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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
MAKING Americans.

II we will plant the children Of ou-
immigrants in American soil, give them
American companions. teach them in
the American language. let them
breathe American literature. discipline
them in the American art of self-gOv-
eminent. warm their hearts in the sun
shine of American tenderness. sympa-
thy and good fellowship. and always
respect the nature which God has
given them however 1t may differ from
ours, they will grow up loyal, patriotic.
devoted Americans.-Lyman Abbott.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
a.nInnInu rou.r o. LONDON.

A royal palace, consisting Of what
a known as the 'white tower" ap-
pears to have been the beginning OF
the Tower Of London. 1t was COM
menced by Williams son, William Ru-
fus, who, in zoos. surrounded It with
walls and a broad ditch. Several sue
ceeding kings made additions to 1t,
and King Edward III erected the
church. In 1928 the ola white tower
was rebuilt, and in the reign Of
Charles ii a great number of additions
were made to IL. The new buildings
In the tower were completed in 1850.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Rurma,s sassamum crop.

Over 500 different types of husked
rice or paddy were under examination
last year at one of the government az
ricultural farms in Burma, and over
200 types of sassamum were grown at
another. Hitherto much of the sassa-
mum grown I'm Burma has been export
ed to Europe. where It is used for the
production of the sO-called "olive oil"
for which France and Italy have long
been famed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Early Mornina Exercise

"Doh't roll out of bed like a sailor"
says a newspaper doctor. stretch the
muscles and the legs and abdomen i'm
medlately after awakening. Putting
on ones stockings In bed is q good
way to accomplish this result and re-
duce flesh" Obviously, TO follow
these instructions. one should take the
stockings TO bed the night before. Most
Of the exercise. then, naturally will
consist in finding the stockings among
the bed clothes the next morning.
Kansas City Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Bestow Praise Generously.

Let us not be niggardly with a word
Of praise or encouragement as far as
our own dear ones are concerned. The
world will offer them neither-in fact
Il cares absolutely nothing about them.
Therefore. If we hope to bring out
what is worth while In our children, or
If we would make them truly happy,
we must become their stanch allies.
Otherwise, we are playing a losing
game and can only look for defeat,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Easy TO Avoid Worry

Worry may be compared to an,
deadly disease and its victims are il.
Vulnerable. And IL we don't want "A
become one of the unhappy throng ".
must. wherever our lines are cas-
adapt ourselves to circumstance
Airing our grievances and literan1
looking for more will inevitably reSur
in our becoming downright miserable
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
EireIess Cookers That Are Safe.

Recently the national board of fire
underwriters issued a caution against
using wooden pals or tubs to make
homemade fireleSs cookers. To elm
mate the danger of fires from these
valuable fuel savers, the department
Of agriculture advOcates using ground
up asbestos in place of hay, paper Oh
wool for packing in them. Additional
safety may be attained by making the
cooker from a tin can.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Cleanliness Next to Goodness.

The phrase Cleanliness is next to
gOdlInesS" is found in John Wesley's
Sermon XCII on Dress. The language
Of the aphoriSm, however, is taken
from the Beraitha, a translation of the
Mishna by Rafael NJ. de Sofa. Bacon
in one of his essays says: For clean
ness Of body was ever esteemed to
proceed from due reverence to God,
to society and to ourselyes."-Chris-
tian Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Did You Ever Do This?

Visitors or strangers coming into an
Office are often embarrassed by the dis
courtesy of office employees who ig
more their presence-or wait for some
one else to inquire the visitors errand
AIRY employee who happens to be neal
when a stranger enters should address
him cOurteOusly and ask If he can take
a message or be of assistance. The
visitors impression of the employer
often is affected by the attitude of the
emplOyee.-Biddy Bye.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Ho.S cab.net Has Grown.

George Washington had only five
cabinet officers secretary OF state.
secretary Of the treasury. secre-
tary of war. postmaster general anc
IN attorney general. A secretary o.
IN" navy was added under John
Ad~nIS. secretary Of the interior ia
der TAYLOR and secretary of a-ricul
,ure under Cleveland. The Depart
u-nt of commerce and labor was Gre
ated I'm 1909. under Roosevelt. and the
department Of labor was made sepa-
rate under Wilson In 1913.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
A Torch Of Ones Own.

As Plutarch tells us. at Is well to
90 for a light to another mans fire,
but not to tarry by it. instead light
ing a torch OF ones own" A torch Of
ones own! That is a possession
worth having. whether 1t be a farming
beacon on the hilltop or a tiny taper in
the window. We cannot tell how far
a little candle throws its beams, nor
who is laying his course by its flicker
ing light. The most that We can do
and II is also the least that we
should dds to tend the fame care
fully and TO keep 1t steady.-Brander
Matthews
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Charles Carroll.

Charles Carroll was the last to sur
vive of the 81 men who signed our
Declaration Of Independence. He
lived until 1872 having reached his
ninety-tifth year. He was the most
eminent of the four men from Mary
land. and was of Irish descent, the
first member of rhe family to come to
this country being also named Charles
Carroll, who left England In 1859.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
To Have Men You're

Go forth into the busy wor,s .
love it, interest yourself in its S aaa
mingle kindly with its joys and n a
rows; try what you can do 70, SUI SOI
rather than what you can MAKE ,s Ssa
do for you, and you will Know I .,el
it is to have men yours, better tb. "us y
you were their king or mar,.. L
Brooke Herford.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
In Death Not Divided.

1t Is true that in several parts Of
China 1t is still considered an act Of
virtue for a woman to commit suicide
publicly after the death of her hus-
band. According to the law, the pro-
ceeding is actually legal in some prov
inces, and such Is the state Of public
opinion that In districts where 1t Is
officially prohibited the authorities
rarely interfere.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Records Salt In Sea Water.

An instrument has been devised
which gives continuous record of
the salinity of sea water by the meas
urement Of its electrical cOnductivity.
A pair Of electrOlytic cells have been
designed which, when used with a suit
able acknowledgement galvanometer,
will give satisfactory operation in con-
nectiOn with a recorder. The tempera.
ture compensation is obtained by
placing both cells, which are in the
two arms of a WheatStone bridge. In Q
uniform temperature bath.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Live In Extinct Volcano.

In southern Tunisia is mountain d
considerable size called DOuirat. Wild
once upon a time was an active vi
canO. Bubbles of volcanic gases mao
1t a veritable hOneycOmb Of caves
which in these days are inhabited In
fact, the whole mountain is city,
human anthill. densely populated.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Writing Without Punctuation.

Chinese do not need punctuation or
any other mark. 1t might be doubtful
from the foreign point of view wheth-
er a language is possible that has done
away with punctuation. The fact is,
however, that punctuation Is no longer
necessary for Chinese. The charac-
tiers. besides performing a function Of
their own, take over that also Of the
period. comma. hyphen. Interrogation,
exclamation mark, etc.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
THE TONGUE PROSTITUTE
Synonymous To The Talking Hog.

Lying, gossip, talking i'll of others,
meddling That's what l heard"
"They say So" 81 am so sorry,"
"Who would have thought it." 81
wouldn't think that of her, but for
what --- said, and you know
her nerveity is unquestionable."
These and a million other smoke
stacks of Hell's fire burning and con-
Stunning to ashes in the human bon
fire of hypocrisy's condemnation of
all the good of men and women.
Character assassination, drowned in
the hotluke of moral decay, FURNISH
ing its 'tuFpitude tree win what? To
win not farthing of fat, to feed
fool. Loosejamed, bleereyed, rotten
in heart this holicust of character de-
struction to slake a thist for venge-
ance on a woman who aspires to
goodness, or to a man who will not
stoop to harlotry's command.
Where is the injury and the sting?
Go seek the husband who deems his
life shipwrecked. Go seek that woman
with child in her lap, who for lies,,
turned against the man who, in spite
of the fires of hate and ranchor and
such lies stood firm and strong and
sustained the weak. You murderers
with tongue and saturnalia black,
with scopion teeth and vipers low
weakishness, graduate of all that
hurts the pure and tone, educated in
a hogs hovel, trained in all the mys-
terry of ugly design and cunning de-
viltry, captains of your corpral guard
of human dishonor, and human de-
basement. Why do you not curse the
very God of heaven and die? You are
not fit for earth or sky. You conta-
inmate the pure breath of the air
you live upon, and the poison ooze of
reprobate carnality is too much
stencil even for such as you. The
cankerous seething tester of your
rotten life is disgraceful to the low
est stages of human degradation.
This human murder of men and
women with lying tongue, and the
fool with listening ear. This hind
rance to sense, to humane reason,
this curse to children in mothers laps,
Destruction of faith in men, canceous
human love, to strangle happiness to
ooze from the vipers tongue to poison
death wherever it is found. But what
is the use Milton knew, and hence he
wrote his "Paradis Lost" But, Oh
ye people, you avowed Christians, ye
pro-Christians, believers in good, do
ers of good. Trouble the troubled
waters, sweeten this life with. the
sugar of your nature and give us back
that love we once had for the time.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
ARE YOU HAPPY7

Everybody ought to be happy and
thankful we are alive.-Just think if
yOu can what war is.-It is very easy
to dismiss merely by saying "War is
Hell."-But what is Hell?-Nobody
lnovz-our imagination built upon
false teaching makes rs think of heat
But this is merely one simple angle
Of the main idea.-Destruetion to life,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Separating Photograph From Mount.

When photograph Is pulled away
from its mount. after being sufficiently
soaked in waters the surface Of the
print may be- injured by the bending.
This cam be avoided 10y luyinE the
print fiat un its face and pulling away
the mount, Sir.p2in: il away ia several
layers if neceSSiFy.-l'Upu,ar MyclIan-
les Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Too Easy.

Newlywed explaining poker)-
'NOw, If you get a poor hand you
want TO bluff, and II you get a good
hand. you want to make a bluff that
you're bluffing. Now there are two
ways of blufiing; one is to bluff. the
other not to bluT. II you're a regular
buffer. you can often bluff by not
blufiing. and" Mrs. Newlywed-"l
see, John, dear, but that game is too
ridlculOusly easy. Let's play check
ers."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Quick WorL

Overheard at a county fair. H..
Gated Man gazing in open-mon. S'usOu
tonishment at an inouhotoeu a.
placed In floral hall and in VIII, JUS
chicks are beginning to ba ~ ID
''These here ineubators just ba atVal-'
thing ever saw. I give Won nv - als
them eggs haven't been in ba.S Won
hour and they are Matching ALL, =
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Filters Don't ston Influenza.

Recent researches conducted by MN
NicOlle and Lebailly of the Pasteur IN
stitute of Tunish have proven that the
m;crObe of influenza is what is know
as filter passer"-that is. it IS -
small as TO pass through any filter, %
matter how minute the interStces may
be.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Life In the Dead Sea.

In one Of the Jericho hotels ther,
was preserved declaration joint,
signed the same year by over Il dozen
tourists that they saw fish activplr
swimming in the Dead sea. At maBv
spots along the shore there are places
in which acres of reeds and NAM
trees flourish. and at such spots an.
nal life and bird life are abundant
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
aBlack PLAQUE"

The "Black Death or ~Blao
Plague" was also known as the "OR
bonIc plague" and was a scourge ID
Europe and Asia in the years between
13341351, when millions were S"ep,
away by the scOurge. 1t has REQUIRES
from time TO time since then, but ne'e
so severely.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Keepino Cut Flowers.

Most kinds of cut flowers will keep
for a long time II they are completely
Immersed in water. Place the blossoms
In bowls of water every night, and
take them out and rearrange them In
the. morning. The flowers will often
appear as fresh as If they had been
newly gathered.-POpular Mechanics
Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Seemed Liz. Wasted Time.

Markets for a short time during the
war were not doing any delivering.
Mary. age fiye. one night at bedtime
was saying the Lords prayer. Coming
to the part Deliver Us from evil" she
exclaimed: Mother what r. the use
Of praying for that. they won't deliver
q thing In this town..
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Its Drawback.

Jinks-"YOu don't mean 10 say yuu
wife wants to sell that prize toy Ter.
rier you bought for herr" Binks-
Yes. she does" why. | thought that
toy was said TO be the smallest dog n
the wOrld!' That's the ,rOuble. lis
so small She keeps mistaklng il for 4
mouse :"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Speed of Carrier Pioso,.

On fairly long journeys. say n IN
miles or more. the carrier pigeon N
average a speed Of from a - .
miles an hour. The best horse :, =,
world can only keep up a speed =
proximate to that for six or seven ~ y
utes at most. The pigeons spaa1 :
about 80 yards a second.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Strenath of Character.

Strength of character Is not mere
strength of feeling; IL Is the resolute
restraint Of strong feeling. II Is I'M
yielding resistance to whatever would
discomfort US from without or unset
tie US from within.-Dickens.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14

Do not fail to get our Christmas
number. If you do, you will miss
something you will be sorry for mis-
sing. The Broad AK is one of the
growing newspaper enterprises Of the
Race. We are ambitious and we pro-
pose to get our share of business by
giving good service.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14

Always let your pride in human well
fare be above individual or race. Try
and see if you can do it. If you sue
coed, you are a real citizen, a noble
character, and the world is suffering
greatly because there are so few like
you.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Daily Thought.
/ can tell where my own shoe pinch
% me.-CervanteS.
lest and Joke,

A joke is often rOugher and les
delicate than a jest, as a Practica
joke, but Jest often suggests more Oh
lightness or scOffing than n joke. as q
turn everything into jest. Joke Is tl'
word to use where action is implied
while jest is generally applied TO some
thing said.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
All Is Not Lost.

Boys no longer have the opportunity
to learn their lessons by the light Of
a pine knot. But opportunities to mas
ter draw pOket in quiet hayloft. and
by the light of smudged lantern. still
are available in, many rural communl-
ties.-TOpeka Capital.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Your Eyes on the Goal.

The runner who looks over his
shoulder TO see whether his rival is
gaining on him. is pretty sure to lose
the race. Keep your eye on the goal
The backward look means lost time.
whatever sort Of race you are run
ming. The things behind you do not
matter. All that concerns you Is on
ahead
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Keeps Cheese Fresh.

MOisten a sheet Of wax paper win
vinegar, wrap the cheese tightly in H.
then wrap with another paper; the
cheese will keep for days without GET
ting hard. The vinegar doesn't affect
the taste of the cheese at all.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Another American Triumph.

A European record for the most
heavily laden freight train was estab-
lished by a Russian railroad when an
American locomotive hauled a train
$500 feet long with a load Of 4.424
tons.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
More Than Einur. Of Speech.

New Jersey reports the scientin'
discovery that insanity is sometline,
traceable to unsOund teeth. -GO'ns
crazy with the tOOthache" may turp
out to be more than a figure Of speech
after aIl.-NorfoIk Virginian-PlOt
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
A Fathom.

When sailors speak OF fathoms they
do not always mean the same thing.
On board a man-of-war a fathom
means six feet. on board a merchant
man five and a half feet. and on board
a fishing vessel five feet,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
City and Country.

The city reveals the morsl ends Of
being. and sets the awful problem Of
life. The country soothes Us. refreshes
Us. lifts us up with religious sugges-
tion.-ChapIn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
sInaIeness Of Purpose.

sit may sound strange" said the
clearinghouse bachelor, "but lot Of
men are convinced that the easiest
way to- win the battle Of life Is to
fight It single-handed."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
capabIe Of Anything.

Almost everything has been laid to
diseased teeth except murder; and
one never can tell what might be the
outcome Of jumping toothache.-St.
Louis Globe-Demoerat.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
sartorIaI Item.

The man dressed In little briel ~
thority Is generally very proud OF ID
apparel.-BostOn Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
uar..no,rer In Water.

Each normal horsepower OF boiio'
requires one cubic foot Of water y
hour.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Daily Thought.

His mind his kingdom and his VII
his Iaw.-COwper.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
Daily Thouoht.

Every ore is the son Of his own
Works.-Cervantes
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14

in the far southwestern part of
the state. Arrangements for these
will be made at a later date.
last Saturday Mr.. Nestos held a
similar meeting with Lutheran
church representatives at Grand
Foks, and Monday at Minot.
The campaign will be confined to
persons of Lutheran faith who are
over confirmation age. Local can
vasSes will be made by teams ap-
pointed from each Lutheran
church.
Moth Dakota S contribution will
be part of Il national fund of $780,
600 to care for the spiritual needs
Of Lutheran soldiers and sailors,
in cooperation with the work of
the Young Mems Christian asso,
citation.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
Circulation 1880
''0VER 100000
WILL Be AVAILABLE

More than 81 100000 will be avail
able for investment in county
feed and seed bonds out Of the
university of school land fundes
as a result of the action of
the university and school land.
board last Saturday in ordering
an apprisal in seven counties in
the state. 1t is estimated that
the receipts from the sales of
lands in the counties where sales
and appraisals have been ordered,
will be sufficient to take care of
the boards obligations for school
and drainage bonds, and for farm
loans. and that all the money now
available for investment can be
used in the purchase of seed and
feed bonds. BY the state purchas-
ing the county seed and feed
bonds, the farmers will save two
per cent Oh their loans, for the
state buys at 1 per cent, while
banks have been bidding 6 per
cent. The state, however, will not
be able to buy all the bonds.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
BOY SCOUTS TO
| HAVE A BIG RALLY

The Wahpcton troop of Boy
Scouts will have big rally next
Tuesday evening, February 10 at
s :0O o'clock.
A good live program is being
prepared by the scouts. Several
good speakers have been secured.
The scout interest has bcc.,
growing so rapidly that the scout
officials are dcsirous of organizing
other troops i'm order to accornmn.
date 1losc who want to get on tI,.
scout wagon.
Come on boys join the scouts
and help to win the war. New
troops will be organized at tn"
rally and scoutmastcrS will b,.
provided for all.
he prepared! DO a good turu
daily!
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
HIGHLAND COUNTY REAL
ESTATE CHANGES HANDS

Otto Bartz and wife to II. a.
Mcrrifield, NV II, n-13O-42. 81
and other considerations.
Margaret NJ. Wigtil to Ole p.
lleglie, and wife. S IL of NV 1-2;
n l-2 of SW l-4. l2-135-49. Con-
sidcratiOn $4,000.
Joseph f. Rickert and wife to
Annie +. Rickcrt. lots Z and 8.
block 3, Woodrutf's addition to
Wahpeton. Consideration 81 900.
John Vokory and wife, ct al. +,
Liberty Grove School district, part
OF NE IA. 17-l31-51. Considera
tion $3.50.
r. {. McClintock and wife to
Nick Meyers and wife, S 1-2 of
lots /, 2, 3, block %, old townsitc
Of Wahpeton.
Roberts Land Company to
Michael A. Grennan, SW IA. 81
129-4S. Consideration $500.
Albert Granrath and wife to
Wesley Patterson, lots 2, block IA
VIM. Root S addition to Wahpeton
xl.OO and other considerations.
Wesley Patterson to Daisy Gran
rath, lots 3 and 4, block II, VIM.
Root s addition to Wahpeton. 81 90
and other considerations.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
A RECORD PRICE

A quarter section of Mcintosh
county land brought the highest
price ever paid for University and
school lands in North Dakota al
the sale conducted by Land Com
missioner w. j. Prater when it
sold for 1925 an acre. There was
another quarter section of Nc
Intosh county land that sold for
$120 and still another that sold
for $50. Approximately 60 des-
cpritions were sold at from 500 to
1925 per acre, the ent;rc transac-
ton amounting to $47S.573. five
per cent Of which was paid in
cash.