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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
How to Ride.

In riding sit erect and don't SLOUGH
along. Don't try to be a cowboy If
you are not We have the real simon
pure cowpunchers and broncho bus
tiers; also we have the tin horn variety
Of the same species. Steer clear of
the latter; also be careful not to get
into this category yourself.
Remember that a horse is only flesh
and blood and not a machine. He gets
tired, hungry and thirsty. and for
goodness sake, treat him accordingly.
Because he is a lively horse and you
are paying his hire. treat him white
just the same. Remember that some
one else rode him yesterday. and an
other will probably do so tomorrow.
Give your horse the same kind of a
deal you yourself would demand if
you were in its place. Even a broncho
has feelings and will appreciate your
Notwithstanding.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
If a Naturalist Painted,

If were to paint the short days of
winter / should paint two towering
icebergs approaching each other like
promontories. for morning and even
ing, with cavernous recesses and a SOL
itary traveller wrapping his cloak about
him and bent forward against the
driving storm, just entering the narrow
pass. / would paint the light of ia
per at midday, seen through a cottage
window, half buried in snow and frost.
In the foreground should be seen the
sewers in the fields and other evidences
Of spring. On the right and left Of
the approaching icebergs the heavens
should be shaded off from the light of
midday to midnight with its stars, the
sun being low in the sky.-Henry Da-
vid Thoreau.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
In the Same Boat.

Sam had come home from school,
hungry, as usual Tossing his spelling
book on the kitchen table, he FASTENED
to the pantry and began an investiga-
ton of cake box, cupboards and cooky
jar.
Suddenly the back doorbel rang.
Leaving his Improbable search, Sam
mel went to answer. On the steps
stood an unshaven. long haired man
whose clothes needed a tailor and a
laundry worker
'T'm hungry" began the stranger in
a low, aggrieved tone. land should
like somethin' to eat
"Well, som l." confided the boy,
'but you know I've been a-huntin' for
ten minutes an hain't found a thingT
Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Last Chance.

at is said" he remarked reflective
ly, "that women's hands are growing
larger"
"Well?' she returned inquiringly.
eyes," he asserted. "And the worst
Of it is that there is every likelihood
that this tendency will continue"
"Yes?" she said in the same inquir-
ing tone.
EYES," he repeated. you see, driv-
ing and golf and tennis and other
sports that women have recently taken
up are responsible for it."
I'm that case" she said, with
glance at her own dainty hands, you'd
better speak quick if you want small
one"
He realized that it. was the opportu-
nifty Of a lifetime, and ne spoke
promptly.-Chicago Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
A Tiqer Story.

There is a story current at Kuloang,
central China, about tiger which gave
trouble in that quarter. A missionary
and his wife had been worried by the
tiger prowling nightly around their
home. They determined to be rid of
1t and one night tied cow up in the
back yard and dog at the front of
the house. Then they armed them
selves with guns and kept watch. The
tiger appeared. The missionary fred
and killed the cow. The wife rushed
to see what had happened, and in her
absence the tiger ate the dog.-Ex-
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Much the Simpler Plan.

Mr.. Newedd-Well, we are beginning
housekeeping, and I presume the sim
plest plan will be for me to give you a
regular amount every week for ex-
penses. Just figure up what it will
cost.
Mrs. Newedd-I could never do that
in the world-so many things to count.
you know-but let me see. Oh, I have
1t! 1 have thought of a much simpler
plan.
"All right. my angel! What Is it,"
"You figure up what it will cost you
for car fare and lunches and give me
the rest. New York Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Fussiness In Architecture.

A great vice that is creeping into
American architecture Of interiors to-
day is an exaggeration Of tiny details.
holdings are multiplied until they be-
come liney and disturbing. Every lit
tie plain surface is paneled in most
tiresome fashion. 1t is as if drafts
men had come to hate a white spot
on a piece Of paper or blank space
on a wall and to feel obliged 90 cover
every bit of their drawings with some
thing, preferably mere lines. As a re-
suit the architecture as executed is
endlessly tricked out, fussy and f1nicky
mere virtuosity.-Architect Rec
ord.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Too Late.

After the guests had waited for half
an hour in Berkshire church for the
bride to arrive messengers were dis
patched to the livery stable to try to
discover what had happened. The liv-
eryman. made to understand that he
had omitted to send a carriage to her
house. acknowledged that all the
blame rested on him and apologized in
manly fashion, but when they suggest
ed that he should proceed to remedy
the delay he failed to see the point.
"What1l be the use o. fetchfn' 'er
now?" he argued. 1.-The service I'll be
'arf over."-London Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Florence NIGHTINGALE.

There is a story that after the return
to England Of the troops from the
Crimea Lord Stratford at a dinner sug-
gested that those present should write
on piece of paper the name of the per-
son whose Crimean reputation would
endure longest. When the votes came
to be examined it was found that not a
single soldier had received a vote. Ev-
cry paper bore the same two words
Florence Nightingale.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
The lyre Bird.

The fully developed male Tyre bird
is one of the most handsome and nota-
BILE Of the forms Of bird life of Queens
land. The contour Of the bird, with
its long neck and stout gallinaceous
feet, is by no means unlike that Of a
peacock. and the wonderful tail, pos
sessed only by the male birds, fulflls
a corresponding role of vain display
The bird executes antics for a train
Of female admirers on a raised earth
en- mound. For a short period Of the
year, about January, the Tyre bird loses
its characteristic plumes and has to be
content with the sober plumage Of its
mate
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
China, Japan and Religion.

The religion Of China is Confucian-
ism, an ethical system founded by Con-
fucius about $50 B. G. Another religion
which has large following is Taoism,
and form Of Buddhism is followed by
many.
In Japan the chief religion is that Of
Buddha, which is, however, compare
lively modern. Another and older faith
exists, called Shinto or Shinsyu. The
word shinto is equivalent to spirit wor-
ehiD
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Those Who Ride.

In all situations Of life into which 1
have looked / have found mankind di-
vided into two grand parties, those
who ride and those who are ridden.
The great struggle in life seems to be
which shall keep in the saddle. This,
1t appears to me, is the fundamental
principle of politics. whether in great
or little life.-From 1.-THE Young Man
Of Great Expectations" by Washing
ton Irving.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Salt Ira Roumania,

Veritable mountains of salt are to be
seen in some sections of Roumania.
for the salt deposits cover an enor-
nous area and have a thickness vary
ing from COO even to 800 feet. At
Sarat there is a mountain Of salt, and
steam shovels can be used to load the
waiting cars. In other cases the gal
lery system is employed, and cleo
trically driven machines turn out
blocks a cubic yard in size. like great
pieces of granite.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Appearances.

1t Is the appearances that fill the
scene, and we pause not to ask of
what realities they are the proxies
When the actor of Athens moved all
hearts as he clasped the burial urn and
burst into broken sobs how few then
knew that it held the ashes of his son.
-Bulwer-Lytton.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Internal Forfeiture,

An art patroness was gushing over a
portrait in the presence of the artist.
81 do not know how it is" she said,
"but when you paint a portrait you
seem to put more into it than any one
else can see."
Madam" he exclaimed In a rhap-
sody, ''it is not faces alone that I paint;
1t is soulsr'
"Oh." she replied cuttingly, for his
enthusiasm was too warm, you do in
teriors, do you?"-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Law ldleness

Beware of lazy idleness. 1t will have
its effect on your whole system. 1t
brings on degeneration of the muscles
and the internal organs. sometimes re-
sulting in an unhealthy accumulation
OF fat and sometimes in internal adhe-
sion. In some constitutions it results
In shrinkage and premature old age.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Her Chance.

Mrs. Suphrage-Our society has ap-
pointed me chairman of a committee
whose object it is to bring about a re-
duction In rents. Mr.. Suphrage-rm
very glad to hear II, my dear. When
we get home you can begin on my
trousers.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Caught.

Herbert. you weren't listening to
what I said"
"Er-what makes you think that,
darling?'
81 asked you If you could let me have
500. and you smiled and said. Yes.
dearest Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Evil ENOUGH.

There is evil enough in man, God
knows, but 1t is not the mission OF
every young man and woman to do
tail and report it all. Keep the at
mosphere as pure as possible and fra
grant with gentleness and CHARITY
Dr.. John Hall.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
La Pnlikassa

The Fair One-Oh, l wished I had
lived hundred years ago. The Other
One-But then you would be a long
time dead and would not be sitting
mere happily by my side. The Fair
one-True. true. So 1 couldn't! For
give me. dearest!-New York Post
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Gold Mixtures.

One Of the coolest mixtures known Is
made by adding three pounds of mu-
rate of lime to one pound Of snow.
Three pounds Of snow added to one
pound Of salt make the mixture faIl
thirty-two degrees below freezing
point.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
The Arabic LANGUAGE.

The Arabic used in the Koran diff
fers as much from the Arabic used in
ordinary conversation and intercourse
In the east as Latin differs from Ital-
ian. The Koran Arabic is that Of the
literary classes; colloquial Arabic is
that Of the common people.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Within Reason

Mistress-Jane. didn't you hear the
doorben? New Seryant-Yes. mum.
Mistress-Then why don't you go to
the door! New Servant-'Deed, mum.
I amt expectin' nobody to call on me
1t must be somebody to see yourself
mum.-Passing Show.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
NSt NecessariIy,

"You say this motorist took you to a
hospital after he ran you DOWN.
Eyes"
Nothing could be kinder"
Maybe not, but he didn't have to
run me down, did he, just to show me
he had a kind Observation-Disclosures
Age-Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
A Helpful Wife.

"Now, hubby, want to be helpful"
said the bride.
"Bless my little wifer'
$50 whenever you have any coupons
to be clipped you may turn that work
over to me."-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Not Clear to Paw,

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, can any one
see through glass? Paw-Certainly,
son. Little Lemuel-Then why can't
Uncle Joe see through his glass eyef-
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Easy SAVING.

In Argentina a postal savings bank
account can be opened by depositing
one paper dollar. but after that sums
Of mere fractions Of a cent may be
entered by purchase Of stamp.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Different.

Larry-My wife went away yester-
DAY morning. Harry-Is that what
makes you look so glumi Larry-No:
she came back last night-Exchanee.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
One Ihinu Lift.

Wife-Have you shut up everything
for the night? Husband (meekly)-
I'm sorry to say. dear. that I haven't
New York Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
ROARING Rusinass-

He does a roaring business
whats his line?"
He blows the megaphone on a si1ht.
seeing bus"-Club Fellow.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
ella.

4 student Of fish culture says that
two pounds Of newborn cells will yield
in three years about six tons Of edible
fish, worth $1,000.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Accommodation.

Jmks-Have you got quarters for
uoiiar' old man? Winks-My vest peck
&c Is rather crowded, but pass it over
ana I'll try to make room for it.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
The Greatest Einancier

The Greatest Financier.
VINO was the greatest financier ever
knownY'
Noah, because he fioated his stock
Wnen the whole world was in hquida-
ton."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Hope.

mnen rhales was asked what is most
UNIVERSAL ne answered hope, for hope
-Epictetus.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
Who Knows7

A little girl. finishing her breakfast
looked up and asked. Mother, what Is
hash when it is Chicago Her.
aid.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15
A Reason.

"Why do writers always talk of
angry famesT'
Because. II you notice, flames are
usually put out."-Baltimore American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15

Inc normal school turns out profes-
80 oi philosophy. Only the school
OF nre produces philosophers
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15

Mysterious Disappearance.
'Ma, did I eat the hole In the dough
nut too?"
mo, dear; a hole cannot be eaten"
well. then, what became of itr'-
Boston Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15

The lucky man is the one who sees
and grasps his opportunity.-Old Say.
ing.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-15

Oh. life. An age to the miserable, a
moment to the happy-Bacon.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-12-08
SALOON AND WoRKINeMAN.

Saloon politicians are the worst enc.
mics Of the laboring mans rights.
They get plenty Of money to buy free
beer and whisky to debauch the electo-
rate. They raise the cry Of personal
liberty" and with solid saloon support,
the honest workingman has no show
against them.
The saloon fills warehouses and pen
itentiaries with its victims, and their
labor is brought into competition with
free labor, to the injury thereof.
The saloon is labor's worst enemy.
The sooner working men realize the
fact, the better 1t will be for them.
The corrupt politician thrives through
the saloon and corrupt politicians are
bleeding this country to death, bring
ing it down to conditions of older and
less resourceful countries. The abol-
ishment Of the saloons will not bring
labor Immediately all that labor ought
to have, but it will be the removing
Of the greatest obstacle to labor's
success.
The working people of the United
States earned more money each year
for the distillery and brewery kings
Of America than was paid to all the
kings and emperors of Europe.
Working people are now asserting
their rights and are freeing themselves
from slavery to the inhuman liquor
traffic and the dominance of an aris-
tocracy Of beer.--John f. Cunneen, La
Dor Leader, Chicago.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-12-08
GERMANY ADMITS
SINKING MARINA
ASSERTS COMMANDER or sUBMA.
RINE TOOK SHIP FOR ALLIED
TRANSPORT.
ASK DATA FROM UNCLE SAM
Question Of Whether Vessel Was Prl-
vate Ship or Transport Put Up To
United States-Serlous Ques-
tlon Involved.

Observation-Disclosures the receipt
Of communication from the German
government admitting that German
submarine torpedoed the British horse
ship Marina with the loss of six Amer
leans, Secretary Lansing conferred
with President Wilson, and 1t was de-
cided that no action would be taken by
the American government until it
could be definitely established wheth-
or the Marina was private vessel or
a belligerent transport.
In the note Germany stated that the
commander Of the submarine which
sank the Marina had reported that he
took the vessel for transport and
asked the United States for informa-
ton on this point. Count Won Bern
storff, the German ambassador, called
at the state department and also
sought this information. He was told
by Secretary Lansing that the United
States was not yet in position to an
swer the inquiry, but would do SO as
quickly as possible.
AS a result Of the developments Of
the day 1t was indicated by officials
that no action could be expected in the
immediate future on the Marina case,
admittedly one OF the two most seri-
Gus pending between the United
States and Germany. The other Is the
British liner Arabia, sunk in the Med
iterranean.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-12-08
CONvICTS GOODWIN SLAYER
John RIzensky Convicted Of Killing
underworld Queen" - Burglary
Alleged Motive.

Memphis, Tenn.-While many good
people were enjoying their Thanksgiv-
ing dinner John Rizensky was hearing
the verdict of the jury which would
send him to the state penitentiary for
not less than 10 years for the murder
OF Mae Goodwin. The maximum would
Be 20 years.
The Jury discarded Rizensky's story
of a lost little sister whom he had
sworn to his mother on her deathbed
he would protect, of her ruin, and Of
how he traced the responsibility to
Mae Goodwin, whom he charged with
white slavery.
The jury agreed that Rizensky was
professional burglar. It agreed that
Rizensky entered Mae Goodwin's home
at about $3.50 o'clock on the morning
Of Oct. 9, determined upon robbing her
of her diamonds, but without intent
to take her life. Like all burglars,
the taking Of life was the last thing
he wished to do, because 1t would lead
to detection. Like his kind, he would
not hesitate to shoot to kill If cor
nered.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-12-08
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Temperance
lss.aOteS@
NEW ATHLETE.

I'VE .
The following is from an article in
Association Men, contributed by L. O.
Reimann, left tackle In the University
Of Michigan:
The day of the 'bottle-scarred" hero
is gone, and the new type of athlete Is
taking his place. The first question
the student body asks Of a football
hero is: 'Do you drink" His pop
ularity will hang upon his general
manner Of living. All the best coaches
and trainers In the country absolute
ly forbid drinking of intoxicants dur
ing the training season and keep
watchful eye on their men the year
round. The first infraction of the rule
against drinking is dealt with harsh
ly by the coach and athletic directors.
The second means unqualified dis
missal from the squad. This has been
found the only way to deal with such
cases, for Coach ''Hurry-Up" Yost says
he has no time to waste trying to
train drinker, and nothing tries a
mans staying powers like football.
While the old type of athlete is pass
ing out, the new athlete" is coming
in rapidly and is aligning himself in
the fight for dry territory. He is typ
flied by such men as Jack Watson,
captain Of the Illinois football team
and president Of the Y. NJ. @. A.;
Cub" Buck, captain of the Wisconsin
football team and president Of the
Y. M. G. A.; Rutherford, the football
star and president of the University
of Nebraska Y. M. 9. A.; Mike Dori-
zas, University Of Pennsylvania, cham
pion strong man Of the East and all
round athlete; Hobson of Yale, Brick
ley Of Harvard, and hundreds Of the
foremost athletes of the United States.
Such men are forming line OF offense
against booze and all forms of dissipa-
ton, because they know that no man
can combine drink and good playing.
Eddie Collins, the White Sox star,
says: "You can't bat 300 If you bat
around all night" and one Of his ten
commandments to young athletes is:
Don't drink alcoholic drinks" Con-
ME Mack, manager Of the Philadel-
phia Athletics, said in 1910 Of the
team which won the worlds baseball
championship, that Is Of the 25 play
ers 'did not even know the taste Of
liquor" and predicted that in five
years 80 per cent of all baseball play
ers would be strictly temperate.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-12-08
0vERTON GUILTY; TO HANG
Slayer Of Alabama Judge ls Found
Guilty and Sentenced To Be :.
Hanged.

Huntsville, Ala.-David D. Overton,
former chief of police and circuit court
clerk OF Huntsville, on trial here for
the last week charged with the muir
der of Probate Judge William T. Law
Ter, his political enemy, was found
guilty of first degree murder. The
jury was out is hours. The court set
Jan. IL as the date for the hanging.
and granted stay Of execution pend
ing the appeal.
The verdict of the jury came as q
shock to many in the courtroom,
which had been crowded during the
morning hours with curious spectators
who had expected a verdict by the
noon hour. Overton's counsel, imme.
diately after the verdict was announc-
ed by the court, declared an appeal
would be filed.
Deputy sheriffs stood at each door
of the courtroom inside and outside,
and many people were present. When
the verdict was returned Overton was
asked by the court If he had anything
to say, and he replied: Nothing,
judge, except that l am not guilty"
Sentence was then pronounced, Over
ton went back to his seat and calmly
surveyed the faces of the twelve men
who had rendered the verdict. There
was no demonstration whatever.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-12-08
Needles Made of Bone.

The needle Is one of the very old
domestic instruments. The earliest
were probably Of bone. Steel needles,
close upon the modern style, were
made by the Moors at very early
period, and there Is record Of their
introduction into England In the four
teenth century that the matchmaking
industry became quite an important
one In England, and companies were
formed for making them. Needles
made Of fish bone bone of other ami
mails and also ivory, sometimes hav-
ing an eye at one end and sometimes
having an eye in the middle, have been
found among the refuse Of the cave
dwelling peoples of Europe. The ma
chinery now employed In making nee
dies of the many kinds used In sew
ing is quite as wonderful as the ma
chinery used In making the pins that
the world uses SO recklessly.--Wash-
ington Star.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-12-08
plsmisses Writ in Contest.

Asheville, N C.-Judge w. J.. Ad-
ans dismissed the writ Of alternative
mandamus issued against the Bun
combe county board of canvassers in
the Britt Weaver controversy over
the election to congress from the
Tenth district. Attorneys for Con-
gresham Britt announced that an APP
peal to the state supreme court would
be taken. Democratic leaders say
that the state board of elections.
which meets Thursday, will issue a
certificate OF election to Weaver. dem
ocratic candidate.