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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
He Who Shirks His Work.

The man who shirks his work, who
treats the service Of labor with indif-
ference, who sacrifices his efficiency On
the altar of self indulgence, loafs on
his job and plans to see how little he
can do and not be caught, Is to be the
most pitied man on the face of the
earth.
He thinks he Is cheating his en-
ployer. But the employer Is not the
man he IS cheating. Far from it. He
Is cheating himself. More than cheat
ing himself, he Is assassinating oppor-
tunity and paving the way to utter
ruin and disgrace.
The man who cannot be trusted with
labor for which he Is honestly paid Is
just as despicable as the man who re-
fuses to pay for labor honestly per-
formed. The shirker Is essentially dis
honest. Unfaithful to himself, setting
the bomb that will sooner or later send
him to poverty, he is a menace and an
Observation-Disclosures Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
During q Thunderstorm,

Do not use the telephone. The tele-
phone wires may receive q heavy
charge.
Keep away from stoves, radiators
and the like. They are large metallic
masses, likely to become heavily
charged.
Avoid screen doors or other metallic
bodies connecting with the exterior of
the building.
Keep away from chimneys and open
screened windows.
Out Of doors the most dangerous
places are under isolated trees and near
wire fences In open fields
Small sheds and other shelters are
dangerous If isolated from larger build.
ings.
Thick timber Is undoubtedly the
safest place to seek out Of doors, since
a single tree In forest Is not SO likely
to receive a stroke as a single person
or an object in an open space Of equal
area.-Country Gentleman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
Talks on
HEALTH,
CLEANLINESS,
PROPER LIVING,
SANITATION, ETC.
DIR. w. A. DRIVER
$500 So. State Street
Phods Douglas 3617
DR.. w. A. DRIVER
TOBACCO AND ALCOHOLIC
BLINDNESS.
$500 So. State Street
Phods Douglas 3617

The careful examination of the ma
tional guardsmen now in progress re-
veaIs the fact that our citizen soldiery
has large contingent defective, espe-
cially as regards vision ocular. Patio
logists tell US that much of the defec-
tive sight is due to the use of tobacco
and alcohol. Snuff has the same in
furious effect as tobacco and alcohol.
The injury to the sight is of such
gradual growth that the victims are
not aware of the danger until the dam
age is irreparable. Tobacco and alco-
hol are doubly dangerous because of
the insidious- nature of the two drugs.
1t seems that good vision is the first
need of soldier; it also seems that
tobacco and alcohol are the destroyers
of good vision. 1t is strange indeed
that the well wishers. of the soldiers
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
Why Coins Are MiIIed.

Did you ever look at the edge Of
dime or quarter? They are different
from pennies and nickels, for all silver
and gold coin have what are called
"milled" edges, while the edges of
pennies and nickels are smooth. The
reasons for this Is that some dishonest
persons used to clip pieces of the
coins, especially the gold ones, and
then sell these scraps Of precious metal
when they had saved a great many
Every year the nation lost large sums
Of money this way, and the thieves
would smooth the edges of so well
that 1t was hard to find out who was
guilty. The best way Of stopping this
practice was found to be to 'milT' the
edges Of the most valuable coins so
that no one could pare them without
letting 1t be seen at once. kansas
City Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
Tanning the Mink.

The United States department Of
agriculture Is making experiments In
DEMONSTRATING the mink Well, here's
luck to its efforts-but heaven help
the poultryman who tries to rear his
chickens near that experimental farm.
The mink has fur as fine as the most
exacting lady could desire, but his dis
position is as bad as that Of Villista
bandit, and he has at least as much
cunning. He can dig his way into
any inclosure not made Of brick, stone
or concrete. He loves blood as well
as a weasel. He has a perfect genius
for evading traps, and he can conduct
his depredations so skillfully that for
months and even years they win be
laid to other marauders, and only the
closest observers will know that there
is a mink in the neighborhood. The
manor the epartment-which un-
dertakes to tame such a creature has
a largo self confidence.-Chicago Jour-
nal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
A SAVING Man.

If the fame Of all great men were
sung one member Of our community
would be known far beyond the circle
OF family and friends. We believe that
In one regard he has few equals. Give
him something to save for, something
not too far or and not too vague, and
he will keep the money In his pockets
until 1t Is black with pocket wear.
He has saved money for several yards
or finely bound books, one or two vol
umes Of which he has actually read.
He has saved money with which to
Join secret orders and uniforms there
of. By frugal attention to pennies and
nickels, pairing an expense here, max.
Ing a rigid self denial there, he has
saved the price Of an automobile. In
March he begins to save for vacation.
and along about August he begins saw
ing for Christmas.
But our friend cannot save for a rainy
day. He cannot save for investment
There has never been a serious thought
In his mind about old age, impairment
Of working and earning powers, sick.
ness and unemployment.-Toledo Blade.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
How Limpets Stick.

Every one Is familiar with the SAYING
to stick like hmpet," but there are
not so many who know how it is that
Hmpet Is able to stick as It does to
the rocks upon which it passes its ex-
istence- The creature is able, by means
OF the central portion Of its body,
which can be raised independently Of
the edge or frin which surrounds II,
to create vacuum, much in the same
way that piece Of soft wet leather
can be made to adhere to a smooth
surface by pressing out all the air.
Thus the so called strength" Of the
impet Is largely due to atmospheric
pressure. 1t is not entirely so, how
ever, for IL they are closely examined
1t will be seen that the shells accom-
modate themselves around the edges to
the surface of the rock upon which the
hmpet Is located, and If removed to
another spot the edge of the shell will
be found to be a very bad flt
and the creatures power Of adhesion
somewhat lessened. If taken by sur
prise with a smart sidelong blow even
a large limpet Is easily enough dis
lodged; but, given the slightest warn
ing, its power Of suction Is instantly
brought into play, and very often con-
siderable force is then necessary ere if
can be detached.-London Mail.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

persist in sending them tobacco, the
destroyer of that which is needed most.
Good craftsmanship is a great credit
to a soldier; good vision is necessary
for it.
Our soldiers must be protected from
their own folly. We must save the
vision ocular of the men who bear
arms; we must learn what are the dan
gers and avoid those dangers. Efficient
soldiers shoot straight; they have good
eyesight. In time of peace prepare
for war; in time of peace teach the
youth, the future soldier, that tobacco
and alcohol injure the eye and thus
prevent soldierly efficiency.
What profteth it a nation if it gain
a whole lot of revenue from the sale
of tobacco and alcohol and lose the
eyesight necessary for its soldiers to
shoot straight
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
Napoleon and a Submarine.

The idea Of submarine navigation Is
not so modern as many people imagine
When Napoleon was banished to st.
Helena a notorious smuggler named
tombstone conceived the idea Of assist
ing the dethroned monarch to escape
In Scott's Life Of Napoleon" he says:
"a submarine vessel was to be the
means of effecting this enterprise. It
was thought that by sinking the vessel
during the daytime she might escape
the notice Of the British cruisers and,
being raised at night, might approach
the guarded rock without discovery.
The vessel was actually begun In one
Of the building yards upon the Thames;
but, the popularity Of her construction
having occasioned suspicion, she was
seized by the government"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS Asso.
CIATIoN-COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL
ETHIcs.-Question No. 81: In the
opinion of the committee, is it proper
professional conduct for lawyer, who
is the attorney for Board of County
Commissioners, to advise it in answer
to its inquiry whether in his opinion
it has legal power to grant an appli-
cation for the reduction of an assess
ment on the personal property of a
class of institutions, where the law
yer is not only the attorney for the
board but also large property holder
and taxpayer, and director and stock
holder in one of the institutions Of
the class concerned? In the opinion
of the committee, is it sufficient that
in advising the board he should dis
close the fact of his interest, or should
he decline to advise on account of such
conflicting interests? Answer No. 81:
In the opinion of the committee, the
attorney should decline to advise on
account of his conflicting personal in
terest in the matter involved. His
personal interest, and the quasi-judi-
cial character of the municipal body,
differentiate this case from those
where upon full disclosure of his pro-
fessional relation to both parties to a
controversy, a lawyer may advise
either party as to the law applicable
thereto. Question No. SO: A. B., an
attorney, is in partnership with c. D.,
layman, in the collection business,
and, under the partnership agreement,
divides the earnings of that business
with c. D. He does not divide with
c. D. the fees which he may receive
upon any act or service performed I'M
der his name and by virtue of his
Office as an attorney. A part of the
partnership earnings, however, is de-
rived from commissions charged upon
collections made by attorneys to whom
claims are sent by the partnership.
40 ShCIC any lLlplOpllCIy III IhO obOfO
practice? Answer No. So: In the
opinion of the committee, it is i'm
proper for a lawyer to engage in part
nership with a layman and divide
fees. (See @. & A. AZ, Ia, Id, IIa.)
A fee charged for professional services
is none the less a reward for profess
sional services because it is called "a
commission" Lawyers in other
States, who are dividing with col
lection agency here the compensation
they receive for professional services,
are themselves, in the opinion Of the
committee, guilty Of unprofessional
conduct. That the service excludes
the bringing Of suit or appearance In
court does not change the inherent
character of the situation. In per-
forming the service the lawyers pro-
fessional skill and responsibility are
engaged. There is no objection to a
lawyer engaging in the collection OF
an account (see @. & A. AZ, Ib), but
when he does so, he does so as law
yer and is subject to the ethics of his
profession.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
Two Nav York Straata.

The following information as to the
widest and narrowest streets from curb
to curb and from property line to prop
erty line is for the old city Of New
York, now the borough Of Manhattan.
Rachel lane, near Grand street, be-
tween Goerck and Mangin streets, is
one Of the narrowest streets, having a
width Of ten feet between property
lines Delaney street, east Of Norfolk
street, has a width of 200 feet between
property lines and Is the widest street
Rachel lane has no sidewalks Delan-
cey street has a width of 165 feet be-
tween curbs.-New York Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
Our First Railroad Train.

On Aug. %, 1880, the first American
built railroad train made its initial
journey. The train carried passengers
in its one little car and made trip of
fourteen miles in one hour and fifteen
minutes, to the utter establishment Of
the natives" who predicted all sorts
Of dire calamities from such speed mad
ness. This was the beginning of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the oldest
American road.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Treating Hives.

= An attack of hives has usually
= beginning in some carelessness 4
= due to eating. 1t Is very COM
= mon thing to mix up indigestible I
= foods In ones dietary. The par (
. taking Of foods which cause In I
= digestion must be avoided
= Nothing destroys the appear
= ance Of the skin more readily I
= than repeated bilious attacks, :
= which are always brought on by Z
= injudicious eating. The skin be- :
= comes thick, yellowish and pasty I
= looking and many times covered :
= with an eruption known as urti- :
= CARA or hives
. The hives win quickly disap- :
. pear If a good purgative medicine Z
= Is taken. such as the effervescing I
= citrate Of magnesia, half glass
= three times a day between meals I
. for a day or two, or the effer- I
= vescing phosphate Of sodium, two I
. heaping teaspoonfuls In a tum-
= blerful Of cold water three times I
. a day bali an hour before meals
. The itching Of the skin win be I
. relieved by bathing the skin sew
. eral times q day with q mixture
. composed OF vinegar, two table
. spoonfuls, and hot water. four I
. tablespoonfuls
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
Shindle Roofs.

There Is definite record Of an early
use Of shingles for roofing In England
In pre-Norman times. At that time this
method Of making roofs was common.
The shingles were thin pieces Of split
wood, usually oak. Many old examples
still exist in England, especially on the
wooden towers and spires Of East An
glia-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
LEAVES $500 TO A WHITE STU.
DENT

New Haven, COMFY the will of
Mrs. Ella de Ladson, an aged Colored
woman who conducted a restaurant for
Yale students for forty years, lately
fled, Albert A. Low (white) of Dan
bury, who was bookkeeper for her while
in college, receives a $500 bequest.
She made many charitable requests.
Her estate will reach $4,000, all of
which was made in catering to stu
dents.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
A Careful Woman.

Mrs Talkalot-What have Just told
you Is very great secret It was told
to me In the strictest confidence. I
must caution you against repeating It
Miss Caustique-I shall endeavor to
be just as cautious az you are.-Phila-
delphia Record
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
A lastino EIo,Ner.

A common South African flower, the
white star Of Bethlehem (Ornithoga-
lum lacteum), will keep fresh for two
months or more after cutting. It can
be sent as a cut flower from South
Africa to Europe or Asia or America,
and then will last for weeks In water
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
PRUNING Trees

In pruning branches from trees cut
them of close up to the origin. Never
leave a stub Of the portion removed,
for the cut surface will never heal
over, allowing the decay germs to en-
ter and gradually work into the body
Of the tree.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
Bio 5raxilians.

The average height Of the Bororos.
who live In the southwest Of Brazil. Is
six feet four inches. They are the tall
est people In the world.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

MISS Cliff MARTIN Is the first
woman to receive the law degree from
the University of Louisiana and one Of
the few women entitled to practice
law in Louisiana
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

BERNHARDT FRANK has moved from
1917 Unity Building to HOS Cunard
Telephone Central $3.50.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

Mrs. Carrie Warner, 1928 South
Dearborn street, visited Camp Dunno,
Springfield, Illinois the first of this
week in order to bid her only son Joe
Warner farewell on the eve of his
departure for the Mexican border with
the Eighth Regiment Illinois National
Guards.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
Identified.

You haven't forgotten Us. have you.
waiter?"
"Oh, no, sir. You are the two fried
smelts.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

FREEMAN X. BLAKE has moved hts
law office from 143s Unity Building to
900 Cunard Building. Telephone Cen
trail 3441.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

The great soul that sits on the throne
Of the universe II not, never was and
never win be In q hurry.-Tmothy TIT
somh.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

RALPH L. PECK is now located at
1897 New York Life Building. Tele-
phone Central 6S1. He was formerly
located at 1410, 76 West Monroe street.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
CHIPS

Attorney B. F. Moseley, 1921 S.
Halsted street; the Chicago mayor of
Idlewild, Mich, the new Colored sum-
mer resort; returned home Thursday
from that city where he spent the
Fourth of July and in assisting gener-
ally to construct his new summer home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
lamaatlo lnN.

You were always a faulthnderF
growled the wife.
yes, dear" responded the husband
meekly. II found you"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

HARRY A. BARNHARDT has removed
his law ONCE to Conway Bldg. suite
1909. Telephone Franklin 24S1.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

ASSISTANT STATES ATTORNEY WILL
IAN H. HOLLY has resigned and will
resume private practice as a member
of the law firm of Henry A. and
Charles Aaron.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

THE defendant in a case tried in a
Western court had been duly convicted
of theft, when it was seen, on prov
ing previous convictions" that he had
actually been in prison at the time
the theft was committed.
Why didn't you say SOP" angrily
demanded the Judge of the prisoner.
Your Honor" said the man, apollo
getically, Il was afraid Of prejudicing
the jury against me"-Neto York
Erenin0 Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

o. A. ARNsToN announces the re-
moval Of his law Offices from S51 Otis
Building to 1917 City Hall Square
Building. Telephone Randolph 1864
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

Despite the fact that the vacation
season has struck Chicago square in
the face, Mr.. Jesse Binga, State street
and Seth place, the successful banker
and real estate broker continues to do
a thriving business. Mr.. Binga gives
steady employment. to not less than
twenty-five to thirty-fve Colored young
women and men, such as clerks, stenog-
raphers, carpenters, plumbers, paint
ers or decorators and janitors, which
amply proves that he is aiding or help
ing the race in general, while he is
moving forward or climbing upward.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

Mrs. James Fl. johnson, Mrs. Robert
R. Jackson, Mrs. Samuel A. MCGOWAN,
Mrs. Clinton L. Hill and Mrs. Arnett
Betz and Hunt have all returned home
from Camp Dunno, Springfield, ILL.,,
where on Monday evening they bid
farewell to their husbands and wit
messed the departure of the Eighth
Regiment for the Mexican borders.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08

Mrs. Franklin A. Denison, with Mas
ter Franklin A. Denison returned
home from Camp Dunno, Springfield,
Illinois Tuesday evening, where she
witnessed the departure of the Eighth
Regiment Illinois National Guard, Col
f. A. Denison commanding, for the
Mexican border. Mrs. Denison and
the children will spend the rest of the
summer at their summer home, near
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Misses Cyrene HOLMAN and Ethel
Young. of Palmyra who were the
guests of Misses Stella Lawson and
Mary Lucy Hornback several days
last week returned home Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Mrs. Black. of Dayton, Ohio. and
W. J Morrow. of Dallas, Texas,
have been visiting Mesdames VIM.
Tully and John H. Vance.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Misses Audrey Christian and
Adine Buell., of Palmyra, who were
the guests of Misses Mildred Buell.
and Lucille Hord last week returned
home Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Mrs. T. L. Wright and son, Of
Hannibal. were the guests of her
sister Mrs. Henry Mccain several
days last week returning home
Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Miss Molie Barnes, of Ely, wa:
shopping in this city Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Mrs. VIM. McGarthland spent
Saturday in Hannibal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Miss Cora MeflOrd, of Hunnewell,
was a Monroe visitor Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Miss Della Crawford was a Han.
nibal visitor Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06
Read the Democrat

Sunday School Base Ball Schedule
Below is the schedule OF the
games of the Sunday School League
so far as made up. The figures are
the result of the game.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

MIR. and Mrs w. B Van Marter
spent the day in Hannibal Thurs
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Mrs j. j. Brown spent the day in
Hannibal Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

See Dierks & Hays about your ice
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

MIR and Mrs. Will Elliott were
Hannibal visitors Thursday after
noon
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06
Federal Inquiry or
Railroad Strike?

Faced by demands from the conductors engineers and brkemen
the railroads that this problem settled by
a impartial Federal tribunal
With these employees whose efficient acknowledged the railroads
a public body
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Miss Gertrude Evans left Thurs
day for a several days visit in St
Louis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

No other bod, with such intimate knowledge
Of railroad conditions hai such unquestionsd posr
ton in the public confidence
The rates the railroads may charge the public Tor
transportation now largely fixed by this Govern.
ment board
Out Of everN dollar received by the railroads from
the public nearly onehalf is paid directly the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06
SHORT LOCAL STORIES

Being a Lot Of Interesting Items
You Probably Did Not Know.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-07-06

Buy your ice from Dierks & Hays