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THE ATLANTA CEOROI AN AND NEWS.
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CANADIAN FIELDS
15,000 HAVE DOIT
Pacific Railroad Has Only
Enough Fuel to Last
One More Week. '
Kernle, British Columbia, April 20.—
Fifteen thousand men are non-Involved
)n coal miners’ strike. Already the
rulltoad* are handling only passengers
an ,l perishable freight traffic.
The Canadian Pacific road with all
lit available coal has only enough to
U,t one week. A conference Is arrang-
f,,r Tuesday next, but as the miners
leaving for remote points, It Is evl-
4,,It that a prolonged siege Is to be
looked for.
f Deaths and FuhSrals
Walter Fleming
Walter Fleming, a merchant from
Rome. Cla.. died at a private sanitarium
Friday night. Mr. Fleming waa suf.
fering with a brain tumor and was
lalirn suddenly worse Friday morning
In t:te Empire building. He was re-
moved to the Presbyterian Hospital,
ft-here he died Friday night. The body
„,. „>nt to Rome. Oa.. Saturday morn,
in'* tvhere the. Interment will take
place He came to Atlanta a short
time ago for treatment.
Death of an Infant.
Th ■ Infant of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Tmvnsend, of 75 Grant street, died Sat*
Uida- morning. Funeral services will
b,. to ld Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clo. a at the chapel of Greenberg.
Bond £- Bloomfield. Hncl the body will
be o. nt to Conyers for interment.
W. F. Smith.
The funeral services of \V. F. Smith,
aged 34 years, who died at X02 North
Butler street Friday morning, will be
conducted Sunday morning at 11 o’clock
at the Woodward Avenue Baptist
church. Mr. Smith was a member of
•Barnes Lodge, I. O. O. F„ which will
have charge of the funeral services.
The Interment will be In Oakland cem
etery.
Mrs. W. J. Hunkier.
The funeral servlcea of Mrs. W. .1.
Hunkier, who died Friday at noon, aft
er a long Illness at her residence, 63
West Georgia avenue, were conducted
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. On
■ Flatter Sunday Mr*. Hunkler'a Infant
child was laid to rest In Westview cent,
etery and the mother was burled by
the side of her baby Saturday after
noon. Rev. Dr. Christian, of the St.
Johns church, officiated.
Mrs. P. P. Winn.
The funeral servlcea of Mrs. P. P.
Winn, wife of Rev. P. P. Winn, of the
Decatur Presbyterian church, who died
Thursday afternoon, were conducted on
Saturday morning at to o'clock. The
Interment waa In the Decatur cemetery.
NIECE OF LORD ESHER TflFT WSHTC 111 I
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O FEMALE WHITECAPS O
O FLOG MEAN HUSBAND O
O ABUSING DYING WIFE. O
President is Heeding White
Republicans in the
.South. •
AT GAINESVILLE, GA,
MRS. GODFREY FAUSETT.
Mrs. Godfrey Fausett, whose picture here appears, is a niece of Lord
Eshor, and related to the earl of Dudley. She was Miss Eugenie Dudley
Ward before her recent marriage -to Captain Godfrey Faucett of the
Royal Navy.
NORTHERN WOMAN WRITES OF VISIT
TO CAMP NICHOLLS, NEW ORLEANS,
VETERANS' HOME MANAGED BY U. D. C.
Mrs. Halley, of Grovanla.
were Increased materially.
tlrovanla, Ga.. April 20.—Mrs. J. 8.
Hailey, a prominent and woll-known
resident of Haynesvllle. Ga.. died yes-
tertlny morning. Mr. Halley, her hus
band. Is a prominent, merchant of the
town.
Mrs. Fannie Clary, of Harlem.
Special to The Georgian.
Harlem, Ga., April 20.—The death of
Mrs. Fannie Clary, which occurred
Tnn: -lay evening at about 10 o’clock,
occasioned great regret throughout
Harlem. Mrs. Clary had been In de
clining health for eeveral years and
had been confined to her room for eome
weeks previous to her death. She was
61 years of age and le eurvlved by alx
sons and two daughters, as follows:
H. T. Clary, of Thomson; Ed Clary,
of Harlem: B. W. Clary, of Ellis; W. C.
Clary, of Harlem; II. D. Clary, of May-
Held; Nnrvel Clary, of New York city;
.Mrs. j. T. Barnsley, of Harlem, and
Mrs. George Harper, of Warrenton.
The funeral took place from the’Bap
tist church and the Interment was at
the cemetery here.
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS
ENJOY A BANQUET.
bpevial to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga.. April 20.—The second
general convocation of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
was brought to a close last night with u
largely attended banquet In the Mason-
lc temple. At the banquet souvenirs
"ere presented.
Mrs. S. M. Bcogtn writes an lnter-
estng accounting of a recent visit to
New Orleans, In which she hns much
te say about Camp' Nlcholls, the home
of Confederate veterans In Louisiana.
The article, which was-, published In
Leslie's Weekly, follows:
One of the most charming and Inter-
-eating places I have visited In the
quaint arid picturesque old city of, Now
Orleans Is Camp Nlcholls, the home of
the Confederate veterans, located on
the Bayou 8t. John, In the loveliest
part of all the suburbs. As I entered
the spacious, well-kept grounds, where
large llveoaks spread their gnarled
branches above the green grass, an In
effable peace and quiet seemed to per
vade the hallowed spot, with Its aged
and beloved Inmates, where perpetual
summer abides. Great beds of gcrun-
turns, roses, japontcas, and many other
beautiful flowers were blooming us fra
grantly and luxuriantly as If It were
the walk leading up to the main en
June; the young orange trees that tine
trance of the home were laden with
golden fruit, and the mellow sunlight
glinting through the tangled greenery
of the stately oaks made one long to
sit beneath their soft shadows and gaze
up through their tender green leaves
Into the clear blue skies. I never saw
more beautifully kept grounds. The
state flag, upon which Is a large peli
can, waa floating on the balmy breese,
and reflected from the waters of a lake,
which stretches Itself almost acrosse
the broad lawn. The lake la bordered
with magnolia and roses, and Is
spanned by a pretty rustic bridge mid
way between the entrance to the
grounds and the main entrance to the
home. ,
soldiers sat down to s line apresil. After
loarhig the dlulng room, they assembled In
lihrnry, wbero Captain Woodward hud
provided
>■ .. L Christmas tree. Cpon It ware
gifts for each veteran, which were distrib
uted after n brief program. In the Inarmary
a elmllar econo was enacted for the men
too sick nnd fiM'l.lo to leave their beds.
Tu Sire, l’aul Israel, the custodian of re
lief for the (fiddlers* home, and the com
mittee .of the ■ daughters, the success of
Washington.* April 20.—Republican
politicians generally aad the adminis
tration men are especially energetic In
their endeavor* to land the Southern
delegates to thef Republican national
convention.
It la reported that there has be?n
much dissatisfaction.among tile anti-
administration Republicans over the
matter of the treatment of the negroqs
of the South, who are not properly
recognised by the present administra
tion. President Roosevelt Is Ignoring
them and giving much heed and care to
the opinion of the white Republicans In
that section.
It Is believed lhat the light will nar
row down Anally between Taft' and
Knox, or Knox against the Held.
HONOLULU MINSTRELS
ON WAV TO WAR PATH
It waa all a mistake, according to
Edgar Buckner, colored. The Honolulu
Minstrels, who sallied forth from At-
lahta last week, did not go* broke at
Charlotte, as was stated In a dispatch
from that city, but are pursuing their
way, beating their big boss drum and
singing songs of gladness.
Edgar Buckner has called attention
to the error. Edgar Is a half owner
of the aggregation, which consists of
an unrivaled conglomeration of dusky
dancers und sweet singers, gathered
from Darktown for the delectation of
visitors'to the 'Warpath In Jamestown
Kdgar. resplendent In. plug hat- and a
checked frock suit which would make
Lew Dockstader turn green In the face,
called at newspai»er offices Saturday to
state that the Honolulu Minstrels were
well, happy and prosperous, and the
stockholders In Decatur street and
Darktown need feel no uneasiness,
predicts a Mason of unprecedented
prosperity for his company and invites
all Atlanta visitors to call at the show
In Jamestown and present their card—
and the necessary coin.
O London, Ohio, April 20.—Twelve O
O masked women yesterday horse- O
0 whipped George H. Ward, of near 0
O here, because he Is charged with O
O forcing his dying consumptive 0
O wife to do chores. He burled her 0
0 yesterday, after first digging her 0
0 grave himself to save expenses. 0
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LIEUT. JAMES M. KILBROUGH
Of the Twenty-seventh Infantry,
who is In charge of the encamp
ment at Gainesville.
Soldier Boys Will Enjoy
Camp Life For
One Week.
W. E. FLEMING,
OF ROME, GA., DIES;
WAS PROMINENT
Man Jumped Overboard.
Special to The Georgian.
•la.'kdonvllle, Fla., April 20.—L. F.
1 "<■'!. «f Philadelphia, committed sul-
rine yesterday by leaping overboard
• r, "» the Clyde Line eteamer Comanche.
nlf the Jetties before ahe entered
'his harbor. Ford’s wife wae aboard
•ne ship. They took passage on the
•learner from New York.
Delegatee to Grand Lodge.
Si " ial to The Georgian.
Gainesville, Ga.. April 20.—Messrs.
®e"tg* Latham, H. M. Newman and
' E. Merritt have been eeleoted as
"I'l'aentqtlves from Air Line Lodge, I.
' ' 1 F., to the Grand Lodge of Geor-
•"3 which convenes In Columbus the
anli Wednesday In May.
Takes Off
The Chill ..a
"Makes Red Blood”-
was also much charmed with the
broad verandas that extend the entire
length of the long bulldtnga. They af
ford great pleasure and comfort to our
old comrades, many of whom spend
most of their leisure In reading, chat
ting nnd smoking, In the sunny depths
of the comfortable seats scattered
along them, where they can drink In
the sunshine and fresh nlr which give
new life to their bodies, that grow more
weak and Infirm each year. The home,
with Its beloved and honored Inmates,
will soon be only a sad, sweet memory,
as they are passing rapidly to the Great
Beyond. There are only 117 Inmates
left, and twenty-two of these are too
feeble to leave their beds. /Comrade
Peter Mereau, sixty-four years of age,
one of the veterans, can be seen dally,
exercising himself In a wheel chair.
This comrade belonged to the famous
8econd Louisiana Cavalry, and In the
last battle In which he was engaged,
his horse fell upon him, causing him
to lose the use of his limbs.
the affair was doe. Coloael Caitleuian sent
n quantity of digs nod souvenir button.,
nnil Major . General Prudhomme s gener
ous check and a Cordial letter. The let
ter's little daughter, Zulnm, acted as the
"Christmas angel" In distributing the pres
ents.
Ralston Green, division president of the
Muu, of Veteran., was present, and nude
a brief talk. An entertaining program of
miialc and recltatlona followed the dis
tribution of the presents. W. It. Fowler,
an aged Inmate of the home and s relic
of Coppen a Zbuivaa. recited very capably
nnd feelingly "Wie'aey’t Farewell to the
World." Horae of tbs veterans are Hue
irT,
... ..landed, I waa
.nformed that Captain Woodward, who do
nated the Christinas tree on this occasion,
wntatbe 1, .
Our dear old “vets,” howerer, claim him
as one of their warmest and truest friends.
He la at present the postmaster of New
Orleans, nnd a very popular mau.
■Comrade Fowler takes great delight In
Ihavlng bla trained eat. Tom, perform for
all visitors at the home. Tom follows Ids
master each morning out to the lake, where
be alia quietly by on tbe little rustic bridge
w hile the venerable veterah latches flab for
bis breakfast. The cat .becomes very ac
tive when thrown s live flsh fresh from
the water, and rolla over and over with It
aa though It were a mouse, until It Is quite
dead, when It Is eaten, seemingly, with
greet relish.
The two white Angora eats at the home
lielong to t'aptsln Ward's wife. Hhe la
very fond of them, aud says "Lee" Is a
t lighter, attributing It to Ids assorts
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Ga.. April 20.—\V. E. Fleming,
prominent business man of Rome,
died at an early hour In Atlanta this
morning, und his remains were shipped
here for burial. Mr. Fleming had been
In declining health for several months
and waa under the care of Dr. Calhoun,
of Atlanta. ,
The deceaaed Is survived by a wife
and two children and a large number of
relatives.
CARTERSVILLE MAN
HELD UNDER BOND;
HIT HOTEL CLERK
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga. April 20.—Dr. R.' J.
Tripp, of Cartersvllle, Ga.. who nays he
was Sum Jones' physician, struck W.
L. Smith, a clerk of the DeSoto Hotel,
with a cuspidor last night and pain
fully wounded him on the face.
Dr. Tripp was given a preliminary
hearing In police coiirt this morning
nnd retnnnded to the city court to be
tried fob assault nnd battery. He was
said to be drinking at the time the
trouble occurred.
Special to The Georgian:
Athens. Ga.. April 20.—About two
hundred and fifty University of Geor
gia students will leave today for the
annual, cadet encampment at Gaines
vtlle. -Exercise lit the academic depart
ment will be suspended tor n week, but
the law classes will meet as usual, as
students In the law school are not re
qulred to drill and will remain In Ath
ens.
Among the features of the encamp
ment will be an Inspection of the ca
del battalion by on officer of the regu
lar army, military hop given by the
cadets; reception to the students by the
young ladles of Urenati College; dance
In honor of the battalion given by the
Candler Horse Guards, of Gainesville,
und ahum battle In which two of the
companies will fight the other two.
On .Thursday a special train will
leave Athens for Gainesville, bearing
the -.University Thallana Dramatic
Club, which will present "The Gov
ernor” at the Brenau auditorium
Thursday night. A bevy of Athens
bellfs will also make the trip and
return with the apeclnt Friday.
The management of the Thullans
will put on the University Quartet as
specialty, and the Mandolin und Gul
tar Club will also take part.
Commandant James .M. Kimbrough
of the Twenty-seventh Infantry, will
have charge of the encampment.
Colonial Damea.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., April 20.—The annual
meeting of the Georgia Society of the
Colonial Dames of America
brought to a closa yesterday, after hav
Ing been In session for two days.
A feature of this convention was the
exhibition by Mrs. Wilder, tho presi
dent. of all the historic articles that will
be shown, as the exhibit of the Colonial
Dames, In the Georgia building at the
Jamestown Exposition.
The Letter to the Lord
i HINGS went bad with him, very bad.
with poor Ln#b Felgel, who la now
called Kende La Jo* and who waa
By THEODORE GAIZASO.
“V** y° nr «*eeiiei»ry. i—i—••
wire, wno was ■tin called Rebecca, and
could not feel at home In tha new order of
things.
And thus he sat there with hla wife at
the empty table, empt^ because there was
, ..remit** a ciinruunff prmuunuiy, ami
It highly esteemed by every Inmate of the
hone. .VI
Jbe veteran horae, ••Charley," conies
In for hla share of nttentlon. nnd seems
to understand that he Is a privileged char
supplies are brought to the commissary.
nothing ut all lu the house.
And Loeb Fejgel-for we will call him
by the old name—drew a deep algb and
said: “God haa left ua.“
But Iteheceu shook her bead, sad aud
dowticaat though she was, nnd replied: “Do
not slu against tbe !«ord. Loeb Lnjoa; God
hua never left one of Hla children. Only
we.must |>ruy\"
Ynftri entering the bright reception room
that stood invitingly open, I w.is met by
‘ who.
„ tlngly
one of the veterans, who, after giving me
a most cordial greeting * called my atten
tion to the numerous collection uZ pictures
mill souvenirs contributed by Wynl aims
mid daughters of the Southland, fan
Want, tne superintendent of the lln
old school, ns well ns of the
took great pride nud delight In showing me
over the entire building, comdstlug of five
Charley la 22 vears of age, but Is aa frisky
"•rSoualf/h? «'n«ri of pence has Inn* ihirel hue bt^nM^ n!w^. rnajla pro.-
folded her white wlugt over our Iteloved
Southland, nud our veterana are dwelling
In this beautiful realm of peace donated
to them by tbe state, they are still loyal
rrs ever to tbe "Lout Cause" for which
they fought so bravely. They each continue
to wear tbe uulforms of grog and tbe typl
cal slouch hate that, they ao proudly
become
old pounder on tbe lawn, and In memory
live over again the thrilling conflict.
a year for each veteran
the Daughters of the Confederacy from all
over the Pelican Htute send generous dona
tions of food* nnd money, while almost
every Inmate In the bcrnie hns some rela
tive or friend who gives him money and
clothing. The veteran* always manifest
great Interest In the celebration ,,t rbe nu
ll I versa rv of the Battle of Ne* Orleans;
and on January *. Inst, were given n royal
treat by the ladle* whose pleasure It was
to help them observe the day. For the
lufnniintlon of Southerners In far-away
i *a Wi
kinds, where I nra sure Ijcalle's Weekly
dormitories, large kitchen, dining room.! n -ni reach them. I will say that, our dear
sewing room, drug store and lnnnuary. Twoj rt |,| are enre*l for most tenderly hv
" * ’ rid ‘ uiatmMre cm- | 0 vmg hands and hearts, nnd that this
the mtlnimry. U mvrn res* mid »|iilet Is a great blessing
imimodlotis. well vi’iitiintrd ,m thrir f*-*rless wplrlts await th'
Ith rows of comforts Inc. snowy J ,. n ri tv,. n»io»r yimre
eycb side.
ell irnlned * nurses unil #
ployed by the
What Is the use of praying? In the
synagogue there are so many who pray, so
lie will not listen to Loeb Felgel, who la
now called Kende tajos, and after nil lie
will not know that Kende Lujos Is Ills dear
old ljoeb Geigel, whom lie never failed,
per. when ( he was peddling suspenders nud
And Rebecca nodded her head nnd anld
you are right; who knows whether
-.. ih.l iku t.iU*K I.'..11,.|| 11
He knows that you are Loeb Felgel.
"How would It be If one were to tell
Him
.... ■ to tell Him,” Rebecca Inter
rupted. "No use to tell Him; you must
write Him." . _ „
“What do you any—write? Can one write
••One cnn do anything one really wants
to. And 1 once read In tbe paper of n
child that wrote n letter to God nud asked
for toys, nnd got everything he asked for."
"Well, let tis write, then.
Aud l«oeb Felgel took a
paper,
ut, uud
rote to the good (foil, telling Him of all
his sufferings.
When he wna through he read the letter
prayer and sends you, through me, one 1
dred gulden." -
"O ne hundred gulden!"
laughing, old Icoeb IaJos, who
known as Kende Igijoa, threw hfa arm*
. • - - - hi
around Kelteeca's neck and aald: "One hun
drill gulden! What a powerful, what ft
mighty God Is Jehorabt. And what a lot
of money he must have rent when there la
one hundred gulden left after the governor
got through with lt!“
THE DISPATCH
W HY i
Mai
by <
aloud to .Rebecca, who said, while the
tears ran down her cheeks: "My dear
Ijh'Ii I^iJus, If that doea not help, nothing
will." •
letter was put In a if, envelope, which
which
FOOD COFFEE
"There’s a Reason.”
httls on each side. The floors of nil the.
rooms are Imre nnd flpntless nnd then* fs]
nn air of cleanliness au»l minty about « »*•
plan, that Is charming nud refreshing. Hn*
library also Is Isrre and comfortable, hnv-
{hi" been newly famished by the I tilled
Daughters of the Coiifederecy. end Is snp-
IpIL-t l.y them with many of the In teg uisg
nvln-s. lawks. t««|srs au<l wuslc- ft *'b«o
I i-onfahiH two iJnnos. o»* of wliUh Is *ai.l
i to have been I'htyel during the Mege of
Vleks’o.rg. D Ins lout Bone of* It* sweet-
! n however !«•” when I tiwwbed Its an-
; -1 -III I.T.- m'"J< "f pur* i-'..i>.’ r i " r '"-irl
I* ."in ftitih **-yt tom-* ",1‘i.ti Uni- li-*
! fi-ili-1 In tier. It i« •»>» nf O' 1 nl.l-stj-k-
1 **i ••»K'Pe before - the war.
Mr first visit to this dear old pfflee An
ic’drtv before I be I nlf«* I Daughters of the
nnfe fence «"»,••» '♦In* th«* vetera*!* th*»lr
mag| re-st nn» Hi-bdur** »rre. I g adly
...,rtf r ,: .», » l»vl*-*!»m gre n t»i » *e
on. win
I mil an expert maker of extracts,
syrups, nnd nil kinds of bottled Goods,
especially noft drfr.k*. I , have n
specialty that will appeal to every one
who uses soft drinks. Coen f\da has
made Its fortuna: R»d Itock has made
Its fortune, out ’cf' specialties. My
specialty will equal either one of them.
I want acme one with means to Join me
fn the manufacture nnd *ule of niv soft
c’t lnk. I know the thoroughly.
A(ldr?»s at once, ll. M., caro The
>:«i Ceergiaft. *_
was rather crumpled and dirty, uud the
address was written In large letters, *
the Dear Cod In Heaven."
••And what are you going to do with the
letter Dow?"
Take It to the postofffee nnd drop It lu
the mall box,"
"Are you incschuggc, that the Lord might
have to pay due postage on It nnd maybe
ref ere to accept U,"
le up
tap of the
wnere It
It.
inlud to carry the letter to tbe
mountain overlooking the town,
was much nearer heaven, nud
he did. nnd when tbe letter had lain
(here for some time n gust of wind caught
ll and carried it right into the lap of Hie
governor, who hn pinned to |»flas by lu his
carriage.
He read the address In surprise nud n
smile spread over Itls fut, good-natured
lio you know where Leeb Felgel, tbe
r. Uvea?" Ip* askml his coachman.
I do, jour-excellency."
Then drive me to his house.”
.lie carriage drove up In front of the
Jew's humble collage, uud appeared
:h-» dour trctnl dng. when he saw who
visitor
write this letter!*
By MAURICE LEVEL
doe, not Father Itabut or.
Maitre Rabut, a* he wax railed
by everyone, want to be mayor
of the village? waa tha quextlon every
body hnd axked hfmaelf for yearx, for
surely thtx honor wax hlx by right.
Hlx farmx and vlneyardx were the
finest for mllea around, hla horaee, hlx
doge, hlx oxen were Better than any
body elxe’x antf hlx fruit wax often
xerved at tho table tn Palalx Klyxeex.
It.wax well known that he wax good
to the poor nnd that he had atwayx
been a hard worker. If a quarrel aro.e
between too peaaantx he waa atwayx
rhoxen arbitrator, and no one ever
thought qf rritlrielhg hlx verdict.
Every time election came near hlx
frlendx would lay; ’’So you are not go.
Ing to be a candidate thli time, either.
You don't want to wear the trlcolored
xcarf and marry our children?”
No,” Father Rabut would anxwer,
am too old now. Walt until my boy
eomei home, then you may elect him
and I will feel more honored than If I
wax elected myxelf. 1 '
How he loved and wax proud of that
boy! Hlx whole face beamed when he
xpoke of him. but he waa not proud
without reaxon, for Raoul had atwayx
been the flrxt In hlx ctoxx ever alnee he
entered xchoot, and hla teacher had
prophexled that he would aurely In time
become a great man.
Juxt now he wan xervlng hix term In
a cavalry regiment xtatloned at Com-
lilegne, und the old man told everyone
that he would aurely come home at
leaxt a xergeant.
The home-coming wax all that the
old man thought of now, and whm
there wax no one rink to talk to about
the boy he would pour out the feeling,
of hlx heart to Tom, Raoul’s favorite
pointer.
”1 can xee It In your eyes. Tom—you
feel lonesome. You are longing for
your, mauter and wonder when he will
come back. Well. I’ll tell you—maybe
In a year. And then you will lie hap
py: think of the long walks In the
fields and all the game that he trill
xhoot. for there lx not a'better xhot In
the whole department than your max- 1
ter, my boy.”
When he got a letter from Raoul the
whole village knew It an hour after-
tvanl. for he would walk through the
streets with the letter In hlx hand and
atop and show It to every man he met.
And then he would nxk xome friend
to read It aloud for the n'.caxqre of
listening to tho troaaured wnrda once
more, until he at last knew It by heart.
Months passed nnd the day drew
near when promotlona were to be'un-
nounced. Father Rabut carried a tape
measure In hlx pocket, nnd every day
he cut off a centimetre to haye a visi
ble proof-of the lime growing shorter.
The hoy had written him that If he
waa made a sergeant before being hon
orably discharged from the service ne
would send it telegram, and now old
Father Rabut wop Id be watching for a
messenger boy from dawn to nightfall,
or when he grew too Impatient he
would go to the telegraph office and
watch the Instrument!) clicking off their
mysterious messages.
One morning, a Saturday, ax Father
Rabut was chatting with friends In the
market place he saw the town's only
telegraph messenger coming toward
him currying the well-known blue en
velope, and hla heart began to beat.
“Could It be for him? Waa hlx Raoul
really a xergeant now?"
Yea, the mexaenger came to him and
asked him to sign the receipt, but his
hand trembled ao that one of the othera
had to do It for him.
Hurrah!” he shouted, "he has
passed! My boy Is a sergeant now.”
He showed the dispatch to the oth
ers. "There, read It yourself."
But suddenly he saw how they all
stared at him In surprise.
"What la the matter?” he aaked.
"Don't you understand? Raoul wears
the silver chevroua now. My boy Is a
sergeant! ’’
And still the group around him kept
on staring as It they thought he was
out of hla mind. This scared him. and
his voir, trembled aa-he axked, "What
Is It? Tell mf!" •
Every one hesitated, but at last some
one aald: "But Maitre Raoul, didn’t
you reajJ the telegram?"
"Of coUrse, I did," he stammered.
Then he nut down nnd mumbled: "That
Is, I have not—I can not read—tell me,
for God's sake, tell met what haa hap
pened.” i
Nobody said a word.
"Rend, read It," cried Rabut.
A schoolboy passed by and the old
man caught him by the shoulder und
aald: ’’Read thin to me, my boy, since
nobody else will."
The boy read:
"Your son died suddenly last night.”
The old man rhrew up hla arms und
fell to the ground like a log. When they
lifted him up he waa dead.
And thus, after hla death, It became
known why Rabut. the most respected
and richest peasant of the community,
had never wanted to be a candidate for
mayor.
He had declined the honor becauae
he could not read.
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Signs of Prosperity
When you start depositing
your surplus dollars at interest
in our Savings Department, you;
will begin to see unmistakable
signs of prosperity.
Wo pay on savings depos
its
Interest compounded twice a year.
Drop' ns a postal for informa
tion about
BANKING BY MAIL.
Central Bank &
Trust Corporation,
Candler Building,
Branch cor. Mitchell and Forsyth.
MISSING TRUNK
WAS VALUABLE
The mysterious disappearance of a
trunk containing thirteen oil paintings,
valued at 1600, and other valuables to
the amount of 1800 or 1900, Is at pres
ent puzsllng the local detective forca
and the officials of the Central of Geor
gia railway. The trunk. In company
with three others. Is said to have been
shipped to Atlanta front Bavannah sev
eral days ago. When the owner called
for hla baggage recently one of the
trunks wax missing. A* yet no clew to
Itx whereabouts box been discovered.
Board Makes Inspection.
The weter board and the special I
committee of seven from council met]
Jointly at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon j
and went out to Hemphill Station to
familiarise themselves with the actual
condition and needa of Ihe waterworks
system. The committee thinks, with j
tills Information. It will be better able
to act on the bids submitted.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
HUMORESQUE.
"Do you get any honey, grandpa? 1
"Honey, • child!! Why ahould I get
honey?"
"Well, mother xaya you’ve got a bee
In your Bpnnel.’’—The Tatler.
Our-Rector Receives a Presenlatl in
■"My YriMunr your kindness haa fol
lowed no- ii"-"ikti "it my sojourn Iq
yoyr midst, but never (III now has It
overtaken me."—Puck.
Clerk—"These shoes are only $2 and
they won't last long at that price.”
long t'don't want them.”—Philadelphia
Customer—"Wall, If they won't last
Record.
Hand-shaking friends are naturally
of a grasping nature.
Borne married men are not home long
enough tn get homesick.
A girl Isn't necessarily breezy
cause she puls on a lot of ulra.
It’s surprising what a lot of Dots
there Is masquerading as music.
,No woman ever attributes her hns-
bund's loss of appetite to her own cook.
Ing.
It haa been frequently stated tha
figures will not He. but many figure
are misleading—as any dressmaker o
tailor can Inform you.—Chicago Newi
"He Is so Is IT.” said
Billiards were Invented In France In
1471.
The average dally wage of No
glan printers Is 93 cents.
Poor little bang’s rooster;
You’re feelinjf bad, arc you?
z Can’t cat the way you use’ter?
't Well, I’ll tell you what to do.
pQxo buy yourself some tony clothes
% And they will tone your body
^ You feel the way your clothing showsT
C' No wonder you feel shoddy. ““
$. 'UVtlfpU
Mr
Feeling blue or fagged? New clothes will
spruce you up and help to raise your spirits!
Try a new suit Fancy mixtures, worsteds,
cheviots and serges, $15.00 to $40.00.
Or a new hat Our derbies and soft hats
have a style and quality that stay with them—and
no matter how good a hat looks when you buy it, what
counts is how it looks after you’ve worn it awhile
Negligee shirts, white and colored.
Hosiery, plain and embroidered
Underwear in two-piece and union suits.
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MUSE’S
3-5-7 Whitehall St.