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The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Ariake Bays Mystic Fire.

Shiranubi, the mystic fire Of Ariake
bay, Kyushu, has been famous for the
past 1000 years, the sight being con-
sidered one Of the great wonders Of the
Japan seas.
In a recent issue Of the Taiyo Maya
zine NJ. Kaneko, a teacher in the Shi-
mabara middle school, relates his i'm
pressions of the fire. According to Mr..
Kaneko, when he witnessed the spec
tacle the first light appeared like star
about five miles distant. Suddenly the
volume of light increased until it soon
covered an area Of many miles. The
light moved with the waves and re-
sembled electric lights being lighted
and then suddenly extinguished. Mr..
Kaneko says that intermittent wave
like movements are the chief charac-
teristics of the mystic fire. He fails
to find cause for the origin Of the fire.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
They Could Keep Il up.

1,here have been big men In Wan
o.-oot who did all the work them
Ives. who attended to every minute
:.or, who were from Missouri In re-
nord TO each point in any proposition
S,+ nm TO them. One Of these marvels
Tas among the very greatest fnan-
o;ors the country ever had But he
didn,t last long, and there have been
Cow others like him. Il a man with
tba first order of brains and ability
could only keep it up there Is nothing
- nrevent his owning the United
States. If e. 81. Hartman could have
;,ont on fifteen or twenty years longer
Of the pace he was going he would
have gobbled up all that was worth
toking. He had about all the rail-
roads in sight, and he was just getting
a strangle hold on the big banks. He
conquered every square foot of terri
tory as he went along. There was no
force on earth to stop him except pre-
mature death, and now he Is almost
W. Atwood in Saturday
Evening Post.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Wrecked by a Knife Blade.

A ship was once wrecked on the
Irish coast The captain was a care
full one. Nor had the weather been OF
so severe kind as to explain the wide
distance which the vessel had swerved
from her proper course. The ship went
down, but so much interest attached
to the disaster that diving bell was
sunk. Among other portions of the
vessel that were examined was the
compass that was swung on the deck,
and inside the compass box was de-
tected a bit Of steel, which appeared
to be the small point Of a pocketknife
blade. 1t was learned that the day be-
fore the wreck a sailor who had been
set cleaning the compass had used his
pocketknife in the process and had
unceremoniously broken off the point
and left 1t remaining in the box. That
bit of knife blade exerted its influence
on the compass and to a degree that
DETECTED the needle from its proper
bent and vitiated it as an index Of the
ships direction. That bit Of knife
blade wrecked the vessel.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Alike, Yet Very Different.

On Seventh avenue the other evening
| saw a small red headed fool Of a boy
throwing cans. AN excitement crav-
ing. empty headed kid" | said to my
self, driving by. On the next block I
saw a girl with red curls. dressed In
furs, rather dashing. who gave me q
little provocative smile as i passed.
Did 1 say to myself that she was an
excitement craving, empty headed kid D.?
She was, but l didn't. On the con-
trary, for the moment at least, / felt
quite drawn toward her. Yet she and
that boy might easily have been BROTH
er and sister and twin rowdies at
heart Why did one of the two so at
tract me and the other repel?
The strange lure of sex. 1t was
ready to blind me to the mental de-
fects of that girl. 1t was ready to fix
my thoughts on her cheeks or her hair
If I'd sat with her. Now, isn't that
odd? 1 should never have given a
snap for her kid brothers hair or
cheeks naturally. I'd have looked him
well over and seen at a glance he
hadn't much character and maybe less
brains, but could have seen what she
lacked once Id felt her attraction?-
Clarence Day. Jr.. in Metropolitan
Magazine
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Cominu In Out of the Wet.

There Is an amusing story by Athe-
naeus which suggests the possible orr
gin Of the phrase "He does not know
enough to come in out Of the wet" Ac-
cording to the entertaining grammarian
referred to, a town in Greece under
stress Of evil circumstances borrowed
money from a rich man, who took as
security for the loan a mortgage on the
handsome portico which surrounded
the market place. He was not an un-
generous creditor, for when it rained
he caused the town criers to announce
that the citizens had permission to
take refuge under the colonnade.
Strangers visiting the town who fail
ed to have the matter properly explain
ed to them were so impressed by the
extraordinary circumstances that they
spread abroad the report that the peo-
pie were so stupid that they had to be
told when to come In out Of the wet
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
GOLDEN CALF" HAS COST
$4,000 In LITIGATION.
Rival Claimants to Animal Engage In
Bitter Legal Warfare.

Denver.-A golden calf will be on
exhibition at the western national live
stock show in this city. 1t Is q per-
rect specimen Of the Hereford breed.
The calf has a reasonable market
value Of about $50 at present, but 1t al
ready has cost more than $4,000 In
litigation, and the end Is not yet In
sight The calf has come to be known
as the golden calf' throughout Pitkin
and Garfield counties, where the rival
claimants to the animal live.
Born In the spring Of 1914, the ques-
ton Of the calf's motherhood arose
Nobody attempted to guess the identity
Of the immediate paternal ancestor
The docketed case known as Brunton
versus Stapleton has puzzled four ju-
ries without solution Of the mystery.
Brunton claims the calf Is the daugh-
ter Of one Of his prize Herefords, while
Stapleton claims the calf is Just a
scrub, the daughter Of a bobtailed red
cow that he raised on his ranch.
In November. 1914, Brunton went to
Stapleton's ranch and took away three
calves that were with one Of his cows.
One Of the calves was the golden
calf" The next day Stapleton went to
Rrunton's ranch and took the golden
calf back again. Demand for its re-
turn was refused, and then Brunton
started the replevin suit. Both claim
ants say they will take the case to the
supreme court.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
DR.. w. A. Driver
INDIGESTION.

Many ills are simply indigestion. The
signs of indigestion are of wide distri-
button; they are often deceiving be-
cause of their peculiar remote mani
festations.
A choking sensation is often the only
sign of indigestion; it may be so Sc
we're as to cause instant death. An
other sign of indigestion is distressful
dreams, called Nightmares.
Many cases of so-ealled heart disease
is only a form of indigestion dis
equilibrium. Such sign of indigestion
often causes instant death.
Difficult breathing, called asthma, is
often indigestion. The fact that in
slant evidence does not make its ap-
pearance deludes many. The accumu-
lative evidence of indigestion comes
only after long time.
The cause of indigestion is without
a doubt the abuse of the digestive sys-
tenn by the introduction of improper
foods. Headaches, constipation, rheu-
matism, colds, coughs, pneumonia and
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other disorders are merely disorders of
metabolism which are primarily indi-
gestion.
The connection between indigestion
and the terminal manifestations is
often difficult to trace, sometimes be-
cause of one factor or a number of fac
tors. 1t is best to try to trace each
illness back to its physical or meta
physical origin so as to be able to elm
mate the cause. Unless the cause is re-
moved the disease will eventually re-
turn with different deceiving NANTES
tations and eventuate in physical and
possibly metaphysical death.
Improper ventilation interferes with
the general welfare of the body and
hence contributes to indigestion and
other ills as well. Sleep with the win
dow up from the bottom as well as
down from the top and indigestion has
less encouragement.
Touch not, taste not, handle not the
unclean thing, and digestive disturb
ances as well as the different, remote
and deceptive named diseases will dis
appear as if by magic.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Wonders Of Color.

A small and simple experiment can
be made by any reader which will 60
far to convince him or her what q good
thing 1t Is we have sunlight. which en-
ables our eyes to take advantage of the
beautiful hues OF nature. Make a room
quite dark and then burn some car
Donate of soda i'm the flame Of a bun
sen gas burner 1t will burn with an
orange yellow light sufficiently strong
to illuminate everything In the room.
but you will realize with q sudden
shock that, bright though the light Is.
all distinctions Of color have vanished
Only light and shade remain. A Grim
son carnation, q blue violet, q red Ia
blecloth, q yellow blind-all look gray
or black or white. The faces Of those
present look positively repulsive. for
all natural color has disappeared No
other experiment win 30 well convince
those who have witnessed It how great
q loss would be that Of our sense for
color.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Most Buoyant Wood.

The lightest wood known, so far as
any evidence attainable is concerned,
Is balsa wood, which grows extensive
~ in the Central American and north
ern South American states. 1t Is COM
posed of very thin walled cells, which
are barrel shaped, interlace with each
other and are almost devoid Of woody
fiber. These cells are filed with air.
making a natural structure well adapt
ed TO prevent the transmission Of heat
because of the particles Of air impris-
oned In the material without intercon-
Meeting fibers. Various tests oc the in
sulating properties for resisting the
flow of heat have been made. Balsa
wood has been used quite extensively
in the past as buoyancy product for
life preservers and I'm connection with
the tenders of lifeboats and RATS. Its
life is short, under ordinary conditions.
unless treated with antiseptic or pre-
sentative material.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
John Smith and Pocahontas.

About a mile below Richmond, In
what Is now the brickyard region,
there used to stand the residence Of
the Mayo family, a place known as
Powhatan. This place has long been
pointed out as the scene Of the saving
Of Smith by the Indian girl, but late
research has proved that, though
Smith did come up the James to the
present site Of Richmond, his capture
by the Indians did not occur here, but
in the vicinity Of jamestown. The
Indians took him first to one Of their
villages on York river, near the pres
ent site Of West Point, Va, and thence
to place on the same stream in the
county of Gloucester, where the pow
hatan, or tribal chief, resided Here,
on the west side Of the river, some nine
miles from Williamsburg, the scene of
Smiths rescue by Pocahontas has been
located.-Julian Street in Golfers.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
COURT EQUIPS cUPID'S BOWER
Chicago Judge Battles Divorce by Fit
tina Up a Room For Spooninu,

Chicago Judge Battles Divorce by Fit
ting Up Room For Spooning.
Chicago.-Husbands and wives who
allow their troubles to reach the court
Of domestic relations will be given an
opportunity to make up" In a little
room attached to the court which is
being fitted up for that purpose by
Judge John Stelk. The judge has not
given the room a name yet, but he said
1t will be fitted up In a way aimed to
aid the disgruntled In renewing their
love for one another. Plants, flowers,
canary birds, a music box and soft
draperies will contribute to the fur.
nishings.
1.-The purpose Of the fittings will be to
bring out the old affection that the
couple held for each other when they
were courting." said the Judge. 1T Is
my purpose to get them to spoon all
over again and then go home and live
as they ought to-"
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
"Overhanuu Houses,

By the year 1910 wooden chimneys
and log houses Of the Plymouth and
Bay colonies were replaced by more
slightly houses of two stories, which
were frequently built with the second
story jutting out foot or two over
the first and sometimes with the at
tic story still further extending over
the second story. This "overhang" is
popularity supposed to have been built
for the purpose Of affording a con-
venient shooting place from which to
repel the Indians. This is, however,
a historic fable. The overhanging Sec
ond story was a common form Of
building In England in the time of
Queen Elizabeth, and the Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island settlers SIM
ply and naturally copied their old
homes.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Wild Duoka.

Canvasback and redhead ducks,
which are very quick Of movement,
after deep diving are capable Of TAX
ing fight Immediately upon coming to
the surface Of the water. They do not
spring directly upward into the air,
but fly at first at an angle until they
reach the desired elevation. Surface
feeding wild fowl, like the black duck,
pintail and teal, fly directly upward
from the surface Of the water If the
emergency demands It
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
What II Would Be.

A teacher was endeavoring to ex.
plain the term fac-simile" to bis class
'Now," he remarked to one sharp
youth, what is your fathers trade or
profession?'
"He's photographer" was the reply.
"Very well. Supposing a man came
to your father with a document which
he wanted reproducing In every partic-
ular, your father agreed and the docu-
ment was faithfully copied. what
would 1t beF
"Well" replied the boy thoughtfully.
at depends"
"On whatT asked the teacher.
"On the document"
"How soT
"Well, If It was a ten dollar bill, for
instance, the other would be counter
felt If the document was a check the
copy would be forgery"
"You don't understand what I mean"
"Oh, yes, I'm quite sure 1 do" went
on the boy. I'm just coming to It
now. In either case reckon it would
be about ten years"
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Artist and Counterfeiter.

There used to be an old German
counterfeiter in this country who was
a veritable wonder with the brush and
pen. This man literally painted pic
lures Of twenty dollar notes which
were works of art. He used no tools
except his pens and brushes. and it
took him week to do the portrait Of a
banknote. He figured that his handi-
cap was worth about So a day and
worked under the idea that the world
owed him a fair living and should not
object If his talent led him toward
portrait painting. with twenty dollar
bills for models. Even jail terms fail
ed to impress him seriously with his
wrongdoing. A collector of curios
once offered $500 for one Of his speci-
mems Of bill portraiture. and the value
Of some others was said to be even
greater, so marvellous was the delicacy
Of his brush work.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Early Insurance.

william Gibbons Of London is said
to have been the first man to have his
life insured. On June IS, 1853, he
signed a contract with eight men by
the terms Of which he was to have his
life insured for f2S3 for one year for 8
per cent of this amount. In 1859
resident Of a Connecticut city was
travelling In England and became in
terested in the workings Of accident
insurance for travellers. So he came
home and promoted the first accident
insurance company In this country.
His first client was a resident Of Hart
ford, whom he insured for 5000
against injury in his stroll from the
postoff1ce to his home. Marine insur-
ance goes back to the early part of the
fourteenth century and comes from
Belgium.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Curious Death Custom In Fill.

The Fijians believe that in case a
manageable youth or maiden dies
without having gone through with the
elaborate nuptial knot tying ceremony
of the islands his or her soul is doom
ed to wander about forever In an In
termediate region between heaven and
hell
When any one dies-man, woman or
child-a whales tooth is placed ia the
hand Of the corpse, the missile to be
thrown at the tree which stands as a
gui1epost to point out the road that
leads to heaven and the one that leads
to hell.-London Mail
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Cheapinq.

In parts Of Switzerland the bakers
wife carries round the bread in sort
Of hamper, and she has not a fixed, i'm
mutable charge, but chaffers for price
with the customers. The old English
word for this process was "cheaping,"
which in many places in England has
been corrupted into chipping. Chipping
Norton, for instance, is really Cheap
ing Norton, or the place where goods
were cheapened-thati is. sold by chat
fer.-London Standard
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
CHINESE Revolutionary
HERO'S MEMORY HONORED
Scrolls Sent by Three of Late
Yuan Shin Ka's Sons to
Commemorate Patriotism.

Shanghai.-Scrolls sent by three of
the late Yuan Shih Kafs sons to COM
memorate the patriotism of General
Tsai 40 were the most unusual feature
Of the funeral services for the revolu-
tionary leader conducted here on the
arrival Of his body from japan.
General Tsai 40 was the chief mover
in the Yunnan revolution, which de-
feated Yuan Shih Kai's ambition to
become emperor. Yuan Ko Ting. the
oldest son of Yuan Shih Kai, was es
pecially ambitious for his father to be
come emperor that he might succeed to
the throne. But practically all the
younger sons were opposed to the mo-
narchical movement. The scroll sent
to Shanghai by Yuan Ko Wen, the Sec
ond son Of Yuan Shih Kai, commends
the lamented General Tsai 40 In the
highest terms. 1t says:
You were q model Of the people.
You were the model Of the army.
You were the soul Of the republic.
You were the spirit Of liberty.
The American navy took prominent
part in the Tsai 40 funeral services.
The Brooklyn and the other American
warships In Shanghai harbor had their
flags at half staff as the Chinese war
ship bearing the body came into port,
and a detachment Of fifty American
marines marched In the funeral process
sion. Thirty japanese, mostly personal
friends and admirers Of the patriot,
also were in the procession.
The Chinese community in Shanghai
was in mourning, and thousands Of
young Chinese, mostly students at
schools and colleges, were in the pro
cession. The body of General Tsai 40
was taken to his native province Of
Human for burial.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Hard to Endure.

MY dear. said the sick man, IF I
should die don't let that irrepressible
wag, Shooters, be one Of the pallbear-
ers."
"Oh, don't talk about dying, Hen
ryw answered the fearful woman.
But i must The idea Of Shooters
keeping the other pallbearers chuckling
all the way out to the cemetery and
back to town gets on my nerves.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Headache and Sick Stomach.

= Headache and Sick Stomach. I
= This condition results from i'm I
3 perfect digestion. Whether it has I
. been caused by eating too much Z
= food, which has disturbed diges-
. ton, the treatment remains the
. same, and this Is to empty the
, stomach. Drinking one tumbler-
, full Of water after another as rap Z
= idly as possible until six or eight
D glasses are taken is the quick Z
3 est way Of washing offending I
3 substances out Of the stomach.
3 II this is done In ten minutes one Z
. will have relief from the sick Z
= feeling and headache and be Z
. ready to 60 to sleep or to 60 Z
3 about again In comfort. This Z
; method of treating q sick head Z
ache Is also good for attacks Of Z
acute indigestion. Half an hour Z
3 after the stomach has become Z
comfortable 1t Is well to take q Z
seidlitz powder or q dose Of e. Z
trate Of magnesia. Either Of Z
these remedies win bring up the Z
gas, sweeten the stomach and Z
give one q clean, pleasant taste Z
In the mouth. Z
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Congressional "Pairs."

The custom Of legislative pairing
is the practice Of members of legisla-
tive bodies by which two members OF
opposing parties agree to refrain from
voting on a prescribed subject or to be
absent during a certain time. 1t was
first used in the United States house Of
representatives in 1889.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03

Mrs. James H. Johnson, 1850 Prairie
avenue, yesterday afternoon gave a
delightful reception in the parlors of
the Appomattox Club in honor of the
wives of many of its members and
other lady friends. Those who will
assist her in arranging for the ball
which will be given at the Eighth Regi-
ment Armory in the near future, for
the benefit of the Phyllis Wheatly
home.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Sense In the Sickroom.

= Every one who goes into sick
= PERSONS room should be bright
> and cheerful. Sick people are ex-
= tremely sensitive to the manner
= of those around them, and any
= depressing influence has a most
: injurious effect. Hope Is the best
: medicine. Unfortunately the sick
= Persons relatives often take the
> worst view Of the case, and their
= anxiety Is Enthusiastically mani
= tested by their looks, voice and
= general manner. They even talk
= deSpairingly in the room, think
= ing that because the patient is
= quiet and dull he does not un-
= derstand. But his perception Of
' everything relating to bis Illness
' Is markedly acute. Note the good
y effects Of the visit Of a CHEEKY
' doctor. For hours after the pa
' tent seems better and Is better.
' OF course It does not do to be
' flippant, but II relatives would
' force themselves to take q hope
' full view and show It In their
manner they would In many
cases actually save the sick per
sons life.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
HELPING Old Rubber.

Rubber that has lost its elasticity
may be rejuvenated by immersing 1t
for five minutes in a bath Of glycerin
mixed with twenty-five times its vol
umc of distilled water and heated to
20 degrees c. and then drying it with
filter paper.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
People of Sardinia.

Sardinians retain traces of the many
races which have occupied the island
through the centuries-Phoenicians.
Carthaginians, Romans, Saracens, Ital-
ians and Spaniards. Many dialects are
spoken, but Italian Is now taught In
the schools.-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Deer Cores Cattle.

Estey, w. Wa large deer appeared
In q pasture near here In which there
were a large number of cows owned
by w. L. Huffman and defeated the
cattle In a pitched battle, goring sew
eral of them to such an extent that
they later died The deer was cap
tured and killed by q posse.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
CHIPS.

Mrs. NJ. L. Clinkseale, 1852 S. State
street, will leave the latter part of this
month on a pleasant vacation trip to
New York City where she will spend
one month in visiting with relatives
and friends; after that she will spend
a few weeks in Philadelphia, Pa, and
Washington, D. c.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Truthful Excuse,

THE sheriff caught his young as
sistant writing love letters In business
hours today"
what did the young fellow say
when he was taxed with doing so?"
"Said he was not Sinking his duty,
as they were all writs Of attachment"
Baltimore American.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Preparing For Patches,

When making kitchen aprons leave
the strings longer and wider than Is
necessary. then when patch is needed
cut OF a piece Of the apron string for
this purpose. This is better than using
a new piece, as the string has faded
with the apron.-Mothers' Magazine.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Raurata Inevitable.

He had proposed and been rejected.
very WELL" he said coldly; there
will come a time when your treatment
Of me will be regretted"
81 shall never regret It," she replied.
"Oh, I don't mean you," he returned.
II refer to the man whom you will
finally accept"-New York Times.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Nothind Like.

as your physician a homeopath or
an allopath, Mrs. SnooksT
81 don't think he Is either one of
those. At any rate. those names do
not sound In the least like what my
husband called him when the bill came
in."-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
a EIuent TaIker,

Whangs-Is your wife a good con-
versationalist? Bangs-She would be
but for one thing-she talks so fuently
that she interrupts herself.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Bostonese.

when the Boston girl wishes her pet
dog to stand on his hind legs" remark
ed the observer Of events and things,
'ishe requests him to assume a ram
pant attitude. Statesman.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Il wasGoins Too.

Bfll-Where are you OF to?
jill - I'm going downtown to the
jewelers..
"What for?'
ITO have my watch fixed"
"Isn't your watch goingF"
Sure! I'm taking it along with
me."-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
An Ancient Clock.

The Tour de rHorloge. a square tow
er which forms part Of the Palais de
Justice In Paris, the ancient palace Of
the French kings, has the oldest pub
lie clock In France IL dates from 1870.