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Only Legenda Tell
About Sweeney Todd
A report to the effect that the hous*
on Fleet street, London, formerly oc
cupled by Sw*?ney Todd hits l???en dls
covered gives rise to the question:
"Who is Sweeney Todd?" He was
rather a mythical person uml Ills ex
istence Is accounted for largely hj
unproved legenda. The story goes
that Sweeney Todd was u barber of
Fleet street, who had an unpleasant
way with his customers. For, accord
ing to tradition, if anyone catne for
a shave who looked worth robbing, he
would seat the man in a chair which
would presently capsize and throw the
occupant Into a well or vault below.
There, It was said, he would rob the
unfortunate fellow and afterward dis
pose of the body to a confederate who
kept a pie shop In the adjoining house,
whose bakehouse communicated with
the vaults of St. Punstan's church.
While the legend says that Todd was
hanged at Tyburn, the annals of New
gate have nothing about him. Hut
Sweeney Todd was sufficiently famous
to figure In many old ballads and melo
dramas.
Vast Army Employed
in Building Pyramid
in spite of modern skyscrapers, fort
Iesses and ottrr-r structures, the great
pyramid of Egypt still stands in a
class by Itself. It was erected more
than 5,000 years ago, and nothing more
mechanically perfect has ever been
built. Fn masslveness of construc
tion It far exceeds anything that any
other nation, ancient or modern, has
ever attempted. Its original height
was Just over 480 feet, and the length
of each side at the base 704 feet. Its
cubical contents exceeded 800.000,000
cubic feet, and the weight of Its mass
6340,000 tons. Its original cubical
contents would have built n city of
22,000 houses, with walls n foot thick,
each possessing 'JO feet of frontage.
Or If the contents of this vast struc
ture were laid down In a line a foot
In breadth and depth, the Hue would
be nearly 17,000 miles in length. Hero
dotus tells us that 100,000 men were
engaged In Its construction for a
space of 20 years, and modern schol
ars do not think this estimate an ex
aggerated one.
The Hat Trick I
A funny Incident occurred nt the
house of commons when I was there
the*other day, says a writer in London
Tit-Hits. A tin of liquid eggs, the prop
erty of Mr. Tom Johnston. M. P., who
had brought It to the house to demon
strate iiis arguments on the subject of
the import of certain foodstuffs, was
Accidentally upset in the cloakroom,
the contents trickling into another
member's bowler hp t
The occurrence, which caused mucli
laughter, reminded me that once Tree,
the gr^jit actor, found a certain author
poaching nn egg In a silk hat over a
spirit stove. Tree said he thought It
? great Joke?until lie discovered that
It was his hat. Then he insisted that
It was poor fun!
. tf The Cow-Tree
ir
In Colombia there Is a tree known
ns the cow-tree. It Is treated much
as we treat a cow, or, this vegetable
cow Is bled ; rather, Its veins are cut,
that is to say, the hark of the tree is
Incised. Immediately the laclferous
vessels thus bisected yield nn abun
dant flow of white liquid which ns
regards Its appearance, taste and nour
ishing properties hardly differs from
ordinary milk. Evaporated by gentle
heat, this vegetable milk yields a de
lightful sort of marzpan with a slight
ly arom k tic odor.?From t lie Wonder
Boolt of riant Life, by Jean Henri
I abre.
To Make War on Ants
As an effective poisonous bait for
tints, moisten a sponge or a piece of
bread with a syrup made by dissolv
ing an ounce of sugar and ten grains
of arsenate of soda in two ounces of
hot water.
Some ants may even carry the
poisoned liquid back to the nest, re
uniting eventually In the destruction
nf the entire colony.
The employment of this effective
halt. If used with care, may replace
the applications of the many Insectl
rldal preparations, which, principally
on nccount of the odor they Impart,
cannot be conveniently employed.?
Uygela.
Giving Up Pleasure
When we liave givpn up ar Immedi
ate pleasure for character's sake. we
are Impressed with how much we have
sacrificed. Jesus wan Impressed with
how much a man had gained.?Harry
Kmerson Fosdlck.
Overcoming
Wf sometimes sing. "The Orowalng
T ?a? Is Coming." That In true, but
Ttnipnihsr that coronation In Scripture
i!? aaaorlated witb overcoming.?
JDbarles Inglls. I
Washington Victor in I
First General Election
The first general election In the
United States was held January 7,
17K>. The Presidential electors so
chosen met In February to vote for
President and vice president.
Each elector voted for two candi
dates for the highest office, under a
provision that the candidate receiving
the largest number of votes was to be
declared President, while the second
choice had to be consent with the vice
presidency. George Washington re
ceived 09 votes and was elected Presi
dent, while John Adams, with 34 votes,
became vice president. Others receiv
ing votes were John Jay of New York.
0; II. II. Harrison of Maryland, 6;
John Rutledge of South Carolina, 6;.
John Hancock of Massachusetts, 4;
George Clinton of New York, 3; Sam
uel Huntington of Connecticut. 2;
John Milton of Georgia, 2; Jam?*
Armstrong of Georgia, 1; Itlchard Tel
fair of Georgia. 1; Benjamin Lincoln
of Massachusetts, 1.
Before the 1804 election the Consti
tution was changed so that the elec
tors voted for u President and vice
president.
Fanciful Ideas About
Lost Tribes of Israel.
The kingdom of Israel, established
by the ton northern tribes, lasted un
til Samaria was overthrown by Sar
gon of Assyria In 7'J2 H. C. At thnt
time pr-ople were taken to dif
ferent parts of the Assyrian empire.
There are many theories as to what
became of the lost ten tribes. Since
Jewish monmnonts were found In
China some writers traced them to
that land; others traced them to In
dia. Another theory had it that the
Anglo-Saxons were their descendants.
The? general consensus of scientific
opinion is that tln> tribes became ab
sorbed In neighboring nations and thus
were not really lost.
Another writer snvs: "The search
for the lost telh tribes has been oc
casioned by the false conception
that the entire population was car
ried away and yet maintained its
ethnic peculiarities, and has been en
couraged by fanciful combinations that
lack all scientltlc value."
Mystery Attached to
Lost Cities of World j
There is always fascination at- '
tached to stories of lost and ahan- I
iloned cities. The East has many such '
places, once fteeming with life?now
the abiding place of lions, monkeys, 1
snakes and jackals. For instance, the j
holy city of t lie Buddhists, liaraboe- '
door, in Java, had been forgotten for
(500 years when Sir Stamford Ilafiles
rediscovered it and its wonderful tem
ple, the eighth wonder of the' world.
The Jungle of Slam has hidden its an
cient capital. Ayuthia, for four cen
turies. Its inhabitants tied before the j
conquering Burmese, and never re
turned. It is now said to be the lurk- !
ing place of thousands of enormous I
snakes. Mystery surrounds the dead
city of Tibet, which. Captain Bawling '
discovered. It is a vast collection of '
palaces, monasteries, and dwelling I
houses, byt the TiJ.^tuos professed Ig- J
noranoe of its existence, and nlso of ,
the reason for its abandonment. Five I
centuries ago Angkor had a popula- \
tlon of three-quarters of a million. To- |
day it is the Dead City of Cambodia. I
The carved stone elephants, the lin- j
mense causeways, the majestic tem- |
pies still remain, but the jungle has
invaded the streets and squares.
Plant That Changes
Its Location at Will
To those who have made It a study,
plant life teems with wonders. Take,
for example, the Loranthus, a species
of mistletoe. If this plant iinds itself in
a situation unfavorable to its growth,
it will throw out a root by which it is
enabled to move to another site, the
means of locomotion being a flattened
disc that acts as a sort of foot. The
moving process is repented until a sat
isfactory position for development bas
been found. ^
Another plant, the Clusia. lodges its
seeds in the branches of li tree, whence
the roots grow downward and strike in
the soil. From these suspended roots
branches grow on ail sides, until the
tree by which they are supported be
comes literally suffocated. These and
other queer happenings in plant life
are related in "The New Book of
?ardening."
1
To Love God
To love CJnd Is to hate delusion and
1 to lone to know that which really Is.?
The Spirit.
Personality
Personality has been well defined as
"rapacity for fellowship."?C. A. An
derson Scott.
Abraham Lincoln Said i
"Oo4 bless the churches, and blessed '
u<* Uod who give* us the churches." |
LtWL SALt OK UNI)
Georgia Houston County.
Under and by virtue ot power con
tained iu deed with power 01 ?ale, be
tween Southeastern hales Union, and
Jesse B. Hart, dated September**, 1921,
reeorded in Book 31, page 581, m tLe
office of Clerk of Superior Court, Hous
ton County, Ga., th^. undersigned will
sell before the court house door in said
county, on Saturday, August 22, 1925,
between 10 a. jn., and 4. m., to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described property:
All those lots ol land, situate, lying
and being in the Fifth district of Hous
ton County, Ga., and known according
to a plan and survej made by J. C.
Wheeler, Civil engineer, in September
1889, a^ lot Numuer 177, containing
2l?2 acres, more or less, and bounded
on tne North by the Mutt DuiFy lot, on
the East by what is known as the
"House Lot" on the South by the
Avant lot, and on the West by the Steve
Gun^Jot.
Also, Lot No. 188 containing 202
acres, more or less, and bounded on the
North by the ttarnes lot, on Eust by
the Hammond lot, on South by Jackson
lot; and on west by lot Mo. I <7.
Also, Lot No. 1B9 containing 202>?
acres, more or less, ana hounded on tne
North by the House Lot, on ii.ast by lot
, belonging to Dr, Thomas, on South by
j lot No, lyO; and on the west by the
I Avant lot.
I Also, lot 190 containing 202j? acres,
' more or less, and bounded on the North
by lot No. 189, on the Last by Marshall
; lot, and on the south by a road, aiid
on the West by the i.ason lot.
Said four lots ot laud containg in all
810 acres, more or less.
I Also, all that tract or parcel of land
situate, Ling and being in lot No. 18V
in tne Lowei i hlh Liatriet, ol fiousiui*
? County, Ga., containing b.b acres, more
1 or less, particularly uescribed us by
metes and bounds as loliows' to-wit:
Commence at tne intersection of the
South line of said .lot witn the west bide
of the Perry and Elberta Koad, marked
by a pecan tree, is>aiu commencing point
being 1221 feet West ot the Soutneast
1 corner ot said lotj; from said starting
1 point run West along said south line oi
said lot 222.3 feet; tnence north 22 de- I
j grees East 1239 feet; thence South 6s J
degrees Last 424 leet to said Perry and
Elberta Koad; thence South32 degrees]
! West 1174 feet along the West side of
' said Perry and Elberta Koad to said j
starting point.
Also, ull that portion of lot No. 203
containing about 2 acres, more or less,
commencing on the Northeast corner
of lot No. 188 and on the .Northwest
corner of lot No. 203, being an acute
angle and running west 122 feet lrom
the Northwest corner of lot No. 188 and
then south about 82b feet of lot No. 203.
Said angle of land situate, lying and be-1
iug in tne Lower Fifth District, Hous-1
ton County, Ga.
Also, all that tract or parcel of land]
situate, lying and being in the Lower ]
Fifth District, Houston County, Geor
gia, and being the Southeastern corner
of lot 187 ano comprising all of said lot
which lies Southeast of what is known
as the Perry Public Koad, and contain
ing 26/4 acres, more or less, hounded
on Last by iot 204; on South by lot 188
and on the Northwest by the remainder
of lot 1^7, and being triangular in shape.
Also all that tract or parcel of land ]
lying and being in the Lower Fifth I
District, Houston County, Georgia, be
ginning at the Northeast corner of Lot
No. 17b, now marked by a Granite Stone
with the letter "C"; thence south
[variations lo-o9' East at this date Jan.
7, 1904] 1495 feet; thence West 829)4
feet; thence Ncrth 1495 feet; thence ]
East 829 Yz feet to point of beginning.
This land is a rectangle lying in the |
Northeast comer of said lot 170 and
containing 28.4 acres*
The above property will be sold sub
! ject to loan deed in favor of Geo. K,
Johnson and John W. Hamer, Trustees,
1 for Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co., dated
] January 31st, 1921 recorded in Hook 31,
I pages 198, 199 and 200, in the Office of
; Clerk of buperior Court, Houston Coun
ty, Georgia. The amount due on same is
$14,000 principal with 7 per cent from
October 1st 1924.
This property is being offered for sale
for purpose of paying the indebtedness
of the said Southeastern Sales Union to
Jesse B. Hart, said indebtedness being
evidenced by four certain promissory
note* dated September' 6, 1921, due
July 10th 1924, 1925, li'26 jmd 1927, said
principal notes aggregating $12,o00;
and certain interest notes in con
nection with same.
There will be due on date of sale the
principal sum of $42,500.00 and interest
amounting to $3,820.94.
'1 he proceeds of sale will be used
first for payment of the expenses of the
said sale, to payment of claim of said
Jesse B Hart, and the balance remain
ing, if any, will be paid to said South
eastern Sales Union, or its assigns; and
a fee simple deed will be executed and
delivered by said Jesse B. Hart to the
purchaser of property herein described.
Dated this July 20th 1925.
JESSK B.* HAKT,
By-Dasher & Mann, hi3 Attorney at
law.
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Is a prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Dengue,
Headaches, Constipation,
Billiousness.
1l is the most speedy remedy
we knoer
W. A. STROTHER
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((E). 1926. Western N?wnptp?f Unload
Lesson for August 9
BEGINNING THE SECOND MIS
SIONARY TOUR. '
LESSON TEXT?Acta 16:36?1?:6.
GOLDEN TEXT?"He shall have do
minion also from sea to sea, and 'ront>
the river unto the ends of the earth."
?Pa. 72:8.
PRIMARY TOPIC?How the Boy
Timothy Became a Missionary.
JUNIOR TOPIC?Silas and Timothy
Become Missionaries.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC?Missionary Recruits.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC?Strengthening the Churches.
I. Contention Over John Mark (eh.
15:30-41).
1. Paul's Proposal (v. 36).
Tills was to revisit the scenes of
their missionary endeavor, and see the
state of the believers?wl??t progress
they were making in their Christian
experience. This Is a pattern for
missionaries In all ages and countries.
2. Barnabas* Determination (v. 37).
It was to take with them John
Mark. The human relation of these
men was uncle and nephew, (Col.
4 :10).
3. Paul's Opposition (v. 38).
He was suspicious of Mark because
of his desertion on the former jour
ney (Acts 13:13).
4. Their Separation (vv. 39-41).
Their contention was so sharp that
they separated. It is impossible to ab
solutely determine which of these men
was right. It is quite clear that both
were sincere. That John had done
wrong in turning back, could not be
disputed. That one failure in a young
Christian should condemn him for life
is a wrong conclusion. It may be that
nearness of relationship warped the
judgment of Barnabas. On the other
hand, this very fact may have given
insight into Mark's nature which bet
ter qualified him to judge of his fit
ness than Paul. Then again, it is to
tie presumed that Paul, whom God
was thrusting out to be the leader, had
a clearer understanding of the matter.
Besides it may be that this stern
ness of Paul was the very thing that
brought Mark to his senses. Frequent
ly the demands of justice make the
man. This painful incident resulted In
these devoted missionaries parting
company, but God over-ruled it to the
wider extension of the work. Barna
bas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus,
and Paul chose Silas, and being recom
mended by the brethren unto the grace
of God, went through Syria and Cilieia
confirming the efuirelie?. The fact
I that Paul went forth with the recom
mendation of the brethren may be a
vindication of the Tightness of his
action. It is comforting to know that
the frailties of men cannot thwart
the purposes of God, nor even delay
them. One of the most serious dlffl
culties in Christian work at home and
abroad, is to get Cbr!stlr.ns to work
harmoniously together.
II. Finding Timothy (ch. 10:1-5).
1. The Place (v. 1).
This was at the very place where
Paul on his first journey had endured
cruel stoning. The conversion of this
young man may be regarded as the
fruitage of his testimony at that time.
2. His Parentage, (v. l).
Ilis mother was a believing Jewess,
and his father a Greek- The mother's
name was Eunice (II Tim. 1:5).
Timothy's unfeigned faith had passed
from his grandmother Lois througli
Kuniee to him.
3. His Character (v. 2).
He had a good reputation in the
church at Lystra and Iconiuin. This
shows that the young man from the
very first bad followed in the foot
steps of his spiritual father as a wit
ness for Christ.
4. Timothy Circumcized (v. 3).
Though Timothy had been carefully
I instructed in the Word of God by his
j mother and grandmother, the Mosaic
| rite of circumcision had not been com
| plied with. Doubtless this was be
cause his father was a Gentile. In
order to avoid offense among the Jews,
Paul circumcised Timothy. This may
seem strange in the light of the de
cision of the Jerusalem Council which
set them free from this rite, hut it
showed his willincness to conform to
any reasonable demand for the sake
of expedience. However, when this
act involved principle he was unyield
ing, as in the case of Titus, when he
refused to have this done at the be
hest of Judaistic teachers, (Gal. '2
5. The Ministry of Paul and Tim
othy Through the Cities (w. 4-5).
It is likely that at this time Tim
othy was ordained (I Tim. 4:14).
"They went through the cities and de
livered the decrees which had been
ordained at the Jerusalem council
(Acts 15:19-24). Tlds resulted In the
establishment of the churches In the
faith, and the dally Increase in the
puftber 9t teller er?;
SALE OF LAND
Georgia, Houston County.
Under and by virtue of the power of
sale contained in the deed to secure
debt made by R. H. Hartley to Citizeub
Bank of Fort Valley on the JOth day of
August, 1924, ?ume being recorded in
the office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Houston County, Georgia, iu
Hook No. 32, at Page No. 280.
Will be sold before the door of the
Court House of Houston County, Geor
gia, on the 25th day ?f August, 1925,
between the legal hours of sale to the
highest and best bidder for cash, ull of
the following described property, to-wit:
All my one-half undivided interest
in all that certain tract, lot or parcel of
land, situate, lying and being in Baid
Houston County, Georgia, and in the
city of Fort Valley therein, fronting
West on Macon btreet a distance of
eighty [80] feet, moro or less, and run
ning back Eastwardly with uni'.orm
width a distance of one hundred fifteen
[115] feet, more or less; said lot bound
ed on the North by Central Avenue
[formerly known as New street]; on
the East by lot of A. J. Evans; on the
South by a ten foot alley; and on the
W est by Macon Street; the said de
scribed und conveyed lot being the same
whereon the party of the first part has
operated his cottOn warehouse for a
number of years, and on which said
warehouse u now eituated.
The eaid described deed to secure debt
was given for the purpose or securing
the payment of three promissory notes
for the sum of Five Thousand tour
Hundred Seventy & 70-100 Dollars
[$5,470.70], one note aated August aOth,
iy24, for the principal sum of $1,000.00,
with interest iroin its maturity dt.te of
December 28th, 1924, at 8 per cent per
annum; the seuond note signed by J. C.
Hartley and K. H. Hartley dated
August llth, 1024, due October 1st,
1924, for the principal sum of Twenty
Seven Hundred Five and 77-100 Dohars
1*2705.77J with interest from maturity
at the rate of ? per cent per annum,
and the third note dated August 30th,
1924, maturing November 1st; 1024*
for the principal sum of Seventeen
Hundred Sixty *our and 93-100 Dollars
[$17G4.93J said note endorsed by G. D.
Hartley and bearing interest from ma
turity at the rate of 8 per cent per
annum.
Default has been made in the pay
ment of all of the three above describ
ed promissory notes, and the entire in
debtedi.oss is new due and payable, and
the party of the second part is exercis
ing the authorty conferred on it by the
security deed aforesaid and is bringing
the property to eale for the purpose
of paying said indebtedness.
The proceeds of said sale will be ap
plied first to the discharge of the in
debtedness aboVe described and the ex
penses of said sale; and the balance,
if any, shall be paid to the said R. H.
Hartley, his heirs, legal representatives
or assigns.
Deed will be made to the purchaser
at said sale pursuant to the provisions
of the said deed to secure debt. This
July 29th, 1925.
Citizens Hank of Fort Valley
Geo. B. Culpeppper, Jr., Attorney ot
Law, Fort Valley, Georgia.
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the delivery of the poliey, collec
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ficiary?
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/can only be gained by entrnsting*
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ing you with safety.
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"The Guy Who Puts The Sure In
Your Insurance.''
Life-Accident-Health-Group
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Citizens and Southern Bank Bldg,
Phones: 1142-3514-w
Box 53 ^ Macon, Ga.
W. Cooper Jones,
Local Kepiesentative.
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the family
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