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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
ROYAL Names.

Nicholas Romanoff is the name by
which the late car is mentioned In the
Russian papers. But it may be doubt
ed whether this Is correct use of the
word RomanOff, for mOnarchs, who
sign by their Christian names only, are
not supposed to have surnames. In
the early days, when both surnames
and customs were In the making, they
did not need them. and except In case
Of dethronement. and not always them
they have never needed them since.
Contrary to popular belief, Plantagenet
was not a surname. Tudor may have
been one, and Stuart certainly was.
But Guelph was not, and so good an
authority as Mr.. Fox-Davies holds that
the present king Of England has no
surname at all. Less learned authori-
ties have been perplexed to know
whether the descendants Of Queen Vic
toria did not inherit the surname of
their father, the prince consort.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Just Like Babel.

The difficulties which the ancient
builders of the Tower of Babel expe.
rienced with the language difficulty
may be easily understood by any one
who has spent little time in Basrah,
In Mesopotamia. The dialects in COM
mon use at Basrah are said to be more
than forty In number. The most pop
ular is Arabic, but it Is not the Arabic
Of Egypt or Morocco. 1t Is a distinct
tongue, with which the Egyptian or
Moroccan experiences the greatest diff
ficulty. Then there Is Persian, with
variations known as Bagdad-Persian,
Neid-Persian and Basrah-Persian.
Turkish is frequently heard, while
Armenian and Chaldean are the Ian
guages of the native Christian popula-
ton. Kurdish is used by another sec
ton of the inhabitants, while Hindu
stani is the language Of the Indian
troops.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Celebrated Bachelors.

Handel, Reynolds, Turner, Sir Isaac
Newton and Cavendish were among
the men nlustrious In art or science
who remained bachelors.
Among authors we have Pope, Gold
smith, Lamb and Macaulay. The fee
BILE health of 1.-The wasp of Twicken-
ham" stood no doubt In the way Of
his marrying. Goldsmith had not the
same excuse, but in his case it was
quite as well that he passed through
life as bachelor. A single man who
habitually spends twice as much as
he has is never likely to make a wise
and prudent husband.
Lamb, that frail, good man." as
Wordsworth calls him, was bachelor
not from choice, but from affection.
The singular loyalty with which he
devoted himself to his sister in circum-
stances Of melancholy interest prevent
ed his marrying a girl whom, 1t ap-
pears, he truly loved. Lord Macaulay
rested content with the loving sympa-
thy Of his sister, Hannah, the wife Of
Sir Charles Trevelyan, whose children
were to him as his own.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
MARINE AVIATORS
Unusual Opportunities Are Offer
ed For Advancement.
ENLISTED MEN STUDENTS.

Those Assigned to Flying Corps,
Whether Trained as Pilots or Not,
Receive so Per Cent Increase In Their
Pay and so Cents Per Day For Extra
Duty.
BY FIRST LIEUTENANT ALFRED A.
CUNNINGHAM, U. 8. NJ. c.
Washington.-The last congress es-
tablished a navy flying corps, which
consists Of officers and men detailed
from the navy and marine corps in the
proportion Of four Of the navy to one
of the marine corps. Civilians will be
taken in as acting ensigns and second
heutenants.
Numbers Of men do not win pro-
motion readily as soldiers because they
lack that military bearing and manner
so essential to good soldiers, but who
are intelligent and have mechanical
ability and can be readily trained as
good aviation mechanics. For such
men the flying corps is their best
chance for promotion. Discipline In
aviation is as important as In any other
branch Of the service, but mans mil
itary smartness can be subordinated to
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

some extent to his technical ability.
The man, whether he has marked me-
chanical ability or not, who has an in
telligent mind, Is willing to work with
out having tasks assigned him and Is
above all so thoroughly careful and re-
liable that an aviator can feel perfect
ly confident while flying an aeroplane
he has been working on Is desirable
for the flying corps. On account Of the
nature Of the work It becomes impera-
tive to remove a man who shows the
slightest signs Of carelessness.
Qualifications for an enlisted pilot are
mainly physical and psychological and
men for this position viii be chosen
for their suitable qualities. In general
the man should be absolutely perfect
as regards heart, eyesight, digestion,
sense of equilibrium and nervous sys-
tenn. He should not be over thirty
years old. There should be no question
as to the quality Of his nerve" This
does not mean recklessness. The man
who has undermined his constitution
with dissipation will not be chosen.
Marines assigned to the flying corps,
whether trained as pilots or not, re-
ceive so per cent increase on their pay
and 80 cents per day for extra duty as
aviation mechanics. The crew Of each
aeroplane consists Of the chief me-
chanic, with rank Of gunnery sergeant
or sergeant; one noncomm1ssioned Off
Ger as motor man, one noncommission-
ed officer as plane and wire man and
two privates as helpers. From this it
can be seen that the flying corps needs
comparatively few men who are not
suitable for noncommissioned officers.
Enlisted men In the navy flying corps
have unusual opportunities not only
for advancement in rank, but they re-
ceive an excellent mechanical course of
training which will fit them for good
position In civil life.
Enlisted men assigned to aviation,
regardless Of their rank, are treated as
students until they have been given
q thorough course Of training In han
ding, cleaning and repairing aeroplanes
and motors on the ground They are
then trained In assembling aeroplanes
and lining them up properly. Next they
are given a thorough course In disas-
sembling, cleaning, assembling and
making all adjustments to each type
Of aeroplane motor Used at the station.
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A Call to Can.

In sending out instructions to the
conservation chairman of each state in
the Union Mrs. J. D. Sherman, chair
man of the conservation department of
the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs, in her call to organize said:
1T is inexcusable negligence at this
time for women not to inform them
selves concerning the various phases
of food conservation as it affects the
individual, the community, the nation
and our allies.
"One of the greatest present needs is
scientific direction In food nutrition
and food economy. Thousands Of wo-
men are eager to be thrifty, to use
their resources wisely, but they do not
know how. Sane, practical home Geo.
nomics instruction is greatly needed"
National Emergency Food Garden
Commission.
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Where Lost Gold Goes.


Within the last 500 years one thou
sand million pounds worth Of gold has
vanished.
Where have the missing millions
gone?
About one-third lies at the bottom Of
the sea. The treasure Of lost vessels
which strews the route from England
to India alone has been estimated at
eighty million sterling.
In 1898 the British frigate De Brook,
wrecked of the American coast, took
with her into the depths Of the ocean
gold worth f2,4OO,OO0, the spoils Of an
intercepted Spanish treasure fleet. An
other British warship, the Hussar,
went down with over a million sterling
In gold in 1850, and another million
was lost In the Lutine In 1899.
Much gold, too, is lost through wear
and tear. 1t is soft metal In its nat
ural state, and despite the alloys used
to make it harder it wears away COM
paratively quickly when coined into
money. 1t is the same with jewelry.
In these ways and a hundred others
the gold gained by men through sweat
and blood finds its way back to the
earth whence it came.-London Opin-
ion
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THE GARBAGE PAIL
Its Contents May Stand Between
Us and Liberty.
EARN YOUR APPETITES NOW!
~ You Save but Two Ounces of Food q
Day, Stop to Compute What This
Means In q Country of a Hundred
Million People.

rGOptos
Prepared by the National Emergency
Food Garden Commission.1
The women Of the country must be
made to realize as never before that
It is their part In this war to stop the
waste that goes into the garbage pail,
a waste that has been estimated at
$700,OO0,0O0 annually. The figure is
staggering in its immensely. Think
what two ounces saved a day by a
hundred million people means!
The men folks will tell us that the
money would take up many liberty
bond issues and buy many battleships.
In fact, they tell us such an amount
would win the war. Yet it goes into
the garbage pail.
Women of the contry, earn your ap-
petiteI Do something now for your
country by conducting your table eco
nomically. You will never know until
you try it what a fascination there is
In work, what a reward it brings. Pass
the summers usual rest and earn your
appetite.
Much meat, bread and edible fats
are wasted in garbage, and tons of
valuable foodstuff for animals are lost
to the food supply Of the nation by
usual garbage reduction or disposal
methods. There should be careful an
alysis Of city garbage and enforcement
Of garbage collection ordinances, re-
ouiring that no glass. tin. wood. burnt
matches, paper, string or inorganic
trash be mixed with the vegetable
material, meat scraps or bones which
can be used for feed.
These laws are rigidly enforced by
Germany in all cities Of 10000 people.
Garbage so collected from a popula-
ton Of 100000 people in Germany,
although the German garbage pail al
ways has been far leaner than the
American one and is especially light
at this period, furnish briquettes rich
In protein, which, when fed to dairy
cattle, produced 100000 to 100000
quarts Of milk daily.
On the other hand, with us garbage
is sent to reduction plants, where all
the fat and oil it contains are recovered
for use in making soap or greases.
1t is simply question Of service and
proper direction. If the women Of the
country take up the problem one OF
our greatest war troubles Is solved,
for who knows but the garbage pail
may stand between us and liberty?
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Mental TWILIGHT,

Mental health passes into mental dis
ease most commonly In a gradual way,
as light passes into darkness. There
is a mental twilight, a borderland in
which it is impossible to say whether
the patient is mentally Ill or not. 1t
is always well for a man who under
goes such changes mentally to consult
his doctor, and 1t is always well for the
doctor not to make too light Of such a
change, because treatment Is usually
far more effectual In that borderland
stage than it is when the symptoms
have been fully developed. The best
test Of mental health is when a man
feels a conscious sense Of organic well
being, although many persons go
through life with more or less Of a
sense Of Ill being all the time and are
not on that account to be regarded as
insane
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
NURSERY NOTES.
Small Points About Proper Care of
the Baby.

the Baby.
Try laying the baby on bed or table
while you wash him. It is easier for
you and better for the baby, too, as he
feels the unsteadiness Of your lap and
wriggles accordingly.
Did you know that all white walls
and woodwork are bad for the nursery
1t is declared by scientists that white
reflects too much light for the baby's
eyes. Try gray or light tan.
A baby basket can be made from a
medium sized laundry basket. Give IL
two coats Of enamel on the outside and
wad it inside with cotton batting. Gov
er with a blue or white satin and dot
ted swiss or point d'esprit.
A pretty way to quilt the baby's wee
comforter is to tie 1t with baby rib
bons through the points to be tackled,
using the bow of the ribbon for the
center Of an embroidered wild rose or
forget me not.
1t is a good plan to remember that
when making any Of the small gar
ments out of white flannel future
shrinking can be avoided by pressing
the flannel with a wet cloth before
making it up and lining it.
Laundering of wee clothes is an i'm
portant detail of nursery regime. Moth
ing but pure white soaps should be
used. Everything pertaining to baby's
clothes should be thoroughly rinsed,
especially diapers. Boiling, sunshine
and fresh air are all sterilizers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
The Jerusalem Chamber.

One Of the rooms In Westminster alb
hey that are of peculiar interest is the
Jerusalem chamber, which was built
more than 500 years ago and was
probably at one time the abbot's with
drawing room. 1t was In this chamber
that Henry ". died, In curious fulfill
ment Of a prophecy that he should die
In Jerusalem:
It hath been prophesied me many q year
I shall not die but in Jerusalem,
Which vainly I suppose the Holy Land,
But bear me to that chamber. There I'll lie.
In that Jerusalem shall Harry die.
And In the same chamber Addison,
Congreve and Prior lay In state before
their splendid interment in the abbey.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Holy Lands.

The Holy Land is a term used, espe.
cially by Christians, to designate Pal.
estine as being the scene of the birth,
ministry and death of Christ, but also
employed by other religious sects to
describe the places sacred to them
from association. Thus the Moham-
medans speak Of Mecca as the Holy
Land, it being the birthplace Of Mo-
manned. The Chinese Buddhists call
India the Holy Land because the
founder of their religion was born
there, while the Greeks bestow this
same title ON Ellis, where was situated
the temple of Olympian Zeus.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Feather Pudding.

One cupful sugar, two tablespoonful
butter, one egg, one teaspoonful salt,
one cupful milk, two cupfuls -four.
three teaspoonfuls baking powder.
canned or fresh fruit. Cream together
butter and sugar, add beaten egg and
salt, then add alternately milk and
-four sifted with baking powder. Put
two tablespoonfuls fruit In each but
tered cup, cover with batter and steam
one hour. Serve with foamy or cream
sauce.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Our Old Paper Currency.

Fractional currency was the name
given to government issues Of paper
money Of small denominations during
the war between the states. Owing to
the suspension Of specie payments In
1861 silver coins Of small denomina-
lions disappeared from circulation,
causing great Inconvenience to retail
trade and people generally. In March,
1863, congress authorized the issue of
paper notes Of small denominations,
5, 10, 25 and so cents, and they afford
ed great relief. The total volume of
it was limited to $5OyOOO,OOO, and much
Of it became so worn out by circula-
ton that it was never redeemed.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Rest Before Eatind.

o The importance of resting after
o eating as a necessary condition
o for perfect digestion has been
o emphasized, but it is equally i'm
o portant to rest physically and
o mentally, before eating. Dogs
o that had run an hour before eat
o ing and others that had been
o resting were fed the same "a
o ton, and 1t was found that those
o dogs that had been rested be-
o fore eating digested the meal
o much better than those fed while
o tired. Usually a dog viii refuse
o to eat If very tired, and man
o who has a natural appetite will
o feel little inclination to eat until
o after he has rested, following
o physical exercise. The practice
o of hurrying from the office or
o shop to the dining room and eat
o ing without resting and then hur-
o rying back to work Is ono Of the
o means by which the digestive
o and nervous systems are gradu-
o ally though imperceptibly bro
o ken down.
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Had a Good Excuse.

Dorothy, aged 4, was present at din
ner the other evening when a number
Of guests were being entertained by her
parents, and during the lull in the con-
versation she began to talk very ear
nestly: "Why do you talk so much, Dor
othy?" asked her father. "Tause rs
dot sufin' to say" was the reply.-Kan-
sas City Star.
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CALLED "THE WAR OF 1917"

Present Struggle So Designated In
Documents on Pension Claims.
washington.-In the annals Of the
pension bureau, which already has on
file two applications for pensions on
account Of deaths since the declaration
Of war, the present struggle will go
down to posterity In America as "the
war Of 1917"
Announcing the official designation
the bureau said that It was decided on
for use In the records because no other
suitable name could be found.
The applications came from Ruth
Thomas Of Annapolis, widow Of Lieu
tenant Clarence @. Thomas, killed on
the Vacuum, and Mrs Hannah Hall
berg Of jamestown, N. z, whose son,
Frankie Hallberg, q member Of the m
tional guard, was killed BY Q train
when guarding O bridge.
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Cuba,s Fine tobacco.

Cuba produces the highest priced to-
bacco grown in the world. The fine
aromatic tobacco is not grown in all
parts of the island, but on little spot
which is no more than twenty-five
square miles. Such tobacco as is pro-
duced in this limited area can be pro-
duced nowhere else.
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Modern Travel,

The brakeman doesn't carry a Ian
tern any more, the train butch tries
to sell the passengers De Morgan in
stead of Bertha NJ. Clay, the conduc-
tor refuses to carry babies for fear the
auditor may object, and the coaches
are so light that spooning couples fail
to amuse.-Salina Journal
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The Idea.

"Good gracious, John, why did you
allow the agent to persuade you to
take a cottage with no more ground
than this?'
Because, my dear, did not go into
this deal with any selfish idea Of ter
ritorial expansion. '-Baltimore Ameri-
can
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Cracked Eggs.

When an eggshell Is cracked, even so
slightly that the eye cannot see it,
germs and molds find ready entrance
into the egg and spoil its contents.
Nature has provided the egg with a
delicate protective, gelatinous coating,
which, as long as 1t is intact, tends to
keep out air and germs. Once this
coating is pierced the keeping quality
Of the egg is lessened Immediately.
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How They Work.

In an argument against fanaticism
General Funston once said to a news
paper correspondent:
Even the looking glass and the wine
glass have their uses. The looking
glass reveals our defects to ourselves;
the wine glass reveals them to others"
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Different.

"Why, a year ago you told Inc this
place was easily worth $4,000. Now
you estimate it's value at less than
$4,000"
you must remember that was try
ing 70 sell it to you then. Now you
want me to sell it for you"
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Making Use of All Space In the Oven.
II when baking layer cake there Is
space left too small for another pan
place a can with both ends melted OF
In the small space and set pan on It
The heat will reach the baking article
Just the same.
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Three Naval Victories.

It is said that the three white lines
which appear on the collars Of sailors
blouses in the United kingdom, the lines
being straight for men Of the regular
navy and wavy for men Of the naval
volunteer force, represent the three ma
val victories of Nelson-the battles of
the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
Recipe For French Artiehekss.

Pick of from the solid green globes
The outer tough petals. Scoop out with
sharp pointed knife the fuzzy cen.
tiers, leaving the soft base, which Is
tae luscious morsel Cut each arti-
Choke in halves, wash, drain and fry
Orown on each side In olive oil. Make
tomato sauce and cook thirty min.
utes Then serve hot
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30

White net provides this charming
raiment for youth. A shirred skirt is
deeply hemmed and triple tucked with
a yoke trimmed in soutache braid to
match the bolero and cuffs. The hat is
also white net and braid set off with
four pink roses.
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Bonehead.

"G'wan, niger, you all amt got no
sense nohOw."
"Ain't got no sense2 Whut's dis
yere haid forP
dat thing? Dat amt no haid, mig.
ger; OATS Jes er button on top er yo'
body ter keep yer backbone from I'M
ravelin' Lamb.
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No Great Damage,

"She says made toy Of her hear"
Don't let that girl bluff you. She
has been engaged seventeen times. Her
heart is one of these indestructible
toys."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Fitting Candles to candIestieks.

Those Of us who use candles have
found often they are too large for the
candlesticks. Instead Of shaving OF
the surplus wax, plunge them for mo-
ment In boiling water. The candle is
then In condition to be pressed into the
stick, 1t fits, and there Is no waste Of
precious material
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-30
The ArtistIa Touch,

Mistress-How do you manage to
make such q noise here In the kitchen?
Cook-Well, just you try to break four
plates without making a noise-Ideas.
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Not the Result Expected.

Cashier cannot possibly live on the
salary you are paying me. Employer
H'mI Just as thought You'll have
to give US q bond tomorrow for 5000.
Boston Transcript.
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Already Informed.

Mrs. Grammercy-Why don't you tell
that neighbor Of yours? Mrs. Park
1t isn't necessary, my dear. We're on
the same party wire.-Puck.
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After the Ceremony.

"This was given to me for q wed
ding present by my aunt, and I don't
like It I wonder If I could get her
money back."-Life.
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Economical EIopements.

Elopements, with the consent Of the
parents on both sides, are frequent In
Bulgaria, the expense of the wedding
ceremony and festivities being thus
avoided by the thrifty peasants.
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Pertinent Question.

Convict-Pm In here for having Eve
wives. Visitor-How are you enjoying
your liberty f-Exchange.
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The richest mine In the world n the
one within yourself.
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The road to success Is as easy az the
road to ruin.-Benjamin Franklin.
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accumulated by hip Grapes. The lace
and net bodice are strapped with bead
ed trimming set with squares Of tur-
Quoise.
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FORMAL GOWN.

For Receptions Is This Beautiful Mod
ell In Satin.
Black satin and black net are here
combined to give a handsome recep-
ton frock. made with q barrel skirt
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