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The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Bees and Eruit.

An agricultural society Of Florence,
Italy, has recently carried out a thor
ough investigation Of the alleged in
jury Of fruit by bees and has COM
pletely exonerated the latter. Bees are
unable to perforate the skin Of the
fruit, and it Is only incidentally that
they suck the juices Of fruits injured
by other natural causes. The damage
sometimes attributed to these insects
Is due to poultry, wild birds, wind and
hail, and even more frequently to hor-
nets, wasps, vine moths and other in
sects. Instead Of being harmful to
orchards and vineyards, bees perform
the useful service Of effecting the
cross pollination Of flowers, and hence
the setting Of fruit as well as the de-
struction Of damaged fruits especially
grapeO by sucking the juice and pulp
and thus preventing fermentation and
rot extending to sound individuals.
The orchards and vineyards frequented
by bees give the most constant crops.-
Scientific American.
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The Transformation.

After the hero Of seventeen looks at
the heroine Of fifteen she Is different
person. Before he looks at her she
likes the fine brick houses In the neigh
borhood. In fact, she sees many ele-
CANT houses In town that she thinks
would make ideal homes. Unlike her
mother, she even likes the house in
which the family lives. But after the
hero looks at her you couldn't give her
a big brick house. To her such places
look cold, and she hardly would take
one of them as a gift. But she just
worships every little four and five room
cottage she sees. They look so cute
and neat and dear and sweet and coy
and snug. Oh, If she could just have
a house like that and a hero like him
he is the only one there is Of his kind
she would be just too happy for any
thing! And she would make fudge
and have regular home, only it would
be far happier than other homes
Claude Callan in Fort Worth Star
Telegram.
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The Actors Indifference.

1t is probable that the height Of in
difference is reached in the veteran ac-
tor. / saw one at the Press club re-
Gently who confirms this suspicion
thoroughly.
He is in a good show, but has a
small part. appearing only in the first
act.
How is the shown / asked him.
pretty fair, I'm told" he answered.
whats it aboutP
Cant say"
"How does 1t end"
Don't know"
For goodness sake" asked,
haven't you ever seen the play? You
are In it yourself?"
"No," he answered, with a look Of
being bored. Several times 1 have
thought of going around front to see
what 1t was all about; but, my dear
old chap, have never seemed to get
around to it."-Washington Star.
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Kssp. Milk From Boiling Over.

Among the various devices which are
intended to prevent milk from boiling
over we noticed one which solves the
problem In a very simple way, says the
Scientific American. It consists Of
straight tube of say two or three
inches in diameter at the top and ex-
panding somewhat toward the bottom.
where it is provided with a fiaring and
cup shaped end Of rather large diane
ter, the whole being somewhat OF
trumpet shape. Out Of the lower part
are cut, say four suitable openings, and
we set the device upright In the vessel
with the small end just out Of the
liquid. Should the milk tend to boil
violently this action commences at the
bottom, and the liquid Is forced up the
tube, then falls upon the surface again.
so that the boiling action will continue
in this way and the milk has no ten
dency to leave the vessel
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Submarine Torpedoes.

Launching a torpedo from a subma-
rine Is simple. The torpedo fits closely
in a tube or cylinder. with an opening
at the rear made alright when closed.
At the desired moment there Is a dis
charge Of cordite and the torpedo Is on
its way.
When the torpedo is projected from
a ship or boat into the water a lever
is thrown back, admitting air into the
engines, causing the propellers to re-
volve and drive the torpedo ahead.
The torpedo travels under water at a
high rate Of speed. 1t carries a large
charge Of explosive, which is ignited
on the torpedo striking any hard sub
stance, such as the hull of a ship.
The distance the tube Is submerged
depends on the target, but the nearer
the surface the more effective.
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pr,,m, Nav 8. ov.rtim. Work.

Dreams are a good test Of the need
of sleep and many times answer the
question Of overwork or idleness, &C
eording to DR.. Percy G.. Stiles, who
lectured at the Harvard medical school
on Sleep"
at is possible to Judge by ones
dreams whether one needs Sleep" he
said. eff the dreams are Of a ram
bling variety, the kind that seem to
pop from nowhere or anywhere, it Is
a pretty good sign that you are not
overtired. On the other hand, If the
dreams are a continuation of the days
worries the chances are that you are
overtired. Dreams remote from the
days work are a vacation, but dreams
connected with the days work are
overtime
"To go to sleep get the body and
mind comfortable. The body Is easier
to make comfortable than the mind.
A rundown, a bath and little bit to
eat help bring that about To compose
the mind read some familiar book or
poetry. That soothes the mind, for no
exertion is necessary to read it"-Bos-
ton Journal
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Where the Five Points Was.

The Five Points, once a most dan
gerous part Of the New York slums,
is now the site Of Paradise park. 1t
is at the crossing Of Worth, Baxter
and Park streets, near the junction Of
Park row and the New Bowery and
Chatham square and practically ad-
joining Mulberry bend. In 1740 four
teen negroes were burned here dur
ing the negro insurrection. Here the
Dead Rabbits had their headquarters
and fought the Bowery Boys. The
Seventh regiment was called out July
8, 1857, to quen a riot here. The Five
Points mission was incorporated in
1850.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Plant For a Hancino Ri

Indoor gardeners will no i"s
In watching this plant grow esed
lows the plan Of the strawho : To-
sending out runners and start;u~! u
growths at the end Of the stor. aeS
strawberry, however, has the o., ne
establish its new growths Tb, %
door plant sends out the runrers 1S u
ing for earth where there is NOM s ~
called the saxifrage. "'
1t is a favorite plant for bsngiD,,.
kets. A small tuft of leaves d., ~
at the end of each vine F,o,, ~
tuft other runners are sent ont -. ~
these In turn develop more tufts I pa
this method the saxifrage keeus m :. =
panding until the basket is coT..-,
with a network Of vines and q b.uS'i
Of leaves.
The leaves, shaped like those ot n.
geranium, are a reddish olive c,,.s
veined In white. 1t requires ordiD..-
soil and a moderate amount Of v..,.
and shade.-Philadelphia North ANA.
lean.
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A Short Business Talk.

In a certain store the merchandise
manager sent for the ready to wear and
millinery buyers and said to them:
"You men are getting bad accumu-
lation Of stock that is hard to move.
Hereafter you will make a daily and
weekly inventory and send the report
to this Office"
Both buyers declared this to be i'm
possible, but the merchandise man told
them to go and do it Especially he
wanted them to show the age Of the
goods in stock, the sizes and the colors.
After attempting to take some Of
these daily inventories the buyers de-
cided that an easier way would be to
get busy and sell the goods faster. This
same plan has been used In many de-
partments with fine results.
There Is nothing like the spot light to
engender selling activity In a store
Philadelphia Record.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Mystery of a Fish,

In the economy of nature nothing is
more remarkable than the metamor-
phosis Of the founder, which when
young swims in an upright position, as
do all other fish, but when maturity
develops it becomes topheavy, falls
over on its side and its existence is
passed as a fat fish.
That nature moves in a mysterious
way is here freely illustrated, for when
the founder falls fat the two eyes,
which originally were on either side Of
the head, are transposed to the upper
side Of the fish, where they always
face the light.
The process by which this strange
change is accomplished has never been
discovered by scientists and is mar
velous instance Of natures operations.
for while the fish usually rests upon
bottom it can readily swim about in
any depth Of water.-New York Sun.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Politics and Tobacco.

Something like half a century ago q
man named Dan Bradley started the
custom In a little cigar store in Brook.
Ign Of keeping a box Of smoking to
bacco on the counter, with a sign
above it saying, "Fin your pipe" Part
ly on the strength of his popularity,
due in no small degree to the free fill
ings for pipe, Bradley ran independ-
emily for the state senate and was elect
ed as against the regular candidate.
Five thousand clay pipes did the
trick for Dan" was a saying at the time.
a man would have to give away au-
tomobiles to get elected to the senate
nowadays" observed one of the new
school OF politicians.
The days of the election cigar and
tobacco are gone forever."-New York
World.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Real Democracy

Before Denmark consented n ALI
the Danish West Indies to the Uni,si
States a plebiscite was held, and n.
electorate voted upon the ouest,o.
The people Of the United States bow.
ever, were never consulted as to vbsh
er they desired to make the purchase
The people Of England vote direct,
on national questions whenever psrI,.
ment Is dissolved, and the government
goes to the country" on nearly ever,
matter Of really vital import
Many Americans fondly imagine that
the United States is the only real DE-
mocracy in the world As matter Of
fact, In Switzerland, Australia and
New Zealand government Is more d.
rectly responsible to the people than h
the United States; Canada's goNn.
ment is at least equally representatn
as ours, while England, although nUnt
nally a constitutional monarchy, prsA
ably Is more democratic than the UnE
ed States.-St Paul Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Art and Nature

Art Is the revelation Of man, md
not merely that but likewise the rsTe
lation Of nature speaking through nan
Art pre-exists In nature, and nature b
reproduced in art. As vapors from
the ocean floating landward and Dis
solved In rain are carried back In nv
ers to the ocean, so thoughts and hs
semblances Of things that fall upon The
soul Of man In showers flow out again
In living streams of art and lose them
selves in the great ocean, which Is Nd
ture. Art and nature are not, then
discordant, but ever harmoniOusg
working in each other.-LOngfeloSs
Hyperion"
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Value Of VSc,,;..

y., OF Vacation.
vacations according to tSa ;,
Medical Journal. are Dst tue Nesla
valves for the relief of tba :, aao
sure resulting from efHcien ns nigh Rs
cy demands that througbo11;, Eaaea
hours all the faculties be- s-S tut. sOrtaa
utmost without waste Of m0 to u
OF energy. but If properly % aat .
aims at making an efficient directed h
an efficient product. Tba. nan betos.
duction may not exact that ei 81 pn
speed up beyond his endura T. tAe aas
The recent application ~
methods makes the vacation n eneieaq
ever necessary. The vaca. IOfe thaa
the Medical Journal, "shouIS an
nearest approach to the simn1a o, Oe Se
is for this reason that the cop" s lie L
all its many Inconvenience i Viii
chosen for the place of voc, = 80 Otsa
vacation period allows for II" R
ton and elimination of tbO he sOsOF
products from the system AGO., Iatlgus
in the pressure period of ~ uatei
The longer the vacation, theref eff work d
better the subsequent work" as
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
All In the Dialect.

A New Zealand man vouches for the
truth Of the following story:
Dick Seldom was Of Lancashire OH
gin, and when he died the Lancastrian
with the follswing inscription: 81 have
gone whoam." The journalist who re-
ported the funeral evidently did not
come from Lancashire and consequent
ly was somewhat puzzled by the word
ing and, after thinking hard, conclud-
ed that some one had blundered His
report read:
1.-The Lancastrian society sent a
beautiful wreath bearing the inscrip-
ton: I have gone. Who am IY"
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Fish Versus Mosquitoes,

Myriads Of mosquitoes used to infest
the rice plantations Of Madagascar.
DR.. .Legendre, a savant well known in
scientific circles In Paris, conceived
the idea Of freeing the region Of mala-
rial trouble by the introduction into
the watercourses Of cyprin, or red fish,
which are very fond Of both mosQui-
toes and their eggs. Within five months
500 fish multiplied to 10000, and these
destroyed nearly all the mosquitoes.
The fish besides being a malaria de-
stroyer became very important as an
addition to native food.-London Tele-
graph.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Diet and Health.

- In an article on Tanning the Z
y Liver" Worlds Work says that 4:
- the daily meal of the average 4
business man consisting of meat .
and potatoes and white bread is !
y ideal for inducing constipation. i
- Most OF US should not eat more Z
than once day. Eat the shells :
= OF your baked potatoes and eat s
whole wheat bread or graham s
Tor the help that what we call 8
roughage" has in stimulating 8
= bowel action And see to it that &
= you take liberal portions of at 8
least two kinds of vegetables at s
Doth luncheon and dinner. such :
vegetables as peas, beans, let s
tuee' parsnips, carrots, turnips. 6
celery, oyster plant, cabbage. 8
BRUSSELS sprouts, tomatoes, salsi. :
~ Spanish onions, asparagus 8
ana spinach. If you dislike these =
y you will be able to substitute .
fruits that you do like. Eat the .
rignt things, get sufficient exer- :
cise and rest and you will have :
no need for habit forming laxa- :,
yves which eventually may do :
= you much harm. =
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Shun Tips If You Play Stocks.

Whatever you do, don't go it alone"
is the advice that Harold Rowland
gives to women investors In the Wo-
mans Home Companion. "Shun the
financial gossip Of the uniformed, the
cocksure counsel of the irresponsible,
the glittering generalities or the more
insidious particularities Of the con-
ceited ignoramus. Beware Of rumors,
tips and inside information Base
your transactions upon the firm ground
Of accurate information, sound judg-
ment and disinterested advice. Don't
try to get rich quick"
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Restrain a Couch.

= A patient German statistician
= has calculated that patient who I
= coughs once every quarter of an Z
= hour for ten hours expends en- ,
= ergy equivalent to $50 units of 1
- heat, which may be translated I
= as equivalent to the nourish- 1
- ment contained in three eggs or I
- two glasses Of milk. In normal I
- respiration the air is expelled 1
y from the chest at the rate of 1
- four feet per second, whereas in 1
= violent coughing it may attain 1
= a velocity Of 800 feet. This 1
= waste of energy is especially i'm I
= pOrtant because it occurs for the 1
- most part in persons whose as 4
- similative functions are already 4
- working under difficulties; conse- 1
- quently the ingestion of the cor 4
= responding quantity Of nourish- 4
- ment by no means compensates 1
- Tor the exertion. 1t follows that 1
- persistent cough is per Sc a I
= cause Of emaciation, though I
= there are many other factors I:
= which tend in the same direc- I
= ton; hence the desirability of re-
= straining cough within safe linn I
= its, especially when it Is due to I
= Initiative reflexes. such as are I
= excited by laryngitis and pharyn- I
= gitis.-Medical Critic and Guide. :
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ShreWd.

The manager, writing out the an
nouncement Of his show, ended with
these words:
1.-THE patronage of children under
eighteen Is not encouraged"
That" he remarked shrewdly, will
appeal to the children over eighteenp
New York Post.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Destroying an Idol,

Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins, you can say anything you like
nowadays about George Washington.
can't your
Eyes. The lid seems to be of"
well, I never liked to mention IT be-
fore, but I have my doubts about his
being incapable Of an effort to deceive.
His pictures look to me as If the old
gentleman wore a wig."-Washington
Star.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Damascus Sworrjs.

Damascus swords, whose fame at one
time made them almost one of the won
ders Of the world, were made Of al
ternate layers Of iron and steel, so
finely tempered that the blade would
bend to the hilt without breaking, with
an edge so keen that no coat Of mail
could resist it and surface so highly
polished that when a Moslem wished
to rearrange his turban he used his
sword for looking glass.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT
rheumatism.

, For acute articular rheuma- I
, dsm the following treatment Is I
, recommended by q writer In the I
, Medical Adviser, quoted by the I
, Medical Record: An ointment 1
, made Of four drains each OF ich- !
, thyol, methyl salicylate and oil I
, of turpentine, mixed with four I
, ounces Of lanolin, Is applied to :!
the affected joints and covered Z
, with cotton and oiled silk. The I
patient is put to bed In flannel I
} nightclothes and between blan- I
kets for absolute rest !
His diet must be liquid, prefer I
, ably milk, together with fruit !
, juices and plenty Of water. Z
} Elimination through bowels, skin =
and kidneys must be attended to =
, carefully. At the beginning Of =
the treatment q dose of calomel Z
} and bicarbonate OF soda Is given Z
, and followed after four hours by =
rochelle salts or q seidlitz pow Z
, der. Rhubarb and soda may be =
, given to advantage until the Z
} tongue is clean. Throughout con- =
} valescence the patient must alb =
} stain from all animal foods and Z
alcohol .
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Heard at the Club.

That's Fred Darling just come
You know his wife made him. .
"You mean that fellow with "A>
mustache and manicured nailsT
"Yes."
"Well, / knew women uIu
work, but l never knew they ulu a.
thing as fancy as that."-Exchanss'
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
IN the Lookout.

Friend-YOu are not gOhls ,o
again? Congressman No; II > N
strenuous. | was sent down 10 ut. m
inpton TO look out for my constituents nj.
and from the tone of their letters ,st
got to look out for them Wnen
hOme.-Puck.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Smiled The Wrono Wsy.

well my boy" he asked cheerfully
at the breakfast table the morning aft
er Cholly had taken the leap, chow did
things go last EVENING" Did she smile
on your proposalY
NO." said Cho1ly family, pushing
away a breakfast roll. "She smiled at
it"-PitBburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
What She Wanted.

A woman was knocked down .!
horse, but happily escaped with rev
scratches. =,
A man rescued her and said, 'Van !
get you anything"
She much out Of breath and gaspms
with excitement)-Oh-oh-ean WV
kindly get me
He-Some brandy?
She-No-not drink-some sais'
pins. 1 feel I'm falling all to pieces
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
A Matter of Protection.

Actor-I say, old man, 1 wish you'd
advance me So and take it out Of my
first weeks salary. Manager - But,
my dear fellow, suppose it happened
that I couldn't pay your first weeks
salary. Where would be?-Boston
Transcript.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Compensation.

Life Is compensatory to this ex-
tent: When a man reaches the point
ut which his wife Is compelled to make
the living for the family he has also
reached the point at which the fact
ceases to humiliate him.-Topeka Capt.
tai
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
LUXURY and Labor

Alexander the Great, rejecting on his
friends degenerating into sloth and
luxury, told them that it was a most
slaVlsh thing to luxuriate and a most
royal thing to labor.-Barrow.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
c..opd Siuht.

do you believe in second T SiSnr' I 20
mo, but my wife does; When snr : to to
the assistant, I'll come in and lUOA
those agoin. '"-LondOn Telegraph
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
His Modesty.

Are you an art connoisseur?"
"Yes," replied Mr.. Cumrox, although
1 should never speak Of myself as
such.'
why notY'
Because I'm not absolutely sure !
know how to pronounce the world
New York American.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Hard on the Records.

Freshman Gin awed voice)-See that
big fellow over there? He broke
three records last week. Sweet Young
Thing-Mercy, wouldn't let him run
the phonograph!-Penn State Froth.
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ProbabIv.

Pop, you know that famous bare
foot winter at Valley ForgeT'
Yes. son. What Of it?"
was that the time they said tried
mems solesT-Baltimore American
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HAPPINESS,

Happiness rarely is absent 1t is that
we know not Of its presence. The
greatest felicity avails US nothing if
we know not that we are happy.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Sharp,

Jack-Do you know that Kitty is an
awfully sharp girl? Percy-Yes; she
cut me on the street the other day
Cornell Widow.
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He Was Fat.

Skinny-What made the tower Of
Pisa lean? Aver D. Pois-If knew I'd
try itl-Yale Record.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Md Her Best.

Teacher-DO you hno" ,, RockrOw-
Not all of them, ma an two years
we've only lived here wv
pUck
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
BIindfoIded.

If blindfolded, it is said, no person
is able to stand five minutes without
moving.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
Mars Photooraphs-

The best photographs of the canals
OF Mars were taken through red and
orange screens.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07

Perseverance always wins In the long
run-usually In a walk.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07

What Every Woman Knows.
A woman always knows when a man
L. In love with her. A man often knows
q woman Is In love with him when she
isn't-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1917-04-07
r.. Champion Lie.

Probably the unmitigate;S d an, and year
most frequently told year yea ,reIcOme bon
out t takes TINS Ohio state Journal
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TO fire.. and fume s a nsaIesIIg anpar
dopable.-RObert LOUIS 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Greeley Photo Service.

"That's got 5000 lamps in it. he
said wistfully, when they're lit.
One might have thought from his ag-
grieved tone that it was his gum that
was being advertised.
1t was plain that he was about to give
US more statistics, and perhaps deliver
philippe against Mayor Mitchell. And
as one does not with impunity deliver
ever so tiny a philippe against the
Mayor at critical time like this with
cut laying ones self open to charges of
pro-Germansm and treason we hast
ened to move on out of the zone of disaf-
lection. If there were going to be
any charges made we were better not
connected with the thing at all.
AS we ambled up Broadway we made
note of the establishments which dis
PLAYED even enough life to make visi-
bic mist on mirror if held to their
Inns. There was an eighth of a store
which cast a CHASTITY light from tube
in the window, revealing card which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
THE STAR $PANGLED BANNER

actively with World Civilization and
National Equality. You don't believe
in using that symbol for the purpose of
Advertising Goods.
The Dollar Patriots see nothing but
Dollar Marks on the Flag. Make them
see Stars. Isn't it up to You to teach
them a Lesson? Yes, you
Get after the Star Spangled Banner
the Shops are full of them. Put the Fear
of God and the Police into the hearts OF
the Dollar Patriots who are CONNER
cializing Old Glory. Keep your Flag
Clean!
That's lust One little Way to Wake
In America to the Realization that
we're at War. we're in Danger, and
we're in a whole lot deeper than most
people think. We're going to Catch it
endways and sideways and head over
heels and the Germans will Get us if we
don't Watch Out.
.S*S~
What are you going to do about the
Star Spangled Banner?
I'll tell you.
You are first going to look up the
Penal Code of your state and make sure
that such uses of the flag as have men,
toned are against the law. and then
You are going to Get Busy.
Now. aren't You?
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