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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
How a Siphon Acts.

The main principle OF the siphon Is
the same as that of a suction pump
viz, that II a vacuum be created in q
tube inserted In water the normal pres
sure OF the atmosphere will cause the
water to rise In the vacuum TO a
height Of about thirty-three feet The
siphOn is a bent tube, one side or leg
OF which is longer than the other. and
the conditions OF its successful opera
ZION are. first. that the shorter side or
- be placed In the water; second, the
'nnger side or leg 10 hang freely over
re edge OF the vessel: third, vacuum
- be created throughout the length Of
he tube by sucking the air from the
niger side This will be Immediately
. Ollowed by a dow Of water. which
yill continue as long as the mouth OF
lie shorter side or leg OF the tube re
mains under the surface OF the water.
In transferring water from a lower
level care should be taken not to re
move the short side from the water. as
that would destroy the vacuum and
cause the how to stop.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22

The fire bag Is a relic Of the Old
days Of wooden ships. Every Whalsr
and sealer used 20 carry such q bag.
IL was Of tarpaulin, about one foot IN
length and six inches In width. Il was
lined with waterproof material with
interiinings Of oIlcioth and thick dan
mel In this was placed the flint and
underbox for kindling IRE. The bag
was then securely fastened with double
laps and tied in such a manner a. TO
keep Its contents dry.
II was the duty Of the second mate
TO look after the fire bag. and In case
OF shipwreck TO attach 1t at once to
his person by means Of stout straps
provided for the purpose. So, II officers
and crew were cast away on some de
serted shore, the means OF obtaining g
nre were not wanting 50 long as the
precious fire bag was safe.
The modern steam whalers and seal
ers carry a fire bag slowed in the life
boats with the bread and water. but II
Is Of rubber. and contains half a dozen
water tight tin boxes OF Matches
Philadelphia Press
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
eoxina With the Feet.

The form Of boxing known as ia
savate." in which the feet are used as
well as the fists and kicks are as legih-
mate as blows. has for a long time
been a popular exercise in French gym
nasia and schools of arms The nrst
principle Is that the whole weight OF
the body shall be placed on one leg
and that the farthest from the adver-
sary. The disengaged leg is used as
an adjunct TO the fists and flies out
with astonishing swifrness and accura-
CT Of aim The coup de savate" prop
er is the ~chasse" OF the right foot or
'shin hit" a dangerous blow. but one
that is easily avoided by raising the
left knee TO the level Of the waist
Formidable as this method Of assault
and others, such as the coup d'arret,
or straight stop hit and the coup dc
figure" or swinging face kick. may be
and undoubtedly are with an expert
the parties and guards ara simple and
sure II properly used - Washington
Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Commas.

The French do not as a rule employ
inverted commas 10 indicate a Ola
Iogue, but they employ the dash to IN
dictate a change Of speakers, when Is
lust as bad. Certainly many punctna-
don marks are sadly misused or over
used. Dickens flung unnecessary com
mas all over his pages-whole pat
taIions of them. Walter Pater also
employed them with exraor1inAry
urodieality. frequently before the WORD
.and" where the conjunction rendered
them superhuous. Pater was aisc
overload of the mark Of exclamation
80 that when he drops a YES" INTO
his measured style It must needs ap'
pear as .'Yesi" But though the Biole
does without inverted commas, there
is real art In its punctuation How ao'
mirably It marks the cadence and helps
the drama In that great story OF the
urodIgaI sonALondOn Tt-BftA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Ra~spous Eatsa.

Gbbon tells Of Soliman, q caliph In
tie eighth century, who died Of acuts
hdirestion IN his camp near Chalcis.
N syria, Just as he was about % lead
IN army Of Arabs against Constantine
pie he had emptied two baskets OF
ems and figz, which he swallowed al
tsnately, and the repast was finished
with marrow and sugar. In q pill
ErtmAge 20 Mecca the same caliph had
eaten with fmpunity at q single meal
ssvenp pomeEranates, lid, six fowls
and q huge quantity Of the grapes OF
THySf
Such q statement would defy belief
were not others Of q similar character
wen GyoOched Louis XVI could hard
ly boast Of an appetite AZ raven0us as
Solimsn's, but he would eat at q sit-
ting four platefuls Of different soups, q
whole pheasant, q partridge, a plate
ful Of salad, mutton hashed with gar
lie, two good sized slices OF ham. Q
dish Of pastry and finish this ample
repast with fruit and sweetmeaA-
London Saturday Review.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Talked the Sui to Death.

One OF the most dramatic holdups IN
congress was made In 1901 by Senator
Thomas Il. Carter OF Montana, who
talked TO death a 100000 rivers and
harbors bill chiefly because the house
had refused to appropriate money 70
irrigate the dry lands Of the west
Il shall do what lies In my power b
prevent this bill from passing" the
senator shouted. at will not pass II
my strength does not fan to such an
extent that can no longer occupy this
door. and ] am In a pretty fair state
OF health"
To the laughter Of the senate and the
galleries Garter then described the
clam fats and the mud banks Of I'M
heard OF places for which large appro-
priations had been made In the present
BIN. He discussed the draft and ton
mage OF the scows and the lobster pots
He lasted for more than thirteen hours
When be was through the congress
was dead. the senator's own term wa
ended. and 1t was time to inauguratE
Vice President Roosevelt-New Yorf
Herald
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
a Rad Enr saNantesn.

Probably there is no bed capable OF
holding % many as seventeen In this
country. But such a bed Is 70 be
found In the Mount let hut 10000
feet above the seal, one OF the Swiss
mountain cabins belonging TO the
Alpine club. The bed Is really con-
structed 20 hold only fourteen. but the
day on which a party visited the hut
was 90 exceptionally clear and the con-
ditions for climbing were so favora-
BILE that twenty-one members and
friends, besides the guides accompany
ing them, turned up at the cabin 10
stay the night The guides took pos
session Of the kitchen. and the twen-
ty-one sorted themselves out as fol-
lows: Seventeen slept" on the bed,
three on the door and the remaining
one IN q chair.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Kite Flying Contests.

The Japanese are devoted 70 their
national sport Of kite flying. At con-
tests there are two umpires, at whose
command two kites Of the same sizs
are sent up together. AS the kites at
tain a sufficient height the men Try to
play the kites against each other. Each
party wants to bring It's kite into touch
with its opponent and to bring the lat
ter down The kite that stays up till
the wind ceases or until all the others
are vanquished Is victorious. ThiS re-
Quires the strength Of many men work
ing long time And the art OF fight
ing ones kite well Is not easily &C
quired Thus fifty or sixty men labor
until exhausted Some Of the kites
used IN the contest are things to see
huge circular structures about ninety
feet IN length, including the tail, and
having a width Of nfty or sixty feet
The ropes for the lighting kites are
made Of strong hemp. and are more
than 1000 feet long and above one inch
In thickness.-London Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
English Conservatism.

Day and night. winter and summer.
In all weathers, a tug with steam up
Is stationed on the Thames at the Tow
er bridge Ii is a floating Illustration
Of the fact that parliament Is some
dmes-only sometimes, Of course
needlessly fussy. When the bill en-
towering the corporation OF London TO
build the bridge was passing through
the house Of commons a provision was
inserted requiring the stationing Of this
tug as aforesaid. so as to be handy in
case Of wreck" The promoters pro
tested that the cost Of the tug would
far exceed any benefit to be derived
from il. The commons thought they
knew better and insisted The bridge
was opened about sixteen years ago.
and the tug has cost the city Of Lon
don Ell per week ever since Yet Its
services in case Of wreck or any
other emergency have never once zen
required.-London Express
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22

The combat with fire In the WOODS
d usually as tense and as exciting a
q confagration In a city. From tne
instant smoke Is discerned ascending
into the blue above there u acnon
Upon reaching the scene the racing
squads Of fighters begin work by I'M
dertaktng the tasks as outlined By the
system First one group starts WIN
the cutting tools and rakes, clearing up
a streak Of ground several feet Woe
IN the pathway Of the hre The men
with water bags follow, wetnng down
thS strip. Then come the back nrers'
vino start fires from this point back
into the main conhegrat1on. When the
fires meet they extinguish for want OF
material to burn. When the atmos-
pheic conditions materially assist the
flames the work Of back firing h best
done at night or when the air b sdlE
eSt-L r Perry IN Countryside Aaga-
zine
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Boom Of Rls Guns.

Early In April. 1912, a man living at
Hambledon, near GOdalming. wrote to
the Spectator, saying: AS I sat read-
ing the other afternoon I heard or,
rather felt. q long vibrating boom sew.
eral times repeated thought At first
II was a motor van maneuvering be-
hind the house. but found nothing
there. Then ! guessed what It might
be and forthwith wrote TO the chief
gunnery officer Of his matesty's ship
Orion to make sure. am therefore
able to state that the discharge Of the
Orion's guns was distinctly audible
uinety-seven statute miles from the
shin, the sound taking somewhere
about eleven minutes TO travel the dis
lance"
An even more remarkable instance
Of the immense distance at which gun
FIRE can be heard was afforded at the
time Of the French victory at Sban-
bach The booming Of the guns was
distinctly heard on the northern slopes
Of the Bernese Alps far down In
switzerland The distance IL Just
eighty miles as the crow fies. and IN
this case II must be remembered that
the guns were not the 1875 naval
giants, but merely held artiIlery.-Lon-
0on Opinion
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Earthquake Shocks.

There are such things as earth waves
as well as ether waves But while the
ether waves have. by the genius OF
Marcoui. been harnessed into the serV-
ice of mankind. no scientist has YET
discovered any uses for earth waves
or even any means Of utilizing them
The shock OF a seismic disturbance
travels In waves at the rate OF two
miles a second in the actual vicinity oil
the disturbance. and this rate rapidly
diminishes as the distance Travelled by
the earth waves Increases. The deeper
the originating movement happens to
be the farther the shock travels. but
the deeper the movement on the other
hand, the less extensive and usually
the less serious. from the point OF view
of loss OF life, Is the visible effect on
the earth's surface
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
A Retiary.

A retiary was the name OF a Roman
gladiator armed In a peculiar way. he
was furnished with a trident and net
with no more covering than a short
tunic, and with these implements be
.ndeayored to entangle and dispatch
his adversary. who was called secu-
tor from seoul to follow and was
armed with a helmet. a shield and a
sword The name Of the first Is pro
nounced as II spelled re-shta-ry, the
accent on the first syllable
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
KlsIsns Isuruio.l Ins.rvm.,.a.


A c0mDtsts Sst Of surgical instru-
nenn vas found not long ago By mn
digging IN q scrip pDs IN Cholophon.
an ancient Greek city. In spite OF the
fact- that they were used about 1000
years ago. there - not much difference
between them and the implements that
ara poked into the anatomy Of q mod
ern man IN the set are small knives
with handles Of decorated bronze, q
metal which the Greeks thought was
especially healing. There are also sew
eral pairs Of forceps, one Of them used
TO extract the heads Of Arrows and
lances from wounded warriors. An
other instrument Is for the drilling of
holes In the bones OF the skull; anoth-
er for cauterizing the flesh. Besides
these are vessels for cupping and
bleeding, a small covered bronze box
for delicate instruments. a slab Of
stone for mixing certain drugs and q
pair Of scales which stu balance per
fectly. In addition TO these there d
a handsome purple glass beaker, prob
ably the drinking cup Of the unknown
surgeon who made use OF all these In.
sruments.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
w,.h An Fruit.

Incoming cargoes OF fruits should Be
closely observed for traces OF poison
ans insecticides. Growers are not al
ways careful to remove al traces OF
eurays before marketing their fruit
Housekespes can protect themselves
from danger from this source BY wash
ing an fruit In several waters before
serving # II would be advisable ana
insure greater safety TO wash the fruit
before placing It in the storeroom OF
ice chest Sprays and powders Of sui
ncient strength to Kin insects winch
feed upon and destroy fruit trees ano
fruit would prove fatal TO, life II par
taken Of by human beings
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Thu suavs Oriental.

Admiral Sab, the Chinese naval ex-
pert, once had the misfortune TO lose
a cruiser. On his reporting the wreck
10 the Chinese admiralty he received
a letter thanking him for doing 30 and
pointing out that as the cruiser was
getting somewhat wornout q replace
cruiser would be much more useful
Would be, therefore. at his private e1-
pense, buy the new cruiser as quickly
a possiblel
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
pro,ed His case.

A teacher was holding an oral exam
nation in an intermediate geography
class one day and asked. what u tne
difference between the people Of a state
and those Of a territoryT
Only one hand was raised But q
radiant smile Illuminated the face OF
little Donald as he rose and said, -rne
people Of territory cannot sing
This answer was puzzling TO al. %
the teacher asked him 20 explain
Whereupon be said:
The geography says that the people
OF a territory have no voice. 90 how
could they singT-Ceveland Leader.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Nse.mitariana

The phHosophic term "necessitarians
q used to denote those persons IN. IN.
deuy the freedom Of WIN and asserI
fhaf a human conduct all votinons
A. determined by motives that o0ey
fhe law Of causation As Invariably g
do the forces Of nature Inc 0ro
s,determinists" was suggesceo a.
gubstitute By John stunrs Nh ana -
been very generally ladopted : hee
York American
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Putting Him Wise.

I'd IKE to make you my VITA
said the practical young man. o1e
they ten me you can't keep house"
Don't you believe all they ten you.
re5oined the girl IN the c1se. You get
the house and put it in my name, and
IN prove TO you that ! can keep II
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
A EconomY.

mo money. no trunks" said the mate
landlord IF you don't pay your board
BIN we hold your trunks TN you DO.
'Splendid!' said Dedbroke. 'HThatn
save me the expense Of storage on
these things Of mine until next season
By-by, old manF-Judge-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
TaetfuI Man.

Il must say these are hne biscuifsE
exclaimed the young husband
How could you say those are me
biscuitsT' inquired the young Wtfes
mother In a private interview.
Il didn't say they were fine l mere
" said I must say so"-Washington
Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
ssIoivm,s Military Cross.

The croIx militaire Of Belgium u
an award founded In 1885 by Leopold
IL It consists of two classes; the inst
Is awarded to officers Of twenty-five
years service, the second to noncom-
missioned officers and men who have
served q similar period
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22

-Come on and 60 fishing with me-
-Aw. fishing Il too rough sport
There's mud and briers and rocks and
damp boats"
81 see Your idea OF fishing II to SIT
N a hotel lobby and angle for goldman
IN q fountain-"-Louisvflle Courier
Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
An unhappy Client.

Prisoner. have you anything to
sayT
-Only this. your honor: I'd be mighty
sorry II tn young lawyer you assigned
TO me was ever called upon to defend
an innocent man" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22

Appreciated.

Tubb-Old boy. want to eongratu-
late you on your speech at the ban
duet last night O'Sudds Cafter wait
ing A moment-I know you do. pard-
ana you're awfully sorry you can't DO
il truthfuIly. I appreciate the effort.
tust the same. Nasty weather. isn't
Tribune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Makinu n Char 20 Him.

he bitterly)-B Before we were mar
ned Jon never found my social deb
eencies % annoying. she tsweedyb-
Perhaps not, but you must allow some.
tnins for the broadening influence q
tine The very fact that married
SOu revealed my own eaTlow inexpen'
0aG-Richnond Tines Dispatch
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Horrifed.

-oh. let me tell you the scandal
about the first secretary's wife Mrs
Leichtingerr"
.Tve already been told OF Il By the
comptroller's wife. Mrs Zangiein-
-What. You associate with that OLD
Rossipr'-Munich Fliegende Blaetter.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Wind and Rain.

The wind. blows In q circle around a
storm. and when II blows from the
north the heaviest rain is east Of you;
from the south. the heaviest ram y
west; from the east, the heaviest rain
q south; from the west the heaviest
min n north OF you
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Ev.nino THINGS Up.

'-Going to stretch your legsr We ask
Cd the man who supports thirteen rela-
lives
~only the other one be replied IN
observation-disclosures
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
tn Fer Tat

~Untn now. sir. i have never ben
forced 70 ask you for loan"
~Until now. SIR. ! have never oeen
forced 70 refuse you-"-Philadeipn1a
Iedcer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
nr..k araaI. BrsaIC.

s,Hers suinK the company that 60
structed HIS artificial limbA
: sOn whak groundsF =
2 sslgonuuuports-BuRalo ExpcssA
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-27
JUDGE bUNNELL ID COME VIA C0RO0vA Arrangements will Be Made to Bring Him to Valdez on Launch if
 Steamers Fail to Connect.

Word was received from Copper Center last night stating that Judge Bunnell had reached there yesterday afternoon en route to Valdez. The wire conveyed the news that the judge would go to Chitina and Cor dova as the operators on the summit reported that a strong wind was blowing, with the road badly drifted.
 Local friends of Judge Bunnell are planning to send the launch Shamrock to Cordova to bring him to Valdez, as he is not expected to reach Cordova before Monday night and might have to wait there for several days before the arrival of boat from Seattle to bring him to Valdez.
 Judge B6nnell is making hurried trip as his vacation ends about the iast week in January, a term of court having been called in Fairbanks for February 8. He will visit his par ents in the east as he has not been home for a number of years.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-27
EMPL0YE
 IN CONSPIRACY
Detective Arrested in San Francisco for Conniving at
 Destruction of Seattle Wharf.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 27.-A sensation was created here among the government officials when Chas. Crowley, a detective in the employ of the department of justice. was arrested for being implicated in the alleged Teutonic conspiracy to de- stroy intuition plants in the United States.
 Crowley had been sent to San Francisco to investigate the report ed attempt of German agents to bribe the officials of the Longshoremen's s union to cause strike which would prevent shipments of munitions be- ing made to the Allies, and is report ed to have accepted German money to engage in the conspiracy
 The detective is charged with hav- ing been responsible for the destruc- tion of the Seattle dock which was recently burned, causing loss of more than one million dollars. The federal prosecutor for whom Crow ley was working, became suspicious of the detective after witnessing him spend money lavishly and investiga- tion disclosed the fact that he had been paid thousands of dollars to join the conspirators by directing suspicion from the guilty parties.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-27
ROAD EARNING
 8PER CENT ON S2O, O,OOO, ,OOO

SEATTLE: Falcon Joslin thinks the government made serious mis- take in not buying the Copper River & Northwestern railroad, when the Guggenheims offered to sell it. The road he says. is now earning 6 per cent on 2O,O00,00O, and the govern ment could have bough it for half that sum. He believes that, even with the coal from the Boring River fields, it will be necessary to double track the lines within ten years.
 More than $1,5Oo,000 worth of ore i86ming into Cordova every F|1moS3h," said Joslin. "and 1t has been Necessary to put on an extra train Fschedule. The company is now run ming two trains a day. Heretofore there have been only three trains a week. There isn't another mining district in the world as rich as the Copper River valley. The Bonanza and Jumbo mines are working to ca pacity. Ore that would be consider ed fabulously rich in Michigan or Arizona-that is, running Is per cent copper-is left lying on the dumps.
 "The Alaska Consolidated Copper Company has opened up big ledge on Kuskalina. the Mother Lode Com pany has lot of ore blocked out ready for shipment, the Lackinaw Company on Castle mountain, is con- structing roads to get its ore out, and several other copper properties and one or two gold quartz deposits are in process of development.
 When these and other mines be- gin shipping the railroad will have to run many more trains than at the present time. have mentioned but Ia few of the ~high-grade propositions, but there are in addition many so- called low-grade properties that are not opened, because the ore has to be shipped to Seattle to be smelted. When you consider that the Utah mines are making big profits from ore that runs less than 1 per cent copper you can get some idea of what Alaska will do when the coal Is avail- able and the ore from the mines run ming all the way from s to Is per cent of copper is made available.- Seattle Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-27
Arcade Cafe
 OPEN UNTIL PM.
 We Serve Corona Coffee
 Strictly Fresh Eggs. Jack Callin Proprietor
 TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Jack Cauin

Predictions for high and low water are taken from the official tide tables prepared by the U. s. Coast and Geo. detic Survey. The time given for high and low water is Valdez time, and the figures immediately follow ing the time, indicate the height of the tide at Valdez. To find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given on the chart, unless g minus (-) sign is used be- fore the height, in which case sub. tract it.
 Saturday, Nov. 27, 1915. High. 4:10 am, 8,4; $pm. 80. Low, 9:01 am. 40; 10:40 pm. 0.7.
 Sunday. Nov. 26, 1915. High. 5 am, 6.4; 3:52 pm. 7.s. Low, 10:01 am., Al; 10:50 pm. H..
 Monday, Nov. 20, 1915. High, 5:35 am, 8.7; 5:57 pm, 6.7. Low, 11:17 am, 4.
 Tuesday, Nov. 80, 1915. High, 6:44 am, Fl; 6:21 pm. 6.2. Low, 11:41 pm, IS; 12:44 pm. 3.4.