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VTURDAY, JUNB 19, 1MB.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Saturday and Sunday.
z? 4' 1 .-:-' ? 1 "
The Charleston grand jury threw out
batch ot liquor bills brought against |
aa many alleged Illegal whiskey sell
en So the tall ot the Charleston!
tlger/wsgs merrily on.
-o
.. Yorkville has dropped the "vii;
end ls now "York." Greenville suomi I
follow suit Or should lt drop tho
"?reen"?first' Anderson papers please
anster.-Manning Herald. We pass. |
?Speak up, Spartanburg.
Billy Sunday's form ?rr secretary,
.who .|s_knocking the "boss." appears
not* to have bit the trail.-Greenwood
journal. And then Ljain maybe he
has hit the trail, but In the wrong di
rection,, Jwbjeu the Rev. Sabbath's com-j
fort ls concerned.
It is reported that ?he Germans are
preparing for a combined raid of Zep
pelins and aeroplanes on Paris und
London In retaliation for tho recent
attack on German towna by aviators
of tbs allies. What's that old idea
about returning good for evil,
A nitafste*,' dfopped in ' our office yes
terday and Inquired If we had a v rayer
book. Bo delicate a compllmen*. we
have not received. And yet a tinge of
pity w? felt-for the reverend slr U st
such unexplored Heida ot labor Ito
here at his door without his knowing |
about lt.
u
"I shot him to save him from him
self and fcecaWo I love him," declared
a Macon woman who shot her hus
band upon discovering that he was tn
.h'i Soother woman. Regular
d?me novel talk. We SUSP^ ri she shot
him to save hun from the other wo
man add because abe had lt In tor
serving tho interests ot
(Railway company by
ifbrmktion from a news
ntative, of by attempting
iltja. Never try to dis
r who is looking for j
place t uerp's ?o 1
r the ranortefa 1
'ti a*P
impurit
lots ot
25 and SO cents.
For ssl? by an drualat*.
TiristrOrttedi by Marrey Lrust, Co..
Colombia- & C.
FINANCIAL SUPREMACY.
British exchange is still fa'Mng ia
the American money market. An
American dollar ls now worth about
$1.02 in English money. In every pay
ment for American goods through En
gish bills of exchange American cred
itors benefit to that extent, in addi
tion to the big prout of war prices.
Vast quantities of American securi
ties, owned in England, have been sold
recently' in our market, but it doen't
seem to make any difference. England
still owes us so much money that her
credit suffers, and tho only way to re
establish her old credit ls to ship here
great quantities of gold, or obtain
great credit loans, to cover tho ex
pense of ber war supplies, and pos
sibly to place a big Issue of war bonds
here.
Our bankers don'i need the gold
our money market Is glutted with gold.
Tho only solution, lt seems, is for
England to even things by obtaining
the credit loans.
Last summer foreign nations were
questioning our credit and clamoring
for us to pay what we owed them.
Now everybody owes us money, and
the financial puwtir heretofore the
strongest in the world secs her su
premacy gone.
. We shall hold that, financial suprem
acy at least while the war lasts, and
for some time afterward. There ls no
good reason why we shouldn't bold it
permanently.
SOCIALISM AND LOW PRICES.
The coat of living in England .has
risen 43 per cent since the war be
gan. Just snother little reminder of
what war means. In this case the sit
uation ls made all the worse by the
fact that a lot of merchants and man
ufacturera are making1 big fortunes
out of the high prices. The only re
deeming feature ls tho fact that work
men's wages are gora g up nearly as
'".st aa prices.
j'n Germany, with more real scarcity
of foodstuffs, prices" in general are a
good deal lower. That ls . because the
German government has arbitrarily
regulated prices. But German wages
are'low, too. The restriction of ono
seems to restrict the other. For that
reason, largely, the British govern
ments-while desirous of lowering the
price of food, hesitates^to adopt auch
an extreme socialistic method. Great
Britain, in spite of ber socialistic
trend In recent yeera, and the social
istic nature of her war measures, still
believes In individual freedom and eco
nomic competition. The war ls tent
ing economic principles no IOBB than
military strength.
GERMA A ? SOBERING VF.
' There aro pleasing indications that
the German statesmen end editors are
beginn lng to come to their senses. The
most hopeful utterances from that
quarter since our present controversy
began comes from tha_ Berlin Lokal
Anzetger. The editor', Eugene Zim
mermann, has dropped MB former tone
of defiance and condemnation. He
recognises that Pr?sidant Wilson "de
sires nothing more and nothing leBS
then en understanding, between Ger
many sud England concerning the
forms of maritime warfare whloh at
the asme time will insure the safety
of American passengers," and he sug
gests that the problem i''cau he solved
If all interests dlsplayrgood will:"
For the drat time, a^powerful Ber
lin newspaper admits, at least by im
plication-, that the German sallltarlst
ststesmen and Jtugo newspapers have
been running amuck to the hann of
Germany. Editor Zimmermann sar
castically speaks of' "typewriter he
roes, who, far from tho front, ere
preaching war to the knife against
everybody."
"We, .wish to set with blood and
iron," he says, "but Just because we
are fer^riese and determined we may
look for possible ways by vhlfch to ar
rive at an understanding with Amer
ica. We' need not" close up our de
partment' of incoming sud outgoing
d?clar?t lona ot war," he continues
with aelfric humor, "which heretofore
has workfcd nobly, but lt seems t? ma
we can curtail thc Output somewhat
without incurring e reputation for ex
cessive caution."
Tb' ec Hot of iho Berlin Tageblatt
wrl',*s lh the' same vein, and urges
Gc .man . diplomats "to.; stand firm
s^j^ en
f A FURTHER WORD IN I
By Witherspoon Hodge, Pastor <
Thc title of this article may need
a word of explanation. That wozM ls J
this: The Intelligencer published last
week a short article In wblcb the
writer sot forth His convictions rela
tive to thc recent action of Mr. Bryan
In resigning his ofilce as secretary of
state in President Wilson's cabinet.
The sole contention of thc article, waa
that despite tho fearful fustlade of
criticism which has been heaped up
on Mr. Bryan from almost every quar
ter, he was justified in his action on
thc principle that a man has no high
er authority than bis God-guided con
science, and that he must obey thc
volte ot this above every other vto?ee,
even including that of bis nation, if he
believes his nation to be following a
false light.
This is a principle which lies at thc
very foundation of a free democracy.
The expression, "a free democracy,"
is not redundant. There may be a
pseudo democracy ip which the peo
ple have lost their voices, and have
reached tho point of such extreme
veneration for tire person and opinion
of their president aa to have dispens
ed with their freedom-freedom of
personal thought and freedom of pub
lic expression. Under such a form
of government, then, it must always
be remembered that lt Is tho people
who really rule; and so long as wc
abide by our fundamental principles,
every person has the inalienable right
to his own opinions and to the con
duct which naturally - flows from
them; with the Binge ex cc nt ion, tho
contrary of which would deprive one
of this right, that ono's character bs
unimpeachable and the ends he seeks
be not detrimental to. but for the wel
fare of, the people of whom he forms
a part. These two conditions obtain,
in the case of .Mr. Bryan. There ha:i
been no attack on tho character o?
Mr. Bryon in the many criticisms of
his Judgment; and both he and Pres
ident Wilson agree that the enids
which they seek are the samo, namely,
peace.
The purpose of this "Further word
in behalf of Mr. Bryan" ls, to reaf
firm thc principle of the former ar
ticle, and to confirm it by a citation
ot th0 views of oar president him
self. lt is a point well worth notic
ing that thp president has made no
criticism of Mr. Bryan. Ills* note ac
cepting the resignation of his former
co-laborer express his sincere regret
at losing his services, and they parted
jas the warmest friends. It would
seem, then, that the president enter
tained no ideas of "the traitorous
conduct" of his former secretary ot
state, such as some dJitors and others
havo attributed to him.
Now as to the Indefeasible right
which Mr. Bryan bed for what he has
done, and as a complete vindication
of his action, lt would seem that the
following words of the president fur
nish the all-sufficient warrant. They
are a quotation of the "Independence
Day Address" which the president "de
livered at Philadelphia on July fourth
last, before the present war had even
been begun. Speaking about this very
matter of patriotism, popularity and
Individual right and conscience-led
duty, Mr. Wilson said:
"Popularity ls not always success
ful patriotism. Tho most p^t?-?nt?p
'man ls sometimes tho man who goes
in tho direction in which ho thinks
he ls right, wbether or not hn thinks
anybody agrees with bim, because it
ls patriotic to sacr'iflco vnurr.olf if
you think with him. because lt la
patriotic to sacrflco y our sol' if you
think you are right.
. "Do you blame anybody cir.? If he
does not agree with you. Tho * is
not the point. Do not dlo with bit
terness In your heart because yon do
not convinco anybody. But die hap
py because you believe you tried to
PRESS CG
The Frank rase.
(Columbia Record.)
The fate of Leo M. Frank luv.'33 In
the balance. He ia to die in the Saiejoj
trie chair next Tuesday unless "Gov
ernor Slaton should commute his
aentoncc or grant a reprieve, Gov..
Biston goes out of office next Fri
day.
From all oyor the United States
have come appeals for clemency. It
ls a notable case, particularly with
respect to the officials and official
bodies that have appealed tor clem
ency.
Th ore ls a way out of tho embar
rassment for Governor Slaton, and
that la to grant a reprieve and to put
the responsibility upon his successor,
but lt ie believed that he will meet
the issue squarely.
Atlanta people who have been in
Col unfein this week declare that the
people ot that city and of adjoining
counties ure firm in their belief that
Frank la guilty and that ho had a fair
trial. The matter will oe .decided
before the end of this week, and we
bel levo that Slaton will follow the
lead of Mano ot Virginia who declin
ed to Interfere with, the courts tn
the trial of Beaty, the son of a dis-)
tlngulshed Virginia family, who was*
not too good to go to the gallows, j
London Presarse Fer Oas.
(Nowa and Courter.)
The spectacle of ta? earth's moat
populous city preparing Itself for an
attack in which lt antic! ??tea that
ssnsyxtsting gas will be reed against
its inhabitants la ooh calculated to
horrors with the appalling condition
to which the war baw redacod clvillx
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BEHALF OF MU BRYAN
?f Central Presbyterian f burch.
serve your country without Belling
your soul.
'Kvery idea has ?ot to be started by
somebody and it ls a lonely thing to
start anything. Vet, you have cot to
start it if thore is any man's blood
in you and if you love the country
that you are pretending to work for.
I am sometimes very much interested
in seeing gentlemen supposing tnat
popularity is the way to success in
America. The way to success In
America ls to Bhow you are not afraid
of anybody except God and His Judg
ment.
"And ii ? did not believe that. I
would not believe in democracy; if I
did not believe that, I would not be
lieve pc-opie could govern themselves.
If I (did not believe that the moral
Judgment would be the last and final
Judgment in the minds of, men, as
well as at the tribunal of add, I could
not believe in popular government."
If these views of our great presi
dent be tlie truest expression of the
purest democracy of which we have
any knowledge, the writer would again
like to say that on them as a basis for
thc forming of opinion, the course
which Mr. Bryan has taken is abso
lutely vindicated.
The w:\ltcr believes then, that Mr.
Bryan ls not unpatriotic, because be
has simply "RCSIO In th? direction
which he thinks ls right, whether or
not he thinks anybody agrees with
him, because lt is patriotic to sacri
fice yourself if you think, you are
right." And now Mr. Bryan has
sacrificed himself! As Ike himself
stated in his initial paper, the ex
treme limit:? of Judgment which he
knew would be visited upon one who
took the course that he did would
rarj.e between being ostracised and
crucified.
Thc writer also believes that Mr.
Bryan has no bitterness in his heart
on account of being able to .convince
BO few; but rather, that he will "die
happy because he has tried to serve
his country, despite "all of the criti
cisms that he is "rocking tho boat"
on thc uncertain cea that may carry
our navy to war. He believes that,
as peace never has come by the use
of force and. the employment of the
ultimatum (hut at best only an armdd
truce,) so this ls a false courso for our
country to follow at this time; he is
but trying to point our nation ito
I another course which would lead to
the same end designed by the presi
dent. ?I
The writer therefore believes fur
I Wier that Mr. Bryan is but "starting
I a new icks, because it has sot to be
started by uoin?hody," and he is in-, j
spired to do this by the double mu
i tive ot bavins; within bim "the man's
blood and the love of Ute country for
which ho ls working.'1'" Of course t??e
innovator yoes not Court, popularity,
and Mr. Bryan has lost a great deal of
this since his action. But hp has
fearlessly shown, by bis personal ini
tiative and his utter independence of
?all pr?c?dents, that he 1B "not afraid
of anybody, except God and H1B Judg
ment."
And so, lastly, the writer believes
that Mr. Bryan has ' dsne the only
right thing that h? could do, because
he "believes in' (democracy" In which
form of government the "people gov
? ern themselves." and are responsible
! to "the moral judgment which is the
! last and final Judgment in the minds
of men as well'as. at the tribunal of
God." whereby alone "the sacred
rights of popular government" can
ever be vouchsafed.
Mr. Bryan ls still our foremost re
presentativo ot pur? democracy, and lt
ls only aa our, nation follows in ths
Iv*A ot the principles that he la enun
ciating that it.wljvone day reach the
object of its endeavors in political af*
fairs. ?
attack by Zeppslme In which asphyx
iating gas will he used against the I
city. j?Bj
Of course, adK&ation ls not reali
sation. The LoWpiere may b? doing
the Germans an trilnstlcc in assuming
that they would nw hesitate to Inflict I
the- frightful tortures ot gas poisoning |
upon women and-children. The Ger
mans have not rained poisonous gas
upon London yet and for our part we
decline to believe that they will do so.
The dreadful fact -is that the events
ot th? past ten months should have
been of suc!*, a sort as to lead some
persons to believe' stich a thing possi
ble.
B llosa] Celebrating.
(Chicago Tribune.)
If there is any -doubt about the pow
er of public opinion in, this country!
once lt has thorny pointe-; out. the
preparations fot .fha celebration of the J
com j ag Fourth ofy?uly should be com
pared with preparations for a similar j
occasion of only.* few years ago. Th?
prerequisite of tv patriotic demonstra
tion was noise, cannon, guns, pistols,
giant crackers, and a trail of human
Buffering, especially among tho young
er and less wary members of the tam-,
My. - This year the announcement j
from Evanston end River forest of a
civic parade, muro, sports, and a his
toric pageant wjih public displays of
fireworks attvscts only ordinary at
tention.
The revolotearas brought about
through publicity and education and
with only slight assistance rrom the'
lawmakers. 1st there not good ground
for optimism m this now familiar
achievement?
A lar??? fori?, of rjwads bas been en
?gsged for.eev?i?t??ys in fixing up. tb
i-r
Y?u can't imagine anyofc^ fftore uncom
fortable than the man wearing ajieavy
suit these warm days.
.He is not only uncomfortable, but can
not enjoy the neatness of the men wear
ing one pf our ligHt weight suits.
Yes, we've thought of your needs for the
summer and have provided dependable.
? wearing, heat resisting clothes for you.
s Come in here and see how easy we can
fit you in a Palm Beach, Mohair or Silk
like Suit. The prices range from $5 to
$12.50.
Shoes, Hats, Shirts, Socks, Ties, Under
wear and everything to add to your com
fort and appearance.
"THE TURN 0
"The Dream of Pbaroah pictured
seven fat years fallowing seven lean.
Curiously enough, statistics show that
the business tide ebbs and flows in
seven year periods. Since 1007 this
tide bas ebbed'. Today lt has turned
and nothing can stop .the flood." So
says the Harriman National Bank of
New York city.
War talk, or war news, however, is
noi stemming the tide of a.gradually
Improving business condition. Thc
government report on crop conditions
gives promise of a winter wheal yield
even greater than tint year's bumper
crop. Building permits ??re steadily
increasing and for the first five
months of this year are estimated
within 10 per cent of the same months
of 1914. The phenomenal-turn in the
tide ot the Steel Corporation's net
earnings, which apparently-began in
February, bids fair to spell' prosperl
ay in th a steel trade if the increase
continues. Operations sro now un
derstood to be around 75 - per cent
capacity. Wool merchants, and manu
facturera generally are ready to con
cede that wool la valuable property,
and many incline to th? v?f w that the
European war la bound to, tustain ano
likely, to increase the. valses. The
agricultural equipment companies re
port that orders for machinery from
the tannera are, so far, very .much
better In volume, and at helter prices
Uian' a year ago. The number of
idle freight cars ,1s continually de
creasing, and Oie theory IB advanced
that the present equipment of the rail
roods would em barana the movement
ot crops during the summer and ear
ly fail. The activity In the equipment
market ls being welcomed very hearti
ly by manufacturers. Large orders
have recently been placed, for freight
and passenger cars and locomotives.
War orders for ammnulttoh are rolling
into the millions, and Oie-enormous
industrial profita being made In many
lines ot tra?do, due primarily to the
wa/, must naturally spread its In
fluence. Although the sinking of the
steamship Lusitania came 'as a dts
tlnst shock to holders ot stock, at thto
same time the prompt recovery of the
market but served to emphasize the
strong underlying conditions. The
over subscription of tho P. H. R. $65,
000,000 general mortgage? 4 1-2 per
cent bonds, st a price considerably
above that recently obtained for rail
road financing, indicates that there ts
a much greater Improvement lu Ute
security market than ls generally un
derstood. Although thens ts a large
accumulation of money due to the Im
provement in general conditions, thia
alone without a return ai confidence
could not account for Ute change In
sentiment among In se atora. The
! facta ere Uiat the country was liqui
dated to a standstill In liai-in secu
rities, merchandise and' almost in
courage and Initiative t The sp.ondid
return of confidence anils', the distinct
improvement ia well established on
an absolutely sound basts.
The fact Ut&t 4.000 mlle? f water
separates tho United States from Ger
many la apparently a factor of utmost
Importance. First of all, lt separates
ea several thousand milts from the
war soon, and therefore Is the more
likely to keep us et peace, and second
ly, because lt will give uh an oppor
tunity^ ^to success tully make warkon
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A Tees* Lot
There are probably tew humorista
In England who can tell 'more funny
stories than W. Pet* Ridge. Some j
tun? ago at * public meeting he told !
of a man Who one day ?ntered a Lon
don police court. The magistrate hap
pened to recognise bim aa a fellow
clubman, and genially invited him?to
take a seat on Ute bench. . The visitor
waa delighted at Ute honor done him,
and aa he. aat down beaMe* ilia mag
istrate he looked wonderingly found
the crowded cod rt.
"1 see you have a rsesayhably tough
customers to tfeai witt* Oils
he said in eurprlse to the
replied ?he magistrate,
lo Impose silence,
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?F THE TIDE
a commercial r sis, which is bound to
be profitable 1 our industrial devel-.
opment. Mr. -iderlip, president of
the National Ci;.' Bank of New York,
declares that at the present time, thc
National Banks of the United States,
as shown by their last reports to the
comptroller of the currency, have a
total surplus over the legal reserve
requirements of more than $700,000,
000 un'd that other banks probably
have a "similar plethora." To con
tinue, he says, "this means that we
have a perfectly enormous capital foi
the expansions of loans, probably,
enough to expand loi.ns of two or
three billion dollars, so If we are in
a state of unpreparedness for war, we
are prepartd to extend our financial
relations abroad and for the develop
ment of banking credits at home."
Speaking of the reserve, it calls to
our minds that the avterage increase
In the national wealth) of the United
States has been eight billion dollars a
year for the past ten years, and the'j
bureau of census estimates the wealth !
of the country at $187,000.000,000. In
this short period, we have arJded to
our resources ja^sum -within five;blt
Bin dollar? .aa * larg? ' as the total
wealth of Great Britain and Ireland,
an amount equal to tus wea?th of
Franc. ?wice tho wealth of Russia,
more (han three times of the wealth',
of Au st rio-Hungary, and four times
the weajth of Italy. Such statistics
do not entitle an American to a lenghy
discussion of hard times. In addition
to these facts, we have the practical
assurance that our export trade ba
lance will cross the billion dollar
mark, and in all likelihood continue
to grow. The impression seems to be
abroati that this b- lance very largely
represents contraband trade. Appar
ently nothing ls more erroneous, as a
large trade in brcadstuffs. or other
commodities not contraband, between
the United States and neutral coun
tries, intended for trans-shipment to
Germany and Austria-Hungary, baa
?taken place. Our increased ship
ments are due to purchase ot so-call
1 ed "Constructive . Products," which
udder normal conditions, would have
been made in Germany, and which are
now come to an entire standstill. This
balance must come to us sooner or
later, and will, either in return to us
of our s?curit?s, In increased Im
ports, or in gold. The end must, bs
our control of the gold supply, ns well
as the enormous holders of foreign
government securities. One of the
"after the ?-ar conjecture?," which
well merit'* considerable thought ls,
that 70 per cent of the consumption
of the world will be supplied by the
United States, and still another ls, that ;
90 per cent of the Initiative ot the
world will be furnished by us. Ono
thing ls assured, that th?) trlump of
peace will provide us a generous re
ward, therefore to stand by the pres
ident would, in our present situation,
indicate not only patriotism, but good
business.
The aftermath of the war prompt:!
us to every conceivable selfish Ideal
ism, but one thing is inevitable, that
if the president can keep us at peace,
our national wealth ls bound to In
crease In large proportions-thin
must therefore mean that our indus
tries are facing an enviable era of.
prosperity. _
? ? * ? ?*
? HERE AND THERE *
??.>
Ker Solfeado.
A gentleman who trad the misfor
tune to lose bis nose tn a shooting ac
cident had occasion dally on his way
to business, in Dublin to pass an old
beggar woman, who Invariably salut
ed him with the good natured, but, to
him, incomprehensible prayer:
"Hiven preserve ye 'honor's eye
sight!"
The gentleman, after vainly . en
deavoring to. suggest to himself a
satlaractc ry explanation of the curt
eas wish, one day put lt to the old
woman.
"Why do you desir? . air eyesight
J?satrvud? There ?J nothing the mat
ter with it." '
"Well, your hcaor," replied the old
,1U bf a bad thing tvr
* ODDS AND! ENDS. ?
Beneath a new washing machine ls
a stove so that water can be heated
in Its tank without additional hand
ling. _ '
One French motion picture manufac
turing company turra out about
OOO miles of finished film each work
ing day.
A reservoir within a Chicago in
ventor's massage device permits mas
sage cream , to be applied as lt is be
ing ?used. *? i
A simple but accurate method for
measuring th. : y rf ace of a human be-,
ing has been invented by a French
scientist.
A recently patented step ladder hes
additional supports which give ita
base practically the outline of a py
ramid.
European - factories that make arti
ficial butter with cocoanut oil BB a
base turn ont about 16,000,000 pounds
weekly. ' ?
A new mounting for street car
head^lghte turns them.so tbst the light
is kept on the rails ka a car follows
a curve.
There are 374 Inhabitants per square
?mlle in the United Kingdom, 198 tn
France, 19 in Russia, 311 in Germany,
222 in Austria, 658 In Belgium, 143 In
Serbia, 29 Tn Turkey and 356 bi Japan.
Hampton Court possesses a grapevine
which Is stated to surpass any in Eu
rope. In a single season lt produced
more than 2,000 bunches of grapes,
weighing 1,800 pounds.
The expression "licked into shape"
arises out of the popular superstition
that a bear's cub la born an amor
phous mass and* ls licked Into ahape
by its mother.
Lamps with horn sides were In
vented by King Alfred.
In the France-Prussian war of
1870, the Germans possessed maps of
France, marked with roads which hsd
not yet apear cd on maps officially Is
sued in Franco.
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There 1B a dearth ot t?malas in Pul
garla, Japan and Australia, but a large
surplus in England. Scotland, Switz
erland and Scandinavia,
' Among booka which have bad enor
mous sales are "Websters Spoiling
Book," 55,000,000 copies; Uncle Tom's
Cabin," a million and a half copies;
"Pickwick Papers," 600<OCO copies and
Longfellow's poems, 620,000 copies.
Ring George's wine glasses cost
I from bair-a-guinea to 30 shillings
apiece, and, notwithstanding the great
care taken In handling them, about
|250 wor?h gets brokei* In the courso
ofatwelve month.
It is stld that laughter la a great
I help td clgestloh, and that the medie
val cuat ?rn of exciting, laughter at ta
ble by ?ne Jokes of Jesters and buffoons
was founded on true medical princi
ples. ?
In the last thousand years the ssa
has snatched 524 anuare miles of land
from England, and every year the losa
Is Increased by about 1,500 aerea.
Other names for the lady-bird In
various parta of England are the fly
golding. Bishop Barnaby and.dod Al
mighty's cow.
Russia's net profit on vodka sales ta
normal times, amounts to mors ?han
?one-quarter of her total revenue.
A broken front spring may hate a
block bf wood substituted for lt Jack
up the frame until lt ls at the height
St which the spring should hold it, and
theo Bilpa block of wood of the proper
also between the axle abd the frame.
Fasten thia In place, with a wire or
rope and drlvV carefully. . .
To Cleanse White Paint-Boil two or ,
three onion In the usual wey yery/
thoroughly, thea use *. tho water tc
clean tho aaint? wittibut soap. All th^
^wd gkS^*,eavin8 ?4?