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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES, Publisher.
RUBY C. HODGES, Editor.
Official Organ of Houston County
and City of Perry.
Subscription, $1.50 per year.
Entered at the Post Office in
Perry, Ga., as Mail Matter of
Second Class.
“But now is Christ risen from
the dead, and become the first
fruits of them that slept.”—
(1 Cor. 15:20.)
It is hard to be tolerant of an
intolerant person.
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have no time to rock the boat.
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getting bigger—Advertise.
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flower of youth and the dough
of old age.
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success in any business.
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you, we will.
Two are company a n d when
there are three there is usual
ly an argument.
Some people miss a lot because
(hey aim too high.
The wise men say that func
tion makes fac u 11 y, which
means that we learn by doing
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color, blind it is easy enougl
for him to detect a ‘green
back’.
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away. It works the same wa
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| Winter Does Not Check
Activity of Ground Mole
| One animal rarely seen, yet hard
ly to be considered uninteresting, is
I the common mole. Its habit of liv
ing a secluded underground life, to
gether with a natural shyness when
It is aware of human presence,
makes this creature one of the
more mysterious animals of the
state, writes Clarence Taube in the
Detroit News.
But the animal makes up for its
Infrequent appearance by leaving
behind numerous and plainly evi
dent signs of having been about.
The lines of upheaved dirt above
underground tunnels and the circu
lar mole hills are common sights
in summer and sometimes are also
evident in winter.
The mole is content to burrow for
subterranean worms and insects
upon which it feeds. Its pointed
snout and the two hand-like paws
serve as excellent tools for digging.
Occasionally the animal works its
way to the earth’s surface, after
which it may crawl above ground
for a short distance before “dig
ging in” again. Usually these so
journs in the outer world are quite
brief, for the mole out of ground
acts much Hke a fish out of water,
and it invariably hurries to return
to its underground abode where it
lives in greater safely.
Observers have noted that for
some unknown reason the mole is
more likely to be seen above ground
during the noon hour than at any
other time of day. Although the
small mammal generally does its
burrowing deep down during the
winter months, it’s at this season
when it is more frequently seen out
of the ground. This may be due to
animal’s rather frequent striking
frozen earth, the impenetrable ob
stacle causing it to dig to the sur
face; or then again it may be due
to the fact that the bluish gray
furred animal is much more easily,
discerned on snow, thus causing its
«ut-of-ground excursions to be no
ticed more often in winter than in
summer.
Northern Mammal Lived
In Oregon, Writer Says
Scientists say that one of the pro-
I boscidean families that lived in Ore
gon was the northern mammoth, a
creature that must have been
“seemingly out of place, even in the \
strange pleistocene world” of which '
primeval Oregon was a part, de
clares an authority in the Portland
Oregonian.
The Columbian elephants, mighty
creatures that rivaled in stature
even the largest elephants of the
present, lived in old Oregon in,
great herds, judging from the abun
dance of their fossils.
Also on the Oregon ranges, prob
ably long before the mammoth and
Columbia elephant appeared, wasi
huge Elephus imperator, remains of
which have been found at Fossil
lake and in the La Grande country, j
Imperator was an enormous crea
ture, the largest of all elephants
and probably the most ponderous
animal ever to thunder over the
pleistocene plains of Oregon. These
animals were 13feet at the shoul
der.
The mammoth was apparently
represented in Oregon by two spe
cies. One of these was so peculiar
to the Oregon country that it w{*s
named Mammut oregonense. Mam
moth remains have been found in
many parts of the state, especially
in the coast counties and in the
Willamette valley.
Moles Do Much Damage
Farmers and gardeners generally
consider the mole a pest of the first
order. Its disturbance of plant
growth oftentimes results in great
losses in farms, fields and in vege
table and flower gardens. The tun
nels it makes are also harmful to
lawns. Undoubtedly the species is
responsible for losses of these
kinds totaling thousands of dollars
each year. As the experienced well'
know, the mole is a difficult pest 1
to contend with because of its noj
small ability to evade capture. Al-|
though the almost insignificant eyesj
help it none in escaping capture, thei
concealed ears probably are very j
helpful, as is also the keen sense of'
touch. Even gentle footsteps on the
ground where the animal is working
usually convey sufficient warning,
after which a retreat is made down
its tunnel, and then all evidence of
the quarry is lost. The mole is 1
said to be able to crawl backwards]
with incredible speed.
Advice on Nose Blowing
Vigorous nose blowing is all
wrong. The nose should be blown,
gently at all times, regardless of]
desire or provocation, according to'
the Journal of the American Medi
cal association. It is immaterial,
it declared, whether one nostril is'
held open at a time. The opera-j
tion should be gentle, the Journal I
said, because if too much pressure
is used the secretions carrying
germs may be forced into the
sinuses and establish sites of infec
tion.
Growth of Cascara Tree
Cascara is a tree that grows up
to 25 feet; sometimes called chit
, tembark or bearwood. It has rather
thin leaves, two to six inches long
and about one to three inches wide,
somewhat hairy on the lower sur- 1
face and has prominent vein?. In'
young trees the bark is relatively
smooth, of green color and yellow
on the inside. It has an aromatic
odor and bitter taste.
Early Chinaware Popular
With Lover* of Antiques
The great reputation which old
English china gained for itself in
Euope and America in the late
Eighteenth and early Nineteenth
centuries is due largely to the
charm of its useful wares. By use
ful wares we mean the services of*
china made for table use, states
Alice R. Rollins in the Los Angeles
Times. Entire services, with all the
pieca* decorated to match, were not
common until well after the middle
of the Eighteenth century. Many
of the factories producing them
have long since passed out of exist
ence. Such examples as have sur
vived add pleasure or regret to the
collector, according to his ability to
classify or obtain them.
Other services were the produc
tions of famous potters whose
names have been associated with
them by reason of some special
form of decoration which is unique.
This, together with an original lim
ited production, has made them
rare and desired by those collectors
who like something out of the ordi
nary. In this connection we men
tion the unusual “Mocha” ware,
first produced by the English pot
ter, William Adams of Tunstall.
One of the best-known names
among English potters is that of
Adams. The family had long been
engaged in the potting industry and
had made many notable improve
ments in the manufacture of such
wares. William Adams (1745-1805)
was considered the most important
member of this talented family. He
was a close friend of Josiah Wedg
wood and worked for hirfi as pupil
and associate. He began potting for
himself about 1787 at Greengates,
in Tunstall.
{ Baby Otter, Badger and
Other Animals Like Play
i Most playful of all wild creatures
are otters, for even when full grown
they cannot resist anything in the
shape of a ball that floats. Baby
badgers romp together, puffing
out their fur until they look like
black and white balls, then bouno
! ing round and round on their short
stiffened legs. A favorite game is
. for one to mount a fallen tree, and
' its companions to try to pull it
down, relates Oliver G. Pike, F. Z.
S., in London Tit-Bits Magazine,
j Young polecats play a similar
' game, but are far more graceful.
As they prance around, their slender
backs are arched, and they look
most attractive in their rich dark
brown glossy fur. Badgers, pole
cats, stoats, and weasels have very
little method in their play, unlike
I the organized games of the otter.
I doubt if anyone has ever detect
| ed play among fish, or seen liz
j ards or snakes indulging in games,
j All these are cold blooded and are
; only active when the temperature
is warm enough to give them an
interest in life.
The play of foxes will often turn
to tragedy so far as the farmer is
concerned, for if they get among
fowls they will kill one for food
then, like puppies, chase everything
that moves. If the birds had the
sense to keep still the fox might
pass them by, but he will slaughter
them by the dozen while they con
tinue to run.
The Garden of Eden
On the supposition that the Gar
den of Eden narrative in Genesis
describes a real country, any num
ber of efforts have been made to
establish its location, and many
books have been written on the sub
ject, often widely disagreeing. Some
have located Eden near the town of
Kornah, in southern Babylonia, not
far from the Persian gulf. This is
at the junction of the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers, in what is now
the British mandatory kingdom of
Iraq. Others have placed the Gar
den in Armenia, near the sources
of these rivers. The region near
Damascus, in Syria, has also been
suggested; and some extremists
have argued that it was in Amer
ica, or Australia, or at the North
| Pole. The general opinion is that
| the description in the second chap
| ter of Genesis refers to southern
j Babylonia.
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Priests as Firemen
In 1705, King Louis XIV of France
! founded the Paris fire brigade.
1 Forty firemen formed the first bri- j
1 gade, and they were recruited from
1 workmen used to doing their jobs
I high above the ground. A number
j of years later, an auxiliary fire bri
gade was formed for the guarding
of Paris. This was composed of
four companies of priests. The
; great bell of the cathedral of Notre
I Dame was used as a fire warning.
' On one occasion, when there was a
big fire at the famous hospital of the
Hotel Dieu (which adjoins Notre
j Dame), 20 of these firemen-priests
j were burned to death in trying to
I rescue the patients. j
Deep and Shallow Water
Provided there is sufficient water I
to float the body, the depth of wa
ter makes no difference to the swim- '
mer, its buoyancy being the same i
in both cases. The popular belief I
that swimming is easier in deep I
water is incorrect, though perhaps I
the mental effect has some influ- )
ence. A person swimming in shal- :
low water knows that on the least j
i fatigue he may stop swimming and I
1 stand on the bottom; in deep water '
he knows he cannot do this but must
exert himself to swim well and un
der these circumstances it may
seem easier to him.
| LEGAL SALE OF LAND
Georgia, Houston County.
By virtue of power of sale
contained in a deed
with power of sale given by
Mrs. Mattie Lee Thornton, re
corded in Book 42, folio 554,
Clerk’s Office, Houston Superior
Court to Daniel Bullard, the un
dersigned will sell at public out
cry before the court house door
of Houston County, Georgia,dur
ing the legal hours of sale to the
highest bidder for cash on the
2nd day of May, 1939, the fol
lowing described property:
“All that lot of lard lying and
being in the fifth land district of
Houston County, Georgia, and
being lot 234, containing
acres, more or less, and being
same lands conveyed to Mrs.
Mattie Lee Thornton, by B. H.
Thornton, by deed recorded in
Book 31, page 295, Clerk’s Office,
Houston Superior Court. Also
all that tract of land in lower
Fifth District Houston County,
containing 100 acres, more or
less, being east half of lot 230
and being same property convey
ed to B. H. Thornton by J. B.
Haines by two deeds, recorded
in Kcok 30, folio 295 and 30 and I
318, respectively. Said two tracts!
consisting of acres, more
or less. Being same property
conveyed by Mrs. Mattie Lee
l hornton, to Daniel Bullard by
deed to secure debt recorded in
Clerk’s Office, Houston Superior
Court in Book 33. folio 72.”
Said sale will be for the pur
pose of \ aying two hundred and
00-100 ($200.00) Dollars, princi
pal and sixty-seven and 33-100
($67.33). as interest, being one
note for $200.00 dated February
17, 1930, signed by Mrs. Mattie
Lee Thornton which is secured
by said power of sale, there
having been default in the pay
ment of said note. The proceeds
of said sale will be applied first
to the payment of this indebted
ness and the expense of this pro
ceeding and the remainder paid
to Mrs. Mattie Lee Thorhton or
her legal representatives.
A deed will be made to the
purchaser subject to all outstand
ing taxes.
This April 4, 1939.
DANIEL BULLARD,
J. W. Barnett, Attorney.
LEGAL SALE
GEORGIA, Houston County,
By virtue cf a power contained
in a certain deed with power of
sale to secure debt given by
Laura Duhart to Cornelius Scott
and recorded in deed book 32
page 77, Clerk’s Office Houston
Superior Court, will be sold, dur
ing the hours of sale, before the
court house door in Perry, Geor
gia, to the highest bidder for
cash, Tuesday, May 2, 1939, the
following lands:
“All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in the 12th
District of Houston County,Geor
gia, and being that 35 acres in
the northeast corner of land lot
No. thirty (30) and bounded as
follows: North, south and east
by the Gammage place, west by
lands of Troup Daniel, formerly
owned by Troup and Olin More
land.”
Said lands will be sold for the
purpose of paying a certain
promissory note for the principal
sum of Four Hundred Sixty-four
dollars and fifty cents, dated
March 29, 1922 and due March
29, 1923, with interest from
March 29, 1922 to date of sale.
jThe said Laura Duhart having
! failed to pay said note when due,
the power contained in said se
curity deed becomes operative
and the said Cornelius Scott has
declared the whole debt due and
payable. Deed to purchaser will
be made by the undersigned.
This April 4, 1939.
CORNELIUS SCOTT,
By J. W. Blood worth,
His Attorney at Law.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE
Georgia, Houston County.
By virtue of an order of Hous
ton Court of Ordinary at March
Term 1939, the undersigned will
sell at public outcry, before the
dcor of Court House of said
county, to highest bidder fo r
cash, within the legal hours of
sale on the Ist Tuesday in May
1939,the equity of his intestate in
. lots of land 171 and 183. 167.78
j acres of 172, 96.89 acres of 173,
,65.58 of 181 and 81.G6 acres of
' 182 aggregating 821.34 acres in
114th District of Houston County,
Georgia, within the measure-
Jments shown on map by Rhodes
| Sewell in map Book 1, page 245,
I subject to an outstanding securi
jty deed from T.C. Hodge to Mrs.
jMary B. Hodge, balance of
$2013.36, as the property of es-
I tate of T. C. Hodge, deceased,
j This April 5, 1939.
Warren B. Hodge, as Ad
ministrator of Estate of
T. C. Hodge, deceased.
Jule Felton, Attorney.
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