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Newark post., 1915-08-11

John Towers, James Littleton,
Frank Jones and Clarence Sulli-
van were all injured at Seaford on
Thursday when train was backed
against a car in which they were
loading cantaloupes.
Newark post., 1915-08-11

Farmers of New Castle county
are reported as purposing holding
their wheat in the belief that it
may bring $1.5O per bushel.
Newark post., 1915-08-11

Lightning fired and destroyed
Henry Barker's large charcoal
house at Millsboro, one night last
week.
Newark post., 1915-08-11

The hull of the Philadelphia
tug boat Alert sunk in Delaware
Bay in the great storm of October
1878 was washed ashore at Angus
tine Beach during the flood last
Wednesday.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Broadway Noon ldyi.

Every weekday at noon the chimes
Of Grace church, in New York, send
down into the clatter of Broadway the
strains Of old familiar hymns. The
other day the chimes had just finished
PleyePs hymn. They began a new
melody, which in the midst Of the
city's roar was not at first distinguish
able. Then the tangle of notes IN
wound itself and through the noises of
the street sounded the sweet notes of
"Just as l Am, Without One Plea"
Car wheels clanked, car brakes shrek
ed, iron shod horse hoofs smote the
stones of the street, motor horns blew
raucously; there was the sound Of a
myriad human feet and of many hu-
man voices. and through it ADJUST
as Am, Without One Plea"
Pedestrians took up the theme and
hummed it absentmindedly. Old scenes
were brought back, old faiths strength
ened, old blessings remembered
Christian Herald.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
First English Book on Sport.

The first book on sport ever printed
In the English language was a rimed
treatise called the "Boke of st. AL
bands" its author being a woman,
Dame Juliana Berners. Its second
edition was printed by Wynkyn de
Worde in 1906 A descendant Of her
family, Lord Berners, was the trans
lator of FroisSart'S Chronicles" 1t
Is true that old manuscripts existed,
such as the "Venerie de Twecy" of the
time Of Edward H., but 1t was Dame
Juliana who was the real ancestress
OF sporting literature in England, for
she also composed an essay on hawk
ing and another on Fishing With an
Angle" the last being of such excel
hence that Izaak Walton himself did
take hint from its pages.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Fixing the Fairies.

Remnants of the cave men living In
hidden places in the forests, avoiding
the more civilized human beings about
them, but seen occasionally by these,
were probably the first of the fairies,
according to A. Z. Peake in a paper
that appears in the report Of the Pre-
historic Society of East Anglia
Long before the Danes came to the
British isles Ireland was infested by
q people called the Danaans, probably
the earliest of the Celts or possibly
antedating them. The word Danaan,
according to the London Lancet, may
be rendered fairy" They were Of
puny stature, but their heads were as
large as ours. as is proved by the
skulls found in the boys. With their
little pointed caps and their retiring
ways they were only vaguely known
TO their neighbors, and when they died
out they were dimly remembered and
soon became legend.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Austria's Historic Crown.

The crown donned by the monarch
Of Austria, which was made originally
for Stephen of Hungary some eight
centuries ago. has been stolen, lost or
pawned
One one occasion it was pilfered by
q queen who fled across the frozen
Danube with it. and there, being in
need of ready cash, she pawned 1t for
1880 ducats. When it was finally
traced and recovered 1t was placed in
a fortress in Hungary and guarded
night and day.
At the time of the revolution it was
buried in a forest to prevent its being
annexed by the Austrians, and It re-
manned under the soil for nearly hun
dred years. The crown is adorned
with fifty-three fine sapphires, fifty
good sized rubies. one emerald and 33S
pearls. The gems are sunken in a mass
Of pure gold, and the crown weighs al
together about fourteen pounds.-Ex-
change.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Uncle Sans Bio Checks.

When the government pays a claim
or debt it is done by a treasury war
rant, signed by the secretary Of the
treasury. In May, 1904, the secretary
signed a warrant for $4O,OOOOO0, which
was delivered to ]. P. Morgan & Co.
Of New York as disbursing agents of
this government on account Of the
Panama canal purchase. This was the
largest warrant ever issued. The
largest sum previously covered by a
single government warrant was for
S7,2O0,OOO, paid to Russia in 1868 on
account of the Alaskan purchase. The
next largest sum was $5.5OO,O00, paid
in 1876 to the British government on
account of the Halifax award under
the treaty of Washington for infringe
ment of fishing rights in Nova Scotian
waters. In 1899 this government paid
Spain, through the French ambassador,
$20OO0,OO0 for the Philippine Islands,
but this sum was represented by four
warrants of S5.OOO.OOO each.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
A PRETTY Hot Story.

Chabert, the fire king, who was q
popular fayorite in London over eighty
years ago, claimed to be able to swal-
low arsenic and other poisons with i'm
punity. Visitors to his entertainment
were requested to come provided with
phosphorus, arsenic and oxalic acid,
which he proceeded to consume before
their eyes, taking an antidote after
ward which was supposed to neutralize
their effects. Then, to show that he
was as impervious to heat as to poison,
he would take a raw leg Of lamb into
an oven heated to 300 degrees and re-
main inside until the joint was cooked,
when it was carved and handed around
to the audience. The performance
concluded by Chabert rubbing a red
hot shovel on his head and face and
allowing any one who wished TO drop
molten sealing wax on his tongue and
hands.-LondOn Mail.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
APrince's Chilly Din,

Prince Henry of Prussia is an ar
dent sailor. says Parsons Weekly, but
he is known among the bluejackets as
great martinez. The following story
Is typical Of his methods, and shows
that although he expects those under
his command to put up with all kinds
Of hardships, he is by no means above
'troughing it, himself.
One day, when he was on board a
warship in the North sea, he suddenly
gave the order, ''All hands to bather'
1t was a bitterly cold day and the
water was like ice. The order was
so evidently distasteful that one Of
the officers ventured to make a mild
protest to the prince. Without an
swering him a single word, Prince
Henry, although fully clothed, sprang
over the vessels side, swan out good
distance in the icy water and returned
to the deck dripping from head to foot
After that the sailors took their bath
without demur.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Ecuadors Vegetable Wool.

Kapok, known in Ecuador as lana
de ceiba," or vegetable WOOL" Is a
product of the largest tree that grows
In the forests of the littoral, species
Of the genus EriOdendron (allied to the
cotton plant. The ceiba bears most
Of its branches near the top, and the
appearance of its bright yellow flow
ers marks the approaching end Of the
rainless season. After the flowers fade
the pods that yield the kapok Of COM
merce are formed. These are gath
cred and the fiber extracted by hand.
One hundred pounds of crude material
yield, after cleaning, forty-fve pounds
Of first grade kapok. Kapok is gain
ing in popularity in the United States,
where. among the other uses to which
It Is put, it is employed in stufang
mattresses and sofa cushions and, it
Is said, has found some favor among
makers of upholstery fabrics
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Cairo Street WARNINGS.

In oriental countries the recklessness
of drivers of vehicles and their disre-
gard for foot passengers are very
marked, but in Cairo they have a
series of curious cries with which they
warn a fOotman. They specify the
particular part of his anatomy which
Is in danger, as thus: Look out for
thy left shin. o uncler' boy, have a
care for the little toe on thy right
footT 20 blind beggar, look out for
thy STAIR And the blind beggar, feel
ing his way with the staff in his right
hand, at once Obediently turns to the
left. 20 Frankish woman, look out for
thy left footl' 20 burden bearer, thy
load is in dangerr' 20 water carrier.
look out for the tail end of thy pigskin
water bOttler'
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Fire and the LodgepoIe Pine.

Fire. the arch enemy Of the forest,
is the very life Of the lodgepole pine
for cessation of fires would in time
practically eliminate the species from
the forest. Following a sweeping fire
it is found that the lodgepole pine is
tie first tree at work to make good
its loss. On the blackened limbs Of
the fire killed tree are scores Of cones
stuck closely to the branches. With
in these cones lie fertile seeds wait
ing for nature to set them free. The
fiery whirlwind sweeps by, and in a
few hours the brown bits Of tissue
like seeds silently climb out Of their
Sheltering homes and make a flight
to the earth. Being exceedingly light
thousands are sometimes blown for
miles. An earth cleaned for their re-
ception is found by the germs Of new
woods life.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Tn. peoradation of Matter.

II we examine the life history of
any substance with sufficient knowl-
edge and sufficient care, says the En-
gineer, we shall find that nature pro-
vides means and forces that little by
little are turning that substance into
dust. The manipulations Of man
greatly assist in the process. But ma
ture itself Is always active in it and
even without mans aid is quite COM
petent to achieve the task. At times
we strive to hinder the process, as, for
example, when we apply paint to iron
work in order to prevent 1t from rust
ing. But we can hinder 1t only for a
time, and even then we merely check
the degradation Of one substance by
degrading another. Thus we have COM
stantly to renew the paint on our iron
work. The former coats disappear
wholly or In part, and the material of
which they were composed has turned
to dust. We may accordingly look
forward to a time when all matter will
be uniformly distributed as dust
throughout space, condition that, &C
cording to the nebular hypothesis,
actually did prevail at one time, before
the universe, as we know it, was
formed
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
The Split Inhnitive.

The split infnitive is the term used
to designate the infnitive form Of the
verb that generally begins with the
proposition to-" when separated by
qualifying adverb or phrase, as In the
following: ITO briefly designate" ito
readily understand" ito suddenly and
completely change 'front.'" "he knew
not which to,most admire" Ito sweet
ly sing" ito humbly walk" This use
is held by literary critics and gram
NAUTICAL purists to be highly improper,
but it occurs abundantly In English
literature, from the time Of Shake
speare to the present day. Nearly ev-
cry standard author is guilty Of 1t, and
1t is very general in popular speech.
The splitting of the infinitive is often
dictated by a sense of rhythm, the
placing of the qualifying adverb after
the verb and before the weak adjunct
or object which follows the verb re-
sulting often in disharmony of rhythm
or stress.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
What Becomes of That Cent?

A farmer comes to town with thirty
apples, which he sells three for cent,
getting, Of course, 10 cents for them.
Another farmer, also with thirty ap-
pies, sells them two for a cent, getting
15 cents for his. They get % cents
in all.
The next time they come in, with
thirty apples apiece, they meet at the
edge Of town and put their apples to-
gether, making sixty apples. One man
having sold two for a cent, the other
three for a cent, they decide to sell
them five for cents.
They do so and when they're through
find out they have received but "a
cents.
The problem is, Why did they not
get as much for their apples selling
them five for cents as they did when
they sold them separately, or, what be-
comes of the cent?-Columbus Dis
match
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
The VOLTS Den

One of the most grewsome among
animal homes is the VOLTS den. This
Is simply hole dug in the side of a
bank or a small natural cave, gener-
ally situated on the sunny side Of a
ridge and almost hidden by bushes
and loose powders. Here the wolf
lies snug. In and about his doorway
lie the remains of past feasts, which,
coupled with his own odor, make the
VOLTS den not very inviting place.
Nevertheless there is something so
dread and mysterious about this soft
footed marauder that it even lends a
fascination to his honest. Nicholas.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Growth of Baseball.

Nothing shows the growth Of base
ball more than a comparison OF gate
receipts taken In during the different
series played for the baseball cham
pionship Of the world. In the year
1884 about 800 persons attended the
final game between the Providence
team and the Metropolitan club, cham
pions Of their respective leagues, and
the total attendance at all three games
was less than 5000. Radbourne and
Keefe, the opposing hurlers, were at
the height of their respective careers,
but they failed to draw the throngs.
However, the players did not worry,
as there was nothing in it for them
except glory.
In the season of 1885 the series was
failure from all standpoints. Only
5000 saw the six contests between the
men Of Arson and the Browns, led by
Charles Comiskey. The series was
marked by continual scrapping and at
times real fighting. 1t ended or broke
up with honors in games won and YER
bal scraps "fifty-ffty." In 1886 the
first real series for the world cham
pionship was pulled of in a success
full manner. The six games drew 49,
900, and the net receipts were $4,000.
Ledger.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Beautiful FLAG Flower,

Among the stateliest and proudest Of
the members of Americas flower fam
lily none eXcels the larger blue flag,
which also wears the names Of blue
iris and fleur-de-lis. Ruskin calls 1t
the flower of chivalry,. which has a
sword for its leaf and a lily for its
heart LOngfellow pronounces it "a
flower born in the purple, to joy and
pleasance." 1t blooms in the wet, rich
marsh and meadow from May to July
and finds its home from Newfound-
land and Manitoba to Florida and Ar
kansas. The flag flower must look to
the insect world entirely for its propa-
cation, particularly to the bees as its
pollen carriers. So it puts forth a
flower that is blue tinted, for its ex-
perience has taught it that a bee can
be wooed with blue better than with
any other color.-Pittsburgh Press.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
The Common People,

Coronets. miters, military display,
the pomp of war, wide colonies and a
huge empire are, in my view, all tri-
fies, light as air and not worth consid-
ering, unless with them you can have
a fair share of comfort, contentment
and happiness among the great body
Of the people. Palaces, baronial cas-
ties, great halls, stately mansions, do
not make n nation. The nation in ev-
cry country dwells in the cottage, and
unless the light of your constitution
can shine there. unless the beauty of
your legislation and the excellence of
your craftsmanship are impressed there
ON the feelings and condition of the
people. rely upon it, you have yet to
learn the duties of experimentation
Bright
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Amazinq TraAsformation.


One may be u speckled trout - the
country and a Goldfish in the city, &C.
cording to an observer, who believes
that many country boys would do well
to stay at home.
"a farmer" he said, once caught
a fine speckled trout, which he decided
to present TO his aunt in the city. Ac-
cordingly, he wrapped it in green
leaves and placed it in a basket in the
body of the wagon. AS he stopped for
refreshment at roadside tavern some
mischievous boys took a Goldfish from
a nearby grocery stall and substituted
1t for the finny beauty.
ARRIVING in the city, he presented
the fish to his aunt. What do you
meanT she cried. This isn't a trout;
it's a Goldfish
Rather crestfallen, he took 1t back,
but on the road the boys again made
q substitution. and when he showed
the fish to his wife it was a speckled
trout. She listened to his tale with an
amused smile Yes she said finally,
it's like you-a speckled trout in the
country and a Goldfish in town. "-Ex-
change.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Beautiful Fish.

Japanese gardens are almost like a
part Of the house. The people live in
gardens far more than most Ameri-
cans do. In almost every garden is
found pond with goldfish In it. The
golden carp is a kind Of goldfish
which was brought from China to ia
pan, and the species named ranchu is
greatly admired 1t has a tail made
of three or four fanlike fins that open
and close. When floating about in the
water and looked ut from above it ap-
pears like one of the old japanese gold
coins called the koban. 1t Is supposed
10 look like a lion, when one gaZes
straight into its face. The Japan Mag
azine tells us of these fish and says
that the japanese are fond Of giving
fancy names TO their favorites, such as
dancing butterfly and double cher
~ blossom" Sometimes the fish take
their names from appearance and
sometimes from habits.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Voice. Of th. SEA-.

In ''The Log Of the Shark" by Char
milan Kittredge London, Is this bit Of
sea description:
"The sea is not a lovable monster.
And monster it is. 1t Is beautiful, the
sea, always beautiful In one way or
another, but it is cruel and unmindful
Of the life that is In it and upon it II
was cruel last evening in the lurid
low sunset that made it glow, DULY,
to the cold, mocking, ragged moonrise
that made it look like death. The
waves positively beckoned when they
rose and pitched toward our boat la
boring in the trough. And all the long
night it seemed to me that / heard
voices through the planking, talking,
talking, endlessly, monotonously, quer.
ulously, and l couldn't make out
whether it was the ocean calling from
the outside or the ship herself mutter-
ing gropmgly, finding herself. If the
voices are of the ship they will soon
cease, for she must find herself. But
If they are the voices of the sea they
must be sad sirens that cry, restless,
questioning, unsatisied- quaint home
less little sirens"
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
PAGE TWO
= Som. Authors and Their Names.

Some Authors and Their Names.
There are authors who make the
most of their names, and there are
others who don't. When w. w. ia
cobs was commencing his literary ca
reer and hoping to make a name
why did he not make the best Of the
one he got at the font? What splash
he could have made with William Wy
mark Jacobs!
It is almost as bad as Glberts neg
Iected name, which was Schwenck.
But perhaps that was too near
"swank" for a modest man. Ruther-
ford Crockett would have served the
author Of 1.-THE Stickit Minister well,
but he was content with s. R Sir
Arthur Pinero's second name Is Wing,
Silas Hocking's is Kitto, Jerome Z.
Jerome's is Klapka, and Gilbert Ches-
terton's "K" stands for Keith. Charles
Dickens was christened Charles John
Huffman.
It Is a remarkable fact that nearly
all the greater novelists are simply
styled-Henry Fielding, Jane Austen.
Walter Scott, Charles Reade, George
Meredith, Thomas Hardy. William
Makepeace Thackeray ignored his Sec
ond name-St. James Gazette.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Eskimo Candy.

Tallow is the Eskimo's candy. 1t
Is put up in bright red packages made
out of the feet of Il waterfowl The
women cut off the red feet Of this
bird, which is called the dovekie, draw
out the bones and blow up the skin so
as to make pouches, which they fill
with reindeer tallow for their little
folk. None Of the food that the Es-
kimos eat seems very inviting to US,
but they are extremely fond Of 1t and
are very apt to overeat. 1t is said by
explorers who have gone into Green
land that 1t is no uncommon sight to
see an Eskimo man who has eaten an
enormous meal Of the raw frozen flesh
Of the reindeer. seal or walrus lying
ON his back and eating blubber until
be cannot move.-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
A Titled kleptomaniac.

A titled kleptOmaniac almost q cen.
tury ago was the Countess of Cork.
She had reputation for stealing any.
thing she could lay her hands on,
whether it was useful or valuable or
not Once when leaving a country
house where she had been staying she
saw and quietly picked up a hedgehog
that was crossing a hall, a pet of the
porter's, and took it away in her car
rage. Finding it an uncomfortable
foot warmer, she decided to dispose of
1t at the first town where she changed
horses and then offered it to a confec-
toner in return for a sponge cake.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
"Ouqh."

An exchange prints the following
lis; of words ending in "ough" and
ads the pronunciation Of the more OBJ
ScU!e words, so far as ascertainable
from the dictionaries: Messrs. Cough
tGof-I. IIough thufO and Clough (cluf),
Though tough enough. thought through
th1 day that they would visit Mr..
Trough (broOD. who, having hiccough
Ghiccupl and a cough, lived in a clough
tciuiT or clOu). with plenty Of dough
and Il tame enough (chuff) kept near
Il plough in a rough trough, hung to
Il bough over a Tough Qoch). A SLOUGH
(SiufD Of the bank into the slough (sloo)
injured his thOroughbred's hough
hOciD.
No wonder the foreigner shudders at
those four terrible lettersI
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
re. and Easy Servants In Jap.n.


In Japan domestic service Is very
honorable. Domestic servants rank
before tradesmen, who are considered
at the bottom Of the social ladder. In
the absence Of his master q servant
viii receive the callers and chat away
Familiarity, but politely, until the ar
rival Of the head Of the house. After
rubbing his knees together and kissing
and kotowing he will invite you to
take a seat-on the floor, or, more
correctly speaking, on your heels, with
q fat cushion between your knees and
the floor to make the ordeal a little
less painful. He viii then offer you
five cups of tea. Even after his mas
ter has arrived he may stay in the
room and is likely to cut into the con-
versation and quite certain to laugh
at the smallest apology for joke. He
brings all his sisters and cousins and
aunts to be introduced when he takes
service, and the house is seldom with
out a few of them engaged on some
business or errand. In the European
hotels in Japan the servants are all
men, who are dressed in indigo cotton
doublets and hose and run about bare
foot--London Answers.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
More Than One,

The clergyman Of a country Village,
experimenting one of his parishioners
for quarreling with his wife so loudly
and frequently as to be a source Of per-
petual disturbance to the neighborhood,
marked that the Scriptures declared
that man and wife were one.
AYE, that may be, SIR" answered
Hodge, "but If you were to go by when
me and my wife are at it you'd think
there were twenty Of us."-London
Globe
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Stronq Even In Death,

A yew tree almost destitute of
branches or bark grows abundantly in
the Caucasus to a height Of from fifty
to sixty feet and diameter of little
over two feet. 1t grows slowly, but
its timber is alpost indestructible ex-
cept by fire. 1t is considered superior
in durability, appearance and tough
ness to mahogany, which it otherwise
somewhat resembles. In some large
forests Of this tree it is very difficult
to distinguish the live trees from the
dead ones, the latter being very numer-
GUS and said to stand for 100 years aft
er death without exhibiting decay.
The broad ax., 1915-12-04
Illustrating the Idea.

A school inspector was examining a
class in grammar and trying to eluci-
date the complex relations OF adjec-
lives and nouns by telling example.
Nov, for instance" said he, what
am II"
That was an easy question, and all
the children shouted:
"a man. and then looked around
riumphantly.
Eyes, but what elseY' said the In
spector.
This was not so easy, but after q
pause boy ventured to suggest:
"a little man.
Eyes, but there is something more
than that
This was n poser. but at last an in
FAINT phenomenon almost leaped from
his seat IN his eageyness and cried:
'Please, sir. know, sir-an ugly lit
tie 11anr'-Pearson's Weekly.