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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Ancient Diamonds.

The discoverer of diamonds is un-
known. From references in Exodus II
Is apparent that the diamond was a
precious stone in Egypt in those early
times, and even before that 1t was
known in India. where probably 1t was
first obtained. The name is derived
from the Greek word ''adamas," mean
ing 'unsubduable.~
From Pliny. a writer of the first CEN
fury. we learn that the diamond was
regarded as the most valuable Of all
things and only a few kings ever could
afford to buy them But as no means
OF artificial polishing had been discov-
cred the stone deprecated In value, so
that the ruby and the emerald became
more precious The discovery by Lud-
wig van Berquen in 1916 Of n mode Of
polishing and cutting il at once return
ed this gem TO the first place among
precious stones.-Chicago Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03

The stomach OF a camel is divided
into four compartments, and the walls
Of these are lined with large cells, eV-
cry one Of which can be opened and
closed at viii by the means Of power
ful muscles. When a camel drinks #
drinks for such a long time you really
think it never meant TO leave OF. The
fact is that it is not satisfying its
thirst but is filing up its cistern as
well One after another the cells Of its
stomach are filed with water, and as
soon as each Is quite full it is tightly
closed Then, when a few hours later
the animal becomes thirsty, all it has
to do is to open one OF the cells and
allow the water to flow out. Next day
1t opens one or two more cells, and
so it goes on day after day until the
whole supply is exhausted In this Gu
rious way camel can live FIVE or even
SIX days without drinking at all, and
so Is able to travel quite easily through
the desert. where the wells are often
hundreds Of miles apart-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Farraaut,s Way.

While preparations were being made
for the attack on New Orleans, the
navy department came into possession
Of a complete set Of plans Of the de
lenses OF that city. Not only were the
positions Of the forts laid down, but,
also. the submarine mines, as well as
the system OF tOrpedoes, and the re-
serve Of war vessels which were to Co
operate with the land batteries. No
time was lost Ia sending it to Admiral
Farragut, but no acknowledgment ever
reached the navy department. Mean
while the passage Of the forts was ef-
fected- New Orleans captured, Admit
raj Farragut in due time went north.
Proceeding to Washington, he at once
called at the navy department, where
he received hearty congratulations
upon his brilliant successes. While he
was in the department a prominent off,
cial referred to the plans OF the de-
lenses OF New Orleans and asked the
admiral If he had ever received them.
Yes" he replied, 81 received the plans,
but on examination / found out that,
according to them, New Orleans could
never be taken So / tore them up and
threw them into the waste basket
Agonaut.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Food Value Of Choose.

Cheese is wholesome and u very val
liable food. II is rich In proteid and
can be used as a substitute for meat
One pound Of cheese Is equal In pro-
ted to two pounds Of beef. Cheese is
indigesible If eaten raw. This may
be somewhat overcome by cooking it
and adding a small amount of bicar-
Donate Of sodium An admirable way
Of eating cheese Is by combining 1t
with macaroni. II is enjoyable served
In the form Of Welsh rabbit To pre-
pare Welsh rabbit use the following In
gradients: One tablespoonful OF butter.
one teaspOonful, OF cornstarch, half a
cupful OF thin cream. half a pound Of
sharp or mild cheese (as may be pre-
ferreO cut in small pieces, one-fourth
teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth tea
spoonful of mustard. a few grains Of
cayenne and toast Melt the butter,
add the cornstarch. stir until well mix
ed, then add the cream gradually. cook
slowly for ten minutes, season and
serve poured over toasted bread
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
A Joke on the Iynx

Frequently during the winter nature
plays a joke on the lynx. Mr.. Lynx
does his hunting at night and lies out
stretched on some horizontal limb dur
Ing the day. Some day, while the
lynx is dreaming, the sun comes out
bright and warm and softens the sur
face Of the snow to such extent that
when the animal climbs down and
starts in search of his supper the soft
snow collects In great clumsy balls on
the long foot hairs. The lynx sits
down and with his sharp teeth gnaws
away the accumulated snow, gets up
and starts on, only TO find that the
balls have collected again. Again he
sits down, a little less patiently this
time, and gnaws the snow away. In
a short time II has accumulated once
more. The Infatuated animal tears at
the persistent snow with his sharp
teeth and wounds his feet until they
bleed You can often track the ami
NAL by the blOOdstains on the snow
Youths Companion
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
In the Stocks.

In England the punishment Of the
stocks has been inflicted within the
memory OF men now living. In the
Manchester Guardian OF June II, 1872,
there is an account Of a man enduring
this form Of punishment at Newbury
He was a rag and bone dealer OF in
temperate habits and was fixed In the
stocks for drunkenness and disOrderly
conduct. '-Twenty-six years had elaps-
ed since the stocks were last used"
states this account, land their reap
pearance created no little sensation
and amusement. several hundreds Of
persons being attracted TO the spot
where they were fixed" The ''amuse-
ment'' does not appear to have been
shared by the prisoner. who was re-
leased after four hours and seemed
anything but pleased with the laughter
and derision Of the crowd"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
mai, Hnppsnsd 10 New York.


"No spik English gestfeulated Hahz
with rising excitement. looking rather
wildly about for an interpreter. down
AZ the Seamen's Church institute on
South street Arab transiators are not
frequent about the institute. and the
man behind the desk down In the saw
ings department was distinctly mysh'
fed, says the Lookout
sHe won't take this money; it's inter
est on the gold he deposited with Us a
year ago" he explained at last to a
glittering eyed man from Bagdad who
finally came to the rescue
@On. 10, he can't; Mohammedsns-
they can't-any Of them Ii Is against
their religion TO take interest Hanz,
he very good. very deyout." protested
the interpreter. And Hahz went away
virtuOusly content
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Mr.. Grants Rstort.

The Grant administration brought q
brilliant thrUng OF military officers to
the capital and the young people OF
The Presidents family-he had 6
daughter and several sons-made the
White House gay. Mrs. Grant was
plain In appearance. unpretentiouS In
manner. but genuinely hospitabIe aud
quicker witted than she was generally
given credit for being
Addressed In French by a young dip
lomat at one OF her receptions. she re-
sponded in English. ,
AIR said the bumptiOus foreigner.
attempting to be facetious. Madame
does not speak French? How surpris-
ing! In Europe all the ladies Of the
upper class speak French and general
" two or three other languages be-
sides"
know" said Mrs. Grant dryly, and
can understand why this must be on
a continent divided into so many small
kingdoms, some Of them smaller than
our smallest states, each speaking a
different language. but in our great
united country, one language only is
spoken from end TO end OF It We need
no other"
The abashed foreigner retired.-Ex.
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Truth Persists.

The prejudices Of one age are con-
demned even by the prejudieed Of the
succeeding ages The truth haters of
every future generation will call the
truth haters Of another generation by
their true names-fOr even these the
stream Of time carries onward. In
fine. truth, considered in itself and In
the effects natural TO IL. may be con-
sidered as n gentle spring or water
course. warm from the genial earth
and breathing up into the snowdrift
that Is piled up and around its outlet
II turns the obstacle into its own form
and character and as it makes its way
increases its stream And should IL
be arrested in fits course by a chilling
season It suffers delay. not loss, and
waits only for a change In the wind to
awaken again and roll onward.-Taylor
Coleridge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
A Costly cIi.n.


Miss Bayley told me that Mr.. Phipus.
the ocullst. told gentleman. who told
her, the following anecdote of the late
duchess OF Devonshire: Mr.. Phipps
was sent for to Chatsworth TO operate
upon the duchess eye. He STAYED
there some time and at parting re-
ceived from the duke a fee Of 1000.
Just before he stepped into his car
rage a message from the duchess
brought him to her chamber. She
hoped the duke had done what was
handsome by Mr.. Phipps. The gentle
man protested:
Yes, and more than handsome"
1T is an awful thing" continued her
grace, ito ask, but really am at this
moment In immediate want of such a
sum, and If you could, Mr.. Phipps"-
What could the oculist do? he pro
duced his 1900. took his leave and
never heard Of his money from that
day to this--From ''Recollections OF a
Long Life" by Lord Broughton.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03

There are few persons outside OF the
navy who have ever seen a subma-
rine's fins" In action. The modern
submersible craft built for the United
States navy are all provided with these
lateral rudders, but when the vessels
are at the surface OF moving In a level
plane under water the fins are folded
back into recesses in the sides OF the
hull The purpose Of these plans is to
aid the submarine to rise or sink on
an even keel Proposing" or rising
and diving at an angle, is avoided In
submarine practice as much as posi-
bic. The lateral fins are attached to the
hull by ball and socket joints, 50 that
they may be rotated to give a planning
effect either upward or downward at
any angle and folded away when not
In use.-Popular Mechanics.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Why Is the SKY RIue7

When a piece Of iron is slowly heat
ed in a fame It at first radiates heat.
and as the frequency OF the wave mo-
tons becomes greater it radiates light
first red rays. then yellow and final
", II the heat is very intense. a white
light is emitted The red rays are
longer and OF less frequency than the
blue. When whitG light Is passed
through a prism the waves are acted
upon and are separated The red rays
are diverted less from their previous
direction than the violet This Is ex-
emplihed by light from a clear sky.
Refracted by suspended particles In
the afr. the blue rays are diverted
more than the Others and give a blue
appearance TO the otherwise eolorless
clear sky.-Samuel s. sadtier. s. B.. IN
Chemistry OF Familiar Things"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
The apominien" Of Canada

We are accustomed TO take the ex-
preston OF the Dominion" Of Canada
Tor granted. but the original of that
somewhat unusual word Is known to
very few. When at length the great
scheme of Sir John Macdonald was
realized. and the nine provinces group
ed themselves together into one great
'onfederatiOn, a serious difficulty was
presented by the choice of a suitable
aI.e. For a time almost a deadlock
.ESEel
At length one old member OF parlia-
ment rose from his seat and told his
colleagues that he had read in his BIZ
BILE that very morning the words, His
dominion shall be from the one sea to
the other" Accordingly be suggested
that Canada should be known as the
Dominion, or Gods Land. The sug-
gestion seized upon the hearts and i'm
aGinations Of those present, and it was
promptly acted upon.-Pan Mall Ga
Zette.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
PAINTING and Music.

Whereas. while polish. refinement,
culture and breeding are In no way
arguments for artistic result, it is also
no reproach TO the most finished scholar
or greatest gentleman in the land that
be be absolutely without eye for paint
ing or ear for music-that in his heart
he prefer the popular print to the
scratch Of Rembrandt's needle. or the
songs OF the hall to Beetboven's @
minor symphony. - James MacNefll
Whistler.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Erohman,a Gsnsrositn.

Mr.. Heyman said to Charles Froh-
man one day:
do you know you are not doing right
In sending money to all the people who
write and tell you they are in hard
luck? They may be imposing on you. /"
There may be some that are i'm
posing" Frohman answered. but l
know that there are others in want, so
1 can't afford to make a mistake."-
New York World
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Lie stOek VA ch.ap n f1s4

The high cost Of living lends an In
terest to volume issued by the Lon
Don Pipe Roll society. From the in
PRODUCTION, one gathers an idea OF
prices in 1884 Certain land was TO
De stocked and a price for each class
OF stock was fixed Oxen figure at
Tour shillings, COWS a shilling less
Farm horses were also four shillings a
head, pigs were a shilling. and sheep
stood at sixpence. incidentally. the
book proves the antiquity Of the ia
mliar fine In London Of 40 shillings,
Tor it records it's imposition as long
ago as 11S5 on one who had over
thrown a piIlory.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Patriotic Iamas-

In some school not located-locate It
to please yourself - the teacher was
hearing the history lesson Turning to
one OF the scholars. she asked:
James. what was Washington's
farewell address,
The new boy rose with a prompt
tude that promised well for his an
swer.
Heaven. ma'am." be said.-Current
Opinion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Antimony.

The use Of Nantimony Is to nanoen
the softer metals. such as tin ana lead
in the manufacture Of shrapnel sneis'
tabbitt for machinery bearings. type
metal and castings Of all kinds In its
pure state 1t cannot be employed for
any useful purpose. owing to us e4-
IRENE britfleness. Its value IN ahoy-
Inc. however. Is great not only because
II hardens metal. but because OF i1
low melting point
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
eood RsnIx.

The teacher was drilling the class In
mental arithmetic.
Now, boys he said. here b an
easy oEe- A man desiring to go into
business bOrrows 100000 at Is per
cent for four years What's the re
sulti Quickr
Fifteen hands shot up and nfteen
voices shouted In chorus:
The man goes brokelH-St Louis
fost-DisDateh.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
po;soaou. Eish.

Poisonous fish are rare here, but
common in the tropics A japanese
fish, fugu, has deadly poisonous roe
Roe Of pike and meat Of surgeons are
poisonous when spawning The bile and
liver Of many fish are poisonous But
most fish poison Is due to decay.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03

The loser OF an election bet in Bal
timore one time had to wheel the win
ner several miles in a wheelbarrow.
with the provision that every time the
man stopped to rest five inches were
to be cut or the legs Of his Trousers
He stopped four times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Yonken.

PATRON Van der Donck, In the years
after 1912. lived such serene and TO
bust life on his Hudson river estate
that the Dutch villagers called his
manor farm de jonkheer's landr"-the
gentieman's land. later compressed by
the frugal English into Yonkers-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Old English Customs.

The ladies Of Edward Tvs time
dined at IL in the morning and were
In bed shortly after 8 at night Per
haps none Of the old English customs
has undergone such a change as the
number of meals taken a day and the
times Of retiring to rest
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
A Mjahtv spIash.

When a Pinch shell strikes the wa
ter It throws up splash higher than
a battleshIp's mast This splash
weighs about 1000 tons. enough 10
drown a small ship.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
ponsstie sIin

Madame-I don't know where our
son gets al his faults from I'm sure
he doesn't get them from me- Mon
sieur-No. you're right there; you
haven't lost any Of yours
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03

Mans chief wisdom consists b
knowing bis fOllieA-ROehefOOeauid
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03

On the last day 81 school prizes were
distributed ~ Peters school When the
little boy returned home the mother
was entertaining callers.
well. Peter" asked one OF the cali
ers. did you get prizeY'
NO." replied Peter. but I got hOr-
rIble mention York Times
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-03
Bluff.

''Bahr' sneered the blustery man.
BLUFF is the thing. A man can blum
his way through life"
But" said the conservative, III you
couldn't swim and fell in you couldn't
blur the river for q second-"-LiEing-
SION Lance -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-21

confessed that he and another plan
ned safe blowing when collection at
Free Thought meeting one night to-
tailed only 80 cents.
Jas. O'Hara, 1909 Wells, asked
Judge Hopkins to send him to Bride
well so he could stop drinking.
Brooklyn atty in New York news
paper article calls Chicago municipal
courts. most efficient in country.
Sergt. VIM. HaedIer, WoodIawn sta
ton, chased auto patrol through loop
after car on which Mrs. c. ]. LAWS,
West Allis, Wis, had left purse. Got it.
J. L. Marks, travelling salesman,
protested that $3.50 worth of furni-
ture in fiat, Sill Michigan blvd, had
been assessed $4,000. Reduced to
$500. ...
Daisy, 5, daughter Sam Wong, sos
S. Clark, one uf wealthiest Chinese
in city, believed kidnapped.
Edmund Meissner, 12Sth and Calu-
met river, put gun barrel to head,
pushed trigged with toe. Funeral to-
u1OITOH.
Orders given coast guard stations
that women must not answer phone
except in case of emergency.
Miss Sadie Lukipz, 41o7 64th aV.,
won beauty contest St. Pascal's
parish.
R. r. conkIin, travelling, New York
to San Francisco in 100000 auto
land yacht, couldn't get, into Chicago
because of low bridge Will ship ma
chine to Reno.
Mrs. Irene HoIz, 1850 Monroe, mar
ried less than year, took poison. May
die.
Municipal pier will be finished by
Christmas.
PROGRESSIVE GUY
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-21
Fashion spells the new t

Fashion spells the new trimmings
with a capital -braids, buttons,
beads and braids are the most pop
ular of the three. The new serge tai
lored suits are invariably braided in
black, and even the little turbans are
piped or banded with shiny black.
braid.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-21
ANGLo-FRENcH LOAN IS ABOUT
READY FOR SETTLEMENT

READY FOR SETTLEMENT
New York, Sept. II. - Arrange
ments appeared to be nearing COM
pletion today for consummation of
Anglo-French loan.
Two important details on which the
commission and the bankers were not
in harmony have been settled, it is
understood. The proposition of buy
ing war munitions with proceeds of
loan of half billion dollars or more
will not be pressed by the commits
sioners. Believe that with credit Sc
cured for other commodities there
will be no difficulty in securing NUM-
tons.
1t has also been decided that much
of actual cash will not leave banks
Immediately, and possibly not at all.
Plan is to have each bank make book
entry of amount which it will con-
tribute to loan and credit this to New
York banks financing it Small
amounts of this may be called for on
pro rata basis, but this will flow back
into banks as fast as spent.
+ 1t is planned to call for perhaps 25
per cent of loan at outset. This will
save interest charges to allies gov
ernments and will prevent any STRAIN
on American finances. Further sums
viii then be called for later. Sug-
gested that notes carry conversion
feature, which will permit them to
be turned into longtime government
bonds. 49,. "
....-t -O-O- etc.,. ...-.
pnNAN tn err AUI cNN
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-21
BRYAN TO SEE WILSON

Washington, Sept. NV. J. Bryan
will see President Wilson at noon
Wednesday, it was announced at the
white house today, which is taken to
dispose of talk of any break between
the two men. ..-.-l..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-21
PROGRESSIVE GUY

"Jakesby has made fortune m the
of baby perambulators. :"
Every likely. Jakesby always was
a man of push. st Louis Times.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-21

They got two ministers to kiss at
that Friends of Peace convention, but
nobody kissed Bryan, although that
Kansas farmer proved that VIM. was
Q most kissable person.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-07

The spider. upon the approach OF
rainy or windy weather. will be
found TO shorten and strengthen the
guys Of his web. When the storm Is
over he will Iengthen them again.
seagulIs predict storms by assem-
bling on the land. but this is merely
a search for food. They instInctively
know that the rain will bring the
earthvorms and larvae to the sur
face. A similar instinct teaches the
swallow TO ny high in fair weather
and skim the ground when foul
weather Is coming. They simply
follow the flies and gnats. which re.
main in the warm air.
Swine will carry hay and straw to
hiding place. oxen viii lick them
selves the wrong way OF the hair,
sheep will bleat and skip about, hogs
turned out in the woods VIII come
20 their pens squealing and grunt
ing. colts will rub their backs against
the ground. crows will gather IN
nocks. crickets will sing more loud
". frogs will croak and change color
TO a dingy hue. dogs will eat grass
and rocks soar like hawks.
In all probability these many ac
tions are due TO an uneasiness sinh
lar to that which all who are trou
bled with corns or rheumatism OK
perience just previous 10 a storm
and are caused BY the variation IN