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The broad ax., 1915-11-13
Echo of Sound

An echo Is a sound reflected from a
distant surface. Sound is produced by
waves or pulses Of the air, and when
those waves come In contact with a
cliff or wall or other opposing surface
they are reflected like light or heat,
and the returning waves cause a repe-
tition Of the sound The word echo Is
Of Greek origin. According to ancient
mythology, it was the name OF noun
tain nymph, daughter Of the air and
the earth. Echo was one Of Juno's at
tendants, but her loquacity displeased
Jupiter, so she was deprived Of the
power Of speech by Juno and permitted
to answer only when she was spoken
to. Afterward Echo fell In love with
a beautiful youth named Narcissus and
was changed into a stone, which still
retained the power Of voice. Milton
personifies her thus:
Sweet Echo. sweetest nymph. that nv'st
unseen
Within thy airy shell,
BY slow Meander's margent green,
Canst thou not tell me of a gentle pair
That likest thy Narcissus are?
Philadelphia Press
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The Jellyhsh.

The bay of Naples abounds In me
dusae. or jellyfish. often growing as
large as two feet in diameter and
weighing fifty and sixty pounds. Some
of them shine at night with a green
ish light and are known as noctiluca
might lanterns) by the natives. The
jellyfish sometimes make migrations
in great groups. sometimes so large
and so thick as to impede the naviga-
ton of vessels. like the floating plants
In the Sargasso sea Of the tropics.
These shoals Of medusae, as they are
called, may be so dense that a piece
Of timber plunged in among them will
be held upright as If stuck in the
mud, and ordinary rowboats cannot
force their way through them. Their
migrations have never been explained
They are irregular and occur at no
particular season Of the year and un-
der no particular influences.
The broad ax., 1915-11-13
The Making of q Word.

Few new words can have been
brought into the world with so much
formality as telegram" which, like
many other words, was coined In Amer
lea. On April q, 1852, the Daily Amer
ican Telegraph published an editorial
note: Telegraph means to write from
a distance; telegram, the writing itself
executed from a distance; monogram,
logogram, ETC., are words formed upon
the same analogy and In good accepta-
ton Hence telegram Is the appro-
pirate heading Of a telegraphic dis
patch. Well, Wen go itp When the
word crossed the Atlantic and the
Times displaced the heading "News by
Electric Telegraph" for kilograms"
q heated discussion arose as to its ad-
instability. This reached such a pitch
that pamphlet was published entitled
'aThe Telegraph and Telephone Con-
troversy."-London Mirror.
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The Arch.

The consensus of opinion among the
learned is to the effect that the arch
was invented by the Romans. Some
claim that Archimedes of Sicily was
the inventor. while there are others
who would make 1t to be of Etrurian
origin. but there can be no doubt about
the fact that the Romans were the first
to apply the principle to architecture.
The earliest instance of its use is in the
case of the Cloaca Maxima. or greatest
sewer, Of Rome. built about 5SS B. C..
by the first of the Tarquin line of kings.
work which is regarded by the his
torians as being one of the most stu
pendous monuments of antiquity. Built
entirely without cement. it is still doing
duty after service Of almost twenty
five centuries.-New York American.
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BIeedinu by Bowshot,

That all diseases can be cured by
bleeding is still firmly believed by sew
eral savage tribes and especially by
the Papuan negroes. When one Of
their physicians becomes convinced
that it is necessary to bleed a patient
he goes several feet in front Of him,
and then, drawing his bow he fits a
sharp pointed arrow to it and, after
careful aim, fires the arrow into the
vein which he desires to open. The
arrow, it is said, invariably goes
straight to the mark, and the thorn or
splinter of glass with which it is tip
ped does the work as successfully as a
lancet. Moreover, the patients never
show the slightest fear, since they are
convinced that from the moment the
arrows pierce their veins they will be-
gin to recover.
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Raising FeneepoSts.

The increased demand for fencenosta
has induced some far seeing farmers to
raise them for sale as well as for their
own use. 1t takes time, of course. TO
do this, yet shorter period than most
persons suppose. A plantation of To-
Gusts can be brought to fence post size
In FIVE years from seed. The seed are
first scalded with boiling water and
then after soaking overnight are SOW
ed an inch apart in rows two feet
apart They are subsequently thinned
to stand four. inches apart and are
mulched with straw during the first
year. AS they increase in size they are
again thinned until they stand finally
eight feet apart. From time to time as
growth develops they are trimmed to
prevent their becoming top heavy, and
at the end of the fifth year they are
ready for the market Each tree will
cut an average Of three posts, and $50
trees are grown to the acre. In most
localities these will sell for from 20 to
30 cents each, netting the farmer no
less than $500, or S65 per acre per year.
Exchange.
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ksir Hardi.,s ROUGH Attire. -

James Keir Hardie. the British Ia
Dor leader, never relinquished his
working class garb, and many were
the occasions when his rough attire led
to mistakes on the part Of others. One
story Is that Keir Hardie, then many
years an NJ. P, was challenged by
policeman outside the house Of COM
mons. The officer asked Mr.. Hardie If
he was working there. Yes" "On
the roof?' (which was undergoing re-
pair. NO." answered the leader OF
the Independent Labor party, 'on the
floor" Another time a landlady re-
fused to let him have rooms until he
gave references. He looked too rough.
The good woman was astonished when
Mr.. Hardie named a number Of the
most prominent men in parliament.
He was arrested in Belgium once on
suspicion Of being in collision with a
notorious anarchist whom the police
had detained. The Belgian police new
er could understand why British NJ.
P. was not deliberately attired.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
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Preparedness.

Obadiah, trying to cross the field
where the bull was, attracted the at
tention Of the beast, whereupon began
a foot race of great personal interest
Ito Obadiah. His neighbor, Silas, saw
the race start in a fair field and saw
Obadiah putting his best foot forward
and mending his gait at every step in
AN eagerness to make the creek,
good mile away. Obadiah, Logging it
lat the peak of his effort managed to
make the bank a scant few feet in ad-
vance Of the bull and essayed to leap
the thirty feet between the banks. He
LANDED in the middle of the creek.
ISilas observed this dispassionately and
looked back over the mile Of field with
a judging eye He hitched his shout
der and spoke:
"You cert My can't spect to jump that
creek, Obadiah, 'thout gittin' longer
runnin' start N that."-New York Post.
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How TO SIay a Grudue.

Il forgave you once, and won't for
give you again" This is what we
heard one brother say to another who
had unwittingly broken his chisel for
the second time. He would not listen
to an explanation. You shall not use
another Of my TOOLS" he continued.
The next day he wanted to borrow a
book from that brother. But before
he asked for 1t he remembered he had
said he would not lend his tools any
more. He said to himself: well, I
don't care If l did. He owes me
something for breaking the tool, so I
will just ask for the book" And he
did. Certainly you can have it and
keep 1t as long as you want it." replied
the brother without one bit of grudge
In his heart The effect was good, for
the very next day he asked his brother
to go with him into the tool room, and
there he said, You can use any of
them If you wish, only please be care
full not to break them" The grudge
had disappeared.-Christian Herald.
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The Gentle BIoodhound.

No real reason exists for the com
mon belief that the bloodhound is a
fierce animal, ready to tear the person
whom it may be tracking to pieces. It
Us, on the contrary, rather noted for
its gentleness, even seeming timid, un.
less especially trained to attack. The
origin Of the breed, according to Count
lie Couteulx de Canteleu, the greatest
living authority on the subject, is from
the St Hubert Of St Hubert's abbey
I'm the Ardennes. It dates from the
earliest ages, and the breed certainly
existed in the time Of the Gauls. As
regards the name bloodhound, the
Count LIE Couteulx believes that when
fox hunting in something like its pres
Ient form was instituted it was found
that the sleuthhound was not fast
enough for the purpose, and the pres
ent foxhound was evolved from vari-
GUS material, and about this time it
became usual in speaking Of the old
hound Of the country to call him the
bloodhound, meaning the hound Of
pure blood (as might be said Of a
blooded horse), to distinguish him from
the new hound or foxhound. There is
only one breed Of pure, genuine blood
hounds, and that is the English.-Ar-
gonaut.
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Chocolate, Spanish Style.

To know the finest method for max
ing chocolate or cocoa one must learn
Of the practice in Spain or In one of
the Spanish American countries. There
one finds out two important things.
The first concerns the utensil in which
the chocolate is made. Our nearest
approach to this is an enameled ware
double boiler. Indeed, this Is a per-
fectly satisfactory substitute for the
heavy and fragile chocolate pots IA
vored by some of the Spanish coun-
tries. The second point is that choco-
late is better If not served freshly
made. Chocolate and cocoa are much
smoother and the flavor is much i'm
proved if they are prepared some hours
before service. Cook the chocolate in
the enameled ware boiler very thor
oughly. Set in a cool place and let
stand until required. Then heat to the
boiling point and serve either with or
without whipped cream.
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Geouraphical Eoranames.

The name "Dardanelles." which one
girl baby bears. Is more musical than
some geographical names with which
children are burdened. Mrs. Andrew
Lang tells of family where the ba-
bies were named after the places
where the father happened to be when
he heard of their births. He being a
courier, there were a st. Petersburg
and q Naples. Kattegat and Skagerrak
were the twins. while the only daugh-
ter was named Vienna
Another curious geographical name
is recorded in the souvenirs du Che
Waller de Cussy." In 1S20' when at
tached to the French embassy at Ber-
lin, he met n Countess Bernstorff, who
had been christened America because
she was born there during the war Of
independence. her father at that time
being in command of a Hessian regi-
ment-Pal Mall Gazette.
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Boiled NettIes.

The countryman knows more about
economy than the townsman when it
comes to a matter of vegetables. A
correspondent reports a conversation
overheard in a village inn In Hartford
shire in this present year of grace.
Vegetables were under discussion, and
spinach was mentioned Not bad"
one gourmet admitted, ''but give me
nettles," and inquiry has shown that
the two are not dissimilar in taste
Another forgotten vegetable" is the
primrose. Primrose pasties were once
a popular dish in Observation-Disclosures
Standard.
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Puzzle of th. Aretrsrsrn.

Ornithologists have finally awarded
nrst place as migrator to the arctic
tern. Recent investigations have proved
beyond all question that this bird Of
mystery makes a fight every year to-
falling 1900 miles. It Is on the wing
literally twenty weeks out Of the fifty
two, with a daily average fight Of ap-
proximately $50 miles. When it Ia
winter In the northern hemisphere the
tern Is feeding at the edge Of the ant
arctic circle, far south Of Cape Horn.
When spring banishes winter 1t re-
turns to the arctic, IL 900 miles away
from its winter quarters, to build its
nest In the arctic regions. Almost
with mathematical precision the tern
arrives In the north every year on
June 10 and on Aug. % begins its long
southern flight Curiously enough, re-
ports Of the birds seen en- route are
exceedingly rare. One or two have
been seen In the last three or four
years along the Long Island shore, but
beyond this clew to the course they
pursue nothing at all is known Of the
route they follow.-Philadelphi Rec
ord.
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An Eve For His Colnrs.

Haiti appears to breed spirit of SEN
sitive patriotism unknown in other
countries. Some years ago a general in
the Haitian army ordered an artificial
eye The maker did his best to execute
the order satisfactorily. but the eye
was returned from Port an Prince.
with letter complaining that 1.-The eye
you forwarded me is of a tint that re-
sembles the Spanish flag. 1 am far too
patriotic to wear any colors but those
Of my own country" After ascertain
ing from the ministry Of marine the
colors of the Haitian standard a scar
let and green eye was dispatched, and
this met with enthusiastic approval
The broad ax., 1915-11-13
A PaintarJa Troubles.

The desire of the Bank Of England
officials to discover forgers has some
times led to curious mistakes. On one
occasion the painter, George Morland.
In his eagerness to avoid his duns,
retired to an obscure hiding place in
Hackney, where his anxious looks and
secluded manner Of life induced some
Of his neighbors to believe him for
ger Of notes then In existence. The
directors, on being Informed, dispatch
ed some dexterous detectives to the
residence, but Morland's suspicious
were aroused by their movements In
front Of the house and, thinking them
bailiffs, escaped from the back to Lon
don. Mrs Morland informed the Wis
itors of her husbands name and show
ed them some unfinished pictures. The
facts were reported to the directors,
who presented Morland with two TWEEN
ty-pound notes by way Of compensa-
ton for the alarm.
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They Paid the Price,

The corporation of the city Of Glas-
cow wanted to purchase the Whistler
portrait of Carlyle and in due course
waited on the master of the gentle art
Of making enemies about the price
Q,0OO guineasl. They admitted it was
a magnificent picture, but DO you not
think. Mr.. Whistler. the sum a wee.
wee bit excessiveY'
Didn't you know the price before
you came to me% asked the master,
with suspicious blandness.
"Oh. aye. we knew thatr' replied the
corporation.
Every we'll. then" said Mr.. Whistler
In his suavest tones. lets talk of
something else" And as there was
nothing else of interest to detain the
corporation" they paid the price and
made an excellent bargain.
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Unearned Gratitude.

A sample of the late DR.. William
Everett's caustic repartee:
II always experience a sense Of deep
obligation to you whenever L meet you
or hear of you," said George Babbitt
to DR.. Everett one morning when they
found themselves pacing the deck of
an ocean steamer together.
"Why 500" piped the doctor.
Because" said Mr.. Babbitt, II re-
call that was once so fortunate as to
win the Boylston prize for oratory at
Harvard. and you were chairman of
the board of judges"
II remember it perfectly well," re-
Joined the brusQue doctor. 1.-The Judges
were five in number. At the conclu-
sion of the speaking We retired to con-
slider the merits of the contestants. 1t
was moved that you be awarded a
first prize. On that motion the vote
was to In your favor. l was one
Of the two."-Boston Transcript
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The Lonely Miners Phonoqraph,


What would an Alaska steamer be
without its photograph in the cabin?
Not a minute is it idle. Even while
the passengers are down below at
meals some lingering hand reaches out
for the latest record. One Of the gov
ernments corps Of engineering experts
who was on board said: What would
the miners do without the photograph?
I find one in every cabin, no matter
how remote it may be. 1t has helped
to drive away the loneliness Of camp
life in the faroff wilderness and is
mainly responsible for the marked de-
crease Of insanity among the miners
so noticeable in recent years." The in
strument on the steamer was just then
melodiously grinding out annie Lau-
RE" Think" said Uncle Sans Off
cial ''of the soothing effect of that
beautiful song on a Scotchman i'm
INJURED In a cabin a thousand miles
from the nearest settlement."-Leslie'
Weekly.
The broad ax., 1915-11-13
Cartoonists and Small Boys.

"It takes a cartoonist," says a writer
in Cartoons Magazine, ito understand
the heart Of the small boy. The car
toonists enter into his sports and share
his joys and sorrow. They sit with
him under the cool willows, watching
the red and yellow bobber as a fat
sunf1sh or a bullhead nibbles at the
bait
'They know his likes and dislikes,
which are simple. In the former cate
CORY fall baseball, strawberry short
cake, kites, marbles, RATS, rubber
boots, dogs, circuses, swimming, pic
MICS, buckwheat cakes, Fourth Of July,
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
In the latter may be found copper toed
shoes, schoolbooks, teachers, starched
collars, sulphur and molasses, practic-
ing, washing ones neck. According
to the cartoonists. the small boy lives
from holiday to holiday. with a birth
day in between"
The broad ax., 1915-11-13
Snubbed His Old Friends.

In the old days a miner who had
toiled and suffered In the Klondike
and then struck it rich returned to
Puget sound after two years Of isola-
ton in the far north. He sought out
restaurant Bring me So worth Of
BEANS" he told the waiter. Remark
ing to himself that this fellow certain
ly must be fond of beans. the amazed
waiter complied, heaping up the table
around the diner with a veritable
mountain Of baked beans. "Now,"
said the Klondiker, take that stuff
away and bring me something to eat
1t has cost me S., but 1 just wanted
to show those blank beans that don't
have to eat any more Of 'em, now that
I'm In a white mans land again.
coma Ledger.
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The Word "Slave."

An interesting instance in history of
the twisted application Of the names
of a people is afforded by the case Of
the word ""slave." Now, the Slavi.
tribes dwelling on the banks Of the
Dnieper. derived their appellation from
"Slav," meaning noble or illustrious.
In the days of the later Roman en-
pire vast numbers of these Slavs were
taken over by the Romans in the con-
dition of captive servants, and in this
way the name Of the tribes came In
time to carry with it the idea OF low
state of servitude. the exact antithe-
sis Of its original meaning and one
that has survived to this time.
The broad ax., 1915-11-13
Irua to the Pole.

The needle Of the compass does not
always point directly north 1t is sub
ject to daily and yearly variations, as
well as those which require centuries
to complete. The needle is, however,
true to the pole" although it shifts
thus every hour in the day. 1t does so
only in obedience to the laws which
control its action. Variations which are
constantly taking place In the terres-
trial magnetism produce corresponding
changes in the needle.
The broad ax., 1915-11-13
Purdie's Panacea.

Tom Purdie. an old manservant In
Sir Walter Scott's household. used to
talk Of the famous "Waverley Novels"
as "our books" and said that the read
ing Of them was the greatest comfort
to him.
whenever I am of my Sleep" he
confided to James Skene, the author Of
Memories Of Sir Walter Scott" at
have only to take one of the novels.
and before have read two pages it Is
sure to set me asleep"
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Maker of Dictionaries Not Envied

Can any one envy the maker Of die
tionaries? To Sir James Murray the
readers were draw in, those who were
to garner words. Some hundred thou
sand works" were examined by a
staff Of assistants with two eyes and a
bit of brain. and they may have got the
spelling right But think of the task Of
the searcher. going through the books
he loves in the search for q word! And
missing all else. For the man with the
demand upon him would read the
Bible with one eye for misprints. No
such torture for the lover of literature
could be devised like the making of a
dictionary.-London Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1915-11-13
The GobeIin Factory.

The Gobelin factory was founded In
1915 by Francis l.. who secured Eu-
rope for the artists and the makers or
beautiful things who could bring lus-
ter to the capital of France. Under his
AUSPICES came Leonardo da Vinci. and
he it was who laid the foundations Tor
the collections of statuary and paint
ings that have made Paris famous. The
Gobelin tapestry factory was among
the least of his undertakings.
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RamesAa I.

Rameses l. was the first king of the
nineteenth dynasty in Egypt and ruled
for brief period about B. G. 1855. Be
yond the fact that he waged war In
Nubia. where he left an inscription and
constructed some Of the buildings Of
the Karnak, little is known Of his
reign. His mummy was found In 1881
at Deir-el-Bahrt His son, Seti l., built
the Memnonium at Karnak In honor
of his fathers memory.
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RUBBING IL In.

He-If you find me so lacking In the
qualities you admire, why on earth did
you ever marry me? She-There you
60 making things worse. You know
very well dislike particularly being
asked questions that admit Of no rea-
sonable answer. - Richmond Times
Dispatch.
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Just Suited.

"Why do you go with that young
man? He isn't making enough money
to be married"
But he is making enough money to
provide theater seats and auto rides
for Tuesdays and Fridays, and have
those evenings to spare. louisville
Courier-Journal.
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Same, but Different.

Visitor - Are old Stegbauer and
Schattliebner still carrying on that
everlasting lawsuit Of theirs about the
boundary Native-Not those two any
longer, but their lawyers are. Visitor
How's that? Native-Oh, the farm be-
longs to them now.-Meggendorf
Blaetter
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FLOODING the Mauazine,

A flooding device to prevent the ex-
plosion Of the powder magazine Is fit
ted to most big battleships. By SIM
ply turning on a number of taps sea
water is allowed to rush through pipes
into the powder store. which Is rem
dered harmless in case Of fire.
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Old Postal Rates.

Our postal rates In 1924 were exces-
siye. To send a letter thirty-six miles
the cost was 6 cents. For over 400
miles the uniform rate was 25 cents,
and as the mails were transported by
stage coaches, the process was a slow
one.
The broad ax., 1915-11-13
Genuine Faith Cure.

Towne-Do l understand you to say
that Spencer's case was really faith
cure? Browne-Yes. You see, the doc
tor and the druggist both trusted him.
Exchange.
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Can This Be Trus7

"Why is it that you never hear Of
any female after dinner speakers"
asked the old fogy.
81 suppose it's because q woman tells
all she knows before dinner is hall
over" replied the grouch.-Spokane
lReyiew
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MercurY,a Accident.

whats the matter with your office
Iboy?"
HE hurt himself while running when
II sent him on an errand the other day."
"Come Off You don't mean to say
81 do. He never did the GRAND, but
he found out why a horse had fallen
down In the street" Leader.
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So He Would,

If man was only as careful Of his
hat and clothes at the end of a month
as he is at the end of the first day he
would always look well dressed
Pittsburgh Sun
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The Pessimist.

"Pve had an offer for my house. A
man wants to pay me $1,000 more than
1t cost me-"
you'll accept. Of course"
Eyes. but I'm afraid the mans rela-
tons will find out he's crazy before l
can close the deaL"-EXchange.
The broad ax., 1915-11-13
The Idea.

81 see where a very clever dog Is
the star Of play lately produced"
II suppose they did that to make It
a bowling success."-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
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Tho True Enthusiast.

"Does your motorcar give you much
trouble?"
'Troubley' exclaimed Mr.. Chuggins
enthusiastically. II should say it did!
Why. repairing that car when 1t gets
out of order is about the only real fun
I get out of life. "-Washington Star
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Here6itaY.

Hoax-Poor old Henpecke has to
mind the baby. Joax-Yes. It's won
derful how that baby takes after Its
mother -Philadelphia Record.