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PEOPLE WHO GAMBLE. Chlnmp mill ItnllmiN i; (>-'lf l ll > All* to (.iiiiiix of C'liMnoe. Of all the nations of the earth who gamble and they nil do it more or loss —the Chinese come in an easy first. Superstition and the gambling mania go in double harness, and while the mandarins fly kites to decide what should be done about Wei*Hai-Wei and Talien-Wan the humbler Celestials gam ble for dear life to pass the time away. “The Chinese play night and day,” says a traveler, “till they have lost all they are worth, and then they usually go and hang themselves, ’’ from which it would appear that the yellow danger is nut so formidable after all. The Chinese laborers in the United States squander their earnings in a game called “white pigeon's ticket.” White, by the way, is the unlucky color for the gamer anil the lucky one for the keeper of the gaming house. These gentry keep orange peel in a box, be lieving that it will bring them luck. The Italians are no less superstitions, and they gamble persistently, the poor people especially, in the government lotteries. Everything has a number; a cat, a dog, a gondola, and the “Libro dei Sogno”—the lotto player’s oracle— will tell you what the number is and the rules for interpreting the appear ances in dreams. Visitors to Venice, which has always been a stronghold of gambling, may have seen the declara tion of the winning figures from the Campanile of St. Mark’s—the silent, eager crowd gathered in the square and the group of officials gathered round the boy with the bandaged eyes who draws the numbers from the cage. There is a story told in Venice of a madman who hailed a gondolier from the window of the madhouse on the is land to tell him the numbers he had dreamed. The man put his money on them and won, and from that day to this the gondoliers go near the window ] as they pass in the hope that the mad- i man will call again. The story is true. I •—London Chronicle. VORACIOUS LITTLE ROBINS. Kacli It eq n I red Fourteen Varda of Anglewormi Every Day. A would be philanthropist relates his experiences trying to play mother to a nest of little robins, which had by some accident been deprived of their rightful mother’s care. He diligently set to work digging angleworms, nnd sup posed that he was fulfilling his whole duty, when one of the poor little songs ters died. Upon examination of the body, which was reduced to skin aud bone, the foster parent came to the con clusion that it must have died of starv ation. Deeply grieved at his shortcoming, he redoubled his efforts, determined to at least save the other two. It was not long, however, before a second one died, evidently of the same malady. The good man then reeolved that, whatever the third one died of, it should not be starvation, and took off his coat aud went to work in earnest. He kept on with the angleworm diet until he found that his one little bird was consuming from 14 to 18 yards of angleworms a day. This was too much for his pa tience, and he proceeded to substitute the more easily managed diet of bread and milk and other delicacies, which were, however, not nearly so much to Miss Rotun's taste. Wanting to discover whether he had been catering to a family of abnormal appetites, our friend took to watching the methods of a real mother bird and found that she fed her young every two minutes. He then consulted the learned books upon birds and discovered that 14 yards of worms a day, with meals every two minutes, is the average rate of feeding fledgelings. He has therefore decided that he does not care to take up raising birds by hand as a business. —Boston Transcript. Jlc (jut Hie Ad. “You're uot on that horrid paper, are you,” cried the girl who speaks her uiiud, “though 1 did ouce meet a re porter from it who was rather nice? He came to see about getting an adver tisement— What! Not a reporter? Why, 1 thought he was. Well, anyway 1 had lost a dog, and he said he had heard of it and wanted to know if I didn t want to advertise in his paper for it. 1 told him I didn’t believe I liked his old paper, and he said he didn't think much of it himself, but he thought it was pretty apt to reach the class of people who stole dogs. And so since he was so {tolite about it I thought 1 might as well advertise iuit. But i didn't get the dog.”—New York Commercial Advertiser. A Girl With h Srkfmr, Miss Millward—Good morning. Have you kissed Hobson ? Miss Aylesworth—No, I am trying to win a reputation that will enable me to go upon the stage, and 1 guess the easiest way to get it is by spreading the rumor that I haven’t kissed Hobson.— Chicago News. So Were His Manners. “Excuse me, sir,” said Barker to a boorish traveler, “but what is your business?” “I am a gentleman, sir—that’s my j business. ” “Ah,” said Barker, “I sea Y’ou are taking a holiday.”—Tit-Bits. DYED DIAMONDS. Yellow Stones Cnn He Mode to Look Like Gems of the First Water. “There are tricks in every trade” ha* grown to be an adage, and this proverb holds especially good with regard to the jewelry trade, which for “ways that are dark and tricks that are vain” fair ly takes tho paim for roguery. Although a great deal of capital, time and labor have been devoted to counter feiting the diamond, very little success has been obtained from a fraudulent point of view, as the diamond possesses extraordinary qualities of hardness and brilliancy, with which no imi tation, up to now, can attempt to vie. “Paste” of all kinds can be tested by means of a sharp steel file, which scratches its surface. A method of successful imposition with diamonds has, however, been dis covered, and the originator of this swin dle actually defrauded the pawnbrokers of London alone in one year of upward of $500,000. The general public, as well as jewel ers, are aware that diamonds of a yel lowish tinge, or, as they are called in the trade, “straws,” are worth very lit tle. Large stones of this color, even when weighing from 10 to 100 carats, are quite common and will onlyfetch in the market from |5 to S2O per carat, the value, of course, increasing in ratio with weight. Diamonds of the same weight, if of the first water, or perfect ly colorless, would be worth from five to ten times as much. The methods of the individual refer red to were as follows: He purchased a quantity of “yellow” stones, and then by a simple yet ingenious process suc ceeded in imparting to them an evanes cent purity of color. This was done by procuring two ordinary glasses, a kettle of boiling water and a threepenny packet of mauve dye. The “yellow” diamond, which was perhaps set in a gold ring or pin, was merely dipped in the glass containing the dye, and then in clean boiling wa ter half a dozen times, and allowed to dry, when it presented all the appear ance, even to the eye of an expert, of a magnificent stone of the first water. The next move was to place the ring on the finger, and the well dressed dia mond dyer would sally forth, enter a pawnbroker’s and pledge the ring for at least three times its worth. Within 12 hours, however, the effects of the dye would have disappeared, and the pawn broker could only wonder what on earth was wrong with his eyes when he advanoed so much money on such a yel low stone. Fortunately, owing to the magnitude of this individual’s operations, the fraud was discovered, and now pawn brokers, if they are suepicious of a dia mond’s color, immerse it in nitric acid, which destroys any dye that may be present without in any way injuring the stone. —London Mail. GOOD MONEY FOR BAD NEWS I’Hltl to Learn That Sight Wonld Leave llim In Six Months. Somehow it made me feel bad, this happening that lam about to relate. I was in the office of an oculist, one of the leading men in his profession in Pittsburg. A big, strong and healthy looking man entered. His appearance indicated that he had many years of life before him. He was well dressed, keen ly intelligent nnd of pleasant counte nance. “Doctor,” he said, “my eyes have been troubling me, and I would like you to make an examination of them aud treat them. ” After a few preliminary questions the doctor told him to strip himself to the waist. He took off his clothes and stood there, a magnificent specimen of man hood. The doctor examined him, pay ing particular attention to his back, for a reason of which I know nothing. Having finished, he said: “Put cn your clothes. I can do noth ing for you. Your sight may last six months, but m longer. Treatment will do no good. Blindness Is sure to come.” “What’s the matter, doctor?” he asked quietly, with a faint tremor in his voice. The doctor told him in technical lan guage and then explained that the trou ble came from the wasting of a nerve leading from the spine. “What’s your bill, doctor?” asked the man when ho got his clothes on. “Five dollars,” replied the doctor. He paid it and left the office without another word. In tho fullness of life he walked out into the blessed light of day, doomed within six months to darkness until death. It was an incident to the doctor; to me it was a tragedy.—Pitts burg News. Irving Didn’t Rend. Sir Henry Irving appeared at the Theater Royal, Edinburgh, in 1857, and two years later he went to Linlith gow to give a soading there. He was delighted to se<rliis name in big letters on the posters on arriving in the town. He went to the hall, but there was no crowd there—in fact, the caretaker had not arrived, having forgotten all about the reading. Irving went in search of him, and things were got ready; 8:80 o’clock arrived, but no one came to the hall—not even a small boy. In recalling the incident Sir Henry was wont to say, “I never slept better than I did that night.” THE FIREMAN’S LIFE. lie Cannot Altvay* Flnlah Hl* Toilet Before a Mirror. “Of course everything about the fire department interests us always, ” said Mr. Glimby, “but there is one little thing in particular that I’ve seen I (suppose hundreds of times that appeals to me more every time I see it, and that is the firemen getting into their coats as they go along. You see this among the men on trucks and on hose wagons. The men on the engine have to use their hands to hold on. “It’s a simple enough thing in gen eral to see a man putting on his coat, but hero he isn’t standing up in his room before a mirror, but he’s jumped out of bed and taken his coat under his arm and slid down a sliding pole and is completing his dressing sitting on top of a rack of ladders going through the street like mad, drawn by three great horses at one end, with a man down at the other end steering this outfit with a wheel This sight never loses its novelty or its interest. You may see the same thing on a hose wagon. “But what set me to speaking about this now was seeing a man on a fire patrol wagon, sitting on one of their long seats, facing outward, pulling up the tops of his high boots—red wagon, galloping horses, banging gong, men in fire hats and rubber coats, the whole blooming outfit on the dead jump and this man sitting on the side seat reach ing down for the tops of those boots and straightening up with each ono as he got it and swaying back a little as he pulled it up into place, just as a man would sit on the edge of his bed at home to put on his stockings and slippers and just as cool and comfortable.”—New York Sun. Geography For Women. The introduction to Parkenton’s “Modern Atlas,” published in 1815, has a reference to “the sex” which ought to be very interesting to our modern college girl. The learned author says: Geography is a study so universally instructive and pleasing that it has for nearly a century been taught even to females, whose pursuits are foreign from serious researches. In the trivial con versation of the social circle, in the daily avidity of the occurrences of the times, pregnant indeed above all others with rapid and important changes that affect the very existence of states and empires, geography has become a ha bitual resource to the elegant female, as well as the profound philosopher. Stopping a Big Steamship. To stop the Etruria, whose displace ment is 9,680 tons, horsepower 14,321 and speed 20.18 knots an hour, 2 min utes and 47 seconds are required, and during the process of stopping the ship will forge ahead 2.404 feet, or nearly half a mile. The United States cruiser Columbia, with a displacement of 7,350 tons, 17,991 horsepower and f speed of 22.8 knots an hour, can be stopped in 2 minutes and 15 seconds and within a space of 2,147 feet. In each case the vessel is supposed to be going at full speed and the stoppage produced by reversing the action of the propeller. Damaa’ Quick Wit. Dumas found a man asleep in the Theatre Francais during the playing of a piece by his friend Soumet. * “You see that?” said he, “that’s your work. ” Next evening a Dumas comedy was put on. The two friends looked in again and found a sleeper. / “You see, dear Dumas,” said Sou met, “your works ean produce sleep.” “Do yon refer to that man?” replied Dumas. “Why, that’s the man who Was there last night. He’s not awake Vet!” —San Francisco News Letter. Worth Waiting For. During a performance at at the Tyne mouth Aquarium, a couple from Old Hartley were among the audience. When half time arrived, an attendant placed on the stage a board inscribed with the word “Interval.” “W’at’s that, Geordie?” asked the wife. Geordie spelled the word. “In, in; t-e-r, inter;v-a-l, interval.” “But w’at is’t?” “Aa divvent knaa, lass. 3he foaks is aall gannin oot; but we’ll stop to see it I”—San Francisco Wave. In 1666 the great fire in London burned over 436 acres, destroying at least $35,000,000 worth of property. In 1872 the Boston fire burned over 80 acres, at a loss of $1,000,000 an acre. If the same fire occurred today, it would cost, at the very lowest estimate, $l('v,000,000. In 1893 the loss on the %% acres burned over was over $350,- 000,000. Ita Natural Kffect. “How many of these sheep got out of here?” asked the angry farmer. “I don’t know,” replied the new hired man, rubbing his eyes. “After I’d watched five or six of ’em jump over the fence I seemed to lose the count. That always puts me to sleep. ” •—Chicago Tribune. Ot Mu Avail. “Prisoner.” said the court, “have yon anything to say for yourself?” “UN hat s the use?” replied the cul prit; “you guys wouldn’t believe me.” —Philadelphia North American. Gainesville, Jefferson & Southern Railroad. SAMUEL 0. DUNLAP, Receiver. Time table No. 12, taking effect 5. 50 a. m., Jan. 6, 1899, MA.IN LINE “¥ j ~~ - NORTH BOUND. Between Social Circle BOUND, Read Downward and Gainesville . Read Upward. First Class. ~ First Class. 93 9 1 85 83 81 STATIONS. 82 84 86 92 o 4 l I * l ’'ex f “S” • Jj> ■'*>■ ‘g* |s,,. only only Sun Sun Sun | S un Sun Sun only" only 5 ’ 2 A U 1 a m p m Lv. ~ Ar. am p m a m t- ' % HOG 11 00 450 SOCIAL?CIRCLE 915 3 30 9 20 S’ o 11 15 1120 505 GRESHAM 855 3 10 9 05 c S. H3O 1140 525 MONROE. 835 2 50 8 50 5- I 1145 }£J!j SS CAMPTON 8152 30 8 35; £ r 1158 G BETHLEHEM 800 215 822 j £ TUY 12 15 ~ 14W.V, WINDER 7452 00 g 807 _L_ 11,5 „ 1 ® 6 ™ 7101 30 £ 94 S7 12 30 b 157 648 MULBERRY 7201 10 ° lon 88 Zl 12 45 ~ 2177 03 HObCHTON , 739 108 g 2457 23 HICKORY TREE. 0451s 30 <= 719 claily Sun p- 2 , e x ,„ • Sun 640 US 255 730 BELLMONT 40 10 05 7 14p m 645 l 2? 735 KLONDIKE 635 10 20 1 [j- lf r 650 J 2? * HANDLER 630 10 16 lA A 710 1 40 330 8 00 GAINESVILLE. 610 9 55 6 4 iS pm P“ P m Ar. Lv. am am * m p 7^ 8 7 I9 1 85 f3 1 81 j jB2 j 84 1 86 |~93~[88 No. 82 will run to Social Circle regardless of No. 83. No. 84 will run to Social Circle regardless of No. 81, No. 83 will run to Winder regardless of No. 84. No. 84 will run to Winder regardless of No. 83. No. 92 will run to Social Circle regardles of No. 91. JEFFERSON BRANCH. Time Table No. 12, taking effect 5.50 am., Jan. 6, 1899. NORTH BOUND Between Jefferson and SOUTH BOUND Read Downward Bellmont. Read Upward. First Class. First Class. Bt~ STATIONS. ~88 90” Daily, Daily Daily except except except except Sun Son Snn sun P. M. A M. Lv. fiTAr. P. M. A~m7 11 35 550 JEFFERSONI 810 11 10 12 00 615 PENDERGRASS 748 10 43 n l2 35 ,. ® 4O BELLMONT 730 10 25 p M , A M. Ar. v. P. M. A. M. B 9 1 8 7 I 88 |9O 1 No. 90 will run to Jefferson regardless of No. 89. Palmer’s Cream Liniment ls the best Liniment on earth for Rheumatism, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Stings, of Pois onus Insects, Stiff Joints, Toothach, etc. Cures the pains of Burns immediately and gives in stant relief in Headache. For Sprainp, Swelling ol the Joints, Saddle or Collar Galls on Horses. Pal mer’s Cream Liniment can not be equaled. It is put up in i ounce bottles* (the QS al 60c. size) and retails for 25c. Prepared only by - H. R. PALHER & SONS, (Successors to Palmer & Kinnebrew,) DRUGGIST’S AND SEEDSMEN, 105 CLAYTON ST., ATHENS, GA. This splendid three piece suit, mahogany finit-h'frames, upholstered in fine si.k figured damask for fl 2 50. We carry the largest stock of Furniture, Car pets, Rugs, Mattings, ana Draperies in Atlai-. ta and guarantee lowest prices. P. S. CRUTCHER FURNITURE CO.. 53 and 55 Peachtree St.. Atlanta Ga. Show Vonr Best Qualities. Honesty does not require us to hang our oil paintings faced to the wall in order that our friends may see that they are made on coarse canvas. It ie right to appear always at our best. Give the world your brightest thoughts, your most courteous speech, the out come of your kindest impulses and purest motives, no matter if you are conscious that these things are above your ordinary level. God made t-he flowers show their colors, not their dull, fibrous matter; to load the air with their odors, not with the rank ness of their sap.—Homiletic Review. Change Wanted. What some people need more than anything else is change—they have dollars, and they need sense.—Jewish Comment The Wronjj Measure. Employment Agent—Those are fine recommendations that gurl has, mum- Shall I send for her to come and talk with you ? Mrs. Bronston—la she tall or short? “Rather tall, mum, but”— “Is she fat or thin ?” “Rather stout, mum —a good, strong”— “Is she stouter than I am?” “Oh, yes, mum, a good deal. ” “She won’t do. She’d split the eeani* of every dress I have.”—New York Weekly. Dewey to Be an Admiral. Washington, Feb. 13.—The senate passed a bill creating the office of ad miral of the navy. Rear Admira Dewey, it is understood, will be na*d for the office.