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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
m. rnolishman dspoI..

In a second class railway carriage
going from Lausanne to Paris. once
passed night Of conflict. On my side
were a Swiss who spoke English and
an Englishman who didn't speak. oul
opponents were two members OF a Lat
IN race. They wanted the windows
shut We wanted at least one window
open Our common cause drew the
three OF Us together. At first the Eng.
IIshman's expression had seemed 70
wonder whether the Swiss and the
American were quite worthy to prefer
fresh air. AS the night wore on this
expression waned. and thought I de-
tected a trace Of sympathy In the
glances he sparingly aimed at rs.
In answer 20 my question the Swiss
explained his mastery OF the English
language by saying he had learned
without teacher. just by sitting near
an open window In a tub Of cold wa
ter. At this the Englishman almost
spoke Morning came. he flled his
pipe and began 10 hunt through his
pockets for matches The Swiss offer-
ed him a box. Thank you," he said
gravely; II prefer my own" and went
on hunting.-New Republic
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
CoIors of the OPAL.

In Judging an opal color IL OF the
greatest importance. Red fire or red
In combination with yellow, blue and
green Is the best Blue by itself Is
quite valueless, and the green opal Is
not OF great value unless the color Il
very vivid and the pattern very good
The color must be true-that Is to say,
II must not run In streaks or patches,
alternating with a colorless or inferior
quality. Pattern Is an important fac
tor, the several varieties being known
as pin fire" when the grain Is very
small, Harlequin" when the color IL In
small squares, the more regular the
better, and the flash fire." or flash
OPAL" when the color shows as a sim
gle fash or in very large pattern liar.
lequin Is the most common and Is also
popularity considered the most beauti-
full When the squares Of color are
regular and show as distinct minute
checks Of red. yellow. blue and green
It IL considered magnificent Some
stones show better on edge than on top
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

In 1913. In the old days of EngiaDd's
wan with the Dutch, the inhabitants
Of Sheringham, In terror Of invasion
BY the Dutch forces, petitioned the
lord lieutenant and deputy leutenants
OF Norfolk ~0ur Town." they said,
"Joynes upon ye Maine sea, and we
are afraid every night ye enemy should
come ashore and fire Our Towne when
we be In our Bedds; for ye Houses
stand very close together, and all ye
Houses matched with straw, that In
one houres time ye Towne may be
burnt for we have nothing to Resist
them But one Gunn. with a broken car
Rage and four Musquetts, which we
bought at our Owne cost and charges;
which Is a very small defence against
an enemy; and likewise wee have no
powder, nor shot for ye said Gum, nor
MusQuetts, when we stand In need"
They therefore asked for a few more
muskets, with powder and bullets. In
granting this the authorities stipulated
that Sheringham should not ''imbocIll
ye said arms and ammunition"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Why Some Women Look Dowdy.

In the woman's Home Companion
Grace Margaret Gould. fashion editor
Of that publication. explains how fash
ions have to be applied differently 20
different individuals. A woman may be
fashionably dressed and still look like
a trump. Following is an extract from
what she has to say:
The new fashions, generally speak
ing, each season attempt to give grace
and beauty TO women as a whole, but
for each individual me there must be
discrimination.
Fashion favors a style for every
body and everybody In style, but yet
one woman's style is another woman's
dowdineSs, Just as one mans meat Is
another mans poison There is dan
ger therefore in following blindly the
dictates Of fashion, for what is attrac-
tive for one woman may be ridiculous
for another"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Th. HabIt q HustIe and Rush.

Hustle and rush constitute a typical
" American habit. and one In which
we take considerable pride. II gives a
man the notion that be IS accomplish
ing a great deal, because he works so
hard and Is so exhausted at night A
bit Of adverse criticism and a word Of
advice are here offered. The physician
may pass them on to some Of his pa
tients with advantage and take a small
portion himself II be thinks II Is
needed
Hustle and rush! No one ever saw
a German or an Engllshman or even a
Frenchman work In such mad haste.
We say they are slow. Maybe they
are in some lines. but they get results.
In science. philosophy and art we ac-
knowledge their superiority by going
to Europe TO study from them. And
many OF their banking systems, bust
ness methods and their cooperative so
cieties are better than ours.-Medical
Progress.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Geodraphy.

There are many little errors OF geog.
raphy that are more or less prevalent
A glance at the globe. for instance. cor
reefs the notion that France is just
about east Of England Nearly half Of
France lies. In fact. west OF Dover.
Lisbon Is not only west OF London, but
Is west OF the entire island Of England
and even west Of Dublin. Even Mad
nd Is west Of London. II was not un-
I'll the Spanish war and the Oregon's
wonderful swing round the circle to
Join Admiral Sampson that this coun-
try came to see by the map that the
whole continent Of South America Is
east Of New York. And not until Colo
mel Goethals got to work did we IN
derstand that the Pacific end Of the
Panama canal is east OF the Atlantic
,end.-Topeka Capital.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Barrela.

A barrel Is not always a barrel, for
according to a Massachusetts, Judge
the matter OF state lines has consider.
able 10 do with It Some time since @
Boston man purchased 300 barrels OF
sweet potatoes IN the state Of Mary
land When the sweet potatoes arriv-
ed In Boston the purchaser sold one
barrel Just as 1t had come from Mary
Land. but 1t appears that the barrel
weighed only 100 pounds instead Of $50
pounds, the legal weight in Massachu-
sets In that state when a person
buys a barrel Of potatoes the weight
must be not less than 150 pounds. The
Massachusetts, courts ruled that the
purchaser Of the Maryland sweet po-
tatOes violated the law when he sold
the barrel that was underweighf, al
though the barrel was a legal one In
Maryland. Therefore a barrel Is not
a barrel in Massachusetts, when It
weighs less than 80 pounds.-Utica
Press
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

The BodleiaD library has not always
been fortunate In fits custodians. When
George ID. presented a copy Of the
newly published Voyages Of Captain
Cook" to the library the then librarian
I'VE mercifuIly omit his name prompt
y sent II 20 friend, with a note ask
ing him 70 keep It for twelvemonth
or %. as otherwise II the university
men knew the book was available he
would be pestered 70 death by applI-
cations for It
The problem Of storage for the Bod
leian library Is no new one and no
doubt It win recur from age to age.
But Oxford Is probably long way yet
from any likelihood Of adopting Lord
Chancellor Westbury's suggestion as
70 the proper way Of removing the
Bodleian-" his proposal was that the
books should be wheeled TO the parks
and burnt there--LOndon Standard
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Corn as Food.

Corn is really a food for the gods In
nutritive value it is but little behind
whole wheat -four, containing within
g per cent as much carbohydrates and
within 3 per cent as much protein
Much Of the food value Of wheat i
sacrificed in preparation Of -four, to The
end that our dainty appetites may Be
piqued by the snowy whiteness Of the
bread Thus bulk for bulk good CON
bread is quite as nutritive as is The
wheaton loaf. Many ways Of eOOkil,
corn are known. but the simplest are
the better. \ sturdy race Of pioneers
throve on mush and milk and CON
pone and hoe cake. Civilization and
luxury have led the children Of the%
pioneers TO look with diSdain Oh con
and to prefer TO secure its great healtb
giving properties through other ned
ums- We have been taking our corn
by way Of pork and beef.-Omaha Bee
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

Mommies Of ssru.

Before taking leave OF Cuzco, Peru.
we went to see the very interesting
collection Of Inca relics In the private
museum OF Peruvian doctor who has
devoted many years Of his life to Inca
research. Ranged round the walls were
mummies which had been taken from
rock tombs. An had been buried IN q
sitting posture. and. judging by the hor-
rible expressions OF agony on the parch-
ment skin, should imagine that some
OF them, prisoners of war, ! was told.
had been entombed alive. The horror
Of those mummied faces and the awful
contortions OF the skeletons haunted
me for a long time. nor shall I ever fore
get the sight
One or two Of the skulls bore evil
dence Of skillful surgery, star shaped
pieces Of bone having been cIeveriy 1T
ted In to repair damage done by the
star shaped stone weapons Of the Pc
Rod did not measure those I saw
IN the museum, but one Of the afore-
said stone weapons which we brought
back to England from Cuzco measured
four inches from point to point across
the top-a truly formidable club.-WIde
World Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Strength Ofa Shark.

Given special advantages. such as
that Of holding the end Of a stout rope
at the other extremity Of which is a
hook fixed in a sharks mouth, man
may, with the assistance Of a number
Of his fellows. have the best Of the
shark. But alone and In the water the
advantage is wholly and absolutely the
other way, and the strongest swimmer
and the bravest heart fail when the
tyrant Of the sea seeks to make his &C
Quaintance. The shark is gifted with
great strength, a savage temper. dog
ged perseverance and exceptional pow
er Of Jaw. The lion and dyer may
mangle. the crocodile may lacerate, the
bulldog may hold fast-the shark alone
Of living creatures possesses the power
OF nipping or human limb at a bite.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Curious c,,,.

kGAnAA-
Aa NO' only only uniforms, but ey.,
nave nave been made of pape, T y 4 eanna
This experiment was *. u the pas,
SdI field pieces Of ', ,%,I Sid D
being composed Of a mo s0u eaiBe
FOUNDED Tsn 1s by compressed D, Eo's SUI
Inc Idea at the back 81 ~ papef pub
guns made of paper would ID ~ sas ia,
De Tar lighter and easier to c. !, SoC'e
tnan guns made of meta, 'a'F! about
All kinds Of substance.
TTied for the manufacture Of u1' .,, ben
eapons OF wood and stone va S-aA'a
quite common. The Swedos y veg Oocs
time used leather cannon. wbT n 'o'ng
ola cannon of almost pura .nS. q d
been discovered. When Corfu oT'u nave
Mexico the Mexicans attemO,,, lei'
copy his guns in china, 'ed 70
Perhaps the most extraor5,,,-
ever manufactured We're ,bo =, guns
ployed for the firing of salutss y :, n :
winter fete in Petrograd m ~ q
1740 These had an effective ... !eai
about sixty yards, suecessfnllT 81. u
stood the test Of firing witbont WI, ",s'
Ing and were made Ot-Ice,-TCr r,..
Answers. OuuOa
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Oliver Goldsmith and Powd.r..

April Z, i774. died Oliver Goldsmith
In his forty-seventh year, at the height
OF his fame, as also OF his embarrass-
mentA Goldsmith's death was hasten
ed, as some thought. by his taking
against his apothecary's wish the IA
nous specific. DR.. James fever pow
derA One should be Just to the pow
ders. Goldsmith himself thought be
had been given spurious and not the
genuine powders, while Mr.. Hawkes.,
his apothecary, declared the sick man
Aad taken the right remedy In a wrong
fashion and after Goldsmith's death
published, In collaboration with the
poets other two physicians, IAN Ac-
count Of the Late DR.. Goldsmith's III
ness So Far as Relates to the Exhibi-
tion OF DR.. James Powders" Death
pays all debts. In no other way posi-
bly, could Goldsmith have cleared him
self.-London Spectator.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Panatratinn nfIinht

Experiments show that light can be
seen through a clean cut opening Of
not more than one forty-thousandth of
an inch.
This fact was determined by taking
two thoroughly clean straight edges
and placing piece Of paper between
the surfaces at one end. the opposite
end being allowed to come together.
The straight edges being placed be
tween the eye and strong light In a
dark room, a wedge Of light was per-
ceived from the ends between which
the paper was placed and the opposite,
which were brought together The
thickness OF the paper being known.
the distance apart OF the two edges OF
the small end OF the wedge Of light
was easily calculated.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
How to Take a On, a.,u

To get the maximum benest -.
sun baths a regular formal ro. -sl
should be followed.
The first exposure to the SIMS
should not be longer than 10 minns..
The head should be shaded VbT a', :.
much Of the rest of the BODY as No..
bic should be barred to the healing ~,
The best time is about two bourS A., a..
a meal On the next day and on M.
ceeding days longer exposures ara a
lowed, increasing as tanning t,L..
place. With little care all acute him.,
ing or blistering Of the skin Is Avoids
After the skin has been fully t,n,.5
two or more baths a day nav BE- t,E.n
While sufferers from chronic tuberrr.
lar disease and anaemia make m tb0
bulk Of the patients at the numarr,
established sun cure sanatOria On n.
continent, the treatment will be fond
to have a nOticeably bracing and IN
MIGRATING effect on those generally nm
down and debilitated.-LOndon Mai
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
HatfuI Of Pearls.

The wit of Jenny Lind was as charm
ing in its way as her voice.
On the occasion Of her second r
hearsal at the Paris Opera House L.
blache, the famous singer, was Cd
tranced with her voice Hurrying up
to her, he said enthusiastically:
"Give me your hand. mademOiseie'
Every note in your voice is pearl.
"Give me your hat" replied jenny
Lind, with a playful smile.
LabIache handed the hat to her. fui.
ting it to her mouth. she gave one OF
her matchleSs trills and birdhAp
snatcnes Of song.
Here" she said. smiling at the ae
lighted Lablache as she returned Us
property. sis a hatful Of pears i"
you. monsieur"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

HaitPs Old cItadeI.

On the summit Of a Haitien noun
tain over 1000 feet high stand the won
derful ruins Of the great citadel La
Feriere, built by the black king Chris
tophe. Some Of the walls are eighty
feet hIgh and sixteen feet thick, and
heavy batteries OF old tlfty-six and
khirty-two pound guns are SIN In posi-
tion. They were laid to guard every
approach OF what was intended 70 be
the last asylum Of Haitian independ-
ence. Springs Of water sim exist In
the interior, and there were secret sub
terranean passages and secret cham
bers for holding his boarded wealth,
much OF which Is supposed TO be stu
buried there. Although partly destroy
ed by the earthquake In 1912, which
demolished nearly all Of the important
buildings In the country, the colossal
ruins OF the citadel still attest the 81
gantic work Of Christophe, and the
world still wonders how the work. was
done and how the material for the con-
struction and armament was ever got
10 the top Of the mountain Little au-
thentic information has ever been OBJ
6ained ON the subject, and the whole
enterprise Is clouded In romance and
anecdote.-Argonaut
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
A Costly 0uarrNI.

R0wIey, the English violinist, was
hard to beat in his perseverance
against one who had incurred his III
Will Rowley had a quarrel with q
horse dealer named Brant 1t was q
trivial matter, but Rowley tUok the
next house TO Brant, set up a piano,
bought a cornet and proceeded to make
insomnia for Brant. After one or two
assault cases in court Brant moved
Rowley bought out the next door
neighbor and followed with piano and
cornet Brant went to law, but found
be could do nothing. Failing, he took
a detached house. Then Rowley hired
brass bands and organs and assailed
him This was actionable. and Row
ley paid 5000 for his revenge.-Lon-
don Taller.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Irvina's Intensity.

The piercing eyes and intense ex-
preston OF Henry Irving once had the
effect Of making a fellow actor alto
gether forget that he was on the stage
at all II occurred in Manchester dur
ing a performance Of Macbeth" and
In the scene where Macbeth says TO
one Of the murderers. There's blood
upon thy facet" Irving put so much
earnestness into his words that the
murderer forgot his proper answer
e IT'S Banquo's, them and replied I'm
a startled voice: as there? Great
ScotF BE fancied. as he afterward
said. that he'd broken a blood vessel
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
its Own Reward.

Dr.. Jones leaped into the air. drop
ping the evening paper he was reading
as the telephone bell split the peaceful
atmosphere
who is It? What is TT Where b
itT' he shouted as he took the receiver
down
~Please come at once, doctor" piped
a small voice. ITS Tommy Brown
speaking"
who's III at your houseT" asked the
doctor.
! Everybody, ceptin' me. was
naughty, 90 mother wouldn't let me
have any Of the lovely mushrooms Ia
ther picked yesterday. "-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Throwino Rice.

Throwing rice at a wedding SYM
bolizes not the expression Of good luck.
but It IS a metaphoricaf fight Of ar
rows shot at the bridegroom In un-
civilized ages most nations were ac-
customed to the forcible capture Of a
bride By her lover. and the attempts
On the part Of her male relatives to
prevent her husband from carrying her
away Is typined by voIley Of rice IN
stead OF more fatal missiles
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
The eonneI OAK.

In the village OF Polstead, Suffolk,
England, stands a famous oak which
the rector has proved to be 1000 years
old The tree has a girth Of thirty
six feet and has been known always
as the gospel oak. since under It the
frst Christian missionaries preached
70 the heather Saxons thirteen CEN
turtles ago. This event is commemOrat-
ed each year by a special service held
under the tree
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Synthetic Dyes.

The raw materials from which al
most all the synthetic dyes are made
are only nine or ten direct products of
coal tar. These are transformed chem
ically into from $50 to 800 intermedi-
ate products. which in their turn yield
about LOO chemically distinct dye
stuffs. Among the processes employed
are high temperatures. great preSsures
and low refrigeration.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

The Judge did not seem to apprecia''
the remarks Of the lawyer for tne uT,
Tense. Several years before they nla
had a fight over the question OF reI
gion. At last the judge interrupFu
the lawyer and said. 40 you not Slo"
that everything you are saying 3 y
ing in one ear and out the otherF
The lawyer turned 10 hin anu !"
piled, "Your honor. what IS 10 p'
ventY'-ArgOnaut.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
soiIed Furniture.

Covered furniture that is soiled can
be made to look much fresher If rub
bed over with a soft cloth dipped in
gasoline. This win not harm the most
delicate fabric, and the odor win pass
away when exposed to the air. Do
not run any risks. however, by using
gasoline near 6re.-Home Craft
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

u always envy the man who can
take life easy and let his money work
for him"
$50 do /. but unfortunately in a ma
Jorfty OF cases a man has to work for
his money before his money win work
for him."-BOston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Harness Work.

! Bnl-What's your friends businessl
I Jill-He's a harness maker.
We'll. here's something he may be
able to succeed at. This paper says
more than 400 patents have been is
sued by the United States for devices
intended to harness the power Of sea
wavez"-Yonkers Statesman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

you've been sentenced to twenty
years hard labor. With good time you
can cut that down. Of course" said the
lawyer.
-Good timer exclaimed the prisoner.
-How's a guy going 70 have any good
time in prisonT'-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
EARLY sonorifea.

Hoatho, a Chinese physician who
lived in the third century, gave his pa
tents preparation Of hemp. whereby
they were rendered insensible during
surgical operations. The sOporihc ef-
fects Of mandrake are mentioned by
Shakespeare.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

Don't you think women ais ,,srq-
uraIly more courageous than m
challenged the champion OF per VT cTn,e
~of course" said the hor'u "A
NO man would ever dare to g, s -
car the way the average WoInaD
Kansas City Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
TIT For at.

Porter-Miss. 20 train is fretss TEE.
Passenger-My man. why DO you - =,
'ayour train when you Know i -
longs TO the railway company? PORE
Dunno. miss. Why do you say - :,
man" when you know ! belong 10 -
old woman?-EXchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

An odd typographical error once APP
peared IN 8 criticism Of Ellen Terry.
The reviewer wrote. s'Her love Of Por-
ia made acting easy" but the sentence
appeared In the paper as -Hsr love Of
porter made acting easy : Detroit
Pre- Press
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

I don't see why folks should u- :,
any difficulty in believing IN lU'I l,rs
first sight To me that sor' :. A.
seems more natural and better foruD, =
than the variety that IS suppose, oh.
follow extended acquaintance. - i''''
mon Times Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Rstr.atina In ni.ord.r.

who was that tough looking chap
saw you with today, HicksT'
BE careful. Parker. That was my
twin brother"
'By jove, old chap. forgive mel
really ought to have known."-Kansas
City Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

Brown-Why Is your daughter going
to talk against the permanenee Of
republic in that college debate7 Smith
Because she thought the advocacy
Of republic would not 20 well with
her new empire gown.-BroOklyn Cit-
zen.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
Wrono Either W.v.

Isabel-Tn never have another pho
tograph taken. Dorothy Why not
deari Isabel-oh. II It looks IKE me
don't like #, and II It hatters me my
friends don't like Itl-Exehange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

-YOur doom Is seaIedf' cried the w
lain
~Ha." laughed the heroine de6anfly,
Il guess I can steam It openF'- Chiea-
90 Herald
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

my brother had a part Of his speech
cut out the other day"
-What surgeon was the opefator7-
NO surgeon; just plain telephone
girl. "-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

~Your cook Is Just IKE one Of the
fsmily. iss't shef"
Dear me. no, She never would eat
warned over dishes.s Baltimore
American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24

Miss oldgirl-I have been - ave
with Professor Plump an anu Psrt-Do
me a few wrinkles. Nlss deart-
you think you need any mO'
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-04-24
K..p, Putting EN- Up. =, 4

81 won't bet with you. s1,'
baker. you haven't the dough - ths
ooh. I guess ! can pu. RostCn
stakesr' replied the buteher'
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