Gold Hill news., September 08, 1927, Image 6

Gertruda Olmsted
Martha Martin |
ABOUT OWLS
»(TYE promised to tell you something
* of owls this evening,” said the
Sandman. “ and I think perhaps I'll
choose the Great-Horned Owl and the
Barn Owl as the ones to talk about.
"The Great Horned Owl Is the first
bird of the year when It comes to nest­
ing, but I don't know that I can say
very much else for him.
"He Is a very cruel creature—going
after rabbits and other small animals.
“ Oh yes. he hunts and frightens lit ­
tle animals almost out of their wits
I one as though engaged In a drill.
“ The Skunk family sleeps during
the very coldest part of the winter,
but the rest of the time they are
awake, which rejoices old Horned-
Ow l's heart—If he can be said to have
a heart.
“The poor Skunk family would like
to be sociable, but no one wants to be
sociable with them except old Horned-
Owl, and they do not care for h it kind
of sociability I
“ Old Horned Owl has tufts upon his
enrs so that he can be told from other
owls, and then he is very big and very
strong,
What’s the f
Answer___ >
Q ueationa N o . 10
1—"'h o said: “Go West, youug man.
go West I"?
Í What English author lived with
and wrote about gypsies?
3 What 1s u pronounced peculiarity
of the German Baltic coast?
4— What statue, generally regarded
as the noblest exhibition of the human
form. Is on vlow In the Vatican at
Rome ?
5— What boat and In what year won
the International race fo r the America
cup?
0- What la lightning?
7 What Is an alternating electric
current?
8 For what queen wua Maryland
named?
9—Bow many vice presidenta be­
came Presidents aud who were they?
ilk— What la wrong In thia sentence
from a court decision: 'T h is cnae la
the moat unique o f Ita kind ever pre­
sented here"?
11— Who said: “ I know not what
course others may take; but, ns for
me. give me liberty or give uie death!"?
12— Who was the author of 'The
Man Without a Country"?
13— "'h a t composer of the Nine­
teenth century earned the title of
"waits king” ?
14— How many times did "'a lte r
Hagen win the national open golf
championship?
13—In physics, what Is an atmos­
phere?
10- What Is a "piece of eight"?
1” —What outfit fired the first Amer­
ican shot In the World war?
18—What I'ntted States general di­
rected the first automobile race In the
Cultcd States, and when?
10—Wherein does the "backbone" of
America differ from that of the Old
World?
2t>— What Is a moratorium?
5 1 ILL rE A IU R IN G SNAKESKLN;
CLOTH DRESSES TOR GIRLS
’T alile
wortd litui la-come suuke-
charuied. Al Ilio heglnulng of tlils
voglie Wiiiiieu looked askance al curry
Ing a hag or wearlng alinea or gioiva
mode of anakesktii! graduali.)- they
yleldcd and so thè mode tuia continue»!
to weave Ita faailiuilloii, whlvli has
m»t yet liccii hrokou.
"'ben early In thè aprine, snnke»!:*?;
apparvi appeared. ìt dld noe «cem to
la hiiplieulng lo tots' drc-.-cs these
days. It la very apparili! that Ulti»
Amerindi girla uro adopting the
French fashion of dresses, oli t so short.
There's plenty of nitor In the Juve­
nile style idrlura (Ids season. To
achieve novel color effis*l, ilcslgisera
are employing artful fabric treat­
ments, the Inset method especially
proving successful. That Is, a con­
trasting color of the samo material aa
“ He gives a terrible shriek and a
mournful call and the little auluiala
tremble.
“ He doesn't bother about building
himself a home, but he tries to find a
Gertruda Olmsted, the "movie” etar,
nest that has been vacant and has out
a birds' 'To Let' sign.
who has been seen to the satiefaction
“ That sign in (he bird world Is sim­ of thousands of admirers In countless
ply an empty nest
motion pictures, has been in theatrl-
cals practically all her life. During
“ And when a nest Is T o Let' or 'For
her earlier days she participated in
Rent,’ no one need do anything but
school theatricals, and was preparing
move In—If It Is a suitable place.
“ Now the Barn Owl Is quite differ­ to attend a dramatic school when she
was induced to enter a beauty contest
ent. The Barn Owl Is fa r more gentle-
she won. Later she was offered
looking In appearance, for Old Horned-
contract by a motion picture producer,
Owl Is a dangerous-looking creature,
too!
and her euccese ie known to all.
He has soft feathers of gray and
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brown and yellowish white, with
speckled decorations.
“ He hasn't any tufts over his ears
such as the Great-Horned Owl has.
“ He has little brown eyes and long
ocoooo
legs, and he likes to have his nest In
By LEONARD A . BARRETT
the hollow of a tr«-> as sometimes the
Great-Horned Owl does, too. or under OOOCHÒOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOQQQQQ
a roof of a barn.
DETACHMENT
"Mrs. Barn-Owl lays six beautiful
white eggs in the nest and she thinks
R IS K I N ' wrote, " I f you cut one
no other eggs would do!
LX square Inch out of uny of Tur
“ The Barn-Owl Is one of the latest
uer s skies, you have an Insight Into
of the Owls to nest and In muny, many
the Infinite; but If you stand at a
“Ho Is Very Cruel, Going After ways Is very different from the Great-
S m a r t M o d e s f o r M it lt a a r o n .
distance of an Inch from uny of T ur­
Horned Owl.
Small Animals.“
ner's skies, you w ill find you have
"The Barn-Owl is rather shy and
Anawera No 9
bespeak other than a flash of the sen- that of which the dress |s made Is
and eats them. He hunts at night and Isn't often seen, but they do a great only daubs of puint." Dally struggles
1— R. T. Jones, Jr.
aatlonnl—u mere passing fancy. How­ Inlayed, so to speak, with clever seam­
oh. how afraid the little rabbits are of deal of good work, destroying bad In­ with a very real world bear the same
2— A fish possessing organs capable ever, midseason and fall styles dis­ ing».
hint.
sects and brown rats that would do a testimony. Studying problems in _ of developing electric current
close the fact that serpents reincar­
A close study of the frock In the
mood
of
calm
detachment
has
saved
great
deal
of
harm.
“ Old Horned-Owl, as they call him.
nated Into coats and hats and such picture w ill reveal an Interesting In-
S
—ft
Is
an
unconscious
nervous
ac­
many
a
mistake.
When
you
are
Im­
les, I cannot say that I have very
Is their enemy and their little hearts
amort
details
ns
handbags,
belts
and
M | silling. Tills llltl,-
|, ,,f
pelled to write u letter, your best wla- tion produced by the Impression an oc­
beat with fear If they think he Ic any­ much that is good to say about Old
shoes art» still moving about on the chestnut colored wool rep with Insets
dom tells you not to w rite; write It currence creates on the brain.
Horned-Owl, but I have a great deal
where around.
stage of fashion.
of a lighter brown Ingeniously seamed
anyway, but do not mail It. Separata
4— Elizabeth, the “ Virgin Queen."
“ How many of their little hearts he that Is good to say about the useful
Indeed so popular have snnkeskln Into the body of the garment.
yourself
from
the
harassing
condi­
8—Six:
Washington,
Jefferson,
Madi­
Barn-Owl
and
so
I
told
about
Horned-
has stopped beating altogether!
effects become that some of the new­
These Inlay constructions present
tions Involved. Look at the problem son, Monroe, Tyler and Wilson.
“ He doesn’t even mind Mr, Skunk Owl first and Barn-Owl last, saving
est silks for blouse and for scarf, for vast posslt,tittles for Intriguing design.
from
a
distance;
and
tomorrow
you
the
better
owl
for
the
last
1
and his family and he thinks It's a
0—Stephen Foster; "Suwannee Riv­ coat linings and dress trimmings ure For Instance, a navy blue Jersey frock
w ill throw the letter Into the waste er," "My Old Kentucky Home," etc.
“ That Is the way it should be when
fine sight to see a Mother Skunk walk­
printed In anakeskln patternlugs— has Inserted strip« of French blue, so
basket
aud
be
the
better
for
It.
Fre­
ing along at night, followed by her one Is telling about these two Owl
which proves again thut "Imitation Is seumed as to mdlnte from a point at
7—
Europe:
Vesuvius.
families.
'•
quently a problem seems uusolvuhle
small children, each walking one by
the sincerest flattery."
one side, like spokes of a cart wheel.
8— Louts Marie Julien Vlaud.
because we are too near IL This
(C o p y r ig h t)
Now comes along u new tribute to
Another simple Interpretation of the
nearness makes it impossible for us to
9— Abraham Lincoln.
the fashionable serpent—the snake- Inset treatment Is that of making a
study It from un all-around point of
10— Tongass national forest In Alas­ skin raincoat made of rubberized fab­ deep yoke of a light tone with a
view. Acting upon the Impulse of ka, 10.340,003 acrea,
ric Imitating reptile effect
darker portion sewed below, the hem­
the moment many times results disas­
11— "Moby Dick," by Herman Mel­
As n trimming snakeskln Is really line displaying a third degree coloring.
trously. Problems somehow have a
ville.
wonderfully attractive. Some of au­
Dresses for children not only em­
way of suggesting their own solutions.
tumn's smartest Jersey dress«,a In two- ploy Inlays of one color, hut of many.
12— The Casplnn sea,
In these days when we are trying to
By J ean N ewton
piece styling are detailed with pock­ Ingenious seaming Is given to square«,
13— Mrs. Molln It. Mallory.
By H. 1 K V IN Q K l NQ
live 24 hours in 12, it seems neces­
ets of snakeskln with narrow bands triangles nnd other conventional mo­
sary that time be taken for one to
C k x x x x x x x x k x k x x x x > o < x x >< x > o o o
14— The smallest known part of Inserted at wrlstllne and on the col-
tifs of various shades until a gny ami
become acquainted with himself. An matter.
lar, also finishing the ends of n scarf modernistic patterning Is the result.
THE STAGE
Inventory of our own sources of
OPALS
13—Every third person works for a tie.
Unbroken lines from neck to hem Is
strength and weakness may surprise living.
Included In recent showings of early
the most approved styling this season.
’T 'H IN K IN G back for the origin of 'T 'H E superstition with regard to
us. He Is a wise man who knows his
fall accessories one finds many snake­ In the soft crepes nnd ginghams this
10—$10,000,000.
any theatrical performance, our
own limitations. If every day wo
the opal—that it Is an unlucky
skln lings, both genuine and Imitation, Is accomplished by menus of smocking,
minds naturally revert first to Shake­ gem—appears to be of northern ori­ could see our Inner selves reflected in
17— Gen. Zebulon Pike.
both of cobra ami wutersnuke variety. •birring, tucking and plaiting, which
speare and his Globe theater. Some gin. In the East the opal has always
a m irror we would learn some Impor­
18— Actor and thentpr manngcr.
One sees also snakeskln pnttemlngs
allows the fullness to (all from the
of ns would go back a little farther,
tant
lessons.
Moments
of
detachment
been regarded us rather a lucky stone.
10—W illiam II. Vanderbilt
on felt hats, done by handpalntlng on shoulder. Not only Is the peasant-type
and many of us would choose Moliere
But In Norse mythology we find the speot In becoming acquainted with
beige
and
string
colored
felt
grounds.
20—About three-fourths.
frock heavily smocked, hut this snniu
—the plays he wrote and staged, often
one's self are never spent in vain.
probable genesis of the superstition
The snnkeskln coals In the pic­ form of handiwork Is very popular
in the open, for the mad Louis, aad common among English-speaking peo­
In a life of seventy years, a man
ture bear the seal of Burls approval.
throughout all Juvenile styling.
then. In his own theater, where, for a ple today. In the “ Edda," that fa­ sleeps twenty-three years, works twen­ Empli
toy N e w Proceaa
while, he was the rage of France.
ty years Rnd plays twenty-seven years.
mous collection of Scandinavian myth
fo r C o lo rin g W ooc'
But these were only steps In the ology, it Is stated that Volonr, the
The efficiency of the twenty years of
The use of colored wo»»da In the con­
evolution of the theater and the play.
work
depends
upon
the
wny
we
S[>end
Scandinavian vulcan, fashioned out of
struction of furniture hna long been
For the origin of all dramatic repre­ the eyes of children a gem called
the other fifty years. I f some of this
known, the materlnl being stained aft.
sentation, we must go back to the yarksteln In which was, apparently,
time Is given to hours of detachment
days of Idol worship when many gods the opal. And It was a common be­ when we see visions and dream er the necessary seasoning proems.
were thought to rule the destinies of lie f In the Middle ages that by look­ dreams, hours in which ideals are Within the last few years, however,
a method of Austrian origin has been
man.
ing into the pupil of the eye the figure born and ambition kindles the fires | employed, whereby the wood Is col
Two brothers, Danaus and Aegyp- of a boy or a girl could be seen.
of enthusiasm, then we shall have ored when In a green state.
tns, sons of Belus, shared the throne
This early connection between the gone a long way toward reaching our
By means of heavy pressure In a
of Egypt. After a particularly heated
eye and the opal persisted down to goal In life. Mountain tops are not dosed vessel the sap Is driven out of
quarrel, Danaus, with bis followers,
inhabited.
We
climb
them
for
the
the time of Queen Elizabeth and
the wood an,I Is replaced by the color­
set sail in search of a new land where
doubtless owed something to the phys­ benefit of the point of view. So with ing fluid, which muy conslsf of a so­
he could rule alone. They landed
hours
of
detnehment
In
a
dally
life
of
lution of tlie more permanent aniline
near the Greek city of Argos, of ical resemblance between the white of toll and strain.
the eye and a very "m ilky" opal. In
dyes. The best kinds of wood for
which he shortly became king.
( © • 192?, by W e s te rn N e w s p a p e r U n io n .)
Elizabeth's reign Doctor Batman
treatment are found to be birch,
Here, to celebrate his good fortune,
writes, “ The optalllus (opal) keepeth
beech, alder, plane, elm and lime; oak,
he Instituted festivals In honor of the
fir and pine being unsuitable because
god Bacchus, who was supposed to and savetb the eye of him that bear
'H E YOUNG LADY they do not stain uniformly.
have helped make bis undertaking It and dimmeth other men's eyes so that
It In a manner maketh them blind, so
The colored wood Is used for fu rn i­
successful. These festivals consisted
ACROSS THE WAY
that they may not see what Is done
ture making and for the manufacture
of nothing more than riotous revelry,
before them, so that It Is said to be
of doors and window frames. It can
Interspersed with songs, which, after
the patron of thieves." This Is clear­
also lie employed for outdoor pur­
the manner of the day, were primitive
ly a variant of the evil eye super­
poses, In which case no painting Is
and often coarse.
stition, the opal being the eye; and
necessnry, although a coating of var­
But the festivals soon became very
taken In connection with the gruesome
nish would seem to be a necessity.
popular and were held periodically all
For the fitting of ships, railway cars,
over Greece. From this beginning, In custom of Volonr recorded in the
Edda sufficiently explains the Inherit­
and similar purposes, this stained
the form of a kind of public worship,
ed, intuitive distrust with which the
wood appears to be eminently fitted.
which was the first entertainment or
performance known, evolved the the­ superstitions regard the opal today.
(® by McClure N ew spaper S yn d icate l
atrical projects of later ages which
E arly Coaatal Survey
developed into the Institution of the
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theater as we know it today.
coast and geodetic survey show that
(C op yrigh t.)
an act authorizing a survey of the
-o
coastal waters of the United States
was approved by congress on Febru­
ary 10, 1807, but that actual field
work was not started until 1810. when
e??e^
a survey of the hay and harbor of
New York was begun.
J'U'IU'IIIU UIUIIII
“p i l E expression "Sour Grape»” had
1 Its origin from Aesop’s fable of
C u n n in g L ittle D ress.
No Spank
the fox and the grapes. A fox stole
A little girl who was visiting her The envelope hag under the arm of
Into a vinyard where he saw gome
Stylists are using for children's day­
friend had overstayed her time and the figure to the left is snakeskln time autumn frocks such woolens as
lovely grape» growing upon a high
trimmed.
knew
that
she
would
be
late
In
getting
trellis. He made many a spring after
Jersey, kasha, w»»ol crepe, serge, rep
RlHKLWt «
A fter vacation, then what? Cat- and velveteen.
home. She expressed the feur that her
the tempting prize, but all In vain.
’
L lT fte v
mother would give her n spanking for fitting the little folks for school an­
Leaving In despair he muttered to
For coats, suede cloth, broadcloth
fcrnitfBçfn/
being late. Her little hostess rushed swers the query. Considering that and velveteen are choice for dressy
himself, “ Well, It does not mutter.
Those grapes are sour."
away to another room and quickly re­ children are so decidedly In the fore­ types, with novelty checks and plait's
turned with a copy of Children, the ground of fashion these days, It be­ for sports cloaks. The new coats ate
Sour grapes has now come to
Magazine for Barents, which she comes Imperative that their frocks he featuring chin collars, some of them
mean something really wanted, al­
The young lady across the way says
though pretended to be undesirable, her little brother has gone to the hos­ handed to her friend. "Take this home well styled, not only for ‘‘dressup’’ oc­ fur-bound, others adding scnrfllke ties
because Impossible to get.—Anna S. pital to have his tonsils and asteroids to your mother, tell her to read It, and casions hut for school wear and play­ made of self fabric,
Tarnqulst
she won't spank you," she suid reas­ time hours as well.
removed.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
(& by M cClure N ew sp ap er S y n d ica te.)
suringly.
Short, shorter, shortest: that's what
t i l . 192?. by W estern N ew spaper U nion.)
(© by McClure N ew sp ap er S yn d icate )
(© . 1927, by W v.tn rs N vw apsper Union )
For Meditation
H ow It Started
«THE WHY of I
SUPERSTITIONS
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