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The broad ax., 1927-05-07

A race Of pygmies has been discov'
cred in New Guinea in the Dutch East
Indies by an American scientific ex'
petition. These people use stone Inn
plements and weapons. They are
strict vegetarians When pygmy
wants to get married, he is subjected
first to an ordeal. which consists In the
following: He Is placed at a certain
distance TO serve as target for the
best bow and arrow sharpshooters.
He must try to dodge the flying ar
rows. When the ordeal has lasted
long enough and he has survived. the
chief says: Here is your wife. You
are courageous and fieet-footed enough
to endure marriage" The pygmies
have a sense of humor, apparently
Pierre Van Paassen, in the Atlanta
Constitution.
The broad ax., 1927-05-07

The strange thing about worry is
that 1t does the most mischief when
concerned with the most trivial mat
tiers. Thus to worry about bad luck,
domestic infelicity. disagreeable neigh.
bors or the welfare of the hoy at col
lege or in the army, produces nothing
but fatigue of body and soul. whereas
a bit of anxiety concerning the colony
Of germs that have taken an apart
ment In the nose or throat. the an
moving constipation that develops
from bad dietary habits. the vacant
soil in the back yard that needs cul-
tivatiOn or the narrow limits OF the
family exchequer might be the first
step toward longer life and a bigger
income. Exchange.
The broad ax., 1927-05-07

The amethyst was worn in ancient
Egypt. Amethyst scarabs were highly
esteemed by Egyptian soldiers, who
wore them on the battlefield as q
charm against death and the shafts OF
war. This practice survived into the
Middle ages. when the amethyst was
regarded as the stone sacred to St.
Valentine. who is said always to have
carried one.
A powerful talisman for the pro-
lection of riders and their horses was
winged image of a horse engraved
upon an anne -hyst. A modern version
Of this belief is that the ownership
Of an amythyst will give vigilance to
business men, and sportsmen and SOL
diers calmness In the hour Of danger.
The broad ax., 1927-05-07
Their Anstrer

In an intelligence test, which some
school teacher took recently. this SEN
tence was given:
'sThat the moon is made of green
cheese is"
The blank was to be filled In with
the most fitting of a list of words.
Improbable" unlikely" ''absurd."
When the papers were looked over
there was much hilarity to discover
that the teacher of astronomy had
filed in the blank with the word ''im-
probable" instead of absurd" which
was Of course the most appropriate
word.-Springfield Union.
The broad ax., 1927-05-07
THE BROAD AK
Pnbliahed Every Saturday

In this city since July 18th. 1899
Sslthout missing one single issue. Re.
subEeans. Democrats. Catholics. Pro.
ssstants, Single Takers, Priests, inf
dele Or anyone else can have their say
- long as their language is propeI
and responsibility is fixed.
The Broad Ak is . newspaper whose
platform is broad enough for all ever
claiming the editorial right to speak
b own mind. It is neither Demo
Cgnfie nor Republican. 1t is strictly
o. absolutely independent IN politics
Local communication viii receive
attention. Write only On one side Of
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THE BROAD AK
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JULIUS II. TAYLOR
Editor and Publisher
Vol. XXXII No. 80
Chicago, May 7, 1927
Entered as Second-Class Matter aug
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The broad ax., 1927-05-07

MIrages are frequent under favor
able atmospheric conditions on the
southern and eastern sides of the Ice
regions. where the cold and warm wa
tiers mix. Bergs often appear fnvert-
ed and assume fantastic shapes, caus-
Ing them to appear much larger than
they prove to be when close By. There
Is a record Of a berg the image OF
which vas sighted over twenty miles
away in the mixed -vaters south Of
the tail Of the Grand Banks, appear
ing first as three bergs. one set upon
the other. with the mirage continually
changing shape as the ship ap-
preached.
The broad ax., 1927-05-07
Why the Choir Sang

The choir was peeved ar the minis
ter and to get even with him all
agreed they would not join In singing
the hymns at the morning service. But
some loyal soul told the preacher
about the plot
I'VE will now sing that grand old
hymn, We're Marchin to Zion, = the
preacher announced, "omitting the
first verse"
The second verse begins, ''Let those
refuse to sing who never knew our
God" The whole choir sang.
The broad ax., 1927-05-07
ScreD Thread Idea Old

The invention of the screw is as
cribed to Archimides, $50 b. c. The
American or United States standard
thread is based ON the investigation
made by William Sellers and present
ed TO the Franklin institute in q pa
per read in April. 1864.
The broad ax., 1927-05-07
He Who Laughs Last

Our young friend, Clarence Snod-
grass, says there are times when he
who laughs last is the fellow who in
tended to tell the same funny story
that produced the laughter but was
beaten to it.
The broad ax., 1927-05-07
LoUe Not FEower

"Love is not a flower. 1t cannot be
revived by putting it into q vase. It's
a fame, and when it's out it's OUT
EmberS.
The broad ax., 1927-05-07
The Gates of Eden

Little Town Girl twho has spent
DAY In country for first time. having
hitherto only played in parks)-Dad-
DIV. what time do they shut the coun-
try upf-Pele Mele (Paris).
The broad ax., 1927-05-07

"Dar ought to be some way" said
Uncle Eben, ito prevent a man who
starts crime wave FUN imaginin' dat
he's a public Observation-Disclosures
ton Star.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-14
Your Health
How to Keep It,
Causes of Illness

BL DIR. MORRIS F1sHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American
Medical Association and of Hygeia,
the Health Magazine
One of the most mysterious Of the
glands in the human body is that
called the thymus, which lies in the
chest below the sternum, or breast
bone.
Since the earliest times this
gland has attracted medical inter-
est, and there have been all sorts
Of theories as to its functions in the
human body. 1t has been accused
of producing all sorts Of symptoms,
especially coughing spells of vari-'
GUS kinds, and it has been associat-
ed with cases of sudden death,
when apparently not only the thy
mus gland but also much Of the
lymph gland tissue of the body was
enlarged.
In a recent survey of our knowl-
edge of this gland. DR.. Edith Boyd
has indicated her belief that the
thymus gland sometimes produces
symptoms by enlargement and me-
chanical pressure. In the position
in which it lies, it may press upon
important structures. particularly
blood vessels and the breathing
tubes. In such cases it is possible
to reduce the size of the gland by
exposing the chest to the X-ray.
DR.. Boyd was unable, however,
to find that the thymus is nearly so
frequently associated with sudden
death as has been believed in the
past. She has found that children
with enlarged thymus glands not
infrequently We're subject to sudden
death. but this was not directly re-
lated to an enlarged thymus. 1t
seemed to her that the weight OF
the thymus was quite definitely
correlated with body weight in gen.
eral, including that of the lymph
glands and other lyymphoid tissue.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-14
Menus for the Family
BY SISTER MARY

Breakfast-F'resh apricots. ready
to-serve cereal, cream, creamed
spinach with eggs on toast, crisp
toast. milk coffee.
Luncheon-Iced tomato bouillon,
salmon. pea and lettuce salad, clover
leaf rolls, currant sponge, cocoanut
macaroons milk, tea.
Dinner-Broiled veal steak, ma
caroni with tomato sauce, cucumber
salad, frozen custard, milk, coffee.
Brush veal steak lightly with
olive oil before broiling. The meat is
so low in fat that extra fat is
needed. Season with salt and pepper
when done.
Frozen Custard
Three cups milk, / IA granu-
lated sugar. IL tablespoons flour,
4 eggs cups whipping cream, IA
teaspoon salt, / tablespoon vanilla.
Beat eggs slightly. Mix and sift
sugar, flour and salt and beat into
eggs. Heat milk to scalding point in
top Of double boiler. Slowly add to
egg mixture, stirring constantly. Re-
turn to double boiler and cook stir
ring carefully until mixture coats
the spoon. Remove from heat and
let cool. When cold, add vanilla and
cream whipped until firm. Turn into
mold and freeze in six parts ice to
one part ice cream salt. It will take
about three hours to freeze with
out stirring.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-14
Loves Enbers
Adele Garrison's Absorbing Sequel to
Revelations of Wife"
Beginning a New Serial

ing Mr.. Neritzen. Yes, Noel Is the
young man upon whom Miss Lin
coins fancy appeared to be fixed
on the day we called upon her.
Noel happened TO be at the house
and We took him with Us"
A grim little smile curved my en-
ployer's lips.
1T would be hard to fix an occa-
sion when he didn't happen to be
there, wouldn't it," he asked. AT
least as long as you have Miss Mary
Harrison for a guest"
Again ] felt little clutch OF fear
at my heart. What else did the man
know? OF course, he must have had
some trusted agent watching the
movements of his son, but except
for Noels frequent calls at the
farmhouse, there was nothing to
connect him with Mary. She never
had gone with him. even to drive
unless Katherine or I We're with her.
Il imagine she is the attraction
at the farmhouse" ! returned, with
little laugh, although my lips were
stiff with the fear that he held 9TH
er and more terrifying knowledge of
Mary behipd his smiling mask.
He looked at me steadily. and /
saw something inscrutable-I Won
dered if it were mockery - in his
brilliant black eyes.
Il cannot commend his discrim-
nation he said, and beneath the
folds of my coat. my fingers invol-
UNFAIRLY contracted into a fist with
which ! could have struck him for
his inane repetition of the personal
note when my nerves were so taut
with the fear that he already knew
of Nlary's escapade as the masked
dancer. and thus would make abso-
lutely futile her intended confession
to him. There was note of con-
tempt in my anger also. 1t was so
banal a thing for so brilliant man
to utter. 1t was the sort of thing.
couched in different language per-
haps, which Otto, the chauffeur,
sitting stolidly behind the wheel Of
the great car might say to the par
lormaid of the Veritzen household.
And I felt that the parlormaids an
swering smile could be no sillier
than the mechanical grimace with
which I answered Mr.. Veritzen's
sally as I waited uneasily for his
next words.
Copyright, 1927, Newspaper
Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-14

No one likes to have it said that
they do things they do not do. Old
Man Coyote had been accused Of
catching one of Johnny Chucks
children. He hadn't, for he hadn't
had a chance. But he was blamed
for it just the same because that
young Chuck has disappeared.
1T is bad enough to be blamed
for things one does do, but to be
blamed for things one doesn't do is
not to be borne. No. sir, it isn't.
haven't caught on OF those young
Chucks, but I will. Yes. sir, I WILL"
muttered Old Man Coyote.
So then Old Man Coyote began
TO think and scheme and plan how
he could catch one Of the four re-
naming young Chucks.
What are you studying about so
hard?" demanded Mrs. Coyote, COM
ing up behind him.
How can I catch one Of those
youngsters Of Johnny Chuck's," re-
piled Old Man Coyote.
not two?' inquired Mrs. Coyote
Archly.
Old Man Coyote grinned "Of
course. my dear" said he, "if I
caught only one you should have It.
But since you mentioned catching
two, two it shall be. We must put
our heads together and see what
we can do about the matter"
So Old Man Coyote and Mrs. Coy
ote put their heads together and
after a while they trotted down on
the Green Meadows. There they sep
arated. Old Man Coyote made
straight for the home of the Chuck
family. Mrs. Coyote headed in the
opposite direction. They could see
Johnny Chuck sitting up on his
doorstep watching them. Old Man
Coyote, as he drew near the home
of the young Chucks, began to
creep very carefully through the
grass. He did exactly as he would
have done had he thought he was
unseen by Johnny Chuck or any one
else. Yet all the time he knew that
Johnny Chuck was watching him.
When he got dangerously near tho
home of the young Chucks Johnny
Chuck gave a sharp whistle. Instant
" Polly Chuck replied. Then down
into their house scampered the
four Young Chucks, who had been
out hunting for sweet clover. How
they did rum Polly Chuck followed
them.
Then Ola Man Coyote, pretending
to be very angry. jumped TO his ieet
and rushed straight toward Johnny
Chuck, who was sitting at the en-
trance of another house q short dis
lance away. Johnny waited only
long enough to show his teeth and
snarl. Then he bolted head first
down into that old house. Il was
then that Old Man Coyote once
more grinned. Yes. sir, he did so.
Instead Of looking disappointed and
angry. he grinned. You see, he
hadn't expected TO catch one of
those Chucks. so he wasn't disap-
pointed. AS a matter of fact, every
thing was working lust as he want
ed it to. All the Chucks were now
underground. Polly Chuck and the
children were in one house and
Johnny Chuck was down in the 9th
er. Old Man Coyote looked back,
Mrs. Coyote was doing her part
She was coming swiftly toward him,
as fast as she could run. Old Man
New Britain herald., 1927-07-14

Chuck had disappeared. Then he
ran over to Polly Chuck's house and
did the same thing there. That was
to make Johnny and Polly Chuck
stay down below for while.
Meanwhile Mrs. Coyote came up
and hid in the grass back of Polly
Chuck's house. Then Old Man Coy
ote started off across the Green
Meadows, away from the homes Of
the Chucks. He didn't hurry. He
just took his time. He knew very
well that shortly Johnny Chuck
would peep out to see what had be-
come of him. He was playing a
sharp trick, was Old Man Coyote.
Copyright, 1927, by T. w. Burgess)
The next story: odd Man Coyote
Does Foolish Things
New Britain herald., 1927-07-14
Mary o. Eleanor-Which One Lures
Noel?

Noel?
At Philip Veritzen's unexpected
questions concerning his young
cub" I had all l could do to keep
from betraying the astonishment-
and-alarm-I felt at his knowl-
edge, thus disclosed. of things We
had thought were foreign to his ac-
quaintance or his desire for inform
alton.
Neither Lillian nor l had any
idea that he knew of his sons So
Sourn in the east end of Long
Island. and during my description
of the Lincoln family, which I had
given while we were driving up to
the inn, l had dropped no hint OF
the identity OF the young man I
had mentioned as having attracted
Eleanor Lincoln's admiration. In
deed had only spoken of him for
Lillian's benefit, because I was anX-
ious to paint as complete picture
Of the family for her as I could.
Before I could formulate an an
swer Lillian came to the rescue
with what the great producer must
have deemed slashing blow from
the mean axe" she boosted of pos
sessing.
80 you're keeping cases on Noel
now. are you, Phil? Well, it's about
time you began to realize that
you're the par-i-ent of one of the
finest lads who ever ate his heart
out for a father too stubborn to
appreciate him"
Remembering the glimpse I once
had had of Philip Veritzen's anguish
over the arrangement from his son,
which he was too obstinate to end,
Lillian's speech seemed brutal to
me. Yet I knew that even with her
strong sympathy for Noel she
would not have uttered the words if
It had no. been for the fathers
sighting reference to the boy.
There was no change in Mr.. VERT
zen's face or eyes as she spoke. But
his body stiffened ever so slightly
and his head lifted exactly as if he
Just had received a slight electric
shock. He was still looking in my
direction, as If waiting for an an
swer to the query he had put to me,
and with a ronchalance which Lii
lian's Interruption had given me
time to assume, l said:
You're what neighbor Of mine
would call "a master hand at guess
New Britain herald., 1927-07-14

ternal secretion are only recently
being won from the mystery which
surrounded them in the past. Re-
search to assign specific properties
to one or the other OF them Is diff
cult, since all the glands seem to
act as an interlocking chain. some
being able to take up the virtues of
the others when the latter become
deficient.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-14
Old Man Coyote Tries a Clever
Trick
BY Thornton ". Burgess

What you alone may never do,
Quite easily is done by two.
old Man Coyote
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-02
Carnival Will
Offer Greater
Money Values
Firemen Have Cast Aside
Usual Gaudy Prizes For
Useful Ones

Opening on Thursday, August 4,
the annual carnival of the local
fire department, Reliance Hose
Co, No. l, will continue for three
days. including Friday and Satur-
day, August 5 and s.
1t will be bigger and better in
every way, according to the smoke
eaters, who are working hard to
give Mays Landing something un-
usually good in the way of enter
tainment for those three nights.
One thing that is going to make
this years carnival better is that
instead of the usual gaudy and
useless articles that are offered in
carnival booths, the firemen are
going to put before the public goods
that will be worth while. Carnivals
all over the country have been
noted for the bric-a-brac they offer
much of which is more ornamental
than useful, but the local carnival
this year will present something
real for their patrons.
Great care has been used by the
firemen in selecting the goods to
be placed in the booths and they
feel that the public will be more
than pleased with everything. They
appreciate the fact that the people
patronize their carnival for the
purpose of helping the fire COM
pany and that it is a mutual
proposition rather than the ordin-
airy carnival that blows in town
and out again for the sole purpose
of extracting all the money it can
from the community.
There will not be a house to-
house solicitation for contributions
this year, only business firms be
ing directly solicited, but individ
uals who desire to give anything
toward the affair will find the
firemen very appreciative. Anyone
who wishes to contribute may
notify Chief George T. Yetter or
B. Lehr Scull, who have been ap-
pointed as a committee for this
purpose.
Much of the money that main
tains the fire department is de-
rived from the carnivals and the
public has this opportunity of help
ing the men who protect the COM
munity from fire damage offered
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-02
sHERIFe,s SALE.

By virtue of a writ of fieri facias,
directed to the Sheriff of Atlantic
County, issued out of the Au9ntlc
County Circuit Court, will be SOLD at
public vendue. on
Thursday, the Eighteenth D5y OF
August, Nineteen Hundred
and Twenty seven.
at two O'Clock daylight saving 1ifnel
in the afternoon of said day, in the
Board of Chosen FreehoIders Assembly
Room, on the Seventh Floor, Qua !"
antee Trust Building. in the City OF
Atlantic City. County of Atlantic and
State of New Jersey.
All the following described lands and
premises located in the City of Mar
gate, in the County of Atlantic ana
State of New Jersey, bounded and de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at point in the North
westerly corner of Nendone and Ann
herst Avenues. and extending thence
"a Northwardly in Westerly Inc
along Vendome Avenue. thirty fiyel35)
ton parallel with Amherst Avenue
eighty $500 feet; thence 80 South
warily parallel with Nendome thirty
five 1851 feet to the Northerly line of
Amherst Avenue: thence (4) East
warily in and along the Northerly
line of Amherst Avenue eighty (50)
feet to the place of beginning.
Being Lot No. 1a in Block 523-A on
Map of Margate City.
Levy approximately ss47.75, besides
interest. costs and fees.
Seized as the property of O'Donnell
Construction Co. and taken in execu-
ton at the suit of Atlantic Floor Co.
and to be sold by
Sheriff.
Dated July %, 1897.
Thompson & Hanstein. Attorneys.
Prs fee. $50 q
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-02

Atlantic City, County of Atlantic and
State of New Jersey.
All that certain lot, tract or parcel
of land and premises situate in the
City of PIeasantville, in the County of
Atlantic and State of New Jersey,
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning in the Southeast line Of
the Shore Road (forty-nine and five
tenths feet wjdef at a point distant
six hundred sixty and forty-six hum
dredths feet enthusiastically from the
intersection of said line of the Shore
Road with the Southwest line of Park
Avenue fforty-nine and fiye-tenths
feet wide) said point being also fifty
feet enthusiastically from the inter-
section OF said line of the Shore Road
Avenue (sixty feet wide) and from
thence ~ Enthusiastically at right
angles with the Shore Road one hum
,dred fifty feet: thence (2t Southwest
forty and fifty-one hundredths feet to
the division line between lands form
erly belonging - James Ryon and
that belonging to Pardon Ryon, thence
(3} NorthwestwardLY along said di-
vision line one hundrcd fifty and fifty
line of the Shore Road: thence Cd
ENTHUSIASTICALLY along the Southeast
line of the Shore Road fifty-three and
seventy-seven hundredths feet to the
place Of beginning.
DEGREES approximately $21 .952.24. be-
sides interest. costs and fees.
Seized as the property of Rose OIL
ve!lo ct ais. and taken in execution at
the suit of GaribaIdi Building and Loan
Association and to be sold by
JAMES CIAIJNO.
Sheriff.
Dated July .. 1927.
Anthony ]. Siracusa, Solicitor
4t51 Prs fee, S2s-l4
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-02

County of Atlantic, at Mays Landing.
n. j., with the Northeasterly line OF
Somers Avenue, now called Higbee
Avenue. and runs thence ID in a
Northeasterly direction in the South
easterly line of Bay Avenue, or New
Boulevard. one hundred 600 feet, and
of that width extending between par
aIlel lines at right angles with Bay
Avenue. or New Boulevard, eighty six
and fifty-four hundredths (S6.54) feet
to the Northwesterly lire of Lot 81
as shown upon map hereinafter r r.,
of Lots So and Sc as shown upon the
plan of lots of Wesley Gibbs and viii
liam H. Somers on file in the Clerk $
ONCE of the County of Atlantic al
Mays Landing, n. j.
DEGREES approximately 81 ,6Sz-lS, be-
sides interest. costs and fees.
Seized as the property of +. Roy
Bourgeois ct ais, and taken in execu-
ton at the suit of William e. Schu-
bert and to be sold by
JAMES C1MINO.
Sheriff.
Dated July %. 1927.
go Prs fee, s55.44
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-02
sHEgIFF,s SALE.
By YEP

Bv virtue of writ of fieri fsniass'
directed to the Sheriff OF AtiaHuc]
County, issued out of the New Jersey
Court of Chancery, win be sold at
public vendue on
Thursday, the Fourth Day Of Aasnst,
Nineteen Hundred and
Twenty Seven,
at two o'clock daylight saving tinne3
in the afternoon Of said day, IN the
Board of Chosen FreehDlders Assembly
Room, on the Seventh Floor. Guar
antee Trust Building, IN the city q
Atlantic City, County of Atlantic ana
State of New Jersey q :.
All that certain lot tract or parcel
of land and premises situate. blng
and being in the City of PleaSayty1tte.
in the County of Atlantic and State q
New Jersey. bounded and described
Beginning in the South line Of Ma
pie Avenue. three hundred and Hfteeu
f315j feet West from the Northeast
corner of Broad Street and Maple
Avenue. and runs thence az North
wardly parallel with Broad STREET
parallel with Maple Avenue. thirty
I'VE feet: thence 81 Soufhwardly par
ailel with Broad Street, ninety feet To
the South line Of Maple Aver1se;
thence ca Eastwardly parallel With
Maple Avenue. thirty-five feet to the
place of beginning.
DEGREES Approximately $3.9SI.92, BIZ
sides interest, costs and fees.
Seized as the property Of Clyde q
Davies ct ais. and taken in execution
at the suit of Daniel F. Ferguson, ct
ux and to be sold by
JAMES cI1iINo.
Sheriff.
Dated July ?. 1927
4t51 PRS fee. Sc. IS