About The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1924)
AUGUST 1, 1924. McDUFFIE PROGRESS, THOMSON, mm Answered BY J. E. JONES. Washington, D. C., Aug. 1. This is a valuable educational fea- tars in The McDuffie Progress. Send is jrour questions, and address them to U. 8. Press Association, Continen tal Trust Building, Washington, D. C. Mention this paper when you write. Enclose two cents in stamps for re- pljr. Do not include trivial matter or questions requiring extensive re- eearch. cle” gathered several hundred thou sand members throughout the United States. * * Q. Recently Asked and Answered stated quite positively that no other material aside from wood had been successfully used for railroad ties. Isn’t it a fact that concrete is being used? A. Mr. W. A. Cox, of the Ameri can Concrete Tie Corporation of Portsmouth, Va., says that his com pany has had their concrete ties in service for seven years, and that they have been giving very satisfactory service. The editor of Asked and Answered having received Mr. Cox’s hospitality at Norfolk several years ago, is pleased to correct any false impression that may have gone abroad through this column—because we will vouchsafe any statement which Mr. Cox makes as correct. M. Q. What is meant, by the expres sion, “solar system?” A. The solar system merely as DOW accepted, is said to have been taught by Pathagorans about 529 B. C. He placed the sun in the center . . , . , .7 X . . ... ... | A. This was organized by Wil- and all the planets moving in ellipiti- . , . ... ... , “ . i ham Booth, its leader and general, cal orbits around it—a doctrine super- . . . . 7 , i, »,. , . . T . 'in East London, in 1865. The society ceded by the Ptolemaic system. Its ....’. 1Qr ,' w v vnnnurnd ita nvncnnt n a rv» n in I H7F truth was demonstrated by Sir Isaac Kewton in 1687. * * Q. How many Naval Academies in the United States, and how may an Appointment to one be obtained? Is naval education confined to Anna- polia? A. The students of the Naval Academy at Annapolis are styled midshipmen. Midshipmen, when ap pointed, are given four years instruc tion on general and technical subjects gt the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Three midshipmen are allowed for each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, one for the Resident Commissioner from Porto Rico, two from the District of Co lumbia, and fifteen are appointed from the United States at large. In addition, one Filipino is allowed for •ach class. The appointments from the District of Columbia and fifteen each year at large are made by the President. It is the custom of Pres idents to give the appointments of Midshipmen at large to sons of of ficers of the Army and Navy, for the reason that officers, owing to the nature of their duties, are usually not in a position to establish permanent residences. The selection of candi dates through Senators, Representa tives, etc., is by competitive exam inations, which are held twice a year. The Naval education system outside of Annapolis consists largely of post graduate courses. Some of these are held at Annapolis, v/hile the War College at Newport, Rhode Island and the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- ttoligy are utilized. There is also training at sea, and Now London, Connecticut, is the principal tiaining ground. In addition naval education which includes construction, subma rines, torpedoes, aviation, law, opti cal instruments, and training enlisted men, is carried on at different points. * * Q. How should a girl pupil write to her teacher, he being a male? What should the salutation and clos ing phrase of such a letter be? A. The ordinary relations between a pupil and a teacher should be cor dial enough to justify the usual salu tation “Dear Mr. Blank." If for any reason the pupil believes there should be a stricter formality she could prop erly use the term “My dear Mr. Blank,” without being suspected of expressing a zealous friendship. The latter is more formal and is frequent ly used in addressing people who are entire strangers. “Very truly yours," and “Sincerely yours,” are proper closing phrases, and an additional evidence of friendship is indicated in the phrase “Cordially yours." * * Q. Please give me the name of "Wood” who signed the Declaration of Independence. A. There is no such person. The Declaration of Independence does not bear the signature of any person named “Wood.” * * What is the meaning of the word "Chautauqua”? A. Chautauua is a village and summer resort situated on a lake in Chautauqua county, New York. . This Is an Indian word and its origin has been the subject of much contro versy. ‘Webster says it is a corrup tion of a word which means “foggy place.” Another derivation is “bag tied in the middle,” referring to the shape of Chautauqua Lake. Other supposed origins of the word are held in dispute. The village and lake known as Chautauqua have been made famous through the Chautau qua system of education, an enter prise established in 1878, in connec tion with the Chautauqua Assembly, which had been organized in 1874, t>y the joint efforts of Lewis Miller and the Reverend John H. Vincent, a Methodist Bishop, for the purpose o holding annual courses of instru- tion in languages, science, literature, etc., at Chautauqua, in July and Au- jgust annually. The “Chautauua Cir- Q. What was the origin of the received its present name in 1876, when army phraseology was adopted. Prayer was called “knee-drill;” the leader was a general, and the evan gelists were marked up as cadets, lieutenants, captains, etc. * * Q. What are precious stones? A. The diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald are the only stones which are, strictly speaking entitled to be called precious, but the opal, on account of its beauty, is often classed with the precious stones, as is also the pearl, which is really not a stone, but a secretion of a shell fish. * * Q. What was “Beecher’s Bible?” \A. During the “Kansas trouble,” between 1854 and 1860, Henry Ward Beecher declared that for the slave holder of Kansas the rifle was a greater moral agency than the Bible. So the rifle became known as “Beech er’s Bible.” * * Q. Does the United States have to pay more for the cost of Govern ment than other nations? A. Every individual in the United States is now paying $30 a year for the so-called cost of Government. The subjects of Great Britain pay $92 each; France, $40; Argentina, $27; Italy, $25; Belgium, $23; Japan, $13. * * Q. Will the revolution in Brazil force up the price of coffee, and will it affect coffee raised outside of Bra zil? A. There has already been an in crease in the price of coffee in most retail maikets. This applies not only to Brazilian coffee, but the price of Java coffee has increased several cents a pound to the retailer, who has naturally passed it on to his customers. 0 * * Q. Should cantaloupe be eaten with a fork or a spoon? A. Cantaloupes, like soup, re quire the spoon method. It is not considered good form to eat canta loupe with a fork. * * Q. Did King George the Third issue patents to lands in the United States? A. Yes. Many of these original patents are in our Government arch ives. * * Q. What are the annual postal receipts of the Government? A. The amount for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1923, was $532,827,- 925. This compares with the total gross receipts of $25,000, shown in the first annual report made by Post master General Samuel Osbgood to President George Washington. * * Q. When did the Gipsy moth ap pear in the United States? A. The Gypsy moth (.Ocmeria Dis- par) was accidentally introduced into eastern Massachusetts in 1869, where its caterpillars have done great dam age’to the trees. Q. How many patents have been issued in the United States? A. The United States Patent Of fice announced patent number 1,500,- 000 several weeks ago. Patents were not numbered until 1836 so that the serial number represents a period less than ninety years. The sugges tion was put forward in 1850, and seriously discussed, to close the pat ent. office, because “everything had been patented.” Q. How long have looking glasses or mirrows been in existance? A. A German introduced the look ing glass into Venice in the Six teenth century. His glass was cre ated by backing it with tin. About a century later the Venetians began to make transparent glass, and the Venetian art was introduced intr France and England in 1673. Mir •ors of that time are still to be seei set in the walls of the great palace at Versailles. They were frequently ommented on by news writers at the time of the Paris Peace Conference. * * Q. What claim to distinction, aside rom its nationality, has the Irish city of Belfast? A. Belfast claims to have the biggest ship yard, the biggest linen factory, the largest tobacco factory, the longest rope walk, and the .big gest storage room for whiskey in the world. * * Q. To what extent were moving picture films exported from the Unit ed States during the past year? A. Federal statistics for the year 1923 shows that the United States exported to other countries 148,434,- 916 feet of films, equal to nearly thirty thousand miles of pictures. * * Q. Who was the first Quaker? A. George Fox, a native of Dray ton, in Leicestershire, England, was the first to teach th£ religious views which distinguished the society. He commenced his ministerial labors in 1647. He He Q. How did Cape Cod receive its name? A. It was named after the fish of the same name, and it has been Cape Cod since it was so designated by Bartholemew Gosnold, on May 15, 1602. Codfish is an Indian name. * * Q. What Empire was at one time called the Holy Roman Empire? A. The German Empire received this designation in 962 when Otho I was crowned at Rome by Pope John XII. It came to an end when Fran cis II became heredity Emperor of Austria in 1804. * * Q. Is it known who holds the longest record of mayor of any American city? Mayor Wooding, in his eighty-first year, is closing his thirty-first con secutive term of mayor of Danville, Virginia. He likely holds the world’s record for point of service as a mayor. * * Q. To what extent has the co operative industry established itself in the United States? A. More than 8,300 cooperative organizations report to the Govern ment. Nine-tenths of them deal in farm products, and they do millions of dollars worth of business in a year. Cooperative marketing has reached its greatest development in California. "KaiTELL’EM Come in and trade with us; we appreciate it. Thomson Drug Co. Good Roads Enhance Property Values. Atlanta, Ga., July 31.—Building really good roads and many miles of them is a fine investment for a state or a county even though the cost may mount high and people who pay the cost may feel that the burden is a heavy one, in the opinion of C. W. McClure, Atlanta merchant and a leading member of the Kiwanis Club which is backing the good roads movement in Georgia. “Prosperity follows a really good road,” said Mr. McClure. “This is invariably found to be the case. A good system of highways impresses home-seekers and investors. They look upon the state that is improving its highways as a progressive state in which there will be found opportuni ties that other states would not offer. This has been found to be the case in North Carolina, and it has been also found that the paving of streets even in the smaller cities pays good dividends and that the good effect is not long in being noticed. Paved streets and hard-surfaced roadways are closely linked and work together for the upbuilding of towns and com munities.” Mr. McClure is an enthusiast on the subject of good roads and well paved streets and has made a study of both. He told of a banker who a few years ago bought a small build ing for $25,000 and recently has re fused a profit of $150,000 on the same property. The increase in value is attributed by the banker solely to the road building done around his section. “Million dollar store buildings and hotels are being built and towns are literally booming in many sections of he South as a result of the construc tion of good roads to them and i:i he district in which they are locat ed,” said Mr. McClure ■f The 'MorU loves ^ \over li' k £*?> cjucer ym vy o-P Showing if TEXACO REGISTERED 0Q TRADE MARK Boll Weevil Exterminator Inquire of our Nearest Agent THE TEXAS COMPANY, U.S.A. Texaco Petroleurti Products About the time you get used to a straw hat it is too dirty to wear. SAVE TIME— —and worry by invest ing in a “PERFECTION” OIL STOVE With this reliable, clean and’ economical oil stove in your kitchen, you can cook and bake in com fort—with less fuel, in less time and with less trouble. Better buy it today! THOMSON HARD WARE CO. Thomson, Ga. LIST OF DEAD LETTERS Advertised At the Postoffice at Thom son, Ga., July 28th, 1924. Mr. F. T. Darter. Mrs. Elizabeth Bradshard. Mr. James Daniel. Mrs. Elleanor Howard. Mr. P. Johnson. Elsie Larkins. 7. Miss Gussie Ressell. 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. 23"New Buick Models at prices that make them the tfmtest motor-car values o re j ever oiiered Open Models Standard Sixes 2-pass. Roadster - 5-pass. Touring Master Sixes 2- pa». Roadster 5-pass. Touring - • 7-pass. Touring - • 3- pass. Sport Roadster • . 4- pass. Sport Touring . $1150 1175 $1365 1395 1625 1750 1800 Closed Models Standard Sixes 5-pass. Double Service Sedan 5-pass. Sedan - 4- pass. Coupe - 2 -pass. Double Service Coupe Master Sixes 5- pass. Sedan - 7-pass. Sedan - 5-pass. Brougham Sedan 2-par,s. Country Club Special 4-pass. Coupe - 7-pass. Limousine • • Town Car - • • - Enclosed Open Models (With Heaters) Standard Sixes 3-pass. Roadster - - . 5-pass. Touring Master Sixes . 2-pass. Roadster Iyo 5-pass. Touring 1250 7-pass. Touring - $1473 U.65 1565 1375 $2225 2425 2350 2075 2125 2525 2925 $1400 1475 1700 All Prices f. •- fc. Buicli Factories. Government Tax to be added. A. H. CURTIS & SON Thomson, Ga. When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them Summer Hints For Young Mothers Men’s Rubber Belts, 10 cents each, at J. W. Letcher’s. “The Centennial State." Colorado is called “The Centennial State” because It was admitted to tlif Union In 1876, the hundredth annlver sary of American Independence. “Second Summer” Teething. There is a common old saying among mothers that if the baby sur- j vives its second summer, it will be over the most dangerous period. This is based on the fact that hot weather is hard on a teething child. One of the most famous children’s i specialists says that a healthy child in teething may be fretful and sleep ! poorly for a few nights, may show 1 loss of appetite, and slight fever, and may droll, but such spells should only last three or four’ days—and most of the symptoms jcommonly attributed to teething come from in digestion due to wrong food. For children’s indigestion, there’s nothing more effective than Livo- lax, and they like to take it. You can get a good-sized bottle at the drug store for 30c. Adv. CARD OF THANKS. We take this means of thanking the good people of Thomson who were so kind to us in our recent be reavement. Especially \do we thank those who sent cars, also the many beautiful floral offerings. May God bless you all. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ansley. Thurston Ansley. Special lot Silk Hose at a special price at Had- away’s. One ot Life’s Ironies. It Is sometimes more difficult to prove that you are right than it is to prove the other fellow is wrong. REAL ESTATE Bought and Sold. We have a number of propositions that are good values in both farm and city prop erty, and would be glad to show to prospect ive buyers. Values are lower now perhaps than they will be later, as the readjustment period ha snot yet passed. Those wishing to buy, and those desir ing to sell, would do well to see us. We charge only a small commsision and if we do not make a trade there is no charge. Also we advertise and try our best to make a deal. McDUFFIE REAL ESTATE AGENCY, H. S. NORRIS, Mgr. Rims and Tires If the car owner, after being out in )ad weather, will take the trouble to .vipe the tires and rims clean with a iponge and then Wine them dry. espe cially along the beads, he wiP do much :o prevent the formation of rust. Two Classes ot Humans The human race is divided into tw« classes: those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit and in quire why it was not done the other way.—Oliver Wendell Holmes. Just received a nice stock of Water Coolers. Thomson Hdw. Co. Will Get Along A man who is born healthy to start >vlth, and properly taught to breathe, :o eat, to keep clean, and to look on :he bright side of things, will seldom mve very much use for a doctor.—Un- :le Henrv’s Sayings. Butter From Denmark Buttermaking is given the moat careful attention in Denmark. Butter is one of that country’s chief exports. Over 1,000 steam factories are devoted to the salting and packing of butter for foreign markets. Our cold drinks and ice cream can’t be beat. Thomson Drug Co.
