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LIGHTNING WILL ; KILL ONLY ONE ! IN A MILLION i Dr. Gilbert Says That Fear of Lightning is All Out of Pro portion to Chances of Death By DAVID DIETZ Fear of lightning is one of man’s oldest emotion , Prehistorical man feared lightning as the weapon of un seen spirits. Ail of the old mythol ogies made lightning the servant of the chief god. The Greeks for ex ample gave the thunderbolt to Zeus. Records tell if, that both Julius Caezar and Napoleon were afraid of lightning. It is not difficult to un derstand their fear. They felt them selves the equal of all earthy foes but the lightning out of the sky was something against which they could not defend themselves. But Ln. Arthur W. Gilbert, Mas sachusetts state commissioner of agriculture', points out, on the basis of a survey’ which he has just com- < pleted, that fear of lightning is al! out of proportion to the chances of . death by lightning. 'the chance of death by lightning is less than one in a million. Dr. j Gilbert collected the stotistics for Massachusetts for five years. In that time 19 people were killed by light ning, an average of 3.8 persons per year. Dividing this into the popu ation of the state, it means that one out of every 1,013,770 persons were struck during the year. the danger from speeding autos for example, is several thousand times a greater menace to life than is .ightning, j Dr. Gilbert’s survey shows that ‘ you are ten and a half times as safe from lightning in a city as you are in the country. | This is because in the city, steel f. ame buildings, trolley wires and MOTHER! “California Fig Syrup” Dependable Laxative for Sick Baby or Child -x J Lurry Mother! Even a bilious, i .mstipated, feverish child loves the pleasant taste of “California Fig Syrup” and it never fails to open the bowels. A teaspoonful today may prevent a sick child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for genuine “California Fig Syrup” which has di rections for babies and children of aft ages printed on bottle. Mother! You must say “California” or you may get an imitation fig syrup. L* < *Bto.’iGNrrio N ■ F CoffirSmrA * I puwpc* s W § MOT smot " 1 WsOFCrtO 0 ■h' V ■a^* Cliabu i, Evereody Columbia Hot Shoe Batteries contain 4» S or 6 cells in a neat, water-proof «teel ca«e« I Dependable batteries! I INTENSE, steady power flows from Eveready I Columbia Dry Batteries. Enduring strength for I ■ long usage. Whether far heavy work on ignition, ■ I for radio dry cell tubes or for ringing bells or ■ buzzers, the Eveready Columbias are always on the job. Sold everywhere, at radio, electrical and J hardware shops, general stores, marine supply ■ dealers and garages. Fahnestock spring clip bind ing posts on the Ignitor at no extra cost to you. Manuiactuttd tad guartntaed by NATIONAL CARBON COMPANY, Inc. New York San Francisco ■ Popular uses include — go engine ignition tractor ignition radio t ■ telephone and telegraph starting Forda firing blast! doorbells buxxers ringing burglar alarms lighting tents and motor boat ignition protecting bank vaults outbuildings ■ heat regulators electric clocks running toys I eVEREADy I I COLUMBIA J V Dry Batteries Zs •they last longer Miracle Picture On the Wall w / * Ma r . ' jay Wlii -iM This shows a throng of devout wor shipei. w.o nave traveled miles to see tne .racie picture of the Madon na and Child which mysteriously ap ,.e.0..u nL.i.uv on tne wall of the urc: o;' St. Martha at Central Park Long Island. tr ie like draw much of the electrical energy out of the atmosphere while „ scorm is brewing and therefore the resulting Storm usuauy does rot pos sess the electrical intensity of a thunderstorm in the country. Wires and steel frameworks also act as ngmming protectors wnile a is m progress. lor. Gilbert minus, however, that alarm. ouse whicn is properly pro tected by nghlning rods correctly in stalled, is as safe as a city dwelling outing a tnundeistorm. A collection of over 400 specimens of the m.iicrais of sucn metals as are very rare and found only in quant.lies, has been put on display at tne C. S. National Museum in Wash ington, D. C. Tne collection was made by Dr. Frank L. Hess of the U. S. Geologicol Survey. it took him 18 years to i..ake it. Grabbing for the dinner check only s-.ows how important a part you think money plays in friendship. Gives Wife Adlerika For Stomach Trouble A merchant whose wife had stomach trouble finally gave her Adlerika it helped her t once. The pie . '.nt an QUICK action of Adlerika : s iur rising. It qelps any ca e gas on the stomach unless due to deep-seated causes. It is excel lent as an intestinal evacuant and a wonderful remedy for constipa t on—it often w rks in one hour and never gripes. Sold by Mur ray’s Pharmacy.—(adv.) SMALLER APPLE CROP THIS YEAR Per Capita Consumption of the Apple Is About Half An Apple a Day WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—The' per capita consumption of apples in the United States is now about half an apple a day, says the United States Department of Agriculture. The total crop this year will reach 164,000,000 bushels compared with 179,000,000 bushels last year. The decrease in total production, how ever, is partially offset by the fact that the crop is of unusually fine qual ty, and less than the usual pro portion will go to waste or be used for manufacturing purposes. The portion knqwn as commercial crop will reach 30,134,000 barrels com— pared with 28,687,000 barrels last .year Northwestern apples are being shipped rapidly and are now reaching the peak movement. Federal inspec tion of apples at shipping points is also greater than last year, inspec- NEWS I of interest to every man and woman in Americus ! Next Monday, November 2nd, • The most astonishing demonstration ever held ■will be given in our store. It will begin at 9 A. M. and continue throughout the day. It will introduce the most important I s * contribution to music since the invention, 30 years ago, of the Victor Talking Machine. Don’t miss it! It will be one of nestine Schumann-Heink and the most amazing demonstr a- John Philip Sousa have listen tions you have ever heard. It ed and marveled. All classes will astonish you. It will hold of music will be played and you spellbound. You will be sung by Victor's own incom utterly surprised .. . delighted parable artists- No matter what . . . and grateful. you plan to do next Monday, do not miss this demonstration. You will hear the most mar- You will never forget it. velous exposition of music in „ .l ii tl i Come to our store any tune the world. Ihe more critical f • i i j . j , j • after nine o clock during the your attitude toward music, . ... > t j i i „ i , ii day of November Znd. In every the more astounded you will . y . ....it ■ city, in every state in the United States, this miraculous instru- A few people have heard ment will amaze and capture this miraculous instrument, and the people who hear it. \ to say that they have been Pay will be a nation-wide amazed is but a* meager de- event. The new Victor instru scription. Fritz Kreisler, Er- ment will make musical history. Howell’s Pharmacy The New Orthophonic Victrola Victor Day—Monday, Nov. Znd THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 29, 1925 SWEET POTATOES BRING GOOD PRICE Os 97,177,000 Bushels Grown ] in U. S., Georgia Produces 11,508,000 Bushels ATLANTA, Oct. 28. One ofj the most interesting and valuable bul- '1 letins ever issued by the State Col- v lege of Agriculture is that on sweet f pottaoes written by Mr. George H. Firor, field agent in horticulture, who tells us that the sweet potato is the second most important vegetable crop produced in this country, ranking, next to the Irish potato. In 1923 97,177,000 bushels were! raised in the United States, Georgia; producing 11,508,000 bushels. Dur-i ing the same year the United States} shipped 19,107 cars, of which Geor-- gia exported 827. The farm value of sweet potatoes] for that year for the United States was $95,091,000 produced on 993,- 000 acres, while the farm value of the Georgia ,crop for the same' year | was $8,746,000, produced on 137,000 i acres. The average yield per acre for Georgia was 84 bushels with an aver age .< ; ue price per bushel on > December j, of $0.75, with a farm; value of $63.84 per acre, while the , average jobbing prices in the most important cities on December 1, i 1923 were as follows: New York’ $2.51; Chicago, $2.73; Philadelphia, - I sl-98; Pittsburg, $2.47; St. Louis,! $1.97; Minneapolis, $2.96; Kansas’ i City, $1.54; and Washington, $1.87. The average'price paid at the stor age house during the same year $1.25, i and went as high as $2.65 per bushel | at some places in February, 1924. FRANCE TO POPULARIZE THE SALE OF BIBLES PARIS. Oct. 27.—T0 make the Bible a “best-seller” in France as it is in English-speaking co; ntries, M. Francois Bernouard, a publisher, is going to issue an edition in 30 vol umes with Hebrew and Greek texts opposite the French, with Woodcuts scattered liberally throughout. Mr. Bernouard also is a poet whos e work has found its way into many French anthologies. Man Hikes to think he is truthmul instead of lacking in imag ination. t:ons in the Northwest promising to ; be 50 per cent more than in any pre • ceding season. KANSAS FARMER DIGS OWN GRAVE Decides World is Too Lazy to Do It After He Dies, So He Does It Himself KANSAS CITY, Kas., Oct 29. Twenty years ago Walker Eansen, who lives all alone O’. a 90-acre farm near here, decided that tie If ' i / " \ 1 WALTER HANSEN world w’as growing lazy. So lazy, in fact that when he died no one would have the gumption to see to it that he was properly buried. So Hansen went to the family burying ground with a shape and mattock and dug his own grave. He made it wide and deep, and when it w’as done he made a concrete vault out of it—because, he explained, he couldn’t stand it to hear clods of ! Purifies the Blood and makes the Cheeks Rosy firf-OVS'S Tasteless ChiH Tonic .HE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDEK earth falling on a wooden casket. That was 20 years ago. The grave is still ready for Hansien. The only time that he thought he might need it was ip L9lB when the advent of pro Juticn cut of his suppof whiskey and beer—which, he says, he needs as medicine—but he sur vived somehow and is still hale and hearty. - Hansen has lived all alone for 28 years. He has a strange house half of it has walls seven feet thick, and he lives in it in the winter time; the other half is little more than an enclosed porch, and he lives there in the summer. He came to America from Den mark when he was 9, and has trav eled all over the country since, hav ing many hair-breadth escapes from direful accidents which provide fuel for endless yarning during the long winter evenings when caller.; drop in to his thick-walled winter home. He says he has nothing to worry about. For isn’t his grave all ready for him The world is growing lazy but Hansen is sure of a decent burial. And he’s content. 6 €» 6 is a prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever. 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One woman gained ten pounds in twenty-two days. Sixty tablets, sixty cents and money back if not satisfied. Ask Nathan Murray and Rowell’s Pharmacy or any druggist for McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Com pound Tablets. Directions and for mula on each box. “Get McCoy’s, the original and genuine Cod Liver Oil Tablet.” (adv.)
