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. * m The Barnwell People-Sentinel, Barnwell, S. Thursday, April 9, 1936 ^ SUCH IS LIFE—Birth of Ambition _ _ (A^IATICTM 6od^._ ■ 'O? HM! ^ bt)5 IAP By Charles Sughroe 0 >411 >4RHDld Ac House Babylonians First to Try “Inflation Ancient Tablets Give Line on Business Methods. —I. Chicago.—Texts from thousands of ancient Assyrian and Babylonian clay tablets, the longest series of business records available, are "being pieced to gether -Into a remarkable picture of business and banking in the Tigris- Kuphrates valley 2.."i00 years ago by Fir. Waldo II. Dubberstein of the Ori ental Institute of the University of Chi cago. Forerunners of , such modern prac tices as.old-age annuities, long and short-term credit, price-fixing attempts, and government hoarding, of precious metals, with resulting “inflation,” are clearly evident from Doctor Dubher- stein’s work. He has compiled price- charts for standard commodities, in terms of shekels, for a period of more than LiOO years, G2o«42r> B. C. “Various kings from the great ad ministrator Hammurabi, about 2000 B. <\, to the scholarly AshurhnMpul, 60S- 026 B. 0., attempted to fix prices at low levels,’’ Doctor Dubberstein said. "Their decrees and their lists of prices show them attempting to create pros perity for the people and a feeling of good will by announcing low offi cial prices for staple commodities and at times setting wages for skilled and unskilled labor. Hammurabi even de creed the fee for surgical o|>erutions on man or beast. Fail to Fix Price*. “But the truthful commercial docu- ' ments of those remote centuries make it apparent that royal efforts - in be- ONE-PIECE FROCK half of fixed prices were not success ful. The economic life of the nation could not be bound by artificial price levels, and the period of the late Baby lonian history which Is most flourish ing shows no record of royal Inter ference in price setting. “Copper, lead, silver and gold all served as money at various times dur ing the long centuries of monetary de velopment In the Tigris-Euprates val ley. “Wealth had become concentrated in the larger cities, wher£.4bF-tymking business was chiefly iafthe hands of a few important families. These firms were not mere ‘money lenders’ but hankers in every sense of the word. ..They commonly lent money at 20 per cent per year. Old Age Annuity. “An Interest-hearing note or a share in the income of a popular temple could be a valuable legacy left to a dutiful son or daughter. An an nuity arrangement for old age com parable to those offered today was known. The- recipient of the annuity turned over his properties or the in come of specific properties, In return for which he was guaranteed a cer tain minimum income In food and clothing for the duration of his life. “Centuries of experience in legal matters had developed a standard, In contestable form of document for every possible form of government. “Land renting and leasing was a profitable and extensive business. “The legal aptitude and general shrewdness of the Babylonian business man Is attested to by thousands of carefully, often cleverly worded tab lets. "As the three thousand years of an cient Babylonian economic history are pierced together, there is discernible throughout the ages a gradual Increase in prices of nearly all staple products as well as In real estate and rents. Fluctuations appear, yet the general trend is upward.” Choosing the Best By LEONARD A. BARRETT ■m Henry Churchill King, the late pres ident of Oberlin college, wrote, “The great secret of all living Is the persis tent staying In the presence of the best — the great facts — the great truths — the great personglities.” Lifs. is a struggle to at tain a certain ideal. We may be forced to fight our way thrbugh many try ing situations, but the joy of victory is far greater and • mare permanent than that contentm<mt which comes from being satisfied t with anything less than the highest and the best. Contentment is thus frequently ex pressed—“To live in a house by the side of the road and he a friend to man.” True, hut abstract friendship is impossible. Unless some one frequent ly comes to that house by the side of the road and receives the best water from its cooling spring, or the best help the owner of the house can givf, little contentment can abide within its walls. Only as we give to others the best that Is in us do we attain the goal of Idgh and joyous living. In order to give the “best” we first must attain It for ourselves. Why dis count.our own efficiency and minimize f mmtmi Razed Too Soon Barnard, .Mo.—Barnard school patrons celebrated prematurely, causing their children to have to attend classes In churches and store buildings for three months. Patrons gave vent to their happiness over passage of bonds for a new school by razing the old build ing. The election was held illegal. sefiofS * . ou , Btj Ltjdta Le Baron Walker \ \ STrirTT V am n rm r 2_ n p' / 3 ^ - 3 To bring out the brilliancy of cut glass, add ammonia to the water In which It Is te be rinsed. - • • 0 When scouring with wire wool use a snap clothespin to hold wool, this saving your hands. * • • Tie a little bow of bright coJorW ribbon on the handles of the scissors and they can he quickly found In the sewing basket. • • • Lard used In-deep fat frying should he strained through cheesecloth after use to remove the food parti cles which accumulate In the kettle. • * • < • Oysters have a better flavor If not overcooked. They may be rolled In flue cracker crumbs, dipped In egg, rolled again In crumbs and fried In deep fat at .’WO Fahrenheit. • • • Cdt flowers will keep fresh much longer If removed from. the, table after each meal, and placed In the refrigerator. Cover stems with water. Q Associated Newsjiapeni.—WNU Service. MAGIC SKIN The sparkle of clear crystal rndj and ball fringe, candlesticks and kookends is ss decorative as gay color. "7* The same diagonally ribbed black silk is used for flic skirt and blouse in this one-piece fntt-k. The top has an embroidered fleur-de-lis pattern In white silk. The eollar and cuffs are white cotton pique. Nonresident Mayor Governs Iowa Town Clearfield, -Iowa. — Citizens of Clearfield are governed by a mayor who not only Is a nonresWent but lives in an adjoining county. Wtien F. J. Anderson was elected mayor he was a resident of Clear field and Taylor county. Later he moved to a farm eight miles away— located in Bin.'gold county. Now he commutes daily to work for a local business concern and performs his duties as mayor. AMAZE A.MINUTE * SCIENTIFACTS ^ BY ARNOLD Summer mail growth/ Fingernails more rapidly in Summer than in Winter. The Sahara’s SURPRISING POPULATION' Almost half -a-miluon PEOPLE LIVE IN THE SAHARA DESERT. Sleeping squirrels- Yellowstone Buk ground] SQUIRRELS SPEND OVER HALF THE YEAR IN A CONTINUOUS! A. C. Hess, a justice of the |>eace in Keno, Kan., reports a. tremendous in erease in marriage ceremonies since he established a low rate for his services. For 18 years he had been justice and during that time had performed hut four marriage ceremonies, which is not extraordinary when one considers that I lie village's population is less than 2o. The idea occurred to him that if a low - 1 . charge were made lie would perform more ceremonies, so he annourteed that beginning January 1, ItWfl, couples would he married a4_-lrhr residence at the rate of only .'1 cents per marriage. Since then he has done twice as much business as he did in the 18 years' heretofore. His home has been dubbed “cupid’s parlor” and Mr. Hess revels in the reputation of being “cupid's rigid hand man.” the possibilities of our o\vn happiness by being content with the “second best?” When we K«£k to satisfy our de sire for music, let us endeavor to hear the-Jiest. It is far more profitable' to hear one greTTt symphony than a num her of second rate concerts. It is far” more profitable to read one'good hook, the very best that is possible, than a score of hooks that contain no great message or -commanding purpose. Environment is an important factor in developing character and determin ing life’s compensations. Why not choose the best nossible environment and refuse to sacrifice its value for the gaudy gewgaws of evanescent pleasure. Living in the presence of the ‘‘best - ' Is by no means ns expensive as living on lower levels. .Most of flffi- money spent today is for worthless trivial tilings which contribute absolutely nothing to the art of plain living and high thinking. Environment depends not as much upon money as upon our choice of the way we spend our money. “The great secret of all living is the persistent staying In the presence of ♦ he best." Read the best hooks, see the best pictures, hear the best music, choose the best friends. Staying in the presence of the best is the secret of all successful and joyous living. f, Wpptern N'pwsnuprr t’n'on ' | 'HE fad for a riot of color in dec- oration is waning fast. The absence of color is in high favor as noted In white decorative schemes. These, how ever, are so delicate that those only who can afford to keepUhe rooms im maculate should consider white as a main scheme. In a former vogue, cleansing of decorations was not the problem that it is now. Between that period and this coal and oil have be come common heating fuels and the columns of black smoke that rise from chimneys to seep through windows. Or pour through them when open, makes it a constant fight to keep rooms spot- loss. When they are, the radiations and glow of white are as impressive as brilliance of color. * Brilliance of Glass The absence of color in decoration is found In glass fittings and furnishings, that either sparkle or shine according to their cutting or polishing. Curtain pules in clear glass with hall tips on each end are among the furnishings, as are also glass hall fringes for val ances. These sometimes are used to edge draperies also. While style Is served in such furnishings, there Is an element of fragility and danger of finger and spot marks showing, that are quite balancing items. Color is frequently introduced in the glass to make it continue some spec'al color scheme developed. The colored glass does not have the refractions that clear glass does and so loses that fea ture of beauty i.i glass accessories Speaking of accessories, clear glass Is featured In hook-ends of chiseled beauty, or with the softness of rounded designs, or the solidity of angular mod ern designs. Crystal candlesticks give elegance and grace to accessories in glass, while crystal ash trays of blocks of glass scooped out for asli contain ers. or in chaste beauty of pattern tend charm to arm tables or smokers’ stand^ Blankets and Cover* The up|>ermost covering for a bed lias not one but many name*, the lat est of which is blanket cover. Bed spreads are frequently diminished to spreads. Other names are coverlet, which is co'ivre-lif or eouvre pieds in French: and counterpane, also of French extraction, fathered hy Latin. The word quilt, sometimes used, is cor rectly applicable otyly when the cov ering is of two thicknesses of mate rial between which is a wadding of st.me sort. Today we associate the word with the stitchery known as quilting and the verb quilt, signifying the running stitches taken through the textiles and filling to secure them to gether, usually in decorative designs. The nearest we come to a bed cover in quilted ty|>e is In the Marseilles spread which is seldom seen today. However, In the dotation of fashions the time is approaching when in all probability it will return. These spreads are machine-quilted, having patterns In relief which are developed by outlining designs through the surface and - flack textiles and the slight wadding be tween. These white coverlets, It would appear, came into style during the lat ter part of a past vogue of quilts, and continued on n crest of a wave of fashion for several years afterward. Marseilles counterpanes are handsome and heavy. It was largely due to their weight that their vogue passed. They are similar to ancient quilted mate rials but in n odern disguise. They are made by machinery, and are modern- French in design. Night Covcrlels Tlie blanket covers of today would simplify tlie return of these Marseilles spreads, for the former are primarily used as night-time substitutes for elab orate daytime lied covers. It is when the bed Is dressed for the night, and tlie heavy, elaborate, lacey or costly silken spread Is removed, that the sim ple,,yet dainty blanket cover is thrown over the bedding. Thus it protects the blankets and provides attractive dress for tlie lied, distinctly suited to real use. So popular have blanket covers be come that they are used not alone at night lint during the day. They are eas ily home-laundered, and If made of crinkly crepe will need no ironing. For both' day and night use silk blanket covers are attractive. They can he tlie choice of their kind, (’enter mono- graining or iriitiq,ling in contrasting ap- plique or enGRr^dered letters supplies decorative distinction, especially for dainty cotton covers. © R*II Syndicate. — WNU Servtca. 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