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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Submarine Iorpedoes.

Launching a torpedo from a subma-
rine is simple. The torpedo fits closely
In tube or cylinder. with an opening
at the rear made alright when closed.
At the desired moment there Is a dis
charge Of cordite and the torpedo Is on
its way.
When the torpedo is projected from
q ship or boat into the water a lever
is thrown back, admitting air into the
engines, causing the propellers to re
volve and drive the torpedo ahead
The torpedo travels under water at a
high rate Of speed. 1t carries a large
charge of explosive, which Is ignited
on the torpedo striking any hard sub
stance, such as the hull of ship.
The distance the tube Is submerged
depends on the target, but the nearer
the surface the more effective.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
A Short Business Talk.

In a certain store the merchandise
manager sent for the ready to wear and
millinery buyers and said to them:
you men are getting bad accumu-
lation Of stock that is hard to move.
Hereafter you will make a daily and
weekly inventory and send the report
to this Office"
Both buyers declared this to be i'm
possible, but the merchandise man told
them to go and do 1t. Especially he
wanted them to show the age Of the
goods in stock, the sizes and the colors.
After attempting to take some Of
these daily inventories the buyers de-
cided that an easier way would be to
get busy and sell the goods faster. This
same plan has been used In many de-
partments with fine results.
There is nothing like the spot light to
engender selling activity In q store
Philadelphia Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
The Actors indifference.

1t is probable that the height OF I'm
difference Is reached I'm the veteran &C
tor. / saw one at the Press club re-
Gently who confirms this suspicion
thoroughly.
He is in a good show, but has a
small part. appearing only In the first
act
"How is the shown" I asked him.
Pretty fair, I'm told" he answered.
whats it about?"
Cant say"
How does 1t endT
Don't know"
For goodness sake" asked,
haven't you ever seen the play? You
are I'm 1t yourselfT
mo" he answered, with a look Of
being bored. Several times I have
thought of going around front to see
what 1t was all about; but, my dear
old chap, / have never seemed to get
around to it."-Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Mystery of q Fish.

In the economy of nature nothing Is
more remarkable than the metamor-
phosis of the founder, which when
young swims in an upright position, as
do all other fish, but when maturity
develops it becomes topheavy, falls
over on its side and its existence Is
passed as a fiat fish.
That nature moves In a mysterious
way is here freely illustrated, for when
the founder falls fat the two eyes,
which originally were on either side Of
the head, are transposed to the upper
side Of the fish, where they always
face the light.
The process by which this strange
change is accomplished has never been
discovered by scientists and Is a mar
velous instance Of natures operations.
for while the fish usually rests upon
bottom it can readily swim about In
any depth Of water.-New York Sun
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Politics and Tobacco,

Something like half a century ago Q
man named Dan Bradley started the
custom In a little cigar store In Brook
Ign Of keeping box Of smoking to
bacco on the counter, with a sign
above 1t saying. Fill your pipe" Part
ly on the strength Of his popularity,
due In no small degree to the free FILL
ings for a pipe, Bradley ran independ-
emily for the state senate and was elect
ed as against the regular candidate.
Five thousand clay pipes did the
trick for Dan" was a saying at the time.
"a man would have to give away au-
tOmobiles to get elected to the senate
nowadays" observed one Of the new
school Of politicians.
''The days Of the election cigar and
tobacco are gone forever."-New York
World.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Where the Five Points Was.

The Five Points, once a most dan
gerous part Of the New York slums,
Is now the site Of Paradise park. 1t
Is at the crossing Of Worth, Baxter
and Park streets, near the junction of
Park row and the New Bowery and
Chatham square and practically ad-
joining Mulberry bend. In 174O four
teen negroes were burned here dur
ing the negro insurrection. Here the
Dead Rabbits had their headquarters
and fought the Bowery Boys. The
Seventh regiment was called out July
3, 1857, to Quen a riot here. The Five
Points mission was incorporated In
1850.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Dream. May Be- ov.rtlns WORK

Dreams May Be ovsrtlrns WORK
Dreams are q good test Of the need
Of sleep and many times answer the
question Of overwork or idleness, &C
cording to DR.. Percy G. Stiles, who
lectured at the Harvard medical school
on Sleep"
at is possible to Judge by ones
dreams whether one needs Sleep" he
said. "If the dreams are Of a ram
bling variety, the kind that seem to
pop from nowhere or anywhere, It Is
q pretty good sign that you are not
overtired. On the other hand, II the
dreams are a continuation Of the days
worries the chances are that you are
overtired. Dreams remote from the
days work are q vacation, but dreams
connected with the days work are
overtime.
"To go to sleep get the body and
mind comfortable. The body Is easier
to make comfortable than the mind.
A rundown, a bath and a little bit to
eat help bring that about To compose
the mind read some familiar book or
poetry. That soothes the mind, for no
exertion Is necessary to read it"-Bos-
ton Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Art and Nature.

Art Is the revelation of man, and
not merely that, but likewise the re7e.
lation Of nature speaking through man
Art pre-exists In nature, and nature b
reproduced in art As vapors from
the ocean floating landward and Dis
solved In rain are carried back In nv
ers to the ocean, so thoughts and The
semblances Of things that fall upon the
soul Of man in showers flow out again
in living streams Of art and lose them
selves In the great ocean, which Is M
ture. Art and nature are not then
discordant, but ever harmoniOusV
working In each other.-LOngfel0W'
Hyperion"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
All In the Dialect.

A New Zealand man vouches for the
truth Of the following story:
Dick Seldom was Of Lancashire orr
gin. and when he died the Lancastrian
society in New Zealand sent a wreath
with the following inscription: 81 have
gone whoam." The journalist who re-
ported the funeral evidently did not
come from Lancashire and consequent
ly was somewhat puzzled by the word
ing and, after thinking hard. conclud-
ed that some one had blundered His
report read:
"The Lancastrian society sent a
beautiful wreath bearing the inscrip-
ton: I have gone Who am ~"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Fish Versus Mosquitoes.

Myriads Of mosquitoes used to infest
the rice plantations Of Madagascar.
DR.. Legendre, a savant well known in
scientific circles In Paris, conceived
the idea Of freeing the region Of mala.
rial trouble by the Introduction into
the watercourses Of cyprin, or red fish,
which are very fond Of both mosQui-
toes and their eggs. Within five months
500 fish multiplied 10 10000. and these
destroyed nearly all the mosquitoes.
The fish besides being a malaria de-
sroyer became very important as an
addition to native food-London Tele.
graph.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Restrain q Cough.

= A patient German statistician 4,
. has calculated that patient who ,
. coughs once every quarter Of an .
. hour for ten hours expends en- a.
. ergy equivalent to $50 units Of 1
. heat, which may be translated .
= as equivalent to the nourish- I
= ment contained In three eggs or I
. two glasses Of milk. In normal 1
= respiration the air Is expelled I
= from the chest at the rate Of I
. four feet per second, whereas In I
. violent coughing 1t may attain I
. a velocity Of 300 feet This 4
. waste Of energy is especially i'm I
. portant because 1t occurs for the 4
. most part In persons whose as 4
. similative functions are already I
. working under difficulties; conse- 4
. Quently the ingestion of the cor 4
. responding quantity Of nourish- 4
. ment by no means compensates I
. for the exertion. 1t follows that I
= persistent cough Is per sc a (
. cause Of emaciation. though I
= there are many other factors (
. which tend In the same direc- I
. don; hence the desirability of re- I
. straining cough within safe linn I
. its, especially when It Is due to (
. Initiative rehexes, such as are Z
. excited by laryngitis and pharyn- Z
. gitis.-Medical Critic and Guide. Z
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT
rheumatism.

For acute arttcular rheuma- 1
tsm the following treatment Ia
recommended by q writer In the 1
Medical Adviser, quoted by the !
Medical Record: An ointment I
made Of four drains each Of ich- 4
thyol, methyl salicylate and OIL I
Of turpentine, mixed with four
ounces Of lanolin, Is applied to I
the affected joints and covered I
with cotton and oiled silk. The I
patient Is put to bed In flannel I
nightclothes and between blan-
kets for absolute rest
His diet must be liquid, prefer
ably milk. together with fruit
Juices and plenty Of water.
Elimination through bowels, skin
and Kidneys must be attended to
carefully. At the beginning Of I
the treatment O dose Of calomel
and bicarbonate Of soda 10 given
and followed after four hours by (
rochelle salts or O seidlitz pow.
der. Rhubarb and soda may b
given 30 advantage until the (
tongue u clean. Throughout con-
valeecence the patient must alb
stain from all animal foods and
alcohol {
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
shun ~Tip.p If You PLAY stoek..

Whatever you do, don't go it alone, -
Is the advice that Harold Rowland
gives to women investors In the Wo-
mans Home Companion. "Shun the
financial gossip Of the uniformed, the
eocksure counsel Of the irresponsible,
the glittering generalities or the more
nsidious particularities Of the con-
eeited ignoramus. Beware of rumors,
tips and inside information Base
your transactions upon the firm ground
Of accurate information, sound judg-
ment and disinterested advice. Don't
try to get rich quick"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Damascus Swords.

Damascus swords, whose fame ut one
time made them almost one Of the won
ders Of the world, were made Of al
tsrnats layers Of iron and steel, 90
finely tempered that the blade would
bend to the hilt without breaking. with
an edge 90 keen that no coat Of mail
could resist 1t and . surface % highly
polished that when q Noslem wished
b rearrange his turban hs used his
sword for q looking glass.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
What She Wanted,

A woman was knocked down oy
horse, but happily escaped with rev
scratches.
A man rescued her and said. Can l
get you anything?"
She much out of breath and gaspns
with excitement)-Oh-oh-can !Ou
kindly get me
He-Some brandy?
She-No-not drink-some sals9
pins. feel I'm falling all to pieces
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
DESTROYING an Idol.

Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs. Tor
kins, you can say anything you like
nowadays about George Washington.
can't your"
Yes. The lid seems to be of"
"Well, I never liked to mention It be-
fore, but have my doubts about his
being incapable Of an effort to deceive.
His pictures look to me as If the old
gentleman wore a wig."-Washington
Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT,
Diet and Health.

' In an article on Tanning the
y Liver" Worlds Work saws that
y the daily meal Of the average
y business man consisting of meat
y ana potatoes and white bread is
' Ideal for inducing constipation.
v MOST or US should NOS eat more
' tnan once day. Eat the shells
OF your baked potatoes and eat
y whole wheat bread or graham
y Ior the help that what we call ,
roughage" has In stimulating
y power action And see to It that
= you take liberal portions of at ,
' least two kinds Of vegetables at
DOTH luncheon and dinner, such ,
' vegetables as peas, beans. let.
tuce' parsnips. carrots, turntps. ,
celery. oyster plant cabbage. j.,
J Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, salsi. ,
~, spanish onions, asparagus
ana spinach. II you dislike these .
J you will be able to substttute .
nuits that You do like. Eat the ,
nent things. get sufficient exer. .
cise and rest and you win have .
Nv neeo Tor habit forming laxa-
oses which eventually may do
, you much harm.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
On the Lookout.

Friend-You are not going 20 ~, ~
again? Congressman No; It's g,SS,
strenuous. l was sent down 70 w..
ington to look out for my con ss. I've
and from the tone of their letlerI cot
got to look out for them Wnen
home.-Puck.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
His Modesty.

Are you an art connoisseur?"
YES" replied Mr.. Cumrox, although
I should never speak Of myself as
such"
why notT'
Because I'm not absolutely sure
know how to pronounce the word
New York American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Shrewd,

The manager, writing out the an
nouncement Of his show, ended with
these words:
'The patronage Of children under
eighteen Is not encouraged"
That" he remarked shrewdly, will
appeal to the children over eighteenr
New York Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Smiled the Wrong Way.

well, my boy" he asked cheerfuIly
ut the breakfast table the morning aft
er Cholly had taken the leap, chow did
things go last EVENING" Did she smile
on your proposalT
NO." said Cholly family, pushing
away a breakfast roll. "She smiled at
it"-PitHburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
A Matter of Protection.

Actor-I say, old man, / wish you'd
advance me IS and take It out Of my
first weeks salary. Manager But,
my dear fellow, suppose It happened
that couldn't pay your first weeks
salary. Where would I be?-Boston
Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28

What Every Woman Knows.
A woman always knows when a man
h In love with her. A man often knows
O woman Is in love with him when she
im't-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Conversation,

Life Is compensatory to this ex.
tent: When a man reaches the point
at which his wife Is compelled to make
the living for the family he has also
reached the point at which the fact
ceases to humiliate him.-Topeka Capt.
-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
sacond Sight

DO you believe in second SILL Slsn 10
mo, but my wife does: Mns avs 70
shopping with her she AVA a. Iook ct
the assistant, I'll come In anu
these again "-London Ielesi
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Hard at the Club.

That's Fred Darling just come ~
You know his wife made him. :,
"You mean that fellow with a "aA''
mustache and manicured nailsF
"Yes."
"Well, / knew women uiu To-
work, but l never knew they dla any
thing as fancy as that"-E1enans@
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
LUXURY and lshor

Alexander the Great. rejecting on his
friends degenerating into sloth and
luxury, told them that it was a most
slaVlsh thing to luxuriate and a most
royal thing to labor.-Barrow.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Hard on the Records

Freshman Gin awed voice)-See that
big fellow over there? He broke
three records last week. Sweet Young
Thing-Mercy, I wouldn't let him run
the phonograph!-Penn State Froth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Hardness

Happiness rarely is absent 1t is that
we know not Of its presence. The
greatest felicity avails US nothing If
we know not that we are happy.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
ProbabIy,

Pop. you know that famous bare
foot winter at Valley Forge?''
"Yes, son. What Of itT'
WAS that the time they said tried
mems solesT'-Balttmore American
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
BlindfoIded.

If blindfolded, it is said, no person
Is able to stand five minutes without
moving.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Ha Ma EsS

Sknny-What made the tower Of
Pisa leanf Aver d. Pois-If I knew I'd
try iti-Yale Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Did Her Best

Teacher-Do you Kno" u.ctrow-
tion of New York? Mams but then.
Not all Of them, ma AZ, yesrs-
we've only lived here
Puck.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28

~ A.. and FUN. /, uns a.!1I, or
cidaIly foolish and ne sSs.sesOa
douable-Robert toun
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
Sharp.

Sharp.
Jack-Do you know that Kitty Il an
awfully sharp girli Percy-Yes; she
cut me on the street the other day
Cornell Widow.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
The chsmpion LIE .

ma champIon a, ,.ehood
Probably the unnits.t';S, q ans y..r
out takes this form: we Tonrpal
est criticism.-Ohio stats
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28

Perseverance always wins In the long
run-usually IN q walk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20

'sHow did it size up as a testimo
nial?" inquired Madison.
Helena's dark eyes flushed with
amusement
Lovely"
"Too thicli-fishy?" asked Madison.
'.Oh. no" said Helena. mot il you
have faith-just strong. It's all right,
though; told him he could use 1t: It's
q drawing card in itself, for some Of
them would be curious enough to get
of and see the finish. Everything Is
all fixed-they'll be here tomorrow.
Good girl said Madison approx
ingly. "We'll pull it Off out there on
the lawn where oil the multitude can
see-you'll have to lead his nibs out
and guide him to the Floppcr While
the hush falls and you look kind OF
scured-you know the lay. There's no
one can touch you when it comes to
playing up to the house. And now
there's Just one thing more-you'll
need some one around here to help you
and keep an eye on the offerings when
they begin to come in. Well. that's
the Flopper's role In the second act
see? Overwhelmed with gratitude at
his cure, he attaches himself to the
Patriarch with doglike fidelity
tiful thougbt!--get the idea? And
"Hushw cautioned Helena. Here's
Mr.. Higgins coming"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
BABY collie
IS A FORM OF
INDIGESTION

Doctors and all scientific men real
lie the great danger that may result
from spell Of collie Of baby.
No Mother should be without a renl-
edy in the house a. long as the Baby
is likely to have collie. A few minutes
OF suffering may cause convulsions and
serious results follow. that will affect
Baby's health throughout its life. II
the Baby's nervous system becomes up
set too badly and too often. not only
are they liable to have spasms at the
time. but may suffer from st. vitus
dance or some other form Of nervous
trouble the balance Of their lives.
The best known remedy to the sci
entific world for Baby's collie or cramp
is DR.. Hands Collie Cure; this is rec
commended by physicians who know. Get
a bottle at your druggists today-it
only costs Csc.
Ask Mcbride & Will Drug Co. how
to secure full sized bottle Of DR..
Hands Pleasant
Physic FREE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20

BY virtue OF an order Of sale directed
to the undersigned, sole referee from
the clerk Of the District court OF Iowa.
in and for Marshall county. on q de-
cree obtained in said court on the
9th day OF january, A. D., 1917. In
favor of Albert Liant, Sarah r. Slime
man, Alice Stineman Hauser and
Oliver D. Hauser. ~ plaintiffs and.
against George Liant and others - de-
PENDANTS for the PARTITION GAle Of ta1a.
real estate described In sAid plAintifts
petition, will, on the 3eth day OF
February, A. D.. 1917. of3er for sala
to the highest bidder the followang de-
Scribed real estate, &o.Wik:
The south half (Sh) Of the north
west quarter tNWk) Of section
twenty seven (27). township eighty-
two (s2), north OF range eighteen t16l.s
west of the 9Th p. NJ. Marshall county.
state Of Iowa, subject to railway
right of-way. <. " 47747s-=4
The terms OF said sale chan b Tor
cash: ten d0es) per cent q the
amount OF the successful bid ahAll be,
paid at the time Of sale, the balance
Of such bid shall be paid within
thirty (30) days after such sale, upon
execution Of referees deed therefor.
said sale to take place at the front
door of the Peoples Savings Bank. IA
Laurel Iowa. at the hour Of IL o'clock
a. M. on the said 2Sth day OF rebru-5
airy, A. D.. 1871, when and where que
attendance will be sdven hy the under
signed. 5 I'VE Sts 81 " ssAs g
Dated at Marsbailtow n, fowa. = "a s.
3sth day az January, a. d. taa IN
$ r HEfISYf3&Y Any
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20

town police ofIicial are the proper per.
son to do Il and quite agree with
rim .,
"so-r ~ > declared Mr. Hirrins i'm.
nortsntlv. .r,n vrtta Il on the town
nener A. comm, from the postmas.
ter, there won't be no doubt in her
mind that It's any NJ them bunko
games or the turin Of young women
away. such a. I've read about. Where
be her addressr
Madison stepped 70 the bookshelves
out Of view Of the Patriarch around
the fireplace. but in full view of Mr..
Higgins, and, reaching down the Bible
from the topnost shelf, extracted from
inside it, cover Ne aged. yellow slip
OF paper that he had deposited there