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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1924. XTdals Conceded to Be Firat Makers of Soap Made from goat's tallow and beech wood ashes, the earliest forms of soap were used by the ancient Inhabitants of Germany to give a reddish color to the hair, according to the records of the historian, Pliny the elder, Al though mixed into hard and liquid material, it was not known as a cleansing substance, but was often employed in the treatment of skin troubles. The-Gauls, it Is said, introduced It into other parts of the world. Today the yearly production In the United States is estimated to be two and one-half billion pounds. Not until about the Second century of the Christian era was the product used a cleansing article, it is claimed, and an ancient factory for manufacturing the material unearthed in the ruins of Pompeii still contained- a quantity of It in a good state of preservation. Northern Spain and Marseilles later became the chief centers of the in dustry and produced large amounts of the Castile variety from olive oil and lye. Earlier accounts of the existence of soap among Asiatic peoples are believed to refer to some kinds of mixtures which were devoted to pur poses entirely apart „• from those of dyes or cleaning substances.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. Some Preliminaries to - —f> His Good Night*s Rest CourUandt Bleecker, at a dinner on fifth avenue, was talking about the high prices in Europe since the war. Yes, they are high sometimes, but most of It is travelers’ _ tales. That reminds me that I heard a good one recently. It was a tale about Ceylon. An American bad just arrived at Colombo hotel and the chambermaid said to him, as she put his bedroom in order: ‘Have you asked at the office for your frog, sirP ‘My frog?’ gasped the American, ‘what do you mean?’ ‘The frog to kill—your—cockroaches, *ir. Make them give yon a young, lean, muscular frog, a good jumper; one that will clean out the cock roaches thoroughly. Then, afterward, when the cockroaches are all gone, you must go down to the office again and get your snake.’ ‘Snake? Holy Moses l Why a snake?’ ‘A snake to eat the frog, sir!’ replied the maid. ‘And then, as soon as the frog is eaten, you must get out of bed and kill the snake with a club; after that you’ll be sure of a good night’s rest. » n Example of the Bee It is very important to remember, says John Burroughs, the great natu ralist, that the bee does not get honey from the flowers; it makes honey from what it gets from the flowers. What it gets from the flowers is nothing but sweetened water. The bee gets its sweet water, retires, thinks It over and by a private process makes its honey. So many nature writers fail to profit by the example of the bee. They go Into the woods and come out again and write about their experience—but they don’t give us honey. They don’t retire and subject what they find in the woods to a private process. They give us Just a little sweet water, pretty thoroughly diluted. I have tried for many years not to give the world Just a bare record, but to flavor it with my own personality. V Duck’s Use of Wings Do ducks use their wings while swimming under water? The question is discussed frequently among sports men and nature students, and opin ions sometimes differ. Testimony of reliable authorities, says Popular Me chanics Magazine, supports the belief that various species, of ducks nnd grebes, loons and other diving birds do not use their wings when swimming beneath the surface for food or in trying to escape capture. A ruddy duck was observed on Lake Michigan not long ago, feeding in fifteen or twen ty feet of clear water. As it got well * started on its downward plunge, the wings, about two-thirds extended, were used In quick, short strokes, at the rate of aboht one a second, to assist in propelling it and in rising to the top, as well. Bowls Were Not Alike “A man selling pottery came to Salem and rapped ut a certain lady’s door,”' says the Boston Globe, He was asked In. Just as he got inside the door he dropped one of tlie bowls, supposedly by mistake, and It did not break. When in the kitchen he dropped another, and then remarked to the lady that hla bowls were guaranteed not to break. She bought some, to be paid for when delivered. When they came she put them away to wait until some of her friends would appear nnd she would drop one for a surprise. A friend finally arrived. The lady took a pot from the shelf and dropped It accidentally on purpose. It shattered Into a thousand pieces—quite unlike the rubber samples." Batis of Civilization Let us never forget that the culti vation of the earth is the nffist im portant labor 1 of man. Man may be civilized in some degree without great progress In manufactures and with little commerce with his distant neighbors. But without the cultiva tion of the earth he is, in all coun tries, a savage. Until he gives up the chase, and fixes himself in some place, and seeks a living from the earth, he Is a roaming barbarian. When tillage begins, other ar.ts follow. The farm ers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.—Daniel Webster. WILLIAMSON NEWS Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Pond and Theo Pond have returned to Charlotte, N. C., after a few days visit here. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Beauchamp, Mrs, Hunton Allen, Wallace Williams and Jim Thompson attended Quarterly meeting at Hollonville Friday-* Mrs. Paul Beauchamp, Misses Inell Fillyaw and Bill Drewry were visi tors to the Fashion Show at the Griffin Mercantile company Thurs day afternoon. Hill Dingier, of Magnolia, was a recent guest of his mother, W. D. Dingier. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kinney have re turned to Atlanta after a visit to relatives here. The friends of Mr, and Mrs. Walter Carnes, of Kenwood, will be interest ed learn of the birth of a little c * au shter who has been named Char lotte Clare. Mrs. Carnes is pleas antly remembered here as Miss Una Anderson. Mrs. H. G. Farrar spent a day or so in Macon with friends recently. Miss Callie Wood, who was oper ated on for appendicitis at the Grif fin Hospital, returned home Wednes day, and is now convalescing rapid ly. Miss Inell Fillyaw returned to Bes sie Tift Monday to resume her stud ies. Mesdames R. L. Allen, R. H. Mc Lucas, W. P. Blanton, R. H. Dupree, and Troy Bush, of Zebulon, spent Tuesday with Mrs. DeWitt Allen. The Pike C ounty Federation of * s i\W fTv:-’-' Pi , ?, 5 i 1 f.,; -j m a H $ Jr. ■ m li - J- ? l ss* kl t V •i' it gk 1 * v v u u i v i I, IF m Hi i I b mm /, IffII ill l ,v tl )\ I r &\ __ ’ll vtjBi ; ‘l •*iiWi iai ’,J‘ v m m ,r } / 9 ¥ / 7 /? TRUANT 9 SOUL otj VICTOR, COPY FLIGHT ROUS W.G.CHAPMAN SEAU by TD HO What rectly gets into other closer daily person to contact life comes than with a more doctor? its ro- di mance, its hopes and defeats, its sordidness and its uplifting qualities? Who else has the drama of it all so constantly before his eyes? This strange tale, eerie and mystifying in part, but filled with passionate interest and charm is the romance of a surgeon. Its heroine is a nurse. Its strongest scenes are in a sanitarium. One of its rtiost effective climaxes takes place at an operating table. Edifying and thrilling; a story that engages the mind and the heart and does not permit interest to lapse for an instant. One of the most unusual and satisfactory of Victor Rousseau’s many remarkable stories. Watch for the First Installment of This Splendid Serial in THE NEWS TODAY GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS Women’s Clubs will meet on October 11 at Molena with the club there as hostess. An interesting program has been arranged by the new pres ident, Mrs. J. C. Wilkes, of Molena, and a large crowd is expected to at tend, Mr, and Mrs. Paul Beauchamp * spent the week-end in Atlanta, going ■ U P tar the opening game of football, The chairmen of the sixth district are to hold an all day meeting at Jackson next Friday. All of the c l u ^s who have contributed to Tal luilah Falls school are urged to send in their reports to the district chair man, Mrs. Hunton Allen, if they have not already done so. Jim Thompson, of Atlanta, is spending some time here with his son, John Thompson. Mrs. Hunton Allen and sons Champ and Joe Gregg, spent Satur day in Griffin. The club held its usual meeting oh Friday with Mrs. Paul Beauchamp, and despite the weather, a full at tendance was present. Miss Ola Means, of Culloden, and W. E. Drewry, of Atlanta, spent Sunday with Mrs. T. E. Drewry. Drewry Dickinson, of Macon, spent the week end with his mother here. ECIINA Money back without question if HUNT'S QUAE AN TEED SKIN DISEASE REMEDIES (Hunt's Salve nnd Soap), fail in fhetreatment ofltch, Eczema, J Rin2worm,Tetterorotheritch- ing skin diseases. Try thic treatment at our risk. W ARD'S REXALL S TOR E The many friends of Miss Minnie Johnson, of Woodbury, and James Browis, of Atlanta, will be interested in the announcement of their en gagement, the marriage to take plac I at an early date. Miss Johnson w a former teacher in the primary de partment of this school and the groom-to-be, until the past year, has been a life long resident of this com munity. Congratulations are being extended to them. TRY THIS ONE ON YOUR LINKS Redcar, Yorkshire, Sept. 30.—A toad brought a new problem to the golfing world the other day. In a match between amateurs and profes sionals, W. Loveridge landed his ball in the rough, As the player np proached, a large toad jumped up and the ball, which had apparently rested on the toad’s back, disappear ed into a hole. To play the hall Loveridge pushed the toad away, but it jumped into the hole where the ball had lodged, rendering it unplay able. The point at issue was whether, in lifting out the ball and dropping it to play the second hole, Loveridge sltm-ild be penalized. It was ruled that since the ball had been moved by an agency outside the game, no penalty should be incurred. VAUGHN NEWS Miss Mamie Chappell arrived in Vaughn Saturday, Miss Chappell and Miss Leona Bayes will teach at the County Line school. Gladstone Tarpley has returned to his home in Detroit after a visit to his sister, Mrs. Hill Steele. Several from Vaughn attended quarterly meeting at Brooks last Sunday, at which meeting Dr. Eakes, of Griffin, presided. The women of Brooks prepared a sumptuous dinner on the long table near the church. The dinner was very tempting and NEVER BE WITHOUT it for it colicky immediately . eases sudden, severe, paine and cramp* in atomach and bowel*, deadly nausea and weak ening diarrhoea. Few children and CHAMBERLAIN'S grown-up u*e COUC and DIARRHOEA A REMEDY aery accessary home remedy. HOW’S THIS? HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE will Jo what we claim for it—rid your system of Catarrh or Deafness caused by Catarrh. HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE con sists of an Ointment which Quickly Relieves the catarrhal inflammation, and the Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces, thus restoring normal condi tions. .........................--......................-........... Hold by drut-gists for over 40 Tears. v T Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio. LINK AFTER LINK FRANKLIN plucked a zigzag of lightning out of the sky. Bell linked it with a bit of wire and gave the human voice more power than the thunder. Now scientists, discard ing the wire, hurl one voice — undiminished — in count less radios across the world. Each day the ingenuities of men are bettering, strength • ening yesterday’s progress. In foods, clothing, house furnishings, inventions, minds are adding link to link— trying to lift you closer to contentment. Each day, records of this progress flash in advertise ments before you. They are personal, timely messages of products that will please. The advertisements suggest not only the new—but the best; spread them out honestly before you so that you can conveniently choose. They show you highest values at sensible cost. They help you to live better—and save. Read the advertisements to learn of the latest ways you can make your life more pleasant. * Keep Up With the Advertisements to Keep Apace With Progress i — = - everyone present enjoyed it. Mrs. Harold Bradbury spent Thurs day in Griffin. ” W. F. Freeman and T. J. McKibben attended court in Fayetteville last week. Marvin Parker was a visitor in Atlanta last week. Oscar Maddox is attending busi- WE OFFER YOU * A RELIABLE BANKING CONNECTION Our customers feel at home in this Bank. They are convinced of its safety; They are satisfied with its service; They have found here a cordial, helpful sympathy ideals. with their interests and their We Pay 4 Per Cent on Savings Accounts. Start One Today. Active Depository of the United States CITY NATIONAL BANK Griffin, Georgia SERVICE SAFETY J REDUCED FARES To CHARLOTTE Account MADE-IN-CAROLINA EXPOSITION Tickets on sale Sept. 20th to Oct. 4th. Good returning to Oct. 6th. SOUTHERN RAILWAY £ is PAGE THREE ==~ f ness school in Atlanta. Miss lone Anderson spent Satur day in Griffin. Mrs. J. B. Reeves left Sunday for LaGrange, where she will visit her son, Cleveland Reeves, and family. School opened Monday with Miss Leila Goddard of Midway and Miss Pope of Hobson in charge.