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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
tousnx About -rh.ir Rank.

No ambassador can be arrested or
sued for debt. However much be may
get credit, or even defraud a trades
man, he cannot be prosecuted. 1t Is
the same with an ambassadors wife.
The wife of Spanish ambassador at
Turin once had her goods seized by a
creditor, whereupon Spain at once de-
manded the most profuse and abject
apologies from the Italian govern
ment!
We have mentioned the ambassa-
doris wife. She is almost as tmpor-
tant as her husband. Any attack on
her is reckoned by her husbands gov
eminent as being an affront to itself.
She is very susceptible, too, on mat
tiers of predecence, and her suscept-
bilities must be regarded
The wives of the British, the French
and the Austrian ambassadors all left
a ball given by the Princess Palavicini
at Rome, and left it before the depar-
ture of the king and queen because
they had not been placed at the royal
supper table while ladies of lesser po-
sition had.-Pearson's Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
wK,f fhs 7ovons M..n.;

The German title Of won" as q prefix
before q surname was In feudal times
the privilege Of the landed barons, who
thus designated, as in other countries
with like prefxes, their ownership OF
lands. In modern times, however, the
prefix ''von' may be granted as title
Of nobility by the German emperor or
the kings Of the various kingdoms OF
the empire. 1t does not carry any
privileges or emoluments with it 1t
is recorded In the heraldry office In
Berlin If granted by the emperor as
kaiser or as king of Prussia, in Munich
If granted by the king Of Bavaria,
Leipzig If conferred by the king OF
Saxony, etc. The recipient is not given
q diploma with it. 1t may be. like the
English title of baronet, personal or
hereditary-that is, it may be grant
ed to q man for his lifetime only OF
may descend to his sons. 1t cannot be
assumed by any one, but may be earn
ed by any deserving German subject
and conferred as a reward for service
or eminence.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
EsstI... Flat Hunters.

The restlessness Of the fat dweller
Is q national mystery. Why does he
go forth inevitably In the spring to
find another fat and to insert his fam
fly and furniture therein? As likely
as not it Is the fat which he aban-
doned FIVE years ago. Since then he
occupied four other flats, each a vast
improvement over its predecessor, and
he Is now delighted with the new fat
which he left In disgust five years ago.
He has spent hundreds Of dollars in
arriving at this stage Of happiness, but
he will abandon the fat again next
year and fit on in a moving van as
large as a small chapel
We falter, appalled, at the task of
discovering the fat dweller's purpose
until We consider the strangely similar
restlessness of the sick man who lies
on one side until he can't stand it any
longer and then, with the assistance OF
his devoted family, is turned over on
the other side. The change is a de-
lightful relief, although a few hours
before he couldn't endure to lie on that
side a minute longer.-George Finch In
Golfers Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Mice That Subsist on Scorpions.

Among the queer forms of animal
life that inhabit Death valley is a
mouse that has acquired such a taste
for scorpions that they form its entire
bill of fare. The scorpion carries its
formidable armament at the end OF
It's slender, elongated abdomen in the
shape of an exceedingly venomous
hoo::ed sting. When disturbed it ele-
Yates this in the air and goes In
search of its disturber. But it is COM
paratively slow in its motions, while
mice are proverbial for their quick
ness the world over. The mouse learn
ed many generations ago where the
scorpion carries its weapon, and when
he meets it he leaps at the uplifted
abdomen. takes off the sting at a sin
gle bite and proceeds to make a meal
OF his helpless prey. 1t is supposed to
be the only animal that relishes scor-
pionS
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
European Revolutions.

The four great revolutions of mod
ern times are the English revolution
Of 1888, which finally put an end TO
Stuart power in England; the great
French revolution of 1889; the French
revolution of July, 1880, which was
followed by several revolutionary out
breaks in other parts of Europe, and
the almost general revolutionary out
burst of 1S4S The July revolution In
France in 1880 was followed by at
tempts which were unsuccessful In
Germany and Italy, but in Belgium
the present kingdom Of the Belgians
was established, and in 1882 the pas
sage of the English reform bill was
directly attributed to events and proc
esses Of thought set in motion at that
time. The revolutions of 1S4S result
ed in France in the fall of the hour
geois monarchy and brought about a
political upheaval in Europe from
many causes from Ireland to the Dan
ube.-New York Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
The Most Pnnular Sin.

The most popular sin, according to
high authority. is selfishness. Atleast
this was the conclusion reached by q
number of prominent public men, in
GLIDING lawyers, editors, religious
workers and others in response to an
inquiry of Rev. DR.. Reisner Of Grace
Methodist Episcopal church, in New
York, "What is the most popular sin
and the best method to Offset it,? OF
all the ignoble traits of humanity
selfshness works the greatest evil. 1t
finds its root in envy. malice, extrava-
gance and its fruit in sin. If we could
analyze the causes of crime, of poverty,
Of Indebtedness and of war itself we
would find at the bottom of them all
the evil spirit of a selfish purpose.
The best text for the preacher today
Is Render unto Caesar the things that
are Caesars and unto God the things
that are God's."-Leslie's.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Edward Everett.

Edward Everett was one Of the most
purely literary of all American orators.
Among the more eminent scholars and
statesmen of our land no one has ever
been more deservedly hOnOred for in
tellectual power, purity of character,
public and private. and for clearness
and perception of judgment than Ever
EFT. To the efforts of Edward Everett
more than to any other one person is
to be credited the raising Of funds
sufficient to purchase the home of
Washington at Mount Vernon. He de-
livered a lecture on the character of
that great man more than hundred
times and gave the proceeds to the
Ladies' Mount Vernon association. He
personally placed over 100000 In the
treasury. 1t is probable that his ora
tory won for benevolent purposes at
least 100000.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
LONG Sermons.

Perhaps the lengthiest sermons on
record were preached by Isaac Bar
row. On one occasion when peach
ing in Westminster abbey, at time
when visitors were shown around the
place after the sermon for fee, he
kept on so long that the authorities
caused the organ to play till they had
blown him down" When he preached
on charity before the lord mayor and
aldermen the sermon lasted three and
a half hours, and if the collection
came after that 1t probably suffered.
And, again. when he had arranged to
preach on the words "He that uttereth
a SANDER is a liar" precautions were
taken beforehand, and he was prevail
ed on to preach only the half relating
to SANDER, leaving out that which had
to do with lies. In this way he man
aged to finish in one hour and half.
Very likely some Of his hearers wished
that he was not quite so fond Of work.
London Standard.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
~,ub., ki,siho Was Costly.

The case of the people against Muir
line, heard by the governor OF New
Haven colony in council on May day.
1860, indicates the attitude toward un.
licensed kissing in those times. 1t ap'
peared that Jacob Murine and Sarah
futile had been caught kissing each
other. Jacob tried to throw the blame
on Sarah, saying he thought she mao
with intent let fall her gloves" sa-
rah denied the intent Jacob then ad,
mitted that he ''tooke her by the hand
and they both sat down upon a chest
but whether he KISSED her or she
kyssed him he knows not, for he new
er thought of it since until Mr.. Ray
mond told him that he had not layde IL
to heart as he ought" The stern gov
ernor. after duly lecturing the guilty
parties on the enormity of their OF,
tense, decreed that ''the sentence there.
fore concerning them is that they shall
nav either of them a fine Of 20 shil-
Iings to the colony"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Khartum.

Khartum owes fits existence to an
oriental form of treachery. When
Khedive Mohammed Ali invaded the
Sudan in 1920 he marched triumphant
~ to Shendi. where his troops We're
entertained at a banquet by the sub
missive natives. But while the khe-
dives high officials were seated at the
feast they shared the fate Of the
viands and were themselves reduced
to funeral baked meats. Full Of fury,
the army fell on Shendi and demol-
ished it. Marching south, the invaders
reached the junction Of the Blue Nile
and White Nile. With the conqueror's
instinct they recognized that the strip
of land, with fits few fshermen's huts
Of straw, formed ideal strategical
headquarters, so Khartum finally grew
into the most sensitive part Of the Su-
dan organism.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Turkish School Children.

Turkish children recite their lessons
all together in the old fashioned
schools, and if you could hear them
you would think that you had gone into
Wonderland with Alice, where things
wouldn't come straight" The little
girls 60 to school in groups, and with
them is always an old servant who
carries all their books on what looks
for all the world like a small clothes
tree. The boys go and come in two
long lines attended by their teacher.
They carry their own books and wear
long trousers and fezzes exactly like
their fathers. Some of the tiny girls
carry their own little tables and draw
ing boards. In the gypsy village In
Scutari the children learn their lessons
by songs in the street They stand In
a circle with a big girl In the middle,
and they get noisier and noisier the
more interested they grow.-Lindamira
Harbeson in st. Nicholas.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
AIinhtninn Result.

During the lessons one afternoon in
a public school a thunderstorm arose
and, seeking to lessen the fright of the
children, the teacher began an enter
tanning discourse on the wonder Of the
elements.
Jimmy" said she, finally turning
to q bright little yOungster, "can you
tell me what lightning is?'
Eyes, ma'am," was the ready re-
joinder of little Jimmy. Lightning
Is streaks of electricity"
That's right" smiled the teacher
encouragingly. Now, tell me why II
Is that lightning never strikes twice
In the same place"
Because" answered Jimmy quite
easily, latter it hits once the same
place amt there any more."-Phila
delphia Ledger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
The Praetorian Guard.

The Praetorian guard was a select
body of troops instituted by the EN-
peror Augustus to protect his person
and consisted of ten cohorts, each of
1000 men, chosen from Italy. They
had peculiar privileges and when they
had served sixteen years were retired
on a pension of about $500. Each
member of the guard had the rank of
a captain in the regular army. Like
the bodyguard of Louis XII, they were
all gentlemen and formed gradually a
great power, like the janizaries at Con-
stantinople, and frequently deposed or
elevated the very emperors themselves.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
PAGE TWO
kmhassadoriaI 1ndiseretions.

The first rule Of an ambassadors Of
fee Is that he shall abstain from all in
reference in the affairs Of the country
In which he is living. A breach OF that
rule makes him persona non grata- In
English diplomacy the best known
case is that Of Bulwer at Madrid.
Bulwer had, by order. transmitted to
the Spanish government in 1S4S an I'm
pertinent dispatch in which the actions
Of the Spanish government were
strongly criticised. Bulwer received
reply stating among other things:
e'Your conduct in the execution OF
your important mission has been rep
rotated by public opinion III England,
censured by the British press and con-
demned in the British parliament
Her Catholic majesty's government
cannot defend it, and that Of her
Britannia majesty has not done So"
Whereupon Bulwer received his pass
ports with peremptory orders to quit
the country within forty-eight hours
Manchester Guardian.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
efaht.r. Who See No sstsrss

During q sea fight the engine room
men tend the great engines Of q bat
tieship with all the care that they
would bestow upon the same delicate
yet mighty mechanism in time Of
peace, roaming hstlessly, yet with
definite purpose, around the engine
room with oil cans in hand bestowing
drops Of lubricant here and there as
required. Theirs and the stokers' Is
almost-not quite-the hardest part OF
the whole grim drama Of a naval bat
tie, for they are absolutely cut OF
from the fight and are only cognizant
of it by the quivering Of their ship as
the great turrets over their heads fire
or as the enemy's shells thud against
the armor or when some stray shot
finds it's way through the steel wall
and the bunkers to the boilers. Such
an event blends a whole stOkehold in
one frenzied orgy of death-death by
exploding shell and scattering frag-
ments of steel; death by awful wounds
from flying. burning Goals or death by
scalding, kissing, binding steam as
the water tubes burst all around them.
London Tit-Bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Paid In His Own Coin.

In the days of the country inn and
when travelling overland was done on
horseback or in carriages the eccen-
trio John Randolph Of Roanoke was
passing over a road that was new to
him. He stopped at an inn for dinner.
The meal being over, the driver hitch
ed in his team and was ready to re-
sumo the journey when the innkeeper'
doubtless with the best intentions, In
ouired of Randolph where he was go
ing.
ave paid my bill, and it's none OF
your business" gruf1y answered the
traveller.
About half a mile from the inn Ran
dolph found that the road forked- He
of course did not know which end TO
take, so he sent the driver back to In
ouire of the innkeeper.
"You can tell Mr.. Randolph that he
has paid his bill and that he can take
whichever way he chooses" returned
the inkeeper.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Photoqraphy.

The earliest experiments in the d.
rection Of photography were made by
Wedgwood and Day, but the first pho
tograph was actually produced In a
camera made by Daguerre and part
ner about 1889. In 1910 the first pho
tograph portrait was made by Pro-
fessor John W. Draper, an American.
Progress was made in the work of
Fox Talbot, 1S41. and Scott Archer,
1851, with the glass plate. The gela-
tin bromide dry plate was invented In
1871 by Maddox and greatly improved
by Bennett in 1873. AS in many other
inventions. it Is practically impossible
to lay ones finger on one man and one
date for the specific invention" of
photography; it has been so largely a
work Of experiment and improvement
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Moral Suasion and a Strap.

she seems to have abandoned her
moral suasion ideas relative to the
training of children"
she has,"
How did it happen"
We'll. was largely instrumental in
bringing about the change. You see,
she has no children of her own, and L
grew weary of her constant preach
ing and theorizing. so loaned her our
Willie
Loaned her your boy?"
Precisely. She was to have him
week Oh her solemn promise to con-
fine herself entirely to moral suasion."
did she keep her promise|
"She did. but at the expiration Of the
week she came to me with tears In
her eyes and pleaded for permission
to whale him just once."-New York
Mail
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Wire Wound Guns.

One Of the chief sources Of strength
in big guns lies in the miles and miles
Of steel ribbon with which the tube is
REINFORCED. This ribbon, one-six-
teenth of an inch thick and about a
quarter of an inch wide, is wound
around the tube or core of the great
cannon. On a twelve inch gun about
40 miles Of the ribbon is wound, q
weight Of fifteen tons. The ribbon
has a tensile strength Of 100 tons per
square inch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
NOTHING COMING,

The teacher was instructing junior
class in arithmetic when she started
to give the youngsters some mental
exercises.
Johnny" said she, turning to q
youngster of ten, ''if you went TO the
grocery store and bought 10 cents
worth of sugar, 8 cents worth Of soap,
Is cents worth of coffee and 10 cents
worth of crackers and gave the pro
prietor a dollar bill In payment fol-
these articles how much change would
you getT'
81 wouldn't get any change, Miss
Mary" was the rather surprising re,
Spouse Of the boy.
"You wouldn't get any changer ex-
claimed the teacher. How do you
figure that out?"
"Storekeeper wouldn't give up" an
swered Johnny. HE would freeze on
to it for the old bill."-Philadelphia
Telegraph.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
The Place For Lovers.

Ian MacLaren wrote that Gaelic Is
the best of all languages for terms OF
endearment, that it has fifty ways of
saying darling" The old tongue of
the Isle of Man, a picturesque island
almost equally near to Ireland, Scot
land and England, is said to be even
better furnished with terms for the
use Of lovers, that it has or had ninety
seven ways of saying my dear"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
LEGAL Necessities,

81 understand You have placed your
son in the Office of firm of big law
yers so that he may learn the really
important things about his profession"
eyes, and he is being taught them
too. Why, the very first day he was
put to work drawing up fee bills."-
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
He Didn't Know Mary Ann.

Keep moving. keep moving" urged
a downtown policeman In an effort to
clear the sidewalk.
A countryman appealed to him in de-
spair.
1--WE lost my wife," he said.
"Well, get another One," replied the
policeman lacOnically.
The countryman shook his head.
"You don't know Mary Ann" he an
swered.-IndianapOl News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
An Ancient Astronomer.

About 500 B. G. AnaXagoras of Ionia
was born. When he grew up in wis
dom" he was the first to teach the
course and cause of both solar and
lunar eclipses and to give his followers
rules whereby they could distinguish
planets from fixed stars. He was pun
ished for declaring that the sun was
not q god
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Judicial ADVANTAGES.

"a magistrate has unusual domestic
advantages over other men whose
wives are always giving them a piece
Of their minds"
"What advantage has hep
"When she starts in to give 1t he
can bind her over to keep the piece
Baltimore American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Flat Failure.

"You department store people have
everything. It's a wonder you don't
have a department to supply women
with husbands"
Eve tried that once, but the percent
age Of returned goods was too large"
Baltimore Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
GETTING 70 a BUSY Man,

'It's a mistake to call ON a busy man
at his office if you can possibly avoid II. v
That's right. Go out and ring him
up on the telephone. If you call and
send in your card he hasn't the slight.
est curiosity to know who is trying to
talk to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
lf Food Is Too Salty.

One often puts too much salt in food
while cooking it. To remove the salt
place a wet cloth over the top of the
vessel in which the food is cooking,
and the steam will draw the salt into
the wet cloth. - Good Housekeeping
Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Irish LANGUAGE.

The natural language" Of the Irish
man is the Gaelic, the old Celtic tongue,
which is still spoken, to a certain ex-
tent In Ireland, Wales, the Highlands
Of Scotland and northern France, where
the remnants of the Celts are still
dwelling.-New York American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Of Course George Would.

Married Friendly husband says
stock speculation is dangerous If you
get on the wrong side Of the market.
The Fiancee-But George has prom
ised to be very careful not to get on
the wrong side Of the market-Kan-
sas City Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
The First Museum.

The first museum was part Of the
palace of Alexandria, where learned
men were maintained at the public
cost, just as eminent public servants
were in the Prytaneum at Athens. Its
foundation is attributed to Ptolemy
Philadelphus about $50 B. G.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Reserved.

Late conner at lecture Ito occupant
Of aisle seat)-Is the seat next you re-
served? Occupant-Evidently. 1t has
not made q sound since came in.-Dal-
las News.
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His Apology.

Mrs. Minks-I don't want to make a
scene, but that man over there is star
ing at me very Extensively. Mr.. Minks
He is, eh? I'll speak to him. Mrs.
Minks "a few moments later)-Did he
apologize? Mr.. Minks-Y-e-s. He said
he was looking for his mother and
thought at first that you were she.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Motor Orthoaraphy.

Caller-I suppose you can spell all
the short words, Bobbie? Bobbie-I
can spell a lot Of big ones too. I can
even spell words of four Cylinders
Boston Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
The Problem.

els this problem playT'
Eyes. but you can't see the prob
lem"
"Why notY'
THE manager Is wrestling with It In
the box Observation-Disclosures Age-Her-
aid.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
His Tendency.

docs your boy show any literary
tastesT asked the visitor on the farm.
"Well," answered the father as he
gazed down the road at his son driv-
ing home the lost pig, che can pen a
stray article now and then."-Balti-
more American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Her Status.

His Whichever mind If you have
lost everything. You stil have me.
Mr.. Bustup-But you're not an asset.
You're a running expense.@Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
A Common Type.

"Dubwaite is what ! would call a
limited humanitarian"
'In what respect?'
'The wrongs of humanity in gen.
eral work him up to a frenzy, but the
individual cases merely bore him.
Birmingham Age Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Another WAY.

Student-I want some information
about the bronzes. l suppose I had
better write to the keeper? Attend
ant-Yes, miss, or you might see him
verbally!-London Punch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
As Others See us

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, what Is the
meaning Of ostentation? Paw-Osten-
tation, son. is a way the neighbors
have Of showing off.-Indianapolis Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
Turkish Babies.

The Turkish mother loads her child
with amulets as soon as 1t Is born,
and a small bit of mud. STEPPED In hot
water, prepared 10y previous charms, Is
stuck on its forehead.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27
And He lsn't.

He-Cupid is always represented Al a
poor little urchin without any gar
ments. She-Yes; that Is done so that
he will never be out Of fashion!"