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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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."
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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
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