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the georgetown herald wednesday evening february 1st 1939 page7 at tome wjj ayg deal tktnew and amnarcow kvwniapc hamco hamsjton syntcnuct coa ovens imted hamlton canada sold by w b kentner son j b mackenzie son the lowest price in years the heralds big offer as grandma always was a keen shopper and quick to snap up a bargain but youll recognize these bargain ofters without her years of ex perie yon save real money yon get a swell sdecrioo of magazines and a full year of our newspaper huts what we call a break for you readers no wonder grandma says yoitve got something there allfamily offer- thb newspaper 1 year and any three magazines please check three magazines desired d macbort mqoa mm q d ox gab i yw all four 1 y s8w scfma i yr only d nrttari horn mortu i yc p a ftign i y wr d conodloa maganim i yar p pokes b mm wd d cjwtelatn i yw q anmrica bey b mot d cuthmm runrfa mai p comdim hml mooofo i yar supervalue offer- this newspaper 1 year and three big magazines group a select i d nowwool mot d trtm story i yr o scrmioood i yr d jv i yr d mccoiry i yr q maotmm diejott mo d rprmh yr o ctwhtrar horatd i yr q wm h- cpoc d cotsera i yr o awirfesp toy i yr group b select 2 q modoaat maaamm 24 inuo i y snattoftal homo monthly i yr cosxkjmm mogann i yr o cbatvloi- i yr q rett cmcf go- i yr d sw sctmh i yr o refottal rmw 1 yr a amtjricow frtrfr g i yr o cosmtdran hotftcwhvr haw moocnim i yr a opm rood for toyi i yr butternut native tre prised by the pioneers the butternut is a native tree little cultivated but of great use and value the ashcolored bark la fur rowed longitudinally in rather even ridges and its leaves are the largest of any north country tree they are compound being made up from ii to 19 leaflets and are often over ib inches in length they ripen and drop earlier than do those of any other tree so loosely are the leaf- leuratlached thafthey are frequent ly blown off while the long midribs remains attached to the branch in the spring butternuts are very late opening out their leaves the winter buds of a butternut are large and interesting to exam ine observes writer in the rural new yorker beneath each one is i horeshapcd scar where the mid rib uf last year s leaf was attached covering the buds are big scales which peel backwards as the bud expands in opening the sap of the tree is very sweet and makes a delicious syrup it wili not harden into sugar however as the maple does the nuts ore large and are cov ered with a thick hard shell inside a husk the pioneers wore shirts of hnsy woolsy whtjch were dyed with butternut husks the nut meats are very rich in oil and have a delicious flavor the early settlers supposed the butternut oil to have medicinal uses this they learned from the indians hippopotamus may weigh aa much as an elephant the common hippopotamus often called hippo for short weighs about as much as the indian ele phant but is not so heavy on the average as the african elephant a big hippo may weigh tour tons sometimes hippos are captured on land at night with the help of traps the flesh is good to eat the tusks are valued for ivory and the hide is used in making whips armed with spears and an iron harpoon the natives chase the ani mal in a canoe writes a correspo ent in the portland oregonian when the harpoon is hurled the tup- po makes a sudden leap the hunt ers play out a long rope in much the same way a fisherman plays his line for a game fish this opens a battle which may or may not prove merry down the stream at fud speed dashes the hippo towing the canoe with great ease sometimes the angry beast turns around at tacking the boat and upsetting it that is a signal for the hunters to dive in other cases the hippo swims into shallow water then the na tives jump out and do their best to finish the fight with spears if they succeed they obtain many hundreds of pounds of meat for the tribe banff carnival queen miss helen gay kelly of butte montana will reign as qaeen of the banff winter carnival february 16th to 19th inclusive hundreds of winter sports enttra- blasts axe llntlnc under her banner and the best tn skiins skating and tobogganing will add to the gaiety of this continent- famous rocky mountain carnival clear crisp imf air tower ing peaks and amas hospital ity contribute toward t the banff carnival one of the coa- ttnentb outstanding winter sport festssuers nod it the gateway to the internationally known areas at skou sunshine and lake tjonlse net first dictionary contrary to general belief even among scholars dr samuel john sons dictionary which was com piled about 1750 was not the first dictionary of the english language although it was by far the best one ever produced at that time the first compilation of this sort says pearsons london weekly was the english dictlonarie in 1623 by the lexicographer henry cockeram be fore this in 1604 robert cawdrey had compiled a table alphabeu- call of hard words but this was hardly a dictionary in the sense that cockerams was cockeram in bis dictionary urged young writers to acquire a learned style by look ing up the simple words they knew and to find synonyms of such length as to astonish their readers how the kangaroo fights normally the kangaroo is as peaceful and harmless as a iamb but when hunted by dogs he is likely to turn and attack the roo gen erally backs up to a tree or rock the dog jumps for a throathold and promptly is encompassed in short strong forelegs then with his pow erful hind legs ending in a wicked claw the kangaroo proceeds to rip the dogs hide at other times the roo will stand tn a pool of water seize the dog as it dashes to the at tack and hold it under water until the last gasp the old han kan- garoo may be eight or nine feet tall when standing on its toes but the species comes in many sizes down to specimens measured in inches omttmers had trade seereta in early times cities strove with each other for the leather trade as they did for the lace trade when hand made lace was in great de mand at fabulous prices tanners were encouraged to and new proc esses by which a fine new leather could be produced the formula was kept secret and the product was put upon the market under the name of the city in which it was produced thus trade seereta are as old as industry and tanning is among the oldest of industries removed white house bathtob when andrew jackson was presi dent he had a crude bathtub re moved from the white house which dolly madison had installed there and it was 22 years later before an other one was put in it was in stalled there for president fillmore who was noted for his neatness and his cleanly habits and whose wife introduced the bathtaepracice in uie executive mansion as a preven tive against malaria then preva lent in washington cognise and prescribe consult tical -needs- vary there can jferjr fce a set rule far fltungor recotranendlog sses the human eye has many vari thatevery e is a distinct one it re quires training and skill to re- we specialise in bye examination and good o t walker ro oftombtaust etkatght specialist brampton who is at btobbts pfcpq s ge the seeend wednesday af ovecy baasntk or pa mr mall t wasnracjkl on in amka contimuftwide daily umnct boston 2135 louisville 2180 denver 4230 montreal x1260 memphis 2685 x5 day excursion w h long gray coach lines millinery wool basque berets and helmets the latest in winter nilunery for misses and ladies at reduced prices from 100 p misses claridge main street georgetown herald block upstairs