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Giant Thistle, Grown
on Coast, in Demand
Among the profitable crops grown
toy Californians in the region of San
Francisco is a giant Mediterranean
species of thistle. Soli and climate
there seem to t>e exactly suited to Ils
needs, says the Pathfinder Magazine.
Attempts to grow it elsewhere have
'invariably resulted In failure. Like
the thistles with which ail are fa
miliar. it has formidable spines, only
they are longer and more cruel than
the average. It has a large purple
flower, so sweet scented that bees find
it Irresistible. Rarely, however, are
the buds allowed to develop into flow
ers, for the buds are esteemed as a
table delicacy, being harvested and
sold as “artichokes.”
A quarter apiece for the buds is
not an unusual price in San Francisco
and at that they take precedence over
the finest oranges, raisins, apricots,
etc., for the growers craftily time their
development so that they may be mar
keted Just at the psychological mo
ment, so to speak—that is, in midwin
ter, when there Is little else of the
same nature to compete with them.
This is done by cutting back the
plants In June, pruning them down to
the ground. Within a short time new
shoots appear. Then if plant food
and water are supplied in sufficient
abundance the long sunshiny days
bring about ideal development.
The bud harvest begins in October
and reaches its peak about the first
of April.
Hard-Working Burglar
Forced to Draw Line
Bert met his old friend Bill the Bur
glar and the two got chatting about
things in general.
"1 hear you’ve left your wife," re
marked Bert presently. “Why did you
do that?”
“Because she was always wantin’
me to do somethin’," snarled the bur
glar moodily.
‘‘What do you mean?” asked his
friend.
“No matter how busy or tired I was,
she was always naggin’ me to do some
thin’ for her. At last, one night, it ,
was too much.”
"How wus that?” said the other, in
terested.
“Well, 1 came in about three o’clock
In the morning,” explained Bill, “all J
worn out from doing too much work.
I had opened two strong boxes and
finished up by forcing a couple of
safes, to say nothing of a vault 1
cracked earlier in the evening. An*
then, when I got in, what do you suit
pose that woman wanted me to do?"
"What?” ’
“As I stand here, It’s true!” growled
Bill the Burglar. “She wanted me to
qpen a box of sardines for her.” —Lon-
don Answers.
Earthworms Valuable
Earthworms play a very important
part In the formation of soil. Indeed
Charles Darwin demonstrated that
they are of incalculable value to ag
riculture. Angleworms feed on vege
table matter exclusively and In bur
rowing they take more or less earth
into the alimentary canal where It
Is mixed with the vegetable food of
the worm. Nearly all of this passes
out with the castings which are al
ways voided on the surface. Thus the
•worms are continually engaged In
spreading a “natural compost" over
the land. The process Is called the
formation of vegetable mold which Is
fertile both because of Its compo
sition and because the worms keep
it stirred up and well aerated. Os
course many other creatures are ben
eficial in the formation of soil, but the
earthworms are the most important. —
Pathfinder Magazine.
Polo Has Long History
There Is no game today, with a
longer history and one so consistently
romantic as that of polo. Over 100
years ago polo was first observed In
i’ersia by early European travelers,
like Sir William Ouseley and Sir An
thony Shirley. The Jatter quoted his
forerunner, the Italian Pietro della
Valle who, In 1618, had found polo
under the patronage of Shah Abbas,
and remarked that "It wus a favorite
recreation of kings and chiefs, and
originally. I believe, considered as al
most peculiar to illustrious person
ages." The French traveler Chardin |
says the Persians played with 30 or
40 on a side, though the Persian mln- I
iatures remind us that even then three |
or four-sided teams were common. An
other traveler calls it “the game of
Canes.”
Paper Razor Strop
Ordinary newspapers folded togeth
er In a thick strip and held between
wire clips make a satisfactory substi
tute for a regular leather razor strop,
according to a European inventor.
Popular Mechanics Magazine reports, |
The ink on the paper is said to assist !
in giving a keen, non-pulling edge and
consequently a smooth shave. A fresh
strop can be prepared in a few mo- .
meats and it is especially convenient
for the traveler and camper.
Full Explanation
"So you were caught red handed i
-counterfeiting ten-dollur bills? said
the police magistrate. What have
you to say for yourself?”
"I am not a malicious counterfeiter,
and I should never have been arrest
ed.” replied the suspect. "I am a
chemist whose interest is entirely sci
entific. I have been trying to make
gold from less precious elements and 1
have only got as far as ten-dollar ,
bills.”
Not the ‘‘Lumberjack”
Dentist Had Thought
A certain dentist lived in Quebe<
who charged his patients not by the
amount of work done, but by their ca
pacity to pay.
One day a crew of lumberjacks came
in from up the river with a boom of
i logs from the timber regions of the
i North. One of the men suffered from
f a toothache and consulted the dentist.
. After making an extraction the dentist
1 regarded the logger for a moment and
then, when the bearded man from the
woods commenced to feel for his
I change, he asked him what he did for
a living.
“Uh, I usually work around a mill,”
was the reply.
“Then your charge will be 50 cents,”
said the dentist.
The logger hauled from his pocket a
huge wad of currency of staggering de
nominations and commenced to finger
i the bills. The dentist was amazed.
I “I thought you said you worked
1 around a mill,” he said, as he rum- I
maged in his cash drawer for change.
“Well, so I do," said the logger calm
ly. "I own rhe mill.”
The dentist subsequently learned
that the “poor logger" that he had
treated for 50 cents was John Ru
dolphua Booth, one of the richest men
in Canada and outstanding lumber
magnate of the continent. —Forbes
Magazine.
Reached From Grave
to Deliver Rebukes
The following is an excerpt from the
will of a Wall street man, which was
probated in the New York courts:
“To my wife, I leave her lover and
the knowledge that I wasn’t the fool
she thought I was.
“To my son, I leave the pleasure of
earning a living. For thirty-five years
he has thought that the pleasure was
all mine. lie was mistaken.
"To my daughter, I leave $10(1,00(1.
She will need It. The only good piece
of business her husband ever did was
to marry her.
“To my valet, I leave the clothes
that he has been stealing from me reg
ularly for the past ten years. Also my
fur coat that he wore last winter when
I was in Palm Beach.
“To my chauffeur, I leave my cars.
He almost ruined them and I want him
to have the satisfaction of finishing
the job.
“To my partner, I leave the sug
gestion that he take some other clever
man in with him at once If he expects
to do any business.”—Wall Street
Journal.
The Cup of Paris
Paris, the great gay city, is con
tained within a cup. says a writer In
the Continental edition of the London
Dally Mall. You may discover it one
day perhaps from a pleasant roof gar
den and be suddenly surprised to find
the city so definitely contained.
Wherever you will lool» there at last
appear the soft green hills peeping so
serenely down upon the welter of life
In the city below. You may even see
the trees on the hills, so near are they.
We used to think the city was so big
and spread so far, and the Place de
la Concorde, what a mighty space it
was! There even now we see the
dome of the Pantheon, the towers of
Notre Dame, the sudden smoky shoot
of the Eiffel tower. Gigantic things
we used to think them. But now how
easily they are held in the cup of the
laughing hills!
Drowned Out Conscience
The preacher had told Uncle Ben
that in moments of temptation he must
listen to the still, small voice of con
science. And Vncle Ben, in the con
duct of his second-hand store, tried
hard to obey the injunction.
But when Mirandy Jones In a mo
ment of unguarded enthusiasm, of
fered him $5 for a calico dress for
which he hadn’t expected to get more
than $1.44, he couldn't withstand it.
“Ah fell," he confessed to the
preache# afterward. “Ah couldn’t
help it.”
"Didn’t you listen to the voice of
conscience?” asked the minister.
“Ah listened hard,” was the an
swer, “but honest, Ah couldn’t hear
nutbin’ fo’ the sound of the cash reg
ister.”
Words That Work Hard
Then' are words it is almost impos
sible to avoid using, however carefully
we may try to do so.
It is said that a quarter of the task
of expressing oneself in the English
language is borne by nine words —
and. be, have, it, of, the, to, will and
you. It is also asserted that these
nine, with 34 other words, form half
the words the average talker uses in
ordinary conversation.
The additional 34 words are as fol
lows : About, all. as, at, but, can. come,
day, dear, for, get. go, hear, if. in. me,
much, not. on, say, she, so, that, these,
they, this, though, time, we, with,
write, your, her, and one.
All About Dogs and Cats
From a schoolboy's essay on dogs
and cats:
“The dog is the commonest of all
animals. Its legs are four and one
tail of all sizes. Cats are very com
mon In all large towns and streets,
but dogs are more so. There Is only
three things wiser than the dog, which
Is ourselves, all monkeys, and all ele
phants. Don’t tease cats, for firstly
it is wrong so to do and second cats
have claws which is longer than peo
ple think. Cats have nine lives, but I
which is seldom required in this coun
try because of Christianity."
THE HARTWELL SUN, HARTWELL, GA., JANUARY 9, 1925
I Come, Expecting Real Bargains And
__ . . —SPECIAL—
You’ll Not Be Disappointed I
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JANUARY -
CLEARANCE SALE
Beginning Friday Morning, January 9, At 9 O’clock
Wool Flannel Red and White 65c value Job lot Men’s, Women’s and Children’s
special yard 48C Shoes to close out at pair 98c
36 in Flannelette a 35c value special, only Lot Children’s Shoes sizes 9 to 11 only
yard 25c at ’* ir ' 48c
x i j Horners wool Thread in 3 3-4 oz. hanks—
Blue Cheviet for work Shirts only yd 19c
all colors regular price 59c, Sale come get
AAA Sheeting extra heavy 3 yd to pound at hank 39c
special yard 190 Men’s Silk trim Mayo Union Suits special
Pepperell 9-4 Bleached Sheeting a special at each $1.48
y ard ■- 490 Fifteen ladies’ long coats values to $15.00
• Sale price look them over at each $4.95
One lot 32 in Dress Gingham 25c quality
special yard - 17 1-20 DRESSES
i Every Dress in Store marked to be moved
Five dozen Ladies’ Ribbed Drawers a 65c aJI ?10>00 to ?13<50 Dresses choice
value for only each 39 C each $6.95
Ten peices 32 in. French Gingham a 59c All $17.00 to $22.50 Dresses choice
quality special at yard 32 1-2 each $12.95
Keystone Pillow Cases size 42x36 a All $25.00 to $40.00 Dresses choice
special 29c or 4 for SI.OO each ..... $19.75
Strongheart Bleeched Sheets 81x90 a One lot Boys Suits marked down for Sale
special at each $1.29 from $1.98 to $4.98
One lot Satin Counterpanes scalloped Children’s Shoes biggest line in town 25
with Bolsters a $6.50 value close out per cent discount on Children Shoes during
each -• $4.89 Sale.
... „ , , . 25 doz. ladies white lisle hose a special at
One lot white Counterpanes to close out
at each $1.98 15 *
Men’s Sox in black brown and navy for
One lot Underwear Crepe all colors a 35c only pa j r 10c
value special in sale yard 22 1-2 zv ,4. i ~
One lot Pearl Buttons each 20
Ladies’ Munsing wear union suits in Pink Job lot Insertion about 700 yards, value to
and White strap and Bodice tops a special
20c. Hurry ladies, special yard 2c
in Sale each $1.25 v
6 spools J. & P. Coats Thread for ... 250
Never fade Suiting all colors a 50c value
. , , __ , Men s Overcoats during sale 33 1-3 per
special yard 35 C x
cent discount.
All wool Dress Flannels “all the rage ’ Men’s Suits take your choice in Sale 25
several colors 54 in wide a special at per cent discount.
Ladies Silk Hose all the new shades at
Men’s Grey Sweaters all sizes each $1.39 pa ’ r 480
One lot children Sox values 25c to 40c Sale
Boys Grey Sweaters a special each $1.29 take your pick , only pair ISe
One lot Men’s Overall go in sale -—51.39 Bargain Table of Men’s Shirts, prices from
98c to $3.48
Crown Overalls and Jumpers a $2.50 value - , Tr ,
Good Big Heavy Bed Blankets, in Sale
for each $1.98 ,
* at pair w $2.48
SPECIAL —Seven Pieces 72 inch Table One lot Ladies’ Hats in Millinery a close
Damask, $1.50 value, for yd 69c out, at each gg c
-special- Remember, we carry the largest line _ SI>EC|AL _
of goods in town and you can get real
Swift River Ticking e , Chambray all colors
bargains here. Nothing given away,
25c quality special, . « . i i i values to 25c special
but everything sold cheap.
—WE’LL EXPECT YOU— *
A. N. ALFORD & CO.
“A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE”
HARTWELL, .... GEORGIA