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Show Page 16—THE HERALD. Provo. Utah, Tuesday, January 8, 1980 Tell Me Why FUNNY BUSINESS by Roger Bollen Natural CAPTAIN EASY JU9Y BECAUSE HIS DAD LOVED WIMALS DOESN'T EXPLAIN ATE HOW CHRIS CAN COMM: 2 _WITH TIGERS SI COMING TO OH... HI. CAROL! I s BUT YOU KNOW THE STORY BETTER THAN I 90.. YOU WHAT = TELL HIM! WAIT. I'M COMING TO Hot THAT: Water By A. LEOKUM Someparts of the world havenatural hot water. If the water shoots up outof the earth,it is called a geyser. it bubbles up quietly, it is called a hot spring Waterin a hotspring can be pleasantly warm. At Warm Springs, Ga. the temperature of the water is about 87 degrees Fahrenheit. The water in hoi springs also can be much hotter. At Hot Springs, Ark., the water temperatureis 143 degrees. And in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., the water in manyof the hot springs is almost boiling. Some springs are hot because their water circulates far down in the earth, where there is great heat. The hot oe in Georgia and Arkansas are of is t Most hot springs. though, are found where there are active voicanoes. New Zealand and Japan, which have many hot springs, are two such places. There, ten rock coming up from deep down through the ground gets hot. If this water comes to the surface,it is - a hot spring. The water of a hot spring carries many minerals dissolved in it. This usually gives the water an unusual smell taste. Some doctors believe the mineral water in hot springs is helpful in treating certain diseases, such as arthritis. Hot springs mayoccur in cold places. For example, Iceland has thousands of hot springs. Water from many of them is piped into homes for heat and hot water. (Win four ‘Tell Me Why’ books, 1,500 questions answered.Illustrated. Send your questions, name, age and address to “TELL ME WHY” in care of this newspaper. Include zip code. In case of duplicate questions the author will decide the winner. Today's winner: Jennifer Chilton, 11, Portsmouth, Va.) : ©moby Meh, TA Ro. Pa on SADDLE UP THE TROOP! [ \_INNER SANCTUM FRANK — AND ERNEST ——— ‘Spare me the | theatrics, Mrs. Murphy.” © 100NEA Inc TM Rag Uo Pat OF Tones 1-4 By Alfred Andriola The manager is relieved to e GET HIS ADDRESS, SAMPSON’. I'LL Sampsonihconereation annae Drake occupied with a telephone call while his tren do their workin the dance hall / y ‘o08 FUN TIME The Chuckle Box Bill: It is bad to have a black catfollow you? Jim: It depends. Are you a man or a mouse? ee Teacher: Now Tommy,if you had 120 and multiplied it by eight, what would you have. Tommy: television set. eee THE PUZZLE BOX MY POOCH IS HOME FROM DOG-TRAINING 1-8 YOU: DIDN'T GET THAT NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA YOU WANTED FOR ‘OUR BIRTHDAY ° $100 oven rm ee See if you can figure this out. The denominator of a fraction is greater than its numeratorby six. Butif eight were added to the denominator, the valueof the fraction would become1/3. Whatis the fraction? See tomorrow's paper for the ariswer. Dj I ATE THE CUCKOO IN MY CLOCK. DION'T YOU fe "2 Answerto yesterday’s world puzzle: long, song, sing, sins, sips. é (Win a ‘Tell Me Why’’ book. Hundreds of questions answered. Illustrated. Send your riddles, jokes to “RIDDLES, JOKES, TELL ME WHY,” care of this newspaper.Include zip code.) & HEAR THE SHOWER GUNNING 2! Z D >aqi i = sew U By Saunders & Ernst WILL YOU HONOR ME.BY BEING | This Day In History MY GUEST AT DINNER TONIGHT Lu ByUnited Press International Today is Tuesday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 1980 wih 358 to follow. The moon is moving towardits last quarter The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. James Longstreet, Confederate generalin the Civil War, was born Jan. 8, 1821. This would have been rock star Elvis Presley's 43rd birthday Onthis dayin history: In 1815, American Gen. Andrew dJackson’s forces decisively defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans,the closing engagementof the Warof 1812. In 1867, Congress approved legislation providing suffrage for Negroes in the District of Columbia. In 1973, the trial of the ‘‘Watergate Seven’ began in Washington, D.C They were charged with breaking into the National Headquarters of the Democratic Party. In 1976, Chinese Premier Chou EnLai died in Peking. A thoughtforthe day: Americanpoet James Russell Lowell said, ‘There is no good in arguing with the inevitable..- The famous steam engine, the ‘‘Tom Thumb,"’ raced with a hersedrawn caron Aug.25, 1829 the horse wonafter the engine broke down. More than two million letters a month pourinto the post offices of the United States Capitol and its related offices, 1 WAS RAISED IN THE CITY ANDO THE CLOSEST I EVER GOT SWIM!2 By Art Sansom THE BORN LOSER SOMETHING FOR YOU, POP... IT'S IN A PLAIN, BROWN PAPER YOu CAN wuHOW CONG IT'S IN A PLAIN, BROWN PAPER WRAPPERZ |
