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M133 Agnes Westley 616 Wells Street Marmrite Wis. Plfi Well* Stm*t, _ Maiiinkttk, W is., Sept. 25, 1003. 1 was all run down from nervous ness and <'"rw. irk,wllm<ltorr«ign jnv position nod take a mat. 1 found that 1 not gaining my utrorgtli and health as fast as I could wish. and as your Winn of Cardui w in recommended AS »ik Ii a good mcdi< inn for the ills of our 1 hough I a hot tin and began Tiding it. 1 wih witiftfiBd with tbo reMilta fTotn the iim of the first bottle, and took three morn and t hen found I was restored to good health and strength and ahlo to take up my work with renewed vigor. I consider it a fine tonic, and excellent for worn-out, nervous condition, and ain pleased to endorse it* A0NK3 WESTLKT, Bm-j, BorUi S'l^.n«n Ilolluul toxiMf Bertiro a 11.00 l«>ttln of Win* of Cardin and a 2.V. packagn of Thodford's Mark-Draught today. wineofTardui THE ENCORE. ft arldsslrl la K»*s*s Iks ISTSS- Istalk I .slsif. The beginning of the encore date* bark to some time h*tween lIMfl and 1700, prolmhly about 1UM0. when Lenta XIV. ilemeiuled tile repetition of cer tain parts of an opera. The opera was li.v Corneille, Kontenelle and Kotleait, which was sung before Vis loRleety, anil the king was s.v pleased with cer tain parts that tie asked to have them repented. It look fully a century for the ordinary opera goers to obtain the king's prerogative for themselves. It came nlmut In this way: <thick had produced nu opera which had been n failure; but. having rewritten the worst parts, ho produced It agnln. Ono or two amigs were accepted by the au dience with applause, and one In par- ticulnr was demanded n second (line. The most remnrknhle encores on rec ord nro those which wrre Insisted upon by the Into king of Itnrnrla. Before he was known to be Insane, when merely thought eccentric, he bad plays per formed before him ns the sole auditor, 1 tlie curtain rising lit midnight. If he | liked the piny lie Insisted on having It ^ repeated lit once. Hut, unlike most en- \rore fiends, bo paid liberally for them. V Though our word "encoro” Is ndopt- ciPf'opi the French. they tliemsolves do not maker use of It In this connec tion. They call "Ills, Ills," mid obtain ii repetition. New York Herald. THE RUSSIAN ICON. THE SCHOOLTEACHER. |'oe s Yotins Sine Fre.l, From Col- lefts* Miikfa III* Afnrf. A young man fresh from college who decides to become a schoolteacher has many things to consider. The profes sion. If it can be railed n profession, Is still iinorguilr.c’l. No standard of ex ecllcnce, no diploma certifying ability. Is reipilred. Methods of teaching In public schools in Now York state are very different from iliose In Colorado, and those In I'tlen arc different from those in ItnlTiilo. There nre private schools of all kinds, 'there arc almost ns many methods of teaching urlthme tic as there are of teaching vocal mu sic. To obtain his llrsl p i • on lie or dlnnrlly Joins an agency. lie Ihltes to Hit! agency Ills record ill college, supple mooted by as many pleasant rerun mcnilniions from Ills professors as pos sllilc. pays Ills yearly fee and promises the agency a certain percentage o'|»er cent usually of Ids Hrsl year’s salary, tleeaslonnlly Ills college will Had n place for him la ope of the schools that prepare directly for It. At any rate, he will find without great difficulty n posi tion that will support him. Perhaps It will be iu n little denoinlnnllonnl boarding school, where lie will tench thirteen different subjects during tils first year, ns one man I know did. If he survives Ills first year successfully and with some measure of content In the work hv Is likely to be a teacher for the real of his Ilfs.- Leslie's Monthly. BABY RATTLESNAKES. CHARMING DOLLY MADISON. Tfc* Greatest al All the Mlatreases at the While Itoaee. To define tile charm of a charming womnn is alwnys difficult. Holly Mad ison'* foam res were not regular, nor was her figure perfect. Hhe was not witty, nor was she wise, and she par ticipated little If at all In her bus. band's Intellectual Ilf*. Nevertheless ■he stands out as the greatest of all j mistresses of the White Heuse, anil her popularity was unbounded. Hhe ! ruled ever her world tn Washington with gents! good nature and Instine : tlve tact. Her nature wa# warm, af- \ feet Ions te and Impressionable. Him loved life and people, and her world ; loved her. Her brilliant coloring, ani mated face and well rounded figure went with a cordial manner and a aym , patliy' for tlutee about tier amounting to genius, and she was always ready to bubble Into laughter. Wlie could resist such a woman, the wife of a president? Hhe was the can ter of olieervstlou at the inaugural hall, tint she would have been the cen ter of observation at any ball even If Frost the Mnraeat of Rlrth The? Take Core of Themselves. The fallacies surrounding the rattle- snake begin with Hip very coming of the reptile. Many suppose that, like the garter snake, the hull snake, the members of the “rneer" family and our oilier non poisonous snakes, the rat tlesnake Is hutched In broods number ing from forty to eighty. Not so. itat- tlesnnkes nre born Into tlie world, ns are nil members of the rlperotd fami ly, In litlers numbering from seven to twelve. Between the middle of .inly -m 1 the middle of August the babies appear, Lively, self reliant, dnngerdus little fellows they nre, fourteen belies long. ’ Ilk no thicker than a lend pencil, marked like the adult snakes and provided with a single button nt the end of the tall, the first link In the series of rat tles to be developed, ring by ring, with each shedding of lh n skin. Motionless, eyes gleaming, the long mother lies extended across the back of a sand hummock beneath the fnn- llko leaf of n dwarf palmetto, glaring coldly nt her active, squirming ba bies. For n brief half hour she tar rles: then she drags herself nwny, for from the first moment n young rattler enters the world he Is Independent of Ills mother nnd eminently aide to shift for himself. F.sch young snnke Is n full fledged rattler, ready to hunt nnd rendy to defend himself with the stbig of death Knrh flat, trlnngulnr little head Is provided with the long, sharp poison fangs containing the Identical venom of the mother snnke.—Pearson’s Mngnr.lne. The Brltm and Washing. YYP have come to look upon water aa meant primarily to wash In, as an aid to ablution rather than a thing of beau ty. A story of a Somersetshire peas ant will lltustrnte whrtt we mean. Tlie individual In question had never seen I the sea until he was taken to Weston- • super-Mare on a “choir treat - ' excur- I slon. Nnturally the vicar, the curate and the rest of the tenors, trebles i\ud lms.ses hs soon ns the eaplanade was reached gathered around to see how' | the first sight of the o -can would strike the liatiirnl man. Will It be believed.) that the word* struck from him by the view of “Ihe unfulrowir.i deep" lying n vast expanse before his eyes we're these: "If I'd known what her were I'd have brought flown a bit of i s >np and had a good wash." Tin 1 Iron >r. rather, the soap, had entered s-> : deeply Into Ills soul that lie could on),' ; conceive 1hn sea ns a huge washing l place.—London Spectator. Furnish your home At this store, and you’ll always be pleased. The most comforta ble and attractive stock of furni- ture and house furnishings in New- nan is here to sehet from; wild quality and prices to fit all kinds of pocket books. Con.e and see the stock. It does its own talking - . You’ll be convinced and buy after seeing the goods. OEPOT 8T. E. O. REESE, NEWNAN. CA. WnBnfr'n Sliorn boric*. Wagner, the coinpocer, nt one time became afflicted with headaches nnd determined to have his lmlr cut. He accordingly arranged with n barber to perform tlie operation on a certain day. That wortlij resolved to make a g)od thing of It nnd Informed all Ills ens toniers of Wagner’s Impending sacri fice. Most of them paid him a certain sum down In advance to make sure of a lock of the grent musician's hair. To the barber’s liorror Mme. Wagner su perintended tlie cutting nnd when It was over appropriated the whole of tlie coveted looks. The bnrlier. In de spair. confessed that lie had sold them ninny times over, whereupon madam Newnan Marble Works, J. E. ZACHARY, Proprietor. ' suggested that her butcher hnd hair THREE GREAT AMERICANS. i very much like Wagner's. And the A lllln»M *f Rnrnn, Theresa RevMheree. Mrs. nebeece Harding Herts says In her “Bits of Goe*lp" that Emerson as , she met him In Concord In 1flfl2 was a typical Yankee In *ppeer*uce: "The ! tail, gaunt man with the watchful, pa tient face and slightly daaed eyes, his J hands clasped behind hla back, that ] cam* slowly down the ehady village street toward the Wayald# that sum- j mer day was Uncle Rant himself In 111 ' fitting brown clothes. I have often wondered that non* ef his biographers | have noticed the llkanesa." Kmerson said to Mrs. Darts: "1 wtah : TIioresu had net died before you came, i H* was an Interesting study." Hhe j naked why, and after a moment he re plied: "Henry often reminded me of an animal In human form. He had the j eye of a hlrd, the scent of a dog, the most acute, delicate Intelligence, hut story goes that that night half Dres den slept with the butcher's hair un der Its pillow. ■he had not been the president’s wife. \ no soul. No," he repeated, shaking Hhe had. In fact, ruled os Indisputably over the little boarding bona* In Phila delphia kept by her mother wliou she was the Widow Todd as ah# did over the White House ns Mrs. Madison. ~ Ualtlnrd Hunt In Century. It Is Simply n llcllslnns IMrtsr* Blcsvvd In n Priest. An Icon l* simply a religious picture, generally of II11If artistic merit, and tlie subject usually represented Is ol- 1her n Hussion Kiilnt, some event In the life of Je*us Christ or the Virgin Mary. In the Greek clmrch, ns In other Chris tlnn churches, the worship of graven Images Is forbidden, but no objection Is made to anything reproduced on a fiat surface. Therefore Icons nre per mlttcd In the form of mosnles, paint ings, enamels or prints. They pity an Important part tu the religious life of the Russians and are to he met with everywhere tn churches, public offices, private houses and shops. A picture CANADIAN CASTLES. The Meat Interesting In t'hntenn *e n«mr«nr ill Monlrftftl. To Americans castle* are associated with the storied Rhine, picturesque Ragland or France and Hpnln, hut it Is Interesting to be reminded by the St. John (P. K. I.) News that there nre a number of ancient Cnnadlau castles ■till existing, the chief ones being St. Ours, Ulmouskl, HI. Kustache, I.otblnl- ere, Moutlhello, file. Marie de la Be nner, Yuudrell. Rouvllle and, most in teresttug of all. the Chateau de ltama r.ny nt Montreal. The latter was built In 17(I!S by Gertrude de Rntnoaay, at that time governor of the district of Montreal nnd knight ^ the Royal and Military Order of fit. ^>nls. From him was descended the last French govern or of Quebec at the time of the capitu lation In 1 “.TO. From that time to 1840 the cnstle remained In the possession of the government and was the resi dence of the French nnd Kugllsli gov ernors nntll tlie capital was trans ferred from Montreal to Quebec. It Is uow owned by the Antiquarian socie ty, which has made of It a museum for historical relics of the old regime, nnd ns suck tt possesses much Interest Ills head with decision. "Henry could not linve had n human soul." Mrs. Davis remarks on Hawthorne's shyness nnd on his love of seclusion, which Indeed was n family trait; "Per sonally he was a rather short, power- ntiltrlc Relic. The Chesapeake, famous for her en counter with the British ship Shan non In the wnr of 1512, <• still in ex istence. When she wa* captured by the British she was taken to England by her captor. Sir Philip Broke, and some yencs Inter her timbers were eotd. The purchaser wa* a miller tn Wlskham, and when he pnlled down his old mill he built a new on* from the timber* of the Chesapeake. Many of thee* ttmbers still have the mark* of the Shannon's grnpeehot. nnd In some pieces the shots are still to be seen deeply Imbedded In the pitch pine. If the builder who made this ship knew that Its timbers were being need In a mill which la ranking money for n subject of Orest Britain there le no doubt that he would nt least try to rise from his grave to right the wrong. All Manufacturer and Dealer in- Kinds Marble and Granite. Georgia Marble a Specialty. All work guaranteed to he First Class tn every particular. Parties needing anything in our line are requested to call, examine work, and get prices. OFFICE AHO WORKS NEAR R. R. JUNCT’ N NEWNAN, GA. DR. T. B. DAVIS. hwKlcno* Coons B-thrss calls. W. ATUUKKR ffirudcnm 'Phone A fires! Pointer*. Bsalsslaa. Kir Thomas Lawrence was one of the grent portrait painters In England. Tils parents were poor, his father be- fiilly built man, gentle and low volcod, lug n country Innkeeper. One day with a sly, elusive humor gleaming j Lord Shaftesbury's father and mother stopped nt the Inn. having their young- sometimes In his watchful gray eyes. The portrait with which we nre nil fa or son, the future lord, with them. In mlllnr. a curled bnrber shop head. ; conversation the Innkeeper spoke of gives no Idea of the singular, inclan oholy chnrm of hla face. There was the genius of Ills t»oy In drnwtng and wished them to test It by n picture of mysterious power In It which I linve their son. They assented, thinking to * tl at An time's nelrlii hut plot laob. never seen elsewhere In picture, statue or human being." Verdi Paid the Ulll. When "Alda" wna first played at j Milan mi amateur living nt some dis tance came to hear It, but was disap pointed. To make sure tie tried It the : second time, with the same result, j whereupon he wrote to the composer complaining of having been put to con siderable expense on Ills account for nothing nnd Inclosing a bill for thirty- two llrt, with a request for the money. 1 Among the Item* was one of two I'.rl i for n "detestable supper.” Verdi do- j ducted tills on the ground that he ; might have had supper nt home, but forwnrded the bnlnnce on condition j that tils correspondent signed a formnl ; agreement not to go and hear the 1 opera ngnln. which agreement was strictly fulfilled. grntlfy n father's pride, but not look Ing for nny evidence of superior talent. The hoy came In modestly, with chalk nnd paper, nnd In a few minutes had drawn n picture of their son on which the parents looked with wonder. They reeogntxed the genius nnd the promise of future greatness and befriended the young artist, giving him the help need ed to develop his wonderful gift. to become an Icon must be blessed by u priest, and It Is theu regnrdod not ou- f or visitors to the one time capital of ty as an ornament, but as nu accessory N#w yvsucs. Iu tbo worship of the Greek church. j J Rains aro also worn on tbo person, when they take the form of a plaqn* or n book with two leaves. Almost ev ery soldier wears on* ou bis bosom, and when he prays he takes out hla Icon and, openlug It, kneels down be fore It aa If It were a portable attar. Every regtment bas Its own least, which It carries as It would carry Its banner when the regiment goes Into battle. A Wttaeee* Re«e*«. Car ran once se far f ergot himself as to tell a witness whose evidence he wished te discredit that there woe ecoandreltoss reflected te hie face. "I -wee never before aware that my face made each a good mirror," retorted the ether. The answer was all the more painted from the fact that Cur ran, despite hie unrivaled forensic qualities, had a somewhat evil visage. ■ gssksrr lssMsH. Modern Mother-Why, child nllve, | what are you taking off that dolly'* elothee for? Modern Child—I’m go In’ to smmlne her to see If she's been vaccinated. I can't have >r sprendln' j 'tngloe among my other dollies.—Baltl more American. Tk« (••14 Ift (!• A«mi. The fact that tea water contained gold was first made patent, we believe, by the observation that the deposit on the copper plating of Jetty piles In sea harbors was comparatively rich In the precious metal. On the estimate that ■ ton of see water eontalns approxi mately one grain, the yield wonld amount to eomethtng ttke 200 tons of gold per cable mile end, a* the volume of the world's ocean te estimated at 400.000,000 cubic miles, tha total pos sible yield of gold would be no leee than 100,000,000,000 tons-a truly at tractive propect to the company pro moter.— London Lancet. 1 The Iters* Dsrlss the MtSdl* Awes. The Importance of tire horso during I the middle ages, especially In tlie eru- : aadea and In the tournaments which ; followed In the wake of the crusades. Is significant. Fully half the glamor and romance that surrounded the knight belonged to the hors*, for wlth- i out the hors* those daring deeds In be half of the weak and suffering had never been done. Jhe horse, however, has hnd hts reward, for the best fea ture of the middle age, outside the church. Is eloaety Identified with hts name, lasting trace* of which are teen In the noble word "chivalry." The Valnnhle Fntnirrn Palm. A Hinder poem enumerates 800 pur poses to which the I’nlmyra palm alone Is put. Among other things It supplies paper for writing upon, an Intoxicat ing drink called "toddy." large quan tities of sugar fruit and a vegetable for the table when the plnnts nre young. Palm wine ts also obtained from the Juice of the sngo palm, which yields excellent sugar candy when boil ed. The pith of the trunk forms a large part of the food of the natives In mnny parts of India. Ropes, brush es and brooms nre manufactured from the fiber of tlie leaf etnlks. The Mlarktr Rests*. “Yes.” says our host, "this le the ■kin of e gvtssty beer that I shot in the troptea." "But," we suggest gently, "griiroly hears are only found In Colorado nnd A Orest Threat. Mr. Hnlps (who has called about that i localities In that latitude." locg standing account! So yon won’tj pay today, eh? Well, now, 1 warn ■ you If you don't settle with me by this 1 day week I'll go round to all your oth- i er creditors and tell them that you've j paid me In full, and then you’ll haveJ 'em all down on you. Bee what I moan? "I know," he replies proudly. “But I chased this fellow clean out of thle country and abot him at last. I was clean out of breath when J got within range of him too."—Chicago Triban*. A Reeeewehle Hvpslkssls. Johnny—Pa? Fsthsr -Well? John ny—Bo you laugh tn your sloove 'cause that's where your funny bone leV- Town end Country. > DiSs’t Kssw -ths Pact*.” Aunt Jane — I guess Mr. Spender ; must be a very nest person. Edith— Dtswooslstla#. ) And what leads yon to that opinion? Wlft (to village grocer!— 1 Aunt Jane—He told your Uncle George all his elothee but those upon his hack were hung up. Some men. you know, throw their things round anywhere.— Boston Transcript. Keep your bowels regular by the in of ChsmberUiu'i Stomaoh end Liver Tablets. There is nothing better. For sale by Holt & Oates, Druggtele, Ness' nan, Go. Rector’s Well, I bops you like ear new curate. Grocer—Tes, ma'am, thank you; we Ilk* him very well (pause); not, how ever, that I think he's as flueut as we hsd a right to expect, see tug aa hts fa ther was an auctiooeer.—Londou Tele graph. "Ton don't at sea te sey you’re super nation* about epelar be remarked. "Well." she isglted. "I think It’s ur- lusky te aegteet en opportunity ef gee A Rise DtsttasUss. Medium—Do you wish to am your departed hue baud's spirits ? Mr*. Whtf- flerree— No; I went tt #** bis ghost. Josh never bed me spirit.—Punk. ■veep rime a ■are. when ha fttkgteMi ewtVeo—end. mark B- «r Is Fell Dress. “Gosh all hemlock!" snorted Uncle Silas, backing nwny from the door. "What la the trouble, sir?" queried the footman. “I thought T was gtttln* In th' ball room, an’ 1 rams within one of buttin’ right tn tbar to th* lndloe* dreealn’ room.” "That ts not the ladle#’ dressing room." reassured the footman. "It Is th# ballroom.”—Houston Poet. CssSM. Mr. Popinjay—How did you like my acting at our dramatic entertainment? Lady Critical—Well. I don't think you made the most of your opportunities Mr. Popinjay—Ton don't fhtnk so. eh? Lady Critical—No. You had several opportunities to-get off the stage much sooner than you did!—Tendon Opinion. The Wms Ahv*v, A writer In the Strand Magastne on "Clerical Hnmor” tells of th# unusual behavior of ■ young candidate who. dismissed on the Episcopal doorstep with a solemn "God bless you I" hast! ly answered, “Don’t mention It, my lord!” A Daredevil Rida often ends in a iad accident. To heal occidental injuries, use Bnoklea’a Ar nice Solve. "A deep wound la my foot, from aa aocidant," writes Theodore Sohuelo, of Columbus, Ohio, "earned me great pain. Physicians wars belplem, bet Book Isn't Arnica Salve quiekly healed it." Beothea sad heals barns like mafia. Me at J. T. Berne's aad Dr ful Peahens‘s, draggtsle. Davis & Turner Sanatorium, Corner College an<i Hancock Sts., Newnan, Ga, High, central and quiet location. All surgical and medical cases taken, except contagious diseases. Trained nurse constantly in at tendance. Rates ts per day, $25 per week. Private offices in building. ‘Phone 5-two calls. Davis & Turner Sanatorium. Merck & Dent After your Carriage has boon repaired at our shop it’s as good as new— not only looks so, but is to. You see we replace unsound parts of body, wheel, top or shaft and in store the “style" by smart up re- holstering and careful repainting and revarnishing. If your vehicle looks "a bit seedy” come around here and get our estimate on ju dicious re-furbishing and real strengthening. BUGGY BUILDERS Chambertatn’s Cough Raneedy tha Raat and Moat Popular. "Mothers buy it for eroupy children, railroad men boy it for serere coughs and elderly people buy it far la grippe," say Moore Bros., Eldon, Iowa. “We sell more of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy than any other kind. It eeems to l»ve taken the lead over several other good brands." There is no question but thle medioine is the best that can be procured for oooghs and colds, whether It he a child or an adult that ia afflicted. It always cures and on res quickly. Sold hy Holt A Catea, Druggists, Newnan, Ga. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY. In Effect May, 1904. Went Bound. Men who have to pay for Enster bonnets write no jokes about them. Rheumatic Paine Quickly Relieved. Tlie excruciating peine characteristic of rheumatism and sciatica are quickly relieved by applying Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. The great para relieving power of the liniment jbas been the sur prise and delight ef thousands of suffer er*. The quick relief from pain which it affords is alone worth many times Its cost. For eel* by Holt A Oates, Drug gists, Newnan, Ga. The man who does his level best gets credit for doing all on the book of life. T Prayer n 1 petitjoa, bet 1 map- dura*. 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