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The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
Leaie, Feminine Brand.

n don't like to play cards for mon
ey, but don't In the least mind play
ing for q prize" IL the attitude Of sew
eral New York women who have 10
Gently got up q club. Who was to
furnish the prizes was another ques'
tion. They didn't wish to have the
woman at whose home they happened
to be playing buy prizes in addition b
q little luncheon. Finally one Of the
members suggested q plan which hal
met the approval Of all tho women
concerned. and It has been adopted IN
he club. At the beginning OF the
game each player puts up q quarter
20 that there II q prize Of q dollar u
each table for the winner. That 4
perfectly logical and the eternal femi'
nine way OF getting out Of q difficulty'
They don't want to play for money
but It h ell right to play for prises'
whatever they may be. And the
prizes happen to b money. No mat
tee.-New York Pre9A
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
The Very Simple Life.

Pierre Lott. the French author. Of
ways did like a practical joke. A
French poet who had been advocating
q return, to the simple life decided one
day to make the acquaintance Of Lott.
He left his village, he who never trav-
els. stick In hand. to make the jour-
ney to Hendaye. the home Of Lott. on
foot. He prayed the celebrated novel.
ist to receive him without ceremony;
that he should be satisfied with q
bowl of milk for his repast.
But he was much ast0nished when
the novelist took him ut his word. In
the dining room on q table without
cloth or napkin there was only an Inn
mense crock Of milk.
The visitor showed some hesitation
about beginning the feast. Meanwhile
his host began to walk around the
room like a bear In q cage. only inter.
rupting his walk from time to time to
take q long swig Of milk from the
crock. Without saying word the host
invited the astonished guest to initiate
him.
The man of the simple life had found
one more simple than himself. and be
left the house convinced that the great
novelist had become crazy.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
KNOCKED FOR RAIN.
And Within IN Hour the Wind vsersd
and the Shower Came.

And Within IN Hour the Wind vssrsd
and the Shower Came.
Frances Costing. author Of 'The
BritOns at Home" has this curious tale
Of the dolmen Of Rocenaud. with its
curious cup shaped Impressions like
the constellation Pleiades: An old wo-
man. q bystander. was asked what the
marks were for. Folks say" said
she. that they were made by the ell.
bows and knees Of st. Rock. He fell
down on this stone when he landed
from Ireland" And then the old wo-
man added: I'VE use the holes now
when we want the wind to change.
We knock In them" The story con-
tinues: DO ask her to knock" 1 cried
eagerly. There was q moment Of hest
tation on the part Of the old woman, q
half franc shown in a careless way.
and What wind would madam like to
haveT Southwest said l, looking at
the cloudless sky.
The old woman took up lint and
went slowly to the dolmen. Without
any pause for reflection she knocked
three times In particular depression.
murmuring some words l should not
have understood even had they been
audible. Come observed my friend;
we have yet time to see the rest Of
the peninsula
'The old woman said something. al
which II. lie Rouzic laughed. She
says that If we are going farther II
will be best to be quick said he.
why" The rain you asked for viii
be here shortly And in less than an
hour It was raining"
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
0ribsey VS. Rsmpsnt In ths Old Time
campaiens.

0ibsry VS. Rampsnt In tl,s Old Time
Campaigns.
Even now parliamentary elections
are not altogether free from cOrrup-
ton. Worcester was for time dis
franchised after the last general elecs
ton on account of the Irregularities
found to have been prevalent. and 9th
ef constituencies .flad . rough time BE-
fore they were secure Of their respec'
live members.
But the old time elections were Al
together di1srent. The popularity Of
the reform blu. which purposed the
abolition Of bribery. was BY no means
universal. In the Times Of May 10.
1881. there Il q story Of . London p0-
Ice constable who asked his inspector
for leave to 90 into the country to vote
for an antireform candidate. He ex.
planned that be would get FLO and his
expenses for his vote. but complained
that It was. not then AZ In former
times. when be had had AZ much ~
E4O and never less than f25. And II
that reform bill passes II viii be .
sad looD to me and my brother free
men," he added.
King George III. had his own meth
DDS ~ an election agent. On the eve
Of an election at Windsor in which
Admiral Keppel was the Wing candi-
date the King strolled into Q silk mer'
GERS shop IN the town and called out:
The queen wants . g0wD-wantD .
gown! No Keppel! No Keppelr'-
London Answer
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29

4 pamphlet published In 1877. enti-
tlod The Worth Of Penny; or, A
Caution to Keep Money. With the
Causes Of the Scarcity and Misery Of
the Want Thereof In These Hard and
Merciless Tines contains q list Of
articles. obtainable for q penny in the
days Of Charles II. These include -
dish Of coffee to quicken your stom-
aeh and refresh your Spirits" n fail
cucumber" and portions Of such com.
modities as nuts. vinegar. grapes. cake.
onions and oatmeal" The catalogue
o( pennyworths obtainable at an
apothecary's is lengthy one and In
cludes lettuce to make you sleep.
mithridate to make you sweat and ami.
seed. which may save your life In
fainting or swound.''
This In the way Of recreation for .
penny you may see any monster. jack
anapes or th0se roaring bOyes. the
lyons: you may hear . most eloquent
grafton upon our English kings and
queens II you listen to him who keeps
monuments at Westminster: you may
have all the news In England and
other countries of murders. foods.
witches. dres. tempests and what not
IN the weekly Observation-Disclosures
Scraps.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
THE GIRL FROM THE u. s. A.
NORTH Theatre, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81
PRICES 25c, 35c, 50c 75c


cranaries Rat and Thief Proee.
In some sections Of the cIfn and
wheat growing districts Of Mexico tn.
e,deDt pest Is so bad that Extraordinary
precautions have to be taken To pre-
vent the destruction Of the crops by
the little animals. Sneak thievinG Of
the natives must also b. provided
against. COrn and wheat bins Of u.
binary CONSTRUCTION. such IA are uael
IN the United States. would NOT srfve
the purpose Of protecting the grain
Instead If wos,flrn structures the gran
ar,s.< arr built of stone and brirk Most
Of them are Of cOnisal shape and vary
IN capacity from 500 to AUU buabeiS.
The foundations of thew gfanaries are
sunk deep into the ground. Al the top
Of the structure Is u cls'se 0tiin4 lid
which covers the hole through which
the grain n empiis.d into the xrannry.
The ordinary msthsd Of flllinG the
stOrehOuse r. to have the grain car
ried to the top I'm sacks upon the backs
Of lab0fers up steep ladders. At the
bottom Of the REanary Is dN,r which
leads into narrow chamber. which h
separated from the grain room By
solid wall Of brick or stone. containing
. SLATED opening. through which the
grain II emptied when required
sas City Star.
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Not Worth HAVING.


He was employed by frm of deal
ers In bric-a-brac and old furniture to
scour rural districts In search Of an
tiques. and suddenly he espied an old
fashioned cottage nesting at the foot
Of hill.
Surely here In this old world spot
there would be something in his line.
BE. Knocked sharply at the door. and
q weary looking woman answered.
DO you happen to have any antique
furniture, madam" he asked. ''or any
old ornaments, such as heather idols
or the nkeY'
The woman looked somewhat pug
1led for q moment.
II think I've got one" she said at
length.
Agog with expectation. he followed
her into the house and to q room where
lay . hulking fellow who was fast
asleep on couch.
There It H." she replied. pointing
to the couch. Hes the only Idle thing
I've got In the place-hasn't done any
work for years. He may do for You,
but he's certainly no ornament"-Lou.
don Tit-Bits.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
DOUBLE SUNSET.
Curious spectacle SEEN at Times %
One Spot In England.

Curious Spectacle SEEN at Times @
One Spot In England.
A very curious Astronomical phe-
nomenon occurs In the heavens at Q
certain time Of the year which can b
witnessed only BY standing in the par
ish churchyard Of Leek. in Stafford
shire. England. -
From that position the top Of =
mountain known as the Cloud breaks
the 1.-The Of sight and fully intercepts
your view of the setting Of the sun.
This mountain is six miles distant. as
the crow flies. frOm the town Of Leek
and owing to its peculiar formation
causes the sun when It has entered
that sign Of the zodiac known a. Can
Ger. which happens when We are about
halfway through the year, to produce
the strange effect Of setting twice
daily.
The first time that 1t sets the town
sinks into darkness, and the inhab-
itants light up their houses and shops
in the usual way. Presently dawn sui
fuses over the town. clear daylight
follows, and artificial lights are put out.
At the second setting Of the sun
darkness sets In for good. This phe-
nomenon continues for some days.
The head and shoulders Of the dis.
tant mountain intervene just at the
juncture when the sun at the flrst set
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
HE Conclusion.

':And this." said the young man who
was showing his country relatives
through the Museum Of Art, ''is q repli.
a-of the Venus de Milo"
Gosh" said his Uncle Amasa. "she
WAS q good locker, all right! Wa'n't
never married, was sheY'
mo; I don't believe she eyer was"
II s'pose. bein' armless and not hav'
IN husband to hook up her clos. she
simply had to dress that way. no mat
ter whether she liked It or no" Chi
cag0 Record-Herad.
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iaosss h hslpad the Blind.

"Please help blind man.. said q
fellow with green goggles as he held q
tin cup toward the line Of people issu'
ing from the Union depot. Il always
belp the blind" said one Of two young
men who were passing. and be stopped
and took out FIVE dollar bill. Can
you get a quarter out Of this" Il
guess So" said the blind man. fishing
out a handful of change and counting
out $4.75. well. John" said the ben
evolent young mans companion as
they walked on. you're a bigger fool
than I took you to be" Am l:' said
John. "Yes. you are. That fellows no
more blind than I am. How could he
tell that was q five dollar BILL!
Blamed II l know" said John tnno'
Gently, but be must be mighty near
sighted not to see that 1t was a eoun'
teffeit."-Chicago News.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
Needle Dust.

In factories where needles are made
the grindstOnes throw Oh great quaint.
ties Of minute steel particles. with
which the air becomes heavily charg-
ed. although the dust Is too fine to be
perceptible to the eye. Breathing the
dust shows no immediate effect, but
gradually sets up irritation. usually
ending In pulmonary consumption. In
effective attempts were made to screen
the air by gauze or linen guards for
nose and mouth. At last the use OF
the magnet was suggested. and now
masks of magnetized steel wire are
worn by workmen and e6ectually re-
move the metal dust before the air u
Observation-Disclosures Graphic.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
A Story Of oatnbetta.

il II told Ut Gambetta that once.
when In the heyday OF bis power.
when he went to some agricultural de-
partment to Gust a reacti0nary caudi-
date In favor Of one Of his friends. b
inquired about the aGriculturists'
wants I'VE are sadly In need Of
rain" came the answer. IN SEQ
about II when I get to Paris." prom
ised Gambetta. And his listeners be-
lleved In his promise. The record
runs that the rain came down In tor
rents q day or two after and that
when the reactionary candidate pre-
scented himself he was booted at Let
your party do as much for US as Gam
botta, and we'll elect you." they said.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
A vaoetablo Cameo.

Spain f. the land of the onion. fact
which tempted Mr.. Staw. the author
Of .'Spain Of Today" to fall into the
appended easy verse. All returned
travellers are sure to appreciate II tor
its feeling for truth rather than Its re-
semblance to the form Of 1.-The An
cient Mariner"
Garlic, garlic everywhere
Except In what you drink.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29


A spiders web. an old cure for bleed.
ing. II an uncleanly Application. a IL
Il generally procured from the most
neglected corner In q room and n con-
sequently laden with dust. The ear.
lest reference to this remedy In out
language seems to be In Q translation
Of that curious encyclopedia work Of
the middle ages DE PrOprietaribus
Rerum." where We Rad. ''Coppe webbe
that b white and clene staunchyth
blood" But as I have seen II applied
to q cut finger II has been anything
but white and clean. There h another
reference In Shakespeare's ''Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" when Bottom. the
weaver. says to the fairy Cobweb. II
shall desire of you more acquaintance.
good master Cobweb: II cut my On
ger shall make build with you"
A. q styptic. however. It must BE- &C.
knowledRed q spiders web as some.
what efHestive. In q case OF excessive
hemorrbage after the extraction OF .
tooth q dentist applied cobweb with
most satisfactory archaeological
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
British Julius CaOsars.

julius Caesar. who ON one Of the
closing days Of August in s. B. Z.
landed on the kentish coast. has had
many British namesakes. including q
great cricketer. but the best known Is
julius Caesar. master Of the rolls un-
der James l.. about whom Lord Clar-
endon In the frst volume Of his his
tory tells the amusing story. "Remem-
Der Caesar" The unpopular Earl of
Portland sat up all night in a barri-
caded house with his friends and re-
tainers armed to the teeth because he
found in his pocket a slip Of paper
bidding him Remember Caesar
which really had reference not to the
assassination Of the Roman statesman,
but to some preferment promised to q
son of Sir Julius Caesar. The tomb
Of Sir Julius Caesar. with quaint
epitaph in legal phraseology. u among
the many curious monuments Of st.
Helen's. Observation-Disclosures Family
HAral6
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HE Memory.

HAS - q good memory
mo. Just q common, ordinary, every.
day memory. He remembers people
who owe him money much better than
those to whom he owes money."-De-
troit Free Press.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
Poor 0oos!

Returned Explorer Yes: the cold
was 20 intense at the pole we had to
be very careful not to pet our dogs
Miss Youngthing-lndeed: Why wa,
that? Returned Explorer You sea
their tails were frozen still. and 4
they waGsed them they wouio break
o6.-BostOn Transcript.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29

A vender Of fresh shrimps had had
q very unexciting day. Money was
scarce. Eventually In dreary street
q woman stood shouting at the door.
Hurrying up. be asked eagerly. a
pen'Orth. num-?
NO" she replied sharply: "a hap.
orth. Dye think we've got company?'
London Scraps.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
Gallant.

Gallant.
Beautiful WidOw-D0 you know.
am forty years old to-day. Gallant
Bachelor-Madam. you are Just iwenr
q. nsver believe more than half Of
what I hear.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29

II mere IDEAS are not truth they are|
q least the cloth Of which Il r. made.
-MoogU.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
Parent and Prodi0al.

In a HOngkOng paper short time
ago there appeared q paragraph recit'
ing that u wealthy young Chinese
whose mother controlled large bust
ness In Canton had been spending the
money Of the nrm too iavishiy. the at
traction Of mOtOrcars and other vehi
cles of extravaganza being too power
full for him. After various endeavOrs
to control him the mother ut length
prepared chains and letters and had
him locked up. He. however. escaped.
and the irate mother announced her
intention to exercise her maternal
rights on his return by cutting the
tendons Of bis ankles and thus Grip
pling him. The account proceeded to
say that this treatment Is often re-
sorted to by irate parents with prodi-
gal sOns.-FrOm China" by Norti'
mer Menpes aud Sir Henry A. Blake.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29

II can recommend this horse. sir
said q dealer. ''as q strong. sound AMI
NAL"
ut must BE-" agreed the customer;
ito have attained its present age!
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
Two to One.

6he-Charlie. why are you SO very
much opposed to piano duets? He
From principle. think it's cowardly
1pe Two persons to attack one piece Of
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29

sissv . Maize Chop Susy.

WHEN his sister came home from
sooking school and asked him II be
nd ever heard q recipe for chop suey
y didn't like to admit there was any.
lh1n9 % earth that be did not know.
q Was just at that age. 50 be spar
ID for time By asking what she want.
e Il toe.
Il seems that the cooking school
teacher had given them the question to
6veotignte for themselves. It was one
0ue which there were many answers.
tat the girl who produced the best
uecipe WAS to reseive little prize Of
Dome sort. Her big brother must have
eound out how chop suey was made.
~ thought. during some Of bis trips
y Chinatown.
TIE brother then smiled a wicked
smile and said be would write out the
bsoe and easiest recipe for chop suey
n tie world. Next morning be hand
q her an envelope containing the in
formation. She did not open 1t until
hee name was called In the class.
Theo this h what she read aloud. to
he amazement Of all. herself included:
"Recipe For Chop Suey.-Take q
bowl Of nice. clean suey and then chop
&"-ChicagO Tribune.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
Tia Hint That Eailedy

The Hint That Failed.
Wife-A tree. you know, gets new
elothes every spring-hat. parasol, ev-
seything. Husband-Yes. darling. and
makes them all itself.-Fliegende Blat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-09
To Enjoy

the full confidence of the Well Informed
of the World and the Commendation of
the most cement physicians It was essen
tial that the component parts of Syrup
of Figs AMI Elixir of SIENNA should be
known to and approved by them; there
fore, the California Fig Syrup Co. pub
fishes full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity of pro-
duct, which they demand in laxative
remedy of an ethical character, are assured
by the Company's original method of man
ufacture known to the Company only.
The figs of California are used in the
production of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
SIENNA to promote the pleasant taste, but
the medicinal principles are obtained from
plants known to act most benehcially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the northumberland by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-09
FUNERAL OF MRS. WILLETT
Is HELD ON MONDAY
Aged and Esteemed Woman Goes TO
Her Reward.

The funeral of Mrs. A A. Willett,
whose death occurred on last
Sunday morning at her home here
was held yesterday morning and at
tended by many friends who for three
score years har known her. Mrs. Will
let's death was not at all unexpected,
as for two years or more she had been
an invalid, though bearing her suf-
ferings with fortitude. Mrs. Willett
was So years of age and had resided
in Americas almost since her mar
riage in 1870 She was a member OF
the Methodist church, and the funeral
service was conducted by DR.. Bascom
Anthony and Rev. Hamp Stevens. Mrs
Willett is survived byher aged hus-
band, who has almost reached the CEN
fury mark, being now in his 9Sth
year, and by several sons and daugh-
ters, among them Mrs. NJ J. Oliver, of
this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-09
SHORTAGE OF SYRUP AS
RESULT OF THE DROUGHT
Americas Market Is Barely Supplied
With Syrup.

That the crop of cane syrup will be
short this season there seems very lit
tie doubt now. A good deal of the
seed cane was injured last winter and
the crep planted in tSee-s si3f-ifi gg--was
not as large as usual, but as the cane
generally seemed in fine condition it
was thought that it would make up in
that way for any deficiencies in the
acreage.
Since the farmers are beginning to
grind, however, it is found that there
is comparatively little juice in the
stalks and the yield of syrup from
them will be shorter than usual. This
is the result of the extreme dry wealth
er which has prevailed in this sec
ton for some time past which, while
it has not seemed to stunt the growth
of the cane materially, has kept the
juice from rising in the stalks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-09
FOR CATARRH.
medicine Free in Every Case Where 1t
Fails to Relieve.

medicine Free in Every Case Where 1t
Fails to Relieve.
Neglect or pessimism, we believe,
is the greatest enemy the public has
to contend with when applied to the
loss or recovery of health. Practically
every case of consumption might have
been cured if hope had been maintain
ed and proper treatment had been re-
sorted to at the first symptom of the
disease. Until the advanced stage is
reached consumption is durable. Ca
tarrh is responsible, we believe, for
many cases of consumption. 1t is about
catarrh we want to talk to you to-
day, incidentally consumption, since
the two are so closely allied.
We have a medicine made from a
prescription of one of the most sue
| cessful catarrh specialists known. We
believe it is positively without an
equal. We are so satisfied that we
are right, that we will supply the
medicine free in every instance where
it is used according to directions for a
reasonable length of time, should it
fail to give satisfaction in every par
/ ticular. We want every one to try
this medicine at our risk. There are
no conditions attached to our offer.
We put the user under no obligation
to us whatever.
The medicine we want you to try
| is ReXall MucuTone. 1t is a catarrh
remedy that goes direct to the seat
of trouble. 1t is carried by the blood
| rifles and enriches the blood, tones
! up the mucous cells, and brings about
1 a condition of health and strength
that tends to prevent the germs CT
consumption from getting a start. Be
sides this, Rexa1l Mucu-Tone is a
/ wonderful appetizer, digestive aid and
flesh builder. It's good effects are
often felt from the very first dose,
1t is one of the largest and most salts
( factory selling medicines that we
have had anything to do with.
We know so much of the great good
| that it has done that we personally
back it up with our reputation and
money, which fact should be ample
guarantee to satisfy anybody. Rexall
| Mucu-Tone comes in two sizes, so
cents and $100. We urge you to try
it. Remember you can obtain Rexall
Remedies in Americas only at our
store-The Rexall Store. Dodson's
Pharmacy.