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Show tea wmm THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH: UTAH Nm Irish Round Towers Unique The most remarkable examples of, early Irish buildings are the round; towers, of which over 100 remain in. Ireland, though scarcely an exam- pie elsewhere. Tall, circular columns, rising to 60 feet high and averaging 15 feet in1 diameter, they, were used as belfries, as look-ou- t posts and chiefly as places of refuge. The lowest opening was high above the ground, reached by a lad- -, der which could be drawn up; inside, was a wooden framework of four or; five stories, and in here the monks; carried their treasures, vessels of; price and chiefly written books, ' when marauders came. , Henrietta, Ruler of Home The name Henrietta, like its masculine form, Henry, is of Teutonic ruler of the Origin and means home,' according to a writer in the . f) 0 Snoopie D Cleveland Plain Dealer. Queen Henrietta Maria (d. 1666) daughter of Henry IV of France and wife of Charles I of England was a good wife but not a successful queen. After Charles I was executed she lived in poverty in France until she married again. One of her six children was Henrietta Anna, duchess of Orleans. Henrietta, countess of Suffolk, was one of the wits of the' court of George II and Lady Henrietta Churchill, daughter of the duke of Marlborough, became duchess of Marlborough in her own right. . . Meaning of Word Beccaficos word beccaficos literally: means and is applied to a small, sparrowlike bird found in Cyprus. They arrive from Syria; in enormous flocks to gorge on' figs and become so fat they can1 scarcely fly. Their plump bodies are. salted and spiced and made into an excellent pickle by a rare recipe handed down from the Crusaders. In the process of pickling, the bones are softened and the whole bird is eaten. The fig-pick- er Pins Are Made of Brass Although white, pins are made of brass tinned over to prevent the formation of verdigris and the staining of any material in which they are stuck. After plating, the pins are dried in sawdust, then polished in revolving drums. Formed from reels of wire, the pins are first cut to length, then hit on the head with a hammer to raise a bump. The other end is passed over a circular file to put on a point. Black pins are made of steel, enameled over. Varnish Made From Insect The lac insect (Carteria) secretes lac, which is used in making varnishes. The body becomes coated with a resinous secretion, after which the insect dies. Immense numbers live and perish on the same twig, which becomes enveloped in a coating sometimes a half inch thick. When melted and refined, this resinous material becomes the gum lac or shelac of commerce. American Citizenship An American citizen loses his citizenship if he becomes naturalized in a foreign state or if he takes an oath of allegiance to a foreign state. The oath that is required in connection with foreign military service usually expatriates the citizen, while the fact that he has voted in another country would also indicate he has given up American citizenship. Name Quentin Meaning The name Quentin, of Latin origin, means the fifth, and is therefore suitable for a fifth child, if a son. Quentin Roosevelt, fifth child of President Theodore Roosevelt and his second wife, lost his life in the World war. Quentin Matsys (d. 1530) was a Flemish painter whose masterpiece is the altar piece of the Cathedral of Antwerp. Iris Grown on Roofs The Japanese roof iris, Iris is a popular plant in China as well as in Japan. It was first sent to Europe late in the Nineteenth century and found a host of tec-toru- m, friends, attracted by its grace and charm. The name refers to the fact that in the Orient it often is grown on thatched roofs of native cottages. 'Aunt Sally, English Game Aunt Sally is an English game which consists in throwing balls at grotesquely dressed puppets, one of which is generally a figure called Aunt Sally. The object is to break a in Haste, Repent Marry Shakespeare, in The Taming of clay pipe which is generally insertthe Shrew, says: Who wooed in ed in the mouth or forehead of the haste and means to repent at lei- puppet. sure. In William Congreves The Old Bachelor is the line: Thus Aardvark Queer Animal The aardvark has a head rather grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure ; married in haste, we may like a fox, adorned with a thin curly repent at leisure. beard, the ears of a mule, body of a pig, front legs of a dog, eyes of a tail of a kangaroo, claws of a cat, of Deer Wapitis Largest Wapitis are beautiful creatures, panther and a tongue a quarter as largest of our deer except the long as its body. moose, old stags sometimes measuring as much as 12 feet from tail Longest Canals in World to muzzle. The coat is yellowish The longest canal in the world is or brownish-grain China. It extends from the city the antlers, of Hangchow north to Tientsin. The and rounded. -longest ship canal, however, is in northwestern Russia. y, wide-spreadi- ng V IF YOU ARE THIS TYPE YOULL UKE THIS BOURBON THATS mis (fife Wide open Eyes that signal Loyalty Admiration Generous MotJTH j that bespeaks Enthusiasm for merit If you are this type --give for the "double-rich- " Kentucky straight Bourbon. 3 cheers n Over 100 million bottles sold! PINT No. 61 QUART No. HALF PINT No. 62 90 PROOF COPYRIGHT 1938. SCHENLEY PRODUCTS CO.. INC 60 N. Y. & y ", |