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The Largest and Best Assorted Stock of
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FINE DRUGS, Patent Medicines,
Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes
IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. Additions Received Daily.
H. R. PALMER & SONS,
LEADING DRUGGISTS-105 CLAYTON STREET.
the pecan industry.
These Nuts Can Easily be Grown In Thli
Section.
GIVING UP COTTON.
What Jis contained in this article be
low is easily applicable to this section of
Georgia.
Tlie Woodbury, Ga., Messenger re
ports: "Mr. J. M. Bacon, of DeWitt,
Ga.. has started a new industry. He is
growing what he calls ‘Georgia paper
shell pecans,’ which eqnalin every way
the famous Louisiana, Mississippi and
Texas pecans. He has fifty acres of this
variety of nuts, on which there are now
about five hundred trees bearing. This
year he will gather fully four hundred
thousand pounds of these splendid nuts.
The same variety of pecan is being
raised successfully in a few miles of
Golumbus. and can be grown profitably
in nearly all sections of Georgia and
Alabama " It can be grown as profita
bly also in all parts of South Carolina, j
Any town or village in the State, which |
is in doubt as to what kind of trees to ]
plant along irs streets and the roads j
leading into the country should plant j
Farmers of Georgia Are Coming To Their
Senses.
The Georgia farmers appear to have
learned something. The Monroe Ad
vertiser says; “The hog and hominy
raisers are not worrying over the low
price of cotton.” The Arlington Cou
rier says: “Unless the signs and sea
sons fail, there are not going to be any
short provision crops in this section in
1899.” The Irwinton Bulletin says:
More wheat will be raised in Wilkinson
county next year than during any year
in the history of the county.” The Gib-
F 1 The Iceland Geysers.
All the warm tints,-from cream to
russet, are fonud in the mineral deposit
around the basin -of the Great Geyser,
Little Geyser, Strokkr (the Churn), and
the Little Strokkr, while Blesi (tho
Blue One) is lined with exquisite white,
like porcelain, making it a fitting ves
sel for the cooking of food and for fur
nishing boiling water for onr tea and
coffee. It was so smooth and beantifnl
that I seemed to be mutilating some
thing rare when 1 chopped off pieces of
its lining, but I knew they would be
valuable souvenirs, and the nneasy,
baubling water wonld soon amend the
deficiency.
The mud pools on this plain are the
most dangerous, for they spout hot mud
diagonally out of the earth. Coming
upon them in one direction they are not
HIS HAIR HIS FORTUNE.
son Record says: “Every farmer in j seen, and many a visitor has gone home
the county intends to plant ten acres, I with 8 scalded foot. The hydraulic dis-
moreorless, in wheat.” The Wood
bury Messenger says: “Merriwether is
planting wheat and lots of it.” Like
reports come from every part of the
state. All the indications are that the
largest wheat crop in its history will be
grown in the state next year, and hay
and corn in proportion.
Peabody and tbe Boatman.
Many years ago John Bright and
George Peabody, tbe philanthropist,
The ‘paper shells” are the i were fishing in a little Irish stream.
u.-it sr cracked. The bard shells, we
IwTievc, Laid the sweetest meat. Any
kind will richly repay the community
for the small labor and expense of plant
ing them in a few years. A better plan
is to plant walnuts and chestnuts as well
a> pecans.
Mulberry Sellers.
One day while Mark Twain and
Charles Dudley Warner were walking
together they happened to begin a dis-
em-inii of tho modern novel, and one or
tlie other suggested that it might be a
good plan to burlesque it. Later while
journeying together to Boston this sng-
tf -tion took definite shape, and on their
return the work was began, one author
writing a chapter, the other taking np
the threads of the story the next day,
and both critically examining tbe result
each evening and asking the opinions of
their wives as to the success of each
stage of the undertaking. Finally they
collected all the manuscript, of which
there was too great a quantity, and
jointly condensed it. It was owing to a
suggestion by Mr. Warner that the
chief character in the tale was called
Colonel Escbol Sellers, and it is a fact
that the man whose name was taken—a
hum supposed to be long dead—made a
fi« ry demand for satisfaction, visiting
Hartford for that purpose. In later edi
tions of the story the name “Esohol”
was changed to “Mulberry.Ladies’
Home Journal.
Late in the evening, after a bard day’s
work, the party arrived at the landing
stage, and Bright, accosting the inevita
ble policeman on the bank, said:
“What is the proper price to pay
these boatmen, constable?”
He replied, “Seven shillings and six
pence, yer honner, but some gintlemen
! give them 10 shillings. ”
I Bright, turning to his companion,
said, “1 have no change, Peabody; have
you three half crowns?”
The millionaire produced the coins
and gave them to one of the boatmen.
“Is that all ye’re giving me?” asked
the latter.
“That’s all,” said Peabody.
Holding tbe coins in tbe open palm
of bis hand, and slowly scratching bia
1 head with the other, the boatman said:
| “And they call ye Pay body, don’t
they? Well, I call ye Paynobody.”
New York Tribune.
| play is now very fitful, as inconsiderate
tourists have injured tho spouting foun
tains by loading stones into them to see
them cast out, so you must take your
tent with yon and encamp on the plain
to await the pleasure of their majesties.
Blesi will serve you well while wait
ing. The Great Geyser had not spouted
for a week when we were there, and
such surliness indicated a near activity.
The water spouted unusually high when
it finally appeared, 150 feet, and showed
all the tints of the rainbow, majestic
at the same time and mysterious. It
played for 15 minutes, aud then its
beautiful cascades subsided in feathery
mist, a refined and graceful withdrawal.
—International.
llnrdly.
Cabman (sitting in the street amid
the ruins of bis cab and horse, to driver
of the bus which occasioned the disas
ter)—You I H III —
— till 111!
Constable (to the orator)—Now, nowl
Yon mustn’t call him such names as
that.
Cabman (in frenzy)—Him wot smash
ed me cab an killed me ’orse an left me
a ’elpless cripple I Wot the do yer
expect me to call ’im—a ’owlin hangel?
—London Jndy.
One Way of Settling It,
An amusing comedy in real life is
reported from Paris. A married man
was in a cafe near the Opera with his
better half one evening and left her for
a few moments. While he was absent
his wife was insulted. The lady rose
from her seat and went to meet her hus
band. The latter re-entered the cafe in
order to chastise the offender. The lat
ter, however, had gone, but the hus
band found bis name and address.
The man was a card printer. The
irate husband went to this person’s
place, bnt he did not find him at home,
so he left his card with the chief shop
man, saying, “Your employer will
know what that means. ”
“All right,” rejoined the person ad
dressed, “we shall send np to you to
morrow. ”
On the following day the indignant
husband was amazed to receive a col
lection of 100 visiting cards in his own
name, all beautifully printed, accom
panying them being the inevitable bill.
This helped to close the matter, and it
is recorded that after brief explanations
on both eides the hnsband paid the bill,
and the maEter printer apologized to
the lady.—Pearson’s Weekly.
Boy With Long, Wavy Tresses and the Com
mercial Instincts.
Twelve-years-old Willie Reynolds of
Jersey Shore, Pa., boasts longer bair
than any boy in the United States. The
hair, which is of a silkey fineness and of
a rich golden hne, measures exactly
thirty-six inches in length, and many
a fair maid who takes solace in a well-
made “switch” has sighed for Willie’s
long golden locks.
Mrs. Reynolds, the mother of Willie,
is the possesor of a head of hair, all her
own, which reaches to the tops of her
shoes, and from her Willie undoubtedly
inherited the long locks which mark him
as unique among the boys af America.
Never since his birth has his hair been
cut, with the exception of one day last
summer, when a drunken Chinese
lauudryman caught hold of the lad with
a big pair of shears and clipped off three
inches of his precious hair. Willie cried
for a week over the loss of part of his
treasure and the Chinaman narrowly
escaped a lawsuit.
The strangest thing about this case is
the fact that Willie clings to his hair
with a devotion equal to that of Sir
Galahad on his quest for the golden
grail. Perhaps the lad thiks the golden
grail is his already, for he said to me to
day, when I asked why he didn’t want
his hair cut off like other boys:
“My hair is my fortune, and with it
I am going to make money to help sup
port my dear mamma.”
The lad’s hair is so heavy and so long
that the greater portion of it is rolled np
on top of his head, while a golden pig
tail tied with an invariable blue ribbon
hangs down his back.
His father has already received several
offers to have the boy exhibited in mu
seums, but has declined them. The hair
is still growing, and at its present rate
of growth should reach his feet in five
years.
The lad has a delicate, pretty face,
with big blue eyes and fair complexion.
He looks with his hair down like a pret
ty little girl.
Doctors statk that the child’s nature
and disposition have already been af
fected by the long hair, as he is nervous
and not exactly like other boys. He has
a sturdy figure, however, and notwith
standing the great mass of hair on his
head seems a manly little chap.—Plila-
delpliia Inquirer.
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on or address Athens business or profes
sional men.
The polar currents contain less salt
than those from the equator.
Afghan women are never jealous of
each other.
Central of Georgia Railway Company.
“SAVANNAH LINE” TO THE EAST.
Schedule in effect October 30, 1898—Standard Central Time.
We never enjoy perfect happiness.
Onr most fortunate successes are min
gled with sadness. Some anxieties al
ways perplex the reality of onr satisfac
tion.—Corneille.
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BOOK STORES.
D. W. McGregor, corner Broad street and
College avenue, ’phone 77.
BANKS.
Athens Savings Bank, Broad street, Tele
phone 56.
Exchange Bank, 124 Clayton street, Tele
phone 111.
BARBERS.
McQueen & Carter, CoUege avenue.
CLOTHING.
E. H. & W. F. Dorsey, 115 to 121 Clayton street,
’Phone 106.
Chas. Stern & Co., 113 Clavton street.
COTTON FACTORS.
J. Y. Carithers & Co., 812 Oconee street. Tel
ephone 25
CHINA HOUSE AND FURNISHING
GOODS.
J. H. Huggins, Jr., 83 Clavton street
DRY GOODS.
Michael Bros., corner Clayton and Jackson
streets. Telephone 100.
P. S. Marks, Max Joseph’s old stand, corner
Clayton and Wall streets. ’Phone 126.
Davison & Lowe, 123 Clayton street. Tele
phone 18.
DRUG STORES. ~
H. R. Palmer & Sons, 105 Clayton stree>
Phone 67.
EXPRESS OFFICE
Southern Express Company, College avenue,
’phone 96.
ELECTRIC LIGHT OFFICE.
C. D. Flanigan, manager, corner Clayton and
CoUege avenue
FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING.
E. H. &. W. F. Dorsey, 115 to 121 Clayton
street. ’Phone 106.
HARDWARE STORES.
Athens Hardware Company, 248-50 Broad st.
’Phone 44
JOB PRINTING OFFICES.
E. D. Stone, Jackson street. ’Phone 76.
MUSIC HOUSE.
D. P. Haselton. 112 Clavton street. ’Phone 76.
NEWSPAPER.
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TINNING AND PLUMBING.
D. W. Bailey, 222 Washington street.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
Western Union Telegraph Company, Clayton
street. Telephone 21.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR.
G. S. Crane, 32 Clayton street. ’Phone 17.
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