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BILL NYE'S HUMOR.
It Is Not Sufficiently Appreciated These
Days, Says a Wrltor.
There are. too few of this genera
tion who appreciate the humor of
Bill Nye. The fame of Mark Twain
outrivaled his. ,Tho two were entire
ly apart in their methods. Nye con-
M... '
vulses you in the twinkling of an
eye. Mark Twain draws yo,ur sense
of humor with the deliberation of
tone'p'rdparing you for the, treat.
Nye was’ clpser ,to \the west , than
Twainj hnd he was later, Twain
went, Vvest with the gold .
Nye followed the railroads,
followed - the newspaper
Vith' 'hnOvdn suppess. in
City; Nevi,‘ and became
With bis dwh possibilities us a writer,
It' was 1 ohd of his .early
of hiimof that lost Nye. h'
oho Laramie (Wyo.) pap
duce'd : his' ! Jtidh'ds " ’td
Boomerang. 5 /§6me of'tl
friends her
InWvV
. , „ mM,' I "h'-tvT7''ff"l T, ' , T>~d^
accession .11 <»• the •, prqsequting attor-
on
. and. in-
*1
mbitions
II
fice. Ir is ii.« likely that;tl^.r'eapoa-
sibilities ! of .i in.;~iiffice,.apd,the .'pros-
neqt pfi a legal fcareer, sroujahave
urned VNyd'-s talentsjiritot', serious
prtunhtelyL , ; Nye> -p'rpppnsi^jMf,
pect liP
turned’
fortuna
hyinoi* biwgePned eqrly
«ifti career. ;n$ ;-v *•%.*« ji , # : »^i»i;li
WhPh hq wjw‘ ; a $m, piflttid
peace in Laramie his/ottiee,,was,'over
Dll.’ UUJ ,1011 ; V1 ^tll
Mj take; the elevator.” f
If his hiimpr was spontaneous,,
his spnse pf injustice was just as
lC6G13* Pll»lnoAr\l»ir 4-T-i r\-w*n nrnn *n' ti'n
Philosophy there was in'his
work. Humor is, in, fact, largely
philosophy.
v “Men will fight,” wrote Nye, “un
til it is educated out of them. Most
wars are arranged by people who
stay at home and sell groceries to
the widows and .orphans npd, old
maids at 100 per cent advance.”—
Collier’s Weeklj
He Wasn't Impressed.
Sir Wemyss Roid wrote ns follows
of,one of his early experiences ns u
reporter: “On tlie first occasion of
witnessing an execution, as 1 stood
trembling at the foot of the scaf
fold on whfch the victim was about
to appear, 1 noticed an Old reporter
for whom I entertained a great per
sonal respect pacing up and down
beside me reudiug the New Testa
ment. In the passion of horror and.
pity that filled ray young heart I
concluded that my friend was seek
ing spiritual comfort in view of the
event in which wo were about to'
take part as spectators and record-,
ers, I snid something to him about
the .horror pf the act we.were short
ly tp witness. He looked up with a
placid smile frdln his reading and
said gently,:for .he was essentially a
gentleman,/Yes,-very sad, very sad,
but let us be thankful it isn’t rain
ing.’ And then he calmly return
ed to his daily reading'of the word.”'
' A Gentle Hint.
A bachelor ha,d counted, a girl
for a long, time without coming, to
No Cause For Fear.
Husband-r-Tbnt’s q foolish habit
you women have of carrying your
purses in your hands when in the
street.
Wife—Why is it ?
Husband—Because a thief could
easily snatch them and get nway.
Wife—Well, if the husbands of
.other women don’t give them any
more to put in their purseB thqn
you give me to put in mine the thief
would stnrve to dentil.
Maddenad by Canaua. Questions.
'Serious, results folloyed the tuklng
of the first census In Jnpaii years ago.
Observin'!: With approval the work ot
western countries,, the authorities
thought It, advisable ti> take statistics
of populate
population and for that purpose scut
out to all householders notices, unjoin
ing them to.furnish them, With full pur-
of their families,
tlculurs of their families, age. sex. etc
This step, vyos, misconstrued in oueot
the villages; vybere; suppljelon? wap ex
pressed that Jiipahj whs about to -be
sold ;at-.Ighat ihome of the people
were to be sold to foreigners who were
desiriCusl .o.f'; ascertaining the 'iiumhei
of, malps,. eff:, v j{)efoi;e,.closing the bur
blooj} thut. ( yrohj4 bo .forthcoihlnW. 5 jffi
wuis a Japanese bjftief ’the' forefshers
(rucer.ed'fthe IBlo'ocf- OwilPww
into their power. Excited anil,enraged'
mobs soon collected and attacked the
Village office's.' and It’'was'some'time
TO Ifet'ybiir^gbat''In fieXioo has "he
nooning tpthet-i tjy»n' -to.',ln£ nnl&wful
aiffis pn the tiuhdiruped. " Npe ^oht .Is)
i>. Mexihlr'Wliht the sbedp lq'to Aus
rulin'-and : heef to old iEuglhna, wild
ore. because j it' is both.. m'Oat and
rink. The republic pf bullfights and
landits could* not get alotag without
f ie humble Itttle aulmat we have al-
')iyS associated with Harlem back
yards and. a diet : of tin cans.. Its
flesh sells at 14 cents a pound. Mext-
cun money., and a steaming stew' of
tender youug kid is not to be despised
by a hungry map. Every Mexican
hotel serves goat meat In some form
or other. A fat goat sells for $3 on
the hoof, arid a than‘one brings only
SjL.50. The 'tallow sells at Ik 'ceuts .a,
pound and is, commonly.used In place
of lard. The skins are worth ifl.ut:
each,‘and the milk retails pt 12Vj cents
a, quart.—A’ew .York press. .
The Zodiacal Light.
There is a strange light in the heav
ens appearing after sunset- in the lute
winter and In .spring and before sun
rise In the autumn, but few' persons in
orir latitudes have ever seen It. In the
equatorial regions, however, and In
certain sparts of the tropics the zo.-
dlacal light dppeurs with great spendor.
pud some remarkable views of It were
obtained by a French expedition to the
ipterlor of the Sa lull-:#, Undertaken for
tile, purpose of studying the effects of
the unclouded sun on the, /dry air
of the desert. TJbe mysterious light, in
the form of a vast "triangle, rising high
In the heavens, appeared nearly’ three
times as, bright? us the Milky way.
Science has not ' entirely solved the
prdbiem of the origin of this light, blit
it Istlidught that it IS an uppeiidage
of the sun.i-rHarper'8‘ WeeUly., , v ,
Georgia State Board of Health Stfesfr
ea importance of Pure Water
In Protection of Health.
Atlanta, Ga.—(Special.)—How many
4 illy ' ' '■
Qeorglans daily drink water Wtthuqij
knowing anything about Its purity;
t. knowing whether or npt.lt is
contaminated by dangerous, and ,per
haps deadly disease germs?
. Pare .drinking water; Is'of such, vi
. pHpiMHHEm
Young Women
Read what Cardui did for Miss Myria Engler, of
Faribault, Minn. She says: “Let me tell you bow much
only every copa^uplty, but ea.ch/iso
lated family, should be absolutely sat
isfied as to the quality of the Water' it,
'■>
Bad. water-water .P.ol^tefl ,by Uu
mhn excreta—la* a Trpquent source, of
typhoid fever; It. tUay’ ‘ bo the cause
of
.opiqemlgSi
ith, $a.. With 8.000 inhabitant!
bad i,000. bases oir'-Hj^Hoid'^knd i '10
deaths because; throufihi carele'ssnetiL.
the' Infected excreta from one typhoid’
patient, thrbwn odt up'on the hllii '
sp’oWsJ g'dt i Inth ’ its Souiree 6i drlnt
water. The cause 1 Was discovered he-'
yond question, buf wl)ep ,l(; w;ai joo;
late; the damage had been' done;
Wtef M'sr-attpraT ioifVeyfcr. ; of
Jholera and, tl^ere can' ;b« ,llt.Ue doiibt,
>f dysentery and other diseases., Be-
ildes,! pplluttHfMWhter; ^even f - if ' frte
rom these disease;:germs,- iS ideblH-
atlng to the system and /unsafe lor
iso - by ' Children’ diid ' thrfse'With tleli-
ate- stomachs. ‘ r * ' '•
Water, to' be good, should not only
pe clear and 1 colorless that is free
from, suspended matter giving rise to
4 cloudy or milky appearance, but it
should, above all, be free from all
kinds of tmimal contamination, partic-
ijlarly that which proceeds from/man
qnd' which Is the real cause of trans
^srred disease. For domestic use It
is best that,it be soft or free from an
excess of mineral matter. 1
1 City and town water supplies from
should al-
rfvers or small streams,
Tays be filtered before distribution,
'(lliration Is essent.al; it has been
Tiown in many instances to reduce
aterlally the number of typhoid
,ises. The,purity of, the water, when
it reaches the' home is dependent
upon the care exercised in preventing
animal and human pollution in the,
Bpuice, and the thoroughness of filtra
tion and purification uefore . d.strlbu-
tlon. Artesian water, if from a good
depth, may be easily, kept in Its state
°f_°riginai purity by protection from.
at the mouth of the
.Contamination
well.
Hedgehog as Food,
Tlie hedgehog us fobd is eVen moire
neglected than, the frog, yet those who
her to a concert,
The orchestra played No. 6, a se
lection that seemed to tlie bachelor
very beautiful: He belit over his
eompanion and whispered:
“How lovely that is! What is it ?—
have tasted a properly cooked hedge;
i ' ilaiifiitt 'rui "
U JliVliVI.J USUtjCj
bog proclaim It' the' best' eating of ail
the .point. One evening he took native wild, animals. According'
to Mr. Harwood, Bplprley... “the .hedge
hog may be stewed or spltchcocked.
toasted «r roasted. But It tastes best
baked In clay In a .wood fire. V * *
As the .Incrustation comes off It brings
also the adhering spines and all the
skin, leaving a luxurious little Jolut.
do you know?” j..completo, emitting an appetizing re-
She smiled demurely and replied minder of anything from hare to
in a low, thrilling voice: , .voting pork. The.hedgehog so trented
. -■ i i • | consists of white, sweet, tender flesh.
“It is the ‘Maiden’s Prayer.’ ”
“The ‘Maiden’s Prayer?’” he re
peated in astonishment. “Why”—
But she handed him her pro
gram, pointing to No. 6 with her
finger.
He read and stared, for the real
name of the selection was Men-
uou'ise inferior to sucking • pig or n
spring chicken, the flavor being even
more delicate ‘than the savor."—Lon
don Chronicle./
A Good Exouao.
After the Duke of Wellington's vic-
, .... B toripus campaigns the University of
delssohn’s “Wedding. March.” .He .Oxford complimented the duke blnv
Bought the ring next day.—Ladies’ R elfjand his principal officers, by.con-
Tl«— _ *f _| * I ferriRp UpO n tllnm +hn hnnnnnnn nnd
Home Journal.
ing upon them the honorary and
not Very appropriate degree of doctor
of civil laws. At that 1 time the fees
werq heavy, and one of the distinguish-.
Mill
'Well Planted.
The beadle in a rural district in
Perthshire • had becomie tdo feebld , hopoir th f an profit 'in ‘the' whra heclinPd
to perform his duties as minister's the proffered, degree in the’ following
man and gravedigger and had to verse: , ( . ...
Oxford. I know you wish me well,
■ : 'But prithee let me be.
get an assistant. The twp, did not
agree fell, but after a few months
Sandy (the beadje) died, and Tam-
mas had to perform the last serv
ice for his-late partner. The min
ister strolled up to Tammas while
he was giving the finishing touches
to the grave and casually remarked,
The Board of Health has for some
time been engaged in the work of
examining the water supplies of Geor
gia cities and towns with a view to
determining their'purity: In thfe ma
jority of instances the board’s ex
amination has found, that .the water.
'Supplies: were comparatively’ pure;
but in some eases, contamination or
probable sources of contamination,
. . - in thp,
( ga|e,. with • the' protection/ of ! the town
and city water supply, is .the preaer-,
vation of' the purity of'the well and
spring water which must, b6 usCd'ev
erywhere in the country by the fam
llvl Otlrl. fwanunnih, — 1« i *. _ _ •»
country community, and then the in-,
faction’ may;disappear from the well
before the disease - develops,
while' impurities are f
purities are irequently
washed into the well- or spring from
the pig. pen or the barnyard, it is the
unsanitary privy that is the chief
source , of danger and disease. It is
the- privy whose seepings drain into
the ground and are carried to the
well by rains; it is the filth which
may gather around the top of the well
or spring and be washed into it by
the first, shower that comes- it is th'e
filth which may he left around the
well by uncledn. feet, or on the bucket,
by unclean hands, that is likely to
put the disease germ in the next dip
per of water that is taken for drink
ing purposes.. Cleanliness around the
.well is all important; it may best be
protected by a. .surroundlhg layer of
concrete:
But-best of all is the covered well
with a pump. Speaking, from a sani
tary" standpoint, -the open''well' with
its old-fashioned and too often germ-
laden bufcket, is a' back number; safe
nnnf AnHAfi ' kf /lt'lnlrln « tirn Jntv.' n _ j*/■
protectioh of drinking water demands
the covered well and puiflp,, and the
covering must be of some material
impervious to /water, such as concrete
and cement', through which -no filth
may' trickle.
most important lesson which
V. nnr.
I cap't. alas, be D, C. I*
FCr Want of £ a. d.
Mermaids.
A|1 the world over there are legends
about mermaids. The Chinese tell sto
ries not unlike others about the sea
“Have vnn nut "w OQ l j.™' 1 wpman of their southern seas. Mau-
, Weel ^ 0Wn ' kind-"Is taught on the most excellent
a ns. T hev that, sir, said evidence that a mermaid was captured
.•lammas very decidedly. “Sandy.i nt Bangor, on the shores of the Bel-
_ eople of Georgia mOst learn’ par
ticularly in the country districts, at
j the school house as well as at the
home, in order to prevent ive contam
ination of drinkiiig water, is the ne :
cesslty of constructing ajyi useing the
sanitary dry closet; The Board of
may get up, but he’ll be among the fast lough, in the sixth century, while
hindmost.” I .. : another caught at Edam in 1403 was
Health will be glad to furnish, upon
ibatlon, approved plans for the
appllbation, approved plans for
hulldfng of sanitary dry closets which'
may be considered perfectly safe.
The Board of Health will also make
free analyses of drinking water, for
communities or individual families.
Municipality: schools, factories or
other communities where many per
sons drink from one source, and
carried to Haarlem aud kept there for < ' yhich are , d ?, Blro11 ® of , , such , analyp j?
rnimv vt»nr« and examination, should make annli-
’ jears. , nation direct ip Dr. H. F. Harris. Sec-
good Cardui has done me. • As a young girl, i always. Iwd
>, 1 was
to suffer so much with all kind of palm Sometimes,
so weak that I could hardly stand on my feet. I got a
bottle of Cardui, at the drug store, and as soon as I had
taken a few doses, I began to feel better.
„ Tpday^i ^ei ^ well as, aiiy^W tan." ; ''' j , ‘
WomaniTonic
Are you a woman ? Then you 'ate subject to a large
ftumber of 'troubles and frregularitles, peculiar to women,
which, in time, often lead : to nor* serious trouble.
A tonic is needed to
relieve weakness, headache;
the signs cif weak nin^es ai
you over the hatd places, to
other unnecessaiy pains,
over-woric. , , -
■»<$!*,;’
For a tonic, take Cardui, the woman’s tonlcl
You will never regret K, for it will certainty help yon.
,vtA* yo«r druggist about fe^'Hb'thdwk-
frcS&mzr*
parowgiBisuBCSMii
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LEADING. GROCERS
■!
Everything in Staple and Fancy
GROCERIES
For Quick Delivery
PHONE ~
31
White & Stringer
/
Everv article that
critically and is not <
our standard.
■■■>'■ ' . ' ■' :
Don’t buy ybur
? ty .picture,
See it, examine it,
pay for . it.!
accepted unless it measures up to
Watbh firbin a pTet*
) OPM- / -;V.1 -if / ; ■'•!I*’l
be sure of it before you ;
’ ‘-o. r t :\ 9 y i ^ , ,-v - «
You cannot do this with a “mail order” watch; 1
"We .like to recommend to men who appreciate good
timekeepers, our watches. We give a printed guaran
tee with every watch we sell;
C. F.
Gairo,
SANDERS, Jeweler.
Georgia.
refary SfaTe Bparff of - r-fealth, XFIanfa.
Individuals desiring their well water
analyzed, should apply, through the
member of the board residing in their
congressional district. While the
samples, of water for. analysis may be.
' U tlior '
ent In' any convenient', thoroughly
terilized vessel, , it will be. found
nuch more ’ satisfactory and gener
,lly productive of better results, tr
arrange . with the State B6ard o f
Health to, have forwarded’ Its special
ly nrepared kit containing sterilize- 5
bottles which mav be returned nacli-
M S'»
and shipment of samples for arthlysl*
Making It CIMn
“Dear me,” said the kind hearted
pedestrian, pausing and putting on
his pince nez, “have ybu fallen
through that coalhole?”
“Not at all!”, replied the man,
who was still endeavoring to extri
cate a leg from the hole, smiling
winningly, “As you seem intereste-
Parrots and Trees.
•There seems to be a species of par
rot adapted for each of the more con- .
spicuous kind of trees which are found
in tropical forests. Thus. If the tree
is, a palm which'has a single stem and
can afford nourishment for a bird only ,
at or near the top of that stem, then
the species of parrot that feeds on it
Is an air bird, capable of flying over
the forfest In search of such trees.
When this Is the case the body of the
bird is light and the tail long. On the
other hand, the parrots which inhabit
trees with many branches have stout
bodies and short tails and are short <
flighted.
8ilhoustte.
Silhouette wns the name of a
French minister who endeavored .to
raise the revenues by taxing the no
bility. In consequence he becaipe
very unpopular, and, the fashion of;
profiles in black coming in about/ the
same time.
in the matter I will tqll you what slon silhouettes, the nobllttv olntmlngr
happened. 1 chanced to be inhere, that they had their portraits cone in
they ; were called In derl-
tb
and they built the pavement round
me.”—Loudon Answers.
black because they were too poor to
have a full picture taken.
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