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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
oriain of Road Rules.

The origin OF the rule for pedestrians
to keep to the right dates back to q
period when such things as roads were
unknown. Before the road as we know
It existed progress from place TO place
was accomplished by means OF tracks
or paths. used In common by mounted
and foot wayfarers- As in early days
every traveller carried his life In his
hands and saw in every approaching
stranger a potential enemy. so the IN
armed man either retreated from the
path or was beaten from 1t by an ad-
vancing stranger. II the latter were
armed When two armed men met
with shield on left arm and sword in
right hand, they OF necessity passed
each other on the right, so as to bring
shield to shield. thus completely shell
tered. but with the sword arm ready
to strike II needed.-London Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Anxious 20 Please.

The colored population In q little
Alabama town was having a race meet
at the local fair grounds. An aged ne
gro whose shoes were slashed to give
his gnarly toe joints air sat in a seat
on the grand stand Immediately In
front OF him stood a large, excited
damsel who had a whole dollar wager
ed on the favorite in the free for all
trot
As the horses turned into the home
stretch the woman jumped up In the
air, coming down squarely with all her
weight on the inirm extremities Of the
old man A groan escaped him, and
she turned and begged his pardon
Uncle Zach. rs awfully sorryP she
said
Oats all right, honey" answered
the old man CALAMITY. II only hopes
nah feet amt too corrugated TO yoah
pleasure."-Saturday Evening Post
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Cult Of the Cow,

In "sva," a medley OF the east, Sir
George Birdwood has a note on the
minute ritual, instructive In the race Of
Brahmanical Hindus, observed In re-
gard to cattle. especially cows:
you must not step over a rope TO
which a calf is tied and must always
approach and pass a cow on your right
hand, and keep your right arm covered
the whole time you are In the COW
shipper You must never ride a cow
nor interrupt her while sucking her
calf nor In any way annoy her. Short
" after the railway between Poona
and Bombay was opened. a cow hav-
ing to be sent by a Hindu In the for
mer city to another In the latter, its
entertainment for the journey was tele-
graphed by the sender to the receiver
in the equivalent Of these terms: Her
holiness Just booked by the - a. N.
train to Bycula "a suburb OF Bombay.
Please be at the station at - p. m
to receive her holiness
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
A.n....I In Enxnt.

The method Of serving light refresh
ments during an afternoon call among
people In Egypt h somewhat peculiar
and may not be generally known 20
the English people at home A t<ay
q brought In bearing one or more va
rieties Of jam or sweetmeats, a num-
Der OF glasses containing water and
spoons corresponding to the number
of guests present As the tray Is car
ried around each person takes one OF
the spoons and. after helping himself
to a spoonful Of jam places the used
spoon In one OF the glasses OF water.
sometimes biscuits and cakes are also
offered The custom appears 70 be OF
ancient origin II might be thought
that one bowl or glass would sufice
for the used spoons. but custom die
tates that each person must have a
separate glass In which to put the
used spoon The glasses contain pure
water, which the guests may drink
should they so desire. - London Tit
Bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22

An Illusion is something we believe
In so much that we prefer It to reality.
Happiness Is the ability to create and
maintain ones illusions on a paying
basis.
Every Illusion should be properly
supported Some people are so mean
that when an Illusion rings their bell
and asks for board and lodging they
slam the door In its face.
1t Is better to maintain one or two
Illusions In good style, giving them
constant care and nOurishment, than
IT is to have so many that you have to
fit too often from one to another.
without illusions we should lay so
much stress on reality that life would
not be worth living. Reality itself Il
the biggest illusion Of all. but the most
improbable. because 1t is the only one
that pays no return on the investment
Life without illusions Is like a bird
without wings--Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
pa,ahina eattisshIps.

After a battle Jack tars have seV-
eraI methods Of stopping the incoming
water when q battieship has been BIZ
below the water line. For instance. II
a small hole has been made In the YES
sells side an apparatus Ike an ombrel-
IA a used. This is thrust through the
hole point first and then drawn back
40 that It will open like an umbrella
leaving the canvas outside.
OF course the pressure Of the water
efectuaIly forces the canvas against
the ships side. thus stopping the leak.
But 70 make it more secure the handle
Of the umbrella. which is formed ike
a screw, Is fastened by nut inside.
In the case OF a bigger leak-when
the ship has been stove In below the
water line-a large mat made Of can
vas and oakum is used. This has 10
be fixed into position by means Of
ropes. But the fixing Is not a very
easy matter, as one rope has to be got
right under the keel to the other side
OF the ship In order to drag the mat
down 10 the hole. Two or three other
ropes are also required at different
angles to guide the mat TO its right
position.-Pearson's.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
REGENERATION.

Starfsh viii grow new arms, HOLSTERS
new claws and lizards new tails A
new lizard win not indeed spring from
a new tail or a new lobster from a
discarded claw, but a new starfish Will
grow from a detached arm In the
vegetable kingdom. as a writer in
knowledge remarks, this phenomenon
Is still more common and has been put
by man to practical use Although
identical In principle. the growing Of q
plant from a cutting may not seem
so astonishing as the growing Of a
new starfish, but growing not one but
many plants from a leaf seems almost
as extraordinary. Among the many
plants that can thus be propagated IS
the begonia. and every housewife
knows a geranium plant can be grown
from a leaf stalk
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
The First Doctor.

The oldest physician whose exist
ence was known practiced at the court
of a Pharaoh OF the fifth dynasty
about 5000 years ago. His popularity
with bis master had apparently been
great. for the Pharaoh had given an
order that he should be supplied with
slabs Of stone for his tomb similar TO
those he was having prepared for him
self. His private life had evidently
been less happy, for In every case the
name Of his wife had been erased.
Splints found in the Nubian deserts
were similar In principle to those OF
the present day. and the knots used to
keep them In place were reef knots.
the same as those now taught TO stu
dents. The bandaging. as today. was
done 50 that the folds crossed at right
angles. with a view to their being kept
In place. Palm fiber was used to serve
the function OF cotton wool and fine
linen to take the place Of gauZe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Poinon of the csntipede.

The centipede is popularity supposed
to carry a sting on each foot. but ]
have several times handled one after
its head was removed without the
claws producing any result Ii Is the
first pair Of claws only that are ven
omous. being hollow and provided with
poison bags like a snakes fang. The
largest l ever saw was eleven inches
In length. a grewsome creature. A bite
from one Of this size would most likely
have been fatal to a man in weak
health. The tarantula, though his pow
ers Of offense are nothing Ike those
Of the scorpion or centipede. is. how
ever, a more unpopular character than
either. The horror Of thes large spi-
ders entertained by many people Is
curious and unaccountable. ! have
seen Australian bushmen. who IN ev-
eryday life scarcely seemed TO under
stand danger. turn white as a sheet
at the sight Of a small "triantelope.
as they called it-Chambers' Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22


In the days when the bunalo was
found IN vast herds on the western
plains there were Indians who while
riding at q gaIlop could send an arrow
through q bu1alo's body. Remarkable
a. this archery was. Il did not equal
that reached b. the arehers OF ancient
tmeG
Il "a Of record that the MacRaes OF
Gairlock, Scotland, were such skilled
archers that they could hit q man at
the distance Of 500 yards. In. 1794 the
Turkish ambassador at London shot an
arrow IN a field near that capital 416
yards against the wind. The secretary
Of the ambassador, ON hearing the eI-
pressions Of surprise from the English
gentlemen present, said the sultan had
shot 500 yards This was the greatest
performance OF modern days. but a
pillar standing on a plain near Con-
stantinople recorded shots ranging up
to 800 yards. Sir Robert Ainslie, Brit
ish ambassador to the sublime porte,
records that in 1913 he was present
when the sultan shot an arrow 972
yards.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Hia One LuxurY.

A wealthy London dandy was noted
for always wearing a costly flower in
his buttonhole. Then he lost all his
money and In time became shabby,
but still every day he wore a fresh
and expensive bouquet Curiosity
prompted one Of his old time friends
to ferret out the reason. and he dis
covered that in the mans prosperous
days he found It "a bit Of a fag" to pay
for his flower every day, and so. In a
very lavish mood. he struck a bargain
with the florist that for a lump sum
down-and It was not a small one-he
was to be supplied with a fresh bou-
quet Of his own choice every day
for five years. The result was that.
although sometimes be had not enough
ready cash for a crust Of bread, he was
always able to claim his flower and to
sport "a poppy or a lily" as he walked
down the Strand.-London Answers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
orinin Of .vuatsr.d stoek.r

The expression ''watered stock"
which describes 50 well the expansion
OF the stock Of a company beyond the
value Of the property. originated, 1t Is
said. In connection with Daniel Drew.
who was once the wealthiest and most
unique manipulation. IN Wan street
Drew had been a drover In his younger
days. and IT was said OF him that be-
fore selling his cattle In the market he
would first give them large quantities
Of salt to make them thirsty and then
provide them with all the water they
could drink. In this way their weight
was greatly increased. and the pur-
chaser was buying ''watered stock"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
The Submarine.

There Is little glorious about the
service Of the submarine. She is the
sneak OF wars bloodthirstiness, creep
ing upon her victim like a murderer in
the dark. For her there Is no defiant
battlehag. no CLINT Of sun on wave, no
thrilling roar OF battle. She worms her
Shiny way through the murk to Kill
or be killed In the horribly practical
business Of slaughter. Her seamen toll
amid mere machines For the scent Of
burning powder she supplies the reek
Of gasoline Her crashing broadside
is but the hacking cough Of compress
ed air. And her end comes not with
mastheaded ensign, but upside down.
with her people tangled in the gear.
And this Is the service which takes the
strongest. the bravest. the dauntless
There can be no trepidation in the
spirit which guides the submarine
twisting through the depths. where. II
she cannot be seen, she cannot see
and where death turks everywhere
Hartford Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Tn. First Tooth Festival.

Among the Syrians there is % nca
thing as giving a party In eeie0fanOa
Of the first anniversary Of the brta q
a child. The celebration is held wa
the baby cuts its first tooth On "a
an occasion friends Of the pare1S "
not invited to the house to eAE sAS
and listen to a phonOgraph, oui VIA
ever sweets may be prepared lol "
occasion are sent by the parents % *
homes Of the friends whom ney S1-
to inform Of the news Inc nisOs
later visit the parents and tenoa ia ".
concentrations. The dishes N w"
the sanainieh is carried to neisHUUS
and friends are not returned Hl-S-
ately. Sometimes it is a Week Of 90
two before they are back In tneI ~
tomary places in the family cupOO. =,
When they are returned they afs ~
empty.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Er.aIc, Of LANGUAGE.

A peculiar kind Of laundering known
as '.folk etymology" Is responsible for
some OF the queerest freaks OF Ian
guage. An easy example viii make
this clear. Our American word car
ryan" for a kind Of vehicle is not
compound Of carry" and all" but
slight distortion Of the French "carri-
OLE" a diminutive car. The change
was made In obedience TO the uniVer-
sal tendency to assimilate the unknown
30 the known, to make words mean
something by associating them with
others which they resemble In sound
Often there is no chronological relation
between the words associated. as when
sparrowgrass is made out OF asparagus.
This particular corruption was once In
such good coIloquial use that Walker.
the photographer, wrote. sparrow
grass Is so general that asparagus has
an air Of stiffness and pedantry."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Old English Fair.

Fairs and feasts were formerly held
In churchyards IN honor Of the saint
to whom the church was dedicated.
In consequence Of these popular gath
erings being much abused they had
to be suppressed in the thirteenth year
Of the reign Of King Edward III, as
appears by the following extract. quot
ed by Spelman: "And the Kynge COM
mandeth and forbidden that from
henceforth neither fairs and markets
shall be kept In churchyards for the
honour Of the Church. Given at West
minister, the VIII Of Octobre, the XIII
yeare Of Kynge Edwarde's reigne"-
London Mail
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22

LlIrs ths Law Of Advertising.
me following interesting story about
President Garfield Is told In the Amer.
tcan Magazine:
James r. Garfield Of Cleveland. son
Of the late President Garfield. told one
OF the editors Of the American Aaga-
zine the following story about travel
ing In 1878 as q boy with his father.
who was campaigning. One night aft
Ct q speech In Michigan young Garfield
said 70 his father: why do you re
peat 80 much7 Do you know that you
said the same things several times to
night Do yOu know that you said the
same things tonight that you said this
afternoon In DetroitY General Gar
field made this reply: You happen to
be an especially interested party and
notice these repetitions- Others do not
/ repeat the same statements deliber-
ately In onder that people may finally
get them Anything that / want an
audience to get and remember repeat
several times, In somewhat different
form perhaps. This practice i have
developed out Of my experience. which
has shown me that peoples attention
Is distracted In various ways and that
a first or a second statement may not
really get 70 them. You must insist on
an idea or fact II you want 20 get any
where with II"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
When the Thames Went Dry.


In Slows Annals Is an account OF
an earthquake which shook down many
churches and houses while the river
Thames was dryed uppe. that all Lon
don might wake over the same dry
shod" This was In the year 1158 In
1891 came an amazing ebb tide, when
the river was again 50 low that a man
might ride over It on horseback at Lon
don bridge. In 1857 tremendous gale
blew for thirty-six hours. The great
storm blew straight down the valley Of
the Thames and kept the water back.
30 that the bed was dry. On Sept IA.
ZIG. the same thing happened again,
and, according to the Weekly Packet
a paper OF that date, people crossed
the river afoot both below and above
the bridge, while the sands lay so clear
20 view that silver tankard. silver
butted sword. gold ring. guinea and
other long lost articles Of value were
picked up.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
SaXen.

Numerous are the queer beliefs con-
corning the number seven From the
very earliest ages the seven great plan
cts were known and ruled this world
and the jewellers In IL, and their num-
Der entered into every conceivable mat
ter that concerned man. There are
seven days In the week, seven holes
IN the head, for the master stars are
seven" seven ages both for man and
the world In which he lives There are
seven material heavens. There are
seven eolors In the spectrum and seven
notes IN the diatonic octave, and the
leading" note Of the scale Is the
seventh. Be It noted that the seventh
son b not always gifted with benen-
cent powers In Portugal be is be-
nsVed to be subject to the powers OF
darkness and 10 be compelled every
Saturday evening to assume the Ike
ness Of an asst James Gazette
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Wh.. R.,,ivnI b.

The word revival Is often given q
meaning which primarily does not BE-
long TO Il. Many emphasize the con-
version Of sinners as the essential ele-
ment in revival work, but that II the
secondary meaning Of the word Es-
sentiaIly revival" means the quicken
ing Of Gods people You cannot re-
vive a dead man. The unregenerate
sinner Il spiritually dead BE must be
born again Now, you may revive =
partially drowned body or a partially
frozen body. The regenerate souls
life often weakens and vanes until
the fame almost diekers out But u
there be the least spark Of life LETT II
can be famed into q fame. and, like
the apparently dead cinder In the
smithy's forge. that spark viii touch
others and kindle a fame that VIII en-
thuse a church. a city or even a nation.
A revival Of religion. then. must logi-
caIly begin with the church. Such Is
the divine order.-Christian Herald
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
How Long Your Nails err

The growth Of an average finger ua
Is about one thirty-SecOnd Of an tHcAa
week. or nearly one and onehalt hess
In a year. so those ariStOcratic ChineS
who proudly exhibit nails six to ei.r
inches in length must have refaina
from cutting them at least four 10 u
years. Finger nails grow faster u d
summer than in winter. The aGl
the middle finger grows faster n
any Of the Others, and that Of =
thumb Is slowest in growth. Thenh
Of the right hand grow faster Tn
those Of the left A nail Is supposed
to reach its full growth In about tE
and a half months. and at this za
man seventy years old would ha7e A
newed his nails 262 times On sacs
finger he would have grown nine fed
Of nail. or on all his fingers md
thumbs no less than ninety feet d
naiL-St Louis Republic
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Movies Taken For Ghosts.

According to a missionary. the first
display Of moving pictures in the prov
ince of Szechuan. China, 1000 miles up
the Yangtze, caused a mob disturbance
Of alarming proportions
When the bOdiless. yet vigorous
shadows began to move silently across
the screen In the visible but tmma-
tetial stimulation Of life murmurs
arose, soon increasing 10 shouts and
uproar, that foreign devils had pos
sessed the locality and were in league
with the spirits Of the dead Actual
destruction and perhaps bloodshed was
prevented only by the clubbed guns Of
the native soldiery. Later. when the
pictures were explained, the natives
became ardent fans. The first feature
films shown In SZechuan caused the
outburst Of superstitious rage-Photo-
play Magazine
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Simple Nail File.

One Of the incest nail files you can
get Is a bit Of milestone, say one and
one-half inches long. Try different
stones and select the one whose tex
ture best suits the texture Of your
nails. By using IT frequently you can
eliminate the cutting Of the nails. It
leaves a beautiful smooth edge on the
nail, is quicker and easier TO use than
a steel file and never produces any OF
those unpleasant sensations that so
often attend the use Of a steel nail 6le.
Farm Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Treatment of q Doc.

A dog is a pet. friend and a help
er. The confidence OF a dog. once lost.
Is hard to regain
In teaching tricks always reward the
dog with some tidbft when he man
ages the trick properly.
A dog can be so trained that he win
watch a cat eat without attempting to
touch the food himself
When you 60 into a yard and a dog
growls as he comes to meet you speak
kindly, act as though you were not
afraid Of him and he win regard you
rather as a friend than as an enemy
Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
The Hollow In = 81

There is an air space in sSS y
but we notice it PARTICULARS IN
ed one because the contents b. !, ~
made solid by cooking and MAD. "a !
hollow space more apparan, ~.
space Is a provision of natnra =, - :.
the chick which grows within tS ~ -. =.
may have air to breathe trom =
time IT comes to life until II -
strong enough to break tbroD,S - :.
shell to the outside world
To generate life in the egv itk
essary that 1t be subjected to A os-,s
degree Of heat for period Of w.
one days. When this is not doDs !.
egg remains indefinitely IN In :
state.
When it is boiled the pocket Of 81
within the shell, which wOu1 b,,,
been used up by the chick Il tho %,
had been set to hatch. begins 70 Seb,
for its space and pushes the bolS
contents Of the egg back. leaving d,
hollow space.-ROcky Mountain ygr
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
n.xiI shina and Fire ship,.

Two warlike contrfvances OF ancient
days were devil ships and FIRE ships.
A devil ship is a ship that has been
filed with explosives, which discharge
either by means Of fuse, or clock
work. or when the ship hits another
ship or obstacle. They were employ
ed as long ago as 1855 by the Dutch.
when the Prince OF Parma besieged
Antwerp. In those days they were
sent down the river to explode against
q wooden bridge built by the defenders
Of Belgium's most important city. The
fire ships were usually filed with dry
wood smothered In pitch, oil and other
infiammable material. and when fred
were sent drifting against any defense
work or ships Of the enemy.-London
Opinion
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22

Colonel Carter. says Golfers vs." ,s..
", had been playing golf for only Ial~
months. Therefore when the se :a :,
of the club saw the colonel playls :, :
bah several feet in front Of -! Lus
disks during a tournament be tnOOs 4,
the veteran soldier had forso''I
rule. ,l.,rsd
colonel! Colonel" be e1c.s :.
you must play from behind ls =
disksr' IN, Il
The coIoners face turned reu' w.
preserved his dignity. n-h
"Ifs none Of your business; ,, - mt
answered . as calmly as possible ~
this is my third strokeT
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
The Human Mind.

What is the mindl
In "The New Psychology" by Her
bert L Wilbur, the author declares Il
TO be the sum total Of all the impress
sions we get and says the sum total
Is constantly increasing. This, he con-
eludes, explains the fact that all men
are Of a different size mentaIly-the
fact that old men know more than
young men-also that a few young
men know more than some other men
ever knew all their lives.
Herein, too, is where men have the
advantage Of women-men moving
about in the world outside. where the
sum total IL greatest-women staying
more on the inside. In the house; but,
as above. some women know more than
some men The salvation OF al OF N
is to hike-to the right place.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-22
Ealaa Alarm.

The poverty stricken artist gnawed
st his last crust CT bread
A thump resounded on the door.
With q cry OF Joy he sprang to his
feet
~HTIs opportunity knocking" he said
and opened the door.
III you don't pay me that 81 for back
rent out you COR Numbered his land
lady.
Lie Is fun Of one thing after anOth-
e. after aIL-Philadelphia Ledger.