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DRAWING UP WILLS.
What Lawyers Will Do and What
They Don’t Like to Do.
That it takes a smart man to
draw a ill is an adage the respect
lor which in the legal fraternity is
evidenced by the fact that few law
yers want to furnish visible evidence
of their part in drawing up wills.
It is perfectly easy for a man to hire
a lawyer to draft his testament, -of
course, no matter how complicated
its provisions may bo. It is quite
.another thing to get the lawyer to
witness it. lie will not even allow
alerks in his ollice to do so, except
perhaps where the client is an old
or regular one. He wants him to go
elsewhere to get the necessary at
testations. There are exceptions to
this unwritten rule, it is true, but
it is pretty generally observed.
“Lawyers will not so admit it,”
eaid one of them, “but the true rea
son is they don’t care to be identi
fied with.the instrument. It is about
as difficult an undertaking as a law
yer can face to draw up a will where
the bequests are surrounded with
conditions that will close up all
loopholes to a contest. Most testa
tors know how they want to dispose
of their estates, but it is exceeding
ly hard to express their wishes in a
way that will leave no doubt when
subsequently disappointed heirs call
it into question. The books teem
with instances of the inability of
smart men, some of them distin
guished lawyers, to make a will that
will stand under a stiff fight. Law
yers naturally don’t want to be as
sociated with a document that may
he pronounced, bad, and so they arc
.Unwilling to sign as witnesses or to
let their employees do it. I sup- ;
pose it to some extent argues a lack i
of confidence in their work. Any- ;
how, the precaution is of little use, j
.for invariably the lawyer who drew
it is disclosed in any litigation over
a will.”
The “Georgia Grind.”
Colonel Anstruthcr was distress
ed. His St. Louis host had asserted
that Missouri was the garden spot of
'America for the production of wa
termelons. Being a Georgian, Colo
nel Anstruther could not allow such
a statement to pass uncori’ceted.
“Sub!” he exclaimed. “Proof of
the abundance of watermelons lies
in the facility fob eating them. Can
you show me, sub, a man in Missouri
who has-yet acquired the equivalent
of the Geo’gia grind?”
“The Georgia grind!” demanded
the Missourian. “What is that?”
“The Geo’gia grind, sub, is the
ability to feed a continuous and un
broken line of watermelon into one
side of the mouth while emitting a
continuous and unbroken line of
seeds, sub, f'oin the otheh side. The
mere development of that aht, sub,
is proof beyond doubt that Geo’gia
raised the most watermelons, suh.”
—Youth’s Companion.
Puffs of an Engin®.
The train was starting. The puffs
of the locomotive, at first slow, grew
faster and faster, and finally seemed
to cease in the roar of the train.
“it is the emission of the waste
steam through the chimney that
cau.-es the locomotive’s puffing,
coughing sound,” said an engineer.
“As the train's speed increases, the
puffs increase in rapidity, and when
ten a second are emitted the eai
can’t distinguish them separately
any longer—it hears them as a con
tinuous roar. A good many people,
on this account, think a locomotive
only puffs at starting, lleally. she
puffs all the time, only the pulfs are
too rapid to he recognizable. A
train going a mile a minute gives
twenty puffs per second.”—Mew
.York Press.
A Full Answer.
An English rector one Sunday
preached from (lie text, “Who art
thou?” After leading it, he made
a pause for the congregation to re
flect upon the words, when a man in
a military‘dress, who at the. instant
was marching very sedately up the
middle aisle of the church, suppos
ing it a question addressed to him,
rqd ied: “1 am, sir. an officer of the
Sixteenth Regiment of Foot, on a
recruiting party here, and having
brought my wife and family with
mo. 1 am come to church because
I wished to be acquainted with the
neighboring clergy and otlier peo
ple." This so deranged the divine
and astonished the congregation
that the sermon was concluded with
considerable difficulty.
The Primitive Gun.
As soon as the forces of the explo
sive gases developed by the burning
of powder became known the old
style weapons disappeared, and fire
arms took their places. The first of
fhe kind was a small gun barrel fas
tened to a long pole and fired with a
glow match. Snot stones, balls of
Jead, iron bolts and fireballs to set
buildings on fire were propelled with
this apparatus. Only a short distance
•ould be shot with these primitive
guns. The old and clumsy siege ma
chines which threw heavy stones by
means of a spring rope were chang
ed into siege guns.
A SERIOUS JOKE.
It Was Almost Fatal to the Willing
Boy, bit He Survived.
A business man in lower Broad
' way is a practical joker ox the most
rabid description. A few days ago
a youth of about fifteen walked into
his place, which is a wholesale store,
looked around curiously and ap
' proachcd the proprietor.
“Want a boy?” lie inquired.
“Mope,” said tlie man, who was
leaning against the doorway to his
private office pulling at a pipe.
“Haven’t you got any tiling a boy j
could do?”
The man took the pipe from his
mouth and looked about.
“I guess a boy could sweep up this
floor,” lie remarked.
“I’m it,” said Hie boy. He hustled j
into the back of the store, got a I
broom, and in about fifteen minutes
had the floor as clean as that of a
dining room.
“Anything else?” he inquired in
a businesslike sort of way.
“Xope,” said the man, gazing far
out across the street. “Much oblig
ed.”
The bov looked at him. Intelli
gence appeared in his face and faded
away, to be resolved into disappoint
ment, as one picture fades into an
j other with a dissolving view stereop
(ieon.
“I’m on,” he said finally. He
walked slowly over io where he had
! laid his cap and coat and put them
on. lie glanced up at the man hope
fully as lie passed out. The man
was fixedly looking at something
across the street. The boy looked
back several times as lie walked
down the slreet. There was nothing
doing. He reached the corner and
j turned into a side street. A moment
later a hand was laid on his shoul
j der, and he turned to face one of
| the clerks.
“The old man says lierc’s a dollar
for you, and stop reading story
hooks,” he said. “What’s the joke?”
The boy placed the dollar in his
pocket, and his face brightened.
“It's a long story,” lie said, “hut
tell the old man for me that his joke
comepretty near being fatal.”
However, he whistled cheerily as
lie walked away.—New York Press.
The Bulgarian Peasant.
In a Bulgarian peasant’s cottage
(lie floors are of mud. The kitchen,
front ing the street, is also the living
room. Behind there is a sleeping
room, with u bedstead in it for the
head of the house, while the sons
and daughters sleep upon mats
sir. filled on the floor. The furni
tuio consists of wooden tables,
bcii.hes and chests. The crockery
and household utensils of every' sort ]
seen of the commonest and coarsest
kin.l. I should doubt if there is a
single house in the whole village in
which aius English laborer or artisan
earning good wages would not deem
it a hardship to be obliged to live.
At the same time there was no single
dwelling which, given the habits ayd
customs of the country, could be
fairly described as unfit for human
habitation. —“The Peasant State,”
Dicey.
Willing to Abolish It.
James Merry, a well known Soot
tirii ironmaster and owner of race
horses, once decided to run for par
liament. lie stood as candidate for
Glasgow. He posed as an extreme
radical and was prepared to abolish
everything in sight as a short way
to reform. At one of his meetings
where the heckling of candidates
was the feature, as in all Scottish
elections, he was asked, after he had
disposed summarily of the crown,
the house of lords and most of the
British constitution, whether lie
would abolish the Decalogue. “Cer
tainly,” cried the valiant Merry.
Then, turning to his nearest neigh
bor on the platform, he asked in an
audible whisper, “Jock, what hi
thunder’s the Decalogue ?”
A City Built In a Cherry Seed.
At the time of the French Crystal
paha-e exposition a Nuremberg toy
maker exhibited a cherry stone with
in the cavity of which he had built
a perfect plan of the city of Sevasto
pol—streets, railway approaches,
bridges, etc. A powerful micro
scope was used in exhibiting this
wonderful miniature city, and it is
estimated tliat not less than 500,000
people took a peep at the results of
the toymakcr’s toil. Each of these
500.000 sightseers deposited a franc
piece in the hands of the ingenious
workman, the total of the cash thus
taken in netting him a snug little
fortune.
It Was Enough.
For years they had been the best
of friends, but a moment’s absent
mindodruvs made them deadly and
irreconcilable enemies. It was Mrs.
Hawkins’ fault. Mrs. Brumley had
been ill for a month, and was telling
her friend all abont it.
“Yes. Mrs. Hawkins,” she said, “[
was very ill. They were afraid of
my losing my mind.”
“Oh, and did you, Mrs. Bruni
lev?” asked Mrs. Hawkins, with cor
dial interest.
That was aIL
Dr. Broughton Says Atlanta
Would Rob the Dead.
In the prelude to his regular
i Sunday ,’’night sermon, Dr. Lem
G. Broughton bitterly criticised
the proposed ordinance to sell
that part of Oakland Cemetery
in which the bodies of the pau
pers rest, removing the bodies of
whites to Westview and the ne
! groes to a negro cemetery.
Dr. Broughton declared that;
ihe knew Atlanta was getting !
crazy about making money, but ;
that even he did not dream that j
it would come to this, that the 1
city would go into the grave-rob
bing business in order to secure
money. The only lime when a
poor man is equal to the rich
man is when lie is dead and bur
ied, sai I the pastor of the Baptist
tabernacle, and “for Heaven’s
sake let’s not interrupt that.”
He stated that he did not like
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Act directly on the liver.
They Cure Biliousness and start all
liver, stomach and bowel secretions
flowing normally. They do r.ot
flush the bowels like suits, but act
directly on the liver and no not
GRICE, SALIVATE OK SICKEN. Call
for Young’s and
TAKE NO
SUBS TI T U ; T E
M AMJKACTUREIfi 11V
J. M.jsYOUNG,* Jr.
WAYCROSS, GEORGIA.
'Sold by' Union Pharmacy'.
If Union Banking* Co.,
n£s®Tpo>iralt©dl
OFFICERS:
j. M. ASHLEY, p i J. S. LOTT, J. L. SHELTON
President ( C. E. BAKER, Cashier
V. Presidents.
Directors.
J. J. LEWIS, ELIAS LOTT. T. M. ASHLEY, J. S. LOTT,'HENRY
VICI’I RS, J. W. QUINCEY, JOHN-McLEAN
c. e. baker.~daniel:nlwbeen
Accounts f 1 idividuals, merchants and Corporations
Solicited.
& fIfISS
(Successors to Dan Vickers)
will keep a full line of Staple and famey
GROCERIES
COLD DRINKS OF ALL KINDS.
Goods exchanged for country produce. Prices met on all goods
Goods delivered promptly. Phone No. 38.
FREEMAN BASS.
Coffins! and
Caskets
We beg-to announce* that we have added a
large and nomplete line of Coffins and- Caskets,
andAvill be pleased have you call and .see them.
We have them from £i7s,oo down to the cheap
est plain coffin,
Will be glad; to wait on you at
any hour, day or night.
B. H. TANNER & SON,
DOUGLAS, GORGIA.
A woman is so proud to have
her husband in bublic life that
I she is willing to have him called
! a scoundrel for it.
A man never gets much fun
out of showing his wife how to
fix her sewing machine unless he
knows how to cuss.
Ip many a man’s life the
turning point is reached just
after a pretty gir! passes.
It is simply impossible to con
, vince the average man that
water is the proper thing in
which to drown his troubles.
to array class against class, but
that he would not keep still and
see such heartless discrimination
made against the poor.
FOLEY’S
HONEMAIt
The original
LAXATIVE cough remedy,
For coughs, colds, throat and lung
troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic.
Good for everybody. Sold everywhere.
The genuine
FOLEY’S HONEY and TAR is in
a Yellow package. Refuse substitutes.
Prepared only by
Foley & Company, Chicago.
FEELING
LIVER-ISK
This Morning?
TAKE
Black-Draught
.Stops Indigestion
A Gentle Laxative
And Appetizer
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
BENT T. ALLEN,
Attorney and Counselor at Law’,
Pearson, Georgia,
; Will practice in all courts. Ci mmer
ciul law a specialty.
CHARLES T. ROAN,
Attorney at Law,
Douglas, - - Georgia,
Will practice in all courts except ...~
City court of Douglas. Office in
Court House.
ROGERS & HEATH,
Attorneys at Law
Douglas, - - Georgia
: Special attention given to collections,
! criminal law, anti-corporative prac
tice. abstracting titles, and real
estate loans.
LANKFORD & DICKERSON
Attorney at Law,
Douglas, - - Georgia.
Office in Union Bank Bl’d.
NEWTON M. PAFFORD,
Attorney at Law,
Nichols - - Georgia,
Commercial Law a specialty
j. w. quincey, w. w. McDonald
QUINCEY & McDONALO,
Douglas, - - Georgia.
Practice in all Courts. Office in Union
Bank Building.
JOHN J. MOORE,
Attorney at Law,
Willacoochee, Georgia.
V illj attend to all professional
ness entrusted to his care.
LAWSON KELLEY.
Attorney at Law.
Douglas, Georgia.
Office in Union Bank Bl’d.
GEO- R. BRIGGS.
Attorney at Law
Douglas, - - Georgia,
Office in court house.
Close attention given to all busines in -
trusted.
F. WILLIS DARTT~
Attorney at Law,
Douglas, Georgia.
Office in Vicker’s Bl’d
G. R. LOVELACE,
Work Guaranteed.
Prices Reasonable
R. SPEER BENSON, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Office No. 6 —Up Stairs, 3rd Door to
Right of Stairs.
Douglas, - - Georgia.
Physician & SurgAXi.
Broxton Georg fit.
DR. M. H. TURRENTINE,
DENTIST.
Office in Sweat and Vickers Bl’d next
door to Enterprise office,
j Will gladly advise with any one on
| their work. All work Guaranteed.
| DR. W. F. SIBBETT,
D hysician & Surgeon
Douglas Georgia.
! Office Phone 27. Resident Phone 22
Office between Vickers and
Sibbett Block.
HENRY P. SMITH,
Physician & Surgeon,
Pearson, Georgia-
Special attention paid to night calls
! and prescriptions careftlly compound
Ld
’' C. A. WARD.
Attorney at Law,
Douglas, Georgia.
C ffice in Union Bank Bl’d.
Secret Orders.
Douglas Lodge 203,1. C IF.
Meets every Monday nigl A 7.30.
Visiting Brethren cordially j\': :J.
D. E. POSTON, N. G
JOHN H. WILLIAMS, Sec.
Douglas Lodge F. & fl. M. No. 386
Meets every Third Friday night.
All visiting brethren requested o
meet with us.
J. M. HALL, W M.
GEO. R. BRIGGs. Sec.
Nichols Lodge F. & f\, w. t No. 400
Meets on the fousth Tuesday night
in each, month. Visiting brethren are
coadially invited to attend.
J. J. DvBOSE, W. M
DAVID ANDERSON, See.
Robert E Lee Chanter U D G
Will hold their regular meetings on
2nd and 4th Wednesdays, at the -school
house at 3 p. m. sharp.
Mrs. W. W. McDonald, Pres.
Mrs. Turner Brewer, Rec. Sec.
A GILBERTIAN
iltl
What the Melbourne ILJ
papers eall a Gilbertia;
was recently created in tWT
the telephone girls of f* fij
exchange. They suspenjgt]
phone work in the busiei J
the day in order to have cc .,j
photographed in a groW.
were allowed five minut,
purpose by the head of r
ment, but the operationSt j
nearly half an hour, dug
numerous fussy subscri ur
“ringing up” in vain, i, i
politan fire brimuh> fail” V
any response, I at t J
to the exchanjpqjd rrtir y ,. 1
cd on learning fhe true e ■
fairs. The Melbourne j !
flooded with letters
abolition of the lady telep a
board is inquiring into’*'
dent.
His Novel SecuritfliQjl
The other day a big Otdicji
followed by his squaw, ij or !
ping into the First Xati] lf J
asked to borrow slt 1 'll
date some indebtedness tl: 11 ?!
contracted while in tor* ‘-a
businesslike cashier askeds tie
enrity he could furnish ir gi]
secure the desired loan. an J
threw up his head and stm j
moments, then said, “Le; an l
here till I come back and j 1 r i
cashier and officers press j
very much amused at they \{
novel method of securing t „,|
However, matters were ar .1
that he and his dusky Im j
could go to their home,
understanding that ho re j
settle his indebtedness luteal
(1. T.) Republican. Grin
sasj
Ba nanas, Ananas.
In 15G5 is to be found tlre
rcfcrence to the banana. —J
Captain Laudonnierc’s secofitof
age Unto Florida” in that
the year following. Her . j
passage, and it will be obsi j
word is spelled “ananas eiTl “
minica is one of the fayrc.-troij
of the west, full of hills annovj
good smell. Whose singula 3as
siring to know ns we J
seeking also to refresh
with fresh water, I made A 0
liers cast anker after wc lifcut
about lialfe along the coustckaj
As soon as Are had cast n ln( ]
Indians (inhabitants of thj
sayled toward ns in two
of a fruite of great
whh-h they called ananas.” |D
Magical Finger Ringl!
Finger rings Jft T play* *dej
important part-m history bitoi
other ornaments. They
merly symbols of
subordinates were often ’
with temporary power by
of the master’s ring. We !
ample? of this in the ease**
raoh, Ahasuerus and many c j
both sacred and profane.-
Rings were at one time sunu 1
possess magical powers, mil
tells us that Gvges owned
that would at liis plcasurxuj
him invisible, while from
source we learn of the wc-ij
ring with which Solomon sc -"]
jars in which the disobediei ]
were immured.before being ll
into the sea. .1 '
Evolution of Flowerpot;*®
When you buy a potted pin L
a fashionable florist nowaM
does not send it home in
nary red clay pot such as li_ \
in use from time out of mil* j
a Xew York paper. The p 1
delivered in a receptacle of t
ventional shape, but it is
with fine straw, bound aroui 1
raffia that is either painted
green or a dull shade of red.
bindings are fashioned in ,
pleasing design and are vai
so that the whole thing is r ■
6tand as an ornament just i
These plants may come his ;
there is one economy in ’e
them—you do not have to p
4 jardiniere to put them in.
S.OOOI.
The smallest coin in arti
culation is a sort of wafeqi
from a resinous juice and i 1
the natives in the Malay pei 1
It has a value of one ten-thou J
of a cent.
The smallest metal coin I
l’ortuguese three reis piece, ,1
six twenty-fifths of a cent,!
the smallest English coin is i
braltar piece, the five miivl
worth a cent, m,
has been put into use*ln the 1 j
zone a small.silver coin worth!
a penny, and 'this is probata
smallest silver piece ever coirul
Hardly Appropriate, ri
On taking their seats for tip
time on the bench at
erected courthouse at Define™
Germany, the judges were.|
perturbed to find that fhe ark*
had ornamented the portico
the sculptured head of a fox . ,
side and that of a sheep on B
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