CAUSED DEMAND FOR HATS
How Boer Trader Introduced Fash
ion Among South African Na
tives, and Made Money.
It Is said that one De Villiers, a
Boer, was the man to Introduce hats
among the South African natives, and
that profit, not philanthropy, was his
motive.
It appears that, chancing to coine
across a consignment of damaged lints
In Port Elizabeth, which were offered
for a mere song, De Villiers bought
tlie whole lot, packed them away in
his wagon and started for Kaflirland.
When he reached Tembulund he un
loaded his stock, opened his kegs of
liquor, without which no trade was
made at that time, and began busi
ness. But he found hts venture likely
to prove an unprofitable one. The na
tives did not want hats; they wanted
blankets and bends and looking
glasses, and, above all, liquor, but
they looked askance at hats. Then u
bright Idea came to De Villiers. He
wanted to introduce those hats. His
simple expedient was to refuse to sell
anything to a Kaffir unless he bought
a hat also. The Kaffirs wanted his
goods, so they bought the hats.
When a Kaffir buys anything he
feels bound to make use of it. The na
tives, therefore, donned their head
gear and returned to their kraals.
Now appeared the brilliancy of the
trader’s Idea. Fashion rules the
world. It Is as strong in Africa as
In America, and when those who
stayed at home saw the travelers re
turn in all the glory of this strange
covering they felt behindhand and old
fashioned. Their desire to possess the
latest thing in hats became Intense.
They paid De Villiers a visit, and bis
stock no lohger hung heavy on his
hands. The hats were soon sold.
Seismographs to Find Batteries.
Among the many things to which
science hns turned its attention and
abilities since the beginning of the
European war, none, perhaps, hns
been of greater importance than t lie
development of some means by which
men in the trenches could locate with
fair accuracy the position of an op
posing battery or group of machine
guns. This matter lias been worked
on in many ways, but the nearest sci
ence ever cnme to solving the propo
sition was the use of strong glasses
with the aid of observation balloons
and aeroplanes.
Now, however, a new development
lias been announced, in which the seis
mograph, long known as an earth
quake detector, Is mnde use of. It i«
declared to be possible to tell from
the shock of the gunfire just how
large the guns are, what their distance
away is, and the exact direction in
which they lie. A practiced eye, it is
claimed, can tell not only these points,
bgt can distinguish between the shock
of firing and the shock of n missile
striking the ground, nnd also Is able
to determine just how many guns
compose any buttery that may be in
action.
Grandmother Has Come Back.
For every summer, stretching back
through the decades, always and al
wuys there has been a new crop of
summer girls with each succeeding
summer! The 1916 girl is not like unto
the 1915 girl, and, again, the 1917 girl
will bo different from the 1916 girl.
, This last is in the nature of prophecy,
i but it is safe and sure prophecy. They
differ, these successive outputs of sum
mer girls, but in a way that is less
than skin deep. It is all in the clothes
and the way of coiffing the hair, ac
cording to a veracious masculine ob
server who bases his conclusions upon
a close range Inspection of 20 crops
of summer girls.
And even in the matter of clothes
nnd hair arrangement the summer girl
simply reverts to an nntique idea. The
hoopskirt—the expanded crinoline—is
the up-to-date idea, but also it is a re
naissance of a period back in the last
century. When grandmother was a
summer girl she was a hoopskirt girl;
also she coiffed her hair carefully down
over her ears. Grandmother has sim
ply come back and she is just as
sprightly and lovely as she was fifty
years ago.—Baltimore American.
Where Water Lilies Bloom.
To see a single bed of water lilies as
large as an Iowa farm visit the upper
Mississippi In the month of August, a
McGregor (la.) correspondent writes to
the Des Moines Register.
It Is said that the water flower beds
of the upper Mississippi are the largest
natural lily beds in the world. The wa
ters of the nation’s greatest river as
they spread out and flow quietly among
the thousands of Islands from ideal
conditions for the profuse production
of lilies.
Fields many acres in extent bloom
in remarkable beauty in the summer
months. This year, owing to the un
usually high water, they did not begin
to bloom until the last week in July.
There are the fragrant delicate white
lilies and more rarely the yellow lilies
similar to the famous lotus lilies of the
Nile.
The lilies are most beautiful early In
the morning and sunrise lily parties
are a popular pastime.
From on High.
There 1ms been contrived an aero
| plane camera which takes small photo
| graphs like the films used in moving
| picture machines. It is strictly auto
matic In Its action; one pull of a cord
sets the shutter, makes the exposure,
winds up the previous exposure, and
registers the number of the photograph.
As many as 750 pictures may be made
without recharging, and any number of
these may be withdrawn for develop
ment.
When Alberta Randall announced to
her pnrents one evening that she In
tended to break away from the well
beaten path o$ her feminine ancestors
by adopting a career the effect was
much the same as if the rusty old
Revolutionary cannon on the court
house square had opened tire upon her
native town of Mooresville.
“Now daughter, no dramatics," said
her father.
“I don't want to be dramatic, fa
ther, but I can’t face the thought of
doing for all the rest of my days the
aimless thing;- I've been doing ever
since "'eft oardln chool.”
“Alberta, said her mother, with
hardly enough breath left to gasp,
“you would deliberately throw nway a
splendid matrimonial ■ pportunlty, for
you know you could marry Lashley
Graves tomorrow If you’d say the
word. Why, the whole town knows
that 1”
“Yes, mother, the whole town knows
everything that any one person in It
knows; but if I ever marry I’ll marry
u man who is making things happen
and not one who sits and talks of
what some of his ancestors did.”
The weeks passed until Alberta had
been In New York s'x months. After
considering various fields in which she
might reulir.e her ambition to “make
things happen," she had decided upon
Interior decoration.
After a year s hard study, she began
to plan a vacation at home before tak
ing up headquarters In a studio build
ing, but just then her services were
sought by a firm of decorators whose
approbation meant much to a beginner
in the profession. They employed Al
berta to furnish and decorate a mod
ernized colonial country house from
the spacious porches of which the Hud
son was visible through the big trees
in the park in front. Of the owner of
the place she knew only what the head
of the decorating tirm had told her—
that he was “a cranky bachelor with
too many hobbies to bother with what
he considered a woman’s job.”
When Alberta completed her work
and started for a visit to her parents
she could not restrain a sigh of regret
at leaving the lovely house to its ec
centric owner, who might not even ap
preciate its beauty.
“So you fooled your dad by making
good in the melting pot, did you?” Her
lather was plainly proud of her, which
mude Alberta very happy.
After dinner the family went oul
upon the front veranda, and from
where Alberta sat she could see
through the trees a low, white stucco
building surrounded by a smooth lawn
with its gravel walks bordered with
1*3
petunias. ~
“Who had the ingenuity to make
such a beauty spot of that old vacant
lot opposite Wellington’s?" Her in
quiry brought a twinkle Into her fa
ther's eyes.
"It Is one of many gifts to our city
from an enterprising young citizen. It
Is a resting place and general rendez
vous for tired women shoppers from
the country, or for visitors in town
between trains. Since the old public
square is being converted Into a civic
center, this town is sought by the tour
ists.”
“But who had the get-up to do such
things in Mooresvllle, dad?”
“.Nobody but your old friend. Lash
ley Graves,” said her father quietly.
"And here he comes now to pay his re
spects to the prodigal.”
Following her father’s glance, Al
berta saw Laslily Graves alight from a
shining roadster at the curb. As he
came up the walk she saw that he
had changed greatly. A firmness of
step and a steadiness of carriage had
transferred his lazy nonchalance Into
a commanding dignity. She began to
think he was altogether different, but
when she looked into his eyes as he
took her hand in greeting she know
that his feelings for her had not
changed, and it was not an unpleasant
discovery. Half an hour later, site
coaxed him to take her in his car to
see the new civic center and other
improvements which were coming into
being as a result of his generosity.
“You've really accomplished won
ders. Lnshley!” exclaimed Alberta.
"Then thank yourself, Alberta: I've
merely taken your tip to ‘make things
Itappen.' ” said Lnshley. with-a smile.
un, now oui yon Know 1 nan said
surh unkind thing*?" A crimson blush
accompanied this contrite question,
“Luckily for me, I overheard your
remarks to your parents about me one
evening, and withdrew my hand from
your doorbell and went out into the
night to face myself and see why you
felt a contempt for me. When I reached
home I found a spocinl delivery letter
telling me my great, aunt had left me
all her wealth. I told no one, but went
to see her lawyers. The day I returned
you left for New Vork and I went to
work to make something happen that
you would think worth while.’’
“But you, too, have accomplished
wonders, Alberta.” Lnshley’s voice be
came tender aud ardent and pleading.
“That place on the Hudson Is a dream.
I kept the identity of its owner from
you so that you would carry out your
own ideas entirely, for I dared to hope
that you might some day consent to
share home and happiness with me.
l)o you think that will ever come,
lear?”
“I believe it has come now,” whis
pered Alberta, “for 1 don’t know which
1 love more, you or that darling house
on the Hudson.”
’Copyright, 1916, by tlie McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
Holy Water Instead of Wine.
Before Senora de Rlann, wife of the
Spanish ambassador, christened the
first warship ever built in the United
States for tile Spanish government and
bestowed the name Isaac I’eral on the
submarine, there took place a formal
religious ceremony, and holy water was
sprinkled on the ship. A prayer was
read as part of this ceremony. Never
before had a warship built at Fore
River ship yard been blessed and
christened in this manner.
No spectator was more interested
than were the members of the crew of
the Feral, who had arrived several days'
before and who were preparing to take
the ship to Spain under its own power.
Several hundred of the yard workmen
also stood near by and cheered as the
submarine slid into the water, amid
the tooting of whistles.
Not a Square Deal.
Miss Mason was explaining to her
Sunday school class tlie lesson for the
day, the subject being the tares and
the whoa#.
“Now, remember, children, the tares
represent the bad people and the wheat
the good ones.”
“Why, Miss Mason!” exclaimed a
rosy-cheeked hoy, who had been listen
ing through the lesson with deep inter
est. “Did you say the tares are the
bad folks and the wheat the good
ones?”
“Yes, .Tames,” replied ♦ lie* teacher,
pleased at tile lad’s interest.
“Well, that's funny. I think!” re
marked the mntter-of-fnet child. “It's
the wheal that gets thrashed; the tares
don't.”
Where Bill Nye Excelled.
Tf Is in his travesty writings on (ho
Incidents of history that Bill \yo ex
celled. Who does not remember ids
stirring address to tIre Romans? One
paragraph, which is the widest de
scription of a wrecked countenance
ever written. Hear him declare:
“If there i>e throe in all your com
pany dare face me on the bloody
sands, let them come, and I will con
struct upon their physiognomy such
cupolas and cornices and dormer win
dows and Corinthian capitals and en
tablatures that their own master
would pass them by in the broad light
of high noon unrecognized.”—“(’.rent
American Humorists,” Bennett Chap
pie, In National Magazine.
Took No Chances.
“Were you seasick crossing the
ocean, Nellie,?” asked Mrs. Tinker of
her new maid, who came from the Em
erald Isle.
“Oi was turrible sick coinin’ over,
hut nivver a qualm did Oi have goiu’
back, mum,” replied the girl.
“Indeed?” queried the mistress.
“And how do you account for that,
Nellie?”
“Shuro,” said Nellie,
wiut back, mum."
‘an’ Oi nivver
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE HOOK & MONROE RY.
South
7:45 a. m .
9:50 a. m
No^th
. Huttig. 3:59 p. m
Monroe 2:07 p. m
local. *
Leaves Arrives
li:2o a. m. Huttig )2:30 p «i.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
FARMERViLLE & SOUTHERN HY.
North South
5:22 a. m. Huttig 2.32 p. in
7:21 a. m. Fannerville. 5:45 p. rn
local, t
10:10a.m. . Huttig 2:22 p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
Viiie.
‘Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Fannerville and gc.os to Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o’clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
L. M. Despain, W, M.
C. A. Berry, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER. No. 122. R A.
M. meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
L. G. Gibson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDEICi AH, COUNCIL. U D.. R. &,
S. M Meets every fourth Wednesday
night of each month. Visiting compan
ions welcome. T. B. Weaver, T. I. M.
R. N, Benson, Recorder.
- HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 320. Order of
the Eastern Star, meets every first and
fhird Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. J. A. Brignac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Giuson. Sec’y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 I. O. O. F.
meets every first and third Tuesday eve
ning. All brethern cordially invited.
M. L. Phillips, N G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66.
meets evei y Monday night at 7:30 o’clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Lou Milstead, N. G.
Miss Murray Pilkinton, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 411 W.O. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
C. A. McCormick, C. C.
J. C. Bridges. Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145, W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. W R Dickerson. Guardain.
Mrs. C. A. McCormick, Clerk.
NEW FALL GOODS HERE!
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Our New Fall and Winter Goods have arrived and every department in our big
store is completely stocked. We have added a complete line of Ladies’ and Misses
Coats and Suits. Come and inspect our stock, whether you buy or not.
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Shoes.
We have received our fall and winter shoes
for ladies. They are the famous Drew make,
which assures you perfection in footwear. They
come in all the latest toes, in vici kid. patent colt
and gun metal and in blucher, button and
straight lace. With all these qualities, the prices
are low. Our line of Florsheim shoes for men
and Educator for children are large and we can
satisfy you.
Women's Clothing.
A distinguished showing of new tailored
suits and coats. The first considerable group of
the new fall suits are attracting much attention
now. The graceful hang and clean-cut-lines of
our “ready-to-put-on” garments command im
nrediate recognition from women who admire
s ,yle. Individually there are but few of a kind;
■ collectively they form an impressive group. Dis
tinctiveness of lines and grace reveal the inher
ent character of our stylish garments. Prices
exceedingly low.
Clothing.
Our clothing wins reputation on many points
of excellence. Of coure, quality is pre-eminent.
But style, workmanship and finish receive the
amount of attention their importance call for.
Our suits present an opportunity to the careful,
stylish dresser, one that should not be over
looked. Values are up to our usual standard. It
will be to your interest to visit our store and see
what we can show you.
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Line.
Furniture.
Dining tables. You cannot give too much
attention to the furnishing of your diningroom.
Get that which will reflect credit on you and
prove a constant source of pride and satisfac
tion. Our line is most complete in all kinds of
dining furniture. Dining tables, either round or
square, with legs or pedestals. Chairs in a
great variety of patterns and buffets or side
boards of most p’easing designs.
Underwear.
Every weight in underwear. Fall and win
ter lines are now ready for your inspection.
Separate garments or union suits of every style
or description. Wool and cotton, wool and silk,
pure wool and pure silk. Every style, weight
and price. And among them are some of the
most tempting values we have ever shown.
Hosiery.
Autumn stocking styles. Compare for your
own benefit, style, wearing qualities, and price
of stockings bought at this store with any others, \
and you will forevermore buy your hosiery here.
We are this season showing a more elaborate
assortment of fancy hose than ever before.
Prices range from 25c. and up.
Millinery.
Showing fall and winter hats. The new
models in finely tailored ready-to-wear hats for
street and general wear, await you. Smart new
styles that illustrate fashion's trend in millinery.
You are invited to call and inspect these models.
Shirtwaists.
Women's new shirtwaists for fall. Every
thing from the simple washable shirtwaist to the
more elaborate fluffy lacey creation for evening
wear. Many new ideas are shown in wide and
narrow plaits, new long sleeves, some with cuffs.
Bedding.
The cool October nights make you think of
heavier bed clothing. Better prepared this year
than ever to meet your wants in blankets and
comfortables. Been preparing since springtime,
and in many cases we are giving you better val
ues than we gave you a year ago.. This is re
markable when you understand the condition of
the market.
Hats.
The correct hats for fall. Fresh plucked
beauties from master makers; excellent durable
qualities and most fashionable shades. No bet
ter or finer display of men’s hats anywhere.
Let's hear what you think about it.
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