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WHAT IS A DAY7
You Probably Think It U Twenty-four
Hours, but It Isn’t.
Nine persons out of ten—yes, 999 out
of every 1,000—If asked how long It
takes the earth to turn once on Its
axis would answer twenty-four hours,
and to the question, How many times
does It turn on Its axis in the course
of the year? the answer would be
305% times. Both answers are wrong.
It requires but twenty-three hours
and fifty-six minutes for the earth to
make one complete turn, and It makes
360% turns during the year. The er¬
ror springs from a wrong Idea of what
is meant by a day.
The day Is not, as is commonly sup¬
posed, the time required by the earth
to make one turn on Its axis, but the
Interval between two successive pas¬
sages of the sun across the meridian—
that Is to say, the time which elapses
after the sun Is seen exactly south In
Its diurnal course through the heavens
before it Is again seen In that position.
Now, In consequence of the earth’s
revolution In its orbit or path round
the sun, the sun has the appearance
of moving very slowly In the heavens
in a direction from east to west At
noon tomorrow the sun will be a short
distance to the east of the point In the
heavens at which it Is seen at noon
today, so that when the earth has
made one complete turn It will still
have to turn four minutes longer be¬
fore the sun can again be seen exactly
south.
THE ANCIENT SPARTANS.
They Flogged Men Who Grow Too Fat
For Military Service.
Among the ancient Spartans every¬
thing was considered secondary to mil¬
itary efficiency, and with a view to se¬
curing this the boys and men were by
law kept in a continual state of "train¬
ing.” No deformed child was allowed
to live. Boys were taken from their
homes and subjected to military regu¬
lations at the age of seven. They were
compelled to wear the same single gar¬
ment winter and summer. At twenty
they joined the ranks and from that
age till they reached sixty were re¬
quired to dine at the public tables,
where only a certain quantity was sup¬
plied for each man. The magistrates
Interfered In absurdly small matters.
They regulated the degree of fatness to
which it was lawful for any citizen to
extend his body.
Those who dared to grow too fat or
too soft for military'service and exer¬
cise were sometimes soundly flogged.
Aellnn In his history relates that
Nauclis, son of Polytus, was brought
before the ephors (magistrates) and the
whole assembly of Sparta, and "his un¬
lawful fatness” was publicly exposed,
and he was threatened with perpetual
banishment if he did not bring his
body within the regular Spartan com¬
pass and give up the culpable mode
of living, which was declared to be
more worthy of an Ionian than a
Spartan.
A well known professor asserts that
the smallest intervals of sound can be
better distinguished with one ear than
with both.
A Reasonable Translation.
The teacher was telling the class In
fourth grade geography about the great
seals of the different states, using the
pictures In the dictionary as the basis
of ttie lesson. Pointing to the seal of
Virginia, she asked:
“Now, who can tell me from this
picture what should be the meaning
of these Latin words: ‘Sic semper
tyrannis?’ ”
Bobby’s hand went up.
“All right. Bobby; you may tell us.”
“ ‘Take your foot off my neck,’"
Bobby's reply.—Judge.
Tit For Tat.
The Japanese do not like to be called
Japs. A noted diplomat was traveling
from Tokyo to Yokohama when an
American In the car leaned across and
said, “Say, what ‘ese’ are you, Chinese
or Japanese?”
Quick as a flash came In excellent
English, “May I inquire what ‘key’ are
you, Yankee or monkey?” —Philadel¬
phia Ledger.
The Eastern Question.
‘Taw, have you ever been east?”
“Yes. I spent a year in New York
city when I was considerably younger
than I am now.”
“Well, what is the ‘eastern ques¬
tion?’ ”
“The only one I ever heard was,
‘How much Is he worth?’ ’’—Chicago
Tribune.
Human Nature.
Take the case of the fellow In
next block. You have always
ered him uppish. He has
you uppish. One day you are
duced. and then each of you
the other to be a pretty good sort—St
Paul rioneer-Press.
There are enough serious things in
life without considering yourself one
of them.—Cynic’s Calendar
THE PELHAM JOUBNAL, FKIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1908.
SELF EVIDENT.
What the Man Wanted When He Got
In the Barber’s Chair.
The baldbeaded man with four days’
growth of beard on bis chin entered
the barber’s shop and sat down in one
of the operating chairs.
“Shave, sir?”
“No!” growled the man in the chair.
“I want to be measured for a suit of
clothes.”
“This isn’t a tailor shop, sir.”
“What is it?”
“It’s a barber shop.”
“What work do you do in this shop?”
' “Shave men and cut their hair, sir.”
“Do you think a man with no hair on
his head would come here to have his
hair cut?”
“No, sir.”
“Then, presuming me to be a sane
man, but baldheaded, what would you
naturally suppose I came for?”
“For a shave.”
“Then why did you ask me if
I wanted a shave when I took a seat
In your chair? Why didn’t you go to
work at once? If some of you barbers
would cultivate a habit of inferring
from easily ascertained data, Instead
of developing such wonderful conver¬
sational powers, it would be of mate¬
rial aid in advancing you in your
chosen vocation and of expanding
your profits. Do you comprehend?"
“Yes, Bir,” replied the man as he be¬
gan to lather the customer’s face in a
dazed sort of way. And he never even
asked him if he wanted brilliantine on
when the operation was performed.
EPICURES STUDY HOTELS.
Then They Go One Place or Another,
as Fancy Dictates.
Epicures accustomed to dining in ho¬
tels and restaurants study the policy
of each fashionable place and readily
tell Just why they go to one place or
avoid another. They have their likes
and dislikes, aside from actual eating,
regarding the waiters, the music, the
ventilation and a hundred and one
other things a casual visitor would
fail to appreciate.
For Instance, at one restaurant only
single portions are served for one per¬
son. At another, where the cooking is
equally good, half portions, nearly or
quite as large as the single portions of
other places, are served for one per¬
son. There was a little dispute at a
well known hotel over a mistake In an
order of trout and chicken that made
a difference of several dollars on a
check for a rather simple dinner for
two. It was settled “out of court,” as
it were, and quite agreeably, but hotel
managers regret and try to avoid these
mistakes, especially when the customer
Is a regular visitor, for they know he
never forgets the details of his eating
and Is slow to forgive an error.
Another peculiarity of diners Is as to
the location of tables. Some persons
cling to one table and feel aggrieved
when they find another In their favor¬
ite seat. Restaurant proprietors have
tried to understand this peculiarity of
their patrons, but have to admit they
fail to explain it—St Louis Republic.
Why Naval Uniforms Are Blue.
Nava.1 uniforms all the world
pretty well are navy blue. The Brit;
ish fashion in this matter has been
rule with maritime people in general.
That blue was ever selected for
king’s naval service was a
happening. When in 1747 the
tion of uniform was being considered
the color selected had very like
have been French gray laced with
ver. While the king was still
quite decided he saw the Duchess
Bedford in a riding habit of
faced with white and enlivened
gold lace. It was a revelation.
the king declared, was the uniform
his sea service officers, and no
was heard of French gray. The
took to blue, and every other navy
taken to it since.—Pall Mall Gazette.
“They have come to wreck, it seems,
on life’s matrimonial sea.”
“Indeed? And which rocked
boat?”—Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Wise One.
Thin Boarder—I don’t see how
manage to fare so well at this
ing house. I have industriously
ed the landlady and all her
but I’m half starved. Fat
I courted the cook.—Kansas City
pendent
Arrangements Complete.
‘‘Arrangements for the wedding
all complete.”
“Everything attended to?”
“Yes; we have even made a
with a photographer to have his
era smashed.” — Louisville
Journal.
The Cards Are Out.
"Ysobel, do you think you
learn to love me?”
“Learn to love you? Oh, Reginald,
I could give lessons In loving
St. Louis Republic.
Fortune brings in some boats that
are not steered.—Shakespeare.
iHow About Your Girls
School Dresses?
The school will open in about a month for the fall term.
The girls will need new dresses. Some will require a complete
ontfit and others, perhaps, just a few frocks to “make out with.”
How about your girl?
Why not get the school dresses now and have them made
before school opens, and before our ’ stock has been picked
over?
We are showing the ideal materials (just received) for fall
dresses for every girl in Pelham and surrounding country.
We also have the shoes for your girls and
boys that will give entire satisfaction*
McCormick &
Next Door To Farmers Bank
Meeting to Organize Board
of Trade Friday Night.
A meeting will be held at the
Council Chamber tomorrow night
for the purpose of organizing a
board of trade. The meeting
will be held at 7:80 o’clock and
everybody is invited. It is
especially urged that all business
men attend. The movement is
on| which *ldoks toward the ad
vanllement of the business inter¬
ests of Pelham, and is one in which
every loyal citizen is interested.
At a recent meeting a resolu
tion was passed appointing a
committee of which Mr. T. A
Barrow is chairman and request¬
ing them to submit at this meet¬
ing a plan with the necessary
rules and by-laws. This com¬
mittee has drafted a scheme and
will submit it tomorrow night.
For Sale.
One fifteen horse power Frick
saw mill outfit, complete, with
belting and cut off saw rig. Also
thirteen head mules, three timber
carts, two drays, five head oxen.
For particulars apply to
J. R. MIZE,
8-28-4t. Pelham, Ga.
Why James Lee Got Well.
Everybody in zenesville, O., knows
Mrs. Mary Lee, of rural route 8. She
writes: “My husband, James Lee,
firmly believes he owes his life to
the use of Dr. King’s New Discovery.
Ais lungs were so severely affected
that consumption seemed inevitable,
when a friend recommended New
Discovery. We tried it, and its use
has restored him to perfect health.”
Dr. Kiug’s New Discovery is the
King of throat and lung remedies.
For coughs and colds it has no equal.
The first does gives relief. Try it!
Sold under guarantee at Hill &
King’s drug store. 60c and $1.00.
Trial bottle free.
Lost
One Ladies Li^ht Wool Coat
with small brown stripe running
through it. Lost on road from
Pelham to Camilla Sunday af¬
ternoon. Finder will please re¬
turn to tjais office and receive re¬
ward.
Pelham Journal.
Mr?. Gatnmage of Sale City is
the gu ‘st of Mrs. F. C. Ganiuiage.
NOTICE!
First Class Blacksmith Shop*
Come to see me for first class work on Wagons, Bug¬
gies, plows, or anything in that line. If you want a good
wagon or buggy come and see some I have made at my
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■ BRACELETS
I AND
RINGS
The vogue in bracelets and rings finds its
highest expression in the designs that full
our cases.
The popularity of this store on all jewel¬
ry is on account of the wide variety of
paterns carried in stock, from which selec¬
tion is easily made to suit the taste of each
individual, at prices uninformely low.
j W. W. BURNETT
> Jeweler and Optician.
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