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CLOSED HiS [)OORS! John A. Evans’ Store at Fort Valiev . Closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. STORE THE IN HANDS OF IRA A, WATSON AND COMPANY The Stock is Doomed and Must Be Sold in 15 Days no matter how great the ;ss or vv hat the Sacrifice. THE SIC SALE STARTED TITITTSDAY DEC. 3RD. The greatest sale of Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Women’s Skirts, etc. The entire stock must j o. A chance of a life time. Consult your own interest. Buy where your money will get you the most. Supply your needs for the next six months. It will pay you to travel 100 miles to visit this sale. LOOK FOR THE BIG BLUE SIGN. John A, Evans' Old Stand. - Ira A. Watson Sl Co. In Charge. V If ’ 4# m i % I I Til * i s BEST? E H V r c > ^ r' i&/ v *r JftL d Lx Jtil a w m © our line is the best. Cole’s Hot idd L Heaters can’t be beat We handle the bes JL iL two-horse Steel Plow on the market. A1 so Clarke Cut A. m Narrows, 8,10 and 12 disc. The celebrated Tyson £/ & Jones Buggies v y v J at a bargain v —/ Get prices on furniture before buying; we can save you money. GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL WORKS. English Plum Pudding. For English plum pudding clean, j wash and dry a pound of currants; J stone a pound of raisins, Mix the cur¬ rants, raisins, a pound of suet, chop^ ped fine, three-quarters of a pound of , stale breadcrumbs a quarter ota pound , of brown sugar, the giated rind of a j lemon, half a pound ot minced candied orange peel, a quarter of a pound of I flour, half of a grated nutmeg, Beat ! five eggs, acid to them half a pint of orange juice, then pour over the dry Ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pack into greased small kettles or molds. This will make about six pounds. Boll ten hours. Serve with hard »'<«. Rickchaws and Dandies. .. In the mountain districts of India the principal vehicles of passenger conveyance are the rickshaw and the dandy, with which Kudyard Kipling has made us familiar. The ^ckshaw Is pushed and pulled thiougb streets and on the roaus leading on lnto the country by four coolies, and the dandy is carried on tbe shoul ders of four and sometimes six coolies. Saddle ponies are also used to some ex¬ tent, but most of the inhabitants and quite all visitors use the rickshaw aud dandy. The latter is constructed on the pole plan is attached of a sleigh fore box, and but aft, lou which S® r . f- is . long enough to give a springy motion when the coolies are walking and trot tmg. A crosspiece rests or the shouJ ders of the coolies and is shifted now and then from one shoulder to the er for rest. By the command of cooly in charge this shift is made si multaneouelv. n I didn’t know you were in the choir, What’s vour nosition 1 there?” “Neutral ” “TT..W rir» vn„ meanV’ PUlaSil. “T dnn-t id«r With either faction.”— miiaaeiphia Ledger. Kacaped Hi. Mem.rr. Mr. Selfmade—Why do they call it an lima mater, my soa? The RYhy—er-ttve fact Is, I canT remember ■rbat they tmgkt u about tfaafc-Kow t, ,•.* ••• STEPS TO HEAVEN. Tlie Legend of How Mount Cmi’i i Stairway Was Cut. | Mo ,. nt o»i, on the border between | wegtern chlna and Tibe t, has the long ^ staircase iu lhe wor ld. On top of the mollutain there stands a Buddhist temple, around which gather some of the holiest traditions of that religion and which is made a Mecca to the Chi nese. To facilitate the ascent of its slippery sides some 20,000 steps have been cut In the mountain, forming a single flight, up which the pilgrim toils. Because of its inaccessibility few Eu ropeans have ever visited the spot, but number of travelers have ascended ^ 8tairway aud aK ^ e positive that it is eeendarv ^ myth Th . g a legend that in earlier times was forced to ascend the mountain without artificial aids until ^ monkg COHCeived tbe p i an 0 f requir in S c ' erj u gain es pedal benefit of his journey to cut a single step. Cash , or Credit. „ ... Women should not get credit. Nei ther should men. Cash is the cure. Tradesmen maybe would have a bad nme for slx or twe Jve months, and m a lady would have to “lie low,” feut in tbe end we would get both, our trade and our mon ey, and she would t her dresg and at far less cost opinion. The Vice Presidency. “It’s sthrange about th’ vice prlsi dincy amor,- is saw tn’ highest Mr. Dooley. office m th pti* gitt iv th’ people. Th’ vice pnsidmey is ; th’ nex’ highest an’ th’ lowest. It isn’t i a crime exactly. Ye can’t be slnt to ' jail f’r it but it’s a kind iv a disgrace.” ! —“Dissertations » Mr. Doolsy." _____ ! His Hope For Revengo. ! Judge (to barber sentenced todeath) you hare a test request win be glad to grant it Barber —I Ohoold like to share the perweeotteg sO immk TTofds Pasraed. Judge—You say that words passed between the accused and his wife. Did you hear what they were? Witness— No; I didn’t hear them, but I saw them. Judge — Saw them ? Witness — Y’es. They were In the dictionary that he threw at her. Eiperlment. “I have been married twice, once for love and once for money. *> ti Are you satisfied?” ** Not quite. I should like to try mar^ tying for a little ef both, If I may.”— Puck. !■ the Restaurant. “He seems to be an experienced waiter. ii Oh, yes. Note the calm Indifference with which l-o treats people who are to « hurry.” Costly Keys. One thousand seven hundred pounds was the sum given by Count Adolphe rle Rothschild for what may be said to ke the m0 st valuable key in the world. It Is marked with the arms ot the Strozzl family and is believed to be the work of the great Italian artist Benvenuto Cellini, who flourished In ^ s . ixteentb century. The key is chis- 1 , . ., meek of steel orescnfinc ’ te6 e Ue femai figures S and orna “ varion6 oa t . ks ftnd scrolls. ^ n th thl Kt] key v , ;,. h formerly be to Medici ally, is in the J K ^ sington mu .seum, London, ^uare^temp. t f the bow rests upon , i L inmosm. .. mu.n 6 fl fL r e ot ...... ..... chiseled, hoh'lLg a J " ld TIk . cm.'ists of a colt .n ' : with. CodMlMau ; camt-d cap.Ul. a Lesson In Ornithology. a gentleman who rather overvalued himself, looking at a case of birds, said to an ornithologist who was with him, : -What is that birdr I “That” said the other, “is a magpie. H “It’s not my idea of a magpie,” was ^rejoinder h JtV Ck>«'s IP* of * m . Ho Never To!cJ a Lie. “Tommy,” said a father to his eon, “have you been at those six ap¬ ples I put in tlio cupboard?” tt Father,” said Tommy, looking into his eyes, “1 have not touched pne. -i Then how is it your mother found five apple cores in your bed¬ room, and there is onty one left on the plate?” Tommy he dashed it That,” said as wildly for the door, u: Xu ; the one 1 didn’t touch. For Tired Eyes. Take a cup brimful of water. Add sufficient salt to be Just perceptible to the taste. Hold your eyes to the water so that your lashes touch it, then wink once, and the eyes will he suffused. Do not wipe them. Phis go refreshes the eyes that they feel like a new pair. Do not forget the 6 _ 00( j ru } e> As soon as you “feel your eyes" tt stop using them. By following this treatment very little time will be wasted waiting for tired tyes. \ AMGRY at the moon. ■ Onta- ■ i Deaf Mot“s Kcscaf It. v LiRtmle Toward Tfiem, ion ifh ears to be the center of ever> joqf in ice’s cosmogo ny . jJiii :•> ’ .on that 1 hnv*' fit>i nm ■flit deaf mute iparent SI ■U. room the moon 6 <• me. I didn’t Hue it. I shook my 11m at the moon. »» j i* When l went to v/alk the moon chased me. I hated the moon. I made faces at the rnoon. ti As a stimulant to undesirable emo¬ tions, the moon must exert considera¬ ble influence upon the morel life of tbe uneducated deaf. One little boy obey¬ ed the impulse it is bemen to feel wbm pendstentiy Bb tried to k£a«M The Owner and the Visitor. His bouse, the first be bad ©ret owned, befog nearly finished, the Flat* bush man went forth one fine after¬ noon to Inspect St. As he entered the front door he observed a well dressed man standing within, apparently ad¬ miring the beauties of construction and decoration. In an instant the pride of the owner swelled within him. Here was where he would make the visitor Terdant with envy and, Incidentally, Intercept a few bouquets for himself. Stepping up to the stranger, he re¬ marked: u It’s a beautiful house, Isn’t It? It’s worth every cent of the investment and a great deal more. tt ti You are right,” replied the stranger. it You are, I suppose”— “Yes. I’m the owner,” interrupted the other, “and just let me tell you that there are not many men round here who own as fine a house as this,” «j q ube believe you,” serenely an gwered the visitor. “I’m the man, you see, who holds the first mortgage on It."— Brooklyn Eagle. The First Woman Whip. Who was the first “femme coehere?" To the Princess de Metternich, a lady of (juallty in the fullest meaning of the word, who flourished under the second empire, P is honor must be accorded, sa dr London Chronicle. For In the su tlie woman whip was a VCI‘D tacle indeed this daunt lesf- ■i frequently to be seen dr: ffiaolon through Paris, Ol! facetious youths took It into ; to signal to her. “Pst, coe ; princess entered into the ke.. She drew up. “By ihe the two, seating them selves. ■7” “Bois de Boulogne. rt She wh;t ,» without another word and Irove eh o the. Bois. After a si¬ lent tour of lethiug over an hour th® merry twain began to tire and asked to be put down. “Very good, citizens,” said the “cochere,” depositing them and hokiing out her hand. “My fare Is SOD frants per hour for my poor.” In to* event ti* teogh proved t» be on her