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The broad ax., 1915-11-27
The Making of q Word.

Few new words can have been
brought into the world with so much
Formally as telegram" which, like
many other words, was coined in Amer
ica. On April 81. 1852, the Daily Amer
lean Telegraph published an editorial
note: Telegraph means to write from
a distance; telegram, the writing itself
executed from a distance; monogram,
logogram, ETC.. are words formed upon
the same analogy and in good accepta-
ton. Hence telegram is the appro-
pirate heading Of telegraphic dis
patch. Well, We'll go itr' When the
word crossed the Atlantic and the
Times displaced the heading "News by
Electric Telegraph" for kilograms"
a heated discussion arose as to its adj
instability. This reached such a pitch
that a pamphlet was published entitled
'aThe Telegraph and Telephone Con-
troversy. Mirror.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
Snubbed His Old Friends.

In the old days a miner who had
toiled and suffered in the Klondike
and then struck it rich returned to
Puget sound after two years Of isola-
don I'm the far north. He sought out
a restaurant Bring me S. worth Of
BEANS" he told the waiter. Remark
ing to himself that this fellow certain
ly must be fond Of beans. the amazed
waiter complied. heaping up the table
around the diner with q veritable
mountain of baked beans. Now"
said the Klondiker. take that stuff
away and bring me something to eat
1t has cost me So, but | just wanted
to show those blank beans that don't
have to eat any more Of 'em, now that
I'm i'm a white mans land again. Ia
coma Ledger
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
The Jellyfsh.

The bay Of Naples abounds in me-
dusae. or jellyfish, often growing as
large as two feet in diameter and
weighing fifty and sixty pounds. Some
Of them shine at night with green
ish light and are known as noctiluca
might lanterns) by the natives. The
jellyfish sometimes make migrations
in great groups. sometimes so large
and so thick as to impede the naviga-
ton of vessels. like the floating plants
In the Sargasso sea of the tropics.
These shoals Of medusae, as they are
called, may be so dense that piece
Of timber plunged in among them will
be held upright as If stuck in the
mud. and ordinary rowboats cannot
force their way through them. Their
migrations have never been explained.
They are irregular and occur at no
particular season Of the year and un-
der no particular influences.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
The Arch.

The consensus of opinion among the
learned is to the effect that the arch
was invented by the Romans. Some
claim that Archimedes of Sicily was
the inventor. while there are others
who would make it to be of Etrurian
origin. but there can be no doubt about
the fact that the Romans were the first
to apply the principle to architecture.
The earliest instance of its use is In the
case of the Cloaca Maxima. or greatest
sewer. of Rome built about 5SS B. C..
by the first of the Tarquin line of kings.
a work which is regarded by the his
torians as being one of the most stu
pendOus monuments of antiquity. Built
entirely without cement, it is still doing
duty after a service of almost twenty
five centuries.-New York American.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
An Eve For His CoIors,

Haiti appears to breed a spirit Of SEN
sitive patriotism unknown in other
countries. Some years ago a general in
the Haitian army ordered an artificial
eye. The maker did his best to execute
the order satisfactorily. but the eye
was returned from Port au Prince,
with letter complaining that 1.-The eye
you forwarded me Is of a tint that re-
sembles the Spanish flag. l am far too
patriotic to wear any colors but those
of my own country" After ascertain
ing from the ministry of marine the
colors of the Haitian standard a scar
let and green eye was dispatched. and
this met with enthusiastic approval
The broad ax., 1915-11-27

N. B. Jones, magazines, cigars, to-
bacco and news stand, 24s E. 35th st.
N. G. Chalmers, cigars, tobacco, no
ton store and news stand, 5O12 s.
State street.
L. E. Chiffon, news stand, 8. E. cor
ner 51st and State streets.
S. Berenbaum, Cigars, Notions and
News Stand; 81 w. 81 Street, near
Dearborn.
E. II. Faulkner, news agency; 31O9 S.
State street.
George I Martin, maker of fine Gig
ars and news stand, Is w. 31st St.,
near State.
R. NJ. Harvey's barber shop and
news stand, 1924 State street.
W. NJ. Maxwell, notions, cigars, to-
bacco, CONNECTIONS and news stand,
5244 State st.
Edward Felix, notions, cigars and
news stand, SO W. 30th st.
F. Bishop, cigars, tobacco and news
stand, W. 9th St., near State.
Sylvester McGlofin, news stand and
laundry Office, 4122 State st.
William Gaughan, laundry Office
cigars, tobacco and news stand, 1886
State St.
E. M. Oliver, notions, cigars and
news stand, Is W. Seth Street, near
State.
A. D. Hayes, cigars, tobacco, notions,
stationery and news stand, 3640 s.
State st.
George McFaro, shoe shining parlors
and news stand. 3SO05 State street.
T. B. Hall, Laundry Office, cigars,
tobacco and news stand. 361S South
State street.
Fred M. Waterfeld, cigars, tobacco,
notions and news stand, 5000 South
State street.
Coleman & Glanton, cigars, tobacco
and news stand, 3342 s. State street.
Miss E. M. McClain, hair dressing
parlor and news stand. 30 w. 39th
street.
F. M. Diffay, cigars, tobacco, notions
and news stand. 1905 State street.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
Maker of Dictionaries Not Envied.

Can any one envy the maker Of die
tionaries? To Sir James Murray the
readers were drawn in. those who were
to garner words. Some hundred thou
sand works" were examined by a
staff of assistants with two eyes and a
bit of brain, and they may have got the
spelling right But think Of the task Of
the searcher, going through the books
he loves in the search for a world. And
missing all else. For the man with the
demand upon him would read the
Bible with one eye for misprints. No
such torture for the lover Of literature
could be devised like the making Of a
dictionary.-London Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
Purdia,s Panacaa.

Tom Purdie. an old manservant In
Sir Walter Scott's household. used to
talk of the famous "Waverley Novels"
as sour books" and said that the read
ing Of them was the greatest comfort
to him.
Whenever | am of my Sleep" he
confided to James Skene. the author OF
Memories of Sir Walter Scott" 81
have only to take one of the novels,
and before have read two pages IT is
sure to set me asleep"
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
SHORT AND SHARP.

Who will open the door In China
when the troubles over?
Good judgment isn't Of much value
unless you make use of it
Sometimes you can help your friends
by not giving them advice.
As a rule q man never forgets the
spot where his Ratchet has been buried.
At Thanksgiving time we may be
glad to realize that we are still out
Of it.
1t doesn't matter so much who wins
the most battles as who wins the last
battle.
Speaking Of the Nobel prize, the
greatest peace prize in the world Is
peace itself.
1t will take ten years Of peaceful
work for Mexico to figure out just
"udL uer EeNOluL1OuS nave SOSS ASA'
For those who favor q short winter
we suggest the signing Of a promis-
sorry note or two to mature next
March.
Stefansson has discovered lot more
land in the higher ATTITUDES. But there
will be no immediate rush to cut It up
into building lots.
Best Of all, this banner wheat crop
Is not due to an exceptional run OF
weather, but to better methods on
moist soil and to wider mastery or
dry.
Mexico is to substitute the American
game Of baseball for bullfghts. Here
Is one gratifying proof that the re-
public is honestly trying to become
civilized.
The invention is reported Of an aeri-
al torpedo which can drop explosives
on an enemy 100 miles away. Day by
day the space for innocent bystanders
decreases.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
RameSas 4.

Rameses |. was the first king of the
nineteenth dynasty in Egypt and ruled
for a brief period about B. G. 1855. Be
yond the fact that he waged war in
Nubia. where he left an inscription and
constructed some of the buildings Of
the Karnak. little Is known Of his
reign. His mummy was found in 1881
at Deir-el-Bahri His son, Seti l., built
the Memnonium at Karnak in honor
Of his fathers memory.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
FIVE BRICK HOUSES FOB SALE
AT A GREAT BARGAIN

We have for sale group of five
brick houses that are offered at a bar
gain, they are to be sold all at once,
and on easy payments, three to five
hundred dollars down and the balance
the same as rent, they are located on
South Park Boulevard near Thirty
fourth street. Do you want to be a
member of syndicate that will pur-
chase these housesf If so address <
care this paper.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
FLOODING the MAGAZINE.

A flooding device to prevent the ex-
plosion Of the powder magazine is fit
ted to most big battleships. By SIM
ply turning on a number Of taps sea
water is allowed to rush through pipes
into the powder store. which Is rem
dered harmless in case of fire.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
Just Suited.

"Why do you go with that young
man? He isn't making enough money
to be married"
But he is making enough money to
provide theater seats and auto rides
for Tuesdays and Fridays, and have
those evenings to spare."-Louisville
Courier Journal.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
RUBBING IL In,

He-If you find me so lacking In the
qualities you admire, why on earth did
you ever marry me? She-There you
60 making things worse. You know
very well l dislike particularly being
asked questions that admit of no rea-
sonable answer. - Richmond Times
Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
SIX ROOM BRICK COTTAGE roR.
SALE AT A BARGAN ON EASY
PAYMENTS.

Beautiful six room and bath, cement
basement, furnace heat, hardwood
floors and trimmings, one and a half
story brick cottage located on St.
Lawrence avenue, near Marquette
Road, Goth street Boulevard at a bar.
gain, if purchased at once, small
amount of money required.
For further particulars, address
Julius F. Taylor, 6532 st. Lawrence
avenue. Phone Wentworth 1897, no
agents wanted.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
Old PostaI Rates

Our postal rates in 1924 were exces-
sive. To send letter thirty-six miles
the cost was cents. For over 400
miles the uniform rate was . cents.
and as the mails were transported by
stage coaches. the process was a slow
one
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
Colored Goldfish.

The artificial coloring Of goldfish to
meet prevailing tastes by keeping them
IN water containing certain chemicals
b extensively carried on In Sicily.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
So He Would,

II a man was only as careful Of his
hat and clothes at the end Of a month
as he is ut the end of the first day he
would always look well dressed
Pittsburgh Sun.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
The Idea.

II see where a very clever dog Is
the star of play lately produced"
II suppose they did that to make 1t
q bowling Observation-Disclosures Ameri-
can.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
HerdiSarv.

Hoax-Poor old Henpecke has 70
mind the baby. Joax-Yes. It's won
derful how that baby takes after its
mother.-Philadelphia Record.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
Premonitory.

Junior-So you didn't propose to her.
after allf Weed-No. And I'm not go
ing to. When l got to her house ]
found her chasing a mouse with q
broom.-Puck.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
Hard to Rhine.

Some of the hardest words to find
rimes for are month, porringer, polka,
silver, chimney. Lisbon, window and
widow.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27

Every base occupation makes one
sharp in its practice and dull In every
othef.-Sir Philip Sidney.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27

Skillful pilots gain their reputation
from storms and tempests.-Epicurus.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27

Bad men excuse their faults; good
men leave them.-Johnson.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27
TILE BROAD AK CAN BE FOUND
ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING
NEWS STANDS:

From on and after this date The
Broad AK, can be found on sale at the
following news stands:
The broad ax., 1915-11-27

Sometimes you can help your friends
by not giving them advice.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27

As q rule q man never forgets the
spot where his Ratchet has been buried.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27

Good judgment isn't Of much value
unless you make use Of 1t.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27

Who will open the door In China
when the troubles over?
The broad ax., 1915-11-27

At Thanksgiving time we may be
glad to realize that we are still out
Of it.
The broad ax., 1915-11-27

1t doesn't matter so much who wins
the most battles as who wins the last
battle.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-14
POSSIBLE EARNINGS.

whch time looks likely present proven production promatey eight conservative but using eight plainly that the hqudng value of the present proven fourteen copper consideration the po5t bnes proving additional instance when Chino estimated a that time stood at TOPS 19lD this had jumped to 16 oOO so it can be readily months O add an
 In any Conea like attractive buy Che market price allows the small purchaser n The demand however according
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and caps, with the particular object of ascertaining how far it was ne cessary to depart from the principles of good practice in order to cause mishres of the cap In other words | tried Co find out how to produce misfres. | give the experiments in detail
 Experiments With Fuse.
 1. Fourteen feet of Bear brand fuse was laid along board, The fuse was cut half way through at intervals of two it. A sharp puff of flame and smoke shot out of the knife-cuts as the fire passed them, enabling the time to be noted ac- curately. The time in seconds for 2-ft. length was as follows 1OS, 92, lO1, 1Ol, lOl, 105. 100 lO9, S5, 1Ol, g9. 9g. lO1, and l02 A second piece from another coil gave 97 s3, s2, 90, 90, 89 and 9O This experiment was 10 determine whether the rate of burning was uniform in each coil As far as the experiment went there was no indication of serious irregu- larty. and as there had been no com- plaints from the mine of this score, nor any observations on my part suggesting such a defect no further tests were made.
 9. Fifty feet of Bear brard fuse were streached out alops a steep bank, supported at irregular intervals on rocks, and ignited. IL burned through uniformly The strength of the fabric after burning was suffi- cient SO the fuse did not break apart Of its own weight
 8. Pieces Of Bear brand fuse when twisted, kinked, and pulled in the hands, did Bot open up so as to expose
Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-14

expect this to cause a misdre. but it is probable that the kuife-hole made a way for the escape of fire from the fuse, and SO weakened the flash that it did not ignite the illuminate This was one mishre in a round of l5 shots. In another instance the cap had been crimped with a California cump- CT in an astonishing manner It had bee crimped hard more than half the length of the cap from the open end, so that the crimping extended l4 in. over the illuminate lt had been turned A over and crimped again in the same way The cap. as found, presented a rather crushed or chewed mp appearance It is hard to believe that crimping over the illuminate could be done in this way as a regu- lar practice without causing an ac- cident There were four misdres in this round of ll8 holes. The import ant point Co observe i'm this incident is that the tip of the fuse had been subjected Co hard crimping, and this had caused the mishre, even though the end of the fuse had been cut off square and pushed into contact with the illuminate. In the third case the fuse had been cut at an angle of 45o, thrust into the cap up Co the fulmi- nate and had been properly crimped with California crimper The req son for its failure 10 explode is not readily given, as the cap exploded when tested with another piece Of fuse
 Experimental Eesults.
 In order 10 confirm the conclusions that ! had arrived at through obser yation of practice, recently made a series of experiments with fuse
Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-14

the powder The same result was observed when the fuse was used pack cord and tied in knots by miners.
 A. Fifty feet of fuse of forcing manufacture was streached along a rock slope and ignited as in expert ment 2 It burned through uniformly but fell apart in several places by its own weight after burning
 o. Pieces of foreign made fuse twisted and kniked They usually opened up badly and exposed the powder
 6. The following tests were made to determine the effect of pressure on rate Of burning, the fuse being all taken from the same coil. (a) three pieces l2m long ignited-the time of burning was 52. 49 and A seconds: (bl two pieces 12 i'm. long were placed beneath the jaws of a 6 in. vice, SO that 6 in. of fuse was strongly compTessed, and 6 i'm. pro truded beyond the jaws in the di- reclion of the burning the time of burning was A and 40 seconds (c) one piece i2 in. long was compressed in a vise. taken out, turned one quarter over and compressed again tbo time of burning was 47 seconds. No appreciable change in rate due to pressure was observed, but in each trial the fuse exploded with a sharp snap as the fire emerged from the jaws of the wise and blew a hole through the side of the fuse.
 c. piece Of fuse was strongly gripped in the wise between two blocks of wood, A in wide The fuse was allowed to protrude 1a in.
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Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-14
COSTS

pound Of producing per by o According the best data at hand certainly g
 the developed shyen preud possibility admiXture Of production. other the stripping expense tbo
Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-14

the Of T. M Schumacher chairman of the board organized Bend and This which of months takes gamble
 Bibee the fact that Phelps Company railroad PhepDodge association the project has a O before
 The in past It jumping steadily nduges pruks. IL will s12 laid Gna Bend This prediction and others declare that the s;ek the going
 present about 80 Comela Company. considerable 
 
 had, maintains efficient corps Prospecting being Mexican border the south nfth miles
Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-14

NeW CorneLia Attracts Much Attention From EUery Local InUestor

Announcement Made In Bsbee During the Past Week to the Effect That Railroad Would Soon Be Organized For the Purpose of Hauling Ore From Big Ao Property Stm ulates Interest In Low Grade PorPhyry Mine
Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-14
SOME coRNELIA FIGURES.

these all producers pracl'sy of bringing 
 limit possibilities Approximately
  approximately f.ep
Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-14

Continued Stability of Copper Market Both In Metal and In Shares With Continued Demand Both In Domestic and Foreign Markets Reassures the Producers of the Red Me ia; Production Here Steady and on Increase
Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-14
CONTEMPLATED ORE TREATMENT.

teaching ectroyt precipitation This the results handling the being considered will little of phenomenal Besides product companies
 
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-11

MONEY TO LOAN AT LOW RATES
with optional payments. Complete
Get of Abstract Books TO all land In
Audubon County, kept up-to-date,
insurance written. CHAS. BAGLEY.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-15
AT THE VICTORIA

zine Feathers" at the Vivtoria this
week. as played by the stock connnanv
- certainly making a decided hit. if the
packed houses every performance are 10
% taken as a criterion. IL Is not at an
an easy matter for u stock companv Ia
put on creditable perforr1anc. ~ sucb
ditiicult play. and the management OF
the Vie - to be congratulated unon
the admirable manner in which The SHOW
IL staged, both from an acting stand
pyint, and scenic one. The scenery Is
risht IN touch with the play. th. setiipx
OF the third act being one OF the most
lavish and beautiful ever seen in this
city. The parts are all PLAYED ia a
capable manner. special mention going
70 Joseph Demier and Louis PinsiI in
ne male roles. and Helen jackson and
Adele Lewis In the female roles.
For next weeks attraction. the COM
banN VIII give Wheeling its first pro
duction OF Ready Money" This il
James montgomery $4,000 prize pla -
ana had "A run Of eight months in New
i ork, SIX months in London four months
IN chicago and three in Boston The
queen or England saw this PLAY twice
and remarked that IL was one OF the
PROTEST love stories she had ever sen
staged. The royalty for the produc don
OF this play Is the heaviest pald by The
management 50 far and 10 is in thu ma
lure OF venture t. see whether such
an outlay will prove advisable in the
future. However. by the patronag. thus
far shown. and the splendid businsss
that the company Is playing TO at pres
ents leads the MANAGEMENT to th, belief
that the Victoria Famous PLAYERS will
prove the popular form OF amusement
Tor Wheeling Ready Money" displays
the entire cast OF the COMPANY to adj
vantage. and is conceded by All who
nave ever seen the play TO be a clever
example OF the darmatist's art.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-15

indefinite number OF times without re-
sighting. This is especially valuable
In repelling night attacks.
The gun Is laid by daylight on the
ground to be crossed by the enemy.
which upon signal IL can make impass-
able
The English do not seem to have
excelled in any particular artillery
weapon at the outbreak OF the war.
but their artillerymen stood to their
guns against all odds. IN Is said by
some that massed batteries at close
range saved the day at Ypres. but AT
awful cost 70 the cannoneers.
This war is following the lessons of
the Potomac and the Mississippi rath-
fields.
Attack has failed Entrenchments
have become indispensable.
The great forts. badly defended 10
be sure, fell an easy prey o the great
guns, but the rifle pit properly con
cealed Is master of the AZ
Artillery fire ana infantry attack
can drive defenders rrOm the first Inc
renches. but no combination has been
found by either side to obtain decided
success.
Nothing can dim the luster OF Ma.
poleon or Moltke, but the war now
waging is at last bringing European
recognition to the genius OF Grant.
The first side to produce a Grant is
likely to win.
Copyright: 1918: BY the CHICAGO
TrfbuneD
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-15
WBLLSBURG

WELLsRrRO. vs.. Va. April i4--
Prompt action ON the part % the nre-
men saved fho city from n dangerous
condensation a. $500 p. m. on Tuesday
evening when they sVUuEutrhcd IRE
in TIE wooden out building in the rear
90 Sire Emmu IHrUhH residence nf
Eleventh and Nfnkre streets. The alarm
vas tlrrel ir while practically aiI the
men - fhe town. Including the IRE chief
and bis euHurflruffr Were ~ Seventh
street Co. hear fHr election returns. They
made haste Oh repair fn fns scene. where
fnr Uuf building WlH burning rauIIIv.
surround rr fnr 0uthuifIirr bsaIder me
r.IdenCc OF Nra. Jacob ia tHr home
occupied lN VT ord MrH kIufu. n large
frame double" Nuu.n. occupied hY the
families of nathan MrlrHrfa end frrarft
l..puaf ~ Arrnea Tho alley and within
fnw feet or Tho burning buIi Nnr lei fn.
rnlure1 row. ard other r. me hourra
Two streams ~ water cNfiu..I.TaT fnf
flames au1 Destroyed the build rr anil
prevented ne flames from reaHIur A.
an extra prrcautiou. however. q stream
was played upon the residences WITH
The close proximity % the hrs % the
frame houses. haf fhs wind been blow
inr. ~ is probable that the entire hair
block would have been in flames before