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REMARKABLE WORK Of the Georgia Industrial Home for Destitute Children. Two years ago, February 22,1899, Rev. W. E. Mumford, Founder, open ed the doors of “Faith Cottage,” Georgia Industrial Home, five miles north of Macon in this state. The specific object of the Home is the salvation of the neglected, abandon ed and outcast children of destitute and disreputable white parents. It is non-sectarian and non-sectional It is now in possession of 200 acres of land. Over $8,000 have been ex pended in the purchase of the farm and improvements thereon. There are now six nice buildings besides the outbuildings and bams. The Home started with three chil dren on its opening day and has cared for about one hundred since that time, eighty of whom are now its happy, and promising inmates. These children are from over thirty counties in Georgia. Every leading city in this state is represented. It is the only Home ever founded in Georgia for the specific class it pro poses to reach. It is a formatory- taking these children from the slums of city and country between the ages of 6 and 15, when habits and character are forming, and turning the course of their lives into chan nels of self-respect and self-support. It is a home—not a prison—a Pre- ventatory—not a Reformatory. It proposes the rescue of helpless inno cence from depraved, vicious and immoral surroundings. It is sup ported entirely by private bevevo- lenee, through the efforts of its founder. It is regularly chartered under the laws of Georgia, and is highly endorsed by press and pulpit, as well as by the fraternities, and all the state executive officers. There is a board of directors to whom the founder and president is responsible. The founder and board of directors call upon the people of Georgia everywhere to give March 30th as a day of labor and thought to'this unique and wonderful under taking. In office, shop, field, stpre and home let us who have had a chance in life try to help these lit tle destitute white children of Geor gia. A day’s work for orphans in the fall and a day’s work for aban doned and destitute children in the spring would give to Georgia two of the brightest days in the history of her years. The board of directors of this great Home are E. J. Willinghom, merchant; P. D. Pollock, president Mercer University; B. M. Wiley, or dinary of Bibb county; W. A. Davis, Past Grand Master of Masons, all of Macon, and State School Commis sioner G.JEfc. Glenn, of Atlanta. Address all letters to Rev. W. E. Mumford, President, Box 573, Ma con, Ga. A MAN AND HIS VIOLETS. Tlxe Story of the Vivacious Maid Who Received the Flowers. “Yes, it was a lovely bunch of vio lets,” sighed the girl who received tifem, “but I wish they had never come to me. You see, it was this way: The man who sent them is one of those aw fully nice fellows who bore you to death—the kind you feelcSO glad to see talking to some one else, don’t you know,” she ended appealingly. “Yes; I’ve seen the type,” sympathet ically replied her auditor. “Well, on my birthday he sent that lovely bunch of violets—perfect beau ties they were—with a dear little note to the effect that he had to go out of town, but would be represented by these little purple clad messengers, so like my eyes and whose fragrance al ways reminded him of me. I thought the note rather nice,” she concluded pensively, “and put the flowers in the parlor on the center table, writing back that I had done so. Why in the world was I bo prompt?” she wailed. “It was no more than polite.” “Oh, much more! My dear, it is al ways idiotic to go into details like that. Well, he did not go out of town, but was ‘fortunately’ detained and came around after all to tell me so. And those wretched violets”— • “Surely they were all right?” “I had loaned them to Annie to wear to the Blanks' dinner. Of course I had to tell him that the heat of the room was too great, and I had put them in the icebox. Just as he was going and I was congratulating myself on my escape in sailed that miserable girl, violets and all! If he had only gone, as he said he would, it would have been all right. Men are so unre liable!”—New York Mail and Express. The Dude and the Artist, Paris is laughing over how an artist got even with a dude who, having sat for his picture, was so dissatisfied with the result that he refused to pay for it. The Count de X. recently had a crayon picture of himself made, which he afterward pretended to find fault with. “It does not bear the slightest resem blance to me,” he said, “and I will not take it” The artist protested, but all to no avail. “All right, monsieur,” he i*emarked finally, “if it is not at all like you, of course I can’t reasonably ex pect to get paid for it.” After the count had gone the painter added to the portrait a magnificent pair of ass’ ears and exhibited it to the gaze of the curious public. It bad not been long so exposed when the count broke into the artist’s studio in a towering rage and, finding that threats availed him nothing, at last offered to buy it at a considerable advance upon the original price. ‘It was not strange that you failed to recognize your resemblance to the picture at first,” said the painter, de termined to be revenged for the slight put upon his work. “But I knew you would notice the likeness as soon as I added those ears.” The Pennsylvania legislature, it is said, is about to move a resolution asking congress to submit an amend ment to the constitution to elect senators by popular vote. Investi- galidn by a committee from this legislature shows*that there is little doubt that two-thirds of the states are in favor of such a movement. If twenty-nine states join Pennsylvania in this request, congress is compelled by law to call a convention to pro pose such an amendment. This amendment will then have to be rat ified by' thirty-four states, or three- fourths of all, to make it a part of our organic law. ? Hundreds of tramps, many of the most vicious kinds, are causing seri ous annoyance in some parts of Northern Wisconsin, where the cold weather has driven them to open crime in order to secure shelter in lock-ups. Burglaries and assaults are common, and officers are kept on .the jump., Had To Conquer Or Die. “I was just abobt gone,” writes Mrs. Rosa Richardson, of Laurel Springs, N. C., “I had consump tion so bad that the best doctors said I could not live more than a month, but I began to use Dr. King’s New Discovery and was wholly cured by seven bottles and am now stoui and well.” It’s an unrivaled life-saver in Consump tion, Pneumonia, La Grippe and Bronchitis; infallible for Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Hay Fever, Croup or Whooping Cough. Guaranteed bottles .50c and $1.00. Trial, bot tles free at HI M. Ekltzclaw’s drug store. Subscribe for the Home JOURNAL. Animal Peculiarities. If a female fox (vixen) gets caught in a steel trap and is discovered by the male or fox dog, it is said he inva riably kills her, although I have net heard it stated that the vixen would kill the dog fox or another vixen or the male another male. If a cow becomes impaled on a fence and groans with pain, the whole herd instantly rush wildly to the spot, fight and apparently do their best to destroy her if not beaten off. A hog confined with others in a pen breaks out and on being returned to the pen is at once set upon and bitten by the others. Why, with all the instinct animals possess, is the desire so strong to in jure or destroy rather than to help or rescue?—New York Sun. Wood That Causes Sneezing:. Among its many curious products South Africa includes <the “sneeze wood” tree, which takes its name from the fact that one cannot cut it with a saw without sneezing, as the fine dust has exactly the effect of snuff. Even in planing the wood it will sometimes cause sneezing. No insect, worm or barnacle will touch it. It is very bitter to the taste, and when placed in water it will sink. The color is light brown and the grain very elose and hard. For dock work, piers or jetties it is a useful timber, lasting a long while un der water. How She Settled the Question. The question of precedence at dinner and at social functions at Washington is a weighty one in official circles, but once upon a time there was a western senator whose wife thought very light ly on this subject. She was in Wash ington for a good time, and she re solved to have it without bothering about precedence. • This fearless little woman gave a dinner on one occasion, and when it was time to get her guests from the drawing room into the dining room she said: “There Is some precedence about all this, but I don’t know what it is. Just shoo out to dinner, every one or you, and sit down anywhere you please.” This stroke of western diplomacy worked perfectly.—Exchange. -DEALERS IN- What Hurt Her. Mrs. Heartless—Just to think my husband fell and broke—and broke— Mrs. Simpythetik—There, dear; heard all about it. The poor man broke his leg. It’s a great affliction, I know, but— Mrs. Heartless—Oh, I didn’t mean that! You haven’t heard the worst. He was carrying my new Venetian vase when he fell, and broke It too.—Ohio State Journal. Temperate. Grimsby—So you want to marry my daughter, sir! What are your princi ples? Are you temperate? Fledgely—Temperate! Why, I am so strict that it gives me pain even to find my boots tight.—Pick-Me-Up. Close Resemblance. Contractor—You won’t sell me a car load of bricks on credit? Dealer—No. Me and my brick are very much alike. We're hard pressed for cash.—Philadelphia Record. His Task. George—With the assurance of your love I could conquer the world. Grace—That will not be necessary All you have to do is to conquer papa London Tit-Bits. Where tbe Shoe Pinehed. Young Girl (glancing at her pedal ex tremities)—Oh, dear! My feet are so awfully big! Practical Auntie—But you stand on them all right, don’t you? Young Girl—Oh, yes, but so do other folks too—New York Tribune. Ready Excuse. Beggar—Say, boss, won’t you help a poor fellow out of a job? Joakley—GraciopsI Can’t you get put of it without my help? Pretend you're sick or something.—Philadelphia Press. To Cure A Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tbe money if it fails to'enre. E. W. Grove’s signature is on each box. 25/. Why should a novel writer be an ex traordinary looking animal? Because of his tale coming out of hi3 head. Philadelphia Ledger. The man who lives for himself alone is apt to be neglected by tbe world at large.—Chicago News. CASTOR! A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of mm mmmm AND ENCYCLOPEDIA. c/S Statistical 'Volume of Facts and Figures Containing Cher 600 Pages* OVER i f ooo TOPICS. OVER 10,000 FACTS. m 111 ISKL Psr* SPECIAL FEATURES* Tbe census of 1900. National and State elec tion returns. Font centuries of American prog ress. Political record of 1900 (conventions and platforms). American rule in the Philippines. N e w govern ments of Porto Rico and Ha waii. Polar exploration in 1900. Conclusion of the South African wa'r. Pan-American Exposition of 1901. China—its present con dition and status among nations. Roster of general officers of the Regular U. S. Army, 1789—1900. IA Political Register. I Facts that every patriot! and voter ought to know. ! Standard American Annual. Mantels, Paint, Lumber, Lime, Cement, Builders’ Hardware, Etc. No. 457 Third Street. Macon, Ga. OLD SCHOOL BOOKS Bought, Sold arid Exchanged. Foil Line Houston County Books. McEvoy Book and Stationery Co. 572 CHERRY ST. 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