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Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-01
Fremont Carpenters Ask
Maue Increase: MAY Strike

Fremont, Neb., Feb. 28.-(Spe-
c,al0-Fremont carpenters have de-
handed 20 cents an hour for their
work, an increase over the price
they received last year of Is cents.
Contractors have notified the car
penters that they will not grant the
increase. Carpenters say they will
strike If the contractors refuse to
meet their terms.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-01
Fremont Girl Dies.

Fremont, Neb., Feb. 28.-(Spe-
ciaf.)-Frankie, l3-year-old daughter
Of Czerny Stockfeld, died at the
home of her grandparents. DR.. and
Mrs. James StoctfeId, following an
attack Of pneumonia.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-01
Wilbur Women to Make Fight
AGAINST Civ Pool Halls

( Dewitt, Neb., Feb. 28.-(Special)
If the women of WILDER have any
thing to say about it there will be
no pool halls at WILDER after the
spring election. Crete has taken the
initiative to fight these establish
ments.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-01

ever, was not shown the proper
consideration in the way ] was APP
preached. / have said this much to
the committeeman themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-01
Few More Days of Cold viii
Make Fairly Good Ice Crop

Fremont, Neb., Feb. 2S.-(Spe-
cial )--Local ice men say that few
more days Of the cold weather of
last few days will make fairly good
ice crop. Hopes of crop had al
most been abandoned. About a
third of a supply has been harvested
in Fremont. Ice on lakes in this
vicinity is now about four inches
thick.
For Colds and erp
Take LAXATIVE BRoMO oUININE Tablets. Look
for E. W. Groves signature on the box S0c-AdV
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10

A. d. Hayes, Cigars, Tobacco, No
ton, Stationery and News Stand
3640 s. State Street.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
EdQs on Bushes.

Herring that flock along the coast
of southern Alaska In vast schools"
lay their eggs in punches IN very shall
low water near shore. attaching them
to floating seaweeds or rocks. 1t Ia a
habit Of which the native Indians take
advantage by throwing quantities Of
brush into the water at the spawning
season. Later, they collect the brush
and scrape OF the fish eggs, drying
the latter In the sun for food.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Cosmetic Art.

From the looks of some of the wom-
en- when 1t turns cold. 1t would be a
good proposition to sell different
shades of powder for hot, warm, cool
and cold weather. They say that they
sell different shades for day and night
white for the daytime and blue for
use under artificial light, so, why not
for different degrees Of temperature as
well? However, probably some bright
genius has already thought this up and
patented his compound and II may not
be well advertised as yet.-Grit.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
sd. AImost started ! Fad.

A girl who selected two earrings
from different sets yesterday morning
when dressing hurriedly, was suspect
ed Of introducing a new fad. She was
unconscious Of the attention she at
traeted and did not realize that heads
of her neighbors In church were
turned and twisted to get a closeup"
Of her Jewels until she reached home.
A glance In her mirror told her that
she was the object Of interest In her
pew. for a huge pearl blossomed in one
ear and a brilliant blue pendant hung
from the lobe of the other.-WOrcester
Evening Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
-- EDITORIAL PAGE
UmbreIIa Irnorovement.

II Is the little things which make
for perfection, we are told An inyen-
tor has perfected a device which GER
-tainiy shows a taste for perfection.
10 one Is unfamiliar with the strip OF
tare with a catch which Is used snugly
to wind up closed umbrellas. When
the umbrella Is open this piece Of tape
bangles and pendulafes In a way that
undoubtedly Is offensive to the dignity
Of Some. The inventor In question has
made an invention which provides
means Of slowing away the pendant
into the Interior of the opened UNI
brella by means of a swapping device.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Fruits of the Spirit.

The fruits Of the spirit are love, JOY,
peace, kindness, beiievolence. The les
san here is not cnly for THE great
powers, hitherto concerned at peace
settlements only with division of
spoils; but IL is also for labor and
capital. for the upper ten and the low
er five, for all the varied and some
times embattled elements in our COM
pllcated social framework. The mind
that is ruled by hate is sowing seeds
for his own reaping in loss and shame.
The Sermon on the Mount still stands.
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
9TH. Sick Man Of EuroD..-

A collector Of old prints proved that
the expression. ~the sick man of Eu-
rope" persistently applied for years
TO Turkey. dates back TO the seven
teenth century. when John SObieski
drove back the Turks from the gates
Of Vienna. A print of the period shows
the Turk on his sick bed and doctors,
representing the nations Of Europe,
gathered about him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
pom.nees for the Blind.

DOminOes for the blind are rather
Ingenious. Recognizing the need of
something that would not easily be dis
placed as the fingers of the blind
passed back and forth reading the
numbers on the face Of the dOminOes,
the inventor has given Us set of in
teriOcking pieces. The mOrtise joint
makes them hold together no matter
how much they are brushed around
The number on each piece is indicated
by the raised heads of brass tacks,
easily read by the touch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Light and Dark of Mo-,

regularly, the moon is called No.
when. after passing the sur. She g.
becomes visible as a thin crasoa.'
Some persons say the Light AZ ~
moon is from, this time until the mo ,-s
is full. Others say that the n,n ,'' =
the moon is during the few DAVIS NH" =
the moon appears to be full The da,4
Of the moon is also thought bv S,a1
to extend from the full moon uprf ~
moon is visible. Popularity. howpra,
the moon is dark during the few d.r,
Of invisibility when near coniuprrf,,
with the sur.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
What Is a MofussiI7

"Mofussil" is a HlndOO word mean
Ing "the provincial or rural districts"
as opposed to the towns. The Gan
getic delta Is the hand deposited by
the river Garges in India at its mouth.
forming an extensive tract of very rich
SOIL The whole phrase refers to those
rich, fertile districts near the mouth
of the Gauges. where great quantities
Of rice. are, grown.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
HappIness Easily AttaIned.

Those of Us who ever stop to reason
or think along profitable. lines know
that there are sermons In stones,
books in running brooks. and good 70
everything as the poet sings We do
not have to be either rich or famous
to procure happiness. II we try to
keep cheerful, forget our woes and
''look pleasant" our narrow sphere
VIII take on q broad and pleasing as
pect. Furthermore. this view win
make us see lots Of good In the folks
around us and many fine attractions
In our home and old ''home town"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Perfume Their Dead

Natives Of Torres Strait islands, to
the north of Queensland. have some Pc
culiar burial customs One is the
amounting the bodies with cheap per-
fume. the remainder being corked in
the bottle and left on the grave. In
some cases cheap stone Is set on
the grave and this ceremony is usually
marked by a three-days' gorge on the
part of fhe relatives of the departed,
pig, yams and turtle being shaken
down to make room for more by Wig
orous dancing and singing.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10

The mixing Of light and dark tobac.
CO is q thing Of comparatively recent
date. A man from London found his
pipe tobacco was nearly exhausted, so
he cut up a cake OF chewing tobacco
and made a mixture. He continued to
smoke the blend. and. meeting friend
who was in the trade. he gave him q
sample, with the result that the first
smoking mixture was soon before the
public.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Hanainn Pic,,,r..

1t Is easy to make mistakes
hanging OF pictures. Observ;.u NE
following as a guide. you win lie
fewer mistakes in this respect, T TaAe
q plain paper for the room il .i uN
imperative This will give You an
portunity to use all the pictn,aa W
matter what they are. Soft 10
and terra Gotta tones are Rs says
background. Avoid figured and ~, W
ly-colored papers as these proven, y
picture from standing out. Be GU. Is
not to tilt the pictures too much n slu
them almost fiat. Aaas
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Mid-Air Proposai.

The most remarkable proposal" we
know Of was made at st. Louis by
Charles Kruger, a trapeze performer,
one Of whose most sensational per-
formances was to catch with his hands
a lady who dIved through the air from
a great height in a desperate leap
for life" One night as he caught her
In her downward flight and had her
swinging In the air, he proposed to
her; and before the cheers had died
away he had secured her consent to
be his wife.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Mould DO a.tter Next rirne.

While in the act Of playing goldman
Robert dumped some building blocks
out Of his sisters doll buggy. His
sister being asleep al the time. / told
him to make less noise. as he might
wake her up. His answer was: TN
get soft coal next time. daddy. and she
won't wake up"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Opium.

Opium Is the dried juice of the white
poppy. a flower that grows in many
parts of Asia. A few days after the
flowers have fallen OFF the plants men
go through the fields in the afternoon
and make little cuts in the poppy
head. Out of these cuts a milky juice
oozes. which dries into brown, sticky
paste. Every morning the men go
through the fields again and scrape
of this paste. which they put into jars.
Later on 1t is made into half-pOund
balls and then packed for shipment.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
The Stormy Petrol.

The birds known to sailors as Moth
er Cnrey's chickens, whose appearance
Is supposed 70 foretell o storm. are
otherwise known by the term stormy
petrol (ThaIassidrnma pelagica). The
bird seems TO run In remarkable man.
-Der PlOng the surfare of the sea. where
y pSrks up irs food. .The petrol Is o
small bird Of dliSlly nlumige nocturnal
In habit, most abundant In the south
ern hemisphere. The name Mother
Carey Is supposed to be corruption
Of the Mother Cara"-lear mother
Of Levantine sailors.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Anelent eambllna Gamer.

It is known that from the earliest
Roman times the games Of tall and
tessera were played with dice, but
their invention has been attributed by
the Grecian poets and sophists to Pal
medes, who In 1244 B. c., Joined the
Greeks In their expedition against
Troy, where. by some writer's, Paine
des Is said TO have been slain by an
arrow from the bow Of Paris. In ad-
dition to the invention Of dice, Pal
medes is said to have invented light
houses, measures, scales. the discus.
the alphabet and the art of regulating
sentinels.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Natural Curiosity.

Nature has placed one of her curl
osities on the location Of a former
sugar mill on the island Of Trinidad
The plant has since been reduced to
ruins and is Overgrown with vegeta-
ton. The old solid chimney is intact
and up through its center one Of the
quick growing trees of the tropics has
sprung, spreading its branches out of
the top of the huge chimney and is
now In full bloom.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
The Brute.

PoppertOn-"The wife has g0,,
shopping and left me in charge Of III
baby, and I'm bleSt if know how :,
keep the beggar quiet" Grimsb,v
latter critically regarding the howIjp,
juvenile)-"I should think You corld
easily keep him quiet. both in vocal
and physical way. by gagging him cara
fully, tying his hands behind his back
binding his feet together, mailing hi,
clothes to the floor. and then admins
tering chlOrOform to him"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Biblical "Seven Aces

First age. from the creation to Ii,
deluge, 2349 b. c.; second age, to h.
coming Of Abraham into Canaan, ps
B. c.; third age. to the Exodus nm
Egypt. i491 B. c.; fourth age, to d,
founding Of SOlomOn's temple, lOI
B. c.; fifth age. to the capture Of
Jerusalem, 5SS B. c.; sixth age. to
the birth Of Christ; seventh age, ia
the present time.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Old Name for February.

The old BritOns gave the nickname
-Fildyke" to February. not because 1t
is a particularly wet month. the aver
age rainfall being the least OF any
month in the year. but because the
melting snow on the hills causes the
rivers and dykes to overflow. When
there is superabundance of snow and
rain in February there is too much Of
what would be good thing in modera-
ton. and floods where they are least
welcome.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Apache Custom.

In order to ascertai, the. time Of
day, the Apache Indians used a gourd
on which the stars Of heaven were
marked. AS the constellation rose the
Indian could tell the hour by referring
to the gourd, and by turning the gourd
round he could tell the order in which
the consultations might be expected
to appear.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Our Foolish FiIosofy.

Cheer up. Why worry? Most any
thing you do will make somebody glad
II you get sick somebody who don't
like you will be pleased about 1t. Il
you get well somebody who likes you
will feel mighty happy about it. Il
you die the undertaken Is entitled to
cOngratula-er-that is to say, We all
have our little Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Sheer Bon. Toy Of Small orien.aIs.

Sheep Bone Toy Of Small orientais.
Without the bone Of a sheep. that
eternal. ubiquitous playtoy Of all the
East. the children OF Asia would be
absolutely without an amusement de-
vice. Go wherever children play
Osmanlis or Kurds. Armenians or
Arabs, Druses or Greeks-and You will
see the sheep bone represents every
thing from a doll to a sword, from a
pasha's horsetail ornamented stand
ard TO a British gunbOat, from a
mosque TO a church.-Red Cross Maya
zine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Worlds Supply of Coal.

A good authority gives the coal area
Of the world In square miles as fol-
lows: United States, $4,000; British
America, $1,000; Great Britain, 1900 /;
Spain, 1000; France, 1000; Germany,
1yS00; Belgium, SIS; rest of Europe,
100000; China. 1000; Japan. 5000.
Coal Is found in commercial quaint
ties in % Of the states and territories
Of the United States.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Steel and Iron.

Steel is a kind Of iron which can
easily be hammered out thin without
cracking and can be made extremely
hard by being heated and then cooled
quickly. 1t is different from ordinary
iron because Of the amount Of carbon
In 1t! Wrought iron contains less car
bon than steel and so. il cannot be
made 50 hard; cast iron contains more
and so Is brittle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Stones for Rosaries.

The rosaries sold at Kandahar are
extensively manufactured from soft.
crystallized silicate of magnesia. This
is quarried from a Hill about thirty
miles northwest Of the city, where
soapstone and anthony are also OBJ
tanned in considerable abundance. The
stone varies in color from a light vel
low to blush white. and is generally
Opaque.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Learn 70 Swim.

Swim every day and you Will not
develop large, ugly muscles, but beau
tiful. woodworking ones under
clean skin. a body that moves with
grace. bright eyes and a smile that
will carry you anywhere. One Of the
greatest medical experts in the coun-
try has classed swimming as the great
est Of exercises, because 1t uses the
whole muscular system, with moderate
demand on nerve control.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Enjoyment Spelled.

A little girls mother had Just bought
her q bright red coat which she had
never worn. There being a death In
the family her mother dressed her
and decided 1t net best to wear such
q bright coat, so put on an old black
one. As the child noticed this she be-
gan to cry and said, "If / can't wear
my new red coat sure won't have q
good time at the funeral"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Eyeless Oysters.

The oyster has a good-sized stomach,
which is connected with the mouth by
a short gullet; two pairs Of gifis for
breathing, an intestine, a dark green
liver, a twO-chambered heart and an
elementary nervous system. but is
minus ears, nose and eyes. 1t also
lacks the footlike appendage that
many moIlusks possess for the reason
that II has no need of an organ Of
locomotion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
White Chocolate.

A Swiss product which is said to
have greater food value than the
brown sweet chocolate Of America Is
white chocolate. 1t is made of cocoa
butter, and either sugar or dried
cream, 1t is smooth, glossy. and rath-
er attractive In appearance.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Various Alphabets.

There is quite difference in the
number Of letters In the alphabets of
the languages Of the world. The Eng
lish language contains 26 letters; the
French, %; the Italian. %; the Span
Ish, q; the German, 26; the Slavonic,
%; the Russian, Al the Latin. p; the
Greek. "a; the Hebrew, p; the Ara
bic, IS; the Persian, 30, and the Turk
Ish, SO.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
conquer Fear.

1t is an everlasting duty, the duty
Of being brave. valor is still value.
The first duty of a man Is still that
OF subduing fear. We must get rid Of
fear; we cannot act till then. A man
shall and must be valiant. he must
march forward. Now and always the
completeness of his victory over fear
will determine how much Of a man
be is.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
canada,s Water Power.

An important feature of the water
powers Of Canada is their fortunate
situation with respect to existing COM
mercial centers. Within economic
transmission range Of practically ey-
cry important city from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, except those in the CEN
trail western prairies, there are clus-
tered water-power sites which will
meet the probable demands for hydro
power for generations
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
FOUNDING of Siberia.

In 1852 Yermak. a Cossack chieftain,
with chosen warriors set out to subdue
a powerful Tartar tribe east ef the
Urals. Tsar Ivan " sent orders for
the expedition to return. But 1t was
too late; Yermak and his men cap
tured the city of Sibir. the stronghold
Of the Tartar chief, and this city be-
come the nucleus of Siberia.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10

A West Dallas widow says that the
latest proposal she has received was
from a lunch counter magnate. who
said II she would agree to marry him
he would show her how to make a
chicken pie without monkeying with q
ehicken.-Dallas News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Real Moral couraos.

When you are so devoted to doing
what is right that you press straight
on to that and disregard what men
are saying about you, there is the tri-
umph Of moral courage: Phillips
Brooks.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Vegetable Wax.

A japanese industry which has
made remarkable progress in recent
years is that concerned with the ex-
traction Of vegetable wax. which is
coming into greater demand on foreign
markets.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
erea. Value Of Courage.

1t is not clearly understood how
valuable Is the adjunct of courage in
the man or woman. nor that, II &C
companied by good judgment it is the
most valuable of business assets
John Brisbane Walker.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Cleaning an Umbrella.

To clean an umbrella place table
spoonful Of sugar in basin. pour over
It half pint of water and stir till dis
solved Then open the umbrella and.
starting from the ferrule. sponge each
gore down to the point. Leave the
umbrella open till dry.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Potash-Producinq Weed.

1t is believed that the ash of brack-
en- contains 40 to so per cent Of solu-
BILE potash. In parts Of Australia,
where the weed grows abundantly. 1t
has been found that a yield Of 400
pounds Of potash can be obtained per
acre. The potassium occurs chiefly as
sulphate and chloride.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
His Ultimate End

The children were discussing a IA
nous soldier, when four-year-old
Benny asked: "Who Is he, anyway"
SWELL" replied wise first-grade Har-
old, ''he's a wonderful brave man now,
after awhile he'll be a statue"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
sest OF an FertIIlzer.

I believe that me best fertilizer
for any son Is a spirit Of industry. en-
ferprise and intelligence. without
this, lime and gypsum. bones and green
manure, mari and guano Nill be of LIT
de use.-Henry Ward Beecher.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
The Baby Seal.

When seals are born they are snow
white, which makes them Invisible on
the Ice on which they lie. Then eyes
and noses are black. and when the lit
tie ones are suddenly alarmed they
close their eyes. bury their noses and
lie quite still.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Comets and stzrs

Comets are erratie members OF the
solar system moving In orbits. Stars
may be classified as fixed stars and
planets. the planets revolving about
the sun, while the position Of the fixed
stars relative TO other heavenly bod
les seems unvarying.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
On Iife,s Journey

i do not say we ought to be happier
as we grow older. but we ought to be
calmer, knowing better what life is,
and looking forward to another. which
weNbelieve 10 be a reality though we
cannot tell what Il means.-Exchange
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10

Mrs. l. Graves, The PrOvident
Candy Shop, Notion Store and News
Stand, Is W. S6th Street, near STATE
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Common Gain.

The cause Of freedom Is identified
with the destinies Of humanity. and, In
whatever part Of the world 1t gains
ground by and by. II win be a com
mon gain to all those who desire it,
Kossuth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10

Virginia was greatly interested In
the setting OF duck eggs. She was
visiting her aunt shortly afterward
and her aunt asked her II she had any
little ducks yet. NO. AnAt Moliie,"
seriously. but We have got lots OF
them planted"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Korean Women Inde6endent.

Korean women are no longer slaves
Of their husbands, but are ready to
assert their rights. Many Of them no
longer depend on their husbands for
support as Of old, but try to obtain
their own living In various branches
Of industry.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-05-10
Optimistic Thouoht.

A man. said Talmage. never looks
more dignified than when he takes a
spectacle case from his pocket. opens
II, unfolds lens. sets 1t astrIde his
nose and looks you in the eye.