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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12

IypuuS. ''...,n Lli,.er the name Oi
prison fcyCf WAS once rampant lit
England. hvld lao tcrrOrS for John
Howard, the prison reformer. While
in Il cell he Wuull hold To his nose Il
vial of aromatic vinegar and on going
hOaic wOU.d wash and change his
clothes, though even these precautions
he later abandoned. People thought
his powers bOrlered 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 ixty-fOur.-London
Graphic.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
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 1t
may see more clearly and scratches ev-
erything it can scratch"
And the great writer on another &C.
casion went so far as to express hope
that by long comradeship with cats
he w4s acquiring some Of their charac-
eristicsr-London Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
Talks on
HEALTH,
CLEANLINESS,
PROPER LIVING, :.
SANITATION, ETC.
DIR. w. A. DRIVER
$500. So. State Street =;
Phode Douglas 3617
THE PERIODICAL DRINKER,
(The Dipsomaniac).

Alcoholism is a diseased condition
of the individual caused by the inordi
nate use of alcoholic beverages; its in.
fuence is principally upon the central
nervous system, the brain, causing men,
tai disturbance.
The mental symptoms grow gradu.
ally so that friends and relatives as
well as the patient are not aware of
the true state of the unfortunate per-
son. There is impairment of the judg-
ment, weakened will, irritability of
temper, forgetfulness, tendency to
boast of superiority of various attri-
butes, delusions of grandeur, changes
in the moral character of the person
and even dementia or marked insan-
ity may follow.
Dipsomania is the term given to the
form of alcoholism in which the per-
son goes on an occasional spree. Any
one or all of the above described symp-
toms might be seen in any form of
alcoholism. The slow degeneration of
the tissues is attended by a slow growth
of mental deterioration. Mental break
down is often the end product of alco-
holism. Epilepsy may result.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
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-
cury
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
THE ALPHA SUFFRAGE CLUB.

The Alpha Suffrage Club held its
third annual meeting at the home of
the treasurer Miss Laura Beasley, 3245
Forest Ave-, Wednesday night, Febru-
airy 8, and elected the following of
fcers:
Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett, President.
Mrs. Sadie L. Adams, 1st Vice Presi-
dent.
Mrs. Jennie Cross, End Vice Presi-
dent.
Mrs. E. D. Wyatt, Secretary.
Mrs. Vivian Mills, Corresponding
Secretary.
Miss Laura Beasley, Treasurer.
The Aldermanic situation was dis
cussed and the committee which visited
Mr. Hugh Norris made its report
through Mrs. Bishop who also an
nounced Mr.. Norris would be glad to
meet the ladies at their next meeting.
Motion prevailed to invite Mr.. Norris.
Miss Florence Davis, who served
most successfully as secretary for the
past six months was forced to decline
on account of the abundance of other
work.
IDA B. WELLS BARNETT,
President.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
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 in n pigeOnhOleS and refresh
his recollection. If Hayne," he said,
had tried to make a speech to fit my
notes he could not have hit them bet
ter. No man is inspired by the occa-
sion. I never was"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
LARGEST Hydraulic Lift Lock.

The l1r=c<t hydraulic lift lock in the
world is 1T 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 total dis
lance of siXty-five 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. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
Deal In Trousers.

The village innkeeper had been per-
suaded to lend a customer q 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 a messenger to de-
mand them back again.
Said the messenger to the wrongful
detainer of the goods: "Mr. ]. must
have 'em. He's going to a funeral"
"They won't do for funeral" was
the reply. I've been wOrkin' at the
quarry i'll en-
What will Mr.. ]. do. then?' asked
the messenger.
why. borrow pair" replied the
O;hrr. same us what | did. London
Tit-i;itS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
The Liberty Boys.

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. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12

The late Andrew Freeman a White
bachelor of New York, has left the
bulk of a 100000 estate for the es-
tablishment of what is to be known
as the "Andrew Freeman Home"
which will receive aged persons in in
digent circumstances without regard to
race, sex or creed. Mr.. Freeman Sc
lected twenty-four trustees from vari-
Gus races and religions.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
THE QUEEN CAFE
SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNERS.

Do you eat at homef Then home
ism nothing like this. Do you eat in
Cafes, Restaurants, or Lunch Counters,
Then come and see US. We cook the
best meals, give the best service, buy
the best goods in the market, and
guarantee that our prices can't be beat
anywhere in the city. My name is
E. A. Hoffman, my place of business
is located at 81 E. 33rd St., just east
of the elevated station. If you will
come and eat with us we know, you
will come again.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12

The periodical drinker gradually de-
sends from acute alcoholism to the
condition of chronic alcoholism and if
he does not die of some intercurrent
affection such as follows in the wake
of a lowered vitality may develop de-
lirium tremens, called mania a potu.
The periodical drinker is not consid-
cred an old fashioned drunkard; but
he is in fair way to loose his wits
and unless he receives proper treatment
he is liable to become worse than help
less.
1t is a positive fact that with or
without the knowledge and consent of
the drinker of alcoholic drinks, the
family doctor can give medicines that
will cause the desire for such beverages
to disappear. 1t would be better to
get the consent of the patient but if
that cannot be obtained the wife, hus-
band or some member of the family
can give the medicine in milk, coffee,
tea or even water. 1t is tasteless and
odorless and will positively cure the
alcoholic of the craving; even the odor
of such beverages will be offensive.
Do not forget that alcoholism of any
description is a disease amenable to
treatment. The physician can surely
cure it in all its manifestations and
he can do it with commendable secrecy
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
Pasteurs Gift to Society.

The normal death rate Of civilized
countries before the days Of Pasteur
was about thirty to a thousand Of the
population. Today 1t is about fifteen
to a thousand in the more progressive
nations. Think what a saving Of If
teen lives a year for every thousand
Of population means when applied to
half the EARTH 1t means the averting
Of 100000 untimely deaths annually.
It means more than 25.0OO,O00 cases Of
illness avoided. 1t means health and
happiness In 100000 homes rather
than disease and distress.-Bulletin Of
National Geographic Society.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12

Mr.. o. F. Weathers of Monmouth,
ILL.,, was in the city and stopped in to
pay US visit, being one of the young
aggressive men of that city, we find
him helping to lift his people out of
the rut. He is Pres. of the Imperial
Dramatic Club, also Pres. of The
Douglass Literary Society. Cali again
Mr.. Weathers, your visit was a very
pleasant one.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
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 a car, for It
was only twenty minutes to dinner
time.-Boston Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
CARD OF THANKS.

Mrs. Sarah Rawlins, 1921 State Street,
desires to thank her friends for having
extended their sympathy to her on the
occasion of the death of her beloved
husband Fitz Albert Rawlins.
She appreciates the beautiful floral
tributes sent her and the kindness of
the various undertakers of the city.
Chicago, Feb. 10, 1916.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12

the meeting was held at his headquar-
tiers 1902 South Ashland avenue and
it was freely predicted by the great
majority of his friends and supporters
who attended the meeting that by hard
work between now and primary day,
Tuesday, Feb. 90, that he will be in
line to be returned to the city council
for the fourth time.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
Young Efficiency Expert.

CaIler-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 t. it
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
A Giant ENGLISH Oak.

winfarthing oak, according to reli-
able testimony, was 100 years old at
the time of the conquest. William sur
veyed It closely before making his ia
nous remark, "Could I live to be but
one-fourth the age Of this tree the
world would be mine"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
BARGAINS IN IMPROVED REAL
ESTATE,

For Sale, modern seven room brick
house; furnace heat, on Langley
avenue, near 63rd street. Price 81, 200.
Party with $4,000 cash can secure it
for $500. Also modern two fiat stone
building; steam heat. same location.
Price $500. Phone Normal 1926.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
Well Well'

did you ever aim at a deer In the
Adirondacks and bag 3 guider
81 did more than that. aimed at a
dear in a drawing room and bagged a
bride."-F1orida Times Union.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON CLUB.
Institutional Church,
38th & Dearborn st.

The meeting last Sunday was full of
enthusiasm and interest. On next Sun
day address by Mr.. J. Walden, subject
-"Lincoln the Emancipation. Music
by Mrs. Stoval. Meeting at four
o'clock. Everybody welcome. B. w.
Fits, President, Mrs. Katie Fowler
Bowling, Secretary.-"J."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
Experience.

Experience would be a wonderful
asset but for one thing"
whats thatT
you can never sell It for what It
cost you"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12
ALDERMAN HENRY P. BERGEN
BOOSTER CLUB.

Wednesday evening the Henry P.
Bergen Booster Club" held a big
meeting in the interest of Alderman
Bergen's denomination and reelection
to the city council from the 31st Ward,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12


labors that direction birthday
coming
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-12

Fortune has often been blamed for
her blindness. but Fortune Il not %
blind as men are.-Samuel Smiles. =.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
New Kite Balloon.

A nalaiaary kite balloon, observed by thousands of persons, landed near Washington Court House, O., after a trip fsom Akron, O., distance of ahouA no miles. The balloon was pileted by c. H. Roth and c. A. WOuen of Akron. and made the trip in three hours and 45 minutes.
 The Balloon was shaped like large cigaH, 1As carried no motive power. It wns guided by means of planes, and the tsiD was made for the purpose of testing the steering, elevating and low eriag apparatus.
 Fhe pilots said that it was the first time khat such q trip in balloon so equipped had been attempted in this country, and that the idea Is new and unGlevSleped one in Europe. They said that tho fast time and perfect control proved the value of the craft.
 nhe balloon was shot at over farm in Sspeen county, but the machine rose cut of range.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
MILLIONS IN BOTTLE CAP
Jewish Peddler Staked Savings on Baltimore Mans Invention, and
 Made Much Money.

How many persons, householderS or others, who have had occasion to re- move the little tin caps from catsup or other bottles-beer bottles, for that matter-ever give thought to the little wrinkled edge affair that keeps the contents from the air and holds it in it's original form? It's good guess that not one in a thousand. It's an unpretending little affair, but it has most interesting history, so far as results count.
 It was upward of quarter of cen tury ago that man named Taintor of Baltimore bethought himself of the cap and succeeded in bringing it to q successful demonstration. He was a poor man, and it was uphill work try ing to interest moneyed men in his in vention. A travelling Jew peddler of jewelry and "nicknacks," by the name of Friedenwaldt, became interested, took his years of savings, amounting to some 5000, from the bank, and in vested in the invention.
 Years went by and the peddler lived to see factories all over the world re- sulting from his investment. Good judges assert that more than $50,000- 900 was divided among those interest ed iu the simple little device.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
Arsenic Absorbed by Living Hair.

New light has been thrown on the legal side of arsenic poisoning, says the Scientific American. It has been found that arsenic compounds are ab- sorbed by the hair of living persons, though not absorbed after death. In the hair of man arsenic has been known to reach concentration of one to five parts in 100000. The deposit takes place in the hair after it has been absorbed by the abdominal or gans-liver and kidneys in particular.
 Therefore, in cases of acute, quick poisoning d chemical analysis of the hair would show no arsenic, while it would be found in the liver and kid neys. On the other hand, if slow ar senic poisoning were suspected, an alysis would show arsenic in the hair, but not in the liver and kidneys, and 1t could be safely assumed that the poisoning was not recent. The legal value of such evidence is apparent.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
NEW NOTE ALARMS
 KING CONSTANTINE
MESSAGE OF CRAVE CHARACTER RECEIVED FROM FRENCH
 ADMIRAL.
CABINET COUNCIL CALLED
Railway Station of Athens, Piraeus, City Hall at Capital and CastalIa Barracks Occupied By French
 and Italian Soldiers.

London.-Vice Admiral Fournet, commander of the Anglo-French fleet in the Mediterranean, has handed the Greek government a new note of an extremely grave character, says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Athens. Following the presentation of the note, King Constantine it is added, came to the capital in haste from the royal resi- dence at Tatoi.
 The railway stations of Athens and Piraeus, the city hall at the capital and the Castalla barracks have been occupied by French and Italian sail Ors to the number of 1000, while 150 bluejackets with two machine guns have been stationed in the municipal theater, according to a Reuter- dis patch from Athens. The city is quiet.
 An urgent cabinet council has been summoned.
 It is officially explained, adds the dispatch, that the attachments land ed will assist the police in stopping demonstrations which threaten trouble.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
Bernhardt Friohtens Reporter.

A Swedish reporter interviewed Sa. rah Bernhardt. He asked her how she played "ka Tosca." The result was a demonstration which drove him in ter TOT frsm her private car. In descrtb. ing his experiences to his city editor he sxsio:
 With each step she took toward me, rantAng screaming and brandishing the paper eutlass, I backed the chair to- ward the door, dragging my belongings with nc. Finally she stood before me pale, hroathless, terrible, knife in the ntr, ready to strike. When she made the firnal lunge, I just had strength enough left to fall out of the chair and han r0n and rolled into the veStibule, In the scramble 1 had left my over coat. When l got on my feet the madnnle had disappeared. l made n dash for it, just as she protruded her head through the pale blue portieres, presumably to view the corpse: 'Zat es ~l.a Yosca," m'sr.' '"-American Mag azlNe.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21

She praises it highly as she has been relieved of all these pains by its use. All mothers should know of this remedy, and all young girls who suffer should try it. Mrs. MATILDA KURTZwEG, 529 High St., Buffalo, N. Y.
 Young women who are troubled with painful or irregular periods, backache. headache, dragging-down sensations, fajnting spells or indigestion, should take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Thousands have been re- stored to health by this root and herb remedy.
 If you know of any young wo- man who is sick and needs help- full advice, ask her to write to tho Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. Only women will receive her letter, and it win be held in strictest confidence.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
BANKERS ID AID
 IN WEEv|L FIGHT
URGE PRESERVATION OF SEED FROM EARLY FRUlTlNG
 COTTON.
PLANTERS MUST ACT NOW
cottrell impresses Need For imme- diate Action On Moorehead Wright of Little Rock, President of Ar
 kansas Bankers Association.
Little Rock

Little Rock If the boil weevil is to be fought successfully next season, plenty of seed from early fruiting varieties of cotton is an imperative necessity. ac- cording to H. M. Cottrell, director of the Business Mems Club Chamber of Commerce of Memphis.
 This fact must be realized at once, in order that the seed from the early cottons be saved for planting, instead of being consigned into other chan nels.
 These facts were presented to Moor head Wright, president of the Arkan- sas Bankers Association, at Little Rock, by Mir. Cottrell.
 Mir. Wright took hold of the situa- tion with gratifying dispatch, accord ing to MT. Cottrell, who returned to Memphis.
 Letters are to be mailed from MT. Wright's office to every member of the banking organization, with UT gent plea that each individual banker busy himself to the end that early cotton seed will be preserved for the 1917 planting. Seed from early cot ton is in danger of being exhausted by it's sale for other purposes than planting, according to Mir. Cottrell who believes that if measures are no, taken at once for it's conservation that there will be great shortage of ear ly seed when planting time comes.
 During his visit to Little Rock, the Memphis agriculturalist held 8 con ference with the members of the Scott Cotton Growers Association, inducing all of them to plant early fruiting va rieties next season.
 He was taken for 8 4O.mile automo bile trip by the Little Rock men through section near the city which has an exceptionally heavy crop this season. During the trip he was in formed that the weevil already has invaded the vicinity in numbers. The migration, however, came too late te affect the 1916 crop, but has awaken ed planters to the necessity for pro tective measures next year.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
STOP ITCHING INSTANTLY
With cuticura Soap and Ointment.
 Nothing Better. Trial Free.

Bathe the affected part with Cuticura Soap and apply the Ointment For ec- zemas, rashes, irritations, pimples, dan. druff and sore hands Cuticura Soap and Ointment are supreme. Nothing better, cleaner or purer than these super-creamy emollients at any price.
 Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
Spain Bars Submarines.

London.-The Wireless Press has received word from Madrid by way of Rome that the Spanish government has given definite orders prohibiting Spanish waters. Several torpedo boats have arrived at Palma and are pa trolling the Balearic islands in the western Mediterranean.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
Oil Still Goes Higher.

sburgh.-Continuing their efforts to bring to the refineries the vast quantities of crude oil now in the hands of producers, the principal pur- chasing agents at the opening of the market, announced an increase of 10 cents barrel fo-' the higher priced grades and cents for heavy oils.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
Dove From U-53.

Edgewater, N. J.-The police aye holding prisoner a white dove with a band of yellow on it's leg hearing the inscription, "U-53," the number of the German submarine that made its memorable raid off Nantucket. The dove fiuttered in the window of a business office here. Its captors do not know from whence 1t came.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
Deutschland Comino Aoain.

msterdam.-According to the Ham burger Nachrichten, Captain Paul Koenig if the German submarine Deutschland, replying to telegram of congratulation from his native town on his voyage to the United States and return, said he is busy with preparations for second trip across the ocean.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-10-21
Eea, Industry Menaeed.

Washington. is said authorita- lively that should the operation of German submarines develop prolong- ed paralysis of American trade in the Atlantic or any injury to vital Ameri- can interests abroad issue may be raised regarding the international law questions.