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IS RICH DISTRICT Upper Silesian Cities in the Heart of Coal Fields. " -Mo Important That Germany Guarded Them With Jealous Care During the World War. Four cities of Upper Silesia, which re reported to have been seized by Pollsll Iniuirirniitc uthn' ??.-? ? _ J ( ? uv tcui vu llltlL llir bulk of Upper Silesia was to be turned over to Germany, are experiencing real war for the first time since they became cities." says a bulletin issued by the National Geographic society. The cities are Tarnowlts, Beutlien, Koenigshutte and Kuttowltz. Though they are situated practically ut the meeting point of pre-war Itussla, Germany and Austria-Hungary?a rather precarious position on the outbreak of the World war?so valuuble Is the mining and Industrial district which surrounds theui Lhut Germany took cure te keep tltera outside the zone of hostilities. The four cities lie within a few j miles of each other and in the heart of the coal fields for which the country is famous. None Is more than five miles from the old Russian border, | now the boundary of Poland; and nil are almost equally close to the old Austrian line, now that of Czechoslovakia. "Of these cities, Rout hen alone Is of appreciable age. The others are tha direct result of the development of coal -ry^es and metallurgical industries in *lh? virinltv ??? mia-iu ..< ?... century; ami Beuthen itself received a great Impetus from mining and in dustrial development. It is the capital of a district, and has n population of about 68,0<K). When Silesia was a part of the old kingdom of Bohemia, Beuthen was capital of the duchy of Beutheo. The title, duke of Beuthen, i Is one of the mediatized titles among the German nobility. "Konigshutte, with nearly 75,000 Inhabitants, Is the metropolis of the Upper Silesia mining district and may <>e considered the SUeslan Pittsburgh. It lies only three miles south of Beuthen. In Konigshutte is situated the largest iron works in Silesia. Half the population is said to consist of Poles, j "Kattowltz, three miles south of Konigshutte, Is supreme as a coal market. It Is perhaps the strongest Polish center among the Upper Slleslan -cities. Zinc, as well as coal. Is mined In the neighborhood. The place was only a village in 1815. Its population Is now about 45,000. "Tarnowitz, a few miles north of , Beuthen, Is the smallest of the group. Its inhabitants number close to 15.000. In addition .to iron works It has other metallurgical factories und lime kilns. It Is also a Polish center and its vote In the plebiscite is reported to have been markedly adverse to Germany. ?\Vlwm f U'/x-l ^ - 1 1- iU. ii-.ru nit- it m hi v? ur uniKf <>ui me Russians were able to push through ^the Gennan-Russlan frontier In Its northern portion, but the line which ran a few miles west of the Slleslan coal cities held firmly. Only twice was this rich and Important district In danger of passing from German hands; Arhen the Russian offenslve^agalnst -Austria advanced to Cracow, less than CO miles to the east; and when the Cossacks made a raid Into Rosen, a short distance to the north, threatening to cut off the Upper Silesia 'wedge.' j On both occasions the Germans, realizing that one of their most Important centers of munitions manufacture was endangered, drove the attackers hack." Church for Animals. One of the good things which hare gone to extremes seems to be the "First Church for Animal Bights," which was organized recently In New York, Its plan to Include regular Sun<1*7 services, a school for children In the cult and an "animal Bible," ceraposed of Scripture passages Inculcating humanity to animals. The purposes of the new church are announced to be the teachings of the oneness of life and the awakening of humane consciousness; the champloushlp of the rights of animals, these rights being defined as similar to the human rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; the development of the character of youth through humane oducation and the attitude toward human organizations and animal societies as their spiritual fountain head. ?Baltimore American. Harmful Principle of Poison Oak. It la known that the poisonous principle which makes poison Ivy so ncu> (ous to susceptible persons/Is toxl-" codendrol, a substance that Is Insoluble In water but soluble In ether and alcohol. So active Is It, says the Journal of American Medical association, that 0.005 milligrams applied to the skin will start painful inflammation. The poisonous principle of poison oak has Just been discovered by Dr. J. B. McNalr and called by him lobInol. Inflammation s rnuped by actutil contact with the resinous ?ap of he plant, but this contact mar result through the intermediary of snch ohiAPta ac plrtthno utiAAo "? /?? ? MO ' O, onvvn, V I 'MJIU'I imim or even smoke. And It may he transferred by the fingernails or hands from one part of the body to another. ????? Not Altogether Immune. "After all. a farmer's life Is a very Independent one." "Maybe It Is." replied Farmer CorntMsel, "so far as food and shelter are l?Mcerned. Bat It has got so a farm- I <4T hss * > have his troubles with Hat {fares and no-'count self-starters tiie U&a aa ordinary people." * * .... ^ HP* V.. \ ALWAYS HER OWN j I Pathetic Picture of Mother Love of the East. * Poverty and Sorrow Nothing Before Thought of Claiming Her Lit:le Son in Paradise. I hud not seen Futmu Om-Ahmcd for j six months. Futmu Imd been cur washerwoman i for u few years before her tlilrd wedlock to All, who became Abou-.Muued after the birth ?>f his male child. She visited us occasionally and enter} tuined us for many pleasant hours with her uutive tales and small talk. She wus, like all her race, a woman ! with u merry heart, contented with j her lot, and happy in the worship of her only son, who fullilled all the expectations of a poor, working mother. I met her the other day as I was mounting the tllght of stairs leading to the house of a mutual acquaintance. 1 could liurdiy recognize the features, once so familiar to me, uuder the dense borUa that covered her fr.ee. in the gloom of a covered staircase huilt some 50 years ago. Site Jocularly barred my way with her portly person and, looking at me mm' u i>un m merry, twinkling bluet; | eyes, she said, "Good morning. You evidently have forgotten me. 1 urn Fatina Ota-Ahmed." "Good morning, lainm." I replied, | after a long, scrutinizing look. I I "Surely time and your black hork<> j have altered you much these last f.-u months':" "And sorrow, too. alas!" she added, i with a deep sigh, as she slowly raised ! her arms to her head and undid her j veil. "You reinetnher my son. Ahmed? My little bright hoy?" "Y?'s, I do," sail] I. "How Is lie getting on? He must be a big boy now!" She clasped her hands together, crushing her horko between them. "He is dead?dead I It is five months since a tramway ear run over mm. My husband Is dead, my loved son also. 1 have nothing to live for." She paused and sighed, rubbing her pnltns nervously, while I stared at her in blank surprise. "But surely," I said, "the company has paid you an ample Indemnity? enough to maintain you. It cannot possibly be otherwise. If they have not, 1 advise you to appenl to the Justice of the courts." Fntma Om-Ahnied forgot her grief, and all of a sudden anger and terror j blazed In her eyes. She drew her tall i figure to Its full height and moved a few paces away from me. "An indemnity?" "Why not?" I said, soothingly, "What Is wrong In my suggestion? That is Justice, and everybody, the highest and the lowest in the land, ileal res Justice!" "Do you really wish me to sell my son to the infidels? Never! Why, the Christians will claim him in tlie next world; they will own him by right of purchuse; and 1 shall not be allowed to gaze on his face, nor draw him close to my heart in Paradise." She drew on her borko and rolled her | melayah round her body, saying softly, | "Sell my own son, my adored one, to j the Christians! Never! I will not coini mit sucli a sin against him. Maalesh! | 'Tls the will of God which no man ! can alter and no power can evade. Good morning. May you keep in perfect health."?Alice Shamouv in the Continental Edition of the London Mall. Sugar From Corn Stalk*. Investigating the sugar production of corn stalks, P. Vlelland, a French chemist, has found that the stem of the maize plant normally contains no sucrose, or cane sugar, and very little dextrose, or grape sugar. If the ears are removed when the grain begins to be milky, however, sugars accumulate In the stem, and In 7 to 34 days after removal of the ears the extractable amounts may reach 7 to 10 per cent of sucrose and 1 to 3 per cent of dextrose. While not more than one-third of the sucrose can be obtained In crystalllzable form, this Is Immaterial In the production of alcohol. It Is calculated that 190 gallons of alcohol per acre of maize crop can be produced. The growth of the plants is fairly r&pid, and the period between planting and the gathering of the stems would be about 400 days. Forestry In the Canal Zone. The co-operation of the boys of the Canal zone Is requested In protecting trees and shrubbery from damage. >' A few days ago some children used a hatchet on n lime tree on the prado at Balboa, and nearly killed the tree. Some other children have broken limbs of the wild almond trees on Cruces avenue and yet others hnve damaged 'the mango trees near the cable office on the Balboa road. Every boy in the Canal zone Is requested to use his Influence In stopping such practices. The trees belong to the hoys as much as to any one; and the hoys should help to protect tlielr own property.?Panama Canal Record. t A Twin Grand Piano. A musical novelty for the concert stage has recently been built In Lelpzlg?a twin grand piano, said to he the tlrst of Its kind ever made. The Instrument Is like two grand p'anos placed end to end nnd Inclosed In one frame, hut with a single sound1*- ur 1 The k?*ooards are at o;.p js . u ,.! Itnd the pluyers face e-ud. o. !rr. From the Outlook. : DILLON HERALD, DILLON, SOUT1 TOOLS NAMED FOR ANIMALS Not Always hasy to Traco the Connection, Though Sometimes It Is Plainly Apparent. There are quite a number ??f tools which arc named a Tier uulmals, uml It la interesting to Uml out the couuectiou between the Instrument and the uiilmal after which it is nmued. In some cases the couuectiou of Ideas is evident anil it is obvious why the tool is so aatiied, observes a wri er in London Answers. The "monkey wrench," for instance, which is a spuum r with a taovuhle jaw, capable of ud/ustuient, can, by a little stretch <-t imagination. lie thought to possess some likeness to a monkey's profile and. true, it deals with "nuts." The "donkey engine,** which is capable oi" lifting great weights, may be considered similar in dispositteti to the animal noted for its stubbornness and strength. We can see how the tuechigiical "crane" got its name. In the distance it i<*?ks somewhat like that long-necked ami long-legged bird. It is also natural that in a country like the United States, where large herds of cattlu are found roaming wild, the wedge-sh .pad iron frame la front of a locomotive should he called "gow-cateher." The carpenter's "horse" is naturally so called because It has io carry s>. much on Its hack. i Tin.' derivation ?.? :he tailor's "goose" is uot very evident, hut no ih>uht some Inti^-t' i 4 >' ten. i.nit iltuuiv" n:. I poet!cully >u':i let! t si ill r, in a hutsi i?t* inspiration. ?.iI! . hi- smt'oihia.; Lou u %'??,,?? aid li.c : ... 1.;. - ! > . u-ed ever - : ce iiy hi- scire p.'ae>ii\il successors. The trivet t'.>ed to st:pi on a vo>v nver the tire, with its Innu. '! in ' is liatlll aiij vailed it "spider, ml ii .s obvious why a spiral li.striiin > : or Iri'ii screw is culleil a "\.'t?rin." Also we can all s.'e why the large .i <n po.i"r which, being made red I <>:, is used for lighting tires, is called u "salamander." ?l ): ? iHH , !HIW?VIT, UJ ?* C lilt) connection between a crab?a tint, clumsy animal?anil the pillar used as ? winch; und why a capstan is called a "crab" is ditlicult to imuglne. Again, the bar of iron sharpened at on< end aud used as a lever for raising weights is named a "crowbar," for no evident reason, and I would gladly take my hat off to the man or woman who can explain to me the derivation of the name "bucksaw," "catboat" and "bullwheel." Flying Gas Cloud. A cloud of glowing gas has been discovered Hying through space at a speed of 1,12,") miles per second. Headers may be relieved to knowthat it is traveling away from us, but ,even if it were coming our way there would he nothing to fear, as many thousands, perhaps millions, of years must elapse before it could reach us. How it manages to remain intact ft'ltll.i ? '>??< ! ? .It ? ? -. 1 MMV nuo uiif, 111 aui II II IIU./.J r-jn-i'U is u mystery. Equally mysterious is the manner In which it wus able to gut up such a speed. The most probable explanations are that it has. been shot from some gigantic sun belonging to a universe of stars far beyond those we can see. or that It Is a gradual accumulation of gas or gases which ultimately will he formed into stars such us we see around us at night. Copper and Calcium in the Air. It is reported that Prof. Hartley of Dublin has photographed, in ordinary air, spectroscopic lines duo, among other things, to copper and calcium. It Is believed that they arise from tlDe dust consisting of tliese substances, projected Into the atmosphere by road vehicles, and by smoke and the sparks of trolley wires. It Is from the latter that copper Is supposed to come. The 'quantity of copper thus found Is excessively slight. Indeed It Is only the delicacy of the tests that renders It appreciable. Lines due to lead, carbon. Iron, manganese, nickel and magnesium have also been detected, but the quantity of these substances Is even less than that of the calcium and copper, the lines of which are always prominent In the spectra. Wireless Storm Warnings. American mariners are to receive storm warnings by wireless from all parts of the world under arrangements perfected by the shipping bourd with most of the high-power radio stations In different countries. Managing agents and masters of shipping hoard vessels were notltied that the warnings would be sent broadcast on schedules furnished by the ship's radio operators. Because of the number of vessels still on the seas without radio equipment, the warnings are to be passed on from ships receiving them by other meau9 when such vessels are sighted.?Scientific American. He Was Engaged. On the Friday evening when the great strike had been planned to take place an old ludy got Into an omnibus. She handed the conductor her fare and snld, anxiously: "Are you coming | but this evening?" The conductor shook his head and answered with great politeness: "I'm afraid I ean't, mum. I've got to get home to my old woman."?London TltRlts. The Good Old Days. Do you know that it wasn't so long ago that when a clothier sold a pair of pants the crease had to he pressed out before the customer would wear 'em.? The goo I old days were days of hnggy knees and jmtched seats, hut there ? ,?s coos'detr.ble at endar.ce upon the prayt; me h e:*?Houston BosC, I CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORN 7 NO COTTON IX 1922. "I am not in favor of half-way measures," says Dr. J. H. Rogers. "Four or five acres to the plow would be better than 10 or 15, but we are not going to get very far in our efforts' to stamp out the boll weevil if we give him anything at all to feed on. Treat the cotton like you would a crittcer. It does not help the patient to J cut out half the cancer and leave the I 1 - A pipe's a Seven days out o1 joy and real smoke < to a jimmy pipe! B Packed with cool, d< pipe's the greatest 1 tizing smokeslant yc You can chum it you know that Pri parch! (Cut out b; Why?every puff o1 every puff hits the last! You can't res And, you'll get tfc you roll up a cigaret ing flavor you never cause it's crimp cut frtlNGI the nai 1 i All Thi To be Master c well-earned di country-wide p To start with, tf Furthermore, n hill have reveal life and freedoi Ail that a truly that the Paige ( value on the in discriminating $5,000 to $6,0C quality compel? PAIGL-Db A J. EARI Open Co Glenhrook, 6-44, 5-Phss. Lenox, b-44, 3-Paxs. Roa Ardmore, 6-44, 4-Pass. S Lakewood, 6-66, 7-Pass. Larchmont II, 6-66, 5-Pi Daytona, 6-66, 3-Pass. R j Hi ( 1NU, SEPTEMBER 8. 1921. other half to spread all over the body. If the cotton planters will not agree to ii voluntarily I am in favor of the Wannainaker plan?that is to put th? matter under the police powers of the several cotton producing states and prohibit the planting of a stalk of cotton for one year. I am told the boll weevil cannot live more than six months unless he has cotton to feed on and if that is the ease the total elimination of the boll weevil. Fol i#7 pal packed , i P every week you'll get real i contentment?if you'll get cl( uy one and know that for you ilightful, fragrant Prince Alt treat, the happiest and most >u ever had handed out! with a ninp?and vnn will nee Albert is free from bit y our exclusive patented pro f P. A. makes you want two bullseye harder and truer thi ist such delight! ie smokesurprise of your life te with Prince Albert! Such did know! And, P. A. stays j ?and it's a cinch to roll! You e Alber tional joy smoke r Most Beautiful Car v lyDnca'ra at Money C< >f the Highway is glory i stinction does not alor reference shown for Paij lere is large economy in t lanv aftPSfpH nprfnrmnnr led a stamina that is a gu; n from repair bills. tine car should be, it is i >-66 is by far the greatest <d arket today. Is it any wor buyers who could well '0, if they were convince< ed it, choose the Paige? TROIT MOTOR CAR CO., DliTROIT.J lantlfacturerj or Ours n n<l \1r.tnr Truck* LE BETHEA, Dillon NEW PRICES ON PAIGE C \RS trs C/o Touring $1635 Coupe, 6-44, 4-Pa dster - 1635 Sedan, 6-44, 5-Pa port Car 1925 Coupe, 6-b6, 5-Pu Touring 2875 Sedan, 6-66, 7-Pa issenger 2975 Limou-iine, 6-66, oa dster - 3295 AM Prim* f. o. 1 Mkir.JaEiyuw't' . m J -ir v lowing this year's shoyt crop, if no cotton is planted in 1922 we could not plant enough in 1923 to bring the price nnder 60 cents a pound. We would have one good year that would ? put the south so far ahead of the world that you could not break it. I 'I' # "' am not in favor of toying with the hell weevil. Let's stamp him out for g< oci by adapting the slogan "No cotton in 1922." Ililffll l|]|{ w yith P. A.! ;moke )se-up irself! >ert, a appePrince Albert is wold in toppy red bags, ttdy red tins, bandsome pound ?OllCe and ha" pound tin humidors andintho e and. pound crystal glass humidor wit h CeSS') spongo moistonor & I Copyright 1921 ^ ? by R. J. Reynold* Tobacco Co. Winaton-Salem, N. C. an Buy ndeed, but this le explain the ?e 6-66 models. he initial price. j es on tracK ana arantee of long easily apparent lollar-for-dollar ider, then, that afford to pay i that supreme Michigan , S. C. sed Cars sscnger - - - $2450 ssenger - - - 2570 ssenger - - - 3755 sscnger - - - 3830 7-Passenger - 403 'J b. Factory. Tom F.xtra 1