Newspaper Page Text
a
A
Asked And
Answered
' Vi-v- , . •' ,>*: v;-.
FRIDAY, APR#, 25, 1924.
aPPfl
THE McDUFPIE PROGRESS. THOMSON, GA.
BY J. E. JONES.
This is a valuable educational fea
ture in The McDuffie Progress. Send
In your questions, and address them
to U. 8. Press Association, Continent
tal Trust Building, Washington, D. C.
Mention this paper when you write.
Enclose two cents in stamps for re
ply. Do not include trivial matter
4>r questions requiring extensive re-
Q, Will electric light bulbs set fn
the tip of an aeroplane propeller,
hurst when the propeller gains a
ipeed of 1400 revolutions per min
ute?
A. The tip of the propeller blade
Would be travelling through the air
a speed of more than 200 miles
per hour, and such a wind would
probably break the bulb if it were
exposed. It is doubtful, also, if you
eould get a bulb that would stand the
enormous centrifugal force to which
|t would be subjected.
Q. How can gold leaf be stopped
from peeling or crumbling from
pipes on church organs?
A. Gold leaf might bo prevented
from peeling off a church organ pipe
hy coating the pipe with a clear var-
filsh. It would be better to refer-
this inquiry to the manufacturer of
the organ, however.
<1. On what principle docs the or
dinary barometer working with hand
moving over dial operate . and make
weather forecasts? Are such fore
casts thus obtained reliable?
A. The Washington Bureau of
Standards says that the aneroid bar
ometer contains a cell with flexible
front from which all the air has been
exhausted. The flexible front is
pushed out by a spring so that its
position depends on the outside air
pressure. It is as reliable as any
Other barometer for making weather
forecasts.
Q. What was the type and calibre
of the pistol used by John Wilkes
Booth in the assassination of Abra
ham Lincoln and in what museum is
this weapon preserved?
A. The revolver used by Booth in
the assassination of Lincoln was a
82 calibre Derringer. It was turned
Over to the Government by the offi
cers who captured Booth, and is in
the War Department.
Q, What were the dates of the five
Liberty Loan issues of the United
fltatea?
A. First Liberty Loan was dated
June 16, 1917; the second, November
18, 1917; third, May 9, 1918; fourth,
October 24, 1918, and the Victory
Loan, May 20, 1919.
Q. In speaking of the height of
horses reference is made to so many
hands high. What measure equals
hand?
A. A hand (horse measure) is
four inches.
Make MORE COTTON!
HOW?
USE
Farmers Joy Boll Weevil Eradicator
WHY?
per
Because it is a most deadly ARSENIC POISON in a very concentrated form and derived from 99
cent pure ARSENIC. _ ,
It is in solution and not in suspension as are most weevil poisons. Once thoroughly mixed, always mixed,
and it needs no agitation. . . .
It is more easily handled and less dangerous to man or beast, as it is shipped in bottles, one bottle contain
ing enough arsenic, etc., to make 30 gallons of one >f the most effective weevil poisons known to mankind.
It is perfectly soluble in water and can be used with any Mop, Mopping Machine or Sprayer, as it has no
Calcium or dregs to clog nines and nozzles.
It saves you freight on water and freight and price on Calcium or lime, which is no good as a poison.
It is the cheapest ever offered for sale and one of the most effective that it is possible to buy. {i £3
It is sold on a money-back guarantee. Full directions with every bottle.
READ WHAT SOME OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL FARMERS HAVE TO SAY:
St. Cair, Ga., March 3rd, 1924.
Mr. W. H. White, President,
Star Sprayer Mfg. Co.,
Augusta, Ga.
Dear Sir:
Last year I planted 60 acres in cotton. When it
started to putting on squares found that it was infested
with Boll Weevils.
I bought enough Farmers Joy to make several hun
dred gallons poison. I made a molasses mixture and
mopped from two to four times. After this the weevils
disappeared and I was not bothered any more.
This year I intend to use Farmers Joy from the start
and do not expect to use any other kind, as Farmers Joy
is good enough for me. Yours truly,
E. T. HARRIS.
Johnston, S. C., March 3, 1924.
Mr. W. H. White, President,
Star Sprayer Mfg. Co.,
Augusta, Ga.
Dear Sir:
Last year I used Farmers Joy Weevil Eradicator
exclusively and found that it gave me better results
than any poison I had ever used and it is so much
cheaper.
I planted last year 27 acres in cotton and ginned 36
bales. I do not intend to use any other poison this year.
Yours truly,
L. G. SMITH.
Rosier, Ga., March 3,1924.
Mr. W. H. White, President,
Star Sprayer Mfg. Co.,
Augusta, Ga.
Dear Sir:
Last year I used Farmer’s Joy Boll Weevil Poison,
also Arsenate and Molasses mixture.
I found more dead weevils where I used your poison
than I did where the Calcium Arsenic and molasses was
used.
I am frank to say that Farmer’s Joy Poison is the
best of the two and so much cheaper. I think so well of
it I expect to use a great deal more this year.
Yours truly,
Signed. J. E. NETHERLAND.
Johnston, S. C., March 3, 1924.
Mr. W. H. White, President,
Star Sprayer Mfg. Co.,
Augusta, Ga.
Dear Sii*
I have tried Farmer’s Joy Boll Weevil Eradicator
and find it is all right. I expect to use no other.
) Yours truly,
Signed. B. R. SMITH.
Aiken, S. C., March 3,1924.
To Whom it May Concern:
This is to certify that I have used Farmers Joy as a
Boll Weevil poison and found it to be the best poison of
any heretofore used.
Signed. H. P. DYCHES.
Manufactured and Guaranteed by STAR SPRAYER MFG. CO., Augusta, Ga.
Sold and Guaranteed by GIBSON DRUG CO., County Agent, Thomson, Ga.
Q. Are cocoa and cacao the same?
A. Cacao is a Mexican word ad
opted by us from the Spanish. The
specific nam of the theobroma cocoa,
the trees from the seeds of which
chocolate is prepared. The seeds are
Also called cocoa. It is a native of
tropical America.
Q. Is there any authority about
not eating oysters in the months
when the letter R docs not occur?
A. In “Dyet’s Dry Dinner,” by
Butler, he is quoted as saying: “It
Is unseasonable and unwholesome in
all months that have not an R in
their name to eat an oyster."
waii, Porto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
and the Canal Zone. A comprehen
sive geodetic system, extending into
the interior, connects and coordinates
the surveys of the coasts, and is de
signed to furnish accurately deter
mined points and elevations in all
parts of the country. These are avail
able as a basis for Federal, State
and municipal surveys, and engin
eering projects of every kind. The
magnetic declination is also deter
mined. The Survey prepares mag
netic maps, the determination of
gravity, topography, hydrography,
deep-sea soundings, water tempera
tures, tidal and surrent observations.
any solid portion. This planet is al- j
ways visible to the unassisted eye
when above the horizon at night, be
ing brighter than a first-magnitude
star.
Q. What is the meaning of the
expression, “A Rowland for an Oli
ver?
A. Rowland and Oliver were two
of the most famous in the list of
Charlemange’s twelve peers; and
their exploits are rendered so ridi
culously and equally extravagant by
the old romancers, that from thence
arose that saying amongst our plain
and sensible ancestors of giving one
a “Rowland for his Oliver,” to signify
the matching of one incredible lie
with another.
Q. What is the chief function of
the Coast Geodetic Survey?
A. The survey of the coasts of
the United States and the publica
tion of charts needed for the naviga
tion of the adjacent waters, including
Alaska, the Philippine Islands, Ha-
NO FEAR OF EVIL resulting from
change of diet, water or climate,
concerns those who take on the short
trip, summer vacation or long journey,
CHAMBERLAIN’S
COLIC and DIARRHOEA
REMEDY
Ready for emergency - nigh* or day.
Q. Is there any w-ood, or tree,
grown that is lighter than cork?
A. Until the World War, little was
known or thought about balsa wood,
which is now valued for certain
properties—it is the lightest of all
known woods; lighter than cork—and
its manufacture and preparation for
the market have assumed propor-
tions of a commercial proposition.
The balsa is a tropical tree of Cen
tral America and Northern South
America. In appearance it some
what resembles a catalpa, tall and
straight, and has a marvelously rapid
growth. It is especially adapted in
the manufacture of buoyancy and in
sulation products, such as life rafts,
parts of life boats, and airplanes.
Balsa, in the native Indian tongue,
actually means raft. It has a pithy
wood, lighter but stronger than cork,
and is a remarkable non-conductor of
heat.
Q. What is the largest plant in
the solar system?
A. Jupiter is the largest, having
eleven times the diameter of the
earth. Although so much larger
than the earth it is very much small
er than the sun. Its density is only
one-fourth that of the earth or slight
ly greater than the density of water.
It is therefore unlinely that it has
Q. Kindly tell me who Tony Pas
tor was and what he did?
A. Tony Pasotr was a famous
actor in the ’70’s and ’80’s and owned
a theatre in New York City, known
as Pastor’s theatre. He dressed as
a Fifth Avenue swell and was a sing
er of popular songs.
Q. I would like to know the date
of the founding of the National So
ciety of the Colonial Dames; also the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion.
A. The National Society of the
Colonial Dames of America was
founded in 1890, and the Daughters
of the American Revolution in the
same year, 1890.
New York was elected President.
His running was Richard M. Johnson
of Kentucky. The democratic elec
tors from Virginia refused to vote
for him, throwing their votes to Wil
liam Smith of Alabama .thus causing
a tie vote. Johnson won, when the
contest was carried to the Senate.
There is some misapprehension
about the Hayes-Tilden election of
1876, many thinking that it was de
cided by the House of Representa
tives, but such was not the case.
There was a contest and an electoral
commission was created by Congress
to settle the question. The commis
sion reported back to the joint ses
sions of the two houses and their
findings were accepted.
Q. Was the election of President
Hayes decided by action of the House
of Representatives? In what in
stances has the House elected a Pres
ident?
A. Only twice in the history of the
Government—in 1801 and in 1825—
hasj the House of Representatives
elected the President, and once—in
1887—the Senate elected the Vice
President. The first time the House
was called to name the national ex
ecutive was when the third President,
Thomas Jefferson, was elected in
1801. The second election by the
House was that of John Quincy Ad
ams, in 1825. The one vice presiden
tial election by the Senate occurred
in 1837, when Martin Van Buren of
Hall's Catarrli
will do what \vt
Medicine claim for it ■
rid your system of Catarrh or Deafnes:
caused by Catarrh.
Sold by druggists for over 40 years
v. J. CHENEY &. CO., Toledo, Ohi<
Q. What is the area of the Pacific
Ocean, also the Atlantic and the In
dian Oceans?
A. The area of the Pacific Ocean
is 70,000,000 square miles; Atlantic
Ocean, 35,000,000 square miles, and
the Indian Ocean 23,000,000 square
miles.
Q. Who was the author of the ex
pression, Be sure you are right, then
go ahead?
A. This was the motto of David
Crockett in the war 1812.
Q. We are studying pictures in
school and have found the picture
“October” by Halsdad but are unable
to find out anything about him.
Would you please send me a biog
raphy of him and what other paint
ings he has done?
A. The Corcoran Gallery of Art
in Washington has no record of such
an artist, whose fame has thus far
failed to reach the central bodies of
art.
Dress-Fastening Devices
In Prague is a museum devoted sole
ly to a collection of dress-fastening de
vices of all kinds and of all ages.
5Passenger Sedan
tNbwnm
f.o.b.‘Toledo
Now you can afford to make that
dream a reality! To own and drive
this luxurious sedan, powered by
the same type of engine used in
Europe’s finest cars. Silently glid
ing sleeve valves instead of ham
mering cams and clicking peppet
valves. An engine that improves
with use! An all-season car you’ll
want to drive season after season.
For no Willys-Knighl engine has ever
been known to wear out
WILLYS-
H. C. TRIMBLE,
Thomson, Ga.
