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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
Brevities
THE HALL OF FAME.

TDrd Charles Beresford, the British
.Srnfr.I so well known TO Americans
has given his consent for his daugn'
ters conversion to the Catholic faith.
If IS said in Pittsburg that Mr.. Car
nsgie has In view a plan to give sub
etsntial aid to the cities and towns
that are struggling to support Carnegie
libraries.
The kaiser has tried pretty much ev-
.rvthinR but business. he Is q COM
poser. a painter, a sculptor, maker OF
armies, q preacher, and now he has
an art store.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier OF Can
ada, on his retirement from ONCE win
write a history Of the Dominion. In
his early years he did considerable
newspaper writing. He is q master Of
the English language.
Louis Madelin, lecturer Of the ALI
ance Franchise In the United States for
the coming year, win lecture in the
United States and Canada on historical
subjects at the leading universities and
expects to return to Paris In May.
Clark Williams, who has been ap-
pointed by Governor Hughes as su-
perintendent Of banks Of New York
state, is vice president Of the Columbia
Trust company Of New York. Mr.. VII
Hams was graduated from Williams
college In 1892.
Rev. John Green Brady, three times
governor Of Alaska, has lost what mon
~ he had, and at fifty-eight he has
cot to begin again. he risked his all
In the Reynolds enterprises In Alaska,
which were wrecked by the failure OF
the Reynolds bank at Valdez.
Abbas Il, the khedive Of Egypt. is
one Of the most cultured Of oriental
rulers and is thoroughly European in
his tastes and habits. He is an expert
hnguist, q devotee Of music, q COM
poser, a practical agriculturist, q tee
tptaler and about the only Egyptian
man who Is not cigarette smoker.
Both the president and Mrs. Roose-
Yelt are fond Of music, and each Of
their six children inherits the love and
has had the advantages Of the best
teachers. Mrs. Longworth is perhaps
the best musician IN the family, being
q graceful performer on the piano and
able to accompany Mr.. Longworth In
his almost professional skill ON the
violin.
Louis Gold, one Of the best known
builders and real estate men In Brook
lyn, has had q most interesting career.
He was born In the province Of wilma,
Russia, and fed Russian persecution
and emiTated with a number Of Oilers
to Argentina. There he was aelc In
peonage, from which he escaped and
came to the United States. Today he
b rated as one Of the Brooklyn mil
honaires, although he is only thirty
two years Of age.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
The Pistur. Postal Gard.

The picture or souvenir postal card
= probably doing more to make thG
world known to the untraveled thar
al the Biographies and gazetteers
There is scarcely village anywhere
b the domain Of the postal union thai
has not had its picture taken for q
postal card impression In black o.
white or In colors, and thus tn hum.
BE fame has been carried over seas
and introduced to the four corners OF
the Union All the aliens and prodigal
sons cannot return for the old home
week celebrations. but, thanks to the
man who invented the picture postal
card they may be reminded tie old
home scenes at an expenditure Of n
fsv eents-New York Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
ENGLISH ETcHINGS.

OF LOndon's population $4,000 are
members Of some sort Of clubs.
Measurements made In London
schools prove that the children Of the
ven % do are better grown for their
60 than The children Of the poor.
Asked BY London police court mag.
66ats recently how often her husband
-asslnlted her, q woman replied, mot
vory oftsn-only three or four days a
Wssks
ThsrS are only three engravers Of
ahogthand IN England. One lives at
1afh. A Q Joke be has suggested to
- two Loldn fellow workers the
Wopusty Of q trades union.
In England and Wales there ara
about 100000 persons over eixty-dVs
yuan q age and IN the course Of q
yaaR more than q fourth OF that num-
oR Gro compelled 10 accept poor ~.
GGG.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
CHOICE MISCELLANY
a New Fashion In wills.


T1 q oufte time that q new fashion
IN wills should appear, declares Law
Notes. The old style has been to make
wins as full Of holes as a sieve for the
lawyers to fight about. 1t now seems
to be the growing practice In New
York to have ones VIII subjected to
expert antemortem construction and
criticism. The idea Is for the testator
to assume that he Is dead and TO dis
cover by an independent expert ex-
animation during his life what II like
II to happen to his win after his
death.
Daniel s. Remsen Of the New York
bar, author Of 'fRemsen on the Prep
aratton and Contest Of Wills" recent
" said: THE plan OF submitting wills
20 a rigid criticism after they have
been made and before the testator's
death is new In the sense OF its be-
coming popular. 1t is also justified by
results. In a majority Of cases such
examinations reveal one or more weak
spots, and frequently grave errors are
found IN wills drawn by lawyers Of
high standing. A little caution on the
mart of Mr.. Tilden would have pre-
wanted his fasco. As a result Of this
movement predict that the rising
generation VIII be spared much liti-
CATION, and many fortunes wiz be
saved from the blight Of family dis
card"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
RucKlNe AN ICE FLoE.
An Incident In One Of Psary's Arctic
Exploration Trips.

An Incident In One Of Peary's Arctic
Exploration Trips.
One Of the most striking passages In
Robert 3. Peary's Nearest the Pole
a his description Of the action Of an
Zee Zoe which threatened his ship. BE
writes: Its slow, resistless motion
was frightful, yet fascinating. Thou
sands OF tons Of smaller ice which the
big foe drove before It the Roosevelt
had easily and gracefully turned under
her sloping bTges, but the edge Of the
big doe rose to the plank sheer, and q
few yards back from its edge was an
old pressure ridge, which rose higher
than the bridge deck. This was the
crucial moment. For a minute or so.
which seemed an age, the pressure
was terrific. The Roosevelt's ribs and
interior bracing cracked Ike the dis
charge Of musketry, the deck amid
ships bulged up several inches, while
the main rigging hung slack and the
masts and rigging shook as In a vio-
lent gale. Then, with a mighty tremor
and q sound which reminded me Of an
athlete intaking his breath for q su-
preme EFFORT, the ship shook herself
free and jumped upward till her pro-
peller showed above water. The big
noe snapped against the edge Of the
Ice foot forward and aft and under US.
erumpling up its edge and driving II IN
shore some yards, then came 70 rest,
and the commotion was transferred TO
the outer edge Of the foe, which crum-
bled away with q dull roar as other
foes smashed against It and tore on
great pieces In their onward rush,
leaving the Roosevelt stranded, but
safe"
On another occasion Il required thir-
ty-fve and a half hours Of incessant
strain and struggle to clear q way
through the obsructing ice foes to the
open water beyond. Mr.. Peary says:
The Roosevelt fought like a gladiator,
turning, twisting. straining with all
her force, smashing her full weight
against the heavy foes whenever we
could get room for a rush and rearing
upon them like steeplechaser taking
q fence. All, the thrill and tension Of
It the lust Of battle, which crowded
days Of ordinary Life into oneI The for
ward rush, the gathering speed and
momentum, the crash, the upward
heave, the grating snarl Of the Ice a.
the steel shod stem split It as q ma
sons hammer splits granite or trod It
under or sent It right and left In whirl-
ing fragments, followed by the violent
roll, the backward rebound and then
the gathering for another rush were
glorious"
At such times the physical tension
was intense: Every one on deck hung
with breathless interest on our move
ment, and as Bartlett and ! chung In
the rigging I heard him whisper
through teeth clinched from the purely |
physical tension Of the throbbing ship |
under Us: Give It to 'em, Teddy; give |
It to emf More than once did q FIRE
man come painting on deck for a breath |
81 air. look over the side, mutter to |
himself, BY thunder, she's got to 60 |
through then drop into the stokehold,
with the result a moment later Of an
extra belch OF black smoke from the
stack and an added turn or two to the I
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21

ne use OF windmills Cor ssnsrafina
cu1c current has given favornbls re-
sain In the tests for the Dani1h row.
nment made b. Professor "a cour
ne Tour wing wheel proves % b the
49, form. VITA such q whesl having
l1tesn square yards Of surfaes - o..
.ained Two horsepower from q wind a
twenty feet per second and ten hotso.
power from a wind Of thirty-aye fesa
PEI second The plant wiil fsed $50 A..
eAnaeseent lamps. vita some are lamoa
ana moton.-akaxRslrs Tniismsa
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
A Prayer For Pie Ansv,r,d.

An act Of Providence which "a con-
sidered one Of the most unique Ia local
huntsmen's history occurred near MI
not, n. D. recently. Attorney Ben
Bradford, Sam CLARK, editor Of the Re
porter; and two other business men
had spent a successful morning In pur-
suit Of game and were finishing their
MONDAY meal. At fits conclusion one
Of the party bemoaned their forgetful-
1Sss In neglecting to bring pie. Hard
y had he mentioned the fact when
across the prairie came q buggy drawn
% Q runaway pair Of horses. The team
was stopped, and On the seat, with a
Knife inserted under their crusts, were
Iound two apple pies.-MinneapoIis
Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
EDITORIAL FILINGS.

In etuyysnant Fish bsmoans he
net that It i 40 expensive 10 herich. >
e ahs only knew what Il a ~ b
pooe-Dstrolt Journal
~ prices Of eommodities haxs A.
sznesd to tie point Gt which even wa
SO cone higher than formw1v-
LouilEflle Courier-Journal
Gerunsno b now passing q an o,d
M full Of sorEOWs ana raErstA Had
y cbAlned his deserts yenrs aao =
woun b q Dad man eun e. e0reru-
nant lsad.-Washi1gt1n Rolt
Ths Beaver conntT Assaciafion az
undertaksn has rai1aa ths pEics az
tnneEals 10 percsnk WA TIE cost az
1fApg % ne jump md tie price 81
A-H1ole mcreaaine whaf ha poor
saen e<peeted . 6l-phiIaSsluhi. II
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
Tough Remedies.

TIbets army Is to be modernized
ana with 1t probably WIN b the Grand
nmas military medical star corps,
NE sick Tibetan soldier, Il WA r.
ported q year ago, was put through Z
sort OF faith healing process. An srmy
phySician Of the old school chaIlued 4
pLer1poon on q board Ths martial
parent washed or the lsttsring and
H one rinsin0. The plan of the
yo1neF doctor was simpler. Ha
saWied his prescription on q piees 81
pHper ana gave Il b the invalid TO
ensW ana swallow.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
II Wssn4 Funny,

The Clerk Of the Day" In the Bos.
ecn Transcript tails this story: 1.-TWO
g the Clerks naiShbors were recently
eafntng over the Commonwealth Coun-
~ club links. An went fairly wen, al
though bogie remained practically In.
nGt until they reached q tee overlook.
hg q pond. Each drove furiousIy, t
cautiously, half dozen balls into
murky depths Of that pool Stand
Aar By was q little girl, stupid,
GEiouA. After the twelfth ban b
banged 20 rise no more she quar-
nlankly, but sincerely. Of the golf
Say, mister, what n the fun IN {
Rmars
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
Tooth PIuouino,

you remember" said Mr.. KTnkin.
ton, 'that grand old song, 'Grandpa's
Teeth Are Plugged With liner Well,
] always supposed that that zinc bust
ness was simply a grotesquely humor-
Gus flight Of fancy. never thought
that anybody's tteth could really be
6Iled with zinc, but now I am not so
sure about that Lately / have had
four teeth filed, and no two have been
filed with the same material. One
was filed with amalgam, one with
gold, one with porcelain and one with
kutta percha, and now the material
they used to I'LL grandpa's teeth with
In the song doesn't seem to me any
thing like so ridiculous as 1t did. /
have seven teeth YET to be filed, and
II the dentist keeps on as he has be-
gun, using something different for
every tooth, why, wouldn't be sur
prised If before I got through I had
one tooth at least filed with xinc."-
New York Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21

Vile PARTRIDGE shooting at Buxt.a
> pornman suddenly had hundr.da ~
80 settle upon him. Thar cEawIed
zen nis hands and face, but - 49,
- nsrve I'd did not Interfere vith
ne Rasps scared tie GunfIe.
nAns niends. and fhsy rot sorse -
es asaL being afraid to - nerr
nm After about tn ninufs. -
sasps Few on n q body without -
ng SING hims-London stsndard
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
chlna,s PsrnteIou, r. 49,. /.

ITntStoos lax 6t9eoms
rekng u now quite safe for foreign
ers % 90 freely IN al parts oe the
@V' except In the Forbidden City,
wnsre the smperor1s palace Is situated.
1ns Chinese are developing slowly
along the road toward western CIV.
mzation. but 90 Tar thsy have not at
tainsd any great speed Men who
have spent their lives N ths east and
Know ths country thoroughly declare
mat China WIN not develop materially
Until she has . good government. n
present system q collecting taxes
which has been IN vogue for eanturiss.
, me mother Of an GRAFT, the incubus
unasr which the nation q suffering
and wm keep the country baek unfiI
ne systsm has been completely v1De6
sut-Nsw York Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
Tho Tohaeoo Meth.

xooaceo dealsEs IN india are greatly
t5oahled hy q mOth Of ny that ana
N way infD . box Of cigars or tobacco
md Ays an eEg that soon dsyeloo.
No . destructive worm or grub, which
o9ls through ne wrapper into the
hedy e TIE cigar and ruins Il Hardy
aaything win ksep these pests oct ex.
Sf p incass eacA cigar in Q botfis q
HND - n haa1y in Ton.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21
The Professors Lot.

Only a short time ago q college
teacher spoke seriously In public Of
the banker, the lawyer and even Of the
burglar as being In touch with life in
Q truer sense than II the university
professor. And the professors fire.
Quent reference to the poor rewards
and all the outward hardships Of their
work indicates some little envy Of the
goods Of life which come to the mer-
chant the lawyer and the physician.
Yet there is no lot on earth that offers
greater rewards and greater opportuni-
Ties And when an individual has
grievances the blame Is often placed
primarily on the president, since the
form Of organization encourages the
professors to place the responsibility
anywhere but on themselves. II would
b more fitting II their constitution
gave no excuse, but constantly invited
each to perceive that with himself
II rested whether he would succeed or
fan.-George II. Stratton In Atlantic.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21

Nest Costly Thing In the World.
Some idea Of the difficulties In the
way Of extracting radium from the
pitchblende waste may be appreciated
when We learn that pitchblende. the
mineral that IL richest In radium, con-
tatns but one-miIlionth part Of l Der
cent Of radium, less than the propor-
don OF gold In ocean water. We would
think 1t a pretty thankless task 70
mine gold. or extract II, from sea wa
Tar. But the work would be far easier
and We would get more gold from a
cubic yard Of sea water than we would
radium from ton Of pItchblende. Per-
haps, then, It WIN not be hard to apure-
ciate how little radIum there Is In tba
WORTHLESS than twenty grains. GER
tain1 not half q teaspoonful Of pure
radium bromide. A grain Of eold can
b had for i've cents or less. Dia-
monds are worth by weight much
more, perhaps SO grain, but the cost
o. radium Is truly fabulous-ST.2oo for
Q single gratn.-Harpsr's Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-12-21

IA oarothsEs. TIE nan known mn.
80 mn md q big ofacal on thS BAL
lnnl1 and ohis roa6 3 q frequent
nnr Ei1itnr hene. NJ. Carofha-a
- fuEmeEly HIS LnIand e 49,
@-zaWistan Junrnai.
Hs~ chsau d ehanWEBostsa Hsr1
xss ss,ss eA.assd p-oussadsn-
Aavistm JonrnaL
, 1907-08-13
NO FOUNDATION
FOR DIVORCE TALK
HUSBAND OF CoRNELlA BAXTER
DENIES STORY OF APPLIcA-
TON OF DIVORCE BY WIFE
Says It Looks Like Annual American
Joke, and That He and His Wife
Have Recently Signed Twelve-Year
Lease for Beautiful Mansion in the
Rue Bassano.

Paris. aug. 13.-Hart Mckee declares
that there is no foundation for the sto,
ry that his wife, who was the beauti.
full widow of Hugh Tevis of California,
is suing him for divorce. When in.
formed of the report in New York to
tina effect Mr.. Mckee laughed and said.
An Annual Joke.
This must be an annual American
joke, for the same time last year the
same kind of a yarn was circulated.
1t is absurd and baseless. There are
no clouds in our matrimonial horizon
and u first tir a yet to come.
Sign a Long Lease.
Why, We have just signed a lease
for twelve years for a beautiful man,
sion in the Rue Bassano. and are
spending a large sum in its decora.
tions. That don't look as IL we had
quarreled, does it? Please deny abso.
lutely all these ridiculous divorce rum
nrSn
, 1907-08-13
THE BASKET SOCIAL
WAS SPLENDID SUCCESS

The basket social at Osterman's
school house on last Saturday night
was a success far beyond the expecta-
lions of the most sanguine. Though It
was in the very busiest season, there
were about forty-ive people assem-
bled at the school house. An i'm
promptu program was rendered, after
which the baskets were sold at auc-
ton, ranging in price from % cents
to $3.50. At first the bids were rather
slow, but some of the boys began to
be fearful lest they should lose out. so
there was considerable competition for
the last few baskets. Three or foul
young men would have had to go home
hungry had it not been for the gen.
crosby of some more fortunate ones.
The voting contest for the most pop
ular young lady was entered into with
considerable zest. The proceeds,
which amounted to SCOTS, will 20
the building fund of the new
church.
, 1907-08-13
LOADED WITH
H0N0RS N TENNIS
MAY SUTTON COMING HOME AT.
TER coNoUERlNG EVERY
GREAT PLAYER THERE.
'ook Everything She Wanted and 10
Now Finest Player Of Her Sex
AbroadEOmaha Baseball Club
With Girl Manager and One of the
Prize Teams Of the City.

London, Aug. Recovered with hor,
ors and with about as many cham
lionships as one young woman should
be permitted to carry on shipboard
Miss May Sutton is nov en- route tc
her homo in America.
Everything She Wanted.
Miss Sutton won the woman's cham.
pionship at wimbledon, the mixed dou.
BILE at Wimbledon. the Kent and Welsh
championships and a number of other
mixed and single championships O,
minor importance. In fact, II there
was anything the young California ten,
mis- expert did not take 1t was simply
because she didn't want 1t.
In Class by Herself.
That she is the finest woman tennis
player who eve faced the nets In Eng
land is the unanimous opinion Of ex.
perts. She Is like that other California
product, Jim Jeffries, in a class by
herself.
, 1907-08-13

Times, Douglas American. Bisbee Min.
er. Cripple Creek Times, Victor Rec
ord, Grand Junction News, Durango
Democrat. Cheyenne Leader. Dead.
wood Pioneer Times.
The Hearst Scale.
This service was usually supplied
over the Western Union and Postal
wires, and would have been transmit
ted with difficulty even had the Asso-
ciated Press operators remained at
their keys.
The Hearst scale, which is being de-
manded. calls for from $50 to $35 per
week. an eight-hour day, with a seven
hour night shift, 60 cents an hour for
day and 20 cents for night overtime.
At present the operators on the Den
ver-El Paso circuit work seven nights
a week for $25. The operators OIL The
Kansas City-Denver circuit work get
$2S for six nights a week, while Den
yer men get $29 for seven nights. All
get extra pay for overtime and earn
$50 to $40 per week.
, 1907-08-13
WEST A REVELATION.
Secretary Garfield Greatly pleased at
Conditions as He Found Them.

Ell Paso, Texas, Aug. 13.-Secretary
James R Gadfeld arrived here on a
special train at 8 o'clock last night
from New Mexico, making a visit en-
route to the Eagle dam. He was met
at the station by a committee Of the
chamber of commerce. After a short
reception at the st. Regis hotel, Mr..
Garfield and the committee were TAX
en- in automobiles to the country club,
where as a guest Of the club he spent
several hours.
Referring to his tour Of the west, Mr.
GARFIELD said it had proven a revelation
to him Of the value Of irrigation and
the progress made, ant had strength
ened him in his determination to carry
out the policies OF the administration
for the extension Of irrigation and the
preservation of the public lands and
forest reserves.
, 1907-08-13
Establishing EXPIRES. Service.

J. H. Grady Of Cheyenne, route
agent for the Pacific Express com.
pany, went to Centennial this morning
to establish an office of that company
at that place. The agent for the rail
road company, T. B. Ulen. will be the
joint agent for the express company.
The local express office will deliver
outgoing matter to the Fremont
street depot Of the Laramie Plains
line, Conductor Corey acting as ex.
press messenger and delivering ex.
press matter to Mr.. Ulen at Centen.
NAL. Matter from that point will be
delivered to Mr.. Wigton at the Plains
Line depot here. Mr.. Ulen is now in
charge Of the office at Centennial.
Mr.. Grady will return from Centennial
this afternoon.
, 1907-08-13
Not tho same Hin.

Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Harrtrnan's secretary,
has been in his service for many years
and he was generally confused with
the Hill who touched OF the Hartman,
Roosevelt controversy by selling to a
New York newspaper the duplicates
of certain letters and which created
such a riot of excitement all over the
country. But they are two distinct
men. Mr.. W. v. Hill. the present sec
rotary, is known to many newspaper
men throughout the country. He was
on the famous Lucin-O Ogden cutoff trip
in November, 1908, when Mr.. Harri,
man took a party Of railroad officials
and newspaper men over the new route
over Great Salt Lake to dedicate it.
, 1907-08-13
Presidents Special.

President Hartman, General Man.
ager Mohler, Superintendent Krutt-
schnitt and other officials of the Har.
riman system spent some time fishing
at Dale creek yesterday, not reaching
here until 4 o'clock. They spent only
a few minutes here, just long enough
to change engineers and register the
train. The special train consisted of
six special cars and the dynamo car
in charge of Electrician Griswold.
Mr.. Hartman occupied his private
car, Arden.
, 1907-08-13
Brotherhood ofroer In City.

G. v. Mclaughlin, general chairman,
and Frank Lalor. local chairman Of the
Wyoming division grievance commit,
tee, Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire,
men and Enginemen. arrived today
from Cheyenne. A meeting of Black
Hills lodge was in session when they
arrived, they being some Of the speak.
ers. The fifth vice grand master was
also n Of the speakers.
, 1907-08-13

Mother and Daughter Arrested.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 13.-Mrs.
James H. Bruce and daughter Annie
have been arrested by Sheriff James
at Bruce, Uinta county.
strychnine in Pie.
James Bruce died suddenly last April
and the postmortem disclosed the fact
that strychnine poisoning was the
cause of death. He had eaten a piece
Of cherry pie made by Mrs. Bruce.
Suspicion has all along been directed
toward Mrs. Bruce, and her arrest, al
though creating a sensation, was not
wholly unexpected.
, 1907-08-13
Conclusion of Brain.

A Greek section laborer named
Louis ]. Bernkas. who fell from a
handcar at Howell last night, was
brought to this city today and sent to
Cheyenne on the moor train. DR.. Nc
Collum was called to Howell last night
and found the man suffering from
conclusion of the brain. When brought
to the surgeons office this morning
he was blind and suffering consider.
able pain. He will enter the company
hospital at Cheyenne, some Of his
comrades going with him.