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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
BRIGHT BRIEFS.

The easiest way to get a living Is to
earn #
The more you know the less sure
you are.
A stitch In time Is worth two needles
in haystack.
A short answer Is often followed by
a long silence.
Mexico seems to have found the Sc
cret Of perpetual motion
Better not ty it on the dog-unless
you are sure Of your dog.
Every time a man picks up a few
cents worth Of experience be drops a
dollar.
Indeed do we live In a rapid age. A
history Of the present war Is on the
market
It's easier Ior young MAN 70 uAAe
love to a girl than for him TO make a
living FOR her.
The income tax doesn't bother the
man whose principal holdings consist
Of castles In the afr.
me only way TO ten for sure mat
you don't owe more than you can pay
q to 90 ahead and pay Il
Il d an hight to speak wen Of Jour
enemies, but IL n better 10 give Jour
friends the aryt compliments
II there Il anything yOu haven't sen
now Is the tine 70 take good lcok-
1Eanufacturers announces jung n tns'
pEice Of eyeglasses
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Town Topics.

Killing bank robbers has become q
habit In Observation-Disclosures Post
Cleveland police are forbidden 10
wear wrist watches. But are they per.
mitted spats?-Detroit Free Press.
The perfect man Is being sought by
Chicago taiIors. The only joke In this
news consists in the fact that they
are looking for him in Chicago.-Ceve-
land Plain Dealer.
There Is some complaint In Boston
that baseball Is interfering with art.
Still baseball has given Boston consid-
cradle prominence that would have
been impossible to art-Philadelphia
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
a R.marL.hI. pr.diotlnn-

Manasseh Cutler Of Massachusetts, In
a circular In 1857 booming" the set
Element which the New Englanders
were about to plant on the Ohio at the
mouth Of the Muskingum, declared that
''the current down the Ohio and the
Mississippi for produce and merchan-
disc Of all sorts would one day "be
more crowded than any other streams
on earth" which was a remarkable
prediction considering that II was
made twenty years before Fulton's
Cermont was launched in the Hudson.
which was the first steamboat In the
world ever put In successful operation
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Racket or Raaustts.

When you use the racket in playing
tennis You do not stop to think what
it means and how difhcult It has been
to trace the word Some thought that
it was so called because Of the noise
made by the bah striking 1t. but this
is impossible The real origin is from
the French raquette, the palm OF the
hand, which was originally used in
the game before the racket was in
vented. It's all very simple when you
know.-Exchange
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Flippant filings.

One thing that bothers Us is what {
Jitney passenger does with his straI
arm.-Toledo Blade.
Women have started a movement &c
conceal their ages when registering
Very few Of them look as old as that
Chicago News.
Adulteration Of merchandise has
gone 30 far that rubber is now found
In cotton bales and copper In barrels
Of sugar Philadelphia Record
One OF the latter day prophets says
the destruction Of men by war VIII nj
tmately result In a revival Of polyga-
my. Not while the price OF bonnets
remains at current quotations.-Hous-
ton Post
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
comprehensivs Advice.

II e probable that seldom has better
advice been given than In the follow
Sne condensed rules: Drink less, breathe
more; eat less, chew more; ride less.
walk more; clothe less, battle more;
worry less. work more; waste less
dive more; write less. read more; tax
les, think more: preach less, practice
mora To follow these Is to strive for
better health, further popularity and
greater success.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Short Stories.

South Africans are clamoring for a
parcel post service with the United
States.
It Is provided In the tariff law Of
Spain that the rates Of duty shall be
revised every Eve years.
Over $500 miles in length. the cable
from Lisbon to Pernambuco Is the
longest crossing the Atlantic.
The only water In Iquique, Chile, for
drinking or washing Is supplied by a
company that has had a monopoly for
twenty years and pipes the water
from a distance Of ninety miles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Family Fun.

They had been having q quarrel, and
after Mrs. ellison had spoken the last
word, as usual. she felt that perhaps
she had overdone the matter and, pick
ing ND the evening paper. began to
read little items from It
s'Oh, Henry" she laughed, isn't tiIis
funnyf Here Is q man advertising for
a silent partner with $1,000"
~Funny?' growled Gibson. Yes; fits
terribly funny. II he'd married you
he'd have been darned glad to get q
silent partner even II she didn't have q
cent"-Philadelphia Record
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
niMnnIt wife.

An Englishman thus described the
wife Of his bosom In his win:
Heaven seems to have sent her into
the world solely to drive me out Of It
The strength OF Samson. the genius of
Homer, the prudence Of Augustine, the
skill Of Pyrrhus, the patience Of JOB,
the philosophy Of Socrates. the subtlety
Of Hannibal. the vigilance Of Hermog-
enes, would not suffice to subdue the
perversity Of her character"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Wireless Whispers.

Test messages Of wireless kilograms
sent In Peru with five kilowatt power
passed the Andes mountains from a.
900 to 10000 feet high.
japanese electricians were among
the first experimenters with wireless
telegraphy and have perfected one Of
the most efficient systems known
Two German wireless experts have
succeeded in sending messages through
the earth from mines LOGO feet deep
and one and one-half miles apart
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

Miss Ethel Cole, who resided in the
Crawford apartment bailding, $500 Wa
bash avenue and who for a long time
was one of the populEr and favorite
entertainers at the Mineral Spring Cafe
and who was one Of the entertainers fol
the first two weeks at the Elite Cafe
No. 2, when it first opened, passed away
last Friday morning from the effects
of heart disease. Dr.. Henry r. Smith
s4Ol S. State street, gave her medical
attention, but as he was unable to in
duee her to cease her labors, he could
not give her much permanent relief.
Her remains were transported back to
New York City, her former home, for
burial.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Iiluminative.

This meter" explained the gas
company official, measures the guam
tity Of gas you use"
And" asked the misanthrope who
Is present on all gladstone occasions,
where Is the meter which measures
what you charge forT-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
A MODERN AMAZON.

soeisty Woman Of Vienna DIseOVsrsd
In Ranks Of Austrian Army.
Fraulein Marie Weissman, a social
favorite In Vienna, was discovered
serving In the ranks Of the Austrian
army. She secured the proper equip
ment and, Disgusting her sex and
name, enlisted as a one year volunteer.
This class furnish their own equip
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
German eIeaninus.

Over 800 members Of the German no
bElity have thus far fallen in the war.
Forbaeh, Germany, is said 70 have
the most profitable town forest known.
II yields an annual net gain Of $12-1z
an acre.
A Germans military service has four
phasss-aetive service, serving In the
reserves, In the landwehr and finally
IN the landsturm-
Germany numbers among her popu-
Iation $4,000, 900 Protsstants. 2S.50o.Oo0
Roman Catholics and $4,000 Chris
tians Of other denominations
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Shoes and Nerves.

Travellers say that the reason why
nervous people don't exist in China is
because it is the custom 20 wear soft
shoes there. There Is no doubt that
hard soled, creaking footgear is re-
sponsible for such nervous wear and
tear as well as physical fatigue in west
ern lands.
Tired feet and tired nerves win find
solace in a warm foot bath with a
handful Of salt In II. Move the feet
about or keep them stfIl, as best pleases
you, as long as the water Is pleasantly
warm; then dry them with a rough
towel and put on a fresh pair OF stock
ings.-Family Doctor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Industrial Items.

In Malaga. Spain. shoemakers get q
to y cents a day.
Factory inspection laws were estab-
Iished In Switzerland in 1871.
Illness among the workers annually
Involves a loss Of S75O.OO0.OOO in the
United States
The value OF all the gold produced in
the United States from 1872 to Jan L
1913. Is estimated by the United States
geological survey at $3.50. 799. 400 and
the vaiue Of the silver ut S1.7O9517. 1900.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Culinary capers.

Lamb chops are improved If dipped
in lemon juice Just before cooking.
In making cake always beat the
yoIks and whites Of the eggs sepa-
rately.
Instead Of boiling beetroots roast
them in the oven. The favor win be
much improved.
To successfully bake pie crust with
out its filing line 1t with parafln paper
and Ill with knocked rice.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
The Jitney.

The impression seems to be growing
that operating a jitney bus is not all
velvet.--Detroit Free Press.
Dictionaries Of the future win have
to pay more attention to the word
"titney" than do the dictionaries Of the
present, which overlook 1t altogether
Chicago News
Until there was so much In the pa
pers about ''Jitney" we Of Detroit had
not realized that all along we have
had a jitney ferry. both to Belle Isle
and to Windsor.-Detroit News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Cured hx suun.stion.

"And you say that Jorkins was cured
Of an extremely bad case OF insomnia
BY suggestion?"
"YeS. purely by suggestion. his
wife suggested that since he could not
sleep he might as wen sit up and
amuse the baby. 1t worked like q
charm"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Built Over caverns.

The ground under the city Of San
Salvador is full Of caverns Of IN
known depths. A man was once dig
ging a well there. At the last stroke
he gave with his pick the bottom fell
out, and he and his pick fell through.
nobody knows where. At least 80
they say"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

The Hague peace tribunal was form
ed fifteen years ago.
"Efendi" in Turkish has its equiva-
lent in the British esquire"
Practically all cows used by Manila
dairymen have been imported from
Australia and are under the inspection
Of the bureau of health.
immigration through the port Of New
York for 1914 fell or to the extent Of
COZ. 40 persons, or 45 per cent, as COM
pared with 1913. Statistics show that
the number of departing aliens was
greater by 37,S1S than in 1913.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Not Artistic Work

Footelight-And was the performance
artistic? Miss Sue Brette-No; the
scenery and the leading lady were
both badly painted.-Yonkers States
man.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
All Thnoudh

Your friend appears to think that
life has nothing more to teach him"
YES; he seems to imagine he is the
only living alumnus OF the school Of ex-
perience. Post-IntelIigencer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
No Time 40 Waste.

PA, If Mrs. Brown should come over
and tell you that had given her little
boy black eye. what would you sayF
4 really don't know. young man.
We'll, you'd better make up your
mind quick; she's at the door now
Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

Wednesday evening a meeting was
held at the home Of Mrs. oosdelia
West, 1926 8. Wabash avenue, in the
interest of the election Of Hon. Oscar
DePriest to the City Council. It was
addressed by Hon Edward d. Green,
Miss Nellie Galloway, Hon. Oscar De-
Priest, Mr.. A. II. Roberts and Mrs.
Irene Lewis.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
ExplainIna n.

sRobert- said bis mother. what
mischief have you been up to noWI
can ten by the look In your eyes that
Won have been naughty"
%Oh." replied Robert. -thafs part OF
fha look left over from the last time
/ was naughty. - Chicago News
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Too Much TO Bear.

Friend-why are You crying, Bobby
Bobby-Ma whipped me because my
face was dirty and then washed it
Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

CHIPS

William Adams, the most progressive
and up-tO-date AfrO-American tailor on
the South Side, has recently moved
into finer and larger quarters, slOl s.
State street, where he is displaying
the best fabrics or suitings which viii
be made up in the latest spring styles
at the lowest prices.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

-There are many methods Of punish
ing naughty children"
Yes, but spanking takes the palm
London Punch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
Too Generous.

DO you like Miss PrattIeT
Yes, she's 50 generous Never keeps
anything to herself and Is always
ready to give away even her best
hend"-London TIt-Bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

spick and span comes from the
Spikes" and HspannenR-tbe hooks
md stretchen for stretching cloth nsT
"Om the loom.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
A He Saw L.

Wife-Please hurry up. Haven't you
ever buttoned dress behind beforei
Hubby-NO; you never had a dress
that buttoned before behind.-Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

When Ioaning a book always ksep
ne name Of book ana nams Of person
y whom the book e loaneG WEita 4
ooHn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
L.ovsis Victim

~Where did you get that a"Iui Inol'
gssaonr
NV wife tr1ed 20 win my love
through my stomach -PmiAoe.po"
Ledger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

Another probable cause Of the high
price Of food. The railroads XIII the
cows and the automobiles kill the
chickens.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

By the street Of By-and-by we arrive
at the house Of Never.-Cervantes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

II the war continues long enough
North America may become acquaint-
ed with South America.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

A woman viii forgive a man almost
anything, except the fact that he beat
her at her own game.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

rou,f TN your enemy what 20
,h,.r a. hfm: Il R1n VERY him %
nors % have % guesA-smaH -
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

when does a man attain bis primer
asks an exchange. When he develops
the courage to talk back to his wife;
but few ever do.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

srhe whaling industry r dead
.sYe1.s replied Miss oaysnne nrpH-
,,e - harpoon b now clsssed - an
i1soor port washington stnr
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13
SHORT AND SHARP.


Don't rely on another mans pull to
get you to the front
People win have a good opinion Of
you II you agree with them
Talent and genius are akin, but
genius Is generally a poor relation
The face Of the earth, It may be said,
presents Just now a nne case OF rash
The fellow who stands In his own
light must expect to be thrown In the
shade
Too many Of Us get the mistaken
notion that life Is what the other fel-
low makes It
At any rate, this war has done won
ders IN the way Of popularizing the
American nag.
IAN women are Kittens" says New
York actress. Most Of them, however,
have their eyes open.
A woman viii forgive a man almost
anything, except the fact that he beat
her at her own game.
II the war continues long enough
North America may become acquaint-
ed with South America.
Another probable cause Of the high
price OF food. The railroads Kill the
cows and the automobiles kill the
chickens.
when does a man attain his primer
asks an exchange. When he develops
the courage TO talk back to his wife;
but few ever do.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

IAN women are kittens" says q New
York actress. Most Of them, however,
have their eyes open
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

The face Of the earth, IT may be said.
presents Just now a nne case OF rash.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

The fellow who stands In his own
light must expect to be thrown In the
shade.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

Too many Of rs get the mistaken
notion that life Is what the other fel-
low makes It
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

Talent and genius are akin, but
genius Is generally a poor relation
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

At any rate, this war has done won
ders IN the way Of popularizing the
American flag.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

People win have a good opinion Of
you II you agree with them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-13

Don't rely on another mans pull to
get you to the front.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-01
sum MONS

In the Fourth judicial District Court
of the state Of Nevada In and For
the County Of Eiko.
GoLCoNDA CATTLE COMPANY. n
California Corporation, Plaintiff,
VS..
]. A. CoNLBY, JAMES d. WALSH and
JOSEPH NJ. QUAY. surviving di.
rectors and trustees of the Central
Nevada Livestock and Land Com.
pany, JOHN DOE. RICHARD ROE,
and also all other persons unknown
claiming any right title. estate,
lien or interest In the real property
described in the complaint adverse
to plaintiffs ownership or any cloud
upon plaintlG's title thereto. Defend.
ants.
STATE OBJ NEVADA sends to ].
A, coNLBY, JAMES y, WALSH and
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-01

JOSEPH NJ. QUAY, surviving direc-
tors and trustees of the Central Ne
vada Livestock and Land Company,
JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE, and al
so all other; persons unknown claim
ing any right, title estate, lien or in
terest in the real property described
in the complaint adverse to plaintiffs
ownership or any cloud upon plaintiffs
title thereto, GREETINGS:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
to appear within ten days after the
service upon you Of this Summons, IL
served in said County, or within TWEEN
ty days, if served out of said County,
but within said Judicial District, and
in all other cases within forty (40)
days { exclusive Of the day Of service)
and defend the above entitled action.
This action Is brought to obtain a
decree declaring and adjudging that
the plaintiff Is the owner, in the pos
session, and entitled to the possession
Of all the real estate hereinafter de-
scribed, and that said defendants have
not, nor has either of them, any es-
tate, interest, right, title. lien or cloud
In or on said land, and that said de-
PENDANTS and each of them be for
ever barred from asserting any claim
whatever in or to said land and prem
ises against said plaintiff. and for such
other and further relief as to equity
shall seem meet and proper, and for
costs, Of suit.
The lands hereinbefore referred to,
and to quiet the title to which this
action is brought, is described as fol.
lows:
The South half Of the South half
of Secion %. Township SO North,
Range 46 East, Mount Diablo Base and
Meridian.
All Of which will more fully appear
from the Complaint, which Is on Ale
In the Office OF the Clerk of said Court
at Elko In said Elko County, and to
which you are especially referred.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court at Elko, Nevada,
this 30th day of December, 1914.
FRED c. VOIGHT,
Clerk of the Fourth judicial Dis.
trict Court of the State Of Ne
vada, In and for the County OF
Elko.
BY H. S. SPRoULE.
tSEALJ Deputy.
f2.9-16-23-2-9
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-01

and them alone. A number of bills
have been introduced at various times
which have to do with tax matters
but each has been held in allegiance
until the main bill-the tax commits
sion-has been settled. Today the po-
sition of this bill is such that it is
hard to tell just what will become
of it. Each side is determined and
the breach is wide. 1t is claimed that
an agreement was reached some weeks
ago at a meeting in Reno between the
governor, the members of the tax COM
mission and representatives of the in
terests who are fighting the present
measures was introduced. This on
the other hand is denied by some and
CONTINUED On Page Three)
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-01
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the District Court of the Fourt Ju.
dielaI District Of the State Of Ne.
vada In and for the County Of EIko.
In the matter of the Estate Of Chris.
tine Henrietta Huber, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by an
order of the District Court Of the
Fourth Judicial District OF the State
of Nevada in and for the County OF
ElkO, duly made and entered on the
gard day of December. 1914, the un.
designed was duly appointed as Ad.
m~inistratrix of the estate of the said
deceased, and that she is qualified as
such Administrative.
Notice Is further given that any
and all persons having claims against
said ~decedent, or, against said estate,
must file the same with the Clerk of
the above entitled Court, with proper
voucher and statutory affidavit at
tached, within three months from the
date Of the first publication of this
notice, or their claims will be forever
barred.
Dated this 7th day of January, A. D.
1915.
LIZZIE PEARL SMITH,
Administrative of the estate of
Christine Henrietta Huber, de.
ceased.