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LOST THEIR FRIEND
Children Mourned for Their Gentle
Companion, the Lover
of Flowers.
By JEAN DOUGLAS.
The little old gentleman who
owned the flower shop at the end of
the street was loved by the entire
neighborhood. He lived alone in two
rooms above the shop, and not hav
ing any immediate family to love he
lavished an immeasurable supply of
affection upon the children and his
flowers. They, in turn, adored the
kind, white-haired Mr. Brooks, who
always had a bag of peppermint
drops in his pocket and a bright
blossom to give them for the teacher.
But these were not the onlv things
which lured them to his shop. They
came for sympathy, when punished
at school or the pet dog died; for
Leip when lessons proved too diffi
cult or bruised fingers needed heal
ing, and they came to hear the won
derful stories which he wove about
the most commonplace things. Be
cause he retained his youthful heart
the wonder world was revealed to
him in all its beauty. Here the chil
dren could walk hand in hand with
the gentle love of flowers, but par
ents never crossed its pc-tals. He
could see the tiny elves and fairies
dwelling in each flower cup and
could hear the music of the hyacinth
bells when you gently show them.
He knew that you must never be
cruel to a blossom or shrub for fear
oi hurting the spirit which inhab
ited it.
When school was over for the day
and all errands had been done, little
groups of babbling children could be
seen hurrying toward the flower
shop, and this particular Tuesday
found a company of eight halting in
the doorway. They saw their gentle
friend moving among his plants,
loosening the earth about a helio
trope, caressing a frail orchid and
spraying a thirsty spirea. He wore
his brown rubber apron, which
meant that he was busy, and while
they longed to rush in and clamor
for a slory, they respected the badge
oi labor and halted on the threshold.
So engrossed was lie with his
plants that for a ipinute he did not
hear the suppressed whispering, but
pi'senily lie looked up. "' onip in 1
Come in 1 I have almost finished.
Besides, the flowers and 1 Lave been
looking for you all afternoon.” He
patted each and placed a pepper
mint drop between each pair of rosy
lips.
“Look at me! No unhappiness
today! ihats splendid! Teddv ev
idently found his equations not so
hard as he had feared ; Mamie’s step
mother is evidently in a good humor,
for she is early; Bobby’s toothache
has disappeared, and the rest of us
are as well as yesterday, I hope.”
- Jx?gan to chatter like
magpies, 'with and then an In
telligible word.
here! Must we always
excited at first? Usually
;ten minutes or more are wasted,
. while Mr. Brooks jsat on a box.
“I have sad .news for you, I fear,
morning,\when f came in to
vraicptye J found that the
Sweet jessjrmine elf) had died during
Abe night. ,We had tried so hard to
Tier, so’l investigated the cause
found our enemy the wire worm
inhabiting the soil. I killed him
and buried the jessamine in the/gar
.den”
’ The children were on the verge of
tears until Mr. Brooks continued:
“Now come with me, for 1 have
something to show you; step softly.,
for they are sleeping.” He piloted
them to the rear of the green house
.ami proudly displayed several boxes
of tulips which had just unfolded
their leaves,. disclosing the buds.
“You see, the fairies are sleeping
in their flower rooms and will not
awaken until the sunlight kisses the
buds open. Then you can see them
The laughing-eyed children tip
toed close to the tulips and then as
quietly returned to their places on
the upturned flower pots.
“Now, where did we leave ofT yes
terday, when Jimmy’s mother came
for him? Oh, yes, at the most ex
citing part of the story, when the
glow worms lighted the elfin army
on its journey through the fern for
est in search of the enemy.”
Then the gentle lover of flowers
related how the elves routed the pix
ies from the flower gardens. For
years these destructive little crea
tures had been robbing the flowers of
their honey and pollen, so that the
bees sent a complaint to the elf
king. They ripped open the seed
■
pods before they had ripened and |
tore the green jacket from the .poppy
buds when they were too tender and
young to withstand the chily air.
Three battles were fought, and when
the elves conquered the king ban
ished the pixies to distant territory, j
Just as the gentle lover of flowers
completed his story a form darkened
the doorway. It was Kitty Clark’s
mother. “I am sorry to interrupt
your fairy tale, Mr. Brooks, but Kit
ty must come home and mind the
baby while I cook supper.”
“It’s all right, Mrs. Clark. The
story’ is finished for today, and I
also have work to do. Here is a
I bunch of carnations for the table.”
The woman thanked him heartily
and departed, with Kitty clinging to
her hand.
As the supper hour drew near the
children departed in groups of twos
and threes, until the old gentleman
was alone.
He carefully examined each plant
to see that it required no attention,
and then mounted the stairs to his
living quarters.
The children, on their way. to
school, were surprised to find that
the flower shop had not been opened,
and, thinking that Mr. Brooks must
be ill, Kitty Clark and Mamie
Briggs ran home for their mothers.
After knocking repeatedly and re
ceiving no response, a locksmith was
called to open the door.
They found the gentle flower lover
sitting in his armchair, peacefully
sleeping. Between the leaves of
the book resting on his knees they
found a collection of pressed blos
soms, the silent messengers of an
other wffio also loved children and
flowers.—Buffalo Express.
gotTtTn the eye.
The man who drops a catch at
cricket has usually trouble enough
at his door, but it is hard indeed
when his friendly society comes on
the scene as censor.
In England. Charles Crouch sued
a slate club for ten days’ sick pay.
He had been playing cricket and was
hit in the eye. The slate club de
cided that he met with the accident
by his own fault. Thereupon the
following dialogue in court:
Judge Parry: They mean you
ought to have caught the ball?
Plaintiff: Yes. (Laughter.)
His Honor: It is open to anyone
occasionally to miss it, but one
doesn’t always get it in the eye.
(Laughter.)
The right of a cricketer to miss a i
catch is now* established by law. But i
the delinquent will still have his bad
quarter of an hour even if he does
not “get it in the eye.”
CONSCIENCE FUNDS.
Much more money has been sent
anonymously to the British govern
ment’s conscience fund than to that
of the Americaan government. The
first recorded payment of this kind
was the sum of SI,BOO, sent to Pitt in
1789, with a letter requesting him
to apply the money “to the use of
the slate in such manner that the na
tion may not suffer by its having
been .detained from the public treas
ury. You are implored to do this
for the«ease of conscience to a honest i
man.” Nearly every year since then I
the chancellor of the exchequer has
received a certain amount of con-I
science money. In 1841 the chan
cellor received $70,000 from a per
son who stated that he had engaged
in smuggling for many years, and
that this sum represented all his
profits therefrom. One year the con
science money forwarded by British
taxpayers totaled SBO,OOO.
RARE MND IN EGYPT. ‘
'An Egyptian monument to the
Nile god Hapi, dug up at Memphis, |
where this god was worshiped 3,200 j
years ago, has arrived at the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania museum. In j
all respects except size the find is i
considered as important historically j
as the uncovering of the sphinx, of ’
Barneses 11. The presence of the '
pd Hapi in the Egyptian religion
dates from jhe times of Barneses.,
Hapi was"endowed with a living per- ;
sonality by his worshipers. He was
looked upon as a real individual who
had his residence at Elephantine
island, at the First cataract, temples,
of the Ptgfejnaic period.
FUNNY MAKEUP. „
“That’s your wife across the hall,
isn’t it?”
“That one who is laughing? Yes.”
“They tell me she has a very keen
sense of humor.”
“Yes; but, believe me, she isn’t
nearly as funny as that hobble makes
her look.” —Cleveland Plain Deafer.
I READY FOR AN EMERGENCY
Exchange Considers It Good Idea for
School Teachers to Be Able to
Apply First Aid.
A thoughtful correspondent sends
I me the following newspaper clipping,
which I reproduce for the benefit of
my teacher friends in remote places.
But let me warn —you are not ex
pected to be doctor as well as teacher,
also turpentine on an open wound
smarts. You try it on yourself be
fore applying it to the youngsters. I
believe in cold water, lots of it, for
finger cuts. However, here is the ex
tract :
“Accidents happen in the best reg
ulated families and are not infre
quent occurrences in the best con
ditioned school. How many times
has there been a cut finger, injured
by knife or glass and we couldn’t
find a really clean handkerchief tc
tie it up? How many times have
we seen the bruises become swollen
and painful and w’e just couldn’t
help matters at all ? Often have we
been forced to send the pupils home
because we were unable to do any
thing at all. The most successful
way is to be prepared with a small
box in which may be kept a roll of
clean white bandages with needle
and thread, pins and string; two safe
medicines to procure are a ten-cent
bottle of turpentine and the same
amount of camphor. To this may
be added vaseline and any other
simple remedies with which a teacher
is familiar. .. .
“Turpentine poured on a fresh
cut relieves the pain, helps to stop
bleeding and takes away the fear of
blood poison. Camphor relieves pain
and prevents discolor. Then, with
}' our bandages and strings, you gain
experience in nursing, and at the
same time you are teaching the pu
pils how to care for themselves.”—
Exchange.
FEARED TO TAKE A CHANCE
Early Airmen Gave Notice of Possible
Happening Lest He Should Be
Falsely Accused.
A edrines and his competitors com
plain that they are deprived of the
full liberty of the air. They will
perhaps be better able to bear their
misfortunes when they know those
of the aeronauts of the first republic.
Ale here reproduce a document of
that period:
“Citizen-administrators I have
the honor to impart to you that I
have the intention of undertaking
tomorrow a long aerial journey in
order to make some useful scientific
observations. As it is possible that
the wind may cause me to cross the
frontier of the republic, I come to
declare to you that my intention is
not to emigrate and abandon my
country, for which I fought and suf
fered a long captivity among its en
emies. I pray you to give me an act
of declaration that may serve me as
a passport Salutation and frater
nity.
“Garnerin, Bue Dominique, na
tionoal house of the former Jacobin,
Paris.”—Le Cri de Paris.
IN THE DAY OF THE PASS.
Elisha Lee, the brilliant counsel
for the railroads in the recent arbi
tration proceedings in New York,
said, at a luncheon:
“Well, the poor railroads, at any
rate, have got rid of the pass evil.
Cornelius A T anderbilt used to tell a
story about that. He said that a man
once called and asked him for a pass
over the New York Central to Al
bany.
“ ‘Why do you ask for a pass ?’ said
Mr. Vanderbilt.
“ ‘Because I’m so sensitive,’ the
man answered.
“ ‘So sensitive? AA’hat’s that got to
do with the matter?’
“ ‘Well, I’ll tell you, Mr. Vander
bilt,’ the applicant explained: ‘I
went up to Albany on your line last
week, and I was the only man on the
whole durn train that paid his fare.
The other passengers guyed me about
it like the dickens, and, as I’m. so
very sensitive, I don’t want to go
through such an unpleasant experi
ence again.’ ”
SPREADING WIRELESS.
i Wireless in India is on the in
i crease. During the past year the
' number of stations rose from nine to
fifteen, five of these being inland sta
tions. Special trials showed that Cal
cutta is capable of exchanging with
Simla about 1,600 words during each
watch of eight hours, including repe
titions at Allahabad and Delhi. Two
stations working direct with each
other can, it is stated, deal with a
heavier volume of traffic.
WALNUT RIVER BRIDGE ON
G. M. BURNED SATURDAY.
Over Three Thousand Loss to the Railroad —
Carelessness of Watchman Cause
of Destruction.
Walnut River bridge on the Mon
roe division of the Gainesville Mid-
Railway was almost completely des
troyed by tire Saturday evening,
having caught from a spark from
the freight engine that passes over
the bridge about 5 o’clock every
evening. It is said that the negro
watchman failing to walk the track
after the train passed over caused
the destruction.
An excursion was on this side of
i the bridge returning to Monroe
when the tire was discovered. The
officials, however, had another train
at Monroe that was brought up to
the river on the Hoschton side and
the passengers were transferred
with very little delay.
< /The authorities of the road had
their bridge crew and that of the
Gainesville and Northwestern at
work rebuilding the bridge early
Sunday morning, and was able to
resume traffic yesterday. ,
damage is estimated at $3,1)00.
In Race for Senate.
Mr. S. K. Christopher announces
this week for State Senator. As we
remarked last week, there is no
better man in the county. From a
standpoint of legislative experience
and peculiar fitnes generally, he is
pre-eminently qualified.
A Sailor in Mexico.
Clarence Hosch, sou of the late
John R. Hosch of Hoschton, is in
United States Navy and is abroad
the U. S. ship Tacoma. On May
16th he wrote from Mexican waters
to his mother as follows:
“Our ship left Tampico last night
following the Mexican ships Zargosa
and Bravo of the Mexican navy.
Two torpedo boats are assisting our
ship. The rebels captured Tampico
yesterday morning and the Zargosa,
Bravo and the Vera Cruz headed
for the sea. The Vera Cruz was
blown up before she got out, and om
orders were to follow them where
ever they go until further orders.
“We have suspended operations
until that mediation is over. It
there is any force landed from this
ship I’ll be in it. I am a sharp
shooter and gun pointer on a six P.
I)., which is a light, rapid tire gun.
and witli a good loading crew we |
can fire about 4U times a minute.
“The Mexican Commander pro
tested against our following them,
but our captain told him they could
go wherever they pleased and we
would be right therewith them. If
they open tire on us it will be tiVe
last of the Mexican Navy in about
ten minutes.
“Huerta is going down with a '
crash soon. He stalled this rdw
with the idea of getting all Mexico
Jo unite under him. ?f the rebels
steer clear oftthe U. S. there will be
w rebel president inside of two
laonths, and if it is iw>t \ ilia it
wwn’t be Carranza. My watch is
frwm 12 to 4 am., and guess I had
better turn i .t< and get smiie sleep
ikw.”
Returned Home for 1/acaHon.
Misses Aim'* and RutA Bennett,
tkw attractive daughters:wf Mr. and
Mhis. A. J. Bennett, of near Murray
ville, who hare been in the public
spools at ths® place fcr the past
ta-sm, returned home Friday for the
vacation days. The Misses Bennett
have many Amends hew who are
gratified to know that -they will in
a'H probability return this fall.
Drowned in Chesiatee.
News was received Taere Tuesday
morning oS the death by drowning
of the fourteen yeas old son of Mr.
Dick Williams of Bark Camp which
occurred Sunday at't'iimoon.
It is reported that the Williams
boy andi a smaller brother, with a ! i
Sheriff boy, had gone in swimming,
and the- Sheriff boy seeing that the
smaller Williams boy was about to
drown, caught him and swam with
him to the shore, and before he
could return he saw the other boy
going down. However he swam
within about ten feet of him before
he. went down the last time.
Friends of the Williams family
instituted a search for the body of
the dead boy, but it was about eight
o'clock Sunday evening, however,
before it was recovered.
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Hail County Corn Club.
The boys of the Hall County Corn
club held a get-together meeting at
the courthouse Friday morning, and
many topics were discussed in the
interest of better farming.
During the time taken up in the
discussion, Professor S. \V. Cown,
ninth district agent for the Boys’
Corn club, spoke for an hour, and
gave much valuable information
garding the work of practical farm
ing.
The Hall county club this year has
upward of sixty members, the Oak
wood club having the greater num
ber.
Always Lead to Better Health
Serious sickness start in disorders
of the stomach, liver and kidneys.
The best corrective and preventive
is Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They
Purify ti e Blood—Prevent Consti
pation, keep Liver, Kidneys and
Bowels in healthy condition. Give
you better healty by ridding the
system of fermenting and gassy
foods. Effective and mild. 25c.. at
your Druggist.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for all
hurts.
Caught Him Anyway.
Sheriff Spencer, Stylie Buffington.
1 and Deputy Ward had some chase
■ Saturday night with an ex-convict
1 who has been wanted for sometime
< by a man who paid him out. The
' Sheriff located him out on the
Chattahoochee last Saturday night,
and his deputies set out to catch
him—they did—but not until they
had chased him in and out of the
Chattahoochee lor some time.
Eventuallyhe lost his coat in the
swim, and got so cold that he
gave up.
Coughs and Colds Weaken
the System
Continued Coughs, Colds and
Bronchial troubles are depressing
and weaken the system. Loss of
weight and appetite generally follow.
Get a 50c. bottle of New
Discovery to-day. It will stop your
cough. The first dose helps. The
best medicine for Stubborn Coughs,
Colds and all Throat and lung
Troubles. Mr. (). H. Brown,
Muscatine, Ala., writes: “My wife
was sick during the hot summer
months and I honestly believe Dr.
King’s New Discovery saved her
life.” Good for children. 50c. and
SI.OO, at your Druggist.
Off for the Summer.
The family of Rev. H. AV. Mc-
Arthur left Tuesday morning for
Cave Springs, where they will spend
the summer, returning home about
September Ist. They have made
arrangements for keeping house at
the'swings through the 1 miiner.
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Nothing letter than Electric Bitters
Start to-day. Mrs. James Dunean,
Haynesville, Me., writes:
pletely cuTdd! me after several doc
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Avoid Taking the Drug and
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Plate to Their Comdbtrt
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Dodson’s Liver Tone is ,v harm
less, reliable vegetable-liqj'ti-d... ft is
made to take the place of dangerous
cal ora el.
Calomel in large doses iis a poison.
It is a mineral, a form of mercury.
What it does unpleasantly and
very often with decided danger in
eases of constipation and sluggish
liver, Dodson’s Live; Tone does tor
you safely and pleasantly, with no
I pain and no gripe. Dodson's does
not interfere in anyway with your
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Dodson’s Liver Tone is backed up
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your money back,” as Dr. .1. B.
George, the druggist, will tell you.
Os course so successful and so re
liable a remedy has its imitators,
but these stores have Dodson’s and
will not deceive you.
Dodson never makes extravagant
statements. Dodson’s Liver Tone
has been made from the first to take
the place of calomel. It “livens the
| liver,” overcomes constipation
agreeably and makes you feel good
and. if you are not satisfied com
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hand back the purchase price (50c.)
to you cheerfully, instantly ami
without question.
Uneeda Biscuit
•
A crisp, clean, nutn
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everybody— every
where. Fresh
moisture-proof pack
age, 5 cents.
Zu Zu
The funny little name
of the famous little
ginger snap that puts
fresh “snap” and
“ginger” into jaded
appetites. 5 cents.
Graham Crackers
The natural sweet
ness and nutriment
of the wheat are re
tained, giving them
a delightful flavor.
10 cents.
Buy biscuit baked by
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