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looked as if they contained coal,
i and it was all the old man could do
to lift one at a time. As he rose to
leave the car those who saw him
noticed that his feet were turned in
toward each other almost at right
angles and he walked with great
difficulty. '.*• <.
; tie staggered to the door with
one of the large bags, roughly hur
ried by the conductor. The people
%
watched him, wondering if the con
ductor would wait for him to return
Tor the other btw.
They did not
wait long, for a mite of a boy, rag
ged and dirty, too, looking as if he
hesn brought up iu the gutter,
jumped up amb struggling with the
stag, pulled It to the door, setting it
6ft the ground for the old man.
Then he hopped nimbly back on the
tar and took his scat again, uncon
scious that he, a little street Waif,
had taught a beautiful lesson in
true gentleness (or gentlcmanliness)
% to every man in the car.
• That boy would make a brave sol
dier and one his country would he
proud of if only he had the chance.
Perhaps ho has wanted a chance to
do something “great,” hut, like a
true soldier, he takes pleasure in
doing all the little* things that he
can to help the world along.
Many, many of the soldiers whose
memories we honored on our recent
Memorial day had never a chance
of showing their valor to the world.
But because they did their duty in
little things the honor is as great as
is that of the soldier who had a glo
rious chance to die in doing some
“great” deed. It is the doing of the
Unimportant, everyday things with
. brave hearts and willing hands that
fits us to be soldiers in the battle of
i > life.
Boys and girls, how many of you
are real soldiers ?—Aunt Kate in
New York Tribune.
Pretty Party Cards.
The very latest and oddest meth-
. od of sending out an invitation fqr
a party is to use a postal card—not
the plain, everyday card, but ono on
■ Which a photograph ; is carefully
printed. One little girl in giving
a doll’s party hud the portraits of
her two handsomest dolls on tho
card, with the invention written
beside it. Another has the photo
graph of a handsome 1’crsiun kit
ten that she loves very dearly.
Theso pictures make tho invitation
much more acceptable than if it
Were written on plain note paper,-
and are valued decorations for a
Mom. Many photographers will
now take the pictures on postal
' cards for a small sum.
Came of Pabula.
' .The players scat themselves in a
Circle, and one sits in the middle
with a stick in his hand.
Ho then
begins to tell a story, making it up
as no goes along.
1 Whenever ho wishes ho may point
With his stick to any one of the
players, who must immediately take
Up the story where ho left off and
go on. If he fails to do so ho must
take ten strokes on each hand. *
Knock at the Door.
Knock at the
door of a 111-
tlo white
• -“Uu.,
P<x-p In at a
window
bright;
Now. don't you
try to hide!
latch
Lift the
with n cau
tious hand
Or eonwbody 'll
turn the key.
Then walk In
through the
doors ajar.
But don't you
slay to tea.
For tbs little
white dogs
that live In
side
Might gobble
you up. you
—Charlotte Shields In youth's Companion.
He Wanted Rope.
He ntlus wus u-ssyln'
Thnt life h-itl mill, hope;
He hod no opportunity;
They "wouldn't give him rope."
n’ he MIum wus s'-roltln' Uks a barrel
down the slope!
An' the worried out community
They let him hsve his soy.
Anticipatin' trouble
In every whlch-away.
But some of 'em made up their minds
they’d girt him rope some dayl
An' they picked 'em out a sapUn'.
Made arrangements aU complete.
An' run him down ah' out of town
To ■ icdudtd
Aif giro him all tilt rope they coM~
'bout ten on’ twenty feetl
Old Fashioned'Carpets In Again—Lin-
' oleum* That Look Like Oak.
Old fashions Come in again after
a certain term of years, a little im
provement added, and carpets are
no exception, for the large set fig
ures and designs of forty years ago
are again “all the style.” The same
vivid colors aTe used also, hut
whether the public will accept them
is yet,-to bo decided. Even tho sales
men cannot bo induced to say they
consider them artistic and cannot
wax enthusiastic over them. How
ever, there are some very pretty
two toned ingrains in scroll pat
terns thnt are both pleasing to the
eye and satisfactory to wear. There
are also beautiful brussels and vel
vet carpets in Persian and Japanese
patterns.
Linoleums arc many and divers
in design this year. Many of the.
usual tile designs are seen, but the
new ones have flower designs that
arc very pretty indeed and wo’dlu
be hicc for dining, rooms. If one
cares to pay the price, there is a
Mew ftshestus floor covering that so
closely imitates oak flooring that a
close observer would scarcely detect
it from the genuine. Many people
are putting it around the edge of
the floor outside the center rug.-
Stockman and Farmer.
Sofa Pillow Notions.
Many of the new sofa pillows
have the corners gnthc-rcd in, so as
to give a round effect, and are then
finished with a flat button covered
with the same material, as large as
a fifty- cent piece. The button is
fastened on very firm and flat, and
no cord or other trimming is used
to cover the scams. The buttons are
merely wooden molds covered with
the same material as the pillow.
This seems a very sensible style of
pillow for porch use in the summer.
Madras pr gingham in broad showy
stripes, which may be bought for 10
cents a yard, makes a good covering
for porch pillows, being pretty and
easily laundered. Flowery cre
tonnes, though much used for this
purpose, do not usually wash so
well. We have seen some very hand
some sofa pillows covered with
leather decorated in burnt work and
finished nround the edges with
leather fringe. They were intended
for use with mission furniture, or,
rather, to decorate it, since no one
would willingly seek to rest against
such u cushion. It would be several
shades less comfortable than the
horsehair furniture covering of our
grandmothers.—lturnl New Yorker.
Rhubarb Jelly.
On account of the watery con
sistency of the fruit it cannot be
mada into jelly ns rendily as most
fruits. A fine jelly and one specially
suitable for serving with game can
be made if the following directions
are observed: Let the rhubarb beat
on the buck of the stove until the
juice flows freely. Struin the juice
through a jelly bag. Do not squeeze
the bag into the jelly, but use only
what will drip of itself. The bag
can bo squeezed into a different ves
sel, and tho liquid thus gained can
be rcaddod to the pulp of tho rhu
barb and made into jam. Take the
rhubarb juice and boil gently for
ten minutes. Measure and to each
pint allow a pound of granulated
sugar. Boil until a little poured out
on a cold plate will set nicely. Do
not meusuro the juice before it has
been boiled. Such treatment is
needed to rcduco tho water and
make the pure juice and sugar jelly
properly. If care ii taken in the
boiling of the jelly it turns out a
pretty color and is very desirable
tor garnishing various dishes.
Double Covers For Comfortere.
Comforters are easier kept clean
with a double cover. The first one
needs to bo only strong enough to
hold the batting, such ns loosely
woven cheese cloth. The outer cover
may be liner ami firmer and wash
goods. The tucking is mostly done
through the first cover. The last
cover is more like a sack and caught
only near tho corners and once or
twice through the center each way,
so that removing for laundry pur
poses may bo an easy task.
To Remove Stains From White Goods.
Old stains may be removed from
white goods by soaking the urticle
in a weak solution of chloride of
lime, a tnblespoonful of time to
eight quarts of water. Old fruit
stains, miblew and so forth will
yield. The spots should be gently
rubbed between thumb and fingers
occasionally. Rinse iu clean water
sftcr the stains have disappeared.
Notes For the Housekeeper.
Washing the feet of new hose be
fore wearing them increases their
durability and usefulness.
If outside covers are an inch
smaller each way than the pillows,
the result will be nice, plump look
ing pillows, where if the covers and
pillows arc the same size the effect
would be flat and displeasing.
Clothespin* last longer if boiled
occasionally; brooms likewise U
dipped in boiling suds once a week.
“ Old age is only fond of moral truth;
Lectures too grave disgust aspiring
youth; *
But he who blends instruction with
delight
Wins every reader—nor in vain shall
write.” \
A man never gets too old to
learn—but a lot of ua poor mor
tals have lived long enough to
find out that we have missed a lot
of nice and useful tilings by start
ing out on the voyage of life about
:eventy-five years too soon.
Inventive gr-nitw has inode the
young man of today -abie to- ac
complish more in one day than
his father could have done in u
week forty years ago. What was
considered hard work in the good
old days now seems like pleasant
pastime to an old fogy.
Ye scribe ran up on an “Osborn”
renper and binder one day last
week on Mr. Kusbin’s farm. Thr
machine was operated by one man
and three mules. Mr. Williams
timed the reaper, and it cut and
tied twenty-five bundles per min
ute. Four stout., pert negroes,
with a live, hustling white mun
behind them, could not shock the
outs as fast us the machine cut
and tied them. Mr. Rushin cut
his forty-acre field in one day and
a half. In the old way it would
have required fifteen cradles to
have cut the oats down and twenty
hands more to have tied them in
bundles. The old fogy ideas are
fast passing atvay from the stage
of action. Something “ new un
der the sun” is happening every
day, Solomon to the contrary, not
withstanding. Thirty years ago
twenty bushels of oats per acre
was considered a big crop. Today
seventy-five bushels are often
saved from one acre. Mr. Kushin’s
oat-field was not as good ns the
famous “ Easter Oat Pntch.” He
did manage to shock bis oats on
the ground they grew on; but it
was like the Dutchman's entering
the gate to Heaven—it was n
darned tight squeeze.
Henry Howard tells a cow story
that is hard to heat; Ho owns n
two-year-old heifer that hns never
had a calf, that is giving two gal
lons of milk per day. If Mr. .Solo
mon was living today, he could
write that there is something new-
under tho sun. Mr. Howard says
be can show up the cow and let
any “ doubting Thomas ” see her
milked. He lives three miles
south of Vienna.
In rambling around, I find some
fino fields of corn and cotton, hut
as a general thing, the crops ure
about three weeks lute—with Gen.
Green contesting every inch of
ground, but the farmers are wuging
a relentless wnr on hint.
Labor seems to be scarce in some
sections, butfwith n few more hot
days I think the Dooly cotton crop
will he out of the grass.
I cannot close this letter with
out returning thanks to Mr. Bragg
and his excellent wife and clever
sons for their kindness to me on
my recent- visit to their pleasant
home When I was ready to leave
them, they loaded - my buggy wi^h
nice peaches, which niudoglad the
hearts of the home-folks. Noth
ing could have pleased them bet
ter. We all hail a love- feast over
them.
Dr. Youman'H new house is now
receiving the finishing touches.
\ few more touches of the paint
er's brush, and then he will move
into his new home.
Rev. .1. M. Kelly will move the
Dooly Business College into his
new building to-morrow (Thurs
day) morning. New scholars arc
coming iu every week. He en
rolled the names of two new ones
on Mondnv lust.' V4—I Rectus.
ALL YOU CAN,
yC’ ’ S
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/ . •' ' '•>. ’ ' !
Overlook no chance to save money. We can help
you to save jt on your purchases if you will only give
us the oppoi^unity.
Hen’s Negligee Shirts.
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We have the Best line of them we have ever had—bought at a price, and bought to tell.
SHIRTS that were made to sell for 40c., our price 28c.-. Shirts that were made [to sell for 65c
and 75c., our price 48c. Sh rts that were made to sell at $1.06 and $1.25, our price 90c.
WHITE MERCERIZED MADRAS. .
•This quality is equal in every,
way to the regular 35c. goods.
We have it in
STRIPES and BROCADES;
Our price 20c,
MERCERIZED CHAMBRAS.
Worth 15c. and 20c.- A NICE.
LINE of them in all
COLORS AND PATTERNS.
We are selling them at i2$c.
NEW DRESS OINOHAMS.
Pretty Colors in Neat Check
SHADES AND STRIPES,
With Cord Effect, .
Large Assortment at Sc. and 10c.
ALL THE BEST QRADES ''
of Fancy Dress Calicoes. Othert
get tic. and 7c.
Our price to ull, 3c.
SEA ISLAND
To curs scold In one dan
Take Laxative Bromo Quine Tablet*. All
druegiet. refund the money If It fall* to
cure. E. W. Glove’s signature i« on esch
box. »sc. Msr.28,’03.
Yurd Wide. Worth to-day 0c.
We ure- still selling it nt 5c.
MILFORD COTTONADES
Worth 15c, and iSc.
You cun get it here for 13c.
HAMBURG AND LACES.
We ure fixed on them." A beau
tiful line at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE COST.
Laces we have (rom ic. up to 13c,
Hamburg Edging and Inserting
from 5c. to 15c.
LADIES’ SUMMER CORSETS.
V
A Complete Line of them, in
STRAIGHT FRONT. SHORT;
WAIST and MEDIUM. j
Also a full line of GIRDLES, ;
We have them from*23C. up to 980.1
RIBBONS
All kinds, colors and widths, in
SILK TAFFETA, SATIN
and LIBERTY SATIN,
From 15c. per'yard up.
FIGURED LAWNS,,
... ■...
We have some great values In
LAWNS, DIMITIES, BATISTES
AND, ORGANDIES,
At any price you want, from 3c. up
MEN’S AND BOYS’ HATS.
Shoes.
Don't forget that this is a
Family Shoestore,
where Everything is kept, from
[the Baby up to the Head of the3 >
\Housc. And buying all shoes
DIRECT FROM THE BES1
; FACTORIES
; Gives you the Best possible.
;VALUES in Shoes. We have,
•them in any Slyle or Prices,
; * SHOES that are made for,
ICE CREAM FREEZERS.
The “ARCTIC FREEZER,"
made by the White Mountain
Freezer Company, one of the -
; b'est Freezers on the market,
We have them in 2, 3, 4 and
0 quarts, from 1)1.48 up.
BEAUTY,'
All Combined
LADIES’ SUMMER VESTS. *
SUMMER UNDER VESTS ;
At 4c., 5c. and 10c,
HOSIERV.
Ladies’ Hose, Gentlemen’s S0J5, !
Stockings, for Youths, Misses
and Children, in all Styles and
Colors, at prices to fit any purse.
Straw Hats—The Latest Styles
! and Shapes. Cun FIT you up
anywhere from 10c. to f 1.38.
I FELT HATS—Any Style or
Price you want, from 15c. to $1.75
WATER COOLERS.
jlnduriitcd Fibre, Ice Water Jars.
No Metal to Corrode. Pure as
Porcelain. Vury Light in Weight
and in Price. We have them in
3, 4, and 0 gallons.
Selling them from $1.48 up.
COMFORT, SERVICE
GARDEN HOSE.
Best Rubber Hose. Also the
COTTON HOSE, Rubber-lined.
We|can fit you up anywhere
from ttc. to 12c. per loot.
UMBRELLAS.
A big assortment, in Fancy
Trimmed and natural wood handles,
with SILK. MERCERIZED and
GLORIA COVERS,
s6 and 28 inch.
STEEL RODS, PARAGON
FRAMES.
From 38c. to $1.08.
Everything in Furniture and
Housefurnishing Goods.,
,->v
.y,.-
Every Thing a Bargain Every-Day.
RACKET
Ai
J. COOPER, Proprietor
, Vienna, Georgia. ^