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Comparison of French and English Housewives It Is said that the French working •woman’s only thoughts concern food and money. She certainly manipu lates the former with great skill and, as is well known, her savings are the backbone of her country. Whenever a fresh loan is floated in France long queues of housewives are always wait ing outside tiia banks with their money. in running a household in France ' one soon finds out that the maids , must be well fed. They will put up with sleeping accommodations which British maids would not tolerate, but there Is no compromise on food, says a writer in Ixndon Answers. A cook, though she will keep her pots and pans spotlessly clean, will not wash a floor with much zeal. The hardest-working French women, it is Interesting to note, have, as a rule, perfectly kept hands. French women tell me that there is more love in a French home than in a British one, and that they are more concerned with the family well being than we are. Gossip, largely keenly critical In character, Is rife among better-class French women. Their talk, Indeed. Is criticism, criticism, and always criti cism. There is jealousy for the wom an who looks nice and laughter for the one who doesn't. A French woman will not admit to age until it is really upon her. Then, socially, she becomes indeed a back number. Spirit is said to be the keynote of a French woman's character. Armed with it, she nel’er admits defeat, whether in the world of commerce or of conquest.' And this spirit. with which she “downs" a rival, enables her also to cheer on her husband to fame and fortune. Location of Famous London Well Unknown Even before the Norman conquest the holy well of St. Clement, London, used to tie the scene of many pilgrim ages, and these continued until the Reformation. It used to be the favor ite trystlng place for lads and lassies on summer evenings, In the time when the Strand of London was a country road and not the important London thoroughfare it is today. The site of the old well is believed to He some where between the law Courts in the Strand and St. Clement’s inn. Within a few yards of the site of the well stands the church of St. Clement, whose bells are famed In nursery rhyme. Here Doctor Johnson used to have a pew, but there is no record of his ever having visited the well —which was only bricked over when the present law courts were built. —Kansas City Star. Lifting Power of Love Love lifts up the lowest to the high est, places the lowly born by the side of the bright particular star. It binds us to earth; and when our loved one has been taken from us it lifts us to heaven. Who shall tell its glories and Its victories? Without it a life passed is like a year gone by without any sum mer—cold, chilly, unfruitful, without pleasure or charm. With It the worst state is endurable. The palace is but a stable or an outhouse without it —a very prison; the very prison when the loved one shares It Is a palace. Such is particular love. When that, upon the ’freeing of our souls from this “muddy vesture of decay’’ which incloses It, has grown into general love for our fel lows and love of adoration for our Maker we shall not be far off para dise, for indeed heaven’s harmony is universal. Hain Frlswell. Wanted His Share He was a little, undersized, Inoffen sive-looking [>erson. He bad managed to get on the Broadway express at Times square by the simple expedient of holding his breath and allowing himself to be jammed into the train by the burly blue-coated guard. He found himself in a pocket formed by four men surrounding him. His ch|n reached up to about their knees. The atmosphere—what there was of it — was stiffllng. He managed to stand It for about two minutes. Then he twisted his neck up to the man In front of him and said: "Pardon me. sir, but would you mind holding your breath for a moment? I would like to get a mouthful for myself."—Mer cury. The Reason “Do you remember, dear," said Mrs. Blank, “that before we were mar ried you always offered me your left arm?” “Yes," replied her husband. “I wanted to have my right hand free. You see, I had a lover’s fear that someone would try to take you away from me, and I always kept it in readiness for defence." “How sweet! But how is it that now you usually offer me your right arm?" “Well, I am not so afraid as I wax" Costly to Grow Tall “Sorry, but I can't insure you— you’re too tall," said the agent to the man who wanted to take out an acci dent policy. “Too tall? What’s the matter with that?" protested the applicant “And anyway I’m not as tall as my father was and he had no trouble getting in sured.” “But your father," the agent ex plained. “was insured long ago when there was no danger of a fellow hav ing his head knocked off by a skidding airplane.”—American Legion Weekly This Generation May See Return to Knee Breeches j .Men, it's just a little more than a century ago since long trousers began to come Into fashion. Beau Bnimmel, the celebrated English society leader, had Introduced them a few years be fore. His daring example had been I copied by the “dandles” of the day. But most men held back, especially the conservative "substantial” ones. They considered long trousers a child ish fprm of masquerade and were afraid they would look ridiculous if i they abandoned knee-breeches. Today it’s the other way around. After a century, the pendulum swinge and knee breeches are said to be coming buck. They are worn by golfers, engineers and other men of the outdoors, and on camping trips and hikes. Judging by ease and comfort, a great many men—if truth were known -A-would Hke to wear "knee pants” all the time. M Why not? Alas, in their community association men have acquired a timidity and'sense of shame in any thing not conforming to the crowd. Long trousers are "the go”; and it's a brazen male who dares fly In the teeth of convention.—Washington Post. Madagascar Once Home of Enormous Reptiles It 14 a singular fact that, barring the wild cattle and the crocodiles, the great African island (Madagascar) is wholly destitute of big game. Yet it tcenis with animal life in Its lesser forms, including such curious animals as the aye-aye, one of the most re markable creatures known; 39 vari eties of lemurs; a ferocious member of the civet family, which looks like an enormous weasel; and a wild dog which appears to tie a cross between a coyote, a Jackal and a dingo. But Madagascar has not always lacked large animals, as its fossil re mains attest, for in ages past it was the habitat of enormous terrestrial lizards 50. feet In length, and of the great wingless bird, the aepyornls, twice the size of an ostrich. The.eggs of. the aepyornls, some of which are 40 Inches in circumference, are still frequently found in the neigh borhood of Fort Dauphin, at the south ern end of the Island, where the na tives use them for carrying water. —E. Alexander Powell In the Century Magazine. Hardy Redwood Nature endowed the giant red woods with a natural preservation which protects the timber against de cay and rot Indefinitely for centuries, In fact after the trees have fallen or been cut down. Trees known to have been blown over In the woods long be fore the discovery of America, and which have, lain exposed to the ele ments ever since, have been found to be In splendid condition and capable of use as commercial timber. One particular Instance is recorded where a fallen tree was found under neath another big redwood that had grown raddle the uprooted giant, but when the standing tree was cut its rings allowed it to be nearly 1,000 years old. This meant that the uprooted tree had been down for nearly 1,000 years. The rings of the fallen tree showed It to be about 000 years old when It fell, yet the log was sound and healthy.— Kreolite News. Trouble Both Ways An Australian barrister tells of a black fellow charged In a country town with stealing. His solicitor decided ; to put him in the box to give evidence on his own behalf. The magistrate, being doubtful if he understood the nature of an oath, undertook to exam ine him on the point. “Jacky,” he said, “you know what will happen to you If you tell a He?” “My oath, boss,” replied Jacky, “me go down below —burn long time." “Quite right," replied the magistrate. “And noxy you know what will happen if you tell the truth?" "Yes. .boss. We lose *eiti case.” — Sydney Herald. Tiger Cunning About to travel to India, a man was told by his friends to be sure not to miss the tiger shooting. “It’s no trick at all,” they said. ’ “You hide In a thicket at night; when the beast arrives, atm between its two eyes, shining In the dark. It will fall as If struck by lightning." On his return they asked how many, ; tigers he had killed. ] “None nt all." he replied sadly. ‘ ■ “They’ve become altogether too clever. ' They now travel In pairs, and each one closes an eye. So of course—” ‘ | —Paris Le Rle. r k Professionalism The seance was proving a great t success. The new member of the cir t de, an Oldham pigeon fancier, had been brought into touch with the late ” ly departed father-in-law, who had , just announced he was an angel. “WV wings an’ all?" asked the son In-law. ’ ; The reply was in the affirmative. 8 -"’What dostl measure fra’ tip to l " tip?" asked the pigeon fancier. —Van- couver Province. h d r Hard on the Ball i- She—Wasn’t mother pumping you last night? t- He —Yes. and I think she’d better, n too. That’s what 1 need. j r- ' She—What do you mean? g He—Your dad has been using mt for a football. THE HARTWELL SUN, HARTWELL, GA., FEBRUARY M 925 English Cathedrals Go Far Back in History The great cathedrals of England in many Instances replace former edifices j that were erected by the early Chris- ( tians who formed part of the ancient < British church, and which were later destroyed by fire or otherwise, a writer in the Montreal Family Herald relates. 1 For instance, Canterbury cathedral f was first built In 605, on the site of 1 an old church dating from very early ’ ages. It was destroyed by fire in 1607, , and Archbishop Langfanc, on taking office in 1070, undertook the rebuilding ( of an entirely new church. This lasted < until about 1100, when under Anslem, < Langfranc’s successor, Erulf rebuilt the eastern part. A fire destroyed ‘ most of the portion of the building 1 in 1174, and from that year William ' of Sens took up the work of rebuild- ( 'ng until 1178, when, on his suffering severe Injury by falling from a scaf- j fold, another William, commonly dis tinguished as “the Englishman,” car- j ried on the work and completed It in 1184. Many alterations and changes have been made during the ensuing s centuries. I might mention that as early as 668, Theodore of Tarsus, of . the city of St. Paul, was elected arch bishop of Canterbury, not appointed, j both the king of Northumbria and the king of Kent acquiescing in his elec- ] tlon. He was the first archbishop to receive the allegiance of the whole of the English church. 1 I Resin and Turpentine Put to Various Uses Ilesin and turpentine have been pro duced on this continent since 1662. These commodities were gathered and f exported by the early colonists. While j they were originally used for caulking f wooden vessels and protecting rope rig- < glng, thus gaining their name of “naval 1 stores,” chemistry has developed many uses for resin and turpentine, making them Indispensable in a large number 1 of Important Industries, says the Mon- • treal Star. Soap manufacture leads in consump tion of resin, with surfacing of writing and printing paper ranking second. 5 Resin is also extensively used in the ; manufacture of varnishes, waterproof- < Ing compounds, roofing materials, t leather dressings, lubricants, waxee, i linoleum and electric insulation. Tur pentine is an important industrial fac tor as a thinner for paint, solvent for • inks, waxes, rubber and waterproofing J compounds, as well as In chemical and J pharmaceutical combinations. | Sea Cucumber a Fish The sea cucumber is really a living j creature and not a vegetable. Its other names are the trepang or holothurian. 1 The body of this strange dweller in the sea is composed of a muscular {issue , covered with warts or spines, and which j generally resemble in shape their vege- i I table namesake, says the Boston Globe. ■ I Sea cucumber Is considered a great 1 1 luxury among the Chinese, Malays and; I other Eastern peoples, and Its gather-]I Ing and preparation for the market is. a flourishing industry among the j Islands of the Pacific. White men who have eaten sea-cucumber soup declart it to be delicious. The trepangs, whidh | grow from ten to fifteen inches long.! are gathered from coral reefs. They | are then boiled, dried in the sun and , hung over a fire, which gives them a | smoky taste. Couldn’t Be Fooled When Bobbie was six he was given a [ real watch, which, regardless of qua!- ity or accuracy, had a delightfully loud | tick. Naturally, the little fellow was i inordinately proud and would stroll up | and down Wilshire boulevard, stop-1 ping every moment or two to draw the timepiece from his pocket and regard I it gravely. Every passerby got a real kick out of Bobby’s performance, but the climax came when Betty Compson tripped i along and asked the little chap what' time it was. Bobby regarded his watch perplex edly for a moment and then replied, with dignity: “Two Inches to four."— Los Angeles Times. Himalayan Horsechestnut The original horsechestnut ? Aesulus ) Hippocastanum, Is the handsomest of > the whole genus and one of the most' beautiful trees in the world, says a bulletin of the Arnold Arboretum. It i was brought to America at least 100. years ago and there are many noble < specimens in cities and towns of the eastern states. The Himalayan horse chestnut and the species of central China are not hardy here, and the Arboretum has not succeeded In ob taining seeds of the north China species. Aesculus chlnensls, which will probably flourish In this latitude. Crab Found in Booh In the matter of odd bookmarks be j tween the pages of a returned volume ] I one librarian claimed the blue ribbor ' I by citing a slice of raw bacon whlct I one of his assistants had salvaged front a copy of Mr. Service's poems. But his claim was Instantly giver second place when the chief of a fa ; mous library in a great manufacturint, city countered with a soft-shell crat ] which turned up between the leave* of a book on engineering.—The Out I look. Had to Keep It Mother—Where did you get tha nickel? Willie —You gave it to me forth« heathen. Mother—Then why did you keep it Willie —Well, teacher said I was < heathen. —Montreal Gazette. “DADDIES' NIGHT" 12TH The Hartwell Association of Parent Teacher is planning to observe Daddies Night at 8 o’clock the even ing of Feb. 12th. They hope to have a large attendance of the patrons, especially the fathers, at that time. The keynote of P. T. A. work is “The Welfare of the Child,” so no more important thing can be pre sented to the community, for it means the welfare of our town and county. Every work promoted or fostered by these women is for the good of town and county. The family service committee is instituting a nutrition contest this month, publi city of which is printed elsewhere. On March 6th the piano committee will present the attractive play “The Spice of Life.” They bespeak liberal patronage of this play for by this means they hope to complete paying for the Grand Piano which now graces the auditorium. The following program will be rendered on Daddies Night. President, Mrs. H. W. Bingham presiding. Business. Piano Solo—Miss Mildred John son. Some things Hartwell High will have when the vision of the P. T. A. is realized.—Mrs. R. E. Matheson. Vocal Solo “Daddy’s Sweet heart,” Miss Julia Kay. The Ideal School Board—Mr. W. E. Meredith. On n The Ideal School Plant—Prof. J. I. Allman. P. T. A. Song—Keep the Home Fires Burning. Short talks by patrons. Refreshments. MRS. McA. THORNTON. Press Reporter o If you have a large quantity of milk which you wish to keep fresh for several days, scald it, pour it in to sterilized bottles with sterilized stoppers, cool and keep near the ice. It will keep for several days. Chuck roast makes a very appetiz ing dish if the bone is removed, the meat rolled and tied with a string and then roasted. It makes a very inexpensive dinner. o If you have a very small kitchen, with not enough space for a table, a shelf that turns down under a win dow is most convenient. It may be used for eating breakfast, as well as many other practical needs. o Four hours’ classwork, four hours’ actual labor at one of a multitude of tasks, and daily Bible study are some of the features of the John E. Brown College at Siloam Spring, Arkansas. No student able to finance himself through any other institution is ad mitted. The school is interdenomi national. o If a man never does anything wrong he never does anything. A man who wants to be mean never wants an opportunity. ■ SPRING 1 Ready-to-Wear NEW Coats and Dresses We are showing the newest things in COATS and DRESSES —in our Ready-to-Wear Depart ment. Our selection consists of a wide range of shades and materials. Coats trimmed in the various furs, and braids. The Dresses are ex ceptionally pretty this season. We invite your inspection—for you must see them to really appreciate their quality and beauty. NEW NEW DOROTHY DODD ONYX SUPPERS HOSIERY Make our store your place for seeing and buy ing the new things of tomorrow. J. A. W. Brown HH Hartwell, Georgia B NOTICE To Automobile Owners Os Hart County Those who have not yet received their 1925 Tags have only until March Ist to secure same. If you haven’t Tag on your car after March Ist and continue to operate same you will be guilty of a misdeamor. I urge you to get your Tag before the this date, and save both trouble and expense. A. B. BROWN, Sheriff Hart County, Ga. True Poetry The only true or inspired poetry Is always from within, not from without. The experience contained In it has been spiritually transmuted from lead into gold. It Is severely logical, the most trivial of its adornments being subservient to, and suggested by, the dominant idea; any departure from whose dictates would be the “falsify ing of a revelation.” It is unadulter ated with worldly wisdom, deference to prevailing opinions, mere talent or cleverness. ... Its music is the ex pression of the law of its growth; so that it could no more be set to a dif ferent melody than could a rose-tree be consummated with lilies or violets. —James Thomson. Citation Dismission from Admini stration. Georgia—Hart County. Whereas, Mrs. W. Z. Yates and H. L. Yates, Administrators of W. Z. Yates, represents to the Court in their petition, duly filed and entered on record, that they have fully administered W. Z. Yates’ estate: This is, therefore, to cite all per sons concerned, kindred and credi tors, to show cause, if any they can, why said Administrators should not be discharged from their Administra tion, and receive Letters of Dis mission on the first Monday in March, 1925. J. W. SCOTT, Ordinary. SOUND ADVICE In a most unique leaflet issued by the agriculture department of the Farmers and Merchants bank of Senoia, giving some timely advice to the famers of its section, the fol lowing paragraph particularly is worthy of reproduction and passing along: “Grow some cotton. The freakish ness of the seasons last year made it possible for you to grow a fair crop in spite of the weevil. Not enough, however, to fill the vacuum caused by three preceding short corps. But lis ten, brother, do you know that the strongest organized combination the world ever saw, under pretense of over-production, forced you to sell your cotton and cotton seed below cost of production while the roof is rotting from over the heads of your wife and children? For their sake do some thinking with your head instead of with your hands and feet. These same forces are watching your every move while the boll weevil in his long winter sleep is dreaming of a sea of white coton blooms.” This in all truth and no poetry.— Atlanta Constitution. o There are many ways of bringing color into the>scheme of one’s table decorations, and one of the most novel effects is obtained by using salt and pepper sets made of Venetian glass in lovely shades of roses, mul berry, green, pink, and red.