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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08
A Faulty Diaanosis.

-AIl that you need" said the docta
after be had made a thorough exam
nation. lis a change of diet
"A change OF diet? Good heavens,
we've had a new girl every week for
the past six mOnths!'-Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08
The New Fashion.

II you 20 to the ball or the opera you'n
md
OF too many girls Il Is true
As soon as they're out OF short dresses
they want
To get out Of long dresses too.
Erie Time8.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08
The Rsaaen For Il.

Teacher-Can any little girl tell me-
why our heads are covered with haiti
Little GirI-To have something 70 pin
more hair to.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08
Catching.

II seemed to him that all his life
Was Just one sleepy spasm,
And then he noticed that he lived
Beside q yawnlng chaSm-
Houston Posi-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

You'll often IND that you have Joined
me no meat movement II you buy
In lunch room OF IN restaurant
The regulation chicken pie.
-BroWninga MagaxtnA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08
Lighthouse Lodge HOROTS The
dtTiGaI Manager.
TROUPE PRAISED BY PRESS.
Midwintsr Season at Atlantic City
Crowded With Events In Secret and
Fratsrnal Organizations - Social
Functions In Abundanee-Dr. p. l.
Hawkins on Grand Jury.
BY A.E. EDWARDS.

Atlantic City. n. Lighthouse
lodge Of Elks entertained Mr.. John
Rucker. the noted comedian, on Tues
day evening, Jan. II. at fits new home.
120715 Arctic avenue. Mr.. Rucker,
who is known to the theatrical world
as the Alabama Blossom" and his
company Of forty picked men played
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

Funeral Director and Embamer conducts one of the
successful undertaking establishments Chicago As result
of the peoples appreciation of honest funeral direction
am the only Undertaken that furnishes automobile
the Hearse and carriages from Fifty
Ito One Hundred Dollars a funeral
You cordially invited compare prices with
making arrangements.
SIS caskets that others $50
$50 caskes that others ask $40
$50 caskets that others ask $50
$50 caskets that others ask 800
$75 caskets that others ask $3.50
carry large hand which select will
suit the people
Funerals conducted any part the city
out extra charges.
Large Chapel free patrons Bodies shipped parts
United States and foreign countries the very
prices.
Phone West 1851 Lady Office chapel 1904 W.
Lake ST., Lincoln ST.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

Have you heard that We are 70
have an aviation club in town.
well. I've got Wind of it.-PittS
burg Dispstch
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

Gradients Of ninety-two feet In 1000
on a railroad in Brazil are the steepest
In the world on any line built Of ordi-
nary rails.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

As Pronounced In England.
There was a young lady from wemyss
Who had such horrible dremyss
That she had TO give up her
Old favoTlte supper
OF pigs feet and chocolate cremyss.
Cleveland Leader.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08
In Millennium lime.

They cease to wrangie in . row.
At last they overcome Il.
The once seeks the man. and now
The man Il running from IL!
Atlanta Constitution.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

Freddie Smith, 1853 29th street,
Newport News, Va, news agent.
Turner Williams, barbOr-SAoD, u
west Soth street, near State.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08
THG BRoAD Ak CAN ~ FoUND
ON aALE At The FOLLOWING
News OTANDa

From, On and Aftsr THE Data, ThS
Broad Ak Can BS Found - OaIS
AZ the Relieving NsuS Stands:
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

I THE BRoAD Ak GAN n FoURs
ON oALg At The FOLLOWING
News STAND0.
From, On and Aftsr ThIS paaa, Ths
Broad Ak Can BS Found - SaIs
AZ the Following NOWs Stands:
R n. HArVey's Barrier SAop, SSaI
statS street
J. 8. Dorsey'S drug store. - ". TlSt
street, neAr Dearborn
A r. TerVElon. cigar storO GnA
news stand 5000 State strest
R J. Jones, news stand, barbaF
shop and pool room. 1854 STATE street
George I. Martin. maker Of foe
cigars and news stand. Is ". S1St
street, near stata.
Mrs Nellie Phelps. cigars, notions
and news stand, 81 W. 51st street
near Dearborn.
W. 8. Cole cigars, tobacco and
news stand. "a W. s1st street, near
Dearborn.
Philip Smith, cigars, tobacco and
news stand ". 9Th Street.
T. B. Hall, laundry once, tobacco |
and news stand, IL ". 18th street |
near State.
Mrs. Jas. Il. Lewis, notions, cdEan
and news stand. Is ". 3sth str, ct
near state.
B. Davis cigars. tobaccO and news
stand. 1882 State street.
z. D. Burt, notions and news stand
1855 State street
W. N. Maxwell notions, cigars tc
bacco. CONNECTIONS and news stand
$3.50 State street
H. Hart, news stand, cigars,
tobacco and laundry Office, Is w.
35th street.
A. A. Dwelle, cigar store and
news stand, 81 E. S3rd street near :,
State.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

J. 8. DorSey's drug store. - ". ElSI
street, neAr Dearborn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

A T. TerVGlon. cigar storO an
news stand 5O04 State strsst
R. J. Jones. news stand. HarbaE
shop and pool room. 1884 STATE street
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

George l. Martin. maker Of foe
cigars and news stand. 10 W. S1st
street. near State
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

W. g. Cole cigars, tobacco and
news stand. "a W. s1st street, neal
Dearborn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

Mrs. Nellie Phelps. cigars, notions
and news stand, 81 W. 51st street
near Dearborn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

Philip Smith, cigars, tobacco and
news stand ". 9Th Street.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

3. Davis cigars. tobaccO and news
stand. $3.50 State street.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

Mrs. Jas. h. Lewis. notions, cigar
and news stand. is ". 3sth str, ct
near state.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

A. A. Dwelle, cigar store and
news stand, 81 E. 33rd street neal
State.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

T. B. Hall, laundry once. tobacco
and news stand, IL ". 18th street
near State.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-04-08

z. D. Burt, notions and news stand
1855 State street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Better Roads in the State

When Georgia and nearly every other state are taking steps to secure good roads surely Alabama should not be caught mapping. We should at any rate get into line and be really to do good work when the money is forthcoming.
 This is what the pending bill to create a state highway commission would do. It would not fill the state with good roads in single year, but it would put the state in position to improve it's roads along a vell-de- fined and previously mapped out plan. The house has passed this bill, and Speaker Almon is confident the senate will do likewise.
 This bill provides for the appoint ment of state commission consist ing of the state geologist, a profes- sor of engineering at Auburn and three lay civilians. The civilians are to serve without pay. The commis- sion would be authorized to employ q civil engineer at salary of $3000. The money needed for the betterment of the highways is to- core from the convict fund. The sum of $15l,000 is to be expended annually for this pur- pose from the convict fund The com mission may expend $20,000 year IT expenses, leaving $134,000 to be put in road work, or 5000 a county. A county must put up $2000 in order tc secure a like sum from the state Possibly under this plan mile of good roads could be built in each county each year, and this would in feet the rest of the county and speed fly Alabama would have good roads Let us, therefore, hope that the leg islature will pass the highway com. mission bill. The state needs it and the people want it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
THE CHILD IN THE sLuM

From 1arper'S Weekly.
 Ever since the people of America began to hive in the big cities there has beer. an appalling increase in the proportion of the population in prisons, hospitals, asylims and other eleemosynary insti- tutions. Humanity thrust into the arti- ficial and cramped environment of con- gested districts has deteriorated mental ly, morally and physically so rapidly and
 in such increasing numbers that it is simply appalling to think what the con- ditions will be in two more generations if some radical apd widespread improve ment Is not made. Great Britain had a few years ago foretaste of the result when trying to fight the Boers with homegrown English soldiers. First 1t was necessary to reduce the standards of height, of weight and of strength re- quired in recruits, and even then only a small proportion of those who offered themselves could be accepted as soldiers And these sapless city dwellers would have been able to accomplish little or nothing against the hardy, vigorous
 country-bred Boers but for the help of the sturdy coonials-so terribly had the strength and vitality of the once mighty English race been depleted by few generations of swarming in cities.
 Similar conditions have been producing like results in America, are still produc- ing them, and will lead to dire decay of the race unless the children are safe- guarded. It does little or no good to try to help the adult who has been dwarfed and distorted by infancy and childhood passed in the slums. His suffering can be ameiorated, but he cannot be made a good and effective citizen. The time to build up worthwhile citizens is from babyhood onward. The city child must
 have pure air, enough pure food and water proper housing, warm clothing attractive and decent play, or at his
 starveing majority he will be a burden
 or detriment to society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

try-wide search is being made for the missing millions, but depend on it, the treasury sleuths are more interested in watching for the ground hog to come out of his strong box tomorrow than they are for clews to the snug $191. .0oo,OOo.
 There are mythical millions, as well as ground hog myths, as may be surmised from the fact that the depleted banks have more real money in hand than be- fore the great disappearance began. This latter fact forces the conclusion that the Host" deposits were in the form Of pa per- not the stage money variety, put good enough to serve as a basis or credit wherever the depositor chooses to open an account. Had the banks lost any large amount of their liquid holdings. It's ap- sence might be accounted for by saying it had gone in payment for the big issue of New York city bonds and other heavy operations on the bond market, or that it had been used in meeting the payment of dividends January 1, or for other leglu- mate purposes, and either explanation would have cleared up the mystery. bu. none of these theories seems to fit the case the treasury people have put up 10 the public for solution. new trail needs to be struck and worked out-perhaps we will have to wait for the next report from the banks for definite clew. What II 1t shows that the S191, ,0000o9 has been returned as clandestinely as it vanisheu! Will the treasury be any the wiser for the sequel?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

who had come two or three years ago were pleased with the exchange in climate which they had made, and the earth responded readily to their in telligent labor.
 Cullman county was colonized by thrifty truckers many years ago, and several other counties in the north ern part of the state have recently begun to blossom as the result of horticultural industry. What has been done in Cullman county and in Baldwin county can be done in al most every part of Alabama. This state is wonderfully blessed in it's variety of soils, and any crop that can be produced profitably in any part of the United States can be pro- duced with profit in this state. It used to be thought that in the cotton belt only the fleecy staple could be cultivated profitably. But now hay and corn are raised in abundance, and as for small farming it could be made so profitable that if no more cotton were planted Alabama would still be increasing in wealth from
 IL ,1,+ol,oc
 The farm movement in Jefferson county, organized by the Birming- ham Chamber of Commerce recent ly, has been started in the right way. Preliminary work is being done intel ligently, and it is safe to say that by next winter from 25 to 30 truckers will come from the north and settle here. If only 25 come the first year as result of the new movement the number would multiply in arith- metical progression year after year. The first corners would send back word to their friends left be- hind how we'll suited the soil of lief ferson county was for truck farming, and what an ever increasing market they found in Birmingham. With Jefferson county organization given as much time as the Conoliza- tion society in Baldwin results will be doubtless even larger than those of the Mobile section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Result of Systematic Effort

A great many farmers from the north have settled recently in Bald win county, and the number will in- crease from year. to year. This in- fluWof highly des1able class of toil- CTS is the result of organized and systematic effort on the part of citi- zens of Baldwin county. The Coloni- zation society that has induced farm CTS from the northern states to come to Baldwin was organized six or seven years ago.
 Systematic work in disseminating information about the trucking pos abilities of Alabama was carried on for some time before any actual re- suits were in sight, and when settlers did begin to arrive they came in small numbers. The Colonization so- ciety had been at work three or four years before it had much to show for it's efforts, but during the past win ter every train brought truck farm CTS with their families. The men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Southern Commercial Congress

Today the business men of the south will be convened in Atlanta to consider southern business proposl- lions. This conference comes just oO years after the beginning of civil strife, and,in itself it shows how the country has become reunited and es- pecially how rapidly the south as section is gaining ground in commer- cial and industrial matters. Senator Fletcher of Florida will no doubt dis cuss the latter feature of the situa- tion when he speaks on 'The South ern Renaissance" today.
 A distinguished lot of guests will lend dignity to the convention. Pres ident Taft will be there, and so will ex-President Roosevelt, and also a President in prospective, Woodrow Wilson. A greater gathering of Presidents could not well be seen in this country.
 The convention will in it's various sections discuss agriculture, com merce, commercial organization, edu- cation, forests, the Appalachian na- tional forest, good roads, health, i'm migration, insurance, land reclama- tion, manufactures, mines and min ing, public service corporations, real estate advertising, and water re- sources. Surely here is enough to keep the convention busy during it's three days session. A more dis tinguished lot of speakers will dis cuss these subjects. Public men and business men and men of high reputa- tion in specialties will mingle in the convention and no doubt their mes sages to the general public and par ticularly to the south will be instruc- tive and valuable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
these reforms.

these reforms.
 Mr. Taft suffered severely in pub lie sentiment from the errors of his first year, but he is regaining lost ground, and he will probably be re- nominated next year. Colonel Har- vey of Harper's Weekly thinks this will compel the nomination by the democrats of Woodrow Wilson, the Presidents antithesis. The truth is, the nomination of Mr. Taft by the republicans would force the democrats to look for a nominee who could carry New York and New Jersey, and the question of antithesis would not be regarded. Gov. Woodrow Wilson's strength in New York and New Jersey as against MT. Taft's strength in those states would be weighed carefully and thoughtfully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
THE LAW OF OUR LAND

A law may be a foolish law. There are thousands os laws, which, for good prac- ticai reasons, are not enforced, says Rob- ert Sloss in an article in Success Mag azine, entitled "Why Is an Express Con- pany?' Law is merely an expression Of the popular will and if the popular will is not behind the law, or does not stay behind it, that law should not exist. And if you and I and all of us do not want law enforced, who is going to enforce it?
 Here is section 1S1, Revised Statutes of the United States passed March 4, 1909. At that time there had already been in existence the same point. For 10 years and more the express business of this country had been operated in direct vio- lation of the older statute There Is no question about it. In so far as the ex- press companies compete with the post office department in carrying mailable matter-and that is no mean share of the express business-they are breaking this law.
 "Whoever shall establish any private express for the conveyance of letters or packets, or in any manner cause or pro- vide for the conveyance of the same by regular trips or at stated periods over any post route which is or may be estab- lished by law, or from any city. town or place to any other city, town or place between which the mail is regularly car ried, or whoever shall aid or assist there in, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months or both.
 Provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as prohib- ting any person from receiving and de- livering to the nearest postoffice, postal car or other authorized depository for mail matter any mail matter properly stamped'
 You may wonder why the law has not been enforced against the express com panies. Not long ago the United States circuit court dismissed suit brought un- der this law by Nathan B. Williams of Fayette, Ark, on the ground that a pri- vate citizen had no right to bring suit against the express companies for oper-
 atng against the law over the post roads; such suit, said the court, could be brought only by the government.
 Thereupon. P. R. Howard of Cincinnati brought pressure on the Attorney Gen. eral to act against the express companies. The answer was the following statement, issued by the department of justice:
 "The department has made very com plete study of the proposition and agrees with MT. Williams on the law, except as to the one point, namely. that there has been an administrative construction against the proposition for over 40 years, and the chances are that suit will ba defeated on that ground"
 Our government ignoring the newer statute, takes the position of killing. by administrative construction what is supposed to be the popular will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
The Regular Army,

'While our regular army seems small when compared with the standing armies of continental Europe, or even Great Britain yet it is three or four times as large as 1t was just before the Spanish war" said a former military man.
 'It is probably as large as we need, in time of peace especially since the National Guard has come to be so close ly in touch with the regular establish ment..
 q remember the United States army soon after the civil war. Its enlisted strength was limited to 25.0oo men. but the total enlistment was seldom above 10000. Men who lived through the four years of strife were tired of war and for 10 or 15 years after Appomattox re- cruits had to be drawn freely from the slums. The standard is now high and no man is enlisted who has not com- monschool education and who cannot show certificate of good character.
 From what I have seen of the army in the last four or five years I would say 1t was a model of efficiency. The maneuvers of the troops just ordered by the President will interest all military men, of course. It is good idea to mobilize a large body of the regulars suddenly. It would be we'll if these sur prise movements were more frequent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Committees of the Sixty-Second Con-

Alabama is to have no representa- tive on the rules committee, the names of the majority members of which have just been announced, but in the tentative list of other chair manships Alabama is well repre- sented. Not only will Oscar w. Un- derwood become the chairman of the ways and means committee and there fore floor leader of his party in the House, but he will have an official hand in the appointment of all the other committees. It seems to be pretty well determined that MT. Clay ton will become chairman of the judiciary committee, MT. Richardson of the pensions committeeA MT. Bur nett of the immigration committee, and MT. Heflin of the committee OH industrial arts and expositions. This WOulu give tAldDduid 1lbS Sildil iA9it- ships. MT. Taylor will continue to serve on the rivers and harbors com mittee, and while the Warrior inn provement is going on he doubtless considers this better than some of the chairmanships. And in like man. ner Captain Hobson prefers to remain a member of the committee on naval affairs. Messrs. Blackmon and Dent are new members and chairmanships do not fall to late arrivals.
 Beyond the rules committee none of the other committees have been announced, but the plums that will be secured by Alabama are all due on the score of seniority and well-es- tablished service. Five chairmanships and places on the rivers and harbors committee and on the committee on naval affairs is a liberal allowance, and no state having but nine mem- bers will fare better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
DEER DANCE OF YAauILAND


 From "The Dancers of Yaquiland." in the March Wide World Magazine
 Seated upon the ground around fire four good singers chant dialogues between the deer and other animals and birds, such as the coyote, the jaguar, the wolf, the bear the eagle, and the hawk. Their music Is made by beating with small sticks, saturated in blood and then dried. on 'guejas,' os tightly-stretched mats Of plaitcd tule leaves.
 The dancer ties on his head the skin is often better than his own-and from his belt of deerhide hang many deef hoofs. which rattle continuously as he goes through the steps of the dance In his hands he carries two large rattIes, made of gourds partly filled with peb- bles. These he also shakes to keep time to the music.
 This dancer tries to initiate, so far as possible, the movements of the deer. He shakes himself sideways, and with his hands makes motions similar to those of the deer's long white tail as the animal goes running over the plain, leaping through the underbrush, or trying to free himself from the flies which infest the valleys Of the mountains. He whirls around, jumps. and leaps straight up and down, into the air. When we are least expecting 1t another pascofa aEpears, weaiing tip head of coyote, bear or a puma, chases the deer. tries to bite him, icap on his back, or otherwise bear him to the ground, but the deer always escapes,