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Alaska has
hot fall.
a cool summer and a
The poorest man on earth Is the
money-minded man.
Happily, the flnpper will gradually
outgrow her bobbed hair.
The only two who can live as cheap-
ly as one are a flea and a dog.
Denmark kept out of the great wai
only to fall into a general lockout.
May one speak of the art of the
flapper ds flappery? No? Oh, very
well.
Spring may be gentle, but It is too
much given to catching a person with
out an umbrella.
ftet; Is lift
There are too many promising men
in public life and not a sufficient num
ber of performers.
Nature abhors a vacuum, so when
she finds one in a human head, she
fills it with words.
Amundsen will begin his dash for
the Arctic in summer. It will be
easier then to get a crew.
There’s nothing so hopeful as the
politician in the spring unless it’s the
man who plants a garden.
It is easier to make your right in
dex finger behave if you keep it well
separated from the trigger.
Hott long will It be before every
body who is capable of being swin
dled will be swindled?
Flume has a new dictator,
shall see presently what kind
spring poem he is capable of.
We
of a
Farm girls are said to be flappers,
too, recalling the modest violet, born
to flap unseen beside a mossy stone.
They are now talking about regu
lating the air, and we suppose it will
not be long before they begin to tax
it.
“Prosperity Stirs Industry,” says a
headline; but that Is a trifle com
pared to the way industry stirs pros
perity.
Those many boy radio operators may
presently get the air so overcrowded
that they will have to submit to traffic
regulations.
“Sword Swallowing Fatal.” This will
not surprise some restaurant patrons,
who have been expecting it on several
occasions.
Thfr Ruins of Troy.
France is accused of wanting to dic
tate all the policies of Europe—that
Is, she would like to mark them "dic
tated but not red."
The person who coughs all over the
landscape these days Is about ns good
a citizen ns a bootlegger peddling a
cargo of wood alcohol.
Inasmuch as gas rates are coming
down, people who just dote on exces
sively rare meat can learn to like it
somewhat better cooked.
For getting cigar nshes on the rug
there are husbands who can’t be
beaten, but their wives will show
them that the rug can be.
The flapper must think it rather
hard to be criticized for merely do
ing the things' she Is taught by the
dally example of her elders.
It is reported that wives in the
Sudan have risen in cost from four
spearheads to eight. Maybe somebody
has been cornering the market.
Another thing that makes it so diffi
cult to attend to one’s own business
is the swelling impulse to devote one’s
entire time to reform somebody else.
There are signs now and then that
persons with money to invest should
beware in particular of a certain class
of promoter who has an oily tongue.
Lots of time it is not necessary to
see a man’s wife to know that she
dresses in the height of fashion. The
looks of her husband's clothes proves
that.
If the flapper can’t quite understand
why she is being so roundly abused all
of a sudden she need not worry. No
body else really knows the reason
either.
The Ohio State Journal says the
secrets of Maya civilization are being
wrung from the hieroglyphics on stone
tablets. Wringing a stone must be
some job.
The value of live stock, the gov
ernment reports, shows a decrease com
pared with two years ago. Yes, the
value of an animal decreases as it
gets older.
(Prepared by the National Geographic
Society, Washington. D. C.)
Within “the Zone of the Straits”—the
strip of land bordering the Darda
nelles, the Bosphorus and the Aegean
sen, whose international control Is
likely to be altered somewhat by re
vision of the treaty of Sevres—lies the
subject of one of the world's greatest
epics: Troy, where two "nations”
fought for the fair Helen.
The Trojan walls, unvislted by the
idle tourist, are still in evidence;
those same walls that defied the on
slaughts of Agamemnon and Menelaus,
of Ajax, Nestor, Diomed, Ulysses and
Achilles, to fall at last by stratagem.
They remained as a ruined and aban
doned stage minus its paraphernalia,
whereon was played so many centuries
ago an insignificant little drama com
pared with modern events; but it was
a drama so big with human interest
divinely told that the world has never
known its equal.
To be sure, it was all in the telling;
and what would Troy have been with
out its Homer? Still, as the theater
of the world's greatest epic poem, it
deserves a visit any year, every year.
In the thoughts and emotions it re
vives and stimulates, in the aroused
sense of indebtedness of all subse
quent literature and art, it richly re
pays a visit. The classical student
will leave it in a daze of meditation
upon things more real to him than the
actual things he has seen and touched.
In visiting the ruins of Troy, one
sets out from the village of Darda
nelles for a five hours’ hot and dusty
ride.
After a couple of hours’ travel
through the plain the road grows
rougher and begins to ascend into hilly
country. The traveler realizes that he
should be nearing historic ground
now and he glances around the horizon
to see if he can Identify Mt. Ida, and
toward the sea for a first sight of
Tenedos; but no, this is only common
soil. Rounding the summit of the next
rise one sees the road leading down
into Eren Koui, a Turkish village, a
convenient halting place for coffee.
Then the road begins to wind through
the village In a gradual descent until
it makes a sudden Jerky little turn
into the open country, and behold I the
plain of Troy; not the plain of the his
toric action, but the drainage area
which includes Troy.
To the Hill of Ilium.
The road leads straight toward a
ridge in the distance, “the Hill of
Ilium,” at the lower point of which
will presently appear the ruins. It
was down that identical ridge, or so
one tells oneself that the angry god,
Apollo, strode toward vengeance,
while the arrows in the quiver on his
shoulder clanged in ominous music.
Yonder the summit of Mt. Ida, where
the gods in solemn conclave so often
sat. Away over there, skirting the
ridge of Ilium, is Slmois’ stream, or
should be; but the bridge across it.
shows upon approach that modem
Slmois is no more than a creek. Worse
than that; following its attenuated
course, less than a mile downstream,
one discovers that it ends In a morass
Instead of joining the Scamander as of
yore. And the latter stream is scarce
ly less disappointing, for it is no more
dignified in size or appearance. In
fact, their sluggish currents united can
scarcely boast of banks except at oc
casional intervals, for both streams
are now only broad swales merging
with the adjacent plain, with no con
tinuous current toward the sea except
In seasons of high water, if such are
ever known.
Behold the ruins at last! A long,
low ridge, some four or five miles in
length, ends abruptly like a promon
tory projecting into the sea, above
which it rises about 30 feet. The ridge
is the so-called “Hill of Ilium, 1 " the
sea is the floodplain of, the Simois and
Scamander, historically known as the
plain of Troy, and the promontory,
with its crown of ruins, is Troy itself.
You walk around the ruins and make
the surprising discovery that If the
walking were good you could easily
do it in ten minutes. Astonishing! Is
this all there was of Troy, and did this
little stronghold withstand a nine
years’ siege and still remain uncon
quered by force? Impossible! The
whole Hill of Ilium may have been
fortified and to some extent populat
ed; otherwise how was the garrison
provisioned? Unpoetic details like
these never troubled Homer, so why
bother about them.
Unearthed by Schliemann.
Every student knows of the remark
able work of Schliemann in unearthing
these ruins and establishing their
identity as those of the veritable Troy
of Homer; of the indefatigable zeal,
the determined search for the location,
the half-willing consent of the Turkish
government, and the financial and
physical obstacles to be overcome. But
the work did begin at last, and the
first walls to appear beneath the spade
were strange walls, not those de
scribed by Homer, and the order was
to dig deeper. Still further ruins of
city after city were unearthed, till
Homer’s Troy, all that is left of It,
was laid bare.
Only the antiquarian can see the
significance of all these things as he
scrambles up and down within and
among these disordered piles of what
once was masonry; but even an unin
formed tourist can see the difference
between the rubble walls of a later
date and the worthier structures
which preceded them.
There are walls, too, which show the
marks of a mighty conflagration, and
these, it is opined, are the same
whence Aeneas
“Did from the flames of Troy upon his
shoulder
The old Anchises bear"
on that last terrible night of destruc
tion. One instinctively looks for the
gap in the wall through which the
wooden horse was Introduced, but he
looks In vain. Earthenware cisterns
of some 20 gallons capacity, for hold
ing oil or wine, were built into the
walls, while bits of iridescent glass,
pieces of pottery, cobblestones and
clay were filled in around them.
Wall of Priam Still Stands.
But there is still left one precious
bit of Homeric architecture, if the
archaeologists are correct, raising its
crown as high as any of the walls of
subsequent date. It is part of a bas
tion facing toward the Hill of Ilium
and known as the "Wall of Priam.” It
was meant to stand throughout the
ages, whoever was its builder, and
one ardently wishes to give the credit
for its construction to those times. It
is a noble wall, well pointed, well
laid, well preserved, capable yet of
withstanding such assaults as when
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
GEORGIA—Fayette County.
Under and by virtue of an order
granted by the Ordinary of said county,
will be sold before the courthouse door
of said county, between the legal hours
of sale on the first Tuesday in July,
1922, to the highest and best bidder
for cash the following described prop
erty to-wit:
29S acres of land, more or less, the
same lying and being in the 495th
district, G. M., Fayette county, Georgia,
and more particularly described as fol
lows: 176 acres of land, more or less,
the same being parts of land lots Nos,
7, 8, and 160, and bounded as follows:
On the north by lands of J. Casper
Arnall; on the east by lands of A. H
Jones, known as Mill lands or Mill
Pond; on the south by Fayetteville
and Greenville public road or lands of
Mrs. Vera Arnell, and on the west by
lands of Mrs. Vera Arnell and J. Cas
per Arnall, and 120 acres, more or less,
being part of land lot No. 160 and
bounded as follows: On the north by
lands of j. H. Massengale; on the east
and south by lands of R. L. Arnall and
west by White Water creek; and two
acres of land, more or less, in land
lot No. and bounded as follows:
On the north and east by the lands
above described; on the south by the
Fayetteville and Greenville public road
and on the west by lands of C. P.
Jones.
The above and foregoing described
lands sold as the property of W. S.
Whatley, late of said county, deceased,
for the purpose of payment of debts
and for distribution among the heirs
at law, of said deceased.
This June 5th, 1922.
W. S. AND J. W. WHATLEY, Ad
ministrators of W. S. Whatley, deceas
ed.
(6-5-4t.)
notice of dissolution
PARTNERSHIP.
OF
Notice is hereby given that the firm
of Guice and Jones, heretofore en
gaged in the garage and the automobile
repair business in the city of Fayette
ville, Fayette county, Georgia, is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. Les
ter C. Jones, retiring therefrom. The
business will be conducted at the same
place by B. H. Guice, who assumes all
obligations and firm liabilities, and
who will receipt for all debts due to
the firm.
This June 7th, 1922. ^
B. H. GUICE.
L. C. JONES.
LESTER C. DICKSON, Attorney.
BANKRUPT SALE.
There will be sold on the premises
at Helmer, Georgia, on June 20th, 1922,
by 11 o’clock, a. m., at auction to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described personal property:
One Delco Lightling Plant.
One Gasoline Pump and Tank,
Wayne make.
The property can be inspected at
Kelmer, and Kenwood, Georgia, and
will be sold subject to the confirma
tion of Hon. John J. Hunt, Referee in
Bankruptcy.
For further information apply to E
V. Jones, trustees, Fayetteville, Geor
gia or^ R, E. Church, attorney, 100 Cen
tral bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
E. V. JONES, Trustee in Bankruptcy
Fayetteville, Ga.
R. E. CHURCH, Attorney for Trus
tee, 100 Central bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
LAND SALE.
"Ajax strives some
weight to throw.”
stone’s vast
From its corner overlooking the
plain of Slmois an outside stairway
descends toward the river, possibly a
later feature. Could tills have been the
corner of the wall where stood the
Scaean Gate; where the venerable
Father Priam brought the beautiful
Helen In order to show her the ene
my, her own countrymen and kindred,
on the plain below; where he pointed
out the lenders, naming them Individ
ually?—“and there is Menelaus, thy
former husband.” It may well have
been the same, and romance at least
will have it so.
Scattered about are bits of sculp
tured marble, the remains perhaps of
Roman or Alexandrine occupation. Off
in the dreamy distance lies Tenedos—
sinister Tenedos, not discernible ex
cept in the clearest weather—and by
the shore near where the Dardanelles
meets the sea, whence Thetis might
at any moment arise, is a tumulus
known as the tomb of Achilles, and
nearby another, the tomb of I’atro-
clus.
The excavations at Troy have re
vealed thnt no less than nine layers
exist upon which at various times dur
ing the past 5,000 years, human habi
tations have been built
GEORGIA—Fayette County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door in said county between the legal
hours of sale on the first Tuesday in
July, 1922, to the highest and best bid
der for cash the following described
property, to-wit;
Fifty acres of land, more or less,
lying and being in the 538th district,
G. M., Fayette county, Georgia, the
same being part of land lot No. 105 in
said district and bounded as follows:
On the north by lands of J. M. Spurlin
estate; east by lands of Jim Reeves;
south by lands of R. S. Cox; and west
by other lands of James A. Spurlin.
Shid described property levied on
as the property of James A. Spurlin
by J. I. Foster, L. C., to satisfy a cer
tain tax fi. fa. in favor of the state of
Georgia and Fayette county and
against the said James A. Spurlin for
•the year 1921, and said levy turned
over to me as required by law for
the purpose of sale to satisfy said tax
fi. fa.
Also at the same time and place an,d
under the same conditions will be sold
the following described property, to-
wit: Sixty-five acres of land, more or
less, the same lying and being in the
538th district, G. M., said State and
county, and being part of land lot No.
118, and bounded as follows: On the
north by lands of Smarr; east by Flint
River; south by lands of J. A. Spurlin;
and west by other lands of J. M. Spur
lin estate.
Said described property levied upon
as the property of the estate of J. M.
Spurlin, deceased, by J. I. Foster, L. C.,
to satisfy a certain tax fi. fa. in favor
of the State of Georgia and Fayette
county and against the estate of said
J. M. Spurlin, and same turned over to
me as required by lav/ for the purpose
of advertisement and sale.
Tenant in possession notified in
terms of the law. This June 6th, 1922.
T. M. KERLIN, Sheriff.
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Galvanized Water Pail .50
Nails, per keg 10.00
Galvanized Roofing, per sq 11.00
Disston Hand Saws 3.85
Scooter Plows, per lb 10
5 Gal. Oil Cans 1.75
Heavy Well Buckets 1.25
Heavy Slate Roofing 5.00
Best House Paint, per gal 5.00
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GEORGIA—FAYETTE COUNTY.
To All Whom It May Concern;
C. S. Graves, having applied for guar
dianship of the person and property
of Arte Henderson, minor child of Mrs.
Estell Henderson Holt, late of said
county, deceased, notice is given that
said application will be heard at my
office at ten o’clock a. m., on the first
Monday in July next. This 31st day
of May, 1922.
J. G. ADAMS, Ordinary.
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