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wmam HntrtP Mawc Slwrt New * Tl1 * E ' re * 5 I lumc news n lat Hersld of the Pretest Week'S. Ur. B. M. Lanier is visiting his sister arWauchula, Fla. Judge J. C. Reynolds and Miss Eugenia Reynolds spetat yester day at Tybee. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Strickland Spent yesterday visiting relatives gt Blackshear, Messrs. E. J. Berry, E. L. Gorman and D, L Keen spent yesterday at Tybee, and report a very pleasant trip. Mr. J. B. Sweat, of Savannah, spent yesterdsy in the city visit ing his sister,Mrs. J. W. High smith, on Parallel street. Misses Maude and Carrie Finn have been soeodihg some days with the Misses PeeleatOlustee, FJa. To reduce stock for inventory we have lowered prices so that every economical buyer should purchase now their fall slippers Splendid stocks make easy cnoos ing here. The Youmans Mer cantile Co. Ben Jones was up before Mayor Pro. Tern. Charles E. Murphy this morning on a charge of keeping intoxicating drinks for sale at his store on Plant aveuue. The case against Mr. Jones was continued, how ever,until tomorrow, morning. Mrs. L. C. Fisher and children returned Saturday from a lengthy visit to relatives in North Caro ina. Mr. H. S. Bolen, who lives about four miles west of Way cross, judging by samples he had on exhibition Saturday, has patch of very fine sugar cane. Mr. Will J. McGee and little ’ son came in from Montgomery and spent yesterday and last night in the city with relatives and fi innds A man shoule believe in him self but he cannot do so unless he is true to himself and others. Mrs, J. E. Vann and little daughter have gone on a‘ visit to relatives in Thomasville and Tallahassee. Mr. U. N. Brodie returned yes terday from a pleasant visit to hts parents at Springfield, S. C. __ Cap* of A Sheldon, Judge ~H. P. Brewer and Judge and Mrs Warren Lott and children have returned from a visit to Hamp ton Springs, Fla. Mr. Chas. F. Kramer now has charge of the bill posting in Quit- man. In addition to his duties as bill poster in Waycross, Mr. Kramer now has a number of * other towns on his list. Mr. Kramer went to Quitman this morning to sec after' his adver tising in that town, Capt. and Mrs. J. McP. Farr and little daughter have returned •from a delightful stay at White Springs, Fla. Mr L. Pi Weathers, of Col umbus, proprietor of the Way cross Bazaar, is in the city and is stopping at the Phoenix Mr.J. S. Lott, a prominent citizen of Shepherd, Gn., was in the city to day returning from a ■ trip to St, Augustine, Fla. The Fort Screven base hall team passed through the city last night enroute for Thomas ville whore they crossed bats to day with the base ball team in that city. Rev.'and Mrs. Barnett,of Live Oak, Fla , are visiting at the home of their daughter, Mrs. W. A. McDonald, on Ends St. Mr. and Mrs W.' H. Fetner and two children, of Raleigh, N. C , and Misses Mollie and Emma iiarnes, of Goldsboro, N. C., are visiting at the home of their brother, Mr. G. W. Barnes, on Jane street. Mrs. W. H. Dyer and children have returned to their home in Waycross after a pleasant visit to the family of Mr. W. H. Ber ne —Brunsn ick Journal. Mr. Henry Kingman, whose home is at Worcester, Mass., is seriously ill with typhoid fever at the home of Mr. John Booth in the Morton settlement The young mao’s parents have been advised of his illness. Rev. W. H. Scruggs and others are do ing everything possibly to make Mr. Kingman as comfort able as possible." My cotton may rust And leave me in debt; My merchant may bast, But I’ll never fret; For love and content Are better than bacon, And God never meant Our faith to be shaken. Notify the Herald when yofi have friends visiting you. The industrious farmer preparing to plant his fall Waycross will have the finest, base ball ever seen this week. } is now l crop. 1 Mr. James A. Miller left this morning for a ten day’s visit to White Springs, Fla. The truck growers of this and adjoining counties,having organ ized an association, we hope they will now tyke steps which may result in great benefit to this sec tion. The mercury stands at 88 this morning at 10,80. It rarely ever gets abovo that notch in this neck of the woods. John Lehman of Brunswick is here today. He declines to state his business but we know that he is here to root for the Brunswick team. Mr. and Mrs. -W. A. McDonald and little son returned last night from Brookfield, where they were called on account of the death of their soil, Mr. Don Me Donald. The one year-old baby boy of Mr. W. D. Gorman died last night at the residence of Mrs. 8 E. Gorman on Carswell street. The little fellow had been sick ever since the death of its mother about three weeks ago, and had been carefully nursed at the home of its grandmother. The interment occured in Lott Ceme tery this afternoon, the burial services conducted by Rev. W, H. Scruggs. The drunimers all say that Waycross is holding her own and growing better in the matter, of business. Mr. C. G.McCranie,'of Tampa, a former resident of Waycross, was in the city to day and re gistered at the Phoenix. Mr. T. E. Mixon butchered a fourteen months old hog, which he purchased from the hospital, yesterday, that weighed 292 pounds. Mr. W. M. Baker, who has been in bad health for a long time, will leave tomorrow for Atlanta for the purpose of con sulting a specialist. He will probably remain in Atlanta for some time undergoing treat ment. Mr. Baker’s maiiy friends bope to see bim fully restored to health again. Mrs J.,SGuilford left this morn, for Bsinbridge in response to a telegram announcing the dying condition of her sister, Roberts. She had" not been gone ionjf, however, before Mr. Guilford received a telegram saying that Mrs. Roberts died at 5 o’clock this morning. The deseased had been sick for about seven weeks. Mr. Geo. J. Doerner, repre senting Armour & Co., of Chi cago, is in the city in the inter est of his firm. Mr. Authur Waldrep of this city, left last night for Birming ham Ala, where lie has accepted a position with the Cannon Pump Factory, JNSENSiE Why the Souring Remark, Did No* Clergyman. A clergyman who was traveling (topped at a hotel much ’frequented by wage and jbfceM. Thg hpet, not being u«fd to.hav ing a clergyman at hit tahle, looked at him with airfprUe. ' The guests used all their raillery at wit upon him without eliciting • remark. The clergyman ate ' his dinner rently without ohsorv- T as.and sneers of. his ’tibia. <fl them at last, in jjespair of hii forbearance, said to him: ffWell, I-wonder at your.patience! Have you not heard all that haaj Men said to you ?” “Oh, yea; but I am used to it. Do you know who I am f" “No, sir.” “Well, I will inform you. I am chaplain of a lunatic asrlOm. Such recaption' at~Lambcth palace.” remarks liave no effort upon me."— “Oh, are you? So jkm I,” Short Stories: HewLerri'Houghton dame li b Called ' “Cort.Rf.thf Ev.nlng.” ^ 8, assas”La r £S: ton, was “Cool of, the Evening,” and the reaeon for this' choice is pi revealed hi the anecdote be ghich is taken from the. “8 hiscences of a ‘Royal Acddemicii 'At a London dinner given by a distinguished man, Sydney Smith had the' place,of honor, and MUM to Hm great wit and'divine Was lacking In the ret spent duo to aga and position. - He aahnjy addressed him as “Smith/! which every time made those who felt whet was proper wince as at q personal affront. ’ Finally,Milne said, with some thing of an air: ‘Tin going on to the archbiihop’s - Illustrated Phneo, “Dropping into verse." Senator Hoar's death is ex pected at any moment. The Ochre mjll at Cartersville, Ga , destroyed by fire; loss 810,000. - Politically Speaking, the great difference between the Republi can party and the Populist party is that the former would central.j ixa all wealth and power in the hands of private corporations, while the latter would centralize it in the government. The Dem ocratlc party is opposed ’o beth. —Albany Herald. Her Memory. Gayley—You haven’t had occa sion to accuse me of playing poker for two years now. Mrs. Gayley — Three yean, jay dear. Gayley—How do you know it’a three years? Mrs. Gayley—Because I’ve worn this dress that long, «nd I got it the last time I caught you.—Philadel phia Frees. Force of Habit “Your church organist is fine, but the effect of his exaction is marred somewhat by the words hs mumbles to himself during the mu sic.- Why don’t be quit it?” “He can’t, old man. He was a passenger brakeman in his yonth and has never, quite recovered from the habit of calling out the stops I” —New Orleans Tunes-Deinocrat. A Practical CUrl. He—I know my income is small, bnt don’t you think we could' get along? She—I'm afraid not. •He—Yoit told mo that you went to a coolring School. She—Yes, but they did not teach me how to make wind pudding. New York Weekly. Matter of Relationship. Her—I can only be a sister to you. Him—Oh, that won’t do. Ton'll have to be a daughter to me or noth- ing. iler—Because why? Him—Beeause I’ve been a “pop per" to .you.—Cincinnati Enquirer. Rare Talent. Social Settlement Visitor—Your daughter plays very well, Mrs. Smith, ana lias quite a talent for music. Mrs. Smith — Sure, she inherits that. Iler grandfather waa killed with a blow of a cornet at a picnic. —Lippincott’s Magazine. Unlucky. Publisher—Your book is fine up to the seventeenth chapter. After that it is mere driveL Author—Sir, it is my misfortune, not my fault. Just as I was begin- nibg tho seventeenth chapter I dis covered, quite accidentally, what 1 was driving at.—Puck. Something Now. A country hog poee to the large packing bouses st four an J a half cents a pound and comes back breakfast bacon at 16 cents a pound. He is not. the only hog in the transection.-—Er." something new. His Friend— Why not make it ra dium hair, my boy?—Pittpburg Post. Ho Isn't the Last. “I thought you laid once you i wouldn’t be seen with him if he were the last man on eartiv?” “Oh, but he has ths swiftest auto mobile in town.”—Chicago Record- Herald. When Summer Time le HSN. When tho (lies ere in the batter And the milk curds Into cheese, When you try to chose tbs ekes tore That are watted on the breeds, When yer eorry-chet yer Urta’ And a miterin’ nil tbs while, * When yer clothes ere suckin’ to yw And you feel ee if ye’d bile, v Then yer wish the domed old t Would flop back half a year. And you elsh for winter brotgen Whoa the summer tlioolr hero. —A. A Palmar la Mew Terk Press and Sydney Smith. “May I ask if you have a carriage here K’ “No,” laid tbe “Cool of the Even ing.” “Well, I have, and I ehall be hap py to give you a seat in it, but yon must ao mo one favor. Don’t call the archbishop Howleyl' The voice and manner of piteous entreaty convulsed tho company and crushed‘Milne, who retired as soon as possible from.the table. TKom Solemn Canadians. Major Edwards, United States consul general at Montreal, recent ly paid a flying visit to Washing ton and met many of his old friends at the capital, says the New York tax caka disk roano to am fellows. Tribune. The major detailed many humoroua incidents of his experi ence in the mctropblie of “Our Lady of the Snows.” Among other* he told of the cell of e party ofCena- dians after the Aiesken decision waa made public. They were, naturally, highly indignant at the decision, and ono of them said to the'major, “Well, I aupposo you’ll tiy and’ an nex what there ia left of the British possessions next.” “Oh, I don’t know,” replied the sjor. “Why, wouldn't you bo in favor of annexation?” inquired the speak er, surprised at the major’* ton*. “Well, you see,” replied the ma jor slowly, “if Canada were annex ed to tho United Statea I wo.uld loeo my job.” No smile greeted the reply, but the Canadian who had aalcM the question turned to his follows and said very gravely: “Gentlemen, I think wo ought to do all in our lower to mako Major Edwards’ stay n Montreal pleasant and to .facili tate his work. lie is drawing a salaiy from tho United State* which would ceaao if we were annexed, and therefore wo will oppose annex ation.” . As They Bey It In Texes. “Havo you ever been in Texas?" Tho man who thua inquired had rery evidently been there. He pro ceeded: “You know, they speak what ia almost a language of their own down there. Here’s an example! • “A little girl went into a rural grocery store. “‘Ain’t you got no eggs?* she esked. “ ‘I ain’t said I ain't I' replied the storekeeper. “‘Well,' responded the girl, T ain’t sat you if you ain’t; I aat you ain’t you it. Ia you?*"—Philadel phia Press. On Hie Feet Again. When Daniel,Sully, tho cotton king of a few weeks ago, was walk ing down Fifth avenue the other afternoon, he was accosted by business acquaintance with the i “Well, Sully, how go thing* by this time?” “Oh, I’m on my feet again," an swered Sully cheerfully. “What! So soon?" replied his friend incrednlonsly. “Yes; I've sold my horses,” re plied Sully.—New York Times. -THE- Waresboro School flt> Will re-open Monday September 5th, 1904, with 8. Preston Settle as Superintendent. The success of this institution under his direc tion in tormer years together with tho unanimous re quest of its patrons has been the basis of this ar rangement. TERMS: Primary Pupils, - 81.25 per month, Intermediate Pupils, 81.50 per month, Higli School Pupils, 82.00 per month. Commercial Courso Pupils, 810.00 per Course. All pupils of public school age will have their pro rata of the public school fund deducted from the above. Waresboro is a high, healthy and moral town, situated on tho B. & W. Railroad seven miles west of Waycross. Good board can bo obtained at hotel and private families, at from six to eight dollars per month, according to time and proximity to school building, whicli is well furnished and has ample room for two hundred pupils. Further information will bo readily givon on ap- • plication to D. H. Bennett, Chairman. C. W. Tyre, Secretary. Bartow Haroraves, H. F. Jeffords, J. O. Rouse, Board of Trustees. Q Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. PAtSKNQKR SCHEDULE. DEPARTURES. For Havannsh and the EosI. Train No. 58 6 90 a m 82 »80a 22 'U80p 40 10 lftp For JackaonvUlt. Ht. Augustine, Tamps and South. Train No. 80 laavtt.... fl 20 • m 08 5 65 p in 21 0 80 pm For Brunswick Mid local points. Train No. 88 Autos?. JO 40 * r 00 0 lOpfc For Tlfton. Albany md local points. Train No. 00 10 10pm 88 0 65 in 02 10 80 s m Fo>jHuwnuso, Gainesville, Ocala, Tampa, and Wait Coast. Train No. 80 leave* LAWYERS.' L^TmUTABOM. Offletlntf.w Lott And Hitch UaUdlnf. CJ1HON W. A JAMES W. HITCH, L7 Attoxiit’. A Cocxiklox. at La*. Lou A Hitch BulIJInr, WiycrOM, Go. ■JOHN W. BXHNCTT, ’ ' y Attonmy-at-Uw. Offlc la Leu A Hitch bnUdlns, Solleltor-Ganaral of Uw Bmuwiok Circuit ' Wayworn Qq. . £ > jefvobu£ • LAWYER. Wsjferots, • Gsorgia IOhTTt. MYERH, tr Attomby at Law, New r ott Building! J ohn c. McDonald, Attoraey-at-l fl 65 * m For ValdoitM Ttiomasvlllo, Montgomery, and West. Train No. B*» leave* 0 55 a m 85 12 40 pm 57 10 15pm ARRIVALS. From Savannah and the Kant. Train No. .10 arrival 0 05 a m 86 12 20 p in 21 8 16pm 67 10 00pm Frdm Jacksonville. Ht Auguatine.Tampa and South. Train No. 02 arrives 10 45 am 22 8 C5 p ip 40 .*rcc- 10 00 P 0» From fillon, Albany and Local points. Train No.80 arrives 8-05am 87 *...., 8 2ft pm 03 5 60pm From Suwannea. Oalneaviile. Ocala. Tampa and Watt Count- Train No. 40 arrive « 8 10 p m Train No* 89 leaf#* 8 25 a m Attorney-at-Law, Wilson Block. • Woycroae. Oaorglt, j. ,A ™mt Watcxom, OnuiA, ‘PUOHKK A REYNOLDS, 1 PHYSIC1ANS. TABS. WALKER AIZIAR t~f Offlo. tip .tain \Vai«,r * MoCullar block' Offlc boon 01016 a. m., 8 to 4 p. m.. cod (J to* p. id. Dr, Welker's rcld.DC on Uilmor, .trek Dr. bier's rcldroc Gilmore street TalaphOD. con nection. ct offlc end residence. ctid ' Train K6. 68 arrive . .... SX -isa- . 8 00am . 0 45 8 . 6 lOp Louis on train* 40 ana 67 and 08 and su vui Way croc anil Montgomery. Through .leper, brtwen Jckeonrllle »»d M.con via WaycrroB and Tlfton on Trains So. 40 formation a« to throng] service, trains making local etope and acbednlfs to points on or beyond our lines •PPlJto R.B. POLLARD, Tlckrt .X«it Pccnarr station. M. WaSiL* * Tm.linc Punnnr A cent. SAVann.li, da . W. H, LEAHY, |,W-*,Fcen |r As«k 8fc W.J.CRAIO, II.P. A.. Wilmlnxton. N. 0. H M. EMERSON, Traffic Mgr., Wllmlcgton, N.C. J C. RIPPABD, a Physician and Surgeon Order, should be left at Scab Pbarmeoy. Offlc at Reldene. Urnntl Street. Telephone No. 140 rhKJ.H.RRnDING. U • Physician and Surgeon, Offlc over Star Clothing; Stare. Ren. dene next corner. Offlc hour. S to # a. m is to 1 p, m. W. W. Analay, Collector. DENTISTS. /Office up stairs in McCulley A Walker's G R. LOVELACE, Dentist e Office 'np-atain, Redding Building Plant Avenue. Residence at Mrs. Oilman's. It will be to vour interest to see me before having work dona oAfflToxtiA.— Bwstw ymmffflHrewpMk Vf T , ‘