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Exiled Acadians in
Quaker City in 2775
Longfellow's monument in the Aca
dian country is a reminder that the
Acadians of “Evangeline" as a matter
of historic fact came to Philadelphia
in three sloops in the fall of 1755.
There were 454 of these unfortu
nates, of whom Longfellow’s hero and
heroine were typical.
Anthony Benezet, whose name is
perpetuated in a Germantown street,
obtained funds for them from the as
sembly. Samuel Emlen of the well
known Quaker family gave land for
the houses which they put up with
the money collected by Benezet. The
little huts were erected on the north
side of Pine street between Fifth and
Sixth.
Here they made wooden shoes, and
“linsey” cloth from rags which they
solicited.
Christ church and "Old Swedes’,” of
course, figure in the poem; the
Friends' almshouse atH»Walnut place
has been razed. The traditional rest
ing place of the two lovers, St. Jo
seph’s church, is the oldest Catholic
church in the country. Reached
through an archway off Willing’s al
ley between Third and Fourth streets
south of Walnut, it Is like the. little
hidden churches of London, and'thou
sands of persons well acquainted with
such historic shrines as Carpenter’s
hall hardly knovA of. the existence of
the church built,on the site of Father
Greaton's one-sthry '‘masshouse’’ put
up in the year'that Washington was
born.—Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Birds That Keep Up
With the Procession
Many species of birds have shown
that they are possessed of a progres
sive spirit that has prompted them to
take advantage of improved conditions
offered by the advance of civilization.
Thus, says an exchange, the chimney
swift, which before houses with chim
neys were built* lived and built its
nests in hollow trees, now usually finds
chimneys more satisfactory and infi
nitelj' safer.
The barn swallow, which formerly
built its nest on a ledge on the side
of some cliff or cave, a situation still
sometimes utilized in the wilder parts
of the country, now generally makes
use of the rafters of barns as offer
ing better protection both from the
elements and his enemies.
The natural nesting place of the
phoebe is a narrow ledge on the face
of some cliff, but the greater majority
now find that bridges, outhouses and
other man-made structures offer more
advantageous situations, and a pair is
rarely found occupying the former
site. The martins and wrens, which
once nested in hollow trees exclusive
ly, now prefer the bird boxes built by
kindly human beings when they can
find one before it is pre-empted by the
übiquitous KugUah sparrow.
OPENING
THE HARTWELL
COMMERCIAL
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WILL OPEN I
Nov. 24th at 9 A.M. and .7 P.M,
IN ROOMS ABOVE THE ALFORD STORE
Those not enrolled and expect
to should get in touch with me
at once. I have only a few
scholarships left.
Don’t let this opportunity pass.
R. L. WILLIAMS
HARTWELL HOTEL
Our Organization has been protecting the Farmers of
North Georgia for over twenty-two years.
T. LUMPKIN ADDERHOLDT, General Manager
W Georgia Farmers’ Fire Insurance Company
GAINESVILLE, GEORRGIA
R. M. PURCELL, Division Agent, Lavonia, Ga.
Crossing the Ocean
in Colonial Times
A journal written by a tourist’
who crossed the Atlantic to New
York before the year 1700 has recent
ly been discovered. It gives a vivid
picture of early shipboard accommo
dation. The passenger was traveling
for pleasure, not emigrating. He was
accustomed to the best treatment the
. traveler of that period could procure.
His journal records that the dirnln
i utive sailing vessel set out on its long
voyage from Holland bound for New
I Amsterdam. He begins early in the
voyage to complain of the cabin.
There was no palatial founge and
writing room In those days. Although
he was a first-class passenger, he could
i not enjoy the luxury of a private
stateroom, but shared the little cabin
with men, women and children. He
notes that the deck above his head
was so low that though seated on his
trunk writing his journal, he could
not sit erect. The space between
decks was little more than three feet.
He coinplains of the rough weather
' and of the fact that most of the cabin
, passengers were seasick. There is,
besides, frequent comment upon the
quality of the drinking water, which
did not improve in the two months re
quired for the crossing. The bath
ing facilities were primitive, consist
ing of a few buckets of salt water
enjoyed in a more or less secluded
corner of the.deck.
The gravel®- girds at the customs
regulations. It is recorded that the
sea chests and rolls of clothing were
turned Inside out with no consider
ation for the feelings of the owners.
The writer noticed that the pas
sengers who enjoyed political posi
tions were not molested.
Wouldn’t Stand for That
She was a plump widow, with two
charming daughters, and was begin
ning to wear her “weeds” lightly.
All the same, when the minister
called she said: "Ah! I feel the loss
of my poor, dear husband very much.
I never have any appetite for any
thing now.”
The parson was all sympathy, and,
in the attempt to cheer her by point
ing out what a comfort to her her
daughters must be, replied: “I can
quite understand that but you are
solaced in— ’’
"S-i-r-r-r!” Interrupted the indig
nant woman, “allow me to inform you
that I am not laced in at all.”
Good Qualities of Bass
Bass have proved themselves to be
good fathers, according to a report
made by a state conservation commis
sion. The black variety will guard
Its young after hatching and will de
fend Its shoal against big odds, having
been known to attack the pickerel and
pike when they swim too close to its
swarm. —Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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children to come in and see what old Santa Claus has already done towards making them have a jolly good
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Busy Ant by No Means
a Nuisance in Burma
Most people regard ants as a nui
sance, especially in a garden or at a
picnic, but the natives of Burma have
found a use for them.
This country grows and exports
sandal-wood, one of the most valuable
and beautiful timbers In the world.
The greater part of every tree felled
is useless, however, for only the
fragrant scented heart has any com
mercial value, and to transport the
whole log would make even that not
worth the cost of removal.
So the trees, after being stripped of
their branches, are allowed to He
where they have fallen. The soft,
sappy wood, which Is useless in com
merce, attracts the billions of ants
who Infest the forest, and to whom it
is a tit-bit. In helping themselves the
ants help the sandal-wood merchant,
for they leave the hard heart of the
trunk stripped of all its worthless in
tegument, and thus do for nothing the
work of many human laborers.
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i’ Usefulness in the Business
1 The president of a bank in Chicago
(was telling some friends at his club of
a red-headed office boy he had lately
taken Into his employ.
"He came to me,” said the banker,
"with recommendations from his fa
ther, who was a schoolmate of mine.
After I read the note from the father,
I told the boy to take off his hat, sit
down in a chair and tell me why he
wanted to be a banker. His answer
was:
t “ ‘Because I am good at multiply
ing.’
“‘Well,’ I said, ’can’t you subtract
and divide, too?’
“’Oh, yes.’ he said, ‘but because a
banker wants to make all he can. I
thought you wanted a boy who could
multiply.’ ’’ —Philadelphia Ledger.
Restaurant Man Warned
i “Tonkey," doorman at the Palace
theater, is perfectly normal on stome
subjects—a majority, in sact —but he
has a perfect obsession on the ques
tion of Mike Genora’s famous corned
beef-and-cabbage. Genora, burned out
in the Capitol hotel Are, is reopening
soon in the old Carl Ries store —as
soon as redecorntion is completed.
1 Saturday “Tonkey” met "Mike” on
the street.
“Lissen, y’ old buzzard,” murmured
j Tonkey in sweetest tones. “If you
, don’t get your dang old chow dump
i opened up soon, and cook some corned
I beef and cabbage, my lovely disposl-
I tlon is gonna be ruined. C. B. & C.
the first day, kid, or I’m gonna do
some Black Hand for a certain Ital
ian I know.” —Houston Post.
Champion Mean Man
A wealthy man visited a school and
gave an address. When he was
through ho called a little boy up to
■ him and said. "My lad. have you a
( purse?” “No. sir.” “I’m sorry.” said
I the rich man. “If you had I’d have
i given you half a dollar to put Into it.”
The same man was scheduled to
I speak there again the following month,
i and when he came the boys were pre
pared for him; an empty purse lay
, hidden in every pair of trousers. And
sure enough at the end of his speech
he called another boy to him. "Have
you a purse, little man?” he asked.
"Yes, sir.” Tm glad of that,” said
the speaker. "If you hadn’t. I should
have given you half a dollar to buy
one.” —The Pathfinder.
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Begonias grow like weeds beside
every mountain stream in Java.
Austrian pine in Idaho has shown
| some promise as a forest tree.
Quite Capable
There is nothing sinful about hav
ing a reasonable pride in one’s be
longings and estate, but when a man
has not the sense to keep his mouth
shut about them he becomes a general
nuisance.
A farmer of this order had met a
few of his acquaintances on the mar
ket day, and, as usual, soon monopo
lized the whole of the conversation,
talking about his steam thresher, his
reaping jnachlne, his barns, his this
and his that, until they were all
heartily tired of listening to him. He
was the first to go, however.
“Aye," says one of them, “and has
ye a wln’mill?”
"Na, that’s what ah hae nae.”
“Well, man. It’s a pity ye had nae,
for ye could blaw it yersel’.”—London
Weekly Telegraph.
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Home of Little Spirits
“Little Devil’s Hill.” which is to be
found in Clay county, South Dakota,
is a strange looking flat topped hill in
the midst of level prairie. It is 30
yards long, 60 or 70 yards wide, and
about 70 feet high. The top is a
smooth level plain. The Indians made
this hill a great article of their super
stition. They called it the Mountain
of Little People, or Little Spirits.
They believed it was the abode of lit
tle devils in human form, about 18
inches high, with remarkably large
heads, and armed with sharp arrows,
with which they were very skilful.
They were always on the watch to
kill those who approached their resi
dence. The tradition was that many
had suffered from these little evil
spirits.
The Chinese celebrate New Year’s
Day by paying their debts.
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It’s a sign a girl likes to be kissed
if she says she doesn’t.
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Metal Shingles, Carey Asfalts-
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and 12 ft. lengths within the
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Health of this community is good
at present.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Madden spent
Sunday with Mrs. C. R. Herring,of
Providence.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Maret spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Baker
Miss Larene Marett spent Sunday
with Misses Anna Mae and Eula
Vickery.
Mr. and Mrs. Jason B. Sanders
spent Sunday with the latter’s par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. R. M. Marett.
Misses Dessie and Louise Vickery
spent Sunday with Miss Manie Mad
den.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen J. Walters and
children spent Sunday with the
latter’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. R. M.
Marett.
Misses Jeddie Walters and Pearl
Hayes spent Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Asa Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Y. W. Vickery and
daughters Vera and Imogene, spent
awhile Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Vickery and family.
Mrs. Syd Thornton, of Anderson,
S. C., is spending a few days with her
sister Miss Genie Robertson.
Miss Edna Ayers, of Reed Creek,
spent the week-end with Misses
Audrey and Inez Vickery.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marett and
children spent Thursday night with
Rev. and Mrs. R. M. Marett.
Mr. Eugene Herring is spending a
few days with his sister Mrs. Alma
Madden.
Mr. and Mrs. Crayton Griffin, of
Providence, spent Sunday with Mrs.
R. A. Madden.
Miss Jewel Ayers, of Reed Creek,
spent the week-end with Miss Ruth
Vickery.
Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Marett and
children spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Randall, of Lavonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Roberton spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
White, of Reed Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Reba Baker spent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Angles Baker, of Reed Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Vickery and
■hildren spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Evans, of near Hartwell.
Misses Jeddie Walters and Pearl
Hayes spent a while Saturday morn
ing with Misses Audrey and Inez
Vickery.
Mr. John Vickery is spending a
few days with her son, Mr. J. S.
Vickery.
Mr. R. A. Madden has accepted a
position in High Point, N. C.,
Misses Dessie and Louise v ickerv
spent Monday night with Mrs. H. P.
i-arker, of New Harmony,
Miss Annie Wilson spent Sunday
afternoon with Misses Clevie and
Jessie Walters.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lecroy spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Evans, of near Hartwell.
Mr. Fay Sanders and sister Laura
Lee spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
T. A. Vickery.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey White, of
South Carolina, spent Sunday with
the latter’s parents Mr. and Mrs. T.
W. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buffington
and son Junior, spent Saturday p. m.
with the latter’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Buffington, of Provi
dence.
Everybody come out to Sunday
school next Sunday at 2:30 o’clock
and B. Y. P. U. at 3:00.
At the bottom of a lake in the
Alban Hills of Italy lie two galleys
which were fitted out as floating
palaces of pleasure for the Roman
Emperor Caligula. They were crust
ed with marble, ornamented with
statuary. At the emperor’s death
his successor took no interest in the
vessels and allowed them to rot until
they finally sank. The water may
be drawn off the lake until the ves
sels are exposed to view.
A divorce is an example in long
division.