Show T - I 4B ' THE OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINE- By LANK LEONARD R OGDEN UTAH WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 7 1933 UNCLE RAY'S CORNER By THORNTON W BURGESS GRANDFATHER FROG IS A Wistar Left St Augustine tb Seek California Gold Fifty years ago a brilliant American died He was Isaac Wistar a leading business man of Philadelphia To ttye Wistar Institute in that city he gave a million dollars which used to seem like much money before “billions” became common sums in public prints If we could go back 110 years we might find the same man in a youthful stage 'of his life in Pa He was then a clerk in the village dry goods store ’tut enjoyed the work hardly at all Resigning his place he worked on a farm for a season then started on a series of travels which took him to St Augustine Fla While in St Augustine he learned about the discovery of gold in California “Why not go there?” he asked himself and soon he joined other young men in forming a group of Hav-crfo- rd rs gold-seeke- at Independence Mo the next spring Wistar and his 15 companions started westward Along with blanket- - and firearms they had several Indian ponies Thirtyfive mules were used to pull their wagons Gathering and made a good morning march to the Little Vermillion River We halted a mile west of it for m “One wa’gon company failed to unharness with the result that the mules grazed until the wagon was upset and a pole axle was broken Fortunately a large party from Missouri came along and one of its members gave me an excellent piece of seasoned timber Around a blazing fire we got to work and expected 'to finish fixing the axle by morning” The axle' was fixed and the The journey was continued members of the Wistar party were almong the Forty-niner- s For Biography section of your scrapbook UNCLE RAY FUNNY BUSINESS By HERSHBERGER thing not to laugh all the time' There’s nothing that is more provoking Than listening to another croaking — Jerry Muskrat A croaker is one who delights in telling about all the bad things that have happened and can happen and foretelling the latter Grandfather Frog is the croaker of the jSmiling Pool He delights in crpaking He was croaking now to Jerry Muskrat “Chug-rum!said Grandfather Frog “The worst is yet to come” “I don’t see how things can be much worse” declared Jerry Muskrat He looked worried He was worried There had been an unusually long drought The Smiling Pool had been growing smaller and smaller and the end was not yet “The worst is yet to come” repeated Grandfather Frog “How do you know that?” demanded Jerry “Nobody knows what is to come” But I know the worst is yet to come” retorted Grandfather' Frog “I know it because the worst never has come” “I don’t like this hot weather” squeaked Jerry “Even the water is too warm for a fur coSt Have you noticed that Laughing Brook has stopped laughing?” “Of course I’ve noticed” said Grandfather Frog “What of it? I’ve known it to stop laughing "It isn’t a It didn’t even giggle It was hardwas water The a all brook at ly gathered in little pools and between these trickeled without so much as a murmur It was a long and very severe drought that had browned the Green Meadows and caused the leaves on the trees in the Green Forest to hang limply Everything seemed to be drying up Even the Big River was smaller than it had been for a long time "I don’t see a cloud anywhere” squeaked Jerry “Of course you don’t There aren’t any clouds” croaked Grand- father' Frog “There Wrigley’s Spearmint satisfies without spoiling appetite Dear the smelling salts are in the medicine chest!” must be some some- where” said Jerry “ILlhere is a cloud somewhere it isn’t here and it isn’t doing us any good You might as well make up your mind Jerry Muskrat that things are going to be w'orse before they are better croaked Grandfather Frog “How do you know?” demanded Jerry Be Glad Like It good thing! Any- way it isn’t a good thing for Laughing Brook And it isn’t a good thing for the rest of us” It was true that Laughing Brook no longer made a sound ” Children Is a good It probably before CROAKER Wistar now 22 years of age kept a diary telling the adventures whiCjh befell them during their westward journey During his jottings were these: “During my watch last night the wolves were barking and howling around the wagons After the usual digging pulling and hauling (this morning) we got all our wagons over the creek a rest STORIES BEDTIME t “Things always are worse before they are better” retorted the old croaker “What will you do if the Smiling Pool dries up?” asked Jerry “I’ll go down in the mud just as I do in winter” replied Grand-- i father Frog “It isn’t a question of what I will do but of what you and Mrs Jerry will do” “I don’t knowr what we’ll do’ said Jerry “Well it’s time you thought about it and found out what you' will do” croaked Grandfather Frog and with this he dived down and disappeared in the mud at the bottom of the Smiling Pool The next story: Little Joe Otter Brings News (Copyright 1955 T W Burgess) crndtinwi rreiitnc) dHtetait' FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS DIXIE DUGAN By MERRILL BLUSSER' By McEVOY and STRIEBEL I 1 i ' Frontier Scout DAN’L HALE TIT PATIENCE LORN A -- THE CROWS WOULD BE HIGHLY INSURED IF YE MADE SUCH A MOVE DAN11F THAT MEDICINE MAN DOES NT BRING OUR SON OUT IN SHORT ORDER ) TM OOfJG AV THAT TENT AFTER HMf J By INSIDE THE CEREMONIAL TENT THE MEDICINE MAN GOES THROUGH HIS STRANGE SECRET RITUAL-CALLI- NG ON THE SPIRITS TO GIVE A SIGN FOR THE BABY'S NAME- I norman siarsh THEN — THE MEDICINE MAN BENDS CLOSE 1 - IT S THE - 5l6fJV0UR NAME IS-SHU- 'A-A- A TTLE CROW if I --AND AABS aoseb eAW-ft- v 'f — ALLEY OOP J I GEE DOC MAYBE WE WEREN'T SO SMART SENDING WABSA BACK TO “ i WELL THERE YOU HAVE IT NOW FIND OUT IF HE'S GOT WHAT IT TAKES RIGHT QUICK! 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