b:rteo;de the iwibf
Hit Shrewd Answer at the Conrt of
Alboin. King of the lombards.
Karj Shears Roberta ia bar series of
“llictoric Dwarfs,” contributes an ar
ticle on Berhokle to Bt. Nicholas.—
Beriholde was au Italian, and om day
be mad* hto way to the palace of Al
boiu.Klng of the Lombards, at Ver-n*
and boldly aca ted himaolf In an ampt j
chair osxi to tha throne.
The euurtter* war* aa much surprised
at bit audacity, aa th*-y ware atr.aaed
at hia grOtaa<ua appaarnnea, bat the
Lombard cbieiam smiled primly upon
tha Intruder aud inquired of bim “what
ba was, whan ha wa* bora, and In what
country.” ',/■>
“I am a man,** railed tba dwarf
whereupon tba attendants want off into
flu of laughter. “ I was born when I
came Into tba world, and tba world it*
aolf la my country.”
King and enurtier* now began to re*
al'se that they had a shrewd little imp
before them and they commenced to
ply him with questions of all kiode.—
Tha asking of conondrnros was a sort
of trial of wit to which sovereigue ware i
much given at this period of history.
“What thing la that which flies tba
swiftat ?" asked one.
Thought,*’ replied Bartbolda.
“Whet it tba gulf that u uevar Oiled?”
Tba avarice of tba miser,*’ was the
r-iady answer of the quick witted dwarf.
‘ What trait is most baleful in young
people f”
“Self conceit, because It makes them
untescbable.”
“How will you catch a hair running l *
inquired tba king.
“11l stay till I find bar on the spit.”
“How would yon bring water in a
slave!”
“I*d wait till it was frOsen,” an
swertd the dwarf readily.
The king was dalightsd. “ For so
clever a rejoinder,** lie raid, “you shall
have from me suythingyou may desire,
“Ob, no,” cried Bartbolda. with a
mocking langh. “I shall have nothing
of tha sort. You cannot give ms what
you do not possess, tam ia search of
happiness, of which yon have not a par
ticle. So can you give me any !”
* How !** exclaimed the king.* “Am
I not bappy on so elevated a throne ?”
»*Yee. you are, it the happiness of a
man consist* in lb* height of bis seat.’’
Then Albion referred to his kingly
power and dignity, and the re
tortad with another mocking langb,
and when the king coiled attention to
the nobles and courtiers about him,
Bartbolda, with a eneei, remarked.
“Ob, yes, they cluster rouud yoar
throne; so do humiry ants round a crab
apple, and with the same purpose—to
dev* ur «t. M
“W*U said,” spako ihokiag.koeplog
hie temper, “but»!’ this does not pre
vent me from shining among them ss
tba ran amoog the sura.”
“True, but tell me, shining sun, how
many eclipses you am obliged to suffer
in a year! For the continual flattering
of these man most now and then darken
your uudertauding.” . ,
“For this mason you would not be a
courtier!” inquired hi* majesty, whoa*
Augers began to play upon bis sword in
a threatening manner.
“Miserable aa 1 am. I should be sorry
to be placed hi the rank of slaves,-* re
plied tba dwarf, V Besides, I havs not
§ the necessary qualities to succeed in
this floe employment.*'
“What, than, do you seek at my
oourtf** asked the king ia an angrv
“Something I have not been able to
And them,” answered Bertbotde. “I
was told that a king was aa much above
common men aa a tower Is abm com
mon boose. I And. ae I suspected, that
sovereign* are honored mom than they
ilgjflTf
This was a little too much. The king
lost bis paUeoee and commaodad the
dwarf jester to leave the palsc* Imme
diately or be would have bim whipped
out of court.
Jtaoqen of the Grippe.
Tba greatest danger from La Grippe
ia of It# rasaltmg In pneumonia. It
roasoaabis earn is need, however, and
Cham bar Inin’s Goafh Bamedy lakeo,
all danger will ba avotdsd. Amoog tha
tens of thousands who have atsd this
remedy for la grippa, wa have yet to
learn of* .ingle case having merited
in pneumonia, which shows couclusiVe*
ly that this remedy is acartaio proven
| ti„ efihat dread disease. It will effect
n permanent core to toes tins thso any
other treatment. The 2ft sed 06 cent
hotuw
Ht Blames Scciety for being a Thief
Otis Smith, cashier of the Georgia
Security and Banking Company, who
to ia jail in Atlanta for embexsling
110,000, says bis effort to keep np the
grit of a swell in society in Atlanta
caused him to go wrong. Talking in
hi* sell to s reporter he said : “ 1 did
not Intend at first to defraud any on*.
I was in the swim and it took cash to
keep in the tide. Ido not like to ar
raign society, but 1 am forced to talk
about it when I discuss the real cause
of my dowutall. 1 have been asked
why I did not go along and do the. beet
I coo Id on my legitimate incoma, which
was shoot 41.200 * year. But it takas
money to bold a place in society in
Atlanta. If you do not put np the
staff yon are not appreciated, So long
*• you pay fur tbs fun you arc a king
bee, but tbe moment you do not get iu
toe pash with tba cash yon are nobody.
I was in the push aud 1 bad to get
money to hold my own. It took mon
ey to pay for the theatre parlies, ger
man., suppers, flowers, sud other pres
ents, and I was like the follow who hud
hold of a galvanic battery, I could not
let it go. After once stnr'.ed T had to
keep it op or I was lost. There is noth
ing real or tangible in this society basi
nets,** he continued. “There is no
gen nine friendship. You are appreci
ated for what yon do in tbe way of
entertaining and giving pleasure. Tha
fallow who comas to the front with the
most in tbe way of giving the girls a
uica time to tbe biggest man in tie ring.
Let him slack up and be is soon in the
background, but, al 1 said. I have no
arrmuniEent lomnke of Atlanta Society
I paid my way and it gave ms tbe best
it bad.**
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Musi Pay a Tax.
The Finance committee, has under
consideration an amendment to the
Revenue Act imposing a license tax of
$250 on each and every bucket shop or
broker's office in the Stale. Thte to to
apply only to those dealing in stocks,
bonds and agricultural product* for fu
ture delivery, »uch as tbe offices of
Cuthbert & Co.. Hubbard, Pries & t'o.
and Lampeon & Co., which ars doing
busiuess in many cltiss In this State.—
This amend moot was proposed by Stale
Auditor Ayer, and will probably be in
corporated In the Revenue set.
A new section bas been put in tbs
Revenue Act. It imposes a taxon lega
cies aud Inheritance, as follows: Those
1n a direct line 29 or I uer cent, and
to those collateral! (save for charitable
a.e») 1} P»r cent. No administrator
or executor to to be permitted to file
final account until such tax to paid.
Killed by the Flood.
Reports of tha loss cf life in tbe eas
tern Kentucky flood to appalling. Jaa.
M. Morgan, wife and child were drown
ed fn Floyd county by the ovei flowing
of Beaver Creek, which destroyed their
home. Elder Morton, a Mormon mis
sionary, was drowned near Mount Kifc
horn. An unknown women was drown
ed in Laalie conntv, and In Jackson
county Henry Holcomb lost bis Ills
while trying to ford a stream. Ai
Barbunrsville, the Cun beriatid river
baa foicad a third of tba population to
move out.
A Dinner to tor. ory*n.
Hon, John R. McLean, who was a
prom meal candidate for (tie nomination
for vice president at tha Chicago con
vention, entertained Hon. William J.
Bryan, late candidate for Presideot. at
dinner in Washington last wesb. Tha
boose was tasteflilly decorated and tbe
mnsie was formshed by the marina
band. Tbsre was no politics connected
with tbe affair, both republicans and
democrat* being present. There were
oo speeches. _
Tbe issue of standard silver dollars
from the mint* and treasury office* for
tbe week ending February 20tb was
•331,649, and for the corresponding pe
r od teat year was 1*17.14*. 'The ship
meotof tractions! eilvsr coin from Feb
ruary Ist to 20th aggregated #460,698.
Mi*. Mayas, of Colon county, met
an awfol tat* oo tb.22d10.t- Bhe car
ried her husband hto dinner at Helm's
sow mill. Her drew caught in lb*
shafting, and eb* wa* wootnt round
time and again. When tbe saw was
stopped eh* was found dead. The
bourn of bar limbs and body wait bro
han la twenty placm.
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Even a postage stamp sets tbe good
example of sticking to one thing until
It gets there.
The secret of popularity to alwaya to
let tbe other follow toll hto troublw.
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Bo Ton Wwit Somethin* Good to Eat ?
Thin Go To
Whitaker’s
FANCY BIOT STORE
And Get It*
*• Very
-or.
EVERYTHING !
For tbe LOWEST Cash Price*.
FLOUR, RICE, PREPARED
BUCKWHEAT
Canned FruUs, Vegetables,
Sardines, Salmon, Sugar,
Coffee, Tea, Lard But
ter, Apples, Cocoa
nuts, Cabbage,
Tobacco, Cigars, Cheroots, Cigarette,
Snuff, Ac., Ac.
He want* your Chickens, Eggs. Corn,
and * tber Produce, and will give»you
the very Hk(b**t Prices.
Never sell until you see him.
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DEALER IN
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< groceries , gaudy,
APPLES,
SUGAR,
And many other articles. I respect
fully solicit a liberal share of patronage.
TRENTON
His %
Hale and Female,
W. H. RHODES,
Principal.
Spring Term of Trenton High School
beglua
January 27,1897
-Sasissiiss3t^ 0-h^«
irom #4.00 to #7.00 per month.
English Tuition from #1.60 to #AOO par
mouth. ;
Classics #I.OO extra. ,
For for tber particulars anfily to
W.H. RHODES.
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of Flour,
for Sale by
W. E COX,
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G. T. COBLE,
-DEALER IN-
Drags &
Medicisss
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WINES AND LIQUORS.
If you are In need of anything kept
in my line I would be glad to have ye"
call and
EXAMINE MYBTQO*
—BUY WBAT YOU NEED—
A searing yoo t* ll * J o ® lto*o
and pares* good*.