Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Wr*- * 7, , -4v ■VALID PROSPERS DURING DEPRESSION & L Paralysis Victim Views the Times With Optimism. ' -- , CKicnco.—In her wheel chair, from rfckdi she has directed n pnylnK buxl- itm for a <lecnde. AKiithe Zimmer ex- conftdence that “the worst of depression Is over.” '•Despite the so-called depression IVe made money,’’ declared Miss Zlrh- nmt, an Invalid since slie was nine jTMn old. ‘Tin not going to let the depression stop me from thinking I «Bft get business. If any one can business, I can. If I lose a cus- baoin, f go out and get a new one." Misfortune at Early Age. ▲ decade ago. when her family met 'teaacla! reverses. Miss Zimmer de- «Med she would become Independent. Beginning with 25 orders, she built a magazine subscription business that baa 2,000 customers living In ■early every state and many foreign «MHtries. She does not visit person- •By any prospective customer, but ■aea the telephone in her home hour ■Per boar. Wm Zimmer had infantile paralysis ■a4 spinal meningitis at nine. Then there was an operation, and later she teO from her wheel chair. It was two ymrn before she could sit In the chair Voice Brings Success. While she was reading an advertlse- ■eeat she decided to go into the maga- aipe subscription business. Many of her customers av society women. She gpEta other customers through gifts, fhar example, one of her customers Is traveling In Europe. She makes a gift Miss Zimmer. The recipient on taking the magazine. for Miss Zimmer depends personality In the voice over the The telephone voice and the speaking voice differ. Since the fbee can't be seen, the sound of the wice must tell the kind of person be ta* solicited. "I sm proud of my work and of the tart that I made a success of It alone, ■flhrtut Influence, without any one to Mp," Miss Zimmer says. ’Tt Is my ambition to be a really big agent. And there la further satisfaction In being aMe to give my mother, who is nearly «JigMy-fiTe, every comfort.” in Skull for 15 Yean Kills Ex-Soldier „—Joba Nagy, after walk about serenely under sentence of fh. likely to be executed at any met his fate quite suddenly. Mm ho slammed the door of his house ho BO ta his morning's work, an Italian Btatat which struck him In 1U17, and which bad remained In his skull, en- hesed his brain and killed him. Magy had been a surgical phenome- mmm for years. When taken to a hos- ptasloa the Malian front It was found fhat a rifle bullet had atruck him In Bbe temple, penetrated the skull and taBpad between the skull hones 1m- ptegiag on the brain. According to all rules of medical arkewoe he should have been a dead ama, and surgeons could not explain know he lived, save that by a miracle Ibe brain remained untouched. An op ■ration to remove the bullet would hove killed him at once. So. after long treatment, he was released from the hospital, fie was warned to live a very sjniet life, as the slightest move- norot of the bullet would mean his With the lapse of time caution seemed unnecessary. The man whom the doctors could prove should he dmd married and had two children. Me often laughed at the surgeons’ warning. ; Poppies Cost French Farmer Big Wheat Crop Faria.—The “poppies red which Moaaa in Flanders Helds” and whicli favored many poets of the World war to write of their flaming beauty, cost 'the- farmers of France this year 1,000.- • SOP JvunheOs of wheat. Poppies, unknown before the war. Nave spread with such rapidity that they have become the greatest nui- sauee French fanners have to contend wilb. Some wheat crops have boon - by balf as a result of the invn- The ministry of agriculture is ■g—ddering means of killing o!T the pisrrJ. Angler’s Fish Leaps Right Into His Boat * I'cno Yan. N. Y.—Alfred Jensen, •dry cleaner, had no trouble catching a Soae two-and u quartor pound bass ■dew be went Ashing in Lake Keuka. Tribe ball Jumped right out of the war irr a no landed in Jenson’s lap. Jenseirs tish story was corroborated nephew, Keith White, who was .pjotaent tt’liej* the odd catch was made. The two were In a boat about 25 feet ’from shore when the fish made its itaap. LIGHTS ► TRUNKAL of NEW YORK Publishers have as many adventures as explorers. Recent magazine ar ticles, hooks, and pictures have In spired anyone and every one who ever owned or had any dealings with an animal to attempt to turn such expe riences into money. Publishers are offered cat. dog, pig, cow, fox, wolf, and hear stories of all descriptions. They get pretty used to them, hut now and then a fellow arrives with some thing new. SflcE a fellow showed up at a magazine office the other day. lie said lie wished to dispose of a story. It was not yet written. Ills Idea, In fact, was that the editor should write the story and they would then spllt\ the receipts. Pressed for further de tails, he admitted that he had the only pack of hounds in the world which could drive u tiger into a corner and keep him there. There were twenty-eight of the dogs. “To show you I am on the level,’’ said the man, “you can pick your own tiger. Get any tiger you like. I’ll bring my dogs. If they don’t chase your tiger Into a corner and keep him there, 1 don’t want a cent. And, If the tiger should kill any dogs, I’ll stand the loss.” Well, nothing could be fairer than that. There was the editor with an office which had four corners, and there was the man with the dogs. All that was needed was a tiger. But the story hasn’t been written yet. Maga zines haven’t much enterprise. • • • Certainly, when I put on a tin hat and went to France a few years ago, I had no Idea that I would some day have n warm friendly feeling for two sons of the crown prince of Germany. But that Is Just how any of you would feel concerning these youngsters. If you happened to he around with them. l^>uis Ferdinand and Frederick Wil liam tlohenzollern are two of the most likable young visitors the ■.shores of the United States have seen In a long j time. Prince Frederick likes to play golf, tennis, and the piano, but most 1 of all he likes to run, throw the jave- 1 lin, swim and sail. Prince Louis, who has been working In the Ford fac tory in Detroit, where the workmen call him by his first name, plays the violin and likes to drive an automo bile and to fly. Whenever he gets a hit of time off. he rents a plane and goes for a ride over the highway of the clouds. Frederick is a blond, who looks a hit like his cousin, the prince of Wales, only he Is larger and huskier. Louis is a dark, studious looking young man, with a courteous, hut impulsive manner and an Interest In everything around him. He Is a good mixer, who always will make his way In any company he cares to find. • * * Howard Allen Trafton. the poster artist, had a Job decorating a smok ing room on a steamship. He used to go down and work while the boat was In port. Leaving late one night, he carried his wet brushes and paints In a burlap hag. A customs man stopped him: demanded to know what he was lugging. He said it was paint. “Nose paint, I guess.” said the officer. “Lenime feel in there.” “Okay with me." said Mr. Trafton. The customs man must have spent quite a while trying to get the colors off Ills hand and coat sleeve. • * * Did I ever tell you the story Billy McCarney told me of a tighter and an actor? McCarney was sitting In his office wondering how he was going to get a sparring partner for a big fel low he was managing, when he was told some onp wanted tri see him. The man-was tall and husky. He said he was one of the. Itopianos. doing a strong man act in vaudeville. He liked to box. Could -McCarney get someone to spar with him? McCarney surely could. There was n big farmer sit ting in Ids office who might he induced to put on tlie gloves. The tiling to do was to sock him’good and hard, so he wouldn’t get fresli and then he would lie a good punching hag. The actor said that was fine. So Billy McCar ney went hack and told the tighter he had found him a sparring partner. The fellow had been a ham actor. The thing to do was to sock him right way and show him Ids place. The men squared away and both led with terrific rights; both landed. It was a good hout. Billy McCarney was much pleased. The boxer was Jess .Willard; the actor was Victor Mc- Laglen. Dinner Pail 32 Years Old Pittsfield. Mass.—Irving E. Weller, a recently retired railroad man. carried the same tin dinner pail continuously for 32 years. m Returns Gift Overalls Because of High Duty Ohio.—A pair of overalls ■rhk&fee had sent as a gift to a friend Sm Ocraany was recently returned to Jtase ff'rassel, tailor here, because it ■esuire's a week s wages to pay the HtafMVt’'duty on them. Accompany log the returned over- Bs «rac * letter in which tlie Cer am frke>4 stated that tlie import duty to 8 marks and GO pfennig. filB In American money, which leuated to a week s wages. Monastery ^Founded hy * Monarch to Keep Vow King Leopold III, first ruler of Ost- mark, later to become Oesterreich or Austria, was so opposed to women exposing any part of their forms, re gardless of the fashion, that he wad moved to build the town of Klos- terdeuhurg and Its cathedral and monasteries because his wife lost her veil, according to a writer in the De troit News. The veil was one he hud given her for a wedding present, and one day while standing on the balcony watching for her lord and master to come home the wind snatched the veil and wafted it away. Servants could not find it and the king was quite au- gry about Its loss when tie came home. He swore It should be found and for seven years he drove his soldiers nearly mad in the search. He even had a number of th£ soldiers put to death because he thought they were lax In looking for It. Finally he retired to his private apartment and prayed. He vowed that If his prayers were heard he would build a magnificent monastery on the spot where the veil was found. Oddly enough, the veil was found Im mediately. He summoned the Order of Augustine monks to help him, and they in turn brought thousands of la borers. Klosterneuburg and Its cathe dral were finished in 1136, after a la bor of 23 years. King Leopold died six weeks after his vow was accomplished. Dogs That Uphold and Others That Break Law Dogs are used to smuggle contra band into Spain. They swim ashore from the smugglers’ boats, carrying "duty-free” goods In waterproof pack ages strapped to their backs. They work swiftly and silently, not even shaking themselves when they reach the shore, but making off at a good pace for the smugglers’ inland depot. They are trained to avoid men in 'uniform. But dogs can assist the police as well as break the law. The work of police dogs abroad Is well known, and even "amateurs” sometimes act as de tectives. In one recent case a dog, after snif fing for some minutes in a room which had been burgled, ran away. It en tered, climbed the stairs, and sat down outside a room which had just been vacated. When Us former occu pant was arrested he confessed to the theft. Dogs have also a good record as life- savers, arid hardly a holiday passes without some venturesome youngster In difficulties being rescued by a four- footed hero. Vagari«« of Spider* Spiders are cannibals. Members of some species often associate with members of other species, all living together without animosity, apparent ly, when there Is sufficient food for all. Members of other species are in tolerant of Btmngers. Some webs are suited to snare very small and deli cate insects that breed In water close to the spiders’ dwelling places. Not far from these webs may be seen stout webs that hold heavy insects. Some hunting spiders live In flowers and catch flying insects that sip the flow ers’ nectar. Other spiders live all their lives under stones, and feed al most exclusively on creatures that crawl. They shun moths and butter flies and other insects that flap their wings. Famou* English Scholar Peter Mark Roget 'was an English physician and scholar born In London, 177!); died in* 18G& He studied medi- ^cine at the University of Edinburgh became physician to the lunatic asy lum. the fever hospital and the In firmary. He selTTed in London in 1808, and was long secretary of the Royal society. Among his works are “Ani mal and Vegetable Physiology” (1834) and “A Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases” (1852), which passed through—28 editions in the author’s lifetime, was edited by his son In 1879 and became a standard work of ref erence. Dead Man Kept Word With Coast County Los Angeles, Calif.—Frank Bal- luf, sixty-two, died a man of his word. One year ago he appealed to county charities for aid. It was given him in return for a promise that he would will his property to the county at his death. Police officers found his body In his small cabin recently. They also found his will It read: •T'o tlie county I will the follow ing property, to wit: ’ “One old white horse, oue old goat, one black cat (with kittens), one old dog, almost Mind, and three old bantam rooster*.’’ Harp’* Long HUtory The harp is the oldest of stringed instruments. The Bible mentions Ju- bal as the Inventor. The harp 'has been used by all nations in one form or another. The improvements which have rendered the modern harp an efficient musical instrument are due to Sebastian Erard. who in 1794 took out n patent for a harp with seven ped als, and again in- 1808 for a double- action harp with tlie same number of pedals, each of which effects two changes in the pitch of the strings. Various Improvements over Erard’s ^harp were made during the Nineteenth century. that we have the LEADING STORE of its class in this section. . V. That leadership has been earned. Quality of products, good values, attractive equipment, attentive service—all have helped to place our store high in community favor. Monkey* Are Mimic* The monkey always has been a no torious mimic. Since first becoming acquainted with man, his favorite di version has been the Imitating of hu man actions amj mannerisms. The very expression “aping a person” has come to mean mimicking him. The dog has been called man's truest friend, but the monkey Is his best Imi tator. The movie producers have cap italized upon this propensity of the ape and have filmed pictures with all* simian casts. Every character bas been a chimpanzee, or a monkey ac tor baa been' a chimpanzee, or an orangoutang. This leadership has brought with it responsibility. It means that the same high quality of products; the same good values; the same high standerd of store convenience; the same courteous, intelligent attention; the same fairness of businss relationship, must always be maintained at our establishment. t i T t ? T T f f x * f T f ? T ❖ t ? T x t We accept these responsibilities with pleasure. We are glad to go ♦ on record that we appreciate the importance of these (things and pledge ourselves to their continuance. Therein is the guaranttee of your protection and satisfaction in dealing with us. 1865 Trade with Us and Save the Difference. Prompt Service — Reasonable Prices. 1932 iVVe Appreciate Your Business Lorick & Lowrance, Inc. Special Orders Get Special Attention t x x x x T x T T T f T f t COLUMBIA Tel. 3101, Sales Office and Hdw. Dept. Tel. 3103, Plumbing Dept. SOUTH CAROLINA r Tel. 3102, Sales Office and Paint Dept. Tel. 3104, Bookkeeping-Household Dept aA. jM*. jM*. jM*. jM*. jM*. jMa. jM*. aA. .Aa .Aa jMa. .A, .A. aQ, aA. .A. aAa aOa i ? X f T ♦ f T i T f ❖ ? x T T t I A Retirement Income for You! Juvenile Policies Issued from Birth to Age of 14. *' ^ * • . An income for your family when you die. Funds’*for an edu- % l cation guaranteed for your children. Payment of your mortgage { V T ♦ £ ♦♦♦ if you die before completing payments. These are some of the V 1 ' % «!► many benefits provided in plans of Insurance issued by ^ ❖ | X T x ♦J* *1, t Y T 1 Southeastern Life Insurance Co. Organized 1905 Greenville, S. C. A Old Line Legal Reserve Insurance With Low Cost Guaranteed. £ *f . ♦ V (Not Estimated) V GOING LIFE AGENCY Walter F. Going, General Agent H. R. Going, Associate 300-301 National Loan and Exchange Bank Bldg. Columbia, S. C. i ' /