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The Parker post., 1916-01-08
Typewritino While AsIeen.

when first began typewriting and
stenography,'' a stenographer was tell
ing girl beginner, II found myself
taking stenographic notes in my head.
I've dreamed many time of picking
out letters and lines Of letters on the
typewriter. Next a typewriter began
following me in my waking moments
When somebody talked to me or I
heard someone talking found myself
taking it down on typewriter in my
brain as I might on real typewriter
from dictation And when I found
myself far behind, why, stopped
right there and made a fresh start
on the talk from that moment. And
in the same way l would take stem
ographic notes in my BRAIN "That
is just my experience, too," said the
beginner. Hard work, this learning
to be typewriter and stenographer,
but there's fun in it; though shall be
glad when it gets through following
me in my waking hours and haunting
me in my Dreams
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
MUST ALWAYS GO FORWARD
the Wheels Cannot Be Turned
Backward.

eve still act as if the moral law
were indeed the order solely of divine
commandment which mankind, by it's
anxious effort, must be schooled un-
willingly to obey. We fear that the
sanctity of the home is threatened by
divorce, by suffrage, by polygamy, by
woman in industry, or by the new
dances; and we crusade oratorically to
protect it from destruction, although
we must know that if the sanctity of
the home depended on such protection
it would long ago have gone the way
of the sanctity of the temple of Ephe
sus. We are distressed by license in
our books and our theaters, and we or
ganize extra censorships and frantic
societies for the suppression of vice.
as if vice and license had not always
fought losing battle against civiliza-
tion, being opposed by the economic
laws that have made our morality
what it is. We seem to know that by
helping to better the economic ccndi-
tions we can better the moral condi-
tions of life, but we forget that we
cannot greatly help by scolding. We
hope that we can assist the sanctity of
the home by not retarding the eco
nomic progress that has made possible
the sanctity Of the average home, but
we forget tA-at mankind can no more
return to it's ancient immoralities than
its culture can return to it's ancient
barbarism. From Current Com
ment" in the Century.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
Net Much Public Land Left.

OF the public land, some 275, 600, ,oOa
acres, or one-sixth Of the original ter.
ritory, remain-but nearly every acre
is too arid for settlement on the origi.
nal plan. OF State land the amount ia
limited, save swamp and overflow
tracts that can hardly be settled by in.
dividual effort.
Over 100000 acres Of wet lands
might be reclaimed to form homes for
100000 people, the American Review
Of Reviews says, while 10000, 900 or
100000 acres Of arid lands might be
irrigated to sustain as many more, but
this cannot be done by individual or
family pioneering, and must be done, II
at all, either at collective cost in the
public interest or by corporate enter
prise for personal interest. No longer
is Uncle Sam "rich enough to give VI
all farm his princely possession OF
century past is already given.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
Luck on the stage.

StosS exchange men and racing mea
regard luck as a side issue. They
follow 1t secretly and make excuses
for it II 1t goes astray, as If it were
a personal friend; but the actor has
q deep reverence for 1t, and supersti-
tious customs that sprang into OBJ
servance during the Restoration period
are still maintained in the age of So
cialism and problem plays. 1t Is al
most pathetic to see the joy that
beams in the faces of a theatrical
company at rehearsals II a harmless,
necessary cat strolls on the stage; but
If the cat sits down and appears to
watch the proceedings with approval
the Joy becomes ecstatic.-Black and
White.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08

Humble pie is still met with in the
rural districts Of England, Scotland
and Ireland. It is not merely the
proverbial dish which the proud must
sometimes eat Originally it was
meat or game pie made for the SER
wants OF noblemen and furnished an
appstizing and economical method of
utilizing the less desirable parts of
animals brought in from the chase.
After a prolonged and successful
hunt prodigious humble pie was
made sufficient for all the retainers
Of the estate. This was eaten in the
great kitchen after the nobleman and
his guests had enjoyed the choicer
portions. The pastry used for this
huge pie was originally made from
the drippings from the roasts Of veni-
son or game, which increased the
savory flavor of the finished dish.
The modern humble pie can be
baked in deep f1reproof pudding
dish OF a size to meet the needs Of
the family. Line the dish with plain
crust and place large pieces of raw
potato here and there, SO that the
crust shall be weighted down and not
Lose it's shape while baking. When
partly cooked remove from the
oven, take out the pieces of raw
potato and fill with hot mixture of
whatever material is at hand, such as
remnants Of cooked veal, beef, liver,
ham or fowl, enriched with bits of
finely chopped suet, highly seasoned
with onion juice, minced parsley, pep
per and salt, and moistened with
gravy and broth.
Stale bread, cut in dice, cubes Of
potato or other cooked vegetable may
be added if the supply Of meat is
scant. Smooth the top of the filing
neatly, arrange strips Of crust In lat
tice fashion and return to the oven
until the top is well Drowned. This
dish somewhat resembles the econom-
ical shepherds pie, which is topped
with mashed potato instead Of crust,
and which does not have anything be-
tween the meat filing and the fire.
proof dish.
Either of these dishes makes q
hearty meal If served with gravy or
tomato sauce and affords an economi-
cal and easy method Of utilizing left
overs of meat or vegetables. Where
Irish stew is left from a previous
meal this will be found good filing
for humble pie.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
SumerianS.

The Sumerians were members of
one of the primitive races of Baby
of non-Semitic origin and to nave been
the dominant race at the earliest time
Of which there are any records. 1t
was to them that the Assyrians
ascribed the origin of Chaldean civi1i-
zation and writing. Another name for
the race is Accadians. The Accadian
language was ron-Semit1c and possibly
Ural-Alta1c. 1t was spoken previously
to the better known Semitic dialect
Of the cuneifcrm inscriptions rhe
Sumerian seems to be kindred dia-
lect and to have been in use at the
same time in Babvlon1a.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
For Hot Biscuit.

Any hostess who prides herself on
her delicious biscuit should not fail
to keep them tasty by having them
covered during the meal, so that they
will retain the heat. An attractive
cover can be made of white linen hav.
ing square center and four pointed
ends. On one of the pointed pieces
two biscuit might be embroidered.
To make the design more realistic
you can tint the biscuits brown and
then outline the edges of them. Or,
in place of using the design, en-
broider the words "Hot Biscuit" on
the linen. Have such a cover ready
for the next plate Of hot biscuit you
serve to your friends and enjoy the
praise you will receive for your
needlework and your culinary ability.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
Angel Cake.

Whites Of six eggs, one-half tea
spoonful of cream tartar, one-fourth
teaspoonful soda, one and one-fourth
cupfuls granulated sugar, one cupful
flour, pinch Of salt, three-fourths tea
spoonful Of almond extract. Sift the
-four four times. Add salt to eggs and
beat, then add cream tartar and soda
and continue beating until stiff and
dry, then add sugar gradually and
continue beating. Add favoring and
lastly fold in the -four lightly, but
thoroughly. Bake forty-five minutes
in a moderate oven in an mbuttered
angel cake tin.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
PhiEosophicaIIy Considered.

II wouldn't marry you if you were
the last man on earth!" said the
girl.
Well" replied the young man VINO
takes everything seriously, "if l were
the last man on earth I'd be mourn
ing so many friends and relatives
that I don't suppose I'd feel much
like taking part in wedding any
how"
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
Mortaiity Measures IntcIIiaence.

Sir Arthur Newsholme, eminent
English physician, said tnat infant
mortality is the most sensitive index
we nave of social welfare. "If babies
were well born and wei cared tor,
their mortality would be negligible
The infant death rate measures the
intelligence, health, and right living
of fathers anG mothers, the standards
of morals and sanitation OF communi'
ties and governments, the efficiency
of physicians. nurses, health officers.
and educators.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
No SeIf-Starter

"Oh, dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Cad,
ders. Mr.. Gadders broke his arm
while cranking up our automobile this
morning."
Don't worry" said her friend in a
soothing tone. "a broken arm is not
serious, and Mr.. GadGers will soon
get WELL"
1T isn't that" walled Mrs. Gadders.
The news will get into the papers
and then everybody will know that
our car is not a late model
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
For gals use Hanfords Balsam.
Meant In Kindness.

UOatIS tNIII0UCSos
A policeman had told two old vag-
abonds sitting in the park to move
on, and as / followed them along the
street one of them said:
"Jim, 1 think he means us kindly"
"Yes, think he does, too"
"He knows that we'd be apt to sit
there until we got chill and then
pneumonia and death might follow -
That's it"
Whereas, If he tells us to move on
we keep our blood circulating, avoid
all danger, and are spared to our
friends and the world"
That's correct"
(which is very kindly Of him in
deed, Jim; and If it so happens that
we meet him again, we'll impress it
on his mind that we know how to feel
grateful, even if we bean't high-toned
nor rich!"-Baltimore American.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08

Have Healthy, Strong, Beautiful Eyes
Oculists and Physicians used Murine Eye
Remedy many years before it was offered as q
Domestic Eye Medicine. Murine is Still Com.
pounded by Our Physicians and guaranteed
by them as a Reliable Relief for Eyes that Need
Care. Try it in your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes
No Smarting Eye Comfort. Buy Murine
Of your Druggist-ac accept no Substitute, and If
interested write for Book Of the Eye Free
MURINE EYE REMEDY Coz CHICAGO
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
Keen lii Your Stable.

For external use on horses nothing
that we know of equals Hanford's Bal
sam. Many trainers use it as a leg
wash because it keeps the skin in fine
condition and should cure lameness.
Adv.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
Well Puf.

The Conversationalist (to well-known
authoress) I am so delighted to meet
you-it was only the other day-I
saw something of yours-about some
thing or other-in some paper!-The
Sketch.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
It Cures While You Walk

Aliens Foot-Ease Is certain cure
for hot sweating, callous and swollen
aching feet. Sold by all Druggists
Price 25c. Don't accept any substi-
tute. Trial package FREE. Address
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. (advt)
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
HOWARD z. RuRroN.

ASoA 7 EF[ AND CHEMIST
Leadville, Colorado.
Specimen prices: Gold, Silver, Lead, 81;
Gold, Silver, 75c; Gold, soc; Zinc or Cop
per, ST.. Mailing Envelopes and full price
list sent on application. Control and
Umpire Work solicited. Reference: Car
Donate National Bank. (advt)
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
Not Safe.

Not Safe.
"Safe burglars do not boast about
their work"
'eWhy should they?"
"Yet they are always blowing about
their business"
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
Now LemueI Knows.

Little Lemuel-What's an auction,
paw?
Paw-An auction, son. is forbid
ding place.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08
Entitled to Il.

why should I give you box?" in
quired Hamfat, the actor "You never
write anything about me-"
It's for what 1 don't write about
you, my boy explained the eminent
dramatic critic.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08

Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh is itself
an antiseptic, and the use of any other
remedy before applying it is unneces-
sary. ADV.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08

For proud flesh use Hanford's Bal
sam of Myrrh. Adv.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08

For fresh cuts apply Hanford's Bal
sam. Adv.
The Parker post., 1916-01-08

while you are North"
"You are all most kind" murmured
Lance, staring at the powdered little
beauty, who smiled insipidly.
AS the two young men dressed for
dinner they talked of Lances life in
the Canal zone, of his brilliant pros
poets for the future, OF Jacks first
for the junior member of his fathers
firm, and when Lance observed that
there was strong family likeness
between Jack and his sister, Jack has
tily changed the subject.
Lance was ready first and he came
into Jacks room and examined the
photographs on the mantelpiece. One
framed portrait he regarded with mar
rowed eyes.
1t was Betty's latest photograph, the
picture of a charming, merry-eyed girl
in soft, white gown, her simply
dressed hair waving away from her
broad, low forehead. 1t was a sweet,
thoughtful face, very unlike the paint
ed, shallow countenance of the Betty
he had met half an hour ago.
us this your other sister?" he asked
curiously.
you've met my only sister," NUT
tered Jack glumly.
"Hum!" said Lance perplexedly.
Jack glowed resentfully. "And she
takes a diabolical delight in turning
the tables on fellow"
A queer CLEAN came into Lance's
eyes, but he made no response.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-23
How Water Freezes,

1t used to puzzle all thinking people
why ponds and rivers do not freeze
beyond a certain depth. This depends
on a most curious fact-namely, that
water is at its heaviest when it reach
es 40 degrees F.-that is, s degrees
above freezing point. On a frosty
night as each top layer of water falls
to 40 degrees it sinks to the bottom.
Therefore the whole pond has to drop
to 40 degrees before any Of it can
freeze. At last it is all cooled to this
point, and then ice begins to form.
But ice is a very bad conductor Of
heat. Therefore it shuts off the freez-
ing air from the big body of compare
lively warm water underneath. The
thicker it gets the more perfectly does
it act as a great coat, and that is why
even the Arctic ocean never freezes be-
yond few feet in thickness.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-23
Lost Skill of Ancients,

From the earliest periods of which
we have historical records one Of
mans greatest problems has been to
lift heavy loads rapidly and efficiently.
Some of the greatest monuments Of
antiquity were built under conditions
that involved lifting Of heavy pieces of
building material to great heights, but
how it was done we do not know to
this day. The manner in which the
great stones were raised in Egypt has
always been a mystery and probably
always will be. 1t is certain, however,
that the builders of these wonderful
monuments were possessed Of mechan-
ical contrivances that were lost in the
dark ages intervening between their
time and ours or they possessed pa
thence to a more remarkable degree
than is exhibited in any race of men
at the present time.-EngineeringM Mag
azine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-23
Plkss Peaks cyeIopsan Eye.

EtN~e SeNe SySsSf~e" wv
A writer in the Technical World
Magazine, describing the immense
light on Pixies peak, says:
"The venerable head of that most IA
nous Of mountains, Pixies peak, has
been given an enormous eye. In Den
yer, seventy-f1ve miles away, this eye
can be seen flashing to and fro on
clear nights, and In Colorado Springs,
fifteen miles away, the company on
the front porch is likely to be shown
up In bright light at any moment by
the cog railways searchlight.
"The giant light is 14,172 feet above
sea level and is capable of flashing
signals over most Of central Colorado.
1t has been placed on platform twen-
ty-five feet above the summit house.
Current is supplied by the turbines
that convert the power Of the peak
streams into electricity. The search
light Is attached to a semaphore that
the operator moves at will, searching
out the dark beauty spots throughout
the region or touching upon sections of
Colorado Springs and even Denver and
Pueblo when the great banks of cloud
do not blanket the cities far below"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-23
Real Heroism.

A story came from Switzerland some
years ago of a mountain guide whose
name was not preserved. He, with
two others, was leading a party over
one of the most precipitous passes of
the higher Alps. The men, as is usual,
were tied to each other by long rope.
As they scaled the wall Of ice they
slipped on the edge Of a frightful
chasm. This man was at the end of
the rope. Without his weight there
was q chance for the others to regain
their footing; with it there was none.
He cast a glance down at the dark
abyss, filled with fathOmless SHOWS,
then drew his knife from his belt, say
ing quietly to the man next him:
"Tell mother how it was, Jose"
He cut the rope and fell, never to be
seen of mortal man again.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-23
FINDS HIDDEN ROOMS
IN HOUSE OF MYSTERY
Carpenter Work on Old Place Re-
veaIs Apartments None
Knew About.

Chicago-At 1924 Ellis Park is an old
three story frame building that was a
home when Ellis park was a woodland.
For the last eight or nine years, in a
remodeled form, it has been an apart
ment building.
A few days ago a carpenter, tearing
away old planking to build a porch,
broke through a wall and made discov-
cries which made 1924 Ellis Park a
house of mystery.
Between the second and third floors
he found a hidden apartment, Of which
not even JOHN Chamales, new owner Of
the building. knew. Carefully Frank
Wilder, the carpenter, entered through
the hole he had made in the wall.
He found a complete set Of rooms
running from the front to the rear of
the building. The walls and ceiling
dows and no visible means Of exit.
There was a small table in one corner
with a few dishes on it and an old cop
per lamp. Rust covered, but with n
frying pan of ancient days still on it,
there was q stove. Some straw in a
corner seemed to Indicate where the
mysterious occupant of the mystery
chamber had slept.
A piece of wire between two walls
served as a hanger for an old coat.
Over everything was a thick layer Of
dust.
In hunting for an exit Wilder came
upon panel in the wall fastened with
a hinge, two big iron hooks and a bar
that fitted into iron clasps. 1t opened
upon the staircase and so matched the
paneling that it was invisible from the
outside
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-23
The HYDRA Is Its Own Doctor.

A tiny marine animal which consists
merely of a stomach and a mouth sur
rounded by tentacles and which is ca
pable Of turning itself inside out is
called the hydra. Sometimes the ny
dra's mouth becomes overstretched
through its taking in too much food.
The animal promptly turns itself in
side out, elects the super1uous food
and then returns to its normal condi-
ton. If it turns itself inside out and
can't get back again it eventually dies.
The hydra is its own physician and
performs miracles of healing. If
tentacle is cut off a complete animal
will be formed out Of it. If the body
is cut in half and the pieces placed to-
gether they will grow together again;
If not, two entire animals will be form
ed, and any part of one animal will
grow on to the cut surface Of another.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-23
SQUIRREL ATTACKS COP.
Makes Flying Leap, Buryins Teeth In
Thumb and Forefinger.

Makes Flying Leap, suryins Teeth In
Thumb and Forefinger.
New York.-A gray squirrel that had
been making a somewhat hopeless
hunt for nuts in Morningside park,
near One Hundred and Twentieth
street, suddenly showed renewed inter
est in its work as Patrolman Karl NJ.
Huber Of the West One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth street police station came
along a winding path. With a screech
In the squirrel tongue that sounded
like long drawn out "Eurekaw the
squirrel made flying leap at the cop.
This at least is the version of the
squirrels attack on the cop told by
some witnesses. Patrolman Huber
whose version of the incident also
should be listened to, says that while
he was trying to drive off a squirrel
which had alighted on the shoulder of
a frightened small boy the squirrel
grabbed Huber and tried to crack him.
DR.. NJ. X. Smith of st. Luke's hospi-
tai looked at the policeman's right
hand and found that Huber had not
come nearer to death than some squir-
rel tooth marks on the thumb and fore
finger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-23
Underpaid POSTAGE.

insufficient postage on letters Is
serious handicap to American business
abroad, reports our acting vice consul
at Genoa, Italy. A letter from the
United States to Italy bearing a two
cent stamp entails upon the recipient
a payment Of at least cents as
penalty. "The poor impression upon
Italian firms created by short paid let
ters," says the report, becomes, final
~, by repetition, very great. Special
care In affixing the proper postage
would bring ample returns by remov-
ing a cause Of complaint which has e1-
erted an unfavorable influence In for
eign business"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-23
CHINESE HAVE PLAN TO
RID HOUSE OF GHOSTS
Urge Novel Method of Taking Haunt
From American Legation.

Washington.-A legend has gone
around Peking that the American le-
CATION is haunted; that the shade Of an
officer who lost his life during the
Boxer massacres Of white men In 1900
Is in the habit Of occasionally visiting
bis old quarters in the legation, greatly
to the discomfort Of the occupants.
This aroused considerable interest
among the Chinese in Picking. Their
own spooks, being daily or rather night
~ companions, do not excite much at
tention. But foreign ghost is quite
new thing. A Chinese gentleman named
Hsu Mai Hsuan has taken the matter
seriously to heart and has felt moved
to write to the American minister ex-
pressing his sympathy for the affliction
which the legation is undergoing In the
matter of haunted room.
He says that experience has shown
In China that the way to rid house
Of ghosts is to remove the roof of the
building, leaving the interior Of the
room exposed to the sun and air for
some tens of days, after which the
roof may be restored and the ghost will
no longer frequent the place. Mr.. Hsu
said that he humbly offered this sug-
gestion, "as foreigners may not be ia
miliar with the proper method Of han
ding ghosts in China"
If congress, says the Tokyo Adver-
tiser, is asked to appropriate sum for
the reroofing of the legation at Picking
the American people Will now under
stand what it is all about
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-23
left PRISON A REFoRMER.
ouinIan, !. w. w. Leader, Told of Evils
He Found as a Convict.

8uiniah, ]. w. w. Leader, Told OF Evile
. He Found as Convict.
Paterson, N. J.-Patrick Quinlan, the
L w. w. leader, who was released
from the New Jersey state prison after
serving time for melting riot, told an
audience Of 1000 persons In Turn hall
that he was going into prison reform
work. He said that he would have q
conference In Newark with Thomas
Mott Osborne, former warden of Sing
Sing, and several other leaders in
prison reform. Quinlan was in the
Trenton prison for a year and a half.
In his recent campaign against con-
ditions in New York prisons Mr.. Os-
borne often spoke Of bad conditions In
the New Jersey prison.
Quinlan said he was well treated by
the prison authorities, but that the
physical condition of the prison was
bad. He said that the bathing facilities
were all right In summer, but that the
bathtubs were not used in winter, the
prisoners getting only pals Of water
with which to take baths. He said that
250 men were in a condemned section
Of the prison and complained that the
inmates were allowed to write only
one letter month and that the letters
were censored going and coming. He
declared that a letter written to him
had been given to reporters before he
had seen 1t.