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The broad ax., 1917-01-06
SQueaky Shoes,

"While conducting a research for in
formation on the origin of certain fash
ions Of the past" writes Zim in the Car
toons Magazine, 81 discovered the rea-
son for the existence of the squeak in
shoes. The squeak was once deemed
fashionable. and men Of great impor-
lance in the affairs of the country de-
manded it in their footwear, and cob
blers were paid 2 shillings extra for
putting 1t in. The squeak boot denoted
the approach Of some one of impor-
lance, and the way was made clear at
once in the same manner as a bicy-
cler's shrill whistle warns you to look
to your interests. During the squeaky
period men found it difficult to sneak
into the house after II p. m. without
being discovered and disgraced. Re-
moving the shoes before entering the
house is all invention which followed
the squeaky shoe era, and, while the
former is now almost absolute, the lat
ter is still i'll vogue and as popular as
ever with married men,"
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
SUGAR..

Our word sugar is said TO be de-
rived from the Arabic "sukkar," the
article itself having got into Europe
through the Arabian Mohammedans,
who overran a great part of the world
In the seventh, eighth and ninth CEN
turtles. According to DR.. Van Lipp-
man, Dutch writer, as a result Of the
Arab invasion of Persia sugar found
its way into Arabia, whence again its
culture was carried to Cyprus, Rhodes.
Sicily and Egypt. In the last named
country the preparation of sugar was
greatly improved, and the Egyptian
product became widely famous. From
Egypt the industry spread along the
northern coasts of Africa and so enter
ed Spain, where, about the year lilo,
some fourteen refneries were in opera
ton. Columbus introduced sugar cane
into the new world.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
ATe Civ. Him the Sack" :

Two noblemen in the reign of Maxi
milan u.-156+ 1566-one a German,
the other a Spaniard, who had each
rendered great service to the emperor,
asked the hand Of his daughter in mar
rage. Macmillan said that as he es-
teemed them both alike it was impos-
sible to choose between them and
therefore their own prowess must de-
eide it; but, being unwilling % risk the
loss Of either by engaging them in
deadly combat, he ordered large sack
to be brought and declared that he who
should put his rival into it should have
his fair Helena. And this whimsical
combat was actually performed In the
presence Of the Imperial court and
lasted an hour. The unhappy Spanish
nobleman was first overcome, and the
German succeeded in enveloping him
In the sack. putting him upon his back
and laying him at the emperor's feet.
This comical combat is said to be the
origin of the phrase "Give him the
sack" so common in the literature Of
counting.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Never.

Never" is a word which is wrongly
defined in the dictionary.
In that book We gather the under
standing that never" means not at all,
foreyermOre.
But
Each day in our broad land young
women vow that they will never for
give young men.
Men lift their right hands to high
heaven and swear that they will never
take another drink.
Husbands promise never to forget to
write every Cay.
Wives promise never to make an
other eXtravagant and foolish purchase.
Candidates aver that they will never
run for Office again.
Women say they will never speak to
some one any more.
In all these cases never" means any
length of time from one hour to four
days.-Life.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Sound Waves.

Science says that the Ioudness Of
sounds varies inversely as the square
Of the distance. This is merely another
way of saying that If you walk three
times as far away from the source of
the sound as you were before its loud
ness will not be a third what it was.
but a ninth Of what 1t was, for nine Is
the square Of three.
On the other hand, the density Of the
medium which conveys sound Is very
important. On frosty night the air
Is dense. One consequence Of this Is
that an automobile runs better be-
cause the engine gets larger supplies
Of oxygen. Another result is that
sounds are heard more loudly. How
ever, the report Of gun high up In
the mountains is like the sound Of an
exploded frecracker.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
McTavish's Compromise.

A canny Scot owned a wonderful
badger it was reported no dog could
tackle. However, a friend of his had
a dog he proposed to back against the
badger, and match was in due course
made for f1O0. to come off in two
months time.
AS the time drew near there were
rumors that all was not right with the
dog, and the Scots friends were max
ing sure of victory for him.
Imagine their surprise and disgust
when. they heard that McTavish had
accepted ESQ as a compromise in lieu
Of the HOO
you've been done, Mac" said one
Of them. The dog is so NANCY and
unfit he could not kill a rat"
"Ah," said McTavish, 81 dare say, I
dare say, but my badger is dead
London Globe.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Area of the Moon.

The moon always presents the same
face to US, as is evident from the per-
manency Of the various markings on
her surface. This proves that with re-
spect to the earth she revolves on an
axis, and the time Of rotation Is exact
ly equal to the time of revolution
around the earth-viz, a little over
twenty-seven days. The moons sur
face contains about 14,6S5,000 square
miles, or nearly four times the area of
Europe.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Early Marriage In China.

1t is nothing rare in China for boys
twelve to fourteen years old to marry.
The physical, moral and intellectual
development of the contracting par
ties has nothing to do with the matter.
Other considerations entirely regulate
the affair.
An old Chinese aphOrism says that
the great business of life is ended when
the sons and daughters are married.
The Chinese parents do not care to run
the danger of postponiDg the marriage
of their children, especially Of their
sons, until after their own death.-Ex-
change
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Little SURPRISES,

"Mister, here's them five tons Of coal
you ordered this morning"
mo, sir, this isn't the real, genuine
olive oil. That's the reason we sell it
so cheap"
you don't need to waste any sym
pathy on me, old peg. l am satisfied
with my Job. my boss and my wages"
Gentlemen, the conductor is asking
US to move forward in the car. Come
on; there's plenty of ROOM"
young man. we find that we have
not been paying you enough, so we'll
increase your salary so week, begin
ming today."-Portland Express.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Air and Hunqer.

Experiments have shown that the
air Of an unventilated. occupied room
contains substances which in some way
and without producing conscious dis
comfort and detachable physiological
symptoms diminishes the appetite for
food.-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Typhoid Fever.

@ A noted English sanitarian has 6
@ said that every time one dies 9
O from typhoid fever some one g
O should be hanged. Aside from Q
O this view and I'm the light OF 9
@ modern medical science. typhoid O
6 deaths are now admittedly the 9
9 result of sanitary blunders or 6
o criminal carelessness. The ex- 6
O istence of typhoid fever bears g
9 the stigma of disgrace for two q
g reasons-first. because we know 9
q more about its prevention and .
= its filthy source than most any 9
@ other disease and. second. be- 9
o cause its presence betrays filth. Q
o either as to our food and drink Q
q or as to our personal habits Q
q Ignorance Is no longer a cloak 9
. under which to hide the disgrace .
. Of typhoid fever. Keep your Q
y home and surroundings absolute 9
. " clean. keep yourself and your .
. clothing absolutely clean, keep .
q your food absolutely clean, and .
o you viii have no typhoid fever. .
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
vrEp WELL OR TO GET WELL

u,I+b Is a matter of good habits.
nm sense is all that is needed to
WE'LL Health and common sense
.ounanions; they are twins that
/ ,ot be separated. To keep well use
ann sense which means cultivate
/ ! habits. To get good habits, seek
: rood associations. Shun evils of
- kind. To think good is to sow
.ood of health. To think evil is to
tbp seed of all disease. Common
40 is the only safe rule to apply to
|salthy living.
n keep we'll means more than to
- free from bodily disease; it means
4, mind as well as the body. If you
|s;,k III YOU will soon be i'll in body,
rOu will act i'll action if you incline
-, thoughts that way. Learn to
IT, of the air and the water as part
! Marcel Of life and health. Learn
sommune with nature and to be in
,,mOpv with the forces of nature.
Fare as much respect for nature as
m have for any power. Remember
hal nature has the power of life and
hath If you harmonic with nature,
n1 shall be blessed; if you fail to
,rpp with nature YOU shall be damned
|1Feb means that you shall suffer for
nr lack of common sense.
It is easy to keep well if you are
me TO yourself. You cannot keep well
YOU are The victim of one bad
bought habit, let alone the bigger bur-
In of one bad habit of action. And
sure to remember that disease is evil
nce of habit of bad thinking.
In Olden time people knew less about
! rafh than We know to-day. They did
| t have as much history to guide them
| nd 50 they had more disease. They
/ Id less common sense about thinking
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Do Not Lose Sleep.

9 DR.. Richard c. Cabot, the well (
@ known physician. says in an arti-
@ Gle on health in the American
@ Magazine:
8 ITO avoid overeating and alco-
@ hol and the tobacco habit are
9 matters of self control. To get
O the sleep one needs (Which means
@ all that one can possibly soak
O into ones system within twen-
9 ty-four hours often takes cour-
q age-the courage to refuse invita- 4
q lions. to invite ridicule. to seem
= odd or puritanic. believe that
@ more minor illnesses are due to
9 lack of sleep than to any other
9 recognizable factor. A person
9 catches cold. gets lumbago, Is
g constipated or headache ridden
9 because his vitality is below par, 4
q his physical expenditure beyond 4
O his physical income. Sleep would 4
= set him square with the world.
O but to get sleep means sacrificing 4
9 the evenings fun. This he won't 4
6 do. and so he runs in debt and Is 4
9 chronically edging toward a
9 breakdown" 4
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
How Easter Is Reckoned,

The Christian festival of Easter cor
responds to the Pascha or Passover of
the Jewish faith. Easter day (from
which the rest of religious movable
feasts are recorded is invariably the
first Sunday succeeding the fourteenth
day of the calendar moon which -four
teenth day. falls on or next after
March 81. If the fourteenth day should
be Sunday, Easter day would be the
Sunday following.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
A Success After All.

"What became Of the Yardle girl
who was ambitious for a stage ca
reer?"
"She turned out much better than
her friends expected"
"You don't mean to tell me she's
starring nowT
NO, indeed. She's the mother Of
six children and has a husband who
doesn't run around at night"-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Rack Rents,

A'rack rent is rent that is equiv
&aI to the iail net annual value of
%feai property ont of which it issues,
|, approximately So" BY statute in
Ssand t"iay rack rent is defined as
W less than twO-thirds of the full
: annual value of the lands out Of
eth it arises"
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Just So.

Hubby, diamonds are said to be the
same as cash"
what of it?"
81 wish you would buy me few
rings"
"Your idea is that they will be cash
on misunderstanding COurier-Journal.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
L Hananas on the DOG.


Two Broadway business men met
ktae a Iar. They were good friends.
I'm worried little" said one. My
|auFeur ran over a dog today and
|Ead i"
oh. | wouldn't worry about a little
ling like that" said the other. 1.-THE
|tg probably got in the way. These
is are a pest"
But it Was your dog"
What came from the second MY
tg: I'm S:fry. but that will cost you
|lGl. That chauffeur of yours is too
rnleSS. ! insist on the hundred. I'M
tNtand" New York Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Proved His Case.

Mother-The whipping you had yes
terday does not seem to have improved
you. Your behavior has been even
worse today. Willie-That's what 1
wanted to prove. You said l was as
bad as I possibly could be yesterday.
I knew you were wrong.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Rridht Youth.

Caller-So your son Willie has start
ed work as an Office boy. How is he
getting along? Fond Mother-Splen-
didly! He already knows who ought
to be discharged and is merely waiting
to get promoted so that he can attend
to it.-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Busy.

"Loafiey tells me he hasn't been 80
busy for years"
Nonsense! That job he has Is q
cinch. He never has to work hard
there"
"That's just It He's been fired, and
he's chasing around after another Job
now."-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Name of the Collie.

t .ae coiiie'S lame appears to be
! studied in mystery, but there seems
1 fairly lraSonable foundation
~ Suli"Sing HAT it is from "coll" or
~ IN account of the broad white
} round the neck which is seen in
uSjOrlty Of these dogs.-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
So 'Twould.

How would you like 10 take a trip
Ia Submarirc:"
shouldn't care for that" replied
A society bud.
Why not"
UA, dcah. Must ] really tell you?
y ocean voya"c would be frightfully
nns, you know. if there were no
Rce to dawurc. birmingham Age
assld.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Both Buffers.

eff l rejected you, would you COM
NIT suicide?''
81 don't know, grille. Your sixteen
year-old sister is very attractive. In
a few years.
But she accepted him forthwith, and
he is working hard now to meet the
installments on an engagement ring
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
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Satisfied.

81 was brought up on a farm, and
I'm glad of it."
"Yes?
"You bet your life! Whenever I
think I'm working too hard just stop
and think Of the time when l had to
get up at o'clock and work like a
slave until dark."-New York World.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Tha Method.

Willis-What kind of school Is your
son attending? Gilns-Very fashion
able, one of those institutions where
you develop the mind without using 1t.
Life.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
His Inheritance,

Askitt-Did young Dodge inherit any
thing from his father? Notifies, I
believe he inherited the old mans de-
sire to avoid work.-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Just a Shade.

Il come of a very old family. We
have a family ghost"
I'VE have two"
81 guess that gives you a shade the
best Of it,
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Ancient Candles.

NeS used 10y the Romans were
FS'eu OF string surrounded by Ell
"% or pitch. Splinters Of wood
h. with lat were used by the
~u poorer classes about 1900.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Early Pracapt.

Kind Lady-How'd you learn to pick
pockets7 Pickpocket-By watchin' me
mother fshin' fer change In tn old
mans trousers.-Albany Knickernock-
er Press
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
"nat the Trouble Was.

d 49, notice that you and Brown
n Ut speak? Grimm-Well, we
q r~ W words over money, that's
1-oh, suppose he owes you
'rlmm-No; he wanted to.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
Corrected.

Poet-How can a chap get rich on
so capitalf Reporter-You probably
mean. "How can he get richer."-Puck.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06
The Minimum.

uO'er-Could you give me q
ey' dear? Mr.. Hoover-Cer-
airing. About how littlef-
The broad ax., 1917-01-06

Habits, II not resisted, soon become
necessity.-St- Augustine.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06

Every brave man Is a man Of his
word.-Corneille.
The broad ax., 1917-01-06

NJ e spiritual world the ma
Is a disheartening enigma.
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08
THE UNITED STATES
FOOD Administration
PLEDGE CARD DRIVE
WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? WHAT DOES 1T
MEAN TO YOU AND EVERY OTHER
CITIZEN OF COLORADO?


| have gathered the figures, unless
American consumption OF those food
stuffs is reduced below the normal
consumption our reserve will not be
large enough to meet the need. And
SO the problem becomes a simple one
at least when studied. We can con-
serve our wheat by increasing our
consumption of other grains. We can
conserve our meat by making a great
er demand upon the resources of the
fish market. All of these are expedi-
ents known to the American house
WIFE,
If the United States were an auto
cratic country there would be no pop
ular appeal for the conservation Of
food. There would be an autocratic
food control. The mailed fist would
rule in the kitchen. Imperial food de.
crees would be enforced at the point
of the bayonet. But ours Is not an
autocratic country. Food control is
in the hands Of the people themselves,
and it is to the people that the Food
Administration has appealed in the
Food Pledge Gard Campaign.
Herbert Hoover has termed this ap-
peal an unprecedented adventure in
democracy"-an adventure that will
NStSi h-AhS AStlST lOt d ueu1OCTdI-
&c form of government Is, after all,
fitted to engage in a death grapple
with an autocracy.
The appeal in the Food Pledge
Week Campaign is that the homes Of
this country be enrolled as members
OF the United States Food Administra-
ton. broadly speaking. the United
states Food Administration includes
every man. woman and child in the
United States, because food control Is
In the hands of the people.
The Food Pledge Week Campaign.
therefore, resolves itself into an effort
to secure as result of voluntary
agreement pledges insuring the gen
eral support for well defined pro-
gram OF food conservation. The Food
Pledge Week Campaign represents an
effort to induce as many of the Amer
ican homes as possible to unite in a
common policy. Our wheat reserves
can be conserved il everybody helps.
Our meat reserves can be conserved
Ii the whole public cooperates.
The Food Pledge Week Campaign,
enough in its outlines. The American
people are asked to Join together in a
common conservation policy. As evil
dence that they are supporting this
policy they are asked to hang a card
denoting mem bership in the United
States Food Administration in their
window. In order that the conserva-
tton policy may be understood, the
reasons for 1t made plain, and the
manner Of observing 1t rendered Ger.
tain, instruction cards-"The War
Greed of the Kitchen"-are to be hung
in the home.
Food will win the war. The more
you save. the more your country can
send to our boys and our allies at the
front. That Is what the National Food |
Pledge Week Campaign, Colorado.
Oct. 2Sth TO Nov. 4th. is all about. Our
allies are fighting our battle. They |
reed sugar. meat and wheat
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08
AT THE
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
DR.. K. G. SAPER0

is too we'll known to need any intro
duction. His references are his pa
tients, your nelghbors and friends.
Hundreds of patients in this vicinity
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08

Ten million food conservation
pledges! Every home in the United
States will be visited! A nationa
campaign projected so large in it.
scope that the work to be accom-
plished is as great as though q cen5u
Of the country were to be taken in ;
week!
Such is the program outlined so
the Food Pledge Week Campaign, Oct
2Sth to- Nov 4th.
What is 1t all about?
Why SO much fuss?
What are the motives back of suct
q tremendous drive?
In every state thousands of people
are asking these questions while
thousands of others are preparing
themselves to furnish a complete an
swer to the query.
The reasons why the Food Pledge
Campaign has been projected upon
such broad lines are simple enough
plain enough.
So simple and SO plain that they
have been stated in the compass of a
card-a card that it is proposed to
hang in every home of the land-a
card that is the war creed of the
kitchen" because, so closely are the
people in this country linked to the
world-war, that one Of the phases OF
the struggle must be fought out in the
American kitchen.
If soldiers are to fight they must be
fed. For the past three years, one by
one, our allies across the sea have
been taking the men from the farm
and from the factory and sending
to hf ftyly ~.
sent to the firing line meant one less
who could be relied upon to help pro-
duce the food that will win the war"
England, France, Italy, and Belgium,
says the war creed OF the kitchen,
which, after all, completely states the
problem and presents the solution.
taken together. even in times OF peace
import 40 per cent OF their food stuffs.
but now with their millions upon the
firing line. they must import more
heavily than before.
There are stores Of wheat in Austria
lia. There is food in South America,
but ships are scarce. Time Is a vital
factor. The voyage to Australia and
to South America takes too long If
the need OF those who fight for us
across the sea are to be met. the food
that suatains those fighters must
come from this country.
If the laborer is worthy OF his hire.
surely the fighter is worthy of bis
food. That is principle universally
accepted by the American public.
However. warne the United States
Food Administration. 1t Is not every
product that can be sent across the
sea Corn will not serve the need:
our allies have never used 1t as
food: thev have no mills to grind It;
tn n 1t into meal in this country and
it would spoil tefore 1t could reach a
European port There are just four
classes of products. the experts say,
that we must scnd 10 OR allies II our
duty to them is tn - tic.ar~rd: they
reed rieat. -hect ,eac Hlj dairy
products. Eut -" &c spar's who
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08

1t will be of interest to tie
public to know that after Decem-
ber first next, all parcel post
packages amounting in postage
to 25 cents or a fraction thereof
will have to have a revenue
stamp affixed, in addition to the
regular postage. The sender will
have to affix the stamp and write
his or her initials thereon, togeth
er with the date. -Ex
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08

E. J. Harris received another
carload Of Fords last Wednesday
and the following parties have
already taken out cars out Of this
shipment:
0. B. Frye, T. M. Kistler, A.
M. Yoder, Guy Robinson, Geo. F
Rowan C. c. Cummings. and C.
w. Benton.
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08

Cataracts, removed and Cross-Eyes
Strengthened. Granulated Eyelids Sore
Eyes. CATARRH and DEAFNESS
SUCCESSFULLY treated. GLASSES
SCIENTIFFICALLY ADJUSTED by
the latest and most approved up-to
date methods
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08

Mr.. George Forker left last
Sunday for Flint, Mich, where
he expects to spend the winter
with his daughter. We hope Mr.
Forker will have a good visit and
return to Cheyenne Wells in the
spring in be ter health.
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08

Frank Nolan, Fernard Biding-
er and R. H. Lister of Arapahoe
were in Cheyenne Wells Tuesday
to see the county commissioners
in regard to the opening of road
in their neighborhood.
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08

Henry Seibert, depars ed Mon
day evening for Ko'Asas City, St
Louis and Chics.go. Where he
will visit this winter. We wish
him a pleas.ant journey and a
safe return.
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08

DR.. Booth and wife left on the
Tuesday night train for Denver
where the doctor will remain up-
til called to the colors. We in
connection with his friends were
sorry to see him leave.
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08
School Entertainment.

There will be a program and
pie social at the Prarie Dell
School House. Wednesday Nov.
28th. Ladies please bring pies.
Every body invited.
Lucy D. Neal, Teacher.
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08

There will be dinner and sup
per at the I. o. o. F. Hall on
Saturday Nov. 18th, for the ben
eft of our own soldier boys. Ev
cry one is assured plenty to eat.
CAFETERIA style. Remember the
date Saturday Nov. 18th.
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08
Wide Awake.

''Ought you not to make some
speeches to arouse patriotism In this
countryr'
"Nor said Senator Sorghum. '-Tnis
country II like man who has Jumped
into the middle Of the f0or ON hearing
burglar alarm go otf. II doesn't neeo
any waking np."-Washinston stas.
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08

The responsibriiy - sac. ssa
failure rests new uar1 na pinn +
the eyes Of the -4eld ~ a;s1fos-
watching us. Are y"'f splas 30 . ~
to rise to the etarVr,Gc,. ar8y %
our ineff,c'.,rc: 9a pfe5n tiis j
mocracy is ssfc - rs EaI;-.sa
September IL. .9s.
Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08
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ADVERTISING RATES
Made known upon application.

Lieutenant. Chas. C. Turner,
Of the Reserve Corps, is home on
a few days furlough. He is looF
ing good and feelir~
We're ans "ha
creased to have him at:one
iis again.