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SIXTH <PAGE
THE SUNNY SOUTH
NOVEMBER 3, 1906.
1 aiks on Timely Topics. j * r x 0 *" e *Lt.
tiou of one o. my grandest travels
through Switzerland, but finding- .-o little
appreciation of this greatest eg Ooa s
auntries, perhaps it would he better to
say no more in its praise.
Mr. I.ockheart, 1 am in correspondence
with the postmaster of said little place,
: and if the hook cannot be found. I'll
: send y ou money for another. I do a good
I deal of traveling, and it is hard to keep
I up wFh me in summer time. Hearty
With tlie Household
All Communications to This Department Should Be Addressed to MBS. MARY E. BRYAN, Clarkston, Ga., Inquiries and
Letters Requiring Answers ty Mail Must Be Accompanied by Postage.
Chat With Householders.
whole world Uin, through the electric bond
j of sympathy.
A portly gentleman, whose avoidupoise
told of high living, now hurried into the
room. ‘‘Tot’s gone! Tot’s gone!” shriek
ed a youngster as he made a dash across
1 the tloor. "If I had a buggy whip I’d
: shoot the man that stole Tot, Tot! O
Tot!”
; As it' in answer to her name, a little
: yellow pug-nosed terrier came frisking
; from the ladies' room. The scene
i was changed; the happy boy danced a
[ jig as he hugged and kissed his dog.
i The audience applauded, and dur.ng the
I uproar I reluctantly made my exit.
HAROLD KING.
Shoemaker’s
Poultry Book
AND ALMANAC FOR 1906,
There is nothing in the world like it. It contain*
224 large pages* handsomely illustrated. A cumber
cf most beautiful Colo eri *’ ales of Fowl*
but not least, Mia madre
benisslme (my best little mater), you
! certainly guessed right! It was not as
A BIOGRAPHY OP JUDGE WILLIAM ! you think, though. "He” has two
R. HOUGHTON.
MONO the books soon to be
published one of the
most noteworthy is a bio
graphy of the late Judge.
William 'R. Houghton, of
Birmingham. Ala. The i
Ibiograpliy will 'he fillet j
■with stirring Incidents, j
and will contain lessons of I
right-living, full of vital j
importance, since it will I
illustrate a life that was i
AVB those of you who
are telepathists caught a
faint echo of wedding
bells? I had no premoni
tion of orange blossoms in sliv
friends being exceedingly Interested in i
"him.” 1 drew Into my shell, th nking ,
that he was indifferent. One friend to d
me that he is very "shy,” and more
timid with me than with other women.
She gave me a bit of his history—that he
led a life of work and study; tnat he
was clean in his habits, honorable in
I-.Is principles and had no one to love li’m
or look after him. That last aopeal’d i
to your humble friend who has made her'j
life's motto, “Help and love those who I
have no one to help them.” But us the I
French proverb says, "I burned my fin- I
•ger? at it!‘ And now, i am very much I
provoked because my peace of mind is ! hookers,
gone! And for all I know “he” may not ‘ aprons.
; nre' The vexation of it is that everyone we were separated, and how reunited is
.tooted to duty and hu-1 should tell you. “Oh, madedo'selle! you I qll «e a romantic one. which I will tell
smiling-” o nt ; m,nd f d ; , BO ! the Household some time in the near
> *<•■* "•> *» ;■«
elf thus! When 1 opened my book box ; do this. He has many friends in the
Dame Decorum marched out, fastened Household, who are glad of his happi-
lier eyes on me and—"astiedShe h ’d : ness, and who cordially wish that it may
queredand poverty stricken state, he won | no use for the lawless little fellow that; continue through life.
success in life, he exemplified the high-j mslsted on being my companion. But!
ia\e vninlv tried to cs’ape ills darts! j Today we have a sunny letter from tiie
i °te to all. most sunnv-hearted of women—Mrs.
HELVETIA.
I gifted Grace St. John asks, "where is
May Philips Tatrum who wrote so
well?” She also voices a question I have
often thought should be taken to heart
I by our philanthropic millionaires. Why
| does not Mr. Carnegie scatter some of
j his golden sunshine in the country where
t.liero are many who have an eager de-
to read but are not able to buy
and
He
the case of our Durward,
and his letter announcing
his marriage was a com
plete surprise. He stole a
march on us all when he
married in Fort Worth,
Texas, Ills -boyhood sweet
heart—whom lie had loved
when lie wore knieker-
sho short skirts and neck
says: "The story of how
■books?
inanity. Whether amid
the trying soenes of war. which he en
tered when he was a boy not nineteen, or
Sn civic life, where by h.s own unaided
exertions after his return to hie con
est traits of manhood, courage, persever
ance, gentleness and humane helpfulness
to his kind. He fought In the bloodiest
battles of Virginia all through the war
with the states. In the awful fight at
Gettysburg he stood at the bottom of
"Devil's Dor,” waist deep in cold water,
and exchanged shot for shot with the
foe that fired from above on him and
Ills fellows. When a scout he performed | bov
the wonderful feat of capturing (aided by '
one comrade! twenty of the federal
troops, effecting this by a daring piece
of strategy.
Farewell. ...... ...... UIIII , . , .
j most sunny-hearted
j Stratner. Fortunately, the storm did no
THE LATEST ON MA harm to her fairy island, though it left
It is with great joy I jingle my merrv tearful and fatal traces on the sea coast
bells before our Household shrine Put near her ‘ and shc is fuI! of s >' m P'-tthy
me under the mater's desk, so t „ n n ! ^ or ,he fishermen’s wives, some widowed,
hear all the secrets
confide to her. 1 wo... ten. vn,. — p ,. rsonal damage to Pierre le Beau
In civil life. Judge Houghton, notwith- a,ld >' ou will agree with me when
standing his modest reserve, was recog- j
nL.ed as a man of quiet power and great i
resource. Also, he was known as the I
friend and helper of struggling talent j
and the unostentatious dispenser of a
wise charity. His ibiograpliy will be in
teresting and instructive.
M. E. B.
“OLD ST. AUGUSTINE.”
Nothing more beautiful in the souvenir
line can be found or desired than the
booklet, "Old St. Augustine,” consisting
of Montgomery Folsom’s graphic and i
finished poem—‘‘Old St. Augustine”—il- I
lustrated by twelve pictures of the old j
city, its ancient fort, and other old |
buildings, streets and points of historic ;
interest. These pictures are perfect as |
specimens of the photographer’s art. No i
spot in America has such interesting his- |
lorlc associations attached to it as St.
Augustine. Tt was founded by the Span
ish under Mendez 42 years before the
settlement at Jamestown was made. Its
history is checkered and romantic, rich in
incident and vicissitude. I have often
wondered why some great drama or ro
mance of the new world in the sixteenth
• entury has not been written having St..
Augustine for its stage. Despite the
ravages of time, the old part of the city
is intensely interesting and picturesque
today. The ancient houses ‘built of
coquina with balconies overhanging the
narrow shell paved streets; the fine, broad
sea wall, protecting tho entire. ocean
front of the city, the old fort, originally
called St. Marco—the most notable
structure on our continent—built of co
quina by negro slaves, Indians and pris
oners of war. and requiring a. hundred
and sixty-four years for the building, ali
these, together with charming views of
road sweeps of sunlit sea, and glimpses
of palm-shaded plaza, are among the ex
quisite illustrations in this attractive
souvenir, which is bound in green and
.old. stamped with the royal seal of
Aragon. The illustrations and the artis
tic, designing of the book are the work
of Miss Kowena Griffin, of Stone Moun
tain, Ga. It 1s a lovely book for a holi
day gift—the price
mensurate with it
value.
I can
you Householders
won’t tell; you know
s can keep secrets. Elam forgot when
lie told his experience at the home of
our Gerry. Didn’t you, Elam?
I have been the best of cherubs today.
you there * ,el1
others stripped of clothes and provisions.
Nor did the wild storm king do any
tho-g’i !t injured to some extent the
schooner in which he has a half interest
and the new theater building in which
r. Bui toe theater—
which is owned and managed by a few
■was a circus in town, and enterprising youmg men—will open this
passed right by our gate and I didn’t go— month with a strong play. a.nd bids fair
narrj step. The calliope stood near; to he a most profitafcle investment. Our
enough for me to smell her sweet breath Pierre, who has several irons on the fire
ld P* a yod that dear old piece, "If tho of enterprise, yet finds time to hold com-
* en ' ere a!1 Transported Far Beyond munion with the poets—has had none of
the Northern Seas." That put me to ; the pleasant or profitable happenings m
, lln <ln k w iat if It were true? and the! his life this -fall to please him so well as
lassies had no man to smile on except the 1 m s taking his third Masonic de;
is an enthusiast about Masonry.
nee. He
lone one in the moon; what a bad time
there would be In our part of the world.
But, let s talk about the circus. Pa bet! Nothing for a long while has so sur-
me (and pa is a good Methodist! a nice'prised and pleased me as to read in Tom
suit of clothes against a glngereake that j Lockhart’s own peculiar, but perfectly
I would see old Forepaugh’s attractions, j i cgtt)lo writing that he had been taking
and I took him up and did not go; Just
stayed at home and wrote letters to tho
girls. I didn’t tell any secrets, for no
body knows who the girls are. do the)-. I
Meb? I
;i„,i ..., _ , to this bright, buoyant nature—chained
we certainly sailed Into a good one onu .
ma lately. If my ma Ires a weakness it I / S ° n t:tnlnse Providence tn a mattre8 ®
is her love for beautiful laces, and she' fo . r 20 yearH ' . I,ow Ulaay t,Rles Ulis
prides hers'blf on her knowledge of the! w ' d ‘ a!ld think over the in
flimsy stuff. «he frequently comes home I c,dents scenes connected with those,
from church expatiating thtisly: "Mrs., Iitde trips.’ How many fanciful and
■because of his verses, "Give Fs a Show'."
Surely "John” will he good now. I won
der why those evolutionists choose the
monkey from which to make ua descend
or ascend? I’ve seen people tricky,
treacherous, grasping and prone to all
vice just like monkeys are, but they
are the exceptions. Now, there Is the
behr—did you ever sec a bear walking
through a field of com and gathering
roasting ears? Or thumping anu test
ing the watermelons so as to pick out
Violet asks if some of the Household- Just the ripest ones? And what is more
an send her a poem published sev- human-like than a bear picking huckle-
1 years ago in The Bumvv South ate a v pl ? ce °r b , ear - meat onco
i? * >.rp, r jr -nr~* t wtii —^>ut that was before I had seen a
r ovo d Irito^lil gvhfi A Selklr - 1 She mother ' h< *' ar cuff her baby, and send it
' ■ . . J ' , k . ‘ ®. h ° awa >' crying, and, no doubt, making reso-
wrelies to set the poem to music. Sjbil lutions for good behavior in the future.
Selkirk died two years or more ago. It 1, too, made a resolution once
Emily SiJkirk. of California, author was that nevermore would I practice
“The Stigma.” whom we have with cannibalism. I could forgive anyone
us. Sybil Selkirk’s daughter is one of for saying that I had evoluted (upwards)
our readers and she has no doubt pre- ,Ioni a hear, a horse or a lion; but from
served this poem written by the mother * FaZ^N^’XcS^nald. yes. we are
whom she devotedlj loved. almost near enough to each other to
e are glad to add Mr. Moreland (I hold a social confab over the backyard
think It la Lieutenant Moreland), of the : fence. I've been In Inverness, in fact, I i
army of the Philippines, to our House- j gave the town and Its best people a I
hold circle. Our readers will enjoy his i write-up In a special edition of The
poems, written in camp far from home Crystal Elver News Ask Mr. Faraock.
and
feeling an d delicate, fancy. Our House- ; family, rather-then when any of them
hold poets are far above the average, ! drive over here on ^business or pleasure
as is being generally recognized. Harry ;!bent, get in the buggy and come along.
Dean Is as good at verse as at sketch j So some of you'all think I am prone to
writing, which Is no small praise. Why , "sunshiny?” Well; why be other-
do we not hear from Enola? Wo are , , St ’ • If there Is a noxious weed and a
glad to have Veil Verne and Eugenia beautiful flower to see. why look at the
with u> again; also Engineer, who sends
u, w i iitt.il ill taiiiu uu uvm uumg , . , _ __ „ — * —
friends. They are full of poetic | ( ’^ orRC . Carte L or any of
j — .rv.... I ‘bat court house crowd about nie-or my I whether both be weak
PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP—MECHAN
ISM OF THE THEORY. .
In considering whether or not we shall
give platonic friendship a trial :n our ^
own lives, it is aavisaibte to
in mind the mechanism of the theory..
Briellv stated, it comprises the following! i nv . m ntc. It t«lls All about nil kinds cf Thor*
oufsrtihr d F o w 1 h with life-likf! illustrations,
. r« a i n. outinnf lie- and prices of same. It tella how to raise iwuitry
Plutonic friendship ct r ■■ • , guccessfully and how to treat, all diseases common
tween people in whom the animat 1 nmontt them. It gives working pians and illn *a
nates the mental and spiritual nature, orj tions oi convenient Poultry Houses. I- tells all
In the event that only one of the two | about
incubators and Brooders.
nor among the lower classes of sO-cal.< d , R . Jrni fn „ nratmetions for operating all kinda of
civilized nations. * Incubators. This chapter is marvelously eotnpleta
2. Platonic friendship canno: exist be-i ail( j dollars to anyone using an lncbitor. It
tween two people who have once been , gives deseriptiems and pn.-es of Incubators. Hr *
trnlsr in Inv. tvlth each oMier n> and all kinds "f Poultry Supplies. In fact. :t
. y rJ . - ^. Uh 1 1 t nnV, nvie Th- 1 *0 encyclopedia of cliickendom and will !■*. mailed
3. Platonic friendship cannot exist <>t to anyone on r ,. ( eipt of only 15 cents. Y*,„- money
tween two people, either o1 whom < a- , returned if not pleased.
teems shallow conquest above genu.no ,
affection.
4. Platonic friendship, like any othrrj
friendship, is conditioned upon both pur-1
ties to it 'being unselfish enough to drawl
out the best In each other and to make v.hlte asters, Mrs. Rumbold .stood un.lef
sacrifices for friendship’s sake if neees- the old Clin, its yellow and ormvn leaves
sary. No weak soul, capabhi of being frost Kissed, failing around nor. t ho
Irritated by the world’s busy tongues, toi.-calloused haiius, larg. of joint and
ought to attempt it; for It will result in
pain to both parties in every such case,
whether one of the two be strong or
. SHOEMAKER. Box 016, FR3EPORT II.7.
In a fine looking negative of a recently
taken photograph and pleads—as do a
number of others—to have a picture of
“Lomacita—the Beautiful,” as Sameth
rails her. published. I hope she will
semi us her picture for the Household
number, and that Fineta will send hers.
As soon as our editor, who lias been in
California and Colorado on a. long holi
day, returns we will arrange for the
Household number. I have stories anil
■sketches and poems by a number of
our members for that issue, which 1
hope to make interesting and varied.
M. E. B.
I a trip (of seven miles) and had witnessed
■ two ball games. I could imagine with a
j thrill of sympathy how very much those
Who was it that kindly sent me the
beautiful little book souvenir of De
Funiak springs, tho Florida Chautauqua?
The views are lovely and full of inter- do i
est. Another unique booklet I have re- |
ceived is from one of our members, Mr.
George Wheeler, journalist and story
writer. It is called "Gems of Verse,” a
little collection of short poems compiled
by Mr. Wheeler and hand printed in
colors. Some of the verses are original
and there Is an acrostic to The Sunny
South, which ive'll (give next week.
M. E. B.
If your face aches when the cor
ners of your mouth are turned down,
why not turn them up? If there's a.
stone In your path, why stumble over it
instead of kicking it aside, or walking
around it? When trouble conies meet it
in a practical manner, remedy the evil
if possible; if not. shoulder It, and carry
it in the easiest way you can, and be as
cheerful about it as you can. Of course,
there come troubles and sorrows that
leave the heart bleeding and every
nerve on the rack; sometimes they
threaten to make us lose, all faith anil
trust in our fellowmen; but at such
times one needs but to go into that si
lence of which Italy Hemperly speaks.
Tn that silence is God.
MBS. GEORGE H. STRATNER.
N B.—-Mother Meb. as the eat (oh.
those abominable cats!) seems to have
gotten my verses anent the kissing
question, I send herewith others. Please
let John’s monkey's get at them.
M. M. S.
5. Although platonic friendship has in
it every element that love lias save one
—passion—the two can scarcely be com
pared, being so different, though alike;
but this much is certain: Jealousy may
■be an accompaniment of lasting love, but
of lasting platonic friendship, never,
sion may find an excuse for jealousy, tout;
noble friendship knows no such selfish
ness.
Given, then, two people oT sufficient
purity, strength, deptii and unselfishness:
to be capable of platonic friendship, and ;
who have not been previously in love
with each other, the theory presupposes*
that they will be people of common sense, j
Being such, they will realize that, by!
reason of the close resemblance between'
the two emotions (they having every elc- j
men* in common except one), it is pos- j
sible for a bona fide platonic friendship
f th
huim
prominent veins, nervously planed tno
hem of her apron. Tne rounded snoutdeiA
me look of patient enuurance, Lie pa-
t lie uc droop to the sunken, toothless
mouth, all bespoke a «Tfe ot hate work
aim worse, hard words from tne man
who, thirty years before, sue ban prom
ised—God j.iiy her—to love, honor and
obey.
’’’Pears like pa gits harder to git along
.] with every nay he lives. Seems line t
never wanted to go any place in my Ute
as bad as I want to go to the fair, tt d
omy take 50 cents to ride on tne cars
ami 25 to git in the grounds. Why, a
couple of these nens 'uu bring that much,
i wonder if 1 could. Want'd pa say I
don’t care. I’m again' to do it. Its most
line rebellion or sompthin .”
Next day three yeilow-legged Plymouth
Rock hens began their journey to the
city in tne hucksters coops anti Mrs.
Rumbold quietly hid a silver uonar under
the ciock.
"Am I a soldier of the cross,
A follower of the Lamb,”
e thin old voice as sh*
lignt bread in pans
to drift into love unless each of the tw«: nuaver ed
already loves elsewhere. It is the part k nt ,. Vue( i
of wisdom, therefore, to examine for pos- | • u hat ye'yellin’ so fur? Must be glad
siblf: cases ;n whi<*n tins result coulu; rUZ corn erap’s a failure, ain’t ye?
bring aught tout happiness j you wimmin do beat all. Here's tiling"
Among alt the conceivable cases, we 1 g*oin’ to rack and ruin anu you screeclnn’
shall find upon investigation out two ln-j a t tb( . t 0[) t) f v -,. r voice.'
Well, pa; T hope my sin gin’ didn't hurt
little trips? Mow many
Jones looked superb today; she had real; humorous ■ stori «'s will his rich imagina-
ducliesse lace draped on her waist; it: | tlorx weave about them? Tie will make
must have cost $50." Again. “Mrs*, i more out of them than one of us, who
Brown’s dress was real pretty, but the; ar " not ossified—makes out of tne hun-
lace on It was machine made.” when iP j dreds of experiences and observations of
all looked alike to me. j years. Some of our shut-ins and semi-
Now she has a merchant friend whom ! invalids certainly seem to get wonderfully
she is always guying for bringing on such ! great results out of their limited oppor-
a shabby line of laces. She is constantly tr,..ities. There is Margaret Richard—
advising him to get some one who knows i our brave, sweet maid Margaret. She
how to select the laces for his store. He I fairly radiates energy and will-power.
wife happened to drop in | Delicate and fragile as a. Persian lily.
and his little
for tea the other evening arid tny ma
brought, out her hobby.
"Oh, Mr. Blank,” she said. ”T want
you to see some perfectly handsome lace
that I bought from a Mexican woman
yesterday. It is every bit hand-made, and
the loveliest patterns I ever saw; Just
the kind I have always tried to get you
to handle. Of course I had to pay rather
dear for it,” she rattled on. "but that
does not signify when you are getting
so me t h ing lia nd-made. ”
By this time the lace was unrolled and
spread out for inspection, and it looked
beautiful. Mr. Blank gazed at it as if
fascinated. He carried it close to the
iiglxt. passed it though his fingers and
leing in no way com- i bis eyes took on a mischievous look,
artistic and literary i Turning to ma h« asked;
TRAGEDY AND COMEDY IN A
STATION WAITING ROOM.
I was sitting tn the waiting room of
j the Terminal depot in Atlanta, Ga., one
; evening: recently, whiling: away tho couple
!hours that intervened before it was
j time for the opera. a station waiting
j room in a big city ig a kind of stage,
: affording kaleidoscopic scenes from real
i life, some amusing, others sad and tragi-
! bo*l* Actors of various nationalities appear
upon th! s stage, unconsciously taking part
; in the "eontimioais performance.” A serv
ing woman, softly crooning an old lullaby
as she. paced the marble floor with a daln-
. tily wrapped bundle of humanity in her
; arms, attracted my attention. l
felt as 1f transported to child-
, f ood again and was once more a
j mischievous barefoot boy back in my old
j plantation home on the murky Yoeka-
, nookany. A er'C party from the street
j entrance now appeared. The grain-fleek-
! od tresses of the pretty girl in Alice blue
j wasi sufficient evidence that a bride was
j in out midst. I noted with pride the!
j splendid physique of the handsome groom.
J Truly was he a typical young American.
[ Would he bear the brunt of life's storms
, or would its showers like the rice fall
j more heavily on the head of his frailer
mate. But why surmise or push the cur-
OCTOBEK JOYS ON CRYSTAL RIVER r^t^LT'JT rS' unto
FLORIDA. ^ ( tho oar shed when a piercing scream rent.
Dear Sunny b newts: Three weeKs j air. Silence and suspense held ns
past without my reading the Sunny : : .p ul i bo n nd A sobbing young mother
South, then 1 5?ot hold of them all in a • ~
bunch The latest threw me a few passed through witn a tiny babe Ciasped
bouquets, so must respond with a, "thank- i to her breast. The iittle life had ceased
‘y end publish a little maga- v0 **' qi- course [ haven’t time, but I ! with the stopping of the train. Then and
halfway 'believe that I cannot finish up there I realized that sorrow makes the 1
stances in which danger may lurk, and
in both of them—which I shall treat in
another paper—the fault lies not with pla
tonic friendship, but with the people who
abuse both it and themselves. By din*
of wilful ignorance or carelessness on*
can work harm with the best and least.
did
witli
harmful things In the world. As an old the h
the corn,
spirit.
’ Wal. T dtinno; it s
to hurt sompin’.”
On tiie morning of
she anxiously watched
mild show
Uore bad enous
there is none of the lily's “toil not” in
MaiJ Margaret.
She writes constantly and acceptably foi
different periodicals north and south;
shc :s tiie agent of others—an active
successful agent. Site copies Gibson heads
so beautifully that they find ready sale
with demand for more, and she rests
herself by lying back on her pillow and
dressing dolls to be sold at the exchange
for shut-in work. By the way, dear Mar
garet. I want you to tell one of the
Household’s invalid girls how site may
join the shut-in league, i know they
have »
zine.
TATER DIGGERS’ TIME.
Talk bout de wedder
And talk about de ’’clime”—
1 litre d* good fall season.
’Case it s tater diggin' time.
’Taters roas’in’ In de ashes,
'Possum growin’ fat.
No yawn In dc cawn-crib?
Well, 1 ain't a-feared er flat.
Dey’se le'oied on my cotton
Dey's lebied on my mule—
I'll eat dem taters ’fo dey’s rotten;
Dis nigger ain t no foot.
Dey praises up Thankssivin’
When de tucky's baked in state.
But I'm mighty glad I'm livin'
When day’s ’possum on my plate.
saying pithily puts ‘t. "You can choke
dog to death on mush.”
“One shouldn’t tamper with a thing
that is the least dangerous,” says some
one complacently—"better not have any
friends as all.”
Bless my soul! Then we must discard
about everything we use. I would con
sider popcorn a harmless indulgence,
wouldn't you? Well, two men near my
old homo ate. too much popcorn,
died. They didn’t treat that
milk the cows
eventful day.
her husband slop
“I
Big log fire a-blazin'.
Banjo here to boot;
I’d jes' go slow amazin'
1!!' I heard ole Gab'ral toot.
TRl'E’H EART.
right, and I submit that it shouldn’t
bk.rned for their intimperanee—*w-nott
that intemperance was due to ignoran
gluttony, lack of other food, or any
other reason whatsoever. WouMnT they
have died of starvation or of eating too
much of something else it the popcorn
haun t been tnere? i he gre.aiest hin
drance humanity has in its painful strug
gle upwara is its pronencss to lay us
own faults at the uoor of s mieth.ng else.
Did you ever notice how tew f*eo] to you
meet who arc ready io aeknowieuge a
blunder, who will step out fr
say, ’that was my t.iult only
ever you find anybody who nas Mih:
tnuc'i courage and candor you may know
that von are in the presence ot a supe
rior person.
Let us have a little common sense. A
man in this town got ms hanu giued to a
live wire and never knew what killed
him; at least, in this world. Presto! we
must all have the lights taken out of our
houses at once to insure against a like
fate. I think that for my part I'd rather
take the trouble to look where I pur my
■hand or to see that the wire is insulated.
Tf I installed lamps or candles or gas.
the lamps plight explode or T might for-
ind cnop wood-
wish he wouldn't potter so; I’m
afeared I’ll miss the train.”
,Being assured that he was safely off
for the cane field she hastily donned her
best black calico, and tying on her black
sateen sunbonnet, set off tor the station
After waiting impatiently for the din
ner bell, Mr. Rumbold went to the houao
to find a cold dinner on the table and
on bis plate a not", which he read, snort-
nd they ling with rage between sentences,
popcorn! "Deer pa, I take tny pen in hand to
I have went to tho
cat in and I hope
j let you know that
r! fair. .Don't let the
j you won’t mind.”
"Huh! Guess she trunks I’ll hitch up
and meet her tonight, ^est let her foot
it and maybe next time she won’t bo so
! keen to go.”
| At. sunset a wagon load of neighbors
, stopped at. the pasture fence where Mr.
I Rumbold was driving home tiie rewtf.
“Uncle John, did you ”
"Now. Len. you break tit
| blurt it out that uwav.”
I coin’
o' , ' “Darn
‘.y. nna , gently?’
ain't
news—don't
to tel! him
.•holted out the old man:
fling against his wife
the terrors of the un-
vith a newly awakened
him speechless,
train, it ran into the
Lynn, and a good
M. E. B.
BIG
"When did you buy this lace?”
"Yesterday.”
"How much olid it cost you'.”’
"From 50 cent;} to Si a yard," ma re-;
plied, with a knowing toss of her head.
"Well, Mrs. Hearjsill, 1 soid this very
Blank, yon surely must
In the
piece <>
morn-
' it at
THAT “LITTLE” GREAT
SWITZERLAND.
Switzerland is a wee bit of country i
iiat may be put in Uncle Sam's vest
pocket when it comes to its size, but If j
you eonsiider it in the light of its won-!
lierful institutions, its fine laws, its su- 1
perior educational possibilities, well,
:hen. my Uncle (Sam) will have to bow
,iis head and acknowledge himself away
behind.
Do you know that Switzerland was !
first to open the portals of her univer- !
slties to woman? That her education tl i
possibilities date further back than that
of any country? That in the annals of \
her history alone women fought in batt e j
for their fatherland? That the law- i
makers get the smallest salary of any \
other nation, and that the highest p si-;
tion-s are therefore honorary? That bribery.!
under any form is unknown? That they* for a tramp in the garb he wore. Elan)
take better care of their own than any wasn’t sharp. Next time you go oourtifur.
The hardest part of the task of edit
ing a department like this is that con
tributors expect their letters and
sketches always to appear promptly, and i
feel neglected if they do not. A con
tributor often fails to realize that ills
contribution is one among the 20 or 30
... _ received every day, all of which must
ace to that woman for 0 and 5 cents , ', , , ,, ,
- ne read, edited and assigned their proper
places. Where there is a lively discus
sion going on, those who write about it
must needs be given precedence, or their
letters will lose timeliness. All letters
.. ... .about discussed questions, however, can-
the prices named. jnot be published as this would take all
- a was pe^f^ctly .lorrifi^d; she was (j ie g pacc an<i leave no room for variety,
so taken in and she looked so badly sold A few of tho. contributors are always
t.ru no one laughed; v:e all just stretched j timely and their letters, poems and
01,1 G - <JS an< * changed the subject; but I ^ sketchc" often appear, but be assured
nev er hear her mention lace any more, j that when two articles by the same
I think our Gerry is a trump, the queen | writer appear in one issu<* of the paper,
''* benits, from her picture in the Sunny, p is due to one of these having been
and i don t blame lier for taking Elam 1 handed in previously and left over. It
Is found in “making up" and put with
the other one hv tire same writer which
rd.”
“Oh, M
mistaken!"
“Come «»ov. n to my store
I ing and I will match every
of the world's work during my lite-
time anyway.
Cairn your fears. Mother Meb; though j
the storm made our chickens take to the j
tall timber, and made the dogs come in j
land order upstairs bedrooms, wo are not ■
so very much the worse for that extra !
•breeze and salt liquid. Wish I could
j sav as much for others. •
j You ask me to tell you how I enjoy
; the autumn weather: I can't; there's |
so very much of it. Such skies! Such
.playfulness and vagaries of waters! Such j
woods! Such birds! I rise early in the I
morning, take a long look at the sun— j
oh. when it comes my time to die I hope j
they will carry me out on the upper l
veranda, turn lhy face towards the east, i
and let mo watch the smn rise; I will
then die happy. It comes up over the ;
distant palms, then it is reflected In the ;
clear crystal waters of the river; above, i
the clouds are either red, blue or pearl- j
, grey with edges tinged with gold, and i
“What—what!
ail the bitter
dying away, and
known combinir
conscience to mak
“Why, tho
ac-omtnodation
many "
But the heavy shoes had borne him be
yond hearing. As he passed through the
yard, mother’s apron fluttered from a
nail beside the kitchen door and, paus
ing an instant, the clumsy fingers pressed
it tight against his face.
Urged by the .whip, etd Jerry galloped
down tile lane, while behind him rattled
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get and blow out the gas or set my dress land bounced the old surrey. At the turn-
afire in the candle. Now would it lie! ing across the goldenrod, a well known
exactly to my taste to sit in darkness j black bonnet bobbed nastily along,
always? "Mother.” the voice sounded childish,
No, my friends, you can’t escape dan-' and quavered off into a treble,
ger as long as you are in this world, no j “Why, pa, ye didn’t think I was hurt,
matter how many things you leave our i did ye’.’ Maybe 'twas a jedgment sent
of your life. The only safeguards within because I went."
our reach that will eliminate blunders; "No, I'm giad ye went, mother. I
and consequent pain in any line you can j wisht I'd a went, too.”
mention are knowledge and self-control, j The arm clad in hiue and white shirt
You had better investigate this question sleeve awkwardly found its wav around
of Platonic friendship, therefore, and act • mother's bent shoulders and the sunbon-
aecordingly. If you cut it out entirely, . net fell off as lie, to her surprise, pressed
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY.
from the sun itself there then radiates [ jt vlll i-oduce excess fat and build tip the strength
a warm glow that puts life into the 1 »nd health of any one who eats it regularly for
heart of the world, and— a shnrt ,ime - R is a product
But I must stop and feed the chickens, i <|vBr/5jK!, of nature, ’delicious to the t#sto
My path—that shell levee—is now lined I and safe and harmless in all
with goldenroik), and wild chrjsanthe- j its properties. It will not ia-
for various munis run riot with tiie. morning glories. : jure the digestive organs as
md letters i ^ marsh hen or two is walking about. , TjBjra'yfE'Sf so maty drugs and medicines
Orton and Mason wear long-tail coats, and ' aro kept back to- quite a while. The I Hakes'me^ ton ' rime fo I STOjlfelft do.
these wouldn t do out west. By the way. | mere reading of so much manuscript ; w .^ Ik thfi i^gth of that shell road. Sud- i WmBiiMir ««"«« fruit Mixture trill
J rton f while you remain so un\£cide<J \ requires it great deal of time and it <jenly the harsh sound of the first ring:- j positively reduce surplus fat
ibout the women, don t bother; you will, seems unavoidable that some letters , ing of the breakfast bell sends me ; rapidly and do so without harm
other country? She nas beautiful homes, old Ijoy, trade Durward or Knight of the! was sent in ’ater
not .poor-houses for the aged, retired wire out of some of their rigging and! j t sometimes happens that ft
teachers, etc., where charity is not men- thpn , v , “ . sometimes Happens tnat
tinned, and where they are well treated .\‘ r ’ ',, 'L " rP : No ( v ’ 1 imagine! reasons interesting sketches a;
In France tills nart of humanitarianlsm Orton a.id Mason wear long-tail coats, and : are kept back for quite a w
In France this part of humanitarianlsm
belonged to the Roman church until late
ly, but their “establishments of charity” i
cannot be compared to the '‘institutions'' 1
of the federal government.
Now .after nil this can you cal! Swltz-i
eriand "insignificant." dear tonuac., a'.’
I am fairly well posted on government. :
but for sake of the Sunny I shall study j
it thoroughly this winter. •
Switzerland and its children made the '
ife gleam of my chit hood happy, and I j ,lliln 5 good wishes from the court jester ] qualified to judge.
am trying to be grateful, and above alt.' t hide my bells nn.l say good night. ;
utst. 1 was going to give you a d scrip- j Weatherford. Tex. IKE. j In one .»f her beautiful
make a fine old bachelor in time, and the ; should go astray or be misplaced while j scurrying on to the orange grove (you
girlies don’t care. You may be a little j others tire written dimly In pencil, or oualit. to see—and taste—those oranges),
crusty at times, but you can move your ; on both sides of the paper, or jire hope-; 1 open the doors of the coops, scatter a
boarding house when your landlady can’t tessiv long But many are excellent- * ; bucket of feed, and leave the chickens
stand you. See? But I must be going, it's and writers are constantly improving their morning feast, while I
time to juice the cow for my ma. so with I and are receiving praise from those well . Second'“'and final ringing. (Tiie morn-
| Ing- dew i3 beautiful to look at, but it
J wet3 one so).
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} After breakfast I have to brace my-
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I There arc the oysters, fat and lucious, .
! tempting me to go along with the pic- j
j nickers l>ent on having an oyster roast; ,
i the squirrels chatter about ripe nuts In
• the woods, and my double-barrel shot- ,
i gun tries to point out the fact that those [
• Mine squirrels are just ripe for a pot- ■
, pie. Tiie birds of various tines flit about
and tell each other how silly we liumans j
arc. who keep ourselves siiut up in a i
I house—those mockingbirds especially J
twitter and warble and trill until 1
snatch up my hat and tell the girls that j
T’ve something to do in the garden, j
Those mockingbirds, too. have a lot to do
in my garden, and when I see liow they
bite off ”•* English peas, my radishes,
I and ott, . ader plants 1 want to wring
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you would have got from it.
Always provided, of course, that you
aro a person capable of platonic friend
ship. No matter how good a thing may
be for a healthy person, it is likely to
injure a diseased one, because nts sys
tem is out of order. If you arc not
sound in your spiritual body, don't ’ry
platonic friendship—it is not tire tiling
you need. Take a little course in hard
thinking and solf-control first, and gt '
' out into the sunshine and pure atmos
phere of high ideals. After a while you
i will feel the craving for better company
than yourself coming naturally, and you
; will take it wherever you find it, without
| stopping to question what sort of dish
1 it is sewed in. To get good results, we
j must work according to nature's laws.
! whether in the physical or the spiritual
! realm, ami 1 by no means prescribe a
■ sudden dip into platonic friendship.
| I do say, however, that if you work up
j to It gradually and use common sense
; about that the same as you would other
! things, you will never have cause to re-
. gret having given it a fair, lionest trial
I in your life I speak whereof I know,
i .because I have proved it in tny own ex-
! perlence—not once, but many times.
! There are many questions that I am not
{ certain about, but platonic friendship is •
■ cot one of them. Sincerely.
lomacita.
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{caught so many wildcats that I thought
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TOMy show, for it. was a sure enough show to
.see that big beast with his cruel paws I
tn*mi;- the trap, and snarling, spitting,
henu me your „ 1L . v couldn't
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MOTHER’S FAIR-GOING.
“Fa.”
"Huh?” sullenly and ungraciously.
"Don’t you think we could go to the
fair if ” ,
"No. I don't think we could go to the !
fair, and what's more, we ain't a-goin'. j
1 swan to man, Mary .Jane. J believe j
you are plum' crazy ’bout that there fair. !
It's fair, fair, fair, from daylight till j
dark. What on airth possesses you wim- j
min folks to be alius on the gad, Is mor'n i
I know. First thing you know we’ll land I
up in the pore house, if ”
But. the barn had swallowed up the I
form clad in hickory shirt, jeans trousers j
and weather-beaten’str.v-.’ hat, and ”pa.’” I
muttering to himself, began to measure j
wheat for the mill.
The big barn doors swung lazily to
and fro, banging sullenly as tney touched
the barn. In the barn lot. sleek cows
waited impatiently for the bars to be let
down and allow them to nip the tender
clover. Jack, the tawny Shepherd, eyed
first the cows, then the door through
which his master had disappeared, won
dering if it would be safe to enjoy a ride
swinging on old Bess’ ta::, a frolic often
rewarded with the whip. A buzzard slow- ,
ly circled in the clear, cool October air. j
With faded blue eyes gazing unseeingly
over tiie hills covered with purple and
a clumsy kiss among
wrinkles on her cheek.
“Why, pa,” in a happy little tearful
voice. ”it makes me think of thirty years
UqO.
Jerry, glad that tire whip was in the
whipsoeket, and unmindful of the couple
behind him. jogged along between the
rows of scarlet sumach, toward home.
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