How Wampum is made.
With certain tribes wampum
is sti 1 1 highly prized and neck
i i
laces are worn oy men, women
and children when they are the
fortunate possessors of them.
To make wampum various kinds
of shell are used, white and those
having a lavender hue being
most liked.
The thin shells are broken into
little pieces and by aid of nippers
are made as nearly round as
possible, wnen eacn piece is
drilled in the center, the old time
fire kindling style of drill being
used, the shells are then strung
and rolled with the hand on a flat
stone which grinds them until
they aie smooth and even.
Comparatively few Indians
among those who prize wampum
beads most highly have the skill
or patience to make them, even
though they had the materials.
The fact is, says the Indian's
Friend, there are but few wam
pum bead makers in the country
and it often happens that long
pilgrimages must be made to
secure the requisites for really
line beads, and as with the white
man's trinkets, that which is "far
fetched and dear bought" is most
sought after for ornamentation.
Around some of the ancient
ruins in the Southwest the little
discs of wampum are often found
in the sand, and. it is probable
s that they were deposited in the
graves in very early times and
washed out or exposed by the
wind's action. These ruins are
in the best state of preservation
of any in the country. Abso
lutely nothing is known of their
builders, and the origin of these
ruins was as much a mystery
when Coronado first saw them
in 1540, when he made his
famous invasion, as it is to the
people of the present day.
John 1). Has No Chance of Heaven.
TheRev.M. G. Allison, of In
diana universitv. declared in a
recent sermon in the Presbyter
ian church Shelby ville, Ind.
that John D Rockefeller has no
chance of getting to heaven.
Speaking of the oil magnate he
said:
"There is a man who has been
characterized by Mark Hanna as
4 money mad'. He is said to be
the richest man in the world to
day, worth almost a thousand
millions of dollars But he has
no stomach. Many people re
mark that he would be willing
to give all his money for a stom
ach in good working order. I
do not believe he would. .He
would want the stomach and try
to get it by squeezing it out of
other fellows by some of the
methods of which he has been
accused; but he would not sacri
fice his wealth for itnot one
half, nor one fourth, nor one
thousandth part of it. I doubt
if he would sacrifice 50 cents for
it."
Illinois Farmer Makes .Land Yield
140 Bushels to the Acre.
Areola, 111., Nov. 17.Solo
mon Watson will get the pennant
this year for raising the banner
corn crop of this section, and like
ly of the State. A part of the
crop has reached the remarkable
yield of 140 bushels to the acre.
This portion of his crop was
grown on a twenty-eight acre
tract that has been a blue grass
pasture for many years. The
seed planted was extra large
Boone county white and particu
lar attention was given to the
cultivation.
Being skilfully farmed and the
weather conditions favorable, its
growth has beeel remarkable.
The corn is being gathered and
weighed, and there is no guess
work about the yield. It is said
that the whole tract will make
an average yield of 120 bushels
to the acre. A portion of it was
husked and went as high is 140
bushels to the acre.
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Paid on Certificates of Deposit.
Depositors' Security :
In addition to its ordinary available assets, this Bank is further fortified.
and as follows :
Paid in Capital ;. $150,000.00
. Surplus Fund 150,000.00
Undivided Profits 25,000.00
Additional Liability of Stockholders 150,000.00
Security Over and Above All Other Assets, $475,000.00
We solicit your business. WACHOVIA NATIONAL BANK,
Jasmbs A. Gray, President. Winston-Salem,
E. S. Gray, Assictant Cashier. N. C.
September 18th, 1906
Mr. Hearst says he has run his
last race, and will never again be
a candidate for office.
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