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t:JUST
LIVE THY LIFE.
Just live thy life in full content.
D<> all thy best with what is sent,
Thou but receivest what was meant,
Just live thy life.
Just live thy life. Be not in fear.
The strength of wrong shall disappear,
And the right is ever drawing near.
Just live thy life.
Just live thy life. Seem what thou art;
Nor from simplicity depart.
And peace shall come upon thy heart.
Just live thy life.
?James Lenox Stockton, in Boston Transcript.
|TeggyT HT.1
a BY WILLIAM FOBSTER BROWN". *
After having alternately teased and
petted his neighbor Peggy since the
cays of their mutual babyhood. Jack
Barstow awoke one evening in Mrs.
Rheinhart's conservatory to the astounding
fact that she had grown up,
and that he was head over heels in love
with her; and, manlike, he made an
immediate mess of things. Hence the
V; little note in Peggy's handwriting
which he had read until he could almost
repeat its contents backward.
"Dear Jack," it said, "please forgive
" me for being angry with you last night.
jP I think the music and my new dress?
it was a dear, wasn't it??must have
turned your head a little. You are not
I? in the least in love with me?that is,
not in the way you think; the idea of
suddenly falling in love with your old
comrade whom you have known ever
since she wore short clothes is positively
too funny.
"Don't get grumpy now, because I
won't be absurd enough to think you
are really serious; but when you have
smoked your after dinner cigar, and
become my usually serene-minded Jack
t again, come over tonight and take me
I to hear Sembnch. I've got tickets.
"P. S.?Of course I like you, but not
in the way you mean; for Jack?now,
don't get wrathy?it's all very well
for one's dear old chum to golf and
yacht and play at being a lawyer, but
my husband must do different things
than those?things for which I shall
reverence him as I do those knights
who were always ready to strike a
blow for the weak and helpless without
thought of self. Y/e have robbed too
many orchards together for me to see
?? an* halo nf rnmanpp encircling your
tv -head, you old goose."
1^ "That's just like Pfggy," said Jack,
I* contemplating his office table dejectedly.
"Expects a fellow to be a sort of
modern Sir Galahad, rushing around
slaying impossible dragons. It isn't
my fault that I'm not a wonder. I
puljed every wire I knew to get out
of Chickamauga and go to the front,
but I couldn't work it, and I can't
urag people in here to be clients. What
>. can I do? "
I The empty office offering no suggestion,
Jack grasped his hat, and lighting
the considerately suggested cigar,
departed, filled with gloom.
His quick, athletic stride carried
him swiftly up Washington street, and,
heedless of his course, he turned instinctively
into Temple place, prelimI
inarv to the shortest cut across the
Common that led to Beacon street?
and Peggy. He would not wait until
f:_ evening.
As he rounded the corner he collided
sharply with a small newsboy rushing
in the opposite direction, who.
B yielding to superior force, shot headlong
into the gutter, his papers flying
broadcast over the muddy street,
y With a quicK swoop Jack seized his
.luckless victim and set him on his
feet. "Excuse me," he said* gravely,
to the smau boy, "I am very sorry."
The diminutive boy dug his grimy
fists into his eyes to conceal the tears
and said, with a gulp: "I'd orter seen
yer coming."
Jack stared down at the much befreckled
face. He had expected a volley
of recrimination such as he had
heard from small newsboys before;
then, perhaps on the principle that
misery loves company. Jack's heart
warmed to the smau boy.
"Look here youngster," he said suddenly,
"did you ever have a real bang-,
up dinner?turkey and cranberry sauce
? and fixings? No? Well, come along;
?. you're going to have one now. Never
?:,... mind the papers; I'll buy 'em. And
by the by, chappie, since we are going
" to dine together, what's your name?"
"Mike," answered the boy?"Michael
Wc' l Sweeny."
The head waiter started forward
with a frown at the muddy and dilap
luaicu iiguie ui a, auiau garniu wuu,
r with much are air of a suddenly
trapped young fox, was preceding Mr.
Jack Barstow into this world of proprieties
and appetizing odors, of spotless
linen and shining silver,
ip-; "It's all right, Barnes," said Jack,
|. "the boy is with me"
"Turkey," said Jack to the impassive
faced waiter; "much turkey, and
v cranberry sauce, and pie?unlimited
pie."
Jack stopped abruptly, a flicker of
red creeping into his cheek.
From the table behind had arisen the
murmur of feminine voices, ending in
a perfectly audible exclamation:
"Positively indecent," said the voice,
"to allow that dirty little street arab
in here; there are places, I should supI
pose, more fitting than this for practicing
that sort of charity. I really
believe I shall speak to Barnes and
have him sent out"
Jack's jaw set grimly. He hoped
the object of it would not understand.
Pout me uuy rust; uurneuiy ana reacneci
for his cap. Street life sharpens youthful
eyes and wits.
"Sit down, youngster," Jack commanded;
"nobody's going to hurt you,"
and rising, he turned toward the occupants
of the table.
"Madam," he said, with grave deliberation?Jack
Barstow was famed for
his manner?"I beg you will accept my
assurance that this young man, whose
unfortunate appearance is due in part
to my carelessness, has shown by his
demeanor that he has the soul of a
gentleman; also, madam, he is my
guest."
"Mr. Barstow," she said, charmingly,
fcalmly turned to resume his seat, just
in time to confront a young lady with
flaming cheeks and bright eyes, a
young lady who. at the first sound of
his voice, had risen from a seat at a
far table and come swiftly forward.
"Mr. Barstow." she said, charminly
persuasive, "will you not introduce
? me to your friend?"
"Peggy!" said Jack softly. Then Mr.
Barstow rose to the situation. "Miss
Cunningham." said he, "aflow me to
present my friend. Mr. Michael Sweeny;.
Mr. Sweeny, Miss Margaret Cunningham."
Mr. Sweeny made a wLu clutch at
his head, forgetting that his cap was
no longer there, ms expression a curious
conflict between awe and adwty.'
.
? '
i.,.. . . -
. - - " I
miration as the lady bent toward him :
with a winning smile.
'I am glad to wnow you," she saiu
"Mr. Barstow is a very old friend of
mine; in fact"?Miss Cunningham's
checks were crimson, but her head was
bravely erect?"he has asked me to be
his wife, and I am going to say yes.
Will you not be the first to congratulate
me?"
Mr. Sweeny was struggling with :
emotions for which he could evident- !
ly find no word3. He was a small boy
and this a large occasion. Mr. Swee'
ny swallowed hard, then he spoke.
; "Thank you. leddy," said Mr. Sweeny.
: He was bewildered, but Mr. Barstow
j understood.
"But. Peggy," said Jack, a little latj
er, while "Mr. Sweeny" ate turkey?
; much turkey and unlimited pie?"you
: said in the letter?I thought "
"Well," said Peggy airily, though
the eyes that looked up at Jack were
very soft and shining. "I can change
i iuj Jiunu, i suppufsf : i &t?in uiai inj ?
er-r?you must do something grand
and noble; Mr. Sweeny and I think
you have."?The Household.
ANOTHER ARTIFICIAL SILK.
1 This M?de of Cotton Fibre Suitably Treated
With ( hemhalft.
Several imitations of silk are already
known to the dry goods trade. One
of the first to be invented was produced
by spinning a soft gummy substance
obtained from collodion, or gun
cotton dissolved in alcohol. The
mechanism for drawing this material
; out into a spider's web was designed
I by a Frenchman, Chardonnet. His
! product never had any extensive use,
lor some reason, though it had a beautiful
lustre. The most satisfactory results
have been secured by subjecting
cotton thread to a soaking in alkali,
while under strain. The inventor of
the system was a Mr. Mercer, and the
processes called mercerizing. A great
i deal of mercerized cotton is now sold
as such, and a great deal more is marketed
under names which do not afford
; to the uninitiated an idea of its real
| character. In any case, though, it is a
poor imitation of silk, but an excellent
thing in itself.
Within the last few weeks'still another
plan has been reported from
Germany. As is common in such
cases, the preliminary announcement
j is made in a sensational wafv, and it
I probably exaggerates the facts. Still,
I it is evident that the process is J.ffer
em irom mercer s, ana me ciaira is
made that the goods are superior to
those which are now so.well known.
The Wool and Cotton Reporter has
found a description of the new method,
' which seems to resemble Cbardonnet's
I in .at least one particular. The cotton
i fibre is dissolved completely, but the
I chemicals employed are different from
I those used by Chardonnet. Our con[
temporary says:
A German chemist and an Austrian
mechanical engineer invented the process.
They have obtained letters patent
for it in all countries. They mix
copper, ammonia and cotton waste In
j a large vat. In about six hours a liquid
i of a dark blue color Is formed, which
j passes into a large filter press, and
! then out of small glass tubes into a
! mild sulphuric acid bath. It is then
! of a gelatinous consistency, and is
! caught by a small glass red. in the
; hand of a boy or girl, and reeled onto
i a large spool as it passes through the
; bath. The copper and ammonia, to[
gether with other chemicals, are de:
posited as a sediment, and are used
i again. As the threads are reeled, they
| receive a bath of cold water from a
! siphon. The numerous spools centre
! on one large spool, and are then reeled
1 AM Alti ntff. % ? A A AW
iuiliu auuinci, auu ay yn, uauci
cold water, until all chemicals and
I acids are removed. This stage of thu
) process occupies about four hours, and
afterward the thread is taken to a drying
room.
It is stated that the product is brilliant
in color and finish, ar.d of considerable
textile strength. The thread
j is said to consist of 10 or 20 fibres
| twisted into one. but it can be made
! to any thickness required. The presi
ent price of the product is about 60
percent of real silk. Tbe machines are
small and compact, and are operated
by ingeniously applied electric power;
each machine can be started or stopped
without interference with the others.
1 The labor, too, is nearly all unskilled,
and the patent is the property of a
corporation.
PEARLS OF THO JCHT.
Little love, little trust; but a great
j love brings a great confidence.?Robert
Leighton.
There is only one person you need
to manage, and that is yourself.?T. De
Witt Talmage
The things in life that are worth
obtaining must be secured with effort.
?Rev. O. S. Kriebel.
Do what you can, give what you
have. Only stop not with feelings;
carry your charity into deeds; do and
give what costs you something.?J. H.
Thom.
Patience and strength are what we
need; an earnest use of what we know
now; and all the time an earnest discontent
until we come to what we
ought to be.?Phillips Brooks.
At the bottom of a good deal of
bravery that appears in the
world there lurks a miserable
cowardice. Men will face powder
and steel because they cannot
face public opinion.?E. H. Chapin.
The only real relief is in absolute
conquest; and. the earlier the battle
begins, the easier and the shorter it
will be. If one can keep irritability
j under, one may escape a struggle to
thp Hpath with nassion.?.Juliana H.
Ewing.
Not till we are ready to throw our
very life's love into the troublesome
little things can we be really faithful
in that which is least and faithful
also in much. Every day that dawns
brings something to do, which can
never be done as well again.?James
Reed.
Consider the difference between impulse
and action, between resolving
and doing. Many men are well-wishers,
but who have no intention of
ever carrying out their better desires.
i - I
Few know how to convert impulse
l into action and the finer aspirations
: into habits and systematic activity,
i Kow often do ^e stand beside men
! who have broken the hearts of those
whom they loved.?Rev. Dr. Hillis.
Finish every day and be done with
j it. You have done what you could.
; Some blunders and absurdities, no
1 doubt, crept in; forget them as soon as
you can. Tomorrow is a new day;
begin it well and serenely, and with
! too high a spirit to be cumbered with
! your old nonsence. This day is all
; that is good and fair. It is too dear,
; with its hopes and invitations,to waste
a moment on the yesterdays.?Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
The contortionist is not the only
I fellow who is addicted to patting him;
self on the back.
Ill Club
of Red-Haired Men.
One of the unique social organira!
tions of the country has recently been
formed at Washington. The only inflexible
rule for membership is that
the applicant, shall have red hair. The
society is deOned by a member as being
a "society of protest." but strictly
social in its aims. It has no philanthropical
nor political ideals, and there
i is no danger, should the idea spread
j and become national in its scope, of
j the R. H. C.'s putting forth a candidate
for the presidency.
It seems that the society organized
in a rebellion against the antiquated
and moldy witticisms which redhaired
people in all parts of the civilized
and uncivilized world are supposed '
to enjoy, or at least to suffer with a
I sickly pretense of enjoyment.?Chi- |
cago L'nronicJe.
I
Li Hunci Chang's widow.
Li Hung Chang shared his great
wealth very generously with his wife. !
Princess LI who has 1he deformed J
feet of ''all Chinese ladies, and who
cannot therefore make any attempt at
walking, has nevertheless oter loo
pairs of expensive shoes. Her silk
dresses recently numbered 1,000 and
her fur wraps over 500. When she
went abroad Princess Li was carried
in a most magnificent chair of state,
for she cared much mere for display
than her husband.
Land in the Philippines.
There arc over 90,000.000 acres of
land in the Philippine islands, and,
| while it is impossible to say with any
i accuracy how much of the land is own- |
j cd by private interests, it is believed
that at least 50 per cent will come un|
cer th classification of public domain
opjwb .tot^o attn jo itlcuijus "c
| nj po^iesut Suq oxt+H v ^l110 S'tuoq
-jfood oin oAijnutiajp eu+ qipw 'tpnod
| jo 2uq u ,/ojfod., suuotu ..loipoj,.
Gold Counterfeiting.
The gold used in color printing and on mirror
and picture frames is o.nlv an imitation.
It is made from l-rcnae and spelter, and no:
! from the pure gold leaf. There is another article
also very muehimitated, and that IsIIostecter's
Stomach Bitt-rs. the elehrated fr.tr. j
ily remedy for indigestion.dyspepsia, constipation,
biliousness, and liver and kidney
I troubles. Beware erf counterfeits when buv|
iug. The genuine must have our Private
! Stamp over the nock of the bottle.
When a fellow complains that be is always
getting sold he tec's pretty cheap.
Tetterine Cures Kczcnin,
Ring Worm. Barber's Itch. Scaldhead, Tetter j
and those itching skin troubles so unploasI
ant and disgusting. 5<V. a box by mail from
! .T. T Sliuptriuo, Savanna:*., Go., if your
druggist don't keep it.
The industrious burglar is generally
1 doing something, even it it's only time.
Ty tor's Dyspepsia R-tuMv Cures Indigestion
and Dyspepsia. At Druggists. 50c.
A wifo who is a good rook makes a cheerful
husband.
FITSpermanentlr cured.Xo ,'lts or nervousness
after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great
XerveRestorer. ?2trin I hot tie and treatise free
Dr. It. II. Kline. Ltd., 9.11 Arch St. Phila.;Pa.
"** - - "trill.
j\ever as\ ;i uui?o .. ..... .....
ing to grant one.
Mrs. Minslow's Soothing Syrup Tor children
teething, soften thegums. reduces inflaintnai
tion,ftllayspain.cure'suriadeoIie.25cabcttle.
The world is never cold to the warmheartcu.
I Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken o
| as a cough cure.?J . V. 0 Bsien. 322 Third
Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minu., Jan. 6,1C00.
Experience may cost in ideals, but it
[ gives us knowledge.
I A. Cough I
| "I have made a most thorough |
| trial of Aycr's Cherry Pectoral and jg
| am prepared to say that for aiidis- S
| eases of the lungs it never disap- $
a points." $
| J. Early Finley, Ironton, O. g
\ Ayer's Cherry Pectoral I
J won't cure rheumatism; I
we never said it would. 8
j It won't cure dyspepsia; 8
' "'Q nairor /^lnimorl it R lit 3
a wt iibvwi viajmvu iv. i?'vi. y
a it will cure coughs and 1
I colds of ail kinds. We 1
| first said this sixty years i
S ago; we've been saying it ?
| ever since. |
Three sizes: 25c., 5Gc., SI. All drcgjlsls. |
H Consr.lt your doctor. If he savs take it, ?
fl then do as he says. If he telts you not B
B to take it. then don't take it. He knows, 5
9 Leave it with him. IV"' :t;e wi'lintr. i
i , J. C. AVER CO.. Lowell. Mssa. )
ron^\V;c.de-i
m?ke> i: i???it>Ic t . grow
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KSA^R'S MAGIC CRUSHED JHELL^g
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Thorough In r.l ;tj?i>??i ? t;*?? :>.ts Business
| men re cpnlze our <" lol. mas :?? a te&t'rno:
olal of ability and w< nli* .All brrn hes taught.
' i'uli Information on>-o:fuliy furntshoJ.
j (9C \\TEI)~7?-(i : ravciiiiy Sn <-sjii?>n in i-ach
I ?22# state. Pernu>' nt #. - ri-m. jSO and .- cpei.s-s,
! 33 Write Central Tuba'-vo >i urZsi'o.. I'l nii-KS.Vx
itaiiiii itiri I'ap.Tlu "A^:" v'.,;;v
Gold .lirtlnl at i ?? ;*>.:?> ( *|i?*ltlua.
McILIIEMAY'S tabasco
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! SHOP DETECTIVE FORCE.
WATCHES NOT ONLY VISITORS. BUT
ALSO ESTABLISHMENT'S HELP.
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| Greatly Augmented During the Holidays
S ?One Concern Has Thirty Sleuths?Caution
and Discrimination in Making Arrests?Unaccountable
Shoplifting Cases.
At best never easy, the policing of
large department stores is, at the busy
season, a most complex problem. Not |
only is the task aggravated by the in- |
creased crowds, but by the infusion of ;
strange salespeople.
But the main reason for the tern- J
porary reinforcement of such detective ;
staffs is to afford a warning to the pro- j
fcssional shoplifters who flock to the i
big cities at such opportune times. The |
knowledge that a certain store is better
equipped in its detective bureau
than another serves as a most effectual
| deterrent, and therein lies the chief
I benefit of such a bureau.
Though normally four of five officers
scorn to suffice, at Push times the total
exceeds thirty.
nari v tsiaues, cniei 01 mat uureau m
a famous New York department store,
when seen the other day by an Econo*
mist man. talked interestingly of his
department and the way it was run,
"We have now," said he, "about 30
detectives on our roll, of whom four
are women. Our regular force doesn't
exceed four or five, but is reinforced
for the holidays from a waiting list?
all tried and true men.
"No, we don't recruit from police
headquarters, or. rarely ever. We are
after people with the detective instinct.
hail whence they may.
"One of the best detectives was once
a salesgirl at the fancy goods counter.
She gave our sleuths so many excellent
clues as to suspicious shoppers?
clues that were successfully followed?
that we persuaded her to join our staff.
And we made no error. She lias more
than fulfilled our expectations. You
see she had it in her, and needed no
Mulberry street training to bring it
'out.
"As a rule, however, women are not
so good at ferreting out crime as men.
They arc also timid, fearing violenc e if
necessary to arrest. But where the
clue is given a woman can shadow a
suspect better than a man, seeing that
she can worm in and out, and is less
conspicuous in doing so. A man looks
out of place at a bargain counter.
"One of our greatest troubles with
new detectives," continued Mr. Blades,
"is overzealousness. They imagine that
thoy arc not making a showing?not
1 earning their salary?unless constantlv
rlrofrorintr nfFon^rre nn tn thn nffipp
1J VUVIiVU|/ VV v?.w. |
So anxious are they to show results
that they are apt to overdo.
"They probably look at it this way:
T am only here for the holiday season,
unless I can show special aptitude, to
prove which I must succeed in making
a big trapping.'
"On this account I give my new men
positive instructions never to make an
arrest without calling one of my old
| staff for consultation. As to the best
j policy to be pursued when a woman is
| caught opinions differ. The method we
pursue is this:
i "Whenever a professional shoplifter
j is caught red-handed we invariably
i prosecute in order to deter others,
otherwise we use discretion.
"Some of the cases of shoplifting
which have come to my notice during
a life-long connection with store
tective bureau. Many of our new
plicable. To this very office have been
j brought wives of prominent merchants,
I Wall street brokers and men of like
! standing in the community?women
j who have been caught in the very act
i of secreting goods on their persons.
"On investigation these women almost
invariably proved to be victims
of the morphine or laudanum habit,
the drug rendering them almost irreI
sponsible. Now, what should we gain
j in exposing such a case, thereby* ruinj
ing a reputation for all time?
"Nor do we expose cases of theft by
> really indigent people, when we arc
assured they are not 'professionals.'
I No good end can be served by such exI
posure. Moreover, it would be a bad
I ad. for the house, for such cases would
j receive extended newspaper comment,
| to the detriment of the iirm exposing
j the culprits.
j "Lack'of harmony, continued Mr.
j Blades, "is another point to be guardj
ed against in the management oi! a deI
tective bureau. Many of our new
| men are inclined to throw the bluff
j that tney are the whole thing. They
I aid it all. I discourage ^iat sort of
I thing.
I "If any good piece of work is done
| in the store in that direction, the de|
tectivc bureau receives credit therefor,
i not an individual officer. All must work
in harmony. I instruct them to be receptive
to hints from any and all
sources. And even if they find certain
i clues unreliable, not to discourage the
| offering of them. Though wrong once, |
: they n ight be right again,
j "professional jealousy is also to be
guarded against. What any one of
us may have learned about a certain
case the rest are ent.tled to know. Information
so obtained is not. for any
individual's benefit, but for that of the
bureau. Hence tlmre is nothing to be
! gained in an attempt to 'hog' glory.
| "I am sorry to say that the help,
j especially at this season of the year,
j when there are so many supernumer!
aries employed, require most watch]
ing.
I \vc nave repre&enta Lives oenina
! counters known as such only by ray|
self. who. presumably, are salespeople.
! Suppose we suspect somebody at a certain
counter. I put there a girl of my
i own who has not only to keep her eye
! open for my benefit, but hold up her
end of the sales in order to escape
transler. If anyimng wrong is going,
on she will find it out.
j "Sometimes these special sleuths are
; in the delivery department, even on
i wagons as helpers.
i "From one of the latter is this let|
ter." picking up one from the table
j before him. "In jt my representative
| makes a report of his four days' cx!
pcrience on a certain wagon. Nothing
j was found amiss, as far as honesty
' was con'-erned. but a beneficial and unj
expected result was reached.
"The detective voiced the hardships
i and grievances to which these overi
worked drivers and helpers are subi
iected in a way that brought about re|
form. These same complaints, if made
i to the head of the delivery department,
j would, in all probability, have been
i pigeon-holed, seeing that the rectifying
: of them would tend to inc rease the expenses
of that department?a change
J which the manager thereof would nat!
urally desire to obviate.
; "We also have an outside man for
! secret service work. He never comes
! into the store, but makes his report by
letter. Such a sleuth is essential to
all employers of labor of this character.
It might he reported to us that
an employe in a responsible position,
but drawing a moderate salary, was
living as a high roller. This outside
v-' ' i "
i- ;; .-' fK - . v
9
man would be detailed to get all information.
Such an officer, in fact, is
useful in hunureds of ways, and no
large store should be without one.
"But the greatest benefit of a thoroughly
equipped detective bureau, from
a department store standpoint, is that
it acts as a deterrent to the 'professionals.'
In my time, for instance, I
have hod to do with over 2000 cases
of shoplifting. It follows, therefore,
that my presence in a particular store
keeps away at least those 2000 offend- ;
ers. ar.d probably a a many more of
their friends.''
THE RING IN THE OLD OAK TREE.
Inrtinn J.ege:i<l that is To*<l in a llemtti- ^
ltil Cull' Coast 'J otrtl.
Every foot of ground around this
town is full of legends, fJtories of Indians,
stories of Bienville and Iberville
and all tne rest of the gcniiernanly adventurers.
and some adventurers who
were not gentlemen, can be had here
for the asking. Something of the
dreamy charm which these ancient
oaks cast over the wanderers from
France and Renin and ether countries
is with them still. There is the same
reposeful sky which bends over the
shining waters of tne bay, the same
Quietude which one finds among old
piaces, as if age had given them a
respite ftom the strenuous toil of a life
of conflict,' the same gentle tones
among the people, as if they were
afraid a loud voice would wake some
of the spirits of the restless men of
long ago, It is hard to stir the feeling
of energy in the toast towns.
No visitor to Biloxi goes away without
seeing the ring in the patriarchal
oak in the yard of the rectory of the
Church of the Redeemer. How old the
tree is nobody knows. But it has been
here for at least two hundred years.
There is a record running that far
back, and it was a big tree when the
record began, and the ring was there
when the story was started. It stand3
today in silent grandeur. The trunk is
knotted anu gnarled, and the limbs
are bent as if wita the weight of years. :
There is one of the most beautiful
legenas of the whole coast country
wrapped in thiB tree. The tree cannot
talk, so the people must do the talking
for it. They say that long before the
French came, long before there were
any Spanish in Louisiana, long before
there were any wnite faces in all the
long stretch of. beautiful coast, there
was a chief whose daughter loved a
brave. She pleaded with her father
for permission to marry her lover. She
pleaded with all the eloquence and all
ihe vehemence of Indian maidens. She
prayed and threatened, but the old
chief had chosen another for her husband,
and he would not consent to the
change. The girl was importunate.
Like all maids in love, she could not
see that any other man in the world
approached the brave of her choice in
all the arts of war, in the chase, or in
those tnings which go to make the perfect
warrior.
Day after day she besieged the old
parent for consent to wed the man she
had chosen from all the rest of the
tribe, and day after day the old man
steeled his heart against her appeals
and grew more and more obdurate.
One day when the girl had been exceptionally
supp.icating, the father
.pointeu to a giant oak and said: "When
a ring grows in yonder tree then will
I consent to your wedding, but not till
then."
The girl thinking all was lost, left
him in tears. But that night a great
storm arose, and when the morning
came there was a perfect ring in the
tree, caused by the interlacing of two
branches. The chief was won over. He
thought the great Sun God had sent
him a sign of approval, and his unwillingness
melted, and the maiden
?nd Viov lnvpr wpro married and lived
to a green old age, the young warrior
in time becoming the chief of the
tribe.
That is the story they tell. Anyway.
the ring in the oak is there. It
can be seen of all men. The place is
a favorite resort, partly for the tree
and partly for the beautiful surroundings,
the old churchyard, the ivycovered
rectory and the magnificent
view of the beach beyond. Many photographers
have taken the view
through the ring. In order to do this
it is necessary to climb on a stepladder,
because the ring is in a limb which
branches from the trunk in almost a
right angle. They not only tell you
the story, but .show the spot where
the girl fell weeping at the last i^fusal
of her father. And if they can show
you the tree and the very spot where
the girl fell, how much more proof can
they offer? The girl is gone and her
husband is gone, and the tree and the
spot are all that remain.?Biloxi
(Miss.) Letter to New Orleans TimesDemocrat.
I'llIIsit!Hphiii Millionaires.
If the city cf Per.n were to start a
Philadelphia millionaires' club, there
would bo eligible for membership in
this extraordinary organization 117
men and 23 women. In other words,
140 men and women in this placid
Quaker City own more than $1,000,000
apiece. Some, of course, own considerably
mere.
The richest man in this Philadelphia
millionaires' club is William Weightman.
He is said to be worth somewhere
between $75,000,000 and $100,000.000?the
slight difference of $25,000,000
one way or the other not appearing
to worry Mr. Weightman. Mr.
Weightman made his money in war
I times. He sold quinine pills to the
j government. His wealth is of the
i solid sort?real estate. He is said to
own more real esiate than any other
man in Philadelphia, and. luckily, to
have selected property which is now
in the very heart of the business district.
John Wanamaker comes next in the
i list of real estate holdings, and is said
to be worth about $10,000,000. Most of
the members of this exclusive millionaire
coterie believe in real estate, but
j William Weightman and John Wana!
maker have gobbled up the choicest
I bits in Philadelphia,
j The richest woi*inn in town is Mrs.
' Sarah Van Rensselaer. She was a
j Drexel. married John R. Fell, and at
I his death became Mrs. Alexander Van
Rensselaer. Her wealth is estimated
' at $12,000,000.?Philadelphia Press.
Tho Man Without lie^orve.
How quickly a man without reserves
goes to the wall, when anything unusual
happens to him! Like a baby, he
i is all right as long as nouimg tumw
I in collision with him to expose his
j weakness.
What a pitiable thing it is to see
: bright, strong young men facing an
! emergency or a crisis with no reserve
j of education, character, or training,
j How quickly they disappear! Like a
rowboat on the ocean, when run into
j by an ocean liner, or like a frail bark
j which strikes an iceberg, the weaker
! vessel always founders in the collision.
'Hi' had no reserve." might be writ!
ten upon the tombstone of many a
! man who lias failed in business, in the
j professions, or in the home.
The Care of Lamps.
In caring for lamps, occasionally
pour all the oil out, wash out the sediment
carefully and fill with fresh oil.
You will find yourself repaid for the
evening for this additional trouble.
Every five or six weeks boil your burners
ten minutes in soda and water,
and renew your wicks occasionally; do
not wait for them to burn out. The
comfort is worth the small outlay.?
Good Housekeeping.
Open Your Dmnper.
Many people do not open the damper
in the stovepipe when they put on
rnal hilt tako nf? thp> thrp*? lids in
front of the stove while putting on
the coal. Of course the gas ig driven
into the room, as it cannot get into
the chimney with the dampers closed.
Such people should be warned against
the danger of so doing. Some wiil
heed the warning more if they read
it in a paper than if it is told to them
by a kindly neighbor. Coal-gas ia
deadly to vegetable and human life.?
The Ladies' World.
I'fetty Bedspreads.
A pretty bedspread ia as necessary
to a well and daintily furnished room
as are spotlessly clean curtains, and
within the last few years heavy counterpanes
have been entirely superseded
by the more decorative articles.
The spread should harmonize with the
wall covering. It is such a (comparatively)
large surface that if its tone
clashes with the wall tone it takes
away from instead of adding to the appearance
of the room. Art linen is
being much employed for the inexpensive
spreads. It runs in width 30, 40
and 50 inches, and as the average
double bed is five feet in breadth and
(? feet 6 inches long, a bedspread of
sufficient size to reach nearly to the
ground should be at least three and a
half to four yards wide, and its length
can be easily calculated. By far tho
most effective way to make one of
those spreads of art linen is to join
the lengths together by strips of torchon
lace insertion. The insertions
may be run with satin ribbon, but
this is not essential.
For those who require something
more ethereal than art linen, beautiful
spreads may be fasmoned of nainsook,
cambric or book muslin, with an under
cover ot coiored sateen, Datisie or
lawn. In a pale blue or pink bedroom
a bedspread of white muslin, with
white valenciennes lace insertions
made up over pale blue or pink ribbons,
is particularly dainty.?American
Queen.
Pn?ftlnff of the Table Cloth.
Dinners, luncheons and teas without
cloths for the table are not only permissible
in fashionable society, but
are becoming all the style. The table
is set upon the bare wood and napkins
are the only linen goods visible. All
natural woods are beautiful if well
kept and oak, walnut, ash or cherry
will do perfectly if the scratches and
stains which deface it are removed.
Nor is this a difficult matter. A coat
of brown shellac, a thorough rubbing
once a week with a,purchased polish
or with raw linseed oil with a few
drops of turpentine and a daily polish
with an oiled bit of flannel will give a
handsome table top. "Elbow grease"
is the secret of a perpetual polish.
Doilies are now so varied, so abundant
and so pretty, "prettier than any
?r? miiHor Vircnr hoant?fii1 ns
as so much easier laundered,that there
is small excuse for not despensing
with the large cloth. The best centrepiece
for every day use is a hemstitched
damask square. This will
last fresh for a week, while more
elaborate designs may be substituted
for special occasions. Small
doilies come in all sizes and at all
prices, from the costly cobwebs of
Mexican drawn work and the exquisite
Honiton lace ones to the inexpensive
Honiton lace and linen or simple
squares of hemstitched linen. '
With a pretty centrepiece of flowers
or ferns, not over-elaborate and
smacking of the conventional greenj
house designs, but with individuality
j of the genuine flower lover shown in
j its simple arrangement, with plates,
I glasses, knives and forks set straight
j upon the polished wood, with crystal
! clear glass, bright silver and fresh
j napkins, no one need wish for a daintier
or more attractive looking table.
KSC/P?S\
Cabbage Hot Slaw?Slice thin a
small cabbage, season with salt, pepper
and sprinkle lightly with flour,
i Cook ten minutes in a large table|
sponful of butter, remove to the back
i of the stove, break in an egg, heat
! thoroughly, add vinegar to taste and
serve hot.
| Oysters a la Creme?One pint of
' oysters, one cup of cream; put the oy'
sters in a double kettle; cook until the
! milk juice begins to flow out; drain
I the oysters in,a colander; scald the
cream; when it comes to a boil thicken
with one tablespootiful or flour wet
with milk; season with a dash of white
; pepper and a teaspoonful of salt. Then
put in the oysters and cook five
minutes. Serve hot on toast
Tomatoes Stuffed with OystersSelect
five large round tomatoes; cut
off one end and carefully scoop out the
inside with a spoon. Mince two dozen
j small raw oysters, add two ounces of
finely chopped salt pork, a cupful and
a half of grated bread crumbs, enough
of the tomato juice and pulp to moisten
and a dash of pepper. Fill tomatoes
with this mixture and cover with
the cut off tops. Lay on each one a
bit of butter. Place in dripping pan
and bake in moderately hot oven from
30 to 10 minutes. Serve hot.
j I.cmon Omlettes?Four eggs, three
J teaspoonfuls cornflour, two tablespoon:
fuls cold milk or cream, one-half pint
Kniiintr milk For the lemon cream:
One-half pound sugar, two ounces butter.
three eggs, two lemons. Eeat the
yolks of the eggs, mix the cornflour
with the cold milk, then add the eggs
and stir in the hot milk, and just before
baking stir in the whites of the
eggs; butter four or five round tin
dishes, pour in the mixture and bake
10 minutes; turn the omelettes on to
a hot dish, spread lemon cream on
them, fold in half and serve.
Schoolboy Knows Three Towns.
A schoolboy at Greenpoint was
asked to name three towns on Long
Island. He gave them as follows:
"Crosstown, Downtown and Out of
Town."?New York World.
y Fog.
The word "fog" has not been traced
farther back than the sixteenth cen- I
tury, but the thing was known In the '
early years of the fourteenth. The !
commons, with the prelates and no- 1
bles visiting London for the parlia- \
ments and other occasions, united to !
petition Edward I. to compel the burn-1
ing only of dry wood and charcoal, as i
the growing use of sea coal corrupted !
the air with its stink and smoke .0 the
great urejudice and detriment of !
health. In 1306 the king prohibited the j
use of coal; heavy ransom and fines
were inflicted for disobedience; in
the case of recalcitrant brewers, dyers
ana other artificers the furnaces and :
kilns were destroyed. But the restric-1
tion was eyidently soon removed, for!
in 1308 ?50 (probably equal to about [
?800 now) was paid from the ex-j
chequer for wood and coal for the cor- j
onation of Edward II.?London Chroni- j
cle.
Freedom From Disease.
A French hygienic journal states1
that in Tunis the mortality from tuberculosis
is 11.8 per 1,000 among the
Arabs and only 0.75 per 1,000 among
the Jews, who lefid pretty much the
same life as the Arabs, except that
they daily clean all their furniture
with moist cloths, and never stir up
the germ-infested dust with brooms.
Sweut ami fruit acid* trill nut discolor'
goods dyed with Pctkax Fadeless Dtes.
bold ty ail druggists.
Lies are always in a hurry, but the truth
contentedly awaits its turn.
lOO Reward. 8100.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis- j
ease that science has been able to cure in all i
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh j
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to 1
the medical fraternity Catarrh being a con- I
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional 1
treatment. Hall's CatarrhCuro is taken inter- j
nally, acting directlyupon the blood and mu- i
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy- i
ing the foundation of the disease, andglving ,
the patient strength by building up the con- !
stitution and assisting nature in doiDg its
work. The proprietors have so much faith in 1
its curative powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to euro.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
F J. Chexet & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
The smaller a man's wit the more pains
he takes to show it.
Best For the Bowels.
No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascabits help nature,
cure you without a gripe or paia, produce
easy natural movements, cost you lust 10
cents to start getting your health back. Cascabits
Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C.
stamped on it. Beware of imitations.
In traveling the road to wealth keep on
the right side.
Free Delivery of Garden, FMd and Flower
Seeds: fresh. trnar.mteedand especially ndapted
toclirrute, at bottom prices. 0 ?talorue free.
Orders $1 o- nvor delivered free In Go., Ala or
Fla. Ir. pays farmer* to secure the best. Agents
wanted. Paul Toland & Co., Battle Hill, Ga.
Some people never attempt to do anything
for fear they might do it wrong. i
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thinking people when the claim la made that
any one remedy vlll euro all d1-<eaaes? No,
well, think of It and tena for oar book telling
all apont 2d Special Remedies for special disI
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Cased. A postal card will secure the book
i and a sample of Dr. Johnson's "After Dinner
j PHI." c Agents wanted. The Home Remedy
Co., Anstell Building. Atlanta, Oa. **
to the acre at less cost, means
more money.
I More Potash
In the Cotton fertilizer improves the
soil; increases yield?larger profits.
Send for onr book (free) explaining bow te
get these results.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York.
SScLOVERlfc
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I for vigor, frost and drotrth resisting 1
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Wife of President Jakeman of
Elders of the Mormon Church,
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everywhere. tAl'TlOX! The genuine have W. JL. -csn
Douglas' name and price stamped on bottom.
Notice increase of sales in Iable below r
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1901 = 1,566,720 Pairs, . M
Business More Than Doubled in four Years.
Tv?uiSmj^itsma^sand Rellsmoremcn'sSS.OOand -jfi
$3.50 shoes than any other two ttitn'f''rs In the world. "^SEFM
W. I- Douglas $3.0!) and $3.10 shoes placed side by * v '49
side with $5.00 and $?.CO shoes of other makes, are
found to l?e just as good. They will outwear two
pairs of ordinary $3.80 and $3.10 shoes.
Made of the best leathers, including Patent
Corona Kid, Corona Colt, and National Kangaroo. 7-sj
Fast Calor Kyelrts and Always Black Rooks ascd.
W.L.Boaflas $4.00 "Gift Sdito Liac"caaoot be equalled.
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9 before choosing. A good pair 3
I of tires adds to the life of your wheel?I
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