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THE POLK COUNTY NEWS, TRYON, N.:C
CYCLE CORPS OF THE ITALIAfJ ARMY'
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.Bicycle detachment oj. the Italian army maneuvering near 'the northern border of the country.
RUINS
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More than half of the city of Colon, Panama, was destroyed by the recent great conflagration. The photograph
gives a view of the ruins from Bolivar street, looking toward Cristobal. The ruins of the market are seen In the
background. ! . .
GERMAN DESTROYER AT ANTWERP
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This photograph of a German destroyer passing through the docks of
Antwerp was taken secretly by a resident of that city, despite the German
threat of , fine and imprisonment for anyone taking photographs. It would
seem to indicate that Holland's neutrality has been violated.
HTlERT? LONG ISLAND
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This is the residence at Forest Hills, Ung Island, wnlch Gen. Victoriano
Huerta has leased and in which he has Installed his wife and their household
of 30 children, grandchildren, tutors and servants.
, k Safety Matches Running Short. ,
According to a Melbourne dispatch
to the Sydney (Australia) Herald, reproduced-
in a commercial reporjt,
, strict economy in the use of safety
matches is being advocated, by mer
chants who. know how limited the
stocks in Australia are at present, and
how difficult it is procure further
supplies while the war lasts.. Al
ready prices have risen I?? per cent
in the wholesale market, and. only a
most careful use of these "j matches
can prevent an actual shortage. The
cMef reason for , this fctate of affairs
OF COLON AFTER GREAT FIRE
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is -said, to be the regulation in force
In England that compels the factory
wnich supplies nearly all the Aus
tralian matches to show no lights at
night, it being situated close to the
Thames estuary. Conseauehtly. the
output Is reduced to one-third of
the normal quantity.
Select Circle. '
"Don't any of your friends come to
see you on visiting days?" asked the
kindly old lady. , "No'nv"-bonded
No. 777,444; "they're1 w111 mVwit
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CAMILLE SA1NT-SAENS
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Camille Saint-Saens, the famous
French composer and the first , dele
gate of the Franco-American commis
sion for the Development of Political
Economic, Literary and Artistic Rela
tions, photographed as he landed in
New Yorkv The composer, who is
eighty years old; look3 forward with"
uncommon pleasure to revisiting the
United States. He will beentertllned
extensively ' by the French societies
in the mariy cities, he expects to visit
during the three months of his stay
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Why Men " Eat . More Than Women.
That, men eat five or"six ner rent
more than women not because they
are gluttons, but because they actually
require that much more, nourishment
appears -as a result cf an investiga
tion made in the nutrition laboratory
of the Carnegie Institute at Washing
ton by Francis G. enedict and.L. E.
Eames; says the Literary Digest, The
reason for the , discrepancy seems to
be that women have a smaller, propor
tion of active i. tissues than men; of
the same weight' and more inactive
material, such as fat The investiga
tion disclosed that the average wom
an generates only, 1,355 heat units In
the .24 hours, as against ; 1,638 pro
duced by the man, or about two per
cent more for the latter "per pound of
body weigtjC When groups were com
pared, after 'careful selection of indi
viduals of nearly the same height and
weight, the ,men were found to pro
duce about 12 per cent more heat than
women. ' '
WAR ON PUBLIC NUISANCES
American CIvie Association Condemns
. " Smoke, Poles and Wires, and BilU
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From Its very institution, the Amer
ican Civic association has devoted it
self to the protection of the K public
against three great nuisances smoke,
poles and wires and billboards. At the
annual convention of the association
in Washington one of the important
subjects .discussed was billboards,
with a principal address, entitled "The
Passing of the Signboarrt," by esse
Leepennett of Baltimore, In which, he
recounted the . steps that had been
taken for the legal control of the bill
board In all parts of the United
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Concerning the bentimetit against
the billboard, Mr. Bennett said "The
feelingi against the signboard has be
come nation-wide, and in the last' few
years the agitation of civic organiza
tion has been so successful as to
awaken resentment against .. it so
widespread that from coast to coast,
and in almost every state and city,
there are now, or have been, vigorous
movements seeking the abolition or
regulation of these unnecessary and
disfiguring objects.
"There has been much agitation, and
from it" there- has been distilled one
thing the ' recognition of the fact
that what is called the signboard
problem is a question more complex
than the mere removal - of the signs.
The signboard has been found to be in
extricably intertwined with two ques
tions of even greater Importance the
awakening of civic. sentiment and the
recognition by, legislators and judges
of the validity of arguments based
upon esthetic considerations."
Commenting on what ought to be
the attitude of the law and the courts
toward the billboard he added:
"It would take our psychologist but
a few minutes to show that it is not
a question of ear or nose or eye, but a
question of the brain and of the very
Consciousness that is life Itself. No
law should permit any man to intrude
or force himself or his business into
another man's , consciousness to the
extent that outdoor advertising has
come to permit, an intrusion immedi
ately increased by the fact that it is
Impossible to avoid seeing sign
boards." NEW WAY TO WATER TREES
German City Official Seems to Have
Hit Upon Method That Should
Be Effective.
A very ingenious and practical de
Vice for assuring the trees on city
sidewalks a sufficient supply of wa
ter, no matter how dry the season and
how hard baked the earth, has . been
put in operation in Strassburg by .Mr.
Sauer, the city tree Inspector. It con
sists ofa tube of Iron or lead Jbent
into the form of a ring large enough
to encircle the stem of the tree, r
The earth Is removed so that this
ring may be placed just above the
roots, and is then filled in again, leav
ing the end of a pipe connecting with
the ring projecting above . the surface
of the ground. The top of the ring
Is pierced with ,a large number of
small holes, and a tin cover or shield
prevents theses from becoming
Btopped up with earth.
By meansot a funnel in the pro
truding end 61 the pipe any desired
amount of water may be supplied to
the roots without -waste " or loss of
time. "A further advantage, according
to Prometheus, is the ventilation thus
secured of the earth in the vicinity
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Flower City of Germany.
The marked industrial developments
in Erfurt are of comparatively recent
date, and In spite of the increasing
Importance of its manufacturing - es
tablishments ; the city is still best
known for the immense hosticultural
establishments found there. Erfurt is
appropriately called the ' "Blumeri
stadt" or Flower City of Germany. Al
most 3 per cent of the population' Is
engaged in commercial i horticulture.
While vegetables and flowers for sale
are grown on a large scale, of much
vaster proportions is the business in
flower and vegetable seed. The larger
Erfurt seed firms ship to almost all
parts of . the. world, the United States
importing larger quantities of Erfurt
horticultural products than from any
other city in "Europe."
v Baltimore Sets Good Example, v
About a year ago certain owners of
real estate In Baltimore decided , to
create small parks la the rear of their
houses by tearing down ; division
fences, and laying out the lots on each
side of the midway alley on a definite
ly arranged and uniform scheme of
landscape gardening. - In many blocks
the fences were replaced by a contlnu-r
oua flower garden. Hundreds of house
owners have co-operated in this inter
esting effort to beautify what were for
merly bare and forbidding wastes, and
the city forester has given them ev
ery assistance. Many other cities
might, well emulate this example. -
Youth's Companion, . v
JAMES LEONARD & COMPAQ
Real Estate Brokers
TRYON, N. C
.Property of all Descriptions Bought and
Sold for Cash oVon Commission.
j : Renting, Loans and Insurance,
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Finger Lumber Co.
Bnflding Material
Jfrrarythi&s necessary to build a horn
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At Fisher's Barn.
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addle and Drtvlno Horses.
Backs meet all trains. Baggage and
iScpress looked after with Special Can
PhnM-SUbU, 106; RMldnee, MB
Dr. C. B. Simmons
DENTIST
Office Over Drug Store
Wednesday and Thursday of each
week.
TYRON. North Carolina
Associated with Dr. J. T. Montgom
ery, Spartanburg, 8X1
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Pace & Ward
OLD ORIGINAL
EAT MARKET
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THOMPSON A PACB
Freeh Meats, .Ham, Baeon, Mat
and Freah Pish.
Phons No. 7 for Quick Free Deliver
Give Us a TrUL
SALUDA, North Carolina,
Money Works
Deposited In the
THE BANK OF TRYON
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4 per cent per annum on certificates
Better Begin a Savings Account This Month
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STYLEPLUS STORE
All nsw patterns. Stjles that are correct Ton pick th
that best suits ron the price is the sameeiwsTS 117.00. 8
rou $3.00 to $.00 and yon are well dressed. ' h !
Notice the' bUt two page d In the fiatmtUy ' Bvenlnf Post
There Is no better ciothlna proposition then this to b b
anj town, large or small, and we guarantee every suit.
THE BALLENGER CO.
For Eveiything
Tryon
SALUDA
O. R LITTLE, President
Exclusive Distributors:
Eastman Kodak and Supplies, Mf
. riams Bull Dog. Segars,-
Victor-Vic
trolla and Records, Crouch's Kno'
r v ville Cut Flowers, Racy's Creameff
, . ;lce Cream, Temptation Chocolates.
Pmcrlptica Dcasrtasst la Chrira ef Hidittrad WariaJO
Patsnt csd Prcprhtiry UedJclasj by Parcel Pott.PrP:J
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and SDrarlns fruit tru u.
line undeveloped orcticrf l&ni
very- low prices. 3 bearing aou
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Write lor list and priew.
Phone 50
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CONTRACTOR and BUILDER,
JOB WORK AND REPAIRS.
8Iuda, North Carolina
H. L. CAPPS
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LEGAL BLANKS FOR SALEL
Offices with Q. C. Sonner &Co,
Saluda, N. C.
W. L. Thompson
General Contractor and Build
AH Work Guaranteed.
Office In E. B. Ooelet Bldg.
8ALUDA. N. C.
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