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JS STROKE OF FORTUNE The Bit of Good Luck That Over took Barney O'Connor. WEALTH THRUST UPON HIM. 1 he Visitor That Called to See the Man Who Had Been Injured—The Sight That Greeted Him and the Hasty Proposition He Handed Out. Several years ngo two brothers named McDonald were in business In Ilalsted street. Among the tiabitims of their establishment was a man named O’Connor. A mau named An derson then was claim ageut tor the street railway company that connected llalsted with Chicago. Barney O'Connor was a happy-go lucky chap who didn t worry much about anything, lie was partial to his beer, bad no kith or kin to be re sponsible for. cared little tor clothes and worked only when it was abso lutely esseutial. which wasn't often. McDonald Bros, liked to have Bar ney around on account of the wit he had brought with him from the ould sod. and so they found little tasks for him to do. One day Barney was loaf ing around McDonald's about half Il luminated and in an extremely rosy frame of mind when they decided they wanted some goods over in the city. Barney was delegated to go after them. He stopped at the corner buffet, hoisted another one and took a car tor the loop. The car was crowded fore and aft. and Barney got on the aft. He didn't get much more than halfway on the step when there came a Jolt. The crowd surged back on Barney, and tie. with several others, was dumped Into the street. Barney stifle red worse than the rest, as he was underneath. But he wasn’t hurt badly. He was knock ed unconscious, but after they carried him into a store and threw cold water on him he came out of it lu good shape. All that remained were a lew cuts. Tbe conductor, however, was ex cited. He was new at the business, and when be took the names and ad dresses of the victims of the crash he got considerably balled up. Perhaps he made Harney’s injuries a little more grave than they really were. After O'C'ounor got over his dizzi ness he went on uptown and bought his stuff for the McDonalds, lie also visited a drinking place on Itauriotph street. It was there that he learned of a clam bake that sens to be held that night at a saloon on lower 11 at stod Celebrations of this sort sp iraled to Barney, and he resolved to he on hand. He was. They had a lovely time. Along about 12 o’clock the festivities became superjoyous. and arguments arose. Barney was In the midst of these. Fisticuffs followed forensic froth, and O'Connor was numbered among the alalu. How he got to his room he couldn't explain coherently, lie sure was some beat up. What they didn't do to blui wouldn't take tong to tell. It was the completest walloping he ever had experienced. He slept late. When he woke up he wished he could have slept later, lie found moving undesirable after an at tempt or two at It. so he stayed in bed. About 2 o'clock in the afternoon the landlord of the rooming house came up and told Barney u mail wanted to see him. Seldom had Barney had visitors, and his curiosity was aroused. But it wasn’t strong enough to Induce him to get up. lie told the landlord to have the man sent up to the room. Anderson, out to settle early and avoid tbe rush, came in and took a look at Barney. He nearly fainted. "It 1 get out of this ou less than sl.- 000 I’ll be lucky.” he told himself. Then he proceeded to business. "It kind o' bunged you up, didu’t it?” he began as a feeler. lie couldn’t say less, for be had a conscience. “Well, some." acknowledged Barney, not grasping tbe pertinence of the question, but realizing its truth. “You know, a suit always involves a lot of delay and trouble, aud the company has better facilities, and it’s better for the plaint iff to settle’’— "Wot are ye* talkin' about?” Barney broke in. “Why. I’m from the street railway, and we want to see if we can't tix this tip for you for getting hurt. We want to do what's right; but. ot course, you understand"— Barney saw a great light. It made him forget bis woes. “Do yez mean ye want to pay me for failin' off t!i*‘ car yistiddy?" In* asked. “That’s the idea,” answered Auder sou. "Well, here 1 am.” said Barney. "How much am 1 offered?" Anderson hesitated. “Üb—er—l think—er—how'd two fifty strike you?” “1 think it’s worth at least five,” he replied. “Now. look here.” explained Ander son, “if you fight this case it’ll cost you at least SIOO for u lawyer. You might get S3OO In a trial, aud still again you might get nothing. It’s al ways a good Idea” “D* VO7. mean ye’ll give me S2.V)?" interrupted O'Connor, sitting up quick ly despite his aches. "That's it.” replied Anderson so fas cinated by the picture of war’s horrors portrayed by Barney's face that he failed to notice the surprise in his tones. "I'll take it." said O'Connor in a hurry. "Bring it to me all in quar ters.’’—Chicago Tribune. The period of deepest sleep varies from 3 o’clock to 5. BURNED PAPER MONEY. Source of Great Profit to the Govern ment and Banks. At the redemption windows of the treasury and of the subtreasuries of the country any silver coin that has not been mutilated willfully and which still is recognizable as from the mints of the United States will be redeemed at face value, this in spite of the fact that the silver in the worn coin may not be worth half ifH face value. As to gold coin, the government stands only a small portion of the loss from abrasion: but. according to weight, tlipse worn gold coins always are re deemable. In the case of the paper currency two-tlfths of a note must be presented if It shall be redeemed or anew note issued, and. no matter what the evi dence may be as to total destruction of this paper currency, the government regards it as the holder's individual loss with which it is uo further con cerned. Fire may melt SI,OOO worth of silver coins and It is worth Its metal value. It may melt SI,OOO in gold coins and the mint will pay SI,OOO in new twenty dollar gold pieces for the mass. But the ashes of SI,OOO in pa per currency is without value. In the thousands of fires over the country every year involving office buildings, factories, business houses and family residences an untold total i of legal tender notes of all kinds are destroyed. Every piece of such paper lost is loss to the holder and gain to I the government or to a national bank. It is a promissory note hopelessly lost to the bolder. It is even more, for in : many cases an individual man might 1 redeem bis debt obligation if he were assured by the bolder of it that the 1 piece of paper to which he had signed his name had been destroyed by aeci : dent and by no chance could turn tip i again against him.—Chicago Tribune. Pope as a Witness. Pope, like Garrick, made but a poor figure in the witness box. He was j cited to appear in defense of Bishop Atterbnry when that prelate was tried for high treason in the house of lords lu 17'_’3. "1 never could speak In pub lic," he told Spence afterward, "and 1 dou't believe that if it was a set tiling 1 could give an account of any story to twelve friends together, though 1 could tell it to any three of them with a great deal of pleasure. When 1 was to appear for the bishop of Rochester lu his trial, though 1 had but ten words to gay aud that on a plain point (how the bishop spent Ills time when 1 was with him at Bromley), 1 made two or three blunders in It and that notwithstanding the first row of lords (which was ail l could seel were most ly of my acquaintance.” Loudon Standard. The Loet Company. "Hungry. 1 suppose?" said the sharp faced womau as she opened the door just u little bit. “W’y. no.” answered tbe ragged way farer. "I've cleau forgot how to be hungry. But I'm out and out lonely." "Lonely!” “Yes. You see. I haiu’t had nothing to eat for so long that I’ve got so thin 1 can't cast no shadder, and you aiu't no idea what company a man’s shad der is to him while he is trnveliu’ along the road.” Considerate. Muggins Is not handsome, and he knows it. When his first baby was born he asked. "Does it look like me?" Of course they replied in the affirma tive. "Well.” said he. with a sigh, "break it to my wife gently."—London Tit- Bits. Thousand Dollar Illustration income, $1,000; expenditure, $099.i)!) -happiness. Income. $1,000; expenditure. $1,000.90 —misery. Income, $1,000; expenditure, $1,500 gay time.—Buck. Poor Living. Madder Brown—There goes old Dau ber. He's living on his reputation. Maulstick—No wonder he looks so thin. —lllustrated Bits. Particular. “He’s a very particular man." "Yes. If the doctor told him that he was going to die he would want to telephone ahead for a good room.”— New York Press. How many people would be will ing to write secret thoughts of one day on a blackboard? —Ex. > How Are You to Know It’s But a Minute (■ I'nless you have a good, reliable watch to go (f Hv —the kind I carry in all styles and prices? " JUST ANOTHER MINUUTE, please. Your eyes touted free l.y an expert Optician, V( (W ' i ")y'\ and £ lasses ground by latest approved methods Wa;ches ' Clocks ’ Jewe,,y C. A. SCUDDE.R, iP | J ATHLNS, GA. SUPPRESSED. A Story That Won a Prize and Yet Was Never Published. A number of years ago a series of prizes for the best detective story was offered by a certain well known western newspaper, aud the late K. K. Burton, in collaboration with a fellow craftsman, entered the competition. Their story, the theme of which in volved an Ingenious method of rob bing a safe in spite of the protection Hfforded by a time lock, was one of the five which won prizes, and the authors' portraits were duly published in the Issue of the paper which announced the result of tlie competition. The prize money, constituting a considera ble sum. was promptly paid over, but to the author’s surprise, although the other four winning stories were pub lished, that of the time lock failed to appear. After a few weeks a repre sentative of the paper called upon Mr. Burton, explaining that the editor was anxious to know what authority he had for his story and whether it would really be possible to roll a bank after the fashion that he had set forth. With the help of a pencil and a few diagrams Mr. Burton easily proved the accuracy of the method to the ap parent satisfaction of his interviewer and thereafter looked forward to a prompt appearance of tlie story. But a few days inter the secret of the d la.v was revealed. A special envoy of the paper waited upon him. full of consternation and apology, and pre pared to make any amends within rea son. but vv-'s emphatic in anuouucing that it wav absolutely impossible to publish tit*' story, because after ex port investigation they had iiecorpo convinced that if it should appear in print it would destroy the protective power of every time lock safe in the country, and the representative of the newspaper did not take his leave un til he had obtained what Mr. Burton under the circumstances easily grant ed—a signed agreement releasing the paper from its obligation to publish the story md solemnly pledging him self not to attempt to publish it else where. Accordingly the curiosity piqued by this bit of Inside history is likely never to be gratified.—Bookman. HE BOUGHT IN PARIS. Then He Found He Could Have Done Better Nearer Home. Eurico Caruso, the famous tenor, told u curious story once while in conversation with a man prominent in musical circles in Philadelphia. The two were ascending the stairs from the basement of the Bellevue-Strat ford wheu at the first landing they baited, aud Caruso pointed to a mar ble bench of ancient Florentine pat tern. “1 am a great admirer of those benches." he said, "and last summer i bad a strange experience with them. 1 had just purchased a villa in Italy and was always on tbe lookout for some thing decorative in the way of novel furniture. "While in Paris 1 happened to see one of these beuches and at once con cluded to put a dozen of tbem about tbe grounds. 1 found the dealer and asked the price. He said SSO apiece. 1 ordered the dozen. "A few weeks later 1 was at my villa looking It over and happened to discover across the hedge at the bor der a marble yard, aud there was the marble cutter working ou one of those ;ame benches. "1 climbed tin* hedge, and after chat ting with the man a few minutes and admiring the great care he was exer cising 1 asked if lie usually made such benches. ’Oh. yes!’ he replied. 'I make many I have an order now for welve ot them for the great tenor Ca ruso lie ordered them in Paris.' "When I recovered from my surprise 1 questioned him and found that he was really tlie man \vlu> supplied the Paris dealer. I asked him how much he would make me some for. and lie replied, ‘Twenty dollars apiece, signor. "So I wa.-; paying SSO for the priv ilege of buying in Paris what was be ing made at my own door, in addition to freight both ways and extra inci dental expenses. Now when 1 want to buy anything for tny home 1 go to the nearest place first”—Philadelphia News. A man isn’t as anxious to have his wife forgive his sins as lie is to have her forget them. H. J. GARRISON, THE JEWELER. FULL LINE OF High-Class Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Etc. Repairing a Specialty. H. J. GARRISON. Do You Believe in Life Insurance? READ THIS: Winder, Ga., October 22, ’O9. Mr. F. W. Bondurant, Mgr. Fidelity Mutual Life Ins. Cos., Winder, Ga. Dear Sir: I have to acknowledge check for $2,000 from the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Cos., of Philadelphia, Pa., through you as its agent, and in receiving same I desire to ex press to the company and you my sincere appreciation for the prompt adjustment of this claim. My husband having been killed accidentally by being run over by the train on the 13th of this month and the claim be ing settled by your company on the 18th, deserves, and I am sathfied will have, the commendation and confidence it should se cure from the general public. Again expressing my thanks, I am Yours respectfully, (Signed) LOULA M. CAIN. If you feel your responsibility for those de pendent on you, call or write F. W. BONDURANT, MANAGER Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Cos., WINDER, GEORGIA, for the cheapest, most liberal and up-to-date con tracts possible to secure. Also agent for Accident, Fire and Bonds, When a sick man is able to grumble, growl and wrangle, he is able to get up and do his own chores at least. —Ex. Sometimes a man’s past takes a short cut and heads off his future. A man usually drops his pros perous look when a bill collector calls.