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SUPPLEMENT TO THE NEWNAN NEWS — FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1905. Goto Holt & Cates for Christmas Goods. Don’t Miss the Great Display of Dolls and Toys. Gifts for Old and Young — ■■■■■ IU4, WkH«, Onn I*m. Tbe wlon of pure ocean water and Vie Tarylng ahadea observed where Im purities are met with are diversified by the coloring effects of the enormous multitudes of various forma of organ — Telegraph Operators’ Rians. Telegraph operators always have per sonal signs Which they place on all m» sages they send or receive. Usually they use two of their Initials or take two letters from their names. For lu lled life which sometimes mask the 1 stance, James Black will probably use natural color of the surface of the sea and tinge extensive areas with remark able colors. Ked appears to be most frequently met with. In the southern parts of the Bed sea and In the Ara bian gulf large areas are colored blood red by microscopic anlmalculae, and In the Indian ocean alinllar forms of life oause, In addition to red, milk white or yellow spots of great extent, the "JB” as his sign. In many cases, how ever, they choose their signs in peculiar ways. "We once had a man working here who signed 'KB' because he hud taken the Keelcy cure,” anld u Kansas City chief operator. "He afterward went back to drinking nnd then used 'IVA,' deriving it from 'booze.' Another fel low signed *1*8' because he used to say appearance of which Is frequently he received a poor snlnry. A woman alarming to the Ignorant sailor. Off operator wc had herC used to sign the (iulnca coast ships sometimes np- I 'UK,' her Initials, until one dny her pear to float In milk. Extensive red ! beuu Jilted her and married another strenks are also known to occur In the ! girl. After that Hhe signed ‘BU,’ which, south Atlantic and south Pacific, which are caused by hosts of small rod Crus tacea. The "Vermilion tea" of Cali fornia owes Its brilliant color to In fusoria. Arens colored green have l>een noted, especially In the arctic regions, which are due to myriads of diatoms, and In some portions of the antarctic seas diatoms of rusty color muke tho water a dirty brown. we understood, meant ‘broken heart.' In an eastern office where I once work ed then; was a hoodoo sign. It was ‘KQ.’ The first man who used it there was killed by a train, the next one I went crazy and the third died of ty- [ phold fever. After that nobody In the office dared use the hoodoo sign. The | atoiy about Its l*elng a Jonah traveled over the couutry, and toduy you'll find very few operators signing ’KQ.’ ” Here arc some out of our big sd. side. Head both Christmas ideas— items crowded ! on the other of the ads for Dow Meaeral Ilullrr l.oat a Horae. While In front of Petersburg (leueral Butler received Information that IiIh favorite horse, Almond Kye, had beeu accidentally killed by falling Into h ravine. Upon the departure of his In formant he ordered an Irish servant to go and skin him. American Kaaberanee. A promluuut English statesman who visited this country n few yeurs ago was talking with friends aliout the na tional characteristics of Americana and gHve It as Ills opinion that the western er Is the most truly humorous of the What, la Almond Eye dead?" asked I citizens of the United States. rat bid Doll or Toy Pianos. One of the most servicable toys for girls is s toy piano. Sim ple and strong in construction, the ’•fichoemit" piamtwill stand rough service and hang together, Wt have sold this make for five years and believe it tho best of toys. Povcn different patterns, 11V> to $10. 'What’s that to you? Do as I you uud ask no questions." Put went about Ills business and In an hour or two returned. I "Well, Pat, where Imve you been all ! this time?" sternly demanded tho geu- i erul. "HUuiilug the horse, yor houor." "Does It take nearly two hours to perform such an operation?" "No, y«r houor, but then, you see, It luck liout half uii hour to catch him,” replied Pat. General Butler east upon his servant such u ferocious look that Pat thought be meditated skinning an Irishman in revenge for the deuth of hli horse. "Why," said the Briton In explana tion, "a relative of mine who frequent ly visits the States for purposes of siiort tells me tliut lie was entranced by the reply mnde to him by tho pro prietor of a hotel In Nebraska when ho asked If there were any quull in tho vicinity. "‘Quail!’ exclaimed the proprietor. ‘I should say so! Why, they've got to be a regular nuisance round here. My <*ook complains that she can’t throw n piece of toast out of the window with out four or five fat qUHlI fighting to seo which shall get on It!”’ — Woman’s Home Companion. Vnit ore* and a Dead Tiger. The vulture is seen at Its best when • dead tiger, brought into camp to be skinned, Is exposed In the open. Over head Is a cloudless sky, nnd not u bird to be seen In that great Void by the hu man eye. The tiger’s body is thrown from the pnd to the ground, nnd before the skin has been removed there above one nnd nlwnys nearing the earth are the vultures circling, poising like things of ulr, now a dozen of them, In a few minutes a score or two nrul then a hundred strong. Then, when the flayed cun-ass of the ti>fer Is left by those who skinned It, the vultures de scend. Down they come like feathered thunder out of the sky, und from east and west und north und south, the very embodiment of power while they whirled nloft and lu their quick de scent to earth, and now, as they wad dle around that carrion beast, mis shapen ghouls, whose ouly apparent strength Is that of the ravening Juws which tear nnd gorge the tiger's tlesh, until within the hour naught of that splendid brute remulns but a clean picked skeleton. — Sir Edward Brad- den's "Thirty Yeurs of Shikar.” Vali Blocks and Unbreak able Toys. The Antiquity of FnotbnII. If It Is not the oldest game In the world football Is not far from It But It has never been a game In which puny 'Hie Greek game was When our Juniors see the common , white cnhlmge and sulphur wing but- ! nations played terflles or even the superb Monarch originally culled pheninda, or feinting, and gorgeous Ajax swallowtails flitting | ln,or “ was called eplskyrus, eplkoluos , through the fields or at times city «*'<> l"*' 1 !’ harpaston under which No twttor toy* for *mnll ohildron tlmii ! utroct* they perhaps never iflve thought * name it came to resemble football. The “ " ■ blocks Ohildron - to the fact that butterflies may he of Koinun game was follls and was less play contentedly for commercial value. But such Is the i rough. There wiik a center runner In hours with blocks. I of our <lome stlc butter- harpastou. around whom the game was Why? B oo a use | ln „ P „ tll)ln | fought out. . One side was given the blocks allow scoisi ; „ r lc,.* from one to bnl >: the ot,1Pr 8,(10 cllosc " oontor - The V iVSil diau'TiX several dollars, which collectors gladly ; rtde-with the ball stood some distance ielV om'lle* pay to Insure the completeness of. their *»»<* a Hue on which ^center everything from home f ! runner was posted, and at slgfil the cabinets. Big prlees are paid for some of the magnificent butterflies of tho ninrphn hihJ paplllq genera, whloli nre them repioaolil to tfnius. JUooks are oducSI Inuni, sttin ulntc the constructive faculty, provide touuHoiftciit on* rainy days./ Tliey are indestructible and make ideal toy*. Wc show alsmt 20 different kinds. Architectural Blocks, in odd shapes, for build ing houses.arches, ole., I ho, 26c, 40o, 70c, i an, i.iio. Solid Cube Blocks, cinhosscd nnd printed directly un the wood, civji not oonio off, can not lie smashed. 10c, -10c, f>0e, 66o. Hollow wood blocks. Humpty-Dumpty Circus, Jointed, . . ... Clowns, tClcphiuit and Donkey oau be England they.ssy the das’ll once de- pot In the most comical jxisitlons nnd termlned to build a bridge at Filey, urc unbreakable. Three sixes, TOO, 1.2ft His Satanic majesty did not start the bridge for the convenience of the peo- pie. but for the destruction of ships and eallore and the annoyance of flsher- l>nll was thrown past tho middle mnn. Plnycrs could be held back from secur- «» -■/ * *» «*.*.«** *. feel In wings. These flourish In trop- youths had no rush formation, leal countries, and It Ip often necessary for museums to semi out special ex peditious for them. They range front $10 to $100 In value.—Baltimore Herald. H»Uo«k Marks. Why do huildocks carry thoee pe culiar black "finger marke” near the bead? Houie tell us that they are a memento of the pressure of 8t. Peter's fingers when he went fishing for the tribute money. On the Yorkshire coast never seeming to have learned the val ue of team work.—Outing. and 2.26. •m ••■ad. Tho word baffled now has a mean lug entirely different from that ap plied to It :u»0 years ago. it Is now un men lu general. In the progress of hie work Old Nlok dropped his hammer In to the see. Snatching st It hastily, he caught e haddock, and all haddocks derstood to mean thwarted, foiled or the Imprint of hie black fingers disappointed, but thou It was applied to the process of degradation by which e knight was disgraced. A baffled knight was one who bad been pro nouuccd guilty of conduct unbecoming one of Ills order and bad accordingly been shorn of Ids plumes, bis sword was hrokeu before Ids eyes, bis knight Jy robe lorn away, bis spurs cut off with a cleaver, and after beiug public ly chastised be was declared to be baf fled. The word Is used In this sense by Shakespeare and other writers of thut time. About Bnithlnx. In the ordinary respiration of man sixteen or seventeen cubic Inches of at mospheric nlr pas* Into the lungs twen ty times a minute, or a cubic fool every five uud one-quarter minutes, 274 cubic feet In twenty-four hours. The lungs bold '.’.SO cubic feet. At each respira tion 1.376 of oxygen Is converted Into carbonic acid gas. The nitrogen In- I spins! and expired Is exactly equal. During the act of Inspiration the lungs have been found to be the coldest parts of the body. to this day. Acute Sense of Hearing. “Yes," said the prosperous lawyer In speaking to a friend, “I had a long wait before I got any practice, but I am certainly satisfied now with my profession and Its emoluments. "The early days, the waiting for cli- onta, was hard, though. Why, do you know that I got so after awhile that when I heard a footstep on the etatra I could tell utnety-nlne times out of s hundred whether or not the person was coming to my office?" “Well, that Is strange," replied his frleud. "Your sense of hearing must have been very acute:" "Not so much that,” replied the law yer. "You see, I made up my mind that they wore not coming to my office, and ninety-nine times out of a hundred I was right.” A Hank Pessimist. A Lady Bountiful living In n subur ban village met nu old man on the road one day and asked after Ids family, his health, etc, The old uiuu gave a rather gloomy accouut of things. He had to work all day and every day, and be wns growing old und felt the cold and was always tired, lie wished be could rest a bit nfter his long life of labor. Ho was weary, very weury. Lady Bountiful reminded him gently thut every one lmd his share of work to do In this world, and that It was all only n preparation of the world to come, where there will be no tears or labor. The old man shook his head and smil ed cynically. "That may be for the likes of you," he said. "But there'll be work for the likes of me. It will be the same thing there: ‘John, clean the sun.’ 'John, hang out the moon.’ ’John, light the stars.’ ‘John, stop the wind.’ They will find something for me to do, ma’am— you'll see.” Cnttlns • Games. It Is said that the stone from which cameos are cut—onyx and sardonyx— Is so plentiful on the Uruguay river, In Brazil, that ships often tnke It away as ballast. Nevertheless perfect pieces of large size are costly, a piece suit able for a large portal costing ns much as $76. This stone Is preferred for eftmeos because of Its hardness and durability and Is suitable for such work owing to the fact that It comes In lay- ers of contrasting color, as black and white, black and cream or red and white. When the cut figure Is sunk in to the stone instead of being raised the cutting Is called an Intaglio. The cost of these gems Is due to the time and skill required In the work. Formerly a small gem might occupy an artist for a year or more, but with modem ap pliances the work can be done much more rapidly. Still the ancient work bears the palm for artistic excellence. The cutting Is now done by holding the stone against a revolving drill whose soft steel face Is covered with diamond dnst. No Bteel Is hard enough to cut the stone. The utmost patience and camion and delicate handling are required, as the slightest slip may be fatal to the work. A Wonderful Hide. The most wonderful straightaway ride ever made by man was the gallop of Francis Xavier Aubrey, cl-devant Canadian voyugeur nnd a famous pony express rider, from Suntn Fe, N. M., to Independence, Mo., In 1863 — 800 miles In five days and thirteen hours. In 1862 he had covered the snme dis tance in a little over eight days, and his record was on the wager of $1,000 that he "could do It In an even eight.” In the whole distance he did not stop to rest, and lie changed horses only with every 100 or 200 miles. He wns n stocky Fgeneh Canadian, light henrted, genial, adventurous ami absolutely' f> irlens. For some time he wns an onerland freighter, und he also made the cnorthously difficult*nnd dangerous* drive of a llock of sheep from New Mexico to California across the desert* of the Colorado. He was killed In San ta Fe.—McClure's Mngaslne. Conceit. Conceit U essential to rapid advance ment- not overconceit, hut conceit In reasonable volume. The conceit of youth becomes the assurance of old age. If you’re master of your conceit, you have hack of you a slave of unlim ited assistance, if conceit la your inns- ter, you’re doomed to failure. But don’t cultivate self conceit It's a lusty plant. Give It half a chance and It will outgrow your self respect—N. C. Fowler, Jr., In “Gumption." A SnHMtlrc Sermon, Tho Bov. Dr. Howard, chaplain to Princess Augusta, wns so fond of good living thut he ran Into debt with many of tho tradesmen In his parish. It was In their special Interests thut he one day preached from the text, “Have pa- tiencu, and 1 will pay you all.” He spoke at great length on the virtues of patience and then proceeded, “I now come to the second part of my dis course, which Is, ‘and I will pay you all,' but that 1 shall defer to a future occasion."—Loudon Standard. ■ulr Aatocrapli Hunter*. A certain Atossa In early Roman days seems to have been the mother of au tograph collectors. Cicero had a collec tion, which must have been a fine one, for he speaks of It with particular pride. The fever, even In thoee far back days, was contagious. Pliny speaks of Pompeius Becundus, at whose house be had seen autographs of Cicero, .Augustus, Virgil and the Gracchi, and his own collection was valued at $16,000 of our money. Then came the Inrush of barbarians, and we do not again meet with the collector until the beginning of the sixteenth century, when he reappears In the per son of a Bohemian squire, who kept a book to record his exploits In the chase and enriched It with the signatures of hie great hunter friends. Correa lu the Coffee House. Johu Phllpot Cumin, the famous Irish lawyer, ranks among the wittiest men the Emerald Isle has ever pro duced. His wit, however, was some times turned agulnst himself by the In tended victim, the following story, tak en from the volume of biographical reminiscences entitled "Mrs. Brook field nnd Her Circle," furnishing an amusing example of how Curran was once outdone: A brisk young widow In some part of Irelaud. used to preside at the table of a coffeehouse patronized by Curran. Her name was Honor, and one day there was some disputed charge. Curran slyly winked nt the friend who happened to be dining with him and proposed "honor and honesty." “By all means,” added the widow briskly, bolding her glass to be filled, “let us drink to Mr. Curran’s absent friends." Daisies Follow Railways. "Buttercups and dalBles follow rail roads the world over,” said un en gineer. "In India, In central Asia, in Brazil, the parallel rails run continual- | ly between meadows white and yellow with home flowers. In the construction of all foreign railways American or English engineers have a band. These men know that good home grass la the best thing for holding together the earth on embankments. Grass Is tough and lasting. It strikes root so easily that It practically cements the most flimsy earthworks. So grass seed from home is sown on railway embankments all over tbe world by the home en gineers helping to build them, and thus In the most tropical places, among gor geous orchids pud palms and giant cacti, you will see mt!e after mile of wholesome, clean home grass, studded with white daisies and yellow butter cups.” r '' ’ ' j - The Care* of Scotlaad. Among the reasons why the nine of diamonds has been called the curse of Scotland are the following: Diamonds, nine of, called the curso of Scotland, from a Scotch member of parliament, part of whose family artns Is the nine of diamonds, voting for the Introduction of the malt tux into Scot land. — "Chronology; dr, The Histo rian’s Compuniun,’’ Fourth Edition, by Thomas Tegg, London, 1826. There Is a George Campbell men tioned In Burton’s “History of Scot land’’ as having caused the nine of diamonds to be called the curse of Scotland because he stole nine dia monds out of the royal crown In the reign of Mary Stuart, In consequence of which all Scotland was taxed. laeeaelble to Pala. A mother’s love for her children is al ways being illustrated, not only In books, but In real life. A true story Is told of a Indy whose baby was very ill and who sat watching the child with absorbed attention, every Instant fear ing another convulsion nnd praying for deliverance from It. At her side stood an older child, who had stolen Into the roonf unobserved and who wss try lug to prick the little blnck spots in mam ma's muslin sleeve with n needle he bad found. Presently the father came in, and the little child was seen and sent away. “What Is the matter with your arm?’’ whispered the gentleman to his wife when at last they turned to each other and smiled Ihelr thankfulness that the baby had fallen asleep. “I don’t know,” said she. “Nothing that 1 am aware of.” She put up her hand and found that the thin muslin sleeve was soaked with blood. The little boy had becouio so absorbed In his sport thnt he had Jabbed with all his might, and she In her terrible anxiety had not felt Uio thrusts. Cleanlna Men's Clothe*. A tailor of fifty years’ experience gives the following Information: All men’s clothing to be Cleaned should be thoroughly beuten and brush ed. Some things ure so dirty It Is ab solutely necessary to wash them as any other woolen goods. Iron on tho wrong side. To remove spots, use tho following: Two ounces of hartshorn, un ounce of castlle soap, a quarter of nn ounce of saltpeter. Dissolve lu a quurt of rain water. He has used many cleaning mix tures, but considers this the best. Put a wad of soft cloth (like nu old towel) under the spot, saturate well aud rub hard. The secret of success lies In hard rubbing, which will drive tho grease through Into the wnd of cloth. Rub dark goods with dark woolen aud light goods with light. Press on right- side with damp cloth between iron aud garment.—Buffalo News. UUxbmU. ”1 regret to say,” remarked the young physician, "that you have peristaltic neurilemma. Tbe symptoms ere un mistakable.” "Dear me!" exclaimed the astonished patleut. "Wbnt In the world Is stalttc neurilemma, doctor?" "It Is, sir, the disease from which you are suffering," answered the young M. D. haughtily.—Chicago New*. The Alexandrite. Don’t think that your knowledge of wonder gems Is complete till you have •een an "alexandrite,’’ green by day and red by night. And such a green- perl- olive brouse, with a potent suggestion that red Is there. Green when held In the sunlight. In a darkened room with artificial light a ruby where the emer ald was a moment before—a tawny wine red of exquisite tone. Vkn Death Cool* HI* Silas. There Is a curious superstition In Ja maica that If a death occurs in the house all the water In It is poisoned at once aud must be throwu away, tbe reason given being that "death" cools dered saffron put under the wings will drive away the pests. Gravel in the Caaarle*. Sometimes a canary’s coat gets a pale, sickly yellow. Give him half an ounce of ground red pepper such as Is used on your table nnd let the bird eat It as he likes. In a week he’ll turn a beautiful orange color. Bird lice are troublesome at times. A pinch of pow- The 1’olnt of View. "It nil depends on the point of view," he sslil reflectively. "Whst do you mean?" she asked. "Well, by way of Illustration," he an swered, "there's Mrs. Jones next door, who sings all day long. Looking Rt It from one point of view, we say, ‘Ilnp- py woman!’ and from another, ‘Unhap py neighbors’.’ " Soch Friendly Friend*) Maude— Jack Huggins 1ms been call ing on me for nearly three months. I expect a proposal soon. Clara—Oh, Jack never rushes things'. It was at least five months before he proposed to me.—Chicago News. ■a* oral Bnooah. Jolkley—I once heard a man say that he would rather be an ex-convlct than anything else he could think of. Polk- ley—The Idea! How eccentric! Jolkley —Not at all The man was In the peni tentiary at the time.—Philadelphia Ledger. Heaeonohlo Reqeeet. Lawyer—Your honor, 1 want an In terpreter for my client. Judge—What language does he speak? Lawyer— He’s a railroad brakeman.—8t Louie Poet-Dispatch. Th« TctrUfli Battle. The Tearless battle was fought be tween the Spartans on one side and the Arcadians and Arjlvee on the other 387 B. C. Not a Spartan fell In the first water he finds, and as no one can tell—death being Invisible—what Jar be may choose it Is safest to throw it all away. Careful people to save trou ble even carry all water out of the bouse Immediately before a death Is expected. Almir Well Made. "Miss Deepley does make some of the most Inapt quotations,” remarked ; Bragg. "Yes?" queried Newltt “What, for Instance?" “Well, last night I remarked that I j always avoided political discussion be- | cause I didn’t want to make a fool of myself, end she said, ‘One cannot paint the Illy or gild refined gold.’ "—Phila delphia Press. cage every day and a dish of tepid wa ter for a bath every other day are In dispensable to the singer’s health and happiness. Resinned. "Now,” said the physician who Is not ed for his heavy charges, “I must take your temperature.” “All right,” responded the patient In a tone of utter resignation. "Tou’ve got about everything else I own. There's no reason why you shouldn’t take that too."—Paris Journal. Indian Summer. Indian summer Is, tho short spell of warm days in October or November ac centuated by the first chill of autumn which has preceded It. Sometimes It lasts as long as a fortnight, and It has been observed to recur twice or thrlco lu a season, though this is quite rure. An atmospheric phenomenon of the - same nature has received the name of “St. Luke’s summer” In Germany, "St. Martin’s summer” In England; the feasts of these saints being Oct 18 aud Nov. 11 respectively. The flame In dian summer is of un unidentified ori gin. It hae been established thHt It does not appear on any record earlier i* than 1784, but when first recorded it- was as-a term In general use. The use i-f- ok the . expression In 1778 by Horace i' Walpole clearly referred to the torrid * slimmer of the West Indies and not to v this pleasant period of tbe northern autumn, ■ t The Satan of the Ureeka. V'/V The Greek conception of the evil one, whom they call Yoma, makes that per- ‘ sonage oue of the most satanlc of the/, whole evil tribe. Accordltig to' their - Ideas of him, he Is 240 miles high and-* the hairs on his body stand out like- T palm trees on a mountain side. He- punishes the doomed being Submitted to his charge by putting them in beds of boiling oil, sawing their bodies In two, pouring molten lead In their ear* and such other little pranks as palling out fhfeir tongues, toe and finger nails and gouging out their eyes. He Is a heartless old fiend of the most fiendish kind and has many other exquisite lit tle tortures laid up for the helpless wretch consigned to his “chamber of horrors.” Tho Coat I* Hot Smell, With tbe exception of tbe English penny, the cent Is the largest minimum unit of money in the civilized world. Roughly speaking, our cent Is worth 2 kopecks, 2 cent* Mexican, Chinese and East Indian, 2 atts or mllllemes. It Is two and a half times larger than the cent of the Netherlands or the kreutzer. There are 4 pies, ore, or pfennigs to the cent or 6 banl, centeslml, lepta, heller, pennla, centimes or Btotlnkl. A cent is worth 10 paras Turkish or 10 Japa nese rln, 11 cash Chinese or 60 parus Servian. What the trolley car con ductors of Servla aay when tendered a five cent fare In paras would probably not be fit to print. Reaaaured. “Ton haven’t married me Just to pplte somebody else, have you?*’ she asked, looking anxiously up Into hta honest blue eyes. “No, dear,” he absentmlndedly re plied. "I took you for your money She Pole oa tho laveetment. "Here," complained the aggrieved father, “I have spent nearly $16,000 engagement, and so. Plutarch says, the on that girl’s education, and now she alone."—Chicago Record-Herald ; Lacedaemonians celled it the Tearless goes and marrtee-a $2,600 a year clerk." ; battle. “Well,” said the friend of tbe family, “Isn’t that all of 16 per cent on your a safe Opening. Investment? What more do you want?" HI* Treaanre. The Count, (who has had s little tiff with his fiancee, the heiress)—But my treasure— The Helreea—Tour treasure? Your Investment you mean. "It does not follow that a safe open ing Is necessarily a secure sort of bust ness,” muttered the burglar as he be gan bis drilling, "especially as one has to do so much blowing about it"—Bal timore American. How She Liked Him. "Well, Maggie, you have now been married a year. How do you like your husband?" "Sober, mum."—Houston Poet Vakoeked. Lady (hiring cook)—Are you unat tached at present? Applicant—Ol think 01 am. Ol dressed In a burry, mum.— Puck. Welcome Trouble. Miss Newltt—May’s In trouble. She’s had proposals from two men and can’t choose between them. Miss Paseay— Heavens! And does she call that trou ble? Careleeaoese. The Young Doctor—Just think, six of my patients recovered this week. The Old Doctor—It’s your own fault my boy.' You spend too much time at the club. Meaa* of Soeceee. Stern Father—He who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind. Prodigal Bon— Well, be raises the wind anyway. Two Loves. “But Emma, how can you prefer the plain and shabbily dressed Julius to my elegant and handsome brother?” “That is quite simple. Your brother Is In love with himself, and Julius with me.’’—Paris Journal. Rick. “I suppose your Idea of a rich man Is one who has everything he wants?" “No; It’s one who has everything I want”—Philadelphia Ledger. Madison’* Mint Julep Bet. Among the trees at the edge of tbe lawn on the right hand side of the house aa you face the mountains James Madison built an icehouse. This was In 1809, and it was the first icehouse In Orange county, Va. Ice In summer! His servants were Incredulous. And he bet bis overseer an Iced mint Julep on tbe Fourth of July, against which the latter wagered a wild turkey. Of course Madison won the turkey.—Coun try Life In America. The Common Mistake. “Bllggins says that when he went to school he was one of the brightest boys in his class.” “Yes," answered the sporting man; “that’s where so many of ns fall down —getting out of our class."—Washing ton Star. A spot Is most seen on the finest doth.—German Proverb. Tbe way of the world Is to praise dead saints end persecute living ones.— Howe. A Veteran. Lawyer—The cross examination did not seem to worry you a little bit Have yon bad any previous experience? CUfent—Six children. A Vast Difference. She—Mr. Riche says very bitter things about those lazy sons of bis, but his wife is always making excuses for them. He—Yes, she makes excuses, but he has to make allowances for them. That's what angers him. Thoughts go forth to purposes, pur- poets go forth In actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes oar destiny.—Try on Ed wards.