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THE McDUFFIE PROGRESS, THOMSON, GA.
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1924.
Asked And
0
Answered
BY J. E. JONES.
Washington, D. C., July 24.
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search.
Q. What causes iron to rust or
corrode? What chemical process
takes place when iron rusts? is
there any known substance cur for
mula that can be mixed with iron to
prevent its rusting?
A. According to the United States
Bureau of Standerds corrosion is the
broader term and may be applied to
any chemical attack upon a metal.
Rusting is generally use! with ref
erence to the corrosion of iron and
ferrous alloys. Some authorities
^escribe it as an electrolytic process
due to presence of moisture, and
probably carbon dioxide. Other au
thorities insist that fundamentally,
corrosion of iron is no more electroly
tic in nature than is any other chem
ical reaction, since in the last analysis
any chemical change may be explain
ed as electro-chemical. Ferrous hy
droxide, Fe(OH)2, is usually stated
to form first, and this is then acted
upon by moisture and oxygen to form
iron rust which may be regarded as
a hydrated oxide of iron.
Addition of 11 to 13 per cent
chromium decreases the corrodibil
ity of iron.
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Q. Will you kindly tell me Gene
Stratton Porter’s address?
A. Mrs. 'Gene Stratton Porter,
author, illustrator, was born on a
farm in Wabash County, Indiana, in.
1868, and her present address is
Limberlost Cabin, Rome City, Indi
ana.
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Q. Is the book “Ten Nights in a
Barroom” in print? Where may I
obtain a copy of it?
A. “Ten Nights in a Barroom”
by P . S. Arthur, is in five editions,
and is sold by Brentano’s, Washing
ton, D. C., at prices varying from
40 cents to one dollar.
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Q. What day of the week did July
28, 1891 fall on?
A. Tuesday.
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Q. Are there such days as dog
days? When do they begin and when
do they end?
A. Canicular days nertnins to the
rising of the dog " f ar. ’ "nee the com
mon reference to ih’’s period as dog
days, a period variously placed be
tween July and early September;
popularly, the sultry, close part of
the summer. Until -non rati vely
recent times, the great heat, and the
consequent diseases which are pre
valent at this time of the year, were
popularly ascribed to the Dog Star.
Q. Where did the following origi
nate: “If death were a thing that
money could buy the rich would live
and the poor would die.”
A. No book of standai-d quotations
carries any such quotation, and it is
evidently re-written ns a “popular
classic,” while continuing to express
the idea conveyed by Burns who said;
“0 Death, the poor man’s dearest
friend,” which Young in his “Night
Thoughts” carries to the conclusion
that “Were death denied, poor man
would live in vain; were death de
nied. to live would not be life; were
death denied, e’en fools would wish
to die.”
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Q. What States of the West are
most available for homestead lands?
Does the Government give a deed to
this land?
A. It has long been realized that
the best homestead land has been
taken up. There still remain large
tracts, and some of it is in the dry
farming area. Much of these lands
are open to entry, and the Govern
ment gives a clear title where the
'homestead laws are complied with
by the settler. It is impossible to
say what States still contain the most
available homestead land.
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Q. Please give me information
about the "leaning tower”? Where
located? Was it built leaning, or
what caused it to lean?
A. The Campanile, or loaning
tower, was built about 1154, to con
tain bells, and stands in a Square in
Florence, Italy, close to the Cathedral.
It is built entirely of white marble,
and is a cylinder of eight stories,
each adorned with a round of col
umns. Some have imagined that the
“leaning” or inclination was designed
by the architect; but it is certainly
due to a gradual subsidence of the
* foundation during the construction.
The efforts of the builders to coun
teract this by making the colonnade
higher in the upper stories on the
side that was depressed are easily
seen. Florence, or Pisa, as it was
orignially called, was founded 'six
centuries before Christ.
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Q. Please send me receipt for
making sour pickle from cucumbers.
A. Put four quarts of green cu
cumbers in a stone jar and add one
cup of salt dissolved in two quarts
of boiling water and let stand three
days. Drain cucumbers from brine.
Bring to boiling point, pour over
cucumbers, and again let stand three
days; repeat. Drain, wipe cucum
bers, and pour over one gallon boiling
water in which one tablespoon pow
dered alum has been dissolved. Let
atand six hours. Then drain from
alum water. Cook cucumbers ten
minutes, a few at a time, in one-
fourth of the following mixture,
heated to the boiling point, and boil
ten minutes. Strain remaining liquor
over pickles which should be put in
a stone jar. 1 gallon vinegar, 4 red
peppers, 2 sticks of cinnamon, 2
tablespoon cloves.
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Q. Are half dollars of 1827 and
Columbian half dollars worth more
than their face value?
A. No.
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Q. Please let me know when the
grades of the Railway Mail Clerk
examination written May 3 will be
sent out..-Also are there many va
cancies to be filled in the near future
as railway mail clerks?
A. Results of these examinations
will likely be available the latter part
of August. It is learned from in
quiry at the offices of the Railway
Mail Service at Washington, that
there are not many vacancies at the
present time. Preference in appoint
ments will be given to those who have
the highest ratings.
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Q. Frequently I sec the following
phrases used and I would like to know
their true meaning. A. Vermiform
appendices. B. Psychological mom
ent. C. Inferiority complex. __D.
Pachydcrmously comfortable. Most
of these phrases I found used in
Frank Crane’s articles.
A. The questioner cites the man
ner in which these different phrases
are used, and his illustrations indi
cate that Dr. Crane has used the
phrases in somewhat figurative ex
pressions, which is not only permis
sible, but in excellent good taste in
literature. However, Dr. Crane’s
fault seems to be that he has almost
abandoned the literal definition of all
the phrases, for the purposes of il
luminating his writings. Vermiform
appendices is derived from the Latin
word vermiform, meaning worm, and
appendices is the plural for appendix.
It is a slender blind sac opening from
Hie intestines. It is easily infected.
It has no useful function. Therefore,
Dr. Crane’s meaning, though not com
plimentary, should nevertheless, be
understandable, when he says “We
have too many vermiform appendices
in our public offices.”
The “psychological moment for
Germany to accept the Dawes report”
is a plain statement by Dr. Crane in
dicating that the science of mind
makes such an act timely.
Complex is a word that has been
given almost a new meaning through
recent usages. Dr. Crane is to be
understood that the person whom
he described as having an “in-
ferioty complex” was inferior mental
ly to the average and became en
tangled, perplexed and involved. This
term is much used by psycho-analy
sts.
When Dr. Crane said “the rich are
pachydcrmously comfortable” he in
dicated that they were thick-skinned,
or insensitive to the problems and
rights of others. Pachyderm is a
Greek word.
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Q. What treatment should leather
chairs receive to prevent one’s cloth
ing from sticking to them?
A. Wash leather thoroughly in
warm water and when dry apply a
dressing made for keeping harness
pliable. Another method ,‘s to wash
leather thoroughly. Then rub leather
with fresh cow’s milk, from which the
cream has not been separated.
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Q. What is the State motto of
Oklahoma and its meaning?
A. The State motto is Labor
Omnia Vincit, meaning labor conquers
everything. Oklahoma was a Choc
taw Indian word meaning red people.
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Q. What was the date of the enrly
stage-coaches?
A. The first stage-coach in the
United States was run between New
York City and Boston, in 1732. In
185G there was a stage-coach run be
tween New York City and Philadel
phia, a distance of 90 miles, being
made in three days time. A second
coach was added to this line in 1765
and in 1796 it was increased to four
coaches. The business was so good
that in 1811 there were four coaches
each way daily.
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Q. When were steelyards first
used?
A. It is mentioned in the Penta
teuch. The Rome steelyard similar
to the one formerly in common use,
is mentioned 315 B. C.
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Q. Why and how did it become
a signal honor to he crowned with
laurel?
A. Laurel in mythology, was sac
red to Apollo, god of poetry. From
earliest time the poets and the gen
erals of conquering armies were
crowned with laurel. Petrarch was
crowned with Inurel for his poetry in
1341. Laurel was introduced in Great
Britain about 1629.
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Q. How did the author of the Star
Spangled Banner come to write the
song?
A. Francis Scott Key had embark
ed on the cartel-ship Minden, under
a flag of truce, to solitic the release
of some friends who had been seized
by Admiral Cochrane during the at
tack on the city of Washington. Key
found the British fleet in front of
Baltimore, and he was detained on
board of it. Key witnessed the bom
bardment of Fort McHenry on the
night of September 13, 1814. It was
during the excitement of this attack
and while pacing the deck of the
Minden, between midnight and dawn,
that Key composed the song. It was
first written on the back of a letter
and transcribed by Key after his re
turn to Baltimore.
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Q. When did the game of checkers
originate?
A. Draughts, commonly called
checkers, is supposed to have preced
ed chess and to have been played in
Egypt 1300 B. C.
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Q. Where is the Evangeline Oak,
made famous by Longfellow’s poem?
A. This famous old tree is still
the prized possession of the French
settlement at St. Martinville Louisi
ana.
EAST THOMSON AND
LULLWATER MILLS
From last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sills and Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Marshall are visiting
relatives at Metter, Ga.
Mr. C. and William Connell, who
have been working at Union, S. C.,
for several weeks returned last Fri
day.
Several cases of fever are reported
in the village. In the home of Mrs.
Adams five were reported sick at
one time.
Mr. Bill Connell, Mr. C. Connell,
Miss Addie Maude Albert and Miss
Emmie Arrington visited Mr. S. Ar
rington of near Sweetwater Wednes
day evening.
Say, folks, have you attended the
services at the Baptist church? If
not you have missed something worth
while. Rev. Rader 'is not a pulpit
hero, nor is he a ladies man, I mean
by that he does just bow and smile
at the fair sex, nor does he play to
the moneyed class. Rev. Rader is
beyond question one of God’s real
men, delivering God’s messages;
preaching real Bible truths with a
soul filled with passion for the lost.
Co out in these closing hours; hear
his God given messages, apply them
to your heart and life and you will
be better now and eternally.
If you want to know how it feels
to fall out of a swing ask Bill.
I appreciate the fact that Wrights-
horo is against dancing, also Mar
shall. How about it cqrrespondents ?
Let’s hear from you all.
I would not ride out in the coun
try and get laoded down with melons
and ride by my friends door and not
offer them any. Who did it? Well,
they know if you don’t.
Acreage Added To Nat
ional Forests.
The National Forest Reservation
Commission at a meeting held Julv
7th authorized the purchase of 102,-
236 acres of forest land, offered by
77 different owners in nine States,
at an average price of $4.16 per acre.
In addition, the commission approved
the extension of the Alabama Nat
ional Forest so as to embrace 171’,-
1'40 acres lying to the southward of
the present boundary of that forest
area, this acreage to be purchased in
the future.
The purchases approved at the July
7 meeting of the commission bring
the total area which is being acquired
for National Forest purposes in the
East up to ,437,553. These purch
ases are made under authority of the
Weeks Law passed by Congress in
1911, which provides for the United
States Department of Agriculture to
acquire forest land in the East and
South mainly for the protection of
watersheds of navigable rivers. The
provisions of the Weeks Law were
greatly extended by the Clarke-Mc-
Nary Law passed by Congress last
June.
Largest Purchase In Tennessee.
The largest purchase approved by
the commission is in Tennessee. It
consists of 47,807 acres of which
41,970 acres are in Monroe county,
4,000 in Unicoi county, and 1,224
acres in Cooke county.
In Pennsylvania the purchase of
2,445 acres was approved. This
acreage lies in McKean, Forest, and
Warren counties which are located
within the boundaries of the newly
created Allegheny National Forest
designed to protect the headwaters
of the Allegheny River, the most im
portant tributary o fthe Ohio River
from the north.
Southern Forests Extended.
In West Virginia the purchase of
580 acres on the watershed of the
Monongahela River and within the
Monongahela National Forest was
approved. In Virginia 5,454 acres
within Rockingham ami Augusta
counties are to be purchased. In
North Carolina 11,098 acres consist
ing largely of a single tract in Tran
sylvania county will be purchased
and will become a part of the Pisgah
National Forest.
In South Carolina 18,921 acres of
timberland in Oconee county will be
acquired. This acreage is situated
in such a manner that its acquisition
will materially promote the solidifi
cation of the Nantahala National
Forest.
In Arkansas 11,501 acres in Frank
lin, Stone, Pope, Newton and Craw
ford counties were approved for pur
chase, the largest tract being 9,140
acres of cut-over forest land in
Franklin county. In Georgia a small
tract in Union county was approved,
and in Alabama 4,001 acres in Law
rence and Winston counties will be
purchased which will materially aid
in protecting the Alabama National
Forest from fire.—U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
CARD OF THANKS.
Mr .and Mrs. H. T. Avery, together
with their parents, Mr. "and Mrs. C.
H. Smith, take this means of thank
ing their friends and neighbors for
many kindnesses extended in the
death of their little daughter and
grand-daughter, invoking God’s rich
est blessings on them all.
Men’s Rubber Belts,
10 cents each, at J. W.
Fletcher’s.
With the co-operation
of our citizens, rabies
among dogs will be a
thing of the past in
Thomson. The city fur
nishes the vaccine and
has it administered for
the sum of $2.00.
Mayor and Council.
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Something to
Think sibout
by F. A. WALKER
THE BESTIAL PART
YA7! I ETHER in the quiet of the
home or in the whirl of the noisy
world, the heslinl part of you is ever
striving to pull you down to his level.
His unalterable purpose is to over
come and disgrace man, tin* exalted
of creation, made in the image of his
creator, “to have dominion over every
living thing that movetli upon the
earth.”
So when this beast begins to pun-
ami rub against you to he petted and
stroked upon its glossy hack, withhold
your hand, summon yoar guardian an
gel to your assistance and soar with
him to a loftier atmosphere where the
environs are sweet and clean.
It is not possible to outwit and nut-
maneuver the deSph able, invisible
tiling unless you do.
lie is an adept creature capable of
changing his spots at will, and simu
lating all human emotions—pride,
humility, sympathy, hate, pity, piety
and affection, any one of which In* can
arouse when lie suspects that you are
in a mood to yield to his wishes.
So intimate is he with your thoughts,
desires, passions, strength and weak
ness t lint lie knows when to purr. 1-Ie
lias the daring of a lie.n and the hu
mility of a saint.
He commends himself to the peoples
of the earth with the most Insinuating
art, occupied night and day giving full
play to Ids skill and cunning.
He comes upon you when you would
he alone, when you would step for
ward toward some exalted ideal,
wrenches you from yojir pleasant
pedestal and casts yoq down so softly
that in failing there Is nothing hut
delicious sensations of pleasure devoid
of every semblance of fear or degrada
tion.
He mnkos a good job of It unless by
your superior will you shake him off.
The hank clerk looking covetously
upon stacks of money is being purred
to by tlie intimate l east, not yet sure
of ids victim. The young man or
woman who forgets the tender, loving
plens of ids or her solicitous mother,
is always in danger when listening to
the persuasive purr of the beast feign
ing sympathy.
“My beast.” said the old man, “is
stronger than 1, fo> there are times
when I cannot sluice him off. lie
has been the bane of my existence
the cause of my sorrows and failures.
Beware lest he cuiu you!” Hearing
tills, the brute chuckled, and curled
up for a nap.
by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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Men You May Marry
By E. R. PEYSER
Has a man like this proposed
to you?
Symptoms: Very tall, broad
face, large mouth, hair parted
on side, slow stride, heavy trend.
Likes to wear caps, lie is very
serious—life to 1dm has been a
struggle. Hasn’t had any home,
lias lived on railroad trains nnd
in nearly every city. Traveled a
lot hut not n traveling man type.
Crazy to settle down In a small
town—and he a big man in Y.
M. C. A. and other quiet insti
tutions. He likes you because
■you are lively. Coughs before
lie says anything lie thinks is
weighty—
IN FACT
He himself Is more weighty
than ids words.
Prescription for the bride-
to-be:
Forget the sowing of wild
oats. Sew your way well among
ids socks.
A3SORB THIS:
Carrying on is not the same as
to "carry on."
(© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
If f should be asked to name the
quality most necessary to the best tyjie
of rnan 1 should unhesitatingly choose
optimism, for with it are sure to be as
sociated ambition, enthusiasm and self-
conlidertce.
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
I F YOUR family are fend of all kinds
of shell fish they will enjoy;
Crab Meat and Red Peppers.
Remove the yolks of four hard-
cooked eggs, mash and add two table-
ppoonfuls of fine bread crumbs; chop
the whites of the eggs tine and add a
tablespoonful and a half of chopped
red pepper. Put into a saucepan four
tabu-spoonfuls of butter; when melt
ed, add the egg mixture ancl cook un
til smooth, adding, a little at a time, a
cupful of cream. Now add a cupful of
mb meat, season highly and serve on
circles of toast, well-buttered.
Sweet Potatoes With Apples.
Put one cupful of boiled sweet po
tatoes cut in thin slices in a buttered
baking disli. Cover with three-fourths
of a cupful of sliced apples, sprinkle
with one-fourth cupful of brown
sugar, dot with two fablespoonfuls of
butter, and sprinkle with one-half tea
spoonful of salt; repeat. Bake in a
moderate oven one hour.
Has Anyone Laughed
At You ==
Because— B,r Peyser
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£ You pun?
Never you mind, you get a
laugh, don’t you? They may
laugh at you, but they do a lot
of laughing with you, too. There
are some awfully vapid puns,
yet some of the wittiest people
in the world have made puns,
and a great hulk of the jokes
that people pay for seeing in the
‘‘movies’’ are puns, some good
and some bad. 1 remember a
“movie” where the puns in the
titles made the “movie” a suc
cess. So let the heathen laugh
at you. because they will have a
laugli with you for entertaining
them—if you don’t do it to ex
cess.
SO
Your get-away here is:
Your puns are so clever that
people who pun admit that you
are a wit!
(© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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There is one advantage possessed b.
. the man at the bottom—he has not V
far to fall.
Chicken Jelly.
(’ut up a large chicken into small
pieces. Pound each jtfece on a board
until the flesh nnd hone Is well-
mashed. Put the chicken into a kettle;
add a tablespoonful of salt and a
quart of water. Simmer for several
hours on the back of the stove, or put
into a tireless cooker. Strain nnd pout
into a mold. Serve on lettuce with
mayonnaise dressing.
Different Dried Beef.
Put three tablespoonfuls of bacon
fnt into a frying pan, add one-hall
pound of dried beef, cut into small
pieces with the shears. Frizzle foi
three minutes, then place on a hoi
platter. Cut three bananas crosswise
nnd in quarters lengthwise; let there
cook in the frying pan long enough tc
become thoroughly hot. Arrange
around the beef and serve piping hot
Head Lettuce, Roquefort Dressing.
Arrange the tender leaves of heac
lettuce in a bowl; sprinkle with finely-
ndneed roquefort cheese; add s
French dressing which has been high
!y seasoned with cayenne and a dust
of onion juice. Serve at once. Th«
cheese may he stirred into the dress
lng and passed In a bowl if desired.
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(©. 13?4. Weitern Newspaper Union.)
‘You TELL'EM
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The old fashioned spark
plug used to be hitched
to a buggy.
Keep up with the
times by protecting your
floors, furniture and
woodwork with—
FIXALL
Paints and Varnishes.
These Paints and Var
nishes are the most sat
isfactory you can use—
and our prices make a
big saving for you.
THOMSON HARD
WARE CO.
Thomson, Ga.
LEARNED HOW THERE
“You believed Jack when he told you
lie never kissed another girl?”
“Certainly when he explained that
ae goes to the movies every night.”
BACK GIVES OUT
Plenty of Thomson Readers Have
This Experience.
You tax the kidneys—overwork
them—
They can’t keep up the continual
strain.
The back gives out—it may ache
and pain;
Urinary troubles may set in.
Don’t wait longer—take Doan’s
Pills.
Thomson people tell you how they
act. Ask your neighbor!
Mrs. J. B. Samuels, Jackson St.,
says: “I always have Doan’s Pills in
my home and take them when my
kidneys aren’t working just right.
I had a sharp pain in the small of
my back that caused me much dis
tress and made it hard for me to get
around. Doan’s Pills always reliev
ed me of this condition.”
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Pills—the same that Mrs.
Samuels had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. adv.
All dogs that have
been inocculated must
be registered with the
City Clerk.
Mayor and Council.
Q. Is the system of one-way-
streets being adopted for automobile
trafiic generally throughout the coun
try?
A. The custom has extended into
nearly all of the larger cities and in
places where the congestion of traffic
can be relieved in this manner.
Our prices are right
and we appreciate your
trade. Thomson Drug
Co.
Japanese Proverb
Buy land that slopes toward th*
center, and marry a girl whose moth-
re is good.