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NEW MONTE CARLO IN CUBA? j Paeaj^lHty That WarfdtFam?u? (frinv | Mint Ectcblishmant May B? : Lacattd an tha Ivlani. "The greatest gambling center la the world will be located In the west ern hemisphere If plans for palaces' AanUtn DO arittn ftlit" Rfltd >u vuim wc*vivy s.._ I WalterP. Harris ofHavanna. 'X^uba is already beset with the gambling fever, and . fortunes change hands (here almost every day. "Since' tbe announcement of the j prince of Monaco that he is prepar- i ing to close Monte Carlo, there have been extensive, preparations for the establishment of great gambling pal acet designed 40-attract the sporting element: that now visits Monte Carlo to the 'Pearl of the Antilles.' Several villages have been surveyed with the view of locating this gambling cen-! ter, but so far no definite decision has been reached. "Gambling Is already flourishing is Havana. The Casino de la Playa Is a great garisl) temple of roulette, where wonderful dinners are served at less tfcah cost. The profit to tbe house comes from the wheel. The men who take women to the Casino for dinner Invariably bact them at the wheel. I "The moratorium now in effect on the Island has not affected the crowds at tbe Casino, because they are most ly composed of tourists, and the vis itor is treated to tbe sight of a coun try, apparently bankrupt but gambling madly, where fortunes change hands overnight and the beggar of today may be the rich man of tomorrow."? Washington Poet HUMAN FACE AS ABEACON ' Radiometer Able te Record the "Shine" Thrown Off, at a Distance I of Several Mii?? novelists that speak of a face "lighting op" pat down an actoal truth hat few of them are aware of or In tend. One of the most delicate in struments to the world, a radiometer, records the "shine" of a Uuman face, and can do it at a distance of several miles. So delicate Ls the instrument that it can detect and record the glim mer of a candle half a mile away, and If there were no atmosplitnle obstruc-, tlon it could detect the same candle 16 miles away^ The instrument consists of two thin glass disks, one polished j and one blackened, suspended by a , quartz thread in a vacuum. Waves of radiant energy striking this instru ment disturb Its balance, because the bright disk reflects them, while the black one absorbs them. While the human face t6 the nor mal eye gives out no waves of radiant energy, the fact remains that a con-j stant flow of energy Is being thrown off, and these waves travel an un known distance. Although the radio meter is a wonderful and delicate In strument, there ls a thermal couple ten times as sensitive as the radiome ter and it can detect the heat of a candle 00 miles distant Italy to the Rescue. Visiting a school is a doubtful pleas ure. But the woman had promised to call for a friend who is known as a "rooky" teacher. She waited until al most alosing time before entering the school, a red brick, lumpy sort of building, not specially attractive. It looked as if she had come too soon. A" J 1 J aii swu iucusswj uu utr uibivuu of on the busy little teacher. The word "trio" was being explained to the children and volunteers were asked to stand and use the word in a sentence. And no one need expect to go home until the word was fully ex plained. Little R. T. coaxed, "Come now, tell me Just one little story with trio* In Timidly, swarthy little Giuseppe raised hife hand. His naturally happy; face was strained in his effort to belp. Then flashed a bright smile at the woman and shouted cheerfully: "It is nearly trio clock."?New York Sun. Go to Class by Underground Tunnels. An underground tunnel system that has all the fascination of the cata combs, although it serves the less dra matic function of conveying beating pipes, Is one of the chief attractions St Wellesley college. It has just been completed and un dergraduates are being permitted to ramble around under the 300-acre campus. The tunnels are six feet high and wide enough for comfortable walking. Girls have found that no matter how cold the weather, it Is a good plan to abandon coats when taking this long adventure. The temperature from the tvltvAA U aKam4 ~ ny V. I iicauug ad ouuui iuui Vi u iurK lsh bath. This Oil May Cure Leprosy. The use ot, Chaulmoogra oil has been known for some time to have some vir tue In the treatment of leprosy, and recently It has been discovered that - there are a great many points of simi ' larity between the germs of leprosy and those of tuberculosis. This has led to some government experiments in the direction of combating tuber culosis which will be conducted at Ha waii. . Iron Ore From the Alps. A new iron ore field has been discov ered In Switzerland which Is estimated to contain 47,000.000 tons, which will assure to Switzerland, at prewar con sumption rate, sufficient iron ore to Jai;t for 45 years. The federal council a provision by the government <>1 1.'<*V000 francs upon condition that b lotU capital of 4,000,000 francs 1* raised IOI exuiouauon. HAD TOUCH OF COMIC OPERA Chinese Armies Stopped Fifhtlng t? Lit United State* VeeceJ Paw Down the River. EDSlgn William H. Galbralth, navi gating officer of the United States de stroyer Hart, attached to the United States Asiatic squadron in Chinese wa ters, In a letter tells of the Intensified work placed on the hands of the Tea sels of the squadron in the Far East by the operations of the Chinese civil war now in progress between tbe Pe kingese and the Cantonese sections of llie nation. When armies representing these hostile sections approach cities in which American citizens are in busi ness there ts milch excitement on the part of the Americans and they call urgently for the protection of the fleet, says the Columbus Dispatch! Recerily the Hart received a radio gram call from an officer of a United I 1 1 Vila | duties ujercuaui vessel, binnuj iu.i -?? ' vessel 50 miles up one of the Chinese rivers was being detained. The captain j was anxious to put to sea, and would ! the Hart see that it was permitted to I depart? The Hart got on the job at i once and found when the scene was reached that there was no govern mental authority holding the United States ship up, but the Cantonese army was drawn up mi one side of the river and the Pekingese on the other, and a battle was in progress, with the rivet, through which the United States ship must pass, between th&n. Nato | rally the captain did not fancy risking ! the shots that were passing across the ! channel. The respective commandera i kindly suspended the fighting until the ! merchant vessel had passed. | \ I SUCCESS SLOW IN COMING , Discoverer of Vulcanize* Rubber Was at One Time Compelled to Beg Money for Bread. ' Charles Goodyear, who became millionaire and was the inventor of vul canized rubber as well as many other forms of the tree sap products, at one rime was forced to beg for $5 to keep him from starving. In 1834 he discov ered\hat rubber could be vulcanized. It was an accident. He attempted to remove some bronze dust from-a bit of rubber cloth, and after trying several J chemicals tried aqua fortis, a chem ! leal largely composed of sulphuric acid. It .failed also, and he threw the cloth away. A few days later he picked it up by chance, and noted the spot rubbed by the aqua fortis had hard ened and would stand a degree of heat | that would nave meirea it w iib loruicr state. J : He applied his discovery, and soon was wearing i^ibber shoes, coats, hats and other garments, and had a small fortune by the right of his discovery. But a year passed, aD'J(hls goods were discredited and returned, rotting and broken. He was ruined. He started Id again to discover a method that would vulcanize the rubber, and for ten years he kept at it, his life a long misery of hunger and cold and crush ing poverty. His success came sudden ly and soon he was rich beyond his I wildest dreams. Wonderful Poison Gates. Canned, solidified, poison gas, which I Is claimed to be absolutely foolproof and mobile, has been perfected for use by the American soldier, according to Popular Mechanics Magazine. That two studies?defensive and offensive gns research?go hand in hand al ready has been demonstrated, for, in addition to the development of new forms of gas, army experts at the Edgewood (Md.) arsenal, have had to improve the gas masks to make them effective against some of the new gases brought into existence there. In technical military progress, every new weapon means a call upon the armorer for a new defense. As a result, this country today has not only gases which surpass anything used during the World war, but a mask which, In recent tests was worn 24 hours a day for a week, except at mealtime, with out any discomfort whatever. Jireatn ing was normal, speaking was simple, and it kept out all the gases thus far known. Women Smokers "Under Cover." * The mastery of where womenvcig arette smokers obtain their supply is solved, in part at least, by an up town druggist, who was asked why nearly all such stores keep their to bacco stands in inconspicuous places, says the New York Sun. He said tlio reason for doing so is because tlu druggists cater to women smokers, and this class is rather timid about pur chasing In the open. The women, li seems prefer to glide back to some out of-the-way corner, where nobody will see them. Of course, there are ex ceptions. Not Much of a Party. Seven-year-old Jean and her mother were invited to an Informal part.v They went. There the guests talked Rnd talked, and finally the bostes.1 passed for refreshments some wonder ful fruit and candy. Little Jean atf with the others but looked expectant iy for something else. But nothinp came. On the way home she voiced be? disappointment to mother. "I dor.'f see why they call a thing like that r party," she complained. "I don't think 1 uuuiit vi a (Ja* ij juu uuu i im*r #. drop to drink."?Indianapolis News. It Was Suggestion. "So she refused you?" "That's the impression I received." "Didn't she actually say no?" "No, che didn't. All she wn' 'Hn-ha-ha!'"?Ran Francisro t!hi*?n tele. i 'couple is charged i assaulting A COP ' J Boston, May 10.?James A. Dun 1 can, a teaching fellow in the physics {department at Harvard and Miss Julia Thomas of this city, pleaded not guilty today to a charge ol! as saulting David R. Blair, a negio po liceman. Blair was cut on one hand vith a knife while 'questioning the man and woman whom, he said he found in a doorway in the south end early 1 Sunday morning. He wasr unable to be present at the araignment and the case was continued for a hearing May 18. Bonds were furnished by ' Edwin H. Hall, Rumford profess.-r of physics at Harvard. Duncan's home is in Columbia, S. C. Miss Thomas also is said to be a sooth erner. Rub-My-Tiam for Rheumatism. The spinakord is considered by physiologists as a prolongation of the brain. T HIS ban ^ which i ness m ods pursued the highest D If this is tl would gre LI STATEMENT OF COUNTY AT Res. Loans and Discoum Overdrafts Bonds and Stocks 0 Bank Furniture and Fixtu Other Real Estate ( Due from Banks aru Currency Gold Silver and other Mi Checks and Cash It U. S. Liberty Bonds TOTAL The Fan SAFE D^. F. E. HARRIS I You may* se cure a customer with a bargain; but it takes quajj ty to hold him... 7^7 A Safe, IS . y k is an institution of w< commands the respecl an. The unvarying pr in every transaction, a uties entrusted to'a fir ie kind of bank you woulc atly appreciate your accou T'S TALK THE MA THE CONDITION OF THE F. ' THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, ources. ts $297,262.27 Capit; 1 909 77 Surpli V Undi\ 'wned by the Exj Z'f,03U.UU i OAA rn Indivi ires 1,300.00 ,guy Dwned.... 3,714.00 Savin; i Bankers 36,085.51 of Di 2,781.00 Cashi* 115.00 nor Coin.. 1,425.12 cms 1,566.79 Reser 5 65,250.00 era Lec $438,232.46 TO oers Bank of I SOUND ON, Pres. G. C. SWETENBURG, A? Nothing to Offer Except Preci sion, Quality, and Service.... What more could you ask if you are particular about your..... 1 mmm m m * ma i, w When you have to have quick de livery of some printing, we can give you all the speed necessary, and you'll get the same careful service we give every order..... The Press & Banner Co. v. \ r in ealth and an organization : of every intelligent busi udence and sound meth re in perfect aGcord with lancial institution. I like to do busities, we int. TTER OVER. I ARMERS BANK OF ABBEVILLE APRIL 28th, 1921. Liabilities. al Stock Paid in $ 75,000.00 us Fund 25,000.00 idea rronis, less current i )enses and Taxes Paid .1 5,207.73 snds Unpaid 468.00 dual Deposits ecttoCk $134,922.06 gs Deposits.. 102,214.33 Certificates f sposit 49,414.34 er's Checks 238.16 286,788.89 Payable Including Certifi 5 for Money Borrowed .. 45,000.00 / ve Fund Carried on Gen- i'r. 1 Individual or Savings Iger 767.84 TAL $438,232.46 oi? .. . I ' V J. C. THOMSON, Cashier. distant Cashier.