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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-17
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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-17

ASTER is the chief festi-
val of the Church, and
of course, the Little
Men and Women always
look forward to it with
pleasure. Festivals of
Soma bind coapo RI ha
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the Holy Ghost descended in the form
OF q dove J ~ .you to climb w
into the beifry and station yourself at
The small traploor over the center ot
the church and o,@u it just enough SO
Won can distinctly hear every word |
say and still not make yourself seen.
by any one in the congregation. About
the middle OF my sermon | shall repeat
the text. And the Holy Ghost descend
ed in the form of Il dove and you are
to lower Il live snow white dove. which
I shall give you. down through the
opening, and it will tlutter through the
air and be the means of making Il deep
impression on my hearers, who will
readily see it's connection with the
text"
On Sunday morning Patrick depart
ed with the dove, ever himself deeply
impressed with the great originality
the young minister had displayed, and
promising that he would faithfully car
~ out to the letter every wish.
The congregation was much larger
than usual, and all were anxious to
hear the young minister, who had come
to them highly recommended" They
were all attention, and not a sound
was heard except that which proceed
ed from the mouth Of the eloquent
speaker.
The middle Of the sermon was reach
ed, and the text was slowly and dis
tinctly repeated, And the Holy Ghost
descended in the form Of a dove" The
reverend gentleman lifted his eyes
slightly, expecting to see the beautiful
symbol of purity and peace lowering
over the heads of his hearers.
But no dove. Pat had evidently for
gotten the cue or had failed to hear the
minister at the important moment. So
the text was repeated, this time a lit
tie louder, "And the Holy Ghost de
scended in the form Of a dove" He
arched his eyebrows a little higher, but
no dove greeted his vision. He began
to grow impatient, and the third time
he repeated at the top Of his voice.
"And the Holy Ghost descended in the
form of a dove" This time his eyes
looked straight up as if in prayerful
attitude, and he was rewarded. not by
the graceful sway of the dove through
the air. rs had expected, but by the
grimy, frightened face of Pat, who, in
the agony of his failure to carry out
his part of the plot, blurted out:
Say, yer reverence, yer reverence,
the cat eat up the Holy Ghost. Shall
OF sind down the cat!"-Ladies' Home
Journal.
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IT WAS JIMMY WIG FORWARD.

"a - viz Ia ! AD
in the rruyn lot. where the boys used
to coast in winter. 1t was too steep
for the girls. One could easily run
clear to the river on a good pointer.
But there was no hint of snow in
this picture. The trees that fringed
the river bank were in full leaf, the
lone willow that grew on the tiny is
land was draped in green, and Jimmy
could fairly smell the mint and the
sweet flag in the marsh where the
creek through the Newmans' lot form
ed Il confluence with the river.
Somehow it brought Arlington back
with startling distinctness. He had
supposed that he had forgotten the
town in his two hurried years of city
life, but with the picture before him
1t was as though he had just climbed
the hill from the little red house that
was hidden in the picture by the new
brick Methodist church. They were
just finishing the steeple when he had
come away. Now it proudly reared its
head above all the other buildings.
Jimmy turned the card over and re-
garded its face. The blurred post
mark seemed like an old friend. He
could look through the glass partition
where the boxes were empty. down in
the corner nearest the drug store, and
see Emma Sherman industriously
stamping the mail.
He could hear the double thud as
she struck first a letter and then the
Ink pad. He could hear the COM
ments Of the men waiting for the mail
to be sorted. He could even see the
recruiting poster with it's gaudy pic,
lures Of uniformed soldiers, a glory of
blue and red and yellow. In the midst
Of the more somber bills announcing
auction sales and the prim handwrit
ing Of the notice of the social Of the
Ladies' Aid society.
But, most of all, the neat writing of
the address held his thoughts. It need,
ed no signature to tell him the name
Of the sender. Only Bessie Brewster
wrote like that. He recalled the long.
happy years when they two had plan,
ned 10 seek the city together. He was
assured Of n position through his III.
cle's influences. and Bessie would Eucf
house for Him AMI perhaps IN time T.,
able To write for the magazines. The Ar
lington Times had used some of he.
stories ana had chilled editorial attcr.
ton 10 them.
1t had all been Il glorious dream. bu
Ressie'S mother had died. ana wh"r
! they graduated from high scho, al.
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Thackeray and the Scotch.


"A glimpse of Thackeray is given In
"Memoirs Of a London Club" by Da-
vil Mason.
At all our meetings at the Garrick
and at Our club ~Thackeray always
seemed to me, in spite of his light hu-
NOR and his habitual nickname of
"Thack" among his friends, to be a
man apart, a sad and highly sensitive
man, Il nan with whom nobody could
take a liberty.
1t was at u Of the larger dinners
Of Our club-it may have been n
Shakespeare birthday dinner about the
year 1S6O-that l CHANGED to sit next
to Thackeray, and in the intervals of
the speeches we had a good deal of
quiet talk. But In Our club gatherings
there was often a lapse into what we
called the war of the n~ationalities,"
which consisted Of good humored mu-
tual chair and banter between the Eng
lish members and the two or three
Scottish and Irish members Of tn"
club. It may have been this that some
how suggested the following bit of
Thackeray's talk with me:
Dye know he said, that, though
I can describe an Irishman perfectly
l never could describe a ScOtchman"
reminded him of Mr.. Binnic.
oh" he said, that's not what
mean; that's Il mere fac-simile Of
man l know, a mere description from
He, But what mean is. cOuldn'I
wrong. But. oh. I'm quite at home
with the Irish ~character''
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Asking His Pardon.

NSN's'S us = ANVIL
While Beckmann, the great comic
actor, was playing at Berlin his friends
persuaded him one day to initiate
Frankel, the journalist and critic. He
did it both in looks and SO
we'll that at the close of the act the au-
dience called for Frankel. The Of
Tended critic brought suit, and Beck
mann was sentenced to ask the com
plainant's pardon in the presence of
witnesses at the plaintiffs home. AT
the appointed hour Frankel, surround
ed by his family and a number of
friends, was awaiting for the penitent.
At last the door opened, Beckmann put
his head in and asked:
docs Mr.. Maier live hereT'
ooh, no." replied Frankel, she lives
next door"
"Ah, then, l beg your pardon!' said
Beckmann. who, having thus done
p%enance, retreated quickly.
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Rumor.

NOn1or.
Rumor is a common noun, singular
and feminine g~ender-except when it
is used by stock gamblers to influence
the market or by statesmen to inf1u-
ence politics.
Necessity is the grandmother of Ru-
NOR, because Rumor is the child of In
vention. Considered separately, its
forebears are feminine idlebodies and
masculine busybodies.
The physical properties Of Rumor are
unique and interesting. 1t is more potent
than fact. attains to a greater veloc-
ity than electricity, cannot be reduced
to a syllogism. feeds on emotion, sleeps
with one eye open, gathers strength
with age and dies Of punctured dropsy.
Rumor Is like Santa Claus. We know
its general tendencies, but not its spe-
cific origin. All we know Of Rumor is
from hearsay. No M has ever been
arrested for stealing it, as the original
owner is always unwilling to claim it.
Rumor is predatory. Its chief quar-
ries are lovers (married or SINGLE
preachers. social leaders, policemen,
politicians and people. It's bitterest
foe is Rumor. Therefore Rumor should
always be treated homeopathically,
Its motto is: Don't believe half you
hear and forget the other half."-Lip.
pincott's.
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JUST
POSTAL.
>. b. LESTER ROSE ..


% 'SN' -'N'' ~ AAN"t' Sp'uSuN. ~
.:..~:HS:4~.:
Jimmy propped the card against the
sugar bowl. and while he huriedly ate
his breakfast his eyes seldom wan
dered from the picture. Della. the din
ing room girl. regarded him %scornfully.
What was the use of incoming over a
picture postal with never a word to
tell who it was from?
1t was rather a pretty picture, a
quiet little town nesting on the bank
of a broad stream, but it might have
been a love letter from the way jim
my stared at it. Twice Della had to
remind him that he must leave the
house by three minutes past 8 in order
to catch the last car that would land
him at the Office on time.
Della knew to a fraction Of q second
when each of Mrs. Beeman's twoscore
boarders must leave. briggs jestingly
called her the human alarm clock"
Recalled to earth by the second sug-
gestion. Jimmy thrust the card into his
breast pocket and sprinted down the
street to the corner. Once on the car
he took out the card again and had to
walk back three blocks because he
was carried past the Office building
still studying the picture.
After all, it was a picture we'll worth
the study. for Arlington was one Of
the prettiest towns in his native state.
Postal cards with local views were
something new for the little town.
Jimmy could remember the stir which
the first illustrated postal received by
an A~rlingtonian had made. Sarah
Coyne, to whom it was addressed, had
let the postmistress keep it for a
whole week that all might see the Curl
osity. 1t had attracted more attention
than the first Philippine stamp.
Now, it was evident that some anna
teur photographer had taken a picture
Of Arlington from the hill. Jimmy
could almost locate the exact spot
where he had often stood. 1t was over
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Desert land.-FtnaI Proof,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Feb. 1, 1907.
Notice il hereby given that
JOHN MAlR,
Of Gold Butte, Montana, has filed notice of inten-
ton to make proof on his desert land claim No.
97s, for the VIZ NEA and M SEla section q,
township 30 north, range 2 east. before John NC.
Dowell, U. $. commissioner, at his Office in Gold
Butte, Montana, on Tuesday, the 10th day of
March, 1903.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Albert c. Wolfe, Edwin H.. Summer, Frank r.
Larson and Christian Stark, all of Gold Butte,
Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAMR. Register.
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q utiCe ct final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT EAiLs, Mont, Jan. ~, 1908.
>otice ia hereby GIVEN tina,
ALEXANDER RANNATYNE,
of toi!ins, Montana. has filed notice of his In
tention to make iunl ~ive.year proof in support
of hi- claim, viz: Homestead entry No. Hiss,
made January :, 1901, for the Ma SWA.% section
IL. and Ma SEA section 10, township IS north,
rang" | east, and that said proof will be made
before the Register and Receiver of the U. $.
land office at Great Falls. Montana, on March 8,
l9Ds.
He Names the ollowing witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said and, viz; James Bell, Robert Richie, DON
aid Kerr and Benjamin Feiat, all of Collins,
Montana.
j. NJ. BURLLNGAME. Register.
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Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATEs Ian OFFICE,
LEwIsTowN, Mont, Jan. %, 1908.
Notice ia hereby given that
JOHN MURRAY,
one of the heir rs of Lewis G. Murray, deceased,
of Big Sandy, Montana, has filed notice of his
intention to make dnal ~tve-year proof in support
of his claim. viz: Homestead entry No. 509!,
made May %, 1907, for lot Z, SWh SWA section
rs, lots 2 and }, section 33. township % north,
range l3 east, and that said proof will he made
At his Office in Big Sandy, Montana, on March 10,
1908.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: Frantz bly,, Frank Z. Country.
man, Fritz Jappe and Harris y. Burke, all of
Big Sandy, Montana.
G. E. MCKOIN. Register.
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Desert land.-Firal Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
ERRAT EAIIa Mont Lar Is

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. Is, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
of Chester, Montana, has filed notice of inten-
tion to make proof on his desert land claim No.
z, for the WI NEA, VIZ sen, NEk SEA sec
ton "a, township 81 north, range 8 east, before
W. b. Piper, IT,. $. commissioners, at his office in
Hsvre,. Montana, on Friday, the 2Sth day of Feb
ruary, 1908.
lie names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land: James Fitzpatrick, John Fitzpatrick,
James S. Cox and Brown Il. Weldy, all Of Ches-
ter, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Notice Of Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
CuvAT FAyIa Mont Ian II

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. II, 1908.
Notice 10 hereby given that
JASPER MAZE,
of Fort Benton, Montana, has filed notice of his
intention to make final five year proof in support
made june =. 1901, for the NEN N 1aS; w
MEX, sen NWk section -, township y north,
range Z east, and that said proof will he made
before Chae: H. Boyle, q. ). commissioner, al
IL, zoos.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land: John Muncey, Edward Hsrris, Powell
L.. Smith and George Flint, all of Fort Benton,
Mont. j. n. BURLtNGAME, Register.
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Desert land..FinaI Proof,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. II, l9Os.
Notice 10 hereby given that
HENRY E. LORANGER,
Of Chester, Montana, has hled notice Of intention
to make proof on his deeert-land claim No. 1915,
for the SEX SWk section 10. township 81 north,
range 8 east, before W. b. Piper, U. y. commits.
eioner. at his Office in Havre, Mont on Thurs
day, the 20th day of February, 1905.
o lie names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Duncan 8. Mackenzie, of Havre, Montana; viii
liam Mitchell, Stuart Cox and Henry Evermyer,
of Chester, Montana.
j. B~URLINGAME, Register.
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Land, Act June 3, 1873
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. G, 1907
Notice is HEREBY given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3,
1873, entitled "An act for the sale of timber
lands in the states of California, Oregon, Nevada,
and Washington Territory" as extended to all
the Public Land States by act of August 1, 1892,
IDA G BR NTHWAlTE,
of Highwood, county of Chouteau, State of Mon
tana, has this day filed in this office her sworn
statement No. 81, for the purchase of the Wa
SWA section Il, and VIZ NWA section 20, in
township 20 north, range . east, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought is more valu-
able for ita timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish her claim to said land
before c. II. Boyle, a L. $. commissioner, at his
office al fort iienton, Montana. on Tuesday, the
Sd day of March, 1905.
She names rs Witnesses: Joseph B~raithwaite,
Jesse a. Bright, Joseph A.. Baker and Morgan
Murray. all of i~lighwood, Mont.
Any ana all persons claiming adversely the
nbove-dascrined lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before said 3D. day of
March, 1905.
j. NJ. BURlINGAME, Register.
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The Young Minister'S Impression.

\ young minister was particularly
anxious to make a favorable impress
sion IN his hearers at his first Sabbath
morning service.
In the quietness of his study he sud
denly hit upon a plan whereby this end
would admirably be accomplished. His
text for the following Sunday was.
And the Holy Ghost descended in the
form Of a dove"
To carry out the minister's great idea
the Irish sexton was necessary. and
Pat was sent for.
"Now, Patrick said the minister,
ION next Sunday morning l am going
to preach a sermon on the text. And
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Notice Of Final Proof,
United STATES LAND OFFICE,
EnIAr L Aan L. . lll

United STATES LAND OFFICE,
GeEAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. ,, 1905.
Notice il hereby given that
EpW ARD KARELS,
OF Sold Butte, Montana, has fled notice of his
intention to make iinai tive-year proof in support
of his claim, VIZ: Homestead entry No 22l3,
made February II, 1905, for the Ma SWA, NWA
SEA-, SWi. NEl4 section Q, township 81 north,
before John Mcdowell, L. 5. commissioner, at
his Office in Cola Butte, Montana, on February Is,
1905.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of
said land, viz: Jacob Karlen, Thomas q. Tough
lin Albert Moles and Isaac Evans, all of West
Butte, Montana.
j. II. RuRLINGAME. Register.
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Answered In the Course Of Business.

Answered In the course OF BUSINESS.
Doctor" said he, before you put
the lid on my conversation will you
answer a question:
EYES," said the dentist, selecting a
square piece of rubber and shipping 1t
with his scissors.
"Do people chew more on one side
Of the mouth than the other?"
"Sure."
(Which side?"
"The inside" replied the dentist, snip
ping the rubber over the patients lips.
-Lippincott's.
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MUTATION.
They talk of short lived pleasure. Be
it SO.
Pain dies as quickly. Stern, hare fea-
tured pain
Expires and let's her weary prisoners 60.
The %fiercest agonies have shortest reign,
And after dreams Of horror comes again
The welcome morning with its rays OF
peace.
Oblivion, softly wiping out the stain.
Makes the strong secret pangs Of shame
to cease.
Ren,orse is virtues root Its fair increase
Are fruits Of innocence and blessedness.
Thus Joy. o'erborne and bound. doth still
release
His young limbs from the chains that
round him press.
Weep not that the world changes. Did II
keep
A stable. ~changeless state 'twere cause in.
deed to weep.
-Rrvant.
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With a Satiricsl Streak.

French tact is ~proverbial y rather
ttresome marquis came up yawninG I"
The Prince De I.igne of the court Of
Louis XVI.
That was exactly what I vas going
- say TO you" observed the prince
r.tFeiy. .
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A Wife's Ready Wit.

A popular clergyman saw a lady
about to call whom he was anxious not
to meet. So he said to his wife, IN
run upstairs, my dear, and escape till
she goes away"
After about an hour he quietly tip
toed to the stair landing and listened.
All was quiet below. Reassured, he
began to descend and called out over
the balustrade:
"Well, my dear, you got rid of that
old bore at last"
The next instant a voice from below
rooted him to the spot. 1t was the
voice of the caller! Then came a re-
Spouse which sounded inexpressibly
sweet to him. It was the voice of his
wife:
Eyes, dear, she went away over an
hour ago. But here Is our good friend,
Mrs. Blank, whom I am sure you want
to meet"
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Rough on the Dictionary.

Billy, aged twelve, took part in a de-
bate on Imperialism. His opponent
made a point by quoting the definition
Of empire from the dictionary. Billy,
nothing daunted, with all the air Of
Patrick Henry, rose up and said:
"1t's all right for my opponent to
quote from the dictionary, but as for
me l rely on the facts"-Everybody's.
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Drumming the Drummer.


In the Silver Bow club in Helena
they used to play big poker. At the
game one day sat Marcus DAILY, George
Hearst and J. B. Haggin, when there
burst in a radiant New York drum
mer who had a two weeks card to the
institution. He marched up to the
players and politely inquired if he
might take a hand.
"Why, yes. Come right in" said
DAILY.
The drummer pulled out a roll Of
bills and threw a 500 note on the ia
BILE. LET me have chips for that. he
said grandly. He went to hang up his
coat and hat. When he returned the
bill still lay on the table.
whats the matter, gentlemen?
Amt my money good!"
"Why, yes, to be sure" said DAILY.
Hearst, give the gentleman n white
chip"
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The Kind Captain.

The Kind Captain.
Comptroller Metz of New York OPP
posed a certain bill on the ground that
it would accomplish nothing.
"That BILL" he said, would effect
no more real change than did the kind
ness Of the canal boat captain to the
weary actor. After an enforced idle
ness Of two months the actor was Of
fered an engagement in a town TWEEN
ty-five miles away on condition that he
report for work that evening at !
O'clock.
"Well he patched up his worn shoes
as best he could, pinned up his ward
robe in an old newspaper and set out
along the towpath Of the canal. But
after he had covered some nine or ten
miles the poor fellows boots gave out.
and a little farther along. footsore and
weary. he gave up in despair and
threw himself on the grass by the
bank of the canal.
LAS he lay there cursing his fate a
canal boat hove in sight. The actor
was seized with an inspiration.
"'Captain.' he shouted as the boat
drew near. Pull up, captain. For the
love of heaven pull up.
"'Waal" inquired the captain as he
stopped the boat.
"'Captain,' pleaded the actor. I've
simply got to get to Quag tonight 10
play second heavy in The Pitfalls Of
Pittsburg.' Can't you give IN" a lift:
III gladly work my passage
"'l,ight-O.' said the captain. with a
kindly nod. Lead the mule. livery.
boly's.
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IL jackson Was Alive.

In opposing a resolution in the Mis-
souri, house of representatives, which
provided for an appropriate Jefferson
City celebration of the anniversary Of
New Orleans and the honoring of the
memory of Andrew Jackson, Repre-
sentative Murphy Of st. Louis spoke.
Present day Democrats" declared
Mr.. Murphy, with fine fervor, have
little in common with Andy Jackson.
And if Andy Jackson was alive today"
Mr.. Murphy earnestly concluded, 'he
would be glad he was dead"
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The Deacon Was Riqht.

A minister announced to his flock
that he would have to leave them, as
he was called to another field.
"How much more salary do you tx
pect to get than here?" asked one of
the deacons.
Three hundred dollars" remarked
the minister, with some hesitation.
II don't blame you for goin', but you
should be more exact in your Ian
guage. That isn't a cali it's a raise"
ladies Home Journal.
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The
- The -
Scrap Book
Complimentary.

Captain 90 ladies on a steamer)-
Ladies, please do not look so long at
the compass. your magnetic eyes will
spoil the course.