The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, May 17, 1933, Image 4
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Wednesday, May 17, 1933
T
When Uncle Sam goes into a Euro
pean conference he shduld take a two
pants suit.
Ohio thieves stole a box of dyna
mite, thinking it bootleg liquor. The
effect was probably about the same.
We hope the tax on 3.2 beer will be
sufficient to pay the inspectors whc
prevent brewers fudging to 3.3 pei
cent.
Mayor Curley of Boston declined tc
go as ambassador to Poland, thereby
dodging a lot of hard pronunciation
Washington bricklayers accepted i
cut from $14 a day to $12. WhicJT
would still be not so bad if there were
any bricks to be laid.
The human body contains 10 millior
nerves, and some folks make sugges
tions and requests which seem tc
bring them all into action.
We read that the League of Nation?
will establish an advisory office ir
Nanking, China. "Ad\isory" is n c
doubt the right name for it.
Recently the 1,900,000th patent waf
issued at Washington. Most of them
we guess, were for cigar lighters thai
wouldn't light and fountain pens thai
wouldn't write.
A Lewisburg, O., paper announcet5
that a pastor's sermon subject woule5
be "Fogls," and added that "all thosr
residing in the community are urgec"
to be present."
Paralleling the old story of the fe>- |
low who spent his last dollar for r
bill-fold comes one from Wisconsir
where a farmer traded his only cotv
for a milking machine.
Correspondence schools advertise
courses for those desiring postmast
erships. A graduate Who has the
backing of his Democratic Congress
mau should have a good chance.
DAYLIGHT SAYING TIME
Maybe we are old-fashioned, but i'
seems to us that about the sillest pro
ceeding that has come into practice
in recent years is the adoption of so
called "daylight saving time" in cer
tain states and cities during the sum
mer months.
The idea is that we may have mon
daylight by the simple act of turnlnf
clocks ahead an hour from May unti'
September. By this hocus pocus it i
assumed that we should be willing t<
rise an hour earlier if the hands o1
the clock point to 7 a. m. instead or
6 a. m., the real time of day. Also t
go to work at 8 o'clock under the de
lusion that it is 9, and think we hav<
been real wicked in stayin gu punti'
1 a. m. when it is really only mid
night.
But, humans being as gullible a
they are. these illusions may seerr
real to many ? and if so, perhaps m
harm is done, except to make a lot r
confusion, especially where both day
light and standard time are used ir
nearby communities.
Only in two states, Rhodo Islam
and Massachusetts, is there A state
wide law requiring the observance of
daylight saving time, but such laws oi
ordinances are observed in many cit
ies, including New York and Chicago
Congress passed such a law in 1918
hut repealed it two years later whei
farmers objected to it.
Yfou can kid the farmers about re
lief, but you cant fool them about
when ight and day begin.
GANDIII TO FAST AGAIN
From his Yeroda jail cell in Poona
India, tho fanatical Mahatma Gandhi
announces thaf; ho will impose another
fast upon himself this month. He sayj
he will abstain from food three
weeks as "a process of self purifica
tion."
No specific demands are made up
on the British government the grant
ing of which would cause him to n
bandon his fast, it is said. Last Sep
tember he broke his fast after about a
week when the British agred to sonrv
of his proposals with respect to tlv
status of certain lowcaste natives o'
India. This time ho seems to intern*
to starve himself on general princi
ples.
To those unacquainted with the
workings of the Oriental mtnd Gand
hi's attitude and his whole carer are
mystifying, although his sincere de
aire to aid India's unfortunate mil
lions Is not doubted. Occidentals arr
usually not so keen to become ihart
,
PEACH DAY
While not very generally obsered
a large number of societies in the
United States and in other countries
conduct suitable exercises on Peac
Day, May 18, each year.
This date marked the opening of
the first Hague Peace Conference
called in 1899 by Czar Nicholas II of
Russia. The irony of fate is seen it
the fact that Nicholas was killed by
the Bolshevik) 20 years later aftei
being forced to abdicate as a resuF
of popular dissatisfaction with hi?
^conduct of Russia's part in the Worlt'
War, which his ministers were charg
ed with aiding to bring about.
Numerous peace organizations exist
in the United States, of which the
American Peace Society, with head
quarters in Washington, is the oldest
and whose magazine, Advocate of
Peace, is widely circulated.
Some of these peace societies are
composed largely of extreme pacifist?
who would not willingly take up arm'
in defense of their country, even if
it were invaded by a foreign foe
Others have a membership of loyal
Patriotic citizens, whose efforts fnj
peace are in line with those of al'
right thinking persons.
An important factor in the peacr
movement is the Carnegie Endow
-*>ent for International Peace, whic'
see!:* to promote the study of the
causes of war and practical means t<
prevent it, to aid in the development
of international law, and to educatt
public opinion concerning these mat
ters. It was founded through an en
dowment of ten million dollars b:
Andrew Carnegie, who also gave ?
million and a half for the building o'
the Peace Palace at The Hague. It if
Hot a pacifist institution, howevei
and its personnel was placed at tlv
service of the government during th<
World War.
In the present unsettled conditio*
of the world, every proper effort fo*
the promotion of per.ee r.hould be en
couraged, and a wider observance o' ,
Peace Day would be most desirable
WOMEN DO MOST BUYING
Long before women got the ballot
their influence in state matters was
large. The official lives of some of
the world's greatest men have beer
influenced by women. Today women
are taking a much greater part in
government and business. It is esti
mated that 75 to 90 per cent of all re
j tail buying in this country is done by
them. Thus those who offer product?
for the home must make them with
special appeal to women.
Some may argue that while wome*
do buy food, clothing and the like
their influence does not extend furth
er in manufacturing and business
Makers of many other products knov
differently. Take the household
washinc machine, for example. Tho<
of even ten years ago were ugly
clumsy and efficient compared tc
those of today. Women became tirec'l
of the unattractive old models, de j
manded machines that would help en
rich and beautify their homes, anc"
the manufacturers quickly took the
hint.
Consequently, today's washers are
sleek and efficient, made in glistening
enamels and shiny metals, easily rub
oed bright and clean. They' do theii
work quickly, easily, economically, of
course.
Modern woman's influence on man
ufacturin gthrough her buying powei
is something that dealers, too, shoule' j
heed. Women buy most readily frorr
the dealers who most convincingly
show how the things they sell will fil'
real needs in the homes, save money
time and labor.
SOME BIBLE FACTS
Of the 66 books of the Bible 39 arc
in the Old Testament and 27 in"* the
New, the former containing 929 chap
ters and the latter 260. Combined
they have a total of 773,746 words.
The word "Lord" occurs l,85f
times, "yoverond," "girl" and "ever
lasting punishment" but once each
and "everlasting fire" but twice.
Tho longest verse is Esther 8:9, ( (
90 words, and the shortest is Johi
11:35, consisting of two words, "Jesu
wept."
The 19th chapter of Second King '
and the 37th chapter of Isaiah hp
allko. The 8th, 15tli, 21st and 31 f
verses of the 107th Psalm are alike
and each of tho 26 verses of the 1 3611
Psalm ends alike, with the words
"for his mercy endureth forever."
Ezra 7:21 contains all tho letter;
of the alphabet oxcept the leter "J."
Tho books of Obadiah, Philemon
Second John, Third Jfohn and Jud
contain only ono chapter oach.
Mrs. J. C. Slater of St. Paul foune'
in her garbage can $l,fl00 in bill* Ap
parently hidden there by a thief whe
feared capture.
SlUnt Mink
A gentleman in often sewn, hut very
seldom httrd to Uugh.? Ohe?terfleld.
Sidelights
Wte don't know just why, but many
authors, actors and pugilists have r
long-standing habit of taking pen.
stage and ring names. A long list o'
the later is given by Ripley of "be1
lieve it or not" fame. Among then
he mentions that Jake Kilrain's rea
name is John Joseph Killion; Benn:
Leonard, Benjamin Lenier; Tommj
Bums, Noah Brusso; Young Corbett
William Rothwell; Stanley KetcheH
Stanislaus Kiecal; Young Griffo, A1
bert Griffiths; Kid McCoy, Norma'
Selby; Leach Cross, Dr. Louis Wal
lach; and so on.
Someone told certain Blue Gras
State farmers that President Roose
velt's "new deal" included the givin'
i of free horses to worthy tillers of th
soil. Three of them walked 15 mik
to Greenup, Ky., to ask if their ho
had arrived. When answered in the
negative they walked back home.
The Weekly Financial Review f c
last week, discussing the better busi
ness outlook, said: "It is not to be ex
pected that the velocity of improve
ment will bring prosperity over nigh"
? yet the trend is most assuredly i1
the right direction; the outlook mor
promising than at any time in morr
than 40 months."
Some weird stories are goin? abou*
concerning Albert Einstein of rela
tivity fame, considered by many t<
be the world's greatest living scient
ist. Having renounced his German
citizenship because of Hitler's perse
cution of the Jews, one newspapei
says "he will settle in Switzerlan'
and become a naturalized Swede." An
other report says "he will become
professor in Madrid, In spite of thf
fact that Jews were banished frorr
Spain in 1492."
Either as an international good wil
gesture, or" as a tribute to a charm
ing personality ? or both ? Mile
Francoise May, daughter of Belgium:
ambassador to the United States, wa
selected as queen of the May appli
blossom festival at Winchester, Va.
Farmer readers may be interested
to know that President Roosevelt ha:
cut the tariff on fertilizer forks, haj
forks, hand rakes and hoes by 60 peD
cent. No change was made in th<
duty on spades and shovels.
If this item seems a trifle question
able for publication in a family news
paper, we can only say it is taker
from the highly reputable Americar
Magazine: "When a diplomat say
yes he means perhaps; when he say:
perhaps he means no; if he says nc
he is no diplomat. But when a lad:
says no she means perhaps; when s>
says perhaps she means yes; if sh
s ys yes she is no lady."
UNHAPPY RUSSIA
Press dispatches from Russia say
that the Soviet government has or
dered a shift of many million people
who will be driven from their present
homes and forced to occupy areas
designated by the powers that be.
The idea, as set forth by the United
Press, is to expel or segregate all whc
are suspected of being disloyal to the
Communist regime. Through a rigid
system of passport regulations, every
inhabitant of the country will be in- 1
vestigated and practically n onew in
flux of population will be permitted
All who can not prove that they art I
100 per cent Communists Will be plac
ed under severo restrictions or expell
ed from the party. At present only
about 3,200,000 out of a total popula
tion of 100,000,000 inhabitants oi |
Russia aro recognized aR members of |
the ruling Communist party, and this
number is expected to be greatly cur
tailed by the new program to be put
into effect on June 1.
Am a matter of fact, only a very
few persons have any voice in thf
government, and only one, the dicta
tor Joseph Stalin, has any real indc
power.
Thus a potentially great people is
enslaved under a system even morr
repressive and cruel than that which
existed under the Czars.
Build Up Health |
and Pain* Go Away
WOMWN who Buffer from weak
n??n often have many aches and
palna wh1"h a Mronger *tate of health
would prevent.
Women In thin condition ahould
take Cardul, a purely vegetable tonla
that hnn been In una for ovor 60 yoara
Take Cardul to Improve the general
tono of the nyetem In canes of run
down health and "tired norven."
Women have found, In euch caaea,
that Cardul helpn them to overcome
patnn and make the monthly perloda
eanlor. CAR^UI la aafe and whole
Home for women of all agea. Try It I
Short Span of 1.1 f 4
The averaga lifetime of a man tn
the Slmteenth century wns twenty
ye* re. Wven now In India, It Is only
twaoty aix year*.
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