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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Polishing Coral.

Although Venice is a center for tour.
ist trade in coral and shell canoes,
coral itself is neither gathered nor
worked there. The manufacture is con-
fined to Tore del Greco. Polishing
coral in quantities is an interesting
feature Of the work. 1t is placed IN a
small bag Of strong, raw linen together
with crushed pumice stone, and the bag
is shaken in a special tube with a hole
for drainage under a small column Of
water. When the coral is well punt
Gated it is washed and passed into a
clean bag. Instead of the pumice the
so called 'pulimento" (red or white) is
used, and the former operation is re-
peated, first without water, then with
q little and finally with much water.
when the coral has become brilliant
What the ''pulimento" is the inhabit-
ants Of Terro del Greco, while so proud
and jealous Of their industry, have
never taken the trouble to find out, as,
indeed, what the aqua ossigenata"
Hydrogen peroxide) is, which is used
to change the color Of the coral, black
when extracted from the sea, to red.
AS for the ''pulimento," it is not differ
ent from that which the jewellers use
to polish precious stones.-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Rainier Park.

rh,. Is the heart of the playground,
-arSbiped by the red men In the days
', old and here In the evidence Of
oaorps of mineral springs bubbling
srom the ground one feels more keenly
40 nuisance Of God. To the left
s-om the road, looking as if it were
mt a block away, rises Mount Ia
ooma, its sides showing the purplish
limos of ice, great snow fields and jag
aod rocks. Yet it is five miles from
tbo springs to Nisqually glacier, over
. road as smooth as pavement and
broken at almost every length of the
csr bv vistas Of SURPRISING beauty.
Now it is a forest of silver, high tree
trunks dotting the sides of a peak
stripped Of their branches and bark
end whitened by the elements. Now
q is a glimpse of Nisqually river,
which takes its origin from the glacier
of that name. as it tumbles along
over it's rocky bed, and now it Is
forested peak rising toothlike out of
the jaw of this mighty range Of which
Mount Tacoma, "the mountain that
was Cod" in the picturesque language
of the Indians, Is a part-Ralph P.
Mulvane in National Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Sunset and II O'clock.

The habit Of counting II o'clock ut
sunset is very ancient: The Turks,
Greeks and most other people in the
Levant have almost always counted
Y o'clock from sunset, and to this
day the common people cannot under
stand that their clocks have to be
changed every day and not ours. The
Turks have officially adopted meridian
time, but only since the Young Turks
came into power-that is, since 1908.
The change was even then not made
Immediately. 1t encountered a great
deal of opposition on religious grounds,
because the Mohammedan hours Of
prayer are regulated by the sun. And
the common people still stick to the
old system. Only In Constantinople
and Smyrna are there many Turks
who keep the official meridian time
and the great majority of people
throughout the Turkish dominions still
count II o'clock, as their ancestors
have from time immemorial. at sun
set.-New York Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Some Trees,

In the angle between the Kings and
Kern canyons lies a woodland empire
beside which the HarZ and Black for
est Of Germany would appear almost
diminutive. Within the borders Of the
Sequoia National park and the General
Grant National park near by there are
no fewer than 100000 seQuoia trees,
and Of these 1900 are more than ten
feet in diameter. In the Sequoia Ma
donal park stands the largest tree In
the world-not the tallest, but the larg-
est-the General Sherman tree, with a
diameter of 36.5 feet and height Of
279.9 feet. Its massive trunk and
branches contain about 100000 feet
Of lumber, board measure. This Is
equal to the amount of lumber that Is
cut from forty acres of average Mime
sofa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
The Bull of PhaIaris.

Perillus Of Athens is said by the an
cient authorities to have invented for
Phalaris, tyrant Of Agrigentum, B. @.
$40, brazen bull which opened on the
side to admit victims who were to be
roasted to death by the fire which was
built underneath. The dying groans of
the sufferers closely resembled the
roaring Of maddened BULL" hence the
name that was given to the invention.
1t is refreshing to know that later on
the populace rose against Phalaris and
burned the tyrant in the bull that he
had made to be the cause Of death to
so many others.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
COLDS AND PNEUMONIA.

Every year following the holidays
and during the month of January,
there is an increase in the death rate
from disease of the air passages and
lungs. Pneumonia is the most danger
Gus of the quick death dealing destrue-
tive forces. A "eold" is always the
sprout of pneumonia; it is the tell
tale evidence of error in living meth
DDS. A "cold" often follows over
eating and the reckless annual Christ
mas debauch called celebration that is
still the custom among the people. The
habit of drinking egg-nogg, (whiskey-
nogg is a more appropriate name) is a
common predisposing cause of the af
ter Christmas "cold" or Iagrippe that
grows and grows, until "home rem
edies and patent medicine cause it to
become full hedged pneumonia, show
ing the chill, cough, blood stained
sputum, (spit), stitch like pain in the
side, footed breath, great prostration,
high fever and other miseries. Then
the distress brings the family to its
senses and a doctor is called. He
should have been consulted before the
"cold" was contracted or at least
after the bad bargain with death had
gone as far as a "cold." 1t is not
too late to pull the patient out of the
danger of death, even when pneumonia
has been contracted; but it is not fair
to the sick to wait until the bad bar
gain CONTRACTED pneumonia) has been
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
He Was Just THINKING.

MARY" said a man to his spouse,
who was gifted with a rapidly moving
tongue, did you ever hear the story
of the precious gems?"
NO." she replied. what Is it?''
Its a fairy legend that my grand
mother told me when was a boy"
the husband continued. cit was about
a woman from whose lips fell a dia-
mond or a ruby at every word she
spoke"
"WellT" said his wife as he paused.
That's all there Is Of 1t, my dear"
he replied. But was just thinking
If such things happened nowadays l
could make my fortune as jeweler."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27

delivered.
Consult the doctor and find out how
to prevent "colds,'' coughs, lagrippe,
and other fore runners of pneumonia.
You are contracting pneumonia when
you are in over-crowded aSsemblys;
and when you sit or sleep in rooms
with closed windows YOU are contract
ing the early advance agent of pneu-
monia. Inspiration pneumonia and
"eolds," lagrippe and tonsillitis are
invited by Ignorance of the laws of
personal hygiene. Do not inhale the
air laden with dust, SCOT and tobacco
smoke, because to do so is to Predis-
pose your body, especially the lungs
to pneumonia.
The germs of disease have no chance
in the battle with perfect natural
resistance. Do not weaken your resist
ance by dirty habits and ignorant prae-
tees and associations. Keep clean
physically and mentally. Take bath
every day in comfortable water. Don t
keep bad company.
Victims of alcoholic indulgence are
easier for germs than total abstainers.
Smoking invites coughs, "eolds," Ia
grippe and pneumonia. Be honest with
yourself and "cold," lagrippe, ton
sillitis, pneumonia and other destruet-
ives forces will not be able to harm
you in the least.
Avoid germs. Avoid germ carriers.
Avoid the causes of "eolds" and pneu-
monia because prevention is the best
treatment.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
The Famous "Gresn Man of Brighton

This Famous Green Man of Brighton"
In October, 1906, an individual was
to be observed at Brighton, England,
who walked out every day dressed in
green from head to foot-green shoes,
green gloves, green handkerchief and
other articles to match. This eccen-
tric person lived alone, knew nobody,
and in his house the curtains, the wall
paper, the furniture, even the plates
and dishes and the smallest toilet ar
ticles, offered an uninterrupted Sc
quence Of green. Having started on
his career, there was obviously no rea-
son to stop, and with full consistency
he carried his scruples so far as to eat
nothing but fruit and vegetables of the
same green color. The consequences
were extremely disastrous. One fine
day the green man jumped from his
window into the street, rushed forward
and performed a second somersault
from the top Of the nearest cliff.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27

Just as am about to close this let
ter, I am handed a letter from my
friend in Washington, D. c., Rev. W.
II. Jernagin, D. d. pastor of the Mt.
Carmel Baptist church, and one of the
strong men of our race. 1 will Just
let you read for yourself his letter to
me:
al am writing you a few lines to
say that we had a very sad Christmas.
Mrs. Matte Clementine Sayles, my
daughter died suddenly at my home
Christmas day at 1920. She was here
to take dinner with us and helping to
prepare same when death claimed her. -
This is indeed sad, and wish to ex-
tend my sympathy to DR.. Jernagin, his
wife and daughters in this sad hour, al
though little late. The news has Just
reached me.
L shall have more to say to you in
another letter.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27

The newspaper editors and publish
ers throughout the country, greatly
sympathize with editor Nick Chiles of
The Plaindealer, Topeka, Kan, over
the recent great loss which he has sus,
tanned in the death of his constant and
devoted wife, who constantly for many
years stood by his side and greatly
assisted him in bringing forth each
week his publication, thereby enabling
him to meet with success in the journal
istic world and to raise him far above
the ordinary citizen in the most import
ant affairs in this country.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Skibbereen,

An Englishman was once travelling
In the south of Ireland when he came
to a village called Skibbereen. The
name struck him as very peculiar and
odd, and he asked a villager why the
town was So called. Sure" the vii
lager replied, 81 thought even an Eng
lishman could have seen the reason
for that. It's called Skibbereen to dis
tinguish 1t from other places Of the
same name."-Christian Register.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Self Convicted.

SAY, pa" queried small Bobby,
what is gossiping, anyway
"GossipiIg, my son." replied the old
man, IF we get right down to the
plain, unvarnished facts, is lying. But
why do you ask"
Because" answered the young in
Eestigator, ma says you do lot of
gossiping every time your business
keeps you late at the off1ce."-Ex-
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
A Better Trade.

81 understand young Briefess Is
about to marry the daughter Of old
Bonds, the millionaire?'
Eyes, so ] am told"
Twill he give up the law businessT'
Eyes. He will give up the law bust
ness and go into the son-in-law bust
ness"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Divided IL.

scene-Police court during dispute
over eight day clock.
Magistrate-I award the clock to the
plaintiff.
Defendant-Then what do getf
Magistrate-In give you the eight
diys.-London Stray Stories.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Shark and Death,

There is an old yet still operative su-
persttion among seafaring men that
when a shark persistently follows q
vessel It is a sign that some person on
board is going to die, the alleged rea-
son being that the great fish can scent
death.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Court Plaster.

You can make court plaster at home
by spreading clean silk with a prepa-
ration made by dissolving one part Of
isinglass in ten parts of water and
afterward straining it through muslin.
Add two parts of tincture of benzoin-
New York Telegram.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Fashionable.

Willie-Paw, what Is a fashionable
sesorti Paw-A place where you can
obtain the least comfort and the most
tyle for the most money, my SON.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Too Much Practice.

Does your minister practice what he
preaches?" the newcomer questioned.
"He does" the citizen answered, with
sigh, land I'd be perfectly willing to
have him stop. He lives next door to
me and begins at o'clock Sunday
morning to practice what he Is going
to preach."-New York Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Her Predicament.

"When In doubt play trump"
"The trouble is I'm In doubt most Of
the time. And I seldom get more than
four or five trumps."-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Easy Marks,

This world would be a pleasanter
place If there were not so many fools
In 1t.
Yes, but it would be more difficult
to make q living" Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27

Oh, how bitter q thing It b 10 look
INTO happiness through another mans
vssl-"As You LIKE It" II, Z.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27

Honor thy father and thy mother"
stands written among the three laws Of
most reversd righteousness.-Aeschy-
lus.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Saves on Help.

"Women seem successful In busi-
ness"
"They have advantages. A woman
can keep a set of books and card in
dex In her head."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

Take these tablets made of sulphur,
cream of tartar, calcium sulphide and
extracts of rare herbs and take regu-
Larry for a month or so, and you can
drive the poisons out of your system
Sulpherb Tablets are wonderful to
overcome constipation, sluggish liver
and kidneys and they quickly start all
the eiirninative organs working. They
flush the sewers" as it were, and you
viii feel their fine effects all through
spring and summer. Headaches, ca
tarrh. neuralgia, rheumatic pain. con-
stipation and kindred ailments due to
poisons IN the blood, all go, the SKIN
clears pimp1es and boils are absorbed
and pass out through the proper waste
channels. Every PSckage IS guaran--
iced so you can prove It easily. Good
for children and adults. All druggists
SOC per sealed tube. Get Sulpherb
Tablets mot sulphur tablets).
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
University Scholarship Notes

IN the girls division IN the university
scholarship club contest, Robbie
Stewart is ahead, with l5O votes and
Josephin, March, has 12I votes Mrs.
Kenneth Y. MacC-llum is the chair
man of the girls division and all votes
should be sent TO he nose voting
THURSDAY and Friday We're. Mesdames
- II. Aitken, \. H. Fegan. +. NJ
Whitaker. Dan 7. White, C. Cork Z. X
Talbot, .. H Baum, Ross E Bryan. W
g. Davis, Walter D. Howe. J NJ Frank,
r p. March, John :. Curtiss. VI a.
Warner. D. a. Shackelford. " f orr,
Claiborne Adams Wip Robinson,
horace " R-oaddus. r ". Baue-, r.
+. Cummins. ". J. Rand, - A. Hirsch,
4. :. Stewart. r T. AiVes. r. W. Parker.
j. ~ Dudley. ". ". Waite, Margaret
kinnOn stevens. J. : Elliott c. ".
Groom. J. II. Pollard, Claude z. Huds-
peth. Hugh Grouse, W J. Jolly, +. A
keeling. Misses isabelle Valentine.
Jessie Mitchell, Hazel Allen, Helen
Reading. Rosemary Pelham. Ida
Hunter. Mary Heermans, Frances
Earle and Ethel Crawford.
Mrs. r 3. Alves is the chairman %
the boys division. Up to date James
Lewis has 66 votes and Camilo Arguel-
les IS. Those voting Thursday and
Friday were: + " 1Iurchison. Robert
L. Holiday. II. ". BrOaddus. Zach T.
White. II. r McCIintock, Francis Cal
lagher. .. Fork, ". D. Wise. a. NJ.
KrakaUer. y. H. elliot. Charles Mars
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

I'll PASo men are not seeking
n matrimony az q way OF avoiding
H. military service. We hear and
read all sorts Of tales Of the great rush
for marriage licenses in the east JUS
tees OF the peace and ministers are
working overtime tying the matrimo-
NAL knot-mery. I almost said moose,
that would save man from doing his
duty In service for his country on the
first call Of the president FL Paso,
thank goodness, has had no such rush
for wedding bells. Perhaps, however.
II is not all to the credit OF FL Paso
men. Nowadays at tea fights and
other social affairs, exclusively fem
mine, the principal gossip is how the
young men of the city, who are not
engaged in occupations that are neces-
sary to the governments business. such
as telegraphers, railroad men. etc. and
who have no dependents for whom they
are responsible, are being looked on
askance by the fair maidens of FL
Paso, because they are not answering
the call Of the president It is reported
that over the tea cups the girls are
planning TO socially boycott such
''slackers." As for marrying a slack
e." TO help him stay a Stacker" Fl
Paso girls are not that sort.
\
A recent issue Of the Houston Post
contains q large photograph Of Miss
ode Akin, who is very popular with FL
Paso's younger crowd. This clever
Houston girl often visits here. She is
the granddaughter Of Judge Peyton F.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

M rage get to Lieut. weifon N
= Il Alodisette, which will occur May
., will be the guest of honor al num-
Der or parties next week Mrs Isaac
spalding is 10 entertain for her Mon
day with q bridge party, ar he- quar-
tiers az Fort Bliss. Miss Evelyn Jones.
who is 70 be one Of Miss Tsylor's
bridesmaids. will give a luncheon for
her on Tuesday. Capt and Mrs Victor
:. Foster will entertain in Mss Taylor's
honor with a buffet supper next We'd
nesday evening. Mrs. Herbert e Mann
will give a party next Thursday. Miss
Taylor's sister, Mrs. Eugene J. Ely,
will entertain with buffet supper on
April SO
Col Charles W Tayl9r arrived
THURSDAY from Brooklyn, y Y, 70 be
here for mis- daughters wedding he IS
a guest OF capt and Mrs Eugene J:
Ely. Lieut. Modiserte Viii arrive next
Friday
Miss Taylor was the guest OF honor
at a delightful luncheon, given Thurs
day by Miss Julia Tate. at her quarters
AT Fort Bliss Pink carnations and
ferns decorated the table. The guests
included Misses Taylor, Evelyn Jones,
Lues Trippett, Mary CoDstock, Eliza
beth Rumbough. Amy Heard, Setty
Davidson, Stella Kleinman and Edna
HirshingeT-
Earlier in the week Mrs. willard a
Holbrook entertained with a tea IN
honor OF Miss Taylor The rooms were
decorated with d profusiOn Of yellow
daisies. Miss Taylor. Miss Elizabeth
RumbOUgh. who Is a niece OF Mrs. Hol-
brook. and her house guest, and Mrs.
Holbrook received he guests MIS-
Eugene J. Ely served the ices and Mrs
Henry T Bull poured the coffee
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
Tea For Red Cross
Is Commended Heartily

Every man and woman IS in
tensely interested in the work OF the
Red Cross society and at this time.
no other work holds as vital a place
in the minds and hearts Of Amer
leans" said Mrs Henry T. Bowie.
president OF the Young Women's
Christian association.
TO carry on this work effectively
as il should be done, needs money
and so every gift toward the Red
Cross. and every effort 20 raise
money for its work should be given
the heartiest support OF the public
7 think the way chosen by Mrs.
J. H Nations for raising money for
this cause is a very pleasing one
At a tea dansant, everyone may at
tend in an informal way, enjoy the
companionship Of their friends. be
entertained a bit and have the
pleasure OF feeling that they are do
ing their share by contributing TO
make the affair a success.
"On behalf OF the organization !
represent. ! an sure that every
member viii do her part toward
helping The tea is 10 be given
Wednesday in Hotel Paso del Norte
fog the benefit OF the funds Of the
local chapter OF the Red Cross
society"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20
TAKE VAN LAX
FOR CONSTIPATION
Don't poison yourself any
more with calomel-Van
Lax is better-it keeps
bowels clean.

When you are troubled with liver
trouble such as constipation clogged-
I'd bowels, indigestion, dyspepsia,
heartburn, played-out feeling, bad
breath. sick headache, get from your
druggist a SOC bottle of Van Lax Cor
send to Van Vleet Drug Co, Memphis,
TENN Take a dose as directed on label
In a short time it will give you the
incest and easiest cleaning out you ever
experienced. Drop calomel or salts Van
Lax Is better. 1t don't Sicken you
Young or old can take Van Lax and at
any hour of the day. Van Lax is pleas
ant TO take. Everybody likes II. Van
Lax livens up your liver Try ito
day. It is the latest and by far the
best Tonic Liver Medicine made The
best is none too sood-get the best
Van Lax.-AdV-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-20

~ ONGS, illustrated by living pictures,
were the features at the social
- meeting of the II Paso Equal
Franchise league, Thursday afternoon
The affair was held at the home OF
Mrs. Raymond II. Darlington, on Pros
poet avenue. The tableauX formed a
very pleasing mode Of entertainment
All were most effectively posed, with
in a large frame. with two large
American flags as the curtains. The ma
tionaI cOlors were used in the decora-
tons Of the rooms, flags were draped
about the walls and groups of flags
were arranged in the corners The
electric lights were covered with red
tulip shades