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TROUBLE FOR HANS.
BUT HE HAD THE DRUG CLERK TO
BLAME FOR IT
One* More (U* Little Gern-aa C*W
bier Tries to Attract Trade, bat, is
Usual, Gains Nothing Except Sums
Very' Unpleasant Kxperlence*.
ICopyrlght, 1900, by C. U. Lewls.i
One day vhen 1 tells dot drug etsrk
on dor corner dot peesness vlias poor
mid rnaype 1 can’t pay my rent b*
looks at me uad says;
“Vhell, you vhas not a sharp mas o.
yon make life dollar a day.
"How can I be sharp i Isays.
"It vhas ash easy ash some grease. Ia
dis country oaferypody vhas oop ta
some lee tie seliemes. You must be
oop too. 1 look at your sign, und lie
reads, ‘llans Jacobs. Gobbler, 'bell,
stop who cares uud wonder for .lot? who l»oes Hans S0 “‘e^T Jacob*
vh4«? Not u bit of it... IX xm
Mmip, yott-khal! l>e somepody else.’
“But I can’t be aomepody else.
“Oh, yes, you can. 1 shall make you
sign, urfTl he vhill >ead, ‘I>er Piter
man Count.’ M.v in-udder vhas a re
porter, nud he shall put it In der pa¬
pers dot you vhas a count from Simp
many who must mend shoes because
you hnf lost all your money. In two
days one hoonered peoples vhill com*
to your shop. It vhill he romance, yon
know. I belief in one year you shall b*
a rich man.”
“But I vhas no count,” I says.
“Nefer yon mind about dot. Mayp*
you vlias better ash flfe couut*. It
vhas der advertising uud der peesness
you vhant. Schemes, Ilaus, schemes—
oaferypody vlias oop to schemes, uhd
If you don’t come along you vhas left.”
Vhell. It looks all rigid, und 1 vba«
glad, uud in three days dot i>iece vha»
In der paper uud dot slgu vlias oop.
Dot paper says I vhas once a rich urn*
In Sbermany untl play billiards mit d*f
king, but I vlias poor now und hit to
mend shoes for a liti-ng. It vhas >
splendid article mid makes id* pwod
und ash queuk ash I open my to
der morning a woman comes ia into *
shoe, und a mail comes In foe a t-aysni
patch. More ash dwenty psofU*# ttop
on der sidewalk uud look In b? d«r
window to see der Sberiuaji count **
J!,
as
.. V""7 ~
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A SURPRISE FOR RAX*
work. In one day 1 taf feefco*
und make four doUar, Art g.ra*
clerk hits me on der ba.-fc Si? «ay»
"Hello, old mans.. . - %g_ Jr '- 1 «*5
you how she vhas? It ’ia> aT. 7» tee
leetle schemes. Yon keep r.gi.t A
und you shall roll in gold,
It vhas all right for one hay S«i
der next morning a taxa come* ia
a shmile on hi* face uad Ah&ke* h
und says:
“Count, how you vhas? 1 dot:
you for dwenty years. 1 vba* te«ekto4
to meet you. How vhas der »Kt*»
und der leetle countems? Don’t yw
remember me?”
“I can’t say I do.”
“Vhy, count, I vhas dot Baron K!<%
infeldt who used to lit next door tf
you in Sbermany, und we used to
cocktails und shmokc together.
I changed so mooch? 1 should
you In one minute. You vhas der
old mans.”
“Vhell, do you vhant some shoe*
ed?" I
“Oh, no! My shoes vhas all rlgMl
I shust call In for dot two doltot
borrowed of me in ShermaMjf. 1
him in my pccanew shust now. I
didn’t know vhere you vhas till 1 sew
him in der paper. Come down mit der
sugar.”
“But X don’t know you in Shermany,”
I lays.
“Look oudt, count. If •omepody calto
toe a liar, he vhas als month* by dei
hoipitaL 1 must haf dut money."
Vhell, if some policemans don’t com*
along I vhas a licked man. It vhas a
narrow escape, und rnaype It don't
pay to be a count I don’t quite yft
oafer beta scared vhen In comes a girt
She vhas a nursegirl. She reads lu (tor
paper aboudt dot Shernan const, and
she toola at me und tsuys*.
“Ah, It vhas too bad. too bad! Sooeb
a line lookln man! Sooch ear* nad eyes
sad aoae! Count. I vhas only a
girt but I vhas true hearted, und 1
shall coany yon cad help you
caaa again.”
“Bnt I vhaa saarrted," I *aya
-VlirfJ. «r* snail atope togrtto** *to
08 some desert faunad."
“Bat. how can we? X moat mm*
“Cocat UeobmT earn say*. % |M
seme yeaog ff-rTs lot*- U Ten
beware'."
My wife eouaas m* * <3*e harm, mm
<tor hauaaitofck s&i '.mem hme
«f ttor shop, wad it ttaM 9mm
s« for hilt an Socr. M. Qga»
n« r«s<* to***.
Xhe yftner'T rider ob tit* »a.t*
at thv sai*
«X t-’i Deafix,** Ar ta <7 to "at*
who vu woBethac from -tot
“ 1*0 ant tr^besm*.'* r»pl!*Kl th* l«*7*r
«ui added m s vKwr- "Tf yo*t
y<*nr Ht dnw’t tot any wtfc *ee rvx TT
trig to-.n* ta tZuit ere*. "___ Sh«^f *w*
(ff toe AlljVid- i- "
It trta s naa who op*nM th* door
»iMta zhe towk agent rang -'a* o*fi- vit
a »wuti st>wwl not far behind bun.
w satwtputsz <t!*»pnieaf» indicasM
enM-e ami i**a a few wsraa ■vaeta.
-t would itoa ts* alk to tie »d? if
•jouse tor a fear SBiBMWfc" «-d
baa k xseox. awnnKiiJ*.
-Oh. cute * atroriy
uiled me maa ptoaasmly atk
targpw stm. yet you -an*:
tor* fexw 3KBtH*»—chat to. .n «r
- m.issrf ’Hts a happy tJuingtit
» jsrihi* BU»-rppP’ a** 31
Spanish nickname*.
One of the peculiar ways In which
Spanish differs from English is In the
names the language gives to nil peo¬
ple with a certain lnflrniity or peculiar¬
ity. -A bllint man Is referred to da el
clego; a man with but one cyoUa
tuerto, a pug nosed nan - >
who is cross eyed Is a w sOj . -
* Iam « atld » JBa IK '° ‘ ,a ®_ r!
arm; if he is humpbacked l he i* ajoro- inr
Undo, If bald headed a calvo.MdLf
tla hair Is very short lie is a pelon.
Tlie feminine titles for the same
classes are the same, with the excep
tlon that they end ln "a” ^ ,ie re the
\ maseuline terminate ft ith o. p
short names are used mos to i...... -
| In fact, they are applied especially as nickname* among
m many eases, nud
j the ed lower referred classes to only pci sons by '-'i-s- • 1 nanus.
or
from** Third'av'emic- sterte ""‘.."‘.*1 ’ ’ihsrnhilnt
from a it , a- She bad %
bal-y.ou Wi i.ii u- •• §; small * m 1 >
citing f« n*. ■ motifcVml ^'n t'h»
started to Co ,
step ' ,
car startei. a u 1 • n
a ently confused at the i,e; ladt.im p. u iinr*ri*n*vr» - Kib^pM appat
men scrcnnui. ?
• ■
but before an. to hvr nj .
alstance the woiim i ^ ^ her M
two ...... ,
aud, with her v * hh”'■^
her way to tue v <hc sa'd
in auswer to 'he ■ • _ . f
■.
oo er ah.
1 oB
appointed way. New York Tribune.
A . vaiorsi . i i t s '
" , ,
StromKiii, one ' pc-.cm.t'tf
has constantly and f ’ S; ■ -X
the function of a lighthouse for at east
2.(Xk» years. t irrulsr in euti.nc. the
Island culuiinat' - x c\v.‘.u-*i ahaped
elevation, due tc ; • S volcanic agea
cy, which i -c- ' „ height of o.(W
feet above soft lews ? ' s Nf over
an area 1' J' J * *.». - ,'f V.-.'JV t>.*s
Kk) miles. P: e day maases c.f
vapor are **v« _
high up the • ' ' lr? d at
nlgrtic sue-vc vc d-.s, rod iyftt,
varying ’ • ard sjwr.«ty.
otmiewbat g ga-A
tic flashlig.; : r Sisi.c*
last from v <. .V r,' „v;vw
gradually i rvd.*y g ; ,*w
aud as grad;:.. ; a » ay
Tins ' hy tt: ee-TW'.
very ftacic.: w: ; : - rs • .*( get*: rit
uml pharos cf :.e .*? kti !«p
ranea:'.. \ - - . • ■
fx'se for :V A’-s:: xs s ; —. t'. c* ~. ~l‘
fic passing t- ,v }hrwck
!*a:.av ;v'v :. g. >
*-d of lycvs. v-. :' ** -t •*
Messina f.-r •»: > -.- e.-:-s a*
■ a.i ; g ’ g. ' . sc. . i • :t'wi
<4 s the c-as-s :. t: j m>. itt ::»f- rtflbw
r-= • ?* • / s c Sht g>t
'! r. s.:%t£ : ' ,g : l-css-s
:t ::>f kiJ>£ is .i i-.••:••: ;i,jt
Ftr. N;
A tVr^sat Vtol v*»» Ct-sw
"T»ikAf tb’:: s ’ »a.’i Jk"w
it t: as w ki' f ... ;ie lacrj/c
, !>-* , rtiupt txpnritmtr
1 -uw w i;t : ; a-us nsc KWRvntug 4*at
2 *>f ?£g t ri.\ -v lie: l 'UltATL
'■ _ T * A n.n vrta. i rw tiur-k«f
t --•( »•£• ruisiilng ic’-ow
•u;i2i^r. Tyuu
r - ; ;.c: te i .-cca as; ?<t*
r--i ' Nr. I - tn„ w l time
; j v
fsvr u ®7iv ire: . vc* fc'nnnaif
1 a t* m thf id? ftwe flf
U.g house* t:-g gtsc uftfitr
tft Ktj. ::*/• tie eifw*;,c- vm 1 -t
stem be re- i. ' '•i-i-7 V LX -PC XI
t T - (Vli. g.“. ..gl
cry : . .cn' fxgA.me: un
elevator bey. sai tb?s askr£ me At*
yon ready? Nr a-* v;tuf tar
door elc-soj
"The r.-x: :os:a:: * —- •: rruxi vti
heard a: d t„. * . . t
tor were da*’.--:.r:- t-ru.
"The cap of the K'j itee ubi tgrr* *
p, atH i ho had z rei >.:• .
across his brow." — Sr- t'~L6rjKR
Chronicle,
That Bor
“Mamma, does L..;ey
man?”
“I am torry to say it d; :* ta&e*.
Tommy.”
“Money will make a maa g: a^
where, won't It?”
“I suppose so."
“If It was down ia Cubs. w;T.i
money make « ruan go to raisiag w
goes?”
“Don’t bother me.”
“Xio monkeys eat mangoes, i —i—« v
“I presume so. 1 wish you wouidn:
; talk so much.”
"Then, if money makes the mau go
to raising mangoes, aud monkeys eat
• mangoes, don’t the monkeys make the
mango go"—
Whack! Whack!
"Outhr—Chicago Tribune.
A XataraVWeade*,
Ko'-nos Ayres seems to have the
Urg-a ’To-king stone” yet discovered.
11 - situated on the slope of the moun
ta of Tsr.d.l, in the southern part of
pro-,tr.v- ami measures !>0 feet
v *7 S' 5 f““t broad and is iH
‘ ?'*. its 5,«K) feet
u cubic feet, and
:t “■“'•«-* a! i ‘ - ,t tons. Nevertlie
^fully poised that a
t - -. •»-. .-t it rucking. When
ft -’ : : •'*’ r - .„, the southeast
a • ?S pyramidal in form.
• ■ ; ; ft-, foundation
'•*»••• < ’•* ••< tree.
The tome A *»» * • ' •[> to 1830
s« » “Vtv* < • xt-dch with
susm'.’ion V'tjj' 1 Hpunish
•out A 1 ■’ ’reduced
’
lu'-- Da .; . - »x titrocd
m y,ra.\ te ... V ’ ' The
ffresuia t 7 amour,”
* f 9 »»
«rtc. •W-.ri.J » :■•-. titer - 1 V ’■■■*" « -h*
garte-a’
pi—WelL ao: aor ;tt*r -,i*n W they
,*.w Osin afterword. -■ rx
s*d
A young -nan a*m*«t * v«*
3» narry a young woman -wnsed Low*.
4 few tmnfay* pr^-.-’ou* te .w» wed¬
ding i* ia’,'i7 »iwit}t* xvreoded
>>sSt*t.,"* srwi is ttu*7 vatkad ion*
•tsto .i* r -*sptB Klagfeg
"fftw.TCV <Dd .v.ur • *ntttwiy
dt* -mi* *.»t yna ttiat was -rfrttig
te*- ‘Aiui <u :>.« lappeaM as
a Mtstepw '~<thmr iennm.
WOMEN WHO PILFER.
SHOPLIFTERS AND THEIR METHODS
in t:;g big stores.
Wh} . <te Pr , ;prlclor of 0ne e . tab .
iishment Was Tnvu.it >o Chances
W hen lie Bluntly Accused one «»
*«• Customers of steal.,,*.
There must be an Irresistible faaeiua.
tlon in stealing for some women,
although day afier day the papers tell
0 f nm>s cj for this crime in the big
store? of t)ip clt . eSi stm tlje practice
goes ou, and in most cases women who
&re beyond the touch of want are iha
eulprlts.
0m , day not long ago toward tin
close of the afternoon a clerk in oue ot
^ larffe ,, ry fe , l>m } s emporiums < »i
I'aimt street saw. or fancied lie saw, a
wtmmu at the next counter slip n
silk m .r her elojik. . Sim was a
Ltntcthe person ot . hldlc dge; With a plain ]Lmt
face, amt her handsome' at
tire and imwfcwomA. ui.-y bfhriafc
to do 5Tle cRrk'b*Mu%
ed te‘» nearby J Huorvalketi and ln an
^
“You’re craiy," said the floorwalker.
-Tbnt lady Is Mr*. —: she’s an . d
customer and Is simply atwve sus
piciou."
don’t care what she to.” t*erslsted
ti)e olt>rk t saw her steal that silk.”
tl '«' *«» proprietor hap^ued to
P*ss sud hoard the story. He Is a
mail of intn-li exportonce and habitual
promptituvic- "Are you absolutely
cvrt3 "1. : n v ‘ be a-kevl
M» WO*.
The merchant sighed and walked
down the aisle to where the woman
was stamliug. Excuse me, uudirn."
he said quietly, "will you kindly un
fasten your cfekakT*
Sir she exckvsaed tak'.ag a step
twckwmrd and turmug ghastly pule.
"Thrv'w tsafxi that cloak: ’ toe aaid
Keenly, dropping assy jsvtense of
oeunewy. but s: ! sjvak’r.g ‘.a a very
U'W
Th e v. - -*.. s ii.:v Lad sssaEsed a
frghro-.-.tV. ■ > ,.dmin t.zi she
(leyvd tusvc;. c vally. fcvf hands tro~
N ig » v.affcwitif 7747 She tWUTO
ly v-ifAsreo lb# I'a&tc 8a
rtmsseiat *xs ti* wCtiie bait of ”
A..A *r«i a aanuyje ecCrc-: •.va :■! >..-oaVkt
litKvw -a ;•<» r cf »;,\i :,f% rj.rw
s>,ro a c..a-;;;t c.f i>ig
Jit A w? e sdafft a ret c.f ;-f-i trite.
rr :.gs-s ■ ■ Vc:;c .; :»gs s?,arobtv£ r.y
a: n. 2 )St.i;i as ■•.-tflpftt.Ty aBtemi
as ::>< c. oncjt-r was ricJigrci to.
r:...;,rcr 7i>e w-.',i..at t-«f )«■ )g*|
be-ptr :c «/•> lyshA.-t.tt .y
’ v.- v n, *' sag', ’.be HMSPfshaat
a s sar»v «f xvewt law yws
tint tiling tt' stiy tt so. T sm
V'i 1-o-e fc- ; .; y-ct -s ts )■>
bt-s: nf tl- roc.'i.Th.'.; oiii auc xtat pot
tt ixis mttte ruserefi namtmrnm *
wot h rhtrg's . !■«* tl.iiigs tt> ytm us is
mmkCy 8mh n sol riv
a Tat ftiaJ ji« }» MMttftUOMsff Rirt 1
a w tusk yw j«—«r t,guii tt .-/iBi, a>to
SI, is t 'n-i '
"SUiftjutfM m irn; fdun: luctriug tin
fur cm ,-tm.L' «ug{«tR?f>i a in v'G 7 u.;»fC’
t.i. 1 . rlif aiagit."s£ tt vignesf .in ilU!‘
Ante ff-ua :• p-inmif ?i tuw "vnumr’l
gin- lit -f dic -ni ii i wsrlbSt in
TIN /tm til -
’Te*.’ tuitnKjfu flu hhuruuuc Sauife
? "htn vns —a!.- -aeiii; m rtuinna,
- Utu
v i Li iilwiiitD* 'irryit' gjm?
tin v imuil Via r slumiffur )\nxici
ena~ts»t‘L nor ’
' ti :-tutf saeaB."’
’^“L ti nut . dm;’: mind fcntuii
jjj. x.M'-v ic-’cnw Kin tint vtm- :
ft; tm •Minin:» *i?bi>r (our
Jirn:rt>r' *ctt~! nilurpuirt lu fit
rrm-L..4i-* fT-i; r- .i zln te*: mintr
•nt l:>: ; tim£ m • Jiiig v’.ti turn*
tan • s i uluis: at* puffy at
Sic: J S*.e "V:;- aiXKrirr tr zmv. nu'-
cl.l* - "t i . - LBtiiiiiHbug; i»tu t: a
t-m.-ft i_L( Hi!- vvuiKliHii a • new
-' l ~ '■ LfTt.id? Wilt nit! XUStAl
t srnLy :■* son li'pera^mux ate ims
tin: w art un i "n a- hid- u imoui*
Z.L.±JL ijf-. I: a Tr-y.-L s..gt-_y mad,
•wit: tla-w nptaist ute- jma?: of the
l-. u. ::■! t. -i L-n .} tassetCj- Cmnz
''"tt xntamn: . pro t »
*-'•: i l' ZXB r : ui- v fth* vu
h. : '. 2 ..Z *ar- . an3«r her citni.
a: : ~~iai - : wW 1 uni ui uaiper
--•*-"Tx: t - riscing he: T
T; bi te-T-r • U.LL! t ILlSUXt. LUL
»i t' . . »u:a t U-.-i : - zuziui ut
rh-uaa-’ .? ticr-i 4 aie rates:: rwnn.
Her i :: tie szs;^s a Li,: v**£ a
wilt -.tt w.tk.x t wrri Dm tf
i?:?:: i •::-• j-e a
ky .* -st— ic trjs. ute rt.irt ua
****:= bear :ai: -r. rua ti
he.-^e.-.y -; v t::iai x iff
tiiitj t sets.- s«ix* emv .iniirai
“We h s ZAti—su-i k-xx- ■
te New Ozz-izt T-? --^y
all clnde* s-x-Ely : li-iv';:^ v - ,%
to town -
H.COO She if : :r:-:a7x*-a.-W»'* " ”
has l=.p:rr_ri rcei-.oL T
fake te: off zn . r.. yiz 4-1 ■■ 1 7\ '/■
it."—New < - -
Wi, ,),» Casaihat to
On the sub>:* ;f •-.. a me
present dav Theoi v-,.-. -tsuyjtee
the follow-; ; 2 _« Ziii 'Sr
ternatlonal A arjh!r« • ^1' .
common praet!c> tc -
’ South
“bong the
to kill the member* of ca*'« -■»- too
lly who through! c’.i er r. zxzusa
, have „ , become
The a burden t-» ',- 7
Mayorunas still «at tbetr eld
feeble, not excepting fathe; r- -•
drvu, aud in the case of the atck’tfeto
regarded t
as
Tht. traveling JEsculap!u» telto e«
»*et!ng a baptized Indian of th* tff.bl
»(«bWng and asked him the XaSST^ usi*
U» tear*. whAtoupon the
feto MtoUvw Jr^SSSf X"UU C«rwlf t a2
u textorred oat ^
Ut* latter.
Th *» »A« Missed It.
-X’oor old soul! She doesn't
b*fi*v« a* r..uch la the efficacy of pray
w it xb» did.
'• ‘Uv-7m surprise
•* ’’P 4 t me. She has
Vi
* «*
Z '£Z2S i:“ ~ ' *».« 4 17 O. 160
•iimu. t teteh the train.
V> so* 1 . 1 »- te.-vo Vfare gtt
«»4
J77 -hth, j”
tie Lifted (he Tick**.
A London detective visiting Glasgow
met a Scotch police official on the
street and In the talk that followed
spoke contemptuously of the ability
of Scotch thieves as compared with
the English experts.
Taking this as an aspersion cast on
the astuteness of the Scottish police as
well, the Glasgow detective was net
tied and thirsted for revenge. Look
^ , , ^ - , , utiio ,.J fellow
^ ^ do in g tlleI11 who
„, lg known as an expert pickpocket
crossing the street lie addressed the
figuW'of boy, and, pointing to the retreating
the English detective, he aak
ed it he would know him again.
“Aye,” replied the hoy. “What aboot
It?”
"I want yon to lift his ticker. He
says no one in Glasgow can relieve
him of It.”
"Ah. it’s n‘ rioht. See ony green?”
“Honor bright. Tommy! I’M give
yon Hatt : a ero.fyn when you deliver up
the txafch to t»e." . .„. , , -
“>V Will? ' elseT'
AflTvtlut
Oi:* '£ ' >»•
.wLv'ts sy>t> th^.-j ba.diCt,tho>«et
*r, an you’re to pay half a crown for’t 3
«, the apt.tr' - J ’
« Vm , tVat’s It." ' -
“An wad ye ken it If ye seen It?"
“I would among a thousand."
“Is that It, then?” And the boy. dlv
lng Into his trousers pocket, displayed
the Identical watch and explained that
be hail secured It "while the gent was
aUx>t the prigs.”
Oriental puatahmeata.
The heathen Chinee deems the dese
cratkm of graves one of the most un
W*«NM
» **"'• »«T «' s ’a GuidUxtg another in
thv' act v'f robbing a graveyard may
legally kill the villain on the spot with
f «’ sr °* consequences.
^ * * Turkish baker p*ims off a leaf
of bread c*i you that !s jiwtrd to be
of less weight than it is represented.
-' rv '“ v ‘ s i lr,s!rv.\-t a polkrnian to r.all
the defaulter by one of his <v.rs to the
tkvc cf s n. c.s te he -- t (»
r< .. ..' -.s. -sVy T!v peer wretch "
the" .■» :. si c.Ag’gcr
or t: : :l . >• cv.5 h.v. >c'f
fee w J.f : . sc .vc. .vc- cp tbf
r-ioe-ssccy ,vc.r-Agr roqui-m? f/a the op
e r a: c r cf s;. i .v s. r: /Ag
'.r jury ,.r the cc -t .•cv--...'ir.-cs..
v : p.-vc-c ,-.s stc.DCS t t .v.-ke;' . ;v.r.
as we. *;;-7 ».-wi c.T;-o.-':s : » vac
rbvT.g tot A ftfWC JfMVT W
:«• 7>e*. : : w v
jV-.m \t "i - ftvw ?w: k«M
*k» taking oi« ; mj ap
e>rs: •c.-.s c.* .s c-.-4 it.
••'wn v ’ .•(•• ••ocj is bev be -• >
; Td.-.. ii-toig—for 4,;tf*u,r.j,g *7 »
vex -.:,i i s.'A.h.'-c an■ .’">rir.
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THE PERSIAN UEUUlt
and HOW HE UNDERTOOK TO GO
ROLLER SKATING.
Together TVIlh the sad Hrsnlta,
Painful (o Ills Serene Jt Igklluesa,
bat Far Store So to (lie youth VVha
Owned (be Skates.
(Copyright, ijw. by c. B. l
One day' as tile begum of Bally no
was riding through his eapitnl city <®
see if tlie lampposts were plumb up
and down aud the ordinance against
baby carts duly enforced he came upon
a crowd which almost blocked the way.
u °"’ Asstm?" he shouted to
*»« P rln]0 mi “ is(er as ,f thundercloud
gathered on ais iron. a
of royal highness to be . mil’ ,„d
our
in our own streets by a bobtui e ciou
like this?” • * tW wmJ
‘Sot by the beard -of vjfopeed
the reply W of the 1, hr I
ed.m gS tf a “3 _
ettM d." '
a»en the ^
with -ctiripiw ibings, fas.eny . •
feed, and b-> » ; is e.ivliug and curlycu
log about in a fantastic way.
“Now. by the tombs oi ‘
cred ass. bu '‘ said mighty
arouses my curiosity. -• the
from his horse. .
ruler as he descended
"Caitiff, who art thou i
Hislup, l‘-j,hne „
"Only Ben your ,
™ And wiiaiuo T!x» yu vou'eah those things
en your feet
"They art' roller s ' 1 • • f
a hundred million subjects, not . v
sandals e*m » they « .......* are an in in fJZ
Yankee natiou In tlie Uml ti.ou ^
sea.” objectt
• And what is the mightl
"Exercise and nimiscincnt, O
ness, Vou may nolicc that 1 sweat un
der the collar. which is gv^od for stifl
t •A
n a (vg. r l’[
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3* Willi
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VJ
IKS M SKATES.
knee’s Y observe that I circle
g ■;>; %•:.* skim and cut pigeon wings,
f ■cause meet.”
; ,:t it is!” exclaimed the
; vo struck something new,
i oc -. rc g ng to see it through. I’ve
a : a Ays c.c.itd 10 be a ruler on wheels,
, . v is my chance. Seuui of
rV «tni ..-.id over those skates!”
•>. . .<]<.• scum obeys,” replied
lit y . ,-.g . an, "but lie would als*
f ; ■ . gbty aud resplendent niaj
a ..-,5 of warning, A pair of
*,,.i : .- si.i , s hath ways of their own
c.-:. skate bath a way of It?
(vi, i v Svh way Is different. Un
i»s. «oe caro is takeu your highness
r : »ourself staudiug on the back
of your neck.”
• sc- talk to me, the begum ot
Ft*.ri roared his majesty as hs
,itu. .«od «>n his hat. “I'd like to so*
iin uchine that would dare lake such
,i. . s! Bind those skates on my
: and give me room to cavort!"
}f you would only take a few les
IKias”—
•Shut up. thou cucumber of tbe sand
Hve miuiites later the begum wa«
ready to cavort. The crowd had re
turned, aud he meant to show hi.*
smartuess. The little wheels unde?
him wouldn't stand still, but he drew
a long breath, winked at Ills P. M,
and started off. Ho bad Just time tf
compare tbe sensation with liiat oi
sliding down a haystack when uj
went liis heels aud down came hit
head, aud the heavens and the earti
and the city hall aud the postofllct
danced around him and walked ove»
him. When he could agulu tfet tin
hang ot, the multiplication table, h»
was back in bis palace, and the skate*
were oil his feet. Sitting up aud feel
ing of tll0 | unip on <1lc ^ nc i c 0 f i,| t
head, be cried out:
“What ho. je scullions of the earth,
but briug hither young Hen lllslup!”
Young lieu was soou dragged in bj
th e n eck, aud the shaking of his kneci
was jjj. e ^t cf a cornstalk in a gab
of wind.
“For having Introduced a uoveltj
Into my kingdom I thank thee,” bu! 6
the begum ns the lump oil the back of
his head grew larger.
no thanks.” stammered the young
man.
"For having nit eye to the amuse¬
ment and exercise of your ruler 1 here¬
by ivward thee with 1,000 scudl.”
"Don't mention it.”
"For having warned me is »4vu»e*
that 1 might make a elrcus of xyseif
l make thee captain of the royal hen
coop.”
“Your majesty overwhelms me.”
BuL" shouted the begum as bis toe*
Tutod and his eyebrows lifted, ’’for
aving aided your revered uml sacred
rakr to make an ass of himself 1 here.
by condemn you to death, aud you
»; 2 't Lave time to utter over tbreu
tbefore you will be a head sho**’
er^
Young Ben was duly shortened by a
- ibut be made no tick over It. In
.
* poc-ket was a deck of cards, and he
.
v. i« mending to Introduce the game
inner, and his head would have gone
anyway tbe first time the begum
“ ^ 01 "" **
M- Quad.
a sscruiae.
f» • roo?e«ery od tbe banks of
•t lavr":, • river, near Frescott,
»r -*ph saying that the *tone was
'*■•‘ 1 - I to tbe memory of
who heroically defended
*>■ 'ii her lover by sticking
> m a a ma.l cow’s nose.”
■ it * i B.'-bardoon was 38
' » .» •. (las a good scheme
***** nwssy oof of It, people call
* *"»•■•' f b* loses, they coll him
Kfirs,
Church Directory.
K. M CKUHCB. SOl’TH.
Ke>. W. J. PlsuUsW. PsstW.
PreeratOll eseli Suudsy si 1 It I. la ami .A0 p in.
i Ism im-.'Itng VBt'ii smulHV «t HH» !"■
M»ul,e M'lLKil .'«. !> Sunday n< 3 P iu.
r rr uiwltog WwtuesUiiy at 7:30 P m.
W
- l ATESBOllO HAPT1ST fill RCII.
Prt kcUIiir ou tkc Sml aud Ith Sundays Hi eacii
llicutll al 11 » IU 111111 N'iO 0 m -
Pra..valid l‘ral->' service every Thursday evening
tt 7:*>o'elwli. 1
Sunday tchuol every Sunday at 10 a m.
Parker, Sup!. Sunday afier
Haptist V,.img People's In ion even
noon at 3 o'clock. K. J. H. Deboneb. President.
primitive BAPTIST church.
Kid. M. K. Stublvs. Pastor.
Preaetiing every Slid Sunday and Saturday In
etrb month at id tt m.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
w, h McMeen. .
siiliilirtR^i ,, rt '
m".
Sift-;
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SiW ^PaH>. .. WnnttiWti TE
J . u ■
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Councllioeii- L. J. McLean, .1. t... RlitcD, V'. .
Simmons, B. T. OUttand. J- L. OllitT.
Becosdcr and Trwisurvr—' W. H. Mfis.
Marshal—J. E. ORiff. -
Council meets second Tuesday nights.
County Directory.
Sheriff-John H. Donaldson, Stateslmro, (la.
Tax Collector—E. It. McElveen, Areola. Gn.
Tax Receiver A. i. Her. HarvIHe, Ga.
Treasurer Allen U'V. Areola, (ia.
County Surveyor H. J. Proctor, jr., Proctor,
Si perioB corBT—1th Mondays in April aud
Per; B. 1). Evans, .ItalKe. SandersvlUe. Ga.; B
Rawlings. Clerk, Solicitor Statesboro, General, Sandersville, Ga.; S
Groover, Ga.
Cot ’sty Court—M onthly sessions on
after tlrst Mondays in each month.
Wednesdaya after tlrst Month In each ...............
hegtnntug In January. J. F. Brannen,
J. It. Donaldson, Bailiff, Statesboro. Ga.
Ordinary’s Court— 1st Mondays iueaeli mouth
C. s. Martin, Ordinary, Statesboro, Ga.
JUSTICE COURTS
iitii District—Shop Hushing, J. l>„ Green,
It. It. MeCorkle, N. P., Green, Ga. Court dav,
Saturday In each month.
titli District G. H. Trapnell, J. P., Metier
J. Everitt,N. r„ Excelsior, (ia. Second
Xiith District—It. V. Stringer, J. P„ Echo,
R. (i. hauler, N. P„ Eudicott, (in. Second
bl^DIct—U. M. Davis, J. p, Ivauhoe, (ia
„ 1>. H. Bn-imeu, N. P. and J. l*„ Irle, Ga. Fumt
Friday.
IH.tr District—A. W. Stewart. J. P„ MB,
C. Davis, J. P„ Zoar. Ga. Second Saturday.
DCAltli Distriet-T. t’. Pennington, J. p.. Porial
Gu. E. W. Cowart. Portal, Ga. First Friday.
li?40tli Pistriet—J. Denmark, N. P. and J. p
Enal, Ga. Fourth Saturday.
1*%I District—Z. A. Rawls, J. p., Rufus.
W. Pin risk. N. P„ Nelbvood, Ga. Frliay
second Saturday.
.
1547th District—W. J. Rlcbardsim, J P. and N.
Hanille, Ga. Third Friday.
ISWth District—J. W. Rountree, J. P.,
Ga. J. !!. Lee, J. P. and N. P„ Statesboro,
Second Monday.
l fl 75th District—W. P. Donaldson, N. P., Bliteh
M. E. Cannon, J, P„ Bliteh. Thursday after
Suuday.
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1554 MILES
OF
MODERN
TRAVERSING THE
. PflJll.
Agricultural,
Timber, and
Mineral Lands
IN THE SOUTH.
TKROUCH RATES AMD TICKETS
FURNISHED UPON APPLI¬
CATION TO ALL POINTS
North, South,
East, A
ff
|\t\£)
J
Central of Ceorgia Railway,
Ocean Steamship Co.
FAST FREIGHT
and luxurious
passenger ROUTE
to New York,
Boston THE AND East 9
IMotmAttoit. Rxtes. Schedules el
CompIcL ww ‘
Turin* and Sa.llng Date. •» ««"•"
lull, Furnished b> an, Agent of thoCompjnr
1HE0 “.ffiistH*
E. H. MiAITON. raffle Managst 1. C. ha1 q^.| pus Agl
7 S*VANNAH. CA.
____ A t l__9 J** 8 ____ f®%
11 f m to Rkj I f atoR- & P®| fr***
* Wewl ■ j I i httP I g I
n ug ■■■ *
V W
* f
Factory I Gv tv/1 j Loaded Shotgun
„ , ••RfpfATER” B loaded With Smokeless
“LEADER 30el - 0 loaded , , With -.l Didck di i, powder. m
, j “NEW RlVAl.
Superior t- ' tO all Other , brands Praiiu. for
UNIFORMITY, RbLI/U>*»- np| 1 AH!LITY AND
SHOOTING QUALITIES. ______
STRONG deaters.
Shells ate tor sale by «H Insist upon
TP ~ u - ^ ‘ u | you will get the best.
, ,.,
hivit: -i™ el1 J' -1 U
.
BANK -OF STATBSBORO.
CAPITAL $50,000.00.
Actounts of J'iruis aud ladivlausls Solicited.
t>. R. GROOVF.R, iniESinFNT.
J. L. COLEMAN, CASHIER.
DUUXTOES:
H. S. BllTca, P. R, trROOVER, ofiifP.
J. J. K. A. BrtAkNES, VCICURB •r. w.
.. B. T. Otri ANP.
W. 0. Parker.
__—_
Shoe and Harness
Repairing.
I am prepared to do first
class Shoe and Harness
Repairing rates and at short reasonable
Breeching on strapshie notice.
reins
machine, ■ Having'MdKa aih* wtftaW
I hetfer ])re
rared than ever 1o do-first
class shoe repairing!
Respectfully,
T. B. Pson.
The Johnson House.
Permanent and transient
Boarders can get good ac¬
commodations at reasona¬
ble rates at the Johnson
House, on the Court House
square.
By tlie Moil til, JfilO mid $1S.
Single Metals,' ii.1 Cents.
A share of the public pat
^ ^^Cited.
MfS, A. , M. .» JOHNSON,
- ♦ ♦ ’ . ..
♦ ♦ * * a ProT'TTPtfPR'l ICpilBklBSS,
Byeini?, Cleaning, m W&&.
Repairing, Wm
and Pressing. ^ ^ m
,
'oiS^-e
'Ye are now (.repsred to make
SUITS AM) I’ANTS
at vorv c]f)S<» a tif guar
Sfteeial attention is given to
repairing and cleaning, and we can make
your old clothes look like new one-:
M0LPHU3 & PUQH2LEY.
Two doors in tear of Moore ,t Deal’s office.
I. G, WILLIAMS,
METTER. GA .
Un rricH t!ie fivsliest, cheapest and best
selected stock of Groceries in town.
fall around and see for yourselves—it
wont cost yon anything to look.
T. Id. A IvT VS,
PULASKI, GA.,
Is ready to repair Tour Watches, Clocks
and .Jewelry , First-class work and »a!>
isfa-tion guaranteed.
Also. denier m Dry Goods. Groceries
and XotioiiH.
FARM LOANS.
Brannen & Moore, States
boro, Ga., negotiate loans at
the lowest rates.
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