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Ifi THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AXD NEWS. ■nrWMr, tiwtmiikii rr. Lounging and Bath Robes, $4.00 to $12.50. Slippers, $1.50 to $3.50. Bath Slippers, 50c to $2. .- A Gift Is the Expression of Good Will Toward Men. You Should Take Care That Your Gift Is Marked By Appropriateness Gloves, Suspenders, Pajamas. Dressing Case, Includes Military Brushes, " Shaving Paraphernalia, Toothbrush, etc. Price $4 to $7.50. Handkerchiefs, Mufflers, ' .Neckties. Soft Hats, $3 to $5; Derbies, $3, $4, $5; Opera Hats, $7.50 and $10; Silk Hats, $8. 10 Whitehall St. LAW BROS. CO 17 Decatur St. Suit Cases and Traveling Bags, $5.00 to $30.00 Ladies’ Umbrellas $5 to $15 -Men’s Umbrellas $1 to $15 Canes . , 50c to $10 —a—— ENGLISH NAVY IS NOT INJBEST SHAPE Many Ships Forced to Seek Repairs in the Docks. , .f By RICHARD ABERCORN. Taoudon. Doc. lt—Tha British admiralty It vary much troubled by tbe publicity jflvcn to the fact tbat the aocalM “Instantly ready” fleet upon which Ragland muat rely for the defanaa of ber ahorea la any thing bat Inatantly ready. One after the other eeven groat battle- *hlp« naed •« flagship* for the Admiral of the fleet bare broken down elnee March, and at oao time there area nothing available for hla use bat a SCO-ton torpedo Iwat de- atroyer. At the recent mr.neuvera the ndralml belated hla flag on the Iwttleshlp Alrto- rlona. Which proved to l»e In ao bad a condi tion that It waa barely possible for him to remain on board until the maneuvers were aver, when It waa necessary to hurry and transfer the flat to the Ms' “ new It tnrna out that this toe. Is to badly In need of • may bare to be rushed to Cl The people of England, v , tatod to keep up an enortnooa unvy. are be finning to grumble bemuse there seeuia to be a good resson to believe that In earn' of war with a great power the British fleets might meet with tbe aame fate that over took the Rnsalau (Admiral Itojestvcnsky’si Msltic eqvadrou. >•••••••••••••••••< • IIMMHIKIi Books For Christmas Readers ’••••••••••••••••••••••••••••I By WEX JONE8. : ond stamping with .Jurrowa. A pleasant account of an expedition Into the Yellowstone Park on a chewlnk bunt. There are many thrill* the hunter Is charge- — winks, but happily all dnngers were es caped. There }• much lurldental Informa tion on tbe hablta Of the Teddy bears which Infest the environs of the hotelf. lion, noth ready to give battle ou a ten hours’ ir Nt. rnuis csinsorai, it, danger of atidden collapse It lie to least. In s very unsatisfactory condi In need of repairs which will ooi thouaoud pounds. The main points «*f weakness In the cathe dral art the riouie. the aoutb transcej.t aad the western tower* and portico. The doina Is carried on eight great biers nhottt thirty feet long. Tbe weight of the superstructure rests. much more un the Inner ends of these elijht piers than on tie The two towers are out of the perpendic ular. the one to tbe north and the other to the .............. ..i the portico, which has lieec un id to lie the only flimsy piece of roust rue * cathedral, has followed the ill- tin* towers, and. In nddltlou, has tlon In the «n rectiou of tits ml moved westward. Theao Inclinations aro sufficient In tbemselvea to Jeopardise the safety of the two wide nrcbea of tbo portico lietween tlio towers. After considerable repair nnd much renew- raiuc BSBBsnni. m I Al the portico hat I wen restored to Ita orl gi ft la especially gallfng to the llritlsh nal state, and. aesmnlng that ealstlug eondl- people that tbe Herman navy, one year after tUois can bo itinlufnliied. may be aabl to lie another, baa proved iteelf In excellent eondl-1 safe. country And a delegate whole country. author’s view of the Knows. muirrmiiK uip is u new c that will be appreciated by. ninny. ;o up a pint of buttermilk with cracked When well shaken place In the lew Targets and How to lilt T‘. cm, by Ad- alrnl Rvnna. An excellent treatise by a recognised an- PKrgsandhnma .ban written a splendid book for those desirous of mastering the White House style. He declares a number Inf novel holds, such as the collar button nnd shoe luce, tbe thumb nnd Ini [ the sock « 'flie I Vashlngtpn. te J ok ebook, compiled by Cbaun- good old Jokea by the Tbe 8enate Joke rey M. Depow. A collection of biggest. Fldo; An Autobiography, by Secretary Loeb. Very touching and true. The White Ilodie Cookbook. Many excellent recipes for every-day dishes, such as bear fteaks. Imbeat curry, catamount outlota.\ coyote chops. Belli TO DHOCEJYSTERY Book Published Years Ago Contains Very Similar Story. iaafy errinnettea ami leg of wolf Is a dish rolfliY the hnre bands and hold ..Jed. Then, flruilv gripping a lee In the band, bold both under water until boiled. Have a surgeon dress the bund and serve the leg. By RAOUL DE SAINT RENE. .’oris. Use. 1<I.—Tbe remarkable liruce case, which Is occupying some of the Eng lish courts and It fseclastlAg two conti nents. has also caused great lutcrest la France, where a mystery Is alw&ya wel- i Mauelatr has written a letter to the prees In which he throws a new ami —• non the affair. Nobody has ucldence which the distill- ... s poluta out: Vllllera de ./Isle-Adaiii, In one of bis ’’Contes Crtiels,” which was pnbllshed more than tweuty-flre years ago. relates the history of a duke of Portland, who. baring been attacked with leprosy through haring during a journey lu Asia shaken a beggar by the baud, died alter remaining obstinately Invisible to bis friends. , The story, tbe title of which Is ”Tbo ‘ Puke of Portland.” further alludes to a secret message sent by 4be duke to Queen . Victoria, who burned it. Jn tbe reports of! the history of tbe present sffalr .we are; told of a guarded communication from tbe (lUeeit with regard to tbe rights of tbe tarnlty. which are now disputed. (Md Vllllera de L’lsle-Atinma know any thing of this mysterious affair and would had an income of S400 a year, and, as he spent more than CO centimes a day on tlf, and neter bad done so for many hbore wealthy, consisted of_ wheat, t major portion of his money \to bis »/<■** “’ His hr MMVHnpnppm ami fruit. M. Reullle. who was boru Tmisace, was eery erudite and was gifted with great intelligence. He leaven behind I him nn unpublished work, which la said to absences would justify the establishment of • n egeucy. nder thi Ilehlnelle.” the Antwerp . long article on tbe suoject. declared that It la more than tlupnbllaL Aft having n probable King Leopold has secretly married Uarotiesa Vaughan morganatically, the papor goes on to mention tbe ttrlout Inconveniences that could happen to Belgium If the king died In a foreign land. In a residence like “ “ (Tinteau Isormoy. “ tong to him perse It says: ‘‘Does uot even elementary pru de uce Justify taking precautionary meas ures against the possibility of state papers falling Into the hand a of foreigners In ths event of such n thing happening?” *“*■" concludes by saying that It has “■ snd not only tbe royal fam- ... government la greatly con cerned oTer this eventuality, and It would hot be surprising IMrtfps were soon taken The Mstln cone KV’&lWk* to modify the powered tbe king. The queer case-off’unstable ltonsn. tvh ippsrentlv found drowned la tbe Bite * afterword discovered hiding li 3 wssnppsrsn- Llffey. ana i r „ su attic, hat been a nine days* wonder In' the Irish csptt.nl. Kounit. a stalwart member of tin* Rural Irish cottMttMtlary, w«» a pntlmt In lbe Stevens hospital. One day he disappeared from his l»ed nnd nppnrently from the build ing. Shortly afterward a body was re covered from the Blver Llffey, and was Identlflefl ns Uounn’s. The question of hls fate'seemed to hard 'J *_ T*. makingInvestigations, the Imspitai stafi. found ltonsn alive, but quite mad and near* ly starved to death. He should haw had qo fool since be escaped from the hospital ward eight days previously. Quadruple Silverware made doable i Candy Candy Candy * GEO. E. JOHNSON CO., 38 WALL STREET. (Just in front of old Carshed.) 10,20,30,40,50, GO, 7 5 Cts. PER POUND. NUT BUI TER CUPS, 20c POUND Old-Fashion Sugar Stick Candy THE KIND YOU WILL NOT BE AFRAID TO GIVE YOUR CHILDREN. (Whir.. I'races dalaia to hate Inherited from hfml, ‘ a that the great French quotes and who evldeutli jg of thla case, showed In aruncoa a remarkable provision porary events. A Froueh lady living lu Far Is. tunned “ t. Va* — * a wealthy l.oti<iou inerchaat, with a large business in Baker street, vlsltetl I'arls and stayed at n pension In the Avenue des i’bamps Klysees. . • . . The establishment was kept by n lady with whom. It Is alleged, Dmce fell In love. Intimate relations followed and a soft waa lorn, who was given bis father's name. Mr. Draco paid a large sum of money for tbe boy’s suocatlon. When the son grew up beiZi married, and tbe daughter l*orn of this union Is the present claimant, Mtoe. Ca lotte. i»ars kept MontpnruiL^. . ^ daughter. Oil on© Xvnaton ho bad a 1000* conrersatlou with the former and Imptrncted nearly one-third off. We are making possibly one of the best showings in the city. of Middletowri Quadruple Silverware and every piece of it is guaran teed absolutely for 25 years. We are uot only making this beautiful showing but we are cutting the price For instance look at this .(lurailoti. » urn rn, (W<n icr— U V Hi. ,n<l tlM- 11*0*111” «f thi* I* th. Iirennt elilmanl, Jltne. C»- Thlf hitly l> turn MfCil.U, .ml /or k.pt 0 lobfcco itii'p Id tbo Boulerard MrlTrruMTii o'tDlnl to b.r, paid (roqncnt vl.lt. to i-fri* to bis ooit «nd *raml MOMton ■uotbor sou b, another woman. Jim,. vsMt# Mlovo tbla aon Is tlrorrr llollunbv Urm-o. tb« prvaent olalmant to tbe l-nriland ratatva. Umr. Va lot to’a fftbor. on bla return to I’atla. waa mttrdorrrt l>r niltlan. In the stmt nnd bla pocbtlboob, ■ontalnln* Im portant papon. stolon. After tbo rrauco- Itermnn war Mm*. Valotta rwolvod nowa that hrr nwnd/atbar was dead. Jot she waa fro*!!, aatoalahod anam month* later to aeo "Jfr. Krnoo” walk Into her shoo. “I thonabt. you w*r» doadV ah. Mid. •’You,” ko npllad. “Urtit-o la doad. bnt fort- land la nllYo.- Mho never, however, u» hint a coin. Uni. Valotta is now ft year* of af*. and mjw abe baa papers to prore her atattmenr. At Darnajr, Voogoi. there baa died f very 'markaMe old man. who. however, be* no latorr and was or*rooty known. Illo name as Reullle. In the nlddle of tbe night a Ur# was dlacoverad to bo raffing In bla bona*. It waa soon put out by the luhaM- tantu. bnt Jl. Ronille. who waa • year* of age. died of abock. He baa been given a rory magnllleent funeral, for he was the benefaetor of the eommune. Nothing Jgae ' nown of bla life. , . lie arrived et Dorney In iSSl and epeedlly drew atlrnllon to hlroaelf by bla radons baMta. Ha nwd to take walk, of forty miles a day. wblrh la Franco I* eapeelally something aatonndlng. lie wen euapeeted of espionage, bnt my soon be galnod the rw •beet and esteem of bis neighbors by bla klndllneM and genemaTty. Never dPTa poor or unfortnnato person knock at hla doora In vain, and for auma year* past. ow. lug 10 him. there bare been do poor In tbe country round. Aa he lived ... _.. -Jtber to tie poor than rich. Immlrto* were bade by tbs authorities Into wbat resource* Re^. Price. Cut Price. $ 4.00 Butter Dishes, quadruple plate . .$ 2.60 18.00 Tea Sets, quadruple plat* ...10.00 4 00 Syrup Pitchera, quadruple plate ... 2.50 5.00 Fern Dishes, quadruple plnte^... 3.26 .75 Child’s Cups, quadruple plate. .“7. .38 Cut Price. Reg. Price. $4.00 Cake Baskets; quadruple plate,,. ..$2.75 2J50 Shaving Mugs, quadruple plate.... 2.75 7.00 Baking Dishes; quadruple plate.... 6.00 .3,00 Bread Trays, quadruple plate...... 2.00 5.00 Waiters, quadntple plate 3.25 The Silverware With a Reputation Community Silver—25-Year Guarantee Hollow Handle Knives, doxen (12.00 F&rks to match, doxen I*.00 Table Spoons, doxen 0-00 Dessert Bpoona doxen ...' (M0 Tea Spoons, doxen (3.50 After-Dinner Coffee Spoons, doxep (330 yKS.ISM,'*' Orange Spoona, gold bowl, doxen (7.00 M,s- Berry Spoon, gohl bowl, each (2.25 6tSX6^BsKtl,X\-i -it,,!w . Pickle Fork, gold tine,, each ....• 75e ,isS Sugar Spoons, gold bowl, each 75o Butter Knives, ooich 75e Cold Meat Fork, gold tine, each (1.50 Gravy ladle, gold bowl, each (130 Soup Ladle, gold bowl,'(ach \ (3.C0 KING HARDWARE CO. 53 Peachtree Street 87 Whitehall Street „