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A FIVE DOLLAR JOKE.
/ A QUAINT OLD TIMER.
A Household Necessity.
A family medicine chest is one of
the necessities in the household, and
every housewife should understand
how to use its contents. There
should he a place for keeping all the
bottles and packages together, al
though it he nothing better than an
upper shelf in the closet or pantry.
Then they can he found without
loss of time, which is not the case
where the bottles are left scattered
about on the windows and mantels*
The home medicine chest should
contain a bottle of camphor, some
good liniment, a-few doses of qui
nine in capsules, sweet oil, castor
oil, paregoric, flaxseed, mustard, sul
phur, vaseline, limewater and vari
ous other things that have been tried
and found good.
Should any member of the family
be severely burned cover the burned
portion with linseed oil and lime-
water; then wrap it with cotton
wooL Allow it to remain twenty-
four hours.
Curtains ant! Draperies.
Pew things give so great an air of
comfort to a home as pretty cur
tains and draperies, and they are
useful for many purposes.. Besides
Mr. Lee Fairchild, who is coming
to the front as a humorist, visited
San Francisco not long ago and,
like many literary pilgrims to the
west, determined to pay a visit to
Mr. Joaquin Miller, poet of the Sier
ras, who lives in a charming villa in
the Contra Costa foothills across
the bay from the Golden Gate.
~.yWhat will you charge-'me to
drive to Joaquin Miller’s ?” Fair-
child asked of an Oakland cabman.
“Five dollars,” was the response.
The humorist got in and started
away over the long, rugged road
leading to the poet’s side hill her
mitage. It was evening, when he
started. The night had settled, and
the moon was up when he arrived.
He paid the driver and was about
to open the rustic gate to the fa
mous home when the cabman said
dryly: '
“I suppose you know that Joa
quin is not in California at the pres
ent time.”
The humorist thought quickly
and, smothering his indignation, re
plied:
“Oh, yes, of course; I merely
wanted to see how his place looks
by moonlight.”—Saturday Evening
Post.
I Mr. Green of Wichita, Han., who
has just celebrated his ninety-sixth
birthday, was a neighbor of Martin
Van Buren, whom he disliked. He
saw and talked with a man who wit
nessed the famous ride of General
Putnam and who said that Putnam
did not ride down the steps, but de
scended a hill beside them. He
knew Aaron Burr, Admiral Decatur,
President Jackson and Santa Anna.
His boyhood chum was a cabin boy
to John Paul Jones, the famous sea
fighter.
“The last time I took a drink,”
said Mr. Green, “was the day Frank
lin Pierce was elected. Myself and
three others went into a tavern, and
I set ’em up. The round cost me 12
cents. In those days whisky was
good, and it didn’t cost much. Aft
er I drank my jigger I turned
around to the hoys and said, “That
is my last drink.’ They laughed,
hut 1 .have kept the pledge' ever
since.”
Deferring to his dislike of Van
Buren, he says: “Maybe it is because
I knew him so familiarly. He look
ed too much like a wolf to suit me,”
. . xv p most iavoreu is nut aiways
but to the average
. G crirl or woman who is obliged
T1 rk for her living, and, perhaps
i others at home, life is often a
3 irac in consequence of illness,
Leu who work, especially those
. e constantly on their .feet, are
,L It liable to the development
7an‘ic troubles, and should pan-
Lv heed the first manifestations,
as backache, pains in the lower
- nod lower part of the stomach,
JJar and painful monthly periods,
WHEN
YOU
FEEL DULL
4-red, nauseated and low spirited,
the machinery of the body Is clogged
up somewhere. You should take a
few doses of
H is a thorough system cleanser and
will make you feel bright, vigorous
and cheerful.
Lgg Vt.IA BBESXBB, E. ROCHESTER, OHIO.
Ltness, weakness, loss of appetite
p sleep.
phe young lady whose portrait we
pish herewith had all these symp-
ps, and in addition leucorrhoea,
p was cured by Lydia E. Piukhanrs
Lgetab ] e Compound. First, she
pte a letter to Mrs. Pinkham’s lab-
gatory at Lynn, Mass., describing her
t itle, received, in reply accurate in-
ctions what to do to get well, and
iw wishes her name used to convince
ters that they may be cured as she
b
fche same helping hand, free of
krgQ cr obligation, is extended, to
jay ailing woman in America. If
pare sick you are foolish not to get
^valuable advice, it costs you noth-
g, and she is sure to help you. Don’t
lit until it is too late—write to-dav.
COTTON.
Cole’s Cotton Planter Will Save Ton $1.00
Ton every acre yon plant.
COLE’S COMBINATION PLANTER
Is positively and absolutely without an
equal as a Money and Labor saver.
Plants Cotton, Corn, Peas, etc., as well
and even better than any 'seperate
special'machine ever built.
We prove it in your own field at our ex
pense. Write for full information.
THE COEE MFC CO., CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Full Blooded Indian Babies Scarce.
Wie present generation of full
blooded Indian babies iB interesting
from many points of view. ' In the
first place, there will be no more
full blooded Indians horn, as men
and women of pure Indian blood are
rapidly marrying either white per
sons or Indians whose blood is large
ly mixed with that of the whites.
Moreover, these pure blooded chil
dren inherit in many eases large
sums from the sale of lands to the
government or own valuable reser
vation property, so that many of
them have more suitors than Penel
ope.
It is only on the reservations of
the far southwest that the curious
little Indian babies are to he found.
There are now .among the twenty
tribes only 3,000 full blooded In
dian children. In these same tribes
there are more than 20,000 children
through whose veins courses a strain
of white blood. They are healthy,
fat youngsters and, despite their
rough usage, grow np to he strong
men and women.—Cosmopolitan.
able women of the country is cam
phor eating. The idea seems to pre
vail that this gum, taken in small
and regular, doses, gives a peculiar
creaminess of complexion, and scores
of young women buy it for this pur
pose. The habit is, moreover, very
difficult to cast off, for camphor
produces a mild form of exhilara
tion and stupefaction, and in many
instances where very. large doses
have been swallowed the habit has
become a sort of slavery. These
camphor eaters all have a dreamy,
dazed and very listless air, and in
moSt of them there is an ever pres
ent longing to sleep or at least to
rest. Extreme weakness generally
follows the taking of regular doses,
and cases have been seen where it
has been almost difficult to tell the
effect from those of alcohol. As to
the complexion, if a ghastly pallor
be an improvement, camphor cer
tainly produces it.—^-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
soil, while giving charm to the ap
pearance of the bedroom.
There are many women whose first
task when house moving is to ar
range the window draperies, because,
as they say, when once those are
completed the house will begin to
look like home, whereas the finished
room devoid of blinds and curtains
looks hare and cold.
The fashionable materials for
heavy curtains are plushes and
plushettes, serges, tapestries and
brocades for the sitting room, while
for the bedroom art linen is prefer
red or fancy cretonne.
Front Door Mirrors.
Becently in passing through pos
sibly the prettiest village in the
Cotswolds I saw an excellent idea
that might with advantage be intro
duced elsewhere. Within the knock
er on the front door, which in this
instance was about on a level with
the face of the visitor, was placed a
small convex mirror. Supposing
the visitor is paying a call of either
congratulation or condolence, how
advantageous must it he to put the
right expression on his countenance,
either festive or doleful, before he
knocks at the door.—London Graphs
ic.
“C” With a Tail.
The “C” with a tail is the trade
mark of Cascarets Candy Cathartic.
Look for it on the light blue enameled
metal box! Each tablet stamped
C. C. C. Neyer sold in bulk. All
druggists, roc.
Brain power and refinement of
intellect move in inverse ratio.
pGINE BUILDERS,
(aw.mills, cotton
is and PRESSES.
Favorite Nearly Everywhere.
Constipation means dulness, depression,
headache, generally disordered health.
DeWitt’s Little Early Kisers stimulate
the liver, open the bowels and relieve
this condition. Safe, speedy and thor
ough. They never gripe. Favorite pills.
Eobertson & Law.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
AND DEALER IN
l kinds of funeral furnishings,
ce teams and prompt attention
tan to all calls either day or
iit. Parlors and ware rooms
[ South Bradford street di-
ptly in front of court house,
GAINESVILLE, GA
The Giddy Young Thing!
Mrs. Gilbert’s eightieth birthday,
whieb was celebrated recently at
St. Louis with a flower hung dress
ing room and a serenade by the or
chestra, which played “Auld Lang
Syne” on the stage after the per
formance, occurred just before an
illness which necessitated a short
rest. When she returned to the cast
at the Lyceum theater in New York,
one reason after another was ad
vanced as to the cause of her indis
position. In that vibrant voice of
hers that has retained its mellow
ness through these many years, she
deniedin turn each one of the causes
ascribed. /Til tell you what it was,”
she said finally and with a twinkle
in her eye, “I had' too much birth
day.”—Leslie’s Weekly.
His Negative Side.
Eli Minch, known as the “learned
farmer,” of Bridgeton, N. J., who
died the other day, recently made
the following confession: “I have
never been married or in love, never
smoked, chewed or touched a drop
of beer or other intoxicants; never
played dominoes, checkers or cards
of any kind and cannot tell one
card from another. I have never
been to a play, even in church, or a
circus; never saw the inside of a
theater, have never skated with a
girl on the ice, although I was when
a boy considered quite a skater, and
I think few men experienced the
pleasure that I did when a young
man.” -
The Ways of the Walking Stick.
An excited controversy is raging
among the young swells of Paris as
to the disposal of one’s walking
stick when making a call. M. Le
Bargy, the well known actor, de
clares that a walking stick is a vital
necessity to help out conversation.
“In the play,” he says, “yon may
see it swinging backward and for
ward when I am anxious, affection
ately caressing my collar when my
mood is endearing} vibrating with
menace when I am angry, trailing in
melancholy fashion behind me when
I leave the room dejected.”
It is only in books that a man
loves a woman so much he would
be willing to let some other man
have her if it would make her
happier.
Saved Him From Torture. -
There is no more agonizing trouble than
piles. The constant itching and burning 1 '
make life intolerable. No position is-,
comfortable. Tbe torture is unceasing;-
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures pilefe-
at once. For skin-diseases, cuts, burns,
bruises, all kinds of wounds it is -un
equalled. J. S. Gerall, St. Haul, Ark.,
•says: “ From 1865 I suffered with, the
protruding, bleeding piles and could
find nothing to help me until I used
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. A few
boxes completely cured me.” Beware of
counterfeits. Robertson & Law.
GEAP RATES TO THE WEST,
ie Western &* Atlantic R. R»
ANDTHE
ishyile .Chattanooga & St.
Louis Ry.
iVill sell round trip homeseekers
kets to all points in Oklahoma and
3ian Territory on the following
tes: October 12th, November 5th and
December 3rd and 17th. Tickets
od twenty one days from date of
*• Stopover privileges will be al-
fred fifteen days going at any point
Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and In
to Territory.
for rates and full information call
or write to
John L. Edmondson,.
S. E. P. A,, Atlanta, Ga
Precautions For the Czar’s Life.
No nihilist will over get a chance
at the czar of Russia with a razor,
at least in the guise of a barber.
The autocrat has his heard carefully
trimmed, hut with scissors. Even
this is treated as a responsible and
important function, and of the four
grand masters of th£ court, as they
are called, one always attends the
czar when his majesty is under the
barber’s care. Not that any doubt
is felt as to the fidelity of the ton-
sorial artist. The family of the
Guelabovski have been barbers to
the imperial house of Bomanoff
from the time of Czar Paul. *
ance Agent.
| No, 1 State Bank Building,
Nt exchange and rent all kinds c
l -state. Have in hand anything
Fjvant in this line. Wfil make it
H&terest whether you want tq^se'
ysure your property agamsi
r. 0 ? fire in old reliable and prompi
companies
of a miracle could save my little
daughter from an untimely
death,” says City Marshall A.
H. Malcolm, of Cherokee,San.
“ When two years old she was
taken with stomach and bowel
trouble and despite the efforts
of the best physicians we could
procure, she grew gradually
worse and was pronounced in
curable. _A friend advised
and after giving it a few days
she began to improve and final
ly fully recovered. She is now
past five years of age and the
very picture of health.”
Sold by all Druggists.
Dr. Milas Medical Co.. Elkhart, tnd.
Tront Street, Nome.
IPs a little zigzag street. Every
building was erected according to
an independent notion as to front
age and rearage. The effect is star
tling, andL after negotiating a few
blocks of it you feel like “the crook
ed Triflu who walked the crooked
mile.” On sunshiny days the en
tire population sallies forth and oc
cupies the sidewalk, overflows into
the street and down the little by
ways on to the beach, with dogs fill
ing all the intermediate space on the
ground floor.—Seattle Times.
* Work of Children.
About 600,000 trees are planted
each year by the school children of
** It A/% /v-P 4-V» AIT*
The Miller’s Thumb.
quiet the infiamation, heal the kidney s
and bladder, strengthen and regulate
the liver, and drive poisons and im
purities out of the system. Dr. E. E.
DIXON & CO.
From faraway frozen Alaska,
comes the statement that two
farmers raised $50,000 worth of
Irish potatoes last year. The area
planted is not given, but such a
crop raised by two men in that
country is remarkable.
R. SMITH,
movement of the thumb, he gauges
its value by the thumb itself. Con
tinual action in this way makes the
thumb assume a shape Tesembling
the wide flattened head of the hull-
head, or Tommy Logge, a fish prev
alent in mill streams, which in con
sequence is popularly known as the
miller’s thumb.—Chambers’ Jour-
The man who was “born tired"
should use Pbicexey Ash Bittebs.
It makes work a necessity to give vent
to tbe energy and exuberance of spir
its generated by functional activity in
the system. Dr. E. E. DIXON & CO.
The Kind That Suits.
I Fued for her hand, ' _
Tbe .dear little thing’, .
And now I am suing
To get back my ring.
—Yonkers Statesman.
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