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In A Red Triangle Dug-Out Overseas .. ■ ..W ■■ ;l. ’ Y. M. C. A. men fixed up dug-outs with our men on the French front in the had old days before the armistice was signed, and it became possible for the American veterans to take their recreation out in the open. Here in the dimly lighted underground rooms, refreshments were served, and an opportunity was given the boys to write home, indoor games were played and occasionally some more athletic games such as boxing. It was even possible sometimes to put on a moving picture show for the boys in their time off from actual trench duty. Tons of Maple Sugar. Tho output of maple sugar In th- Yovlnce of Quebec Is about 1 -1,200,00.'' ounds per annum. Easily Understood. The store that Is different always does better than the store that is In different. —Louisville Courier-Journav. Nltro-Starch Possibilities. Nltro-starch, more compact than tin aJiled nltro-celluiose or gi n-colton seems to promise gr<nt ellicleney as i blasting explosive. Authentic Bronte Relic. An interesting relic of Charlotte Bronte, the novelist, has been presented to the museum at Haworth, England It is a traveling trunk used by Char lotte Bronte. Inside Is a label giving the maker’s name and address In Brus sels, and there Is little doubt the trunk accompanied Charlotte on her jour neys between Monsieur Heger’s Pen sionnnt in the Hue d’lsabelle in that city, and her home at the Haworth rectory. Notable Sayings. In William Dean Howell’s novel. “The Quality of Mercy” the dying and repentant defaulter Northwick ex claims “That’s good!” as the hand cuffs are placed upon his wrists, “Time fliesj Bid Clifford come to ine!” or ders Judge Jeffrey Pynoheon. In "The House of Seven Gulden." taking from his vest pocket Rio watch Which he was never to replace. Had Not Changed Much. A negro, who was so singularly lazy as to be quite a problem, got converted in u revival. IBs associated in the church were extremely anxious to know whether he would not bestir him jself and go to work. The negro at tended a meeting and offered a pray er, In which occurred the petition: “Use me. Lord, use me—-In an advisory capacity.” Term “The Public.” What we understand today by the terra “the public” did not exist during antiquity, us It presupposes a great number of simultaneous readers of one and the same writings, a condition that could not be realized before the invention of printing. The first book that may be said to have had a public In the sense us now understood was the printed Bible. The essential In atmment, however, for the formation of “a public,” journalism, did not ap pear before the French revolution. Discipline Essential. Those whe escape discipline are to be pitied, hut we may he sure the es cape will not he for long. The order of the world provides for this without our interference. In most cases we had much better he concerned In hold ing our hands off or in providing al leviations for the hours between these needful buffeting* by the heavy hand of fate. Ttie discipline of others, in other words, ordinarily is none of our business. We may safely and wisely leave It to parents, school masters, po lice. and to the hard knocks of life. Strange Street Names. What Is the quaintest street name you know of In London, past or pres ent? It would probably be hard, re lates the London Chronicle, to heat Sballlgonaked street, which, according to the late Sir Laureuce Comma's evi dence before the local records com mittee, appears as the name of a street In Wapping in a sewers rate book for 1748. In those days the naming of a street was not in the hands of a sedate public authority, hence the oddity of aome of these old names. Blunders. We are all given to making mis takes. No one is wise enough to be always right. But the person who makes the same mistake twice has his feet set straight for the goal of fall ure. If you are called down for mak ing a blunder don’t get mad or dis couraged. Just make up your mind then and there that you’ll not make It again. Fix it well In your mind; use It as a lesson and nn inspiration. It’s a perfectly good stepping-stone, and ought, not to be employed as a millstoue to bang around your neck. Oldest Pan in the World. A museum in Cairo, Egypt, has the oldest fan in the World, this dating Crom the seventeenth oentnrv B. C. f Using Common Sense. Wisdom consists not In an abun dance of smartness. But mostly in a Nune use of what little common sense we are fortunate enough to possess. At Very Early Date. An *oviy English visitor to Boston recorded that "you no sooner enter u taphouse than you find a constable at your elbow who prescribes the quan tity you may drink.” He also men tioned getting for fourponee “a quart of cider spiced and sweetened with itigar.” “Splitting Headaches ” There is no illness that is a source of greater discomfort than headache. Women, men and children alike are subject to this unpleasant affliction. To secure relief from Headaches. Backache, Neuralgia, or any severe aches or pains, DR. MILES’ ANTI-PAIN PILLS have no equal. , "There is nothing in the world any better for Headache than DR. MILES’ ANTI-PAIN PILLS. I surely advise all who suffer from any ache or pain to take these pills.” MISS JESSIE McMILLAN, Connellsville, Pa. > These wonderful little tablets contain no V“ i habit-forming drug—nor produce ill after effects. When used according to directions they nU produce almost instant relief. Ask your dru cist 1/7 for DR. MILES’ ANTI-PAIN PILLS- these eh... H I ive tablets have been growing in favor for more I I <P-J) than 30 year s. Cost only a few cents a box. ~~ —— How Alaska Got Its Name. The name Alaska is said to have been given 1o the wholes of that terri tory by the Bussinn traders who first reached tin Island of Unlashka, on the authority of the natives, who de clared that to the eastward there was a great land or territory which was called Alayeska. From this the pres ent name of Alaska is derived. Go and Do ft. A man was asked how he accom plished so much In life. “My father taught me,” was the reply, “when 1 had anything to do to go and do It.” — Exchange. Take That Extra Forty Winks. Tho sage observation that “It’s nice to got up in the morning, but it’s nicer to lie in bed” is no longer a shameful confession of laziness. The British ministry of munitions investigating the health and efficiency of its workers found that too-early rising is harmful. •siia-iix uopm^ —•aunt eujnSuus 4BOUI oqj 40 aopju etj4 ipoqD 04 4q3no qotq.w S4Uoin -eHuunoasip e-iu osoijx 'ddjsaoop eqj jjo m|q ipiq 04 sua4Uoaq4 joq;)!; aeq putt S4AOJ4S oqj uj ~puop ui|q 5411.),, A’piq eqi uoq.w odoq dn SAjit 04 joao[ u juj ouju s| 41 pap no.i' qj|.\v .win it opnb e.yv •adopi uopueqy 04 uaq/t/y THE VICTORY LOAN MUST BE FLOATED WE’LL FINISH THE JOB Fathers And Mothers Of Boys Who Risked All Will See That The " v ‘~ , Bills Are Paid * ■ The Victory Loan, fifth and last of the national Liberty. Loans, will be put over in the campaign beginning April 21 Continuing three weeks, as enthusiastically and completely as were the preceding loans. That is cer tain, as indicated by the responses from the loyal workers who are ready to give their services to their country until the job is finished and the bills all paid. Whatever spirit of “let down” that may have followed the signing of the armistice is rapidly disappearing, and the whole country is awakening to the realization that the war is not over and will not be over until the last of the American soldiers is safe at home • gain and every dollar of the gigantic war bill paid. The fathers and moth ers of the boys who went overseas or to camp, who risked their lives for their country—and many of them gave life or limb—will not quit until the job is finished, any more than the sol diers quit over there. The Victory Loan campaign will soon be on. The government has de cided upon a five billion dolar issue of short term securities, to be repaid within five years, and bearing attrac tive interest rates. Secretary Glass believes this form of security will com mand a better market price tffter the campaign than would bonds issued for a longer term of years. Every man in the country will be asked soon to subscribe to the Victory Loan. It is time to be getting ready for it. The Cost. Everything is worth what its pur chaser will pay for it, according to an >1(1 saying JUDGE FOR YOURSELF! —AT MARTIN’S If you want to economize you'd better do it in some other way than buying cheap slippers. Our Slippers, Colonials and Oxfords are not cheap stuff just because OUR PRICE is LESS than ether stores. Our price is less “Cause We Get the Cash"’, a small profit and quick Turnover. We are selling a beautiful slipper for $7.50 that can't be duplicated for SIO.OO in Athens. You don't believe it, then come in our store and we can prove it. Judge for Yourself TAN, BLACK, WHITE OR GRAY From SI.OO to $4.00 Saved on every pair you buy here. MARTIN BROS. NEW SHOE STORE 125 Clayton St. Athens, Ga. WE FIT YOU THAT’S SURE -; -, 4 r.■/*■ r* -* ''i , **?r-r ■■ \ " • f-* ; ~* - V N. r. % • r ■ .*• '- - ..• ; •■- ■ ;-; •-■ ■*, .'- jfwi " '•'• • •• Ml . ' ' — %V A .■■ w No. 7 , .... PRESSING TALKS %. ce*—*— ■ “*'<- - "> Or COURSE you are going to top-dress your crops with quick-acting nitrogen. Experience has proved that it pays. But what nitrogenous chemical? That s the question, if materials are scarce and high tnis year, all the more reason to buy carefully. Why not try ARCADIAN Sulphate cf Ammonia? It contains 25 Va per cent, of soluble, available ammonia, 6 whole units mcre than any other top dressing, and yet the price per ton is about the same. It will work m any fertilizer spreader. About 100 pounds per acre will do the work. Arcadian SmlphaUe c-f Ammonia ARCADIAN Sulpha; e or Ammonia is the well-known stand ard article that has done you good service in your mixed fertil izers for years past. Especially kiln-dried and ground tc make it fine and dry. Ammonia 25 ! /i f /o guaranteed. Made in U. S. A, THE GREAT AMERICAN AM MON I ATE. i or sale by Empire State Chemical Company, Athens, Ga. For information */■>& New York cs to <.• plica- company N . Y . t;on, write AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT Athens, Ga, Use of Surnames. The custom of using surnames for Christian names, as exemplified in the eases of Harrison and Mr. Holden, goes back at least three centuries, but the people stuck pretty close to Johns, Edwards and Thomases. In this coun try we have seen a tendency to use, at baptism, the mother’s family name as a middle name for the child. This, no doubt, is leading to more free use of family names as given names. For the most part, however, we are John Hea vy Smiths Steam Against Sails. Modern naval development may be said to have begun with the rapid in crease in the size of ships which took place at the close of the fifteenth cen tury; and mediaeval history finally closed with the battle of Lepanto in 1571, the last great action in which rowing galleys played an important part. From this time the sail-pro pelled man-of-war was gradually im proved until early in the nineteenth century, when sails began to give way to steam.