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^be ptO0i'C88 Publsbed Every Thursday. H D SMITH, Editor and Publisher Entered at tbe Portu •» '/iiima Qn„ at loco il-clM* Hi’' mm .or. PERT PARAGRAPHS. Perhaps the letter that never cnme ( was held up by a jealous stenographer. ! If you want to And out ail u >t terming, ask the mno v o has n >• or \ termed. It It «n Improvcn.ent ? Tho hcathou In t-.ielr hll-dncBR Bow down '.. stono, we’re told, But when tholr eyes ate opened Then they bow down to gold. How Did He Know! "A fool and his money aro soon parted.” ?Dld you ever bnvo any money?” Knew the Kind. “Jenks over there Is a coming poet.” “Glad you warned me. I will bo on my guard against a touch." PBRT PARAGRAPHS, When hope plays tbe races It Is apt to be a costly emotion. An hour’s sleep before midnight Is condudvo to normal conditions for both head and purse In tho morning. It Is a wise'baby that puts In its spare moments trying to look Ulco its father. Love laughs at lock smiths, but the diamond denier has been known to turn tho tables on the little follow. An old maid Is evi dence of good Judgment on her part and an old bachelor of good Judg ment on the part of all women. A little learning may bo a dangerous thing, but It comes handy to hang n bluff on. A homely girl may bo a mine of Intel lectual wealth, but she would better employ a beauty doctor to help her pro mote hor property. Cement warranted to mend broken tempers Is one of the things the wise Kousowlfe will have 98 hand At h<?USQ- tlenning tlmo, The postman Is often a talebearer. As between a pair of work roughened bands and a pair of dimples, tho dim- ‘pies have tho best of it In a contest for a husband. The Circling Seasons. Spring and mud aro hore again. Bkloa aro blue and clear again. Robins’ whistle cheer again. Working overtime. Slushy pools bespatter us. Breezes bruise and batter us. Molly beggar.! Hatter ue, Reaching for a dime. Canvassers coma boring ns. Festive grip la flooring us. ' SunSliiiis is Irnorlng us Nearly every day. But the gentle spring again Evidence can bring iignli) Th:it It’s In the ring again, So wo will be gay. Don’t tyv at rioh quick; in ( fact, don’t try to get rich at all. |Riches do not bring happiness, uenallj the reverse. A competence that mat eg him independent should satisfy‘ any reasonable man; but don’t worry lest you be unable to leave each of your ohildren a fortune. To inherit a fortune is a calamity to any ohild. Give them a fair education,'teach them to work,'help to start them modestly, if you can, and let them shift for themselves. make him step around. Don't Judge a mnn by h!s salary. He may have a rich uncle. A man always wants to be-a boy again minus the sore toes. Perhaps wo say time Is money be cause both fly. A faint heart often wins a fair lady after she is thirty. Misery loves company, but not bad enough to look for It in the poor- house. Do not Judge a man by his clothes. They may bo only rented. Tou cannot blame the man who wrote ’’Bedello." Ho may bavo need ed the money. Tou may say In general that airmen aro liars, but don’t be specific If your features are special pets. A mad dog nev er stops to count 100 before biting some one. It would not be fair to base a man’s gonoral reputation for troth and verac ity on what he tells tho assessor. Never look to mo If a gift mule needs shoeing. An erratic keyhole can cause a sub stantial citizen great confusion after the midnight hour. Came as a Comforter. The strong than bowed his head and stood on his doorstep, the picture of misery. Ills doorstep dow, but how long would he be able to call it his own? Ho Was expecting an nblobodted mortgage to dror. In most any moment and tell him to lilt. The gate latch clicked; the sound of footsteps fell lieuvlly on his ears. ITe did not look up. Was It the sheriff como to do Ills worst? But suddenly a voice rung out, "Hel lo, dad!" It was his only son who had run away from home years ago and now came back wearing good clothes and an air of prosperity. He would save the old home. Tbe father clasped the boy to hts heart Briefly he explained the predloamont. “How much do yon owe, dad?” ask ed the boy, feeling In his pockets. “A thousand dollars,” solemnly re plied tho father. “Is that all?" asked the youth, bring ing out from his pocket a plug of to bacco and offering the old man a chew. ‘‘Well, cheer up," he added. "I owe $500,000, and the only thing that Is bothering me is that I can’t find a place to owo some more." SEASHORE EXCURSION. The first Seashore excursion of the s eason will be ruu ou Monday, May 0th, to Brunswick, St. Simons and Cumoeriann via the Atlantic & Birmingham Railway. A special train of first class coachesWjTi leave Vienna at V. 61 A. M. and will arrive at Brunswick at 5;00 P.M. The round trip fare from Vienna to Brunswick for this train will be ?2’50. Tickets will be good return ing on any regular train either Tuesday or Wednesday, May 10th and lltV. Separate coaches will be provided for white and colored passengers. There is no time more delightful at the Seashore than the month of May. Spoils the Pleasure. I like to haunt the smoking ear. And revel In a good cigar. But, I confess, I'm freo to say That car's a placa of blasted hopes When some one lights one of the ropes Georgia since 1888 Tho politicians give away. TO TEAOPERS. A Key to Examinations. It con tains tho (Questions and Answers of overy Public School Examination in Sixteen years work. We will send it postprid, on receipt of One Dollar. Deoriptive asked circulars free. B. S. HOLDEN The Character Witness. "Were you ever In prison?” the lawyer of the witness who was ^ _ , .. trying to prove that he had led* a C as i> or Gilmer County Bank, KLLI- blnmeless life. J A V, Ga. "No, sir,” replied the witness in- "Ask him If he has ever been in con- THE McNEEL Marble Co., Co gross,” whispered tho man who was del*, Ga.,'foi iprices and designs or coaching the attorney, In a tone loud Monumental work. enough to he heard by the Jury. 18,000 MILES FOR $26. - 1 < The Atlantic & Birmingham rail way ha? placed on-sale at. its princi pal Tioket Offices 1,0 .0 Milo Tickets at rate $26. J, good over the fo"oiF- ng Pnes: A tlaiiK & -ining. urn Air Lire R-. $ Atlanta, Ki -xville & Northern U; ’ A.Jantn A .isi IV't.i V. R; Atlantic & P rminghem Ry. Atlantic ( islLineR R. Charleston A ■Western ( ttrolirn Georgia Railroad:, Louisville A Nmhvlll- 1<. B, - Nashville, ( hattanoop* A St. Lr" Ry, Richmond, hriderlekiburg A Potcm • R R Seaboard t ijf. T ire R \. Waghbigt® ■ s 'Ou l < it, I v. Western A 4 ''antic li. I ‘W esteT* Railway of AVran,a.- These Lines comprise 18,000 Miles of Railroads. This tioket presents 4 ’.e oheapest and most convenient form oftravdC. „ H O. MoFADDKN, General Passenger Agent. TO PLANTERS, ON : HE LINE Atlantic & Birmingham Railway. To encourage the growing of wa ter melons in termor- tributary to the Atlantic and Birmingham Rail- way, I hereby offer the following prizes for the three largest melons grown in such territorv: Largest water melon $15,00 | |Second largest water melon 10.00 Third largest water melon 6.0C CONDITIONS. Prizes will bo paid to the grower only. , , Not more than one prize will be paid to any one grower, Contestants must have under cul tivation five acres or more of mel ons. Weights will be used to compute- sizes. Melons entered in contess must, be forwarded through agents to th office, properly Iabled. H. C. MoFADDEN, it you are on a Rural Free Delivery Mail Route UNCLE SAM SAYS That you must have a That is approved get your mail on by "the Postmaster General. If you the R. F. D., We have for sale one of on the,|Jmarket; latest approved by the Postmaste General. fTO in» li j Hj J. J. COOPER, Proprietor