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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Gothic Architecture.

The styles called Gothic, springing
from a common source in Romanesque
architecture and developing through.
out western Europe on differing lines,
are In general characterized by the
following features, although not all OF
these will be found in all examples:
Ribbed vaulting, pointed arches, the
flying arch and pinnacled buttress,
clustered shafting, traceried windows
In all but the earliest phases, stained
glass, a progressive tendency toward
loftiness, nghtness Of supports and
suppression Of wall surfaces, a sysr
tenn Of decoration Of which one ele-
ment was the emphasis and adornment
Of structural features and another the
use of sculpture and carving of human,
animal, vegetable and grotesque forms,
controlled by a definite didactc pur-
pose and significance, and finally the
use of available materials according to
their nature upon principles in part OF
structural logic and in part Of decora-
tive effect.-A. D. r. Hamlin in Archi-
tectural Record
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
leggines of the fiarines.

The stout leGgings worn by members
OF the United States marine corps are
not a purely decorative adjunct to
their very natty uniforms. as popularity
supposed by civilians, but are a pro-
lection for the men against tropical
diseases while in foreign service. naval
surgeons say. Many of the most dan
gerous tropical diseases are transmit
ted by the bites of insects. Among
these are malaria. yellow fever, bu-
bonic plague, hoOkworm. elephantiasis
and tropical ulcer. FleaS and mosqui-
toes are the prime carriers. and they
make their first attack upon the ankles,
thence working their way over the
whole body. The leggings worn by the
United States marines afford splendid
protection to the ankles against fieas,
mosquitoes and infected dirt.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
MASKING the Guns.

Against air craft observation one of
the first precautions taken Is to splash
guns, limbers and ammunition wagons
with different neutral tints so that they
win blend with the ground about
them. Any earthworks, pits, etc, that
are erected or dug are strewn with
leaves and branches and the earth dis
turbed generally, so that from above
nothing unusual shall be spotted by
keen eyed air men.
A battery Of guns Is seldom placed
along the sky line, for there It is an
easy mark. Generally the guns are
concealed some distance down the In
cline In front Of the sky line, unless
the guns are howitzers, in which case
they can be best served from behind
the ridge. The idea Of placing the
guns In front Of the ridge Is that the
rising ground behind them serves as
an effectual screen, as the guns them
selves are painted to represent earth
and foliage.-London Standard.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
R,i,ed Decorations on EsgshsIls.

It Is easy to work out a design N
relief on an eggshell, whether the con-
tents of the egg have been removed or
not. The first step is to draw with a
pencil the design or the lettering that
you wish to appear on the egg. Make
only an outline and the leading points
of the design. Then melt a small
quantity of candle wax In q shallow
tin and let it set little, but while IL
Is still soft take it out Of the tin and
spread it over the design on the egg.
If there is any difficulty in getting the
wax to hold touch it here and there
with the heated blade Of penkn11e-
Take vinegar enough to cover the
egg completely and soak the egg In II
for a period that may be half an hour
or may be an hour and a half, accord
ing to the strength of the vinegar. AT
the end of that period take the egg
out and peel Off the wax. The design
will then stand up in relief against
the rest Of the shell. for the acid OF
the vinegar viii have eaten away the
uncovered part and left untouched only
that part which the wax protected
Youths Companion
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Shaving on One Side.

The shaving on one side only of the
heads and boards of prisoners Of war
was obviously done to prevent any at
tempt at escape. But there have been
other motives for such half shaving,
which occurs at all sorts Of points in
history. Sometimes the act has been
pure insult, as when Hanun, king of
the children of Ammon, shaved off
half Of the boards Of David's servants.
In these days the victims would have
mended matters by shaving the other
half. But Jewish reverence for the
beard forbade that, and David told the
men to "tarry at Jericho until your
boards be grown" Demosthenes, when
he shut himself up for months in a
subterranean chamber to practice ora
tory, shaved half of his head to cut
of all temptation to go abroad.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
DRIVEN INSANE BY 100
CIGARETTES A DAY
Sent to an Asylum Upon Saloon.
keepers Complaint and Doc
tors Testimony.

Detroit, Mich.-Frank Winters, the
man who smoked hundred cigarettes
q day, was committed to the Pontiac
asylum by Judge Hubert recently In
the probate court
The incessant use of the cigarettes
was declared by DR.. S. L. Layton, who
examined Winters, to have affected his
mind. Frequenting a saloon at the cor
ner Of Chamberlain and Lawndale ave.
nues, Winters smoked until his supply
gave out and his money too. After
that he begged smokes from the Gus
TONERS of the saloon, according to Jo-
seph Berman, the proprietor Of the
place.
Berman petitioned the court to have
Winters taken to an asylum. A Ger
man by birth, Winters was getting
along well in this country until the
cigarette habit got the upper hand
Given jobs by Berman, Winters even
lost his power Of application to simple
work.
mo more work for me-" he would
say as he would sit down on the Job,
Berman told investigators.
The nicotine undoubtedly had de-
teriorating effect on his mentality, Dr..
Layton declared
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Antiquity of the Ballet.

Strictly defined. the ballet is proper
" q theatrical exhibition of the art Of
dancing in its highest perfection, COM
plying generally with the rules of the
drama as to its composition and form.
1t was in existence in Italy as far back
as A. D. 1900, the court of Turin in
that day making especial use of it and
the royal family and mobiles taking
part in It The ballet was first intro
duced in France in the reign of Louis
XIII, and both that monarch and
Louis XIV. occasionally took part in
its dances. About the year 100 wom-
en- made their first appearance in the
ballet which up to that time had been
performed exclusively by men, as was
the case also with plays and operas,
but no woman ballet dancer of any
note appeared until 100.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
He Wanted to Know,

The late e. II. Hartman, says the
Wall Street Journal, was a stickler for
facts. He cared little for an approx
mate Statement. When he asked his
employees for information he wanted
It definite.
While travelling through Nevada one
day with number of the officials of
the Union Pacific the train passed a
little station with much platform, a
bleak background of sagebrush and
jumpers and no habitation within
sight.
what Is that station there for?'
asked Mr.. Hartman Of one of the
railway officials with the party.
''They ship a few cattle and two or
three cars Of WOOL"
(which is it, two or three?' snapped
Mr.. Hartman. (Which Is it? There
is difference of SO 1-3 per cent"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
aKissinu the Book

When did kissing the book" come
to be recognized as part Of the Eng
lish oath? Master William Thorpe, q
priest, who was tried for heresy be
fore the archbishop Of Canterbury In
14O7, has in an account Of his own
trial related a conversation between
IMAM Of law" and master Of d.
vinity" on the subject Of oaths. The
man Of law spoke Of witness merely
laying his hand on the book, where
upon the master Of divinity said, HE
that chargeth him to lay his hand thus
upon the book, touching it and swear
ing by it, and KISSING it, promising in
this form to do this thing, will say and
witness that he that toucheth thus a
book and kisseth it hath sworn upon
that book" So the practice Is at least
500 years old.
"Kissing the book" must have been
a familiar practice In Shakespeare's
day, for in 1.-THE Tempest" there Is
more than one ocular reference to it.
Swear by this bottle how thou earnest
hither," says Stephano to Trinculo.
"Here, kiss the book" offering him his
bottle Of sack. There is also legal
proof that the practice was well
known in the seventeenth century,
London Opinion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
r,,nino In constantInopIe.

The tipping evil Is no joke even IN
this country. But It has hardly reach
ed the degree Of insidiousness marked
by this tale from the near east:
"On the morning Of my departure
from Constantinople I gave the letter
carrier who had brought my letters
during my sojourn here half a med
shid as tip.
1In the afternoon man came up TO
me and said: My lord, am stranger
to you. You never received telegram.
But may It please you to know that 1
am the telegraph messenger. May 1t
please you to know that It was up to
me to deliver kilograms to you II such
had been received for you In our Of
fee. I surely would have brought
them to you most quickly. I know
you viii be just and you will not harm
q man who has always been ready to
serve you. cannot be blamed that 1
have never been called upon to be OF
service to you I, too, deserve half
medshid.' "-Bruno's Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
EARRINGS Denote Widowhood.

That India is n land Of curious GUS
toms is confirmed by the Popular Sci
ence Monthly. A widow, instead of
wearing black Grape, dons ponderous
earrings made Of solid brass. Since
her widowhood is perpetual she is
obliged to wear them the rest Of her
life. Each year another ring is added
The constantly increasing weight of
metal stretches the lobe of the ear, to
which it is attached, in an ektraor-
binary manner. 1t is safe to say that
no widow ever forgets the fact of
her widowhood when wearing such a
clumsy weight.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Shakespeare Altered,

A portable theater had been pitched
In an out of the way spot where the
prospective theatrical patrons were
unsophisticated in matters dramatic.
The players possessed the costumes
for Hamlet" and Shakespeare's trag-
edy was selected for representation.
1t then occurred to the proprietors Of
the show that the name might not at
tract, so they altered the title to "How
the Stepfather Was Paid Outr'-Lon-
don Mail.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Menu For One Week.

Sunday.-RoaSt beef. Franconia po-
tatoes, crsamed cauliiiower, orange
salad, steamed apple pudding with va
nilla sauce.
Monday.-Cold roast beef. hot gravy,
scalloped potatoes, peas, pineapple and
cake.
TueSday.-Cottage pie Chopped roast
beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, kid
ney beans, fruit salad, peach tapioca
with cream and cake.
Wednesday.-Beef croQuettes with
stewed mushrooms, peas, mince pie
and cheese.
Thursday.-Veal outlets, baked pota-
toes, macaroni and cheese and apple
pie
Frday.-Creamed fish on toast. ba-
mana salad, prune whip and cake.
Saturday.-Baked beans and brown
bread, mustard pickles, Dutch apple
cake with lemon sauce.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
MINERALS IN FOODS.
A Discourse on Ingredients Needed For
Pure, Red Blood.


There are a large number of people
who have some indefinite notion about
iron In foods, thinking it is in amounts
big enough to see with the naked
eye If they but know how. 1t is not.
Prospective mothers begin to learn
about their mineral needs when the
doctor preScribes lime tablets, which
contain the inorganic mineral, known
to be far less absorbable than when
organic, as iii plants. The plants take
the inorganic minerals of the soil and
make them over into live stuff for him.
He cannot seem to get them so well
in any other way.
Not only anaemia, but many other ILL
neSses come because not enough foods
containing minerals are eaten, or If
eaten are made ineffective because the
strong acids taken go after them for
their own use. If we could talk baby
talk to them we might say, "The acids
will catch you if you don't watch out. !"
Now, just to get little bit of a no.
ton about how very slight in guam
tity, though so wondrous in quality,
these vitaliZing minerals are, any cook
and any eater should study some re-
liable book on the matter. You will
learn that there is nothing quite so
heavy in lime as turnip tops, which
also means the tops of the kohlrabi.
How much lime? Oh, about One-half
Of per cent, but that is a lot COM
pared with what is in the valuable
spinach, which has only 90 per cent.
Sherman calls these minerals lash con-
stituents," which is bit old fashion
ed. Others call them nutrient salts"
and common everyday people say min
eral matter. How great are little things
is what we need TO realize in this con-
nection. They are almost comparable
with radium in this respect.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Birds as Ianna-

The natives of Trinidad make use of
the young guacharo in an unusual man
ner. The young are very fat and are
frequently found to weigh more than
the full grown birds. Their fat is used
by the natives to produce an oil which
Is a substitute for butter. Also It Is
frequently the custom of the natives
to draw a wick through the body of a
young guacharo and use it as a lamp
or candle. Thus the guacharo is some
times called the oil bird.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
MINISTER GIVES GIRLS
J., TWELVE GOLDEN Rur
Divine Tells Them to Think c...s..
and Prayerfuity About Their
Wedding Day.

Cleveland. - Twelve Golden R,,,.
For Young Ladies" was the subiee. :.
the sermon deliEered by Rev. Thon..
Hughes, pastor of the Rocky Rt-
Methodist church. The twelye r,,..
are:
always remember to be lady,
SDouPt be loud and boisterous.
BE modest and virtuous.
Choose carefully your companv .,
both sexes.
open your eyes and ears, but keen
your heart closed to the gush and nom.
sense from the so called lovers.
BE careful about your dress. Har.
Il becoming and tasteful
BE more careful about what Il m
your head than what is in your heart
Don't be self conceited.
Don't keep company with a sintul
young man
'Think carefully and prayerfunv
about your wedding day.
BE considerate about the time and
money Of your gentlemen friends
BE true to the best ideals Of woman.
hood"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
q Silent Civ.

No industry brings the village of
Gilthoorn, Holland, into touch with
the world. 1t is almost wholly mac
cessible except by water, and the in
habitants are shy and keep within
doors, betraying not the slightest In
terest in visitors. Indeed, Gilthoorn
has been hkened, empty and silent in
its green picturesqueness, to a place
visited in q acknowledgement
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Pound Cake.

Take one pound two ounces of sugar,
a pound of butter, a pound of flour, ten
eggs, vanilla to taste Cream the sugar
and eggs together and the flour and
butter. Mix both Of these together,
add vanilla and beat until light and
creamy. 1t is best TO use ones hand.
as 1t makes the cake much lighter.
Bake in moderate oven one hour. This
makes four pounds.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT,
Ptomaine Poison.

= "Ptomaihe Is a scientific name
. for food poison" says a physi-
= clan in Farm and FireSide, "and,
= although all ptomaines are not
. dangerous 10 health, there is no
. simple test for telling the dan
= gerous ones from the others.
= DR.. Charles X. Francis, q noted
= chemist, gives the advice, When
. doubtful about a food do not eat
. it This applies especially to
. meat which has a peculiar odor
. or taste, canned goods, especial
. " when they have been opened
. for some time, and other foods ,
= which do not seem Just right.
. Taking a chance may be taking ,
. your health or life. Safety flrstr 4
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
FEWER KANSAS FARMERS.
There Are Not So Many Now a. Ten
Years Ago.

Abilene, Kan.-Fewer people are en-
gagged In agricultural pursuits in Kan
sas now than ten years ago, according
to j. G. Mohler, secretary Of the state
board Of agriculture.
'Tn 1895 Of those engaged In all oc-
equations 80 per cent were in agricul-
ture," he declared, land in 1905 30 per
cent and in 1915 46 per cent It Is
very discouraging sign in q state like
Kansas, where agriculture is the over
shadowing industry, that fewer instead
Of more people are engaging In It"
Some Of the serious problems that
must be solved In Kansas are those Of
the home seeker, the ownership OF
lands, employment Of capital, better
farming and the improvement Of con-
ditions of rural life, Mr.. Mohler as
serted
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Attractive Chains

The new bead necklaces show com.
oinations Of jade and Jet, coral and
Jet or jade, pearls and Jet, with imita.
ton pierced gold or silver filigree beads
used at effective intervals for orna.
mentation. One chain. in which Jade
Is used most attractively. has the pierc-
ed gold beads, with antique finish. and
a piece Of Chinese money used as A
pendant
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
A Shampoo Scheme.

The possibilities of the hot water bot
tie as an adjunct in drying the hair
after q shampoo have just been discov-
cred by one woman. Half filed with
hot water and applied to the scalp and
hair 1t dries both rapidly and pleas
antly. With a second bottle applied
to the length Of the hair it is possible
to recline luxuriously with a book
while ones hair is almost drying itself.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Progressive.

"When did you commit your first IA.
tai extravaganza"
"When my boss referred to my wages
as my salary"
"And when did you perpetrate this
latest folly?"
'The day my wife called my salary
my income "-Cleveland Leader.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Apricot Tapioca-

Simmer three tablespoonfuls Of tapi-
oca In two cupfuls Of milk, add two
tablespoonfuls Of sugar and half tea
spoonful OF almond extract Cool, add
q cupful Of whipped cream and pour
ever crushed macaroons soaked In
apricot strip. Serve chilled with whip
ped cream and apricots.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
A Great Secret,

Old Bachelor Uncle-Well, Charlie,
what do you want now?
Charlie-Oh. l want to be rich.
"Rich! Why 500"
Because l want to be petted. Ma
says you are an old fool, but must be
petted because you are rich. But it's
great secret, and mustn't tell IT."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
WAY Of Woman With an Old Shirt

Mems shirts are usually made of
such good materials that it seems a
shame TO discard them because the
fronts and cuffs are worn. One woman
makes good looking aprons Of them
By using the back OF the shirt for the
front OF the apron. finishing with q
bias and cut from the worn fronts
and getting strings from the sleeves
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
The Aftermath,

Mrs. DuPuy-I was so surprised to
hear that Edith and Mr.. Sissingham
were married. You know they ALWAYS
used to claim their attachment was
merely platonic. Mrs. Kolkremes-Yes.
L remember. But now, fear, they
wouldn't claim It was even that
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
WOULDN'T SPOIL HIS FINGERS
Artistic Hands, Out of Job, Refuses
to Shovel Coal,

Artistic Hands, Out of a Job, Refuses
to Shovel Coal.
Montclair, N. J.-If man has '.piano
fingers" and is offered q job on coal
wagon should he accept the job to
support his wife and six children, or
should q philanthropic society place
him In some position where his digital
refinement would not be affected oy
manual labor?
This Is one Of the questions pro
pounded in the annual report Of Mrs.
Nettie 3. Patterson, superintendent OF
the Altruist society. Mrs. Patterson
mentions the case in referring to the
difficulties that confront the society.
She said that a man. when offered
place on the coal wagon refused. say
ing he had been told he had "piano
fingers" and did not wish to spoh
them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
New Version.

Mother was hacking at the fatted
calf when the prodigal dumped into
the kitchen.
Jaw, say, maw," he grumbled, "lay
or the veal and give US little spring
lamb. These occasions don't happen
every day."-Buffalo Express.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
A Virtue Misplaced.

Il ordered this steak not well done"
said the impatient guest.
Il know it." answered the intellec-
tual waiter. But the cook is one Of
those people who believe that no mat
ter how small thing is it should be
well done"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Pia Ate Sixty Others, TaiIs

F1ndlay, O.-Anson James, DeS
ware county farmer, went into bis n0s
yard and found sixty Of bis sky ons
pigs minus tails. He watched the drove
for awhile and saw the sixty-frst pc
trying to eat his own tail
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Spitzbergen's Minerals.

a little Of almost every precious min
eral has been found In Spitzbergen, but
there are no signs, according to geolo-
gists, that precious minerals exist in
paying quantities.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Bic Balance on Hand.

Jack, have a notion to give Won a
piece Of my mind"
You could do that, Juliet, and stfll
have quite q surplus" - Richmond
Tmes-Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
ADDroDriate-

Manufacturer-I'm going to call this
new cigar 1.-THE American Lady In the
Japanese KimOno." Dealer Why
Observation-Disclosures filler and i'm
ported wrapper.-Illinois Siren.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
UNABLE TO FIND A WIFE.
Farmer Has Been Searching Sixteen
Years, but So Far Has Failed.

Years, but So Far Has Failed.
Bridgeport, Conn.-Joseph Cronan.
farmer Of Derby, announced that DC
had searched forty-two states and Two
countries Of Europe and that, while u
q receptive mood, he had not found
girl suitable to be his spouse.
Il am strictly temperate, healthy
and strong farmer, and 1 have peen
searching sixteen years for the risDl
kind Of a wife," he declared. Il nav
Jet to find the woman, and I wish tDs
newspapers would help me-"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
A Question of GiftH

"Why did you deliberately make an
enemy Of your old friend Jinksr'
Because he Is to be married next
month"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
The Feminine Pessimist.

The feminine peSSimist worries be-
cause she is not rs young as she once
was; the optimist of the same sex re-
joices that she is not so old as she
will be-Iife.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01

People seldom improve when they
have no other model but themselves to
pattern after.-Goldsmith.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
VANTAGE! ]"

for collar, cuffs, belt and pocket lids
on jersey slip on coat The finger
pockets, buttoned on, are an interesting
feature. So is the SLOUGH hat.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
HIGH Art.

Patience-They say that is a spuri-
Gus painting. Patrice - Really It
looks like a watercolor to me-Yon.
kers Statesman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
Bit of Adyiea

one OF your eyebrows Is a trine
awry."
An, a bit Of misplaced color.
Just so. Hue TO the line, my dear
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-01
For MOTORING.

all striped and gay with favorite spring
colors, by the yard. Draped horizon
tally, the effect is picturesque.