The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current, January 05, 1923, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextFOX BROTHERS’ TliiCiv THE McDIJFFlE PROGRESS. THOMSON. GEORGIA TT WAS n long way around the pond and u long way across, so which ever way lie went It meant a long walk for Mr. Fox, and he was In a hurry to get to the farm on the lilll on Ihe other side of the pond. “If I could only slide across,*' thought he, “and I could, for I have an old sled. If only I had some one to push me and give me a good start. Coming home I could lake my time.” The more he thought the hotter It seemed to him, and so Mr. Fox trot ted off to Mr. Coon's house to ask him to push the sled. If Mr, Fox hud not been unkind to little Iteddy Fox and his brother Rey he would very likely have had a long slide across the pond and arrived early at the farm. But Mr. Fox had met the little I 1 *ox brothers one morning very early when they had been out hunting and taken Mr., Fox Had Met the Little Fox Brothers. from them a fat chicken which they were carrying home for breakfast, which was very wrong as well as un kind, because the strong should never take advantage of the weak. The llttlo brother Foxes did not for get this, and when Mr. Fox called on Mr. Coon to ask his help the little Fox brothers happened to be passing and heard what he said. All the \vay home they were think ing what they could do to plague Mr. . . .. and spoil his trip across the pom, that night, and before It was time fo, Mr. Copn to be at the pine tree by the pond the Fox brothers had though! of a plan to pay Mr. Fox for taking their chicken. It was not a moonlight night, and no when -Mr. Fox and Mr. Coon mei they did not see any one behind the tall hushes and rocks by the fir tree. Mr. Fox was leaning against the rock, with Ids back to the bushes, and when he felt something on ids back he looked around quickly, but the wind was blowing, swaying the bushes and he thought that was what he felt, hut it wasn’t; it was something fur different, “Now. you understand, you are to place your paws against rny hack as I sit on 1 lie sled,” said Mr. Fox to Mr. Coon; “push hard, and away I will go across the frozen pond, and when I conie hack I will give you a good breakfast to pay you for helping me.” Mr. Coon said he understood per fectly, .and Mr. Fox took his sent on the sled. “Now, when I say three,” said Mr. Fox, “run a step or two with yi^ir paws pushing on my back. One, two, throe!” But instead of skimming across the pond on the sled, the sled went skim ming, and Mr. Fox sat on the ground, with Mr. Coon flat on Ids stomach lie- nind him, his paws still fast to Mr. Fox's buck. “Wlmt do you mean by pulling me off that sled?" asked Mr. Fox, very angry. “Lei got of me! You are pull ing me over.” Mr. Coon tried to get up, but every time lie moved lie pulled Mr. Fox over backward, and soon they were scrambling and kicking like two jumpingjttclts, while the little Fox brothers, with a paw over their mouths, ran as fast as they could un til they were out of the hearing of Mr. Fox and Mr. Coon. Then they rolled over, laughing, on the ground at the funny sight they had left by the pond. “That glue was very clinging stuff,’ 1 said Reddy, sitting up on the ground. “Mr. Fox is a very smart follow, but he was fooled when I put that glue on his back. He thought it was the wind blowing the bushes." “Yes, that glue will keep them close together for a while, said Rey Fox, “but T reckon they won’t be very fast friends after they get apart." (© by MoCluro Nowspnper Syndicate.) mm The Woman’s Tonic LL20 The Friendly Path Ify WALTER I. ROBINSON THE FUTURE Y EARN to stand on your own feet. A few make headway by depend ing on others, but the majority must hoe their own path. Unless one, there fore, has confidence In himself and Is able to cause others to trust and be lieve la him as he deserves, he is not likely to make much headway and his pathway will in all probability, lie hedged with thorny briars. Day after day, as he plods onward toward Ids uncertain goal, his life Is likely to be disturbed ami Ills happiness destroyed by the thorn pricks every time he halts to reflect on the best way to gain his ■desires. In the social world introductions are mecessnry. Those who push themselves into the niklst of a formal party unan nounced could expect nothing else but icy stares and an -Unpleasant depar ture through a rear door. But in the world of business, industry and finance introductions ure not essential to suc cess. Those who bemoan their mis fortunes In not being able to have some one of high standing help shove them ahead are themselves their own worst handicaps. A vice president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, still actively managing a big manufacturing busi ness, though he is up in the eighties, recently declared that he didn’t con sider Introductions of much value to those seeking business or Industrial success. He tells a story to Illustrate his reason for confidence that big men trust others Just as quickly without in troductions as with them, providing those seeking recognition believe In themselves and, have the proper sort of personality. He declared that when banks in his own city were too small to extend toj-^ils business sufficient credit, he went to New York, without Introduction and, by stating ids situa tion frankly, obtained the line of credit be required for his shops. Greater frankness would lessen busi ness worries today. (© by the Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) “What’s in a Name?” By MILDRED MARSHALL Facts about your name; its history; meaning; whence It was derived; significance; your turfy/day )//• and lucky jewel CHURCH DIRECTORY Baptist Church. Preaching: Sunday morning—11:30, Sunday evening -7:30. Sunday School: Sunday morning- 10:00. Womans Misaionay Society: Circles Monday after first Sunday 3:30 P. M. Mess meeting—Monday after third Sun day 3:30 P. M. Sunbeams—Each Satur day afternoon 3:00. H. Y. P. U..Senior—Monday evening 7:30, Junior . unday afternoon 8:30. Midweek service: Wednesday evening 7:30. Cousins. Cousin as a term of relationship neans the children of brothers or sis- :ers. Such children are first cousins :o each other, or couslus-german. The Ihildren of first cousins are to each >tlier second cousins, and so on. The fiiild of a first cousin Is to the first musin of his father or mother a first musin once removed. ALICE A LICE, curiously enough, is a man’s name, not a woman’s. Originally It was given to the sons of the family, and is, without doubt, derived from the Anglo-Saxon Adel- gis, of which the feminine form was Adelglsa. It means noble, in both Its masculine and feminine forms. It Is clear that Alice represents Adelgls and not Adelgisa, and that the proper feminine form would lie Aliza, Some believe that Eliza, gen erally thought to he a derivative of Elizabeth, is this missing form. For Methodist Church. Sunday School:each Sunday 10 A. M. Morning worship: each Sunday—11:30 A M. Evening worship: each Sunday—7:30 P. M. Midweek worshsp: each Wednesday— 7:30 P. M. Womans Missionary Society: meets on Monday after each second Sunday at 4:00 P. M. Young People’s Missionary Society: meets on Saturday before each third Sunday at—4:00 P. M. Junior Missionary Society: meets on Saturday before each second Sunday at -4:00 P. M. Senior Epworth League: each Monday 7:30 P. M. Intermediate Epworth League: each Sunday 4:00 P. M. Rub My Tism for Rheumatism "Mro. Grundy.” '•Mrs. Grundy" was the mime of a iuuy in Thomas Morton's “Speed the Plow," a piny written in 171)8. Like Dickens’ Mrs. Harris she was not a real character In the play, but every body in the play who tried to do any thing Unit was not proper was told that “Mrs. Grundy" wouldn’t like it. The expression is generally used to mean the power of other people’s ideas Of wluit Is right and proper to control our own actions. Ancient Olympian Games. For the first 50 years from 776 to 725 B. C. the Olympian games were merely a 300-yard foot race. Then came the Pentathlon—running, Jump ing, wrestling, discus throwing and Javelin throwing. Next was added the Pancratium, a combination of boxing and wrestling. Utter chariot races. Athletes were required to train ten months and spend one month before the contests at Olympia. Toys! Toys! Toys! Thomson Hardware Co. Extinguishing Burning Oil. An easy way to extinguish burning oil lias been discovered by varnish factories, who use fine-meshed wire aet for this purpose. As soon as the net covers the burning surface, the Iron wires conduct the heat so rapid ly that the gas can no longer flume. This is the principle of the Davy safety lamp. Rub-My-Tism, an antiseptic. Lose Weight When Submerged. Water lias u buoyant effect. Any ob ject weighs less in water than in air. The decreased weight Is equal to the weight of the water displaced. When you get a chance, hold a rock under water and notice its heaviness; then lift It above the water and feel Its in creased weight. Call on us for Meat Chop pers and Staffers. 1 homson Hardware Co. Not Original With Hayes. The aphorism, “He serves iiis party best who serves ills country best’’ is from tiic inaugural address of Ruther ford B. Hayes (1822-1893), as Presi dent of tiie United States, delivered proof of Aliza as the representative: March 5, 1S77. In tiie famous trims- of Adclgiza, tiie Liber Vitae of Dur- j lution of Homer’s Iliad, made by Alex- limn records the changes in Adelglzn from the first noble lady of that name who laid her gifts upon the altar. By contraction it became by steps Ade- llzn, Aollza, and Aliza. Aaliza is still given to daughters of noble families in Europe. Adtillz, Adllz and finally Alls, are other con tractions. Alicia is a derivation under Pope (1G88-1744), the English poet, there is this line: “He serves me most who serves his country best.” First Christian King of Europe. Lucius, a legendary king of Britain, is, by a Vatican manuscript, accorded thq honor of being the first Christian ( king in Europe. Profane historians which represents an effort at euphony; have faUe(J t0 i ocate him. He asked lacking in Alisa, but Alison is not so i p t) p e Eleutherlus in 1S2 A. D. to bap- de.rlved as Is popularly supposed, but has a completely different origin. Alice is purely English with u slight Teutonic flavor, since another ex planation of its origin is that the name is derived from the feminine Adalbert or Adelclien, signifying “daughter” In Frankland. Alix or Alisa in Lombardy was naturalized in England when Alix la Belle married Henry I. Alexandrite Is the tnllsnmnlc stone of Alice. It is found In the emerald mines of Russia and its splendid green, which changes pnlsatingly to columbine red, makes it representa tive of the Russian national eblors and therefore honored as a national stone. The Russians believe that It brings great fortune. It denotes hope and, when dreamed of, indicates much to look forward to. Monday is Alice’s lucky day and 7 her lucky number. Her flower Is the white hawthorne. which means hope. Alice has been traditionally sur rounded by all the virtues and sim plicity which man is supposed to de sire in woman. Indeed, the name is poetically synonoinous with “true blue.” It has been immortalized in the old song. “Ben Bolt”: Oh, do you remember Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt; Sweet Alice with hair so brown; thrilled with delight when you gave her a smile. And trembled with fear at your frown? (® by the Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) tize him. This was done and lie went on a proselyting tour in France which ended iu martyrdom. Bridal Superstitions. No bride will ever make her own redding cake, if she desires to avoid nisfortune, but if she cuts the first dice, good fortune is assured. If a •uveling is found on the bridegroom’s mit, another girl loves him, while if lis tie becomes awry, it is a sign that le loves another girl. Ask Yourself These Questions. Do you count your birthdays thank fully? Forgive your friends? Grow geutler and better with advancing age?—Horace. 666 cures LaGrippe. UiMTIiHiittiTK TABLETS CONSTIPATION BILIOUSNESS Headache INDIGESTION Stomach Trouble -SOLD EVERYWHERE- First Use of Khakt In Army. When volunteer troops were called for me Spanlsh-Amerlcan war it was found that the heavy dark-blue uniform was too warm for service in the tropics. A service uniform of khaki cloth was therefore Introduced. In 1902 the whole dress regulation of the army was changed. When you need Drugs, phone 201. We deliver Dromptly. Origin of the Zuider Zee. The Zuider Zee Is a result of the bursting of the dykes. This happened m the Thirteenth century, and, In uddltion to Holland being cut in two, and Friesland being separated from the rest of the country by a large sheet of water, hundreds of villages were submerged and about 80,000 per sons were drowned. 666 cures Dengue Fever. Flag in the Army and Navy. In accordance with naval regulations, the colors are raised at S o'clock in the morning and lowered at sunset. In the army the flag Is raised at sun rise and lowered at sunset. For prompt delivery call Mathews Drug Co., 143. Umbrellas. If you would improve the appear ance of a shabby silk umbrella sponge it with a strong solution of sweetened tea. The tea revives the color. 666 cures Malarial Fever. Hobby Talk. When you talk about your hobby, don’t talk longer than five minutes about it After five minutes, hobby talk becomes foolish.—Atchison Globe. Usefulness First Requisite. Whatever has nothing to do, what ever could go without being missed, Is not ornament; it Is deformity and encumbrance.—Ruskin. i l l c * i The McDuffie Bank THOMSON, GA. SAVING is a necessary part of real progress—which is always planned ahead. Saved money puts life in op portunity. It smooths out the rough spots of life. It is power for any pur pose, and it works for you all the time. This Bank will help you save. Five per cent interest paid on time certificates. E. M. MILES, Cashier DIRECTORS H. T. Clary W. A. Watson J. M. Hayes B. J. Stevens Open Till 4 P. M. Except Satur- J day, 6 P. M. ^ naAviA wA\a/ v v»AnaA[oJ Reliable Garage GREENWAY STREET. General Automobile, Truck and Tractor repairing. Also, repair ing and recharging batteries. Second-Hand Overland Parts for sale. Satisfaction guaranteed, and we thank you for your patronage. Phone O. J. KANEY. 123 CHAS. DOUGLAS. YOU TAKE NO CHANCES! Written Guarantee With Each Razor for Sale by Thomson Hardware Co. ANNUAL DETAILED AUDITS Now is the time to contract for your annual audit, so that the work can be started and brought up to date before the end of the year. After January ist, all Accountants will have all the work they can do, so let your contract now and get your report early iu January or Februaiy. EATON, SAUSSY & COMPANY Accountants and Auditors G. S. ALEXANDER, Resident Manager Phone 2i 18 Lamar Building Augusta, Ga, Let The Progress Do Your Job Printing.

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The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current, January 05, 1923, Image 6