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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Huge Apple Tree.

At Meeth gardens, Helston, Corn
wall, England, is a remarkable apple
tree planted over seventy years ago.
It needs a 35-stave ladder to reach
the top branches, and the tree Is
dome shaped, with branches reaching
to the ground. When underneath the
tree 1t looks like a room capable OF
holding over 200 persons 1t is re-
ported to he the largest apple tree In
Cornwall, Devon and Somerset and
this season was loaded with fruit Of
very fine quality estimated to weigh
over two tons.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
halthar Alive Ner pead.

Researches made abroad have
shown that many heterogeneous can
be-expOsed 20 the temperature Of L.
quId air for q period Of six months
without any appreciable loss Of vital
fly, although, at such 4 temperature,
the ordinary chemical processes Of the
living cell must cease. The organ
Isms In the state just mentioned can
not be said to be either alive or dead,
In the ordinary acceptation Of those
terms. II IL hitherto unclaimed cOa-
dition Of living matter-a third state.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24

Have your butcher prepare the pie
tor roasting and lay him In cid water
Iof fifteen minutes. Dry him inside
Aha out with q SOFT cloth. Make q
srunng Of bread crumbs, seasoned 10
Aste with salt, pepper, parsley, sweet
"a9Oram and thyme; mofsten with
cutter, and work into the dressing tive
beaten eggA Stun TIE pig % that h
VII hold his original giEe and shape.
and after sewing hlm up bend his fore
legs backward sad his hind legs for
ward under him. EkeWer or tie him
N this attitude and afbsr dredging him
well with hour put HIN. with a little
water, in q covered rooster. Roast for
an hour and a half before removing
the cover, then rub him vel with but
Ter, haste him with the gravy IN TIE
pan and roast half an hour longer,
oasting twice during that time. Apple
sauce should be served with him,
lemon should be In his mouth, Gran
berries In his eye soeketA--The Delin-
SatOr.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Naming Of Diamonds.

The names Of precious stones reach
% far back in the depths Of time that
their original meaning cannot be
traced. The word diamond" is thought
to be explained as meaning something
exceedingly hard which may be seen
through" and Is said to have been
formed Of the Greek word "dla," which
stands for extreme hardness. II Is
fairly plausible. but II is probable that
the word diamond" or something like
II, may be found in a language older
than Greek
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
spoke on The er-zr Humau Group

spoke On The Grezt Humzn Group
the Crop Of Children"
That the homemaker, Who works
ten to thirteen hours a day, helping
to care for the great human crop of
children, is a larger class than any
other class of workers, larger than
the workers IN all other industries, and
yet IS reported by the census takers
under the heading no occupation"
although she is also a full partner in
the farming business, was Miss Wards
graphic summary of Amreica's most
serious economic and social problem.
Miss Ward gave a summary of facts.
an the u. S. Department of Agri-
culture more is being spent for poultry
than for home economies; more for the
feeding of cows than for the feeding
of children In 1914 there came the
FIRST legislation which ever mentioned
the American home II stipulated
that certain sum of money should
go into the country homes of America
to help train farm women to become
more efficient The next step in agri-
culture, from the economic standpoint,
IS to build up the American farm
home In the country there must be
a center of life, warmth, happiness,
oontentment, amusement, good read
ing, and the spirit of hospitality. The
home is the greatest educational in
stitution in the world. Our great job
is to help the average family to gain
a margin and to spend that margin
wisely"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
WITH THE CHRISTMAS PLANTS
Tres and Flowers Are Believed %
Owe PeeuiiaritIes 70 Connection
With JesuG

A% HE legend Of the GIaston-
bury Thorn is that after the
death Of Jesus, Joseph Of
III Arimathea came over to
England. Shortly before
Christmas, he rested on the summit
q Weary-all hill, Glastonbury. There
be thrust into the ground his stan.
and % Christmas eve It was found to
Be covered with white blossoms. The
bush Is said to have continued bloom
In thus each Christmas eve until dur
hf the civil warS, when II was cut
aEn. Cuttings from the original
bun are said to bloom In this same
Wonderful way even Jet.
The Silician children put penny
nHl IN their cots on Christmas eve.
believing that at the exact hour and
minute when Jesus was born 1t viii
blossom.
There is q cherished legend in the
EaH that the Rose Of Jericho first
blossomed at the birth Of Jesus, closed
II the crucihdon. and opened again
1t Easter, from which comes its name
Of Resurrection flower.
Many plants, trees and flowers are
believed to owe their pecuRiArities to
their connection with the btrth or the
childhood Of Jesus. The Star Of
Bethlehem" IL 20 called because its
white stAriIke flowers resemble the
pictures Of the Star Of the East.
"n-- T-+-'- P~1st-av" received lta
lsl7a 1ecsUse it vss believed that tee
S1'a-ey = wh:ca me Babe lJ.T Wss
a5s5 s.lr :h:s pant
= ~ scccCs- 5eiis he Story II
-. -..s.T.er; m broom and the
-f-.r-T-=- 1eEan . rustic and crackie,
~ p. ia.s ro-sa betrayed Re fVgi-
ives Ehs r.. hI.EtlAC ~ Happily
~ haE Mary Vas rear : jUa,pe-. tbs
-.SSr...-O4e Zee VpsHed ais branches a.
arms and Inclosed the Virgin and the
Child within their folds, afnording
them secure hiding place. Then the
Virgin uttered q malediction against
the brCOms and the chiek-peas. and
ever since that day they have always
ruSled and cracked. But later the
Virgin pardoned the fax its weakness
and gave the Juniper her blessing"
which Is said to account for the use
q the juniper a Christmas decora-
ions In some countries.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
R,ssia's Christmas Comes Late.

In Russia Christmas occurs ID days
after our OWL Perhaps one Of the
most interesting customs Of the season
e the Russian Christmas feast, for
old and young alike, for which they
dress themselves In various masquerad-
ing costumes and visit house after
house. accepting the hospitality Of
their nelghborA The Christmas sea-
son Il also notable for the fact that
the young girls try to ind out whether
they WIN be married during the ensu-
ing year or not Some Of them az
twelve O'Clock on Christmas I've. -
eretly % out into the street and ask
the hrsf man they meet what his name
n whatever name he gives WIN be
that borne By their future husbands
such II the belief Some Of ne. girls
are very much disappointed when the
name n not q vice one. or when ths
nan, as be win sometimes. calls him
SELF Satan OF something similar.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Equal to Il.

An American visiting this country
had his attention drawn to the Nelson
monument by the taxi driver. ''0h,
that's nothing" said he, disparsging-
ly; we've got cabbages as big as that
In the States" A little farther on
they drove past a gasOmeter. That's
where we cook our cabbages," was
the drivers sly cOmment.-LOndOn
Tit-Bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Uses Of aAtomlzsdr Coal.

"AtOmized" coaI-different from
merely powdered" coal because very
infinitely divided-Is q new product
that is finding important uses. 1t Is
used for making a high-grade paint
and also a substitute for lampblack
In the manufacture Of ink. Another
valuable employment for 1t is In 'fac-
ing" foundry molds, to give the sur
faces a smooth finish In preparation
for castings.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Porteous RIota.

The Scotch POrteOus riots were oc-
easioned by the hanging Of a snug
EIer named Wilson at Edinburgh,
Scotland, In 1885 Captain Porteous'
OF the City Guard, ordered his men
TO fire on the rioters, several Of whom
were killed. Condemned to death, Por-
teous was respited by the government
but was seized by the pOpulace ano
hanged. The Lord Provost OF Edin-
burgh was declared incapable Of furtn-
or holding Office, and the city was
compelled to pay E1y50O to POrteOus
widow.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
BIbIs Poetry.

The King James translation Of the
Bible does not show in any way that
there Is poetry Of very intricate struc-
lure In the Scriptures. The books Of
Psalms, Proverbs, Eecleslastes, Ec-
clesiasticus, Song Of Songs, and parts
Of others are composed Of poems, and
are printed in The Modern Readers
Bible" edited BY Prof. R. G. MOul-
ton, in conventional verse form.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
HIa ErnlanatIon.

A small boy was given a dime By
his mother to put in the plate at his
Sunday school When he returned In
time for tea, he was eating rapidly
out Of a bag OF sweets. where On
earth did you get the money to buy
sweets within asked his mother. You
gave me a dime" said he. But that
was for your Sunday school. and be
sides" "Oh, that's all right. moth
er," he interrupted, Il met the clergy
man at the door, so got In free"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
MaeKsnzis,a soIIIoouV

At British church congress in Lon
don a speaker made reference to
Peter Mackenzie, who was so noted
and popular an evangelist among the
Wesleyans some years ago. He was
famous for his pulpit humOr, and on
one occasion said Of a man with a very
wide mouth, Il should think a man
with a mouth like that could sing q
duet all by himself"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
ThaX Do Not Twinkle.

Stars do not really twinkle. They
are immensely distant suns, and the
light goes out from them as evenly
and as steadily as light goes out from
The sun that shines on the world and
The other planets Of our small system.
The light Of these distant suns, which
re call stars, does reach us in a flash
ing or twinkling way, but the fault,
II ii is a fault, Is due to the atmosphere
which surrounds the little orb on
which we live.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Old Pennsylvania County.

Chester county Is the oldest In
Pennsylvania. 1t was organized Of the
three original counties Chester, Phila-
delphia and Bucks) OF the Province Of
Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn
by royal charter. dated March 4. 1881.
These three counties were along the
right margin Of tie Delaware river
and extended indefinitely into the In
terror.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Chess Known in Europe Before 1901.

Chess Known in Europe Before 1901.
In 16O1 st. Peter Damian wrote .
letter to Pope Alexander, bitterly COM
planning that a certain bishop was
wasting his time playing chess instead
Of attending to the affairs Of the do
eese. This proves that the game was
known in Europe before the year
given. The Spaniards are supposed
to have been the first European ma
ton to grow enthusiastic over t. They
probably learned it from their Moor
ish dependents.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Cutting Window Glass.

Window glass is blown in the shape
Of long cylinders, which are cut open
along one side and then placed on Q
stone in a hot furnace, where they
gradually iatten out into a big sheet
Of glass. Often the glass breaks dur
ing this process, OF even explOdes,
forming thousands Of pieces, which
ny in all directions, sometimes en-
dangering the workers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
a SQUARE Feet and a FO0t square.

A Square Feet and a Feet square
There Is no difference in area OF
quantity OF surface between a foot
square and a square foot, but there
nay be q difference IN shape. A foot
square must be a rectangular surface
having four equal sides, each measur-
lng one foot long. A square foot may
be also q foot square, but IL may Be
Irregular IN shape, say six inches Wios
and two feet long. or any shape 50
long as the area Is equal TO IA
square inches.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Setting q Broken Noss.

When the nose Is broken II must
be set promptly or II will heal rap
idly in a disfguring position, writes
Doctor Jacques Of Paris in Paris Med
ical. II it be left until the day fol-
lowing the injury 1t will have swollen
so much and secreted 80 much that
the bones can be set only under CO
caine. II 1t be left for. two days or
more 1t Is not only painful but din
cult to set.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Eamou, American oak.

Besides the South Carolina oak
three other famous oaks have been
named for the Hall OF Fame. One II
In New Jersey, one in New Orleans
and the third In Massachusetts,. The
last named Is known as the Indian
War oak. 1t Is In Grafton, Mass,
a place which figured prominently
during the early wars against the
Indians.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
His Own Weapon.

g. K. ChestertOn was arguing with
Q military man. Il believe, sir" said
the soldier. Sin fighting an enemy with
his own weapons. That's what I adj
vocate. sir" Tell me-" said G. K. c.,
-how long does it take you to sting
q wasp
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Not At All MIsIeadIna.

The young reporter had been warned
repeatedly against the use Of trite ex-
pressiOns In his writeups. However,
he couldn't break the habit and one
day he handed in the following &C
count Of a public hanging. then Won
dered why the editor laughed: The
huge crowd which gathered bright and
early for the hanging at the county
jail this morning was not kept watt
Ing, for the business OF the day start.
ed on with a swing"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Madslra rhlekIx PopuIat.d.

No savage loneliness is possible In
Madeira, for the island is exception
ally thickly populated for a territory
without a small tOwn-almOst 500 to
the square mile. There is a pOpula-
ton Of 1928, including many ne
grOes, who do all the hard work. The
climate is delightful when dust storms
don't blow across the ocean from No
rocco.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Watch Your WsIaht.

Medical men all agree that In
great number of cases II would be Of
valuable assistance to them II pa
tients could produce a weight record
when going for advice. Often 1t IL
impossible for diagnosis to be given
until a patient has Vested his or her
weight for a certain length OF time.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Wise Men for Lsadsrshlp.

There Is no man so ignorant that he
cannot give the wisest some infOrma-
ton he does not possess. Yet this IL
no reason why the wisest man should
not do all in his power to relieve ig-
norance. The wisest men should be
leaders In popular education.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Ostrich Can Move East

AT iuil speed an ostrich is said to
make sixty miles an hour and for q
limited time can outrun a horse. o.
triches can be run down by men on
horseback, because the ostrich ruTis in
mere or less Of a circle and the horse
man can take advantage Of the fact.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
LIN niNiaInna

In an average life Of seventy years,
not counting the first ten, over twenty
one years are spent in sleep, over six.
teen In work. eleven months in dress
ing and undressing. and seven months
10 church going, says one statistician.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24

Who Invented the Friction Mateh7
4 German chemist has made an sx-
haustive study Of this question and
concludes that no one person can be
considered to be the inventor Of the
friction match.-Scientific American.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Island Has Remarkable Properties.

tSiano ras remarkable properties
The island Of Crete has undergone
q remarkable fitting since classical
times, rising at its western end and
sinking at its eastern. A harbor at
the west end Of the island is now
high and dry, 30 that one can walk
about its floor, while the ancient
quays and hsrbors works at the east
ern end are now under water.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24

COek-crowing competitions are very
popular among the working classes In
Belgium. The ROSTERS are ranged In
cases, and Official markers note the
number OF crows. The cock that has
uttered its shrill cry most times IN
an hour carries OF the prize.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Wanted comnanN.

Richard, who Is an only child, was
playing alone one afternoon. He
seemed to be having rather a hard
time to entertain himself. Finally be
threw down his toys In disgust and
said: "Oh, my. How I wish was
twins with somebody"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
skyserapers Amazed Chris.

"BegOrry!' said an Irishman who
vas watching another go through
some exercises, "ye kape yer mouth
as wide OPen as II ye were Columbus
the first tonne he saw New York
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
WHH~N
Adeste FideIes

THIS well-knoEn and Rreat-
I Wy loved Christmas hymn
WAS used ct Benediesion
q ChriStmAstids IN France ana
hngiand since the close q the
Eighteenth century. Il was sung
At the Portuguese legation In
London a. early ~ 1877. The
most popular musical setting
was Ascribed BY Vincent Novel
70 OrEanlBt there, b John Read
nG who was organist Gt VIA
chester cathedral from 1851,
and later at Winchester college.
NE hymn itself has been At
uiouted to St Bonaventure. but
= not found among his WOrka
II u probably Of French or Ger
man authorship. Il invites al
ne faithful 10 come 10 Bethle-
hem to worship the newborn
SaTior.-Oatholie Encyclopedia
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24

Always speak de truth" sid
Uncle Eben. abut remember dat No
one man knows enough truth 10 keep
Aln talkirs an DE- tina
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24

Lightning pIsmembsrs q StstuA
Lightning has torn on the arms o.
n statue az Chafeau-Lambert, France
erected as a thank Offering amer The
cholera epidemic Of 1854 had passed
scientific American
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
The Supreme ErealIsnes.

In character, in manner, In style, In
all things, the supreme excellence %
neutrality-suspicious..
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
II 10 SIN solnu ooO..

A financial genius uses money -
had never had In paying people ~
WI never Sc Il.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
"HN
A Christmas Suppose"

nN1 e would not change the
! VHa chIlaren's Christmas.
But suppose al the
grown-up people were to say to
one another: 'fhis year. In
stead Of my giving you q pres
ent and your giving me q pres
ent, let Us club together and
give our present to some poor
child who will not have any
Christmas. There are hundreds
OF them somewhere. Or, II we
do not know Of such q child. let
~ give our present to q hospital
for children. a home for crippled
children, for incurables, for the
aged, the blind, the feeble-mind-
ed" This to be, Of course, In
addition to what we usually give
to charities at this season Why
could we not Try this as an ex-
pertinent, and see what the re-
suit would bef-Christian Reg
lister.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24

]
gee. We need to begin to train young
men and young women in the college
itself for this work, which is very rap
idly coming to be a profession. Those
who go out to do county agent work
must be led, not only with enthusi-
asm-because enthusiasm burns out
but also with knowledge"
Boys Club Work Succeeds
Negro boys club work in Virginia,
which is now done on a statewide
scale, was warmly commended by fed
eral and state officials of the States
Relations Service who are responsible
for supervising and developing extern
sion work.
/. w. Hill, Washington, D. C, who
is in charge of boys club work in IS
southern states, said: Teach the boy
modern farm practices and he will fol-
low them for a lifetime. Guide and
direct young peoples social recreation
in proper lines. Organize all the forces
in your community and turn them
into this extension work to make the
life of the boy and girl what it should
be-"
Boys Exhibit at State Fair
c. G. Burr, Blaeksburg, Va, who
has charge of boys club work through
out Virginia, said that he could not
refrain from thanking the county
agents "for the wonderful exhibit"
which they had sent to the State Fair
this year from the colored boys of
Virginia. at excelled in quality and
quantity" he said, "the splendid ex-
hibits you have made in the past. That
exhibit is a means of promoting the
work among your people in two ways:
IT is a means of advertising to the
public at large what you are doing and
It gives you an excellent means of
demonstrating to the public very
forcefully the constructive work which
you are doing with the boys. Then,
too, the prizes and attractive ribbons
are unquestionably an inspiration to
the boys. 1t is my purpose that we
continue the State Fair exhibit for
your club boys"
c. G.. Greer, Albemarle County, and
H. D. Lemon, Glouchester, reported
on the bank accounts which their boys
had started; Matt Jones, Sussex, stated
that on account of the record made by
his boys at the State Fair, the ad-
visory board had bought seed corn
for " boys. Other addresses on boys
club work were made by G. E. Oliver,
J. L Charity and J. D. Bagley, all of
whom are colored district agents.
Home-Demonsration Agents
The home-demonstration agents
program follows: Raising Poultry
for Profit" F. s. Gammack, Hampton
Institute; How the Home-Demon-
stration Agent and the Y. w. c. A.
Can Cooperate" Adela s. Rufin. Rich
mond; Work of the Home Demon
stration Agents" Mrs. NJ. NJ. Davis.
Blacksburg, in charge of state home
demonstration work; Household Arts
in the Home" Caroline D. Pratt.
Hampton Institute; Knowing the
Needs of Girls" Carrie Alberta Ly-
ford, Hampton Institute; Girls Club
Work and How to Conduct County
Rallies" Halle L. Hughes, Blacks
burg, in charge of Virginia girls. club
work; "Rug-making," Sarah White.
Hampton Institute; How to Can
Meats" Margaret Fuller, Hampton
Institute; and Helping American
Homemakers," Florence E. Ward. !
D. C., in charge of ex-
tension work with women, North and |
West.
Hampton Institute Co-operates
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
Negro Farmers Make Good

That those men and women who
90 out to do demonstration work and
belp in solving problems of the home
and farm. must be equipped with agri-
cultural information, as well as with
agricultural inspiration, was the con-
ciusion stated BY w. A Lloyd, Wash
iuRton. D. C, who is IN charge of
county agent work. North and West,
u S. Department of Agriculture
Mr.. Lloyd reported his impressions
of the Negro thrift which he saw IN
the neighborhood of Tuskegee lnsd-
tute and the improvements which he
noted among the Negro farmers OF the
csroHnas, Georgia and Alabama. after
An absence of twenty years
There came to me-" be. said.
vision of the New South that IS being
created By people IKE the farm and