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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11

There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile,
When he heard good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And make people stare the while.
RUTH JACOBSON
775 Central avenue. Ninth street school.
grade AS. Age 10.
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
Then he'd swim down the Nile
GERTRUDE ANDREWS
Burnett Burnett school, grade A Age IL
years.
There once was big crocodile,
Whose face always wore bright smile,
When he heard a good Joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
For man he fain would beguile
1415 Laurel street, South Pasadena. Ell Cen
tro street school. eighth grade
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright SMILE
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And then swallow negroes while.
MARIE DUNLAP,
Beaumont Box 2l5. Beaumont high school,
grade O.
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile;
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And blink his eyes all the while.
MARGARET NEEDHAM,
9S4 South Thomas street, Pomona. Pomona
high school, grade A9.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
(HonorabIe Mention)

+ There once was big crocodile !
+ Whose face always wore a bright !
! smile; !
+ When he heard good joke I
\ He would laugh till he'd choke, :.
+ And then he would cry for while !
i WILDA HAYES. !
\ $40 Euclid avenue; Euclid Ave- !
! nue. school; grade b 6. !
!. 1. !. \ 4 !. !. !. i 1. X 4 \ !. !. 4 !. !. !
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
(Honorable Mention)

\ There once was big crocodile, X
X Whose face always wore bright \
! smile; X
;. When he heard d good joke \
:. He would laugh till he'd choke 4
!. And weary hours for Elks beguile. \
4 CLARENCE G. EDWARDS. x
i. 539 North Highland avenue, Hol- x
4 lywood; Fremont school, grade 6. \
!. X i ! !. 4 !. 4 y < i \ \ \ \ 4 ! 4 i
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
(HonorabIe Mention)

i There once was a big crocodile =
!. Whose face always wore a bright =
i smile; :
J. When he heard a good joke :
\ He would laugh till he'd choke. !
! And some people laughed at his :
i style.
= EDITH TALLMAN. =
i 121 South Avenue Sixty-three. =
K J. J. !. J. 4 \ i i + 4 !. + !. = 4 !. \ !.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11

). < i < i !. 4 < X X !. !. = \ < !. X < i
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore bright smile
When he heard good Joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And he jumped in the river Nile
MILDRED COMPTE,
44o East 9th street. 2Sth street school, grade
B5 Age 10.
There once was a big crocodile
Whose face always wore bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
As he basked in the sun by the Nile.
LENA BRYANT,
Watts. Age 10
There once was big crocodile,
Whose face always wore bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And waddle to his home in the Nile.
MAX JENNEY,
e526 Pollard street. Sixty second avenue
school, grade Be- Age p
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile,
When he heard good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
ESTHER STEELE
Burnett. f. F. d. No ?. Grade Be Age
Il years
There once was big crocodile,
Whose face always wore bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
Which echoed along the broad Nile
VINCENT LAWFORD,
Ontario central school, grade 4. Age 8.
There once was a big crocodile
Whose face always wore a bright smile.
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
ha 2roit11 fa11 in 10 nj
DEWEY HOLAHAN,
1872 South Los Angeles street Sixteenth
street school, grade AS. Age r.
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And lie down all in a pile
There once was a big crocodile.
Whose face always wore a bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke.
Anu '''-'' - : ~ LENA BELL,
sawtelle
There once was big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And would get red in the face for while
FANNY FELDMAN,
Long Beach, 10 American avenue.
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore bright smile
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And I'm sure could be heard, heard a mile, iI4 so>.
921 East 5tth street.
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
He lived the river Nile.
RENA EVELYN ERMEL,
sawtelle Sixth grade.
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And he'd run out his tongue a full mile.
DAVIS CONDOR,
Main street school. grade 3 Age u years
There once was a big crocodile
Whose face always wore a bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And his mouth would stretch mile
LEE ERMEL,
sawtene. Sixth grade
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
At all the women who were in style.
MYRTLE LARSON.
sawtele. Sixth grade.
Continued Page seven)
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
Suit Cases
For the Inaugural Trip
Also Physicians Bags

Now Is the time TO get reliable kinds
at very small clearance prices
Canvas Suit Cases
"a inch-strong leather corners and
handles brass finish lock and catches
muslin lined-were s1-50 .--.---..---- .SS
Solid Leather Suit Cases
"a .nch, extra deep-straps all around
hand sewed edge-leather corners
linen iined-shirt pocket and four straps
Others-ssme size and general
style-were 500 -----... 4 W
Physicians Bags-black seal grain leathei
strong leather handic-uIckel trim
leather lined-pocket and four compart-
msnts-
s6 inch worth s5-eS. ----... 8 50
Il inch. worth ss.49 4.49
is inch. worth SECS. -.----. < 50
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
Clearance Prices for
Mems Furnishings

MEMS VESTS-Fine Flannels and
Mercerized fabrics-latest cut
ali sizes-were $3.50 and $500 -.-.- Az
MEMS Unlaundered WHITE SHIRTS
3 MY Union linen bosoms-
sizes i45S and 1512 only
therefore 50 CT shirts. ~
MEMS I.aundered WHITE SHIRTS
for, day or evening-slightly soiled-
not ali sizes-were Sl.o0 and $3.50
Mems Cord NEGLIGEE SHIRTS
attached cufrs-broken sizes
81 40 and 81. .9S stock-Clearance / =
MEMS SILK ECKwEAR-Imported and
Domestic silks and Satins-
81 40 kinds .......- Clearance l ~
IS CT kinds Clearance -oS
40 ana 10 CT kinds. Clearance .SS
e5 ct. kinds ...... Clearance 12H
MEMS DoMET PAJAMAs-Stripes
only-silk frogs
sizes Ie and 1S only--were 81. 4e- ----- .SS
MEMS SWEATER COATS-all wool
plafn gray or with navy or red
broken slzes to 46-were S2-9o,..-.... .SS
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
s-DAY SALE OF SILVERWARE
To Bring Stock Down to Inventory ReQuirementsl
We Have Collected All
Odd Lots OF
Sheets and Pillow Cases
For a Grand Clearance Sale ]

EXTRA" LENGTHS
three days we canho
promise and pront oy s
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
We Have
Scarcely Any Surplus Of
Silks.

No lots large enough to advertise
you'll find what we have aOn special
tables with Clearance ticketS); our
story therefore is OF
New Silks for Spring
which are already freely selling at
the popular prices we name. They
comprise
ALL SILK ESSALINES-lustrous-
excellent quaiittes-in every color
in present demand----.--. SO and SO
% inch -.-....-...-..--.-. .9S
s6 inch. .9S.. 1 IA. I .25.- 1.5O
NEW SILK EOULARDS-iatest colors and
combinations IN dots. spots. figures,
sscr0lls. stripes and Allover sfrects-soft
messaline finish
.4o.. SO. SO. 70. .eS
SHOWER PROOF FoULARDS-
guaranteed-hne assortment OF the
new patterns and colors for Spring .7S
ALL SILK ROUGH sHANTUEGs-
27 inch-soft finish
new and staple colors. s..-..--.--..... .5S
FANCY MESSALINES-
plain hairline and stripes. IN all
the new cOlortngs, with self tone or
combination ball or spot designs
rich and attractive fabrics. -.--.-... .SS
ALL SILK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
grade-with heavy satin coin
spots in leading colors. .20
BLACK-AND-WHITE SILKS
heirline and Pekin stripe
Messalines -OS
Black and white stripe Taffetas.- 80
TWO SPECIAL VALUES IN
BLACK SILKS.
Yard wide Messalines,
Yard wide Peau de Cysnes. .SS
Yard wide Peau de Sole, and
Yard wide Tanetas. 20
S125 and $1.5o grades.
You will notice that they are all yard
wide. and that weaves are those in
greatest favor for rich black Gowns
and Suits.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

Omces, 245. 434. 1900 Broadway. 8 Astor
House, 225 9th ave- New York: 343 Fulton
ST., Brooklyn: West 23d st. and Liberty st.
After p NJ Sleeping Car reservations
and full Information regarding trains. etc.
can be obtained AT Bureau of Information.
y. o. R. r.. 23d ST. Ter. Phone S144-
Chelsea
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
Clearance of Marabout
Muffs and Stoles

Not large IOts- earIyI
Large MarubOut Pillow Alufts-
taupe and bronze only
Win six tun taiIs-vers slOss- e. 90
Without taiis-were SOS --------S9- -9S
Fun Marabout StOles 70 match
2 yds- Iong-5 strands-wers sass. g 90
Also
Pierrot RuTs-Satin. Chiffon.
Mallne and coIn0lnations-cxt-a fuii--
were sI-9S and SOTO clear -------1 50
Coat Ssts-high class styles IN
Princess with Filet and Baby Irish
with Pt Venlse OF emb'd Bariste--
worth $1-9S to S2-9S- .85
Crepe de Chine Scars
rich quaIity-white with floral and ring
printings IN lovely tinEs-hemstitch and
fancy pleatings-2 % q. yts. long
value S2-9S % S3.9S- ---.---.-.------ ] -
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
Our MatChless Department OF
Wash Dress Fabrics

coming SPECIALISTS
and ou1
SECTION OF
as large entire DEPARTMENT OF other store!
To Wonderful ASsortments
combination that has ad7
familiar oVer
QUICK SELLING SPECIALTIES-
-beautfl
eapdt ooneco rdnEs
for .
imported Border
inches
In rln
tinted With satin Is
wfdss
o ! i
Lawns
coor- nch 39 .10
dntn Plsck yeav Madras
Sua-e1 ed-yurth IL
Satin Stripe Linens
ydx CT
.SS
Novelty stripe pursh linens. l.
EhIy
"a at least IL
8fsrcrize Dress Is es man "nossss NA@
Else
Early choice high class
exclusive styles that cannot De dupAcateo laIsr-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
The Great Success of Our
Sale of Austrian Pearl Bleach Table Cloths
AT ID EACH
:. West of Fifth Avenue

quickly value recognised Pure linen with full hem
that in advertising this remarkable value labels to protect
-Atess sthanc Of ordinary nhenmed
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
REPAIRED. KEFrSrsHED.

OFFICE, house furniture refnished. pol
ished, repaired at your residence; lowest
price: first class work guaranteed. Send
postal. VIM. Van Vloten. 303 W. 10Th st
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
STEAMBOATS,.
DMMTMM AND POINTS IN
DUO u ON NEW ENGLAND
LONG TSLAED SOUND ROUTES
STEAMBOATS,

FALL RIVER LINE Via Newport and
Fan River Lv. Pier 1e. N R. II Warren
ard PROVTDFHcF. Orchestra OF each.
NORWICH LINE Via stonington. Lv-
Pier 20. y r.. It Clarkson St. week
days. 500 P. NJ: Pier 20 z. r.. II. y.
I'D St. $50 P NJ Strs- CHESTER W.
CHAPLIN and NEW HAMPSHIRE.
NEW HAVEN LINE Fer New Haven.
Hartford. Springfield and North. week
Gays only Lv. Pier IS. Z r. 800 p NJ
str. RICHARD PECK
Tickets, staterooms and information :
City Ticket Off1ce. III Broadway. nea,
Co-tlandt St. Telephone 5121 Cortland.
Also at ~ Y. Transfer and Tourist Ofaces
and AZ Pierz-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
DOGS AND BIRDS.
cAPPET CLEANING

CAPPEr CLEANING
N. Y. CARPET CLEANING WORKS
Oldest. Largest, Most Modern.
437 AND 439 WEST 45TH ST
Tel. -4693-Bryant Established 1877
W. II. JORDAN EDWIN LENTZ.
CAREFUL CARPET CLEANING CO.
Cleans BY compressed air, steam. hand or
on floor. 1904 Broadway, 421 East 4Sth st
COE & BRANDT. Tel. 132-3sth
CENTRAL Carpet Cleaning Co. 400 Cen
t-al Park West. Phone s235-Rivsr
Vacuum System cleaning and shampooing
rugs speciality; new plant; latest meth
DDS.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
PHYSICAL TRAINING.

PROF. LEON. L. GR0I-L STUDIOS Ii9 W.
IaSth.-schooi Physical Training: ladies.
children. gentlemen: weight reduced. body
Development guaranteed. ballroom dancing
taught, lessons. strictly private. s.. Also
f&ncy dancing taught
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

Early buyers have choice OF many high class.
exclusive styles that cannot be duplicated later
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

PARLOR SUITS reupholstered. including
tapestry, springs repaired, 50; mattresses
made over. 81: work done in residence or
shop; satisfaction guaranteed. karp. Al
East S5th ST.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.

ROYAL BLUE LINE TRAINS.
Every Other Hour on the Even Hour"
TO BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON.
DIRECT CONNECTION IN NEW UNION
STATION, WASHINGTON. WITH
ALL LINES SOUTH.
Leave New York Daily. 23d st. Lib : 81.
Washington. Sleepers so pm 1-30 am
Washington. Diner, Parlor so am 500 am
Washington Diner Parlor $50 am 10. 90 am
Washington Diner Parlor II so am 1900 mn
Washington Parlor. ...... 80 pm 200 pm
PaElor Car, New York to Richmond. Va.
Royal Ltd. Diner, Parlor $50 pm 400 pm
Washington. Diner. Parlor b-50 pm SOC pm
Washington, Buffet. Parlor $50 pm 100 pm
Through Daily Trains to the West.
Chicago Pittsburg 49, $50 am 500 am
Chicago Columbus s...t1.5o 20 am Il 90 nm
Pittsburg, Cleveland 49,. $50 pms 400 pm
'Pittsburz Limited" . 6-50 pm 100 pm
Gin, st. l. Louisville. Il. 80 pm 40 am
Gin. St. L. Louisville. ESQ am 1000 am
Gin. st. L.. Louisville. 5.5o pm 500 pm
:, Oftices, 245. 434. 1900 Broadway; Astor
House. 225 9th ave. New York; 343 Fulton
St. Brooklyn; West 23d st. and Liberty st.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
S. BARAS, EST'D 1900

Art furniture and upholstering. Cabinet
work and decorating. Residence or shop.
200 Amsterdam ave. Phone 007-Riverside.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

UPHOL STEERING. work and fur
niture polished al lowest prices: work
done NJ residence CT shop Mai postal; Will
call. II. Edelson, 7SS Amsterdam ave.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
HATS

EXCLUSIVE French Millinery. also ladies'
and gentiemen's felt and straw Ests OF
every description renovated. claenec. blocked
like new. French Millinery Co .09 West
lOzIh a.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
cHrnoroDY AND MANIcURINe.
PRIVATE asrEuLAscEs.

EosFA ap >. ssci-5.LT private aasi Bialsces
ter trzrsponsrion of xIrk and insx.iss.
q etn ave- y. Y. Tel LIS Spring
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

No lots large enough to advertise
you'll find what we have aon special
tables with Clearance tickets; our
story therefore is OF
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
Various Klnds and Sc.

ALSO
Various Odd Rug@sIightiy soils.1.
LESS THAN HALE VALUE.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

LIVE POULTRY.
LIVE POULTRY bought for
Fl@ cash: highest market prices; bank
E0>J references We sell all kinds live
poultry; prompt delivery. SEN
- MEL & POLLACK. GIL z. 18th
St. N Y Tel. 252-Gramercy
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

| PAWN TICKETS, old gold. silver and plat
fnum bought. kEainman, $50 Sth ave.
WORKOUT gold and silver bought by R.
LongmRn's Sons. gold Ssd silver EennerA
John at
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

PHOTO RETOUCHING for professionals
and amateurs; photo and lantern slide
coloring lessons given. Mrs. Y. Z. Brown
I32 East 18th ST.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

OLD GOLD AND SILVER.

GOLD. silver, platinum. diamonds. rubl
ysIuables bor.Es John Daley. So 9Th a'
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01

Some ysars ago one Of Texas widely
kpOwn statesmen who IL now dead
waa Dassihg along a street In Dallas
wflen an ole cOloHed man who had
oncs Daaoaged TO him approached. took
on his hat and passed = hand ovpr his
White woca "a 10 asked:
"Mawter. GIN Dc old man 60 cents."
"Daa. yen ARE q sobber."
slew 2" ASKED the sstsnIsIsed darby,
opening nis e10a. aroSn8 which rough
sAOd age had walked.
"Dian't you 80 ne Pat my hand in
my pOeketP
eyes. Gah.s
"well. you old rascal yOa rob mo 81
the pleasure Of giving zen money with.
ont being asked"
The old nan received dollar. Cow.
Ing 4lynost 10 tho ground. while tears
cane oft and eoprsei through the aged
DRtntS ArOUnd his eyea. be replied:
''Aagster. wtdz-wid such heart as
Jon hab and wid. Abraham and Isaac
and dc Lord on POUR size don't see
what can h6ep yeu out Of heaven
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
SHOT
BY YOUNG SON

Abbeville, Ga, December ga Leon
McDufie shot his father, d. S. McDufie,
through the left luug and directly under
the heart, Sunday morning. The wounds
are serious, probably fatal.
McDufie had been to Rochelle Saturday
night aud came home at night drinking,
i IS claimed. II is changed that he ran
bis family of from Tie home. ana they
spent the night in a cotton patch II Is
charged that McDufie told the neighbors
II his family came to their houses and
spent the night with them during family
row he would shoot them.
1t appears they stayed ont all night
rather than TO go to any o. their friends
homes to spend the night. AS t.ey were
running off McIJufie, it is charged, shot
at his son, who is about II years Of age.
when they came home the next morning
McDnfie. il is alleged, began to abuse hi
wife, and drew his knife.
Young Leon McDuAie warned him if.he
did not quit he would shoot him, telling
him that he had run from him his last
iue.
II is said the young man walked !. OF
~hIstling after shooting his father, going
70 his sisters and telling her the news.
u. ). McDufie ls the father Of Orrin
and Pets McDutiie, who were killed at,
frolic about three years ago by Joe Watts.
Watts was acquitted al'erlthree trials.
McDuifie, the father. was considered
dangerous man when drinking. -aA !.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
aiaAIna Ruii.

70. loOk ct Sitting Hull one would say
that Ae wAs always quiet and self con
laIa6d In fact. he did usually kcei
himself under control. but he was cruel
arid almost heaEtlss6. He had prac.
tacsd cruelty to GAinals and men from
his 'sAildAoQd and: rs long a. he lived
be was fun Of ,passsOn and often very
angry. he was, always iniperlous and
Insdaent toward our Eeaerais. the ln.
dan, agent and other friends ii thu
'eseas. fasAsR nj Washsngton. whom he
.claimna e. hate. He bad great talent
and ability - plaza eampai9ns and ial-
,siss and wOOAeFfui influence ia bring
Ing Indiana together. Notwithstand,
ing all this. be was afraid Of death.
and, though he planned the greatest
victory which. the. Indians ever gained
OyeF. white menr sitting Bull himself
vas = seward ana dlsgraced himself
even baeaxs ~ own people by running
sway Ia the very face Of success
General H0waSd IN St. Nicholas.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01

The Journal Of American Folklore
has same interesting folk tales Of the
Ncz Perces Indians:
"Once the sun fell 6swn. from the
sky just about sunrise. Mole caught
e ard held Il up unit people got there
aud helped hin 70 shove II back. The
suA had meant to roll along on the
ground instead Of In the sky. 1t was
frOr holding up the sun that AEOle's
hSnds asR bent so far back.
'COyete snA Clcnd ran . race. Cloud
bet storm and Coyote clear weather.
They started far away to tia south.
and for awhile Coyote was In the lead.
Thsn CIC@d made fruits Of all kinda
b. grow IN front OF Coyote, and no.
locking back and seeing Cloud. far be.
hind. stopped 10 eat. In this way
ClcuL caught up and won. This Is
Why wv Aaso StoVnas In winter time"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01

The Gesm9 ealt lake u gradually dry
ing up. and the inhabitants Of ealt
LAbe City seem quite surprised. They
ought not 70 be. All salt lakes owe
their snilnity 20 tha fact OF their hay
Ing 10 OutIet, and . Lake without an
0t2iat "a dying lala.
Nor - death usually long delayed.
speaking Eeclcgica1y. lakes Koko
Nor ana fsob Nor were undoubtedly
exhaustive inland seas not 30 very many
decades ege. yet Sven Hedin found
them reduced to mere acrid puddles
set In the Eni0St Of well nigh lilnitless
salt deserts tAat once were their beds
The terrible TaklRmakaa desert, too.
IN which Hedin nAarIy died Of thirst.
was once the bed at Just such Lake.
SO also were the salt deserts Of Persia.
Northern Tibet Is studded with salt
lakes in process ct desiccatiOn. The
Aral and the Caspian seas were ct one
time Tar more excessive than b now
the case. proving that they, too, are M
dArgong the inevitable process Of des-
iocattOA to which all such bodies Of
water asS sooner or later Invariably
sntgectod. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01

A correspondent Nenda the following
90 remote rural organ OS the people:
"OgHe esteemed fellaw citizen, AIR.
William NJ. ruckieton. has had several
new No Trespassinx" signs erected
On his pl2cs. We have had the pleas
ne Of peEWsinR the one facing the
HRdGRviils pike. II reads:
''HSoaip. -rreopGSers VIII be porsakNRea
70 she eah exton Os mean munRrei dogs
Wach Rtn4 never bon overly sOEhibil with
Utyanesrs An dubHNa BARI shotgun wich
Aan't loaded with no sDey pGllers dam II !
N1a't aptih SiroA % skIs hsirAisls en- my
UR~pMNy. YuTn respectful.
BILL PUCKLETOM'
--CNrSvst LlsSgAture.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
HEATH--KiNG.r

Miss MatelIe Heath and Mr.. Uric
King gave their triendsta surprise Sunday
evening by an unexpected marriage. The
gloom 10 a son of.Sah!worthsy Tx collect
GRAND aspIeE.Sisyesis hasipsss .y,naiR Of
.Iltis City, tAiTlA.ths iiiidsS Is 4itszFst,y and
much admired daughter, Of the. late Capt.
F.aM. HEATH, Y ',
They are at. home 70 friends al sthe
CroOm's residence Oh! WanA Street aad
have the we'll wishes 81 all who know
then,' y, ''.''+i .: ~ 80. sSis<SeAss -...-sy
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
MEMORIAL TO UNCLE
REMUS'
To she People Il Georgia:

To the People n Georgia:
The Uncle Rrmus Memorial Association
makes this, its first appeal to the people
Of Georgia, for assistance IN It's effort to
suitably honor he name and memory of
JOel Chandler Harris. who did more -
charm, Interest and Instruct the children,
not only Of Georgia and the Southland,
bat Of the whole world, than any other
writer Of anv age. They propose to buy
and preeerve his old home. eSnap Bean
Farm" so that III years to come all j, WHO
loved the writings of Uncle Remus pay
have an opportunity to visit the scenes of
his hest labors. The plan Is to raise tae
needed fund by popular subscription, so
that'aii may have part IN The movement.
All contributions will be acceptable. Some
eau and viii givr more than others; oil
can give something Let everyone that
reads ibis and IS interested in. the move
Enent and wlshe, to- see II a success send
his or her amount to Col. h. Lowry, treas
s,rer, cA.e Lowry NaIional Bank, Atlanta,
Go, ,.os Yours truly,
'3% J. @. LESTER,
Secretary.
T .
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
MA, AGED sympathy.


A 1ympathetic trsnchman unluckisy
bought an alDlAnac tbat gave the dates
Of the worlds chief events. from that
Day on be lived a IFS Of mourning
Thus on April - he had cISpe % bis
hat -
"EIGve yON lost selatiyeT' a friend
asked. Not exactly" ssiA he. "Bpt
today il sad anniversary FOR the
French people. On April 30. 1924, the
CheYalier Bayard died" on May 2
he had Grape ON again. "Still IAOpTN.
ing BayardT said the friend. "No,"
said he, "but don't you remember that
ON May 2 q great and charning poet.
Alfred de MHssct, breNthed his lastf'
On the 9th OF The same month. "Whom
nre you mourning for nowT' "FOr an
honest man. General Caviagnae." Oh
the a0th. crying terribly. he said: "Ah.
Joan " Arc! On this date. IN 1881, q
handful Of EngljshInen and nnlces-
able bishop put the gallant maid 20
AcGth." On July u be took bath In
memory Of the assasslnatio Of MaraA
On the 10th nsFaDseT's death save BIN
q fatal shock. On tbe 18th. having
read Of NapOleOn's departure 70 81.
Helena. he felt beeteg, but en- the 2ad
the bombardmeat OF d. by ghe
English. in 1904. confines IVA again 60
bis bed. He was taken with = fever
and died on the &2d. mvtteRlng, "In Q
month the massacre OF Sc. BaFtAOeo.
mew!"--New York Sun.