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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
SEA BUFFALO GOOD EATING"
Other Things Beside the Beefsteak.
to Which the Nation 10 Attached,
May Be Made Of Use.

Slrloin Of sea buffalo is much es-
teemed In San Francisco and other
Pacific coast cities, where meat Of this
highly valued animal is coming to mar
ket In such quantities as TO lower the
cost Of living by keeping down the
price OF beef and mutton.
Sea cows and sea horses have long
been Familiarity known, but most folks
would confess themselves unacquaint-
ed with the sea buffalo. II they saw
one, they would call It a whale; and
no wonder. for that is the sea buff
falo's other name.
Some people might be prejudiced
against eating whale meat, but sea
buffalo steak sounds good. II Is good
quite equal. in fact, to the best beef
steak. and hardly dist1nguishable from
the latter. In the market, sea buffalo
tenderloIn (boneless 'filet'O costs only
Is cents a pound; other cuts are
cheaper.
The gray whale Common In Pacific
waters) furnishes most Of the meat.
A 60-foot specimen will yield as much
butchers material as 20 head Of cattle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Avoid Improbable Moods.

Angry moods and 'grOuches" and
their twin sisters, "grudges." serve alb
solutely no purpose. If some one
hurts or wounds us generously forget
ii. Time heals the deepest cuts and
makes US Drawer eId wiser for the
experience. Let us love life and fits
Worthwhile things and avoid all I'M
profitable moods. Otherwise happi-
ness will never come our way, and If
we search for il, IL will flee from us
like a phantom. for after al 1t is the
state of our mind.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Can shYness Be cured7

What is the remedy for shynessi
What is the shy man to do in order
that he may be shy no longer?
The remedy is simple, and Is to be
found by consideration Of the cause.
The shy person is shy in the presence
Of strangers only. Let him have no
opportunity Of meeting strangers, and
let the opportunity be abolished not
by abolition Of the meetings, but by
abolition Of the strangeness. In other
words, shy persons are those who In
early life had not practice and no ex-
perience In meeting strangers, and 30
having the attention Of strangers d.
rected to them and attracted to them.
II the meeting with strangers becomes
customary 1t loses its strangeness.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
When Jack" Is Abroad.

The name Jack or John Is q very
common one and seems to be found in
general use In many countries. True
II is not spelled and pronounced as
we use 1t In America. however, II
means the same thing and the Jack
of our United States will be johann"
In Bohemia or Sweden. "Jaos" in Por-
tugal. Jean" In France. "Hans," or
Johannes" in Holland and Germany,
Juan" In Cuba. Giovanni" in Italy,
Ivan" In Russia. Jan" in Poland. and
~Janos" in Hungary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
TOWN HAS HISTORIC PAST
IIfraeombe, Popular English Summer
Resort, Has Been Well Known
Through Many centuriea

nfracombe Is rapidly becoming popu-
lar as summer resort-Or, as the Eng
lish call Ii, a watering place. II is set
on a steep hillside. surrounded by ''the
seven hills" on the beautiful Devon
shire coast. From the near town of
HIllsborough nfracombe shows a mass
OF white cottages, clinging desperately
to the hillside to keep from tumbling
into the 4Fiantic 6eean. 49,
Many people think that nfracombe
is modern town. In spite Of its quaint
ness, because ii has such an up-to-date
air. But nfracOmbe is n skillfully cam
ouflaged antique, having been a harbor
of some note way back in the twelfth
century. This attractive townlet has
been inflicted with a great variety of
jaw-breaking names during the CEN
turtles OF its existence. Its names
range all the way from AelfringcOmbe
and nfordscOmbe to Alfredscombe,
and, at last, nfracOmbe. But the good
folk round about nfracombe Just call
1t 'Combe.
In 1874 nfracombe was one OF the
45 English ports that sent representa-
tives to the council Of shipping, and In
1916 II was captured by Fairfax. They
say there were some hot skirmishes at
that time In what is now known as
'BlOody Meadow" Some cannon balls
Of that period found here corroborate
this tale.
In these olden days wrecks near T.
fracombe were frequent, and pearls
and other valuable treasures of the In
dies were often sold to advantage by
the fisher folk to merchants in neigh
boring towns.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
chrysanthemum Is china's.

There is a common belief that the
chrysanthemum originated In Japan.
but Ike many other good things, IL
was really borrowed from the Chinese.
II is, however, the royal flower OF
Japan. appears on the seal Of the en-
peror, and on the postage stamps of
the country, while II has been the prin-
cipal feature Of an annual fete for 800
years. Adopted though It was. the
japanese have done so much with the
chrysanthemum that they feel they
have a right to call 1t their own.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
To outuit IN. PIekpoek.,

The haunting fear OF being helt ~
and left pennIless out In a strange
world Is done away with by q little de
vice so small that 1t may be carried
on the key-ring. where no self-respect-
ing holdup man would think of look
ing. II has capacity Of one reserve
bill. The bill, whether a one or a
hundred, when closely rolled. dts into
the barrel Of the holder. A man who
has lost his keys might become ex'
cited IL the holder contained a thou
sand-dollar bill, but the average citi'
zen can use the device safely enough.
Popular Science Monthly. >r. .-.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Peace.

Peace is not an ideal at all; IL Is
a state attendant upon the achieve
ment Of an ideal. The ideal itself is
human liberty, justice, and the honor
able conduct of an orderly and hui
name society. Given this. a durable
peace follows naturally as a matter
Of course. Without this. there is no
peace. but only a rule Of force until
liberty and justice revolt against 1t in
search of peace.-N. NJ. Butler.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Above, Not Against.

We may not be able to dissipate the
forces which war against US, but we
can strengthen the forces which range
themselves for US. We may not be
able to change the conditions in which
we must live. but we can train our
selves to be more brave and patient In
their endurance; to keep our spirits
above them, instead Of in constant r-
ritation against them
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Importance of the Past.

To think of ourselves as masters Of
our habits is to bait a trap for our
own moral death. What We are az
this moment. what we can do at this
moment depends not only upon max
ing up our minds at the time being
but also upon how we have made up
our minds countless other times in
thousands of minutes already gone by
and now out Of our control. The one
thing we cannot control is the past ;
IL may. however. control Us for good or
eyil.-YOuth's Companion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
coIor-5lInd Be-.

Bees have no ability to detect red |;
IN other words. to bees red is the same
"a black. A noted biologist recently
determined exactly all the colors and
shades Of color bees can see. by feed
ing experiments. In a few hours bees
would learn that the professor put
sweets In blue or yellow dishes. but not
In gray dishes; and by varying the de-
tails 1t was easily possible to discover
the color senses OF the bees. They
were found to confuse red and black
so uniformly that IL was evident both
seemed black to the bees.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Work With a Will,

Whatever your work. do not wait to
feel just like IT," before you begin to
do your best. If you wait for inspira-
ton you are doomed. Disregard your
moods. Pay no attention to your feel
ings. II 1t is time to work, set about
1t, not half-heartedly. but with the
whole-souled energy which is an ad-
mirabIe substitute for enthusiasm. To
wait till you feel like 1t before you
do your best, is to waste life and pow
er.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Wires lonq Stretch.

While S. f. Wharton of Boston was
travelling in Switzerland his attention
was called to the longest unsupported
telegraph wire he had ever seen. II
crosses in one span the Lake Of Wal
lenstadt. being fastened to two iron
towers which are almost 5000 feet
spart. The line is made Of steel and
that section Of IL closest to the lake
is more than 100 feet above the sur
face of the water.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Tanaan-Tangan Weed.

The tangan-tangan weed or vine OF
the Philippines is the source Of valu-
able lubricating oil. Those interested
in the wild growth claim that 1000
600 gallons of the oil can be produced
In one year, while cultivation will
greatly increase the output. Besides
its value as a lubricatOr for delicate
machinery. tangan-tangan oil is priced
by the natives for its medicinal prop
critics.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Kauri Gum.

The kauri gum district of New Zea
land covers an area of approximately
$4,000 acres. From kauri gum
(named after the kauri pine) is made
the high-grade varnishes used for fur
niture and for automobiles. Since the
discovery of the gum by an American
sea captain IN 1853. New Zealand has
produced kauri to the value of S92.-
100000.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
A q Gentlemani

Little brother accompanied his
mamma on a visit to some friends In
Chicago. and included In the entertain
ment Of the visitor was a luncheon at
one Of the fashionable cafes. Little
brother was taken along because there
was no place to ~check" him.
Snow. brother" said mamma, you
see this beautiful place and all these
lovely ladies-you are the only man
present, and / want you to be very
polite and act Just like your father
would IL he was here"
~Well."' said brother, Il guess III
take q cigarette"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Controlling the Winds.

Controlling the winds is not yet an
aviation triumph. If an aircraft starts
from one point to another due east.
and there Is a wind blowing Of Is
miles an hour northeast. that will
clearly have to be taken into consider
alton. and the compass course altered
(before ascending). according to the
total distance of the journey.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Meanness Hard to Overcome

Some mems meanness consists of
their stinginess with their means.
When they give up their meanness
they will he willing to give up more
Of their means. Such men, however,
are pretty hard to convert.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
EnterTieA

-How far can you travel on a gal
Ion Of gasolineF
sNot as far as I used to-" replied
Mr.. Chuggins- But I'm hoping to re-
duce the expense by developing a BY
product. The gasoline Is so oily and
the roads are 50 rough that with lit
tie care we ought TO make every trip
yield q good ehurning Of axle grease"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Losses BY Poisonous Weeds.

The loss of cattle and sheep due to
poisonous weeds is very great On
the United States national forest
ranges alone the loss In 4916 amount
ed to 6.64s cattle and 1928 sheep. be
sides q number Of horses, goats and
other animals.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Reputation and Character.

Reputation is what men think you
are. character is what you are. Both
are important. but character is indis-
pensable to success. Without char
acter you are not likely to have q
good reputation-yery long.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Trouble Ahead.

Mrs. Smytbe-"Yes. Nora, ! hate to
have my husband kiss me after he
comes from the BARRIERS. ] detest the
od0r of that brilliantine on his mus
tache." Maid--Do your ] rather
IKE II, ma'am."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
The Differences.

Said the occasional observer:
There may be a lot Of differences be-
tween the oid-time writin' Teller and
q crook. but one Of 'em uses a pseudo
nym and the other Just a plain alias"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
aieh Man, Guild. 10 Health

= The only rule for a rich man to be
healthy Is by exercise and abstinence
to live as II he were poor.-Sir VIII
liam Temple.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Daily Thought.

- Fear not. lest existence closing your
account and mine shall know the like
no more. The eternal Saki from that
bowl has poured a million bubbles and
will pOur.-Omar.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Perhapa

Lucky Is the man who marries Q
widow whose first husband was mean
30 her.-Chicago Evening Post
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Impossihlllties.

We cannot vote right into wrong, Of
wrong into right.--Frnude.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-11-09
Optimistic Thouoht.

Merit does not always receive IN 70
ward
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-02
Pleasant Hill Exercises.

The closing exercises Of the Pleas
ant Hill school will be held at the
school building tomorrow night,
May 3rd. beginning art $50 o'clock.
Pleasant Hill has one of the best and
most progressive schools in the
county and it's patrons are justly
proud of the rapid strides it has
made in the past few years. The
County Board of Education announc-
ed last fall that it would give four
prizes of $50, $25, SIS and $40 to
the four schools of the county rails
ing and depositing with the county
treasurer the most money, based on
the number of teachers employed.
Pleasant Hill entered the contest
with enthusiasm and raised $52217,
leading all the other schools by a
big margin. The following program
has been arranged for the exercises
tomorrow night:
Invocation.
Song: Just Before the Battle.
Mother"
Address by Judge Joe Cabell
Davis
Song: Tenting Tonight on the Old
Camp Ground"
Address by DR.. Watson b. Duncan.
Awarding of medals by Hon. J.
B. Gibson.
Song: Goodbye.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-02
Death of Louis Bcthea Rogers

The remains of Louis Bethea
Rogers, the six year old sen of Mr.
and Mrs. c. T.. Rogers. formerly OF
this place but now Of Greensboro
N. c., were brought here Wednes-
day afternoon, and taken to the home
of his grand parents. Mr.. and Mrs
l.. X. Bethea, death having occur.
red after nine days illness from diph-
iberia.
Louis was bright and attractive
child and numbered his friends here
and the town in which he lived by
the score.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at Hopewell Metho.
dist church conducted by Rev. ]. W.
Ariel. assisted by Rev. H. c. Car.
michael and Rev. Sojourner.
Interment was made in the family
plot. Floral offerings were many
and beautiful.
One Who Loved Him
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-02
Meeting OF Dillon County Clubs.

The sixth meeting OF the Dillon
County Federation OF Women's
Clubs was held at Little Rock Sat
urday, April 27th. Quite a number
of interested workers were present.
despite the fact that many across
the river were not permitted to at
tend on account of heavy rains.
AT eleven o'clock the meeting was
called to order by the president, Mrs.
Il. p. Hamer. The days program
opened with an instrumental duet
by Misses Margaret Hasty and Thel-
ma Stanton. The Rev. Sam j. Bethea
then led in prayer. followed by pa
triotic song by the children. Appro-
pirate words of welcome were spok-
Ell by Miss Smith and Mrs. Joe p.
Lane responded in a most happy man
ner. making us feel how much our
Federation means to us.
In the presidents address we had
brought home to us the numerous
needs of the day. The key note of
Mrs. Hamer's message was individual
responsibility. She made each and ev-
cry one of us feel that we cannot
shirk the demands upon us in this
critical hour.
Miss Speigener. of Columbia. then
gave us part of the report made at
the State Federation o. Clubs in
Aiken. The key note IL the two
meetings was Garry On" She
spoke OF ,h" school Iprovement
work and outlined the prizes for
the coming year. Forty-siN are to be
given for health and sani .tion and
four for war service work
The president appointed Miss Mag
gle Evans. Mrs. r. w Bethca. and
Mrs. Clarence McLaurin a committee
on resolutions.
We then heard interesting reports
from Misses Evans and McLees. Six
teen school Improvement associa-
tions reported Il most wonderful
work Of progress and uplift in our
county
Luncheon was then announced and
the meeting adjourned until two
o'clock
! The afternoon session opened with
a piano solo by Mrs. Dal Bethea
s. John Hargrove read the minu-
of the morning session. followed
report from the treasurer
Iorts from clubs were then re-
sumed until all delegates were heard
from.
Mrs. Hollowel. from Raleigh, n
C.,gave us most interesting ad-
dress on Home Economics" Es.
pecally striking was the comparison
she drew of woman's opportunities
of today with that of years ago. She
Impressed most forcibly upon us that
the home is the center OF civiliza.
ton.
Mrs. l.. Cottingham then report,
ed the work of the Red Cross in Dill
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-02
SPLENDID AUTO TRIP.
~ Mitchell Cars Driven From Fac
tory m Racine. Wis.

MT. \. y. Shirley. and party re
turned 10 Bclton Monday afternoon
At fOur o'clock with six Mitchell
cars. The party left Racine. Wis.
whcr" the Mitchell factory is located
on last Tuesday afternoon, reaching
Chicago on Tuesday night The trip
was Il tiresomc one, but every mem
ber Of the party stood it we'll and
when they reached BeltOn all covered
in dust their friends gathered around
them to hear what they had to say
about the trip. Each OF the party
the Mitchell car rides so we'll that
they are ready at any time to make
another trip. The distance travelled
was one thousand and seventy-five
miles and could have been made in
less time. Mr.. Shirley stated that
they took their time and took in the
sights along the route No trouble
at all on the trip. Many of these
cars were sold before they reached
Bolton.
In selecting the party to go to
Racine Mr.. Shirley carefully select
ed men who have owned and driven
automobiles for some years. and each
OF them on returning TO Bolton. af-
ter driving the Mitchell one thou
sand and seventy-five miles, speak in
the highest terms of the wonderful
pulling po Ner Of this car Clipping
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-02
JAMES Il. WATSON.
Death Claimed One of DillOn's Old
est Citizens Wednesday Night.

Mr.. James Il. Watson, one OF Dill
Ions oldest and most highly re-
spected citizens, died at his home on
First avenue Wednesday night. al
ter brief illness. MIR. Watson was
taken i'll while engaged at his duties
in the postoiIice Il few days before
his death, but his condition was
not regarded as alarming until
Wednesday when he took a change
for the worse.
Mr.. Watson was born and reared
in old Marion county, being a mem
ber of the large Watson family with
which the history of Marion county
is closely connected. In 1888, when
the town was first established, Mr..
Watson was among it's first settlers
and his residence on First avenue
was one of the first homes erected.
He was in his 73rd year and served
in the Confederate army during the
last year OF the war, being assigned
to duty near Charleston.
About ten years ago when the
rural route system was established
Mr.. Watson was appointed carrier on
Route one and served the people on
this route with marked efficiency
until prostrated with the illness that
resulted in his death.
Mr.. Watson was a faithful member
OF the Baptist church and lived a
quiet christian life. He was a good
man in every sense of the word and
in his dealings with his fellow-man
strictly observed the golden rule.
Mr.. Watson is survived by his
wife, three sons and daughter:
Rev. j. +. Watson. of Darlington; J .
Frank Watson, of Winnsboro, A. b.
Watson, of Rowland, and Mrs. c. e
LipScOmb, Of Dillon.
The funeral service was conducted
at the residence on First avenue Fri
day morning by Rev. II. \. Willis
and interment was made at Mt. Hol-
ly Cemetery.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-02
LAND ASSESSMENTS DOUBLED.
Auditor Gaddy instructed to Increase
Assessment 100 Per Cent.

The State Tax Commission has
instructed Auditor Gaddy to raise
the assessments on farming lands in
Nillon coun;y from $6.45 to $12.75.
TINS means that taxes on Dillon
county real esta,c will be doubled
this year. There has been am in
crease In the assessnl, nts all over
the state but Dillon, Anderson ar"
Marlboro counties have been hit
hardest, the assessments in thes
counties being doubled. Audito
Gaddy has no alternative in the
matter and will have to carry out
the orders of the Tax Commission.
1t is likely that more equitable
adjustment of the values will be Sc
cured at the next session of the
general assembly.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-02
FAREWELL SERVICE HELD.
Union Service Held for MIR. Willis ut
Baptist Church.

| Union services were held at the
Baptist church Sunday night for Rev.
Ii. Willis who leaves this week
for new field of work in Black
stoneN Va. The church was filled to
over-frowing by the many friends
and admirers OF the beloved pastor
and at the conclusion of the SER
vice scores of people went forward
and gave Mr.. Willis a farewell hand
clasp. At the conclusion of the SER
mon DR.. Duncan and Rev. Mr.. Chan
dler made short talks in which they
! told Of the high esteem in which
Mr.. Willis was held and of the great
loss the community suffers in his
leaving. Mr.. Willis. though visibly
moved by these kind expressions, re-
sponded in a happy and touching
manner in which he briefly review
ed the many pleasures and the few
disappointments that had been
crowded into his life during his nine
years residence in Dillon.
At the conclusion of the services
the following resolutions were read
by Mr.. c. +. Peck:
Whereas. our beloved pastor,
Brother H. A. Willis, has answered
the call of the Master 10 another
field of service, we wish to express
in the following resolutions the deep
lregret we feel in being forced to ac-
cept his resignation:
First. We recognize that the
work of our brother here has been
crowned with marked success in
| hrri hn ch, ir;t ll,-
and in extending the kingdom of
| Christ. the extent Of which can never
be fully kOwn until we meet with the
great white throng which John so
graphically describes in Revelations
Second. That we are truly CRATE
full to the giver of every good for
the life and influence of this strong
leader for more than nine years
Strong physically. intellectually and
spiritually, he has indeed been a
power in the community. He is a man
of convictions and never fears to
stand for the right and all that
tends toward good citizenship.
Third. That we feel very acute
ly our loss of the comprehensive not
only of our beloved pastor, but also
of his excellent wife. She is truly an
efficient helpmeet. being most
faithful and competent organist, and
wonderfully successful leader of
children in mission work.
Fourth. That we bid our friend
and brother God speed as he goes to
his new field and assure him that our
prayers shall go with him as he fol-
lows the guidance of the Master,
trusting that they may find friends
loyal and true and that great 49,
piness awaits both pastor and peo-
pie in their new relationship.
Fifth. That these resolutions be
published in the Dillon Herald. the
Baptist Courier, the local papers of
Blackstone, Va. and that copy be
spread upon the minutes of our
church.
Respectfully submitted.
, G.. f. PECK,
MRS. ]. A. MOORE,
MISS ISLA MCKENZIE.
COMMITTEES