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Thé Pitt Diamond. !
While Pitt, the grandfather of Lord
Chatham, wes governor of Fort Bt
George in 1638 he became acquainted
with a jewel merchant named Jam
‘hund, who brought a diamond of
reat size for sale. He asked £30,000
or it tn the rough. It should, of
urse, have been bought on bebhalf of
he company, but Pitt, seeing money
in it, could not resist the temptation
of making & private bargaln, He be
came the possessor of the stone for
the sum of £20,4C0, and he was quite
gsatisfled that he had behaved honor
ably when he paid the man, who on
bis part was also content. DBut the
diamond was known to be worth more
than Jamchund had received, and the
transaction gave ris¢ to a good deal
of gossip, which in Ho way decreased
when later on Pitt had the stone cut
in England and sold 1t to the regent of
France for £135,000. Even that enor
mous sum did not represent its true
value. The stone was set in the royal
crown of Irance. It weighed 410
carats in the rough, but the cutting re
duced it to 186 carats.—Mrs. I’enney’s
“Fort Bt. Gdorge, Madras.” _
A Tartar Courtshijn
Among the Tchulian Tartars a curi
ous mode of “popplng the question”
exists. The Tchuiian bachelor in
search of a wife, having filled a brand
new pipe with fragrant tobacco,
stealthily enters the dwelling of the
fair one upon whom he has bestowed
his affecticns, deposits the pipe upon @
copspicuous article of furniture yind
petires on tiptoe to some convenient
biding place in the neighborhood, lecal
etiquette requiring that he gfould ex
écute this strategic movement appar
ently undetected by the ddisel of his
choice or any other member of her
family. Presently he retv-us witheut
further affectation of secrecy amlk leoks
fnto the apartment in a casualsort of
way. A single glance ut tle pipe he
left behind him enabics him so learn
the fate of his proposal. If it Lias been
smoked he goes forth an accepted and
exultant bridegroom; if not, the offer
of his hand and heart has been so Ir
revocably rejeeted as not to be even
vorth a pipe ot tobacco.
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~ Value of Laughter.
s “Having v’uinly tried many and vari
ous remedies to restore to bealth a
business man whom I know and who
bhad fallen into a morbid condition
owing to years of overwork, a famous
Baltimere physician at last persuaded
his patient to take a course of funny
stories, one at each meal;, with an ex
tra two at dinner,” sald a Baltimofe
man. “The pgtient, a* solemn and
gloomy: , fellow," at first rcbelled, biat
finally? falllng in with tie idea, adopt
ed the course recommendad and was
in the end restored to health, the ef
fect of laughter being éntirely to
change his mental and bodily condi
tion, Laughter, i@ fact, is one of the
cbe_)fipest and most effective of ‘medi
cines, breaking up stagnation of. mind
augl body and sending a healthy ¥ibra
tion through one's system. There is
very little the matter with th<? man
who can enjoy a hearty laugh.”’—Nash
vilje Tennesseean.
% - Taunting Him. .
Tt was housecleaning tine, and -Mr.
Stubb wa§ removihg the ,dusty ple
tures from the walls, The frames
glipped, the stepludder creaked omi
nously, and the perspiration rolled
fromy ‘Mr. Stubb’s:brow. ,Jn the humor
to Bite a nall‘ff half, He turned and
dissoverad Mrs. Stubb laughing.
“That's it!” he roared as the step
lntdder swayedy “laugh and show jour
g®#l teeth” ‘
And still she laughed.
“Do you think there s anything
funny in my moving these plctures?”
he spluttered in fiery tones.
“No, indeed, John,” said Mrs. Stubb
gonthinglv; “but, yotl klow, you look so
furny it looks Mke o woving picture
show,"”
Ther Mr ftubb swallowed a pint.of
pu S¢ 7 and atmfnyu.},lumed; — Chicago
AN g T eSR i I R
PR AT RR A el i o RAT RL i
wy e = a 0 iße et iRe e
cen and pretty, She was also dev
to music dnd spent hours practicing on
@ large plpe organ, This, together
with the faet that she tnvariably wore
a rapt expression’ when so epgaged,
eatned for her the nicknume-of St.
ecilla. It happened that Margery's
gnmmn wag called to town and left
her five-year-old daughter in charge of
an obliging neighbor. This lady wun
dertook to amuse her young guest by
showing het a collection of prints,
among which was g copy*of the famil.
for presentation of the patron saint of
music seated at the organ.
“This, my dear,” sald the obliging
hostess, “is a picture of St Cecilia.”
“It doesn’t look o bit like her,” spoke
up the tiny visitor.
“Why, bhow do you know?™ inquired
the astonished owner of the pring
“How do 1 know? returned the
equally astonished Margery. ‘“WWhy,
St Cecllla 18 my own first coustn. She
teached me my prayers an’ how to
play jackstones.”
When Children Smcked. .
In the seventoenth century in Eng.
land the practice of juvenlle ggnoking
wis almost universal, at least™ecord
ing to Jorevin de Rockefort, a I'rench
traveler of that perfed. In an account
published In 1671 he gives a desecrip.
tion of an evening he spent In Worces:
ter. He was g¢atechized Cy one of the
townsmen as to the habits cos the
IF'rench people. “While we were walk
ing about the town,” he writes, "he;
asked me if it was the custom in
Frapce as in England that when the
childien went 0 school they carried
in theiv ratchel with thelr bocks 2 pipe
cf tobacco, which theirs mothez took
care to fill carly in the moruing, it
gerving them instead of breakfast, and
that at the accustomed=hour every ond
laid aside his book t¢ light his pipe,
the master smoking -vith them and
teaching them how to hold their plpes
and draw in their tgbacco, thus accus.
toming them to it from their youths,
belleving it absclutely necessary for &
wac's health.'” ,
Sherift Sales.
GEORGIA—Jeff Davis County,
Will be sold before the court
house of Jeff Davis county, in
Hazlehurst Georgia, the usual
nlace for holding Sheriff’s sales
of said gounty; on the First Tues
dey in August, whichk' is the drd
day, 190¢, within the legal hours
of sale, the'liereinafter deserioed
personal property, said proper
ty. to be -delivered where the
same is nowe located, to -wit:
Near theresidenceof W. H. King.
One 13 horse power engipe, Tal
bot make. One2C llol;ge power
return tubler boiler, sone pop
valve, ene steam g2vge and
piping, ong . governor, Said
property. levied upon and by
virtue and to satisfy three (3)
attachments ti.-fas. issued from
the county court of Jeff Davis
count:” One in favor of Carver
Brothers, one in favor of Lott &
Poer, and one in favor of W, T
Cliett, and against W. H. King,
g‘aid property levied upon as the
nroperty of W. H,King, Defend+
ant in attachment, and in his
possession, said property pointed
out by the Plainti‘t, ;
Said above described proper
ty having been advertised and
sold according to law, and P. L.
Smith being then and there the
bestand highest bidder, and said
P. L. Smith having failed to pay
the purchase *price at said sale,
the same is thereof re-advertised
and sold at the risk of the said
P. L. Smith, the purchaser there
of at said sale.
This sth day of July, 1909, -
W. H. ELLIS,
Sheriff Jeff Davis County.
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Farming Implimsents for &ale.
I have innmy possession,;: and
am agent for samne, one and’ two
two horse Cultivators. These
are greatgfibor—sé‘?ing maghines
on the farm, and.are the latest
improved and ar2 made ' from
‘the best material. They also do
the very best work that can be
done, with farming’ implimenis.
These machines can be boyght
within the next 6G,days at actual
cost, for cash., |
' I havg also, cérn and ectten
planters, which will be sold a%
cost, within the next 60 days.
Come and sec¢ them, if You
need anything i this line
; H. J. Fugsell,
Hazlehurst, Ga. R. F. D, N 0.2
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: Feor Baie
We have practically a ew No,
6 Remihgton typewriter. which
we wil.l‘s'gflfmitw; cash. Write
at once, ! % gial Loan & Trust
E%WJMW*'
¥ On M.“.fl last, batween F, F,
Bray’s and Hazlehurst, a watch.
Nicke! case with Elgin move
ments. Finder will return same
te Guy Hall, or the Naews effice
and be rewarded, This May 11th
1909. , ' ~2t
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5 or G doses (GGG will cure any
case of Chill and Fever. P’rice 25¢.
The City Ph '
he City Pharmacy,
W. T. PATRICK, Prop's,
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' 1 carrj a fresh and qfimpletos line c{t
’ Drugs and lledicines.
’ Toilet Articles; Perfumery, Eic.
{ ~——Beautiful line of— «
, SOLID GOLD JEWELRY.
! Elcg’:{nt lce Créam and Soda Parlor,
% ;+ Ilive within a few ;tepsof my drug store, and c@n
easily be called at any hour of the night by those who
ey need medicine after I_h:we closed. e
Bon’t Run
The risk of losing your righte bv not tizving
your Déeds and Mortgagés on Record.
“Every Decd -Conveying Land
Should be Recorded in the effice of the
Clerk of the Superior Courtof the County
where the sand lics. Record may be
made 2t any time, but such deed loses its
priority over a subsequent recorded deed
from the sam¢ vendor, " ==Section 30; 18.
*Mortgages on realty must be recorded
inthe county where the land lies; on per~
sdralty, in; the county where the morigaget
t~sidesat time of exegdtien.”~Section 27, 26
I will re-record at half price any dced
recorded in the old counties.
Yours for protection, ; L
A J. HERRINGTON
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Peopies Drud:Siere,
&> TELEPHONE Nei 7. /omad
We handle nothing Eut the very besjt and purest
' ‘MEBICINES AND BRUGS.
Rit Prescristions Receiva Prompt ond Careful Attentlon
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A complete stock of dll Drug
Store Sundries,
Mmfwfiwmm:
- JEWELRY, JE‘VELEQY!
Just received the piettiest hr% of Solic‘{ Gol:l Jewelry
* ever scén in Hazlehurst Lefere; and, you will
. find ¢ur prices right, teo.
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| STATIGNERY.; -
We carry & fine line of STATIONERY of overy des’
‘criptisn. When in need of wrilkng material
come te the ’ ;
Peoples Diug Store,
LR ST R TR P, 3
The Cirpenter Morton Co.
Boston, Mass. were thetirst paint
concern to effer Varnish Stairg
to housekeepers. Cambells Var.
nish Srain is original fiest wuta
in 1888, and today recognized as
the ~most satisfactory article of
the kind upon the market. Peo:
ples Drugs. Stere carries a com
plete stocgk. \
P".B fi immediate relief from
i ' Br. Shoop's Megic Ointment