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RUNAWAY SNOWFLAKES
ONE night a band of little mow
flakes softly crept out of their
borne and ran down to the earth with
out waiting for ail their sisters and
cousins and other relatives to go along.
“We have been waiting long enough
for them,” said one of the band. "I
guess there are enough of us to amount
Co something down on the earth,
though the others think we can do
nothing without them.”
So down the little band flittered,
whirling and tumbling as they fell,
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All the Snowflake Family on the Hill
and Over the Meadows.
"1 guess folks will be scared when
fhey see us,” salfl one, “just look how
thick and white we are.”
"And Just see how big we are,” said
another, "we soon will cover every
thing white and won’t those stay-at
home flakes be sorry they did not
come along with us?"
“Let’s whlrt upon that hill,” said one
big flake, "and cover it so no one can
Set over it to tlie other side.”
So intent upon making tilings white
were the runaways that they did not
•ee Mr. Sunman peeking at them from
behind n cloud. He had been watching
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AURORA
AVERY unusual name and yet one
extremely prevalent In European
countries, whence It hns penetrated
America, is Aurora. It signifies "the
dawn,” since Aurora was the mytho
logical personification of the break o’
day. Her name comes from aurum
(gold) because of the golden light she
nhetls before her. Aurora us the god
draw of the dawn appears In all legends
and was attached by the Greeks to
their Woa, whose rosy Angers unbarred
Ahe gates of day.
'.When the Cinque-cento made classic
lore the fashion, Aurora came into fa
vor with the fair dames of France and
has ever since continued in vogue
tlgere Occasionally, It passed into
Germany as Aurora, where the tlrst
famous woman of that name was
Aurora von 'Klelmunseek. mother of
Marshal Saxe In Ilyria, both the dawn
and the proper name were called Zora
and, ns a mark of endearment, Zorana.
Aurora has persisted In spite of the
canon prohibiting the giving of the
names of heathen gods in baptism.
Uke most mythological characters,
she is a Latin divinity, since Latin
names were used throughout Europe
and only comparatively modern crltl
clani has endeavored to distinguish be
tween the distinct myth of the Greek
and Latin races. Most mythological
names, including Aurora, have their
vogue in France and England, which
are most under the dominance of fancy
with regard to names.
While no verses of note have been
ndtlresse.l direct to Aurora, she is a
favorite subject with the poets who
find her personification much more
fanciful and romantic than the men'
word "dawn.” She la poetically rep
resented as rising out of the ocean in
a chariot with rosy Angers dripping
dew Keats was specially fond of re
ferring to Aurora, and our beloved
Ixmgfellow made frequent mention of
her.
Aurora’s Jewel is the chrysolite—
“the chrysolite of sunrise,” wrote
Shelley. To exert it's power, the am
ber gem should be set in gold. It Is
said to have the power of dispelling
evil spirits if worn on the left arm.
When dreamed of. it slgnlfles “caution
Mcessary." Aurora's lucky day Is
Monday and 5 Is her mystic number.
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A LINE O’ CHEER
By John Kendrick Bang*.
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A NEW YEAR’S WISH
O FRIENDS of mine
Who read thia line.
. Here's hoping that each
passing day
Will find you on the Cheery Way
Up to the radiant Gardens of
Content, and Joy, and Peace, and
Love.
)• by MeCiure Newspaper Syndicate.'
them all the time, for he had no inten
tion of letting the snow settle over the
earth that day. He came out to shine
all day and Just because a little cloud
got in bls way he had no thought of
being shut in.
Down, down fell the runaway snow
flakes and settled on the hill, but they
did not make a very thick covering
as they soon saw.
"It is all white anyway,” said one.
"I thought we were big enough to
make deep snow. O dear, I am so
warm.”
“You had no right to think any
thing,” Mid old Mr. Sunman. "You
should have waited until my day was
done, you runaway children, and to
pay you for leaving all your relatives
up there worrying about you, I ahall
melt you all."
Poor little snowflakes, they did not
have a chance to run, for Mr. Sun
man breathed upon them his warm
breath and down they sank Into the
earth and the hill was as bare as
before they came.
“I’m sorry I had to do that,” said
Mr. Sunman and for a minute or two
his face was hidden again, for unless
he can smile he does not show it to
the earth, "but I could not help it;
I had to shine today and if those
foolish children had waited until to
morrow they would have had plenty
of help In making tilings white, but
today Is mine.”
Then out from the cloud Mr. Sun
man came and beamed all day upon
the earth, and warmest he shone upon
the hill where the runaway flakes
were asleep.
But the next morning when they
awoke they found all their sisters and
cousins and all the Snowflake family
on the hill and over all the meadows
and fields, hut no one scolded the run
sways for they knew Mr. Sunman bad
taught them n lesson —he never runs
from a little band of snowflakes; only
when all the relatives are along does
Mr. Sunman hide his face.
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The Appleton Family
I [ Mr. Lysander John Appleton
Mr» Lysander John Anploton
1 Mix Dayssy Mayas Appleton
Muter Chancey Devere Appleton
XX7IIEN Lysander John Appleton
’ * meets with an accident, or falls
sick, the papers say that his wife Is
very low as a result of the shock, or
is prostrated; nothing Is said about
what Is going to become of Lysander
John. Once when Lysander John was
seriously ill with a fever, his wife
sent a notice to the papers to the fol
lowing effect: "Lysander John Apple
ton, one of our most prominent citi
zens, has been sick three weeks with
a fever, and during that time his
estimable wife hasn’t had off her
clothes once. Night and day she at
tends his bedside, combining witli the
natural skill of a nurse, a fountain
of love and tenderness. When his Ill
ness took a more serious turn yester
day, she became prostrated, and her
physician fears the w’orst.”
—X—
When Daysey Mayme Appleton was
u Young Thing, she would get a wist
ful look In her eyes when the Ice
cream was passed, but now that she
Is a little old she gets It when she sees
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the motherless children of a very eli
gible widower.
It requires an average of two weeks
for a storm to clear off in the Apple
ton home, and another Is due In a
week.
Chauncey Devere Appleton doesn t
go to church regularly like his sister,
but at least this may be said to bls
credit: “He hasn’t her pie crust on
his conscience.”
Whenever Mrs. Lysander John Ap
pleton is overcome with an ambition
to grow rich she cuts a lot of paste
board Into squares and writes on
them, "1 pint" or “1 quart,” and
then. whe n her husband comes
home at night, is loaded with argu
ments concerning the money she could
make if he would permit her to keep i
cow.
(.© by George Matthew Adams)
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Were Hit Crobes
‘Microbes 1” exclaimed the clubman,
genially, getting his breath after cough
ing and meeting violently for several
minutes.
“It’s all right," remarked the quiet
man in the armchair, "if you're sure
they're your erobes I"
THE HARTWELL SUN, HARTWELL, GA.
Once Populous Cities
Reclaimed by Jungle
The old question whether a thing
can be lost when you know where it
is applies In part to lost cities, be
cause the sites of many of them are
known apd In some cases even the
buildings and statuary are almost in
tact.
Now, however, their only inhabit
ants are the beasts of the Jungle, lions
prowl through their echoing halls,
monkeys race across their fretted
arches and snakes lurk in their dark
dungeons or glide across their crum
bling pavements.
For instance, the holy city of the
BudUhlsts—liaraboedoer, in Java —
had been forgotten for GOO years when
Sir Stamford it
and its wonderful temple, the eighth
wonder of the world, says a writer in
London Answers.
The jungle of Slam has hidden Its
ancient capital, Ayuthla, for four cen
turies. Its inhabitants fled before the
conquering Burmese, and never re
turned. It Is now’ said to be the lurk
ing place of thousands of enormous
snakes. *
Mystery surrounds the dead city of
Tibet, which Captain Rawling discov
ered. It is a vast collection of pal
aces, monasteries and dwelling houßes,
but the Tibetans professed ignorance
of Its existence and also of the rea
son of Its abandonment.
Five centuries ago Angkor had a
population of three-quarters of a mil
lion. Today it Is the dead city of
Cambodia. The carved stone ele
phants, the immense causeways, the
majestic temples, still remain, but
the Jungle has invaded the streets
and squares.
.
Young Ducklings Early
at Home in the Water
The woodduck, unlike most other
ducks, usually builds his nest far from
his natural element, water, writes Eli Is
Gilmore MacLeod In St. Nicholas. But
no sooner are the eggs hatched and
the ducklings about the size of bumble
bees, than each parent bird takes a
little one in its bill, wriggles through
the opening in the chestnut tree or
white oak which harbors the nest, and.
with a quick glance lest some enemy
may lurk near, flies swiftly overland
to creek or water hole. Here the two
tiny burdens are dropped gently into
the water.
Without previous swimming lessons,
these newly hatched mites dart over
the surface of the water for the cover
of marsh grass or Illy pad where they
hide until the return of their parents
with more of their brothers and sis
ters.
The flight of the old ducks continues
back and forth from the home nest to
the water until the family of from 12
to 18 are assembled, when, at a soft
call-note from the parents, every little
paddler darts from cover and starts
chasing water spiders, as if that were
an old game.
Hit Way Out of Dilemma
The commanding officer looked
down the charge sheet to see what
type of case he had to deal with that
morning.
Suddenly he started.
"Mutiny!” he muttered. "Private
King charged with mutiny!" Then
aloud: “Where Is the corporal who
made this arrest?"
"Here, sir,” answered a corporal,
stepping forward.
"Do you charge Private King with
mutiny?" was the stern inquiry.
“I do, sir,” was the reply.
“On what grounds?"
The corporal hesitated for a mo
ment. Then:
"Well, sir," he said, confidentially,
"It was really Insubordination, but I
didn't know how to spell that, so I
put ‘mutiny.’”
Heat Kills Germs
Radiant (or visible) heat was em
phasized by Prof. Leonard HUI —at a
recent meeting of the London Zoologi
cal society as "most useful In helping
caged animals to fight against infec
tion” from tuberculosis. Hot-water
pipes, he pointed out, though an eco
nomical way of raising temperature In
the animal houses, do not provide all
the benefits of radiant heat such as we
know best in the form of sunlight and.
in another form, in the domestic coal
fire. In fact, central heating—excel
lent in its place —Is not healthy heat
ing, as the prevalence of tuberculosis
in steam-heating countries such as
Sweden, Russia and the United States
goes far to prove.
Passed Over Bonanza
Although any ’49er who made
good in the gold rush to California in
1848 had no bone to pick with his
fate, it is a comment that many of
them and their brothers who were not
so successful walked right over a rich
bonanza in the southern part of Mex
Ico, along the Isthmus of Panama,
over which many of them trekked.
Along the river of the Winding Snake
many ’49ers walked on their way to
the Pacific coast, little knowing that
later prospectors would find a rich
field of oil beneath their feet.
Honor in Installments
The officials of a certain church were
anxious to obtain a “D. D.” for their
pastor, and a letter was sent to a cer
tain “diploma mill” asking for terms.
As the price mentioned for the honor
was twice as great as the church w»;
prepared to pay. another letter was
forwarded to the authorities stating
that they wonid purchase one “D" now
and the other when they had sufficient
funds for the purpose.
Scotch Cow Evidently
Had Fondness for Fish
The real heroine of this adventure
was a cow. ahe angler could cast a
fly and had caught trout in the south
of England, but had never so much
as seen a salmon river. Great was
his Joy therefore, when one day he
received an Invitation to fish one of
the most famous spring salmon rivers
In the north of Scotland, says the
Field. In the very first cast that he
tried he hooked and landed his first
salmon —a ten-pounder.
The first salmon is always the most
perfect and beautiful that ever was
seen and the angler reflected that if
he carried his fish in the bag all day
It would dry and lose its lovely sheen.
On the top of the brae there was a
marshy nook that would answer his
purpose admirably. He deposited his
treasure in this nest and, having cov
ered it with a thick layer of rushes,
went on his way.
The rest of the day he caught noth
ing except a half-pound trout. Still
he was very happy and content as be
turned homeward and whistled mer
rily as he approached the marshy
nook. But there he found a highland
cow In the act of consuming his
salmon, of which little remained ex
cept the head and the tall. In his
anger he flung the trout savagely at
the cow, hitting her full In the face;
but, so far from taking offense, she
seemed rather to think that he had
brought her a bonne bouche where
with to complete the .feast, for, after
gazing at him for a moment with the
Innocent, confiding eyes of her kind,
she contentedly swallowed the trout.
Rules of Politeness
Were Not for Tennyson
Tennyson gained a reputation in
bls later years for rudeness. It was
due perhaps to his dislike of intru
sions upon his solitude. When the
mood was upon him he was apt to
disregard entirely the conventional
ities, says the Kansas City Star.
A neighbor of the poet laureate
once asked if he might bring to Aid
worth a woman who was visiting in
his home. She was well known in so
ciety. It was carefully explained to
Tennyson that the woman had a great
admiration for the poet's works and
desired very much to see him. Tenny
son assented quite readily, telling the
neighbor to bring her to luncheon and
named the day. When the day ar
rived the poet had forgotten all about
It and, as It chanced, was in one of
his solitary moods.
The woman was Introduced; Tenny
son bowed. Luncheon was announced
and they went in. She sat next her
host, who throughout the meal did not
utter a word. At the end of it he re
tired in silence to his own room and
the woman left the house to which
she had made her pilgrimage In hope
and reverence, not having heard so
much us the sound of the poet's voice.
Cockney’s Absent "H"
In Latin and the languages, such
as French, derived from it, the “h”
is not pronounced, its omission being
due to the slightly different throat for
mation in different races. For cen
turies after the Norman conquest Latin
and Norman French were the official
tongues of England, and the aspirate,
therefore, was never sounded. With
the gradual rise of English as a na
tional language, the ”h” came Into
fashion, though even today one may
occasionally find an old-fashioned
clergyman who clings to the ancient
tradition and speaks with conservative
correctness of an “umble man.” In
the main, however, the dropping of the j
“h” was left to the less-educated
classes, particularly those in London,
which, as the court and official center,
had of course been more affected by
the French non-aspiratlon than the
more truly English north country.
Gave Tint to Water
Opposite Buckingham palace Is to
be found the Victoria memorial. This
beautiful piece of workmanship is
particularly remarkable for the clear,
delicate green of the water in Its mar
ble basins. The secret of its coloring
and translucency was revealed recent
ly when two workmen were observed
solemnly drawing a large sack to and
fro through the water. They ex- j
plained to an Interested onlooker that
the sack was filled with a certain sub- i
stance which, while preventing the I
growth of weeds, gave the water its |
delicate apple-green tint. London,
Times.
Oldest Form of Writing
The Egyptian system of writing Is
perhaps the oldest of the known
scripts. This writing was in the form
of pictures. The most ancient Egyp
tian papyrus now known contains ac
counts of the reign of King Assa
(3580-3530 B. C.). The earliest lit
erary papyrus Is that known for the
name of its former owner as the
Prisse Papyrus, now preserved In
Paris. It contains a work composed
In the reign of a king of the fifth
dynasty, and Is computed to have
been written as early as 2500 B. C,
Caddy’s Limitations
One day "Fiery” was caddying for a
rather petulant golfer, who, after miss
ing a short putt on the ninth green at
Muirfield threw his putter into the
neighboring potato field to relieve his
feelings.
With face unmoved, "Fiery” wat
walking in the direction of the next
tee when the golfer said: “Oh I ‘Fiery,'
you might go and get my putter"
To this “Fiery" replied: “I’n> paid
! tae carry, no tae fetch and carry."
Something to |
Think About
By F. A ft A LEER
THE MASKED TOLLMEN
AS WE wend our wn? t’rons-h the
years, the hidden t<Mlm«i
the roads we so boldly trawl be«vwr«
more and more impeclows in their Ae
mands and fill out Journey *
thousand cares and complex'Ges
What to us was hot>>.. t’< to* «:x
years ago has so cbanyoe
and general apposramv that **
find no pleasure th ra -.-rxo’.*
As we leave the old z>nos be
hind we pick np some;?..ng **
ceed that adds weight to out ft
ing so gradually upoa «'>•' •*
scarcely notice it, >•».:
reason we wonid run Kj W r. ake
haste, we discover that wo w».*4
a while and sei’ e .vat a.x*wM
the masked tollmen
We try to ex;H*.a that w * at* ,x ’' !
In debt, that we have bo< ' y r *
in all our settlements. NWt when v«r
account Is pn-duoed «<' find that
have drawn rather heavily, and at «Mt
own risk, on precious physical sa» ngs
we imagined were unimpaired.
There is a little blur tn our vision,
a slight flutter at the heart and a
manifest impatience over trifles, so oar
tollmen tell us seriously to pay.
We naturally think it will go easier
with us if we cancel our obligations
gracefully, hut as a matter of fact It
makes no difference.
For as soon as one debt is paid
we begin to pile up another; we are
never content to live In an atmosphere
where risk of life and health is at a
minimum, or where we can get wholly
away from the humiliating custom of
making apologies.
We continue to find fault with things
for which we alone are to blame. Our
extravagant habits are continued,
though we know they are taking us to
ruin, so when the tollmen come along
and demand our last dollar, we pay
grudgingly, and often with a great deal
of unnecessary verbal emphasis.
The fact is, even with our protesta
tions at being robbed during the day
and while we sleep, we are ourselves
the principal culprits. Under the
adroit manipulation of the tollmen we
have become helpless. They go forth
seeking gold, and In transferring it
from our pockets to theirs they show
us that they know their business better
than we know ours, and that they care
not a whit for the sting of conscience.
(© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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Young Lady I
Across the Way I
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The young lady across the way says
Suzanne Lenglen may have her faults
but we’ll have to concede that she's
a great golf player.
(£ by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
: Nancy Hart Case
Opposite Ford Station
■
We employ only those who know all the arts of
preparing all foods in the most healthful and delicious
| manner.
I • *
■ It is our greatest effort to please every taste, and
■ do so hy giving personal, special attention to the se-
■ lection of only the purest and highest quality.
■
■ Eat with us when in Hartwell.
■
OUR PRICES ARE REASONABLE
L Nancy Hart Case
Hartwell, Ga. G . C. LOCKE, Propr.
IT MAYBE TAKES
A MINUTE
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
TV MAYBE took a minute, friend, for
you to send a wire,
A i'.tle, too. you hud to spend, a little
of your hire.
v x t :wro.’e the world It came,
the plains nnd hills,
ap.l hv v is »ud here’s your name,
here the room it fills
of love us bright as flame
». J -wW whippoorwills.
x k a minute, dear, to write
a Uttlo Itao.
x .-.x " ‘ eti a grief was near, was
to me and mine.
across the world it went,
axww the lakes and lands —
V'x ... e letter that you sent is here
within our hands
AssA ot. how much your message
mount God knows and under
stands 1
ft maybe takes a minute, men and
women here and theret
Tv stop a little now and then our
happiness to share,
But right across the world it goes, a
word, a look, a smile,
Through summer sun and winter snows
it travels many a mile
And helps more hearts than yon sup
pose that need It all the while!
C® by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
NoFhepCooKßook
It i» almost always when things are
all blocked up and Impossible that a
happening comes. It you are sure that
you are looking and are ready, that
is all you need. God is turning the
world round all the time. —Whitney.
SOUPS WITHOUT MEAT
THE following soups are especially
good for the members of the family
who are not eating much meat:
Cream of Lima Bean Soup.
The baby llmas seem to cook much
quicker than the larger kind. Take
two cupfuls of the beans and cover
with water, allowing them to stand
over night to soak; drain, add a quart
of water, two onions, two tablespoon
fuls of parsley or a stalk of celery,
and cook slowly on the back of the
stove or in the tireless cooker until
thoroughly soft. Rub the beans
througli a sieve and to each pint <>f
the pulp add two cupfuls of milk
blended with two tablespoonfuls each
of flour and butter well-cooked and
blended; season with salt and cay
enne.
Cream of Carrot Soup.
Scrape six small carrots, cut into
small pieces, add one. small onion, two
stalks of celery and two sprigs of
parsley. Cover with one quart of
boiling water and bring to a rapid
boil, cooking for ten minutes, then
place In a tireless cooker for two to
three hours, depending upon the car
rots. Rub through a coarse sieve, add
two tafcl espoonfuls each of flour and
butter cooked together, to one pint of
hot milk; cook until well-blended. Add
salt and pepper and serve hot, with a
pinch of mace.
Flemish Soup.
Slice five green onions, one bunch of
celery, six large potatoes and cover
with two quarts of water. Boil ten
minutes then place in a cooker or
simmer on the back of the range for
three hours. Rub through a sieve, re
turn to the heat, add one cupful of
cream which has been smoothly mixed
with one tablespoonful of flour. Sea
son to taste with salt and pepper,
sprinkle with a teaspoonful of minced
parsley and pour the soup over four
hard-cooked eggs sliced.
<©, 1*25, Western Nevspapar Union.)
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There is enough salt in the ocean
to cover 700,000 square miles of land
to a depth of one mile.