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A L’EMPIRE. • Bosnia, they sav| Is but just seventeen. Yet she crushed at a blow all thofo|is of the The very first time she appeared on the scene In Fomenting she calls a directory gown. It Is < ut in the picturesque fashion Of old. With a limp, clinging skirt ami the scantiest waist. And wandering over its soft silken fold Are garlands of roses enchantingly traced. They iv l,prh ^ 8iQC « 1110 wonderful WbenVandmamma ,, danced at the emperor's A da. d ting beauty who laughed vitb d« To mi .*■ I dt whispered the fairest of all. All 1 Li, ■a her pink flowered frock as she step ped Through , .r'u> and gavotte with a gay cavalier Who,- 1 p;\ v i uate vows, never meant to be kept. Fell now and agaui on her innocent ear Then a liny spot still on the ancient brocade. l. • i ic )>osy s!ie gfive him had lain at her A Hi • ■ it one side where the satin itfTrayed lue Uiifk jv.vtjJotJ tiilt of bis sword may hare But u.c ah ! Uosina, revenge is so sweet, Tti a, - /randmamma's sake, lain glad you look down With i a the dandies who sigh at your feel < iiea v,.>r you wear that directory gown. 31. E- W.. in The Century. 1 i-liiiAL CURIOSITIES. F • < STAUFFER'S RESEARCH AF ' i THE ORIGIN OF WORDS. 3Mfari> 1 ,.,,,-cssicns Yh*t Sound Awkward t , Eedmidant f- stl a Sensible IJegin IVords That Have Been Twisted i s t ii v Their Original Significance. acri -m of some words is as peculiar ■ ,„l deflection of their a tin; . riment ’stin mean in m te - HU The word tariff i.u had a queer origin. A promontory called ; Tarifa. in 81 -i-'liorn ..■..a in Hnain opmn, juts iuts into into the me Sf rails of Gibraltar and commands the t ai’.uiu- ,. J.*.. into (h(> (he Mtuiteiranean a 1 ( 1,1 if prr'i nnen vpu sea. The ancient Moors built a fortress upon i! ano hoied a duly on the merchandise i ,. earned by tlio passing ships, this tax vsas called “tarifa,” which was finally shortCHd to t.,,111. Another word with a ;u. . origin is t ic word stoker. I £ old Fngli-h “steik means to “shut, - a A • stole " to “shut up.” Chaucersavs: “ Then bads* thou the gate stoke” (shut), The man on the engine who puts the t oai i o the furnace, and' then “stokes” tlr >1 ct, becomes a “stoker,” or shut “MON SALUTATION. imial fair in the Isle of Ely was i ailed St. ud rev's fair, and much ordi l but showy lace was sold to the Ci mtrv st s. St. Audrey’s lace soon lx Vi me ct vcrbial, aud from tliat cause t;i;«dr; a corruption of St. Audrey, was a common expression to ( n do not only cheap lace, but any other l \ i i mid'' dress which was more 1 -. appearance than warranted , , by nalit-y or value. \io ovv spell the Vv I i;!\v(h y and use i iri the same iho - ' lutation, “How do you do?” tunds like an awkward and redundant entc 1 <t in origin was a setisi Dow' in old English, pro do, means “to be able,” “to -to prosper.” It should not dundaucy, for it is equivalent • How do you thrive?” “How . osper?” The colloquialism, d( I ss (tlow-less) fellow ” had U; ( ,ri in, and means one who is v, uk or 'Inftlesi to prosper. ‘•Vh Amcrirahs, wo use the word t!> s< use of “clever" or “shan>,” i w ,n ne legmina-e, t winch , ! be said " her. we use it instead of Ain't it cute? ' lias been adopt i!ie fair sex to an exasperating ex t hi vv ben we hear a speaker say “sist- 1 ! 1 ! - tors wo consider him lacking in i Inc . t is as legitimate a word as “hi * 1 i m,” and both words date back to i..e of Chaucer, who called the “(die fatal sistren.” 1; '<:!IT TO SAY “ANYWHLN.” It l roper to sav “anyhow” and “any icre why is it not proper to say * * a; w Th^othirs merolvsurvived r-niif ! ,.Tv,r ’ . <T V ill .mute , . over wnb yon rr , any .out n “V, n ., OU ,n J K ‘[' tin,, '. St< w C l J° r ‘ „ up- 1 1 . pb ' vvormnan or l;i> work, is u >vu “baucA. meaning intlil i i. I, ing the cart before tlio la a union expression for begin r a thing ot the wrong end, ;> i.u-e ns early as 1533, and lirst ap ed in the Greek of Luc ion,, nearly vein's ago. •, .H '-lh a slung expression which * i\‘ after the Mexican war, is .-anms, “let ua go.” To r to worry or torment l liil pig manner, is said to have Lx u i from the noisy way in w ■h dr. .Vi rs take bullocks to market, Ik '’ll. , is a corruption of Borgeso, tlie m.m who at one time flooded the west d southwest with counterfeit ic F tjier is said to have been ii a sergeant, who cried out to t vo i new nt talkers, one at each ear, “ Lm a L .th ear me. •« of tho few words in tho j i. a languago which passed into a b >i*( :.-ti tongue and was afterwards taken bai k in a modified form. The Saxon Cabcd it a “tincau,” but the Gaul, as is want, placed the noun before the adjec tive. tnd pronounced the i as e, thus rendering it canteen. It became a French military term, and the English incorpo rated it am rig their military terms. The changes that have occurred in tho Eng lish language ate remarkable. Going SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS. back to the time of yueen Elizabeth, we can readily note them. In the time of Chaucer and Gower , little more than 500 years ago, the dialect has a half foreign look, while as early as the days of King Alfred it Is unintelligible without the aid of a glossary.—Frank S. Stauffer in Detroit Free Press. He Heard About IIis Grave. ‘-Do _ know dug , you my grave was m this town during the war for me to be p^Tw' a ^ eman m OUr 0 1Ce iast inursuaj. “No sir; we never met you before. “Well, it was. My name is Crane, and I was sergeant m company G One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Indiana regiment. I was sick: nigh unto death m a hospital m Marietta and heard he doctor say to a man "no en eu ic room: ‘How many graves are you having dugf ‘Three, was the response Well, cig one ax»u» a oo ongei lai. le usual length, for that tall sergeant will be dead by morning,’ and the instruc tions were carried out, but you see I did not fill that grave.” “No, you don’t look like a resurrected cor ” “The reason I didn’t die was I got bet ter the next morning and ate raspberry jam, determined not to fill a grave that was dug before I died.’’-Marietta (Ga.) Journal Card Etiquette. Here are a few points m card eti quette, which it would be well to re tnember: Ihe card should be written or print, ec . Never use a blank card unless HlMTlk LuippBllS to bo yOUI* naibG. White cards are considered in the best taste, even in the best colored so c j eP Ti,e 108111 gentleman's card should con tain . ^ caller! except the namo and dress of the It is bad taste to | uave one , s business nusiness written wntten on on ii it, par mr ticularly • if L lie be an undertaker and tnuc • fllo tlio house. is sickness . nM , 1.1 When calling f on any “L one at a hotel, , , •, ’ i ^ • ' *• 1 \ the It T • * receiition room. is not , good , fom , to v i is it the bar more than twice while writing or°more JLhold if two lndip« in tin, the turningofcow the ufel . laSies. signifies that the card is for ail immediatelv Turning around a corner after leavino- iM ,ii ( . a , os that the caller is thirsty and is looking for a saloon in the vicinity. In leav abroad ing the city J for a permanent 1 residence it is customary to send out cards to intimate friends, adding the initials P. P. C.—presents parting compliments. that It is also a reminder a berth has been secured in a Pullman palace car. —Texas Siftings. He handed over to the wild eyed ed itor an article of some length, no bad cigars Jy remarked; accompanying it, and cheerful “1 don’t suppose you’ll use this. When 1 first wrote it 1 thought it was about as smooth a piece of literary wor | t as had been produced in recent yeni's, but seven editors have refused U, and 1 am beginning to think that irv talents lie m the direction of saw ing wood rather than writing essays, If you don't care to read it, tire it away, as 1 won’t have anything more to do with it. I can’t afford to have its hair cut.” The manuscript was torn to pieces with a good deal of enthusiasm, and the ideal contributor was assured that be had sized himself u)Q accurately. “ u ' y°« were writing for a street car,’ were the feeling words used, “you wouldn’t get the slot in the far© box.” Oh that tliere were more idea con t j.jbutoi*sI—Nebraska State Journal. T!k*o used to live in Waldo county, Me., Blake, an itinerant shoemaker named who never lived in any house over three months at a time, and was on the go so much that his acquaint anees called him “Moving Blake.” In addition to a large family of boys and girls, he was always accompanied bv -a flock of faithful hens that went with D D‘°in .asserted place to place. 1S on good church going ,1Ui Uicse liens became so used to moving that when they saw the shoemaker’s scanty furniture com ing ()Ut o( door, W!l , luulKC) t hev would u ,, lk up to the throw themselves ll.it on their lacks and, crossing their legs, would !;e t'-ere until I'dako came out a nd tied tliem together with a string. Moiv then a dozen reputable residents Searsnort a f Frankfort, Prospect, Stockton and can vouch for the remark able intelligence of Blake’s hens.— Boston Globe. ---- A few clays ago un Old town squaw went into an Oiutown drygoods store, where she purchased a cheap dross pat and tern, thunbia together with Alter the tie,ethos, purchase thread a she asked to be allowed logo mto a rear to “sew somettug little,” as site expressed it, hut the room being oceu P ir d bl, c eus told to pass uj) the sLurs und 111 ° a vaoiU:l After awhile the Saleswoman softly stole u)> to see w hat she was about, but as she was seated on the floor and busily engaged in plying a needle she did not disturb her in one hour she again made her appearance, und to the surprise of ali she wore Lite dress and also a very triumphant air. Bangor (Me.) Com mou weal. The local department of this paper fell out of a cherry tree Monday even mg, or rather sailed out of it on a broken branch, which was not equal to holding the com bined weight of local and a gallon of cherries in a tin paiL No injury was done, except to the tree,—Ashland (G.) Times. , Pure Air from Coal. An Englishman is credited with the discovery of a method of producing per nectiy pure air from tire combustion of coal. The process is very simple, and is described as follows: It consists of a brick chamber about 5x2x2 feet, built upon the ground. At one end is a feed chamber and a fuel chamber, and at the other a £ powerful exhaust and blast fan. piaced termediately between the chain ber anJ thefanaro baffic plate5f splitting plates, a standing bridge with perfor ations at the back, and a hanging bridge ^ perforations at the front. There anj severa , carefully proportioned suppIv V ' the exact quantity of air isito fo erfect combustion. Issu ing ° froIU a fan mouth of twelve inches iu diameter> come9 mshing a column of } 10 t a j r , marking Uniform on the pyrometer at its n steadv , temperature of 500 deg3 . Fa ] ireilh eit. Not a trace of smo j- e or f UDie i 3 visible to the eye; not a Uint ot anj UnU 13 perceptible P CTCe P tll)le to to the tlie taste or smell.—New York Telegram. On the New York Elevated. ^ htis been , Stiid ., , by people . ot . superficicil „ . , observation that the impulsive, excitable man on the platform near the middle of the car just as the train is coming to a stop, who ... is jumping . back and , forth, „ un certain which do:>r to run for, is tliemost miserable man in the world, but he is not; the most truly wretched is the one \ vbo has put his ticket in his pocket and dropped a dollar and ninety-live cents' worth of change into the silent, immova ble chopper box which never gives up its victims.—New York Tribune. ^ r, r rv 1 i 1 * ^ P r0 e es ' j0r r anatomy in ' °. ‘ the . American college at Beirut, Syria, f ■“'!*''.f ^ "'twesting results of lue examination of a collection of hu man skulls winch are stored away in an old monastery in the Kedron valley, - j between f Jerusalem Jerusalem and nnu the me Dead sea. He has made a careful com narison panson oi of tnese these skulls skuhs wit wit s- those ttiose of oi the same race at the presen r- day, and finds some aufm>M-u si cnificant uwui differences u ucicuias. Tlie ^ au f asian skul1 ^ las duian .S ^ ,ast thirteen centuries increased m circum fereuce ""ff* »early two inches, aud has *» capac T1 ’ c re ha ? ^ een “O increase m and ^ th width— -. The , , brain l. e., there has gamed has been in height a de vel(, P m(jnt of the upper and anterior the brain, the parts which we SlU) U ( e .^p ec t to increase by education and , civilization, they preside as over the moral and intellectual functions. The lower portions of the brain, in which the lower or more selfish pro pensities are centered, and which give breadth to the head, have, in the march of the centuries, failed to grow as rapidly hence the as the higher brain centers, non-increase in the width of our skulls.—Chicago Times. r ~.. * . - “It ain’t cv’rybody I’d put to sleep in this room,” said old Mrs. Jinks to the fastidious and extremely .nervous young minister who was spending the night in Ii. ut her house. “This here room is full of sacred associations to me,” she went on; “my first husband died in that bed with ins head on these settin’ very pillers, and poor Mr. Jinks died times when right in tliat corner. Some I come into the room in the dark 1 think I see him settin’ there still. • “My that own father died layin’ right on Poor pal lounge he under the winder. was a speeritualist, and he alius said he’d appear in this room again, after he died, and soinetimes I’m foolish enough to look for him. If you should see anything of him to night, you'd better not tel i me; for it'd bo a sign to me that there was some thing in speeritualism, and I'd hate to think that. “My son by my -irst man fell dead of heart disease right where you stand. Flo was a doctor, and ther’s two whole skeletons in that closet that skulls belonged to him, and a half a dozen in that lower drawer. t» Yv T el ,7 1 good night, and pleasant dreams.”—Yruo Flag. One « perhaps, . may, presume so far upon old acquaintanceship as to in dulge c;d joke, occasionally in a mild practi but to attempt familiarity Wklil strangers is “another pair of shoves. A city gamin was wont to P lii y rather roughly with a good na tured bull cog, owned by a shopkeej) er of the neighborhood. One day the he boy was waVnng tvilli a crony, when saw tho dog approaching. “Hi! there’s Towsel" lie cried. “Now St -’ e nie head him off." He stepped in front of the dog, with arms extended, and partially blocked the passage. Fhe animal looked sur sidered prised, stopped, and evidently con within himself what would bo best do. “1 never knew him toact like that.” said the joker, “llo aller 3 lays down on iiis back and rolls. Guess 1 11 stir him un u little!" With that he sprang at tho dog, and caught pulling him turn about. by the ears, and began Tow.se was evidently amazed, but he proved equal to the occasion. Fas tening startling bis teeth in the boy’s trousers, m nearness to an expanse of bare knee, ho held ou like a vise. Just at tliat moment the boy caught sight of an unfamiliar spot of white on the annual's head, and dropped iiis hold to take at once to Iiis heels, leav cloth ing a in goodly tho portion of his woolen creature's mouth. “Run, Daisy, run 1” lie shouted to his chum. “lie’s cone and turned .. myself .... anotlior Companlou. into dogl — ,r \outh® ... CLAUDE DIXON EUGENE DIXON DIXON BEOS. C __ IMIex*cIb_£ixxi';S. 0 ~PQ, I_j AND G-ROCER WE KEEP EVERY THING USUALLY FOUND IN A COUNTRY STORE, AND SELL AS LOW AS THE LOWEST. HIGHEST CASH PRICES ALLOWED FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE. WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE (jj 5 —Dealers in:— sd Merchandise a JSF"WE KEEP ON HAND ALMOST EVERY THING TO SUIT THE TRADE. RESIDES {. FULL LINE OF G ROCERIES. WILL RE FOUND, HATS, SHOES, CLOTHING, COFFINS, CAS KETS, FURNITURE. ETC., AND WILL SELL GOODS AS CHEAP AS ANY MERCHANT IN SOUTH WEST GEORGIA. SOLICITING TRADE, IT IS OUR OBJECT TO PLEASE ALL, AND GIVE VALUE RECEIVED FOR YOUR MONEY. MURRAY – WILLIAMS, Ellaville, Ga. i—iii i | MI 0 a 2 EASE eIs dens!*? ELLAVILLE, G A. Dealer in ) ) Paints, Oil–V amislies FARCY GOODS, NOTIONS, ETC. £ 2 T*Also, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, School Books, and Stationery. THE STATE FAIR PREMIUMS. The following . is . a list of premiums for country produce displays at tlie state fair: the total list of premiums will be $ 10 , 000 . To the county making the i nr „ Qel . nT .,i dienlav Q f { nrodticts, ’ grown 7 or pro ,, .., ... ' acec esn e l – o u county. $1,000,00 To the county making the second best .display as above. 500,00 To the county making ° the thir<1 be8t dls T la >’ as above. 800,00 To the individual maksng the largest and best dis play of products grown or produced bv him or her b ic nl . h-rdin.pt tion. 300,00 To tlie individual making the second best display as above. 250,00 To the individual making the third best display as above. 150,00 To the individual making tlie fourh best display as above. 100.00 The articles entered also os an vndivid ual display and for special premium by tlie producer or grower. In order to reach more satisfactory award, the fol lowing scale of points as to merit will be adopted by the Judges: , i Recognizing 100 points as perfect, agriculture will be rated 40; garden vegetables, 15; home industry, 15;fruits. 10; manufactures, 5 : works of art 10 -woods 8 * mirera! 9 — sumu?l q Kcimmuan. R , Dr. Cheney, who is frequently called out into the country professionally, says lie is often asked if the editor of the news will take country produce in pay ment for sutisciption. He says he meets many tanners who speak well of the paper and are anxious to subscribe and have produce to spare, but no ready cash at this season of the year. Of course we will i. Many times country produce comes in handier than cash. £^”A 11 Subsciptions must be paid in ad vance. We put the price down to only one dollar, tiie actual cost of blank paper and postage, in order to get a large cir culation and make a profit on advertise ments, but as we pay cash in advance for paper and postage we must demand the tame of our Subscribers, no matter how good their credit may be. If you. who hare not advertised— Can’t sell your goods—don’t be surprised. There’s no use putting prices lo .v. Unless you tqt thq people know. SCHLEY COUNTY. oil Schley from Sumter, County is Marlon composed of teritovy counties.! cut j and Macon ii was organized in 1859, and named for one of, the old Colonial Governors of Georgia; Gov ernor Schley. Its location miles. is General Southwest-Central. features, Area inter-J ls)J square hilly, spersed with level plateax. The soil is very, fertile all over tlie county-, but varies in color, some places being red clay, some dark brown, very sticky in wet weather, some pebbly uni some sandy, under-laid with clay subsoil. Cotton, corn, sugar-cane, oats, peas, pots toes, pumkins, melons, rice, wheat, rye, bar. ly, peanuts and ehufas; peaches, pears .pruned pomegranates, plums, apples, apricots, quin-1 ecs, cherries, grapes, mulberries, strawberries,! raspiieiries,goose Denies, beets, cabbage, cu-j cumbers, squashes, tomatoes, turnips and otfe! or iio'd, orchard and garden products, grofl J here to perfection. The fence corners, waste places in old and forest, abound in all kinds of wild fruit) such as blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries whortleberries. May haws, black haws, pUmd cherries, crab apples, persimmons, fox grapes Winter grapes, muscadines, chinquepiisJ hickory nuts and chestnuts. Besides the native crab, crowfoot and otlut grasses, ed grasses many do well of the here, best especially varieties of Barmui'A) linpon-j herds, (due and orchard grass. The no fence law prevails hi tlio county,5** stock raising is rapidly becoming one of tfo leading industries of the bounty some of tk finest liorses in the South are raised here, tfie rich golden butter and sweet country !ia®l that are daily brought to market by the ftf' mors of Schley, could not be beaten nuvwhett Cotton happily is tlie the day money has crop of the county, b a J past and forerevr m when the people of Schley depended on ctM sections for their meat and bread. Nearly W) erj farmer in the county makes plenty of oW and bacon for home consumptions and raifcil of I hem make a surplus to sell. No paidiculrt attention people have is given all the^ to ponlfry for rtiising, .vF ^ want home u?e one man with a horse and wagon keeps W o the year round hauling chickens and eggs'M Sehiey comity to Americus. erngo The elevation health of the being county is excellent, thousand the^ 1* near two above sea level aud drainage Is generally iff" an epidemic of any diseases, was never kno"t hero. The farming people of Sehiey are intclk^ cultivated mid refined aenny agvicuitiavd P® pie in the world. The county Is dotted " ,l school houses and churches, and a half person who cannot read and write is seido® if ever met with, and of the negro race nio* of them since freedom can read and writ®" Hill Ej IfWi llii ini m Caveats, aud Trade-Marks obtained, and a ’ 1 ^ ent business conducted for Modcrate Ft:5 (lCt and Our we Officc can secure is Opposite In U. less S. PatentO'S, time tl>a n remote from Washin^toit. patent Send model, drawing photo., with ore jp. y tion. We or not. "N charge. Our advise, fee if due patentable or scd'JJ not till patent Is x A Pamphlet, “How to Obtain Patents, ' ^ names of actual clients in your State, coumJ' town, sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW–C 0 Qsr. Patxmt Office, WASHiwaTow, 0 . –