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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

Some student Of the relatively unim-
portant but nevertheless entertaining
side lines Of literary history has been
investigating the origin OF the term by
which we characterize the man who
habitually blOckades the channels of
agreeable human intercourse. He has
decided that the word bore" made
its first appearance I'm the letters OF
Lord Carlisle and OF Selwyn, but that
they used It with reference not to a
creature. but to a state or condition
Thus in 1867 Carlisle wrote: II enclose
a package Of letters, which, II they are
French, the Lord deliver you from the
bore" 1t was not until the beginning
OF the last century that the word was
applied to the person who wearies and
worries.-BOston Herald
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Good For Somsthino.

He called the waitress over to his ta-
BILE and In a whisper said:
ERR, these eggs
"Yes, SIR
Excuse me, miss. but It seems al
most a crime"
What do you mean, sirr'
why should 1, big, strong man, In
robust health. with the glow Of youth
pervadlng my system-why should I
attack this venerable coupler
do you mean those eggs amt
goodT'
"0h, no, no! Far be II from me to
make such an accusation They may
be good trust they are, but not for
eating purposes. Do you get mer'
She did. and she also got an order Of
real eggs--Boston Record
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Fathoms Deep.

The boy yawned over his geography.
How deep is the ocean, he inquN-
ed, pointing to the center Of the Pa
cific.
thousands Of fathOms, my son
thousands"
"WeH. how much is a fathOm!"
"a fathOm iS-er-er-are you lOOk-
ing at the Pacific? Well. your Cnele
Karl years ago was shipwrecked IN the
Pacific. and the pirates came out after
him, and the cannibals-but I'm 100
busy now to tell you the story. Run
along to bed" - St. Louis Post-Dls-
natch
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
The Primary Fact Ab,,., -,


We sometimes think thai war war.
gushing Characteristic Of Ear IlS1n-
killing and maiming Of men %" h,, Is the
evident that this Is not the r Dut II IS
Junction for men are killed ana teaI dis
60 In time Of peace. The pssan =. ulain-
the one marked difference Il tS I.ai and
curing war a nation Is Us mat
whereas In peace It is an oqs-. sOClety,
INDIVIDUALS. So true is This 9 Of
that If a denizen from som. Wueed
world acquainted with our no-Tr. U'ne'
uyines during peace should T ,l,a. &c
Wnen we are at war he Womb Us
ulmcuity In recognizing in this Sr,a lave
" moving, harmonious unit the '' An
gained weller Of yesterday Co- 1-sOE'
ed with the spirit that anim,too o-lpaf'
ciety at war, the disintegr,tioD -.
inevitably ensues when the s,vo, S'e'
laid aside IS in all practical rosnai :
Ike the dissolution which sets =
the body OF a man when the sni-it :, u
taken its fight.-"Tle World S.'- I3S
and Beyond" by Edwin Davies Scb ,ui-
maker, in Century Magazine
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Why Steam ca,ts . Shadow.

Why does water cast no shadow
while steam, which is invisible, does
east a shadow? Pure water In a state
Of rest Is Of uniform density, and the
rays Of light although they may be re-
fracted, pass through It almost unim-
peded in parallel lines. Steam Is com
posed Of vapor OF different degrees of
density, intermingled usually with
some air. 30 that the rays OF light en-
tering it are not uniformly refracted
and therefore interfere with and neu-
tralize each other to a considerable de-
gree, as counter or cross waves strike
each other down and tend to create a
smooth sea.-Chicago Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
The Other Way Round.

Mrs Sourspite-When 1 gave ycu
that solemn warning against marrying
I said that some day you would regret
It That time win come, mark my
Wordsi
Mrs. Newed-The time has come.
Mrs. Sourspite (gieefulyl-I thought
30. Then you regret your marriage7
Mrs. Newed-Oh, mol / regret the
warning you gave me. It kept me
from marrying for nearly a year
Pittsburgh Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

The dogs of war have been more
than a figure Of speech for thousands
Of years. They were used in Egypt
400 B. G. The Romans, the Teutons
and other fighting nations of antiquity
depended much on them for sentinel
and defense purposes. In the middle
ages they are said to have even worn
armor. The Spanish discoveries used
bloodhounds in tracking the Indians
In this country.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Goats In Switzerland.

In Switzerland if a boy plaques .
goat he may be fined and sent to jan
II a person meets a goat on a pau
and drives the animal aside he may Ve
arrested. II a goat enters the yaru u
a person not its owner and is bit WIN
a club or stone the person gullty -
the ofrense must pay 80 cents. II tne
engineer of a railroad train sees gOa'
on the track he must stop the train un'
I'll the animal can be cOaxed away
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Soap Substitute. In Japan.

Soap is n comparatively recent Impor-
tation into Japan. However. what
the japanese lacked In substance for
loOsening the dirt they made up In eel
bow grease" Most often they used a
powder or -four, among the most CON-
mon cleansers being the bean. rice and
BRAN The women Of old Japan used a
kind OF seaweed for shampOoing the
hair. They gathered 1t from the rocks
and dissolved it in warm water.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
curbina the kiokar.-

do you think pretty girls get along
better in businessY
Il find one useful at the complaint
desk. anyhow" replied the merchant
"A pair Of fine eyes viii go a long
ways toward making a man think that
his complaint was. badly founded
Louisville Courier-JournaL
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
The Sextant.

The sextant, an instrument which
has been so necessary to polar explora-
ton, was used by Arabian astronomers
as far back as 900. The Arabian In
strument had a radius Of fifty-nine feet
nine inches. The modern instrument,
which Is small enough to be conven-
iently held In the hand, was invented
In 1TS0 by Thomas Godfrey Of Phila-
delphia and Captain Hadley Of the
British navy.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

N~Bilkins has been a passenger on
some OF the largest ships ahoat"
as that his sole claim to distinc-
tionY
mo. indeed What makes BIIktns
unique is the fact that he didn't ap-
parently become an intimate friend Of
all the prominent people on board those
ships" Age-Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
The erosers Euphsmism.

"Why is it that the berries at the
bottom Of your boxes are always 50
much smaller thar those at the topT'
asked Mrs. Newlywed.
"Ah, madam" said the grocer, you
don't put it quite correctly. You
should ask why the berries at the top
Of the box are so much larger than
those at the bottom-"-Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Certainly Was.

@And you are afraid Of the dark
TommieY'
yes, ma'am."
But there's nothing in the dark to
hurt you"
well. what's pop Imping around
forr
"0h, he fell over a chair when he
came home late last night"
"Well, that was in the dark, wasn't
ftP-Yonkers Statesman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

How can you tell that the conductor
IL marriedr gasped the diminutive
man
Didn't you hear the way that wo-
man roasted him and be never even
batted an eyelash7" retorted the great
Observation-Disclosures Express.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

He-Why are you always reminding
me that you might have married some
one else? Shell don't recall that ear
ly error Of judgment 50 much on your
account as on my own I want to
preserve In myself a proper intellectual
humility Times Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

One OF the most durable woods Is
sycamore. A statue made from It, now
In the museum OF Gizeh, at Cairo, Il
believed to be nearly 1000 years old.
Notwithstanding this great age, II Is
asserted that the wood itself Is entire
ly sound and natural in appearance
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
The POETS Liohtiro.

Samuel Rogers gave a dinner and
had the room recorated with candles
placed high up In order to show on
the pictures, says T. P.'s London Week
b. At dinner he asked Sydney Smith
how he liked the plan. mot at ali"
he replied above there Is a blaze Of
light and below nothing but darkness
and crashing Of teeth"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
cossaeIcs a. Riders.

When crossing rivers the Cossacks,
to avoid getting wet, throw the left
stiTup leather across the saddle and
the right stiTup leather In the opposite
direction Then. placing their feet in
the reversed stirrups. they stand up
rfeht
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
The War.

+ It is said that the male wasp does
not sting. but as the male and female
wasps wear the same kind Of polonaise
and look as much alike as twins the
only way to distinguish their sex is to
catch one. II II stings It is female;
II not, 1t is a gentleman wasp.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

Movie Operator-What shall ! ~
with this film? There is tear II :
that cuts right through the neiO'
nose, ..,,g'
Clever Manager-Ha. just the lns slsn
Bill II as a feature I'm two partS'-'O"
Dial.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Further information Wanted.

did you tell that man at the door
that was not at homer
Yes, ma'am."
what did he sayY'
He asked me when you would be-"
"And what did you say thenT'
Il told him to wait and I'd come up
and ask you---DetroIt Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Iuat Enr Tnninht

MY dear. do me a favor tonight,
VIII your
Certainly. What Is itT'
when we are dining with the
Browns kindly refrain frSn calling my
attention to how beautifully Mr.. Brown
csrves"-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
A Fair Rsturn

Grocer-Your bills up to $40. Hank.
Hank Jones-weIl, here's a dollar.
Grocer-What, Only a dollar? Hank
Only dollar. And amt that 8 per
cent on your observation-disclosures.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

From his better half Benedlc' 81.
this advice early in the course oL r n,s.
rimony. when in doubt listen y .rv.
when not in doubt listen to lie
way."-Atlanta Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Thar. Ara oth.r,

81 thought was brave. but had an
experience this morning with a man
that made me lose my nerve"
Dear me, Who was her'
my dentist"-Baltimore American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Myth Of the Red Ro,..

The Greeks held that the red rose de-
rived its color from the blood Of We
nus when she trod on a thorn Of the
white rose while going to the assist
ance OF the dying Adonis.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Self Help.

VoIce-Is this the weathe. D.onbet
How about a shower tonight! I.O tote
Don't ask me II you need On'
it.-Chaparral.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
A Real WanE.

CIerk-This is the best burglar alarm
made. The burglar no sooner enters
the house than It alarms the residents.
Customer-Hayen't you got one that
win alarm the Observation-Disclosures.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Siam.

The name Islam" Is supposed by
some pretty good authorities to be de-
rived from a Malay word, ''sajam, !"
brown. Both Siamese and shans call
themselves 'Thai"-that Is, ''the free"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Just q QuarY.

Reggie-What's the time, old chapi
I've an invitation to dinner at Z, and
my watch isn't going. Gussie-wasn't
your watch invited, too. deah boyf-
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

A married man may better stay at
home in the evening and agree with
his wife's opinions than 60 uptown and
me-tOo to all the fool theories men
advance-Toledo Blade.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Hardly Ever.

Mamma. Is man a nounYs
Yes. my dear"
"A proper nounY'
Hardy ever. deaE."-Honston Polk
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
The Perfsct cur.,

Mother-Ella, what has happened to
your doll? Ella-The doctor says it's
nervous breakdown, and he has pre-
scribed mucilage.-Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Tn. Dramatic uDIif..

Magistrate-Why are you so certain
that the prisoners threw dead eggs at
you7 The Tragedlan-I caught them
in the act.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

Doing Is the great thing. for II reso
lutely people do what Is right in time
hey come 10 ike doing it-Ruskin.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

Young Catch-I don't know how to
take that girl Old Bateh-Hadn't yuu
thought OF your armsf-BroWninRs
Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

The most common secret OF want Of
success In life is a tendency TO let
-thingS drift.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

There Is no greater power than to be
conscious OF sincerity on self examine
tion.-Meneius.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26

knowledge. and timber shou ,'n,sd-
much used until they are SEAS
Holmes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-22
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Black-Draught.

McDutf. Va.-"l suffered for several
years." says Mrs. J. b. Whitaker. OF
This place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago n friend told me 10 try
Jhedford's Black-Draught, which did,
aid found it to be the best family medi-
cine for young and old.
keep Black Draught on hand al The
time now, and when my children feel a
little bad, they ask me for dose, and it
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell OF sick
ness in Our family, since we commenced
using Black-Draught."
ThedFord's Bl1ck-Draugtt is purely
vegetable, ard has been found to regu-
aic weak stomachs, aid digestion, re-
ic7e indigestion. collie, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and Similar
symptoms.
1t has been in constant Use for more
han 10 years, and has benefited moro
Lhan million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
Black-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a
Package to-day. NCna
Adv
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-22

John Pace by next friend, circuit La
mar; affirmed.
By Smith, c. J.:
Louise Lumber Go. vs.. Mrs. d. G..
Wisncr, circuit Jones; motion to strike
out stercgraphcr's notes overruled.
T. w. Williams ct al. vs. Meridian
Light & Railway Co, chancery Lau-
derdalc; motion to amend decree over
ruled
J. C. Magruder, trustee, VS.. c. M.
Palmer, circuit Forrest; reversed and
remanded.
Yazoo C Mississippi Valley r. R.
Co, VS.. Rose Blackman, circuit Will
kinson; affirmed.
Mrs. Elma Hardgraves ct al. VS..
Ties. Y. Nelson, chancery Copiah; af-
frmed.
J. NJ. Walker ct al. VS. Mrs. Eva Nc
Daniel Clarke, chancery Lowndes !;
suggestion of error overruled.
w. T. Roberts VS.. H. A. Camp,
chancery Forrest; affirmed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-22
NEWS AGENT IS
CONVINCED BY ONE DOSE
n. r. De Laye, After Suffering For
Nine Months From Serious Nal
ady, Finds Quick Relief.

II. r. De Lave of Birmingham, Ala,
suffered from an acute stomach trou-
bic for months. He went to doctors
and got only a day or two of relief.
Mr.. De Laye is head of De Laye's
News Agency, and his malady meant
both pain and less business efficiency.
A cure became more and more imper-
ative He read an announcement OF
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Now read
what he says:
Il received your treatment last week
and l used it according to directions.
l am at loss to find words to tell
you how much good it has done for
me. | feel like new man. The re-
lief that your medicine has given me
is wonderful l have been to several
doctors and they have only given me
relief for one or two days"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives
permanent results for stomach, liver
and intestinal ailmens. Eat as much
and whatever you like. No more dis
tress after eating, pressure of gas in
the stomach and around the heart.
Get one bottle of your druggist now
and try it on an absolute guarantee
If not satisfactory money will be re-
turned.-Adv.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-22

man, will be married today to John
Caravan, son of wealthy paper manu-
facturer of Hartford. The wedding
will take place at the home OF j. A.
Trowbridge, DR.. Carlos Martyr per-
forming the ceremony. The groom
was a chum of Alfred Vanderbilt at
Yale and was one of the crack pitch
ers of the varsity nine. The Gallatin
divorce created sensation. The al
legation was made that Gallatin had
sold some property to buy jewelry
for another woman. The interrogation
of an discriminating letter by his wife
led to the divorce action.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-22

port OF vice-President, report of COM
mittees.
Several business matters were dis
cussed. The topic for discussion for
the afternoon was Working Girls
49,.
Weekly Report of PhiIathea
Public Library.
New members, T; books loaned,
2S3; fines, $2.67; magazines received,
IL; magazines loaned, II; persons us
ing rest room, SO.
-:
First Presbyterian Aid.
The Aid Society of the First Presby-
terrain church met yesterday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. E. j. Currie, with
Mrs. Currie and Mrs. George Currie
as joint hostesses. Owing to the fact
that this was the last meeting until
the first of October, there was an un-
usually good attendance.
Two new members were welcomed
into the society. The devotional exer
cises were led by Mrs. Burt.
Dimes were turned in and the re
suits were very satisfactory. The
Orphan Fund was remembered by a
large collection
At the conclusion of the meeting
the guests were taken to the dining
room, where the hostesses, assisted
by Misses Ruth Currie and Vera Gal
breath, served sandwiches and tea.
:->".
Main St. Baptist w. M. U.
The Woman's Missionary Union Of
Main Street Baptist church met yes
terday afternoon at the church with 6
good attendance.
Mrs. NJ. E. Thames conducted the
devotional exercises in the absence Of
the president. There was short
business program.
Miss Margaret Lackey, of Clinton
State Secretary of the w. M. u, gave
an interesting talk on the work of the
state organization Several visitors
from the other churches were present
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-22

Mrs. NJ. L. Wells, of Mobile, is the
guest for a week of Mrs. w. J. York.
49,.
Miss Annie Dee Denham is visiting
Miss Gordon Batson, at Batson, Miss.
Born-To Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dahlia,
at SO4 Edwards street, a little girl,
who will be called Beatrice Elton.
So:
Miss Kate Quigley, of Mobile, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. c. Il. Spencer.
at her home on Court street.
49,:
Miss Mamie Hill, of Houston. Miss,
comes today to be the guest of Mrs.
Luther A. Smith, at her home on Jack
son street.
Mrs. L. c. Mays, of New Orleans,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. F. H..
Powe, on Main street
$50.
Mr.. Stuart c. Irby left yesterday for
his home in Knoxville, Tenn, to attend
the wedding of his sister. Mr.. Irby is
away on two weeks vacation.
49,.
Miss Ida Belle Camp left yesterday
morning for Lumberton, to be guest
at the house party given by the Misses
. Yawn. Miss Camp will visit other
friends in Lumberton before returning
home.
.:-o|
Mrs. t. f. Henderson, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Monroe
Smith, on Adeline street, was called
to Meridian today, on account of the
serious illness of her two grandchil
dren.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-22
WAR EFFECTS THE
SUGAR INDUSTRY
AMERICA HARD STRUCK, AS WE
ARE HEAVIEST USERS IN
THE WORLD.

The effect of the present war in Eu- |
rope on the geography of the worlds
sugar production is strikingly shown
in a statement just issued by the Ma
tional Geographic Society. This state
ment is as follows:
"Fifty-three out of every hundred
pounds of sugar produced in the world
is grown in the countries now at war
and their colonies. The total produc-
ton of the world is estimated at ap-
proximately 100000 tons. This pro
duction is made up of cane sugar and
beet sugar, the total yield of cane
sugar having been 9,545,000 tons, and
of beet sugar, S,43S,O0O tons in 1913.
Zone fthe peculiar facts connect
ed with the sugar map of the world is
that while Europe produces more than
80 out of every hundred pounds OF
beet sugar grown, it yields only one
pound out of every six hundred of
cane sugar OF Europe's total produc'
ton of beet sugar, amounting to 4
S0S,OOO tons, 5,666,OOO tons grew in
belligerent territory in 1913. Nearly
T all of this product is now entirely iso-
lated from the outside world, being
mainly in Germany, Austria Hungary
and Russia What this means to the
world is revealed by the fact that
! more than two-thirds of the worlds
sugar is not consumed in the country
of it's origin, this condition arising
| from the fact that the great sugar
using nations are principally outside
of the belts of sugar production.
"Any scarcity of sugar, growing out
of the war, will effect the United
States more seriously than any other
country, for the reason that American
people are per capita the heaviest
users of sugar in the world With one
sixteenth of the worlds population.
the United States consumes more than
one-ffth of its sugar. How rapidly
this country is becoming a nation OF
sugar-eaters is revealed by refer
ence to the tables of sugar consump-
| ton of the past half century. Fifty
| years ago the people of the United
| States ate Is pounds of sugar per
capita. Five years later, in 1870, they
were using 33 pounds per capita. In
/ 1880, the par capita consumption had
gone up to 40 pounds. Twenty-Five
years ago it had risen to 81 pounds.
In 1900, it had climbed still higher to
SO pounds. BY 1910 the mercury in
the sugar consumption thermometer
reached 80. Today the per capita con.
sumption is upwards of IS pounds.
| at appears that the cane sugar in.
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