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The broad ax., 1919-05-24
CITY BELOVED OF TOURISTS
6ultenzora, Java, Noted for It's Gay
cites and It's Wonderful Die
play Of Horticulture.

When a wealthy Dutch planter In
Java discovers that he has acquired
brnin flag by talking business with his
overseers and superintendent he or
ders his servants To make preparations
for a trip to Buitenzorg. the capital
Of the island.
BuitenzOrg Is one OF those few fasci-
mating cities where the climate Is per-
feet and business never seems TO inter
fere with pleasure. The goyernor-gen-
erals mansion Is the center Of Javan-
csc government and frivolity-the
scene of occasional weighty confer
ences and many balls and garden par
ties. In this tropical court the Dutch
heIress makes her FIRST bashful bow
to society. and noted scientists who
come 10 view the famous botanic gar
dens OF the city are feted.
Bamboo huts of the Javanese. all too
small for the families they hold. snug
gle within the shadows Of modern no
tells and shops. All around are gardens
overlooking with roses and gay tropical
blooms. Flowers are popular In Ruiten-
zorg, but, attractive as the amateur
gardens are. their charm Is forgotten
In the wonderful beauty Of the botanic
gardens. which lie within the estate
Of the governor general.
For more than a century horticul-
tural experts have cultivated these
famous gardens, the success Of their
work being proved by the enthusiasm
Of scientists, TO whom this spot Ii
botanist's paradise. Unscientific visit
ors revel In the profusion Of blossoms.
sweet smelling, gorgeous, strange and
lovely, but the scientist hastens past
these frankly attractive blooms to ex-
pend his enthusiasm on some twisted
dwarf. which he designates a bo-
tanlcal triumph and labels with an
unpronounceable name.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
THEORY or ODD NUMBERS
stitlon Has Held Them
In Reverence.

"Why Is a hen given an odd num-
Der OF eggs to hatch and never an
even numberT q writer in Tit-Bits
asks. He answers himself by saying
that Il Is all q matter Of superstition
and that, despite our advanced civili-
nation we still cling to things Of the
musty past.
Salutes from warsblps. forts, etc.
are always given In odd numbers. he
explains. with no valid reason. other
than the old theory that the odd num-
Der was always lucky.
Virgil records all sorts Of charms
and spells practiced around odd num-
bers and never an even one.
People still say, after two failures
that q third attempt may be success
full.
Seven Is the favorite biblical num-
Der. and old divines taught that II
held a mystical perfection. Three In
the number Of the Trinity-an odd
number again.
Falstaff. in the Merry Wives" Is
entrapped q third time. He II quot
ed as saying They say there Is q d.
vinity In odd numbers-"
The number two was always avoid
ed and had an evil reputation, in
ancient times, because on the second
day hell was created.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24

Everything out Of doors is matter
Of law. That is. all actions Of all
created things are In conformity to the
laws laid down by nature. Growth
and development are not by chance /;
they are matters Of law. The robin re-
turns to q certain region, not as q mat
ter Of accident or chance. but because
II is governed absolutely by law-just
as the drop Of water flows down the
steep sides Of the roof according to
law.
Every action Of every created thing
affects the actions Of all other ere
ated things. All nature IL interviewer
until nothing can do anything with
ont its having its effect upon every
thing else That may seem like q
strange statement. but It II q fact.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
TRACING LOST INDIAN TRIBE


When In 1894. on his second voy-
age. Columbus discovered the island
Of Jamaica. II was populated by the
Arawak Indians, who, although at first
hostile to him. became friendly on his
giving them clothing and other arti-
cles hitherto unknown TO them.
When later the Spaniards settled
the island they forced the Indians not
only to do agricultural work In their
own island. but TO labor In the gold
mines OF Hayti. So hard were the
Spanish taskmasters that by 1858 the
whole Arawak nation was extermI-
mated.
During the past eight years efforts
have been made, under the auspices
Of q scientific society, to recover all
possible traces Of the lost race. To
that end explorations have been made
In the old kitchen middens, or refuse
heaps Of the Arawaks, In which there
have been found. besides shells and
pottery and fish, turtle and cony bones,
many celts, or rude chisels, grinding
stones, stone pendants and axes
1,500 objects In all, which have been
given to the American Museum of Nat
ural History In New York city.
To the anthropologist the most in
teresting objects are the cylindrical
stone pendants. which were fashioned
with sand and stone and endless rub
bling. Pendants Of exactly the same
sort are worn today as insignia Of
office by chiefs or headmen Of tribes
in northern South America.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
METHODS OF APPLYING BRAID
Three Waya Entirely BY Hand !"
Machine and by the
Coordination Plan

There are three ways Of applying
braid or tape as edge trimmings
tirely by hand, entirely BY machine
and by q combination Of hand anu
machine work. In each case esIe
must be taken to lease" the ohi0
with the left hand as the work prV
ceeds In order to avoid shrinkase n
wash material and pickering In sn
or WOODEN goods. Braid invanaOy
shrinks In laundering more than otnea
material
When the application Is to be mae
by hand alone, writes a correspond
emit, place the braid on the right so.
Of the material close to the edge sDO
backstitch the two together. II!
stitching should lie very near the ecee
but not near enough to cause fraylnt
After the backstitching is completes
fold In half and crease the orala -.
hem II down on the wrong side OF -.
material The braid should just cow.
the backstitchIng on the wrong SO
and the hemming run close TO II
In the combination method the P.VS
ess is the same except that the nls'
stitching Is done on the machine.
the machine work special care nos
be taken to keep the braid sufficient.
lax. To do the work By maen
alone fold the braid in ham, pa
the material between the folded nAi,
and haste carefully; then win ~.
stitching on the machine In the lni
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
MEMORABLE GAME OF CARDS
Said to Fave Suggested System OF Life
Insurance TO Eminent French
Mathematician.

A game Of cards Is said to have sug-
gested the system of life insurance
now so universal, according to London
Answers.
A Flemish nobleman In the seven
teenth century tried to divide equitably
the cash staked upon an interrupted
game Of chance. He was helped in his
attempt by Pascal, a distinguished
French mathematician, who solved the
problem. In doing so he also solved
the doctrine Of probabilities" or laws
governing assurances Of all kinds.
The idea can be illustrated by the
throwing Of dice, the chance of turn
ing up an ace being one out Of six. In
q large number Of throws the chances
are in the same proportion From this
Pascal laid down the proposition that
results which have happened In q
given number Of observed cases will
again happen In similar circumstances,
provided the numbers be suficient for
the proper working Of the law Of aver
ages.
The life Of a person Is one Of the
greatest uncertainties, but the dura-
tion or rate Of mortality Of a large
number Of persons may be predicted
with the greatest accuracy by compari-
son with the observed result among a
sufficiently large number Of persons Of
similar ages and occupations and sub
ject to similar climatic influences.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
SOME NEW COLLAR FABRICS
serlm Of Coarse Weave and chin.~
silk Among the Decorations
for NeeIOEear.

There was a time, lGlg years ago
notes a fashion authority, when We
used to wear high. stiffened collars q
velvet and satin and silk. We cOnSG.
cred those fabrics-velvet and satin
and silk-Quite the fabrics for collars
In those days.
Then, when collarless frocks came
In, we wore collars Of white wash
fabrics, organdie and muslin Of Va.
rious sorts. For, Of course, though our
frocks were collariess, they had col
lars just the same. That Is, there
were turned back and rolled over col.
lars, even more important than the
high ones that Rugged and marred our
necks used to be. So We ran along fOt
years with collars and other sorts Of
neckwear Of organdie and net and
lace
Then, again, satin came into being
as q neckwear fabric in first favor.
And colored muslins Of various sorts
were also used.
And now there are even some other
unusual materials In vogue for esl-
lars.
One Is scrim, Of a heavy. coarse
weave, embroidered. which is used On
some Of the frocks Of serge and satin.
Chinese silk-that Is to say, silk or
satin much embroidered in the CHI
nese fashions another fabric now
used for collars on serge frOcks Need
less to say, this doesn't mean that Y
you happen to have a bit OF such
silk on hand you can simply pin
deity around the neck Of your new
blue serge frock and think you have
q collar Of the most up-tO-date sort
No; but your dressmaker can use
bit Of this SILK for such purpose oy
cutting 1t properly. And very proc
ably she will reiterate the same cor
ors In some embroidery or other pan
Of the frock.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
DECEIT WILL ALWAYS OUT
Irpossibis for Any Man 70 Conceal
His Real Self for Apprseiabls
Length OF Time.

The tag often AFFIXED to the name OF
n public character Is that ''in private
life" he or she Is this or that.
How many Of us behind the scenes
Of the worlds stage are all that we
face the world with?
An Irish comedian. suffering acuteiy
from shell shock, made his rebellious
body obey his spirit, to give entertain
ment TO soldiers at the front in a play
he wrote and managed, In which ne
assumed the chief part.
Twice during the evening they found
him outside the shed. crying as though
his heart would break.
Each time he gathered himself to-
gether and went back TO his appointed
task Of bringing good cheer 10 the rest.
This kind Of descending is only to
be praised. There is another sort that
Is not laudable.
Throwing a front" gets a man just
so far and no farther. The deception
is pierced before long. The manner OF
man he truly is comes TO be known
by the company he keeps, by the
chance word he lets fall. by the look In
his face when he Is on his guard.
Happiness comes to crown the life
Of the man who Is the same, essential
ly, at all times and in all places. He Is
not acting q part. He Il always his
own genuine. human self, and he does
not know how TO be anybody else. His
private conduct and his public deeds do
not need to be reconcIled, for all his
life is an open book that needs no
apology or explanation.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
-NIee- Once Mean, -FooIl.h.-

Words that have undergone q re-
markable change Of meaning with the
passage Of the centuries are pretty"
and mice" Both these words meant
originally almost exactly the reverse
Of their present definitions Pretty"
comes from the old French word
proud or "prud-" In Old Saxon the
word became -prut"-magnificent,
splendid. vain, insolent. From this
came 'prit' or '.pritte." meaning al
most the same: TIL at length IL came
to signify handsome, bold or nne;
finally, after many sradations, reach
ing It's present usual sense as a per
sonal adjective Of girlish and effemi-
nate significance. -Nice'-which comes
from q French source-af first meant
foolish, absurd. ridiculous; then In
course Of time II came 10 signify
wanton, Whimsical, fantastic: then
delicate and subtle. TN finally II was
used 10 denote any specially pleasanf
quality.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
A Great Man.

A great man is he who chooses the
right In invincfble resolution, who re
sists the sorest temptations from with
in and without, who bears the heaviest
burdens cheerfully, who Is calmest In
storms and most fearless under
frowns, whose reliance on truth. on
virtue, on God. is most unfaltering.
believe this greatness to be most COM
mon among the multitude. whose
names are never heard.-W. E. Chan
ming.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
GET THEIR SUPPLY DIRECT
People Of Naples Have Goats Brought
Into Their Places Of Residence
and There MIXED.

Goats in fiocks, wearing wooden
collars and escorted by goatherds,
usually women or children, make
free of the sidewalks of Naples. and
constitute one of the most character
istic sights Of that city. The herds
are driven through the various streets
and are taken into the houses, and
even up to the third or fourth story.
and there MIXED. The explanation
that is given for the custom Of driving
the goats into the city and into the
houses, sometimes to the top floors, TO
be MIXED. is that the. consumers are
thus assured Of having the same quail
fly Of milk every day and Of knowing
that 1t In not diluted.
Although II would ordinarily be ex-
pected that quantities Of milk would
be sold in city like Naples, Of nearly
a million inhabitants, IL In, however.
not used to q great extent by all
classes Of native Neapolitans. II Is
used by invalids, infants and old
people, and then only by the poorer
classes. because of their inability to
get nourishment from other sources.
Naples gets Its supply principally
from nearby towns through the media
Of the diaries and other establishments
which distribute the milk to the people
through the agency Of the '1atterie,"
and from the goats or COWS kept IN or
near the city. There Is also a small
amount Of donkey's milk, which Is used
only In small quantities and for those
who are iii.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Red Raa 10 a suII.

How many people know the real
meaning Of the Phrase Like red rag
to a bullT'
Why should bull or any other crea-
ture he enraged when a piece Of scar.
let cloth Il Haunted before themi For
bulls are not alone In this. Sheep. usu-
ally % meek and gentle, win appar-
emily become transported with rage
n they see anything Of this color.
Geese and turkeys are similarly affect
ed-fhe former even having been
known to attack scarlet-clad child.
The excitement animals display in
such circumstances Is similar 10 that
caused by the smell OF blood. Here
Is the theory: The color reminds the
animals Of blood, an association which
Invariably suggests bodily discomfort
and hurt. So they express their terror
by the only means they possess.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Endurance.

Endurance, not heetness, wins the
race. Never give up. Keep pegginR
away even though everything looks
hopeless. Many a man has failed to
achieve both fortune and fame be-
cause he lost courage just as he was
within reach Of them. What you de
sire may be only one step ahead.
Keep going.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Whence HDuteh."

Dietsch. meaning the yernacular, as
distinguished from Latin. II is the
same word as the German Deutsch.
Dutch belongs TO the Frankhsh diyi-
sion Of the Low German, and Is closely
related TO the Flemish, with which II
is now practically identified in Its writ.
ten form. The Dutch language Is one
Of the Germanic group Of dialects, and
Is practically the same In its structure.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
The ~Know-NothInos.s

@Know-Nothings" was an epIthst
popularity conferred upon the Ameri-
can or native American party, q g.
cret political organization In the Unit
ed States, because its members when
questioned as to its principles and pur-
poses professed 40 know nothing"
The party was organized about 1854,
showed considerable strength the next
year. and In 1855 nominated MIIlard
Fillmore Cor re-eleetioa TO the presi-
dency. -KnOw-Nothings" split on the
slavery question anu became d,xided
into the North" and south" Ameri-
cana They were merged into the Con
stifutional UnIon party IN 1850.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Keep Sweet

Losing the temper takes all the
sweet. pure feeling out OF life. One
may get up in the morning with q
clean heart, full Of song. and start
out as happy as a bird. and the mo-
ment he is crossed and gives way to
temper the clean feeling vanishes;
and a load as heavy as lead Is rolled
upon the heart. Be the master OF
your temper and you hold the key to
10y and contentment.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
curiositIes Of the Calendar.

II will be found that January always
begins on the same day Of the week
as October, and the same is true Of
April and July. September and Deem
Der. Again February. March and No
vember also begin on the same day Of
the week. This, however. Is only true
In years Of $50 days.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Testing fer All Wool.

Anybody can tell whether Il T. al
wool or not by boiling out a little
piece In a test-tube with a solution Of
caustic soda over an alcohol lamp.
Whatever does not dissolve Is not wool.
This piece Of chemical wisdom is pro-
pounded by the Little Journal.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Evidently No Lover Of Cards.

It Is very wonderful to see persons
Of the best sense passing hours to-
gether in shuftiIng and dividing a pack
of cards with no conversation but
In different figures. Would not a man
what is made up Of a few game-
phrases. and no other ideas but those
Of black or red spots ranged together
laugh to hear any one Of his species
complaining that life Is shortf-Addi-
SON
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
The Old story.

We asked at our house for a menu
that would make for plain living and
clear thinking. and they gave US an
alligator pear salad with pomegranste
seeds and Thousand island dressing
Grand Rapids Press.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Astonlahed Daddy.

June IL having some dificulty In see
ting upon the proper title for hei
father. The other day she was play.
ing with one Of his collars when fhe
tore II. Just then she heard him com
Ing upstairs. and rushing 10 the top
step called In dIstressful tones: -Oh
daddy, has tore my bubbles collar :.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24

II you can't tell the truth, do not
tell anything. II Jon do not wish to
answer q mans question, tell him that
IL you did II would embarrass him and
yourself. and he'll be glad to let you
on.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
The Other Side.

II you want to make yourself solid
with other folks don't stop to tell
them what wonderful things you have
done. but just say. You fellows have
the world beaten for big thingsr
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Found Road 70 Happiness.

I have been a great deal happier
since ] have given up thinking about
what II easy and pleasant. and being
Discontinued because could not have
my own will.-George Eliot.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
From the Heart

Our favorite books are few; since
only what rises from the heart reach
e IL. being caught and carried on the
tongues Of men wheresoeyer love and
letters journey.-Alcott.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24

Write Agricultural Bureau.
We wonder II one could raise forage
for q nightmare In q garden Of dreamA
Columbian Missourian.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
weather raIk.

Mr& Fiafbush-They say some PEG
pie can talk Of nothing but the wealth
Ma Bensonhurzt-Well. i believe
r. ] ASKED ny husband for sone
nsney this Morning and he said. isn't
= z beautiful dzyr
The broad ax., 1919-05-24

That man has great tomorrows BE-
fore him who has great yesterdays be
hind him and Is trying to put q great
deal Of greatness into his todays.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Indlspens.ba. but unS,.lr,bI..

What il that which have not,
which 1 do not wish to have, and yet
n ! had It would not part with Il
for anythingf-A bald head.-Edin-
burgh Scotsman.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
r,.~,r.. Flowers EveryShers.

Flowers are everywhere In the DC.
spring millinery. Vines OF lsrss
wen as smaller flowers Chamber aO0S.
brims and over crowns. and tnas
even q mode that dictates the slns :.
aat flower plastered somewhere Oh
hak
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Daily Thoucht.

Nothing is there to come, and moth
ing past. but an eternal now does Al
ways iast-Abraham Cowley.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Musings Of Martha.

II tn weddin' ceremony included,
besides love. honor and obey" cook
his meals. wash his clothes. darn his
socks, an sew on his buttons" there'd
be fewer hasty marriages.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
But AIas r,e. poesu,t

The golden rule is something which
re an believe the other fellow should
Boston Tr.nscripf.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
Something 20 IVORY Aho,,t-

oouiethlng % Hoffy AbcuE
Considering how little n accomplish
Cd. one sometimes wonders n IL q resl-
" worth q hungry elephants time 10
eat % small thing a. . peanut
The broad ax., 1919-05-24

Good company and good discourse
are the very sinews Il sirtne.-zzsak
Walton.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-02
T. N Gets
700 Auto Tags
For 1919

Boxes containing 1000 automobile
license tags for 1919. and weighing
ton or mere. have been unloaded at
the Office OF the county clerk and will
be issued 10 owners OF such machines
after the FIRST of the year 1t was
the biggest and heaviest shipment OF
such tags ever sent 10 Fremont
county.
The tags for 1919 will be OF dark
brown. or chocolate, color and win be
good for a period OF FIVE years. They
will have large white numerals TO in
dictate the license number. the series
for this county beginning with the
number 1901. and running up to 49,
00I Each tag is provided with de-
tachable initial or letter. to show
the horsepower of the car on which it
is 10 be used and the license fee the
owner OF the machine is required to
pay for his license. The letter IA"
viii show that the owner OF the car
has paid $40 for his license; the letter
''B' will represent the IS license and
the letter "c'' the $3.50 licenses. A
larger tag. about three inches square,
is fastened TO one corner OF the plate
bearing the annual number. These
will be changed from year to year.
while the large tag win be kept by
the licensee.
About l.450 auto Licenses were is
sued in this county In 1918. from
which a revenue OF s6,2fs was re-
ceivcd and turned over to the state.
OF this amount the sum Of S2,si6-so
was returned 10 this county to be ap-
piled TO the county road fund An
equal amount went iato the treisury
OF the state highway commission to
be used on the public roads OF the
state.
1t may be interesting to know that
automobile licenses are cheaper in
Colorado than almost any other state
in the Union