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rnii’Ks «k oratory DEVICES USED BY NOTED SPEAKERS TO GAIN A POINT. Tlir MITim'I n-nio.tii.’iM" \MmIii«*«I )»t Xliipr noi nclnu III* \\ oriln— flip Trnp tiiio XX I li • In* l .liMincin i ur- rnn llrpM 11 WIiiicpm. Otic winders oi I »• mii<•-1li'M!••>* wheth er ho ever in ;iityears i -miicu of sol purpoxc 11)111 litiliil III sliilllllloriliK which ho liiol taken such heroic menus to eradicate A stumnior is u most ef fective trick sometimes, nml we know that Alcililiuli s fouml Ills lisp liy no menus (lie least useful of his many winning ways The trick in oratory conihlnes liotli the conventional menn- liqm of the word. It Is sometimes a haililt, sometimes n will, sometimes both. Addison tells n capital story of n trick In 1*1011x10 oratory. At Westmln ster hall "there was a counselor who never pleaded without a piece of pack thread In Ills hand, which lie used to twist nhoiit a thumh or linker all the while he was spetliinu The Units of those days called it 'the thread of Ills ilisconrse,' for lie was not aide to niter a word without It." as a foolish client proved once to Ids own cost, lor he stole the thread, and Ins advocate onino to utter ni'lof. Another clover sort of triek. the "tnk- llik dodjfe.” to liorrow a phrase from the vernacular. Is the more .'enerally Interest, 14, TI,oo|a--le Instanee which natnraTy occurs to every one Is Burke's lanmits "iliiKk'er scene" in the house of coiniilotis when he cmplia- sl",ei| Ids peroration reKiti'dluit the relffn of terror In I ranee by dramatic ally throwliik a dakitcr on the Hour of thi! house ns an example of the ineth ods of the apostles of liberty, equality and fraternity. One of the tricks credited to Sliorl dan was very unit'll on the lines of a famous “score" of classic times. A member whose admiration for the bril liant statesman was not tempered with discretion krcnily annoyed Sheridan by continually ejaeulatlllk, "Hear, hear!" without rhyme or reason. Sher idan determined to (live him a lesson. At the close of one of Ills speeches, de nunciatory of some Individual, he used the words, "Where shall we lilul II more foolish knave or a more knavish fool than lie?" "Hear, hear!" came as usual from the troublesome enthusiast. Sheridan bowed, thanked him for so ulillnliud.v supplying the required Information iiuil resumed Ills seat. And loilK centurles before Demos thenes, liivolahliur nka Inst an opponent who was suspected of recelvluk subsi dies from the court of I’ersla, passion ately asked the crowded audience, "Is he not Mlstllotos a IllielliiK?" I til t as thoiikh Iniulverteiitly lie mispronounced the words so obviously that the a mil dice shouted out collections from all points "Mlstholos! Mlstliolos!" tlni ef fect of w lilsTi was to make the citizens themselves apply the opprobrious epi thet. Not very dissimilar In character Is one of the many tricks nttrlhuted to t'nrrnn. lie was ctiKiuml on a ease wherein the principal witness on the other side was a irentleinnn of position whose evidence. If accepted, would he conc lusive lit Ills openjiik speech i 'ur- mu Invclkhed with all the Idtterncss and eloquence In Ids power akiilnst the chief witness for the other side, Iml without actually incutliinliiK Ids name. When Ihc time ennui for the witness a Mr. I.eiter to he sworn Cur ran Interposed in the Idaudcst way that tills was surely a needless formal ity. Mr. 1,oner's clinrnctor was such that he felt sure the Jury would accept Ills simple assertion. The unfortunate man fell Into the trap. "I am kind, Mr Curran, you have a better opinion of me now than when you tlrst spoke ” "You admit, then, sir, dial lliotikh I named no names, you rcv.'oknlzed my description as applyltiK to yourself?" Another of Curran's oratorical tricks Is not unlike one Sheridan perpetrated on the house. In tills case the last speaker, it will he rememtiered, had wound up Ills eh with a classical quotation. which, to Judge from the plaudits It received, made a most ef fective point. Sheridan In his reply re- lirctlcd thi> honorable uiciiilicr had not completed the quotation. lie would do so himself, and the house would then see how fatal to the contention of the houorutdc member was the authority lie had cited, whereupon Sheridan with umgnltlc'iqit dramatic effect recited a sonorous piece of klbbcrlsh! And the house applauded vlgorotmly, Curran's trick was at the expense of a piviernatiirally stupid Jury. The judge happened to lie a eoiiHunmtnte elassic'nl scholar and, knowlug Curran to Ih> the same, was naturally astound ed mi heariitk him quote a piece of Lat in as coining from the l’liantasnnuroria of the historian lloslod! "You mean l.atln poet, Mr. Curran. Hesiod was a Creek, a poet and not a historian, and I doubt whether he ever wrote a work called the I'hautasniakorhi. The lines arc Juvenal's." "Hesiod, my lord, 1 as sure you, and Creek, not Latin." "You must Is* out of your sense's, Mr. Cur ran, or think 1 am out of mine. The line's arc> Latin " "Well, my lord. 1 cun only suggest that we leave' It as an Is sue for the Jury, and I'll he bound they will find It- Creek." The trick was perfectly otTootUill. London (JInbev GIFTS IN ABYSSINIA. Ofllclnlx XV ill Til li c Them If Tlie>- Are l*r«-*en teel In die lltulil \Vn>. The ' lit of the British government wlm v.sited Abyssinia some years ago x\ hi " I" return the favor of a native Dili I by Slim.' suitable present. The I i.stir a I <,• this was, however, a mat ter qui ■ ■ lieyotid the kno.vledge of one hrou; qi .n the court elreles of west ern i zation. IBs experience was inxtnieth "The a rangement was badly ban died," In says, "and when I arrived lever I persons besides the high otll t.'lal w- i present. After a few IlLdit topic- had been discussed I mentioned my object in milking tin* visit, mid as no olT- was made to dismiss tint by stander- I exhibited my donation. "In in instant I was aware that I bad nude a false step. A frown of mingl'd surprise and Indignation clouded the hitherto serene brow, and tones of fathomless Integrity declined the proffered gift, while strong Inward fccliii found vent in u rocking motion of his body. "‘You have utterly misunderstood me,' said lie. 'The frlendlliiess which I have shown you has been extended solely with pure motives of kindness to the stran :er III the land. Devotion to mv sovereign and country Is amply re paid by the Internal consciousness of reel itud" Your intentions lire doubt less good, hut greater happiness will nwall lie from the knowledge Hint you will now recognize how disinterested my eundlU't has been.' "My offering was firmly waved nv.ay and for some period his frame eon!limed shaken by Inward emotion, to tile great edllleiltlon of the hystnnd eis. whose eyes reiuiiliicd fixed on the ground "It was undoubtedly very discomfit ing, and my apologies for so great a mistake were profe-e. I declared that I could not quit tills abode until re stored calmness hail given me the ns- suraii' e that Ids feelings had recovered their us mi I serene lone. As fortunate ly this soon happened, I left, properly enraged at the miserable management which had occasioned (lie awkward ness. "Nalurnll.v I consulted a native an thorite who had witnessed the triinx- IICtion anil the mistake which I had column led, but he was so tickled by the eli'eiimstauecs that I extracted from him for some time little hut laughter Ills eventual view of iiinl- ti'i's was confided In a few words: " ‘Try again, hut take more mid have III) W11 lll'SNCK.' "tin the next occasion I found the governor alone, and when I opened the subject on which my visit was found ed Ills eyes twinkled, and he said: " 'rrmii the fit.si moment when I saw you I had a presentiment that we were ordained to lie great friends. I do not know If Kuropenns have these super- notions, hut with us they are general, and we do not find them deceptive). You may have heard and I am aware It Is generally staled of ns by foreign ers that we are deceitful and avari cious. Do not believe this. All coun tries contain had men, and your ex perience has perhaps been unl'nrtll nale. But we Hliall remain always friends. \iid what are presents, after all, hut external emblems of esteem?' "There were no illllleullles on tills occasion. tie was obviously much pleased and finally said that the bless lug of I'l'ovldeneo would he sure to at tend the exertions of a man who was thoughtful of the saddened clrcum- Htanccs of others, and lie was ‘poor, very poor.'"—Youth's Companion, "IIIvision" In I'nrllnnient, When a division is called a hell rings to enable all M. I'.'s to collect from the unliking room, the library, etc. Then the outer door Is closed, and the speaker puts the question. There Is n shout of "Aye!" nml of "No!" on wlidjii lie declares that either the one or im* other "has It." If this he challenged he says, "The 'ayes’ to the right, the ‘Hoes' to the left." This means that the "ayes" and the "noex" go Into ru- spoetivo lobbies. This takes some time, for they go leisurely. When at length they are both within their respective pens all thi' doors leading to them are closed, and alter a minute or two the one door through which the prisoners In each lobby arc to make their exit is opened. Before reaching the exit they have to pass on cither side of a desk at which two clerks sit ami cheek off on a printed list of members those who vote 1 . After this they pass in single file through the exit door, which is a few yards from this desk, .lust out side this exit door stand two tellers, one representing the "ayes" and one the "11008." Their business Is to cal 1 , aloud one, two, three, four, and so on. as the members pass. Consequently for each division four tellers are nec essary, two for the "aye" lobby and two for the "no" lobby. London Truth. OLD TIME SEA COOKS THEIR DUTIES AND PERQUISITES iN THE BRITISH NAVY. Knny Sonrrrn of llovontie Kor fit.- lloNMi'fc uf flu* (inlli'j'R—Thpre Worr Otll or Tli inn* Tlu*y iintl to Do ll«»- Propiirliin tin* MouIb. Sea cooks were and me very neces sary persons hi the internal economy of the ship of war, but there were rogues among them as among all classes of men, says the London tilobo. There were sea cooks who rose by the aid of Influence and knavery to very lucra tive positions. Lord Nottingham, when lord high admiral, gave a patent to his own eook to appoint all the cooks in the navy. Stewards, purveyors, rooks and bak ers are classed together by one writer as the chief beneficiaries under the sys tem of peculation anil perquisites which at one time made the navy so happy a hunting ground for the rascals of tie* country. But they were not all permitted to ply their trade with Im punity, and one sea cook got seven years' luird labor from Sir John Kidd ing for a long series of frauds. And In sentencing the man the Judge expressed hi.s regret that lie could not order him to lie Imaged at the hospital gates. I’ea soup was generally the best ra tion the men had and was certainly the most liked. Potatoes were always served In the skins, sometllnqs two to each man, mid a good nntiirod cook was frequently prevailed upon to cook cakes nml duffs that the men had made themselves, demanding for Ills services either a pot of grog or a portion of the dish he cooked. Sometimes, however, he could only bo brilx 1 by money, and In that way lu cre i oil his pay of 35 shillings a month, In addition to which he was nearly al ways in receipt of a pension of I Is. Hd. per month. Besides these sources of revenue he also tnnilo a good deal of money from the sale of "slush," the fat scraped from the ship's coppers after each meal had been served, and half of which was Ills perquisite. The other half belonged to the ship for gre islng the bottom and running tackle. The ship's eook was, moreover, hon ored with a guard of two marines, who stood sentry over the door of the gill- lev (luring tin* preparation of meals to prevent unwarranted raids upon tlm provisions by ship's thieves; ho did not wear a uniform nor was ho expected In keep watch, being allowed lo sleep In comfort and comparative privacy throughout the night on the lower gun deck. But,, mi the other hand, ho had some duties not connected with food, among them the preparation when the ship was In port of a hot poker for firing salutes. And It was an established custom of the navy that the ship was not properly paid off until the pennant was struck by the cook. Tills operation he was ex pected to perform iis the last officer of the ship, and until he had done it no officer could consider himself discharg ed or at liberty to leave the port. Tills rule held good though every seaman had left the ship, and sometimes the cook himself, In a fit m' ithscnimindcd- iioss, went off without carrying out the task, and hail to he routed out again before the Incensed officers could leave for their homes. There will he seamen alive today who have heard the plirtiHe, "Kvory mini to his station, and tho cook to tile foresheet," and the lands man who has read Marrynt will al ways connect tho mail of the galley with the fatuous phrase, "Son of a sen cook." Ill addition to the ship's cook, of course, there were, as now, the moss cooks, men who were appointed by the seamen themselves to ho presidents of the messes for the week, and who had to receive the provisions for the mess from the purser at the daily Issuing of victuals and who had to hand these on to the ship's cook 111 good time. As compensation for his trouble the mess cook drew a cook's, or double, portion of grog, and he deserved It, for Ills du ties were arduous and his critics se vere. If lie spoiled the duff he was tried by a Jury of tho mess, mid tills Jury was gathered by hoisting a moss swab or heating a tin dish between decks for ward. lie was condemned to most painful punishments If found guilty. Ho was also the carver for the mess, and In order to prevent favoritism a blindfolded member of the mess was required to call out the name of the person who was to receive the portion as It was placed on the plate. .Small or large, that portion was given to tho uinn named, and probably no more sat isfactory method of dealing with the question could have been found. A Chpilirttrlil He,art. When Lord Chesterfield was In tils hist illness and his death was only a matter of a few weeks, his physician advised him to go for an easy drive In his carriage, and lie went out As the equipage was proceeding slowly along It was met by a lady, who remarked pleasantly to the great Invalid. "Ah. nay lord. 1 am glad to see you aide to drive out!" "I am not driving out, madam.” answered Chesterfield. “I am simply rehearsing my funeral." .ft l'A.V.V ‘XjjgVy.* :•/ W-<$ ;V.' ' ig Mi ti'i There is only One Genuine-Syrup Of FigS, The Genuine is Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. The full name of the company, California Riff Syrup Co M la printed on the front of every package of the genuine. The Genuine- Syrup of Figs- is for Sale, in Original Packages Only, by Reliable Druggists Everywhere Knowing the above will enable one to avoid the fraudulent imita tions made by piratical concerns and sometimes offered by unreliable dealers. The imitations are known to act injuriously arid should therefore be declined. Buy the genuine always if you wish to get its beneficial effects. It cleanses the system gently yet effectually, dispels colds and headaches when bilious or constipated, prevents fevers and acts best on the kidneys, liver, stomach and bowels, when a laxative remedy is needed by men, women or children. Many millions know of its beneficial effects from actual use and of their own personal knowledge. It is the laxative remedy of the well-informed. Always buy the Genuine- Syrup of Figs MANUFACTURED BY THE < (AUF5RNIA Louisville, lty Swvfi^i\cisco # Cal. #1^* ». v i AW* PRICE PIETY CENTS PER BOTTLE rtewYbHt./t,Yf™ GEORGIA SCHOOLS— FACTS AND FIGURES Commissioner Merritt’s nual Report Makes Good Reading. An- An 01«l Knmll) Society. Thi) Buchanan society, ns tho name tlcnotcs. Is composed of Individuals of the inline mid dun of Buchanan and Is the oldest named sodety In Scotland. It was Instituted in Glasgow so far hack as 17-o. At a friendly meeting of some of the name of Buchanan held there on March 5 of that year the fol lowing proposal was made: “That the name of Buchanan, lielng now the most numerous name in the place, and many poor boys of that inline, who are found to lx' of good genius, living lost for want of good education, a fund might l>e begun and carried on by the name, the interest of which In time might enable some of them to he useful in church and state.” This society has since gone oa with almost uninterrupted success. It has attained a position of high importance and Is of great practical use.—London Notes and Queries. A |>pr«.|irin (•-, "You In the hotel business?" snorted Burnley's friend. • "Why, you were never Intended for a hotel man." "Maybe not," replied Dmuley, "but I’m In for It now. I notice all the swell hotels have a motto, and 1 thought you might suggest"— "Better make yours, ‘Mistakes will happen.' I’hllndolphln Press. HIm lints nnd Her lints. She—Did you ever stop to figure out how many hats In a year you could buy with the money you throw away on cigars? He —Sure I have, dear. I could buy about fifty for myself, but only about three for you!—Yonkers Statesman. Hardly. "Why do girls wear engagement rings?" “On the same principle that a person ties a string around his finger--so they won't forget they're engaged."—An swers. Blot out vain pomp: check Impulse; keep reason under its own control.— Marcus Aurelius. According to the annual tabu lated report issued from the press and distributed among the mem- bets of the legislature by State School Commissioner Merritt, it will be seen that 165,840 negroes enrolled in the schools under su pervision of the State as against 233,1)92 whites. Another tact in the report is in the matter of attendance by the two races. During the year 1905 the total number of negroes who attended school is 85908, against 131,514 whites. In this report, under the head of the number of school houses in counties belonging to county boards of ethical ion, it is shown that the whites possess 1,429; ne groes, 206; value of white schools, $406,048; negroes, 31,765; total number of school houses and val-l ue, $1,635 a,, d $437,823 Under the head of schools not belonging to the boards of education the fol lowing is shown: White schools, 2,807; negroes, 1,596, value of for mer, *614,600; the latter $153,055, It is also shown that the average cost of schooling both negtoes and whites on the same basis is $1.15 per month, of which amount *1.03 is paid by the state. Commissioner M rritt’s report shows that during last year 263 school houses were erected at a cost of *195,410. In the preface of his report the c immissioner says: The year 1905 has been notable in the history of our State for its material prosperity Our educa tion *1 instit Jtions from kindergar ten to college have enjoyed a large share of this prosperity." He also calls attention to the number of rural communities which have provided for long - terms and have built splendid school houses. There are many instances where school houses worth one and two hundred dol lars have been replaced with build ings costing from one to two thousand dollars. The want of high schools is felt in every rural community. It is recommended that more remunerative salaries be I paid to the school teachers. ITM We’ve Got the Goods. Following* our wonderful ten clays’ sale, which has just closed, we announce that for the remain der of August extremely low i prices will prevail on everything in this store. We’ve got the goods, but don’t want ’em. They were bought to sell and sell them Ave Avill, at some sort of figures. Then it naturally follows that no reasonable offer for summer’s sea sonable merchandise Avill be re fused. We’ve got the goods, but want to sell them to you, at al most any old price to remove the stock from the store. Fall is com ing and we will need the space for fall and winter stock. So the summer goods must go. Many things are here you w ill find useful; many things you need. Come, examine the stock and se cure what you want. NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE Interchangeable Mileage on Central of Georgia Ry. Central of Georgia Railway now has on sale at all coupon ticket agencies two kinds of interchange able mileage tickets. For further information apply to any agent of the Company. 21 For anything in music or musi cal instruments telephone No. 19G. Buy your sidewalk tile from the Newuan Tile Works. tf Money to loan on real estate st 7 per oeut. Apply to L. M. Farmer. Dr. Anderson, Dentist; gas ad ministered; Salbide Bldg. tf