The broad ax., 1920-05-08

when We crow old we cannot make ths
younger generation take cur advice @
matters Of life. They ay: That may
have been all right when you were
young. but that was many years ago
Times have changed since then" IL
would be flne II We could have the
younger generation start where We
leave OF instead Of committing the
same foolish mistakes that We our
selves have made, and Jet It seems
that this cannot be.-Dean Shailer
Mathews.
Presidential Powers
The president Of the United States
Il by Article ii, Section II Of the Con-
stitutiOn. cOmmander-in-chief Of the
army and navy and Of the militia OF
the several states when called Into
the actual service OF the United States.
Under his general power as comman-
der-in-chief he can order the army and
navy anywhere he will, when neces-
sary, TO protect the rights OF Ameri-
can citizens and their property, or to
see that the laws are executed faith
fully.
Detectives In the Orient
There are 100000 blind and At
least 100000 deaf in China. India has
500, 900 blind. Nearly per cent of the
population Of Cairo is said TO be phys
ically defective, usually blind or half
blind. The natives Of the African jun
gle, instead of being the lusty saw
ages OF Imagination, are for the most
part physically below par. The ma
jority Of them are malnOurished and
diseased and marked physical defects
are common.
Travelling.
To any person who has all his senses
about him, a quiet walk along not more
than ten or twelve miles Of road day
Is the most amusing OF all travelling
and all travelling becomes dull in ex
act proportion TO its rapidity. Going
/ by railroad do not consider as travel
ing at all; II is merely being sent" tC
O place, and very little different from
becoming a parcel.-Ruskin.
Dogs Life.
A dog attaIns its full growth at tn
age Of two, is old at ten, and seldom
lives more than 20 years.
Mahogany.
Sir William Raleigh introduced ma
hogany into England in 1897. He ha'
used the timber to repair one Of hi
ships. While the wood found man!
admirers at that time, 1t did not be
come of commercial value until 10
years later. Different varieties Of ma
hogany are found in Africa, Japan
United States, Philippine islands, y
dIa and Australia
KsspIAa the Birds Away.
The roof ridge Of a Chinese hous'
IN usually decorated with an elaborate
plaster ornament In the form Of a de
sign embodying the character "fu,
signIfying happiness. To prevent tn
ornament being damaged by birds tn
owner Of the house sticks numerOu
ordinary sewing needles point out
wards into the soft plaster.
UnIueT<y Day for Spain.
April 5 is the anniversary Of tn
compromise Of Breda, in 1858, whel
the mobiles Of Holland presented a peti
tion against the Inquisition and tn
Spanish outrages perpetuated in 1t
name. The revolt Of the Netherland,
following Philips determination Z
wipe out Professionalism, ruined Span
ish prosperity.
Break the MatehsG
The wOOdsman always breaks .
two a match after use. The hAbI
prompts the thought BE careful" rt
Quires handling the hot end, takes u
little time, and II the match is not e1
tinguished. the half which burns o.
the ground Is not so likely to general
heat enough to ignite the litter. &c
the habit.
Dangers 20 BE Avoided.
1 Wrong eating brings disease and pre-
mature aging. This is obvious to al
unprejudIced minds. And there ar
two principal styles Of eating whiei
must be avoided to secure dependabl
health-namely, eating badly prepare'
food and eating too much Of food prOT
erIy prepared.-J. n. Tilden. NJ. d.
And He Had Only One Way to Col
There is at the entrance Of tn
church Of San Salvador in the SPANS
city of Oveido a remarkable tomb
erected by a prince named SilO. with
curious Latin inscription which ma
be read 30 ways by beginning wit
the capital "S" In the center.
Beginning Of Spring.
Spring begins when the sun enter
the sign of Aries Of the zodiac, or thu
constellation Of Pisces, and the exac
time of this event varies q little from
wear TO year. The dates Of the com
meneement Of the seasons may b'
stated an about March q, June q
Santember % and December %.
cost Of carsIsssAsss-
In some Of the cities Of this countr7
the fire loss amounts to eight or tel
dollars per capita while In Othei
cities. where proper precautions an
taken. the loss on this account ha
been reduced to 81 cents per capita
Detroit Free Press.
euII Enough There, Too.
When a bull gored a man the othe
day the first telephoned report Sc
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