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Idea of Correspondence
a Little Too Laconic
Beeves had engaged n substitute
stenographer to take the place of his
secretary while she was absent on
vacation. The new typist was eager
nnd did very well, even though site
made mistakes.
By the end of the first week Beeves,
being handicapped, asked the girl If
she thought she could write business
letters. She assured him that she
had specialized In correspondence In
business college. Reeves thereupon
handed her a sheaf of letters on which
he had written short memoranda,
such as “No” and “Yes," to Indicate
the nature of his reply.
When the girl laid the completed
letters on Ids desk Beeves took n look
at them nnd nlmost hit the celling.
For the stenographer had written
them thus:
fGentlemen —
“No.
“Yours very truly."
Others bore “Yes” in line with the
notation.
Reeves believes there Is too much
red tape In business nnd admits that
letters should be shorter than the
nverage, hut he considered those wait
ing for his signature u trifle too la
conic.—New York Sun.
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Immobility in Animals
Produced by Irritation
There are several ways of hypno
tizing animals. With many species of
beetles shock will cnuse them to be
come rigid.
With the vertebraes, amphibia, fish,
birds, and mammals, hypnosis Is at
tained by external Irritation. The
roost effective irritation Is caused by
placing nn animal in a position from
which it cannot regain Its normal pos
ture without delay, and where it is
deprived of escnpe. A hen cannot
move when placed quickly on its back,
having its legs held fast for a while.
Many fish remain motionless when
placed quickly on their backs in a
water-filled vessel.
A rat or mouse, if seized sharply
by the tall or foot, can be reduced to
•this stnte. The male of a certain spe
cies of spider pinches the femnle, thus
l causing Immobility. By a quick blow
:on the head a rooster can cause a hen
to become immobile.
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Still Fear Death Curse
! Though “amnnma,” or “praying to
death,” is outlawed in Hawaii by an
act which is still on the statute books,
this form of reprlsnl Is far from ac
tually extinct, according to the well
vfersed. Recently a modern "fortune
teller” has revealed that she has fre
quent visits from persons (usually Ha
.vjailans) who think that they are the
targets for some enemy’s “amaarna”
activities, and wish the fortune teller
t 6 come to their assistance. Through
out the South sens, natives in ancient
days used various forms of “praying
to death” or praying for illness, and
often effectively. Whatever the physi
ological explanation, it seems well es
tablished that natives who found them
stives the object of this activity by
a dreaded “kahuna” would often pine
away and die. ,
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Nonplussed
1 The schoolmnster was giving his
class of boys their weekly Scripture
'lesson and the boys were In an un
hnppy frame of mind, for they were
always kept in school later on this
day.
“Can any boy quote me n text?”
questioned the schoolmaster.
“Please, sir,” spoke up Tommy
Smart, “Judas went nnd hanged him
self.”
• “That Is a text, certainly,” said the
j Schoolmaster, “but cnnrrot you give
me a better one?”
“Yes, sir,” quickly piped up Tommy
|Smart, “Go thou nnd do likewise.”—
Birmingham (England) Weekly Post
Highly Durable Stone
> The factitious stones employed by
the Babylonians and early Egyptians,
as well as among the Greeks nnd
Romans, and at the present at Bar
bary and among the nations of Mala
bar, were all a species of beton. Pliny
mentions that the columns which
adorn the peristyle of the Egyptian
ifcbyrlnth were of this material and
the great length of time lt has existed
lover 3,000 years) shows the durability
of this form of construction. The
IRomans made free use of the material
In constructing their walls, aqueducts,
piers and roads. Portions of these
still remain.
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. George of 1,1-
thonia were guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. White.
Mrs. Fannie Mae Dabney of Atlan
ta was In 'Conyers, Saturday.
Gratifying State of
Bird Life in Florida
While there Is no doubt that great
damage was done to the bird life of
the Everglades by hurricanes In Flor
ida, It Is encouraging to know, from a
report made to the biological survey
of the United Slates Department of
Agriculture, that there are still num
bers of beautiful plume birds In this
region. An oftlclnl recently made a
trip through the Lake Okeechobee re
gion nnd lind an opportunity to wit
ness a rare nnd beautiful sight, one
that n bird lover might expect to see
but once In a lifetime. At a point
about ten miles east nnd north of
Belle Glade, Palm Bench county, nnd
ns far ns Pahokee, In all a distnnee
of nhout 25 miles, there were thou
sands of American egrets nnd snowy
egrets, stretching nway ns far ns one
could see. It wns Impossible to esti
mate the number of these beautiful
birds. Within 100 yards of Belle Glnde
not less than 300 snowy egrets fed
unmolested. While there seemed no
renson for these birds gathering In
such vast numbers In this territory,
the sight wns positive proof that the
plume birds of Florida have benefited
by the protection afforded them un
der the mlgrntory bird treaty act.
Cat Long Considered
Emissary of Witches
Cats have bulked large In the
thought of both the Old world nnd
the New. During the first of the more
notable witch trials at Chelmsford,
England, In 1500, It was charged that
a white-spotted cat named “Sathnm,"
which sucked blood, had taken the
form of a toad and caused the death
of a man who happened to touch It.
An Injunction widely followed was
that cals must be kept away from a
corpse to prevent them from mutilat
ing It or from “taking the soul of
the dead.” Increase Mather wrote:
"There are some who, if a eat acci
dentally comes Into the room, though
they may neither see It nor are told
of It, will presently be In sweat nnd
ready to die away.” In eastern Kan
sas a cat washing her face before
breakfast foretells rain; In western
Maine a storm Is assured if a eat
scratches a fence; In Sellly Cove,
Newfoundland, tradition asserts that
when a cat drowns In salt water, show
ers from the heavens may be expected
British Monarch's Title
James I wished to use the title of
“King of Great Brltnln” Instead of
“King of England nnd Scotland,” nnd
even went so far ns to have it placed
on Ids coins. In 1604 he asked par
liament to consent to the new title,
but fenrs were expressed lest the
taws nnd liberties of England might
be Jeopardized nnd the commons
urged that some agreement ns to the
terms of union precede assumption of
the title. James finally yielded to
the advice of his minister, Robert
Cecil, nnd the change was deferred.
The title did not receive parliamen
tary sanction until the Act of Union,
1707.
Regiment’* Wooden Sword
Whenever the Tenth Infantry of the
United States army appears on parade
either at ils home station, Fort
Thomas, Ky., or In Cincinnati, near by,
one noncommissioned officer always
marches along carrying a wooden
sword.
This sword was carved from a tree
which still stands at Devil’s den, on
the Gettysburg battlefield, where the
forerunners of the present regiment
took pnrt in the decisive struggle. The
sergeant who hns served longest in
the regiment Is accorded the honor
of currying the sword.
The Verdict
A prominent politician who has r
grand oratorical style is generally
known by his Christian name, which
happens to be Charles.
One day he rose before a crowded
meeting nnd in a forceful nnd solemn
tone began his speech ns follows:
“Heaven is my witness, nnd you,
my fellow countrymen, are the jury.”
Here cnrne an oratorical pause, and
then the silence was suddenly broken
by a high-pitched voice ringing down
from the gnllery:
“You’re guilty, Charlie I”—London
Answers.
Her Idea
Little Mary, ulmost six years old,
came home from kindergnrten all
thrilled, happily saying:
“I modeled in clay today, mother."
“Well, Mary,” said mother, “What
did you make?”
“Oh, 1 made the Statue of Liberty.”
“Why, dear," said mother, “you nev
er saw the Statue of Liberty.”
“I know that,” replied Mary. “]
Just made It anyway nnd put a pipe
in his mouth.”
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Green All Right
A department store executive re
lates: “We put a green boy In the
shoe department yesterday. A lady
came In and said she wanted to see
misses’ mules. “1 don’t think Mrs.
Mules works here,” said the boy.—
Exchange.
Banish Worry I'
Worry Is one of the grentest burdens
we can carry through life. It saps
more of our strength than any other
one thing. And It is so cowardly. Care
seldom rides on the back of the ronn
who faces his problems with courage.
THE ROCKDALE RECORD. CONYERS. GEORGIA
Frick First Motorist
Taken in Speed Trap
The first automobile speeder and
the first speed trap In the New Eng
land district were described In the
Boston Post. CoiMlensed, It happened
In 1807, In this wise:
The speeder, In his little high
wheeled contraption, was roaring
down Arlington street, going every bit
as fast ns some modern concrete mix
ers and making an equnl amount of
noise. The legnl limit was ten mites
nn hour nnd the local police chief
told the court Ids prisoner had been
making eighteen.
“Were you?" Inquired the Judge.
“Why, your honor, my motor ear
won’t even mnke the ten-mile limit!"
protested the driver. The strange
part of It Is that the Judge believed
the driver nnd discharged him.
To mnlntnin his reputnllon for
veracity, the police chief secretly
measured off a quarter mile, got two
good stop watches nnd, with the aid
of n sergeant, set out to catch con
scienceless automohillsts. The first
victim was Henry Frick, the big steel
manufacturer. This time there wns
Indisputable evidence of speeding.
Twenty-five miles an hour cost Mr.
Frick Just SSO.
F\id Thought to Be
Relic of the Vikings
What Is believed to be a padlock
used by the ancient Vikings was re
cently found during excavations In
what used to be the city ditch at St.
Bartholomew’s hospital, London, Eng
land.
The lock, 5% inches long, Is of the
type known ns the “barrel” lock. It
was In common use among the Rom
ans, though the principle must hnve
come from Egypt nnd the Enst. This
example is thought to be early Nor
man or of the Danish period.
The movable end of the barrel has
several attachments rather like the
ribs of n partly open umbrella inside.
It can be pulled off only when a key
pushed in compresses the ribs.
That Stopped Him
An official with a very annoying
manner was making nn Inspection of
a newly opened aerodrome.
On this particular afternoon para
chute practice wns being undertaken
by a number of pilots, and the official
asked question nfter question of one
man about his experiences nnd sen
sations while falling through the air.
“But supposing your parachute falls
to open while you are coming down?"
he asked finally. “What do you do
then?”
The pilot had had more than enough
by this time.
“Take It back nnd change it,” he
replied very tersely.
Everything for the Right
Contempt of all outward things
which come in competition with duty
fulfills the ideal of human greatness.
This conviction, that readiness to sac
rifice life’s highest material good and
life Itself, Is essential to the elevation
of human nature, Is no Illusion of ar
dent youth, nor outburst of blind en
thusiasm It does not yield to grow
ing wisdom. It is confirmed by all ex
perience. It is sanctioned by con
science—that universal and eternal
lawgiver whose chief dictate is that
everything must be yielded up for the
right—Channing.
Aided the Cause
There w r as a burst of applause as
tbe pianist finished his last solo. He
bowed and, after thanking his audi
ence, was about to leave when a man
approached and presented a check.
This tire pianist refused, saying he
would prefer It to be used for some
charitable purpose.
“In that case,” said the donor, “I
suppose you wouldn’t mind if we add
ed it to our special fund?”
"Not ut all,” said the pianist. “What
is the special fund for?”
“To enable us to have better enter
tainments next year."
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Unfortunate Remark
Words whispered at a funeral led
'to the arrest of a woman at Seine,
i France, for tbe murder of a man. “In
a few minutes nil will be over, and
our minds will be at rest,” the wom
an was overheard to say to a friend
las tbe coffin was lowered tbe
| grave. Her words were carried to
j tbe police, nnd the woman finally con
(fessed that during a drunken quarrel
i she killed the man by striking him In
self defense, a blow behind the ear
with a blunt Instrument.
| Persian Fruits
Persia Is credited with having given
many fruits to the world at large, In
cluding tbe peach nnd orange, but the
real origin of these may have been
eastern Asia or India. Tbe greatest
fruit crop of Persia is the grape, which
grows in nbundance. They are gath
ered during the latter part of August
nnd just at that time there Is a peri
odical rain which very conveniently
1 washes the fruit or otherwise it would
jgo unwashed.
Information Exchanged
At a military dance one officer said
|to another ns they adjourned for re
i ; freshments:
"I don’t know how it is, but my
> wife’s lipstick always tastes different
! from any other woman’s," and he
carefully wiped his lips.
| “Yes, doesn’t It,” remarked the oth
;er, absent-mindedly.—London Tlt-Bita
CANDY
Just received a large shipment of
Hollingsworth Hallowe’en Candy.
That same old dependable
Prescription Department.
The City Pharmacy
Phone No* 9
Certified - 90 Per Cent Germination
VETCH SEED
At
Tucker’s Warehouse
12c Pound
Innoculation Free
The best cover crop you can sow and
it is not too late to sow now.
Use 200 pounds acid phosphate or
300 basic slag per acre.
It Doubles Crop Yield