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1 he Press and Banner. Publishedevery Wednesday at two dollarsh a ypsrIn advance. Wednesday, March 24, 19G9. for Settinj;. From my pure bred single comb bull'Orpingtons. the best all purpose lowl In existence. Yard beaded by prize winning cock e-el purchased from tbe originator of the breed, (Wm.Cook, Scotch Plains. N J.) Eggs only $1.50 per settlug ol 15 eggs. D. A. Dewey, barber shop, on North side of square. Eye Specialists. Drs. Sullivan and Williams whose advertisement appears in this paper wl 1 be In the city for three days beginning March 25th. Here is an opportunity for those without means wbo have affections of the eyes. They propose to treat such cases free of charge, and to examine any persons eyes free of charge. House for Sale. I will sell to the highest bidder, Salesday In April, 190l?, what is ieft of the old Miller hotel building? kitchen and house to be sold separately. I will reserve the chimneys and all brick. Lamar Clinkscules. deck ley Mwet t. , Pure Southern grown Ciecklej Sweet watermelon seed at Rj Sard's. For Male?Etfjf* for Settlujf. Single cotnb Rhode Inland Rfds and Partridge Wjandottes; One stock: SI.25 for 15. A. M. .Smith, Abbeville, S. C. <>oo?l liRtid Wautrd. Wanted?A tract of good land in this county, two hundred to thiee hundnd acres; level, and In good state of cultivation, in desirable community. Apply W. W.Bradley, Abbeville, S. C. Nenboar?l Scbedule. No. 52 Northbound 12.57 p.m. No. 33 Southbound 12.43 p.m. Vestibule No, 53 southbound 3.17 p.m. I.ocul. No. 32 Northbound 4.0" p m. Vestibule. No. 38 Northbound 1.17 a.m. No. 41 southbound 3.30 a.m. Ekijh. S. C. Fhode Island Red*. Beet winter layers. $1.50 per setting of 15. 3aa H. G. Smith. For Sale. ? 500 bushels of improved Toole cotton sred 40 cents per bushel. W. S. Cothran. B.Uo end buy the Star Union overall from D. ollafcoft". If you try a pair you will buy another one. Mr. Hampton Ferguson, of Honea Path was In town Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Robert C. Wlikes has returned from 8 pleasant visit to his home people at Chester. Miss Annie Mary VVoodhurst spent Situtday night and Sunday with Miss Eva Ashley, at her home lu the country. Miss Sarah Ellis has returned to her home near Greenwood after spending the past week in the ciiy with her grandmother, Mrs. S. T. Eakin. Welitrnub'N Loral*. I might charge more for those new pants I Jost got In and get it?but I would ratber 6fl them cheaper and have you fellows own one. ii you want 10 reel iiue a millionaire ana have money In jour pocket, buy oueof the 2s"ew York store's new suits. When one of my suits go down the streetpeople turn to look the second time. There's more to a 6ult than foxy tailoring. There's the wear and the style. You'll flud all three In my suits. H. Weinreub. AlwajN Looking to Vour IutercsK Call and 6ce me at once, as I have two neat cottages near publlo square to dispose o; at n sacrifice. Three sales of dwellings have recently been mad? In the city to new corners, and the supply is running sbort. Can sell you a Dumber of vacant lots, but unless yon apply early cannot CH jour bill lor Improved property. Not a vacant, swelling In the city, and the supply Is not tqual to demands, eo you had be*t look alter the two cottages mentioned. M. E. Hollingsworth. Durand's famous blended coffee for sale by F. B, Jones. 40c the pound. (xlenu'st Locals. Glenn Las beardless or spring barley. Better buy at once. Glenn sells the best ready rooting on the market. Gleun handles the best Pittsburg Mee! plows, also plow stocks,hames,traces, leather and cotton collars; the best hair collar pads and other plow tools. Glenn has very low prices on poultry or garden wire. All kinds garden seed at Glenn's. Molasses In kegs, half barrels and barrels, at Glenn's. 11 pounds good soda 25c at Glenn's. Chicken feed, bran, oats and corn always al Glenn. Glenn can save you money on flour?300 barrels bought. Tobacco. Some low prices by the box at Gleen's. The best farm sboe made at Glenn's. Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that Is nol beyond the reach of medicine. Cures backache and irregulari'les tbat If neglected might result in Bright'* disease or diabetes. C. A. Mil ford & Co. Anion B. Moim' Co. Locals. We have just received a new shipment ol Irish Cobbler potatoes. See ur before you buy. Amos B. Morse Co. Come In and see our exquisite line of samples lor men's clothes-made to order. We represent two of the best tailoring establishments In the country. Fit and satisfaction guaranteed. Millet, cane, blue grass, permanent lawn grass seed fresh and In abundance. Come and get your blacksmith tools from us and coal lor your shop work. A good stock of wood and jar churns. Cultivators, Joe harrows, guano dlstrlbuutors, hoes, hoe bandies ana plow stocks of all kinds. Don't overlook us when you want 6eed Irish potatoes. McMurrHj'n I.ochN. Did j ou ever stop to think how your sweetheart would appreciate a nice box of Steerc's candy as a valentine? Steerc's candy in red hearts for valentines. Nothing more acceptable. Just for remembrance,?a valentine post card. NVe have lots of them. New post curds. In many varieties, works i t CW t, ttic IUCJ . Is your house, furniture, store, stock of goods insured ? If not, why? See us before it is too late. Abbeville Insurance and Trust Co. Phone 118. - ? Calvert & Uickles ? Headquarters for ? White Hickory Wagons Gwensboro Wagons, Bock Hill Buggies, 1 Summer Buggies, Cheap Buggies, Harnets, Laprobes, etc. Calvert & Nickles Feb 24. 1W1 tf Just Think of It, j Tup New* says that a woman In Ureeu was arrested for selling a lluiil like thit-: "Fusel oil iu proportion of about one pit seventy-tlve parts; concentrated lye that reduced to about bait its strength: amytk coiol, and a pronounced trace ol coci were tlie "Inuredleuth" founds iu less thf sill ol'whiskey taken from tbe home ol I H'ltilnson. ut'Kro woman, by olllcers. "Dr. C K. Smith, D. V. R., uuil analy chemist, at the request of Tbe News repi made tbe analysis yesterday alternoon tound that tbe "fluid" alleged lo have sold by the woman, contained all of t poisons. Tbls analysis will be the basis severe prosecution when .Leila Robli comes to trial in the Mayor's court." How the police or the city mayor c charge the woman with selling whiske what we do not understand. There ma: a lawful against selling whiskey, but woman's sin was selling poison?not whh Tbe Democratic tariff tinkers must be ry that tbey ever said a word on the sut Thp hotline Democrats in Congress ma; termiue to do a little spanking tbemselvi .Many friends and kindred of Judge Pi are sorry lo hear of his affliction. The J suffered from paralysis?one side belnf fected. He Is reported as Improving. Superintendent Henry Williams of Southern was in town last Monday < visit to his father, Capt. Will'ams, condi between Hodges and Abbeville. Sup tendent Williams Is In the best of health, the servlca which be 1b rendering the roi most satisfactory alike the po< pie and tc road. JUDGE PRINCE BETTER. Physicians Say Stricken Anderson ist Will Recover Andei6on, Mtrcb 22 ?Special; The c( tlon of Judge (ieo. E. Prince, who suffei partial stroke of paralysis Sunday, st ureat Improvement tonight. Atten physicians express the opinion that be recover. His right side was Hffeoted. Resolutions of Regret. Abbeville, March c.'l?Specla;: The Ho C. Featberstone, of Lnurens, is here to th Court of Common Pless, as special Jt uklng the place of Judge Prince. He op 'he Court at 3 o'clock today. At the ope of the Court Wm. P. Greene, Esq., preee t ie following resolutions concerning .T I'rince, which the Court ordered adopted "Whereas, we have heard with prof< sorrow of the serious illness of the Hon. r. Prince. Judge of the lCKb circuit, at pre the presiding Judge of this circuit, and, " Whereas, we desire to make expresslc <ucb sorrow on our part and to extend to t'onor nud to bis family our eympatb I h/\lr ofll lot Inn thorofnrp ha It. "Resolved, Tbat the clerk of the Cour nmedlately communicate totbe famll; Judge Prince on the part of the Court ant members of this Bar our sorrow and grle Mccount of his Illness, and extend to t >ur sympathy, expressing ibe hope tba :>iay have an early recovery from bis att "Resolved, further, Tbat a copy here certified be mailed by the clerk of this C to bis lamlly and that the presiding Judj this Court be asked to spread these ree nons upon tbe mluutes of the Court." Mr. W- H. May Comes to Abbevil Mr. W. H. May, from Union, S. C.. has cepted position as salesman with W Barksdale, In bis piano, organ and sei machine department. Regal and National rang are the best cookers ma< Also the most lasting rang Prices as low as a good artii can be sold. The R. L. D; gan Co. 5 and lQc Store. Charleston and Western Carolina Schedule in effect November 15,190S. Dally Dally Dn Lv Augusta 10.10am 4 10pm C.a Ar McCormlck- ll.otiam (j.38pin 8.1 Lv McCormick 8.1 Lv Calhoun Falls... 8.2 Ar Anderson 1L0 Lv McCo' mlck 11.50am 6.50pm Ar Greenwood )2.57pm 7 55pm Ar Waterloo 1.28pm Ar Laurens 2 00pm Ex. Sun. Lv Lauren 8 2.35pm 8.10am Ar Fountain Inn... 8.17pm 9.23am Ar Greenville 4.00pm 10.20am Lv Laurens 2.32pm \r Woodrull 8.1Spm ArSpartanburg 4.05pm Lv ypartauburg 5.00pm (So. Ky.) Ar Hendersonvllle 'i.45pm \r Asbevllle 8.50pm lv Asbevllle 7.00am (So. Ry.) Lv Hendersonvllle 8.05am Lv Spartanburg 12.20pra (C. A W. C. R Lv Woodruff 1.13pm ArLaurenB 2.03pm LvGreenvllle 12.20pm 4.30pm Ex.!: Lv Fountain Inn... 1.08pm 5.25pm Ar Laurens 1.45pm 6.25pm Lv Laurens 2.12pm (0. N. & L.) Lv Clinton ?.32pm Ar iXewoerry o.Aipm Ar Columbia 4.55pm Ar Charleston 9.52pm Lv Laurens 2 32pm C <k W. C.) Ar Greenwood 3 32pm 6.55am Lv Anderson 40 Lv Calboun Falls... 5.3* Ar McCormlck 4.83pm 7.52am 6.4; Lv McCormlck 4.33pm 7.52am 6 4' Ar Augusta 6.15pm P.SStim S3i Trl-weekly Palace Car Line between gubta and AMievlile. Trains Nos. 1 an leave Augusta Tuesdays, Tburfdays and I ardnys. L^ave Ashevllle Mondays, Wed '!hvm and Fr'dayp. Note?The above arrivals aEd departure *>11 as connections wiibotl-er companies, ;lven a? information, and are not gua eed. Km est Williams, G. P. Agt . Augusta. G It. A. Brand, Traffic Manager. FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURI WILL CURE YOU of any case of Kidney Bladder disease that is n beyond the reach of mec cine. Take it at once. I not risk having Bright's D j ease or Diabetes. There nrvfViirior oroin&t\ a\7 ^UiUVU b' J 50c. and $1.00 Bottlei REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. C. A. MILFORD & CO. Electric Bitters Succeed when everything else fail j In nervous prostration and fema weaknesses they are the supren remedy, as thousands have testifie FOR KIDNEY, LIVER ANI STOMACH TROUBLE it is the best medicine ever sol over a druggist's counter. m h H Is ct 181 ilue, KJ m 19 m a S3 gg J a jffi and been be?e of a agon ?;i A Few I r be C will Pay sor. ijoct. - Buildi lnce udge ! arwill pr< >n a A S than it 1(1 IB i tbe - Ie carry indl- U ed a 10W8 Lumber, Doc Cement, PI as 2a that goes int< ClDg ted udge >und 3 WE WANT y id Ha i ibe Doesn't matter f on tTe you. When y< 3 the goods and oiu- Call at ou let us figure w le. i ar. D. VlDg I ABBEVILLE ar- __________ ? INTERESTIN tily Oam 6hS 87 per cent, of the buye: toS Groceries on the market-nol they can buy. Experience hi it concerns Groceries, the bet WE KEEP WH; That's our business. We h* and know just as well how t = Our Staple and Fancy Groce __ price stand at the top of the L Fresh We will make our own brea A1 Bakery in the city and pr of the city and county shall ] of bread here at home. g Chase & Sanborns Coffee of the Qeral mountains of Br ^ Tetley's Tea for tea drin] i,? at our store, Our reputatio know it?hence the quality, , an SWEET P la. We want your orders for only the best varieties?thos also handle Tomato Plantsyou order. E L. T. M GR; or ______ ? T. EDGAI )0 ANDEI s" ROOFING AND i is ? Guttering. Ventilators, Sbyl i Cresting, Ilidge Capping, Or? > Mill and Repair Work a Spec Tbc Famous Kelt ....Phone or ' POWER! POT I s. le If you are thinking of ? line Etgine for driving D would be to your adva: J The Hill-Most J ABBE"V PJYINt )ollars More f for a Home. n g Ma jbably never b : is to=day. a large sic >rs, Sash, Blinds, iter, etc. In fact al 0 0 a building. YOUR BUSIS how large or small ^ hi buy from us there can make prompt del L' office near the S. A, ith you, we are alwa? Very truly, LIBER 01 G STATISTICS rs want the best Staple and Fancy 1 the best for the price but the best as taught these buyers that when it are cheapest in the long run, AT T>VAT>TV. TX7AWT n i A JilVA Mid ive studied the market for years ,o buy as we know where to buy, iry line in purity, perfection and i column and the people know it. t Bread, i d hereafter. We have builded an opose to see to it that the people have an opportunity to get the best s, grown on the western highlands azil, are the finest coffees grown, kers?it doesn't disappoint- all are n depend upon our goods and we otato slips Sweet Potato Slips. We handle e suitable to this climate. Will ?four leadiDg kinds. Leave us .ILLER, ocer. * ARCHER, *SOIV, s. c. METAL WORKERSighte, Conveyors, Comic Finfate, ive) Stops, Ga9oliDe Tanks, Cotton :ialty. >cjr Hot Air Furances. Wrlle for I?rlcen J7ER! POWER buying a Motor or a Gasoj machinery of any kind, it atage to see or write to iley Electric Ct rILLE, S. C. >er Month tpfifll AMJL ?e cheaper / ickof Shingles, Lime, most everything ress ve will do our best fc 3 is 110 delay, we liav ivery. L. Railroad Depot an ps glad to see you. 1 Ml II. The Blind Restored to Sigh Drs. SULLIVAN & WILLIAMS Will be at Mr. A. H. Baruett's, at I brick building, two blocks from I lOonntv Court House on East Mi Street, Abbeville, S C., March 25, 26, 27, 1909, prepared to treat all diseases of th< EYE, EAR AND THROAT Eyes a specialty. Cro.-s-eyts straig ened, ptregeras and cataracts remo\ without the use of kuife. Granulation, Dibates, Astigraatis Myopia and Prespopia treated. Examination Free! Poor people without means treal free of charge. Call early and avi the rush. Three days only. Kerne her the place and date, March 25, 27, 1909, at Mr. A. H. Baruett'd br: house, East Muin St., Abbeville. SHEHEE'S Tonsorial Parlor, IN THE SAME OLD PLACE, L der Eureka Hotel, with every commodation for his customers. Prompt service, good service, i sonable service. Call and see us. Slieliee, The Barbe r< _ .Blue mage .Railway uo. Effective November 8, 1!X'S. No. 12 No. 10 Ni Eastbound. Dal y Dally Di Ex i Stations? A.M. P.M. P. LvWalballa 8 45 3 27 2 Lv West Union S 10 3 32 2 Lv Seueca 9 OS 3 50 2 LvJordaDla 0 10 3 52 4 LvAdanie 0 25 4 07 -1 Lv Cherry's 0 28 4 10 4 Lv Pendleton 0 40 4 22 4 Lv Autun 9 is 4 30 4 bv Handy Springs 0 51 4 31 5 Lv Denver 9 5G 4 38 5 Lv West Anderson 10 10 "4 r>2 5 Lv Anderson (Pans. dep). 10 15 4 57 5 Lv Anderson (Fgl. dep)... 10 18 5 00 Ar Belton 10 45 5 27 Wetiibound. No. 11 No. 0 Nc Stations? P. M. A. M. A. _ Lv Belton 6 00 11 55 Lv Anderson (K?t. depot) 0 26 12 21 : Lv Anderson (1'ass. dep).. ti 29 12 21 it | Lv West Anderson B 35 12 .'W !? Lv Denver ti 48 12 !2 0 | Lv Sandy Springs ti 53 12 4S io i Lv Autun ti 5t> 12 51 10 I I Lv Pendleton 7 01 12 VJ io i Lv Cherry's 7 14 I II!) 10 Lv Adams 7 17 1 12 10 Lv Jortlaniii 7 35 1 :<0 II Lv Seneca 7 .'57 I 32 12 < Lv West Union 7 55 1 50 12 : \r WaUiaHi) s 00 l 55 12 Will also stop at. the lollr-wlnn stations i take on and let off pai-seagent?Phlunr I James, Toxaway, Welch. | J. K. Anderson, 8uperinuud( ' J Boys and men's overalls and pants, Uleon'a. J I *31 _ .1! A suity JLiecuuii ^ I For Aldermen will be held at ? Council office from 8 a. m. till 4 J I p, m. April 13,1909. t Managers?W, G, Chapman, J. ti L, Clark, P, A. Cheatham, S J, L, McMillan, Mayor. James Chalmers, Clerk. Notice to Liquor Dealers. tant Office of County Dispensary Board for a Abbeville County. kept Abbeville, S. C., Feb. 23, 1909. Bids are hereby requested, iu accord- ? ance with the terms of the Dispeut-ary law now in force, for the following ( kinds and qualities of liquors, beer .. t j and other ariicles herein enumerated to ! *A fKo Sitofo A f Siru 1 t H (. ., UC 1U1IJISI1CU IU LUC UI.ULV v.. w_. 0J. ^ olina for use of the Coauty Dit-pensary ?<g Board for Abbeville County, to wit: th 200 bbls. corn whiskey, 80 proof. It 40 bbls. com whiskey, 100 proof. ln 40 bbls. rye, give proof and age. wajjj 5 bbls. 2 stamp rye, 5 to 7 yean? old. jeavi 15 bbls. gin, different grades. _etg 10 bbls. apple brandy. lock, 10 bbls. peach brandy. cas^ 2 bbls. Tom gin. that 2 bbls. rum. aHy 2 bbls. alcohol. quit 400 bbls. beer. to r Bids will also be received for 400 Tfca [cases case goods, including rye, corn f0r I and Scotch whiskey, brandy, nin, rum, Bubj wine and beer. Also gla<-s, cork, and the tinfoil, wire and other articles used lor appl a county dispensary. is p All goods shall be furnished in com- gUes plhnce with and subject to tbi; terms noth 1 aud conditions of the Dispensary Law fitte j of 1907, and bidders must observe the as q following rules : "I 1. The bids shall be sealed ami there agai shall be no sign or mark upon the en- man velope indicating the name of the bid- mad der. atta 2. All bids must be sent by express the or registered mail to J. F. Bradley, put County Treasurer for Abbeville Coun- thej ty, at Abbeville, 8. C., on or before 12 wer o'clock of the 25th day of March, wise 1909. The contract shall be awarded at t to the low?st iesponsible bidder on thej each kind, the Board reserving the still right to reject any and all bids and how auy parts of bids. The Board reserves no 1 the right to increase or decrease the a w above quantities at the same price as littl 'l* therein submitted. atta 3. All goods to be delivered f. o. b. dess 6 Abbeville, S. C., freight piepaid. Nke Terms : To be paid for within 90 days ' * b m and subjtct to regauge at oui waic- - ? 1 house. Bids will be opened in the of- a^d CI fire of the County Dispensary Board at Abbeville, S. C. 11111 G. A. VISANPKA, 8tai W. F. NICKLES, Bea t. j. price, ?ay County Dispensary Board for Abbe- tr01 ville County. ?*n ous Abbeville-Green wood jjj MUTUAL S Mimm ASSOCIATION. ? the nes j Property Insured, $1,750,000 Nei ft March 1st, 1909. Ift, A WHITE TO OR CALL on the undersigned cut or the Director of your Towiiini; I or ,?n> n formation you may doslre f.?;ct u*r o-1- ?>:?< of Insurance. otl1 ! We Insure your proper'y dajruc- Th; . 1 01i -> say ? WISDSTfiEM JS Ml?, tc iin and do so tlisn any insurance (Jon - had f.my In exist f lieice;iib?;r '.?? &:e p.-6ptrod to prove U; yoi ., j tiiC. ours h; ti;e eaiV? and cheapest plsr. ci ^D1 / | lziio'*r.. had J. H. XI/*BE, Gen. Agent ?y( Abbeville, S, e i. FBAS1B 1Y0H. Pres. J , Abbeville, S. C. ,Th< I n 'n& red BOARD DIRECTORS ^ aid S. O. Majors Greenwood can m I J.T. Alitbry Cokesbury her i W. B, Acker -..Donalds ? M. P. Clinksrolcs Due West W. W. L. Keller -....Long Cane Wh; I. A. Keller JSmlthville W. ^.S'eveuson Cedar Spring M. H. Wilson Abbeville City _ ted R. B. Cheatham Abbeville Country O . , Dr. J. A. Anderson Antreville has 510 a. a. l)o:c? Lowndesvllle im A.O. Grant Magnolia Edwin Parker Calhoun Mills nil] 26, '"* L. Edmonds Bordeaux and , , H. L. Kasor W alnut Grove wr ick w.A Nicfeles Hc-dicea M. G. Bowles Coronaca ^al i?.H. Ha'tlwanger Ninety-Six cat G. C. Dusenberry Kinards ?0 Ira B.Taj lor Fellowship . Joseph Lake Phronlx *?; Rev..I. B. Muse Verdery Wr J. H. Chile?, Jr Bradley J. W. Lyon Troy " , SW. A. Cheatham Yeldsil G. E. Dnru Calllson don G. K. l)orn Klrkseys moi 8. H Stevens Br^ks fotl Abbev ! 1ft H C? March 1. W 9 *at< I ha\ rN- A ac-! jL X -ft. I 1 .?3* xv edu I 8 MABBIE MEIIGEANITE,100 i-i ^ <ti I am in the marble and granite huai- pro *2 | ness. I represent the Southern Mar- tun [[{ i hie aDd Ciranite Company. cro; '? I lVc Pay <lie Frciftlit a and guarantee satisfaction. Ff work does not come tip to contract it does >. 7 , not coift you a cent. " ? >*? Tf>i. t i nir Arnnnmpnts. --MI.V , Ten.nibs, Slab Work or Curbing I will jo 1 be pleased to have llieui call on me at \ '!<? my shop or write to me ami I will ;|J come to see you. ?ro I J. F. EDMUNDS. ki ' 0 ' PNUMCNIA FOLLOWS LA GRIPPE. ?*' in Pneumoti!a often follows la grippe but nev. er follows ibe use ot Foley's Houey tied Tar for la grippe coughs atid deep seated folds Y y H<, ?ny but H>e gtmilne lu they.-How i puektige. C. A. MMford <t Co, st0I ~tj If you want the best roofiDgat J owest prices call on S. J. Link. jiyfl A TOUCH. ~ I living coal, and with its glow touched another ccal, when, lo, j le dark form into radiance grew, I id light and cheer beamed forth CMWl j loving heart, and with its love touched another heart, which strova ith adverse wavea on troubled sea, hen oars were plying heavily, id, lo, through rifted clouds Hope id Love the weariness beguiled. lat living coal be mine to glow, iat living heart be mine to show, hile earth has sorrowing hearts that wart ie opening of Redemption'* gate. ?Advano*. HOTEL KEYS. r Are Carried Off by Goerti Who Forsret to Give Them Up. ur key fitter is one of the most iropormen on our staff," said the manager large New Orleans hotel. "He ;s busy every day of the year, and times he is so rushed with w<fc k that as to call in an assistant. It is no geration to say that he averages i 25 to 30 keys a day." ut I would suppose," remarked a ler, "that even a big hotel would ac? a sufflcif :cy of keys in the course me." o it does," replied the manager, "if vihlio wonld onlr let it keeD 'em; but an't. It would astonish anybody not le business to know how many guests : off with their room keys when they } the house. When the average man ready to depart, he packs his valise, 3 bis door and then goes direct to the ier's wicket to settle his bill. When formality is attended to, he is generin a rush to get to the depot and Is s apt to forget that he has omitted . eturn his key at the clerk's desk, t, at any rate, is the way I account so much absentmindedness on the ect. The clerk doesn't discover that key is gone until the chambermaid ies for it to clean up the room, which irobably an hour or two after tho it has taken his departure. Then ling remains but to call in the key r and tell him to prepare a duplicate uickly as he can. Tormerly the hotels tried to guard Inst this innocent kleptomania," the lager went on, "by having their keys le very large and cumbersome and ching them to enormous metal tags, idea being to render it impossible to them in one's pocket. To that end ' were probably a success, but they e such an unmitigated nuisance other?, and guests complained so bitterly he annoyance of handling them, that were generally discarded. You will lind the plan popular In the country, ever, and in small houses that have locksmiths ou the premises, and only eek or so ago I dropped into a quaint e establishment where the key3 were iched to brass disks fully as large as >ert plates and serrated at the edge circular saws. it present most of the big hotels use odest metal check, stamped with thelfl ress and a request to forward through mails if accidentally carried off. All t is necessary is to attach a 3 cent np to the tag and drop the key in the rest letter box. Incidentally I may that about one man in 50 takes the lble. But, aside from the room keys ried away by guests, a vast number of kinds disappear through the mysterichannels to oblivion that exist in all ;e hotels. They vanish, and that's end of it?keys to furniture, wardrobe s, closet keys, bathroom keys, keys to help's lockers, padlock keys from the 3ide storerooms, big coal bunker keys, e keys and keys of every Imaginable , shape and style. They are continly missing and have to be replaced, i lost key turns up later, the duplicate arefully ticketed and laid away in a wer set aside for that purpose. But y seldom turn up. They have gone to limbo of lost pins, last season's birds' ts and the snows of yesteryear."?< v Orleans Times-Democrat i Eat All Yon Can, Mother! ji old man whose hair and beard were in a chaste, rural design appeared in of the table d'hote restaurants the er day. He had his wife with him. it was more than the old lady could of her hearing. She wau almost stone f, which gave everybody a chance to I out what splendid lungs her husband L he meal was lunclieon. The price ich the old man was asked after he [ ordered two meals was 75 cents. I Seventy-five cents!" he exclaimed. 3U don't mean apiece?" Yes, sir." Gracious!" [e thought It over a minute or two. ;n he looked at his wife as if considerwhether he should try to get the aded news past the old lady's tymlum. Evidently he gave it up. But he what he could. When the first course le on, he leaned over and shouted in ear: Eat all you can, motherl I'll tell you Y after, awhile!"?New York SunGot His Tips Direct. ne of the shrewdest serving men whq come to light lately is a waiter in the ploy of Whittaker Wright, a London iionaire and director of the London 1 Globe Finance corporation. Mr. ight not long ago discovered that the iter was practically running k syndls on the strength of remarks relating ;he mining transactions the millionaire fall at home. From the day that Mr. ight discovered it that syndicate be-1 i to experience a series of misfortunesy 1 from that hour forth the face of the 1 lestic, formerly so bright, became re and more careworn. The ultimate i of the syndicate was what might " e been expected.?M. A. P. A Coin Collector. [rs. Goodart? You seem to hare soma cation. Perhaps you were once a fessional man? toward Hasher?Lady, I'm a numistist by profession. [rs. Goodart?A numismatist? ? toward Hasher?Yes, lady. A collector are coins. Any old coin is rare to me. Ixchange. i Suitable Booki. ustomer (hesitatingly)?I snpposo?er ou hare some?er?suitable books for ]an?er?about to-be mameaf iookseller?Certainly, ste Here, John, w this gentleman some of oolr.acconnt ks?largest size.?London Tit-Bits., and cultivated by irrigation is mor^ ductive than land where rainfall moiae alone is sufficient to mature tha PS. ji average sheep yields 91 pounds of it, 43 pounds of fat and 13 ponads ot i a and wool, J Ve are overstocked on heavy ceries bought before the rise. 76 us a call, S. J, Link, iley'e Honey un i Tar cnrfs coughs qulokstrfngihpns lh>- !une? and fxpels colds, the pf-nulne lu n yellow package. C. A. ord & Co. >u cau always eet wlmt you want In staery and >011001 books at Speed's Drug I e. le masct of the city?Speed's Clnoo cigars big lot of standard novels?"reprints" onfly cents each at Speed's Drug Store. . 4 i