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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Price $1.50 A Year. In Advance.
Ptoblintitnl Kvery Thursday Morning
OffU-ial Drgmi of Houston County
JOHN L. HODGKS, Editor.
Tuuksday, Ma*' 28.
POLLYANNA
COLYUM
Modern woman
wants the Hour?
but Bill says she
doesn't want to
scrub it.
body was as blue as a
song writer elaiins lie
is.
The weaker the man
the stronger Ins drink.
Well, a n y w a y,
w Adam's apple wasn't
What an awful
place this worJil
would be if every
covered with street dust.
In a recent bulletin, the Bureau
of Agriculture declares that, the
inefficiency of such extractive in
dustries as coal mining and agri
culture has caused much suffering
throughout the county. We think
?they might have included dentistry
Good Kadio nights, says Bill are
those that happen while your
lotteries are being charged.
Play producers, envying real
estate men, are now trying to
make a lot of money out of "dirt."
People who take the most medi
cine have the least health.
The man noted for his foresight
may only bo a lucky guesser.
These days more people are
looking through glasses than
drinking out of them.
DOWN
Adam stood and watched his wife
Kali from an apple tree
"Ah, ha! at last I've found herout
Eavesdropping,'* muttered he.
"Here boy," said the man to the
boy who was helping him drive a
bunch of cattle; "Hold this bull a
minute, will you!'1
*'No," answered the boy;"I don't
mind bein' a director of this com
pany but I'm darned it i'in goin'
to be a stock holder."
Perhaps the only safe and certain
way for a mau to get rich quick is
to marry a good woman.
This is a free country, but most
of the seats are already taken.
Graustark: (rapturously) Love
jnakes the wheels of life go'round.
Axpliian: Well, do your stuff,
kid my wheel's stopping.
Hush money, says Bill is the
kind a husband forks over for a
new coat.
Lady (to dog fancier): Here
take this animal back. You said
lie was a bird dog and he hasn't
sung a note the whole two weeks
/we've had him.
"I know my eggs" said the hen
-as she scratched the porcelain egg
out of her nest..
No man ever is too busy to listen
to the caller who comes to praise.
What's wrong with this sentence
?""She asked him for a kiss, but he
told her he wa9u't that kind of a
?boy.
Coolidge may be silent, bat the
2318 unutcessarj government em
ployes fired last month are speech
less.
One cannot always be a hero,
-says Bill but one can be a mau.
Thurmond Gray Watermelon
Seed for sale 75a per poand. L. 0.
^Howard, Perry G a.
Thurmond Gray Watermelon
*>eed for sal? 75c per pound. L. C.
Howard, Perry G?,
ONLY "LOST ART" REDISCOVERED IS
CEMENT MAKING
Of all the much discussed "lost
arts'' of antiquity, cement mak
ing m the only one which has
been re? 1 i ?covered in modern
times.
^or centuries .scientists, real
and pseudo, have pu/y.eled orer
malleable gla>s, whicb was a form
of glass said to have existed in the
days of Rome's grandeur and
which could bo bent or worked
like metal without breaking.
Early historians had quite a
little to say about this substance,
i alleging that it was introduced to
the court of Xero by a Roman who
had been held prisoner in Africa.
According to ?he account, the ex
prisoner brought back a glass gob
let which could be tossed about
Ireely, and could be straightened
easily whenevertlented or crushed.
Modern glass makers are skeptical
of the existence of such a glass at
any timej and all efforts to red is
:cover the art ef making it, if there
ever was such an art, have failed
completely.
That>copper was tempered to
the hardness of steel centuries a?o
is now pretty well established.
| Copper chisels have been found in
Peru of u hardness far greater
than any which it is possible to
impart in this day, although mod
ern metallurgists have tried dilli
gently to find a method, and in
one or two instances it has been
been possible to harden the metal
slightly. Every once in a while
some one announces the rediscov
ery of t he hnt art, but the fact
that such claims are not followed
by the appearance of manufactur
ed tempered copper on the market
is the best disproof of the asser
tions. Could copper be tempered
to the hardness of steel there is no
doubt that manufacturers would
utilize it for some purposes in
which iron and steel labor under
disadvantages.
The demasters of ancient Tyre
are asserted by historians to have
evolved a shade of purple so beau
tiful that it was eagerly sought all
over Europe and northern Africa
by nations which had themselves
progressed well in the art of dye
ing. Except that the extraordi
nary shade was obtained from
clams or other mussels, nothing
is known of its manufacture, and
all efforts to reproduce it failed
With the fall of Tyre the secret
was lost and has never been
brought to light.
Cement was discovered by the
Romans who used it extensively
for the foundations of their tri
umphal arches and temples. Ex
cavations in the Forum clearly
show on the concrete, marks of an
cient wooden forms, much as prc&
ent day concrete shows the same
patterns. As with Tyrian purple,
the art of cement making was lost
when Rome fell before the Van
dals, and during all the Dark
Ages and the Eeuaissance the se
cret remained bnried.
But enough information remain
ed so that some time prior to the
American Revolution investiga
tors in various parts of Europe
began to make cement of varying
qualities in a small way. The first
notable use of cement in modern
times was in the Edystone Light
house off the English coast. This
was in l7i>6. It was also employ
ed in the Erie Canal about 18J0.*
These cements were muck like
the Roman variety, which has
stood for nearly 2.000 years. They
were made of materials which na
ture bad already mixed in the
proper proportions. But in 1824,
an Englishman, Joseph Aspdin,
8ucjeed?>d in inakiug a stronger
cement from materials which na
ture had not already prepared for
him. This he called Portland ce
ment, because it resembled a dur
able building stone from the Isle
of Portland, used in building
Westminster Abbey.
A highly developed form of this
early portland cement is the ce
ment of modern commerce, so
that the secret of the ancient Ro i
man? in this instance bas not only
been rediscovered but alfo has
been improved upon. ? Ex.
Tharmond Gray Watermelon
RMd for 7.V per ixtund. L. C.
Howard, Parry Q?.
PETITION FOR DISCHARGE
United States District Court
Western Division Southern Dls
trict of Georgia.
In the matter of James Allen
Smith, of Wellstou,Houston Coun
i ty, bankrupt, in bankruptcy,
i To the ereditors of the above
named bankrupt:
? You are hereby notified that the
above named bankrupt has applied
for a discharge from all debts
provable against him in bank
ruptcy.
The said application will be
heard by the United States Dis
trict Judge of said division and
district at the United States Court
Room in the city of Macon. Qa.,
on the 22nd day of June, 1?25, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon.
: All creditors of said bankrupt
are notified to appear at the time
and place stated and show cause,
if any they can. why the prayer of
said petitioner should not be
granted.
Dated at Macon, Ga..,this 22nd
day of May. A. *). 1925.
Tj. M. Erwin. Clerk. .
By Meta Erwin, Dep. Clerk.
: 1
? A gentleman from Texas moved
1 to a Iccatiou in the suburbs of
Salem, Ore., and spent $50,000 on
a modern filling station, store and
camp grounds. The minute you
| meet him you "know" ho is Irom
Texas before you hear his genial
i voice and see his kindly smile,
i W hen he hands you his card, you
aie glad you' met a man from
; Texas. The card reads:
"The Lone Star Service Station.
1198 North Capital Street. "Drive
right up in your old tin lizzie ?
lift up the seat and we'll get busy;
our laughing gfes is sure some fuel
?it smiles at miles and kicks like
a mule. Your tank's half full ?
what will it be? Shall we fill her
J up or only three* How about water
and a litt!e oil?better take some
j see the engine boil? What about
tires? Don't you need a tire ?
further ahead the'11 charge you
higher. If there is anything else
you need today, buy it before you
?drive away; if you don't want to
buy, just say hello, and give us a
; smile before you go. We are al
| ways glad to see you here and give
you a laugh for a souvenir."?
The Manufacturer.
A New Vegetable
Growers of the dasheen, a new po
tntolike vegetable, have organized In
Florida to develop a market for their
product before the Industry has be
j come fully established ou a production
' basis Itself.
?xi6e
BATTERIES
Don't Worry
with a run-down battery
in your car. Bring it to
us for recharging with
our One Day Constant
Poteotial system. Charg
es batteries perfectly in 8
to 12 hours. Gives a
better charge and costs
you less. Make our shop
your Battery Service
Headquarters.
McLENDON AUTO CO.
Perry, Ga.
;
i - FOR SALE?Cbeap for cash or
term?, Silvertoue Graphophone.
good as new with 40 np'to-date
records. Apply to T. F. Ander
son, Perry, Ga.
*
, ?Pot Flowers of various kinds
and sizes for sale* Apply Mrs.
Annie Walloee. Perry, Ga.
?FOR SALE ?Cheap for cash or
terras, Silvertone Graphophone.
good as new with 40 np-to date
record*. Apply to T. F. Ander
sob. Perry, Ga.
FURNITURE
We are offering many useful articles in our
Furniture Store that you will do well to look at
when in Perry.
GROCERIES
Our stock is fresh and up-to-date. Buy once of
us and you will be pleased with
every purchase.
W. B.SIMS,
Two Stores
GROCERIES, FURNITURE, UNDERTAKING.
Night Phone No. 22. Day Phone No. 8,
?
Perry Ga.
WE WISH TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION
TO OUR
NEW LINE OF
UMBRELLAS
AND
PARASOLS
FOR MEN, LADIES and CHILDREN
We have never had a more complete assort
ment, ranging in price from $1.00 to $12.00.
These Umbrellas are guaranteed, not to split and
to give perfect satisfaction.
Also just received the latest in Men's Red
Fore-In-Hand and Bow Ties. Call and get
yours before they are gone. The latest in
No-Fade Shirts just received.
W. E. SWANSON,
PERRY, GA.
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
Steaks and Fresh Meats of
All Kinds.
i
Staple and Fancy Groceries.
Prompt Service. Phone 12.
E. F. BARFIELD & CO.
PERRY, GA.
The Best in ire Insurance
Quick Service in Auto Insurance
See Us Before the Fire
H. P. HOUSER, Agency
Perry, Ga., Phone 36