Newspaper Page Text
THE NEWS, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1922,
1HE AUSTRALIAN NIGHT WELL
Remarkable Kind of Water Hole
Which Is Dry During Day but
Filled at Night ,
In the deserts of Western Austra
lia there are sources of water supply
called water holes, thaat are usually
found in the solid rock. Many of
these hojes are shaped like a carafe,
with a narrow neck and wide cavity
below, and some of them hold, thou
sands of gallons of water.
There is a remarkable kind of
Australian water hole, known as a
“night-well,” Which is dry during
the day but filled with water at
'night. When, with the darkness,
the water begins to flow, persons
nearby can hear the sound of rush
ing air. Examination has been
made of one of these wells in which
the water gathered in a long, nar
row trench. Near the bottom of it
was found a horizontal pit that sep-
araied a thin layer of gneiss from
the main mass. It is believed that
in the daytime the high tempera
ture causes the plate of gneiss to ex
pand in the form of an arch, and
that the water in the trench re
treats into the cavity that is thus
formed. When, at night, the plate
of gneiss contracts, it forces first
Air and then water into the trench.
Tlie
OF COURSE NOT
Teacher—Tommy, when you
stand in Europe facing the north
you-have the countries of Germany
and Russia on your right hand.
What have you on your left hand?
Tommy—A wart.
EARLY TRAINING COUNTS.
The detail had just arrived near
the front lines when the captain
looked around and- noticed a pri
vate, hatless v and coatless.
“Where’s the rest of your uni
form ?” he demanded.
“Back where we came from.”
“Go back and get it.”
The private vanished and later
reappeared, correctly uniformed, but
without his rifle.
| ‘^Where’s your gun ?”
“Left it back where we came
froin.”
“Listen!” bellowed the captain.
“You’re a fine ’soldier. / What were
you in civilian life?”
“Plumber’s assistant.”—Ameri
can Legion Weekly.
LOGICAL PROCEDURE.
A number of young women in
Washington official society once took
fencing lessons from a professional
Instructor. .
“Now, mademoiselle,” said the
teacher to one girl with whom lie
had been struggling to impart the
first principles of fencing, “how
would you use your foil if your op
ponent feinted?”
After due reflection the girl re
plied:
“I think I’d just tickle hef with
the point of it to see whether she
was faking.” 1
Book
BRILLIANT, DON’T YOU KNOW!
English Schoolboy’s Humor Not Ex.
actly Original, But Many Think
. He Is Right.
The temper of the teacher who was
presiding over the drowsy class was
approaching the
end of Its tether
The youngsters
were set exasper
atingly saucy that
their,. Instructress
trembled with
righteous anger.
The lesson was
about the history
of machines. They
had touched upon Edison and his
voice-reproducer. Thp boys, however,
despite the lesson’s Interesting theme,
were lethargic and lazy.
“Now, then.” flie teacher asked, Im
patiently, "from what was the first
talking machine made?”
The class pricked up its ears. Here
was a chance to shine. For two
seconds forty minds sought for some
thing brainy. Then a shuffling of feet
at the pack, and a voice: “Please,
miss a rib!”—London Tit-Bits.
. Kind of Dog Worth Owning. /
A Michigan reader writes the Mon
treal Family Herald: “Some years
ago I started to raise chickens In «n
incubator. I had a little fox-terrier
at the lime and she evinced the
greatest interest all through the three
weeks of incubation. One night I
awoke with Topsy’s cold nose on my
cheek and on getting up I found-the
chicks had commenced to hatch. I
had quite a time yi keep Topsy from
tearing the incubtitor off the bench,
where it sat. Next day I took a chick
and shaking my finger at the dog, who
was jumping up to get it, I scolded
her and then put the bird on the
floor beside her. After a while she
took the chick and carried it to her
bed and lay down with the Schick
snuggled to her thront. She often
took a sick chick to her bed. This
dog gave warning of fire on three dif
ferent occasions. The last time $30,000
worth of timber, ready to haul, and
a set of camps that cost $1,200 would
have be'en destroyed If I had been ten
minutes later getting there. Good little
Topsy.” He says the dog was his
constant companion for ten years.
Height of Generosity.
When the church in Newton. Mass.,
attended by Darius Hobb, the .veil-
known painter, was -trying to raise
money to : lift the mortgage, a mass
meeting was held to solicit contribu
tions. It came Mr. Cobb’s turn to tell
what he would give for the cause:
“I haven’t any money, but I’ll give
a $200 picture,” lie said.
When all the contributions were In
it was found there was still a deficit,
and the members of the congregation
were asked to Increase their donations.
“All right,” said Cobb. "I’ll do my
-share. I’ll raise the price of my pic
ture to $300.’’—Legion Weekly,
MOST SPLENDID OF AGES
Surely, in the New Era of the Last
Few Years, Life Is Really }
Worth'the While.
Do you ever stop to tell yourself
what a good time this is to be alive?
For is it not a new era; has not life
become life indeed in these last few
years? The generation which has
reached middle age or middle age and
a half used to boast of its new world,
meaning thereby a world which had
made automobiles and airplanes ;arid
fast printing presses and telephones
and had in turn been made By these,
it was a mistaken boast, asserts the
Villager. Machinery creates tilings,
not life; the new heaven and earth
which we bought in electric supply
shops was merely the old, disguised
for the moment under a clutter of
new furniture. It takes new life to
make a new world. Who today can
be deaf and blind to the evidences
that life Is once again at the spring?
Movements are afoot stirring literally
half of earth’s population to new of
fices and to vast new dreams. Con
trast the age of machinery w}th the
age of women and say which involves
deeper-reaching changes In civiliza
tion! Put the age of physics beside
an age in which the half of the world
that Is Asia Is rubbing its eyes and
getting to Its feet, and say which is
gqing to make deeper Impress on the
spirits and ways of thought of man
kind ! For that matter, think of the
world in which there was an America
busy with problems df liquor and
trade, of trusts and taxes, and then
think of a world in which there is
an America, immense, untried, stand
ing on tiptoe before a world adven
ture! Whichever way you look you
must ask yourself, What will come out
of it? And who can cast the horo
scope? Who can, Indeed, and is not
this of itself a happy omen? 1st it.
not good to be done with an age In
which men were sure of everything,
In which the future was made ns defi
nite as the past, in-which events went
by calculations, 'statistics, charts,
diagrams, Curves? Wliat can you pre
dict now by the charts and curves?
Where anp now your prophets which
prophesied? Nq hroker knows any
longer how to “read the tape;” no
banker can tell you just what turn
finance is going to take; no profeasor
can demonstrate how the close knit
ting together of the nations must
make war certainly impossible; no
preacher is saving what' religion is
going to dominate the world In the
next 500 years; no politician ls prom
ising what form of government will
be In the ascendant when he is a
little while gone. Where cocksureness
[ ends faith begins. Yes, it is a good
time to be aliye!
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. ,
Council Chamber,
Gainesville, Ga.,
July 27th, 1922.
Council met in regular session, May
or Howard Thompson, presiding.
Roll was called and the following
councilinen were present: 0. P. La r
them, E. E. Mincey, B. H. Moore, R.
E. Greenway, E. T. Parks.
Minutes of July 1,4th and July 24th.
were read and adopted.
On motion council voted to increase
lodging for 10 days for Tom Jones,
( for $15.00 was read, oh motion same
was referred to Chairman of Finance
Committee. '
Bill of Dr. H. S. Titshaw for treat
ing small pox patients for $386.90 was
read. On motion bill, was ordered
read seednd time rules suspended, and
ordered paid.
Bill of J. R.' Cromartin; for hauling
sand for $28.00 read first time, rules
suspended, read second time and or
dered paid.
Bill; for first reading and referred
faea
S.
CRAZY WITH THE HEAT. j
A hypothesis suggested by W. M.
C. is that the expression, “Is this
hot enough fqr you ?” may have
been first used by the wicked king,,
who threw those three gentlemen
into the fiery furnace.-rBoBton
Transcript. .
HASTY INTRODUCTION.
S$pv.
reezer—Mr. Sneezer, meet Miss
or (chronic hay fever vie*
th-ah-hoo-is-shee!
zer — My cousin. Wayside
A HORRIBLE DREAM
He; Haven’t 1 seen your
somewhere before?
She: I don’t know. I’m sure I
never saw yours, only after eating
a welsh rarebit at night.
Remarkable Coincidences.
A case remarkable for its colncl
dences lias been disclosed at the Ny-
ack, N. Y., hospital, wjiere Mrs. John
Bates and Mrs. George Gates are pa-
tients. They are lifelong friends, were
born on the same day, stricken at the
same time, operated upon- the same
day for the same ailment and are both
Improving. Before their marriage Mrs.
Bates was a Miss Emma Van Pelt and
Mrs. Gates was a Miss BtSima Van
!< Zant.
. Hard to'Kill This Snake, , ,
' An Australian reader says that this
summer when 1 traveling in a five-
passenger Buick, fully- loaded, and
with brakes pqrtlally applied, he went
right over an 61d-mitn-tiger snake. The
Squeeze didn’t even | stop; him, The
total weight of the load, exclusive of
the car, >vas 800 pounds.
Cow Weil Supplied With Legs.
A farmer of Fairfield, In., has a cow
that ,has five legs. The fifth leg grows
out 6f the upper left Bboulder, and Is
faitly well developed, but of course
swings useless by her side. Aside "'from
having this extra iqg the animal Is
normal in all respects and is a good
milker.
Prolific Cat.
A boy In St, JoHnsbury, Vt., has a
cat that ls only o year and a half old
and has had four Utters of kittens.
' *R ■ ■■■■'■■ ■'■■■'ll'l . .■1—< \—<l. ,
Boys Born Without Ears.
Twin boys were born without any
ears at Grand Manen, M. B. They
lived only two days. 7 \' A ‘V
Grafting Tails on Goldfish.
It seems tjiat when goldfish are very,
very young, their flesh is entirely trans
parent, so that no Roentgen ray is
necessary in order to see every bone
of the spinal column—that is' to say, if
one hqs a pair of good magnifying
glasses. It is during the time that
the flesh is thus transparent that the
grafting must be done.’ The operation
is a most delicate one, and must,-of
course, be done undfer water, and with
nicely adjusted Instruments; The tail
is cut off, and two, three, or four more
are grafted on in its place. Many die
during the operation, but a sufficient
proportion live to make the business
a paying one. A fish with four or
five tails is worth a good deal of
money, as there are likely to be many
rare specimen^ among Its offspring.
Generations of this kind of culture in
Japan have made its ■ goldfish superior
t'o those of any other country. The
climate also favors their growth, as
abundant air and sunshine, are of the
utmost importance to their health and
coloring.
Origin of “Adam’6 Apple.”
Where-the Book of'Genesis mere
ly relates the episode of Eve and the
apple in the briefest and most concise
language, legends go much farther—
connecting '"various kinds of animals
and birds with the Fall of Man, and
introducing scores of trimmings which
do not appear in the original version.
One of these legends is responsible
for the name “Adam’s apple,” as ap
plied to the thyroid cartilage of the
larynx, a projection which usually Is
much more apparent In men than it
women.
This legend states that Adam, when
lie attempted to swallow his bite of
the apple from the Tree of Life,
choked, and the fruit stuck in his
throat. All males since Adam have
had thlB protuberance as silent evi
dence of the Indiscretion of their an
cestor.
the salary of R. W. Smith from $50.00' to Finance Committee:
to $100.00 per annum. C. J. Conner & Sons groceries and
On motion, council voted to and in-Teed stuff for poor $2,15, C. J. Conner
strutced chairman of police committee
to place the old police automobile on
the court house lawn on the first
Tuesday in August to be sold to the
highest bidder for cash.
Petition from M. D. Singleton,
through his attorney asking that the
assessments on his home and ware
house be reduced, was read and on
motion, council voted to table same.
Chairman of Water and Lights, and
Sewers reported that the fire hydrant
at the corner of Prior and Candler
& Sons groceries and feed stuff for
poor $2.40, C. J. Conner & Sons gro
ceries and feed stuff for poor $2.65,
Gainesville Iron Works $12, Consum
ers Oil Co. $43.20, Gulf Refining Co.
$36.46, Neptune Meter Co. $255, Ho&ch
Bros. Co. ink $2.
Assessor^ for year 1922, submitted
bill for 45 days each:
R. Quillian, $225.00, Dathan Jones
$225.00, T. W. Sims $225.00.
Bills for Second Reading.
So. Bell Telephone Co. July $3.33,
street had been installed and was in-Ellis &T?^>rd, May acct. $22.82, Stow,
good working order. Bell & Co. coffins for charities $40,
Chairman of Sewers made the fol-j Carter Electric Co. chain for arc
lowing report on the cost of the sewer lamps $25.50, Stone, Moore & West,
extension on Bradford street as fol
lows :
Report of Sewer Committee on Con
struction of North Bradford
Street Sewer.
fire dept. $29.60, Ga. Bedding Co. mat
tresses and renovating $17, Brown
Drug Co. paint $2, Gainesville Roller
Mill Co. 25 bu. corn $23.75, W. V. Hop
kins, veterinary work $5, J. E, Jack-
1158 feet 10 in. TCP @ 26c. $301.08 son Piedmont Gieenhoinse $25, Itioh-
915 feet' 6 in. TCP (a) 12 ......A 109.68 1 ardson Bros. & Tucker $12.57, O, M.
! Chambers, for sewer extension $244.15
$410.76 Palmour Hdw. Co. $1.55, C. M. Cham-
11 Man Roles. j bers material for pest house $24.40,
10500 brick @ $13 per M $136.50Goforth Bros, merchandise $33.70,
11 man hole tops @ $14.07 154.75! Jones Marble. & Granite Works work
84 bags cement @ 85c 71.40 in Alta Vista 1921 $10, City of Gaines.
15 loads sand @ $1. 15.00 ville, extra police for July 4, 1922, $11,
Lumber 25.00’Imperial Pharmacy $5.15, Indian Re-
Man hole steps ;.. 10.00 fining Co. $43.20, Gulf Refining Co.
Flush tank valves 26.00 gas $35.10, Consumers Gil Co. Inc.
$39.15, B. F. Reed, horseshoeing $28.65
$437.65 j O’Dell’s Service Station $1.89, Ylardie
Labor. |& Son corn and stock powder $27.75,
Laying 10 in. pipe ......$248.96 Gainesville- Ice & Fuel Co. $5.50, C.
Laying 6 in. pipe 275.62 V. Nalley, bill rendered $6.86, Gaines-
Building- man holes 139.85 ville Harness Co. relief clutch $1.25,
——-■! T. N. Jarrard & Son $4.50, Chas.
.43, Hvass & Co. push implements $14.12,
Engineer’s time .$160.00 ( Good Roads Machinery Co. $20, H. W.
1 Clark $5.90, National Supply Co.
Total Cost - - $1,673.84 $182.70, Foote & Davies Co. $5.30,
E. T. Parks, Chairman, j Chamber of Commerce, City’s part in
C. L. B. Sanders, Engineer, lexpfense in handling and entertaining
Bill for services of the 1922 assess- Congressional Committee, on Forres-
ors was read, on motion council voted try inspection, May 18th, 1922 $43.12,
to refer same to Finance Committee. {American Can Co. 2 doz. cans $26.40,
Bill for Mrs. Ogle tor hoard, and j Gripnell Co. railroad picks $12.60.
for placing fire
Drive was taken
([red to Chairman
and city at-—.
At.
The applicatic
hydrant on Riversi<5
up. Same was ref
of Water and Ligl
ney with power to
The application fox\fire hydrant n
Brenau grounds was *y vote of
cil referred to Chairman of Fire De
partment, City Engineer and Dr. H,
J. Pearce with instructions to report
back to council.
On motion, council vo4d to place B,
H. Parks on police duty as Niirht
Watchman, on public sqiare and ad
jacent property.
Proposition to place well on public*
square with tank for public drinking
purposes was referred to City Engin
eer to confer with County Commission
ers, E. T. Parks, B. H. Moore and R,
E. Greenway with power to act.
There being no further business,
council, on motion, adjourned.
Howard Thompson, Mayor.
Jas. H. White, City Clerk. \
DreacTed Put).
The pogonip is a fog composed of
fine needles of ice which occn-s in
winter in mountainous regions ti the
western United States. It ls reputed to
be very,dangerous to the lungs.
Tides ^Dispose of Sewage.
In Boston and many other doasi nt-
Tes the tides are utilized jn the
disposal of sewage, part of which is
held in reservoirs until strong outgo-
Ing tidal currents have developed. Be-
fere the turn of the tide the sewage
has been carried so .far that it has'be-
come mixed with an immense body, of
ocean water and is rendered harm
less.
Eliminate Worthless Pictures.
If pictures are worth framing have
them framed. Otherwise put then
away or throw them away. Don’t let
the younger members oit the family
pin pictures on the wail. The edge*
curl and they soon become unsightly
dnst collectors. Small, fussy bric-a-
brac should be avoided for the same
reason.
Strained Music.
The organist at Gloucester cathedra!
declares that the "present vogue ol
wearing hair over the ears is responsi
ble for a lot of poor singing. HI*
opinion is open to criticism, but it U
generally admitted that It would b«
better if some singers wore the hall
over their mouths instead.—Evt
(London). .
Small Girl’s Generous Offer.
Little Rose was playing with her
doll when the wig fell off. Just then
a man came along who had no hair
on the top of his head. Rose ran up
to him and said: “Say, mister, you
can have this wig to cover that
empty spot on the topi of your head
if you want it”
Cut to Suit.
■ “What’s the name of your new
dance, professor?” ,
“The kangaroo hop.”
“It ought to prove popular among
discriminating dancers, but a kanga-
roo covers a considerable distance In
one hop.” ■ - <
“We’ve scaled down the hop .so It
will be suitable for small dancing par-
lies, It wouldn’t do for a couple to
leap the entire length of the ball
room.”—Birmingham Age< Herald,
Why He Lingered,
“Mr, Grabeoln can’t see yon now.”
“I’ll wait,” said the caller.,
“He may’be engaged for an hour
or two.” .
“I’ll wait.”
“And even then I can’t promise that
lie will see you.” jjjfc u „
“Nevertheless, young map, I'll wait”
”’Patience on a monument,’ eh?”
“No, impecunlostty waiting for a
loan.”—Birmingham Aga-Herald.
After having suffered a recent severe loss by
fire," the Georgia Bedding Co. is now re-opened and
ready for business.
Made New
We renovate your- mattresses and pillows and
make them as good as£new. Also new mattresses
and pillows for sale cheap.
We are located at same place, on W. Broad St.,
near Gainesville Midland Railroad.
Bring us your old mattresses and pillows: wa
guarantee all our work to be satisfactory.
Telephones: Office 120. Factory 745
Gainesville, - - Georgia