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THE BREVARD NEWS, BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1922 ROAD OF THRILLS '''''' San Diego Short Une Traverses Wild Country. For Real Beauty Travelers Have De» dared There Is Nothing on Esrth Surpassing it. “Tmvclers Jire iirpred, and properly so. to soe Auu'ricu first, but no person nin claim to Imve fulfilled the admoni tion,” says Kditor Howe of the Atchi son (KiMisiis) (ilohe in a recent issvie, “unless he lias made a trip over the Sun E>le};o Short Line from Yutna. Arizona, to the coast city, tho thrill n*ad of this continent. Wlille the road known as the Siin Ditviro & Arizona is --<> miles Ions, only 11 miles is thrill tt‘vritory. During that 11 miles, it passes throiijth C”:irrisi> mountain sor.ne, di^ljiins throutrh 17 tunnels wliich alone wefe drivo’.i at ^ cost of nearly two millions of dol lars. and clinpin):. wlien out in the Pipen, to a nvadhed chiseled from the sides of mountains, with canyons almost straiplit heU:\v yt>u to a distanci* in places as j;r«*at as IKK) feel. AV»ove the track are sheer and almost jterpendicular walls of j^ninile. As the train slips slowly aroumi sharp mountain curves on its slielf. wbi^h from a distance Uioks like a huiTO trail, one jrets a.® many thrills iis are «xperience<l in avia- ti<m, Init with conlidence inspired by the knowU>d;xe that he is sei'ured ami upon n firm footinj; throujih modem railntid construction. The S;iu Diepo & Arizona was the only railroad iH>m- plc>t<»d during the late war. It was RACE OF WORLD COH( Young Folk Stroll Thrcugh Wo**ld- Famous Street and It Becomes a Lover's Lane. Summer niphts have turned lower i Broadway, from Trinity churchyard to the Battery, into a sort of lover’s lane, [ the New York Sun states. Breeze-blown | and dusky and half deserted, strollers find it a pleasant place. They anunter past the windows that are occasionally litihted, showin}; somelmdy working late at a hiph desk over a bis btxik, or hr.mmeriJi" the keyl.ctard of a type writer. They pass up and down, poinf? by twos and by fours as nonchalantly as though thej moved Ihroiish a country lane. Their faces are thrown into a hi.^h light as they pass the street arcs. For them aH Trinity churchyard has an endless fascination. Fenced out with tl'.e dark tl'.ey walk along the wall; they seem tvi watch the grave stones. The stones shine, wldte at niirht, the high cross in the center of the j)lot directly in fnmt of the new Curb market building. Is someliow more prominent than any of the high stoiie structures that surnmnd the arches of the church. The only thing jihat shows up as white is the fror.t wall of the Curb market. It seems to rise directly at the hack of the grass plot. The tracks of the elevated trains are visible. The five <urved windows that light the second i-tory fook as If they were five entrances on the ground lloor. Thnnigh the crowd of strollers through the cool stre;'t-s come oc casional people who are, anxious to get home. About 10 0’cl0'*k a great many chfl- drc'.i Ci»me v.p through the sireet, some ruJining and chattering, others so opened in liUS>. Its total c«*st was over «ight('en millions of d«*llui*s and it is | sl'i'epy that they have to be dragged «»'ned jointly by J. I>. and A. H. | aJong by the mothers who are getting Sprecijh>s and the Simthern I'aciti**. It was !>uilt to give San Dieg<> a di- W'ct iiiu‘ to the east and beft)re Us ■completion everything moving west- 'W’arii into San Diego <»r going east from tiiere had to pass throngii Los JUis.’-eles. •■J’»Tanse of its enonnoUi? cf»st tho. Toaii (ici'sii t pay. It is said but It iis a ;;rea; scenic rtiute. TJie San I>iegi> .& Ari:-.tt!ia hu'u's jhe juternatioiul them home after an evening down at the park. Half of the childreti v.-ant u drink of water when th«\v come to the Trinity clnnvh v/all. So the w<im- en stop at the fountain l.uilt «s a momorii.'t to Ann Mr.ria C'olheal Swords. The fl il-ijvu want to play in the wa\er, ttie niotliers want to get them lionie. So fi>r a few hours after dark dov.-n- town 1’roadway seems to belong t«» the bowiniiiry el<‘seiy, crossing :uid recross- I past, to ,v.oung lovers and to romjting i:ig !t !i luiiiiher of times. In fact ! childreiL They come that wiiy every for 44 niih s it i:s in Old .Meiico, but j warm (Uiy and the men. wh^t sit silent- in the peaceful section of Lower ('ali- i ly «m watch in c<irners of buildings fornia. No passpt<rts »!>e reipiired of i aiid In doorways are generally glad passeiigiM-s. i;n<l there is no inspection to see them come. 'Cf through l.nggagc, Tlie train ftops i everal Mexican riliages where 1 beer signs may Ix;' seeJi fro:u the | Electric Flypapei:. The struggles of a tl.v caught on a window>. but tJis? thirsty must I ,,f tanglefoot j)aper ar? painful 1 (la ir thiisf, lL>e train (i<-esn t ! witness. I*erhai>s. however, the In- on;; enough to w«t whistles, and, sect undergoes no worse sulT(>rings ay. vestil.ules axe in.t opened. ! poisone<l. is no chaiu-e f^.nr passengers to the train. iVrsons wlio have led extensively taiy there le ii 't?!- surpassihg the sctuei^y in j orge.” Arivy not kill the fiks h.v «'Iertricity? Jolh’: II. Turpin, of IJivuuTto'.*, \Va;-b., has invented a sin)?*’-;- ■. iiiue for the " V o,i l;i'i.g it on the I it does the rcf?;. Hait, of any I kind suitable, ;:ttra<Ts the in.sects to j a JHlot through which it Is exi'iosed to view aJid smell. Tb«? f^lot is a narrow Long Live the Sardineil In Portugalete. a seaport of tlu Basque provinces ol ispaJn, the people j eionga7o(l'opening7re«t ween^\wo"mota^^ stilllalk of a certain ainusing oncidc-nt ^ that t<K.k place at time when a | large cn.wd was watching tke arrival | i„stantlv killed and falls into a of the popular king and queen. Sud- j beneath. This hi denly sonH-.au* .shouted niva.el -Mva. \ iva . tciioed tUe crowd m , ^ , J .! v ires which pass tlirouuh an electric Then the same feil..w shouted.‘•\iva I connected to -an onli;.ary plug, ® ■ j ^vhich is inserted in an electric socket \ n a ! \ iva . came the unswenng j volume from a thv^usand throats. “Viva lOspunal” cried tiie fellow. “Viva : Viva !” v.-t\s, the prompt re- ply. At that moment a wonuin who was selling s:,rdines turned the ^)ruer. ‘•Sar(ii!i;is. vivas sardines I" she shouied. And lK'f<*re tJie ex<*ited thronu could restrain itself at iiad forth approvingly. Youth's ( <<!;jpanioiL -Milwaukee Sentinel. ippens led by roared Viva Forty Years—Or More. ilr. T is pK.<t .'Seventy and get ting so alis>‘:.t-M!i!ii5e<l that s-ometimes he pris<es his best friends aiid even .inemiK'rs of his faraily. His driUghter in tlu‘ eiirly forties, who is a very ’j)rogressive business woman, will no>t permit the fannly to keep Mm at 3iome. saying that ->ensible people don’t aiiind w liat an old man says. r.ut th(‘ other day she almost cltiiii^i'd her mind. She was sitting In her ollice talking to a very attrac tive young bachelor wiien her fatlier walkeil into tlie office. He spoke to the ijuiii and turned to his daughter. “y<nir face looks very familiar?" he began. "Let’s see—now wait—I’ll recognwe you in a minute. Hbw long have I known you, my dear?”’ The daughter said that her em barrassed pause was even more of a givff-away than an answer to the ques- noil^ would have been. Last Shot. Two rival politicians recently spok* at the same gathering of women voters. One had desired first place but his rival iiaving a pull, obtained it in.stead. And wliile the rival spoke and simply “boiled” with. in dignation. Hut when his chance came to re tort he made good use of it. “Every speaker should always have a text or pretext for speaking,” he said. “My opponent having had the latter for his sjieech I will now’ choose the for mer and give my text.” Standards -of Youth, Bobby's father was an (Wganist of n'pute. a calling for which Hobby, at ten years old, ft‘lt a little apologetic when having occasion to explain it to his friends. A policeman, now, or a tireman, those are professions a fellow Yivaii boast about 1 One day he was overheard in conversation with a neighbor’s son, who asked: “Boi), does your father play?” “Yes.” admitted Bobby, v.Mthout much entJiusiasm. “Well, wliat does lie play, the cor net?” “No.” answered Ikbby. half-hearted- Jy. “He plays the organ.” '“And does he sing?” persisted the stnall friend. “<;o«Mlness, no!” indignantly ex- <-laiiued the musicidu’s son. “We wouldii’t stand for that!”—Harper’s Magazine. Out in the Wagon. It happened in southern Indiana. The sleek-haired, surefooted, suave drug clerk approached one of the “coimtry lassies, pure and sweet.” “Is any one waiting on you, madam?” “Why—ei'-—yes; my feller Is waitin' for nie out in the wagon.” “Bad” Indian Gone. Tse-ne-gat has i»assed on to th» happy hunting grounds. This leader of the I’iutes on their reservation was kno^^’n to the government oliicials as the “Bolshevik Redskin” because of his tendency to precipitate upris ings. In 1015 he was accused of kill ing a Mexican sheep herder, and in resisting arrest he g^^thered about him nearly every lawless Indian with in 500 miles of Bluff, Utah, where he maintained an inaccessible ntnmghold, from which he successfully delied the United States marshal's posse. Tse- ne-gat is said to have cost the gov ernment about .SlTi.OOO a year. He was one (tf tl:e wealthiest Indians of the reservati<m. ! I Enough to Make a Saint Swear. They were stalled steen miles from nowhere and John was using language that made the air blue, but which had no effect on his second-hand bus. “Oh, John, do husii that awful lan guage,” exclaimed his wift)—and John only said a few more things not print able. And was en.7oying (not) the spin with them, explaining: “In all the 25 years of our marrie<l life be fore John bought lids fool, s(c(.nd- hand car, I never heard him utt.^r an oath, and now his langi:age 'vould make the inofet hardened i)ir;'.(e blush for shartie.’'---iirooklyn Ea;;lo. ima ireaiett ner.' tter-testimoffy-was as. rapid as loud* In fact her words became jumbled and were lost in the noisy din of her own wails. , “‘Now look here a minute,” the Judge interrupted. Nobody can get heads of tails of w'hat you are saying I as long as you go on that way. Now turn here and talk to me and tell me I the story. Just tell me so I can under stand it, but remember you are not talking to your husband.” Idol Shattered. Bobbie had always been intrigued I by the wax figures in the windows, but I had never asked any questions con- Icerning them. Several weeks ago lie land his mother emerged from the ele- Ivatw on the second floor of one of Ithe department stores, immediately in |front of a wax lady clad in a gorgeous [>ink satin breakfast jacket. Bobbie rushed up to the figure and touched ^ler face and ne<‘k, then turne<l and said in a horrified tone, “Mother! IShe’s wax!” Mother smiled tolerantly and re- ilied. “Yes, son, did you think she was real?” “Sure, I thought she was real- stuffed.” The W. O’K. Kl HA iarlier Shop J. A. SIMPSON MOVED to the buildin,. MARKET, wh old friends ano Henhouse Raided by Flying Rat. Sam Cherowiski, a Itussian farmer, lliving a mile below Packer, ('oim., says firing rats are canying off eggs ind young chicks. Sam declares they are not bats, nor Iflying squirrels, but big rats with Jwings like a bird. All rat holes to jhis hennery were plugged and still the leggs and chickens disappeared. The (fanner hid and watched for the ma- Irauder. Soon, he said, through a jbroken window up near the roof a Iflying rat came in. * ni2riy oc:upied by the CITY c they Will wchome all of their n/ new ones who may |drop in. Their present q . i cers art: up-to-date, having been remodeled and i shape especially for a Barber Shop. If you a » vjt need the services of a barber drop in and see i ) W conveniently arranged they arc. BATHS BATHS Bee Hive Barber Shop King Building Main Street Backsliding. “Felice seems interested in that book Ishp’s reading.” “She’s careful to keep the title hid- Iden. Ma.vbe it’s a naughty book.” “It m:iy be Dickens, or something of Jrh.Ht sort. Even a flapper hate.s to be Iridiculeu by otner young women in the Isume way of life.” Love is blind, and with people mar king wi times like these we suspect (t is also wholly ignorant of arithme- lic. pliiiiii jjiiiiil •'•iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip ilill.; 11 Women will settle the question of hohlted hair for themselves, jxist as [ fhey .settled the question of the bobbed | skirt. i Having become fanullar, the radio, | like the phonograph, is now judged ; l)y the kind of tune that is played j >n it. j When the 'wife go'»s to the country :’s a vacation. When tlu* politician joes to the country it’s to avoid a acatio.'i. We have co;iio to the conclusion that hadio, new as it is, has already be- t'ome vastly more popular than | arming. :iNCINATTIAN STRICKEN SEVEN YEARS Testifies to the Merit of La’Zan Mr. F. Lostro, of Concinatti, Ohio, irho has suffered for seven years, wishes to state he ig now well from leumatism after using only nine (9) reatments of “La’Zan,” the French smedy. 'La’Za-i” is sold in Brevard by lacfie Drug Co. —on— MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ldv.I4t.-pd. Pencils g Togs jEversharp Pencil with the fo to make an expensive is caused only by the enameled outside instead of gold or silver. In colors of Red, Blue and Black it is a very attractive, economical pen cil for everyday use. Just the thing for the school chil dren. FRANK D. CLEMENT The Hallmark Jeweler Hot Water Facilities Make the lieat of your range help you wash the dishes. Connect a water tank and have an ample supply of hot watei for the kitchen, laundry or bathroom. This practical device overcomes the hot water question in thousands ot homes. Why not have one in your home? We make a spe cialty of installing all kinds ot water heaters, including gas. We will gladly furnish you our figurea Our experience in this line makes oui repair department particuiariy efficient NICHOLSON & DUCLOS ^ Plumbing, Tinning and Sheet Metal Work Breakfast Foods and Cereals BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA Departments—College PreparatMry. Xjrm il. Music, Business, Do mestlc Art, Household Econoir.ii’s, Aiiricultiirc. All departments are directed liv if*acliers with sp. cial training and lar^e experience. They *<no\v their business. Influences of the ln«tinre are al • ie worth the cost of tuition. Opens on Septc:nber 7. «•' sn>>y aoQit-yj ry/jcvw J T-:-. Little bodies must have the best of nourishment to make them strong and healthy build them up Co .j. robust manhood and womanhood. And grown folks need it to sustain their vitality and energy. The popular breakfast foods and cereals meet the needs of bom young and old. We have them in all their tasty eoodness—the wheat foods, corn, oats, rice, barley^ etc. Include one or more packages in ; our no.vt ordci. Telephone Orders Given Prompt Attention MITCHELL SELLS 'EM Cor, Main and Caldwell Sts* T Established J904. NOTICE 70 BUILDERS: Please taka notice that 20 dayg af ter this notice the County Board of Education will sell at public or pri vate sale as provided for by law: — Gloucester No. 1 school house and site; G’ouceEtcr No. 3 school house nd site; Mine r-chool house anj site. rier.se submit your bid in writin.?; to the undersigned for prc-- sentation to the County Board of Ed ucation as set out above. Further take notice that the County Boani of Education reserves the specific rij^h;, to reject any or all bids. Si-ned: A. F. MITCHELL, Co. Supc. of Public Ir.3tructicn.
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