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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Staqestruck Women.

William A. Page. the Chicago critic
and publicity writer. says in the Wo-
mans Home Companion in an article
about stagestruck women:
+And what becomes of them? Caught
In the eddies Of frivolity. many of
them temporarily abandon their stage
ambitions I'm the kaleidoscope life of
Broadway. Others live in hall bed
rooms. boil eggs over a gas jet and
waste their young lives in the fruit
less pursuit of rainbow which they
never find. only sooner or later to re-
turn home sadly and settle down to
forget their stage ambitions. Others
study, economize. sincerely strive for
engagements, possibly get small roles
with some obscure company and start
in on career which will be filled with
many. many disappointments. And Of
the thousands who came so bravely to
the front last year how many still re-
main in the lists? Not counting those
who may have gone into musical COM
edy, perhaps a score still cherish the
shrine of Marlowe and of Adams. For
the rest. oblivion"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Picardy Names.

Whence come the names Of the Picar-
dy villages. strange even in France?
Among the names Of places are Bray.
which is of Celtic origin and signifies
swamp or morass. Fay is from the
Latin ''agus." meaning a beech tree.
Hem is a home or habitation. Estree
is from the Latin strata" meaning
route. Fins is from ''finis," signifying
the limits. Combles means wales or
valleys. The termination 10y" is ap-
piled to a plantation-Quesnoy, Tilloy.
Autnoy. Rosoy. The name Of ''Bois
des Trones" is simply "the wood Of the
thrones" The name Of the city of AL
bert was formerly the same as the
name Of the stream, Ancre. 1t was
changed when the lordship passed to
the house of Albert de Lyme of the
family Albert. originally Of Florence
Peronne, noted because of the captiv-
ity of King Louis NJ. at that place.
was for long time called La Pucelle,
''the maiden. Indianapolis News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Famous Aztec Runnsrs.


Communication among the Axtecs
vas maintained with the remotest
parts Of the country By means OF cou-
ners. Posthouses were established on
the great roads. about two leagues dis
tant from each other The courier,
bearing his dispatches In the form Of
q hieroglyphical painting. ran with
them to the first station. where they
were taken by another messenger and
carried forward TO the next. and 30 on
TILL they reached the capital. These
couriers. trained from childhood, trav-
eled with incredible swiftness; not four
or five leagues an hour. as an old
chronicler would make us believe. but
with such speed that dispatches were
carried from 100 to 200 miles q day.
Fresh Dish was frequently served at
Montezuma's table in twenty-four
hours from the time II had been taken
in the gulf of Mexico. 200 miles from
the capital. In this way intelligence Of
the movements Of the royal armies
was rapidly brought to court. and the
dress of the courier denoting by its
color that of his tidings. spreading Joy
or CONSERVATION in the towns through
which he passed.-From Prescott's
History of the Conquest Of Mexico"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Shaw Didn't Like Himself.

"Many years ago in house in Ash.
ley Gardens" writes G. Bernard Shaw
in the New Witness. II was walking
along a corridor with other guests, at
a musical evening when | saw coming
toward me a man who produced an
extraordinarily disagreeable impress
sion on me, tall young man in even
ing dress. with a blond beard and, as
it seemed to me. hateful expression.
HE was coming straight at me.
moved aside to avoid him. and he
moved. too. apparently to get into my
way again. An impulse of rage at
his insult was checked just in time
~ the discovery that instead of walk
ng along corridor | was crossing a
square landing and that the detestable
apparition who had chilled my very
soul with his abominable aspect was
a reflection of myself in the wall OF
mirror which the tenant Of the Ashley
Gardens fat had put up to give his
cramped dwelling an appearance Of
spacious magnificence.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Sympathy With Nature.

'Tis an evidence of how directly we
are related to nature that we more or
less sympathize with the weather and
take on the color of the day. Goethe
said he worked easiest on a high ba-
rometer One is like chimney that
draws well some days and won't draw
at all on others. and the secret is
mainly in the condition of the atmos-
phere Anything positive and decided
with the weather is a good omen. A
pouring rain may he more suspicious
than a sleeping sunshine. When the
stove draws well the fOgs and fumes
will leave your mind. - John Bur
rOughs
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Old English Furniture,

That fine old furniture Is yet found
In Great Britain in many unexpected
places Is said to be largely due to the
stirring up Of the country that was
given by the greas exhibition at Lon
don Of 1851. This was soon after the
development Of the railway system in
England. and there focked to London
a large number Of squires and their
wives. A new world had opened to the
country danes. The new things had q
wonderful fascination for them. On
returning home they got rid of much OF
their old furniture and bought new.
Much Of the old furniture found its
way to secondhand shops and was
sold to poor folk who could not afford
to buy new. This accounts for the
finding today Of much good old furni-
ture In small houses in provincial towns
and among country people.-Indianapo-
lis News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Teeth "a SentineIs,

when thou sittest TO eat with a
ruler consider diligently him that is
before thee" says the Hebrew prov
erb. warning kings guest to regulate
his appetite by his hosts temper. Bos-
well. DR.. Jnhnson's biOgrapher. gives
In his notebook a modern paraphrase
of the old Jewish proverb: Il said of
q rich man who entertained us lnxuri-
ously that. although he was exceeding
ly ridiculous. we restrained ourselves
from talking of him as we might do
lest we should lose his feasts. He
makes our teeth sentinels on our
tongues said |.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Hard to Kill,

An alligator's tenacity of life is re-
markable. II remember one time"
says an English traveller in India, 81
was with shooting party on the
Gauges when the natives brought in
six foot alligator. They hoped some
one would want to buy it. but no one
did, so 1t was determined to kill the
creature. 1t was hauled out of the
tank and tied to a tree. Bullets from
a small rife or an ordinary twelve bore
gun seemed only to irritate the sau
rian, and he did not seem to care very
much when a native thrust a spear
down his throat. Finally they were
obliged to get axes and chop of its
head. Even then the tail thrashed
around, and the body was almost cut
to pieces before all movement ceased"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
A Famous Mar Horse.

BucephaIuS. the charger that carried
Alexander the Great through all his
campaigns. received his name from
the fact that. although white. he had
a black mark resembling an Oxs head
on his forehead.
A ThessalOnian had offered the horse
for sale to Philip of MacedOn. but as
none of the mOnarch's attendants could
manage him the king ordered his own
er to take him away. Alexander. who
was present. expressed his regret at
losing so fine an animal. and Philip re-
piled that he would buy the horse If
his son could ride him. The offer was
accepted by Alexander, who succeeded
In the attempt. Bucephalus would new
er suffer any other person to mount
him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Old Engraved Rincs.

Among the legends of Greece 1t is
told that the father OF Pythagorus. the
famous Greek philosopher. was a cele-
brated engraver Of gems, and, accord
ing to classical history, both Helen of
Troy and Ulysses Of Greece wore en-
graved rings
Engraving on stones that were partly
precious was an art at a very remote
age. The British museum proudly
boasts the possession of small square
Of yellow jasper bearing the figure of
q horse and the name and titles of
Anenophis H., believed to date back
to about the year 145O B. c. The very
finest specimen Of engraved gem now
in existence Is a head of Nero carved
on q first water diamond by the broth
ers Castanzi in the year 1870 A. D.--St
James Gazette.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Napoleon obsyed the Mob.

In THE COrsican-A Diary Of Napo-
Icons Life In His Own Words" Bona
parte tells how as an obscure soldier
he witnessed some Of the opening
scenes Of the revolution: II lodged at
Rue du Mail. Place des Victories. At
the sound Of the tocsin and the news
that the Tuileries were attacked I
started for the CarouseL Before had
got there in the Rue des Petits Champs
I was passed by mob of horrible look
Ing fellows parading head stuck on a
pike. Thinking l looked too much Of a
gentleman. they wanted me to shout
'Vive la nation! which | did promptly.
as may easily be imagined"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
uII DHEADED ALASKAN BEARS
y.,,snic Ash Brings Hardship to 6ruin
on Kadiak Island.

y.,,snic Ash Brings Hardship to eruin
on Kadiak Island.
eouard. Alaska.-It will take more
.s.n two or three years Of enforced
s,at Of straight meat and fish and a
Sc of hair to seriously set back the
~ incubation Of Kadiak island. ac-
oOrding to D. VIM of the United
Stotos bureau Of fisheries.
Kadiak island, says Mr.. Winn, in
1910 was covered with volcanic ash at
~ noint at a depth less than eleven
.ncbes. The ash killed all vegetation,
md as all bears are fond Of a mixed
d;ot of meat, fish and vegetables, they
sound 1913 and 1914 unpleasant from
i. dietary standpoint.
Another effect of the fall Of ash, &C.
oording to Mr.. VIM, was the havoc II
created with the furry coats of the an
;mals Bald headed bears are now a:
common on Kadiak island as bald
headed men in the front row Of q
musical comedy. The ash sifted down
on TO the skins of the animals as 1t
foil. and the first rain turned it to I've,
vbich had the effect Of almost tanning
the skins of the bears while yet part
of their personal effects.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Gained Her Object.

There's method in some peoples seem
Ing miserliness. although the reason for
so much privation does not strike ordi-
nary folk as sufficient A Swiss village
owes its fine PEAL Of bells to this sort of
self sacrifice.
About ten years ago a widow who
had lived in great misery for no less
than fifty years went to the commune
and presented it with over $4,000 for a
peal Of bells for the old church. She
had saved the amount penny by penny.
dressing like a beggar and starving
herself She said she had gained the
object Of her life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Just Used Him.

They met again at Atlantic City. The
young man asked the girl:
'Now that you have become engaged
to George why have you tlirted with
me so long and let me take you motor
ing. golfng and theater going? Why
did you encourage me so long when
you intended to accept George?'
The girl blushed h little and sighed.
Il wanted" she said softly. Ito test my
love for George. "-Pittsburgh Chroni-
cle-Telegraph.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
WHITES VIOLIN FINGERS.
PLAYER Hopes to Increase His Pro-
ficiency by Surgery.

PLAYER Hopes to Increase His Pro-
ficieney by Surgery.
Wichita, Kan.-In order to become
q more proficient violin artist Mark
Sandfort, a member Of an orchestra
here. had a piece Of flesh taken from
each of his six fingers. The tncisions
were drawn together and sewn with
borsehair The operation was perform
ed BY Dr. II. S. Hickok. and Sandfort
will be able to remove the bandages
soon.
Sandfort has won a reputation as a
yiolinist. However, his execution Of
musical selections was not as good as
be desired it to be. He hit upon
plan. He would have his fingers whit
fled down. He waited until the season
closed and had the operation per-
formed.
According to physicians. this is the
first time that an operation Of this
kind has been performed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Fire and MatrinIony.

In Persia the wedding service Is read
In front of a fire. In Nicaragua the
priest. taking the couple each by the
little fingers. leads them to an apart
ment where fire is lighted and there
instructs the bride in her duties. extin.
gushing the fire by way Of conclusion.
In Japan the woman kindles a torch
and the bridegroom lights one from It..
the playthings Of the wife being then
burned.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
A Brassy Cheek.

"You," exclaimed the indignant old
gentleman-"you want to marry my
daughter! Why, sir. it is only a few
years ago that you were caddying for
me-"
yes. Sir" said the young man. "but
I don't intend to let that stand In the
way. | hope I am philosopher enough
to realize that 4 very bad golfer may
make a fairly good father-in-law."-
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Airino n Room,

In airing a room there are two things
to be remembered-frst, that the i'm
pure air must be allowed to escape
and. secondly, that fresh air must be
admitted. Impure air in a room is al
ways warm and will therefore rise to-
ward the ceiling, when it will escape
II the window is opened at the top.
while cold fresh air will enter through
the lower part Of the window when
opened.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
He Won Ahe Trick.

"oh. George. de- r." she whispered
when he slipped tSe engagement ring
on her tapering finger. how sweet of
you to remember Just the sort OF stone
preferred. None Of the others was
ever so thoughtful"
George was staggered but for q mo-
ment Then be came back with: mot
at all. dear. You overrate me. This
Is the one I've always used
She was inconsistent enough to cry
about It
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Retort Caustic.

Artists Friend patronizingly) II
think those thistles' In your foreground
are superbly realistic. old chap. Pom
my word. they actually seem to be
nodding In the breeze. don't you
know! Ungrateful Artist-Yes. have
had one or two people tell me they
would almost deceive an ass.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
White Specks In Butter.

White specks in butter are some
times simply fine particles Of milk
curd. resulting from lack Of care in
skimming. Sometimes they are small
specks of dried cream, having been
scraped from the sides Of the pan and
being too dry to thoroughly soften and
mix with the rest.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
ANOTHER QUITS SING SING.
officials Think Prisoner Swan to
Liberty.

0Ssining. n. YIN going into the
garden to get some tomatoes for break
fast" said Elmer Schultz. prisoner
at Sing Sing. as he walked out Of the
power house. where he was doing duty
as fireman. Some hours later the
big whistle footed the message that
another prisoner had escaped.
Prison officials had then found two
fon pickets had been pulled apart and
concluded that Schultz went through
the opening. dived into the Hudson
and swan to liberty.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Breaking q Lookina Glass.

The breaking of looking glass su-
perstition Is a very old one. Hundreds
Of years ago it used to be common
belief that those who wished to harm
others could do so by getting pictures
or making images Of their enemies and
destroying them. The destruction Of
the picture would be followed by the
death of its original Even the vic
Tins reflection in a mirror was enough
for the purpose. provided the mirror
was promptly broken.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
BOY FALLS; SERVICE STOPS.
Pastor and Congregation See Lad Hit
by Electric Current.


by Electric Current.
Little Rock. Ark.-Kenneth McEwen.
eleven years Of age. was electrocuted
thirty feet in the air on lighting tow
er In view of the congregation Of a
church that was holding services on
the church lawn because of the heat.
The boy was knocking the wire that
supplied current to the lights on the
tower against the steel frame to pro-
duce sparks. Suddenly fash Of blue
flames enveloped him. and he plunged
downward, fracturing his skull on the
pavement below. He died in hospital
a few minutes later.
The pastor of the church. the Rev. e.
P. AIdredge. was preaching a special
sermon to boys. He rushed over, aided
IN placing the dying lad in an ambu-
lance and then resumed his sermon.
using the accident as warning to the
boys
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
An Old Smallpox Cure.

The following primitive ..cure" for
smallpox was discovered by the Ley
tonshire England guardians In one OF
their registers for the year 100: Take
thirty to forty live toads and burn
them to cinders in a new pot. then
crush into a fine black powder. Dose
for smallpox, three ounces"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Lost DOG Returned Home.

New York-After a years absence a
beagle belonging to Louis W. Well OF
Flushing, N. Y. returned home. Mr..
Well went on a hunting trip year
ago and took the beagle along. He
lost the dog. The dog seemed to en-
JOY its homecoming. and the We'll fam
ly showed its delight In a way that
uckled the dogs palate.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
A Record In Governors.

Mrs. Richard Manning Of South Car
olina had the distinction Of being the
only woman on record who was the
wife of a governor. the sister of gov
ernor. the niece Of a governor. the
mother of a governor and the aunt and
foster mother Of a governor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Bran AZ n Medicine.

o Bread or mullins made from
o bran make a nutritious break
o fast food. Because OF its coarse
o ness and bulk bran Is highly lax
o alive. Persons OF sedentary hab- (
o its and those who eat much meat
o Invariably suffer from constipa-
o don. Uncooked bran makes q {
o more active laxative for such
o cases. II should be eaten once {
o day-two Or three tablespOonfuls {
o Of sterilized bran mixed In with {
o the breakfast cereal or stewed {
o fruit or taken with q pinch Of {
o salt and milk or cream over Il {
o A warm preparation OF nncook-
o ed bran can be had by stirring Il {
o into sDup. c
o The aged enjoy the bran bread
o for breakfast. dinner and sup
o per. Il does away With the need c
o for O cereal at breakfast for Q
o them. Digestive distur Dances are Q
o apt to result from Q too steady
o diet Of cereals, and bran prepa- Q
o Fations prevent and correct dis
o orders OF digestion Q
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
All In.

Friend-I was Just In the art gallery
admiring your Napoleon After Wa
terloo" The fidelity Of expression on
Bonaparte's face Is positively wonder
full. Where did you get It? Mr.. Dob
ber-From life. got my wife to pose
for me the morning after she gave her
first reception.-Puck-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
GIRLS PROFIT IN HOGS.
Raising Swine Not Finishing School
For Debutantes.

Holtville. Cal. Raising hogs for
pleasure and profit is the occupation Of
Miss Josie Fuller. seventeen, the young
est and best all around feminine pork
producer in the Imperial valley.
1t is her ambition to become the best
expert on hogs in her district. Her
herd numbers fifty strong and is in
Geasing. pig culture isn't aesthetic
work, Of course" said Miss Fuller. at
can't be considered a finishing school
for debutantes. but there's money in it. 4"
She has established record Of de-
VeOping her porkers for the market at
a cost Of 311a cents pound.
Women may not admire hogs, but II
they don't it's because they know so
little about them. Once interested they
become just as capable as men in han
ding swine
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
TWO DEATHS In ONE HOME.
Sees Mother-in-law Stricken With
Heart Failure, Then Dies.

Philadelphia - Stricken with heart
failure just after she had called her
son 10 dinner at noon. Mrs. Rebecca
Thomas, seventy-three years old, a sis
ter Of Jesse Pratt. former mayor OF
Camden, fell dead in the dining room
Of her Camden home.
Mrs Madeline Thomas. her daugh-
ter-in-law. who was in an adjoining
room. ran to her assistance and was
leaning over her. trying to lift her
form to a couch. when she. too. COL
lapScd ard fell lifeless.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
A Grand CANYON Sunrise.

A sunrise in the Grand canyon lasts
as long as you please. Each hour is
q sunrise for some cavern deeper than
the last. and. in fact. there are many
where it has yet to rise for the first
time since the canyon was made by
those ages of running water.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
A Matter of Distance.

Aesop was asked how far It was to
q certain place. Let me see you
walk" replied Aesop. The man pro-
tested that he wished q civil answer
you foolish person. said Aesop.
How can I tell how far Il Is to that
town until see at what pace you
trayelT"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Mumsd.

They tell me Jimsop b over his ears
b debt"
Yes. 20 much 90 that be can't hear
the doorbell when bis creditors CALI
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
His Ashes,

$50 you prefer to be cremated when
you die?"
81 certainly do"
"Why"
$50 that my remains may be mingled
with the ashes Of the grate."-London
Telegraph.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Parental Care.

Ibid your brides father give her
awayT
mo. he didn't. He left me to find
out a few things about her for my
self."-Baltimore American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Proper Eating.

Y Eating is important to every y
" one. 1t is a matter that calls y
" for thought. for eating anything =
V and everything without thought Y
V Is certain to breed disease. Good y
u health is necessary to our happi- y
" ness. and health depends largely y
" on the food we eat. its quality =
" and quantity and the regularity y
y Of our meals. Quality includes =
x the cooking. There are some y
y who. as the Scotch say. dig y
u their graves with their teeth" y
e Louis Corano some hundreds of y
v years ago wrote discourses on y
" how to acquire and keep good /.
g health. The chief thing. accord y
y ing to Corano. was to eat simple y
q foods in moderation and lead a =
. temperate life. His theories are y
- quite as good today as In his y
- time. Cicero said, Eat to live. y
q not live to eat" william Penn y
u gave advice. always rise from y
- the table with an appetite and u
" you will never sit down without y
g one" Overeating, eating with =
y out regard to digestion. Is the =
- cause OF q large proportion OF y
~ our sickness. Gluttony kills y
- more men than the sword. who y
- minds not his stomach win soon y
- mind little else" =
- =
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Three Glasses on the Cars.

An Italian drummer explains IN the
Milan Domencia del Corriere that I'm
the first class the passengers abuse
the trainmen. in the third class the
trainmen are rude to the passengers
In the second class the passengers in
suit each other"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Inst and Enund-a Hart.

Nothing seems so hopelessly lost,
when 1t is lost, as heart. yet nothing.
when it is lost, is by the experience of
the centuries so absolutely certain Of
recovery.-Puck.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
A Perfect Beinu,

Once upon a time there was a hu-
man being who never made a mistake,
And his neat little tombstone records
the fact that he was one day old when
he died-Springfield Union.