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THE RESOURCEFUL MOLE. Hr t,ei» \sv«r With Ks»e When Vou Think Ton Have Him. "Hnenklng of quick mill resourceful iinlinhIk, Hu 1 mole leads easily so far m my experience goes," said 11 man from (In’ country, "and I dare say there are many inen who have made observa tions that will confirm my contention. As you probably know, tho mole plows In the surface of the earth, generally making a small ridge anywhere from two to three Inches high with remarkable raffidlty the ground in which lie Is burrowing Is hard When operating In soft ground he moves along at n surprising gait. Hut this is not the point I wanted to make. I was thinking of the remark# lily goist hearing of the mole mid the i use with which he can get away Juat at the moment when you think you have him cornered, of course now and then you can drive a spike through the mole la-fore he Is aware of It. If you do you will have to walk ns light ns a iid and will have to net ns quickly ns tin* same iinlmiiI when the time comes to net In nine eases out of ten the mole will hear the first footfall. At once he will quit plowing, lie Is gone. Search us you mny, you emiiiot find him. I hate seen men dig for fifty yards, following the ridge nnd Its off ah ads, without finding any other traeo of the mole than the ridge. The mole's hearing Is peculiarly keen, nnd I sup pose this Is so because he cannot sen. Hut even more wonderful from my standpoint Is tip* ease nnd quickness with which he gels away. Mow does ho manage It7 Where does lie go? You know, the element of superstition In my makeup Is slim, nnd I don't believe In gliosis, lint somehow 1 have nltvays Inclined Just a hit to the ghost theory when thinking of the mysterious antics nf these blind burrowers. 'I7ie mole Is more like a ghost In Ills conduct than anything I have ever known, though, nf course, the mole Is a real and not an liniiglnwy nnd mythical tiling.”—Now Orleans Times Demoernt. EARLY DIAMOND BUYING. laitk Africa's Hirst Hinds Were Paid For In Cows. South Africa's first dlnmonds were paid for In cows. The ntory Is told by Josojih H. Kohlnnon, one of the wealthy pioneers of that country. In 1879 he gave eight oxen nnd a wagon loaded with sugar nnd tobacco to a rative In exchange for a twenty-three curnt gem. “The news spread like wildfire through the countryside that n white THE ANCIENT ZORA. It Was the Hirst Corset and Was lard la Cleopatra's Time. It was hack In Cleopatra's time that the corset wns first thought of. Who knows hut perhups tho dusky beauty of the Nile thought to hold Mark An tony’s fickle fancy longeroeBlil she add some new charm to her fbqR-or figure? | Anyway, It was then that the em bryo corset first apjieared In the shape of a stiffened linen girdle called a He moves ! man was giving awHy wagons and “xora." Sometimes It wns worn out- even when I oxen for hits of stone,” ho says. "I 1 "Ido tho tunic, tightly laced and much nut all the natives who came to work Jeweled. to seek for diamonds on one aide of the ! Then fashion wearied of the “xora.” Vaal river, and I brought up my own nnd for twelve centuries the corset fifty men to hunt for diamonds among languished. the hushes and scrub on the other side of the stream. I had bought the land on Iwith sides of the river, so that I was working on my own property. Next morning at sunrise, when I wns hnrlng my coffee, I was startled by a loud hullnhnloolng, nnd, looking out, 1 saw tho whole gang of my men rushing townrd mo In a stale of wild excitement. "One of them had found h dlnmond of good size. They all had come to hoc what I would do with It. ‘Wlint will you give me for It?’ said the Under. ‘I will give you ton cows,’ I replied and sent the man Into the herd to take Ills pick. Ho marked ten of the hest cows as his own. Tho men had never dreamed of making such a bargain. Ten cows for a hit of stone! Off they went again nml found dia monds every day. They became rich, and I accumulated a good store of precious stones. "After we bail accumulated a large qunntlty we decided we would better send them to London. We ninde n l>elt full of small pockets, In each of which | wo placed n diamond. When the belt was filled my partner girded It ntmut bis body and started for Cape Town. He never took off the belt until he reached Ix>nrinn. And It was In this way the first consignment of African diamonds reached London." A MEMORY OF LEE. The Greeks and Romans next held sway, and beauty unadorned was good enough for them. In the sixteenth century along onmo Catherine dn Medici, that energetic Indy who meddled In everything, from j empires to Imlrplns, nnd she revived ! the corset with a vengeance. She not only won* It herself, but also Issued an edict that nil women of birth j nnd breeding should wear corsets which should reduce their waist meas ures to thirteen Inches. This corset wns called n “corps" nnd was stiffened In every possible nuui- ner. In this the body wns pinched nnd forced, while over the “corps” was clasped a perfectly fitting corset cover, j constructed of thin plates of steel, . fashioned In two pieces and opeidng on a hinge. This Instrument of torture lasted un til the early part of the seventeenth 1 century, when more pliable materials j were adopted. Beautifully quilted satin bodices re placed Catherine's Invention. The next change In the corset's his tory took place In the early part of the eighteenth century, when leather stiffened with whnlebone came Into use. Since then It has gone on steadily Improving until todoy for every type of woman there is a specially adapted corset.—New York American. APACHE SHREWDNESS. He Ilnil Much lllsnltr nf Rearing and Heaafr of Kaea. Him in after the Confederates began to enter the town (Kllr.Hlietlitown) I met a friend of mine, the son of I)r. Doyle, who told uie that Ills father had Juat ls*en sent for to see Iasi and that I might go, too, If I ran as fast na my small legs could carry me, ami wo found the doctor Juat starting. Dr. Doyle waa a man who had lieen In rommunlratlon with the enemy from the heglnulng of the war, but had so far managed to esenpn the fate of many Innocent men. Two of his sons had Iks*11 arrested a short time before and were lying In Jail when their friends arrived and set them free. The doctor wns In his old gig and, being an Immense innn, left no room for any one else In It, so we two boys aut ou the aprlngs behind. It wns on the Williamsport pike, about half a mile from the town, that we met Gen eral 1am* He had dismounted nnd was standing by his horse, a small sorrol mare, whleh, I was told, It was his eus- tom io ride on the march. Ills staff was brilliant In gold lace, hut he was very simply dressed. No one could have seen that man without being greatly Impressed with the dignity of Ids hearing nnd the beauty of his fnce. Ills lmir nt tills time whh almost en tirely white, nnd those who lind seen him the year before said ho had aged greatly III the short spare of time which had elapsed since the battle of Antla- tnm. 1 could not help thinking of Washington ns 1 looked nt that oalm, sml fuee. It has been said since by those who were near him that he had no expectation of conquering the north and that nt the most he only hoped to Win a great battle on northern soil In order to affect public opinion In Europe nnd lead to the recognition of the Southern Confederacy. However that maj he, there was nothing about hla hearing which looked like ii great hope, - Ucv. Dr. Leighton Park In Century, ••Thrre'll He No IMe.” An energetic pastor who was mak ing preparations to build a new church received all kludN of advice from par ishioners. and the greatest amount came from those who had contributed the least toward the erection of the church. So at the regular services on tin* following Sunday lie said: “1 have l teen receiving lots of advice during the last few weeks. 1 hnvo been told by certain members of the congregation that It will not do to have too many fingers In the pie. I cun assure you that 1 will attend to that part of It. There will lx> no pie." —Harper's Weekly. The Indian’s Rail Wan Hand, bat tka While Man Dlda’t ••Bite." With the Apaches a really bravo niun does not stand aa high In public estimation ns does a elever thlof. Ill* chief excellence, from nn Apnehe stand point, Ilea In hla ability to outwit the white man. Bays Mr. Cremony, tho au thor of "Life Among tho Apaehos.” I was sitting, says Mr. Cremony, In front of my tent, writing a letter, when a young Apacho came «p and asked what I was doing. I replied I was talk- tug to my friend In Washington. "How can you talk to your friend so far away?" “When nn Apnehe wishes to talk of speed to a distant friend,” I answered, SOURCES OF COLORS. Blue black Is the charcoal of the vine eta Ik. Itnw sienna Is the natural earth near Hlenna, Italy. Ivory chips produce the Ivory black and bone black. Turkey red Is the madder plant, which grows In Hindustan. Prussian blue Is made with Impura potassium carbonate. This moat useful discovery was accidental. Cochineal Inflects furnish many of our ino«t gorgeous colors—carmine, scarlet, crimson and purple. India Ink 1s made from burned cam phor. The Chinese are the only inanu- No Opium In Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. There is not tho least danger in giving Oliaiiiberlaiu’N Cough Remedy to small children as it contains no opium orottier harmful drug. It has an established re putation of more than thirty years as the most successful medicine ill use for colds, croup and whooping cough. It always cures and is pleasant to take. Children like it. Hold by Dr. Paul Pen- iston, Nuwiian, Ga. Rossini nnd Meyerbeer. Koanlul, walking one dny on the bou- r— ... ~ . ... „ . ... levard with tho musician Braga, was he sends him n picture of o bird; If ha 1 greeted by Meyerbeer, who anxiously talks of something sweet he sends picture of a flower. Instead of pictures the white man has theso little signs which all understand." The Indian took up the letter and srrutlnlBod It carefully. “I do not believe you.” ho sold. "You try to make a fool of mo. These little fllgns are nil alike." “1 will give you proof. I will write on this little piece of paper that tho sutler la to glvo you some tobacco. Go take It to the store nnd aco If I do not speak the truth." The Indian snntched the paper nnd wns off. A few minutes Inter I saw him slowly coming townrd mo, a piece of tobacco In his hand nnd a look of be wilderment on his fnce. Suddenly his expression changed to satisfaction, and he hurried forward. "Did you get the tobacco?" I asked. "Yes, but I do not believe you. You nnd ho lind an understanding before so that you might deceive me. Now If you will write some more of those little signs on paper telling the sutler to glvo me much more tobacco nnd If he does then I will believe you." But the Indian’s ruse failed. I did not "rise" to the occasion. secret. Cuttlefish give us sepia, which Is nothing more nor less than the Inky fluid which the fish discharges to ren der the water black when It Is at tacked. Wiilniit* nml lluttcrnnta. Tlie city hoy on n visit to the country Is often puzzled In trying to distinguish black walnuts nnd butternuts In tho green state. The leaves are almost alike, being compound and having a variable number of leaflets arranged on n long stem. The butternut stem has from nine to seventeen leaflets, and the black walnut from fifteen to twenty- three. The teeth on the latter are larger and sharper than those on the butternut nnd lack the fuzzy stem, hut the real distinguishing feature Is the odor. Hav ing once smelled the crushed leaves of a butternut nnd a black walnut, a per son can never fall to know them there after. St. Nicholas. Hiding Their Spears. An explorer In the backwoods Australia tells how some timber cut- | tors took big risks. "I had given In- | ■tnictlons to the men In the bush that ; on no account were they to lay uslde their flroarma," he says. "After hav ing been nbsent for n short time I re turned and found that they hnd slung i their revolvers and carbine# on a small tree nnd were working at about fifty yards from- them. I can toll you they heard of It. The natives have a play ful habit of drugging their spears through the grass with their toes and ull the while looking as Innocent as It Is possible for them to look. If the natives had only thought of It they might hnvo given the cutters a warm time.” Lurking Hunger. A farmer who wns much troubled by trespassers during the nuttlug season consulted with a botanical frleud. The botanist furnished him with tho tech- Inquired after tho health of his dear Rossiul. "Bud, very bad,” answered the latter. "A headache, a side ache and a leg I can scarcely move." After a few moments’ conversation Meyer beer pnssod on, uud Braga asked the great composer how It was be bad sud- of denly become so unwell. Smilingly Kosslnl reassured bis friend: "Oh, I couldn't be better. 1 only wanted to please Meyerbeer. He would be so (lad to see me smnsh up." The Mobn In Servln. Servian peasants help each other by menus of on Institution known us the mobn. A innn who has not bands suf ficient to plow or reap his farm calls in the moba—thnt Is to say. Invites all his neighbors to come and help him. He pays nothing for this service, pro viding only generous supplies of food and drink; but when any of them ap ply for the mobn it Is understood thnt ho will take his turn. Not In Her Experience. "This proverb," said Mrs. Hiram Of- feu over her evening paper, “nlways makes me tired." "Whnt proverb's that, dear?" asked lior husband. ideal name of the hazel, and the farmer I " ‘Too ninny cooks spoil the broth.' Seasonable Things for the Table Sond us orders for any of the following seasonable, standard goods: Heinz’s Baked Beans, Tomato Soup, Mince Meat, Pickles, Olives; “Telmo” English Peas, French Peas; Canned Hominy, Kraut and 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 & CO, The Prompt Service Grocers. placed tne following notice at conspicu ous points about bis premises: "Trespassers take warning! All per sons entering this wood do so nt their own risk, for. although common snakes are not often found, the Corylus avei- laua abounds everywhere about here nnd never gives warning of Its pres ence." The place wns unmolested that year, • and the farmer gathered Ills crop in peace. I don't believe there ever wns such a thing as too many cooks."—Philadel phia Prpss. girl over Tlio Wny of It. "Who Is that sprightly there?" "That's Miss Jones, who took part 111 the amateur theatricals last night." "And who are those nineteen tired looking women near her?" “Those are her mother, sisters, aunt# nnd cousins who helped her to get ready!" A llnoniy Hotel. A story Is being told In Athens of an American woman who visited Greece on a cruise of the Mediterranean. When she entered the train nt the Plrneus In Put Thom OIY Till Tomorrow. Some things are very much better put off until tomorrow. Among them are the reprimand you mean to deliver, the defiance you mean to express, tho resig nation you mean to lmnd in to a heart less employer. Put off doing these and you’ll probably discover that you don't have to do them. In Praise of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. There is no other medicine manufactur ed that has received so much praise and so many expressions of gratitude ns Ordinary’s Notices. GEORGIA—Coweta County. Catherine E. Glenn, Admx. of estate of B. L. Glenn, deceased, having ap plied to tho Court of Ordinary of said not be granted. This Dec. 4tli, 1905. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary. Impatlfut. The Single Aunt You should be most assiduous to keep yourself unB|>otted from the world, Cornelia. You are so licitous, are you not, to enter heaven after you cross the river? The Bud- Yes. But, auntie, I’m not averse to a little heaven on this side.—Puck. HU Own Self. There Is a time In every man's edu cation when he arrives nt the convic tion that envy Is Ignorance; thnt Imi tation Is suicide; that ho must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that, though the wide uni verse Is full of good, no kernel of nourishing com can come to him but through his toll bestowed on that plot of ground whleh is given to him to till. —Emerson. The Sill of It. Maud—Is It true that Millie's engage ment is broken off? Clara—Yes; she accused Jack of stealing a kiss. Maud order to reach the city she was ob- —Why, that's nothing, surely. Clara— served by a fellow traveler to be vlsl- ^ i, ut he stole it from another girl. bly disturbed and wns asked to explain j the reason for her distress. "Oh,” she replied, "I've been wondering what ws shall do. I hear we shan’t be able to get rooms at the Acropolis, and I don’t know the name of any other hotel!" Absolutely Necessary. Nan—l don't see why Miss Mugley should want to marry him with all her money. Dick—I guess she had to. I don’t believe he'd have taken her with out it—Philadelphia Preae. Heroic Sararery. When the Medical and Ohlrurgleal society of London was founded in 1906 the barber-surgeon waa still more or lefs tolerated. At one of lta early meet ings one Dr. Wardrop advocated tho “excellent custom" of bleeding patients till they fainted, so that they might bo the subject of surgical operation while In an Insensible condition. Memory Is the primary and funda mental power without which there could be no other Intellectual opera tion.—Johnson. How It Happened. “I suppose he clasped you in hla arms when the canoe upset?” “No; quite the opposite." "Quite the opposite?” "Yes; the canoe upset when he clasp ed me In hla arms.” Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It is I County for letters of dismission from effective, and prompt relief follows its i ier said trust, all persons concerned are use. ’Grateful parents everywhere do | required to show cause in said Court by not hesitate to testify to its merits for : f | ie first Monday in January next, if any the benefit of others. It is n certain j they can, why said application should cure for croup and will prevent the at tack if given at the first appearance of the disease. It is especially adapted to children ns it is pleasant to rake and contains nothing injurious. Mr. E. A. . GEORGIA—Coweta County. Humphreys, a well known resident and Tlie return of the appraisers setting clerk in the stork of Mr. E. Lock, of apart twelve months’ support to the Alice, Cape Colony, South Africa, says: family of.M. Salbide, deceased, having “I have used Chamberlain's Cough j been filed in my office, all persons con- Remody to ward off croup aud colds in oerned are cited to show cause by the my family. I found it to be very satis- first Monday of January, 1906, why said factory and it gives me pleasure to rec- application for twelve months support onimend it." For sale by Dr. Paul Peu- j s i 10U l(l not be granted. This Dec. 4th lst0 "’ Newlmn ' ^ ! 1905. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary. New Map of Georgia. _____ . GEORGIA—Coweta County. The new map of Georgia shows ! T * F - Rawls, Admr. of Mrs. Mattie .. , Lambert, deceased, having applied to new counties, new railroads, new the Court of 0r dinaiy of said Codnty banking tow us, etc., etc. More * f 0 r letters of dismission from his said features than any Other map. Made ! trust, all persons concerned are required from new plates. Cloth map for ! 10 show cause in said Court by the first #1.75; best paper map for #1.00. Mondayin January next - if an y the y r, , , . , T can, why said application should not be Be ready to give an order when 11 gmuted . This Dec 7th . 1905 call. WILBKR E. Morgan. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary. Seuoia, Ga. 4t Holman llunt'a 1‘alatlmt. Mr. Holmau Hunt spent seven years on his great painting “The Triumph of the Innocent*,” and then waa not at oil na Untied with It. while “The Shadow of I>eath" took him three years. TX<> Beet Way. Barber—Shall I take a little of the ends of your hair off. sir? Customer- Yes. I think you had better take It off at the ends unless you can get It out of the middle.—New Yorker. He who can conceal his Joys is great er than he who can hide hla griefs.— ILavater. The very curse of an evil deed is that It must always continue to engender evil.—Schiller. When a highfalutin editor la la a hurry he doesn't waste words by say ing. “It rained." He simply writes, "After many days of arid deaiccatloa the vaporing captains marshaled their thundering hoets and poured out upon scorching humanity and the thoroughly incinerated vegetation a few laches at aqua plnvIaUa." Nothing multiplies so much as kind* ness.—Wray. Cure for Sore Nipples. As soon as the child is done nursing apply Chamberlain’s Solve. Wipe it off witli a soft cloth before allowing the child to nurse. Many trained nurses use this with the best results. Prioe 25 eeuts per box. For 6ale by Dr. Paul Penistou, Newuau, Ga. King of All Cough Medicines. Mr. E. G. Case, a mail carrier of Can ton Center, Conn., who has been in the U. S. Service for about sixteen years, says: "We have tried many cough medi cines for croup, but Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is king of all and one to be relied upon every time. We also find it the best remedy for coughs aud colds, giving certain results aud leaving no bad after effects.” For sale by Dr. Paul Peuiston, Newnan, Ga. Low Round Trip Rates via The West Point Route for Christmas and New Year Holidays. Tickets will be sold December 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 30th, 31st and January lst, with final limit January 4th, 1906. F. M. Thompson, Trav. Pass. Agent. C. L. Wickersham, City Pass. Agent. J. P. Billups, General Pass. Agent. Atlanta, Ga.