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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Spies In Revolutionary Days.

r. A curious and unfamiliar page in
American history shows that the treat
ment Of the spy in Revolutionary days
was painfully prompt and rigorous.
Every American schoolboy knows the
fate Of Major Andre. but few know
of any others, with perhaps the ex-
ception Of Nathan Hale, executed by
the British as a spy. In the second
year of our Revolutionary war Gener-
al Israel Putnam caught man lurking
about bis post at Peekskill, on the
Hudson. A flag Of truce came from
Sir Henry Clinton, claiming the pris-
oner as Lieutenant Palmer Of the Brit
ish service. The answer Of the stout
old general was brief and to the point:
Headquarters. Aug. 2, III.
Edmund Palmer, an officer In the enc
my's service, was taken as q spy lurking
within our lines. He has been tried as q
Spy, condemned as q spy and shall be e1-
ecuted as q spy. and the flag n ordered to
depart Immediately.
ISRAEL PUTNAM.
p. Size has accordingly been executed.
indianapolis Esws
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
The Restaurant Buffer.


SOf ell the buffers one meets social
" and In business, and their name ID
legion" remarked a minor cynic, none
amuses me more than the restaurant
buffer. This brand Is numerous.
met one today. and his embarrassment
was ludicrous.
"This chap, you know, is living lie.
He lodges in a rather high priced
house, but occupies cheap little room
ND under the roof, to which he Is care
full not to invite any acquaintance.
He's an underclerk somewhere, but
talks Familiarity Of high finance. BE
pretends to be on friendly terms with
influential men who wouldn't know
him from Adam.
Several evenings ago he was i'm
pressing me with the frequency with
which he lunches at one or two places
famous In the Wall street section.
When / met him today bending over
coffee and rolls in a place where bis
check was 10 cents you should have
seen his face, it was study.
"Of course wasn't surprised. but he
was. l enjoyed the encounter. but be
didn't"-New York Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
A Trip Into Space

IF you could ride from tho earth b
Alpha Centaud On q train going at
the rate Of q mile a minute you would
reach your destination In 4,0O000
years. says John Brasheax In the
American Magazine. AT the rata
sound travels II Q song we1e to b sung
On Alpha Centaun Il would b $780,
900 years before We could hear It This
aeishbor Of OURS Is $4,000, ooo, 00e, 900
miles away. A spiders thread frs0 Q
cocoon reaching to 1t would weigh 700
tons
Our earth IA tn revefotjoos O tn
own axis and tn trip around tn ran
and outward into space makes . jour
rey Of es4, Ooo,eoo miles Q ysar, but the
old clock never varies. There IL never
Q jar Or trsmes, and We are back again
On The hunArsdth Of q second Do
yoa k1sw It would have cost me- 81
60aooeo 900 II had had 10 pay my way
10 far at the rate Of 2 cents q mile dur
ing nay Journey Of sevenu-fivs ysarsi
To ride from the earth 10 Alpha Cen
taun would csst 500, 900, Oooo 900"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Shsrk<s m Swimmer

One IN service nature has done the
shark-namely, that Of placing a TRAN
gular I'm On his back, which acts as q
danger signal and gives warning Of his
approach. Happily the shark has not
been gifted with sufficient sagacity to
be aware Of this popularity, for had
he been 50 he would unquestionably
abandon his habit Of swimming close
to the surface Of the water and would
In that case be enabled to approach
his victim unobserved. The shark II q
slow swimmer for his size and strength
Byron observes, "As darts the dolphin
from the shark" But Byron was q
poet and does not appear to have been
a close observer Of the habits Of in
habitants Of the water or he would
have known that q shark would have
no more chance Of catching q dolphin
than q sheep would Of overhauling q
hare
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Noise and Hearing.

There are two distinct meanings to
the word ''sound"-ons the sensation
produced In the brain, the other the
external vibration which produces the
sensation. The physical cause may ex-
list where there Is no ear; the sensation
cannot exist unless there In an ear to
hear It. Suppose two men-cne totally
deaf, the other with . normal sense Of
hearing-ars In the Same closed room
IN which a third man beats upon a
piece Of iron with q hammer. Is there
no physical vibration because tho deaf
man cannot hear It'll The sensation
may be ear splitting to the ono and to
tally nonexistent to the other. The
same vibrations beat through the air.
The same sound exists In the room, but
tho sensation exists for only one Of the
men-Philadelphia Press
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Relieved.

where did you get these examples
Of faulty constructed sentences"
asked DR.. Campbell, the great rhetori-
clan, of student
"Out Of one of your books, doctor"
what! Out Of one Of my books"
Eyes, sir; out Of your Rhetoric
"Out Of my 'Rhetoricp roared the
doctor. Impossible! Never did l
make use Of such language. You are
mistaken, badly mistaken. But-but-
where in my Rhetoric did you find
such composition" he demanded an
grily.
I'm the part Sentences TO Be Cor
rected.'"
"O-h-h-h! A-h-h-hl Yes, yes" said
the relieved doctor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Marines and Their FinasrA

Men with long, tapering piano On
gers arc apt to desert after short sow
ice, while those having stubby digits,
denotins stability Of character and ut
ter lack Of the artistic temperament,
usually stand by their oaths and make
the best marines, according to finger
print experts at headquarters Of the
United States marine corps. Although
desertions from the corps are Light at
al times. It has been found that &C
tos1, sign writer's and, strange to say,
walters furnish the largest number Of
deserters. Records, including finger
prints, Of all men enlisted In the ma
rine corps are kept at headquarters for
purposes Of Identification, and there
are cases on record where bodies with
finger tips intact have been positively
identified through the finger print me-
dunn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Aliens In Medieval Times.

Medieval England had a rough and
ready way of insuring the good behav-
Tor Of aliens. According to the Sax
on law of frankpledge, which remained
in force until 1870, no "hosteler" might
entertain a foreigner longer than a
day and a night unless he undertook to
answer for his guests behavior. No
foreigners were allowed to keep hotels
In London. Some became naturalized
in order to qualify for this privilege.
Even these were not suffered to COM
pete on equal terms with the natives,
being required to keep their houses
Gin the heart Of the city" and rigidly
excluded from the more profitable re-
gions near the Thames.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Cow Mothers Young Pias

Milton, DeL-Because his cow had
been MIXED dry every evening and his
family had been compelled to do with
out milk or butter John Henderson of
Broadkiln Neck sat up with gun the
other night In the hope of catching the
thief. He was astonished to find that
the COW was q willing victim Of his
young pigs, who took turns sucking
milk while the old cow lay on the
ground for their better provision. The
cow is now pasturing within a hog
tight fence.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Time For Bed.

Mr.. Dumley was making an evening
call, and Bobby, who was allowed to
sit up q little later than usual, put to
him the following question:
"Mr. Dumley, do you want to make
8 shillings In ten minutes?"
do want to make shillings IN
ten minutesY laughed the young man
Certainly do. But how can l make
8 shillings in ten minutes, BobbyT
Mamma will give 1t to you. Sne
told papa that she would give snil-
lings to see you hold your tongue TOT
ten minutes. "-London Telegraph.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
BABY SERVED IN A LAWSUIT.

One ysar-old Heir to Share In Million
Dollar Estate Summoned.
Bridgeport, Gonna one-year-old
baby was served with papers In law
suit when Deputy Sheriff Cunningham
went to Riverside and found little
Helen Green at the palatial summer
home Of her father, Harold Rumsey
Green.
The baby Is one of twenty heirs Of
James Green, who died in st. Louis in
1914, leaving an estate Of S1OOO,OOO
Two Of the heirs, Laura G. Littlebrant
and Marian G. Littlebrant Of st. Louis
have brought suit to have the will set
aside on the ground that Green was in
competent
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Bold Court Fool.

Ferdinand ii. was man Of very IN
certain moods and would allow his
Jester to take liberties with him one
hour while resenting any familiarity
the next. One day he turned round
on Jonas, his favorite fool, and thun-
dered: Fellow. be silent! / never
stoop to talk to a fool!'
"Never mind that" answered Jonas.
81 do So please listen to me In your
turn"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Grass Grown In Treo.

Wetmore, Kan.-In the E. W. Thorn
burrow yard IN Wetmore Is q large
bunch of blue grass growing In the
fork of an elm tree ten feet from the
ground Every fall the residents Of
wetmore, who are watching this curl
osity. expect the grass to be winter
killed, but every spring It shows up
green and strong and natures seed.
The grass has been growing In the
tree for three years
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Tho bad News Bell at LIoyd,a

Tho bell of the British frigats Lu.
tine, which sank or the Dutch coast In
1799 with a cargo Of coin and specie
valued at 100000, is the bad news
bell at Lloyd's. Whenever news is re-
ceived that a ship Is overdue or when
definite news comes Of the loss Of q
ship the bell Is rung by the "caller."
At its tolling all transactions are sus-
pended until the news 1t heralds Is
read-London Mirror.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Mana IltflanAaa-

As an illustration Of the insignia
canoe Of man In the scheme Of nature
Professor Zuccarini Of Italy estimated
that, taking the worlds population at
1,600,OO0,OOO. the whole human race
could stand comfortably shoulder to
shoulder in an area 500 miles square
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Eat. Eel rh.. Nearly Drowned Him.

Eats Eel That Nearly Drowned Him.
Rochester, N. Y. - While County
Clerk William 8 Cornwen Of Penn
Yam was In swimming he cried for
help, and when rescuers brought him
to shore q i've pound eel was found
fastened to his right foot The eel was
killed and dressed, and In the evening
Cornwer and his friends dined OF the
Dish that nearly drowned him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Envelopes.

Envelopes were practically unknown
before TIPS. About that time one was
seen ENTHUSIASTICALLY. As late as 1850
letters were often sent folded and seal
ed. Envelopes may be said to have
come into use shortly after 1S44.-Ex-
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Value Of Good Manner.

Good manners, like the gold at the
foundation Of all money, are current
the world over. Emerson noted this:
"Give a boy dress and accomplish
ments and you give him the mastery
Of palaces and fortunes wherever he
goes. He has not the trouble to earn
or own them; they solicit him to enter
and possess"
All your Greek" Chesterfield wrote
to his son, -can never advance you
from secretary to envoy or from envoy
to ambassador, but your address, your
atr, your manner, If good, may"
The difference between q wen bred
and Ill bred man ID this" Samuel John
son said, lone Immediately attracts
Jour attention, the other your aversion
You love one until you find reason to
hate him; you hate the other until you
find reason to love him"
Ctvility, polished manners, mean
much to . youth in his first position.
Obituary Gems.
When John Sherman Of New Haven.
preacher. mathematician, almanac mai
Or and father Of twenty-stx children,
heard Of the death Of his good friend
Jonathan Mitchell, q Harvard pastor,
he explained latter due thought and
many poetic pangs):
Here lies the darling of his tina
Mitchell expired In his prime
Who. four years short Of forty-ssvsn,
Was found full ripe and plucksd for
heaven.
When Thomas Dudley, father Of the
nrst American poetess, Anne Brad
street, came to bis deathbed he showed
where his daughter had received her
surprising gift by composing such fare
well lines as:
Dim eyes, deaf ears. cold stomach show
Ny dissolution In In view.
1leven times seven near lived have I
And now God calls ! willing dis.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
bia Pelican Killed.

Middlesboro, Ky.-A beautiful peli
can was killed on q farm near Ar
thur, Tenn, recently. It was q large
bird, white with black tips on the
wings, which measured seven feet
from tip to dip. Its bin measured
twelve inches IN length, and It stood
ave feet high
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
To Make Sure,

won't you please leave the light
burning in the hall. mother" pleaded
little Robert as he was being put to
bed.
Nonsense. Bobbie," was the reply.
"Surely you know there isn't anything
to be afraid Of In the dark"
Eyes, | know, but can't you leave a
teeny weeny light so can see there
isn't anything thereT-EXchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Joke Ina Nsedle,a Point.

Some years ago an American firm
sent to q Chinese house In Canton the
smallest and finest kind Of needle as
. sample of our skill in delicate handi-
craft. 1t was returned to the firm
with hole through the point, which
could be seen only with q microscope.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Salt


Salt production Is about the oldest
industry In the world. In Italy, the
cradle Of the salt industry, 1t has been
manufactured commercially for $500
years. Salt is so necessary to ex-
istence that in some parts Of the world
tribes will sell the members Of their
families In exchange for salt. Salt has
been the cause of wars, and so i'm
portant has it always been considered
that in some places the passing Of
salt Is established as token Of friend
ship, and women throw salt on a Wis
liter as q friendly greeting. In some
countries salt is so scarce that 1t IS
obtained through the ashes Of grasses
and species Of palm and other plants.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
SEVERED MUSCLES TRAINED.
stumps Of Amputated Arms Made TO
Operate False Hands.

Operate False Hands.
Zurich.-Three professors Of Zurich
university have been experimenting in
the hope Of training the muscles In the
stumps Of amputated arms to connect
with artificial hands in such a way as
to open and close the fingers.
Professor Sauerbach, one Of the pro
fessors, says IN q German medical
magazine that the anatomical difficult
ties have been overcome 80 efrectually
that all that Is now required for COM
plete success Is a somewhat better
artificial hand, and he expresses ex
pectation that this soon viii be IN
vented
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Movie. Draw, Nor, Than Church.

Belleville. Kan.-"where the People
Go" Is the title Of an interesting COM
pilation prepared during the social sur
vey taken in Belleville. It shows that
during the year 100, 900 attend the NOV
ing picture show. $4,000 religious serv-
ices, 1906 church socials and picnics,
12,4O0 the county fair and farmers In
stttute, $500 the Chautauqua and 2,S70
20 to ball games.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Bob Burdstts's Aside

When Bob Burdette was addressing
the graduating class Of large eastern
college for women he began his re-
marks with the usual salutation.
young ladies Of 81" Then in a hor
rifed aside he added. That's an aw-
full age for a giri!'
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Confused.

A f1ustered woman was seen running
wildly about In the corridors Of a large
railway station.
"What are you looking for. mad
amT questioned an officer.
IL am looking for the entrance to
the outsider responded the woman
nervously.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Too oulaf 70 Ra Irua.

Mabel-It is whispered that Belle and
Bob are engaged. Jack-Who whispers
IT Mabel-Belle. Jack-If they really
were she'd whistle, sing and shout IT.
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Badly Timed.

Nephew tried to get raise today,
aunt, but the boss refused 1t. Mrs
Blunderby-Too bad, Dicky! Perhaps
you didn't approach him at the Zoolog-
zeal moment.-Boston Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Conversation.

Diner-This ID q very small piece Of
chicken you have given me. waiter.
Waiter-Yes. sir; but you will nnd It
viii take you q long time to eat Il
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Atlas Rsioicea.

Atlas bore the world on his shoulders
cit is much easier than having It on
your conscience" he explained New
York Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Becomes Annoylno.

Limitation Is the sincerest Hattery."
Maybe so. but I don't like to have
tos many women copying my gowns"
louisville Courier Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
Bushes. In New York.

Every thirty minutes a new business
corporation Ia formed In New York, and
every forty-1ve minutes one n dis
solved.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28

The flowers Of tho foxglove plant re-
semble the fingers Of a glove. The
term foxglove Is said to be q corruP
ton Of the term folks glove" or
"fatry's glove"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28
In the Same Boat.

The Overlooking Lawyer-Ignorance
of the law excuses no one. The Gull
pit-In be sorry for you then II you
ever get In trouble.-BrowninE's Maya
zine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28

You should stop criticising others
the moment you 6nd II gives you
pleasure-Youth's Companion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28

WeuIdnt Say "votes For Women
Chicago.-Because Il could not be
taught to say Votes for women" a
parrot which had been recently taken
to the headquarters Of the woman suf-
eragists Is now back In the bird store
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-28

The virtue Of justice consists In mod
Grafton as regulated by wisdom.-Aris
tote.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-10
STATE NEWS.

Sioux Falls. G.. Cook, a well
known Pennington county man, was
shot" by a pop bottle, and as a re-
suit had one of his thumbs torn off.
He was placing a number of bottles
OF pop on the shelves in his place Of
business when n of the bottles ex-
ploded in his hand, with the result
stated. The thumb was torn com
pletely off close to the hand.
Topbar-As the result of being
thrown from a horse, William Whal-
en-, a well known rancher OF western
South Dakota, living ten miles north
of the Belle Fourche river, is in a
critical condition. He sustained a
severe fracture at the base of the
skull and was otherwise injured. Ii
is feared the injury will prove fatal.
Flandreau-A Arrangements are be-
ing completed for the annual Moody
county fair, which will be held in
this city, commencing August 2S and
continuing until the night of August
81. Much attention will be given
the poultry department, and the ex-
hibits In this department are expect
ed to be very fine ones. There will
be other exhibits, including farm
products of all kinds and live stock.
Farmer-Efforts to capture a sup
posed wild man who is said to have
recently been seen on several occa-
sions in remote portions of Hanson
county have thus far been unsuecess-
full. 1t is believed he is a lunatic
who made his escape from the state
hospital for the insane at Yankton.
or from the insane asylum of some
adjoining state. Women and chill
dren in the region where he is said
TO be making his headquarters have
been greatly alarmed.
Pnilip-To realize an average of
$50 per acre from an alfalfa crop is
a new record which has been set by
Jesse Baker. a homesteader of this
vicinity. Baker has seven acres OF
alfalfa which will give him a return
per acre of the amount stated. The
profits will come from the sale OF
the seed, and the seven acres, it has
been estimated. will give him a re-
turn of about double the value of the
land. Baker also has just completed
the harvesting of 100 acres of winter
wheat, which yielded unusually well.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-10
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files

DIR. 5. NJ. jerks was a morning
passenger for Chicago. to be gone a
couple of weeks.
Mrs. Frank Ginder accompanied
her mother, Mrs. Spear, home to Dell
Rapids for a few days visiting with
the people at home.
Miss Bernard, niece of Mrs. T.
'Lannon. departed for st. Paul, where
she will enter a military establish
ment for a term. She was accom-
panied part of the way by Mrs. Viii
.O'Connor. who returns home to
Worthington, Mimi.
Their has been a movement start
ed looking toward the establishment
of a kindergarten association, for the
purpose of maintaining a kindergar-
ten in Madison. All parents who de-
sire to secure this privilege for their
children are requested to be present
at a meeting to be held at the Pres
byterian church, next Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-10
FIFTY FEET OF SNOW
RIGHT IN u. S. IN JULY
Visitors Find II About o Crater Within
Eighteen Miles OF Santa Fe.

Santa Fe, n. M-Snow fifty feet
deep within eighteen miles OF Santa Fe
In July Is a fact which Is likely to
cause a good many people to revise
their ideas Of the Great American
desert" Of which so much IL heard In
the east.
Visitors at Santa Fe lake and TO the
top OF the lake and Penitente peaks
have found nov cornices around the
crest of the crater overlooking the lake
basin which sloped off gently from the
top, the outer edge of the snow break
ing of abruptly I'm walls which ranged
from twenty To fifty feet In height.
There is no doubt from the measure
ments of these snow precipices that
the snowfall I'm midwinter must have
been fifteen to twenty feet In places
and that the peaks were clothed in a
solid mass of snow from bottom to
summit. There are still masses OF
snow scattered all round the lake
which are still four or five feet thick.
But for the warm rains that come
later snow probably would lie In the
basin from years end to years end.
Despite the hot July sun, the air Is so
cool nj the peak level, more than 1900
feet above the sea. hat the snow cor
nices are melting very slowly.