| Show Tase Eight JUNIOR SUNDAY MORNING THE SALT TRIBUNE COLORS Curiosities Here There OCTOBER 4 RHYMES in Strange Beginnings Curiosities may tie submitted at points are any time Twenty-fiv- e awarded for each one published The story of the strange origin of anything may be submitted at any time Twenty-fiv- e points are award- ad for each one published THE AMERICAN EXPRESS In January 1938 William Frederick Harnden a ticket master on tha Boston & Worcester raihoad while on a visit to New York got the idea that he could make a living running errands for people between New York and Boston He started with to valises and soon had two messengers In 1840 he established a branch line to Philadelphia From this modest start the American Express has grown VIRGINIA JUDD Rupert Idaho PASSENGER PIGEONS The wild Passenger Pigeon now extinct was once a bundant in the eastern United States It migrated in enormous flocks that darkened the sky for hours Relentless persecution obliterated the species and the last bird died In capivlty on September 1 1914 This strange bird usually nested In huge colonies covering many square miles It often reared several broods a year PAGE EVELYN DROWN Ogden RESTING Why does lying down rest us? The force of gravity Is always pulling us toward the center of the earth A baby falls to the floor when he tries to walk because he hasn't learned how to resist this force An aged person stoops because he has lost the strength to resist this force We may not realize it but a large amount of energy is required to stand as in the upright position our "center of gravity" is balanced on the narrow foundation of our feet When we lie down the burden of our weight is tiansferred to our bed and our muscles can relax Then we VIRGINIA JUDD rest Rupert Idaho CURIOSITIES HERE AND THERE Do you know: That the average farmer walks 26 Inilcs a day The mall carrier walks 22 miles An average boy walks 15 miles A policeman walks 14 miles A girl walks 11 miles A housewife walks eight miles And the average footmileage for li train conductor is seven miles? Just think of the amount of shoe toother say I' geraldinh sievert Modena SAND DOLLAR The sand dollar is a flattened sea tirclun found on the Atlantic coast On the upper surface are five pet- als recalling those of a flower and the whole body is covered with small apines These contain a dark brown or purple color and the fishermen grind them up to make an idelible ink BETTY RENSTROM Salt Lake Hidden Furniture Find the hidden articles used In the kitchen In these sentences: The water to drink Is In kettle: 2 Don't make the coats too little 3 There Is too much air In the' 1 fooni 4 fence 5 Joy Mary was the first over the He Jumped up and down with Ted is hesitating whether to tail to liim 7 She bought four tablets 8 Many bright red apples were set In a dish to welcome him 9 Mary wrote while Bob read poards covered with writing 10 Will you move nearer the bed? DOROTHY BANNION 6 i Magna Answers: Sink stool chair stove pan dishes table dLMi towel bread-boaroven KIDDIES When is a ship's officer like a little girl Jumping the rope? 2 When will water stop running THE MODERN BATTLESHIP The development of the modern battleship began about the middle of the nineteenth century when steam was introduced as a means of propulsion for large ships Before this they used steam in the small wheel steamers but this type of vessel wasn't suitable for fighting couldn’t because the paddle-whepaddle-- el 3 What goes all the way from New Y oi k to Chicago? 4 Why should B come before C? o Wliat metal crow is useful to ftiun? 6 What do you feel but have never keen and never will see? 7 What neier asks questions but requires frequent answeis? LA MAR REESE Salt Lake ' f When Answers: he's a skipper lien it gets to the bottom Rallioad tracks Because we must lie hefoie we can see A crow bar Your heart The doorbell W Nine billion board feet of saw timber are standing tn Tennessee forests the state forester estimates be protected Iron was not used in building warships until about 1860 and even then it was used only in small amounts because when they fired shots against the iron ship plates the plates were shattered This failure of ordinary iron ship plating to withstand anything that was projected against it and the fact the newly Invented explosive shell caused such damage to the wooden warship led to the adoption of iron armor for warships at first about the same time as Iron used in building the ships warwas in first used Iron armor ships during the Crimean war The French built what were then called iron floating batteries They were small ships weighing about 1500 tons carrying 10 guns and armored with inches of wrought four and one-ha- lf iron on their sides They were very useful The first armored seagoing battleship was La Gloire built by the French in 1859 The first British armored seagoing battleship was the Warrior built in 1860 CHARLOTTE PAIK Tremonton s y-a- “MIDDLES” By HECTOR After you have read the accomTwo Jolly panying poem about “The discovered Sailors” you wiU have words are missing Supthat several and you ply each- of them correctly will do two things — complete the rhymes and name a color in each oase The completed poem will then contain directions for coloring the drawing Here is the poem: Two jolly young sailors hand in hand Are walking along the shore f Only the thtee MIDDLE letters of each word defined by the two-lin- e Jingle are indicated Supply the missing letters Indicated by the asterisks and complete the spelling of each word 1 IOU When money you this'll are expecting (- of DThey have been sailing their boats Tell you how you await the postman's whistle 2 RDE when they try to The magicians Joke us Use this kind of hocus-pocu- s 3 HON His Ills this man will magnify And always feel he’s about to die 4 NOCL This fellow has a constant grouch And sees no good in aught I'll vouch 5 When a girl gives her beau "the air" Tills Is the kind of "air" he'll wear 6 The man PHE who’s this Is irreligious His lack of reverence Is prodigious 7 ATA Generals and diplomats often use Tills plan a deep- - and cunning ruse ' 8 EHE When you fear to lose and hope to ' win This Is the state of mind you’re In P RTH Whenever you’ve prose or rhyme This clever invention will save you time - all day Beneath the cloudy skies so (21 — black-haire- d The boy is Johnny Ed Who wears a cap af bright (3) — He Is taking home his sister Sue That's what any good brother would do Their mother told them not to stray But always to love her and obey Both Johnny Ed and Sister Sue Are very happy in their sailor suits of (4)— Daintily trimmed in a color so (5)— They surely are a pretty sight EVENING When the sun Is setting In the golden west When the breeze Is gently Rocking birds to rest: When the sleepy flowers Close their petals tight The evening now Is coming To open way for night 8 9 10 Gnkl Rtner Lyda fo Tolaths 1st Edonrd Ylda Iveivn Nedi PAGE FARNES KENNER Balt Lake Answers- King Arthur Sir Launce-l- ot Sir Bedlvere Sir Gawaln Lady Qulnevere Lady Elaine 81r Galahad King Urien Lady of Shalott Sir Modred Lady Vivien Enid 12 - 4— Solutions of Last Week’s Puzzles HYD" DO YOU KNOW TOUR KNIGHTS AND LADIES? Here are some Jumbled names of knights and ladles of olden times How many can you solve? 1 Nklg Tuarhr 2 Ris Neloetlua 3 Irs Viberede 4 Rls Walgna 5 Ydla Einegveur 8 Dayl Aileen 7 Rsl Lahagad It Folks sit upon their porches To breathe the evening air To see the gorgeous sunset The beauties everywhere To see the purple mountains The reflections from the sun To see the sky above them Now the day is done KNIGHT BANNERET GERTRUDE OLIPHANT Salt Lake 10 1 downhill? 193L JOHNNY JAY BOBIN Johnny Jay Robin how snappy I With coat of chestnut' Vest of yellow-re- A proud and haughty A lift of his head For his mate he sings f Don’t you know f strut How Happy the news? How funny Why high up In the cherry tree Deep in a downy nest Are the tiny somethings three Each wee— Oh now you liav I This creature’s hide no gnats can sting It's not afraid of anything 4 Toothpick Tricks Riddles: Because when he misses it Is always an arrow (narrow) guessed! Yes and the mother Is happy! DOROTHY BENNION age Magna Both are hard to beat 7 Because Its seeds are planted In the spring 8 With a rope 9 Because he can draw DREAMS When I go to bed at night I dream the sweetest dreams But when my health is not Just right I get the had ones so It seems Some of the easiest and mast ennuzzles are ma’de with Here are two tricks that toothpicks will help you to while away some leisure moments Take a dozen toothpicks avid place them In such a position that they form four squares Next rearrange these twelve toothpicks so that they form six triangles The second trick consists of arranging 40 toothpicks in the form of 16 squares and then removing nine of the toothplrks so that no square re- tertaining mains A diagram of each solution will be : 1 pe 2 Both have trunks 3 A perch 4 ALONE Taking away A and L leave ONE 5 The drum 6 good houses ence 10 A world of differ- U S Albert stepped from a freight car near Salfordvllle Kan and was severely Injured The car was on k trestle mailed uixm receipt of request companied by a stanied and dressed envelope acad- 13 Heavy food for my dinner Makes dreams that are bad Niggers chase In my stomach The dogs all go mad If Instead for my dinner Of light foods I partake Til be safely assured Of sweet dreams ’til I wake GmkLDiNE errvmr |
