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"BEN" FRANKLIN NOT FIRST Contention Mad? That New Han<p?hir? j Had the Earliest Periodical In the United Statvs. I <?! M l in thai thi? oidot pfi ludicjif in tli?* Uullirtl .Stale* |h the New I lainpxhlre ? i.i/i ilii, publishrd w ? cUI v iii I'ort^ mouth and founded In 1766, ihe next ill age being the Weekly M'urcury. pub lished Hi Newport li. i . iind founded fh 17fiH. ^liciijHiniii Kranklln did not found. the Ktirordny (Evening I '0*1 or any other ptijmr lit 17'2K. Tin' l'eon> vylvanta (iiiietif wai| founded in 172$ by Samuel Kc liner, who did not make m financial suecei* of It and sold It to Franklin. It was flril called The (Jul' versa I Instructor In All Art* and 8cJh ences and Pennsylvania (Ja/.ette. In IiIh autobiography Franklin any a of Kcimer and the (laWt? : 'lit* began his paper, however, and after carrying It on lhre?*-quarters of a year, with at mo*t ninety subscribers, he offered It to me for a trifle; and I, having horn ready for Home lime to go on with It. took It In hand directly; and If proved In a few years extremely profitable to nie.' " Samuel Atkinson and Charlea Alex antler combined the. .subscription 1 1st h of the Pennsylvania Gazette and ihe ltee and Issued the first number of the Haturday Kvenlnir I'ost on August 4, 1821, and the < ia/etie and the Hoe went out of existence former, Thomas Cot* trail Clarke was Ihe first editor of the I'Owt. AM old newspaper directories give Jtf'Jt as the year the Post wax established, BOSSY HAD DELIRIOUS "JAG" Results of imbibing Barrel of Home Brew Disastrous to Morals of Sedate Old Cow. Milk. that mild inn! healthful bever age beloved of tin* young, usually kohl In light esteem ivy the ant Iprohlhltlon 1st, but . ft happened not long ago- since Jan'. 10- In the 'mining ?*u ui|? of Siimf C'?u Icp, Montana. A "Hob link" minors wife, apparently seeking lo keep her lord mid must or In good humor, mixed a barrel or home brew guaranteed to dovolop n roa I kU'U. and set It out In t ho yard to ferment. A neighbor's | cow happened along and tasted. Ono taste led to another, Mini ti iu? 1 1 y | tho ImiTi'l wns empty. 1 ? 1 1 1 not so the i cow. Sin' was most decidedly wild sat- j Isfactorlly "full." Anyway, hussy wns i lighting drunk', ami sin* started out t(> clean up that mining camp, and sin- i reeded almost completely. Hut she mot Ivor Welling! on In Deputy Sheriff Adolphson. Tho cow charged the ?4oM?n'; who dodged.. Thou hussy sutTorod from tho hallu cination that ha* atllicted human* un dor simljur circumstances. Sho gave ovldei ?'i seeing a niultitudo of Shoriff Adolphsons, and llnally tiring herself with aimless (harm's foil down and asleep, Whon sho invoke no\t day hor "lap" w;tf over. Hut It Is reported that hor milk sold at a proinlum for several 'lays ainong tho strong moil of 1 tho camp, ? Willi Stm't Journal.*" Ammonia by New Process. An enterprising American lias se cured from the Italian government a concession for the utilization of S00 horsepower of tho Marfnore cascades near Terni, about seventy miles from Homo, and maintains that lie can turn out nitrogenous plant food for tho Italian farmer at a cost as low as \ lira per kilo (e?pii< nlcnt to JfO.USS per pound, with the lira taken at its par exchange Milue of $0. 19,'i). It is said that the falls are capable of generat ing not leSs than loO.OOO horsepower. Those are the cascades over which Hyron waxed so eloquent in "Chllde Harold's Pilgrimage." Alfred 1'. Den nis, comiuercliil attache of the United Stutes embassy In Home, reports to the department of commerce that die only ingredients In the ammonia are water, air ami elect rle energy. Reality of Disease Germs. Replying to a protest from Hee White, publicity department of the Christian Scientists, against remarks on the death from diphtheria of a girl under Christian Science treatment, the Journal of the American Medical Asso ciation sa\s: "Had the nine year old . girl been- buried beneath a load of | l>rlck*, ewn Mr White would huve j suggested, we believe, that before glv- ! Ing the Injured child 'Christian Sci ence' Treatment 'absent' or 'present' ; the bricks 'should be removed. What ; Mr White fails to realize Is that a Klebv l.oefller bacillus is just as ma terial no object :i< a brick. It does material damage il is true, not by its material weight, but by the e?pially niHtei il toxins it produces." Simple Telephony. An li.'- resting development in t?le phony .s a new three wire wall net which o[ ??? i'rt !es on tw?> ordinary dry cells v ;1\ x the Sclent I tic American. The telephone itself is built for the use and pleasure of youngsters. The ln stallntidn is very simple, as the tele phones fa-tea to the walls* with two | screw > and tiiere i* nothing more tech nlcfll for the bo> to do tin* to follow simple Instructions in connecting the wire with the posts on each telephone hoi. The set will operate up to 1,000 feet, Instead of the usual 100 or 'J00 feet. If two additional dry cells are employed. Giving Htm Room. 1 "(Ira. ' T didn't know y.yi were going away.'' "Ye.*, 'Ait- doctor bag ordered ni.v inn band t? 'rop Mnokins. and I'm going :c . mother- for the first fuw woeta." ? Judge (New V.?rk). the kattlbnnakk'h bitk I Snakebite IVulli One of til* Moat IIor< rlbl?* Known to >l?dieal Profession, j - . V t \ +"< . In ih<* <'f a in ? < - Jmiyty r?i * ?? 1 v Tin* foregoing qqestlon wax ankwl through a ffiali) <?f ucwMimixn** i ? v*-? 1 by an Atlanta coriVKiiondoiit, Among I He w 1 1 JOB lirivv ln'i'ii r^-olvoil 1* oiy.* from Dr. Jcff<'|W*u Wlhu.N, of! \VlU?n'otH'hiv, <ia., a physician <>f 'IK years ex|M*?i**no?\ Dr. W say* that the t?itf ? ?f ill'? rattl<* I* faial, not only Unit, but tfo&tb from snake i?it<' is oiio ?>f tin* miosI hofribjj- known to the profession, Hfcoiul only to hydro phot) ] a . TtiO doctor lnt*> given eases fr<?iu lii.s in-iHuiial observailun and practice to prove hoyojud douhl the hor riblc death* resulting from sunkc-hltc. Following is Ids statement ; "I was cuiUmI to hw Jacob Yickfw. who Hv?'m t?'ii miles north of WHlaeoo < ?: u-. I ;a . s- pt< min i i n?i<>. 1 1 ?? ) i . ? < i ? MlPn by it I'M lit** MO ft It e Hi llut't' oVIorfc iii Mo* aftrrnoon, and dh?4 at tin* ii<'\i mm iiinu'. I had. in (?onnHa* 1 : 1 ? 1 1 w '111 III'' tht (It* l*1'- Yfc O. A?lilry. ? f o.Hhi, Oft. In nt\ is \>nrs us a iM'Hi-ttetnc physician. 1 ha v* ?ecu umnj ikiraojift ? i it-. ftUft mii?i?'?' tofto> oireuut* slant'*'*, a ud I'roni almost o'vor.v known ?>Mi>('. hut I hayo ni*v??r witimsst'tl a (U'aib as horrU?l?' an his. II* h?'eaiin\a h ii ina ii snak?\. "I,*yh? ( JutjuUv a youutf man work lMt! ?ii thr farm of John M Loti, on ttUi t .i^i' in si. h- cf Oofjpo flippy. was liiiiin Scptcmh i 8, i&fcfl iiml tlU'il In h'ss l luiii IS hours. "Hi'nry I'm ulk, a ptomim'iit farpo'i' who two uiih's of WUlftCoih ohh'. was blfton in -May. 187H, and dli'd iii tata tlb itf hour#. "My friend, Jotlu J. Jowors. of Jiush .uell, Cagfce . hud H little girl t?-n >?'? r* <?ld. uho In 1018. wlill*' pick Iny whh hitt?*n oil 1 1*?* 1?h ii<I u ml <|1?h) In convulsion* Iti loss tliau I WO h??H|S.' . \ ? i i-c i ? ^ ' 'si IJW8, "lie Sunday, I was (?illicit to thf* h"inc of a III1III by n.nur of Taylor. who lived in AppHnK. oowity IJ itd'os from m.\ hf)iui' to a child I seven ,\?iirs < >l?| . who had Im'I'ii l?f t t?*i? on tli? foot.' The mossougor came on horseback, (there iudng no automobiles in those day* ) a Ii?f I returned on horse back with 1dm, i'ivc or six hours luid. pu**ed before I reached the child. 1 was too Into. "in Hie year 1M01, Kev. Jason shirnh (?f the .South i.Voryla. .M. IS. <\?nfor ejuee, was my minitdftis ills wife whs a Miss l.''itfh, of Folk* ton, < !?.' * Sim hud a brother 12 yearn old, who whs hitt<'ii by a snake. After b?r NtOfQ from her III We brother'# bedside she re. luted tlus wltole trugedy to me. Words i aim.. I deserlhe I he suffering of the boy before his death. "Mm, J l, it. <** Berry, or thla i?ia<<\ frho luu* been l>y friend tod neighbor f??r a ijuart' r of a century, bad a ?ls It ?r. Miss <i?ilrude Martin, of Kort Valley, <ia., on a visit to her sister .War Altamaha, <Ja. Mls? Martin while picking blaekherrle* on Ma.\ :;i 1 8H0, III company with her sister, and oil' r ladles was l?l 1 1 en on the hand ami died In six hums. "When Miss Martin told h?r slater, Mrs. o'lterr.v that she had be?n bitten by a snake, Mrs. (VBftrry seised the hand and wanted to slid the poison from the wound. Her sister struggled loose and said : 'You must not. You Hi:* y?M?K yet. and i??>rhai>* lou* rtluml. You have ywur g hand *U*\ . liiMmi to H\o f,,r t w no t'^s UltC tftftl t? \Attd ui? tu n(e could ammiyltsh ttotfiltift, sa\> p,, \ diu' >'\vn nuM. .iu-. ,in.i t>w,|,s y alrnnly ilnt? 1 am doawMl/ ?? , "If nnyoji*' who thinks tho bit* J nu? u a haraW* ^ roiihl only liavc Wn whu Ul, fi>w uptNiploDa ttud boari) tin sin i?'k r<?i" nv a t '??? and Say, -licit 3 X| u ugouy worst* \ Imn luiue: Hinl i of lU?' vU tlijis ku*?1 Hi r*iily t? | "that ftvirvly Hives. XV^J was toruiu??t?U In tliv (lunas ?( J tvu no augu'ab Uk*? 1111111'' I,. cUauw l>i* :T9 >?> kuo?M Hi.- only otln'r thins ttim is (3 ami ax iicjrrlbW as the nuti.'MiaVel Jj; livilrophohla." . J And no one could tell the difference) This test of direct compari son was made by Anna Case, world-famous soprano, be ' fore 2500 people, at Car negie Hall, New York City, on March 10, 1920. See the three diagram sketches below: Mies Case stood betide the ' New Edison end tang. Suddenly ? the llghte went out, but Mtse Case's voice went smoothly on. Thmn ? the lights went on again. Miss Case was gone. The audience gasped with surprise to find that her voice had been Com ing from the New Edison. 1 We want you to see it, listen to it, test it for yourself. This marvelous phonograph can give the family more pleasure than any other instrument you can buy them for Christmas. Here is why : This phonograph has actually proved that it can match the performance of the living artist,? and match it so perfectly that no one can tell its Rk Ck ration from the living performance. i It did this on March 10, 1920 before 2500 people at Carnegie Hall. New York City with Anna Case, the world famed soprano. It did this on Sep tember 30th, 1919, before 2500 people at Carnegie Hall, Pittsburgh? with Marie Rappold, prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera Company. It did this on November 5th, 1919, before 6500 teachers at the State Armory, Albany with Mario Lau renti of the Metropolitan Opera Company. It did this over 4000 other times, with more than -fifty great vocalists and instrumentalists. You can read the facts of these amazing achievements in the leading newspapers of the United States and Canada. They are the talk of the music and scientific world. And the phonograph? It's the Official Laboratory Model of the New Edison, "the phonograph with a soul." Every Official Laboratory Model in oar store is an exact dupli cate of the famous original Official Laboratory Model which cost Mr. Edison three million dollars to per fect. It is capable of sustaining the test or direct comparison; we guar antee this. Get an Official Laboratory Model for Christmas. You will have the one phonograph which brings you the living performances of great ar tists exactly as those artists have given them. You know this is so! The proof has been givenl The ab solute, scientific proof! Say the word, ? and we'll save an Official Laboratory Model for you, and deliver it in time for Christmas. ?Jha NEW EDISON ^cJho Phonograph with a Soul Test It Yourself You'll be able to recognize its superiority with your own ears ? in every kind of vocal and instrumental music. Come in and see whether this Isn't so. We'll gladly give you Mr. Edison's famous Realism Test. Money H^lp Ask about our Budget Plan. It shows you how to mc'.cc best use of your Christians money I* bt V; . \ our New Edison for Chr^'T" is, anci makes 1921 help pay. Care ful rysterr.r:* . spending always make* money go farther. Prices There is no inflation in Rdison Prices. Edison stood the Gaff" to keep his favor ite invention within the reach of everyone. Camden Furniture Co., Camden, S. C.