[} THE CENTRE STi abou Butchery by Air. AN ANTONIO, TEXAS. — Following the example of Il Duce and that air-minded son of his, who wrote a brave book describing the joy of bombing undefended mud villages full of women and children, one of the leading statesmen of Italy has delivered a speech declaring war is the most glorious, most inspiring, most beautiful thing on earth. Inquiry discloses that this cheery patriot is a hero in his own right. As an officer, he the retreat from Caporetta. Caporetta was the place where all ranks of an entire army, with vic- tory against the en- emy right around the corner, sudden- ly remembered they had sworn to die in the last ditch and started for the ex- treme rear to look for it. Or it may have been that ev- erybody just simul- taneously felt home- sick. Anyhow, it was months before some of them caught up with their panting. Irvin S. Cobb orator has confused the science of warfare with the sport racing. . * » The Meaning of Words. DISTINGUISHED gentleman, eenth amendment was a failure, is words of wisdom, his attitude—in effect—being this: The causes of sanity and safety suffer because certain distillers and ly sell an unnecessarily high-pow- ered product, the results being law- breaking, property damage; danger and personal injury and untold suf- fering for innocent parties; homi- cides, mutilations, often a horrid death for the purchaser of the arti- cle in question. To extend the argument further, let us change just three words: *' . Certain automobile manufacturers and many local agents indiscrim- inately sell an unnecessarily high- powered product, the results being law-breaking, property damage; danger and personal injury and un- told suffering for innocent parties; homicides, mutilations, often a hor- rid death for the purchaser of the article in question.” Now then, when the aforesaid gen- tleman kindly proves that, in sell- ing cars capable of traveling 130 miles an hour or even faster, for limit of 60 miles an hour, or less, with him. » *» » Practical Jokes, Everywhere the lands were posted. highway. Leaving his mates at the hunt deer on the property. “Sure,” said the owner. right in—my place is full of bucks; I never gun ’em myself. me a favor. As you turn into the white mare. but I ain't got the heart to kill any living creature. misery, will you?” waggish idea. yell. “I feel so good I've got to shoot something!” he whooped. ‘‘Believe I'll shoot a horse to start with.” With that, he hauled off and blast- she leaned against the fence. “And now,”” as he turned on his horrified companions, “I believe I'll shoot me a couple of so-and-soes."” He waved his rifle in their direc- tion. The next instant one had vaulted out of the car and had him down, choking him until his tongue stuck out like a pink plush necktie, They were halfway back to town, with a large man sitting on his head and another driving like mad to find a lunatic asylum or a stout jail, be- fore the humorist succeeded in con- vincing them it was all just clean, boyish fun. Now the rest of Texas is wonder- ing whom the joke’s on. * IRVIN 8. COBB. Copyright. —~WNU Service, Closed Doors to World About 500 years ago a Tokugawa shogun (dictator) closed Japan's doors to the world and her foreign shipping stopped. But for centuries before that, Japanese fishermen and delegates of the Daimyo (Feudal lords) sailed extensively along the China coast. They even voyaged to Siam, Sumatra and Java. In the earlier open-door days, the shogun ate designated cerfain vessels called *“‘go-shu-in-sen’”’ as trading ships ELLO, EVERYBODY: Wow! What a thrill! I've seen flyers They call them “live jumps" The boys The other four would be a cinch. that control. Of course, he could have jumped— Even if the plane did make him. together. plane take off. and waited for death. crashing. Joe's body cut down the speed And Joe, meantime, was Somebody had Joe recognized the flyers in the a last salute to the dead! Joe snatch it from him. it and held on. IT WAS UP TO “‘Shrouds’’ he thought, The strands parted. Joe fell. mumbled a little prayer. and floated safely to Mother Earth. Dickens’ Visits to United States Dickens came to the United States in 1842. The result of this journey is to be found in ‘American Notes,” published in 1842. His second tour of the United States began late in No vember, 1867, and lasted until the middle of April, 1868. During that time he took in as a result of his readings a sum approximating $100,000. During his second tour he tried to correct his impressions of America and publicly acknowl edged his change of feelings at a farewell dinner (which cost $40 » plate) The Saying “Brand-New” The saying “brand-new” is equiv- alent to “fire-new,” meaning fresh from the fire, bright and new. “Brand” was originally from an Anglo-Saxon word which meant “burn.” Hence an article fresh from the forge was said to be brand. new. The notion that ‘brand-new’ originated from the practice of put- ting brands or trade-marks on man- ufactured articles is incorrect. The word is frequently but erroneously written and pronounced ‘'‘bran- new.” Whitman's Tribute to Bible Walt Whitman's tribute to the Bi- ole is as follows: How many ages and generations have brooded and wept and agonized over this book! What untellable joys and ecstacies, what support to martyrs at the stake, from it! To what myriads has it been the shore and rock of safety—the refuge from driving tempest and wreck! Translated in all languages, how it has united this diverse world! Of its thousands there is not a verse, not a word, but is thick-studded with human emotion. Zoo Calendar If you ask a Kirghiz his age he may reply, “I was born in the year of the Dog, and have lived five rounds,” for these nomad tribes of Mongol-Tartar descent know noth- ing of our Western calendar. have a system of their own, dividing time into “rounds,” consisting of 12 of our years. Each round is subdivided into 12 parts named aft- er ap animal. Hence you will hear of “the year of the Snake,” ‘the year of the Horse.” or “the year of the Bear.” tadotolelulablobodatobodokaloiole) STAR DUST Movie « Radio * * %%%k By VIRGINIA VALE k%% HE day of the handsome hero with soulful eyes and long lashes is definitely over ac- cording to theater managers throughout the country. Wil- liam Powell, Clark Gable, Paul Muni and Spencer Tracy are the current idols of audiences 2020 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 20 2 0 0 2 4 2 2 and coming James Stewart. Certainly if the Metro-Goldwyn- Almost every company has had a and all of ro-Goldwyn-Mayer have taken all the old ingredients and made them wn Wom Warner Brothers and moves to Metro- a producer, he and Clark Gable will both start arguing with executives that they simply ust make a picture to- gether. Clark has forgotten how hard Le Roy tried to give him a start in pictures years ago. When Clark was a stage actor and trying to get into pictures, Le Roy recommended him to Warner Brothers. He asked only $250 a week, but Warners thought that was too much for a guy with such big ears. Now they would gladly pay that much just to get one of his ears in a picture! anata Nowadays Shirley Temple rarely romps around the Twentieth Cen- tury-Fox lot visiting sets where pie- tures are being made. She stays in her dressing room bungalow and strange are the sounds that come out of there. It seems that Alan Dwan who is to direct her next pic- ture thought it would be very cute for Shirley to beat a drum, so he sent her a whole set of trap drums and hired a teacher to give her les- sons. No one, least of all Mr, Dwan, realized that Shirley would take to not Clark Gable wo Worn Studying box-office reports for the past few months, R-K-O have de- Lily Pons and Nino Martini. hard to find stories for singers. Par- Joan Blon- dell has decided she would rather a ries. Sing called “Chalked Pn er, nationally known sportsman, author, hunter and authority on dogs who broad- Sunday in the interest of a is heard over NBC's red net- work coast-to-coast at 2 p. m. with a re- broadcast over WGN of the Mutual net- a work at 2:45. Becker poh Becker knows the woods and waters of North and South America as few men do. He has hunted bear, moose, and sheep in Alaska and made explorations in the little<known reaches of the Amazon. aa ODDS AND ENDS—Connie Boswell will be on the Paul Whiteman program again on January 28th . . . Robert Taylor asked to have Virginia Bruce play opposite him in “Northwest Passage” because she was leading woman in his first big screen success, and he counts on her to bring him luck . . . Ted Husing, ace sports director, has entered a knitting contest in New York and defies anyone to make a crack about it . . . When Grace Moore, Gladys Swarthout and many other famous singers attended a business meeting of the Metro politan Opera Singers association, they ir sisted on ing a recess so as to liste to a Charlie McCarthy vi ward G. Robinson and Jean Hersholt their whole radio Appealing Picture or a Pillow Top Thoroughbreds they are, done in the simplest of embroidery, ready for the mest striking pillow or picture you ever saw. They're done entirely in single and out- line stitch, in wool or floss in deep, rich colors for a truly “winning” effect. A smart addition to any | home. In pattern 5956 you will | find a transfer pattern of a motif | 11 by 13% inches; a color chart | and key; material requirements; | illustrations of all stitches used. To obtain this pattern send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept.,, 250 W. Fourteenth Street, New York, N. Y. Information Not to Be Found in Encyclopedia Answers to a general knowledge test such as these help turn the teacher’s hai Period costumes are dresses all with dots, wrote comedies and errors. The people of India asis and outcasts way's capital is called Christianity. | Lipton is the capital of Ceylon. | A republic is a country where no one can do anything in pri-| vate. covered Shakespeare tragedies, Favorite Recipe of the Week ~ Salmon Hominy Casserole. HE combined flavors of salmon and hominy is pleasing, the combined texture of them is in- teresting, and the appearance of the two in a casserole dish is ap- pealing indeed. Try this combina tion for a tasty luncheon or supper dish. Salmon Hominy Casserole. 1 No. 2 can hominy 1% cup grated Ameri- 1 No. 1 tall can cancheese, salt and salmon pepper 4 tbsp. butter 4 tbsp. flour 2 cups liquid, part is cup buttered milk bread crumbs Arrange the hominy in the bot- tom of a greased casserole and lay the salmon over the hominy. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add flour, and stir until smooth, Add the liquid which is made up of the por- tion drained from the hominy and salmon and enough milk to make 2 cups. Cook until the sauce is thick and smooth, stirring con- Add cheese, season with salt and pepper, and pour over the hominy and salmon. Sprinkle crumbs over the top and bake in a moderate oven (400 degrees) until the crumbs are brown and the mix- ture thoroughly heated, or about 30 minutes. An asparagus tip salad with tart French dressing would be good with the casserole dish. The canned asparagus is available in all green, all white, and white with green tips, so your fancy has an oppor- tunity to choose the variety pre- ferred. MARJORIE H. BLACK. irs LUDEN'S ror COUGHS Millions have found in Calotabs | a most valuable aid in the treat- ment of colds. They take one or | two tablets the first night and re- | peat the third or fourth night if | needed, How do Calotabs help nature] throw off a cold? First, Calotabs | are one of the most thorough and dependable of all intestinal elimi- | nants, thus cleansing the intestinal | tract of the virus-laden mucus and | Second, Calotabs are romoting the elimination of cold poisons from the blood. Thus Calotabs serve the double purpose of a purgative and diuretic, both of which are needed in the treatment of colds. Calotabs are quite economical; only twenty-five cents for the family package, ten cents for the trial package.—(adv.) toxins. Be True To God, thy country, and thy | friend be true.—Henry Vaughan. | Slain Foes The sweetest honey comes from foes we slay.—Tracy de Land. Enjoy easy starting, care-free driving, and economical lu- brication for the rest of the Winter. Quaker State Winter Oil is made only of finest Pennsylvania crude oil . . specially refined for Winter, It flows freely when cold. . . gives the motor full-bodied lubrication. The retail price is 35¢ a quart. Quaker Scare Oil Refining Corporation, Oil City, Pennsylvania.
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