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OEM LONG PRIZED ! ???' Emerald Figures Largely in His-; tory and Legend. ?? ^ Princess Mary's Love Stone Has In- ! spired Both Saints and Pcets?Re- i fcrred To in Scriptures. v ^meraLds vrill be set in the most 1 fashionabie engagement ring< of the lVv?? l>rir>/.?kci \f.)pv || >f} 51 n PIT1PT iUlUlC, i VI M. ilUVVCC 4.AM4 T ..v?v. aid engagement ring. ( The emerald of average quality is , jaueh more valuable than the diamond oi equal quality, observer .the London ; Tit-Bits. 7".' - finest emeralds :ire worth .$2,500 a carat, while a good-sized gem might j ^ weigh anything from four to six j carats; S3u0 10 $400 a carat is a mini- j mum price. The output ox^eiueralds is very small. L The emerald is given a place of : r tenor in history and literature. The j V ueuuiit'ul ge:n was most praised among , I the ancients, not oniy for its beauty, ; but also on accounr of its rarity. It : was a favorite ston*> with the Roman ' emperors and, later, with high Uignl- : taries of the church. It is* named ! twice in the book of Exodus as one of t.ue 12 jewels in the high priest's i breastplate of judgment, ranking in 1 the second row with the sapphire an\i j the diamond. The best-known scriptural references are in Revelation, where the rainbow ; around the throne is compared in its vi- i vid greenness to an emerald; while j the same jewel forma one of the 12 j foundations of the new Jerusalem. George Eliot, in "Middleniarch." re- | fers to the singular beauty of these passages. "It is strange,'' she says. : "how deeply colors seem to penetrate j one. like scent. I suppose that is the ; reason why gems are used as spiritual j emblems in the Revelation of St. John. Hey look like fragments of heaven." In Tennyson's poem, "Columbus," ^ne discoverer used the passage in Revelation to describe the Sail Salva- ; dor as he first descried it. In contrast we may mention the "emerald monocle" through which ! Jvero, whom the latest commentators i regard as the "Beast" of the Revela- . tion. gazed at the agonic of his vie- 1 ticus in the arena, A mure pleasant legend may be ! quoted from Montalembert, the famous French author. He describes how in j the early ages of monos^icism a'xer- i tain monastery was transformed by irs founder into a hospital for lepers ; and crippjes. "Behold.-' said he, in : showing the ladies of Alexandria the j upper floor, \ which was reserved for | women, "behold, my jacinths"; then. . in conducting them to the floor below. ? where the men were placed, "See my j; emeralds." The most celebrated medieval gem was the so-called "emerald" of Genoa, J? - o /li-i.v v T?- o i xnown as me oacru ^aiwuv. xu ?o? ; presented early in the Twelfth cen- S <ury to the cathedral fcy the crusader Eaibriaco, having been brought by him from the siege of Caesarea. The relic, a huge single stone, was ' said to be the dish from which our j ) Lord ate ti e Last Supper. It was : believed by some to have been give? i by Solomon to the queen of Sheba. 1 The Saenr Catino was removed to ; Paris during Napoleon's wars, and was j discovered to be only an ancient piece J of Venetian glass. It is still srfown, i much mended, In the cathedral of penoa, to which place it was restored by the French. In the Fifteenth and Sixteenth cen- j turies the emerald is mentioned fre- : quently among inventories of crowa jewels. Mary Queen of Scots pos- j sessed at one time many specimens of ! this regal gem. i ? Causes Deep Depression in Plateau, When the railway was opened from a point near Luxor into the Libyan desert there was rendered easy the approach of the oasis of Khargeh, i which is regarded as a typical ex- ' ample of these isolated centers of life. For some years a British scien- j tUt and explorer made a study of this ! oasis, observing the phenomena of ) springs, moving sands, sv^lls, etc. -The -Libyan oases are deep de- ! presslons in a lofty plateau which has j a maximum elevation of nearly 2.000 j f$?t, but the bottoms of the oases j ate only from 100 to 300 feet above 1 sea level. They are underlain by beds i Of sandstone, whic.i are the sources J of the water supply. Artesian wqlls : 400 feet deep form practically inex- i haustible means of irrigation and such : cleep wells have been used from i ancient times. The depressions were j once the beds of lakes, and the water j in the sandstone probably has its I sources in the Abyssinian highlands. '! ? Amusing the Natives. The marine recruit had just arriveJ In Haiti and the sergeant was giving him some instruction in outpost duty, j As they walked over a high ridge, j there were two sharp reports of a | rifle and little clouds of dust spurted j up that, to the recruit seemed uncom- ! fortably close. "What's that, sergeant?" asked the , UV " V * "Oh, only a couple of those spicks trying to hump us off," returned the ; sergeant, as he trudged calmiy ahead. : . "They take pot shots at me every time i I pass this spot." ; "It's a bit dangerous, isn't it, ser- j geant ?'? "Well, it might be dangerous," ex- i plained the non-com, "if those birds ; could come within twenty feet or so j of hittin' a guv. But as long as they're ; such rotten shots. I figure they mighi j as v7(?ll amuse themselves that way, | as not. It helps to keep them out of ! pischia" -v.. ?J SHED LIGHT ON OLD TIMES | Interesting Official Documents Recently Found in the State House at Philadelphia. Incrusted with dust, yellow with i age, some nibbled by uiipe, a real treasure trove of documents has been discovered by workmen restoring the ) liid sfate house, the last of the group of Independence hall buildings to receive the city's attention, says a press dispatch from Philadelphia. The build- i insr was the sear of the city govern oient until 18"?3. One of the official papers relates that Robert Wharton, once mayor of Philadelphia, addressing the select j council on December 19. 1814, de- \ plored the increase of "tippling . houses,*' especially those that sold "ardent spirits" to minors in one and two cent quantities. Another record ; showed that as. late as May 9, 1816, | a resident of that city paid $23.50 as ! a tax for being allowed to carry a watch. j In the "tippling house" address of.; Mayor Wharton he called the old-time ; saloons "vile sinks." ' (i: ling houses also came in for his I attack. He declared that many such , * - '-wl ?*> f Ka houses were oemg upcnucu ?.no . city openly for the destruction of the unwary, and lamented that there were no laws against them. A reference ro a fine of 10 shilling for the unlawful discharge of firearms was mentioned by Mayor Wharton. He criticized the filthy condition of ; "cerrain footways" and recommended fixing the pavements on many city streets. A police flyer was also found near where the old rogues' gallery used to be, and in those days this was an j actual gallery around rhe police court. The flyer was dswed about the middle ! of the last century, and with it were photographs of a prominent New York : merchant anc society man who had run away with another man's wife. ; The names might surprise their de- i scendants, now numbered among New j VrwvL-'e "ft-mr hiinrlrpd." The documents date from 1775 to ' 1853, the majority belonging to the years of the last decade of the Eight- 1 eenth century and the first two dec- j ades of the Nineteenth. John Home Tooke. A renegade priest, who openly : scoffed at his calling and' who led a i life, to say the least, which could not be called respectable, would not be well esteemed as a private citizen, not- ' withstanding his learning and the in- ; genulty of his own generally admired j work. ''The Diversions of Purlev." John Horne Tooke was born on June 25. 1736, and it was not so many years j after that he was looked upon as one j of the political pests of tfie era. h is ; rather startling that all the public j Questions on which his opinions were ' denied mischievous have since been settled in his favor. Tooke was fined and imprisoned for ; his opposition to England's war with j lier colonies. Twenty-three years after ! his death reforms in the house of com- j mons which he strongly advocated ! were brought about. He was the first ! prominent Englishman to proclaim the j advantages of free trade, and his ! biography may well be kept in view as j a monument to the futility of intoler- ; auce.?Chicago Journal. Rork Has Great History. A report on the Dome of the Rock of Jerusalem is shortly to be pub- { fished and will be of great interest to J the Mohammedan world. It may not i be generally known that this place is the third in sanctity of ail the sane- I tuarles of Islam, and indeed for a ! short period it actually formed the Kibla toward which all Moslems prostrated themselves in prayer. Among the more important religious associations of this rock we may mention that it was here that David and j Solomon were called to repentance, j and on account of a vision David j chose this site for his temple. From this same%gpot Mohammed ascended to the Seventh Heaven after his night journey from Mecca, and lastly it is to be the scone of the Great Judgment. The historical associations are not less stinting, aim suui iauiuu? i names as Omar, Aldelmatek. Saladin ' and Subeiman are all connected with the rock.?Zanzibar Gazette. i Wireiess Triumphs Over Mountain*. The Point Grey and Victoria wireless stations were in communication with the High Itiver (Alberta) air station on a recent night. This is the first time that Canadian wireless j plants have made connection across j the mountains. ' Several government i reports were kicked across the peaks j during the night and when improved j rpppivinir sets are provided the coast ! stations and more power given High River the service will be regular, St la said ?Vancouver Pioneer. May Make Use of Volcano. Three expeditions have b^en sent frora this country to Kilauea, the flaming firepit of the island of Hawaii, to j investigate the practicability of tap- I plncr the earth's inferior for heat to j furnish power to all the Hawaiian is- j lands. It is proposed to bore at the j volcano on "safe ground" some dis- j tnnce away, transforming subterranean heat in to electrical energy.? Popular Mechanics Magazine. Use Up Valueless Trees. The fuel value of wood ought to injure auy one to cut down detrimental trees. They vary a great deal !n vhe fuel value for heating purposes. The lighter woods?cotton-wood, box eldei*. :tc<i soft maple?have less value than the hard woods such as oak, ash, and hickory. JACK FROST AS GOOD FRIEND j His Brreficial Effect Upon the Soil li : calculable, and He Performs i Other Services. I Let those who will grow] when 1 leicies hang on the wail. To millions j Jack Frost comes as a friend, imd no! j always in disguise, either. His iulluenve on soil is wonderful, j says London Tit-tiits. Besides ivduc- ; nig it to a much liner state ot tillage ! than can be produced by any imple- ! ments known 10 man. it improves its j fertility and adds to its quantity. The highest counts ot bacteria in i soil- -and there may be lOOM-U.Olt' iu ! ti grain?have been obtained in r.anl j winters, and tt is during such seasons j that the disintegration of roc' which ; produces fresh particles of soil got1."; j on most rapidly. j As water passes from the liqtiic tc the solid state its expansive power is about 15U tons to a square foot, which Is equal to rhe weight of a column <>! rock about one-third of a mile in height. Then comes the thaw, and as the water contracts away crumbles the curlace of the rock, to go to make the soil from which we draw our sustenance. Out in the Cotswolds, when winter is coming on. they turn blocks of stone j grain upwards. s<^ t^at the rain shall i Soak into rhe layers. A thaw succeeds a frost, and then the blocks are tapped , with a hammer, whereupon ihey fail into flakes, ready, after a little trim niiiig ior roomig iiouses. So, too, you may see the slaters working at Collyweston, near Stamford: When there is a likelihood of frost, the men dash water on the edge* of the masses of slate which have breii brought up from the pits or quarries If there are ttvo frosts in rapid succession, with a quick thaw between, all is well, as the slate splits into layers. Hut a spell of mild weather means tiiat the material becomes use- \ less for anything ; except conversion into rubble. ! '' ' BIRD'S NESTS IN ODD PLACES : Remarkable Boldness Shown by Many Species When They Are Engaged in Rearing Family. Every year some fresh discovery is | made by naturalists respecting the curious habits of birds. The boldness j shown by even shy birds when domes- I is smrnrisliiir. ! WV." U u i ico ait \_ v ?* ? x.. .. . ? ^ _ _ Itobins are especially nored for the?? j boldness, and a pair have been known ; to build their nest and rear their j family on a beam in a school, entering by the window which was left open. Swallows seldom build In odd places, but a pair have beea known to .buiiJ their nest against a pane of window glass. A swallow's nest in a funnel is an exceptionally queer place foi j a bird of this species to choose. Wrens are very ingenious, and their idome-shaped nests, which are so' beautifully woven, are often found in \ old kettles and tins, and even in the I pockets of old coats which have been left hanging about. A hedge sparrow's nest in a kettle was found in a bunch of nettles close to a public footpath, where school children passed every day, but the faithful bird, with no thought of danger, reared a family qui le uuiiiuiesteu. Circuiting the Earth. A person making a circuit of the i earth will lo*e one day by going westward, and gain a day by going east-, 'ward. In going eastward the sun is met before a complete rotatiou of the earth has been made. Thus the period from noon until the sun is again met in the meridian Is shorter than from noon to noon in one locality. Going westward requires a little more than twenty-four hours for 'the sun "to catch up," so that from noon to noon by sun observation covers a period of more than twentyfour hours. In order :o keep date? right, a day is dropped out of reckon Ing by vessels sailing eastward wheicrossing the one hundred and eight ielh meridian?that Is. they live th< x-.i?.. same a ay twice; miu a ua.> | when they cross the same meridiai going westward?for instance, arriv Ing at the one hundred and eishtietl meridian, Saturday Immediately be conies noon Sunday. The Human Gyroscope. Whoa you are dizzy things appea to go round in a circle. However, th. fsult is not with the eyes but iD o near the ear?an organ which apparently has nothing to do with sigh or feeling. Close to the ear is locate* the little organ which gives us. ou power of balance, permits us to wall upright without tottering, and. whei properly trained, to assume posture: - - I which are distinctly outskle tno r?gu lar routine of our daily lives. Ecoen trie dancers, acrobats, athletes anc others have unconsciously trained th: "balancft wheel" until they can d? strange things without, as we say, los ing their balance. When we spii around rapidly, this delicate median ism is disturbed or thrown slightly on of gear, causing the eyes to move in dependency of each other and to sent different impressions to the brain This causes the spinning effect we ca! diszluess. Sarcastic Charles. "Charley, dear," said \ ourig ilre Torkins. "the cook who came day b fore yesterday has left us." "i?Ke unyuuug nun uci ; "Some feu* articles." MWe!I, I suppose the ivason she lof tts was that she didn't have any u? for us." i " MONSTERS OF DISTANT PAST Proof That Birds Capable of Lifting i and Carrying Off ^Full-Grown c Men Once Existed. j " " ? Recent scientific discoveries In vnrl- s ous parts of the world go to pruie that in times long gone by there were birds ! big enough to lift a man into the air * without difficulty, observes a London Tit-Bits writer. ( It is well known that an eagle with i - ^4> i;+v ? a iivf-ietii dpi can ui ?wm in i ?. , lamb weighing ten pounds. and that a j bird can generally lift one-half more ^ than its own weight. Many of the enormous birds of ancient times weighed many hundreds of pounds, 1 and some of them had a spread of wings which would cover a present- c day street car. : < There once lived in the Rocky moun- t tains of America a race of parrots seven feet high. One nearly complete : skeleton of this remarkable species has been preserved, and fragments of 1 others have recently been dug up. t These parrots are supposed to have i trodden the earth about 3,000,000 1 I rafirc n cm i . Another amazing creature was a x running bird of prey of the heron fam- : ily. It had a head larger than that of * a horse, with a huge sharp beak, and ; A was eight feet high. Like the narrot, < it could not fly to any height, as its fA wings were not large enough to sup- } port it. In the island of Madagascar there used to be an enormous bird called _ t - n the aepyornis. This creature was ten ;* feet high and laid eggs thirteen inches I long and three feet in circumference. ! It is supposed to have become extinct ] only little more than a century ago. I Although the aepyornis must have been a sufficiently awe-inspiring sight, the "giant moa" of. New Zealand, tvhir-h stonrt 14 fppt hlsrh rind wpiched at least half a ton, must have been J even more so. FINGER PRINTS NEVER CHANGE ????? ? Not Even the Smallest Variation Takes Place From Infancy to Extreme Old Age. THe" use of finger prints as a means ! of identification was first made prac- J tlcal and put into operation by Sir i William Herschel of the Indian civil j service in the police department of j Bengal. The lineations of the thumb ; and fingers have, howev.er, attracted j the ateution of'scientists for at least j a century. The ridges and patterns are of four !primary types, .First, arches, in which : the ridges run from one side 'to the other, but make no backward turn; ; second, loops, in which some of the 1 ridges make a backward turn but j nre devoid of twists; third, whirls, ! tn which some. of the ridges make a ! turn through at least one complete : circuit; and fourth, composite, where j two or more the first three patterns are combined in the same imprint. . r It--has been demonstrated that these , designs persist unchanged in the small- v est detail throughout the individual's j-Ufe, and that> there are no two per- ! tons whose Imprints are identical. The * design on the fingers of a new-born Infant are easily recognizable In the 6ame person in old age. Key to Egyptian Hieroglyphics. ! The Rosetta stone, one of^the most j celebrated artheological discoveries of ! modern times, is famous for being the j key whereby Jhe decipherment of the j Tvirvnfinn hiorficlvnhirs was made DOS- I sible. It was found in 1799 near Ros- j etta, Egypt, by an officer of engineers j In the French army, which was then 1 In occupation of that country. The stone is a slab of black basalt, j and bears an inscription in honor of j Ptolemy Epiphanes, written in three j languages?Greek, demotic and hiero- j glyphic. As the three inscriptions are j of identical significance, the Greek } made easy the deciphering of tne others. Until the discovery of the stone archeologists had no key to Egyptian hieroglyphics, but since that j time all of Egypt's sculptured litera- j ture has been read with ease and ] much valuable information given to j the world. j * His Mistake. The editor of a magazine which is published by a New York bus company'offers a prize each month for the best story turned in by an employee i of the company on.any topic pertain- j fn<r ro comnanv affairs. Here is the one which won this month-: "One seat on top and one Inside," j shouted a bus conductor at a stopping : place. "Sure, now, and you wouldn't be after separatin' a daughter from her ' mother," said the elder of two women ] on the sidewalk. "Right ye are, I would not," said J the conductor, starting the bus. "I j did that once an' I've been regrettin' i it ever since."?Cincinnati Times- ! Star. Predicted the Phonograph. A prophecy of the phonograph may j be found in Cvrano de Bergerac's "Voyage to the Moon." Cyrano's imaginary traveler tells of a wonderful book presented to him by a lunar inhabitant, which had neither leaves nor letters, a book made vrtiolly for the ears and not for the eyes. "When anybody has a mind to read it, he winds up that machine with a great many little springs, then he turns the hand to the chapter which he desires, and straight as from the mouth of a man, or a musical instrument. oil th? rlfstinft find Hlflfprvant J/X WVtU UA1 WW sounds tr'nicb all the lunar grandees make use of for expressing thiftf thoughts instead of languaga." . Mora Salvation Army News The campaign has without any rouble at all gone over the top. The ooperation and response of the )eop!e ha.- been wonderful, and our ;olicitors tell us every one has re;ponded to this appeal, and further-, nore, they have responded with a mile. We are glad tc say that givng with a smiie has made the work >asier for the solicitors, and has also ; nade-'lhe campaign a big success. Wo wish to thank the newspapers :or their splendid cooperation. They. lave sent the message into many learts, and it has greatly helped us; .vith the work. We wish to personally thank every solicitor and every contributor, and ivery one who has in any way helped is make this campaign a success. Ensign J. M. Satterfield of Spartanburg sent us this message of ap-: jreciation for our efforts, "Please ;hank every one for me who has in1 my way helped to make the New-' jerry campaign a success, and tell ,hem their money will be used to do, he meet possible good." We assure you that the efforts and vork' of each one is greatly apppre iated and we hope that each one vill receive in ten fold what they j lave done. W. W. Cromer, , . Chairman. Urs. R. H. Wrieht. Vice Chairman. I ??_ I LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE IS GROWING RAPIDLY _ . I The Loyal Order of Moose which vas instituted in Newtierry a little We a % % |.* Temporarily machines that w< ready for busines We have re; J cars rolling, and trade as usual. 1U__.JL newu % Mi \ _ ^^^855252H5S225555252S5522S25525^ i r STUDEBAKER six-cylinder ca other manufactu tJLuaeL>aK.ei ULUIU? We can show yoi points of superic Special - Six over nearest competitor. In times of close merit wins. Tocfo} in automobiles i& k ever was, because Touring, $14 Cntifv (4-Pa : ( Phoi i i THIS IS P I over a month ago is fast growing into one of Newberry's strong fraternal organizations. The lodge was instituted with a membership of only a:>out twentv. Now the number of * I members is over sixty-five. At the last meeting, held on Tuesday night, thirty new members were intitiated. The drive for new members is continuing with much success. The L. 0. 0. M. is a rapidly growing fraternity in the United States. Its general headquarters, Mooseheart, near Chicago, where the order maintains a large and beautiful home for orhans of the members of the fraternity, is said to be one of the most beautiful places in the world. The local lodge has established its headquarters on the second floor of the Fraternity Hall building, opposite the Newberry hotel. The lodge room has been nicely furnished. Near. the lodge room the members have a club room for the entertainment of the brothers and their visitors. Juiius B. Boozer is dictator of the; Newberry lodge while E M. Evans, j Jr., is the secretary. LETTER FROM NEWBERRY GIRL AT WINTHROP Winthrop College, S. C. June 12, 1922. i 7 / Dear Home Folks: I am having a delightful time. Ev- j ery day I learn something new. The' ' - . . .1 first day we went to the science I, building, there we were put into dif-; ferent sections. I am in section D. | We are being taught many things? how to play different sanies, being a hostess, and haalth education. . i j n I ITT WW 1 I / re running UatrA lCirf/vari 11* wc liavc i igg^u u| ;re not sq badly da s. placed our stock ai are in position to ta V 9 * erry Lumb< Phone 56 ember Newberry Chamber of Commerc / i *i i l * bUlias more Duymg inure c rs than any Studebaker ir rer because 29%inl921,th them better. as a whole, sho i 84 definite nearly 45%. >rity in the 1st, shows a g; Studebaker's production of same period ol competition, Studebaker sal r competition own story. T :eener than it has declared fo ; people are riority. 75; Roadster (2-Pass.). $1425; Roadster (4-Fai ,ss.), $2J50; Sedan, $2350. All prices f. o. McHARDY MOWER, Distributor le 300 Newberry, S I STUDEBAK On June 9th an informal pprty . was given by Dr. Johnson in honor of "the club girls." We all had a grand time playing many games. Afterwards delicious ice cream was served by the demonstration agents. On Saturday night we had a moving picture. The name of it was "Little Clown," played by Mary Miles Minter. We all enjoyed it very much. Every day we go to chapel from 12:00 to 1:00. WTe always have Fome great woman or man to give a talk. | <? i>% On Sunday we were allowed to go to any church we wished. Winthrop sure is a gorgeous place. I think every one would like to coritie here. They are always having something to entertain us. They feed all well. They have all conveniences an*v college would want. ' Today we have the privilege of go* * nn Win+V>mr> 11 Ig LU OCC Ci.li J yti+K. v* it ... v...,^r grounds from 5:00 to 6:00. Tonight we have another moving picture. We are all looking forward to Wednesday afternoon when we are to give a partv for the women, which I am sure - Xr . we will all enjoy. Thursday afternoon we are going , dowr. town. On Friday we will leave for nome, after spending a lovely time at Winthrop. Sincerely, Mabel L .vird. So far it seema that the biggest thing about a national budget. is: a deficit, i Europe is such a poor debtor that she will not even pay1 Uncle Sam compliments. % . ? ?? ?rn?m : r-? - it.' K now. .1 * ) a few of tfee imaged and are id have several i (V ? ' ! "*> * 1 . / ke cafe of our ; ' . 'J * . . * i . i V ,t . , * ; er Co. \ ,y t? v . ? ) '/ :e i A .. > ? * ... . . , , ?? - ~ ? ?:?._I?-I_ 1 ? "i| I A. V 1 - -V # V W " ' /: arefully than ever. lcreased its sales iqugh the industry, wed a falling off of 1922, up to May ain in Studebaker i 143% over the : ,92K ! ; es records tell their ^ he buying public ? rStudebake^supe J 1 ' i ? * iS.), SI475; b. factory. . ?????? ? n 1 I , 11 t .J i E R YEAR]