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Last Seven Letters of Alphabet From Greek 1 he last seven letters of o.:r alpha bet, like nearly all of the others, were luheritej from the early GretU. which language originally had received them from the riioeniciau, says an author ity in the Chicago Tribune. The letter T was the final symbol in "ie Semitic alphabet, but its form its :u? earliest Inscriptions; was that of X. The tlreo'.; and Ltttin ;: !.! r i -ii::v.u-.Va more iiea:'i tl.c i;,..ier:. : rui of the letter t!:::;. t:.ey .!;.! tti.- 'initio form In l'n.-:!i the soul..: v.,:ae of T i nn ahe..lar r;itl:T tlia:. a denial j.t.;. In Soi;ic t-a.-. T lw:: t a sibilant in lCn'lili. a in the werd motion. The letter. T a!. may U:,- 'lie value '"f an imvoiri' i s.ni'. d. as In the word thin. The i:ot tf.ive !.:- if our al;ha bet, I', V, and W. .re latin variants of one C roils syi..' l'he letter V Is another variant '..is same sym bol. The four let-. :s were developed as a means of r ; l o.-' i.tiiig sounds in the Greek alpha! : u.ore accurately. Most Interesting, poilaips, is the letter W, which is exactly what its name im. plies, double U. For hundreds of years the sound was represented by UU, but In the English of the Ninth century thld form was found to be unsatisfac tory as representing the consonant sound, and the distant symbol W was "developed. The ordinary W repre sents a voiced sound, but when used in conjunction with II, as in when, It has a tendency to become an unvoiced sound. The letter X, unlike most of the other alphabet Symbols, was de rived from the western Greek. In the original Semitic alphabet the name for this letter was samekh. The final let ter of our alphabet, Z, has a history ejiproslmatini,' exactly the other let ters discussed here. The Greek form of Z was a close copy of the Phoenician, but authori ties are puzzled by the Greek name for this symbol, zeta. Several explana tions have been advanced, but none of them have been accepted. This letter, too, has interesting variations in Its sound value. Some Cat Superstitions That Still Are Believed The popular notion that cats suck the breath of children, thus causing their . death, is world-wide, writes a correspondent in the Kansas City Times. In Alabama, the spirit of an old maid after death is said to take possession of some black cat. In the same state, to cut off a black cat's tail and bury it under the doorstep Is to keep sickness out of the house. A cat running across one's path will cause great disappointment if one does not immediately turn back. If a eat washes Its face in the pres ence of several persons the first one It looks at will be the first one to get married and the first to die. A cat eating grass Indicates rain. Putting a cat under a bushel meastire when 'It is raining will make the rain stop. In Sussex, if a cat sneezes It must at once be put out of the house three such explosions would bring misfortune upon the family. The Midnight Sun The midnight sun is visible within the Arctic Circle at and near mid-summer. The sun is then observed to .skirt 'the horizon without dipping be low it. This results from the inclina tion of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit. The elevation of the pole at. any given spot is equal to the lati tude of that spot; and the sun's polar distance on mid-summer day being Oil'-) degrees, the sun can barely graze the horizon. Still further north the mid night sun lis observed , for some days before and after mid-summer ; and at the pole itself a day of six months be gins at 'the ''spring, equinox, the sun circling at first round the rim of the horizon, then in gradually more ele vated circles parallel to It. At the North cape, latitude T3U degrees north, the midnight sun is visible from May 12 to July 29. At no place in England has the sea been visible at midnight Budapest Budapest was the first city to dem onstrate the practicability of the elec tric underground trolley system. The first line was operated In 1SS9. Buda was a Koman camp in the Second cen tury, while Pest first appears In his tory as a German settlement In the Thirteenth century. Buda became the capital of Hungary In 13G1, but was a Turkish possession from Toil to 16SC. Both towns were united In 1S72. There 'are famous medicinal springs at the base of the hills which surround the eastern part of the city. Budapest Is one of the (world's greatest milling centers. The municipality built a huge grain elevator on the Danube quay for the purpose of demonstrat ing the modern methods of handling irain. The city Is the Junction of all Hungarian railroads, Lost Their Citixenahip An Individual who joins the array of another country forswears his American citizenship. -He must swear allegiance to the government for which he plans to fight. During the World war, American citizens who enlisted with units of the Canadian Expedition ary forces were not required to ac quire citizenship in Canada. It was necessary for them to swear allegiance to bis majesty, the king, for the period of their service. Persons who served in other foreign armies during the World war lost their citizenship, but could easily become repatriated by -i..'-,wn&tr&sl( Location of White House Chosen by French Major The White House was the first pub lic building erected in Washington, the corner stone being laid October 13, 17iJ. The site was selected by Major L'Fnfant, French engineer, who pre pared the plan for the city, and was approved by Washington. The archi tect was James Hobau. a native of Ire land. The design, in classic style, is said to have been suggested by the duke of l.einter's p.Ilace in Jniblin. It was first occupied by President Adams in November, l.vO. although some of tiie interior construction, not ably the finish of the east room, had not been completed. The ea.-t and west terraces were constructed in Jef ferson's iul u 1 1 n i s t r a t i o n. Un August -1, 1 SI J, the White House was burned by British forces which had captured Washington. The Inte rior and part of the walls were de stroyed. The work of reconstruction was begun in the spring of 1S15, and President Monroe moved in In Decem ber, 1S17. The south portico was com pleted in 1S2I and the north in 1S20. In 1S00 the east terrace was removed. Except for green houses on the west terrace, no other important structural changes were made until 1902 when congress appropriated money for a new building for the President's of fices; this building was enlarged in 1010. Several attic rooms were lilted up during the Wilson administration. In 1027 the old roof and ceilings of the second floor were removed and replaced with fireproof construction. JJ?'i-.. v :- . Yellowstone Park Once Was a Land of Mystery To the Indian, the Tellowstoue park was a land of mystery, often shunned. Possibly because evil spirits were pre sumed to lurk In Its spouting geysers and its steaming springs, possibly be cause the land was given to strange rumblings and awesome eruptions, more probably because more game was found in the lower valleys, the abori gines left the Yellowstone very much alone, Few human eyes caught Its wonders before the day of Jim llridger and his coonskin-capped contempora ries, the American and French fur trappers, says a writer in the Detroit News. The characteristic .yellow walls of the great, canyon of the Yellowstone river, only one of the wonders of the park, furnished the Indians with a name for the area and before the first trappers came, the French fur-trappers already had translated the .Indian de scription into "Roche Jauno," or Yellow-Stone, in referring to the awesome land of which the Indians told. It remained for John Colter, whose Journey of ISO" brought him the repu tation of being the first white man to reach the Yellowstone, and to Jim Bridger, the famous scout who fol lowed him, to popularize the area. But a description of so many marvels as Bridger and Colter reported left the folks back home In the frontier town of St. Fouls, Mo., coldly skeptical. St. Deni St. Denis, the patron saint of France, especially during the centuries of the old monarchy, Is known In history as IMonysius, the first bishop of Paris. In the year 270 he and his companions suffered martyrdom.; The bishop's body was buried at a spot ahoijt five miles north of Paris. Somewhat later a chapel was built over the grave and it was a place for pilgrimages duringl the Fifth and Sixth centuries. . In the year (lot) King Dagobort built an ab bey there, and later buildings of like kind still, stand there. One is occupied by a school for daughters of members of the -Legion of Honor; founded by Napoleon I. A. town grew up about the spot, known then as now as St. Denis. Once It was held to be the military key. of Paris. Today it is an industrial place, with a population of more than 7C0OO. Hornbook The word hornbook arises from the name of the article itself, says Lit erary Digest. Before the days of printing and to the middle of the Eighteenth century, It consisted of a thin board of oak with the nine digits, the alphabet, and the Lord's Prayer inscribed Upon it. Sometimes the oak was covered with a slip of paper or parchment bearing those inscriptions. If the board was covered with a thin layer of transparent horn, the whole Was called a hornbook. , In later times, any primer or handbook bore the narje- . United State of Brazil The Republic of the United States of Brazil, to give it its official name, surpasses the United States In size by more than 200,000 square miles. The single state of Amazonas has an area as large as that of France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined, or nine times the size of the state of Kansas. The Mississippi bows to the Amazon, which is called the Rio-Mar or lti've Sea and gathers the full might of its flood only after It enters the Brazilian territory. ' . Lobbying and Logrolling Lobbying is a proceeding by a Repre sentative of a private enterprise seek ing to Influence members of congress and government officials to do some thing In favor of the interests they represent. Logrolling is a term used to designate exehanze of favtrs anions congressmen. When one member Is seeking totes for a measure he Is sponsoring, he promises to cast his vote In exchange for measures spon uwaMuvtf '.-'.,,4,. V--." - ,..-,c THE WAVNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER LODGE TO HOLD 63rd CONVENTION ON JUNE 12-13 The Grand Lodge Knights of I'yth ia, of North Carolina will hold its ii:!rd annual convent i'm in Asheville, June 1-lh and loth, with headquar ter at the George Vaiidcrbllt Ho'.td. The '.'IH-ning se-'-ion will to at 1 . Viocr. Tucd..y, the 12th with Grand! Chali-ellor George H. H.amlett pre. ' .-.ding. Following adjournment at Ihhi in th(. afternoon the -delegate? and visiting ladies will be taken on a .-conic drive and shown many points of interest, and at 7:d0 a Grand Lodge hai.quet will be held at the Vander 1 1 i ! t , when Senator W. M. N'eely of We.-t Virginia, will make an addre.-s. An elaborate and varied program of vaudevill,. acts and musical numbers hu been aianged for the entertain ment of the banquetters, and the occa sion promises much enjoyment for all. Following the final adjournment of th,. Grand Lodge Wednesday, the 13th, the Dramatic Order Knights of Khor-iis-an will take charge of festivities, staging a spectacular street parade prior to a banquet and ceremonial to be held at the Vanderbilt hotel that night. Couple Has Five Daughters Born To Them At Once North Bay, Ont In a rude farm house live miles from thus village on "the old highway." a country doctor fought valiantly tonight to keep the spark of life in five tiny baby girls- The quintuplets were born early today to Mrs. Olivia Dionne. 25, who had six other living children, Neighbor women, acting as mid wives, helped the family physician, Dr. Dafoe. at the accouchement. The doctor confirmed birth of the quintuplets tonight. He had little hop,, that all of them will live. "They're poorly,, just poorly," said neighbor women, who were helping the young father he is only '2S care for the other children. The young mother was doing' poorly, 'totl. " She wxs in poor health throughout her record, pregnancy, nr. naloe said,! explaining the six other children hi the family in ages from 17. months, toj eight years- ! Father Dionne was worried "the! m ...... ,11.1.., 1 tVin' neighbor women said fearing for his wife's health and for the live tiny babies who overflowed into the older children' beds. Moat Semitive of Semes The eye Is the most sensitive of the five senses. It Is capable of distin guishing between differences as small as l-200th of Its range while the touch discriminates between differences as small as one-tenth and hearing s small as T-50th. Measurements by the bureau of standards have shown that after the eye has adapted Itself to the dark It Is 300,000 times as sensitive as the thermopile, the most sensitive in strument yet Invented. Singing to Win Wife Singing for a wife is the custom of the natives of eastern . Nepal. The young Llmbu tribesman, having leni his prospective bride before the chief, bursts Into song, and is only success ful In Ills wooing if tus repertoire pleases the chief. Otherwise a rival steps in and makes a match of it. m'9a'9'mmm' '; ' - '":' "'- ' ' '- ''"' - ' - " ' ' ' '' :''" ' ' ' ' ' ' ' "'' '' " ' No, we're not politicians and don't pick winners in elections, but when it comes te picking values that the folks of Haywood want we do pride ourselves in it. Listed below are a few Winners from our wide range of Bargains that we are offering for Bargain Days. These Winners are worth your support come in and see that you get elected as their own ers, Quick! Bargain Counter Specials 5c Men's Handkerchiefs Men's Rayon Hoe (Imperfects) 13c 10c 67c Men's Cotton Hose Ladies' Full Fash ioned Silk Hose . . , Ladies' S p o r t Oxfords, Straps and Pumps -l QJ Values up to $5.00 1 tT Children's Oxfords and Straps .... 1.47 McCracken Outfitters For Men and Boys' k P. T. A. Begins A Round-Up Of Pre- School Age Pupils The Hayw.jod County I' T. A Council, working wHi ::;e itcw-.y or ganized District Health department, will conduct a .Suai.it. . -ioii:.-i-l p pi i-cchool age vi: !;.:: i :r: i'. i.- child: en vh W'..l e:. i' .". .' : ' fall for tile ti:.-; .:::. iv. t:.v 1-school.- during i... '.v-e.-. : -hue 11, aecil-'hrg C tile sih-".U.-. i low. In lettt r to thi !il-t grade tv.Ki.i:'. principal' and 1'. T. A. pr; - I'leui ; l each scho..l. Mr.-. Jack .'h-'.-r ot tr.e Haywo..d County p. T. A. l oaned say,-: ''We are expecting you to help us make thi- .-urvey and contact every child in your i:.nr:ci wf.o w::l enter .-chd thi.- tall urgli.g iikiii to attend the Kound-Up, vvhiyh wii! w entirely tree of ciia.ge. W e are he p ing to meet you with a good repre sentation of your pre-school child ret: at your school budding on tht. date and hour specified.'.' The Health Department will furn ish a doctor and a nurse who will examine the children and give free medical advise as to any physical de fects that might handicap them in their school work. I'.jrents aie urge.) to co-operate with the 1'. T. A. and Health Department in making the Kound-Up. following is the cciiedule tor the clinics: Monday, June 11, 13U4- Maggie hllemchtary School, U:0U o'clock A. M- Dellwood Klementary School, 10:30 o'clock A. M. Hemphill Klementarv School- 1:00 u'elock P. M. Rock Hill Elementary School, '':30 o'clock P. M, Tuesday, June 12. l'Jo-4. Cecil L'k-nientary School. (J:00 o'clock A- M. -t'ruiio Elementary School, 10:00 o'clock A. M. Bethel, Spring Hill, Dick's Creek at Bethel, 1 : 00 o'clock P. M. Wednesday, June l-'i.l'Jol. Saunook Klementarv School, 'J:00 .'.dock A. M. . ' Allen's Creek Klementarv ScheK.l. 10 ::!() o'clock A, M, Lake Junaluska Klementarv School, 1 :IMI o'clock 1' M. Clyde High School, 2:.'l(l o'.d.'ick 'P. -M. Thursday. Jun,. 1 1. l;i ;i. Fines Creek High' Scln!- l:Uo' o'clock A. M. C.abtlee, K.Ver.-ide, IvU.-tl Fork, at Craiitree, 1 1 U"i o'clock A. 'M.' Iron Dud' Klementarv Sciio"!, 1 :Ho o'clock P. M. I''rid y; June 1". ltirj-l. Central Kleiiientai v, r.wf o'clo.'k A. M Hazehvood Klementarv'. 11:00 o'clock A. M. Ka.-t Waynesvillc Klementary. lh!0 o'clock P, .M. . Pigeon Stieet School (colored ) 3:00 o'clock P. M. The limited time to be spent at each point requires that you be on time. VESPER SERVICE SUNDAY ,. . A vesper service will be held Sun day afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Baptist church in celebration of the fourth anniversary of the pastorate of Rev. H. W. Baucom. The music will be directed by Miss Grace Crocker and a -program - of special interest will be given, The public is invited- A free will -offering will be taken which will he used to buy music for the choir. ...'. ... Resembling an army tank, a motor tiro engine that can travel over rough ground has been con.-trueted in Eng land to comb.it collier v- tires. Children's Tennis Shoes . . . .... . ... Children's Khaki $1.50 Unionalls ... Men's Genuine Broadcloth Shirts Men's Ties, silk and Wash ... ... ... 48c 87c 87c 25c Hats Men's $1.5 Toyo Hats (Imitation Panama) . 97c Men's $1.95 Bankok Hats (Lightest Hat Made) ....... 1.45 CHANGE IX LIBRARY MEETING The meeting of the stockholders of h Wavnc-v.IIe Library which was .Vied iV- June oth is postponed until i -'. ,. t i . ; ; a. m. Thi- meet ing which will take place at the horary ,nl. ,. ctlle ! t . determine wnether XC holde..- will authorize the ",;Vl vani.t. o: the hook.- and building ,, ' t.'-' V uvne-v ille Lii.i'-ry to Ilay .,' ! . t.i;;'. : r u.-e a- a public hbra- '" M Mil AN .V HOGGS- I .President- I U-S IHIKCIN KRIOL'SLY ILL j.. . ... im.f'j, i.- seriou?iy ill -,t tTw. ''h.'ine of i.er parents. Mr. and Mi-- Hur-t Bu:g::i. She contracted pneumonia kst Friday following a ca-e ol mea-le-. NUTICK OF TKl'STKK'S SALE Un Mor.dav Jui.e h, l'-'ol, at eleven oVlock A. M., a: the court hou.-e door in the M ot i.ynes ville, llavwood Coaaty, North .Caro lina, the undesigned will, sell at pub lic outcrv to the highest balder lor cash, the" following lands and prem ises, to-wit: FIRST TRACT: Being lot or tract ; No 17. as allotted to Mrs. Maria Mitchell by J H. Boyd- C. H. Ray and j F. W Miller. i...iiimi.--loiiers in a proceding h'..ugl.t in the Superior, Court of Haywood County, by Thomas, St.ingtield and other vs. J. R. Love, et a! . as shown by the report of said j Commissioners, recorded in Book of j Deeds No. 4i. page 'M'J, et seq. Reg- j ister of Deeds of Haywood County, j and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING on a stake in the Westerly side of Dellwood Road, at the intersection of Frazier 'Street, and runs with Dellwood Road. S. 30 K feet to a stake in side of said road; tjience S. 14J W. 52 feet to a stake; thence, along wife fence as follows: S. 40" W. 208 feet; S. 5o W. PJO feet; S. S;iJ W. 140 feet; S. 71 30' W. 384 feet to a pole (Fer guson's corner); thence with East erly side of a proposed road. 15 calls as follows: N. 31' 30' W. 2J. feet; N 48 J 15' W. 250 feet; S. 72 30. W . 1(10 feet; N. (It)' 45' W. 235 feet; S. 5S- Mil' W. " 1 ( 0 feet; S. 755 45 W. 75 feet; S. 61 W. 125 feet; ' S- 79' W 200 feet; S. 5dJ VM" W. 235 feet; . Ml 15' W. 115 1'eet; N. 30'. E. 78 feet; N. 41- 45' K,. 274 feet; N. 40J ! 'wffyy "J"J"""" '" For Commissioner In Favor of Revaluation and Equa lization in Taxes. We need more Home Owners and Industries. We must have a tax rate that will not drive population away from our county, but bring strangers in. Your support will be appreciated. J H. GOSSETT Men's Odds and Ends In : Straws 48c To 1.47 Pants Young Men's $1.95 Summer Pants, 1 Q Special ....... 1,U (These pants are Sanforized and will not Shrink) Men's $1.50 Covert Work Pants Special . . .... 1.19 6 Pairs Men's $1.75 Cotton Cotton 97c Mixed Dress Pants . . . . . . . Oothing Co, Shoes For The Entire Family" THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1934 30' E. 500 feet; N. 49 30' East 276 feet to Frazier Street; thence with Southerly side of Frazier Street, N- 78' 15' E. 1100 feet to the BEGINNING, containing Thirty-six i'M) acres. EXCEPTING from the foregoing description 2l acres con veyed by Mrs. Robert Mitchell to Grady Burress by deed dated April 22, 1919. and recorded in Book 513, page 474, Record of Deeds of Hay wol County, also EXCEPTING 1.78 acres conveyed by .Maria L- Mitchell to F. A. Burgin bv deed dated April lie. 1919, and recorded in Book of Deed.- 53, page 743. Recofd of Deeds of Haywood County, also EXCEPT ING 9-10 of an acre conveyed by Maiia L- Mitchell to J. W. Burrtss by deed dated April 12. 1919, and re corded in Book 53, page 205 Record of Deeds of Haywood County, also EX CEPTING 3'r acres conveyed to F. A, Burgin by deed dated April 5, 1918, and recorded in Book 50, page 398, Record of Deeds of Haywood County, also EXCEPTING 5a acre conveyed to Annie M. Carswell by deed dated Gvtobe:- 20. 1910, and recorded in Book 45. page 570, Record of Deeds of Hay wood County. Also EXCEPTING two acres conveyed to John Burress by deed dated November U, 1910, and recorded in Book 48, page 123, Record of Deeds of Haywood County, total excepting from said 30 acre trai is 10 1-40 acres. Second Tract: Being the same property conveyed by J. R. Love to Mrs. Robert Mitchell by deed April 22. 1919, and recorded in Book 53, page 279, Record of Deeds of Hay wood County, which said tract is de scribed as follows: BEGINNING on a stake Mag IcElroy's Northwest corner, and runs as follows: S. 16" 50' W. 400 feet to a stake in the street; thencs with the street, S. 52 E. 213 feet to a stake corner of Paul Love lot; thence N. 25 E. 455 feet ... ., ..tato- thonea V 05 W. 248 feet I to the BEGINNING, containing 2M: ' acres, more or less. Sale made pursuant to power of : sale contained in that certain deed I of "trust executed by Maria L- Mitch ell dated January 26 1927. and re corded in Book 11, page 242, and deed of trust executed by said Maria Mitchell dated June 25, 1930, record ed in Book 23: page 203, Haywood County Records. This May 25th, 1934. GEO. H. WARD, Trustee. No. 214 May 31 -June 7-14-21. PAID A DVERTISEMENT Bargain Days June 1-2 Clothing 1 Lot of Summer Suits, mostly small j sp sizes 1 Lot Hart Schaf ner And Marx "Dixie Weave 2 Piece Suits, Mostly small sizes . . . 9.88 Underwear Hanes 75c Pa jama 67c Check UnionSuits Hanes $1.00 Pa jama Check (Sanforized) qr L'nionsuits . . . . O I C Hanes 39c Shirts and Shorts, each 35c i
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