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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
Afterman on the Ruins of Europe
"a. D. 5000

Alderman on the Ruins OF Europe
"a. D. 5000
A region of huge heaps, that rise de-
formed
out of the slolo-hdrdening dust!
A bleak aud cloudy tUildernesS, un-
iUarmed,
Unh0hted, deSoIdte;
Heaps. all compact OF stones, bones,
10reckd0e, rust,
Brass, glass, In tough con0lOmerdte:
Here dtoeIt an ancient colony OF Men.
Here Hved, hoped, drought and loved,
and then
Strange l1as their fate.
Strange, that loith amiaBle Fields aud
tOide.
Land-locked seas Of grain.
Aud promise that the round Of sun and
rain
Should neUer cease;
with friendly hills. Uhere hocks and
clouds abide.
anu CbCfV HOttCftu AoHG
All tehite ,oith multitorm fair COUNSEL
tn0s
OF peace;
And the east t0oods astir tUith t0his-
periH0s,
Large echoes OF an immortal breath
HotO strange that these Men UdIued
most the things
That made for doom and death!
Unfathomable rdcei that toiled aud built
Year after year; that knel0
The slotO retpards Of industry and
strength,
And then, at length,
With eauseIess anger and colossal guilt.
WaHtonly overthrel05
They bartered day for night. blood for
drV bones,
And gate
The sap Of Ne for false lures Of the
grave
Mad tribes, that circled through their
uaned zones
IL many soHlbrs lgaUe:
Nfged osltc9Fa by Hafhiakabis distress,
They traUeled sgerV trail aud high road
sGUs
Ths path.eag to the House Of Hap
piHessi
william Hurd Hhlysr
AMERICA can bear up under the
- headline MANY ball players to
lose JOB. as long IS Europe can stand
for this oaes Casualty llal now above
a9oa.e eco ana growing BY seoeo & day
s number 81 ctr sainsul hsll play
eEa essaa 10 kie4 themselves Justify
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

Headline President Barrow IS hot
Who wouldn't II the National Baseball
Commission threw yon down when you
ns.ded hsIp me.l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
Advance Dope

Now that the baseball players are
getting ready to go South, isn't it about
time for the football squads to start
spring training?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
Another Raid

Ball players all over the country are
taking up golf. Here's a chance for
some enterprising promoter. Start a
league and get all the stars TO jump.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

A Valentine to the Magnates
II you, o mo0uIS, make single stroke
OF pen on paper aud at once reUoke
The present price of seats, you'H not
repine-
For record crotUdS loiH be pour Vdlen-
tine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
And still Another

Sam Robidedu, t1e'Ue got line
on lohat you loGnt to do, yoH scamp; ;
About the ONLY Valentine
You ioish is to be lightweight champ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
unsent Telegrams

To John p. .Connelly.-Will you take
son.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

Boston Hockey Team Plays New York
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The Boston A.
A. seven will meet the Hockey Club at
the st. Nicholas Rink tonight in the first
league games between the teams. The
Bostonians have beaten every other
team in the league,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

GREAT FEATHER WEIGHT 80
r0kIGHT-T0GIGH - ~ = : - - 8 s
JOHNNY kILDANE Va EV5zI - fsaz
National A. c. iiids III S 'ssiIsas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

AMERICA can bear up under the
- headllne. MANY bail players to
lose JOB. as long as Europe can stand
for this aaes Casualty llal now above
4eoa.eao ana sFoulng BY seaeo 3 day"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Commas.

The French do not as a rule employ
inverted commas to indicate a dia-
Iogue. but they employ the dash TO In
dictate a change OF speakers, which Is
Just as bad. Certainly many punctua-
tion marks are sadly misused or over
used. Dickens fung unnecessary com
mas all over his pages-whole bat
taIions Of them. Walter Pater also
employed them with extraordinary
prodigality. frequently before the word
..and" where the conjunction rendered
them superfuous- Pater was also
overload Of the mark Of exclamation.
50 that when be drops q YES" into
his measured style II must needs ap-
pear as ~Yes! But. though the Bible
does without inverted commas. there
Is real art in its punctuation. How adj
mirably It marks the cadence and helps
the drama in that great story OF the
prodigal sOnl-London TIT Bits
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
How a siphOn Acts.

The main principle Of the sipbon I.
the same as that Of a suction pump
VIZ that II vacuum be created In g
tube inserted In water the normal pres
sure Of the atmosphere will cause the
water 10 rise In the vacuum to q
height Of about thirty three feet The
siphon Is bent tube. one side or lee
OF which Is longer than the other. and
the conditions OF fits successful opera
zion are. first. that the shorter side OF
.eg he placed ia the wafer: second, the
longer side OF leg 10 hang freely over
tue edge of the vessel: third a vacuum
r. tie treated throughout the length Of
the tnhe by sucking the afr from the
longer side This win be immediately
foll"wed by a dow OF water. which
will continue as long as the mouth OF
the shorter side or leg OF the tube re-
mains under the surface of the water.
In transferring wafer from a lower
level care should he taken not to re-
move the short side from the water. as
that would destroy the vacuum and
cause the flow to stop
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Kite Flying Contests.

The japanese are devoted to theII
national sport Of kite flying. At con-
tesla there are two umpires. at whose
command two kites Of the same size
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 its kite into touch
with It's opponent and to bring the lat
ter down The kite that stays I'D till
the wind ceases or until all the others
are vanQuished Is victorious. This re-
quires The strength OF many men work
Ing a long time. And the art OF fight
ing ones kite well Is not easily &C
CURED Thus dfty 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 ifty or sixty feet.
The ropes for the fighting 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??, 1915-05-01
Talked the sn 70 o.,.h.

One OF the most dramatic holdups IN
congress was made In 1901 by Senator
Thomas b. Carter Of Montana, who
talked 10 death $6O.OO0.O0O rivers and
harbons bin chiefly because the house
hAc refused to appropriate money to
frrigate the dry lands OF the west.
Il shall do what lies in my power %
prevent this bill from passing" the
senator shouted. 1T viii not pass II
my strength dOes not fail to such an
extent that can no longer occupy this
door. and ! am In pretty fair state
OF health
To the laughter OF the senate and the
galleries Carter then described the
clam Oats and the mud banks Of un-
heard Of places for which large appro-
priations had been made In the present
bin BE discussed the draft and ton
mage OF the SLOWS and the lobster pots.
He lasted for more than thirteen hours.
When be was through the congress
was dead. the senator's own term was
ended. and IL was time TO inaugurate
Vice President ROOsevelt-New York
Herald
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Ravsnous Eaters.

GibbOn tells of Soliman, a caliph In
the eighth century, who died OF acute
Indigestion in his camp near Chalcis.
in Syria. Just as he was about TO lead
an army Of Arabs against Constantine
pie. he ha6 emptied two baskets Of
eggs and hgI which he swallowed al
ternately. AID the repast was finished
with marJw and sugar. In a pill
gdmage r. Mecca the same caliph had
eaten with impunity at a single meal
seventy poneranates, a kid. six fowls
and a huge quantity Of the grapes Of
Tsyet
Such a statement would defy belief
we're not others Of q similar character
well avouched Louis XVI. could hard
y boast Of an appetite as raTenOus as
SOliman's, but he would eat at a sit
ting four platefuls Of different soups. a
whole pheasant. a partridge, a plate
ful Of salad, mutton hashed with gar
DC, two good sized slices Of ham,
dish Of pastry and finish this ample
repast with fruit and sweetmeats.-
London Saturday Review.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Boxing 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 Iegiti.
mate a. blows. has for a long time
been popular exercise in French gym
nasia and schools OF arms. The first
principle is that the whole weight OF
the body shall be placed on one Les
and that The farthest from the adver-
sary. The disenEaged leg Is used az
an adjunct TO the fists and fiies out
with astonishing swifIneSs and accura-
cy OF aim The coup de savate" prop
er Is the ''chasse" OF the right foot OF
-shin hit" a dangerous blow, but one
that Is easily avoided 10y 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 de
fgure.T or swinging face kick. may be
and undoubtedly are With an expert
the parties and guards are simple and
sure II properly used = Washington
Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01


The -nrs bag h a relic OF the Ga
oays OF wooden ships. Every whalev
and seaIer used % carry such a bag.
II was Of tarpauIin. about one foot n
length and SIX inches In width. Il Was
nned with waterproof material with
nteriinings Of oIlcloth and thick dan
mel In this was placed the dint and
undertook for kindling IRE. The bag
was then securely fastened with double
maps and lied IN such a manner a. %
keep is contents dry.
II was the duty OF the second mate
% look after the Ore bag. and In case
o. shipwreck 70 attach II at once TO
ms person By means Of stout STRAPS
provided for the purpose. So. n officers
ana crew were cast away on some de-
serted shore. the means Of obtaining a
nre were not wanting 30 long a. the
precious Ore bag was safe.
The modern steam WhaIers and seal
ers carry a fre bag slowed In the life
boats with the bread and water. but Il
- OF rubber. and contains half a dozen
water tight din boxes Of matches
Philadelphia PresS
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Boom Of Biz Conn.

Early In April. 1912. a man living n
Hambledon, near Godalming. wrote @
the Spectator. saying: AS l sat read.
ing the other afternoon I heard, or,
rather felt. long vibrating boom sew.
eral times repeated thought at art
II was a motor van maneuvering be-
bind the house. but found nothing
there. Then | guessed what II might
be and forthwith wrote 20 the chief
gunnery officer OF his majesty's ship
Orion to make sure. ! am therefore
able to state that the discharge OF the
Onon's guns was distinctly audible
ninety seven statute miles from the
ship. the sound taking somewhere
about eleven minutes to travel the dis
lance"
An even more remarkable instance
Of the immense distance at which gun
Ere can be heard was afforded at the
time of the French victory at Stein
bach The booming Of the guns was
distinctly heard on the northern slopes
Of the Bernese Alps far down In
Switzerland The distance Is Just
eighty miles as the crow flies. and in
this case II must be remembered that
the guns were not the 1875 naval
giants. but merely feld artilIery.-LOn-
don Opinion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
w..h an Eruit.

incoming eargoes OF fruits should be
closely observed for traces OF poison
ous insecticides. Growers are not al
WAYS careful to remove al traces OF
SPRAYS before marketing their nut
Houseksepes can protect themselves
from danger from this source BY wash
ing an fruit In several waters before
serving It II would be advisable ana
insure greater safety to wash the run
before placing It in the storeroom OF
ice chest Sprays and powders OF sur
Accent strength to hin insects which
feed upon and destroy fruit trees ano
fruit would prove fatal TO life u par
taken of BY human beings
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
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. IL is a floating illustration
Of the fact that parliament Is some
umes-Only sometimes. Of course
needleSsly fussy When the bin en-
towering the corporation Of London to
build the bridge was passing through
the house Of commons provision was
inserted requiring the stationing of this
tug as aforesaid. 80 as to be handy sin
case OF wreck" The promoters pro-
tested that the cost Of the tug would
far exceed any benefit TO be derived
from it. The commons thought they
knew better and insisted The bridge
was opened about sixteen years ago.
and the rug 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 been
required.-LondOn Express
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
How Eskimo Momsn pIA

On her first entrance to her new hut
Of snow an Eskimo woman Is buoyed
by hope OF welcoming a son. What OF
her last incoming to those narrow con-
finest She knows that the medicine
man has decided that her sickness Is
mortal when she Is laid upon her bed
OF snow. She gazes upon the feebly
burning lamp beside her. upon food
and drink set close at her hand She
sees her loved ones pass out Of the
doorway that needs no tunnel entrance
to keep chill airs away. for presently
the door is sealed with snow The chill
Of death pierces through her envelop-
ing furs. Her tomb insures that no
long tarrying will be hers. The soul,
companioning with her. may refresh
itself with food; but starving and
freezing. her feeble body will witness
even that souls departure. and know
that its hour has come to perish alone.
-Harper'S
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Eiuhtinn . Earsst Eira.

The combat with IRE In the woods
Is usually as tense and AZ exciting as
q eonhagratiOn In a city. From the
instant smoke Is discerned ascending
INTO the blue above there is action
Upon reaching the scene the racing
squads Of fighters begin work By un-
oertaking the tasks as outlined BY the
system First one group starts with
NE cutting tools and rakes. clearing mp
q streak Of ground several feet wide
N the pathway Of the FIRE. The men
win water bags follow, wettdng down
uls strip Then come the back nrers.
VINO start fires from this point back
mo the main conhagration. When the
nfes meet they extinguish for want OF
material TO burn When the atmos-
pOenc conditions materially assist the
names the work Of back firing b best
uOne at night or when the air b still
ST. r Perry In Countryside Maya
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
A Bed For s.vsntean.

Probably there Is no bed capable OF
holding so many as seventeen In this
country. But such u bed Is to be
found In the Mount Tet hut 10000
feet above the seal. one OF the Swiss
mountain cabins belonging to the
Alpine club. The bed Is really con-
structed TO hold only fourteen. but the
day on which party visited the hut
was 50 exceptionally clear and the con-
ditions for climbing were 50 favora-
BILE that twenty-one members and
friends, besides the guides accompany
ing them. turned up at the cabin to
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 floor and the remaining
one in a chair.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Earthauaks Shocks.

There are such things as earth waves
as well as ether waves. But while the
ether waves have. by the genius Of a
Marconi. 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 ut the rate OF two
miles a second in the actual vicinity OF
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??, 1915-05-01
A Rstiary.

A retiary was the name Of Roman
gladiator armed In a peculiar way. BE
was furnished with a trident and net,
with no more covering than a short
tunic. and with these implements be
endeavored to entangle and dispatch
his adversary. who was called a secu-
tor from seoul to follow and was
armed with a helmet. a shield and q
sword The name Of the first Is pro
nounced as II spelled re-shi-a-ry. the
accent on the first syllable.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
PROVED Hia cana.

a teacher was holdlng an oral exam
IAoon in an intermediate geography
saS one day and asked. what Is the
uIerence between the people Of a state
ADo those of a territOryT
Oniy one hand was raised. But
,auiant smile Illuminated the face Of
ue Donald as he rose and said. The
p.Opie Of territory cannot sing
>. 1ns answer was puzzling 90 all. %
T Ts teacher asked him 20 explain
"hereupOn be said:
Inc geography says that the people
"a. territory have no voice. 50 how
'u they singT-CleveIand Leader.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01

Saeant oHrolonl lnstrunonsa.
A eomplste 81 q surKicnI inut-s.
nenh wan found not long ago b. r1un
DIGGING IN a scrip pie IN Ckolophon,
an aneient Greek city. In spits of ne
MT nat they were ussd about a0o0
years ago. there h not much differences
between them and the implements thar
are poked Into the anatomy Of a mod
ea nan IN IL 81 ne sman Hrnlvss
with handles OF decorated bronze. n
metal which ths GREEKS thourht was
especially hsaliue. There Grs also ssv-
eral pairs Of forcsps. one Of them used
% extract the heads oe arrows and
Ances ffon W0gnded NdrrlorR An
Other instrumsHe . Cor ne drilling Of
holes IN tie bone 0t ths skuII; ancth-
e tor eautsriz1ng ne aesh. Besides
these are v1sss for euppinR and
bleeding q small covered bronze box
for delicate instruments, a dab Of
stone tor mixing certain drues ana a
pair Of scales which SIN balance per.
fectiy. IN addition to these there n
handsome purple glass beaker, prob
ably the drinking cup Of the unknown
surgeon who made use Of ali these IN.
GrumentA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Tn. suavs Oriental.

Admiral Sab. the Chinese naval ex-
pert. once had the misfortune to lose
q cruiser. On his reporting the wreck
to the Chinese admiralty he received
a letter thanking him for doing 30 and
pointing out that as the cruiser was
getting somewhat WORKOUT a replace
cruiser would be much more useful
Would he. therefore. at bis private ex-
pense, buy the new cruiser as quickly
as possiblel
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Nsosssltsrians.

The phiiosophic term -necesSitanAns
& used to denote those persons tnat
denv the freedom Of WIN and assert
fhaf An human conduct al vounons
are Determined By motives that OBEY
fbe law Of eausation a. invariably q
~ The forces OF nature. The woro
-determlnfsts was suggested g :
snhstituts. by John stuaff Am and haa
been Vsry eeBeFaIIy adopted : hs~
YORK Ame1can-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Putting Hin Wiss.

ia IKE % make you my win"
said the practical young man. but
they ten me Jon can't keep house"
Don't you believe - tel you
rejoined the girl IN You set
the house and put O. In =. name. and
III prove % you that Z can Keep r.
EXCHANGE.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01

-Come on and go fishing with me"
Jaw. fishing Il too rough sport
There's mud and briers and rocks and
damp boats
Il see Your idea Of nshing d to sii
IN a hotel lobby and angle for goldfish
IN a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Courier.
Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
MAKING 4 cl..r = Alm.

=, 'oitterlyl-Before we were mar.
- 700 never found my social deb
p 20 annoying. She gsweetlyb-
fs,o usps not, but ron must allow some
49, Tor the broadening in6uence q
~ The very fact that married
-. - revealed my own eaIlow lnsxper1-
-RchmOnd Tines Dispatch
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
sslaium,. AalIftnrr cro...

The eroix militaire Of Belgium Il
an award founded IN 1885 BY Leopold
IL II consists OF two classes; the hBt
Is awarded to officers Of twenty-five
years service. the second to noncom-
missiOned officers and men who have
served a similar period
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
TactfuI Man.

4 must say these are hne biscuitsr
exclaimed the young husband
How could you say those are nns
biscuitsr' inquired the young wife's
mother In a private interview.
7 didn't say they were hne- l mere
" said must say so."-Washington
Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01

mo money. no trunks" said the ifate
landlord III you don't pay your beard
BIN We hold your trunks TN you do"
'splendidr' said DedbrOke. '-That'll
save me the expense OF storage on
these things of mine until next season.
By-by, old manFE-Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
A Ilnhnnnu cIinnt.

Prisoner. have Jon anything TO
sayr
-0nly this. your honor: I'd be mighty
sorry n tn young lawyer you assigned
to me was ever called upon to defend
an innocent man. = Cleveland Plain
Deale-.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Horrf6sd.

-oh. let me tell you the scandal
about the frst secretary's wife MrA
Leichtinger!-
1--WE already been told Of Il By the
comptroIler's wife. Mrs. ZangIein-"
what: You associate with that old
gossip Munich Fliegende Blaetter.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
Annrseiatsd.

Tubb-OId boy. want to .congratu-
late you on your speech at the ban
quet last night 0'Sudds tafter wait
ing q momenn-I know you do. pard
and you're awfully sorry you can't do
e truthfuIly appreciate the effort.
Just the same. Nasty weather. isn't
iti-ChicagO Tribune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01
wind ard Rain.

The wind blows In 3 circle around q
storm. and when II blows from the
north the heaviest rain ls east Of you;
from the south. the heaviest rain b
west; from the east. the heaviest rain
Is south: from the west the heaviest
rain d north Of you.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01

~Unrn now, sir. I have never ben
forced 30 ask you for loan"
~UntH nov. SIR. have never been
forced 70 refuse you--Philadelphia
Ledeer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01

sGoing to stretch your IegsY We ask.
Cd the man who supports thirteen rsla-
lives
-only the other one be replied IN
expIanat1on--Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-05-01

sHs's suing TIE company that 60
e,ructed his ARTIFICIAL limbs.
-On what gr0undsT
-Nonsupp0rt "-BuHasO ExprsA