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The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Never Eat What You Dislike.

am constrained to protest against
the advice given mothers to oblige
their children to eat food which they
dislike. Most grown people have their
likes and dislikes, and if it were pun
ishment to them to eat despised ar
ticle how much more so it is to a
child to whom small troubles loom as
tragedies! The child's distaste should
not be discussed, simply ignored until
he has forgotten how much he hated a
certain article. There are so many
good and nOurishing things that if
one is at all disliked how much bet
ter to substitute something else, there
by avoiding issues and friction, which
every one knows are harmful to
child's nerves and health and DISPOSE
ton as well. And, as for letting a child
go without his needed nourishment till
next meal if he refuses one article. the
injustice of it is too apparent to need
comment. - Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
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Scolds Gagged With Iron.

In the seventeenth century erring in
habitants of Newcastle used to under
go far more trying Ordeals than that of
the drunkard's cloak
Ralph Gardner in u work entitled
''England's Grievance In Relation to
the Coal Trade" published 1865. re-
cords having seen lin Newcastle six
months ago one Ann Bridlestone drove
through the streets by an officer of
the same corporation holding a rope in
his hand. the other end fastened to an
engine called the branks. which is like
a crown. it being of iron. which was
muZzled over the head and face, with
a great gag of iron forced into her
mouth. which forced the blood out, and
that is the punishment which the mag
istrates do infiict upon Gliding and
scolding women."-LOndOn Express.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Naming a Town.

An interesting story is told as to the
origin of the name 'MoOsejaw" as ap-
piled to a town in Canada. Some fifty
years ago, So the story runs, pioneer,
with his team OF oxen and prairie
schooner" passing along the banks of
the river. WIS obliged to camp at this
point in Saskatchewan on account OF
an accident to his cart.
A spoke had fallen out during the
day, and the wheel was falling apart.
He looked about for something to in
sert for a temporary brace for the
wheel, while his wife busted herself
with the evening meal.
The pioneers child, while romping
around, found the jawbOne Of a moose,
which she held up to her father, who
by this time almost despaired of find
ing anything with which to repair his
cart. He was delighted to find that
the jawbone exactly fitted the place of
the missing spoke. The Indians there
after named this district the "I'lace
Where the White Man Found the
Moosejaw." This, it is said. accounts
for the towns queer Washing
ton Star.
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Oriuin of the Gypsies.

When the gypsies first appeared in
England in the fifteenth century the
name gypsy was given to them by the
English people, who believed them to
have come from Egypt. The French.
by a similar mistake, called them Bo-
hemians. But a careful study of this
race, and especially of their language,
shows that they came originally from
India. The gypsy language is derived
from the Sanskrit, as are the other Ar
yam languages of India. A similar error
was made by the English when they
called distinctively American bird a
turkey. under the impression that it
was an importation from the Ottoman
empire, and by the French when they
called the same bird cog d'Inde, be-
lieving that it came from India
Christian Herald.
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Love and a Cathedral AI+.,

The high altar of the Freiburp T..
thedral. with its matchless carviro
tells a story not only of love. but ot
loves triumph through the sharn Nj,
Of the lover. The simple woodcarror
Hans Lefrink, who had been the earl
protege of Macmillan l., 200 year.
before Alsace was captured by tbo
French. had dared to love the dauob
ter OF rich man, and she was foolish
enough to love him in return. The in
dignant parent, when the youth had
received the commission to carve tho
high altar, and on the strength of thiS
honor asked for the hand of his love
received the naughty response, when
you carve an altar as much higher than
the church in which it stands, as nv
daughter is higher than you. you may
lead her to that altar in marriage" #
was an impossible condition, but moth.
ing is impossible to love- When the
altar had been installed it was oh
served that the tOpmOst point of it was
bent forward, extending in a curve.
and was actually about fifteen inches
higher than the church. 1t merely
stopped ,Ctle in order to conquer
st. Louis GlObe-DemOcrat.
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The Grand Teton.

The view Of the Teton peaks from
Ashton, Ida. Is superb and doubtless
has been the induceInent for many a
tourist and sportsman to leave the
main line for the Teton range and the
Jackson Hole country in pursuit Of
elk. sheep, trout and unsurpassed noun
tain scenery Owen Wister's Virgin.
ian" was glad to get out of these noun.
tains because, as he explained. they're
most too big"
The average American. who has only
a vague conception of the natural beau
ties of the Rocky mountains and imag-
ines that real alpine forms are found
only in Switzerland, must be surprised
when he first sees the lofty peaks of
the Tetons. Even a man who has
climbed the MatterhOrn would think
twice before daring to try Grand Teton.
According to local report, this peak
has been assembled only twice. in 1872
and 1894. As the snOwclad mountains
along the Alaskan archipelago, rising
to cloud reaching heights, stand with
their feet bathed in the ocean, so from
a viewpoint near Ashton the Tetons,
towering to the sky, rise from the bill
lowy surface of sea of golden grain.
Geological Survey Bulletin.
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CromWelPs Way.

In the days when Oliver Cromwell
was lord protector Of England there
was no fine discrimination to favor
members Of an embassy. When such
members committed crimes. against the
law Of the land they were held to the
same accountability as though they
had been natives. So it was that on
July 10, 1853, Don Pantaleon Sa, a
Portuguese nobleman, brother of the
ambassador from that country to Eng
land and q knight Of Malta, was be-
headed on Tower hill. He had killed
an Englishman, installing him for an
other. The Portuguese took refuge
with his brother, the ambassador, who
claimed that by the law of nations his
house was an inviolable sanctuary for
all his countrymen. Cromwell sent a
messenger to state that If the criminal
was not given up to the civil authori-
ties the soldiers would be withdrawn
from guarding the embassy and the
mob left to do as it pleased. Every
effort was made by the Portuguese and
other ambassadors to save Don Panta-
Icons life, but without avail. Crom-
well made no other reply than, Blood
has been shed, and justice must be
satisfied. "-Indianapolis News.
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EVerybody's Opportunity.

How many people We meet who are
living narrow lives, complaining of
their lack of opportunity
Take the woman who feels helpless
ly that she does not know how to think
she has had no chance to study or to
meet people of great interests and great
purposes. Yet there are libraries-city
libraries. country libraries. loan and
travelling libraries. with all the wealth
Of the worlds thought and experience.
all hers for the taking She may not
know how to think great thoughts her
self-cOmparatively few people do
but through book she may live with
some master mind until his thoughts
become Il part of her very life. 1t is
not the mere reading of many chapters
that starts the life growing.-Youth's
Companion.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Bio Guns Not New.

Modern howitzers and siege guns are
giants of destructiveness. yet. making
allowance for time and experience,
we must still admire the good old
burghers of Client, who 500 years and
more ago turned out an iron "bom-
barde" that weighed thirteen tons.
This prototype of the up to date siege
gun had a bore twenty-five inches in
diameter. Out of it was projected a
granite ball that weighed 700 pounds.
Bronze guns as big were cast half
century later at Constantinople. And
when only little over 100 years since
an earlier British fleet was fighting its
way into the Dardanelles these big
guns crippled six of the English men,
of-war and killed or wounded 126 of
those on board. One gun of this type
weighed eighteen and three-quarter
tons, had a twenty-five inch bore and
fired a 672 pound stone shot.-New
York World.
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Neiqhbors.

Occasionally a writer makes a big
hit by a very simple device. He dis
covers his neighbOrs. Most of US live
next door to people for years and visit
with them on the front porch and once
in awhile call on them. But We rarely
get really acquainted.
And then n McCutcheOn comes along
or a Webster. or Briggs, or a George
AIDE. or a Fatty Lewis and finds out
that a neighber is Il human being. 1t
is revealed that he gets peevish when
the buttons aren't sewed on, and that
his children have the Group, and that
the baby keeps the family awake all
night. and that in general he is a rO-
mantle character.
1t is possible that your own neigh
bors might be as interesting as those
of the gentlemen just mentioned if you
would take the pains to know them
Kansas City Star.
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Howard and Prison Fever.

Typhus, which under the name OF
prison fever" was once rampant in
England, held no terrors for John
Howard, the prison reformer. While
in a cell he would hold to his nose a
vial of aromatic vinegar and on going
home would wash and change his
clothes, though even these precautions
he later abandoned. People thought
his powers bOrdered on the magical.
pressed him for his secret and refused
to believe his explanations that his
immunity was due to fearlessness.
cleanliness and temperance. He ate
no flesh and very little of anything; he
drank neither wine nor spirits and
went to bed early and rose early. And
his asceticism enabled him to let light
into the most nOisome dungeons and to
live to the age of sixty-fOur.-LOndOn
Graphic.
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MAGNETIC Storms.

Contrary TO the general belief, mag
netic disturbances do not begin at the
same moment all over the globe. In
stead of that they progress around the
earth. In the case of abrupt disturb
anees, which are usually comparative
ly minute in their effect ON the COM
pass needle. the complete passage
around the earth requires from three
to four minutes. For the bigger eff
fects or for the greater magnetic
storms the rate of progression is slow
er, so that it would take them half an
hour or more to pass around the earth
completely.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
How to Tell Parcel Post chare.s.

II you know the zone in which is 10
Gated the postoffice to which you desire
to send a parcel post parcel you may
figure out the postage required by a
simple method.
If the Office is in zone, No. or No. 2
add to the figure or figures represent
ing the weight the mineral 4. If the
weight is ten pounds the postage will
be IA cents. if it is five pounds the
postage will be 8 cents. and if it is one
pound the postage will be cents.
If the Office is in zone No. 3 multiply
the weight by 2 and add 4.
If in zone No. 4 multiply by and
add 8.
If in zone No. 3 multiply by and
add 2.
If in zone No. g multiply by and
add 1.
If in zone No. multiply by 10 and
add 1.
If in zone No. 8 multiply by -.
This scheme is good for packages up
to and including twenty pounds. 1t
was worked out by an ingenious at
tache of the Chicago postoffice.-Farm
Life.
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Deal In Trousers.

The village innkeeper had been per
suaded to lend customer a pair of
black trousers for funeral sOlemnities.
The sad occasion was long gone, weeks
had passed away. and still Mr.. ]. look
ed in vain for the return of his gar
ments. They became urgently neces-
sary. and he sent messenger to de-
mand them back again.
Said the messenger to the wrongful
detainer of the goods: MIR. J. must
have 'em. He's going to a funeral"
"They won't do for a funeral was
the reply. I've been workin' at the
quarry in EN-
what will Mr.. J. do thenT' asked
the messenger
"Why, borrow Il pair" replied the
other. same as what | did."-LOndOn
Tit Bits.
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chateaubriand a Lover of Cats.

Many famous men have loved cats
Cardinal Richelieu and Victor Hugo
among Others-but probably the ami
mails most eloquent defender was
Chateaubriand. the French writer.
81 love in the cat" he said, that in
dependent and almost ungrateful tenn
per which prevents it from attaching
itself TO any one. the Indifference with
which it passes from the salon to the
housetOp. The cat lives alone, has no
need of society. does not obey except
when it likes. pretends to sleep that it
may see more clearly and scratches ev-
erything it can scratch"
And the great writer OH another oc-
casiOn went SO far as to express hope
that by long cOmradeship with cats
he was acquiring some of their charac-
eristicsr'-LondOn Times.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Largest Hydraulic Lift Lock.

The largest hydraulic lift lock in the
world is Mt Peterborough. Canada. 1t
consists of two great steel boxes or
pontoons. moving up and down be-
tween guiding towers. When a boat
moves into one of the two pontOons the
lock gates are closed behind it, and
water is pumped into the other pom
toon until il becomes heavier than that
containing the boat. which then, being
overweighted. rises bodily into the air
until it reaches the level of the upper
canal. The boats are lifted Il total dis
lance of siXty-iive feet. the gates and
capstans being operated entirely by
hydraulic power The time of lockage
for boats is about twelve minutes, the
actual time of the vertical lift being
one and One-half minutes.-St. Nicho-
las.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Pasteur's Gift to Society.

The normal death rate of civilized
countries before the days of Pasteur
was about thirty to n thousand of the
population. Today it is about fifteen
to thousand in the more progressive
nations. Think what n saving Of fif-
teen lives a year for every thousand
of population means when applied to
half the earth, 1t means the averting
of 12.OO0,OO0 untimely deaths annually.
1t means more than 25.OOO.OOO cases of
illness avoided. 1t means health and
happiness in 2O.OOOOOO homes rather
than disease and distress.-Bulletin of
National Geographic Society.
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Be Prepared.

Daniel Webster once told a friend
that his great speech in reply TO
Hayne, which is the high water mark
of modern elOquence. but which at the
time was supposed to have been deliv-
cred without preparation, had been
substantially prepared long before.
When called upon suddenly to reply
to the fiery CarOlinian's attacks, which
so alarmed the New Englanders at the
capital. he was entirely at ease and
ready for the fray, for. as he said, he
had 'only To turn to his notes tucked
away i'll piSeOnhOle" and refresh
his recollection. If Hayne," he said.
had tried tn make speech to fit my
notes he could not have hit them bet
ter. No man is inspired by the occa-
sion. | never was"
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Curious Manx Custom.

On July 5 every year all the officials
of the Isle of Man. including the cler
gy in their SUPPLIES, walk to the top
of Tynwald hill, and from the top of it
the laws made during the year are
promulgated in ManX and English.
This PRONUNCIATION of the laws on Tyn-
valid hill is as necessary as the royal
assent to the validity of all laws pass
ed by the ManX legislature. This is
one of the many relics which the old
Norsemen left behind, and it dates so
far back that its origin is lost in the
mists of antiquity. - Liverpool Mer-
curry.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Gates In Norway.

A curious feature to travellers in the
highroads of Norway is the great num-
Der of gates-upward of 10000 in the
whole country-which have to be open
ed. These gates. which either mark
the boundaries of the farms or sep
arate the home fields from the waste
lands. constitute Il considerable incon-
venience and delay to the traveller.
who has to stop his vehicle and get
down TO open them.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Festival of Minerva.

The most notable festival at Athens
was in honor of Minerva. All classes
Of citizens on this day marched in pro-
cession. The oldest went first, then
the young men. the children. the young
women, the matrons and the people of
the lower orders. The most prominent
object in the parade was a ship pro
PEELED by hidden machinery and bear
ing at its masthead the sacred banner
Of the goddess.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
EPSON Salts as a DINNER

Five cents worth of EPSON salts dis
solved in a teacupful of water pro-
vldes the neatest and most efficient
headlight DINNER" for automobiles so
far proposed. according to the Scien-
eific American. The solution is used
on the inside of the headlight glass,
where it is allowed to evaporate. The
result Is beautifully frosted lens, the
frosting on which lasts for several
months.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
The Liberty Bows

The name of Liberty Boys is the
name by which the Sons of Liberty of
the American Revolution were famil-
iarly known. They were the men who
fought the first battles of the colo
nists, who opposed the stamp act and
participated in the Boston tea party
A flag hoisted upon the flagstaff that
stood beside Liberty tree. in Hanover
square, Boston. was the signal at
which they assembled.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Wonderful

1t was in the Boston Musuem Of
Fine Arts. The little man with the
hunted look on his face was standing
before the mummy of an Egyptian
princess. Isn't it wonderful" he sigh
ed, ''to think that any one could make
a woman dry up and stay that way?"
And silently wiping away a tear he
hurried out and caught car, for it
was only twenty minutes to dinner
time.-BoStOn Post.
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His Drawback.

Girl, amt you making mistake in
marrying football hero?'
But, auntie. consider how he is adj
mired OH all Sides
II do. and should think that would
make it very difficult to reduce him to
a point of humility desirable in a good
husband. Louisville Courier-Journal.
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A Warnind

You had better be careful, Miss
Flirty, or you will find yourself nm
against the law
"Oh, what do you meanT
why, you have such a killing way
OF shooting glances at a fellow."-Bai-
dmore American.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Maunet the Thief of Time.

The magnet is responsible for great
deal of trouble with watches. as any
jeweler will tell you. Never go near a
dynamo with watch in your pocket
unless you are sure that it is made of
nonmagnetic material This applies
especially TO the hair spring.-Farm
and FireSide
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Cinnamon Bark.

1t is seeming paradox that the best
favored cinnamon bark is produced on
poor. white. sandy soil. 1t must. how
ever, have an abundance Of moisture.
the choicest growing in a temperature
of IS degrees. where the rainfall Is
about one inch for every degree of
temperature.
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A Giant ENGLISH Oak

Winfarthing oak, according to reli-
able testimony. was 700 years old at
the time of the conquest. William sur
veyed it closely before making his IA
nous remark. Gould 1 live to be but
one-fourth the age of this tree the
world would be mine"
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Practical Appraisement

MA, James asked me last night n
share his lot
Did he say whether it was one I'm
good building section ?"-Baltimore
American.
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A Blessed Barrier,

How did you like that interior set
ting?" asked the realistic producer.
For a real room. except that it had
only three walls, could you beat it?"
We'll" said the morose critic. "I'd
have been more contented during the
play If you had added the fourth
wall."-Judge.
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Abrupt.

Gould you lend me a dollar. old
manY
certainly! could do lots Of things
l have no intention Of doing. Nice day.
sn't itr'-Judge.
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YOUNG Efficiency Expert.

Caller-So YOUR son Willie has got a
job as office boy. How is he getting
on? Fond Enthusiastically! He al
ready knows who ought to be discharg-
ed and is merely waiting to get pro-
NOTED so that he can attend to it
Boston Transcript.
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Curious Lake.

In the center of Kildine. an island in
the German ocean. is a curious lake.
The surface of its waters is quite fresh
and supports fresh water creatures
but deep down it is as salt as the great
est depths of the sea. and salt water
fish live in it.
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HiuhIy Important.

1t is highly important when a man
makes up his mind tew bekum a ras-
kali that he shud examine hisself clus-
ly and see If he amt better konstruct-
ed for a phool.-Josh Billings.
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Ending the Argument.

There are always two sides to q
question"
quite so. And don't like a fellow
who insists on expounding both of
'em."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Explained.

PA, what's innocuous desuetude?
Its what I fall into. son, when your
mother and a caller start to discussing
the servant problem" - Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Caught the Habit.

why were you later
My watch was SLOW"
81 know il. That's from going with
on so much. Harvard Lampoon.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Experience.

Experience would be a wonderful
asset but for one thing"
whats that?"
"You can never sell it for what It
cost you"
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Sure Sian.

Nellie-Do you think Paul cares for
Mamie? Emma-Did you ever hear a
young man refer to a red haired girl
as having auburn tresses unless he
loved her?-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
The Traditional Nine.

Hokus-I have tried to kill that cat
at least eighteen times. Pokus-Well,
1 suppose even a cat may lead a dou-
bic life.-Pittsburgh Press.
The broad ax., 1916-01-29
Wall Wall

did you ever aim at a deer In the
Adirondacks and bag p guide?"
81 did more than that. aimed at q
dear in a drawing room and bagged
bride."-Florida Times Union.
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Very True.

Hazel-Its always to a mans credit
when he stops drinking. Omar-Some-
times 1t is due to his lack Of credit
Indianapolis Star.
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POSTPONED wisdon1

Its never too late to learn"
That's right. Sometimes it's an ad-
vantage to go slow and not get a lot
of information you'd have been better
of misunderstanding Star.
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Sure 70 ose

Gillet-See here! Did you tell Scott
I'd been cheated again? Perry-No;
merely said you had made another of
your characteristic investments.-Sat-
Ire
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Fortune has often been blamed for
her blindness. but Fortune is not 90
blind as men are.-Samuel Smiles. -.
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Industry is the right hand and fru-
,ality the left hand Of fortune.-Old
'HyHg.
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Poverty Is the north wind that lasheS
men into vfkings.-Ouida.
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Chance generally favors the prudent
-Joubert.