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FRUIT CAKE Ingredients FOR: Nature’s Choicest Food Phone No. 2. Pelham Mercantile Company. x: SaladflDressing | 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. One Year * 1/0 Six Months 50?. Three Months 25?. 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. • • • • ROSENBERG BROS. Albany, Ga. <$> Money ** To Lend < <$> \ < We make a specialty of Loan from $300.00 % upwards, on Farm Property. If you want to <•> I make application bring all back deeds. Bankers Loan & Abstract Co. Headquarters, Farmers Bank.