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The broad ax., 1915-06-05

A parliamentary candidate lost quite
a number Of votes by making a gen.
erous promise to his own wife He
promised his better half that II he
were successful at the pol he would
buy her a new sealskin coat and hat
TO match. His wife was so pleased
with this kindly offer that she at once
went and told all her lady friends
about It Every lady to whom this
piece Of news was impaired, OF course,
said to the candidates wife at once,
-Oh, how very nice, dearF' but equal
b, Of course, Immediately went OF
home to her husband and said: Take
care you don't vote for Mr.. A, dear.
Fancy that stuck up Mrs. A. In a new
sealsktn while my old one Is 50 shah
byF-London Express.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
eusInes. Advertisina In 174s.

Judging from many advertisements
in the early New York newspapers. the
numbers OF buildings were very little
used. Business houses were usually
designated by a characteristic sign or
by the locality TO other well known
residents. An example Of the latter Is
seen in the following from the New
York Gazette Of December, 174S
Smiths Fly was at the foot OF Maiden
Lane
Henry Hansen, who lately kept his
store next Door to Mr.. John Groes-
beeck's. Is now removed to Capt Rich
ard LangdOn's, in Smiths Fly oppO-
site to Col. De Peyster's, Treasurer,
where he now keeps his Store. he has
likewise imported in the last Ships
from London, a fresh Assortment OF
European Goods"
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
HiuhIand MARY.

Small as is the number OF statues of
women In Britain. there are two of
one woman, concerning whom very
little Is actually known save that she
was OF humble origin and was asso-
ciated with the life Of Scotland's great
est poet Passengers by the Clyde
steamboats, are familiar with the statue
Of Mary Campbell, whom Burns i'm
mortalized as Highland Mary, which
overloOks the pier at Dunoon- There
was a good deal OF controversy about
the memorial at the time Of its cree
ton, and the late Mr.. Henley referred
to it In his famous Essay on Burns"
as a fantasy In bronze" Liverpool.
with which Mary Campbell had no as
ISOLATION whatsoever, has also chosen
TO commemorate her, and a marble
statue stands in the palm house at Sef-
ton park, encircled with choicest blooms
all the year rOund--LOndon Mail
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
The Writers.

Mrs. HaveIock Ellis, wife OF the
noted English scientist, is herself lee
turer and author Of recognized ability.
Ruth Kedzie Wood. author Of many
travel books on Russia. Spain and Por-
tugal, has been elected a fellow Of the
American Geographical society. The
honor is an unusual one for the insti-
tuition to bestow.
Constance darcy Mackay entered
Boston university In 1903 and the fol-
lowing year began journalistic work In
New York. She is a contributor Of
plays. verse, articles and short stories
TO magazines and newspapers. But 1t
is In the writing and producing Of
pageants that she finds her widest Geld.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Laundry Lines.

Wash and dry fiannels as quickly as
possible II you want them to be soft
Tatttng win look Ike new II when
being Numbered It Is basted to q bath
towel Otherwise It Is nearly always
ruined.
Cornstarch Is the best for starching
cuffs and collars-wheat starch for del
eate dresses. rice starch tor fine
French lingerie.
To set delicate colors In an embroid-
cred handkerchief. soak ten minutes
previous 10 washing IN pan Of tspid
water In which dessertspOonful Of
turpentine has been stirred
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Recent Inventions.

A coat hanger to which is attached q
clothes brush has been patented by a
Denver resident.
A solder has been invented which
holds rimless lenses against the metal
parts Of eyeglasses without screws
A tumbler with a compartment that
can be filed with ice or hot water to
keep its contents cold or warm has been
invented.
Flies can enter garbage can that a
New York man has patented, but as
they try to get out they are caught In
a wire trap, which can be detached and
the insects destroyed
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Short Stories.

Luxembourg covers 1000 square miles
and has a population OF 10000.
The total circulation OF money In the
United States last year was s., 419, 16S.-
1858.
Uruguay has suspended specie pay
ments until the close OF the European
war.
The bayonets used at the battle OF
Waterloo were about a foot longer than
the modern weapons.
On the island of Romblon. one OF the
Philippines, an immense body Of lime
stone Is attracting attention.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Nothino 20 Wear.

There are women who live to dress,
and the more frequent and radical the
changes are the better they Ike It II
their pocketbOOks can stand II, no great
harm is done. But the great majority
OF women can't afford to keep up with
this pace. The result Is that some
stay at home because their clothes are
not In the latest style. many are made
unhappy, and others keep up with the
procession, II matters not what may be
the cost
II a man can wear the same dress
suit for eight or ten years and not look
Ike q freak, why is II not possible TO
design an evening gown for women
that VIII be in good style as long as 1t
may be worn? II is absurd to hear a
woman say. II haven't n thing to
wear" when she may have a half
dozen gowns all IN good condition
Frances Frear I'm Leslie's-
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
FIippant filings.

StiIl, Venice can introduce submarine
gondolas and make its social calls as
usuaL-Washington Post
Boston is debating whether a wom-
an Is old at thirty. AS a matter OF
fact, no woman is thirty until she Is
ffty.-Baltmore American
Reports from many cities show that
the Jitneys have beaten the street car
and are now after the sardine record
for packing 'em in.-Buffalo Enquirer.
1T Is a poor comet these days that
has not at least two tails" says Pro
fessor Barnard. often they have FIVE
or six" Comets ought to moderate
their passion for Chicago
News.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Current Comment.

1t isn't Mexican ''crisis" now. They
Just call it any old thing and let 1t go
at that-Atlanta Constitution
1t took the revolution to remind the
world that Portugal has been calling
itself a republic.-Boston Herald
Working for a safe and sane Fourth
is worth while even this year, when
gunshot and other wounds are so plen-
tiful elsewhere.-Chicago News.
Only a year from now 1t win be time
for the conventions to be held to nomi-
nate the next president Why not be-
gin to get excited Boston Globe.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Why Ha Eailnd-

II understand links has found II nee
essary to close up his electrical busi-
ness. What was the matterT'
We'll, as nearly as / can make out.
when he failed to spark properly, his
banking connections became short cir
Quilted. and his customers failed to sup
ply the necessary current. These mis-
fortunes tore the insul ton from his
lines Of credit and he became afraid
he was no longer live wire.
The poor fellow had to shut up shop.
AS matter Of fact" said the narrator,
lodging blow, he didn't know what
else to do."-Richmond Times Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
A Sharp pistinetion.

A merited retort is not always a re-
tort courteous. The rebuke that was
administered to a party OF intruding
tourists by the old Waterman who was
set to guard the ruins Of College han
at Wellesley not long after the great
fire conveyed a keen but subtle re-
proach-
"Ye've got to keep outr' he ordered
grufiy when he caught them trying
to slip under the ropes that surround
ed the crumbling walls.
The inquisitive visitors paused and
eyed first the ruins and then their de-
termined guardian.
"See here" a callow youth accosted
him; "we're willing TO risk II, and Wen
take all the responsibility. What do
you care IL we lose our Hvesr'
"Ye've got TO keep out I amt
thinkin' Of your lives; I'm thinkin' Of
me Job."-Youth's Companion
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Fashion FriHS.

Even the shoemakers are realizing
that something is wrong with the pre-
vailing types Of last There Is hopeA
Chicago News.
FAN skirts are to show the ankles,
according to the fashion reports. Well,
what are the spring and summer skirts
doing Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The old time fear Of sun spots Is
rapidly disappearing. Some girls now
wear them on their faces and call them
blushes.-AIbany Knickerbocker Press.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Town Topics.

Portiandis rose crop this year WIN
Be the greatest on record Nature never
goes back on rs out this way.-P0rt-
land 0regonian.
New YORK Is 10 have q new court
house that WIN cost perhaps 25oo0.-
O00" That's poor way to contract
for q new ecurthOuse.-DetrOit Fra
Press.
St PauPs new commission govern
ment s Jmketing around the country
seeking % profit By the mistakes OF
ether city administrations Il should
not omit Pittsburgh Pittzburgh Dis
ulkch. I.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
kinIina MnuIdn4 TALL

Invited in 1899 to speak at a public
dinner in London In aid Of an orphan
asylum Rudyard Kipling wrote:
Il simply can't make a speech In
public. 1t isn't In my power-not for
all the orphans In the world I have
experimental on grownup people, and
the result wasn't pretty. I'd sooner
thrash an orphan or give II its bottle
than speak TO the orphans wen wish
ers after a heavy meal"
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Still In Doubt.

why don't you marry, old chapF
do you think a man could pr Oco
all the necessaries Of life on Sl'SOo
yearT'
"Of course, but not the luxurles.
swell. I haven't decided yet Whetnei
a wife Is a necessity or luAH''
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Il hate shopping. I got out Of hay
ing to match some puffs for my wife
today In rather a neat manner"
"How was thatT"
Reminded her that had always IN
sisted her beautiful tresses were match
less. kansas City Journal
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

A brilliant after dinner speaker said
In one Of his speeches at a banquet in
New York:
Il have learned two things In my
ttme-I have learned to run an auto
mobile and have learned to golf
while learning TO run an ANTONIO
bile / hit everything, whereas while
learning to golf hit nothing Eek
change.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
West Point eradu.A..

It VIII doubtless surprise most Amer
leans to learn that out OF the small to-
tai Of 4,121 graduates during the first
century Of the existence Of the Military
academy. from 1902 to 1902, 2,731 en-
tered civil life at some period Of their
career.-National Magazine.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
SHORT AND SHARP.

Old age is the most effective re-
former OF all.
The man who has more money than
brains needs It
The Nobel peace prize might be CIV
en- to Yuan Shih Kai.
A woman's theory Of arbitration Is
TO have her own way.
And China thought all along that she
was too old to need a guardian
A few months In school teaches some
children how little their parents know.
Some persons always seem to be
cropping In the darkness that precedes
dawn
Lots of men are satisfied to follow
the crowd. no matter which way it is
going.
A man without ambition - like
pan Of dough without any yeast to
raise IL
Excuses In youth are drafts upon
old age, payable about thirty years aft
ter date.
II it Is true that the world owes
every man a living it win never get
out Of debt
Some men are never satisfied to taste
the cup Of joyfulness. They must
splash IT all over themselves.
A boom in the cork leg industry d.
reefs attention to the high cost OF pros
perity along certain lines
We can't remember a year that has
gone before when it was so easy to
give up a trip to Europe as this year.
All the statistics showing how the
average human life on earth has been
heightened by science are also among
the things ruined by this war.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
For parman.nt Paas.

Il have told you over and over, Tom
my, not to fight with that little Unison
boy"
IF you'd let me finish the Job Just
one time. ma, wouldn't have to fight
with him any more."-Birmineham
Age-Hers@
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
PIGEON English.

The expression pigeon Lns
arose from the Chinese attempt u ptG
nounee the word business W.
through various forms became plGsm-
and then pigeon" Pigeon Ens =i-as
is a strange jargon Of many languas'
but business" is carried on by II
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Over the Marx.

Does he aim at realism In the sto-
ries he writesY'
He may aim at II, but he doesn't
hit within million miles Of It"
Flows thatY'
The hero Of his last story Is a
'spendthrift ScOtchman.'" - Houston
Post
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Your salary is your salt money"
Soldiers once received salt az part OF
their pay. When the salt was COM
muted for cash the latter was called
-salerium," salt money, or salary"
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Matrimonial Agent Really, when see
those two whom I am going to intro
duce to each other I don't know to
which shah break It eently-F1ie-
gende Batter.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Described.

%What kind Of a guy is jugs ,d
@oh, he's the type that says heI -
me a couple Of dollars for a cOu CUE -
hours and then he loses bis "a''~
Buffalo Express.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Madge-G Gossip doesn't pay. MarJor-
ie-rm beginning to agree with you,
my dear. The last secret heard cost
ne over - for extra telephone toIls.-
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

ofhcer-Did you get the number Of
the carr Vietim-Yes; but never mind.
II was my cooks machine. 1 don't
want any trouble with her.-New York
Globe.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

she-You said when we weEs mar
Red we'd live Ike two turtle doves.
He-Yes, but you want to i've IKE q
millionaire's wife, Chicago News
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
a. hundred.

Mr.. pubb-Pve saved that rose y ,o-
gave me last month, Miss AnteeH -,n \,
though it is withered It SUI SUI, RostOn
me OF you. Miss Anteek-Slr
Transcript
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Wigs = How mighty exclusive Up
pish Is getting Of late. Biegs-Excln-
sfve! Why he refuses even to msse
his billH-Exehange.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
womas,s super;oritv.

With suitable special scenery q WON
an Invalid may show TO advantage, but
& sick man always looks Ike the Ola
Hany.-AtehisOn Globe
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
BRIGHT BRIEFS.

Keeping out Of trouble is enough TO
keep every man busy.
Another big item in the war budget
- that deadly gas bin
An old man has. as much use for ad-
vice as young man hasn't
You have to make some men taIk, but
most women are self starters
The way Of the transgressor - net
only hard, but blamed slippey.
Before starting on the right track b
sure you are headed the right way.
Most OF the things postponed untn TO
morrow could have been done today.
Opportunity makes tho man, but only
when the man knows what TO do with Il
Mankind Is not half as proud OF Itself
now as L was IN the middle Of last
July.
At sixty man knows that he didnt
know what be thought he knew at
twenty.
An opttmist II a person who smiles at
Knocks; 4 pessimist b q person who
knocks at smiles.
The man who Is irritable about home
can exercise a lot II patience when
holding the end Of fishing rod
II some people would only tax 70
themselves occasIonaay they would M
dsrztand Why Others At tines look
MS siatsd fhaf tie number o. bug-
&c sod 1Gst pear excseded an Pre-
pl1pp rscor.le ana not eneof fham wa
& f1e hor1oleas variety.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

why do you insist on singingr
Because love music"
The way you sing sounds a. II Jon
hated it"-Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

The man who sells need nA'S F1ors
one eye. but he who buys wv
"a Times Union re
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

An old man has as much use for adj
vice as a young man hasn't
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

You have to make some men talk, but
most women are self starters.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Another big item in the war budget
- that deadly gas bin
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

The way Of the transgressor b not
only hard. but blamed slippery.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Keeping out of trouble is enough to
keep every man busy.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Before starting on the right track b
sure you are headed the right way.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Most OF the things postponed untn TO
morrow could have been done today.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

The man who Is irritable about home
can exercise lot II patience when
holding the end OF fishing rod
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

We can't remember a year that has
gone before when it was so easy to
give up a trip to Europe as this year.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

A woman's theory Of arbitration Is
TO have her own way.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

The Nobel peace prize might be Civ
en- 10 Yuan Shih Kai
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Opportunity makes tho man. but only
when the man knows what TO do with Il.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

All the statistics showing how the
average human life on earth has been
heightened by science are also among
the things ruined by this war.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

A boom In the cork leg industry d.
reefs attention to the high cost OF pros
perity along certain lines
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

And China thought all along that she
was too old to need a guardian
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

At sixty man knows that he DIDN'T
know what be thought he knew at
twenty.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Old age is the most effective re-
former OF all
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

II some people would only tax 10
Themselves Occasionally they would M
dsrztand WIG Others at tines look
bard 49,
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

An opttmist II a person who smiles at
knocks; 4 pessimist b q person who
knocks at smiles.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

Mankind Is not half as proud OF itself
now as 4 was IN the middle OF last
July.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

The man who has more money than
brains needs It.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

A few months In school teaches some
children how little their parents know.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
cheeTulness

Gentleness and cheer
come before all morality
perfect duties. If your
you dreary, depend NJ
wrong. | do not say 80
for they may be all you
ceal them. like a vice !,
s. oil the lives o. b tier
Louis Stevenson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
NOTICE.!


the sixth day December 1915 Lakeland
Of
Dscrfui Land Amount Taxes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
One Cause of Good )

One Cause of Good "a"
sometimes said l..
good-natured man mar -
Dat way cause he's got -
opinion Of other ueople
hurt his feeliu's."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

: usit, reaalres oHIy ~ years to =
rsaeh US. or like sifas ar Hercules. c
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-18
In the Protest Made by The
German Embassy to the
State D apartment

WASHINGTON, b. O., March Is
The German embassy today protested
to the state department. against the
warrant OF arrest served on the Ger
man consul. Wi liam Niue Her, and his
assistant, B. ". Schultz at Seattle,
Wash The embassy contends that
the arrest is violation OF the con-.
sulars treaty between Germany and.
the United States. 4,
The department was asked to in-
mediately. The charge was made in
the embassy's note that the Seattle
authorities had exceeded their pow
ers In entering the consulate to make
d Ssearch and also in serving the war
rants OF arrest ON Muel lera and his as
.sistant he consul in his report To
The sp11 IS an snttt ted
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-18
And shoot3and Kill a I legfaph
Operator at StatiOn.Ofs the
WesfsShore Railroad.
!. ~ A.a y, =, .p Z. 4.

855iHs5. s1fH97l FtnrtAaHociATEo PREssf
HIGHLAND #t'ALLS.sN. ", Mar.
Isl lghwaymeno operating during
the night along the West Shore rail-
road held up one man, robbed him,
cut his throat, later entered Sthearail-
road station, shot and killed the tele-
graph operaor and escaped with a
small sum.
George Griffin. hose throat was
cut. is in serious Econditi ion. The
body OF the mnrderedaoperator,Om Omar
boating. was found near his tele-
graph key with bullets In his
body Apparently his assailants
had fired from inside the station. An
unfinished report on his sdeskSind fcat-
ed that the shooting occurred be-
tween and 2 o'clock this nj orning.
Three years ago. Hoating's cousin OF
the same name was murdered under
similar circumstances in the railroad
station at Tappan.
At the hospital where he was taken
Griffin said he had been attacked by
three men on.the railroad tracks. Two
arrests have been made by detectives
Who are engaged In the search for
Hoatling's murderers. 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-18
Which Promises to Eclipse in
Attractiveness Any MerCan-
tile Day Ever Held Here.

Everything Is in readiness for the
celebration Of Clarksburg's first Style
Lay. Friday. The stores have receiv-
ed large stocks of new wearing ap-
.parel for spring and summer which
will be displayed in the most attrac-
tive manner. Windows have been
decorated according TO the best styles
known to the decorators art. Special
jr.usic will be heard in many Of the
stores during the day and evening.
The low prices placed on special mer-
prolita BILE for the public to supply
spring needs on this occasion.
This Style Day Number OF the Tel.
}egram will be a reliable guide to peo-
pie from far and near who will come
TO Clarksburg tomorrow to see the
new styles and buy spring necessities.
aud while the space Is limited and 1t
is possible for the merchants to an
snounce in their advertisements only a
few OF the m any special displays and
on erings, yet the announcements Will
give q good idea OF the-opportunities
offered the public in Clarksburg on,
Style Day.
The traction company has made ar
engagements to handle the large
crowds and extra cars will be run on
all lines where necessary. Special
cars to Weston, Shinnston and inter
mediate points will leave Clarksburg
after the performance Of
The Round Up at the Robinson
Grand theater.
The automobile parade at 500
O'Clock in the afternoon will be a big
feature as more than one hundred
cars, Including dealers cars, private
decorated cars. floats, trucks and
special exhibition cars will be in line.
The parade will be led by Gregory's
band and Will form on the Highland
Park boulevard promptly at 2:1I5
O'Clock a committee OF business
L.en will be the judges Of the parade:
and will award tho three prizes
.offered BY the Telegram to the best
decorated private cars.