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FftlDAY, AUGU8T 8, 1924.
THE McDIJFFTB PROGRESS, THOMSON, GA.
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BY J. E. JONES.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 5.
This is a valuable educational fca-
tore in The McDuffie Progress. Send
in jrour questions, and address them
to U. S. Press Association, Continen
tal Trust Building, Washington, D. C.
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ply. Do not include trivial matter
•r questions requiring extensive re
search.
Q. What is the Talmud?
A. The Talmud is a compendium
ei ancient Jewish oral or unwritten
law, as distinguished from the Pen
tateuch, or written law; its origin is
coeval with the return from the
Babylonian captivity 636 B, C. Its
compilation in Hebrew was begun
by the Scribes, and by their succes-
aors the work was carried on until
220 B. C. It is composed in prose
and poetry, and contains two ele
ments, legal and legendary. The
morality resembles that of the New
Testament and the philosophy is
father Platonic than Aristotelian.
Q. Who was the person who re
ferred to the American flag as “Old
Glory"?
A. The inspiring name was given
to the American flag by Captain Wil
liam Driver, of Salem, Mass., in 1831.
It was his salute to a beautiful new
flag presented to his ship when start
ing on a voyage around the world.
Q. Was there a theory at one time
that the earth was hollow?
A. The theory or fancy that the
earth is hollow and inhabited within
was held with persistence by John
Cloves Symmes (1779-1829), who
claimed to believe that the earth was
open at the poles for the admission
jof air, and contained within in other
concentric hollow globes, all inhab
ited in like manner. Ho petitioned
Congress to fit out an expedition to
test his theory. It was first promul
gated in 1818. He died in Hamilton,
Ohio, 1829, and over his grave is a
short column, surmounted by a globe
showing open poles.
Q. Is ventriloquism mentioned in
the Bible?
A. It is possibly described in Isa
iah, XXIX-4, about 712 B. C.
Q. Can alcohol for commercial
purposes be made from peach culls?
What is it used for besides as a col-
vent and in patent medicines? Un
der what restrictions is its manufac
ture placed by reason of prohibition
acts?
A. The Bureau of Chemistry of
the Department of Agriculture says
that it has been estimated that theo-
recically one ton of peaches will yield
11.4 gallons of 180 per cent alcohol,
basing the estimate on the supposi
tion that the average sugar content
eorrespondes to 7.6 per cent dextrose.
The Bureau says: “Actually, how
ever, the amount is somewhat less
than this. The installation and
equipment of distillery for the utili
zation of such a product solely would
not be justified because the alcohol
yield is low and the supply of raw
material is too intermittant and un
certain.” Information regarding the
laws and regulations covering the
manufacture of industrial alcohol
should be obtained from the Bureau
of Internal Revenue, Treasury De
partment, Washington, D. C. The
uses of alcohol may be obtained by
writing to the Bureau of Chemistry,
Agricultural Department, Washing
ton, D. C. Estimates on distillery
equipment must be obtained from
private manufacturers, and these
names may ulso be obtained from the
Bureau of Chemistry.
Q. Why are some villages and
small towns referred to as “jerk
water" towns?
A. For many years villages and
out-of-the-way hamlets throughout
the country have been called “jerk
water" towns through the practice
in early days of the railroad train
to stop the engine at a wayside
stream to replemish the water supply.
The water was carried in leather
buckets. First-class roads soon
eliminated this necessity, but smaller
ones, touching only villages, contin
ued their “jerkwater" engines. Rail
road men are credited with having
jokingly referred to the smaller
towns as “jerkwater” places, and the
name was occasionally used.
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_Q. How old was the winner of the
Marathon in the recent Olympic
games?
A. Albin Stenreos, a Finn, the
winner of the twenty-six mile Mara
thon race is forty years old.
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Q. How can I remove grass
stains from clothing?
A. Grass stains may be removed
from white goods by sponging with
ammonia water. For silk, alcohol or
chloroform is better.
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pushers
TEXACO
REGISTERED
TRADE MARK
Boll Weevil
Exterminator
Inquire of our
Nearest Agent
THE TEXAS COMPANY, U.S.A.
Texaco Petroleum Products
Q. What is the military record of
Captain William Kelly of the Revolu
tionary army? He came from
Wilkes county, ;North Carolina or
South Carolina.
A. The military records of the
Carolinas, in the Congressional Li
brary at Washington, do not reveal
Captain William Kelley. If such a
person existed he must have been a
character of only local note.
Q. Please give the meaning of
the following words, or phrase:
Lama Sabachthani? also Simonetta?
Loup d’Orange?
A. Lama in Tibet, Mongolia, etc.,
is a priest or monk of the belief call
ed Lamaism—which is the Buddism
of Tibet and Mongolia. Sabbathian
efers to an adherent of Sabbathai
Tsebhi, a Jewish cabalist of Smyrma.
is a name. The feminine dimunitive
of Simon. Loup d’Orange is French,
loup meaning wolf, and an Indian of
the Pawnees.
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Q. What is meant by metoinic
*jrcle?
A. A period of nineteen years or
6940 days, at the end of which the
changes of the moon fall on the
same day.
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Q. What is meant by “maverick”
In refrence to cattle?
A. Maverick is a term used on
the cattle ranches of the West for
a herd of cattle that bears no brand,
and is therefore regarded as owner
less. It is said to have been the
name of a Massachusetts man who
settled in Texas, where he refused
to follow the custom of branding his
calves, because he trusted his neigh
bors, and besides was tender of hi3
beasts.
Q. When were the. first
Savings banks established
United States?
A. August 1, 1911. The first
banks established were in New York,
Chicago, St. Louis und Boston.
Q. What is the date of the first
successful mechanical aeroplane
flight?
A. December 17, 1903, by
Wright Brothers.
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Q. How are postage stamp
signs made?
A. Postage stamp designs are
made by the Bureau of Engraving and
Feinting, and are approved by the
Postmaster General.
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Q. What is (he area in
miles of Lake Sujerior?
A. Lake Superior has an area of
32,000 square miles, which is greater
than the whole of New England,
leaving out Maine.
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Q. Was there a company of Welsh
Guards in service in New York about
16207
A. This question dates back to
the earliest days of New York. The
early history of the State refer only
to the French, English, and Dutch,
and there is no record of any company
of Welsh Guards in that early period.
Q. What was the origin of the
name of the Capitol of Illinois—
Springfield?
A. The first settlement of Spring-
field was in 1818. The county Com
missioners of Sangamon county
agreed in 1821 upon the name of
Springfield, although it had been
previously called both Springfield and
Calhoun, in honor of John C. Calhoun.
The word was derived from Spring
Creek which ran through John Kelly’-
field.
Q. In what museum or gallery is
the statue of Venus de Milo?
A. The Venus of Milo, one of the
most famous of Greek sculpture—of
Parian marble, was found by a peas
ant in 1820 near temple ruinh in the
island of Melos, (Milos), in the Greek
Archipelago, and is now a celebrated
treasure of the Louvre, Paris. This
glorious masterpiece of an unknown
sculptor, probably belongs to the sec
ond-third century, B. C. The god
dess known to the Greeks as Aphro
dite, and to the Romans as Venus,
is supposed to have been holding a
shield and gazing at her reflection in
the polished surface.
Q. How old was Abraham when
Isaac was born?
A. According to Genesis XXI-5,
Abraham was one hundred years old.
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Q. What is the origin of
characters of Punch and Judy?
A. Authorities differ. Some hold
that it is a .contraction of Pontius
and Judas. Judy, or Judith, the
feminine dimimutive of Judas, and
that it is the relic of an old miracle
play in which the actors were Pontius
Pilate and Judas Iscariot.
Q.
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When did Queen Victoria die?
January 22, 1901.
Q. I)o “The Tales of a Wayside
Inn” have any reference to the his-
torial Wayside Inn?
A. “The Tales of a Wayside Inn”
was the name given by Longfellow
to a collection of stories gathered
much in the manner of Chaucer’s
“Canterbury Tales.” They were
mostly gathered from old literature,
and received that name merely to
give them locality.
Q. How should the Bible he ap
portioned to read in one year?
A. The Bible may easily be read
through in one year by reading three
■hapters each week day and five on
Sunday.
Q. Who was “Sindbad, the Sail-
A. Sindbad the Sailor was a char
iot or whose wonderful voyages ar.'
elated in the “Arabian Nights.”
Q. Is the huckleberry or blue
'll rry sometimes called whortleberry?
A. The whortleberry is a Euro
pean species of blueberry.
Q. Please tell me how to clean
wall paper without injuring the
paper?
A. For removing grease spots
pipe clay mixed to a cream with
water, applied to the spots and left
over night or until thoroughly dry
and then brushed off will be found
efficacious. Art gum will also re
move soiled spots. For cleaning a
large surface the inside of a loaf of
bread used similarly to a sponge will
be found satisfactory. Use clean
bread as the bread discolors quickly
from the soiled paper.
Q. Is church property of the Unit
ed States taxed?
A. Church property is not taxed
unless used for commercial purposes.
Q.
Will you please veil me (he
names of all the Presidential candi
dates, and the parties they represent?
A. Calvin Coolklge, Republican;
John W. Davis, Demochat; Robert M.
LaFollette, Progressive; Robert R.
Pointer, People’s Progressive; G O.
Nations, American; Frank Johns,
Socialist-Labor; Herman P. Faris,
National Prohibition; William J. Wal
lace, Commonwealth; William Z. Fos
ter, Workers’ Party of America.
SOUTHERN LINE.
By Chums.
Mr. and Mrs. A. II S Reeves and
little son, Master Garvin, loft last
Thursday for Hendersonville, N C.,
where the ywill spend a week visit
ing friends and relatives.
Miss Ruth Harrison spent Satur
day night and Sunday in Bearing as
the guest of her sister, Miss Louise
Harrison.
There may be one
born every minute, but
they surely don’t die at
the same rate.
Give your building
longer life by using—
OUR PAINTS AND
VARNISHES.
These paints and var
nishes come very highly
recommended — covers
the surface with a hardy
and durable moisture-
proof film—and an un
usually large surface
per gallon.
We have it all ready
for your use—come in!
THOMSON HARD
WARE CO.
Thomson, Ga.
Mrs. Emma Mathews, of Atlanta,
is visiting her daughter Mrs. B. F.
Fuller.
Mr. Welbourn Reeves spent Sun
day night with his aunt, Mrs. D. W.
Fuller.
Mrs. Allie Wheeler spent Satur
day with Mrs. Beatrice McCorkle.
A largo crowd from around here
attended camp meeting at Whiteoak
Sunday.
Mr. Durham McCorkle spent Sun
day with Mr. Ralph McCorkle.
Mr. D. W. Fuller, Mr. J. E. Har
rison and Master Ollie Harrison were
in Greensboro last Monday on busi
ness.
Mr. C. T. McCorkle, Mr. D. W.
Fuller and Miss Lucille Fuller were
in Thomson Friday.
Little Miss Helen Reeves spent
Friday with her aunt, Mrs. D. W.
Fuller.
Misses Loretta and Willie Mae
Greene spent Tuesday night with Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Harrison.
Messrs. Eddie Harrison. D. W.
Fuller and J. S. Anderson were in
Washington, Ga., Tuesday on busi
ness.
A large crowd from around here
enjoyed a fish fry given at Luckey’s
bridge last Saturday.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert McCorkle greatly sympathize
with them in the recent illness and
death of their little son, Benjamin
Franklin, which occurred Monday
morning at the hospital in Augusta,
nterment was followed in the Silver
Run cemetery Monday afternoon a'
o'clock.
If you need a Stove
Oil or Wood, don’t for
get we have a nice stocl:
to select from and price:
ire right.
Thomson Hardware Co
Fill Hot Water Bag
After filling n rubber water bottle
with but water it Is a good plan to
press the sides of the bottle together
before putting in the stopper. This
allows all the steam to escape, no mat
ter how hot the water may be.
Work of Posterity
When we plant a tree, we are doing
vliat we can to make our planet a more
wholesome and happier dwelling place
lor those who come after us, if not for
mrselves.—Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Let The
I’irnting.
Progress Do Your Job
Save Your Top Crop!
Cotton Is Valuable — Poison is Cheap.
We have Calcium Arsenate stocks at Memphis, Atlanta,
Brunswick, Charleston, Columbia and Greenville.
Get Our Prices For Quick Shipment.
We sell the Little Giant Blower for dusting cotton—econo
mical, efficient; retail price $6.50 f. o. b. Atlanta. Special
discounts to dealers.
ASHCRAFT-WILKINSON COMPANY
ATLANTA, GA.
MONEY TO LEND
CHEAP RATES AND GOOD
TERMS.
If you want to borrow money on
your real estate, call on me and I
think I can make it to your interest.
Valuable Farms and Town Lots.
JOHN T. WEST.
G.
T. NEAL
Dentist
Office Over First National Bank
THOMSON, GA.
H. P. NEAL
. Dentist
Office Over City Bank.
THOMSON, GA.
Phone 45
SPECTACLES,
EYEGLASSES
and ARTIFICIAL
*OEYES
Properly Fitted.
DR. HENRY J. GODIN
956 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
J. T. WEST
Attorney at Law.
Office Over Thomson Drug Co.
THOMSON, GA.
GEORGIA RAILROAD
Passenger Train
Schedule.
CORRECTED TO AUG. 20th, 1923.
DEPARTURE OF TRAINS AT
THOMSON, GA.
WEST BOUND LEAVE
No. 3 for Atlanta 3:34 A.M.
No. 1 for Atlanta 8:24 A.M.
No. 7 for Atlanta 4:20 P.M.
No. 5 for Atlanta 11:55 A.M.
No. 9 for Barnett 8:00 P.M.
NAST BOUND LEAVE
No. 2 for Augusta 11:55 A.M.
No. 8 for Augusta 8:43 P.M.
No. 4 for Augusta 1:05 A.M.
No. 6 for Augusta 5:19 P.M.
No. 10, for Augusta 6:30 A.M.
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.
ATLANTA AND WEST POINT RY. CO.,
GEORGIA RAILROAD
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH,
Wilmington, N. C.
No Mosquitoes, Wonderful Breeze, Surf
Bathing, Etc. j 4*? *
The Oceanic Hotel, long noted for its ser
vice, is the first stop on the beach.
SUMMER TOURIST FARES NOW IN
EFFECT. Ask your local Ticket Agent or
write to the undersigned.
J. P. BILLUPS,
General Passenger Agent, 120 E. Hunter
St,, Atlanta, Ga.
Let The Progress Do Your
Job Printing.
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