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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Dr.. Daniel Elmer Salmon, chief Of the
bureau Of animal industry of the agri-
cultural department, has held that
Office since 1884, and has been in that
department Of the government since
1879.
L s. Elmer, assistant chief clerk Of
the post Office department, is known
Is an authority on postal laws and reg
ulRtions both Of this country and Of
foreign eouRtries. he compiled the
postal manual, which enables clerks
and business men to learn quickly the
rates of postage on all articles 1t is
in concise form and gives briefly the
salient points of the postal laws. Mr..
Elmer has been in the service about 20
years.
Hugh Mclaughlin, the veteran demo
cratic leader Of Brooklyn, has been
suffering from insomnia, so he called
in q doctor. "You are smoking too
much" said the medical man after
making an examination, and he began
to write a prescription, doubtless
thinking that Mr.. Mclaughlin was too
old to drop a congratulated habit.
evil stopping tobacco have the same
effect as this medicine you prescribe? ?"
asked the old gentleman and on receiv-
ing an affirmative answer he said:
Then you may keep your prescription.
I will use no more tobacco And he
has kept his word, though up to that
time he had both smoked and cheWed
the weed for many years.
Secretary Shaw went over to the
treasury department one morning &C
companied by a friend from Iowa.
While the pair were seated in Mr..
Shaw'S private Office the secretary
found 8 letter which particularly in
terested him. Leaning back in
his chair, he put one foot
on the corner of his desk. In half
a minute a man dashed in, revolver in
hand, and, covering the visitor, said:
as this man trying to rob you, MT.
Shawl" mo, no." shouted the secre-
tary. He is my friend" After some
further excitement it developed tina
when he put his foot on the desk Mr..
Shaw had pressed a button that calls
a Waterman. TIE man came in a
hurry, just as he had been ordered to
do.
President Roosevelt has decided to
bar lighted cigars out Of the white
house and with the view of making
known his desires regarding the mat
ter has hung over a mantel in the
public reception room the familiar
sign: mo Smoking Allowed" Some
time ago Arthur Simmons the cOlOred
dOorkeeper who has been at the white
house for many years, was madesmOke
inspector, but he found that his efforts
to put a stop TO the nuisance provoked
a good deal of tall language among
offenders. Mr.. Simmons is of a pious
turn and naturally that sort Of talk
shocked him exceedingly. Therefore
he begged to be relieved from the task
and so Mr.. Roosevelt has hung up the
sign.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
BY WAY OF VARIETY.

Germany's tallest soldier Is q non-
commissioned officer six feet eight
inches in height.
A chain of banks to be conducted by
scentral institution is to be organized
in San Francisco as soon as the details
can be completed.
Csnsdas trade increased in the fis-
cal year to June 3O,19O2, $35, 1ss,O5s,
having been in the aggregate S414,-
1881, according to the department
Of trade and commerce,
Many German railways stations have
tunnels by means of which the diff
ferent tracks are safely reached. 1t
Is now proposed to have such tunnels
at important street crossings in Ber-
Lin.
In the United States and Canada the
telegraph poles are usually spaced IS
yards apart, and on the average the
number Of rail lengths passed over
In 20 seconds gives very nearly the
train speed in miles per hour.
A novel scheme has recently been
evolved by which a train will not only
be lighted by electricity, but the power
Will be obtained by a rotary fan'st-
tached TO the front end Of the loco
motive. Tests have shown that on an
ordinary train five cars can be llumi-
mated in a night and that the battery
IN the morning will have nearly its
maximum charge Of electricity.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
''someIIme.''

SOmetims-ah, be # far away
We two must say good by;
And one shall cold and silent lie,
Grief mute, the other stay.
Like meshes OF a WORKOUT glove
Must sometimes rend apart
Why whisper thus, fOrebOding hearth -
The strong links Of our love.
In dreary day or darksome night,
Deaf to heart-breazing sighs
And blind to anguisheG eyes,
One soul shall take its flight.
Sometime such shall be our sure fatsl
And yet q Whisper saith:
Still shall ye, cOnquering Death,
Each for the other waltz
william Struthers, in Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
NOVELTIES FOR THE DESK.

A charming desk set Of brass q
shown, every article Of which curlS
Up in the form Of q water lily.
Noire letter paper looks like the
pa thing. Another fancy paper
SHOWS stitching effect around the
edges.
small waste-paper baskets have the
eject Of wood on the outside with
pretty hand-painted designs They
are lined inside with paIe-eOlored silk.
Aud now there is . novelty in the
way Of correspondence paper, IN
winch the letter sheet Is much longer
nan it is wide, 50 that the sheet must
oe folded twice instead Of once 70 At
n the envelOpe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

Daintily pretty is a gun-metal pen
ell, set with turquoise.
A novel Jewel box contains q num-
Der Of small boxes that swing out ct
the side.
A pretty belt clasp shows two large
turquoises surrounded with double
rows Of pearls.
One Of the favorite designs in coral
il in carved roses. the deep red pre-
dominating over the pink shades.
In one Of the jeWelry shops is to be
seen . novelty in horn couture combs
studded With small diamondG
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
IN THE REALM OF POETRY.



When Pa says grace
He looks up Ike the world to him
Was fun Of good thingg 70 the brims
HIS eyes are Ike an angels, while
The sweetest, most forgiving smile
Il on his face.
He takes his place
Before the goodies Ma has Spreao
As II upon each dish be read
Some pious message from above.
An every glance seems full OF love
When Pa says grace.
An yet he'll chase
The cat downstairs an slam the ooORs
An grOWI az everyone before
The meal time comes, an often Jar
The air with words not IKE they are
When he says grace.
Ma says the trace
OF that sweet spirit which reveals
Itself In thankfulness at meals
Is everywhere, an ought to Be
At all times present a. when We
Are sayin' grace.
An in that case
I'm 'clined to think, rememberin' how
Pa frets and rufiies up his brow
When he Sits ashes or saws Wooa
It's appetite makes him fsel poOd
When he says grace.
Boston Courier.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
Keep a-sInEIn'.

All the Worlo goes wrong some day
But Just keep a-singin'.
Brambles all along the ways,
But just keep a-singtR.
Clouds are dark an dank an cold,
Pleasures 6irge seems bein' tolled,
An yeh feel yeh're gittin' old.
But Jest keep a-sing1n'.
Don't let nothin' mar yer front
But Just keep a-singin'.
Don't back down fer any stunt,
But Just keep a-singin'.
Don't let nothin' stop yer song,
Just 60 jiggln' right along
Things can't keep a-goin' wrong,
II yeh keep a-singin'!
u. n Lewis, IN Houston Posi-.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24

The foolish think big words are splsndi2
Ana that within them wisdom hes,
But biz WoFds never were intsn6ed
10 form the language Of the WISE
Through smallest words that he may md
The $50 reveals his depth Of mind.
Tha spseehss o. the fool are freightsd
With words be chooses for their length;
When sense - with q big word mated
II dWindes. robbed Of half lts strength;
The world needs no big WUrds 1t all.
since Love and Hope and DO are small
a - Kisor, On Chicago Rscord-Heral4
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24

Like barks that cleave the pillows OF the
main,
And score with burrows white the mighty
deep,
Some gliding onward with majestic
sweep,
And others idly tagging in their train,
Like ships deep laden with a wealth Of
gain,
That slowly mount the towering surgsB
steep.
Or Ike the ught-rigged crafts that swift
ly creep
Across the reaches Of the trackless plain
The days across Times ocean take their
way,
And each morn finds. within the port of
Past,
One ship forever misunderstanding;
While in the Futures Ofing, flying fast
Or Flooding slow, the Present sails for aye
To mingle with the feet OF ages vast.
William Tyler OlcOtt, In 8. s. Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24

I met a threadbare waif below the town.
Sac were his eyes, and from his dusty
Roses no longer crimson dangLsd down.
Pebbles that ha6 been d8es dscked his
throat.
He held a cup, and listlessIy and slow
Drank wine. as one who had no Joy there
Of
Ana when 1 asked his name, he answered
low:
Ny name IL Habit-ones they called me
Love"
Agnes Lee, In the Atlantic.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24

a MAA4GA On AAAGs
Men claim that women are tardy-in fact,
that they're never on time,
That among their thousand sweet virtues
promptness you never viii md.
But know OF a dear little woman, quite
worthy Of praises IN rhyma
Who Is pretty and gracious and charming,
and always. yes. always on time.
She never e fretful and Hurried, nor given
TO dumps nor to tears;
She's q beautiful Grecian maiden who has
posed on my clock for ysarsl
Emma c. DoWd IN Ladies Home Jour
nal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
nc CritIeaI kanraroe.

Twas a growly, spotted Leopard
On the plains Of Tmbuctoo,
Who met one sunny morning
With a happy Kangaroo.
your suit - really startling,
Said the latter, with a smile,
For polka-dots no longer
Are thought the proper style;
And though no criticism
On your tailor ! would cast,
have a strong suspicion that
The color isn't fast,
For" But here an interruption
Most sudden did occur,
Which hlled the air around then
With what resembled fur;
And the Leopard sometime later,
Much larger round the waist,
Mused long In pensiYe manner
On that KangarOO's good taste"
Samuel ScoVille, Jr., in St Nicholas.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-01-24
The Old POcketbOOk.

They've tossed me aside: am frayed and
torn
And ike the man who has Done his best
And can do no more, I am left to rest
In the spot where they flung me, old ana
worn:
The world has forgotten the Joys I've
borne,
1 have lost the charm that once pos
sessed
For the smiling host and the parting
guest,
scorn-
Yet, Ike the old man who Is worn and gray,
l. too am useful-the same a. he;
The busy ones push him out OF the way,
Pursuing their fortunes anxiOusiy:
Like the poor old man, though I've had ny
day,
The children are glad to play with me.
s. z. Kiser, In Chicago Recor0Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
Notice of Reward,

This is to certify that at a meeting of the board of aldermen, held March ? 1903, the following vote was passed, to wit:
 Voted, That this board authorize and direct that a reward of $20O be of fered and paid to any person or per sons who shall produce evidence which shall lead to the arrest and conviction of any or each of those persons impli- cated as principal or accessory in the following named high crimes, viz: As sault on w. A. s. Harvey, on February g, 1903; assault on William Merna and William LaMont, on February 26 1903; assault on Harold k. Durant, on March l, 1908; and
 Voted, That the city clerk be direct cd to adertise this action in each of three daily newspapers for three sue cessive days; and
 Voted. That any payment under this note shall be charged against the ap- propriation for Miscellaneous Elk penses,' first taxation district.
 Approved by the mayor, March 4, 1903.
 Attest:
 MICHAEL J. RYAN, City Cerk.
 2-5-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
P,..n r.oa on Royal Tables.

There is B considerable list of fllustrious persons who have been content with the simplest pleasures of the table. It was not thought un- dignified at Windsor in Queen vic- toria's time to serve apple tart for luncheon, or the homeliest pudding. The apple tart was served on silver plate, but it remained apple tart for all that. In India, however, such un- affected dainties do not harmonize with viceregal Splendor. It is re- lated that the viceroy's eye lighted one day upon dish at which he gazed for moment with incredulity. 'What is this?" he demanded at last. A trembling retainer gasped that it was rice pudding. No less a person age than the viceroy's consort had ordered the humble pudding which eminent statesmen may be seen eat- ing at their clubs with undfsguised enjoyment any day of the parlia- mentary session. But the viceroy drowned. "'rake it away" he said. Never let me see such thing again" This Is how the orient diff fers from the occident. Rice pud- ding might have ruined the dignity of the viceregal table in native opin- ion.--London Chronicle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
TIMELY TOPICS

Currans say to-morrow's list Is the best they have had in several weeks for their housekeepers' day.
 Read over that list of goods for $3.04 in Turnbulrs ad tonight. $10 worth of trading stamps.
 Ladies' 5Oc first quality rubbers are marked to 25c at Holczer's. Mems first quality rubbers 50c.
 If you do your own painting buy American seal brand at the Waterbury Hardware Co.'S.
 Full line of serges and cheviots, tweeds, overplatds, stripes and checks, at the Upson, Singleton Co.'S.
 Dublin oxford is desirable fabric for shirt waists or suits. Only 17c a yard at Reid & Hughes.
 Full line of meerschaum and French briar pipes can be found at Paul Ash eim's.
 Atlantic brown sheeting 6c yard at Conlon Bros for tomorrow and Satur- day. Bleached sheets 421ac.
 Miller X Peck have some more of those ladies' $10 and SIP coats left. They go now at $1.9S.
 w. !. Schelegel has s50.OO0 to loan on Waterbury real estate. He has several houses to rent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
Doctor. and phy.,cal Cu1ture.

A wise man, when i'll, does not try to cure himself--though he may dear ly love to prescribe for the dyspepsias, the colds or the neuralgias of his friends--but seeks the aid of trusted d physician. He feels there js something mysterious in the way medicines act, and fears that in his ignorance he may blunderingly do himself harm rather than good by self-prescribing. But ex- ercise, dieting, bathing these, he thinks, are so simple that anyone can use them without the trouble of con- sulting doctor. And here his wisdom forsales him. The action of these physical remedies is just as complex, just as productive of good when prop erly directed, and just as certain to do harm when wrongly applied as is the working of drugs in the system.-- Dr. Thomas Stedman, in Everybody s Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
NUTMEG CRAVINGS
News Items Boiled Down for the Ben.
 eft of Our Busy Readers.

News Items Boiled Down for the Ben-
 eft of Our Busy Readers.
 Calvin Gladding of Chester captured q black bass through the ice on Cedar lake yesterday which weighed seven pounds.
 superintendent o. NJ. Shepard of the New York division of the Consolidated road has issued an order limiting the speed Of all trains to six miles an hour while passing the station in Bridge port.
 Ex-State Treasurer E. A. Buck of WilMmantic had an attack of cerebral hemorThage yesterday afternoon. MT health much of the time during the past winter.
 An unknown man was instantly killed at Westport yesterday by the train which leaves Saugatuck at S:56 o'clock. The man had been standing in the freight yard near what is known as Compo crossing and he stepped from the yard on to the main track d. rectly in front of the train. He was thrown to one side ana when picked up he was dead. He was about 40 years old and poorly dressed.
 Cecil Sleeve, 16 years old, son of W. H. Sleeve, truckman of Bridgeport was shot last night on Howard avenue by Lilve Lavichia, IT years old, em- ployed as street lamplighter by the Welsbach Light Go. The bullet, fired from thirty eight caliber revolver passed into Sleeves abdomen. The victim was taken to the hospital Sleeves friends claim that the lamp lighter was in the habit of frightening little girls along Howard avenue by thrusting his blazing torch at them and several had narrowly escaped being burned, Sleeves sister among the rest. Her brother had warned Lavichia sew era1 times to stop soaring the girls, but he persisted. Last evening the boys had quarrel and the Italian drew a revolver and fired it.
 At a special meeting of the city court held at Danbury yesterday after noon, Herman Styler, 40 years of age, of New Milford, was bound over to the superior court under bonds of $500 on charge of bigamy. Styler is a tobac- co worker and 1t is alleged that he has two wives living. Ten years ago he married Miss Hyla Luke of New Mil ford and son was born of the union. The couple separated year ago, but both continued to reside in New Mill ford. Last December the complainant alleges Styler left town with Miss Mary Walkley of Kent and came to Danbury where they were married by Rev W. W. Wilson. The couple then returned to New Milford and lived there until Tuesday, when the first wife of Styler caused his arrest. The prisoner put in no defense. Styler also has son by his second wife.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
INJUNCTION OBEYED.
Wabash Employees Seek to Have Order
 Dissolved.

ST. LOUIS, March 5.-Everything now hinges on the injunction which the labor leaders will attempt to have dissolved, and until this shall be done away with there can be no strike, for they have agreed to obey the courts order. E. T. Irwin of Peoria and E. V. Penny of Cleveland, attorneys for the frainmen, have been in conference with P. H Morrissey and s. w. Arnold and other union leaders, examining the in- junction and preparing an answer that will be presented in court to secure a dissolution of the restraining order.
 President Ramsey said: "Everything has been running smoothly, and there are no indications that our men have gone out or will do so soon. have not seen any members of the grievance committee today and know nothing of what is transpiring at their headquar- ters."
 Asked as to the effect of sympathet- ic strike on the part of the trackmen, 2,oO0 of whom, Grand Master Wilkins says, are ready to support the trainmen and flremen if theN shall go out, Presi- dent Ramsey said:
 Tt would have very little effect on the situation. In case of strike we could get all the men we should need to take the places of strikers in all de partments."
 A long statement has been issued by President Ramsey addressed to em- ployees of the Wabash Railroad com pany and others interested, explaining his position in the present crisis.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
SUPERIOR COURT.
Charles Richards and Wife Suing for
 False Imprisonment


 In the superior court to-day Judge Elmer took up the two cases of Char les N, Richards and his wife, Emma S., against George F. Peck and George Lines of Bridgeport for $10,000 dam lges. This was a hearing in damages, founded on alleged false Imprisonment pf the husband in Bridgeport and of bis wife in Hackensack, N. J. The evidence was to the effect that the plaintiffs were married in Brewsters in 1898 and thereupon they returned to Thomaston where Mrs Richards home was at that time. After living there few years they went to Bridgeport and bought out a livery business which was conducted in the name of Emma S. Richards. one of the plaint- Effs On November -5, 1900, they left Bridgeport and went to Hackensack, N. l., and there Mrs Richards was ar rested
 "By whom?' asked Attorney O'Neill counsel for the plaintiffs.
 "By Constable Vom Flanergan," was the answer.
 By whom?" repeated MT O'Neill in evident surprise, and the same answer was given. MT O'Neill seemed to pom der a moment and then asked If the name was not mixture of Dutch and Irish, remarking that Flanagan was surely Irish.
 T don't think so,' said Judge Elmer. 'Vom Flanagan is good old Dutch name, but then, Vom Flanergan may be Irish.'
 Mrs Richards then resumed her tes- tlmony. She said she was arrested on December and kept in custody until January ;, following. Constable Vom Flanergan told her he had no warrant or any written power to make the ar rest so it was done on orders. Nothing came of the matter, there was no hear Ing in court and evidently the proceed tngs were nolled. Subsequently her husband was arrested in Bridgeport and nothing came of that arrest either.
 The defense was that the arrests were made in the usual manner and that the plaintiffs gave the defendants written discharge of responsibility for damages.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
Am.rrcan rnvention. i'm swria.

Last summer, for the first time, i.. whirr of reaping machines was heard in the grain fields of the ancient land of Syria. The Rachines came from Chicago, and when, little later, a steam thrashing machine, made in In. diana, was set to work in Coele-Syria, there was some excitement among the native farmers. Before the reapers appeared on the plain of Esdraelon American windmills had been intro duced, and later in the year four mill, with machinery and an oil motor en- zine from Indianapolis, began grinding wheat in Lebanon. So the year 1oo2 is a notable one in the advance of prac- tical science over the old Bible lands.-- Youths Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
Raa wreck In F1orida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 5.~- The northbound Seaboard Limited, leaving Jacksonville at 1:10 p. m., was wrecked at Evergreen, two miles south of the Georgia line, fatally injuring Engineer Pierce and his colored fire- man and seriously injuring six other members of the crew, one of whom will probably die, and inturing one Pull man passenger. Wrecking trains with physicians were sent from Jacksonville, and the wounded were brought here. The wreck was caused by an open switch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
A STUDENTS JOKE"
Wesleyan Authorities Looking fol Originator of Mock Programs.


 Originator of Mock Programs.
 Middletown, March 5.-The faculty of Wesleyan university are investi- gating the origin of mock programs that lampooned an entertainment giv- en by the young ladies of the freshman class at the college in the Methodist church last evening under the auspices of the Epworth league. Some one and it is thought a male member of the freshman class had printed large posters announcing ga grand entertain ment.' Small boys were hired to dis tribute small programs purporting to tell what the entertainment was. While there was no disturbance at the church message was telephoned to the police asking them to put stop to the distribution of the programs. All that could be found were confiscated, and upper classmen tore down the of- lending posters. Both the program and the poster were worded the same except in size of type. They were headed:
 'tAn Open Season for Quail"
 IA New Flock of Birds"
 According to the program the grand opening chorus was ''Am Quail, or Am I a Bird?" This was followed by a light comedy sketch and startling butterfly dance. There were trills from the birdlets, parody on song sung by the girls of Professor Mead's re. ception, notes from the roost, hymn, fine feathered fairies in funny farce, spasm. 'sI'm Tired of Living A1one,'' and the grand finale, the refrain of which was:
 ''Back, back to the shrubbery
 Rah, rah, rah, Tommy Rot"
 It was a senseless performance and one that is drowned upon by the major ity of the students who are opposed to co-education.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
 How Esephmnt@ Are Cauxhf.

Baldly, this is the way these men wi1i work. The Chittagong beaters must surround the herd stealthily, each of the two parties making a wide, semi circular detour, dropping two men every 50 feet. When the divisions meet beyond the game there will be a ring, round about, of coolies posted within shouting distance of each other. It is the duty of this ring to hem the herd in for days by gunfire, and gong beating and flames at night. Mean while, a great log stoolsade is to be built. Then the wild herd is to be driven into 1t, with how much craft and chance of failure only an elephant catcher knows. Once in, the game is won on.--Eyervhody's Maoazine.