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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15. 1924.
THE McDUPPIE PROGRESS, THOMSON, GA.
Asked And
Answered
BY J. E. JONES.
Washington, D, C., Aug. 13.
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tare in The McDuflie Progress. Send
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ta U. S. Press Association, Continen
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or questions requiring extensive re
search.
Q. Will you kindly tell me where
the little flies come from that gather
around fruit? Leave a dish of
berries or half a lemon or or
ange out of the refrigerator and in
no time there are little gnats or flies
around them. Now what I want to
know, dear Asked and Answered, is
where do they come from?
A. The Bureau of Entomology of
the United States Department of Ag
riculture furnishes the following an
awer: “During the summer months
fruits and vegetables attract certain
flies, especially the so-called fruit
fly- These are small two-winged in
oects which commonly breed in fer
menting fruit or vegetable waste
They are strongly attracted to the
odor of fermenting fruit and to vine
gar. They may breed in accumula
tions of partly decaying fruit or veg
etables if allowed to stand in the
open air.”
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Q. Will you please explain the
chemical effect ofi cream of tartar on
the whites of eggs in angel food
cake? Would the whites stand up
In the baking without the cream of
tartar?
A. The function of the acid, cream
of tartar, is to aid in the coagulation
of the egg white nt a low tempera
ture. It is desirable that this co
agulation occur early in the baking
so that the walls of the small air
cells which have been formed during
the beating process are hardened and
the air which was incorporated is
retained. It is advisable to use some
acid in all sponge cakes to ai din
this process of coagulation. In the
true sponge or yellow sponge cakes,
lemon juice is used rather than cream
of tartar to supply not only the acid
content but also flavor and moisture.
In sunshine sponge cakes which con
tain a larger proportion of egg
whites than true sponge, part of the
acid is supplied from lemon juice and
part from cream of tartar.
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Q. Kindly tell me some practical
method for extinguishing gases col
lecting in dug wells, that are destruc
tive to animal life. I have a well
thus infested and the flame of a
lighted lamp lowered into it becomes
extinguished.
A. Thei’e are harmful gases in
enclosed wells principally of the car
bon dioxide and carbon monoxide
kind. The former does not support
combustion and respiration, and leads
to unconsciousness, but it is not nec
essarily fatal. However, carbon mon :
oxide is exceedingly dangerous and
may cause death. Both gases are
colorless and practically odorless.
The Department of Agriculture says
that ventilation will clear a well of
gases and it advises as an act of
prudence the use of an electric fan
or some other method of creating a
draft or forcing in air under pres
sure before descending into a well.
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Q. Did Julius Caesar reign before
or after the beginning of the Chris-
tain era?
A. He was born 100 B. C. and
assassinated 44 B. C.
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Q. Where did golf originate?
A. In Scotland, where it became
the national game. It dates back
many centuries as is indicated by the
fact that it was among the prohibit
ed games proscribed by the King in
1457. The interest in the sport was
so great that the edict was rescinded.
* *
Q. Do many Northern tourists go
South in summer?
A. The highways leading through
Washington are congested, both sum
mer and winter, with automobile
parties touring South.
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Q. Did our treaty with Persia
effectually cover the case of the mob
murder of Consul Robert W. Imbrie
and the later attack upon his widow;
or did the Department of State mere
ly assume a high moral and Inter
national position?
A. Our treaty with Persia was the
second one made with an Asiatic
nation, and it was entered into in
1856. It provided for the diplomatic
and consular service, and the opera
tion of the same. It is very specific,
fmri there were no loopholes for
Persia, even if that country had wish
ed to assert any objection to the
American demands in the Imbrie
case. The verbiage of the treaty
with Persia is unique; for instance,
it begins: “In the name of God, the
dement and the merciful.” The
opening paragraphs names the con
tracting parties: “The President of
the United States of North America,”
and “His Majesty as exalted as the
Planet Saturn; the Sovereign to
whom the Sun serves as a standard;
whose splendor and magnificence are
equal to that of the skies; the Sub
lime Sovereign, the Monarch whose
armies are as numerous as the stars;
whose greatness calls to mind that of
Jemshid; whose magnificence equals
that of Darius; the heir of the crown
and the Throne of the Kayanians;
the Sublime Emperor of all Persia.”
Next comes the announcement of the
representative, authorized to nego-\
tiate the treaty, which is stated in a
line and a half for the United States
and in a long string of titles describ
ing the Ambassador of His Imperial
Majesty the Shah, “decorated with
the portrait of the Shah, with a great
cordon blue and bearer of the girdle
of diamonds,” etc.
With such perfection who could
ever doubt Persia’s desire and ability
to right the wrongs done to American
citizens?
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Q. What is the meaning of the
word “Micawber”?
A. People of the old school who
read Dickens recognize Micawber as
a character in “David Copperfield.”
* *
Q. Where was Richard Mansfield
born and did he ever play in opera?
A. Mansfield was born in Helgo
land, Germany, in 1857. He studied
for the civil service, and also took up
art in England. But he was destined
to become eminent in the theatrical
profession, in which he at first play
ed small parts in comic opera in
England. Afterwards he appeared
at the Standard theatre in New York
“Les Manteaux Noirs.” He was
very successful in a wide repertoire
from Koko in The Mikado to Richard
III. He was head of his own theatri
cal company and attained additional
fame in Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde,
He died in 1907.
* *
Q. Has the tourist travel to Can
ada increased or diminished?
A. In 1921 there were 017,387
tourists from the States who crossed
the Canadian line. In 1922 there
were 966,329, and in 1923, 1,942,387.
The 1924 figures will show still fur-
thur increases.
Q. When was a habeas corpus
proceeding first instituted for an In
dian?
A. Standing Bear, a Ponca Chief
and twenty-five followers, were ar
rested in one of the Dakotas for
abandoning their reservation and re
turning to their former homes, in
1879. They were held by military
authorities from whom they were
taken by writ of habeas corpus.
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Q. What are the principal imports
to Hawaii from the United States?
A. Chiefly iron and steel manu
factures, mineral oil, breadstuffs,
meat and dairy products. Lumber,
textiles, fertilizers, automobiles, rub
ber goods, leather and paper.
* *
Q. What is the meaning of the
word Biblia?
A. Biblia is the Greek word for
Bible according to certain authori
ties, but the dictionaries prefer to
give it as a Latin word, signifying
“the books.” This word has been
use since the fifth century, the
earliest name for the whole Bible
being Scripture.
* *
Q. What is a penny-a-liner?
A. At one time contributors to
English newspapers were paid a pen
ny a line. The nppelation of penny-
a-liner is still in use.
* *
Q. Why do merchants invariably
sell us imported sardines, when these
fish are native of American waters?
A. The United States Bureau of
Fisheries says that canned sardines
consist of the young of certain spe
cies in the herring family. The sar
dine of France is the young pilchard;
the sardine of Norway is the young
sea herring, sprat; the sardine of
Maine is the young sea herring.
Naturalists recognize only fish in the
genus Sardinia as being the true sar
dine, and French sardines and Cali
fornia sardines are the only ones of
this genus that are ordinarily can
ned. Rather strangely the American
sardine eater insists upon imported
sardines, whereas a large portion of
the Maine, Massachusetts, and Cali
fornia pack .amounting to ten mil-
loin dollars in 1923 was exported.
* *
Q. Where did Hawthorne’s “Scar
let Letter” get its name?
A. It is the work of fiction and
the “Scarlet Letter” was an embroid
ered letter “A” worn by Hester
Prynne, the heroine of the story, in
carrying out the sentence of relig
ious bigots of Salem, Mass.
Q. Please tell me something about
Anthrax.
A. The common understanding of
anthrax is that it is an infectious,
and unusually fatal, bacterial disease
of animals, especially prevalent
among cattle and sheep. It is some
times transmitted to man. It also
refers to coal and charcoal, and a
medical definition is, a carbuncle,
malignat pustule.
* *
Q. Is it permissible and correct
to use the word handsome, when ap
plied to a beautiful woman?
A. According to Crabb's synonyms
a woman is beautiful who in features
and complexion possesses a grand
assemblage of graces. A woman is
handsome who has good features.
Beauty is peculiarily a female per
fection and handsome is an txpres
sion that should be used with dis
cretion, since a woman to be hand
some must possess a general assem
blage of what is agreeable; it
marked by no characteristic, but the
absence of all deformity.
* *
Q. W'hat is the origin of the name
America?
A. The name America was sug
gested by an Alastian geographer,
to honor Amerigo Vespucci, who
claimed in 1497 to have discovered
a large section of the Western coast
of Central and North America. Th
name was gradually extended to in
clude the entire continent.
* *
Q. What are the national mo
ments?
A. There are thirty national
monuments, established by President
ini proclamation, that are administer
ed as part of the national park sys
tem. These monuments reserved to
the people of the United States his
toric landmarks, historic and pre
historic structures, and other objects
of historic or scientific interest.
Among the monuments are included
many famous eaves, craters, caverns
and steep-walled gorges of unusual
beauty.
* *
Q- Please give me the address of
(lie United Stales Prohibition Officer.
A. Communications of this nature
addressed to Federal Prohibition
Commissioner, Bureau of Internal
Revenue, Washington, D. C., will re
ceive proper attention. There are
Divisional Chiefs in different terri
tories throughout the country, all of
which are under the direction of the
Federal Prohibition Commissioner.
Q. When cleaning material with
gasoline, ether, or other cleaning
fluids, a mark or ring is left after it
is dry. How can this he .avoided?
A. Start cleaning about an inch
of more and work in a circle from
the soiled spot to the center and
wipe with a clean cloth as you work.
* *
Q. What is a “southpaw”?
A. This is a slang phrase which
has broken into the late dictionaries,
and means in baseball, a pitcher who
pitches with his left hand.
LIST OF DEAD LETTERS
Advertised nt the postofiiee at Thom
son, Ga., August 11th, 1921.
1. The Jeffersonian Pub. Co.
Mr. Dave Mathis.
Rev. W. J. Moore.
Mr. Jas. Ross.
Miss Mary Jain Starder.
Mrs. Nozell Steam.
Beauary Steed.
Mrs. Marie Terry.
Cora Wear.
If the above letters are not called
for in two weeks they will he 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 the delivery of each piece.
J. D. BASTON, P. M.
Summer Hints
For Young Mothers
The Child Who
Won’t Play.
Healthy children love to romp in
summer from early morn until the
last call, and if a youngster mopes
about the house and looks yellowish,
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.
Usnally a thorouugh 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. Children
like it. You can get a good-sized
bottle at the drug store for 30c.
—Ad.
Jp t DISTANT
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IBTAVm
SECRETARY]
An Open Door
Jo The Man Hy
Long Distance
J55THERE are times when a few words, spoken to the right
man, will solve a problem or prevent loss or delay.
* To make a personal trip consumes time and money.
To write or wire a satisfactory explanation is not always
easy, and at best you must wait for an answer.
At such a time the Long Distance telephone is an open door
to the man. No matter how busy he may be he will answer a
long distance call.
Your message carries the emphasis of the tone of your voice
and your personality. Details are easily and quickly explained,
misunderstandings cleared. You have your answer immediately,
and at small cost.
4.
Station to station service also enables salesmen to call the
home office frequently and to make appointments with the trade
at a surprising saving in time and expense.
Ask the local telephone office to give you further details about
this quick, economical service.
The federal tax on Telephone toll messages has been removed.
We have anticipated the increased use of the long distance serv
ice and are ready with equipment and personnel to meet this
demand.
C. G. BECK, Georgia Manager
“Bell System”
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH. COMPANY
Cne Policy, One System, Universal Service
TELL'EM
New Gymnasium For
Riverside.
profiteer
IS hurrv^tv--
to cfctck them
IS divine.
A soft heart won’t
hurt a hard headed
man.
A “PERFECTION”
OIL STOVE
will make your heart
happy.
The highest quality
features are built into
the “Perfection” — and
it will serve you as well
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 14.—A new
gymnasium, now in course of con
struction at Riverside Military Acad
emy at Gainesville, Ga., will be, when
completed, the largest structure of
its kind in the Southeast, according
to advices received here by local
architects and builders. It will cost
more than $50,000.
The gymnasium floor will be 120
feet long by 65 feet wide, thus giv
ing 7,800 square feet of unobstructed
floor space. Mammoth steel trusses
are already in place. Work on the
building has been going on since early
May and will be completed about the
middle of the present month.
Every cadet at Riverside Academy
is required to take an hour of gym
nastic or athletic work daily, and his
proficiency in this work is recorded
the same as in Mathematics, Langu
ages or Military activities.
Colonel Sandy Beaver, president of
Riverside Academy, announced today
that reservations for places in the
school for the coming session in Sep
tember are exactly twice what they
were at this time in 1923. Riverside
is one of the few schools in the South
which has not had a vacancy in Sep
tember in five years. It has the
highest academic and military rating.
The academy is an honor school under
designation of the U. S. War Depart
ment, and is the only military school
in the South between Vrginia and
New Mexico that has won this dis
tinction two years in succession.
Intelligence of Galls
Sea gulls have been seen to pick up
a clam, My in the air with it and drop
it on a rock, repeating the effort until
they broke the shell.
No matter how well
glasses are made and
fitted, the best results
do not ensue unless it
has first been intelli-
„ gently determined what
° ne .r Ur . fr ° m n ° W ’ 38 the eyes need. Our op-
tician is an expert, both
in the prescribing and
fitting of glasses. He
will be at our store
again Thursday, Au
gust 21st. One day only.
Thomson Drug Co.
it will today.
Better invest in one
NOW!
THOMSON HARD
WARE CO.
Thomson, Ga.
We have some bar
gains in Crockery. See
us before you buy.
Thomson Hardware Co.
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. Phone 45
THOMSON, GA.
SPECTACLES,
EYEGLASSES
and ARTIFICIAL
EYES
Properly Fitted.
DR. HENRY J. GODIN
956 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
J. T. WEST
Attorney at Law.
Office Over Thomson Drug
THOMSON, GA.
Co.
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.
EAST 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.