The Lampasas Daily Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 282, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 2, 1932 Page: 3 of 4
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THE LAMPASAS LEADER
Age Wot Mere Matter
of Passage of Years
Tt is an old saying that a. woman is
as old as she looks and a man is as old
as lie feels. Women who take an in-
terest in life never look old, being full
of gaiety and animation, and men who
take an interest in life never feel old
for the same reason. Actually, age is
more a matter of mind than body, for
a swift, flying mind keeps the body
young, whereas a swift, flying body
won't keep the mind young unless the
wits are exercised and the pleasant
emotions of life given full play.
If anyone disbelieves me, I merely
point, to the life statistics of insurance
companies, which prove that a country
clergyman has a far better expectation
of life than the most highly exercised
physical training instructor. The coun-
try clergyman leads a quiet, useful life,
takes a deep interest in his fellow crea-
tures, has a good conscience, and exer-
cises his mind. The physical training
instructor may have an equally good
conscience but he concentrates on the
exercise of his body; with the passing
of years his wits begin to creak and
suddenly he finds himself an old man
in spite of all those long-arm balances
and somersaults.
In short, if your years number eighty
and you still want to live forever, you
are young. If your years number
twenty-five and you wouldn’t care if
you were bumped off tomorrow, you
are old.—London Tit-Bits.
No Law Forbidding the
Holding of Two Offices
Tt would not be illegal or unconsti-
tutional for a person to fill two posts
in the President’s cabinet at the same
time, says Pathfinder Magazine. In
fact, during the early days of the Re-
public, it was not uncommon for a
cabinet officer to act temporarily as
head of an executive department other
than his own. For instance, James
Monroe served for a time in President
Madison’s cabinet as both secretary of
war and secretary of state. John Mar-
shall was chief justice of the Supreme
court and secretary of state at the
same time. He was secretary of state
under President Adams when he was
appointed chief justice' and the Presi-
dent authorized him to continue his
duties as secretary of state until Jef-
ferson’s inauguration a month later.
That is the only time that the two
highest appointive offices of the fed-
eral government have been filled by
one man at the same time. Legally
Marshall could have drawn salaries for
both positions, but he refused to accept
more than one and his salary as sec-
retary of state remained unpaid.
Barefooted Footballer-
The director of athletics at Oregon
State college says that in the game
between Oregon State college and New
York university in 1928 Henry Hughes,
an Hawaiian hoy from Honolulu, play-
ing right halfback on the Oregon
team, was a barefooted kicker. He
punted and place-kicked equally well
in bare feet, but only kicked barefoot-,
ed rarely in games. When he wanted
to make a- place-kick sure, he simply
took off his shoe and stocking and
kicked the ball. He was much more
accurate and got greater distance out
of Licks that way.
Beauty of Waxed Floors
There is nothing like wax for finish-
ing wooden floors. When the boards
ha'-m been stained and the pores filled
with a filler, floor wax can be spread
over them and- polished to a satin
surface, which can be repaired at any
time without removing the furniture.
Wax allows the wood to mellow as It
ages and each additional application
of it adds to a slow growing beauty
that improves with time.
Sociable Birds
The weaver birds found in the warm-
er parts of Asia, Africa and Australia
are a sociable lot. They weave veg-
etable fibers around the branch of a
tree to form a sort of thatched roof
beneath which as many as 300 birds
make their nests. Year after year
they make new nests under the same
shelter until the tree branch breaks
and a new dwelling place must be
started.
Translation
It was their first day in a military
camp and the two colored recruits
were sitting in the kitchen more or
less industriously removing the skins
from potatoes.
“Huccum,” demanded the first, “huc~
cum dat orficer keeps callin’ us K. P.
—K. P.?”
“Hesh you’ motif. iggorance,” ad-
vised the Second. “Hat am de abbrev-
iation fo’ ‘Keep [seelin'—keep peelin’.”
Clever Imitations
Rare Chinese carvings in jade,
quartz, amethyst or other extremely
hard substances, usually in the form of
trees and flowers, the work of genera-
tions of orientals, and therefore ex-
tremely costly, have been cleverly im-
itated. Wires' are wrapped with tinsel,
glass leaves are made to imitate
amethyst or jade, and glass beads are
strung on the wires.—Popular Mechan-
ics Magazine.
Wise Conduct
Our laws compel merchants to give
honest weight and full measure. But
the wise merchant needs no such laws
—he gives these as a matter of hon-
esty and fair-dealing. The wise work-
er is as the wise merchant—he gives
full value as a matter of principle.—
Grit
Lights of New York *£ ™umb™
Helen Worden, well-known newspa-
per woman, has a cat by the name of
Arnold. Whether the animal was
named for Benedict Arnold or Arnold
Daly, I do not know, but at any rate
it is a highly favored cat, which has
long been treated like a king by mem-
bers of the Worden family, which for-
merly resided on West Sixty-seventh
street. Another resident of that streets,
was and is William Beebe, the famous
naturalist and fish man. Arnold, like
other kings, grew tired of the cream
and trapping of royalty and used to try
to get away from it all. His method
of egress was by the window. After
some time spent in seeing life incog-
nito, he would return in the same man-
ner he had left. Noav Sixty-seventh is
a peculiar street. On the long block
which runs west from Central park
are some of the most attractive apart-
ments in the city. Also in that block
is one of the city’s few remaining
blacksmith shops and also a lumber
yard and paint shop. In his wander-
ings, Arnold must have visited the lat-
ter because, on one occasion, he re-
turned covered with light gray paint.
Now, Arnold, in his natural state, is
a black cat. When, therefore, a mem-
ber of the Worden family saw a gray
animal crouched on the window sill,
the natural thing to do was to throw’
a pitcher of water at it. Indignant,
at such treatment and at not being
recognized in his own domain, Arnold
departed and wms not seen for three
days. By this time some of the paint
had worn off.
* * *
Being treated royally, Arnold-was
scarcely to blame for getting the idea
that anything he desired was his right
of birth. It happened that Mr. Beebe,
either on his trips to the Galapagos is-
lands, his descents to the bottom of the
sea or on some of his other wander-
ings, had collected a number of rare
fish with weird eyes, fins and tails.
These he had in small aquariums in
his apartment. In a highly mysterious
manner, these fish began to disappear.
The story goes that one day Mr. Beebe
happened to see Arnold put a paw in
his mouth and dislodge a fish bone
from his throat. There was a bit of
controversy over the matter, which
may be one reason that Arnold and the
Wordens moved to Park avenue.
* * *
A woman I once knew had a cat.
It was not a royal beast, such as Ar-
nold. Its pedigree might have read,
Stray out of Alley. - This cat actually
fell into a pot of red paint and became
thickly coated. The woman who had
taken it in had one of the kindest
hearts in the world and decided that
something must be done. She had
heard of human beings who had gilded
themselves for some reason, dying, be-
cause all their pores were clogged. The
only remedy she could think of was
to try to remove the paint by turpen-
tine. This took off not only the paint,
but the hair. I never shall forget my
first sight of that cat after the oper-
ation. A cat without its hair is the
most startling sight I have ever seen.
With a round head, thin body, and
long legs it looks like some creature
out of a nightmare. I never knew
whether that cat became normal again
or not.
* * *
Thomas Mitchell has a dog named
Jean. Mr. Mitchell, w’ho is the author
of such plays as “Little Accident” and
“Cloudy with Showers,” claims that
Jean is descended from the blood-
hounds with which he once played in
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” and also that he
cannot write unless the dog sits beside
him. He says that when he gets stuck
for a third act, the dog crawls around
under the furniture and noses up the
rugs until it discovers an idea. Phil
Dunning, hearing of the dog’s ability,
borrowed it while he was writing his
latest play.
* * •
Few persons appear to know that
Samuel Merwin, the novelist, is an au-
thority on oriental history. Mr. Mer-
win has spent considerable time in the
Far East and is especially interested
in the story of the Mongols. One of
his other hobbies is tennis.
* * *
Among those unaffected by the de-
pression is a little old lady whose son,
long ago, bought her an annuity. She
lives as she always has and insists
that the depression is only a state of
mind.
(©, 1932, Bell Syndicate.)—WNU Service.
TOUGH HIDE
Near-Sighted Horse Fly — Great
Scott, this fellow has the toughest
bide of any equine I’ve tackled yet!
The .Children’s Corner
.EDITED by DOROTHY EDMONDS
Bears
On my grandfather’s farm
Is a great big wood
And it has a lot of bears
Just as such a place should.
And I used to be afraid
When 1 went that way,
So I scrootched way down
Even in broad day.
But my grandfather says
To pretend you’re pot afraid,
For with all us men
That’s the way the game is playe
And you stick out your chest
And you say HOC, HOO!
For to holler like that
Makes a bear afraid of you.
And he’s never seen a bear
In a hundred years or two
That wouldn’t turn and run
If you say HOO HOO!
So 1 stick out my chest
And I look straight ahead
And every bear I’ve hollered at
Has . turned and fled.
—Betsy Buttles.
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JAPS CAPTURE CHINESE “SPIES
These Chinese, shackled and chained together, are alleged spies cap-
tured by the Japanese military forces at Chu Liu Ho, Manchuria.
’V” ’sr Says: v v
YMMERSE an ink-stained handker-
A chief in milk immediately after It
has been stained, allow it to soak, and
the ink will disappear.
* * *
Prunes should always be prepared
without sugar, but a pinch of salt
should be added to each pound of
prunes. Wash the prunes in warm wa-
ter, then cover with cold water and
set on the back of the range over
night. Prunes should not boil.
* * *
When making marmalade grease the
preserving pans well with butter and
the marmalade will never burn; also
skim well. This makes the preserve
beautifully clear.
• * *
Brooms and all sweeping brushes
should be hung up when not in use.
If left standing on the bristles these
get bent and will not do their work
properly.
((c). by the Associated Newspapers)
(WNU Service)
Where boasting ends, dignity begins.
you STAY HOfAE/ YOU
LOSE EVE2YTIME. YDO
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■By Jean Wewton
TROUBLE AHEAD
“He Is Above-Board”
A PERSON known to be straight-
forward, who is honest, trust-
worthy and does things without con-
cealment—such a person is one who
Dog Laps Up Mi!k
After Causing Crash
Medford, Mass.—A certain lo-
cal dog doesn’t cry over spilled
milk. It was sunning itself on a
curbstone when a motor truck
appeared. John Amlaw, driver,
swerved to avoid the dog and
wrecked the truck, spilling 800
quarts of milk and cream on the
street.
After drinking its fill of milk,
the dog, unharmed, departed.
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Determination makes for success.
WHY IS IT “BOULEVARD”?
'TPHE English word “boulevard”
which we know to be practically
synonymous with “avenue” is a cor-
ruption of the German “Bollwerk’’
which is a cognate of our “bulwark,”
and originally indicated the site of an-
cient fortifications.
A story in a nutshell—but what,
you may r^aoenably inquire, have for-
tifications to wJch “avenue?” Therein
lies the story of the age-long press of
humans to escape their confines—the
eternal struggle for elbow-room.
Most ancient fortifications took the
form of a wall which encircled the
city. As the population grew, the
overflow settled beyond the walls,
which had to be removed, leaving a
lane through a crowded quarter, this
lane subsequently being known as a
boulevard—corruption of “bollwerk” or
foundation.
enjoys the reputation of being above-
board.
A colorful word is this, though not
upon the surface. For investigation
reveals that “above-board” comes to us
directly from the gaming table.
Literally, “above-board” means “over
the table.” It was originally applied
to describe so-called “honest” gam-
blers who were known never to cheat;
who handled all of their cards above
the table.
There, it was presumed, no oppor-
tunity was afforded for the changing
of cards or for any other form of de-
ception.
(©. 1932, Bell Syndicate.)—WNU Service.
Friend—Little Boy Blue, don’t blow
your sax.
L. B. B.—Why not?
Friend—A neighbor is Hunting for
you with an ax.
Hot Cross Buns.—Beat one egg
slightly, add three tablespoonfuls of
corn oil, one-fourth cupful of sugar,
one-half yeast cake dissolved in one-
fourth cupful of lukewarm water, add
the scalded milk (using one cupful) to
the egg mixture and when cool add
the softened yeast, one tablespoonful
of salt and three cupfuls of flour with
one-half cupful of seeded raisins. Cut
the raisins into quarters and place in
a warm place to rise overnight. Shape
in the morning into large biscuits,
place an inch apart to rise, brush
with beaten egg and when risen, bake
in a hot oven. Cool and make a cross
on the top of each bun with frosting;
frost with confectioner's sugar and
water.
Forest Ranger Retires
After 23 Years* Service
Elko, New—After 23 years with the
United States forest service, Charles
(Unde Charlie) Butler is about to re-
tire.
His life over the nearly quarter of
a century he has been employed in
the service is filled with incidents,
showing that Uncle Charlie did every-
thing from teach young maidens to
cook and find them husbands to dodg-
ing “mail-order” brides.
Charlie Butler has helped care for
14 widows, 17 orphans and taught nine
young ladies the art of cooking and
“saw that they got husbands when
they became properly trained.”
His service for the department took
him over approximately SO,500 miles
on horseback, about 3,000 by car, and
2,500 miles on foot. During that time
he counted 800,000 sheep and 230,000
cattle. He has entertained over 42,-
000 people at his station.
We are our own aptest deceiver.
Solitaire
(Copyright. W. N. T7.)
QTie Kitchen
, Cabinet
ROYAL BAPTISMAL IMMERSION IN THE JORDAN
His Imperial Highness Prince Asfaou Wossen Haile Selassie (third from right, with felt hat and cane), pho-
tographed on the banks of the River Jordan with members of his party immediately after a baptism ceremony
in which he and his sister, Princess Tenague Work Haile Selassie, were ceremoniously baptised by the Abyssinian
bishop. The princess may be seen on her brother’s right.
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The Lampasas Daily Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 282, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 2, 1932, newspaper, February 2, 1932; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth895199/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.