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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-21
Nainsooks at 45c.

40 Inch Baby Nainscob,
highly mercerized; a beautiful
quality; featured special at per
yard ............................. 45C
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24
Franklln's pIseevery.~

On June 10, 1852, Benjamin Frank.
lin discovered" electricity by demon
stratlng his theory that lightning and
electricity were identical. Choosing n
sultry day, when menacing clouds
showed that n thunder storm was i'm
mInent, Franklin sent up kite of silk
on framework Of iron wire. The
cord was Of hemp with piece of silk
at the hand end. and above the silk
was attached IN iron key. When the
storm broke the string stifYened and
sparks darted from the key. Agnin
and again Franklin drew the spark
from the iron. and thus demonstra-
ted his theorx.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24
creatina q Demand.

At the theater lady's hat obscured
mans view, and he leaned forward
and respectfully asked II she would
remove 1t. A stifrening Of the neck
was the only answer. After a few
minutes he repeated his request. Then
she turned to him. "There Is no de-
mand for my doing 60" she said. mo
demand?" he echoed. Then he rolled
up his overcoat and placed 1t on his
seat, sat on It. and put his hat on hfs
head. In a moment there were shouts
Of Take II ONT" ''Take that hat of ~
And instantly the lady drew out her
hatpins and removed her hat.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24
ANSWER TO OLD C0NUNDRUM
At Last Is Explanation Made as to
"Why Does a Hen Cross
the Road7"

Now that savant has given serious
thought to the behavior and motive
of hen crossing a road, an ancient
conundrum, one Of the best known in
the world, receives plausible solution.
Whoever has closely observed a hen
must have noticed that her eyes are
so placed that she looks on both sides
but does not look straight ahead. Her
left eye, for example, sees an ap-
preaching automobile. and her quick
decision is to run away from 1t. But
she cannot take her eye off the dan
gerOus object. Instead of fleeing to
the right, which would take her off the
road, she runs to the left, constantly
watching the automobile. and SO
crosses the road directly in front Of It,.
The savant approaches the conundrum
from a point of view different from
that Of the wag 10 Miller. who is said
to have invented it. but the conclusion
seems to be much the same. The hen
wishes to cross the road, although 1t
might be added that her desire de-
pends very much on her way of look
ing at things Christian Science Mon
itOr.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24
Castle carrIa.a.heolex.

On the west coast of Ireland stands
a castle bearing the euphonious name
Of Carrig-a-HOoley. Several centuries
ago this was the favorite castle Of
Grace O'Malley, an Irish amazon, who
took unto herself the title Of queen,
and ruled over several counties In a
fashion not Mt all In accordance with
sixteenth century ideals of femininity.
Home rule In Ireland was demanded
even in those days. When Queen Eliza
beth offered to make the Irish maid a
countess, history reports that she an
swered proudly, II consider myself as
great a queen as your majesty"
On her voyage from the English
court to her mountain domain, Queen
Grace stopped at Howth castle, and
being but coldly received by the lord.
she proceeded to teach him hospitality
by abducting his son and heir. return
Ing the child only on the promise that
the gates Of Howth castle were to
swing open always at the dining hour.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24
Auteerat Of the Air.

The miller at the old windmill Of a
village in Buckinghamshire one year
found such difhculty in getting his
sails to work through want Of wind
that he was continually behind with
his work. The delay annoyed the
farmers, who decided to call a meet
ing to consider the advisability Of get
ting up another windmill. Uninvited,
the miller also attended the meeting,
nnd in the midst of the discussion rose
and said: "Ye want to get up another
windmill, do yef Well, It takes all
the wind in the parish to keep my old
mill agoin', so you'll have to fish else
where for yer wind, that's sartin |"
This novel argument gave matters the
turn, and to this day the miller has
had no opposition.-San Francisco
ArgOnaut.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24
swore by Their whlsker..

II the beard has any standing in the
world today, 1t is undoubtedly be-
cause Of the Jews, who held their
whiskers to be sacred, and swore by
them. Later, the Turks did the same.
The sultan's followers used to comb
their whiskers after prayers, catch
the hairs that came out, break them
in two and Bury them, on the theory
that in some mysterious way the hairs
helped to make soft walking to the
gates Of paradise. This the Turks
firmly believed. And they were great
ly shocked when, in 1872, Selim
came to the throne without a beard.
His smooth face was regarded as
deliberate affront to all the bewhIsker-
ed patriots Of all ages, and the high
est priest was sent to demonstrate
with him. Selim could not be made
to talk seriously about II. II have cut
of my beard" said he. $50 that my
vizier may have nothing to lead me
BY"
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24
RED CROSS NOTES

IAN idea of the extent of the
ever-growing A merican Red
Cross Home Service work in this
community is contained in the
fact that 100 families in the juris-
diction of the Gilpin County Red
Cross Chapter have asked for and
received Home Service advice
within the past four months" /"
says an official Red Cross announ-
cement issued today.
When boys return home and
illness overtakes them, or their
families, the Red Cross is at their
service to render assistance In
Strengthening out business tan
giles, to establish communication
with absent members of the fam
lily, to consider matters of family
health, to encourage the school
attendance of children, and, in
the majority of instances, to as
sist in staightening out such mat
tes as delayed allotments, allow
ances, bonuses, travel pay, or COM
pensation checks.
"Since the signing of the armis-
tice, the service rendered to the
families of soldiers, and to the
soldiers themselves, has increas-
ed over so per cent-in some Sec
tions, over 100 per cent. This
service is still increasing.
ut has been proved conclusive
ly that the kind of service the
Red Cross has given during the
war period in every kind of COM
munity service demanded by pres
ent day conditions. The Red
Cross plans to organize its work
along Home Service and Nursing
lines so that every community will
be ready to cope with such situa-
tions as arose last fall and winter
when the influenza epidemic reap
ed such tremendous toll in hum
an lives.
with the return to civil life
of service men, many new and
complicated problems have arisen
including compensation for dis
abled men, restoration of lapsed
government insurance, employ
ment, etc. The local Home Ser
vice section is better equipped
than ever to render service in
these matters"
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24
"p.xe Ken John Peel7.

"Some songs are immortal. and Dye
Ken John PeelY is one OF them. The
lifting tune Of 1t was infectious on the
fields Of France, and many a British
soldier learned the words, too. for the
first time. The history OF the song.
about which there have been many ex-
cited arguments, can now be definitely
settled, for at Sotheby's. recently. the
original manuscripts Of John Wood
cock Graves words. and OF william
Metcalfe, the Carlisle. cathedral sing
er's music. were offered for SALE" says
tho London Telegraph.
81 declare that never thought my
self more than hedgerow rhymer till
was called out as the author Of
"John Peel" Graves said.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24
CRATER IMMENSE IN SIZE
Extinct Volcano Of HaieataIa, In Ha-
waiian islands, 10 One Of the
Worlds Wondesn.

The Hawaiian Islands possess an
extinct volcano SO immense that 4
large city could be set down inside
the crater. 1t is ninety-seven miles
around the face Of Haleakala, twenty
miles around the crater walls. and
10000 feet to the top. The crest was
ages ago blasted out to depth Of
5000 feet, and flung aside in a series
Of eruptions. strewing the mountain
with powders, lava and ash.
Within the crater thus formed, a
great cone and a number Of smaller
ones can be seen. 1t Is so far down to
the floor of the crater that a bowler
pushed in seems to fall in empty
space. The crash Of Its landing Is
never heard.
The view from the crater of Mt.
Haleakala is accounted one of the
most wonderful in the world. The
green fields of the island and the blue
Pacific are spread out before the OBJ
server like mighty map.
At 10000 feet above sea level natur-
al phenomena seem strangely differ
ent. The stars look larger and bright
er; the moons path is more clearly
defined, and its rays give stronger
light than they do at low altitude.
At dawn procession Of clouds rolls
swiftly past like fOaming river tor
rent thousands of feet below. Then
the rising sun tints clouds and crater
with steadily deepening cOlors until
1t is broad daylight and the clouds
fade into mist.
Standing by the crater Of Haleakala
at sunrise you perhaps recall the old
Hawaiian myth which goes back to
the beginning of things. At that time,
says the story, the god Maui imprison-
ed the sun in the hollow of the vol
cano and made him promise to give
light and heat to the islands. From
this ancient myth comes the name of
the volcano, Haleakala, house Of the
sun.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24

Grend Total---6735.21
FRANK G. MOODY,
County Clerk.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24

The bethrothal of Miss Dorothy
Edna Webb to Lieut.. Harold T.
Shuck, both of Denver, was an
nounced Monday in the Denver
Post. The wedding will take
place during the early winter.
Lieut.. Shuck is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Shuck and was born
and raised in Central.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24

The Observer is equipped to do
any kind of printing with expert
skill, from a label to prospec-
tus. Give us a trial If you don't
believe that we are past masters
in the Typographical art,
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24

]. w. (Lucky) Baldwin, one of
the old timers of Clear Creek and
Gilpin counties, was in the city
the first of the week looking after
a shipment of ore from his prop
erty in Willis gulch in Gilpin
county.-Idaho Springs Gazette.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24

For anything in the grocery
line go to the Hawley Mdse. Co.
They have a complete stock of
both staple and fancy articles.
The freshest of fruits and vege-
tables in the market. Hay and
grain in large or small quantities.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-24
Commissioners' Proceedings

The Board of County Commits
sioners met for the month of
July and allowed the following
bills: -.;;...,x. s.t.;
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-13

No one should be without an cleo tric plate, especially the kind with 3 different heats. Northwestern Hard ware Company.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-13

The Daily Times job plant is we'll equipped for all classe of com. mercia1 printing.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-13
NINE MILLIONS IS SUM SPENT
 BY MOTORISTS

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. 13 (by As sociated Press).-More than nine mil lion dollars was spent by motor tour ists in cities and towns along the National Parks highways this year, the greatest touring year in the his tory of the country, according to Fred A. Adams, field secretary of the Ma tional Parks Highway Association.
 "Tourists from every state in the Union, with travel almost equally di- vided between east and west-bound cars, have toured the three thousand miles of highway from Chicago to the Pacific coast, and from Puget sound to Lake Michigan" he said.
 MT. Adams bases the value of motor travel on an estimate of 3O,OO0 cars * that occupants of each car spent at least $15 a day while on the road; and that each of the 3000O cars was on the highway a minimum of twenty days.
 T consider the estimate a very con- servative one," he said. ''This traffic was interstate and does not take into consideration the greatly increased volume of interstate travel"
 Although every .city and town along the highway has benefited greatly, those towns, MT. Adams declared, which have established free camps for tourists and provided accommoda- tions for their comfort have reaped the greatest financial harvest.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-19
GOT RICH WHILE ON TRIAL.
|onyicted of Forgery, Makes Fortune Pending Appeal.

Grah ham. Tex. Dec. 19-E. w. Fry,
 brmer county judge of Young county I1ll former member of the legislature. as arrested about three years ago |nd convicted of the charge of for -ery, committed while he was county |ldge. He was sentenced to twa
 Iears in the penitentiary and appealed. Pending action on this appeal, Fry, fut on bond, engaged in oil opera Ions. He began business with prac- Ically no capital. but has piled up a bl~trnc Now the news comes from
 hIs1fn that the court of criminal ap~ Reals has affirmed the sentence of the
 bwer court and has refused to grant rehearing of the case.
 There is nothing now to prevent Fry 3sing taken 10 tho penitenIiary. ex~ ept executive ciemency. Application br Fry's pardon has been filed. Pro- Fsts agaiuSt the pardon have been ade. however, by a delegation head b by " P. fln1pson. county judge: l F. 1iarsaai1 of GraEs harm and r. A. kartin Of Wichita FaIiD.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-19
aElaOKTTsD AS
 VICTORIOUS IsCs. CHANGE.

HelsingforH. Dec 13,--Gen. Den:~ |sne fas g@4aao a12 important victory |stWeos Ts..2esitsa4l a,aa <ata isili4a, in Ee vo4gd Falaeg, AeeoTdjng te favs- |9pey dissyaeeSaas. Fseafwed hsTo. i5 is, afef ha has takaN iS, s05 p&iEaae ers
 a1isaas asaDeEls'sia@- five cannon and 25 a&eatne gsaaass
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-11
Dial Interested in Motor
Routes.

Washington, June 6.-Senator
Dial has under discussion with the
post-office department the establish
ment of parcel post routes in South
Carolina and is also investigating
neighborhood cooperative associa-
tions for motor transportation and
marketing. He has some hope OF ar
ranging to have the adaptability OF
the latter to conditions in his own
State tried out through the operation
of one or two demonstration routes,
in cooperation with the federal bu-
reau of markets. ,-aGar7= Sfc-
Secretary Houston, a graduate OF
the University of South Carolina, has
responded with cordial interest and
has offered Senator Dial the benefit
of data gathered by the department
of agriculture. He says in letter to
Senator Dial:
"The bureau of markets has con-
,ducted an investigation of the possi-
bilities of motor transportation for
rural districts and it has co-operated
with the local interest in several Sec
Itions in the establishment of demon
stration routes where transportation
facilities are inadequate. AS result
of this work, two bulletins on motor
TRANSPORTATION have been issued.
cit might be we'll for the CONNER
cial organizations of the places you
mention to consider, on their own lnl-
tiative, the feasibility of establishing
motor truck routes through the sec
. tions you have in mind. If they should
decide to do this, the experts of the
bureau of markets will be glad to rem
der all possible assistance in an ad
visory way"
Admirable surveys of accomplish
ments and prospects in this field art
contained in the two new publications
mentioned by Secretary Houston
They are: Bulletin ITO, "Moto1
Transportation for Rural Districts,
by ]. H. Collins, investigator in mar
). ket surveys, and Farmers Bulletin
n 1892, Cooperating Cooperative Mo
tor Truck Route" by H. S. Yohe, as
sistant in market surveys; both ap
pairing as publications of the Depart
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-11
GOVERNOR COOPER
NAMES HIS STAFF.
Majority of Members Young
Men Who Participated In
the World War.

Columbia, June Gov. Cooper
to-day named the members of his
staff. The majority of the members
are young men who participated in
the great war. They are:
:. W. W. Moore, Columbia, adjutant
general and chief of staff.
R. E. Babb, Laurers, law partner
of Governor Cooper.
S. T. Lanham, Spartanburg, major
in reserve militia and master IN
equity, Spartanburg county.
Jesse T. Crawford, Anderson, ma
jor in 11Sth Infantry.
w. D. Workman, Greenville, major
in 11Sth Infantry.
R. A. Childs, Columbia, sergeant
Company C, 3O6th Regiment, s1st
Division.
j. T. Station, Clio, farmer.
Edgar A. Brown, Barnwell, lawyer.
Arthur Lee, Laurens, Captain
Company D, 11sth Infantry.
il. NJ. Irby, Charleston, Captain
117th Engineers.
C. o. Allen, Greenville, live stock
business.
DR.. Jas. a. Hayne, Congaree
State Health Officer.
A. T. Allen, Allendale, farmer.
W. A. Byrd, Edgefeld, Banker.
]. B. Park, Greenwood, lawyer.
w. P. Greene, Abbeville, lawyer.
E. J. Sherwood, Conway, lawyer.
J. Waites Waring, Charleston, as
sistant district attorney, eastern dis
trict.
j. Campbell Bissell, Charleston
sales manager.
John r. Hart, York, lawyer.
w. w. Hart, Orangeburg, manu-
facurer.
Herbert Peoples, Estill, sergean
11Sth Infantry, farmer.
A. M. Simpson, Chester, Lieuten
ant Coast Artillery.
John T. Langston, Darlington, cot
ton business.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-11
F. H. McMaster, Columbia, Insur-

F. H. McMaster, Columbia, lnsur-
ance and newspaper work.
Henry C. Tillman, Greenwood, Ma
jor Coast Artillery.
James w. Perrin, Bishopviile'
Lieut.. in 3Oth Division, now in the
Army of Occupation.
R. R, Mcleod, Hartsville, Lieut.
Inant in 30th Division. 'a'--':s'
w. H. Minis, Fort Mill, sergeant IN
i11Sth Infantry.
]. N. Wright, spartanburg, Lieu
tenant in Coast Artillery.
James R. Turner, Bennettsvllle,
Lieutenant. Lost arm in one OF the
battles in France.
Henry Watkins, Belton, Private IN
Company A, 11sth Infantry.
w. F. Caldwell, Chester, Lieuten,
ant, 317th Infantry.
T. H. Moffett, Columbia, Major IN
371st Infantry.
T. W. Dantzler, St. Matthews.
A. H. Marchant, Orangeburg, Cap
tain, s1st Division.
Edwin F. Lucas, Columbia, Captain
I81st Division.
DR.. George Y. Hunter, Prosperity.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-11
MILITARY TRAINING

Clemson College is member of
the Senior Division of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps. All STU
/ dents are required to wear uniform
| and are, Under military discipline at
| all times.
All Freshmen, Sophomores and
Short Course students are required
to take the Basic Course of three
hours military instruction each
week. Juniors and Seniors may en-
| ter the advanced course if physi-
cally and otherwise qualified, and if
admitted, are required to take addi-
tional military instruction.
The War Department has estab-
Ilished R. o. T. C. units in the In
fantry, Coast Artillery and Signal
Corps branches of the service. Only
limited number of students will
| be admitted to the Coast Artillery
and Signal Corps Units. Modern
equipment is supplied by U. S. Gov.
All students in the R. O. T. G. re-
ceive financial assistance from the
tU. S. Government. Juniors and Sen
Eiors at present are paid $1,000 per
month, which may be applied to the
living expenses. All R. o. T. c. stu
ldents are given an allowance on
uniforms by the War Department.
1.-The amount has not been fixed for
the coming session, but it is expect
| ed that it will be sufficient to cover
| at least half the cost of the service
uniforms.
| No obligation rests upon the
igraduate of the Advanced Course.
Membership in the Advanced
Course amounts practically to a two
year scholarship furnished by the
Federal Government. A student
Iwho holds a regular scholarship and
takes the Advanced Course receives
Ienough money to pay for all ex-
penses except books.
lCLEMSON MEN IN SERVICE
The Clemson Service Flag con-
ltains approximately 1000 stars, IL
aof which are gold as we'll as num-
Iber of blue ones.
Relatives and friends of Clemson
men who entered he service are
Earnestly requested to send to the
college the name, rank, division,
regiment, or any other information
THAT will aid in the publishing of
jcomplete list. Clemson men are
lasked to do the same.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-11
ment of Agriculture, Washington.

Senator Dial believes that South
Carolina has several areas well pop
ulated and productive, but lacking IN
transportation and marketing facill-
ties, where neighborhood co-opera-
tion might be successfully applied a
long lines which experiments else
where under supervision of federal
experts have proved sound. The sena-
tor in this connection said he regret
tied very much to note that some half
dozen counties in his state had been
unable to qualify for federal aid in
highway maintenance.
Four important factors must be
considered in judging whether CIV
en- community offers a field for CO.
operative motor transport: (1) The
volume of farm products grown along
the contemplated route; (2) the vol
ume of miscellaneous hauling which
would supplement regular loads; (3)
competition from other carriers which
would be encountered; (4) the char
acter of the highways over which the
trucks must operate. These factors
will determine the success or failure
of any rural route.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-11
COURSES OF STUDY
FOUR-YEAR DEGREE COURSES

FOUR-YEAR DEGREE CUUhoEo
AGRICULTURE
With opportunity
to specialize in either
AGRoNoMY
ANIMAL INDUSTRY
BOTANY
CHEMISTRY 4
DAIRYING
ENTOMOLOGY
HORTICULTURE
SOILS
TEACHING OF AGRICULTURE
VETERINARY SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
ARCHITECTURE
GENERAL SCIENCE
TEACHING OF TRADES & INDUSTRIES
SHORT COURSES
Irregular Session.
oNE-YEAR COURSE IN AGRICULTURE
October 1st to June 1st Requirements lS years OF
age years farm experience, eight years in school,
TWO-YEAR COURSE IN TEXTILES.
Requirements: 18 years of age, one year of mill ex-
perence, eight grades in school.
For Catalogue, Application Blanks, Etc.,
Write at Once to
w. nj. RIGGS, President,
CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-11
REQUIREMENTS FOR AID
MISSION

An honorable discharge from the
last school or college attended is re-
quired.
Twelve high school units required
for admission to the Freshman Class
on certificate, without examination.
Scholastic requirements are given in
detail in the college catalogue.
No student will be adraitted who
is not at least sixteen years old at
the time of entrance. "'"--.
No student will be accepted
whether for re-admission or first
entrance, unless he has filed the
pledge of prescribed form not to
haze. :; .:.;.sAh
...azing is forbidden by the laws
of the State as we'll as the laws OF
the College. s..-..,z:%f
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-11
Notice of Final Discharge.

To All Whom These Presents May
Concern.
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hattie T. Boat
wright has made application unto this
Court for Final Discharge as Guar
dian in re the Estate of Mark Toney,
Minor, on this the 5th day of June,
1919.
| These Are Therefore, to cite any
and all kindred, creditors, or parties
interested, to show cause before me
at my office at Edgefield Court
House, South Carolina, on the 14th
day of July 1919, aA11 o'clock a. m,,
why said order of Discharge should
not be granted.
w. T. KINNAIRD,
]. P. c., E. c., S. G.
June 5, 1919.
Published on each intervening
Wednesday from date until July IA
1919, in Edgefeld Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-11
The Common Average.

No stronger evidence of the I'M
portant fact that the Ford Motor car
has become veritable part of the
life of the people, could be asked for
than is given in the registration rec
ords of the various states which COM
prise our country.
For instance, in the month of JAN
uary there were 11,450 cars of al
makes registered in the State OF
Montana, of which $3.50 were Foro
Cars. This means one Ford car fol
every other car, of every make ane
l13O over. This proportion is very
evenly maintained in the other forty
seven states. There are more thar
100000 motor cars in operation IL
the United States, more than one
half of which are Fords.