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FAMOUS TEA DRINKERS.
Johnson One* Took Twenty-fivo Cup*
at a Sitting.
NapuJf'in. like Johnson, was *
)iai 'li iii’il (ini drinker, uiul mi u cen
turj later was Mr. Olatistonu, *Un
cmfe*s<-d thut lie drunk mure tea
between midnight uml I in the
morning than unv otln-i member of
ilto hourr of coin mom mid that the
strongest ht» « of it never interior
oil with hi* i-laep.
The dish of ten wa* one of the
ino't important factor* in Johii
aon -, life Proficiency in the gentle
art of tea brewing was regarded by
liiiii h- an esMUituil attribute of the
jterfoet woman, and there enn be no
doubt that hi* feminine friend* (anti
their name was legion) did their
heat to gratify his amiable weak-
It eat;.
Richard Pambcrlaiid toll* it*.
*at - the London Gentlewoman, tliai
)ii* inordinate demands for hi* fa
i orate beverage were oce.iinonall' ,
difficult to complv with. On Sir j
Joshua Remolds reinifiditlg him lie
lied already consumed eleven cup
he replied; “Sir. 1 did not room
voui gin -.M's of wiiii’ \\ liv should
v.,ii numlMT my eiijo- of tea y * but
laughingly 1 he added in iter fee I good
t umor “Sn. I -tumid have released
our fiiiste** from auv further ttou
hie, hut von have reminded me that ;
] v ant one inure eiip to make up j
the dozen, and | must roque.i Mr*,
i ’nmberiatiil to round up my -core
When lie saw the complacency
with which the hub of the house
obeved his h<’he*l* hi said cheerilv :
“ Madam. I mu»t tell you for om
eomfort you have escaped iiimh 1
better thuti * certain lady did i
awhile ago, on who*e put inner I in
truded greatly more than I have on
vonrv Slie asked me for no othei
purpose than to make n /.imv of in** i
and it me gabbling to a panel ol
people 1 knew nothing of. So.
madam, I had my revenge on her.
for I swallowed live and twenty j
eiip; of her tea.”
Cumberland deolarrd that his
wife would glad It have made tea
for Joiuiann as long as the New
lover eonld have supplied her with
water, for it was than, and then
only, hit whs *een Ml hi* happiest
moment*.
On his Seott.ish tour hi* ihexont j
tile demands for tea porely tried the j
pitienee of I,ady Maeleod of linn
vegan, who after giving him hi*
► isb’oulh etip suggested that fur
tber Hupplie* in a small ba*m might
be agreeable to him.
‘‘l wonder, madam,” In* answered j
roughly, "why all the ladies iick nu j
such question*. It is to save your
►•• If t rouble, madam, and not me."
The Imtv was discreetly silent
and resumed her task.
Mt» Stsjie Mtdicin. Wa* Real.
“Taking medicine on the stage i*
not only realistu it i* real,” *aid
an old actor. "Auyliuw, it was ao in
my iu i I Ivie ia a ropy of a pre
s ripl.uii that I had renewed eighty
three time in the three years that
I played the purl of an invalid. 1 j
i '.illy did suffer terribly most of *
lljat turn with indigestion, and the
medicine wa-, prescribed by my phy
►itiun. lie bad been hammering
rwui at tne for montlm In fon* 1 un
dertook the purl, trying to persuade
me to tak' something. When that
role was assigned to me In* saw hit*
« bunco.
**'You've got to take u dose of
►*>nn thing in thai second act.' lie
s.ud. Vo why not make it real medi
cine ami cure vour stumiidi trouble
and earn vour salary at the same
I I me ?'
" Thai scenud sensible ndvi e I
got the pre*cviptiou made up. and.
although I have euteu many a fake
meal on the stage mid have drunk
manv a pint of fake wine, never
ni'n have ! taken a d->-e of fake
ined New k ork Sun.
A. Sensitive Polietman.
•\ i ira-seihle polk-ciust; of l’ivri
errested a peaceful citizen for i ail
ing him a “gooiMtrieijn." The
rji.ir.cn was talking rather loudly to
the pronnelor 6f an old curiosity
►hop. with whom be via* at variante
a* to the value of alleged antiqui
ties offered for sale in the estab
lishment. l iie noliceroau in an p\
i e*s of zeal entered the shop anti
trpo-tulahd with the cir.* n for
► limiting at the top of hi* voice.
"Vo i are n geometric -nr..” wa*
the retort of the |ieisoi> addressed.
"W hnt is that vile name you call
ed me " queried the policeman
and vindv Euclid. ‘ rep!;o!
the other. vv 'in va- then s' .’ed by
the collar of hi* oiercoat and
Marched to the station. There the
tiH» scat'live pdi.-i'iuan was inform
ed by his superior offSrci fliat there
was net even a ►tiadow of a c*a*e
legalist tlte {kts-oii ariv.-ted.
Targ.s Practice
Sulmltoru—Vl hut oil earth are
you fellow* doing? There hasn't
Wn a hit signaled for the !a*t half
hour.
f’rivan 1 think we must 'aw
abut the marker, sir'—Punch.
TOMMY WAS A MAN.
A True Story of Self Control Related
by a Chicago Merchant.
'I !.i following “i’ ally trije inei
den . •- t* .*!>«» it a ' i 1 11» *’ bsllo*
-til! in iht knit kgrbo'.ker stage, wim
.vi,i ini a i .•«• »dticag" paiH*i
l in. lie wa* called to
iiie I'l-piione and aftei li-lemuy
a tin.i lie turned pale -tfid liitng U]
■ . i<, enei ■pr-’t.b. and hurried ts
tin, mint -it', oilii e 'The manag'd,
tov or. i d " ,i to lunch. •'
iiii- Imv Icll a Hoi' reading, I u*'
..go o min. Tommy Barrel. Ibe
.aim i found the note whin ht
tel ,11 ed, kill SoOII lieclMil. btIPV
witli rrtporlant inatler* and forgot
nil about the boy.
Tliivr diiv* later, Monday tuorn
mg. Tommy Bar ret e.ime t >a. • W to
To the other boy*’ querie
..|* -Ben - ■ . Tommy ?” lie main
i a in'-, i a i ■ i! silern e. lb* worked
a- buffi a- usual, and (inally the j
boi - cea-ed to que-tioii him regard*
[ m.: b.s absence. Neither did they
a i again *ftei bi* »ef.-ond re
'lisa! t" a« I’oiiipifuv them at noon j
or tb<* u-iirtl tivi cent lum b of cos
.and bi-mar -. having tome t« j
* i oiieliisioii. u*> they expressed it •
’ nut. 'I iiiumv bad a gumeli."
i tin- «I.*.* the manager wa* failed .
ii fio-.ii t" ii*|»ect a eeifain graile
; ~,’per in the storeroom on the 1
on Pool \ lie and hi* foreman'
r j
wend>*d tlu'ir wa r through the huge,
rolls "I paper they heard the sound ;
of low -tills Silently they peered'
down the long aisle* of paper r»»l)s.
and I'.iihll in the eorner of one 1
narrow one lh< v -aw the pathetic
' :n of a Ii tie bov. The nislf* be* i
in;: i"" tnisdike for tlo* portly form
oi i In- inn nager, he bade the boy
come om. I
1 1 a I'iiiiiiii Barrel, In- face,'
, flan nig witli eifiliiirni'smeiit, hi*;
i li' >i- teai stained and dirty from
'•otitait w l ll l the grim' little hand*.
"Mb', Torn in v. what i* ii—light |
• with one of tin* tiny*?" questioned
ihe manager.
"No, sir,” faller*d Tommy, now
striving manfully’ to raise lii* voice
dime the threatening Mtbs.
“Then w hat w a.* it : " I In* man* ,
flger laid hi* hand <m the lioV* j
head r«*a-ttiri/igly. 'Tummy Bit Liu ]
lip lor i"inp"* U’e. then, dry eyed,
ajisW''H’ I lirndy, * My nniddi i' died -
| last week."
The rim mi '.mm' turned a wav a* the
•chain of motnon wafted him back
| t" his own similar In-* year* ago,!
when it took the united effort* of a
host of relatives and the entire
; community of a sympathizing ainall
country town to comfort Linn with
chocolate drops, "little pies" and
miniature expr*-* wagons. And
I here, be thought, via* thia little
I ehap working in silence and eon- 1
trolling the misery of Ids heart until i
. lie could steal away at noontime
; mid *t)b it all out alone autoug the
pajM’i - roll*
"Have you come up here before;
t" cry ’’ tin* manager inquired -
iitien he fed ~ure of his own voice.
“Yes, mi,” .Tommy, answered tim- j
j idly, adding appieht#i-ivcly, "but j
1 don't lire me, *u I won't do it
again.”
“Fire you!" the manager ejacit- j
la ted. “Well, 1 guess not. A boy
not. a* high ns a yardstick, anti
with a man's self control.” . 'Tom- j
luv looked up thankfully at this a>
aura nee.
“Now run nnd vva*|i your face," i
the manager eontinuod kindly. (
"Tou’re going to lunch with me at
” o’clock.”
An hour later 'Tommy, with fair
glo*s\ from me»t battle with
pumice stone soup, wa* partaking
, >f a substantia! lunch writ'll hi* Hit
plover, who waved cheerful, coufi- 1
dentist, even chummy, to |wtt the j
Ikh at his ease. \« they tinis- lied !
(he de.-v.-ert he uomiliuted Mild elect
ed Tommy "bo-s" of the twenty- i
four boy* at the envelop table, but
not the slightest reference wra*
msde ts> the bov's bereavement. f»r j
the manager understood the tiue ;
nc»* of Tommy'* fieling* and re* ;
*:*•. ted th -ii • t bi. a o Tribune.
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Death For Kitting.
In sin cut Kirypt it wa* cotuid-
J ered a! gh degree of (wvliteness to
k one’s tiand and then pile* it ou
tlte top of the head.
Men of ran . occasionally ki-*ed
each other, but in the land of the
puwraoi *i" n..hi ever dreamed o r
kissing a woman.
In Homo kissing wa* ai me time
a venous matt' ■. If a slave kissed
a free woman Ije wn» liable to be
torn to pus «- lq w d horse*.
It was the great t'wto who pro
runlgaio) u law making . a punish
ah;e offe isc for parents to ki-s in
the piVM'tn e of their < lii.dren.
The iliveks put t" deatl any nun
k. ** •i: g a woman in the public
street.
In Ausir .i f.sbn a man k ; --e« a
woman's hand only. In th
forehead i' k:-*«'«i among
Hut a Riwiati jv -.ml swlott** h:*
Icudlv uu*ter bv ki-siitg h - knee*.
Tie I‘o'. ki.-s< * the ► boulder ®f
his sutverior.
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TflF. MONTfIOMF.BY NfOMTOi: Till 1 l>.\Y. |>KC ". HKO.
We are heuclrjunrters for coun- G
try produce. Ship u* and y u r;
will get b"*t result*. The t a*-- ;* (.
Company, Shvhiiii:ili, tin. (?
Col. Kiig'-tie Taltnadge niHih* a £
business trip to Atlanta this weeje. v
(7
Black jet dog collar* atnl heai'ud L
-t'Xrk* at frO and Bo cent a. Mrs. .1.
L. Adunis.
* . -
Another lot of hats ju-t re- fg
ceived—new shape* and styles. «'.•
•Mrs. J. 1.. Adams. (7
From I*Hinh Collins, a colored A,
citizen living near Ailey, vve Imv. Cv
received a samj>le*d' iiis syrup and v
cune, both of which are very good
and speaks well of him.
The moving picture man is in N?
town, and m drawing the crowd.
J{e will proliulily remain s'-verni ?
ilavs, nnd is giving n good etitei
*4iinmenf. ”
G
Suvunnnh News:—Arnu-d guard* '
fired upon a inun who wanted to
Mr. Rockefeller, osteinub \ on
fKt“ltiei.H. At first gillie! that
;■
st’iiild seem to be a rut her harsh ■
. ! •
Wav of receiving a visitor. Ism
**. ‘ •
it must Is* Ivorne in mind that Mr. '
' •
Rockefeller is not. an ordinal y A
• C*
perso/i. As the richest man m tic- ~
United States, if not in all th"
world, he attracts tie* attention
t (*
of all sort of cranks and *ci)i*iii"i-.
HO me of them desperate. II ■is
shilling target at which many an '■
addlepate would delight to nun ~
If he w*re not surrounded by
gtiurds his life would i»e in liourlv
danger. Trenieudou# wealth car
rtremendous risk* and respon
sibilities. To paraphrase the late i
Judge Kalligunt, it is far better u> I
Is- a fiddler on the const of (Jenrgi:i
than to Is. 1 the richest man in th'*
world.
Another splendid Jot of Men'- f
and Hoys’ Clothing received th -
week. Sts* it early.
\V. 11. McQueen,
Mt. Y< rnon, tin
Sheriff Sale.
(•A<->*;.*i» —Moot-oiii'-rv CeuMty.
WIU Imi *"ld beryl" lliu Min li'nirf. !> 'r
its. Vi-roCKi cm llm fine Tiuis'lsv m i», caii in i ,
ICriy, Ih" l'*Rfl ti-,ui* e! *:tU-. to tie
IliKtiimt bt'tdi’l fat c -e.il, CO'twill J'l *o" •- "I
• Iti'-b *hw felt .winu is w c»iwi)leu* clcM*ri|>tiov:
One certain tractor parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the 1 SStitli
district U. M. of said county, con- \
reining two hundred neies moreor
less and bounded as follows: On the
, noitfi by tin* wafers of Pendleton
’ creek, on the cast by lands of Mrs. s
Nancy PblUips, on flic south* )i.v j
land* of Mr*. M. •«* IMdllips ami on
the w«-.*t hy lands "f Joseph Phillips
find (>•"). Youngblood. Levied on a-
I the property of Wilder I’nillips to |
satisfy an execution issued from tin
City court of SwuioKtxH'o in ta vor of
j < Uiz«ns Hank of Yidatiu v* It. It.
VYilkesaud Wilder F'liUlips. Prop
erty pointed out by plaiiuitT* ailm
i n«ys mid w ritten not ice given accorci -
: tug to law. 'lid*. Nov, Oi li, lisitt.
James Hester,
Sheriff M . (
i Jnacw A Sp»rl>s. Attorneys for i tl*.
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“PAGE Fence
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In buying Fencina:
it is nothing: short of
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ln'st. The is t lie
lx k st to b<‘ found on
itho market. Comes
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I always in stock. II
reliable prompt
delivery, and ireneral
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satisfaet-ion in teneinu
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