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BECAUSE or x WOMANS FICKLFNESS

Overend OF the Silver Star Liner
Illwarra. as he rolled over for
the fifth time. "She's making bad
weather Of 1t, anyway. and Dickson
won't be sorry to get relief
He tumbled out and put on his things
II wanted another half hour before his
watch was due, but in his present frame
Of mind It mattered little 10 him whether
he took charge now or later on.
AS he stood there in his stateroom
Capt. william John Overend was a SUI
premely happy man. He had but just
been appointed captain OF the IIlwarra.
and this was his maiden voyage as
skipper. That was one reason for his
happiness. but there was another al
most as weighty. Among the saloon
passengers was a certain Miss Nellie
Burns. now on voyage from Australia
10 the old country-his Nellie: Nellie
whom he had loved since they
we're children together; Nellie. who
had been so proud Of him when he
FIRST appeared in the brass buttons and
jaunty cap Of his apprentice days; Mel
lie, whom he, out Of his scanty earn
ings, had sent TO a good school, for
her parents were miserabIy poor. And
now the dream was about TO be real
lied. He had 1880 in the bank. his
pay had increased with bound. and
the one obstacle to their early marriage
want OF means-removed.
True, he could not see much of her
on the journey, for the directors OF the
Silver Star line were martinets OF the
sternest type. and did not hold with
their officers carrying wives or sweet
hearts at all. let alone esquiring them
during the voyage. And so II came
about that poor Overend and his ooncco
had 10 be content with meaning glonc.s
ana commonplace chats at long inter
Vals' for there was a director Of the
company among the passengers. and II
would never have done for the new COM
mander TO have given cause for offense
on his maiden trip in his own ship.
Buttoning up his pilot jacket. the
skipper left his coy stateroom, still full
of fond thoughts of the future. The
wind was rising momentarlly. and he
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"HellO, Young Un, Been Fighting Again7n

On and on sped the thief. making his
but the policeman hung grimly on his
trial. swift and noiseless as the thief's
own shadow. Down the streets they
few, pursuer and pursued, under wagon
poles, shooting round corners, lodging
pedestrians as If each had nine lives to
lose and were bent on losing every one
of 'em. The passer-by cheered both
contestants with equal vigor.
Two TO one on the boy in the candy
shirt"
"ohl keep quiet; don't you see it's
odds on the policeman"
OF a sudden the thief sees a piece of
glass directly in front Of him It winI,s
and glitters in the bright sunlight. II
grows larger and larger as he ap-
proaches. he tries to avoid II but his
handle bars seem beyond his control.
he might be man in a whirlpool.
"Oooookkt' sounds the tire as the
glass punctures IL. The tnie1 dismounts
quickly, the policeman's wheel huns
angrily like a giant bee behind him.
There is a momentary scufie and the
pair are on their way to the police
station.
Scenes at the Police Station.
Huh says the thief. unabashed.
"Wuddent have caught me ef I had
MT had that puncture. Busted the tire.
bleve,' and he draws his parti-colored
sleeve across his nose.
Captive and captor bear down upon
the First precinct station, followed by
crowd of guying small boys. AS they
mount the steps several policemen are
sitting out, taking the afr.
''Nabbed him, hey, Harry" they
cried
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Mrs. Young Wife'S Cook Book

Doesn't the Bible say that salt hath a
savor?"
With that he cut deeply into the pud-
ding with his spoon and brought to
light a hard boiled egg,
"Graciousi" exclaimed the little wife.
How did that happen. do you sup
poser"
Didn't you put II IMP he asked.
Yes. of course. The cook book said
three eggs. But never saw them act
that way before"
sneaking suspicion. low-born sus-
picion. laid hold OF Mr.. Young Wife's
mind.
Did you stir the pudding before you
bake IT, my dear" he said in the tone
Of "Of course you dld-but only asked
you to have something 10 say"
Stir? Why, no. The cookery book
didn't say anything about stirring IT."
this with the accent on the stirring.
The secret was out at last. She had
dumped the ingredients into the pud
ding pan in the order named IN the book
and then baked them just as they hap
pened TO lie. That was how ne got the
salt and nothing but salt in his first
mouthful, and she nothing but sugar.
don't knOw-nObOdy knows-whether
she had good cry all by herself after
dinner. But 1t doesn't matter. The
cloud passed BY. and next day ste made
a pudding which. her husband proudly
asserts was tho very hest nuddfpg o,,,r
made by the dimpled hand OF mortal o.
angelic woman. What more DO you
want?
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"Will you put up your ten dollars?'
"well, haven't that much on me just
now. I can run right up to Riggses
though. and draw yer a check. just
around the corner"
'All right, Levi. Cell number three, "
But the thief is not to be disposed OF
so easily. He has heard a drunken
man singing "Massas IN De CoT, Col,
| Groun'," and he has a healthy dislike
OF looking at the world from behind the
wrong side Of the bars. Jailer Brown
and Turnkey Fields. however. persuade
him to be quiet and he is quickly
Hooked up.
The Sensation of the Amateur Prisoner
As the network of bars shuts with a
clang, the first feeling Of the prisoner.
according to the confession Of one who
has had the experience, Is one OF fear.
Unless man wrestle with it and make
II bless him ere it goes. this fear will
be his master. The stationhouse is
afire.' is his first thought Then comes
the silly fear that the turnkey will 90
of and forget him, leaving the door
locked until he staryes to death This
is fine fear and will turn a man white
and draw the perspiration from him as
quick as any other. Sometimes the Of
lcers have to take the Gagged animal out
and send him OF to ST. Elizabeth's Hos
Dital and straight jacket.
The Next Morning.
The morning brings the Black Maria
the notorious vehicle, and the prisoners
are bundled into it without ceremony.
but with an appropriate haste. They are
driven TO the Police Court. The Maria
is lighted and ventilated by means of
narrow slits near the roof II the wag-
on be crowded, as It usually is on Mon
day morning. these slits are at a prem
ium. We're not several officers
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Yes. and a good long chase he gave
me. too said officer Levi. as he wiped
his forehead. You'll make a profess
sional rider some day. young un, he said
in evident admiration
NO" said the coppers on the steps,
is that fact?"
Before the Desk Sergeant.
The first thing that catches the pris-
oner's eye as he enters the station Is
large oak case with a great glass door.
1t contains a double row of slender
clubs. without leather straps. Straight.
soldierly. and grim as veterans are
these sticks. They are made Of walnut.
straight and clean-grained. for they
are only used on the occasion of a
parade.
Well. youngster. what have you been
doing?" says Desk Sergeant Franklin
Monroe.
'NOthin'." says the prisoner. with a
grin.
"Oh! come. come You don't expect
me TO believe that. What were you
brought here for?"
"Liftin' a wheel"
Didn't have enough in your head,
heyY' said the desk sergeant.
looking at him with an air Of blur yet
kindly disdain. well. weIl enter you
on the guests register What's your
name? Thomas White. Ell? Very good.
Now Thomas White, how old are you?
Nineteen? Not quite old enough to
vote. are you? You're white, aint you ?''
II told yer I wuz White. what more
do yer want?" said the prisoner with a
dogged look.
Come now, impidence. No side re-
marks Tell US, are you white or not?"
That's me name, as 1 had the plea
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sure o. teIlin' yer honor before. Sink
me, If this aint the most disgustin' ex-
hibition O. official ignerence I never
saw. Come, lock me up. Bring out
yer dungeonses. I'm going to let the
Attorney General hear O. this, and let
me tell yer. my fine fellers. you'll hear
o this, too, ony in a different way. Sink
me. a desk sargeant not understandin'
United States,"
"see here" said the desk sergeant-a
firm hand must be held over such young
fellows-"no side remarks. You're not
black. are you"
oh. hot I'm next. In course I aint
black. I'm white White. an a word
in yer ear. sergeant-a mighty close
feller to the Attorney General"
The Longer Catechism.
What's your occupation?'' said the
sergeant, entering the answers accord
ing to a regular scheme in the blot
ter" the hotel register of the police
station. A dazed look crept over the
thief's face.
What do you do for n livlng?"
why, 1 works for a printin' Office.
I'm a printers devil Look out fer the
noospaper man. sergeant We're pow
err"
Can you read and write?''
We'll. nothin' to boast of. You can
put me down as a reader and writer,
though"
What's the charge. officer?'
Stealing a bicycle: haven't found
out who it belongs to. as yet"
III. r. Levi" said the desk sergeant.
as he wrote the officers name on the
blotter.
viii you deposit collateral. bub?"
viii I do wot7"
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back there have built a few card cas-
ties in their day. and wasted valuable
time tnd good gray brain-matter in
the work King and queen. knave and
diamond and heart have gone to the
construction of the house: a police
mans club has shattered It and spade
vigorously piled for few minutes viii
be the last tool used IN the building
thereof,
The Desk Sergeant Reminiscent.
A desk sergeant leads a strange ex-
istenoe. What mans life Is more varied
with tales OF uncommon experiences?
The undertow Of life. its fouIer waters,
ebb and fow in front Of his desk ali d az
long. He Is pa!d 10 sit on the sand
and watch them: 10 sit at a desk and
put mems crimes on paper; 70 be a
penny-a-liner novelist for the great
Government OF the United States. even
though so few read his works. over In
the corner you will fnd his published
volumes. Sometimes he grows reni-
niscent over a favorite briar and the
stories he tells are well worth hearing.
He tells, in particular, a story OF
little boy, who was picked up on the
street late one night and brought TO
the station. He waited there hour after
hour for some one to call for him, but
no one came.
He sat on that chair said the SER
geant, pointing with the bowl Of his
pipe to a big arm chair. Il couldn't
keep my eyes of the youngster-he
warn't 10 more than a kid. His feet
were bare and dusty, and he fell
asleep after a while. His hat fell of.
and showed his hair, wet with perspi
ration, and just as curly, you wouldn't
believe IT. I sat here-there wasn-r
much dcinE-and Just watched that Kid
and I got to thinkin- O. the toughs and
the rOughs that had been here, OF the
Gagged devil OF a drunk we had IN the
cells who was singing himself hoarse,
and the sweet inercent look o that there
little boy. Well, I was sittin' here
thinkin' when all OF a sudden black
shadder slips in and looks around.
was that set with my thinkin' that I
never moved, Just looked. The shadder
glanced round quick-like in the cleo
trie light; then It spied the boy Shhhh,
/ don't know how it got 10 him but 1
looked and there il was alongsider him
and a-lIckin' his hand as IL hung down
aside him. II was a dog. a common on
cry black and tan. He was all over
dust and he must have followed that
boy Ny Aunt. but he was glad TO see
him. And the bOy-he never woke. but
he sorter smiled and stro1ed the dogs
head. The little black cuss just laid
right down aside the chair, painted a
little while and licked his chops, and
went to sleep Well. I've adopted EN-
both and In making tolerabIe sue
cess O. raisin' 'em"
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rs YOUNG WIFE and her
IV brand-new husband are keep
ing house in dainty fat. Her
HUSBAND gay deceiver-declares that
her cooking is eft for the gods
But ne day last week a tiny cloud
hovere over the little home, casting
a shadw which seemed to the watchful
young wife the beginning OF the end
Of all earthly Joy. Her husband took
a sponful OF pudding and-oh, horror,
she saw by the hes:tatinE way IN
whichhe swallowed IL that he did not
like /
Nov that pudding was her chef
d'oeuTe-the piece de resistance of the
Dime. She had never made a pudding
befor. but she was sure she had put
in tn exact ingredients laid down in
befor, but she was sure she had put
the COX book. which, she had been as
sured was an infallibIe authority.
VIII just the hint Of a tremor IN her
voice she said: You don't like IL, af-
ter al"
cor and indeed I do" and in proof
of IL e scooped Up a spoonful and swaI-
lowed 1t rapidly. There is the stuff of
whicl heroes are made in Mr.. Young
Wife.
WY" said she, tasting hers How
sweeiit IS. I am sure / put in only the
rightluantity OF sugar"
rs yours sweet" he asked. Mine
isn't-not too sweet. he FASTENED 10
qualiY. III anything. 1 should say IT
was trife-just a wee trihe-too salty.
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It HE advent Of the Wild West show
calls to mind other things be-
sides the memories Of clrcuses
when you were a boy; of the yelling OF
takers. the red lemonade. the shouting
and crowding and pushing and the queer
smells and sights inside the big tent
There is the origin Of the famous cry
Hey. Rube." which has been the circus
hands slogan for many years. and which
once a man hears he VIII remember until
he dies. Almost everyone, certainly
every boy. knows the sinister meaning
Of that cry Translated into plain Eng
lish il stands for Help, help" A
circus life Is a queer calling. and it has
it's professional words and terms just as
the highest form or art. Hazardous IN
the extreme. but fun OF fascination II
is. and the men who live II are fully
aware of its attending danger. This cry
for assistance is peculiar 10 circus men.
and q thousand OF them viii answer 60
as one man.
There is a tradition that when p. T.
Barnum first went into busiuess-and
the memory OF no living man runneth
back that far-he had six feet three OF a
Peunsylvanian in his employ named Reu-
ben. He was a huge man. Of immense
personal strength, and IL is said that he
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IT HE stationhouse is place where
you may learn things, in re-
turn for many hours Of time
spent IN conversation with the desk SER
geant and of observation on your own
account One of the most interesting
houses in TIE city is the First precinct
station headquarters. under Lieut..
Amiss, lceted on Twelfth Street just
below the Avenue.
There are not many arrests made in
this precinct during the warm weather
In fact. this is the rule all over the
city of Washington. Crime is an un-
canny pant and does not flourish so
well undsr the summer sun; the bloom
of murhrers. thieves, and criminals
of lower degree is not so encouraging
when the weather is warm. The off,
GERS will tel you that these ugly and
scentless flowers thrive better In the
bleaknes of winter.
The list of Suicides in Summer.
Suicide, however. are more numerous
during the summer months than at any
other tine. Heat and the stagnation of
business with its attendant evil of the
loss of employment. are responsible for
this. Washington has been singularly
free fror horrors of this type, and the
number Of those who take their own
life here does not reach the terrible
proportins attained in other cities.
here an, abroad. Crowded tenement
house dttricts are practically unknown
in the Capital city. and TO this fact
may be referred the small number of
suicides
Theirs somthin' 10 be said for the
suicide. vhen, he's down on his luck and
the conrete is soft to the tread. like
u carpe." says the fat policeman who
sits on the staionhouse steps In his
shirt sleeves.
OF With a Wheel.
There are quite a number of arrests
made ofblcycle thieves in the summer
months This fellow in the stripped
shirt too fancy TO new wheel. lust
out OF tie factory. A bicycle police
man. tn terror of the small boy, saw
the THE and gave immediate chase.
1t was repetition of the vigilante's
daily tax when the West was new.
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SNot 6Many oArreStS When
the Weather Is Hot, and
Tbose Hailed Before the
Desk Sergeant'S Bar oAre
Generally Up for 5Ninor
OtfenSeS--Policen Lebf
Has a LfUeLy Race With a
Bicycle Thief IN a Candy
Shirt. e. =. .. ..
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off IN Crime as The
Temperature rises, Bot a
Corresponding Increase in
The Nan1ber of Suicides.
The Mar Behind The blot
ter GrozUS Reminiscent
and Tells the Story of a
Small Boy and a Dog. =.
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I've head like a frst-pr;ze punkin,
An a tongue like board. my dear:
Ny mouth is dry, an look at that eve!
Ho! that's what comes o. the sun in your eye
An that's why I'm ere, my dear;
Ho! that's why Pm ere. I'm ere,
The Tale o. Woe
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Origin of the CrY Hey Rub0" F."

Der conductor said Took oudti' J-ndt 1 dit
iook oudt- Dere vas another train passing /
lost my hat. undt, donnevetter, I almost lost
my head 30, YOU See. Carl, always dry undt
see vat man means ven he is talking
Han Brietmanu's Letters
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OF With a Wheel.

NJ s..,s2s:@ s2sso os:s,ss %.ss a: ::' ..:;: :;.
ing house in a dain.v, Cot IIe,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

The peculiar cough which indicates
cuoup, is usually we'll known to the
mothers of croupy children. No
time should be lost in the treatment
of it, and for this purpose no mcdi-
cine has received more universal ap.
prevail than Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. DO mot waste valuable
time in experimenting with untried
remedies, no matter how highly they
may be recommended, but give this
medicine as directed and all symp-
toms Of Group will quickly disappear.
For sale by j. II. Goodman & Co.
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70 MAKE CUPS.

Mr.. John H. Powell, of Ocilla,
ia, well known as one of the
most successful turpentine oper-
ators, has, in company with 9TH
ers, purchased the Chattanooga
Pottery Works and is now pre-
pared to furnish prices to all tur-
pentine producers who want cups
to work on the Herty or any 9TH
er cup system during the coming
season.
Mr.. Powell intends putting in
about ten crops of cups himself
this next season, and a number
OF producers have signifed their
intention of experimenting with
the cup system on a scale vary
ing from one to ten crops. Indi-
cations are that fully one million
cups will be needed to meet the
trade requirements, for the first
season that the cup system is
used outside of the experimental
station at Ocilla. This means
but one hundred crops, but tits
regarded as an excellent staff
for the new system. Each oper-
ator using the cups will be in a
position at the close of the season
to advise others, and it is more
than probable that the following
season will see a much more cx-
tenslve use of cups instead Of the
old boxes.
Mr.. Charles L. Krager, mana
ger of the pottery at Daisy,
Tenn, will furnish producers
with prices and all desired infor-
nation. Prof. Chas. II. Hertvis
now in Washington preparing his
final report of the work at Della,
Ca, tor publication. The govern
ment, as heretofore stated, will
issue an illustrated pamphlet Civ
ing full details of the work done
by Prof, Herty and will forward
a copy to every producer of tur-
pentine in the south.-Savannah
Weekly Naval Stores Review.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

Mrs. Hanna, wife of the senator, set
tied labor dispute in hurry the 9th
er day. \ Cleveland house owned by
the senator was being painted by q
force of sixteen men who did not be-
long to the union. Officials Of the
Painters union came to see the sena-
tor, who was not at home. Mrs. Han
ma heard what they had to say, drove
to the house at once and ordered the
men to quit work. They obeye1 her
promptly, and that night every one of
them Joined the union. Employees of
another firm followed suit next day.
and the painters are considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of electing Mrs. Hanna an
honorary business agent.
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Advert siog as q rrede Factor.
BY OTTO ] KOCH.

When Macau1ay wrote that
advertising is to business what
steam is to machiuery--the great
propelling power" he could have
had but faint idea of the extent
to which the force of advertising
would be interviewer with the
business affairs Of the present
time. 1t was a prophecy of the
far-seeing mind rather than ex-
preston of the conditions as they
existed at the time it was writ
ten.
And yet there are those who
even now declare that advertising
is still in its infancy. Be that as
it may, advertising has become
so important a factor in the con-
duct of business that in many in
stances it is and should be given
first consideration. Big retail
Establishments could never have
attained, much less retain, their
present importance and great
ness without the means that puts
them in contact with thousands
and hundreds Of thousands of
people in a single hour, and man
ufacturers Of various products of
general consumption of trade
never have required the volume
of trade made possible by the en-
ployment Of a medium through
which to reach, quickly and eco
nomically, the millions of con-
sumers throughout the civilized
world.
Advertising is without doubt
the most powerful force that can
be employed in the acquisition of
trade. 1t is the battering ram
that. pushes through the solid
wall of. competition and launches
goods in the place once occupied
by the old competitor, whose
mistaken notion that long years
of business" and the REPUTATION
of the firm" we're a sufficient
safeguard against the onslaught
of newer but more progressive
enterprises.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

Mrs. Johanna Soderbolm, of Fer
gus Falls, Mimi. fell and dislocated
her shoulder. She had surgeon get
t back in place as soon as possible,
nut it was quite sore and panied her
very much. Her son mentioned that
he bad seen Chamberlain Pain
Balm advertised for eprains ardsore-
ness, and she asked him to buy her a
bottle of it, which he did 1t quickly
relieved her and enabled her to sleep
which she had not done for several
days. The son was 80 much pleased
with the relief it gave his mother
that he has since recommended it to
many others. For sale by J. II.
Goodman & Co., Druggists.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

During the lively times in the house
of commons the other day when John
O'Donnell was suspended for shaking
his fist in Premier Balfour's face Mr.
Timothy NJ. Healy seized an opportuni-
ty to make one Of the sarcastic speech
es for which he is famous. The Irish
members wanted the situation in Ire.
land considered, but Mr.. Balfour was
obdurate and insisted upon the con-
sideration Of the education bill and
some other government matters, in.
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MISE DAISY LETTER.

tend the Delhi durbar as the guests of
the viceroy and vice RENE. 1t is said
Mrs. Letter carried with her the most
elaborate wardrobe owned by any
American woman. Miss Daisy Letter
has already spent two years in India
and achieved considerable fame on &C.
count Of her beauty and brilliant rid
ing. Mrs. Letter will return to Ameri-
ca in February or March, but Miss
Daisy will remain abroad for some
time.
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DON'T WORRY,

This Is easier said than done, yet il
may be of some help to consider the
matter. II the cause il something
rver which you have no control it is
obvious that worrying will not help
he matter in the IL ast. On the 9TH
IF hand, if within Your control you
ave only tn act. When YOU have q
''2ld and fear 40 attack ufpneumopia,
on1 bottle. Of Chamberlain Is Cough
Remedy and uss it judiciously and
III cause for worry az to the outcome
VIII quickly disappear. Theirs ia no
danger OF pneumonia when it is n5l
For sale by J. n. Goodman & c. &S
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

Many a mother comes to sor-
row by doing the homework to
give her daughter a good time.