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?THE KflTIONRL BANK OF AUGUSTA L. C. HAINE, Pres't. T. G. FORD, Cot?aler. Capital, $250,000. Surplus j ?udivided Prftofe?. j*125'000 ? Keyitliturai our manuflceni New Vault pei.niair-i?g 410 -^feir-Lock Boxes. Differ eni S17.-3 AM offered to oar patrons and the ; u at tS.00 to S10.00j>er ?nti.im Y, DECEMBER, 30, 1903. NO.L ANCIENT FISH CURES MEDICINAL VIRTUES THAT USED TO DECK THE FINNY TRIBE. Perrh Wa? Valued In Germany For Its tnratlTc Properties, and Carp Waa Hold In Hiffh tt?teem In Old Enfflaud-The Ph > sf cia ii o' FUbu, Fishing literature prior to the days and writings of Izaak Walton opens up points ot' interest which are unique. Hot the least interesting are the con stant references of the early m'it?ra to -the uiedkiual virtues of tish. Of course many of the suit and fresh water fish es mentioned by the old writers ure not recognized in the waters of today, but the fresh water perch, carp, tench and eel arc yet recognized, and it is in connection with those tish that some of the quaintest ideas as to their me dicinal virtues have prevailed. The Germans have a comparative proverb which; says, "More wholesome than a perch of the Rhine." and it is certain that from the earliest times this familiar tish hus bet ii esteemed as one of the be^st gastronomic produc tions of fresh water. It has also been ascribed medicinal virtues. Gesnersays that physicians value the perch so much that they recommend it to be freely eaten by wounded men. women In childbed and those suffering from dangerous fevers. Aldrovandus praises it and mentions that the two otooliths ("round bones") fouud In the head of the perch are marvelously good for stone in the,bladder. That the carp was esteemed lu olden times in Enginud is certain. Dame Berners. writing iu~her quaint "Trea tysee of Eysshynge Wy tb an Ar^'le," published in 149t>. says. "The carpe be a dcyntous Ssh. but there ben few in Bnglonge." Being "deyntous"-I. e.. "dainty"-it must have been a good fish at that time to eat. It has certainly lost Its character since then. -, In the art of healiug the carp plays a I respectable part. Oue old writer speaks of the fat of the carp as being of mi raculous power for the alleviation of "hot rheumatism." . The manner of Its . application was by frequent nibbing on the painful part, und tin? effect was said to be eminently mollifying und salutary. The triangular bones in the throat of the carp on being ground to powder and applied to a wound or bleeding nose were said to act as styp tic. The gall was also said to have been used for sore eyes, and "above the eyes." says an old Aesculapius, "two little bones exist, semicircular-ju shape, which are diligently preserved by noble females aguiust the luna th 1 disease." In the "Haven of Health" carp arc also comprised in "thV ten sortes of fische which are reckoned as principal | in the preservation of health." and. ^-Adda the-quaint old writer, "?his fish iS^of-? ?>i-air*. value, and Its tongue is very pleasant to carping ladles." A kind of flrst cousin of the carp is what is kcown as thc barbel. Such ancients as Juvenal. Albertus and oth ers of that Ilk evidence that It was known and esteemed by the Roman gourmet. Plutarch mentions u curious fuct In Its natural history. Dr. Bad ham lu his "Prose Halenties" trans lates this passage as follows: "The roe of the barbel is very poisonous. Anto nio Gnzlus took two boluses and 'thus describes his sensations: 'At first I felt no inconvenience, but some hours hav ing elapsed I begau to be disagreeably affected, and as my stomach swelled and could not be brought down by anise and carminatives Twas soon iu a state of great depression and distress.' It appeal's that his countenance was pallid. like a man In a swoon. Deadly coldness ensued, and violent cholera and vomiting came on. The barbel (Barbus valgarisl of today has survived such poisonous qualities. Its flesh bas the taste of stewed white blotting pa- ? per,, and its roe is as innocuous as , bread pills. I All the same, good Julyana Berners > shared the bud opinion of the earlier ; writers. She says: "The barbyll is a i swete Ash. but it Is quashy mete I and perylous for mannys bodye. For comyuly he ynyth an introduction to ye fehris (fever), nud if ye be eten rawe he may casse of mannys dethe why cb bath often beene seene." The tench which has Leen introduced Into nome parts of this country is an olive greenish carp which bas been for long time termed in England the "phy sician of Ashes." According to a score or more of authorities, ancient and modern, the thick slime with which it is covered exert* healing ?ffeet on all wounds or diseases in which it can come in contact on or in other Ashes. Whence this belief originated is not known, but one Instance of exact ob servation is well worthy of credence. Mr. Wright in his book on "Fishes and Fishing" tells bow a minnow acciden tally hooked In the water of an aqua rium in which lt was swimming, on breaking loose. Immediately descended three parts of the way down the wa ter and swiftly approached its nose to the side of tue tench which was its companion in the aquarium. It rub bed Its uose for a few seconds against the tench and then again swam about as lively as before. To this testimo ny Mr. Wright adds: "We (my friend and I who were watching the perform ance) were both of the opinion that lt is really no fable as to the tench being the .Osculaplus of Ashes, for here was an example before our eyes of a Ash being wounded and immediately in stinct directing lt to seek a remedy." One piscatorial truth is known to all who fish for pike or pickerel. The pike (esoxluclus) will ravenously seize as his prey the fry of almost every Ash, including his own species, and all the \ bait minnows are also caviare to bim, j but be will not touch the tench.- ' Brooklyn Eagle. I fr ? ...W:. :'* is better WAGNER'S HOME. HOYT the Great Componer Came tc Liv* In Bal rent h. I How Wagner came to mike Bai I reuth his home Is a rather interesting j story. He bad long dreamed of pos sessing a theater where bis composi tions could be interpreted to suit his ideas, but had little hope that the . dream would ever be fulfilled. When. I however, lu his period of greatest de pression and loneliness lie formed the friendship of the late king of Bavaria j it seemed suddenly as if all things were possible to bim. In 1S(57 Iiis royal protector instructed the celebrated architect. Gottfried Seuiper. to prepare the plans for the theater^ which was to be built nt Munich. Through po litical and professional dissensions and Jealousies the town council of Munich refused permission for the erection of the theater there. In 1S71 Wagner j visited Baireuth and, after taking ? counsel with the celebrated bankers I Messrs. Fenstel and Gross, decided upon a site in that city. The munici pality of the town, correctly estimating . the financial advantages which would ? accrue, presented Wagner with two plots of land, one for the theater and the other for his own house. The.hit ter was Immediately built, aud in 1372 Wagner removed his family from Trubchen, near Lucerne, to the new home, Wahnfried. The corner stone of the theater was laid on bis sixtieth birthday. May 22. 1872. It was esti mated that the theater wj.dd cost 300.000 tbalers (about $250.000). and this sum was very largely raised by Wagner societies throughout the world. It was completed in 1S7U and dedicated with the presentation of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" on Aug. 13 of that year. Since then it has been the Mecca of the lovers of Wagnerian music from all parts of the world. TEETH AND SIGHT. Decayed Molars Canse Disturbance of the Ocular Nerves. "Many people who come to me to have their teeth attended to complain inci dentally of failing eyesight, and when I telf them that uad teeth in nine cases out of ten are the cause few feel in clined to believe me," said a well known New York dentist. "Bad sight is generally attributed to overstudy. debilitated constitution and a hundred and one other causes. But have you ever heard any one place the blame on the teetb? Bad teeth are the direct result of insufficient application of the toothbrush, and bad eyesight, resulting from the decayed molars ex citing disturbances of the ocular nerves, is the next inevitable penalty. That ls a fact which seems to be little known. "The other day I extracted four de cayed teeth of a young girl who was almost totally blind. Lier pupils were dilated and insensible. A week after 1 had pulled,-her teeth ber;slgbt ww m M^?TiTmn - -. --r.MVf ? I'lUV vious to this cure the girl had been ex amined by an expert oculist, who. after putting her to various eye tests, designated the case as 'hysterical am blyopla,' and I guess that's about all the satisfaction the girl got. judging by her condition when she came to me. In saying this do not thiuk for a fo ment that I am in any way prejudiced against oculists. I merely cite the In stance. "In the course of a year I attend to the teeth of scores of people wTth im paired vision, and in every case where the teeth are drawn the sight is soon after either greatly improved or entire ly restored."-New York Times Pickwick? In Livery. The dignity of some fat coachmen In New York is very impressive. Their development is outlined distinctly by their coats. They have swelled steadily and persistently year after year, and every now and then the coats have been let out and the buttons moved to accommodate increasing Inches of girth. A coachman's aguie has a great deal to do with his success. The at tempts of fat men to look lean some times verge on the humorous. They hold their heads high to escape the imputation of obesity and puff out their chests heroically. But witb all their hauteur, pomposity and pretentious bearing they look only like very fat men in tight clothes, reminiscent of Pickwick in livery.-New York Press. Thc Dead Man's Threat. Returning home recently, a woman who had taken out a summons against her husband, a painter's laborer, on ac count of his ill treatment, saw by the Ught of the moon her husband stand ing, as she thought, behind the door ready to strike her. She ran away, but it was afterward discovered that the man was hanging by a rope from a ventilator over the door with bis feet almost touching the floor. He was dead.-London Mail. Without Trimmings. Payne, an examiner at Cambridge university, whose questions were al ways of a peculiarly exasperating na ture, once asked a student at a special examination to "give a definition of happiness." "An exemption from Payne," was the reply. The Happiest Mun. "Marse Tom should be de bappies' man in de roun' worl!" "Think so?" "I sho' does. He spends three-fourths er his time nuntin' nu' de yuther fo'tb eatin' what be hunts!"-Atlanta Con stitution. It is said that lt takes three genera tions to make a gentleman, but five to Insure perfect and patrician hands. The utopia of today ls the reality o? tomorrow.-Passy. equipped thi TYPE and j Sen VIRGINIA FARMING. Tlie Great Variety of Crops Eu?Hy Grown and .Marketed. Fifty years ago Virginia was ono of the leading wheat growing states. ' Even at the present day there are por tions of the state where wheat is rais ed successfully, profitably and quite extensively. In eastern Virginia, right in the trucking section, we Have, one mun who raises annually 200 acres of wheat, and the most interesting fact iu connection therewith is that lie raises it practically in the Dismal swamp, the laud upon which be grows it being only a few years ago a portion of that great swamp, he himself hav ing reclaimed it. I secured a 'photo graph In .lune of some of his wheat, then in the shock, and the crop would be a credit to any western wheat grow ing section, promising a yield of twen ty-five to thirty bushels to the acre. But still I doubt if it pays the Virginia farmer to grow wheat. Our soil, cli mate and near proximity to the great markets, the Norfolk section I icing within very cheap and easy touch, wi-.h fully lO.UUO.UUO consumers, enable our fanners to grow a great variety of crops which the west, east and r.orth cannot grow. If we can successfully and profitably | grow all the early and late fruits and . vegetables and find a ready market \ therefor among the 10.000.0UO cousum- : ers at our very doors we should be con tent to let some other section grow the wheat. Yet we really think that onr section should raise the hay. oats and corn consumed here; also the beef, pork and mutton, the butter, cheese and laid. But we should not aspire to compete with Illinois in corn, with Minnesota in wheat or with Texas in cotton. We should, however, make a specialty of the crops for which nature has so nice ly fitted our state and section. We can raise forty different crops here, any one of which pays as well as or better than wheat, and the expense of the machinery necessary to use in , growing the forty crops is much less than ls required for growing the oue j crop-wheat.-Cor. Country Gentleman. , Prevention of E,CK Entlnp. The quickest cure for the habit of : egg eating in fowls ls decapitation for i the table, but oftentimes a fowl is too valuable for this treatment, and it may ! be worth while to prepare a nest like the one shown in the illustration. The : bottom of the nest is in two parts. The j enough to cause an egg to roll down it. A glass uest egg is made fast to the lower piece to induce the ben to lay on the bare nest. When the heu has laid the egg and turned around to peck it she is much astonished to see it roll out of sight-Cor. Orange Judd Farmer. Speed the Plow. Never was there u mure propitious ? time for this good work. Fall plowing I is the most important work ever done ? on the farm. This is the foundation. If this be well done all eise is possible. ; If this is neglected or pi rtially and im- i perfectly done the dan1.ige is Irrepara- ! ble. In October. Novemb.-r and December i ls the time to plow Jeep. Now is the ? time to subsoil. Now ?3 thc time when the clay is in proper condition for j breaking the hardpan. Subsoil now. j and you can then be in shape to do all i kinds of intensive farming later on. It will not do to say you are too busy, I that you have not the time. Just as well say you have not time to farm, j Are you running your farm or is your , farm running you? This is an impor- j tant question. Do not let the cotton crop keep you from doing this work. A couple pf ? good teams and two hands can do a . great deal of good work in three j months. Get at it and stick to it. The I cotton will wait a few days for picking and be better for waiting, and the . price will be better too. This year has proved the value of subsoiling. Crops on deep soil have not been injured much if any by the drought. All this shedding of fruit on the cotton might have been prevented by good subsoiling last fall. This shed ding has cut the crop about 1.000,000 bales, or about $50.000,000 out of the farmers' pockets. That amount of money spent in plowing would have j subsoiled the entire south several times over. "Flow deep and on a level."-South ern Cultivator Early Lettuce. For early lettuce sow in a coltl frame and keep the plants there with a Utile protection till spring; then plant oui us soon ns the ground can be worked. Iirief Mention. Seedsmen state that there never was so great a demand for leguminous seeds for planting purposes as prevails now, says Texas Farm and Ranch. L. H. Shclfer reports that the red or chocolate belt of Texas will produce the highest grade of Cuban filler to bacco that can be grown in the United States and equal to the average im ported one. It is now reported that the boll wee vil in Arkansas has proved to bo the . "sharpshooter" which does considera ble damage some seasons. Ridges three inches high were found , to bejlesirable in sweet potato culture ! at th?Vrknnsas experiment station. Sow turnips every two weeks for a succession. - i m ever for ti NEW SUPPL d us your orders. Satisfaction PLANNING PROSPERITY. Fall Barns, Smokehouses. Grain Bins ana Corncrlbs on the Programme. The first duty of every farmer, ac cording to tile programme of Texas Farm and Katich, is to provide for full barns, smokehouses, grain bins and cprncribs; also, for all the products of orchards and garden that the family can consume. Then he is sum to have strong teams, fat hogs, plenty of milk and butter and cheese if lie wants it and knows how to make it. Ile should plan to have enough of all these things even if the seasons should be unfavor able. Then in every favorable year he will have a surplus of several products which bc may sell to those who do not grow, but must have them. After providing for all these things he may plant whatever land he. can properly handle with cotton, for cotton is salable for cash every day in the year. Then if he manages to pay cash for whatever he buys he has added an other essential qualification and a prof itable one of a successful farmer, and if he continues in this course he is sure to prosper and is on tho proper road to Wealth. This is the proper way to cur1 tuii the cotton crop and insure 10 cents per pound for that which is grown. The successful farmer should calcu late that he will make not less than 500 pounds of lint cotton per acre. He can do eveu better than that. Twice 500 pounds-yes. three times and even four times 500 pounds-have been made. But to grow more than one 500 pound bale per acre one must know how to do it. Those wbo don't know how will content themselves with half a bale per acre or less. It will be found more profitable to make ten bales from five acres than from twenty or thirty acres. It will pay to study some and learn how this is done. There are books and papers and station bulletins and farmers' institutes from which this and very much more may be learned at very little cost. Many farmers may lind oilier crops that pay better than cotton. Such fanners should give their attention to these oilier crops. We know men who are every year making more clear cash from alfalfa than any man could make from thc same land planted to cotton and ?with ultimately less labor and out lay. Alfalfa is not the only crop capa ble of yielding belier profits than cot ton. In fact, a lar^e, majority of our most suecrssful farmers du not grow cotton. The Pni'iiicr'N Market "Wagon. Farmers who regularly take produce to uiarket or deliver direct to custom ers should have a wagon fitted with conveniences for that purpose. Such nu outfit adds much to comfort and In the long run saves expense, says a New England Homestead writer in de scribing the following devices: FRAME fT.-llTAIN"-LINK I700K-UMBRELLA HOLDER. often get beneath the horse's feet, why not have a wire hook fastened to tho wagon overhead, as shown in the cut. It can be easily made of stiff fencing wire and secured on the wagon. At one side near the top two oilier hooks, similarly fastened to Hie bows, hold an umbrella, as seen in thc figure. This is kept there rain or shine, is nev er forgotten and left ? home when most needed. Instead of a rear curtain why not . stretch the oilcloth or canvas on a frame hinged at the top? It should be furnished with stays, jointed like those of a buggy top, as represented in the drawing. It serves as an awn- . lng and protects from sun or rain when the driver ia standing lu market or taking articles from the wagon. Apropos of Advice. If it is evident that by following a rule laid down by any writer in any magazine or paper you are injuring yourself don't follow that rule, and if satisfied beyond the shadow of a doubt that it is for your well being to do this or that thing do it and turn a deaf ear to all well meant advice to the con trary. Strike out a level path between the don'ts and the do's, pave it with common sense, have the courage of your own opinions and allow yourself to consider bot one don't, to accept but one do. Two Good Iteusons. ? Generally one docs not know kow little he knows or how poorly he knows It until he bau tried lo tell it to others. I Also the way to know a. thing well is to tell It to others. That lends lo ac curate, sure knowledge. Here are two good reasons for at tending the fanners' institute and tak ing an active part in it, says John M. Stahl in Farm Journal. Tiling* Snid hy Others. Too few of our sons and daughters are found In tlie agricultural colleges taking the courses in agriculture. You don't know it all; even Solomon didn't. The other fellows can tell you a few th'ngs that it will be money in your pocket to know. Chance farming of any kind is a thing of the past among enlightened fanners. Each branch of farming is founded upon everlasting principles. A man who has no pride in his busi ness should quit the business. If finding yourself making more progress in intelligence than in kind ness sit right down and think lt over. .irning out F] Y OF MATE: Guaranteed. OUR WORD Tm TURNS'OF THE WHEEL ?1 itory of (be/Rise and Full of u. Comstock Fortnnc. < ly Bowers was a teamster, his yri i buxom and uot uncomely Scotch wc n who took in washing and kept a :crs' boarding house. It was lu tbf rly days of Virginia City, before mc ?ad grasped the full value of the dis ery, and the teamster, in com pu whh others of his kind, came int essession of several hundred feet on ?.lode at Gold Hill. 1 Wain) became one of the bonan za! t the region, and Sandy found bii if richer than he had ever thought anfthe could be. Neither he nor his ^ever rose to the level^of their for They remained the teamster and washerwoman to the cud. There toiy* that neither could read nor After giving an entertainment International hotel such as that ?Irv of many grandeurs had never e seen they went to Europe for twlpears. V en'they came back they were still thc teamster and the washerwoman. Eu pe hnd added no veneer. But the mo y was still lu plenty. "Money to tin V to the birds," as the old mau wa wont to say. Nevada was more to thc taste than anywhere else, so they ele sd to remain there, and that str ige monument of wealth, which ls km rh all through Nevada and Cali for ra-as the Bowers mansion, was bu] on thc shore of Washoe lake. ' 1 e site was one of extraordinary be; ty, with tLe Wall of snow capped I Sie 'a behind it. the sapphire sweep of wa ? in front Money was never con sic] 'ed lu its construction. It was bu t of quarried stone and furnished wi i the costliest Sar. Francisco could su] ly. A library of books with San dy name on every volume was one of its eatures. The door handles were of Iver, the table furnishings the fin est .?o be bad at that place at that tin !.. I ere the old people-for they were gei ing old-settled and dispensed a \a\ sb hospitality. Here an adopted chid-whom they dearly loved and had naped Persia died. Here, too, later on Sa dei dy died and was buried in the gar funder the shadow of the Sierra. Arl here-the shades of evening begin nlig.to close on this strange drama po erty overtook his widow. She strive to redeem her first losses by Bpi .'Ulatiou, throwing good money alter bai. In her case the wheel of fortune mile a complete revolution. Her old ag saw her as poor as she had been iu he' youth. She passed from stage to stfge and finally made a livelihood by practicing fortune telling in San Fran cisco,, it having been always under stood that she had the gift of second si?jht 'Tbe crystal in which she gazed hajTshown her many things, but noth ing stranger, more dramatic and va life-San Francisco Oar Small Country. One brother is a rich merchant in the Straits Settlements, on the Malay pen insula. The other brother was the cook in a cheap restaurant on South Clark street. ^ The merchant sent to the cook ri draft for sufficient money to pay his expenses out to Asia, and the cook gave up his job and has started for his brother's home. The interesting thing about the whole incident is the letter written by the wealthy mer chant which accompanied the draft. In the first place, thc draft was made payable in New York. "I send you the money in a draft payable in New York," wrote the brother from faroff Asia. "You can go over and get it cashed there. On the way 1 wish you would stop at Tex as and soe Brother Thomas. I haven't hoard from him for two years now, and I'd like to know how he's getting along."-Chicago Tribune. Getting Around lt. "Thomas, you have disobeyed your old grandmother." "No, I didn't, ina." "Yes, you did. - Have you not been swimming?" "Yes, ma." "Didn't I hear her say to you uot to go swimming?" "Ob, she didn't tell us that. She only came out and said, 'Boys, I wouldn't go Bwimmln',' and I shouldn't think she would, an old rheumatic woman like her. But she didn't say anything about our goiu' swimmin'." An Infamy. Some years ago we remember meet ing nt the door of a secondhand book shop an excited Irishman. He bad just bought thc "Irish Melodies" for n shilling, when he turned round on the bookseller and burst out, "But I could kill ye for selling these Immortal gems so cheap!"-Atheuyeum. The Difference In Slang. "She uses slang!" said the cultured young woman in a tone of deep dlsap prova 1. "That isn't the worst of lt," auswered Miss Cayenne. "She uses slang that hasn't yet received the sanction ol' smart society."-Boston Journal. A Model Cook. "nave you a good cook?" "Splendid!" exclaimed the bride. "Why. when I want to experiment with a new cookbook she takes the blame for all the failures and lets mo have the credit for all thc successes." Chicago Post. Unsatisfactory. May-Did Clara's husband leave her much when he died? Belle-He left enough to make her comfortable, but not enough to get her a second husband.-Life. Art Is the work of man under the guidance and inspiration of a mightier power.-Hare. [RST-CLAS 'v\ RIAL just ar] FOR IT. Every Heart Has Its Old Romance. Where are the loves of yesterday? Ah, for an hour of youth again Youth that was short as.a month of May, Youth with its pulsing blood and brain; Too soon came the aututfjn with mist and rain, Too brief the dream, too short the dance. Yet once on a time we lived In Spa'n, And every heart has its old romance Where are tb? loves of yesterday? Here is a not? with a yellow stain. And here In a book a withered spray Of sweet alyssum for years has lain. But why regret? All things must wane. Life's sweetest note, love's fondest glance; Yet once on a time we lived in Spain, And every heart has Its old romance. -Rochester Post-Express. Once Again. k When de cotton war a-bloomin' roun' de cabin An' de ribber war a-sparklln' In de morn, When de ole folks sot togedder, Busy gabbin' 'bout de wedder. An' de breezes went a-whlsperhi' frougl; de corn, Dah war numil' lef fo' me to do 'cept stealln' From de doorway whah de sun come creepin' In; Dali war no wish 'cept a-wlshln' To be by de ribber tishin', To be by de ribber ilshln' once ag'in. In de happy, happy times aroun' de cabin, When de darkies wur all gaddered at de do', When de daylight war decllnln' An' ue eb'nln' stah war shinln' An' de slr.Eln' echoed to de ribber sho', Dah war nuffln' 1er fo' mo to do 'cept stealin' To de doorway whah de moon went ~reepln' In, Jes' to steal back to de cabin, Whah I lef de ole folks gabbin' j An' to jine de happy chorus once ag'in. Now, no moh de cotton blooms aroun' de cabin, 'Cept de bloomin' dnt am ebber in my dream. An' no moah de darkies' slngln' Sets de eb'nln' air a-rlngin' From de doorway ob de cabin to de stream, I An' dab's nuffln' "cept to dream dat I am stealin' ! From de doorway whah de sun come creepln' in. An' no wish lef 'cept a-wishln' To be by de ribber fishin'. To be by de cabin slngin' once ag'in. -Floyd D. Raze in Sports Afield. The Man From the Crowd. Men seem as alike as the leaves on thu trees. As alike as the bees In a swarming of bees. And we look at the millions that make up the state, And the pride of our courage ls cowed. Then Faje calls for a man who is larger than men; There's a surge in the crowd, there's a movement, and' then There arises the man who ls larger than men, And the man comes up from the crowd. The chasers o? trilles run hither and yon, And the little small days of small things still go on. And thc world seems no better at sunset than dawn, And the race still Increases its plentiful lar?Taw^ttVn?it?MMM?^-iiii i. ? i ^^n^i^neiSW?l'M5e^^^K?^m?'^o?^B? great man to come, I And the crowd, unbelieving, sits sallen and dumb. But the great deed Is done, for the great man ls come; Aye, the man comes up from the crowd. There's a dead hum of voices; all say the same thing, And our forefathers' songs are the songs that we sing, And the deeds by our fathers and grand fathers done Are done by the son of the son of the son. And our heuds In contrition are bowed. Lo, a call for a man who shall make all things new Goes down through tho throng! See, he rises In view! Make room for the man who shall make all things new, For the man who comos up from the crowd. And whore is the man who comes up from the throng, Who decs thc now deed and who sings the new song And who m.-.kes the old world as a world that is new? And who is thc man? It is you! It is you! And our praise is exultant and proud. We are waiting for ycu there, for you are the man! Come up from the jostle as soon as you can; Come up from the crowd there, for you are the man, The man who comes up from the crowd! -Philadelphia Price Current. Thankfulness of Deeds. For this our life and all the Joys of liv ing, For eager days In boundaries of sleep, For wholesome ways wherein our foot steps keep We bless the fates In gladness of recelv . lng. For friends and comrades loyal, undeceiv ing, For harvestings of gratitude we reap, For love that lights our voyage o'er the deep We utter praise and say it ls thanksgiv ing. Yet who shall walk in woodland ways alone Nor hear the season's mystic tender warning? It saith: Dear heart, begin at break of morning; Doubly bestow thc pleasure thou hast known And give thy thanks translated in en deavor To depths that glorify, like Christ's, for ever. -New y^rk News. Duty. Sl-.c- wore her duty as a crown, And In Her passing up and down One came who laughed to see hor wear Such trillo with so grand an air. She took lt off. "One cannot be A laughingstock for such as he." Bf hold, her feet once .swift to go, Move now reluctantly and slow. She walks a prisoner, looking down At that which binds her limbs in pain. Who wears not duty as a cri?'n Must drag It as a chain. -Good Housekeeping. Pansies. Take these memories sweet scented, Gathered while the morning dew Drenched the silver of the cobwebs, Hcartscaue, picked at dawn for you. Yellow for the days of sunshine, White for days of peace and rest, Purple oneil for feasts an* high days, Wine rod for thc days : ,-e blest. For myself I keep the black ones, Memories .^f grief and pain. Keep them hidden, lest their shadow Fall across your heart again. -Mildred Howells in Atlantic FALL S?lTS A D O VERCO AST. FRESH FROM THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MAKERS. E LIGA NT NEW FALL STYLES. --o There is character and dignity in our CLOTH ING. There is the touch of the hand tailored gar ments-a made-for you appearance that stands the scrutiny of the most expert tailor MEN'S SUITS single and double breasted the best of all the best from $8.00 to $25.00. MEN'S OVERCOATS. None better for the price we ask for them anywhere $8.00 to $25.00. There are years of Clothing experience behind every garment we sell. fJBT'Remember the GRAND PRIZE DRAW ING FEBRUARY ist. Look into this, it will be worth something to you. Large stock of Boys and Children's Suits and Overcoats. I-c. LEVY'S SON & co Correct DiesBerfl for Men and Boye. AUGUSTA, GA. Curing nu Insane 1'atient. A patient entered tbe consulting room walking backward, under the de lusion that his head had got a twist round and that his lace was turned the wrong way. Instead of laughing at him, as I expected, the doctor entered Into the ease with the greatest gravity, tapping bis patient's bead all over, looking into lils tbroat and ears and sympathizing with him. The patient was at once won over and placed the utmost confidence In the doctor's assur ance that a complete cure would be ef fected In a few days, voluntarily ex ercising the greatest care in carrying out the medical directions, which con sisted In elaborate nothings to keep the patient occupied. A day or two afterward the doctor met him with feigned surprise and con gratulated him. "On what?" asked the patient. "Judge for yourself," replied the doctor, handing him a mirror. The ? TS v, ' '&lMHaL!>t Vgg with the dawn of conviction there stole a grin into bis stern features. Thank ing the doctor, he skipped out of the room in a frenzy of delight.-London Tit-Bits. Marvels of Memory. A postal clerk in a civil service ex amination did not make a single error in properly sorting 42.000 test postal cards, each represcutiiig a post otfiee tn a certain territory assigned. This was done ai the ra;e of thirty-three and one-hail cad; .. D>!m:&. "Far more notewortny," thinks American Medicine, "is the memory of an expert plano player, who will play an entire season's concerts without a not? of printed music before him. His memo ry is so perfect that hundreds of thou sands of notes must be at the orderly and instant disposal of the will, and this Is combined with a multiplicity of synchronous recollections of timbre, tempo, expression, etc. The mystery is at present past the hinting of any explanation, and this fact is as beauti ful as it ls appalling. It shows us how far we are from any real science of psychology." Legends About the Moon. "In Ceylon," says a historian, "it is said that as Sakyamuni was one day wandering half starved in the forest' a pious hare met him and offered itself to be slain and cooked for dinner, whereupon the holy Buddha set it on __hlgh in the moon that future genera UOlia O? iiicu U?JJUXUCTT ic a II urinary el at its piety." In the Samoan islands these dark patches are supposed to be portions of a woman's figure. A certain woman was once hammering something with a mallet when the moon arose, looking so much like a breadfruit that the wo man asked It to come down and allow her child to eat off a piece of it, but the moon, enraged at the Insult, gob bled up woman, mallet and child, and there in the moon's belly you may still btihold them. INSURANCE FIRE Insurance,HEALTH Insurance, ACCiDEN Insurance, Fidelity and Indemnity Bonds of all description issued. Your Business solicited. GRIFFIN & MUS A, C KIFFIN. E. J. Mail Office Over May & May's Store. Groceries ! # PLANTATION SUPPLIES* I am prepared to save you money on Stable and Fancy GROCERIES Always get my prices before buying. I represent SITH BROS., or AUGUSTA, GA., and cad supply you with Gro ceries at Augusta Prices. Give me a call. Respectfully, E S. JOHNSON ADVERTISER BUILDING Augusta Bee Hive lins just received a full and complete lino of FALL AND WINTER GOODS Ur iiftinthig of CLOTH INO for stout and lean men; Clothing for Y<<U:IIF; Clothing for Men and Boys. Also a full line of Oveicoat foi Met? and l>oys. The finest assortment of Men's and Boys Hats A ul! and lompleto line of .?FURNISHING GOODS^ My Dress Goods Department consists of everything the !adies need in Plain and Fancy Goods. SILKS of all shades and prices. In Ready-to-wear Skirts aud Shirts, I have the most complete line in ? he city. jVIilliiiery Department My Millinery Department is complete in every detail. All the different styles r>f Walking Hats and Dress Hats, of the finest quality and latest Parisian styles, Shoes. Shoes. iiiiiuiiiMiiiiiiiniitiiuiiiniiiiiii iNiiiiiimmiimimiiiiimiiiiiiii My slock of Shoes is too well known to need any commente. I have from the tiny infants to the No. 14 brogans. Ali you need ie to call at THE AUGUSTA BEE HIVE to be convinced that this is the place to get your bargains. ABE COHEN PRO