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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Chimes. Woman Eneotfned Alive.

An unusual case OF illal ingratitude
Is reported from Huchow. China. In
the Tokyo (Japan) Advertiser. A very
aged woman lived with her sons fam
fly. who were so poor that they did
not have necessary food. To reduce
expenses. the son. forgetting his cOun-
try's traditions regarding fliaI piety.
conceived nj dispOsfng OF his aged
mother. He secured a coffin. placed
his mother therein. without protest on
her part. nailed on the cover and de-
posted the coffin in a vacant lot.
Seighbors informed the police. and the
coffin was taken 10 the station house,
where IL was opened. The woman was
still breathing and when removed
asked: why did you disturb me? /
am a burden TO my son and do not
want TO live. Please put me back in
the box and let me die" The request
was refused. and officials are detain-
ing both mother and son In the va
men awaiting a judicial disposition Of
the case.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
WORRY "C0NDlMENT OF LIFE"
Not Be Enduring or
Excessive.

Unless a man has a little worry
apathy, indifference and the n5echan-
ical physical Discrimination TO do your
utmost without stunt will be lacking.
Without this condiment of life, this
salt OF the human cosmos. "we see 10
what absurd yet tragic physical
lengths he is driven by the whip OF
that still vigorous tyrant. his self
instinct to fight" This thrilling force,
which one time had been used square
~ and successfully against the real
world enemy. is now absorbed in
trivial and self-debaSing skirmiShes
with the grotesque bolshevikI Of his
Imagination.
In other words. if a man has va
riety OF anxious explosive outlets via
his muscles and intellect. such as driv-
Ing. tennis. swimming. dancing. compe-
tition. golf and the like. these act as
safety valves for the multitude Of i'm
pulses and reactions which habit and
custom have compressed out Of his
external activities.
Worry Is one of these. II not endur-
ing or excessive. For the average man
set I'm society. in work and in his fam
fly circle IL takes the place Of larger
and better outlets for his destroyed
initiative.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
DON'T LIFT RABBITS BY EARS
Expert Condemns Practice Which Has
Always Been More or Less In
General Use.

Some people seem to think that be
cause rabbits ears are so long Il is
good reason to use them as handles.
They have told me that 'the mother
rabbit carries her young around by the
ears"
have had a pretty good opportunity
TO observe such feat, but I have new
er seen such a performance. II is all
right TO hold them by the ears. but |
always put my hand or arm under
their hind legs to lift them up. and
then know I am not hurting them.
One popularity I have always no
ticed about rabbits is their apparent
lack OF clear vision. II you will no
tice their eyes you will See that they
scarcely, II ever, move the eyeball TO
look up or down or at either side. as
a cat does. You can't tell when they
are looking directly q. you. rs you can
with a cat.
II you throw a carrot TO them they
will not sight IL and go directly to Il.
but viii smell about with nose to the
ground till they find Il, and they may
go six inches past II a few times be-
fore they strike IT,
Put q rabbit on a chair. table or box.
and he will go carefully to the edge.
leaning his head over and seemingly
wondering how far he is from the
ground. whereas a cat would think
nothing OF springing down from such
q helght.-Boys' Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Duty.

I. has been asked what Is At the
present day the Duty Of which we
have spoken so much? A complete re-
ply would require a volume, but j may
suggest IL in a few words. Duty con-
sists Of that love of God and man
which renders the life Of the individ-
uaI the representation and expression
of all that he believes to be the truth,
absolute or relative. Duty Is progress
sive. Us the evolution Of truth; II Is
modified and enlarged with the ages;
II changes Its manifestations accord
Ing to the requirement Of times and
circumstances. One period claims
the pen of the sage. another requires
the sword of the hero. But here. and
everywhere, the source Of this Is God
and his law-its object. humanity
Its guarantee. the mutual responsible
ity OF men-Its measure. the Intellect
Of the individual and the demands Of
the period-its limits. pOwer.-Maz-
zini.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
NOW We nay KNOW BOSWELL
Description Of BIosrspher, Written By
Himself, Reveals Him AZ
Very Human

How pleasant It Is to know that
Boswell, who we have always thought
was merely a kind Of animated note
book. was q droll. vain. bIbulOus.
warm-hearted creature. q good deal OF
a Pepys. In fact. says Golfers Weekly.
A. Edward Newton's entertaining
Amenities OF Book Collecting" a vol
ume OF essays which shows that
business man can write better litera-
ture than hundred professors mulled
into one. makes Boswell very humani
How jolly to hear that Boswell wrote
press notices about himself Here Is
one OF his own blurbs. which we
quote from Mr.. Newton's book:
Boswell. the author. Is q most ex-,
cellent man; he Is Of an ancient fam
Ily In the west Of Scotland. upon which
he values himself noe little. At his
nativity there appeared omens of his
future greatness. His parts are bright,
and his education has been good He
has travelled in post chalses miles
without number. He Is fond OF seeing
much Of the world. He eats of every
good dish. especially apple pie. He
drinks old hook. lie has a very fine
temper. He is somewhat Of humor-
list and little upctured with pride.
He has good. manly cOuntenanee.
ina he owns himself TO be amOrOus. He
has infinite vIYacity. yet is observed at
times 10 have a melancholy cast. He
Is rather fat than lean. rather short
than tall. rather young than old. His
shoes are neatly made. and he never
wears spectacles."
This brings the excellent Roswell
very very close to US indeed; he might
almost lie a member OF the Authors
league. Especially apple pie. bless his
heart.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Crusaders WON AND LOST
n the End Nothing Was Gained by
Attempted Conquest Of the
Holy Land.

During the four centuries from the
uoSlem conquest of Palestine until
ne crnSades Christian, Jew and Mos
lem lived together in peace. Then
,lopg came Peter the Hermit and the
Crusaders. The second coming Of
Christ had been forecast for the year
1000. The passing of that year with
out any catastrophe awakened an era
Of Christian piety that held the world
Sfe through the year 1888, the ami
yerSary Of the crucifixioH.
Peter the Hermit prevailed upon
Pope Urban ii TO sanction the first
crusade 1t proved a successful ven
ure. for jerusalem was captured July
Il 1899. and Godfrey of Bouillon
sefed king of Jerusalem.
Saladin became master Of Egypt
and Syria toward the end of the
twelfth century, after defeating the
Crusaders at the battle Of Hattin in
us, 1pruring the most treasured OF
rsl6 piece of the true Cross. This
Faari the third crusade, led by
EAnd Occur de Lion and commemo-
nj in Scott's novel, ''The Tails
n The Crusaders captured Con-
astinople for the Venetians. but
hied Of the entire conquest of Pales-
az
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
WENT COLONEL ONE Better
Occasion When TaIkative Old sors
Met Mere Than His Match n
the Club.

Several and various were the uncom-
plimentary ordinations heard when
the laxative Col. ChoImondeley F1tz-
Fulke strolled into the Back-to-Nature
club one evening Just In time to hear
a discussion going on about the crows
in the cornnelds and their part In the
winning Of the war.
"Hawr laughed the colonel remit
niscently. Speaking Of crows re-
minds me OF the time my father made
q scarecrow out of me, egadI"
~was II your father that did it.
coloneIT' asked Charlie Smlthers,
smIlingly. followed by q smoker
among the members.
"Er-ah-yes. You see. the crows
IN our eornfleId became so used to our
regular scarecrow that they grew
quite fond OF him. And they used to
bring him grains OF corn and deposit
them In his pockets and corncob pipe.
It was quite q beautiful and heart
melting sight. gentlemen" and the
colonel flicked n sentimental tear from
his eyeglass.
well. I conceived the idea OF max
ing a scarecrOw that would smite the
crows and chase them away. donchs-
know. So father decided to dress me
up in some old tattered rags and have
me smite them. And, bah Jove. I
frightened them 81 baIly bad that they
didn't return for a year. and then IL
was after they had seen me 60
abroad" concluded the colonel pick
ing up Charlie Smithers' glass and
emptying its contents
Huh. That's nothing" said Char
lie MY father made a Scarecrow so
fierce looking that seven Of our
crows that had stolen ten bushels OF
corn cuIAe back the next day and put
every one back, -
II was several minutes before the
colonel could control himself sufh-
GENTLY TO walk out amid the roar that
arose.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
To North Poi. by Airpl.n..

An expedition to be led by Capt
Robert A. Bartlett. explorer and navi.
gator Of Peary's ship Roosevelt. win
be sent to the polar regions next June
to survey the North pole by airpIane.
The plan was conceived by Rear Adj
miral Reary. discoverer Of the pole.
Bartlett Is a Nevfoundlander. forty
three years Of age he began explora-
lions - years ago. wintering with
Peary In the Kane basin In 1897. He
commanded the Roosevelt IN its "a
nous trip of 1869. reaching the
eighfy-eighth parallel he was with
the Canadian government arctic expe-
difion In 191314; his vessel was
crushed b. tae Ice. and Bartlett. with
II others. reached Wrangel island. He
Ieft Is there. and with one Eskimo
crossed TO Siberia On the Ice ana ~
turned with a rescuinx part1.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
NOT STRONG ON NAVIGATOR
Records Show weakness Of IN. so.,-
ish Sailor In That Highly Inn
pertant Matter.

The Spaniards OF early days were
most adventurous explorers. but, for
all their discoveries Of distant lands.
very poor navigators. After coming
upon the Solomon islands In the west
ern Pacific. they could not find them
again, and they were lost for $50
yeats.
The water supply of their ship was
Kept In big earthen Jars. As IL was
impossible 70 provide In this way
enough to drink for a long voyage,
they took TO sea many large mats.
which when II rained were spread to
eatch the drops. From the mats the
water was drained OF into the Jars.
Probably Il was no fault Of Column
Us. but his first voyage to America,
which occupied two months time. was
mainly a drift. When he landed in
Cuba he thought he had reached Asia.
and sent an expedition inland 10 treat
with the great khan OF Tartary. Later
his flagship. the Santa Maria. ran
aground of the coast of Haiti. the ma
tives Of which island welcomed him
most Hospitality. He noticed three or
four Of them whose naked bodies show
ed scars which they attributed to
bites inflicted by man-eating saw
ages Of another island called Can-
iba. Whence the origin Of the word
cannIhal-the island inhabited by these
anthropophagi being Porto Rico.
Less than 100 years ago Spain still
claimed ownership Of the whole Pa
cific ocean. declaring II Spanish lake
on the strength Of BalbOa's discovery
I'm 1913 Acting upon this idea. the
Spanish government Sordered the COM
mandante Of San Francisco to seize
the Columbia. the first vessel that
carried the American flag around Cape
Horn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
A Little Tree.

never see a little tree peeping con
ndingly up among the wfthered leaves
without wondering what trials and tri-
umphs II viii have. hope 1t win live
with rapture In the flower opening
days Of spring; that II win be 4 home
for birds; and that It win find life
worth living and live long to better
and to beautify the earth II II is cut
down may II become the ridge log q
a cabin where love win abide. or IL Il
must be burned, I hope 1t win blaze
on the hearthstone Of q home where
children play in the freight on the
hoor.-Enos A Mills.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Animal Elees.

The likeness Of certain human types
to familiar animals is a matter Of COM
mon observation. Caricaturists from
the days Of the Greeks and Romans
down have made use OF its suggestions.
In our daily speech we naturally de
scribe men as rat-faced. hoggish or
foxy in appearance. or say Of noble
looking old man that he Possesses q
leonlne head.
Still other persons We pronounce
simIan. and although few Of Ms would
care. 10 merit a personal application
of that adjective. II need not be
wholly uncompIlmentary, as one would
imagine. The digBified and venerable
Charles Darwin accepted Il as applied
% himself with no resentment.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
FAMOUS ROCK or GIBRALTAR
Great sritaIn Has So Strongly Forti-
ned u That u 10 Rightly Con-
sidered Impregnahle.

Since the day, more than 200 years
ago. when the flag Of Great Britain was
flung out over Gibraltar. the strong
est fortress In the world. that country
has won many triumphs In commerce
and has become mistress Of the seas.
The rock OF Gibraltar Is LOO feet
high and across the narrow bay may
be seen the coast Of Africa only nine
miles away. The rock is nearly three
miles long and about half a mile
broad. On the eastern side the cliff r.
so steep that nothing but a monkey
can scale Il. and there Is a colony
OF monkeys living there. the only an
imais Of their kind living wild In
Europe.
The only possible approach to the
rock is by land from the north. or
from the sea on the western side. As
viewed from the ocean the Rock Of
Gibraltar is Impressive. strong. gloomy
and fOrbiddlng. But flowers grow about
the steep walls. The great Victoria
batteries. occasionally fired. are
screened and sheltered by acacia
blossoms. Here are concealed 1OO-ton
guns. sinister. threatening. The north
and northwest sides are hOneycOmbed
hy Notifications. There is a town and
harbor on the west. protected by bat
teries and forts rising from the base
to the summit Of the rock. Modern
guns OF the most formidable pattern
frown from the heights. The town is
Inhabited by British colony OF about
1000 people. Everything Is under
strict military regulation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
spitzbero.n,s Mineral Wealth.

The enormous coal and iron beds In
spitzbergen belonging to the British
company, the Northern Exploration
company, Ltd, have been investigated
by experts who declare that the Iron
beds are without exception the largest
IN Europe. Whole mountains Of mas
slxe iron ore are said to have beea
observed. covering q distance Of over
N miles and situated On good harbors,
IN Which ships az any size can enter.
one AZ the English coal beds y sfafsd
. b worEi1g already.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01

Deliveries Of southern pine to the
government from July I, 1917. to May
3. 1918. were 2.600. 600. 600 feet, which.
Il Is estimated. would require q solid
train Of cars extending from the gulf
q Mexico to the Canadian border. and
would make . board walk three feet
wide extending six times around tie
world. or build solid board fence 50
feet high that would circle the eso-
unphical borders Of the United States.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
MANY Films in Preparation-

Films are also being prepared 40
part. of the campaign which the forest
service is rnaking In cooperation with
the fuel administration fer Increased
wood fuel production and the substi-
tution Of cordy0od for coal In regions
where coal Win be scarce during the
winter.
Many features Of the departments
WORK which received little or no EN-
phasfs during the war. such as game
prssersafion and the Development Of
recreation on national forests. win also
b featured IN rev fins 10 BE ~
leased during TIE winter months
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Making Arrangements.

A stray but friendly eat wandered
70 the front door Of a home where
lived Charles. an only child The Mt
tie fellow was pleased with HIS new
visitor. and was endeavoring to wei
come him By bringing him into the
house. when the mother appeared on
the scene. She told the child that
the cat was not allowed In the hOuse.
Immediately after the eautioning and
while the CIT was on the front porch
Charles went to the door and said !:
SAY. kitty. Jon come around 10 fhs
back door and I'll meet you there
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Runor.

~. ~ Character Of that sort of Infsr-
-. 1Oa that is generally known as
a.. - Is changing with vertiginous rap
49,. once news was generally sup
~, - 70 be narration Of something
VAC happened or was possibly eo-
los. = happen. with, of course, due Al
80. saees for errors and mistaken
-. Now. however, news
ms, 20 De made up Of reporting
A.o-.. somebody alleges night have
- Fnea RumOr. Of Itself. has a
lzes = a,ue: The fact that q rumoA ex-
d =. : sufficient OF Itself. aside fron
Rshsh,,i ~. or falsiy Of the rumor, IL
i'y or It's pOszIbilify
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE l. 1919

fer for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for an Out of Bounds sign, once placed, to be- lifted. They know, too, that if they are caught selling a drink to a soldier when an Out ot Bounds sign has been. placed on them they will be closed insthnter, and to close them is to ruin them.
 q presume that when martial law ends in Port Said the old days will be resumed. The houses will open in the Rue de Babel, and the town will resume it's old position as the wickedest seaport in the world That however, is none of my affair. As long as Port Said is under martial law it will be safe for the men who stop here.
 Cleaning it up has been a long, hard fight The ethical men and the practical men have each in turn praised me and condemned me. l did not attempt to reg ulate vice in Port Said as the so-called practical men urged me to do, for the reason-one reason-that under the con ditions under which regulation is usually practiced, it cannot make vice safe. There was only one thing for '9ne to do, if l were best to conserve the man power under my command There is no pro fessional vice in the European quarter of Port Said and the Arab quarter is net only very difficult to find, but strictly out of bounds when it is found"
 An evening walk through the European section of Port Said will substantnte Colonel Elgood's statements in the mind of even the most skeptcal. In five days here I have seen not even a case or drunkenness. No army camp in the United States presents a cleaner spectacle than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01

the big transit camps under Colonel El- goods command in and around the wickedest seaport in the world"
 The wartime east, as represented by the European quarter of Port Said, con sists mostly of British Tommies and "Out of Bounds" signs. Greeks, Frenchmen and Italians run the cigarette shops, cafes, various and sundry restaurants, souvenir and postcard stands and there are plenty of Arab money changers. Red -fezzed Arabs shuttle along the streets and sit on their launches in little groups by the corners. There are couple of moving picture shows. and Y M. C. As for British, Italian and French soldiers and sailors. And the streets are full Of men away from home, men in khaki. There are tea dances on Saturdays and Sundays at a hotel on the sea front, and plenty of bathing machines. with quite few hhthers on Sundays. The canal is as full of ships as it always is, but most of the men who disembark here and all the men who embark here are soldiers. There
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
MIR. bANKHEAD SAYS I WANT ID EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE" Prominent Alabamian Had Suffered a Long Time From Indigestion; a slug gish Liver and Kidney Trouble.
 LIVES IN WALKER co. q Found Dreco a Valuable Remedy For My Troubles, and Gladly Endorse It."

''l am sending you written statement concerning Dreco. I have used two bot ties, and found it wonderful remedy. I suffered from indigestion and slug gish liver and kidney trouble, and found Dreco a valuable remedy for these troubles, and shall continue to take it until permanent cure is affected, and shall advise all those suffering from sim liar troubles to use this wonderful med icine"
 (Signed) "BENONIA BANKHEAD
 Empire, Walker County, Ala"
 Prominent citizens in many sections of the country are taking Dreco; they pub licly indorse it as the greatest medicine before the American people today Let ters are daily written about this wonder ful remedy, and we challenge any ope to prove that they are not absolutely gen. uine, and given of free will and accord
 Dreco is the pure liquid extract of many roots, herbs, barks and berries, which act on the vital organs<of the human body. After taking Dreco it ia noticed that the stomach is soothed and the gassy condition eliminated; the liver becomes active, relieving headaches, that dull, tired out feeling; nerves are quieted, which induces sound sleep; the kidneys are strengthened appetite increased ; bowels act with ease and regularity. and the whole system takes on renewed en- ergy, vigor and vitality.
 Dreco is harmless. pleasant to take. and the effects are quickly felt.
 pr. Tharp, the well known Dreco ex- pert, has headauaEters sat Jaeob's phar. macy, to meet the local public and ey- plain the merits of this great remedy. See him today. Dreco is also sold by the .Fulton Drug Co.,. Bessemer; Halls phar- macy, Fairfield; Central pharmacy. Wy 1e~a -Asu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
MODERN LEGENDS
By ROSENBERGER
The Legend of "The Rentrat"

And it was even so: At the time when
 the lease did expire message came to
 ATNt and it contained a demand for his quick removal from his house together with his family, his household goods and etcetera, but Anut worried not, for, thought he, I will quickly find another aboding place and there I'll abide per haps till the rent is due, then move again So he set forth to find a home.
 But Dame Fortune had surely divorced poor Anut, for he travelled from one Real tor to the other for four and 20 days and received naught for his trouble but the sad knowledge that there was no such ar animal as a House-to-let to be found anywhere. And he searched yet several days more with no avail and his balance
 became overdrawn and his patience ray eled and his wifes disposition soured and she made his life just one great lecture after another and her remarks were based
 upon these lines; Either Buy Home Or
 Buy Me a Ticket Back to Mother.
 And Anut was sorely tried, in fact
 he was at the end of his jute for he
 could not even borrow because he had. tried to touch several money lenders for a lift but they each said, I will lend you cash only upon first mortgage property, and as Anut had mortgage only on tough luck at that time, and had nothing to
 put mortgage upon elsewhere, he was certalniy III pau. VI II Soy he ""''' Then, Lo and Behold, Anut saw a sign upon which was engraved these | W ords Pay Little Cash Down-Balance l Like Rent and Own a Home Now these words, Balance Like Rent, made Anut | home sick and he forthwith chased him self to a Realtors office and signed up and got a careless brother to advance him the first payment which he. paid said Realtor and he became, for the hrst tune | in his life, Real Citizen, Home own | CT instead of a Rentrat.
 | And strange though it may seem, you l may still see to this day still more of these wanders running madly about the
 place called Realty Row crying "Whatya- | got-ter-rent' and the answer comes | slrilly back, "Nothingmore."
 | MORAL.
 | It is better to Build or Buy than to 1 Rent and Ramble.