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MR. L.S. SKELTON
Mr. Linton Snow Skelton, age
42. died Sunday night, November 2,
1924, and was buried the following
afternoon in the Hartwell cemetery,
following appropriate services con
ducted from the Baptist church by
his former pastor, Rev. G. J. Davis,
of.Mnrrietta, assisted by the pastor,
Rev. W. A. Duncan, Rev. James
Bradley, pastor of the Hartwell
Presbyterian church, and Rev. J. IL
Barton, pastor of the Hartwell Meth
odist church.
The deceased was born and reared
in Hartwell, a son of the late Major
and Mrs. John Hamilton Skelton, and
a member of one of the leading fami
lies of this section of the State.
In February, 1903, he was married
to Miss Winnie Barnes, who with four
sons, Schafer, James, Frank and
Oscar, and three daughters, Myrtice,
Blanche and Clementine, survive.
Mr. Skelton is also survived by
four brothers, former State Senator
J. H. Skelton, Solicitor-General A. S.
Skelton, and Mr. A. C. Skelton, of
Hartwell, and Col. J. Rod Skelton,
of the State Department of Agricul
ture, Atlanta; also two sisters, Mrs.
Robt. H. Burns, of Hartwell, and
Mrs. T. P. Thornton, of Atlanta.
For the past several years Mr.
Skelton had been employed by the
county commissioners as a special
officer, and there have been few,
if any, officers who devoted them
selves so unreservedly towards ful
filling every duty expected of them.
He was outspoken against the liquor
traffic in Hartwell and Hart county,
and during his last two or three years
was very instrumental in breaking
up the evil to a great extent.
Whenever a task was to be per
formed that called for bravery and
reliability, Officer Skelton was ready
and willing. He will be missed in
his home town and county, for every
body loved Snow Skelton, —he was
a good citizen.
In his talk Rev. Davis spoke of the
life and character of Mr. Skelton,
ho w he had come to know and love
him during his stay in Hartwell, and
how Mr. Skelton had come to him
almost every week for epcourage
ment and advice in the performance
of his duties.
The Baptist church was crowded
to i. . erflowing as friends from all
over this section came to pay their
last respects to this officer, who gave
his all rh the performance of a
Christian duty. Hardly an eye but
was dimmed by tears as they bowed
in grief over this tragedy that came
to Hartwell and Hart county.
Snow Skelton will be missed, yes,
—but he has not lived nor died in
vain.
The sympathy of hundreds of
friends is extended the heartbroken
widow, children, brothers and sisters,
and other relatives.
Pall bearers were six nephews of
the deceased, Messrs. Julian B. Ma
gill, Dan H. Magill, Tom Burns,
Julian Burns, James H. Skelton, Jr.
and Hugh Skelton.
Many beautiful flowers gave evi
dence of the esteem in which the
deceased was held.
Saved Obstinate Lady
Some Embarrassment
The landward face of the Rock of
Gibraltar stands directly opposite to a
conspicuous height, called the “Queen
of Spain’s Chair.”
This name has Its origin tn a legend
of the great siege. It is said that the
queen of Spain took up a position on
this height, vowing she would not
leave it till she saw the Spanish tlag
over the Rock of Gibraltar. A
report of the royal lady’s situation ul
timately reached the governor, Gen
eral Eliott, who at once most gallantly
caused the Spanish flag to be waved
ou the summit of the Rock.
Whether the legend Is true or not. It
is certain that there are no more strik
ing aspects of the Rock than those ob
tained by the pedestrians who make
the rough ascent up to the “Queen of
Spains Chair.” In traversing the
Spanish town of Linea. separated from
the Rock by the tongue of neutral
ground some half-mile tn length, pic
tures of primitive Spain present them
selves at every turn.
In making the tower the objective,
cue emerges from the town by narrow
footpaths and donkey tracks. The
rough slopes of the hill afford pasture
tor numerous herds of goats, every
herd tended by a shepherd with a long
Staff.
A pile of naked rock crowns the
Summit of the hill. On the topmost of
these stands an ancient watch-tower.
Front here the whole circle of the
horizon is a magnificent panorama of
sen and mountain, a picture in which
the situation of the Rock presents its
full significance, thrust out Into the
blue Mediterranean toward the moun
tains of Morocco.
Tree Gives Evidence
as to Age of Skull
More than four hundred years ago
a man died in British Columbia and
Mother Nature herself erected over
his grave a tombstone on which she
inscribed considerable data concern
ing him.
The tombstone was a tree. Anthro
pologists, digging under its roots,
found a skull of unusually narrow
type in which a hole had been bored,
presumably so that It could be filled
with some preservative material.
How long ago did the red man prac
tice this form of embalming bis dead?
For a time this question puzzled tlfb
scientists. Then they turned to the
tree. Annual rings of growth indi
cating more than four hundred years
were found on the trurik. A still
greater age for the skull Is probable
since the outside layers of this stump
had been burned off.
Ute studies leading to this Inter
esting conclusion were conducted un
’der the direction of Harlan L Smith
the geological survey of Canada. |
Trenchers of Wood
Often Works of Art
Wooden trenchers, commonly called
"treen” were in common use during the
Middle ages in Great Britain. “Masers”
or cups and bowls were frequently men
tioned in wills and Inventories. The
finer specimens belonged to the richer
abbeys'—thus, 'there was the Great
Maser at York, the Judas Cup at Dur
ham, and at St. Savior’s, Southwark. I
there was “a maser with a bordyur and
knop of sylver and gilt which was I
given to the church wardens to drink
when they mete.” These valuable
wooden cups were sometimes orna
mented by a rim of silver, but other
wise they were seldom decorated by
more than a few low moldings or In
deed lines. Their value and beauty
lay in the graining of the wood, gen
erally maple, and the old turners
chose the part of the trunk where it
divided off Into branches so as to ob
tain the speckled bird’s-eye graining.
By Tudor times pewter began to take
the place of treen. though poorer folk
continued to use these wooden trench
ers and bowls till much later, especial
ly In the north of England and In Scot
land.
The Marriage Problem
You can no more make yourself
keep on loving some one to order than 1
you can make yourself fall in or out
of love with some one to order. It’s
like asking a small boy to light a 1
street lamp with only a match. He
can’t reach —the whole thing’s beyond ■
him. That’s the tragedy—the whole 1
relationship is dependent on some
thing that sails as airily remote above
your head as a drifting cloud. To
base on that an Irrevocable agree
ment? It’s simply asking for trou
ble. It’s like Jumping into ten feet
of water without knowing whether
you can swim or not. and then com
plaining because you’re drowned.—
From “The Marriage-Craft,” by D. H.
S. Nicholson.
Throw Out the Life Line
Just before the conclusion of the
weekly prayer meeting in a country
town one evening the parson arose,
and glanced over the congregation.
“Is there anybody present," said he,
"who wishes the prayers of the con
gregation for a relative or a friend?”
"Yes, parson," answered a tall, an
gular woman, rising to her feet “I
want the congregation to pray for my
husband."
“Why, Sister Martha,” exclaimed
the parson, with a surprised expres
sion, “you have no husband."
“I know I haven’t," was the calm
rejoinder of Sister Martha. "I want
all hands to pitch in and help pray
for one."
WHAT TO DO WITH SMALL SCHOOL
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What to do with the one-teacher
school is a serious problem. It is
generally agreed that consolidation is
the remedy for a large number of
these schools. There are areas where
because of scant population and
geographic barriers consolidation may
never be practicable. There are other
areas, too, where consolidation must
wait until the people are convinced
that it is the best way to give rural
children educational advantages equal
to those found in the cities.
The latest statistics for the Bu
reau of Education show that there
are 174,947 one-teacher schools in
the United States. It is estimated
that approximately three and one
half million children are enrolled in
these schools. If these children are
to have a chance, educationally, they
need help now. They can not wait
until roads are built, sparsely settled
areas are inhabited, and the people
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Woodcock Second to Nr
Bird for Intelligence
It we may believe the naturalists,
the woodcock Is an unusual bird.
When migrating he files at a great
height until he wishes to rest, and
then descends almost perpendicularly
to the spot which he has chosen. As
a worm-digger he is unexcelled, and
! has even been known to have a batting
average of .1000 when sticking his
long bill into the turf in search of
breakfast.
Among the other characteristics is
a dislike of bright light, which makes
him keep In the dark during the day
time. Whether this is due to thwarted
vanity, naturalists do not tell us. al
though he is described as having legs
which are too short for his large body,
a tall only half as long as it should be.
a neck which is both too short and too
fat, and a bill which Is too long and
too straight. To complete the list of
his qualities, his eyes are said to be
too far back and his head entirely out
of drawing.
Undoubtedly the nature fakers could
tell us what sort of complex afflicts
him, for they have again revived the
story that the woodcock is capable of
self-surgery, and has been known to
put a broken leg in splints and to dress
his wounds with plaster made of mud
and grass. The authority for this as
sertion is given in the Living Age as
a writer In I'Echo de Paris, who has
gathered testimony from witnesses in
Sardinia, Thrace and France. The
Jackdaw of Reims apparently isn’t in
It for pure avian acumen.
Precedent Established
Seated in dignified ease on a mat be
fore his booth, a Chinese vegetable
vender proceeded to arrange some
measures of artichokes. A haughty
citizen came along and overturned a
measure, thus disclosing that the finest
specimens were on top. Whereupon
he upbraided the vender, saying:
“How Is it, wily one, that you put the
biggest artichokes at the top?”
“Is It not that way with life, Honor
able?’’ responded the vender calmly.
“Are not the biggest men at the top?”
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Safe
A bright little girl, aged four, and
her brother, aged six, were spending
the night with their aunt. When bed
time came the aunt asked them how
they said their prayers. The little
girl answered: “Sometimes I say
them on muddy’s knees and some
times to the side of the bed.”
“And how about you. little boy?”
asked the aunt.
“Oh, I don’t need to pray. I sleep
with daddy.”—Everybody’s Magazine.
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are convinced that the one-teacher
school should give way to the consoli
dated school. What shall be done?
Any intelligent answer is one that
offers a solution that will be of help
today. Tomorrow will be too late.
Those who have given thoughtful
consideration to the subject are
agreed that there are certain edu
cational advantages in the one
teacher school, and that if these can
be utilized to the fullest extent they
may offset to a certain degree its
limitations and disadvantage.
This means a building properly
lighted and heated, sanitary condi
tions, proper equipment, helpful sup
ervision, a course of study adapted
to rural needs, and a teacher well
trained both academically and pro
fessionally, who has ability to im
part what she knows, is sympathetic,
and loves children and the country.
The one-teacher school has not had
these advantages.
BABY SHOW AT THE HART COUNTY FAIR.
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Top Row—Judson Madden, Mildred Jordan, Sarah Jean Kidd; Betty Adams, Gwendolyn Page,. Elizabeth
Cunningham, Joe E. Wimer. Middle Row—Barbara Adams, Helen White, Charles Thompson, Brantly Vick
e<’, Helen Morris, J. Fred Chapman. Bottom Row—John Norris, Nardin Peek Brown.
The United States Department of
Agriculture is giving away some
thousands of mule deer which have
become so numerous in the Kaibab
National Forest in Northern Arizona
as to threaten starvation of the en
tire herd becaue of the sparseness
of the natural food. The expense
to the applicant will be crating and
transportation charges only, a sum
esimated to be about thirty-five dol
lars an animal. Shipments will be
confined to east of the Sierra Nevada
and Cascade mountains and the deer
are to be released in parks, estates
or wilderness.
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“God’s Acre,” a plot of land which
received its name because its pro
ducts will be sold and the proceeds
used for the advancement of religion,
is without a boll weevil on it. The
same is true of the remainder of the
ten-acre plot which was planted by
Robert Blackwell, of Albany, Geor
gia, who decided that he would re
serve one acre for God.
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A. H. Harper
Gasoline-
Oils-
Greases—
Vulcanizing—
Shoe Repairing-
A. H. HARPER
Old Postoffice Building
HARTWELL, - - GEORGIA
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BUSINESS COLLEGE
FOR
HARTWELL
The Atlanta Business College will open a Branch School in Hartwell,
provided twenty-five persons will enroll. Courses in Gregg Shorthand,
Touch Typewriting, 20th Century Bookkeeping, Business English, Arith
metic, Penmanship and Commercial Law. Both Day and Night Sessions.
Diplomas and Positions for Graduates.
The Atlanta Business College is now operating Branch School at Win
der and at the Fifth District A. & M. School at Monroe. A class of students
was recently graduated at Winder, and the school has already entered on
its second terms.
Each student in a Branch School can save $200.00 to $300.00 by taking
the course at home instead of going away to the city where board and other
expenses would add to the cost of the training.
If you are interested, either as an enterprising citizen or as a pros
pective student, fill out and mail this coupon to R. L. Williams, Represent
ative, Hotel Hartwell, Hartwell, Ga.
COUPON
Without obligating myself, I would like full information regarding
your plan of opening a Branch School of the Atlanta Business College in
Hartwell.
My name
St. or R. F. D Town
Here are the names of some people who may be interested in your
school to whom you may write without mentioning my name.
Name Address
The searchlight of truth has caused
many a man to try to hide behind
his own shadow.
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The man who tells a lie and sticks
to it may think it is as good as the
truth, but he never really believes it.
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The making of paper with wood
pulp first appeared on the census
report of 1869. It revolutionized the
[ paper industry of this country and
since that time our output has in
creased eighteen times.
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* UNION HILL *
Clifford Shiflet, stellar tackle of
Hartwell High football team, and one
of this section promising young men, i
suffered a badly injured knee from 1
the game between Athens High and
Hartwell last Friday. He probably
will be out of the game the rest of
w?yy /
We have full line Footballs, Basket
Balls, Roller Skates, Hunting Coats,
Shot Guns and Shells. In fact we are
headquarters for Sporting Goods.
YATES HARDWARE & FURN. CO.
Hartwell, Georgia
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<■ll6 season, but still has high hopes
for next year. You may knock them
out ot the game, physcally, but you
can’t knock the spirit out of these
football chaps. We hope for him a
speedy recovery.
Misses McCall, of Athens, spent
the week-end with Miss Ural Phillips.
Mr. Euford Speer, of Asheville, N.
C.., spent the week-end here.
Mr. H. S. Cook and children, Hay
wood and Misses Ada Lee, and Mollie,
of Leesbury, are visiting friends and
relatives in this community. Mr. Cook
is a former resident of this commun
ity, and has scores of friends who
welcome him back.
A surprise party was given to Miss
Rebecca Johnson, Saturday evening.
A large crowd was present.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. McGee and
Mr. and Mrs. Doc Nixon spent Satur
day night with Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
I Nixon and family.
A singing given by Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Banister Sunday evening was
enjoyed by a large crowd.