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Get your Rfioney's Worth: A Time and Place for Everything, So And Now is the Time for Your Winter Supply, ^ nd if you will investigate our stock you will find this is the place to get your money's worth. Suits, $5.00 to $20.00. Star IMte Stort. W. D. O’Quinn, Proprietor. Never has the assortment of sum mer sofa pillows been prettier than it is this season. The warm weath er pillow occupies a conspicuous place in the furnishings 'for the countiy house. Not only is it pret ty and artistic in design, but it is serviceable and practical as well and can endure the hardest usage. The most practical of all the cush ions is tho ono with tha button on cover. Either silk floss or down is used for filling under the whito un dercover, hut the outside must bo of a heavy wash goods—canvas, linen, crash or other Arm fabric. On one side must be a set of buttons and buttonholes so that the slip may be taken off and washed whenever ncc- Miiids not unreasonably immtter- ed toward the,play on words will read with tolerance, if not with imusement, this story, which ap peared in the New York Tribune: When the photographer who had been engaged to tnako a picture of the New York assembly had slipped out the ground glass of his camera (or tho last time the speaker an nounced a recess for the exposure of tho plate. Such dictatorial action was imme diately resented by one of the mem bers. "I protest,” said he. “Tho speak er has overreached himself in the exercise of his authority. A motion Is necessary from some member of essary. tho assembly before a rocess con be I’rctty designs in tan colored lin- : declared.” cn crash made in an oblong shape I Another member here broke in. ere to be largely used for hammock! "I beg to differ with the last speak- this summer. Many of the cushions | er,” said he. “He has committed an A Parisian Out. QUICK WORK IN EL PASO. An-extraordinary duel has just « Thev do things in a ncat an(J been fought in Paris between two , 0 rkmanlike manner in El Paso,” youths nainod Maitier and Lamort. iai(i a man who ]lad been traveling The arrangement was that Maitier lhe .4 wa8 on a train was to stand with a drawn sword, C0I!1U w j„ from .Mexico when a pas- while launort, 100 yards away and , cn r c r in tho car 1 was in got into armed with a knife, mounted his a row with a negro porter. Tbs bicycle. At thoword tlu> latter was portcr , lit the , ra38cn | er 0Ter the to ride at his best speed at his ad- |J enU with a an | tha pa88en . cersary. Tho combat took place m g cr t0 ok out his revolver and shot tho Kuo do la Convention, and La- ® hc rtcr eix timea . VVe took tha mort rode at breakneck speed and porl ‘ r oft the slation at E1 Pa80 succeeded in knocking down his op- (J ut ho died More-the ambulant ponent, but at the same tune fell cam0 . , waa told to at the . jn . himself. The swordsman received t at 1() m . naxt d to tc8 . a Fcnous cut on tho head from a jjf , * pedal, while tho cyclist is suffering % walph wag wrong, or some- iron, turn severe cuts from the J thiHR'liappentHl, and I didn’t get to sworn. j the inquest until seven minutes past Th. Intent. Cold In Tibet j |°; , As 1 K oin X in I mot the of- Tho iulense cold found at the high elevations over which the Brit-! bee B. ti. Thomas when you need wire fencing of any kind. ‘Too iate.’ they said. ‘ifcT was of this stylo are embroidered la j egTegrious blunder. A motion ish troop3 lately marched into Tibet I "oquitted an J discharged five min- benvy linen with the names of song, would spoil the picture.” . nearly disabled the Maxims and ri-1 utcs a % 0 ' Acw r ork Tribune. When near Chemulpo, the look- ■ Acs. The oMoers of the guns had to out on the Japancso cruiser Taka- clear tho locks of the Maxims of oil chiho saw a largo whalo 100 feet 1 “ *“ * u 1 ‘ •uggestivo of warm weather. “In the Hood Old Summer Timo” is a popular motto, as is also “Way Down Yonder In do Cornfield." Cotton oriental cushions arc sometimes too bizarre to bo pretty, but tlicv arc soft and comfortable and are- being purchased by a great many of the country residents. A heavy blue canvas pillow, rath er flat and small, will be utilized by the fisher folk during the hot weath er. It is made to fit in the back of a boat. Slumber pillows of pine needles are found everywhere. They are tho least comfortable head rceti imag inable, but they arc healthful and ■0 pretty when made of pongee em broidered in a deep shade of brown silk. Tbc plain leather pillow will bo used to some extent on the veranda, but it is too expensive to be prac tical for out of door uso. The round leather pillow, untrimmed, but merely laced together with itripa of leather, mukca an attractive addi tion to tho wicker cozy corner of a spacious summer porch Occasionally Ven-scliagln lu his ef forts otter realism mmlo sonic strange mistakes. Tticro is. for Instsnce. a pic ture of bis representing tlic execution of rebels during the luillnn mutiny which Is very powerful. Unfortunate ly, however, the artist hid not appar ently known of the change In Drltlsh military costume, and In coneeqoeoce the nmtsh soldlcra In the picture are ,reprcsented ns wearing the helmets which did not come Into use In our army for more than a quarter of a cen tury after the mutiny.—London titalic. long taking tha air on tho surface of the sea. Thinking tho whale would movo away, tho crhi9cr kept on hor course, with tho result that the huge creature was cut in two by the keel of the warship, which was doing eighteen knots on hour. The sea for hundreds of yards round bo- camo red with the blood of the whale, and the warship steamed for over 0 mile in the encrimsoncd stream. Whst Causes Fires. The annual losses by fire in the oocl-euVikc nThcm wlrmand^rv “ whiTh hiveavera^d • nt'tt m^Toote rifled bS “ W* a ygZ Wit:, them. Otherwise tho oil would I L“ SW-ST freeze into a clogging mess, which in S a T” 1 ® to the following would cause mistesf The water can “»> tl10 DUmb ® r of firca from jeekets of the Maxims became a source of danger, and even a mix ture of oao-quartcr rum did not aruvout tho water from froexiag. Remsrksblo Family Rtoord. Samuel llownc, a well known farmer of Bedford township, Cal houn county. Mich* has a remarka ble, family record. It is an un broken geuedogical record reach ing back for 300 yean to his an cestry in England. From that time to this everv member of the Bowse family has liad a son named Sam uel. The Locusts In Egypt, Egypt is threatened with a plague of locusts, and tho government has colled out tho army of foroed labor- A copy ot Mr. Howard Crosby Butler’s “Story of Athens” was sent recently to a person living in Tur key, Upt was returned to tho pub lishers inscribed in French, “Entry not authorized—return.” Inquiry developed tho fact thut no book can he sent through the mails into Tur key unless it is on the approved list Instead of having a “black list,” like Bu rein, ruling out certain books. Turkey has the much more convcn ient arrangement of a “white list," which makes it very sim| le for tin If the‘bunk is not amoiiu each cause being given: Incendia rism, 1,1)37; defective flues, 1,309; •parks (not from locomotives), 715; watches, H30; explosions (of lamps, etc.), 430; stoves, 429; lightnin 3C9; spontaneous combustion, 32i prairio and forest fires, 280; lamp and lantern accidents (other than explosions), 238; locomotive sparks, 211; cigar stubs and pipes, 203; friction, 179;-gas jets, 170; engines and boilers, 150; furnaces, 135, and from firecrackers, 105. — Harper’s Among the many stories told of the childhood of Queen Victoria is one ot a visit made with her mother st Wentworth House in Yorkshire. While there the princess delighted in running about by herself in tbs gardens and shrubberies.,. One wet morning soon after her srrivul the old gardener, who did not then know her, saw her about to descend a treacherous bit of ground from the terrace and called out: “Be careful, miss; it’s ilapel” s the F.iv'et number of the “autorisos era to combat the pest. Owing to I hack it goes. . — the young locust’s habit jf never I All hooks with illustrations, maps turning hack or asido wtien ones I or plans are thought'to be particu- started in s certain direction, it is larfy seditious. Mr. Butler’s “Story possible, by diming twnchss, some- of Athens” happens to be rather j Yorksldrewordfor slippery" tim#t mile* in length, to «ntnro th# complimenting to tlie Turk?, n:M j Tho over curious princess, turn* invading hosts and destroy them, the faefthat it has illustration? and ine her hcnd> a9ked> «Wh a t’» slape That of course must bo done before contains a reference to the prophe: I tnd t ] )0 fame i n8 tant her feet tho locusts take to tho wing. At (which from a C hristian is profane: * g a88 under her and she came that stage nothing can atop their 1 will forever rule it out of Turkey- j down. ravages, and they sweep everything New York Mail and Express. | The old gardener ran to lift her, liefore them. saving ns hs did so. “T’-at’a slaps, C Baggett on trial in Thomas- ville tor the murder of Glint Wil liams. The government is now dic tated by trusts, says Parker. Buggies and harness at aay price B H. Thorns*. Watson is to speak in Thomas- ville next Tuesday. The{UM*0Hfl Mve purchased 840,000 acres of land in Mexico. Whatever kind of life you are to live" must be lived amid prccitely the experi ence in which you are now moyiag. Here you must win your victories or suf fer your defeats. No restlessness or dls- coute.ne can change your lot. Others may have different ciicumstacces sur rounding thsm, but here are ycurs. You had better make up your mind to accept what you cannot alter. You can lire a beautilul life in the midst ot your pm- eut-eircumstaucea.—J. B. bti.ler. Promotes DigcsIion.Chrerful- ness and llcst.Conlalns neitlser norMiuerol. •TIC. non. Sour Stomaeh.Dii Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness and Loss OP SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of EXACT COPY OP WRAPPER. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA FAIR WEEK at J. W. McGee’s SPECIAL SALE Ladies’ hats, children’s hats,'ladies’ jackets, children’s cloaks, ladies’ cloaks, children’s jackets, ladies’ skirts, children’s vest, ladies’ waist, children’s caps. And the Best Stock of Guaranteed Shoes in Wavcross. The prices will fit your money and the Shoes will fit your feet. J. W. McGEE, Dry Goods, Shoes and nillinery.