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The Obstinacy
Of the Princess.
2)y Troy Allison.
Copyrighted. 1IH8. by C. H. Sutcliffe.
pi'itice, Flo’s too con-
Tlie princess stamped her foot ns on-
- r . etlcnlly ns any ordinary person
would have done. “There's no earthly
, being born a princess,” she said.
wan t my own way occashSmlly, and
1 never get it.’
Ttie minister raised both eyebrows.
*'liiit, your highness, I was sent to rea
son with you.”
•‘There’s no renson in It,” she flashed
hack "There's anything but reason in
,pv being trotted out like a horse to be
Inspected by tilts conceited person
merely because he's decided to marry!”
“To think of the son of so powerful
n throne being called a person!” The
minister’s eyes shone througli Ills glass
es blankly dismayed.
-piie princess shrugged her shoulders
In a noncommittal way; then she seized
the minister by both lapels and contin
ued her argument. "O minister who
Is not plenipotentiary. If you feel too
b n diy about not being able to reason
with me remetyber even Napoleon full
ed once, and maybe yon two will go
<j oWn into history together. As for
ni , lson -_ Tlie princess snapped her
slender Angers disrespectfully close to
the minister's nose und left the room
and (he man.
The sudden Indisposition of the prln-
eess was an unexpected detail in the
preparations for receiving the royal
visitor, who arrived the next day.
She awoke when the tlrst sunrise
crept over the sky. yawning from the
weariness of having spent twenty-four
hours trying to lie still. The gilt clock
showed that there were at least two
hours before tlie palace would awake.
She crept out of lied and dressed
stealthily, threw a light wrap over her
shoulders and wen' through tlie door
that led from her apartments to the
rose garden. She went swiftly toward
the summer house tlmt was her favor
ite retreat. She stopped on tlie thresh
old and stared at the young man com
placently smoking a cigar on her own
pet bench.
lie hurriedly threw away tlie cigar
mid bowed low before her. “Good
morning," lie said, and tlie princess
noticed tlie charm of his voice. "I
scarcely exacted any one else to lie
awake so early In the day. I hope I'm
not trespassing.”
Tlie princess was startled, hut deter
mined at tlie expense of veracity to
keep the household from learning that
tlie condition of her throat was not so
serious as tlie physician had vouched
for.
“I didn’t—er—expect to find any one
here myself," hedging for time to cre
ate ideas. “The fact is 1 have been
awake almost nil night attending tim
er—princess, and when she at last slept
I slipped into the rose garden to be
refreshed by the early morning air."
She looked charmingly confused, and ;
the man, evidently n most polite young
fellow, declared his intention to leave;
her in undisputed possession of the j
rose garden. But the princess wns
fond enough of an adventure to sweep
away a few Conventionalities in order'
to experience the unusual.
“No, no; by nil means remnln seated,
sir," she said, senting herself on a
neighboring bench. “I nm not so self-1
Isli nor, indeed, so unsociable. I judge, I
sir, lhat you are connected with our
ro.vnl visitor’s retinue?”
care much for th
eelted,"
1 bog your pardon!" ho exclaimed iu
astonishment, “l never heard— How
on earth could you get such an idea
into your head?" ho demanded.
Doesn’t he go from one country to
another, expecting all girls of suitable
age and birth to lie trotted out for his
Inspection, just like selecting a neck
tie?” indignantly, "if i were a prin
cess 1 would positively enjoy having
him ask me to marry him!”
He could not take his gaze from the
flushed, piquant face.
“If 1 were a prince I should bo
broken hearted If you treated my pro
posal with such scorn,” he said fer
vently.
The princess rose hurriedly.
“I think I must see If tlie princess
needs me.”
“Won’t you tell me your name," lie
asked, standing with ids head uncov
ered, “and that I am to have the pleas
ure of seeing you later in the day?"
“I am afraid—I must not," she fal
tered, “and please, please do not men
tion that you have met any one here.
I want to lie free to come here again,”
she added innocently.
Ills fnee suddenly lost its doleful
look.
“Would I lie much In the way If 1
haptwned to he smoking my cigar here
when you come?” he suggested boy
ishly.
“Not in tlie least—if you can get
away from the prince," she said ns
she started down the pnth.
On tlie last day of the prince’s visit
she came into the rose garden n trifle
earlier, hut lie was there, just ns she
had found him for tlie last three morn
ings.
“You are leaving tills afternoon, 1
hear,” she said in greeting.
“And 1 am to leave without knowing
your name?" lie asked gloomily.
The princess’ eyes were wistful.
“It’s host to let It remain simply—nn
episode,” she answered, with a reflec
tion of ills despondency.
"But 1 must know—I will know!" He
seized both her hands and held them
firmly.
“I can’t tell you—now," she gasped,
“lint if tlie prince is to lie at tlie regat
ta next month, perhaps I’ll lie aide to
see you then. I know our princess is
going."
The gloominess lifted from ills face.
“I’ll see you—I’ll find you—I’ll defy
all tlie powers that lie—for you!" And
he suddenly took her iu ids arms and
kissed her.
For a moment tlie princess did not
stir; then she gave a startled exclama
tion and slipped from his embrace.
Two days after the departure of tlie
prince and ills retinue she found her
self well enough to go to the room
that the minister considered his own
special den. Her curiosity could no
longer lie restrained, and the minister,
having always proved wax in her
hands, could surely bo induced to tell
all lie knew about the late visitors.
While talking her glance fell upon a
small photograph lying on the table
before her. Her eyes widened and her
breath came faster.
“Who’s that?” she demanded eagerly,
stopping the minister in the middle of
what lie considered a well chosen re
mark.
“Don’t you know?” he asked in astou
ishment. “I believe it Is, though, the
first photograph taken with a full
heard. It’s the prince, your highness,
and lie graciously put his signature on
it for me."
Tlie princess took the picture In her
hand, looked at it intently, then gave
way to a peal of hysterical laughter
The Way the Steeplejack Does
His Dangerous Work.
HIS APPARATUS IS SIMPLE.
A Couple of Bo’s’n’s Chairs, a Trio of
L Shaped Iron Pegs, a Heavy Ham
mer and a Ball of Twine Will Take
Him In Safety to the Summit.
Real Estate.
I which caused the old man to lean over
The man hesitated, then smiled geni-
ally.
"Yes, you aro right. I generally—al
ways, in fact—accompany the prince
in Ills travels."
“Then tell me about him,” she broke
In eagerly. “I shall not be able to get
a glimpse of him while he ia here, ami
I must own to a certain amount of
curiosity concerning him.”
“Upon one condition”—he leaned to
ward her, evidently struck with nn
Idea—“that you tell me ubout the Prin
cess Constancla.”
Shall I ring for one of the maids,
your highness?" he asked her perplex
edly.
Tlie princess sat up and wiped her
eyes gu a dainty lace haudkerchief.
“No, no! Don’t ring! I never felt bet
ter In my life. I have nn inspiration
I don’t want to have a mnrringo ar
ranged for me. There Is no romance
in such procedure. If you will only
leave me free until after the regatta I
promise to arrange for myself a mar
rlnge that will please every soul In the
"A bargain!" she cried, and her eyes country. Give me freedom for one lit
smiled again. “You take first turn. ] tie month,” she coaxed, standing before
You are a visitor, you know." j him and placing an eloquen y pn
He puckered his forehead in a suaslve hand on each shoulder
thoughtful frown. “He’s rather a good He looked Into her eyes helple y.
featured chap,” he said at last doubt
fully.
“Pooh! Of course he Is—always has
his own way and Is never crossed In it,
I haven’t a doubt,” she scoffed.
“There’s where you are wrong,” he
said energetically,
strong a will as—er—as the prince has,
fend they are eternally clashing."
She traded her first bit of Informa
tion with every indication of pride in
it.
"Strong will! The combined powers
°f both your king and your prince
couldn’t equal that of our princess.
And temper! You never saw any one
with such a fiendish temper,” she whis
kered confidentially.
“So bad as that?” feebly. "I—we
heard that she was quite charming.”
"Oh, I don’t deny that she Is rather
nice to look at, but she—she has boxed
'fey ears several times,” beginning to
take a delight In her creative imagina
tion.
He leaned forward and grasped the
Tins of the bench, tense with indigna
tion.
“And you have to submit to it! You
Poor little thing!” his eyes full of com
miseration and admiration.
The princess put on the first meekly
submissive air mortal man had ever
seen her wear.
“What could I do?” plaintively.
“Tlicie are times when she is really
bice 'to me."
“There’s one thing certain,” he broke
In 'vehemently, “such a vixen would not
*fefelfe a desirable wife for tho prince.”
I don't know that he’s too good for
she said defensively. “I don’t
‘I shall never be able to understand
the feminine mind,” he said dolefully.
Shooting Stars.
Shooting stars are not real stars at
, a.v , nil, but are small bodies which the
The king has as earth runs into and which are made
hot by friction in the atmosphere
that they are burned up. The real
stars, as those of the Dipper, are very,
very far away, so far that no one
knows the distance. They are bright
bodies like our snn, but seem like
points of light because they are so fur
off. As the earth moves about the sun
It frequently meets little bodies. It
Is moving so fast that when it stiikes
them the friction in the air is very
great, and usually they are burned up.
They seem like moving stars, but are
really only a few miles above us In our
atmosphere. Sometimes one is so large
that it comes through tho air without
being wholly burned up and falls on
the ground.—St. Nicholas.
Olive Oil and L6ng Life.
Many have wondered at the great
ttg e men attained in Biblical times An
age of 120 years was not at all un
usual in those days for men to attain
in full possession of their faculties be
fore they were gathered unto their
fathers. There is a cause for every
thing. and is It unreasonable to attrib
ute lids long life, in part at least, to
tlie fact that all these men perhaps
Hailv freely used olive oil? They live'
In the land of the olive and regarded
It as one of their greatest earthly bless-
logs for it gave them health and
"length of days.”-Homeopathic Envoy.
in tlie climbing and repair of chim
neys und steeples it is, as In so many
of the upward steps of life, undoubt
edly the first which counts, says tho
New York Times. Once set your man.
with a ball of twine tucked In tlie
pocket of his coat, safely astride tho
coping of tho big brewery chimney
which rears its bulk of brickwork por-
linps 300 feet above surrounding roofs
or on tlie apex of tlie steeple of a
church, ills arm around tlie weather
vnno’s vibrating pole, and you have
tlie menus by which ro|ies, ladders,
senffolding and all the necessary
structure for examination and repairs
may he brought into plnec. To get tho
first man to tho giddy summit— that is
tlie question.
There was a day when tills wns not
infrequently accomplished by wliat at
first sight might appear tlie some
what frivolous method of kiteflying. A
kite having a goodly length of string
nttncliod to Its tall was raised In the
usual manner and gradually coaxed
over tlie steeple or chimney under
treatment, then drawn down until tlie
tail string lay across tlie top. It was
then merely a matter of time and pa
tience to pass a rope over and haul up
a man. But tlie method had obvious
disadvantages. To draw tlie tall lino
successfully neross a chimney top,
still more across tiie pointed spire of
a church, often took more than one or
two attempts. Moreover, there must
be a fair wind blowing at the time
nd a largo open space available close
by in which to raise tlie kite—tills last
condition one not often found about
the chimney stacks or steeples of a
town. Another system wa3 thnt of
ladders built upward from tlie steeple’s
base, exceedingly cumbrous and, iu
the opinion of many modern steeple
jacks, highly dangerous.
The man who on tills morning stands
beside us nt the foot of a great shaft of
brickwork towering skyward from the
very center of a famous northern town
will fly no kite, nor does a wagon load
of sectional ladders wait his orders in
tlie yard. A small man. sinewy and
lean faced, is^ie, and nil tlie tackle that
he needs to take him safely to the cop
ing sixty yards above our heads has
traveled to tlie scene of action in his
pockets or his hnnds. On the ground
before him nre two bo’s’n’s ehnir^
or short planks, through boles nt either
end of which a rope is passed, forming
a loop by which the clmlr may hang.
Beside thorn lie three L shaped iron
pegs or staples. The longer arm of each
peg lias a sharply pointed end and is
nearly a foot in length; the short arm
is but two or three Inches long. The
handle of a heavy hammer peeps from
tlie pocket of our companion’s coat, and
thnt is all.
Taking a staple in his hand, he drives
it into the chimney at a point breast
high above the ground. On this he
hangs a clmlr and, mounting, drives a
second peg two or three feet above tlie
first. On this the second chair is hung.
The upright arm at a right angle to tlie
peg precludes all danger of the rope
slipping off. Nor do the chairs bang
close against the shaft, for strips of
wood projecting from each end insure
a space in which the climber’s legs are
free to move. Now, stepping up into
tbe second clmir the steeplejack drives
ttie last of his three pegs. Above him
is a peg. below another one, on which
hangs a chair. Leaning aside and
down, he lifts this chair and hangs it
above him on the topmost peg; leans
down and with a twist of his fork
headed hammer wrenches out the peg.
This is less dangerous or difficult than
might at first be supposed, for the pegs
are never driven deeply in, having but
the steeplejack’s light weight to bear,
and that only for a few minutes nt a
time, while should the hammer or a
peg slip from his hand It is easily re
covered by means of the ball of twine
in his coat pocket and the watcher
below.
Such Is the system—the mere me
chanical repetition of the* movements
just described—which has enrried him
safely to the top of many a giant stack.
Arrived at the summit of the chimney
he will find holdfasts built into the ma
sonry—sometimes a massive bar
chain is stretched across the shaft—to
which a rope and pulley blocks can be
made fust. This done, he can descend
and reascend at will, scaffolding can be
slung and inspection and repairs be
carried out
Three city lots, large, well lo
cated. fronting oil new street nort 1
of residence of W. 11. Lang A. 1
these lots just in rear of Mr
Lang’s residence. Will sell foi
'■ash or on easy terms.
Lot fronting 110 feet on Non
Harris street, next to residence
lot of Mr. It. M. Brown, between
the Brown lot and the corner.
The prettiest and most desirable
lot m Sandersville. Will sell this
lot for $1,400.00.
Three residence lots fronting on
Davisboro street lying next to
residence lot of Hon. C. I. Dug
gan. These lots are large and
roomy and located m a rapidly
growing section and gOod neigh
borhood. Get prices on these lots.
Get you a lot now while there
are some for sale. Later on you
will regret that you did not take
advantage of the opportunity now
offered. We will sell of build you
a home on easy terms.
We are offering a. nice cottage
home on good lot and in good
neighborhood in South Sanders-
ville, with barn and out houses
for $1,050 and will sell for one-
third cash, balance $15 per month
with interest. The residence can
not be built today for less. See
us now about this property.
A large and pretty vacant lot
lying immediately north of the
residence Jot of Mr. John Loc
hart in North Sandersville. We
lyjve a bargain in this and will
make a quick sale.
1 house and lot on North Smith
street adjoining lot of J. M. Neal.
Large roomy Jot, 4 room house
with hallway, pantry and closets,
in good neighborhood. House new
and well constructed. Now rented
out for ten dollars per month
Price $1,000.
Lot 100x800 feet fronting on
Warthen street und running hack
to residence lot of W. E. Armis-
tead. Four room negro house on
lot which is good building and
well constructed. Can be con
verted into good white residence
cheap. Price $800.
The Walton lot, the most de
sirable vacant lot on Church
street, is offered at a bargain. A
large and convenient lot. Will
sell cheap for cash.
Two vacant lots on Smith stroet
prices 400 and 450 dollars respec
tively, each 91x800 feet, on same
block with new house of the San
dersville Investment Co. We will
build houses on these vacant lots
and sell. Sets us for terms.
G. H. Howaud, Mgr.
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Notice.
On March 1st, 1908, my son,
Ira Roberts, (col.) disappears
from my home at Harrison. 44a
He is sixteen years old, ginger
color, has small scar on upper lip,
had some money on person. Par
ties are warned not to contract
with or harbor him. I will grate
fully appreciate any informatiot
as to his whereabouts and I ask
the officers to look for and arrest
him and notify me at once.
Samuel Roberts,
Harrison, Ga
At the Bargain Counter.
“That sharp tongued Miss Redpepp
has been saying some mighty mean
things about you and your wife.”
"What, for instance?”
“Says you picked her up at a bar
gain counter.”
“Great Scott, I did! She was the
prettiest girl, that ever stood behind
one."—Chicago Tribune.
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If you have the “blues,” or if
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fidence and who have prepared
them with care. You can’t afford
to take any old pills that you see
advertised, but you should be sure
that they are manufactured from
pure drugs by a reliable house.
We make and sell Tom and
Arthur Pills.
Sandersville Drug Co.
Generous.
Professional Faster—I should like to
undertime a fast of four weeks in lids
show of yours. How much will you
pay me. Showman—1 can’t give you
any salary, but I will pay for your
keep.—Fliegende Blatter.
There is as ,vVt no method of progress
known to men thnt is so rich and com
plete ns that which is ministered by a
trillv great friendship —Phillips Brooks.
For Sale.
A very desirable house is offer
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wish this place advertised specifi
cally. Call and see us in regard
to it and also as to terms. Th*
place is well located and iR chea|
at the price, being one of tlie most
desirable 'homes in tlie city am
close to tlie business district.
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It has been prescribed by physicians in this
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