HALSEY EN TER PR ISE , HALSEY, OREGON, JULY 26. 1928 OUR COMIC SECTION D r. T h o m a s A rnold of Itughy w a s e n tire ly lacking In m usical ta ste . Speaking o f th is defect, he s a y s : "I can no m ore rem edy It th a n I could m ake my m ind m athem atical, o r th a n som e m en could e n te r Into th e deep delight w ith w hich I look a t a wood anem one o r w ood-sorrel.” D ean H ook used to m ain tain th a t H a n d el's •M essiah ” hnd tu rn ed m ore sin n e rs to righteousness thun had ail T h e phrase, “D on't give up the ship i” Is a ttrib u te d to Ja m e s Law rence, A m erican naval officer, who com m anded th e C hesapeake, a n Amer­ ican ship. In th e en co u n ter w ith the B ritish ship. Shannon. L aw rence w as wounded e arly In th e en co u n ter In th e leg, but re ta in e d his post on the deck. He w as m ortally w ounded a second tim e, and while being c arried below, noticing th a t th e crew w as h esitan t, cried, “ Boys, don 't su rre n der th e vessel 1“ W ealth From W a»te Aluminum, so popular for th e m an u ­ fa ctu re of p o ts and kettles, m ay be superseded o r find a close rival In a ew m etal colled beryllium . E x tra c te d from ores previously dum ped aw ay as w aste, beryllium prom ises special vnl ue In m aking kitchen utensils, fram es for airsh ip s a n d pistons for m otor cars. It Is about a th ird lighter th an alum tnum yet m uch h a rd er, w ith four tim es Its e la sticity . It re sists salt wn ter, which co rro d es alum inum , and seem s unaffected by liquids and fum es Its light gray color ta k e s on a polish like th at of fine steel. Punctuation T im e values for p u n ctu atio n a re giv­ en In the m ethod of pointing know n ns rhetorical punctuation. H ere the com ma Is said to in d ic a te a pause long enough to count one, a semi colon two. a colon th ree and a period four. Since re ad e rs would vary In rapidity of rend ing and counting p u n ctu atio n accord­ ing to g ram m atical c irc u m stan c e Is usually followed. House M ade Famous Fixing the Blame FINNEY OF THE FORCE T h e location of th e house In which Jefferson w rote th e D eclaratio n of In depenee w as on the so u th side of M ar ket stre et, P hiladelphia, betw een Sev­ enth and E ig h th stre e ts. T h e house Is no longer stan d in g , but the desk upon which lie w rote has been p r e served and Is th e pro p erty of the fed eral governm ent. Place» for Noses / ah sure , D ont A e fts '. MÍ LAAD.Vjt'LL GET VEZ home I .ALL O O lG H T / / WELL WtLL.iûNNV- vJHAT ARE V62L S06B1N' F t B ? . T he grin d sto n e Is no place for a man to keep his nose, but It is b e tte r th ere th an in o th e r folks’ affairs. S cien tists say th a t four h o u rs' hard m ental work Is a s physically e x h a u s t­ ing a s eight hours' m anual work. H ere and th e re a “ h people's le tte r colum n the “ how lelujnhs.” Intelligence H ytteria Hit» Dog» Intelligence If an Inherited chnrnc te rlstlc which grow s y ear by year In childhood, and is fully developed ubout sixteen or seventeen, a fte r w hich you may c u ltiv ate tlie m ind through otudy and e x p e rie n c e ; but not by the m ens ure ot a b ra in cell eon you Increase your '‘Intelligence.” Many grow n ups, and som e of them successful ns the w orld count* success. If tested sclen tlflcnlly. w onk1 tlml th at their "Intel ligence” w as no m ore th an th a t ot th eir schoolboy sou of tw elve.—G ia s gow H erald H y ste ria, o r w hat Is known as “frig h t dise ase ” In som e so u th e rn s ta te s of th is country, has a tta ck e d v aluable racin g greyhounds of Eng­ land. On one day fo u r w ere III at th e B urnley trac k , and th ree a t Salford. A ccording to MaJ. F. H opkins, official v e te rin a ry surgeon to th e G reyhound R acing association, th e com plaint Is new to E ngland, am i Is believed to have been Im ported from th e U nited S tates. It com es to a dog w ith o u t w arning, mid the anim al goes off “Into the blue.” c rie s wildly and becom es uncontrollable. T h e oldest city II the world still In e xistence Is D am ascus. It Is prob- able th a t th e re a re ru in s of o ther c ities a n te d a tin g D am ascus. E x ca v a ­ tio n s In C e n tra l Am ericn Indicate th a t som e o f th e oldest c ities In the w orld may originally have stood In th ese countries. T h is has not yet been S h a k e s p e a re ’s “ B o rro w in g ” T h e fam ous biographies by P lu tarch (40-120 A. D.) w ere of undoubted service to S h ak esp eare In w riting his to rical plays, “Ju liu s C aesar.” “ An thony and C leo p atra,” “ C oriolanus and others. P lu tarc h 8|>ent m ost of his life w riting his “ L ives" of Greek and Rom an celebrities. gle. In a full house or dw elling in quietness, we have our dully round of w ork, o u r d u tie s of affection, obe­ dience, love, m ercy. Industry, and th e lik e ; a n d th a t w hich m akes one m an differ from a n o th e r Is not so m uch w hat th in g s he does, a s Ids m anner of doing them .—C a rd in a l M anning. Recovering "O h I'm coining along, th an k ye." cheerily (dped old man T o tte rly , who w as III. “ I'm gettin g w elter all the time. I can q u a rre l w ith m.v son In­ law a little , and hope to hold him level a f te r a while. Yes. s lre e l I’ll he stro n g enough to piny checkers by and b y ."—P hiladelphia Record. A erial Tea» for London Hold» It» A ge W ell A leading London aviation service hns Just s ta rte d th e Idea of a erial tea p a rtie s, and will hold th e e v en ts every F rid a y aftern o o n th roughout th e sum m er. In u 21-senter plan e tlie p a ssen g ers will be able to view the city w hile sipping th e ir oolong. rainbow som etim es may be seen lay long In a cloudless sky in rla. It Is said to be due Io reflec of th e sun on fine p a rtic le s ot r In the air. r u tls ts at th e U niversity irnla. a fte r geologic survey ado, U tah a n d Arlxotiu. cl o rlil Is 7fi,UUU.UU0 y e ars old. OuAs and In» T h e re 's th is difference: An outlaw fran k ly robs you of money ; an In-mw prom ises to pay II back.— S unta Bar- bora Dally News. In fighting Insom nia, delib stay nw ake all of one night, m akes Insom nia slik . A xiom atic look nt w hat Is given, th e giver.—Seneca. is a heavy arm or, and n w eight Im pedes m ora i.—Byron. T h e m argin of sa fety grow s less ns tlie m argin of profil proves m ore.— Buffalo News. t n o # M I) A A > 4 ? SUE LOSES EVEGVMlN' I D GET LOST,- GOlN OUT WITH X G C A N 'M A - ■ Ju lia had been Invited to nccens- pany h e r g ra n d p a re n ts to th e too. \\ hen p re p arin g fo r th e trip Ju n io r, J u lia * younger b ro th er, asked w here his siste r w as going. I lls m o th er told him th a t J u lia 's g ra n d m o th e r and g ra n d fa th e r w ere going to ta k e h e r to th e too. Ju n io r asked bis m o th e r w h eth er th a t w a s not th e p lace w here they k e p t anim als. B eing a ssu re d th a t it w as, he s a id : “W hy a re th ey tak in g h e r th e re ? Is she going to tu r n Into an an im al o r w h at?” A ll-D ay Rainbow Tw o Sorts of W ork f I MUH-MUA MI&UTÄ KNOUED A nim at or W h a t? 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