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The broad ax., 1922-04-29
YOUTH NOT GOLDEN SEASON
Modern Writer Takes Issue With 9th
ere Who Have Dubbed II the Best
Period Of Life.

Following is from The Way of All
Flesh" by Samuel Butler-nOt the
Seventeenth century poet, but the
Nineteenth century novelist:
ITO me il seems that youth is Ike
spring, an Overpraised seasOn-delight-
full II it happen to be a favored one,
but In practice very rarely favored
and more remarkable, as a general
rule. for biting east winds than gent
al breezes. Autumn Is the mellower
season, and what we lose In flowers
we more than gain In fruits. FOntelle.
at the age Of ninety, being asked what
was the happiest time Of his life, said
he did not know that he had ever been
much happier than he then was, but
that perhaps his best years had been
those when he was between hfty-fye
and seventy-five, and DR.. johnson
placed the pleasures Of old age far
higher than those Of youth. True, In
old age we live under the shadow OF
death. which, like a sword Of Damocles'
may descend at any moment, but we
have 30 long found life to be an affair
OF being rather frightened than hurt,
that we have become like the people
who live under VesuVius, and chance
Il without much mIsgiving."
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
Original Playing Cards.

The original pack. of cards was q
culver Of arrows. Playing cards are
regarded as derived from Tia. divina-
tory use OF the arrow away back In
the cradle Of eivilizatiOn-China or
India. says Stewart Culln, the arehae-
OlOgiSt- The ancients played games
with marked arrows, and the
Museum Of Archaeology, University Of
Pennsylvania, has several specimens
OF these primitive playing cards
Ancient Chinese and COrean cards
are long and narrow, and by their
design and name show unmistakably
that they ure cOnventiOnalIZed shaft
msuIS Of arrows. retaining In their
ait marks the same symbolism as that
= tile culver Of arrows from which they
ere derived The old COrean and
9 l:nssp name for playing cards Is
'fightiRg tablets"
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
FLOWERS FOR ALL PURPOSES
Some Simple Rules, the Observance 81
h"Cn n,ay or hay Not Lead -
Popularity.

-What you figuring OnP' asked the
florist OI las adv cruising writer.
TN al elaboration into details OF
our plan 10 say il with flowers.
have arranged To state that the man
who wants tu smile at his wife should
use sInilux, thIt the man that wants
to grUWl at her OcgIt To say II with
tiger lilies or dOg-tCSIh yIOlets, that
the bird who wants To sweeten her up
without the expense Of box Of ehOeO-
lates may use candytuft, that instead
Of giving her u wrist watch you can
present her with u bunch OF four
O'clOcks, that he who wants TO serve
notice ON his SPOUSE that he Is out
of funds needs only hand her q cluster
Of tOuch-me-nOts. that when the lArder
is low and the grub money gone he can
slip her some butter-Hnd-eggs plucked
from the roadside. that II he II be-
wildered by his love for the sweet
young thing ne Gun express his feel
Tngs by sending around a nOsegay OF
lOve-in-a-mist. that II he thinks his girl
Is a cat and is afraid to say so other
wise he can endOw her with a vase OF
pussy-willOws. that II she has q low
down opinion Of him she can have a
cOrsage bouquet Of skunk cabbage de-
livered at his hOuse-that's about as
far as I have 1t worked out now
Retail Ledger, Philadelphia.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
FIRST AMERICAN GOLD COINS
what Are Known az Eagles Placed in
Circulation In the Year 1872
Bird as a Symbol

The first American gold coinage OF
eagles, half-eagles and quarter-eagles,
Of the value Of $40, IS and $3.50. re-
spectively, was placed In circulation
In 1872. Since that date the United
States minis have turned out 117.629.-
365 double eagles, OF $50 gold pieces;
1851, 2S9 eagles, "A, $40 half-eagles
and 15.5SO,2OS quarter-eagies. One
and three-dollar gold pieces were for
merly coined, but they were discOn-
tinued In 1890.
The first coin called an eagle was
used In Ireland In the Thirteenth cen
fury, and was so called from the fig-
ure OF an eagle impressed upon 1t. but
IL was made Of base metal. The stand
ard Of the eagle was borne by the an
cient Persians, and the Romans also
carried gold and silver eagles as en-
signs and sometimes represented them
with a thunderbOlt In their talons.
Charlemagne adopted the double
headed eagle as the standard Of the
holy Roman empire. The eagle was
the standard Of Napoleon and Ma
pOleOn III, as well as Austria, Prussia
and Russia.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
NOT FOR PUBLIC PERUSAL
Found Means to Hide Home
eominas From Mamma.

Ruth was approaching her nineteenth
year and she considered herself old
enough to remain at social Affairs a.
lng as she pleased. Her tolerant
mother eOntended that q girl her age
should be home at IL 80.
Ruth kept u diary. When she came
home one night after mother had gone
to bed mother took the liberty Of read
ing her daughters diary. ITO bed at
2:l5 u. H." she said, the New York
Sun says
When Ruth returned from the once
that evening mother and daughter had
q quarrel. II was not long afterWard
that Ruth again came home from a
dance after every one had gone to bed
Faithfully she sat down and wrote In
her diary. Mother arose next morn
ing earlier than the remainder Of the
family and rushed to the closet which
held the diary. Quickly she turned the
page until she came to the last cen
tributiOn.
Arose at 30" she read "and went
to the Office. To lunch with Al, my
country Romeo. Home to dinner at
9. To dance at the Center with Fios-
sic at $50. Fine time. Home
And then mother could read no more.
What followed was written In short
hand.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
An Easy Problem.

May She Invite Him Into the
HOuSe?' asks an advertisement for the
Book Of Etiquette; and explains the
illustration thus: They have just re-
turned from a dance. IL is rather late,
but the folks are still up. Should she
invite him into the house or say good
night TO him at the door, Should be
ask permission to go Into the house
with her? Should she ask him to call
at some other timer One answer
crowds upon anOther's heels. so fast
they follow. First, We shouldn't take
seriously the laws Of etiquette laid
down by anybody who. speaking of
the nOt-yet-retired parents, says ''the
folks are still up." What sort Of
girl has folks? Dear, deari not to
say Fie, iel Second. II it's the kind
Of dance now current the folks
wouldn't be still up; they'd be up al
ready. And as to what she should do.
no book ever published can help her.
The questions are all local issues. de-
pending on her and him Our solution
Is that she should ask him in to break
fast.-New York World.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
starbeard and Port.

The ancient rule Of the road was
to keep to the right and drive from
the left, because the first animals
driven In civilized countries were cat
tie and the driver, walking beside his
oxen. piled his CAD with the right hand
Italian sailors made starbOard the
right side Of a ship In their earliest
voyages. The term was evolved by
the British from ''esta bOrde." mean
ing this side, while larbOard came from
the helmsman. first probably with
gestures Of the hand accompanying
the call.
In heavy weather. and under other
adverse conditions. the two terms be-
came COMPOUNDED frequently In speech.
LarbOard was dropped and In Its place
port was employed, for port meant
port wine, which Is red. and red Is the
color Of the light on that side Of the
ship.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
EQUAL TO ALL EMERGENCIES
Little Thing Like the Running Out Of
Oil for His Engine Easily over
come BY Traveller.

How We ali enjoy stories with a re-
sOureeful herOi No corDered hero Of
romance ever showed more ingenuity
than Afr. Roy Chapman Andrews
showed when he ran out Of motor oil
on the Cobb desert We quote Mr..
Andrews exploit as he narrates 1t In
Natural History:
We were returning to Kalgan from
Urga, the capital Of Mongolia, when
we made our discovery. Since the
oil had all leaked out OF the cans, and
We could not 60 much farther, we
were debating what to do. Then as our
car swung over the summit Of a rise
we saw the white tent and the graz
ing camels OF an enormous caravan
OF course MOngols would have mutton
fat; why not use that for OH
The caravan leader assured US that
he had plenty, and In ten minutes u
great pot OF fat was warming over
the fire. We poured IL into the motor
and proceeded merrily on our way, but
there was one serious obstacle TO our
enjoying that ride We had had little
food for some time and were very
hungry, and when the engine began
to warm a most tantaliZing OdOr Of
roast lamb rose from the car. Short
ly imagined that l could even smell
mint sauce
On another occasion when we were
without cup grease for the cars Mrs.
Andrews sacrificed all the cold cream
and vasellne that she bad prepared
for a summer in the field. We also
substituted Mongol cheese with good
results.-YOuth's Companion.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
Wa, Jus, -ch.ekIna un.n

one morning n negro sauntered In
70 the Office OF a white friend. Good
mAwnIn'. Mr.. WithrOw. Kin / use 20
phone q minute?" he asked. why.
certainly. Sam" Sam called bis num-
Der. and after a few minutes wait.
said: is this Mrs.. Whiteside7 Well
/ seen In de papeh where yOu-a1 want
ed a good cullud man. Is you stiII
wantin' 0nel Then the man yOuse got
Is puHectly satisfactory. and you
doesn't contemplate maxim no change
sOonf All night, ma'am. GOOd-by."
Mr.. WlthrOW called to Sam a. he left
the phone. -NOW that's too bad. Sam,
that the place h filed" -Oh, dats
all right Mr.. WithrOW. Pse De Niger
what's got De Job, but Pse jest a-want-
NJ to check up."-FrOm the Arg0naut.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
MyStsry Explained.

In Lake Manitoba there IL a little
Island from which issues q mysterious
sound The Indians supposed this -
land to be the home Of Manitoba. the
speaking god, and from this u derived
the name Of the lake and the province.
The real cause Of the sound IA the
beating Of the waves upon the huge
pebbles lining the shore. On the north
ern coast Of the island Il q long low
elf. composed Of nnegrained line
stone, which. beneath the stroke Of a
hammer, rings Ike steele The waves
breaking at the foot Of the ciln cause
the falling limestone fragments 10
clash one against the ether. and The
sound thus produced resembles ths
Ginning Of distant bella
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
nvcENT DEATHS AMONG THE
co1oRED PEOPLE RESIDING
IN CHICAGO

August Reynolds, %, 424 E. S7th St.
Marie Slaughter, n, SOP State St.
Minnie Schultz, a, CSC w. 18th St.
n.ra Boone, a, 2217 Dearborn St.
1o.eDb Gist, s., 1916 s. Spaulding
Ave.
w,,,.r Jones, 48, 44sS Cottage
Grove Ave.
Fred Lipe, So, 3s43 Dearborn St.
Rosa Foster, 80, s6ls Grove Ave.
Jessie Woodard, u, 441S Cottage
Grove Ave.
Catherine Elder, l, 25o2 Fulton St.
Marcel Webb, %, oO33 Commercial
Ave.
Jessie Hamilton, q, 4722 Federal St.
Nancy Carlisle, 63, 800 Ellis Ave.
Rosie Simpson, 90, $40 Prairie Ave.
lean Packard, /, SIS E. 37th ST.
Steve Ellis, Al, 0O0 Halden St.
Moses Watkins, &c, 2o47 Prairie
Ave.
Ida N. Gross, IS, 31O6 Rhodes Ave.
Mary Moore, So, 2Q31 Federal St.
Caroline Dotson, 100, $50 Bowen
Ave
M Ib7-nton, 81, 3l4 N. Leavitt
81
VIM. Snn1l, -, 4736 Evans Ave.
W. scott a.. IA w. 3lst St.
5 Brown, 81, 4s2O Champaign
Az
l.sry freeman, 70, 5622 lafayette
Ayr
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
HELD SECRET OF HAPPINESS
John Wesley's Nearly Ninety Years
Passed With Remarkably Few
PERIODS Of Depression.

There was John Wesley. His Jour
nal, with its record Of indefatigable
labor, Is one of the cheeriest books In
the language. What a rare good time
he had! When he was elghty-seven he
could say, Il do not remember TO have
felt lOwness Of spirits for a. quarter
of an hour since was born" For
more than sixty years this indefatig-
able pleasure-seeker had been doing
as he pleased. Up every day in time
10 preach at five O'Clock In the morn
ing; then over the hills or through
the pleasant lanes TO preach again at
the time lazy citizens were ready for
breakfast; on again, on horseback, or
by chaise or in q numbering stage
coach. for more preachiaR. Now
and then facing q mob, or being wet
through In a thunder storm, or stop
ping to get information In regard TO
some old ruin. Between sermons he
refreshed his mind with all sorts and
conditions Of books. On the pleasant
road TO Chatham he reads TassO's
Jerusalem Delivered" On the road
TO Aberdeen he loses himself delight
eddy In the misty sublimities OF o.
sian. "OrlandO Furioso" is good Satur-
day reading. The eager OctOgenarian
confesses that "Astolpho's shield and
horn and voyage to the moon, the
lance that unAOrses everyone, the all
penetrating sword, and know not
shields" are rather too much for his
sober English imagination. Still, they
afford an agreeable interiude In his
missionary journeys. - Samuel Nc
Chord CrOthers, In Among Friends"
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
o,s... American Newspaper.

The New York Globe was founded
or December 9, 1T9S. by Noah Webster
an the american Minerva. IL was
renamed The Commercial Advertiser
an October Z, 1877 and was again
CHANGED to The Globe and Com
mercial Advertiser" on February l.
1eOs. This Is the Oldest daily news
paper stIll in existence in America A
weekly paper. the New Hampshire
ca1ette. was established In 1855 and
a stfII published. The Hartford
Courant was established IS a weekly,
The connecticut CourEnt. in 1864. and
3 now q daily.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

Solitaire h q game played on q
board Invested with 50 OF 81 henri
sphered hOIlOWa. with the same mum
Der Of balls OF marbles. An unoecu-
pied hollow II left By removing one
ball. md t. balss. o. pieces. are then
captured - IN ehsekerA No moves
are aIlSwod b diagonal directions o.
ever nSrs chaa enc apaee at q time
n triek b - leave q solitary ball N
tie center holG
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

Mildred had lived all her Eve event.
ful years n, the city. and 50 on her
Inst visit 20 the country everything
was strange and interesting TO her.
but nothing seemed to fascinate her
as did drawing water from the open
well While watching one Cay her
dolly slipped from her hand over the
top Of the curb into the water As Il
went out Of siGht she ran screaming
10 her mother: -0h. mnmma. mamma /;
ny dolly failed n the-ln the faucet"
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
Easy.

George, you should get married"
advised the married man. at Is won
derful to have q home waiting for you
when you return at night There is
ecstscy in caring for a garden and a
lawn; you can raise a dog from
pup, children are adorable and no
trouble at all, a wife is an inspira-
ton, and even If she does get SUSPECT
Gus you can always talk her out OF
It" Il could If / could lie like you
can" said the bachelor, thOughtfully.
-Wayside Tales.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

o6emeo . = oot"Se'..'.
Keaneth's mother had been 70 ne
haspital and Kenneth was waiting In
patiently for. her return The day q
her Homecoming he took . chair up %
the, window and watched every auto
pas with his little nose fattened
against the window pane Suddenly
an auso pulled up. his mother looked
ont and waved, and Kenneth dashed
macIy out to the steps to greet her
Mother was Ogerjoyed at seeing him.
she began to cry, and Kenneth looked
At her and said: Ooh. mother dear.
ain'l you al vel yetT
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
psstruetiv. Volcanic outbur.t.

Rising to a height of 1900 feet. only
feW miles from Kilauea, is the great
Volcano Of Mauna LOa, which has inter-
intent eruptions, the last one of great
violence beginning in October, 1919,
and continuing for five months, the
flow coming from a split in the noun
tain far down upon its flank. The black
rolls Of treacie lava flowed for miles
through the sand fats, forests and
bare rock slopes, finally emptying into
the sea, where giant clouds of steam
rose day and night. Myriads Of sea
fsh were killed by the boiling water.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
Mean Much 70 Nature Lever.

The bird upon the tree utters the
meaning Of the wind-a voice Of the
GraSs and the wild flower. words Of
me green leaf; they speak through
mat slender tone. Nor IL Il
necessary that It should be a song;
Z lev short notes In the sharp spring
morning are SUFFICIENT to stir The
Asart-JoGEiea
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

TAs mana 1EsphlstophaleA IL frel
ne Grsek, ane It means sHe who Loves
aot light" ne name vas giVe1 % .
sltanie parsonaga q TIE Middle age..
Who ln tie Enust legend q eppointeo
b obey Faust.s commando. according
b tie terms On which tha latter has
nd his sou % Satan
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

1--we had en- he - Eys Sysr agnIa
~ believe NJ eould g bsffar n 800
wayA avoiding tie mistake. for ~
stance. q trying 70 make cur wtfsR
relatives feel e hone the nrst tims
they came 70 Wait u4-0hlo STA
yourual.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

BlOb6s-T was pretty wen down N
TIE world when an idea suddenly
struck ne" Slobbs--It's Q e0Wardly
idea that wouId strike q man when he
\ down"
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

Nothing that "a admittedly and ~
EiEtakably horrible matters very md.
because II frlghtens people into sesk-
ing a remedy; the serious horrnrs ara
those which seen entirely Respectable
and normal to respectable and normal
hen.-Bernard shaw.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

oahsF Thas a1atsFiaI Thlnoa
CIR owa eEpsE1snes has taagAt -
aAat sRsn n this werld e reallly
0ars sEtstn dreams sd ds1lrna
0oashn and feelings e beanty. q
tlIlies. anA loVa thst aED e -
nsbls1a 81 lsftiasG-A1ass9llnek
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

The portrait painter charged ne
$1,000 % do me IN OF" said the nan
who had Just cleaned MP in the stoeh
market. ~YOu get or cheap replied
the nan who had been on the l0sins
side. -In the future think III have
nv dealings with q painter instead q
Q broker"
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

-Boms ssIhA" said Uncls Esa, -kin
en- eggn e. DER promises q 4 way
1at nakaB 30 aDologins - pultinP
~ . = tssu1ls q azpiainlz,.s
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

WOnen 81 China never kiss. ana
when q Chsnese woman wishes to shOw
her affection she gently touches tha
hand Of her beloved
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
And Most Husbsnda

Every milliner knows how much q
wOnan's vanity goes TO her head
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

Prominent Mason One of the Trustees of the Berean Baptist
Church One of the Most Progressive M in Chicago
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

Hsasy GAsuld Be kept q . &c
uAaes e \ y - - Kept without grarB
lannE
The broad ax., 1922-04-29
Drama pomoeratIe.

II Is the good fortune q the drama
that II Is the most democratic q the
arts, since IL must direct itself 70 the
people as a whole. Yet mis- appeal 70
the multitude has never debased the
drama. Hamlet" and ~TartuRe' are
most popular plays; and they are also
masterpieces o. dramatic art Shake
sDeare and MOllere did not eondescend
to the public; they gave that public
the best they had In them. but with
the utmost care 20 give Il also what
they knew Il reiishsd. OF course. very
few pieces have ever had the breadth
Of appeal Of Hamlet and -TRrtuHsP;
and the modern dramatist, when he b
building his play. is likely 70 have b
mind some subdivision OF the throng-
either the larger segment thar Graves
the fierce joys Of melodrama o. TIE
smaller erOss-seetiOn that Il ever eager
70 1IseusS the prObIsm-play-BandsR
1GaffhswG
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

Even De DICTIONARY eaA9 ten yon
everything" said Uneie Eben- aCon-
tsntment q . word Of three syIIabIe4
but OAR ain nobody ever saw -
knows szaekly whuf e msanAs
The broad ax., 1922-04-29

CHARLES E STUMP.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-14
KIWANIS OBSERVES
HOLY THURSDAY
John c. Palmer Gives Talk
On Meaning of Week to
Civilization.

Observance of Holy Thursday fea-
tured yesterdays Kiwanis Club
luncheon at the Washington Hotel.
John C. Palmer gave a short talk
on the meaning of Holy Week to
the civilized world.
To-day men say do as / say.
while Jesus said follow Me- and
then lived a life that every man
should seek to emulate" said
Palmer. His was a sorrowful life.
full of grief and loneliness, but
through it all He thought only OF
his fellow man"
The Ninety-first psalm was read
by John ]. Boobar. William w.
Shearer, of st. Columbia's Chapel
gave the invocation.
George c. Shaffer, florist, and
Frank L. Wagner, architect. were
unanimously elected alternates to
the Toronto convention. The dele
gates are Charles +. Roberts. presi-
dent, and George H. winslow.
The club will attend the recep-
tion to Charles Henry Macintosh,
head of the Associated Advertising
Clubs, at the City Club next Tues
day. A radio demonstration has
been arranged for next Tuesdays
meeting. 1t will be given by the
Thomas J. Williams Company.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-14

Continued from Pdoe One.
might ward off business depressions.
The purpose of the business cycle
study is to determine methods for
offsettrhg the bad results of the
periods of expansion and depres-
sion which have been characteristic
of American industries"
The work is being carried on un-
der the direction of the National
Bureau of Economic Research of
which DIR. Wesley c. Mitchell is di-
rector. Collaborating in that work
are the committee of business paper
editors, the L. $. Chamber of Com
merce and the American Trade AS
sociation executives. The final study
will be compiled, it is understood.
under the direction of Edward Eyre
Hunt, secretary. of the Presidents
Unemployment Conference
In final form, it was said, the
study will probably present meth
DDS of long-range planning Of pub
lie works; of stabilizing produc-
tion and unemployment; financial
devices for controlling business
cycles: methods of collecting statis-
tics of unemployment; and a dis
cussion of accurate means of OBJ
tanning unemployment statistics.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-14
District Flowers
Blooming Bravely
Tulips and Narcissus Vie With
Ounces and MagnOlias to
Herald Coming or Spring.

Although the flowers blooming
atop gay hats behind plate glass
windows on F street are doing their
best, they will never be able to
rival those in the public parks.
Tulips and narcissus in Lafayette.
Mcpherson and Farragut parks are
standing up bravely and brightly.
a finer display than has been seen
for years. according to Lieut.. Col.
Sheriff..
The scarlet flowered Japanese
ounces in the north grounds of the
White House are blooming, while
in West Potomac Park, west of the
Paul Jones statue. the purple mag
nolia are fourishing. About zoe
yards nearer the Tidal reservoir
bridge is a large. double. white
Towering peach. Another double
scarlet towering peach grows at
the east end of the bathing beach.
And in ten days the pansies in
Sherman Park, Judiciary, Montrose
and the Monument grounds will be
at their best.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-14
Drivers Permits
Up for Action

whsther or not operators of gov
ernment-owned motor vehicles are
required to obtain District drivers,
permits. is the question which
Judge Robert ". Hardison. Of Po-
lice Court, win be called upon to
pass Judgment Thursday.
The test case centers about Louis
M. croson. driver for the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. who was ar
rested charged with failure to have
an operators permit on April /.
Attorneys for the government de :
clare that the District Commits
sioners have no authority to levy
AJAX on drivers OF government We
hicies- They contend that they
would be imposing restrictions on
1ne heads OF the government de-
partments by exerting their power
W revoke such driving permits.