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ARMENIA, A LAND AS
OLD AS HISTORY.
Armenia, the land to which A
merica now is sending food relief,
and which recently suggested that
it be placed under the direct pro
tection of the United States, is
,discussed by Hester Donaldson
Jenkins in a communication to the
National Geographical Society. A
portion of this communication, de
scribing the Armenians before the
devastations of the world w&r,
Allows:
“ Armenia is a word that has
widely different connotation for
different peoples. To us Ameri
cans it means a vague territory
somewhere in Asia Minor; to the
makers of modern maps it means
nothing—there is no such place
to the Turks of a few years ago it
was a forbidden name, smacking
of treason and likely to bring up
that bugaboo ‘nationalism,’ than
which Abdul Hamid 11. feared
nothing more, unless it were ‘lib
erty;’ but to nearly two millions
of Russian, Persian and Turkish
subjects it is a word filled with e
motion, one that sends the hand to
the heart and calls up both pride
and sorrow.
“Armenia is not easy to bound
at any period of history, but,
roughly it is the tableland extend
ing from, the Caspian sea nearly
to the Mediterranian sea. Its lim
its have become utterly fluid; the
waves of conquering Persians and
Byzantines, Arabs and Homans,
Russians and Turks have flowed
and ebbed on its shores until all
lines are obliterated. Armenia
now is not a state, not even a geo
graphic unity, but merely a term
for the region where the Armeni
live.
vo'At the height of its power and
at its greatest extent the ancient
kingdom of Armenia consisted of
500,000 square miles of fertile ta
ble land, extending from the Black
sea and the Caucasus mountains
to Persia and Syria. It rises until
it reaches 8,000 feet above tbe sea,
then it ascends abruptly to the
snow-capped peak of Mt. Ararat,
which is 1,000 feet higher than
Mount Blanc. The land is fertile,
rugged and beautiful,
v “Into the soil of this beautiful
and historic land the Armenians
have thrust deep roots. No brief
civilization is theirs hack to May
flower or even Norman conquest,
but one that is almost coterminous
with recorded history; and every
Armenian feels behind him this
vast antiquity, giving him person
al and great national
pi'ide. They begin their history
with the Garden of Eden, which
they claim was in Armenia basing
the claim on the naive statement
that the land is beautiful enough
to have included Paradise, and al
so laughingly asserting the apples
of Armenia were worthy to tempt
|a most epicurean Eve. Their first
'recorded ancestors they find in the
book of Genesis.
“Their appearance is definitely
eastern; swarthy, heavy-haired
black-eyed, with aquiline features
they look more Oriental than
Turk, Slav or Greek. In general
type they come closer to the Jews
than to any other people, sharing
with them the strongly marked
features, prominent nose, and
near-set eyes, as well as some ges
tures we think of as characteris
tically Jewish. The type is so pro
nounced that to those who are a
kin to them they seein often very
handsome, while to westerners
they seem a little too foreign-look
ing. Of course, the type is not al
ways preserved; white skins, even
an occasional rosy cheek may be
seen, and there is a small number
of fair-haired and blue-eyed Ar
menians.
“The resemblance to the Jews
does not stop with physical feat-,
ures, for the fate of the two peo
ples has been sufficiently similar
to bring out common traits. Like
the Jew, the Armenian has been
oppressed and persecuted, and has
developed a strength of national
ity, a love for his own people, and
a persistance of type rarely seen
elsewhere. Like the Jew, he has
learned to bend, not break, before
the oppressor, and to succeed by
artifice when opposed by" force.
How else had he survived? Like
the Jew, he has developed strong
business instincts, and like him
he has a talent for languages, a
power of concentration, and unu
sual artistic gifts. Both Jews and
Armenians are very clever ac
tors.”
Armenia’s history", sometimes
glorious, often tragic, will he told
in a subsequent bulletin.
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.
Information received from Mr.
I). W. Sims, of Atlanta, Chairman
Program Committee for the State
Sunday School Convention, indi
cates that the committe has se
cured some best talent in America
for the annual Convention which
is to he held at Rome, June 10th,
11th, and 12th.
Speakers.
The information indicates that
the following out-of-state speak
ers have been secured: Mr. Ma
rion Lawrence,'Chicago, 111., Gen
eral Secretary of the Internation
al Sunday School Association,
said to be the world’s greatest
Sunday school specialists: Prof.
M. A. Honllne, Professor of Re
ligion Education, Bonebroke The
ological Seminary and Education
al Superintendent of the Interna
tional Sunday School Association:
Mr. J. R. Marcum,Huntingdon, \Y.
Va., one of the lending Young Peo
pie’s Division workers in Ameri
ca. In addition to these about 50
of the leading Sunday School
workers of Georgia will take part
on t lie program.
Delegates.
Every Sunday" school in the
state is being asked to send three
delegates besides the pastor and
superintendent who are delegates
by virtue of their office. The Sun
day" schools are also requested to
elect three alternat delegates who
can take the place of any regular
delegate who finds it impossible
to attend. Train will be met by
the Home Assignment Committe.
After registering the delegates
will be assigned homes for free
entertainment for lodging and
breakfast. This arrangement
same as the last three years, was
made because experience has
shown that delegates prefer get
BUY A BUSH CAR.
Four Cylinder,37Vs> horse power motor for $1175.
Six Cylinder, 40-horse power, 5-passenger, $1375.
For designs and description call on Fred J. Fuller, or write the
Bush Company, Bush Temple, North Clark stret, and Chicago Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
Just say' I am in the market for an automobile and wish designs
and prices.
Mv territory' is unlimited. A9O days guarantee against defects
and workmanship. *, . & 0§ H
FRED J. FULLER, Agent.
Bethlehem, Georgia.
Fashioning
the Future
The man who aims to “get there” realizes that
in large measure he fashions his own future by
the industry of the present.
He knows that if he sows the seeds of thrift and
good management, he will reap accordingly.
Dollars planted in a Savings Account in this
Institution bring forth a bountiful financial
harvest.
Our officers invite your account.
Winder National Bank
Winder, Ga.
ting their own lunches and supper
at down town restaurants near
the Convention Hall.
Other Items of Interest.
The program as planned is for
two afternoons to he used for spe
cial conference on Children’s
Young People’s and Adult Divis
ion work. There will also he
a lunch and conference for the pas
tors and superintendents on Wed
nesday. the 11th, and a supper
and conference for all officers of
of the general public, under pres-
Mr. Robert 11. Coleman, of Dallas,
Texas, a famous convention song
leader will have charge of the mu
sic at the convention.
Composition of Mica.
Mica, eo named from its being easily
divided into glistening scales, consists
of silica and alumina, associated with
magnesia, soda and lime in varying
proportions. Thus there are potash
mica, consisting oi silica, alumina and
potash, and magnesia mica, in which
the alumina is partially replaced by
magnesia, passing—as the proportion
of magnesia increases—into soft talc,
which is chiefly composed of silica and
magnesia.
True and False Freedom.
There fire two freedoms—the false,
where a man is free to do what he
likes; the true, where a man is free
to do what he ought.—Charles Kings
ley.
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 beat
Shalligonaked street, which, according
to tiie late Sir Laurence Gomtne’s evi
dence before the local records com
mittee, appears as the name of a street
In Wupping 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
some of these old names.
“EVERYTHING
ELECTRICAL”
From the smallest bulb to the
largest motor, at lowest possi
ble prices. “Quality” House
Wiring.
Page C. Gregory
Electrical Contractor.
Phone 364 or 40
115,000 PEOPLE OF RHEIMS
REDUCED TO 8,458
Rheims, France. May 2—Rlieims
which had a population of 115,178
before the war, now has only 8.458
inhabitants; 3,987 men, 3,258 worn
en and 1,213 children.
The “martyr city” was shelled
by the Germans on 1,051 days, and
over 1.000 persons were killed in
cluding some 300 women and 100
children. The cathedral was
struck by 287 shells up to March
21, 1918. after that date no record
was kept.
April 24. 1917. was the worst
day of the war for Rheims. The
bombardment was so terrific that
n° records could he made of the
casualties and damage on that
day.
MONEY TO LOAN ON FARM
FARM LANDS.
At 6 Per Cent Interest
I make farm loans for five
years’ time in amounts front
$500.00 to SIOO,OOO.
I have an office on the third
floor of the Winder National
Bank Building, and am in my
Winder office on Friday of each
week.
S. G. BROWN, Attorney.
Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Eliminating Poison Ivy.
The cheapest and most effective
method of eliminating poison ivy, ac
cording to experts of the United States
department of agriculture, is the sim
ple one of rooting up the plants and de
stroying them. If the poison ivy is In
large fields it may he necessary to
plow and cultivate the land. Ivy on
large trees, stone walls and buildings
can be killed by arsenate of soda, at
the rate of two pounds to ten gallons
of water. Two or three applications
are sufficient.
Horse Sense About Tobacco
Good tobacco ought to be like a well
bred hoss —all th’ kick taken out but
all th’ sperit left in.
You see, half the secret of makin’ a good hoss is
in the breedin’ an’ half in the breakin'. Selectin’
tobacco that’s grown right is only naif of makin’
Velvet. The agein’ is the other half.
Thar’s only one kind of agein’ that gets th - right
results — Nature's own. Nature’s no clock
watcher. She does a job right whether it takes
two years cr two thousand.
So when she gets through with the fine Kentucky
Burley that we put away in wooden hogsheads
for two years, it’s just right.
It ain’t been hurried none,
or short - cutted. It’s a
Nature-done job.
All kinds of things are
b i packed in tobacco tins, but
w&zdy m- - A your good neighbor will tell
Aflrjir' iVA you “Velvet is the real pipe
'M tobacco.” Prove it for your
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b ' c *o*£Ss an*rar j.vojgast—— I
A - s —• /r '" J -- |—'■ii—-rin—i m.iim ■ Lm
re
Roil a VELVET Cigarette
If we should have a rainy May
there will be plenty of grass to
talk about for the next few weeks
Mr. June Jackson spent Sunday
in Atlanta with Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Fortson.
SAFEGUARD YOUR
START I IC HTI
J|y m?TERY JUr
PREPAREDNESS is a big word —a word of
importance to every motorist.
Don’t wait until your car is stalled to
think about the battery that furnishes power
for your starting system.
Now is the time to equip your car with an
“ ]£xil>e” Battery.
Years of service have proved the absolute
dependability of the “ExtDe” Battery. It is the
original “Unit-Seal” battery—no bulky sealing
compound, maximum power, easy to care for,
easy to inspect and repair.
Let us show you the “Exilic” and explain
its many exclusive features. Remember an
“JExtlie” means'”A Sure Start Assured.”
Find out the condition of your battery. We
inspect all makes of batteries free of charge.
—SOLD BY—
SMITH HARDWARE CO.
Winder, Ga.
FOWLER CULTIVATORS, IN
TI] R NATIONAL RIDING CUL
TIVATORS at Smith Hardware
Cos.
FOR SALE.—Out tank, 800 gal-,
lons. A. P. Guffin.