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ITHE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA I L. C. HAY??B, ?Wt F. Q. Cashier. f Capital, $250,000. Undivided Pruflts } ?110,000. Facilities of our magnificent New Vanlt bontalniug 410 Safety-Lock Boxes. Differ ent Sizes OTA offered to our patrons and tho public at $3.00 to $10.00 por *nnnm. T/HOS. J ADAMS PROPRIETOR. EDGEFH5L?". . Ml . SWATCHES, .JEWELRY. We carry the lar W Fine Diamonds, BB Sterling Silver a ? Diamond Setting, Watch and ?Old Qo.'d taken :~ errhange f ; Wm. Schw ?JEWELERS, New York City.-Tho basque -waist, fitted with smooth under-arm gores extending slightly over the skirt lany- figures and many mate better than any other sort ?rt May Manton model in I 3sted both for the odd Jntire costume. , snugly fitted aud in larts, under-arm gqres icks. The waist proper is smooth at the back with er-arm gores, but is slightly 1-front. The vest or full st; ex w: w bi ai tn ia Ww Is gathered nt both neck . dg?s and is stitched into right side, booked over The fronts are laid in i jjath regu ?ovel is are upper ' quite separate and fall .-Z^^-Vae deep cuffs. . !j waist in the medium size eighth yards of material icbes wide, two and three ija thirty-two inches wide, s forty-loar inches wide \two and a half - ?or front and un ited BlonEc. is more popular "blouse. Young girls Ike bold it the most sat ll models, both for thc yat of velvet, velours arc -exampfe shown in tin Shas the merit of abso [combined with smart inal is made of broad brown and make the extension beinj salting materials ar rell as those airead; ?minently simple. Th smooth, without fu its, while plain acros re the fulness stylist waist line and droo belt. The neck 1 regulation coat coila and a pocket is ii front. The sleeve slightly bell-shape Then the basque e: : joined to the blotts ise for a woman < and three-Quart( m ^^^^ gest and most complete stock of Watches, Jewelry, Cut QIass, nd Plated Ware in the South. Jewelry Repairing, or new goods. QigQ? S Co., Augusta, Ga. yards of material twenty-one inches wide, three and a quarter yards twen ty-seven inches wide, oue and three quarter yards forty-four inches wide, or one and ?vc-oiiduii - yards fifty-four with one Much in favor are thc new velvets with surface of black, blue or dark green, "pitted" with white. You see a chestnut brown velvet pitted with am ber or buff, and this looks better than white pitting on browns. Undersleeves, a^vestee or blouse front or collar and cuffs are all made of pitted velvet, to combine with cloth or flannel. An en tire visiting dress of dark green velvet "pitted" with white is richly trimmed with dark furs. Skirts. There has been a great deal of talk about full skirts, and they, attt?l??j are getting fuller. Theare iron frou ing round tho feefjtfiougk still keeping that graceful,-^clinging appearance round the bips. Yx? all evince a ten*-. yies. The verr-pretty May Manton :ample shown is made of nainsook ith yoke and trimming of fine needle ork, and is worn with a ribbon sash, it all washable materials are equally >propriate, while cashmere, heuriet , albatross and simple silks arc all i vogue for thc heavier frocks. CASTED BLOUSE. Te waist is ,wade over n iitted lining onto which tim yoke is faced, but which can be cut away to yoke dspth -when a transparent effect is desired. The full portion is gathered at both up per and lower edges, but the waist and lining close together at the centre back. The sleeves are in bishop style with pointed cuffs, and over the shoul ders, finishing the edge of thc yoke, is a pointed bertha that suits childish figures admirably well. At the neck is a standing collar. The skirt is circular and flares freely and gracefully at the lower portion, while the upper edge is joined to the skirt, the seam being concealed by the sash. To cut this dress for a child of eight years of age five ?md a half j'ards of material tv. - tty one inches wide, five yards twenty seven inches wide, four and a haif ya rds . . thirty -twp inches wide, or thn ? ai.d live-'ighth yards forty-four inches w'We will be re quired, with one-haif yard of all over embroidery, three of edging and two and an eighth yards of insertion to trim as illustrated w. I THE HEART ? - _ By Frances They had not talked five minutes be fore Sanford's pulse was beating tu multu?usly. ' At the end bf ten, he felt like a man who had been offered the Kohinoor in the rough and refused it? For vague, uncomfortable recollections of other days were revived when he met Marcia Wentworth again for the i j first time in years. I J She was superb in her maturity and made him see a vision. He was con scious of a confusion of things Egyp tian in the background of his mind Cleopatra, lotus blooms and the Sphinx -for in some subtle way she suggested the richness and splendor of more poetic days. "Fifteen years !" she murmured dream ily, looking at bim with sweetly mock ing eyes. "And I, who was 17, am 32"" She puckered her smooth forehead into a knot and made a quaint grimace which filled Sanford with a mad desire I to kiss her then and there. "Fifteen years," he retorted tragic- I ally, "and I, who was 35, am-" "Forgive me," she laughed with a deprecating gesture, "and don't say it. Take the other point of view. Fifteen years ago" (consolingly) 'you were twice my age. Today you are nowhere near that," and with a glance half mis chievous, half consoling, she turned to greet an acquaintance who was makmg his way toward them. yr Relegated to the backgrounder the moment, Sanford occupied himself in trying to decide just how much.of that old flirtation she probably remembered. She was but a slip of a girl in those days, and though the details had es caped him he was still uncomfortably conscious of the adoration that used shine out yeran that reprcWgPHOHHHHHpJp^H hims?|^fh^jBH^TTiaQ^ecn bored ! Wharne o?uld not forgive was his crass stupidity in failing to discover in iittle Marcia Wentworth the c?u-^?f? of this splendid creature, all^uftnes.C and fire. It was late in the afternoon.and the Trevor .grounds, always famous for their beauty, were at their best. It was a scene worthy oi a poet. Indeed, Mrs. Trevor's g? rden^V-parties '' were poetry made real. % "Watteau, with ?:'to?cb:~of Omar," remarked Miss Wentworth as they were left to themselves f?ftee more. "I feel as if we were illustrating the Ru baiyat." 'Ts that a delicate way of intimating >U Wish riT* fn br1'T"" Rnma 3i5u, pa??!. ?Y? . d then continued; rou 'have ? evidently-forgot'tcn.. last saw each other where we meet ly-at a garden party at Mrs. Trc s. That talent for forgetting" king her head at him smilingly JW much you men owe to it!" e had forgotten-and he sparred time now as he racked his brain some detail of that far-away after m-some trifle which he might res from the debris of the past and ke into a pretty speech. The gods re merciful. Suddenly a slim girlish ire in white rose before him and a r of dark, intense eyes gazed into . Still he hesitated for a moment dre he spoke in order to be quite re, for the walls of his memory were hly frescoed with girlish figures 1 he hated to make blunders! Then spoke triumphantly, but with just ? rich touch of melancholy meaning his voice. 'So you think that I've forgotten? sten, then! Your gown was soft and in and white, and you wore a big ,t covered with yellow roses." He looked straight at her, but her es did not fall as in the old days. In ead, she returned the gaze unflinch gly, and curiosity, amusemeut and sbelief were mingled in her glance. "Bravo!" she cried softly; but she as unconvinced. He saw that, and as nettled by it. Fortunately, he Duld not read her thoughts, for she ras wailing to her inner self, "Ah, ie! That I should have to acknowl dge to myself that he's just an ordi ary flirt after all! How crude I must ave been at 17. And yet-" Her thoughts went swiftly back to nat day in her girlhood, when she had aet him last The scene was the same is today-great stretches of velvety urf, stately trees and groups of peo )le laughing and chatting together! On hat afternoon, she remembered the ?vestern sky was a blaze of rose color. How the gay scene had mocked her misery, as Sanford, who was devoting himself to tue beautiful Miss Carroll, forgetful of her existence, never once approached her, though he knew that lt would be their last meeting, as >er family was leaving for Europe on the following day. Today, she noted with amused ap preciation the western sky was a bank of pale gold, and thc color seemed more appropriate to the vanished ideals and lost illusions of "32. Seventeen and rose color! Thirty-two-and pale gold! "You were thinking-1" prompted Sanford, inquiringly breaking in upon her reverie. "I am thinking," she answered, bringing her eyes back to him delib erately-"I am thinking that I will tell you a story. But perhaps," with a touch of malice, "you do not like stories?" "On the contrary, I dote upon them. Do begin." Miss Wentworth settled herself more comfortably in her chair. Then, look ing at her companion in a speculative manner, she began. "It's { sort of a fairy tale, and it's ,about a giri. She was neither very ?autiful nor very interesting, but I I may say truthfully that she nice sort of a girl, with a warm, soundless enthusiasm and an im alief in her fellow-creatures. rc to confess, thc:""'-, that of the kind who blush, slightest provocation^ OF^A GIRL I WHsori. rou know the 3arnesf and serli i ker^jmrsirippc Sanford rioddec ingly; "She was a trifle too mi Sweet Alice- style," Miss resumed candidly, "and . uer absuraities, I myself fond of her. 0f course guessed before this that t man!" Her voice dropped ivhisper. Tnen she burst laugh, in which her comp somewhat consciously. "Methinks thc air grows :he approach of the vii story!" he announceu. "Not at all!" protested ?vorth in an injured tone simply a nice, agreeable kvorld-such as one meets c :o make life a pleasure. H rears her senior, and the ? lim for a god." She looked at her compan aocent eyes, but the wi. ?ieam that lay back in th ?scape him. "Did the man do anythi 'ise to such a-er-delusion There was an unmistakabl n the mp^m "So ?pierions aTrt^jrC'' )a?Tling answer. "You must" ny story in my own ced." "A girl of tl dealize a good lave been-yes, ?igbly edified col cms of this oulconi --among me mt his. hand to ?pened'1]is lins." ^rirriTglook upon spnvulsed her hean ^ther foolishly. "Of course the man :he girl's heart, and 1 unused and flatteree roted a good many meats to deepening bad made and the ? breathlessly. / Their eyes met, brimmi&g^wjt.h mir felt ihnt he was guil^ ?he snook her head &Ul?d_jE?J.ji?rn "A ll was to make herself worthy o? reminiscent smile hovered about -^Kn Y/entworth's lips, and she lobke^TT~r .cross the lawn as if she had for ;n her companion. rirls are not usually so-so impres able," he hazarded in a defensh ner. nis one was," she respq" or. j experienced pecple, like " she went on, continuinj ? more, "can see -that / :ble brewing for the girl.J ectcd it, and it came li belt from a clear sky. / ) details. He had wea frilling. Then, there j h fair hair and the eyi nd what was a girl's Ifeartnna.^ uld stand in the way of a man's cy?" Miss Wentworth's small head rest linst thc tips of her fingers, and h ?at eyes looked calmly into San d's as she asked this question with i impartial air of one who seeks ?lract truth. -Ie shook Iiis head. 'Thc girl was' T??lftCr? d; for in thc innocence of e thought that she had mad ile. immodest mistake, and thaf^ff? ver had made love to her-really! jr face used to burn at the thought, d she would have given her head r a chance to convince him that she, o. had only been amusing herself. ie was wounded in her pride anel-iit*^ .r heart alike-and the nights were .eadful!" She finished incoherently. "I see the moral looming up in the stance," murmured her hearer plaint ely. "It casts a long shadow and ie tip of it points to me!" "But it's only a ff?iry tale, you now," she said with a shrug, and then Dntinucd: "The girl's family went abroad, and he was dragged from London to Parla nd from Paris lo Rome; but her stub orn fancy clung to the man and re used to let go. She looked upon the unlit sea at Cannes, and thought of lim! and stared at the midnight sun ind thought of him! There was never i moment when she would not hay; umped at a chance to return to th jokey, little western city, U. S. just because ~he was there. 'What-d ?he care about the glories of tl world?" "She used to awaken in the morn ing wondering how she would get through the day and longing for night. For, though she was wretched, she was young and strong, and so she slept and sometimes-dreamed ! " Thc last words were spoken softly caressingly-and sent a thrill along Sanford's nerves. "Did you-that is. did she really^ care so much?" he stammered. ' "I am compelled to admit that she paid the penalty-as women do, you{ know," came the answer in a cool, sweet voice. "Wc have not reached the. end." he urged in a low tone. "Who can tell perhaps a heavier penalty will be ex acted of him." s His vofre' was eager and there, was the old, weil-remembered tenderness in it. It 'stirred Marcia's senses like a strain pi/ forgotten music. But she only sniped back at him and cooed, . - r-.4 You score! But to return V. 'B came and went like an 'cession of gray phantoms, iy a letter arrived mention mer home news, the prob ,ge pf the man and the fair vas a terrific out e detail-4be fig prone upon the" sobs. That was I think we thabt^giit, and .-.0 ros? in hexjpl?ce -v ^?v?rb?en quite sotair .t , ./^5***joyous an* i'ind isn t sg^rfcS . aecs as when it blew across the girl! words were scarcely audible rentworth's face was almost die gave an impatient shrug herself of unpleasant mem ?ere came a morning v/hen her eyes, yawned, thanked t she was alive, and thought ' of a love of a gown which??j e home that day. Then she inxiously if she had gone I t?oks (she felt as if there 3m Je.~!), and she knew by is that her first love affair and her girlhood decently n its irave!" about all-it really isn't -story. One may lose an II be fairly hflnjg And yet rs.the-a .delicately er words retful a I miss the girl," she fln : rose and they moved off rass together. 7*-. y , t ) its? li t -U ht ?^?A 'h YW1 /,c~ ? > 'M^x.'.- 'z? .-palet! rne-ieuyr au-, .e d- ;h er .-Hps softly., to the super tion a half_a dozen times-by way |^ howin? thc wisdom of 32!-The e. Magazine. f?4?NT AND CURIO'JS. iree-wheeled . cab has made its rance in London. The third runs in front of the vehicle, and the passenger from acci the horse fall. Dlla'has taKcn a' firm hold .tive - of India, '?? or, at any ie.Bengali. No less t?iart brellas are imported into every year. ss is found in New Mexi 1 Siberia. It has a most ??v,..~_ct on horses and sheep, Wk a strong narcotic or sedative, ?causing profound sleep or stupor rung' 24 hours to 48 hours. Snow is said to orfer surprising re liance to penetration by rifle bul ls. Experiments made in Norway that a snow wall- four absolutely proof against -arroy?rtele-a weapon 'piercing power. Samuel Snell, of Holyoke, Mass., has strange hobby. Though 73 years old id wealthy, ho devotes all his spare me to the making of stone coffins, urmg the last 25 years he has made ad disposed of over a hundred of ieee^tsserting that they keep the body i an excellent state of preservation >ng after burial. It is said that a foreman stereo yper in a London printing works has tad a curious windfall. Going to a ale of musical instruments, he pur :hased an old harpsichord for 20 shill ngs; because, having a hobby for fret work,be fancied the wood in tne front panel. When he got his purchase home ae dissected it. He then discovered that the harpischord had a double back.and presently between the boards he found very old Bank of England Sotes, the total face value of which amounted to $150,000. M|B^^ra_<e&^re grateful if yoi I? their affection," says, a corre dent .cf the Corsicana (Tex. . News." "My brother 'Jim' found a'sb ?foot -rattler neacitown caught mule .a boulder, and instead of using hi :advantage he sympathetically r< ?leased the snake, which thereupon h "can . a pet and followed 'Jim' aboi land guarded him as watchfully as dog. One night he was awakenr iand missing the snake in its usu laplace at the foot of the bed. he kne 11 something was wrong. He got up ai '.lighted a match to investigate, ai j?Qund a burglar in the next room the coils cf the snake, which had i tail out of the window rattling for t ^police. A Prlvulo Safn Now. The latest convenience in the N< York apartment is a private safe, bu into the wall, and so arranged tl only the tenant is acquainted with t J[ combination. This makes it possil XL Sor the flat dweller possessing valua ? silver, jewels and papers to keep th In his apartment instead of in vaults of the safe deposit or the ba ti a C( p tl h li li HE* MADE HER SAY "OBEY." ow a Facettoru Bridegroom Caused ni* Bride to Tn ko t Ii o Vow. "I remember;" said an old clergy tan the other day, "that I was sud enly hard put to it to decide whether should roar with laughter at a sol mn service in the house of God or whether I should be very angry. The pshot was that I had such hard-work o keep a straight countanat?ce that I orgot to be angry at alb The ind ent arose in this way: "It was in my early days ninistry, and I was 'p?TjO'?y? armer^to a country lass in a .., "^iudiuj^About that timcMhft .vomea-of^mcfi?K-vsvcrc just begiijF .ling to kick against th> &?cise in pur marriage service which/snakes them j promise to 'love, heritor and obey' | their spouses. The bride in ibis case j wanted to escape the vow, but did not ? have the courage to refuse/Utterly to take it. Instead, she triedlo slur the sentence when it came b/r turn to re peat' the words afferde and-she said, ;to love, honor bey,' leaving out tue V" in~tte4^e"that I.would not notice the omission. BiM did notice the omission, and stopped/ 4 " 'You must * say "obey" clearly,'' A 1 announced, 'or I cannot go on.'. "The bnue hung her head, "but7a stubborn look came over her face> and I could see that it would take a lot of persuasion to make her change her mind. 'Will you not say "obey"?' I asked. "She only shook her head. " 'Come, now,' said I. coaxingly. T will repeat the words again and you say them after me.' "I did so, and the bride murmured 'love, honor and bey.' "I looked at the bnuegroom, to see if he had any suggestion to make. The >"<>f. a National IC.-IJJK. ; One-of-those auirj?U&Jj?gj^ .?sent a ten-dollar bi l cn a street car T-^heir five-cent fare received a les m the other day which she is not apt D forget. She handed the bill to the anductor Wita an air of innocent un ancern which was just a little too ronounced to be natural. The con luctor, a young fellow, unlike most of is kind, made no protest. The woman Doked relieved, ir spite of herself, as ie accepted the money and retreated o the rear platform of the car to make hange. It was fully ten minutes later before ;he young man strode into the car, ?olding both hands before him, so as io form a cup. "Here you are, madame." he an nounced in a loud voice which attract ed the attention of the other passen gers. "Here's the change for tnat ten dollar bill. I'd advise you to count it and ir.'ike sure it's au r.ght." Saying this, he opened his hands and poured a stream of aimes, nickels and cents into the woman's lap. "Oh, oh:" gasped the wo.nan, as she gathered up her dress to prevent the coins falling on tuc iloor. "Why, this is dreadful. I can't get all this money in my purse, haven . you larger change than this. ' "No, ma'am," resro-ded the conduc tor, promptly. "That's the best I can do." "But I thought you could give me bills," protested the woman. "I'm sorry, madame," said the con ductor, "but you had no rijn't tT thin! so. I ain't no national bank."-Ne^ York Times. Rowdy Baacbill Wolping ?..ir. A peculiar circumstance has con tributed io golf's popularity and tba is, the rowdyism that brought baseba! into disrepute. There is no contei that equals the great American garni It has the snap, the science, the ski and every feature that appeals to th quick appreciation and nervous di manda of the average American. Bi Americans do not like profanity, ar the better classes of them are opposi "to paying good money to be disgusti by the bad manners and worse la guage of hired ruffians. ?Turned from the ball games, tho sands of these men have sought otb recreation, and have found it in go Some time in the future baseball w be rescued from its low condition a there will be the mightiest revival e\ know in the history of sport. M the day be hastened!-Philadelpl Times. AUM'rallftN Torrid Sumiae", Australia is the hottest country record. I have ridden for miles astr of the equator, but 1 have never foi heat to compare with this. Out in country in the dry times there appe to be little more than a sheet cf br< paper between you and the lo regions, and the people facetiously that thty nave to feed their hens cracked ice to keep them from la] boiled eggs.-San Francisco Call. Tim Orlcrlnnl DriMlhftnri?. In Pompeii people who gained mittanee lo an entertainment wit! paying admission were called "d head.," because the checks used admis:iCii were small ivory de; hoad s. Making Koads By W??do ?7 HE immense ?p^pef or crude ' I, ' .md ?veo-?^ impassable jj road.?-'^ "e foimtI 1,1 ?ll parts -p" '^y itie United States aud tbe serb^5 extent to which they have ^mudicapped the marketing of farm products iu various sections of the j$?untry lend especial significance to the crusade in favor of good roads, which is being conducted by the Office of Road Inquiry, a division of the De partment of Agriculture. As yet there have not been secured appropriations of sufficient size to enable the Govern ment to undertake on Its own account the provision of better highways, but this will come lu time, and meanwhile highly important results are being ac complished solely by the presentation of forceful object lessons. The Investigations of the Office of Road Inquiry are mainly directed in seven general fields, namely: to ascer ta'n as nearly as practicable the actual cost ot bad roads and the benefit ot good roaiTiryJo demonstrate the inter est of cities an| towns and the owners of property of an kinds wherever situ ated, in the impriment "of country roads; to develop the meytftfJ^rhero by all of rhcie interests muy^-op?lp Umbist- f f^i^^Z ?? L???- f*?Ec fl 1 ? ROAD SCBAFEB AT WOBK. soclat?ons. In this connection many ImUm portant experiments have been made 1 . to test the power required in hauling over various kinds tit roads. The Gov ernment has learned, too, by consulta tion with mauy thousands of the most intelligent farmers of the country that the expense of moving farm products and supplies averages on all the Amer ican country roads twenty-five cents per ton mile, whereas the charge in the good roads districts of this and other countries is less than one-third that amount. This extra expense amounts in the aggregate to more than the en tire expenditures of the National Gov ernment, and taking into account all of tuc hauling done on the public roads the loss is equal to one-fourth of the home value of all the farm products of the United States. - " Probably the most interesting phase of the work has been found, however, in the construction of specimen roads of various kinds in different parts of the country, Ordinarily three styles of road have been represented in this experimental work-a modern macad am, a sand and a dirt road. Of these three the macadam highway is the most interesting from the point of con ELEVATiING HORSE-DRJ struction. After a uniform grade ha! been secured by the use of wheelei scrapers, drag scrapers and plows, ant possibly road graders as well, ther are placed upon this foundation thre separate layers of the best quality c stone that is procurable in the vieil ity. The .foundation course, which I is about five inches in thickness au made up of two and one-half inc stone, is thoroughly rolled before tl second course, composed of one ar one-half inch stone, ls put on, and th layer in turu is sprinkled and roll before the surface layer or "binde: as it is commonly called, consisting three-quarter inch stone and dust, put .in place. The sand road is formed by placi six inches of river sand on a bed natural clay, neither fae bed nor I surface of the road being rolled. ? dirt road is made by grading in 1 usual-manner. As a rule neither these latter classes of highways is c structed save to demonstrate the su riorlty of the macadam road. Com erable attention has been given to construction of steel-track wa road-decidedly the most novel t cf highway yet introduced in any ce try. The steel road might be c i?. . r bmo?ion wonlcj |Thc s?cel-tra^ two parallcv lils each eis?j : supporte, simply inges pro. the road eely spaced all vehie ut regard/ late oi^-ra' ie inner ssily le oads of t d in ha nd in ? fi v lea ? oi-n^y?..^?-; The elevating grader ld about twelve horse] its movement, sony ;liing and others atlng force consist id two machine ope tter looking after fl her giving attention! mveyor. The plow akes a cut twelve! jr a grade has beei Jhinc of this type may lesirt^to elevate dirt (he ro^W??wAvheni ntcd by graders Scientific American? Marriage a I: Unusual humor' wd lev. C. F. Thomas/ fore the marriage cj known baseball ij Graw, and Miss St. Ann's Catholic more. Md. He said 1? "Let selfishness be happiness, but underj must often give up j himself, that both ' you know th, the numbet Don't try tc reserve clause "Fear not the adv] many and strong, tj rob you of this res\ The game will not you work together, and victory is yours, you, aid you. support MW WN GRADEE AT W( is lug ol lie he lu c? |on pe ild the gon ype bun lom your triumphs and part defeats. You will keel letter the terms of this] Coach her around the life. Make ber steal the watchful eye of tl she reaches the home "Make her sccre* ma joyous days, that the perity may continue, your heads." Coronation The craze for coro| spreading, says the Not only shall we jeweled crowns in as brooches and ebal estry and even cretoni lug furniture shows ti rock, rose and thistle,] our wall papers will, suite. These topicnj remain in favor, and j so rash as to stamp nation symbols, he wJ very soon tire of thc. a change. A Lisbon lady when a cry from thd the fact that she was| hours afterward she