Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-05
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FEB. D, 1S94-AnOther great inVen-
tive discovery was made. In a little
optical shop in Beeckman Street, New
York City, Jean Leroy made pictures
move upon a screen with the first sue
cessful cine-prOjectOr. He didn't ap-
ply for patent until after the device
had been widely copied, and he never
prOfited a penny from the invention
which made Edison's earlier motion
picture discoveries practical.
FIRST WORLD WAR DAY-BY-DAY
20 Years Ago Today--The United
| States read of another exploit of mem
bers Of Escadrille Americana Qater
the Escadrillc Lafayette) the squad
| don Of Yankee youths flying for the
French. Such open French sympath-
| izers as w. X. Vanderbilt Sr., Mrs.
| Harry Payne Whitney, James Hazen
/ Hyde, James Stillman, Ebert II. Gary
and other millionaireS had sponsored
| the trips of the youths to France. The
FrencOphile American Ambassador
| Myron 7. Herrick had made. pre-
! tense of reading the youths the neu-
| trality laws and then had told them,
THAT is the law boys, but if l was
| God / know what l would do"
! The French army was reluctant to
| accept the foreigners as flying cadets
until persuaded of the propaganda
! value Of the move NJ Jarousc de
| Sallac, eminent statesmen, had argu-
! cd to the French war ministry: THE
| resulting sentiment could have but
one effect: to turn the Americans in
| the direction Of the Allies :"
SO that the lads would make good
showing, they were given Neuports,
:, the best flying equipment the army
had at it's disposal. Their exploits
were overpraised until Frenchmen
who were doing real fighting-flying
! were furiously resentful.
! Exploiting American acts and cult
waiting American attitudes was the
core of the French propaganda cam
paign being waged in the u. S. 1t was
! exceedingly useful to have numbers
Of romantic young Americans enlisted
| in the French army and working in
| the various relief services. A special
channel was created for the reception
Of applications from Americans, and
attempts made to place as many as
possible in spectacular positions.
It was Frances way of leading the
U. S. into it's war with Germany
! No women are allowed in the Was
hitch Mountains of Yugoslavia. For
centuries men from the lOwlands have
been leaving their wives early in the
Spring and driving their cattle into
the mountains to remain unit. late
autumn making cheese and knitting
stockings. No woman has ever been
allowed to accompany them on these
9-month migrations on which they
produce the two famous products of
their section.
Skies of Polkton, N. c., two weeks
apart! One child was born Dec. %,
1885, the other Jan. II, 1886.
A typical wedding cake of Grade
A New York bride weighs $50 pounds,
provides slices for 500 guests, costs
$500 and takes week to make. Three
artists in sugar usually are required
to construct the temple of love crown
ing the five-inch layers and the gar
lands of roses decorating the sides.
When baking powder was introduce
ed, it was seriously opposed as likely
TO cause stomaches to distend and
burst!
A number of letters written by Ben
jamin Franklin can never be publish
ed because Of the unprintable subjects
he used to like to write about.
Blackmore's Lorna Doone", one Of
the comparatively few novels to sell
more than a million copies, was re-
iected by II publishers.
Queries, reproofs, etc, are welcom-
ed by Clark Kinnaird.