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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1924.
the mcduffie progress, Thomson, ga.
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Q. What seven chapters of the
Eible are considered the most re
markable?
A. “FactB About the Bible” print-
ad by James Pott and Company, 1922,
drives the following seven chapters in
the order named: Genesis I; Exodus
XX; Mathew V; Luke XV; Romans
VIII; Corinthians XIII; Hebrews XI.
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Q. What will remove ink stains
from white goods?
A. Lemon juice and salt usually
•ct quickly. A bleach may be used
If the stain is on white goods and is
ptubborn. Be sure the bleach is
washed out good.
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Q. Please explain the curb mark
et?
A. This is an exchange that was
originally held on the curb or on the
atreet in the financial district, where
ftocks of companies not listed on the
general stock exchange are traded in.
Quite recently the New York curb
exchange which used a large space in
Broad Street, below Wall, has moved
Into a building of its own.
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Q. Did the Romans build roads in
England?
A. The Romans were always great
road builders. In the second, third
end fourth centuries they built four
Important highways in England, one
of these being from Kena to Cardigan
Bay; one from St. David’s to Tyne
mouth; another from Cornwall to
Lincoln; and the fourth from St.
David’s to Southampton. It is told in
history that “the Romans made roads
all over the world, to march in
etraight lines, and employ the peo
ple.” The soldiers were employed on
these roads.
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Q. Is it a part of the business of
the Coast Guard cutters to get rid of
Icebergs?
A. The Unitedi States Coast Guard
Is one of the most all round organiz
ations in the Government service. In
? eace time it is attached to the
'reasury department, while in war
time it operates with the United
States Navy. The United States
Const Guard is the life-saving service
of our coasts. It is also engaged in
running down bootleggers who ply
their trade inside l!'e coast limits.
A famous Coast Guard ship known
as “The Bear” has broken out ice
bergs, kept the channels working,
and performed about every act for
humanity that could be cataloged in
the Northern waters bordering
Alaska. This ship has used explos
ives to help in removing the icebergs
from the channels.
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Q. Is gold always yellow, and
does it glitter?
A. Australian gold is very red,
and the California gold also has a
reddish color. Placer gold is more
yellow than that which is taken from
quartz. This is one of the mysteries of
jnetalurgy, because the gold in plac
ers come from that which is in quartz.
The gold in the Ural Mountains is the
reddest in the world. Few r persons
are familiar with the real color of
gold, because it is seldom seen ex
cept when heavily alloyed.
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Q. What is spontaneous combus
tion?
A. This is the ignition of sub
stances without any direct known
cause. Substances soaked with rela
tively small amounts of oils and ex
posed to a limited access of air very
often produce fire.
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Q. What is meant when a person
Is referred to as “mushroom”?
A1 It is an upstart; one who rises
suddenly from a low condition of life.
Bacon in his work on Natural History
said “mushrooms come up in a night,
and yet they are unsowm; and there
fore such as are upstart in state,
they call in reproach mushrooms.”
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Q. What is the Reinsch test?
A. This was named after its dis
coverer and in chemistry is a very
delicate test for arsenic.
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Q. Tell me what became of the
United States steamship Cyclops?
A. The United States steamship
Cyclops of 19,360 tons, left the Bar-
badoes, West Indies, on March 4,
1918, and has not been heard of since.
She had bn board a crew of fifteen
officers and two hundred and twenty
men, and six additional officers and fif
ty-one enlisted men, as well as the
American Consular General at Rio
Janero, Brazil. The disappearance
of this ship has always remained a
mystery. The boat has been stricken
from the navy list and those aboard
were officially declared as dead on a
date set which was June 14, 1918.
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Q. How can I remove mildew
Stains from a white linen dress?
A. This may be accomplished by
soaking the spots in sour milk and
then placing the fabric in the sun.
Keep moist until the mildew stains
disappear. Flowers of sulphur spread
on a moistened stain act as a bleach.
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Q. What was the origin of “March
ing Through Georgia” and history of
the song?
A. Henry Clay Work wrote this
famous song in celebration of a
striking episode of the war, Sher
man’s march to the sea. This war
ballad was a prime favorite with the
old soldiers after its appearance in
1865. The author was born in Mid
dleton, Conn., in 1832. Though he
had little musical education he wrote
a number of very successful songs,
including “My Grandfather’s Clock,”
and “Father, Dear Father, Come
Home.” He amassed a fortune out
of the sale of his ballads.
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Q. Please explain the solar year.
A. The exact length of the solar
year, which is also called the astro
nomical, equinoctial, natural or trop
ical year, is 365 days, 5 hours, 48
minutes, and 45.51 seconds.
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Q. Just how and by whom can
war be declared in the Unjted States?
A. The constitution says that'
“the Congress shall have power to
declare war," and that it shall also
have power “to raise and support
armies,” and likewise “to provide
and maintain a navy.”
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Q. Is there any law by which a
farmer can borrow money from the
Government?
A. The Agricultural Credits Act
of 1923 does not authorize direct
loans to individual farmers, but local
agricultural credit corporations may
be organized by such farmers in or
der to obtain discount privileges
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Q. When was the custom inaugu
rated to license automobile drivers?
A. A mechanic in Detroit who is
regarded as somewhat eccentric
drove an automobile in the streets
of that city in 1894. The device al
ways drew a crowd and as a result
traffic was impeded. This eccentric
mechanic finally went to the mayor
who caused a special permit to drive
his car to be issued to Henry Ford.
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Q. What recent mechanical devi
ces are of particular note?
A. This question implies a large
order, but the invention of a new
calculator by which algebra can be
worked mechanically is worthy of
mention. Such a machine has been
announced by the president of the
Research Laboratories in Washing
ton.
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Q. For what purposes is walnut
most generally used?
A. Walnut ranks first according
to Governmei#. tests for airplane
propellers. Gunstocks, too, have al
ways been made almost exclusively
of walnut. Another place where wal
nut is used almost entirely, is in
steering wheels for automobiles. The
wood is free from warpage or shrink
age and in instances where man
must have the very best, most stable
and unfailing wood, he uses walnut.
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Q. What is incense such as is
used in churches? Where does it
come from?
A. Socotra, an isolated island off
the northeastern point of Africa has
come to be known as the “Isle of
Frankincence,” and from it once
came most of the pleasant, aromatic
gum burned as incense in the
churches and temples of both the
West and the East. The National
Geographic Society at Washington,
relates that “it is even possible tliat
one of the gifts of the Magi to the
Infant Jesus came from Socotra, for
in the past the island was almost
the sole source of this highly prized
gum.
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Q. Whnt is a banshee?
A. It is some sort of an elf, or
other supernatural being, supposed
by some of the peasantry of Ireland
and the Scottish Islands to sing a
mournful ditty under the windows
of the house when one of the inmates
is about to die. But when it comes
to reckoning up ■ superstitions like
this, many American families have
certain premonitions of an impend
ing death when the family dog be
haves “banshee-like.”
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Q. How many National banks
“busted” last year?
A. Fifty-two National banks were
placed in the hands of receivers dur
ing the year ended October 31, 1923.
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Q. What countries produce the
most coffee, tea ,and cotton?
A. Brazil leads the world in cof
fee, Japan in tea, and the United
States in cotton.
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Q. When was smokeless powder
discovered?
A It was first developed by Viel-
le, a Frechman, in 1886.
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Q. Which contains the most ter
ritory, Europe or the United States?
We are having a controversy about
this.
A. Europe contains 3,800,000
square miles and Continental United
States 3,800,789 square miles. You
win.
WRIGLEY5
after every meal
Cleanses month and
teeth and aids digestion.
Relieves that over
eaten feeling and acid
mouth.
Its 1-a-s-t-l-n-g flavor
satlslles the craving lor
sweets.
Wrlgley’s Is double
value In the benellt and
pleasure It provides..
Sealed in iU Parity
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LIST OF DEAD LETTERS
Advertised at the postoffice at Thom
son, Ga., June 16th, 1924.
1.
Miss
Mory Beaton
2.
Mr.
Lemon Buton.
3.
Rev.
Geo. Duval.
4.
Mr.
M. C. Dunn.
5.
Rev.
Robert Lee Harris.
6.
Mr.
Chas. M. Hood
7.
Miss
Mattie Million.
8.
Miss
Amie Parker.
9.
Gearlie Shank.
10.
Miss
Mattie Walker.
11.
Mr.
Jim Zellner.
If the above letters are not called
for in two weeks they will be sent to
the dead letter office.
When calling for these letters al
ways say, “Advertised,” giving the
number and date advertised.
In accordance with the postal laws
a fee of one cent will be charged
upon delivery of each piece.
J. D. BASTON, P M.
South Wales Coal Field
The South Wales coal Held, cover
ing approximately 1,000 square miles,
Is the largest In the British Isles, and
supplies more coal foi export than
anv other Hrlrisli coal dNirict..
The Touring Car
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and Starter tSS extra
Helps millions enjoy
their vacations
Ford cars will carry millions on healthful, pleasant vacations
this summer—vacations that are inexpensive because of the
low cost of maintenance of this reliable car.
Everyone wants a car for the outdoor months. That means, of
course, an unusually heavy demand for Fords. To avoid delays
and disappointment list your order now.
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You can buy arty model by making a small down-payment and arranging easy
terms for the balance. Or you can buy on the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan.
The Ford dealer in your neighborhood will gladly explain both plans in detail
Summer Hints
For Young Mothers
The Child Who
Won’t Play
Healthy children love to romp in
summer from eaxdy morn until the
last call, and if a youngster mopes
about the house and looks yellow
ish, you may know it isn’t well.
Think over the little one’s diet.
It should be watched more carefully
in summer. Too much heavy or raw
food causes biliousness and indiges
tion.
Usually a thorough cleansing with
Liv-o-lax and a little better sense
about the food will straighten out
the child quickly. Liv-o-lax is a veg
etable laxative that works on the
liver, too.
Liv-o-lax is easy to take. Chil
dren like it. You can get a good-
sized bottle at the drug store for
30 cents. Adv.
Eyes With a Broad Cast.
From a Story—She received the mes
sage from those radio eyes of his.—
Boston Transcript.
Proof of Chero-Cola
popularity is found
wherever bottled
soft drinks are sold.
Everywhere, you see
one person after an
other enjoying Chero-
Cola in the Twist
Bottle.
Thomson Chero-Cola Bottling Co.
Thomson, Ga.
Chero-Cola
In the twist bottle