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IT LACKED NOVELTY
A COLLECTION OF HEIRLOOMS THAI
WEARIED AN OBSERVER.
The intern of Renting Out Family
Glory and Supplying Ancestral
Trappings at So Mach Per Hour
Has Its Drawbacks.
• Two guests were being shown through
B Philadelphia mansion in which a
nouveau riche broker was entertaining
h party of fashionable friends. The
splendid array of family heirlooms, all
Jespeakingji lineage of earliest colo
nial origin, deeply impressed one of {he
y party. He was a stranger but lately
“ arrived from Baltimore. Oddly enough,
his companion, a Philadelphian, seem
ed flippantly indifferent to these treas
ured relics of a family's honored his
tory.
“Remarkable collection of heirlooms
our host has,” remarked the stranger
as he stopped before a battle scarred
a. jiword of Revolutionary days,
fr “Yes,” drawled the Philadelphian
cynically, “very Interesting. But un
fortunately it lacks the charm of nov
elty for me. Already this season I've
seen the same batch of relics in three
other Philadelphia houses.”
“How could that be?”
“Oh. simple enough. It only means
that all four families,-our host and the
three others I refer to, hire*] their an
cestral trappings from the same man.”
“Hired them?”
“Yes, hired them. We have in this
city an enterprising collector of colo
nial junk who makes a business of
renting out family glory to all who
were unfortunate enough to be born
without it.”
“Whew!” was the only comment the
astonished Baltimorean could utter.
And doubtless mnny Philadelphians
would be moved to say “Whew!” If
j they could learn how many members
* of the Quaker City social elect are con-
£ strained to seek the assistance of the
lhiirJoom dealer when they wish to
. give a brilliant function.
f It is a deception that Is forced upon
, them, for unless you have distinguish
ed appearing forbears you stand little
chance of penetrating the sacred pre
cincts of the local fashionable set.
Aucestry, not cash, is the open ses
ame, and even if a man can claim some
sort of a family tree/^pretensions are
questioned unless he can show some of
the furniture or portraits that his
American forefather brought with him
on the Mayflower or the Welcome.
Of course if the two vessels named
had been as large as the Great Eastern
and had been loaded with nothing but
heirlooms they couldn’t have carried
half the stock needed to launch the de
scendants of Pilgrim fathers into so
ciety. Henpe the need of an heirloom
dealer.
He has his warcrooms in Pine street,
in* a part of the city which was once
the center of fashion, but is now de
serted by that element in consequence
of the westward movement of the city’s
elect.
Ostensibly he Is a curio dealer, but
nls revenue is mainly derived from
fU v# ~blng and banging the walls of
f& ' pable dwellings with century old
poK (Its.
Tj clever manipulator of men’s
vanfv es has ancient, straight backed
furniture and copper kettles and snuff
ers for candles and bullseye watches
and similar relics of ancient grandeur,
all at your disposal for a night, when
you, poor fellow, with money, but no
ancestors, want your friends to know
,what an old family yours is! He also
has rare furnishings for libraries and
i drawing rooms which you may rent if
/ you have the price.
It matters not from what part of the
country the applicant balls or what
particular descent be wishes to claim,
his needs are promptly filled.
For those who wish to pose as lineal
descendants of the stanch old colonial
patriots who fought the stamp tax and
defied the power of King George at
Bunker Hill and drew up the Declara
tion there Is especially attractive stock.
For the haughty cavalier who “came
over” with Lord Delaware there are
costumes and furniture and portraits
of more elaborate style, as befits the
past of emigrants who in England
basked In the favor of the king and
•were participants in brilliant court cer
emonials.
The Quaker City allegiance to the
honored memory of William Penn is a
sentiment that the curio dealer has
been careful to cherish.
On his walls be has portraits of stu
dious looking Quakers. On bis shelves
are modest Quaker clocks that did
service in the days when the founder
.was exchanging thirty blankets for
'Philadelphia.
There are Quaker walking sticks, tin
der boxes, documents’ on all subjects,
household utensils a legion.
Itf" \-ne that this system of supply-
//tors has its disadvantages.
•/Aps such as the one revealed
/•ginning of this article are
'{occur. The hawklike eye of a
>; »ur, trained to recognise In-
‘ •iie value, authenticity and his-
Antiques, often pierces the de»
/ and remembers seeing the
-eastired family heirlooms’' some
where else. But in the main people
t^are gullible, and the wealthy but ple
beian aspirant for social honors vaunts
the blueness of his blood and points
.with pride to his hired heirlooms with-
out much danger of discovery.
And meanwhile the crafty Pine
street dealer smiles, waxes rich and
echoes a celebrated remark of Puck's
regarding the average intelligence of
mortals.—Philadelphia North Amerl-
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MARY 8TREET,
CURIOUS KOREAN CUSTOM.
The ttattle of Stones Which Storks
Deglnnlug of New Year. ♦
One of the most curious customs in
Korea marks the advent of the new
year. This Is the battle with stones,
participated in by inhabitants of Beoul.
At a spot about a mile und a half out
side the city walls, on the main road to
the Hnn river, the people assemble by
thousands either ns witnesses of or par
ticipants lu this truly remarkable exhi
bition of warlike good will By previ
ous arrangement piles of stones arc In
readlness i all carefully selected and of
a convenient size.
Without previous selection of com
batants the participants form them
selves Into opposing armies, about the
only qualification for service being ap
parently the ability to hurl a stone at
he advancing forces of the enemy. At
first the stone throwing is nt long range
and uninteresting, but ns the throwing
continues the forces draw nearer, and
the fight waxes fast and furious, meu
being detailed to collect the stones into
heaps again or fetch fresh ammunition
for the firing line. Then the clash
comes, the two bodies meet, fierce rush
es are mnde. stones are discarded, and
knives and clubs are freely used. The
clash of weapous, the screams of the
combatants, the surging muss of men,
some being trampled to death, now
falling, now struggling to their feet, the
blood (lowing from numerous cuts—the
whole goes to make a picture that de
picts anything but the joy we attribute
to tile coming of n new year. The tight
is kept up until the clang of the great
city bell tells the combatants thpt it is
time to return home.
IVrhaps the most singular feature
of the celebration is that during the
remaining eleven months of the year
the Korean is as amiable a person as
can be found in any country, nml by
some writer^ the average Korean is
characterized as the most abject cow
ard on the face of the earth.
But, cowards or no eowjjrds, the
Korean people still indulg£ as they
have for years, lu this annual warlike
welcome of the new year. Indeed It Is
legal lu Korea to fight not only on
New Year's day, but during the first
moon or month of the year. The cus
tom has become a national institution,
sanctioned by the government and
patronized by the king and the nobili
ty. The police attend the battles, but
merely to keep order among the specta
tors. Fighting is the Korean’s privi
lege with the advent of each new year,
and he Is expected to exercise that
privilege to the extent of his ability if
he would be accounted a good, country
loving Korean.—New York Tribune.
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OYSTERS ALL STYLES.
In misfortune even to smile is to of
fend.— Bacou.
Generosity la the flower of justice.
—Hawthorne.
Every one can master a grief but he
that baa it—Shakespeare.
Nothing la more friendly to a man
than a friend In need.—Plautus.
The plea of ignorance will never take
away our responsebiIitiea.-RuBkln.
Pride la aa loud a beggar as want
and a great deal more saucy.—Frank
lin.
Young men think old men fools, and
old men kno** young men to be bo.—
Metcalf.
Modesty seldom resides In a breast
that Js not enriched with nobler vir
tues.—Goldsmith.
Never be afraid of what is good. The
good la always the road to what Is
true.—Uameleton.
If we could read the secret history
of our enemies, we should find In each
man’s life soreow and suffering enough
to disarm all hostility.—Longfellow.
Tit Ilea’s Platat.
"What’s the matter?' asked the roos
ter. “More sbsentnrindedneasr
' “Yes.” replied the ben. ijban utter
And things where I lay tbedk*—Phils-
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Notice wbat is taught in the
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Bookkeeping, Banking, English
Grammar, Arithmetic, Compo
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Corner Second and Cherry Sts.,
MACON, QEORQIA.
The n.lorl Judicial.
When Judge Barnard was on the
bench and holding court Id Poughkeep
sie, a lawyer whs did not ilk. blai
chanced to see a one cent coin lying on
the Boor, Picking It up and holding U
forth In ostentatious display, he said:
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Flor..e. nightingale’. R..I gam..
The fact is hut little known that the
family name of Florence Nightingale
was not originally Nightingale, but
Shore. Iter father waa a rich Sheffield
banker of the name ot Shore and con
nected with an old family which had
been in possession of land In the conn'
ties of Derby and York since tbo Ilf.
tcentb century. Mr. Shore assumed the
name of Nightingale long after, the
birth of hi* children and because be In,
herited the fortune and estates of bis
mother’s ancle. There were but two
children in the family, both girts. The
eldest was named Partbenosse, be
cause she was born In Athens, and this
name was supposed to Indicate her fa.
tiler’s profound admiration for the Par
thenon. Tbo younger, Florence, was
also named after the city of her birth.
"Tut, tut,
sags the
Man Who
nobis?
'Fetch
me no
nameless
biscuit
Wrapped in
brown paper.
I knobl
Uneeda
Biscuit
Snugly kept in the
wondrous packet
that preserves the
toothsome flavor
and the crisp fresh
ness withal.”
If your house burns up
or your barn burns
down, both go up in
smoke.
Heed this
Warning.
Can always bo had at our store and
the dainties to he had would tempt a
k I lift. Besides good things for Break
fast, Dinner ami Supper, wehavo now
a full line of Fresh Garden .Seeds of
all kinds. From Seed Irish Potatoes
to Mustard Seed. Wears headquar
ters.
GORMAN BROS., Phone 176.
| |S|OTICE... jj
Those having furniture to ho
repaired, will pluahu remember
Hint I mu still running a shop at
45 llowe street, Waycross, Ga.,
and would he pleased to get all
work in my line, such as enamel
ing, upholstering and cane bot
toming of chairs. Give mo a call
or drop me a card and I will call
at your residence aud get and de
liver work. All work done in
first-class style and satisfaction
guaranteed. If. C. Richardson.
K. 1*. PKAltonv.
LOTT & PEABODY,
General Insurances Real Estate
LOTT-HITCH BUILDING,
PH0NEI135
WAYCROSS, GEORGIA
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West
Bound
Hood down
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The handsomest lot of Men’s
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Good, stylish, seasonable
goods low. Como and seo
and havo the evidence of
your own eyesight.
Clnthing
Trains Nos. 1 and 2 daily oxcept Sun
day. Trains Nos. 3 and 4 Sunday only.
Connections at OfTcrmnn with Flant
System, and at Nicholls with Atlantic 4k
Birmingham railroad.
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to.
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Vice-President, Savannah, Qs.
Gjso. W. Suits,
General Agent, Overman, Ga.
(fi
STOP AT
Imagine, your honor, from tbo
value of tide coin, that It mutt belong
to the court.”
'And I Imagine.” replied Judge Bar
nard, “that if It was not eugb a small
coin the court never would have seen
It"—New York Times.
Hit Seat.
Mrs. Gtusilp-I taw Mr. Stockton
Bonds it tbo upholsterer’s yesterday. I
guess he’s going to get married and
furnish a home.
Mrs. Mslnprep-No: I’ll tell yon what
took Urn there. 1 bear ha bonght a
ecat at the Stock Exchange last week.
It was a secondhand one, end I guise
be wants It fixed up.—Philadelphia
Press.
Bow Thoy Grow.
First Year—Tb. biggest trout I ever
caught was a foot and a half long, and
ha bad a big fishhook in bis stomach.
Tenth Year-Did 1 ever tell you about
the trout I once caught? It'waa over a
yard long and bad an anchor In hit
stomach.—New York Weekly.
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OWENS BLOCK,
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’SOLDIERS* COLONY ROUTE,’
Effective January 12, 1002.
Leaves Tifton.
Train No. 7 3 20 p m
3 ;...3 20ptn
1 V...800 nn»
Arrives at FlUgerald.
Train No. 7 4 23 p a
• » 3 4 25 pm
.. .. 1 030/ -n
Leaves Fltegerald, 'l
Train No. 2 10 45 a m-
■ ■ .. 4 ..8 lOp n»
.. .. 8 610pm
Arrives at Tifton.
Train No. 2 12 00 p m
... 6 40 p nr
... 0 20pm
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oept (Sunday. Trains Noe. 7 and 8 run-
on Sunday only.
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