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■ THE LICK LENS. Wonderful ECect t pon It of the Heat 1'roul it M:iti'm Hand. Some years ago tlie writer pnld a vis it to Alvuu Cl: :k nt CumbrhlKcport to i witness the teeiln,.' i.f the huge leus for ! the famous Lick tuescupe. At the end ] of the long. Uurk room the largest Hint j glass then in the world was set up on edge. Trout a distance of ahont fifty feet a petiell of light was Hashed Into the heart of the disk nod reflected hack Into the observer's eye. The slightest imperfections. If any. In the glass would then he revealed liy the curves of light and the lines of polarization. “Now,” mild Mr. Clark, "1 will show you tho wonderful sensitiveness of the lens to outside Influences. Every hu man body gives out heat and when brought near to extremely sensitive substances affects them to a greater or less extent. Now watch.” He walked down to tho lens and held his hand under It about two feet away. Instantaneously u marvelous spectacle burst Into vit'W. II seemed as If the great glass disk had become a living volcano, spurting forth Jets of (lame. The display was dnzzll^t. Waving, leaping, dancing, the countless longues of light gleamed and vibrated; then, lit- fully, reluctantly, they died away, leav ing the lens retlectlng only u pure, un troubled light, "What Is It? How do yon account ft# the wonder?” were the eager ques tions. "It Is only the radiation of heat alter nately expanding and contracting the glass. If 1 had put my hand upon the lens Itself, the phenomenon would have been even more violent.” To a person Ignorant of lenses the al most supernatural sensitiveness of n mass of glass weighing several hun dred pounds was astonishing, hut to the scientist It Is an everyday matter, for he has Instruments that will regis ter with unfailing nicely the approach of a person fifty or a hundred feet away.—Youth’s Companion. CONQUERED HER RIVAL. A Pretty and Put lift Ic Story of Jenny UihJ mid UriNi, We have recently rent I a beautiful incident Jenny Eind and Orlsi were both rivals for popular favor In Eon- don. ltoth were Invited to sing the same night ut a court concern before the (pieeu. Jenny Eind. being the younger, snug Urst nnd was no dis turbed by the tierce, scornful look of Grlsl that she was at the point of failure when suddenly an Inspiration came to her. The neeotnpnnlst was striking the final chords. She asked him to rise rihI took the vacant sent. Her lingers wandered over the keys In n loving prelude, and then she snug n little prayer which she had loved as a child. She hadn’t sung It for years. As she snug she was no longer In the pres ence of royalty, liut sluglug to loving friends In her fatherland. Softly nt first the plaintive notes floated on the nir. swelling louder nnd richer every moment. The singer seemed to throw her whole soul Into that weird, thrilling, plaintive ’‘pray er." Gradually the song died away nnd ended In a sob. There was n si lence—the silence of admiring wonder. The audience sat spellbound. Jenny Lind lifted her sweet eyes to look Into the scornful face that had so discon certed her. There was no fierce ex pression now; Instead n teardrop glis tened on ilie long, black lashes, nnd after a moment, with the Impulsive ness of a child of tho tropics. Grlsl crossed to Jenny Lind’s side, placed her arm about her and kissed her. utterly regardless of the audience.-- Our Dumb Animals. An Outrnire. An old gentleman was present nt the rending of the will of a distaut rela tive. tie had hardly expected to find himself remembered In It. hut pretty soon a clause was read In which a cer tain field was bcqpcnthed to him. That was good, but the document went on to hequeth the old gray mare In the sahl Hold to some one else—a man with whom the old gentleman was not on friendly terms. That was too much for his equanimity, aud he Interrupted the solemn proceedings aud brought a smile to the faces of the company by exclaiming: "Then she's eating my grass!’’— I’ear- sou's. The CIIgtit-a< Court. The Denver Times says that when Tom llaguell was Justice of the peace at Altman, the highest incorpo rated town iu the country, standing l‘J.000 feet above the sen level, he had occasion to tine a disorderly character $10 and costs. The victim of the operation of Justice oh)* eted to the finding of the court ani aunejuced that he would take un appeal. “What? Appeal, would you?" asked the astonished court. "You can’t come any o' that. now. This Is the highest court In the United States, aud you can’t appeal.” The most disastrous times nave pro duced the greatest minds. The purest metal comes of the most ardent fur nace. the most brilliant lightning from the darkest clouds. Hla One Dally Meal. I Dr. George Fordyee, iho celebrated , anatomist and lecturer on chemistry, ured to cat one meal a day nnd one meal only, but It was a mighty one. washed down with liberal drafts of wine nnd beer. At J o'clock every day he used to enter a certain ehophouse nnd take his rent at a table always re served for him. A silver tankard con taining a quart of strong ale. a full bottle of port nnd a quarter of a pint of brandy were placed before him Imme diately. The moment the waller announced the doctor's arrival the cook put a pound nnd a half of rump steak on the fire, nnd to while away the time until the steak should he properly broiled the waiter brought the doctor some tempting morsel like a broiled eblckeh or n plate of fish. When lie had eaten tills. Dr. Fordyee drank half of his brandy and then began on Ills steak While eating the steak lie drank the tankard of ale and after Unit.the rest of the brandy. The waiter then un corked the bottle of port, and the doc tor proceeded slowly to enjoy It until it was all gone. He spent an knur and a half dally ut his one meal STM' after ii returned home to give Ills lectures on chemistry, which are still quoted ns classics of that science. He ate nothing else until the next (Jay.' when- he re turned nt the same hour to the same ehophouse for the same sort of a meal Dr. Fordyee lived to be sixty-six years oh! nnd kept tip Ills one meal custom to the last. Why the Johe Fell Flat. A big. good uutuml farmer was nwnltlng the suburban train, neemn ponied by a handsome Gordon settei Two sous of Urlta'.n stood near him Tlie dog strayed away from his owm-i who was reading it newspaper. “Hoy!” called the farmer. "Colin here. Locksmith,” and the dog tuime (Lately run to his feet. One of the Englishmen nppronchei the farmer. “May I ask,” he said, “what yot called that dog?” “Locksmith.” said the farmer. “And why. pray?" "Because every time I kick him In makes a holt for the door." There was a general laugh, lu whirl the Englishman Joined. When he returned to Ids companion he remarked: “Most extraordinary name that man over there calls his dog." “What?" asked Ills friend. “Locksmith," replied the first Briton "And why such a name?” “Because, he says, every time he kicks 'Ini he holts for the door."—St Louis Republic. The Weight of Ice, The Iceman ami the coalman an often suspected of giving short weights —maybe ofteaer suspected than guilty, maybe oftener guilty than suspected The means of testing the weight of from ten to thirty pounds of Ice are not always ut hand iu the house, hut a close estimate of the weight can be reached by multiplying together tin- length, breadth and thickness of the block in Inches and dividing the prod uct by thirty. This will give very closely the weight iu pounds. Thus, It a block of Ice Is 10 by 10 by 0. the prod uct Is IKK), and this divided by thirty gives thirty pounds as the correct weight. A block 10 by 10 by 0 weighs twenty pounds. Tills simple method can he easily applied, and it may serve to remove unjust suspicion or to detect short weights. French Knltirn j-s. Railways In France are forbidden to carry persons visibly or notoriously af fected h.v contagious diseases In com part meats that art- used by the public In the second place, the dally cleaning and the periodical disinfection of all oars are required. Linens of sleeping cars must bear a ticket indicating to the passenger the date of the last cleaning, and they must lie properly washed and afterward subjected to a high temperature. Dry sweeping and dusting, which only serve to scatter disease germs, are prohibited. It being required that all floors, seats and wood work lie wlpi d with cloths moistened with some antiseptic solution. The Arctic Wcncrl. In cold countries where snow pro rails during a long winter many of tin- animals change the hue of tln-lr coats to a white tint. The nretic hear and fox are white throughout the year 1 he northern hare Is brown In summer and white In winter The weasel is especially curious It retains its brown cent until tlie first snow appears aud Then whitens lu a few hours. Hr ller.u'mlicrtMl, Wife (revisiting the sot-re of tr-r he trotliali— I retiiemher, Algernon, so well when you proposed to me how painful ly embarrassed you were. Algei uott - Yes. dear, and I renteni her so well how kind and encouraging you were and how easy you made It for me. afler all.-Tit Bits Wanted. Tess So Mr. Itorcin called on you las- eienlug. 1 don’t suppose you got a chance to open your mouth. ' Jess—oil. yes. frequently. But it j dldn t do any good. He didn't pav anv attention to uiy yawus.-I*hlladelphia IroftSEicrtl Cards G. R AUSTIN. ATI C BN EY-AT-LA W. Office With Townsend & Westmor and. BA IN BRIDGE - - GA. liVilON ISoWEK GoRDot. Bower. 80WER&B0WER, At’.orneys-At-Law, BAlNBlUbGK, GEORGIA. Practice in tho State courts, Jtederal. md Justice courts. Office: Old Search-Light Build- Oolunibus. - Geo r All kr. ds of Builder’s £upplie8, Lime, Plaster, Cem^ Hoi-s-; aud Mule Shoes, Paints, Oils, Glass, Doors and Blinds, in fact anything you netd for |, u j] I;oses or iu a Blacksmith Shop. Take advantage of the low freight rates on | write me and let me give you prices. t. L. mm. COLUMud W. I. GEER, attorney and Counselor At l aw, COLQUITT. - GEOKGiA. Office: In Court House. ALBERT H. RUSSELL, AUcr-ey at Law, BAINBRIDGE, - GEORGIA. Jttioe Over lmiubridge State Rank J. aTERLBIG fiGBRETS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. BAINBRIDGE, - - GEORGIA Will practice in all the courts. HENRY VAUGhN -ractical Blacksmith and Wood- workman. \lways ready to serve. Lowest p”ice> for best work. •say-Shop on West street, near oh I’ownse.nl Warehouse. BAINBR1DGE, GEORGIA. JOE. H. GILPIN Attorney at Law, BAINBRIDGE, - - GEORGIA. jgggr Will practice law together in all courts, except the criminal branch of the city court of Decatur county. Notary Fublio in office. ESTABLISHED 1885. THKl STAR Miavirg Saloon. West Broughton St., Bainbridge,Gi. Established bv a home boy. irst-class material and oolite and a' tentive Barbeis. Will T afccxnlcn PROPRIETOR. . I,. TOWNSEND. G. F. WF8TMORELAN ^ Attokneys-at-Law, Bainbrulge, Geor C. H. GRIFFIN, DEALERIN ILL KINDS OF HOMEMADE HARISES! All Worb U'oa-tly axid Jrxoi.mp ..ly SSasaswfcad. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. jtgrTEBMS: STRICTLY OASHBgL North Broad Street, near Braekin’s Stables. BAINBRIDGE, - GEORGIA l General Jlerdiandisi * Store! * CLEAN STOCK, CLEAN METHODS. I have genuine ‘bargains to offer YOU! ~ ^rnall profits and quick sales, honest weight and just rueasme, prompt attention and courteous treatment constitute my motto. Can I Say More? Make it convenient to call at my store and be convinced of these facts. W 11 0 ASSET T, ELDORENDO, GA JOHN C. CHASOH* attorney-at-law, BAIN BRIDGE. - - GA. Will practice.law in all the Courts. ROB’ L. Z. BRIDGES, Practicing Physician, BlUNsON, - - GEORGIA. . . All calls promptly attended. . ise.L kalssn Si E W Me ATTORNEYS A.T LAW Bain bridge, - Ga. Will practice in all the Federal and State Courts Offices: Up-stairs Belchei Building. J. .riATHiS. CONTRACTOR axd jj* UAlNUEIt GE, ... Bids submitted on all k Brick or Wood Work. ALBERTGRICE, TONSOIil AI. AHjf Colquitt, Georgii Best work, Satisfaction G J. B. Gran PR A C2ICAL ; plenum... Steam and Gas Fitttr. I SIC ItfTJS&Es&’CM Attorney-at-Lw BAINBRIDGE, - GEORGIA Will pu.otice in all the courts. Spe, ml attention given to real estate, ci n mercial and corporation practice. #sf Office in old Bank Building. TOMB STONES, -AND- 'oyou con template erecting a monument or tomb Hone, or iu any way im proving » our cemetery lot? If so. write me at CUTKBEET, GA.- I will submil designs and prices and vi 11 call at yo ir home to see you. The iest work of all isctccf C-ir.ai-tcrsc! be Vi PRICES TO SUIT YOU. Cnthbcrt, Ga. DR. S. J CHESWJT. P/sloiai ail Sarjm Treats diseases of the Eye, Ear Nose and Throat. E. A.Wimberij COMMISSIONER OF POP FLORID^ Superior Court Commissis tary Public:, (witha Office with Clerk Superior Cm Biinh Boot and ShceM On Water Street. GORDON EM Buys, Rents nnd sells is™ all other Kinds of Property. RaiuhridgH,'I BAfiflSASrl DENTAL SUBGfl BAINBRIDGE, fle^-Office- -Corner " « ter Streets, in Chason Boildiug- All. calls promptly attended. office on Broughton Street DR. BE. U N? Dentist office. Over H. B. Ehrlich 4 c Baintridre. R. J. ROONEY, Contractor and Builder. • ~——• Estimates cheerfully furnished on all . . classes ol building. . . — 0 F • Jl.11 Kin AT J1Y ss- J. w. BURNEY, ftP v eaiTB®P Mid BUILDER, BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA. S@“Agent for Hardwood Mantels, Doors, Sash and Rln dg. and contracts or first-class Cement Sidewalks. Georgia Seed Rye at Draper cfc Co’s. iR ON WATER sTlil JETEH. P0« Ail orders left at ware Store prompt!' OLD (.OLD Have yon any of d 1 ' g it to Sobers, Bainhi'WS-M