Newspaper Page Text
THE 'ECHO, LEXINGTON, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
MAXEYS' BIG BARGAIN STORE
CHRISTMAS GREETING
Santa Claus is making his rounds and I have engaged him to spend
the balance of December with me, dispensing presents for the babies,
young folks and old folks too. He is now displaying at my store a lot
of High Grade Christmas Novelties which the public is invited to see.
I am making the greatest run in Men’s, Boys and Youths Suits
and Overcoats that the trade here ever saw.
Specials in Shoes for Men, Women, Boys and Girls, and the
greatest line of Men’s Head Wear to be found in this county.
Don’t forget that I am selling the best Buggies to be found.
COME TO SEE ME WHETHER YOU BUY OR NOT.
♦
A. J. GIL/L/BN, M AXBYS, GA.
ANIMALS IN CHINA.
rhey Are Treated With Great Kind¬
ness by the Natives.
A noticeable trait of Chinese charac¬
ter and one fostered, if not generated,
by Buddhistic teaching is an undemon
Itrative fondness for animals, or, I
might rather say, a passive admission
of their right to considerate treatment.
Strangely enough, animals, both wild
and domesticated, appear to compre¬
hend this sentiment, for, while greatly
scared at the approach of a European,
they usually take but little heed of the
presence of the Chinese.
It is a common thing to see a well
dressed Chinaman sauntering along
holding up a bent stick, to which a
bird is attached by a string some four
feet or so in length, so that the little
prisoner can make short flights to the
limits of its tether and return again to
its perch, gayly chirping and singing
the while. Another stroller will be car¬
rying a wicker birdcage on the hand,
bent back and raised to the shoulder,
much as a waiter carries dishes. The
cage contains a Tientsin lark or other
celebrated songster. On arriving at the
spot he will place the cage on the
ground and, retiring to a short dis¬
tance, whistle to the bird, which will
shortly burst into song, to the evident
delight of both owner and bystanders.
Outside of one of the gateways was
a kind of bazaar where birds of many
different kinds were exposed for sale,
not in cages, but quite tame, and quiet¬
ly sitting on perches—parrots, larks.
Java sparrows, etc.—some of them tied
by the leg, but not all. Here, too, were
to be seen wicker baskets much resem¬
bling orange crates full of common
sparrows, representing a regular sup¬
ply for a regular demand. Benevolent
old Chinamen, flaneurs and literati,
would visit this bazaar in the after
noon with the sole object of buying
these little birds for a few cash each
and then letting them fly away, a be¬
atific smile betraying the salvfi to their
inward feelings generated by the
knowledge of merit acquired, any mis¬
eries inflicted on the sparrows by cap¬
ture and confinement counting for
nothing in the balance against the
good work accomplished by their pur¬
chase and release.—“Life and Sport In
China.”
Safeguard against Accident.
The best safeguard against accident is
to use good judgment in directing every
act. But, accidents will often oecnr in
spite of every effort to prevent them.
The best safeguard against injury re¬
sulting from accidents is Elliotts’s
Emulsified Oil Liniment It is the most
serviceable accident and Emergency
Liniment ever made and is the most
satisfactory Liniment for use in the
family and on animals ever offered.
Large bottle 25 cts. W. J. Cooper & Co.,
Lexington, Arnold & Berry, Haching.
J. E. Brooks, Anon. »
Jokes at Sea,
There is no occasion which presents
such terrible advantage to the prac¬
tical joker as that of a sea voyage,,
and there is none on which his jokes
become more unbearable. The follow¬
ing incident embodies one of his most
ambitious efforts: When we were in
tlfe middle of the gulf of St. Lawrence
and the nearest coast was 200 miles
away a Yankee' quietly remarked:
“Waal, I guess we are quite close to
land now. It ain't more’n three-quar¬
ters of a mile away, nohow.” Person¬
ally we took no interest in facts of this
nature and were content to sit and be¬
lieve, but many excited travelers dash¬
ed out of the smoking room to have a
look at the long hoped for continent.
They presently came back in the worst
of tempers, saying that the charts and
all other authorities declared the land
to be at least 200 miles away and that
there was certainly none in sight.
“Waal, I didn’t say the shore,” return¬
ed the champion joker. “1 guess
there’s land right under us, not three
quarters of a mile away.”
Hacrendr’a Qnlckneaa.
Brander Matthews in a lecture on the
drama told of an incident showing the
rare presence of mind of William
Charles Macready. According to Mr.
Matthews, he got the story from an old
man who saw Macready far back in
the forties.
In a shipboard scene the actor paced
the deck while the canvas representing
the sea was kept in motion by the
walking beneath of men with half bent
bodies. Tbe cloth had been worn to
thinness by dint of much use. When
Macready came to the most impas¬
sioned part of his monologue and the
waves were rising higher and higher
the audience was astounded to see a
i red head pop up through the crest of a
j wave. The actor saw it, too, and for a
moment he looked as if he were dis¬
concerted, but it was only for a mo¬
ment. Raising his voice, he shouted:
“Man overboard!”
And this made the people cheer and
praise Macready all the more.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contains Mercury.
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such arti¬
cles should never be used except on pre¬
scriptions from reputable physicians, as
the damage they will do is tenfold to
the good yon can possibly derive from
them. Hall’s Catarrh Core, maunfactnr
ed by F. J. Cheney <fe Co.. Toledo, ().,
I contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys¬
tem. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be
sure you get the genuine. It is taken in¬
ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by
F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Wealth «f Florida Straits.
If the bed of the ocean is to be
searched for treasure there can be no
more promising fields than those about
tbe Florida straits. Through these as
through a gate once flowed the riches
from the mines of Peru and Mexico as
well as the pearls from the old Pacific
fisheries, and when a storm struck the
ship between the jaws there was usual¬
ly a wreck with no survivors, those
who reached the shore to fall into the
hands of Indians being more unfortu¬
nate than those whelmed in the waves.
Success to the searchers. — Florida
Times-Union.
Administrator’s Sale.
YfTll.iL Y V between be sold the on legal tlie first hours Tuesday of sale in before .January the
court house door in Ixrxington, to the highest
and best bidder lor cash the following described
real estate belonging to the estate of Edgar
Maxwell, late of said county, deceased. Said
sale being made for the purpose of paving debts
and distribution amongst the heirs at law of said
deceased in pursuance of an order of the Court
of Ordinary of said county previously granted
foT that purpose:
One plantation in Lexington district, Ogle¬
thorpe county, containing live hundred and
thirty-live and 87 1(0 acres, composed of 225
acres bought W. of Samuei Lumpkin, 132.60a one-half bought
of John Bacon; twenty seven ana
acres bought of O. II. Arnold; twen¬
ty-two and five-tenths (22.05) acres bought of
Mrs. P. A. P. Sims; I7.06acres B. bought Collins, of Samuel
Lumpkin; 101 acres Mary bought Collins, of T. above ad
ministrator of aggregating
number of acres, viz.: 535.70a.
One plantation in Lexington district, in Ogle¬ and
thorpe county, containing seven hundred
seventy-four and 62-100 acres, composed 119.27a of
218.28a known as the Willingham tract;
of the Berry Innd; 117.07a of the Peter B. Itangbn
land; 135a of the William Jiriant land; 185a of
the old Sherwood Maxwell place, aggregating
above amount of 774.62.
One plantation in Lexington district, Ogle
thorpe county, containing one hundred and sixty
acres, more or less, adjoining lands of O. II.
Arnold, the Sherwood Maxwell place, the Berry
place and the old Willingham place and R. L.
Callaway. and Simstpn dis¬
One plantation in Lexington five
tricts, Oglethorpe counry, containing less, known hun¬
dred and seventy acres more or as
the Johnson place.
One plantation in Simston district, Oglethorpe
county, containing one hundred acres more or
less ane known as the Wood or Hodgson place.
One plantation in Woodstock district contain
ing fifty acres more or less and known as the
Booth place. In Woodstock district, Ogle¬
One plantation hundred
thorpe county, containing two and
seventy two and 62 100 acres known as the Mary
C. Benton place.
One plantation in Woodstock district, Ogle¬
thorpe county, containing one hundred and
fifty-two acres more or less, known as the Davis
place. plantation in Lexington district, Ogle
One
thorpe county, containing one hundred and
twenty three acres more or less and known as
the N. M. Mattox p’ace. Lexington district, Ogle
One plantation in
thorpe county, containing one hundred a- <1 forty
acres more or less, known as the Joe Sro-th, "ol.,
place or M. A. Pharr and dwelling place. house in the city
One plantation containing three hundred and
of Lexington
twenty-three and 59 100 acress more or less and
known as the Thomas B Moss place or the Ed
gar Maxwell home place.
Title to all of the above land perfect and pos
session given to purchaser on tile day of sale or
as soon as th 2 purchase money is paid. rented for
All of the foregoing lands are
standing rent in cotton for the year 19 4, the
purchaser will buy subject to these contracts for be
rents. Plats to the said several tracts rnay
seen by application to E. Corry Maxwell, ad
ministrator, and information as to the amount
lor c liich these places arc rented will be given
any inquirer by said administrator and will be
publicly announced as each parcel of land is
offered for «a'e on the day of the sale
K. C. M AX W ELL,
A 'mr. estate Edgar Maxwell.
5
W-OF-COOK-STOVES
, -IS THE
We Carry the Most Complete Line ot them to be Found in Athens.
We carry also the best lines of others of the best makes of Cook ami
Heating Stoves and Ilanges; also full lines of Tinware, Granite ware,
and Hardware all Ilousefurnishings stock. in these lines. of Also floor a complete crowdek Cutlery with these and
We have 60,000 feet space
goods and best assortments to he found in the city. Prices always right.
BONDURANT & CO.,
Ola.yton Street, ATHENS, GA.
BILLUPS PHINIZY,
Cotton 0 Commission « Merchant,
BROAD STREET, ATHENS, CA.
Does Strictly a Commission Business.
Commodious fireproof warehouse Liberal with latest and best appointments for
handling Cotton. advances made on cotton in store.
A. R. ROBERTSON,
Mis and Granite Momsnis aid Tois
AIjso Iron Fencing for Grave Lotn.
VOtJ I respondents© will save the solicited. 20 percent, agent:-,’ commission by buying at the AI hens Marble Yard. Oor.
A. J*. ROBERTSON, A tliens, tin.