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There Are None.

During his visit to the United States
General Joffre was hurled through sub
ways, jerked into skyscrapers, flung
from New York to Chicago on a fast
train and in general taken care Of
with the breathless assiduity which
characterizes American hospitality.
On the eve Of his departure for Mont
real he was asked by a reporter to
state freely and frankly which one Of
our national characteristics had most
impressed him during his stay.
"Well, since you put it that way"
replied Joffre, II have been chiefly i'm
pressed by your blunt outspokenness
and, If may venture to say so, your
lack Of respect to your superiors."
"Our superiors 70 exclaimed the re-
porter In blank amazement. But we
haven't anyp
"And," remarked Joffre in telling the
story, latter making acquaintance with
their wonderful country and its still
more wonderful inhabitants have
come to the conclusion that what that
reporter said was about right"
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Salt Means Much 70 Health.

eff the human race should be de-
prived of salt even for a period of a
few months" said a physician, 1--WE
would not only lose a natural health
full incentive for our food, but disease
with all its attendant miseries, would
spread with such relentless speed as to
defy the efforts of the most skillful
doctors of the land. Ailing persons
frequently refuse sugar, but they sell
dom turn up their noses at common
salt. That is because there is in the
body deficiency of chloride of sodium.
and nature intuitively excites the de-
sire for it. Salt is essential to health
and life and is as much a food as
bread or flesh. If there is no wish for
salt in person doctors uniformly con-
clude that disease in some form is
lurking unsupported in the system"
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Coveted Feathers.

Mamo is the name of beautiful bird
of the Hawaiian Islands, now believed
to be extinct, having been destroyed
for the sake of its golden yellow feath-
ers, used in former days to decorate
the state robes Of chiefs.
The coveted feathers Of the mamo
bird were a small tuft about an inch
long beneath each wing. The royal
cloak of the Hawaiian King Kane
hameha l., made of these rare feathers,
was four feet long and eleven and
half feet wide at the bottom. This
cloak of mamo tufts is said to have
been buried with one of the later Ha-
waiian kings. The plumage of the
namo was generally black, excepting
the lower back and parts Of the wings,
which were yellow.
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Valuable Black Walnut.

Black walnut is the ideal wood fol
gun stocks, but il is scarce and high
In price, and there are few of the trees
left in this country. A single tree OF
this species can be sold for a good
price, and a grove of black walnut
trees represents q small fortune.
About the only black walnut trees
available now are those on farms and
private estates, and they are fast dis
appearing. The wood is hard and takes
q high polish, qualities which make 1t
desirable for the use to which it is put.
Manufacturers have not found wood
to take its place satisfactorily.
Some of the black walnut used is OBJ
tanned from old furniture or wainscot-
ing, stairways and interior trim OF
dwellings or churches. Many years
ago black walnut was used extensive
" In the manufacture of the best
grades of furniture, and in old churches
pews and pulpits made Of it can be
found today. The demand for the
wood is gradually causing them to dis
appear.-New York Sun.
The broad ax., 1917-08-25
EiIipinos Are Law,

The Filipino strikes me as unbear-
ably lazy. He has had roads built
for him, schools run for him, good gov
eminent and peace secured to him and
an unusual measure Of confidence
placed in him. He has graduated from
almost no clothes into spotless white,
with patent leather "kicks," a clean
shirt and a respondent tie, so that he
looks like the swell member Of a pair
of black face comedians. He has had
sitting down" jobs created or discov-
cred for him and has taken with re-
markable alacrity to the ice cream soda
habit, just like any other cultured be-
ing. He has learned to speak English
very well and has been trained into
really good athlete. But, as far as
1 can see so far, he is not much chang
ed since the days when he dawdled
into school, followed by a servant to
carry his books and ink bottle. Z, 1 doubt
very much whether he will work as
hard or as intelligently to make some
thing Of himself and the islands as
Uncle Sam has worked for him.-Chris-
tan Herald.
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Entered a. Second Class Matter Aug.
10, 1902 at the Post Office at Chicago,
illinois, under Act Of March ., 1879.
Treasures of the Theirs Bed.

Father Tiber must be trembling in
his bed over the quest for the gold sup
posed to lie in the foundations of the
old temple Of Jove. for the river has
more than once been threatened.
Lecky holds that its periodical flooding
and beqGest of marshes and malaria
have been the salvation of Italy in pre-
venting the Italian parliament, for rea-
sons of health, from sitting long In ses-
sion. Garibaldi had other views. He
meant to fling the old river from Rome
to Tfyoh, so sent for that prince Of en-
gineers, Sir John Fowler. Fowler
made the necessary surveys for diver
sion Of the Tiber into the Anio, to ca
nalize the malarial area and drain it
into the sea. 1t would have been
great and romantic feat of engineering,
but honest John loved Garibaldi as
faithfully as did the red shirted Thou
sand. "It will cost you nine millions
for the work and as much again for
compensation. Don't think Of it." he
bluntly said. "Oh, you stubborn Eng
nshp" laughed the hero. Americans
here would do the work for nothing
merely to get the antiquities In the
Tiber bed" But he took Fowler's ad-
vice.-London Chronicle.
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NorthcIiffe's Test.

In Everybody's Magazine Isaac F..
Marcosson furnishes a concrete Incl
dent which explains in a manner Lord
Northcliffe's wonderful success as u
journalist. 1t shows why Northcliffe
and his ramified interests have forged
ahead:
He once met a subeditor in the CORR
dor Of the London Mail building and
asked him how he was getting along.
"Splendidly, thank you," was the re-
ply.
''How long have you been with meT
"Six months, my lord"
"What money are you gettingY'
Seven pounds a week"
"Are you happy and contented"
eyes, but have lots of leisure"
'sThen you are not the man for me.
I don't want any member Of my staff
to be happy and contented ON FL
week"
He himself has never been content
with man or machine when he could
get better one.
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Keep Up With the Present.

Success and happiness depend upon
the way in which we adapt ourselves
to the realities of the objective life.
If we fight against change-and change
we must meet at every turn and in ev-
cry department of life-we soon become
exhausted, wear ourselves out and sink
back into ourselves-into the subcon-
scious-and fail and grow old before
our time.
If we cling to past experiences, refuse
to live in the present, let our faith die
when disappointments come, the results
are the same. The life forces ebb and
We sink into the great sea Of the I'M
conscious and are on the road to being
submerged.
Desire, will, concentration, purpose,
faith-these can be applied to keep us
living in the present, to keep our en-
thusiasms active and our creativeness
expressing.-Nautilus
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obIiteratina Class Distinctions.

Modern and cultured persons, be-
lieve, object to their children seeing
kitchen company or being taught by a
woman like Peggotty. But surely it is
more important to be educated in a
sense of human dignity and equality
than in anything else in the world.
And a child who has once had to re
spect kind and capable woman of the
lower classes will respect the lower
classes forever The true way to over
come the evil in class distinctions is not
to denounce them as revolutionists de
nounce them. but to ignore them as chill
dren ignore theme. X. Chesterton.
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Cadets of Switzerland.

Although no Swiss is legally liable
for military service until the year in
which he reaches the age of twenty,
nevertheless a very large number Of
boys begin at the age of twelve to
train as cadets and learn to carry and
use rifles and to drill. These boys are
supplied with their rifles by the gov
eminent. but keep them at home and
are responsible for having them always
In proper condition. Should a rifle be
found on inspection not to have been
properly cleaned the boys parents are
liable to heavy fine, and should this
neglect occur a second time the boy
may be punished by being dismissed
from the cadet corps, this naturally
being a disgrace from which every boy
shrinks. These cadets all wear uni
forms, which are supplied by the par
ents or, if the latter be in poor cir
cumstances. then by the cadet corps
association. Some of these Swiss ca
diets now have even light artillery.
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UNUSUAL RELICS FOUND.
New Light Cast on Pueblo Civilization
by Discovery.

Santa Fe, N. Man extraordinary
find Of historic pottery and relics has
been made by Earl Morris, excavating
Pueblo ruins at Aztec, San Juan coun.
ty, with a force OF twenty-five men for
the American Museum Of Natural His
tory.
The discovery includes sixty pieces
Of rare pottery, over 10000 carved red
and black stone heads, baskets, mat.
ting, knives, battleaxes and other stone
Implements. The turquoise beads, mo-
sales and shell ornaments are classed
as among the finest ever excavated In
the southwest.
Grains Of corn with cobs, tassels and
husks were found intact, as were also
beans and bean pods, pumpkin seeds,
pine cones, cotton fiber, yucca leaves,
rusnes, cotton yarn and cloth, sandals,
snowshoes, beaver teeth and bones Of
animals and human beings. One skele-
ton In a sitting position indicated the
man had been decapitated. The find
was made in an underground CON-
munal dwelling buried for centuries
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What's the Answer

Old elephant hunters who have hunt
ed their quarry in India, Siam and the
wilds of the Malay peninsula are agreed
upon the following fact: Bury the car
cass of full grown tusker in any spot
In Asia-it matters not whether the To-
cation be high and dry or low and
damp-one year from the date Of burial
not a shred of hide nor a silver Of bone
can be found by digging. Neither dis
Indignation nor ants can be an expla-
nation, for the phenomenon has been
noted In the highlands Of Nepal, where
buried carcasses Of other animals than
the elephant undergo little or no change
within a year and elephants bones dis
appear in localities where ants are un-
known. So far the scientists have
failed to come forward with an answer
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BEES MAKE HOME IN. HOUSE.
Store Honey Unmolested For Three
Years In Doctors Residence.

st. LOUISA swarm Of bees has lived
and made honey for three years In the
brick wall at the home Of DR.. Allen
Wilson, Wagner place. DR.. Wilson
has never interfered with the bees, and
they have never harmed him, nor has
he ever eaten any of the honey.
The bees improvised hive is cav
ity in the wall about halfway to the
top of the two story house on the
kitchen side. The entrance Is a small
hole apparently left by the bricklayer
when placing the bricks around the
anchor of an iron wall brace.
DR.. Wilson said he had investigated
and found that the cavity now extends
into the wall about foot, apparently
having been followed out by the bees
themselves. The swarm is not very
large one, and Dr. Wilson thinks it has
not produced more honey than it need
ed. He does not expect to try to re-
move the bees.
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TO DANISH EGG SHAMPooe
BARRIERS Say Plan Would Save 25oooo
600 q Year.


South Bend, Ind. D. Kimere,
barber Of this city, has a scheme =.
save 250OOO,OO0 eggs year for the CON
sumption Of the people. He has m.
his plan before National Food Diructos
Hoover and received from him asSDr
ance Of its consideration. Kimpra,
would do away with the egg shamnoo
during the war. He says that on an
average, which is considered low. each
barber In the United States gives thru
egg shampoos a week, using two egpS
Recent statistics show that there Ara
1000 BARRIERS.
Thus If the government placed a ban
on egg shampoos for men it Would
mean the saving Of 93,6OO,0OO espu
each year, provided each barber aver.
aged but three shampoos. But otha,
BARRIERS In the city say the average NJ
three Is too low and that it would ha
nearer six or eight. Figured at thar
rate, more than 20O,OOOOOO eggs could
be saved. 1t is hard matter to get ar
the number Of eggs used by women
for shampooing, inasmuch as many do
their own work. However, hairdress.
er estimates that 100000 eggs are
used each year.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Flat Foot.

o A treatment suitable, with but
= slight modification, for all cases
. Of static foot trouble (1at FOOT,
q from the early cases which are
. often described as weak ankles"
= to the most severe cases, where
= there is old standing structural
. change, is described by DR.. 2. B.
q Rath in the Lancet. The treat
= ment consists Of attention to
. footwear, attention to position
q In standing and walking and
q regular daily exercises. Whether
q boots or shoes are worn, wheth-
= er they button or lace, they must
. be the shape Of the feet. The
= inner side OF the boot where the
q big toe lies is kept straight, so
. that the end Of the boot is oppo- 4
. site the big toe and not opposite
y the second or third toe This Is ,
. to insure that the big toe Is not
. pushed out against the other
. toes and has plenty of room In 4
q which to act The soles should 4,
q be a sixth to q fourth Of an inch ,
. thick, the heels broad, an inch or Z,
. less In height.
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The Hcrowned RepubIic.n

1t was Tennyson who gave to Eng
land the phrase "Our crowned repub-
lic." 1t was the bill Of rights, by
which parliament voted "Dutch Will
liam" and his wife, Mary, joint sover-
eigns of England, which made Great
Britain a crowned republic" From
the moment the bill Of rights gave the
house of commons the sole right to
levy taxes and that house resolved only
to grant the crown annual supplies the
backbone of absolutism was broken
and the nerve centers Of tyranny were
paralyzed. Henceforth we were q
Crowned republic" Answers.
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Her View of IL,

A certain lady attempted to open an
account at a department store. The
store asked her for a reference, and
she named Coutts' bank.
Coutts' bank, on being appealed to,
replied that as credit proposition the
lady was an uncertain and even dan
gerous risk. and accordingly the depart
ment store wrote to her:
Madam-We regret to say your refer
ence is unsatisfactory.
To this the lady wrote back:
You certainly surprise me. I always
considered Coutts' bank a most respecta-
BILE and solid institution.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Tropical Rains.

Tropical rains are Of relatively short
duration by reason of the small num-
Der Of cyclonic storms in the tropics,
and this duration is fairly uniform
throughout the year.
The heaviest general rainfalls in
Porto Rico are associated with West
Indian hurricanes. The historic hur-
ricane Of Aug. 8, 1899, precipitated
rainfall equivalent to lib tons per
acre.
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Virtue and Immortality.

Men passionately desire to live after
death, but they often pass away with
out noticing. the fact that the memory
of a really good person always lives.
1t is impressed upon the next genera
ton and is transmitted again to the
children. Is not that an Immortality
worth striving for?-Kropotkin.
The broad ax., 1917-08-25
Wife Beater Ducked.

Kansas City. Mo.-A new form y
punishment has been devised by jus
Herrod Of the city court for wife pea -.
ers. After sentencing George Malt r.
to a hundred days on the rock Pns
Judge Herrod. ordered the patrOi.Ht,o
who escorted him to the farm u
stop on their way past the MlS s~..
river and duck their prisoner lI. L.
times. Martin beat his wife pe'a
she could not make the baby s'oP -
ing.
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TRANSATLANTIC BONE.
That of Stockman's Leg Now In His
Arm,

Arm.
Ringing, Okla.-Ten inches Of bone
that supported his leg between the
knee and ankle now Is filling that
amount of space in the forearm Of
Jim Herring, stockman, Of Grady, haT-
ing been transplanted there by sur
geon as the only remedy that would
save the arm. The leg, now bearing
q silver plate, has healed, and the arm
promises to be as good as new before
long.
Ten months ago Herring sprained bis
arm. Not having ready access to
surgeon and, thinking the injury slight
he set the member himself. At length
q bone trouble developed and continued
to grow more and more malignant for
eight months. Taking out the impaired
bone was the surgical cure decided
upon, and the space was filled win
bone from his leg.
The broad ax., 1917-08-25
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Remedies For Scurvy.

: The juices of fruit-oranges, .
: lemons, prunes-are well known .
: remedies for scurvy, but it has .
: been found that the white potato .
: has proved just as useful. For .
: young children a small portion .
: Of the potato is required-one ia .
: blespoonful OF mashed potato to .
: one pint Of water and added to .
; twenty-fours' feeding Of milk dn- .
: stead of the usual cereaD. Care .
: must be taken to pare the potato .
; very thin. An average sized po- .
: tato (boileD will provide the .
: amount needed. The vitamines .
: may be retained by adding the :
: mashed potato to the water in .
: which 1t was boiled. This Is a :
: very simple and easy cure and :
: one which a child will willingly .
: take without objecting. :
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Crossed Eyes.

Squint is caused by an unequal action
Of the muscles of the eyeball. If the
muscles which move the eyeball out
move it inward, divergent squint re-
suits. If the internal muscles are the
stronger the result is convergent squirt.
The broad ax., 1917-08-25
The Spanish AlcaIde,

In former times in Spain the alcalde
de corte was judge of the palace
court, having Jurisdiction in and about
the residence of the king. The Office is
now obsolete in this sense, but cal
calde" is still used to designate the
mayor Of a town exercising the func-
lions Of justice Of the peace.
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Why He Looked Sour.

Dusty Dennis-Why do you look so
sour, pard? Gritty George-Why, one
Of dem comic artists wanted me to sit
on de fence and let him sketch me.
Dusty Dennis-What of dat? Gritty
George-It was a barb wire fence
Exchange.
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Safety First.

"What is your objection to me as
son-in-laww
81 haven't any objection to yon," re-
piled Mr.. Cumrox. But 1 have trou-
BILE enough maintaining my own posi-
ton in this household without assum-
ing the slightest responsibility for any
body else."-Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1917-08-25
Disadvantages.

Heres a man died from the effects
Of chewing phosphorus on matches"
"That is what comes from putting
oneself too much on a light diet."-Bal-
dmore American.
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Just Like the Boy.

"Errand boys are very scarce. I can
furnish you with an office girl"
''These innovations disturb me. l
can't get used to EN-"
"You won't notice the difference.
This girl can whistle" - Pittsburgh
Post,
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COMES FROM A BIG FAMILY.
Recruit Is Six Feet Four and Hail.
Brother, Taller, Also to Enlist.

Springfield. Mo.-John F. Haley
twenty-three-year-old farmer near
Ozark, Christian county, holds the rec
ord for the tallest man accepted ut the
United States army recruiting station
here since the declaration Of war. dc
L. six feet four and one-half inches u
his bare feet. He had to stoop wnen
he entered the door Of the recruiting
station to enlist.
"You fellows may think I'm big DC
told the recruiting force, 'but just van
till you see my brother. Hes wv
inches taller than I. He'll be here u
two or three days to enlist too. DC
hasn't quite finished helping dad Will
the planting"
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Life.

"Young man, there is nothing worse
than high life on a low salary" said
the wise man who is always giving
advice.
"Oh, 1 don't know" replied the young
man who knew a thing or two himself
"It's no worse than low life on a high
salary."-Florida Times-Union.
The broad ax., 1917-08-25
GREASE on White Goods.

To remove cream spots from en-
broidered centerpieces or doilies damp
en- the spot with liquid ammonia,
then lay a fresh piece Of blotting pa
per over it and iron lightly. This treat
ment will remove any grease from
white goods.
The broad ax., 1917-08-25
Har Hhoiea

docs your daughter play Mozartf"
we asked, displaying unusual erudition.
81 believe So" she replied deprecat-
ingly, "but think she prefers euchre"
Philadelphia Ledger.
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News to Her.

"What was the farmer talking
about? asked the first city girl.
"a whiffietree," said the other.
swell, I've studied botany, but nev-
er heard of a whiffletree. Sounds like
his idea of joke. Courier
Journal.
The broad ax., 1917-08-25
~ lIsaless Quit

"Oh, stop whining. Is whining 60
Ing to mend matters?"
81 suppose not"
Then If not, whine not"-Exchange
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Punishment.

Caller-Here are some verses wrote
What ought to get for them? Editor
latter glancing over lines)-I am an ed
itor, not a Observation-Disclosures Tran
script
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The Authority,

'Tell me. my man, do you exercise
your marital prerogative and dominate
your wife,"
Better ask her. She's the boss
Baltimore American.
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You've Been There.

Invalid Down For a Rest Cure-Is
this a restful place. boatman? Boat
man-It used to be, sir, afore folks
came ere to rest.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Man sinks beneath his load when
fear rises In his heart; drive away his
fear and you win divide his load.
MkNkkrNNxaHKTx5Es ut1gTl niaa EHN-
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The Hire the Hiuher.

Teacher-What is the difference be-
tween 81 will hire a taxi and I have
hired a taxi?" Kid-About $6.5O.-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
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We would willingly have others per.
feet and yet amend not our own faults.
Thomas q Kempis.
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Eussy,

You're to be shot at sunrise"
'That'n spoil the whole day for me-
Make Il sunset"--Lamb.
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Mediocrity Is excellent to the eyes Of
mediocre people.-Joubert
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20
WHY SHE FAILED

The young bride looked detected
as she set the mlnce pie before her
husband.
ct intended to have some sponge
cake, too, dear, but it has been a to-
tai failure"
How was that?" hubby asked in
a disappointed tone, for he was fond
of sponge cake.
1.-THE druggist" she explained,
sent me the wrong kind Of
sponges. STRAY Stories.