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The Pelham Journal.
Entered December 3rd, 1802, at I'eHiam, l-a
as second class mail matter, under act of Con
(tress of Marcli 3rd, 1870.
Published Evey Friday,
Term of Subscription.
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Islands In New York City.
“I was showing an Englishman oar
city a week or two ago,” said a New
Yorker, ‘‘and was surprised to hear
him express astonishment at the num¬
ber of Islands within our municipal
boundaries. ‘Is this entire Island a
part of New York city?’ he asked as I
took bird on several trolley rides over
on Staten Island. ‘And all these is¬
lands, too, are they New York city?’ he
Inquired another day as he went up
the East river. Ills remarks put me to
thinking, and I’ve discovered that not
one jf the really great cities of the
world has so many islands within its
boundaries as New York. Staten Is¬
land in itself would make a good‘sized
city. Some of the other Islands, of
course, are hardly more than specks,
hut they belong to New York city just
the same.’*
Can’t Twiddlo Their Thumbs.
The gorilla and chimpanzee, which
belong to the higher order of apes,
have many points of resemblance to
man, but there Is one thing they can¬
not do—that Is, twiddle their thumbs.
In the gorilla the thumb is short and
does not reach much beyond the bot¬
tom of the first Joint of the forefinger.
It is very much restricted iu its move¬
ments, and the animal can neither
twiddle his thumbs nor turn them
round so that the tips describe a circle.
There are the same uumber of bones in
the hand of a gorilla as iu the hand of
a man, but the thumbs of the monkey
have no separate flexor or bending
muscle. This is why a monkey always
keeps the thumb oil the same side as
the Angers and never bends it round
any object that may be grasped. In
tl<; gorilla the web between the fingers
extends to the second joint, the fingers
taper to the tips, and there is a callos¬
ity on the knuckles on which the ani¬
mal rests when walking on all fours.
Fickleness In Penmanship.
Speaking of check signatures and
forgery, a downtown paying teller re
marked: “One of the most peculiar
points in our business is one little com¬
prehended by the public. I mean the
embarrassment caused by the man
whose signature is seldom the same, or
nearly so, two weeks in succession.
“This fickleness is not Intentional. It
is la almost every ease temperamen¬
tal. The man guilty of it is generally
nervous and not infrequently is greatly
lacking in stability of character. At
times you, as a layman, would hardly
believe it possible that his signature
ou two different cheeks was the work
of the same hand.
“Of course we eome to know these
cases in time, aud there are always
certain characteristics In a person’s
handwriting which the expert can de
teet and which go far to convince
Nevertheless the changeable signature
« n nuisance and involves an added
oeril.”—New York Globe.
The Motorist's Aid.
“No sir.” said the motorist, “the
airship is utterly impracticable.”
“Do you speak as a scientist?”
“No, sir. As a man of an experi¬
ence. Suppose your engine breaks
down or your gasoline gives out and
leaves you stuck away up yonder in
a cloud bank. How are you going to
get a team of horses to pull you out?”
—Washington Star.
THE PELHAM JOURNAL, FRIDAY, NOV. *7 1908.
It is claimed that Newfoundland Is
without reptiles and that no snake,
frog, toad or lizard has ever been seen
there.
He Knew His Business.
An open moving van. piled high with
furniture, was proceeding slowly up
Third avenue in the Harlem section.
The driver, whose face denoted con¬
tentment and an inclination to doze,
sat cross kneed, holding the reins loose¬
ly. The driver had arranged a com¬
fortable support for his back. This
was nothing less than a framed oil
painting about 3 by 4 feet in size, un¬
covered, and with the painting unpro¬
tected from the coatless, warm weath¬
ered shoulder blades. A citizen hailed
him from the curb.
“Hey! Don’t ruin that picture lean¬
ing against it that way!”
“Ah, g’wan!” said the driver, "Dis
ain’t de first time I drove furniture. I
know me business.”
And the van passed on.—New York
Globe.
Her Version of It.
She was a wee scrap of a thing just
three years old, but with a soul of a
heroine shining out of her great brown
eyes. It was her first visit to the zoo,
and the babel of queer noises and rows
of strange big; beasts might well have,
dauuted -her baby heart r 16uT she
scorned to seem afraid. Only when
they approached the towering form of
the elephant did she draw back.
“I’m not goin’ too close, papa,” she
whispered; “I might scare him!”—Wo¬
man’s Home Companion.
“Seeing” Plant*.
Professor Darwin Is right. Plants
can see—some plants. Take corn and
rye, for instance. With proper treat¬
ment these plants sometimes see dou¬
ble, and frequently they see things
that aren’t there.—New York Tele¬
graph.
End of Mankind.
"Sow, boys,” vjiieried the teacher of
rhe juvenile class, “can any of you tell
ms cue final end of all mankind?”
“Yes, ma’am, I can.” promptly an¬
swered the boy at tbe foot—“the let
•*!’ ’’—Exchange.
Suffering Ladies
are urged to follow the example of thousands of
their sisters aud take Cardui. Cardui is a non¬
mineral, non-intoxicating medicine for women. It
is for sick, weak ladies, with sick female organs.
'CARDUI
J®
It Will Help You
It is a genuine, curative medicine, that builds
up the female system and relieves female pain.
j Mrs. M. A. St. Clair, of Eskdale, W. Va., writes:
* “Before taking Cardui, I had given up all hope of
getting well. I had suffered for 3 years with my
left side and was confined to my bed, so I took Cardui,
and now Cardui has about cured my female trouble.”
AT ALL DRUG STORES
Twebty-four carat gold is all gold;
22 carat gold has 22 parts of gold, 1 of
silver and 1 of copper; 18 carat gold
has 18 parts of pure gold and 3 parts
each of silver and copper in its com¬
position; 12 carat gold Is half gold, the
remainder being made up of 3% parts
of silver and 8Va parts of copper.
Boy— COme quick! There’s a man
been fighting my father more’n a half
hour!
Policeman—Why' didn’t you tell me
before ?
Boy—’Cause father was getting the
• best of it till a few minutes ago!—
New York Telegram.
“Gaddie certainly Is stuck on him¬
self.”
“Oh, I don’t know! He’s always run¬
ning himself down.”
"Of course; that’s the only way he
can keep on talking about himself and
get people to listen to him.”—Philadel¬
phia Press.
When a young salmon is first hatch¬
ed It is known as a parr. Just before
it leaves the fresh for the salt water
It is called a smolt. When it first re¬
turns to spawn it becomes a grilse,
ai d not until it has spawned is it en¬
titled to be dignified by the name of
salmon.
“What’s the matter, old mr
“I was out Ia*< night ' t of
mfcJsM&ds tgm ' J
a Jolly good fellow
“Weren’t you?”
“I guess I was, all right, but I can’t
get my wife to believe it.”—Chicago
Record-Herald.
Thieves and Humor.
The reason why cockneys are such
smart thieves is that they have a keen
sense of humor. The street arab picks
your pocket while be grins at you. It
Is only stupid thieves who are serious.
Poor Oliver Twist’s seriousness was
the cause of his arrest. The humor of
the Artful Dodger aud Charley Bates
saved them.—Harry Furniss iu Lon¬
don Strand Magazine.
Tonne—Gee whiz! Where did yon
got this cigar?
Browne—Oh, that was the only kind
of a one l could get. It's a cheap thing
named after some fourth or fifth rate
actor.
Towne—Huh! That explains why it
doesn’t draw.—TWiii-'H.-n-oo., v'-ves
SWEET or SOUR
Pickles
Sweet Olives
♦ The Store That Con¬
siders The Customer
FIRST
That, in the opinion of^the management of
Albany’s One Price Department Store, has
been as largely responsible for the phenome¬
nal growth of its business as the fact that its
stock of goods has been made to meet the de¬
mands, at all times and under all conditions,
of the people of Southwest Georgia.
V' have been our customers irt
past are our best customers and best friends
now We take a pride in taking care of the
interests of those who favor us with their
patronage. We would rather have a customer
fully satisfied than to have the profit of his or
her order. That is our business policy. It is
the reason we retain our old customers and
annually gain hundreds of new ones. It is
what has made this the most popular store in
this section.
If you live away from Albany, and place
your orders with us by mail, they will receive
the same scrupulously careful attention that
would be bestowed if you made a personal
visit to our store. Experience will prove it to
your full satisfaction.
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ROSENBERG BROS.
Albany, Ga.
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Headquarters, Farmers Bank.