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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 1924.
THE McDUFFIE PROGRESS,
Asked And
Answered
BY J. E. JONES.
Thin in a valuable educational fea
Hire in The McDuffie Progress. Send
In your questions, and address them
to U. S. Press Association, Continen
tal Trust Building, Washington, D. C.
Mention thin paper when you write.
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ply. Do not include trivial matter
•r questions requiring extensive re
March.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 18.
Q. I should like to find a book
called “The Sacred Harp,” which was
such used seventy years ago in the
South. Where can it be found?
A. There is in the Music Section
of the Congressional Library at
Washington “A Brief History of the
Sacred Harp,” by J. S. Janies. Ho
lived at Douglasville, Georgia, when
lie printed this history about twenty
years ago. Mr. James’ history says
that Major B. F. White, formerly
publisher of a newspaper called “The
Organ,” at Hamilton, Georgia, wa3
the author of “The Sacred Harp,”
when it was first published in 1844.
The publication was a collection of
music and songs “from the most emi
nent authors now extant,” according
to Mr. James’ history. He tells us
that the Southern Musical Conven
tion held at Tawlaga, Henry County,
Georgia, appointed a committee on
“revising and enlarging,” the volume
in 1849, and that “this was done the
following year.”
The United Sacred Harp Musical
Association is still a live organiza
tion, having membership in different
parts of the South, notably in Geor
gia, Mississippi and Texas. Mr.
James is still its President. He now
lives in Atlanta whore the convention
met this month.
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Q. Please state when artificial ice
was discovered, and how did it come
fato general use?
A. The first experiment in the
manufacture of artificial ice is traced
to Italy, where it was manufactured
In the Sixteenth century. A paterit
whs issued for the manufacture of ice
making machinery in England, in
1834. The manufacture of ice as an
Industry is first noted in the United
States in 1866, and it reached a de
gree of commercial importance in
J880. The industry began naturally
In Jthe Southern States, but artificial
ice is now manufactured and used in
mil parts of the country.
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Q. Can a Republican vote for a
Democratic candidate in the North
Carolina Democratic primaries if lie
intends to support him in the gen
eral election?
A, The North Carolina laws re
quire that a voter must have lived in
Q. Is it true that the lost art of
hardening copper has recently been
discovered and purchased by a large
corporation?
A. It is not true. This story is
always recurring, and the Bureau of
Standards is constantly denying that
the “secret” was ever lost or ever
found. A recent so-called method of
“hardened copper” has been explained
by the Bureau which says that the
chemicql analysis shows that the al
leged discovery is merely an alumi
num bronze, which is an alloy known
for a good many years and having
considerable use at present.
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Q. Is it known whether Mars is
inhabited?
A. It has been determined by
scientists that life in some form is
doubtless possible upon Mars. The
surface temperatures on Mars are
known to be well above the freezing
point in day time and may compare
favorable with those found upon the
earth. Dr. Coblentz of the Bureau
of Standards has been making meas
urements at the Lowell University
and he has been successful. He esti
mates the temperature under a high
sun as to that of one of our own
good warm summer days.
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Q. Is there such a thing as the
“Creed of the Post Office”?
A. The term is merely figurative
and it applies to the wording on the
frieze of the Washington City Post
Office, of which Dr. Charles W. Eliot,
president emeritus of Harvard Col
lege is the credited author. It reads:
“Messenger of sympathy and love;
Servant of parted friends;
Consoler of the lonely;
Bond of the scattered family;
Enlarger of the common life;
Carrier of news and knowledge;
Instrument of trade and industry;
Promoter of mutual acquaintance,
Of peace and of good will,
Among men and nations.”
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Q. How were heels on shoes and
buttons on coat cuffs first introduced?
A. The record is not very definite
but earliest mention of heels on shoes
is in connection with their use to
prevent the horsemen’s foot from
slipping in the stirrup. Frederick
the Great put sharp buttons on the
coat cuffs of his soldiers to stop them
from using their cuffs as handker
chiefs.
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Q. Who was it said, “I am the
State”?
A. Dulaure, in his history of
Paris, asserts that Louis IV inter
rupted a judge who used the expres
sion, “The King and the State,” by
saying, “I am the State.”
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Q. What kind of a hospital is St.
Elizabeth’s at Washington?
A. It provides humane scientific
care, and curative treatment for the
! insane of the Army, Navy, and Dis
trict of Columbia, also occupational
training for the veterans of the World
War located at the hospital. It con
ducts a training school for nurses.
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Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia, to be
voted on at the General election to be
held on Tuesday, November 4th, 1924,
said amendment to authorize the Gen
eral Assembly to consolidate the of
fices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collec
tor in the several counties.
By His Excellency,
Clifford Walker, Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
August 21, 1924.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at its session in 1924 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of this
State as set forth fn a resolution ap
proved August 18, 1924, to-wit:
A RESOLUTION
No. 54.
Proposing to the people of Georgia an
amendment to Pnr»r-raph 1, Section 3,
Article 11, of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, so as to authorize the
General Assembly to consolidate the of
fices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector
In the several counties and to fix, with
out regard to uniformity in the various
"* i counties, the compensation of the officer
Q. What are the “Seven Seas”? ! performing the duties of said offices when
A Thn Seven Sens” is the title of s0 consolidated nnd for other purposes.
A. ine .-seven seas is tne tiue or ne lt r „ s0lved by u,,. .senate, the House
a book of poems by Rudyard Kilping. Of Representatives concurring, that the
, , following amendment to the Constitution
' of the State of Georgia be, and the
O. From what is the following s ;ime hereby, proposed to the people
_ i _ 1 H( 4L . , , ; of Georgia, to-wlt:
Amend Paragraph t, Section 3. Article
11, by adding at the end of said para
graph the following:
"And the General Assembly shall also
have authority to consolidate the offices
and duties of Tax Receiver and Tax
Collector in any or all of the counties
the
con-
A PROCLAMATION. Do You Sleep Well
9he flavor lasts
quotation taken: “As thick as leaves
on Vallombrosa’s ground”?
A. In Milton’s Paradise Lost are
the following lines: “Thick as au
tumnal leaves that strow the brooks.
T , r _ .i , iri. • of the State, the official performing
In Vallombrosa, where th Etrurian | duties of said two offices, when so
shades. High over-arch’d imbower.” solldated, to be known as County Tax
| Commissioner, and the General Assem-
I bly may prescribe the compensation of
such County Tax Commissioner or au
thorize county authorities to fix the
same, which compensation may be on the
basis of fees or salary and may be fixed
without regard to uniformity in the va
rious counties, and when such compen
sation is fixed on a salary basis the
authority fixing the same shall determine
what disposition shall bo made of the
fees and commissions accruing to each
of said offices so consolidated and to
, ... , ... ,,, . , ,. | provide for the levy and collection of a
built by the Emperor Chi-hoang-ti tax guficlent to pay the salary so fixed.
about 200 years B. C. It was built \ So that said Paragraph when so j
.y | arnonr ^ C( j i shall be as follows: I
Q. Please tell me when the Chin
ese Wall was built and what was the
purpose of it?
A. The great wall of' China, ex
tending for a distance of more than
1,700 miles across the northern boun
dary of the Chinese Empire, was
the State one year and in within his j The daily average of patients treated
election district for four months. He is 4, 200.
must be registered, and able to read
and write. It is good common sense
to suppose that a man or woman
should be able to vote according to
the dictates of their conscience in the
primaries of any State, and it is not
the intent of the statutes of any of
the States to abridge rights of this
character.
*
Q. When was the Chicago drain
age canal opened?
A. On January 2, 1900.
* *
Q. In what year was the Peace
Palace at The Hague dedicated?
’ A. In 1913.
* *
Q. Why, Wednesday?
A. This is the fourth day of the
week, set apart in the worship of the
pod Woden.
* *
Q. Who said “Let us endeavor so
to live that when we come to die even
the undertaker will be sorry?”
A. This is a quotation from Mark
• Twain.
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Q. What was the original name of
the city of Constantinople?
A. Byzantium was the ancient
city on the site of Constantinople.
It was founded by Greek colonists in
658 B. C., and owing to its favorable
position for commerce it attained
great prosperity in 330 A. D. Con
stantine the Great made it the Cap
itol of the Roman Empire.
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. Q. How many passports have
been issued for European travel this
year?
A. The total number is now above
135,01)1), but some of these are amend
ments to passports.
Hall’s Catarrh
Combined
Treatment,both
local and internal, and has been success
ful in the treatment of Catarrh for over
forty vears. Sold by all druggists.
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Medicine
Q. When was the first cable com
munication between the United States
and England?
A. 'July 28, 1866, Queen Victoria
sent a message: “From the Queen,
Osborne, to the President of the Unit
ed States, Washington. The Queen
congratulates the President of the
United States on the successful com
pletion of an undertaking which she
hopes may serve as an additional
bond of union between the United
States and England.” President
Johnson replied to this on July 30.
Previous to this time it took fourteen
weeks to write and receive a reply
from England.
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Q. What church is located on Wall
Street, New York City?
A. Evidently Trinity Church is
meant. Wall Street ends' at Broad
way and Trinity Church is on the
latter at Wall Street. It is Protest
ant Episcopal and is supposedly the
wealthiest church corporation in the
United States. Trinity Church was
first built in 1696, enlarged in 1737,
burned ‘in 1776, rebuilt in 1788, taken
down in 1839; and the present edifice
consecrated May 21, 1846. Height
of spire 284 feet. The Church is
open to the public throughout each
day, and'mid-day services are always
held. They are largely attended by
people doing business in lower New
York and by visitors to the city.
The Church yard is filled with old
tomb stones, including a monument
to Alexander Hamilton.
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Q. How long would it take a
radiogram to be .flashed to Mars?
A. Measured by distance and the
rate of speed, approximately three
and one-half minutes.
* *
Q. Please give the origin of the
names Michigan and Minnesota?
A. Michigan is a name derived
from Indian words, meaning “a weir
of fish.” Minnesota is also an Indian
word, signifying “cloudy water.”
to protect his dominions against the
incursions of the Tartars, Kalmucks,
and other northern Lribes.
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Q. Can you tell me what to do
with bureau drawers that stick, or
do not pull or slide easily?
A. This is due to the fact that
unprotected wood absorbs moisture.
Varnish all surfaces, inside and out,
let thoroughly dry, and your troubles
will be over.
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Q. What is the principal educa
tional institution for the Negroes of
the country? __
A. Howard University at Wash
ington, D. C., has ten schools with
over two thousand students annually.
There were 273 graduates last year.
It gives courses in the liberal arts
and sciences, medicine, law, and re
ligion.
Let The Progress Do Your Job
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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.
Paragraph 1. Whatever tribunal, or I
officers, may hereafter be created by tbe
General Assembly for the transaction of j
county matters, shall be uniform through
out the State, and of the same name,
jurisdiction, and remedies, except that '
the General Assembly may provide for the \
appointment of commlsioners of Roads i
and Revenues in any county, and may
abolish the office of County Treasurer '
in any county, or fix the compensation
of County Treasurer and such compen
sation may be fixed without regard to
uniformity of such compensation in the
various counties. And the General As
sembly shall also have authority to con
solidate the offices nnd duties of Tax
Receiver and Tax Collector in any or all
of the counties of the State, the official
performing the duties of said two offices
when so consolidated, to be known as
County Tax Commissioner, and the Gen
eral Assembly may prescribe ttie com
pensation of such County Tax Commis
sioner or authorize county authorities to
fix the same, which compensation may
be on the basis of fees or salary and may
bo fixed without regard to uniformity
in the various counties, and when such
compensation is fixeil on a salary ba-
His the authority fixing the same shall
determine what disposition shall be made
of the fees and commissions accruing
to each of said offices so consolidated
and to provide for the levy anil collec
tion of a tax sufficient to pay the sal
ary so fixed.
He it further resolved, that if the fore
going proposed amendment shall be
agreed to by two-fhirds of the mem
bers elected to each of the two houses
of the General Assembly of Georgia, such
proposed amendment shall ho entered on
their journals, with the yeas and nays
taken thereon, and the Governor shall
cause such amendment to be published
In at least two newspapers in each Con
gressional district of the State for two
tndnths previous to the time of holding
tile next general election, and the Gov
ernor shall also provide for the sub- i
4 mission of such proposed amendment to
the people at the said next general elec
tion. All persons voting In said elec
tion In favor of sa'd proposed amend
ment shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, “For the amend
ment to the Constitution authorizing the
General Assembly to consolidate the of
fices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector
and fix their compensation," and all per
sons voting in said election against said
proposed amendment shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words,
"Against the amendment to the Consti
tution authorizing the General Assem
bly to consolidate the offices of Tax Re
ceiver and Tax Collector and fix their
Compensation." The returns of said
election shall be made to the Secretary
of State, who shull certify the result
thereof to the Governor, and if the
people shall ratify said proposed amend
ment by a majority of the electors qual
ified to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly, voting thereon, the same
shall become a part of the Constitu
tion, and the Governor shall issue a proc
lamation to that effect.
NO IV, THEREFORE, I, Clifford
Walker, Governor of said State, do
issue this my proclamation hereby de
claring that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is sub
mitted for ratification or rejection to
the voters of the State qualified to
vote for members of the General As
sembly at the General election to ba
held on Tuesday, November 4th, 1924.
CLIFFORD WALKER,
Governor.
By the Governor,
S. G. McLendon,
Secretary of State.
Office Over Thomson Drug
THOMSON. GA.
Co.
Nights?
A man with good health should sleep soundly at night. Some
do not. They have worries of one kind or another that rob them
of a good night’s sleep.
The possession of money, or the lack of it, often cause worry.
One cannot pay his bills, the other fears his money might be
stolen.
If your money is in a good sound bank you will not worry
about its safety. No other institution is capable of caring for it
like a good hank. You won’t need to worry.
On the other hand, if you deposit only a small amount in the
bank regularly, it will be there to take care of the worries when
the rainy day comes.
We invite you to make your deposits in our bank, offering
you the security you need. It doesn’t cost you any more than the
old sock plan, and we will pay you liberal interest if you want it.
Yours to serve,
Bank Of Thomson.
THE OLD BANK.
THOMSON, GA.
ATLANTA AND WEST POINT RY. CO.,
GEORGIA RAILROAD
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH,
Wilmington, N. C.
No Mosnuitoes, Wonderful Breeze, Surf
Bathing, Etc.
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.
Me kinds ofsurfgce
You may want five years or ten years or twenty years of
service. We havd light weight roofing for short term buildings
and heavier weights for permanent buildings.
You can have your choice of red or green crushed slate sur
face, grapevine talc surface, smooth mica surface, or sand
finish surface.
Each kind is sold in three or four different weights and is
priced according to its weight.
Thus Carey Roll Roofings protect every type of building
for the term of service required and give you the biggest
value in each weight—and in the long run the lowest cost per
year of service.
Thomson Hardware Co.
Thomson, Ga.
GEORGIA RAILROAD
Passenger Train
Schedule.
CORRECTED TO AUG. 20th, 1923.
DEPARTURE OF TRAINS AT
THOMSON, GA.
WEST BOUND
No. 3 for Atlanta
No. 1 for Atlanta _
No. 7 for Atlanta
No. 5 for Atlanta
No. 9 for Barnett
EAST BOUND
No. 2 for Augusta _
No. 8 for Augusta
No. 4 for Augusta .
No. 6 for Augusta
No. 10, for Augusta
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CITATION.
Georgia, McDuffie County:
To all whom it may concern:
Mose Lee having appled for guar
dianship of the person and property
of Rosiland Lee. minor chid of Robt.
and Cora Lee, late of said county, de
ceased, notice is given that said ap
plication will be heard at my office
at ten o’clock A. M., on the first
Monday in October, next.
This the 1st day of Sept., 1924.
G. W. LOKEY, Ordinary.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
Georgia, McDuffie County:
By virtue of a special order passed
by the Court of Ordinary of Cobb
County, Ga., we will sell before the
.court house at Thomson, Ga., on the
.first Tuesday in October, 1924, be
tween th legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described land: 187 acres, lying in
McDuffie county, 2 1-2 miles from
Thomson on Greensboro road and on
White’s Creek. Aso, 67 acres on
Milledgoville road on White’s Creek
in Mt. Auburn District, No. 152 of
McDuffie county. Both parcels of
land have been surveyed by county
surveyor. If you wish to see map.
of the survey apply to our agent, C.
W. Mathews, Warrenton, Ga. ,
This land is sold as the property of
Macy Chalker, of Cobb county Ga.,
deceased, for the purpose of distri
bution among oheirs.
G. W. CHALKER,
L. C. CHALKER,
Administrators of Macy Chalker.
is a prescription for Ma
laria, Chills and Fever
or Bilious Fever. It kills
the germs.
E0RGIA RAILROAD
(THE OLD RELIABLE).
Vacation time is here once again
and with it comes the annual summer
tourist fares.
These reduced rates, Jo almost
every section of the country, go into
effect May 15th, and are good return
ing up through October 31st, 1924,
stop-overs being permitted at all
points on either going or return trip
upon application to conductor.
If you are Vp'Vemplating an enjoy
able vacation/ trip this summer, we
will be o|Uy Itoq glad to make all
necessary avi^pWients for you; just
apply \<f' buiv ticket agent in your
town and >f thfere is^any information
desired which 'hot in position to
furnish, it wi|-—4e supplied through
this office. 0|ggl)u v may write direct
to the undersiLled* at address shown.
You can-fett assured your requests
for rates, schedules ■ or, any other in
formation relating to a journey by
train, will rdceiye prompt and effi
cient attention. '
Your inquiries are solicited and it
will be a pleasure to help you in any
and every way possible.
J. P. BILLUPS,
General Passenger Agent, 120 East
Hunter St., Atlanta, Ga. 5-16 tf
Let The Progress Do Your Job
Pirnting.