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FRIDAY, JULY 14th, 1922. THE BREVARD NEWS, BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA cigarettes They are GOOD! 10 Bay tkis Ggarette and Save Money e hand that pulls the pYowIine [the world. The World’s Greatest Dam. Plans have been made to build a dam on the Colorado river which will hold back a V9lume of water equal to two years’ flow of the entire 1,800 miles of rushing river. The dam Is to be 700 feet high, approximately the height of the Woolworth building In Xew^ York city. The dam will form a reservoir with an area of 200 square miles and an average depth of 350 feet. Tills body of water will consti tute the largest artificial lake in the world. One western railroad system is already planning to operate a fleet of steamers to carry tourists over this ’man-made lake to the Grand canyon, the wonder spot of America. The I'ansnnu canal is tlie snly undertak ing ever attempted In America which may be compared in magnitude or boldness of conception to this en- }jineering project, which will trans form an empire of waste into a re gion of productivity.—World’s Work. Instead of crawling on all fours busi ness is now hitting on them. A sane view of it is what is needed most for tlie psychopathic clinic. A good judge of fruit is one who can tell a cantaloupe from a lemon. A fashion note says that earrings nine inches long have made tiieir ap pearance in London. They might be handy as portable aerials for a radio set. A Washington paper tells us that each cubic yard of air contains 300,- 000,000 particles of dust. Count your air, and if it goes beyond that figure, cl pan UD. Brevard Lumber Co* F. E. B. JENKINS, Manager We have just received A Fresh Carload FERTILIZER NITRATE OF SODA SULPHATE OF AMMONIA 16 PER CENT ACID J8 PER CENT ACID Garden and Corn Fertilizer Prices right—cash or on time. Don^t forget we sell all kinds of Building Material at lowest prices* Near Depot Brevard, N. C. YONKERS HAS THE CUCKOO Citizen Complains That the Birds Are Somewhat Too Attentive to Business. A proud but truthful resident of Yonkers admitted that there vere a lot of cuckoos there. He wasn’t proud of the cuckoos, particularly. As far as cuckoos are concerned, his piide is strictly civic. If one must have cuckoos, he prefers the Swiss kind, which are vocal only when wound up and then only at intervals. The Yonkers cuckoo doesn’t have to be wound up. The imported eight-day cuckoo Is a piker beside the Yonkers cuckoo. The Yonkers cuckoo stays awake half the night waiting for the dawn and each has the same pride in being the first to salute the ^earliest gleam of the sky that a farmer’s wife has in getting her Avaslilng out before a neighbor’s line is stnmg. From the moment that tl»e night be comes faintly luminous until about 9:35 a. m. the air is tremulous with cuckoos. From 9:35 to 10:05, the cuckoos knock off for lunch. Then they’re at it again until dark. They yelp “cuck-oo” at every resident of Yonkers they see anci even at strang ers from Peekskill. When the street Is utterly deserted they murmur “cuck-oo, cuck-oo” just for practice. BIRD DOESN’T HAVE TO FLY Washington Specimen Uses the Street Car as His Particular Means of Transportation. Now that spring is here, it may in terest bird lovers to know that at least one bird lias solved the problem of transportation without the use of wings. Birds are famous for their migra tions, but hitherto they always have used wing power. Now comes ahmg one local bird who gets hiinjielf from place to place with scarcely the flap of a wing. This bird came riding down Penn sylvania avenue about eleven o’clock one morning last week. He was perched on the rftof of a street car coming from Georgetown. When the car stopped at Eleventh street the bird alighted, and walked gravely up and down the platfonii. He was a fine, big fellow, with a black body and a blue head, but did not look like a blackbird. After surveying the post ofl!lce de partment for a bit, the bird flew over to a car about to leave for Mount Ver non, and establislied himself on the roof. When the car pulled out, the bird was with it.—^Washington Star. The story tllat tlTe soviet authorities have removed vast treasures in gold, sliver and precious stones from the churches causes us to wonder ho ■■ they happened to reuiaiu there so lou^ I $5.00 CASH And a new pair of Shoes will be given to the wearer who finds paper in the heels, counters, soles or inner*soles of any shoes made in the Red Goose Shoe Plant. Royal Worcester Corsets From $1.00 to $5.00. Fit any form; any style. Laces, ribbons, etc. Plummer & Tranthams Ai -itorium Building Brevard, N. C* FALL ONE How Time Brings Changes in a bity’s Landmarks. Famous Old Washington Squaro, In New York, Is a Good Exampl»— Once Place of Execution. It is sweet to dance to violins When love and life are fair^ To dance to flutes, to dance to lutea Is delicate and rare; But it is not sweet with nimble feet To dance upon—the air. —Oscar Wilde. "Ballad of "leading Gaol.” A city grow’S. Landmarks w’hlch have defied time fall before w’reckers and landmarks of the future take their places. The tales w^hispered about them are lost in the crush of riveting hamfciers, in the rumble of subway trains, in the roar of truck engines and the shouts of truck drivers. Often time works to change com pletely not only the physical aspect of a locality, but also Its spirit. Washington square, says a New York Sun writer, is a name to conjure with, more, of course, in cities and towns far from New York than within the limits of the greater cfty. Wher ever aspiring and hopefully artistic youtli congregate, in every city In every state, eyes are turned toward tl»e radical arti.stic groups with wliich the square and its environs are inevi tably associated. An<l feet have a way of following eyes. Countless thousands come every year from Iowa and Missouri, from Arkansas and Texas, to spend a few weeks In the metropolis; perhaps to stay, if the city Is welcoming. They go, after the Wo<*lworth tower, straight to (ireenwich Village. They drink bohemian tea in eagerly artistic places; they dance to the strains of violins in the hands of unpublished poets. They dance and are thrilled. Most of them—perhaps even some New Yorkers—who “dance to violins” —not, It is to be feared, “to flutes, to lutes”—are missing a thrill justifiably theirs. On a gray morning a hundred years ago a trembling negro girl was led up the steps of a gibbet. Wliether the girl. Rose Butler, had committed tlie murder for which she died cannot be said. Prol)ably, not to do our ances tors injustice, she deserved her fate. At any rate ghe paid the penalty. “It Is not sweet with nimble feet to dance upon the air.” The gibbet upon which Rose Butler and others died was set up at the point where now the Fifth avenue busses sweep into Washington square to discharge their loads of sightseers, many of them to dance In the more commodious of tlie village tea shops. But there was no Washingtim square in those days. Instead, the space it now covers was part of the pauper field in whicli those too poor to be given the luxury of tombstones were buried. Hundreds of jKiuper fu nerals passed tlirough lanes that are now famous streets of New York’s “Quartier Latin,” wending their way to the public burying ground. Even in those days the district was taking on a more fashionalile a.'^pect, liowevtM-. ilonunu'iit lane (or tJreen- wich lane) passed on one side <»f the • •em<*r(*ry and it was at the insistence of thoso wlio rode over the fasliion- able drive in still more fashionable carriages that the field was abandoned as a cemetery in 1823, after 26 years of service to the <-ity. Washington arch has replaced the gibbet as the laughter of gayety has replaced the silence of tiie pauper field; as poH.shed wood iuis replaced tlie air as a dance tloor. And time changes thrills as it changes land scapes. “Poison Squad" at Work. Tlie r>rooklyn Botanic garden has a poison s(iuad which has enjoyed little puliliciiy, but luis enjoyed poor health. A paragiaph of a recent report of tlie ganlen reads: “Dr. i'erley Spaulding, pathologist, United States Department of Agricul ture, celled at tlie gardens and se cured cuttings of five si)ecies of cur rant. The shrubs propagated from the.se cuttings will be used b^ Doctor Si>au!(ling in his investigations of de structive diseases.” Tlie scientist now has this currant ftish poison squad working night and day S(!eing Iiow unhealthy it can get. These currant bushes have all the I ailments that a currant bush is heir I to, and the cliances are they may never get well. If it w'ere possible for I these bushes to express their opinion ! of all this listeners would probably I hear some sizzling current opinion. Elephant Desk Light for Good Luck. Elephants carved from ebony or ivory have long been popular in the home. superstiti<m having yttached to them the power to bring good luck to their oAvners. Now comes a gloMfied symbol of fortune’s smile for desk or bfludolr, I consisting of u beautifully made elec- j troliei*. In this the animal, sturdily [ niad(', bears <m his back the palan quin-shaped lamp, which furnishes a richly colored light. 1 Whetliei- or not an elephant so flt- ' led brings good luck to his possessor i beyond the luck of owning such an j ('xquisite accessory, the average girl • would lin(T sufficient pleasure in I ownership to believe the sign had al- ; ready “come true.”—Exchange. “White Coal” In Sweden. In 1020 Swedish hydro-electric sta tions were developing l,‘.!00,000'horse power. Tlie equipment since added probiibl,- brln.r.s tl','? total close to V oOO.OCO-.iorse power. TlnM to Avery good tire at a very low price. Just another instance of Fisk eztifa value. As true with the Fisk Premier Tread as with the Fisk Cord —compare with competitive tires and you will find extra size» strength and resiliency in the Fisk. Comparison proves Fisk Quality; it also proves common-sense buying. There’s a Fisk Tire of extra value in every size, for car, truck or speed tvagon 30x3;^ FISK ,|fREMIER TREAD $10.^ HOME Real Estate CoDipaiv 25 acres, garden, orchard, 17 room boarding house completely furnishd. All modern conveniences. One mile from center of town. See it. 10 room residence, two acres of land. Splendid location. Modern conveniences. Fine forest surround ings with four room servant house and good garden. 624 feet fronting on good street, close to center of town. 3 1-2 acres of land suitabk for trucking. 5 room house; out buildings. Here is a bargain. Look it over. county. Many oth-ers. Let us show you. We are here to help build up our town and Snstitute 1 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA Departments—College Preparatory, Normal, Music, Business, Do mestlc Art, Household Economics, Agriculture. All departments are directed by teachers with special training and large experience. They know their business. Influences of the Institute are alone worth the cost of tuition. Opens on September 3. Fruits and Vegetables t We are headquarters for the finest fruits and h vegetables, including m«lons, peaches, tomatoes, beans, potatoes, apples, etc. Phone you:’ orders and we will deliver promptlyl. F. p. SLEDGE Main Street Auditorium Building
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