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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
CHoPSTIcKs ARE NOW PAssE
Chinese lnsanitary Methods Of Eatlne
Affected BY European and Ameri-
can Influences.

D Fancy yourself q guest for the first
time ut q Chinese dinner. In front Of
you, as you seat yourself on your back
less chair, are q small plate, q spoon
for soups, and q pair Of chopsticks.
OF the intricacies Of the manipulation
OF the latter nothing need here be said !;
It 10 matter Of practice. Each course
Ii brought on In large dish and placed
In the center Of the table. The service,
then, 70 simple; each person serve
himself, and the service is direct.
You win. and % win everybody else
ut that table, put your sticks into the
dish In the center. convey therefore
food to your mouth, insert the sticks
into your mouth as far Is you choose
and return to the center dish for more,
Nathaniel Pfeffer writes In World Out
look. By the time each guest has had
three helpings IL win require skillful
maneuvering to get Q piece that has
not been touched over by sticks that
have made at least two trips to at
least one other persons mouth.
The sanitary consequences are OBJ
,vious. A the chain Is a strong a.
its weakest INK, 90 the health Of that
company Is as good as that Of its sick
est guest. And IL you have been
brought Up under the tutelage Of occi-
dental doctors and have an uncomfort-
able knowledge Of germs, your mind
dwells uncomfortably as you eat. on the
Of your fellow-guests. II by
chance your vis-a-yis remarks In pass
Ing that he has q bad cold, your hun
ger may be sppeased quite suddenly.
Little by little. however. this Is be-
Ing changed. Today In the homes Of
many upper class Chinese, who have
been educated In Europe or America
or have come into contact with foreign
the system Of individual
iishes and individual service In COM
Lng more and more into use.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
Makes ECO, Tell rheir Ana

a. a novel and rapid way whereby to
S emine the age Of an egg has been
,SseOped BY NJ Grossfeld, q French
s ~ He has supplemented
se - Ss0a method by one dependent on
ene gravity, notes the Boston
:, ot. The existing way where
10 ~ . oetgmine the age Of egrs Is BIZ
sn Sonns them and taking note Of the
n. ose which forms about the yoIk. !"
"a =, srossteid has determined that spe-
~. eravity of normal eggs in the
,h ~ attributed to Archimedes ana
s-er - mas been figured out the loss in
ss,.a 'y. Tor each week Of keeping. For
y ~ Inspection of qualities Of ezrs.
N. Hss devised form of hydrometer.
= EGG egg takes the place of the weight
EOA.,s o ana the scale indicates the
tss INC a Gravity and at the same time
been ~se OF the egg. A little cage has
cse a arranged to hold the err ana rs
ana me-, on quick handling. Big ezcs
tie . ..ue eggs are subject to errors n
en,tv s !. but with eggs In the n
$50 grammes the indication :
neouS. M 2
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
BETR0THAL Ut The JUNGLE
Maiden and Intended Each Supposed
10 Mediate on AdVisabiIity Of
Union Before Ceremony.

. n second beating Of tomtoms thun-
dered through the barrio. The bride
was comingi Down an avenue made
for her by women Of the tribe slowly
crept the tiny figure. 1t was draped
in the sOftest eastern stuffs; jeweled
anklets and bangles tinkled merrily.
A gauzy veil of wondrous workman
ship swathed the figure, but through IL
Piang recognized his beloved Papita.
Slowly she approached; fearfully she
raised her eyes to the man who await
ed her, Florence Particle Stuart writes
In St Nicholas. Her little feet fal-
tered, and Paplta leaned heavily
against the woman who supported her.
But at that moment Piang gave q
strange whistle, three soft notes Of q
NINA bird fioated over the barrie and
Papita became suddenly alive. Again
the notes stole through the Jungle. Ths
bride threw back her veil.
THE unwilling maid seems to have
forgotten her woe" said one scornful
woman to another.
The priestess commenced the cere-
AA1o@AJ I4AaS was W Aaot III h4kuts ~
was filed with weird chants to which
Papita responded with renewed yigor.
But her eyes furtiyely glanced toward
spot near the curve Of the creek where
q slender reed swayed increasingly.
After several hours the priestess
led the way to the water and Ynoch
placed Papita In her gala vinta and
pushed her out into the stream. He
got into another and the two boats
nosed each other while the crowd show
cred them with oils and perfumes.
When the command came to part, the
boats shot on In opposite directions
A maiden and bridegroom are each
supposed to mediate. In Oriental fash
ion, on the advisability Of the union be-
fore the final ceremony: 50 read the
Dyak marriage laws ---
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
B0LIVIA'S CITY OF SILENCE
Santa Cruz De IA Sierra Far From
the Outside Werld-MaiI Reaches
New York In Two Months.

The only tropical city Of Bolivia Il
stands from 1,5O0 feet above sea level
80 far from the outside world that
mall deposited on January z reached
New York on March IL. OF the H.
600 Inhabitants OF Santa Cruz De
La Sierra, 1000 are female, writes
Harry A. Franck In the Century.
at IL q city Of silence. Spreading
over q dead-fiat. half-sandy, jungied
plain, It's right-angied streets are
deep In reddish sand In which not
only It's shod feet, by no means In
the majority, though the upper class
Is almost fopplsh in dress, but even
the solid wooden wheels Of tn clumsy
OK carts made not q sound. There o.
no modern industry to lend It's strf-
dent voice, though the town boasts
three stream establishments' for the
making Of Zee. the grinding Of maize:
and the saving Of lumber. and every
street fades away ut either end into
the whispering jungle. Marrow ode
walks Of porous red bricks, roofed By
the wide overhanging caves Of the
houses, often upheld BY pillars or
poles. line most Of the streets. But
these are BY no means continuous, and
being commonly high above the street
level and often taken up entirely, es-
OF an evening. By the families,
who consider this their veranda rath-
er than the pedestrians right Of way,
the latter generally. finds II. easier to
plod through the sand OF the street
Itself.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
AMERICANS ONE GREAT IDEA
Hippiness Has Principal charm-The
People Are the Most ldeaIistie
and Imaginative.

The Americans are the most ideal.
Isic and imaginative people In the
world, and the most prosaic, because
Ike Wordsworth, the most prosaic of
poets, they believe In happiness, and
happiness to them as to Wordsworth
means mems Sana In corpore sano; >
eve1 one eficient In the tasks of mod
en- life, the least heroic of doctrines.
Tmet young American poet, hand
some, and besides elated by winning
some prize or other for a poem. he
said to me in his arrogant way that
poetry is a by-product Of life. Why, I
said, 1t is life itself Z don't agree
with you,' was all he condescended to
reply. This young man expressed the
American idea.
Z think the English dislike Of the
cries. etc, through their long history
Is because Of their poetical minds and
their preOccupation with personality
and Its freedom.
he taste for scenery has this ad-
vantage over the taste for human ua-
ture; the heart is not bruised. Yet
ahce scenery is never absurd as are
pO0 MORALS, neither is there laughter
nor genial pity. We love scenery
Principally because the feelings 1t ere
sts are tranquil and easily controlled
20 mat We can enjoy our full measure
Of sehscntent; dealing with human
nature, the poet cannot be the supe-
n0 person nor can he be proud
lnn The Letters Of John Butler
Tak
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
Boa Constructor May Re Trained.


There are several varieties Of boa
constructors, the best known being the
Gibola or land boa constructor.
This Il the smaller, and least vicious
Of the tribe. II II harmless and viii
not attack unless attacked, writes q
correspondent. In fact, IL caught
young It may be tanned, and the ma
lives Of the Amazon valley frequently
keep them around their houses instead
Of house cats, as they keep the place
clear Of rats, mice and other vermin,
and even Of larger marauding animals.
You can buy these snakes In the mar
kets Of Para, Manaos and other North
Brazilian ports. where they are offered
for sale In boxes, like chickens or rab-
bits and the owner win haul them out
and demonstrate them to you.
The water boa. constructor II the
largest known snake In existence,
growing to the length Of thirty to forty
feet and the thickness Of O mans upper
leE.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
PETITIONS OUT NAMING LAM
Pert FOE MAYOR

Petitions are being circulated to put
Nelson N. Lampert, viee-president Of
the Fort Dearborn National Bank, into
the race for the Republican mayoralty
nomination, but Mr.. Lampert says he is
not candidate, and knew nothing of
the petitions until notified by news
papermen. He has never thought seri-
ously Of becoming q candidate, he said.
Politicians declare Mr.. Lampert is Fred
Lundin 3 choice for Thompson g success
sor, but Mr.. LAmpert says he has never
talked to Lundin about the matter.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
THREE AND SEVEN ARE LUCKY
Mystic Numbers, According 10 Popular
. Superstition, Bring Fsrth Coed
and Bad Luck.

l There Il said to be luck In odd num-
bers, and there are prudent farmers
wives who are careful to put an odd
number Of eggs under q hen for hatch
Ing. OF course the fatal thirteen u
an exception to the rule.
Three n considered especially
lucky, but there are superstitions Of
bad luck connected with Il. For In
stance: Break one dish and you VIII
break three. Three times q brides
maid, never q bride. There n O belief
IN certain sections that when q fire
occurs there win be two others, max
ing three inside Of "a hours. II II
said n a dream occurs three times In
succession Il WIN come true. An ex-
eeption 10 the rule that even numbers
are not lucky Is the common belief
that the finding Of q four-leaved csov-
er viii bring good fortune.
Seven Il one Of the iuckiest Of num-
bers. The seventh son IL considered
q natural healer. while the seventh
son Of q seventh son has almost un-
limited power to WORK wonders.
Keep q thing seven years and you wfIl
have q use for Il. II you are the sew
enth person having your fare rung up
after q street car has started on its
Tip you win have good luck al day.
Il win bring good luck to walk over
seven rails on the railroad track nth
out stepping OF.
You WIN have coed luck for the year
The figures Of which added up make
your age. Tins 1917 added up makes
eighteen
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
Charles F. Stump. the Kansas Farmer
and So-Called Newspaper Man,
Sounds the Praises of the Christmas
Issue, or the Twenty-Second Ami
versary Edition of The Broad Az

I was invited by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Stewart to spend Christmas with them,
and I could not turn down a big in
vitation like that, since I would not
have to pay board, and that was
cheaper than remaining at home or on
the farm. Got here Monday ahead of
time, and did not do much, except to
60 down to olivet Baptist church, and
found pastor L. X. Williams, d. D.,
holding his cabinet meeting. Have
you ever seen his cabinetf 1t is Just
young church at work. It is COM
posed of about one hundred men and
women. They are the workers in the
church, or the leaders of the workers.
Love and harmony prevailed among
these good people. To ne it was a
source Of pleasure to see these people
and hear them talk about their past
years work, and plan for the future.
They are going to do wonderful things
in this country, and DR.. Williams is a
wonderful man all the way through.
They are going to put up one more
church soon.
Now then you want to know what
happened the next dayi I went around
to see many friends, and they seemed
glad to see me and was glad to see
them. At night I went by Ebenezer
Baptist church and found them getting
ready to give the pastor banquet. It
was something fine. Rev. ]. T. Thomas
has been in the work q number Of
years-in fact he is the oldest preacher
in Chicago, and deserves all the good
things the people can do for him He
has won his place in this world by hard
work. I was glad to see what they
were doing, and then to touch Major r.
r. Jackson who is candidate for
alderman in his ward.
Turning from there I went down to
0livet to hear Roscoe Conkling Sim
mons, Of Louisville, KY, deliver an ad-
dress. It was indeed q large crowd,
and want to congratulate both the
speaker and the organization for being
able to get together so many people.
They were there in large numbers, and
I was proud to see them. Time will not
permit me to discuss the speech this
week, but may tell you about it in
another letter.
Getting through with that, it was
now-ready to end the day. The next
night was back at 0livet to banquet
which the men had given to the women
workers Of the church, and count it in
your number that it was something |
fne. These people are doing practical
church work. They are doing what they
think Jesus would have them do. They
nave q leader in Rev. L. Z. williams.
met him down in Texas. he is the
nan that should lead that big Baptist
lost, but I am not talking about that.
I have been to many places in Chi
ago. Sunday morning, was with Rev.
4. J. Carey, Sunday night with Rev. ].
:. Thomas. I have touched Major 3.
3. jackson, and many others, and now
. am ready to stop writing for this
week.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
Car. for she CRY.

In the Orient the crazy man Is .
privileged person. to be tolerated.
given food. allowed to go where he
WIN, but never cured. He Is supposed
to be.a peculiarly holy person" But
Il n Americans. says World Outlook.
who In 1872 founded the first hospital
for the insane east OF Suez-the Kerr
Refuge at Canton. with 500 patients,
who come from oil classes; here .yon
win ind the mandarin. the colonel and
beggar. OF them 80 per cent are n
ported Is recovered
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29

II Is said that Gen. Hugh 8. Scott
b one Of the worlds greatest experts
in sign language, and that without
any fighting he has settled more dis
putes with Indians than any other man
In history. Most Of them were set
tied, too. without q spoken word, Just
By signs and gestures. General Scott
speaks practically every North Amer.
lean Indian dialect. besides being
familiar win a. pr1nit1vs iassaases
o. otnes - - - - - s -, 49,.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
To Induce sleep.

When trying to iRduce sleep It II
well observes an authority, 20 put
away all serious thoughts and Try to
get the mind into q pleasant elevated
state. Some people make q habit Of
reading before retiring. but too often
one reads on until eyes and head ache.
As result the following morning the
eyes -are bloodshot and bulging from
the 0verstrain and the individual has
lost the necessary amount OF rest be-
cause Of this enforced strain II II
most important that the ventilation OF
the sleeping apartment be attended to;
that there n clear. fresh air circulat-
lng. windows should be raised from
the bottom and lowered from the top
also, 90 that the air may circulate tree
b. Ths question Of whether II II
healthy to sleep with q pillow or with
cut one has been debated many Zines,
but o happy mediam Ia recommended
@ the most comfortable one. p. .ass-.a
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
ORION q h.. oreek church.

Apart from theological discussions.
such as those rising from the addition
Of the words. -and the son." In the
creed. the separation Of the Latin and
Greek churches may be traced to the
founding Of Constentinople and the
political dlKAon Of the Roman en-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29

Mrs. J. Gray Lucas; sos E. seth street,
and her bright little daughter, arrived
home the latter part Of last week, from
Kokomo, Ind, where they spent six
weeks with relatives and friends
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
PROHIBITION PAPER TO SUSPEND

The Mountain State, West Virginia
prohibition paper, which has been
edited by Rev. J. W. Bedford, win sus-
pend publication with the new year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
Chips

Mrs. Thomas Cole, 5427 s. Wabash
avenue, win receive her friends on New
Years Day. -.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29
shIp o. ths Desert.

Because Of In peculiar syaying mo-
don In walking. the camel has been
called the ship Of the desert" This
title may also have some reference 10
the extreme stupidity and pessivity Of
the animal, says Popular Science
Monthly, which submits TO great
loads, which Il WIN often carry for
days at time without stopping for
food or drink, with no more urging
than ship woald require from the
hands Of tn plot. lss2s1g 81 Ea.a
The manner IN which the drivers
hobble the eamels when they stop for
4 rest Il interesting. They do not de-
pend upon stakes driven In the deep.
yielding sand. but simply double back
ana lie one end a. the1forelees Of the
animal. 90 that Il can he down Or No
N, but cannot rnose from the Dot
-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-12-29

Mrs. David Manson, 5s16 8. Michigan
avenue, win be at homo to her many
friends Tuesday, january I.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19
HIL.LP0INT

And spring work is rushing right
along, a great deal of seeding being
done last week.
A little son came on Easter Sunday
to brighten the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Nelson. Her mother, Mrs. Fred
Kohlmeyer, is helping care for them.
George Goodell spent a week at
Lime Ridge visiting at the Frank
Goodell home.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Kruse and chill
dren visited Sunday at the home of
their son Will.
Mrs. A. Goodell and son Dave visit
ed Sunday at Homer Goodells at San
dusky.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Roberts came
UP from Muscoda not long ago to see
his mother, who has been very poorly
all winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Shuts enter
tanned relatives from Loganville on
Sunday.
Although this is the month of sum
shine and showers we have had no
April showers as yet, and the weather
is still cool.
House cleaning is the order of the
day in these parts among the women
folks.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19
PRAIRIE DU SAC

Mrs. Thomas Baker was taken to
the Madison sanitarium Monday morn
ing for treatments. She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Jennie
Baker, and niece, Miss Mable Hall, of
Waukon, Ia.
Howard Stelter has returned to La
Crosse to resume his studies at the
business college.
Mrs. r. G. Hallock and Mrs. Lucy
Clough returned Thursday from Wau-
conda.
Miss Elizabeth Drew of this place
and Louis Guhl of Delavan were mar
ried at the home Of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Drew, on
Monday, April 16. They will make
their home in Delavan, where Mr.. Guhl
conducts moving picture theatre.
+ Mrs Ella Cooper is visiting her son,
Prof. L. A Cooper, in Columbus, o.
The Evangelical conference will be
held here this week. One hundred
thirty ministers are expected.
Mrs. A. M. Bickford is taking
treatments at st. Mary's hospital in
Madison. Miss Ella Bickford visited
her Friday.
Miss Bertha SchOonover was an
over-Sunday guest at Lodi.
Mrs. Lloyd Tarnutzer is visiting in
Milwaukee.
Miss Myrtle Stoddard of Madison
spent Thursday at the parental home.
Mrs. Herbert Stoddard of Chicago
is visiting relatives and friends here.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19
SOUTH WEsTFIELD

The following were guests Of Thorn
as Repka on Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Schneider and family of Gotham;
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Koph and fam
lily Of Ableman and Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Repka and children.
Mrs. Albert Albers and children Wis
tied Sunday at the Fred Koehnecke
home.
Herman Heintz runs a new Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Voss and
daughter visited Sunday at the home
of William Lutterman.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Heintz visited
with relatives at Sumpter on Sunday
afternoon.
Will Voss and family Of North Free
dom and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Albers
were guests Sunday Of Frank Voss.
Mrs. William Ritter died Tuesday
morning at the Reedsburg sanltarlum,
where she had undergone serious OPP
GRAFTON Saturday morning. She was
about so years of age and leaves her
husband, two married daughters, and
one son at home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19
ABLE:MAN

Mr. and Mrs Adolph Fey and fam
lily and Mrs. Johanna Fey attended the
funeral of Mrs. Feys aunt, Mrs. J. J.
Ochsner, at Sank City, on Thursday.
Miss LIE Vantia Promo of Baraboo
was the guest recently of Miss Ruth
Ruggles.
The Loyal Neighbors were enter
tanned by Mrs. G. F. Scharnke on
Wednesday afternoon.
The meeting of the sewing circle
at the home of Mrs. Charles Hertz on
Thursday afternoon was largely at
tended.
Mesdames William Holtz, Ed Baum
garten, G. F. Scharnke, Ed. Wiseman
and Miss Minnie Holtz were Reeds
burg visitors on Friday and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dettnnan and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bartenbach, Jr., on Saturday.
Henry HoltZ, Jr., who underwent
an operation for enlarged tOnsils in
Chicago a week ago, arrived home on
Thursday for a visit with his parents
here.
Oscar Schmidt of Kendall came Sat-
urday to visit E. o. Scharnke, who is
very ILL.,
The Easter dance given by the
commercial club on Wednesday even
ing in Kiefer's hall was well attended.
Peterson's harp orchestra furnished
the music.
The Travel club met with Miss Ruth
Ruggles at the William Breitzke home
| Wednesday evening. An interesting
program was given.
A series of revival meetings is be-
ing held every evening for two weeks
in the Kiefer hall by the Church of
God
Miss Minnie Luckensmier went Fri
day to Baraboo to attend the we'd
ding of her niece, Miss May Crop.
The families of William Frambs, w.
| C. Holtz, William Bartenbach and
Paul Holtz visited at the Adolph
Holtz home in Freedom on Sunday.
i Mrs. Paul Sass of Reedsburg visit
(, ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. Esch-
/ enbach, on Friday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Pyferson and Mr..
and Mrs. John Brunhoefer motored to
Lyndon on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Geissler were
at Reedsburg Friday evening.
: Rev. Popp and family visited rela-
tives at Baraboo on Saturday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19
WHITE MOUND

Jack Frost is still an unwelcome
guest among us. All are anxiously
awaiting warmer weather.
Oats are mostly seeded, winter grain
looks we'll, but rain is needed to start
the meadows.
J. l.. Conner and family motored
over Sunday from Reedsburg to call
on friends and relatives.
Mrs. William Berlin of Chicago
spent last week with her mother, Mrs.
e. Spoonholtz, also visiting her broth
ers, and sister, Mrs. Frank Yakie.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Davey enter
tanned a company of friends and neigh
bors last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Westenhaver,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Westenhaver and
daughter Gladys spent Sunday after
noon at the William Giles home near
Reedsburg.
Helen Dorow is visiting in Madison
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nieman and
daughters, Ruth and Vera, visited
Sunday at c. F. Nieman's.
Elmer Carson will work for John
Mears this summer.
A baseball nine has been organized
here, and they look forward to some
lively games this season.