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ROCKDALE RECORD
Official Organ of Rockdale County
and the City of Conyers
R. F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION, IN ADVANCE
One year |LSO
Six months -W
THE ROCKDALE RECORD assumes
no rosiMdisihillty fur views expressed
by correspondents or contributors- All
copy submitted for publication must be
signed ty the author.
NOTICE
tin account of the unusual condi
tion that our county has had to fact*
this year, in the matter of road (“ou
st ruction, and bridge building we have
bad to use considerable more money
than we had anticipated and as a ron
r.eqiwnce, we are obligisl in order to
meet the obligations soon due urge tin*
tax payers of the county to settle
their taxes at least by December the
ojith, as tike lax hooks iciose that date
and Ft Fas will he issmsi at once.
Please give this your prompt atten
tion. by order of the Imard of County
Commissioners. This Nov. fitli,
J. J. SIMS, Chairman.
THUS. H. MARXTON, Ordinary.
Wisest Men Have Ever
Been Slow of Speech
People are likely to set too much
store by “conversation.” Avery large
proportion of It isn’t worth 2 cents.
It must be conceded that there Is a
kind of exhilaration in tnlklng. One
can even get headache by It; allowing
that lit has a direct offset on the tem
po of the heart and on the nervous
system. The popular notion that one
must talk “for the sake of relief" Is
probably bogus; because silence, once
it Is learned and practiced, gives a
greater relief.
Keeping still Is an Interesting game,
to the point of being, at times, de
lightful ; especially when employed to
keep out of a furious row under full
headway. It Is a dilticult game, there
fore the more Inviting to piny. One
muy suffer from the invidious Impli
cation that It Is timidity instead of
good sense that keeps hhn from par
ticipation, but let him remember that
many of the wisest men within hu
man knowledge were tactlturn —‘‘mind-
ed their own business,” and we don’t
know but that the slow to speech get
along about ns well ns the wordy nnd
Inipnssionnte; some think, better, —St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Washington's Cherry Trees
Mrs. Taft shortly after going Into
the White House ordered 80 Japanese
cherry trees to be sent to Washing
ton and planted. She had seen and ad
mired these trees while traveling In
the East. A Japanese resident of New
York made her a gift of 2,(MX) of these
trees. When they reached America
they contained an insect that was In
jurious to American plants. For that
reason they were thrown overboard.
The city of Toklo then gave the United
States B,(MM) of these trees. The water
side around the Speedway and the
Tidal basin in Washington have these
trees In blossom during the early
spring.
Honoring tlie Dead
Annunl Decoration day Is most en
thusiastically observed by the Lower
Yukon Itiver Indians. Lnte Inst au
tumn fifteen families of Indians from
Nulato and other villages met together
to fulfill the custom of erecting houses
over the graves of those who died dur
ing the year. The shelters of the old
graves were given a fresh coat of bril
liant paint.
Many of the unique mausoleums
have windows and floors and contain
rugs and other articles that were used
by the departed ones.
Every western Alnska Indian tribe
has a different method of protecting
the spirit of departed ones.
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Cumbersome Old Veel*
Galleon was a name formerly given
to a large kind of vessel with three
'masts und three or four decks, such
as those used by the Spaniards In
their commerce with South America
to transport precious metals. They
'’were large, clumsy, squnre-sterned ves
sels, having bulwarks three or four
feet thick, all of which were so en
cumbered with tophamper and so over
weighted in proportion to their draft of
water that they could bear little can
vas, even with smooth sens and light
; winds.
More Howlers
“A schoolboy’s essay on Henry VIII
included in the sentence: ‘At this time
King Henry walked with great diffi
culty, having an abbess on his knee.’"
A business man says that a short
age in any commodity automatically
raises Its value. —This is doubtless the
reason for the high price of evening
gowns.
No Standing Still
Progress is essential in this life.
But whether it shall be forward or
backward is for you to decide. You
i cannot stand still. This is Impossible.
The world Is only a stairway on which
men go either up or dowu.—Grit.
Much Sound Wisdom
in Tagalog Proverbs
Following are proverbs of ancient
repute among the Tagalog people In
nnd nround Manila: Nothing but rust
destroys Iron. Thorns thrust deep
when the step Is swift. Though you
be fur behind, wit may put you abend.
A drunken man may be twitted with
impunity; not so tie who Is awukened
from sleep. Noisy waters are always
shallow. Never seek fortune; if really
yours it will come of Itself. Even
water-soaked wood will burn If left
long enough In the lire. Repentance
never precedes the folly. The savings
of today are the comforts of tomor
row. Even a rag, put invny In the
closet, will turn up for good use. The
really wise will always shame him
who merely pretends to wisdom. A
small stool made of sound wood Is
better than a bishop's chair honey
combed with borers. When a pullet
begins laying eggs, chickens may be
expected. Criticize yourself before
doing so to others. IJe the aim never
so exalted, the shaft goes no farther
than the strength of the archer. He
who spits at the sky gets the spray
In his face. Founding wet rice In the
mortar only besmears the workman.
His Beard Too Close
When Tire Blew Oul
Probably the first man (o devise a
fluid to make automobile tires punc
ture proof was A. L. Dyke of St.
Louis, a pioneer In the automobile In
dustry.
The earliest automobiles had single
tube tires, made by bicycle tire man
ufacturers and glued to the rims of
the wheels. They punctured with ease
and frequentcy. When that happened
it was necessary to stop, pry off the
glued tire, stick rubber bands in the
bole nnd glue them there, put the tire
back, glue It to the rim and wait for
the glue to dry.
Dyke brought out a sticky substance
that could be squirted Into a tire In
place of air. But an Illinois physician,
who wore a benrd, was inspecting a
tire thus filled when It blew out. He
threatened to sue Dyke for the Joss
of his beard, for It had to be shaved
off. —St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
HUtoric English Ports
The Cinque ports were originally
five seaport towns on the coast of
Kent and Sussex, England, called in
early times “the live most important
havens in the kingdom.” They were
enfranchised by Edward the Confes
sor. William the Conqueror subse
quently granted them the privilege of
an almost Independent state, under
command of a warden, with a court
at Dover castle. The five ports were
Sandwich, Dover, llythe, Romney and
Hastings. Wlncheisea nnd Rye were
ndded later. Up to the reign of Henry
VII their chief function was the sup
ply of the country’s nnval contingent.
Dating from the revolution of IGBB
their privileges were gradually abol
ished, the lord warden’s jurisdiction
ceasing in 1835.
No Snake* in Green I*le
The Biological survey says that
there nre no snakes native to Ireland
nnd never have been, so far ns there
nre authentic records. This is due to
Its geograpldc position, isolated ns it
Is from the region in which these
vertebrates originated nnd which they
now occupy. A few attempts have
been made to Introduce harmless spe
cles, but ns yet Its records show none
established on the Island. This may
be due to a lack of proper environ
ment, climate, disease or other abnor
mal condition. The slow-worm or Ing
worm, a legless lizard which super
ficially looks very much like n snake,
is native to Ireland, nnd may account
for some of the snnke records of that
country.
Horse Racing Old Sport
Horse racing lias been called the
“sport of kings" because it has been
one of their nmusements since the
earliest dawn of civilization. Tho
thmes I of the Eighteenth Egyptian
dynasty left a papyrus letter telling
of his conquest of Mesopotamia nnd
priding himself upon the acquisition
of the racing horse (the Arab) and
being the first to Introduce him in
Afrlcn. Somewhat later the records
tell of King Solomon buying horses
ifrom Egypt nnd paying ns much ns
SB,OOO for some of them. Among the
Greeks horse rncing wns introduced
into the Olympic games In the thirty
third. Olympiad (048 B. C.).
Earned Hi* ‘Tip”
Tipping was not unknown 100 years
ago, one may see from the following
article that appeared in a Pittsburgh
paper In 1828:
"Mr. Beale received from Philadel
phia on Monday last an entire load of
oysters, principally in the shell. The
wagoner was laden exclusively with
oysters. He wns 11 days only on the
road and he received SIOO carriage.
In consequence of his expedition
and his attentive nnd careful man
agement Mr. Beale paid the wagoner
S3B more thun the amount usually
received for the amount of lading.’’—
Detroit News.
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Health Hint
Loss of Bleep is worse than starva
tion so far as its damaging effects
upon the body and mind are con
cerned. If you keep regular hours
there should be no diflieulty about
sleeping. If there is, find the cause
before it undermines you.
THE ROCKDALE RECUKU, cuNYERS, GEORGIA
j Hot Weather Luncheon Suggestions
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Cold Deef A La Mode a Prepared at the Attanta Biltmore
Recipe for this tasty and artistic
hot weather dish, which is nutritious
but not unduly heating, furnished by
the chef of the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel,
showing how it is prepared in that
famous hostelry:
Prepare pot roast in usual manner.
Take a generous slice for each person
to be served. Use vegetable side dish
for mold. Pour Into mold about Vi inch
of aspic prepared by your favorite re
cipe. When slightly hardened, decorate
Bradshaw & Harrington
Covington, Ga.
Show Cards
Metal, Wood and Cloth
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Again the public benefits from!
I* new production economies •
tv,,- s_ _„4 (lav ou t for months, Majestic has been producing and selling up to
radio sets each day. With 15,000 employees, Majestic
W plants on a scale of efficiency which has
S Continually improving production methods, without m any way
economies to be passed on to the public, in
Sensational new low prices
on the latest Majestic Models
ICetWfi in and gst yours today, and we will equip it with Majestic-tubes, insuring l
finest quality of tone and amazingly true reproduction. -
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with cooked vegetables as shown In Il
lustration. The greater skill used in the
decorating the more artistic the dish
will be. Place on this a slice of the
roast beef and cover to top ol’ mold
with aspic. Set In Ice box until ready
to serve, then stand mold in warm
water for few moments to loosen the
aspic and turn onto platter with vege
table side up. Serve with lettuce and
cucumber pickles, cubes of aspic, and
water cress or other desired green
salad vegetable.
Famous
Model 91
Formerly $167.50
NOW
$145.00
Complete in
Your Home
GAI LEY’S
CONYERS, GEORGIA.
WITH NO INTEREST ON CARRYING CHARGES
(During this sale for next 15 days).
The Kash & Karry Store
Covington, Ga.
Is Still Paving the Way to Better Eats at
LOWER PRICES
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1 Tall Can of Red Salmon 23c
5 Tall Cans of Pink Salmon 35c
3 Tall Cans of Chum Salmon 50c
4 Tall Cans of Mackerel 55c
5 Small Cans of Mackerel 33c
Better Grade Cheese, per lb 33c
Maxwell House Coffee, per lb 44c
Bulk Peanut Butter, per lb 15c
Is U PER SIX COFFEE 29c J
| The Champion Coffee of Newton County
Pure Lard, bulk, per lb 15c
Swift’s Jewel Compound Lard, per lb . 12 l-2c
Bulk Grits, 3 lbs for 7c
Aunt Jemima Grits, pkg. 10c
All Kinds Oat Meal, pkg 10c
Robing Meat 12c
The Kash and Karry Store
Covers Newton County Like the Sun
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Famous #
Model 92
Formerly $197.50
NOW
$175.00
Complete in
Your Home
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