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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
He Used His Head,

In the American Magazine Charles
N. Schwab says:
Andrew Carnegie first attracted at
tention by using his head to think
with. 1t was when he was a telegraph
operator on the Pennsylvania railroad
under Colonel Thomas A. Scott. One
morning a series Of wrecks tangled up
the line. Colonel Scott was absent and
young Carnegie could not locate him.
Things looked bad.
Right then Carnegie disregarded one
Of the roads stricteSt rules and sent
out a dozen kilograms signed with
Colonel Scott's name, giving orders that
would clear the blockade.
"'YOung man. said the superintend-
ent a few hours later. do you realize
that you have broken this company's
rules?
"'Well. Mr.. Scott, aren't your tracks
clear and your trains running?' asked
the young telegrapher.
Colonel Scott's punishment was to
make Carnegie his private secretary.
A few years later. when the colonel re-
tired from Office, he was succeeded by
the former telegraph operator. then
only twenty eight years old"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
HIhanks For the Qucks.n

An official in one Of the largest man,
ufacturing concerns in Philadelphia re-
Gently showed me the huge plant. l
marveled at the labor saving ma
chinery.
"One of our workmen." he said, "has
made a great many of the improve
ments you see In this room. He likes
to go duck shooting. and while of on
q trip for a week or more he thinks out
some new way to save labor"
After q moments pause he added:
"Why. he turned up one day with a
plan whereby we save $4,000 a year."
"And what" l inquired docs that
workman get out OF it,
"Oh," the happy official replied, "he
gets the ducks."-Girard In Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Married Money.

4GIad to see you looking SO well, old
-oDp said the friend Of a newly made
h.nadict. This is the first opportu-
,Itv I have had Of offering my con-
1-stulations on your recent marriage.
r,om the look Of things 1 guess you've
married. money. Well, it was the right
hing TO do. That shop walking berth
- vours must have been awfully Dor
mo Is she in? should like to be in
rOduced."
aoh, she's at work." said the hus-
hand with a placid smile.
at work? What do you meanT
asked the friend.
"Well, you see, it was this way" re-
nled the benedict. "She had a much
hotter position than mine-head Of her
deuartment, fS a week. Wouldn't give
nup. So there was nothing for it but
for me to retire from business and keep
house, and here | am, you see. You
have to let women have their way in
some things "-London Tit-Bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
The Business of Life.

Life is a business we are all apt to
nismanage. either living recklessly
from day to day or suffering ourselves
to be guided out Of our moments by the
inanitieS of custom. We should de-
spse a man who gave as little activity
and fOrethOught to the conduct of any
other business. But in this. which is
the one thing of all others. since it con-
tains them all. we cannot see the forest
for the trees. One brief impression OBJ
Iterates another. There is something
supplying in the recurrence of unim-
pOrtant things, and it is only on rare
pOvOcatiOns that we can rise to take
IN outlook beyond daily concerns and
comprehend the narrow limits and
great possibilities of our existence
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Child Escapes CoYote.

Bend. Ore.-Attracted to the door
yard by an unusual noise being made
by her flock Of turkeys, Mrs. Thomas
Merchant, living east of Bend. found a
coyote running toward her little girl.
who was playing in the yard. The AMI
NAL was frothing at the mouth and Is
believed to have been rabid. Mrs. Mer-
chant had just time to snatch her
daughter up and return to the house
before the coyote reached the spot
where the little girl was at play.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
ann XIII 0sea.

oakland, Cal.-Dr. J. II. Callen, who
had two hives Of bees, much alive, on
his Fruitvale avenue property. II new
occupied In cleaning out two hives Of
esad bees. victims Of an unsuccessful
verdun defense against horde Of ma
fauding ants. The evidence shows that
he ants attacked In solid mass forma-
don. carrying the bees dnt second
md third line Of trenches and then At
lacking the entrances to the hives
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Firm as q Rock.

There" he said, pulling his shirt
sleeves over his brawny arms and sur
veying the clothes prop which had
taken him the best part Of the after
noon to fix In the garden, that's as
firm as a rock. Even the combined
forces Of the elements cannot bring it
down."
Later in the day he found the pole
on the ground.
did you do thisT' he reared to his
eight-year-old son.
"No, father" was the answer; "a
sparrow perched on It seed It my
self"-LondOn Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
fireman SAVES BABY.
Climbed on Pilot of Locomotive, Lifted
Infant From Track.

Climbed on Pilot of Locomotive, Lifted
Infant From Track.
La Crosse, Wis.-Coon valley resi-
dents are talking Of applying for q
Carnegie medal for Fireman Peter
Hensgen Of the La Crosse and South
eastern. He was In a freight engine
cab when he saw a child in the dis
lance on the track.
It was down grade and the brakes
were slow to grip. Hensgen climbed
out along the footboard to the pilot,
grasped a rod and leaned down.
He grabbed the sleeping child with
his free hand and lifted her from the
track. The child was the little daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jacobson.
She had wandered away In the after
noon and lay down tired between the
rails and went to sleep.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
That Midniaht Oil.

81 suppose" ventured the interested
friend Of the family, that John is
still burning the midnight oil at col
lege?"
"Yes. indeed" replied the fond but
puzzled mother. but the college must
furnish very inferior quality Of oil.
John writes me that some midniGhts
the light is so very poor that he can
hardly read his hand" - Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Wrong Eating.

' AFTER ALL" says n bulletin
' from state board of health,
' good health is largely matter
' Of what goes into the stomach.
T" If Prrscn eats heavily Of rich,
' GREASY. concentrated foods. such (
as fried meats. rich pastries,
y Sc"@. or undcrdOne breads. he I
y Will soon find himself seeking
' relief from headache. sluggish (
= hess. constipation and bilious
' hess. and the patent medicine
' route will be the way he will
' likely choose. Pills and purga-
' tircS will find a hearty welcome
' and become a warm friend to
Persons who so poison them
selves. The trouble arising from I
eating food OF this kind is that it (
iermCntS in the stomach. throws
or pniSons and creates a condi-
ton which calls for n stronger I
' Poison in the form Of medicine
tothrow of the food poison. The I
: medicine habit is acquired, and
. The digestive organs Of the stom-
. mach are wrecked and no longer
. Perform their natural functions.
. "On the other hand. whoever
!. eats freely Of fruits, vegetables,
milk, butter, salads, cereals and
nuts-foods prepared by nature
Tor man-not only avoids diges-
ure troubles, but he Is spared
The evil effects Of food poisons.
such as rheumatism headaches,
tuggishness and biliousness. He I
also escapes the patent medicine
aabit. he eats according to ma
lures demand and needs, and no
. aedicins II required a. an after
dose"
Wa
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Air MnALAnnenkA

The. movement Of air Is varicusly
designated, according to Its velocity.
as a zephyr. breeze, wind. gale or hur-
ricane.
A dense or thick fog. according to
the weather bureau, obscures objects
at q distance Of 1000 feet
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Came.

Daughter of Western Farmer-0h,
George, the harvest hands threaten to
quit, and papa is away!
Young Foreman Yes, | know.
wired him this morning for instruc-
lions.
Daughter Of Western Farmer-What
did he answer?
Young FOreman-He said. Hold
hands till come"
Daughter of W"AHrn Farmer-Well.
1t means an awfu, -. of spooning. but
I guess we can do it. can't we?-Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
He Was the Whole of It.

/ Over the wire to the parsonage came
this request:
The bishop would like to meet at
the church this evening the pastor, the
class leader. the Sunday school super
htendent. the president of the cradle
roll and of the young peoples societies,
the president of the missionary So
ciety, the chorister and the sextonr'
"All right. I'll be there" was the
inswer-C Christian Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
The Ancient Mayas,

1t Is urged by an archaeologist that
the Mayas. who once inhabited Amer
lea, had a civilization as far advanced
Is that of any early people except the
Greeks. The jewellers In the jungles
Of Yucatan. Guatemala and Honduras
are believed to be their descendants.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Feminine Sympathy,

81 could tell her how sorry all the
girls felt for Mamie yesterday"
"Why so?''
Because she sat there without
word when the others were telling
Indignantly how those contemplate
street Washers tried to hirt with
them."-BaltimOre American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Not Guilty.

Little Charley had been spanked by
his mother for stealing cookies. His
cousin. who was present. wishing to
comfort him. said: Poor Charley You
have my sympathy" Looking up
through his tears, he protested: 81
have not, didn't touch itr'-Boston
Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Simple Arithmetic.

A little boy who had not learned
how to count one day received three
apples from friend.
He was very pleased and told his
mother afterward.
"How many apples did you get"
she asked
81 don't know just how many moth
err" he replied. but l got one in the
middle and two outside."-New York
Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Prodigy.

'-That youngster Of yours Il pretty
bright, chr"
Breads Henry james at sight" an
swered the Boston man.-Kansas City
Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
A River In Brazil,

The state of Sac Paulo. In the repub
lie Of Brazil. has a river that carries
one Of the longest names of any stream
In the world. The name IS Of Indian
origin and IS 'Tamanduaetehy" and Is
also called without saving anything H.
length river OF the Great Tamanoir
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Flyinq Predictions.

In 1913 Friar Bacon predicted that
flying would shortly" become a gen
eral practice. and Bishop wilkins in
1862 said. 1T will yet be as usual to
hear n man call for his wings when he
Is going on a journey as 1t Is now to
hear him call for his boots"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Some People Think So.

Lucia di Lammermoor' is a great
favorte OF mine" said Mrs. Van Spen-
der to Mrs. Climber. whom she was en-
pertaining at the opera.
1--WE never met her." said Mrs
Climber. as she attractiveY'-New
York World.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
COLLEGE Faculty.

From the letter of a father TO his
son at college:
Dear Harold-Your brief letter came to-
day. / am inClosinE the check for the
amount you requested. | have heard a
great deal of the college faculty. | take
II to be the faculty for spcudin; money.
Affectionately. FATHER.
New York Post
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
NEW DIMES In CIRCULATION.
$4,000 Worth of Coins Distributed by
the PHILADELPHIA Mint.

the Philadelphia Mint.
Philadelphia. The new ten cent
pieces which have been coined In large
quantities at the Philadelphia mint
were recently Iput into circulation for
the first time. about $1S0.OO0 worth be-
ing distributed to banks and trust COM
panies. They were introduced stimuli
taneously I'm the western states from
the Denver mint
The diverse side of the new dime
shows a head of Liberty in profile.
while the reverse side shows a bundle
Of rods I'm the center and the protrud-
ing battleax. symbols of unity. Sur
rounding the central design is an olive
wreath, denoting peace.
The new coins are expected to be in
general circulation within a few days.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Deserved TO Get IL.

81 want to ask you for n bit Of ad.
vice." said the insinuating man.
"What Is it,"
81 want you to put yourself in my
place and me in yours and tell me how
you would go about It if you wanted to
borrow $40 from me."-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Clam Shells

Clam shells are susceptible Of fine
polish and are used for many orna-
mental purposes. Chinese carve them
into snuffbOxes. tops Of walking sticks,
bracelets and similar articles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Strono on 6illa

winkle-My wife would make q good
member Of congress. Hinkle-Why?
Wlnkle-She's always introducing bills
into the house.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Shook,

NOlly-You say you shook all over
when yOu proposed to her? Cholly-
Yes did. MoIly-And how about the
arl? Cholly-Oh. she only shook her
lead.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
At REGULAR Rates.

Amateur Poetess-Ten dollars for
correcting the meter of this little verse!
Professional POet-Oh, yes; for this
sort of work 1 charge regular plumb
erS rateS.-Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Troublesome Trait.

Brown claims that he always tells
the truth"
yes; he seems to have q mania for
stirring mp trouble" - New York
Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Thu Irritated Tourist.

els this the bureau of Information
asked the confused traveller.
"No." replied the man. This Is the
ticket Office"
"Great guns! Is It getting so they
sell tickets now for informationY'-
Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Merely q Dslusion.

Insurance Doctor-Any insanity In
your family? Cholly-Only-aw-the
pater-thinks he's the head Of the
house, ye kno~.-Boston Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Crusl.

Lottie-He wore my photograph over
bis heart. and II stopped the bullet.
Tottie-I'm not surprised. darling: II
would stop Q clock--London Sketch
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Ona Drawback.

Confession may be good for the soul,
but It's often rough on the reputation.
Charleston News and Courier.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25

Nothing boosts the value Of blessings
No their rsrnoval-Chicago News
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25

Where love and skill work together
sxpect q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25

This u the best day the world has
ever seen. Tomorrow win be better
4 A. Campbell.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
PROVING Il

"Boggs says that he nnds that two
can live a. cheaply as one"
yes. They live with bis wife's
folks"-Browning's Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.

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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-10

his -0Ws c~1y. BesTdes, no reunion
could last unless he became satisfied
that his wife had rights as well as
himself
One day Jennie heard click at the
gate and, looking out through a win
dow, saw her husband coming. With
beaming eyes and smile she went to
meet him.
Jennie" he said, "I treated you
brutally. Will you forgive me?'
''It was all my fault" she replied
you'll have to stand a lot If you
come back to me. I've a bad temper" +"
"I'l try to correct my faults"
There were quarrels after that be-
tween them, but Jim made a rule that
they must be made up the day they
occurred In time they came to regard
differences on the same footing as 9TH
er trials and the sooner mended the
better
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-10

expenditure, II only car Tare- And
when it was necessary to spend money
he was used to spending it on himself.
These things caused scraps, and the
scraps gradually grew to be Quarrels.
Jennie usually had the right of the
question, but did not know how to use
It so as to impress her husband that
he was In the wrong. While he was
wrong In trying TO dominate her. she
acted uneducatedly.
One evening Jennie desired Jim to 60
with her to an evening party given by
one Of her friends. Jim wouldn't 60.
She said she would go alone and asked
him to come to bring her home. He
made no reply. She went, and since
he did not come for her she remained
at her friends all night She should
have gone home early the next day,
but instead spent the day and the night
with her mother. On returning the
next day she found her home deserted.
Here was break between two per-
sons who, If they could have been pre-
pared for their parts, might have got
over this early married period, have
gradually become used to each other
and settled down into a happy married
life. What contrast between this
antagoniSm and the mutual depend
ence of ten or twenty years later!
Jennie made an effort for a recon
Citation. but since she did not accom-
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-10

pany It by a confession that she, and
she only, was in the wrong Jim paid
no attention to her pleadings. Then
her mother advised her to let him
alone. If he ever came to realize that
he was giving up that which was pleas
ing and ennobling for his preconceived
notions of what a wife should be to
him he would very likely conquer his
pride and return to her. If not she
could do no more than she had done
and the matter must adjust itself or
remain unadjusted without any fur
ther action on her part.
For awhile Jim persuaded himself
that he had acted the part of a strong
man in asserting himself and in re-
fusing to live with a woman who. as
he expressed it, would take the bit
in her teeth and run away with every
thing" But he had been very happy
for awhile in his home with his wife.
His mother had taken his part in his
diSagreements with his wife, and he
went to live with her. But he had
reached an age when a man Graves
his own rooftree and hearthstone, and
he was not satisfied He met with an
accident in his work, and. though his
mother cared for him tenderly, he
pined for his wife. Between her and
him was deathly silence. Jennie did
not try to win him back to her. He
Vas a man-o Of strong will and must go
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-10
The Education Of
Marriage
By ELINOR MARSH

Jim Hawks was an ironworSer. He
was twenty-five years old and had
prospect of a long life ahead. He was
q hard worker and very saving, his
idea being to get nest egg-for ma
ture leads us ell to build nests, and
man can't do it as the birds do, by
getting together a few straws and 9th
er such material. He must have mon
ey to pay for his domicile.
Young persons-very young persons
don't look upon matrimony with the
misg1vings OF their elders. Jim's idea
of a home was a comfortable house
with very nice wife in 1t, or at least
a suit Of rooms He was to own the
house and the wife and the furniture
The wife was to be there to minister
TO his wants and comforts.
Jennie Owens was the daughter of
a widow. Jennie was twenty years
old. She was a high school graduate
and aimed partly to support herself
and her mother, who had a little in
come, by stenOgraphy and typewrit-
&uS- buJ jim hdWhS came alOQS,
talked very sweetly to her and In time
induced her to marry him. Both want
ed home; both wanted to fulfill the
destiny nature intended for them.
This was all very well, but neither
had been educated to matrimony.
Jim had his preconceived nStions OF
what his wife should be to him, and
she had her preconceived notions of
what he should be to her. AS soon as
the honeymoon ended these preconceiv-
ed notions began to clash. Jim's habit
of saving money did not grow less with
two to provide for. He kept control Of
the cash and pinched his wife for
small expenditures. He had not been
used to considering the requirements
OF any one except himself and needed
practice to become used to considering
those of another. He was not exactly
what his wife expected to find him,
and she thought that in certain re-
spects she might make him over. She
remained I'm their three rooms all day
and when evening came needed
change Of scene, TO say nothing Of
recreation. Jim worked hard all day
and when evening came desired to
Rngt~~ Resides going out REQUIRED some
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-10

Under the most favorable atmoe-
pheric conditions deer can scent man
at the distance Of a mile and a half.
If he is smoking the range may be in
creased to two miles. They have been
known to refuse to cross a mans track
more than four hours after he had
passed, but rain may destroy the scent
In ten ninuteS--St James Gazette.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-10
From Experience.

Suitor-What makes you think, sir,
that 1 will not be able to support your
daughter?
Her Father-The difficulty that 1 have
had in doing it myself.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-10
Not After the Best.

"She says she wouldn't marry the
best man on earth. Plenty Of girls say
that Idle talk, eh?'
"Oh, I don't know. Some girls actu-
ally mean It. Some of them are look
ing for wealth. th."-Kansas City Journal
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-10

R. The Congress.
D. What does Congress consist
of?
r. Senate and House of Rep
resentatives.
D. Who is our State Senator?
R. Theo. M. Kurtz.
D. Who is the chief executive
OF the United States9
R. President.
D. How long is the President
of the United States electedY
r. 4 years.
D. Who takes the place of the
President in case he diesY
r. The Vice President.
D. What is his nameY
R. Thomas R. Marshall.
D. By whom is the President of
the United States electedf
r. By the electors.
D. By whom are the electors
elctedf
R. By the people.
D. Who makes the laws for the
stete of Pennsylvania.
R. The Legislature.
D. What does the Legislature
consist OF
r. Senate and Assembly.
D. Who is our AssemblymanG
R. Wilmer H. Wood.
D. How many State in the un-
ion9
R. 48.
D. When was the Declaration
of independence signedf
R. July 4, 1776.
D. By whom was it writtenY
R. Thomas Jefferson.
D. Which is the capital of the
United States?
R. Washington.
D. Which is the capital of the
state of Pennsylvania.
r. Harrisburg.
D. How many Senators has
each state in the United States
Senatef
r. Two.
D. Who are our U. S. Senatorsi
R. Boise Penrose and George
| 7. Oliver.
D. By whom are they electedi
R. By the people.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-10
HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES

For sewing machines, Vacu-
um cleaners, mops, ETC., see j.
X. Carney, White building, In
diana, Pa.