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THAT PESKY BAR By LLOYD ROBERTS <'op>rl|ilit. lwfi. by Lloyd It/.pert* piercing voles, nnd the Inxt wall was brought to light everything that a ln’flr W HEN Sarah Ann Johnesy nmi Mary Ann, bor little flva- oar old, returned from the hsyflelil to ‘'title" n cup of ton nnd to hoat up a mean hf bean* for ^,,1,0 nml ilinc It now I" pn nmi Andy (llnnla, tlio "help," they 11 loud crush sounded from below were "mighty took aback" to find a knew lie would! Iduck hear, big na life nnd twice na Jnhc/ strode bravely forward nn<! natural, sitting on Uietr kitchen floor i"" renchlnK down the old fash nnd peacefully licking the last rom atill on the move as tie* others entered the house for a closer investigation. "It do Hccm ns If he had Jest molted uwny!" whispered Sarah Ann In an nwestruck voice as they peered through Uie crock of the slightly < peued door. "Where could he have got ter?” They soon discovered Ills retreat. At one side of the room a trap door led down through the floor Into the cold, dark eellnr below, and Mrs Johnesy had forg.it to close It after her Inst de scent Anyway, there hmig the gun nhove the mantelpiece, and she vigor nusly thrust her huatiaud Into the room "Land alive! Hurry tip. pa. amt drive the laruilnt out of tlict nr lie'll have et up all the winter hutter! Oh. he's lie shrieked as "1 muds of the anticipated dinner from off Ids clumsy paws. Now. Sarah Ann wns not "skecrcd." though It did "fetch her sort of sudden like" not she. "She Just till nnd Ihoiight of all the mean, low down things that blamed crlltcr had been a doin' about property killin' sheep, upseltln' ber bee houses, fearin' down Hu grapevines mol land knows what III. I I.IMI A (HI,I,ON ill MOU'Y 1011:11 IN TilK ANIMALS KA1 K. all lies Ides." while a great rage welled up In her usually gentle heart, and II seemed as If a vengeance swift and lerrllilc wits ahoul to descend upon tills Innocent, sleepy looking eronltiro. I.lke a flash site sprung to 11 low bench Just Inside the door, seized a wash haslu In Imtli hands and tiling a gallon of soapy water full In tin* aid mill's face Spluttering and growling, I lie hear retreated Into a hack room, and Mrs. Johnesy hastily shimmed the door upon her unwelcome visitor, ef fectually cutting off Ills means of es cape. This accomplished, she turned to Mary Ann, who had been standing at one side watching the performance with stnrbig eyes mill serious face, nnd spoke to her sharply: "Now, Jest yer look here, Mary Ann, and mind wlmt I'm n-Hityln' to yer. Sit right down there on that stoop, anil don’t yer move till 1 git buck nnd don't yer let uo ono come In, for there's n awful growod up ti’nr tu thet Imek room diet would Jest love to eat sts'h as you. I'm n-go- in' to git yer pa to come and kill It dead. Now, mind whnt 1 tell yerl" And, with a parting glance at die par lor door, she climbed a snake feuco nml Imrrhsl across a Held of stubble, disappearing behind n low bill. Mary Ann sat dutifully where she was iiut, with her small mind full of thoughts of the “big doggie," till she 1 \\ the tall tlguro of her pa eoiue bounding over the rise, followed a mo ment later by ma, and then Andy vul- I 'ntly waving a hayfork above tits I aid. \\ hi»u they had nil collected In the I lien Jabez suddenly grabbl'd Ilia I <1, while n queer expression spread ■ r his honest eounteunuce. “Sarah 1 Johnesy, If yer ain’t the big bead- t, all around stupidest female bein’ ever milked a cowl l>o you know I yer gone and done? Ye’ve cooped the b’nr right along In the same 1 as m.v gun, and then yer cal’late I’m o-goln’ ter shoot him. If thet the women folk fer yerl" rah Ann looked hlnnk. "If wo only known I11 time we could ’a’ got id of Joe Snnsen’s gun. but 1 >n as how lie took It along when vent pa’trldge killin' out back set- out way," she answered In self use. ■atiwblle Andy had snutked around house and had cautiously peaked he parlor window “to gtt a squint he pesky brute," only to discover the room was empty. He rushed t with wild excitement. "Jube, ■I" he shouted. "He ain't thar! He t thar! He's up and cleared out, I vert" rati Anti turned with fury on Mary "Whnt have yer gone and dime i thet there b’ar, Mary Ann Jobne- thet l left yer so cnreful-iike ter 1 yer eye on when I was a-fetchln’ pa? Now, none of yer lyin' ter me, speak up quick!" And she grabbed by tlie arm and shook her vigor- y- t didn't do miffin'—I didn’t—I didn't I didn't!” Mary Ann walled in • Inned muzzle loader when the liciir emerged from the trap suit ambled swiftly for the open door. If hmIn thought that he was going t 1 escape so easily, with the weight of all li s sins upon his head, tic was \ sst ly mistaken Sarah Ann leaped out and s la mined the dm). In his fine. A iiian. 11 hear and a gun shut together In a apace eight feet square! It Jisiked very much as If something ought to happen. Jnlicz thought so too "Holy pokers. Sarah! I ipeti that door quick!" lie shouted "Shoot him, shoot him!" answered Mrs. .lohiiesy. "lie'll git out If I open the door.” "flol <l«irn It. let him git out!" the farmer shouted tiaek. "I'm tin blamed b ar hunter, me! 1 ain't a goln' to lie neither!" And then, as tills seemed 1 luetTeetnnl. a bright Inspiration flashed through his lirnln. "I)o yer want blond and bar's greilsc messed all over yer parlor floor. Shrub, for there will lie if yer don’t look real smart'.'" The door (lew open on the instant, while Mrs. .Inlmesy. having removed herself to one side, piped up In another | time: "Iinn’t yer hit him—don't yer hit him, .labez! Let him git outer the house tlrst." Itut the hear In the meantime had I changed his mind nnd Instead of “git tin’ out" sal In the doorway growling and making faces at poor old .'olinesy whose gnu was dra wing invisible hiero glyphics in the air. N iw. when the bear had nuulc Ills ap pen ranee from below the vnllnnt Andy had squeezed III between the llot stove and tin- wall and sealed himself In a large earthen dish of dough which Sa rah Ann had put there to "raise.", The guild woman suddenly' spied a pitch- fork and a perspiring red face above the water lictile, and she hurled an ap peal 10 the "help:" "My land. Andv, git and drive the It'llr out of there before pa messes his dirty carcass all over my clean floor!" Hilt pa had taken Ills loving wife's advice ami was now In the cellar, with the trapdoor clapped to licltlml him. With some dillleulty Mr. .Inlmesy was extricated from Ills retreat by means of a very narrow window that hsl Into the potato liln, and they all withdrew themselves to a distance to encourage the departure of the guest. "If yer had shot thet boast hi the heat room III tiler house, .lllliez .Inline- sy, you nml I would ha' parted compa ny next mluut', 1 on 11 Jest tell yer!" said Mrs. .Inlmesy firmly. "It ain’t as If 1 hadn’t nigh broke my hack havin' might love In kitchen, pantry or 1 .’liar They all sto.-al glowering In alienee that Is. with the exception of M .r.\ Ann. Maidenly the old farmer struck tip. while a hrond grin rolled around his face, and Iip clapped Ills hand on his leg. "I've Ins-11 n-thlnkln' and a thlokln'. nnd l 'low as somethin' has to be done, nnd thet real smart, and ’ reckon as 1 can do II ('nine along o’ me. Andy." And he turned and strode off In the dl reetiou of the barn Andy and Sarah Ann l*oth followed, the latler tugging Mary Ann by the hand "Now. jesl yer help me eat eh the critter." said .labez as lie ellnilx'd Into the pigsty And Andy obediently obey oil. "Land, whnt yer goln' to do with lluttcreup, pa?" queried his wife 111 a voice of iiatoulshmcnt. "Jest you wait, and you'll sis- eh! Shut yer squealin', yer blasted tdgtt! A BOON TO SETTLERS WHY GOOD ROADWAYS TEND TO DRAW HOME SEEKERS. Seasonable Things for the Table INirrliMri of ainij l-'tne l'tncrs In I all Corn la I onntr Were !»nc to Untr Kvlenl <0 llanl anil Hustles* Itlstmara. The value of good roads to a commu nity Is thus ireatisl by the Santa Rosa - (t’nl 1 I’ress: As an abstract proposition most peo- j pie are, of course, "In favor of gins] roads." Yet as a matter of fact com- parotlvely few stop to think how much well kept thoroughfares really mean to a community. They not only stimu late travel, popularize the sections traversed. Increase hind values, at tract new residents and build up trade, but they also make life more pleasant and Improve conditions generally. No mu' appreciates the value of good roads more than the real estate man, who makes It Ills business to show prospective home seekers ahoul, point out the beauties and advantages of the country and locate as many desirable residents In Ills territory as possible. When he starts out over a hot, dusty itiad he knows that the chances are against him to begin with. The way seems long, the country uninviting, and his customer will nine times out of len become disgusted and get out of the notion of buying before the ob jective point Is readied. The trip Is therefore a failure, and unless the agent Is fortunate enough to locate his man elsewhere he leaves the country with an unfavorable Impression and carries this opinion with hint to be Im parted later to Ills friends and uo- — " — ■■ quainianccs in oilier piac.-s, not only to Direct Lines Between North, East, South nnd Southwest. U. S. Fast die injury of the real estate business. Mail Route. Through Palace Sleeping Cars. Dining but to the detriment of the community _ . ns a whole. On the other hand, when bowling along behind a spanking team nnd over a flue road, well sprinkled and free from dust, ten nr twenty miles are reeled off before any one realizes It, the good points noted on route are ills- ■ip ell and properly considered, and tile prospective customer Is very apt to And himself favorably Impressed with 1 in< whole country nnd Is sure I11 reach In place he started for In u frame of Send us orders for any of the following seasonable, standard goods: llt'in/.'s linked Beans, Tomato Soup, Mince Meat, Pickles, Olives; “Telnio” English Peas, French Peas; Canned Hominy, Kraut anti Asparagus; Canned Apricots, White Cherries, Plums, Peaches and Gooseberries; Deviled Crabs, Shrimps, French Lobsters, Sardines; Plum Pudding; all kinds of fruits and nuts for fruit and nut cakes. Our stock is large and everything is fresh. We make prompt delivery of all purchases. We want the pub lic to test the quality of our goods and the character of our service. Give us a fair trial. C. P. STEPHENS S CO, The Prompt Service Grocers. Atlanta & Went Point Hailroad Co. The Western Kail way of Alabama. Cars. Tourist Sleepers to California. KKAH nows SCHEOULE IN EFFECT APR 23. 1905. PASH 1 11 III : I W l-'.I .N UIHOt'THTBKIVIIKll I. IK Nothin' ain’t goin’ to hurt yer!" This Inst to the panic stricken porker which lie had grabbed nml stowed liciientli liN arm. It was only eight months old. Will'll they bail returned to the hack yard the farmer gave minute direr tIons to 1 lie hired man. "Now, see her>', Andy, yon take the pig around to the parlor window and drop him Inside, ntul I II wait out here with the gun, and when the b’nr chases out after the pig I’ll plug the brute, tilt a hike on!" II worked perfectly at least the tlrst pail did for after a few minutes of awful silence a terrible commotion lllled (lie house. First there was a re- suuudlng crash, as if the whole side board had gout' over, followed by ear piercing squeals anil noise of falling dishes. .labez had Just time to yell: "(Jit out er the way, ma! Holy Jerusalem, hero they come!" when the whole circus came streaming out of the bouse. Alas for tin* second part of the ar rangements! The terrified fugitive saw the farmer and, after the habit of pigs, sought safety by dashing between ltls outstretched legs. Jabez strove to leap aside, but It was too late. Ills feet were knocked from under him, the gun went off Into Uie clouds, and pursued and pursuer disappeared In the dis tance. When the last lingering squeals bad died away Mrs. Johnesy turned to her bewildered husband with all the con tempt, not unmlxed with triumph, she could throw Into her voice: "Who's the pig beadedest, long log- gislest, stupidest born fool now?" she voel fora ted. Mr. Jolniesy began thoughtfully to brush the (lust off his trousers leg. "Now, see hero, Sarah Ann, didn't 1 Mow ns 1 would git thet thnr pesky li'ar outer thnr? And didn’t I?" - y$-M ' gfe C Stf 'sl, xC -27 Wit No l<> No HI No no No :i8 Leave Arrlvu|uo WV No SI7 No 07 No H8 8 l »p 1J 0 L'.'in! H Iftp i ‘Jopin! ion Lv Now Orleans.- Ar « ia ri Lv Mobile. Ai | i pjp 7 ir.a ‘J 5.‘m j 11 lr.a 7 :17 a ii it.il' D! l-'l’ ii ».ip Lv I’otiKncoln Arj i pop f» ooa ft on.-t 1 00p -i (ton Lv .Suliun a r 11 HOp 1” Hall U l.M 111 uftil io ;ki i 1 Hop - -7p •J ' .’p a »»ip 0 HOp Up ~ 'Up s l ip I * Montgomery Ar|io.Vm •'i' M11 >t«ml Ar'iuOftii \r... Ohflmw Arl «i i; M Ar--- \nburn \r o pi,; 0 *201> 8 20 p 7 40p H 17a it vwp r. Tiitp r. (tip ■1 S!7p i'j:r.p f rilK|> Ar \ Uolumbus. Am ;ioj) 0 25 p 11 . r.:. 12 R0|> :: r.p 1 Hop s •-’•"'I* Uirjp h :i 71 * u 12 ii Ar Opelika \r >8 :i7a Ar - West l’oiiif Ar! 7 ;Vm 7 "Ip a s:ip 1 tr.p 1 Ilia \ lap H HOp I'.’STl) I’M) ‘J Opj <1 00|' •J IJpi »U«|I HUOpi 7 iMp »'jt»l* Tt»|. 1. HOp JO J7p i i ;r»p 0 H7H 10 stria ii’ioa Ar La (-triuiKo a rj : :a)a Ar Newnsti \r .) up, Ar Kulrburn \ri Di.Im Ar K.ist I'niiit. ,\r Ar Atlanta Lv (> nun ft 28p T--- \ *20 p 11! ala L! Ila iilVip :i of.p ■J Dip 1 HHp l or.p 12 4f,n ft Irilli io r»’V u: mh <i : <pi o nop 11 171» •J HRp :> IHit M k!.. , >'J.I III III. llHIp A r W’nsbliiRton Lv 11 15a Ar Jlnltimore Lv ft 1‘2h Ar IMiiladelpbiii Lv| 8 Jlftn Ar New York Lv 1210a lo-lftp 0 Iftp ft V)p •1 25 p I lOp II (lip * Meals A bovt: trains daily. Uonnucfions at New Orleans for Texas, Mexico, California. At Chehaw for Tin*kc«cc, Milstcad for Tallahassee. LuG mi lire accommodation leaven Atlanta daily, except Sunday at 6:80 p. in. Returning leaves LaGraugo at 5:50 a. m. arrives Atlanta 8:15 a. m. Trains 85 and HO 1’ullmuti sleepers New York and New Orleans. Through coaches Washing- on nnd New Orleans. Trains 87 and 88 Washington and Southwestern Limited. 1'ullman sleepers, compartment 1 cars, observation and dining ears. Complete service New York and New Orleans. Train 1*7 United States fast mail. Through day conches Atlanta and New Orleans. Write for maps, schedules and informal ion. F. M. THOMPSON, J. p. BILLUPS, T. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. G. P. A., Atlanta Ga. CIIAS. A. WICKKRSHAM, Pres, and Gen. Mgr., Atlanta, Ga To Publishers and Printers. 'IIOI.T I'OKKKH, 8ARAH! ovkn that hour QUICK !" llnt'.lnu Snuon In Hilearnmiit. The Nicaraguans do things lu quite primitive style. They do not put up at cramped and questionably clean lodg ing houses, but camp In gypsy fashion, high and low nllkc, for miles along the shore nnd pass the time In morning baths, round games, gallops by day nnd moonlight dances by night on the yel low sands, with partners of every va riety of color down to the laughing yel low girls of the native class and the simple Indian peasant damsels of the fields. It Is a sight not soon to be for gotten to witness the general rush to ward the sea of carts, owners nnd It all put to rights again only last fort- | servants. The government usually dls- ulght," she went on. keeping her eye patches an officer and a guard to super- on the back door as she can be a-keepln’ tlict that ( - —, ...— — , "Gol darn yer hide, Andy Glnnls!" forest covered sand ridge which fringes the old Shaw place; the beautiful oiue growled the Irritated farmer. "An' the shore. Each family rigs up its own of Mrs. Yost also changed hands no what was yer doin’all the time. I'd like onne hut, lightly thatched with-palm long since, the new owners being . to know, while i was a flgbtlu' the trees and floored with petates, or mats. ! R- Stearns and M. K. Johnson; the o dirty brute? Under the tied up in the the whole wickered together with vines Warfield ranch is now the home of loft. I reckon, yer white llvereil pup!” 0 r woven together basketwlse and par- Will L. Ashe. "Thnr yer wrong. Jabez Johnesy. and i tltloned in the same way by means of These ure only a few of the more bu yer know It. I Jest kinder mislaid j colored curtain? of cotton cloth. The j portant real estate changes that have ni’self: thet's all," Andy retorted. ; mon > luxurious ladies send down their takeu place in the Kenwood and Glen At tills point poor little Mary Ann nently curtained beds and make some- I Ellon country during Uie time referred set up a dismal howling. times a certain show of elegance. "1 want a cookie—l want a dMtik of milk—I want somefln' to cut! Boo-oo!" It was getting along near sundown, spoke. "What Intend the pitching of-the annual camp hands, the new purchaser being Mr. ir li'ar?" upon the beach, or, rather, upon the | Schubert; Louis Kunde recently oug 1*1,K AS A NT IMPRESSIONS PROM A OOOD ' ROAD. mind where lie will nt least glvo tho I arguments presented by his guide duo ; consideration and attention. As an Indication of what this means ' let us look at the Kenwood nnd Glen | Kllen country, In Sonoma county, Call- j ——————— fornla, where the sprinkling of roads j We ] iave an entirely new process, on which patents are pend- wtth oil was first Inaugurated. Many . , * - . /„ , _ . . of the ronds In that vicinity had been ! m S> whereby we can retace old Brass Column and Head Rules, 4 pt. neglected for a long time. Aroused to and thicker and make them fully as good a9 new and without any the necessity for action, the residents I unsightly knobs or feet on the bottom, and property owners of thut section i ° organized a “good roads club.” A 1 Mfc fcj ^ "good ronds convention” was even held Ul I A ( r^ij, there, with delegates from many ills- , taut points, and, in short, the matter Refacing Column and Head Rules, regular lengths, 20cts each. was agitated in every possible way. “ l. g, “ and “ Rules, lengths 2in. and over 40cts. per lb. During the past few years more real A 9 «-inpIe of refaced Rule with full particulars, will be cheer- estate has ohnngod hands in that vl- fully sent on application, dnity nnd more desirable new resi dents huve been brought in than in j any slmllnr period before. The Improv ed condition of the roads alone may not have brought nbout tills result, it is true, but It lias, beyond doubt, con tributed very materially to it. The Henry Rolle place, for Instance, has been purchased by Warren English; the Jewett estate has a new owner lc the person of Rudolph Spreckels, who is ninklng It one of the show plnces of California; ex-Senator Kerens, the Utah multimillionaire, has bought the great Los Qulllcos ranch, for so many years the property of William Hood; Judge Carroll Cook Is now the pos sessor of the Tarrant ranch, whore he makes his summer home; the Gluella ranch has been bought by W. D. Rey nolds; several small tracts have been sold off the old Behler property; the Clark place is now owned by L. II. Sly; the Ross property, purchased long ago by Mrs. Smith, has ngnln changed Philadelphia Printers’ Supply Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Type and High Grade Printing Material, 39 N. NINTH 8T.. PHILADELPHIA, P«. REYNOLDS’ CASH PRICES Divert min At Ion. Mrs. HAUskeep — My servant girl and still the bear showed no signs of ,y 0 p S n't know verv much; she's equally evacuating his position. He knew a i care i es> w(t h the fine china and the good thing when he smelt it. nnd the ooimuou house contained many good things in Mrs Hiram Offon — My girl shows to, but they serve to illustrate fully the truth of the assertions made at the beginning of this article. the line of Jams and jellies which the thrifty housewife had bottled for the winter, to say nothing of cakes and pies and apples, and it seemed after ward as if his delicate snout had considerable intelligence. Mrs. Hauskeep—Yes? Mrs. Hiram Offen—Yes; she's most • tireless with the fine china.—Catholic t tnudard aud Times. Proposed Ht*hw«r Along the Hndsom There has recently been considerable talk of building a state road from New York city to Albany and from Albany to Buffalo, a distance of about 500 miles. A part of the distance will con sist of a tunnel under the Storm King mountain. The route up the Hudson It Is proposed to make a part of the Pall* sades driveway. To make trading interesting and lively this store makes some remarkable offers to cash buyers. “Big Four,’’ a good package coffee, is priced at 15 cents per pound—two pounds for 25 cents. Mocho and Java, a fine 25c blend, is priced at 20 cents. A high grade coffee as good as any on the market—regular 35c seller —at 3 pounds for 80c. Oat Flakes at 10c per package. These are special reductions for cash. Orders are being filled for everything for fruit cake9, and everything is fresh and first-class, i i.i- i'iclude.s all kinds of fruits and nuts. J F. KE,Yr )LDS eville St.