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The Lamar register., 1915-09-01
NEW CONTRACT
The Sayler Construction Co. viii Con-
struct Drainage Canal for May
Valley District =.

On Tuesday, August 81, the board
of directors of the May Valley Drain
age District let new contract to
The Sayler Construction Co. for the
work Of excavating the drainage canal
and building the necessary bridges.
The company has made necessary ar
engagements to handle the bonds of the
district in payment for the work, and
will begin work at once after the
voters of the district ratify the con-
tract. An election to pass on the con-
tract has been called for Saturday,
September 25.
If completed the ditch will drain
and restore to fertility large acreage
of the best lands in the May Valley
region, which have been rendered al
most valueless through seepage from
the lakes. These lands have hereto
fore been some of the most fertile in
the county and it will add greatly to
the resources of the county to have
them restored. 1t will also remove
an eyesore now hurting the appear
ance of one of the most beautiful
farming valleys of the west.
The directors, Ray McGrath, ]. o.
Stream and E. P. Thurston have work
ed earnestly for several months to
get this under way and they feel high
ly elated at the present prospects.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-01
Starving Troops Send Food.

The New York SUMS correspondent
with the Foreign Legion, writing c.
April "a, says:
"On a patrol the night before las
we left Paris newspaper near tpf
German lines. It contained a star,
bout the starvation undergone by tho
nemy which we thought would f. T.
st them. Last night Captain {
mother company of our battalion
when out on patrol, found the news
rller. with nice little note ia d
placed in a basket of food The bals,
contained two bottles of beer. sli4
sausages Inevitably. bread cl,.
and other good things. The note 81
that If the finder was satisfied v..u
the contents he could get more L.
leaving note of appreciation. Tie
Dptchmen seem to have a keene1
The Lamar register., 1915-09-01
Lamp-Trimmer's signal.

Arc-lamp trimmers frequently find
it difficult to lower the arc lamp on a
busy street without danger of having
the lamp crashed into by passing
vehicles. A man in Minneapolis has
devised a signal consisting of a tripod
with two white signal wings on which
red circles are painted This the
lamp trimmer places on the street
under his lamp. and then he may
lower the lamp without fear of a
collision
The Lamar register., 1915-09-01
Fairview

Mr.. and Mrs. Butler and son have
come to the east part of the district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hackett moved to
their own home this week.
E. L. Markham is tearing down his
stone house in the south part Of the
district and rebuilding it at his pres
ent home.
Peter Smith is hauling his house
hold goods home.
The old settlers say we have the
best crops in % years.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-01

He will be represented by the firm of
Gordon & Gordon. Deputy District
Attorney Merrill was called down on
Tuesday and will represent the state
in the proceedings Saturday.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-01
For Sale

A new make of corn and maize har-
vesters. One boy and man can har-
vest as much as the $4,000 machines.
Price $1,000. See it at 500 South
Third street.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-01

The Russians announced several
months ago that they would eat
Christmas dinner in Berlin. Well,
two million or more of them will eat
it there or whereabouts. What more
could you ask?
The Lamar register., 1915-09-01

sense or numor than we credited them
with. They certainly put one over us
that time"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
The City of PoIa.

Since the Austrians made the city Of
Pola their chief base In 1913 they have
accomplished wonders there. 1t IS
claimed that with the assistance Of
submarines and aircraft Pola is viz
tually impregnable. Its commodious
harbOr, almost land locked, has been
enlarged so that it easily contains the
entire Austrian feet. 1t is divided into
two basins by a chain Of small islands.
The entrance is strongly defended, and
IN extensive system of fbrtihcations on
the hills inclOsing the harbor insures
complete protection. There is a good
rOadStead in the large channel Of Fasa-
na, which separates the mainland from
the Brionian islands. The marine ar
senal Of POla is q vast establishment
with all the requisites for large feet.
Artillery laboratories and powder mag
aZineS are situated on the north shore,
and behind the arsenal is San Policar-
pO with huge barracks und hospitals.
-ArgOnaut-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Byron's Famous Swim.

Byron was cruising up the Darda-
nelles In a British warship, the Sal
sgte, when he accomplished his ia
nous swim from Abydos to Sestos,
tie distance "a little over four miles,
being covered in seventy minutes.
You will smile at this exploit" the
poet wrote to R. c. Dallas In a let
ter describing the swim, but as it
made an ancient immortal 1 see no rea-
son why a modern may not be permit
ted to boast Of 1t, particularly as l had
no mistress to comfort me at landing"
According to Hobhouse, his travelling
companion. Byron had previously
made more perilous but less celebrat-
ed passage, for I recollect that when
We were in Portugal he swan from
Old Lisbon to Belem castle and, hav-
Ing to contend with a tide and counter
current the wind blowing freshly, was
but little less than two hours In cross
ing the river. Pail Mall Gazette.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Marriage sup.rstitions.

In some parts Of Germany the duties
OF the bridesmaids are tinGed with su-
perstitiOn. Ii is one OF their duties on
the morning Of the marriage day to
carry to the bride myrtle wreath, for
which they had subscribed on the pre-
vious evening. This they place on her
head and at night remove il, when it is
placed in the brides hand, she being at
the time blindfolded. The bridesmaids
then dance round her, while she en-
deavors to place the wreath on one OF
their heads. Whoever is fortunate
enough to be thus decorated will, 1t Is
believed, be a wife before another year
has passed. In removing the bridal
wreath and veil the bridesmaids are
careful TO throw away every pin or the
bride Will be overtaken by misfortune,
while any unwary bridesmaid who re-
tains one will lessen her chances Of
marriage.-Dundee Advertiser.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Submarine BADGE

As a crown is the badge Of kings, as
three balls are the badge Of pawnbro-
kerS, so the badge OF a Submarine on
Ger Is handful OF cotton waste. When
the half dozen officers Of a modern sub
marine, clad In their black leather wa
terproOf suits. come aboard a sailor
stands on the tiny gangway to receive
them, and to each he hands his waste
rolled in a neat ball. The reason Is
that the steel doors and steel walls OF
a submarine sweat oil eternAlly. The
steel seats sweat OIL The submarine
ofhcer before opening a door or before
sitting down wipes the oil from the
knob or from the seat with an uncon-
scious gesture like that Of pulling up
the trousers to keep them from bag
ging. JOvial young submarine lieuten-
ants say that even the dishes sweat oil
on a submarine trip. They say that
before filling their plates with meat
they mechanically wipe the oil from
them with their balls OF oily waste
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
The Mstsorie Hxpothssis.

The nebular hypothesis Of La Place
has been abandoned in favor Of the me-
teoric hypothesis Of Lockyer and plan
itesmal hypothesis Of Chamberlain. All
suns, planets and moons, by these two
nearly Identical theories, were made by
the falling I'm from space Of small cos
mical bodies, such as the meteOrs now
falling on the earth.
Trillions Of years ago there was a
meteor moving in space. 1t is now In
the center OF the earth. Another me-
teor Joined this by collision, then an
other, and this falling in is now going
on at a vastly diminished rate, so that
comparatively few are now coming in,
as may be seen on almost any clear
night-Edgar Lucien Larkin In New
York American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
He WouIdnt Give Thanks.

An eighteenth century clerical hu-
morist, one Thorn Of Govsn, the Glas-
gov Herald states, had great fond
ness for days Of nation fasting or
even Of thanksgiving. A. he close OF
the American war he commenced a
sermon thus: MY friends, we are com
nanded by royal authority to meet this
DAY for the purpose Of public thanks
giving. Now, should like to know
what it is we are to give thanks for.
Is It for the loss of thirteen provtnces1
Is it for the slaughter Of so many
thousands Of our countrymen? Is 1t
Tor so many millions Of increased ma
uonal debt? / see, my friends you
are all laughing at me, and I am not
surprised at ii, for were / not stand
Ing where am I would be laughing
myself"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
A Sharp Distinction.

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 hall
at Wellesley not long after the great
fire conveyed a keen but subtle re-
proach.
"Ye've got to keep out" he ordered
gruffly when he caught them trying
to slip under the ropes that surround
ed the crumbling walls.
The inquisitive visitors paused and
cred first the ruins and then their de
terTninod guardian.
Sc" here" n callow youth accosted
him; we're willing to risk it. and Wen
take al the responsibility. What do
YOU care il we lose our livesT'
we've got to keep out. I amt
thinkin' Of your lives; I'm thinkin' OF
me job."-Youth's Companion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Why Men "a. Nor. Food Than Women.

Why Men Eat More Food Than Women.
That men eat or 6 per cent more
than women-not because they are
gluttons, but because they actually re-
Quire that much more nourishment-
appears as a result Of an investigation
made in the nutrition laboratory Of
the Carnegie institute at Washington
by Francis G. Benedict and L. E.
Eames, says the Literary Digest The
reason for the discrepancy seems to be
that women have a smaller proportion
OF active tissue than men Of the same
weight and more inactive material,
such as fat The investigation dis
closed that the average woman gen.
crates only 1855 heat units in the
twenty-four hours as against 1.63S pro-
dUced by the man, or about per cent
more for the latter per pound Of body
weight When groups were compared
after careful selection of individuals
of nearly the same height and weight
the men were found TO produce about
II per cent more heat than women
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Hidhland Mary.

Small as il 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 Self
ton park, encircled with choicest blooms
all the year round.-LOndOn Nail.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Current Comment.

1t isn't a Mexican ''crisis" now. They
Just call 1t any old thing and let It 60
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-
dful elsewhere.-Chicago News.
Only a year from now it win be time
for the conventions to be held to nomi-
nate the next president. Why not be
gin to set excited?-Boston Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Nothinu 20 Wear.

There are women who live to dress,
and the more frequent and radical the
changes are the better they like it II
their pocketbOOks can stand il, 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 ut home because their clothes are
not III the latest style. many are made
unhappy. and others keep up with the
procession. IL matters not what may be
the cost.
II n man can wear the same dress
suit for eight or ten years and not look
like q freak. why is IT not possible to
design an evening gown for women
that viii be in good style as long as It
may be worn: II is absurd to hear a
woman say. 81 haven't a thing to
wear" when she may have a half
dozen gowns all in good condition
Frances Frear I'm Leslie's.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Lost Votes.

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 poll 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, dearT' but equal
", OF course, Immediately went on
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
sealskin while my old one Is so shah
byF-Dondon Express
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
NapoIeon u..d MlIton,, r.e,i..-

NaPS'eOo Used Milton's Tactica
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Is not the
inst English author whose writings
have been studied for hostile ends by
his country's enemies. Napoleon as
sured Sir Colin Campbell at Elba that
he greatly admired Paradise LOST
and had read it to some purpose. The
plan Of Austeriitz was borrowed from
book 6 OF that work, where Satan
brings his artillery to bear upon Nj
chael and his angelic host with such
direful effect:
Training his devilish enginery, impaled
On every side with shadowy squadrons
deep,
To hide the fraud.
This mode Of warfare appeared to Na-
poleon so likely to succeed IL applied to
actual use that he determined upon its
adoption and succeeded beyond his ex-
pectations. BY reference to the details
OF the battle OF Austerlitz 1t win be
found to assimilate so completely with
Milton's imaginary fight as to bear
out the emperor's assertion.-London
Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Whita Mans GRAVEYARD.

Africa Is a remarkably beautiful
country. Its coast lines are pictur-
esque, graceful, fascinating. alluring.
Its seaport towns and cities are usual
" clean, pretty and reasonably health
full Equatorial Africa has, until the
last two decades, been called the white
mans graveyard, but clean living, quiz
nine, mosquito netting. sobriety and
sanitary improvements have made AZ
rica a place where one can not only ex-
ist, but live In as much comfort, take
It all In all during the year, as in the
city Of New York--New York Tele-
gram.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
PoIitsnsss In China.

In China parents are held RESPONSE
Die for the manners Of their children
Accordingly, for the credit Of their par
ents, people try to be polite II yon
are mObbed In a Chinese town you
should look straight at one or two OF
The people and say: "YOur parents did
not pay much attention to your man
ners. They did not teach you the rules
OF propriety" A remark Ike this VIII
make the crowd stink away, one by
one, ashamed Of themselves.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Laundry Lines.

Wash and dry flannels as quickly as
possible II you want them to be soft
Tatting viii lock like new II when
being Numbered 1t Is basted to a bath
towel. Otherwise it Is nearly always
ruined
Cornstarch is the best for starching
CUTS and collars-wheat starch for del
Ieate dresses. rice starch for fine
French lingerie
To set delicate colors in an embroid-
cred handkerchief. soak ten minutes
previous TO washing In a pail OF tepld
water In which a dessertspOonful Of
turpentine has been stirred
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Recent Inventions.

A coat hanger to which is attached a
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 a 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. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
BRIGHT BRIEFS.

Keeping out Of trouble is enough to
keep every man busy.
Another big item in the war budget
Il that deadly gas bill
An old man has as much use for adj
vice as a young man hasn't
You have to make some men talk, but
most women are self starters.
The way OF the transgressor Is not
only hard, but blamed slippery.
Before starting on the right track be
sure you are headed the right way.
Most of the things postponed until to
morrow could have been done today.
Opportunity makes the man, but only
when the man knows what to do with Il
Mankind is not half as proud Of Itself
now as 1t was In the middle OF last
July.
AT sixty man knows that be didn't
know what he thought he knew at
twenty.
An opdmist Is a person who smiles at
knocks; pessimist Is q person who
Knocks at smiles.
The man who iz irritable about home
can exercise a lot Of patience when
holding the end Of fishing rod
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Fashion FriHS.

Even the shoemakers are realizing
that something is wrong with the pre-
vailing types Of last There is hopeN
Chicago News.
FAN skirts are to show the ankles,
according to the fashion reports. Well,
what are the spring and summer skirts
doingAPittsburgh 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. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Short Stories.

Luxembourg covers 1000 square miles
and has a population OF 100000.
The total circulation of money In the
United States last year was $3,419, 16S,-
S6S.
Uruguay has suspended specie pay
ments until the close OF the European
war.
The bayonets used at the battle OF
Waterloo were about 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. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
KipIino Wouldn't Talk.

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. 1 have
experimental on grownup people, and
the result wasn't pretty. I'd sooner
thrash an orphan or give IT its bottle
than speak to the orphans well wish
ers after a heavy meal"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

Have You ever been engaged 10 be
married befOre?" asked the young man
Yes; six times" replied the sweet
Young thing.
Wei, II your hand is not working
Just now I'd like to ask for it"-Ton-
kers Statesman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Skala Candy.

Stale candy can generally be worked
over by rebOiling. In the case OF acid
candies, such as lemon drops, the
candy is boiled, the acid Is withdrawn
by the use Of lime or chalk, and the
strip may then be used In the manu-
facture Of that or any other species Of
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Taking un Tima.

81 Ike to have my friends extend
their congratulations" said the newly
appointed public official.
'YesT'
But that last caller extended his
over an hour and a half"-LOuisville
Courier-JournaL
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
sabv Army o#osrs.

1t used to be the custom In England
TO buy commissions IN the army for
infants, and then they would be pro
NOTED as vacancies occurred In this
way boy would have high rank when
ne was old enough to become a real
soldier.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
I..H.i.n. Mnnaa.mnnt.

smythe CdismaIly) = Nell. I simply
can't meet my creditors. Mrs smythe
why should youi What In the world
do you employ a secretary forf-Puck.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
He Blundersd.

Mr.. Dubb-Tve saved that rose you
gave me last month, Miss Anteek, for
though II Is withered it stfil reminds
me Of you. Miss Anteek-Sir!-Boston
Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

81 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-"-BirIningham
Age-Herald-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

Here's a dealer advertises a sale OF
hereditary mahogany furniture"
-Just what does be mean by thatr
THAT'S merely a polite way OF say
ing secondhand. Pittsburgh Post
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
Araumsnt spoiled.

she - Too many men expect their
Wives to run their homes on practically
nothing. They forget that no one can
make bricks without straw. He-My
---~.,t ~ anuE- Stray Stories
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

"what kind Of a guy is Jiggsr
ooh. he's the type that says, Lend
me a couple OF dollars for a couple Of
hours and then he loses his wateh-"-
Buffalo Express.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
a...;,a = V,ritabls Record.

II don't IKE him. Hes as unreliable
as the weather"
aAs the weather predictions. you
mean. --PhHadelphia Ledger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

The man who sells need have but
one eye, but he who buys two.-F1OEF
da Times Union
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

The fruit derived from labor Is the
sweetest Of pleasures--yauvenarEneA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12
;h.Io,,, n.non,tr.tion.

Libslous Demonstrated.
"Why do you insist on singingr
Because love music"
The way you sing sounds as II you
hated ft"-Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

An old man has as much use for adj
vice as a young man hasn't
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

You have to make some men talk. but
most women are self starters.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

An optdmist h a person who smiles at
knocks; a pessimist Is q person who
Knocks at smiles
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

The way Of the transgressor Is not
only hard, but blamed slippery.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

AT sixty man knows that be didn't
know what he thought he knew at
twenty.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

The man who is irritable about home
can exercise a lot Of patience when
holding the end Of a fishing rod
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

Keeping out Of trouble is enough to
keep every man busy.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-12

Another big item in the war budget
Il that deadly gas bill