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Show MAGNA TIMES. MAGNA. UTAH Florrinf In England In England flogging probably reached lta heyday after the monasteries, where the poor had been sure of free meals, were abolished. This led to a great increase In vagrancy. The punishment was whipping. In many places the law provided that a vagrant be carried to some market town and there tied to the end of a cart, naked, and beaten with whips throughout such market town till the body shall be Queen Elizabeth changed 'bloody. the law so offenders were stripped She also subonly to .the waist. stituted the whipping post for the cart. No Thoroughbred Morses Although we call many horses thoroughbred, there really are no such animals, asserts a writer in rearson's London Weekly. They are all mixtures of various breeds, but they may legally be registered as "thoroughbreds if their pedigrees contain five uncontaminated crosses The pedigrees of some horses contain twenty to twenty-fiv- e purebred generations but, strictly speaking, even this does not make the horse 100 per cent Dickens Danced at Night Charles Dickens liked to have his children dance and especially delighted in the polka step. Often he would practice it gravely In a corner by himself. One winter night he awoke with the horror that he had forgotten the step and leaping ut of bed diligently rehearsed its "one, two, three, one, two, three, until he felt secure in the knowledge ef the wonderful step. Severe Winter In Ohio In 1799 Ohio experienced what can literally be called a severe winter. Practically everything froze solid. Animals dropped in their tracks, wild turkeys dropped from their roosts, corn, to cite one foodstuff, rocketed to $200 per bushel, and the scattered settlers became sick from living off the frozen animals. Tribute to Wesley Christ sf the Andes Although there is no trace of the Inscription on the monument known as the Christ of the Andes, says a writer In the Philadelphia Inquirer, there is a tradition that the followwas originally ing inscription carved in the stone: Sooner shall these mountains crumble to dust than Argentines and Chileans break the peace which at the feet of Christ the Redeemer they have sworn to maintain. The statue was erected on the boundary line between Chile and Argentina, in Upsallata Pass, to commemorate the peaceful settlement of a boundary dispute in 1902. The dedication ceremonies took place March 13, 1904. A Genera T Quiz O Fate of Jews vuud seems earns The Question In Holy Land the national sport of Japan. Once two royal princes met on the mat, the winner being declared Emperor. But Japanese wrestling is more deadly because it includes Japanese wrestlers usually weigh between 300 and 400 pounds. They have a powerful guild, the elders of which teach the sport and direct tournaments. To insure great size, rare in the Orient, they force their sons to marry daughters of wrestlers. Jiu-jits- u. Flying Fish, Sailfish 1 The flying fish flies, after a fashion, and the sailfish does not Flying fishes, of which there are a number of species, are small and light but have long, winglike pectoral fins. The fish works up speed in the water, throws Itself Into the air, and the wings are able to carry it for some distance. The sailfish is a very large deep sea fish, related to the swordfish, but having teeth, and characterized by the large, high dorsal fin, which is suggestive of a sail. The Giants Causeway The Giant's Causeway is a line of three perpendicular cliffs on the northeastern coast of Ireland. According to legend they were built by giants. The three cliffs are formed of vertical basalt columns and called the Little Causeway. ' 253 1 if 4$ lyle i i What foreign languages does President Roosevelt speak? V3. HoW do the Japanese cherry in Washington differ from trees War 20th Century Holy our native cherry trees? Rocks the Cradle 3. The population of the United States has increased how much tu of Religion four generations? 4. What is the world record high by a horse? LaBINE W. Jump JOSEPH "K v By 8. How many covered bridges At Its extremities the anjvVV are there in Vermont? cient land of Palestine is 160 6. Was the Deutschland the first miles long and 70 miles wide. submarine to cross the Atlantic for commercial purposes? That an area so small should 7. How does a gallon by which have nurtured three of the end oil are sold in Cangasoline , worlds greatest religions is jH:? ij ada compare with that by which it an historical and geographic is sold in the United States? phenomenon. 8. How old is the famous grapeThus we know that almost vine in the royal gardens at Windsor? a thousand years before 9. Has the President of the Russian Christ the Hebrew Iribes of who a it SAFETY FIRST A husky policewoman, States unlimited use of the Palestine recognized a na- orthodox Christian, tearchet Jewish women near the point in tional god, the wrathful Je- Jerusalem where, a few days earlier, several people were hovah. We know even better killed when a bomb struck a passenger bus. At the left, getThe Answers from one of the pedestrians, is a secret how the Christ child was a verbid 1. V no oiieisi iejudue to 39 Iff ACID , HiDIGESTir A For centuries wrestling has been A what is patsing und? eye.-Car- v Japans National frport PINTS CODE NO. Jlsk Mo Another Britain Holds r '4 mir born in Bethlehem several centuries later, marking the start of modern Christianity. Less familiar is the story of Mohammedism, which from an inauspicious start in the threshing ting government policeman. President Roosevelt speaks Arab were overcome ropean nations has swelled Hebrew French and German and reads 1. brews, Christians and Arabs found their freedom threatened and destroyed by successive waves of invaders. It is recalled that in 1100 B. C., upon their return from Egypt the Israelites held sway over Palestine and retained that power almost unbroken until the Roman invasion of 63 B. C. Though Jews have since been dispersed throughout the world, they have not forgotten their "promised land" and the hope that some day they might return. tury even the by Ottoman Turk and until the World war Palestine remained under Turkish domination. Today Palestine happen to be one of Great,, Britains numerous problems. ,The modern background of this problem dates back to 1915 when the British were acurrylng around for allies. To help defeat Turkey they enlisted Arabic aup-poand in 1917 marched triumphantly Into Jerusalem. In return Sir Henry MacMahon, British high commissioner for Egypt, had promised the sheriff of Mecca that Arabs would be given their independence. But Great Britain forgot thl promise under the pressure of war. Crafty Lord Balfour saw the value of Jewish monetary support With Dr. Chaim Weizmann, leader of the Zionist movement he won the British cabinet over to a plan whereby Palestine would be installed as a national home for Jews once the war was finished. The famous Balfour declaration of November, 1917, was followed by a League of Nations mandate giving Great Britain control over the Holy Land. Britain the Liberator Arabs Cite Their Claim Christianity came next and prospered temporarily despite the despotic Roman rule. Then, from Arabia to the south, came a new wave of religion known as Mohammedism. Its followers swept into Palestine, threw over the Roman regime and became -- masters of the Holy Land. But in the Seventh cen- - But how about the Arabs? For 13 centuries their ancestors have tilled Palestine soil. They fought in the World war against Turkey under promise of freedom if the allies won. Since the war their national population of 325,000 has remained substantially- unchanged, while a huge mflux of persecuted Jews from Eu- - Holy Land ha spread until it if now embraced by a tenth of the world! population. But if this if phenomenal. It la even more fhocking to realize that the cradle of religion, the traditional home of peaceful prophet! and philosophers, is now in the midst of a modern "holy war In which the traditions ghosts of have come home to roost Down through the centuries, Hen rt Italy Looks to African Libya Spanish. 1 The Japanese trees do not bear fruit has increased 3. The population thirty-fol- d. 4. The record Is 8 feet 13-1- 1 inches, set by Greatheart In 1923. It has never been equalled. 5. The state has more than 200 of these picturesque bridges. 8. Yes, and also the first to cross in time of war. 7. It is about one-fiflarger. th ' :M v It was planted in 1775 and yielded more than 1,000 bunchea ef grapes this year. Its parent vine is at Hampton Court palace, where it was planted in 1768 and still thrives 9. Yes. This is a courtesy given the President He may use the radio for broadcasting purposes at any time and if his speech runs over the allotted time he ii not cut off. 8. i Jr' V'J 'r' ' y jni fpio But Why ita Suffer? fo how you can "ABm we-- I Jttt easy Phillipf due to Jta H enytime-anywher- irt' WHY SUFFER its Jon fjeal ) from W .: In&sestkeriuii toat relieve et stomach add with mcredihla Simply take two PhiHipg 1C. Magnesia Tablet at tot us distnjm. Carry than ouk take them unnoticed by jw Results are amazing. Tlwt, nausea or bloatadr to emberm produces no orO .Ida sequ .31 W sad offend others. Aod ad, tion disappears. Yon fed (red) Get a bottle of liquid for home use. And a box of ni, Milk of Magnesia TabUh ti a. with you. But be son uy bet or box you accept is dearly air; u Milk of Magmas, I Phillip PHILLIPS IIILK CF ET . 4 w, A broken down telephone line with its steel pole- - bent over, between Nablus and Jenin, is evidence of the violence and sabotage featuring Palesh tines scarfare. Arab-Jewis- Moreover they protest that Jewish immigration and development must cease or Arabs will soon be In the minority, completely under Hebrew As Sponge for Growing Race 6 population from 75,000 to 375,000. Arabic resentment has gyown since 1918 and has now turned to terroristic methods of opposition. Under Great Britains original partition plan Jews are confined largely to the western and northern parts of Palestine. But although Arabs get the larger portion, they also receive the less fertile land. y 9 controL Based on 20 years experience since the World war, this fear may be well founded. Enthusiastic Jewnary, happy over Its tional home, has invested countless thousands of dollars In the Holy Land, building modern cities like Tel Aviv which has mushroomed ffom 50,000 to 150,000 population since 1931. IPf long-soug- I atetj&sasss y- Zionists Seek Farmers Arabs might also base their feara Insure quick smooth starting, perfect lubrication, care-fre-e driving this Winter. Go to your favorite dealer now and change to AeU-Fr- s Qtubtr Stitt Winter OiL Quaker States lew told test will relieve you of cold weather starting troubles. Its purity will free you from worry about sludge, carboo or corrosion. So, to be make Quaker State your choice. Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, Oil City, Pa. on the Jew's native aggressiveness in commerce and Industry. Even Frankfort Distilleries, Inc., Louisville and Baltimore Father of Steel-PloIndustry Leonard Andrus established the first steel-plofactory in the United States. A monument was erected in his honor at Grand Detour, 111. The inscription says in part: "In 1837 Leonard Andrus and John Deere built the first Grand Detour steel moldboard plough. The new plough was made in limited numbers until 1843, when Andrus established on this site a plough manufactory, which he operated until his death in 1867.- - At different times he had as partners John Deere, H. H. Paine, O. C. Lathrop, Amos Bosworth and Theron Cummins. The product of this enterprise stimulated farm development throughout the prairie states and was the basis of the steel-ploindustry. Superstition There is a superstition that, when cutting the nails, unless one gathers up the fragments and bums or buries them, after death he will be sent back to look for them. A race track enthusiast, paring his nails at the track, was told this and warned to gather the pieces. "But, why should 1? smilingly answered the skeptic, "If I'm to be sent back to look for the pieces what better ylace could be picked out Nail-Cutti- Classification of Hide Hides are classified as "packer, city, or country stock. This division is based on the theory that less defects are found in hides removed and cured by packing houses In metropolitan districts because of Improper purchasing and supervision. The best grade, "packer," refers tc hides of large packing houses; "city," to those from moderate size slaughter houses, and "country" to those from smaller houses or farm districts'.Loose-haire- d animals, especially if they are summer-bald- , are preferred by tanners In making shoe leathers. The sparse hair s lessen the separation of the skins grain, which weakens its structure. foli-cle- Arabs Idea of Happiness The Arabs' solution of how to be happy although unhappy is curious. To the Arab that is no problem at all. He believes in fate; he believes that everything is ordained and that there is no such animal as free will. Feeling that he has no power over his life, he is therefore inclined to take things calmly, never to hurry or get excited and angry when tilings do not go well. TRIPOLI, LIBYA. In the future, provided Italys colonization program is carried out as planned, Africa and not the Western hemisphere will furnish homes and livelihood for Italys growing population. By the end of this month 1,800 Italian families, totalling 20,000 individuals, will have arrived from their mother country across the Mediterranean to settle on farms prepared for them by the government. A few years hence, provided in plana for the there is no complete colonization of Libya, this number may swell to the hundreds g of thousands of farmers, populating Italys overseas set-bac- k land-ownin- ABOVEA view panoramic of the new T ripolL Modern avenues and highways have been unified and connect with traffic arteries that reach to other sections of the African continent. onies. The distinctly regional flavor of Libya towns arfd cities has been preserved. The ancient mosques at Koufra, Murzuk, and Sidi Rafa, hitherto in danger of dissolution by time Itself, have been preserved for future generations of Moslem worshiper and without any sacrifice of their intrinsic beauty. Tripoli, with a population of has been almost entirely altered within the past few years. Densely populated quarters such as the Garden City, the workers district and the Cripples Quarter have developed rapidly, Libyas ancient ruins, too, are receiving the tame careful attention as are her citiea. Today the tourist can see marvelous buildings and mosaics built by the Romans at Lep-ti- n Magna, Sabratha, Cyrene Ptole-mai- s and Axpollonls. The splendid Roman theater at Sabratha has been reconstructed and it now the scene of classical drama performed before audience! numbering into the thousands throughout the tourist season. At Cyrene the excavations have restored to scholars many documents and relics of the early Roman era. 100,-00- Libya, only a night journey across the Mediterranean from Italian ports, is being developed with But because equal thoroughness. this North African colony already possesses the essential features of civilization, her work embraces a much broader program than that thus far applied to Ethiopia. Since 1936 when a policy was originated which contemplated the rapid population of Libya with considerable numbers of peasants, vast areas of state lands have been converted. Soil has been tested and prepared for crops it will best produce. Public health and sanitation programs have been launched. In addition to works which assist the agrarian colonization of Libya, Italy has taken into account the cultural development of her new col- - 0, the Zionists themselves fear this trait, because they want Palestine Hebrews to become farmers, not But they also city tradesmen. count heavily on Jewish patronage from other nations in developing Palestine world trade, which will consist largely of citrus exports. If Great Britain could promise that her Jewish protectorate would not eventually control the Holy Land, Arabs might be partially pacified and might stop their policy of terrorism which has taken about 1,500 lives sines July 5. But world events have given the Arabs strength during recent months. Since the treaty of Munich, where Great Britain capitulated to g Germany and Italy, Arab have carried on a ruthless campaign of warfare In which they receive the nodding assent of dictatorial nations. Moreover they are encouraged by and envious of the freedom granted Arab In Egypt, Iraq and Syria. A mighty surge of nationalistic feeling now prevails throughout the Moslem world. Britain has already limited Hebrew- migration people month in the face of wholesale Jewish expulsion from all central European countries. Within the paat two year she has sent two investigating commissions to the Holy Land, both of them returning without a solution. Since the Munich treaty. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has been anxious to settle this Palestine problem partially as appeasement for Adolf Hitler and Benito MussolinL Such an allegedly weak-kneepolicy has heaped bitter American acorn on Prime Minister Chamber-lainot only from Jewish leaders but prominent statesmen and churchmen. Sorely British pressed, have retaliated that the United' States is welcome to her Palestine mandate if she can do a better Job with a hopeless problem. 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