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TIDBITS® Makes Some Music WithCLASSICAL COMPOSERS

by Kathy Wolfe

Issue #578June 25th - July 1st

This week, Tidbits is tuning into the facts on several famous composers who brought us someof the world’s favorite music.• Although many folks lump all of “classical music”

together, there are actually four main periods of classification based on the time frame and characteristics of the music. The music of each period has traits that distinguish it from another. The Baroque Period is considered from 1600-1750, with its complex melodies composed by Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi, among others. During the Classical Period from 1750-1825, composers such as Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven wrote music with well-defined form, for example, the sonata, symphony, and concerto. Music composed during the Romantic Period from 1825 to the early 20th century became more expressive and emotional. Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Brahms, and Schumann were some of the main composers during this era. The music of the 20th century abandoned structural rules and introduced news styles and ideas, composed by such geniuses as Ravel, Stravinsky, Debussy, and Shostakovich.

• Ludwig von Beethoven was becoming a wellknown composer at age 30 and was already experiencing the disastrous indications of deafness.

• Beethoven experienced severe tinnitus, conveying his feelings in his writings,” My ears whistle and roar incessantly, night and day. I can say that I am leading a miserable life.” By age 31, he had lost 60% of his hearing, and by 46, he was completely deaf. Several causes have been suggested including lead poisoning or typhus. An autopsy revealed that three small bones of his inner ear were fused together, as well as being covered in lesions. Although Beethoven’s public performances

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• It was Nora Joyce, wife to the Irish novelist James Joyce, who wrote the notoriously diffi-cult -- and influential -- stream-of-conscious-ness novel “Ulysses,” who asked her husband, “Why don’t you write books people can read?”

• You might be surprised to learn that contem-porary model and actress Brooke Shields is descended from that notorious figure of the Italian Renaissance, Lucretia Borgia, who was suspected of such crimes as adultery, incest and murder.

• In this era of helicopter parenting, some are shocked to learn that in the 1960s, nearly half of all children in America walked to and from school by themselves.

• What do “Where’s Waldo,” “Where the Side-walk Ends,” “My Friend Flicka,” “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” and “Harriet the Spy” have in common? Aside from being books meant for a young audience, all of these titles have been banned at one time or another.

• There are about the same number of chickens as there are humans on the planet.

• If you’re like 83 percent of pet owners who re-sponded to a recent survey, you feel that you

receive more uncon-ditional love from your pet than from your kids, your best friend or even your romantic partner.

• I’m sure you’ve heard the term “Podunk” used to describe a small, unimportant town, but you might not know where the word came from. It seems that a Na-tive American tribe in Connecticut was known as the Po-dunk, and a nearby river was called by the same name. Local small towns on the river were referred to as “Podunk,” too, and so the word entered the lexicon.

***Thought for the Day: “I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time.” -- Josh Billings

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HOPS done TEST imonialVolunteer Ideas

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I would love to help pets in some way, but the local animal shelter doesn’t need volunteers, and there isn’t much else going on in my area. Do you have any suggestions? -- Kara in IdahoDEAR KARA: Check your lo-cal newspapers (or their websites) and your town’s website for volunteer opportunities. There may not be anything right now, but needs change throughout the year for many nonprofits.So, what if there really are no opportunities near you? Consider creating one. Organizing a fundraiser for a pet charity (or your local animal shelter) is one fast way to do some-thing positive. Or, if you spot a need that isn’t being met in the local pet community, create a way to ful-fill that need. For example, a military couple created “Dogs On Deployment,” a website that helps military members find temporary homes for their pets (not just dogs) before

they leave for overseas as-signments. What if senior citizens in your area need help keeping their pets’ shots up to date? You could talk to local vets and perhaps the local shelter about ways to help them.Perhaps your town has no facilities for pets, such as a dog park or even pet zones in local parks. Start exploring the possibility of get-ting a park built.You could even start with something as small as an awareness campaign that educates store owners about the many types of service dogs (and other service animals) that are helping disabled people these days.

Keep your eyes open for inventive oppor-tunities to contribute positively to pet care, and you may find yourself overwhelmed with choices.Send your questions about pet care to [email protected].


COLLECTINGBy Larry Cox

Longines WristwatchQ: My dad was a soldier during World War II, and I have inherited his Longines wrist-watch. It is the Model 13 ZN stainless-steel chronograph, with silver dial and original strap. Should I have it appraised? -- Carl, Sun City, Ari-zonaA: This exact model of Longines watch was sold by an auction house in New York earlier this year for $50,600, so my answer is yes, do have your watch appraised. In recent years, vintage and collectible timepieces have soared in value.You might want to contact the National Asso-ciation of Watch and Clock Collectors, which has more than 15,000 members in 50 coun-tries. Contact is www.nawcc.org, and 877-255-1849.***Q: I spend my summers in Texas, where I have been finding incredible arrowheads. Is there a guide or reference book for this field of col-lecting? -- Steve, Elizabeth, New JerseyA: The ultimate guide to United States point types is “Overstreet Indian Arrowheads: Iden-tification & Price Guide,” by Robert M. Over-street and published by House of Collectibles books. It features more than 8,000 illustra-tions, up-to-date regional market reports and tips on grading. Although there are other guides, this one -- in my opinion -- is the best.***Q: I have a number of older books, and I would like to find out current values. Do you have any suggestions? -- Mona, Yucaipa, CaliforniaA: One of the better sites is www.abe.com. Go to the site, type in the title and author, and you will quickly discover where that particu-lar book is being offered for sale and for how

much. Be aware that condition and edition are two very important factors when determin-ing the value of a book. ***Q: I have a teapot made by the Harker Pottery Company and in the tulip pattern. I have been offered $50 for it.

-- Connie, Galveston, TexasA: I found your teapot referenced in the “Antique Teapots Price Guide,” edited by Kyle Husfloen and published by Krause. According to Husfloen, your teapot was made in about 1940 and the design is

similar to the Jewel Tea Autumn Leaf pot. It is val-ued at $30. Do the math.

Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected]. Due to the large vol-ume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot person-ally answer all reader questions, nor does he do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail.



• Having a yard sale? Here’s a great way to put out extra signs when you don’t have a way to stake them into the ground: “Write your sign advertis-ing your yard sale on the sides of a big box. Place it where you want it, and add a large rock to the inside, then tape shut. We did this when we had no poles to tape signs to or any other way to get them to stand up. It worked really well!” -- D.R. in Georgia

• Avoid calling the pediatrician’s office on Monday mornings for routine business. Wait until the afternoon. All the parents with mildly sick chil-dren over the weekend will be calling to consult with the doctor and nurses first thing when the office opens.

• If you drop an egg, sprinkle with salt before you attempt to clean it up. The salt binds the whites, which will not spread, making pickup easier!

• *“My kids had kind of an obsession with color-ful Duck tape in the past year, and we made some “beach bags” to keep our electronics safe at the pool, lake and beach. We carefully covered a variety of sizes of zipper-top self-sealing bags with the tape, creating tough, colorful pouches in which we can store cellphones, etc., to keep

them safe from water damage.” -- W.L. in North Carolina

• *You can sharpen scissors by cutting folded alu-minum foil into small strips.

• The best time of day to water your lawn is the evening. The cooler temperatures allow the wa-ter to sink into the soil instead of evaporating with the heat of the day. Always follow your city or county guidelines on watering times for your area.

Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, c/o King Fea-tures Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.



Spanish Bean SaladDid someone mention picnic or potluck? If so, you have hit it big with this easy salad.

1 (15-ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained1 (15-ounce) can cut green beans, rinsed and drained1 (15-ounce) can cut yellow wax beans, rinsed and drained1 cup grated carrots1 cup chopped red onion1/2 cup stuffed green olives, halved2 tablespoons vegetable oil1/4 cup apple cider vinegarSugar substitute to equal 1/2 cup sugar

1. In a large bowl, combine kidney beans, green beans, wax beans, carrots, onion and olives. In a small bowl, combine vegetable oil, vinegar and sugar substitute. Drizzle dressing mixture evenly over vegetable mixture. Mix gently to combine.2. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Gently stir again just before serving. Makes 8 servings.

* Each serving equals: 120 calories, 4g fat, 4g protein, 17g carb., 334mg sodium, 5g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 Vegetable, 1 Fat, 1/2 Starch.


lessened due to his deafness, his composing continued, writing his breathtaking Ninth Symphony after completely losing his hearing.

• Beethoven composed nine symphonies, 16 string quartets, 32 piano sonatas, five piano concertos, a violin concerto, and an opera. This doesn’t begin to include the enormous amount of his chamber music and piano compositions. Careful listeners to his music can detect his intense emotions and love of nature. Various instruments create the sound of a wind and rain storm in the country, following by the serenity of the storm’s end. His use of trills on the violin imitate the chirping of insects and birds, while soft instrumental sounds mimic a flowing brook.

• Even folks who are not classical music fans will most likely recognize compositions by Peter Tchaikovsky, the composer of The Nutcracker Suite, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & Juliet, and Swan Lake. This Russian composer was able to read French and German by the age of six. He entered law school and worked as a clerk but took music lessons on the side, beginning to compose. He married in his mid-30s, but left his wife after a few weeks, claiming she “possessed little intelligence.”

• Tchaikovsky was befriended by an anonymous benefactor, a very wealthy widow who financed him while he composed. The pair exchanged

more than 1,000 letters over the next 13 years, but, upon her insistence, never met face to face. The widow abruptly terminated the relationship, claiming she was broke, an unfounded claim. Tchaikovsky never heard from her again. His death remains a mystery, with some claiming he killed himself. The more accepted explanation is death from cholera after drinking contaminated drinking water. His death came just one week after the premiere of his Symphony Pathetique, considered by many to be his greatest work.

• Considered the world’s first real child prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began studying violin and harpsichord at age 3. At 5, he was performing at the University of Salzburg and before Vienna’s Imperial Court the following year. He was 6 when he began composing minuets and other short pieces. His first symphony came along at age 8 and an opera at 12. Mozart received all of his education from his father, and never attended a school. He frequently e x p e r i e n c e d anxiety, loneliness, and sadness, and occasionally exhibited the symptoms of Tourette’s Syndrome and bipolarism.

Although he only lived to age 35, he composed more than 600 pieces, including 68 symphonies, 27 piano concertos, horn concertos, violin and piano sonatas, and many volumes of string quartet music.

• The cause of Mozart’s death has never been definitely determined. It’s been hypothesized as everything from “severe miliary fever” to trichinosis, mercury poisoning, and rheumatic fever. In all, researchers have speculated on nearly 120 different causes of death.

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• On July10, 1887, an80-foot-high con-crete dam breaks in Zug, Switzerland,releasing a wall of water that kills 70people.Rescueboatswereineffective,astheycapsizedintheroilingwaters

• OnJuly7,1930,constructionoftheHoo-verDambegins.Overthenextfiveyears,21,000menwouldworktoproducewhatwouldbethelargestdamof its time,aswell as one of theworld’s largestman-madestructures.

• OnJuly6,1946,FBIagentsarrestGeorge“Bugs”MoraninKentucky.Onceoneof

thetoporganizedcrimefiguresinAmer-ica, Moran had been reduced to smallbankrobberies.Hiscriminalcareertookan abrupt downturn after the infamousSt.Valentine’sDayMassacrein1929.

• On July 8, 1951, Paris celebrates its2,000thbirthday.ThehistoryofPariscanbetracedbacktoaGallictribeknownastheParisii,whosettledanisland(knowntodayasIledelaCite)intheSeineRiver,whichrunsthroughpresent-dayParis.

• On July 9, 1960, President Dwight Ei-senhower and Soviet Premier NikitaKhrushchev trade verbal threats overthefutureofCuba.KhrushchevfiredthefirstshotwhenhewarnedthattheSovietUnionwaspreparedtouseitsmissilestoprotectCubafromU.S.intervention.

• OnJuly11,1978,atruckcarrying1,500

cubicfeetofpressurizedliquidgascrash-es into a campsite crowded with vaca-tionersinSpain.Theresultingexplosionkilledmorethan200people.

• OnJuly12,1995,aheatadvisoryisissuedinChicagowarningofarecord-breakingheatwave.Whentheheatbreaksaweeklater,nearly1,000peoplearedeadinIl-linoisandWisconsin.Thetemperatureinthecityhit106degreesF.


• Robert Schumann unintentionally ruined his chance at a career as a pianist when he experimented with a device claiming to strengthen fingers. Johann Logier had designed a contraption, the “Chiroplast” that pulled the fingers toward the back of the hand, stating that it would increase finger flexibility and strength. Permanently debilitated by the invention, Schumann diverted his efforts

toward composing and became one of the greatest composers of the Romantic Period. However, the artist was plagued throughout much of his life by anxiety, panic attacks, and fits of rage and violence. Two years before his death, he attempted suicide by throwing himself into the Rhine River. Rescued by passing fishermen, Schumann was admitted to an asylum, where he died two years later at 46.

•The eccentric French composer Erik Satie wore nothing but identical gray velvet suits and called himself The Velvet Gentleman. He walked across Paris each day, a round trip of about 10 miles, carrying a hammer in his pocket for protection. As a youth, he was enrolled in the Paris Conservatory, but had nothing but scorn for the institution. He remained there only to avoid military service, and was labeled “untalented” and “worthless” by his teacher, receiving the nickname of “laziest student in the Conservatory.” Students were allowed to serve just one year in the military rather than the normal five. When Satie was drafted, he served less than a year, deliberately contracting bronchitis to obtain a release. He went on to become a popular composer, with his most famous compositions Trois Gymnopedies. When he died of cirrhosis of the liver, there was so much garbage in his apartment that friends threw out two carloads before his papers and manuscripts could be located.

NOTEWORTHY INVENTORS:LES PAULEric Clapton, Bob Marley, and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page are just a few of the thousands of musicians who have chosen to play a Les Paul guitar. But Les Paul wasn’t just the inventor of a phenomenal electric guitar. Follow along and

learn about his many accomplishments.•LesPaulwas8whenhe began playing the harmonica, followed by the guitar. At age 9, he had already built a crystal radio. Wanting to play the harmonica and guitar at the same time, as a teenager he fashioned a holder from a metal coat hanger, shaping it to go over his shoulders, and soon he had his first patent.• Soon afterward, Paul stuck the needle of his parents’ record player into the surface of his acoustic guitar, and was struck with the idea of an electric guitar. Before long, he had wired a phonograph needle to his guitar and connected it to a radio speaker to amplify his acoustic guitar. However, Paul was unhappy with the hollow-body guitar, and determined to make a solid-body one that would have less feedback and a richer sound because of the wood’s mass.• He happened to live across from a railroad track where workers would throw defective rails under a bridge. Retrieving a cast-off, Paul whittled it down to a 4x4 piece, with a neck, bridge, pickup, and tuners attached, naming it “The Log.” In 1940, the Epiphone guitar factory helped produce a more

attractive version with curved sides and an Epiphone fretboard.

• Paul’s work was slowed down in 1941 when he was experimenting with improvements to his guitar and was severely electrocuted, an injury that required two years of recuperation.

• Unhappy with the way his own recordings sounded, at the suggestion of crooner Bing Crosby, Paul built his own recording studio. It was here that he perfected multi-tracked recordings. His method was to

first record a track onto a disc, then record himself playing another part with the first, both of which were mixed together onto a new track. The process was repeated adding a third layer, then another and another, each time mixing it with all the previous layers on a fresh disc. Paul also experimented with playing some of the parts at half speed, then playing them back at the actual rate. He fabricated his disc-cutter assembly using auto parts, including a flywheel from a Cadillac. His recording of “Lover, When You’re Near Me” required about 500 acetate discs to complete, on which he played eight different electric guitar parts. He later switched to magnetic tape, commissioning Ampex to build the first eight-track recorder. Les Paul was also responsible for the invention of echo, delay, and reverb.

• In 1948, Paul was in a near-fatal auto accident, which sent his Buick convertible off the side of an overpass and 20 feet (6.1 m) into a ravine. He nearly lost his right arm, but doctors were able to set it to a 90-degree angle with seven screws which enabled him to play the guitar.

• In his 90s, Les Paul still hadn’t give up inventing. Having to wear two hearing aids, he was dissatisfied with their quality. He was still playing weekly gigs in New York City, but spent his free time working on improving hearing aids. He passed away in 2009 at age 94.

MORE COMPOSERS• You may have never heard of Richard Wagner,

but you’ve undoubtedly heard his most famous composition from the 1850 opera Lohengrin. The opera’s “Bridal Chorus” has been used at weddings since 1858 when Queen Victoria’s daughter chose the piece for her procession into the church. Today, we call it “Here Comes the Bride.” Another familiar Wagner tune is “Ride of the Valkyries,” which you may know better as “Kill the Wabbit,” a song Elmer Fudd sings in a 1957 Warner Brothers cartoon. History’s longest opera, The Ring Cycle, was


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also composed by Wagner, a production that takes well over 15 hours to perform. He began the opera in 1848, composing the text over the next four years. However, it took until 1874 for all of the music to be composed.

• We almost didn’t have the glorious music of George Frederic Handel, composer of “The Messiah.” His father wanted him to become a lawyer, and prevented George from playing musical instruments. Handel practiced secretly on a clavichord hidden in his home’s attic. Finally, when he was nine, his father heard him playing and allowed him to study music. By the time he was 10, Handel was composing for the organ, oboe, and violin, and a year later began composing church cantatas and chamber music. At 19, he had composed the first of his 50 operas. A stroke at age 52 impaired the movement of his right hand, but after just six weeks, he had fully recuperated.

Even a second stroke and complete blindness in the ensuing years couldn’t keep Handel from his love of composition. He continued to write music until his death at 74 in 1759.

• Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach fathered 20 children in his two marriages, only 10 of whom survived to adulthood. Five out of his six sons became professional musicians and/or composers.

• The story of the head of Franz Josef Haydn is a complicated one. Haydn, who composed more than 100 symphonies, was employed as a court musician by Hungary’s wealthiest nobility, the Esterhazy family, living on their vast

estate outside Vienna. When he died in 1809, Prince Esterhazy buried Haydn in the city’s Hundestrum Cemetery. A pair of individuals (including Esterhazy’s former assistant, Joseph

Rosenbaum) believed that the shape and bumps of a skull could give insight into a person’s intelligence and they schemed to steal Haydn’s head. They bribed the cemetery caretaker who broke open the casket and cut off the head. Rosenbaum had it dissected, the brain removed, and the skull bleached. He kept it in a special display case in his home. Eleven years later, when the Prince desired to transfer Haydn’s remains to his estate cemetery, he discovered the head was missing, with only a

wig resting in its place. Rosenbaum’s home was searched but his wife hid the skull in bed with her, claiming to be ill. Rosenbaum gave police a different skull from his collection, which was then buried with Haydn.

• In 1829, Joseph Rosenbaum died and bequeathed the skull to his fellow thief with the provision that it must be turned over to Vienna’s Society of the Friends of Music. The will was not respected and the head ended up at the University of Vienna. It was not until 1895 that the head came to the Society, where it sat on a pedestal until 1954. Finally, in July of that year, it was given back to the Esterhazy family, who reunited it with Haydn’s remains in a new copper coffin, and laid him to rest in a Mausoleum at Eisenstadt City Church.


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Making Vitamin D Without Sunlight

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a question about vitamin D-3 pills. How does 400 mg fit into such a tiny pill? I also thought you needed sunlight to make vitamin D. -- A.S.ANSWER: Four hundred mg is very small. Most of the tablet isn’t even vitamin D -- it’s starch and other materials to hold the tablet together.The skin does make vitamin D-3 from precursors in the presence of sunlight. However, there are several factors that affect this process. During winter months at moderately high latitudes (above the line from Los Angeles to Atlanta), the sunlight might not be strong enough to efficiently convert enough vitamin D, so many are vitamin-D-deficient during winter.People who don’t go outside, who usually wear clothing and hats to cover their skin or who have darker skin are less able to create vitamin D. People over 70 also are less able to make their own vitamin D. This is why many foods are supplemented with vitamin D. Even so, a sizable proportion of the population has low levels of vitamin D.There remains great controversy about whether supplementation will improve overall health. Studies are ongoing to test the effect of vitamin D supplementation to reduce fracture risk, improve muscle function or reduce cancer risk.

***DEAR DR. ROACH: You mentioned lupus in a recent column. Is there a connection between lupus and arthritis? -- D.J.T.ANSWER: Systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) is a disease that can affect virtually any organ in the body, and usually affects several -- often at the same time. The most common symptoms are fatigue, fever and weight loss. Skin signs can be very specific, such as the classic “butterfly rash,” a red, butterfly-shaped rash across the nose and cheeks. Arthritis (joint inflammation) or arthralgia (joint pain) is present in 90 percent of people with lupus at some point in the illness. The arthritis booklet discusses joint pain found in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and lupus. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 301W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed

name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

***DEAR DR. ROACH: If you walk briskly for a certain time and distance, is that not just as good for you as jogging, if you are going for the same time? -- A.ANSWER: It depends on what you mean by “good.” If you mean what I think you do, in terms of overall health and maybe living longer and feeling better, then yes, a brisk walk is nearly as good for you as jogging.Jogging probably is better for preventing osteoporosis, since it gives more impact to the bones, but on the other hand it is harder on the joints. If your goal is to get faster and win races, then you need to practice going faster. But walking is nearly as good for most aspects and is easier on the body than jogging for most people.

***Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to [email protected]. To

view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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Keep after weeding and feedingJune is the time to maintain the plants you’ve already put effort into earlier in the growing season. Make sure to do a little weeding every day or two, and continue watering and fertilizing as necessary to keep plants in tip-top shape. Keep in mind that many plant varieties will need more water as they grow larger and the weather b e c o m e s warmer.Plant Some PerennialsFor the g a r d e n i n g deal-hunter, June is a good time to get gorgeous perennials at great prices. White Oak’s Perennial Palooza falls in June and you can find classics like Echinacea, Dianthus, and Phlox or more specialty perennials like Clematis, Leucanthemum, and Penstemon. Plant these varieties in your garden now, and you’ll enjoy them at their peak in the years to come.Veggies—round twoYou likely already planted a good number of vegetables back in May, and you might even be seeing growth already. This month, put in a second planting of vegetables like tomatoes, corn and beans. Staggering these helps to extend the overall growing


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season—meaning you can enjoy delicious fresh veggies in your salads well into early fall.Repel mosquitosIf you see a lot of pesky mosquitos in your yard—or just routinely discover mosquito bites on yourself following an afternoon outdoors—install mosquito-repelling plants throughout your garden to help drive the pests away. Varieties like citronella grass, marigolds and catnip have been proven to deter mosquitos; plant them near home entrances and other areas where you spend the most time.Control Weeds in Your YardYou may notice a few weeds popping up here and there in your yard. That’s

normal for this time of year as the temperature and precipitation levels are shifting and the birds have been busy spreading seeds. Get control of the weeds while you still can and use spot spray with Fertilome’s Weed Free Zone. Then

lay another Scott’s Step to keep that green grass free of the pesky weeds.

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1. Is the book of Leviticus in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. From John 3, what does Jesus say that everyone prac-ticing evil hates? The light, Truth, The Lord, Believers3. Who found an Ethiopian eunuch sitting in a chariot reading the words of Es-aias (Isaiah)? Ahaz, Philip, Jotham, Uzziah4. From Joshua 2, where did

Rahab hide Israelite spies? Under table, In cave, On roof, With oxen5. What did Jesus send into a herd of swine? Unclean spirits, Justice, Breath of life, Mighty wind6. Who was the father of Sol-omon? Nathan, Uriah, Judas, David

ANSWERS1) Old; 2) The light; 3) Phil-ip; 4) On roof; 5) Unclean spirits; 6) David

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