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FIGHTING THE SEA.
TENNYSON’S MOODS.
LOST AND FOUND.
IlnllHnil'* Cnnftntiou* I’rrforinnnrf
In I'rrmilliiK 1*1,»,**!..
Holland It* a country of wooden pill*
and dikes, for tin* people are perpetu
ally flglitlni; it^nln-t the ei-.eroueli-
tnentK of water, itne bn:; ,ig In Am
sterdam re*ts on no t. wet llinn
plh'S, thom.1l the (!: *■.- nrolpid the
town, whleh have In mi ere-ted at enor-
moils expense, e:Tcetn:illj%.revcnt any
chnneo of n Hood The streets of the
flOlirlshinK port of Hotierd tni even are
frequently under water in the winter,
<tnd In some parts of south llollnnd
the people are euiupclled to do their
Rlioppins' 111 hoats.
When the Znyder Zee lironks on to
the land, those who wade up to their
■knees alone the streets of a llooded
Tlllnge meet all manner of flsh. This
Is explained hy the faet that the Zny
der Zee, with Its mud liottom. Is liter-
nlly era mim'd with finny trlhea; and
one authority states that If It were
well scraped of all Its fish one year.
It would he full a train the next.
The land of Holland Is really of four
distinct levels, and from ten to twelve
feet between the highest and the low
est. To make the land dry. the water
Is pumped from the lowest level to the
one Immediately above It, and so on,
until the water has been returned
ngnlii to the sen. A Inrs’e number of
engineers are specially engaged to look
nftcr the dikes, and no less a sum than
$2.r>00,00n is expended every year In
keeping these fortifications against the
sea In proper repair.
ErcrtHrlr Manner In Whirl* the Poet
Rerelrod Some VInIIoi***
It was an eccentric reception that
8!r Henry Rosco was given when lie
vi-ite I I.ord Tennyson. The former
had been unwilling lo Intrude on the
poet, tint <• msented to nceompany a
friend. William Mummers, who had a
ii".•• i f Introduction from Sir I-owls
Morris. They found Tennyson at
lunch. Sir Henry writes of It: “Ten
nyson at once asked me to sit by him,
while Mr. Summers was held In con
vei -atloii at the other side of the room
h\ I.adv Tennyson. The old man he
In England 10 Per tent Is the Rec
ognised Reward.
“If you lost a wateli worth $100 what
reward would you give the finder for
Its return?"
"Oh. len or twelve dollars.”
“Ten per cent, eh? Well, that Is
about right," said the detective. “It
Is more, though, than the average per
son would give. Here In America In
lost and found eases there is no rec
ognized percentage of reward, hut In
England there Is such a percentage,
namely, half a crown to a pound; that
Is to sn.v, about lo per rent. Ten per
gan with the words, 'Your name has cel ,t |„ w liat the finder must he [slid
been before ine at every meal,' at j„ England provided lie takes his find
which I expressed great astonishment, t0 n polloe station or to Scotland Yard,
not thinking that he had eAir heard jj,, always does so, as otherwise the
of mo. owner Is apt to give him less than the
“And thereupon he produced a small | 0K „| jo per cent. I lost in n London
vial containing saccharin, on the out- piltl „ ktt tinK W orth $20. The kit bng
side of which was an advertisement wnB returned hy the cabby to Scotland
SOFT CRABS.
After Shedding the Xr« Shell* Hard
en With flrrnS tta|il>l11y.
The supply of soft crabs for market
Is obtained by catching hard crnlis and
keeping them until they shed their
shells. For this purpose large rec
tangular Hosts, made of lalhs and
planking, arc employed, and three or
four times every day the stock on hand
Is carefully Inspected, all the soft
crnlm being picked out and packed
without delay. They are put Into shal
low boxes of moist seaweed, from fen
to thirty live dozen In a Imx, according
to the size of the animals. When the
packing Is done carefully (lie occu
pants may be kept alive from sixty to
seventy hours after leaving the water.
(Tabs have I shipped all the way
from the t'hcMiipeake to I'nuiida. arriv
ing al tliclr destination In good condi
tion. In summer, of course, Ice Is used.
lint where soft crabs arc concerned
It Is necessary that they shall reach
the market quickly, tlidr now
shells Iiii rden with great rapidity.
At tile end of twelve hours the shells
are like parchment, and In three or
four days the crab Is as hard as ever
— hence unlit for use In the form most
highly approved by epicures. New
York Herald.
containing ii few lines of some uppre-
clatory remarks respecting sncchnrln
which I had made In a lecture at the
lloyal Institute. This notice 1 had
never seen, and on my return home I
wrote to the proprietors requesting
them to stop Issuing Bitch notices, us I
could not have tny name used for ad
vertising purposes, and thla they did.
"In a few minutes, without further
conversation, Tennyson rose and said;
•Well, I must bid you goodhy, for I
must now lie down. I nm
smoke a cigar and go to slec|
which lie walked out of the room, giv
ing a distant noil to my disconsolate
friend. Will Summers, who hijjl come
on purpose to Interview the poet, hut
with whom lie had not exchanged a
single word."
Yard ami I left there for him gladly a
reward of $2. If thmUiag had been
worth $2,000 I'd have been charier of
handing out $200, but that is what I'd
have to ilo before the Scotland Yard
folks would have given mo my prop
erly. When you lose anything he pre
pared to give at Icust 10 per cent to
the finder. Ten per cent Is the reeog-
nlzod rewnrd in lost and found cases
abroad, and It should he the recognized
reward her*'. To my mind It Is little
going to enoUK t, nn( i they who give less are to
». pon tnimi iti„linni'*t ”—Philadelphia Bui-
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 Fig Syrup Co„
la printed on the front of every package of the genuine.
my mind dishonest."
lotln.
THE GAME OF CHESS.
N.iittesl Ktli|ii**tt«*
They were on I heir honeymoon, lie
had bought a cat boat and had taken
her out to show her how well he could n,,, inspector ever gets you It’s you for
MATCHES ON MAIL BOXES.
Tlir •iomlrhcr Mliy Aftcrvraril m
l.lsht on I'rlnon ll«r>.
Mr. Hmokor, see to It that your Un
cle Samuel doesn't catch you striking
a match on one of Ills mall boxes,
lie'll surely make trouble for you If
lit! can prove that a certain scratch on
the metal of one of those gray boxes
on tli** corners was made hy your draw
ing the lip of a luclfer across It.
That’s about what the mall carrier
told the fellow who Is handing you
this advice. II was given Just after
the adviser had stopped, feeling
"smoky" after coining out of an olllco
where they wouldn't lot him pulT the
stogie he hud In Ills pocket, lo scratch
a mu tell <m the mull box. He was
rather surprised when the mail carrier,
coming up to unlock tho box, said:
"Hon’t do that!"
"Why not?" lie queried. "I've been
doing It for years. It doesn't hurt the
box. Other fellows anil myself have
scratched matches on the top of this
mull box for years, and there Is only
u lit lie worn patch on the metal to
show for It."
"Well, go ahead If you want to, ’ (
sighed the mall carrier. "But remem
ber that, If the Inspector sees you, lip
you go on a charge of defacing govern
ment property. Aud yon know that If
Finest Mental Drill master the World
lln* F.rer Known.
When tho Romans placed over tho
door of the temple of Janus “Ex Orl-
ente Lux et Ludus Seacchorum" (Out
of tin' East Came Light anil tho Game
of Cncss) they spoke of the two great
est bequests that the storied east had
ever made to the young and aggressive
west tho light of religion and the
greatest mental achievement of man
since lie caino through Eden’s frown
ing portals.
In the middle ages, when the monks
and abbots watched from afar tho bru
tal soldiery of Christendom swooping
down like it pestilence on the sunny
plains of the south, they chanted "A
furore Normiiiionun libera nos, O Horn-
Ine" (From the fury of the North
men deliver us, O God) and returned
to chess all Unit was left a liohlc soul
In a vain and turbulent world.
Chess Is the finest mental drlllmnster
the world 1ms over known. As a mind
trainer It ranks above Greek and ilia
lecttcs.
But, above nil. It Is the science of bat-
tie; It Is war without bloodshed; It Is
strife on equal terms, which all the
race loves and to which from the cradle
to the grave all mortality is subject.—
Charleston News and Courier.
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 and should
therefore be declined.
Guy 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
PRICE FIFTY CENTS FER BOTTLE
flew York
lminllc ii boat, pulling her to tcml III
Mlioct. A puff of wind cnuic. mid tin
shouted In no uncertain tonen, "Let go
the Hlioct." No renponae. Thou agnln,
"Lot go (tint Mill'd, quick." Still no
movement. A few nilnnton after, when
both wore clinging to ttie bottom of tbe
overturn***! boat, lie mild
Hcriitchlng mutches on the prison barn
for a day or so. By-by.”—Detroit
News.
How (he (irnt I'rmnla IlMtehe*.
It may Interest you to know that
the great penguin of the southern cir
cle standing with ltd head an high as
The Frtni Hutch Ulrl.
The etiquette of Holland Is exceeding
ly strict In ull classes. Tho young girl Is her aunt, Mrs
most carefully chaperoned, and she
never goes anywhere, even to church,
unless accompanied by her parents,
some male relative or other equally
trusted Htteudunt. At it dunce the
parents sit round the walls sipping
their coffoo or wine, and the young
men must make the best of their ,
+ With the Exchanges
The vote in Meriwether was an
excellent vindication of .Governor
Terrell—we don’t think.—Bruns
wick News.
1
Miss Alma Bonner is visiting in
Newnan this week, the guest of
Lee Baker—Last
Week’s Carroll Tree Press
Mrs. F. L Watts and daughter,
Miss Florine, are spending some
time with Mrs. W. C. Arnall, in
Senoia.—Griffin News and Sun.
chances In the* opportunities afforded Prof. and Mrs. Grantland Mur-
Why didn't you lot go that sheet a mail's waist, hatches Its eggs iu a pe- by the duuce, for when It pleases the , ra y ] e ft f ()r Barnesville last Friday,
when i told you' to, dear?" oullur manner. These are not laid guardians to depart there Is no help ' . t he former will OCCUDV the
for It, the girls must go too. An un wnLrc lormcr win occupy me
"I would linve," said the bride, "If upon the ground and brooded on after
you had not been *o rough about It. tho mnnnor of most birds' eggs. Tho
You ought to speak more kindly to your female lays two largo eggs. The first
Wife."—New York Cost.
I.ona Mini Short Hnya,
At Hamburg, Germany, the longest
day occupies seventeen hours and the
shortest seven. At Stockholm, In Swe
den, tln> longest lias eighteen nnd a
half hours and the shortest five and a
half. At St. l’eterslmrg the longest has
nineteen and the shortest five hours.
Ill Finland the longest Inis twenty-
one and a half hours. In the north
ernmost parts of Norway the longest
day lasts from May 21 tn July 2, the
stm not sinking below the horlznn dur
ing this period, but skimming along
very close to It In the north. At Spit-
bergen the longest day lasts three
mouths and a half.
slu* hands over to the inalo bird, the
other she keeps. Tho egg Is held on
the upper surface of the largo fiat feet,
and is pushed up under the waistcoat
of thick feathers. It Is there hold close
to the body, whose warmth gradually
vitalises tin* young bird. So tenacious
are the parent hlrdH of this grip that If
you knock on*' of them over It will fall
on Its hack with Its feet stuck stitlly
out, still clutching the egg to its body.
- Saturday Review.
The Word ••l , rlvll**r."
"Privilege," seen so often of late In
the phrase "special privilege," lias been
used commonly to signify a right. Im
munity or ts'iictlt enjoyed by a person
beyond tho common advantages of
other Individuals. Primarily, however,
tiie wont signifies an ordinance In fu-
vor of an Individual, and this Is In
keeping with Its derivation—"prlvua,"
one's own, private, and "lex," law. It
is In tills old seuse that Chaucer uses
tho word.
How lo ArrtY#,
Man has to be humbugged If one
would command him, and he has no
use for the humble person. The way
to get Into a publisher's or editor's of
fice (or Indeed any other with n man
at the head of It) Is with n tremendous
•how of bounce Hiid swagger.—A
Spinster In M. A. P.
Toioitty 111**1 III* 1***1*.
Tht) British soldier Is Inordinately
fond of Ills ii ill mil I pets mid lias also
the reputation of coveting those of his
neighbors, particularly dogs and mon
gooses. Parrots lie simply adores, ami
It is calculated that their strength In
the service Is in the proportion of nt
least six birds a Tommy. He is sup
posed to tench them to be personal In
their language, but as a matter of fuct
Tommy is for some unaccountable rea
son a very emotional mini, and his birds
iis often ns not have to submit to a
sound musical education, hymns being
as often taught them as the comic
songs of the day.—Allahabad Pioneer.
married girl always tukes the right chair of mathematics in Gordon In -
arm of her escort, while the mntrou stitute.
takes the left, perhaps because It Is 1
nearer the heart. Mr. Walter Holmes and family,
—■— j of Newnan, after visiting in this
One of tho most Intimate friends of city, left Tuesday for their home,
M. Dumas fils was a retired naval of- accompanied by Mrs. J.O. Holmes,
tlcer who lived In a distant corner of w ^ 0 w j|| v j s ^ a w hjj e j n Newnan.
Norma inly. As soon as tin* author of , _ ..
“Cn nil lie" died tin* otHcer went over I Last week s Carrollton i tmes.
all the letters which be Had received E w Hammett, of Newnan,
from Dumas a ml destroyed ovary one
which referred to any private affairs of ] spent Sunday here, the guest of
Un> author. Where letters also con- bis parents, Hon. and Mrs. J. D.
tallied literary aud philosophical ills- Hammett . *..) udge ’’ has
missions lie carefully blotted out tbe °
personal parts iu order that nothing
of a personal nature might ever reach
a publisher. This Is an example not
often followed.
IM6IM
We’ve Got
Goods.
the
many
friends in this section who areal- 1
ways glad to meet him —LaGrange
Reporter.
Mr. J. T. Wili ams and family, of
Newnan, spent several days in
Franklin this week. Mr, Williams
) has purchased from C. E. Eady
A voltlltiK tb* Doctor.
l>r. Sanderson, un old Scotch phy
sician. was a queer character, but a
clever doctor.
So roughly did ho handle his patients '' . c \
that the Ignorant were chiefly anxioua the house aru l west of court
to escape him. The story goes that as house and will fit the place with
he was passing along the street one man y improvements for his bot-
tling works.—Franklin News and
Dob nor* and Rabin,
There Is not the remotest connec
tion between dog days and rabies; In
deed. the records show that the fewest
cases of rubles occur tn July and Au
gust. There ure more cases tu April,
November nnd December than In uuy
other months.- Springfield Union.
The Same Old lH*h.
Two thousand years ago tho chafing
dish was used by the Greeks and Ilo-
nums. It wus so popular thut It was
used for a table ornament. Just ns
floral pieces Hre used now. PUny re
lates that the tragic actor, .F'so pus, had
s dish worth 1,000 seatercll. No doubt
then, as nt the present time, the actor
enjoyed his hot midnight meal filled
with grateful appreciation of the chaf-
tug dish.
A* Inaptratioa.
"Of course." said tho uew rector,
“you hope eventually to reside iu a
heavenly mansion where"—
“Oh, yes," Interrupted Miss Upplseh,
“nud I do hope It won’t be too close to
the heavenly huts of the poor."—Catho
lic Standard aud Times.
day a sweep rolled from the top to the
bottom of a staircase outside one of
the houses.
"Are you hurt?" enlled tho doctor,
running forward.
“Not a bit, doctor—not a bit," replied
the man In baste. "Indeed, I feel a*
the better."
A Fla* Art.
Zabxln—How’s this for n neat little
work of art? It’s worth over $10, but
I managed to get It for $1. Jabxlu—
Where’s the art In It? Zabsln—In get
ting it for $1, of course.
A Good Kinniplr.
Generous Uncle— I will make you a
monthly allowance; but. underataud
me, I will pay uo debts! Nephew—All
right, uncle. Neither will I.—Meggen-
dorfer Blatter.
What men prise most Is s privilege,
•ven If It be that of chief mourner at a
funeral,—Lowell
Believe that every longing of your
soul contains Its own prophecy of ful
fillment.—Bradbury.
Maaaserle at Home.
Jones declined to visit the zoo with
his friend, says I-oudou Health. “I
don't have to go to the zoo," he Mid.
“because my eldest daughter does tbe
kangeroo walk, my second daughter
talks like a parrot, my son laughs like
a hyena, my cook Is as cross as a bear
and my mother-ln-law says I’m an old
gorilla.”
Willing to Try-
Stern Father—You want to mnrry
my daughter, do you? Young Man—I
j do. Stern Father—What's your salary?
: Youug Man—Oh, I'm not particular.
Just give me a trial of three months,
and if I fall to give satisfaction as a
son-in-law you need not pay me any
salary.
Mala Vanity,
Man believe* himself Irresistible at
all ages, and I believe that the older
be grow* the more fascinating fee
I thinks htaieelf.—Loudon World.
Banner.
The result of the election in the
Fourth congressional district vin
dicated the claim of The Reporter
made some time ago that nine-
tenths of the people of the district
were in favor of disfranchisement
of the negro. Of the counties in
the district Carroll.Chattahoochee,
Coweta, Harris, Marion, Meri
wether, Muscogee, Talbot and
Troup gave overwhelming majori
ties tor Hoke Smith, while Heard
county is reported to have given a
small majority for R. B. Russell. ;
Nine out of ten counties is pretty interchangeable Mileage on
good, and we feel sure if it was to ~ . n
do over again Heard would come Central of Georgia Ry.
in and make the verdict unanimous.
—LaGrange Reporter. Central of Georgia Railway now
Following* our wonderful ten
days’ sale, which has just closed,
we announce that for the remain
der of August extremely low
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
we will, at some sort of figures.
Then it naturally follows that no
reasonable offer for summer’s sea
sonable merchandise will 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 will
find useful; many things you need.
Come, examine the stock and se
cure what you want.
NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE
"" has on sale at all coupon ticket
The intense itching characteristic of agencies two kinds of interchange-
salt rheum and eczema is instautly al-1 .. , .
laved by applying Chamberlain's Salve, able mileage tickets.
As a cure for kkin diseases this salve is j For further intormation apply
oneqnaied. For sale by Dr. Paul Pea-; „ . ^ 3
lgt o2 I to any agent of the Company. 21
Magnetic Hair Tonic
The most effective hair restorer
on the market. Prevents baldness
by imparting vigor to the scalp—
cleanses it and eradicates dandruff.
Restores life and beauty to the
hair. Every bottle guaranteed.
Price 50c per bottle, at the J. T.
Reese Drug Store, Newnan, Ga.