OLD TIME SPELLING
MATCH A BIG SUCCESS
An old time spelling match
was held at the New Jewel
Theatre Thursday night and
the affair was a complete suc
cess from every angle.
Mrs. L. McFall and Mayor
Walter W. Raney were select
ed to choose sides and the lat
ter’s side proved the winner.
Mrs. W. T. McCain was the
last of Mrs. McFall’s team to
fail and several were left on
the opposite side at the time.
Those remaining standing who
were on the winning team
continued to spell the words
that were called by Rev. Guy
Murphy from the old blue
back speller to see which of
them would be the last to take
his seat. The contest finally
closed with ouly two persons
standing, Mrs. G. L. Carson
and Mr. E. W. Chaney, the
former winning the honors of
being the best speller when
Mr. Chaney failed to correctly
spell the word “elixir,” using
a “y” instead of an “i.”
The use of the theatre was
donated to the ladies of the
School Improvement Associa
tion by Manager Raney and
tffie admissions which netted
$17.20 went for the benefit of
the school. It has been sug
gested that a similiar enter
tainment be given every month
for the benefit of the school.
Resourceful Bridegroom
Just as u Portland (Me.) lawyer
was about to begin a wedding cpre
mony the lb ' s in his office " < e out
The bridegroom asked to he excused
a few minutes, and ran down into
street, where he saw a lantern whie*
was used to warn vehicles of a hole
In rhe ground. He borrowed ft Jong
enough to become a benedict an 1
neither lie nor his bride regarded *hir
red light as an evil omen
Great Value of Redwood.
Redwood lumber is largely used on
the Pacific coast, as It has great nat
ural resistance to rot and fire Heart
redwood when placed in contact with
the ground will remain in good condi
tion for 25 years or more, whereas a
great many other species rot out In a
few years. The redwood r part wood
is also able to repel the attacks of de
cay-producing fungi, because of the
presence of tannin, oils and resins ob
noxious to fungi.
First Gun of the Civil War.
On the 9th of January. 18(11. the
Steamship, Star of the West was sent
by the federal government from New
York with supplies and re-enforce
ments for Fort Sumter, in Charles
ton harbor. When the Star of the
West reached Charleston she was fired
upon by Confederate batteries from
the town and was obliged to turn
back. This was the first actual gunfire
of the Civil war.
Don’t fail to see Peggy Hy
land, the popular Ynovie star,
in her first appearance in this
city in “The Girl With No
Regrets” a five reel special
feature for the second show at
the Jewel Theatre beginning
promptly at 8:45 tomorow,
Saturday, night. The first
show, “Bound and Gagged,”
will go on the screen at 7:00
o'clock. Two shows, 25 cents
admission each.
About Diamonds.
Only about 50 per cent of rough dia
monds are cut Into gems and loss
about 60 per cent of their weight In
being cut and polished. Diamonds are
practically indestructible and the first
diamond ever mined may possibly still
be in existence. But estimate allows
for the loss of at least 1.000.000 carats
by flood, fire, shipwreck and other dis
asters. These reductions and losses
leave the total of cut and polished dia
monds at 46.355,474 carats.
Mammoth American Spring.
What is the largest spring In the
world? Florida has one which must
be near the head of the list. This Is
called Wakulla spring. It Is 400 feet
across. Is 80 feet deep and flows at
the rate of 120,000 gallons of water
every minute. It gives rise to a river
250 feet wide at its source. This mam
moth spring is situated about 15 miles
from Tallahassee.—The Outlook.
Far-Seeing Youth
Robert had been angry at James
for several days and I was surprised
to hear him call over to James and in
vite him to come and ride on his new
sled. Later 1 questioned him as to
his forgiveness of James and Robert
explained: “Well, Bill told me Jim
was going to have a party next week
and I didn’t want to lose out.”—Ex
change.
National Prosperity.
No country can endure long If Its
foundations are not laid deep In the
material prosperity which comes from
thrift, business energy and enterprise,
from hard, unsparing efTort in the
fields of Industrial activity; but
neither was any nation ever yet truly
great if it relied upon material pros
perity alone.—Theodore Roosevelt.
Philadelphia Bank Distinctive.
There is only one national bank In
the United States which does not have
“National” as a part of its name. It
is the Bank of North America, in Phil
adelphia. A special act of congress is
required to permit a national bank to
operate as such without indicating the
fact that It is a national bank in its
name.
First American Grammarian.
The first American grammarian to
attain distinction, Lindley Murray,
died nearly a century ago. He was a
native of Pennsylvania and a Quaker,
and his famous “Grammar of the Eng
lish Language” was the first textbook
of its kind written by an American to
be used in the schools on this side of
the Atlantic. It first appeared in 1795.
Rapid Communication.
A receiver which takes down 'dots
and dashes on sensitised tape at the
rate of 200 words a minute is the
latest device In wireless telegraphy.
As the human ear cannot interpret
a message so rapidly delivered the
transmission cannot be understood ex
cept at stations using this machine.
Each Had a Reason.
A neighbor who had been working
hard all day decided she wanted a
little recreation, so she remarked to
the family at supper that she was go
ing to a show tonight, just to get out
The little 3-year-old daughter looked
up and said: “I’m going to the show
just to get In.”
Why Horse Chestnut?
It is said that the name horse chest
nut was derived from the fact that
when the leaves of the tree fall there
is a scar left on the twig in the shape
of a horseshoe, that bears marks re
sembling the nails of a shoe.
Free From Enemies.
The redwood is pecularly free from
enemies. It is rarely wind-blown and
the thickness of the berk renders re
sistance to Are so great that it is
almost Impossible to kill the trees by
burning. Furthermore, the tree is not
subject to attacks by insects. About
the only way they ‘can be killed or
shattered is by a powerful bolt of
lightning. By far the greater part
of the reproduction of redwood is by
sprouts. It is also peculiar in its abil
ity to produce excellent sprouts from
very old stumps.
Hew "Mies” Came Into Use.
The origin of "Miss” is curious,
and. oddly, enough, an almost exact
date can be assigned when it first
came into use. This was 1662. when
notable women of doubtful reputation
and unmarried were so called, the
“Miss” being a flip abbreviation of
“Mistress,” a title of respect for both
married and unmarried women. The
word “miss,” however, filled so long
felt a want that the public seized upon
it. Ignoring its earlier connections,
and within 50 years it was well estab
lished.
Gondola Exclusively Venetian
It was not until the end «f the sev
enteenth century that the Y7enetiar
gondola assumed its present simpHoit'
and somberness of color A vain at
tempt has been made to introduce b
in other countries, but it has appar
enly resisted all efforts at acclimati
zation.
New Musical Instrument.
New in the musical instrument line
is a whistle with two tubes that is
'played like a slide trombone.
Use Water Sparingly.
\n Arab drinks cold water with a
n. and never bathes in it unless
^ome bp on the seashore.
TWO SHOWS AT ThT^
JEWEL_T0M0Hiw
There will be tw0
the Jewel Theatre wWs at
Saturday night with an ent?'
change of program. entlre
The first show will be
program which was tr, i uthe
been given this, Friday
and consists of the last L- g7
of “Bound and Gagged^*?
Ford Educational Weeklv
8 •n1°hd-C°medy- This sh",
wdi begin promptly at sev”
o clock and the admiasion 2
be 25 cents. 11
For the second show Man
ager Raney has secured a jw
feature of the highest CW
entitled “The Girl With S
Regrets/' featuring that queen
of 1J?-ovieTxStiars'J Peggy Hyland.
Miss Hyland is one of the
greatest stars in the pictures
today and is shown at her best
in this great stage success by
Evelyn Campbell.
You should not fail to see
“The Girl With No Regrets”
one of the great William Fox
productions in five reels be
ginning promptly tomorrow,
night at 8:45 o’clock. The ad
mission to this show will be
the regular price of 25 cents.
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UNDERTAKER AND
LICE! SED EMBA JMER
McCrory, Ark 'sas
Calls Ans v r 3ay or
Nigh\
The Cow That Starved in Clover
A certain cow, though pastured in bountiful meadows, was
attracted by die more tempting appearance of distant fields.
Shunning the abundance at hand, she wandered afar, always
finding the new spots less appetizing and less plentiful an
always leaving them untasted for the new fields inviting her on.
Growing hunger only spurred-ber on until finally, exhausted 1
it, the (ell to the sands of a desert whence she never again arose.
People who shun the stores at home because of the allurements
of those in larger towns often find themselves getting less ui*n
they expected. Get in the habit of seeing your local dealer r*'
If he hasn’t what you want, he will gladly get it. 'V ou 11 >e
helping him to serve you better by helping him to make it pay*
j TRADE AT HOME
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