Newspaper Page Text
**'• T. ’INGB ONE
Can Yea Eraar a 'ira. r •'■"rtSSidtSlik of
Yonr Watch
Thfe observing man, whoso cJoso
and microscopic metluids of observa
tion have caused him to iiotb tli.o'
'of ■ tv.i‘sl and
who always sees tilings which no
oilier man sues or seeing cares about,
was holding forth. He was expatiat
ing on the Inch of development of
the bump of observation in tlio aver
age man.
“Now, to illustrate,’’ he said. “If
you should find your desk in another
kfpd of disorder than the ono in
which you usually leave it; if every
thing should be on top instead of on
the bottom; if your good matured
friend should scowl or your morose
friend greet you with a smile; if
you should find the pictures in your
rooms changed about, or if you
found anew face at your favorite
newsstand, you would notice it and
remark tlio change and pat yourself
on the back and think, ‘What a close
observer I am!’ But how many of
you can tell me,” ho continued,
“what words are printed on an ele
vated railway ticket? Every one of
you buys from two to six tickets
every day, and how many have
looked at them closely enough to
say what is printed on them?”
No ono knew, although the party
was largo.
“It isn’t a fair test,’’said ono.
“Ono buys a ticket, rushes away
with it, throw’s it in tho box and
’ ‘stops lively’ to get a place in tho
car. He is glad to get rid of tho
picco of paper. Not ono man in
twenty keeps a ticket long enough
to look at it closoly. It's not a fair
test.”
“Possibly not, ” said tiio observ
ing man, “but how about a watch?
No man carries a watch without
looking at it carefully several times
a day, and vet how-many men know
how the dials of their watches are
marked?” ■
“Why, everybody does,’’said ono,
and then tho observing man smiled.
With tho aid of a coin and a pencil
eight men each made a circle on a
piece of paper, and then, with ex
cuses for bad drawing, made what
each thought was a copy of his
watch dial. Some made Roman and
others made Arabic u-.o.i’s.
Some had the four a) ‘figure 4, some
IV and some Illi. Seven wire wrong.
Ono 'drawing, on which tho sixth
space wap blank, saved the party
from of-tho obsei %•
fl ' w
tH H Br
JBH39P|jpRgBHSHP’
MIPS Hr
I K -
SjSjSSSSSZ^B
H
gathering of tho sur
rounding country. The robo was
first bid up to $18.50, and tins auc
tioneer wasTabout to knock it down
to Mr. A. Walton at that figure.
Fritz Woiscl, however, claimed that
$18.50 was bis bid. Tho auctioneer
decided to put it up again, and then
some lively bidding began. Mr.
Weiseland Mr. Walton between them
bid tho robe up to SIOO.
The audience became excited, and
men and women cl i a bod on fences
and sheds to watch tho battle.
“Make it $500,” yelled tho spocta
and t i bidtl
a-cede to the re cm ext. It ran up to
SSOO in a few minutes. “You might
ns well stop),'* said Mr. Walton' to
his opponent, “for I ha : • or •• ,’s to
get that robe or bust.” “I wouldn’t
lik • t ) see you bust,” jpetorted Mioj
V-a I, “but—l Li 1 $505, Mr. .tLjffl
tii-new.” Tinm. it ran up to
I'-''- V.'< - >ppert there, and oßi
made it ’0 •to;n and
Jj|
wild and shout like siSIKIBSSEB
First Fovea
Adam bent tenderJ
grant bride. v
"iJ i you really
quin 1. ()f course l^K
nt hi' in if want. JH|
.uitahh'^H
“Do I?” who repiilH
“Well, I should hiusifl
triA-i’i lihly regard
l:ig3:est affection
Burglars with a bible.
\sdao tf the Book Ws <he Thieves l^xpJain
* ctl It to Th< ir SaWjv-r,
“When a vwa-'torn Iftwyeroi distinc
tion was once visiting a strange
town, bo vTuntot rod to dof ud two
men charged with stealing a heat.
The men were found in possession
of the boat and ware suspected of
being prisoners recently discharged
from h neighboring penitentiary.
They were frank enough with
tlicir counsel to own that they wore
discharge and pri-oners, and they sai l
that they bad vukcu tho boat merely
to aid them ir, their journey. They
professed to have no money, and
the only things found upon their
persons wore a child’s picture bear
ing an affect) mate inscription, a lit
tle arrangement of bcoks and wire
apparently for hanging up the pic
ture, and a Bible inscribed “From
Mother to Harry." Ono of the pris
oner’s was willing to go upon tho
stand and swear that they were not
discharged prisoners, but the other
declared that he was a Catholic and
as such had conscientious scruples
against perjury. Ho noil her was put
upon tho witness stand. The defense
was mainly an appeal to the jury in
tho name of the Bible found upon
one of tho prisoners, and so effective
was the lawyer’s pi,.-a that many of
the jurors wept as ho pictured these
virtuous and pormih y un ; men
tempted to borrow the boat in order
that they might reach homo and
kindred. The result was tire prompt
acquittal of the pri- oner:-.
Boon after the verdict was given
the lawyer had a private conference
with his clients, and on their con
fessing that they had S4O between
them he asked for 4o for his ser
vices. They admitted the obligation,
but bogged timo for "payment. They
owned that they were burglars and
earnestly begged for tho return of
the property taken from them. Tho
lawyer had it in his possession, and
he begged his clients to toll him its
special value. They promptly show
ed him that tho queer little device
seemingly for hanging up the pic
ture was really a set of skeleton
keys. As to the Bible—why, a Bible
was an excellent thing to have on
hand in case of arrest, and this par
ticular Bible was valuable for other
purposes, as one of the- lids contain
ed a secret receptacle for a set of
delicate burglar’s tools.
Tho lawyer ended by accepting
the promise of his burglar friends as
to sending him Ins fee when they
could sparo the money, but ho in
sisted upon keeping tho Bible and
the" skeleton keys, though they
pleaded hard, esp, eially for tho for
mer. Ho Lad returna'd homo and
almost forgotten the burglars, when
one day ho received a letter inclos
ing tho amount of Ins fee and say
ing that this was part of the first
money that his late clients had earn
ed. This last word was significantly
under sc red. When sense months
after the lawyer and bis family wc ro
summering away from homo, he re
ceived a letter saying that his liouso
had - been entered by burglars and
completely ransa< ked for valuables.
The lawyer returned to find that tho
house indeed bed be. n turned t-op.sy
turvy, but none of ihu valuables
was gone. Or.e liimg, however, was
missing, the Bible of his burglar
elieuis, and lie recognized in t-lie
burglary their handiwork. —New
York Bun.
JctirriaH.-Btiij In South Africa.
New i from the pioneer towns of
i South Africa i : wry frequently
characterized by quaint humor, A
Bulawaa •> paper, f v in: Utnt a lately
!
AVesy Bad Bgg.
K. I.ANIER
ir 4#% mm&rth
1/ /imc) -s ;i
Fy TVi fir,
i '1
JE WELERS
- Wavcross,
e don’t soil bad eggs at ”.ur store. We have nothing hut first class greds.
Our spring stock L unusually bright and attractive this
season and we can please the most fastidious.
If you want your watch o; jcweh y ri pa red send it to the old reliable house
of T. E, LAN IKK BON & CO., Waycross, Ga.
N ot,i c e 'T It is -
1 Propose to
SELL GOODS THIS YEAR
Cheaper Than Anybody!
Ro r tlr e Qas It .
I Can Afford to do this because I Bay Cash for my Goods and
Ree-ive the Discounts, which Enables me to sell very close
when People hving the money.
My Kfock is I imposed of
.aioes,
Hardware, Tinware and Crockery, Sadd;>- and Harness, Trunks
and Furniture of till Kinds. I als keep a stock of
ocflkiß mid Fine baskets
I can sell you a TOWN' LOT or a FARM—Mv Mill grinds
every Friday, and if necessary on Saturday.
-o< a v. j csXßfi a..-: o'-.w.'.-t 7 ' in vS' ki-Cci £
DOUGLAS GEORGIA*
[ paiy
1). GLAUIiKit. M. ISAAC.
Glauber If Isaac
GRAIN HAY
—AND—
Ilia idriWirK, GEORGIA.
i 1 ’*■ ’ 9
prices tint will surprise you. 1
■ j-. f v
. 1 J ( A- Art'
iMY c TOC 1C IS COMI’LK l’K IN EVERY RESPECT.
*>
W PRINCE
PEAItSON, ..... GEORGIA.
*
k.
sfßia AwnwtcuuHT.
t >
I 'ltlcivo jusL oponod up in my
now store wHtli 1 1
' LndNK OF.
Cienerul N[ei-clutnclise.-
)ly slock is composed ol Dry-goods. Clothing, (ilass and Tinware, Trunks and
SHOES, SHOES, SHOES!
I can Fit and Satisfy anybody hi Price . Lili -s Shoes in g cal variety.
FURNITURE IN OAK A SPECIALTY.
Slims at at M POT'ill PRICES.
W. W. M <•( litllv-
Ha.
J, E. MORRIS,
Contractor awl Builder,
Hazi.uhukst, : : Gkoimma.
Neal ami durable w./.U guaranteed.
LDDIN & BATES Si H
Tliß Oldest and mott rcliultle
Music House
In the south."’
> 1' hums and Organs at lowest
juices and on Easiest Tenns.
Nothin)): hut Best Grades
Handled.
Branch House,
WAYCROSS, - GA.
J R Knight ,Mngr
€toi€^>^W
(ifM Solid Silver, and N inkle cas ■ watches wbii h*l am
ren low j.l'icen We sell an IS sized gents open Id.-ed solid
l.;e k-icl (•... (■ .ml ; i iid.Liil ’I witii tiie old reii
i*s#Mlgin movement 7 j.-vveil'd folly.£Uai ann • i for only s7.m. Solid silver
Elgin or Waltham na>yg||j£fjt,-ioiiiy $12.00. fools watches from.
}, i Im-" MR will'! j on*la:.t -et with KL'in or Wbihluuu
y \ line of .iewtAry such n Sleeve buttons, Collar buttons. Sfiid
pins in all i •*'**, Tuafet pins, and Mar rings,
Lbad'es wrist sets. Etc. . Conte trd vlhine for vonr elf.
E lam prepared to repair WatdbSf. (locks end Jewelry.
|p. 3E3. the jeweler.
GEORGIA.
LhE PA UK Ell,
HOUSE AND SIGN I‘AINTEII,
N'KAT WOltlv (■ 1' Alt A N'TIOMB.
1)01' Ci 1. AS, - - CiKOItOIA.
lIAUIiFAi SHOP.-'
I’AltK lilt A F. KhDINli
l*ro|)Wcl ~i k.
COLUMBUS WASHINGTON,*!
The llandy liarlier.
Slioji ia aim- I wilding ns jewelry shop.
Pito/ is h ers 1 Notice,
I Some of the patrons of the Bkkkzk
| who are behind with their accounts
are laboring under the impression
j that said ace< mi's are payable to the
! old management. The undersigned
wishes to say to all that such is not
the ease—that ail accounts due the
I liUKK/E are due the new management.
Respectfully,
1 Gkeeu & Sapp.
%mm mm.
I have just received a complete line of
Ladies and Cents fine watches and Jewelry.