zjjm?mmmmmmmmmBmm the first time in his life his true man ly nobleness fully appreciated by a lovely woman, Donald began to think less of the bounding main and more of the joys that true love brings. For Donald had met his fate, and the blue bird's fair owner superceded the old longing for the t)lue, blue sea! (Copyright by W. G. Chapman.) A FIRST RATE BOOK By Berton Braley. I've been reading of slaughter and battle, Of glory and gumption and gore, Of raids upon foemen and cattle And hair-raising stunts by the score. Of lieroes of mightiest bravery, Of villains with records unsavory, Of righteousness, evil and knavery, And plenty of olden time lore. I've been reading some lovely ro mances And tales of adventure as well, Of men who took uttermost chances And braved any fate that befell. I've reveled, with eyes that were glistery, In fairy tales, magic and mystery, Theology, logic and history. And poems that none can excel. And I read all of this in one volume, One volume I'd never looked through Till I plunged in its close-pnnted col umn And its treasures lay bare to my view. So I learned, after decades unheed- What wise men have long beencon- ceding, That the Bible is chuck full of read ing, And mighty good stuff it is, too! o o When that old Board of Ordnance of our war department pronounces the automobile more "economical and certain" than the mule it simply shows its ignorance of mules. MOVIE MAN'S DOCTRINE IS HARD WORK When Edwin August isn't "on the job" he looks as if life were a long, easy, lazy song. But when he IS at work he goes like a steam engine and gives every bit of energy and vitality and thought to the under taking. August is putting on some big fea ture pictures at the Hollywood stu dios of the Universal Film Company in Southern California. "The twin factors in success, whether it be the 'movie' business or any other," says August, "are hard work and opportunity. "I'm not saying anything new I know. But here's another point. If you work hard you will probably land the opportunity. Anyway, my policy is: find the right doctrine and ever lastingly keep practicing it. MY doc trine is work." . . Czar of Russia has a special news paper of his own printed each morn ing, of two copies, one for himself and one for his secretary. Heaven help the editor, if criticism of the czar gets into the sheet. uL