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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
ENGLISH ETCHINGS.

LondOn's imports by sea are over 174.-
100000 tons yearly.
England was first divided into shires
in the seventh century \. D.
The average life of a London house
Is at the outside two centuries.
Before the Norman conquest Win
chester. not London. was the capital OF
England.
II is quite legal in England for a
child TO be christened by a single let
ter instead of name.
The wives of knights and baronets
have no right to the title of lady" but
have the designation of dame"
\ London firm of electroplate max
ers has in its service eighteen men and
women who have been working for 1t
from fifty-six TO sixty years.
Under the Black Prince officers re-
ceived shillings a day and common
soldiers twOpence. The purchasing
power of money was then about four
teen times what it IS now.
Prior TO the dissolution of the mon
asteries by Henry VIII. sixty-four alb
bots and thirty-siI priors sat in the
house Of lords, and spiritual peers en-
trely outnumbered the temporal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09

Did you ever see 4 Standard Oil man
paint a barrel? No? 1t is Il reveal
ton. Tricks in all trades. The oil bar
rels. as every well Informed man
should know standard Oil being the
biggest thump in the world, are blue
as to bilge and bulge and white as to
heads. The completed barrel is rolled
into the shop by thousands. A man
steps up with a brush of white paint
and with three swipes executes n de-
sign upon the head, then spins the bar
rel along. 1t 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 1t 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
aIleys!-New York Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
Violent Dill.

In New York city occur ten Violent
deaths day as Il direct result of daily
activities. In Chicago the number falls
TO six day. according TO DR.. Thomas
Grant Allen. But the storm center Of
the country is Allegheny county, Pa,
In which the city Of Pi,rSbur= is stu
ated. combining steel. irTn and coal
industries, mills. mines. railroads and
building Industries. Over 1900 deaths
and injuries year in all Industries IS
the record for this single county.
Conditions are such that the life Of
a foreigner employed in the mills is
given less consideration than Is the
life of horse or mule" says the cOro-
ner Of Allegheny county. During my
first month in Office / was astounded
to find that within the thirty days
twelve men were killed in one plant
alone Of the United States Steel cor
poratiOn." IF even the present laws
were enforced" the Hungarian consul
has protested. conditions would not
be so bad."-Everybody's Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
HARDENING Arteries.

Advertisements, the thickening and
hardening Of the artery walls, is one
Of the most common causes Of death
1t is indicated by increased or lessened
blood tension in the arteries, and when
the sphygmometer reveals such condi-
ton Professor d'Arsonval. the eminent
Frenchman OF science, applies six
baths OF high frequency electric cur
rent. Such applications, it is claimed,
completely restore the normal blood
pressure. The baths, Of five or ten
minutes each. may be taken three
times a week. and they cause no in
convenience or disagreeable sensation
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
MONEY.

Norway even now uses corn for cur
rency.
Absolutely pure gold is twenty-fOur
caratS fine.
Sheep and oxen among the old Ro-
mans took the place Of money.
In India cakes Of tea pass as curren-
cy, and in China pieces Of silk.
Ia some districts OF New Guinea fe-
male slaves form the standard Of value.
Seashells were the earliest forms OF
money, the skins Of animals coming
next as substitute
II is an interesting fact that the Jap
anese coins in the matter Of fneness
are superior to all others.
The Icelandic and Irish laws yet
have traces Of the use Of cattle for
money. Many Teutonic fines were paid
in cattle.
In the days Of 1919 of California the
ounce Of pure gold (S16.50 formed the
common medium Of exchange. Another
interesting form of money was lump
OF gold, called slug. equaling just $50.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
The Bright Side.

Mr.. Jurgins had been suddenly al
f1icted with a stiff neck. Not only was
1t a painful stiffness. but II caused
him TO twist his head around until he
seemed to be trying TO look behind him
over his left shoulder, and his head was
rigid in that pose.
''Of all the COMPOUNDED trials a man
was ever subjected to-" he said, this
is the limit. They say 10 look, on the
bright side of CIR Affections, but I'd
like TO know how l could make use of
this stiff neck
my dear friend" said the optimist.
''think what n golden opportunity this
is to sit for your picture without hav-
ing TO allow the photographer TO twist
your head around that way and fab
those ice cold tongs into the back of
your neck."-Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
FEW CRACK eILLIAR0IsTs.
seEaefer Deserves Most Credit FoS
Improving the Game.

seEaefer Deserves Most Credit FoS
Improving the Game.
The fact that very few first class bill
llardistS have ever been developed Is
one OF the strange features Of the
game. Vlgnaux. Schaefer and Slosson
have been champions more than thirty
years, the only others developed dur
ing all this time being. Ives. Hoppe and
Sutton, a 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
TO 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 1t he occa-
stoned great surprise.
Schaefer is the father OF all the rules
under which billiards are played At
hoAAOuo AAAANo mas oNAA hADhhACN W
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 as soon as they came TO
know them. and almost unending runs
were the result.
In championship contest between
Jake and Ives the latter sat down with
ii to 20. and Schaefer came to bat
with JG6 10 go. The largest run ever
made up to that time had been 2SS.
and the Wizard seemed to have but
little show 10 win. His great inventive
genius came 10 the rescue. however.
the anchor nurse was discovered. and
Schaefer IAN the game out. This was
the only time the anchor nurse was
allowed In n match game. for Ives aft
er Ii was discovered could play il as
we'll as Schaefer. and as it made the
barred.
Incidental to the above game. Frank
White, q well known Chicago sport.
won n most remarkable bet from Leo
Mayer. the we'll known boOkmaker. As
SchaeCer walked UP to the table in the
final inning White turned around 10
Mayer. who was making books on the
contest. and said. What are the odds
now, LeOE' zone hundred u l." said
Mayer IN bet you $40" said White.
Done" said Leo. And when the game
was over Leo had to settle with the
wise Mr.. White, who. Il billiard player
himself. knew that a game was never
over until the last point was made
Washington Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
HIS MEMORY RETURNED.
he Wanted a Snow Shovel, as Sur.
missed by the Storekeeper.

he Wanted a Snow Shovel, as Sur
missed by the Storekseper.
He stopped In front Of a hardware
store for a moment and looked all
around and then carried his hand TO
his head like a man who had forgotten
something. Then he slowly entered
the store and looked around and shook
his head.
'You want something's" observed the
clerk as he came forward.
Il do"
But for the moment you have for
gotten what it isT'
That's exactly the case. knew
when left the house, but it has gone
from my head now. If you'd offer me
a hundred dollars. couldn't remember
what started after"
I've have lots of such cases, and we
solve them in a moment. Here is what
you want"
And he passed behind n lot of stoves
and dragged out n big snow shovel
and placed it in the others hands and
said:
"Thirty-fve cents. please. and you'll
find the material of the best"
by George. By George" exclaimed
the customer. But that's exactly what
wanted! What Il curious thing men,
ory is. wanted a SNOW shovel, and
now I'll take it home and put it in the
cellar. and If my nciShbors don't keep
their walks clean Ill complain to the
police. ''-Chicago News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
Winterina pahIia Tubers.

As soon as the tops are killed by the
frost they should be cut OF to within
six inches Of the ground. The tubers
may then be dug and inverted in the
ground, TO permit the sap remaining
in the plant to settle without dripping
among the tubers, as it is believed the
sap is an injury to the roots. After
the plants become dry they may be
placed in u cellar in boxes or baskets
and kept dry. but not permitted to
shrivel. Any condition suitable for
good care Of potatoes is favorable for
wintering dahlia tubers. The tubers
are very susceptible to injury from
treezing.-Country Gentleman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
The Conclusion.

A group of wOrkmen were arguing
during the dinner hour. a deadlock
had been reached when one Of the men
on the losing side turned to a mate
who had remained silent during the
whole Of the debate.
"'Ere, Bill" he said, you're pretty
good at a argymen'. wot's your opin-
ion?"
81 amt a-goin' to say" said Bill 81
thrashed the matter out afore with
Dick Grey"
"Ah," said the other artfully, hoping
to entice him into the fray. "an' what
did you arrive atf'
"Well, evenchually." said Bill, Dick
e arrived at the 'orspital an arrived
at the perlice stationr'-London Tit
Bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
blind Football Fans.

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 a burst OF applause
when the reading was over. followed
by q buzz Of animated discussion.
ut Is surprising" said Mr.. NJ. ii.
IlIIngworth. the governor, what a
keen interest the blind take in field
sports. They follow the game Of foot
ball in detail"
"Have you ever been to a football
matchT' he asked a blind youth
"Yes." he replied
"And you know the playersp
"Yes, l know them all and every
thing that is going on."-London Mail
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
The PRESAGE OF GREATNESS

My frand. you say "HalloT' to ma
Zen soocha kinda way
know dat you are gona be
Da greata man SOM day.
You are so smarta 'Merican,
You need no speak ar all
To poor old dumba Dago man,
Baycause he ees so small
Zen deesa beega ceety. Steel
You smile an speak to me,
An oh, my frand. you max me feel
So proud as I can be!
Wan time wen am younga man
An leeve cen Eetaly
Ees 'nudder man dat shaka ham
An say "Halloi'' to me
Wen he ees meet me cen da street.
An he ees not ashame'.
Oh, granda man, but he ees treat
Da reech, da poor da same.
Now, wat you s'pose baycome OF does
Gran man l know at home?
Look! See. my frand! Today he ees
Da greata pope cen Rome.
Baycause you say "Hallor' to me
Zen soocha kinda way
! know dat you are gona be
Da greata man SOM day.
It. A Daily in Catholic Standard and
Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
SELECTlONa
@NSz
TRAIN NUMBERS.
How They Are Used and How They
Grow So Large.


Travellers and commuters have often
to consider the trains as numbered in
what appears TO them inexplicable
ways. For example. a request at the
information bureau of the Grand Cen
trail station Will elicit the reply that
train No. 40 will not stop ut Peek
skill or on the New Haven line that
train No. $40 will stop on Saturdays
ut CoScob, but not on other days: that
on the Pennsylvania train No. 634 will
stop at Metuchen. but not at Railway;
that on the Delaware anl Lackawanna
train No. 40 is an Easton express. and
that train No. $50 is the millionaircs'
special to Harnardsville AMI will stop
only at Newark The traveller knows,
of course. that there are not so many
trains and only Identifies them by the
hour OF departure and arrival. so this
information il usually vague enough
as given by numbers To him. although
relevant enough to railroad men. for it
tells OF the history of the trains.
When the railroads were new they
put on passenger train numbered l
and = and freight train numbered 3
and 1. AMI they increased this service
According TO the demands OF traffic,
raising the numbers consecutively. the
even numbered trains running one
way. the odd numbered trains the 9TH
er. As the eXactinS demands Of new
business developed trains We're in
creased. and some of the old ones
We're dropped. but their numbers. which
still lived in the minds OF the opera
tiveS. could not rcSlily Ia duplicated,
and they named them with st.ll higher
numbers until their numerical titles
have lost relation 10 thci- source e.
cept in the minds Of employees. But
as the railroads extended themselves
and Il generation Of employees passed
they returned 10 the primal numbers
for their important trains. 50 that
trains l and =. 3 AMI !. = ana G, ETC.
are on nearly all railways the through
expresses. But the original trains. Ivy
shifting of time or other causes. run
under titles of 200. $50 or spuc uUmc--
alton that means nOthil: u the tray
eler. hut - the railroad man reveals
its history from origin to date.-New
York Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
OLD FASHIONED.

What has become Of tie old fash
Toned man who called ii 'stOne coalT
An old fashioned woman has very
little confidence in medicine that
tastes good.
What has become Of the old fash
Toned girl who was ever ready to
faint awayT'
What has become of the old fash
loned woman who always opened the
Femolo stop Of her voice when she
sang?
What has become OF the old fash
ioned man who went into a grocery
store and inquired. els your scales
rghtT-Atchison Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
A swell BOofbIaek.

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
fnsuIted when a passing stranger. see
ing his kit" asked him to polish 'em
upF' In a loud voice the son Of Italy
gave the well Intentioned offender to
understand that be "shlned only BY
contract" This is a fact. and when at
the end Of each month he collects his
'.fees' the bootbIack's pile In profits
amounts to as mueh as the salaries OF
some Of the men who employ him and
IL really In excess Of that paid to many.
Philadelphia Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
soft Mood, Give out Most Hsat.

Contrary to a widespread belief that
hard woods give more heat in burning
than soft varieties, the scientists at
Washington are contending that the
greatest heating power is possessed by
the wood Of the linden tree. which Is
very soft Fir stands next to linden
and almost equal to It. Then comes
pine, hardly inferior to ir and linden.
while hard oak possesses 8 per cent
less heating capacity than linden and
red beech 10 per cent less
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
Tea DRINKING In China.

Nothing tends so much to keep down
mortality in China as the habit OF
drinking hot tea instead Of possibly
contaminated well water. Tea TO q
rich Chinaman means concentrated tea,
costing 10 cents an ounce; to the poor
It Is hot water with a few tea leaves
dipped In and to the very poor simply
hot water. 1t Is significant Of the In
creased wealth in the country that the
majority Of the lower classes, who
heretofore could only AFFORD hot water,
are now INDUCING In actual tea
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
Which?

Once upon time two young women
came TO n wise theatrical manager and
applied for positions as stars.
cit is not our custom To engage stars
who have had no dramatic expert
ence," he said. And neither Of you
has been on the stage:"
''No. sir" they replied.
Then what qualifications do you
posseSs?'
81, sir" said the first young woman.
shave ambition and a future"
81, sir" said the second young wO-
man. have ambition and n past which
would make copy"
And so the manager made out a con-
tract for one of them.-Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
SINGLE and Plural 5 Germans.

A Journalist in Berlin has been exer-
cisIng his ingenuity in attempts to e1-
plain the meaning Of the letter s which
appears with more or less frequency
after the names Of German military Of
lcers In the records kept at the minis
Try Of war and in the kaiser's military
cabinet. BE has come to the following
conclusions: One s after an officers
name means that this particular officer
''sauft'' drinks; SIS 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
ofncer with five SIS Is summary dis
missed by the kaiser.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
Hisanthropie Bliss.


ct don't possess" the cynic said.
"a single friend on earth"
And yet he lifted up his head
And smiled In chilly mirth-
ct hear no scandal" he explained:
81 get no tips that fan:
mourn no comradeship disdained:
/ hear no hard luck tale
From crowds in the department store
I turn with footsteps free
I make no gifts-not any more
And none make gifts 20 me.
ct hide away lest may strike
Some folly or some sham
And live quite happy-happy Ike
An oyster or clanr'
Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09

Golfer (who rather fancicS himself
l suppose you've been round the links
with worse players than me, eh?
The caddy takes no notice.
Golfer lin his lsudeSt yoicel-I say,
suppose you've been round the links
with worse players than me. eh?
Caddy-I heard vera weel what We
said the first time. I'm just thinkin'
ABBOTT Ii.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
In a Hurry.

Little Dimpleton-How long VIII 1t
take you to give me a working knoWl-
edge of jiu jitsu?
The PrOfessor-Oh, say TWO weeks
'But, heavens. man, 1 can't wait all
that time to get rid Of that cook"-
New York Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
Terrible Revenqe.

Nine. Labarlue-I saw Nine. Paul
having n great alteration with your
cook this afternoon.
Nine. Vincent-Yes; l am not alto
gether surprised. Just fancy. she had
the nerve to copy my last new hat!
Nine. Labarlue-Well. what did you
do?
Nine. Tincent-I gave mine to the
cook.-Pele Mele.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09

Miss Jenks-I don't see why you con-
slider 1t pleasure to hear him preach.
1 understand he always talks about
fire and birthstone.
Miss Farrasy - Exactly! And it's
such n pleasure to think Of what's in
store for some people, you know.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09

Clergyman - Madam, you must Dc
consoIed with the thought that your
husband Is at rest.
WIdow-Do you mean that he didn't
have any before he died?-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
SAIf Appreeiation.

"why don't you go to work." asked
the severe looking woman.
Lady" answered Flooding Pete,
I'm surprised at you. De way things
is goin' youse thrifty members Of de
middle classes ought to be grateful to
me fur not bein' an insurance CRATER
ar n hank Observation-Disclosures Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
Family Greetings.

A countryman meeting a pretty
peasant woman leading a donkey said
in passing. Good day, mother Of the
donkeys"
GOOD day, my most beloved son."
was the instant reply.-n Diayoio
Rosa
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
His Preference.

always do right, young man." said
the parson, land your friends Will
stand by you"
Yes; that's always the way" re-
Joined the young man, but what ]
want is friends who will stand by me
when 1 go wrong."-ChicagO News
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
HITTING Home,

GoOdley-Oh. come. now! / wouldn't
call him a cad.
Boorisch-No? Well, what is your
idea Of a cad?
Goodley-Well. usually it is a fellow
who is forever calling somebody else
one.-CathoIic Standard and Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-09
Not Particular.

Doctor, how can l ever repay you
for your kindness to mef
Doesn't matter, old man Cneck'
money order or cash. MilWaukee
Sentinel.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1907-06-20
ARBlTRO NOMBRADO.

Ha sido nombrado Mr.. Chas.
G. Bishop, de Santa F6, por ell
Juez John X. McF'ie, como arbi-
tro para que decida 81 ell Inten-
dente Territorial W. G. Sargent
esta derechoso 4 retener los dos
mil pesos apropiados para gas
tos contingencies durante cuatro
amos pasados, 8 81 dicha canti-
dad pertenece al Territorio Y de.
be ser devuelta & In tesoreria. El
problema es algo curioso, aun.
que no tan enredado como Sc re-
clama, y la decision del arbitro
serd aguardada con gran inter6s
por todos los aficionados 4 las
matemdticas y porlos que desean
averiguar 81 ell dinero para 'con.
tingencias" puede reclamarsepor
un Official como parte de su sala-
| riO
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1907-06-20
INA OPINION AUTORIzADA.

FL diputado Sherman, de Nue.
va York, presidente de la conf
sion congressional Republicana de
campaha, ha hecho una declara
ci6n p1bIica, en- la cual afrma
que ell Presidcnte Theo. Roose-
velt sera renominado sin consul.
tar & Nueva York, y sera reelecto
por una mayoria mas sgrande que
la que obtuvo en- 1906. Esta de,
claraci6n llama mucho Ia aten,
cion y ha dado pabulo & muchas
discusiones y concentrates. Sin
embargo, & nadie coge de sorpre
sa porque la creencia general en-
tire el pueblo ha sido y es que e
Presidente Roosevelt sera su pro
pio successor.