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Wose DiVi Not Serious I With Enough Altitude I What known as a "nose dive" la B . ? . !'ii i- 'M ku obsolete plane makes ? li.'ii OUV Vf CPQtrO), when It liua lost B, ,, speed. This is not always done K ? ? 1 1 1 > hy the pilot, altlnxigh II K favorite stuot peritaenaance of ex KbUlon pilots. In a iioae dive a plum* B falling out of control because tt>?? KevStOJ'Si alien. ns and rudder are In lii.li a position with respect to the ?lip hti? ain Hint lliey are Inoperative. ? this condition, however, 1* easily Bveivuie, provided the pilot has auf Beirut altitude, for with ease he 0111 Begai? tt renewed grip of In., controls I. Uie slips! ream nnd regain Ids nor I. id flying position. However, with I.I smI.m*' plane* the pilot Is often for B?-u\d near the ground, or Ids controls Ki<- not .is sousltlve ha t.lijpy should he, K ti> i lie unfortnnatoly fails to roeog ? the fact that he Is losing his Kitassfi.' A plane si nils at the begin* Blpg 4>f ? nose dive and hits the ft . n d before the pilot Is able to re Borer, Most accidents, as yon have Brohably Observed, (ire what might he B-niied ''lOO-foot .accidents," and in al Biost every case where tho pilot had In altitude oT over JWX) feet, he would Bfcover before hitting the ground, per~ lighting with only minor break ages, H any. ? MaJ, W. (J. Schauffler, ftn Advertising Magazine. Commercial Wax Obtained From Numerous Source* The fist of things for which wax la iged is long and constantly Increasing. n the main, commercial wax Is ob niih'l from plants, from mineral oils, meli as petroleum, and from bees. But here are some other sources. Many )lHnts have a thin tllm of waxy ma t-rial that covers the leaves and seems o protect them from too rapid evapo atlou. The pa ratlin of cotatfaerce, so widely isoil, is obtained from petroleum, shale i>H ami lignite, says the Detroit News, J'otltty petroleum Is the chief spurce; although only certain kinds of oil pro [luce marketable quantities. In obtaining parattln from petroleum n freezing mixture is applied, which ~ reduces the temperature of the oil suf ficiently to separate It Into crystals. !')/.ocer!te Is an interesting wax, found j in n solid state In beds of coal or asso- ! ilated bituminous deposits. It Is re- 1 ated fo pa ratlin and when pure is of ! ilnillar color and texture. P.eeswax Is a wax of very high qual ity The comb is carefully saved nn<l shipped by the beekeepers to tho market. Spermacetti Is a white wax nf crystalline structure obtained as a fAi;.| prcipitate from Ihe head oil of the sperm nnd bottlenose whales, and to a lesser degree from sharks and dol phin oils. Not What She Thought Little Tommy Trullle had made a <..s?<i\(-ry and, being of a very gen < m. i> disposition, was eager to share it with others. "I is-?" he began. ? Teacher swooped down .'it once, that superior smile, no irritating to the sensitive mind of youth, upon her lips. " "1 am,' not *1 Is,' " she corrected. Tommy looked- a little pained ; al perhaps, n little doubtful. Hut he was an obedient little hoy. '"I am the ninth letter of the alpha bet," he announced. ? New Use lor Cigarettes Mexicans working in a lead mine in Chihuahua have found a new use for cigarettes. The mine consists of a neried of caves along the sides and bot toms of which Jead and sliver ore In paying quantities Is found. The miners have noticed that smoke from their ? iKarettes is sucked through cracks in tin* rocks at certain points. By drilling In the wake of the smoke, they brea? thn-ugh into another cave. This method of tracing ore has been fol low cd through a scries of caves and st;ll the smoke passes out at the end of the last cave discovered, Indicating that there are other caves ahead. "Too" Moat Miaspeiltd Word li| Dictionary The little monosyllable "too" Is tltt ?o?t misspelled word lit the language, *ce?>rdlug to a study made by J. A Ia-s cer of the ilill school, l\.?tstowu, Fa. To dud out which words tire moKt fre quently misspelled, Mr. Leeter com idled a lint of the 60 words uuutt often found Incorrect In the coiupodltlous written during a period of seven yours by 2,41-4 candidates for college en trance. . t Tilt* I iqulry suggested to the IcacU era of Loudon thut u slinllur list might be compiled from the work of British pupil ??. Am h preliminary to this study the fiO words tiiut lutd stumped Ameri can student* were tried out on British pupiis. Teachers in all parts of l-hig laud. Scotland nnd Wules dictated this list to 1,251 pupils In the elementary schools. As n result of the test. it was lound that British and American, students misspell different words The word "too," tlrst on the American "^ist, ?whs ftM'tyihiid In order ?f words misspelled hy British pupils. "To-, gether," another seemingly ftn 1 word for American pupils. Is not h stumbling block to the British, It was fourth on the American list and forty-ninth on the British. The only word which appeared among the ten most frequently mis spelled by both American and British pupils was "committee." Whether or not to double the tn's, t*s and^e's was evidently a puzzle to both groups. No comparison can be mude of the ?pel ling ability of American and Brit ish pupils, as the British elementary school children were, of course, much younger than the America^ high school graduates. This difference of age ac counts somewhat for the dissimilarity In the misspelled words. Long words were hardest for (he British children, whereas the matter of length was not an Index to those nils spelled by Americans. The 25 words of the 50 which British pupils most fre quently misspelled contained 22P let ters, whereas the remaining 25 con tained only 1(K). American pupils, on the other hand, misspelled about an equal number of long and short words. ? Boston Globe. Vines Twine Right or Left Some vines always twine to the right, while others almost Invariably twine to the left. Many vines, how aver, Wind their 'main stems and branches spirally aro'tmd stlfT trunks ind stalks. This enables the vine. a| t hough powerless to stand to display its flowers to the bees and of fer Its seeds to the birds a,nd the wind. Some vines in twining always bend to the right and others always hend to the left. The climbing garden bean is a good example of the vines which always rise hy twining to the right. Wherever the cultivated or wild runner beans gi'tfw, whether feeble or strong, In sunshine or shade, every part of the main stem will be found bending constantly to the right In climbing its support. The common hop vine is just as constant in 1^ In fllnatlon to the left. Data on Oil and Gas The Department uf the Interior has just Issued bulletin 7.'i0 of the geolog ical survey, wjdeh is mado up of eight reports that have already been pub lished fis Individual booklets. This bul letin will ho of jmrtlcular Interest t? geologists and oil and gas operators working in the Itocky mountains, mid continent and gulf coast fields, for It contains the geological survey's re ports on the geology and .oil .prospects In the Osagj oil field of Wyoming, the Crow Indian reservation of Montana, the El Dorado oil field of Arkansas, the Madill-Denlson area of Oklahoma and Texas, the Itanger district of Terfas and the Brooks, Steen and Grand Saline salt domes of Texas*. The bulletin IS illustrated with maps, geo logic sections and well logs, which should be of use to drillers and op erators In the areas described. Betty Booth Concert Company at Chautauqua The Betty Booth Com-ert Company, an organization of notable musical "ftnlnments. will bo. one of the outstanding companies to appear at the com 1 nt? Kcdpnth Chautauqua. Prominent on their wuIMMma program* are <la*nical ami popular Instru "i^ntai selections. l>eautiful costumed ions presentations ft*>m favorite light ?p<'rHR, and other song numbers given in costume. Miss Betty Booth. ntezzo-sopraao and pianist, formerly with the Iini>erial v^nna Opera Company, heads the company. In exquisite costumes she fea lure* a number of Chinese, Japans Hindu and flypay songs. Hugo Brandt, rollah pianist and composer of note, and Paul Olart, well known con cart violinist, complete this organisation which, in both paraonnel typa ranks among the host on tba Ch*ut* twins plat SURGERY FOR THE ANIMALS Ope r ?tlng Til)!* for Hor??? Hi* Op?n*d in Unlvertity ?? Pannaylvanla. Horsea, cows Hnd mules can now h# k i>i-n surgical treatment fftte tuuior*, wounds, laryngitis, rupture*, broken hones. severed tendons, distortions snd many Internal disease* that for merly luudo It ueCi'ssary to shoot Ibew. v, Such opc rut huts are being performed every weekday in tin* year, (H>1 only for the purpose of getting Information concerning rare dtsefiVes that may l>e of vulue Inter In treating Jiuinan be ings, but to save find prolOUg Hi*' lives of the animals and to Increase tholr usefulness, says t )to $centlflc Ameri can. And the same facts apply to dogs, cats and other pets. Including rabbits, gotjd*. canary birds. parrots, monkey# and even the pungent skunk. They tip ply also to barnyard fowl* chickens, gfcwp?\ dhcks and turkeys. . What in Ik 1 1 1 he railed the other side of the antl vivisection story was brought to public attention quite re cently in i'hlladelphiii i>y the an* aovm cement that there had been set up in the University of ? Philadelphia veteriuary hospital the first operating table ever built for the accommodation of horses and other large animals. The machine wus designed by Dr. John VV. Adams, professor of veteri nary surgery and obstetrics at tha university and chief operating sur geon at the hospital, which is run In conjunction with the school. It was evolved after severul years of experi ence and after all existing apparatus had been found unadaptable to the pe culiar needs of the veteriuary surgeon. MUSICIANS ARE LONG LIVED This Seems True Especially of Eng lish Organists Who Have Ob tained Good Positions. Usually the clergy ore supposed te live longer, on an average, than the members of any other profession. Certainly doctors do not take u fore most place. The dangers of their work lower their average life. Men In 'the higher ranks of the law, Judges par ticularly, are proverbially long-lived, but ma^y fall by the way In tlie law yer's busy calling. A claim Is now being made for those who obtain a comfortable position in the world of music," and Instances aVe given. Sir Walter Parratt, the organ ist of St. George's chapel, Windsor, England, has been at his work for 09 yeara, beginning as a boy of eleven, and ho varies music with the most try ing of ail games, chess.. Sir George. .Elveyv the organist ai Windsor before Sir Walter, held the post for 47 years. Sir Frederick Bridge, late ' organist at Westminster abbey, retired when he -had held hi* post 44 years, and lie followed an or ganist, .Tames Turle, who had served the abbey 56 years. Barking Sands. At certain points along our seacoasts ???vocal sands" are found ia patches, exhibiting a phenomenon that has never been very satisfactorily ex plained. The beach at Manchester, N. H., is famous for them. These sands, when dry. yield a pecu liar sound If struck by the foot, or even when stroked by the band. At the same time a tingling sensation la -felt by the fingers or by bare toes. The aound resembles the distant barking of a dog, and It may some times be heard at a distance of 100 feet. ???, The most remarkable "singing sands" are found on tlie island of Kauai, one of the Hawaiian group. By clapping them between the hands a faint hoot ing noise Is produced. But the hostile sounds are greatly intensified by put ting a quantity in a bag and slamming it about. No Cause for Worry. The late Henry Clews, the famous KW York banker, was an economical .man despite his great wealth and he' had a horror of wastrels. There Is a story about a hanker who once said to Mr. Clews: "My boy Scattergood is a frightful spendthrift. I dread to think that all my money' will one day be left In his Bunas. "Oh, don't worry," said Mr. Clews grimly. "It won't stay there long." QrowtRT t The teacher told ns there was a little girl who had Just been promoted to the first grade. But on the first day she got homesick for her kinder garten teacher, so she was allowed to visit the kindergarten for a few mhv otei. She looked *>ver the crowd of new pupils In their little chairs, and then she looked up at the teacher with a tender and amused smile. "Aren't they cutel" she whispered. Had Reason to Fear It. "You are an educated man," said the Judge, "but this Is a disgraceful crime you have been found guilty of. Hare you anything to say before sen tence?" "Only this your honor." replied the pedant. "Whatever the sentence may bo, for heaven's sake don't end It with a preposition," ? Boston Transcript. He Certainly Was. - - ? j ? Tom's wife was commenting at . length upon a love passage In tb? novel she was reading. She hesitated , and then tentatively spoke. i "Were you erobarrasaeea when jot 'proposed to me, dearT she Inqutrsd. I "Tee, darling,"' replied Iter hwm Wed. "1 owed are* *500," jjtutV JKftlOx. . Tf. _ General News Notes Two bund its neld up un upper Broadway jewelry store in New York Tuesday and after scooping up $20, 000 worth of jewelry, diamonds, etc., infde their escape in an automobile after a thrilling chase by the proprie tor and police. Robert Kffenberger, 14, was stabbed to death at Omaha, Neb., Monday night, by Aileen Ralph, 18. The boy had a habit of sticking pins into littlo girls walking along the streets, and when the Ralph girl wan stuck by the boy she jabbed a hat pin into his breast, puncturing a blood vessel. died in a few minutes. Orover Cleveland IJergdoll, in famous draft dodger, wants to come home, says his mother, Mrs. Kmma i\ Bergdoll, of Philadelphia, and has requosted that she negotiate with government authorities to secure the best terms possible for his return to the United States. i Ilarry Hoffman, moving picture operator, is in the Richmond jail, Staten Island, N. Y., charged with the murder of Mrs. Maude A. Bauer, who it is alleged he killed after pick ing her up in an automobile as the young woman was on her way to a garage a short distance away after becoming stuck in the mud with her own car. It is allegod that he at tempted to outrage the woman and failing, shot her dead. Clarence O. Baring, inventor, amatuer chemist and wealthy citizen of While Plains, N, Y.t is being held by the police of that city on chnrges of attempted poisoning his wife. There is another woman in the case, according to the police. - The United Slaves steamer Repub lic, formerly the German ship Presi dent Grant, left New York Tuesday on hei; maiden Voyage under the American Hag. The veBBci has ju3t been finished after undergoing a thorough overhauling at a cost of $4,000,000. The vessel was crowded x' . y 1 with passengers on her first trip, and is fully booked for the voyage starting July 3d. , Awnings for HOME AND BUSINES High Grade Awnings of ail Kinds ' "? J"'7' ' v" " " ?. M. COLEMAN, CAMDEN, S. C. Within the past week more than 6,000 high school students have visit ed .the White House in Washington and saw the president at work. Pres ident Coolidge shook hands with only a few of them. A 1,000,000 gallon oil tank at Cen ter Bridge, N. J., was sot on fire Tuesday morning by lightning. The property loss was more than $200,000. Stefansson, famous polar explorer, loft New York Tuesday night on his way to explore portions of Australia nnd the American continent that are said never to have been explored by white men and claimed to be unin habitable. Three bandits robbed a Nassau street, New York jeweler, early Mon day morning of $15,000 worth of diamonds, platinum setting and 100 ounces of platinum valued at $108 an I ounce, after tieing the jeweler and J a charwoman in the place with ropes, j Prof. Lake to Whitmire. Newberry, April 2i>.- ? R. C. Lake, who for the past five years has been superintendent of the Kershaw schools, has been elected to a similar position at Whit mire to succeed C. M. Wilson, who: leaves to become full time secretary -treasurer of thi> State Teachers' association. Mr. Lake comos to Whitmire with a fine record at Kershaw1, where he has aeeomplished splendid results. It is understood that the Kershaw trus tees offered Mr/ Lake a substantial increase in salary to remain. Mr. Lake is a graduate of Lenoir college and has had eight years of .success ful experience in rural; graded and high schools. . He was reared in the Pomaria Section of Newberry county. Fees for motor vehicle licenses have passed the million dollar mark according to._ the secretary of the state highway department. "An Evening in Hawaii" at Redpath Chautauqua . "An Evening In Hawaii,* nn original musical production to*be given nt the coming Itedpnth Chautauqtia l?y Vlcrra'a Ilawailuns, instrumentalists and singers, portrays most vividly the music and customs of Hawaii. With the aid of novel lighting and scenic effects nnd appropriate costuming, an atmosphere of artistic beauty and realism Is secured. In this setting Vierra's Hawaiian* play the Instruments peculiar to Hawaii, among them the steel guitar. Most expressively they sing the songs that are a part of the true Hawaii. --- * HAVE SPENT WEARY DAYS OF TOIL, WORKING FOR A REWARD IN HAR VEST. 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