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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

when Merry was sent to murderers
row. The reprive having expired, q
new date was set for the execution OF
Marzen, and the Jail officials expected
to legally strangle him at the same
time that Merry was executed.
Marzen all along has maintained his
innocence, and has seemingly never
lost faith in an ultimate acquittal. Yet
twice he has seen the ugly moose be-
fore his eyes and has lodged by the
shortest Of noses. When the gallows
was erected which took the life OF
Merry q second place was fixed Tor
Marzen. But the mandate Of the su-
p-eme court giving the condemned man
a new reprieve was received the day
before. and once more Mic Marzen was
sent back to his cell to walt on the
courts. His faith has received justin
cation, for the court Of last resort mas
said he did not receive substantial
justice In the former trial and mas
sent his case back for retrial. BY
this action all but the Indictment IL
wiped out, and Mic Marzen Is today
the same man before the law that ne
was when the grand jury returned the
true bill. His prior conviction goes
Tor naught. He must be tried as II
that trial had never taken place.
Some unaccountable delays have tax
en- place In this case. Even II the de-
PENDANT should be guilty legal ques-
tons have arisen which might negative
all the proof that might be offered Oh
his guilt. The law says that a man
shall be speedily brought to trial, or
having been tried, that no unnecessary
delay shall prevent the execution OF
sentence. Yet four years almost have
elapsed since the arrest and still the
man is a prisoner in the Jail. The man
date OF the supreme court for a new
trial was made in June, yet two months
elapsed before 1t was received in Chi
cago.
But whatever the result Mic Marzen
holds the record for length Of confine-
ment in Jail. He has not faced death
as often as other men condemned on
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
ereats.t Inf.ntrr oh.rr, ~ HI,,orr.

Lieutenant Hobson. In his recent ad-
dress at the Metropolitan opera house,
mentioned, among other things, a spec
tacle which, from a prOscenium window
In prison. he had beheld. and which II had
been authoritatively stated could not be
performed. The prelude lasted twenty
days. During that period he watched the
Spaniards terrifying Santiago. He saw
them fetch guns from their ships and
place them there. And then. just as
though our troops had waited until every
thing was ready for their reception, ne
saw the unsupported infantry advance, he
heard the singing OF the bullets. the bang
Ing or the guns, and through IL all.
through the thanking artillery, through
the tearing shrapnel. through the streams
OF IRE, through the red and white Of the
furnished dawn, he saw the advance con-
tinue. the flight of the foe, the rush OF the
infantry. the dash up the hill, the cap
ture OF the fortihcatiOns, the feat which
experts had decided could never be per-
formed. Nor could II before. Nor can 1t
be duplicated now. To md anything re-
sembling IL one has to go back to the re-
aclava charge.-Collier's Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

OF the several causes Of fear, that Of
thunder and lightning Is said by Presi-
dent Stanley Hall to be the most COM
mon, because Of the supposed helpless
ness Of humanity to avert or neutraliEe
a stroke of lightning. Yet this is not
always the case. During the civil war
Col. Rutherford B. Hayes and a little
squad Of men were accommodating In
the mountains Of West Virginia, when
Q severe thunder storm broke over
them and they took shelter under q
clump Of trees. With a singh bolt.
i've Of the men fell senseless and were
morrned by their companions as dead.
Col. Hayes detailed two men to each
Of the unconscious soldiers, and him
self demonstrated the methods used
IN resuscitating the drowned. After
ten minutes Of Intellectual effort the
soldiers declared It folly to try longer;
the men were dead. The colonel or
dered no relaxing Of work. In twenty
minutes two Of the men showed signs
OF life; In forty minutes two others.
and after an hour and half the breath
Of the eth came with faint nutter.
and all were saved. Make q point Of
telling this experience" President
Hayes used to say; at may save other
lives"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
FANCY NAMES FOR PoIsoNs.
Danger Turks In Many of the So Called
Headache Remedies.


Headache Remedies.
In his quarterly report on the health
OF the borough Of Chorley, Lancashire,
DR.. J. A. Harris. the medical oficer toT
the district, calls attention to the in-
discriminate sale and purchase Of the
various so-called headache powders.
He states that under his direction the
county police obtained six or seven
samples from different shops in the
town and had them submitted to anal
ysis. In every case the quantity Of
the active ingredient was found to be
in excess Of the maximum dose of thu
drug allowed in the British pharma-
copoeia- These remedies belong 20
the class Of the analgesics, the mem
bers Of the group In common use for
this purpose being acetanalide or phe-
nylacetamide. phanazone, and phena-
cetin or para-acet-phenetidin. Their
properties were fully considered in the.
section OF pharmacology and therapeu-
tics at the meeting at Edinburgh,
where Professor Stockman Glasgow
opened q discussion on the "Therapeu-
tic Value Of Recent Synthetic Analge-
sizes; Their Benefits and Attendant
Risks" There was a general express
sion Of opinion that these drugs re-
CURED to be handled with the great
est care, and that a slight error Of
judgment with regard to dosage might
be followed by disastrous results. All
these substances depress the hearts
action, and in toxic doses diminish the
force of the respiratory act. The dan
ger is not obviated by selling a pois-
onous drug under a fanciful name.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

body. At any rate. Marzen was ar
rested, indicted, placed on trial and
convicted Of the crime. The death
penalty was assessed, and every step
taken to carry It out when Governor
Altgeld granted the man q reprieve
that q case might be made out for an
appeal to the supreme court Marzen
could almost feel the strands of the
rope when the reprieve reached the
fail officers.
The time limit Of the reprieve ex-
pired about the time Chris Merry was
to be hanged for the murder of his
wife. Merry exp!ated his crime on
Aprii - last Merry was caught, tried
and condemned within sixty DAYS Of
the commission Of the crime. This
was all accomplished In spite Of the
fact that the murderer made his es-
cane and was run down hundreds or
miles from the scene His case was
ons o. Ehs few where q murderer gets
spssdy szstice. MArsen had BEEN a
tsnssk e the IN over three ysars
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

Since the ideal Of one generation Is
the working factor of the next, the
public school teacher becomes q rank
ing oncer in the ship Of state. OF the
twenty thousand teachers gathered at
the recent convention in Washington.
even the most irresponsible exerts q
profound influence upon our future cit
izenship. A little boy lately came to
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore with q Ques-
tion, listened to her answer, and then
said, gravely: We'll, grandmamma, I
viii ask Miss Brown tomorrow II what
you say is true" The fact that Miss
Brown was the little eighteen-year-
old teacher Of a primary school makes
comment upon the character and in
duence Of the teacher superhuous.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

An eminent authority says. we ought
TO have a standing army Of one hun
dred and fifty thousand men. That
would be imperialism indeed. What
ever the peace results of this war, IL
would be q misfortune to have that
expensive show and parade fastened
upon us year by year. There is no ne
eessity for it. and 1t smacks too much
Of the foreign systems which ignore
the taxpayer in behalf Of the soldier.
We can get up a larger army within a
brief space Of time than any other ma
ton, and the delays OF discipline and
organization would be less expensive
and destructive than a continual army
tax and an utterly useless display Of
military power.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

penitentiary under sentence for fell
ony. Holzhueter was killed on Jan.
80, 1895. Marzen was arrested few
weeks afterward and has never been
outside OF the Cook county Jail since.
He has long ago exceeded all previous
records for continuous confinement In
the county prison, as nearly four years
have passed away since he entered 1t
as a prisoner charged with q capital
crime.
Marzen's case has few parallels In
criminal annals. The length OF the
term during which he has been a ten
ant Of the county Jail is in itself fea-
ture Of unusual interest But this Is
but one of the features. The man has
been in the shadow Of the gallows for
over three years, and still is not to be
hanged unless another jury assesses
the death penalty. His day Of execu-
ton has been fixed twice, but an at
torney has interposed as often to pre-
vent the strangling rope from cutting
short his existence. Once but a few
minutes Of life were legally remaining
W MIN "hCh q luoAdoAC
the sheriff to suspend proceedings and
the prisoner was remanded to his cell.
Marzen's fight for life has been legal
marvel Arrested within a month OF
the death Of his supposed victim, con-
victed on the only trial he has faced,
he is still, four years later, about to be
called upon to face a new jury which
shall have full power to pass upon his
guilt or innocence. Over 1900 times
has the sun risen since he was locked
in the Jail. AS many times the sun
has set and he has still been prisoner.
Twice the moose has dangled from the
cross beam, but as often executive or
judicial interference has prevented the
rope from putting out his life.
For four years the county has kept
this star prisoner. Nearly $1,000 has
been spent to furnish him food, to say
nothing of the good things passed In
by his faithful wife, who has run the
saloon all the time to earn money with
which to battle for her husbands life.
Murder cases cost money, no matter
how few witnesses are used. Take
all the funds needed and used in the
prosecution and defense Of this man
and Cook county is at least $4,000
poorer because Of his long confinement.
Half dozen thousand will be expended
in the new trial
HolZhueter was killed by somebody
on Jan. 80, 1895. The body was found
nearly a month later under a tree at
Ninety-first street and Western ave-
nue.. Stab wounds told the story Of
how the man came to his death, al
though an effort had been made to ere
mate the body. This was not success
full, and the slayer or slayers-for
whether It was the act of one man or
more is not an absolutely settled fact
decided to abandon the remains and
take chances. The dead man and the
prisoner had been friends, and the lat
ter admitted that he was with Fritz
when the German was last seen alive
Robbery is the alleged motive against
Marzen. Holzhueter was a drover-
butcher and was supposed to have
some money. He occasionally carried
considerable sums with him. Marzen
is charged with having slaughtered
the man in q woodshed, robbed him,
and then attempted to destroy the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

Long live Queen Wilhelmina! Long
live the thrifty, loyal, law-abiding and
Intelligent Dutch subjects Of the new
girl-queen! Every sympathetic heart
in all the world wishes everything good
70 sovereign and people. and hopes that
the little lady now formally enthroned
will have a. long and prosperous and
glorious . reign as that Of the other
queen, across the North sea, who sue
eeeded to her throne sixty-oue years
ago.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

1t having been represented to the
treasury department that tow Of fax,
which is subject to q duty Of $50 per
ton under paragraph S26, act Of July
"A, 1897, is being admitted to free en-
try at various ports as paper stock un-
der paragraph s32, or, when carded. Is
waste not specially provided for" Il
10 per cent ad valorem under paragraph
4s3, the department has directed that
all tow Of fax be hereafter classified
under paragraph S26, irrespective Of
the fact that it may or may not be
entered as paper stock.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
Tn. Eskino,s Beat.

There IL no craft 20 difncult to han
die a. the Eskimo kayak. The only
boat familiar to US which in any way
resembles II Il the racing shell. but
II q crack osrsmen Of one Of our col
leges were tied into kayak and told
TO shin for himself he would have 3
hard time Of It II n entirely covered
except for round hole, into which the
owner alps. pushing his feet under
meath the skia deck in front, the hole
being fitted to the person for whom
the boat n designed, 90 that his
thighs MI It completely. When he n
seated In q, with his waterproof Jacket
tied securely around the edge, he Il
abs 70 defy waves or rain The most
expert are apt to be sometimes over
turned, either BY q careless movement
Or an unexpectedly large wave. and,
4 he does not right himself At once. b
Inevitably drowned
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

tonic to build up shattered constitution
"A. c. BISHOP"
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
eighth day Of January, 1898.
RoBKRT E. HULL, JR-, Notary Public,
The pure, powerful vegetable ingredients
In Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
supply the antidote for poisonous matter in
the blood and add those elements needed TO
build up body and brains. Many diseases
long supposed by the medical profession 70
b fncurable have succumbed to the potent
influence Of these pills. They can be taken
by young or old, being harmless In their
nature, ret powerful in eliminating disease
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
Ju.tIc. Harlan Play, Coll,

Justice Harlan has gone Wild -.
golf according to the opinions OF h.
leagues on the Supreme bench, who 49,
that no sane man will get up al 6 49,
IN the morning. prepare his own cDr
coffee and then walk couple OF mill.
order to knock a ball about In the 49,
grass before breakfast. But Justice ~
Ian explains that that Is the only Wa,
can indulge his favorite pastime. He -
to 20 to the capitol to attend conSri.1
lions between 10 and IL O'Clock and ~
that IL his colleagues would follow his y
ample and spend three or four hour
exercise In the open air every mornins
would be q great deal better for the can.
OF Justice
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
THE FAITHFUL WIFE.

the charge Of murder who got reprieves
and finally died on the gallows. He
has been near hanging twice only. but
the passing of years between these
times has made this an exceptional
case. He has not been with his fam
lily for three Christmas festivals, has
been under the shadow Of death all
this time, yet is now to be tried as II
he had never faced a Jury.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
ExceaslNa PrrparntIon-

IL n a good policy in undertaking a new
enterprise. to fully estimate the possible
cost The government has over-estimated
the cost Of the war with Spain and has
over-prepared for It. At the outbreak OF
mates OF Its money cost. Senator Hale
putting himself on record with the predic-
ton that IL would cost $500 O00. 000 and
billion. The figures now show expenses
incurred. for the army. SIS. 500. 900 and for
the navy. 30 ooo, 900, total of S114. 500, o00-
Commercial List.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
THE MAJORS EXPERIENCE.
From ne Detroit Free Pres.

One Of the staunehest supporters Of the
desp-water way from the Great Lakes 20
the ocean Il Major A. G. Bishop, Of us
Third Ave, Detroit, . civil engineer Of
wide experience and considerable promi-
hence In his profession He was assistant
engineer on the Hudson River Railroad In
1850 and has since conducted large engin-
eering operations. He has been located in
Detroit since 1915. and has q large acquain-
lance among the business men and citizens
Of this city.
Two years ago, for the first time, Major
Bishop was In the hospital. Fortwom months
he had the best Of medical attendance but
when he was discharged he was not like the
Major Bishop Of old When asked regard
ing his health, he said: "When / had my
last spell OF sickness and came out Of the
hospital was q sorry sight, could not
gain my strength, and could not walk over
Q block for several weeks.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
Our Treatment Ct spanish Cap,I,.,

Never before in history was there
case where a defeated and captive .,
envy received such generous treatnsr
as we gave the Spaniards. Equally >,
tonishing are the cures brought abor
by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Nevs
has there been so successful a maS
cine for stomach and liver diSOrds,
like dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousnes
and constipation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

The crop estimates for the province
Of Ontario this year are very satisfac-
tory. Fan wheat WIN amount to e.
ooo. 900 bushels, = gain Of Loo. 900
husAels over lat year. The spring
wheat crop win amount to s.se0. 900
bushels, q gain OF 1.soo. 600 bushels.
barley win be about - last ysar, and
oats g. 600 900 bushels. falling OF Of
x.ooo. 900 bushels The hay cror II eoo.-
Co tons larger than last year. and the
peas crop i. 100 900 bushels more. Late
estimates place the Manitoba wheat
Gsp e 1S.0oo 900 bushels. and that -
- tszziioziss = 7.ooaeoe sssAslA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
az noticed some

81 noticed some
articles in the
newspapers re-
garding DR.. VIII
hams' Pink Pills
for Pale People,
which convinced
me that they were
worth trying and
boughttwo boxes.
didnot take them
for my complex
ion ut for
strength. After
using them / felt
better, and know
they did me worlds
Of good. i am
pleased to recon-
mend them to in
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

Believe that you have really learned
something when you have learned to
bear with the misinformation, the mis-
takes and the prejudices of the ignor-
ant
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
ACCUSED OF MURDER.
HAS PASSED NEARLY FOUR
YEARS IN JAIL.
Me Marzen's Confinement Equal to
Many = Convicts sentenee-Two Case.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Long Delays In
. Celebrated Case.

F q second jury
should find that
Mic MarZen, now
confined in Jail in
Chicago, Is guilty
Of having taken the
life Of Fritz HolZ-
hueter, the convict
ed man will have
passed as 'many
days in Jail as most
men pass in the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

A writer In the October Ladies' Home
Journal shows how easy IL is to establish
and maintain public libraries even In the
small country towns. Cooperation of ef-
fort under capable. enthusiastic direction.
Il Is pointed out. will bring the sought-for
results. The article details with exact
directness the best way to proceed, even
suggesting entertainments by which
money can be raised for the library fund.
At a small money cost. the writer makes
II clear that every small town can enjoy
the benefits OF a good library.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

They tell Of q man who was fined
twenty-five dollars for swearing, and
whose barn was struck by lightning
that very day. The moral IL plain
do not fine q man twenty-five dollars
for swearing.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
Two Interesting BuldIur.

Pictures Of two interesting Barr
more and Ohio Railroad buIldID, !
have been reproduced In a recent ism.
Of Truth. One is the building ,
Frederick. Md, which has been us,.
since 1881 as a freight station. An.
which is still devoted to that purpOv
In the little cupola Of the building
bell once hung which was always run,
on arrival OF trains from Baltimo1
when horses were the motive power \
the railroad. The other building \
the station at Mount Clare. Baltimor
and II Is noted as being the locatio1
Of the first telegraph Office in M
world. II was from this building th,!
Professor Morse sent his celebra,.
message in 1874 to his friends b
Washington, forty miles away.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19
pon1 I.haeco spIi md snot, VOW In, Au.,.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full OF life. nerve and yigor. take No-To-
Bac, the Wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC. or o.. Cure guarAn-
iced. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

what did your mothers-In-Iaw congress
dor We talked about how different GU
sons-in-law would be IL we had brough
them up"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

Coal production in New Mexico for M
fiscal year 1897 and 1885 was $751; -
an increase in production Of rs GA tons
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for COnsumptiOn.-John A Miller, An
Sable, Michigan. April n. 1895.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

visnna has q cabman who has been
fined twenty times for trying % bring
bicyeiists to grief
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

A woman's great command OF language
always scares on suitors who like to talk
themselves.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

Entered at po.tOncs as .econd-cI... n.tt.s
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

To Cure Constipation Forever.
n @ C. G fail TO cure. druggists refund money
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-11-19

Cousin Josephine hides her deafnss
with great tact" 'How?' "She talks a
the time"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-04
1snildinr Material In Crete.

The search for building material
among the ruins of ancient cities is Il
custom which III Crete has assumed in
credible proportions. 1t may almost be
said that stone Quarries are an unknown
thing OH the island and that all the
village builders, except in few places
which are too far OF from ancient set
Elements. work with secondhand ma
terial. One of the principal centcrs of
the trade i'll the materials from ruins is
The territory Of Gcrtyna.
The peasants usually have nothing to
do but to excavate Il half meter below
the present level to find walls, which
extend to Il farther depth of two or three
meters, and which when freed and taken
to pieces give with but little work a
profit many times greater than that Of
several years cultivation Of the land it
self. The stones are sold to those who
are building houses in the villages near
the ancient city and also exported to the
other villages Of the Mascara plain and
to the neighboring provinces. The Turk
ish government. 50 jealous Ill prevent
ing the work of explorers who come to
carry.on scientific work or excavations,
pays no attention whatever to the work
of destruction which is daily going on
under its eyes IL fact, when ithas pub
lie constructions to erect t goes so far as
to procure its material by the very same
system, thus often tearing down impor-
tant monuments which disappear with
out leavinga trace Of their former exist
ence. American Journal of ArchGol-