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LIFE IN SMALL TOWN BEST
HAS Many Advantages Compared %
the Hurry and 6ustIe inflicted
.. on City DweIier.

do not think that where a man
lives has anything to do with his pro-
gression, as progression Is hereditary
anu 1t Is not caused by environment,
writes a correspondent Of the Pitts
purgh Dispatch. The idea that a boy
must go to the city to acquire fame
Is becoming thing of the past, for
people OF this world are beginning to
realize that progression may mean
many things-among them progression
In tiilfng the soil as we'll as progress
sion in politics.
The most progressive men in tho
world are the men who go to make
up the little towns, for they are gen.
orally the steady, reliable, sensible fell
lows, who do not pine for the excite
ment and the glare Of q life In a big
city. Small town men are the rock
upon which this great country Is most
securely built. They are the whole
some, true-blue scouts, who are big
enough to live the simple, little town
life, and their quiet nerves hold our
country balanced. The city man is a
bunch of nerves compared with the
man from the village. His days are
spent In lodging automobiles in the
streets, hurrying from place to place,
trying to beat the other fellow at max
Ing money, and after a day of being
"on the jump" he goes to the theater
and does not get home until morning.
Then he sleeps five hours and Is ready
to go through the same performance
again. Little Town Man goes to bed
Ut 10 after an evening at the movie
end Mt g is ready to get up and begin
his day. The country Jake" is no
longer person to be laughed at, but
a person to be envied, and many of
our greatest so-called progressives are
going back to the "simple-life."
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
THE MAIL MAN: COURIER
OF CIVILIZATION,

Did 1t ever occur to yOu that your
city letter carrier, your village post
master or your rural route carrier has
a past?
He Is the agent by which the long
arm Of Uncle Sam taps your shoulder
one, two, maybe three times q day, vet
he is so unobtrusive that you probably
do not know him half so we'll as most
other agents Of your government the
school teacher or the policeman, for
example.
But he not only is an essential. but
historic figure. The history Of the
postal service and its employees ex-
tends to the days Of the Romans when
the earliest known means of transmit
ting message was by cSiEier. These
admirable organizers, the Romans,
marked by post" the place in the
road where the relay Of one runner by
another was effected; thus they named
our system long before 1t was born.
The first letter post seems to have
existed in the Hanse towns In the
thirteenth century in order to facili-
tate relations between the merchants
of the various members of the Han
seattle League
The British post office had it's be-
ginning in the sixteenth century, and
our own colonial methods Of handling
mail were inherited from our British
fOrefathers. Long before the people
had any means Of exchanging either
personal or official letters. the king had
established system Of conveying his
personal messages and official doctl-
ments by royal messengers. In the
reign Of King John that petulant mon
arch paid out large sum for postal
service and charged II to the house
hold and wardrobe accounts. Messen-
gers who were thus entrusted with
matters Of state had to be above sus-
piciOn. They went the whole dis
tance and were paid according to the
length and danger Of their journeys.
In 1913 New England proposed to
the British sovereign that postoffice
system be established I'm the colonies,
as it was 80 useful and absolutely
necessary His majesty paid no at
tention to the plea, but Richard Fair
banks, in the same year. set up an
office In Boston to receive letters from
ships. He undertook to deliver the
letters received and charged a penny
for each letter. He also received mail
for outgoing ships, but no one was
forced to send mail through his office.
A thrilling story of the devotion of
mail men to their duties is that Of the
pony express, the first rapid transit
mail line. across the 1896 miles of
prairie, desert, snow-capped mountain
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16

nest and foraging for food and be.
come converted into fiagons by dis
tending the crop to such enormous d.
mensions that the abdomen looks like
transparent bead. In this condition
they hang by their claws from the roof
OF the nest chamber. and thenceforth
spend oil their lives receiving liquid
food from the tongues Of the foraging
ants. storing 1t In their crops and re-
gurgitating 1t to hungry individuals
when the liquid food supply outside
the nest becomes inadequate.
This is, Of course, apt to be the
case periodically in. dry regions. so
that we find the trus honey ants only
In deserts like those Of the southwest
ern states, northern Mexico. South AZ
rica and central Australia"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
STEEL affected BY FIRE
Figures Gathered by the United States
Bureau Of Standards Reveal Sta
biiity Of Structure.

Some interesting figures relating to
the behavior Of structural steel at the
high temperature Of ordinary fires
have been given by the United States
bureau Of standards. Naturally, the
strength of steel at high temperatures
has very important bearing upon
the stability of structure which may
he subjected to fire. Without any pro-
tective covering. steel columns fail
after only 10 or IS minutes OF expos.
ure to temperatures such as are
reached in ordinary fires. Resistance
can be greatly increased by the use Of
coverings Of brick. concrete, plaster,
tile, etc, to such an extent that col
umns so protected are unaffected after
several hours exposure to intense
heat, says the New York Evening
Post
Tests have been made to determine
the compression strength Of specimens
Of structural steel when heated i'm an
electric furnace to temperatures cor
responding to dull red heat Q,1OO de-
grees Fahrenheit) and loaded I'D to
10000 pounds per square inch. 1t was
found that structural steel loaded to
10000 pounds per square inch fails at
about LOTS degrees Fahrenheit, and
under a load Of 10000 pounds per
square inch failure occurs at 925 de-
grees Fahrenheit. For practical con.
sideratiOns. however. the limit of util
ity may be regarded as reached at
temDeratureS of 0hOut- 120 doorao,
Fahrenheit below those given above
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
Many City MANAGERS.

United States now has about $50
city managers. The number is grow
ing steadily, and city managership has
now established itself as profession.
One of these managers has ad-
vapced step by step from the job Of
directing a small city in Michigan to
taking charge Of city matters in
Dubuque. Ia, at n salary Of $1,000 n
year. This Is the only instance Of
three promotions thus far recorded.
but three city managers have been ad-
vanced at least once.
The highest salary the profession as
yet commands Is $4,000. paid by Nor
folk, Va. Dayton and Akron, O.,
Grand Rapids. Mich, and Wheeling,
w. Va, are among the larger cities
now operating under city manager
charters.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
REASONS FOR OWNING HOME
Advantages Are Many, Quite Apart
From the Economic One Declares
an Eastern Writer.

There are many upSetting clrcum-
stances In the world, against which
house ownership is a sort of insurance.
If had not owned my home last fall,
and had by any chance been thrown
out by the old landlord, it would have
been a very serious job to find what I
wanted in the present market. I have
known men and women to put In weeks
In the search. Houses are often sold
over ones head. Estates have to be
settled. All kinds of things happen.
Perhaps your small boy disturbs the
landlord, who In turn makes 1t dis
agreeable for you. Such possibilities
are put to rest by actual ownership.
..H ono si,ns.,a--sef4eas~- ~-kas.esS
family. what an assurance 1T Ia to
know that you cannot be disturbed;
that this Is your castle.
For such reasons as these, quite
apart from the economic ones, I believe
every man Of settled habits should
own his own house. and that this IL
as good a time rs any to proceed to
that happy realization.--Robert Lin
coin O'Brien in Boston Herald.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
ADRIANOPLE: A WEATHER
,VANE OF EMPIRES

Entry'of Greek troops into Adriano-
pie Is an event in secular history fairly
comparable to the investiture of
Jerusalem by Allenby's army, for this
Turkish city has for nearly 1000 years
been a weathervane of world poll
| tics.
The rebuilding Of the ancient Thra-
clan town of Hadrian, who gave 1t
lbs name, signalized high point in
the power of the Roman empire. The
decline Of Rome was foreshadowed
some two centuries later when the
Goths defeated Valens there and made
their first break through the Roman
frontier. ~
Next Adrianople was the setting for
the Turks advent into Europe There
Murad l. established himself, planned
the capture Of COnstantinOple, ~s,.and
sent out expeditions to subdue various
Christian peoples. For time the
European capital of the sultans, Adri-
anople was relegated to be the chief
bulwark Of .COnstnntinople. There
Turk first met SIav. and there the
Russians finally forced their way to
the Black sea by treaty which also
loosened the Turkish hold on the
Caucasus and compelled recognition Of
the independence of Greece.
~ AdrIoponIe 10 IN ths M,r,t,o-
Hebrus Of crocIon I.oonS ,,no.a o.
pheus was dismembered hv tho Tbro-
clan women also celebrated, under it's
later name, in Bulgarian song and
story. It Is 1877 miles bv raj, north
west of Constantinople.
Today the city wears its mast glory
with sort of shabby eentilIty- with
no pretension of prosperitv but less
squalor than the usual Turkish c,tv
It possesses the grave ~ the f,rs,
; Murad, or Amurath who u.o. s,Ss,.ss,s
nafed IN hss tant after hss,,.. !, :. -
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
HOW ANTS CAN HINDER
AIRPLANES

Ants have assumed new role in
Africa-that of enemies of aviation.
Reports from surveyors of the pro-
posed air route from Rhodesia to Cape
town say that ant hills have inter-
fered seriously with the placing Of
aerodromes.
To understand this phenomenon one
must understand how ubiquitous is the
ant In South Africa. writes William
Morton Wheeler to the National Geo
graphic society. He continues:
"Ants are to be found everywhere,
from the arctic regions to the tropics,
IRONS timber line on the loftiest noun
tains to the shifting sands of the
dunes and seashOres. and from the
dampest forests to the driest deserts.
Not only do they outnumber in indi-
viduals all other terrestrial animals.
but their colonies even in very cIrcum-
scribed localities often defy enumera-
ton.
'One subfamily Of the ants. the
Do-ylinae, embracing the wonderful
driver ants of Africa and the legionary
~ carnivOrOuS, but nevertheless sue
ceed in forming immense colonies, oft
On of hundreds OF thousands. of indi-
viduals. This they accomplish by re-
hnquishing the sedentary habits so
Characteristic Of the great majority of
ants. They keep moving in long files
through the jungles. capturing or kill
ing all the insects they encounter, and
even overrunning dwellings, and, in
their search for cockrOaches and 9TH
er .vermin, driving out the human in
Aabitants.
From time to time these strange
ants bivOuac fpr the night or for a
few days in some hole in the ground.
or under q tree, but soon continue
their predatory march. Evidently
they are able to remain carnivorous,
nnd at the same time to develop large
colonies, only because they are fiomad-
sc and can thus draw their food sup
ply from large area.
Certain individuals, the 'repletes' Of
the colony refrain from leaving the
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
EarthWorns in Lawns.

Earthworms in lawns and gardens
can be poisoned with bichloride OF
mercury poison. Make stock solu-
tion by dissolving one ounce in two
gallons Of water. To use, dilute two
quarts Of the stock solution in 50 gal
Ions of water and in the evening
sprinkle this over about thousand
square feet of lawn. The ground
should be moist when this is done The
worms will come out during the night
and will never go back. Bichloride Of
mercury Corrosive sublimate) Is a
deadly poison and therefore must be
used carefully.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
TACNA AND ARICA:, SIA-
MESE TWINS OF
GEOGRAPHY

Tacna and Arica! The words are
fast becoming as inseparable as the
Gold Dust Twins, the Dolly Sisters. or
Mutt and JEFF. sz~.S -
The regions form q territorial bone
OF contention among Chile. Peru and
Bolivia. Thesprovincaof Of Tacna. coin.
posed of the department of Tacna and
africa, Is shown on maps made in Chile
as the northernmOst province of that
country, and ons maps made In Peru
rs the southernmost province Of Peru,
Dordered on the north by the Rio
Sauna and on the east by Bolivia.
Its broad uplands are rich in nitrate,
and on the Bay of africa, at the ter
minus of one railroad leading to La
Paz and the interior Of Bolivia, and
OF another running to ports to the
south. the delightful city Of africa Is
situated, giving the possessor Of the
territory "A great advantage in South
American affairs from both political
anq commercial standpoints., Here is
ample reason why these two South
American republics want 1t, and why
Bolivia hopes that, In the adjustment,
she will have an outlet to the sea ac-
corded her
The trouble over this region arose
originally from the fact that. in the
days of the early Spanish settlers, the
country was so vast that n few hun
dred square miles more or less made
no difference In the affairs Of the col
ony, and when the colonies organized
themselves into republics they still
were too busy with their internal prob
lens to bother about where their
boundaries begarr,and where they end
ed. This condition was true not only
Of Peru, Chile and Bolivia, but OF most
of the other South American republics.
as indicated by tire numerous bound
ary questions which have been in dis
pute during the last decade.
So matters drifted until the middle
of the nineteenth century, when guano
md nitrate were discovered in this
formerly ignored region. The guano
alone was then hastily estimated as
worth $2O,OOO.OOO. not to mention the
nitrate. What friends could be eX-
pected to remain friendly with Such
a mountain Of dollars between them?
Since that time the Peru Chile Bolivia
story has been one of Controversies,
treaties, codnter.charges and, plebi-
;scit( HneyerS taken. So
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
WARSAW: THE PARIS OF
POLAND

history, has borne oppression so brave
" aud gloriously as the Poles, except
the Jews; and Warsaw, where the
Russians had to keep a garrison of
1OOOOO troops to overawe a city of
100000 people," is to Poland what
Paris is to France.
Indeed the vivacity, the gayety and
the quick wit Of Warsaw's people are
constant reminder of Paris; as well
As those deeper likenesses which
spring from Warsaw's ascendancy in
the letters, the arts and the social
Naces.
All this, too. IN a city where the
most gruesome tragedies have stalketl.
AS recently as the years Of our own
Civil war the Russian army moved
down thousands of men and women
rs they knelt in the snow, singing their
national anthem. Deportations are an
old story in Warsaw. every effort mt
nntionalization was followed by
slaughter, and hundreds marched the
bong trail to Siberian exile
But Poland's spirit meanwhile, be-
came synonym for the indomitnble,
The success Of the classification of Po-
land has been described as the process
OF keeping 12.OOO.OOO Poles pinned to
Russia by bayonets. Politically nom
existent, for even Poland's name was
expunged from all official Russian rec
ortis, the pre-war Warsaw We'd with
world capitals in science, particularly
medicine, In manufacturing, in trade
and in literature.
Though Warsaw betrayed none of
the grimness characteristic of Russian
cities. reminders Of her by-gone glorIes
and tragedies were to be found even
before the World war restored her au-
tocracy.
In the Lazienki gardens Is monu-
nent to John Sobieski, who stemmed
the advance of the Turks in Europe, n
inquire rs picturesque as Paderewski
who now sees his land barrier to boil
shevism's westward spread. 1t was in
1853 that Turkish force had thrown
nself In crescent formation around VI
emma. The encnmpment was no less
threatening because 1t resembled n cir
Gus rather than n siege, with it's herds
sf camels, and luxurious tents with
baths and parrots within and foun-
tains without.
Mighty events often hinge on slen-
der circumstances. Sobieski hesitated
because Leopold, Austria's emperor,
Arst declined TO address him ! as
Y6lr Majesty But Sohiss1i's kesir.
sasaes4ssssia-eoytia Sanfshed aW1efi
he learned that the French ambassa-
dor had written ITO Louis XIV, who
Tather hoped for the worst for Aus
trim, Don't trouble yourself, Sobieski
Is too fat to sit on horse and fight"
The fat man" rode his charger into
the thick of the fight, helping hew his
way to where the Turkish grand viz
Fer stood, and after the battle handed
enc OF that dignitary's stirrups to an
aide. with the command, "Take it to
the queen and tell her that he to whom
It belonged is defeated and slain."
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
Have Reserve Of Grass Seed.

1t Is good plan always to have a
reserve supply of grass seed on hand
to sow when needed, for bare spots
may appear throughout the year. II
the soil Is light and subject to injury
from drought, white clover should be
sown. 1t mats together in short
time. providing closer woven blanket
to prevent the evaporation of water
from the soil and Is considered bet
ter resister Of drought than many of
the grasses. 1t Is easily started.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
BIG RICE SURPLUS IN CHINA
10000 900 Worth Of Grain Stored In
One City; American Buyers
Hold Back.

- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has been
stocked with rice bought for export
and held for rise In prices even dur
Ing the rice shortage. which has be-
come serious In some cities Of southern
China and other parts Of the Orient.
The manager Of big commercial
firm he'll estimated that there was
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16

much of which is occupied by public
parks and private residences, though
ultimately available for commerce II
required. The founders of the city
wisely provided for an abundance Of
open space, now utilized I'm parks and
public grounds, with multitude, Of ex-
cellent roadways and beautiful trees.
Flower beds are everywhere. De-
tached houses ara the rule. As In
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
other cities Of Australasia, a very
large share Of the population is locat
ed In suburbs, with abundant room.
Rule to Attain Old Ana

Sir George Reid said: "r have aimed
at health and happiness, and wi,en con.
fronted by formidable obstacle have
first tried to knock 1t over; failing in
this, to get around It.; IL not to get
under It; and II these maheuvers
failed have been content to lie down
In Its grateful shade. lauding 1t an q
beautiful blessing in disguise"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
SYDNEY'S FUTURE ASSURED

Sydney, about the size Of Cleveland
o. Detroit, is the largest city in the
eastern hemisphere south of the
equator and is destined soon to
reach a population Of 100000. 1t
has magnificent harbor, ranking
with the harbors of New York city.
Rio Janeiro and Hongkong, among the
Anest In the world. More than 200
nnes Of water front are available,
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
Where the Dead Exceed In. uv,,,

wilmington, O.-Wilmington's citv
OF the dead has a greater population
than Wilmington's city of the livIno
according to census figures. There
are 6.071 sleeping the long sleep in
Sugar Grove cemetery while Uncle
Sans enumerators counted only 5.os7
persons living In the town.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16

There are more motors for hire than
private cars In Japan.
Mexico Is now exporting oil at the
rate OF 132,OOO,0OO barrels annually.
During a recent morning fog about
*OO tons of solid matter was deposited
on Lcndc-
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
Casus BelIi.

In an Irish case of domestic riot
involving much injury to person and
property, a witness In the course Of a
vivid narrative swore as follows: HE
says to me, IS that your father? And
1 says to him, Tt is me father And
he says, 1T is well you told me. for I
thought he was an ould gorilly.' and
then the fight began, me lord."--From
the Argonaut.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
WORTH KNOWING

Ancient Romans used gold dust to
powder their hair.
A new Belgian law prohibits the
manufacture, sale or keeping I'm stock
Of matches containing phosphorus.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16

City Manager for Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs at special cleo
tion adopted the city manager form
OF government, to become effective
next April, 1t Is announced.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16

IN the latter part of June owing IN
the high prices Of rice there. On
June ~ there was only a four davs,
supply Of rice available In Shan1hsi
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16
more than S10,OO0.OOO worth of Saigon
long" rice stored In Hongkong.

Tong rice stored In Hongkong.
Recently the price fell rapidly and
dealers and exporters found them.
selves loaded up with rice while the
banks were pressing for the payment
Of bills. Japan was not able to buy
owing to the tightness of her money
market, and 1t was stated that Amer.
lea, ordinarily one of the largest buy
ers Of rice In this market. has ceased
to purchase because she had obtained
sufficient supply.
There were food riots In Shanghai
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16

Texas Rich In Peanuts.
Texas produces $20.OOO,0O0 werth
ot peanuts a year.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
A Hair Ribbon Idea.

There are some little girls who still
cling TO the hair ribbon, usually be-
tween the ages of eight and twelve. af-
ter the bob and before they think it
time TO put up their hair. And these
same little girls like dashing things in
hair ribbon, especially for dress-up
time. What about embroidering them,
then? Lovely things can be done with
hair ribbons. On dainty white, blue
and pink backgrounds pretty sprays of
silken flowers will be appropriate for
party sets, hair-ribbons and sashes to
wear over the light wash frock of ba-
tiste or net. On darker ribbons bright
err and more conventional motifs will
be in order. Maybe the little girl will
like to do this embroidering herself,
If the ends of the ribbon are shaped,
preferably rounded, they may be but
tonholed or blanket-stltched and would
not have TO be trimmed off as the usu-
al ribbon continually ravels out.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
A Feeling Of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is DR.. Kilmers Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity. strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle Of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However. if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Bnghamton, n. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.