Show With Ith the weather hot enough In the cast east to kill people extra exertion In that region should be bo discouraged but butr butron buton buton on Thursday evening next two vig vig- vigorous vigorous Into the ring orous ous men are to step In New Nell York for the purpose of bat bat- battering battering teeing down each other One essential to success will be abil abil- ability ability ity to stand up under the humidity of ofa ofa a a. New York evening e In July One of the dispatches described the heat as suffocating Last evening In Ogden was not as M a cool as It Is on the uplands of Amer American lean ican Fork canyon where when the sun sinks behind the great hills a achill a achill achill chill sweeps down from the glaciers which makes a camp fire fir enjoyable And that Is a reminder that the party of who made a 0 Journey Into he country on Saturday last was Lofter Bjarna- Bjarna Bjarnason son assistant state superintendent of schools He Is planning to visit Ice Ice- Iceland Iceland Iceland land In 1930 during a a. national expo expo- altion He was In Iceland 20 years ago on ona ona a a. mission and found In the people of that far away land much to admire His Ills parents were converts to Mor- Mor Mormonism Mormonism Mormonism monism and were members of a party of that emigrated from Iceland to Utah In 1864 settling as 85 is a a. colony at Spanish Fork In Utah county Iceland today has a population of or between and The people are of Norwegian origin and not Eskimos as many might sup sup- pose They have literature rich In story science clence and history and the average Intelligence is high In the light fight of the clans or tribes of Norway the northern chief chief- chieftains chieftains chieftains were defeated and given the op op- option option op- op option tion of decapitation allegiance of ex ex- ex I Those who elected to leave the land landof landof of their birth set sail on the v uncharted land ed teas seas and landed ed In the Hebrides From there the exiled Vikings found their way to Iceland and their de descendants de- de descendants are the Icelanders of today Mr Bjarnason says that for cen cen- centuries centuries tunes they were heathens and the head of the family exercised supreme power Children brought Into the world were rejected if puny or In any way unfit They were thrown to the wild beasts or into the sea If It when a n child t reached the age of 12 mental or physical defects were discovered the he father with Ith the con con- consent consent consent sent of the council of the tribe could condemn the child to death As a II result of that drastic dim elim elimination of the weak the Icelanders became a II most sturdy vigorous peo peo- people pie But the practice disappeared with the converting of that country to Christianity Mr rr Bjarnason says the Icelanders are cue deeply Interested In America and thousands of them have come to this country and Canada Taking note of the great aspen groves In American Fork canyon News and Views learned from Ernest R. R Winkler chief of grazing of the forest service that wherever where beaver are to be found the forest service In using aspen poles for telephone lines has discovered that It Is necessary to protect the base of the poles The Te beaver lives on the bark of the aspen and he will attack a pole unless it Jt has a wire screening as a foil foll The aspen on the Wasatch Is being drawn on by the excelsior plant In Salt Lake which consumes 2000 to cords a year At present the Salt Lake concern Is is getting its aspen from the great for for- forest forest est cat on Monte Cristo In the Wasatch range back of Ogden The timber r Is brought Into Hunts- Hunts Continued on Page rage Two NEWS AND VIEWS Continued from Page are OneT through Beaver and South Fork canyons loaded on the cars at that point po t. t and shipped d to the excelsior factory If U you ou visit vidt American Fork canyon at it this time Urns of year you win will find beauty In the wild flowers Dana Parkinson In charge of pub pub- public public lic lie relations In the fourth district of the forest servIce Ice says that In his opinion one of the most beautiful flowers which grows Is the Colorado columbine to be seen on the hillsides of the American Fork canyon He Be pointed out the a beautiful purple flower At one place the sides of the hills were covered with flowers of a dozen colors and the fragrance of the wild wildrose wildrose wildrose rose filled the air There were wild geraniums Indian reds forget me forget me nots J and four Nature here and there then puts on adornments most pleasing Shakespeare found nature a won won- wonderful wonderful wonderful source of Inspiration and he said This Is not flattery these are coun coun- counsellors counsellors counsellors That feelingly persuade me what I Iam Iam Iam am And this is our life exempt from pub pub- public public public lic haunt Finds tongues In trees books In the running brooks Sermons in stones and good in every thing Thompson wrote of the harmony of nature Who can paint Like Nature Can inspiration boast Amid Its gay creation lines like hers Or can mix them with that match match- matchless matchless matchless less skill And lose lO e them in each other as appears ap ap- ap- ap appears pears ars arsIn In every bud that blows a e a News s and Views has been Invited to Brigham City to be informed on what the Peach City Is planning for Peach Day That event Is to be most elaborate elaborate- elaborately ly prepared for this year ear as the peach ach crop gives promise of being un- un equaled Peach Day Is Brigham City's big bigday bigday bigday day of the year when all aU northern Utah assembles at that place to throw off dull care and eat the luscious fruit t. t |