The Syracuse Journal, Volume 23, Number 33, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 11 December 1930 — Page 9

B 111 Little Darling R I A CHRISTMAS STORY SBt MBS ■ s \ H . MARTHA BANNING — MSMLIB ijfi thomas 7 i &gte|3o® |V |\ ***MWI K

IHE big bus came to a stop I with a Jolt which hurled its I tired passenger* against the I seats ahead. The powerful r- engine whined to silence. I For a long moment nothing I was said. Twenty people I stared at the back of the

driver, Twenty pairs <>f ears heard the wild rush of wind outside: a noise which up to this time tad beef drowned by the motor' speeding through the night. , -. The driver was young. He had wide ■boulders and a fresh color in his cheeks, He was used to these long., cross country runs: he knew how to handle people and he understood the temperament of a bus as a mother understand* her .child He turned about in bis seat to fa-e---the silent people.’ •'Sorry, folks, were out of luck." A faint shadow seemed to rest on his face. "Were hung up ■ ;. . a hundred tulle* frotn nowhere." A rustle of uma’ihWnent’ passel through the listening passengers. A man climbed, over a seat unite and began talking in a loud; irritated voice. '•You mean to tell me this blasted bus Won't move another foot tonight? That we must stay here the Lord knows-how-long? On Christina* eve and .the folks home waiting for us? A tine, fat driver you are!" The young man. wa.s unperturbed and ready. “No use telling you I cun’t help It. They gave me a bum bus, alt old one, because of the holiday travel. They: gambled on my getting through ... and lost." . ■ “Ain t you even going to get out to. look at It?" demanded the man unpleasantly. “No. boss. I ain't.' 1 know this bus ' like a.n Old friend. It's plumb give out and I told them »<>." Out of a dim. rear seat rose a girl. Her hair was light. It seemed to ripple into curls as you looked at It. Her face was pale with weariness, put she smiled. "What say. fellers, we buck tip and have a party of our own? He can't help things," she nodded towards the driver. "He's done all.the -work and had the worry and now all he gets handed to him is a bum h of growls, i’ome on, folks 1 We're safe and warm. Nothing can hurt us. We'll get help in the morning." ‘ She smiled at the big man who was tilting his mustache. She laughed in the face of an old lady who was fur lively wiping her eyes. The bus driver showed a tine set of white teeth. "Some grand little sport;" he whispered to himself Then aloud. "I got to warn you folks of something else. tiw. Nothing aertou* but kind of distressing. The lights are liable to go out any minute. I got.a trouble light with me, but that's all." "I have a flashlight." said the girl. "Who's got another?-" It turned out that the ’ passengers had flashlights "Haul them out and we'll have a party, anyhow," called the girl. The bus grew a little chilly but the girl would not allow them to think ‘of that. “Now each v«f you must choose a present from your own. to give some one else here tonight. The folks at home would be glad to sacrifice; one gift for the sake of giving us some fun. We’ll make him," she I gm *"| Hava a Flashlight," Said ths Girl. “Who’s Got Another?" smiled at the driver, “be Santa Claus, and if any of you have eat* . , .1 say. have a heart and pass 'em around." She went quickly from -one to another. The old lady'* wrinkles crinkled up in laughter a* she fumbled in her shabby gladstone. bag. The fourteen-year-old boy came out of his grumps and offered to do anything from singing a song to pushing the bus —a suggestion which was greeted by a roar of laughter from the driver. “We ought to have a tree," mused the girl aloud. "We can’t do a thing without a tree." “Hey. I got an idea," called a voice. A man shot out of a seat and shook himself into a fur coat, “Open the door, driver . . . I’ll be back In a couple of minutes." A blast of cold air. and the man slipped out He came back presently with a small ragged bush. “Found it .here by the roadside. Gee! ... some little blizzard going on !" He shed hl* coat. He asked for ■tring. Bundles were untied and the eord Offered. By tying several lengths about the center of the bush, and then stretching them taut to various ■eat-braces the bush was made securely upright in the aisle. “Now for trimmings. Who's got trimmings F Th* cross man was busy with a bundle. He was a trifle reluctant, still ba continued to unwrap papers. Soon

a glittering angel with tinsel wings, was in the hands of the tree trimmer. Gently, almost reverently the angel was fastened to the top. The disagreeable man beamed. "Anyone got any white tissue paper?” asked the girl. More gifts; were untied and their wrappers volunteered. With nimble lingers th- girl forced lung strips of red and white together into a sort of accjordlan effect. "Wlmt-'s your name, driver?" suddenly demanded the girl. “Michael • *'Hara.” She glowed with pleasure • “And i mine is Katy Connelly . . . the top of ; the evenin’ to ye!" ,■ . ■ the fun leg n. -Ms h tel -w as possessed of an irresistable humor. ■Yle sent th< - es by presenting her wall a package of cigarettes. He completely disarmed the jcross man by giving him an artificial rose, bowing with so much ceremony that' his hair almost touched the floor. ; The fourteen year old hoy vvas . de- i lighted with a candy cane and began to demolish it at once. There was a gift f--r everyone. The bus rocked with laughter, it Was ‘ Katy" this i. . . . ami “Mike" that. The driver thought of everyone but himself. The girl had a moment of acute distress. There was nothing for Mike. a “I Knew When I Set Eyes Oh You . . Ye Belonged to Me." I swiftly she thrust her hand into her bag and brought out a small box. W ith this she went close to Michael. I “Here's a present for you, bozo," she -said lightly. . | “Go ‘way wld ye!" remonstrated the man in surprise. "No. please, 'I mean It." Something In the blue of her eye* decided him. He opened the box. Out of it came a sliver cigarette lighter. ib'sh . . . what * swell present But you mustn’t "If yoti don’t take it i'll never. s(>vak to you again'' declared th>i girl. . - Amusement ami tenderness mingled in his thanks. : The fun went on. Twelve o'clock 1 . . : one . . . t vo. The old la ly-dropped off to sleep. The bus grew ipiiet. The girl curled up in a rear seat. The i driver glared out Into the storm. Onee | he drew out the lighter and held it • gamut h s lips. "The darned little darllti’," he murmured. <mCi r as morning they were ! transfe.rr«s| to another bus. At the city terminal tire passengers parted from one another with the warmest I greetings. But Michael o llara aiid Katy Connelly did not part. They w nt < ’ Mi h.o-l's l. mie. and when his ne-ther saw the girl, and her laughter, and her biusb.es, she Just opened her arms. | "I knew tie bye would be flndin' hl* lady suddlnt. It’s the O'Hara way." I She did not even inquire about the i bUS Her s<-n was home. It was. Chris- ! mas . . . on with the turkey and pumpkin pies! "But the cigarette lighter, dartin'" , Michael asked, “how did ye . . .?’ | “Oh. I Just taught It . . . liking the ■ looks. And 1 knew the moment I set eyes on you that it belonged to you." ‘ “And." said MlchaeL with a big grin, “I knew when 1 set eye* on you . . . ye belonged to me." “Hooray!" said Michael’s mother plumping the turkey on the table. (ffi. l>l9. W'wJrra t’nton.» . The Cheery Logs Knew It Was Christmas Time woodshed was filled with st/ logs. They reached up to the ■ ceiling, and there were’so many that some were lying outside the woodshed. They would be put inside when there was room made for them. They would burn well, too, as they were fine and dry, having been cut the year before. And at Christmas time it didn't matter how many logs were burned. ' At other times perhaps one was more economical with th? fire, letting It die down earlier In the evenihg. or not putting on a log when one might have been nice for the evening ahead. But at Christmas time nothing mattered. Every one burned as many logs as possible. A splendid, roaring fire was kept up all the time, and if the fire did not burn brightly at one* no one cared whether lots of kindling was used. It was Christmas time and the fire must be kept very bright. The cheery logs knew that—Mary Graham Bonner. <*a X»3». Wwtera N«w«r*p«r Catea.)

Fertile Soil Is Need of AlfalfaFarmer Should Have His Land Tested for Lime and Phosphate Alfalfa is a crop that demands much of the soil, says M. F. Miller, chairI man of the department of soils of the< ! Missouri College of Agriculture. The | three or four crops a year demand a i fertile soil or one that is well treated. It is idle to think of growing alfalfa under any other conditions. Soil Must Be Treated. It is sometimes -said that every farmer can grow alfalfa if he wishes, and vvhile this may be true in general it is certain that on some soils it would require more treatment than is worth. As a rule land that is sufficiently drained to grow 50 or 60 bushels of coni under favorable conditions, and which at the same time is well supplied with lime, will grow alfalfa without difficulty. When land is not of such a nature it must be treated so as to bring it up to this standaril by the use of manure, fertilizer, lime and drainage! if necessary. Must soils require lime first. Every man who is interested in growing alfalfa should have his soil tested for its lime need. Usually the land re- i •quires some phosphate, although not , always. Application of 200 to 250 j pounds of the 20 per cent superphos- i phate is often recommended. In some vases potash is also beneficial, and in I most citaes. nitrogen helps, so that a hiirh-grade mixed fertilizer such as a I 12-4 may often be the best fertilizer to apply. Tests With Top Dressing. Experiments at the Missouri experiment station have shown some inter-' (Sl ' results with top dressing old stands of alfalfa with nitrate of ; soda, in most of these trials results ! have been very good. These experiments have also shown ' the Tnarked value <>f cultivating alfalfa with a j ■dull spring ■ too: h■ ha rrovv about three t nies during the growing season in ■ order to keep out grass and vvee'dsi j Mulch Is Valuable to Winter Strawberries Strawberries with a Winter mulch Vieldeil tl.’t quarts per acre more than tarries not mulched; in an experiment : i conducted' at the Michigan State cot- ■ lege. It was observed that the mulch conserved moisture, kept the berries clean, smothered weeds during the , harvest season, and protected the plants against winter injury! Improved conditions w.i th respect to' these factors raised the yield from 2,275 quarts per acre on the test plot, to 2.95 S quarts per acre on the mulched plot. The difference In yield . was S'. ki per acre. I This experiment was conducted on a strawberry pat ch'grown in well-matted rows. The mulch was left on the plants until the close of the following - harvest season. The mulch was put on thickly-enough so that it wak three i or four inches deep in the spring. Os course it was opened over the rows to permit the plants to grow- through. Young Calf’s Stomach Has Only Limited Space Probably the greatest fault in feeding young calves is the tendency to feed t<m much milk. Under natural feeding, a calf takes its milk frequent-, iv and in small amounts. The calf’s stomach at this time is not suited for ! holding a large amount of milk, An exce-sive . amount nearly always results in indigestion and scours. This i condition, as many know from ex peri- \ en.ee. is not easy to correct. For the 1 first week, four to five quarts, or ; about eight to ten pounds per day, is i the maximum amount the largest calf should have. Less would be better. The anmunt should not be increased tlie second week unless the calf shows . no '■imis of indigestion, and even then the amount should not be increased ! i‘n<?re, than -a [M»uri<l or two. Feed little and often. Keep the calf a little hungry. It will help it to I. arn to vat grain and hay. Keeping Rodents From Granary With Concrete | To build a granary floor and founds-, tffin t<> prevent rats getting under It. lone should put an eight-inch foundation wall of coj» - rete about 15 inches and about a foot above the ground. Use reinforcing reds around the corners. Fill Inside ; this with cr coarse gravel until It is eight nr ten inches above the ground surface outside, tamp It down well while it Is Wet and then lay down roil roofing or waterproof felt with cemented joints and put a four-inch concrete floor oh.top of this. You will have r granary floor which will be dry after the first season and which will not allow the rain to get under It. Soy Bean Crop It Is important to inoculate soy I taans the first time they are grown on a field! This may be done by getting dirt from a field that has grown the crop. and. spreading it on the land and disking it in. Another way to inoculate Is to get a pure culture when you buy the seed. Also it is very important to cover soy beans shallow and to leave the dirt rather loose over the seed. If the dirt Is packed over them and a hard rain comes at once, the beans may not germinate welL Pruning the Peach In general, the same principles hold for the pruning of peach trees especially when young as for the pruning of apple and pear trees. There is this distinct and marked difference, however, which every peach grower should take into consideration in the pruning of his peach trees. The fruit of the peach is borne on one-year-old wood or wood of the past season’s growth. For this reason bearing peach trees require heavier pruning than apple tree*.

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OOCXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ICThe Kitchen I Cabinet | 0ck560000000000000000000000 ud. 1830, Western N.wßp*p.r Union.) "Ha that hath never warred with misery Nor ever tugged with danger or distress Hath had no occasion nor no field to try The strength and forces of hl* worthiness." FOR A BRIDE’S LUNCHEON For tire occasion either before of after the nuptials, there is nothing

which the hostess i can afford which ! will be too much trouble. For the beginning the following cocktail will be most dainty. Cupid’s Cocktail. —Boil together

one-third of a cupful of sugar with one cupful of water, or better —canned j fruit juice—for two minutes, then add four tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and cool. Chill one cupful each of seeded white grapes, red cherries, diced pears, and pineapple. Mix all the chilled ingredients together and serve In glass t ' cups placed on pink hearts on serving ■ plates, . .. Chicken Croquettes. — Make one j cupful of thick white sauce, using i chicken stock with milk or cream. Take two cupfuls of minced chicken, ! one-half teaspoonful each of salt, celery salt and onion salt and one-fourth teaspoonful of paprika. Mix all the ingredients, cool, then form into small croquettes, cone or cylinder shaped. Holl in beaten egg to which two > tablespoonfuls of whter have been added, then in crumbs and set away , to chili. Fry in hot fat and serve with mushroom sauce. Heart Cakes.—Make a cake batter, baking it in a shallow pan. Take onehalf cupful shortening, one cupful of sugar ‘well)-creamed, flavoring to j taste, two-thirds of a cupful of milk | and two cupfuls of pastry flour sifted ! with three teaspoonfuls of baking ‘ powder. Mix well and fold In the I stiffly beaten whites. of three eggs. Bake in a moderate oven. Cut when J I cool into heart shapes and Cover the I entire cake with* pink frosting., } To make the frosting use four table- ' spoonfuls of hot cream, two table- I spoonfuls of butter .and one and two- | thirds cupfuls of confectioner’s sugar. I Mix the cream, butter, salt and flavor•l Ing. add a little red coloring and the sugar atlittle at a time, beating well. Arrange each cake on a paper doily ■I and insert darts of gold paper. •Custom of Challenge by Gauntlet Kept Up Tossing gauntlets to the ground in challenge was not fiearly so common in the old days as some novelists would have us think. In the first days of chain armor, there were no gaunt : lets at all. The hand was protected ! by a mitten attached to the sleeve i When gauntlets did begin to appear. In . the days of the Fourth and Fifth cru- ! sndes, they were cumbersome things ( which were strapped to the wrist so J tirnily that Issuing a challenge by means of them would be more of a job than a hot-headed' knight would} care to undertake. It was hot until plate armor hail I reached its full glory that the gaunt- } let became symbolic of challenge. And it has r;ire!y> been anything else but a symbol. Even today, there is a per sonage in England—the king champion—whose .dutv it is. to cast a glove. -in Westminster abbey during the cere- , monies attendant upon the coronation of a king.'and to cry loudly his will- ( ingness to fight any man who denies the new king’s title. —Popular Biography. K Unfortunate Sea Lion* The sea lion could bold his own against ids natural enemies, but his | real troubles began when man dis- ! covered that he was Insulated with several inches of oil-bearing blubber j and that his hide made good leather, Nearly 200.years ago the slaughter be- !'■ gnn on the west coast, says Nature | Magazine. ; Thousands of sea lions died for the ; I enrichment of the oil hunters, until by the beginning of this century only a remnant ot the vast herds which j ! once roared .and fought on their off- ; shore rookeries is left to carry on. the ’ species. Beware of Closed Garage Carbon monoxide is a colorless, I odorless and tasteless gas, tiiese prop- i erties making It all the more danger- ‘ ous. A very small percentage of this i gas In the air when inhaled Is said to be sufficient to cause death within a few minute, under certain conditions, ’ as when a car is left running in a closed garage. Roundhouse Solarium Constructed like a roundhouse so that it catches the sun's ray* from all angles, a combined soiar.utn and } fresh-air pavilion has been built for a tuberculosis sanitarium in Hungary. The center is glass enclosed for protection from the element*. The building is two stories high with porches for patients on each floor. Wise Indeed I She Is a wise young widow who never lets an admirer know how wise she is.—Detroit News. Logical Conclusion - “The time is not far distant when we shall our food concentrated In tiny round tablets," a natural scientist declares. We are afraid that this will mean the end of the square meal.—London Hmporist Intellect at It* Best The greatest and most beautiful example of Intellect is when it is effec tive in the well-ordering of cities and of private dwellings and which I* given the name of judgment and justice.—Plato.

DISTINCTIVE EVENING GOWNS; TUNICS COPY RUSSIAN STYLE

' • — AN EVENING gown' is known by its decolletage. Intriguing decollete necklines such as distinguish this season's most formal modes remind us that again after so long an intermission- we are living in an era of picturesque and romantic fashion. No need to seek romance in the reading of books, when we are living it, seeing it, breathing it in the very atmosphere of the world of fashion today. Do your dreams of the picturesque in dress carry you to scenes la the Middle ages or the first or second empire or to the Victorian age? Are you recalling the naive charm of

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the fall-off-the-shoulder decolletage as told in pictures of sweet Jennie Lind? Behold In the present season’s fashions your dreams made realities. History 1* repeating itself in the picturesque decollete necklines which are adding such a glamorous beauty to the evening scene. The little decollete sketches as they appear in the panel to, the right tlie illustration might, have been re* ! produced from fashion pages of yore, but such is not the case. They pic-, ture inodes of the immediate moment ns they are glimpsed at opera, at the dgnee and. other of festive-and formal functions such as make-up the winter social program. Many of the most stunning evening gowns are made up absolutely with-, out decoration, the costume relying . -

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entirely on elegance of fabric and beauty of neckline to give it enchantment It is the way of fashionista to choose velvet as being most effective for the dress which makes trimming ! conspicuous by its absence, which accounts for the fact that the distinguished looking gown in the picture is of exquisitely sheer black transparent velvet. The outstanding feature of , this elegant model is Its decolletage which answers the call of the present evening mode for the very low cut. The younger set are coming out In the prettiest gowns Imagination can picture which make the adorable fallLines of Fur Coats Are Changed for New Season In this uncertain year from the financial viewpoint, more than ever is one Interested in possible changes in the lines of fur that are absorbing furriers show the princess and fitted lines. So your coat placed in storage may require a bit of alteration if it is to present a new picture. Added to the slim molded contour to the detail of the low-placed flare, conservative because the medium to

off-the-shoulder necklines, such as is shown at the top of the panel of sketches, their feature. .. In the Russian Style. We have with us a new entrant in t lie winter style pageant —the Russian-inspired tunic. Enthusiasm for this venture in smartness knows no bounds. AU the way through the dress and blouse program, from sports to the ultra formal, we find fashion expressed in terms of the tunic. It is the fabric of which it is made which tunes the tunic to environment. If the tunic is styled cf some one or 1 Jfther of the chic new woolens or per-

haps of modish crepe in a dark color, j or possibly satin either black or a deep warm tone, and if It is simply made with perhaps a wee hit of embroidery,, then does it declare its voguishness for wear during the practical hours of the day. AS It interprets the formal mode the tunic becomes a theme of untold luxury. No weatfe is too sumptuous for its styling. Richly-. colorful metal i brocades, jewel-starred materials exquisite lace, elaborately embroidered textiles, shimmering, sheer velvets in tones and tints delectable, of such are tunics de luxe fashioned. From Cossack turban to richly embroidered tunic one senses the Russian influence in the costume pictured. This charming tunic Is made of lovely transparent velvet. Fancy may picture ! ■ • f"’ 1 ■

it for you in the color you like best —white, if you favor the smart black-and-white note (the skirt is black velvet) or perhaps you will yield to the lure of a pastel tint, preferably a delicate blue, for turquoise used with black stands out as a leading combination. The gay embroidery interworked with gleaming mltal threads and the graceful cord-and-tassel girdle are decorative touches such as carry the. picturesque note as «e associate it with fashions of the Far East. \ CH ERIE NICHOLAS. (©. I*3o. Western Newspaper Unlon.l fur, not fabric. This of course is seen in coatsof dressy character. Sports models are made along straight lines or are but slightly fitted and frequently belted. There is a general trend toward the fitted line in daytime coats, while those for afternoon wear adopt the more formal feeling of the modified princess. Evening wraps vary from the short ermine jacket to the long cape. Collar treatments are diverse and unusual, while cuffs carry out son* line of the coat proper.

Hvnvmmvmvvivmffl Can I Learn. to Fly? fey William R, "Nelson - -J Spiraling Down C PIRALING down to earth Is another airplane maneuver that look* easy but is found difficult by the embryo pilot Spiraling is easy, but" Judging distances when cocked over on one side and slipping earthward, intent upon landing on or just over a given line, is another story. “To a spiral spot landing," my instructor explained, “climb to 2,000 feet—that is the altitude generally specified by the Department of Commerce examiner—and cut the motor directly over the spot on which you Intend to land. Be headed into the wind. “Put the nose down in a glide, then bank to whichever side you desire to turn, and hold the turn for one tight revolution. Extend the circumference of the nest turn so it will end at'the ground on or just over your spot line." 1 did as directed but could not fell where we were half ot the time. The i peculiar "on my side” position dnd I the worry of not judging distance correctly upset me, so my first spiral was ( hardly recognizable as such. ! Being already in a turn and headed j down, I kept worrying about the angle of glide. If it were not sufficient, 1 might staill the plane and slip a tailspin. My nervousness made jme overly cautious and 1! made the second turn too tight, leaving about 300 feet of altittfde still to be lost when the second turn ended. I roared back to 2,000 feet for another attempt._ That time i discovered that by listening to the “sing” of the wind through the brace wires, T cduld judge the plane's speed fairly well.j If the sound decreased 1 pushed forward on the stick slightly. If it increased 1 pulled back. A half-hour of practice gave me the idea, my instructor said, and we called it a day. 1 was told to practice eights, spirals and spot landings each time I flew until that day of days i when the Department of Commerce in- ! Spector would be out to give the it1 c ! cerise examinations. That quiz included a written “check” of my knowledge of the air traffic J rules and' the air commerce regula- ' tions. There were 20 questions to answer, ten about rules and ten about regulations. The written “exam” was followed by the test flight. A failure in either division meant aft O-day wait before the examination could be taken again. ’ . j • • • Passing the Exam. TWELVE of us took the examination together. We answered such questions as “What navigation lights are required for night flying?” and "Name (a cumber was given) grounds for suspension of a pilot's license.” and so on. Twenty questions in all. Then came the.test flight. “Take-off, fly around, glide in and tand. Take-off, climb to 1,000 feet and do three gentle and three Meep figure eights. After that climb to 2.1MM1 feet and do a two-turn spiral glide landing on or within 500 feet of a line between a huge tree and an automobile parked on the field," the examiner ordered. " ' 1 was nervous the first time around ' and believed 1 was overshooting the line. Opening ttie throttle, 1 zoomed up and went around again. That time I landing was over “the line and easily within the 500-foot’distance allotted i to it. ■ The figure eights were easy but ' there still remained that spiral glide from 2.000 feet. 1 had practiced the maneuver many times since the- last j lesson but still was none too certain ' of my ability to end it “spot.” Directly over the line I cut the motor and nosed down for the glide. ' The first turn around the spiral was tight and easy. As I eased out of it for j the second or loose turn I began to ' get buck fever, fearing that I was misjudging the distance. More than once 1 wanted to open the throttle and climb up' to the starting point. Why I didn't. I’ll never know. The plane rolled out of the spiral as 1 moved the stick and rudders and slid to the field, barely fit) feet over i the line for the best landing of the dav for me. Back in the field, office the examiner handed me a temporary license. 1 had passed both parts of the examination. The regular license is mailed directly from Washington, D. C.. and arrive* about 30 days after the student successfully passes the test. [.earning to fly was fun. Airplane* are safer than most laymen believe. And they are being made safer each year. 1 am no super man and I have learned to operate a plane. The experience has “sold” me on aviation. Private pilot’s licenses must be renewed yearly. To do so one has to fly ten hours and pass a physical examination. (©. 1930. W.estern Newspaper Union.) Oil for Watches The oil used in watches —or that which should be used —comes from a cavity in the Jawbone of the porpoise or the blackfisji. The best quality Is rare. Cape Cod fishermen bring In most of it To be tested. It 1* taken up into Vermont where the mercury often goes far below zero. The best grade is that which remains practically unchanged at these low temperatures. A single drop of this oil la enough to lubricate a watch. Proud Colorado _ Colorado has 42 mountains within its borders that are 14,000 feet high, and 13 others. One-seventh of Jhe entire state is more than 10,000 feet above the sea.—Woman’s Home Companion. , A* to Mental Power* Darwin made a comparison of the mental powers of mao and the lower animals, leading to the conclusion that the difference, great m it la, !■ only a matter of degree.