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PRAnother,
, ifiey did not think It
*5" wonderful, even when they were
kleead and careieed In that fond fool-
Jab way some mothers have.
The Boy remembered one expert-
'aytolell me what you think of thTa
Kture." He took from the top of bit
•leak the framed photograph and
placed tt In the hands of the Boy. The
large beautiful eyes were radiant with
fun. They seemed to laugh Into bis
own eyes, which were far too sad for
so small a boy. After a moment's
thoughtful study of her girlish beauty,
the Boy's face brightened, and he
smiled Into his father's face as be said,
“I like her berry much, father, cause
she's happy.
Impulsively the father hugged the
ence, an experience so wonderful that him laying his cheek against
he could never forget It One cold his upturned face. 9» do I. mv eon!
morning in January, when on hie way . . . ,
to school, ho called for Jack, hi. hoy •»««" ' 1 “A
lie said.
So do I» my ton!
She Is happy and beautiful,
friend. Jack’i
sweet-voiced woman, had Insisted upon
her aon wearing overshoes, much
against his will, and had buttoned his
coat and tucked around his neck a
warm soft muffler.
Jack had objected, he could not see
the need of bo much “fuss" on hi»
mother a amlllng Hoy closed hie eyes, almost
“ overcome with this sudden display ol
affection from bis father. It was a new
experience, this unexpected food for
hi* hungry aoul. He began to think
that a father might he almoet at won*
derful as a mother.
mother's part, and he wa. In a hurry » **• '»• m ° n,h
to try his now sled on the hill hack ol »** "“ h ‘”5*
the varying shades of color and the
faint perfume of flowers. The day bad
The U Bo7had watched with serious Th *
blue eyes as the mother drew her son
the school house before the morning
session opened.
ful
evening was more perfect still; flooded
with moonlight, with only the drowsy
note of the Insects to break the still*
in. remaps sue noucea ms wibi- , .. „ . , ... . .
gase, for she .Upped her other
came up the graveled driveway lead
Ing to th# house. It rolled along slow-
ly under the spreading trees and
stopped_before the broad, deep veran
da. jC'ge'ntreman and lady Blighted.
«*lncBaiuu ui Miiuu.vHuee ui wum uim _
mother had done, hut .he Boy', fee. "»y w«t QUloWy Into h. ho™.
arm around him, and kissed him, too.
His pale thin face flushed with unex
pected pleasure. And then they had
gone out into the snow. Jack wore an
expression of annoyance at what bis
shone with a new happiness, while his
heart was warm with a glow that it
had never felt before.*
That night he had gone to sleep
with his small pillow clasped In bis
arms, his cheek pressed close to It
i most pathetic way. He had whls-
wbere a welcome awaited them from
Ellen, the housekeeper and purse,
who bad been In the boy's home since
the time the father brought there his
first bride, ten years before*.
Upstair*, in hi* little bed, the Bo?
lay watching the fine tracery of alight-
pered to It tender words of love, and ly moving leaves In the moonlight on
had called it “Mother." . his bedroom floor. Presently he heard
Ellen, his nurse, coming to tuck him 1 footsteps on the stairs, the rustle of a
In for the night, found his pillow tight- ! woman's skirts, and the llsbt laughter
ly clasped in his arms. She could not | outside his door, and then
understand this, and had thought him The Boy raised his head, for there In
"Just a strange little boy." The moth- the doorway stood his father and
er in her had never been awakened; beautiful lady, who looked at him with
she knew nothing of boy nature. j the same laughing eyes he had seen
“I wonder what ever he Is doing I in the picture that memorable after-
that for? Doesn’t he know how to use j noon. The same sensation of having
his pillow? It's too dreadfully foolish!" i two warm arms about him and real
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louncements
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
■■... - | I hereby announce my eel f a can-
; FOlt railroad commissioner IN dld,te f P r Representative of Clarke
THE STATE of Georgia. oountylnthe General Assembly of
i Georgia, subject to the action of the
REPRESENT ENTIRE STATE democratic primary.
| . C. B. GRIFFITH.
From Every Section of Georgle Indl- , v
' eetlone Aeeure Hie Strength— I J'
Only Men In the Rice Not j FOK REPRESENTATIVE.
From Atlanta. j I am a candidate for the Lrglela-
, ture from Clerke county, subject to
the democratic primary.
J. F. RHODES.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
I hereby announce my candidaoy
for the office of Representative of
Clarke oounty in the General Assem
bly of Georgia, subject to the action
of the democratic party. Respect
fully, FRANK A. LIPSCOMB
rIpresen'
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for Representative from
Clarke county, subject to the action
| of the democratic primary. I will
he grateful for the support of all the
voters. COBB LAMPKIN.
She carefully removed it from the
Boy’s arms, smoothed and put it in its
proper place. She then turned out the
light and quietly left the room.
Ah the boy became familiar with the
use of the pen, he began to compose
little letters to an imaginary mother.
"Dear Mother,” he would begin, "I
wish you was here to see your little
He Began to Compose Little Letter*.
boy at school. I beat ’em all In spell
in’ today and teacher said I was doin’
fine. I wish you could see me coastin'
down hill on my new sled father gave
me my birthday. Father ie dretful
busy, ho has no time to play with bis
little boy as you wood, mother. Your
own little boy. Robert."
Or—
"My own lovin’ Mother: Jacks
mother klst him six times cause he Is
six years old. I wish you cood kiss
me six times when I am six year* old
which will be next week—dear mother
I can trow a ball farder than most eny
other boy I no of. I wish ao much
cood lee you and love you. Ooodby
from your own—Bobby."
One day the Boy'* father found one
qf these pitiful little letter*. He read
It through with eyes that were wet
end an ache In hi* throat He went
to the Boy'* room to plaoe It carefully
in the drawer of hi* small desk. Here
he found other little notes that plainly
•howed a painstaking effort in correot
ness and neatness. There wasn't a
blot of any kind to mar the simple
whiten©** of the page. "Poor little
motherless kid I" he said half aloud,
"Father didn’t know.'
He went down to the library and
looked himself in. He drew from a
drawer in his desk a faded photo
graph of a woman. Long and earnest
ly he looked at her faoe; there were
the same serious blue eye# and sensi
tive mouth whloh he could see every
day in the small face of his son. He
wondered if he had loved her enough;
if he had always been the thoughtful,
considerate and kindly companion. But
those were busy years, one continual
grind for the ever needful dollar. Yes,
it was a patient faoe, but full of wist
ful sadness. Btrange he had never no
ticed It before. He wondered if the
had not often been lonely when be was
gone an day, or many times too weary
to give her the many little atten
tions so dear to every wife. He eat
a long Urn# in reverie, and with a real
pain in bis heart He wondered if any
possible negleot of the Ju
title little woman'# life could acoount
for the Boy's serious, pensive expres
sion. He glanoed from the photograph
in hlsjiand to the larger one In it# gilt
frame that stood on his desk—tbe pho
tograph of anothsr woman. It was
a youthful face, although she was past
thirty years of sge. There was toms-
thing In har that would grow old
•lowly and gracefully; her glanoe eon-
flAedi the pose of her brown head
leaned. Could be do ltf Could ho
take this young life and keep It un-
kisses on his brow, his cheek and
mouth, seemed too wonderful to be
true. His Httle heart was full to over
flowing; thin arms were clasped tight
ly around her neck while he whis
pered: "I love my new mother."
seemed to divine that she was Indeed
his new mother, the kind he had asked
for In his prayers ever since he had
been old enough to say them at the
faithful Ellen’s knee. The faint odor
of Jasmine lingered caressingly long
after they had left the room. Sleep
had been temporarily banished; he lay
In a kind of dream, blissfully happy—
for dtdn't he. too, have a mother like
the other boys
The next morning, on h!s way to
school, he called for Jack. He carried
himself very straight Indeed when he
walked proudly Into where Jack and
his mother were busy with the final
preparations for school. His thin lit
tle face fairly shone as ha Announced:
"I’ve got a mother, too!’’ . _
Jack's mother laughed. She had
kept the secret from the Boy, and now
affected Innocence when she said:
“Have you, dear? And how do you
like her? Is she pretty?"
Ia kla quaint little way he replied:
"I like her berry much, and I think
she is Just lovely." *
Jack's mother laughed again. "You
dear, foolish little Boy!" ehe esld, and
then, much to Jaok*s disapproval, she
stooped and gathered the Boy Into her
arms as she impulsively kissed his
happy little face, transfigured by the
thought that he was no longer moth
erless.
Lodge Directory
Glenn Lodge, No. 76,1.0. 0. F.
meets every Thursday night at Odd
Fellows hall, corner Clayton and
Jackson streets. All Odd Fellows
are oordlally invited to meet with
them. Q. A. Tucker, N. G.
A. B. Harper, Seo’y.
Williams Lodge, No. 16,1. 0.0.
F., meets every Monday night in
Odd Fellow hall. All brethren in
vited to attend each meeting.
W. W. Hayes, N. G
J. A. Hialor, Seo’y.
Athens Lodge, No. 790, B. P. 0.
K., meets Wednesday night ol each
week, comer Broad and Lumpkin
street8. 8:80. All Elks welcome,
H. Carithers, E. R.
Geo. H. Palmer, Sec’y.
Mt. Vernon Lodge, F. & A. M.
—Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 22, F,
and A. M. meets in regular com
munication every Thursday night
at Masonic Hall, third floor, Max
Joseph building, Clayton street,
W. A. CAPPT, W. M.
CLARE D. HEIDLER, Sec., pro
tern.
Mr. Case, of Boeton, a very able
optician at R. Brandt’s for a short
while only. Consult him at once.
Conkey’e Chicken Remedies in
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Canning Powders, full directions
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■UWifttktMiChu
Th# time Is nelr when the peopU
of Georgia must decide upon ths
merits of the msn who desire to servs
thorn as Railroad Commissioners.
Before I announced for the vacan
cy caused by the expiration of the
term of Mr. Hlllyer, he assured me
that he would not stand for re-elec
tion, as he would soon bt 82 years
old and desired to retire from public
life, but since then, urged by the At
lanta Freight Bureau, he has entered
the race.
At has also 8. G. McLendon,
of Atlanta, who wae serving on the
commission when removed by the gov
ernor. He wants vindication.
Atlanta, with it* 155,000 people, al
ready has two representatives on ths
commission and is striving for
third man.
Should not the rest of Georgia, with
2,609,121 people, have the majority
of the Commissioners? |« Atlanta
larger and greater than all the rest
of Georgia? For evry raaldant
Atlanta, there are 1d0 other Georgians
who do not live in that city.
Be sure to cast your vote for W
Trox Bankston, who iiM^all the en
dorssment a man can be givsn aa a
citizen by men in every walk of Ilfs
in the town in whloh he lives, bus!
ness men, professional men, clergy
men and laboring men, and who le
endorsed by more than 150 oountry
newspapers in every section of the
state and many of the dailies.
Bankston stands for progressive'
ness, is unpledged, unbiased and de
sires to represent every section of the
state of Georgia, without friends
reward or enemies to punish.
He has traveled nearly all over the
state and knows as much about the
actual physical conditions of the rail
roads and the needs of the people as
any man who haa ovsr served on the
commission.
Vote for W. Trox Bankston to sue
ceed Hlllyer and you will make no
mistake He will appreciate your vote
end Influence.
FOR SENATOR.
I am a candidate for the State
Senate from thin, the thirtieth dis
trict, subject to the democratic pri
mary,
R. TOOMBS DuBOSE. .
FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL.
I reepectfully announce my candl
dacy lor the office of Solicitor Gen
eral of the Western Circuit, subject
to the action of the Democratic par-
JOHN B. GAMBLE.
Arrival and Departure of Trains
City Time.
CENTRAL OF GA.
city
Depart for Macon daily,
time, 7:30 a. m., and 4:35 p. a.
Arrive from Macon daily, city
time, 1:05 p. m., and 10:20 p. m.
FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL.
To the Voters of the Western Circuit:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for Solicitor-General ol the Western
Circuit, subject to the Democratic
primary of 1912. I will appreciate
the vote of all white voters of the
circuit. Respectfully submitted,
W. A. STEVENSON.
For Solicitor General
I respectfully announce my can
didacy for Solicitor General of the
Western Circuit, subject to the action
of the democratic primary.
Should I be elected to this im
portant office, I shall bring, to the
performance of its duties many
years of experience in such work
and an earnest deBire to execute the
law conscientiously, fearlessly and
impartially.
I shall very gratefully appreciate
the support of my friends and fel
low-citizens throughout the Circuit.
W. H. QUARTERMAN.
The Woman’s Tonic
Atlanta Manufacturers’ Exposition
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. I to 10
Low Rates From All Points
via
Southern Railway
Premier Carrier of the South
Tiokete on sale daily (except Aug. 4) from July 30 to August
10, inclusive; final limit Aug. 12, 1912. Fur furthei information
ask the ticket agent.
J. L. Meek, A. G. P. A., James Freeman, D. P. A.,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Indian Springs Holliness Camp Meeting
Flovilla, Ga., Aug. 9 to 18, 1912 .
Low Round Trip Rates
via
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Undertakers
Coffins, Caskets
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LICENSED EMBALMERS
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Miller Furniture
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Tickete on sale to Flovilla, Ga., Aug. 7 to 18; final] limit August
22nd, 1912. For further information ask the tioket sgeut.
J. L. Meek, A. G. P. A., James Freeman, D. P. A.,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA i .
For Solicitor General
THE DETROIT VAPOR
SEABOARD AIR LINE.
No. 52 Leaves Athens 10:30 a.m.
No. 62 Leaves Athens 4:16 p. m.>
No. 68 Arrives Athens 7:35 p.m.
No. 38 Leaves Athens 11:69 p.m.
SOUTHBOUND TRAINS.
No. 41 Leaves Athens 5:04 a.m.
No. 63 Leaves Athens 6:18 p. m.
Trains Nos. 67 and 58 do not run
north of Athens. The above figures
are Athens City (Eastern) time.
No. 57 Leaves Athens 7:10 a.m.
No. 33 Leaves Athens 2:50 p. m.
GAINESVILLE MIDLAND.
Mixed trains arrive in Athens
daily except Sanday at 9:86 in the
morning and at 6 o’clock in the
evening: on Sanday only thetrains
will arrive at 10:40 a. m. an<
7:55 p. m.
Mixed trains will leave Athens
every day except Sunday at 7:20
in the morning and at 4:30 in the
afternoon; Sanday only the pas
sengers leave at 7:45 a. m. and at
6 KM p. m.
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Leave Arrive.
7KMaja. 12:16p.m.
To the White Voters of the West
ern Circuit:
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for the office of Solicitor Gen-
oral of the Western Circuit, Buhjeot
to the action of the democratic pri
mary. I have had a lifelong ambi
tion to fill this office, as I believe
that I can serve my country belter
and do my people more good in
that position than in any other of
fice. I have devoted my profes
sional life, of over twenty-five years
at the bar, to the preparation of
myself to properly perform the du
ties of this office and if elected
will carry with me into the office
very valuable experience of two
terms as Solicitor of the City Court
of Jefferson, thereby all the better
fitting me to discharge the duties of
the office of Solicitor General,
will ever gratefully appreoiato the
support and votes of all white voters
and hereby pledge myself, it elected,
to discharge all my official duties
faithfully, fearlessly, and fairly,
treating the rich and the poor, the
high and the low, one and all, alike.
Very; respectfully,
| R. L. J. SMITH.
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to announce that he is a candidate
for the Demjocartic nomination as
the representative from the Eighth
Congressionali District Jn the 63rd
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