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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
PILES BURST INTO FLAME.
Friction Produced by Driving
Through Sand Sets Them
Afre.

A remarkable case Of spontaneous
Ignition that recently occurred In erect
Ing the walls of the new Rotterdam
quay is related by the Technische
Rundschau.
Rams had been used there for some
time, which by $50 or 200 strokes per
minute caused q steady advance Of the
piles. The foundation was such that
the pillars had to be driven through
the Quicksand down to the solid
ground.
On Withdrawing some piles, the
points Of the latter were found, owing
10 the enormous friction, to have been
eharred entirely and heated to such q
point as to begin burning spontaneous
y on coming In contact with the air;
nor could iron shoes prevent this spon-
taneous ignition.
When leaving the piles in the ground
this ignition would not result in any
damage, the charring remaining con-
lined to the surface, and the heat rap
Idly carried away In the moist sur
roundings.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
MASSACHUSETTS MAYORS.
ALI Sorts Of Occupations Represented
by the Rulers Of Her
Cities.

Massachusetts, elects its mayors on
the second Tuesday In December, and
elects them largely on issues not con-
nectsd with national politics, says the
New York Sun. Each mayor OF Massa-
chusetts is expected to be engaged In
'some gainful occupation"
Thus, the new mayor Of Gloucester
Is q telegrapher; the mayor of Wo-
burn, q heel manufacturer; the mayor
Of Springfield, an undertaken; the
mayor Of Chelsea, agent for the sale
Of wall paper; the mayor of Haverhill,
auctioneer; the mayor Of Worcester. q
physician; the mayor of Maiden, q
manufacturer of spring mattresses;
the mayor Of Medford. a plumber; the
mayor of Lowell, a bookkeeper; the
mayor Of Brockton, a foreman In q
Shos factory, and the mayor Of Salem,
o tin roofer.
The mayor-elect Of Marlborough Il Q
native Of New York city-an unusual
thing I'm Q Massachusetts, mayor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
THE BROAD Az.

10 for sale at the following ns~s
stands:
The Atro-Amsrican News ones,
a1o4 State Street
A. +. TerValon, 1896 State street
Cigar Store and News Stand.
Richard Webb. 2642 1-2 State st.
Mrs. Nellie Phelps, Cigars, Notions
and News Stand, Isl w. 51st street
Richard Pinn, 1895 State street
T. B. Halls Ctgar Store AZ
Laundry ofacs. 3s1 10tA st.
W. s. Williams, Tonsorial Parlor
5s9 s1st st.
]. R. Peters Cigars, Tobacco and
News Stand, 3SS z. 9th street.
Mrs. A. E. Baker, Notions and News
Stand, 419, Seth street.
J. H. Harris, cigars, tobacco and
news stand, 25OSh State St
w. P. Johnson, Notion Store and
News Stand 1904 State st.
Turner williams Shaving Parlor
and News Stand, 1903 Armour ave.
Mrs. B. Williams, Cigars. Notions
and News Stand. 1854 State street
b Davis. cigArs. tobacco. and con-
feetionory, 3533 State st
whitley Bros. 2724 State St, Gents
furnishings and new stand.
Ths etatiousEJ, 1910 sGatO stRost
Cigars, Tobacco and News stand.
The AfroAmerican News Co., 43s
". 35th St, New York City, n z.
The Informer News Co.. 1ss Ran
dolph St, Detroit, Mich
News items and Advertisements Ie7
at thess places win ma their way
into the columns Of The Bead An.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
KEEP YOUTH AND BEAUTY.
Helaxaton Urged on the Weary and
the Lazy Equally Urged to Go
Out and Walk.

ts not your youth, your beauty (and
tnis means your healthy worth keep
ingl
Can you with complaisance look for
ward to being faded, haggard or peev-
ish and ailing at 80 or IS?
VIII you not be frank with yourself
now before 1t Is too late-and so
plan yosr life that q rest period may
be yours each day? Take a time to
cali your own, when, closeted in your
own pretty boudoir and clad In q loose,
warm dressing gown, you may fling up
your windows, indulge in a dozen deep
restful breaths, lifting the chest and
head high, and then after taking a few
gentle trunk turningS to right and
left-bending and twisting in all direc-
tons to keep the waist line supple and
the figure youthful-hing the arms up
over the head and make great sweep
Ing circles with them to help the cir
culasion at important nerve centers.
After INDUCING IN a few deep knee
bendings and half q dozen more deep
breaths as q finish, throw yourself on
your couch-relaxing every muscle and
driving all thoughts and worries from
your brain-simply rest mind and
body. You may even sleep, II you
will, for from 20 minutes % an hour.
This relaxed rest will do you more
good than two hours sleep taken IN
der different circumstances, declares
Nine Hebe, In the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
But see to It that your window Is
open q little both top and bottom dur
ing your rest and that you have a light
warm covering thrown over you, as
you must avoid chill after exercise and
during the rest perisd.
Again, you who are sick, do not al
ways order your carriage when you
have but six or seven blocks to go, for
brisk walk in the open air will help
keep you young and is often actually
necessary to your health.
I believe 1t to be fact that the So
called rich often fall into dangerously
lazy habits through the conveniences
and Injuries that their wealth sur
rounds them with.
And 80 to The girl who Is forced to
walk from six to ten blocks daily, l
say, be thankful, and do not waste
your time in envying your wealthy
neighbor. Fate DEGREES that you must
take this life-giving. health-retaining
exercise each day.
When fatigued after q trying" day
or tired out from social duties, throw
yourself upon a bed or couch and re-
main in the first position for i've full
minutes without removing hand or
foot. The body is suddenly relaxed
and a sense Of complete rest takes the
place Of the strain that results from
being too long upon the feet
Perfect repose may be gained by ~
ing on the fat of the back for half an
hour at q time, with hands out
stretched. Let the head rest upon a
pillow that Is not too high. II You
cannot sleep, close your eyes and put
body and mind in quiescent state.
For an afternoon siesta treatment OF
this sort Is a good restorer Of over
worked nerves.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
REFRESHING HIS MEMORY.
When the Clerk Heard That Smith
Had Money he Remem-
bered Him.

At ten O'Clock travelling man step
ped up to the clerks desk at the Hill
man, relates the Birmingham (Ala.)
Herald, and with some agitation said
to Clerk Graves:
Mr.. Graves, | have Just come from
q man who says he is one Of your old
schoolmates. He told me you and he
were old friends. His name is John
Smith, and he used to live at Pump
kinville. Do you know him?"
Smith! Smith" said Graves won
deringly. John Smith, Of Pumpkin
vile, | don't recall him Just now.
What's the matter with him? Is he in
jail?"
In jail" exclaimed the travelling
man. why, no. He's just home from
Alaska, where he made 100000 dig
ging gold in the Klondike and he's
coming back to Alabama to spend the
money"
"Oh, yes. to be sureI" said Graves.
why, what was / thinking about!
Smith-Johnny Smith, Of Pumpkin
vile, three miles from Sassafras? Why,
I should say l do know himI Johnny
and I used to fish together In the creek
for minnows and hang our clothes on
the same stump when we went In
swimming. Say, II you see Johnny.
give him my love, and tell him I'm
coming round to see him when I get on
In the morning"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
STOVE SET UP ON POSTS.
Pipe Was Short and It Had 10 Be
Elevated to Reach
the Roof.

During the college days Of ex-Mayor
Bessom, Of Lynn, he had two Of the
professors of the college as guests at
hunting camp In the Maine woods,
relates the Boston Herald. When they
entered the camp their attention was
attracted to the unusual position Of the
stove, which was set on posts about
four feet high
One Of the professors began to COM
ment upon the knowledge woodsmen
gain by observation. Now" said he,
this man has discovered that the
heat radiating from the stove strikes
the roof and the circulation is 50 quick
ened that the camp is warmed In much
less time than would be required II
the stove was In its regular place on
the floor"
The other professor was OF the opin-
lon that the stove was elevated to be
above the window, In order that cool
and pure air could be had at night
Mr.. Bessom, being more practical,
contended that the stove was elevated
In order that q good supply Of green
wood could be placed beneath 1t to dry.
After considerable argument, each man
placed dollar bill upon the table, and
II was agreed taht the one whose opin-
lon was nearest the guides reason for
elevating the stove should take the
pool. The guide was called and asked
why the stove was placed in such an
unusual position.
Well" said he, when I brought the
stove up the river lost most Of the
stoyepipe overheard and had to set
the stove up there so as to have the
pipe reach through the roof"
He got the money.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
Rnric Acid.

Every housekeeper should have on
hand a supply Of boric acid, which Is
q very useful antiseptic. For burns II
Is unusually excellent Drop two ounces
Of the boric crystals in q glass quart
far and MI with water. This makes q
saturate solution. Take 9 piece Of
eauze or cheesecloth and saturate with
the solution and lay on the burn. Ap-
Div very moist, covering with absorb.
emit cotton and then with oiled silk
This win keep moist for II hours, for
the oiled silk win prevent evaporation.
n Won haven't the boric acid use q 30
luton Of bicarbonsts Of soda, which Il
nearly 6 good.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
Moved Up q Peg.

A naval of1cer, according to the
Buffalo Commercial, told Of the trials
Of . colleague in marrying OF his
many daughters. In the same family
was q SON, an observsnt lad Of ten
years. Toward the close Of the winter
the oficsr informed his son that he
was going to lose his sister, Ethal,
who was engaged to wed q young
lieutenant. 'Pm sorry to hear that,
dad" said the youngster, because I'm
awfully fond Of Ethel Still. Wen have
Alice and Eva and Maud and Susie,
won't wei" Then, after q moments
reflection, he added: by the way,
dad, this arrangement viii advances
Alice . number, won't TT"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
A New Game Of Authors.

This is a new version Of the old
game OF authors, and will delight those
who are well acquainted with books.
All the questions must be answered by
the name of an author.
!. A kind Of lnen.-Holland.
z A name that means such fiery
ulnss, one can't describe its pains and
stngs.-Burns.
8. Kind Of a bonnet-Hood.
4. A high church ofHcial.-Pope.
.. Part Of hospitaL-Ward.
b. What a host said when the meat
was tough.-Chaucer.
Z. Something hard to bear.-Payne.
.. A kind Of bread and a proposition.
-Rusdn.
Q. An artisan.-Either Goldsmith or
Cooper.
10. What Oliver Twist called for
Moore.
II. A breakfast dish.-Bacon.
L. A domestic animal and O con-
tented noise.-Cowper.
l3. A dress Hning.-Wiggin.
Il. An obstruction to navigation
Barr.
10. Something on a foot-Bunyan.
10. A Observation-Disclosures.
l" A game and a preposition.-Ten-
nyson.
u. An adjective.-Grand.
~ a fraction of currency and Q
neaVy weight-Milton.
". Badly wounded.-Alcotk
q What the fox dreads.-Hunt
e That which is more than q sandy
Snore-Shelley.
Is. The name Of a rfver.-Poe.
a. The way we viii look after this
~sntal strain.-Haggard.
Inc prize for this contest should Be
framed photograph Of some author.
SAnoy boxes may be had to represent
OOOks' and could be used a favors.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
USE MADE OF OLD SHOES.
Worked Up Into Imitation Leather
Novelties Of Various De-
sWipt5ens.

Janitors collect the Snoes cast away
by tenants and send them to auction
rooms, where they are sorted into piles
marked Men" Women" Children.
Several poor people made fair bids,
relates thu Shoe Retailer, but the auc-
tioneer did not sssm eager to sen. II
nally, Q rsd-fAcsd man pushed his way
through the crowd and offered ten
csnts apiece for the whole lot Hi
bid was successful
81 was killing time with talk waiting
for that fellow" said the auctioneer
afterward. He always pays high for
these shoes, and he does not want them
for wearing, either. He wants to beat
them out for the leather In them. he
gets what material there is, puts II
through q process and makes stamped
imitation leather novelties, such as pic
ture frames, bags, pocketbooks, pen
knife holders, and even chair backs and
seats. He finds q ready sale for these
novelties and gets q good price for
them"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
Douglas Club DANCING School.


Yourself and friends are cordially
invited to attend the fashionable
Douglas Club Dancing School, s51S
Ellis ave.
Every Friday evening for the pur-
pose Of learning The New Three Step
Miss Daisie Hoggett and Prof. Thomas
Russell viii see that all Of our patrons
are properly taught.
A private place where you may meet
with your friends to enjoy a social
few hours. All respectable people.
Full orchestra Mrs. N. c. Smith,
Manager; Prof. N. C. Smith, Musical
Director.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20

added here should q longer leg be TO
Quired)
Twelfth to twenty-fourth rows:
Same length as IL.
Twenty-ffth row: Decrease by leav-
ing the last two stitches unworked
and passing over the last made double
crochet when turning, instead Of max
ing a chain, thus decreasing three
stitches. Continue decreasing each
row until the row Is Of the same
length as the first one. Work another
row same as last, and repeat from
row q Join the last row to the toun-
dalton chain with single crochet, place
the sides Of the legs together, and Join
with single crochet.
Commence from the seam and work
one double crochet with one chain be-
tween into each rib Tor row. round
the ankle.
Second row: One double crochet
into each stitch all round
Third row: One double crochet in
each stitch half way round, IL chain,
turn and work a double crochet In
each chain, and then work round the
other half the leg like the first; work
double crochet In each stitch (baek
thread) all round for ten times, pass
ing over one stitch at heel and toe in
each of the last two rows; Join on
wrong side with single crochet
Tie round the ankle with chain and
tassels Of the wool.
For the Top.-A double treble with
one chain between in each row all
round; a single crochet through both
threads Of each stitch all round;
thread the double trebles with O chain
OF wool and tie at one side.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
LAST CARGO OF SLAVES.
WGs Landed On the Coast Of osor,
GA Some Thirty-Fivs
Years Ago.

IAs very last vessel 10 bring Q car.
% Of African slaves into this country
landed on the coast Of Georgia In 1880, :
aid Col. William Youngblood, Of At.
lsntA, according 10 the Washington
Post.
The vessel, whose name I do not re-
call, was operated by two southern
men, corris and Lamar. I think Cor.
RE was from Charleston and his part.
ner was from Savannah, and q member
OF the celebrated Lamar family. They
brought over between 500 and 600 ne
groes from the shores Of Africa, and
proceeded mp the Savannah river to
Augusta before attempting to get rid
OF the slaves. There was lively bidding
Tor the blacks by the planters Of Geor-
giA and South Carolina, and they sold
Ike hot cakes at prices ranging from
$500 to $500. Gen. bearing, a promi-
nent citizen Of Edgeheld county, South
Carolina, bought 20 Of them.
AT that time I was going, to school
In South Carolina, and happened to
pay q visit to the home of Mrs. TILL
man, the mother Of the present United
States senator from that state, who
also lived In Edgeheld county. II seems
that Mrs. Tillman had been q purchas-
er at the sale Of Corrie and Lamar, and
/ have q distinct recollection of being
shown one Of the young senegambians
that she had bought Of them. He was
black as midnight, and when spoken
to could only grin and gesticulats. He
had not learned q word Of English"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
Rnnkst saHines 1anka.

Every hired girl in Germany has Q
little blank book, wherein II pasted
every week q stamp worth about fve
cents, the gift Of her mistress, says
ETerybody's Magazine. The govern
msnt, the aIl-doing government WIN
redeem these stamps at their face
value. II the hired girl falls III her
stamp book win help pay her az
psnsss. Or she can keep It ~ . pro
vision for her old are.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
Tucks FaShionahla

"a, a noticeable feature Of the winters
NJ: Is the prevalence Of the tuck.
~ ~ OF the circular skirts are ftted
str1 ~ uny tucks at the top, and some
Mn s nave tucks at the bottom, run
T-is e around. Sometimes the tucks are
tb.n, ana again they are not more
ths- Hal an inch deep. In some skirts
IN 80 are grouped close at the foot, and
the LET tney are wide apart, one At
Mn 1, another at about knee length,
VIM third between.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
uely Malta

The ugiiest nails can be improved By
taking the trouble daily to push back
the hard skin that grows at the base
Of the nails. This should b done
sftsr the hands have been washed IN
warm soap and water and are sttll
moist A soft towel u the best thing
10 uss for the purpose, or IN ivory or
bona Implement such - n sold IN
manicure setA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS
WANTED.

The Broad Az desires to engage
Agents and regular Correspondents in
all the leading cities and towns
throughout the country. Tie highest
commissions paid to live hustlers.
Sample copies furnished free, For
further information, address julius y.
Taylor, $3.50 Armour avenue, Chicago.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
hot Cordial.

your new boss isn't very soclabls,
n her asked Crumley.
well" replied Digiey, hes Q great
old hand-shaker."
Els that sol"
Yes, he has shaken nearly al the
old hands who were In the shop Whsn
he took eharge."-Cafholic Standard
ana TimeG
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20
TIE END; POINT LACE.
Pattern Suitable for = Marrow Tie Of
Silk or Muslin and May Be
Otherwise Used.

This Is pretty finish to q narrow tie
OF hem-stitched silk or muslin. The
design may also be used as an applique
for trimming dresses, blouses, etc.
Materials required for q pair Of
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20

ends: Two yards braid, one skein OF
thread, one yard purl edge.
The stitches are not difhcult the work
can easily be accomplished BY one at
all skilled In this kind of needleWork.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-20

A parrot which can talk In two Ian
guages and which has IL phrases has
been added to the London geological
gardens. Il u q native Of northern
lndia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-01-17
Mans Chief Peril.

The chief peril to which man is ex-
posed is that of PROCLAMATION of what
is holy, from which he is shielded
by shutting himself up in the circle
Of his senses, and restricting
himself to the shadows of his
reason. Within that circle, and
in those: shadows, he acquired
what he believes is wisdom, pur-
sues what he names ambitions,
suffers what he fancies are pains and
sorrows, wreaks what he intends for
revenges, commits what he calls sins,
iadulges what he mistakes for love,
ind, in word, lives what it is given
him to. imagine is human life. Yet
in all that span of existence there Is
but handful OF hours when he truly
lives the life that is his own and not
pretense, an evasion, or an error;
and those few hours appear to him
save at the instant Of their revela-
Lion-as hallucinations. Nevertheless
.hey are the porticos and pillars, halls
and gardens, sun and stars of his
heaven; which he pragrnatically and
complacently puts away from him,
and turns himself to what seems to
him his heaven, but is his hell.
Truly, this is a pity and a loss!-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-01-17
.nr.amina and polns.

Is ' arboge who dream do not do. THOSE
nj Who do have no time to dream:
These epigrams from recent ar
St,cle BY Sarah Bernhard apply nos
onlyg.to the art students for wnom o.s
/ sbe wrote it, but with equal aptness
3toStbe t woman ordering home OF tne
business girl earning her liSehnooa
at seems to me-" she continues, ,
afSat the successful ones are those
) who never think at all about success, snS
hut simply work. They love al.' ), aau ~
thsv @ ton. They make no speecnss'
never. ,, seek to impress others with ..as .ne
certainty of their own success, neye. 8.
N ~ fact. bother their heads about on ~.
~ ers or or the opinion of others at an, n;
time. They work patiently, tney wof.
wear wear, after year; their work improve ,'s'
little tti by little, and they wake som ,Lll
day surprised to find themselves sue
cessful."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-01-17

Among the odd official decisions
published in Berlil is that of the
Frussian railway administration on
point of etiquette advanced by a sta
ton master on the lower Rhine, who
asked for. a ruling as to whether the
young women subordinates in his Of
flee should not recognize him first on
the street, instead of waiting to be
saluted, according to the prevailing
custom. The government directed
the station master to salute first.
The principal of the girls high
school. at Searbruck inquired CT the
provincial government if She was au
thorized to forbid young women to
wear corsets during. gymnastic exer-
cises. The government authorized
their rigid prohibition.-New York
: Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-01-17

been but few cases of its kind be-
fore, and they have been caused by
whisky or tobacco. Leach has never
used either, but has been great cof-
fee drinker, and the specialists have
decided that the case has been caused
by this. Leach stated himself that for
several years lie had drank three cups
of coffee for breakfast, two ut noon
and one at night. According to the
records of the specialists Of this coun-
try this is the first case ever caused
by the use of coffee.
The nerve is ruined beyond aid and
his case IS lncurable The fact that
makes the case q queer one is that the
sight forward lns been lost anc tue
side sight has been retained. Accord.
ing to the Doctors statement the young
man will have. 10 give up coffee or the
rest of his SIGHT will fpllow and tlle
1a .1aantlrs EleF7e be ruined e Ga.
.sette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-01-17
uNscoNcIous POISONING.
HOW It Often Happens From Coffee.

"I had no idea," writes. a Duluth
man, "that it was the coffee had been
drinking all my life that was response
BILE for the headaches which were
growing upon me, for the dyspepsia
that no medicines would relieve, and
for the acute nervousness which un-
fitted me not only. for work but also
for the most ordinary social functions.
"But Mt last the truth dawned upon
me, forthwith bade the harmful bev-
erage a prompt farewell, ordered In
some Postum and began to use 1t. The
good effects Of the new food drink were
apparent within very few days. My
headaches grew less frequent, and de-
creased in violence. my stomach grew
strong and able to digest my food with
out distress Of any kind, my nervous
ness has gone and / am able to enjoy
life with my nelghbors and sleep sound
ly o'nights. My physical strength and
nerve power have increased go much
that can do double the work used
to do, and I feel no undue fatigue af-
terwards.
"This Improvement set in just as
soon.as the old coffee poison had so
worked out Of my system as TO allow
the food elements in IL i'ostum to get
hold to build me up again. l cheer
fully testify that it was Postum and
Postum alone that did all this, for
when 1 began TO drink it l threw
physic to the dogs" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason Read the famous
little book, "The Road to Wellyllle," In
pksa,