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FACTS ABOUT THE EARTH
Atmosphere Now Believed by Scien
: tists to Have Three Fairly
Distinct Strata.
’ The earth’s atmosphere is now be
lieved to have three fairly distinct
strata, the first extending up to about
forty-five miles, having nitrogen as the
leading constituent; the second, with
its upper limit at about 125 miles, be
ing chiefly hydrogen, and the third,
at a still greater height, consisting of
a very thin gas which has been named
“geocoronium.” Dr. Alfred Wegener
has attempted to explain the striking
differences of color in meteors or
“shooting stars,” and says that mete
ors coming from outer space are not
sufficlently heated In the exceedingly |
light gas to become luminous. Tl\elrl
fall through the hydrogen layer causes
them to become Incandescent, and be-’
fore they reach the lowest stratum
most ‘of them are completely dissi
pated. A few of the largest hnwever'
penetrate the nitrogen atmosphere, a
very small number reaching the earth’s
surface. It is found that the deep-fall
ing meteors pass through three stages
of color, yellow-white, green and deep
red— and It ils concluded that the green
18 due to Incandescence of the hydro
gen and the red to that of the nitrogen,
Only the first stage is seen In the
quickly dissipated meteors, the white,
yellow or sometimes reddishness be
ing evidently the glow of the meteor
substance,
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WHAT CALIBER OF GUN MEANS
Term as Applied to Artillery Is Cause
of Confusion in the Popu
lar Mind.
' Confusion as to the meaning of the
term callber arises chiefly from Ita‘
use as an adjective to indlcate length,
as when we say “a 50-callber slx-lnch‘
gun.” The word caliber, as applied to
artillery, signifies the diameter of the‘
bore ,of & gun measured diametrically
from face to face of the bore, of course
somewhat larger, |
A gun, then, of six-inch caliber is a
gun whose bore I 8 just six inches, For
convenlence and because the power of
a gun when once its bore has been de
clded upon depends so greatly upon its
length artillerists are in the habit of
defining the length of the gun In terms
of the caliber,
Thus the 12-inch United States na
val gun, which is 40 feet in length, Is
spoken of us a 40-caliber 12-Inch, the
length being just 40 times the bore,
The 6-inch rapid-fire gun is a trifle un
der 25 feet in length and is therefore
known as a 50-caliber gun.
In the case of small arms the call
ber 18’ expressed In hundredths of an
inch, as when we say a 22-caliber re
volver we mean one with a bore that
has a diameter of 22 of an ioch. |
Whose Uncle?
A man learned of the death of an
uncle in a distant state and employed
an attorney to get for him his
share of the estate. After much de
lay the lawyer sent for his client and
sald :
“I have collected your share of your
uncle's property, and here is a state
ment of our account.”
The account rendered showed many
items of expenses, such as “taking de
positions,” “notary’'s fees,” ‘‘court
costs,” “traveling expenses,” etc, a
considerable charge in favor of the at
torney for his services and only a
small balance for the nephew.
After examining and pondering over
the statement for quite a while the
client looked up and said to the law
yer: “Was that your uncle or mine
that died ?"—West's Docket.
Japs Like Fresh Air.
The normal Japanese woman satis
fies the artist's ideals as well as the
surgeon's. The average woman in Ja-1
pan today shows a figure that is as
perfectly molded and of as true pro—‘
portion as the woman of ancient
Greece was able to display. Consump-'
tion is a rare disease in Japan; even
winter coughs are of rare occurrence.
The Japanese woman is taught from
earliest childhood that life is impos
sible without a sufficlent supply of
fresh alr, This internal cleansing with
fresh air 18 deemed of more importance
than the bath that usually follows it.
Other People’s Things.
Did you ever see a girl who would
turn down the leaf of her library book
to mark her place, when she wouldn't
think of turning one of her own books
in such a fashion? Did you ever know
a boy who would leave a borrowed bi
cycle standing out in the damp, though
he was very particular about his own
things? It is a pity that little folks
or older ones should ever be less care
ful of what belongs to someone else
than of what is their own.
A Bad Reminder.
“I went into a man’'s office this
morning and he had mottoes stuck up
all around his desk, like ‘Do it now,’
‘Be brief, and “This is my busy day.
Have you anything of that sort in your
oflice?”
“No, I don't need them., I have a
note framed and hung up on my wall
that I indorsed for a man and ¢ventu
ally had to pay myself, Whenever 1
look at it I remember all the mottoes
I ever heard of.”
. What He Said.
“Has the doctor been here today?”
asked the wife.
“Yes, he has replled the gouty
husband.
“What did he say?”
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MEN’S FELT HATS
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POWER OF FIREFLY'S LIGHT!
Calculation Difficult Because It Shows
Brightest Only When in
Flight.
Calculating the candle power of a
firefly’s light is no easy matter, espe
cially as it shows its brightest light
only when in flight; but Willlam H.
Pickering of the Harvard astronomical
station at Mandeville, Jamaiea, man
aged to do it by ‘comparing it with the
light of certain stars, says the Elec
trical Experimenter. The Jamaican
firefly gives a brighter light than those
with which we in the States are fa
miliar, and Pickering’s calculations are
for that of the tropical insect. In a
recent letter to Nature he states that:
“A great number of them fly along
a neighboring road, and their position
can be determined by their illumina
tion on the inclosing stone walls,
Their brightness was found to equal
that of the star Canopus. which was‘
just over the road and at rather a low {
altitude, Its brightness was at that
time equal to Orionis, the altitude of
which was 40 degrees. It was a very !
clear evening, as is generally the case
here, so that we may take the bright
ness of the latter as of one magnitude.
The distance of the road was 175 feet,
or 53 meters. A zero magnitude star
is equal to one candle power at 526
meters. If of zero magnitude the light
of the firefly would therefore have been
just 0.01 of a candle power. Being of
first magnitude, its light was 0044
candle power, This result is probably
correct within half a magnitude, or 50
per cent, and considering the apparent
brilllancy of the insect, is smaller
than one would have expected. :
Speaking of Appetites.
A huge eating competition had been
held by some brawny sons of toll in a
country town in Yorkshire, and one
the competitors had succeeded In dis
posing of a leg of mutton, a plentiful
supply of vegetables, and a plum pud
ding, the whole washed down with co
plous drafts of alel /
He was unanimously declared thp
winner, and was being trlamphantly
elcorted home when he turned to his
admirers, and said:
“Ah say, lads, don't thee say nowt
of this to my ole woman, or she won't
gle wme no dinner !I"—Toronto Globe.
Departed Warmth.
“What have you there?”
“A package of old love letters.”
“(joing to burn them?”
“Yes, When I wrote these missives
‘thoy were so fervent I had an idea
they might be ignited by spontaneous
combustion, but I guess I'll have to
use a match after all”
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'SOME FACTS ABOUT AFRICA
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Every Eighth Person of the Popuia
tion of the World Lives in the
Dark Continent.
Nearly one-fourtly of the earth's
land surface is comprised within the
continent of Africa, It is as far around
the coast of Africa as it is around the
world, Every elghth person of the
world's population lives In the Dark
Continent, - The blacks double their
number every 40 years and the whites
every 80 years. There are 843 lan
,guages and dlalects in use among the
blacks of Africa. Only a few of the
languages have been reduced to writ
ing. Thirty-five years ago the export
of cocon from the Gold Coast amount
od to S2O. Today is is over $8,000,000,
The coal flelds of Africa aggregate
800,000 square miles; its copper fields
equal those of North America and Eu
rope combined, and it has undeveloped
iron ore amounting to five times that
of North America. Africa has 40,000
miles of river and lake navigation, and
water powers aggregating 90 times
those of Niagara Falls,
If Africa had the same proportion
of rallroad mileage as the United
States according to its size, it would
have a million miles of track instead
of the 25,000 miles now In operation.
One area In Africa unoccupied by mis
slonaries is three times the size of
New England, a second would make
four states llke New York, a third
would cover elght lowas, and a fourth
is 18 times the size of Ohio. Through
out Africa there is one missionary for
every 138,000 souls.
Almost the entire continent is now
under European flags. France has a
colony in Africa 20 times the size of
France itself. The British flag flies
over a territory as large as the United
States, and extends almost without in
terruption from the Cape to Cairo, a
distance of 6,000 miles.—World Out
' look.
DOGS ARE REAL DEMOCRATIC
They Share With the Small Boy Entire
Freedom From Snob
bishness.
With the real boy a dog Is very
much at home and entirely at its ease.
Perhaps it is happlest with a crowd
of boys at their play, or starting off
on a holiday tramp. K That man must
fndeed be a “grouch” who has not
many times envied both boys and dog.
His envy is sharpened by the reflec
tion that the dog knows and under;
stands the hoys better than he himself
could hope to do.
The dog must be a bit of a tramp,
perhaps even a rowdy, taking Joy In
the rough and tumble of life. Fortu
nately few dogs are the worse for
thelr breeding or capable of being
spoiled hy education. They are never
snobs. It has often been observed—
and here is a point for the considera
tion of the students of the canine na
ture and soclal order—that dogs seem
to prefer what is worn and shabby to
the spick and span. It is the same
with boys, who have a natural repug
nance to anything in the way of fur
piture and carpets that is too fine to
be used. There is no better teacher
of democracy than the dog, if he has
but half a chance. And boys are apt
pupils.
Had Confidence in George.
Lloyd-George first financed the war
as chancellor. Then, as munitions
minister, he made wup the shell
shortage. Recently he settled the
Irish question. Then he @wns the
head of the war department. Now he
is premier. :
A conviet came out of jail recently.
A friend met him at the gate. The
convict, as he shook hands. sald:
“Well, mate, wot's happened since
I got tucked away twenty years ago?”
“There's war been declared,” said
the friend.
“Yes, what else?”
“We've got a new king.”
“So BEdward's gone, eh? Who's took
his job?”
“George.”
The convict gave a chuckle of pleas
ure,
“Good old Lloydy,” he continued. “I
allus knowed he'd come out on top
in the end.”
If They Were Alike.
The other day a gentleman farmer
having some pigs for sale offered to
dispose of them to a pork butcher.
The latter called at the farm where,
before proceeding to the yard, he was
hospitably treated and Introduced to
his host's daughters. A gallant man
is that porkist, and one who never
lets pass an opportunity of paying a
compliment.
“Now, sir,” sald he, on leaving the
room, “I've seen your young ladies and
I'm going to see your young swine, and
if the two's much alike there won’t be
no difficulty about bringing off a deal.”
—~Chicago Dally News.
She Silences Jones.
Jones asked his wife, “Why is a hqs
band like dough?”
He expected she would give it up,
‘and he was going to tell her it was
“pecause a woman needs him,” but
‘she sald it was because he was “hard
to get off her hands.”
Jones was silent for the rest of the
evening. :
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g A BREA St o B 3 i MERE iy ol ks W
But He o One of the Most Dangerous.
of Birds to Be Encountered at
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" There are about two hunt red kinds
of owls. Some are tiny owls; some are
big eagle owls, 28 Inches in length,
very flerce and strong, ready to attack
a man who goes near, able to kill
fawns and large game birds and to do
battle with the golden eagle. The cour
age of one of these golden owls de
serts it in the daytime, and then little
birds, led by a crow, may find It and
drive it into the open and tease and
worry It without danger to themselves.
But when night comes, and the bird
can see, only a mighty eagle dare do
battle with it.
The hawk owl I 8 one of the owls
which work by day. It is big and
strong and savage. There are owls
with great ear tufts of feathers and
owls with none at all. Some are snowy
white; others are mottled. Some live
in holes In the ground with prairie
dogs and such animals, some make bur
rows for themselves., But most owls
live In hollow trees or ia church bel
fries or other high towers. Among so
many kinds of owls there are some of
course that do more good for men than
evil, )
Troubles of Wives,
Gen. Sir Sam Hughes of Canada sald
at a dinner in New York:
“The wife of a Canadian soldier and
the wife of a South African seldlier met
in a London boarding house.
“‘lt's very hard for us poor married
women in South Africa,’ the latter
said. ‘I live with my husband on an
ostrfch farm, and it's nothing at all
for him to be away two whole days at
a time on &n ostrich.’
“‘Humph.! What of that? said the
Canadian woman. ‘My husband is
often away two whole weeks at a
time on & lark.” ’
Didn't Give Him the Chance.
Schopenhauer, when staying in Ge
neva used to go every day to a table
d’hote at which now and then appeared
other distinguished visitors. Once Lady
Byron sat next to him, .
“Doctor,” said the host after she
had left, with a twinkle in his eye,
“doctor, do you know who sat next
to you at the table today? It was Lady
Byron.”
“Why the deuce, did you not tell
me this before?” replied Schopenhauer.
“I should have Mked to be rude to her.”
“That was what I feared,” sald the
host.—Exchange,
Don’t Delay Helping Others.
To do the right thing a little late,
has much the same result as if one did
the wrong thing. A letter of sympa
thy delayed several months, means
very little to the reciplent. An offer
of helpfulness coming when your
friend has struggled through the worst
of her difficulties calls out very little
gratitude. Sometimes a delay of five
minutes will spoll a plece of helpful
ness as completely as if it had been®
postponed for years, Learn to do the
right thing at the right time.
Strange Malady.
Sponge divers in the Mediterranean
are often afflicted by a severe paralysis
which makes them crippled when in
their native element, but is said to dis
appear entirely when the victim again
dives to the sponge beds, a circum
stance enabling many apparently dis
abled men to remain productive and
useful members of the communities. ‘
Giant Sun. |
Canopus, the glant of the solar sys
tem, is according to a recent calculation
of Prof. W. F. A. Ellizon, 49,000 times as
bright as the sun, Its diameter is 134
times that of the sun; it is 18,000
times larger in surface, 2,420,000
times larger in volume. The distance
of it from us, according to the same
authority, 1s 489 light years.
“Suppose,” says Professor Ellis,
“that, instead of being at this enor
mous distance, it were placed in the
center of the solar sytem, in lieu of
the sun? It would then occupy eighty
five hundredths of the space lying
within the orbit of Venus, and, as seen
from the earth, would subtend an angle
of about 70 degrees of arc. Thus,
when its lower limb was on our hori
zon, its upper would be within 20 de
grees of the zenith. ‘Needless to say,
no life could exist on earth with such
& nelghborhood.”—Youth’'s Companion,
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917
Native Indlans Still Adhere to Use of
Bows and Arrows in This
* Although the Guiana Indians all use
guns for hunting they ad
are usually of letterwood, five
feet In length, and very powerful,
The arrows vary according to the pur
pose for which they are designed; but
all are long—from five to six feet—
with shafts of arrow-cane and a shank
of hardwood fitted at one end. This
plece is tipped by a steel polnt or
head which 1s fixed immovably if the
arrow 18 for shooting birds or small
fish; or, If used for killing turtle and
large fish, is equipped with a socketed
head, attached to a long, strong, cot~
ton line. When a large fish is struck,
the shaft floats free from the sock
eted head, which acts as a toggle, and.
turns at right angles when a %
Is put on the line. By means of this
harpoon-like arrangement the fish or
turtle is hauled in, Neither fish nor
turtle arrows are feathered, but those.
used In hunting birds are provided
with two feathers which seem far too
small to serve any useful purpose.
With these simple weapons the In
dians creep along the rocky edges of
the streams and eddlies and with mar
velous dexterity shoot the fish which
only their hawklike eyes can discern
deep beneath the surface. Naked,
save for a lap, or loin-cloth, the hunt
er stands motlonless as a statue, with
drawn bow and polsed arrow, and, if
no fish are visible within range, he
“calls them” by a peculiar beckoning
motion of his hand and a low whistle.
Whether or not the fish actually re
spond to this command I cannot say,
but the Indians affiem that they do,
and, when this method fails, the sav
ages resort to attracting the fish with
in range by throwing certain pods and
seeds into the water.—A. Hyatt Ver
rill in Harper's Magazine.
And Endless Affair.
Homer—Oold Tightwad invited me to
take lunch with him yesterday.
Helny—l ‘suppose there was no end
to the good things you had to eat.
Homer—Right you are. There was
neither a beginning nor an end to
them.
Helny—Why, how was that? /
Homer—All we had was pretzels. /
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She Fell for It.
Patlence—He proposed marriage
while he was skating with her.
Patrice—Wlith what result?
“She became very much confused
and fell for it.”
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