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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
DispeIfind an Illusion.


When you think you can see q ghost,
how can you tell whether it really is
q ghost or not? A writer gives the
following scientific method: 1--WE as
sumo that person sees an apparitiOn.
1t may be objective. e., having ex-
istence outside the Observers mind-or
merely a creature of a disordered
brain, subjective. The seer, while look
ing at the vision with both his eyes,
gently depresses one eyeball with his
forefnger from outside the top eyelid,
SO causing a squint. If objective,
whether bogus or not, two outlines Of
the ghost will be seen, but one, Of
course, If it be subjective. One may
prove this by trial any time with any
object, near or far. I mention this be-
cause Of the many nervous and brain
wearied people who see spooks and to
whom 1t would be better that they
should know that the trouble is with
in themselves and so seek a capable
doctor than continue to be haunted, as
they believe, by the supernatural" .
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Our Wisdom Teeth.

The wisdom teeth are the four last
molar teeth to grow. They come one
on each side of each jaw and arrive
somewhere between the ages of TWEEN
ty and twenty-five years. The name
is given them because it is supposed
that when n person has developed
physically and mentally to the point
where he has secured these last four
teeth he has also arrived at the age of
discretion. 1t does not necessarily
mean that one who has cut his wisdom
teeth is wise, but that, having lived
long enough to grow these, which COM
plete the full set Of teeth, the person
has passed sufficient actual years that,
If he has done what he should to fit
himself for life, he should have come
by that time at the age Of discretion
or wisdom. As a matter OF fact, these
teeth grow at about the same age In
people whether they are wise or not
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Curious Beehivea.

II the village Of Hoefel, Sflesia, there
are a number Of beehives in the shape
Of life size figures cleverly carved In
wood and painted in colors- The fig
ures were carved more than a century
ago by monks Of the Naumburg mon
astery, who were at that time in pos
session of a large farm In the district.
The beehives represent different char
acters ranging from Moses to a mill
tary officer, a country girl and a night
Waterman with q spear.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Success az a Singer.

To captvate the world as a singer of
longs Is as simple as-well, as Yvette
Guilbert says it is, for Yvette, whose
art is supreme, has just been explain
ing its secrets. Here is her recipe:
"You must have In your one voice all
voices, all colors; In your one face all
expressions; in your one soul all the
souls Of all people. And you must
work, work, work! When you have
worked for ten years, twenty years,
you will find yourself only at the be-
ginning"
There is a little more. You must
have long and stern course of vocal
gymnastics for the voice, of plastique
for the harmonious and expressive use
of the body, of history, literature,
painting, sculpture-an forms of art
and beauty must bring their influence
to bear on the creative imagination of
the singer, cor you are nothing, moth
ingr'
And that is how it is done.-London
Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
"a 81 y Il. kS"e
Snake Bites In India.

India's annual loss Of over 10000
lives from snake bite has forced the
production of an antidote serum. The
Parel laboratory, Bombay, keeps sup
ply Of cobras from which venom is ex-
tracted every ten days. The snakes
are forcibly fed with egg flip through a
tube. The venom Is dried over lime
and then dissolved in a salt solution.
Increasing doses are injected In a horse
until at the end of two years the ami
NAL can stand a dose 200 times the
original one and Is quite immune from
the cobra poison. The serum from the
blood of this particular horse is an
antidote and Is absolutely effective If
injected In time. Many lives have
been saved by its use. However, each
bite requires an antidote made from
the venom Of the same sort Of snake
that inflicted the bite.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Teeth of the Whale.

Although the whale is warm blood
ed, air breathing animal, it can stay
under water half an hour. Usually 1t
comes to the surface every eight or
ten minutes to blow, spouting a stream
Of water from its nostrils and remain
ing up about two minutes.
The rorqual or finback whale is some
times more than 100 feet long. The
teeth Of the sperm or oil whale often
weigh thirty pounds apiece. They are
used for ivory, but are not as fine as
elephant tusks. Whalebone, which
comes from the right or whalebone
whale, is not really bone at all, but re-
sembles the horns of cattle. 1t grows
In plates from the roof of the whales
mouth and serves the purpose Of teeth,
which are lacking in this variety.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
- : ga : -
A Pat of Butter

One pat or serving of butter Is lit
tie thing. There are about sixty-four
Of them in a pound, says the depart
ment Of agriculture
In many households the butter left
on the plates probably would equal one
pat, or one-quarter Of an ounce daily,
scraped of into the garbage pail.
But If every one Of our 100000
households should waste one-quarter
Of an ounce of butter daily on the av-
erage 1t would mean 312,5OO pounds
a day-114, 062, 500 pounds year.
To make this butter would take 1885,
261, $50 gallons Of milk, or the product
Of over half q million COWS.
The United States department of ag-
riculture, Washington, or your state
agriculture college will tell you how
to use every bit Of butter in cookery
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Some Negro Preachers Not all
of them. What an Atlanta
Paper Has to Say Regard
ing the Moral Christian
Standing of Some of Our
Colored Ministers of today.

We are not talking about all the
preachers, but some of them, and if
you are not guilty, do not wear the
cap. If it fits you, wear it in silence
and in prayer. If you are not hit,
don't yelp. We are talking about the
guilty, not the innocent We have the
highest regard for some preachers and
absolutely no respect or patience with
some. We are talking about the
curses in the pulpit, who disgrace the
race, the church and the country.
The very nature of the preacher s
calling suggests peace and good will
among men. The preachers natural
vocation is one of forbearance, pa
thence and peace, not war with the
sword or with the tongue. The only
weapon the messenger of Christ
should fight with should be faith and
prayer. But too many Negro preach
ers are the direct reverse of these
fundamentals of Christianity. Too
uldIN VI IueIn COLuC ulOTe NEARLY eA-
employing the life and character of
the devil than they do of the lowly
Nazarene. They seem impelled by an
inward nature to tear down rather
than to build up, to destroy rather
than to construct. There is no devil
ment, no confusion, no chaos, no de-
struction in the race, but what the
preacher is not potent factor. In
church the same element of preachers
lead in the division of associations and
the splitting of churches. In politics
they lead in demoralizing and corrupt
ing the morals of the community;
they are looking for graft. In society
they are plotting every intrigue ina
ginable to tear down and to disrupt
rather than to build up a community.
They prefer to enlist under the banner
of crap shooter, liquor-head, or COM
mon liar, than to line up with the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
QiAd For His Mates.

There Is a tablet in the sailors home
at Melbourne to James Mari. He was
a sailor before the mast on the Rip.
On July 10, 1878, the Rip was caught
in a squall. Mari sat astride of the
gaff when great wave broke over the
boat and brought down the mainmast.
There was only one chance to save the
Rip. That was to cut away the litter.
But Mari chung to the broken spar,
and to cut away meant to send him
overheard to his death. So, looking at
him doubtfully, the men hesitated,
their axes in their hands. Mari, help
less, pondered. He saw that his death
would be the boats salvation, and he
shouted:
"Cut away, matesl Goodbye
Then he let himself fall into the cold,
wild sea.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

righteous and the best thought of our
social fabric. We know of no society
that ever split or had trouble, but
what the Negro preacher was an i'm
portant aecomplice, and everywhere
there is any graft, his mitts are out
and his nav gaping for the filthy
lucre he can pick up. If you want a
dirty job put over or a scandal covered
or a lie told or liquor drunk, hunt up
this element of preachers and you
have the man capable of turning the
trick. They will denounce liquor
drinking from the pulpit Sunday night
and Monday morning he is the first
man at the blind tiger. He makes it
a point to visit the home when the
husband is at work. In fact, he is a
meddler, a destroyer, fuss maker and
a peace breaker. He CRAFTS all his
life, dies poor and leaves his family in
a destitute condition. He converts the
church, associations, conferences into
personal vehicles to promote his per-
sonal ends. He will offer to buy a
church, a pulpit; a secretaryship, mo-
dictatorship, the bishoprie as quick as
the most corrupt politician in Tam
many Hall would offer a bride to a
voter. With this element of preach
ers a dollar and a little whisky will
accomplish everything, and the grace
of God, faith and the efficacy of His
plan of salvation, nothing.
This character of a Negro preach
er does not understand his calling is
to life of service, but a license to
run rough shod over everybody, COM
NIT all kinds of sin, violate the sane
tity of the home, lie and break the
peace, fail to pay debts and in every
way that sin can suggest, prostitute
the high calling of a Christian min
ister.-Ex.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

Almost all women have early in
pregnancy a disturbance ranging from
a slight nausea to a serious or danger
Gus vomiting. That is usually the first
symptom that causes the family to
seek the aid of the doctor. Sometimes
the vomiting is so severe that life it.
self is threatened. 1t has often hap
pened that all drug treatment had to
be abandoned and operative treatment
instituted. If the woman registers
early with the family physician and
follows his advice there is almost al
ways freedom from the multitude of
petty irritations and serious conse-
quences are conspicuous by their alb
sence.
Urge then, expectant mothers to
register with the family physician at
least three months before erm and also
to submit a sample of urine for exam
ination every two weeks at least until
the last three weeks, when a weekly
sample should be submitted. BY such
watchfulnesS failure of the kidneys to
properly do their share of the system
cleaning for the two (the mother and
the prospective child) will be known
and proper remedies prescribed or suit
able advice given and proper action
taken.
Commissions just before childbirth
during or after may thus be avoided.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
A Divided Citv,

Lying on either side Of the Danube,
Just at that point where 1t definitely
sets south, Pest spreads itself out over
the fat sandy plain on the left bank,
while Buda rambles over the series Of
small and steep hills which character
lie the land on the right bank. Pest
Is modern In aspect 1t Is regularly
laid out and presents a splendid front
age to the river. Buda, ancient and
capricious, wanders In and out among
the hills, finally shouldering its way
up to the Blocksberg, nearly 400 feet
above the river. Behind It all are the
mountains, rising In great terraces, one
behind the other.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
CHILDBIRTH.

The expectant mother should be IN
der the constant care and supervision
of the family physician as soon as she
has reason to believe that there will
be an increase in the family. No wo-
man should fail to follow the advice
embodied in the statement above
written. While some women never have
any trouble of serious import, it is by
no means certain that serious condi-
tions and even fatalities may not de-
velop after any number of easy con-
finements. One or many easy cOnine
ments should not cause any woman to
feel free from the possibilities of I'M
fortunate developments or the acct
dents of labor.
In all cases of pregnancy the woman
should know that it is her duty to con-
suit her physician early and often in
order to prevent pernicious vomiting,
toxemia of pregnancy and other dis
turbances too numerous to mention
During the earl months of pregnancy
an examination of the urine should be
made every month but in the last
weeks of pregnancy, an examination of
the urine should be made every seven
days. The urinary examination should
be made by the doctor so that he will
be able to properly advise the expect
ant mother.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
WALKING Exercise.

In a brisk walk of twenty minutes
duration a person brings into play all
the muscles Of the body, the abdominal
organs are shaken into activity, the
lungs are filed with fresh air and are
thus assisted in their natural function
Of purifying the blood, the action of
the heart is quickened and strength
ened, so that the blood, well aerated in
the lungs, flows abundantly to the
brain and washes out all the poison
with which work and worry clog it.
Every business man with a sedentary
occupation ought to walk to and from
his Office if 1t Is possible, as he would
derive great benefit from the practice.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Washed Dishes at the Table.

In former centuries a cistern for
the washing Of dishes at the table was
part Of the furniture Of a well appoint
ed dining room in England. The plates
were rinsed in it when necessary dur
ing the meal Pepys In his diary tells
of purchasing a pewter cistern as part
Of his preparations for a dinner Of
state. A magnificent silver cistern is
still preserved in the dining room at
Burghley House, the seat Of the Mar
Quis of Exeter.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Leaves Pulpit For Vaudeville.

GAINESVILLE, O.-The Rev. F. W. Cor
man, pastor Of the Congregational
church, told his congregation the other
night that he had signed a contract
for a seven weeks vaudeville tour.
he was granted a leave Of absence.
The Rev. Mr.. Germans speciality Is
singing. He was on the stage before
entering the ministry.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
, o o O o o o o o o o o {
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Bright's Disease.

Diet, according to prominent @
physician, is the most important Q
factor in the care or control Of O
o Bright's disease. "Of all dis O
cases." the doctor says, "Bright's O
disease is most Influenced by o
o habits-of eating and of life gen. o
orally. This holds true to ev- o
o cry form "e the disease. If q o
o m; :, necessarily fatal form o
o of tn disease, If he will live &C o
o cording Ia the rules he can add o
o a few months or a few years to o
o his life. If he has a chronic o
o but slowly progressive down. o
o ward form he can almost live o
o out the expectancy Of a man Of o
o his years by playing the game o
o fair. If he has a mild form Of o
o the disease he can live the law o
o and he will find that his symp- o
o toms will entirely disappear. The o
o diet Of a person with chronic o
o nephritis should be simple In o
o quality and limited In quantity. o
o He should especially refrain from o
o eating heavy meals. While mel o
o Their q feast nor q famine Is ad- o
o visable, the former Is the more o
o harmful" o
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

Miss S. Maurice Williams daughter
of Prof. Frank Williams, principal of
the Sumner High School, st. Louis.
Mo-, is in the city stopping at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Cummins, 1854
Champlain avenue. Miss Williams who
is the niece of DR.. Edward S. Miller,
and who has for some time taught
school in Cincinnati, o., is attending
the Summer school at the Chicago Uni
versity.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

Attorney William E. Mollison, of
Vicksburg, Miss, who was quite prom
inent in State and National Republican
politics in that section of the country,
for he has served as a delegate to
every Republican National convention,
except one, since 1880, has come to
Chicago to reside. He has opened up
law offices in suite SIS Hartford Build
ing and he has bought a nice eight
room house for his family at 1858
South Park Boulevard showing that
Mr.. Mollison is a substantial citizen
and that he is willing to take a chance
with the property owners or tax pay
ers in this city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
ASKS $837.5O FOR SHAVE.

Contractor Sues Accident Company
Over Skin Infection.
Kansas City, Mo.-Eight hundred and
thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents for
a shave is asked by William Kenefick,
a contractor. In a suit brought in the
circuit court recently.
The suit, directed against an accident
insurance company, is the result Of an
infection Of the skin which Mr.. Kene-
fick says he accidentally contracted In
New York city while a barber was
shaving him. He Is therefore trying to
collect on his accident policy, and the
company refuses to pay.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Cause For Worry.

"You must take exercise" said the
physician, "and by all means worry
less. Play golf"
Doctor" replied the patient, you
mean well, but a man who plays my
kind of golf game can't help worry
ing"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Pernicious Literature.

Ibid you see that stout woman push
that little man off the sidewalkT
Eyes"
"What did she do it for?''
"Why, she's been reading somewhere
that women are displacing men in all
the walks Of life.'
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Constituents of SCOT.

SCOT consists chiefly Of carbon, tar
and mineral matter, with smaller pro-
portions Of sulphur and heterogeneous
compounds, and frequently has an acid
reaction. The proportion Of the vari-
GUS constituents varies greatly with
different factors, such as the nature of
the coal, the completeness of combus-
ton and the distance from the fire at
which the SCOT was deposited.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Chance Visitors.

as there such a thing as q new
thoughtY'
Maybe there Is and maybe there
isn't" replied the cynical man. "Some
people entertain a thought so seldom
that whenever one strikes them they
get the idea that it's new."-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
As She Saw IL.

Exe-Resign from the club, sell my
automobile and move into a cheaper
house just because I've been losing a
little money in stocks? can't do that.
1t would make talk. Mrs. Exe-It
would, William. People would say you
had done a sensible thing for once in
your life.-Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
An Distracted Order.

Owens-How do you do, Mr.. Shears?
What can you show me in the way of
a new suit today? His Tailor-Your
bill, sir. That is decidedly in the way
of q new suit.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Identi6cation.

81 shall try to leave footprints on
the sands of time" said the man who
is earnest, but not original
Every good" replied the absent
minded criminologist, "but thumb
prints are now considered more relia-
ble."-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
loo Bad.

Jinks-Couldn't you borrow a thou
sand at the bank on your character?
Binks-Impossible! 1 keep hens, and
the banker lives next door to me-St
Louis Republic.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Went the Limit.

81 used to try my. hand at writing
when was In college"
Ever write for money!"
AS often as thought the old man
would send ME any."-Buffalo Express.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
True.

True.
"Why do they say that honesty is
the best policy"
Because 1t never lapses, and you
don't have to pay premiums on it,
Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Worse Than U Boats, Says Legislator,
but Senate Says No.

but Senate Says No.
Springfield, Ill.-Women's high heels
are safe.
Brutal death was administered to
James 81. Kirby's bill by the senate.
1t sought to limit the height of heels
on women's shoes to 13s inches. The
enacting clause was stricken out, and,
to make the assassination all the more
ludicrous, the senate resolved itself
into committee of the whole and gave
five minutes to the Menard county
farmer to talk for the measure.
He declared high heels are causing
more damnation than the German sub
marine"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Reading.

If you like to read and have many
books, be careful lest you read too
much and think too little.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

The feeble tremble before opinion, the
foolish defy 1t, the wise judge 1t, the
skillful direct it.-Mme. Roland.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
FOUR NEGROES TAKEN FOR
IGNORING DRAFT REGISTER.

The police of Hammond, Ind, on
ast Monday pulled in four Colored
nen for failing to register for the draft
mv.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

two days convention of the Wo-
van Committee of the Council of Ma
IOuai Defense was held at the Fine
NJ Nus Building last Tuesday and
s'uneSday. They planned various
avs In which women may do effective
lucrative work and avoid duplica-
WI Mrs. W. H. Davis and DIR. Mary
"aring were the city and state
'epesentatives.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
CHIPS

The Walden-Meharry Club meets
Thursday evenings at 3611 State st.
All former students are invited to at
tend
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

The Children s Aid will entertain
their friends at 1924 Vernon Ave. the
evening of July 4th. Misses Clark,
Smith, Jones and Branham hostesses.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Jordan and Son
Of Mound Bayou, Miss, is visiting in
the city and they are the house guests
of Mrs. Charles Stewart, 1922 S. Aber-
deem street.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

Mrs. Robert A. Williams, 1914 S.
Dearborn street, left last Friday for
Youngstown, Ohio, where on Monday
she attended the funeral services of
Wesley Williams, her brotherin-law.
Before leaving for that city Mrs. Will
hams had the casket shipped to it by
her friend Mrs. Hattie King Hill, 1904
STATE street.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

Miss Bertha Vera NARROW was re-
Sently urited in marriage to Mr.. James
y Ferguson, who is connected with the
r''holS Central Hospital department.
immediately after their wedding Mrs.
FERGUSON left for a pleasant visit with
p'endS at Lincoln, Neb., returning
e last Saturday evening. Mr.. and
%fS' Ferguson are now at home to
ueN many friends at 3241 Calumet
Avenue.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

Mrs. Richard Hill, Jr. who was for
merly Miss Frances Overton and her
young baby boy, Richard Hill the
Third, accompanied by her mother-in-
law, Mrs. Richard Hill, ST., arrived
home last Thursday morning from
Louisville, KY, and they are residing
at 1874 s. Wabash avenue.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

Louis Wimberly, proprietor of the
White Front, cigar store, news stand
and laundry Office, 2946 S. State street,
continues to do quite nice business
and The Broad AK can be found on
sale at his news stand.