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- 1 ®" •*•• ■ £'■■■**** ■ 1 SUCH IS LIFE—Doesn’t Sound like It! The Barnwell People-Sentinel, Barnwell, 8. June 7,1934 PL w. igE—; Wf?'~ - / By Charles Sughroe Jl ‘ ’ / ’//#«*•• • Oh.Iamt $0 BAP At am/of, THEM- ’••I f «• J* •< • i Bor ^rammAk. TH 1 sruoy tV i am eesresr. \ ■ Recall Old Gatde v / yAty in OBSERVATION By LEONARD A. BARRETT Branding Irons Tell Story of Romantic Period. Alpine, Texas.—Branding Irons that burned claiming marks in the hides of yearlings during the last century lie In historical Importance at Sul Boss Teachers' college here. Oattle rustling, drives over long trails to northern grazing lands and markets and all the color of pioneer ing in the Big Bend country of west Texas are connoted in these curiously twisted pieces of Iron. They were collected from over the Pecos river country by Henry T. Fletcher, Brewster connty banker and ranchman, and presented to the West Texas Historical and Scientific so ciety, of which he Is president. Oita Ueed Nlnaty-tta Years.- - Among the 00 Irons Is the ''O'' from the H. L. Kokornot ranch, one of the •Ideit brands In Texas. It was reg istered In 1838 and the mark has been vsed contlnwmsly for the last 90 years. The brand was bought by the Kokornots from a man named Jones, and four generations of the family have seen their herds go out to the spring grazing country with the 0’s burned on their hides. The Kokernot ranch covers 600 acres In the four counties of Pecos, Jeff Davies, Reeves and Brewster. The original small “S,” brand of the Anti-Horse Thief association of Texas, is one of the prize possessions In the collection. It was made at Boeing Gets Medal Marlin In 1804 and an affidavit at tests Its authenticity. The handle of the Iron Is gone, broken off when a horse thief was hit on the head In a raid on a rustler’s hangout “Spectacle Q" Hat History An old soldier of fortune’s “Spec tacle O’’ brand is one of the most curious In the exhibition. When George McGuire, Portuguese- Irlsh soldier, stacked his guns and came to the Big Bend country In 1887, he had a brand fashioned which he thought would be thief-proof for his fling as a frontier cattleman. It was a circle, five inches In diameter, with a letter “Q” In the center. Thieves stole his cattle, burned the “G” into a circle and called It a new brand— ■ the Double Circle. McGuire burned two of the brands on the side of each of his animats and connected the brands with a straight bar burn, originating the “Spectacle O." All brands were registered In a “brand book”—as legal to-eaUle toeo as a government copyright The book bore the marks of the west Texas ranchmen and Infractions were checked against Inscriptions on the thumbed pages. Business Upturn Shown ' by Leipzig Trade Fair Leipzig.—The official report of the 700-year-old Leipzig Trade fair Just concluded shows a marked Increase In size and attendance. The fair which has long been considered an accurate barometer of business conditions has been watched with special attention this year. The spring fair comprised 7,502 exhibits, representing every In dustrial activity, an Increase of 18 per cent over last year. Exhibits were sent by 24 countries Including the United States, and buyers were regis tered from 71 countries, maintaining the International character of the ex change. More than 150,000 business men of which 16,000 were foreigners attended the fair, an Increase of 35 per cent compared with last year. The general sample_falr reports an ad vance of 35 per cent In the volume of business transacted and the technical fair sold 30 per cent to 50 per cent more goods than In 1033. Oqe of the moat convenient things about a home la a small instrument at tached to a wall In side of which Is a filament which is very sensitive to the temperature. When the dial la set at 70 degrees Fahrenheit and the temperature of the room reaches that point, the fila ment moves In one direction, thus dls- connectlng the electric 'current which shuts off the fuel supply at the furnace. When the temperature falls below the 70 mark, the process Is re versed. That little Instrument Is called a thermostat It war discovered by w man namefr Spencer who possessed unusual powers of observation. He bad a job as a night watchman, and In addition to that task kept the fires In the furnace aH-through the night After filling up the fire box he would rest at a little distance from the furnace, not too far to hear, every once in a while, a sharp crack at the furnace door. He soon It Comet Natural William E. Boeing, board chairman of the United Aircraft and Transport corporation, and a leading pioneer in aviation, who has been awarded the Daniel Guggenheim medal “for suc cessful pioneering and achievement In aircraft manufacture and air transpor tation." Hen Assists Cat in Caring for Kittens Columbus, Ind.—A Rhode Island Red hen and a mother cat with five kittens take turns In caring for the kittens in a chicken house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heltz, of East Columbus. The cat select ed one of the hem nests as a place for her kittens and when she leaves the nest the hen hovers over them, and roosts near the nest at night. Occasionally, when the kittens are asleep, the cat and the hen can be seen strolling about together. Virginia Collins, daughter of John (Shano) Collins, former manager of the Boston Red Sox, photographed in a batting pose during a diamond work out with other members of the Lasell college baseball team. Miss Collins was recently chosen as the student head of baseball at the college in Au- burndale, Moss. discovered that the crack came at about the time the furnace needed a fresh supply of fuel. While thla Inci dent would have passed unnoticed by the majority of night watchmen. It started Mr. Spencer to thinking. Upon closer observation he discovered that the sharp noise came from the center of the furnace door when It was hotter than the outer rim, and'also snapped again when the cooling process set In. He worked at this Idea, with the final reward, after years of hard toll, of having made the first thermostat Some claim that the power of obser vation Is a special glff with which only a f^w people are endowed. On the contrary It Is something which cau easily be cultivated. Not only are the 3 things we look for nearest to us, but the opportunities for personal ad vancement and happiness are also all around us, but it takes gn observing eye to see them. The same law holds good In the world of emotional and spiritual values. The blessings of friendship and love are frequently very near us, but we fall to see them because wel have not developed the art of observation. „ “Seek and ye shall find," Is a law which hasjproven Its value many tlmea. There are “sermons In stones—and good In everything” to the person with an observing eye and a patient mind. • bar WMtvra Newapapar UbIml Texas Goats Will Have Beauty Contest in July Rock Springs, Texas.—A beauty con test for goats will bo hold by the bo^rd of trade \ of the Brewers of America during the Texas Angora Goat Rais ers’ association meeting here July g to R Texas ranchmen ware asked to co-operat* Is tha contest to And the Boj Ltjdta Le Baron Walker T HE homemaker who has not Inher ited money has two ways df Ae- qulring it One Is to make money and the other is to save. It Each way has Its advantages and 'also Its disadvan tages. There Is something stimulating about being paid for one’s labor, but It Is not always possible to have time, energy for extra work, or money-mak ing ability. On the other hand there Is satisfaction in realizing that by careful manage- m e n t and thrift without stinting, small sums of money are accumu lating to buy want- ed articles. There is in this none of the flair of busi ness, but also there are not the per plexing problems to beeoped with which commercial enter prises, however small, always have. Also there is no lurking apprehen sion that home du ties may have been neglected, or at least slighted, by busying oneself with work entirely outside home re quirements. There certainly are points In favor of, and against etch of the meth ods for the homemaker. It Is for her to decide which she wishes most to do, make money or save Hi and which she can be most successful in. It is probable that at far as the wish is con cerned, the pendulum would swing far in., favor of earning with most women. It Is more than probable, however, that managing and running a home, even with the aid of delicatessen foods and cramped living quarters, plus ap plication to business will be too tax ing to strength. Men, who are recog nized as having stronger physiques, do not attempt such duplex drain upon their energies. When Well Fitted. . The woman who has business acumen! who excels in making or creating s demand for wares; or who has pronounced ability In management of affairs plus business smoothness with co-workers, competitors and pur chasers, is generally able to lead a business life and run a home by hir ing a working housekeeper. She must expect to give up many of the social pleasures of entertaining and being en tertained and little home activities which lend so much charm to home life. She becomes director of a house hold, giving orders as would a director of an Institution. She relinquishes many of tbq Joys of homelife and homemaking. She Is a wage earner. In a large or small way. She. can buy and pay for service and needed things. Such a life may be one of choice or necessity. . The woman who must save to ac quire money puts home above things. It is only when she reaps the reward of success In her devotion to It, that she wins out It is payment but not in dollars and cents. 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