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s THE PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK. AUGUSTA, GA, Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited. L. C. Hayne, President. Chas. C. Howard, Cashier. VOL. LXVIII. EDGEFIELD, S.C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 14, 1903. THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA L. C. HAYNS, Pros't F. G. FORD, Cashier. Capital, $250,000. Surplus Undivided Profits $125,000. f Faculties of oar magnificent Kew Vault {containing 410 Safety-Lock Boxes. Difler jrnt Sizes are offered7to our patrons and j the public at 53.00 to.f lO.OOJper ?nnnm NO. 42 Unwritten History Revealed by Grant's Letter. SECRETARY DAVIS' REPLY Lincoln Company Muster Roll-Larg est Single Draft Ever Issued by TJ. S. Was in Payment for Pur chase of Alaska. In over-hauling the files of the Trea sury Department, preparing the papers for removal to the Hall of Records, which will se their future depository, a great many documents representa tive of epochs in the nation's history, have been discovered. Transactions long since forgotten are recalled by faded, stained and tattered papers which now assume an additional value above their historic worth. One of the apparent anomalies pre sented in the unearthed documents is a letter from Jefferson Dav,?, as Sec retary of War, acepMng the resigna tion of TT. S. Grant from the Army. The accompanying papers in this case reveal a little unwritten history. It seems that the resolution of Grant to leave the military service was con ceived without the knowledge of his parents, and that they did not learn of it until too late to compel him to change his mind. The records in this .* case were gotten together when Fred Grant was settling the estate of his father, and when the government was paying th? balance due from the longevity pay of General TJ. S. Grant. Back in April, 1ST>4, Captain U. S. Grant was serving in the Fourth In fantry at Fort Humbolt, Humbolt Bay, California. Life in the Anny was evi dently becoming tiresome to him, for In that mouth he wrote the following letter to Colonel S. Cooper, the adju tant general f the Anny: "I very respectfully tender my resig nation of my commission as an officer of the army, and request that it may take effect from the olst of July next" ' A couple of months hiter a member of Congress, apparently at the request of young Grant's father, wrote to the department, asking that the captain be assigned to recruiting duty. This brought out a letter from Jefferson Davis. Secretary of War, to the effect that Grant's resignation had been ac cepted. This news came as a big sur prise to young Grant's father, who wrote to the department to Inquire if lt were true aud urging that the'ac ceptance be withdrawn. Secretary Davis sent the following reply: "In reply to your letter of the 21st instant, asking thal the acceptance ot 'the res'gnation of your son, Captain TJ. S. Grant, may be withdrawn and hf be allowed six months' leave of ab sence. I have the honor to inform you that Captain Granttendered his.resig '''."."nation ?nd 'assigned no' reason why he desired to quit the service and the motives which influenced him are not known to the department. He only asked that his resignation should take effect on the 31st of July next, and it was accepted accordingly on the 2d instant, and the same day announced to the army. The acceptance is, there fore, complete and it cannot be recon sidered. "Very respectfully your obedient servant, JEFF'N DAVIS." None of the records of the Treasury Department is more highly prized than the original muster roll of "Cap tain A. Lincoln's Comrany," in the handwriting of that famous man him self. It was a voluntary company or ganized by Lincoln in 1S32 to serve in the Black Hawk War. Lincoln as an Army officer was the same pains taking, careful and orderly man that he was later as President. He kepi the muster rolls of his company him " self, and nowhere can a neater and more complete account be found. Al though more than 70 years old now, the roll ls wonderfully well preserved. The paper is of poor quality, but the handwriting ls still legible and dis tinct, not a single error having been made in the copy. 'Ehe recon' has been bound together along the edges and where It has been folded constant handling has done considerable dam age to lt The muster roll is in charge of the auditor for the Treasury. Quite a fright was given to him a year ago when it was announced that the roll had disappeared. A thorough search failed to reveal it, and it was given up for lost Last week it was found in the desk formerly occupi-d by a clerk who was dismissed a few months ago. The interesting document is headed, "Muster Roll of Captain A. Lincoln's Company of the Fourth Regiment of Mounted Volunteers, commanded by Brigadier General Samuel Whitesides. Mustered out of service-of the United States at the mouth of Fox Rinr, May the 27th, 1832." The roll shows that Abraham Lin coln was the captain and that he was enrolled with the rest of the command on April 21, at Richland, Sangemon . County, UL At the foot is Lincoln's certificate as to the correctness of the muster roll at the time of muster out. The only other handwriting on the document ls that of Nathaniel Buck master, inspector and muster officer, certifying to the accuracy of the roll of Lincoln's company. The largest single draft ever Issued by the United States government was in payment of the purchase of Alaska from the Russian government in 1S68. It was made payable to the Czar and was for $7,200,000. Larger sums have been paid out by this government, but never in a single lump. / Flannels in Summer. The new boarder was not aware of the ironclad traditions of the board ing house and was therefore inclined to be facetious. "Aren't these cakes out of season in summer?" he queried. "I was not aware of the fact," snap ped the landlady. "These are flannel cakes, you know." -Baltimore Herald. "Sure, some wan tould me Mike Murphy was worrkin*." ' "fli?othin' ad jbe koind. He's a walk in' ^ijiyiate."-Puck." It is Expressed in Vigorous Lan guage and Appreciable Results. BEST PARTS CROWDED Settlements Started with a Plunge, a Whoop and Hurrahs-Many Are the Unbaked Conditions-Neigh borliness the Gospel of All. Here is the miracle .a otate-raaking -using the word "State" In broader sense than is the fashion in learned dialectics. Into the scant dozen years that have elapsed since the National Government pave permission and ap proval to Oklahoma homesteads there has been compressed such history as ordinarily demands the space of many times such a period. Settlements start ed officially with a plunge, a whoop, and hurrahs: population crowded vig orous over night: a full one hundred thousand inhabitants could be counted within the first twelvemonth. Thi9 was back in those days at the begin ning of the last decade when land spe culation was the fever of the whole West. It was the time of Wichita, when .Tay Gould's private car, stop ping over night on a railroad siding, was Kansas reason sufficient for the doubling of real estate values for full fifty miles around: it was close follow ing the apex period . at Kansas City when side street frontage commanded the price of New York's Broadway business stretch: it was close sequel to the rising up of the splendid boom of the New South, when m?tropole.? went elbowing one another all over Alabama and d'eorgia and Tennessee. It is as an agricultural proposition that Oklahoma insists most upon the fairness of its prospec's. In no other part of the world, aver the local rep resentntives, can wheat and corn and cotton be grown in the same fields so successfully as in this section. And, they continue, the quality of local lands st?nde unprecedented tests in yielding for six years in succession continually increasing wheat crops. Of course many are the unbaked conditions. You drop into the Govern ment town of Law on. for example, and you run against pleasing street signs like this: : THE GOO-GOO MARKET. : : Credit if we choose-after looking : : at you. : Around the corner you are con fronted with this:. : WELCOME TO ALL NATIONS, . : (Except Carrie.) : Wit perhaps, philosophy probably but Oklahoma sure is announcement Invitation like this. And on every street of the town-it is a fashion not w ion-y.oxiS?i. o? JLvexy. business windowsill at this season piles o? printed cartis making political an nouncements like this. It is easier out bera in the prairie stretches to awaken public spirit than It is in the older communities of the North and East. Neighborliness is the gospel that outruns al' eLe here: and this neighbor y spirit It will be that can be depended anon to subordinate partisanship and main ain local good faith and fame. However, this is a look ahead of pessimistic sort. What no man can doubt who face to face talks to these people is that any Issue and every .issue involving honesty is sure of settlement, and prompt and proper settlement, the moment actual revelation shows.-N. Y. Times. Dog the Hero of a Trial. An amusing trial bas just ended at Prague in which a dog played the leading part. The owner of the dog, a manufacturer, was sued by an engi neer, who claimed damages for a bite from the animal, which he stated had Incapacitated him for work for a time. He also denounced the dog as a vici ous?. At the trial a veterinary sur geon who was called In tried his ut most to Irritate the dog by teasing him. but the animal kept its temper. The complainant then demanded that In order to test its real disposition its owner should be turned out of court and the dog let loose anions the audi ence. This was done after the animal had been muzzled. The dog, however, continued to display the greatest good humor, holding up one paw after an other and wagging its tail. Finally it ran to the judge, before whom it sat on its hind legs begging in a most pathetic manner. The judge, there upon pronounced the dog to be a veri table lamb, and gave judgment for Its owner, referring the complainant to the civil court. A Notabte Philanthropy. M. Ohauehanl, head of the Magasins du Louvre in Paris, has handed over his superb property at Versailles for the benefit of all his employees who can show at least twenty-five years' service, and do not receive more than $S00 a year. The ?m?nense park has been divided into Kt.") lots, so as to in sure to each meritorious servant a holding of about (?00 square yards. The land is given free, and the employees can erect houses to their liking. So pleased are they with the gift that a building society luis been formed, and lt is expected that by next October a little colony will be well started. A small castle occupies a place on the estate, and this will be converted in to small flats for the accommodation of aged bachelors. A Full House. President Roosevelt says that the incident on the long trip that amused him most occurred, at a small town in Kansas where a two-minute stop was made. The President had been talk ing freely of his "race suicide" notion that day. At the station in Kansas a man stood holding three small chil dren on his shoulders and a woman close beside him carried two babies. The President's speech was going along smoothly when, suddenly the man with the three children broke in with a voice that could be heard a quarter of a mile. '.Hey. Teddy," he shouted, "can. 7QU beat this? It's a full house, Teddy tripHts and twins; three of a kind and a pair!"-Kansas City Journal. METHODS OF WEARING WIGS. New York Politician Whose Variety Allows an Occasional Hair Cut. There are not many ways in which women have a marked advantage over men, but the conditions for them are much more satisfactory when they reach, as some of them occasionally do, the wig age. At the halfway sta tion they are to be pitied. A slightly bald head is a distinction for a man, while-well, it is a condition in a wo man not to be considered. But when it is necessary to obtain a wig the long hair worn by the woman which is massed in soft, fluffy ways around her face conceals^the point of connec tion, she can wear hev hair-hers by ' purchase, if not by birih-in as many styles as she likes and no one need | be the wiser as to how she came by it. With a man it is different, and if he does not show to the interested pub-1 lie a head of hair which actually grows he ls not in a position to conceal the i fact that his head covering is an In I vestment. It is this artificial hair j growing which makes a man's outlay in wigs larger than that of a woman, i A wig with long hair is expensive, in the first place, and certain shades and colors are more costly than others, and a fine quality costs more than an in ferior, but that is equally true with hair put into the man's wig. There Is a prominent New York man, ane well known in State politics, who has worn a wig for many years, and probably not one of his most intimate friends who have not been informed of the fact knows it. Wigs are so well made now that there would be but lit tle dancer of discovery except' for the permanent style of the ordinary wig worn by the ordinary man. Every hair lies always in exactly the same posi tion, it is combed in the same way, and ls always the same length. But that ls not the wig of the statesman. To give the growing effect he wears a succession of wigs. When he comes apparently from the hands of the hair dresser. This has a close cut, and seems to be exactly what it looks. As the days go by the hair grows gr?du illy that is. one wig is exchanged for another and then another, until, as the time goes on, the politician re marks that it is the day for another hair cut, reverts again to the first wig of the series, which has again been put in first-class condition by the wigmak er, and the deception begins anew. New York Times. ISN'T IT A HABIT? Running the Hand Through the Hair After Taking Off Hat. "Why does a man always run his hand through his hair when he takes his hat off?" asked Colonel L. S. Brown of a Star man. "Did you ever notice that a man will invariably do this tU4hg? It is just a nervous habit. Is " it 'vanity V It is^an old habit. I have never known a man who did not indulge this habit. Even men who have no hair to run their fingers \ through, men whose heads are as bald as billiard balls, will brush their hands over their heads when they lift their hats. If men simply wanted to smooth their tousled hair, of course, this would afford ample explanation of the habit. But why should a man who ' has no hair on his head do the sams thing? It is not a sufficient answer to say that such a man may have had a full suit of hair at one time and that lt is simply a matter of habit contract ed under different conditions. "As a rule men are unconscious of the fact. They do not know why or when they run their hands over their heads. But they all do it just the same. Go into a court room or any place where men congregate and where it is necessary for them to re move their hats and watch them. You will observe that every man will go through the same performance. It seems to be a perfectly natural thing for them to do. My own conclusion is that it is an evidence of vanity. A man wants his hair to be just so. Origi nally, probably, it was simply a mat? ter of tidiness for instance; if he has enough hair for the purpose, the law yer will want his hair tousled, as it gives him a studious appearance and leaves the impression that he has been struggling with the books. Whatever the reason the habit is a curious one, and one which seems to be deep root ed In the masculine nature."-Wash? ington Star. Strange Currency. In Dahomey, according to a French official report just issued, the cur rency is cowrie shells, of which a sack of 20,000 ls considered the equi valent of 1.50. Seven hundred cowries aro worth about 5 cents.-Exchange. This world is but a fleeting show and all the best seats are taken. For the Traveler. If black is becoming to the traveler, a handsome black net is a most satis factory thing for the general utility evening gown, and it will stand much crushing and hard usage. Magpie frocks, as the Parisians dub black end white costumes, are also excellent for the purpose under discussion, and if black and white is not becoming or sufficiently youthful, soft light gray or champagne color is a nice choice. The all-white costume, without which no wardrobe is complete at present, is a charming item of the travelers' out fit, but soils readily, and when one is traveling rapidly there is no chance of cleaning it. When expense need cot be considered, a .good lace gown either in white, cream or some light tint, made with two bodices, one decollete, the other high-necked, is perhaps the ideal expression of the evening frock that will meet many needs and will be handsome and mod ish. without being conspicuously striking. The Useful Lemon. A bit of lemon is an excellent bleacher for the finger tips. Before grating lemons it is well to wash them in a basin of lukewarm water, for on examination it will be found that the outside of a lemon is anything but clean, and if placed under a microscope it will be discovered to have tiny black specks on the surface of the skin. Lemons ronv be kept fresh for a short time by placing them in a jar and covering with water. Hie wate;- to be changed frequently. PLANTS WITH OILSKINS. They Are Protected Equally Against Damp and Drought. Gather a sycanic-e bur', just before It bursts .and look at. lt closely. You will notice that it is enveloped in tough scales. There are cither twelve or fourteen of these scales, which make a close and comple e covering1 around every single individual bud. Strip them off, and in the very heart you come upon two pairs of what will eventually be leaves tightly folded to gether. Some of these sycamore buds ate larger than others. These, on exami nation, will be found to contain bunches of Howers as well as leaves. Sycamores, like all other trees, take a long time to make their buds for the following season. They begin new growth, indeed, just as soon as they have got rid of their old leaves in the Autumn, and go on quie ly working all through the Winter. Hard frost would, of course, kill the buds at once were they not protected: while, even if there, were no frost, the cold rains and fogs of winter would rob the tender begin nings of the now leaf. Bud scales., therefore, are grown by the sycamore and other trees simply to protect the buds from frost and damp. They are, in fact, a sort of combination over coat and mackintosh. "When the leaves break forth in spring-generally about the middle of April-the sycamore buds shed their overcoats, which fall off, and may be seen littering thc ground beneath the tree. Every tree of the kind known as deciduous-that is, the trees which lose their leaves in winter-acts in much the same way as the sycamore; but the form of overcoat is not alway3 the same. Beech buds have very tough; little brown overcoats, fringed with white, silky hairs. The white willow and some other irees also have hairy or furry coats for their young leaves, and llower buds. These silky hairs, entangle air just as animal fur does,; and so keep ?i""1 buds from the colo, winds of spring. All trees do not get rid of their bud protections. The hawthorn, for", ins ance, keeps I'icm on all the sum mer. They open into small green leaves, which ib> not fall until the? other leaves do. Trees are very -areful. as a rule, not to dispense with their overcoats too soon: but yet lli-?y are occasionally caught napping. In 1801, for instance., there was a terribly sharp frost late in the spring, and the beech leaves, which were almost fully out, were, caught and nipped. Tor weeks after ward the beech trees had a brown and withered look: but by .be end of June,' fresh leaves pushed out from younger buds. Itegular oilskins are worn by the, horse-chest nul. Anyone who - has handled the bursting leaf buds, of tht> tree knows how gummy anti ' stibdk they are. The use of the gum wh?c? the coverings o?_chestnu:''buds toctfS^I is to protect themrfrom m??isturo as" well as from cold. Later on in the year plants, need pro tection against the sun, which would otherwise take up all the moisture In their leaves and wilt them. The leaf of a cabbage bas a mealy look about it-almost as if it had been dusted with flour. Many grasses have a similar appearance, and so lui ve the leaves of the Australian gum-tree. AH these leaves, if examined under the misero scope, will be found to be covered with a bloom consisting of tiny needles of wax. This stuff has been exuded from the leaf pores in order to save the water contained. Wanted to Sit in Statue's Lap. Because he wanted to .sit in the lap of the statue of Morton McMichael, Raymond Harrison, thirteen years old, of Fourth and Dickinson streets, was deprived of his liberty for a short time yesterday. Park Guard Barrett saw the boy sitting in the lap of fhe figure on Lemon Hill. He ordered him down and brought bini to Sedgely guard house. When Secretary O'Neill asked the diminutive prisoner why he had climbed over thc statue the boy re plied: "I just wanted to be able to say I had sat there." Ile was dis charged, with a warning to keep away from the statue in the future.-Phila delphia Inquirer. When Marconi Was a Boy. Much bas bor>:i written and said concerning great men who were dunces in their youth, and it appears that Signor Mar oni must join the ranks of those v ho showed no si^ns of exceptional al illty in early days. The schoolmisl ess who taught Mar ton! at Florence in his youth, Signora Luisa Cavallerln. now seventy-four years old. expi er ?es unbounded aston shment at the genuis he has devel >ped. "Who would tiave thought," she ;ays, "that the little Englishman, as ve used to call him because of his .light ligure and sedate manner, would lave turned out ?1 genius? He always vas a model of good behavior, but as k.o his brain-well, the least said the soonest mended. "I am afraid be got many severe smackings, but he took them like an angel. At thai time he never could learn anything by heart. It was Im possible. I used to think. 1 had never seen a child with so defective a mem ory." Here to Stay. The l'nited s ates is here to stay, md while it stays it will have upon, in and under i's soil, in the enterprise and sagacity of Hs men of affairs, In Its captains of agriculture, industry and commence, the fruitful elements of prosper! y. The time is a good one for considering that the real wealth of the country consists only in small part of "undigested securities," and that a Wall Street flurry, or panic, even, is not a national financial cata clysm, nor the forerunner of cme..-^ Philadelphia Ledger. Somebody Wears N9. 17. The largest pair of shoes ever man-, ufactured for actual wear in America have just been forwarded to their destination by a firm of shoemakers st Rockland, Mass. The sis? ls labeiied "17," and they are nearly 10 Liehe1? long-Exchange. . _ FOR THE HOUSEWIFE Milking; and Keeping Soap Stock* Invariably the housewife who has a reputation for fine soups is the one who supervises the food left from each meal aud sees that no bone, unless burned in the broiling; no scrap of meat, not tue least bit of vegetables, is wasted. All these she uses in her soup kettle. This indeed is thu French woman's secret, and she helps it out with judicious seasonings. For the pur pose a piece of the shin of beef, with the bone which contains the marrow; a knuckle of veal for additional gela tin and the cold meat and bones which have been saved should soak in cold water for half an hour or so and then be brought' very slowly to a simmer. When the meat is cooked to shreds and the knuckles fall apart lt Is time to re move the kettle. Many persons season the stock while lt ls cooking, but this practice has its disadvantages. In the first place, wgetable Juices will cause it to sour much more readily; besides, once lt has been seasoned it ls impos sible to vary it so decidedly. Then, too, In the dally scalding of the stock, which is necessary if the fat is re moved from the top, much of the flavor is lost in steam. It is an excellent plan to fill stone crocks, each holding enough for one day's supply, to let the cake of grease form upon them and when they are entirely cold to cover them and place them in the refrigera tor. Undisturbed and In a cool place the stock will keep for two weeks. Antique Engllah Furniture. It is still quite a commo^'xperience to find One and even va.T?ole speci mens of old English furniture, chiefly made out of oak, In the cottages of the village folk. These pieces of furniture hare .been handed down from genera tion to geueratlon of rural folk, such as carters, keepers, woodmen and shep herds. How did the family originally come by them? The explanation ls this in many cases: Generations ago, when the furniture, which is once again prized greatly, began to go out of fash ion and to be superseded by stuff which .we view with contempt nowadays, lt was sold, and fanners bought much of lt But by and by the farmer, being prosperous and desiring to be in the fashion, too, like his landlord, bought in its place more modern chairs and furnishings. Then the village folk bought for a song the despised oak fur niture, and now once again the old pieces have come into favor and are finding their way back from the cot tage to the hall. A Quaint Settle. A delightful piece of furniture is the Grantly settle. The room into which it goes should be in the mission style, though this particular piece might go right bi many quaint rooms not strlct FOn HA LL OB LIVING ROOM. ly mission. It would be attractive in a big hall or in a living room. It may be had in various effects, the toa brown (dark nut color) being most liked, how ever. The one shown Is beautifully grained and knotted; that ls, the wood from which lt ls made ls, and all this is brought out still stronger by the agree able stain. The lines are particularly good, and the seat is cushioned in an equally admirable style, the material which serves as a .covering beiug old fashioned moreen. Money Talk?. "I suppose Dumley likes to argue as much as ever and is continually worst ed, as usual?" "No; he's more' successful now since he's got wealthy." "What has bia wealth to do with lt?" "Well, when he sees he's loBlng he just offers to 'bet a hundred,' and that settles it"-Philadelphia Press. Her Xlcxv ot lt. "Pshaw!" she exclaimed disgustedly as she came to the most interesting part only to read "To be continued." "I don't see why they call these things 'continued stories.' " "No?" queried her husband politely. "No; they should be called 'discontin ued stories.' "-Buffalo News. AM Snggentetl. "My ; ?nr Miss Daisy," said Oldbeau, "I-er-can't find words to express my love for you." "That being the case," rejoined the she end of the parlor scene, "I'd advise you to turn the job over to one of the express companies."-Cincinnati En quirer. Juni For Fan. Boy-riease, sir, give me a sandwich. Delicatessen Man -Will you eat it here or take it with you? Boy-Both.-Philadelphia Inquirer. It IIU.UtCIlM So. She was matter of fact and common place, A slim little brown eyed thins; She had neither beauty nor wit nor grace, She couldn't recite nor sing Nor do anything much, except knit lace, With a sailor hat tipped over her face. She had never learned how to row or swim, And it bored her, she said, to dance, And if any one asked her to walk with him She lifted her tranquil glance And said her little decided nay In the most Indifferent sort of way. Yet of all the mnlds in that big hotel Who flirted and prinked and posed She found a stylish and wealthy swell Who promptly to lier proposed And married her promptly because (that'a what) She didn't care whether he did-or notl -Town Topics. The Great Emicnilal. "Then you don't consider him ft? ex pert fisherman?" "Of course not. Why, he hasn't any imagination whatever-"-Denver News. Hotu M os quilo Got Hts Hen)ert?e "Do you see the glancing sheen of yonder silvery pond?" inquired the mos quito leader of his faithful followers. They stared long and earnestly at the object he pointed out. "We do," they bummed. "When the shadows fall." the leader went on, "a girl and a guitar will ap pear at thc margin of the shining wa ters. She will play the guitar, my brothers, but only one note. You know the note. It Is that fatal note that the murderous men of science have learned that no mosquito can bear and live. While the maiden plays that note we may not approach the pond. But my soul hungers for revenge against this cruel siren, and I mean to have it. This night I venture to the pond." "No, no!" bummed the distressed fol lowers. "Do not seek to dissuade me," cried the mosquito leader. "I must go, but I will return. Keep silence that you may listen. Let some of you gather the filaments of the fuzzy bush and with them fill my ears. Yes, yes; that's the stuff. A little more in the left. There, I am quite deaf. The note can not barm me. And now for vengeance on the siren." Two hours later he winged his way back to bis anxious followers. He flew slowly, because be was heavy wltkloot. "Clear my ears," he huskily cried ns he sank upon a poplar leaf. They flow to obey. "And your revenge, master?" eagerly asked the second in command. "My revenge is complete," the hero answered, with a bum of triumph. "I bit the siren nine tiir*?s!" - Cleveland Plain Dealer. ? Pair of 'Eni. Pickax-I notice you are continually knocking, Mr. Hammer. Hammer-Oh, well, you are always picking yourself.-New York Times. The Heat of thc Future. A citizen entered briskly. "Send me up an ounce of radium," he said. "Right away. The house is colder than a barn." . , "What's, become of the ounce of ra dium we sold you four years ago asked the clerk. "The baby swallowed it," said the citizen. Science had as yet discovered no com mercially practicable substitute for ba bies.-Llfe. Pity Poor Pa. "Aunty," he said to his mother's rich unmarried sister, "stand on one leg." . "Why, you queer child," she replied, "what makes you ask me to do that? I don't think I could do it if I tried." "Well, a pelican can stand on one leg, can't it?" "Yes." "Pa said you was an old pelican this morning; so go on, let's see you."-Chi cago Record-Herald. Hygienic Bedroom Hints. Every bedroom should be provided with the essential* for healthful sleep and the dally sponge bath. As nearly as possible the room should be kept free from anything that would tend to contaminate the air. It should be as large as one can af ford, and thc windows so arranged that they may be opened at the top and bot tom. If possible the floors should be bare and the rugs so small that they can be taken out of doors with ease for clean ing and airing. Everything about the room should be washable. The bed should be light and fitted with strong casters, so that it may be readily moved. Many people prefer a cheap, hard mattress next the spring and a light one of hair on this, but any kind of mattress is better than one that ls too soft. Above all, do not overfurnish the bed- I room. Esra; Salad. Take four fresh hard boiled eggs, chop whites fine, rub yolks to paste and sea son highly with salt and pepper; chop chives and sprinkle whites and chives through a large bead of crisp lettuce that bas previously been separated, washed and drained and arranged on a flat dish like a nest; press yolks through I a potato ricer in the center; serve with French or mayonnaise dressing. Washing Fluid. An excellent washing fluid is made of one can of concentrated lye, one-half ounce muriate ammonia, one-half ounce salts of tartar and five quarts of water. Tut the mixture in a jug and cork tightly. Use one-half cup of the fluid to a boiler of clothes. Extravagance. 1 "Madam, can't you gimme a nickel?" asked the tramp, with his eye on the brindle pup. "Why, sir," exclaimed the lady of the house, "I gave you a" dime yesterday. What did you do with it?" "I bought a auttlmubble, Jeddy," r plied the migratory genius. "But JW I I needs a nickel t' pay de family of a gentlemnn wot I run over in my keer- j los>j ways."-Baltimore News. Heal Reform, "51/ husband doesn't gamble now as he used to." "Reformed, has he?" "Yes, he doesn't go to the race track at all any more. His worst dissipa tion now is swimming, I think. At any rate, be says be only goeB to the pool rooms."-Philadelphia Record. We Want to Talk to You About B 0Y'S CLOTHES :o: The Clothes question for the growing Bey is aperplexing pro position at best. Parieuts, who have raised an assortment of Boys, know all about it. The Boy must be pleased as well as the Parent. We have Boys Suits that will satisfy all hands aud promote con teutm*-tj] in the family circle. Our handsome Short Pants Suits from 3 to 16 year?, iu two or three pwe styles, will FILL THE BILL EXACTLY $2.50, $3.00, $3 50, $4.00 and upward are the pricoe. The Suite are handsome and have style enough to please both the Boy and his Mother, as well CB that substantial wear his Father will insist upon having. ^F^Bniig the Boy here for all round clothes satisfaction. I. c. LEVY'S SON & co Correct D?essers for Men and Boys._AUGUSTA, QA INDIAN IDEAS ABOUT THE MOON , admitted by medical men throughout the West Indies. Tho rays of the moon in the tropics are very much more powerful than they are In more northern cities, and anybody with good eyes can read a newspaper by the light of the full moon. Mr. Hesketh Bell, a British official who has governed several West In dian islands, and therefore speaks with some authority, declares that the moon lias a far greater influence on agriculture and vegetation in the tropics than in the temperate zone. He says that seeds planted within three days before or after the full moon rarely come to anythiLg good. 1 Bamboos or other trees cut down at ) the wrong phase of the moon rapidly I crumble to dust, while the same tim {ber, felled at the right time, lasts at ! least three times as long. Indian corn sown at the full moon rarely produces anything, and vegetables run to leaves and yield little or no fruit. The average West Indian planter goes a great deal further than this, and is apt to regulate almost every thing he does by the phases of our satellite. A planter in Grenada never has his hair cut except at the full moon, and the same superstition pre vails among the negro peasantry in Jamaica. Umbrellas Are Often Carried on Fine Moonlight Nights. Down in the West Indies the na tives, both white and black, have some very queer ideas about the influence of the moon on mundane affairs. Everybody will tell you that it is dan gerous to walk In the beams of the full moon and let the moonlight shine upon your face. In Grenada and some other of the more superstitious Isl ands It is not uncommon to see peo ple carrying umbrellas on fine moon light nights to protect themselves from the moonbeams, as they do In the day from the burning rays of the sun. This, of course, is absurd; but there seems to be some truth in the Cre oles' contention that it is injurious to sleep in the light of the moon. Many people who have done so say that they felt violent pains all over their bodies next day and suffered acute neuralgia. In a few cases the indiscreet sleepers have wakened to find their faces twist ed horribly to one side, and the feat ures have not resumed their proper harmony for several weeks. Science can offer no explanation of this phenomenon, but its occurrence 13 Bl na FIRE Insurance,HEALTH Insurance, ACCiDENT Insurance, Fidelity and Indemnity Bonds of all description issued. Your Business solicited. GRIFFIN & MIMS C. A, GRIFFIN. E. J. MfMS Office Over May & May's Store. Groceries ! # PLANTATION SUPPLIES I am prepared to eave you money on Staple and Fancy GROCERIES. Always g6t my prices before buying. I represent SMITH BROS., of AUGUSTA, GA., and cad supply you with Gro ceries at Augusta Prices. Give mo a call.. Respectfully, E, S. JOHNSON ADVERTISER BUILDING Augusta Bee Hive Has just received a full and complete line of FALL AND WINTER GOODS Consisting of CLOTHING for stout an 1 loan men.; Clothing fo Youths; Clothing for Men and Boys. Also a full Hue of Oveicoat for MPH and Boy3. The finest assortment of Men's and Boys Hats A full and complete-Iii.e of -?FURNISHING GOODS^ Mv Dress Goods Department consists of everything the ladie3 tiffi! ?ti Plain and Fancy Goods. SILKS of all shades at.d prices. In Pw-adv-to-wear Skirts and Shirts, I have the most complete line in ?he city. IVlllliiiery Department My Millinery Department is complet^ in every detail. All the different styles ^f Walking Hats and Dress Hats, of the finest quality and latest Parisian styles, Shoes. Shoes. muiiimmiiimumiuinuuiMi mn.IMNMHMHI My stock of Shoes is too well known to need any comments. I have for the tiny infants to the No. 14 brogans. All you need is to all at THE AUGUSTA BEE HIVE to be convinced that this is the lace to get your bargains. ABE COHEN PRO