The Georgia record. (Atlanta, GA.) 1899-19??, July 01, 1899, Image 4

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HIS SUPERIOR KNOWLEDGE. A Fhllosopher’s Opinion of Facta Fancy and Facta Useful. Nine times thirteen nn’ seven-eights is er—er-ah!—leinme see—” muttered a farmerish-appearing man, sitting in a corner of the lounging-room of a tavern at I’ettyville and frowningly conning a document resembling a bill for goods purchased. “Ah! my friend!” genially inter rupted a recently arrived stranger, a ramshackle personage with a long, meditative face and considerable hair, “I see you are deep iu some interest ing calculation. ” “Yep!” ’‘Quite so! To me there is nothing, more absording than the study of figures and statistics. I dote on them. There is a strong fascination in reduc ing to actual figures the haphazard guesses of the average mind. The possibilities for interesting calcula tions are ail about us, if we but keep our eyes open, and yet bow many people are blind or indifferent to them! For instance, did you ever think to estimate how long it would take a grasshopper of given size, which would, were he physically perfect, jump a given number of feet and inches per hop, and make a certain number of hops pet minute, but is handicapped by being lame in one leg w hich reduces his hopping ability one-third in length but not in fre quency, to jump around the world at the tropic of Capricorn?” “Nope!” was the reply of the far mer, who was still frowning on his bill. “Never see how I could make a cent out of it. ” “True. But how can a man occupy his time more profitably than by ac quiring information which will be of great satisfaction and perhaps posijave value to him at some future time? Yet how few avail ourselves of the oppor tunities which are allaround us! Now, I venture to say you have no concep tion of the quantity of wheat that you would be obliged to possess if you were to bestow’ upon the owner of a checker-board one grain for the first square on the board, two grains for the second, four grains for the third, and so . on, doubling the number of grains for each succeeding square?” “No,” was the moody reply. “I h ain’t.” “Exactly! And I presume you can not tell how long.it would take to bail Lake Titicaca dry with a common tablespoon? Perhaps you do not know how many bones there are in the skeleton of an ichthyosaurus, nor how many times the word ‘tooth’ oc curs in Holy Writ, nor the rapidity with which the mongoose will multiply if left unmolested, nor the date of the death of Pope Adrian, nor ” “No,” answered the agriculturist, turning at last like the proverbial worm, but still glaring at the docu ment in his hands. “No; an’ there’s Jots of other things that I don’t know, either. On the other band, do you know old Levi Grabbenbeimer, who runs the ‘One Price Emporium’ around the corner yonder?” “No, sir; J. can not say that I do.” “Wa’al, then, if you don’t know him he’ll be pizou sure to skin you alive the first time you have any deal in’s with him, same ’s he’s tryin’ to .&> me now with this ’ere bill. I might know all about the jumpin’ ability of a given frog, the quantity of water in Lake So-an’-so, an’ what slew the late Pope What’s-his-name, without the knowledge makin’ me an ounce fatter or a nickel richer; but if I didn’t know old Levi, an’ know’ him blame' well, into the bargain, f wouldn’t have enough financial pelt left on me by this time to make a fashionable-sized watch pocket. G’ day,sir! I’m glftn’ over now to whoop the old scoundrel up a little.”—Tom P. Morgan, in Puck. Tired Eyes. A correspondent of Popular Science News tells of a party of Alpine climbers who, having spent five hours among the snows of the mountains, returned to their homes after dark. A change had to all appearance taken place since the night before. Instead of being illuminated in the usual way, the place was supplied with green lights. It took the travelers a little time to realize that they were suffering from Daltonism, or color blindness, super- I induced by eye-fatigue. The intense light caused by the sun shining upon the snow had for the time rendered them unable to judge of colors, and given rise to their curious mistake. Three hours elapsed before the eyes regained their normal condition. Chevreul explains that the eye can not gaze long upon a given color with out tending to become insensible to it. When the eye looks upon a color it should be rested by thecomplemen- | tary color. Thus an eye that has grown tired with green should be ; rested by red, which is green's com plementary color. A Flash Measured. By means of a photograph, made with a vibrating lens, scientists have calculated the time of a lightning Hash. It came out one-nineteenth of ;a second. The calculation is based upon the multiple image in the photographs and the rate of vibration •of the lens. The time applies of course only to the particular Hash that was photographed.- Cleveland Plain Dealer. 1 Grntaltona Adviee. So ninny schools are studying Mil lais’ beautiful picture. "The Angelua," In connection with the poem of the same name, that It is Interesting to catch a glimpse now and then of the great pnfnter In some light that brings him In closer touch with us, and here is a bright little story that well Il lustrates the fact that true greatness Is often unappreciated. One day, while Millais was painting his famous picture, “Chill October,” among the reeds and rushes on the banks of the River Tay, a man came up behind him and stood looking first at the picture, then at the surrounding landscape. Finally he asked In broad Scotch dialect: "Man, did ye never try photog raphy?” “No, never,” replied Millais, paint ing slowly. A pause. “It’s a bantie quicker,” said the man. "Ye-es, I suppose so.” Another pause then the Scotchman added thoughtfully; “An’ it’s malr like the place.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. Localizing It. “They call vocal lessons‘voice-plac ing’ now, William.” “Is that sc? Well, I’m going to write a polite note and ask that girl downstairs to please place her voice across the street instead of up in our airshaft.” Confession of a Millionaire. A millionaire confessed the secret of his suc cess In two words- hard work. He said he put In the best part of his life in gaining dol lars and losing health, and now he was put ting in the other half in spending dollars to get back health. Nothing equals Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for restoring health to the overtired body and brain. It gets at the starting point—the stomach and overcomes nervousness, sleeplessness, dyspepsia and Indigestion. True contentment depends not upon worldly prosperity. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. 82 trial bottle and treatise free. Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd.. 931 Arch St., Phlla., Pa. To truly admire nature we must love the Creator of nature. To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Cascnrets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c. If C. C. C. fall to cure, druggistsrefund money. Just to the extent that you dim some one else’s light will your light cease to shine. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup forchildren .teething,softens the gums, reduces inflamma tion.allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle. If truth were allowed more exercise she would be better looking. Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever, 10c, 25c. If C. C. C. fall, druggists refund money. This would be a better world if our con sciences were a size too small. I cannot speak too highly of Piso’s Cure for Consumption.—Mrs. Frank Mobbs, 215 W.22d St., New York, Oct. 29, 1894. E. B. Walthall & Co., Druggists, Horse Cave, Ky.. say: “Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures every one that takes it.” Sold by Druggists, 75c. A man always gets the wrong thing from his wife’s bureau drawer in open daylight. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 50c, 81. All druggists. In ev> ry community is a woman who wears a bonnet when other women wear hats. i 44 Durability is Better Than Show/' The wealth of the multi-millionaires is not equal to good health. Riches 'without health a<e a curse, and yet the rich, the middle classes and the poor alike have, in Hood's Sarsaparilla, a valuable assistant in getting and maintaining perfect health, JfadA SaUofcA GOLDEN CROWN LAMP CHIMNEYS Are the best. Ask for thenh. Cost no more than common chimneys. All dealers. PITTSBURG GLASS CO., Allegheny, Pa. USE CERTAIN CHILL CURE. The Pope Once in London. The Pope, who has just entered on his nineteenth year, Is the only one in the long line of Sovereign Pontiffs who has strolled down Piccadilly. He was In-London /dr a month in the ’forties, having a holiday at the close of his term of office as Papal Nuncio to the King of the Belgians. He had apart ments In what he described to Cardi nal Manning as a “side street off Piccadilly.” but its name he had com pletely forgotten, and all Cardinal Manning's efforts to identify it or the house in which he lodged were fruit less. He was, of course, then simply Monsignor Pecci, and Jjis name Is Only briefly mentioned in the papers of the period as having been present- I ed to the Queen, as having attended I n reception at Stafford House, and ns having officiated on Sundays at the Sardinian Chapel, Lincoln's Inn i Fields, and at St. Mary’s, Moorflelds, ' which latter is now about to be de- ' tnolished.—Tit-Bits. Plantation Chill Cure, is Guaranteed ——————————— Tu cure, or money refunded by your merchant, so j YEARS | 019 I Why let your neighbors know it? And why give them a chance to guess you are even five or ten years more? Better give them good reasons for guessing the other way. It is very easy; for nothing tells of age so quickly as gray hair. Ayer’s f Hair I vigor f is a yotith-renewer It hides the age under a B luxuriant growth of hair the g color of youth. It never fails to restore B color to gray hair. It will S stop the hair from coming || out also. It feeds the hair bulbs. ® Thin hair becomes thick hair, ■ and short hair becomes long g hair. It cleanses the scalp; re- B moves all dandruff, and ® fl prevents its formation. ■ We have a book on the A Hair which we will gladly O’ send you. ik If you do not obtain all the bene- NF*" ufljl fit* you expected from the use of the Vigor, write the doctor about it. HP Probably there Is some difficulty with your general system which may be easily removed. Address, Dr. J. C. Ayer. Lowell, Mass. Malsby & Company, 39 S. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. Engines and Boilers Steam Water Heaters, Steam Pumps and Penlierthy Injectors. Manufacturers and Dealers In SAW MILLS, Corn Mills, Feed Mills, Cotton Gin Machin ery and Grain Separatprs. SOLID and INSERTED Saws, Saw Teeth and Locks, Knight’s Patent Dogg, Birdsall Saw Mill and Engine Repairs, Governors, Grate Bars and a full line of Mill Supplies. Price and quality of goods guaranteed. Catalogue free by mentioning this paper. Cornered. “Men are queer animals,” said the pessimist. “They are all more or less deceitful.” “Oh, I don’t believe that,” replied the optimist. “I think there are plenty of people who strive to be honest. I know I do, and I don’t give myself credit for being any better than the majority of men.” “Then, why do you ask me how my health is every time we meet, and stand around and look bored if I tell you.”—Chicago Times-Herald. When He Ought to Think. Thera are only two occasions when a man ought to think a lot more than he talks; wV-'" he goes fishing and when he doesn’t go fishing.—New York Press. WANTED—Young men to learn telegraphy for positions on railroad. Southern Railway Telegraph School, Atlanta, Ga. You can carry water in a funnel if you are quick enough and don’t go too far. Beauty Is Blood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the body. Begin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,—beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. A number of girls out West have formed a suicide club. We Want to Know If Many People will read this. Winteremith’s Wonder Book contains over 100 puzzles, riddles, etc,, and it is mailed free to anybody wno sends his or “fr address to Arthur Petkr & Co., Louis ville, Ky. A postal card will do. To realize the real, a man must do his work well. A Rnake 1 Stole the A farmer residing near Middletown recently noticed a remarkable falling off in the production of eggs at hla hennery, which he was unable to ac count for. He concluded that an egg thief was at work, and established a strict watch. The eggs continued to disappear, and no clue to the thief was obtained until a day or two ago, while working near the hennery, the farmer came across a large blacksnake which he quickly despatched. As the snake lay on the ground the farmer noticed a lump In the reptile's circum ference, and with his knlre cut from the snake’s stomach a large china egg. It is argued that the snake’s appetite for efcgs Increased at a more rapid rate than the yield of the hennery,, and that It resorted to the china eggs In the absence of the genuine article.— New York Sun. The Summer Bath. Nothing is more refreshing and invigor ating in summer than a daily bath. But to hat’e it effectual soft water and good soap must be used. Ivory Soap is the best for the purpose; it is pure, dissolves quickly, sweetens and purifies the cuticle, gives a healthful glow, and leaves the skin soft and white. Early morning, or just before retiring at night, is the most favorable time for bathing. Eliza B. Barker. In 1898 American farmers sold In foreign markets $858,507,948 worth of commodities, among which were 148,- 231,261 bushels ot wheat, nearly double the quantity of the year be fore; wheat flour that was equivalent to 69,074,744 bushels of wheat, a gain over the previous year; 208,744,939 bushels of corn, 31,828,574 bushels in excess of the quantity shipped in 1897; 827.651 barrels of corn meal, against 575,263 barrels during the pre ceding twelve months; 69,130,288 bushels of oats, or nearly double the previous year’s shipments; 15,541,- 575 bushels of rye, more than twice the quantity which went forward In 1897; 650,108,933 pounds of bacon, an Increase of over 1,000,000 pounds; 709,334,045 pounds of lard and 200,- 185,861 pounds of ham, both a large Increase; 439,255 cattle and 51,150 horses, and in every commodity there was a gain. The significance of such statistics cannot be misunderstood. They mean that this wonderfully rich country is steadily forging ahead to ward the mistress-ship of the world’s commerce, and that the American farmer is destined to be the most im portant element in the world’s pro gress. Don’t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To- Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or *l. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. The ice vender is envied these days as he rides down the street on a block of ice. A Wonderful Germ-Killer. Skin diseases, such as tetter, eczema, ring worm, salt-rheum, or anything of the kind, are cured by Tetterlne. It kills the germs, and the skin becomes healthy. Its efficacy is well estab lished. Hundreds of testimonials can be shown by J. T. Shuptrine. Savannah. Ga. Send 50c. for a box postpaid ifayour druggist doesn’t keep It. Advertising should be considered a neces sary and invaluable part of the business. TAL-LU-LAH LODGE. Tallulah Falls Reservation opens for guests July Ist. Directly on Grand Chasm, 2,000 feet above sea level. Everything new. electric lights and bells, sanitary plumbing, hot and cold por celain baths, music, fishing, driving, 650 feet veranda space, specially flue cuisine. Three hours from Atlanta. Tallulah Falls railway trestles rebuilt and road in splendid condition. Both midday and late dinners. For Special rates, plans, views, etc., address J. H. Mackibrnan, Manager, Tallulah Falls, Ga. MOur own mnd HEW BUILDING. Oldest (32 YEARS) and only bus iness college i n Va., tnd 2d i n the South toown its building. AnUP . TO-DATE SCHOOL. Scholarly and experienced teachers, 4 of whom are authors of valuable books. Both sexes. NO VACATIONS. A'd business branches, English and Academic departments. “ LEADING BUSINESS COLLEGE SOUTH OF THE POTOMAC RIVER. 'Phlla. Stenographer. Catalog free. SALESMEN WANTED. CRAM’S MAGNIFICENT TWENTIETH CEN lURY M AP OF UNITED STATES and WORLD Just completed. Largest, latest and most accurate map ever printed on one sheet in the world. Shows all recent changes. Sells at sight Price low. Exclusive territory given. Bie profit to salesmen. Also Handsomest Line of Low-Priced. Quick-Selling Books and Family Bibles ever offered Address HUDGINS PUB LISHING CO., Kiser Building, Atlanta, Ga. SKIRT SUPPORTER. Apply for kf/W territory nt once, aa this advertise ment may not appear again. Address NOVELTY CO., Box 94, Atlanta, Ga. OR I 8 B A A an< 3 Whiskey Habits sL? SB® f JlflSn ture,i home wlth- B si/ fWE out?ain. Book of par- W g BV B tieulars sent FREE. B.M.WOOLLEY, M.D. Atlanta, Ga. office 191 N. Pryor St. „ GiIRES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. bjq Beat Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use Lxj in time. Sold by druggists. ■■ | fin fWrXTiWj DR. 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Over eighty thousand such letters as this were re ceived by Mrs. Pinkham during 1897. Surely this is strong proof of her ability to help suffering women. PIMPLES “My wife bad pimples on her face, but she has been taking CASCARETS and they have all disappeared. I had been troubled with constipation for some time, but after tak ing the first Cascaret I have had no trouble with this ailment. We cannot speak too high ly of Cascarets.” Fred Wartman, 5708 Germantown Ave.. Philadelphia. Pa. CANDY TRADf MARK RIOISTERED Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste .Good. De Good, Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c, 25c, 50a. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Sterling Remedy Company, Chiengo, Montreal. Naw York. 314 HID Tn OAP Sold and guaranteed by all drug- HU" I U"DN V gists to CLKE Tobacco Habit. For INDIGESTION and DYSPEPSIA. “I have found Immediate relief in every in stance.”—P. B. Louden, Philadelphia. A cure for a try. 25c. a box. 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