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Five Thousand Customers
to move our entire stock of heavy
Groceries in the next 60 days.
Pelham Mercantile Company.
Phone 2. Pree Delivery. Pelham, Oa.
The Pelham Journal.
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as second.cl ass mail matter, under act ot Con
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Council Proceedings.
Regular meeting Aug. 5, 1908
Pr-sent H. H. Merry, Mayor;
H. B. Tucker and J. L. Hand
Councilman. Minutes of regular
July meeting were read approved
Report of tax assessors was
laid on table to be taken up at
the next meeting.
Petition front R. E. Ludwig
for additional pay for himself
and H. S. Jaudon as engineers ol
tho town in the construction ol
Electric Right & Water Works
Plant was laid on table.
Ordinance offered by H. B
Tucker prohibiting cattle from
running at largo on the streets
was referred back to H. B. Tuck¬
er for the purpose of perfecting
and submitting it at jl future
meeting.
The following Board of School
Trustees was elected: W. S. Hill,
C. W. Reid, W. C. Twitty and A
A. Turner—terms expiring July 1
1909. D. B. Turner, J. B. Coop
er and R. A. Mallard—terms ex¬
piring July 1, 1910.
The following accounts were
ordered paid:—H. B. Tucker &
Co., $38.33; Piney-Woods Drug
Co. $1 10; Pelham Repair SI op.
50cts; Hill & King, 70cts; Hand
Trading Co., $2.85; C. E. Taylor,
$7 50; Camilla Enterprise, $3.00.
Clerk’s and Treasurer’s reports
were read, approved and ordered
spread on minutes.
Mayor was authorized to
cute rent contract for rent
opera house for seven months
$10.00 a month, beginning Sept.
I, 1908.
Meeting then adjourned
to call of Mayor.
A. A. Turner,
Clerk.
The Pelham Team
Bainbridge.
The Pelham nine which is
ing a series of games at
bridge this week has its
along. The games played
day and Wednesday resulted
victories for Bainbridge.
last, game of the series is to
played tlrs afternoon and
Pelham boys are counting on
victory.
THE PELHAM JOURNAL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 190P.
Building a Fine Road.
The County Commissioners are
said to be building one of the
finest roads in the county on the
eastern route between Pelham and
Camilla. This road extends from
near Mr. Redmond’s place W) tl e
Moultrie and Camilla road. Ii
lias been practically completed to
Mt. Zion church and is said to be
one of the finest sections of road
in the county.
It will straighten the route and
shorten the distance, 'and will
open up a splendid highway from
that section into Pelham.
For - every son born Into the family
of a Turkish subject a military tax
amounting to about $2 a year for each
person has to be paid.
“She told him she must not see him
more,” "
any
“What did he dor 4
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»"Turned out the light!”
The Kongo Free State contains about
800,000 square miles of territory and u
population variously estimated at from
20.000,000 to 30.000,000.
Mooney—Faith, Oi cud die listenin’ to
Tom Callahan play th' poipes. Dono¬
hue—Fer meself, Oi’d prefer a paceful
ind.—Judge.
Owner of the Coop—Who's in there?
Quick Wltted Rastus (softly)—’Taiu’t
nobody in heah ’ceppiu us chickens.—
Life.
Howell—What do you do with your
money? Powell—Give it up. Howell—
I’ve heard that your wife is taller than
you are.—New York Press.
Every man thinks that it is h'.s
strong will alone that prevents his
troubles from driving him mad.—Atchi¬
son Globe.
Mrs. Nuwed—Isn’t my new hikt a
dream? Mr. Nuwed—Yes, and the price
mark is au alarm clock.—Baltimore
American.
Wife (writing) — Which is proper,
“disillusioned” or “disillusionized?”
Husband — Oh. just say “married”
and let it go at that.
First Disputaut—Then I’m a liar?
Second Ditto—On the contrary, my
dear fellow, you have Just spoken the
truth.—Tlt-Blts
“Did you ever notice the peculiar
odor of new paper money?”
“Not exactly, hut I've uoticed the
cent.’’—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Do you want to know all the latest
facts about ths Prohibition reform?
Address, with two cent stamp, Prohibi¬
tion National Headquarters, 92 La
Ealle street, Chicago.
Another Definition.
Mlda's Criterion designates the in¬
convenience of getting liquor in “dry”
territory as “the cruelty inflicted upon
a large minority of a community when
local option is forced upon them by
the majority.” Sad, but true. The
wives and children of the drinkers
would probably give another definition
of “cruelty.”
What ara tha Prohibitionist* doing
to win tha nation? Particulars may
be secured by sending your address to
Prohibition National Headquarters. 92
La Salle street, Chicago.
Piva “Wet" Counties’ Black Record.
The five “wettest" counties of West
Virginia have 415 convicts; the other
fifty counties have 413. One-eleventh
of the counties furnish one-half of the
convicts.—Saturday Evening Post
The LATEST 1908 MODEL
RACYCLE.
One of The Best Bicycles Made.
We carry several models in stock.
The RACYCLE is without a doubt
the lightest running, most durable and
most substantially made Bicycle that
is on the American market today, and
a're sold under a guarantee. Call and
see them or mail us your order.
FuLl supply of Bicycle sundries
We can Repair your Wheel. Gun, Pistol, or most anything else, no matter what part is broken.
Out of town work solicited. We do all work promptly and guarantee satisfaction.
OUR PRICES Are The LOWEST.
F. M. SMITH & CO., - Pelham. Ga.
The better .positions, a man b°“ st9
he could huvp if he wanted them
materialize 4
never seem to when he is
out of work—Atchison Globe.
“How did Mrs. Peterkin come to fall
In love with her chauffeur?” “Quite
naturally. They were forced to take
long walks together.’’—Judge.
The names of the seven hills of Rome
are as follows: The Palatine, the Capl
toline, the Aventine, the Carlian, the
Esqulline. the Quirinal and the Vlminal.
“What are ‘mournful numbers?’ ”
“They are the figures which a wo¬
man uses when she has to give her real
age.”
There were covered market crosses
in ancient England for the shelter of
traders, and they were generally In
cities where there were monasteries.
She stumbled awkwardly over a
chair.
“I hope you enjoyed the trip,” he re¬
marked pleasantly.
In 1731 Benjamin Franklin founded
the Library Company of Philadelphia,
which he called “the mother of all
North American subscription libraries.”
“What course is your boy taking in
college?" asked the Interested friend.
“A course of mental rest," confessed
the truthful father.—New York Press.
Stella—Can you dress within your
Income? Bella—Yes. But It is like
dressing within a berth in a sleeping
car.—Harper’s Bazar.
Grandpa—Now, Jack, what's the plu¬
ral of penny? Philadel¬
Jack—Two cents, grandpa.—
phia Inquirer.
The wives of Siamese noblemen cut
their hair so that it sticks straight up
from their heads. The average length
of it is about one and one-half inches
The juice of the mulberry was at
one time declared to be a sovereign
remedy for gouty and rheumatic affec¬
tions.
•Babylon was probably the first city
to attain a population of a million.
The area of the city was 225 square
miles.
The Professor—I want you children
to go to my lecture tonight.
Rol«ert—Couldn’t you whip us in¬
stead just this once, papa ?—Life.
An island of the Danube called En¬
gel. near Pichment, begat) one day in
May. 1S10, to float and moved a dis¬
tance of eighty miles before it stopped.
“I am a broken man,” said the play¬
wright.
"So l should think," was the answer,
‘for 1 have seen your pieces.”
Mahogaay is said to have been
brought t‘o England by Sir Whiter
Raleigh in 1595, but not to have come
into general use until 1720.
A shoemaker of Philadelphia has a
dog with an artificial ear made of
leather and covered with curly brown
hair.
Horace—Some men act like perfect
fools when they are in love. -Evelyn—
Yes, and a great many more do not
wait even for that excuse.
“1 tell yez, he’s a smart feller. He
knows a thing or two.”
"That's just about all he does know."
—Judge.
Travelers by rail in Brittany often
glide past Gulngamp without, remem¬
bering that it was here that was pro¬
duced that useful fabric gingham.
When a man says that he wants
time to consider a proposition he usual¬
ly means that he wants to get his
wife’s permission.—Detroit Free Press.
Auntie—What is it that you are em¬
broidering on the tidy for grandma?
Little Nellie—“The Good Die Young.”
—Exchange.
Nell (to young brother eoaxiugly)—
Oh, Willie, are you an angel?
Willie—Not if it's anything upstairs.
—Punch.
To got rid of daughters East Indians
marry them to flowers. When the flow¬
ers die the girls are widows, and wid¬
ows can be sold cheap.
In putting up leather belting be sure
to place the hair side next to the pul¬
ley. It not only clings to the pulled
better, but will wear much longer.
She—Mr. Highnote tells me he is cul¬
tivating his voice.
He-Yes; I saw him irrigating it
early this morning.
“Is the plot of your new drama taken
from life?”
"Oh. yes; the hero meets his death iu
a motor car wreck.'’’-^Lustige Blatter.
The languages bora of the old Latin
and known as the “romance" tongues
are the French, Italian, Spanish and
Portuguese.
Horseflesh has been prized as food in
China for six centuries, but In Europe
was first eaten 100 years ago by the
Danes.
“See the funny young man! What Is
he wearing?”
“That is a monocle, my child."
“And why does he wear only one
glass ?”
"Gee, but you have a mean disposi¬
tion! Wouldn’t you leave him one eye
to see with?”—Cleveland Leader.
Wealthy families in China who have
marriageable daughters whom thfey de¬ JZit
sire to keep at home advertise for de¬
sirable sons-in-law. The sou-in-law
thus secured does not take his bride
away, but merely hangs up his traps
in bis wife’s home and becomes one of
the family.
“Poor fellow!” said the sympathetic
visitor to the prisoner at Ossining.
"Would you mind telling me what
brought you here?”
"The Peekskill local, ma’am," said
the prisoner respectfully, "leavin’ the
Grand Central station in New York
at 2:10.”-Judge.
The highest authorities on the sub¬
ject tell us that the milk of goats is
much richer than Qiat of the cow iu all
the nutritive elements, that it goes
much further aud is far easier of di¬
gestion; hence is much better for chil¬
dren and invalids than is cows’ milk.—
New York American.
“That little girl of Dennerly’s is very
precocious, isn’t she?"
“Yes, indeed. Why, when she was
four years old her mother heard her
tell another little girl she was afraid
she couldn’t come to her party because
she had nothing to wear!”—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
“I am very fond of my home.”
“But I notice that you don’t atop
there very much.”
“That’s because I am so careful of
It.”
“What has that to do with It?”
“I don’t want to wear it out.”—Ex¬
change.
The passionate- rhythms of “The Mer¬
ry Widow Waltz” floated through the
office, and the boss looked up from hia
desk Impatiently. “Frederic" he said,
“I wish you wouldn’t whistle tft your
work.” “I ain’t workin’, sir,” the office
boy replied calmly; “I’m only Just
whistlin’.”—New - York Press.
The teacher had, as she thought, fully
explained the importance of perspira¬
tion to the juvenile class. “Now, Clar¬
ence." she queried, “if the pores of
your skiu got filled up what would
happeu ?”
“I’d bust,” answered Clarence.—Ex
change.
The dance seems to fulfill every
requisite of an ideal exercise— the
practical use of all the muscles, the
acme of pleasurable emotion and the
satisfaction of the aesthetic sense. I
have often prescribed dancing to my
patients with the most gratifying re¬
sults.—Collier's.