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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
MAN FIGHTS JElLYFISH.
Swimmer Sent to a Hospital After q
Life and Death Struggle.

Swimmer Sent to a Hospital After .
Life and Death Struggle.
Santa Barbara, Cal-G. n. Wilson
was sent to the Cottage hospital here
In a critical condition recently. He
had life and death struggle with a
huge jellyfish. Four hundred feet from
shore, off Serena, Wilson was sudden
ly attacked.
He saw before him what he later
said looked like huge sheet of butter
and eggs. Suddenly the strips Of yell
low and white began to separate from
the mass and extend toward him. He
turned to swim out Of reach when the
creature threw its tentacles about him,
and the mad fight was on. In the
struggle Wilson broke the mass into
fragments, but reached the shore ex-
hausted and his face and shoulders
singing as though from scalds.
At the hospital 1t was said that the
patient would recover. His pain at
times was so intense that morphine
had to be administered. His shoulders
and face resemble one mass Of poison
oak burns.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
First "Outsiders."

Until the nomination Of Franklin
Pierce for the presidency Of the United
States the word outsider" was IN
known. The committee on credentials
came in to make its report and could
not get into the hall because Of the
crowd Of people who were not mem
bers Of the convention. The chairman
Of the convention asked if the chair
man Of the committee was ready to re-
port, and the chairman answered, Yes.
Mr.. Chairman, but the committee IS
unable to get inside on account Of the
crowd and the pressure Of the out
siders." The newspaper reporters took
up the word and used 1t.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Weakness of the PiIeb,,I

Very similar to the herring a or,,,.
method Of distinguishing the pfcb,.,
exists In Cornwall, the home bf =.
pilchard fisheries. The difference \
tween the fish lies in their cent?. !,
gravity, for If one holds a pilchard :
the back fin 1t will remain horizOD,,I
while a herring tips downward IN,
seldom sees the fish in the LoDd,
markets, however, and in order to s,b
its due share Of appreciation the M
chard has to journey to Italy and 4.
Mediterranean. Many factories er,s
In southern England for the exprpu
purpose Of sailing and packing the III
in tins for expectation, the metbS
used being similar to that used for a,
dimes. Pilchards, too. resemble n,
dimes, though their flavor Is sOmevht
stronger. Years ago an attempt vv
made to smoke pilchards-like herrnc
for home consumption, but the ezUet
ment proved useless, for the weight 4
the body broke the neck and the hA
fell into the fires.-LOndOn Answer
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Vegetable Lamb.

One of the most remarkable nat
ural fetishes in the world Is the Gil
nese kouchi, called by some peOVs
''the vegetable lamb" 1t is regara
by the natives of China as somethI
supernatural They believe it to b
part vegetable and part animal IL
plant certainly bears a resemblance b
an animal, although it might be taxa
for a pig as readily as a lamb. KOe
chi is composed principally Of h
plant part known as rhizOme All
springs from seed. After attaining b
height roots and tendrils spring tNa
the fiber and grow downward IND
they enter the earth. 1t is this pecur
formation which has caused it to ;
regarded with so much awe. The0
nese claim that after it has read
its full size it ceases to be vegetA
and turns animal feeding upon =
tender shoots of plants which gTs
near IL.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
HAIR. orots,ous ARMY.

When the late President Laconte Of
Haiti set about to reduce the size Of
bis army a few years ago many Of the
generals whom he mustered out Of the
service were put to breaking rock on
the street. At one time there were
more officers than men In the Haitian
army, according to apparently anthem
tic statements. In former times the
pay Of Haitian soldier was small at
best, nothing at worst and at all times
insufficient to keep the warrior fed de-
Gently. The days for loading coffee on
departing ships were great days In
Haiti. They were days when the army
got square meal, thanks to the steve
dore wages which the men were able
to earn, says the National Geographic
Magazine. The army officers Of Haiti
were as fond Of gold lace as a noun
tain girl Of bright colors. Small won
der, then. that the regalia Of a field
marshal was everywhere In evidence.
Feeding the Haitian armies In the days
before the American big brother"
movement was not difficult Job. Gar
rison rations consisted Of a sugar cane
stalk two or three feet long and what
ever else the soldier could beg, borrow
or steal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Roumanian Peasant Diversions.

MANY hands make light work" is a
proverb of the Roumanian peasant
often put into practice. Almost every
night there is a neighborhOod gather
ing like the old fashioned apple cut
ting or apple butter boiling in early
American rural history. The houses
have their turns at these parties, and
there is always a kettle Of cornmeal
mush and baked pumpkin and pota-
toes and popcorn ready for the occa-
sion. All hands join in the evening
program of combing, carding and spin
ming the household supply Of wool or
fax, while the neighborhood gossip
passes current among the elders and
occasional words Of love or childish
Jest among the more youthful men,
bers of the party.-National Geograph-
ic Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Greek Fire Gunpowder?

NJ. Zenghelis told the Academic des
Sciences in Paris recently that he had
been studying the Greek fire" used In
war by the ByzantiEes. The descrip-
lions of this say that it was hurled
from a copper tube with sound like
thunder and with a great cloud Of
smoke. From this he concluded that
the Byzantine Greeks had real cannon
in which they used explosive mixtures
with nitrate as a base. Therefore the
honor of the discovery of gunpowder
must be given to the engineer Callini-
Gus Of Heliopolis, who first used it, de-
stroying a Saracen feet with 1t in $40
A. d.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
DIG UP BIG TOOTH OF
PREHISTORIC MAST0DoH
Well Preserved, Though Found Far Be.
low Surface of the Ground.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan.-A big tooth
which is supposed to have come from
the jaw of some mastodon Of prehis-
toric ages, has been unearthed by T. q.
Nichols of this city by men employed
In making a deep cut on Diamond
creek, a mile and half northeast Of
Elmdale. The trench had been sunk
to a depth Of fifty-three feet and had
passed through an eight foot gravel
strata when the big tooth was found.
A soapstone formation was encounter
ed just beneath 1t.
The tooth is well preserved. 1t
weighs over three pounds, measures
a foot and three inches In circumfer-
ence around its base and is three
inches In height from its base to the
points Of the tooth. 1t is oblong In
shape, its width being three and a
half inches. There are six 1anges or
points to the tooth, which extend up
ward in regular pairs The tooth has
two large roots, there being about three
or four inches Of the root intact, but
the lower parts are broken off. It is
believed the tooth belonged to a car
nivorous, or flesh eating, animal be-
cause of the flanges or sharp points.
After finding the tooth another bone
only a few feet away was/uncovered
by another workman. 1t Is q large
fat, round shaped bone, which rresem-
bles a kneecap.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
HE'S A GIANT SUPERMAN.
Never Used Meat, Pepper, Alcohol, Tea
Tobacco-StiII Single.

Never Used Meat, Pepper, Alcohol, Tea,
Tobaeco-StilI Single.
Clinton, Mo.-Dusty and travel worn,
but with his long strides retaining the
vigor Of all his eighteen years Of back
woods life, Clarence Barton trudged
into town after covering 40 miles
from Turner. Mo. He came In the
heat and dust over the miles Of hills
afoot to attend the Missouri confer
ences Of the Seventh Day Adventists.
And this youth has lived a strange
life in the very modern and up to date
state Of Missouri.
In all his eighteen years he never
tasted a mouthful Of meat. Never has
a drink Of tea or coffee passed his
lips. His meager fare Of daily food
has never been seasoned with pepper.
He never has tasted a drop Of alcohol
In any form and does not know the
tang Of tobacco smoke. And he Is q
perfect specimen-a young backwoods
giant. Barton excelled In all the
sports Of the camp.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
UNIQUE colanx

Close by the great rock
Is Catiin bay, where is to ~ u,o's
colony so queer that 1t stans '0oat 4
most as q tribe distinct in itua,. ut Z
generations ago during a stO..- Nag
of Genoese- fishermen put into ~ tss
tered spot and so escaped tho % 'As
the sea- In the boats, so b,s,a ~! 4
1t, were many women, and ~ b
came so enamored of the sa icy b
huts were built, and thev ~ IA
Hundreds Of years have ps.S.s
the little tribe still fingers Az I'd
government has given them a Pm! "
land, and a village now cluster. :, Z
shelter Of the bay. Strangest =, ~ .
Is said the population dare nor ~. I
for fear it will oyerstep its bonoS'
and marriage is allowed only IN ~
ton. No marriage. so It Is cl.,. We
may take P;ace in the villaea ra.O
way has been made for It BY , A.
The people are squat and ugly and -
amazingly like one another II :.
little colony of cousins, dwellin, a..
In the shat wv of great rock and :
ing down to thosea in ships to can !.
hard won NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
IL Depends on the Dog.

Two Broadway business men do
before a bar. They were good frienS
"Tm worried a little" said one. N
chauffeur ran over a dog today Id
killed it."
ooh, wouldn't worry about hrt
thing like that" said the other. IL
dog probably got in the way. Ins
dogs are a pest"
But it was your dog"
"Whatr' came from the second ~
dog? I'm sorry, but that will cost J"
800. That chauffeur Of yours Is "
careless. insist on the hundred u
derstand."-New York Telegraph.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
SISTERS EARN $2,4OO.
Set New Agricultural Record Raising
Cabbages.

Sappa9eS.
Greensburg, Pa. - Four Westmore-
land county young women, daughters
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Smith, near
Ruffsdale, have established a new agri-
cultural record in the yield and profits
to be derived from a two acre plot Of
cabbage.
The Misses Smith. the eldest Of
whom is eighteen, now have bank
account Of 5000, with accounts due
from Pittsburgh commission men
amounting to 5000, and a quarter Of
their cabbage yet remains to be cut
and marketed. Buyers estimate the
value of the entire field at about ST.
400.
Early last spring Smith turned the
two acre plot over to his daughters,
telling them to make any use Of it they
desired. The girls, after closely scan
ming the market reports for weeks, de-
cided to grow cabbages. They set about
$1,000 plants.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
KILL WHITE FACED IBIS.
Kansas Hunters Were Puzzled, but Pro.
fessor Solved the Problem.

Topeka, KAMA party Of hunters
were near Stafford when a long legged
bird, which looked like a crane and
dew like a duck, suddenly rose and
started toward Oklahoma
Six guns spoke at the same time.
The bird gave up the southern trip.
The meu did not know what they had
killed. They guessed everything from
q mud hen to wild turkey.
George Stansfeld made a secret trip
to Lawrence and conferred with some
Of the professors. They labeled the
kill white faced glossy ibis, species
Of waterfowl very rare in Kansas. The
coloring is very delicate and changes
continually. 1t is one OF the snipe fam
ny, but Is unfit for food.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
ponkeys Are HaitPs Food Trains.


Nearly all the produce for the feed
ing Of the population Of Port au
Prince, Haiti, a city Of some 10000
people, is brought in on the backs of
donkeys. The public squares are con-
verted into open air market places,
and here the buying and selling goes
on from early morning until or
o'clock in the afternoon, when the
caravans begin their toilsome journey
homeward. Situated In a region ia
nous for its fine fish, among them the
delectable and plentiful red snapper"
the Haitians eat quantities Of salt cod
imported from Massachusetts waters.
And the quality Of this imported sta
pie is such as would not find favor I'm
American markets. - National Geo
graphic Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
MAY FLY TO PARIS
Transatlantic Aeroplane Line Is
Possible, Says Woodhouse.
OUR AIR MEN Efficient
Great Britain Is Spending $25o,ooo, 900
In Military Aeronauties This Ysar-In
Half q Dozen Countries Number Of
Aviators Ranges Between 1000 and
10000.

New York.-"A transatlantic aero
plane line is now quite possible owing
to improved motors" Henry Wood
house, member Of the board of COVER
nors of the Aero club, told $50 mem
bers of the Rotary club here.
'The aspect of things in aeronau-
tics," he said. "has been changed. Now
adays the motor can outlast the avia-
tor. Aeroplanes equipped with from
two to six motors and carrying up to
thirty people can be built for CONNER
cial purposes. The largest aeroplane
at present has carrying capacity of
fifteen tons, but plans are ready for an
aeroplane capable of lifting thirty tons
American aeroplanes and motors are
so efficient that flight of over a thou
sand miles day is possible.
'There are $4,000 aeroplanes in use
In the world, and the reason why there
are not more is that they cannot be
supplied fast enough to replace those
that are put out of action or worn out.
"Great Britain is spending $3.50, OO0,-
600 In military aeronautics this year.
Five hundred thousand people are pro-
ducing and operating air craft and aero
nautic supplies. The American aero
nautic industry has orders and pending
contracts amounting to SJ0,O00OO0.
"In half a dozen countries the num-
Der of aviatOrs ranges between 1000
and 10000. The United States army
and navy have together about a hun
dred. The European countries have
thousands of observation balloons and
hundreds of dirigibles. The United
States army and navy together have
only four observation balloons ordered
and one small diTgible."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
lono Trip of Bible,

Mays Landing, N. Ut will take
hfty years Of travelling. during which
time 100000 miles will be covered. for
q travelling Bible" now In the lodge
quarters Of p. o. 8. Of A. camp. No.
100, to fulfill its mission. The Bible Is
b be taken from one camp to another
In each county until every county in
the state has been covered. then It Win
90 TO every camp In each county, 70
naming three weeks with each.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Cautious.

"Pve discovered a system by which
my employer could get all the work in
his office done with half the force be
employs now"
"Why don't you tell him about it and
earn his undying gratitude?"
81 don't dare to. He might decide
that l am one of the mer he could do
without."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
So 'Twould.

"How would you like to take w
in q submarine?"
az shouldn't care for that" repD'
the society bud.
why not?"
"Oh, deah! Must / really tell WV
An ocean voyage would be fr1snliuls
boring, you know, If there were y
place to dawnce." -Birmingham As'
Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Busy Man Offer. $1,000 For Wife.

New York.-Too busy to play the
role Of sutton himself, Albert F. Shore,
Q business man, has commissioned a
friend to find him a wife. If the friend
succeeds before Christmas In discover
Ing q girl about twenty-four years old,
either blond or brunette, but studious
and not q social butterfly, he win re-
eeive $1,000. And II he has not sue
eseded at that time then any person
may earn the $1,000 By producing q
suitable bride. Shore 70 thiry.four
pears old. He 10 Of medium height.
dark eompisxion and dark curly hair.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Tho Silent Moon.

Dead silence reigns on the moon. A
thousand cannons might be fired and
q thousand drums beaten upon that
airless world, but no sound could come
from them. Lips might culver and
tongues essay to speak, but no action
Of theirs could break the utter silence
Of the lunar scene
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Rack Rents.

A rack rent" is trent that Is eQu,
alent to the full net annual Value :
the real property out Of which II lSS''.
or approximately So" BY statue
England today rack rent is dellneu !. I
mot less than twO-thirdS OF Tue
net annual value of the lands O"' '
which IL arises"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Name of the Collie.

The collie's name appears q
shrouded in mystery, but there 80, -,
to be a fairly reasonable iouHu ~- Z
for supposing that it is from 'V r.,
collar" on account of the broad w.
mark round the neck which Is 49,.
the majority of these doSS.-EA'D'
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
PortugaI's Big Diamond.

1t is claimed for the Braganza, which
formed part of the Portuguese crown
jewels, that it is the biggest diamond
In the world, weighing 1850 caratS.
Some doubt exists, however, as to
whether it is a real diamond, as no
official testing can be authenticated. 1t
Telegraph.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Reassurinq.

Irate Gentleman Ito his GARDENER
What do you mean, sir. by telling peo-
pie in the village that I'm a stingy
master? Gardener-No fear o. me
a-doin' the likes O. that, guv'nOr. 1
allus keeps my thoughts to myself
London Punch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
SHAD SIGN OF MILD WINTER.
Caught In Lower Hudson For First
Time In Thirty Years.

Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.-Shad were caught
In the Hudson river for the first time
In thirty years at this season Of the
year. The fishing experts say that 1t is
an infallible sign Of an open winter.
John 81. LANCE, professional fisher
man, caught the shad In the gill nets
he had set In the running tideway for
striped bass. Lavinas D. Hill, recog-
nized authority on fishing, said that
shad usually went south to warmer
waters In the fall, and when caught In
the lower Hudson thirty years ago the
weather was so mild that the river
was open for navigation all through
the winter.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Roundabout Way.

81 see where an aviator contriyed to
have the last word with his wife"
"How on earth did he do it?'
"He didn't exactly do it on earth"
"No?"
"He rose 1000 feet in the air and
dropped her a message."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Two Sorrows.

The sorrow Of the woman who cries
out her grief on the kitchen towel
somehow seems more sincere than that
Of the woman who puts on a pretty
gown. arranges the sofa cushions and
turns the lights low before she begins.
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
PilIoried,

you druggists have to stand for a
good many jokes"
"Yes."
"a drug store is sometimes face
tiously alluded to as pillory."
about right, tOo," said the drug
gist. "Keeps you penned up most Of
the time."-Louisville Courier-J ournal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Transmutation.

do you think you can turn the
baser metals into gold?"
"Cndoubtedly-if you can guess
which way the steel market Is going
Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
What the Trouble was

Mills-I notice that you ana n %
ley don't speak? Grimm-"'ts AT,
had a few words over mone'' -
all. Mills-Oh, / suppose be T.
somei Grimm-No: he wanted ~
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Fussy.

Bank Manager-Now please under.
stand, Miss Jones. you must make the
books balance. Miss Jones-Oh, Mr.
Brown, how fussy you are!-London
Punch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Quite Different.

Miss Oldgirl (simpering) -That nice
young man said 1 was quite a mural
decoration of the occasion. Miss Pert
He meant you were a wallf1ower, all
right.-BaItimore American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Tn. Minimum.

Mrs. Hoover-Could you %
little money. dear7 Mr.. HOW MR.
tainly, darling. About Dow
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Ancient Candles.

Candles used by the EomanS =
composed Of string surroundeu -
Their wax or pitch. Splinters y, N
covered with fat were USED "
English poorer classes about i'0"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Einishad.

lack got through college IN three
years"
what Of iti I got through In one
Harvard Lampoon.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Forqetful.

Caretaker-Sir Walter Scott spent
night in this room. Ere we ave a
complete set Of is works. Intelligent
Sightseer-Left 'em behind, 1 suppose?
Passing Show.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Turn About.

stella-When you are engaged you
tell him that he must economize Bella
And after you are married he tells
you that you innsbruck.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
She Didn't Understand,

"Galahad"- he began.
"Cut it out" interposed the young
lady. Its bad form to talk about a
girl you had."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Locality.

"Some expert says that it takes fully
fifteen minutes to shear a sheep by
hand"
mot if the operation is performed
In Wall street."-Baltimore American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
The Experienced Husband.

THO experienced TIUsbdHUs
"She threatens to sue for divorce"
"What's he say to that?"
Nothing. When their quarrels get
to that point he always keeps still
He's learned from experience that the
next move will be a food of tears
Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16

What is experience? A poor little
hut constructed from the ruins Of the
palace of gold and marble called our
Illusions.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
THE BROAD AK
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16

without the spiritual wOfla -
terial world II . dishearten
-Joubert
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16

II n generally more profitable to
reckon mp our defects than to boast Of
our attainmenta.-Carlyle
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16

Il b better to find excuses for others
than for ourselves
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
PHONE WENTWORTH 36e7.
JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Pub
Usher.

Entered as Second Glass Matter Aug.
10, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago,
Illinois, under Act Of March 3, 1879.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-16
Sound and Sound.

0VNff0 uftd 00Hft0s
That young Hercules over there 10
Q great musical composer"
"A sound mind In q sound body. chr
st Louis Star.