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The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Beaumont Greater Than Fletcher.

Francis Beaumont is most renowned
for his share in writing Beaumont and
Fletcher's plays, a partnership proba-
bly, unequaled in the history Of litera-
ture and very seldom rivaled. The
Alsatian novelists, who ultimately
Quarreled, Erckmann and Chatrian,
and the English novelists Besant and
Rice are somewhat parallel, although
Sir Walter Besant went on writing
successfully for years after the death
of his colleague. In the Elizabethan
partnership It was otherwise. Fletch-
er, though the elder man. outlived his
friend for more than nine years and
proved himself the lesser poet. Beau
mont was laid to rest in the poets cor
ner of Westminster abbey, which he
has sung in such noble verse.-London
Globe.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
FEWER KANSAS FARMERS.
There Are Not So Many Now a. Ten
Years Ago.

Abilene, Kan.-Fewer people are en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits In Kan
sas now than ten years ago, according
to ]. G. Mohler, secretary Of the state
board of agriculture
"In 1895 Of those engaged In all &C.
equations So per cent were in agricul-
ture," he declared, land in 1905 30 per
cent and in 1915 46 per cent. It Is a
very discouraging sign in a state like
Kansas, where agriculture is the over
shadowing industry, that fewer instead
Of more people are engaging in It"
Some of the serious problems that
must be solved in Kansas are those Of
the home seeker, the ownership Of
lands, employment Of capital, better
farming and the improvement Of con-
ditions of rural life, Mr.. Mohler as
serted.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
I'm Rioht Not 20 lauah.


II one were to accuse you Of poison
4ns your grandmother You would pre-
sunably smile In mrufled fashion and
90 about ycur aftairs without feeline
any burden Of accusation. But II one
accused you Of lacking q sense Of hu-
mer you would first Of all resent 1t In
hisnantly, and, furthermore, Tor an IN
aeAnite time to come you would be
conscious Of q desire to dispreve the
charge, scrutinizing an1ious1y every
phrase that might conceal some subtle
hidden test, emitting now and then
forced laughs on suspicion. Perhaps
Jon boast your emancipation In many
6elds where public opinion customarfy
rules. You wear a straw hat when
you please; you object to the insignia
OF mourning; you faunt your readiness
10 discuss any subject In mixed COM
pany; you do or do not serve butter at
your dinner table. Yet you are afraid
you may not laugh in the right places.
Many a one who proclaims his right to
individuality Of opinion fears to assert
an equally inaHenable right not to
laugh. Deep in his heart he breads the
whitening accusation that he lacks
sense Of humor.-Burges Johnson In
Harper's Magazine.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
MINISTER GIVES GIRLS
TWELVE GOLDEN RULES
Divine Tells Them to Think carssuI,.
and Praysrfully About Their
Wedding Day.

Cleveland Twelve Golden Rules
Eor Young Ladies" was the subject O,
tie sermon delivered by Rev. Thoma.
Hughes, pastor Of the Rocky River
Methodist church. The twelve rules
are:
always remember to be lady.
Don't be loud and boisterous
BE modest and virtuous.
-Choose carefully your company Of
both sexes
"Open your eyes and ears, but keep
your heart closed to the gush and non.
sense from the so called lovers.
BE careful about your dress. Have
Il becoming and tasteful.
BE more careful about what Is In
your head than what is In your heart
Don't be self conceited.
@Don't keep company with a sinful
young man.
think carefully and prayertully
about your wedding day.
'Be considerable about the time and
money of your gentlemen friends.
BE true to the best ideals Of woman
hood"
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
DRIVEN INSANE BY 100
CIGARETTES A DAY
Sent to an Asylum Upon Saloon
keepers Complaint and Doc
tors Testimony.

Detroit, Mich.-Ffank Winters, the
man who smoked a hundred cigarettes
q day, was committed to the Pontiac
asylum by Judge Hubert recently in
the probate court
The inceSSant use of the cigarettes
was declared by DR.. S. L. Layton, who
examined Winters, to have affected his
mind. Frequenting a saloon at the cor
ner Of Chamberlain and Lawndale ave-
nues, Winters smoked until his supply
gave out and his money too. After
that he begged smokes from the Gus
toners Of the saloon, according to Jo-
seph. Berman, the proprietor Of the
place.
Berman petidoned the court to have
Winters taken to an asylum. A Ger
man by birth, Winters was getting
along well in this country until the
cigarette habit got the upper hand
Given jobs by Berman, Winters even
lost his power of application to simple
work.
mo more work for me-" he would
say as he would sit down on the Job,
Berman told investigators.
The nicotine undoubtedly had a de-
teriorating effect on his mentality, DR..
Layton declared.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
BOY HAS a. GRANDPARENTS
Unusual Wealth of Relatives Claimed
For Indiana Youth.

Delphi. Ind.-Dean Overholser, the
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Overhol-
ser, who live in the eastern part OF
Carroll county, has fourteen grandpar-
ents, ten of them blood relatives and
four grandparents by marriage.
Following is the list: Grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Overholser,
George McManama and Mrs. James
Bridge; great-grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. G. Overholser, Mr.. and Mrs.
William McManama, Isaac Wagner
and Mrs. Rachel Richardson. George
McManama and his first wife, who is
now Mrs. James Bridge, separated, and
each married again. Thus the little
Overholser is entitled to four more
grandparents because Of the fact that
ones grandfathers wife is his grand
mother and one grandmother's hus-
band is his grandfather The second
Mrs. George McAIanama, who was Or
pha johnson, and the second husband
Of Mrs. Bridge are also grandparents.
Mrs. Bridges mother, Mrs. Margaret
Bridge, is living as well as the mother
Of Orpha Johnson. which gives Dean
Overholser fourteen grandparents.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
FIND 20 INDIAN SKELETONS
Superstition That They Were Buried
Near Where They Fell In Battle.

SupposItlon mat lnsy "eTe DuTieo
Near Where They Fell In Battle.
Oregon City, Ore.-While excavating
for q basement near the river bank
workmen employed by Frank Busch
uncovered twenty skeletons Of Indians
in one hole.
The bodies are supposed to be the re-
mains of Indians killed in battle, for In
one or two cases arrowheadS have been
found caught between the bones.
The first trace of the bones was
found early in the week, when the
workmen uncovered a skull. 1t was
buried by itself, and Mr.. Busch, who
had studied the find carefully, believes
that 1t belonged to a chief or leader.
To prevent disturbing the bones the
workmen began excavating in another
place, and they found a hole with a
radius Of about six feet which Mr..
Busch estimates contains the bones Of
at least twenty Indians. The skeletons
are lying like the spokes Of a wheel
with the skulls in the center. Over the
top Of the grave was thick, hard crust
Of baked clay that was hardened like
stone.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
EGG OF PET PARROT.
After Much Treatment Opal Finally
Lays One.

Riverside, Cal.-The hurried admin
istration Of red pepper pills under the
orders of q veterinarian and the hur-
ried application Of hot flannel cloths
and other family remedies, all designed
to save the life of Opal, the pet white
parrot at the Mission inn, occasioned
great excitement among the patrons of
that hostelry.
Frank A. Miller, master of the inn,
took personal care of the bird, which
was found to be writing in seeming
paroxisms Of pain and making the air
vocal with squawkings. After submit
ting to the sympathetic treatment of
its friends for a time the bird calmly
laid an egg, Opars first achievement
along this line, although she Is twenty
years old.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
HELD m COAL SIX HOURS
Victim Was Released When Hole Hss
Sawed In Elevator.

Victim Was Released Whsn noe Wa
Sawed In Elevator.
Elkhart, Ind.-Clarence Eddy. aged
hfty-six, yard manager for Godfrey &
Son. coal dealers, was held In peril
Gus position In the vortex Of q big coal
bin for six hours.
He was freed when hole twelve
feet square was sawed In the siding OF
the elevator, permitting the coal to
drop out and relieve the pressure on
one of his legs, which had been held
knee deep In the constantly shifting
coal
Eddy then climbed up a ladder TO
safety. He complained only or cold.
The temperature was 20 above zero.
During his imprisonment" Eddy had
been supplied with hot coffee from
time to time.
Eddy and Walter Lehman had been
working at the gate at the bottom OF
the sixteen foot bin which contained
200 tons Of finely crushed coal. Be
cause a crust Of ice had formed on the
top the coal did not drop as fast as de
sired, and Eddy went to the top and
struck the crust with an iron bar. The
"roof' collapsed, and he went down
with the mass ten feet and within six
feet Of the gate.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Skirt Hangers.

Nothing can be said against the ordi-
nary skirt hangers Of wood: but, as
every woman likes useful things to be
as ornamental as possible, there is q
great DIAL TO be said in favor Of the
strips OF ribbon or linen that can be
embroidered to form skirt hangers.
Each strip has a brass ring attached
to one end and brass clasp at the
other. The ring is intended to be slip
ped over the nail or hook from which
the skirt suspends. In the teeth Of
the clasp the skirt is held securely.
The hangers can be made for oneself
or they can be made as a shower gift.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
ABLE TO SHOE HORSE AT 90.
Aged Blacksmith Kept Vow Made
Years Ago.

Parnell, Mo.-Josiah Collins Of this
place celebrated his ninetieth birthday
recently. and to keep a VOW that he
had frequently made, he went to the
blacksmith shop on his anniversary
and shod horse.
Mr.. Collins, who is q native Of Ohio,
began his trade when he was nineteen
years old. lie has followed the black
smithing business all his life and has
often declared that, If he lived, he
would shoe a horse or mule on his
ninetieth birthday. no matter how un-
ruly the animal might be. He kept his
VOW and was much pleased again to
perform the familiar task.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Manv Ribbons.

Ribbons are used generously as trim
mings for afternoon and dance frocks
these days. They are made into pam
els, loop upon loop, and are sewed
around wide skirts In. graduated
widths Very broad ribbons OF soft
brocade patterns are draped over the
bodice under n yelling Of tulle, and
very narrow ribbons are plated and
used as an edge trimming. Gay little
bowknots and rosettes Of ribbon dut-
ter from dance frocks captivatingiy.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
ASK AID FOR BLIND
Call Upon American Women 10
Help War Victims.
PLAN TO TEACH THEM TRADES

Unosasina Activity OF American
In THAR Efforts to AIlsvists ssHer-
ina. In Europe Has Mst With Kind
est of Appreciation From Abroad
New York.!The activity Of me
American people In their efforts 70 alie
yiate the sufferings In Europe mas Ne.
sulted I'm the saving OF the lives Oh
many persons who were on the verge
of starvation and the receiving Oh pro
found thanks from both victims ana
rulers of the belligerent nations. Tneh
unceasing work viii long be remem-
bered. Money and supplies In large
quantities have been sent to botn noes.
One of the latest steps taken BY the
sympathizers Of the allies Is an appeal
issued by the B. F. B. British, Brencn'
Belgian) Permanent Blind Keller runo'
with headquarters in this city, over
the names of Lady Arthur Paget OF
the funds executive committee and
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, one Oh the
honorary secretaries, calling upon the
women of America for aid. The appeal
says In part:
thousands of wives, mothers ana
daughters in France. England and Bel
GUM are speaking to you. Their hus-
bands, brothers and sons, blinded In
the war, are helpless and hopeless.
They cannot see to work at their for
mer trades. These brave, true women
are now obliged to assume the entire
burden Of supporting them and their
children. of supplying. all their daily
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
INTERESTING MENUS.
~ You Must Be Economical, Read This
Food Schedule.


Sunday.-Cream of pea soup, fricas-
seed chicken. sweet potatoes, cauli-
flower apple nut mayonnaise salad and
fruit souffle.
Monday.-Bouillon, ham en- casse-
role, white potatoes, spinach, beet rel
ish, tapioca, pudding.
Tuesday.-Tomato soup, chicken pot
pie Cleft from Sunday, peas, rice, egg
sardine salad, pastry.
Wednesday.-Cream Of potato soup,
beef loaf, macaroni or white potatoes,
carrots, lettuce-tomato salad, corn
starch pudding.
Thursday. - Consomme, roast pork,
white potatoes, parsnips, squash, on
ions, apple-celery salad, acid gelatin
dessert.
Friday.-Cream of onion soup, broil-
ed fish, white potatoes, tomatoes, beets,
lettuce, cheese salad, light steamed
pudding.
Saturday. - Vermicelli soup, baked
beans, tomatoes, coldslaw, stewed
fruits.
On Monday the ham should be just
enough for one meal.
Tuesday the pot pie is made from
leftover chicken from Sunday dinner.
Wednesday there can be enough Of
the loaf left for lunch on Thursday.
Thursday buy small roast Of pork,
some may be left, or two chops could
be reserved and broiled for Fridays
lunch.
Fish on Friday. AS we seldom care
for leftover fish, enough should be pur-
chased for one meal. If boiled fish Is
preferred extra may be purchased SO
as to have a leftover which may be
creamed for lunch Saturday.
Saturday there will be baked beans,
and Of course enough for one or two
breakfasts or lunch. These are con-
sidered perfectly balanced meals and
are merely samples Of what may be
done if the woman will plan ahead and
devote time and thought to her menus.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Berlioz.

Berlioz, the famous French compos-
er, was made miserable by his wife.
He married Miss Smithson, an actress
many years younger than himself. She
had prolonged fits of jealousy and Ill
temper, ruined him by her theatrical
ventures and finally fell from car
rage and broke her leg, thus ending
her artistic career. Berlioz bore with
her in patience until she finally left
him. He was a tall man, Of stern as
ipect and very dignifed. In spite OF
his immense musical abilities as q
composer he could play no instrument
except the guitar, and that very badly
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Treas In Winter.

As Lincoln walked with Noah Brooks
one snowy day he said he liked the
trees best in winter because then he
saw them clearly in all the details OF
their structure. So men are not fully
understood unless we have seen them
In periods of leafiess revelation The
bright promise of the leaf and the first
color Of the fruit may deceive. Au-
tumn and winter are the periods Of
proof.-Tree Talk.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
UNABLE TO FIND A WIFE.
Farmer Has Been Searching Sixteen
Years, but So Far Has Failed.

Bridgeport, Conn.-Joseph Cronan,
farmer Of Derby, announced that ne
had searched forty-two states and two
countries of Europe and that, while In
q receptive mood, he had not found
girl suitable to be his spouse.
81 am strictly temperate, healthy
and strong farmer, and have been
searching sixteen years for the right
kind Of a wife," he declared. 81 have
Jet to find the woman, and I wish the
newspapers would help me-"
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
WOULDN'T SPOIL HIS FINGERS
Artistic Hands, Out of Job, Refuses
to Shovel Coal,

Montclair, N. J.-If man has ''piano
fingers" and is offered job on coal
wagon should he accept the job to
support his wife and six children, or
should a philanthropic society place
him In some position where his digital
refinement would not be affected by
manual labor?
This is one Of the questions pro-
pounded in the annual report Of Mrs
Nettie e. Patterson, superintendent OF
the Altruist society. Mrs. Patterson
mentions the case in referring to the
difficulties that confront the society.
She said that a man when offered q
place on the coal wagon refused, say
ing he had been told he had piano
fingers" and did not wish to spoil
them.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
FOX IN PORCH SWING.
Apparently Found Cushion Comfort
able Sleeping Place.

Duarte, Cal. - When G. A. Werner
opened his house the other morning he
found his swinging seat occupied by a
full grown fox. With the cushion for
a nest the fox was resting comfort
ably and evidently enjoying his quar-
tiers.
When his presence became known
the members of the family came troop
ing out to see the porch climber. Then
the fox disappeared under the house.
where his nature prompted him to hide
until the spectators left the porch.
when, finding the coast again clear,
the fox gracefully jumped on the
porch and into the swinging seat, and
with an almost human air Of comfort
and satisfaction adjusted the pillow
and settled down to complete the
morning nap.
When again interrupted the fox dis
appeared and headed for the noun
tains.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Clock ITO Years Old.

Helena, Mo.-Mrs. Clarissa Furgeson
Of this place has a clock which she
says Is no years old. The clock was
first purchased by a Mrs. Tunnison Of
Greenville, Pa, and after it had been
In the Tunnison family sixty-two years
Mrs. Furgeson bought 1t in 1858. It
has been in Mrs. Furgeson's possession
forty -eight years. 1t is stfn running
and keeps good time.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Pig Ate Sixty Others Tails.

Findlay, O.-Anson James, a Dela'
ware county farmer, went into his hos
yard and found sixty Of his sixty-one
pigs minus tails. He watched the drove
for awhile and saw the sixty-tirst pig
trying to eat his own tail.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
TrolIinr. Chn-i,t Rahx Seal

Portland. CTe.-t baby white seal,
said to be 4 rare sc linen. was pre-
scented to the cii rarl; zoo here re-
Gently. the %iri e Knitted States Dep
uty Marshal .'van,. =. Berry The seal
was caught wiz spoon hook in the
Sluslaw river. rC3r Florence. Ore,
while Berry WAS trolling for trout.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Different Opinions.

Professionally did you come to col
tege, anyway? You are not studying.
WIN Rarah-Well, mother says it is to
at me for the presidency; Uncle Bill,
30 SOW my wild oats; sis, to get a chum
Tor her to marry; pa, to bankrupt the
family.-Puck.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Doc Swallows Hatpin,

Pittsburgh, ha'pin seven inches
long has been renewed from the stom-
ach Of Kmk. Il Do,:nn terrier belonging
10 Miss Alice Stewart ~ williamsburg.
BY a surgeon. - dog had been I'll
for several DAYS. agl an operation was
decided upon. TIe I'm lay lengthwise
IN the dogs stomach.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Don't Kiss the Cat.

o Animal pets in the home are
o common. and some persons are
o unhappy without them. Still,
o these creatures should not be
o permitted to endanger human
o health. and this very thing they
o often do. 1t must be terrify-
o ing revelation to those who kiss
o their cats that has been made
o by Professor Fiocci, the italian
o chemist. He has found by ex-
o pertinent that when a cat lic1
o Its lips 1t spreads over them q
o saliva in which there are swarms
o Of minute baciln not free from
o danger to human beings. When
o he inoculated rabbits and guinea
b pigs with this noxious substance
o they died within twenty-four
3 hours. And he has come to the
o conclusion that 1t Is dangerous
% for any one to indulge in the
. habit Of kissing cats.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Stirrups.

William the Conqueror introduced
horseshoes into England. Stirrups
were, however. unknown to the an
clients, who had posts erected on their
roads to enable horsemen to mount
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
Woman Will Be und.rt,L.r

St Paul. - Miss Katherine s. slep-
py Of p Crocus place will continue
the undertaking business left by the
death Of her father, William ]. sleppy
Most OF the work will be done by en-
ployees, however" she said. Miss
sleepy Is sole heir to the $17,5O estate
left BY her father and the 5000 estate
left by her mother.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13

braid trimming and a cutaway front
are good points. -Four buttons close tho
coat, which takes a snug waist line.
Poplin is one Of the popular textiles.
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
RaTTY FOR SPRING.
mo Kind Of Salt Tint
Gives Service and Stys&

Th> Material for this costume - mus
tspd essoesd popiin cut with fnzness
spse De hips, both skirt and cseA n
The broad ax., 1916-05-13
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.

o o o o o o o % o o o o o o
Evening star., 1916-04-26
CLEAN-UP-PAINT-UP HAS
ECHO IN DUBLIN PLANS
Lady Aberdeen Telegraphs to This
Country for Information on
Capitals Campaign.

The fact that knowledge Of Wash
ingtons clean-up-paint-up campaign
has spread to Ireland and that Dublin
is to wage "a cleanup campaign this
spring became known today, when
Lady Aberdeen telegraphed to Robert
y. Watrous, secretary of the American
civic Association, with Offices in this
city, the request that pamphlets. pa
pers and other information in regard
to the campaign now being carried on
here be forwarded to those in charge
of the Dublin campaign.
Lady Aberdeen's telegram, sent from
New York, read:
Can you send any leaflets, papers Or
other information issued for cleanup
week in Washington to Sir William
Thompson. - FitZ William square
Dublin. Ireland. by mail leaving We'd
nesday? Dubin's cleanup week is to
be the second week in May" {
+ Clean -up-paint-up pages of The
Star have been supplied to Mr. Wa
trous for forwarding to Dublin, and it
is hoped the cleanup campaign to be
waged there viii prove as successful
in its results as those that have been
conducted in Washington in the last
few years, as well as the one now un-
der way in the National Capital.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported 10 the health department in the
last tWenty-four hours:
Sven NJ. Granberger, 49 years, George
town University Hospital.
James Smallen. IS years. Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Luella A. Downs. 60 years. the Car
Isle apartments.
Marie Didden. rs years. 141S Girard
street northwest.
Paul Lemeshewsky. 4S years. Gov
ernment Hospital for the Insane.
Robert }. Hollohan, As years. ll09 X
street northeast
Margaret Marks. years. 645 A street
northeast
John r. Grace. 49 years. Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Clifford l.. Haean, 10 months. 107 Ist
street northwest.
Ellen Jackson, 90 years, 240 lith
street southeast
Thomas CAN'T, 3 years, Freedmens S
Hospital
John jackson. So years, electric rail-
road track. Cabin johns.
Vincent Jackson, 36 years, Emer-
geucy Hospital
Alice King. 80 years, 1924 S street
northwest.
Fila Yeager. 30 years, $40 II street
James Payne. 80 years. Freedme n $
lanes T.. Goodlow. 43 years. 1902
Howard avenue southeast.
susan Lee, IS years, l24 { street
southwest.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
House painted All Over,

Our house has already been painted
all over" he said. "and it certainly did
need it. The house hadn't been painted
for ten years, and you'd hardly know
il now
Similar activities on the part of
school children and Boy Scouts are re-
ported. the young people taking
much more active interest in this
springs lean-up-pa aint-up campaign
than has been the case in previous
spring clean-ups. Talks by teachers in
the public schools have undoubtedly
been responsible for this great increase
of intelligent interest and activity on
the part of the children who have
learned just how and why a clean-up-
paint-up campaign benefits the sections
of the city in which they live and aid
in improving conditions throughout the
District.
The work of reading and Judging the
essays submitted in The Stars one
hundred dollar prize essay contest is
proceeding rapidly, and it is expected
the announcement of the winners can
be made in Fridays issue of The Star
More than 1000 essays were submitted
in the contest, and the task of award
ing the forty-two prizes is no light