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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
nm. Not Merely Lap.e o. Year.

The mere lapse OF years Is not life.
To eat and drink and sleep; to be eI-
posed to the darkness and the light
70 pass round in the mill Of habit ;
and turn the wheel Of wealth; to make
reason our bookkeeper and turn
thought into an implement Of trade
this Is not life. In all this, but a poor
fraction Of. the consciousness Of hui
manity Is awakened; and the sanetities
still slumber which make II most worth
while to be.-James Martineau.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
oena.Iv.populatsd countrIea.

Egypt proper Is the most densely
populated country Of the world, with
1867 persons to the square mile. Sax
ony Is next with $50, Belgium third
with $50. England and Wales next
with 61s and Holland next with 5S6
For the whole Germany the number
Il $40, while the United States has
only about IS persons to the square
mile, Canada two persons and Aus
tralia L6
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
IrIsh Motherr, superrtItIon.

Among the people Of the south Isle
Of Aran, on the coast Of ireland, there
Is an odd belief that I'll luck Is sure
to follow IL a mother sews the first gar
ments for her offspring. The garments
for the little one must come from q
distance, and are the eoarsest make
shift possible. The oldest rags are con
sidered to be the safest as a prevent
i've against any sort Of evil.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
When a Mans Sick.

1t is when we are sick that we make
the hardest call on our philosophy of
life. It is the most difficult Of mental
feats to be resigned to physical suffer
ing and incapacity. There have been
cheerful sick men in history, Ike
Alexander Pope, 1t is true, but they
were and are few and far between.
julius Caesar, for instance, proved to
be q very querulous man when he
was sick.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Iav.nser smokera

Long before tobacco was known or
smoked. sweet lavender was favorits
smoking mixture. Pipes have been
dug up In Roman settlements adorned
with base-reliefs picturing the lavender
plant. From which It Is surmised
that the Romans smoked lavender,
which. according to writers Of the time,
is said to produce a feeling active, ar
dent. and vigorous"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

rheumatism Is perhaps q disease
which affects more people on this
earth than any other complaint. and
the writer agrees that a sample Is
amplel But the number Of recon-
mended @cures" embracing the COM
mon Glauber's salts and the costliest
drug, still seem to leave some suffer
ers to the annoying ache, a writer IN
London Answers states.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Hav. Wropo Ida.

People are often more concerned
about creating a favorable impression
than about the kind Of person they
wish to be considered II IS like de-
handing a beautiful photograph with
out regard to the features Of the
original.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
IIn.n Ernm NettIe EIhr.

A company has been formed In Der
mark for the manufacture Of linen
from the fibre Of hettles. At a recent
exhibition every one was struck by
the whIteness and suppleness Of the
table cloths and napkins made Of this
nettle fibre.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Does It pay to continue your
Btudies1 Education means q success
ful and useful Life; It pays the indi-
Vidual. Education means efficient
workers; Il pays the nation. show
this 70 your parents and ask them
what they think about II Stay IN
sehOol.-COlorado Agricultural Col
legs News Notes
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Taklno sabys picture.

For either the amateur home snap
shots" or when you take baby to .
'.real" photographer to have her pic
ture taken, do not "dress her up" IN
her best clothes. or let her know that
she Is to pose for her portrait Let
her wear one Of her second best
white dresses, or even a play costume,
and she win be more herself than II
all decked up" In her best finery,
which Is almost certain to give her a
self-consclous look.-Exchange
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
For Dull Mirrors

II mirrors be very dun and speckled.
the following method Is excellent:
Take a small portion Of whiting and
add sufficient cold tea to make a paste;
rub the glass with warm tea, dry with
q soft cloth; rub a little Of the paste
wen on the mirror and polish dry with
tissue paper.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
aHalt.nast HIoh -

Everyone knows when he sees a nag
flown at half-mast that It is a sign OF
mourning. but few have any idea how
the custom originated. It arises from
the old naval rule that the sign Of sub
missisn was the lowering Of the nag
By the Vanquished.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Explorer stanley has Given an ae-
count Of apes that carry torches e
night. He WIS doubtless mistaken, tor
an TIE monkey tribes are afraid q
IRE. Nevertheless, gcFfIlas WIN gather
about = deserted campfire for the sake
Of Warmfh-fhough Il never occurs 10
them 10 keep the embars alight b.
adding fresh fuel
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

There are practically no mineralA
no coal, no iron. no copper. no silver
10 Palestine, though recently some Oh
wfIls have been discovered IN the Jor-
dan valley. Neither are there any
large forests, though the land may
have been better wooded in the days q
Joshua than now.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Tantalum. owing to its hardness
makes. good material for writing pens,
which are less expensive than iridium
tipped gold mis- Pens from this met
al. treated with q special hardening
process. prove superior to en- others
because they are uncorodabls By any
inkA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
m. Newcomer h North Afrlea.

"ExtraF shouted in the streets Of
Algiers or any other North African
town would not bring the people Of the
streets crOwding around the newsbOy,
but would send them hurrying. as much
as II lies in an Arab to hurry, 70 the
SOfiee" Of the public reader. BE holds
an important position, his duty being
to pass on the news Of the day to Hit
crate ciGizens.-The Christian Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
carIYIe,s Prophecy.

America. too, viii have to strain its
energies, crack Its sinews and all but
break its heart, as all the rest Of Us
had to do, in thousand-fold wrestle
with the pythOns and mud demons. be-
fore It can become a habitation for the
gods.-Cariyle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Tea Of COLLEGE LIfe.

Frank A. vanderiip. the famous
nnancier, would not engage for a high
position any man who failed to make
his impress felt when at college. "A
man who won recognition from his
classmates at college is likely to win
recognition In after life" he once re-
marked.-Boston Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
M on Roman HousehoId.

In.the days Of old Rome the culinary
department Of an elegant establish
ment boosted pans lined with silver
and pals Of various descriptions rich
u inlaid. There were egg frames that
would cook twenty eggs at once, and
pastry mods shaped Ike shells, and
an infinite assortment Of gridirons, fry
ing pans, cheese gratsrs and tart
dishes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
WILL TALK ON "xHE NEW
EMANCIPATION"

Hon. James G. Cotter, former As
sistant Attorney General, State Of Hi.
nois, VIII speak before the Standard
Literary Society Of the olivet Baptist
Church, slst street and South Park
avenue, Sunday, January, 4, 1920, at
3 O'Clock p. m. Subject, 1.-THE New
Emancipation. - Admission free.
VIM. LLOYD G.. JENKINS,
President.
ELLA ELKINs,
Secretary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

A Brazilian Ash eaIled the maltha
cannot swim. Il can only crawl q
walk O. hop. Il has q long upturned
ru,out and resembles g tad ne an
terior ans q the MALTA are quite
snan ard are nor SIS % act On ths
water. my only moss backward and
Toward and Ere b reality thln paw.
Which are a 10 seEvics fer swimming.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Johnny went 20 answer TIE deer
ben ana replied 10 q wonan's Inquiries
that hls mother vas ont Thanh
yO1. WIN leave my card" shs sid.
taking out her purse. As she did 80
the square tissue paper that vas vith
the card nuttered eat ana landed On
the steps. Hey missis." shouted
johnny. after the departing eaIleE.
-yon dropped cigarette paper
PITTSBURGH Pest.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
40 corORzD-1mE m HARVARD.

New York, N. Y.-Alexander t
Jackson, educational secretary of the
Urban League, in his tour through
the north, made the discovery that
there are over 400 cOlored students IN
northern schools, including twenty in
Boston University eight in Massaehu
sets Institute Of Technology, and
forty in Harvard.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
shrann.l cartrldn. -.

The material used for shrapnel car
fridge cases generally consists Of q
composition Of two parts copper and
one part zinc. This alloy has been
found to possess the best physical
quallties-that Is. high tensile strength
and a large percentage Of eIongation
when properly anneaIed
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
n,rtv rnward chIIdren-

Men of today have a duty to child
hood because they themselves have
once been children. Each generation
Is a recipient in its turn, Of the ac-
cumulated wisdom and piety Of previ-
ous ages, and Is in duty bound to pass
that on, plus a certain increment due
to its own exertiOn.-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
RobbTs suoos.tIoa.

Bob was out visiting his aunt at .
lako with his grandma. One evening
Ao suddenly decided that he wanted
% % home 10 mother. his grandma
toId him fhsrO were no trains and he
couldn't possibly 60 that night He
aid: well. grandma. can't y0u put
n n . box and Ssnd me parcel pogtfs
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
AnoIent HYnIenIe RuIes.

The HIndus had rules OF hygiene, but
public health appears always to have
been unconsidered In China as 1t is to-
day. They knew In antiquity the In
oculation against smallpox and the Inn
pOrtance OF good water, some Of their
wells being 1900 feet deep and very
old.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Pataluma, center OF the largest pOul-
ny district in the world, sent to the
California industries and land show a
basket holding 72.52S eggs. The bas-
ket was Is feet long. feet high and
8 feet wide.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
IeneIa al - NInht

Do you know that the ancient astron-
omers were very. much interested In
jewelryf They said that a ruby rep
resented the planet Mars; q sapphire,
Jupiter; a diamond. Saturn; an emer.
aid. Venus; an amethyst, Mercury.
Gold represented the sun and pearls
the moOn.-Boston Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

seven Edwards, Kings q England.
Seven English kings have borne TIE
name Edward. The first three belonged
to the PIantngenet family; the fourth
belonged 70 the house Of York, and 20
ala the fifth, the boy murdered IN tie
Tower b. MS uncle, Richard II. tie
SIKH was 9 Tudor, and the seventh
was Edward VI
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
lava Ike clIn pweIIers.

A characteristic bit Of the old world
may be seen near Roundup, Mont,
where Austrian and Italian miners
have built their homes in ancient fash
ion, under q projecting RIM rock. By
simply erecting stone wall they have
q shelter that cannot be bettered for
warmth IN winter and GOODNESS in sum
uanr
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Accommodations LIohtnlnu.

Sometimes lightning performs rather
eomicaI freakL Il has been recorded
that eertain mansion IN Wales had
been stuck b. lightning. which saved
tie servants the trouble Of Lighting
dreI The chimney vas struck ana he
fusl latl IN one o. ne crates vas
Ignitsd.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

'ome cf fhese problems they keen
putting ID 70 us. /" said Mr.. eroethsr.
make ne think q old-EaEhioned 60
nundrums You're supposed 70 keep
rnsssine. WHAT'S ne dl4s1encsf phen
Il doesn't make much real dlGsrsncs
uhe,her fhsrs,z eng aiGszs1es e. n0te
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
w.Sdlno svpsrstitions.

The superstition that It is bad luck
70 get married On a rainy day comes
from the old saying. Happy Is the
bride that the sun shines on" There
is another old superstition that a
SNOWY wedding prophesies wealth"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Finland.

FiaIand occupies about $4,000
square miles OF territory, Of which
1256S9 square miles are land. This
territory. which Is slightly larger than
Norway. has a population Of only
3.oe4oO0 people It Is said that u
liteaey Is almost unknown.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Il doesn't always follow that BE-
cause a girl Is good looking she WIN
make a good wife. but you can't con
vince an infatuated youth of thar ehet.
Detroit Free PresA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
/, To End wire asInolno-s

TO prevent the singing" of tele.
phone or telegraph wires passing over
houses. thase are muted by putting On
them small ollYe-shaped pieces Of lead,
or lifting cOrks on to them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
NOR nm q Pronfnn,a-

Cient--Thls BIN Of yours b ex-
orbiiant. There are several items IN
q that / don't understand at an Law
yer-T am perfectly willing TO ex-
plain Il; the explanation will cost
you Sl0.--Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Good NIahts In1eo Lenn

The eountryman's How dot" or
How beT' u outelassed By the London
printing trades Good" or Good,
Georgs"-omItting the might" and the
Hmorning. Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Mr.. Morris Lewis, one Of the head
lights Of the peoples movement in the
Second Ward, returned home Thursday
morning from Louisville, Ky, where
he witnessed the burning Of the forty
i've thousand dollar mortgage which
had been placed years ago on the Odd
Fellows Temple Of that city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
mn suner far oth.rs sska.

Ihoy 5uuer TOT UtneTs Sako.
Locking ND an anarchist" said
Bin the Burg SIS good for him. But
it's kind o. tough on the other fellers
that have to live in the same ian"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
We Fancy TheY,d Ike h.

Lawn Tennis Report-"Because the
play was not spectacular, the brilliant
skill was not appreciated by the ma
jority Of the speetators-it was as
caYaIr before swine Boston Tran
script.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
New Meter RECORD. steam.

A recording meter has been invented
20 measure the amount Of steam used
IN an industrial plant and check waste.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Mis- Annabsl Anderson Of New York
City after spending ne holiday season
in this city visiting a At the home Of
Alderman and MrR Louis B. Anderson,
.2s21 8 Wabash a&enne, VII depart
for her home IN the east tbs coming
Sunday evening.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

But Kaiser Nllhsln u. Fornot r.
Charles m Of Germany adopted re
phuse. year Of our Lord
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Reinforced concrete piles ara made
to drive themselves IN b. ne aid a
jets Of water.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Truest Sympathy.

The noblest and the most powerful
form Of sympathy Is not merely the re-
sponsive tear, the echoed sigh. the an
swering look; It Is the embodiment OF
the sentiment In actual help.-Ex-
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Heart Disease.

Heart disease.
Il hear Of a man who fused 80 years
about having heart disease. Lately he
said: after all. I'll be cursed II ]
don't believe win finally die Of some
thing eIse."-E. w. Howe's Monthly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

4 q possible b break ont circles OF
glass. such as lenses for headllshts,
~ making q number Of straight cuts
nom the edss q the siass and break
ing these sections out one at q tine.
Be careful not to cut inside the lire
% the circle to Be cut
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Frequently three eFoDS . ysar gS
Iaised N Abyainia.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Sweet are the uses Of adversely"
but we have no use for it.-BOstOn
Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

II the master Of a British ship con
ssders that the circumstances warrant
Il, he can solemnize a marriage On
board, and the ceremony wFll be con
sidered quite legal and binding.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

DC GItT y. ne GouHIFI.
he city Il q place where people
must dgell-ths country q place Whe-.
people may Iiss.-Exchanss.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

/. g rAr. AZ. has . R.st system q
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

What q glorious creature was he who
nrst discovered tObaeeo.-FieldIng
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Earthnuake Of f755.


In 1855, on the 18th Of November, an
earthquake shook the North American
coast, damaging houses all along the
shore from New England to the Wesi
Indies. In the harbOr Of st. Martins
the sea withdrew entirely, leaving YES
sells and fish on the dry harbor bottom
When the waters returned they over
flowed the lowlands for miles.
Last Great Yellow Fever Epidemic.
In 1897, on November %, statistics
were published concerning an epidemic
Of yellow fever that was sweeping the
United States. The South reported 4.
2S8 cases In southern Mississippi, 44e
of which were fatal This was the
last great epidemic Of yellow fever In
this country.
Musie's Great Power.
Those WHO think that music Is one
Of the trifies Of existence" said Glad
stone, "are in grievous error. since
from the earlIst times Il has beer
one Of the most potent factors fol
molding and forming character"
The Hornbook-
The hOFnbOok, invented IN 1450 and
used up to the close Of the eighteenth
century, was the usual text book Of
the elementary schools. A thin slab
Of hardwood was covered with pareh-
ment, on which was the printing. A
thin sheet Of transparent cows horn
kept out moisture.
Thousand-Year-oId Mammals
Scientists say that an ordinary
whale lives to the age Of i've hundred
years, while some whales have been
caught whose appearance indicates
they have lived as many as q thousand
years.
Lemon Tree Produces Oranges.
According to the journal OF Hered-
ity," a lemon tree, supposedly Of the
ordinary Italian lemon variety, wa
transplanted in Egypt. When It bore
fruit 1t was noticed that the lemons
were more spherical than lemons US
ually are and bore an orange-eolored
stripe. One branch bore q large fruit
which was Enthusiastically an orange.
Few Women MIsanthropsa
We grant that one often sees a WON
an with a dog In her lap and that one
would suppose By her action that she
prefers a poodle to a man animal. But
n you gunashOa after her and run her
down. you win ind that there Is a man
somewhere that she win snake the dog
Tor. every time. II Is veg seldom that
you win ind q woman misanthrope.-
Les Angeles Times.
Coed TlmsA
suppose no one has looked more n
dnstrionsly OF in more places, FOR q
nod time than I have. Results have
been 90 meager that have concluded
that 9 good time - more or less oe
q phantOm.-E W. Howe's Monthly.
origin q sThs Fourth Estats.s
Burke. British statesman, gave 10
he press the designation ''the fourth
sstate.T
Proper VIss 81 Psaee.
Peace Il cur proper relation % an
nen. Theze Is no reason Why. a. far
y We are concerned. We should not
De It peace with everybody. r even
Ihey are not af peace win rs. We may
be at pkacs with them. Letethem
box = fhelr oun hearts We have
1nly 10 Do win or OWL. B. NosIe7.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
AWatsr Chestnut the Latsst.

From China has been obtained the
water chestnut" the tubers Of which,
eaten raw or in steTs. are q source
Of much qualification to the palates
Of pig-tailed epIcures. They are also
sliced and shredded for soups.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Last Great yellow Fever EpIdem

In 1897, on November %, statistics
were published concerning an epidemic
Of yellow fever that was sweeping the
United States. The South reported 4
2S8 cases In southern Mississippi, 446
Of which were fatal This was the
last great epidemic Of yellow fever In
this country.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
MuaIc5a Great Power.

Those WHO think that music Is one
Of the trifes Of existence" said Glad
stone, are In grievous error. since
from the earlist times Il has been
one Of the most potent factors for
moIding and forming character"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Hogs as Petal

Before the advent OF Christianity,
hogs were household pets among the
HaWaflans.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
The Hornbook

The hOrnbOOk. invented In 1450 and
used up to the close Of the eighteenth
century. was the usual text book Of
the elementary schools. A thin slab
Of hardwood was covered with pareh-
ment, on which was the printing. A
thin sheet OF transparent cows horn
kept out moisture.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03
Few Women MIsanthropss.
Coed TlmsA

Isupp0se no one has looked more n
dustrIously OF IN more places, for q
good time than have. Results have
been 90 meager that have concluded
that q good time - more or less oe
a phantOm.-E W. HOwe's Monthly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Secretary,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Origin 81 -1he ro9rD Eetate.
Burke. British statesman. gave 20
the press the designation -tbe fourth
estate
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-01-03

Peace Il cur proper relation % all
men. TheHe Is no reason Why. a. fnr
e We sra concerned. We should not
BE At peace with everybody. r even
fhey are not af peace win rs. We may
Be e peacs with them. Letethem
look . thelr oun hearts. Ee have
oaly % Do EIlh our ogn.-L B. Noals7.