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The broad ax., 1917-06-02
PERFECT WOMAN FORTY
AND HAS FIVE CHILDREN
She 10 Athletic, Mechanical, Pious, Pa
triotio and Politician.

LYerpooL-"The perfect woman" has
just been defined by a conference here
OF teachers from girls schools through.
out England. Here is the result of
their united efforts:
The perfect woman Is forty. is mar.
ried and Is the mother Of five children.
She Is In happy circumstances, living
In a beautiful part Of the country a
few miles from big town. She is the
center OF good home, In which there
Is q high standard of cleanliness and
comfort and where good taste Is every.
where visible in furniture, carpets, cur.
ta1ns, wall paper, ornaments, clothes.
The ideal woman is sensible and
businesslike, and her home Is a place
OF peace. She is patriotic and inter
ested In politics and does all she can to
remove the causes Of suffering among
the poor. She is delightful compan-
ion and has a gift for friendship. She
Is religious and tries to fulfill her duty
toward God and toward other peo-
pie. She takes walks, rides bicycles,
climbs, swims, dances, skates, rows
and plays games. She can ride a horse
and drive motorcar. She is proficient
in many branches Of practical learning.
She can do anything and everything
about the house She has some knowl-
edge of the law, knows how to invest
money, can use typewriter. She Is a
great reader; every day she reads some
serious book as well as a newspaper
and novel. She speaks three Ian
guages beside her own and reads for
eign books. She is fond of gardening
and has learned several crafts-wood
carving, metal work, bookbinding and
embroidery.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
OLD MAN TRIED TO ENLIST.
Wanted to "Help Out" In Any Way,
but Was Refused,

Topeka, Kan.-The fact that the Unit
ed States government does not admit a
man over thirty-fve years Of age to en-
list in the army prevented the officers
in charge of the local recruiting station
from passing on S. L. Palmer, a pros
porous Pawnee county farmer, the 9TH
er afternoon. d.
Mr.. Palmer is sixty-two years of age,
but appears to be a man of about forty.
He appeared very much grieved when
he was told he was too old for the serv-
ice.
Neither money nor the desire for ex-
perience had anything to do with Mr..
Palmer's applying for service in the
ranks. He owns zoo acres Of good
Pawnee county land.
His only reason was his desire to
''help out" he told the officers. He
wanted to be admitted as a telegra-
pher, a craftsman or a mechanic. He
said he had fifteen years experience
as telegrapher.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Tmperor and Gar.


The Car ferdinand or Bulgaria, not
withstanding his numerous visits to
Vienna, never succeeded In making
himself welcome to the Austrian aris-
tocracy. For long time the aged en-
peror refused to receive him After
much useless scheming to get the ear
Of Francis Joseph he was advised to
obtain the aid Of Nine. Schratt, who
held at Schoenbrun an influential po-
siton.
Ferdinand sent to this favorite
jewel box with a note: II desire to
offer to you the earrings that my moth
er wore until her death. Deign to &C.
cept them and intercede In my favor
with the emperor"
Mime. Schratt used her kindly Of
fees, and Francis Joseph consented to
receive the king Of the Bulgars. Fer
dinand had brought a napkin filed
with papers that he wished to show to
the emperor. After Ferdinand's de-
parture the emperor, turning to his
grand chamberlain, said: ut is curious
that q king should be so lacking in
manners. This fellow has spoken to
me as though I were a mere notary?'
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Swamp Lands.

The national chamber Of commerce
aocIares that had not the hospital
oorps of the army definitely determin
al the status of the mosquito and thus
caused menacing swamp lands to be
drained it is an open question whether
tbe building Of the Panama canal
would have been possible.
In following up this work we find
that the United States in draining
breeding places of the mosquito has
reclaimed thousands of acres of land
end made them available for agricul-
nraI purposes. There are approx
mately 100000 acres Of swamp
lands in the country where for years
tbe mosquito has held undisputed
SWAY, of which 100000, or about
one-eighth of the total area of the
country, can be reclaimed for the plow-
share. The only value of swamp land
lies in its possibility of reclamation;
otherwise it is a serious liability as a
breeder of diSease.-Leslie's.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
TRAINING FLEET FOR LAKES
EastIand, From Which Many Lives
Were Lost, Will Be Flagship.

"CTo IOSIJ WIN % EiaSSHbP'
Great Lakes, Ill.-A fleet Of training
ships shortly will be sailing the great
lakes, it was announced at the United
States naval training station here.
Captain W. A. Moffett, commandment,
has planned the mobilization Of num-
Der of vessels mounting guns ranging
from one Founders to six inch pieces.
The fleet will serve to train recruits
passing through the training station
here, which has been greatly expanded
since the outbreak Of war, in addition
to protecting lake cities.
The steamer Eastland, which turned
over in the Chicago river in 1915 with
a loss of So lives and which is now
being rebuilt as a gunboat, will be the
flagship. Other vessels in the fleet
will be two Of the former Spanish gun
boats which were captured by Dewey
at Manila bay. =
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Madam Dreadusuahts.

land all doubt modern dread
"pts REPRESENT the highest level Of
pas,oIIed strength that the human
e hos vet seen. The fact that 25, 900
nv ar more of metal can be driven
tou ouob water at the speed of an ex-
p os train while its big guns hurl
p seIIs weighing three-quarters Of q
su 20 q distance of twenty miles is a
. III in mechanism.
nuring the evolution Of the warship
,ts nresent state Of efficiency marine
Orinaers have been faced with the
e of protecting vital parts Of the
pp0SSoI from the ever increasing hitting
,ouor of large shells. In other words,
I p fgbting value depended upon its
Ib;Iitv TO take as well as give hard
suocks, Some idea Of the difficulty
nav be gathered from the fact that a
sf+apn inch shot strikes blow at its
moyimum point Of speed capable of
lifting $4,000 tons a foot from the
r-ound.-London Standard.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
NEW U BOAT DESTROYER.
Will Be Turned Over to Government
Early In July.

Will Be Turned Over to Government,
Early In July.
Wilmington, Del.-A submarine de.
stroyer Of a new type which is pro-
nounced by experts to be the most eff
cient conceived Is being constructed
for Alfred I. du Pont and when COM
pleted early in July will be turned over
to the government for use against q
boats.
The craft, which is being constructed
by the Herreshoffs at Bristol, r. l., is
Of all steel torpedo boat destroyer con-
struction. 1t is ITO feet long, has a
fifteen foot beam and a draft of only
four and one-half feet. The latter d.
mension is so small as to render the
boat immune from submarine torpe-
does.
The destroyer has guaranteed speed
Of twenty-seven miles an hour. The
two high pressure steam generators
viii develop approximately 1900 horse
power. Oil, which Is used as fuel, can
be carried for a cruise of 1000 miles
at fifteen knots or $50 miles at full
speed.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
DAY COACHES FOR TROOPS.
slsePers Not to BE Provided Under
War Conditions.


Washington.-It Is announced by the
secretary Of war that standard Pull
man and tourist sieepers viii not be
used for the transportation. of troops
under ordinary conditions during the
war. Day coaches hereafter viii be
used on the basis Of one officer to each
double seat and three men to each two
double seats. The new order applies to
all cases except journeys Of unusual
length, covering more than one night
ana one day, which cases will be sep
arately considered when they arise.
1t is explained that the new regula-
don Is necessary owing to the limited
number Of sleeping cars available for
troop movements and to the congestion
that would arise on TRANSPORTATION
lines If sleepers had to be collected for
every large movement Of troops. More
over, by doing away with sleepers. II
Is declared, the number of cars neces-
sary to handle the movement is de-
creased by one-quarter.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
FOR DRY FARMING
Can Be Practiced Where Water
Is Not Available.
REQUIRES MUCH PATIENCE,

In Missouri, In Drought of 1914, Use OF
Dry Farming Methods by Only Part
Of Farmers Largely Increased Yield
of Corn Per Acre as Compared With
That of 1901.
Washington.-With the burden of
supplying the worlds wartime crop
facing this country, the committee on
| statistics and standards Of the Chamber
Of Commerce Of the United States has
called attention to the possibilities
Of dry farming. Such methods, 1t Is
declared, can be made to fit the re-
Quirements for raising many Of our
most important products. Dry farm
ing Is said to be the only form Of agri-
culture which can be successfully prac-
ticed in any region where water Is not
available for irrigation and where
rainfall Is not sufficient for humid
farming.
The inherent purpose Of dry farming,
1t Is pointed out, is to conserve mois-
ture In the soil until needed for grow
ing plants. The dry farmer resorts to
methods Of timely and proper cultiva-
ton, narrowing, disking and blowing,
to increase the penetration Of water,
prevent evaporation and store mofs-
ture in the soil for the benefit Of the
plants.
"Dry farming is not an easy job, nor
Is the lot Of the farmer In the semi
arid regions any happier at times than
that of the policemen in the Pirates
Of Penzance,'" says Archer Wall Doug
las of st. Louis, chairman Of the ma
tional commerce committee. ut Is a
business requiring much industry, pa
thence, fortitude and intelligent under
standing Of the surrounding conditions.
Likewise In the beginning 1t needs
some reserve capital against emergen-
cies. For there are years when. through
weeks, even months, Of rainless heat,
the sky is as brass and the earth as
iron underneath, and rainfall only q
distant memory.
"Yet persevered in and intelligently
stuck to, it is apt to record a success
and to furnish a great need for the
utilization Of the vast area Of semi
arid country. Once exploited as
panacea, then denounced as a fad, it
has at last come into its own as an in
telligent scientific form of agriculture,
absolutely essential to the development
Of large section Of our country"
OF particular interest In meeting war
time conditions is the argument that
dry farming methods are applicable
not only to farming in the semiarid,
but likewise humid regions in times of
drought. In Missouri in the drought
Of 1914 the use Of dry farming methods
by only a part Of the farmers largely
increased the yield Of corn per acre, as
compared with similar conditions in
1901.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
BOY FARMER A PATRIOT;
SAVES MOTHER A FINE
Gennaro Didn't Go to School, but
Cultivated Twenty Acres
In WeStcheSter.

New YOrk.-Mrs. Rosa de Rosa, a
widow, missed being fined In the mu-
nicipal term court for keeping her son
Gennaro home from school by Just
twenty acres. These acres are part of
her home at Mill Lane, Westchester,
and for the last month they have been
plowed and narrowed and fortified
and planted and cultivated by Gennaro
alone, and he is only fifteen.
1t was his age that got Gennaro into
trouble, for the compulsory education
law compels parents to keep their chill
dren In school until their sixteenth
year. That is why Mrs. De Rosa ap-
peared in court, very much frightened
and escorted by Attendance officers
Puglieri and Carney.
Magistrate Appleton looked sternly
at the little Italian woman until she
had explained that she was a widow,
that there was mortgage on her home
and that Gennaro was her only sup
port. Then he smiled, and after PubIs
eri and Carney had testified that the
twenty acres were under intensive cul-
tivation and that one fifteen-year-oId
lad was doing all this work the magis-
trate announced his decision.
Sentence suspended" he said. your
son, Mrs. De Rosa, is doing a patriotic
duty. He is a real benefit to the COM
munity-more so than if he went to
school, as the law requires"
Gennaro did not hear this praise. He
was up in Westchester. cultivating the
twenty acres.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Wisdom of Persia.

Purity is for man, next to life, the
greatest good. That purity is procured
by the law Of Mazda to him who
cleanses his own self with good
thoughts, words and deeds
Thou shOuldst not become presump-
tuous through any happiness Of the
world, for the happiness Of the world
Is such like as a cloud that comes on a
rainy day, which one does not ward
of by any hill.-From the Zend-Avesta.
Ancient Persian Scriptures.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
PROTECTS ENLISTED MEN.
Bill Will Prevent Slight to Uniforms
Anywhere In United States.

Washington. - Representative John
Jacob Rogers of Lowell, Mass, intro
duced a bill in the house to prevent
discrimination against enlisted men
wearing the uniforms Of the military
or naval forces Of the United States in
places Of public entertainment.
A similar law enacted in 1906 pre-
vents such discrimination in the Dis
trict Of Columbia and in the territorial
possessions of the United States. The
Rogers proposal would make this law
effective in all states as well. The
measure will have the support Of the
administration, it is stated.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
GAINS SIX POUNDS IN DAY.

Eats Four Heavy Meals to Hsaeh
Weight For U. s: Aero Services.
Chicago.-McMillan Weddell OF Hins-
dale, a suburb, has been accepted as a
recruit to the government aero service
after having been refused earlier.
Weddell, who is an experienced avia-
tor. tried to enlist, but was found to
weigh but 142 pounds.
Recently he was accepted, having
brought his weight up to the required
11s pounds by eating four very heavy
meals during the day, the meals being
made up of many eggs and large guam
tities of other foodstu6s, together with
much water.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
P0MEROY CONSENTS TO WORK
Notorious Life Convict at Last MingIes
With Other Inmates.

Boston.-Jesse Pomeroy, the states
notorious life prisoner, abandoned his
objections to the revised terms of his
sentence and for the first time in forty
years mingled with his fellow inmates.
He has been put to work
When Governor Mccall and his coun-
Glib last January committed that pro-
vision of Pomeroy's sentence which
stipulated that he should spend his
days in solitary confinement Pomeroy
objected to the change that made him
liable to labor. His refusal to work
was punished with twenty-four hours
In dark cell and a diet of bread and
water, but he declined to yield until
recently.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
MUST NOT ABUSE FLAG.

Dssserators Will Be Arrested, Says
Justice Department.
MISUNDERSTANDING against desc
Grafton Of the American flag by aliens
was issued by the department Of jus
tice. The following notice was sent
to federal attorneys and marshals:
ANY alien enemy tearing down, mu-
dlattng, abusing or desecrating the
United States dag In any way win be
regarded as q danger to the public
peace or safety within the meaning Of
regulation u Of the proclamation Of
the president, issued April g, 1917, and
WIN b subject to summary arrest and
eon0nement"
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT,
Hardening of the Arteries.

hardening of the arteries can
not be cured. The vessels have
Oeer oNrrstretched day by day
anu White. inelastic fibers have
Mhen the place of the elastic
uoerS thar have been lost. The
elastic iibcrs can never be re-
stored Rut one can regulate
ulmSelt so that his life may yet
|. We long and comfortable. Tenn
|, perail'e in eating, drinking and
, ""rNihS must he the unalterable
, rule of conduct.
, The man with arteriosclero-
. 80 SHOULD have his blood pres
|. sure taken periodically. In case
. " ulzzlncSS and a considerable
A use IN pressure he should guard
a assmSt apoplexy by starving
. s u pursinS. When the pressure
. sS SeS suddenly and sharply he
q uOuld have his urine examined
. = dioumcn. as Bright's disease
= apOplexy.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Among the Accidents.

Amateur TemOr-That's odd. I can't
ind any account of my singing at the
SWellmorr'S musicale last evening. His
Friend-Whcre did you look for it?
Amateur TcnOr-AmOng the musical
notes, Of course. His Friend-It might
be In the paper after ALL Why not try
some other department ?-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
PREPARES OWN FUNERAL.

Thought He Had Cancer-Providss
Corpse by Committing Suicide.
Bishop, Cal.-After having prepared
carefully for his own funeral John
Shortall, mining man, went out and
shot himself through the head.
Death was instantaneous. A month
ago he had undergone an operation for
a growth on his lip and had become
obsessed with the fear that 1t was a
cancer. This led him to self destruction.
Shortall was sixty four years old and
had been long In the Owens valley. His
mining property, promising copper
proposition, Is located In Moclano, be-
tween Benton and Laws.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
LONDON H0N0RS GEN. SHUTS.
Boer Leader Likely to Be Offered High
British Command.

London. - Lieutenant General Jan
SHUTS, who was relieved Of the com
mand of the British forces operating
against the Germans in German East
Africa to attend the imperial confer
ence here, received the freedom Of the
city Of London. General SHUTS In an
address said:
'sThe United States entered the strug-
gle because, like rs, she recognized
that universal liberty was at stake.
The end Of the struggle Is coming near
er. I have learned the spirit Of our
armies and know that 1t Is magnif-
cent In its confidence to carry Tho
struggle through to victorious end"
General SHUTS win be offered q high
military command, and it 10 expected
10 win accept It
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Correct.

Its easy to find out what time 1t
Is" said a married man. IF the hall
clock says $40, and the drawing room
clock says $50, and the dining room
clock says sos, and my watch says
els, and my wife's little dinky watch
says g. it's o'clock In our house,
Exchange.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
QUESTIONS ASKED IN
WAR REGISTRATION

, The questions which are to be
, answered In the nation wide war
, department registration involve
D comparatively few subjects.
, Here they are: The name in fun,
, the age In years, the home ad-
, dress, the date Of birth, the
, quality Of citizenship, natural
D born, naturalized or the condi-
, ton Of declaration Of intention;
, the place Of birth, trade, occupa-
D ton or Office, employment and by
D whom employed, dependents II
, any, married or single, race, for
, mer military service and where
} Il was rendered and lastly claims
D Of exemption from draft, with
D the specific grounds therefor.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
An All Around Boss,

But exclaimed the man of delicate
senSibilitics, will your conscience per-
nit You 10 do as you suggest|'
Look here. friend" answered the
New York politician, 81 am accustomed
10 be boss even of my own conscience"
pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Continental Congress.

The first session Of the continental
congress was held in Carpenters hall,
Philadelphia, Sept. 8, 1774, with forty
four members present. Ali the colonies
were represented except Georgia and
North Carolina. Peyton Randolph of
Virginia was president and Charles
Thomson was secretary.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
CURED BY LIGHTNING.
Sufferer From Rheumatism Says He 10
Well Now

Well Now.
Indiana, PA sufferer from rheu-
matism each winter for the past fifteen
years, Walter Loring Of Rayne town.
ship believes that he was permanently
cured of the disease by a stroke of
lightning. While sitting in his home
during a severe electric storm, the
house was struck by lightning, and
both he and his wife were rendered I'M
conscious. 1t was with difficulty that
they were revived.
Lately he has not been troubled, and
he believes the rheumatism was burned
out of his system by the electricity
which passed through his body.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Dad Gets Back.

$50 you are going to marry q chorus
girl, heyr
'Now, don't kick up fuss, dad. Two
can live as cheaply as one"
TN give you a chance to prove that
Not a cent increase Of allowance do
you get"-Louisvflle Courier Journal
The broad ax., 1917-06-02

Aliens Warned Summary Arrest Fol-
lows Dissertation.

lows Dissertation.
Misunderstanding against desc
Grafton of the American flag by aliens
was issued by the department Of jus
tice. The following notice was sent to
federal attorneys and marshals:
"Any alien enemy tearing down, mu-
tilating, abusing or desecrating the
United States flag in any way will be
regarded as a danger to the public
peace or safety within the meaning Of
regulation IL of the proclamation OF
the president issued April 6. 1917, and
win be subject to summary arrest and
confinement"
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
SLAcKERS NOT WANTED.
But This One Enlisted After He
Changed His Name.

Newark, n. IA heavy set young
man walked into the army recruiting
Office here and told the officers In
charge he wanted to enlist.
whats your name" asked the lieu
tenant.
Stacker" was the reply.
Nothing doing" shot back the off,
Ger. Eve don't want any slackers here"
The man later explained that he was
Andrew Stacker of Middletown, Sussex
county, N. j., and that he wanted to
break of diplomatic relations with his
name.
He was accepted.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Modern Machinery.

NOT 10 see poetry in the machinery
VI tIiS present age is not to see poetry
u The life of the age. 1t is not to be-
us'e In the age.-Gerald Stanley Lee.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Agriculture,

Know Of no pursuit in which more
neal and important service can be rem
uered TO any country than by improv-
ing It's aSrirulture.-George Washing
ton
The broad ax., 1917-06-02

Perseverance Is more prevailing
than violence, and many things which
cannot be overcome when they are to
gether yield themselves up when taken
little BY little.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02

To know how to wait Is the great
secret oe success.-De Maistre..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-18
WHEREAS. The Village Council

Village
sewer as follows Village Commencing
said
North the Northeast Corner of Block "a of the
point
the North line of the railroad Minneapolis and st Louis
Railroad directly south the Southwest Corner said Six 6
Cd thence right with said railway
the Center ditch about IS feet South
line Of the railway track said railway there
public health of the inhabitants Village and
for the welfare of said Village; therefore be it
Redwood Minnesota that be
Village Delhi
places hereinafter designated and in the following Com
encing point North side Of Third Street in said Village Delhi
Northeast Corner of Block Four N
Original Plat Village Delhi South and along said
Railroad of the Minneapolis
Railroad directly South of the Southwest
said Lot Six 49, said Block Seven I'd thence at right angles with said
Railroad Souhwestery to point the Center Of
line the railway Of
railroad and there that from the Of
balance of the
(12 inches diame the drain
to said shall be approved by the President of the Vii
that shall be
hereinbefore designated Of such of
and such depth and in such the President of the Village
Council of said Village direct be directed by
the shall laid depth all
provided the file
in of the Village Clerk OF Village O Delhi
before
that this
parcels
Village
with their respective holdings stated said
made accordance the statute made provided
The of all of lots
said Village Delhi fronting the Street
ordered be constructed with the description of the