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jtOLO BUILDING MATERIAL I?," in Use for Many Centura*, |? Merely ? Simple Form <f Concrete. A h.tl i> !?'-?? The word. w hich In complete I* written |i|.se tie ,V heU'A.Y* a I'rtMirh origin and, in Its u?Miernl appwinjne**. might ]i sugg^t sonic atllitky with the ri,l ,>f 4ii?i. These preliminary iirt ..scions. however, will he found mis. dini.'. Tin# Is nothing iMH'Ullarl.v fliCh In l?He <t welling*, though they , common enough In some |>)?riM of iiu ?'. and reference to (hem abounds Kicih I. literature of tin- eighteenth it ur> ? flie word itself, traced to lis l.atln {la. apparent Ij means n??l liliic more Jsilc than "battered." Perhaps the iplest dctlnltioii of pise is provldc<l I'linv l he Klder, who calls It irth battered between boards," pnlng b.v boards a form such as may nerd for <oiicrcie In construction rk flie Hot.uali sage adds that it was an ' and well-tried system of building | remarks that Haunlhal used this lorlal for watch towers on the tops hills In Spain during his campaign. V'lio knows whether It was not also use when Cheops built bis (Jreat rainld; for ther? are prehistoric p buildings In New Mexico and Arl ia which, some say, date back al gt 10 that period? ? ,'ertalnly history cannot trace the jtem to Its origin, ami the pise flings now visible in France, Spain, jerlca. the British colonies and (where may give no complete Indl lon of the extent to which this ma |nI was employed In other centuries. Ixchange. MAN'S TRIBUTE TO MOTHER t.Sklnned Fiahtar in World War Pcovcb Worthy Descendant of Race of Chiefs. ? roinuled-W it h-Many-Arrows Is an la? living In Smith Dakota. coordlng to an Indian custom, the t thlug an Indian mother sees or I after her child Is horn may be pen ns the Infant'* name. The tt of his birth. In April,-- 1891. (lie lior saw h warrior wlio had been inded by many arrows ; hence the le given f> the new-horn child. nt?Tin>r the world war in the jes of the great white father at ihington, the first thought of this per-sklnned descendant of a race hiftfs was of Ills mother, whom he ipd as Hie beneficiary in his $10. governmeut war" risk Insurance J ry. tie mother's name Is Susan-Loves Wnr and she lives at Wakpola, S. She was ?proud that her son was n>c the first to respond to the call the United States for soldiers to for their eountry; she was glad n lie came hack, unharmed, full of derful stories of the adventure ugh which he had passed. And realized that he had, by allotment >ay and^by his Insurance policy, onstrated that all he had was hers, verythlng he was he owed to her. winded-Wlth-Many-Arrows might wiled Indian-Oood-to-Hls-Mother. . lig Money for- Perfect Potatoea. . le perfect potato, which resists it and other "spud" diseases, has developed, according td Samuel pr. head of a well-known English firm. ? refused to give the name of the hlisf, hut said he paid hi in $12,000 seed potatoes which wouldn't fill ck measure. ?-? Fe have bought up all the hy tzed seed of this expert." said ir. "The average potato yield ^n was four tons per acre^ In Kng Wlth the new seed, six pounds root, or 33 tons per acre, can he need. The full results of the per potato may not he reaped for two irep years." New Matrimonial Idea. neetieut luis a married couple it apart in two towns, the hride, h;is ndvHiK-ed Ideas, In one town, the bridegroom, who has a good nd a bis: salary, in another. They p<l to live in separate estahllah i Hnd to visit each other over ends or run away together, as rtf them explains It. for ?several whenever the tnood seizes them, have rented a third apartment few York city, which they will "in their play time." The hride s her maiden name and title qf i It is her idea that uian and"! hould not live in the same house, ? <et h surfeit of enrh other.? u <*lohe. Many O'Brien?. soldier named John .1. O'Brien, fcg to tlie war risk bureau about fsuranee. failed to give his serial or policy number, but said the would be easy to Identify as Ife's name was Mary A. O'Brien, rch through the bureau files dls the names of 175 John J. ^n*. and ea<1i of an even AO of hnd a wife named Mary A. May Use Concrete Coffin*. eor(M?ratlon of the town of thorough. ICngland. is consider ate of concrete ?*ofl\ns In local Si'umds as l>elng lighter and tha,? those made o?f wood. His Class. re's Home health expert sa.rs wr ?eed sugar." i*" -DM i?e one of those guys who f?y* taking t%e sweetneea oat IRASCIBLE MEN OF GENIUS William Moms and Charl** Read* Notable for Th*ir Exploeiv* Tem per* and Kindly Heart*. In |0)U(| recent Kill IU lliC^nCM Mr. Henry <}, Hari^w?*|l say* that the two lltera ry men pjf hi* acquaintance who possessed (lit* kituIi'vI capacity for In dignation were William Morris ami Charles ltcade. Morris was perhaps til? (Dora exploslv*'; hut his tempcra tuontal outbuilt# wore soon ovijr and had rarely any sequel. The violence of Charles lleade. though frequently It, too. passed like a summer tempest, was sometimes tHe precursor of a prolonged literary or legal battle; for ho had a passion for litigation. "Assassination Is too gooil for hlrn; the miscreant ought to he boiled in oil!" Mr. HarnwHI <uice heard Morris* roaring as he came into his presence. Inquiry brought out the fact that the villain^ for which such punishment was deemed suitable was the crime of placing the pockets of a new suit in their conventional position Instead of arranging them In a novel and inter eating manner, suggested by Morris. But the unimaginative tailor wan not boiled; moreover, when, shortly af terward, he fell Into difficulties*, It was Morris who advanced hhn money enough to set him on his feet again I'osslhVy Heade, whd also Was a jgtoA* erons-hearted man, might at need have shown equal magnanimity toward a cobbler who aroused Jds Ire. The man had been recommended by his friend, Wllkle Collins, and the next time the two novelists met Heade lifted his voice from afar. ?'Confound you!" he shouted Iras cibly. "That cobbler you wnt to me Is a fraud?a rascal?a rogue?* triple-dyed villain! lie ought to be choked with his own shoe pegs?" Wllkle Collins, laughing, attempted some. defense of Ids protege ; but Reade would not listen. Lifting his hands to heaven like an Oriental call ing down the vengeance of the god*, he declared Impressively, in trim east ern style: "May the heels of the conscience less wretch who recommended such a cobbler be blistered, and may hi* Joints he cramped! May bunions vis It his great toe ami corns sit ufani hi* little one. and the wrath or die enemy destroy his sole!" Then, satisfied with the achievement of an impromptu curse at once harm less and horrifying, he accepted Col lins' Invitation to luncheon, and the two"walked amicably away together. ?Youth's Companion. The Tunisian Posts. The postal courier xervlce of Tunis which rail between the years 18."?r? and 187,"> Ik described lu the "Revue Tunl sienne" by Mr. Marcel Gatidolphe. The service covered the distance between Tunis and Snsa up to 1868. and then It was vxfended to Sfnx. The distance between Tunis and Susa?a dangerous Journey over not too easy country? was performed In 24 .hours and at on? stretch. Only once was the Tunis courier behind his time, by 12 hours, and that was Hie result of hair-raising adventure. In 1804 times were cer tainly not good for couriers and 'way laying on the road was not uncommon. Af that, period there were only two running out of the three Mohammed?, who for many years had shared the duty. Boutefeu. Becasslne and Chainenu were names bestowed upo^i them, the first because of his vivacity the second because of his svelte sp spearance, and the third because of his stature. The story of these dauntless three of the Tunisian postal j*ervlce in the light of the latest aerial postal Innovations 18 7>f almost prehistoric flavor. We'll Say He Loves Her. Gwendoline sighed softly, and wept. "Harold!" she blubbered. "Yon do not love me." The young man started violently, knitted his brow fiercely, and an ex cited flush enveloped his countenance. "Gwendoline!" h<* gasped, as he re covered from the shock. "Gwendo line!" he repeated. "You astound me! When a man deliberately misses the last car for seven night? In succession, when he attempts to icarri the latest Jazz steps Just to please a fair maiden, when he tolerates the cheek and im pudence of her rascally young brother, and constantly sniffs up his nostrils the bated scent of eau de cologne?to suggest he is not a victim of Cupid's bow and arrow is a positive Insult!"? Houston I'ost. New Source of Petroleum. The existence of petroleum, it is re ported. has been definitely established near Punta Arenas and In the north west of Tlerra del Fuego. The fre quency of the emanations of natural gas makes it probable that the petrol iferous deposits are large. The geolo gist^ have Indicated to certain pro posed drilling companies the most ap propriate places for drilling. The Chilean government takes no part 'In the actual drilling, but will continue to further scientific explorations with a ylew to giving all aid ?o the search for petroleum. . Setting a Bad Precedent. Vialta was playing In the yard and her mother told her It was time to come In and prepare for bed. "I don't want to go to b*d yet,** pleaded Vialta. "It'a early yet; let her play * lit tle longer," Interceded Grandmother. "No," her mother said firmly, "she mast come ip now" Vialta came up the steps as siowly as peafftde. "Oh. inamrae." she ex claimed angrily, "why don't you ?6ey jomr mother?" ADMITS HE WAS "JUST LOST" Joke on Veteran Hack Driver Wu Altogether Too Good a On* to Be Kept. l*'or 15 year* George I. King ha* drty$n ths Kaibvili^Htlntsitiiuri hsck line, and I s known as th?> A Mart in driver by every person who has Vis ited Nashville. Jlf has met both morning ami afternoon twins at llelmsbnrg almost every tiny, ?nd ha* every stone and had place In the road definitely In his mind. Recently, so friends of .Mr. Kind say, he and a haekful of passengers were lost within a half mile of Nash ville. and he was two honrs late when he rfirlved In town. One of the pas senders told tin* story on the driver after he had found out that Mr. King W?? not going to tell why he was late. When near town h<> drove serosa Owl creek to let one of the passengers out, and instead of turning around ha turned tho h or SOS only half way, aud then drove into a 40-aore cornfield. One of the woman passenger*, hearing the cornstalks popping, asked Mr. King when they wou!tL_get back on tho road. He did not answer, but kept driving around and around in the cornfield. After a few minutes she asked him where they were. He replied, "be d?n 'f I know." The pas sengers. all strangers, became alarmed TmdrTtftnr- rftlltnir for help, a ^young farmer appeared aud showed the driver how to g?>t out of the cornfield and on the pike. After the story had become known Mr. King said that he had two dash lanterns on the hack and was Just lost.?Indianapolis News. ADDS TO WEALTH OF ITALY New Variety of Wheat, Known aa Strampelll, Hat Pwvid Really Wonderful Success. A new wheat, specially adapted to the conditions prevailing In the grain raising districts of Italy, has Just been developed by many years of careful selection by Prof. Nazareno Strainpelll, director of the experiment .station at RJetl. to whom the Academy of the Llncel* Has awarded for It the prize of the Santoro foundation, given only to those who discover something,of real and great benefit to the human race. The new wain has been named Car lotta Strampelll. after the devoted wife who helped materially In the work of selection. Slgnora Strampelll In a Roman patrician and a great grand-daughter of Luclen Bonaparte, Napoleon's elder brother. t.ast year Carlotta Strampelll wheat was sown upon 47,000 acres of ground nnd yielded an average of .'''T bushels to tin* acre?about ten bushels more than such land had yielded hith erto. ?" t" ~ v On the plulns of Lombardy. Mollse and Puglle arc about 940.000 acres suitable for the new wheat. If the en tire product of last year were sown this year, the wheat crop of Italy would be Increased by a quantity about equivalent to that Imported an nually before the war ; In other words, It would make Italy Independent of the rest of the world for wheat. The Stradlvariua Secret. Will N. C. Holcomh of Newark. N. J., discover the secret of the violins made In Cremona? His friends .be lieve he will. With a persistency that has \yon him general admiration, Mr. Holcomb has been studying faithfully for '25 years or more to learn why the Stradlvarlus and Guarnerius instru ments yield their matchless golden tones. Mr. Holcomb is firmlycouvlueed that the old Italian master violin makers obtained their amazing results In large t>art through the adroit use of gum co pal as a finish. Not long ago he decided to see what influence varnish had on the tone of one of his Instruments. Upon removing the entire finish he was surprised to find that the voice of the violin had be come dull and lifeless. Relic* Given- Cathedral. The. dead bell of Dunblane (Scot land) cathedral and the sand-glass for inerly in use In the pulpit have been presented to the kirk session by the family in whose possession they were f<?r many years. The dead bell Is dated K'.l.'t, and was used at funer als in the parish, a small fee heliiR charged by the kirk session for Its. u*e. The beadle rang the bell through the town when he proclaimed n death, again when the arrangements for the funeral were to !>.? made known, and again when he walked at the head of th?- funertfl procession. The sand glass dates from 1701!, runs for about 20 minutes and 't was no un usual thing for It to be t imed two or three times during h <errnon. The gift* are being ??xhiliiU't In a specially constructed Cast* iu cathedral. Huns Have a Town Crier. The officers of the regiment have nothing on thr burgoinaater of Polch when It comw to having a striker. The only difference Is that he Is ? clanger. f'V he rings the. bell to an nounce new tiding" to the populace. For instance, If the square heads are not on the square with the Americans ai>J a fine is Imposed, the tidings of telnle's hard hick must be published oadcast. So the chief mogul of I'olch crooks hla finger and explains tho mlaaion to the bell ringer, who in turn goes to each street comer pouncing that Herr Hassenfeffer been fined 200 marks for not leaving the ootaide door unlocked. All this time it:- bell plays a clanging accoaa paniment.?From Barrage. I'olch, Qm many. Notirr of Application for CWtff. l*Ui-Miuot to authority vested i\\ us aovi )>> direction of Kofu#*? Bupi*>t ?Uu rvh, a chuivh <?r*?nl*tNl tu\?Mlin* to the ru]?vs aud practice* ot' thr Missionary lluptist denomination. uotUv is hereby given that after this notice i,s pu^lUhH.11 0u?* l.iinv iu the ('(gndca l^brnnich*. u weekly newspaper pnbliWhe*l at <'aiuden.' S. t' \\ t' Mill app]\ t" tilt' Jlon w Hunks Utypi Sivjvtav.v ,tf State (or aj charier f*?v tlir aU'\?? named t? MaptM <'huwh <\ u. ivctts .1 II WlM,I.\MS J T l>.\\ IS v I'plrtlooii, tvUHuhnt. S. ?'?? March Ml. U>lHi / A ' rMETHO PLAY (Daintij MAT ALLISON in A\}erij IIop Woods FAIR and <Ihe funniest farce eVer tOritten. A plau u)ith a cocktail, complications, and a luck*! "Directed bij Henry Otto. MaxiOelL Karyer, Dinto* (joteral. SEE IT AT y AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRIC Today, Friday April 2nd Admission 25c Children !&<? The brHljtv over tlu* Southern utilway 0\Tr riv?M> hn<* boen wrtoivd ttfiit briug gnnitlj (IniuuKtHt by tirr on Mar\-\i ?"> "Fair h\hI VVaruifr"' a ttfl*HouR of mntriinony am! muHundorstaiwHiifc wHh M?> AIUmvh ?s tU*- star ut th?* Majfitic tonight. ad* Here's The flavor lasts?and the electrically sealed?_ package brings to teeth, appetite, digestion! WRIGLEY5 r ; V-V - . ? <f . to you with all Its tfoodness perfect ly preserved. Sealed Tifiht^ Kept Right! All EITZMAUR1CE PRODUCTION On With TbQ Dance U SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT AT THE Majestic Theatre Tuesday, April 6th ADMISSION 50c