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The Pleasant Grove Review from Pleasant Grove, Utah • 7

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fear Will Be Celebrated ADVENTURERS' CLUB HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF! The Beast at the Door T-T ELLO EVERYBODY: 1 Here's Oskar Baradinsky of Yonkers, N. come to join the Adventurers' Club and to furnish us with still another illustration of how truth can be stranger than fiction. If you were reading a story in a magazine and came on a passage that described how wolves killed a calf on a Pennsylvania farm, not more than sixty miles west of Philadelphia, and in the year 1926 well what would you think of that story? If you are like me, you'd probably say the author was crazy and turn to another story that sounded more true to life. A fiction writer just couldn't put an incident of that sort down on paper and get away with it. But Old Man Fact doesn't go by the rules that govern fiction writers.

It's actually true that wolves have killed calves in eastern Pennsylvania and that isn't the half of it, either, as Oskar Baradinsky is here to tell you. In the fall of 1926, Oskar was taking a motortrip from Boston to Louisville, and stopped overnight at his uncle's farmhouse on the Lincoln highway, 10 miles northeast of Coatesville, Pa.It was Oskar's first visit to the farm in several years, and his aunt, who came to the door, was surprised to see him. And when, presently, hisuncle came in from feeding the chickens he seemed to be not only surprised but worried about something as well. Worried About Wolves. They all sat down to supper, and during the course of the meal Oskar found out what was worrying his uncle.

He told Oskar that the night before a young calf had been killed by wolves that came from the surrounding woods. It wasn't the first time that sort of thing hadhappened, either, he said. Time and again he had set traps for the beasts, but never had hebeen able to catch any of them. Now he was at his wits' end, for one by one the animals were killing off allhis most valuable live stock. After supper they went into the parlor.

Oskar's uncle continued talking about the wolves. He had just about decided to sit up in the barn allnight and see if he couldn't get some of them with a rifle. "We He fired as one of the wolves sprang at the horses. were all sitting around the stove," Oskar says, "for it had beencold all day and afterdark the wind started to blow ominously. We could hear it whistling aboutthehouse andthe warmth of thefire was comforting." About nineo'clock there was a knock at the door.

Oskar's uncle got upto see who it was and Oskar could hear him say "Hello Donald," to someone and invite him to come in.The visitor was one of the local Dutch-Americ- farmers, and he said, "I ain't got much time. Just thought I'd drop in and find out if you were going into town tomorrow." "Why, yes," Oskar's uncle answered. "I'm going over first thing in the morning. Are the missus andthekids with you?" "They're outside in the wagon," the farmer And scarcely were the words out of his mouth when they heard a woman's scream accompanied by the terrified whining of the horses! Farmer Feared for His Children. In an instant the little farmhouse parlor was a bedlam.

Oskar's aunt started up from herchair. The visitor, rooted to his own chair, cried, "Good Lord, what's that?" Oskar's uncle was on his feet running across the room. "That's wolves!" he shouted over hisshoulder as he reached behind a bureau forhis rifle. "Wolves!" In the light of the small electric bulb, Oskar could see the color leave the farmer's face. Outside the wind howled.

Thehorses were still screaming, and now the cattle and the chickens joined in the terrible din. "Wolves," the farmer repeated. "Oh my God. My kids are out there!" He was out of his chair and across the floorlike a shot. He jerked open the door.

"He and my uncle," says Oskar, "went through the doorway at the same time. But my uncle carried a rifle and the farmer was unarmed. Over thedin of the animals and the howling of the wind I could heartheir footsteps crossing the porch clumping down thefour wooden steps. Then I got up and followed." The horses were still screaming dreadfully, but afterthat first woman's shriek, no sound had come fromthe occupants of the wagon. A light, dark form sprang at one of the horsesandthe horse reared.

Oskar's uncle knelt down on the ground, raised his rifle and fired. Wolves Scared Away by Shots. The sky was almost pitch black, and theroad was so far away from the house that it was impossible forthe men to tell if the shot had been effective. Oskar's uncle fired again then all three of them ran toward the wagon. As they ran they could see black forms scurrying away across the field-s- The shots had frightened the wolves away.

When they arrived at the wagon they found the farmer's wife slumped unconscious in the seat. The children, in the back of the wagon, were awake and crying. The horse, his skin torn and bleeding and hisneck bitten in several places, was rearing and kicking and trying to break away. It took Oskar's uncle a long time to quiet the frantic animal. Meanwhile the farmer carried his wife into the house and gave her a few drops of whisky.When she came to shetold a harrowing story of seem" three enormous wolves appear suddenly out of the darkness and jump at the horse's neck and flanks.

At the sight screamed and fainted. "My uncle loaned his friend another horse and a rifle to get home with," says Oskar, "and after the children were calmed and the mother felt better they started off again. They got home safely, and several weks later my uncle wrote me that he'd shot one of the marauders a little fellow weighing 145 pounds." And all I want to know is: Why do guys like Frank Buck travel all the way to Africa? Copyright. WNU Service. CenlenmaloX Photography Bool, anj 110 Aniorican Sco an Account of tho First 50 Y' Contribution to the Social History of 0 United vj i I' 4 U' A 1 i i i "'i i 'v.

J. 4 V. the direct ro3 u'- Tnfl'8 b00k his to th. nP CUriosity in the exni PhtKPhy the Wesl- il o5 ttm? that two ot "Pho in it deal with The the Frontier." "nra 0ra the USe a tion wll CXPedi" nrtist the distinguished beein 1 Pnrty which in 1853 the northern dor t0 the Pacific un-- ns of Washington Territory. set out uPn he 10n in the same year persuaded S.

N. Carvalho of artist and daeuer- accomPany him. Carvalho wrote a lengthy account of fromT' lnces and one sentence 'Snif'cant of the dinn under which these pioneer worked-- To make a daguerreotype view generally occupied Horn one to two hours; the principal part of that time was spent in packing and reloading the animals. Although the Civil war h'alted government exploring expeditions and therefore expeditionary Photography, both were resumed after the war and from that time on the phnfographer was an important member of the personnel of any exploring party. Outstanding among these photographers were T.

H. O'Sullivan, already well known for his work during the Civil war, and John K. Killers, who accompanied Maj. J. W.

Powell on his historic trip down the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon of Arizona. But the best known of all Western photographers was a man who is still living in New York 95 years young and still keenly interested in photography! William H. Jackson is hia name. A native of New York, he went west after the Civil war. He opened a studio in the growing frontier town of Omaha in 18C8, but becoming dissatisfied with the sedentary life of a village photographer, fitted up a traveling dark room on a buck-boar- and toured the country around Omaha photographing Indians.

In 18G9 he took a trip along the newly completed Union Pacific railroad andthis brought him into contact with Professor F. V. Hayden who was engaged in making one of the United States geological surveys of the West. From thattimeuntil 1879 1. 15.

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In re- it- i I I I W. H. Jackson and his working outfit along the line of the Union Pacific railroad in 1869. Jackson was the official photographer of the Hayden surveys and in that role did some of his most important photography. He took thousands of pictures of Indians which are interesting historically because they ara among the relatively few that were made of the red man before he was forced to live on a reservation and his picturesque native life was greatly modified by contact with the whites.

But even more important work was done by Jackson in another geld The Hayden survey of 1871 was 'in the region now known as Yellowstone National park. In fact the park probably owes its present status to the Hayden sur-e- of this year," declares the "Photography and the ffrican Scene" and to Jackson rounding shrubbery and houses, a corner of the Astor house. The I'irst Portrait. The author of "Photography nr.d th.e American Scene" also examines the evidence in an to answer the question made the first photographic portrait?" That honor has also been claimed for Morse and for Professor John W. Draper who made the famous portrait ofhis Miss Dorothy Catherine Draper, which hasoften been reproduced as "the first photographic portrait." But according to Dr.

Taft, it was not. That honor goes to Alexander S. Wolcott of New York, an instrument maker and manufacturer of dental supplies who became interested in daguer-reotyp- when his partner, John Johnson, secured a copy of directions for making pictures by his new process. On October 7, 1833, Wolcott made a successful profile portrait of Johnson and this Taft calls the "first." But more important than establishing these "historic firsts" is the complete story of the development of the various photographic processes which Dr. Taft's book gives "not primarily from a technical viewpoint, but from that of social history" as he explains.

"I have endeavored to trace, however imperfectly the effects of photography upon the social history of America and in turn the effect of social life upon the progress of photography." So in this book we read how Yankee ingenuity soon made the American daguerreotypes superior to those made in any other country and how this first phase reached its zenith Photography of Brady workofMathew in the the studio came all of whose as we 1 as near-grea- Sguished foreign visitors, havp their portraits made. these we ble among 0SuIlivanj T. and Gfdner of eariy' the who made the piu 1363, 4, Battlefield at Gettysburg viste, which the s0CiaI sentimental green-currenc- and the backs' of CIVich its day was stereoscope, found i'le. 'hme. Then evy American ph0 came the day neW era tograph and finalItroduction of began ary plate and the sensitive 0.

the flexible film. in Dr. lately ilffits 500-od- Ta's vividIy than nages recreates mo the history. 1 a i 01 i xx MATlltW U. BRADY ture fame as the inventor of the telegraph.

Morse, who had already achieved fame as a portrait painter, had gone abroad in the summer of 1333 to secure patents in England and France for his "electro-magneti- telegraph" on which he had been working for several years. After securing a French patent, he remained in Paris for several months while negotiating with the Russian government for a contract for his invention and during this time Daguerre made his historic announcement. Morse, who as a portrait painter had experimented, unsuccessfully, with the same idea, was immediately interested in the Frenchman's discovery, and sought an interview with the suggestion that if Daguerre would show him his daguerreotypes, Morse would demonstrate his telegraph. Daguerre consented and from this interview grew the story that the Frenchman generously imparted the secret of tne new art to the American by whom it was carried across tne ocean and successfully introduced into the United States." After examining all of available evidence in regard to made in behalf of Morse and others for the title of tne first person to make a successful daguerreotype in the States." Dr Taft awards that distinction to D. W.

Seager, an kng hshman living in New York in 133:1. On September 27 Seager showed a made a picture which the sur part of St. Paul's church, he is today. as W. H.

Jackson distinction of taking ic the the nrsi National Grand ton now the parkfnU oTthe New York Trib- SVhaHstw Mesa Verde Na-- tional park. 2 AROUND Bf THE HOUSE LM Toast Animals. Cut animal shapes out of bread with animal cookie cutters. Spread with butter and toast a light golden brown under the broiler. Serve these to the children to eat with their soup.

Cleaning Strainers. Never wash a tea strainer ora fine sieve in soapy water. Rinse in clear water always, then there can be no unpleasant flavorwhen next used. Keeping Apples Whole. Core apples before paring.They are less likely to break.

A broad paring causes much waste because "of the rounding surface of the apples. Colorful Salad. When using apples in salad leave the skins on to add a touch of color to the salad. Economy Note. Save all celery tops, wash and dry themand place in the oven, turning them now and then.

Store the leaves in an airtight tin. Use them for flavoring soups, salads, etc. Handy Clothespin. Use a clothespin to untangle a fringe mop. It takes little time and mop will be as fluffy as when new.

Our Presidents A Grant was christened Hiram Ulysses, but through an error on the muster roll at West Point it was changed to Ulysses Simpson. John Tyler was a member of the Confederate congress. Martin Van Buren was shrewd in politicalintrigue and campaign manipulation, and gained many nicknames. He was variously known as the "Little Magician," "Little Van," and "King Martin the First." Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were awarded the Nobel peace prize. FOR THESE COMIVIOn SIGNS OF ACID INDIGESTION 1 Heartburn Sour Stomach i Nausea Headache ii No Appetite i Tired Feeling in Morning i You Have Any of These Symptoms and Suspect Acid Indigestion as the Cause "Alkalize" the Quick, Easy "Phillips'" Way.

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Often you get relief in a few minutes. Nausea and upset distress disappear. It produces no gas to embarrass you and offend others. Try it Get liquid Phillips Milk of Magnesia for home use and a box of Phillips' Milk of Magnesia lab-Id- to carry with you. PHILLIPS' OF MAGNESIA IN LIQUID OR TABtET FORA SALT LAKE'S NEWEST HOSTELRY 9 Our lobby is delightfully air cooled during the summer months Radio for Every Room A 200 Rooms 200 Baths Jj Ti 3r Js HOTEL Temple Square Rates $1.50 to ThoHotel Twmplf Sqnnr ham a hiKhly doairnhlo, friendly atmosphere.

You will olwoyn find it immaculate, supremely comfnrtal.le, and thoroURhly BRreeahle. Von can therefore undnrsLund why this holol 1st HIGHLY KECOMM ENDED You can also appreciate wby It's a mark of distinction to stop at this beautiful hostelry ERNEST C. ROSSITER, Mgr. Origrin of Name Coney Island Fortune says: "No one knows exactly how Coney Island came by it3 name. There are those who claim that it derives from the cone-shape- sanddunes of the original beach.

And there are others who bcheve that it is a perversion ot Colman the name of a saiiur oa rlenry Hudson's Hajf-ftiooi- who was killed by Indians in an unexplained brawL But the most heavily supported and most plausible tradition is that the early Dutch settlers found hordes of rabbits scampering across the sand riunes and called it Konijn eiland or Kabbit island, of which Coney was a logical and graduai derivation." Origin of Stave Churches The origin of the quaint and beautiful Norwegian stave churches is somewhat uncertain, but it is thought that they were fashioned after the style of the Viking ships. In a country where shipbuilders were the best carpenters, wooden buildings erected by them were likely to be influenced by the traditions of the shipyard. Many features support this theory, such as the method of locking the planks together, and the practice of carving and ornamenting the gables with dragons' heads seems to suggest that they were borrowed from the dragonhead beaks of the Vikings' ships..

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