GEORGE (LOUGH LU MB A N D ER

History inlorms us mcny important events hcve tcken plcce during the month oI August, Such qs lhe sending oI the lirst messqge vic lrans-Atlqntic ccble, swimming oI the English Chqnnel by Gertrude Ederle, burning of the United Stctes Ccpitol, Wcshington, D,C., by the Britigh, cnd ihe United Stotes ccquired Gucm, Puerto Rico qnd the Philippines lrom Spcrin, August 12, 1898.

There is more profit in Coppernote "250," the heovy duty wood preservolive used by confrdclors qnd in' duslry throughout lhe West. ll is eosier to sell becouse it is eosier ond SAFER to u5e.

In his new duties at the lumber industry laboratory Mr. Wedding is engaged in the designing of various types of railroad ties, which is a part of the railway tie project being conducted for the National Lumber Manufacturers Association and the Association of American Railroads-

New Ollicers Elected

Election of Ralph D. Main and Robert Faegre as vice presidents and Hadlai A. Hull as secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota and Ontario Company has been announced by President J. B. Faegre. The election was made by the board of directors, meeting at International Falls, Minn,

Mcny distinguished cnd influential persons were born in August. Izcqk Wqlton, Herbert Hoover, Commodore Perry, Ben- jqmin Hcrrison, Oliver Wendell Holmes cnd Cleopctrc, Queen ol Egypt lo name but <r Iew.

No doubt by now you hcve guessed the theme oI this column decrls wiih ihings oI superiority whether they be peo- ple, evenls or mqtericland thqt, of course, leads right 'round to our business

We cll know it tckes GOOD MANUFACTURING and GOOD GRADING to mqke GOOD LUMBER-so when you ore in ihe morket for SUPERIOR QUALITY, ?ROPERLY GRADED MATERIAL, iust ccll us cnd r"re'll do our utmoat to ship excctly whct you want when you wqnt it!

A Toqst To A Glcss OI Wcter

By Pat Neff

Water is the most abundant of created commodities. ft is older than the human race. It is known to the lingo of every land. It has followed the adventurous footsteps of man around the world.

It is indestructible. Not since the spirit moved on the face of the waters and they were gathered into the seas has there been one drop lost. From the sea all rivers come, and into the Sea all rivers run. The liquid that I now hold in my hand has lashed the Land of the Pharaohs; may have gliste4ed on the golden oars of Cleopatra's courtly canoe as she hastened to meet and greet her lord and lover; or may have splashed in the baptismal waters of the Savior of Man.

God poured water from the heavens to scour the earth of the sinful souls of men; and then by refracted and reflected beauty He arched the storm-swept sky with the resplendent rainbow as a guarantee that never again would Ffe use water as a destroyer, but at all times as a preserver of the human race.

From the day when Moses smote the rock, and water gushed forth to quench the thirst of the children of Israel, it has been the one commodity that has made all the human race akin. The rich and the poor, the loved and the forsaken, the learned and the ignorant, the aristocratic and the democratic, meet at a common level at the water fountain.

It is the only element on earth found in the hovel of the p€asant just as it is in the palace of the king. One drink of nature's beverage brewed in the white granite rocks for a million years, will prove that a cup of pure water is a more delightful and delectable draught than the best beer that ever was brought before the Bar. It is to be hoped that during all the years to come, mankind will continue to use as an emblem of sobriety and as a badge of distinction, a cup of pure water.

Brewed by God in the divine distilleries of the skies, poured by nature's bountiful hand frorn the cisterns of the clouds, purified by the percolations of the ages through the hidden sands of the earth, and brought forth by the hand of man to glisten in the sunlight, the alchemist of time, it is indeed the beverage of life.

' A cup of crystal water mirrors in every translucent drop the image of its Maker, and reflects back to its Mak-er the stamp of divinity. fn it no germs generate to steal away the brain; no demon lurks to destroy a good name; no poison pollutes it; no blood stains it; and around it there are no tears.

In the name of the guests here assembled, I select from the numerous drinks before me a glass of sparkling water, man's best friend while in health, and immortalized by Philip Sidney as man's best gift to man at the hour of death. And I invite each of you to stand and partake of the people's most popular drink-the beverage best beloved -the elixir of life-A GLASS OF WATER.

The Old Songs

O, sing to me the good old songs, I still so love to hear,

Though they are now but seldom sung, To memory they are dear. They seem to tell of joys long past, Of friends we'll see no more, O, sing to me those good old songs, The grand old sonss of IlJi,

Quick Reply

"What is home without a mother?" he asked her over the phone.

"f am, tonight," she answered.

Advertising

A small-town newspaper carried a half page of white space, in the center of which was set in very small type: "This space belongs to Jim Brown, who went fishing with the copy in his pocket."

Not Yet, Arrywcy

A passenger aboard a steamboat asked the captain why they had stopped in midstream? The Captain said:

"The fog is so thick that we can't see to proceed."

The passenger insisted:

"ft can't be that bad. Why, look, I can see the stars."

The Captain said, patiently:

"Yes, lady, but unless the boilers burst, that ain't the way we're going."

A Certcinty

"Tell me, dear Fairy," said Alice in Wonderland. "How do you manage not to be seen by people, even though they pass right close to you?"

"That's €?s/," said the Fairy. "I lend them money."

Wfro Is Rich?

Says Tom Dryer: "A wealthy man is one who is able to live the life he wants to live. Money enters into the scheme, but it is not of first importance. Aty person who complains constantly is a poor person. Every person is rich who gives thanks for being alive."