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Harlin McCoy of Columbus, Ohio, 14 years old, has been declared the marble champion of the. United States us the result of a tournament held at Atlantic City, N. J. He won his local tournament over 2,800 contestants. German marks dropped to the low est record point Saturday on the New York exchange when $1 would buy marly 200,000 marks, having a before thfryw*'1 value of 47,600 dollars. Mr*. James C. Kivkner is held in jail at \ 1 1 1 1 1 m i > 1 1 , A'..,, charged with killing her husband, Lieut, James C. Hick nor at Camp McCiellan Friday. No reason is given for the killing as the prisoner refuses to talk. Seventy-f?ui divorces were granted ! by the superior court in session at Au- 1 jvusia. Georgia, Saturday in the space ! of two and a hulf hours. None of the ! citii's we ve contested. The real reason for buying Columbias ? they last longer The largest laboratory, devoted to dry cell research, experiments contin uously to make them "last longer." Columbia "Hot Shot or Columbia , Ignitors are "right" for your needs. That's why people have the habit of asking for Columbias. Columbia Dry Batteries for all purposes are sold by hardware and general stores, electrical and auto supply shops, garages and implement dealers. F?hnrrtock Spring Clip Binding P o?U on Ignitora at no extra charge CEVENTY-FIVE of our students placed in ** good paying positions since March 10. Draughon students have first call because our national reputation for thorough training is recognized everywhere by leading business houses. Largest and best equipped commer cial school in the state, Make reservation now and be ready to accept a good paying position tins winter. For full information, write today. * ^ DRAUGHON'S BUSINESS COLLEGE WM. LYKES, JK.( Pres. Columbia, S. C. F. W. LYKES, Sec'y- Main at Lady. . rsL'. ' ?, .ts' ? . . ? . - Downy Comfort Prepare for tomorrow by sleeping tonight. Restful slumber is assured on a COTTON jjDWN Mat tress?a satisfactory mattress at a reasonable price. GholtUu Spring 4k MiHftM Co. Muafectotn ? Alluta (1) v. * For Sal? B? CAMDEN FURNITURE CO., Camden, S. C. OWES MUCH 10 SEA BREEZE Hlgh-Wlnd Movement Prevent* Damp n?M and Sultrinea* on Part of tht Texae Sea Coaet. The wn breeze at* Oorpufc ChrleMj Texas, attains unusually high veloci ties, It hatf been found by the represen tative of the weather bureau. United States Depart meat of Agriculture, at that In marked contrast to some of the southern sea coasts, whero stagnant conditions are frequent, at Con mi-, christl the breeze become* a fresh, at l ong southeast wind In the af ternoons, blowing 20 to HO ipllea or more an hour, and sometimes contlnu lug all night. Debilituting oalius are relatively few on the Corpus Chrlstl coast, while the high-wind movement prevents the dsmpness and sultriness ?o dreaded in -other 'subtropical re gions. The cause of this unusual sea breeae, which it the swiftest and steadiest oo the Texas coast, is explained by the weather bureau as due to the topojg ?raphy of the hinterland of Corpus Christl and the contour of the coast line at this point. Darren plains, de void of marshes, rise gradually behind Corpus Christl bay, extending Inland for 80 miles. The curve in the coast line at Corpus Christl aTlows the pre dominating southeast wind to strike the shore at Buctl an angle that it nlpets with virtually no resistance from | land surface before reaching t lie coast. It therefore comes over Corpus Christl with practically tho same ve locity It has on the open ocean. The hented air- of the plain back of Corpus Chrlsfl tends continually to rise, and the cooler sea air flowing In creates a continuous breeze. Although the In creased sea breeze causes a diminution in the rainfall, it has its compensating features In the fact that a more com fortable climate Is created. ' . Robots in Folk Lore. Karel Capek has dramatized In "R. U. R." an idea tlu?t has fascinated man since the beginning of labor, A curi ous version which points M. Capek's moral of the dignity of- work is an old Oteutral American folk tale that Charles J. Finger hag discovered. Ac cording to this legend a maker of magic whittled for the lazy Inhabitants of a tropica! valley 20 little wooden servants apiece which were wound up by a wooden handle that resembled a tall. The people were delighted that there was no more work to be done, but finally they tired of the mechanical servants. The little wooden men rose , In revolt and drove the inhabitants Into the wilderness, but they, soon fought among themselves. The hungry dogs and cats fell upon them, atid drove them to the forest where their descendants became monkeys, Jibber lng among the trees and clinging to the branches with their long, handle like tails. The Elusive "Amparo." Use of the "amparo" as a legal re course In Mexico is to be restricted In a bill which the government in tends to present to congress. Abuse of the measure Is the reason. Pres ident 0bregon recently declared that In many - Instances persons arrested have" already provided themselves with "amparo," which secures their Immediate release without bail. - ? Tlu; "amparo" is one of the most generally, used and at the same time the most complex procedure to be found in Mexican courts. It is a sort of Injunction and writ of habeas cor ~ pus combined, and is employed either to restrain a court from acting or to secure the release of a prisoner from custody. Attorneys here admit that an exact . definition of the word 1s Im possible, and point to the fact that books have been written about it, with its specific meaning and origin still obscure. ? New York Tribune. 8hows. Exact Size. The exact size of a loaf of bread is determined by a new 'Machine, shown In Popular Mechanics Magazine, and designed by the Department of Agri culture while making tests to fix the standard volume of a loaf. A funnel Is filled with flaxseed, and the loaf to be tested Is placed In a container, of known cubic capacity. Immediately be low. The flaxseed Is then allowed to pour in until the loaf Is completely Immersed. Any overflow will fall Into pans, placed at the sides for this pur pose. At the bottom of the container Is a small valve, which, when opened, permits the seed to fall Into a narrow graduated container. . The measure of the seed in this container subtracted from the known cubic capacity of the larger container, gives the size of the loaf. Fur-Bearing Animals Increasing. An appparent increase in all va rieties of animal life in Alaska, aid ed by e general respect for the game protection laws, is noted by Governor ffone in his annual report to the sec retary of agriculture on enforcement of law, made public recently. Many fur-bearing animals particularly were said to be showing an Increase despite the depredations of wolves, coyotes, eagles and hawks, which also are evi dently growing In numbenr. Then Plant Mora Tress. Engineers report the carrying power of a stream is increased 64 times when Its rate of flow la doubled, says the American Tree association in advocat ing mors tree planting. Tf the flow Is apcedeA?np ten times, the, raging tor ~ rent win be able !o carry 1,000.000 times as much foreign material as It did wtaan It was ftowiag at a normal ratV of speed, causing Inexpressible damage sad destruction of life Md CHANGES CAUSED BY PLOW Agricultural Implement Made Revolu 1 tlon In Agriculture Farming Pram the First T,ln>? of IU U?c. Primitive women had no plow, only the digging-stick. tt?e agricultural Im plement of the Australians. I.uter they learned to make a hoe, sometimes out of a line of deer's horn, sometimes of ttfone or other material, sometimes half way between a hoe and u pick. With sueh uit Implement a fair amount of soil could be broken up nml well stirred. When domestic animals were Introduced Into Africa the plow fol lowed only In the eastern regions, all through the rest of Africa the hoe-cul ture held 1 1 h own/ .... When the plow was Invented ninny vegetables formerly cultivated prob ably became less profitable or attrac tive, and were given up. A revolution took place In agriculture. Probably the plow was at first dragged by wow en. it Is Impossible to Hay Just' when It was first Invented. It was used dur ing the ttrome period, for It Ih repre sented In rock-carvings of that ajce. Some stone plowshares may bo Neo lithic. " Studying European neolithic agri culture In the light of the methods of (ravage and barbarous peoples, or even of our pioneer ancestors, we Imagine them living on t ho border of the for ests which furnished food and wood for buildings and Implements. The (list step was to burn and clear a place where the undergrowth was not too heavy, and to. break up the soil with pick or hoc. llere the patch of grain was sowed. . .. The primitive plow was hardly more than a pointed stout branch or stub of ? tree, whoso longer fork was fastened to the yoke. It made a furrow tri angular In cross-section, broad at the top and narrowing to an edge at the bottom. It did not "turn" a strip, and between two furrows a long ridge was left unbroken. Even in Itoman times cross-plowing was common or usual. Even this rude culture needed the strength of cattle to draw the plow. The plnw Is associated In our mind Mth oxen, and the first man who made his cow. Instead of his wife, draw the plow was a great benefactor. ? John M. Tyler, In "The New Stone Age." National Forest Addition. President Harding has signed a proc lamation adding more than 250,000 acres to the Lemhi National forest in Idaho. This addition, according to a report of the forest service, United States De partment of Agriculture, is the result of petitions made by associations in the state of Idaho who asked for pro tection in the use of the stock ranges which were being overgrazed and de nuded bjr nomadic bands of sheep driven In from distant points. The petitions resulted In a special act of congress on March 21, 1021, au thorizing the inclusion of certain de scribed lands found by the secretary of agriculture to be chiefly valuable for the production of timber or the pro tection of stream flow. FlfsTFarcel P?o RT Mrs. Grover Cleveland, wife of President Cleveland, received at the White House In 1887 the first article ever sent t>y parcel post, according to an old record discovered In the flies of the Post Ofllce department. The article was a feathered fan from the Island of Jamaica. Although the date of establishment of parcel post Is generally fixed .at 1913 (the year of Its adoption for do mestic mails), the system actually started with the conclusion of parcel post conventions by the United States with foreign countries, says the Post Office department, the first of which was negotiated with Jamaica In 1887. To celebrate the " adoption of the treaty Jamaica officials sent the featheged fan to Mrs. Cleveland. New Ice Cream Container. Ice cream may now be shipped with out being packed in ice and salt IX a specially designed dry container la utilized. This container is a double walled metal vessel which has two Inches of cork composition between the walls, and a cork-insulated top that clamps firmly Into position. After the Ice cream is placed In the container, t*9 metal disks filled with a cooling mixture that has been frozen to a solid state, are laid on top of the cream can. Just under the tlght-flttlng cover. This outfit Is said to keep the Ice cream solid for periods ofelghteen to tl>'i"ty six hours. ? Popular Mechanics Maga zine. r" Horse Power. The horse power of a boiler is often spoken, but the term is a loo.se one, without nay definite significance, be cause the horse power that can be realized from a boiler depends to a very great extent on the engine that Is used to develop the power, and again how hard the holler Is forced. The centennial commission adopted, as the definition of a horse power (when that expression is used in con nection with a boiler), the "evapora tion of .30 j*ounds of water per hoar, when the temperature of the feed wa ter is 100 degrees F. and the pressure of the steam is 70 pounds per square inch, as read front the gauge." Ih Fighting Trim. The. coasting was fine and Tommy was angry at having to stay home and "tag ji; uuumii nr I their mother went shopping. . When ?he returned she inquired : "How. Iaau Abt La * ? a- a. ^ ' a ? ^ KHIJC ft tfl IT Tlfff w P'Wr f-?I ITTW brother to sfeeftT* * 7* "Oigr^afee rotad;* said Lynching Record for First Six Months Tuskegee, Ala., July 1. ? I send you the following information concerning lynching* for the lirst mix months of this year. I ftnd according to the re cord* compiled by Tuskegee Institute in the Department of Record* and Research, Monroe N. Work (in charge, that in the tfrst six months of 1023 there were 15 lynching*. This is 1 5 less than the number 80 for the first six months of 1U22 and 21 less than the number .'Hi for the first six months of 15?21. Of those lynched, two were whites and thirteen were negroes. One of the latter was a woman. One o?, those put to death wan charged with the crime of rape. The other offenses ( ? - i 1 ? r%- _ * of the law, 2; no charge reported, 2; assisting man charged with rape to escape, 1; trying to pass for white, 1; resisting posse searching for man charged with rape, 1; participating in depredations connected with railroad strike, 1; cattle stealing, 1; trying to act like white man and not knowing his place, 1. The ?.tate* in which lynchings oc curred an({ the number in each state are as follows: Arkansas, 1; Flpri After Every Meal A universal custom that benefits every body. Aids digestion, cleanses the teeth, soothes the throat. WRKLEYS & good thing to remember Sealed in its Purity Package . THE. 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