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national hymns,
inspiring Anthems of the Great
States of Europe
SING THE pride of country.
. Airs of Austria, Russia.
P f'°Z F Germany. England Country. and 'Trs Nor- of
"H -Our Own “My
," and ' Yankee Doodle."
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Austrian national anthem is one
The existence. It was com
of tbe finest in
1797 by that great nation
posed „Composer. Haydn, who is chiefly
' ‘ concert goers by his magnifl
k " to Creation,” in which
oratorio "The
**!...« the splendid Telling.” and florid The chorus.
Heavens Are an¬
“The based an old national
them ' was upon
but Haydn made it a thing of
H is the only national an¬
composed by a musician of the
them rank.
foremost which is sung in cities
But the song indeed,
b civilians is not always, or.
eenerallv. the one sung by the soldiers
who have to bear the brunt of battle
> siego and march. The battle song
„ m ,' soldier is “Prinz Kugen
f be Austrian
dw edle Ritter," w bit b tells bow the
noble cavalier. Prince Eugene of Sa
laid siege to and captured Bel
tov Turks in 1717 It ought
mde from the
to be a good song for the purpose, for
ii was actually written in the trenches
before Belgrade.
Probably the most stately national
anthem is the Russian. Its very title.
the All Terrible.” seems to strike
a heroic strain. Sung by* a great
mass of peasant soldiers with simple
fervor its effect is grand in the ex¬
treme. Played upon the great organ
in the cathedral at Moscow it sounds
like a prayer. Not only are the words
very poetical, hut the tune is forceful
and haunting.
Ot course the greatest of all war
songs pure and simple is unquestion¬
ably "The Marseillaise.” What mem¬
ories it has clinging to its fervidly pa¬
triotic words: It was the song of the
French revolution and did more to
bring down the dynasty of the Bour¬
bons than half a dozen army corps
It was called by the name which still
is universally applied to it. because
the men—and women—of Marseilles,
the port of the Mediterranean, march¬
ed all the way to Paris, singing it us
they went its first fruits were reap¬
ed a few days after their arrival,
when the hated Bastille fell to its
strains, it is now the national an¬
them of republican France.
In Germany no patriotic song bas
been sung with such fervor as the fa
mmis Imttle hymn of the Germaus
"Die Wacht am Rhein” (“The Watch
on the Uhiue”i. It was written in
1S40, but remained practically tin
known until the outbreak of the war
with France, when it was sung by ev¬
en soldier and every man, woman
find child throughout the German em¬
pire. "The Watch on the Rhine” was
to Germany at that time what “The
Marseillaise’ was to France—a soul
stirring composition which made men
eager to take up arms and fight foi
the cause which they thought was
right.
Kughind’s national anthem isa Geor¬
gian product and originally opened
with the words, “God bless great
George, ovtr king.” It has been lion
ored by Beethoven with seven varia¬
tions for the piano, and it is intro¬
duced into his “Battle Symphony.”
On the whole, perhaps, the tune to
which is sung “God Save the King”
has probably the largest circulation of
any tune in the world. Then there 1/
‘‘Rule, Britannia." which was compos
ed by Dr. Arne, the English musician,
who wrote several operas. "Rule.
Britannia,” was included in the
‘‘Masque of Alfred.” a musical farce
produced in 1740.
Just as the Austrian national anthem
is the only one set to music by a grep*
composer, so the Norwegian anthem is
the only one whose words were writ
km by a real poet. This was Bjorn
stjerne Bjornson. On one occasion he
was asked when be got the greatest
pleasure out of bis fame as a national
Poet. He replied: “It was when a
delegation from the Right came to
hiy house in Christiania and smashed
al * m.v windows. Because when they
11:1,1 done all the damage they could
•md were starting borne again they felt
idc.v might to sing something. So they
'cgan to sing. 'Yes. We Love This
•md ol Ours ’ They could do nothing
e,s< ‘ I hey were obliged to sing the
®ong of the man whom thev had at¬
tacked!”
Singularly enough, the country which
' ,s> llu Best variety of patriotic an
" ,| is js the country which has had
' warfare than any other, the Unit
^ Stii tes of America. [Ier songs are
The rea 1 national anthem of America
“ " M v Country, Tis of Thee,” and it is
-
>■ g to the same tune “God Save
Riug. as
" Rut perhaps the real,
genu
• 'oca bottom anthem of America.
^ 1,1 all, is the famous “Y'ankee
°° ' e which has the great advan
*
t of Being real marchiug
a song.
! * > not only helps to keep the men’s
‘ lnts froin Egging, but also helps to
k cp them in step.
. A band playing
ti ‘ ‘'t' 1 ten ee B>oodle" utiles farther would take a other regi
tune!—Dondon than any
Tit-Bits.
... How, Indeed?
-Hue McLuke says umbrellas will
1 'nger if you oil the joints."
Mr" does that keep a person from
"‘8 tbe umbrellas'"-Exchange.
"* ere m ndness-to live like a
that he may die rich.—Burton.
MAKING STEEL RAILS.
How th# Glowing Ingots Are Rolled
Into Shape and Cut.
That rail mill was certainly a won¬
derful sight! The enormous glowing
in*vts were carried on a transfer car
lo « sort of trough. Tbe floor of the
trough, or “table.” as they call it. con¬
sisted of a series of rollers that were
turning rapidly. Riding on them, the
bug, clumsy ingot sailed along until It
bumped against a pair of large steel
rolls. Immediately the rolls seized it
and hauled it through, like clothes
through a clothes wringer. We could
not see that it bad been flattened down
very much, but we noticed that deep
corrugations had been cut into its up¬
per surface.
As It moved on the rollers turned It
over on its side before It was caught
by the next pair or “stand” of rolls. It
went through four stands In succes¬
sion, turning over between each stand
until it had made a complete turn.
Then it came to what Is called a “three
high” mill, which has three roils, one
above the other. First the “bloom,” as
It was now called, went between tne
middle and bottom rolis. but no sooner
bad It emerged than it was raised bod¬
ily, the supporting roller “tables” on
both sides of the mill being raised up
simultaneously.
The rollers of the tables were then
reversed, causing the bloom to shirt
back between the middle and top rolls.
The tables were now lowered, their
rollers reversed and tbe bloom sent
through between the middle and bot¬
tom roils, as before, but this time it
was switched to one side, where th»
rolls were a little larger in diameter,
and it was a tighter squeeze getting
through them.
And so the bloom went back and
forth, being switched over to a tighter
pass each time until it w r as squeezed
down to about eight iDfhes square and
over forty feet long Then it was cut
in two, and each bloom went through
another set of rolls that gradually
worked it down to the size and sbapa
of a rail. It was fascinating to watch
that snakelike bar over a hundred feet
long writhing as if alive.
As it came hack for its last sally
through the rolls a whistle was blown
as a warning that the rolling was fin¬
ished, and the rail was now on its
way to the saws There were five cir¬
cular saws that dropped down upon
the glowing metal and amid a shower
of sparks sawed it into four ten-yard
rails. After 'hat the rads were car¬
ried off on “run out tables” to the “hot¬
beds” to cool —St Nicholas.
Pacific Blockades.
The phrase "pacific blockade” Is al¬
most a contradiction of terms, hut Is
used in international law for want of &
better. It means the blockade of ports
of another country In time of peace
without the intention of waging war;
iu other words, it is a peaceable act of
war. Some writers on international
law insist that the blockade of tbe
ports of a foreign country is Itself ant
act of war without regard to the mo¬
tive of future Inteutions, but as a
means of reprisal or of compelling the
settlement of international disputes it
has become an established feature of
the laws of nations — Philadelphia
Press.
The Dance of Deatn.
Tbe population of tne world is about
1,623,300.000 persons.
The average age of all persons at
death Is thirty-three years.
Total or 47,372,727 persous die am
Dually.
Total of 008.510 persons die weekly.
Total of 129,788 persons clie daliy.
Total of 5,308 persons die nourly.
Nearly ninety persons die every’ mim
ate.
About three persons die every two
seconds
Sixty persous died while you
were rending this item. — Ed Howe’S
Monthly.
_
Cost ot a Failure.
In Russia a man, intending to kill
himself, got In front ot a railway
train, but was polled aside.
Then the authorities took him In
cbiirge. They fined him for disorderly
conduct. Imprisoned him for imperiling
human life wild gave him solitary con¬
finement for interrupting travel. It
seems to be painfully difficult to leave
Russia by any route.— Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Successful Ugly Wonen.
Successful women are not always
of Irreproachable beauty or modeling*
Thus the Princess d'Evoll of ljouis
XV.’a time was one eyed: tbe slit of
Montespan’s mouth reached Per ears;
llnte de Maintenou was thin, meager,
yellowish: I-a Valllere lame, Ganrlelle
d’Estrees one armed, Anne Boieyn six
Angered.—Westminster Gaxette.
Got a Bargain.
**I had my fortune told the other
day.” said one woman. the
”\Vhat a waste of money I” said
other. „ °
“Not at all. I ga ve tbe woman '
cents, and she Informed me that i am
to Inherit $100,000. Wasn’t that a good
bargain?”—Washington Star.
Considerate. of
“Mother, why do they play some
the music so low and some so loud? ’
“Bo that the people who are hard of
hearing can get their money's worth."
—Philadelphia Ledger."
Amplifying It.
“I understand Colonel Flushby gave
a good account of himself In the war.”
“Bo he did and has l>een giving a bet¬
ter one ever since.”-Baltimore Sun.
All philosophy in two words-sustain
and abstain - Epictetus.
MUST STORM THE FORTS.
It Is Not Good Tactics For an Army to
Pass Around Them.
Wh.v ii*-t gu around a fort Instead of
trying t*» storm it? why not circle the
ramparts and proceed swiftly onward
with the army intact, leaving tbe sol¬
diers in the fort, after a manner of
speaking, holding the sad as well as
the fort?
An officer iu the cavalry of the Unit
ed States army explained why such
veranda strategy isn't used and why it
cannot lie used.
“If it is a mountainous country the
fort would be placed in the pass, the
only road through which an invading
army could travel.” be explained.
“There would lie no fortification on
either side, but it would be Impossible
to move an army with its gnus and
supplies over the mountains A single
man would have a hard time making
the trip.
“Suppose the country were level and
the forts were forty or fifty miles apart.
In that case it apparently would be
easy for the army to pass between the
strongholds. The army tries it. The
defenders of the country throw up
field fortifications between the forts.
Behind every rock and roll in tbe
ground a man with a gun is hidden.
Rifle pits "re dug hastily. The invaders
encountei opposition, but perhaps they
sweet) on.
“Then this would happen: The forces
from the forts would sweep out across
the rear and cut off the base of sup¬
plies. Tbe invaders would be without
food, and the men would have no time
for sleep.
"In two days the organization would
be destroyed, and the enemy's cavalry
approaching front the rear would cut
the invaders to bits. Soldiers without
food and denied sleep can't light. Men
remember their discipline best on full
stomachs. An army cut off from its
base of supplies would fall apart and
be an easy prey for a much smaller
force.
“It is better to take the fort if pos
sible. The communication with . the
rear, where the supplies are. is thus uu
interrupted, and most of the opposing
force is driven ahead."- Kansas City
Times.
Tried It on the Postman.
A young business woman on her
way to the car, at closing time, stopped
at the box to mail a letter. Just as
she was about to drop the letter in
the box the collector arrived and,
reaching for it. said. "I'll take it."
The young woman looked at him a
moment and handed him the letter,
with the remark. “Now. don’t forget to
put that in the postoffice.”
The collector looked at her in dis¬
gust and said nothing.
“He never saw the joke," the young
woman said after she had told the
story of the incident. "I suppose be
has rib women folk in his family who
know that the letters they intrust to
the men are carried around in their
pockets for days before they are mail¬
ed”—Columbus Dispatch.
He Brought Them.
Mr. Sweet opened tin* door of tbe
kitchen and said:
"Hello. Ella: company for dinner."
"Goodness. Tom, you don’t mean that
you have brought any one home to din
ner tonight?“queried the wife.
“Sure I have!” replied Mr. Sweet.
“Haven’t you got any grub for them?”
“Why. no." said the wife despair¬
ingly. “Don't you remember you told
me you would biiug home a couple of
lobsters for dinner, and 1 depended on
them?"
“Well,” said Tom, “they're here.”—
National Monthly.
Borina Thin Glass.
Everybody who has tried under¬
stands how difficult it is to bore a hole
in a strip of thin glass. The following
method is said to be very successful:
Tress a cake of wet clay upon the
glass and then make a hole through
the clay of the desired size, laying
bare the glass at the bottom of the
hole. Then pour melted lead into the
hole, and it will drop through the
glass, making a round aperture. The
explanation is that the sudden applica¬
tion of heat cracks the glass in a
circle corresponding in size with the
hole in the clay -New York Tribune.
Military Reservists.
A foreign nation in time of war
cannot compel its subjects, living at
the time iu another country, to return
for military duty. It can call upon
them to return, but in the event ot
their refusing to do so it would be heip
less in the case. A foreign nation, for
instance, could not forcibly seize its
subjects living iu this country and
take them out. nor could this country
force such subjects to depart - New
York American.
Killing Off the Race.
From tbe Christian era till the pres
ent time as statists and historians tell
us. there have been less than 240 war¬
less years. Up to the middle of the
nineteenth century it was roughly com¬
puted that nearly 7 000 . 000.000 men had
.
died in battle since the beginning of re¬
corded history, a number equal to al¬
most five times the present estimated
population of the globe.—C’hristiau
Herald.
Mean Brute.
“A woman can't be in two places at
the same time!" snapped Mrs. Gabb
during the usual morning fuss.
“I notice that you can be in and out
of the house at the same time when
some female that you don't want to see
happens to call." replied Mr. Gabb.—
Cincinnati Enquirer.
More helpful than all wisdom is one
draft of simple human pity that will
not forsake us.- Eliot
T F ALL STYLES were as good
as they’re expressed in words,you
could fee! secure in buying clothes
most anywhere.
Consider most the expression of
style in the fabrics, design and
workmanship; these things speak
more accurately.
Hart Schaffner & Marx
make the clothes we sell here.
These clothes lead not only be¬
cause of the all-wool materials, but
because of gifted designing and ex¬
pert workmanship.
1 he best way is to see this clothing;
try it on; compare it with other cloth¬
ing— these are your most convincing
arguments for buying here, Spend
$23 for the greatest
Copyright Ilart Schaffner & Marx
LEE BROTHERS
Covington, Georgia
I he home of Hart Schaffner & marx good clothes
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FERTILIZER VS. COTTON SEED
When you fertilize with Cotton Seed, they give you the same results as $9.00 worth of
7 I -2 per cent cotton seed meal. This is true because there is only the following ele¬
ments in one ton of cotton seed;-
850 pounds 7 1-2 per cent Meal
600 pounds Hulls
337 pounds Oil
223 pounds Lint and Waste
One ton of cotton seed can be exchanged for 1600 pounds of 7 1 -2 per cent cot¬
ton seed meal, which has twice the fertilizing value as the ton of seed. It is a pure waste
of money to fertilize with cotton seed. Exchange 2000 pounds of cotton seed for 1600
pounds meal. Exchange 2000 pounds cotton seed for 6000 pounds of hulls.
Bring your cotton seed to the Newton County Oil Mills, Covington, Ga., we will
make these exchanges with you.
Newton County Oil Mills
^ Covington, Georgia
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MAHONE’S CAFE.
A good place to get something to
eat is the very life of a town. This
restaurant is famous for preparing
dishes that is tempting and a home¬
made reputation that many Atlanta
restaurants would envy. The way
they cook steakes is a marvel. Fresh
fish and oysters are served with cof¬
fee in any style; no trouble or expense
is spared to get the best the local and
out-of-town markets affords the place
is scrupuously clean and all are re¬
quired to conform to the rules of the
house. ’Tis a great delightful place
to get your meals. When our country
friends are in town they are invited to
come and bring their friends. They
will meet w*ith courteous treatment
and enjoy the excellent working.
RUBBER STAMPS
1 CAN GET ON SHORT NOTICE
ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT IN
RUBBER STAMPS, SEALS STENCI¬
LING OUTFITS, LAUNDRY MARK¬
ING OUTFITS, BRASS AND ALUMI¬
NUM TRADE CHECKS ANT. ANY¬
THING IN THE RUBBER LINE.
JULIAN TAYLOR
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Ready for To-morrow ?
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other farm animals. In order to insure thorough 1 using Bee Dee
digestion horses of all the food eaten, and to make your STOiMEDICINE with
readier for next day’s work, add to their my : es regularly and
evening feed a teaspoonful of— find .. a saving proposition
on feed. It also makes
them healthy, thriving and
Bee Dee STOCK clean.
Ira Johnston,
MEDICINE R. F. D. No. 1.
O'Neill, Nebr.
It will lessen your feed bills.
It will increase your profits. 25c, 50c and $1. per can.
At your dealer’s.
P. B .1I
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Hams, Sausages and Breakfast Bacon
A Full Line of Cerial Breakfast Foods
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