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ROCKDALE RECORD OftVwU OiTMI M K*eV<Ul* Count) %*u\ the OK) of lonyrc* R. F. fcditor *n.l Publisher MIM'UrTHIN IN AinAM'K One }■•■■■ $1 Ta* Six months •"> Till: KOOKDAI.K KK<N>Kl> *SUBW no responsibility for views expressed by correspondents or contributors- All copy submitted for publication must be signed by the nnthor. 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. if 4 ’♦Si*- 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. I * ' * f• . & 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. , *3 ) . r i£L v ..rjjjjj' 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.” - ■- * V- 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." ; 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