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Subscription $1 Per Year. Vol. XXIX. A FACT ABOUT THE “BLUES” What Is known as the •• Blues* Iff seldom occasioned by actual exist¬ ing external conditions, but In the great majority of cases by a disorder¬ ed LIVER. — THIS IS A PACT which may be demonstra¬ ted by trying a course of Ms Pills They control and regulate the LIVER. They bring hope and bouyancy to the mind. They bring health and elastic¬ ity to the body. TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. Mother was anxious that I should marry and settle down. I was wasting my money in society and doing nothing. “Very well,” I said to myself, “I’ll choose a wife. Who shall it be? Why not Vene Wright? She has money, and that is an important item.” But Vene somehow or other did not exactly suit the case and my mind reverted to Miss Beaufort, who was smart, pretty, stylish and suited better, but I knew nothing about her financial standing. This was an important matter to me in those days. Meanwhile the carriage ap- proached Miss Beaufort’s. I had never been there before, and to my surprise found it to be a very un¬ pretentious house. I confess I was disappointed. I expected to drive up ered to into an elegant mansion, be ush- a tine livery reception room by a servant in and there await the coming of Miss Beaufort. Then I expected to make a bc#d dash for •her heart, propose and possibly -be accepted or declined by the time the party was over. But not so. A little lady with gray hair opened the door, and she was introduced to me by Miss Beau¬ fort as “mamma.” Miss Beaufort was ready and waiting, so we walked out to the carriage. “Mr. Silver,” said she after we had seated ourselves, “don’t you think there is a great amount of snobbery in society and lots of downright foolishness?” “Well, yes,” said I. “For instance,” said she, “here is an elegant carriage that you have brought for me, and yet the party is not half a mile away.” This certainly was very refresh¬ ing. i had actually squandered £1 to have this carriage for the evening and she was not pleasad with it. I know Vene would h^re enjoyed a ride in it. “Mr. Silver,” she remarked again, “this is the last party I am going to this winter.” “Well, why?” said I. “Aren’t y ongoing ball to take in the German club and the others ?” “No,” said she. “Mamina hasn’t the money; she can’t afford it. Be¬ sides, Mr. Silver,” she continued, “can you really afford to spend so A Boys Wild Rido For Life. With family around expecting him to die, and a son riding for life, 18 miles, to get a bottle Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, W. H. Brown, of Leesville, lnd., endured death’s agonies from asthma, but this won¬ derful medicine gave instant relief and soon cured him. He writes: “I now sleep soundly every night.” Like marvelous cures of Consump¬ tion, Pneumonia, Bronch tis, Coughs, Colds and Grip prove its matchless merit for all Throat and Lung troubles. Guaranteed bot¬ tles 50c and $1. Trial bottles free at E. R. Davis & Co’s, drug store. The Toccoa Record Toccoa, Georgia, September 5 1902. much money on society?” I looked at her. There was hon¬ esty fairly shining out of her pretty black eyes even if she wasn't very polite, so 1 answered her honestly: “No, Miss Beaufort, I cannot I I haven’t Baved a penny this win¬ ter, and I get a big salary too. It seems idiotic.” “I have met you so frequently I feel quite well acquainted with you, though 1 expect I have been a little impolite.” “No,” said 1 . “I am glad that you take that much interest in me* Then we changed the subject. I had a splendid time at the party and enjoyed Miss Beaufort’s company very much. I found her level head¬ ed and bright if she was too frank. The next day I told mother about it. She said she admired Miss Beau¬ fort for her common sense, though she had never seen her. Then she referred again to my getting mar¬ ried. “Suppose,” said she, “that you pretend for a week or so that you are married and see how it goes ?” “An imitation wife ?” said I. “Why not?” she said. “I will write the name of a young lady on a card, seal it in an envelope and you can lock it in your desk. Then let us suppose you are married to her for, say, two weeks. During that time I want you to act just as if the lady were here in person and your “Whose lawfully wedded wife.” write the name card ?” are said you going to on I. “Never mind,” said she. “I will write my preference, and neither of us will breathe a word about this to We a living soul.” agreed on this. Mother wrote the name on the card and sealed it in the envelope. I knew it was Vene Wright’s name, so I decided to imagine that Vene was there in per¬ son, and so we commenced the week. the Monday night came. That was night of the German club ball, but I stayed at home and talked to mother. Then I played draughts with her for awhile, and we man¬ aged to have a very enjoyable even¬ ing. Next morning mother met me at the table with smiles and about the best breakfast I had eaten for a long while. “You must imagine that your wife saw to this breakfast,” she whispered. Going to the city that morning, who should get into the bus but Miss Beaufort. I bowed to her gracefully, passed her fare to the conductor and was about to sit down by her side when I happened to think of my imitation wife at home and kept my seat by the door. “Married men have no business talking to the young ladies,” said I to m} r self. Miss Beaufort looked at me rather queerly, but said nothing, and I thought the bus would never <jet to the city. Fortune Favors a Texau. “Having distressing pains in head, back and stomach, and being without appetite, I began to use Dr. King’s New Lite Pills,”writes W. P. Whitehead of Kennedale, Tex., “and soon felt like a new man.” Infallible in stomach and liver troubles. Only 25c at E. R. Davis & Co. BAD BREATH •*I have been using CASCARETS and as derful. a mild and effective laxative they are aimplv won¬ sick stomach My daughter and I were bothered with and our breath was very bad. After taking wonderfully. • few doses They of Cascarets we have improved famUy.” WtumKuu are a great Nagsl. help In the 1137 Rittenhouse St.. Cincinnati, Ohio. BERT FOR THE BOWELS CANDY CATHARTIC Good, Pleasant, Never Sicken, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good. Do Weaken or Gripe, Sc, Sc, So. GURE CONSTIPATION I0-T0-BAC “Good Will to All Men.’ Thursday was the evening I was to call on Vene, and I forgot to send her an excuse. On Friday a note came from her which mother took the liberty of opening, as she thought I would not care, and she felt like re jpresenting my wife in the desk. It was a tender missive and somewhat surprised me when I saw it. But what could I do? Mar- ried men have no business getting tender notes from young ladies. In- aamuch a3 I had contracted to carry out mother’s plan for two weeks 1 left the note for mother to an- swer. She is a very truthful wo- man, but in answering the note she prevaricated. She said that I was very sick, and as a natural consequence Vene called that afternoon to see me, but I was at business, and mother had to invent another story. Then she had to come all the way to the office so as to keep me from coming home my usual way for fear Vene might catch us. I laughed a good deal at mother, and Vene did not find us out, but Mrs. Jones—an awful gossip—met her, and Vene told her I was sick, and the next day all my society friends came round, among them Miss Beaufort. Mother met her rather coldly, but invited her to stay awhile. “I suppose Mr. Silver is almost worn out with so much going out ?” said the young lady. “He is much better,” said mother, “but 1 do not think he will go out for several weeks. I think that I shall keep him at home.” “I am so glad,” said Miss Beau¬ fort; “not that you are going to keep him at home, but that he is not going out so much. I am get¬ ting so that I fairly detest society.” Here was a woman who had my mother’s views, and they both there¬ upon had a confidential talk and pleased each other mightily. Then she asked the mater to call on her mother, which she did. Meanwhile I was staying at home every evening and was getting pretty tired of it, as the two weeks were drawing to a close. “Don’t you think a man ought to take his wife out once in awhile?” said I to mother. “Why not?” said she. “Then I’ll take her to the theater tonight.” So I took a couple of reserved seats at Drury Lane the¬ ater for the following night, and mother, who represented my wife, went with me. We had hardly taken our seats before I noticed that they were ad¬ joining those of Miss and Mrs. Beaufort. We went home together that night and laughed and talked a good deal. I think mother told Mrs. Beaufort what we had been doing, but I did not hear it. I know that several days later, after my two weeks of married life were over, I went to call on Miss Beaufort. We had a pleasant time together, and just as I was about to leave the old lady came in. “I forgot to ask you, Mr. Silver, what you thought of married life,” she said. Miss Beaufort looked horrified, but laughed. “Mother has been telling you, has she ?” said I. “She has,” said she. “Well,” said I, “during the two weeks I was married I read three good books, gained four pounds in weight, saved $ 25 , besides paying mother for mv wife’s board and the tr tickets to the theater.” “And who were you married to ?” ask Miss Beaufort. “I forgot to look,” said I. I hur¬ ried home to see who my wife had been. The envelope was just as I had placed it in my desk drawer. I tore it open, and there was the name of Miss Beaufort. “Well,” said I, “mother made her an imitation wife; now I will try to make her a real one.” And so I did. Have You Read Shaxper? Of course you have read Shax- per, other for Sharper ia merely an- form of Shakespeare. Every- Successor to Toccoa Times and Toccoa News. one now knows now to write lih name, blit some years ago there was m ucli confusion on this point. Here, for example, are a few of niany ways in wdiieh it was writ- ten: Chacsper, Saxspere, Schacks- P Schakespere, ere > Schakespeare, Scliakespiere, Shagspere, Schaekspeare, Schak- Shakespeyre, s P* re > Shakspere,Shakspeare, Shakesepere, Shaxper, Schacksper, Shakspeyr, Schakuspeare, Shaxeper, Shaxk- s P eTe > Shakyspere, Shakysper, Shex- P er > Shaxspere, Shexspere, Shexsper an ^ Shaxspear. ou Know What You are Taking When you take Grove’* Tasteless Chill Tome because the formula is plainly print¬ ed l on and every Quinine bottle showing tasteless that it form. is simply No on in a re, No Pa>. 50o. Honey For Burns. A baby two years old put her fingers into her mother’s teacup full of boiling tea as we were being seated at the table at a friend’s house. There was a plate of honey on the table. “Put honey on her fingers!” I exclaimed, but no ono heeded, thinking, no doubt, I did not realize what I was saying. Time was precious if the little fingers would he saved from blister¬ ing, so I caught up the plate and spread out the little hand into the strained honey, daubing the fingers as best I could, then wrapped my handkerchief hastily around them. The mother was half indignant, and the hostess looked as though un¬ warrantable liberties had been taken, but the next day there was no sign of burn, except between two of the little fingers, where the honey had not reached, there were some water blisters. My mother always kept a jar of strained honey for such emergencies, and there is nothing better. Vaseline is good, so also is a paste of soda and water, but neither equals honey.—Good Housekeeping. "A Look and Half a Look.” While in Florida traveling a road I asked a native how far it was to the next town, -and his reply was, after squinting sharp¬ ly in the direction of the place: “Waal, I reckin hit’s about a look an’ a half a look.” That meant as far as I could see and half as far again, providing our ranges of vision were the same, which was not nearly the case, as I was unaccustomed to look¬ ing across the pine barrens. The origin of the expression puzzled me for a long time, but at last it is settled. After Abraham went out of Egypt the Lord said to him: “Lift up now thine eyes northward and southward and eastward and westward, for all the land which thou seest to thee will I give it and to thy seed forever.”—New York Press. Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don’t Know it. How To Find Out. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or set¬ 1 tling indicates an £>] unhealthy condi- J f tion of the kid- ! J neys; if it stains your linen it is °flj evidence trouble; of kid- too ney 7 / frequent desire to Jk/ pass it or pain in the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and blad¬ der are out of order. What to Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp- Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extra¬ realized. ordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon It stands the highest for its won¬ derful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in 50c. and$l. sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery and a book that tells •Ml more about it, both sent absolutely free by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Home of Swamp-Root. Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men¬ tion reading this generous offer in this paper. No. 34 harneaa Hava with ness Rain Eureka Oil. no and affect treated It sweat Har> re¬ on wm sists the damp, i able. er keeps soft the Stitches and leath- pH- Jf J Ksar do not break, v No rough rur- \ x \ ,L face to chafe X and cut. The „ - harness not 14 only looking keeps like J ] new, but Li. \ S wears long twice by the ^ JT . 1 as * use of Eureka 9 B Harneaa OIL I t A Sold W ✓ *A j everywhere in fi ( x A \ cans— all sizes. /• ^ > Made by \ V \ Standard Oil \\ Company A Parson’s Noble Act. ‘•1 want all the world to know,” writes Rev. C. J. Budlong, of Ashaway,R. I., “what a thorough¬ ly good and reliable medicine I found in Electric Bitters. They cuied me of jaundice and liver troubles that had caused me great suffering for many years. For a genuine, all-round cure they excel anything I ever saw.” Electiic Bitters are the surprise of all for their wonderful work in Liver, Kidney and Stomach troubles.Dont fail to try them. Only 50c. Satis¬ faction guaranteed by E. R. Davis & Co. Work of the Plodders. If we were to examine a list of the men who have left their mark on the world, we should find that, who as a rule, it brilliant is not composed of those were in youth or who gave great promise at the outset of their careers, but rather of the plod- ding young men who, if they have not dazzled by their brilliancy, have had the power of a day’s work in them, who could stay by a task un¬ til it was done and well done; who have had grit, persistence, common sense and honesty, says Success. It is the steady exercise of these or¬ dinary, homely virtues, united with average ability, rather than a de¬ ceptive display of more showy qual¬ ities in youth, that enables a man to achieve greatly and honorably. So if we were ta attempt to make a forecast of the successful men of the future we should not look for them among the ranks of the smart boys, those who think they know it all and are anxious to win by a short route. Cooking Food by Cooling It. People who have experienced ex¬ treme cold say that it is very similar to extreme heat. Any one who has ever picked up a piece of intensely cold iron knows that the Jtouch burns and blisters almost as badly as if the metal were red hot. This natural law has been made use of by clever chemists to cause cold to produce the same effect as heat. One has actually cooked meat by placing it in an atmosphere of 100 to 150 degrees F. below zero. When the m§at was removed, it was placed at once in airtight cans. It was after¬ ward eaten and found to be very pal¬ atable. Stop th• Cough and Work off tha ♦ cold. 88 cent*. Cured his Rheumatism. Mr. John Chipk of Los Angeles, Cal., writes: “I feel very grateful to your for inducing me-to use your Rheumatic Cure—URICSOL. I had -suffered intensely for two years using all kinds of remedies, inter¬ nal and external, without the least benefit. URICSOL cured me.” It also cures all Bladder and Kidney troubles caused by uric acid. Send stamp for book of par¬ ticulars to the Lamar & Rankin Drug Co., Atlanta Ga., or URIC- SOL Chemical Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Druggists sell it at $1 per bottle, or six bottles for $5.