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The Natal Day "t of the Prodigal TIIE DAXNEiS-IIERALD. ATHENS, GEORGIA’ I mustn’t mak* a h clc," ha kept saying. jXaney and Kick ‘stayed with nil! Mister Gallop In Ins. rocky cave; hav< when they w«*re not traveling I Ai around with him on their ponies, i W jis Each of them had a nice soft - bar I bed made out of etnelly pine needles ond covened hy soft Indian bluti* fcetB. At night when .Snow and Blackio and Echo, the three ponies, wen out eating sweet grass, and the )eayes of mountain' daisies, which they dearly loved, their little mas ter and mistress and the w?e fairy hi an were dreaming fine dreams ot new adventures. But one night, while they were sound asleep and dreaming dreams by the yard, something more real was happening. Tippy Trade Mouse peeped in. .The cave was ns dant ns a fruit vellar because the moonlight nn<’ starlight couldn’t leak in, but Tippy Tradfr Mouse's eyes were just made * the dark and hf could sec everything. He sniffed at Mister Gallop’s lasso and his high cowboy boots «iKh he sniffed at Nancy’s clothes jlnkl In a neat pile over a chair’ .back, ond he snifod at the mngl< .shops standing in a neat row unde, beds. • * Then ho came to Xleks* clothed •laid in a pjle at the foot of his bed trendy to jump Into id the morning * Tippy Trade Mouse Jumped up land sniffed at Nick’s clothes. "Ah * ha!" he said, winking his bright -little eyes. "Here’s the verj 4 thing I’ve been Wanting!’* And h* * took Nick’s shirt in bis teeth am' : dragged it out into the moonlight ff Then ho set to work and chewed j chewed and chewed. "I mustn't hole I” 1 he kept saying t wouldn’t be nice of mo at back Good toJbeJast drop uniformity of Maxwell House is due to the methods of cleaning,roasting and packing, embodying fifty years experience in blending a coffee unvarying in quality arid cleanliness, MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE I mustn’t make a -hole to 1)0 very careful.” ter while he finished what he j wits doing, and dragged the shirt I back again. Th»n he went away, carrying something In his mouth. And by and by he came carrying something else in bis mouth and laid It In the shirt. This hn did six times. Then h« left for good. “Oh, look!’’ cried Nick when he went to pm his shirt on next morning Somebody's cut nil th« buttons off my shirt and left six little stones instead." "It’s Tippy Trnde Motive, a.* sure as anything," said * Mifite> Gallop. “He is always trading something for something else, and nobody knows what he wants 1* for.” Rug Demonstration Was a Big Success demonstration sale of Con* geleum going on this week at Dnvl« son, Xfcholson Co.," lias attracted Wide attention and the very low prices for this sale has given the people an opportunity of securing beautiful rugs, nnd piece goods suitable for any home, at unusual low prices. Congoleum Is the cheapest and mdsi durable floor covering to b had. EaWy to clean and long wear* Ing. The sale will last only through this week and those desiring tv se cure real bargains will do well t< make their purchases during th« special sale. mmrnm 6uird Yonr Health &StSSu!h jpI BLADDER jfeasBwra&i ClrCTS. Twenty-live bead or cattle fail ed to pass : examination at the abattoir last month pad be sold as food to Athena citizens, accord ing to repor by Chief Sanitary In- sncctc.r, Harold Hodgson, to' the Board of Health Tuesday after noon. 2 .,!& ^fipi v Inspector Hodgson examined a total of 510 animals before slaugh ter ar.d turned down the twenty- I five cows as unfit for sale as food. ’A total of 322 cattle were con demned, lt>2 hogs, 17 ahoep, 18 goats.: Five diphtheria cases were re ported during the .month; five diphtheria cases were fumigated and released; twenty-six measles canes were roportod, one -case o! chicken pox and one Infantilo pa ralysis case released and fumi gated. Hugh H. Gordon, Jr„ presided over the session of the board in the absence of Dr. Linton Gerdine, president. Seek Information On Gas Prices in Various Districts ATLANTA.—Requests for In- I ~ formation regarding the alleged variance in the ^retail price of gagoline in the same general ter ritory hnve been forwarded t< several dealers in Georgia and other sections of the country. Questionnaires asking the reason for the variation have been mailed by Attorney General Napier. Atlanta now pays 20 cents a gallon, Savannah pays 18 and some cities of the southeastern territory pay as low as 16 cents th“ attorney general said. He had just returned from a conference cf attorneys general of other states where it was decided to in quire into the gasoline situation. Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company The Western Railway of Alabama The Georgia Railroad The Summer Tourist season Ij now on and vacations are In order. You will be glad to know that conditions surround ing Summer Tourist travel are more liberal this season than In almost any previous year. Reduced rates are In effect to practically every state in the Union as well as to home points In Canada, tho various tours Including delightful trips oh ■ the Atlantic and Pacific ocqans, the Great Lakes, St. Law- / rence River, Hndsoh River, through the Yellowstone' and other National Parks, to the Grand Canyon, etc. 8top.overs ‘ may be made at any point on either going or return trip, within final limit of ticket, which is, in most cases, Octo ber 31, 1923. By MADGE MOORE This particular, morn the old farm house Has been cleaned from top to bottom; Tho windows glisten in the sun shine, Apd ruffled, white curtains Are looped back in old-fashioned style. Shiny pans bang here and there In the spotless kitchen; On the stove are many utensils, From which delicious odors arise Of baked apples, strawberry short - .cake, Broiled chicken, wonderful flaky biscuits, And. I almost forgot to mention A dish of hot doughnuts, placed to cool. On the shelf by tho door. A Tittle, old. woman is ’’puttering*' around, Spreading the table' with a snowy, coarse, cloth. Giving a touch to some dish of --food. Stopping a moment to look wist fully out the door At the wide road. And to brush the perspiration from her brow. Smoking his pipe a bent, old, man Is sitting on tho porch; Sprawled .at his feet is the old dog. Patting tho old dog's head, y Tho old man straining his eyes Peers up the shady, winding road, too. With his nore In tho air -y Tho dog’s eyes follows his gaze. As if he understood Something unusual were about to happen. Tho place Is redolent with Wis taria Hanging In festoons, from the porch. Around which buzzing bees are busy. An air of expectancy prOvades the • scene. "Mother." calls the old man, T heard the train blow just awhile ago, Son will be here soon, I finow.” A far-away Jook creeps in her eyes, Her worn face is aglow with smiles Unlike any others—except proud mothers. Soft, chubby hands again she feels Caressing her once fair cheek. ^ In the city, a youth Had “been out with tho boys” Another case of "moonshine and song" Is called In court. Sober and repentant, head bowed with shame, He Is brought before the Judge, With slow, measured step Down the aisle he came, Said, "Your Honor, wiin |g thr I will pay It. My own mother’s heartachse With pangs of regret I remember, And if one mother’s tears.I can prevent, My money is well spent. What more beautiful could be Than that dear old’ mother,. Her hea-rt singing with Joy Cn,thi8 oa{£l day of her boy?” Federal Court Meets in Macon MACON, Ga.—Federal district court will^begin Its regular term the first week in October and con tlhuo three weeks, F. G. Boat wright, district attorney, has an nounced. If necessary to complete the criminal docket, a fourth week will be held, 1t was stated. The third week will be devoted to civ. cases. * - 7* . I Mb MbUlCjNb 'J’-Obt l evitIpiU.ii. hilf iditgil ..pieacrip • tion or a medicine of unknown in gredtent. In the^iaifetticln-i closet Throw away any compound left time frequently works- dangerous changes In chemicals. Banner-Herald Want Ads Too Late to Classify WATNED—Boy To deliv- papers on South Lumpkin Street. Apply to Banner-Herald Office. Mrs.: John Moss will reopen fier violin classes Thursday, Se-ptehi- ber Qth. .Pfiono 142-J.—(Adv.) COLORED DINING CAR wait^ and sleeping car porters wanted. Experiehce unnecessary. We train yon. Information free. Write 640 Railway Exchange, Omaha, Ne braska. —— -WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, i 923 . —By Cap Higgins ADAM AND EVA IT’S A BIRD FOR RET—6 room house and bath. Tossession at once/ 2G7 DuBose avenue. Phone 1277. Appetite A timm tha ch ■ell from a well atockeu pan try. The fragrant aroma of all these good things falling to put a lieen edge on your appetite—fall ing to arouse, In any degree, a liardy roltsh for tho food ao attrac tively placed before you. Why! Scores of men ond women arc faced with tho samo misfortune After a day of toll—v-’Sca they arc tired—when good I'-ihige to cat fchould be ravhhly sought to re charge their Vitality and lit them for play tlmo—their stomach* tarn. -They, are worn down, piayod out. Food haa no appeal. To them It Is sickening. Tho aroma of appetis ing things nautofea them. Who asked If, he had anythin, W ^ v thrmish vniir vela* strengthening determination. Too best Your Honor,” Ji* cried, “I cah’t pay a fine, Please make*your sentence light. I'll -have to serve the tlnie. I was bn my way home— * Today is my birthday, And mother Is expecting me.” He covered his face witty his hands As'a vision of his mother before him came Wearily. watching, waiting-' waiting, It* the court room filver-haired man, At tmo time called looking human dynamo. Your blood cells supply tho energy which keeps your body well and fit. Weakened blood cells make you like the stor age battery with dry cells—power is lacking—energy gone — productive qualities at the lowest ebb. S. S. S. supplies tho red blood cells—tho spark that recharges your system. ' Mr. James Chaloupka, Sherman Cchool, Chiliicotho, Ohio, writes: *7 /ccl like a new man after taking S. S. S. It gave me a better appetite end cleared my skin of pimples and blackheads.". . .. „ Carefully iwtccteT, scientifically proportioned wid prepared herbs and barks make up S. S. £.—tho great blood purifier. Give nature a helping hand. Get back tho lost appetite—tho missing vitality—tho strength—keeping you healthy and flt—is not to be found. ' S. S. S. Is what is needed. Your blood needs purifying. What use is an automobila with out a battery? What advantage It a dyna mo without electrici ty? Your body is a look of through yohr volntT strengthening determination. Tho beet way to vour vitality adding to yojir start back over tho road to well vmi healthy and being .Is with G. S. S. Nerves will We have spent 37 years build ing a distribution system to give you good service every where. Thus, with the 5/ price, the highest possible > quality in a beverage is with in easy reach of one and all. Delicious and Refreshing becomb stronger. S. S .3. will givo you moro energy, vitality and vl: gor, ahd a more "up and going 1 appearance. S. S. S. is sold at all leadlnr dm*: stores. Try a bottle and oco fc ’ yourself. Tho large size bottio ii more economical. Get ono today. C C?^^Wakes You Feel ladufc;