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Why Women Wed. A man asked me the ofher day iow women find husbands, git was such a puzzling question fo mo that .scoustituted myself a committee )f one and went round among a lot of married women to see how their husbands proposed to them. There wasn’t one who had ever had an absolute romance of love! There wasn’t one whose husband had gotten down on his knees, caught the loved one's hand and besought ofher. unless she wished to see him stark and cold with a broken heart, that she would wed him! There wasn't one who had ever known the rapture of being held, with a pistol at her head, whde the brave lover pronounced, that unless she accepted him, he would kill her and then himself! There wasn't one who had been gained even at the dagger's point, and not a single wife had been drugged and wedded While in a semi conscious state. Dorothy, I confess to a certian amount of disappointment. The nearest I could get as to how the question of marriage had been reached, was always that they had drifted into it. This is deliciously vague, but it seems to mean that they knew the man, that he had the privilege of holding their hands and criticising their frocks for some time, and that then, when there was no spe cial excitement in Wall street, a presidential election wasn’t going on, nor anything else that was dis tracting, they suggested that it was about time for them to get mar ried. This is the general experience. And I think it a sin and shame. Few women have more than one opportunity to marry, and that ought to be accompanied by all the frills and frivolities that the beet novel writer dreamed of. The Howells and James business in the way of classic love making may be most desirable for nervous peo ple/ it may calm and soothe them, but when champagne and love are offered it wants to be sparkling, and it wants to taste as if such nec far had never been offered before. —[Ntw York tj'Br. Mediciua) U e* of the Lemon. “Lemons are very healthy and good not only for allaying thirst, bnt vs ill core a multitude of disorders. The juice of the lemon contains oitrie acid. Acids as a rule, decrease the acid seer# tion of the body and increase the alka line. Gitrio acid, which ia the acid of lemons and oranges for instanos, will dimmish the secretions of gastric juice bnt increases very materially the ee cretiea of saliva. The very thoughts of a lemon is sufficient to make the month water. Thirst ia fersrs is net always due to a lack of watsr ia the blood. It may be due in part to a lack of ths secretion of the, saliva. When the mdnth is parched and dry the acid will increase the saliva. When acid is given for the relief of dyspepsia it should be taken before eating. Lena on jnice drank before meals will be fonnd very advantageous as a prevent ive of heart burn.' ’ The weather is certainly cold in ■ortheast Georjia. It is likely to be ill colder. Optimistic Yiaw of Life. Putting asjde the question of re vealed religion, poets and philsoso pliers have begun to see a dignity in human nature, a wisdom and beauty in life as we know it, and to abandon those dark and danger eus speculations which most com monly lead thought into gloom de spondency. Things exist according to fixed laws, some of winch we have discovered and know to be just. We reason, therefore, that those laws which we have not yet penetrated, and may never pene trate. whose manifestations seem critical and unjust, would, if prop erly understood, be found equally beneficent. Let us, therefore, obey those laws which we comprehend, bear with patience that which we control, hold fast to the happiness which comes in our way, and not trouble ourselves too much about the mysteries of our existence. Especially let, us recog nize ourselves as apart of humani ty, Charitable and symphathetic, go that others will grant us simil ar favors and the sum of happiness be increased. Let us not curse men for faults tor which trom the nature ot humanity they are not responsible. Let us rather study the causes of those faults and try if there be remedies for them. Let us consider that nations are only aggregations of single men, each of whom is bound by the same lirai tations of ourselves. She Illustrated her Answer. To confuse a witness is general ly an easy task, and lawyers know no easier way than to make a wit ness explain the mean of his words, knowing that very few people can do so without getting excited Oc casionally a witness resents this nagging and answers in a spirited and unexpected manner. A lawyer was cross-examining a witness, a young girl of rather haughty temper. She had testi fied that she had seen the defend ant “shy” a book at the plaintiff and the lawyer seized on the word. “Shy? Shy a book? What do you mean by that? Will you ex plain to the court what the word k shy’ means?” The girl leaned over the judge’s desk, picked up a law book, and shied it at the lawyer's head, who dodged just in time. “I think the court now under stands the meaning of the word ‘shy,’ ” said the judge, gravely; and the girl was allowed to finish her testimony without further inter ruption. Riche* and rank have no neces sary connection with genuine gen tlemanly qualities. The poor man may be a true gentleman—in spir it and in daily life, He may be honest, truthful, upright, polite, temperate, courageous, self respect ing, and self-helping—that is, be a true man. The poor man with a rich spirit is superior to the rich man with a poor spirit. To bor row St. Paul’s words, the former is as “having nothi’ ’ The first hope* everything, and fears noth ing; the last hepes nothing, fears everything. Only the poor in spir it are really poor. He who hat lost all, but retains his courage, cheerfulness, hope, virtue and self respect, is still rich. For such n man, the world is, as it were, hold in trust; his spirit dominating over ils grosser cares, he can still walk erect, a true gentleman. You are all of you workers, in one way or another, but how many arc possessed with an earnest de sire that the work you put from your hands shall be thorough, hon est and faithful. A Bloodless German. A few miles tmru Beilin. Germany, th&ie lives a man who, i" what repor *ya ot him bo true, is certainly one of the it.*)*!, rem.vkable phenomena on record. The papers state a* a posi t'ive fset that he has no blood in b’S veins and that a committee of the lead Ing phjKir.iiißS and scientist* have d# dared their inability to ascount for this extraordinary circumstance. Tba men in a Corporal in the German ar my, and goes by the name ef Otto 3 hrieber, 110 himself waa quite tin conscious of his bloodless condition no til two months ago, when hi fought a duel with a fellow soldier. His oppoa eat ran bis eword through his body without, however, drawing any blood, and the patient seerm-d not a bit tb> worsj. The arau was so taken by ♦ surprise that Otto had no trouble in killing hiss Since that time the com rades ef life Corporal have beeta care ful not te tresd on his toe*, and on no eonkideiation to accept a challenge rotn him. Ho waa submitted to ase ▼ere tent at medical institute in Berlin A knife was thrust idle his aroalh i be point coming out at the biek ot thi ue< k sot a drop of blood waa spilled and Ctio felt no piin daring the op era'ion. The gentlemen who exon i icd him are now fully convinced tba bs-ie are many things in Heaven an earth that they Deverdieauu'd of. 0 S. hm-ber intends as n is hi time up, (and this will expire- uex - ) o show binr-eil in ibe prineipa •ti K ■ in* ( have in. ijuii i umi lie jewellers th s city lose SIO,OOO or sls 000 a year from ring thieves.” sad a now jeweller a lew days ago to a Hun report! r “The ring thief is Dually well dressed and respectable in appearance. He calls for several trays of rings, and while he is talking to a clerk m to steal a ting. It ie impossible to re fuse to place a tray of rings before a easterner, so I have to hit upon the fallowing scheme: Ttirongb each row of rings I ran a steel rod, these rods ar i attached to aa iron frame, with hinges at one tad and a lock at the other. When a customer wishes to look at th# rings I hand oat thie rack. When neccessary, I can take off aay ring by unlocking the frame. This has proved a great saving.'’ The north doesn’t want to be ruled by a lot of “Clod Hoppers,” and tbe south doesn’t want to be dictated to by a lot of “Pish Washer !” So you S4O “eleven” letters constitutes tbe height of tbe occupation in either sec tion that makes sock a difference in pride sad genius—leaving out intelli gonce. The two great seccions will continue divided ou thia score. As to Ignorance, it has no respect for intelli gence; and intelligence can net respect ignorance. A Louisville lady whose stomach utterly refused food, was kept alive for months by anointing with grease and oil, from whioh tbe skin absorbed. Gunnels, Power & Cos., .a. , ‘—.HARMONY GROVE, —'— DEALERS IN Plantation Supplie QvVw’J W, Keep in stock a toil n., t l ..t g md !■ t V surprise lin Quality aril Dir i v VV r - buv ;i ’ defy <otil petition tn prices. We \ a. iivirisr o> do not Haim to ire Vanderbilts, n i ■ v w h*o scco-i W > are receiving daily, a full m '■ n 0 -'o n v r JPBF* Country Produce Taken t E • re * II VI The ATHENS BOOK STORE W- H r.* Made - M P Two Thousand Blank BOOK tsr All Sizes and Ruling- ' -h we are iga*N■ V>■ We - 1J tttd offei > 1 - ni| i ti'ian wi A Blank Book* Made to Order B k • r\ a-I Fancy ' •d* Lowest Price*. P. W MJG U'GO-H & JO., Late K W Burke, AT HEN •, E. E- JONES! Stock Larger Than Ever! Stoves! Stoves Bought by Car-Loads!--And Prices That are Bound to Attract Jones’Standa’d Tinware. gSBF-Tin Roofing, Gnttoring and Job-W- rk. Call or Write for Prices. E. E. Jones, 209B’oad St. ATHENS. Athens Music House, 114 Clayton Street, Next Door to Postoffice, Athene, Georgia. Haselton &-Dozier, Proprietors, Keeps always on hand the oest makes of , VIOLINS AND BANJOS: And all kinds of Musical lustrumente at the very lowest prices for Cash, or on tbe Installment plan. Written guranteeen all instrument* sold. Speeial reduced rates to ohurch es and Sunday schools. Pictures and Picture Frames a specialty. All sizes and styles ef Frames made to order at short notice. Buy from ns and save agents’ commissions. 16 Stoves!