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'TIMES-BN'PERPRISB, THOMASVCLLE, DECEMBER 23, 1304; fFFTcC; . Waggor—They say that old Cou- ponnes, tha banker, haa untold wealth. - G agger—Yea, that’s what the tax collector suspects.—Town Topics. A Prlnes's •On# Fish, I read recently that Prince Arthur' of Connaught had had a day’a salmon Catling In Sootland and had caught only one flah. An admission of tills eort la Quite contrary to piscatorial ethics. A mere commoner would not hare been expected to make so bold an announcement. He would have called It ten at leant, or It he had beep tied doWh to a single capture by the presence of eye wltheeses his flah would certainly hare aasumed noble proportions.—Black and White, [NDV5TRJL TOgpermao»ntl»(rar«J. No atsornerron- r ; w« alterAral flu’s uso ot Or. Kllaa'n Ore*: NarmBertom.tfWalbottleana treatise tree Dr. B. H. Kuxg.Ltd., 931 Arch Bt;, Pails., pn. • S.WO.OOO pound* of An apparatus called the telecrypto. graph,, which telegraphs and records In print messages oTer ordinary tele* phony, bar been Invented by Blguor Melcottl, an Italian electrician. Fifty astronomical observatories In all parts of the world have beed mak ing observations (45.000 altogether) ot the asteroid Eros, which will make It possible to determine with greater ac curacy than heretofore the distance of the sun from our planeb honey a year. PWSOurelor Uonsumptloa Is an infallible nmdWne for cough* and colds.—N, w. aucuit., Ooesn Qrovc. N. J„ Fob. 17,ItoJ. A ailic velvet 1* now nude ia a rib like a coane corduroy., Icoberga aro the product of Green land, glacier* and aya formed by the thousand In tbe fat northern Horde. Ae the glaciers sweep Into the sea they "calve" or throw off mighty blocks, and these are what wa know a* Ice- bergr. Itch cured la 30 minute* by Wooltotd a Sanitary Lotion; neverfail*. BoldbyDnig* gilt*. Mail order* promptly HIM by Dr. E. Detehon, Crawlwdivifle, Ind.. 21. Laborer* in India receive four cents lor sixteen hours’ work. A, writer in an English automobile paper claims that roads could bo kept permanently damp by.the application of strong solutions of calcium chlor* fie or magnestUM chloride, and that .BIDDING FOR MORE PIE, The Lady—Are you the person to whom I gars a pie live minutes ago? The Hobo—No, madam; the mo ment I took tha flraf bite of that sweet morsel I became a new man.—Chicago Journal. mnri aiiiit pro offer On* Hundred Dollars Howard for any.cao* ot Catarrh that cannot ba cured by Hall's Catarrh Ouro. " , V. 3. Caanxv A Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J, Cheney for tho last 16year*,andhallavohim perleetly honorable In all business transac tion* and Bnanoially able to carry out any obligations made by thslr Arm. Wssr* Tmosx, Wholesale Druggist*, To- Waldixo, Knrxsx A Msetik, Wholosals Us "’ ’ V .. Hall’ this would b# cheaper then oils and without their objectionable odors. Zircon, tbe elllcate of alrconlnm, Is valuable for gem purposes when trans parent, wblle tbe opaque variety finds application In tbe manufacture of tbe glower for tbe Nernet electric lamp.' Therd la only one deposit In this coun try that Is worked, situated In Hender son County, North Carolina. HER BEAUTY TO WYN. A cuto little damsel named Flynn Was cursed with a wart on her chynn; A hammer aba seined A hammer sho seised And attempted to pound It buck ynnl —Milwaukee Sentinel. rh Carols taken Internally,aot- lng dlreotly upon tho blood and mueou* sur faces ol tho systom. Teatlmonlalssent tree.' Price, 75o. per bottle. Sold by all Druggist*. ’ Tak# Hall** Family Pills for oorutlpaljoa. Tbs carcass of an elephant in tbe Ghent Zoological Gardens, which bad been killed, wet bought by a local pork butebar, who transformed It Into Frankfurter aausagee. Be wns able to menufsetore no fewer than '3800^ pounds of sansagta, which sold like hot cakes. The novel theory that tb* difference In tbe color of people’s eyes la a pro tective' adaptation to surroundings cornea front Professor Wallace, ot- Kimberley, South Africa. Natives of regions where blno light Is predomi nant—Swedes, Norwegians and aall- ors, for Instance—have blue eyfla, while near the equator, or In sandy ’ lend! like Booth Africa, where. Intense yel low light le experienced, -the eyes take ■ rich dark yellow bne, ne those of-the Kaffirs and Malays, Italians end Span- lords. Generally speaking, tbe Scotch have blue, the Englleb gray and the French dark eyes. , fTo’be a successful wife, to retail the love ■ and admiration of Her husband should be a woman's, constant study. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Potts tell their stories for the benefit of all wives and mothers. ** Dear Mbs* Pdikilam Lydia E. Pinkhnm’s Vegetable Com- pound will make every mother well, strong, healthy and happy. I dragged through nine yeare of mlaerabla existence, worn out with pain and weariness. I thdn noticed a statement of a woman troubled as I was, and the wonderful results the had had from your Vegetable Compound, and decided to try what It would do for me, and naed It for three months At the end of that time I wo* a different woman, the neighbors remarked It, and my husband fell to love with me all over again. It seemed like a new existence. I bad been *u<- fering with Inflammation and falling of the womb, hut your medicine cured that and bnilt up my entire system, till I waa Indeed like a new woman. — Blnoarely yours, Mae. Cn as. F. Buows, 21 Cedar Terrace, Hot Springe,, Ark., Vice President Mothers’ Club." . Suffering women (Mould not foil to profit by Mrs. Brown’s ex periences ; lust os surely os she was cured of the troubles enumer ated In hor letter, juflt So surely win IiydteE., Plnktaun’aVegetable Compound cure other women who suffer from womb troubles, Inflammation of tho ovaries, kidney troubles, nervous excitability, and nervous prostration. Bend tho story of Mrs. Potts to all mothers}— •• Dmas Mss. PnncnAMi—During the early ■gtagMItea, part of my married life I was very dolloato In health. I had two miscarriages, and both ■d^'£i3?Wiw'B§\ my husband and I felt very badly as wo were \ anxious to have children. A neighbor who > had boon using lydlo E- Plnkham’* Vegetable Compound advised me to try it, and I decided to do so. I soon felt that my appctlto was increasing, tho headaches gradually decreased and finally disappeared, general health improved. I felt as (AMP04) Gantt’s Planters and Distributors •WE GUARANTEE THEM. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. Write for Frlcss said Catalogue# OANTT ilFQ. CO., riacon, Ga. BostBMS College, four soholsrshlps srs of fered young perform of thlaoounty at less than •ost. WRITE TODAY. * • Malsby & Co. 41 Suit) Forsyth St, ltlanU,(U. Slavery In Masaiohusatts. In 1734 there were nearly four hun dred and fifty slaves In Essex County, Maesachueetta, alone. The present constitution ot Massachusetts was es tablish od In 1780. The tint article ot the declaration of rights asserts that all men aro born free anil equal, and this was generally supposed to have reference to slavery, hut It was a point on vfhlch all did not agree. In 1781, however, at the court In Wofeiester, an 'Indictment was found against a white man for assaulting, beating and Imprisoning a black. HI* trial took place at the Supreme Judicial Court, 1788, and the defence was that the black man was a slava, and tbs heat ing, et cetera, waa the neceesary cor rection of hie matter. Thle defence did not avail; the white man was found guilty and lined, and thle de cision was the death-warrant for slav ery In Massachusetts. LAN^IcSTfflRMSiohAU RAILWAY, Wayorow, Ga., for information regarding SOUTH GEORGIA A Goad Tiaebir, Wo often find boys who have edu cated themselves In the country, Rlmost without schooling or teachers, make the moat Vigorous thinkers, They may not be quite ae polished' or cultivated, In eome ways,, bnt they have something better than polish, and that Jt mental vigor, originality ot method, add Independence. They do not lean upon their echoollng, or depend upon their diplomas; necessity has been their teacher, and they have been forced to act for themselves and be practical; they know little of theor ies, bnt they know whet will work,. They, have gained power by eolvlng their own problems. Such self-edu cated, self-made men carry weight -In their communities because they are men of power and ’ think vigorously and strongly; they have learned to con centrate the mind. Self-help la the only help that will make strong, vigorous llveai Self- rellaneo la a great educator and' early poverty a good teacher. Necessity baa ever been tha prtceleae spur which has called man out of himself and sparred him on to hie goal. Grit la more than a match for almoat any handicap. It overcomes obstacles and abolishes difficulties. It Is the mail who nukes an opportunity, and does not wait for It—the mau who helps himself and does not wait to be helped,—that makes tha strong thinker and vigorous operator. It Is be who dates to be himself and to -work by hit own program, with out Imitating others, who wins.— Orison Swett Harden, In Success. Portable and Stationary -Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills AND ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY CempM* Ha* carried <n clock for IVUXDIA TZ shipment Bern MnalslDerr, Lowed Frlcce ned Meet Term Write us for catalogue, prices ate., before buying. Xa ordering Tower 1 * Slicker* (.customer write*i «I knew (AagSwUI *• oil right If the* JkoaetMa ’Ft,A* *» them*. [Tula ooaOdanaa la tha out growth of aUiy-nln* loan of ‘The School for Mother*.’' "The School for Mothers,” originat ed by Mmo. Moll-Wolaa in Bordeaux, Is being much discussed. Thera Is s question of starting similar educa tional ewtabllshmeilt*. In Paris snd other large centres’In Franoe on the same system, and thinking people are applauding the measures taken to fur ther the Interests of humanity. Hitherto young girls wore brought up to Ignore tho very .things they should ha taught. They had no notion of the elementary principles of hy giene, of Hio dressing of Infants, of tho managamMit of bonsehold ex penses, tha price of food, etc. All this will he taught them, and prepare! them for the position of wives and mothers. . Cast for The Bowels • _ 11 Within a year after I becumo themother WSSEl&T’ ofnetrong healthy child, tho toy of our homo. wtfadMtyZ/iV/// JPSEf You certainly have u oplondta remedy, snd I !■rHiiSc, iB wish overymother knowof It. — Sincerely ®Wf 1 fflOSvT . yours, Mrs. Axxa Potts, 610 Park Are., Hot W&ISVtsT'' Springs, Ark.” *• xy-f Mhr- .yawfy If you feci that thoroisanythingataU wa .«1/ ¥ unusual or puzzling about your case, or i if you wish confidential advioe of tha most experienced, writo to Mrs, Pink- horn, Lynn, Mass, and you will he advised -free of charge. Lydia E. Finkham’s Vegetable Compound has oured and is curing thousands of esses of female troubles—curing them inexpensively and absolutely. Romember*this when you go to your druggist. Insist upon getting Lydia £> Plnkham's Vegetable Compound. f Tncooweia ^ aiaciMiiflb 8terlIog Remedy Co., ChlcafO or NsY# gpB HIUAISAIE, TED WILUOH BOXES If Ainieted with weak ejee, nee Thompson’e Eye Water Tho Cars of Plsnta In Winter. Giro plants sH tbs fresh- sir yon can. Open doom and windows at some distance from thorn on pleasant days Snd give them a chance to breathe in pure oxygon In liberal quantity. Sirs all the sunshine you can. And aim to ktop tho temper ature of the room between 70 dagrsaa by day and 66 at night. It will proba bly exceed those figures In both di rections, but try tp regulate M In such a way as to avoid the extremes of In tents host and dangerous cold. Use water liberally on thfl foliage ot your plants. By wuihlng off the dust k keeps open,the pores of tho leaves through which they breathe, and It tamper* the hot, dry atmosphere pro-' vailing In tho living-room. The only way to modify thta condition la to keep water evaporating on tha stove or register and make frequent nee of the aprayer.—Upplnoott'e Magurne. Thr Pot o’ Pent. Ten MacLaron” recounted thlr story In a lecture oh Scottish humor: . In a’doll Scottish village, on a doll morning, one neighbor called' at asother’s house. He was met et tbe door by his friend’s wife, and the edn- venation which ensued was tons: "Canldl” for a present wtth GOOD LUCK Baking Powder Bny Good Lock Baking Powder. In so doing yon the most ol the purest baking powdarat the malUU Furthermore, If yon will save toe coupons that yot find plainly printed on the label ot each can, yon a GOOD POTATOES 'y BRING FANCY PRICES ’ muitconalTpkntr et fecu^ 0 ** 104 *' ■** “Gann too bo weety (rainy), I’m tolnkin’.” “Ia John in?*’ "On, ayl he’s In.” . “Can I see him?" “Na.” “Bnt a tainted tie see him.” “Ay, but ye canaa see him. deld.” “DeldT” . “Ay.” - "Suddenl" Potash An Explosive. “Inventors, with all thslr originality and brilliance, ore often naive, child like and Impractical,” old General Waltaoa F. Randolph, of too general staff of too army. “An Inventor called on me one day to talk about an explosive he had or lglnsted. "•It Is the most powerful explosive the world ever seen,’ be sold, ’and It la my Idea to send It up In a bal loon, with a lighted fas* attached to It The balloon will be sent over the camp of too enemy, the explosive will go off, and victory will he ours.’ “ ‘Yet said I, ‘bnt sappoee a current of air should blow the balloon back over our own army. What then?’ “’Then,” said to* Inventor, taring hla band on my arm, ‘I tell yon what It Is, general; oar army would have to . —n far all It waa worth. ” “Verrk sudden?” “Ay, very sodden." "Did be say onytomg about a pot o- green pent afore he deed?”—Leaves from toe Scrapbook of a Scottish Exile. Relist, swelling la tlose i a permanent curs ys.’Trisltreiimeut GOOD LUCK The Pnnkvllle Debating Society wa* In regular session, sod Mr. G. Watkins Spnrltag was making an earnest plea on tha affirmative side of the question, . “Resolved, That man’s every act is the result of a selfish motive.” “I go farther than that. Mr. Presi dent,” be sold. “About tbree-fonrtos of toe thing* a man does is. bees use Baking Powder ) wss established in 1893. The soles ham so increased to date, that- today we I are shipping Good Luck Baking Powder ia carload lots to every section of the I country. Tho cause of this enormous popularity is plain. In Good Luck, I force, hut at a price m little less than they have been accustomed to pay for I some other kina thkt ws* not ss sttisfictory in result*. I When baying Good Luck think of it*yvWJwxnd consider the good results \ obtained from it* use. Remember every Good Luck coupon count* lor a I 'present. If yonr grocer doesn’t keep Good Luck, scud u* his name and we I will see that you are supplied. > . ^ ™ THE SOUTHERN MANUFACTURING CO., ’ Richmond, Va. Florodora Cotton, TUX USADINO VABIXTT OX XABTH. Xarlr, most prollBe. flbre lour snd strong, jfsnii.i^a”*"*?cUrs from plinUnja grew huh. If feet 4 Inehee through »nd »7 if*t amend. BsrawiU. Barnwell, S. C. THAT HELD HER. Mr. Jones—Msry, con a woman keep anything to herself? Mrs. Jones—Yes; her private opin ion of her husband.—Philadelphia Telegraph. ! - be advancing. In spite of tha fact tha tr U 1 N to 1 there Is promise of an unusually targe , subhsMar and tartar **■*•* teas sir *<ka> supply of tealps that will bo thfflrwt) tulHH'XJii »W W? FS’UsKttHSAW^W*' Mia ; an entire ^ MEDICINE CHEST