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Balzac was a profound student of humari natu.re, and considered himself an expert at reading character from handwriting.

One day an old woman brought him a little boy's copy book, and said:

"Master, what do you think of this child's possibilities?"

BaTzac studied the scrawly writing, and the lack of neatness of the entire page. He asked:

Buys Scwmill crt Springlield, Oregon

The Pettibone Forest Products sawmill at Springfield, Ore., has been purchased by a Philadelphia rvholesale lumber company. A.L. and A. E. Stitzenger, Philadelphia, and E. H. Kinker, Seattle, rnake up the nerv firm. Mr. Kinker will be manager of the operation.

The sawmill was build by Chas. J. and Chauncey T. Pettibone in 7914, and has a daily capacity of about 20'000 board feet.

"Are you the boy's mother?"

She said she was not-no relation in fact.

"Then I will give you my frank opinion," said Balzac. "This child is slovenly and probably stupid. I fear he will never amount to anYthing."

The old woman cackled with laughter. She said:

"Master, that copy book is your very own when you were a little boy in school."

Purchcrse Pqrtner's Interest In Medlord Firm

The interest of V. E. Johnsor.r in the llogue Lttmber Sales Company of Medford, Oregon, rvas purchased as of September 30, 1947 by Harry Dowson and A. W. Lingaas of that city, for an undisclosed amount.

The company is engaged in the general wholesaling of forest products and business rvill be continued under the trade name of Rogue Lumber Sales Coml>any.