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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. S. C.. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1937 THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE Clean Comics That Will Amuse Both Old and Young / THE FEATHERHEADS TAWtfS PER Tm* W A < LL '^^T^r CLOTHES, MA'AM - HUSBAND| »P I COULD STEP S IKl THE OTHER tKlSlDE' I’D LIKE TO | ROOM PUT 'EM ON NOW U»Sm Having a Fit WHV-Tney are a bit Too BICst FOR VOU— VoUSE COULD Fiy 'AT, MA'AM after all/ WE GAVE Vod the clothes— Vou DON'T EXPECT me To MAKE AUTERATiOMS*— i didhT mean -THAT, MA'AM — but i Thought mebbe a meal WOULD HELP FILL 'EM OUT/ S’MATTER POP— Whee, Kids! Encourage Your Folks to Like Organs By C. M. PAYNE ETMMFV OF THF FORPF By Ted O’Loaghlin BRONC PEELER—Pete’s Conclusion Not Painless ' Tks- AN re's GaT MET Puzzle' r\JiXLEO — why vJoulO W -r'nr' AwsfT WirfHECS SE INlS^EWfeO IN y gotES ALWAYS Reo Soles Enup “fCARW | ^inunoeP suspicion Hts PlCYUlSe A^UNO i 0 p erTEAUN* in His Ocfrue^ By FRED HARMAN r WAU- Ou-tHECS AINT r CAQRYinA YEN-^EAC Old REWARO rloT\cz. OF A murderer in His Pocket—oisr ySUilo nces wrw - I 0&TCHA HE AN - Reo e>OL£^ IS IN CAHociTS an’ STTAHN' our cattle— an’ i’mconna PRome. If. </l tr f*ro mtmut rc«iL’*(« esuy'' -THAT Ki^ , TALK ViHiN A DiMTisT MURRm OM HIM— SHOULD SHURE SAV A MOUFFOL M' The Curse of Progress o He Gets ‘Em Up “That,” said the native proudly, pointing out a passer-by, “is Jona than Bell, native of Squash Center, and the man who has aroused more people than any other man in the country.” “You don’t mean to tell me that quiet-looking man is some great communist or radical, do you?” in quired the stranger. “Not at all,” was the reply. ”He’s a retired alarm-clock manufac turer.” Life’s Little Trials “Pa, what’s the difference be tween a hill and a pill?” “1 don’t know, my son, unless it’s that a hill is high and a pill is round —is that it?” “Naw! A hill is hard to get up and a pill is hard to get down.” Substitute “Tommy, what is a synonym?” the teacher asked. “A synonym," said Tommy wise ly, “is a word you use when you can’t spell the other one.” GOOD SPIRITS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS WWCS ARMS AND CROWS BECAUSE HE'S FCEUWfi HAPPV FEELS -TriAT'S A DELI6HYFUL. 6HME FEELS YrtMTHE SlfJA-riOM CARS FOR -rEARS, BUf DOES N't FEEL MUCH LIKE CRVIH6 5WIK6S ARMS A6AIN Buf MISSES His AIM, C0NNEC1'iN6 SMAR-ilV WltVI Mis NOSE RUBS NOSE. ISPUZ21ED AND A in'llE A6&RIEI/ED PRESEN1W FEELS HE'S BEEM FRIVOLOUS L0H6 ENOUGH AND SEmESfO SERIOUS WORK of "Thumb-sucking i-ltHPS GRABS "THEM AND ROLLS OVER JIVES WITH PEALS OF LAUGHTER (Copyright. 1937, by Th, B«!l Syndicate, Inc ) ffM^M^ssSaREaiirsMffsvsinn^nM Ask Me Another 9 -4 General Quiz © Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. irrTffT.TnTiir-iiTTT M fflfiMnini 1. When was the “conscience fund” in the United States treas ury started? 2. How far away from the earth is the nearest star? 3. From where was the inscrip tion on the Liberty bell in Phila delphia reading: “Proclaim liber ty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof” taken? 4. From where did the word “geyser” come? 5. What is the size of Yellow stone National park? • 6. How many different types of holly are there? 7. What is the net area of na tional forests in the United States? 8. What city is known as the City of-Hills? 9. What is the greatest height at which birds fly? 10. What is the estimated world total of unmined coal? Answers 1. In 1811, by a contribution from some anonymous person whose conscience hurt him. The fund has grown until today it to tals over $650,000. 2. About 25,500,000,000,000 miles. 3. From the Bible—Leviticus 25:10. 4. Geyser is an Icelandic word —the original pronunciation being “geeser,” later changed to “gay- ser” and finally Americanized to “gyser.” 5. It covers 3,438 square miles of territory, of which 257 are in Montana, 25 in Idaho and the re mainder in Wyoming. 6. There are 175 different type or species of holly found through^ out the world. 7. More than 162,000,000 acres. 8. Lynchburg, Va., is so called. 9. Aviators crossing the Andes report condors seen at 22,000 feet. 10. Estimated at 7.8 trillion met ric tons. J & * 40, KILLS INSECTS ON FLOWERS • FRUITS VEGETABLES & SHRUBS Demand original seated bottles, from your dealer 3tyy Mediation To mediate is to get into the middle of a thing; to study it deeply.—Gerard B. F. Hallock. FOR BURNS SNOW WHITE PETROLEUM JELLY Rainbow of Tears The soul would have no rainbow. Had the eyes no tears. —John Vance Cheney. A Good Laxative The bad feelings and dullness often attending constipation take the joy out of life. Try a dose of Black-Draught at the first sign of constipation and see how much bet ter it is to check the trouble before it gets a hold on you. Black- Draught Is purely vegetable and is so prompt and reliable. Get re freshing relief from constipation by taking purely vegetable BLACK-DRAUGHT Man’s Way When a map is wrong and won’t admit it, he always gets an gry.—Haliburton. Miss REE LEEF says; 'CAPUDINE relieves HEADACHE m quicker because its liquid... - atxeadtf (L iictved. "Quotations" V Just we use money with busi ness needs, so we need manners for our daily needs.—Michael Arlcn. War is not a relic of barbarism, but the fruit of the system under which we live.—Dcvere Allen, l : .d : tor. A man of forty is not too old lo have made up his mind about many things nnd too young Hot to In- will mg to change it.—George Haas. The silver lining o the world de pression is woman’s chance to prove she really is man’s helpmate.—Elinr* Clyn.