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The Washington times., 1926-07-10
HEAT AND LIGHT
By Garrett P. Serviss

form Of bullets" Of energy. or
''Qua1ta.' s
Heat Made On Earth
Unless you intend to become a
mathematical physicist you need
not trouble yourself about the
more or less obscure discussion
that these theories give rise to.
The one thing for you to remem-
Der is that the light and heat on
the earth are created on the
earth, and do not come, AZ light
and heat, from the sun. The sun
does send US the energy needful
to make heat, but the making Is
done here. The dough Is ur-
nished to US, but we do the bak.
ing.
Between the earth and the sun
there is no Transformation OF the
solar rays into heat--at least
none that we can detect. The
rays are unaffected until they be.
gin to penetrate the earth's at.
nlosphere. When that occurs a
certain portion Of the radiant
energy begins to be absorbed by
the atmosphere and transformed
into heat.
AS the rays pass. deeper and
deeper into the atmosphere the
amount of absorption of energy
increases and grows quite large
i'm the lower layers, where the
heat becomes noticeable. In
consequence Of this absorption,
the suns rays are considerably
less energetic when they strike
the ground than they were when
they entered the atmosphere.
Like VOyagers
On the way from the sun to
the earth the energy rays are
something like yoyagers at sea,
who have their pockets full OF
money, but don't spend any Gun.
less they gaTnble) until they get
across. where there Is an abund.
ant and highly absorptive atnlos-
phere capable Of transforming
the inert money into rapidly wi.
brating, fly-away molecules.
When you are thinking about
the transformations that the so.
lar rays undergo on the earth,
look at garden full If brilliant
flowers. The rays that produce
those colors when on their way
down through space were neither
red. nor yellow, nor violet, nor
blue. But they contained energy
CAPABLE OF being transformed irto
those colors and others. The
flowers select among the vibrant
energies supplied to them by the
The Washington times., 1926-07-10

you think about 1t, isn't It'll
But suppose life shouldn't
prove to be pretty much the
same when you grow old
when you top 20 and slide into
the eighties and the ninetfes
are upon you? Suppose life
should gradually become some
thing quite different, as different
as life on Mars, for example?
Suppose instead Of narrowing
down it should suddenly acquire
new dimensions and releases
what then?
Up in the mountains Of Calls
fornia, at Sonora, lives q man
who may disturb some Of your
theories about old age.
His name ID George Harden.
: He is 107 years old.
There is no vagueness about
George Harden's age. He came
to California in the gold rush
of 40 and can produce records
to show that he was already 30
years old at that time. And
there is no vagueness about
George Harden, the man. He Is
like a small, hard apple which
has chung to the tree long after
harvest time. The sun and the
wind. have had their way with
him, the rain and the snow.
But beneath the wrinkled, brown
skin the juices retain their tang.
Tangible has been full IT
tang for George Harden. Some.
times he mined, sometimes he
sailed the seas, sometimes he
danced to fiddles with the girls.
The lanes OF the sea were open
to him and the passes Of the
hills, and he trod them all. And
whatever there was. he took the.
full Of it.
Until two years ago he still
was doing his stint-saWirg
wood, hauling water for the
sheep, wedding the garden. But
now he Is taking his rest. And9
he goes no more down to the
sea nor into the hills.
Poor old man." you say, 1T
must be fierce to be cut of
from everything like that.
But who said that George
Harden was ''cut Off
Not George.
He sits out under the tree
and tugs at an old clay pipe
and his one good eye wrinkles
at you under its shaggy thatch
There's something disconcertsng
about that twinkle. You have
come long way to see q
man who is really lot years
old. You are prepared to pity
that very old man-to patrontse
him-but that twinkle holds you
of.
The Washington times., 1926-07-10
A Day Of Prayer
POD Plus Appoints Che Day.

Mexico continuing strict regulation Of religious exercises,
has closed the College Teresiana diminishing 400 girl pupils
he ground that the institution had violated the constitutional
clause forbidding religious instruction
poue Plus through Cardinal Gasparr Papal Secretary Of
state appoints kugus LIST for day Of nterceson urging all
Catholics to with him In special prayers for the cessa
ton Of the Mexican persecution Of Catholics and
For divine pardon Of those guilty Of ordering and carrying
ant the prosecutions of Catholicg.o
The Washington times., 1926-07-10
By ELSIE ROBINSON

dark. is ne lonely? Does time
hang heavy2 Or has he maybe
found some way sof Amusing
himself?
re puffs ana ne wrinkles and
his wise grin slants to one side
OF his weathered face. Then
slowly the words come. But
not Ia answer to you. You can
take them or leave them as YOU
wiII--it,s one to George Harden.
He's TELLING you-n1ot answer
II was ont. il the hills last
night, he says, for as fine i
walk as I've had In years. And
we came to q place where there
were rabbits and quail. Rabbit
and quail 90 thick you could nj
most catch them IN your hand.
I / was sorry didn't have my
gun, but my gun woulda tired
me i reckon. But had the
walk and i saw the rabbits and
the quail. and was not q mite
the worse for II when morning
came"
what nice dream you
murmur.
81 didn't say it was 4 dream, =
says George Harden and YOU
may make what you win Of his
smile.
And q week ago / took trip
to sea-. he says. II was sure
curious. / hadn't been to sea
for so many years now. Bit
we made a fine voyage to South
ainpton. Then / went into Lon
dom. ! heard the bells in the
tower. I hadn't heard them
since was q boy. But for MI
that ! was back in my bed when
morning broke"
But 1t must have been .
dream, you protest.
Did say it was?' says
George Harden.
And what do you think Of
aeroplanea2 YOU say. trying 10
change the subject trying to
make yourself feel big again BY
reminding him how old and
stranded he Isl.
'.I've never ridden In one :
says he. but I'll so to- bed
early tonight and / think I'll
have q try
In dream9'' you say.
didn't say IL was q dream s
says George Harden and your
words fail, aheepishly. before I
that twinkle in his eve.
What il life shouldn't Sc lust
the same? What III - should
gradually develop new dirnen-
sions and releasesg What H the
spirit grown restless should now
and then shake off the body
which has fingered over lpng7
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II have been wanting for
some time to ask you the fol-
LONG question, viz: Is there
any explanation as to how the
suns rays retain their heat on
their way to the earth, notwith.
standing they pass through
what is supposed to be an alb
soIute zero of cold?-M. j. H.,
: New York
You have wrong idea of the
= nature Of heat and of the
suns rays. Heat is an effect Of
the rapid vibration of the mole.
cules of a substance; the suns
rays are radiant energy trans.
mitted through space, and giving
rise to heat only when they come
in contact with a material sub.
stance.
1t is unfortunate that in sci.
entific writings such expressions
as this taken from a book by a
leading astronomer are currently
used:
THE light and heat radiated
by the sun are essential" etc. !
This is no doubt a convenient
way to speak of what we else
call solar" light and heat. but
in strict fact, the sun does not
radiate either light or heat. but
only energy, which is capable of
being transformed into, or of pro-
ducing, light or heat under suit
able conditions. This energy is
transmitted through space either
in the form of so-called electro
magnetic, or, as later speculation
has picturesque,y stated 1t, in the
her hands" is adamant to all
other women.
That every man hath 4 dark
brown past" but that be nat
hath gown his wild oats will "set.
tie down" once he is married, and
ti'ot placidly along in double
harness.
That she hath sex appeal" that
she could love a cave-man and
that not ALL gentlemen prefer
blondesl
Behold the Perfect Woman, my
Daughter, who .be'ieVeth all Q
mans words--and is Regularl
Il SELAH. !
The Washington times., 1926-07-10

TO you look
~ ahead and
wonder how It
win ase1n when
you are oId2
Pretty much
like II seems
now, i sup.
pose, YOU say
to 20 ur s e IL.
Same old hopes
and fears: same
old grunlbles
81 II q 81 c b 9 5.
Same old three
meals 81 day
and bed at
night. Only
things will sort
OF narrow down
and grow dull
Ell. IT must be
terrible to be
very old, all
cooped up with
no interest in
anything.
Tha s the way
The Washington times., 1926-07-10

sun, absorbing some and reflect.
ing others. Those that are alb
sorbed produce. no light; and sven
those that are reflected show no
light or color in themselves, the
light and color being formed by
the Optical apparatus of our eyes.
when stimulated by vibrations of
particular wave lengths.
So, we may say that our hands
produce the heat that we feel
when we hold them out IN un,
clouded sunshine, and our eyes
produce the colors Of the flowers.
The flower does not perceive
color and the poker does not feel
heat. The sensations that we cali
by those names are peculiar to
us and to other animals that have
sensitive skins and eyes.
The Washington times., 1926-07-10

Suddenly your
bulging calves.
your sweating
young neck do
not seem -
dmIrable NUr
are those yeas.
Nv opiniO n .
churning with
III you as valu-
able as they
were 4 moment
ago. The re il
something with
In that twinkle
" HE hints
that youth ma
not know Il AL
b eli some
thing 8 " ats
age
So your Ques-
lions change,
and you 80 Gu
riOusly as one
who scents d
frafl III the
The Washington times., 1926-07-10
WORDING AN
INVITATION

NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Ny daughter, a widow in
her early forties, is to be married
the latter part OF this month and
wants to send out announcement
cards. Will you kindly tell how
to word them correctly2
A READER.
The announcements Of the mar.
rage of q widow of that age
should be made the same way as
for her first wedding. In other
words, the announcements should
be made by her parents, IL her
father also Is living, or by you.
her mother, If he il not living.
This Is the form:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor Ames
have the honor to. announce
the marriage of their daughter
Mildred Ames Mason
to
Mr.. Richard Worthy
on Wednesday the seventh Of June
One thousand nine hundred and
tWenty-sixw
In the City Of New York.
The Washington times., 1926-07-10

A gentleman wears formal even
ing clothes to an evening wedding.
2. You send a wedding pres
snt Il you wish to. There are,
In other words, no rules for send.
Ing wedding presents or any other
kind Of presents; they depend on
the wishes of the sender.
The Washington times., 1926-07-10

NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ When an announcement
has been received to attend
wedding ceremony at p. M,
what Is the proper way for
gentleman to dress?
2. Also. are you supposed to
send q wedding present?
The Washington times., 1926-07-10

What IL life shouldn't Sc Just
the same? What il q should
sions and releases? What II the
spirit grown restless should now
which has fingered over long2
The Washington times., 1926-07-10

IHE difference between work and play Is that work 7
activity for future reward and play y acflyiy TOE
The Washington times., 1926-07-10

That the man who Is putty In I
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-26
AND THE SLEEPS HAVE
A REAL THANKSGIVING
Family Reunion To Celebrate 10Th
Anniversary Of Parents
Wedding

Prof. and Mrs. s l.. Sheep Of this
city were overwhelmed by sur
prise party yesterday Cn the 0c-
caSion of the 10Th anniversary of
their marriage when their children
staged family reunion for them.
And il is the first time in ~ years
that the family has had reunion.
The children are Major W. Lloyd
Sheep. Executive Officer of the
Walter Reed L. :. Army Hospital
at Wilmington VI. Leigh sheep. Of
'ii2ahvth Cty; Mrs. y. W. H'tl2-
well. of RcidSvillc. y. e.: Mrs. +.
NJ Hawlcy. rf KerShaw, :. e.;
Harry VI. Sheep. Of EaldoSta. Ga.
ana Mrs. Garland ToWr. Of E!iZ-
ahrth City.
Prof. sheep. who is Suprrintcn-
dent of schools in Elizabeth City Is
20 years old. He came 10 Elizabeth
City from PENNSYLVANIA lS years
ago. Following Il ease Of pneumonia
his physicians had advised him I"
come South for year for his
health. He came to Elizabeth City
and taught school here for Il season.
planning. to 90 back to the North
another year. But Il littlr god call
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-26
SENSATIONAL SALE OF
JEWELRY AT SELIG'S
CTty's Oldest Jewelry Firm Will
Sell Stocks at A Reduction Be-
fore Moving to New Home

Quite the unusual thing is the re-
moval sale of the firm of Louis
Seligi ''yoHr jeweler since ,1SS2
whose page advertisement appears
in this issue. The Christmas season
is one time Of the year when sales
are not offered to the gift buying
public but this firm. having antici-
patel moving into their new build
ing which they call-NOrth Caro-
lina'S most modern jewelry store
bought large stock for the holiday
season and now find that since they
arg unable to move, due to build
Ing delays their stock is too large
to display in their present quarters.
Rather than keep these goods over
they are putting on a genuine re-
duction sale of their entire stock
of diamonds. jewclry. silver and
lines kindred TO the jewelry busl-
ness. Practically every item in their
large stock is offered ut unusually
low prices thus enabling one to save
real dollars in their jewelry pur-
chases this ia II.
They expect to move in their new
building. next to the store Of Me
Cabe & Grice sometime during the
early part of January, according to
Frank Selig. manager of the firm.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-26
HYDE COUNIY'S FUTURE;
PAINTED In ROSY HUES
Governor Mclean Urges Thousand at Swan
Quarter Read Opening to Raise Corn and
Sell 1t OH The Hoof -! -.
Ey ID. V. NEEKINS

Liberated from the bondage
imposed b. barriers OF mud
that have cut it. of from the
State, Hyde County i, facing
a glorious future. \ future Of
happy citizens in prosperous
homes. in a countv that VIII
.ct>the pace ior the agricultur-
n achievement OF the state.
The Ireakin" Of those ShackleS
WIS celebrated last week. when Il
sore ,of motahles Of the state includ-
Inc Governor Mclean. assembled
with. thousands of Hyde County
people, at Swan Qaurter to Off
cf;slfy. mark the opening Of -a'nrw
harISurfacc road costing nearly
4 million dollars. The road is Il
part of thc>Statc Highway System.
rrachim" from Swan Quarter to the
Beaufort County line. Il distance Of
20 miles.
Rr>idcS Governor Mclean. diStin-
"ui~hrd visitors of the State III
Guided chairman Frank Page OF tie
State Highway Commission. Pardon
Commissioner II. IToyie Sink, Con-
"rcSSman Lindsay e. Warren. Scna-
for ClavtOn Moor" of Williamson.
REPRESENTATIVE =. e. Flanagan of
pitt County. Representative w. II.
:. Burgwyn of Northampton. Frank
Krglrr of Washington, State High.
WAY Commissioner for the First
District. Fred Latham of Be!haVen,
and others. Beside tn" Governor.
the SrrakrrS were Mr.. Page. Mr.
KuuIrr. Senator Carroll Il. Spencer.
and Hon. :. :. Mann Of Swan
Quarter.
Perhaps the most Impressive thlilS
said mt the celebration was the Guer!
of Governor Mclean. who, reicr-
riny to this great road. and the In
land Waterway about to he COM
Melted thru Hyde. wanted to Know
(Continued on page Six
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-26
HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF
BOTTLES AND SUGAR
Fiva Thousand Gallons of Allisa-
tor Lithia Water Anticipated
For Christmas

Renewed activity III the 3ottlin@
of lirhia water frrm taa famous
A!li@dtor River region iS indicated
aud hopes Of an interesting Christ
mas revived by the appearance i'll
Elizabeth City this week of more
than thousand empty fivc-salion
water bottles. consigned to points
alon2. The river ii Dare. TSIrcll
and Hyde counties. =. e. =.
1T the same tiinc, local wholesale
%roccr< who swear by the 18th IL.
mrndmcnt are clatrd over renewed
orders for large shipments of sugar
destined for the points the bottles
are shipped 10. Merchants along
the river are unable to supply the
demand for sugar. hence the large
orders.
One shipment of 400 bottles went
down ON the Daniels Fairfield line
this. week in one day, 800 another
dnv. ana more are On their way.
The news of the renewed activity
i'm bottles and sugar is hailed with
delight by many who had become
alarmed at the extreme drought,
who had been obliged TO endure II
very poGr quality of rcfreshment,
and who feared from the scarcity
prevailing that the comm" Christ
mas would 90 down in history be-
cause of its aridity.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-26

These Flapprr make me tired >
said the Soda JcrkCr To the Bank
Clerk.
"What'S on your mind ROW. ask
cd the Bank Clerk.
Just this" sail the Soda Jrrkrr !;
These flappcrs have adopted short.
tight fitting skirts and silk hose TO
show off their legs. Iou can't
make anything else out of thu
modern styles.
They make parade of their lc@S
and show them up 10 their knees; :;
they do even worse, than that when
they come in here. The one who
was sitting ut that little table over
there when you first came in was
ShOwim" EN- off from MaShOcS TO
Mann'S Harbcr.
"Thcy wear these short skirts and
doll their legs up in the ShcereSt.
prettieSt and most attractive hose
that money can 5uy and one would
think that a mans privilege was
TO look as much rs he liked and
enjoy what he saw.
But that aint the case: no sir:
these women expose their legs for Il
follow TO look at and then give him
q look that would freeze the milk
in n cocoanut on palm tree in its
rotiye hahitant, if they catch him
looking at 'em.
"Yes. sir: they blow in here. flop
themselves down at these little
tables, cross their legs and show
their stuff ShameleSsly. just as il
If were not only the correct thing
in style but the last word in good
taste and Christian morals. And
then if / stop and look 'em over.
they give me a murdcrOus look.
hitch their legs mp under the chairs
and try to pull their short. skinny
little skirts down over their knees.
- sar that m,atL ~" tir"d an"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-26

~ Cupid h"Sird up his plans: he
met ani fell in love with Miss
Pauline Hinton. He never got back
tn the North. hut founded >chOrl
here. later hcramr the head of III"
pIArlic school system III Elizabeth
City.
Ar 20 years of age Prof. Sheep
says that a@c is no handicap and
he insists thai he feels better to-
day than hr felt ut 20. leilig with
ont an ache or pain and resent
ing amyhGdy'S suggestion that Il
Younger man c0uid fill his place
In the city'S SchnolS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-26
He LET EN- THANK GOD
EARLY AND RUN ALONG

An innovation in Thanksgiving
Day services was introduced at the
First VI. f.. Church in Elizabeth
City yesterday when services were
held at . o'clock i'll the morning
instead of at the usual hour of II
O'Clock. The pastor, Rev. +. 5.
Love explained that this was done
to enable those who wanted to make
Il day of it in the country or else
where to have the greater part of
the day for their frolic after prop
erly giving thanks to their God.
He has found that when services
are held at II o'clock most people
are alrealy hittin" the automobile
trails to it country dinner, (. f,othl y
game nr game nf "nlf
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-26
NEW HOTEL PUTS ROOTS
DOWN INTO THE EARTH
Ci;y Awakens to Noise of Driving Foundation
fcr Nine Stories Of Concrete, Brick and
Sto:I To Cast Over a Half Million

With huge pile driver
handling a twentv-ton load,
and striking a blow Of one and
half tons evervi few seconds,
the roots OF Elizabeth City's
new half-million dollar hotel
are being settled deep into the
ground. The roots arc pine
trees. cut from the forests of
PaSquotank County. and there
will be more than three hum
drcd Of them to add security
10 the foundation that will Sup
port nine stories OF concrete
brick and steel.
And rs the roots of the hotel 90
deep into the earth, the third in
Stallmcnt on the stock comes due.
Saturday. November 20. was the
date. and notices have been sent TO
the subscribers. 1t Will &c up to
them To make as prompt payment
as possible, to encourage the rapid
construction of the building, and
keep everything moving along with
out Il hitch.
The Contractors now have ten
months to complete the structure,
according TO Il. \. Miller, in charge
Of work for the j. T.. Beamon Con-
StrUction Company. who are build
ing the hotel. The contractors en-
p"ricnccd some delay in getting the
work going. because the ground WAS
So hard and unyielding that the
pics wouldn't 80 down, until jet
Of water under pressure from
steam pump. WAS forced deep down
in the earth to soften the way. The
are now rcsOunding thru the down.
town section of the city. as pile
after pile sink into the earth. at the
rate of about ID a day. The work
will require about three weeks be-
fore a ditch six feet deep will be
dug. and concrete for the cOunda-
tiOn poured OH top of the roots
that are 35 feet in the ground. They
could not he driven down more than
90 feet without the jet of water l
soften the earth.
Steel Framework Next
"The earth is so hard that there
would he no probability of the
foundation ever settling" states Mr..
Miller. "Were it not for the pos
sibility of some one later on. max
ing an excavation across the street
deeper than the concrete fOunda
ton of the hotel. In this event, the
pressure would be so great as 10
cause the earth to give away, and
undermine the hotel, so no chances
will he taken in any feature Of lis
construction"
When the concrete is laid, the
frame work of steel. nine stories
NContinued on na"A Tw"N
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-26
POLICE THOUGHT THEY
HAD LANE IN NORFOLK
But 1t Happened to Be Donald n.
Shuford Who Was Driving
A Pontiac

Norfolk police the ught for sure
they had Alfred w. Lane il their
clutches one day last week. Lane
was the Oakland and Pontiac deal
er ut this city and left town hur-
rlcdly some weeks ago. leaving OD-
legations amounting to many th|u-
sand dollars.
\ representative OF General
Motors is reported to have noticed
Il Pontiac automobile from Eliz-
abcth City parked with regularity
near Il Norfolk hotel. He made in
Quiry, and discovered that strange
young man from Elizabeth City had
been stopping there regularly since
Lanes disappearance. Police were
notified, they kept watch on the ear
and the next time the Gwncr ap-
pearcd. he waS placed under arrest
and taken TO headquarters for IL
severe Srlillng.
But it wasn't Lame. Donald y.
ShufGrG. formerly of Elizabeth city,
who removcd to Norfolk about the
time Lane left. ami engaged i'll tie
ice cream business in that city. had
just bought new Pontiac. Moving
into another STATE, he hadn't had
time To register his car and WAS
using il North Carolina dealer
lic2nS" plate in the meantime.
Nobody ut Police Headquarters
knew who Mr.. Shu:"rd WAS, and he
had some trouble establishing his
identity.