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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH, UTAH stands for purity, (2) Tou could say "How do you do, Mary, I am very glad to see sna you, how have you been? or somethingshould U ar, and the warmth of your welcome friend a dear how and how old, depend upon She is. (3) Have not been able to locate your song. Will continue to try and perhaps sonse one will kindly send it in, as so many have done for us. She smiles and beams, and beams and smiles, bame Nature does, with springtime wiles, And then she gets her wires plumb crossed And goes and flirts with old Jack Frost, Although she knows the brute Will nip the flowers and fruit And then she sends a flood Or thunderbolt no dud, Mixed in with forest Are e Or of a flier; Maybe she next does knout The farmer with a drought. Or blows a village down Or cloudbursts on a town! ,8o Nature empties oer the land The box of tricks she keeps on hand, 'Practical jokes to beat the band, .Mixed in with jokes of milder brand; Terrorist comedian bland Aint Nature grand! Ing from severe bflms on feet and The youngster was whimperbody. ing from the pain and (he forester took pity on It, lifted it into his car and made It fast with rope. The ranger started, only to discover that nose-div- J. D. S. By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN "V LD MOTHER NATURE M has her genial moods. At Jill I times she radiates good-ee- r health, strength, V m sanity with occasionally I a bit of humor thrown in. I But In general she Is far from being the loving old party sung by the poets. Some, who think they know her well, insist she Is not only capricious but malicious. Others hold her neutral, with Immutable laws that must be obeyed. The wind bloweth where it e 'llsteth, regardless qf the village In its path. ,The bolt strikes in its appointed place. Fire burns. man-mad- Waters drown. Anyway, here are some condensed Items from newspapers of recent date Which show Nature in the terrorist role: Peking. Deaths in the typhoon at Swatow, China, now are estimated at 60,000, with 100,000 homeless. Pueblo, Colo. D. Z. Bray and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Morrow, negroes, were drowned as they were crossing Peck creek. A wall of water six feet high caused by a heavy rain on the prairies came roaring down the creek, overturning their automobile. Estes Park, Colo. Lightning killed of Greeley on the summit of Long's peak (14,255 feet), Rocky Mountain National park. J. E. Bullas of Topeka, Kan., was knocked senseless, but was revived. J. E. Kitts Missoula, Mont. Fifty forest fires were started by lightning during r an electrical storm over District No. 1 of the forest service. During the last ten days 239 fires have occurred in the district The total area burned over Is approximately 24,000 acres. the mother bear was in hot pursuit. The forestry book of instructions does not cover this situation, but the ranger decided to throw the cub overboard. His attempts to untie the knots proved futile. .Finally, on a steep grade, the old bear threw herself on the back of the car. The forester jumped off the car, and regained his feet in time to see it continuing Its journey. Later, the automobile was found, everything in the Mother Margaret Mary home intact except the seat where the cub in Cheshire. Nine years ago, in the had been tied, the old bear having Panama Canal zone, he became lnfectr torn it out to release her offspring. ed from an insect bite. MOSQUITOES AND BANDITS Warsaw, Ind. John Zaner, sixty-onReno, Nev. A dozen Weary Willies died In a dentists chair at the unwittingly played havoc with city, office of Dr. J. C. Hart at Silver Lake. and state official life here. Death was due to heart disease, county Camping five miles from here, the brought on by fear, as the dentist was men were attacked by mosquitoes so preparing to extract a tooth. fiercely that they tied handkerchiefs over their faces for protection. PassFort Wayne, Ala. J. Wiley Reece, ing autoists saw in the masked group a planter, died forty minutes after he the potentiality of sotna high misdehad been bitten by a rattlesnake. meanor against the peace and dignity' of the commonwealth of Nevada, and New Orleans. John P. Thomas, from Governor Boyle down through sixty-fou- r, a rigger, was overcome by the state, county and city officialdom heat while painting a smokestack. As to the lowly constable there was a he fell backward his feet calight In rapid fire of orders, culminating in a the ropes of his Iggers chair. The charge by automobile and motorcycle paint pot was emptied over him. He on the camp of mystery. Query : 25 reshead till down, minutes, hung Were the hoboes more scared than the cued by the firemen. He died the next officials were chagrined? day from shock and hemorrhages. Marlinton, W. Va. The San Francisco. Off Point Sur, be- "belled buzzard has been seen again. low Monterey, a battle between ,a Superstitious residents fear a disaster whale and a swordfish was reported is imminent, in which there will be by Frank McDonald, custodian of the a great loss of life. They point to customs house. The first I saw of past occasions when the buzzard the battle, he said, "was when the made Its appearance, which were folwhale churned up a field of foam that lowed by calamities. Local history has looked like a white Island in the sea. it that th buzzard was captured and Then the big fellow spouted anjj belled by pioneer residents shortly leaped. I knew he was fighting a foe after the War of 1812. Residents are unseen. Suddenly, as though he had afraid to shoot it. been coming straight up for a solar plexus blow, a swordfish pierced the Washington. Reports have reaclit After a battle lasting more here of the success of a Danish ex, air. than a half hour the swordfish was pedition to the Bermudas, in answer victorious. ing the ancient question of the eels origin. Dr. Johs Schmidt, director or London. The prince of Wales pole- the Curlsbeg laboratory of Copenhacat. presented to him during his gen, has been making a special study world tour on the Renown, of the eel for more than fifteen years. bit a sailor named Fred Riddell of the Since at least 350 B. C. scientists have Renown crew, maintaining its hold been trying to find the eei'g birtliplace, until it was choked off and killed. and by tracking down the route taken by the young eels Doctor IN GENIAL MOOD Schmidt placed the breeding grounds By way of contrast, here are some between the Bermudas and the LeeItems doubtless all strictly veraward islands, where the sea reaches cious setting forth Nature in genial a depth of more than a mile. e, d Of ordinary drownings there are hundreds that might be chronicled. Almost every newspaper contains at 'least one such heading as these: . Life Saver, 3 Children Drown (Cellar Rapids, la.). Three Children and Man Drown mood : (Racine, Wis.) Miss. Shep, snake-killin- g Scooba, Cramps Cause Bathers Death (Dundee, 111.) dog, owned by Janies Edmonds, seventy-two, has fallon in love with a VERSATILE OLD DAME king snake and already has fought Nature, too, Is nothing if not versa- seven battles in its behalf with other snakes, the poisonous kind. tile examples : Pittsfield, Mass. Jamei Burke, ven, Prince George, B. C. A fire pattol whose body for nine years has been slowly turning to stone, died ranger came upon a young cub suffer thirty-se- Brilliant Record Admiral Sims, discussing the that still controversy crops up at times,. said at a dinner: Theres a great deal of truth in the story about the chap who held down a dangerous post at the Hotel Crillon in Paris all through the war, with occasional sallies by limousine to Tours and London and the Riviera i In the season. , Father, this chaps kid said ito , i This is your comer. Make use of it for your information on questions that are puzzling you. It will be my pleasure and privilege to answer carefully and promptly all questions submitted to me. Your questions must be limited to two, and your full name and address must accompany each letter. For special information send stamped envelope. All communications will al'' ways be held in absolute confidence. All letters should be addressed very plainly in pen and ink to Helen Brooks, Box 1545, Salt Lake City. , , r-- r ' Dear Miss Brooks: were you I would juet forget about the boy This is the first time I have ven for a while as far as going out with them all is concerned. Of course you may have tured into your circle. But neverthe at boy friends. (2 Blue and gold, black and gold, less I have read it every time it has red and green, purple and orange, pink and been published. And I think you and lavender, blue and rose are all pretty combinations, don't you think? (3) So much deit are just wonderful, and now 1 am pends on when, where and how served, as to going to take the privilege of asking what to serve. A simple Cantelope Sundae with seventeen am a few questions. (1) I cake, during the hot weather is sufficient, or served in small balls or cubes in and have my hair bobbed. Do you watermelon iced glasses, followed with a sweet of some think I am too old, and should let it kind iced and tea, coffee or lemonade, or a grow out? Can you suggest some dainty sandwich and an iced drink, followed with a plain ice cream and cake. (4) Face pretty way of combing it? (2) Do powder does not harm the unless you you know of anything that will keep use a cheap, inferior article, skin and you should hold the curl? doesnt It in hair my keep your ski well cleansed with a good curl over night- - (3) Miss Brooks, I cream. If your powder is not too light you do not need to apply a cream before putting want to work somewhere. It isnt on your powder. Young glris usually have because I have to, but because I feel so little need for using powder that it is like I ought to. Father has bad a pity to make up," so do not be in haste to use The fresh, girlish skin, is health and I have a guilty conscience, more toanything. be desired than all the artificial every time he gives, or I take any- beauty one can secure. thing from him. Theres no work here and mother doesnt approve of Dear Miss Brooks : to your corner? If so, me going out of town to work. Can willAreyouboys welcome please answer a few questions for you suggest anything I could do to me? (1) Is it proper for boys of fourteen and make money to help out? (4) I am sixteen to go with girls? (2) Is it proper to a girl the first time you take her home? small for my age and naturally pretty. kiss Some act like they- - wanted ns to kiss them. The only trouble is I have quite a few Some of the girls seem to want us to moles on my face. Is there anything put our arm around them and love them up Is it leavproper for us to do so? (4) Is it proper off without will take them that to set outside with a girl during a dance? ing a scar? (Some of the older boys do.) (5) Do you Well, Miss Brooks, I will relieve you think it is proper for girls to chew gum, in out public places, and what would for this time. I guess there are a lot especially you do to stop them? (6) What would you waiting for a chance. I sure hope I think if a girl refused to dance with you, then danced I all same dance I with another fellow? would call that give again. may hope this won't trouble you very much own if I could talk to you in person. We We are sending this with one of our sisters. Thanking you for your patience, I W. W. AND F. F. Yes, indeed, boys are very welcome. am as ever, (1) I would say No, tfo your first five questions. JACQULINE. Fourteen or even sixteen is too young to go Notice the rules at the head of our with the girls regularly To take a girl to a occasionally is all right, but not to column in regard to name and address, party dances, rides, etc. I would not cultiYou will receive mortf shows Jacquline. vate the friendship of girls such as you menI can as tion in wrtye service, you prompt your second, third, fourth and fifth (6) I would be qu;te apt to think personally instead of waiting . your questions. did not care to dance that dance with turn in the paper. (1) No, you are she me, and would think, or cere, no more about, not too old for bobbed hair if it is it. It was a very rude thing to do, if' she becoming to you, but if not, I should had no good excuse. let it grow out When too long to look Dear Miss Brooks: well, curl on tissue or waxed paper, by I have been reading your corner for some cutting a square and laying the strand time and as you have helped so many othof hair in it and rolling hair and pa- ers. I thought you could help me also. (1) is the greatest man now living and per up together. When taking it Who where does he live? (2) Who Is the greatest down, do not comb the curl out, but woman living and where does she live? (3) is Edison's greatest invention? (4) Who arrange in the National bob style and What the greatest musician living and where Is cover them with a net. This will is living? (5) Where can I get a book on hold the curl in better and look very he dancing lessons? (6) V?i y are some girls so is if hair crazy over boys? (?) Is a girl fourteen years your pretty, especially thick-You can fasten the curls in of age too old to plav with dolls? (8) What a girl with her dolls when she the 9i&i shape with smqll ,pins. should gets too big for them ? (9) Why do all the (2) There are many curling fluids on girls thirteen f fifteen go with boys? (10) you please tell me where these names the market, but I know of none that Could from and what are their meanings ? are very reliable, and they make the came Kathleen. Clara. Ramona, Esther, Emma, Mar. hair brittle, causing it to break off. Caret, Anne, Frederick, Theodore er Ted. Frank, You Elwood, Marvin and Chester. I would have a but (3) worthy ambition, be very glad to have the tenth question anare you not still in school? If you swered. send name and address I will give you Very truly yours, It. C. F., Utah the name of a publishing house who You given me a very hard question, pays a good commission for taking that of have selecting one person out of so many subscriptions for their popular maga- truly great men and women. I will eonfine zines. This is very nice work and is myself to those of our own country and give a few names from among the many, about all I could suggest for you. You you General John J. Pershing, address. War tl) could do this after school hours and Deni., Washington. D. C., Woodrow Wilson, Moles 2300 S S . Washington, D. C., J. P. Morare very hard Saturdays. (4) Wall St., New York. (2) Jane to handle. I do not know of any cure gan, 23writer and lecturer, 800 Halsted St., except the electric needle and even Chicago, III : Jeanette Congress-womaRankin, 44 E. 23rd St , New York City : Mary this, is npt always satisfactory. Call as often as you like, my dear Roberts Rinehart,, aqthor , and playwright, Sewickley, Pa. (3) Probably the eketrie light. Will gladly do all I can for you. (4) Probably Ignance Jan Paderewski., pianist Address not known. He is a Russian Poland. Dear Miss Brooks: (5) Any first class book store in Salt Lake. This do not I (0) I have often wondered know, been have interested I in your very myself. (7) No, indeed. (8) Anything she comer and would like very much to wishes to do. One usually wishes to keen thim (9) They do not, my dear, and certainly join you, How should you trim your finger should not (10) Here are the ones I can find for you : Kathleen, Greek, meaning pure ; nails properly, and could I get you to Clara. meaning bright ; Esther. Persian, send me the words of Tuck Me to meaning,Latin, a star, good fortune: Margaret, a pearl : Anne, Hebrew, meanGreek, Old Home. in meaning, My Sleep Kentucky grace; Frederick, Teutonic, meaning peace If a boy should ask you to go to ing Theodore. Greek, ift of God; Frank. lunch with him, and you wish to go, ruler; Latin, free. Read instructions at head of column before sending in your next letter. what would be proper to say? . Thanking you, Dear Miss Brooks : MICKEY. I am very much interested in Our Corner." , Welcome, -- Mickey. The finger nails Would kindly like for ru to answer a few are rounded; SligfKtTjr beyofld the end questions.; (1) What does thefollowingv colors ift meaning: Blue. Golden, White, of the finger, but not in such a long, represent Red, Purple and Brown? (2) What is the sharp point, as has been the custom proper thing to say when you meet your in the recent past. Your song can be girl friend after a long absence? 3) Would please print the words to th song 'Unreadily purchased for 30 cents in any you Sins." Thanking you very much. of the music shops. Only such songs pardonable A BOY. Utah. and poems as cannot be easily found Welcome, Boy (1) I find a few of the colors and meaning which you desire. Golden in the shops can be printed in our or orange is the color of simplicity or igcolumns- - A simple Thank you, I will norance ; Red governs love and affection : Brown be glad to have lunch with you, or is the hue of worldly wisdom ; White Yes, thank you, I will be delighted to have lunch with you, is proper. Dear Miss Brooks: I read your comer every week and enjoy it very much. Could you tell me a good way to remove freckles? Thanking you, the other day, Dear Miss Brooks: I have been very interested in your corner, and I think it is great I am a new member and would like you to answer a few questions for me, please. (1) Is it proper to dance with a boy you do not know, if not what would you tell him? (2) If gjr' move to another town, should she write to tne boy first? (3) If you meet a boy in your home town often, and you have not introduced to him, should you speak to biui (4) If a girl has been going with a bov for soma time, and he takes her home, is it her? proper for hhn to put his arm around of a (5) Could you give me the address switches? into hair snakes that company Thanking you very much, I remain, BLACK EYES, Utah. (1) Surely there should be some means by which this boy can be introduced to you, is there not? As I have often said, Circumstances alter cases" and if the circumstances were such that he had no way of receiving an introduction to you it might be quite proper for you to dance with him. (2) No, dear. (3) Better wait to let the boy write f rst he introduced, Black Eyes. You would be criticised by him taking no chances on besng or others. (4) No, NO 1 Some time I am count the numoff and to a take day going ber of times this question has been put to don't your better self me, and any way, Listen to this tell you the proper answer? better self, girls, it never guides you astray. envela will send stamped if you (5) Yes, h'd ope. Dear Miss Brooks: I have read 4 Our Corner in the local inpaper and I find it not only intensely Alteresting, but also very educational. for though I have never before written to you othinformation, the answers you have given Now, ers seem to be perfectly satisfactory. may I ask you to answer some for me if it will not interfere with your other affairs ? (1 Other than wearing eye glasses, what is a cure for weak eye 7 (2) Is a good a good face lot'on? (3) Is hair tonic? (4) Should oxfords or other low-c- ut shoes be worn in. wintftr (5) Is Mabel Normand married, what is her age and address? (6) Should a girl fourteen attend public dances ? I extend my advance thanks to you. Miss Brooks, for your valuable in- formation. I remain with sincere best wishes for you, SUNSHINE, Parowan, Utah. Thank you, Sunshine, for your lovely words of praise and encouragement. (1) I would hesitate to advise any treatment for your-eyeis restful water cold in salt Bathing to the eyes. You had better consult an (2) I am not familiar with the lotion mentioned, so would not care to pass judg-- f ment But I would advise you to be careful to use only those preparations which have been tried and tested and have been found (3) The shampoo is good pure and reliable. as a shampoo, but cannot say it is a (4) It is not well to wear low-c-ut good tonic. shoes for outdoor in winter though, if your ankles are well protected with wool hose (5) Mabel many consider it is not harmful Her address js, Normand is not married Miss Mack Sennett Studios, Edendale, Calif Normand does not give her age (6) No, it is dances to not advisable for girls attend public at all, even though they are past fourteen Dear Miss Brooks: I have been interested in your corner and have a few questions to ask also. (1) When a fellow writes to a girl whom he don't know and wants to be her friend, should she answer or not? (2) Why should the Columbine be our national flower? Thanking you in advance. I am, as ever, yours, ROSIE of Utah. (1) It would not be entirely improper for you to answer such a letter, by writing just a nice friendly letter. (2) There are a number of very good reasons, Rosie, one of which is that it is a native of more states than any other wild flower, with the exception, perhaps, of the golden rod ; it grows and makes beautiful the most barren spots, and flourishes in the more fertile places. Still another reason is the meaning of the flower which is Resolved to win." s, Read instructions RAMONA. column, at head of Ramona, and then send name and stamped envelope for the name of a freckle lotion. Dear Mix Brooks : Will you welcome an interested reader o t Just Between You and Me? 1 have vamiy searched for the flower symbol of my Bee Hive name. Loclrna, which signifies love, fe- , , . j. natural ' I wish- - to . use my symbol in Brockville, Onf. The members of ar r virtue, embroidery designs, so trust that you can foursome on the Mississippi Golf club give me ' yoUr ' usual, prompt attention to such matters and same the symbol which seems course at Carleton (dace have some- mosi nt (and appropriate, as well) for my crow to When one of work. Faithfully expectant, about. thing LOVIRNA. them drove on the rofigli a crow Why not the Wild Rosa, which in the the "Romance and ball of flowers to means, and, flying picked np the language flower of nature? next green, dropped It. The player modesty, and is a beautiful blossoms its Uncultivated and uncared for then sank It with one putt. T'U mark sends forth their fragrance and beauty. Purity, that down as a birdie two, he said. modesty and beauty always cornea to my mind when I eee thie sweet blossom. And whet Is than the in embroidery more beautiful wild rose! what did you do park was called Akademia. The word ' in the World war? Akademla gradually came tu be ap- Dear Mies Brooke: how splendid cant help thinking I just Oh, dont ask such ridiculous plied to the place rliera Plato trained be able to answer all our childish 'you are to whims. Perhaps you can answer crys and questions, Willie, said the veteran. minds, and its use as the designation (II Do you some of my foolish questions. Just keep on cleaning my medals and of Akademos think It incorrect for girls thirteen years old physical training quarbe quiet. with boys when only n a fr endly ters fell into the limbo of forgotten to associate way, such as being, like pals? (2) What to things. Thus the word Akadenda (or olore do you think are pretiy for class color: ? that are How Came the Word Academy. name some academy, as we have it) took on the tast Please (4) Do yju to serve a a party? bein back Fifili the a of 1 Away meaning century place viljere minds are think face powder hurts me skin Ho - t.l ! fore the present era. the Athenian taught how to think. Despite the ,tiould one be before they u e it ? Should isp face cream before putting powder on so philosopher Plato carried on his philo- sweep of many centuries and races as to hold It on ? in a o for er Greek the sophic teaching training park original stock, the placn Thanking you very much for your patieadvice. I am. and . athletes. This park was owned by here Plato taught near Athens, b Utah ONE FULL OF QUESTIONS. man naniPd Akademos. Hence tin- - etili called Akademia. anu (I) "Sm, m-- dear, it is hltn Dear Miss Brooks: Will you please answer some questions for me? (1) I have my hair bobbed, which is the style, to curl it or not? (2) Is it proper to tell a boy thanks when he takes you home? Wishing you much success. SMILES. (1) Whichever is the most becoming to' him your style of beauty. Smiles (2) Let thank you, dear, unless he has simply escorted courtesy some through from home place you only. Then it would be proper for you to thank him. 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