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Have Examinations at Home, __ To’save time and expense to those desiring to enter the South Carolina college and the state’s great woman’s college at Park Hill, entrance examinations have been arranged Cor at every county seat in thfe state on August 13th. In the case of the South Caro¬ lina college, examination papers will be returned to the applicants. If they fail to pass, their weak points will be indicated, and at the fall examinations another trial will be given. Last session 800 young women applied for entrance into Milthrop college, when there but accomoda¬ tions for but 400. This year there is more room. This year the cour¬ ses will be extended by the addi¬ tions of horticulture and dairying. A Handsome S. A. L. Souve nir. The Seaboard. Air Line and "Mer¬ chants’ and Miner’s Transportation Company in arranging for further details of the Personally Conduct¬ ed Tour to Providence, R. I., and the East, August nth, have issued a handsome souvenir badge and but¬ ton. The budge represents one of the latest souvenir designs, arfd is made of blue ribbon and white cel¬ luloid medallion, with metal rim. On the medallion appears the S. A. L. Pullman Vestibule Limited Train running at full speed, and is named “The Cyclone.” On the button appears the M. & M. T. Co. and S. A. L. flag trade-marks in blue and red, with the words “Are you going on the Providence Ex¬ cursion, August nth?” The budges will only be given to the purchasers of excursion tickets for this occasion, but the buttons can be secured by addressing T. J. Anderson, General Passenger Agent,' Portsmouth, Va. Luck of a Horse Shoe. A Middletown (Conn.) lady bi¬ cyclist, who is known to be some what superstitious, recently picked up a horse shoe and attached con¬ siderable importance to the And, as it is usually regarded as an omen of good luck, She hung it on the bundle bar of her wheel and con¬ tinued her ride. After a few min¬ utes she punctured a tire. After the damage wus repaired she col¬ lided with a Meriden cyclist who was scorching. Both riders were thrown, uithough neither sustained injury. The following day she was nearly run down by an elec¬ tric car, and the next Afternoon her confidence in horse shoe luck was somewhat shaken when she was thrown from her wheel in front of the postofficc, badly spraining her wrist.. A Small Potato. A man in Tolland, Conncticut, found a very small potato in one of his pockets when he came in from his work. ‘‘Here,” said he laughingly, to a boy twelve years old who lived with him, “plant that, and you shall have all you can raise from " bor * ca, the potato , into there as many pieces as were “eves” in it, and planted it. In the autumn he dug and laid by the increase of it, and planted that in the following spring. Next year he planted the larger crop gathered the previous autumn. The potatoes grew healthilv and did well, and hi, four, h year’, tow* to four hundred bushels. The far mer asked ,tk«l to ta he De released reKasca from trotn «ns bargain, for he saw the boy’s plant¬ ing would coverall his land. And yet it is quite common to despise “the day of small things.” —Selected. “Mvnma, pa’s a brave man, ain’t he?” “I hope so, my son.” “Why, I know he is! I heard somebody say yesterday that he run a blind tiger.” A reporter asked permission to interview a condemned mnrderer. “Can’t do it,” replied the sher¬ iff; “he’s too busy. “What’s he doing?” asked the reporter. “He’s in the jail yard,” replied thesheriff, “buildin’ his gallows!” An Alabama murderer addressed the following note to the goverj nor: •T wish you would grant me a thirty-day respite. I am short on religion. Intended to get it last week, but was too bpsy.” A countryman who had lost wife asked an editor to write her obituary. “Gentle and loveable, was she?” asked the editor. “Well, tollable—’cepttn’ when she wuz riled.” “What was her age?” * “She never did tell it. All I know is, she wuz purty lively fer her* age!” “The Railroad Killed Him”, is a headline in U daily exchange. Really, something should be done to restrain these railroads, when they rise from the roadbed and kill men like that. It’s bud enough when the engines kill them. Mass Hunter—“Don’t you think, my lord, a man should always mar¬ ry u girl of entirely opposite char¬ acteristics?” Lord de Busted—“Yaas, I cer¬ tainly do. That’s why I’m looking for a girl with money.” WANTED. Agents to work on Cotttmiasion. Light work. You can work ull or a part of the time, uml make from $40 to $50 a month. For parficttlars cull at the News office or uddrest, with stump en¬ closed, W. B. Loeiiu B ogart, Ga. There is nothing better for chil¬ dren while teething than Dr. Jack son’s Neutralizing Cordial. Fifty cents invested in a bottle of it may save your child’s life. Kept al¬ ways on hand at the News office. The Tennessee Centennial Exposition Opens at Nashville, May ist, aaff Closes October 30th, 1897 For thi» occasion the SEABOARD AIR LINE Will cell EXBl RSION TICKETS At VERi REDlCtl) KAlEh, the , following being total rates f-ioiu points named • ' A. jj Athens.......... Cl. *16 ’o i * 2 uo ? Vj’j be Elbertoti........ : ['[ | „' Lawrence* die - . i't rf, Winder......... ; m *n tf ® Class A Tickets sold ........ daily April 2Xth to October ijtth. !• inal limit Nov. 7th. Class B. Tickets sold daily April zyth to October 15th. Final limit twenty (jo) davs from date of saltp Class C. Tickets sold Tuesdays and October‘aftth. Thur«da%.« i»f each ivi*ek, April j«jt)i to Final limit ten days from date of *ale THROUGH* SERVICE between all points on the SEABOARD AIRLINE - TO-■’ M NAonV a C t_i wi 1 1 LLC-! l C PULI.it AX SLEEPING PALACE CARS * Run through without change. r« .-Hire, iniere-io. ^ schedules, train service, etc., ,ick " •*« « “ Wr ”’ W. _ B. CiwtNTs, ^ T. F. A. No. 6 ^ K.im ball House. B. A. SrwUSB, Gen’l Agent, Fassen ger Department. Atlanta, Ga. E. ST. JOHN, V. F. and Geti‘1 Manager. g.«. 6 SLOWER. T. J. ANDERSON. Traffic Man'g’r. Gen'l Fass’r ag't. Genera! Office— Portsmouth, Va. The Atlanta Rifles, to Virgin* ia Beech via S. A. L Sometime since it was announced through the columns of the Atlanta Press that the Atlanta Rifles, one of the “crack” Millitarv Compa¬ nies of Georgia, would make their Annual Encampment at Virginia Beach, V., one of the most beauti¬ ful seaside resorts on the South-At lantic coast. The Company will leave Atlan¬ ta by special train composed of Day Coaches and Pullman Sleep¬ ers, on July 3rd. at 12 noon, over the Seaboard Air Line They de¬ sire very much to have all their friends throughout Georgia and the South, w'ho desire to spend a« two weeks outing, ‘to join them on this grand Special. ’ J .9 Heretofore the rates have not named for this occasion, but the Seaboard Air line, always in the van on low rates, jiave an¬ nounced a rate of $12.50 from At¬ lanta and all their stations in Geor¬ gia for the round trip, tickets on sale July 3rd, and limited to July 8th, giving those who desire an op¬ portunity to visit Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia and New York Ocean View, Virginia Beach, Fortress Monroe, Newport News, Hampten Roads, and many other places of interest, are one hours ride of this favorite resort, Virginia Beach. *<* Rememerber the rate is open to everybody. Parties defirirtg to secure Sleeping Car reservation for the trip, should call on any of Seaboard Air Line Ticket Agents in Georgia, or address B. A. land, General Agent, Passenger Department, Atlanta, Georgia. THE MISSING WORD. TWO PAPKHM AT ALMOST THE I*HICK OK ONE ANil) 'VCHAXCK AT A GOOD SUM OK MONJCY IX ADDITION. The Fourth Missing Word rCoittest of The Atluntu Weekly*Consti¬ *Will tution. in which ‘There Be Distributed 10 Per Cent, of its Receipts for the Summer months. The Weekly Constitution, published at Atlanta, Ga., has announced its fourth missing word contest. This is a mid¬ summer scheme, and something to inter¬ est you during the hot season. It began June tst, and closes the ist of Septem¬ ber, covering a period of ninety days. It publishes the full particulars of the seal¬ ing of the I took, (the sentence being tak¬ en front tlte works of a standard author) and placing ttie (took with Cpl. W. A. Hemphill, the Publishing Business Manager of who the Constitution it his safety vault Company, and will de¬ keeps in liver it sealed, to’the committee decid¬ ing the contest on Septemlter ist. Ten per cent of the money received from subscribers who enter the missing word contest during the inoaths of June, July and Ahgtist will be paid to tlte per son or persons, naming correctly the missing word in the following sentence: ' * “We have not * ’enough and are put (o very awkward shifts for want of some. By special • arrangement with The Weekly Constitution, chat great paper and ours can bo obtained for one year at almost the price of one paper. i, ut under our arrangement with The Weekly Constitution every person who takes advantage of this clubbing proposition, subscribing fur both papers, " lR ‘ ‘* n,!Ued u * H at t,u * ,,,ls * in K word. All clubbing subscriptions should lie sent to this paper with each suhscrib er’s gness at the missing word plainlv written. The guess aud-the name anil <,( each subscriber will be for us to The Constitution. The Constitution’s first “missing word contest” closed on the ist of January, and hut one person, Mr. M. L. Brittain. a hard working school teacher guessed tht* mi.^inp word, therefor a check.for $1,033.50. Its Second contest closed on the ist of Match, it* third con will contain the anti Ogiceiuent of the awards in which the c« h is to be distrib Sb **“' * The readers of our|p«per who sub scribe Joimly to It an I to The Weekly haye fret access into fourth contest, of just theta of^ned: Will get and themoney it may tw that some to l*e distributed on tbf 1st of September. and taking advantage of TS<e Constitu lion’s offer we present this opportunity t() a || wi<h to subsrrilie to Iw;h & pers. Every person should have . cuvntr paper and ofe Weekly great general newspaper; and The Constitu tipn. with a cirvulatiodof i?b,ooo, occu pies the unique distil* (ion of being the greatest American wet tly newspaper. Subscribe for the News BICYCLES TO SELL. BICYCLES TO RENT. EXPERT BICYCLE REPAIRING. RUSSELL BICYCLE C0„ 225-227 Washington St., Athens, Ga. We sefl second-hand Bicycles at great sacrifice s “THE RUSSELL SPECIAL” Is the Best Bicycle Sold Anywhere at $35.00. i THE LDCY COBB" I FOR LADIES, SAME GRADE AND SANE PRICE. FIRST CLASS CHILDREN'S BICYCLES * ORDERED FOR $35.00. ' * ' ' • i * ’ » SUNDRIES: Balls. Cyclometers, Lanterns, Graphite. Oil, Cement, Rubber, Valves, Spokes, Rims, Nuts, Cups, Cones, Axles, and every part about a Bicycle kept in stock or ordered promptly. THIRD YEAR’S EXPERIENCE In the Business. Mail Orders Promptly Filled. Russell Bicycle Co., Athens, Ga. Branch Office, 1125 Prince Avenue. There are some things we should re¬ member-—Some we should forget You should remember that J. H. Huggins, Jr The Clayton St. Crockery flerchant. SELLS HAM THAN HIS l«ETITHKS, And Always Beals Honestly With His Costomen. YOU SHOULD FORGET THE GLOOMY THINGS OF THE PAST, AND J. 1 VE'FOR THE FUTURE. AND BUY FROM J. HrfiUGGINS, Jr., And thus add to your Happiness and Prosperity. REMEMBER HE SELLS ALL KINDS OF * HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS Both Wholesale and Retail, And can always be found with a Bright. Cheerful Countenance at 33 CLAYTON STREET, ATHENS, 6E0R6IA. An Advertisement IN THE BOGART NEWS Will bring good results. It is a paper reaches the people, and is read by hun¬ dreds of them every week. nTL £ Hv « A C1 11 2 Cl *T O* r»tpC Wlvw . fll « TP) ID Iavl fv ■ w 9 g subscription - • . . • • a low, • price is And every Business Man, as well as Private Citizen, in Oconee County, should take an interest m their county paper, and use its Columnstfreely. Try it and be convinced. 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