The Marathon Baca.
The origin of ths Marathon race?
Which of ua does not know It by
heart? But It may be wise to re¬
hearse it. Know then that when the
valiant Greeks had swept the field of
Marathon their first thought was to
get the news home. They sought a
fleet courier and found him in the
person of a warrior who had fought
all day against the invading Persians
and who was even then panting from
his exertions. This one was only too
proud to be chosen messenger. In¬
deed, who would not be? And at the
word he was off, only dlslncu inhering
himself of his heavier armor. Hia
great run waa made with but one
brief stop for refreshment on the way.
He reached the market place of Ath¬
ens in an Jneredlbly short time, turn¬
ed to the multitude, spoke the one
word “Victory!" and dropped dead.—
James B. Connolly in Scribner's.
“A Solemn Thing to Be FreeIdeofc*
Mr. Cleveland was sitting In hln law
office in the Mills building early In
1892 when a newspaper man spsfcs 1*
him about the possibility that he mtgM
again be nominated for the presi¬
dency by the Democratic convention of
that year. Mr. Cleveland tweed spew
bis questioner and said:
“It is a solemn thing to be president
of the United States." — Watt Street
Journal.
Two Lockouts.
Editor’s Wife (from second story
window;—You don’t get in this bouse
pi any such hour of the morning as
this.
Editor (appealingly)— But, my dears
I was unavoidably detained at the of¬
fice. You see, we had late newe of a
tremendously big lockout, and—
Wife—All right. You’ve got news of
another now (slamming down the win¬
dow).—London Answers.
A Groat Holy.
Anollo, the great athlete, was one#
appearing In Manchester, and one of
his feats was to lift a sack of flour
weighing 280 pounds on to bis back.
The following was heard between
tv. - • of the audience in the gallery:
'I say, Bill; he seems to do it quite
er?y.”
“And so he ought to,” answered Bill
scornfully. "I've been told he usee seif
raising flour.’*—Lond***» Graphic.
English Idea ef Ml
Little things frequently Illustrate the
English view of American geography
very picturesquely. Am Englishman
had taken the Pacific express at Phila¬
delphia and, feeling tired, had retired
to his berth. Just before he fell asleep
he happened to remember that ho had
forgotten something, so ho put his hea d
out between the curtains and called:
“Portah, portahl" „ ^
The porter came.
"What la it, atrr he said.
"Please wake me when we get to
Ban Francisco, you know."— Philadel¬
phia Ledger.
The "Terrier."
A document known by the same of a
"terrier” is supposed to bo hept at
every old parish church setting forth
the sources of the Income of the bene¬
fice, especially glebe landa; hence the
derivation from the Latin terra. Igme
rnnee of this purely technical term led
a clergyman Into a curious mistake.
He was a sporting parson and had Just
been appointed to his first living. Dur¬
ing the early days of his Incumbency
he received a form from the bishop
which he was required to fill up.
Among the questions asked was, "Do
you keep a terrier?"
"No," wrote the cleric In reply, "hot
I have two well bred pointers, and
your lordship Is welcome to one if
you care for It."—St .Tnmes’ Gazette.
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“Of course," said the first time
didate, “I can’t be expected to
everybody.”
“No.” answered the old campaigner.
“The very best you can do is to
benignly pleasant and convey the
pression that everybody pleases
Washington Star.
Willie—And so you quarreled? Char¬
lie—Yes; she sent back ail my presents.
And what do you suppose I did? Wil¬
lie—Can’t guess. Charlie—I sent her
half a dozen boxes of face powder,
with a note explaining that I’d taken
about that much home on my coat
since I’d known her.
Wonderful Milo.
Milo, the wrestler of Crotona, who
Is said to hare shouldered a live bul¬
lock and afterward killed It with one
blow of his fist winding up by eating
the whole animal at a single meal, is
reputed to have lived about 600 B. C.
After winning many prizes in tfas
Olympic games he U said to bars met
bis death in trying to tear apart a
spilt tree to reach some honey that
had been deposited within It Re¬
bounding. the tree caught both of hU
bands as in a vise, in which helpless
condition he was devoured by wild
beasts.
Bright Colors.
Ruskin once said. "Wherever men
are noble they love bright colors."
The words of such a master carry
weight, but there seems a spice of the
reckleaa in this assertion. Every ona
knows that savages are famous for
their love of crude and vivid coloring.
A negress adores scarlet and glaring
tints are the Joy of the south sea is¬
landers.—Strand Magazine.
The camera obscura was the means
by which M. Niepce In 1814 discovered
the possibility of taking permanent
pictures on metal plates.
Woos ef the Amateur Gardener..
An enthusiastic amateur flower gar¬
dener of my acquaintance suffered se¬
verely from the nocturnal ravages of
his neighbors' cats. A local oracle ad¬
vised the planting of valerian all round
the flower borders. Every cat and rat
In the neighborhood flocked to his gar¬
den to revet and fight lo the scent of
its favorite perfume. The local ora¬
cle supplied the valerian planish
Sporting News.
Notice.
The fall term of street tax is
now due, being assessed at $2^00.
All parties not paying’ said tax
by Oct. 1st will receive summons
to do 6treet work. -
ca>*?bA.,.
Marshal
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Helping the Poet.
Longfellow, the great poet was
noted for his fondness for children,
and this extended to all little folks,
whether of his family or not. This
was so generally known that a great
many of his visitors were children who
came to entertain and to be enter¬
tained. /
Mrs. Annie Fields gives an extract
from her husband’s diary which tells
how one of the poet’s small friends
tried to show his affection in a prac¬
tical way:
*'I remember there was one little boy
of whom he was very fond and who
came often to see him. One day the
child looked earnestly at the long row
of books in the library and at length
asked, ‘Have you "Jack the Giant Kill
erf’ ’ Longfellow was obliged to con¬
fess that his great library did not con¬
tain that venerated volume. The little
fellow looked vei 7 sorry and presently
slipped down from tho poet's knee and
went away. But the next morning
Longfellow saw him coming up the
walk with something tightly clasped
in his little fists. The child had
brought 2 cents with which Longfel¬
low was to buy a ’Jack the Giant
Killer* of his own."
_
The Observing One.
Patron—How can yon tell whether a
couple are married or not? Hotel
Keeper—If he orders two whole por¬
tions, they are not; tf he orders one
portion for two, they are.
A Parting Met.
Group of Shoeblacks (1® chorus)—
Shine, sir; shine? Seedy Masher (Ir¬
ritably)—No, confound yon all; no. One
of Them—Cut the fringe off your trou¬
sers same time, sir.
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The Second District Agricultural School.
Above t picture of the
is a
Second District Agricultural
School which is uow open at Tif
ton for students of this district.
The school recently opened under
favorable auspices for the years
work. A strong corps of teachers
has been secured who will give
instructions in the various
branches. A flattering attend¬
ance is an assured fact. Many
students of the various counties
Would Mortgage The
Farm.
A farmer on Rural Route 2, Em¬
pire, Ga., W. A. Floyd by name,
says: “Bucklei.’s Arnica Salve
cured the two worst sores I ever saw:
one on my hand and one on my leg.
It is worth more than its weight in
gold. I would not be without it if I
had to mortgage the farm to get it”
Only 25c. at Hill & King’s drugstore
Your lucky combination—style
and price—in clothing at Hand’s.
of the district are already in at¬
tendance, and as the purpose and
scope of the school is being better
understood, a larger attendance
is an assured fact.
There is no branch of education
that is calculated to be of greater
benefit to the country than that
which will be taught in this
school, and as the farmers of the
district better realize its scope
and purpose, they will prepare to
send their children there.
FOR SALE.
About $40,000.00 worth of stuff,
all my holdings in Pelham for
sale at 75 cents in the dollar. I
have most anything you might
want. Good reasons for selling.
E. A. SMITH.
Have you seen ’em? What
Those cloak and furs at Hand Trad
ing Co.
