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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Entered a. Second Class Matter Aug.
10, 1902, at the Post ONCE at Chicago,
Illinois, under Act Of March ., 1s7s.
An Expert In Motives.

Cousin Henry is an expert in mo-
lives. If you were reading off list
Of names and overlooked Henry he
would understand. He would know
exactly the motive that prompted you
to do it. If you don't think to intro
duce him to the man who is with you
he can see through it. He may have
to go back four or five years, but he
win make complete case against you.
In less than an hour he will know
what your motive was. Right now he
Is angry because his daughter was not
selected as valedictorian Of her class.
You may think that the other girl de-
served to be selected, but you don't
know all that Henry knows. 1t is
long story, but he is willing to tell 1t
to you, and after hearing 1t you will
understand the motiye-you will up,
derstand that it is case Of spite work.
Claude Ca1lan in Fort Worth Star
Telegram.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
stockina the National Parks.

The United States Is carrying on q
yery interesting work In exchanging
the wild animals Of one region for those
of others-transplanting elk and deer
and Rocky mountain bighorns from
REGIONS In the United States where
they are plentiful to others where, so
far as known, they have not lived.
Some of the animals are being shipped
long distances, says the Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Wyoming is full Of elk The herds
I'm the Jackson Hole country are the
largest Of any of North American/w1ld
animals since the days Of the countless
buffaloes. But the big Yosemite Ma
tional park Of California, with Its
three-quarters Of a million acres, un-
til recently had no elk, or at least only
q very few scattered specimens. But
the elk shipped In from Wyoming have
become very much at home and are
breeding and multiplying rapidly, add
ing to the charm and picturesqueness
Of this popular national playground
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
n.,...lt,.. of War.

when LLOYD George In England In
dertook to organize the ministry OF
munitions a glazier began TO stamp
ont cartridge clips; manu1acturer Oh
music rolls used his equipment to make
eauees.a concern engaged before tne
war In preparing infants food began
delivering plugs for shells; an aoye.-
Using agency manufactured shell ad-
snters: watchmakers began adjusting
fnses. a manufacturer Of baking ma
ch,nery became q contractor for SIX
inch high explosive shells; jewelry
house devoted itself exclusively to
periscopes; a photograph concern sent
millions of delicate sheh parts to the
assembling stations; q nrm WHICH
made nothing but sheep shearing ma
chinery started turning out shell cases;
a cream separator factory manufactur-
ed shell primers. Among other pro
ducers Of finished shells were candle
makers, flour mills, tobacco manu1ac-
turers. syphonmakers and the manu-
facturers of sporting goods.-Worlds
Work
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Glengarry's Treason"

How startling was the difference IN
the customs Of the English and tbs
Scots even less than a century ago /,
shown in the story Of the way in which
the famous highland chief, Alssr,
Macdonell, Of Glengarry frightened
George ". out of his wits. In 1872
Glengarry was one of a party Of Scot.
fish mobiles and gentlemen who ban.
quoted 'the first gentleman Of Euruue'
In Hollywood palace. Colonel Maedunen
was the last chief to wear the full
highland costume, and when the CON.
pany sat down to dinner he, according
to custom, placed a brace of loaded
pistols by his plate. The king started
up in alarm and was persuaded to re-
main in the room only on the assurance
that Glengarry meant no treason.-LOn.
don Spectator.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
sp.nIsh poubIoons.


Should one find pirates buried
treasure he would have to dispose OF
his Spanish gold at its bullion value.
for since Aug. 1, 1908, when the com
mon crier made proclamation from the
steps OF the Royal Exchange OF Lon
don that after that date the doubioon
would cease to be legal tender In the
West Indies, including British Guiana,
the doubloon has not been the precious
thing II was. In 1730 and for q CEN
fury after 1t was worth IS, more or
less. 1t has ceased to be coined In Its
native country, Spain, and since l9Oo
1t has been unpopular In the West In
dies, where for long time It figured
In a mixed circulation, embracing Brit
ish, United States and Spanish coins.
In the interest of romance. however,
the name at least must survive. 1t
signifies nothing more than that the
coin was double the value Of pistole'
but the "doubloon" was never such q
mouth filing mockery as pieces OF
eight" which suggests great riches,
but means only Spanish silver dollars
pieces equivalent to eight reals.-Roch-
ester Post Express.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Love and Marriage.

First love is very apt not to be the
lasting love-" said Dr.. Antoinette Koni-
kow. speaking at the Boston School Of
Social Science.
young lovers try to excuse all the
faults Of the loved one because they
are not in love with the individual, but
with love. Hence they may not choose
the partner with whom they viii find
their happiness In later years. Many a
man and woman is glad by middle age
that the first love was frustrated.
Marriage should be based on love
alone or It is immoral, and some change
is necessary If marriage is to be saved
from degradation. Real love always
makes people better. Romantic love Is
the source Of all the best things In life
the foundation Of all the arts. And
Individual happiness makes up the hap
piness of the race."-Boston Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02

How David Garrick Made His Fortune.
If David Garrick had had no more
than his salary as an actor he would
have had little to leave at his death.
He made his fortune as joint proprie-
tor, and for a time as sole proprietor,
Of Drury Lane theater, so that the
amount set down to himself as salary
was practically nominal When he re-
tired from the stage in 1776 he sold
half his share in the theater for f35,-
0OO He was probably the only actor
who consistently made Shakespeare
pay, and, like Shakespeare, he was
actor, author and proprietor.
1t may be recalled that Garrick, who
had no enemies outside his own pro-
fession, was the grandson Of French
man eXiled at the revocation Of the
edict of Nantes and that his father
was a captain In the army.-London
Standard. s, -.sE+-..
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
u.I.ek.d Concentration.

speaking Of q man who was failure
because OF his lack Of concentration
and his inability to know his own mind
FIVE minutes at time, captain Of in
dustry said he reminded him OF hunt
ing dog he once owned:
"At sunrise the dog would start out
ON his own hook after deer. he would
lump a buck and run him for miles.
When the buck was on the point of ex-
haustion the hounds nostrils would
catch the faint in the air where a fox
had crossed the trail, and he would in
stantly decide that, after all, fox was
what he had come for, and he would
turn aside to pursue the fox. Perhaps
an hour later, when the chase was
growing warmer every minute, his keen
nose would detect the presence Of q
rabbit. and be. would go after the cot
tontail, with the inevitable result that
by 4 o'clock in the afternoon that
hound would be thirty or forty miles
away from home In a swamp with a
chipmunk treedT-Saturday Evening
Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Wall Balanced Diet.

One Of the most common faults Of
the diet is the eating Of too much pro-
tein foods. In excess this is hard for
the body to excrete and is likely to de-
compose in the intestines with the
formation of poisonous waste products.
Green vegetables and raw fruit are
important elements Of the diet There
L. little energy in these foods, but they
supply mineral salts which the body
needs and curious substances called
vitamins, which are easily destroyed
by cooking.
One food expert has suggested rule
for securing a well balanced diet. 1t
Is: An ordinary family should spend
about as much for milk, vegetables
and fruits as for meats, fish and eggs
and as much for milk and eggs as for
meat and fish.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
GEORGE and His Legs.

Bit by bit the historical grubbers are
digging out the truth about our i'm
mortal George. We have heretofore
been told that he wore false teeth
and that at Valley Forge he unblush-
ingly deceived his ragged and despond-
emit troops with the arrival Of ample
supplies of ammunition, which consist
ed Of powder barrels filed with sand,
and now a correspondent Of the New
York Sun declares that In the full
length portraits Of Washington by
Stuart, Of which there is one In the
New York public library, the legs were
not his own. 81 have seen the letter
from Stuart thanking the true owner
for his kindness In providing a SYM
metrical foundation for the bust Of the
great president and presenting one OF
the smaller portraits in thanks for his
kindness"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
BOY TO GET A MEDAL,
FOR RESCUihG ROBIN


Hartford, Conn. The Connecticut
Humane society, through its president,
the Rev. william Deloss Love, has in
formed ten-year-old Michael Ravolefe
Of the Second North school, East Hart
ford, that he is to have a medal for
rescuing an imprisoned robin a few
days ago.
Little Michael had to climb an elm
tree seventy-five to eighty feet high to
effect the rescue. The robin had flown
to one Of the topmost branches with
long string In bis bill for nest building.
The string caught In a stout twig, and
as the robin worked to get it free the
string tangled itself into double hitch
about one Of its legs. 1t was then held
prisoner and was noticed for two days
belplessly trying to work itself loose
and squeaking plaintively.
MichaePs schoolfellows were talking
about the bird, and he asked them to
lead him to the elm. 1t took him more
than half an hour to work his way to
the top at the tree. And at the last of
the job it required nerve and GOODNESS,
for he was out on very slender and
swaying branches.
But he managed to reach the twig to
which the string had, fastened itself
and snapped 1t off. With this hanging
to its leg the robin f1uttered to the
ground, was released and few off wild
ly chirping at its restored freedom.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
William De Morgan.

In spite OF himself William De Nor
gan became famous. He deliberately
violated all the rules made for the
guidance of novelists who seek to be-
come popular. None Of his novels was
addressed to the greater public that Is
avid for the latest thing Of the moment
In fiction. but nevertheless they reach
ed that public. He was a law unto
himself in the novels that he wrote
during his marvellous career that span
ned only ten years. 1t is doubtful If
in English literature or in any other
can be found a writer whose life and
literary career are comparable to his.
he was an old man when the world of
readers came to know him, and his age
was an asset toward celebrity. AT
seventy he was hailed as eagerly as
Kipling was hailed at twenty, and In
his way he was no less a prodigy than
the younger writer.-Bookman-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
STRENGTH OF U. s. NAVY
AMAzES COCHEPRAT
Our Fleet, Second In World, Will
Hasten Victory, Says French
Admiral.

Washington.-Vice Admiral Coche-
pratt, representing the ministry Of ma
rine in the French mission here, said
that he had every reason to hope that
we shall succeed in establishing the
closest possible cooperation between
the American and The allied navies for
the assurance of freedom Of the seas.
the protection of trade and the tri-
umph Of our rights"
"The United States is in possession
Of the most powerful fleet il the world
next to the British, and this is bound
to weigh heavily in Fastening the day
when final victory will be wrung from
the foe" he said.
"Your navy is wonderfully equipped,
and really felt amazed when I chanc-
ed to see recently some Of its units,
among them the battleship Pennsyl-
yania and those trim looking destroy
ers that came out to meet us at sea.
There is no need to praise your naval
personnel. Throughout my long sea
life it has often happened that have
come across American men-of-war, and
I am pleased to say that on every such
occasion the very high merit of the
officers as well as the perfect training
Of their men has aroused my intense
admiration.
what have seen here since my ar
rical serves only to emphasize my pre-
vious impressions. And SO I am sure
that the American navy is ready to
support in the most advantageous fash
ion the cause Of the allies now shaping
a course toward victory"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Grass on the Lawn

Grass seeds terminate in frou
teen to eighteen days. A quart ~ . aOus
Is sufficient to cover 800 suuaro s sesa
Is by 20 feet. Five to six bushsIs ~
required per acre. @e
Do not SOW grass seeds in hot H.
weather, particularly in JULY or a.
gust ~
Poa trivalis Is good for shady l,w
under trees.
Festuca rubra Is most suitable q,
hard wear and for dry or sandy ao,,.
Sharp sea sand applied lightly ava.
lawns in the autumn-that is n,..
lawns on clay or loam-encouraeps N.
growth Of fine grasses.
Lawns that are frequently vato,o,
need more fertilizers than those th,,
are not, as the water washes ava,
much plant food.-New York Sun
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
A Famous New York Street.

Few Of the thousands Of people who
pass the corner Of Nassau and John
streets every day know the early his
tory Of Nassau street And yet right
ut that corner is a bronze tablet which
gives in concise form the following
historical information:
Nassau Street, Known Originally
a. the Street That Runs by the Pye
Woman Was Laid Out About 1898 and
Was Named In Honor Of the House or
Nassau. Whose Head at That Time
Was William the Third, King Of Eng
land and Stakeholder Of the Dutch Re
public. Nassau Street Became 1denti-
fed With the Jewelry Trade More
Than Half 4 Century Ago."
The bronze tablet is on the exterior
of the buildingsat the northwest cor
ner Of Nassau and John streets. 1t
was erected by the Maiden Lane His
torical society in 1916.-New York Sun
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
The Emerald,

The emerald has been known since
early times both in Europe and in Ger.
tain parts Of the orient, where its at
tractive color and rarity have endowed
it with the highest rank and varied
lore. Its name may be traced back to
an old Persian word which appeared
in Greek as ''smaragdos," mentioned
by Theophrastus over 300 years before
the Christian era, and again in Latin
as "smarasdus," seen in the writings
Of Pliny, who particularized somewhat
on it's properties and supposed me-
diciHal virtues and was even shrewd
enough to suspect its identity with the
much more common beryl, although
eighteen centuries elapsed before this
suspicion was verified by scientific
proof.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
FolIiss of Science.

The history Of science has seven
problems which men in all ages more
or less have tried to solve, but which
have finally been given up by all. To-
day they are called follies.
The usual list comprises the follow
ing: First, squaring the circle; second,
duplication Of the cube; third, trisec-
ton Of an angle; fourth, perpetual mo-
ton; fifth, transmutation Of metals;
sixth, flxation of mercury; seventh,
elixir Of life. Some lists put the phi
losopher's stone for the last three and
then add astrology and magic to make
the seven.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
The Pyomy Hippopotamu..

One Of the animals least known to
the outside world is the pygmy hippo
potamus Of West Africa.
This animal is just what its name
implies, a pygmy hippopotamus. 1t is
much smaller than the common hippo
potamus, being no larger than an ordi-
nary or fair sized hog. 1t differs some
what from the common hippo In the
character Of its teeth, and instead Of
spending its time in the rivers and
lakes In large herds It wanders about
through the jungles singly or in pairs,
much after the manner of swine in
search Of mast.-London Spectator.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Free Speech,

An old negro woman had lived with
q certain family In the south for many
years. One day her mistress had occa-
sion to reprimand her quite sharply for
something that had gone wrong. The
negress said nothing at the time, but
a little later her voice could be heard
in the kitchen in shrill vituperation Of
everything and everybody. with rat
thing accompaniment of pans and ket-
ties. So loud became the clamOr and
so vindictfve the EXPLANATIONS that
Mrs. c. went hurriedly down to the
kitchen.
"Why, Liza" she began in amaze
ment, "who on earth are you talking
tor
81 amt talkin' to nobody" the old
negress replied, ''but don't keer who
In dis house hyars me."-Harper's Mag
aZine
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
The uItin..I

He-Do you know VIII.
10 say to you? Drop III IN suh,
NJu-Drop what?
He-Everything-hanr,,
and. work and God Know Ss and lor.
tbs ,. all so provincial. Even OWL Ta At sa.l
let them be what they win, I s,a c'saa,
cial-yes, even our sufrerin. are pfOra.
Nju-And what il thu.
provincial? mat tat
He-What! Art and death,
Is tool Only death. No;s
NJu-Yes; I understand
He-You don't love me. Min .
Null love you very mnoh
1 do love you, only there Is ResR
that Is more than love-soma sae'nhs
higher. ning sin
He-What's that-life?
Eju-I don't know.
He-Or-or death?
Nju-No; there is sometb,,
higher. stu
He-Than life, death and lovo,
Nju-Than all combined Tho.
surely be something; otherwisau uSt
whole thing would be so meanin., ae
From the Russian Play "Nin = e@
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Our Coal Supply.

The United States coal supply is nest,
.ly one-half that of the entire word
Estimates put the available coal supply
Of the United States at {, 1858, 5OOOoVw
tons out of q world total estimated u
1897, 500, OOOy 900 tons. China ranks nsN
to the United States in available SUP
ply, estimated at 1,5OO, OO0O 100000 tons
Great Britain, 1sO,OOOOOOOOO; Ger
many, 164,OOO,OOOOOO. and Cana0
100000, OOO, 600 tons.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Use of Bacon Drippings.

Bacon drippings make splendid short
ening for light, f1aky pie crust. 1t
takes just little less Of ths> drippings
than Of ordinary lard or vegetable
shortening. Use it for shortening in
spice cake, gingerbread or any dark
cake and note the delicious flavor.
Spread rye bread with a thin layer
Of the pure drippings and sprinkle a
little salt on it. Add to this a thin
slice of any salt meat and you will
have a delicious and highly nutritious
sandwich. The European housewife
has long made use of such sandwiches
for the between meal snack for grow
ing boys and girls.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
MORE REPUBLICS AHEAD.

Spain, Greece and Sweden Moving,
London Hears.
London.-Republics in Spain, Greece
and Sweden before the end Of the war
were predicted by a speaker at a con-
ference here Of journalists representing
the European neutral countries. The
speaker, who had returned recently
from Sweden, asserted that republican
doctrine is becoming popular there.
. The conference discussed the political
and economic conditions In the neutral
countries. The effect the Russian revo-
luton had on the countries named was
debated at length. 1t was declared
that republican sentiment had won
many converts In the three countries.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Stevenson's Wife.

A half caste sailor once said, "Nr.
Stevenson is good to me, like ny f.
ther, and his wife is the same kind Of
man"
King Tembinoke said Of Mrs. Steven
son, "She good; look pretty plenty
chench" sense.
Perhaps they both meant what the
poet Edmund Gosse so well expressed
when he wrote Of her as being 80
dark and rich hearted, like some Won
derful wine-red jewel"
But the best tribute in Mrs. Steven
sons praise came from the pen Of Der
husband.-Critic.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Neuralgia.

o Neuralgia means nerve pain.
o Neuritis means Inflammation Of {
o the nerve. In neuralgia the pain
o comes and goes. In neuritis the I
o ache is steady and sticks closely
o to the affected nerve. II the I
o nerve could be taken out and eX- ,
o amined we could find nothing (
o abnormal in~the case Of neural I
o gia- In neuritis the nerve would I
o be found to be inf1amed The {
o question Of what Is behind the I
o pain Of neuralgia Is more impor- I
o tant than the answer to the cry {
o for relief. It must be remem- (
o bered that neuralgia Is merely q {
o symptom, not q disease. Some /,
o times malaria Is the underlying {
o cause. Other times It may be /,
Q due to alcoholism, diabetes, lead {
. poisoning, govt, rheumatism or /,
o Brght's disease. A diseased {
o tooth or q diseased ovary may {
o bs-responsible. In every case I
o treatment must include treat {
o ment Of the underlying cause. 1,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Misprints and Maxim Guns.

The late Sir Hiram Maxim says In
his autobiography that when he organ
lied the United States Electric Light
ing company the printer sent home its
stationery with the heading, ''The
United States Electric Lightning COM
pany." When he established his new
gun company in England he told of
this mistake in order to emphasize the
importance of getting the stationery
printed correctly. When the first
sheets were brought to him, however,
he found that the English printers had
made his concern appear as 1.-The Max.
i'm Gum company"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Easy Generosity,

Mother Ito small son)-Bobby, dear,
I hoped you would be unselfish enough
to give little sister the largest piece Of
candy. Why, see, even our old hen
gives all the nice big dainties to the
little chicks and only keeps an occa-
sional tiny one for herself.
Bobby thoughtfully watched the hen
and chickens for time and then said,
"Well, mamma, would, too, If it was
worms. Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
HER OWN ATTORNEY.

Mrs. Laura Ella Ruddiek In Court
Against Brothers.
Columbus, Ind.-Mrs Laura Ella
Ruddick. a wealthy resident Of this
city, acted as her own attorney IN
case where she ID plaintiff and her
brothers, Marcus Hollowell and Hayes
2. Hollowell. are defendants.
She prepared and fled q motion for
q new trial In the case without legal
advice. The motion covers several
typewriter pages and Il written IN
legal phraseology. Mrs. Ruddick 10
Gently was ordered 10 JAN for con-
tempt Of court BY Judge John W.
Donaker.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
Too Pushing.

"I had an idea I'd grow up anu OWE ",
this business some day." said the uT
charged Office boy. ,,r
That's just why you were nle .s,
said the boss. ever since you star'Ts !,
to work here you've been acnns a. :
you already owned the DuslneSN
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-02
FIND $4,000 IN "H0ME BANK." "
Money In Small Coin Hidden by Aged
Woman.

Manitowoc, Wis.-Over $4,000 in nick
els, dimes, quarters and half dollars,
the accumulation of years, was found
by a woman engaged in cleaning the
home of the late Mrs. Fred Pingle,
aged eighty-eight, pioneer resident of
Manitowoc.
Money was found among rubbish
heaps, sewed in mattresses and quilts,
under the carpet and in almost incon-
ceivable places all through the house.
The Pingle family at one time lost a
fortune through the failure Of bank,
which was said to be responsible for
the aged lady having secreted her saw
ings about the family home.