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A NOSLE STOCK.
FIXING THE SEASONS.
THE REAL VALUE
Pride, I)iirnlt> and I!*»nntjr of th«
Moilcrn S|»anInrd».
You may six* loiluy in nny clmrcti
portal in Spain the scunlier ilix'uity of
expression Inmioii ili/ocl in the poi
traits of Yeliisi|ue/., the sinister oust of
eounteiiitnoo of i'liilip II., the nose :tutl
proud l eu in^ of ii Hoiiiiiii lemurlon.
in tile K.is.pie provinces the dignity
nnil priile of ihe pensiiiitry nre reflect-
ed In (lie Hl'tteei'ul ellt'l'inge litltl syIII-
luetry of imneinent tor which the nieu
of tlnit const mid tin 1 eirls curry lug
pitchers on their hends lire Justly coif
liruted. Then* Is no truce of nwkwiiril-
ness in ii Spanish pen sty it, oil whose
features is stumped the pride of Home,
who will talk to you witli the ease and
volubility of a Spanish courtier. It is
a noble stock.
Tliouuli today tin* glory of Spain tuts
departed nnd the modern Spaniard fa
vors a western "bowler" and the wom
en wear Parisian lints, the national
type of Spain persists with all Its dig
nity and cliaructerlstles Living types
of Murillo's street urchins may be seen
In any Spanish village a group hud
dled together In some shady retreat,
brown, chubby, curly bended, inert')
little raseals, lunching off a water
melon picked up In tin 1 market, happy
as princes In (heir hempen rags and
with their meager morsel, or you
may see the sunny side of Spain ns
(ioya painted II a dance In the open
sij ua re, a bridal feast, a bull lighters'
carousal, a brawl, an elopement. The
apparel i less gaudy today, but the
sun and the types and the spirit, are
tin* same.
That brawny picador with Ids wide
hrlmtncd nun acre, Ills swarthy conn
tenanee, ni|tiilliic nose ami raven locks
looks for all tin* u • rId like a Unman
gladiator. Die lad lit Ills side, with
Ids tlnely chi -'" I features, might have
walled on Bnppin And Mint youn*
girl in her while lace mantilla and the
red roses In her warm lilaelt Imlr such
a one (ioya would have delighted to
portray ns she stands there with her
delicate head dcllnhtly thrown hack,
her lustrous ey es aglow w ith mischief,
the graceful line of figure nnd those
pursed and pouting lips. Nineteenth
< 'ontury.
TONICS.
The Word **l*ollry,**
That "policy" which a man gets
from an Insurance company is no rel
ative of that other word "policy" which
the statesmen use. The latter Is a
lineal descendant, along with "polity"
and "police." of the lireek "polls," a
city. Hill tin* former is the lute l.atln
"polItJeum." "poletletim" or "polcatl-
cuin," a register wherein dues were
enrolled, which Is believed to In* real
ly the lireek "polypty chum," a docu
ment folded Into ninny leaves. If so.
the development of the word tuny lie
paralleled by that of “diploma,” the
parent of "dlploimitlHt." which meant
simply a document folded double.
Chicago News.
A Popular Welsh ltrlnk.
All the Welsh counties swear by a
drink railed sowtieer. It Is made from
fourteen different lleld herbs, Is harm
less, except for Its sleepy effects, and
resembles treacle more than anything.
The Welsh villagers always smoke u
thin cigarette of dried sage when they
drink sow beer. The stuff Is too com
plicated a mixture for the villagers to
brew, hut In all the larger towns tilers
arc dealers who make It. London Tele
graph.
Drcrlvln*.
Minister I'm sorry to tlnd you com
ing out of a public house again, Hani-
ish, after all you promised me. Ham-
Ish—Aye. sir. It’s wonnerfnl what an
nwfu’ deceivin' thing this uilst is.
L»'yo ken, 1 went ill there the noo
tbinkin' 'twits the butcher's shop. I-on-
don Tit-Bits. .
A—
Leaves seem light. ti$el<W Idle, wav
ering and changeable the)) even dance.
Yet find has made them (part of the
oak.—Is*igh Huut.
Hnme Peoples S'Ml Follow the An
cient Kg)-|it (in v.ellimls.
1 lie Inhabitant i of Borneo mak" use
of the same mentis for fixing th" t .lies
of ’heir agricultural se; •■■i:s as re-"
u si by tin* early Briloun and in I gypt
het'vei*n I ,'M| and 'Jill i B, i iny.i ii.
.lourmil of the Aslatl • Society. They
rely, that Is to nny, on the time of ris
ing of certain constellations Just be
fore the sun, known to astronomers
ns their heliacal rising. Many an
cient temples are found to he oriehteil
to the point of the linrlz iti, which
marks the h<*llacal rising of the i’iei-
ades on a alny morning.
The natives of Borneo are using tlie
rising of the same constellation ns a
guide to the proper time to prepare
llielr ground lo grow their food sup
ply. When the dry season is perceiv
ed to he approaching two men are sent
out Into tile (tingle to observe. There
they watch, perhaps a few nights, per
Two l-lilunl Sniirilii Cnpnlile of MIn-
I'llll i n n U ell it n lie nc lit.
There Is perhaps no class of remedial
n veil Is more abuse.I than tonics. Tin*
aliiise consists hot Ii In the excessive
n c mid tin* inisnpplleatliill of Ibis class
of agents, which wit 11In a restricted
Held possess in Indisputable and Ini-
portant IliiT.ipeutle vain*'. Ihe misuse
of tonics Is doubtless the outgrow III
of a misconception ol' tin* real mi I lire id'
Ibis class of remedial agents nnd Its
limititllous Many physicians also seem
to lost* sight ol Ihe fuel Hull lollies are,
as lias been said of drugs In genet'll),
two edged swords which ure ns capable
of mischief as of henellt. Indeed, when
the true nature of tonics us Is true, in
fact, of most medicinal agents is tlior
oughly imdci'Minoil, It Is apparent that
even in eases In which I hey accomplish
the iilllXliuuill of hcucllt there Is also
a certain amount of Injury hilltcted
upon the organism, so that the effect
obtained Is really and simply (lie differ
ence between the mischief done and Ihe
good accomplished. If the difference
Is on mm side, Hie total rcNiill Is henellt;
If on the other side, the result Is harm.
Tills principle holds good with regard
to uiosi remedies, whether the means
employed Is a drug or a itniimedicliinl
agent.
The popular Idea of h tonic Is well
expressed In tho following definition,
which wo tlnd In tin* National Medical
Dictionary "An agent which augments
gradually and pcnnniicully the strength
ami vital activity of tin* body or Its
parts." A stimulant Is dellnod by the
same authority ns being "an agent
which increases tin* functional activity
of any organ or series of organs." The
distinction made seems to lie Unit a
stimulant produces temporary excite
incut, whereas a tonic produces a per
manent Increase of sii'ength and vital
activity, (loud Health.
Imps a month, until the Pleiades are
soon on the horizon just before tho In-
• reusing sunlight causes the slurs to
lade. Then they return to the village
and announce the fact. The in tin hit-
. nts now know Unit work on the foi
l'd must he commenced. If by any
means they have missed the heliacal
rising of the Pleiades anil have delay
ed operations till Orion's belt Is seen
rising jusi before the sun, they know
that they must work double slill’l. The
ground being eleared, they then wait
till tin* Pleiades are nl tin* znilltll at
sunrise before they sol tire to the rub
bish.
The above Is the method adopted by
the Dynks. Other neighboring tribes,
1 in* Kcnyiihs and Ka.vans, make use of
the length of the shadow cn«t by a
■lick at noon to deternilne llidr sea-
sous. Sltltllli-il as |li",v lire between
the lioiilcs, tlm shadow Is cast on the
north or south of the stick, according
to lie* time of y ear The length of the
shadow >also varies n s the sun p issci
from ('aneer to (’iiprlcorn and lank.
Tla* shadow i men''treil by ni.'tiim of
a notched allele. The notches reply*
si*iit the letigllis of sluidow which ox
porloiico has shown lo c u-rospond with
favorable times for llidr various ngri
cultural operations
The SaniiHins, on the other hand, tlx
their seasons by the appearance of a
curious marine worm, which they call
the pillulo. The Mil palolo, or tllli" of
the palolo, Is the name of one of their
seasons, as spring is one of ours. This
strange worm lives In the Interstices
of Ihe coral and at certain sea*
sons mill es lls appearance In Ihe open
sen In Immense numbers. It Is eagerly
gathered and eaten by the natives,
If the swarm appears, say, at ,'t
o’clock in the morning. It Inis totally
disappeared by 1) o'clock. Ilolh male
and female worms break up Into lu-
iiiiinorado friigUMMits, and the eggs are
fertilized hi the water. The coming
of the palolo Is regulated by the moon,
and yet, strange lo say, in the long run
It keeps solar time. If the dales of its
appearances were separated by twelve
liiunr months, then, reckoning by the
day of tile moil I li, it would lie eleven
days earlier each year. On the other
hand, if It came every thirteen months
It would h« eighteen days Inter each
year. This Is rectltled by having In
every cycle of three years one Interval
of thirteen and two of twelve mouths.
Finally by the addition of an extra In
tervnl of thirteen mouths In a cycle of
twenty-nine years the error Is less
tlinu one day In a century.
T»'|M>wrn|ihlciil Slips.
Mistakes In puneluatlon have often
led to ridiculous blunders. Some time
ago In aii artlele telling of the opening
of a new hospital In New York the
writer was made to state that “mi ox
tensive view is presented from the
fourth story of the Hudson river."
The omission of n comma In a paper
announcing the den Hi of a famous man
made the sentence read, "Ills remains
were committed to that bourne whence
no traveler returns attended by his
friends."
The reputm on of Dr. Bond, an emi
nent theolog.au, was nearly ruined
buck in the tlflles of the last century
by a typographical error. A paper
came out with an account tolling*how
tlm divine had given a series of lee
tures In Bangor, Me., to tile effect that
theology was no science and that there
was no truth in It whatever. The
world rose In arms, and the unfortu
nate Bond was heaped with abuse as
being a gross tiitidel. In time the pa
per in which the llrxt account appeared
printed a paragraph acknowledging
that the excitement was all caused by a
typographical mistake, tin* tgposottor
having used the word theology lustead
of phrenology.
lion An linn la lieur I’nln.
Take horses, for instance, In battle.
After the tirst shock of wound they
make no sound. They hear tin* pain
with a unite, wondering endurance,
and If at night you hear a wild groan
from tin* huttlotlcld It comes from
their loneliness, their loss of Hint hu
man companionship which seems abso
lutely Indispensable to the comfort of
domesticated animals.
The dog will carry a broken leg for
days wistfully, hut uncomplainingly.
The cat. Injured by a stone, hears in
silence pain which we could not en
dure. Sheep and other cattle moot the
thrust of the butcher's knife without a
sound, nnd even common poultry en
dure Intense agony without complaint.
The pigeou, fatally wounded, dies to
some faroff hough and dies in silence.
The wounded deer speeds to some
thick brake and in pitiful submission
waits for death. Tin* eagle, struck in
mlduir, tights to the last against the
fatal summons. There is no moan or
sound of pain, and the defiant look
never fades from its eyes until the lids
close over them never to uncover
London Mall.
Ifnir All Literature Is < .onto Ineil la *
Few Ureal Hooks.
Young pcjple must every now
then hoar it said or ,-ee it written Hint,
all the real value In literature can In*
put upon a small shell- that is to say.
tli • really important part of all that is
written is contained In a v *ry lev
good hooks, all the i"st hi*in; ohher
unimportant or different ways of sav
ing the same tilings that have h * *n
said before. The statement, of course,
is not true If It he taken literally
There are certainly many humlre I.
perhaps thousands, of hooks flint con
tain original thoughts or experiences
that an* truly valuable; hilt, generally
speaking, the best part of nil that has
been written is to Im found In a few
volumes. To understand how this Is
possible we must remember that near
lj all rules are the same ns other and
simpler rules. In arithmetic, for ex
ample, the whole science consists of
only four simple ways of treating num
bers. \Ve can add, subtract, multiply
anil divide, nnd that Is all we can do
to numbers. The rest of the book Is
only the working out of these four
rules; thus all of the arithmetic could
easily he put Into n little page that
one could carry In the vest pocket.
All behavior, all right living, is also
set forth in a few simple laws. These
lllnsirations will show vvlint Is meant
by saying that nil literature Is contain
ed in ii few great hooks. The Bible
ami the works of a few famous poets
and essayists contain all human wis
dom. iiiul these are within the reach of
every purse.- St. Nicholas.
THE WARLIKE MOROS.
Tin"
Howl inn,
Bowling Is one of our games that
originated in the middle ages. The ex
act date of its introduction is obscure,
bin It has been clearly traced to the
thirteenth century. 'Hie tirst howling
greens were made In Knglnnd. In bad
weather these could not he used to ad
vantage, and this led to the construc
tion of covered bowling alleys.
Persons contemplating the pur
chase ot' gasoline engines should
see K. L. W alto in, at Burdette’s
warehouse. 20
Miss Mary Jones, of Turin, was
in the city yesterday on her re
turn home from a few days visit
to Indian Spring.—(Irittin News
and Sun.
Health in Summer.
A. E. BROD’S
Cut Price Store
A snappy list of seasonable sundries
For Friday and Saturday
Prices for these two days greatly reduced
Bargains in Dry Goods.
\ ictoria best apron gingham, guaranteed colors,
sale p.tiee per yard 4 1 2c
American and Hamilton best print calico, pop
ular price ol this fabric, tic and 7c per yard,
sale price per yard 3 1 2c
Southland plaids, this fabric warranted extra
heavy, last colors, far superior <|Uitlity to any
sold at tic and 7c per yard, sale price' 3 1 2c
this shoe 3.00, sale price 1.69
Men’s good quality viei kid oxfords, great value
at 2.00, sale price per pair 98c
Men's and young men's colt skin patent blocher
oxfords, actual worth T.00, sale price 1.69
Great Bargains in Clothing.
I*rl/i* TlioIrWoniionii 11 ml AYonlil
lint tier l-'l tv lit Tint 11 Kat.
All i 1101 illnri I<> military conceit Is u
iD> 1 imnt i|inility of (In* Morn. To Dim
II re Is but one measure of defeat to
wit, nnnllillatlon. If beaten, he ex-
jie 'Is nothing less; If lie meets lc-s, he
Inis s:iveil the day, perhaps won n vic
tory. 'I hey are all of one profession—
inns. As children their tirst ties arp
wooden arms, their lirst instruction 1 In*
1 >' of th" sword and the spear. Wh it-
i* "• else as men they may he : si,
f- :'"T. robber, pli'ate. ll;e;-e! I Dw
yer they are always, first, soldi - ;
For 11 young man to lose his . vox *
mci.i lo lose Ids right to nuirry, ami
It Is tin* desire of all lo die 0.0 l:i
hand. In fear of loss they slo'|i 0,1
these precious arms or with t' 1 ■:.■ tie I
lo the body. For lie* same ra-ison tIn• ie
in. <>ti are kept lashed to timbers in
III dr houses.
I 'll'em : is, indeed, nre their main dan
cer with civilized people. If they see
the opportunity thereby to secure such
arms. Morns can never resist the teai|*
IutInn to rob mid murder. To get them
they will risk all, lose all mid never
whimper. To tlu-ftt without tie best
arms dentil were preferable. Major U.
L. Ballard in Metropolitan.
Greatest Shoe Offerings in the His
tory of Sales.
.inn puiis Indies shoes and oxfords, selected
stuck, in till sizes, better shoes than you can
get elsewhere fur 2.OH, sale price 98c
Misses and children's slippers, lines! quality
cult skin patent leather; this is an exception
ally gn at va!tie at 1.7,1). sale price 79c
linxie Ward quality oxfords, popular price of
Men's and young men's line tailored pants,
worth 1.77* and 2,00, sale price
2Tib pairs extra special value men's pants,
ular .THO value, sale ju ice
All 10,HO and 12.00 .T-piece suits go in this
at otrly
Men's fancy half hose, worth
sale two pairs for
J. vA I*, ('oats thread, seven spools for
Fireside hall thread, ten balls for
Hoys' knee pants in all sizes, well worth
and 50c, sale price
well
98c
ne a pair, in
reg-
1.49
sale
5.98
this
15c
25c
5c
,T5e
19c
nuamainviaimmi
A. E. BROD
10 Greenville Street
Newnan, Georgia
Sixty new arrivals. No old weather
beaten, damaged stock to work off.
Tin* 111 im ol' OI«l I'ltigloml.
lilloI-Is were continually being made
In Kn.ghind to keep down Hi * number
of Inns. In the reign of Howard I.
tliore were only three In the whole of
London, liven In 1.T.T2 no more than
forty were legally permit led In the me
tropolls, now spreading out Its hound
aries on every side. York might have
eight, Norwich, Kxeter and ('nmlirldge
four, Bristol six and Oxford three.
Th *ko regulations must have been set
al naught In 11 very wholesale milliner,
for half a century Inter there wore 400
“houses of call” I11 that part of London
known as the City and no fewer than
twenty-four elnslwed round Covent
Harden. I11 mediaeval Oxford it was
ruled that no "vlctnaler" was eligible
for 11k* office of mayor, nnd this term
Included mi Innkeeper.
Ask any farmer who uses a Studebaker farm wagon and he
will tell you that it has cost him less for repairs and has given
him longer service than any other wagon he ever owned.
The Studebakers are the largest vehicle manufacturers in the world; they get
first pick of materials; have unusual facilities; their more than fifty.years experi
ence has shown them how to build the best vehicle on earth. These reasons have put
Studebaker Vehicles and Harness
in the front rank. Exceptional materials, exceptional facilities, exceptional experi
ence, exceptional skill, produce exceptional goods. Yon don't buy a wagon or car
riage or a set of harness very often. Why not be sure you are getting the best?
The more you investigate the Studebaker fine, the more you will be satisfied aa
to its superiority. It’s the kind of bargain which the longer
yon have it the better you like it. Come in and see.
Thnvkt-rny mill DL-krna,
This is Hu* way (Jooi'ge Henry Is*wi*s
o'n'i* characterized Thackeray and
Dickens In (lie way of service to a
friend: Dickens, he said would not
give you 11 farthing of mouey, hut he
would take no end of trouble for you.
Hi* would spend a whole day, for In
stance. In looking for the most suitable
lodgings for you amt would spare him
self neither time nor fatigue. Thacke
ray would take two hours’ grumbling
Indo Islon and hesitation I11 writing a
two line testimonial, hut he would put
his hand into Ills pocket and give you u
handful of gold and hank notes If you
wanted them.
Orr & Powell.
Newna.n,
Georgia.
Cats and Dogs.
would enjoy much better health,
sillier much less from heat and le
much less irritable, besides saving Fats do not take punishment as
our wives and daughters so much dogs do. Their tempers rise, and
suffering over hot stoves in hot if struck they are apt to strike
weather preparing stuff’ to gener
ate more heat in our bodies.
We need almost as much refori
back, but beyond a gentle curt’to a
kitten now and then 1 find a scold
ing or an exclamation of rebuke
in clothing as in food. If a man enough. They are also less intel
ligent and forgiving than a dog if
unintentionally kicked or trodden
on. There is no more beautiful
If the Southern people could get
the notion out of their heads that
they have got to till their stomachs
three times a day with highly sea
soned meats and rich pastries, and
learn that they ean live much bet
ter 011 good bread, milk, butter,
eggs and such fruits arid vegeta
bles as can 1h* eaten best raw, they
will, on a summer day, work a
while with two suits of clothes, an
under and an outer suit, and then
change and put on sufficient cloth- expression in a dog’s face than the
ing of light material to protect his look he turns to tire friend who has
body from view and from the involuntarily hurt him before
burning rays of the sun, he will there is time to explain. His
soon realize the debilitating and whole demeanor expresses the
exhausting effects of too much highest magnanimity, not only the
clothing in hot weather. foregone pardon, but the eager de-
(>f course we must wear clothes, sire that the offender shall think
because our civilization has de- no more of the matter,
creed that our bodies are vulgar In many respects cats are more
and must be kept hid, therefore like men and women than dogs are.
we must w ear clothes to hide our i They have moods, and their na-
bodies, if we need them for no oth* ture is complex. dog is very
or purpose, but we should make much of a piece. He is a good
them so as not to interfere with dog or a bad dog, brave or coward -
the functions of any of the vital ly, honest or a sneak. The canine
organs of our bodies and as little intelligence is much higher than
cumbersome as possible. the feline, but the disposition \s
Society Ills also not only de- simpler,
creed that our bodies are vulgar Fats are exceedingly irritable by
and must be hid, but a knowledge temperament, sensitive to changes
of them sufficient to keep them in of the weather,to frost, to thupder.
a healthy condition must be kept They are excitable and naturally
hiddeu especially from the young disposed to bite aud scratch when
who need it most.—Cotton Jour- at play. There is a curious ten-
i naL dency in them, as in ill balanced
or overstrung human beings, to
1 lose their heads when in high
spirits, and the self command most
of them show when full grown in
resisting these impulses is a strik
ing proof of conscious responsi
bility. A full grown pet cat scar
cely ever scratches a young child,
no matter how much mauled by it.
Besides being irritable cats are
moody and subject to depression,
probably a physical reaction from
the former condition.
With one exception, all the cats
I have know'll are captious. Their
instinct when ill or sad is to be
alone, but this is entirely neutral
ized by petting. They become as
dependent on caresses and sym
pathy as children and much wiser
than children when they are ill or
injured, as they apply for reljef
with the most unmistakable sug
gestions, some times indicating
plainly w here they are in pain and
presenting the suffering member
for treatment. They are not so
patient as dogs in taking medicine
or submitting to surgical care, but
show their recognition of its bene-
- fit by coming back for it under
i similar circumstances.—Temple
Bar.
After a visit to her sister, Mrs.
J. H. Hodnett, Mrs. R. L. Hardy
has gone to Newnan for a visit, be
fore going to her home at >Senoia.
—West Point News.
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