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Weekly journal-miner., 1919-03-19
Britton Knocks Out Champion
 Lewis In Ninth
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 CANTON, Ohio, Mar. Y. - Jack Britton of New York, knocked out Ted Lewis, welter-weignt champion of the world, in the ninth round of their scheduled twelve round bout here tonight
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-03-19
Months Sleep
 FolIoWs Illness
 Of Army Officer

TT. WORTH, Mar. Y. - Lieut.. Clark Wright 345th Field Artillery is awake after four weeks sleep. Phy- sicians agree that either influenza, or too close study caused his sleep. He is in excellent health.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-03-19
Sleeping Sickness.

CALUMENT, Mar. F. - Iren. Rickard Mohawk, is dead after sleep of 28 days. The physicians blame Sleeping sickness"
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-03-19
RUMBLE IS DEAD

PORTLAND, Ore, Mar. 7.-Ed- ward M Rumble, general manager of the Columbia Basin Warehouse. Com pany is dead of heart trouble.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-03-19
METALS

NEW YORK, Mar. 17.-Lead easy; spot $5,25 to $5.35; March $5.2O to $5.271l spelter steady; copper dull.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-03-19
IS SWEPT BY 4
 HURRICANE

VICKSBURG, Miss, Mar. 17- Searchers continued their examina- ton of the wreckage in the path of the tornado, which, yesterday swept along eight miles from a point near Grace to a point $ miles northeast to Pantherburg. The bodies of one white man and eight negroes were found.
 The property loss is estimated at $1,00O,0O0.
 Plantation Swept.
 Jackson, Miss, Mar. .17-A storm swept plantation near Belgonia last night, killing two whites and several negroes and doing great property damage.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
NO REFUGE IN BANKRUPTCY
In olden Times Severe Penalties Were
Melted Out to Men Unable to
Pay Their Debts

A curious custom was prevalent In
France during the sixteenth and sew
entPenth centuries. Anyone who found
# necessary to Ilquidate his affairs
was obliged TO wear a green cap-a
humility to himself and a warning TO
others.
Those who made a hobby Of getting
rid Of their Indebtedness by way of
the bankruptcy court should NJ all
costs steer clear Of China. Bank
ruptcies are almost unknown In that
country. as they entail immediate ex-
ecutiOn.
A similar drastic punishment used
TO be melted out to delinquent in
Japan.
To come nearer home. one need only
go back to little before the Act Of
Union to find that debtors I'm Scot
land were obliged to wear garments
OF diverse colors. a suit OF gray and
yellow being the most common.
In Siam, a man unable to meet his
liabilities was put in chains and com
PEELED TO work as a slave for his cred
itOr. Should he escape, his wife. chill
dren. father or Other relative were
seized in his stead.
81 one time banSrupts were cOnsid-
ereo criminal Offenders even in Eng
land. AS a matter Of fact. certain
cases Of fraudulent bankruptcy have
incurred the death penalty in this
country. Any cOncealment of books
or the secretirG Of property by a
debtor was so punished. Under this
law a man called John Pcrrot was
hanged In lTG1.-LOndOn Tit-BitS
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
MAMMOTH CAVE LOIS F1,1,'e
Has Been Acknowledge One =,
Worlds Wonders, Prac,icslI, We
Since the Year fsc3

The most famous cavern, in
: Mammoth cave. in Knn'u~,v n ,,,'a
NikSah" I'm the Chicago DAN, We
IammOth cave was an old Irg,
uge, and the story Of rpd>trp ''
lures is written plain in the Ss.,...'
tOmahawkS and reed torches rS.,
been found In the cavern H.,
Then, Ia 1909. a white man. a No..
hunter. followed a wounded h..r -.
the mouth Of the great cave 9r5 ~,
that time on Mammoth cave h.
in American estimation the s.r,,
wonder of the world.
Almost as soon as the uGi-s ,...
discovered the cavern he L,-.r
make practical use Of Il. Lon. bas,-
the era of Indian possession ha.s 10,
inhabited the cavern halls and in "a.
course Of time their skeletons b,d ..
cumulated on the floor. @ .oari,r,
near the entrance. These skeleton.
containing nitrate, played an hmm,
tull DdIl III NAlc NdI NI ISL 20
nitrate. so needed for making eynr,
siveS. was scarce in the colonies and
the Mammoth cave became the main
source Of supply.
When the country settled down n
a period of comfortable PROSPERITY
Mammoth cave became. even NOR
than it is today, Il great show Dlaes
of America. The caves history is rnU
in the names of the various rooms ami
galleries. Jenny Lind and other artist,
visited the cave and sang or PLAYED
the airs that had made them famo1s
In "Ole Bulls Concert Hall" or other
cavern corridors. In a room since
named Booths Amphithcatcr. Edwin
Booth was inspired 10 decIaim some
Of the lines of Hamlet before small
and select audience.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
TAILORING Ancient Art.

The art Of tailoring. In the western
hemisphere, appears to have originat-
ed in connection With skin garments
rather than those NJ cloth. In the
North. throughout the reindeer and
caribOu area. well-tailOrcd skin gar
ments were worn. completely cover
ing the body. The EskimOs and the
caribOu-hunting Indians cut out pieces
Of skin and fitted them together in
intricate patterns like a modern tailor.
The tailoring art probably BEGAN In
China. whence IL spread to Europe.
thence TO the reindeer hunters in ST.
IBERIA and across from Asia into the
new world. Along the Pacific coast
the aboriginal Indians were hut scant-
fly clad and the natives Of Patagonia
usually wore only a breechcloth. al
though sometimes a capelike robe
hanging from the shoulders was used
In Mexico and the Andes region where
the art Of weaving reached its height
garments retained the angular form
II which they came from the loom.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
USED DIAMONDS AS COUNTERS
Miners Who Found Them ir Brazil IN
I7aS Considered Them as Merely
Pretty Pebbles

The news from Brazil that large
Germany EaS been formed To work the
diamond mines Of that country ON
more scientific scale In an effort TO
make Brazil once more an important
factor In supplying the worlds most
popular gem. recalls one Of history's
richest jokes.
Diamonds were first discovered In
Brazil I'm IT25. But with their pockets
full OF diamonds, the discoveries were
unaware for two years that they had
made a discovery.
Miners washing for gold In the Minas
Geraes district picked up pretty peb-
bles from time TO time. They thought
them worthless and used them for
counters I'm their card games. II they
had no money they gHmbled for the
pebbles, winning or losing. in blissful
ignorance. q kings ransom In diamonds
on the turn Of n card.
A penniless adventurer drifted Into
the gold fields In 1921. Some OF the
miners staked him one evening to a
handful OF pebbles that he might SIT
in at a card game. The others Played
with listleSS interest. but the new
conner played with care and skill. lie
had seen rough diamonds in India and
knew what tie pebbles were. As
result he won all the pebbles around
the table.
He did not remain In the fields TO
v-oSh for cold brf newt 1ov hI rripd
TO Rio Janeiro and took ship for Lis
bon. where he sold his pebbles for q
fortune and lived happily ever after.
The rush of diamond hunters 10 Bra
I'll which followed carried back TO the
miners In MinaS Geraes the first init
nation that they had been rich for two
years without KNOWN. Il.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Copyriuht Acts

The first act providing for the copy
right of books and other publications
ir the United States was passed II
years ago. The term Of copyright was
then fixed at Il years. with the priv
ilege of renewal for IA years longer
In 1911 the period was extended to
2S years and providing for a reneWa
for II years. For nCm,y a hundred
years after the passing Of the ms
copyright law the protection was q
tended only to citizens Of the Cnff
States. In England a similar inJus
tice was practiced upon Americans al
though the British government 90
permit foreigners to take out CODY
right. provided their work was nFS'
published in England anA the author
was at the time of publication any
where within the British Commons
International copyright conventions
now exist between nearly all nations
The first copyright act in England way
passed In 1909. giving protection 10,
Il years and for the authors NE
then living. In 1914 the English lav
was amended by extending the perlou
to IS years.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
lord John Russell.

Daring the years Of my uncle's re-
tirement ! was much more In his COM
pany than had been possible when I
was a schOoIhOy and he was foreign
secretary or prime minister. Penn
broke lodge became to me a second
home; and I have no happier memory
than Of hours spent there by the side
NJ one who had played bat. trap and
ball with Charles Fox: had been trav-
cling companion Of Lord Holland; had
eorTeEponded with Tom Moore. de-
bated with Francis Jeffrey. and dIned
with Doctor Parr; had visited Mel
rose abbey in the company Of Sir Wal
ter Scott. and criticized the acting Of
Mrs. SiddOns; had cnnversed with Ma.
pOleon In his seclusion at Elba. and
had ridden with the duke Of yelling
ton along the lines Of Torres vedraA
q. W. E. Russell.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
When Piano Was New,

The first public performance on q
piano was ut Covent Garden. London.
152 years ago. The invention Of the in
Etrument is credited to Cristofalli, an
Italian; ]. c. Schroter, a German. and
Narius, a Frenchman. The first crude
pianofortes were made early In the
eighteenth century, but for many years
they received no serious consideration
from musicians Johannes lump, a
German. established the first piano fac
tory in England, and 1t was he who
built the instrument that was Used In
Covent Garden.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
The once Bows Trouble.

The office boy had been sitting for
hours at q typewriter, gazing yacantly
into distance. and the force wns becom-
ing worried. ''He's SICK" suggested the
kindly, old, gray-hAired bookkeeper,
but the blonde stenographer insisted
there must have been some tragedy at
home. The suspense ended when the
lad suddenly turned to the fat claim
clerk and inquired: Say, Mr.. Jones,
how do you spell Thelmar'
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Deadly Enemy Of Mosquito.

The sO-callCd 'water dog" Of the Pa
cific coast of the United States Is
newt five to eight inches long. Though
quite immune to natural enemies Itself,
II destroys all mosquitoes within ITS
range. and in the experiments Of Prof.
A. c. Chandler, OF the Oregon Agricul-
tural college. a single Individual may
devour 200 mosquito larvae in hours,
besides killing as many more. This
harmless creature may he placed in
pools and streams where no fishes
could exist.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
FIND UPAS TPEE VALUABLE
Natives Of Java Procure R,71y.Ma5e
Clothing Frcr1 Us Branches,
With Little Effort

One of the Stran"eSt myths IS Tn,
which concerns the deadly uD0S tree
of Java. whose poisonous CIVILIZATIONS
were formerly alleged to Kill any mar
or animal that ventured into rs na'cn-
bOrhOOd
Doubtless II had its origin IN sons
travellers tale, for the tree in que>-
tiOn-rather widely distributed in
southern and southeastern ASia-hHs
no terrOrS for the natives Of the>s
countries, who. on the contrary. find
il extremely useful.
II is the only kind Of tree in The
world that produces ready-made cloth
ing. The inner bark Is n natural cloth
only requiring the removal Of the soft
cellular stuff in order to render II avail
able for use. A cylindrical section ~
II from a small branch viii furnish q
leg for a pair Of trousers or an am
for a coat, while from a bigger branch
the body of the garment Is obtained
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Germ Of Laughter.

Laughter. we are told by all au'nor
files on the human emotions Sprin->
from a sense Of satisfaction ana 81,
periority In the laugher over u.
lnughee. II we may coin the word 'o'
the occasion. The Paris Rose KouA'
publishes a hitherto imprinted essay
on laughter by Stendahl. in which 'u'
following definition occurs:
"What Is lauChter7 It Is succeS
sion Of pulmonary spasms accoHp4
MED by a peculiar facial expreSS'o.
which Is so familiar that ] need nO'
describe II and by a plensurable 81"
satiOn around the chest.
This physical state arises from :
sudden inspiration to compare ",
own worth with someone else's anO
resulting in a verdict favorable 70 Oul
selves. Laughter thus arises from ln'
sudden recognition Of our own ~
periority."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Keen Mind Free From Bust.

A rusty tool Of any sort Is -
recommendation for the owner. II
d1ubly condemning when that TOO, =
the master key Of Rfe. The weather
and the careIessness Of Others nay
rust tools OF steel. Only the indoien'ss
q the man himself can allow the m l,,
% get rusty. It's q mark Of senillu
o. premature mental weakness WneD
the mind that ought to be vigorous
shows signs Of rust. No man OF gov
sense has q right to think ne nIS
reached his limit Of usefulness. EaD
step upward should become the inceI
i've to a higher step. A higher grou ,"
extends the vision 50 mental atla.
T9ent should extend the scope ~
mans Infuenee.-Pennsylvania GRIT
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
KeepInu Even Temper.

WEAKNESS, tired nerves, poor diges-
ton, sudden demands. an overdose OF
perspiratiOn and a dozen other things
will unbalance the temper. You can't
slways regulate yourself. but you can
do a great deal toward keeping the
body in trim. You can see TO Il that the
poor old back does not get a load too
heavy to he borne. You can also try
to guard against surprises that unbal-
ance the mental mechanism and send
the mercury skipping skyward. It's
the best way to keep an even temper.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Ho.t Famous Chinese Dish.

What has been considered by Orr
entail eplcures as the daintiest Dish In
China. the birds nest. is the product
of the sea swallow, which constructs
its nest OF a gelatinous substance
taken from sea moss. The Chinese
method OF preparing the nests for the
table Is to soak them and boil them
In milk until they are very tender.
Then they are placed in clear soup
and are ready for use. On his trip
to China. General Grant was much
feted. and one of the dishes set be
fore him was the birds nest.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Arctic Liuht.

At noon of December p, the short
9st and darkest day of the year, we
Gould easily detect a faint glow of
light in the south. The true dark
ness of night is a result Of the COM
plete disappearance Of all traces of
twilight. which occurs when the sun
reaches a point Of IS degrees below
the horizon. Our latitude was IS de
grees 20 minutes. therefore The sun
at this time was only about u degree
below the horizon.-From -Four Years
IN the White North" by Donald B
Mcmillan.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Cannot Photograph l., coIors.

II seems a remarkable thing. cOnsid-
ering the progress % the science OF
photography and cine.natOgraphy. thd.
color photography il still an und.S
covered secret. There are processes b.
which a very natural clmouhage G
Nature can he produced, but the plat
Is yet to be made which viii produ,
a landscape in autumn ln all its wO
drOus tInts, or take a portrait of lac
with the natural col0rinS Of the hail
eyes, and complexion. with the variOu
cOlors Of her costume ''in the manne
as she lives"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
PenniIion Sindind.

Pennilion sin@.u- s quite common
in Wales. and peculiar TO the princi
.sality. II consists nf IN instrument pIa!
ing over tune IN strict time and re
p6ating II over mi ever again. Will,
the singer or ='U-rrS eNtempOriZ,
words to Il in rhyme. The impromptr
poetry must III I'm with tho music an,
is generally Of Az amusing character
The custom iS Uuii; common anon.
the people. and the Instrument uSeo
Is their national instrument. the harp
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
The Bible and Woman Preachers.

Women preachers are taking com
fort from the facJ that one champion
has discovered what they think Is hin
lical recognition for them. in the
prayer hook version Of Psalm xviii.
occurs the verse. - he Lord gave the
word; great was the company of the
preachers" The revised version Of
the Bible translate tho :aS>asc thus {:
THE Lord Giyeth .hr w"rd The WON
eE that publish the tidingS are u great
hest"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Wheat in History.

The Romans introduced wheat into
Great Britain. They did not have 10
carry II far. because before they invad-
ed Britain they had conquered Gaul.
the France Of modern times, and the
Gauls were growing large crops Of
wheat when the Romans crossed 70 the
western Islands. The BritOns began TO
grow wheat. and the SaxOns continued
the work. Still. through the Middle
ages the bread of the poorer classes
was made Of -four from the cOarser
grains.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Mica.

Mica, so named from its being cas-
fly divided into glistening scales. con-
sists Of silica and alumina. associated
with magnesda, soda and lime In vary
ing proportions. Thus we have potash
mica, consisting Of silica, Rlumina and
potash; and magnesia mica, in which
the alumina is partially replaced by
magnes.a, passing-as the proportion
Of magnesia increaSes-Into soft tale,
which is chiefly composed Of silica and
magnesia.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
To Be Of Influence.

II Won can't swing things YOUR way
in life the sensible thing is to swing
with things the way they are going. To
hr sure you can just abruptly cut away,
hut that leaves you ont Of touch with
things It may be a relief to your con-
science to he beyond the reach of COM
promise. But you are also beyond the
reach Of influence. You can not hope
to he able to mold character or even
contribute anything toward bending It.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Saved in Nick Of Inns.

Many wonderful bargains are record
e. in connection with old hooks. The
priceless COvPrdnle Bible in the Brit.
lsh Museum library. for Instance. was
bought by an amateur book collector
from a butcher who was delighted and
astonished on being offered ten shIIl-
ings for II. He was about to use its
valuable leaves to wrap up his meat.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Too Busy for Gratitude.

The quality for which we most fire
quently criticize the japanese Is one
In which. with curious Inconsistency,
we particularly pride ourselves. That
Is their determination 10 be indepeDd-
ent. II an American Eas something 70
teach a japanese. the japanese oh
serves him very carefully while he
performs the trick. Then, with a pO-
lite Thank you. GOOdby," the Japa-
nese leaves the American ana thence
forth performs the trick for himself
with improvements. He is far too
busy to sit at anybody's feet in grati-
tude.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Vol XIV. August %, 1919 No. az
Suffer for Sins Of o,he-s.

~There Is no SCrt Of wrong deed OF
which a mGn can bear the punishment
alone; you can't isolate yourself. and
say that the evil which is in you shall
not spread" says George Eliot ia
Adam Bede. Il is only too true that
we cannot bear punishment alone.
And usually our mistakes entail worse
suffering on those who love us than
they do on ourselves. Just as on the
other hand our successes and rewards
bring more Joy to our dear ones than
TO ourselves. mo man liveth to him
self alone"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Use LIfe,s Powers Properly.

There is no wealth hut life; life. in
Guiding all its powers Of love. Of JOY
and Of admiration. That country Is
the richest which nouriShes the great
est number ~ noble and happy human
beings: that man Is the richest who,
having perfected the functions Of his
own life to the utmost. has also the
widest helpful influence. both personal
and by means Of his possessions. over
the lives OF Others.-Ruskin.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Silver te a New Metal.

A new development in the alluying
Of aluminium with other metals has
just been accomplished by the produc-
tion Of "Silverite." This metal is some
thing entirely new and Is composed of
mixture of aluminrsi and copper,
zinc and steel in varying proportions,
according to requirements. The alloy
what startling and at first thought
seems TO be- impossible, yet il lis sue
cesSful.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
O, u.e,s Journev.

We should rather be Hfe's good
comrades than its passionate lovers,
neither easily offended, nor imagining
evil. jet not taking Its affairs too
lightly. Let MS hold Life faithfully
BY the hand. loving # through fair
and IN repute; as good travellers,
grumbIing little, pralsing much. and
sharing sun and shadow and waysIde
innS.-Exehange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Get All the Rest Possible.

Remember always to relax when no
activity is required Of you When you
sit down, rest all over - do not choose
a rocker and waste your energy pro
polling 1t to an invisible destruction;
nor tap your fingers on the chairnrn.
nor finger the buckle at your waist or
the chain about your throat; nor tie
your feet mp i'm bow-knots. when they
should rest easily on the floor. II you
thHk about it you will be amazed Ia
find how much real rest time you have
always wasted.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
What Pewter Is

Pewter is an alloy Of tin and usu-
ally antimOny. copper and blsmuth for
the best qualities Of pewter. and lead
for the inferior kinds. The tin always
prepOnderates, and the proportion IS
largest in the best pewter. One hun
dred parts Of tin to eight Of anthony,
four Of copper and one Of bismuth ere
given as the proportions Of good ware.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
PuIuue Trains n Mexico.

Pulque. the national drink Of Mex
leo. is made from the juice Of the
maguey plant. large tracts Of which
are cultivated outside the City Of Mex
leo. As a rule there are about eight
hundred plants to the acre. The Juice
is extracted by the poems. II IS ship
ped into town in long trains much like
our milk trains here. The white liquid
tastes like yeast and the consumption
Is so great that IL is equivalent to two
quarts a day flr each person.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Never The Same Again.

Friendship is vase which. when II
IS flawed by heat or violence, or acct
dent. may n we'll he broken nj once :;
II can never he trusted after. The
more graceful and ornamental II was
hOpeleSSneSS Of re-:uring Il to its for
mer state. Coarse stones. II they he
fractured. may b. "emented again:
precious ones. ney'T.-WIlter s. Lou
don.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Ports on Chilean Coast Line.

Chile has long coast line which ex-
tends from about IS degrees to &c de-
grees south latitude. The sO-called con-
tinental section of Chile extends from
approximately the eighteenth TO the
fOrty-SecOnd parallel, while the insular
or archipelago section extends from
the forty-second TO the fifty-sixth par
allel. In this long stretch Of coast
there are numerous ports.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-08-23
Excek the NiohtinaaIe-

The hermit thrush is declared to be
the most talented and brilliant singer
In the world, not even excepting the
nightingale. says the American Forest
~ association. The tail Of this little
bird is Of a reddish brown, much bright
er than the back and head. while the
breast is quite heavily spotted with
black. II winters in the Gulf states.