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

Among the most important laws en-
acted by Norway since women have had
the vote are the two maternity insur-
lnce laws of 1909 and 1915 and the di-
vorce law of 1910.
"Since the women in Norwayhave got
the vote" says Ella Anker in Jus Suf-
fragii, they have turned their chief
attention to their rights and duties as
wives and mothers. Education and eco
nomic independence are the basis of wo-
mans freedom, but her greatest work
and happiness will be as wife and moth
er. 1t is an astonishing fact that in all
these centuries, while men have taught
us that woman's place is in the home,
they have neglected to prepare us for
the chief duties of our home life"
Norwegian women have also given
particular strength to the work for ira
tional housekeeping" by the establish
ment Of a state high school for the ed
ucation of teachers for the elementary
housekeeping schools, to a campaign
against consumption and to the support
Of the peace movement.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
One Of Natures Mysteries.

One Of the most sudden changes In
animal life revealed in geologic history
took place about the close Of t.
mesozoic era, or age of. reptiles, as ..
is sometimes popularity called. l;'
me ;ozoic time the most powerful ami
mails were huge land reptiles, known
as dinosaurs, whose bones have been
found in abundance in the Rocky
mountain region. At or near the end
of mesoZoic time these great monsters
suddenly disappeared from the western
country as well as from the remainder
of the world. They left no descend
ants. but in the following age Of man.
mails. or cenoZOic era, their places as
rulers of the earth were taken by the
mammals. The cause of the diSap-
pearance of these great reptiles has
been matter of rather fruitless spec
ulation. Any explanation which will
be acceptable must also account for
the disappearance of a great many
forms of animal life and the great
modification of most Of the others, both
on land and in the sea. Some general
cause which would bring about changes
i'm climate and other conditions of life
seems to be a necessary part Of any
satisfactory explanation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Tracer Shells.

1t is one thing to stop a hostile bat
terry in an artillery duel and another
problem altogether to hit it. The 10
cality may be well known. but the
range difficult to determine. To sim
pity m3ltcrs in this respect tracer
shells are used. Into the base of the
shell Il metal case is screwed contain
ing material which is self ignitin@
as the prujectile rushes through space
For night operations the material use'I
in the tracer" bursts into a brilliant
flame. but by day the tracer" leaves q
trail of dense black smoke. By this
means the gunners are able to watcl
and tiII2 the shell right up to the mo
ment the explosion takes place, and
by knowing the locality in which the
shell bursts the adjustment to the
range of the target is comparatively a
simple matter.-LondOn Mail.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Eifsel,s lower.

The most famous tower since that
of Babel is the Eiffel tower in Paris,
a monument to the engineering genius
Of Gustave Eiffel. The tower Of Babel
was reared in the hope that it might
afford a passage to heaven, but the
builders, we are told in Genesis, were
foiled by their language being con-
founded.
Gustave Eiffel had no such ambition
in rearing the highest edifice the world
has ever seen. 1t is tower dedicated
to science. Its rearing was one Of the
greatest engineering feats Of modern
times and was a result Of experiments
undertaken to prove the greatest limit
to which metallic piers In viaducts
could be safely pushed. 1t is now the
worlds must celebrated wireless tele-
graph station.
EiffeI tower is 1000 feet in height
and is constructed of iron lattice work,
1900 tons of iron being used in its con-
struction. A system of elevators car
ries visitors to the top.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Measuring n Rainfall,

The depth of the sheet Of water that
would lie on level ground If none of
the water were lost by evaporation or
soaking into the soil represents the
amount Of rainfall of a given storm
and is measured by rain gauge. The
standard rain gauge of the weather
bureau consists Of funnel shaped re-
ceiver eight inches In diameter at the
top, surmounted by a cylinder of one
and one-half inches in height aud eight
inches in diameter. The funnel is
placed in a cylindrical reservoir, 2.53
inches In diameter and twenty inches
In height. The area of the cross sec
ton of the reservoir is to that Of the
receiver as one to ten, or one inch of
rain falling in the receiver corresponds
with ten inches of water in the gauge,
being magnified ten times for the con-
venience and accuracy of measure
ment.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
les Backbone Is a SPRING,

The swapping bug has spring m
his back like a knife. When not 1,
use as a spring it serves him as /,
backbone, so you see he is believer IN
scientific efficiency and makes one psrt
Of his machinery do the work of two
His spring backbone, or backbone
spring, If you prefer, gives him power
to jump, which in turn gives him his
name. Nature probably gave him the
spring to help him get on his feet when
he's on his back. You've noticed how
helpless some insects are when Won
lay them on their backs. Not this one
however. He slips his backbone Ont
of its groove and then slips it back
again suddenly. The spring pops him
up in the air; he turns a sOmerSault
and drops right side up. Spring back.
bones are common in several other
beetles, remarks the Philadelphia
North American. The beetle of the
pestiferous wireworm, which DESTROYS
the farmers crops, has a spring in his
back. Other members of the family
make their homes In trees or decayed
wood.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
No Black on Natures Palette.

Nature uses no black In any part Of
her work. 1 will not except the black
berry and the so called black panSy.
On a bright, clear day shadows on the
snow are pale ultramarine blue; under
a blue sky in midsummer the color of
the placid lake is cobalt blue and the
shadows on the grass are lilac; on
weathered gray board walk they are
nearly as blue as the sky itself. The
palpitating atmosphere Of warm July
day lifts the coloring Of the landscape
to a higher but softer key instead Of
reducing it with gray, and in the au-
tumn, when the sugar naples leaves
are turned to gold, the shadows on
the trunk and every gray rock in the
vicinity are tinged with strong lilac.
In fine, when the sun shines every
thing, even the shadow, which We are
prone to believe Is gray, is replete
with color.-F. Schuyler Mathews.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Hitting at the Ball.

Jim used to play In So. His game
was fairly good-could putt, approach
and cut the ball, was steady with his
wood. Then Jim read all the golfers
books, absorbed each written line and
found his game was going bad. lie
played In 50. Kind friends eSSaycd
to help Jim Out-instructed what to do.
He followed all their kindly tips-and
played in 81. And then he cut out theo-
ries-just practiced day by day. with
different clubs a-hitting at the bal!
where'er it lay. So Jim now finds an
80 Is no trick to play at all if he prac-
tees plain hitting-just plain hitting
at the ball. "-Golfers' Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
A Good Shot.

The town boaster was in a reminis-
cent mood and for the benefit of the
crowd Of young loafers gathered at
the village store had been recalling the
stirring times on the first election day
after the war In the southern town
where he had lived.
"Yes-sir-ee, that was hot time" he
concluded. They was a lot of shoot.
in took place, and I done my share of
it, 1 tell you. Why, fellers, shot and
shot until my old revolver just felt hot
to my hands"
Turning to another old man who had
come from the same southern town, he
said rather condescendingly: why,
Jim, you must "a been there that day.
How many times did you shoot?'
Jim spat with elaboration, rolled his
eyes refectively and answered: Jest
once l was right In the thick Of it
when the fight begun, and shot round
the corner and down into a CELLAR
Youths Companion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Uncle Sans Uniforms.

An act of congress, approved March
I, 1911, entitled IAN act to protect the
dignity and honor of the uniform Of
the United States" provides that
hereafter no proprietor, manager or
employee of a theater or other public
place of entertainment or amusement
In the District of Columbia or in any
territory, the district Of Alaska or in
sular possessions Of the United States
shall make or cause to be made any
discrimination against any person law
fully wearing the uniform Of the army,
navy, revenue cutter service or marine
corps Of the United States because of
that uniform, and any person making
or causing to be made such discrimina-
ton shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
punishable by a fine not exceeding
$500"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
lust an Accident.

Two boys had INDUCED in a physical
encounter on the playground. At thu
end of the affray they were summoned
before the teacher to give an accoun'
of their misdeeds. One of them had Il
bloody nose. The teacher looked upon.
this sanguinary feature with horror
and Cn'leavored to instill in its infiictoi
certain pacific principles.
Now. BLY," she said. Il think you
ought to apologize 10 Jimmie"
Huh. | amt Il SOin' to apologize for
no accident" Billy answered.
Accident? Why. Billy, how can you
call it an accident? Didn't you intend
to hit Jimmie on the noseT
mo, nom, l didn't. l swung fer
his eye an missedr'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Careless Speech.

Il hear the Grabcoins have hired a
tutor for young Reginald Grabcoin."
Eyes; but whenever Mr.. Grabcoin
mentions the new member of the house
hold Mrs. Grabcoin is greatly humili
ated."
"Why soT"
"Mr. GrabcOin has a way Of pro-
nouncing tutor as If the person re-
ferred to did exercises on the from
bone, cOrnet or some other kind of
horn."-St. Louis POst-Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Settling a Bill.
Dealer.

When Andrew Jackson lived at Sails
bury, n. c., he once attended court at
Rockford, then the county seat Of Sur
~, and left without paying his bill,
which was duly charged up against him
on the hotel register, which seems to
have been the hotel ledger at that time,
and so stood for many years. When
the news of the victory Of the Sth of
January, 1916, was received in this
then remote section the old landlord
turned back the leaves Of the register,
took his pen and wrote under the &C
count against Andrew Jackson, Settled
in full by the battle Of New Orleans"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Above the VULGAR Gaze.

Until 1870 1t was against the Ia"
and sacred custom for any Suhj'r; {"
look at the emperor of Japan HIS
political advisers and attendants 81"
only his back. When he first LETT tn
palace the shutters of all the houses
had to be drawn, and no one was per
mitted in the streets. Even today.
when the emperor has the privilr-c 81
driving through the streets like one 81
his subjects. 1t Is not considered Guiic
proper to cast a glance at him
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
The Retort Courteous.

James Russell Lowell was once a
guest at banquet in London where he
was expected to reply to toast. The
speaker who preceded Mr.. Lowell said
many contemptuous things about the
people of the United States, avowins
and repeating again and again that they
were all braggarts. As American mill
lister at the court of st. James Lowell
could hardly overlook this speech 50 aN
he arose he said smilingly: Il heartily
agree with the gentleman who has just
spoken. Americans do brag great
deal, and don't know where they Eoi
the habit. Do your
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
A Curiosity of Sound,

If when riding in a balloon at a
height, say, of 1000 feet a charge Of
guncotton be fired electrically 100 feet
below the car, the report, though really
as loud as n cannon, sounds no more
than pistol shot, possibly partly owing
to the greater rarity Of the air, but
chiefly because the sound. having no
background to reflect ii, simply spends
itself in the air. Then, always and I'M
der all conditions Of atmosphere, there
ensues absolute silence until the tune
for the echo back from earth has fully
elapsed, when a deafening Outburst Of
thunder rises from below, rolling on
often for more than half minute.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Common CAPITALISTS.

Every man or woman who possesses
dollar or owns a set of tools is q
capitalist. People generally make the
mistake of thinking that the only form
Of capital In existence is the national
currency-the dollar. franc, ruble.
mark, lire or pound sterling. Yet every
body knows that many a successful
business mans only original capital
was brains. knowledge. ability. deter
mination or ingenuity. 1t would be
well for more people to recognize this
truism before abetting, either by &C
don or attitude. ceaseless efforts on the
part Of some political or other self
seekers, to hobble business men and In
dustrial development Such Is the spirit
Of industrial patriotiSm which Il need
ed In America.-Indsstrial Conserve
ton. Heto York
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Use of Mans.

A board inspector, having a few min
utes to spare after examining the
school, put few questions to the low
er form boys on the common objects
In the schoolroom.
what is the use of the map?" he
asked, pointing to one stretched across
the corner of the room, and half a
dozen shrill voices answered in meas
ured calculations:
please, sir, it's to hide masters BIZ
cycle."-London Tit-Bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
She Meant Wall.

The late Sir Wilfrid Lawson, the
rigid apostle of temperance. while on
week end visit made the acQuaint-
ance of sharp young lady Of seven.
to whom on leaving he said: ''Now.
my dear, we have been talking some
time. I am sure you have no idea who
am"
"Oh, yes, have" the little missy
replied. you are the celebrated
decentralization Graphic.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Pills to Prevent Earthquakes.

81 remember" says Addison in the
two hundred and fortieth Taller.
when our whole island was shaken
with an earthquake some years ago
there was an impudent mountebank
who sold pills which. as he told
the country people, were very good
against an earthquake "-London Sat
urday Review.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
A YOUNG Pessimist.

First Office Boy-The old mans sic
nographer just told me she loved me
for myself alone. Do you think shes
kidding? Second Office BOy-No, GER
tainly not Probably the old SInk :
going to raise your salary to s. wees
and has told her about it.-BoS'on
Globe
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Head Work.

Maria, you'll never be able to drive
ems sake, use your headp admOnished
Mr.. Stubbins.
And then he wondered why she would
not speak to him the rest of the day
Pf1ck
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Uasful Attachment.

II wonder how that rough LOOKING
fellow with his terrible language KEEPS
his place In a ladies' hairdreS>ing par
LORI"
81 think il is because the patrons u
the place heard his talk made ones nan
curl."-Baltimore American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Limited.

do you remember, Tommy" asked
the friend of the family, Ito love your
neighbor as yOurself?"
Always" replied young Thomas, ''but
then dad is always telling me not 10
have too good an opinion OF myself
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
,Iohnny,a REASONING.

Sunday School Teacher-What Is con-
science, Tommy? Tommy-An inward
monitor. Sunday School Teacher
And what is monitor, Johnny? john
ny-An ironclad boat-Chicago News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
plain Snoken.

"a plain spoken man. you sayr'
81 never saw his equal. Why. there
isn't a woman in this town who would
ask his opinion Of her baby."-Blr-
mingham Age-Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
How Women Judce.

Mrs. Flatbush-Does she judge peo-
pie by their clothes? Mrs. Benson
hurst-She does II they're hanging Out
on the line with the wash in the back
yari.-Yonkers Statesman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Thar CHARGES.

LADY, want to sue my husband for
divorce. Lawyer What are your
charges? Lady-What are yours first ?
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27

Do as well as you can today, and
perhaps tomorrow you may be able to
do better.-Rev. John Newton.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Not Tander.

No. Maude. dear; we very mu.,
doubt that you could hurt canaIOOs'
by treading on It's tows.-Philadeip"-
Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27

Intellect annuls fate. So far a. q
man thinks. he In free.-Emerson.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27

Entered as Seeond-Class Matter Aug
10. 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago,
Illinois, under Act Of March 3, 1879.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27

Waste not fresh tears over old greN
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
PHONE WENTWORTH 1907.

JULIUS T. TAYLOR, Editor and Pub
Usher.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-07-20
HALEY.

The Slabside Convention given by
the Missionary Society Of Murphy's
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-07-20

Chapel A. NJ. L. Church at the Mason
Hall last night proved to be quite a
success Quite a neat sum Of money
was realized. Mr.. G.. II. Halliburton
spent the afternoon with MIR, c. c.
Fuggette and wife. Mr.. John Rogers
spent the day on Union Ridge with
Mrs. Nancy Cortner, his sister. Mr.
W. NJ Murphy and wife visited Mr.
and Mrs. Emit Cortner near Norman
dy. Quite a lasge crowd went from
here to Tullahoma today to witness
the big rally at Rev. ]. P. Whittaker's
church. They report a nice time. Sis
ter Jene Murphy is still sick, and is
expected to be fore some time Mrs.
X. V. Smith spent two nights at home
this week. Mrs. Addie Martin from
Nashville spent the week at home
with her mother Mrs. Jane Hodge
Rev. r. ]. Stokes made trip Satur
day to Rucker in his one hundred and
fifteen dollar rubber tire. 1t is believ
ed that the Rev. is looking for the
Pearl of great price," if it be so &c
on Rev. Mr.. Ellis Murphy and wife
spent the afternoon with Mr.. anC
Mrs. John Rogers. Mrs Lue Coffee
from Richard city was here severa
days last week. Mrs. Henry Bur
dette has been very sick but is mucl
improved now.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-07-20
LEBANON.

Mrs. Hazel Dickson of Iowa and
Mrs. Andrew Muhead were the guests
of Mrs. Mary Richardson, Honday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Odum
and daughter and Miss Hattie Lee
Peaks OF Nashville motored to Leba-
non Sunday while here, Miss Peaks
was the guests of her aunt Mrs
Mary Richardson, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Odum and daughter were highly
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. James
McGregor. In the afternoon, Mr. Odlim
and the Manson family went joy rid
ing and to view the beautiful cedars
OF Lebanon. We wish to have them
como again soon. Rev. Grant Whitley
OF the Holiness church filed the pull.
pit for Rev. H. f. Erwin Sunday night
on the account of the Pastor, Rev.
Erwin being very ill., Mr.. Joe Smith
of Nashville dined with Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Anderson Sunday. Mr. Smith is
here trying to improve his health.
DIR. McAllister of Nashville filled Rev.
M. F, Riley pulpit Sunday morning.
Mr.. Henry James fell asleep in Jesus
last Thursday evening. His funeral
was preached at Pickett Chapel NJ
r. church by Rev. Hudson. Mr. Lee
Clark fell asleep in Jesus Monday
night and was buried Wednesday
Rev. w. H. Adams preached the fune
raj. Mr. Bette Johnson and children
of Chattanooga are the guests of heI
mother Mrs. Priscilla Shorter. Miss
Lena Crawford will leave Saturday
for Louisville Ky, where she will join
her sister and make her future nome
A wedding of much surprise was thai
of Miss Samella Price to Mr.. E. Cart
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-07-20
Eat Less Meat
And Take Kidneco
Is Kidneys Hurt
Saws KiSnscO Flushss Kidneys stopp'nt
Backsche

Meat Forms Uric Acid. Which EHe''eS
Kidneys and week.-mrs. Bladder
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-07-20
the Globe see VIM. Jenkins, GOT South
Jackson street.
GALLATIN.

On Sunday, Rev. H. P. Gordon took
with him, his congregation to Cairo
a little suburban town responding to
an invitation extended by the Rev.
Sister Mitchell to join with her on
that day. 1t being the day set apart
for baptism. Early Sunday morning
the town of Gallatin began stirring
Buggies, hacks and autos were seen
dashing through the streets of Gal
latin, all pulling in the direction of
Cairo. The beautiful little church
was soon filled, every seat being TAX
en-, and the yard and streets were
crowded with anxious listeners. Cairo
can boast of having the arGest
crowd ever gathered there. Prompt
ly at ~ o'clock, services began. De.
votiOn was conducted by Rev. II. p.
Gordon. All joined in singing, 81
Want to be a Christian" A oneness OF
spirit being visible to all. The Rev.
Sister Mitchell then began preaching.
Text, "The Living Water" The story
Of the woman at the well, being beau
tifully pictured by her. Dinner was
then spread, eaten and enjoyed. Last
but not least, the bell was sounded
again for Baptism. The con creation
was lined up and a song raised and
a gospel tramp was on, headed for
the river just the distance of one
and a half squares east Of the church
Just before descending the brink OF
the river, Rev. Sister Mitchell caused
a halt, and a short talk was made
by her. On, down We went and into
the beautiful waters Of old Cumber-
land. The dear woman baptised six
candidates, one woman and five men.
A sight that many present had never
witnessed before. From start to fin
ish, every moment Of the time en-
aged in service was well conducted
which reflected much credit upon the
woman Pastor, Officially she is desery
'ng, The rain came down in torrents,
nut it had no effect upon the anxious
hearers. July Is, 1917, will be a men,
orial day for Cairo, as this was the
largest crowd ever assembled upon
her streets. Rev. II. p. Gordon will
Baptize on next Sunday. Rev. Sister
Mitchell will assist him Sunday and
at night will preach. Baptizing will
/ be at Judge Judd's river, just one
mile west of city. Public invited.