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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
|BREVTIE'
THE HALL OF FAME.

Governor Harris of Ohio is the oldest
chief executive OF any state in the
Union.
Lord Northcliff. formerly Sir Alfred
Harmsworth of England, may be en-
titled the greatest newspaper magnate
OF the world. He owns and actively
directs some forty prosperous dailies
and other periodicals.
Captain Edward Howard Of Oakland,
Cal, probably the oldest mariner in
the United States. has retired after
having followed the sea over eighty
years. He is ninety-six years old, but
Is still stout and hearty.
According to Czech newspapers, at
Aujezd, MOravia, recently Joseph
Koppner. 1O1 years old. led to the altar
Rosa Waldner, who has also passed
the century mark. The young couple"
knew and loved each other for thirty
years.
The youngest member OF the Sixtieth
congress will be Harry b. Wolf, elect
ed from the Third district of Maryland
He has just passed his twenty-sixTh
birthday and is married. Mr.. Wolf be
gan life as Baltimore newsbOy and is
now lawyer in good practice.
Captain \. W. V. Trant of the trans
atlantic liner DevOnian handles his
ship in first class style and in addition
finds time i'm the spare moments of his
voyages to paint pictures in oil. write
the words for music and compose
verses that are of more than ordinary
merit
John E. Wilkie. chief OF the secret
service, is one OF the best amateur ma
gicianS in the country. He performs
wonders with a deck Of cards. and his
sleight Of hand maneuvers with coin,
handkerchiefs and other objects are n
source OF constant wonder TO his
friends.
Professor MOissan. the inventor OF
artificial diamonds, has been awarded
the Nobel prize for chemistry. Profess
or MoisSan invented an electrical fur
mace giving a temperature Of 5000 de
grees. His invention of diamonds was
severely challenged when it was first
made known.
II. J. Henebry. Ireland's Rugby full
back. played the other day for seventy
minutes against the South Africans
while suffering from a split ear, dam
aged skull. broken middle finger on
left hand. strained chest muscles and
torn finger cartilaces. He received the
injuries in a tackle ten minutes after
the game began.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
Painting Barrels.

Did you ever see Standard Oil man
paint Il barrel? No? II is n reveal
ton. Tricks in all trades. The oil bar
relS. as every we'll Informed man
should know STANDARD Oil being the
biggest thump in the wOrld, are blue
rs to bilge and bulge and white as to
heads The completed barrel is rolled
into the shop by thousands. \ man
steps up with a brush of white paint
and with three swipes executes a de-
sign upon the head. then spins the bar
rel along. II is caught by another man
with a brush deeply dipped in blue
paint. He takes the rim between his
thumb and fingers, gives it whirl and
while that barrel Is spinning runs his
brush up and down. In less than three
seconds that barrel is all blue. Then
as it spins along the man with the
white paints keelS 1t over and with
three more swipes makes the other
head white. Talk about your bowling
alleys,-New York Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
GERMAN GLEANINGS.

In order TO replace a lost thumb
young man in Berlin has had a great
toe amputated and grated on the
stump The operation has proved sue
cesSful.
Queen Wilhelmina recently shipped
some cows from Holland for her hus-
bands estate in Mecklenburg-Schwer
in. But they were stopped at the Ger
man frontier under the law forbidding
the importation OF foreign cattle.
This dramatic criticism appeared In
the Manner Neueste Nachrichten: The
Maid of Orleans was born il the vii
lage of Domremy Jan. 6, 1872. On
May 80. 1881, she was burned alive in
the market place OF ROUen, and on Oct.
%. 1906. she was buried in the theater
of Mayence. Requiescat in pace"
The smOkeless condition in Berlin IS
ascribed to the prepOnderant use OF
smokeless fuel in the form Of coke and
briquets. the skillful. scientific con-
structiOn of boiler furnaces and chin
neys and finally to the high standard
Of skill taught and enforced among
firemen who stoke furnaces with coal
for steam and other purposes
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
NEW YORK CITY.

1t will cost S11.T7O,OOO more to run
the government of New York city this
year than it did last year.
Every hour there is an average of
10000 persons entering the surface,
elevated and subway cars in New York
city.
New York city had the first Hebrew
cemetery in the United States. 1t was
established in 1856. and n part of it
yet remains at New BOwery and Oliver
street
Little Italy" the block bounded by
One Hundred and Twelfth and One
Hundred and Thirteenth streets, First
and Second avenues. has grown from
$50 inhabitants in 1900 to 4,412.
Strangers from villages and small
cities wonder why the New York city
authorities allow many Of the walks
of the city to be left unclaimed all win
ter, particularly where there are vacant
lotS.-New York Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Charles Frohman has gone to London.
to be abroad for some months.
Clara BlOOdgoOd has scored her great
est success in Clyde Fitch's play. The
Truth"
Charles Frohman will shortly produce
ia Belle Marseiilaise" in London with
John Hare.
]. NJ. Barrie Peter Pan" is now
being played ut the Duke Of York's
theater, London.
Ethel Barrymore will probably ap-
pear in London next summer with an
American company.
William III. Crane is having n most
successful tour with she Stops to
Conquer" in which he is starring joint
ly with Ellis Jeffreys.
Henry Arthur Jones. author of The
Hypocrites,'' is To write n new play, to
be produced at the Hudson theate=,
New York. a year from next Septem-
Der.
Between now and May one New York
manager will produce plays in London
with John Hare. Ellen Terry, Marie
Tempest. Irene Nanbrugh. Edna May,
Gerald Du Maurier. Ellaline TerrisS,
Seymour Hicks and Huntley Wright.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
SHORT STORIES.

Easter occurs this year on March 81.
more than three weeks earlier than the
Easter date Of 1906.
4 carved war god, recently discover
ed in Colorado cave. is believed to be
more than 1000 years old
There are about 1000 lepers in Co
lombia, or one to every 1000 inhab-
itants. Most of them are now isolated.
Cases are rarely found among the
classes living with hygienic care
The Doukhobors of Winnipeg are
gradually recovering their senses. They
no longer turn horses and cattle loose
and harness themselves TO the pillow.
but, on the contrary, are now purchas-
ing horses for farm labor.
The obligation to accept American
currency as legal tender in Cuba is said
TO have constituted a part of the dis
satisfaction which exists in that island.
1t is complained that there is not
enough Of such currency to meet the
requirements of trade.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
FEW CRACK BILLIAR0IsTs.
seEaefer Deserves Most Credit For
Improving the Game.

improving the tame.
The fact that very few first class bill
iardists have ever been developed Is
one Of the strange features Of the
game. Vignaux, Schaefer and SlOsson
have been champions more than thirty
years, the only others developed dur
ing all this time being Ives. Hoppe and
Sutton. most remarkable showing. not
to be paralleled in any other branch OF
sport.
OF all the experts Schaefer deserves
most credit for the development Of the
game to its present high standard. He
always has been anxious and willing
10 aid in the development of young
sters. and Ives, Hoppe. Morningstar
and Sutton all were his pupils. The
balk line nurse. the feature Of play re-
sponsible for all high runs. however. is
the invention OF Sutton, and when as a
shortstOp he first sprung IL he Occa-
stoned great surprise.
Schaefer is the father of all the rules
under which billiards are played. At
various times he has SurmOunted by
his inventive genius the many barriers
imposed on experts to decrease their
speed and necessitated the making OF
new restrictions. for the other experts
could all take advantage OF the new
discoveries rs soOT as they came TO
know them. and almost amending runs
were the result
In n championship contest between
Jake and Ives the latter sat down with
ii to go. and Schaefer came TO hat
with 5G6 to go. The largest run ever
made up To that time had been 2SS,
and the Wizard seemed To have but
little show TO win. His great inventive
genius came To the rescue, however.
the anchor nurse was discovered. and
Schaefer ran the game out. This was
the only time the dnchOr nurse was
allowed in n match game. for Ives aft
er 1t was discovered could play 1t as
well as Schaefer. and as it made the
game too easy 1t was Immediately
barred
Incidental to the above game. Frank
White. a we'll known Chicago sport.
Won n most remarkable bet from Leo
Mayer. the well known boOkmaker. As
SchaefeF walked up to the table in the
final inning White turned around to
Mayer, who was making books on the
contest. and said. What are the odds
now, Leo?' Zone hundred to l." said
Mayer III bet you So" said White.
Done" said Leo. And when the game
was over Leo had to settle with the
wise Mr.. White. who. billiard player
himself. knew that n game was never
over until the last point was made
Washington Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
SHORT STORIES.

Forty years ago artificial teeth were
often made Of hippOpOtamus ivory.
The senior class of the Belfast CMe.)
High school gave a ''skiddOO" dance
the other night. The admission was %
cents. and every twenty-third person
was admitted free.
The chimney Of a gold smelling fur
mace at Vallejo Junction, Cal, was
cleaned recently, and the SCOT was
chemically treated in the gold dust
room. 1t contained dust worth $1,000.
By naming his ten children after as
many states a South Carolina valley
farmer has proved his patriotism. His
six daughters are named Carolina, Viz
ginia, Georgia, Florida, Jersey and Ida
no, while the boys are known as Tex
as, Tennessee, Ohio and Missouri.
Thomas Hudam after careful studies
declares that the average man Of fifty
looks back on 1890 days lived awake
and 6.212 asleep. To work 6,34S days
have been devoted. but to pleasure only
4.192. Disease has claimed COO days
and slight indispositions the same num-
Der.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
LAST WORDS OF FAMoUSMEN

Louis XIV. of France Q63S-1715), Il
thought dying had been harder"
William Ewart Gladstone QS09
1899, British statesman, Amen"
Phillips Brooks QS35-1S93), Ameri-
can clergyman, Il am going home"
Lord Chesterfield Q69+17T3), Eng
lish cOurtier, Give the doctor chair." y
Henry HaveIock Q795-1S50, English
general, Tell my son to come and see
how a Christian can die"
William Mckinley -19OD, Amer
lean statesman and president: Good
by. All goodby. 1t is Gods way. His
will be done"
Patrick Henry Q736-1S1O. American
orator and patriot: Here is a book
Cthe Bible) worth more than all others
ever printed, yet it is my misfortune
never to have found time to read it. 1t
is now too late. trust in the mercy Of
God"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
|BRETTIE'
THE HALL OF FAME.

The empress of Russia is gifted with
q special talent for caricature.
Senator Pettus. the oldest member OF
congress. sticks to his pet phrase OF
telling his colleagues how young he
Is when reference Is made to his ad-
vanced years.
DIR. Charles McCutcheOn of Tacoma.
Wash, one Of the most prominent ply
sicians OH the Pacific coast. has im-
ported from his bOyhOOd home in Ire
land 20 song birds to sing to him in
his old age.
Sir +. Treves recently told health
society meeting In London that as re-
CARDS the treatment of our meat before
we eat II we have made no advance on
the habits Of our ancestors, the cave
jewellers.
DR.. James VI. Yeager. formerly presi-
dent OF Drew Seminary For Young
Women at Carmel. n. Y. was elected
a member OF the Pennsylvania house
OF representatives from Mifflin. his ma
tive county, at the recent election.
Roger POcock. the founder of the Lee
giOn OF FrontierSmen. has been in turn
cowboy. novelist. poet. missionary and
proSpector. He led an expedition to the
KlOndike. served in the mounted police
in the northwest and was a scout In
the TranSvaal war.
We're GOldthwaite. one of the most
interesting personalities of the Boston
bar. has had Il romantic career He Is
the sou OF Il well known Boston physi-
clan and for number of years trav-
eled with 4 wild west show. For a
time he was one of the best known
cowboys Of Colorado.
Ex-senator William E. Chandler Is
an expert stenOgrapher. having learned
the art Of pot hook writing early in life.
He uses stenOSraphy in making all his
notes, and when he was in the senate
he jOtted down many of the speeches
in which he was particularly interested
and desired the notes for immediate
reference.
On the occasion Of the last birthday
anniversary Of the king of Italy let
ter carrier was remembered with an
increase OF pay. The man. whose name
is Domenico SILICA. has been in the
service at RCglianO for the last sixty
years. Is eighty years old, blind, and
still attends to his duties with the as
sistance OF n grandchild.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09

When the 200 inmates OF Henshaw's
Blind asylum. Manchester. sat down to
tea the other evening an officer read
out to them the announcement in the
Daily Mail Of a special edition for the
blind. There was burst Of applause
when the reading was over. followed
by a buzz OF animated discussion.
at is surprising" said Mr.. NJ. n.
Illlngworth. the governor. what
keen interest the blind take in field
sports. They follow the game Of foot
ball in detail"
"Have you ever been to a football
match?" he asked blind youth.
YES" he replied.
"And you know the playersT
"Yes. / know them all and every
thing that is going on."-LondOn Mail.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09

PETE'S STATISTICS.
There Was a Slight Mistake That His
Attention Was Called To,

There Was a Slight Mistake That His
Attention Was Called To.
Il assure you, lady," began Panhan-
die Pete as the farmers wife came to
the door with a scowl on her face. II
amt no common tramp. I'm a gent au-
thor wots writin' book Nv his travels
round de world"
You don't look much like an au-
thor" she ,coldly replied.
NO, ma'am, but I'm dressed I'D dis
way so as ter study de life, yer see.
I'm doin' a world tour on a bet, an IL
yer'l give me little assistance I'll put
yer in de book"
whats the name Of the book?"
ut amt named yet. lady. I'm Jest
takin' some interestin' notes as 60 on
me way, an den some day I'll set
down an put 'em all tergether."
You fellows tell such tales" she
suspiciously remarked as she looked
him over.
OATS wot dey do, lady" he replied
as he took out pencil and paper and be
gan to write. ''Scuse me while | put
down dat kind an beautiful lady.
meanin' you, glib me some ideas fer me
book an den invited me in an glib me
de finest spread l had on de hull trip.
In course OATS only fer de book, yer
know, an yer needn't gimme only four
or five turkey sandwiches an some
roast beef an a couple Nv mince pies
an a pitcher or two Nv cider. l got
some interestin' notes here. lady. So
far on de trip I've had 362 pieces NV
punkin pie, So pieces of mince. ZIG
dogs hev bit me. 262 kind ladies. in.
cludin' yerSelf, hey
Wasn't ii you who was here work
ing the book Swindle about this time
last winter" she interrupted him with.
"Me? No, ma'am. / wuz jest startin'
on me TRIP about dat time an biddin'
me old gray haired mother goOdby. All.
lady. yer should hev seen &c tears she
shed as she parted from her only son!
But, as l wuz sayin', de feed yer glib
me will
"Just a minute There's a little mis-
take in your figures. think"
'As-as ter how, Lady,?
"Why. as to the number Of dogs that
have bitten you. You said 116, didn't
you?"
'Y-yes. lady"
well" she said as she came out into
the yard and started toward the barn,
you want to change tlat. because
Carlo will make the one hundred and
seventeenth. Here. Carlo. Here. Car
To- CarlOi Carlor'
But Panhandle Pete had leaped the
fence at the very first call and was
half a mile down the road before the
dog caught sight of nina. 3. Lewis
in Judge
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
GERMAN GLEANINGS.

Every German soldiers equipment
includes a Bible and a half pound cake
Of chocolate.
There are 430 manufacturers Of arti-
fetal flowers, leaves. plants and fruits
In the district Of Dresden, Germsny.
A charitable Berlin lady has taken
the necessary legal steps to secure for
voigt, the hero Of Kopenick, life pen
sion. which will relieve him Of the ne
cessIty Of seeking further work on his
release from prison.
During the year 1906. 10000 deserted
wives were relieved by the Berlin poor
law officials at a cost OF $4,000. A
great majority OF cases Of matrimonial
troubles resulted from drunkenness.
which breaks up homes. at least tenn
porarily.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
ENGLISH ETCHlNGS.

On an average $4,000 letters are post
ed without addresses In England every
year.
There have been landslips Of thirty
or forty acres at a time at Lyme Regis.
England. whole fields sliding toward
the sea.
One million two hundred and fifty
thousand Bibles are contained in the
new warehouse Of the British and For
eIgn Bible society in Queen Victoria
street, London
A Lowestoft England servant. who
successfully sued her mistress In len
Of notice, stated that she was dismiss
ed because she got up early one fne
Sunday morning and went for a TWEEN
" minutes walk.
A book which once belonged to Ben
Jonson and In which he made notes
and wrote his signature and motto was
sold in London the other day for $780,
The handwriting Is minute and beauff-
ful. II Is a copy Of Martial.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
EDITORIAL FILINGS.

Porters on Pullman cars claim that
# gals their souls to accent tins.
The life Of the Pullman porter is full
Of gall.-YoungStown Vindicator.
1t will be pretty rough on us IL the
ice freezes so hard and thick this win
fer that the companies can't cut it. and
thus there is another scarcity next
vear.-New York Tribune.
In addressing him as ''the beloved.
most cherished, exalted, most honored
and excellent president" the sultan
must think Mr.. Roosevelt is at the
head Of some dinky lodge.-Detroit
Free Press.
They are now talking not only Of a
national income tax, but of a state in
come tax as well. A man will only
have TO lie twice instead of once, that's
all. And the same lie at that.-Akron
Beacon-Journal.
England thinks that the United States
constitution needs immediate revision.
In fact, there is a lingering suspicion
in Great Britain that there should have
been no United States constitution in
the first place.-Washington Post.
A chair Of Journalism has been es.
tablished at the University of Missouri.
in honor perhaps Of Eugene Field. the
greatest journalist the University of
Missouri ever turned out. She turned
him out in his freshman year-New
York Mail
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
WILL THIS BILL PAssH

Bill Taylor's gone to Denver;
A legislative chair
He's got, for Bill was 'lected
To represent US there.
Before he left he told us
Proud OF him we'd sure be.
He says we will, but win we!
We're waitin' now TO see.
BE says, by gum, he'll stun EN-
With speeches that he'll make,
An folks will all be askin',
Who's that bright country Jake7''
he says on bills We favor
He'll make 'em all agree.
He says he will, but will he?
We're waitin' now to see.
He vows no boss will rule him;
He'll stick to what is right.
No matter n to do II
The whole bunch he must fight.
He says he'll drink no whisky:
Bill swears he'll stick 10 tea.
He says he will. but will he?
We're waitin' now to see.
Bill Taylor's gone to Denver
With Hon" hitched to his name;
He's not up there for riches
An not TO gain great fame.
He says it's his ambition
To serve US faithfully.
He says 1t is. but is Il?
We're waitin' now TO see.
Denver Post
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
PITH AND POINT.

Some dogs, like some men, just natu-
rally can't get along.
Not all people can be clever, but
most of us can do a little better than
We do.
When you are so unfortunate as to
get into a lawsuit plead guilty unless
you get the best lawyer.
What a poet calls inspiration" Is
probably the same thing the gambling
fraternity calls bunch"
How far can you afford to carry
crankiness? Can you afford to carry 1t
to the extent of being impolite! That
sort of thing hurts your business, no
doubt about that.-Atchison Globe
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
A Swell BootbIaek.

A bootblack wearing a diamond stud
and whose linen Is as spotless as that
worn by those whose shoes be shines Is
one Of the fixtures Of a government
building In this city. He was highly
insulted when a passing stranger, see
ing his Exit" asked him to polish 'em
upF' In a loud voice the son Of Italy
gave the well intentioned offender to
understand that he "shined only by
contract" This Is a fact. and when at
the end of each month he collects his
fees" the bootblack's pile in profits
amounts to as much as the salaries Of
some Of the men who employ him and
Is really In excess Of that paid to many.
Philadelphia Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
single and Plural Germans.

A Journalist in Berlin has been exer-
cIsing his ingenuity in attempts to ex-
plain the meaning Of the letter s which
appears with more or less frequency
after the names Of German military Of
ficers In the records kept at the minis
try Of war and in the kaiser's military
cabinet. He has come to the following
conclusions: One s after an officers
name means that this particular officer
''sauft'' (drinks); IS means that he
''sauft stark" drinks hard; SIS de-
notes that he "sauft sehr stark" drinks
very hard; SSSS means that he "sauft
sehr stark schnapps" drinks very hard
schnapps); finally, SSSSS means that
the "schnapps" Is "schlecht" Dad. Any
officer with FIVE SIS is summarily dis
missed by the kaiser.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
MODES OF THE MOMENT.

Velvet dotted wells with borders OF
velvet ribbon are pretty and becoming.
Among the dark colors which are
most popular with milliners is a warm,
golden brown, or "mordOre," which
looks equally well in velvet and felt
BretelIe and suspender effects figure
conspicuously in the designs for soft
silks, and silks incidentally are enjoy
ing an unwonted prestige for semi
dress as well as for full dress wear.
The vogue for embroidery has spread
to headgear, and one Of the most re-
cent innovations consists In covering
the hat Of felt. beaver or velvet with
the same embroidery which is seen on
the gown.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
Colossal PrecautIon.

Il suppose you have put something
by for a rainy dayT'
Certainly" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax. Il have several millions put
away in gilt edged securities"
You must be looking for a deluge."
Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
With His Knife.

"'Rhat fellow Jones you pointed out
TO me yesterday is a sword swallOwer.'
isn't he:''
Nonsense, Did you think you saw
him in Il dime museum
''Oh. no. but l saw him in restau-
rant day."-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09

Whom do you regard as the greatest
living actorT"
MY friend" answered Mr.. Stormlng-
ton Barnes. 1.-The question is not con-
siderate. You know how / hate to talk
about myself" Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-02-09
Painful Suggestion

Chapleigh-I was-aw-Out late lawst
night, and the-aw-wesult was had
a head on me this mawning. doncher
know.
Miss Caustique-Well. II 1 were you
I'd stay out late every nIght-Chicago
Tribune.