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THE NEWNAN HERALD, NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1920.
THE GOLDEN
EGG
By Cecil lo Langdon
(©< 1920. VVimtern Newspaper Union.)
\ANXA CLAUS wus expected
to arrive In prodigious
grandeur around llelmsby
Corner. The name applied
to a block of tenements a
good deni above squnlor
and the general unslghtll
ness of the slums, n.lt hough
Its population innlnly rep'
resented poor, whllo thrifty people.
The men were hard working nnd so
ber, the women Industrious and rare
ly slntternly. In fact, old John Helms-
by, who owned the squnre of build
ings, hnd selected n reputable clien
tele ns to tenantry, nnd In lower dr
clcs llelmsby Corner held n certult
nlr of aristocracy.
Ivan Vidal was a decided Institu
tion of the plnce. Old residents could
remember him bnck for ten years, Ue
was a little, bright-eyed man whose
constant Bmlle and enger, friendly
ways scattered sunshine.
"I linvo to work hard. I have n big
family, you know.” tvan delighted to
tell strangers nnd new friends. And
then ho would count on hlH Angers,
‘'Ornndpn, Grandma, nnd the Avo lit
tle children,” nnd the lovollght would
como Into Ills eyes ns ho enumerated
them spedAcnlly: “ltcbeecn, llachol,
Ruth, Jacob and Lovl."
But the big fnmllj’ did not entirely
represent kith nnd kin of the generous
honrted fallow who hnd come from
his home across tho water with a wife,
to lose her In a year, and to have her
aged father nnd mother, neither now
At for hard work, ns pensioners upon
his bounty. How gladly nnd unself
ishly this wns awarded, tho uniform
willing kindness nnd enro of Ivan
manifested to nil the world. Ho did
not earn much and their qunrters
wero confined, but not only did ho
mnnnge to make tho old peoplu com-
fortnblc, but when n elosu friend, a
widower, died, Ivan adopted Ids Avo
little ones.
"I have none; they shall be ns my
own," lie pledged himself, and novel’
fnlled In the sacred pledge.
Ivan was a peddler of plus, needles,
ynrn, nnd hose.
-Ail Incident occurred about six
months before Christmas that gavo
Ivan n Recrot to keep, but the result
of which ho did not experience until
later. One day quite a distance from
tho city, seated eating Ills humble
lunch on tho veranda of n road house
ho overheard two men talking, They
mentioned a name that caused Ivan
to prick up Ills oars. It was .that of
Alma Heliusby, the daughter of his
wealthy landlord. Ivan was quick
wilted, pieced together tho -facts
named, nnd comprehended that one of
the men expected to have Miss Helms-
by meet him soon In her automobile
nnd they wero to elope. Enough was
gleanod by Ivan to confirm tho fact
that the fellow was n merciless scoun
drel already married, and only nfter
the money of the rich heiress,
1 It wns by pure circumstnnco that an
hour later Ivan come upon Miss
Helrashy In her automobile. In his
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HIGHER IDEA IN CHIVALRY
Lover of Today la the Man Who Can
Make Little 8acrlflcei for
Hit Adored One.
When the feminists prepnre n primer
for the propngntlon of the now Idea
In chivalry Sir Walter Raleigh will not
he shown spreading s red velvet cape
before the queen with hair and tem
per to match. He will he depleted
rolled In a bungalow apron, washing
the dishes for u spouse not recorded
•111 history, hut who must lie Injected
Into the scene to offset the pernicious
El I sabc th an stuff.
Wonderful lovers are Ane In roman
tic Action, hut when It comes to life
In a I(iirlctu Ant or n Greenwich vll
Inge studio, Mnry Fisher Torrance,
magazine writer, humorist, suffrage
lender and Barnard graduate, roots
for the husband who breaks down tru
dltlonal labor leagues and performs
tho nocturnal china ablutions, snys the
Sun und New York Herald.
“Any right-minded man who marries
a college gltf or a woman In the pro
fessions knows that she cannot en
thuse over scouring the kitchen sink
any more than lie could, ami that she
can get no more Inspiration than he
can from cleaning.tho gas rnnge,
“It Is Just dirty, grubby, disagree
able work, and when sometimes In
those days of Hervant rebellion help
cannot lie procured nt liny price It be
hooves I he husband to pitch In mid
go M)-r>0 by getting the pesky little
roiylno taskR out of tho way ns
soon ns possible," said Mrs. Torrance.
"To me Hie higher expression of
chivalry Is a man's performance of
the dull, disagreeable chores, which
every one of us wants to shirk, but
which ho does to snve n woman from
doing them. Ami It Is the better
class, educated,' cultivated man who
Is the Ill's!: to do those tilings for Ills
wlfo when she Is without help."
IRRIGATE THE SAHARA DESERT
TIMES CHANGING IN CHINA
"Gentlemen" of That Ancient Country
Evidently Have Revised Their
Opinion About Labor.
A sign of the times from t'hlnn. At
Canton Christian college there are Clil- (
nose gentlemen—"gentlemen," says a
writer In Asia, "of a- class that for
merly considered work with the hands
degrading"—taking pare of and study
ing n model herd of wnter-lmffnloes.
If they wero cnpnltlc of such an emo-
tlnn the situation would probably sur
prise tho wntor-buffnloes, for long ns
wnlor-lniffalocs have been a common
place factor In Chinese ngrlculturo,
nnd lliolr wide horns nnd clumsy fig
ures almost Inevitable In n southern
Chinn landscape, they have never be
fore been "studied" In an agricultural
school, to say nothing of being studied
by gentlemen.
Bui the Chinese gentlemen of the
present, nr nt any rate ,snnie of them,-
lire Interested in the fiituffe of Chinn,
und us that future must neeessnrlly
he agricultural, these particular gen
tlemen lire Interested In Improving the
wuter-lmffnlo, Ills temper Is probably
acceptable enough as It Is, for, al
though cross with strangers, tho wa
ter-buffalo Is gentle with those he
knows. A small boy, Hitting qn Ills
buck nnd sometimes playing a Auto,
controls him easily, nnd whoever, lms
seen the creature dragging plow or
harrow through the swampy rice Adds
will probably agree that “water-buf
falo" Is a proper nniiie for him.—Chris
tina Science Monitor,
American Windmills Are Now at
Work Pumping-Water for Artifi
cial Algerian Oases.
It Is refreshing In an almost lit
eral sense, this report that a traveler
brings buck from the Algerian 8a-
hnru about the sinking of wells and
the consequent Irrigation and the Im
provement of highways.
It Is delightful to Imagine a fringe
of green In that country, arid since
the beginning of time, the blossom
ing of orchards nnd gardens, the wav
ing of Adds of grain, and the motor
car relieving the patient camel of Its
burden and making across the wastes
In one-tenth the lime the camel would
take to do It. Between Tunis and
Carthago this observer counted hun
dreds of American windmills, nnd the
nomnd Moor Is ceasing to be so much
of n nomad, hut Is rejoicing In an
urgent bid for American motorcars.
How far It is possible for windmills
nnd motorcars to work south from
the border stntes of northern Africa
nnd Invade that hitherto hopeless
[sandy wuste perhaps nobody knows,
[but It is encouraging that the inva
sion is proceeding Just as It Is com-
stnntly narrowing the limits of the
arid regions on our own continent.
,Good, hard highways ure linking the
artlAelnl oases together and the mo
torcar furnishes a quick way of com
munication between them ns well os. a
means InAnltely superior to the old
camel oaravnn of getting fruits and
grains to market.—Omaha World-
Herald.
this
HI8 8UGGE8TION
“Weffl have to economize
Christmas, my dear."
‘‘Yea r but how?"
“I’ve an Idea. Let’s give your rel.
atlvea the. same kind, of cheap gift*
we always give my. folks.’’
Tit for Tat
The Poet: "May I read you my new
Christmas poem?”
The Musician: “Yes, if you’ll let me
play you my new Christmas cantata.”
—Pliegende Blatter. _ - N ^
Bap of Earth Covers Two Acres.
At “Boy Land,” a school for boys In
Santa Barbara, Onl.. It Is possible
to view the whole enrth, laid out Aat
like a map over about two acres of
ground. Rivers, lakes, mountains, val
leys, continents, nnd oceans are all
complete. The boys can paddle through
the larger waterways.
WINTER RESORT FARES, SEASON
1920-21.
Winter excursion tickets on sale to
winter resorts in the Southeast, and to
resorts in Arizona and Texas, daily, Oct.
1, 1920, to April 30, 1921. inclusive;
Anal limit May 31, 1921,
Stop-overs allowed at all stations on
either going or return trip, or both',
within Anal limit of ticket, upon appli
cation to conductor.
For full information as to rates, sched
ules, etc., apply to neareSt agent or pas
senger representative.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY.
F. J. Robinson,
General Passenger Agent..
“•So you have been to France again,
Mrs. Towson?”
“Yes, we can’t keep away from Paris.
Indeed, my daughter sayB we’re regular
Parasites I ”
o
Don’t put in too much time standing
on ceremony or riding a hobby.
Money back without question
If HUNT* Solve fade In the
treatment of ITCH, ECZRMA,
RINGWORM, TETTER or
other Itching ekln diseases.
Try a 75 cent boa at our risk,
COWETA DRUG & BOOK COMPANY.
KEUY-DUPLEX'SSlSrW
Grinding Mill
Grind* alfalfa,
9t com (odder,
B clover hay,
” Deft vino hay,
. oati,
»uGr com, and milo
maiao in tho head.
. eitiier separately or mix«l
in varied proportiona with
ooro on tho cob, with or with-
outahuckB.awd oatii, rye,bar
ley, com and all other (Trains.
FULLYGUARANTEED
double not.
DYES TO BE SUPERFLUOUS?
Short Cut to Gorgeous Colorings Being
! Worked Out by a Wizard,
I It Is Said. j
j A. W. Brabhnm of Olnr, S. O., soon
,to be known us tlie Wizard of the
Cotton Patch, Burbank’s only rival, an
nounces that the American dye Indus
try Is unnecessary, or at least soon
will be, nccbrdlng to Drug nnd Chemi
cal Mnrkets. For has he not grown,
cotton already dyed vnrious shades of
brown, green, blue, pink nnd gray ns
it comes on the plant? And does ha
not expect to produce black In a few
years ns well us all the colors of the
rainbow? Thus will the need of colors
for cotton be obviated and the wealth
that now Is being accumulated by the
dye barons will be diverted In the
cotton growing districts of the South.
: No mention Is made of dyes for
wool, but even these will be unneces
sary when some genius undertakes to
spend half a lifetime crossbreeding
sheep to color tlielr fleece, and this
genius would have less difficulty than
with cotton, as he would linve ready
nt hand the world over supply of
"black sheep.” Then it would only be
necessary to teach the silk worms to
turn out colored silk nfter feeding 'op
the Aower bed and the flax plant to
produce green Abers from green sand,
blue from blue mhrl, red from red
clay, and black from loam, adln-
Anltum. h
■ Wonderful prospects, IF—
Quite a Send-Off.
From an English paper: Rev. E.
Thomas will preach his farewell ser-
mon on Sunday next. -The choir
Will render nq nntliem of joy nnd
thanksgiving specially composed for
the occasion.—Boston Transcript.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
TURIN BANKING COMPANY
LocatUB"- nt Turin, Ga., at the close of business December 15, 1920.
RESOURCES.
Demand loans
Time loans
Overdrafts, secured...
Bonds and stocks owned by bank
5 18,000 00
70,260 29
180 14
1,560 00
1,665 75
1.989 75
Cash in vault and amount deposited in
hantfH - 8.255 64
U. S. W. S. Stamps
834 00
Total,
$102,735 '57
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In 5 15,000 to*
Surplus fund 15,000 OD'
Undivided pronto, leas current ex
pense*, Interest and taxes paid 4,454 72
Due unpaid dividends 60 00'
Individual deposits subject to check..._ 45,207 04
Time certificates 12,894 38:
CsBhter’s checks 119 48
Bills payable, including time certtn-
cates representing borrowed money.. 10.600 OO
Total .-... 5102.786 67-
STATE OP GEORGIA—Coweta County: Before me came Edgar Dominick, President of the Tu
rin Banking Co., who, being duly sworn, Bays that the above and foregoing statement la a true condi
tion of Bald bank, as shown by the books of file in said bank. EDGAR DOMINICK, President.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of December, 1920.
T, P. Shell, Notary Public Coweta county, Ga.
lame, but convincing way ho told her
of tin) true character of her Amice.
She believed him, and pulo niul In
tears returned home, offering him
money for his service, which Ivan re
fused, ami Imploring him to keep tlie
entire matter socrct.
Ivan had forgotten all about this In
cident us time passed on. It was near
ing holiday time when he enmo home
from one of Ills trips with a ting full
of farm plunder for the little oues
und a great fut white goose. It was
Jto slgmillzo their Christmas dinner
and was an object of Immense Inter
est to the expectant children. Little
Levi hud set some liny under tlie fowl,
“to lay an egg on," he put It, uud tho
spirit of the season Infected all hands.
: Then a queer thing happened. John
Behnsby dropped In several times
during tho week. He evinced a new
and mysterious Interest In his poor
tenant. Then, Just a dny before
Christmas, he brought his daughter
with him. Mr. llelmsby hnd been told
all about tlie goose and the expectant
■egg, and his daughter hnd to be shown
the prized fowl by little Levi.
She gave Ivan an Intense look as
she departed, and the honest peddler
was mystIUed Just then. Not Inter,
however, on Christmas morning, when
Levi burst Into the room excitedly
with the Incredible announcement:
“Oh, father, father, tlie goose has
laid a golden egg!"
And there In his hand was the evl
dence—a gilded papier-mache egg, and
Inside of it wns found two 81,000 bills,
Ivan Vidal’s reward for saving n
young girl from a lifetime of misery,
and keeping hts knowledge u secret.
The poor, honest fellow wept for
Joy as he realized how much the grout
gift meant to himself nnd those he
loved upon that blessed, happy Christ
mas morn.
Gas From Straw.
A gas derived from the destructive
distillation of straw Is being produced
on n small scale at the experimental
farm of the United States Department
of Agriculture at Arlington, Vn., snys
(he Journal of Industrial and Engi
neering Chemistry In a recent article.
This gas has been used for motor
fuel, for cooking and Illuminating pur
poses, Imt Its commercial value has
not yet been determined. The oAlee
of development work of the, bureau of
chemistry Is now making a series of
tests upon lt v
Fifty pounds of straw will produce
about 300 cubic feet of gas. and the
problem of liquefying or condensing
the gas In order to enable It to be used
practically ns n motor fuel is now In
process of solution.
Severn! valuable by-products are ob
tained during the manufacture of the
gas. »
On Selecting Doors. t
; Haphazard selection of doors of tho
ready-made vnriety should not be al
lowed in the building of a fine home,
"declares nn announcement issued at
Chicago by tlie lumber Interests. Doors
should lie designed by the architect
who builds the structure, that they
may be In keeping with tlie general
style of flic house, It is stated. "
It Is,pointed out that In the selec
tion of ail attractive nnd distinctive
doorway depends the visitor’s Arst Im
pression .of the home he Is about to
enter.
Recounting the history of doors,
lumber manufacturers point out that
In early days wooden doors were hung
on sockets Instead of hinges. In the
middle ages doors were richly carved
and In the gothic period were nearly
covered with intricate ornamentation
extending as part of the hinges.
Doctors for Bees.
When a honey bee staggers around
bolding his head nnd staring despond
ently Into space he may be suffering
from Influenza, dementia precox or any
one of a dozen other physical and men
tal disorders. At any rate he needs
quick medical attention. He Is getting
It In the honey-producing regions of
Manitoba, Canada. Bee experts say
that the province will pour a river of
honey on (lie world’s pancakes this
sear nnd that the liig production Is
due almost entirely to the elimination
of bee diseases. Last year’s average
of approximately 05 pounds to the hive
Is expected to he materially increased
by the hundreds of large uplurles sent-
lered throughout the province.—Brook
lyn Engle. "
Why They Laughed.
A little girl In one of the lowe?
grade rooms of the Columbus public
schools brought forth penis of laugh-!
ter from the roomful of pupils, and
when she snt down, blushing with sur
prise and embarrassment, she did not
know wlmt hnd caused the un
precedented hilarity. She hnd been
rending nnd \yhen she came to the
word ’’lord,” used ns a title, she did
not comprehend It properly. The sen
tence wns, “My lord, permit me' to
pass.” The little girl, evidently hav
ing heard tile term used in another
way, said with great emphasis and
at the top of her voice: ‘‘My lord I
Permit me to pass 1’’—Indianapolis
News.
Accidents Late In the Day.
Dr. >1. Gutli of Berlin proves by
statistics in the Zeiitrnlbhitt fuer
Gewcrhehygiene, that accidents occur
more frequently in tlie Inst working
hours, being nlso of a more serious
nature. Considering this Increase in
accidents, nnd the decrease In work
done during the last working hours,
ho concludes that not only workmen,
but also employers have interest In re
ducing the number of working hours.
Plants Affected by Gas.
The eflget on tlie growth of plants
caused by Increasing the amount of
carbon dioxide In the atmosphere has
been tried, und the results are said
to have been very promising. The
gas, obtained hi the process of smelt
ing Iron ore was supplied by pipes to
nil area of some seven neres, and
the crops taken off this land were from
S2 per cent upward grenter than those
from' shnllur, but untreated plots.
He 'Got the Job.
“I want a boy to run errands.”
“I kin do that,” said tlie freckle
faced applicant.
“I said ’nin.’ I don’t want you to
stroll.” "
’’Yes, sir, 1 won't stroll, except when
I start to leave for the night. That
will give you a chance to call me back
if you think of anything else you want
done.”—Birmingham Age-Herald.
Glover-Jones Company
The New Casln Store
Wishes you a happy and prosperous New
Year, and cordially invites you to become a satis
fied customer on the new cash basis.
The policy of this store has been to offer for
sale only the highest class merchandise in all lines*
and the increase each month in our sales has been
/
veryjsatisfying, for it shows the confidence of the
people, expressed in the business they have so
kindly given us.
During the coming year it is our earnest de
sire to serve you even more faithfully and satisfac
torily than heretofore. It is our intention to have
available for your selection the best stock of goods
ever shown in Newnan, and at the most reasonable
prices.
Our terms are Strictly Cash. No goods
charged, or tickets qiade for anyone.
✓ . ,
If goods are ordered C. O. D., please pay the
delivery boy, as he will be instructed not to leave
’ packages unless same is paid, as we will have n o
books or records. „,
As new goods arrive they will be marked the
very 1 owest cash price possible. Goods now on
hand will continue to be sold at a discount.
When you think of real values and money
saved on every purchase, think ot
Glover-Jones Company