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CastanetG

Castanets are musical instruments
Of percussion in the form Of two hol-
low nut-shells, which are bound to-
gether by a band fastened on the
thumb, and struck by the fingers to
produce a thrilling sound in keeping
with the rhythm of the music. The
castanets were introduced into Spain
by the MOOrs, where they retain the
name of castanulas, from their resem-
blance to the form Of the chestnut.
The castanets were once much used In
the ballet and in the opera.
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Welsh "StafeII.n

Reference To n "Stafell' in a recent
West Wales breach Of promise case
puzzled the court. The "stafelI" Is
the household linen usually brought by
a Welsh bride to her new home. The
custom, still practiced. is one of great
antiquity. In early times a girl was
not allowed to get married until she
had spun the linen. and from it comes
the term spinster. "Stafell'' is now
bought at the shop. to the old folks a
degenerate innovation.
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The present high prices of chicken,
duck and turkey are supplying the
Negro with information these days,
that that old gag" about the Negro
and chicken is buncombe.-Chicken
and water melon would go out of
fashion if it were not for the COM
mercial aspect of the white mans
nature, and his stomach.-And he
eats o'pposSum too, and his lips get
just as greasy and his jaw works just
as joyously as any Negro who ever
plowed a mule, or skinned a jack
rabbit.-Humanity is very much alike.
-"Fleecy locks and black complexion
cannot forfeit natures claim, skins
may differ but affection dwells in
black an white the same"
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Inc Social Eahric

To uphold the social system 70
submit to uncOunted tests ~ rbo,- 'llea
stancy. They endure physical diso sOO'
fort, ennui, the peril of cold dr,f,s -,
damp places, hours of WEAKNESS @l9
moments Of acute annoyance for 1 y
sake Of what, to a man, is an M, sus
portant social matter. And a-
though at times she feels thar il ~ l,ya
matter little If the whole social scbo--
Of things should perish-and tbs, ~ -
stantly with fire and blOodShed If M =,
be-rather than require so much l.
her, she stands to her colOrs. VI
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Elder Ducks

Elder ducks are numerous every
where in Norway. Being the produc-
ers of the valuable eiderdOwn, a
staple article Of trade in Norway, they
are vigorously protected by law, and
are in consequence so tame as in
many places to approximate a dOmes-
tic fowl. The birds are regarded with
far from friendly eyes by the fisher
men, by reason Of the damage they
work among the spawning beds Of the
fish. HOLSTERS in particular suffer Sc
verely from their devastations.
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Cheese Easily Dloested.

+ Contrary to opinion held by many
people. cheddar or "store" cheese is
not unusually indigestible or constipat-
ing. Extensive digestion experiments
conducted by the department of agri-
culture have demonstrated that more
than 81 per cent of the protein in
cheese is digested and that 80 per cent
of its energy is available. One per-
son who ate cheese as the chief source
of protein and energy, eating an aver
age Of 9.27 ounces daily for more than
two years. did a fair amount Of mus
cular work and remained in good
health.
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Wedding Cake.

The wedding cake has from time
immemOrial formed among us an i'm
portant item in the matrimonial BAN
quet. This is a relic Of the Roman
period, when the pagan marriage cere-
mony consisted principally of the con-
tracing parties partaking of a cake
made of flour. salt and water. in the
presence Of the POntifex Maximus of
high priest and ten witnesses.
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Warm Though Far North

1t is difficult to realize. but it so,.
the less true, that the Thurman ~.
OF Russia is as far north as King m
liam Land, where Sir John Fraukr,
and his men abandoned the ErabT,
and the Terror. But the Gulf strp,n
makes all the climatic difference b,
that reason it is possible for Ouebs,
TO be much further south than Lopdo,
and New York to be on m
parallels Of latitude of Spain AM
yet have winters of great severity
Christian Science Monitor.
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Didn't Mean to Fail Next lime.

This story comes from British East
Africa. A hunter met a magnificent
lion almost face TO face. With a ter
rible roar the beast sprang at the man.
but missed his aim by jumping feet
too high. Disappointed, it dashed
away into the woods. The next day
a party set out to track the beast down.
and at last came upon 1t in an open
space in the jungle practicing low
jumps.
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So much has been done to US, it
might seem that we never could laugh
aloud, grow happy over imaginary
joys and delight in a quandom emo
tionalism that is misleading.-People
without the needed comforts of life
do not consistently get happy and
shout, over forlorn condition, espe-
eially if they have sense enough to
realize what poverty is, and can
readily estimate disadvantages.
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British urned to Keen Goats.

"Goat getting" is coming right along
as a national sport in England, says a
London dispatch. Everyone who
knows anything about Mamie is writ
ing to the papers urging everyone to
get one goat at least and more IL pos
sible and keep them. The right kind
of goat yields about two quarts Of
milk daily and the gentlemen Of the
species-the boys with the Farmer
Brown whiskers-are said to produce
frst-clasS mutton.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30

Do not forget to save little every
day.-Spend a little while you are
spending with the colored men and
women in business.-These principles
carried forward mean vastly more to
the race than a few political jobs
But get the jobs too.-Do not forget
that we must make, and sell as well
as to buy what other people have
made.-It takes more than Smiles and
satisfied feeling to get a rating in
Bradstreet & Dunn.-Brace up and
try to be somebody.
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Useless Contention.

Sooner or later one Is measured
with the rule that is straight and true.
There is one thing that We all find
hard to learn. but once learned life is
very much simpler and easier TO live
contention does not help matters of
any kind. Constant aggreSsiveness.
frequent complaining, daily defending
of ones position wears away patience
and places one in an atmosphere Of
antagonism which invariably reacts.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30

There are some elements in Negro
philosophy it would be well for highly
enlightened peoples to copy.-All is
not strange and grotesque.-May be
joy is greatest, because sorrow has
been heaviest.-A wee light falling
upon a diamond may grow into a
Elimination. So may little joy.aff0rd
great splendor in the human heart.
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Never Suffer From oven~ork.

People who keep their minds clear
and cool, who take things philosophical
ly as they come; who discipline their
wills TO look on the cheerful side Of
things; who eat what they need, pro-
pOrtiOned to their physical activity ;
who take stimulants not at all or, II
they ever do, never take them TO whip
their tagging strength-such people
can do a prOdigiOus amount Of work
and never dream Of such a thing as
"Oyerwork."
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Famous BIarney Castle.

The ruins Of old Barney castle are
a few miles outside of Cork. sur
rounded by pleasant Irish fields and
gorgeous hawthorne hedges. The huge
square tower stands as firm and true
now as in the days when old COrmac
Mccarthy ruled over the land Of Mum
ster. The old chieftain built his cas-
tie to withstand English guns and Eng
fish diplomacy and Blarney castle has
kept the trust.
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Wanted Full Particulars

Before little Bill and his mother
reached auntie's home he was eau.
toned to be on his good behavior and
to be nice to mothers friends" But
he was such a little boy to he good
all the time, and a few hours after his
arrival he apparently sized up the sir.
uatiOn and asked, "WelI. who else Do
/ have to be nice to besides mothers
friends, and Aunt 11ary'S friends and
Aunt Margaret'S friendS?"
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The Good Done Unto Us.

We speak much Of the duty Of do
Ing good to others, but too often we
forget to count the good that others
are continually doing to US. Inten-
tionally or Internationally. in kind
ness, in selfishness, In carelessness,
they press upon us on every hand, and
our lives are shaped and nodded by
those about us. Even the unreasOn-
able and uncOngenial-where we fancy
the benefit is all of our bestowing-
may be wonderful teachers of sanity
and patience.
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Great Mystery Solved.

Doctor Hirschberg says one of the
most common causes of stammering is
the temporary interruption of speech.
You know it is one of the compensa-
tiOns of human existence to have the
mystery of a lifetime solved in n
jiffy. We ascertained some time back
that hunger is frequently caused by a
prolonged interruption of the move
ment Of victuals to the stomach
Houston Post.
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Some lob

For the first time in 50 years an
election is shortly to be held in the
London Guildhall for the post of "clty
alecOnner." The position carries a
good salary but apparently no particu-
lar duties. The 'alecOnner" was orig
inaIly an officer who inspected and
tested any new brands Of ale.
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EuYptian Hkissar.n

The kissar is one Of the most an
cient of Egyptian instruments. 1t is
found represented in monuments an
tedating the birth Of Christ by 1000
years. 1t consists Of q circular body
with a large triangular frame above.
from the croSS-bar of which five strings
pass to the bottom of the frame. It
is tuned TO the pentatonic scale.
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Flower Friends.

Flowers cost so little and they
mean so. much. We need not 20 n
fashionable florists for our messengers
One rose bought from a tray on the
street may mean more than the hand.
soonest design on Fifth avenue. II is
these little things. these beautiful Der.
sOnal expressions, that make our flow.
ers worth while. But they must have
a message or they cannot deliver Il
Remember that.-New York Telegram
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WHY WE SHOULD DO BIG
THINGS.

Some of the reasons why the Ne
groes Of Chicago should operate a
Negro Department store.
We as race use everything needed
by civilized peoHes.-It is not con-
sistent that we must spend our money
for our needs where the consideration
of employment is out of the question
and does not enter it.
We deem it one of the expediencies
of any people to sell everything that,
that people must use, must eat, must
wear, must have.
Business training of Negroes can
not be gotten other than by operat-
ing Negro business.-0ther people
will not give US employment so that
we can acquire such training.
The Negro is progressive and ag-
gressive other people have developed
large lucrative corporations giving
employment to only people with white
faces, why may we not incorporate,
cooperate and establish curative bust
ness and employ our young men and
women who are intellectually fitted
to do other work than mere drudgery
and who have dark faces?
Are we not a part of the people
comprising the nation? Why then
may we not help make democracy for
ourselves.
We are by reason of our status as
civilized people impelled by the law
of progress to eat, dress, and en-
bellish our homes according to our
ability, why then may we not sell such
things that make for our comfort and
progress?-For our success? Our per-
manence?
We are ambitious, have aspirations
and dreams of wealth and all that it
means to be independent, since mer-
chants have grown wealthy, from
small stores to huge whole block De-
partment stores, why may not com
mercial economics be a good thing by
way of business enterprise for Ne
groes? Our wants are the same, our
desire for comfort is the same, and
poverty is just as foreboding and
hurtful to US as it is to people of
white faces?-We eat the best the
market affords.-We dress in all the
latest styles, and furnish our homes
with the best material, why may we
not make, and trade and supply our
wants just as other people do?
There is not reason to be found
after the most searching scrutiny,
capable of our ablest mind to i'm
peamh the foregoing statements, and
there never can be sensible reason
to back up any argument against the
Negro operating a large Department
store on the south side in the heart
of segregated Negro population.
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Chinese Mouth Oruan.

The Chinese have a singular instru-
ment called cheng or mOuth-organ. 1t
is a circular bundle Of small reeds Of
different lengths, pierced with finger
holes at proper distances. and COM
municating with a common air cham
Der beneath. The notes are produced
by stopping the holes with the fingers.
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lnconEruities.

A st. Louis man. who was ARRESTED.
had a picture of his Sunday school
teacher and one Of a burleSque actress
on his person. The Philadelphia Tele-
gram has discovered a man whose diet
is cream puffs and pigs feet. We
know of a baseball writer whose hobby
is Shakespeare.-Buffalo News.
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Worlds Coal Areas.

A good authority gives the coal area
Of the world in square miles as fol-
lows: United States. $4,000; British
America. $4,000: Great Britain. 1900 /;
Spain. 1000: France. 1000; Germany.
1900: Belgium. SIS; rest of Europe.
100000; China. 1000; Japan. 5000.
Coal is found in commercial quanti-
ties in % Of the states and territories
Of the United States and Alaska.
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CHAMBERS in the Cat Family

Chambers is an aiI:nent usually IS.
ISOLATED with horses, but an outhras
of this disease among the lions s-l
tigers Of the Rome geological .arI-1
is reported in the Annali d'Icicnp. TIE
disease is known To have been trg7,-
mitted from horses to lions. tigSrS and
leOpardS, and the domestic eat WIS
shown susceptible by laboratory +
OculatiCn-
The broad ax., 1918-11-30

Talking loud, and grinning attic
found often among very intelligent
savages, should not be INDUCED any
more by a people waring for centuries
through torrents of race hatred.
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The Better World.

If I had to choose between a world
in which millions Of people had things
10 believe that they would die for and
run the risk of dying for. and a cold,
weak. safety first world lacked up by
lawyers, I should prefer n world i
could die in.-Gerald Stanley Lee in
Saturday Evening Post.
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Bully for Bill.

There was a city lady visiting some
relatives in the country and as she
was walking down the lane she saw
some calves. Thinking TO display her
knowledge. she remarked: ooh what
pretty little cOwlets." Bill, the farm
boy. came up about that time. heard
her remarks. and said: Excuse me,
miss, but them's bullets."-BOys' Life.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Restow Your Roses Now.

What n happy word this would 'e
If only love and Friendship woulG r
their debts as they 90 along, IF n"
words of appreciation could come nov
while they are due. and the little -t
brighten the way while it is hard. h W
much more they would be worth than
when held back To become a part q
the estate.-Exchauge.
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And He Was Annnx.dI

The Proprietor-"what made that
customer walk out without buying
anything? You didn't offend him.
suppOse?" ShOpman-'I don't think
/ did, sir. He asked me to show him
a hat to. suit his head and I showed
him some Of our soft felts."-Pear-
sons Weekly.
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Another shakespearean ou.,fIor

The fact that Shakespeare made one
Of his characters In Twelfth Night
say: "But / am a great eater Of beef,
and / believe that 1t does harm to
my WILL" has caused the claim to he
set up that Shakespeare was a fish
monger on the side.-Seattle Post-In-
telligencer.
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DETERMINING FACTORS.

Above all things else / besech you
bretheren in this day of world free
dom to close up ranks, present a
united front and build a strong
foundation for a strong superstruc-
tureture, dream no doubt of half
million brave black troops who
crossed the sea and bore the brunt of
battle for a better human light and
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Unnecessary Risk.

Brother Philander," said I to our
head deacon the other day. don't you
believe Il man can get to heaven with
out even dropping n cent into the con-
tributiOn bOx?" 81 suppose So" an
swered old Philander, ''and when you
are sick with typhoid fever or any
other disease you can doctor yourself.
You are taking the chances.
Farmer.
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A Morninn Rreeze

The JokeSmith's Wife e a. ny
Jaw, en- on to bed, youl Want TO
sit up all night knocking the wealth
or and us poor girlsT' Well. what
though the temperature was 100 de-
grees in the dark. the little remark
caused a temporary GOODNESS.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
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 poker in quiet hay loft. and
by the light Of a Smudged lantern still
are available in mHny rural commune
ties.-TOpeka Capital.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Huohes-Yuzovka.

The first successful iron and steel
mill in southern Russia having been
established forty years ago by n man
named Hughes, one of the largest steel
centers in Ukrainia bears the name
YuzOyka-in his honOr.-Gas Logic.
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Told In a Few Words.

A Brunswick soldier. Who was Ia
ken prisoner by Americans In the
war, said: @Ahl America is a fine
free country; 1t is worth people fight.
ing for; know the difference by know
ing my own; in my country. IL prince
say, Eat straw we eat straw
Thomas Paine.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Preserving Frescoes.

A novel method of preserving fres-
Goes. recently discovered by a Japan
csc, consists in coating them with thin
glass. which is made to adhere
through the agency of specially pre-
pared chemicals. The new method is
said to make the frescOes proof against
the injurious action Of the atmosphere.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Origin Of nLaWYer.n

The word lawyer is said by authOri-
ties to be a modification of the old
English "law-wer," literally "law-
man." the second portion Of the word
being a corruption of the Latin "vir,"
man.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Destructive erasshoppers.

NOwendoc, n. s. W.. is periodically
plagued with grnsshoppers. and dur
ing their visits the local hen eggs can
not he eaten. YOlk and white are
blOOd-red. a result of the fowls swal-
lowing the insects.
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And the GEWise0 Do Il.

Perhaps one reason why fools are
always rushing into trouble is because
they seem to know they can always
call to the wise to come and help
them out.-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Defyinq the Coal Man.

Pneumatic regulation of the tenn
perature of residences is provided by
a new thermostat that switches cleo
tricity to a motor to open or close
drafts in the heating apparatus.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Rice in United States.

There are five varieties Of rice
grown in the United States. The so
called japanese varieties are planted
almost exclusively in California, a
kind known as the Wateribune being
the one principally grown.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Do Present Work Well.

Some people hunt more important
work to do instead Of doing the work
they find to do. Any work well done
opens the way to some task of i'm
portance.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Just to ObIiue,

"Why did you put up your city hall
to look like an ancient castle?' swell,
the movie people pay a good bit OF
taxes here and they said it would be
a great help in filming medieval
scenes. Courier-Journal.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Should Think He Was

The temperance advocate who de-
ciared that drunkenness is folly" and
found himself reported in the papers
as having said drunkenness is jolly"
must have been annoyed.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
No Meat for Her,

Mother gave the children an apple
each. In little MariOn's there was a
worm hole that obviously had a tenant.
"YOu take this one. Tommy" she said ;
Use a observation-disclosures Tran
script.
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Physical Exertion and Heart Trouble.

The only way of surely determining
whether a sufferer from an irritable
heart can bear extensive exertion is
to put him through a series Of gradu-
ally increasing exercises. states Brit
ish Medical Journal. with careful ex-
animation after exercise.
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Self-DeniaI.

You must practice self-denial If you
would get well and keep well. There
is no other way-no short cut or royal
road to health. Do not permit your
self to be deluded on this subject.
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Rather the Reverse.

To see some small soul pirouettins
throughout life on a single text, and
judging all the world because It can
not find a partner. is not a Christian
sight.-Professo Drummond.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30

The Negro need not mimic a tame
lion that behaves satisfactorily, be-
cause he does not realize his power.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Popular Kind of Freedom,

Freedom to do what they ought
not do" remarked the man on the car,
as the only kind Of liberty that APP
peals to some feIlOws."5Toledo Blade.
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BEGIN Today.

Each one must work out his own
salvation in conquering the habit Of
idle thought. and today Is a good time
to start the work.-Agnes Greene Fas-
ter.
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One Grand. Sweet Soma.

Composer BaronI, gallant cuss. says:
Every woman Is a song" which we
move to amend to read: ~Every wOm-
an Is a popular sOng."-Buffalo News.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Health and Wealth

The dollar mark is a sign Of wealth.
but not health. Health without wealth
is better than wealth without health.
It Is possible for a man to have both.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
Inka Of lin.

Most Of the worlds sources Of tin
ore are either stationary or receding
in output. Bolivia, of all countries,
giving promise Of permaneney and fu-
ture growth.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
For the aahN.

The lung motor Is an air pump which
Is good to start the breathing process
In newly born babies.
The broad ax., 1918-11-30
lmnoellhla.

You could not persuade a man that
a homeIy girl is a good manicurist-
Memphis Commercial Appeal
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outimlstIe Thovoht

Observe myself as thy greatest en-
envy would do; 30 shalt thou be tn
greatest friend.
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Optimistic nhounht

self-odOratiOn is the stock In trade
Of o fool.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-15
TENNIS CUP MATCHES
 ARE TO BE RESUMED

New York, Dec. 14.-Resumption Nof the Davis Cup matches in 1920 to be preceded by an impressive national championship tournament next Aug ust, are among recommendation pre- pared by the executive committee for consideration of the National lawn tennis association at the annual meet ing of that organization next Febru- ary. The committee which complet- cd it's deliberations here today, strong ly advocated a revival of internation- al tennis play and it is expected that the delegates to the annual meeting will heartily support the proposition.
 The Davis Cup, emplematic of the world team tennis championship is now held by Australia, which won it from the United States in 1914, Wild ing and Brooks defeating the defend ing team, Mclaughlin, Williams and Bundy.
 It is proposed that preliminary competition be held in this country the eventual winner to challenge Aus tralia for the Davis trophy. the matches to be played in Australia during the winter of 1920.