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Remarkable whisker,.

A hair-raising adventure is recount
ed by a London actor, Arthur Bour-
chier, who once, being cast for the
part Of Henry VIII, determined to grow
beard suitable for the role. He took
q three-weeks' vacation and retired into
darkest Cornwall upon this mission,
emerging at the end of the period
with considerable progress visible.
However. 1t seemed best to repair to
a hairdresser for little Fastening
treatment. All went well until one
weekend at Northumberland, when
Mr.. Bourchier decided to bathe in the
sea. Alas for the chemistry of ocean
waters mingled with hair tonic-his
whiskers when he next beheld them
were dazzling greenl He returned
to London in haste. with head bowed,
and before the play was presented
the hairlresser was able to apply
coulteractive chslmicals enough to, give
him ! less striking appearance.
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with silk embroidery in the same
color.
Crepe de chine or any Of the vari-
ous crepey weaves might be chosen
to make the indoor dress pictured, but
1t is shown in combination of crepe
and satin. 1t is a fine model to choose
for made-over frock, since a little
new material matching the made-over
dress in color and fashioned like the
picture will provide pretty and up
to-the-minute dress. A foundation
skirt is covered with alternating folds
of satin and crepe, and an underbodice
of satin has an emplacement of crepe
with picoted edges at the back and
front.
with the average woman the talk
is not often Of gorgeous eve
ming wraps, but when it is we find
much in the way Of variety to dis
cuss. In these wraps, as in mill
linery for dress occasions, the de-
siener may indulge love for color.
on hs may show his resourcefulness
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FASHION has turned away from
the vogue for all-black and Sc
verely simple styles. 1t has lost
patience with "the little black rag" of
dress, which captivated womanklnd
In the summer time and showed
disposition to llnger long in the lap
Of winter. Sedate colors touched up
with lively ones have replaced it.
For street wear nothing is so popu-
lar just now as dark blue, and for
afternoon both dark and strong blues
are favorites. Black frocks are touched
up with royal blue and this color is
highly considered for evening in gowns
and wraps. For all-day wear, dark
blue dresses, embroidered in self-color
are livened with facings and pipings
Of georgette, in emerald green, henna.
scarlet, American Beauty or in quieter
tones, as sand and beige. An all
day dress. as pictured here. is made
Of navy blue Polret twill and satin.
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full capes Of black velvet, lined with
white and embroidered with pearls.
crystal beads and silver spangles.
challenge them for richness and beauty.
Both have fur collars. one Of grey fox
and the other of black monkey fur.
There are simpler wraps of black VEL,
vet with luxurious Innings In white or
colors. The possessor of a handsome
Paisley shawl, or one of embroidered
crepe de chine, has only to hang IL
from fur collar to achieve dis
tinguished evening ,wrap-and then
there are those wraps Of Transparent,
fabrics. But when warmth Is needed.
handsome fur wraps are worn with.
assurance; the first and the last WORT
in this seasons story of wraps mighk.
well be ''fur."
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in the use of black or black and white
combinations, with which genius
may be able to outshine in splendor
even the wraps in brilliant colors.
There Is some variation of the sill
houette in evening wraps, but none
of them get far away from the long
and full lines of the cape, and many
Of them are capes, ingeniously
varied. In others it appears to be
the ambition of the designer to intro
duce loose sleeve without inter-
fering with cape-like lines. as in the
handsome wrap from Paquin of Paris.
shown in the picture. This Is made
Of royal blue chiffon velvet combined
with silver cloth. Silver spangles in
borders add glitter to the simmer
of the silver cloth and the glow Of vel
vet.
Long full capes of purple velvet.
embroidered in huge flowers with steel
beads, make royal evening wraps. but
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HiesiesDy-Browne and her fellow-pas-
sengers was cool little white gown.
which would shine at least by con-
trast with Miss Brownies severely util-
ltarian costume. White is becoming
TO my hair, which narrow-minded per-
sons term red, but which has been
known to cause the more discriminate
Ing to draw heavily on the dictionary
for adjectives. My face Is small and
heart-shaped, with features strictly
for use and not for ornament, but for
tunately inconspicuous. AS for my
eyes, 1 think tawny quite the incest
word, though Aunt Jane calls them
hazel and have even heard whispers
of green.
Five minutes after the gong sound
ed 1 walked into the cabin. Miss
Browne, Captain Watkins of the
freighter, and half dozen men were
already at the table. slid unobtru-
sively into the one vacant place, for
tunately remote from the captain.
who glared at me savagely, as though
still embittered by the recollection Of
my aunt llS.
Gentlemen" said Miss Browne in
icy tones, Miss Virginia Harding"
Two of the men rose, the others
stared and ducked. Except for Miss
Browne and the captain, I had re-
ceived on coming aboard only the most
blurred impression of my fellow-voy-
ayers. / remembered them merely as
composite of khaki and cork he'll
ments and astounded staring faces.
But felt that as the abetters of Miss
Browne hostile and sinister atmos-
phere enveloped them all.
Being thus in the camp Of the en-
emy, I sat down in silence and devoted
myself to my soup. The majority Of
my companions did likewise-audibly.
But presently heard voice at my
left:
II say, what jolly good sailor you
seem to be-pity your aunt's not!"
looked up and saw Apollo sitting
beside me. Or rather, shall 1 say
young man who might have walked
out of an advertisement for ready
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"what viii She Do If She Meets
cannjbaI and He Tries to Eat HerW

made clothing house, so ideal ana I'M
nossible was his beauty. He was very
tall had to tilt my chin quite pain
fully to look up at him--and from the
loose collar of his silk shirt his throat
rose like a column. His skin was
beautiful clear pink and white just
tinged with tan-like a meringue that
has been in the oven for two minutes
exactly. He had straight, chiseled
profile and his hair was thick ana
chestnut and wavy and he had clear
sea-gray eyes. To give him at once
his full name and titles. he was tne
honorable Cuthbert Patrick Ruth
more Vane, of High Staunton Manor
Kent. England. But as I was Ignorant
of this, l can truthfully say that MS
looks stunned me purely on their own
merits. ,
Outwardly calm, replied, Yes,
,t,s TOO bad, but then who ever
dreamed that Aunt Jane would go ad-
yenturing at her time OF ii1es
thought nobody over the age OF thir-
teen and then boys, ever went Treas
ure-hunting." ..,,dn,t
"Ah, but lads of thirteen couldn't
we'll come such a distance on their
own. YOU know" returned Apollo, WIN
the kindest air of making allowance
for the female intellect. S.
I hurriedly turned the subject.
II really can't imagine Aunt Jane
IN . desert island. What Will she uo
II she meets a cannibal and he tries
to eat herT
ron earnestly, ''I'm quite sure tnc.e
no dsnrer Of that, don't you Know :
hs,Isve :, there are no natives at ai g
~ isisnd. Or slse quite tame onss, ! !
forrst which. and thsss ars sesz =
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81 say, Miss Harding, you're
bound to like Shaw. No end
GRO BE CoNTINUED.)
Ha. Light Of 500 Million Candles


A one.half billion candlepower
searchlight, the most powerful In the
world, whose rays can be seen for ~
miles. has just been received at San
francisco where it will be installed
on Mount Tamalpais. at the entrance
to the Golden Gate.
The light is ten feet high. weighs
nearly three tons and has 6O-incn
lens. A man standing ten miles from
the light could read a newspaper. Ten
foot away he would be able to light q
cigar by means of it. A citizens
committee Of San Francisco is arrang.
,ng for the searchlight, which VIII
shoot its rays out across the Pacinc
ocean and give the first indication to
incoming steamshlps that land Is near.
W. D'A. Ryan, the illuminating en-
.,neer who lighted the Panama Fa-
c;f1c IA international exposition, flrst sus-
1900 80 the ase Of the light to stand g
Z, 1sntinsl 1t The Golden GstA ::
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CHAPTER I.-continued.

by-BrOwne. saw grim, bony,
stocky shape. in a companion COS
tune TO my aunt's. Around the edges
Of her cork helmet her short iron-gray
hair yisibly bristled. She had a mas
sive head, and scanned and rugged
countenance which did its best to live
down the humiliation of ridiculous
| little nose with no bridge.
But what riveted my eyes was the
| deadly glare with which hers were
turned on me. I saw that not only
was she as certain Of my identity as
though she had guided me from my
first tottering steps, but that in
fash she had grasped my motives.
| aims and purposes. and meant once
| for all to face, out-general and defeat
| me with great slaughter.
So She announced to the company
with delberation: 1.-THE Young Per-
son Is mad~
1t nettled me extremely.
"Mad!" I flung back at her. "Be-
cause wish to save my poor aunt
from such a situation as this? 1t
would be charitable to infer madness
In those who have led her into It'll"
When 1 reviewed this speech after
ward l realized that it was not, under
the circumstances, the best calculated
to win me friends.
Jane" said Miss Higglesby- Browne
10 deep and awful tones, "the time has
come to prove your strengthp
Aunt Jane proved 1t by uttering
shrill yelp, and clutching her hair
with reckless disregard Of its hav-
Ing originally been that Of a total
stranger. So severe were her shrieks
and struggles that 1t was with diff
Guilty that she was borne below in the
arms of two strong men.
had seen Aunt Jane in Mysteries
before-she had them that time about
the convict. was not frightened, but
hurried after her-neck and neck
with Miss Browne. It was fifteen
minutes before Aunt Jane came to,
and then she would only moan.
bathed her head, and held her hand.
and did all the regulation things un-
der the baleful. eye Of Miss Browne,
who steadfastly refused to go away,
out sat glaring like gorgon who
sees her prey about to be snatched
from her.
In the midst Of my ministrations
awoke suddenly to rhythmic heave
ana throb which pervaded the ship.
Dropping Aunt James hand 1 rushed
on deck. There lay the various pieces
OF my baggage, and In the distance
Tue boat with the two brown rowers
was skipping shoreward over the rip
PIES AS for the Rufus Smith, she
was under way, and heading out of
'he roadstead for the open sea.
dashed aft to the captain, who
stood issuing orders in the voice Of an
aggrieved fog-horn.
"Captain" cried, "wait; turn
around You must put my aunt and
me ashore!"
He whirled on me, showing a GRIM
son angry face. Turn around, is 1t.
tum aronnd?" he shouted. do you
suppose tscan loaf about the harbor
mere a-waitin' on your aunt's fits?
lou come aboard without me askfn'.
moW You can 60 along with the rest.
.nn here ship has got her course set
.or Frisco. pickin' up Leeward island
W the way. and anybody that amt
soln In that direction IL welcome to
jump overheard"
That is how happened to go to
Ieeward island.
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.:AApTER d.
Apollo and Some Others.

Apollo and Some Others.
me Rufus Smith, tramp freighter,
III been chartered to convey the
harding Browne expedition to Lee
Hata island. which lies about three
sunored miles west Of Panama. and
sould be picked up by the freighter
= aer course. She was a little dingy
s nt with such small accommodations
~. ! cannot imagine where the ma
~, Ssy OF her passengers slowed them
s.ses paes away. Ny aunt and Miss
.own y. had q stateroom between them
ss ~ size Of 4 packiniebox. and some
s.uy turned out and resigned anoth-
y 70 me. Iretired theFp to dress for
inner. In The haste Of ny departure
: VI San Franchise I had nok brought
! ~ su1k' =. @ e ths bsst I l4es Abls r. pro-
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APOLLO.

synopsis.-Jane Harding. respect
able and conservative old spinster
but never too old to think of
maria ge-with more money than
brains. is inveigled by a strong
minded spinster, Miss Higglesby-
Browne into financing an expedition
to hunt for buried treasure on Lee
ward island. Her niece. Virginia
Harding. learns Of 1t by letter,
makes a hurry-up trip to the Pana-
ma Canal and catches the steamer.
She demands her aunt. Another
lunatic," yells tho captain.
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Had Large Sum on Hand.

History relates that CrOesus was
given entertainment on one occasion
by Lydian named Pythius, supposed
to have been a distant relative OF
Croesus. During the entertainment
Pythius informed the king that when
he heard of his approach he had made
careful count of all his ready money
that he had on hand in gold and sill
yer, $24,000,0O0, and that he wished
to present it to the king as token
of regard.
The king hesitated about taking his
money lest Pythius might be reduced
to want, but Pythius replied: my
lands, estates, slaves and income-bear.
ing property are still untouched
This sum of money was simply cash
on hand which he had not yet invest.
ed. At the rate of 10 to 1 in modern
purchasing power, Pythius had ready
money eQualing $240O0O,000.
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$500 Reward
The following quoted from the Penal Code of Georgia.
ARTICLE 24"-THE PUBLIC SAFETY!

81 $500 DESTROYING, INJURING, OBSTRUCTING RAIL
ROADS, Il shall w1uly maciousy
wiluly
counsel advise other
obstruct railroad
Herewith vehicle
shall interfere with
penitentay not less than four longer than years."
53 Wrecking Attempting To Trains person
SHALL device whatever,
locomotive coach vehicle
shall be punished
in
he shall be punished by confinement pnenary
longer than
anal testimony the presiding without
ptn1tentlay for not less than
$4,000 Give Hundred Dolar) paid
eratons the ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM
violation of above sections of
ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY COMPANY
Atlanta Ga. B.. BUGG, RECEIVER
july FIFTEENTH Nineteen Twenty-Five -sug.lz
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Concernlnu Proverbs.

A proverb is seen at its best when
1t is not over-familiar to us. Then
we can enjoy the sudden salt flavor
Of cynicism, the searching irony that
made Bacon describe proverbs as
edge tools of speech, which cut and
penetrate the knots of business OF
affairs"
France, as might be expected, is
rich in the edge-tool variety of prov.
erb-though the edge, naturally, suf.
fers in translation "He that cannot
pay let him pay" "The nearer the
church, the farther from God" Spain
has proverbs, with a smoothness, a
characteristic blandness in place OF
the sharp French >rapier thrust. "Let
that which is lost be for God" "A
fool, unless he knows Latin is never
a great fool."-V. III. Friedlaender, In
Country Life.
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FRUGALITY DECREED BY LAW
Early French Monarch Must Have
Been Unpopular with the Fair
Sex In His Dominions.

In the reign of Philip the Fair Of
France Q29D an economy wave
spread throughout the country. This
movement was largely influenced by
the extravaganza of the higherups as
well as the mounting costs of living,
which seemed to embarrass the poor
folk in those days as much as it does
at the present time.
In order to curb this extravaganza
statute was passed during Philips
reign which prohibited common citi'
zens from wearing furs, precious stones
or gold This privilege was bestowed
only upon those who could afford 1t,
such as dukes, counts and barons,
whose annual income amounted tG
5000 livres year. At the same time,
ladies of this rank were restricted to
one single gown each year.
Knights whose incomes exceeded
5000 livres per annum We're permit.
ted to have more than two suits each
year either by gift or purchase. II
his income was less than this he would
be compelled to appear before the
magistrate and explain his extrava.
gance.
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Port Tobacco Passes.

Gone is the ancient town Of Port
Observation-Disclosures of the eight,
eenth century-the metropolis" OF
Charles in the days Of auld lang syne
The pioneers who sailed up the Po
bmac founded it on an estuary OF
tire noble river, and it's fame as a
shipping point for the cOlonists once
extended across the Atlantic. Three
or four decades ago the last "court
house fight" in Maryland centeret
around Port Tobacco. It's water trans
portation dwiGded, and the building
of the Pope's Greek railroad line from
Bowie to the Potomac gave the
Charles cOuntians new outlook
Many of them picked La Plata station
for county seat, owing to its cen.
trail location and daily trains. The
old courthouse at Port Tobacco was
burned down and the voters declared
for the building of a new one at La
Plata.-Baltimore News.
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USED SNAKES TO R0UT FOE
Hannibal on Record as Having Played
Mean Trick on King Eumenes
of Pergamus.

When Hannibal was about to be at.
tackled by King Eumenes of Pergamus
at sea, that crafty person decided that
in a fair fight the king would win
The enemy had more ships and more
men, and Hannibal and all his follow.
ers would be at the bottom of the sea
If any attempt were made by him to
engage the vessels of the king as in
dividual units. Hannibal therefore
gave out word that all his ships were
to join in an attack on the ship car
rying the king, on the theory that With.
out leader the enemy would soon
be demoraliZed. To find out what
ship the king was on he sent a mes
tablet to the enemy's fleet. The mes.
senger was directed to the ship bear.
ing Eumenes, and all of HannibaPs
fleet had merely to watch the little
boat to identify the kings vessel.
When the battle began Hannibals
boat rushed to the side of Eumenes'
ship, and the formers sailors began
to hurl great earthenware pots into
the kings boat. The defenders of the
ship at first laughed at this queer
method of warfare, but their laughter
promptly changed to bowls of terror
when it was discovered that the pots
were filled with poisonous snakes Of
the most deadly variety. The ship
turned and fled for shore, its decks
alive with the kissing, gliding snakes.
The other ships also treated to snake
bombs followed suit, and Hannibal
was the victor.
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Is Doubling Thomas
No Longer

'All medicines and doctors for
stomach trouble proved worthless in
my case. Everybody recommended
something else and nothing helped,
SO | became a doubling Thomas as
to any cure While in St Louis a
party praised Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy so highly that bought a
bottle and ] am now doubling
Thomas no longer" 1t is simple,
harmless preparation that removes
the. catarrhal mucus from the intes-
final tract and alays the inflamma-
ton which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal all
ments, including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money refund
educational and McLcmore Drug
Cos. and druggists everywhere.
Advertisement.
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unemployed and hungry****wife and family
in starving condtion****my body will be found
in the river**** so read the farewell note to the
world of a man who suicided in the Savannah
river at Augusta. In other parts of Augusta were
other men, unemployed but not hungry nor seek
ing employment They draw dividends in idle
ness while others starve
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Superstitions OF Siam.

In Siam all babies receive the same
name at birth. This name is Dang.
which means red, and II Is the only
designation for some months. At birth
cord blessed by the priests is tied
round the outside of the house and
three balls of rice are thrown In "lucky
directions"
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Tax payers down in Echols county are circulat-
ing a petition to have the county abolished and
its territory annexed to adjoining counties. If
that isn't good Joke we never heard one. Some
body ought to go down there and tell those be
nighted people that tax payers haven't got any
thing to do with running this country Leave it
to the politicians.
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Church News
CENTRAL METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday School 1000 A. M.

Sunday School 1000 A. NJ.
Preaching Sunday HOO A. M. anc
and $3.50 P. M. by Rev. G. E. Clary
OF Byromville
Women Missionary Society will
meet Monday afternoon, August LIST
at 4:30 P. M.
Midweek prayer service Wednesday
$50 P. M.
Public cordially invited to all serv-
ices.
ISAAC P. TYSON, Pastor
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City Court Bill
Passed Legislature

The bill creating the Fitzgerald
City Court has passed both houses of
the Legislature and the voters will
be given an opportunity to ratfy the
law on September l4th when the
law will be in effect, should the vot-
ers of the county favor the same.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

FINS bAPIISI Oh UKIH
Corner Main and Magnolia.
Sunday School 1000 a, II.
Preaching 1880 a m. and 800 o.
clock p. m.
Sunbeams 800 p. m.
B. Y. P. U. ZOO p. m.
Mems Prayer meeting Monday 800
p m.
Mld-week Prayer meeting Wednesday
800 p. m.
A cordial welcome to all to attend
these services.
J. F. Singleton, Pastor
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We haven't noticed that there is any coal
strike impending and if there nobody much
would care, AYERS the venerable but still lively
Rome Tribune-1erald. What most people we
know looking for this lazy weather is trout
strike
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A woman's head was put on the dollar because
money talks, according to the Greenville, S. c.
Piedmont We wohd suggest that an editor con
fine his discussion to things he knows about.
How does he know money talks?
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

South Grant and East Palm Streets
Hours of Meeting:-
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Morning Service II a m.
Christian Endeavor 7;30 p. m.
Evening Service $50 p. m.
Visitors are cordially welcomed.
R. M. MANN, Pastor
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Those Good Old Days!

Back to the days my memory goes
When men had their liquor and women wore
clothes-Rube Goldberg
Would you call back the mud roads and old one
horse shays,
The bustlcs and lamps of those memory DAYS
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A little knowledge is dangerous thing when
confined to a brain that yields considerable pow
er. People should beware Jumping at conclu-
sions on too little evidence or letting someone
else do the thinking for the crowd
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Even airplana bandits ara playing a high hand
remarks The Atlanta Constitution. Yes, but
when Uncle Sam gets his new planes they may
find an "ace in the hole.
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FIRST METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Corner South Lee and w. Magnolia
Sunday Services
Sunday School at 10 a. m, Mr..
Burr Stokoe, Supt.
Preaching at 11:15 a. m.
Epworth League 7:3O p. m.
Preaching at $50 p. m.
Mjdweek:
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8.
The public is cordially invited to
worship with us. You will receive a
hearty welcome.
JAMES H. ELDER, Pastor