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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10

chgd NE IN Africa has few pleasures
and many sorroEs and , IN . state Of
constant reversal and chanR From
he dine OF a boys birth until be has
zone through the devil bush be II
littls thought Of. but as soon IS he has
passsd through It's terrible ordeais and
practices be e regarded as a man and
lan asset in the native community
WIN a giri It b different Il Is very
hard 10 procure girls for the mission
stations because they are considered
specially valuable as workers and pos
aIble money bringes until the period
arrives for them to enter and pass
through the -gee-greeT bush ordeal
Then they are regarded Is women and
elIg1bIe for marriage. and their indus
thai value decreases. Still. II they
rear large families, their market value
keeps up In a measure. for In certain
sections Of Africa tribal custom per
uits a man to sell, loan or rent out
hts wives or keep them In household
slavery or give them their freedom
Freedom Is conferred by presenting the
wife with the long tooth Of a leopard,
which indicates that she Is no longer
a slave. but a free woman, not d.
vurced wife.-Christian Herald
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
sDohr and the Violin.

Louis spohr. the greatest OF all Ger
man violinists and a man whose name
Il otherwise indelfbly written on the
pages Of musical history, was born at
Brunswick on April 8. 1854 Just fifteen
days after his great contemporary and
rival, NIcolo PaganinL. first saw the
light Of the world. Two greater con
trasts than these two men could not be
IMAGINED PaganinL the brilliant daz-
ding, eomet-like apparition, overawed
the masses. for whose favor he made a
high bid, while the German. the serious,
dignihed, deep artist, appealed % the
connolsseurs and cultured musicians
spohr both by precept and example
exerted a tremendous influence on vio-
I'm playing and violin composition
and, IN fact. on composition in gen
eraL The greatest musicians Of his
day stood In awe Of him, and even
Richard Wagner. after Spohr had pro
duced The Flying Dutchman" at Cas-
eel In 1913. where he was then conduc-
tor Of the opera. in a letter written 70
the great violinist displayed a sense Of
gratitude Of which in later years he
seemed incapable. Spohr died at Cas-
sci IN 1850.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
o. ouine.r,, Ne. ErpIainsd.

De ouincey's style was variegated
enough. but his diet was monotonous
to a degree, bis dinner for the last thir-
y years Of his Life invariably compris-
ing some loln Of mutton. boiled rice
and coffee Every day he interviewed
the cook and told her to prepare these
dishes. adding. IF you do not remem-
Der to cut the mutton In a diagonal
rather than a longitudinal form conse-
Quences intellectually distressing to my
system WIN arise and win prevent me
from attending to matters Of over
whelming importance" No wonder
the bewIldered SeOtswoman when thus
drenched with polysyIlables for the
first time was heard 90 remark, The
body has an awful SIGHT of words" -
London Strand Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
To the Mannar Born.

In Hamlet" act /. scene 4. occur
these lines:
Az. marry, tS't
But 20 my mind. though am native here
And 70 the. manner born. Il II custom
More honored IN the breach than the OBJ
servance-
Some have maintained that IN this
case manner" should be spelled man
or" because the former was an old
variant spelling OF the latter. The
phrase would then be applied to a Per
son accustomed to the usages Of a To-
cality. But the weight Of opinion IA
vors manner as used, for instance.
by Swinburne IN the sentence, He has
not the eyes and nerves OF one to the
manner born" In this case the phrase
refers to one having a lifelong &c
quaintance with given conditions and
customs, regardless OF whether they
are associated with a single locality
Philadelphia Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10

NUTUu HU IIu koaHlNla ~--~~~s
II y0u listen 70 two men discussing
eastern races-tbe Chinese a parttcu-
lar-you win invariably hear them re-
marx with that weighty tone Of nnaE
~ In which people are won't 20 deliver
their obitsr dlctl: The Chlnaman h
an enigma, an insoluble mystery; be-
hind his impenetrable mask there turks
we know not what curious variant Of
the human race But does Il ever O.
cur 20 us that N the barbarian" or
foreign devil" the chinaman finds q
problem Of even greater perplexityf
The fact that all our books begin At
the wrong end and that our lines are
printed horizontally instead Of verti-
eaIly Is to him overwhelming evidence
Of the topsy turvyness Of our minds;
that we shake a woman by the hand
Is, In his eyes. most unseemly, while
our dancing. with its lack Of dignity
and stately grace. suggests TO him
nothing less than q war dance Of saw
ages. The practice Of walking with q
stick shows Us TO be IN very sooth a
most ferocious and uncfvilized people.
for who would carry 4 stick save for
the purpose OF beating innocent folksf
Baltimore Sun
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
Recent Inventions

A machine for stringing Oe1s /.
centrifugal force has been m'en'''
France. .
To blow two soap bubbles 81 - 4
one within the other, Is the pun
a recently patented pipe.
A Frenchman has invented "a n
chine for dealing cards that =
make ntsdeals impossible
A device consisting Of toinEeo -.
tions Of 7eneered wood has - -, A.
ented for pressing trousers "i
danger Of using hot irons "a
Don't tell your troubles u ~
looking for an encore
ina most unneutral Ting u
world a q coating mine
ms better % forgive and fOf
10 forx4ve and REMAINDER.
Aftpr AL Il thsre was DO
nobody would ever learn @
rhere b q lad for iron te"s - o.
eagaesd yOuns man. oeOOfe
CHANGED
onehaaf tho world NV -, - Ssvsp
how tie othsr bait fTe
pay eee e
war measures no" 49, BIZ -
I'd 70 b without prsee
20 aru var coo6nonA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
AIonn PonuIar YsastabIs.

Asparagus has evidently been known
during a considerable period. for It fig
ures IN the title Of seventeenth cen
fury play. Richard Bronze. who start
ed life as a domestic servant and IN
that capacity had Ben Jonson for q
master, became a popular dramatist,
and one Of the most successful Of his
comedies was The Sparagus Garden,
acted, according to the title page Of the
edition published In 1640. by the Com
pany Of Revels ut Salisbury Court
One Of the characters in this play ex.
presses a wish to have asparagus az
every meale all the yeare long."-Lon-
don Globe
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
soures Of Reblnson crusos.

The Edinburgh Courant. long since
dead. Is worthy Of remembrance, not
only by Edinburgh and Scotland, but
by the literary world at large Its edi-
tors include Daniel Defoe. who seems
TO have been the first occupant Of its
editorial chair, to which he appears TO
have gone on his liberation from New
gate. ''Old and New Edinburgh" men,
lions ''the Edinburgh COurant Of Oct.
1e, 1TO7 then edited by Daniel DefOel, .
but DR.. Chalmers In his Life Of De
foe" says It Is not suspected that he
continued long to edify the Edinburgh
citizens with his lucubrations. It was
doubtless during his Edinburgh sojourn
that Defoe heard al about Alexander
Selkirk OF Largo. the original Of Robin
son CrusOe.-LOndOn Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
Current Comment

Mexico continues to illustrate tne Us
saying that nothing is so bad tnl' :
cannot be worse.-BOStOn Herald
Our national black door may : !,
open, but anybody taking adTan1ss
II should find plenty Of Us at hOm~O
Wall Street Journal.
It Is gratifying that South Amen EN-.
q beginning to see the wisdom OF OS y,
ing this way. She still hesitates = ~. !.
tie. but curiosity has already gI.1
way 10 confidence. and soon sue W.
be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ledger
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
Tn. E;v. Pointed Star.

In astronomical figures stars Of the
different magnitudes are shown with
three. four, five and six points. On
many Of the ancient armorial bearings
the star has six points and Is called a
star" while that with Eve Il called
a ''muIlet" This figure Of the star
with i've points was In use as Ear back
as can be traced In history. It was
called a pentaeie, or pentogram. and
came to have a mysterious symbolical
meaning.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
In the Same soat.

Newlywed Husband-The time has
come. dearest. when shah have the
painful task Of aequaInting your In
Their with the fact that am heavily
in debt Wife Don't mind that I'm
sure he'll give you the sympathy Of a
companion In adversity.-LOndon Tele-
Rranh.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10

The clerk who thinks the house cant
do without him
The salesman who has his trade per
sonally anchored
The buyer who cannot be fooled
The stenographer who knows bes'
what the old man ought 70 say.
The credit man who can always trust
Z HIS intuition
The head Of the firm who always
sticks to the way he always did Il
The customer who doesn't know
what he wants
The house that won't advertise. be
cause its goods are different Print
ers Ink.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
The Sex Of shipa.

The word ship" Is masculine b
French. Italian. Spanish and Portu
guese and possesses no sex In TeutoniC
and Scandinavian Perhaps 1t would
not be an error to trace the custom Of
terminating ships back to the Greeks
who called them by feminine names
probably out OF Difference TO Athene
goddess Of the sea- But the English
speaking sailor assigns no such rea'
sons. The ship TO him Is always q
lady, even though she be q man-of-war
She possesses a waist, collars. stays
laces, bonnets, ties, ribbons, chains
watches and dozens Of other distinctly
feminine attributes.-ColHers Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
Language of the NOse.

Here is an article in the paper that
says a woman's character can be de
termined by her nose"
well. there may be something In
that. but there's a surer way. No one
can make a mistake concerning a vo-
mans character II be viii look at the
noses Of other women who meet her.
The extent to which they turn up at
such times shows just what she Is or
Isn't."-Exehange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
Health Hints

There Is no excuse for a saloW con-
plsxion. Exercise and diet are tne w
things that will cure It.
To cure hysteria wrap mustard Pm
tern on hands. wrists, sOles and pans
and allow patient to rest
Apply glycerin to a scald directly De
accident occurs and cover Il up VII
strips Of rag soaked in glycerin
Used In water as a daily gargle oOin
keeps the throat healthy. Used N w
ter for cleansing the teeth it disniSs
them and prevents their decayng
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
God In Eah.r Case.

Mabel-what are you going to do
with all these flowers after the carni-
val Is Overt It's a shame TO waste
them. Maud-They won't be wasted
II Jack sees me before papa does
there'n be a wedding. and II papa sees
Jack before do theren be funeral-
Puck.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
FOR SALE
We Offer Bargains Onlv
Must Sacrifice

FoUR FLATS PRESSED BRICK FRONT, BATH AND GAS nm
Two RooMA PRICE $500 CASH $1,000 Will ROOM
ARAFE AL Ge
TWO FLATS WABASH Av. OoR. STEAM HEAT HARDuvoon
ELBCTEIO LIGHTS YEARS PRICE AAA An
ITDIANA AVE. NEAR 61sF ST. FLATS, WATER EpA%
IIaHfs OAK TRIM AND FLOORS PRICE Sz25O HkCTHr
EVANS AVE- 46TH FLATS STONE FRONT Hardwood -n
PLUMBING. PRICE $4,000 @ OPEE
THREE FLATS TIT RooAs. STONE FRONT BRICK CoTTAepn
EVANS AVE. NEAR EsTH PRICE $1,000. TERMS AEA2
10 ROOM STONE FRONT REsDENCE. EASY TURNED INTO . -
PRICE 1880. CASH $500 LIAM
STATE ST, 62ND FLATS ON LOT LOT A1orv ~
PRICE ASKED $500 TERMS TO SUIT. "VSz
BUILDING AND MARKET WITH ESTABLISHED TRADE q- -
FEDERAL ST. BUSINESS AND BUILDING FOR ST. 200 Tp1 Ao
SUIT.
n YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU WANT ASK FOR IT
NORTHERN ASSETS REALIZATION CO.
STATE
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
Imaoination.

Robert" said the teacher TO a small
pupil scan you tell me what imagina-
ton isT
''Yes," ma'am," replied the little fell
low; imagination Il what makes q
fellow think a bees singer Is three
feet long after be gets stune.--New
York Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
al.ek HoU,sn

Regarded as weather prophets by the
natives. the ''blaek howlers," largest
Of the Panamanian monkeys, set up
a roaring howl suggestive Of the lion
Tor volume OF sound They howl often
est before or during a storm, hence the
native belief.-Argonaut
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
Innah Luck.

I've been wearing the same suit Of
clothes for Eve years. That's pretty
tough
~of course It Is, my friend But I'm
worse or than you I've bad the same
automobile for i've years"-Birming-
ham Age-H Herald
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
R..I PvbI;e spirlt.

as old MiIlionbux usually regarded
as a public spirited cftizenT
-Oh. decidedly Why, have known
that man to lend a big tract OF land %
the city on the sole stipulation that the
city should drain. grade and otherwise
improve Il and then hand II back. p
Richmond Times Dispatch
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
"a, Wish.

at Is a womaD's fate to suffer in 81
Ience," she volunteered
IF they'd only let rs suffer the same
way" be reJoined
WbereupOn she remarked that he was
a hateful. mean. stupid. contemplate.
despicable. beneath contempt man So
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
a sIioht AbssnsmIndsassss.

How are you getting on as the pre-
siding of1cer of your new club7s
pretty well" replied the emphatic
woman,
i sNo trouble with parliamentary
pointsrs
mot much The only dlfncuity
have Il to remember that you must
hold on 70 the eavel and hammer with
Il instead Of throwing it"-washing-
I'm star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
Insvytsd Indssd.

~why Is Mrs. Van wombat so angry
with your
1T seems the cook she lured away
from me Is not satisfactOry.s-Kansas
City Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10

He-You can't truthfuily say I
haven't supported you in the style %
which you were accustomed She
Yes, can. Ton never hold ne on
your lap any more--Judge-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
Mean suaosSsion

4 nads MS oIdgirI mad the Oshsr
day"
How soy
she said she would give ne fsw
wrinkles. and I said didn't care %
take them. although knew she had
plenty to spares-Baitimors AneEican-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10
AMean Critic

How realistic your painting Isl II
fairiy makes my mouth water"
"A sunset makes your mouth waterf'
oh, It Is a sunset = fit / thought
Il was q fried eggI.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10

wailis = What's the professor q
mathematics making the fuss about
Bert-He was Just short changed By q
banana peddier-New York Mai
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10

L'enfant-Father, what e ssepui-
ehral tone Of voIce1" lie Pers-Thas
means to speak gravely.-Dartmoufh
Jaek-O'-Lantern.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10

Billion tsteraIyB-Whafs the rsason
that yong nan stays 20 late when ~
callsf Miss Bitten ldemurelyl-I an
papa.-IndEs.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10

{ -why don't y0n 90 70 WORK.
.T,m % dead tired % doing nothin1
fh1t I'm TOO tirsd 20 a. anythins. =
cieVeland Leader.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-10

why does your fancee stndy tne bin
Of fare 50 longT
-She wants to figure 70 me afterward
how much I win save Il we get mar
riedr-MeGgendorfsr Biaetter.
The Columbus commercial., 1915-08-19
THOMAS IS BOUND OVER
UNDER BOND OF S2,5OO
Man Who Killed G. E. Wilson at
Mantee Given a hearing
Tuesday.

w. A. Thomas, who killed c.
E. Wilson at Mantee, In Webster
county, the past week was given
a hearing Tuesday. and was
bound over under bend of
~. 500 to await the action OF the
grand jury. &s+a
The tragedy was the culmina-
ton of the persistent attention
of Wilson to Miss Thomas. the
eighteen year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. II. Thomas, of Man
tee.
Hon. w. F. Stribling a promi-
nent local attorney OF this city,
was employed to represent the
state in this case. Justice of the
Peace j. A. Dale, of Caledonia,
was among those who were in at
tendance at the trial.
The Columbus commercial., 1915-08-19
AlVESf0N IS SWEPT
BY FIERCE HURRICANE
Is Said to Have Suffered More
BY Mondays Storm Than
in 1900.

New Orleans, Aug. 18.-That
Galveston suffered severely from
the terrifying West Indian hur-
ricane which Monday night sent
a huge volume of water from the
gulf into the city and was later
confronted by the peril of fire,
was the gist of a wireless from
the stricken city. While brief,
enough was given out to indi-
cate that several fires have brok-
en- out but are now under con-
troll. The loss is believed to be
more than in 1900.
A message from Texas City
states that the bodies of eight
women have washed ashore at
that lplace and are believed to
have come from Galveston. In
1900 many bodies were washed
ashore here from Galveston.
The Columbus commercial., 1915-08-19
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
GATHERED HERE ANO THERE
Cist of the News From Over
the Country Given in a
Brief Form.

The second Democratic pri-
mary election occurs next Tues.
day. Several of the races in
this county promise to be close.
The steamship Eastland was
released Tuesday from the custo-
dy of the United States and was
towed away to a Chicago ship
yard. What disposition is to be
made of the craft is not known.
One of the outlying forts of
Kovno, between the Niemen river
and Gesia. to the south of the
main fortifcation, has been re-
ported captured by the, Germans.
More than 240 cannons and $500
prisoners were captured at kovno
the statement adds. Three forts
at Novrgeorgievsk also have been
captured.
Says d special from middle
town Wis. "A well dressed
stranger walked into the First
National bank today where David
l.. Conkling is employed, He
asked for Conkling and the two
held a conversation in which the
stranger was noticed to hand
Conkling money. Sixteen years
ago the same stranger hungry
and ragged. was given a supper,
bed in a hotel and breakfast by
Conkling. 1t was this debt, with
interest, that he paid"
Potatoes grown salted and
peppered are the latest novelty
from the Waupaca potato belt.
+. }. Ross of Appleton, Wis.
declares that by planting green
peppers between the hills of po-
tatoes the pepper essence was
communicated, presumably
through the pollen of the flower
to the potato. The salt was pro-
vided by the use of a special
wash of brine made of potassium
chloride at the roots OF the pota-
to vine. Rose solemnly avows
that he hopes to be able to pro-
duce a potato which is also but.
tered.
The Columbus commercial., 1915-08-19
Meeting OF Coli Club.

Nearly one hundred Column
bians have joined the new golf
club organized here recently, and
a business session of the mem
bers was held at the |. |. and c.
Monday evening.
The name of the new orgaLiza-
tion, suggested by Mr.. j. l.. Cox
and Mrs. w. d. Saunders, was
decided upon as the Luxapalils
Golf Club, and the Heard proper
ty in East Columbus was chosen
as a site for the links. Messrs.
F. r. Simms and |. |. Kaufman
were named as member of the
executive committee.
The meeting was presided over
by Mr.. A. L. Jones, the president
and Mrs. f. K. Simms, the eff
cient secretary recorded the min
utes of the meeting.
The next meeting of the club
will be held the First Friday in
September.
The Columbus commercial., 1915-08-19

started down the road toward
Milledgeville and after going q
distance of about two miles saw
Franks body hanging from tree
about $50 yards from the road
way.
A member of the crowd sur
rounding the body urged mutila-
ton Of the body. but others plead
ed that the inquest be per nit.
ted to take its proper course.
A vote was finally taken by
members of the crowd and re.
suited overwhelmingly in favor
of having the coroner take charge
of the body.
Mrs. Frank was at Milledge-
vile Monday night. She receiv.
ed news of the lynching in a man.
ner that indicated she had been
expecting a mob would kill mel
husband.
The Columbus commercial., 1915-08-19

RUSSIANS STILL RETREAT
French Line Continues To Hold
Firm and Neither Side
Advances.

London. Aug. 1.-THE sinking
In the Aegean Sea Tuesday by q
German submarine OF the British
transport Royal Edward with a
loss of life estimated at 1000 has
shattered the British navy's
proud tradition that IL has trans.
ported hundreds Of thousands of
men across the sea without the
destruction Of one troop-laden
ship.
In the Russian theatre fighting
is still severe and it is believed
that Grand Duke Nicholas will
have to withdraw his army still
further back than the Brest-Li-
tovsk line, as Berlin reports to-
day that Gen. Litmann has storm
ed and taken forts on the south
west front of Kovno, capturing
4500 prisoners and 240 guns.
This probably means the early
fall Of the fortress itself, be-
tween which and the Wilma War
saw.Petrograd railway there
cannot be much delay.
Another fort on the northeast.
ern front of Novogeorgievsk also
has fallen and the Gordon is be-
ing closed around the fortress.
Other armies from the north and
south are also approaching the
line.
In the French theatre trench
fighting and artillery engage.
ments continue without either
side winning appreciable advan.
tage.
The Columbus commercial., 1915-08-19

Edwards. Miss. Aug. l6.-
J. H. Hicks, a negro, charged
with impersonating a govern.
meDt agent and obtaining money
under false pretenses, last night
set fire to the town Jail in which
he was confined and burned his
way to liberty. He was recaptur.
ed after an exciting chase. The
Jail building was destroyed.
Hicks will be held to answer a
charge of arson. For several
days. it is said, Hicks had been
selling town lots in Little Rock
to negroes at $50 each. promising
that when final payment was
made the federal government
would lend them $500 each on
their property.
The Columbus commercial., 1915-08-19
CAT lTlEMEN Of SOUTH
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Third Annual Convention Con-
vened in Birmingham Yester-
day Morning.

The third annual convention of
the Southern Cattlemen's Asso-
citation convened in Birmingham
yesterday morning and is being
attended by hundreds of stock
growers from over the United
States.
Tonight the big alfalfa ball will
be held at the Tutwiler Hotel and
several thousand people are ex-
pected to be in attendance. The
ladies attending the ball will
wear calico dresses and the men
will wear overalls and a red ban
dana handkerchief about their
necks. The most graceful couple
on the dancing floor will be
chosen by a floor committee and
will be formally crowned King
Corn and Queen Alfalfa. 1t is
expected to be the big entertain
ment event OF the convention.
FRIDAY afternoon the big sale
of 100 head of pure bred cattle
will be held at the state fair
grounds.
Among the Lowndes county
citizens who are in attendance
are Messrs. w. G. Evans, vice.
president for Mississippi; Chas.
Evans, w. S. Turner and c. H.
Cooke.