C. D. JOHNSON LUMB

Flowers

How the universal heart of man blesses flowers ! They are wreathed around the cradle, the marriage altar, and the tomb. The Persian in the Far East delights in their perfume, and writes his love in nosegays; while the Indian child of the Far West claps his hands with glee as he gathers the abundant blossoms-the illuminated scriptures of the prairies. The Cupid of the ancient Hindoos tipped his arrows with flovvers, and orange-flowers are a bridal crown with us, a nation of yesterday.

Flowers garlanded the Grecian altar, and hung in votive wreath before the Christian shrine. All these are appropriate uses. Flowers should deck the brow of the youthful bride, for they are in themselves a lovely type of marriage. They should twine round the tomb, for their perpetually renewed beauty is a symbol of the resurrection. They should festoon the altar, for their fragrance and their beauty ascend in perpetual worship before the Most Higlr.

-L. M. Child.

Womctn's Wecrkness

The husband was rushing around looking for his hat, when his wife asked him what he wanted it for.

"That fellow Smith across the street, just phoned and asked if I could lend him a corkscrew," replied the husband.

"Well, why should you deliver it? Let him come and get it, or send over after it," said his wife.

A look of deep sorrow and dejection spread over his countenance.

"My dear," he said, "that remark of yours sums up in its entirety the weakness of woman's wisdom. It is because of such reasoning as that that woman cannot lead armies, control nations, be President, or take any outstanding part in the affairs of the world."

Quick Thinking

A young man was undergoing an examination for a place on the police force, and the examiner said:

"Now assume that you were walking along your scheduled path, and a young woman rushed up to you and reported that a strange man had just grabbed her and kissed her. What would you do?"

"A pretty young woman?" asked the young man.

"Well, let's.say she is a pretty young woman," replied the examiner.

"Well, Sir," said the potential policeman, "there are several things that I would do, but first, with the young lady's assistance, I would suggest reconstructing the crime."

Those Hairs

A guest at a hotel complained to the manager that he had found a hair in the ice cream, h hair in the honey, and a hair in the applesauce. The manager considered the matter. He said:

"I don't entirely understand all those things. I understand the hair in the ice cream; it came from shaving the ice. I understand the hair in the honey; it came from the comb; but I can't understand the hair in the applesauce; they were Baldwins."

Mcrn's Food

What should I eat for dinner?

What should I feed my hide?

Is food that broils

The best for boils

Or best the food that's fried?

Is juicy roast or just plain toast

The best for me to eat?

Shall I devour the food that's sour

Or only food that's sweet?

All very well if I could tell

Just what will do the trick?

And if too thin my blood has been What makes it nice and thick?

Oh well! Oh welM cannot tell It really gets my goat, So I v,rill start with ala carte, And end with table d'hote. I'll make a break for juicy steak, Potatoes and green peas, And then I'll travel all the way From oysters down to cheese. On such a hike I'm sure I'll strike Exactly what I oughter. If not, I'll still have vitaminsor just a glass rt:?:"

Dvck.

Couldnlt Stand It

When the lawyer learned that his client had inherited two million dollars, he remarked to his secretary:

"I'll have to break it to him gently, or the old boy will drop dead."

So he said to his fortunate client:

"Mr. Jones, what would you say if I told you you havi inherited two million dollars?"

The old man grinned, sensing a joke. He said:

"I'd say, 'my good friend, you can have half of it'." And the lawyer dropped dead.

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Social Security

(Corrtinucd from Pagc 30) is left alone she must wait until she becomes 65 to get monthly benefits.

But if she l-ras a child or children under 18 years of age in her care she is cntitled to immediate benefits. If there are children ur-rder 18 left r'vith no parental support, they are immediately entitled to benefits. Also, deper.rdent parents are entitled to benefits if the insured person leaves neither children nor widow.

It is not necessary in every case for an employee to have been "fully" insured. For children under 18 and rvidorvs with such children in their care the larv provides monthly benefits even rvhen the employee was only "currently" insured. A "currently" insured employee is one rvho lvorked on a "covered" job during half of the last three years of his life and u'as paid at least $50 during each "quarter" he rvorked.

When the "fully" or "currently" insured person leaves no survivor eligible for monthly benefits, a lump-sum may be paid to the surviving husband or wi{e, if the husband and rvife had been living together. In tl-re event there is no such person surviving, the lump-sum may be paid to those caring for the burial expenses. At the present time this lump-sum may range anywhere between $60 and $268.80, depending upon the employment record of the deceased.

In case of loss of social security card, application should be made at tl.re nearest Social Security office for a duplicate card. Be certain to request a DUPLICATE, not a new card ; otherrvise tr,vo social security account numbers lvill result and there is a good possibility of losing benefits.

Benefits do not come to the insured automatically. Application must be made at the nearest Social Security office u,ithin three months after eligibility has been reached or some payments rvill be lost.

After eligibility has been determined, monthly payments to the insured person or his survivors r'vill be suspended for any month during rvhich the recipient of the benefits earns more than $14.99 in "covered" employment, though payments,qrill continue, no matter the arnonnt earnerl, if in employment not covered by the old-age and survivors insurance program.

There are l>oth top ar.rd bottom limits to the amount o{ money the insured persolt and family or his survivors receive from Social Security. The amount payable ou an inclividual \\'age record cannot be less than $10 per month. It cannot be more tl-ran tr.vice the individual insurance benefit or 80 per cent of the average monthly salarl', or $85, rvhichever is the smallest amount'

Anv n'orker u,ho has been employed in a job covered by the Social Security Act should contact the nearest offrce of the Social Security Administration when he reaches 65 to discuss the matter and be informed of his rights even though l-re does not intend to lile a claim. Also survivors of any person rvho r'vas'rvorking in a job covered by the lau' should communicate u,ith the nearest Social Security ofifrce so that the individual case can be thoroughly studied to deterrnine rvhether any benefits are PaYable.