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CONDENSED STORIES. The Cat Was the Only One Present Not Embarrassed. The late Thorns ii. Heed enjoyed a joke on no one more than on hiimejf. One tmh ia related hy a Washington society woman who en joyed Ills |)er>onal frund.-.hip. After all, tin.* joke was chie.'iy on the lady, which may lie the reason why s-he and not Mr. I Iced was the narrator. She is a rat enthusiast. Many and beautiful are the cats she owns; grave and reverend are their names, chiotly borrowed from emi nent public personages, but none was more liandsome or dignified than the one she had named “Mr. Heed." When one dav tin* two “.Mr. Reed.- cepti* triou* beaut ftoo,. “Win. lad v I accidentally room and of them, a! czar >>! tl.e t n i ■ <>. i nta ! r.< - Woiild like t!" I'h'ii that a cat li.id been tiamc! iiim. So hi,.- i:m»- bled out a ha-1iiv inwnlcd fietitioui name, and the con .« r.-ation fiasstd to other topic.-, ulien suddenly' a per emptory voice sounded on the stair way—“Mr. Heed!” “Mr. Heed!” it continued. “Are you in the parlor? What arc you doing in that parlor?” Before nny explanations could bo made a white capped bead was thrust in the door way and an ang™ looking maidserv ant cried, “OomFout of that parlor, I tell you, Mr. Heed!” It is not on record that the cat •eemed embamissed.—Philadelphia Press. The Baker's Romance. During a recent tour in Spain Mmc. Kiln Russell received at her hotel every evening a parcel contain ing cakes, such as could ho bought at an ordinary pastry cook’s. One evening us she was leaving the hall the was accosted by a small individ ual, who took off his hat and bowed like a haughty Castilian, lie an nounced to the famous singer, much to her surprise, that he had noticed on each of the twenty nights on which she had sung in “Lucia di Lammermoor” she had always gazed at him in his seat m the topmost gallery. Ilia mother had a bakery in the town lie was an only son, ami placed his hand, his heart and bis fortune at her feet. Wo- by a Photograph. retty story is told of the in- ti«m of the king of Portugal During the Wee4 Mias Mairgie Ada way, of Ash- bum. (Jn , ijt visitir>" Miss Mario Wester on Gilmore street. I Mr. W [). O’Quinn, who has been spending a few days at Indian Springs and in Atlanta, is expected home tomorrow or Saturday. Our merchants are complain ing that business is much better today. Mr. and Mrs. CuylerM. Sweat returned yesterday from a nleas- ant visit to relatives in Pierce county. Mr. Ii V. Wallace, a young salesman who was with Scruggs A .Iordan for sometime, is now with .Mr. Henry (h Seaman. Dr. Allen Drown, the dentist, has returned to the city and can l>c found at Ids oftiee for the next few' days. Mrs. ,J. M. Rowe and little son are visiting relatives and friends at St. Georges, S C , where they will remain for about a month. Mr. Paul Whitinam returned yesterday from a visit to his old home at LuraviJle, Fla , where' he spent some days with rein-, lives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Strick land came over from Blackshear and spent last night and today in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Strickland, on Hicks St. Mr. W. T. Flinn, who boards at No ‘JO Jane street, is an ex pert workman, and is building some splendid upright swings. These swings, which are a great pleasure to the crildren,are very neat, strong and durable Miss Maude Scott, of Fair Bluff, N. (J., and Miss Fr a Good year, of Douglas, who have been visiting Mr and Mrs. W. H. Jones on Church street, will l-ave for their respective homes tomorrow. The Horn'd learns that prompt st°ps w• • i lx? t ikon by the soei ety for tin* prevention of cruelty to animals, assisted by the an thoritios, to put a number o' poor old lioises out of business in Way cross. Messrs Mi’ani and Harry An cl r.son, who have been eh»rknig in a drug store at Daytona, Fla., are he *e on a visit to their pat • ents», Mr. and Mrs W. F. Ander son, on Reynolds street. The Herald learns that a team hauling a load from the A C. L. depot to tin* business j>ortion of the city was stalled o the street near the railroad crossing yester day. The load was not exces sively heavy but the road was excessively bad. I IP that come tr •**» Summer n Heat A mother need not fear to greet, WIicii with ‘TKETHlN \" >l.e a mi pile:. \'<* I Us with baby need abide. 'TKKrHINA" nidft diue-tion, regulate.- ill*- Imw-Is, ami coats onp rent* at drug gist*. or mail *.*ft rent* to Dr. C. J. Mot!, tt st. Lou I*, Mo. The Hera'd pre licts tlia K i — -la will hack ilown from lie- ,t- iiindo in regard to Knglia i v~s- -hIv am) apologize. She r .’imr alT >rd to do otherwise. I sho d"0. not, silo will have two a nr i n nor liainla. Mooh property destroyed ny a clone in Sumpter county, ■ Ii orgia. Russia must hack down or tight England The eighth senatorial district of Georgia has nominated J. I.. Hand of Pelham for the senate. A Inttle is in progress between the J ips and Russians. Insiranee companies have [mid into Baltimore thirty mil lion dollars for losses in the great lire. Workmen gain their point and tin- meat strike is called off in Chicago. Jaca Bono sentenced to l.e h inged at Koine for the murder of Hail. War between England and Russia seems imminent. Arrested For Breaking la Jail. Wednesday’* Daily. Ed Murray and Tom Crawley have been placed under arrest under the charge of “Rescue ” ll is claimed that, they, in com- piny with several others, broke the lock on the city callaboose, and assisted Cullen Williams and Jude Smith in escaping a week or so ago. Other warrants have been issued against Adolph Marshhurn, Lott Smith, Leon Smith, Doan Lanier and Harry Cross, charged with the same ollense, and these young men will he placed under arrest when found. The bonds of Ed Murray an I Tom Crawley were placed at $300. Bondsmen were secuped, ind the young men were released. Mr. P. ,1. Winn, one of the ed itors of the Cairo Messenger, ill the city for awhile this morning. Newbro’s Herpicide VACATION THIE. Vacation time bhouUl bring test. rtc» realign and comfort; Mini comfort of the sol.tl and pleating va riety r»icans no high collar, no stiff hat ami uo—itching scalp. It is for this last discomfort that Newbro’s Herpicide becomes a summer necessity, -s it stops itching of the scalp amt i’rlckly heat almost instantly. Take Herpicide with you on your va- ettion. 8CAI.P WARNING. I toiling of the scalp is rot so much a iinishment for pa-t neglect as it i- a warning for the future, t shows, utmost conclusively that the vine-like, microbe growth that causes dandruff itching sculp and Hilling hair has entered the Senaceotis gl/mds ami unless tin. growth is sl ip ped and kept out of the scalp, ba dne s will follow. IT IS CUNTAGIOU8 It wa Prof Unna. (ask your doctor about him) who Ii rat pointed out that the true cause of hair is a germ or microbe that lodges in the >calp where it en dandruff Haing of microbic origin the disease i. ne. es sarily contagious hut Dr. Snbotiraud has recently called Htten- tion to the highly contagions nature«.f dandruff and the lie- mity < f constant watchfulness to avoid it. Kill the dandruff germ with Herpicide. UNSTKltlLlZi-.D PUBLIC H AIR-BRU8HE3, says Dr. A- ( artHZ, are to b amt 1 for most of the bald* nest that is prevalent today. He further states that, “baldness begins in the young-” By this he means that the germ that caus es the disease is plantt*d in the scalp of i face after a sha young men ami that sometimes years j 8 elapse before the destruction is complete. WILL NUT GROW IJAlit. Nen bro s Herpjcice is a “Hair Saver;" it will not grow Jhaii —i anoe dots il.it —tut I yjdt troying the enemies of hair health, it enables the hair to grow as nature intended—exerpt in chronic baldness. Save your hair w th herpicide. V\ onderful results follow its use HOT WEATHER TROUBLES During cot weather the minute sudatory glands of the acalp are called upon to perform an extra amount of labor. The perspiration that exudes in in creased quantities must he handled promptly as it carries out poi onons ami refuse mntter that would otherwiso clog up the pores of the scalp. Incomplete e lmination of rtfuse matter £ reduces a hot am! f»verish condition of (fit scalp, fanu” nown as Prickly Heat, tor which Herpicide gives imme relief Ladies will fit d Herpicide indispepsiole. It contains COM*OKI'S AND DELIGHTS CANNOT DO WITHOUT IT. “1 have used New bio's Heipicide con stantly in my shop. In fact it is im- poft-ihle to get along without it as it is an article ot undoubted met it. When a customer once meivis an application Wraj he will thereafter nlwnys coll for Her picide. It is also very pleasant on t • massage.” d M. T. GRUBER Greenville, 8. C. Aa Unhealthy Hair. Cherokee Pharmacy, At Ornf Stersi $1.00. Sind lOo. In its n to THE HERPICIOE CO., Oitroit, Mich., for simplt. SPECIAL AGENT “Destroy the Cause—You Remove the Effect.” A I troJm to las charming ami clover wife One dav, wlun the crown prince, ns he then was, was calling on the French am has.-a dress, his attention was arrested hy the photograph of n sweet faced, fair haired girl on the mantelpiece. Taking up the photo graph to examine it more closely, he said to the ambassadress; “What a charming young lady!” “Yes,” was the answer, “ami she is as charming as she looks. She is the Princess Amelia of Orleans.” On the following day the prince was on his way to Paris, and a fort night later his engagement to the beautiful princess was formally an nounced to the world. Two Killers. It is a very rare thing for General Baden-Powell to be at a loss for repartee, and his most humorous sayings are generally spoken in a low, even voice and with a serious took only belied by tho twinkling of his eyes. At a luncheon party n celebrated doctor was chaffing him. •And how do you feel when you havs killed a man professionally?” ha asked. "Oh,* said Badsn-Powell imper turbably, “I don't mind it How do you feel under the tarns circum stances?" 50,000 Free Samples j You Co it Get One. BLACK WEED, the great vegetable remedy for Rheumatism, Catarrh, and ! Kidney and Bladder complaint*, has mot j with almost iustaut&neou* success be-1 cause it Itsut made soma noteworthy. cures of wry severe eases. Mr. John Post, of the Atlanta Fire Dept., wntes: “ For mouths I nitflh'red with my kid- j nov*. I made every effort to get relief, but failed until I accidentally oamo in possession of a bottle of Black Weed. Th* relief obtniued from its us* was #«• great before lialf tho first bottle had boon uaed, that I put aside all other medicine* and am now sound and v. -5‘s having been cun*d completely by \>*.uk Weed. At the aame time I had an ag graratol case of Catarrh of the head and throat. Black Weed lias completely cured thia, and wty head is now as d'tt as a bell." BLACK WEED is sold by all drag- fiats at -<J a bottle, or wa will Mod prepaid opon receipt of prica. Scad Voir Name. World’s Fair Rates Via L. & N. R. R. Lxcursion tickets now on sale Daily from Waycross to St. Louis and Return *37,«0 Itctiirn limit December 15. 31.40 Return limit «o days. 25.00 Itctiirn limit 15 days. Special Coach excursion $19.45, Return limit Ten Days from date of Sale. Tickets Sold Tuesdays in July : low Kates front other p infs. The L. & N R R. is the Best Line out 1 . For chedtifeft sn«( sleeping ear reservation* apply to j. m. flkmixg, Florida Passenger Agent, j C. L slONK (1. P. A.. 20fi West Bay Street, otitsviih , K.\. dm k son villi-, Fla Lamar's Lemon Laxative cure# Constipation, Bit* foulness, Indigo* tion and Headao&e. Acts prompt;? and powerfully tho bowel* ye* is gentle and plea#- ant in action—’ does not gripe >r sicken. It can't hurt you-—it can help you. On (ol# at ail good drug atoros, SO doses for SO cents. OWNED AND MANUFACTURED BY LAMAR, TAYLOR & RILEY DRUG COMPANY. Macon, 0i. ft trial Munpl* of thk (real which will b* ant ftbooloMy fro*, to gether with oar book nootftintng ealaw- blo InformAtiou end eadonemeata. PUaM meotioa this paper. Addreoe, Black Utod Medicine Co* Si*.®#* ($50,000) ■IN GOLD J GIVEN AWAY. I - ? *rnot’ the Lm •""•r ! *»hi '\»iiip.-t ppropnati-ui oi S.’i prtM*nte«i m it c :t » !t<» st-Htl* tit .u ,t .• ! X.U-r itUmber the L>n -tana Pi Hich op.-; a « io* Ikv i,h r rill he l -e«*d in**.-* • t:ie t*ne who sends ns the nearest eoru-et e-timiu-. Tld« Golden opportunity o -ecur,- a nxtvoi fice« t Fortune .o«t- NOTHING Our obj et in making his uuprec*iented of fer * ot our Souvenir Coins of admUsioo to the <V’or lift Fair, Th.*»e Souvenir Coins of tdmissiort Mtvof artistic and appm* l»ri;ite design, are invalusb’e as momen tiN-s of this g eatest of mil Expositions an are-smilar to tlie t’oluinhlan Half Dollar, u-hle fn»tn their intrinsic value, we will accept them In exchange for reau ar ticktl World's Fair. . . maintaiu a ticket otfice at ttie ntaiu en trance to lie Fair i.rounds, which will In* open every day during the World's Fair period. Everybody wants One of these souvenirs, hut only a limited num ber wlh be offered for sale. Frice 50 cents. With every Souvenir Coin of - - -- total , numtier of paid admissions to the Fair j No one has any advantage in this con test YOU are just as likely to get the i ♦jO.O’X) in Gold as any one It is all ; pure luck. Should there be mere than j one correct estimate, the $50.00o will !>e divided equally between the person- making the exact or nearest correct cs- | timates There may be n't ties or divid ing of this money; the enormous sum «»f i $50,000 may Ik* received by one P** sou. ] WHY NOT Y >U? The lucky win ei ! will be notifie«l the instant oi*clal a - j nouncement of the total number of paid ; admissions is made by the Louisiana i idvcrti-c and promote tlu- sale SOUVENIR COIN OF ADMISSION WORLD S FAIR, ST. LOUIS, MO. Purchase Exposition Company. We will alsopav all of your expenses to St. Louis and willdeiiver the $50,000 IN ONE GREAT B.tO OF GOLD as soon as you reach the city. The total paid admission to Chicago World's Fair were, ‘.’1,480 141; Paris, France. Exposition, 10.TH5.107; Pan • A . erievn Exposition, 5.300,850. DON’T DELAY! Write immediately and remember that all yon have to do to entitle you to u rticipate in this in-1 teilectnal and profitable contest f clo e 50 Cents for a artistic . beautiful, rare and COUPON 73 JVsNMi Cut out this Coupon, write NW&*, address sad estimate, t* ink. m«il wkh joasttu Essklsat Asnisis Iswtr Coin Co^ H. Lewis, «*. unm mom amnnis ST. LOUIS. U. S. A. Cut out this address and paste on the envelops you send us. ratiaufe H 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1