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PRE-EMPTED BV BIRDS
CONDENSED STORIES.
govern' . .1 fort .i;id eo.ilin? Btntlon;
auotbei . ihe l.o<.;:i*rb .id key. our last
outpost tovVur<i Cubi uml ’ Central
America. Other Islet# are untcuauted
aave when Uie great sen turtles crawl.
One n lone. Bird key, is pre-empted by
the birds. It would be hard to find
• more desolate or Isolated region.
Though the climate Is wurm through
out the year. It Is not until May that
the feathered hosts arrive from the far
south nt this sandy rendezvous. In the
▼an come the noddies, a few ubout the
1st of May and the rest within a few
days. A week later the sooty terns
pour In, and It is said that within a
week of their arrival both kinds begin
to lay. At the time of our comiug
Dearly all the birds had eggs und were
devoting themselves to their family
cares.
To reach the buildings from the little
landing place we hud to pass through a
tract of bushes, and here It was that I
saw the first nests of the noddles. Up
on the tops or In the forks of the bush
el each pair had built a rather rude yet
fairly substantial plutform of sticks,
only slightly hollowed, and upon euch
one sat a dark gray bird. There was
something about these graceful little
crootures that Instantly took me by
storm, a case of love ut first sight The
noddy Is very much like a dove—ex
cept for Its webbed feet—In size, In I
form. In the softness of its plumage,
the expression of Its large dark eyes |
and its gentle, confiding ways. There |
Is no wild affright as the stranger np- I
pronebes. Just a shadow of fear Is erl- j
dent but the birds sit quietly on their I
nests, hoping and trusting, and do not
flj unless approached almost within
arm's reach. Then they flit gently
away, alighting upon a neighboring
buab until the Intruder has withdrawn,
when they return directly to their
charge. It seemed remnrknblo to And
birds so perfectly tame.—Outing.
How Lord Houghton Cams to Be Called
"C'.sl oj the Evening.”
iiy- Uii .1 b name for MoneJt-
ton af.erv.::.-! J/iril Hough
ton, t - “Co-jI i f L - Kwiiiiug," ana
the r< ■ for t:;i» choice is partly
rvvr i» the anecdote below,
v. I... ; i from tile “ilemi-
t.- of a Loyal Airj4emician.”
At a London dinner given by a
distinguished man, Sydney Smith
had the place of honor, and Milne
was among the other guests.
Milne’s manner to the greut wit
and divine was lacking in the re-
ipect due to age and position. He
Powers Asked lo Intervene.
The interparliamentary union
calmly addressed him as “Smith, 1
which every time made those who
felt what was proper Vince as at a
personal affront.
Finally-Milne said, with some
thing ofan air:
“I'm going on to the arc!: I -* -L.op**
UR.;*ih iMh
reception .it Lamneth
“Oh, are you; So inn 1. ‘ and
Sydney Smith. “Max 1 ask if you
have a turn;; :t- ‘u re'“
“No," said the “CVo| of the Even
ing.”
“Well, I have, and I shall he hap-
must do me one favor. Don’t call
the archbishop Howley!”
The voice and manner of piteous
entreaty convulsed the company and
crushed Milne, who retirea as soon
as possible from the table.
Those 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 tho capital, says the New York
PITH AND POINT.
When a friend tells you of hla wrongs
be wants sympathy and not an argu
ment
Ik-fore u man's first baby In n week
old he knows more than he had ever
drenmed about.
Speaking of “secret sorrows," It Is a
good plan to keep them so. as telling
only multipllen them.
When n man wunts to give you ad
vice you can't lone anything by listen
ing, but you will mi\ke an enemy by
refusing.
A man occasionally breaks eveu.
When It comes to wall paper the wife
does the picking and the husband does
t])eJlJcklng.
* Every one should have saved up
enough money to take things s little
•aster by the time the age comes for
taking a nap In s chair.—Atcfiiion
Globe.
T
Trained Tortoise*.
Japanese and Korean showmen In
addition to their skill as Jugglers and
acrobats display n truly marvelous
•kill In teaching animals tricks. They
not only exhibit educated lienm. span
iels. monkeys und goats, hut also train
ed birds and, what Is the more sston.
tilling of all. trick flsh.
Oue of the most curious examples of
patleut training Is uu exhibit by an
old Korean boatman of a dozen drilled
tortoises. Directed by Ills songs and
a small uietal drum, they march In
lino, execute various evolutions and
conclude by climbing upon a low table,
the larger ones forming of their own
accord n bridge for tbc smaller, to
which the feat would otherwise be Im
possible. When they have all mounted,
they dispose themselves lu three or
four piles like so mauy plates.
Tlir Study of Satur*.
I confess I have not much symputby
with the lalKiratory study of nature ex
cept for economical purposes. Nature
under the dissecting knife and the mi
croscope yields Important secrets to
the students of biology, but the unpro
fessional students want but little of all
this. 1 know a young woman who took
u post graduate course In biology at a
iiouxl summer school, and the one
thing she learned was that certain ba
cilli were found only In the aqueous
humor of the eyes of white tulce. The
world Is full of curious facts like that
that have no human luterest or educa
tional value whatever. — John Bur
roughs iu Country Ufc In America.
.... Itrlt.r.
Ur. Wlae—I wouldn't have bought
clear, for in, hu.lmiul it I were you.
A man doesn't Ilk* hla wife to do that
Ura. McBride-1 know tt'a rlaky unlesa
you're very careful to get the beat, but
1 won careful. Mr*. Wlae— Were youj
Ura. McBride—Yea. I picked out a box
called - Fluent made." There couldn't
poaaibly be anything better than that
you know.
Pride of Aaeo.tr,.
-tv* can't afford to recoentae them.
TtMlr accentor* were Ut trade."
"Weren't oarer
-Of couraa. but our trad* anoeatora
are two generations further bock than
tbelra."—Chicago IMat
IU OAXAVUN TCIUtKD TO IU ntLOWa
Tribune. The major detailed many
humorous incidents of his experi
ence in the metropolis of “Our Lady
of tho Snows.” Among others he
told of the call of a party of Cana
dians after the Alaskan decision was
mailo public. They were, naturally,
highly indignant at the decision,
and one of them said to the major,
“Well, I suppose you’ll try and an
nex what there is left of the British
possessions next.”
“Oh, I don’t know,” replied the
major.
“Why, wouldn’t yon be in'faror
of annexation?”inquired the speak
er, surprised at tho major's tone!
“Well, you see,” replied the ma
jor slowly, “if Canada were annex
ed to the United Statce I would lose
my job.”
'No smile greeted the reply, but
the Cunedian who had asked the
question turned to his fellows end
said very gravely: “Gentlemen, I
think we ought to do all in our
power to make Major Edwards’ stay
in Montreal pleasant and to facili
tate his work. Ho is drawing a
salary from the United States which
would cease if we were annexed,
end therefore wo will oppose annex
ation.”
Ae They Say It In Texas.
“Havo you ever been in Texas?”
The man who thus inquired had
very evidently been there. He pro
ceeded:
“You know, they epeak what is
almost a language of their own
down there, licrt't an example:
“A little girl went into * rural
grocery store.
“'Ain’t yo
asked.
“ 'I ain’t aeid I ain’t!’ replied the
storekeeper.
“‘Wen,’ responded the girl, 'I
ain’t ast you if you ain’t; I ast you
ain’t rou'is. Ia you?*”—Philadel
phia those.
you got no eggs?’ she
On Hie Feet Again.
When Denial Sully, the cotton
king of a few weak* ago, vse walk
ing down Fifth tvenue the other
afternoon,' ha was accosted by a
business ecquminUnce with the ra>
mark:
“Well, Sully, how go things by
this ttaief*
“Oh, I’m on my feat again,” an
swered Bully cheerfully.
“What! So soonr* replied his
friend incredulously.
“Yes; 1’vt sold my horses,” re
plied Sully.—New York Times.
\
.Vh*.3t*. till-.•/<).I to llji
xSiuU's is to advance the o
*■ • tis.*k up iu enrm'4 1 <♦*-<* ty
i * t o' ortiint tna'ti^ Iwf-r t .
A re— uifou vva» i-Ui*
i.g uu ibo'potters rof
the convention of Tho iluj'uu to
incrveiif, either jointly of pei-a^
ar«*-y wnh the belligerents in i» e
Far East, in order to fa« ilita*e
i ho its: oral ion ol pear t .
A resolution was adopted il-
qu a stng l* resilient Koubt-v-Il to
call a -second session of The H •
gne conference.
Application For Charter.
GKORGI A...Ware county
To the .*!ii|>c-rior Court of suit] County:
The petition ofKPIzIar.J W Strickland,
M M Johnson, A M Knight, Warren laott.
BTl Thomas, John W Bennett. H Alurphy
und A N O Keef , respectfully shows:
Mi»t: That they have associated them
selves ana desire to be incorporate J with
their succeee rs, for a term of twenty (20)
years with th« privilege of renews! at the
expiration of slid term, under the name of
” 1 he Hospital Association of Waycn ss and
Ware County."
Second; 'i he particular business or en
terprise that they desire to carry on, is to
estsfllish and maintain a public hospital iu
the City of Waycross, Ware County. Geor-
f ris, to administer through the oiil of med
oal science, and surgery, through profes
sional skill, and otherwise, to the sick, ill,
injure*!, afflicted and deformed of human
kind; to afford treatment to thoss of such
who are unable to pay, and to change such
fit-s and pricss to others as may be fair and
reasonable for suoh an institution.
Third' As said institution Is not forprof*
it and gal i, hut of a nature chari'ablu ut.d
benevolent, it is the purpose of your pe
titioi.ers to gather funds and means for its
establhliment and maintenance by private
and public donations, gifts and appropri
ations, therefore they desire to receive sue .
iu real property as well as personal proper
ty and upon such cOLditlon* as may be
agreed upon by the parties.
Fourth ivtitioners show from the
tuie of the organization, they have no cap
ital stock paid.in but they desire to .issue
bonds iu denominations of $25.00, and
$60.00 and % 100.00, each, tothenmou .t of
$6000,00, hearing interest Ironi data, nt the
rate of the (5 par cent) per annum, pay
able annually, ssi i bonds to mature ten
yeurs alter issi ed, but the holders the.eof
shall be inhibited from proceed ing in equity
or law in anyway in collecting any of said
bonds or the interest therein, but the pay
ment of the same hhxll be entirely ut tin
option ofeaid association
Fifth: Whereloie the premise* con id, r
ed. your petitioners pray that they be in
(or|H)rated tinder the name setforth; that
their petitiuti be granted; that they have a
right to use a common seal and do all other
such ads as ate consistent with the powers
of such an otgauizati' n under.! he law, and
your petitioners will ever piay.
J.fi. WILLIAMS.
Petitioner’s .»ttorney.
Filed for round this 10-.h day of August,
1004.
K- J. UKKRV,
Clerk 8. C. \V. C
GEORGIA—Ware County:
1 ccMif> that the above and foregoing
wt| ing hu tius copy of the original peti
I tils in the dark'sottice ot t lie Super-
l of Ware Count}, Geotgis.
'Ibis August ittli, 1004.
K. J. BERRY.
ClerkS C. W.C.
TUI’eCHRIHTlAN churches at Con-
-.lantlnopb’, Turkey, and Yokahoma,
.lupau, have long used the Longman A
Martiui /. Points fur painting their
church-a. C9K
L ta rsi contributions of L* A Al.
Paint wid In* given for such purpo-c
" h. rev« r a church is located.
F M Stotteld Harris Springs. S C.,
writes “I painted our old homestead
with L. AM. twenty aix years ago.
Not paint'd since; looks better than
houses pnlntedin -no last four years.
W B Barr. Charleston, W Vs.,
write*: * Painted Frankenburg block
wito LAM shows better than anv
buildisga here have ever done; stands
out as thouph viirni-hed, and actual
cost of paint was ‘e** than 81.*20 per
gaPon. Wears am* c* vers like gold.
Tn» ae celebrated paints are *oH bv
the t* N Ilartev Hare wareGi.
WANTED—Lidv or genttemiin of fair
education to travel for a firm of
$'2A0,c00 capital. Salary $1072 per
nd exnemo* paid weekly.
WANIKP.—ludusirious *nmn or n-r»*
mi n as periMan* nt representative
of biif/M anufiicturing com pan**, to
loo'k after Its lutsii
ty at d bdjmnir-g Mriiory. Rust,
ness Hucee-s'nl anl established.
Snlarr $20 10 weekly nrd cxrw nses.
Snlari pni«t weekly frtm home.
Expense tnonev advanced, Kxper-
icu -e not essential. Enclo*.- «olf*
addressed eevcb-iM'. G nerai Ma f *
ager. Con o 14-ock. Chlcsgn. tf,lw
Dr. E. M. Nolan,
Ere, EAR. NOSE AND THROAT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
As tirclsl Prraeon of tbe Atl.mti • Const
„lne. I* »t the \V*»« ron« Hospital every Mon*
dsv ftlvsre p»t»« nts may conrult him there.
ECZEMA S-VKi ii LSM
LVLLiiin iiai m rauiDM inn*.
Th* Kc iiskCom Ch'cura
Gsmtlkmsm—Enclosed ted ens d«lUr lo pay for
another bowl# of KC-/INK and tve nt- for Ec line
So.p. I Uav# tnsd iirarlysli tbs \ on tern
sndlt b«* done mors for me ihsa ill oil; r treat
u.'intm oombiasd ihst I bsvs emploved lor toot
rears, 1 have Ucasma on both lets Item ankt* to
— siut I hav* been so bad St times t hud to go
.a*. Sloe# I commenced the ote of EC-ZIN*
:uy tiouhl# h»» nearly dissppesred, in f«et it fools
‘ k«Uwu well, tetiatrnsrvafswrcneh-potsy«t
don't want to «top ttestimrt with one- bottle.
S*nd ms asetbvr bottle at sum as pos«iMt std a
cskoef soap, ilitt Iwsitl Ri<n to K \ erfcctlj
cured asdlbsa I willisllyossUsbootiL I bsvs
KiiWhiHlMliMRlfor temr >vsrs nui I css’t
bv<ln to all yos whst t bsvs faS#t<-' and th*
■ rest trosbls swd stpsoss I h«vs in tbst
•im*. bet I have c.vst bops* that I wit; - on be
r<ir«d. I emulnivbehove I have sttvck tho debt
»vu>edvstlsat. Wkb belt wi-bev I am
Veers trely, D. L. AIT XAKDKR.
• wiu'cIm mm;
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kw enre promptly Send tod 11 for a FREE
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The Original Remedy that “Kills the Dandruff Germ.”
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Every school child should know ihat baldness is a c nta*
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Ge:many, discovered ihHt dandruff, itching scalp, fat ing hair
and final baldness are produced by a germ or microbe thu'
passe* Irom one head to another, where i burrow* into the
scalp and by multiplying ami extending deeper and tfeeper In
to the hair follicles, saps the life of the hair r ot and produces
baldness.
IT TAKF8YEIR8
to produce compl t* baldnss*. f*r the actijn. of the dandrulT
microbe is not ccnsiant in'every case.''It Is governed by
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parti ularly by the endeavor made to (combat the growth and
development of the dandruff microbes which can only be des-
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This new antiseptic scalp germicide is
antiseptic scalp gern
past the ex per mental stage It whs made
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hack inlo the inpoveriahed bulb*, it cna-
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CO STANT USER OF HERPICIDE
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wae almost bald when I began to nee it,
I think there Is nothing like it; have
uted many others bnt with no result*.
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Bluff Spring*, Fla.
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Daytona. Fla. Mrs. L. Bellas Jr.
An Unhealthy Hair.
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Business
College.
CON, GEO
TO PARENTS:
.MACON, GEORGIA.
You, no doubt, .are deeply
interested about the future
prosp-rity of your children.
You can insure their inde
pendence by giviug them a
thorough, practical business
education. With a well-
rounded know ledge of modern j
business- mettled*, no matter
what financial reverses may
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C. C. Butler,
The Original
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J-i- OLD
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KaryianI
1 * RYE - i
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Jacksonville. flo*i||j
WANTS YOUR BUSINESS
SEND FOR OUR ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST.
Competition courted, A few of our leading brands art: Old Kentucky
Farmer, four full quarts for $3.50. Old Ma>yland Rfe, four fall quarts fur
$4.00. Metropolitan Club, four full quarts for $4.00. Union County, a first
claM family whiskey, four fall quarts for $3.0). Fine, Old. Mountain Corn,
four full quarts for $3.25. Genuine Imported Holland Gin. four full quarts
lor 93.75. We pay Express charges on all the above.
A Large and well 8slected Stock of
Wines, Beers, Liquors and Cigars
always on hand.
Your kind patronage is solicited,
prepared to incite their way
in the world.
Our business is to give
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If you can’t pay in full
we will wait on you, se
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a position and let them
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To set the beneGt of this
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President.
Stanley’s Business College,
Pythian Castle Building,
Macon, Georgia.
OASTOniA.
World’s Fair
Via L. & N. R. R.
Excursion tickets how on sale Daily from
Waycross to St. Louis and Return _
$37,60 Return limit December 15.
31.40 Return limit 60 day*. .
' 25.60 Return limit 15 day*.
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Tiehnte Qrtlrl Tnacrloue in .fill,/
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onitTille, Ky.
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before PlacingjYour Order for