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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
A Question Of Size.

II old Cargo Jones was the most in
quisitive man In the village, Tom Nor
ton was certainly the surliest-
One afternoon, AZ Cargo perambulat-
ed slowly along the one narrow street,
hs paused at Toms garden fence and
gazed inquiringly over at Tom, who
was busily mailing q very large box to-
gether.
Afternoon. Toni" said the old chap
genially. whatever be ZEE putin that
great box together forr
Tom paused In his hammering long
enough to retort curly:
TO hold all your questions, II 20 be
as It's big enoughr
Cargo eyed him In panied silence for
O few moments Then he took an
empty matchbox from his pocket and
threw IL over to Sandy.
Then thatl do for yer civil answers
II 90 b a.. it's small enough!' 10 re-
tsrted Quietly-London E1presA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
WILLIAM, so, IS SICK;
PAPA, 108, NURSES. HIM
Son Who Cared For Father Since He
Passed Century Mark Falls
Victim to Measles.

Balaton, Minn.-William has the mea-
sles. He's sixty and has been taking
care of papa since the latter passed the
hundred year mark, but now papa Is
taking care Of William.
William is the son Of John Shequin,
who soon will be 10S years old. Mr..
Shequin, ST., has been ailing a little
lately, but under the care of his wife
and william he is able to be up and
about again.
Father and Mother Shequin celebrat-
ed their diamond wedding anniversary
three years ago. Mr.. Shequin, ST., was
born in Franklin, VT, and was seven
years. old when the war of 1912 ended.
He couldn't enlist in the civil war be-
cause he was too old. His wife was
Louise Bigford Of Standbridge, Can
ada. She is nearly ninety-eight years
old. The Shequins moved here from
Freeborn county, Mimi, In 1873.
William, being only sixty, Is expected
to recover from the measles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
Lotteries In ENGLAND,

Lotteries for the purpose Of raizing
money for the stats have never caught
sH In England But for defnits ends
81 Q semistate character, such a build.
ing canals or founding o British muse.
w. sanction has been readily granted.
Our first recorded Lottery n that Of
15o4 when the prizes were pieces Of
plate. the chances 10000 for 10 shil-
hngs each and the desirable object the
maintenance Of harborA But once
familiar grown, lotteries corrupted the
ancient virtues Of John Bull and by
The time Of Queen Anne the state step
Ped In and suppressed every private
lsttsry N q pubic nuisance By an
act passed In 1923 sanction was given
70 q particular lottery, and that was
The last At the same time all sale Of
tickets for home or foreign lotteries
was forbidden.-Loodon TimeA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
LIEUTENANT THAw.

him. AS a result Of Corporal Rock
wells exploit he has again been men
toned in dispatches.
Lieutenant Thaw's machine received
several bullets. One Of these hit him
on the elbow, breaking the small bone.
Nevertheless he made a perfect land
ing, wondering whether he was within
the German lines until he was relieved
by seeing two French soldiers come
running up. He is now in Paris, where
he will stay until his arm is better.
The injury is not severe. He has al
ready been promoted to a full lieuten-
ancy and is now proposed for the Le-
gion Of Honor. His victory over the
Fokker is likely to assure his receiving
the honor.
Corporal Chapman engaged two Avi-
atiks and put them to flight. An ex-
plosive bullet hit his machine, and an
other grazed his arm, not wounding
him. He has been proposed for men
ton in the order Of the army.
Lieutenant Cowdin had two fights,
one resulting in the downing of a Sec
ond aeroplane. He has been proposed
for promotion to a second lieutenancy.
Bert Hall was actively engaged in the
melee and has been proposed for the
military medal.
The squadron's French captain and
lieutenant were also holly engaged.
The fight was remarkable in that it
happened for the most part at no great
height-between 1000 and 1000 me-
tiers. Norman Prince had the bad luck
to smash his machine In starting and
was unable to take part in the battle.
Private Lufbury has arrived at the
front to join the squadron, and Private
Pavelka Is under orders to join it.
Fred Prince, Willis Haviland of Chi
cago and Robert Rockwell Of Cincin-
natl have received brevets and have
gone to finish their schooling as avia-
tors at Pau.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
United States.

If you should hear some stranger
mention the United States are you pos
kive that you would know what he
neant7 In the eastern part Of South
America the term United States" Is
regarded as an unqualified designation
ct the republic Of Brazil, while a little
way to the north the term is taken to
refer to Venezuela. In almost all parts
Of the southern continent the mention
Of a country In the northern hemis-
phere called United States" Is likely
to suggest Mexico, whose Official title
b Estados Unidos Mexicanos. There
are still those who speak Of the repub-
he Of Colombia as "the United States"
because during the period when its
federal constitution was in force, from
1851 to 1886, it was called Estados
Unidos de Colombia. st Louis Globe
Democrat
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
MRS. EDISON RAPS
ABBREVIATED SKIRTS
Hundreds Present When Inventor,s
Wife Hits ciothins-Urges Girls
to Be Modest.

New York.-Hundreds of women 70.
Gently heard well known women Who
We're delegates to the National Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs convention
discuss dress-the right and wronp
kind of dress, the future dress and the
cost Of Dress All the speakers ad.
vocated greater individuality in dress
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison made an an
peal for greater modesty in dress, par
ticularly Of young women. and in no
unmistakable terms assailed CLOTHING
which, she said, tended to lead sons
down to degradation. She denounced
''the present abbreviated skirts and nm
covered shoulders" saying: st had
father who frequently reminded ME.
Daughter, be modest 1 think this
would be good advice to our girls TO-
day"
Her husband, Mrs. Edison said, had
declared there was not more than one
woman in a hundred who was well
dressed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
Astoniahina the Chimes.


sWhen ! was in China" a frewsrka
man said, 'T was astenished to find
hew little the people knew abost pyrs-
techAy beyond their ewA Chinese
crackers. They can make these crack
ers much more eheaply than they could
be produced In America But Of set
pieces, rockets and such like, the Chi
nese knew practically nothing and
their attempts to make them ere crude
in the extreme.
"a Chinese cracker maker living near
Hongkeng challenged me once to COM
pete with him in q fireworks display,
and q friendly mandarin was called in
to act as judge. Ny Chinese opponent
set OF q lot Of gigantic crackers and
made terrifying noise, but the man.
DARN had been used to that from in
fancy and wasn't at all impressed My
show, however, astounded him, al
though 1t was really q mean exhibit,
for wasn't going to waste my best
pieces on a private competition. I got
the award easily enough.-Washington
Star
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
LITTLE TOWN IN OHIO
/ PLAINLY ON The MAP
Clyde Has Several Claims to Dis
tinction In Connection With
Country's Wars.

Sandusky, O.-The village Of Clyde,
fourteen miles southwest of this city,
was the home not only Of the highest
ranking officer killed during the civil
war, but also of the first American
killed in the Spanish-American war.
1t has the distinction also Of being the
nucleus of what is now the Women's
Relief corps. General ]. B. McPher-
son, killed at Atlanta in the civil war,
and George B. Mack, the first Ameri-
can killed in the Spanish-American
war, are both buried there.
According to Joel Elliot of CLYDE
Mrs. Hattie Mcpherson, aunt Of Cen
eral Mcpherson, organized the first
Ladies' Aid society after the civil war
began, and it was from the Ladies' Aid
society of the sixties that the Women's
Relief corps of the present day grew.
Elliot says further that army rec
ords at Washington will show that in
proportion to population, more men
enlisted at Clyde for both the civil and
Spanish-American wars than from any
other place of its size in the United
States.
President Garfield was to have been
the principal orator at the unwilling
Of the Mcpherson monument when,
on Saturday, July 2. 1881, he left the
White House to go to the seaside to
spend Sunday with his family before
proceeding to Ohio and was shot while
waiting for his train.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10

Later on 1 read 'Evangeline,' and my
heart went out to the poor woman and
her lover, but all Of these things are
nothing compared to what went on in
Turkey under my own eyes. 1 do not
want to give too many narrowing pic
lures, but will say that 1 have been
requested to state that most Of the
stories that have reached the United
States are founded on facts.
1.-The Armenians were living Just as
quietly and peacefully as possible, in
friendship and close contact with their
Turkish associates, when suddenly
they were picked out to be deported.
1t was then that my heart bled for
them. 1 had been given the privilege
Of dispensing charity without stint and
with full authority on behalf of the
English, Russian, French and Italian
nations-even the Servians had sent me
money, and Russia and Italy permit
ted me to help the poor Montenegrins
in my charge. Suddenly, without avail
able funds, 1 was confronted with the
terrific problem Of the destitute Ar
menians. Can you conceive how felt?
1t was then that 1 sent an appeal to the
secretary Of state for help, and the re-
Spouse came promptly.
IF the people of the United States
could only see the distress as have
seen it! If they could see the gaunt lit
tie figures of children, the little or
phans brought to Constantinople by
friendly Turkish officers, the need of
prompt aid would be fully realized. If
dared repeat the tales I have heard.
sworn to and signed, they would make
men and women weep, and every one
would see the need Of sympathy and
help.
There Is no use Of accusing anybody
or finding fault with any one. What
this great country should do to show
Its appreciation of the wonderful bless.
fngs that have been showered upon us
Is for each one of US to make ND his
mind to do his share.
I've are the only people to whom
they can appeal for help today, the
only people who dare express their
sympathy by actual giving. The peo-
pie OF other nations are afraid and nm
able to do it"
Mr.. Morgenthau is a member Of tho
American committee for Armenian
and Syrian relief, Of which Cardinal
Gibbons, Bishop Greer Of the Episco-
pal church, DR.. James L. Barton of the
American board Of foreign missions
DIR. Arthur ]. Brown of the Presbv'
terrain foreign mission board, DIR. Franz
Mason North Of the Methodist foreign
mission board and other prominent
ministers and laymen, Protestant
Catholic and Jew, are members. The
committee has sent $500. 900 to the Ar.
menians and native Christians In Tur.
Key, Persia and Syria since Turkey
entered the war, and 1t Is stated that
100000 win be required to save and
rehabilitats these peoples.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10

Morgenthau Says Condition In
Turkish Empire Is Pathetic.
SIGHTS WOULD BRING TEARS.

Former Ambassador Declares IL Amer
leans Could Only See Distress a. He
Had Seen Il the Need of Aid Would
Be Fully ReaIized-says Only Way to
Express Sympathy 10 to Contribute.
New York.-Former United States
Ambassador Henry Mo1eenthau in
recent interview gave as one OF the
main reasons for his resignation as
ambassador to Turkey his great desire
to make known to the people Of the
United States some of the conditions
in the Turkish empire, especially as
they affect the long suffering Armeni-
ans. He wants to assist in the raising
of funds for Armenian relief, to ex-
plain the real conditions In Turkey
and to make known in tactful way to
the Turkish authorities the thoughts
of the American public on the condt-
lions In that land.
Referring to the. tragic sufferings Of
the Armenians and Of the need OF I'M
mediate help to save thousands OF men,
women and children from dreadful
death by starvation, Mr.. Morgenthau
made the following statement:
"In my childhood 1 cried over Uncle
Toms Cabin and yept at the way
the negroes were sold into slavery.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
SSf Reliance,

The spirit Of self help Is the root Of
all genuine growth In the individual,
and, exhibited In the lives Of many, 1t
constitutes the true source Of national
vigor and strength Help from with
cut is often enfeebling In its effects,
but help from within invariably tnvig-
crates. Whatever II done for men or
classes to a certain extent takes away
the stimulus and necessity Of doing for
themselves, and where men are sub
5ected to overguidance and overgov-
eminent the inevitable tendency b to
render them comparatively helpless-
Samuel Smiles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
Hog With Six Legs.

Puente. Cal-While driving out q
number Of hogs from a pen on the
Rowland ranch workmen In the en-
ploy Of L A. Meredith discovered that
one SOW was possessed Of six legs. The
animal has two extra forelegs perfect
~ formed, and all six legs are used by
the animal In walking. Mr.. Meredith
says the two extra legs ere just inside
the regular" forelegs and are some
what smaller.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
NEW WAY OF GETTING A SUIT
Prisoner Worried Owner Until He
Gave IL to Him.

San JOse.-A new way Of getting a
suit of clothes was introduced here
when William Shore, a prisoner, con-
fessed to Police Captain Campbell that
he had ''mOOched" the suit he wore.
Il saw the suit on a man on the
street and liked it." he said. $50 l
went up to him and asked for 1t. He
got mad and wouldn't give it to me, so
I followed him around day and night
for two days, asking for it at every
turn. Finally he got disguised with
me and gave me the clothes"
Shore told Police Chief Fuller, who
threatened to put him to work pitch
Ing hay, that he wouldn't pitch enough
hay in week to keep a canary bird
alive for one day"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
Didn't Know Neck Wa. Broken.

Grass Valley, Cal.-W. ]. Now, q
miner Of this place, has just learned
that he has had q broken neck since
last August. Now was struck on top
Of his head by a falling pipe at that
time. but apparently was not much In
jure8 Recently he suffered pains and
applied to the accident commission FOR
compensation. An examination dis
closed that the bones Of his neck were
splintered
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
US. filters ACTIVE
Lieutenant ThaW Wounded After
Thrilling Fight With German.
ALLIES PRAISE AMERICANS

Gain Further Distinction as Result OF
a Hot BattIe-Thaw Likely to Go on
Legion of Honor-corporaI Rockwell
Also In Conflict, and His Exploit At
tracts Attention.
Paris.-In one Of the sharpest aerial
battles yet fought the American squad
ron gained further distinction.
Lieutenant Thaw and Corporal Kiffin
Rockwell flew out at o'clock In the
morning recently and saw a Fokker
and an Aviatik close by. Lieutenant
Thaw dived for the Fokker, and Cor
poral Rockwell followed. The AVia-
Tx dived for Lieutenant Thaw, but,
catching sight Of Corporal Rockwell's
machine, turned and hurried to safety.
Lieutenant Thaw when fifteen yards
from the Fokker fired. The German
machine fell at almost the first shot
At $50 on the same morning the
whole American squadron went out
over the German lines, its work being
mainly preventive, to stop Germans
from flying over to make observations
of the French lines. The squadron
soon found itself In the midst Of a
group of German aeroplanes and gen.
eral battle followed. Eight distinct
duels were registered during the next
two hours. A bullet hit Corporal
RockwelIs wind shield and exploded,
fragments hitting him around the nose
and mouth but not seriously tnjuring
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10

AUTHORIZED AGENTS AND COB
RESPONDENTS FOB THE BROAD
AK.
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at the last named place and news items
and advertisements left there will find
their way into these columns.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
LAYS SIX EGGS AT ONE CAcKLE
Connecticut Hen Has Busy Birthday.
Rooster Acts as Con.

Hartford, Gonna hen and a roost-
er near here have Joined the "super
chicken" class. In Wilmington a White
Leghorn hen celebrated her birthday
by laying six eggs at one cackle. Aft.
er she stopped laying recently an agri-
cultural college student performed an
operation on her, which was more
than successful.
A dangerous blind" bridge at Boltch
Notch was guarded by a rooster. The
fowl, which Is called Speaker by his
owner, Mrs. Minnie Howard, because
OF his parliamentarian qualities, did
traffic cop duty all afternoon, warning
automobiles to slow down before cross
ing the rickety structure.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
A Close Connection.

I'm tryin' to get some information
about a friend Of mine named Fox,
who came out here" said the stranger
from the east. 'They tell me hs died
Of some throat trouble"
Il guess tAsss about right" said the
cowboy.
"what was 1T Bronchitis?"
~Bronchitis7 That's a new one on
me, but i reckon see the connection.
He stole q broncho." Philadelphia
Press
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
TRAINS LONG TO WHIP RIVAL
Waits Nine Years to Do Il and Then
Gladly PAYS n Fine.

Hiawatha, Kan.-Robert Noe Of Pow
hatan waited nine years to whip Gar
rett BARLEY and then gladly paid a fine
for doing 1t.
Nine years ago Noe, then a boy, won
q foot race from BARLEY. They after
ward fought and BARLEY whipped the
victor. Noe promised to even up later
and trained for the event Meanwhile
BARLEY had moved to another part of
the county. A few weeks ago Noe
moved into the same neighborhood.
The drst time he met BARLEY they
fought
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
BURGLAR ROCKS BABY.
After Order Is Restored Policemen Find
Negro Alongside of Child.

After Order Is Restored Policemen Find
Negro Alongside of Child.
Aurora, Ill.-A noise at her bedroom
window early in the morning aroused
Mrs. William Lustic. AS she looked
timorously in the direction of the win
dow she saw a negro crawling into the
room. She screamed and fed, clad only
In her nightgown. Her husband jump
ed out Of bed when he heard his wife's
Shrek. He bumped into the negro and
was so frightened that he, too, ran out
Of the house.
In their panic Lustic and his wife
forgot their one-year-old baby daugh-
ter, who slept in a cradle. OF a sudden
Mrs. Lustic heard the baby cry. Po-
hcemen who were summoned found
the negro seated in a chair rocking the
baby.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
REFUSED TO QUIT JAIL.
Muncie (lnd.) Resident Said Il Was
the Best Job He Ever Had.

the Best Job He Ever Had.
Muncie, Ind.-Albert O'Harra, sheriff,
had a hard time tOslake Frank Nc
Laughlin quit the county jail.
A friend paid McLaughlin's fine, but
he steadfastly refused to leave the Jail
until his sentence had been served, the
sentence being for eleven days.
81 never had better job than this"
said Mclaughlin. "AIl had to do was
a little scrubbing out in the morning,
and had good, warm place in which
to sleep and good place in which to
eat and had plenty of things to eat in
the bargain. Believe me, Sheriff O'Har-
"a Is the best landlord I've ever known
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
BULLET IN ANKLE IL YEARS
Victim and Man Who Shot Him Now
Close Friends.

Kansas City, Mo. A bullet shot
twelve years ago by Casimir J. WEIGH,
now justice of the peace, has been re-
moved from the ankle of Martin ].
Grove, county marshal. The shot was
one Of several fired in political fight
between the two at Twelfth street and
Grand avenue.
The encounter was In a political cam
paign In which WEIGH was working for
one faction OF the Democratic organi-
zation and Grove was supporting W.
T. Kemper. candidate for mayor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
Faiy Enough.

Yea" We admitted, its . nns car.
and we'd be glad to own It but we
can't afford to buy II and there's no
Ne wasting your breath trying 10 Per
suads o."
Listen" pleaded the agent This
ca1 tsnt going 10 cost you Q cent An
yeu.vs got TO do b 10 take out IN &C
eident policy IN our taver and the car
% yours Wen even pay the premium
q the policy. Gan anything b 4trsr
than thatr-St Louts Pest Dasnatek
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
CALICO FROM THE SKY.
Windstorm Drops Bolt of Goods In
Needy Woman,s Yard.

Hume, Mo.-In a recent windstorm
here bolt of calico fell In Mrs. Jenny
Harrie's chicken lot In the north part
Of the city. 1t was quite lucky haul
for Mrs. Harrie. when the price Of cali
CO is conside 5ed. and she needed the
goods.
1t Is supposed that the calico was
taken up In the clouds In the path oil
the tornado south Of here. Where it
came from no one knows.
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Decided Change.

Nm Allow marriage chanea .
mani Ma R-Deesnt I'll Take ny
husband He used 10 offer me o psnny
tor my thoughts. and now he oRers ne
$50 b shat up-Bastan Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
A Va0sp4 Thouoht.

A Vagant Thought.
Il was Just thinking about that
longevity record established - Ne
thuselah.s
what shout ~
"1f he hada7 - such o high mark
maybe more men vsuld 20 altar IT,
Leuisyills Courfe1A Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10
Find In Grouch.

FIND 0so crouch.
Say. dad, what's bonds q natri
nonyr
They ought b - bonds b Keep tie
peace, but They're not"--R ichms.d
Times Dispatch
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-10

Entered as Second Glass Matter Aug.
10, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago,
Illinois, under Act of March 8, 1879.
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PHONE WENTWORTH 25s7.

JULIUS T. TAYLOR, Editor and Pub
Usher.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06
Notice

All persons having accounts
with us will please take notice
that hereafter your account will
be due on the first of the month
following purchases. We will
close all accounts on the twenty.
eighth of each month so as to all
low you a little time before col
lections are made on the first of
the following month.
All Ford parts, labor on cars
or shop work, material used on
car IN overhaullng, storage bat
terry work, and gasoline and oil
are strictly net cash.
We will accept bankable note,
with interest at eight per cent,
in payment of accounts where
party is unable to settle for cash.
Our reason for this IS that we
believe that every man or woman
who is able to own an automobile
should be able to pay their bills
at least once a month.
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