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THE CASE OF NO. 10.
* True Btory of Ihf Harr War.
If \nu kk In a r-port made by F.rg
l.nd's greatest eurg. on you will trod,
under “Cim No 10." a concise and de
tailed account of a bullet wound The
, ourae of the ball le iraced with all Ihe
„ uracy and exactness of a surgeon's
<re phraseology Wt are told how the
merciful little pencil-shaped, nickel eteel
Maurer bullet patt-aed through the body
of "Caae No. 10," but who "Caae No
)0," It and under what clrcumsiances be
ra.elvcd the wound—that la no part of a
surgeon’s report, and ro It doe. not ap
pear. In the old days when the tearing.
• haltering leaden bullets did Ihelr fearful
work. Case No 10 wouldn't have been a
surgeon's caae; he would have been In
he obituary Ust As It Is. thanks to the
laanly perforating bullee which rauter
|r* own wound, he If now alive and
well. though allot in what used to tie
trde.l ae a vllal e|it Tide la tlie
a mat story of how f'ase No In happened.
It l the e* cord battle of Ihe
•luif'ta and tba dale. If I remember cor
, v wa* the 2M of January Captain
1 a,lon. It A. M C., (Which mean* Koyal
.trmv Medical Corps,) had lieen called oft
i.. at lend to a wounded officer lying on
lb. Hank of the army, the mam body of
i
My Gawd here they come.
which wu already falling back across
the ilMih-pliln over which It had en
deavored to adven e c the hidden
riflemen w-ho lay among the rocks.
It wai4 quite late In the afternoon when
he reached the spot, and on the way
the attendant stretcher bearer* had pick
ed up a badly wounded man. In a corner
among the roeka the surgeon found the
wounded ofHcer. <*aptaln de Rougemont.
Near by him lay a neither wounded man,
aid to Captain I'aJton found himself In
charge of a little dragging station all hi*
ottn He knew de Kougemont well, and
un he bent over him he wuw that he aan
badly wounded. shot through the ab
domen. The other nun lying near had a
wound of the lama character, while the
third man. who had been carried along
In the stretcher was shot. If I rrtntmNr
rlt'itly, in two placet, through the he.id
and lungs The Captain—for ell English
surgeons have military title*—bent over
hi* stricken friends. He *tw that the
ball had gone straight through him; yet
j. felt sure that with great care hie life
ghl be waved. Hut th nnibutancep were
i om four to five mile* away, and It
ouhl be almost Impossible to drive one
• ver the rodky. uneven ground. A gUnco
■t the other man showed that his case
.<m* a severs one a.so. Three casualties,
.<ll in the category of the dangerous.
He behoved for *H the world like one who stalked an enemy.
would apell (mall hop* to the friends at
home who would read the returns tn thw
pl iers. Three casualties and only one
-scher. The men who carried It were
lot numbers of a reirular liearer com
but two Tommies who had been
|ne -ed for the nonce. The aurgcon had
pot out his bandeg< and was applying
the flrsf nld as quickly and deftly as he
could, when one of the men standing by
snouted suddenly:
M] <lwd' look' Here they come!"
t'optaln Dalton raised his head In time
to see about forty Doers, all mounted,
ride Into sight above the crest of the
little hill, two hundred yards or so In
If'i t He only glanced at Ihem. for ho
thought they must have perceived what
he was doing, artel despite the recrlmln-
a 1 liens that had been Inclulged In on either
► '■ls the Hed rrose had always been re
aper ltd. H- felt swfe under the protection
•‘f the little bandage around Ills arm. Bo
he went on wlih his work Tttere came
a volley, and the rapt-ill. felt a ahoek go
through him Pausing for a minute. he look
'd down at himself, and perceived that
h" was wounded In almost the same place
es the officer whom he was attending.
One of the soldiers was shot dead, and
the wounded man lying on the ground
ha 1 received a second bullet through the
■ best. The other stretcher-bearer had
been shot through the arm near the
shoulder, and had fallen behind a rock.
They w-re all dasonltle-s now. hlmaelf In
cluded Hut somehow. It may have been
'he effect of training, or t may hate
! **n the surgeon's abstract Interest In
the case, he continued working (launch
ing the blood and binding up the wound
*'f b;s friend, determined to work as long
* he was able. The Boars approached,
ley tet off their horses and were atand
b - close about him His Job was almost
finished. A sickening feeling wss coming
ct'r him and he fell slowly bsck and lav
••eking up at them The anger that came
' ter him made him speak In cold, alow
'one*.
latok what you have done,'* he said
Vou have shot me, a surgeon perform
ing his duty, and you have fired upon
•he wounded Do you call that war?"
"TOe're very sorry, air," said a mld
die aged bearded fellow in good Kng-
Iteh We didn't tee who you were Wa
thought you were lying there and were
about to lire an us."
The other stand about silently, lean
ing awkwardly against their saddles.
The man who was slightly wounded
through the arm stood up. he began to
! swear. The Captain *ll#n-d him. and he
sat down on the rock nursing his wounded
arm And now comes the strangest part
of the story, and one that. If It had not
been verified, would be hard to believe.
; The Boers bent over and examined the
wounded men They ahook their heads.
| The Capleln felt hit aensea going, tha
! weakness was becoming overpowering
i Someone apoke In Dutch and a horseman
mounted The Captain looked up and
asked slowly: “Who Is In command here?"
"Well. 1 euppoea I am." aald a low
hrowed ruffian, who srke English
"Well, for heaven s sake, let this sltght
-1 ly wounded men go and gee help for us "
"He's our prisoner." aald the bearded
jon "We've gol to taka him along, wa
can t stay here "
Surely you're no? going to leave us
In this plight*" There wa. no answer
The next thing the Captain remem
bers was someone tugging el hie feet,
slid then tie heard a sound of horses'
lionfa going away over the rocks He
lost consciousness. When he came to
himself Ihe sun was down behind Ihe
hills, and the cold evening shadows were
■omlng on He knew now what
the tugging at his feet had meant, his
spurs were gone! Captain de Rouge
mont lying Is-side him was talking.
"Dalton.” he said, "can you hear me?”
"Yea.”
"We re In a bad way. What shall we
do’"
"Don't move. It's the only thins that
will save your Ufe. They may And us
In the morolnir."
Jasst then a Rroanlntf came from where
the other wounded man was lytn*
"Water." he moaned.' "water."
Daiton raised hie voids. "Ll# still, my
lad." he said. "Water is the worss thin*
for you. 'LI- sttll. What Is your name?'
The man gave It and hi* number, and
the Captain could almost Imagine that
a salute accompanied the answer.
"Can you see those other men?"
"Yes, atr. they're both dead, sir."
The soldier's agony was sunk tn the
soldierly training
"Keep quiet and lie * ettll, I tell you.
Try to forget your thirst. Moving around
will oniy make you worse."
The soldier did not reply.
The'strange thing of It alt was this:
There had twen no hitter words expressed
against the action of the Boers. It had
been passed by as If by tacit consent.
The Inhuman part of It. Ihe surgeon per
ceived. was not Intended for torture, he
sow that ihe enemy had regarded them
alt as being practically dead men.
To describe In detail that night of horror
would be 100 harrowing. Capl. Dalton
knew that his only chance of living was
In remaining absolutely still. Since he
had laid down he hail hardly moved a
muscle, but |>oor dc itougetnont had be
gun In wander. He began to shout to the
stable guard, and Insisted that the horses
were tethered over the hill. He raised
himself on his elbows and called aloud
lime and again. Dalton pleaded with him
In vain He would not listen to reason.
In the meantime the temptation of
thlrsl. that overpowering dreadful agony
of the sorely wounded, had been 100 much
for the soldier. He had managed lo crawl
to the body of one of his companions ari l
had drained his water bolUe In a few
minutes his agony was Increased three
fold. and he tossed, rolling and wretch-
Ing to and fro among Ihe rocks. In a
few minutes hr was silent, and the doctor
knew that relief had coene lo him Capl
de Hougemont was growing weak- r, but
a dreadful thirst was on him. too. His wa
ter boitle was by his side; despite Ihe sur
geon's remonstrances, he look a drink It
seemed at tlrat lo help him. for his min-t
leased wandering, and Ihen-but why go
on? Ksrly In (he morning his moaning
ceased
Dalton was stiff from lying In the same
position It was hitler cold and his flesh
quivered. He felt the thirst, too. but his
will power was alrong, and atrange to say
tha overpowering weakness was leaving
him and his brain was clear to think His
thoughts were not pleasant He rrmem
beted Ihe great birds whose shadows he
knew would be sweeping over the ground
the next morning He knew that the
army had gone back, and he reckoned
gloomily the chance of being torn. 1 JI--
knew It wu* not one In a thousand.
The sun rose and carefully he raised
himself and looked about; he was the
only on# alive Slowly, inch by Such,
he raised blmeelf. until to hla wonder
and amaaement he found that he could
stand He took a step, holding himself
as straight as possible. He took another
He found tbnt he could walk. It took
him half an hour to go two hundred
yard* to the bottom of tha hill where the
ground was more level, and there h*
found a path. Ha began W have U> In-
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terest of Ihe surgeon In studying Ills own
case. How far would he h able to go
before the deadly pang would selto him?
ttieanylig himself before each movement
he went on. Ho saw no living thing.
Thero were n few bodies here and there
where the Irooi-e hid advanced The sun
rose higher ami higher and goon tho
swelling shadows appeared He did not
turn hi* head to look to right or left, nor
did he dare to rest, Boon, down In a
hollow, he saw a moving figure If wa*
a Kaffir working about a lltilo lonely
hut. He raised his vou-e. The man n*
him. tan Instead of coming to him, the
black made off Again he called. He
wa* afraid to wave his hand to beckon,
for the movement might moan death.
Tho Kaffir turned and approached him
He circled nearer. Ho behaved for all
the world like one who stalked on ene
my The Captain all the time stood si
lent At hist the man cane near enough
for the> Captain to talk to him. and then
he saw the reason of the white man’s
strange behavior.
"Troop*, baas’"
“Yes. where are they?"
The Kaffir pointed.
"Go fetch them." The man was off
Slowly Dalton began walking In the
aame direction. In about an hour he
met aome men coming toward him In
another hour he was in a hospital. The
onty man who had ever walked *tx mile*
with a wound that should have been
vital, and had lived to tell the talc.
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SHANGHAIED.
A Thanksgiving Story.
By P Y Black.
"Bay.” **!d Rod Noble, "look at that!
It's the bosun—lt's Heckles!"
"Come off,” said his fellow adventurer
"You Jay! Heckle* was only In the book;
he didn't live—really."
The likeness, however, between Heckles
of "The Bov Commodore" and tho red
faced. clean*hvcd, portly man In blue
peajacket and sea boo! s who approached
was so remarkable that even Frank Noble
doubted for a moment If Heckles himself
(the man who stood by the hoy commo
dore. don't you know’ when these two
quelled the mutiny, and salie.l the prize
WMj
Ts ess v I
| ’ X- . | . *e^|€
The leap for freedom.
live thousand mllea all toy '!
In tha teeth of a hurricane) was not now
present In the flesh So earnest and ad
mlratlon-prlmed were the stares of the
lads that the man relaxed his pace when
he noticed them and finally crossed the
nsrrow street by Ihe river. His shrewd,
ralher humorous eyes surveyed the cousins
swiftly and comprehensively.
■' Morning, shlnmaies," said he. "Hook
fiom school for Thanksgiving, hey? Tak
ing a look at the ah!|>plng. hey? My eyea,
If you" two ain't rltpper-bullt! Clean In
every line 'Bout seventeen or eighteen,
ain't you?"
"No air," said Rod, "We're fifteen—both
of use. We're cousins."
The man looked at the well set up
youngsters so cordially and wilh such
pleasing appreciation that Frank took
courage to explain what they wanted
down by the ships.
“Fleas*, sir." said h*. ".-an you tell us
where they engage sailors’"
"Ho? want to go to sea’ Now that's my
style. It's the finest life for a boy with
ambition and some gel up to him Been
to sea all my life and look at me Healthy,
wise and a* to wealth—why. boys, there *
money to burn for a sallorman as know*
what's what. Do you belong to Ihe city?"
'No. sir, we're fiom the country "
"Ho? And—does pa know?”
The boys heiliabd and lesiked down
ward, but the man looked so pleasant that
Hud spoke frankly.
"No We decided ourselves ''
"Ho? Hun away’"
The boys grinned and nodded
"Then." s.ild Ihe man. holding out a
big red hand, "put It there Ducky you
tnet me I like a boy with grit to do for
himself You've come to the right place.
You Ju*t follow me, I can tee at a glance
you were made for the sea Hoeing It's
Thanksgiving Ume, there's something to
be thankful for "
The face of the two boys brightened
They had. In fact, become greatly be
wildered and confuses! In the tortuous
line* of the seaport and wore really
thankful to And a friend and guide. In
a moment, however, Frank f*ce clouded
"I wish," howhispered to his cousin,
ss they followed their fi?nd obediently.
"I wish we could have put off going away
unlit after to-morrow, though Sav, Rod,
aunt Mary will be mighty busy now with
the turkey* and things "
"Turkeys!" Pod sniffed "Whs! are you
whining about now? What's Thanksgiv
ing anyhow mors'n any other day’ I'm
lolly thankful, 1 can 101 l you, that I'm
done with school for food, and firm
chore* and all that rot Thlx will he tome*
ihtn* (the a Tttankeftvtnjr Jiaat think
you old Jay. we'ra fret- There nobody
*> free a- a anllor All the tH*>k* *.\y •*
I hope we et m hlp rlfht nw*v Turkey*'
What - turkeys 7 I want lobaoouae. Ido 1 '
It was rear dusk, an.l It was du-k at
the farm also There, there was much
butle and chatterlmr and Jollyinjr In tha
Mg warm kttefaan, wham ItuVs mother.
. Trunk s aunt, was superintending the
thouiMtid iwrarlful preparations for the
next day's fraxt.
"Kllaa' flamaon *** she cr4rd Into Ihe big
farmyard through the open door '‘lAsien'
lint that the inaMer coining* Hounds
like hi* team. He ready, one of you, in
tike the horse# Polly* Hun out and get
the lameis th* hoys were t* bring from
tho city. Have eom* toffee ht It's
ohlil and they'll tv* half famished "
The buggy drove up and Farmer Noble
cams into the kitchen, puffing and b*at
tng his hands together.**
“Mother." he crktl. ' wiwit train dWI
you tell the boys to coma on from the
city' Causa they air t 'om
■’What!" < nad Aunt Mary and every
hodv *4*e, "then <h**v n’t cme to
night. io*hl i fiiHi’ m* * Have the
boy * gone iuml giH lo*M. or lairt or "
It rant ti|*n tin* ItolkJix The
he* rf ul bustle of Ihe honu-stead tiled off
Wamment and anxiety louded th* f • •'*
of father and moth.r hul and
servants, aisi this wn til for the sake
of two rrstle** young rn*i al.** who
thought they knew what was good for
them far better than the old folks. They
would hax* been greatly gratified, no
doubt. If they could have seen howr mu< h
more they were loved than they d***rv*d.
Juat nt that moment they were laUr
iouely writing two of tho e letters Which
are fated never to lx* sent.
.Hk we've done it after dew dellbra
*>hun." wrote Hod, iwtlnfully, “for we
Fight In the tavern.
know Its our tnlshun In life to plow the
ess and we both arc sorry that we could
rot wait till after Thanksgiving, but It
vus such a good chance to find a ship
wheat mother aent us to the elay, and
what’s turkeys to freedom? When tie
end Frank come* back again. 1 meal*
to bring d.id a gold watch nnd you dia
mond earrings and ala evea-ything she
w ants If she'll write mas to Calcutta where
v - re going to-morrow -and anew barn.
Please send my -log Howdy after me
You'll have to express him becae dogs
can't go by mall. Frank's homrwick but
we are ahsiloully deturmlned to go to
sea nnd we have found a nice man whose
like Heckles to get ue * ship."
When the boys had written thus to their
distracted kin, on a greasy table In the
lack room of a shabby tssardlng hoisae.
Mr 'Heckle*' announced that, as they
would have to go aboard ship early, II
would b- well to retire. Ho was fatherly
old chap. Inis rd-fai-ed blg-tlsled fellow,
who was so like the bosun of Ihe "Roy
Commodore " lie inAstod u|s>n the lads
hating n bite to eat and drink l-efore go
irg to ld, and when they hod done that,
th- v went to a leap on tbrdr feel going
upstairs, no tired were they.
8o tired—yet they had gone to bed al
most every night of their open-air tlvea
Just as tlre-1, without feeling so queer
amt dizzy as they did when they wero
now aroused. It waa not morning No
body was knocking at thatlr door or cry
ing upatalra the familiar warning —"Hoys,
hoys, boys! Do you know what time it
Is’" In a dazed way they rr-allm-d ahat
l hey were standing on a bare floor In
Ihe strange boar-ling house, and a moat
extraordinary row outsada- the door haul
disturbed their sleep Voices, In Ihe eorrl
-tor. loud, hoarse, furious voices of dread
ful strangeness, wire raised tn a alln of
rage, ('hairs and tallies were being upset
and bang-il about Heavy fee, were rush
ing and crushing d-wperalely Tho sudden
ness of their awaak-nlng and (he buxzy.
dizzy brains of the lad* made the troy*
stupid and hindered them from realising
that, whosever the quarrel wus, It waa
not thelfs.
"Fire!” Rod grasped.
“Burglar*!" Flank choked.
Theee were the only two alarms they
could Imagine a* occurlng In a decent
bouse. They sluanhle-l. in nlghl attire, to
tho door, wtilcb was unlocked, and then
across the hall. The door of another room
was half oiwn. aiid they hulled at the en
trance—utterly amused, ilumbstrlcken, and
horrtheal Inside were three mm wr.o
were all to busy to notice the woulil-h--
sailors They were the causea of th* (tls
turbane- 1 There were the table, overturn
<d, und Ihe chairs, oaae hopelessly smash
ed. which had be. n banged about But
the moait dreadful thing to the mind of
th* boys was the sight of their friend
He looked no more like the faithful,
honest bluff old Heckles of tho entranc
ing story book He looked. Inearsd, per
sonltted diabolism. Ills rosy cheeks w- r--
Ibid white; his humorous eyes glared Ilk
these of a panther; hi* pleasant tongue
waa reeling out ro-ait terrifying curses,
and hi* big. tarry fists were hammering
hard at the face of a most dilapidated
stranger.
"You swindle me' Robbalre! Fief Crimp'
You avo take my money! Give me my
money' Ah. tr-raltor—from behind! Fight
fair! I'r-r-rh’" 8-. screamed the atranger
-I’m afraid—l’m afraid. They've never
been away before, and—and I loved them
so Oh! Do you think they can have done
It. and son.' away to sea? They were al
ways talking of the sea.
"Hoi-e nol hope not." said the farmer
"If they have they'll mighty soon wish
themselves back. Listen. No. 1 thought
'two* steps In the lane."
While these good heerta waited and
wan bed -and feaarad and hoped. Rod had
u da earn ba( he was In a row boat, and
the stranger who hod been knocked down
was lying beside Mm under the seats,
and his blood was wet on Rot's hand
The dream was ro real that he noth ed
the clouded moAn high over his fa-and
ihe ripple of water and the splash of
oarw. and saw the face of Heckles' In
the slern, steering But he was so sure
It was a dream that he went more soundly
asleep. When he awoke It was still dark,
and what had waked him wa- the hurt
fiom tumbling out of an evil smelling
berlh In a vessel which s-eme-l to be Ball
ing altogether on th* riba of one side
He sat up on the floor und found Frank
sittlnr up beside him rubbing hi* eyes
and yawning
"Jlxolnyl" e*id Frank. "I felt out of
bed Is It breakfast? Halloa! This ain't
our room' M'hero—are-we’*'
A flat e voice from across tha dirty dog
hole answered him.
“Vere? I tell you vere! You is kidnapped,
bev? 8h inghaiod * Same like me Me
also ! am Shanghaied "My taro shang
hai! Mar • l.tti IVtt! You vIII seat Vre
are you’ I tell you I rah'ontse ttrtv
boM I tell you. I eea *e Marlnar,* Captain
Welsatiberg -and eet era 1/enfer, and ha
1 the ilrnvel b> f you go ashre alive
after a voyage wu him-you air* vatry
lucky! Me--4 keel him first or h* k*el
me "
“Helow. there! Ara you lead um coma
to life again?''
The b>>' -it still, sick nd gaping and
toopa!.4itd with amaxement to move. They
noted, how* \ er, with stupid nightmarish
glance* at each other, that they were
•lressed In very shabby, salty Jerseys and
greasy trovers, and were ha refoot e* I
Now they did *ot remember changing
their l ?h. They were quite unabl - t
•to ought, but stare at each other. The ■
vob” arne ag dn
rumbh 1 ip No ahiikers Allowed sbosid
the j.dl> M trmet lively or mv h> t- i
'll qui ken von
Tie n tine mother voice, nal tha hoy**
* |||X'l li XX.w <*t the *lll*llll VOt.-e of
the *'Hry Comino*bre's" He**klea. It was
the voi * of tiie savage, rioter of the
hoarding I* -use ihe night before
*•(;, lulow and kick out these blasted
kids Th< . watii- i Dta saw Hdn gix- 1
em a taste of H l.asv little farmers
I.eiul >m your to* Is that Frenchman
not alive yet ’ Club hl.n up on deck laa>k
alive! AM make sail!"
The bloodstained fa •* of the French
►ailor who had been robbed him! shanghai
m) that night was Imrrlhle to look at. as
he rose to his fee* with a ghisfly show
of t# th an l said low to ihe lads
"Follow me xen! Vo vlll see wti<* daret
Mbtnghal Marseilles Pete"
Ht lll 'lazed, the hoys followed him. and
when they reacha-d the -leek. Ihe mnater
of the ship, the same man who had de
coyed them to th- h-rnse of the crimp,
(lie same man who had attacked Mar
seilles Pete, that same man was Ira com
mand <(f the v- s.-el All 111* affected ctrdl
allty and amiable manner was gone. They
saw before them In the faint light of
dawn a big. brutal tyrant of the eas
naan who*-- name was so well known for
a brute In many port* that tie rould not
get a full rrtw by l-flr means, and had
U- shanghai drunken sailors and delude
likely lads. Ho M-st out some angry oalh-a
when lie saw th-m, for the ship was Just
clearing Ihe harbor, the sails nee-ltd quick
attention, he was still shorthand-d, and
he was In a hurry..
"Lively, you slobs! Get a move on you,
ynu brats from the farm! You there, you
Marseilles Pete, you long-nosed knlfer,
lively about! I'll show you whom you re
shlPI-d with!"
"Hhlpped lie—l signed no articles! Pul
me ashore!"
"Y’oti were too drunk to know what you
did. hut sign you did for sure lAvelv
now ”
"Put me a-hore. Toil crimp!" yelled the
Fretic liman.
A mule rushed at him with * club, think
Ing Pete had been dlnarm-d. as victims
such as he usually are. They Imd over
looked th- long knife stuck down the
Frenchman's back In Cuban fashion. In
a second la flashed Pel* |ea|s-d to one
side, m!***t the mate's blow, and sfablied
him to th* heart There was a howl from
the demonixed skipper, and one or two of
the dumlestriek-n rrew dashed at the
mariner. With (he flashing skill of a prae-
SENSIBLE TEMPEHANCE
A Word to Temperance ladle.
It Is universally admitted that temper
ance women work for their cause with a
desire to make life happier, that Is. In
temperance In drink a.ause* an Immense
amount or misery In human life, and the
temperance movement I* an effort to re
place this misery with happiness, peace,
and comfort
Many temperance women make Ihe mis
take of going at the subject hammer and
longs and proposing to fore* people to
believe their wav. It Is far belter to
exercise a broad rhartty and lake the
position that one's own peace of mind
■and happiness, not only of the Individual,
but of the familv amt friends, depends
upr-n sensible habits of Ilf-
Avery much greater foe to human hap
piness. than whiskey, extra*, and It will
•lartle many an honest t>in|>eranee worker
when Ihe name of that foe Is given It Is
spelled c-o-f-f-e r. "I don't believe It,"
tom- ardent temperance worker says,
who Is really a alave herself to the coffee
cup.
cast your thought among your sick
friends, nervous. Irritable, broken down
women whose homes or- anything but
pen-- faff le/mes b- au-e of the Irritation
and friction brought about by their physl
cal ami mental condition In ninety-five
cases out of a hundred the nervousness
Irrliahlllty, dyspepsia, kidney trouble,
female troubles, arid various disease t
which such people are subject to, come
directly from n broken down fp-rva/tn
system, brought about by the -billy use ot
coffee Careful ch-mlcal analysis proves
this statement to he absolutely true and
prrwonal experiment will prove Ihe same
tn any one who t are- to make It.
You may have a few friends who are
made miserable by whiskey, bad you have
scores of friends whose lives are made
miserable, ** wait as ihe lives of their
families, by tho vi-■ of -otfee. Hard to
believe, Isn't tt? Many of the most pro
found truths are not accepted by human
ity when first brought to humanity's at
tention. but they ar- Itulhs. nevertheless
Try for yourself reader. le-ave off
joffee alb-g- lber and Mart In with I'ostum
Food Coffee, which cun tea obtained at
any flrat-c!a* grocery store. You will
Un-I jvllhln ten days an Improvement tn
th* sum total of happiness for yourself
and for your fri-nds about you Life will
take on anew aspect; sirength. vigor and
vitality will begin to cnniu bark for your
-a* You can a- thtngaa that you have
heretofore been unequal to. You --an ac
complish something In thle world, an-1
you "an quietly and without ostentation
become a roost efficient worker In secur
ing to humanity that pea e, content, and
jhapytucaa that we are all ev*Jun .
“MILITANT" the STRAIfIHT-FRONT styi* of
THOMSON'S
“Glove-Fitting” Corset
is unes-elled in qoality, durability, tom
llli ,,r * '*♦■ •< • l* r, a...
r dealem throughout the
/ 'twf # ' nttfl ' its A lin.!.<>ma ■ xtxlo^ue
ipOfa fl". I M WMJ-j mailed f*tt un appli. anon to
Ueo. C. Balihrllrr k Cos., J 45 h). New York.
For sale by all leading 1 Dry Goods Stores.
It* •*! hand ii that kiisl of war fur* Here
<!* .••1 and ilw k.-d, anl ibUd right
aii I l* fl Tin* man rut* Miuuck Ills
t'Vr t Wife Hide and he Hal 111 ‘ lip!' fuaiil
ed Ho ha*l gone md with drink aixl
rage tint abuse Another assistant fell
dead. Two ran off cut and *hr| MfiF
Tho Nv* st tc *c. and Mi'*kwi l to the
rail, cia.-ping hanil*. their faces white,
tlmr tmigues qs?. hlf-i fr*mi fear. The
skl|i<*r himself charged down on I*ete,
Mil enraged devil. I‘* t da hl at him
as qitii klv. leai>ed at fns thmil through
the air ami sank his bloody knife to
the htft. The t**v* gave ote* grrat *rv
of horror and Ihe c-raty man turned
on them lb \\ it* t*s ma*J now to
rvcogittxe frieisl or f*v The wrind blew
the foam from his moirth as h* cam*
Then the hoys, Ix-tween the devil and
the d#ep ora chooo the 10 ter ami
leaped the rail and thr* w themaelv*
•*ree ruing overboard.
They g*t homo A pass hue tug pick*!
them up when they were nearly exhausted
after n long swim. l*ut ashore, the ixdlra
hear*l fhetr storv, an t. tlie vessel timing
In Miratn with captain ami mate dead
aboard har. ami Pet*> ut the bottom of
the sea to will h he had I cape* 1 after
fle hoys, the lads were sent Ikhik There
they arrival, nita-raMo an-l repentant.
Just In Uribe for Thanksgiving dinner
Of course they ought to hove l>een
thrwKhed. but equally f ftwnw they were
not They were hugnil by weeping
women, which was very wrong
Never hid the farm looked so wel
come N*ver had h-nne seemed an
loua. Never w m n Thanksgiving dinner
gratefully eaten. When ol*l Mr. Noble
rose Mt tlu end an*l made hi* annual
little *|e** h, thanking l*n*vblenc* f.r
many mercies proving that all there
might be ontent an*l hoinv. rwr wander
afar like the l*r**lltfal K*n. !<■! and
Frank coll|*s‘d with their hfu*l on their
arms and sobbed
"Jmn’t Imixt*. *lrar." whlsjerel the
mother "We'll forgot It nil and forgive
It all. this happy Thanksgiving time
|x>n't rr> I/t tie all give thanks vou
are saved from a dreadful end of a cruel
life Don't cry
"I’m crying." Hod blubbered, because
I'm *n Jolly glad I'm alive*"
And he had rei***n. for going down
to the *• a In shtpN la a risky venture.
IT’S k CERTAINTY
THAT
Smith’s Chill Tonic
A
/p co\
TRADE MARK
WILL CURE
Dengue, Typhoid,
Intermittent, Malaria,
And All Forms o( Feitrs.
ALL DtU aOIHTH BELL IT ON A
GUARANTEE
—Manufactured by—
COLUMBIA DRUG CO.,
BAVANNAH. OA.
BROUGHTON STREET;
Bone Meal
For Chicken Feed and Fertiliser.
NITRATE OF SODA
Invaluable for "home mixed” fertiliser
The cheat-est and most concentrated on
the market Bend for particulars.
HAY,GRAIN, I OW FEED, HR AN, BTC.
SEED OATS AND RYE'
T. J. DAVIS,
•Phone S3. U* Bay street, west
BRENNAN BROS*
W HOLESALB
Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc.
* BAY STREET. WSSL
ttkySmlla.
CHICHIITtB I gNOkiaw
■EfINYROYAL PILLS
a. t(TLoki k- < MK hfstrk" 4m)ll<Th
•* MM K ••• MB *4
M # wi l>Bs|stß "b*UtbUa b*4 lulu
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|MMa ikl* j4j flCli.A . FA.
IM If L. . a Uif If 4 bt bX4 A *• xwtft*
UI*FOLri Afd.ru J.vo. H DTLLOI9,
Cutter.
<* H Kf.r.TH fURROM *AItTF.R,
Vl'a l*re-ldant A at. <‘ttii
The Chatham Bank
BAV A N N A 11
V\ ill he pi- ajiff-'l to receive *h* . ounh
of Merchant* Firm*. Individuate, lianks.
end Corporation*.
I.th* extended
l’nNiirt>as.>-e(| oollr* tkm farldtlsa. Intir-
Ing prompt r.ttnr *
SEPARATE SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
INTMKJSBT COMhH’NDKh gi'AHrtM.
HY ON IKKO®ITH.
Hafety I**|*ielt Itoxcs and Vault* for
rent. Correypondenoe onlb lted
The Citizens Bank
OB’ IAVANYAH.
CAPITAL $500,000.
Tr*n> M rt. m Usatnl Hn.ltls.
BaalMM.
Kollolt. trronola o( Inaislltaali,
Mrrrbanl,. HuW. and other ( orpo
ro t lon..
tollertlons hnndlrd wttk .afatf,
eronnmr nnd dlaitatrh.
Intere.t, runipoanded unorterl*.
n I lowed on depaslt. In nr *nr, nßa
llrsarlnral.
no*-t, ltepo.lt Hoar, and ttorag*
Vaolts.
imaxTi.BY a. nnntiiK. rro.id.nt.
*ll-1-" * I-AYK. Vine l-ro.ldont.
t.i: (tit a; i. a . Finer: at at. an.hior.
GO II DON L. BHOOVM, A .at. m.ht.r,
SOUTHERN BANK
of ah. risia ut iit,t(U.
C*S*l IGOO.OOO
Burplua and uiutlvUled pruffl. ... 1401 (JIM
I) 1)1*08 FIX) It Y OF THE BTATU OF
GKORGIA.
Huterlor f.rllltl* for Ir.nsn-'tlnx *
U-aiarul llaiiklnai ftiielne...
1 Ilea (lon. nun!-- on .(] isiiua.
n ’ >-sslt>le b.ulas and bamkar.,
A<< oimUi of llianka, l<auk-r.. M.ra batata
and other. ault> ltrd Sat. Ufx>.lt Box*,
for rent
Dei-ariment of Havtnm, tntertnt parnblo
quarierlr
Bells Hi.rltn* t!xc!sinf, on lertidam *1
and upwards
JOHN FI.ANNFRY. Breotdent
HttRAFR A ('HANK, Vlre Frealaltmt.
J A MEM HFU.IVAN, (’ashler
DIHKCTORH
JNO FT.ANNERY WM W GORDON
K A m W W. OOlttrON. St.
H A FRANK JOHN M F.a’.AN
MSB ROY MYERS JOHBI'H FBRBT
If f HMART CHAM.H BI.IJS.
EDWARD KEI.f.T JOHN J KttUlT.
CAPITA 1., !?.<>,nam.
Aerount. of banks, msrrhants. corpon
tlona and individuals aollrlted.
Havlntfa Dapartmaal, Internal paid quar
terly.
Hafety Bose, and Stnrafa Vaulta for
rant.
Collection, male on alt points at rna
sonahls ratss.
Drafts sold on sll tha oblsf cities of ths
world. i, a.da Aw
Corrsspondenc. lnvliel
JUHEPM D. WIID, President.
JOHN C. ROWIsAND, Vie# President.
W F McCAUI.r.Y. Csshter.
- 1
THE GERMANIA BANK
havannaii, ha.
csjfftAi wwa
Unrllvlded proftis
This bank offers Its service* (o corpora
tion*. merchant* and individuals.
Has authority to act a* sxscator. ad
rolnlstrator. sunrdlan. etc.
Issues drafts on ttie i-rlnclpal dtjsa In
Or .at ttrttaln end Ireland and an ihe
Continent.
Interest paid or compounded quarterly
on de(ioeM* In the Savin** Impairment.
Hafety lose* tor rent.
HENRY BI.tJN. President.
aIEXI, W. TIKDKMAN View I'reektent.
JOHN M HOGAN, rbshter.
WAI.TKK E’. lIOtIAN, Ass'* Cashier.
——
No. l4b. Chartered I*4o
—THE—
His Kill But
OF BAVANNAH.
CAPITAL. IWMIUU fft'RPI.UI* neoooo
UNITIO) HTATELf* DEPoBtTORY.
J. A. t CAIUMJN. I’resident.
BKIRNE GORDON. Vice fresident
W M DAVANT, Caahl-r
Aeeounta of banka and tainkere. mer
chants arvl rorporatlams received ui<on
the most favorable terms consistent with
safe and -onset*alive banklnc
THE GEORGIA STATE
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
1J YORK STREET, WEST.
5 I’EK CUNT per annum allowed on
det-oslta, withdrawable on demand.
Interest credit-d quarterly.
6 PER CENT, per annum allowed oo
d-poslta of even hundreds, withdraw
.Me at annual periods.
GEO W TIKDEMAN, President.
H. H LEVY. Vice President.
F. W. BELL. Becretery. \
C G ANDERHON, JR . Tressorer. .
oranges”
Headquarters for
FINE FLORIDA ORANGES.
FRI'OT AND VEGETABLES Of all
kinds.
HEED RYE, SEED OATH.
HAY, GRAIN. FEED. FLOUR,
CHEESE. BEANS. Peas, Rio* Straw, etas.
W. D. Biwkius & Cos
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