Burnet High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Burnet, TX)

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3 rHE COMET JOKE PA GE NOT READY TO GO A lady coming from Arkansas was on tier way to Texas. She attended preaching one night. At the close of his ser- mon. the preacher asked all that wanted to go to heaven to shake hands with him. Every one responded to the call blit the lady from Arkansas. The preacher asked her if she would not like to go to heaven. The lady told him. ’Yes, hut my husband Is going back to Arkansas tonight mid I will have to go hack with him.” THE SCOTT FITZGERALD LOVE SCENE She: You mustn't kiss n»e. He: Hut I've known you live minutes. She: What of that? He: Isn't that long enough? She: of course; hut don’t. He: What's the matter? She: We mustn’t do this now. Hi»: Sb'p stalking, or I'll go. She: Don’t go: just let go. He: Tell me why. She: Can’t you see? He: 1 can't see anything but you. She: Look in the mirror. He: Good l ord ! Your father. t MOUNTED DEAR I have a dear In my oflh-e. “Mounted r , | ] Yea; on a typewriter stool.” AN OLD MAID'S PRAYER An old maid was kneeling hv si maple tree praying, and this is her prayer: “ lis a husband Lord I want. Wilt thou the gift in kindness grant? Oh, give me one that's kind and clever And thine shall be the praise forever. In a tree near-hy sat a hoot-owl And he suddenly cried. Whoo, Whoo. Whoo.” The maid answered. “IVar me, I hardly Know, most anybody, Lord, will do. Mrs. Sayltt (To small daughter) :MYou never speak outside of the quarrels between your mamma and |iapa do you. dear? Margery: Oh. no. mother; but when you are pleasant to each other I speak of It.” EVERYTHING JUST LOVELY Burglar: Are the people of the house In? Servant: No, they’re all out” Burglar: Have you paid your dog license? Servant: We haven’t any dog. Burglar: Well, then, I've come to tune the piano. Howard: Have yon been teaching your dog any new tricks, lately, Jess? Jess: Yes, I’ve lieen teaching him to eat out of my hand. Howard: And have you succeeded? Jess: Oh, very well. He ate a large piece out of my hand last week. By Jlnnie Birdwell and Howard Fry EXPIRED Margaret : 1 see you forgot to wear your patent-leather shoes this evening. Donald: Oh, its all off with those shoes. Margaret: What’s the trouble? Have you worn them out? Donald : No, hut the patent expired. AWFTL!! Nell: I saw a terrible acHdent this morning In which nine lives were lost. Bill: How was that, Nell. Nell: A nt was killed. Julio : What vegetable products are the moat important iu history. Flora: Never gave it a thought Julia : Why, dates of course. Mr. LeFevre: What’s an Italian decoration? Leslie: Spaghetti on the vest Sign in Heat a urant: Pies like mother used to make, 5c. Pies like mother tried to make, lfk . Julia: What is a flirtation? Ada: A sfioon with nothing in it • j seem to ha e run out of gas,” he said, and muttered to himself, Here’s where I do some fast work. The girl’s face small and white, was turned up to hia, her eyes glowing dizzily from beneath heavy lids. Her head swam. Her red lips were i arted, and she sighed faintly. Slowly he bent over her. Why not? He was her dentist. Jimsey: What are you doing now? joe: Buying old wells, sawing them up and selling them f tr j»ost holes. Mr. Sallee: Ever had Economics? Stanley («limp: No, just measles and Chicken Pox. Said Nell to Mrs. Chamberlain : Bill roust be the Idol of the family? Mrs. Chamberlain: Yes. he has been idle for eighteen years. Mr. Fry : Young man, leave the room. Upton (Who worked as a bell-hop during the summer) Where will I leave it, sir? Gay : 1 saw a man yesterday that weighed two tons, Pauline: You’re crosy. Gay: No he was weighing lead pip -

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2 THE COMET EDITORS’ PAGE ovto,ToRs RUSSIA'S GOVERNMENT We know very little about the earliest history of Russia, but there are many legends aUiut her that the Peasants tell. Affording to these legends, Russia was |iartly inhabited or iginuUy by Slavic and Finnish tribes. These tril es quarrelled and were brought under subjection by Kurik, the ScanUlna vian King. Kurik s rule marks the beginning of the Russian Government. At the loginning of the twelth century. Russian Slavs oc- cupied aboftt a fifth of Russia. The first great King was Peter the Great, the tyrant who with his own hand severed the hearda.of his nobles. He was a strong ruler ami im- proved and centralized the government. Catherine and Alex- ander were two of his.successful successors. Other rulers of little Importance appeared for a time in the limelight, and strutted about like an aetor who enjoys his brief moment on the stage and then is forgotten,'1 The Romanoff rule lasted from 1M3 to 11H7. Russia pros- pered during ibis time until the War with Japan, which Japan won. This war caused a (ml it leu I upheave! in Russia, For more than u century there had been revolts lietween the Peas- ants and Aristocrats, that were cunatantly lielng quelled by the Police. Many jieople realized that the Uxar was an in- elfhient ruler and were dissatisfied. The ziir realized that dissatisfaction was t»ecoming univer- sjil and he relnctantly granted the people a constitution and an assembly, culled “Duma.” But u crisis was iiiqlending, and finally in 11117, on Monday. March 12th. the President of the Duma telegraphed the Czar. “The hour has struck; the will of. the people must prevail. The Czar was compelled to abdicate his throne within four days and the Duma ruled Russia. The people grew dissatisfied with this government and demanded a republic. They attempted to pstuhllsb this form of government and elected a cabinet, consisting of six members, with Korensky as Premier. All this while Russia was very active In the World War. al- trfough she w as frequently defeated in battle. Finally the two traitors. Lenine and Trotzky succeeded in collecting their fortes and in ovenxiwering Koren ky’s government They were, it Is supposed lilreil by Germany. Anyway with their ascension, Russia ceased to fight Germany. f,The reda.” or Bolshevik!, proceeded to murder the entire Romanoff family, w'hich consisted of: f’zar Nicholas. his wife, and hi- four daughters. Olga. Tativana. Marla and Anastasia. In 11121. the leonine and Trotzky government fell, and the So- cialistic government was established. Now a new complication has arisen. A woman, who claims to lie the Tzar's youngest daughter. Anastasia, has been found In a Berlin hospital. Anastasia was supposed to have been murdered by the Bolshevik!. She was a pretty, plump, merry girl. This woman has a bruised mouth that can smile only on one side, eight teeth hare been knocked out and her body is marred by scratches and hrusies and there is a stale wound on her scalp. Members of the Romanoff family who called on her. disagree as to her identity, The Grand Duchess says her head! «ays Anastasia is dead, hut her heart tell her It Is her. Tills woman «-an recall incidents of court life that occurred that °nl,v a memt»er of the court could know. She recognized her nurse, and called her Zhura, the nurse's pet name that only Anastasia called her. She claims that all the family were killed but her, and a Red” soldier rescued and married her: that she has since been residing in Rumania and nme to Ber lin to press her claims and became ill. All Russia Is highly excited about her, because they fear If It Is Anastasia, that the Aristocrats and friends of the Roman THE STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL The peopte of the South have undertaken a project that i»er- haps will stand for many ages as a memorial to the brave sol- diers of the Confederacy. The sons and daughters of the South have realized that something is needed to serve as a monument to the Confederate cause. For this purpose they chose the Stone Mountain Memorial; truly a fitting thing with which to honor their memory. Stone Mountain is situated lu Georgia and is a small oiouu- tain of solid marble. The lagoon that lies at Its laise will Is1 forced to apjienr as it flows from the Mountain. There will lie forty-eight stei»s leading into the memorial. On eftrb step the name of one state will Lie inscrll»ed, on the first thirteen steps will lie the names of the first thirteen states and so on in the order of their admittam ? to the Union. Inside there will tie two huge urns in which incense will Is burned on state occasions. The memorial will have a waring enjmeity of fifteen thousand. Isn't this a wonderful way to honor our Southern heroes of the Civil War? The future generations of ages hence will gaze with awe upon this magnificent piece of handiwork and if will iK rhaps inspire them to do nobler things In the future. WHAT SHALL WE DO? The rubier monojxfiy of England is one of the greatest questions confronting the people of the United States today. To offset this I he ]ieople of the United States are organiz lug large firms to buy land where rubber trees abound and to buy land in America where the guayule shrub grows. The largest is the “Rubber Association of America,” The plans of the company are very plainly shown in the Wall Street Journal. Says the Wall Street Journal: The plan contemplate the establishment of vast rubber producing areas In California, where ex| erimental work with the guayule shrub extending over the past fifteen years has demonstrated Ideal conditions for the establishment of a large and nmR| erous industry. Seed beds will I prepared in 192« for the planting of frrun MMi to dot) acres in lfi27 and each year thereafter. As It takes ultout four years for the shrub to rea« h the rubber producing stage, the first unit should he ready for cutting in 1030 with a larger a Tc«ge each year thereafter. If the out- come of the large scale production of the shrub confirms results which have fxx n attained from the ex|s rimental work some of the hacker of the movement predict that an industry comparable to the Western beet sugar Industry will he es- tablished and will have an Important bearing on the solu- tion of the country's rubber problem. A vast amount of rubber Is W'asted every year. A large amount of the rubber could l e used again in tires and so forth. If the riibl er were sent hack to the faedorles and used again In tires, England's monoixily would be greatly dim- inished. The prices the main factory owners charge and the tariff England charges would he lessened. Bo let us back the rubber eomimnies formed In the United States and heb in that way to control the rubber industry. And also let us try for several years to keep from wasting the rubber in our country. off’s may attempt to place her hack on the throne. The peo- ple are tensely waiting until she recovers, to see if she can prove her indenity.

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4 THE COMET ohe Old Deserted House. By Jtarcta JUaude Liyon. Oue clay while walking on a lonely country road. 1 had a great desire for something interesting to happen. I grew very weary and seeing a house not far away, I thought I would go in and meet the people that occupied it, but to my great surprise, no one lived there. It wag a large, two- story, white building. It must have l een a very beautiful home. Looking in at the window, 1 saw by the appearance of the old furniture and the dust that had accumulated on it, that it had been long ago since anyone had lived there. 1 went to the front chair to see if It would oi en. Yea, the door opened and I entered the room. No sooner had I entered than a feeling of sadness and lonlinevs came over me. I seemed to lie living in some past of sorrow. With a feeling of fear, I was going out when I heard some one coming up the walk. It was a woman. Never will 1 forget the sorrow that was written on her fa e. She did not ee me as she neared the door, so I crept behind a large l»ed. She mme in and «ut in a chair and liegan weeping, i slowly crept from my hiding place ami came close to her side and touched her arm. She frowned and would have m reamed, hut she noticed the expression on my face and thought 1 would not harm her. She asked me who I was. 1 told her I was walking around and did not mean any ha 1 thought some oue lived iliere and 1 would like to meet the people. She smiled ml told me that the |ss»ple that t ad lived there were all gone. Then she told me of a sad tragedy. This is the story that she told me: “Seven years ago 1 was a servant working here for a very happy family; a man. his wife, and two small boys. These toys were the sunshine of their mother’s heart. I often said if any harm should come to those boys, It would ;ull my young mistress, ami it did. At the end of a beautiful summer day, the Ih» s failed to return home. My mistress sent me to look for them. Not finding them in tile neighlM r- hood. I inquired about them. The neighlHjrs told me they were seen with a dark complexioned man. I returned home and told my mistress. Immediately she grew' alarmed and a search was made for the lw ys. The good jteople searched for them day and i ight but no good results did they ob- tain. The father offered a large reward for their return, but word earne that the boys were murdered by the kid- nappere that wen going around in the country. This killed nay mistress. This house is called the house of sorrow ; |m?o- ple never com here. 1 still live in my little house not very far from here and I often come here and think of the happy days of the past.” Q)hat You Ire By Sva Warwick You are exactly what you make of yourself. You are wlmt ou think you lire. Others think just as much of you a- . ou think of yourself. You cun do what you think you can and no more. Where there is a will there is a way. Y.,u •an tither find a way or make It. If you put yourself Ik Iow others in your thoughts, that Is Where they put you. They have not any more confidence in ou than you have in yourself. Your expression and your ways tell what you are. You are judged hy what you say, where you go, and the company you keep. Usually you get what you demand in this life. You nr»» just as big as your ideas. You can have as many friends as you w ant and the kind you want. For the only way to have a friend Is to be one. A woman writes that children think of their mothers what their mothers teach them to think of them. That if si teaches them to love, honor and obey her, they will. They think what she wishes them to think of her. But if she allows them to neglect and disobey her. it is her fault. She forms her own image in the minds of her children. You may not he what you would like to he. but it is your fault because you make yourself. You cannot blame others for your own failures. One of the authors of oue of our text books said there Is no education but self-education, our schools are not to educate the people, but to aid them In getting their own education. There are no castes in free America. You can rise as high us you wish. Resources of Burnet County By Donald Percy The county of Burnet on the edge of the mountainous and the farming areas of Texas is a very picturesque county. It abounds in history. Near Burnet. Koltert K. I-ee is said to have spent a short w’hlle. The county has three princlj al towns. Burnet Is the largest. It is the county seat and is in both a farming and mining area. Marble Falls Is the second in size. It is in the pecan lndt and is also on the river where water power is easily gotten. Bertram In In the farming area. In this theme 1 shall take up the four main resources i f Burnet County. They are minerals, stone, water power and agriculture. 1 shall first take up the minerals. One very seldom thinks wf mining in Burnet County without thinking of the Graphite ni ne twelve miles west of Burnet. This mine Is one of ti e largest i f its kind in the United States. At present the mill at the mines Is running l oth night and day. Trucks may Ik seen on tie road fr« in Burnet to the mine at nearly ev- ery h ur of the day. Another mineral found In Burnet coun- ty is the rare lehthyol. The mine is located about a mile north of Burnet. This is found in very few countries and is found in only two places In the United States. It is usm in mukii.g medicine. Copper is also found in Burnet County. The mine i located a few miles west of Burnet. Recently lend was d'seovered west of Burnet. A great deal of money was q ent by the Eagle-Pitcher I eacl Company in proftpoct- ing this deposit. At present the mine is being operated on a small scale, hut it is the belief of many that w-ithin a few years a large mill will Ik in operation at the lead mine. I atetv a large dejmslt of iron was discovered west of Burnet. One finds iron in nearly all of Burnet county. One can dig down about five feet and find iron in nearly every trial around the town of Burnet. Borne day Burnet county may he the greatest iron l lt in the southwest. Jewels are also found In Burnet County. Stones that resemble saphires are found in great quantities alwuut ‘■even miles west of Burnet, Many other minerals including silver are found in Burnet County. Granite abounds in nearly the whole of Burnet county. Ne=vr Marble Falls is a huge Granite Mountain. Granite is be- ing qunrred from this mountain at all times. Granite from this quarry is shipped to the eastern i«rt of the United States. There is also marble in Burnet county. Limestone is also found. Lime stone Is used in making lime and cem- ent. Who knows but some day Burnet County may ! e a center of the maoufnctnring of cement. At Marble Falls the water of the Colrnuio River Is being harnessed to Ik used in the huge factory to Ik» situntid at