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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
How 70 Make JaveIIe Water.

Javelle water can be bought ready
made. but it is absurd for a woman
who has much washing to do not to
make it for herself. The following are
the ingredients: One pound Of washing
soda, One-half pound of chloride of
lime, one quart of boiling water and
two quarts of cold water Add the
boiling water to soda and let it dis
solve. Dissolve the chloride of lime
in cold water and when it has settled
strain of the clear solution into the
soda solution. Let 1t stand until all
the sediment has gone to the bottom
and then strain off the clear liquid into
bottles, cork tightly and store in cool
place. When needed for removing
stains do not use plain. but dilute with
at least an equal quantity Of water,
and do not leave the goods more than
twenty minutes in the solution. Rinse
thoroughly in several waters, adding a
little ammonia tn the last
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Ballads as Newspapers.

The ballad. or that form of 1t which
Is associated with the broadside, was
one predecessor Of the newspaper as a
commentator on events. 1t was writ
ten for the people and sold to the peo-
pie. Printed on poor paper and passed
from hand to hand, copies of early bal
lads were seldom preserved. Fortu-
nately several men Of the seventeenth
century began to make collections of
ballads, and the copies Of broadsides
printed before 100 that are now in ex-
istence are supposed to number about
10000. Soon after 100 the printed
form Of the ballad was changed. the
"black letter" disappearing. but the
ballad continued as a chronicler of hap
penings and a commentator on politi-
cal. military and other public events
until the middle Of the nineteenth CEN
tury and in the United States as well
as England. The TOPICAL song Of to-
day perpetuates the satirical function
Of the ballad.-Springfeld Republican.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
The Double Balls.

Shuangh chru-er, although the name
may sound like disease, Is not form
Of writer's cramp. On the contrary,
their" purpose Is to prevent it The
words mean ''the double balls" and
shuangh chi'u-er are two iron balls an
inch or so in diameter, which nestle in
the right hand Of every Chinese man
Of letters for hours each day, one be-
ing revolved about the other until they
are worn bright They are just large
enough to make handful, and the &C
ton Of shifting one about the other
brings the fingers into play and lends
them that suppleness and digital dex-
terity which are necessary in the ma
nipulation Of the Chinese lettering pen
or fine pointed brush. OF what a SIM
plicity!
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Insect Travellers.
American

Ship cargoes are often responsible
for the introduction Of quite new spe-
cies of insects in different lands.
Banana punches often hide poisonous
reptiles and insects which travel long
distances, only to bite or sting the
hand Of some receiver Of fruit Often
they escape alive and breed their kind
Many venomous snakes have thus been
introduced into lands where none ex-
listed before.
Strange creatures have been import
ed on the blooms Of orchids, and West
Indian insects have Travelled In Easter
lily blossoms. Destructive moths mi
CRATE In fruit ships.
Flying insects often follow ships.
One curious case was that Of a. vessel
from the tropics followed by a swarm
Of butterflies. Out Of sight Of the
shore, they hid in the cabins and holds,
emerging forty days later when the
ship reached England Thus original
ed quite a new species Of butterfly In
the British isles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
The Lure of Far Lands.

With q reasonable capital, youth,
strength, character and a knowledge
OF the language fortunes can be made
relatively easier on the frontiers Of
civilization than at home There are,
however, many privations to be borne.
You are away from friends. Mails at
best come once q week News Is
scarce. Daily papers exist, only in
metropolitan towns, and the data they
contain are meager. In many locan-
ties fresh vegetables cannot be had.
Drinking water is positively danger
Gus. Fleas, bugs, mosquitoes and a
host of winged, singing, biting insects
are present to annoy during day and
night Most hotels are bad and the
food strange, unpalatable and poorly
cooked
For women but few real opportuni-
ties exist. 1 know Of but two women
lawyers In Latin America, and there
are perhaps the same number Of doc
tors and dentists. Relatively small
proportions of the fair sex follow COM
mercial callings. In the far east and
Africa caste, the system Of ''purdah"
and the general belief that woman Is
inferior to man have retarded her
progress.-W. E Aughinbaugh in Les
HAS
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
ON MOVING.
Common Sense Hints to Make Bore
Somewhat Easier.

Common Sense Hints to Make Bore
Somewhat Easier.
Few people move right, and 1t Is a
good plan to know how to pack things
for moving. even though you are not
threatened this year. When you know
you are going to move begin at once to
save newspapers and boxes. Several
small boxes are more practical than
the huge packing cases sometimes
used. They are not so hard to handle
and consequently receive better treat
ment. For the same reason barrels are
more advisable than boxes for dishes
or fragile articles. If boxes are used
for this purpose they should be con-
spicuously marked. When preparing
pictures or mirrors for shipment it is
considered a good plan to wrap and
crate them instead of boxing, so people
handling them can see what they are.
In the same way a strip lid adds to
the security of the box of glass fruit
jars or similar articles. Books should
be packed in small, strong boxes. OF
course the way things are packed de-
ponds largely upon their destination.
When hauled in a van they require
comparatively no packing, the NOV
ers assuming all responsibility for
scratches and breakage. When pre-
pairing for shipment the packing can
not be too carefully done. This work
should also be guaranteed. In case
your effects comprise more than one
load it is essential that the first one
should contain the carpets. the dining
room and kitchen equipment. for.
while they are the last things needed
in the old house. they will he demand
ed first in the new. The importance
Of carefully made plans cannot be too
highly emphasized, nor can the advan-
tages to be derived from securing the
expert and competent services of re-
liable moving concern.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Where Leap Year Is Legal.

In Scotland the leap year privilege
for women appears to have a legal
foundation. for many years ago the fol-
lowing law was passed: at is statut
and ordaint that during the rein of his
maist blissit Megeste. for tk yeare
knowne as lepe yeare, nk hayden ladye
Of bottle highe and lowe estait shall
haze liberte to bespoke We man she likes;
albeit he refuses to take her to be his
lawful wife. he shall be mulcted in We
sum ane pundls or less. as his estait
may be: except and avis gift he can
make it appeare that he is betrothit
ane ither woman he then shall be
free."-London Express.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Percentaqe.

"That's some hat you've got there,
Bill. 1t must have set you back all
of $40"
att did, but 1 figure I'm saving
money on it at that"
"How do you make that out?"
"Well, when | wore a two dollar hat
I had to give up per cent Of its
value every time I checked it in a
fashionable restaurant: With this one
it costs mesonIy per cent."-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Dow to
Recbaree
Your Battery.

Did it ever occur to you that rest is
an antidote for more things than every
day physical WEAKNESS? It is one of
the weapons with which a man or wo-
man may fight emotional strains of any
kind. And the reason is an extremely
simple one. Let us resort to the faith
full old device of a diagram.
In the center Of the chart suppose
we put the word energy" That is the
thing that we have to work with In
this life. Now on one side let's write
a list of our eXpenditures-aIl the
things which call for an outlay of en-
ergy. In this list is brain work. physi-
cal or manual work, emotion and di-
version. These are the things that we
spend our store Of energy for. Every
day we spend ourselves either physical
ly, or mentally, or emotionally, or in
some manner which may be a combi-
nation of any Of them and which con-
stitutes our diversions.
So much for the expense account.
What shall we put in a list on the 9TH
er side of the column that we might
call income? How, in other words, do
we accumulate energy?
Here are some Of the ways: Food"
of course, and then "rest," "good air"
and some Of the other lesser ways
which are productive of a renewed
sense of energy, such as good groom
ing and inspiring associations.
And it is pretty true that you may
add to your bank account and thus off
set any sort Of an expenditure with
any sort Of an income. That is, If we
are working hard and playing. hard we
need a little more fuel in the way of
food to keep the supply of energy up
to the standard. And so, too, a little
added rest will Offset not only a physi-
cal, but an emotional strain.
Sometimes sleep is better antidote
for suffering than diversion, because
diversion, after all, calls for an expend-
iture of energy, while suffering or an
emotional strain of any sort has al
ready taken a pretty full toll of the
supply on hand.
Study the chart, then, and learn not
only to spend wisely Of the things that
represent our outlay, but learn, too, to
collect generously from those common
sources of supply which are open to
every one-fOod, fresh air and rest.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
WAYS of the Mcle.

No animal is more wonderfully adapt
ed to its kind Of life than Is the mole.
Moleskin is famous for its exquisite
smoothness and softness. The finest
velvet cannot bear comparison with It
This is evidently provision Of nature
for enabling the little animal to pass
rapidly through its narrow under
ground galleries without impeachment or
friction, going backward or forward
with equal ease. 1t fits its burrow like
a piston and pushes itself swiftly with
hind feet. The burrows and nests, too,
are lined with fine, soft vegetable
fbers.-New York Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Puzzle of the Eagle and the Whale.

There are two animals that puzzle
naturalists more than any others.
They are natures submarine and aero
plane, the whale and the eagle. 1t Is
known that whales occasionally de-
scend as much as 5000 feet below the
surface Of the sea. Why they are not
injured scientists have yet to discover.
1t is this pressure which prevents a
modern submarine descending even 800
feet, let alone 5000.
Eagles have been seen through tel
escapes to tiy with apparent ease from
10000 to 10000 feet above sea level
At that height no human being can
live owing TO the rarefaction Of the
air. How the birds live and fly at far
greater heights than man can endure
for long is a question still to be an
swered.-Pearson's Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Meat ScaIlops.

Matcrials.-Two cupfuls cold roast
beef, stale breadcrumbs, seasoning, a
tablespoonful butter, a tablespoonful
Hour. cupful stock or gravy.
observation-disclosures the meat finely.
removing any Superfuous fat. and sea-
son highly with salt, pepper, a little
mustard or horSeradish or stock sauce.
blend together in a saucepan the but
Ter and flour. add the stock and when
boiling cook for two or three minutes:
then put in the meat and mix with this
foundation sauce. Turn into creased
@allop shells or small individual dish.
s' sprinkle huttered crumbs over the
up and bake fifteen minutes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Told Him How.

A minister who lives in small town
is noted for his sententiousness both
in and out of the pulpit AS he was
coming down the street one day man
accosted him with. ''Sir, can you tell
me how to find a sheriff's office"
Eyes, sir was the ministerial re-
ply. Every time you earn So spend
$40" And he walked ON, leaving the
astonished man gazing after him.
Harper's Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Weed Pests.

OF the 200 species of ferns native to
this country a few have become more
or less serious weed pests. The most
troublesome are the hay scented fern
and the brake. According to bulletin
Of the department of agriculture, cut
ting of the tops close to the soil sur
face twice a year for two years will
kill out nearly all ferns. The best
times to do the cutting are just previ-
Gus to sporting. or about the middle OF
June, and the middle Of August
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Planned Baked Sweet Potatoes.

Boil sweet potatoes until done, drain.
peel and slice. Butter baking dish, put
in layer of the sliced potatoes, sprinkle
rather thickly with light brown sugar
and dot with bits of butter. Add an
other layer of potatoes. with sugar and
butter. and so on. When dish Is full
put In oven and bake. covered for half
IN hour and uncovered for half an
hour.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Eook I earnino.

do you think we have too much
book learning?
"There isn't any other kind AS soon
as a man finds out anything worth
knowing he proceeds Immediately to
write a book about it"-Washington
Star
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11

A black and white checked worsted
Is banded, collared and cuffed with
heavy black satin for this suit Wide
revers and a black patent leather belt
are the interesting motifs. Please OBJ
serve the trig sailor with leafy crown
topped by a perky pink rose.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Ugly.

"What an ugly disposition he hasr'
"Yes. You remember how cross your
husband is the first week Of every year
when he gives up smoking?"
Eyes"
"WeI. he's that way all the time
Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
SAVING Labor,

"This agricultural journal states that
apple trees ought to be planted on
slope"
"What's the idea"
$50 when the apples ripen and drop
of they will roll down to the farmers
doorstep, / uppose."-Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
a Festival of Flowers.

At Genzano, Italy, near Rome, dur
ing the festival Of flowers one Of the
streets IS carpeted with genuine flow
ers in elaborate designs. The work
and designing are done by the people
who live on the street This festival
dates back to IT'S.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Life In Bermuda.

A feature of life in Bermuda which
always impresses the stranger Is the
apparent prosperity Of the natives.
white and colored alike. Distressing
poverty Is unknown, and even the poor
est families can boast of a stone house
and a garden.-Argonaut
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Banner Carried by Cortes.

In the national museum In Mexico
City there is very interesting relic Of
the Spanish conquest Of this country
known as the banner of the conquest
1t Is said to be the original standard
carried by Cortes In his wars Of con-
quest In the land of the Aztecs-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Empty Assurance.

"Bliggins is always willing to apollo
gize when you show him he's in the
wrong"
"Yes, but he invariably apologies
in such a way as to open up the pos
sibility of further controversy
Washington Star
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
MAKING IL Last.

Mistress Ito chauffeur, who IS crawl
ing downhilD-Why are you driving so
slowly? Chauffeur (ex-coachman)-
Well, ma'am, you told me to be as eco
nomical as possible, so 1 was putin
the brake on to make the down'ill last
as long as possible.-London Punch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
The Twins.

We have heard OF several cases
wherein twins have borne a remarka-
BILE likeness to each other. But the
most curious was the case Of twin sis
tiers who had to be told everything to-
gether because it was impossible to
tell them apart
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Voice of the Bells.

r. L. Stevenson said that there is
so often n threatening note, something
blatant and metallic, In the voice OF
bells that we have fully more pain
than pleasure in hearing them"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
A Sion.

do you think that Boggins has any
sense of humorT
why not? He told me yesterday
that he enjoyed being alone with him.
self."-Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
The DuITino Touch of Ace.

You can never tell. Perhaps the man
who says the most fool things now
used to get off something bright and
sensible when he was a baby.-Hous-
ton Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Good Memory.

HAS your wife good memoryT
splendid. We've been married
twenty years and she's still reminding
me of all the promises l made when
we were courting."-Detroit Free
Press
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Corrected.

my husband tells me that he was
out late last night with your husband"
THAT isn't so. I want you to under
stand that my husband was out with
your husband. Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
FOR TODDLERS.

How Modish the Two-year-oId May Be
This Spring.
White linen cut with kimono sleeves,
the neck and sleeve bottoms being
edged with narrow torchon, gives this
attractive little frock. A bolero is
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Put Out.

"Why do writers always talk Of an
CRY fames"
Because, If you notice. flames are
usually put out."-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Mo Chance For Him,

Knicker-Enjoy your car? Booker
1t might as we'll be a milk wagon. The
only time the rest of the family don't
use it is between and in the morn
ing.-New York Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Calendar Time

Mr.. Bacon-What are you doing with
that old, faded calendar? Mrs. Bacon
oh, I Just like to look into the dim
and distant past-Yonkers Statesman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11
Old Dutch Custom.

In many Dutch villages and towns
the chief door of a house Is never
opened except on the occasion Of q
funeral or Of a marriage.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11

Everything that exists depends upon
the past. prepares the future and Is re-
lated tn the whOle.-Oersted.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11

In youth We learn, in age we under
stand. To grow old Is to receive sight
Won Elmer Eschenbach.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11

outlined with hand embroidery, and
the crushed girdle run through GRO
cheted buckle is pale blue taffeta rib
bon
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-03-11

A trick Is at the best but q mean
thing.-Le Sage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-27
GERMANS IN CONTROL OF
BULGARIAN FIGHTING FORCES

Berlin, March % THE Berliner
Tageblatt prints a letter from it's
correspondent at Varna. the chief
naval port of Bulgaria on the Bluck
Sea, in which he says the Bulgarian
troops stationed there are command
ed by a German general and lieuten-
ant colonel; and a German naval Of
ficer is also attached to the small
Bulganian navy that has its home
station at Varna.
Here in Varna," he writes. 81
have seen what the Bulgarian is able
to accomplish by harmoniously CO.
operating with the intelligent Will OF
the erman officer. Starting from
nothing the Bulgarian navy has
created here a well-defended naval
port during the few months since the
war began A new power that mer-
its respect Is here being created, and
the same splendid spirit for offensive
action inspires both Germans and
Bulgsrians.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-27
EAT LESS MEAT
IF BACK HURTS
Take q glass of Salts to luah Kidneys
II Bladder bothen you-Drink
lots Of water.

Eating meat regularly eventually pro-
duces kidney trouble in some form or
other, says a well-known authority, be-
cause the uric acid in meat excites the
kidneys, they become overworked; get
sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts OF
distress, particularly backache and mis-
cry in the kidney region; rheumatic twin
ges, severe headaches, acid stomach, con-
stipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness,
bladder and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or kid
news aren't acting right, OF if bladder
bothers you, get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take a tablespoonful in glass of water
before breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid Of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
flush elogged kidneys and stimulate them
10 normal activity; also to neutralize the
acids in the urine 50 it no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone
makes delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which millions Of men and
women take now and then 10 keep the
kidneys and urinary organs clean, thu
avoiding serious kidney disease
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-27
IRELAND'S POPULATION
INCREASED LAST YEAR
(By Associated Press.)

Dublin, March 25.-The return
just issued by the registrar general
for Ireland shows that the population
of Ireland increased last year by
9,452 This follows on an increase
of 7.118 during the year 1914.
There has been a decrease Of births
in proportion to population Of six
per cent, and an increase OF two per
cent in the deaths. The increase in
the population is due entirely to the
diminution in emigration. Emigra-
tion in 1914 was "a percent less than
in 1918, and in 1915 there was a
decrease of fifty per cent on the 1914
figures. The increase Of population
first noted in 1914 and now contin-
ued, is the record of increase since
the days of the great famine of 1913.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-27
FOR COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR

Having received much encourage
ment to run, being we'll known
throughout the county and having
lived here over 35 years, without
ever holding any county efice. l
hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for county tax collector, sub
feet to the Democratic primary OF
1915
II elected l promise to give the
very best and efficient service posi-
BILE, to safeguard the funds OF Polk
county, coming into my hands, to al
low all of my property to remain In
my own name for the protection OF
individual taxpayers against any
overcharge which may be made by
any clerk, person or assistant in my
office, In addition to giving the Gus
tomary bond for the protection OF
the county and state. Furthermore
I shall prefer to give that bond
through q good substantial and ac-
ceptabls surety coflpany, rather
than to ieopardize the interest OF
friends and citizens BY giving bond