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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

- G-AA-A AAAN--a
A feature Of the Schenectady county
fairs each year was the trotting races,
In which John Ellis and young Bui
always had entries Il Is recalled IN
Schenectady how on more than one oc-
casion when the 5on's horse beat the
fathers the two would get into an
argument over the relative merits of
the horses. When the father was
beaten, he always had an excuse, and
to settle the matter, finally, the match
race would be arranged between the
two, each to drive his own hLRse. n
the son won the match. the father
paid the wager eheerfu1ly and told his
son that he never would have won had
he not had father who knew enough
to teach him how TO drive.
When Bud was reaching manhood his
father died. The business OF the loco
motive works had greatly increased
since the death Of their founder. and.
John Ellis, holding q larger block Of
stock than any Of his brothers, left a
fortune estimated at s2,0O0,OOO or So
100000. The greater part Of this was
left to his only child. Bud. Then be-
gan the Wild career which
made the young man q fami-
liar figure in the Tenderloin. He
lived at the Gilsey House for several
years and then went into bachelor
apartments. About seven years ago
Ellis married Miss Eva Long, Of Uti-
ca, an actress and member Of a we'll
known family. His relatives were not
altogether dispieased with the match.
because they hoped that, having mar
ried, the young man would settle
down. He did for q time. and went
back TO Schenectady with the ex-
pressed resolve OF following the bust
ness Of his father and grandfather.
The determination held good for only
q sho1t period He went 70 New York
one day On business and he never went
back TO the shops again. His wife left
him IN 1897 and obtained q separation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

AoNlNo FuLL-0RoWA THl81,
s-.s Ru-tT Ess-s oid ,4sEsz Avn ~
avs ssa - city.
Whel Andrew Carnegie sailed Cor
Europe he said he expected 70 return
b tie tan and to hnd waiting for him
his maEnihcent new home on Fifth
avenue IN the block surrounded b.
Ninetict1 and Ninoty-arst streets. In
ne grounds surrounding the building
there VA Be ct that time larsa grove
81 trees growing Just IS Confidently
and prosper0usly IS II hey had fur
nished the shade for the place Cor
many q year. These trees have been
brought from Westcbester county ana
hon the border OF Connecticuk They
have been selected with the greatest
care. an with q view 70 harmonlEing
with q distinctive artistic design. They
have been taken Up, root and branch,
and hauled IN huge trucks nom their
native spotz 70 adorn Mr.. Carnegie's
Fifth avenue park. In moving these
trees care vas taken not b injure the
smallest Of their tWigs. There was
no pairing, no cutting anywhere. Mr..
Carnsgie b getting old, and be wanted
these stately growths, now In al their
native glory. They were 70 grow in
Fifth avenue Just a. they had done IN
tie woods and forests for 20. 90 and
20 years. Nodsrn science and invent
I've genius have made Il possible 70
transplant trees now without the loss
Of any Of their vitality or any Of their
beauty. This e done BY means Of q
complicated trucking system. At
tached 70 the axle joining two heavy
iron wheels Is q long wooden pole, e
right angles 70 the axle, and fon1ing
q sort Of cross with Il. The axle 20
covered in the middle BY q sort Of
felt saddle This apparatus Il moved
against the tree, the saddle against It's
side. Two large hooks, like hshhookH
are then placed under the two main
roots Of the trees. These hooks are
suspended By q cable stretching over
the top OF the pole attached 70 the
axle. This cable Is now pulled over
the top Of the pole BY q machine, and
the hooks pun the tree up without in
Turing Il. bringing the small hbrouS
roots and the earth that surrounds
them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13
q - -. -.

An unsophiEtieated young minister
IL rural Pennsylvania. recently Or
dained, not long ago wrote to 3 thso-
logical professor IL Philada,phia a.
follows: 7 am a poor speaker ana
nnd 4 hard 70 utter my thoughts clear
~ and forcibly. have decided
therefore,, to take q course Of ihstrne-
ton IN speaking and. learning from
the papers that there are q great many
speak-easies % your city. ] would Be-
obliged Il you would recommend ne
@ one." The professor broke the
news 70 him as e1Damlstieany e. pos
able nat @spslk-easy'' q merely "a
unlicensed drinking place
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

"a v1hs hss Bssa d Perm EssS5ssHy
Bus Gsm Llvo,.


"a We nas Bssa d Perm RrsSdsatly
NE Gsm Llvu-
Edward Dempsey, son o. once not
Cd osrsman. has been near eeath's door
thirteen times but ne portals are still
closed 10 him. he q thirteen years old
ana has walked hand IN hand with
death fer every year Of his Life and
never ainehod. Saturday morning he
met with his thirteenth accident but
that be has passed the hoodoo number
in safety Is amrmed By the phylicians
at the JEFFERSON hotel. The boy was
riding his bicycle down Chestnut street
when be ran into q trolley ear az
Eighth street. striking his head
against the iron part Of the fender on
the rear Of the car. Leading his wheel
he walked to the hospital, not know
ing until he arrived there that he had
received q fracture OF the skull a. the
result Of the accident The doctors
say heWillrecoVer. He cheerfully bears
his confinement and seems concerned
only IN the baseball scores. Edwards
father, Patrick Dempsey. who b now
employed In a hotel on Eleventh street,
below Chestnut, was prominent years
ago IS an oarsman and coach. When
the family lived at Falls Of Schuylkill
some years back the boy was concern
ed IN more accidents than a hospital
ambulance. Once he shot the falls Of
Wissahickon creek IN q frail roWboat
and Il was q common occurrence for
him 70 fall overheard while rowing
and swim ashore. This remarkable
lad has been the victim Of a gasoline
accident, was hit by trolley cars ga
lore, chased BY the angry subjects Of
his practical jokes and In may other
ways made the hero q incidents Of
which he was too modest to keep &C
count But the boy survived his thir-
teenth accident, probably the most
serious OF an, and the physicians are
certain that be viii be ready for an
other one next year.-Philadelphia
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13
MINER IN PARLIAMENT.
muhs., Ansltsoa 20 ssrvs Interests Of
Fsnou workers..

mEhost AnbItlcn 80 ssrvs Intsrsss Of
Fellow workers..
Having spent IS years under ground,
welding q miners pick when he was
10 years old, the member Of parlia-
ment for Morepeth, Thomas Burt,
might be expected to know a little on
mining matters and the wages Of the
black toflerR Burt's history affords q
grand example Of that ennobllng prin-
cipls Of "self-heIp" which Smiles has
advocated and Abraham Lincoln ez-
plotted. The son Of Peter Burt. q
miner, born at the beginning Of the
Victorian era IN q tiuy cottage ad-
joining the coal line which runs from
B1ackHorth 70 the Northumberland
docks, Thomas had 70 rush HIS village
schooling and assimilste his wisdom
with the aid Of stray books and q dig
gers lamp. No aEtrologer could have
foretold that this rough Northum-
brian lad was destined to be an ofRceF
Of state In the Victorian reign. The
youngster went down into the pit, the
mental companion Of Shakespeare,
Milton, Scott and John Stuart 1Ill. As
young Burt grew up he was always on
good terms Of fellowship with asSo-
ciates without deeming it necessary %
accompany them 70 the public house.
he has always been an abstainer. he
also became q Primitive Methodist and
q man Of peace. He had no ambition
save 20 serve the interest Of his fell
iOE-miners. They have ever respected
him. and given him choice Of on
eial positions in their unions. Since
1874 he has enjoyed the By no means
slight distinction Of having sat IN the
house without losing those good quail
tiles which caused him b be sent there
b. his companions In toll.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

Professor NeWeOmb. the astronomer,
discussing the advances made "a that
science during the last century, sayH
that mankind is only beginning 70
learn something Of the truth, and that
me greatest victory Of the astron-
omerB IN the nineteenth CEN
tury was the determination Of
the exact motion Of the solar
system, which is moving In space
ct the rate Of 5000 miles an hour. but
no one can tell whence Il came or
whittier Il goeth. Another important
improvement is the application Of me-
ehanical methods for recording astron-
omieal phenomena An astronomer Of
q few years ago was compelled to keep
HIS eyes upon the starr and sketch In
accurately and imperfectly the objects
that passed before his vieioE. The In
PRODUCTION Of automatic photography
gives him an exact record Of every
event among the heavenly bodies, al
though he may see nothing OF # him
self.-Chicaso Record Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13
Ths Manufaoturs Of wrltlnr Poua.

The HanuEaoturo % Writing Psaa
The manufacture Of pens in the
United States Is confined to only four
companies, although one might sup
pose there were many more" said a
Connecticut man who Is engaged in
that line Of work, the other day. That
does not include the making Of gold
pens. which is a Ecparate industry,
but pens OF steel. brass and German
silver. The steel for these pens is
brought chiefly from shemeld, Eng,
as IL the best blade steel. Many ex-
periments have beer made with steel
manufactured over here, but Il never
has sufficiently stood the test. The i'm
ported product comes IN sheets about
three or four inches wide and from
sixteen to twenty feet long The i'm
preston would Be that such little ar
tieles 20 universally used as pens
would be entirely machine made. Not
80. From the moment the sheet steel
Is started on its way into pens tilI
the flushed goods are boxed and label
ed II is handled BY employees seventeen
different times. The points, even,
have to be ground tWice-ground and
eross-ground. as we style It In the
factories"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13
SHIFTS % Arotis s.aIL


Lake Bafkal q q remarkable body Of
water lying IN q longitudinal trough
on the edge Of the central Asiatie pla-
team, whose surface q 1,600 feet above
the sea with which It Is connected b.
the Yenisei river after flowing across
the northern plains Of Siberia for a
distance Of 1000 miles. A most curl
Gus fact, long known 10 scientific men,
% that this lake Is occupied By q spe-
eies Of seal almost identical with those
found IN the Arctic ocean. The same
species, with slight variations are also
found IN the Caspian sea. but not any
where else along the 5000 or 1909
miles which separate these bodies Of
water. The most probable explanation
Of this fact, and the one usually ae-
eepted By scientific men d that these
species Of seal were thus widely dis
tributed during q continental subd-
dance IN which the waters Of the Arc
tic ocean covered all Of northwestern
Siberia and extended up to the bass
Of the great Asiatic plateau which Ne
followed for such g long distance On
elevated shors nnes Of Turk6stan. says
McClure'B Magazine. When this de-
pressed area emerged from the sea, Z
len the seal Isolated n the two grsat
bodies o. water which sim remain o.
IT, former margin. So lately has tbs
taken place. that there has not SeeH
tine for any great change 20 be sftset.
q n TIE speeife charaetsriSties Of
tao1s animals.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

Snakes can now be bought By the
pound IN klamath. Ore. where there
is quite an extensive industry.
Children gather Their aprons fun Of
snakes as they would Of wild flowers.
and little boys gather them in their
pockets for pets. The price paid Is Is
cents per pound and a ready market Il
found for them IN Minnesota. The
species is Of a dark cSlor and when
fun grown e about three feet long.
So great Is the supply that tons Of the
reptiles could be shipped annually Il
there we're orders for them. The
snakes are used for medicinal pur-
poses as a superior quality Of oil can
Be manufactured from tie variety
found at klamath FaIh.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13
FAILURE OF SILK CULTURE.
Attempts 70 Iutroduoo 1, In virginia
Were Unsuooss.fuL

Attempts % Iatrodu0s Il In Virginia
Were UnsueosssfuL
In parts OF Virginia, especially IN the
vicinity OF Williamsburg, there are
many mulberry trees-the result Of a
fad introduced in the colony in the
early days. For a century and a half
the people made inefectual attempts
to produc their own silk IN order to
escape the commercial tyranny % the
French merchants. Charles I and
Charles II both favored the enterprise,
and encouraged It by promising re-
wards. BY the direction Of Cromwell,
the House OF Burgesses passed a law
requiring the painting Of one mulberry
tree In every ten acres Of land In the
colony. There was a,sO a law per-
hitting only counselors and heads Of
families to appear In gold lace and for
bidding everybody 20 dress In silk
clothing unless the silk was grown IN
Virginia The experiment was fully
tried, but was Improbable. In 1855
400 pounds Of SIX were sent 70 Lon
don; IN ICES 800 pounds were sent as
q present to Charles II. These are the
largest shipments known in the rec
ords. Occasionally a few pounds went
along with q cargo OF tobacco. The
worms DID not thrive. The Industry
languished and was finally abandoned
In 1870 1t was revived when a co'ony OF
French Huguenots came over, but the
only result was a lot Of picturesque
old trees with knotted trunks and
gnRrled branches.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

A couple Of fishermen went out ron
u Dorado, Kan. They had 3 idg Of
pretty good whisky and q six-shootsf,
with which they intended to shoot a
q mark N ease the lsh might not bite.
They left their equipment on the bank
o. tie creek while they vent away 10
hunt q boat When they returned
they found this note pinned % ihs grub
basket: '.Dear Genfs-We have taken
your ing and pistol We didn't want
TIE pistol, but thought you might 81
thirsty enough % follow 81 ID an6
hot for tie arInk.s
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13
ExcoRIATINo THE SMART =
SSasV Psopss e AuaasA. Ca, Co..
re Wlthsriag Doaanela,,o,

Booissg Peopls e Atlanta. Ca, O.,
foF Wlthsriag DoaanolalIOa
Society n Atlanta, Ga, Is n
boiling point Of indignation ovisS
recent sermon Of Rev. lie G. c.,
ton, % the Tabernacle Baptist -
Whareln be denounced the msmb...
the smart set" in unmeasursd 49,
7 bad as lisf." said the u1In5,.
nave Bob Ingerson pray around
death bed II felt my salvation I,
dependent upon prayer at that ~
as 3 tull-hedged Atlanta society -
or woman. Their religious pretsp,.
q stencil 70 the nostrils Of Christ IA,
Lives set At naught every teachinR y
he gave. This Is immoral. In 6e,I,,
Ing its immortality I do not mean Ia
understood as saying that every N
or woman in society is immoral 7
not think that would be a true STA,
menE Morally speaking, I think -
are some good men and women "A
move In this circle. But as a whole
have to look at any question. 4,
looking at this In this way, I do ;
hesitate, with a fair knowledge of 4
facts, 10 say that Atlanta society
soaked through and through with a
virus Of immortality. 1T is a kuov
faet that so-ealled society sets the "a,
for the rest Of poor mortals. I hats
acknowledge their power, but must b
the truth. They will put on decogE
drel, and every vain little idiot
town wants 70 do the same thing. III
has gone on until the dress Of O
women, especially our girls, Is astulJ
y indecent tell you the devil q
the pattern for this style Of dreai
Speaking Of the drink habit, Rev. 4,
Broughton said: There are very tl'
society women In Atlanta, II reDo-
are at all reliable, that do not drisl
Some one asked me the other day VII
vas the latest news from Atlanta !,
eisty. And I said, Down drunk. Led
not mean that they were all drunk
one time, nor that they were all q
drunk that they could not move abo1
But Atlanta's society women drink
am told there are certain recent 8
eiety scandals In this town that Eo1li
raise the hair straight on a deoz
mans head, the result Of dissipatios
mostly from drink. They drink d
their punch bowls; they drink aroun,
The table; they drink at these abomi,.
able clubs; they drink anywhere thg
can get It I know facts on this linz
and I speak boldly. I do not call aaJ
names, but do single out a class q
women IN this city, that class know
~ society women. They do not any
more hesitate to 90 to these clubs and
IL down and drink than a negro would
10 walk up to a bar and take a drink
They acknowledge this open and above
board. To justify II. they say thEI
rink In their homes, why not drilfI
n the elub2"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

The submarine Narval. conveyed By
the ssa-going torpedo boat zouave, has
returned to Chsrbourg from q series 01
deep-sea trials These trials extended
over period Of afty hours. and were
eminently satisfactory. Rough weather
caused great Inconvenience to the tor.
pedo boat, but the NarTal sank out Of
the rough surface water and remained
below q perfect security. Five times
she tOrpedoed the zouaVe. and on her
return to port II was found that she
still had g sufficient supply Of OIL on
board FOR twelve hours consumption,
although Ehe had steamed from Cher
bourg 70 St 10 ana back.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

More people over 100 years old ara
found IN mild climates than In the
higher ATTITUDES. According 70 the
last census Of the German Empire Of
a population Of 5000 900 only seventy
eight have passed the hundredtb year,
France. with a population Of 20 700, OO0.
has 21s centenarians. In England
there are 146; IN Ireland. SIS; and in
Scotland, IS. Sweden has 10. and Nor
way 3; Belgium 5; Denmark, 2;
switzerland, none. Spain. with q popu-
lstfon Of 1900. 600, has gO1 persons
over 100 years old. OF the z,25O.OOO in-
habitanis Of SerVfa $50 have passed
the century marx.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

The Zion Lutheran congregation e
Lancaster recently made its annual
payment Of one red rose to the descend
ants Of Baron Steigsl. who over a cen
tury ago donated the land on which
tie church stands. The annlversary
proceedings. which ara known IS the
feast n the roses were taken part IN
thls yeaT ~ thousands Of people. each
% them bearing q red rose. Miss
Annie Boyer Of Pittsburg represented
TIE heirs Of Baron Sleigel and accepted
tie ross from the congregation
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

Over 5000 acres Of unoccupied lands
81 Nebraska Wyoming and Kansas
were disposed Of during one week 10
Gently, the largest amount IN any one
week IN the history Of the land depart
msnt The majority OF sales were 70
DunkRrds, who attended the conference
Of that sect at Lincoln. Neb. Large
numbers were induced % give up their
Eastern hOmes-mOst Of them In Penn
EylVania-and settle IN the West
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

A national fencing competition has
5ust taken place at Bologna and the
championship was won by Signor At
tho MonferrIto. This "maitre
d'armes" Is only twelve years old. he
fought the most celebrated Italian
Ssncsrs and beat them all He used
70 be the fencing room assistant q
tie celebrated feneer Sartori, and be
has now suecseded in Vanquishing his
former employer and many other past
masters Of TIE art
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13
STORY OF"BUV'ELLIs
sPRincE" or TERDERLoIN
SPORTS LATELY DECEASED.
ne VIVA Career Of CAY TounE Mas
whose Fortune Anountod - se,ooo.-
eco aad Wa Wss ne APPEAL
PrOdiSh

IN New YorS : few days ago oc-
cured ne death Of J. Elmer ELS,
better known as bud" the scion OF
q wealthy house and a prodigal whose
career suggested that Of the erring son
Of the Scriptures For q time Els was
& resident Of Utica and his Wild hab-
its end reckless disregard Of the laws
Of economy and good living shocked
decorous tastes Of the people Of this
sober community. In the absence
abroad OF one OF the leading clergy
men Of the city, Ellis rented his home,
and there were orgies here that start
led the town. The bartenders Of the
city knew him a. their best patron.
Champagne. mint julepS sherry cob
blers. gin azEes. punches and All va
rieties Of palats-pleasing drink
found their Way down his oesophagus,
and the supply vas scarcely equal to
the demand. II Ala home town Of
Schenectady there ware amilar ca
rousala But Il was In New York that
he hourished. He was q prince Of
Tenderloin sports.
% Tears O,d.
]. Elmer Ellis was 80 years old. He
was the son Of the late John Ellis.
Of Schenectady, and a grandson Of
John Ellis. who founded the Ellis To-
connective works, which have been re-
Gently sold out to the new locomotive
trust for q sum said to be In the neigh
borhood Of 100000. The dead man
was the largest individual stakeholder
In the concern, ssven-eighths Of which
were owned by the Els family, al
though his holdings were controlled
by his family. he had an allowance
OF $500 q week for spending money
outside Of his hotel and doctors bills,
which we're paid BIZ his family.
HIS grandfather died soon after the
war, and his father, John, succeeded TO
the presidency Of the locomotive COM
pany. The founders fortune was es-
timated at about 100000. This was
divided equally among a widow and
four sons. The eldest son built q
beautiful home IN Schenectady, ct
Union street and Mott terrace. and
there Bud Ellis was born 50 years ago.
His father was fond Of horses and al
ways kept a nuu0sT q rotters. Bud
early developed q EdE5oasI tor fast /
horses and his father gratihed his
tasts. Between the father and son
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

The frat electric suburban railroad
IN Russia vas opened for tramo this
year Il connects the manufacturing
city q LODI. a Russian Poland, with
the neighboring towns Of Zglerz and
Pabianice. and IS thirteen ana oae-haif
niles b length. TIE Thompson
Houston motors used we're furnished
~ the Russian Electricity union. The
road Is owned By a oompany of Polish
merchants ana mannfactursrs. and uas
huilt AZ cost Of s5s9oo0. The charter
provides that TIE gpFernment shail re-
caiVe q share q the p7ofls. and shan
have the right 70 purchase aftsr tusn-
y years. and that tie road ana en-
eqEipment ahan become TIE property
81 tho governments at ne axpIrnffon
- I've t7-airht rears.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

he plan 81 the Genital Paciac rafl-
rad . cut, OF 1o1 miles ~ crossinr
Great SAT- iaks involves Eraat en-
gineWlns problem. The lats has 10 be
crozast Is q paint where Il = ihirty.
no miles vide. tresle work beinr
nee1itatod for ne utoIe distance,
e1eegt tuc miles across TIE ocIV
Dlcncntcry point ne VIsr afors.a
pesscnEeTE 1TeF fhe nsr rcnls WI -
novel and uicturc.cus
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-13

ne statue Of the late Empress Eliza
beth recently unveiled At Godolio Cas-
&c, ssat Of Emperor Francis Joseph,
mar Budapest Is q bronze figure Of
mere than LIE size on a high pedestal
n Gothic style. she Is represented IN
q waking costume, such IS she most
frequently wore At Godollo: IN one
land E1nshade. IN the ether q few
N1ld flowers, and she appears 10 be
resting after one Of her long excur-
sions- Her head IS crowned only with
rich pleats Of hair. The figure e the
work of the Hungarian sculptor Roma,
and stands IN part o. the park most
frs11ented b. ths empress