt, q re-
tired college instructor, received q let
ter recently from a neighboring town
containing a bill for 40 cents for '-tint''
purchased by Mrs. Hunt" Hunt Is a
good looking bachelor with a steady In
Come, and the inquisitive element Of
Elwood at once interpreted the post
office bulletin in terms Of leap year
possibilities.
To quiet the buzzing gossip, Hunt
has issued the following statement:
I'VE have had several offers Of mar
rage, and one or two ladies have as
sumed we were engaged without max
ing any offer. and it is with fear and
trembling we pass each day Of this
year, which is Invisible by four. How,
ever. when Mrs. Hunt does arrive she
shall come as nature painted her, with
eyes like the heavens, with cheeks
like the rose and with lips like the
damp of crushed strawberry. She shall
have no need of tint When we want
q kiss we don't propose to mess
through two or three coats Of paint to
get II"
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
EX-KINC MANUEL
TAKES LIFE EASY
Plays Golf While Portugal Pre-
pares For War.
LAND SIDES With ALLIES.

Former Ruler Apparently 10 Not Wor-
ried Over Course Republic IL Pursu-
ins-Germany Has Formally De-
eIared War on Portugal, Although q
State of War Has Existed:
London.-While former King Manuel
Of Portugal is playing golf and taking
life easy in England, the little republic
Of Portugal, once his domain, Is com
pleting preparations for war on the
side of the allies. Germany has for
mally declared war on Portugal, al
though a state of war has practically
existed between the two countries
since the German troops invaded
Portuguese Africa in 1914.
Soon after this invasion Portugal
sent re-enforcements to her. African
possessions, and there have been a
number of clashes between the Ger
man and Portugal colonial troops.
The total war strength Of the Portu-
guese army is 100000 men. 1t Is esti-
mated that fully 100000 soldiers have
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
With DONKEY AND DOG
WALKS 3,4OO MILES
Price Wins a Wager by a Long
Tramp.

Victoria, B. C.-Edward P. Price does
not wear medals in recognition Of a
worlds record tramp, neither is he the
author of any Travels by Foot tales
not yet-but he has made something
Of a record for stamina and is now
hopelessly a victim to a relentless de-
sire to walk every highway which may
be casually named in his presence. He
has walked from Chicago to San Fran
cisco in a roundabout way, a distance
Of 8, 400 miles. He does not claim that
there is anything remarkable about
that fact alone, but the circumstances
Of the trip make good story.
The first consideration is the fact
that Mr.. Price at the beginning Of his
tramp was a tenderfoot.
The Price party, for he did not trav-
ell alone, was essentially a tenderfoot
group. Perhaps the most experienced
member was Bunny, a donkey whose
eight years had at least taught him
caution. Another member was q collie
dog named Prince, which is now much
more than mere dog to Mr. Price, and
another thing which does not appear
In the log of the journey, but upon
which he admits the successful con-
clusion of the undertaking largely de-
pended, was the taunts Of Prices
friends in Chicago.
Price left Chicago In midsummer,
1914, travelling westward along the
Lincoln highway. The tramp was the
result Of wager and was to be made
entirely on foot with the consideration
that the conditions would not be full
filed unless the journey was finished
with both Of his four footed compan-
Ions. He insists without a blush that
every inch Of the journey was on foot.
The certified statements Of the may
ors Of the various cities along the
route form the credentials.
Starting without money, the commits
sariat was provided entirely by a gun
and fishing tackle and tie proceeds
from singing at the show houses along
the way. The camp equipment, in
Guiding provisions, amounted to 100
pounds, and this was Bunny's burden.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
TO SCHOOL ON SKIS.
Then Crawl Down to the Door
Through a Hole In the Snow.


Through Hole In the Snow.
Ellensburg, Wash.-Coming to school
on snowshoes and skis, sliding over
the schoolhouse roof and climbing
down to the door through twelve feet
Of snow is the experience Of children
at the school at Meadow Greek. Mrs.
Mary Boedcher, county superintend-
ent has received a number Of letters
which tell the children's idea Of the
situation.
"Our schoolhouse is about twelve
feet high on the outside" writes one
boy, "but the snow is so, deep that a
person can walk right over and not
know that there is building there.
We have to crawl down eight steps
through a hole In the snowbank to get
into it"
ave live in a tent" says a twelve
year-old girl in the seventh grade.
THE roof is covered with large pieces
Of bark. All that you can see of the
house is the very front, where you go
out went halfway to school on the
skis and crawled little way so as not
to go in so Deep"
Mrs. Beach, the teacher, in her re-
port to Mrs. Boedcher, said that In
spite Of the snow school kept up every
day and that only two absentees were
noted during the severe weather.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
DRAW LOTS TO PREACH.
White Plains Pastors Try New Way
of Exchanging Pulpits.

white Plains Pastors Try New Way
of Exchanging PuIpits.
White Plains, N. Y.-~We had the
time Of our lives" said the Rev. Will
liam Dana Street, pastor Of the Ridge
view Avenue Congregational church
and one Of the six ministers here who
filed pulpits that were assigned to
them by drawing lots. Sealed envel-
opes containing the names Of the
churches were put In a hat, and each
minister drew one.
"None of us knew which church he
had drawn" said Mr.. Street, until a
couple Of days after when we opened
the envelopes"
The Rev. Chaellis E. Nichols, pastor
Of the First Baptist church, EXCHANGED
with the Rev. Ernest l. Wall, pastor
Of the Chatterton Hill Congregational
church; the Rev. Herbert E. Wright
pastor Of the Memorial NJ. E. church.
the largest Protestant church here. ex-
changed with the Rev. David w. De
Forest of st. Paul's NJ. E. Protestant
church, one of the smallest churches.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
RETURNED BABY'S BANK.
Thief Robbed the House, but 6roush'
That Back.

ndG BACK.
Sierra Vista, Gala thief with q
conscience recently entered the home
of Clark Rubido here and after de,
camping with yaluables amounting to
800 returned to the burglarized house
and deposited a child's bank containing
81 in pennies, which had been part of
the loot, on the front porch.
The Rubido family visited friends in
Los Angeles that day, and about noon
a neighbor, Mrs. Caroline Martin, saw
q well dressed young man carrying a
suit case walk up to the front door of
the Rubido home, tumble with the lock
a moment and walk in.
Mrs. Martin thought the stranger
was probably friend Of the Rubidos.
and when the young man reappeared
some time after, still carrying the suit
case, she told him that the Rubido
family was passing the day in the city.
The young man thanked her and hur-
ried on.
half an hour later Mrs. Martin saw
the young man come back and deposit
something on the front porch Of the
house.
When the Rubidos returned they
found that the pleasant faced young
man had carried away all their silver.
several articles Of jewelry and $50.
The baby's penny bank, which had
been returned, was about the only
movable valuable not taken.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
PREFERRED CAVE TO
LIFE IN A SOD HOUSE
Unique Home of Pioneer and
Family Brought to Light

CARRIER, Okla.-The falling Of five
feet Of cement porch Of farmhouse q
half mile north of CARRIER brings to
light the unique home Of a pioneer of
this section.
Under this porch was a cave. The
cave was dug in 1894 At a point
along little ravine a sandstone ledge
cropped out, and there s. 81. Peters
| tunneled under and excavated two
large rooms, with a sandstone ledge
about three feet thick for roof. The
rooms extended sixty feet under the
ground, and at the deepest place there
was perhaps eight feet Of dirt on top.
To the back room a skylight by 5
feet was opened.
The rooms were plastered and white
coated, and the rock roof was white
washed, making 1t light enough for
one to read newspapers in any part Of
the cave. 1t was very dry at that
time, and coffee kept in the cave
ground easily. s. 81. Peters and his
family lived there many months be-
fore he built home above ground
The stovepipe ran up the skyiight,
and to persons passing along the road
the smoke coming out Of the ground
was a novel sight Hundreds Of per
sons visited this cave home, and all
wondered why the roof didn't fan In,
as it was not supported by ttmbera
When the wet years came q little
spring In the cave which furnished all
the water for the family overnowed
the rooms at times, and In recent years
when the drain became clogged the
cave filled with water. The pioneer
later built a house almost over the
cave.
s. n. Peters was but little longer
digging the cave home than was re-
Quired to build a sod house Of the same
size. Sod houses were the first homes
Of most Of the pioneers. The plaster
was the only expense to the cave
home. Today this section has the fin
est country homes In the state and is
In the wheat belt
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
PRAYERS CURE AN INVALID
Healing of Seventy-year- PennsyI.
vania Man Regarded as Miracle.

hS9dadSo dS q WIFdCle,
Greensburg, Pa.-Walter McCluckle
seventy, for sixteen years a helpless
invalid, Is able to walk again, and his
recovery is declared to be q direct an
swer to prayer.
He is a member of the Youngwood
United Brethren church. Recently q
series Of cottage prayer meetings was
held, and at Mr.. McCluckle's sugges-
ton it was arranged to pray for his
healing. The Rev. John Watson, pas.
tor of the church, with twenty-five
members, went to his home. Mr.. Wat
son read from the third chapter of
Acts, where it is recorded that Peter
and John caused the lame man to
walk, and from the fifth chapter of
James, which declares, "The prayer of
faith shall save the sick" The minis
ter and others followed with prayers
for Mr.. McCluckle's recovery.
The prayers finished, Mr.. Watson
said, "Let us rise and sing Praise God
From Whom All Blessings Flow"
To the establishment of all, Mr.. Nc
Cluckle rose with the others, Joined in
the singing and then walked about the
room. His recovery is regarded as
miracle.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
RULES FOR NAVY'S
CIVILIAN CRUISE
BattIeships viii Be Used In
Summer Training.
COURSE To Be FOUR WEEKS

TO ray travelling Expenses to Sea-
board and Deposit $3o-startine
Points Will Be at Coast cities-En-
roIIments Close June 1.
Washington. The navy's civilian
cruise, which is expected to do for the
navy what the Plattsburg training
camp did for the army, will begin Aug.
15 and last until Sept. II, according to
an announcement made by Secretary
Daniels department
Battleships of the Atlantic reserve
fleet will be used for the cruise, IL is
stated, and the starting points will be
Boston, Newport, New York, Philadel.
phia, Norfolk and possibly Charleston.
Civilians enlisting for the cruise will
have to pay their travelling expenses
to the seaboard and return and also a
deposit of $50 to cover the expenses
Of the cruise.
The detailed regulations issued by
the department, which will govern the
cruise. have been tentatively adopted
and in part follows:
Recruits for the cruise to be citi-
zens of the United States between the
ages Of nineteen and forty-five, and
must be able to pass prescribed physi-
cal examination. They must be able
to demonstrate to the recruiting officer
that they possess some nautical knowl-
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
Dogs Tree Insane Man.

Oregon City. Ore.-Peter Brevio
aged forty-three. an Italian, was freed
with the aid OF bloodhounds arrested
and brought back to Oregon City and
committed to the State Hospital For
the Insane. Brevio lived in a hollow
tree, and his diet consisted Of roots.
berries and what food he could find
around neighhoring farmhouses. He
stole an Ak from farmhouse and
passed much Of his time chopping
down trees. y number of men OF the
district determined to arrest Brevio
and went to his tree home The Italian
ran away. Dogs were then put on his
trail.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
SPENT FORTUNE
To TRAIN ORPHANS
Washington Teacher Aided
Those Who Sought Education.
LIVED MODESTLY TO DO ACT

Used Income of High School Instrue.
tor In Moderate Manner, and With
Money He Earned by Writing He
Was Able to Educate Eighteen Stu
dents.
Everett, Wash.-F. D. Mack, teacher
In the Central school, has spent about
$4,000 in educating eighteen students,
seventeen boys and one girl, during the
last sixteen years, according to a story
he reluctantly told a newspaper repre-
sentative.
Living on his school salary In a mod
est way both in Minnesota, his former
home, and in Washington, he has earn
ed the money to send students through
universities by writing short stories
and magazine articles. He has paid
out between $1,000 and $1,000 on each
Of his children
Some of the youngsters were or
phans, and some had one parent, but
all were eager to learn and were handi-
capped by lack of money.
The thirteen boys who are alive are
all actively engaged in the professions
In which Mr.. Mack has educated them.
Two are druggists. one being in st.
Paul and the other in Los Angeles.
Two are instructors in the University
Of Minnesota. where they were grad
uated. One teaches mathematics, and
the other is an instructor in German.
This latter young man plans to be
physician and in 1914 married a girl
who wished to go to Germany to get
her masters degree. so he and his
bride sailed for Germany to continue
their studies. only to be turned back by
the beginning of the war.
Mr.. Mack sent him through Normal
school, the University of Minnesota
and Harvard. where he received his
masters degree
A young man who chose to be
broker received his education at the
University of Illinois. He started out
to be an architect, but changed his
mind and took commercial course
He was graduated four years ago and
Is now in Minneapolis engaged In the
lumber brokerage business. He is the
best money maker of the family" In
his four years out of college he has
made $4,000.
A mining engineer who was educat
ed at the University of Minnesota is
The banker received a thorough COM
mercial education. and then Mr.. Mack
set him up in business in a bank I'm
Elgin, n. D. Mr.. Mack says that If
any of his boys wants to start in bust
ness he always gives them enough
money to begin. He recently bought
an eighty acre farm for one Of them
A dentist lives in Chicago. He had
four years at the University Of Val
paraiso Mr.. Mack says this boy mar
lied rich nurse.
One boy who studied to be a lawyer |
ost his health after his graduation |
rom the University Of Minnesota law
school. so could not practice, and is
how employed as chief of the Mime
'ota state fish and game commission.
With headquarters at st. Paul.
Self educated and quiet, Mr.. Mack
would not be thought responsible for
me of the most unusual philanthro-
des In the world.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
$50 FOR SEVEN WINKS.
Following a Custom of Greece Looked
Like MASKING Out In Missouri.

Like MASKING Out In Missouri.
Kansas City. Mo.-George Stamatois,
twenty-six years old. $40 Main street,
has not forgotten the customs Of his
native Greece. There it seems to be
the fashion to wink at any woman you
want to become acquainted with. The
Greek custom brought Stamatois to
grief in staid Kansas City.
Stamatois entered department store
the other afternoon. He winked at
six pretty girls to no avail. He wink
ed at a seventh, who promptly seized
him by the arm. showed him a store
detectives star and escorted him to a
crossing patrolman.
Stamatois answered a charge of
"mashing" before Justice Charles
Clark, acting judge, in the north side
court here soon after.
'That winking tricks favorite over
In Greece, judge" Stamatois said.
'That's the way We meet all our nice
women. 1 thought it was all right
here too. I've got to show my appreci-
alton of the girls some way"
''That's a poor way" Judge Clark
answered. "The wink is not favored
in Kansas City. You're fined $50"
The broad ax., 1916-03-25
Gets a Civil War Latter.

Bangor. Call. E. Cole of this town
received a letter recently written to
him by his brother on Dec. 2, 1864. At
that time the writer was a soldier in
the Union army, and he tells of the
chase into Mississippi after General
Prices command. Where the letter has
been for the past half century is
mystery.
The broad ax., 1916-03-25

EX-KING MANUEL.
been modified for some months to b,
ready for the conflict. 1t is over {
year since the Portuguese government
decided to cooperate with the allie.
whenever the step seemed necessary
While Portugal has been preparing fol
war for some time, internal politica
conditions have delayed matters.
peace party has made its strength fell
In that republic, but with Germany's
declaration Of war party lines VIII be
obliterated.
Portugal has an alliance with Great
Britain dating from 1903 that requires
the Portuguese government to furnish
Great Britain with 10000 soldiers when
the latter is at war. While these troops
have not been put at the disposal of
Great Britain In the European theater
OF war, the Portuguese have been CO.
operating with the troops Of the allies
In Africa.
While the peace strength of the Por-
tuguese army Is only 10000, with a1O5
more men in the colonial army, the
government has 10000 reserves and
S1.476 available men for war Dur
poses. The navy Of the republic, how
ever, Is one of the smallest In the
world 1t consists Of one second class
cruiser, four third class cruisers, if
teen gunboats, five destroyers, four tor
pedo boats and one submarine.
Most Of these vessels are Of an anti
quated type. The Vasco da Cana, the
star ship Of the navy, has been In sery-
Ice since 1878. 1t cost $66OO and is
or 5000 tons displacement. It Is equip-
ped with two eIght-inch guns, one six
inch, one twelve-pounder and eight
tnree-pounders. The vasco da CANA
has a complement Of 259 officers and
men.
Portugal, with the Azores and Ma
detra island, has a population of 1881
9S5 and an area of IS, 400 SQUARE miles
The population Of the republics colo
NAL possessions in Africa is S,3O0OOO
and these colonies have an area of 800
SS4 square miles. The colonies I'm Asia
have an area Of 1888 square miles and
a population Of 100000. Portuguese
Africa Is made up Of Angola, the Kon-
go. Guinea. East Africa and some is
lands.
Many Portuguese have been bitter
toward Germany for many years. They
have felt that the kaiser's government
has had designs on the Azores and An
COLA. The war party in the republic
mas long been enthusiastic to enter the
contest on the side of the allies not
only on account of the treaty with
Great Britain. but on account of the
long standing grievance against Ger.
many.
The wealth of Portugal is estimated
ut $25Oo,OOC,0OO. The national debt
to S947, Goa, 900. The revenue
of the country is $S1, 966,OOO a wear
With an additional yearly revenue Of
III, $4,000 from the colonies.