The Anniston Star from Anniston, Alabama • Page 9

TBS AXXXSTOV RAJ, tfETTEMBEB, IMS. yearsT and don't want to be moving Report oi tie ComptroHet ol the Coffcccy First National Bank, UNCLE ABRAHAM'S LEGACY Anoiston, AUbama. CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPT. 4, 906. LXABXLXTXEt.

W. H. MeTLEBOT, PmUnt. C. D.

WOODBUTF, CaaUaa. Waa, A. D1YI8, Viae PrealisA RANDOLPH SMITH, Atrial Tho, Annlston National Bank. United States Depositary. Capital an Stffpks, i $170,000.00 Peserre tMtty 100,000.00 Total Assets.

$930,000.00 Prompt, Sale and PrOgtesstre. Interest paid on Certificates of Deposit and on Savings Deposits. WE INVITE YOUR ACCOUNT. SEBOXTKOES. Time Loans 0 Demand Loans 30,100 00 6.

Bonds, Securities, 170,005 09 Banking House 3,819 43 Cash on hand and ia banks 223,053 13 Total; fll FIRST on "Roll of Honot" in City of Annlston, SECOND on 'Roll ol Honot'" tn State of Alabama M. B. WELLBORN, President, JAS. B. GOODWIN, Vice-President.

H. A. TOUNO, Cashier. Fair 4UtlSB ANNISTON ELECTRIC GAS COMPANY, Noble and Tenth Sts. TWT I I I I I I I I I I I I i I I I 41 I I I i I III I I MiFrDGERINQ THE LEADING JEWELER.

A COMPLETE LINE-OP. IN THE SOUTH. i Alabama State Fair, BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Octofce J5 to 20, J906. Six days of magnificent entertainment.

Special low ratei on all railroad. New building! and grounds erected at a eost of $150,000. New and original feature Home-Voming Week for Alabam-iani. Great horse eho every night. Kopp's celebrated Military Band, two grand free concerts daily.

live stock and agricultural display surpassing anything ever seen in the state. A MIDWAY OF GLEAN, WHOLESOME and ENTERTAINING SHOWS' Dan Patch, 1:53, and Cresceus, 2:02, will try to lower the world's reeerd, The fastest trotting and pacing horses in the world contesting for big stakes. Write for catalogue and all information to R. EI. WILLIAMS, Secretary and Genl Manager.

Birmingham, Ala. Diamonds, Watches, Rings, Solid jj and Pated Gold and Silvemaf e. about Now. ni ten yon what i am going to do, rm going to stay with yon and Silas what few days I nave left When I'm gone there a a utue square box In my room which you can 1 have, fm not going to tell you what's In It but I'll aay this! I think, that what tn the box ought to be worth a good many thousand." -Uncle Abe," broke In' Mrs. Bragg, "you are the kindest and best man tn tbe world.

Why. you have a home here as long as you live. Whatever we have yon shall aban It with ua. You an Dear and dear to us. Uncle Abe.

and "we (Wt think nothln about whether we'll get anything or not, Why, only this morning Silas was speaking to me, sayln' we must tell yon thla Yes, Indeed. Uncle Abe, you needn't worry about a home." That evening when Mr. Bragg re turned he looked at bis wife sternly. "Well, has lis didn't finish. "Sh-h-h!" Interrupted I Mrs.

Bragg. holding up a warning band. Then she went over and whispered In bis ear. Mr. Bragg appanntly comprehended.

for In a few minutes be called out: "Nancy, go an see If Uncle Abe needs a fire lu his room. D'ye bear me? I say. go an' see If Undo Abe needs a tire, au If he does build It. Martha Ann. go ask Uncle Abe what he'd tike to have for After the second girl had been dis patched on an errand to Uncle Abe's room Mr.

Bragg turned to his wife and said In a low tone: "What ye want to do la to treat 1m rlghtI-et 'lm have blasway 'bout any- thing. Give 'lm everything that's good to eatpie an' such truck as that Don't want Mm goln' off from here wag- gin' that box. Wbew! Dow much d'ys reckob'a In It?" Thus the old Midler entered upon an era of unbroken peace and quiet and good living. Ill, every whim was humored. He waa petted and waited on continually.

Then was no length to which tbe Braggs would not go to put Uncle Abe at ease. They even fur nished him with small sums of money; He told them that he had aome money, bat did not wish to break a bill. See ing that they would get all his bills In time to come they wen not reluctant to humor blm In this, as also they did in many other things. Indeed if any thing were refused Uncle Abe be would begin to make preparations which, tbe startled Bragg family thought, -were signs that be meant to remove himself and the square box to some other place. This Would never do, of course, and after a sound rating from Bllaa they would again be whipped Into tbe tine of obedience and homage to the ex soldier.

In the course of time, as was natural, Uncle Abe died, and Mr. Bragg, in last splendid bunt of generosity, gave him a fitting burial. When tbe sad rites were over Mr. Bragg hastened to retnrn home. Followed by Mrs.

Bragg and Nancy Brag ami Martha Ann Bragg, be un looKPrt a certain room, unlocked a cer tain trunk and unlocked a certain box, and a cry of Joy died half uttered In his throat. lie got ujwu his feet and kicked the cat and dog Into the yard, then cursed till the very wall, of tbe building trembled. Neighbors beard the shrill voice of Mrs. Bragg arid the deep curse of Silas and wondered what tbe trouble could be. The box was full of Confederate bills.

On top of them lay a little note, which read: "I thlnk-I always did thlnk-thls money ought to be worth a good many thousand dollars, but It Is not." Doctors an Pax tied. The remarkable-recovery of Kenneth Mclver, of Vanccboro, Is the Sub ject of much interest ta the medirsl fraternity and a wide circle of friends. He my, of his cane: "Owing-to a severe inflamation of the Throat and ronizpfltion of the Lungs, three doe torn gave me up to die. when, aa last ri-sort, I was indm-cd to try Dr. King'n New Discovery snd I am happy to lav, It snved my life." Cures the worxt Coughs and Colds.

Bronchitis Tonsiiitia, Weak Lungs, Jloarsenev and I.aOnppe. Guaranteed at West Knd Drug Co and Klam, Ordway Ffoiisf r. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottlt free. Letters From the Inaaa.

Anioug the many "crank" letters that drift from time to time Into the ofBees of most largw eorp'jriitloiis. esperlully Into publishing bouses, are a number lH-nriiig a typewritten postscript as follows: The law obllftvs us to wnl thu Inolnswl If-ti-r but wt- dl this to lt you know thnt writer I an InmatH of the av Imn and that any attention pal-1 to It will at your risk. Sometimes the "crank" cplMtles are mere btlflift'SH foriiiulus rv testing a year'- Ktifmeriptloii to th imifrr.liie and promising to wlien the Unit copy irrivi-4, but ithrs contuln nrgeut. volnlde apiieuls for all sorta of de-srniiUblea, of which tbf nil! lst ore ilvprs nnd farrllin Tin? momentary wlilms npriucn(il liy tbe letters are almost In their variety. The cblr-Jifrnpljy of notes Is Interesting from patliobglcal staridpint.

as usually. Iiowever regularly formed. It Is shaky and disjointed or broken, betraying physical ansT! mental breakdown. New York 1'ress. BLOOD IKPURITIES are readily drtreo oat of the tjtwm 11 tbe bewele Sr.

kept open and rcrul.r. Constlpstloo and tbe retention of food wastes In the bowels pot-too nd Mint lb blood. I'M i-AX ETS. )NLV I CENTS. In tbl.

simple wsy you eta put and to all Mood lmpuritle.n end to eon tip.ttoo an snd to all bowel trouble. Plr.s. ni to uk. plessknt in eRect. Formula on nery bo.

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rfrr" Copyright. MM. bT P. CaatflMBt ltboncn In paat yean Bllaa Bragg and bis family bad been the sole re cipients of many beaefacuooa from Uncle Abraham, aa tbe burden of ok age began to neap ttaeif ttpon htm and hla earning power, became proportion ately leu and lot the aforesaid family began to ponder over the problem of getting rid of tbe decrepit old gqntle- man against tne tune when his feeble ness should tnak btm absolutely de pendent Uncle Aba, as wu nun, bad erred as a Confederate soldier in tbe civil war. Wnen Lee surrendered at Appomattoi be, with tbonsanda of oth er soldiers, trudged back to tile places they bad left four years previously, but time and war bad wrought amailng changea everywhere.

Tbe few blood relations that Uncle Abe possessed were all gone. Borne bad died In bat tie, and those who remained bad roar ed to other parts. After looking about the Tillage finally made arrange ments for board and lodging at the Bragg homestead and, with a small square box, the only thing be carried, domiciled himself at that place. During-tbe-ort found bis environments to be congenial and his sojourn, as already stated. proved to be exceedingly profitable, to Silas Bra (tg, who, having won the con fldence and gratitude of tbe ex-eoldlcr, came Into possession of property of considerable value.

Consequently It waa a great shock to Uncle Abe when be learned that it was the purpose of the Bragg to cast him out now that they held the title to all bis property. It had been bis desire to live out bis days at this place. He bad received Intimations of their designs through the Increasing Initableness of Mrs Bragg and tbe unklndnesa of other members of the household. For days and weeks afterward be moped about the little village In a Weafy and dejected manner. The people would gaze after him when be passed and re mark that Uncle Abe was going down mighty fast.

This state of affairs continued for nearly a moqtb, then tt was noticed that the veteran seemed to bars taken a new hold on life. He moved about with an agility that belled bis yean he laughed and joked with a sest that was surprising, and, above all, there lurked In his eyes a mischievous twinkle and glitter that the loungers at the village store had never taken note of before. However much the wonder was, no sol at ton was ever reached by them. Tbe real cause of this gayety on the part of Uncle Abe lay in the fact that certain tblugs had been happening ct the Braggs'. Only a few evenings be fore, Mr.

Silas Bragg, on arriving home tn a rather tottery state, strongly admonished Mrs. Bragg because she apparently had not acted according to his Instruction. "Where's old gray coot?" be queried. is ne gone yetT Nor LMart I say bounce him. What d'ye meant Goln to keep him here to eat a feller out o' bouse and borne? Dldnt I tell ye to make tt hot for tm? I'm a honest man, I am, an' dont want to be bard on nobody, but he's done eat np the wuth of everything I got out o' him an I aint goln' to have inr no longer.

Now, ye get rid. of 1m; pester the life out o' him; spill hot coffee on 'lm. D'ye bear jnell say, get rid of 1m." Having delivered himself of these weighty remarka, Mr. Brig settled comfortably down In a chair and dosed off into a deep slumber. On tbe following morning Uncle Abe did not appear at the breakfast table as be waa usually wont to do.

Mr. Bragg, having eaten bis breakfast again commanded Mrs. Bragg to "make It hot for lm," and departed. An hour passed. Still Uncle Abe did not "ID show lm," piped the matron In a shrill voice, "I'll learn 1m to He abed.

Martha Ann, go get that syringe an' a pan cold water, an' give It to 'lm through tbe keyhole." Before this order could be executed, however, a thought of such a pleasing nature entered the mind of Mrs, Bragg that It almost made her gasp for breath. "Maybe the old codger's dead." she ejaculated, "Hun, Nancy, an' aee," she eallej out. Nancy, as commanded, took up a position In front of Uncle Abe's room, peering cautiously through tbe keyhole. What she saw made her fall over backward and scramble by tbe hall towar-J the kitchen. At sight of such action on the part of Nancy, Mn.

Bragg couid hardly restrain bermilf from, abostlng. She felt certain that Uncle Abe had left this earthly sphere for other parts. This opinion was eooa cupelled, for when the girl bad reached the kitchen and bad sufficiently recovered to make explanations she told of what site had seen In sonietbrnjy after tbe following manner: "Oh, mat On, ttml lie bad bis box open on the bed. an' its Jest pram full greenbacker, blllar, In a little tline after this occurrence Uncle Abe came out of bis room. Mrs.

Bragg, considering the new tight on the situation, made baste to prepare a warm and tasteful meal for him. lie seemed to be In excellent spirits. He ate heartily of the meal, and then pushed back bis chair and made the following astounding remarks: -Mn. Bragg," he sold, "I have Just been doing a little thinking. I am getting pld.

At the best I can't live man Capital paid la. 1100,00041 Surplus and 188,195 St 60,000 Deposits 697,678 09 1,03,767 61 W. W. 8TRIN0FELL0W, Vies- Pna. A J.

OOODWJN, Assistant Cashier. EIXCTEIOJPLAMTa Htn-h as our give highly suttsfaelory service for illuminating puMie IrjHtitn-' Ions and private dwellings. Would you know more about our way of lighting up Yon need but give us a hint of your requirements to get full information, X. TTTTTTTTTTTTI m' CipOKXNO A DINNER Needs good, steady beat to roast nice and brown, and that Is bested all over to eook your vegetables. Our latest improved gas stoves furnish all that and mere.

To see is to try, to try is to buy, You are Invited io see, try "buy if you are pleased. Oas appliances gladly shown at our office1, corner Tenth and Noble. II 'PHONE 96. LAUNDERING 1 TTTTTTl i 4 1 i I 0VtSSjHT, ANNISTON ELECTRIC VGAS COMPANY, Noble and Tenth Sta. HOMECOMING rJEIEEC i.

i i I I It 1 I SJTTTTirTTTTTTT I I OUR GOODS STAND la thing. eat 700 want TTe have Ufor jou. We and Staple Groceries. WHETSTONE might be well observed and enjoyed by those who have left the state, but those who have drank soda water from our fountain and eaten our Ice minis an ii ices have COME HOME EVXBY DAT to renew their alio gianre to the old, reliable OXFORD LAKE PARK THOMAS' DRUG STORE Phone 59-2 Annlston, Ala. 124 W.

JOtnSL 1 1 1 I I I I I II A A At I a AaVit I I I I I I I THE TEST (quality at reasonable price 4 carry everything la Fine Grocers. grounds for drink Hire, Bathing. Bowl round, or admission Plenty of shade; Swings, Tables for I Shirtwaist Lunches; clear spring water pumped to all parts of he ing purposes free. Conductors sell Round Trip Tickets at 20c is something that very few people understand. All laundries launder them, but mighty few launder them welj.

We have special methods for laundering them that makes them'even prettier and fresher than new. We starch them just where they should be starched. They are ironed by hand experts who do nothing but this particular work. We keep pace with the times and launder Hhe latest style garments just as they should be. each, of which contains a coupon I5c in payment of Boat Ing, Bdxball, Merry go to the Vaudeville.

CARS EVERO MINUTES 1 Anniston Electric Gas Co Office: Cor. fTenth Noble Sts. Anniston Steam Laundry 2t5 NOBLE ST. 4.