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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1925)
© Open Port Anniversary Celebration in Yokohama In tfie ® H arrison Ford JUNGLE With Chcc runs and the Quixies 4tz6raccDlisJ5fcwarr ELEPHANT GOES CALLING opened his O NE round m orn tw in in g k ly Cheerups eyes sooner than View o f th e M u n ic ip a l p n rk In Yokoham a, tra n sfo rm e d In fo a c a rn iv a l ground fo r the s ix ty-se va n th a n n iv e rs a ry o f th e fo u n d in g o f Yokoham a us an open p o rt c ity , b u st y e a r fo r the fir s t tim e th e h u rb o r was closed because o f th e disa stro u s earthquake. w h e th e r I shall co n tin u e In com m is sion, a n il i f so th a t I sh a ll he under th e com m and o f a person appointed by tlie C olony o f C onnecticut. In an sw er to the firs t p a rt. It appears to tile very e x tra o rd in a ry that the congress should u rst a p p o in t an officer, und a f te rw o rd , when he hud executed Ih e lr com m ission, a ppoint u co m m itte e to e xam iue i f he was fit fo r his post. I th in k the e x a m in a tio n sh o u ld have hack w ith you such o f th e cannon, been p rio r to th e com m ission. A fte r m ortars, stores, etc., w hich you shall exe cu ting th a t com m ission, th a t they Judge may he serviceable to the a rm y, should o rd e r u younger officer o f the leaving behind w hat m ay he necessary same ran k to ta k e the com m and o f to secure th a t p o rt w ith a sufficient the fo rtre sse s and vessels he ‘'On g arrison. You are to p ro cu re su ita b le q u ereil. p la in ly in d ica te s the loss o f p rovisions and stores fo r th e a rm y th e ir confidence und is a m ost d is and draw- upon the C om m ittee o f g ra ce fu l re fle c tio n on him and the Safety fo r th e am ount thereof, and to body o f troops lie commands, w h ic h is act In every exigency according to a sufficient inducem ent to re s ig n ; not y o u r best s k ill and d iscre tio n fo r the to m ention the very great h a rd s h ip on pu b lic In te re st, fo r w hich tld a sh a ll be tfie p riv a te men, who h a vin g served yo u r su ttlcle n t w a rra n t. w e ll near tw o m onths are now to be (S igned) B E N J A M IN ‘ C H U R C H . m ustered and i f by sickness o r hard Arm ed w ith th e com m ission. A rn o ld la b o r they are reduced and not tit fo r h u rrie d olT to the m ou n ta in regions o f service und do not puss m uste r, they Verm ont, In te n d in g to re c ru it men are to lose th e ir fo rm e r to w n haven from am ong th e m ountaineers. But he und he reiluced to tlie d istre ss o f b u y encountered a cold rehnlT. E than A l ing th e ir bread u n til they cun get len. w ith th e cu p tu re o f T iconderoga home to th e ir friends. as Ids own goal, had a lre a d y raised an T lie last o b je c tio n I have to m ake iirm y o f “ G reen M ou n ta in Boys," a c t is th a t 1 have so fu r lo st th e co n fi ing under a com m ission fro m the dence o f t h f congress th a t th e y have Colony o f C on n e cticut. A llen a b ru p tly declined sending me money as was waved nslde A rn o ld ’s a u th o rity fro m prom ised by C a p ta in B ro w n to dis the M assachusetts com m ittee o f sa fe ty charge the sm all and una voida b le to head th e e xpedition, and, a fte r a debts I have c o n tra cte d , fo r neces h itte r w rangle, A rn o ld , unable to raise saries fo r the use o f th e a rm y , fo r Ills troops, had to accept th e a lto w h ich my own c re d it is at sta ke w h ile gether disagreeable a lte rn a tiv e o f 1 am reiluced to th e necessity o f leav Joining A lle n 's forces us a p riv a te In ing the place w ith dishonor, o r w a it the runks. in g u n til I cun send home and dis A fte r the ca p tu re o f Ticonderoga charge those debts out o f m y p riv a te and C ro w n P o in t, A rn o ld Insisted th a t purse, the lu tte r o f w h ich I am de he assume comm and, and again there te rm in e d to do. th o ug h I have a lready was a v io le n t dispute between Idin and advanced 100 pounds o f m oney out o f A llen. Upon the Juncture being re ta in iny p riv a te purse. A ll w h ich reasons ed to th e Colony o f C onnecticut, It I believe w ill he th o u g h t a sufficient was agreed, w ith th e assent o f the Inducem ent fo r me to decline hold.ng M assachusetts co m m itte e o f safety, my com m ission longer. th a t A lle n re tn ln command. A rn o ld , B E N E D IC T A R N O L D . lingered o ve r lid s , got to g e th e r all ex T o W a lte r Spisiner, J e d id ia h F oster p e d itio n o f Ids own and made a so rtie & James S u lliv a n , E sq .: to St. John, Canada, w hich he cap A lt e r d is p a tc h in g the le tte r to Gain- tured. E ater, on his re tu rn to Crown bridge, A rn o ld w ent th e re h im s e lf and. Point, he was w a ite d upon h.v u dele In te r In th e sum m er, was given com gation fro m the M assachusetts P ro m and o f forces w h ic h , a fte r a notable v in c ia l congress. W hen Inform ed by m arch th ro u g h th e p rim e v a l fo re s t o f the delegation th a t It was th e re to In M ulne, seized th e fo rtre s s o f Quebec, vestig a te A rn o ld 's “capacity nnd con G eneral R ic h a rd M on tg o m ery, w ho had d u ct.“ A rn o ld flew In to a tem pestuous Joined his fo rc e s w ith those o f A rn o ld rage and ordered th e dele g atio n out. in th e u tta e k on Quebec, was k ille d , b etter Sent to Congress. w h ile A rn o ld , b a d ly wounded, was L a te r. A rn o ld , s m a rtin g u n d er w h a t o bliged to w ith d ra w . It w its five ye a rs la te r th a t A rn o ld , he considered u n fu lr tre a tm e n t, sent th is le tte r to the P ro v in c ia l congress, then a m a jo r general. In com m and at W est P o in t, tu m w l tr a it o r to his coun em bodying h is re s ig n a tio n : tr y In revenge fo r w h a t he considered Crown Pidnt, June 24. 1775. G e n tle m e n : Y o u r In s tru c tio n s o f h is h u m ilia tio n by the C o n tin e nta l the 14th Inst, fro m th e P ro v in c ia l Con congress, by schem ing to surrender gress o f the M assachusetts Buy in re th e gre u t W est P o in t fo rtre s s to the gard to tuy conduct, and com m and 1 B ritis h , and th u s give th e enemy here, being now b e fore me, I w ill an s tra te g ic c o n tro l o f th e H udson riv e r sw er In course. In th e firs t place I observe you are B a rg a in L icense a p pointed to exam ine m y conduct and P o p la r B lu ff, M o,— W . W. W ilson In w lm t m anner I have executed my com m ission. I look on th is In s tru c believes In b a rg a in s. A t th e firs t sales tio n at th is Ju n ctio n ns unprecedented, tlny event held here, am ong a rtic le s and a very p la in I II 11 m u I Ion th a t the too num erous to m en tio n was a m a r congress are dubious o f m y fo rtitu d e ria ge license. T h e p ric e was cu t In or a b ilitie s , w h ich Is a su fficie n t In h a lf fo r sales day. W ils o n purchased ducement fo r me to decline serving th e paper fo r 75 cents and ordered the name o f his p ro s p e c tiv e b rid e le ft them longer. Secondly, th e congress have a u th o r b la n k , " I ’ll m ake use o f It In tim e ." ized you to Judge o f m y s p irit, ca W ilso n said, a s s u rin g frie n d s he knew pa city and conduct, and d e term in e w h a t he was doing. usual. "F o lk s have to be up b rig h t and early to get ahead o f men,” th o ug h t he. " I feel Just as I f som ething were going io huppen to d ay." lie was re a lly too excited to sleep. A ll the love ly Ju n g le was so much more w o n d e rfu l th a n any dream he had ever dream ed th a t he opened his eyes very wide to m ake sure o f s ta y ing awake. Above C heerups’ head the palm trees waved th e ir giant leaves In the breeze lik e so m any palm - leaf fans. Big B rig h t M r. Sun. as lie [ieeped over the tops o f th e L ittle Benedict Arnold Shown a Quitter E nraged by F ancied S ligh t, H e O ffered to R esign Early in W ar. W orcester, Musa.—T w o h is to ric «' >c- (linenis, h ith e rto unpublished, hearing upon the tro u b lo u s fo rtu n e s o f Bene d ic t A n to ld In his e a rly experiences In the C o n tin e n ta l arm y, In the p re lim i n a ry days o f the R e vo lu tio n a ry w ar, have come to lig h t In the lib r a ry o f th e A m e rican A n tiq u a ria n society here. One is the o rig in a l w ritte n com m ission issued to A rn o ld by the M as sachusetts com m ittee o f sa fe ty lit C am bridge In May, 1775. a u th o riz in g him to organize an e xp e dition ugalnst T iconderoga. The o th e r Is a le tte r w ritte n by A rn o ld , In aggrieved lone, to the P ro vin cia l Congress o f Massa ch u se tts Bay, la te In June o f the same yeHr, resigning Ids com m ission a fte r a com m ittee hud been a p p ointe d by the congress to In ve stiga te his conduct. B oth documents, despite th e In te rve n in g 160 years, ure us p e rfe c tly legible us when penned. Im m e d ia te ly a fte r news o f the b a t tle s o f L e xin g to n und Concord hud spread th rough New England, lu te In A p ril, 1775, Benedict A rn o ld , whose In tre p id ity as a tig h te r was undisputed, n o tw ith s ta n d in g Ills treason la te r In th e w a r, hastened fro m Ids home In C onnecticut w ith h company o f re- c r u lls to get Into the fra y . A t th a t lim e the attem pted ca p ture o f F o rts Ticonderoga and C row n P oint was ta lke d o f In the colonies as p a rt o f a s tra te g ic scheme to sh ill olT the Cana d ia n governor general. S ir G uy C arle ton. who planned to fo rce his way w ith troops to New York. A rn o ld Plans A tta ck. Benedict A rn o ld , Inspired w ith the Idea o f ta kin g the fo rta him self, ob ta in e d on May K a com m ission fro m the com m ittee o f safety a p p o in tin g Idin colonel and a u th o rizin g him to raise an arm y in M assachusetts and elsewhere In the New England colonies und to proceed, us its com m ander, to a tte m p t to la k e T iconderoga. T he com m ission, us It appears In the archives o f the A m erlcun A n tlq iiu rla u society, reads as fo llo w s : In C om m ittee o f S ufety, Cam bridge. M ay 8, 1775. T o Benedict A rn o ld , Esq., Com m ander o f a Body o f T roops on an e xp e dition to subdue and ta ke posses slon o f th e F o rt T iconderoga. Sir-—C o n fid in g In yo u r Judgment, fid e lity and vulor, we do by these p re s ents c o n s titu te and a p p oint you colo nel and com m ander In c h ie f o ve r a body o f men not exceeding fo u r bun d re d ; to proceed w ith n il e xp e dition to tlie w estern p a rts o f th is and th e ne ig h bo rin g colonies, w here you ure d i rected to e n list those men nm l w ith them fo rth w ith to m arch to th e fo rt at Ticonderoga and use y o u r best en deavor to reduce th e snme, ta k in g pos session o f the cannon, m o rta rs, stores, etc., i i | h iii the la k e ; you are to tirin g FATAL FISH POISONING MYSTERY IN HONOLULU W hat Toxin Killed Two Chine»« It Unexplained— H aw aiian Legends Are Revived. H o n o lu lu , H a w a ii.—T h e death re ce n tly o f tw o Chine««*, w hich was at- trlh u te d to the e a tin g o f the fresh p u ffe r o r Im lloon fish, has caused a disp u te as to w h e th e r the fish, a fa ir ly comm on v a rie ty In H a w a iia n w aters, la poisonous In Its e lf o r becomes a«' th ro u g h poisonous seaweed eaten by th e fish, o r th ro u g h Im p ro p e r m ethods o f p re p a ra tio n T h e occurrence alao has ro v lv e il some In te re stin g legends am ong the Haw aiian«. T he Queen's h o sp ital. In a b u lle tin teeo.-d a fte r e xh a u stive e xa m in a tio n , declare« th a t th e six balloon fish w hich w ere s u ju • sed to have caused the d e a th o f the tw o Chinese w ere not l«olsovinua T he b u lle tin e xp la in s f u r th e r th a t It la possible th a t these fish nt ce rta in tim es o r places est a poison ous seaweed. T h e h o sp ita l p o in ts o u t «Iso th a t th e re Is a v a rie ty o f tlie fish, com para tiv e ly rare, w h ich Is poisonous, w ith a secretion s im ila r to th e poison o f ce r ta in toadstools, nnd th a t on th e Island o f M o lo ka i It Is a w e ll kn o w n fa c t th a t ce rta in flah, auch aa th e o rd in a ry h a rm less ulun, I f ta ke n on one aide o f the Island, are poisonous, h u t I f caught elsew here are wholesom e food. T he m u lle t Is said to he poisonous In M o lo ka i w a te rs at c e rta in tim e s o f the year, nnd to produce choking, dlxsl- ncss and te rr ify in g dream s. T h e legend la th a t c e rta in gods csnie at va rio u s seasons to liv e at the sen shore, end w h ile they rem ained on the shore o f a c e rta in hay the fish were poisonous to nian. “ T h e tru e e x p la n a tio n ." say the hna- p lta l chem ists, "Is p ro b a b ly th a t at c e rta in tim es and places the fish eat poisonous fond.“ H a w a iia n « , however, assert th a t th e re Is no poisonous seaweed In H a w a iia n w aters. B ootb lack S e e s C hild F irst T im e in 15 Y ears New Y o rk - T h e o fficia l b o o tb la ck o f police h e a dquarters. Giuseppe Carnaso, gave a p a rty at his home fo r his sev enteen-} ear-old d a u gh te r, A n to in e tte , to whom he w as in tro d u ce d by his w ife a few days ago when A n to in e tte a rriv e d fro m Ita ly . He 'h ud not seen tie r since she » a s two. C arnaso was poor fifte e n years ago w hen he and his w ife , C ath e rin e , sailed fro m Ita ly f o r A m e rica. T h e y le ft M a rio , a son. w h o was fo u r years old, and A n to in e tte , w ith re la tiv e s In the v illa g e o f C atnna. G iuseppe and Cath e rln e passed th ro u g h E llis Island and disappeared In to New Y o rk 's East stile. G iuseppe shined s h iv s , and a fte r years o f w o rk he became u ffic ia l police b o vlb la c k . “ Hop Onto My Tru nk and Nearer My Ear.’’ Run Up H ills , m ade diam onds o f the dew drops and tu rn e d tlie ttow ers in to tlame. O n e o i those flow ers w o u ld m ake a w hole s u it fo r me,” th o u g h t Cheer- ups. “ I f I could o n ly find n ta ilo r, 1 would exchange my green coat fo r a p u rp le one. ■ B u t w h a t in the w o rld is th a t ru m b lin g noise? I believe we are going to have a show er. Q u lcke a r, do you hear th u n d e r? ” " I c e rta in ly hear so m e th in g ve ry loud and a la rm in g , s ir ," c rie d Q u ic k - ear. Jum ping up fro m th e c o m fo rta b le cobweb w here he was s ittin g “ It doesn't sound a b it lik e the th u n d e r we hear on th e G reu t M o u n ta in at home, though. It's so r u m b ly - r o ll;, and It's com ing n e a re r a ll the tim e .” "B le ss me, w h a t's th a t? " shouted Cheerups, as a g re a t g ra y m onster b ro ke th ro u g h th e u n d erbrush nnd stood s t ill a m in u te , as I f dazed. F u lly ten fe e t ta ll wus th is fe llo w , w ith the ilggest ears and th e longest nose and Ihe m ost s u rp ris in g teeth w h ich s tretch e d aw ay, w a y out In fr o n t o f him . " H o w do you do. s ir," said Cheer- ups b ra v e ly , b u t h is knees shook a l i t tle. “ W h a t can I do fo r you th is m o rn in g ? " " E li. w h a t was th n t? D id I hear som e th in g ? ” tru m p e te d th is stran g e v is ito r. "S u re ly I heard a sound, hut I c a n 't see a sin g le th in g . D o th e y m ake voices w ith o u t bodies nowadays? Come o u t here lik e h gentlem an and ta lk , w hoever you a r e !” I “ M y d e a r s ir,” said Cheerups, w ho ; was Just a lit t le a n g ry a t 1 r in g spoken I to so rud e ly, “ w ill you please he k in d enough to look on th e g ro u n d r ig h t in fro n t o f y o u r re m a rk a b le lo n g nose? I'm Cheerups, and I have come a ll th e way fro m the G re a t M o u n ta in to broaden my a cq u ainta n ce ." “ Oh, th e re you ure, to be sure, M r. Cheerups. I am s o rry I spoke the w ay I did. M y cousin, H u s k y Tusfcy, In In d ia Is so p o lite th a t he w o u ld be I have d re a d fu lly ashamed o f tne. been lo o k in g e v e ry w h e re f o r yon. C h u rly G o rilla came hom e so set up about th e new u m b re lla w h ich you lim ned h im — I mean e xp la in e d to him how to use— th a t I have come fo r a h it o f advice too. H o p o n to m y tru n k and run up n e a re r in y ear, th a t’s a good fe llo w ! N ow we cun ta lk . 1 am G ray Ears th e A fric a n E le p h a n t. | You see, I have come about m y teeth. No, not these lo n g tusks. T h e y do look Im pressive, d o n 't th e y? B u t w h a i was I saying? Gh, yes. about teeth. I had fo u r fine ones, tw o on cacti ja w , and th e y g ro u n d leaves and tw ig s s p le n d id ly , hut th re e o f them have w orn o ff Hnd dropped out. W h a t v.;n 1 do?" "W h y , th a t’s v e ry easy, G ray E a r s ; d o n 't w o rry ," shouted C heerups g a ily . "M o th e r N a tu re has a rranged so th a t when one o f y o u r te e th drops out, un-- o th e r one w ill come fo rw a rd fro m th e hack o f y o u r Jaw to ta k e Its place. Go home now and he p a tie n t, and be fo re you rea lize It, you w ill have a ll the teeth you need," and Cheerups ran q u ic k ly down G ray E a rs' long tru n k und Jumped to th e ground w ith a m e rry chuckle. G ray Ears stood th e re a m in u te , s w in g in g his body fro m side to side "M ovie” goere all over me country are fa m ilia r w ith the name of Harrison Ford, and his splendid work in pic ture«. Ford was born, and received hie early education In Kansas City, Mo. His first theatrical experience was with a stock company. Thia pleasing actor it five feet, ten Inch«« ta ll and weighs 157 pounds. He has brown eyes, brown hair, and a fa ir complexion. nnd c u rlin g - his tr u n k th is w av and th a t. H e f e lt a lit t le d o u b tfu l. W hat he had heard seemed too strange and too good to believe. T he n he shook his b ig g ra y sides und flupped his big g ra y ears und s a id : "T h a n k you e ve r so m uch fo r your kindness, M r. Cheerups. I ’ll t e going now, b u t I ' l l come hack la te r to let you k n o w ab o ut those te e th ." Then G raT E a rs th e E le p h a n t ambled and sham bled s lo w ly aw a y th ro u g h the trees. ((E) by L ittle . B row n A Co.) Qjour Health Bi Andren» F. Currier, M. D. o r ch e m ic a l change b e fore It can be come a p a rt o f tlie blo o d stream . M eat, eggs, fish and o th e r substances IG E S T IO N Is th e p re p a ra tio n o f k n o w n as p ro te ld s o r alb u m in o id s, In th e food fo r a b so rp tio n and d is t r i c lu d in g th e cheese o f m ilk , are digested b u tio n to th e ce lls w h ich m ake up In Ih e stom ach by th e flu id m ade In the th e body. glands o f th a t organ ca lle d gastric W h a te v e r Is ta k e n in to th e body Juice, c o n s is tin g e s s e n tia lly o f weak m ust undergo c e rta in changes before It can he a p p ro p ria te d hs food o r fu e l. h y d ro c h lo ric acid Hnd a fe rm e n t of enzym e ca lle d pepsin. M eat, fish, bread, vegetables m ust be Vegetables, a c e rta in percentage o f chewed to a pulp, m oistened and p a rt the cereals, fa ts and o ils k n o w n col ly digested by th e su llv a , churned le c tiv e ly as ca rb o h yd rate s, are digest about In the stom ach Hnd fu rth e r liq u e ed in th e sm a ll In te s tin e , th e starch In fied by th e Juices o f th e stom ach, pan th e vegetables being changed by the creas, liv e r and In te s tin e s b efore th e y fe rm e n t p ro v id e d by th e pancreas, and are In a s u ita b le c o n d itio n to be ta ke n th e fa ts and o ils being e m ulsified p a rt In h.v th e m y ria d s o f lit t le absorbents ly by th e same means and p a rtly by w h ich have th e ir openings In th e in the a c tio n o f th e b ile w h ic h flow s in to testine. the in te s tin e fro m th e liv e r. T h e liq u id fn ts and o ils m ust u n N ot u n til th e food has experienced dergo e m u ls ific a tio n , w h ich d iv id e s them In to countless globules o f In these changes can It he absorbed fro m fin ite s im a l size tie fo re th e y can he ab th e In te stin e , conveyed In to the blood stream , and tra n s p o rte d over the body. s o rb e d ; m ilk m ust have its cheese and W hen th is process is not p ro p e rly b u tte r digested, nnd even w a te r m ay he ca lle d upon to s u b m it to p h ysica l c a rrie d o u t, d ig e stive m ed icine must tie used to help o u t n a tu re ’s deficiencies. F o r th is purpose th e secretions from th e d ig e s tiv e organs o f slaughtered H. IRVING a nim als, w h ich are Id e n tic a l w ith thus» o b tained fro m th e same organs in man. KING are used, these organs being p ro p e rly I trea te d In ch e m ica l la b o ra to rie s to ob ta in th e ir co n ten ts as soon as possible | a fte r being rem oved fro m th e anim al. F rom th e d ig e stive organs o f slaugh a death in th e fa m ily and th e especiul tered c a ttle , sheep and hogs, com m er liv e lin e s s o f a c ric k e t In its c h irp in g s c ia l pepsin, p a n c re a tln a n il b ile are fo re te lls th e com ing o f u loved one. th u s ob taine d nnd th e y are then made M ost o f the w rite rs regard the super In to p h a rm a c e u tic a l p re p a ra tio n s In s titio n as o rig in a tin g In th e m agic o f the fo rm o f pow ders, ta b le ts , p ills , and association. T h e c ric k e t m akes a cheer fluids. fu l sound, and Is fre q u e n tly henrd T h e e x tra c ts and p ow ders being most about th e h e a rth becoming, hs It were, lik e th e se cre tio n th a t was present In a p a rt o f th e fa m ily o r a god o f the the liv in g an im a ls, a re a p t to he inure fireside— a Im res. e fficient as aids to dig e stio n th a n P lin y , w r itin g n e a rly tw o thousand wines, e lix irs , tin c tu re s , and tablets. years ago, says th a t " c ric k e ts were In m any cases th e y are combined much esleemed by ancient m agicians,“ w ith an a n tis e p tic substance to pre w hich arouses a suspicion th a t th e vent decom position, and th is Is Im por , c ric k e t s u p e rs titio n has behind It soine- ta n t because a n im a l substances de ! th in g besides th e Lares Idea and th a t compose q u ic k ly . som ething so ancient th a t It was u n T he re Is fre q u e n tly a d a te on t h * known even In Its associations In package s ta tin g the tim e lim it fo r us I'lln .v's tim e : th a t th e s u p e rs titio n Is | ln g the contents, b u t th is cannot a l so ancient. an in h e rita n c e fro m days ways he depended u p o n ; fo r heat and i so rem ote, th a t Its real o rig in has been m oistu re inHy cause th e fe rm e n t to I lost a vestige fro m p rim itiv e tim es decompose long be fore th e date 1» I and a s trik in g exam ple o f th e p e r reached. sistence o f a s u p e rs titio n long a fte r i I® by G enre» M a tth ew A ill m ll e v e ry th in g re la tin g to It hns heen I gathered In to th e Im pe n e tra b le gloom ^ o o o & o u o o o o c n X J O o c H X n X K ja - o o g MEDICINES, DIGESTION D HE WHY sf SUPERSTITIONS Î5 CRICKETS H E N we co n sid e r th e presence o f a c ric k e t sin g in g In the house ns an omen o f good lu ck we are c o n tin u in g a s u p e rs titio n o f u n kn o w n an tiq u ity . In general th e s u p e rs titio n is th a t th e c ric k e t "on th e h e u rth " b ring s good lu c k ; th e sudden d e p a rtu re o f c ric k e ts fro m th e house pro g n o stica te s W What’s in a Name?" By M IL D R E D M ARSH ALL Pact» about your name. Ha htalory; meantns. whence it waa derived. t i g aiftcence. your lucky day. lucky lewel ANNIE H IS q u a in t h u t ch a rm in g and u n p o p u la r nam e has no e ty m olog ica l rig h t to existence. Though It s ig n ifie s grace and Is o f course close ly re la te d to Anne nnd Anna. It has no s c ie n tific excuse fo r being. It seems ra th e r to be tlie n a tu ra l endearm ent ris in g out o f th e c h ill d ig n ity o f Anne. I t is b a re ly possible th a t A n n ie may have come to us h.v a m ore d ire c t ro u te th a n co llo q u ia lis m . A fa v o rite name In e a rly G aelic tim e s was A n a l, s lg n lfy - i ln g Joy. T he p ro n u n c ia tio n o f t ills name is ve ry s im ila r to Annie. In E n gland, h o » e ve r, th e re has arisen a | fa sh io n o f c h ris te n in g Annie, probablx fro m »«.tne co n fusion as to th e sp e llin g . o f A nn o r Anne. W ith th e e xception o f Anna, th e ! q u a in t uame o f A n n ie Is th e m ost pop- J u la r o f a ll fo rm s In th is c o u n try . A nne i is p iq u a n t and A nna s lig h tly fo rtih l ding, h u t A n n ie appeals to th e p o p ular l taste and Yankee luxe o f endearm ent. A m b e r Is A n n ie 's ta lh u u a n lc stone I t w ill b rin g her h e a lth and g u a rd her frees disease. Tuesday Is her lu cky day wad 4 her lu c k y num ber. T d e n ia b ly -£ by W hevl.i Syudicaia. la«.) o f lo st centuries. A LINE O’ CHEER lig by McClur» N » w .p a p er S y n d ica te ) -o- By John Kendrick Benge. c<n>ooooocKJOOO<n>CH>ooo'>oocg co ld ano T C h e e r h e th o rn s he fo u n d upon h ie w a y. A ll fit to p ie rc e m e re b u b - bleu w it h . H e p lu c k e d a n d on each paeslR g day H e used to p r ic k hie tro u b le s w it h . And O e v e ry e tooe fo u n d he th e re o n . StoDAB ro u g h b e y o n d th e t e l l in g o f. H e e e lie d a n d e haped. a n d th e n an o n H e b u ilt a c h e e ry d w e llin g of. In d e e d , th a o b a ta d e s he m e t. T h e v e r y onee I m r h y m in g on. H e tu r n e d In to a la d d e r, eet F o r h im to kee p un c lim b in g on! <© by MeClare N ew ep ap er ftyn dtrete i * 0 0 X L- o 1 1 ■ 5