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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
William De MORGAN.

In spite of himself William De Nor
gan became famous. He deliberately
violated all the rules made for the
guidance Of novehsts who seek to be-
come popular. None Of his novels was
addressed to the greater public that is
avid for the latest thing of the moment
In fiction, but nevertheless they reach
ed that public. He was a law unto
himself in the novels that he wrote
during his marvellous career that span
ned only ten years. It is doubtful If
In English literature or In any other
can be found writer whose life and
literary career are comparable to his
He was an old man when the world of
readers came to know him, and his age
was an asset toward celebrity. At
seventy he was hailed as eagerly as
Kipling was hailed at twenty, and in
his way he was no less q prodigy than
the younger writer.-Bookman
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
George and His Leas.

Bit by bit the historical grubbers are
digging out the truth about our i'm
mortal George. We have heretofore
been told that he wore false teeth
and that at Valley Forge he unblush-
ingly deceived his ragged and despond-
ent troops with the arrival of ample
supplies Of ammunition, which consist
ed Of powder barrels filed with sand,
and now correspondent Of the New
York Sun declares that in the full
length portraits Of Washington by
Stuart, Of which there is one I'm the
New York public library, the legs were
not his own. 81 have seen the letter
from Stuart thanking the true owner
for his kindness In providing a SYM
metrical foundation for the bust of the
great president and presenting one of
the smaller portraits In thanks for his
kindness"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23

How David Garrlok Made His Fortune.
If David Garrick had had no more
than his salary as an actor he would
have had little to leave at bis death.
He made his fortune as joint proprie-
tor, and for time as sole proprietor,
Of Drury Lane theater, so that the
amount set down to himself as salary
was practically nominal When he re-
tired from the stage in 1776 he sold
half his share in the theater for f35,-
600 he was probably the only actor
who consistently made Shakespeare
pay, and, like Shakespeare, he was
actor, author and proprietor.
It may be recalled that Garrick, who
had no enemies outside his own pro-
fession, was the grandson of French
man exiled at the revocation Of the
edict Of Nantes and that his father
was a captain In the army.-London
Standard.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
The Emerald.

The emerald has been known since
early times both In Europe and in GER
tain parts Of the orient, where its at
tractive color and rarity have endowed
it with the highest rank and a varied
lore. Its name may be traced back to
an old Persian word which appeared
In Greek as "smaragdos," mentioned
by Theophrastus over 800 years before
the Christian era, and again In Latin
as "smarasdus," seen in the writings
Of Pliny, who particularized somewhat
on its properties and supposed me-
dicinal virtues and was even shrewd
enough to suspect its identity with the
much more common beryl, although
eighteen centuries elapsed before this
suspicion was verified by scientific
proof.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23

How startling was the difference IN
the customs Of the English and the
Scots even less than a century ago il
shown In the story Of the way in which
the famous highland chief, Alastr
Macdonell, Of Glengarry frightened
George ". out Of his wits. In 1872
Glengarry was one Of a party Of Scot.
fish mobiles and gentlemen who ban.
quoted ''the first gentleman Of Europe"
In Holyrood palace. Colonel MacdoneIl
was the last chief to wear the full
highland costume, and when the com.
pany sat down to dinner he, according
to custom, placed a brace Of loaded
pistols by his plate. The king started
up in alarm and was persuaded to re.
main In the room only on the assurance
that Glengarry meant no treason.-LOn.
don Spectator.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
BOY TO GET A MEDAL
FOR RESCUING ROBIN
IL Was Held In Trsetop by String and
He Climbed to Free It.

Hartford, Conn. The Connecticut
Humane society, through its president,
the Rev. William Deloss Love, has in
formed ten-year-old Michael Ravolefe
OF the Second North school, East Hart
ford, that he Is to have a medal for
rescuing an imprisoned robin q few
days ago.
Little Michael had to climb an elm
tree seventy-five to eighty feet high to
effect the rescue. The robin had flown
to one Of the topmost branches with a
long string in his bill for nest building.
The string caught in a stout twig, and
as the robin worked to get it free the
string tangled itself into a double hitch
about one Of its legs. It was then held
prisoner and was noticed for two days
helplessly trying to work itself loose
and squeaking plainttvely.
MichaePs schoolfellows were talking
about the bird, and he asked them to
lead him to the elm. It took him more
than half an hour to work his way to
the top at the tree. And at the last of
the Job 1t required nerve and GOODNESS,
for he was out on very slender and
swaytng branches.
But he managed to reach the twig to
which the string had fastened itself
and snapped 1t of. With this hanging
to its leg the robin fiuttered to the
ground, was released and few of wild
" chirping at its restored freedom.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Use of Bacon Drippinqs.

Bacon drippings make splendid short
ening for light, faky pie crust. 1t
takes just little less Of the drippings
than Of ordinary lard or vegetable
shortening. Use 1t for shortening In
spice cake, gingerbread or any dark
cake and note the delicious flavor.
Spread rye bread. with a thin layer
Of the pure drippings and sprinkle q
little salt on it. Add to this a thin
slice of any salt meat and you will
have a delicious and highly nutritious
sandwich. The European housewife
has long made use of such sandwiches
for the between meal snack for grow
ing boys and girls.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
The Pyqmy Hippopotamua

One of the animals least known to
the outside world is the pygmy hippo
potamus Of West Africa.
This animal Is Just what its name
implies, a pygmy hippopotamus. 1t is
much smaller than the common hippo
potamus, being no larger than an ordi-
nary or fair sized hog. It differs some
what from the common hippo In the
character Of its teeth, and instead of
spending its time In the rivers and
lakes In large herds It wanders about
through the jungles singly or in pairs,
much after the manner Of swine in
search Of mast-London Spectator.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
The UItlm...

He-Do you know what -.
b say to you? Drop It! gong
Nu-Drop what7
Observation-Disclosures 49,,
and work and God knows VIII. love
It Is all 50 provincial. Even onr a. esel
let them be what they viii. ara aas
ctal-yes, even our sufrerinps ''0Ha-
Nju-And what Is thers ~.
provincial? Sn't
He-What! Art and death, ".
Is too! Only death N
Ntu-Yes; ! understand
He-You don't love me, Mn
Null love you very much. p.r
do love you, only there Is somo.s,V
that Is more than love-sometbin. lug
higher. SOU
He-What's that-nfe7
Nju-I don't know.
He-Or-or death?
Nju-No; there Is sometb,n, 49,
higher. SOU
He-Than life, death and love,
Nju-Than all combined. Thera n
surely be something; otherwise ~
whole thing would be so meanin,,'.Ss
From the Russian Play 'Nju." ~
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Grass on the Lawn

Grass seeds germinate In from ,or.
teen to eighteen days. A quart Of saad.
Is sufficient to cover 800 square faas
Is by 20 feet Five to six bushels a..
required per acre.
Do not SOW grass seeds In hot dr.
weather, particularly In July or An
gust
Poa trivalis L. good for shady lawn.
under trees
Festuca rubra Is most suitable n,
hard wear and for dry or sandy soils
Sharp sea sand applied lightly owe,
lawns In the autumn-that is, ovs,
lawns on clay or loam-encourages tho
growth Of fine grasses
Lawns that are frequently waterd
need more fertilizers than those tho,
are not, as the water washes awav
much plant food-New York Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
FoIlies of Science.

The history of science has seven
problems which men in all ages more
or less have tried to solve, but which
have finally been given up by all To,
day they are called follies.
The usual list comprises the follow.
ing: First, sQuaring the circle: second
duplication Of the cube; third, frisco.
ton Of an angle; fourth, perpetual mo-
don; fifth, tranSmutation of metals;
sixth, fixation OF mercury; seventh,
elixir Of life. Some lists put the phi
losopher's stone for the last three and
then add astrology and magic to make
the seven.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Free Speech.

An old negro woman had lived with
q certain family In the south for many
years. One day her mistress had occa-
sion to reprimand her quite sharply for
something that had gone wrong. The
negress said nothing at the time, but
a little later her voice could be heard
In the kitchen in shrill vituperation of
everything and everybody, with a rat
ting accompaniment of pans and ket-
ties So loud became the clamor and
so vindictive the EXPLANATIONS that
Mrs. G. went hurriedly down to the
kitchen.
why, Liza" she began in amaze
ment, "who on earth are you talking
tor
Il amt talkin' to nobody" the old
negress replied, "but I don't keer who
In dis house hyars me."-Harpers Mag.
azine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
SteNenson,s Wife.

A half caste sailor once said, "Mr
Stevenson Is good to me, like my IA.
ther, and his wife Is the same kind Of
man."
King Tembinoke said Of Mrs. Steven
son, "She good; look pretty plenty
chench" sense.
Perhaps they both meant what the
poet Edmund Gosse so well expressed
when he wrote Of her as being so
dark and rich hearted, like some won
derful wine-red jewel"
But the best tribute In Mrs. Steven
sons praise came from the pen Of her
husband.-Critic.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Misprints and Maxim gums.

The late Sir Hiram Maxim says I'm
his autobiography that when he organ
lied the United States Electric Light
Ing company the printer sent home its
stationery with the heading, 1.-THE
United States Electric Lightning COM
pany." When he established bis new
gun company in England he told Of
this mistake in order to emphasize the
importance Of getting the stationery
printed correctly. When the first
sheets were brought to him, however,
he found that the English printers had
made his concern appear as 1.-THE Max
i'm Gum company"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
STRENGTH OF U. s. NAVY
AMAzES COGHEPRAT
Our Fleet, Second In World, will
Hasten Victory, Says French
Admiral.

Washington.-Vice Admiral Coche-
pratt, representing the ministry Of ma
rine in the French mission here, said
that he had every reason to hope that
we shall succeed in establishing the
closest possible cooperation between
the American and the allied navies for
the assurance Of freedom Of the seas
the protection of trade and the tri-
umph Of our rights"
@The United States is in possession
OF the most powerful fleet in the world
next to the British, and this is bound
to weigh heavily in Fastening the day
when final victory will be wrung from
the foe" he said.
your navy is wonderfully equipped,
and I really felt amazed when chanc-
ed to see recently some Of its units,
among them the batEeship Pennsyl-
vania and those trim looking destroy
ers that came out to meet us at sea.
There is no need to praise your naval
personnel. Throughout my long sea
life 1t has often happened that I have
come across American men-of-war, and
am pleased to say that on every such
occasion the very high merit of the
officers as well as the perfect training
Of their men has aroused my intense
admiration.
what have seen here since my ar
rical serves only to emphasize my pre-
vious impressions. And so I am sure
that the American navy is ready to
support in the most advantageous fash
lon the cause Of the allies now shaping
q course toward victory"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Easy GanarnaitX.

Mother Ito small son)-Bobby, dear,
hoped you would be unselfish enough
to give little sister the largest piece Of
candy. Why, see, even our old hen
gives all the nice big dainties to the
little chicks and only keeps an occa-
sional tiny one for herself.
Bobby thoughtfully watched the hen
and chickens for time and then said,
well mamma, would, too, If it was
worms Times
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Neuralgia.

Neuralgia means nerve pain. c
o Neuritis means Inflammation of Q
o the nerve. In neuralgia the pain @
o comes and goes. In neuritis the @
o ache is steady and sticks closely O
o to the affected nerve. If the O
o nerve could be taken out and ex- O
o amined We could find nothing o
o abnormal in the case Of neural o
o gia- In neuritis the nerve would o
o be found to be infiamed. The o
o question Of what Is behind the o
o pain Of neuralgia is more impor- o
o tant than the answer to the CRY o
o for relief. 1t must be remem- o
o bered that neuralgia Is merely a o
o symptom, not a disease. Some o
o times malaria Is the underlying o
o cause. Other times it may be o
o due to alcoholism, diabetes, lead o
o poisoning, govt rheumatism or o
o Bright's disease. A diseased O
o tooth or a diseased oyary NAV O
o Be responsible. In every case O
o treatment must include treat. O
Q ment Of the underlying cause o
n a a n n q, -
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Our Coal Supply.

The United States coal supply is near
" one-half that Of the entire world.
Estimates put the available coal supply
Of the United States at 8, 53S, 500, 100000
tons out of world total estimated at
1885,, 533, 100000 tons. China ranks next
to the United States In available sup
ply, estimated at ], 800, OO0,OOO,OOO tons;
Great Britain, 1s0OOO,OOOOOO; Ger
many, 164.OOOOO0OOO. and Canada,
100000, 100000 tons
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
A Generntion.

In the long lived patriarchal age a
generation seems to have been COM
puted at 100 years Genesis Nv, ID.
Subsequently the reckoning was the
same that has been more recently
adopted-that is, from thirty to forty
years Job xiii, 16.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
FIND $4,000 IN "HOME BANK"
Money In Small Coin Hidden by Aged
Woman.

Manitowoc, Wis.-Over $4,000 in nick
els, dimes, quarters and half dollars,
the accumulation Of years, was found
by a woman engaged In cleaning the
home Of the late Mrs. Fred Pingle,
aged eighty-eight, pioneer resident of
Manitowoc.
Money was found among rubbish
heaps, sewed In mattresses and quilts,
under the carpet and In almost incon-
ceivable places all through the house.
The Pingle family at one time lost a
fortune through the failure Of bank,
which was said to be responsible for
the aged lady having secreted her saw
tngs about the family home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Too PUSHING.

'T had an idea I'd grow up and own
this business some day." said the dis
charged Office boy.
'That's just why you were fired
said the boss. Ever since you started
to work here you've been acting as II
you already owned the business. -
Birmingham Age-Herald-
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Went Further,

Didn't l tell you that when You
met a man in hard luck you ought to
greet him with a smile?" said the wise
and good counselor.
yes" replied the finty souled per
son. II went even further than that
gave him the grand laugh"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
His Hard Luck

A small boy whose record for de-
pertinent at school had always stood
at 100 came home one day recently
with his standing reduced to eS
what have you been doing, my
SOM" asked his doting mother.
"Been doing?" replied the young
hopeful. Been doing Just as have
been doing all along, only the teacher
caught me this time" Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Profitable WRITING.

MY writings bring in lot of money
every month"
THAT so? didn't know Won were
an author"
I'm not. I'm the man that makes
out the bills for our firm."-Detroit
Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Where In thu Pro6f7

II understand they sold their house
for $1,000 more than they paid for II"
"How luckyp
Lucky nothing! After they'd sold
1t they discovered that they've got to
pay $1,000 more than they received
for their house for another home to
live in."-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Too Much For Him.

Il thought he was going to marry
that girl?"
Well, he did think Of It. But 1t
seems when he called the other night
abe threw him down"
well, If she's as good as that at
wrestling don't blame him for quit
dng."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
All Wrono

Now, look here, Alice, I know every
thing. You've been carrying on with
another man. I even know that his
nape is Rupert"
How ridiculous you are! First of
all, l haven't flirted with any one. and
secondly, his name isn't Rupert"-Pass
ing Show.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
just The Time

mo, have never played bridge be-
fore"
$50 I should surmise," said the dis
gusted partner. But how came you
to enter an important tournament like
thisY
"Oh, I thought It would be a good
time to learn. Courier.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Books In Brazil,

In Brazil, as throughout South Amer
lea, French Is almost universally read.
Editions Of the classics are found in
most homes, and bookstores are filed
with modern French writer's Of prose
or verse, sometimes In translation and
IS frequently In the original
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
HER OWN ATTORNEY.

Mira Laura Ella Ruddiek In Court
Against Brothers.
Columbus, Ind.-Mrs Laura Ella
Ruddick, a wealthy resident Of this
city, acted as her own attorney In a
case where she Is plaintiff and her
brothers, Marcus Hollowell and Hayes
E Hollowell. are defendants
She prepared and fled q motion for
Q new trial In the case without legal
advice. The motion covers several
typewriter pages and Ii written In
legal phraseology. Mrs. Ruddick re
Gently was ordered to JAIN for con-
tempt Of court BY Judge John w,
Donaker.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Irials of Authors-

You do not know" Saint Beuve
wrote to George Sand. what it is to
remain a whole day with your head
In your hands. squeezing your unfortu-
nate brain to find a word"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
MORE REPUBLICS AHEAD.
Spain, Greece and Sweden Moving,
London Hears.

London.-Republics in Spain, Greece
and Sweden before the end of the war
were predicted by a speaker at a con-
ference here Of journalists representing
the European neutral countries. The
speaker, who had returned recently
from Sweden, asserted that republican
doctrine is becoming popular there.
The conference discussed the political
and economic conditions In the neutral
countries. The effect the Russian reyo-
luton had on the countries named was
debated at length. It was declared
that republican sentiment had won
many converts in the three countries.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Diet For the Aqed.

o The aged should have food at
o frequent intervals-httle and
o often should be the rule-fOod
o every three or four hours. The
o appetite Is not as keen In old age
o as It is In youth, nor Is the d.
o gestion so good.
o Fresh vegetables are needed
o and renshed by elderly persons
o and they are a valuable addition
o to the dietary If they are trou-
o bled with constipation, as they
o contain flbrous tissue. when
o gives bulk to the contents OF the
o intestinal canal and supplies
o something for the intestines 10
o contract upon. Stewed or ~"
o fruits are useful, as well as veg
o etables, and one or the otnei
o should be eaten two or tnreo
o times q day.
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Not That Bill.

7 can't tell a canvasback duck from
q barnyard specimen"
experts say you can tell by the
Inn"
How so? The bill for one Is al
ways as high az the bill for the other.
That's what I'm kicking about
louisville Courier-Journal
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EorniNAnass.

Waiter-Beg pardon, sir, but-ahem-
the gents here usually remember my
services. Guest pocketing all the
change)-Do they? They ought to be
more charitable and forget them!
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
Best Way of Takino Iron.

When anemic persons have to take
non the best form In which to admin
hter 1t Is spinach, cabbage, green chic
ory, asparagus, lentils, carrots and
peas, all OF which contain much iron.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
About the Same Tbino

scribbler-Can you suggest a smile
Tor giving advice? Scrawler-How
would pouring water on a ducks back
ao!-Philadelphia Record.
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Silent Heroes.

Father" asked Tommy. what are
silent heroeS?"
Married men. my boy" replied the
father.-London Telegraph.
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lncondruous.

Little Alick-What Is an incongruity,
uncle? Uncle William-An incongruity,
child, Is a divorce lawyer humming a
wedding march.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23
ClaYar Shaen Shearers.

Averaging everything, from young
wethers, which are hard, to old ewes
which are easy, experts in Australia
viii shear about 90 or 100 sheep day.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23

Vegetation In Polar Regions.
The rapid growth Of vegetation In
the polar regions Is attributed to thu
electric currents In the atmosphere.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23

Let rs teach people as much as we
can to enjoy, and they win learn for
themselves to sympathize.-Stevenson.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-06-23

We Ike to give in the sunlight, to re-
ceive In the dark.
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Usher.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.

o o o o o o o o o o o o o