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fi SCOTTISH LEGEND, The Story of the Knight With the White Feather. TWO COURAGEOUS WARRIORS. t Heroic Alexander Hume and Hi Still More Heroic Fellow Soldier and Pro tector —The Sad Sequel to the Battle That Was Lost. The heraldic arms of the Scotch town of Selkirk show a woman sealed n a tomb, on which is also placed the Scottish lion. The legend told about the arms is this: King James IV. of Scotland, who was about to invade England, needed recruits for his enter prise. The town clerk of Selkirk. Wil liam Brydone. tried his best to aid his Ping by persuading his fellow country men to enlist in the royal cause. So earnest was lie that he is said to have moved over n hundred lusty Scots to join his standard. Among these was one of the name of Alexander Hume. Til is man was a shoemaker of the town of Selkirk. lie was strong, stal wart. bold and an excellent workman. Brydone was very glad to welcome him. as he reckoned ldm quite the best man of the hundred, and Ids comrades, who were also brave men and true, cheered him as he appeared among them, sucli coufidence had they in his wisdom, prudence, valor and strength. Hume’s wife. Margaret, was a tine young woman and very fond and proud of her brave, strong husband. Now. Margaret did not at all like lids pro posed Invasion of England. She felt that it would mean great trouble to tbe Scotch people, who would certainly be vanquished by their strong enemy, and the thought came to her that her own brave husband might perhaps lose his life in the struggle. She therefore used all her best efforts to keep him at home. She pleaded in vain. Alexan der was firm. At last she held up to his face their little five-months-old daughter and asked who would look after the child if lie should die and •who would keep her from misery and misfortune. Hume loved his wife and child, and these appeals brought the tears to his eyes, but they did not break down his resolution, which lie had girt übout him as armor. Nothing could move him to become untrue to his king and coun try. Finding that no entreaties could move him. Margaret at last gave way to anger and told him that Ills eager desire to be thought the bravest mau of Selkirk would not supply the child he was bound to work for with a bite of bread. She said even more than this. Her tonea grew blgtxar, and oue word led to another, as you know it will, until the couple parted in anger, be to tbe held of buttle and abe to remain at home. Alexander had not gone far before It flashed acroaa the uiiud of bis wife that perhaps she might never ee him alive again. Unable to control herself, she flung the child turn lie crib and rushed out of the house. 8b must see her husband again and get from him one parting glance or word of reconctltatlon. She harried through the town, she eougbt everywhere for him. but be was nowhere to be seen. He had gone off with hie comrades The poor wife wept bitterly. Her grief was deep. Rome and Ms fMtows were eoon ea gaged In bottle. He displayed the greatest bra vary. Wherever be went number* of the eneuty felt, iu every direction upon the held of bettle be waa eeeu. Hie companions kept well up to blm. end In particular one man who bad lately joined the party. This man fought wltb a oourege equal to that of Hume himself, keeping contin ually beside him and defending him in many perils. Once when an {Eng lishman from behind drew very ueur to the Scot tbia soldier struck tbe cow ardly fellow to the eartb Juat aa be waa IneertiDg bis spear between the clasps of Hume's armor. Hume called to the brave fellow and demanded bis name, even in the midst of the tight, but tbe stranger said that that waa no matter. This generous soldier wore a leath er Jacket and an Iron helmet. In which there was placed a small white feath er. Wherever Hucp* fought on the battlefield there might be seen beside him the iron helmet and the white feather. At last the battle ended in defeat for the Scotch, who scattered in ail direc tions. Hume. who. with other sol diers. was obliged to lie concealed In the forest for seme time, took the first opportunity of Inquiring after hia faith ful attendant. But all hia Inquiries were without avail. He could not trace him. Nothing could be learn of him but that be bad disappeared when the fight waa over. Alexander Hume hurried to bis cot tage. He was anxious to nee again hln beloved wife and bestow upon ber the kiss of reconciliation. When he reach ed It be listened at tbe door, and his heart beat fast. He bad kind words to say to her from whom he bad parted in anger, and bis deep wounds needed dressing. He !'**ed the hitch uud walk ed in. All was still, ao wife came to meet him; no child’s cry met his ear On looking round the room he saw seated in an armchair the knight who had fought so bravely beside him in the battle, wearing the same leather jacket, iron helmet and white feather That person was Margaret Hume. She was dead and clasped In her dead arms the little child. Be conciliatory and considerate if you hope to win conciliation and con sideration.—Ward. . -***mkfm THE EARTH AS A MOON. Our World at It Appears to Venus and Our Own Moon. If we could be transported to the planet Venus a peculiar set of views could be obtained of our earth which would enable us to see ourselves, to some extent at least, as others s*e us. Venus is about the same size as the earth, is somewhat closer to the sun and has more atmosphere than tlie earth. When the earth and Venus are nearest together they are. of course, on the same side of the sun. and in conse quence of this the earth does not see more than a very small part of the Venus illuminated, but Venus, on the other hand, sees all of one side of the earth Illuminated and consequently is able to claim she has something that takes the place of a moon anyhow, for the earth to Venus at tis is time looks very large and bright, almost as much so as our moon does to us. If we could see all the illuminated surface of Venus on these occasions we should have quite a distinct sec ond moon. When we do see all of her illuminated surface site is on the op posite side of tlie sun from us and con sequently at an enormous distance, yet she is so brilliant as to keep us from seeing her surface distinctly. Hut to our own moon we appear in the best light as a moon. A fill I earth as seen from the moon, according to Professor Todd and other astronomers, is a very inspiring sight on the moon's surface, it can at once be seen why this is necessarily true. The earth is several times larger than the moon and would appear in the hettvens as a disk about fourteen times the size of the moon. It would shine with prob ably a variable light, due to the shift ing clouds on the earth, though the light, of course, is reflected from the sun, and the reflecting is done in part by the upper surfaces of the clouds. The outlines of the continents of the eartli appear very dearly to the moon as If they were formed of papier tnacbe on a globe. Cities of compara tively large size could be made out with ease in case people were there to make them out. The intensity of the reflected earth light would be as much ns fourteen moons and would euable tbe Selenites. if auch they are. to read or work in comparative day light.—St. Louis Itepubile. A Mountain Colloquy. “Dhl your husband get that terrible red nose working out In the sunshine?'' asked one woman. “No." answered the other. “That ain't sunshine. That's moonshine."— Washington Times. Conors uo. “What waa the prlnco's gift to the bride?" "'A receipt |g fnM for the price she was to pnt up for him."—Chicago Record-Herald. Imll* hy Att Mas no. “t>o worrd." oatf Undo Bben. “to sumpto' itke a lookin' gtass-you's g'ta fer get better results if you anslleo dsn if you makes faces '* Washington Dow Water. Tbe ancient “dew ponds'' of England have their modern counterparts on the rock of Gibraltar, where drinking wa ter la obtained by tba condensation of tbe abundant dew in specially prepar ed baaiua. The primitive |*ocmut con sists in making a hollow in tbe ground and tilling tbo bottom with dry straw, over which is placed a layer of clay. On a clear night the clay cools very rapidly, and tbe dew la condensed into water in tbe basin. Tbe poud is Un proved by putting a layer of asphalt or Portland cement under the straw. At Gibraltar the present practice is to use wood instead of straw and sheet Iron instead of clay. The Howards. The Austrians are known to lie the greateat ••sticklers*’ for genealogy, many of the nobles tracing their de scent back to aiojuaat the dawn of bis tory. Kven In Austria, however. It Is geuerally admitted that the dukes of Norfolk represent the oldest family In tbe world. According to tbe most trustworthy authorities, tbe Howards are of Saxon origin, tbe name In those days being Hereward. As far back as 957 there are trustworthy records of the family.—London Globe. Her B|Here. ’‘There is one thing which woman could understand In political matters If she had tbe franchise.” ‘•What's tbatr “When sweeping reforms are on the carpet”—Baltimore American. handicapped This is the Case With Many Winder People. Too many Winder citizens are handicapped with a bad back. The unceasing pain causes constant misery, making work a burden and stooping or lifting an impossibility. Tbe back aches at night, prevent ing refreshing rest and in the morn ing is stiff and lame. Plasters and liniments may give relief hut can not reach the cause. To eliminate the pains and aches you must cure the kidneys. Doan’s Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys and cure them permonenily. Can you doubt Winder evidence? W. A. Manders, Foctory Hill, Winder, Ga., says: “For some time I had kidney trouble and rheumat'sm. The pains in the small of my back were like knife thrusts and if 1 stooped, it was only with the greatest difficulty that I could straighten. My kidneys were sluggish, the secretions from the organs containing a sediment and being attended by pain during pas sage. I tried various remedies, but without tiie desired results until I used Doan’s Kidney Pills, procured at Turner’s Pharmacy. 1 improved from the first and after I had finished the contents of four boxes, my kidneys were restored to a nor mal condition and the pain and lameness in my back had disap peared.” For sale hy all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-MilburnCo., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name —Doan’s — and take no other. CHILDREN —AT THE^~ “Awkward Age?’’ STILL WE CAN MAKE PRETTY GOOD . . . Photographs of them. And you know you’d like to have the pic tures to send away, and some to keep for yourself. Bring the children in, and let us show you what we can do. ALLEN ARTSTUDIO WINDER, GA. Schedule Gainesville Midland Railway SOUTH BOUND No. 11 —Lv. 8:35 a. m. No. ]3 —Lv. 2:50 p m. No. 15 —Lv. 10:30 a m ; Sun. only. NORTH BOUND No. 12 —At. 11:25am. No. 14 —Ai. 5:40 p m. No. 10—A.. 4:25 pm; Sun. ouly. How Are You to Know It’s But a Minute 1 nless you have a good, reliable watch to go by—the kind I carry in all styles and prices? JUST ANOTHER MINUUTE, PLEASE. Your eyes tested five by an expert Optician, and glasses ground by latest approved methods Watches, Clocks, Jewelry Repaired in Best Manner 10 Per Cent. Saved on Plows -AT — WOODRUFFS WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for Plows, and mean just what we say when we say we can save you 10 per cent, on your Plows. We have the goods, and we are willing to make the prices: Small one-horse Chilled Plow $ 4 00 Large one-horse Chilled Plow 4 50 Small two-horse Chilled Plow 6 00 Regular two-horse Chilled Plow 7 50 Extra large two-horse Chilled Plow 8 00 Best Chilled Middle Breakers 7 50 Steel Middle Breakers , 0 00 Large Steel Middle Breakers 10 00 Chattanooga Reversible Disc Plows 33 00 Avery Reversible Disc Plows 33 00 John Deer Stalk Cutters 28 00 We affirm that the above prices are 10 per cent, under what others get for similar goods. Come while they last, and save money. Woodruff ardware and Manufacturing Cos. WINDER. OA, INTELLIGENT SERVICE POLITE TREATMENT. GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION. Strong Board of Directors that direct Stock holders worth over a million dollars. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Your business will be appreciated. “ ' ■ •>' The First National Bank of Winder Capital Stock Paid in $50,000.00. ANNOUNCEMENT. ®I beg to inform my friends and the public that I have secured the agency for the celebrated | HUB BRAIND SHOES * For Men, Ladies and Children. Before buying your shoe’s call and inspect my line. I wi’l save •“You money and sell you better shoes. 7 HOFMEISTER, Winder, Ga. C. A. SCUDDLR, ATHENS, GA.'