The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah • 43

TUB SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JUNIOR SUNDAY MORNINO JANUARY IT 1333 Fa Tire Snake Plays Possum When Calendar IlaS Difficult Time ARTISTS SHOW WAY TO WEALTH Danger Comes Setting Places Stftriki6 to sLVe wkcvx A curious experience with a possum playing hog nosed snake is related by Dr Rice of Camp Nakanawa Mayland Tenn Dr Bice came upon the reptile gliding through the grass and gently touched it It immediately opened wide its mouth turned its head back as if in distress and twisted its body until it was lying on its back Thus it remained slowly moving to and fro for several minutes Dr Rice stepped away a few feet thinking the creature ill and to his surprise it suddenly recovered and went on its way again He took it home and placed it in an empty can covered with a screen and here it again performed as if in distress He left it for a few minutes and found it out on the porch floor animatedly seeking an exit He again took it to the woods and threw it gently onto the ground and once moie it possumed Such a trickster Dr Rice thought should have its liberty so he left it unmolested after placing it in a tree from which it quickly reached the ground and moved away Such action is normal in the hog nosed snake Heterodon platyrhmus and doubtless it sometimes serves to convince an enemy that the creature is effectively disabled Strange Beginnings a lot of noise" cried Mrs Mouse as she scurried from her neei to see what all the racket was She looked all about her but could see nothing Presently she heard a rustling above her head When she looked up she saw a very much di arranged calendar The pages were bent and torn until the dates could hardly be distinguished one from the other Yet they seemed to be quai relmg about something One page would pinch another or tear and scratch its face anything to hurt the other's feelings Mrs Mouse looked closer and listened carefully for she was sure she could hear mumblings I'm the jolliest month in the year" she was sure she heard saucy January say are not you saucy fellow" broke in the muddy voice of Marclu are only trying to brag Just because the new year starts in your month Think of the jolly times I the kiteflying the marbleplaying and ever so many other things yelled February try-fng to make his voice heard above the other objecting voices of the first rate thmgs In my month Why I gave to the world two of the most important men in history And how about "Silence! Silence!" cried the cover which had been chosen Judge of the day sick and tired of hearing you scream and yell every time someone speaks Now you go on April April almost broke down crying she was so timid But at last her weak voice was heard above the noise of the rest "I think I am the most helpful month of the year because of my rainstorms" and the tears from her eyes as she cried and sniffled at the same time "Here's a hanky Wipe your nose" said the judge go on May" replied May hesitatingly know my month is the nicest because think of the pretty flowers I bring the buds on the trees the butterflies why I'm the very Heart Sipring I call that nerve" broke 1b June in an astonishingly loud voice days are far more jolly It la then school closes and the boys and girls are free to enjoy the summer" me eye" called out July "My month is very nice also It was on my Fourth day the Declaration of Independence was signed Can't you see how important I sm?" cried August in a tone of disgust am tha time of vacation for everybody People go to the mountains and the seashore to rest Say I ask sm I Am I say you are not" cried September about brag You brag more than anyone I ever saw You cant say a thing against my month School starts children flock eagerly to the schoolhouse to acquit knowledge later to become leaders in some great enterprise even to become president of the United Ha' Ha! Ha! Ha! Hal" laughed all the months together "For a great spokesman you ould surely take the cake Silence!" cried the judge rapping wildly with a pencil ahead October" ahem! My month Is surely the best greatest joihest and most first rate month of the year Hallowe'en ghosts witches goblins black cats and spooks show up numerously In my time The leaves begin to fall Why such jolly times have never been heard Then there was another roar and again the judge beat the pencil for silence month cannot be outdone by others" began November "Thanksgiving comes on one of my days Then everybody has a good time my began December the birthday of the Savior of the the greatest gift to mankind Since that time His birthday has been celebrated with gift giving and it is the best loved dav of the year 1 don't know why this great honor came to me but It has filled my heart with Joy and my humble wish is that everybody may be happy on Christmas dav aie right" agreed all the other months December does bring more happiness than any other month of the year" exclaimed Mrs Mouse "I must huu back to my family and tell them what I have CORAL CURTIS T-A McKinley School Salt Teke 4 4V -g I ti S- If the promises of our artists are reliable all that we have to do now In order to be rich some day is save our pennies And we believe that the promises are fairly reliable We are sure that boys and girls who save some of their summer earnings some ef their Christmas money some of the extra bits they have given to them during the long winter months and put these savings into a bank for a year's work at a business college or to THE EDITOR Lots of news this week: To begin with Helen Christensen topnotcher in our first big point contest Is a frequent visitor at our office Helen is always willing to support the current contestants and was present at Hope Nelson's medal program and also at Margaret Dudley's We are proud of such loyalty and count Helen's friendship for The Tribune Junior amorg the nicest things we've known Knight Crusader Janet Higgs only possibility for a Tribune medal next June has started to contribute again Janet is a very talented youngster and has twice been a topnotcher One more time will give her The Tribune medaL Bessie Pack of Logan the only other whose name appears twice is out because she is now in high school Gwen Johnston and her sister Dorothy from Blackfoot Idaho were visitors in town recently Gwen was at Margaret's program She is a charming little girl plump and dimpled and very enthusiastic Her small sister is kept on her toes by enthusiasm Another out of town visitor was Marie Borgeson of Fountain Green Although Marie Is only 6 years old and a page she is an ambitious member and played the violin at the program in The Tribune auditorium help them get into the university or to pay for one more work after they finish college well these boys and girls will be well set on the road to success First award for drawings went to Knight Constant Amy Nakashima age 15 Salt Lake second to Page Fames Kenner age 12 Salt Lake third place to Page Emily Araki age 12 Salt Lake and honorable mention to Lewu Gilson age 11 Ogden CHATS A LITTLE What would we do without these loyal members who are always on hand to help out in an emergency? Take Amy Nakashima for example One time we needed a pamphlet cover In a great hurry so we stopped In at Bryant where Amy attends school and told her what we needed Next day It was ready beautifully done Another time we needed an illustration for an article and Amy sent it up a few hours after wa phoned her We lost a picture mislaid it and no one could find it Amy and a little friend had been In the office and we called Amy to see whether by chance she had seen where it was put She hadn't Her friend hadn't a phone so we call her But Amy hurried up and found her friend and asked her and lo she told us where we had put the picture under a big file and everything was all right Now many folks would have been content to say they did not know where it was and let us do the rest Not so with Amy She Is always willing and ready and able to help Hamilton Park Jr Is a promising young cartoonist A pupil of the Lowell school Hamilton has had some splendid instruction and this with his clever ideas gives him a big start on the way to his chosen career Hamilton Is 12-year-old member of our club Stories about the strange beginning of anythuig may be sent at any time Twenty-five points are awarded for each one published HOCKEY The game of hockey that we play was played more than 2400 years ago In some excavations found near Athens scientists discovered a bas relief ahowing boys playing hockey the hockey sticks being almost identical with those we use today There are also indications that the game was played in Persia even before it was plaved in Greece It was probably in Persia that it had its beginning The early American Indians also had a game played with a stick and ball much like our hockey ARNES KENNER Salt Lake Age 11 DARK HORSE This is a frequent phrase in sporting and political parlance and it indicates one who up to a certain time kept in the background suddenly comes to the front and snaches victory from the hands of others The phrase was used by Thackeray in his "Adventures of Philip" Said Philip referring to some talk about a candidate for parliament "Well bless my soul be mean me Who is the dark horse he has in his stable?" HOPE NELSON Salt Lake City Medal Holder AN EARLY CURE One of the oldest and oddest cures for epilepsy was originated by the ancient Greeks It called for holding anise seeds in the left hand to prevent fits ESQUIRE GERALDINE SIEVERT Modena Age 14 1 What Do You Know THE KNOWLEDGE TE8T By CONNOLLY Fill each blank: 1 The sole outlet of the Great Lakes is the river 2 A ruby is a precious stone of color 1 The navel orange is nearly 4 English pnmroee is in color I is the largest of monkeys 6 A staifish crawls by means of The greyhound Is remarkable lor 8 The silkworm lives on the 8 Hebrews are origin primarily of A Box Full of Riddles WHAT has a head but no feet and yet always walks upside down? 2 What has four finger and a thumb but neither flesh bones nor nallst 8 What tree Is connected with every historical event 4 Why Is a person who if always asking questions very strange? 6 In what two countries would you expect to And the most fish and fishing rods respectively? 6 What kind of bats have no wings yet can fly? 7 In what way are an absent-minded person and a miser alike? 10 Suer is a seaport of Match correctly! 11 Elizabeth only child of Ann 12 Plato Boleyn II Cathenne Parr king of Persia 14 Xerxes eminent Greek 18 Murillo philosopher Spanish painter last wife of Henry via 3.