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TO THE BLUSH ON EDNA’S CHEEK.
Thou lucky blush! Lot me repeat
With warm and firm insistence,
I envy thee thy short and fleet
V. t happiest existence!
Thy life Is briefer than the rose;
And yet, could 1 but live It,
Were every treasure that man knows
Mine own. I’d gladly give it.
But since there’s not for me the bliss,
Thou crimson blush, to be thee.
I can at least bestow a kiss,
And then, in rapture, see thee!
—Charles Hanson Towne, in Munsey’s
Magazine.
The Blight.
By Eiizaieili Mason.
--JJ
It was hard times, It seemed to
him that it had always been hard
times, and yet this was different, He
stood in the open doorway of a down¬
town restaurant, and within, the sil¬
ver on the tables shone almost more
alluringly than the sight of the food
appealed to his scantily fed stomach.
After all it was not so hard to be
hungry or cold if you could bear it
alone.
He had been waiting until some
chanee should slide him past the
watchful man at the door and pres
ently it came in the form of a group
of late diners who crowded together
in at the entrance. He went in with
them unnoticed, confident of finding a
darkened corner in which he might
await his opportunity. He must be
very careful. He must not add to her
burden the one thing that as yet he
had never brought upon her—dis
grace. He was not mistaken; the
corner was there, and into it lie crept,
behind a potted flowering tree. Con¬
cealed there he looked out and saw
everything and everyone. Eagerly lie
estimated to himself the value of the
himself that they were not worth
table things and cried out within
more.
After that he began to take note of
the merry group with whom he had
come in, and who now occupied a
round table before him. There were
an elderly couple, a smiling good na
tured twain, dressed handsomely and
contented of aspect, He looked at
them wistfully, wondering if they had
ever known trouble, There was an
other lady who with her husband fur¬
nished fun for the party, but the
man’s attention was arrested by a
girl at the end of the table, because
somehow she made him think of her
as she used to be. The young- fellow
beside her mi^ht almost have been
himself at that age, and as he bent
over the girl, anticipating her small¬
est wish, the watching man could
have pushed them crying out a warn¬
ing from that bitter experience of his,
not to entangle that innocent life with
uncertainty.
“It’s astonishing how people hang
on that sort of thing,” the vivacious
lady said. “Only last week when we
were at the Graham’s I merely men¬
tioned that Fred had done a little of
it, and he was the most popular man
in the room directly.”
-, Do # you really know anything
about palmistry?” asked the elder
gentleman, “or are you merely smart
enough to make people think you
do?”
He told me,” said the younger, for¬
getting to take his eyes from the girl
at his side, “he told me once whom
I was to marry—actually describing
her—told her age and when we should
meet. That was three years ago?”
“And did you meet her?”
«« Yes.”
“And shall you marry her?” banter¬
ed the old gentleman.
The boy did not smile. “I shall—if
she thinks I’m good enough,’.’ he said
very softly, The man behind the
flowering tree passed his hand across
his eyes. So might that other young
fellow a few years have looked and
spoken. What had been the matter
that everything had gone wrong? He
had worked hard. He had been hon¬
est and earnest. But there had been
winters of sickness for both of them.
There had been the little children to
clothe and care for, and then had
come the hard times, He had not
worked all winter because there was
no place for him. She had worked,
though, and every time he saw the
hands which had once been so delicate
pricked with sewing and reddened
with washing, he blamed himself for
bringing her to it. Why was it that
he had not been able to take care of
her when other men whose wives
were not so dear to them could do so
much.
The palmist had consented to read
the hand of the elder lady and he now
had it in his, mumbling over it amid
the laughter of the rest, Curiously
the man bent forward listening, ana
as the reading finished, concealment
forgotten, the shabby figure stepped
out of the shadowed corner.
I Read mine,” he said simply, It
was an oddly compelling request and
the palmist looked him over keenly
and then took the seamed thin hand.
“A long life,” he said. He looked up
seriously into the attentive face, but
as he bent his head again he cast a
taischevious glance towards his
friends.
.. Yours isn't a fortunate hand,” he
said. "I see sickness and trouble. You
never have succeeded in anything you
undertook to do^ You never will, my
friend You’re the kind of man that
the fc are against, You’ve dreamed
of having something some time, but
you 11 miss it somehow, and you \|on't
be able to sec that it’s your fault.fYou
are born to be a sort of blight on
everyone you are connected with. I
see a good wife, for whom it might
have been better if she had never seen
you; a child or two, to feel the need
of a more ‘fortunate’ parent—and
that's all.”
‘It’s enough,” muttered the man. He
thanked the palmist shortly and went
out.
“That was pretty hard,” deprecated
j the "The old lady.
i worst of it is,” said the palm
_ ist, turning
j with vigor to his supper,
! “that my really good lecture won’t do
! | hint a bit of good. He drinks, prob
! , ably.”
But the man, who stumbled along
in the dark outside, had taken it seri¬
ously. His lips moved constantly with
an agonized appeal.
“Is that why?” he said dully. “Is
that why?” •
After a while he gathered himself
together to think connectedly. It was
the truth. Had he not blighted her
young life? Had his children not al¬
ready missed too many of the cheap
pleasures of childhood because he was
their father? Her people had written
her only last week that when she
would leave him her old place at
home was open to her and her babies,
but she had not answered. Her loyal
heart had clung to him In their mis¬
fortune and he had allowed her to
make the sacrifice. Somehow, as he
thought of it all, the solution came to
him. He thrust his hand into the
deep pocket of his coat and sighed
with relief that there was something
there from which, though more val¬
uable things had gone long ago, he
had been loath to part. By and bj r lie
came to the poor place which he called
home, and went close to a window at
which there was a little white curtain
which she had put there in memory
of their brighter days. Through it
he saw her leaning over the two little
children. She was singing to them.
She who had never voiced a complaint,
and they lay peacefully, unconscious
of their father’s eyes.
He turned away, a great throbbing
in his heart. Where‘was the some¬
thing that let these things be? That
let her and hers suffer; that made
him a blight upon the lives of those
lie loved. An immense anger filled
him and shook his frame.
“I’ll cheat destiny!” he cried fierce¬
ly. “There is one thing I can do. I
can remove the blight.”
There was a kind of exultation in
his eyes as he tore something from his
coat and held it up, gleaming in the
ccol moonlight. There was some¬
thing that was like achievement in
his gesture as he flung his clenched
hand in defiance up toward the wink¬
ing, curious stars. The gleaming
thing spoke sharply; and even as he
went down, his face turned with a
kind of triumph toward the infinite
sky.—Boston Sunday Post.
ICE CREAM IN FAR EAST.
American Delicacy Finds Its Way to
Odd Corners of Earth.
American ice cream is making a
place for itself in the Far East, by
means of the ocean steamship service.
The people of China, Japan, Australia,
even of the Samoan Islands, have tast¬
ed the delicacy, though the dusky Sa¬
moan has yet to enjoy an ice-cream
soda.
All the large steamship lines regard
.ice cream as a necessary item of a
ship’s supply, not merely for passen¬
gers onout going vessels, but to supply
the vessels operated in various ser¬
vices in Eastern waters. In addition,
the ships, as they leave this port, car¬
ry enough of the article to provide a
supply for the return trip. Last year
alone the vessels of one line, the
North German Lloyd, used about 100,
000 bricks of. cream on their tables, to
say nothing of the large quantities
that were transferred to steamships
of lines operating in the Far East.—
New York Post.
The Cause.
“Don’t you ever feel sick going up
and down in this elevator all day?”
asked the old lady passenger.
“Yes’ni,” answered the elevator
Doy.
“Is it the motion of the going
down?”
“No’m.”
“The motion of going up?
“No’m.
“What is it, then?”
“The questions, ’m.”—Watchword.
Inventor’s Satisfaction.
“I suppose you are proud of the as¬
cent you made in your new airship?”
“Oh, no,” answered the inventor.
“I don’t attach so much importance to
the ascent. But I am rather proud
of the way in which I got back to
earth.”—Washington Star.
Immigrants do not come to New
: York city in a state of absolute pov
■ erty by a long way. They bring us an
nually about $16,000,000 in money.
FACTS A IF) FT THIiiFT
AND HilMlUTIOX.
What the Two Ara Accomplish¬
ing or» One Acre of Irrigated
Land in Clarkson, Wash.
William Howard KirkbrkiS tolls in
The Century what one man, an en¬
gineer, broken down by long, confin¬
ing work, is accomplishing in Clark*
son, Wash., on one acre of land. Jos¬
eph Lipe bought a one-acre ranch
with a small house and a few fruit
trees on it:
“The first few months he passed in
experimenting, drawing upon his pen¬
sion for living expenses. He read
all that he could find upon the sub¬
ject, talked with men who had made
a study of irrigation farming and
went among those of his neighbors
who were successful, working in the
fields with them. He saw that the
climate, soil and natural conditions
were favorable for agriculture in all
its diversified forms; he saw the re¬
sults obtained through the practical
operation of scientific methods, and
that intelligent effort and careful su¬
pervision were what counted, not the
amount of land one possessed. So he
went to work upon his one acre. He
pruned thej trees and set out thirty
others of different varieties; he
plowed out the old vegetables and
vines and planted new ones; he sold
the half dozen sick chickens and re¬
placed them by a thoroughbred black
Spanish rooster and three hens, and
built them a chicken yard, sowing it
to wheat.
“From the main lateral, running
past his house, he extended a small
funis across the west end of the tract.
In this flume he placed a series of
stops and plugs. Now, by removing
one of the plugs, a small rivulet of
water was made to flow between a
certain row of trees. When the thirsty
roots had been refreshed he replaced
the plug, turned the stop and the
next row received a watering. A few
moments with the hoe and the rivulet
was made to wind in and out amon cr
plants and vegetables to any part of
the tiny ranch. A turn of the hand
and the ‘rain’ was over.
“He scon learned in just what
quantities each .tree 'and vegetable
required the life-giving moisture,
with the result that his crops have
never famished for want of water or
drowned from excess of it.
At the end of the first year his
pension went into the bank The sale
of fruits, vegetables and chickens had
not only paid all living expenses, but
had left a surplus as well. This was
returned to the land for improve¬
ments. The house was painted, new
chicken houses were built and the
old fence was replaced by a neat wire
one.
“People, hearing of the great suc¬
cess, came to see for themselves If so
much could be grown on one acre,
thus augmenting the owners’ pride
and interest in their venture. While
the husband experimented with every
variety of fruit and vegetable, and
found which were the best growers
and sellers, the wife experimented
with her preserves until they became
as famous as her husband’s crops.
Winter and summer, spring and au¬
tumn, they were raising something,
until flour and beef were virtually all
that they had to buy. Each year
there were more improvements, bet¬
ter crops and larger yields, and each
year more money went into the hank
with the pension.
WISE WORDS.
Money makes the mare go, not a
pedigree.
Too many people expect a medal
for doing their duty.
There are times when even a big
man acts mighty small.
A woman is never so full of gossip
that she won’t hold more.
Some men even take their pleasure
as though they meant business.
Many a man displays a lot of in¬
genuity in making a fool of himself.
Even when a fellow goes broke he
might save a few chunks of hope.
It is hard to convince a self-made
man that he has cheated himself.
Some people are as easily pleased
as an old maid looking for a husband.
The average girl has a good many
false alarms before she meets her
fate.
It s an OT , easy „„ 0 , r matter to see the sil
ver lining m other peoples olouas.
Many a man has stubbed his toe in
a frantic effort to put his best foot
forward.
An ugly frame of mind doesn’t set
nff a ? srirl Vilf when she tries to be ms
preny i v a„ a Picture.
A woman’s hidden intentions are
generally so well hidden that she can
seldom remember herself where they
are.
The swindler isn’t exactly a philan- I
thropist, but he is always looking for j
the good things he can do. I
There may be just as good fish in
the sea as ever were caught, but a
fish that is caught is worth two in j
the sea. From “Musings of a Gentle
Cynic,” in the New York Times.
Everything to Build With.
We have recently purchased the Harris Manufacturing
Company’s lumber plant and stock and will devote our
exclusive attention to the builders supply busines in tho
future.
Our very complete 3tock includes
Brick, Lime, Sand, Cement, Fiber Wall Plaster, Paris
Plaster, Laths, Framing—rough or sized to order;
Weatherboarding—several grades; Sheeting. Shingles,
Prepared Rooting, Kiln Dried Flooring and Ceiling, the
kind that don’t crack open—several grades; Doors—
plain, and fancy glass front doors; Sash and Blinds—
in usual sizes; Window Cords, Weights and Pulleys;
Mantels, Columns, Balusters, Brackets, Mouldings,
Wainscoting, Corner and Plinth Blocks; Turned and
Sawed Work Made to Order; Door and Window
Frames; Sherwin-Williams Paint, Oils and Varnishes;
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IN FACT
Everything to Build With
bring: us a list of the material that you want, or a plan of
the house you anticipate building, and let us convince you
that our prices are right.
Fort Valley Lumber Company.
LABOR WORLD.
A union of hatters m th° United
States was establi Ui d as early as
1809.
San Francisco (Cal.) Laundry
Workers’ Union now has a member¬
ship of 1375.
The shoe clerks of Toronto, Can¬
ada, have recently organized a union,
and its membership is steadily in¬
creasing.
A new union of retail clerks, in¬
cluding various branches of business,
has been recently established in Mel¬
rose, Minn.
Steam Engineers' Union has raised
the per capita tax from ten cents to
twenty cents a month and established
a defense fund.
The interlocking switch and signal
men of the B. and M. road have or¬
ganized a new union for the Boston
terminal division.
A new union of blacksmiths, affil¬
iated with the International Broth¬
erhood of Blacksmiths, has been or¬
ganized at Dunkirk, N. Y.
Steps to form a Boston (Mass.)
branch of the new A. F. of L. metal
trades department were begun re¬
cently by Boston machinists’ lodge.
The threatened strike of the Bel¬
fast (Ireland) iron molders has been
averted. The men agreed to accept
a reduction of one shilling a week.
Metal polishers, buffers, platers
and brass and silver workers' unions,
of Eoston, Mass., h i'e already begun
the plans for the nternetional con¬
vention, which will be held there
next August.
International Brewery Workmen
of America has a membership of 42,-
570 in 378 local unions and 180
branches; also a cash balance In the
t: ury of £2 66,192.60, an increase
in the last two years.
Iron Molders’ Union of North
America will celebrate its fiftieth an¬
niversary next year. '•- 1 i
.
, FEMININE NEWS NOTES.
Women typewriters receive mare
than £200,000,000 a year in wages.
Mrs. William Thawand her daugh¬
ter, formerly the Countess of Yar¬
mouth, rented a house in New Ro¬
chelle, N. Y.
According to I-Iuman Life the Prin¬
cess Andress of Greece has recently
been publicly declared to be the most
beautiful princess in the world.
The Princesses Zenia and Vera,
daughters of Prince Nicholas of Mon¬
tenegro, headed a parade of women
at Cettinje, clamoring for war.
Miss Mary E. Cheek, of Toboro,
Ohio, is the only regularly appointed
woman rural mail carrier in the State.
She has served in this capacity for
six years,
At St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. Carolyn©
Sullivan, wife of Maurice Sullivan,
obtained a divorce. She testified her
husband left her because she refused
to kiss his mother.
The Bron?c Chapter of the Daugh¬
ters of the American Revolution de¬
cided to bury fifty-one skeletons dug
up at Tuckahoe. The ceremony will
be that for heroes slain on the battle¬
field.
Miss Mary Eoyle O’Reilly, daugh¬
ter of the deed poet, John Boyle
O’Reilly, is a Massachusetts prison
commissioner, and is giving talks in !
her State on “Women in Prison and
Afterward.”
Mrs. J. M. Barrie, wife of the au
thor> ig one oi the raogt e!Cper t rnotor
j s t s in Great Britain. She owns three *
cars, in which she takes long tours
with her husband, but she always
manages the car herself.
, to F l the ve stafC of the bav 5, Rockefeller b ! en , appointed Insti- j
tute lie Goldthwait for Medical Research—Miss chemistry assist- Nel- j
as
Del ant, P. Miss Fitzgerald Maud L. and Menten, Miss Wolistein Miss Ma- J
as fellows, and Miss Bertha L. Bar- ;
ker as scholar of the institute.
All taxes are trying, but the one o;
all others to be most avoided is the I
tax on the nervous system.
:
Man may want but little here be
low, but some of them will go mighty
low to get that little.
W. H. HAFEB,
DENTIST.
Fort Valley, Georgia
Office over First National Bank.
C. Z. McArthur,
Dentist
FORT VALLEY, GA.
Office over Slappey’s Drug Store.
A. C. RILEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
WRIGIIT BUILDING,
Fort Valley, Ga.
Practice in all the courts. Money
loaned. Titles abstracted.
Tire $ Cite Insu rance
n. D. Skellie.
Office Phone No. 54.
FORT VALLEY, GA.
C. L. SHEPARD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Fort Valley, Ga.
Office Over First National Bank.
TONSORIAL ARTIST
For anything ifi the tonsorial line
don’t fail to call on 4
WILLIAMS
Next Door to Post Office. <1
Experienced workmen and conrteoua at*
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SPORTING BREVITIES.
Tt, is probable that the New York
Jockey clubs will not offer any stakes
for next year.
West Point seems to base about
fifty per cent, of her reliance to win
football games on Dean.
August Belmont sent Octagon,
Etholbert and some mares to France
to entitle their produce to compete in
French races.
The National Aerial League of
France has decided to open its com¬
petitions, wijth a few exceptions, to
all nationalities.
Acting Captain Coy, of the Yale
football team. Is on the verge of a
nervous breakdown and will take a
rest up the Hudson.
George Robertson, in a 120 horse
power Locomobile, won the Vander¬
bilt Cup race in Its first running over
the new Long Island Motor Parkway.
The Automobile Club of America
has organized a motor boat division,
which will take charge of the sport
and place it on a sound and broad
basis in this country.
"Kid” Davis, of America, who
holds the lightweight championship
of France, fought a twency-round
draw for the title with “Alf” Good¬
win, of England, in Paris.
John J. Hayes, winner of the Mar
athon race, received a letter from
President Roosevelt acknowledging
the receipt of an Irish blackthorn and
thanking the champion for the gift,
Miss Kate Harley, of Fall River,
won the women’s national golf cham
pionship at the Chevy Chase Club,
Washington, from Mrs. T. H. Polhe
mus, of Brooklyn, by G up and 5 to
play.
r • ' he Roosevelt prize for the three
mile running race on the fiat at the
racing club track, Paris, was won by
Keyser, a French runner, in 15m.
12s. Keyser also won the event in
ISC 3.
The man who trusts to luck lias a
hard time finding anyone else to trust
him.