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The broad ax., 1916-09-23
FOUR BROTHERS, EACH
SIX FEET, At BORDER
They Are meDonalds, and Their Com
rades Call EN- "the Big
Macks."

Savannah, Ga.-"Twenty-four feet of
men," That is what members Of Bat
terry A, Chatham artillery, call the four
Mcdonald brothers-Bfn, Bob, Alex
and Bernard. They are known also as
"TAe Giant Quartet" 1.-The Big
Macks" and the Fighting Four" But
their father, Bernard L. Mcdonald Of
the city health department, towers
over them all; he's six feet two.
Bill is the youngest and shortest, be-
ing scant six feet. Bob, next, is the
tallest, exceeding Bill in height by an
inch and half. Alex, the eldest, and
Bernard are just an inch shorter than
Bob.
The four are quartet In the musical
sense also, each being possessed Of a
pleasing voice. Alex has been lend
man" In most Of the local amateur min
strel shows.
All four went with their battery to
Mexico
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TELLS The Time BY
HIS FAMILYS FACES
He Is ! O'clock, His Wife Is 2, and
Children Go According to Age.

st. Joseph, Mo.-The fight Of the
hours are marked on the dial Of @. W.
Hundreds watch by the faces Of his
ten children and by his own face and
the face of his wife. Tiny photo
graphs are set in the dial In place Of
the Roman numerals. Every time Mr..
Humberd-who is a grading contractor
here-looks at the time he sees his
whole family.
He is 1 o'clock and his wife is 2. The
children are arranged in the order of
their birth. beginning at o'clock with
Carl, who is thirty-four, and continu-
Glen. George, Eva, Robert, Vernon
and little - o'clock Edith. who is
three and the youngest of the family
The watch was made especially for
Mr.. HUNDRED n few years ago and
he is so used to it that he can tell the
exact time at a glance. He arises at
Albert o'clock in the morning, has
luncheon at half-past Edith and Is
usually home by Bertha
If he refers to the watch a score of
times throughout the day he is remind
ed each time of his loved ones and
there is little chance that he will ever
forget his family in the rush Of bust
ness. The idea of putting the family
In the watch occurred to him as SEN
timental novelty, unlike anything he
had ever heard of. His work as a
grading contractor carries him out Of
town frequently, but he reports he Is
not so lonely as he used to be, since he
feels that he can take glimpse at his
youngsters any time he cares to with
out attracting outside attention.
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Black Maria

Some years ago writer In the Eng
lish Notes and Queries. writing about
the nalne BLACK Maria" as applied to
prison vans. quoted from a periodical.
presumably English. named the Mil
lion, as follows:
During the old colonial days Maria
Lee, a negress, kept a sailors board
ing house In Boston. She was a wom-
an of gigantic size and prodigious
strength and was of great assistance
to the authorities in keeping the peace,
as the entire lawless element of that
locality stood in awe of her. When
ever an unusually troublesome person
was to be taken to the station house
the services of Black Maria. as she
was called. were likely to- be required.
1t is said that she once took ut one
time and without assistance three riot
GUS sailors to the lookup. So frequent
ly was her help required that the ex-
preston Send for Black Maria came
to mean Take the disorderly person to
jail 1t is easy to see how the name
became fixed to the prison van"
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Roads In Olden DAYS.

A curious illustration Of the lack of
any systematic authority over the
roads in England, even as late as the
fifteenth century, is preserved in the
records of the manor of AyleSbury. A
local miller, named Richard Boose,
needed some ramming clay for the re-
pair of his mill. Accordingly-we learn
from odd Country InnS'-his servants
dug great lit in the middle of the
road. ten feet wide and eight feet deep,
and so left it to become filled with
water from the winter rains. A glover
from Leighton BuZZard. ON his way
home from market. fell in and was
drowned. Charged with manslaughter,
the miller pleaded that he had no place
wherein to get the kind of clay he re-
quired except ON the highroad. He
was acquitted.
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Origin of Felt.

Many centuries ago a Door monk
was compelled to travel upon q long
and arduous journey. His road was
rocky, his sandals were worn, and he
suffered agonies as he trudged grimly
upon his holy GRAND. One day as he
sat by the wayside resting a sheep
came up to him, bleating in the most
friendly fashion. The good monk pet
ted the sheep and was grateful for its
dumb frfendliness, when suddenly he
had an inspiration. He took out his
sheath knife, sheared two handfuls of
wool from the sheep and placed one
In the heel Of either sandal. That
afternoon as he trudged along his feet
seemed light. his step springy. The
wool took the jar from his spine, the
impact of the stony road from his
aching, swollen feet.
The next morning as he started out
he thought to rearrange the wool pad
ding and discovered that the friction
and the movement of his feet In the
sandals had reduced the wool to a sort
Of a cloth. Thus was discovered felt.
which to this day is one of the most
effective substances ever discovered
for padding purposes.
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the material and the supernatural, the
natural physical and the supernatural
attenuated physical, that is transcend
ent and limitless to our finite compre-
hension.
We should be big enough to consider
and consider seriously our environment
The natural physical is a part of the
environment of every one of us and so
is the higher realm, the ethereal, the in
tellectual, the mental, the spiritual, the
supernatural $50 cahed) which is the
natural in the most delicate manifesto
ton. For is not everything naturalf
Our environment influences are inter
related. To get the highest type of per-
sonal development we must have the
best physical and mental environment.
Our bodies are composed of chemical
elements that are dead without proper
environment. Coal has a chemical ele-
ment, carbon. Coal will not radiate
heat and thus show its life without the
environment of spark and the oxy-
gen of the air. When coal shows life,
warmth, it shows something that is not
in its carbon nor in the oxygen of the
air. That something is immaterial; it
is supplied by the invisible environ
ment. That is life, activity and the
great spirit. Let US call it encourage
ment or optimism. And so it is with
our bodies. Thought is only chemical
action plus that spark. So is all that
is even though called supernatural. We
must have joy, music, smiles, encour-
agement and optimism
We must have the proper environ
ment. Where is it? That is the ques-
ton.
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How saccharin Was Discovered.

Saccharin is the most valuable sub
stitute for sugar we know. Yet 1t,
like many other present day inven-
lions, had a rather unlikely beginning
1t can be taken with impunity by dia-
bette patients, to whom ordinary sugar
is death, and it is many times sweeter
than that commodity. And, strangely
enough, it has only been known to
science since 1887.
That year DR.. Fahlberg was employ
ed upon the all important subject of
coal tar derivatives at the Johns Hop
kins university. Sitting one evening
at tea, he was surprised to find how
sweet his bread and butter tasted. He
traced the sweetness to his fingers.
then to his coat sleeves and finally to
one of the bowls of derivatives in his
laboratory. Experiments upon himself
and animals proved alike the harmless
ness of the compound and its extreme
sweetness. And saccharin was dis
covered. "-Exchange.
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RETURNS AFTER THIRTY YEARS
Sailor Had Been In Almost Every Port,
and Parents Didn't Know Him.

ano TdrehrS DIont mo" rliTns
Townsend, Del-Mourned as dead
for thirty years, David Guessferd re-
turned to the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Guessferd, who live
on q farm near here.
When sixteen years old young Guess
ferd went away on a boat plying be-
tween Smyrna and Philadelphia as
sailor. He was anxious to see more Of
the country, so obtained a berth as
sailor on vessel plying between New
York and the East Indies, and that was
the last heard Of him.
He has been in practically every port
in the world and on one occasion was
wrecked in midocean and he and the
captain of his vessel were the only sur
vivors. He Is said to have accumulated
considerable money and will remain
with his parents. They did not know
him.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
PLEASANT RECEPTION IN HONOR
OF SOME VISITING LADIES.

Monday evening the Eureka Fine Art
Club and The Bailey Press Club gave
a very pleasant reception from $3.50 to
IL P. NJ, at the residence of Mrs. Net
tie Anderson, 1924 Vernon avenue, in
honor of the following visiting ladies to
this city: .
Mrs. C. T. Branch of Camden, N. j.
Miss Mary E. Branch and Miss Tossie
p. Whiting of Petersburg, Va, and
Miss Daisy Shilton of Washington,
ID. C.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
The Real Fun InIif.

The Chicago banker who had tnti.
mate personal association with James
j. Hill related little incident which
throws light on the character Of that
great railroad man and builder Of civ
nization, says the Albany Knickerbock-
er Press. Mr.. Hill had commissioned
the banker to perform a task which re-
quired journey out Of town. Here is
the story:
"'How soon do you want this, Mr..
Hill? said l.
fright away
81 suppose he noticed fleeing ex-
preston in my face, for he asked.
What's the matterY
"'Well,' said 1, my family Is across
the lake, but that doesn't make any
difference. I'll start In the morning
and
"Mr. Hill held up his right hand and
said: Hold on. Let me give you a fact
born of long experience. All the real
fun a fellow has In life Is within the
four walls that inclose his family. Go
across the lake and see your family
and start on my Job when you get
through with the home folks"
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Talks on
HEALTH,
CLEANLINESS,
PROPER LIVING,
SANITATION, ETC.
DR.. w. A. DRIVER
$500 So. State Street
Phods Douglas 3617
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT.
$500 So. State Street
Phods Douglas 3617

Your health is the biggest problem of
vour entire life. You should give it
more consideration than you give any
other matter. Do not make the mis-
take of fastening to the conclusion
that physical health is all that is
meant when the term health is used.
Get the habit of supplying the implied
adiectives that mean universal scope.
You cannot afford to miss the consider
alton of big thought. 1t is costlier to
think little than it is to think in the
biggest sense.
Physical health is indeed our first in
clination but mental health is probably
of greater Importance. But some of
our contemporaries would have us be-
lieve that there is no physical body and
hence no physical health as well as no
physical lack of health, no disease.
They have a name calculated to attract
superficial thinkers; they are called
Christian Scientists. They are here &C
cused of insincerity but they are GER
tainly inconsistent and superficial.
They are in our environment and con-
sequently are capable of pernicious in
fuence. On the other hand, there are
others among us who seem to be so in
tensely interested in the material en-
vironment that they discourage safe
and sane consideration of the imnateri-
al, the metaphysical, the Intellectual
the spiritual or whatever term suits
your individuality.
For the sake of health divide your
time and talents in the consideration of
both the physical and the metaphysical,
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Quite Common.

ats strange what interest small
boys and girls take in bOasting about
the possessions of themselves and their
families.
Mollie. aged nine. and Nancy, a year
younger. were trying to outmatch each
other at this game. and Mollie was
several points ahead in the contest.
"Oh. you should see my mothers
FAM she boosted. thinking to make
her victory complete. Its lovely-all
hand painted"
Nancy tossed a scornful head.
POOH she retorted That's moth
ing. Sos our garden fence"
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
AirshiEs and Altitude.

There are two ways of measuring
altitude in a flying machine One is
by triangulation from the ground.
which is an involved operation. requir-
ing the services of several trained ex-
perts in the calculation of angles from
different points on a measured dis
lance on the earth's surface. The sec
ond and usual way is by means of a
Paragraph. which is a form of aneroid
barometer that records altitude by
means of atmospheric pressure. The
latter method is not as exact as the
former, but is more expeditions and is
approximately correct.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Seals Can Drown.

1t is a curious fact that the fur seal
was once a land animal The baby
seals are actually afraid of water. They
would drown If thrown into 1t and have
to learn to swim by repeated efforts.
When once they have been taught to
swim, however, they soon forget to
walk.
There are in existence only two i'm
portant herds Of fur seals, one Of
which has its breeding grounds In the
Commander islands, belonging to Rus
STA, the other In the Pribilof islands,
belonging to the United States. OF
these the latter is much the larger.
The Pribilof islands are government
property, and thus 1t happens that the
United States government finds itself
the owner of by far the most valuable
herd of fur seals In the world.-London
Mail.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Evaporated LIQUIDS,

Steam emanating from boiling milk
if condensed would become water.
This may be seen in the manufacture
of condensed milk, which is only ordl-
nary milk boiled down until the water
is out Of it. If liquid which contains
solid bodies in solution be evaporated
the solids are left behind. That this
is so may be shown by adding to wa
ter that is to be distilled a trace Of
magenta and a little salt. The dis
titled water has no taste and is color
less. The magenta Is generally depos-
tied upon the sides Of the boiling yes
sci.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Celt and Saxon.

One Of Sheridan's tales was of an
Irishman who met a Briton of the true
John Bull pattern standing with fold
ed arms in a contemplative mood, ap-
parently meditating on the greatness
Of his little island.
"Allow me to differ with YEP ex-
claimed the Celt.
But | have said nothing, SIR" re-
piled John Bull.
"And a man may think lie as well
as publish it." persisted the pugna-
cious Hibernian.
perhaps you are looking for ight?"
Queried the Briton.
"Allow me to compliment We on the
quickness of yer perception" said Pat
rick, throwing down his coat And
then they pitched in.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
For Pyorrhea.

O Prevention Is the best remedy
O for pyorrhea. Dentists preach
q this everywhere. Begin with the
q children and teach them how to
9 keep the teeth clean and free
. from all kinds Of food particles.
. Teach them to brush the teeth
O and rinse the teeth and gums 4
. thoroughly three times a day I
q after meals. Cleanliness keeps 4
. the gums healthy. Have the Z
9 tartar removed from the teeth: Z
. this. II allowed to remain. makes Z
= the gums recede and loosens the q
9 teeth. z
q Pyorrhea Is not a constitu- z
9 tional disease: II Is a local affec- 9
O ton. But the existence Is q 9
q menace To health. for II causes 9
. diseases Of the joints as we'll as 9
q many other systemic diseases. 9
q Watch your own teeth. watch 9
q the teeth Of the children. for the Q
Q first sign OF tartar and go to =
9 dentist 10 have Il removed 9
= Keep the teeth clean at ali times 9
9 Use plenty Of tooth powder and Q
q water to brush the teeth and do q
q not neglect thoroughly to rinse q
. the mouth and teeth. .
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A Waste Of Powder.

A man who never before had been
duck hunting shot at duck In the air.
"Geer' exclaimed the amateurs
friend. "You got him."
"Yes," returned the amateur, "but
might as well have saved my ammuni-
tion-the fall would have killed him
anyway."-Harper's Magazine.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Size ~ TIE Pcr1an Empire.
According to Ire rs: lrssa Gibsoa,

According - TIE lSstrlaa GfpSoos
the Roman empire was above 1000
miles in breadth. from the wall of
Antoninus and the northern limits of
Docia to Mount Atlas and the TrOpic
of Cancer: that it extended in length
more than 1900 miles. from the west
ern ocean TO the EuphrateS: that it
was situated in the finest part of the
temperate zone. and that it was sup
posed to contain above 1.GOO.OO0 square
miles
According to this. the Roman EN-
pire was considerably smaller than the
United States. the area of which Qeav-
ing out Alaska and the islands) is
nearly 3.OO0.O0O square miles. or al
most twice as big as was the empire
of the Caesars.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Rice In China.

Many persons fancy that the entire
Chinese people depend on rice as the
main article of diet. but there are mil
lions in central and north China that
have never tasted rice. and to other
millions it is more of a luxury than
wheat.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Bold Court Fool,

Ferdinand III. was a man of very IN
certain moods and would allow his
jester to take liberties with him one
hour while resenting any familiarity
the next. One day he turned round
on Jonas. his favOrite fool, and thun-
dered: Fellow. be silent! l never
stoop to talk to a fool!'
Never mind that" answered Jonas.
81 do. So please listen to me In your
turn"
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End of the Story.

"Oh. if | were only beautiful" she
sighed artfully.
81 wouldn't care if 1 were you" he
said. You are very intellectual and
you have a sweet disposition. Besides,
you are nice to your mother, and all
that is much better than being beau.
tiful."
And he was never invited to see her
again.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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Starting a Scrap.

'T'n bet my dad can lick yours"
'T'l bet be can't.
"How you're going to prove it,"
''I'n tell you. I'll hit you in the eye
and you hit me in the nose; then Wen
both run home and tell our dads about
It, and then they'll both get mad and
start scrap. and you and will stand
by and see which of them wins."-De-
troit Free Press.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Bob Burdette's Aside.

When Bob Burdette was addressing
the graduating class Of large eastern
college for women he began his re-
marks with the usual salutation.
young ladies of OF" Then in n hor-
rified aside he added. That's an aw-
full age for girl!
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
The Inattentive Child.

" Never scold a child who is dull
" or needless nor one who seems
" to refuse to pay attention. Take
" such a child to a physician for
" an examination. for many times
y there will be found explanations
" for his conduct-his ears may be
" diseased or filed with impacted
y wax, which dulls or prevents his
y hearing. His eyesight may be
y so defective as to keep him from
y fixing his gaze upon anything.
y Children who are normal and
y well are bright. alert. attentive
- and responsive. Those who are
- Ill or suffering from disease OF
y the nervous system. some defect
" Of hearing or vision. are unable
- to do anything as it should be
y done and deserve pity and never
- blame.
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Envelopes.

Envelopes were practically unknown
before 172J. About that time one was
seen ENTHUSIASTICALLY. AS late as 1850
letters were often sent folded and seal
ed. Envelopes may be said to have
come into use shortly after 1S4.-Ex
change
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Important.

"My dear, what shall buy you for
your birthday"
Consult our jeweler. He knows
pretty well what my tastes are"
"And did you tell him anything about
the state Of my finances ?"-Kansas
City Journal.
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ALLEGES WIFE HAS NEGRO BLOOD

Charlottesville, Ind, Sept.-Austin
f. West, of Charlottesville, carpenter,
has filed a suit for divorce from his
wife, Juliet, Osborne West, alleging that
after nine years of married life he has
learned she is of more than one-eighth
Negro blood. They, were married in
November, 1907. West alleges his wife
deceived him. They have no children.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
DRAINED ALL THE LAND.
Water Over Low Tract Disappeared
When Ditch 10 DUO.


When Ditch ls Dug.
Rockport, Mo.-The outlet ditch that
drains Lake Nishnabotna at Langdon
Is the talk of the whole Missouri bot
tom. The effects have been almost mi
raculous.
It seems that when the ditch drained
the Nishna, water standing all over
the bottom, whether 1t had connec-
ton with the ditch or not, disappeared,
often in the night, leaving the ground
At for cultivation within few days.
The Nishnabotna river has been
standing full Of water for about year,
and as the water level was almost as
high as the great body Of surrounding
land, the water soaked through and
saturated It all.
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To Make Sure.

won't you please leave the light
burning In the hall, mOther?" pleaded
little Robert as he was being put to
bed.
Nonsense. BObbie." was the reply.
Surely you know there isn't anything
to be afraid of in the dark
"Yes, know. but can't you leave n
teeny weeny light so I can see there
isn't anything there?-Exchange
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Happy BOYS.

'The Smithers twins are so much
alike that their own mother can't tell
them apart
"That must be rather confusing"
ct is. but the boys don't mind it.
Their mother never dares to whip
either of them for fear it might be the
wrong one."-Exchange
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Soap Economy,

When a cake Of soap is worn nearly
thin enough to break stick 1t to the
new cake by putting both In quite
warm water. then press firmly togeth-
or. When cold 1t win be one solid
cake. This does away with small
pieces Of soap and there Il no waste.
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How the DAYS Go BY.

Frank looked up thoughtfully from
his engine and cars game of railroad
ing. played on the primitive plan of a
fve-year-cld boy.
Mamma. isn't 1t funny how the days
go by. one after the other, just like a
train Of cars. with Sunday for the en-
gine."-Harper's.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23

Recently Sergeant John 81. High
tower was united in marriage to Mrs.
Emma Spencer, of Austin, Tex, and
they are at home to their friends at
1923 S. State street and Mr.. Hightower
claims that he has never been so happy
before in his life.
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Maddenina.

'They really fear she will become In
sane. You see, she found a diary he
kept before he married her"
"Oh, seei And the awful revela-
tons
'RevelationsT No. 1t was all In
cipher, and she couldn't read a word of
it."-London Tit Bits.
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MONTHS FOR NEGRO HELD
WITH WHITE GIRL.

Edward Best, Colored, was sentenced
TO six months in the house of correc-
ton and fined 81 and costs today in
the boys court on a charge of con-
tributing to the delinquency of Mary
Anastarkos, sixteen years old, White
girl, who ran away with him from her
home in Newport News, Va, August 10.
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BADLY Timed.

Nephew tried to get raise today.
aunt. but the boss refused II. Mrs.
Blunderby-TOo bad. Dicky. Perhaps
you didn't approach him ut the zoOlog
ical moment.-BOston Transcript.
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Bishop Williams, the Colored police
man, who was in serious trouble with a
young girl, Alice Smith, who resided
at 126 W. 9th street, was on Saturday
exonerated in the Municipal Court. He
was SUCCESSFULLY represented by Lawyer
B. F. Moseley.
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Smallest Part First,

"When 1 ask your age why do you
say eight and twenty instead of TWEEN
ty-eight?"
81 believe in putting the best foot for
ward.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
MoT0RcAR "DEADLY WEAPON"
Judge Says II 10 Used For offensive
and Defensive Operations.

and Defensive Operations.
Portland, Ore.-That motorcar under
certain conditions Is dangerous weap-
on was held by Judge Robert Morrow
In the circuit court The case was that
Of G. A. Warmer. accused Of assault
with a dangerous weapon In having
with his motorcar ridden down a mo-
torcycle on the Columbia highway
which carried II. n. Beckman and bis
wife. Mrs. Beckman was badly In
jured.
Judge Morrow fortified his decision
with citations from American preced-
ents and observations on European bat
tlefields, where, he said, the motorcar
was employed AZ q weapon Of onsnss
and defense.
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Atlas Rsioices,

Atlas bore the world on his shoulders.
at is much easier than having 1t on
your conscience" he explained New
York Sun.