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OLD LONDON JOURNAL
GAZETTE IS MOST VENERABLE
BRITISH NEWSPAPER.
Publication Has for Two Hundred and i
Fifty Years Officially Chronicled
the History of the Island
Empire.
Modern newspaper enterprise has !
somewhat dwarfed the importance of i
the London Gazette, Britain's oldest ;
newspaper, which for 250 years has j
officially chronicled the history of the I
country. Today it ie practically only '
used for such announcements as the |
king's birthday honors list and legal i
notices. Time was, however, when the
Gazette was the only medium through ;
which the public could learn any for- |
eign news or any public announcement |
which royalty and statesmen had to |
make.
Nowadays such announcements. ■
while being sent to the London Ga- I
zette, are simultaneously communi- !
cated to the more important newspa- i
pers. But even today the London Ga- }
eette is controlled by the government, i
and a particularly watchful eye is kept ;
on the advertisements in Its pages, I
which are regulated by law. These I
advertisements are mostly of an official i
or legal character, of which it is nec- |
essary to keep a record, and earn for j
the nation about $60,000 a year. No j
great manufacturer could obtain a puff i
in its pages, even though he were will ■
Ing to pay $50,000 a line for it. Alto- j
gether, the Gazette yields the country •
a profit of about SIOO,OOO a year, al- •
though practically the only people i
who buy it are government officials i
and lawyers.
One of the most curious facts regard- ;
ingthe London Gazette is that while it
is Britain's oldest newspaper, it is also
one of the youngest, in the sense that
it was not until 1908 that it was regis
tered at the genera) post office for |
transmission by inland post as a ;
newspaper Previously it had been re
garded as a government publication 1
only, and was dispatched “O. H. M. I
S.” —in this way escaping postal I
charges altogether. But apparently the
government saw away to reap a few
extra halfpence by having it regis
tered.
The Gazette varies in siz.e very con- ;
siderably. Sometimes it consists mere- i
ly of one page, and sometimes of be
tween four and five hundred, but the
price always remains the same, viz.
one shilling. There whs one memor
able week in 1847, which was known
as the "Railway Year,” when so many
parliamentary notices had to be pub
lished that the Gazette for the week
totaled about three thousand pages.
One of the most interesting numbers
of the Gazette ever published was the
Diamond Jubilee number, the whole
paper being devoted to an official rec
ord of that historic celebration.
As an Illustration of the importance
of the Gazette in the old days, It
might be mentioned that as recently
as the Crimean war the Gazette was
the first to publish that Important item
of news, the victory of Alma. At one
time the London newspapers had to
wait for the publication of the Gazette
in order to secure sift h news of public
importance as the list of casualties,
which the war office in those days sent
direct to Fleet street.
It Is the proud boast of Messrs.
Harrison, who for more than one hum
dred and thirty years published the
London Gazette, that although kings
and cabinet ministers contributed to
its pages during the time they pub
lished the paper, and although thou
sands of employees were engaged on
the work of producing the Gazette, no
official secrets sent to them for publi
cation have ever leaked out.
The Gazette is probably the only pa
per which returns the original copy to I
its authors along with the proof. This I
is done in the case of communications
from sovereigns and cabinet ministers, j
Activities of Women.
It is claimed that women medical ।
students complete their course much !
quicker than men.
The average earnings of women em
ployed in the clothing trade in Eng
land is $2.12 per week.
Women among the lower classes in
New York have started a crusade
against high rents.
Women constitute only four per cent
of the persons engaged in transporta
tion in this country.
Women are now prohibited from
working between certain hours at
night in 14 European countries.
In Persia women are forbidden to go
unveiled in the presence of any man
but her husband. _
A Pennsylvania woman paid $25,000
to a beauty doctor to make her a
physical ornament to her home.
Teachers in the Newtown, Mass.,
kindergarten schools receive only S3OO
a year salary.
Money.
If you make money your god it will
plague yoi like the devil.—Henry
Fielding
PATIMA, Tur-
A kish-blend ciga
rettes are the pur
est form in which
j tobacco can be smoked,
and their flavor is
“Distinctively Individual ’*
Or.
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for
Activities of Women.
Women are forbidden to enter the
: town of Miawatchi, Russia.
| Queen Alexandra is president of the
■ British Red Cross society.
In Japan girls can attend the very
I best of schools for S6O a year.
England has several nursery col
i leges presided over by trained women.
Two daughters of General Tomiov
sky, a commander in the Russian
army, have gained permission to wear
the uniform of a regular soldier and
: will go to the front with the regular
' troops.
In Servia when a lover has made up
| his mind that the girl is ready to mar
; ry him, he and his friends arm them
, selves with rifles, go up to the girl’s
house, seize and carry her off to a
church and get married on the spot.
The New York public library em
i ploys a woman whose sole duty it is
I to guard and look over the rare old
| editions in order to ward off the book
worms and other insects which infest
libraries.
Horse Wanders With Dead.
After Jesse Williams, a well-known
Blackwood man, had ended his life
with a revolver In the market wagon
he had driven to Philadelphia, his
horse wandered over a field and into
the yard of R. C. Morgan, where the
body was found by Morgan's son.
George, at five o'clock. A pistol lay
beside it.
Because of a suspicion of foul play,
Prosecutor Kraft, Coroner Schroeder
and County Detective Doran hurried to
the scene and quickly solved the mys
tery by finding a note written by Wil
liams to his wife, bidding her good-by
and telling her where certain papers
could be found. He had W'orried over
money matters.—Philadelphia Record.
Sauce for the Gander.
Bridget had been a witness in a
lawsuit and had just returned home
from court.
“What did the lawyer say to you,
Bridget?" inquired her mistress.
“Shure, the ould haythen,” said
Bridget, truculently, "he axed me
did Oi know there wuz brass
enough in my face to make a good
sized kettle, an’ Oi tould him there
wuz sauce enough in his tongue to
fill it.”
Not So Very Strange.
"Jones borrowed a dollar from me
। yesterday and paid it back today.”
“Well, what about It?”
“He paid me back with the same
I bill.”
“That's strange.”
'Not very. He couldn't change it
either.”—Stray Stories.
The Vicious Circle.
Knicker — Johnny is studying in
school.
Bocker —And his parents are study-1
ing Johnny.
Saving Exertion.
Knicker —Going to move?
Bocker —No, we decided we can get
a smaller flat by having our present
one repaired.
Hard to Recognize.
“Poverty is a blessing in disguise,”
quoted the sage.
“Well,” replied the fool, “the dis
guise is certainly effective.”
If Youre is fluttering or weak, use RENOVINEZ’ Made by Van Vleet-Manafield Drug Co., Memphis, Tenn. Price Sl.oo
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA.
WELL PERSON NOT AFFECTED
Residence in or Near Tuberculosis In
stitution Denied to Be Dangerous
to the Healthy,
Among the most significant opinions
expressed in a pamphlet on “The Ef
i feet of Tuberculosis Institutions on the
Value and Desirability of Surrounding
Property.” issued by the National As
sociation for the Study ami Preven
tion of Tuberculosis, are those by five
of the largest life insurance companies
in the United States. These com
panies were asked if residence in a ;
tuberculosis sanatorium by a healthy
individual was considered an adverse
factor in issuing insurance and also if
residence in the neighborhood of a
, sanatorium constituted such an ad
[ verse factor. Two of the companies
I answered the first question in the af
[ firmative and two in the negative, but
I every one of them answered that resi
i deuce near a tuberculosis sanatorium
I was not considered an adverse factor
in issuing life insurance.
Dr. Edward L. Trudeau, who built
t'ne first tuberculosis sanatorium in
the United States in 1885, says:
“When I bought the first land on
which the Adirondack Cottage sani
torium is built. 1 paid $25 an acre for
it, but the price was then thought ab
surdly high. My last purchase of five
acres cost me $5,000. To my knowl
-11 edge, there has never been an em
- 11 ploye who came to the sanatorium in
sound health who developed tubercu
losis while there: and a sanatorium
can no more endanger the health of
the neighborhood in which it is built,
ever if the residences are at its very
gates, than it could if it were placed
on top of a high mountain miles away
' from habitation.” .
— —
HAD NO TIME FOR THE WAR
Good Reason Why Mr. Stackrider
Knew Nothing About the Con-
flict in Europe.
“One of my hens laid an egg this
I morning with a big 'W' on it as plain
as could be!" stated Farmer Gapp.
“Well, that don't hurl it for mar
| ketin’, does it?" returned neighbor
i Stackrider.
"No. but that ‘W’ is a sign of war,
and what 1 don't understand is how
the hen knew.”
"Knew what —the alphabet?”
I "No, about the war.”
“What war?”
| "Good gracious, Ezry! Haven't yon
। heard about the terrible war in Eur
■ ope?"
“No, I've been entertaining my
| wife’s deaf uncle, and nobody in our
; neighborhood has heard anything late
ly bin me hollerin' to him about things
that are none of his blame business!”
—Kansas City Star.
HOW RESINOL CURED
ITCHING SKIN TORMENT
Baltimore, Md., May 23, 1914: “My
limbs from knee to ankle were com
pletely covered with eczema for a
year I hated to go in company, it
itched and burned so badly. 1 had no
rest at night. 1 tried a good many
remedies for eczema, both liquid and
salve, but they did me no good, only
made tile skin more rough and scaly.
1 learned of resinol ointment and resto
nol soap and tried them, and was re
lieved of the severe itching and burn
ing AT ONCE, and after a month’s
steady use was completely cured.”
(Signed) T. S. Lewis, 1821 Summit St.
I Sold by all druggists. —Adv.
Not Complimentary.
Sir George Reid, the former premier
i of New Zealand, is a very big man
j On one occasion he delivered a long
| speech. In addition to being very long
it was very dull He spoke of his de
clining ypars, and said, pathetically:
“In a short time I shall have passed
away, and will be no more.”
"Then the fat will be in the fire,”
I yelled a voice from the gallery, and
i the big orator himself laughed heartily'
• at the humorous sally.
I
Controversial Limit.
"Do you have any differences of
j opinion in your family?”
“Terrible. Why, it couldn't be any
i worse if we were all members of the j
1 supreme court.” —Life.
VOl K OWN URI GOIST WII.E TELL VOIT
I Try Murine Bye Remedy tor R<?d, Weak, Watery |
Byee and Granulated fUyelids: No Hmaning— '
iufci Uva <kjnxfurt. Write for Book of the Eye
by mall Free. Murine tfye Remedy Co. Chicago. ;
Worse Still.
"Does your husband eat your pies |
with avidity?”
“No, mem; with his knife.”
Os German Invention Is an automo
bile which travels on three sets of
movable runners instead of wheels.
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J
California vLA,—
i m 1 Asparagus /Xy
Flf you’ve never tasted Libby’s California _ i
F Asparagus, there is a treat in store
for you. Grown on the islands of
the Sacramento River, the finest
- Asparagus region in the world. Put
• up fresh from the garden as soon as V
cut. Tender and flavory. White or green Ada
—peeled or unpeeled. Insist on Libby’s, if
your grocer cannot supply you, send us his name.
“ Try thia racipa:—
P Asparagus with Eggs — Salt and pepper well cr.e can of If . l-.' x
H Libby’s Asparagus. Beat four eggs just enough to b:c.k up I ■ A<4 X r;A-
■ the yolks, add a tablespoonful ol melted butler, pepper and salt, I I ■ ifMll'.'A
Q and pour upon the Asparagus. Bake eight minutes in a quick I
E oven, and serve immediately. j
| Libby, McNeill & Libby, Chicago f aft
raw
MERELY A MATTER OF FORM
Colored Maid Somewhat Late in Ask- |
ing Permission of Mistress to
Attend Ball.
Cleopatra Belle was maid of all work I
in the home of the Bensons, tine day
she came to her mistress and asked:
"Is yo’ got any ’jectious to me gwine
ter a ball?”
"Not if you come home at a reason
able hour and get breakfast on time
the next morning," said Mrs. Benson.
"When do you want to go?"
"Law, ma’am, I is already’ went. 1
went las’ night an’ tuk it into my haid
for to ax you could I go as a kind of
a mattah of fo’m. Some ladies is
mighty partickler when it comes ter
bein’ axed by colored folks what kin
they do, an’ I reckoned mebbe yo’ was
dat kind, so I axed you.”
Disappointment.
One of the stories that President
Wilson tells is of a small boy whom
he encountered at Staunton, Va. The
president was speaking to a crowd
from the steps of the Baldwin Semh
nary for Girls. The boy pushed and
shoved his way through the crowd
until he found himself squarely in
front of President Wilson, whereupon
be shouted excitedly;
"Where Is it? Where is it?"
Mr. Wilson stopped his speech, and
with a broad smile, said, good-natured
ly: "Well, my boy, 1 guess I am ‘it.’”
"Oh pshaw!” responded the young
ster, with a look of disgust. "1
thought It was a dog fight.”
Uncle Sam’s Farm.
The average sized farm in the
United States is 138 acres. By the
census of 1910 there were in this coun
try, 6,361,502 farms, with an acreage
of 878,798,000, and worth, with their
buildings, live stock and implements,
$41,000,000,000 —forty-one billions of
dollars.
Success In Doing One’s Best.
I think that there is success in all
honest endeavor, and that there is
some victory gained in every gallant
struggle that is made.- Dickens.
By the way, did you ever hear a man
complain because a sermon was too
short?
Dally Optimistic Thought.
He who sows well reaps well.
— This R is for You! —
If You Suffer From
ing down pains, nervousness—all are symptoms
of irregularity and female disturbances and are
_____ not beyond relief. ___
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
is directed to the real cause and promptly removes the disease,
suppresses the pains and. nervous symptoms and thereby brings
comfort in the place of prolonged misery. -
It has been Bold by druggists for over 40 years, in fluid form, at
SI.OO per bottle, giving general satisfaction. It can now be had In
Bugar coated tablet form, as modified by R. V. Pierce, M. D. Sold by
all medicine dealers or trial box by mail on receipt of 50c in stamps.
Every sick woman may consult us by letter, absolutely without charge.
Write without fear as without tee, to Faculty of the Invalids' Hotel,
Dr. R. V. PIERCE, President, 6€3 Main Street, Ruff a 10, New York
DR, PPEBCE’S PIJEASANT PELXJETS HEGVLATE THE LIVER
W. L. DOUGLAS
MEN'SSWOMEN’BI/
SHOES L ® W "X
I s2.so, $3. $5.50 Sr’Ebia ■' A
i $175. $4, $4.5C I o
and $5.00 -I"'
BOIS SHOES V- ’ L
$2 25,52.50
$3.00 &
Over All Sizes
Styles pir y O < ldt!w
bfWMF Os
YOB CAN SAVE MONEY BY
WEARING W. L DOUGLAS SHOES.
For 31 years W. L. Douß lae ho a guaranteed the
value by having hie name find the retail price
ttamped on the sole before the shoes leave the fac
tory. This protects the wearer against high price*
for inferior ehoes of other makes. W. L. Douglas
thoes are always worth what you pay for them, if
you could aec how carefully VV. L. Douglas shoes ate
made, and the high grade leathers used, you would then
understand why they look better, lit better, hold their
shape and wear longer than other makes for the price.
It the W. U Douglas shoes are not for sale in yonr
vicinity, order direct from factory. Shoes sent every
where. Postage free in the U. S. Write fur tllii*-
Cut nl<»ic showing how to order by mail.
W. L. DOUGLAS, 220 Spark Bt., Brockton,Mas*.
A Florida Farm On Trial
For five years before paymenu begin 50 energetic.,
umbiUouH farmers can hocuio not less than ID nor
more than tW acreb each of rich land in "SOUTH
TAMPA’’, Suburb of City of Tampa. Florida, (pop
ulation 00.000.) OUR OKI4OO’I'‘ DEVKLOPMBNT
OF ADJOINING LA NDS You choose location from
14.000 acres: come on to the land an soon as conve
nient: if satisfied at the end of live years, pay pur
chase price; balance at end of second live years. To
make contract legally binding you pay 6% interest,
or only 121.0(1 every six montba for each 10 acres. Our
climate permits 36b giowing days, and 3or more crop*
each year. Social, school, railroad, market, health
and climatic conditions perfect. R.F.D., telephones,
paved roads, pleasant neighbors. Applications con
sidered in order of receh l Printed waiter upon re
quest, Tampa Bay Land Vo.sTampat Florida
DO YOU FARM?
Would yon like a koine where climate is milcL
the. soil fertile, the health excellent, theraiaingr
of Ktock poaaible tit leant expense, the growing:
of two to three crops per annum on same soil
easy; the religiouH and educational advantage*
the best, the standard of citizenship high, and
the land still cheap? JI ho, write W. B.
Nichols, Se< retary of the Chamber of Commerce
of Boston, Ga., for information of value to you.
SAVE YOUR MONEY
Increase t he power of your
car with 2b to 80% less^^. —O i’ ’
gasoline.
SnOTT dm
besides reducing
*carbOD troubles. UuaranU*d.
' — A. G.Oarbutt, Statenville,G*.
R ^■““PARKER’S
HAIR BALSAM
A toilet preparation of merit.
‘ r Helps to eradicate dandruff. ■
.tarn? For Restoring Color and J
ul y to Gra y or Faded Hair.
&0<;. and >I.OO at Druggists. .
W. N. U, ATLANTA, NO. 41-1914.