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The broad ax., 1915-07-03
HEZEKIAH'S MEMORY
Il Was Subjected to a Severe Test b..
It Stood the Strain.

u Was Subjected to Severe Test, bu,
1t Stood the Strain.
l once heard Of an Old pa,,ro r,-.-,
HeZekiah, who, it was said bod ~
most wonderful memory ever know1 -
man. Indeed. it was So cre,t tba.
the devil, 1t is said, was cpvious ~ -
and often dreamed Of how much no,
ter he could conduct the affairs Of his
dominion at home and abroad if he
only had Hezekiah's memory.
Hezekiah had let it be known thar If
at any time anybody should ever catch
him forgetting anything that soma.
body could have his power Of Nom.
DRY. This is where the devil saw his
chance and laid his plans. So one dar
the "Old scratch" dressed himself in
citizens clothes and approached Heza.
kiah where he was blowing in his
field. Each greeted the other and
passed the compliments Of the d,r.
then presently the devil said:
"Hezekiah. of all the good tbinrs
that there are in the world to eat
what one thing do you like best?
After a moment of reflection Heze-
kiah replied. Chicken"
Without further words the devil turn.
ed and walked away. He stayed away
from Hezekiah for twenty years. Then
one morning somewhat as before be
approached him as he was there at
work in his field He looked at him
for a moment and said, How
Hezekiah looked up, scratched bis
head, smiled Il little and replied,
Fried. "-Birmingham News.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
BOWSer Goes
Fishing
But He Does Not Catch
Even a Whale
BY N. QUAD.
Copyright, 1875. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.

Bowser had been at the ONCE about
i've minutes the other morning when
his friend, Mr.. Skill, came in. After
talking a few minutes about the sud
den rise In the price Of prunes Mr.. Skill
said:
"BOwser, am all in"
''So'm /" was the reply.
II should judge from the looks Of
you that you are. We have both work
ed hard during a long, hot spell
I'VE have that"
Unless we take day on we are on
the way to the graveyard Let's have
one day OF tomorrow"
"And go out into the countryT que
ried Mr.. Bowser.
Country? Not much We viii &c
down the bay fishing, and breathe in
some OF that ozone which blows In from
mid-Atlantic, and we VIII both come
back as 1T as fddles."
That's it-that's It, hoorayI Have
you got a boatS"
"a friend Of mine viii lend me his
motorboat, but the trouble is to find
some one to run it / never tried one"
But have" replied Bowser. 81 can
run a motor boat from here to Texas
and back as slick as grease"
'Then that settles ii, old man. Our
party win be composed Of us two, my
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
SUBMARINE ToRPEDoES.
They Can Play Only a Small Part In
Long Range Naval Battles.

Long Range Naval Battles.
TorpedOes win play a very small part
In great actions In which only battle
ships take part. Their principal func-
ton In a battleship is that they be
fred defensively when the ships big
guns are disabled and the enemy is
approaching to complete the destruc-
ton. Then a torpedo might be fired
as a last hope. All future naval bat
ties viii be fought at such extreme
ranges that the torpedoes at present In
use would be unable to reach the en-
envy.
II is in destroyers and submarines
that the torpedo plays its important
part in modern warfare. The torpedo
boat or destroyer runs in on the en-
emy's feet at high speed, under cover
Of darkness or a screen Of smoke, and
fires her torpedoes. Then, If It is quick
enough and clever enough, it gets away
practically unframed.
But II remains for the submarine to
bring the torpedo into the most efrec-
tive use, to bring the unseen, unexpect-
ed death, and the fact that rules regu-
lating the use Of this weapon have not
been established as yet does not alter
the fact that torpedoes and submarines
have come to stay, and are a most valu-
able arm of the service. The United
States Is building new submarines that
will have u cruising radius Of 1900
miles and a greater efficiency than any
yet attempted by a foreign navy
Rush NJ Hoag I'm Leslie's.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

FOUND THE REST OF THE PARrY Az
READY THERE
wife, your wife and two Jolly good fel-
lows We will start early, take a big
lunch and be gone all day"
Bully for usT' exclaimed Mr.. Bow.
ser. I'VE viii fish and fish and fish
We win catch bass and pike and pick.
erel and dolphins and sharks and
whales and anything else that comes
around. By George. am glad that
you suggested IT! What time do you
want to start?"
1--WE ought to get away by z O'Clock
In the morning. and MOrton's wharf
VIII be a handy place for all OF us to
meet for the start"
Mr.. BOwser had hardly entered his
house that evening when Mrs. Bowser
knew that something was up. She did
not ask what it was, however, nor did
he volunteer any information. he was
somewhat distracted during the meal,
but when they had reached the sitting
room and he had got his cigar alight
and was walking to and fro she said:
Il hope you are not thinking Of start
ing ont for the north poIeT
Mrs. Bowser." he replied, your
sour face shows that you are bilious.
The dark circles under your eyes show
that you are not well. Your dragging
step shows WEAKNESS 1 am not go
ing to suggest tonic, however"
at would do no good II you did, "
she answered 81 was looking In the
glass ten minutes before you came, and
/ have neither a saIlow complexion
nor have dark circles. Nobody else
seems to have noticed that drag my
feet Perhaps they have increased in
size and weight during the last two OF
three days"
@If you are feeling well am sure
am not" said Mr.. Bowser In solemn
tones. ''The fact is am all run
down, and / have neither strength MOI
ambition to continue my work without
at least & brief play spell"
''WeIl, why don't you take oneT'
THAT'S what I'm going to do, and
tomorrow Is the day.
And be told her about Mr.. and Mrs
Skill, the motorboat, the jolly good
fellows. the ozone and the fish and
wound up with adding:
ut VIII be Nike beginning a new life.
'sWho is going to run the motor.
boat7" cautiously asked Mrs. Bowser.
ssWhy. am. TO be sureT
Then that settles it; don't go"
but why. woinan-whyF
Because you know nothing whateveI
about running boat OF any sort and
/ don't want to be drowned"
Il can run a motorboat as easily and
safely as you can run a broom across
The hoorr' shouted Mr. Bowser as hii
faee grew very red
But j don't 60 persisted Mrs. Bow
ssr
She was right, Mr. Bowser had new.
er eFea rowed skin about on roek
bottom Ata m0torboat exhibition Be-
had stoad within i've inches ana q halI
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
Our Vacant Public Lands.

Persons who have gained the impress
sion that the United States is becom-
ing thickly settled, and that pioneering
possibilities are ended, may be sur.
prised to learn that there yet remain
in the United States upward Of 3OO,.
100000 acres OF vacant public lands,
to say nothing OF an even greater IN
occupied area in Alaska, where the
government is planning a $35.OOO,OOO
railway. 1000 miles in length, which
will do for the big peninsula what
the franscOntinental railroads have
done Tor our own West-Christian
Herald.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
AIfnnsn Of Snain-

Few Of those who read in the pa.
pers awhile ago that King Alfonso OF
Spain had celebrated his twenty-ninth
birthday realized that this young mon
arch has reigned longer than any 9TH
er European sovereign. with the excep-
ton Of the king Of Montenegro and
the emperor Of Austria This is &C
counted for by the fact that King Al
fonso was born a king and has thus
reigned for Just over tventy-nine
years.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
Curious Bat6sh.

Among the new fish in New York's
aquarium Is the batfish, with a head
like a bat and two large fms 1t uses
for walking on the bottom OF the sea;
also a gagfsh which gasps so for
breath that 1t seems as though every
moment would be it's last 1t Is said
that heretofore few sober men have be-
held either OF these creatures.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
Masted knoMIedae.

He speaks a dozen languages
With grace and fiuency:
He is a court OF last resort
On etymology.
Yet when IL is his fate to miss
A simple little putt,
The only words that he can speak
Are Fiddler or Tut tutr'
Peoria Journal
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
LANGUAGE Mixed.

THAT" said the physician. as ne eA-
amined the lump on the man 5 neeA'
SIS the remains of an old boil that
started to come and then became ell
cysted there"
well" said the un!ettered patient.
1T sure has encysted on stayin there
Chicago Post.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

Every one OF the Mexican generals
agrees offhand with Freshest Wilson's
suggestion that rival parties should
agree upon one man and support him
through thick and thin, then he hies
to the nearest looking glass.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
Makes AeropIanss Invisible.

To make aeroplanes invisible Is the
object Of a recent invention described
by the Scientific American. The wings
are covered with a transparent, non
infammable celluloid, and the machine
is said to be invisible when flying a
few hundred feet In the air.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
who's Who.

You say that Mrs. Green Il coarse and
Mr.. Green Is plain?
Their kin are quite impossible. especially
Aunt Jane.
You say they've never travelled and they
al have shocking taste7
You wonder why we called upon those peo-
PIE IN such hastef
Why, Nrs- Green knows Mrs.. Brown.
whose mother was q White.
And she was nearest neighbor. once. q
Mrz Edward knight.
whose sister married jackson Jones-hil
mother was Beers.
And they've been n society for ysarB ant
years and years.
Grace McKinstry m stdss.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

The quarrelins Mexican generals
promptly discovered that they could
feed the starving people the moment
the United States turned its humanity
fashlight across the border.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

Oriental punctillio is seen In the ia
pan-China deal where the mikado ZAP
proved" the demands on China after
his ultimatum had forced China to &c
cept them without modification.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

DR.. Wiley would call us back to the
simple life Of grinding our -four at
home. Does that mean revive the
mortar. pestle. FOUNDER Of our grand
daddies?
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
COULDN'T Eaze Her.

"Some one played a dirty trick on
Widow Jenkins"
''Zasso?''
'Yes. They turned out the lights In
the church at her third wedding anu
then gave her the laugh when she
found her way up to the pulpit in the
dark."-Michigan GargOyle.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
What Followed Auahtsr.

A lady much given to laughter.
Each day her friends thought became
daughter,
For when she'd begin
She could raise such a din
1t was echoed from raughter to raughter.
Newark CO., Advocate.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

watermelons are reported unusually
large I'm size this year. That's a boon
to the boy who gets away with it on
a dark night. but the most OF US will
find no more juiciness to the square
inch
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

II but a fraction OF the time which
bathing crowds devote to tomfoolery
were given TO swimming lessons the
fool who rocks the boat would soon
lose his importance.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
sh. o;Jn,t Understand.

"Have you ever read ThanatopslSi, :.
aSis?" exclaimed the young iad! ~
dignantly. .sHow dare you address lne
so familiarity" - Louisville COuii'i
Journal
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

War Is revolution also. Who could
have predicted that American skilled
wOrkmen would be tempted to emil
Crate to Europe?
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

Washington reports that this coun-
try could raise 2O.OO0OOO soldiers If it
were forced to do so. and nobody
hopes it VIII be.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

It is proposed to organize another
peace league" II the numerous
leagues now working would organize
and get into a pull altogether league
peace might get on some.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

Public money devoted to vocational
training would be well invested II vo-
cational training in the neglected art
Of swimming were part Of the curricu-
lum.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

The department Of agriculture Is ex-
perimenting to turn grape juice into
strip. Isn't this a case for paternal-
ism to let well enough alone7
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
Wanted the Music.

Uncle-Here's Il nickel. Robbie.
Bobbie-Haven't you got > pennies
Uncle Dick, something l could rattle
all the way to the stOre?-New YORK
Globe.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

The society fad OF buckIfng down to
yeoman's work will. of course. set the
tango dancers and golfers to building
our railroads.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
The Hundred Eyed.

When Argus was a baby
His parents woes were deep;
It must have been some problem
To put the kid to sleep
New York Times
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

When each Of several warning ma
lions calls upon the Almighty to aid
fits cause because OF the righteousness
OF that cause the ironist smiles.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
n.o.n. Washington outdOns.

Pop said Little ROllo, WY
parlor ornaments called ornaments q
s'My son. replied Roilo SEMI an0.dsl.
cannot lie: don't know
phIa Ledger.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
RravitN.

Oh, brevity's the soul Of wit,
II beats all verbal blusterlns'
But brevity Is not BIT
OF good for flibustering. p-.sa
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

on, cen the meekest man VIII say
When speaking OF bad people 'Ae''
And then contrariwise VIII ne -,
When speaking Of the good say - ~,
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

In the consumption OF sugar per cap
ita this country leads the world Now,
who says liberty isn't SWEET
The broad ax., 1915-07-03
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT


- Stimulant
DR.. Naegeli. professor OF md,
cine at Liege university. Co..
mends the practice Of yawnin,,
as a physical reviver. A coa9
yawn, the professor maintains a
excellent for the lungs and for
al the breathing organs rs VOL
But there is an art in yawnirT
ne says, just as there is an o..
In breathing. Every yawn sbonIJ
be as deep as possible. so ~ -
bring all the muscles of tbo
throat and chest into action arJ
also to fill the lungs with \ chr
rent OF fresh air. DIR. Noe.oIf
has known Of many eases in
which a sore throat has becp al
leviated by persistent yawnino
*,
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

War as 'made in Germany calls for
a bigger man than old Sherman to In
vent a fitting definition.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

England can drive her laborers to
the gun and powder mills. but she
can't make them work.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

There is a large and growing Job at
rewriting internationafiaw looking FOR
the right man.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

In times IKE these the shadow OF IN,
Fourth Of July cannot grow less.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

Conseripted farm help would be ON
the Job at meal time. but would IT hoe
eornf
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

In not few cases the only rule for
',safety first Is to walk.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

EngIands boosted mastery OF the see
seems to stop at the waterIine.
The broad ax., 1915-07-03

After an The uItimatum crop Is san
unharve~-ei.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-09-16
REFUGEE RECEIVES BURIED
 FORTUNE AFTER COMMANDMENT

LONDON, Sept 16-A refugee Bel gian professor, who buried his entire fortune, consisting of s250,000 worth of stocks, bonds, jewels. gold and plate, in his garden at Malines, be fore he fled from that city, has just received word from the United States consul at Malines that his property is safe, and has been taken under the government. The house was bonn barded and later burned to the ground but the buried treasure in the garden was not disturbed
The Cordova daily times., 1915-09-16
SCARCITY J ' [ $ CHANGE COLOR
 NEWSPAPERS

Owing to the failure to get German dyes, the color of news print paper will be gradually changed
 Not only has the war made all kinds of material used in printing higher, but there is also an absolute shortage of paper. This reminds us of the great tracts of timber in Alaska which could be utilized for making paper
 The following self-explantory letter to the Daily Times Is from the Crown Willamette Paper Company regarding the change which will be made in the color Of paper:
 The writer, or his representative, has discussed with you the question of shortage of dyes by reason of the European war, and has advised that sooner or later it would be impossible to continue the present color of news print paper This shortage of dyes has become acute, and 1t is impossible to secure the blue and red dyes which in combination help to give the news print its effective color. These con ditions exist throughout the entire paper trade. We understood you have left the reduction of color to our dis erection.
 Our stock on hand will last but a few months. We will endeavor to make our deliveries ou your contracts in such manner that the change of color will proceed by easy stages so that the various editions will not show too much daily contrast, and readers and advertisers will thus be- come accustomed without comment to the new conditions. Every manufac- turer and publisher in this country and Canada is obliged to meet this condi- tion, and 1t will therefore work no unusual hardship on any particular customer.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-09-16
CANNER|ES MUST PAY TAX DUE
 LIN FISH

Statistics are being prepared on the canneries in Alaska and their output for the past two seasons, for the ter ritorial attorney, who will probably be instructed in the near future to bring suit against the owners to recover tax money due from them for the levy of ' cents per case on their output, under the law passed by the First Alaskan legislature.
 When questioned Governor Strong was reluctant to make any state ment on the matter, but said that he would probably instruct the beginning of the actions within short time.
 The Fish Trap law, which was pass ed by the Second legislature is now be- fore the courts for test, the cannery- men claiming that the legislature has no power to impose additional taxes on them, and they have refused to pay in several instances. Judge Jennings decided against the fish men in the case of the Territory vs. the Hoonah Packing company and the Territory vs. the Northwest Fisheries company, and three companies have appealed the case to the circuit court of appeals, through their attorneys.
 Governor Strons says that he is un- decided whether to have the suit filed immediately, or to await the outcome of the appeal now pending. How ever we are having the statistics com piled so that everything will be in readiness when the time comes. I may order the filing of the suits at once, and I may wait" he said when discussing the matter.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-09-16
SHIPMENT GERMAN TOYS
 ARRIVES

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16-The first cargo of German made toys for the coming Christmas trade arrived here today via Rotterdam. The lots include the usual assortment of chill dren's playthings and the jobbers predict that prices this year will be much higher than usual owing to the decreasing supply.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-09-16
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERsHIr

The partnership doing business un' der the firm name of Harmon & Deever has been dissolved by mutual consent the latter retiring from the business All bills; due and debts outstanding against the old firm will be adjusted by their successors, the Harmon Machinery Company, Incorporated.
 c. A. HARMON
 J. H. DEEvER Cordova, Alaska, Aug. 28, 1915.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-09-16

Fresh Eggs 55c. per dozen. Young Flyers 45c. per ID. Hens for Roasting and fricassee 40c 10. Young Belgian Hare soc. each. E. A. JONES local poultry farm. Phone 22. All orders promptly delivered.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-09-16
DO NOT FORGET,

That fair competition is good for the consumer a trial order from our store will convince you. Phone 21. Cordo. va Cooperative Trading Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-09-16
TEE CORDOvA DAIY TIMES CDoNA
FOUND-A bunch of keys. Finder can have same by calling at this office.

LOST-A bunch of keys, enclosed in black leather holder. Finder please return to this office.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-09-16

The latest faces In type for jot printing received at the Tines office Place your order now.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-09-16

For plumbing and heating see Ben Elliott, next to Blum's store Second street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-19
CREDIT MEN TO HAVE AID.
DistPict Attorney Candidatet
Promise Help Against Fraaa.

The three candidates for District At
torney OF New York county yesterday
issued statements expressing their SYM
pathy with a plan to push the prosecu-
ton of all cases OF commercial fraud.
The statements were given to the Credit
Mems Association, $40 Broadway. which
asked the candidates what encourage
ment might be expected for the assocla-
tons campaign against commercial dis
honesty.
To the committee OF the association
which called at the District Attorneys
office MIR. Perkins said that commercial
fraud was q class Of crime to which the
District Attorneys office would have to
give serious, constructive thought, and
added that he would be glad to cooperate
with whatever associations had inter-
ested themselves In that work. II elected,
he said, he would do everything In his
power to help lessen the offences from
which business In New York suffers.
81 am In general sympathy with your
proposition" wrote Frank Moss. land
think that a plan should be worked out
10 relieve the situation Of which you
write"
As District Attorney" Judge Swami
wrote. 81 shall establish q commercial
frauds bureau which will deal exclusively
with business transactions that have a
criminal aspect to them. There 10 need
In the business world to clarity the com
merciai atmosphere"
at would seem as II the merchants OF
this city, said Julian A. Gregory, cOun-
sci for the Credit Mems Association. ARE
about to receive from the District At
torney's office protection against crime
wtich will save them hundreds Of thou.
sands of dollars n year"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-19
$54,OS2 O@VERCHARGE
ON CAPITOL REPAIRS
Special Committee Finds Con-
tractors Run Up Albany
Bills i'm That Amount.

ALBANY. Oct. 1S--Overcharges amount
structing the west wing Of the Capitol,
burned in 1911, are alleged in n report
submitted to the state trustees of public
buildings to-day by a special auditing
committee of three members. The com
mittee has passed upon claims from vari-
ous contractors amounting 10 3144,s2S.b0
and recommends payment Of only $780,
1873.
The report OF the committee r. the
result Of n two years fight by state
ofncials. Percentage contracts were ab-
rogated during the course of the fight
and lump sum contracts substituted.
Under the old system contractors were
permitted to go ahead with work IL they
desired, but with no guarantee Of pay
ment. An act Of the last Legislature
provided for the appointment OF an
auditing committee to go over the claims
Of THOSE working under this plan. 1t
was this report the committee submitted
to the trustees to-day.
A hearing before the trustees on the
committee report will be held Novem-
her &c, when every contractor and sub
contractor affected In to be given an
opportunity To present his side OF the
case,
The members Of the auditing commit
tee are August Windolph. architect, New
York. appointed by Gov, Whitman Harr,
Allen, civii engineer, Syracuse, appointed
by Lieut. Gov. Schoeneck, and Charles
MQsher OF Buffalo. contractor. appointed
Ny Speaker Sweet Of the State Assembly.