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Wednesday Morning, Dec. 21, 1921.
MILLEDOCVILLE NEWS
HAN BEATEN BY ANTS
Perform Engineering Stunte Sur
passing Human Feats.
#4ew York Subway Insignificant la
Comparison With Insects* Tunnel*—
Wonderful Works of Cutting
Ants tn Texas.
hew York.—The subways and tun-
uels under the Hudson and East rivers
have attracted attention throughout
the world, und by some have been
named as one of the greatest engineer
ing feats Id this era of wonderful feat*.
Man hus all the machinery that sci
ence could Invent to assist him, cement
end stone to muke the tunnels water
proof, Instruments of precision to help
him In driving the tunnels or subways
in the right direction and at the proper
level below the water Hue or street
level.
It Is Interesting to compare this
work of man with similar worka of
.the cutting ants In Texas. Compare
the work of man with all hta ma
chinery and Instruments and that of
the ants with only their jaws and per
haps one pair of legs which they use
at a time, the size and length of the
tunnel with that created by man, and,
lastly, the relative site of the ants and
man, and you must admit that taking
all things Into comparison the work
of the ants is of far greater magnitude
than that of man.
Dr. Henry McCook states that Geo-
•oral Fountain, while stationed at Fort
•Clark, noticed that the troop garden
^was constantly being raided by theae
• ante, which stripped the vegetables of
'their leaves, compelling them to abaa-
"Mloo the garden. Another location was
^lelechbi lurrounded by an IrrigsUom
^ ditch, but before long the Utl MJli*
appeared. The officers thought (hat
•they had tqpntled UUdtr.tilt Viter, gad
•one of them, skeptical of their ability
it# sccompllsh such tn engineering feat,
fttfeeti gated. He drained the Irrigat
ing stream (some four or Ive feet
''wide), dug up the bed and traced the
, Insects' trail from their point of enter-
! log the garden to their old nest on the
S#ppoelte side. There are also other ac
count* at their making galleries under
! the water.
A faymer near Austin, to get rid of
I depredations of an Immense colony of
j these ante near his home, had set bla
i men to dig It up. To reach the central
•ast he bed traced the ante from a
tree Inside bis home premises, which
they had stripped of leaves, to a.point
•900 feet distant.
The nest occupied a space as large
• as a small cellar, the lowest and main
eave being as large as a flour barrel.
From this point radiated the avenues
over which the ants marched on their
raids.
Doctor McCook, with the assistance
of a civil engineer, proceeded to sur
vey the main course of the Insects. In
some places the tunnel was as deep us
■lx feet beneuth the surface, the aver
age depth being about eighteen Inches.
At the “exit bole," 484 feet from the
nest, the tunnel wns two feet deep.
Besides thlsi mnln line there were two
branch tunnels which deflected from
the trunk' line to gain entrance to a
ponoh orchard 125 feet distant
MACON CREAMERY
WILL BE ENLARGED
Macon, Ga., Dec. 12.—On the eve of
their departure for Columbus, Ohio,
where they will close the 1100,000 deal
for the transfer of the Willingham
property at Frankllnton, with the R.
L. Dolling Company, Macon repre
sentatives of the company announced
a program of construction work that
will begin probably by January 15 at
the plant and entails the expenditure
of approximately 180,000. The party
which left Macon Saturday included
C. A. Cheatham, Jesse B. Hart and
P. U Brock.
Plans already made call for the
erection of six new cottages with all
modern improvements on sites near
the factory. The cost is estimated at
about 130,000. A contract also will
be let for the erection of a new re-
frlgeratlgn plant at a cost of about
$20,000 and the erection of two ware
houses to cost In the neighborhood of
$17,000. In addition plans are made
for the erection of a storage water
tank costing $12,000.
Prior to their departure Saturday,
Mr. Cheatham, manager of the plant
stated that it had been decided to es
tablish an additional department
which will can pimento peppers. In
view of this decision he announced
that 2,000 acres of peppers would be
contracted for during the approaching
season.
Five Speakers
This makes five products that the
plant will specialize In when It la In
operation: peaches, potatoes, tomatoes
beans and peppers.
|t Is estimated that the plant will
use between 600 and 800 care of
peaches during the season; three to
five cars a day of tomatoes; the same
ratio of sweet potatoes, and two cars
of pimento peppers will be required a
day.
The Intention of the first is to keep
as much of the money aa possible in
Georgia and Macon. To this end bids
for the contracts, for the improvement
of the property, will be asked of local
contractors for a competitive bid. This
means that the $80,000 to be put Into
the project Immediately, about the
$100,000 paid for the plant Itself, will
find circulation in this Immediate see
the party at Columbus and go to Fort
Mon.
Mr. Cheatham probably will leave
Smith, Ark., where he will inspect one
of the largest potato canning plants
tu the world. He will also Btop' in 8t.
.culs on his return trip, Inspecting
me of the R. L. Dollings Company
plants there.
To Stop a Cough Quick ^
take HAYES' HEALING HONEY, a
cough medicine which stops the cough by
healing the inflamed and irritated tissues.
A box of GROVE'S O-PEN-TRATE
SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and
Croup is enclosed with every bottle of
HAYES' HEALING HONEY. The salve
should be rubbed on the chest and throat
of children suffering from a Cold or Croup.
The healinn effect of Haye*' He.llna Honey in
side the throat combined with the healing effect of
(irovi'» O-Pon-Trote Solve through the pores of
the skin soon stops a cough.
Both remedies ere packed In one carton and tha
cost of the combined treaimeot is [15c. -
•Just ask your druggist for HAYES'
HEAUNG HONEY.
Creamery Station Planned
WaycroBs, Ga., Dec. 14.—A cream
receiving depot will be established in
Waycroas in the near future, accord
ing to Secretary \V. A. Seaman of the
Chamber of Commerce. According to
the plans now being worked out, ro-
gular cream routes will bo established
for the collection of the cream form
the farmers of Ware county and for
the present a market will be establish
ed with nearby creameries, nlthoug'i it
is planned to establish at an early
date a creamery in Wnycross. With
this end In view, a special committee
from the Chamber of Commerce i
now at work.
SOLD BY
Dobbs Grocery Co.
W. H. Montgomery
D F. Montgomery
Purchase A Sale Co.
L. D. Smith
E. L. Barnet
G. A. Watkins
Chandler Brother*
GIVES POLAND
CHAIN Of BANKS
American Amateur Bank* Da-
vtlops Successful Mathod of
Financing Bankrupt
Provinces.
UMOVATION PLEASES PEOPLE
With Borrowed Fund* Farmer# First
Fad Families, Than Sat Out te
Rebuild Homes and Prepare
for Their Crap*.
New Yark.—Chains of things are no
longer a novelty in thla country. We
are accustomed now to 10, 15, 25-cant
stores, tea stores, aauaagaa, drug
•tores, self-service groceries, and beau
ty parlors, all done In chain*. In Po
land they have taken up this Idea,
Starting out by establishing their banka
In chain*. Not Juat a few huge ra
tion u I affairs like our federal reserves,
but hundreds of little farm loan banka
scattered among the villages of the
Lublin and Choim areas.
To be cure, the system was Installed
by an American and It was American
money that filled the empty, dusty
vaults. That Is, where there were any
vaults. Dr. John A. Morehead, Euro
pean commissioner for the National
Luther Council of America, la the
amateur banker who set up this no
tably successful method of financing
whole provinces of bankrupt, home-
lass people of Europe
Works Out Bimple Mothed.
ferhape t( was thq commissioner'*
Very jfPSi-nnesa al banking technical
ities that did tho trick. He worked
out the simplest, easiest, quickest
methods, because be did not know any
better. What he did know was that
thousands of fertile farm lands IB tha
devastated sections of Poland were
lying barren and desolate, and that
the farmers, most of them returned
exiles, were helpless, robbed of tbeli
Quitman to be Minus
A Mayor on January 1
Quitman, Ga., Dec. 17.—The mayor
and city council held their last regu
lar meeting last night, with all mem
bers present, and uftor an hour's dis
cussion of tho city’s affairs, they wero
all In the dark as to where the city
would stand* after January 1. One
thing was certain in the mind ot the
mayor and tho councllmeu and that is
they wijl not be in authority after
midnight. December 31, and will not
exist as a civic body after that hour.
Mayor Harroll said that he would not
commit an official act after that date
and the councilmen agreed with him
in that statement. They did not aelvo
the problem and adjourned subject to
call.
INFURIATED BULL KEEPS
MAN IN TREE 3 HOURS
Juliette, Ga., Dec. 19.—That dairy
ing has its drawbacks even when con
ducted along up-to-date lines can be
testified to by B. O. Childs, one of
the leaders In this branch of indus
try in Monroo county. In common
with other mere enterprising dairy
men, he has a thoroughbred bull. This
animal has not been noted for an un
ruly disposition, but upon a recent oc
casion it essayed to try its speed with
the owner, whom it promptly put to
flight In big swift progress over the
earth Mr. Childs delayed long enough
to climb a tree. After that it was a
matter of patience, for the longer the
bull waited the longer Mr. Child,,
stayed up the tree. In spite of the fact
that it was raining, no less than three
hours elapsed before the angry beast
was driven away by those wh 0 came
to the rescue.
W* keep in stock at all times
a complete line of high' grade
typewriter ribbon*
make machines.
The MilltdgeviUe News
for
Taste is a matter of
tobacco quality
We atste k as our honest belief
that the tobaccos used in Chester
field are of finer quality (and
hence of better taste) than in any
other cigarette at the price.
Liggett It flyer* Tobacco Co.
Chesterfield
CIGARETTES
9j Turkish and Domestic tobaccos—blended *
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Implements, ami with the;r homes lr
ashes. Furthermore, he knew wlinl
miracles American money could bring
about if loaned to these sturdy, cotir-1
ageous peasants. Also, lie had the 1
cash that American Lutherans hau
sent. That was all that was neees i
sary. Without a single flourish of ret?
tape, Doctor Morehead got busy, and
through local committees u long strinj,
of little banks were opened. It took
$250,000 to load up the tills, because
by the time it passed through that!
highly prejudiced European exchange
it was transformed into stacks ant*'
hales of purple, green, and gray-blut I
marks. Opening ceremonies were ex-1
tretnely informal. Crowds attended I
however, many standing outside f 0 ,1
hours for their turn to pay their re !
speets to the note teller. The com |
mlttees had economized upon floo |
space. Usually the hank occupied oni
corner of the blacksmith's shop, or 11
hack room in a seed store.
First Bought Food.
With their borrowed funds the farm
ers first bought a square meal fur theit
families, and hauled timber from near i
by forests to build new homes. Kara
tools and i„o stock were so scarc'i
that many long shopping trips Imd tc j
he made. One eager customer trmlget;
70 miles for a spade to dig up his gar I
den. Many a man walked 20 to
mill's and returned leading his- neu
horse loaded with seed bags, and drag
ging a plowshare. Two hamper erupt
have been produced by the clients o’
this chain of banks and much of tip
money lias already been repaid, wltl
4 per rent interest. Not only did thej
save their own provinces from famine
hut they sent groat shipments of fwu
products Into neighboring stricken sec
tions.
Naval Reserves Mustered Out. |
Washington.—The naval re-er\ ■• •• ■
the United States Is virtually nhnllshei j
tinder an order Issued by Secretary j
Denhy disbanding all classes exce-i i
one and six, and alTecting approxi j
mately 155,000 men of die reserve, i;
Work Without Cett.
Stroud. England.—Item I,. Ilamtnom ;
had little funds to prepare the foun j
dation for the parish hall building !
So he formed a “olggri s’ brigade'
from the men In his cmigrcgstlcn an
bed the work dune free.
GIFTS
From A Man’s Store
For A Man
Be practical in buying gifts for men and
you are sure to be right, Here are a few
suggestions any man would like
f— . —.
BELTS WITH IN-
j
Bath Robes
ITIAL BUCKLES
In fine Boadtr cow-
Made from Beacon
hide.
<M to <C9
and Comfort Cloth.
<£/! d?7 CH
f4. to «pi .jU
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LINEN HAND
KERCHIEFS
"" 'N
All Silk Ties
A gift that will al
ways satisfy
j In knitted and others
35c and 50c
50c to $3.00
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Myrick-Holloway Co.