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PAGE SIX WASHINGTON WAS A “HE-MAN!” Bp Drank, Danced and Swore, Kin Says f ' swoub Inot AixvAVijjgs George Washington may never have told a lie. but at least he certified that a false .account was correct. The l>age shown above is a phostatic copy of a page in his personal accounts, now in the Omaha (Nebl public li brary. The addition at the bottom is incorrect, ten dollars more than it should be. Note also the receipts for the | sale of whisky, marked with an arrow. The error went unnoticed for years until a public accountant happened ; to scan the page. At the right is his kinsman, who vows that the first President was a ‘'he-man,’ and below . are some of the things he says Washington did. BY DAVID LARSEN i NEA Service Writer i San Francisco. Feb. 3.—The father 1 i of his country never suspected that ' ■ his child would lose any sleep over its 1 , purent’s private life. So George Washington was a driuk er, a dancer, a card player, and—on occasions—a most artistic cusser. g This is the picture given of him by his great-great-grandnephew. John j Thornton Washington, of San Fran cisco, who draws on family records j r for the portrait. The present-day Washington waxes ! ’ wroth when people try to paint the j , ; first president as a “sissy” instead ofj , I a “he-man.” The Empty Pew. f. “Os course Washington drank. ! S smoked, danced and played cards," he says. “Why not? All gentlemen of i his time did. s “And although he had a pew in s' Christ's church at Alexandria, it was unoccupied more often than it was ’ occupied. I “He was a great man. T’nques t tionably he saved the republic. “But Washington was no prude; he mmmnsstp . - === I Profits II g ' . -. depend upon the yield of crops from your acres n \ II tA pound of Cotton, Tobacco, Com or | other crops, from HIGH YIELDING ACRES carry less of cost of land, seed, cultivation, etc., than from Low Yielding Acres, because there are more pounds to | share the Cost. Use “Planters” Brands K of Fertilizers for High Yields of Cotton, Tobacco, Corn, etc. SB Planters’ Factory has large capacity, lo- I cated on three railroads and deep water, ■ and can give prompt shipment. J “Planters” has the reputation j I of producing the Best Fertilizer that can ■ be made. \ jHfe cyifaterialj' in Car lots a Specialty PLANTERS I Fertilizer & Phosphate Co. BqtTWanufacturers Charleston, S. C. j. Tl £:• {Apply to oar Ag«nt y jBS? nearett to you, or writ* y : us direct for pricse, ■ terms, (tc. L FEW HULK GIUEM M dBKb&i “X i' . t : , wasn’t a stupid, stilted person. He was a human being. And he was a handsome man and undoubtedly many women cast sheep's eye at him during his life time, although it’s a He that he wasn't a good husband. "Why, I’ve drunk Madeira wine that came from the cellars of Mt. Ver non. That was in 18(11, when I was visiting m.v grandfather's plantation in Virginia. "One of the troubles with us Amer icans is that we insist on making sis sies out of our national heroes. We want our national heroes to reflect in every detail our own personal views on life, religion, booze, philosophy, art. tobacco. Aidericanism, dancing and what not. “And so, as the years roll on, we insist that Lincoln was this ami Washington was that and that Grant never smoked and that Jefferson be lieved the Adam and Eve version of creation. "Take the cherry tree story about Washington. It's pure bunk, manu factured out of whole cloth by a preached 30 years after Washington's death. My great grandfather asked the gentleman why he told such a stupid story about Washington, and the gentleman replied that he did it to inculcate a respect for truth in the boys and girls of the land. “What sort of morality is it that depends on lies?" “Lots of Fun” John Washington is SO years old. and has lived a life chock full of the "good living" which, he insists, was enjoyed by his famous kinsman. He was born in Virginia and came west in 1851, only to go back east again 10 years later to fight for the Confeder acy. He returned to California af ter the war and has lived here ever since, working in the gold fields for a time and trying his baud at journal ism. He lives in a single room at the edge of the Latin quarter—a room in which the portrait of the first.pres ident is conspicuous by its absence. “I live as I please to live.’ 'he says with a laugh. "I may not be as fam ous as George, but. by .Jove. I'm hav ing more fun than he did—although I'm sure he had a good time, at that.” Advertising. Winston-Salem Journal. Now comes the news that both Greensboro and Charlotte have en gaged Hie services of a well-known ad vertising agency to conduct advertis ing campaigns, the objects of which are to tell the world about the ad vantages and opportunities and pos sibilities of those thriving North Car olina communities. TTnquestionaiby Greensboro and ; Charlotte have adopted the right pol icy—a policy that will yield big divi- 1 dends in the long run. ! Other cities in tl>e country Have ' long since put advertising to the test. 1 They have proved that it pays cities to advertise quite as weslfal fi , to advertise qtiite as well as it pays merchants, banks and great indus trial enterprises, many of which spend millions annually for newspa per and magazine space. CORNS' i Lift Off-No Pain! j Doesn't bast one bit! Drop * little "Freeecne” on an aching com, in stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you Kft it right off with druggist sells a tiny bottle o< : “Freesone” for * tew oents, sufficient I THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE MRS. ANDERSON MAKES VALUABLE HISTORY FIND Old Copy of Century Magaxlne De scribes Sherman’s March in thej South. Fayetteville, Feb. I.—A valuable historical find has been made by Mrs. I John H. Anderson. State historian of"! North Carolina division of the I’nit-j ed Da fighters of the Confederacy, in the form of an old copy of the Cen-ji tur.v Magazine, published shortly as- j ter t’ae War of States, containing a ’ story of "Sherman's march through j the Carolines and Georgia,” with j which are pencil sketches of the T'nit-I ed States arsenal here, which was used j by the Confederacy during the war,. the old Cumberland county court House. and a drawing of Sherman's army marching into the town. There has been thought to be no picture of the arsenal or the old court house in existence, and the coming to light of these authentic drawings is there i fore of all the more interest. The magazine containing them was given to Mrs Anderson by Miss Alice Woodward, of this city. A photographic enlargement of the j picture of the court house will be! made and hung in the new Cumber land court house to be dedicated next month. The magazine article was written and the sketches made by a soldier of Sherman's army. Mrs. Anderson plans to give to the newspapers a full statement of its contents on or about | March 11th. the anniversary of Sher man's entrance into Fayetteville. SAFETY LAST. Lies slumbering here one William Lake: he heard the bell, but had no brake.—Detroit News. At fifty miles drove Allie Pidd; he thought he wouldn't skid, but did—Rome Times. At ninety miles drove Eddie Shawn; the motor stopped but "Ed” kept on.—Little Fall Times. Here he sleeps, one Johnny Fon ker: he rounded a turn without a honker.—Scranton Sorantonian. Down in the ereek sleeps Jerry Ba>*; the bridge was narrow: he tried to pass.—Wiles-Barre Times- Leader. Beneath this stone sleeps Wiilinm Raines; lee on the hill: he had no chains—Harrisburg Telegraph. Here lies the body of William Jay, who died maintaining his right of-way.—ltoston Transcript. And here's what's left of Samuel Small: he paid no attention to “slow” signs a-tatl.—Capper's Week ly- Here lies all that’s left of Harry; at the railroad crossing he did not tarry.—Railway Life. John William Jones lies under this thistle: he didn’t heed the ehoo chbo's whistle.—Railroad Data. Sad. sad the fate of poor Jim Shaw: he failed to heed the State Stop Law.—Winston-Salem Journal. Animal Peculiarities. Roy’s Life. , Mud turtles and tortoises have no < teeth. All animals that chew the cud have i cloven feet, but not all with cloven feet chew the cud. Beth bones forming the parrot’s | beak are movable, while the majority 1 of other birds can move only one. The structive of tfie frog is such 1 that it eanot breathe with its mouth I open ; the creature would suffocate. ■ ■ Pigs are poor swimmers, and owing 1 to the fact that their front legs are I set so closely under their bodies they j 1 frequently cut their own throats with 1 their cloven feet when t'liey fall into 1 1 tin* water and attempt to swim. j Hares cannot close their eyes, as • they have no eyelids. Instead, they ! show a thin membrane which covers their eyes during sleep. Fish swallow their food without j' chewing it. Tuis they do because they ! are obliged constantly to open and close their jaws in breathing through ' their gills. The owl cannot move his eyeballs or eyes. They are fixed in their sockets by a strong, hard, elastic case! in the form of a cone. But the owl can turn his head around in almost , complete circle without moving its! > body. Sheep have no teeth in their upper j jaws. A species of Turkish sheep j, have the most of their fat on their , tails. In this breed the tails become j' so large that they have to be carried , on small carts made of flat boards j and two wheels. Poet Forsakes Civilization. God. let me flower as I will! For I am weary* of the chill Companionship of waxen vines And hothouse-nurtured columbines; Oh. weary of the pruning knife That shapes my prime, decorous life— Os clambering trellises that hold me. Os flawless patterned forms that mold me. Cod, let me flower as I will! A shaggy rambler on a hill! Lew garett, poet and college pro fessor who write these lines, has abandoned civilization to pur into practice hia philosophy of life ex pressed in them. The title of the verse is "The Box of God.” He is plnuning to bury himself in the northern woods of Wisconsin where he expects to find everything essential to happiness. However, ho plans to commute GOO miles every week to I teach his regular course in Evanston for one semester session each year. He will also occasionally go on public lecture tours. He calls much of modern civilization a farce, modern society a fraud, and life in a metropolitan center a tregedy. His poetry has won him wide recogni tion. At the Sekoot of Mines. , “What are you boring there?’ “A gold mine.” “Bah! There’s no gold around here.” “This is a practice tunnel for our students in the mining course.” ' “Does it look like a real mine.” .“Very much so. Several people have been along who wanted to buy stock in it.” lish a graduate school of agriculture. Aould check crime THROUGH EDUCATION New York's Chief Magistrate Sees Hope In Uplifting Mediums. I . New York, Feb. 1. —Until the hearts of our criminals are itnier stood. crime will remain a problem. , I according to William McAdoo, chief [of the magistrates’ courts, speaking at a meeting of the Woman’s i Club at the Waldorf-Astoria. I “It is the heart and the soul of ; the criminal that- we want to know | about.’’ he said, “and then we might be able to solve :*ae problem. Aren’t J [we putting the multiplieation tables j ahead of the Sermon on the Mount? I The important means of purifying the hearts of our criminals is by edu cation. and that must be done before a person has begun to commit a wrong. We must reach children be tween the ages of seven and 12, thru ugh the churches, the homes and other such uplifting mediums. “The criminal record of this coun try is a disgrace to the civilized world. It is far worse than in Eng land. In fact. England has a splen ‘ did reconi in spite of the fact that • London, morally, is not nearly so well con side ml as New York. We are doing much to correct the evils here but f iere is still endless work. The. division of court duties has expedited legal procedure, but there are evils that must be wiped out before wc j will have good results. | “Out with the gun in America. It is one of the greatest ills we have to contend with. A pistol is of no value as a means of defense to a law-abid ing citizen, for it is almost impossible to use it if you are surprised by a gunman, and it is only n temptation in times of anger.” Hand Writing Contest. The Zaner-Bloser Company, Colum-’ bu*. Ohio, publishers of the Zaner Method of Writing which this state adopted for use in the public school? of North Carolina, is co-operating with the State Department of Education of Kuleigh in staging a Penmanship Contest in which all of the schools of the state are urged to compete. Tlic contest this year is open to all seventh grade pupils. Prizes for the best writers are being offered as fol lows : First Prize—sls: second pr : ze —$10: third prize—$7.50; fourth prize—ss.oo. A bulletin containing complete in formation to teachers and su]>erin taudents for giviug this contest can be secured without charge by writing to tho North Carolina Handwriting Con test Editor, Zaner-Bloser Company. Columbus. Ohio. This contest has been approved by A. T. Allen, State Sui>eriutendent of PulHic Instruction, ami by the major ity of school superintendents. Over 1)0 per cent, of the school superin tendents in the state replied to a questionnaire to the effect that they would giv£ this contest their hearty support. Pointers. One of the leading public utility concerns of the country has issued the following pointers to its thous ands of employees: “Our customers judge th« company |by what they think of you. “Courtesy always pays and you are paid to be courteous.^ “Never look upon a Customer’s complaint as a nuisance. If justified, it is a service to the Company, but justified or not. it affords an opfior tunity for courteous service. “It takes two t<S make service perfect, the server and the served, and you are responsible for your part. “A customer will believe what you know to be true. Do not ask him to believe what you do not be lieve yourself. Get the fact*! “Old customers were once new customers who were fairly treated. “The recollection of courteous treatment remain* when everything e’se is forgotten. “It is a customer’s right to under stand what he i* buying. It is your duty to help the customer to under stand. “Best of all: Put yourself in Fae customer’* place, and then do unto the customers as you wouW be done by.** The woman who wants a new fur doesn’t mind if she gets it in the m-ck. Jars Court Judge . ingtoa got the surprise of hia life when Miss Blanche McGlone, 14, of Toledo, appeared before him clad in a bright red bathing auit, silk paja mas and high-heeled slippers. Police said ahe had driven her auto into a lamp poet after a Wrty at which liquor was served. She was released when body for her good conduct was SkUpfemo VALUE 845 At Chrysler “58’s” electrifying new low prices it would more than ever be a waste ' of time to attempt to match such values, i Nowhere can you find anything to equal Chrysler “58” quality performance and beauty at figures like these: Touring Car * $845 Club Coupe » $895 Roadster Special 890 Coach • • • 935 Sedan * • $995 Disc tiAedi optional Hydraulic four-wheel brakes at slight extra cost. All prices F. 0.8. • Detroit, subject to current Federal excise tax. I CHRYSLER SALES CORPORATION, DETROIT, MICHIGAN CHRTSLSR CORPORATION OF CANADA. LTD., WINDSOR. ONTARIO CHRYSLER“SB’ S. A. EUDY At White Auto Co.; E. Corbin Street Phone 298 g^SmSSSBSSSmmimSSmSmSSSiiiiS^SSSmmSSa^ Millinery of All Time Will Be Feature of Chicago Style Shoi MILUWERY Of* 1636-1696 - 1920 CHICAGO—Series of impressive tableaux portraying the evolution of milady’s headcovering from the »plet of leaves Eve wore for her ttovring tresses to the tight fitting cloche of the present day, will be *n interesting feature of the first »emi-annual National Style Show it the Allied Millinery Jndustri es 6f Chicago, to be held in the Bal Tabarin of the New Hotel Sher man, February 1-10, according to innouncement just made by W. Harlan Ware, director of the ex position. “Nothing is more unbecoming than to wear improperly fitted or jut-of-data millinery," points out I. M. Jogl, chairman of the show’s promotion committee. “Women of today characterise as ‘freaks’ what iheir mothers and grandmothers * ore J. n Civil and Spanish Ameri can War days. The showing of tats of all times is just one of the frays we are employing to make P“ style show novel and different. * will be of immense vaiue from a listorical viewpoint as well.” The evolution of the hat will mow millinery of the Greek and toman eras, medieval times, the •mods of the Louis in France, colonial days and of shorter inter mis during the last century. Sail another feature that will dd life to the exhibits will be the )W*Rt of ‘Hats for every occa- > lon.* which will include "Easter i Cardinal Merrier. Charlotte Observer. Cardinal Merrier was not only m great prelate, bnt maintained a character that held the admiration , of the world. He was a man after the Bcriptures; he was “at peace 1 with men of good will,” and relig iously he wax a priest of broad principles. He protected bis people from the savageries of war to the ut most of his power, and his later en deavor wax to bring' Christian peo ples into greater harmony and ac cord. Io that direction he bad made progress which must go a long way yet «a its own impetus and he planted seeds in the mind or relig ious people that must inevitably bring good fruit In days to come. During .the perilous and distressing days of the World War he waa a pil ’ar of comfort and a bulwark of National safety. It was 'bis creed to turn the left cheek as advissd in Scripture— after that he guided him self as he believed the Scripture# ■., • - . ■. - i- v i-Vi -f & & e I 1 ‘r - T Hi i i t { *Jr v a Usss? ,? - s • "modern " JIRR 1 im 'JPI22HBSESS2 s • GREAT GBAKDAWmERS OOMMET . Morning,” “The Shoppers," “T1 ■ Country Club Porch,” “The Bridi Rubber,” “The Wedding Party ‘ Pdndora and the Mystery Bod ’ and others. Dances and pant, i mime will be introduced betwes [ nutubera of the modelling. ‘Chicago will take its rights) • place as the center of both ml ljnery style and production J America," declared R. M. Wei president of the association. “W have received responses from buy era. In all, parts of the Unite States which indicate an attend ance far larger than we had antic! pated. We believe that the gee graphical location of Chicago, it preeminence in securing the ad van cod styles from Paris an. its tremendous production makes i the logical city in which to hold . 1 truly national millinery style show Hotel facilities here are unexcellet and the railroads- are making es pecially low rates for this exposi Hon.” however, was in the capacity of peace-maker among creeds. It would be a National pity if the good in fluence he bad put into circulation should perish with him, but that is altogether improbable. It is at times said of a great man (Missing, that the world was all the better because he had lived in it. 3\> Cardinal Merrier this thought jx particularly applic able. The Catholic Church has sus tained a lons in which it may be truthfully said, that Protestantism shares. His Simple Request. “It will snow tomorrow.” declared the oldest inhabitant. “My rheuma tism is hectoring me like the livin’ •fury, and”— , ‘ s “Now look here, Uncle Reaxidew!” expostulated Burt Blurt. “I am Obliged to make a trip to Kansas'City tomorrow and don’t want to go in a blizzard. Can’t you postpone your rheumatism until the latter part of the week?” Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1926 Miller’s Antiseptic Oil, Known as Snake Oil STOPS PAIN From fioast to coast men and wom en are singing the praise of "Snake Oil,” a most powerful, penetrating pain relieving liniment. It will pen etrate thickest sole leather in 3 min utes. Mrs. B. Werner, New: Or leans, La., writes: “Thanks to your wonderful penetrating oil, it relieved me of Rheumatism and deep seated chest cold after other remedies failed.” “I had rheumatism so bad I hfd to walk on churches for nine years,” says H. C. 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