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Thursday, July 8, 1937 THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. Way Back When By JE A N N E FAMOUS SONG WRITER KEPT A BOARDING HOUSE Fun for the W h o le Family WONDER how m any m any w om en who are just sim ple little I housew ives today would be famous, if they had the tim e to take from d em an d s of their hom es and fam ilies. Carrie Jacobs Bond m ade her su cc ess b e c a u s e circum stances forced her to change from a h o u se w ife to a business woman. She w as born in Jan esville, Wisconsin, in 1863. She liked m usic and stud ied piano from childhood until she m arried at the age of eighteen, y h e n she w as twenty-five, she r e iharried Dr. Frank L. Bond, who took a sym pathetic interest in her m usic and encouraged her to com pose. She wrote one song, “ Is My D olly D ead?” , at that tim e and it w as accepted; but the work w as m erely a hobby with her and she d id not produce m ore. She devoted her tim e and efforts to being a good housew ife and m other for the Doc to r and her little boy. Then, Dr. Bond w as killed in an accident and sh e w as left an invalid without THE FEATHERHEADS By Osborne The Lawn and Short of It o H .w e u L —« HOW DO V o u T h i N K I’LL FE E L W HEN I WALK OUT THERE' WITH THE G R A S S P ont V oli T h in k t h & LAVIN NEEDS U p ABOVE M V A N K LE S T M O W IN G ? TH AT OUGHT T o t ic k l e you/ Q ua X A YARD THAT HAS PLENTY O F THE LO N û- 6R EEIÔ SeNERALLV TAKES A TfelMMiNtf- By C. M. PAYNE S’MA'i'I'ER POP— Gotta Change Towaer’a Lines M A V J , VJILL ' V a 1 A IM M E eu E M E M o F L iv e tt A n ’ O F M lU rf? O MESCAL IKE m oney, and an eight-year-old son. Carrie Jacobs Bond did not lose heart. She rented a large house in Chicago and took in roomers. She m ade som e money as a dressm aker and painting china. They were so poor that her son had to go to work soon thereafter as a delivery boy. Am bitiously, she devoted all her spare tim e to com posing songs. Through financial support from a w om an singer sh e started a sm all m usic publishing house, writing the w ords and m usic, and painting the cover designs of the songs she pi int- ed. She even prom oted the songs herself, and little by little she won su ccess. Today the songs she wrote are rem em bered and sung through out the world, "A P erfect D ay,’ “ I Love You Truly,” “ His Lullaby,’ “ My Son,” “ Do You R em em ber?” and others. V xfrrui)^ by Tbs Bell Syndicats. Inc > The Situation Is AH Wet b ? s . l . kuntley Receiver O f f FINNEY OF TH E FORCE e • • SENATOR PITTMAN RUSHED TO ALASKA O OFTEN gold buried far away in som e inaccessible part of the world looks easier to get than for tunes aw aiting us right at home. Senator Key Pittm an of N evada started his career on a wild goose ch a se for gold, but cam e back to m ake his su ccess in the occupation for which his schooling fitted him. Key Pittm an, who w as born in 1872, attended law college in Ten n essee. His career at that tim e looked as though it m ight consist of practicing law, obtaining an ap pointm ent as district attorney, and forging ahead in politics with the United States senate as a goal. But young P ittm an could not see it that w ay, and the reason w as the Alas kan gold rush in 1896. He rushed up to the Klondike! And what hap pened? Key Pittm an landed at Daw son just ahead of the freeze alm ost penniless. In Nom e it is said that he worked at one end of a bucksaw a — AMP THIS THUG* BEAT ME UP AND T o o tf ALL MV money / S T h ere wm OTHER. P e E P U L - |H TH’ S H T o R e- WWy DIDN’T VET CALL FER H E L P ? I didn T want T h e m t <> T hink i wa - s having T rouble G etting my NUMBER à W ' p iN w ey 1H‘ xUTyMoB/I£ claims a .O T OF victims BUT TH' TiLl PHUNv TAKES ' I f TOLL- — — By FRED HARMAN BRONC PEELER_ Follow Me iF t’rt Nor B a c k -T o c a h i P BCFoßE OAV BREAK— RED S o l e s W i l l K N o v j i'n /io T P l a y i n 6 - VJrtH M in «— 8 u T I’v e « o r T o F i n o ôftoNC a n o V y IACN H i k — Strange Actions The Curse of Progress to m a k e a living. Then, the peo ple m ade him district attorney. Shortly thereafter, he returned to the United States, settling in Tono pah, N ev., where he laid the founda tion of his fortune in the Tonopah Telephone com pany. In 1913, Key Pittm an, in his first political contest, war elected to the United States senate, where he haa given a good account of him self for 24 years. His greatest interest is to better the position of silver, in spired of course by the great pro duction of this m etal in Nevada. Stories of w ealth to be won in foreign fields sound so much more alluring sim p ly because tbe fields represent the unknown and seem to offer m ore adventure. Probably w hile w e are pining to be in one place, the fellow who is there w ishes he w ere in ours. © —WNÜ Servie«. i A little girl sitting in church w atching a wedding, suddenly ex claim ed : “ M um my, has the lady changed her m ind?” “ What do you m ean?” the mother asked. “ W hy,” replied the child, “ she went up the aisle with one man and ca m e back with another."—Atlanta Constitution. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS OFF SCHEDULE Two Theories "How do you account for B liggins’ nervou sn ess?” “ I don’t know which theory to select. Those who like him say that his dyspepsia gives him a bad dis position and those who don’t say that his bad disposition gives him d yspepsia.” tWHNlR BEIM6 » U f l t f IM E . 6 0 K StnW ftSltEP WWW WWiiHB IDS rf MOWER M UNW fS -To ROUSE HIM EH0Ü6H YO SEL * SFOM Fill IWTO HIM BEFORE SHr IS »SLE TO 6 £ f AHOWFR SPCOHFUl ÍO HIS l l K « H»S DROPPED OFT AfcRlH V Estimate of Worth The young dandy w as about to m ake a start in business. “ I suppose," he drawled, “ you will pay m e what I'm worth.” “ Better than that,” said the head of the firm, “ w e will even give you a sm all salary.” SlEEPS PEACIFUUV W HIlE MÖWE» CoHFtP» W irt D»DDV WMFrt H W * S V SEHER DO AOC0Í I Í DECIDE fb L tfH IM SUER HOWE» II» f5 HIM 6C N1ÏV »HD CARPtfS HIM, SOUHO »SiEtP, to HIS CRiB W h E»£ HE IMMFD'ATElY COMES FOU »HD WIDE »WAKE »HO SÍAR1» SHOlrfiH, FOR »IS DIHHER. IW. M TS. All Ix )
