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THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE.
Only One Hollar Per Annum.
The Official Paper of the City and County
Published Every Thursday Evening.
BUTT & BL ATS,
Editors and Proprietors.
HEW FALL IB WINTER GOODS!
J. E. MURPHY & CO.
STILL LEADERS OF LOW PRICES!
01’11 MR. MURPHY has just returned from New York ami other Eastern markets, where he has selected one
of t he Largest ami Finest Stocks of Goods, in every line, ever brought to Gainesville, amt wo are now open
ing a beautiful line of
Eadies* I <
Os all qualities, styles ami prices. They must be seen to be appreciated, for it is impossible to enumerate and
describe them here. We are opening also Notions of every description, besides
READY-MADE CLOTHING, HATS AND SHOES,
That can’t be surpassed in any market.
& FJKJSTOYT GROCERIES
Ot all sorts, to suit the market. Now, we will not pretend to give an account of our superb Stock in detail, but we
do cordially invite every body to call ami see for themselves, as we are certain you will find ours the place to do
vourtrading.
J. E. MURPHY & CO.,
Sept. 13, 1888. GAINESVILLE. GEORGIA.
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Dunlap & Kicklighter,
G-ainosville,- Georgia.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing,
Hats, Boots and Shoes. Also Heavy and Fancy Groceries, Etc.
HIGHEST * PRICES * PAH) * FOR * COUNTRY * PRODUCE.
We take pleasure in calling the attention of the Citizens of Gaines
ville and surrounding country to our New Stock of Fall and Winter
Goods, which are arriving daily.
Boots etrid Shoes.
We have the Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Boots ami Shoes ever brought to Gainesville, embracing
the Celebrated Bay State, Evitt & Bro.’s Ladies’ Fine Shoes, Lilly, Brackett & Co.’s Men’s Fine Custom Made
Shoes, and a full line of Children’s Shoes of all grades.
HATS, HATS.—A I .arge and well Selected Stock of Hats and Caps for Alon, Boys and Youths. Prices
and styles to suit everybody.
CLOTHING—MEN’S, BOYS’ AND YOUTH’S.
With past experience ami the success we have had with our Clothing, we feel safe in saying that you will
mH find a Belter Selected Stock in the city of Gainesville. Rock Bottom Prices to start with.
0. J Agents for (’lark’s Cutaway Harrow and Plant, Jr., Cultivator.
MOTTO : Quick Sales .and Short Profits. DUNLAP <C- KICKLIGHTER.
Foreclosure of Mortgage.
In Hall Superior Court, August Term, 1888.
E. S. Mount vs. J. R. Logan, Administrator of
R. 11. Butler, deceased, W. C. Mount and.J. W.
Alexander.
It appearing to the court by the petition of
piaint ill that W. ('. Mount and J. W. Alexander
two of the defendants, are non-residents of this
slate, it is ordered that W. C. Mount and ,1. W.
\lexander do pay into this court by the first
day of the next term, the principle, interest
and cost due on the note forwhich said mortgage
was given to secure or show cause to the con
trary, or that in default thereof foreclosure be
.cianted of said mortgage in terms of the law.
It is further ordered that service be perfected
on said W.C. Mount and.l. W. Alexander by
publication ol this order twice a month for
lour months before the next term of this court
in the Gainesville Eagle, a public gazette pub
lished in said county.
Granted. ,1. B. ESTES, I’la’tlfs Att’v.
<’. ,1. WELLBORN. .1. S. C.
I certify that the above is a true extract from
the minutes of Hall Superior Court. August
Term, less. Witness-mv hand and oflicial sig
nature. Sept. 24, 1888. ‘A. R. SMITH, C. S. C.
Georgia, H all County.—Court of Ordinary,
October Term, 1888. In Re. Application of
X. IL Smith, E. R. Smith and Unity Smith to
pr< ve the last will and testament of W. A v
Smith, deceased, in solemn form.
1 p.m reading and considering the petition of
N. IL Smith. E. R. Smith and Unity Smith, in
the above stated ease: It is ordered that ,1. A. L.
Smith. Martha E. Crater, Sarah A. Holding,
Julia V. Roark and Starling B. Smith, appear
bi foie the Court of Ordinary of said county, on
the first Monday in November next, and then
and there show cause, if any exists, why the
paper offered for probate, by the petitioners, as
the last will and testament of W. A. Smith, late
ol said county, deceased, should not be proven
in solemn form, and admitted to record, as the
last will and testament of said deceased. And
it is further ordered that J. A. L. Smith, Martha
E. I’raier, Sarah A. Bolding and Julia V. Roark,
be each served personally with a copy of the
foregoing petition and this order, at least ten
days before the next term of this court. And it
is iurther ordered that service be perfected on
Starling B. Smith, by the publication of this
order in the Gainesville Eagle, a newspaper
published in said county, for thirty days before
the next term of said Court of Ordinary.
This October Ist, 1888.
A. Ri noi.ru, Ordinary.
A R. Smith, athn’r of A. J. Shaffer, dec’ll, for
the use of Banks A Bro. vs J. It. Barnes, G. 1).
Black and IL H. Huggins, adm’r of Riley Gar
rett, deceased. Complaint, Ac., in Hall supe
rior court, August term, 18.88.
It appearing to the court, by the return of the
sherill in this ease, that the defendant, H. H.
Hnegins, administrator of Riley Garrett, does
not reside in said county of Half, and it further
appearing that he does not reside in said State
ol Georgia: It is therefore ordered that service
of this writ and process be perfected upon said
11. IL Huggins, administrator. Ae., as aforesaid
b\ the publication of this order, in the Gaines
i die Eagle, a m w-papet published in said coun
ty ol Hall, twice a month for four months pro
ceeding the next term id this court. August
2.1, 1888. J. Wei.U«okx, J. S, <?.
S. C. tn xr.AC,
W. S. I'ii krh i., riaintilVs attorneys.
I certify that the above is a true extract from
the minutes of Hall superior court. August
t< mi. 1888. Witness my hand and official signa
ture. this September 29. 1888.
2atu4m A. R. Smith, C. S. C.
James A. * ol b vs S. V . Cobb. Libel tor Divorce.
In Hall Sut erior Court. August term. isss.
It appealing to the court. bv the return of the
sheiill in the above stated ease, that the defend
ant de.es net reside in said count y, and it further
appealing that she does not reside in the State:
It is therefore ordered by the court that service
lie perfected on tin' defendant by publication of
this order twice a month tor four months before
the next term of this court, in the Gainesville
Eagle, a newspaper published in Hall county.
Georgia. G. H. Union. Plaintiff’s attorney.'
C J. Wri.l.r.oltx. J. S. C.
1 certify that the above is a true extract from
the minutes ot Halt superior court August
term. ISsS. Witness my hand and official rigna
ture. September 21. isss.
2am4m* A. R. Smith, C. S.
A l >;i ST Term, 1888, Hall Superior Court.
Dora Hammond vs Charles W. Hammond,
it appearing to the court by the return of the
sherill in the above stated ease, that the de
fondant does not reside in said county, and it
lurther appearing that he has left the state. It
is th< refore ordered by the court that service be
pel fected on the defendant by the publication of
this oiaier once a month, tor four months before
the next term of tins court, in the Gainesville
Eagle, a newspaper published in Hal! county.
Georgia. W. L. MARLER.
Granted. Petitioner’s Attorney.
J. WELLBORN, J. S. < .
I certify that the above is a true extract from
the minutes of Hall Superior Court. Aug. Term.
ISSS. Witness mv official signature. This Sept.
24, 1888. A. R. SMITH, C. S. C.
f iEORGIA, HALL COUNTY._Ordinary’s Os
fice, Oct. 4, isss. W. B. Smith, administra
tor of the estate of Mrs. M. Persons, deceased,
represents tothe court in his petition, duly tiled
in this office, that he has fully administered said
estate. This is. therefore, to cite all persons
concerned, to show cause, if any they can, why
said administrator should not lie discharged
from said administration on the first Monday in
January, 1889.
A. RUDOLPH, Ordinary.
/ GEORGIA, HALL COUNTV.—To all whom it
vJ may concern: Margaret Moore, administra
trix of the estate of Jacob J. Moore, deceased,
has in due form applied to me for leave to sell
the lands belonging to said estate. Said appli
cation will lie heard on the first Monday in No
vember, 1888. This 4th dav of October, 1888.
A. RUDOLPH, Ordinary.
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VOL. XXVIII.
“The Old Book Stores,”
No. 1, Atlanta, Ga. No, 2, Gainesville, Ga.
OLD BOOKS, Novels—paper and bound. Confederate Money. Indian
Curiosities. War Relics, etc., bought for cash. We will carry a full
line of Stationery, Books—new and old—Toys, Cigars and Tobacco. Also
Holliday Supplies. Our Christmas Cards will not be excelled in Atlanta.
Orders taker, for any Book published, ami furnished in from 3 to five
days. Splendid Note Paper 5c quire, 24 sheets; Best Envelopes, 5c pack,
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count, 3 packages, 25c—13 packages, $1; Toilet Rolls, 15c each, 100 yards
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GAINESVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1888.
EVERYDAY PETTINESS.
■ VARIOUS WAYS LN WHICH TIME SEEMS
TO BE WASTED.
i .
I have Deen trying to enumerate
lat least a part of the ways in which
i life slips into insignificance; for until
|we know the new we shall not find
* the remedy. Gossip unquestionably
j takes a high place in the list of men
! tai and moral worth. By gossip I
do not mean the vulgar racking of a
neighbor’s character or qualifications
with delight at the sport of back
biting. This sort of business I rank
no higher than cock fighting and
bull baitintf. Whoever engages in
it is either too coarse to comprehend
the \ allies of time, or is nauseated by
each indulgence until cured or ruined.
The confirmed backbiter is so thor
oughly diseased that she or he may
be ranked with phthisical patients
—not to be cured or not worth the
curing.
: But gossip is something a great
! deal more general than backbiting.
llt is the application of the mind to
questions of positively inferior im
portance to the exclusion of matters
of permanent value. Os course it is
not easy from your standpoint to
judge of what I should be conversing.
A man is quite sure to'despise ques
tions of woman’s dress—perhaps of
dress altogether. But with us it in
volves art, and develops the pecul
iarly feminine capacity of appreciat
ing fitness in form and color. But
clearly there is a vast deal of intel
lectual waste on small topics. This
is somewhat excusable at parties,
when the mind is stupefied, often, in
its abnormal desire to please or shine;
when we are compelled to converse
with those whose intellectual tastes
we know nothing of. Perhaps it
is for this reason that it has come to
be held as ill breeding to introduce
any topic of weight. Cannot socie
ty move with a higher grade conver
sation? The effect at present is to
send sensible people home with a
feeling of distress and loss, while the
I vapid are. made to consider that
! vapidity has value.
In our home life and general social
relations there is far less excuse for
gossipy gabble. Those, who are un
able to converse except on Crash
should be classed with the ash barrel
scavenger and denied the privilege
of controlling any portion of our
time. We are privileged by nature
to exclude the gossip from any house
hold familiarity. With these scav
engers. I class the bores who lack all
valuation of the time of other people,
persons who do not gossip, but in
reality do nothing, and compel you
to do the same. An honest person,
man or woman, should have the
days apportioned with great nicety
to occupancy and use. For the un
expected and unforeseeable interrup
tions one may allow justly an hour a
day. For probable interruptions
another hour. To avoid the loss of
two or three more hours requires
both tact and decision. It is perfect
ly right to require all callers to report
themselves, and to reply to many of
them “not at home,” or an equivalent.
There is no substantial reason why
our callers should not only send in a
card, but should also add the object
of the call and specify the amount of
time desired. This, placed on a card,
will cause the applicant little time
and trouble, and will save the re
cipient vast loss. Is all the social
obligation on the side of the visited ?
1 think not. I believe no one has a
right to ask one minute of our time
without apology and explanation.
My time is ray money. One hour is
worth a cash value. Whoever takes
it from me takes from my income as
well as my comfort. This it is not
righteous to demand nor right for me
to allow. There are claims of friend
ship. These are compatible with
w’ork. True friends will not rob
each other. There is compensation
in such cases.
I am not so confident what reward
or compensation there may be for
our necessary dealings with ignorant
people; and as a rule this includes all
the help we can employ. The nar
rowness of their vision makes it im
possible for them to see or feel with
us, and if we get on with them at all
we must come down to their level
and talk from their standpoint.
This may not be altogether injurious;
for we are likely to get too far away
from the masses, and lose all com
municating power. More than that, '
the highest mental life is too strictly
a brain life. It is an invaluable pow
er to be able to drop down at times
into a more physical and simple life,
provided our doing so does not in
volve sensuous degradation. That
danger is constantly near, and must
be carefully guarded against.
Too much familiarity with the
I grosser sort is overwhelmingly fatal.
But we may g«> so far as to be kindly
j end friendly, and help to lift to a
| higher plane. But nothing is more
! difficult than honestly to secure the
i real friendship of people morally ind
intellectually our interiors. The
largest generosity and most kindly
treatment will not make a firm friend
of one who cannot understand you.
And as a rule the ignorant can never
understand the cultured. They may
j understand the more ignorant, but
| can use no mental measure greater
! than that possessed by themselves.—
■ Mary E. Spencer, in Globe-Democrat.
| “Waste not, want not,” is a good
old proverb. “He that is faithful in
i little is faithful also in much.” A
i Dcrson who takes no care of the ma
terials committed to his hands by his
employer will never duly husband
his own prof»erty. Economy and
wastefulness are habits that will
influence us in all things, both when
we are engaged about our own sub
stance or that of another. To waste
another’s goods is the same as to rob
him. The loss in both cases is equal,
and the principles whence they
spring very much alike. The man
who takes care of his employer’s
goods is sure to look after his own,
and thus is on the road to prosperity.
AN ESSAY ON MAN.
WRITTEN' FROM THE STANDPOINT OF
A VASSAR GIRL WHO DESERVES
TO BE AN OLD MAID.
Men are peculiar; they wear No. 10
boots and snore. This is what makes
it easy to recognize a man when you
see one. Men wear hats they are
careful of and carry umbrellas they
are not careful qf; when not losing
them they are pokingthem into some
body’s eyes. Men don’t gossip, but
they do go to their clubs and talk
over the “news.” Men don’t paint
or powder (often); but they riise
whiskers, that make them look like
Scotch terriers, and coax little hair
moles to grow on their chins. Men
are not. vain, but they never like the
young lady who says they are not
handsome.
Men arc consistent. They like to
see the dress of a lady plain and sei -
sible, “hate furbelows and flummery,”
but if a lady in a plain, sensible dress
enter a car she may stand an hour
and not one of them will offer her a
seat, but when a lady enters arrayed
in the height of fashion every one of
them will spring to his feet and
glory in the honor of standing for
her sake.
Men never find fault with them
selves, not if they can help it. Adam
showed them how they could help it
and they have profited by his instruc
tion. Men take cold and think they
are going to die, and when you carry
them a bowl of herb tea they tufn |
pale and ask if you don't suppose it ;
would do just as well to take it next
week.
Men are always wanting a clean i
shirt and when they get one they are j
always ready to sw.ear that there is '
not a button on it, when all the time :
the buttons are there, only they can’t
find them. .Men can never find any
thing. They pull off their boots and
forget where they put them, am! pre-1
tend they remember all about it, and j
after they have rummaged around
and turned everything upside down,
and looked on all the shelves in the
pantry, in the sewing machine draw
er, upset your work basket, sit down
and remark that this is a deuce of a
hog.se; a fellow never knows, whep I
he gets anything off when he is go- j
ing to set eyes on it again; and when I
you bring his boots, that you have
found right where he left them, he
hands you his slippers and wants to
know if you “can’t jam them into
some out of the way corner where ’
the old Scratch wouldn’t look for
’em.”
Men think they know a lot, and
they do sometimes. Men are a trou
ble but they are handy to have in the
house in a thunder shower, or when
the wind blows and they are not
afraid of mice. I know this is true
because I once saw two men chase a
mouse around a room for an hour,
more or less, and neither appeared to
be in the least alarmed. Toward the '
close of the chase one of the- men
stopped to wipe his brow and re- i
marked that it was warm—an ex
ceedingly cold observation in my
opinion, as it was cold and uncom
fortable upon the head of the. lounge
where I was.—Student, in Home,
Journal.
The Privilege Denied Them.
A traveler, who returned from a
two weeks’ vacation among the Maine
watering places, relates an amusing
incident that occurred at a small
New England hotel where he chanced
to stop for a day while journeying to
Bar Harbor. The hotel was a small
one, and the principal person in
charge of the office was the daughter
of the proprietor, a buxom lass of
probably twenty summers.
When the morning of departure
came this fair Diana presented the
hotel bill to the traveler, ayd it so
happened that neither of them could
! change a note that was tendered in
payment. In a gallant way the trav
■' eler, who had something of the Don
Juan in his nature, although he did
live on Walnut street, smilingly
J offered to kiss the young lady’and
; let the change go. She drew herself
up haughtily. “I’d like you to know,
! sir, that in this hotel we don’t kiss
■ transients,” she replied in freezing
tones. “Such a privilege is only
j given to permanent boarders. Will
you take a prospectus for next sea
| son?”—Philadelphia Times.
Bishop Heber’s Hymn.
“I heard an odd story the other
•lay about Bishop Heber's beautiful
hymn, ‘From Greenland’s ley Moun
tains,’ ” ‘said a well-kimwn Cincin
natian.
“What is it?”
“It relates to the music of the
hymn. You remember that Bishop
Heber wrote it while in Ceylon, in
1824. About a year later it reached
America, and a lady in Charleston,
S. C., was struck with its beauty.
She could Hud, however, no tune that
seemed to suit it. She remembered
a young bank clerk, Lowell Mason,
' afterward so celebrated, who was just
a few steps down the street, and who
had a reputation as a musical genius.
So she sent her son to ask him to
; write a tune that would go with the
hymn. In just half an hour back
i came the boy with the music, and
that melody, dashed off in such haste,
is to this day snug with that song.”
—Religious Herald.
This is the way an Edgefield, (S.
C.) candidate nails a false rumor:
“From various quarters of the coun
ty the report comes to my ears that
‘Sain Colgan has decided not to make
the race for coroner, but will leave
the field.’ I desire to say that there
is not a word of truth in the report.
■ I have enlisted for the war and will
■ be on deck at the final reckoning
• on election day. There will be ample
time to write my obituary after the
funeral, should you, my fellow citi-
I zens, see proper to cover my cor
i j porosity with the somber shrou 1 of
, I defeat—then, and not till then, let
. my epitaph be written.”
GRAND DISPLAY OF BARGAINS
At Barnes, Evans & ('<>.
Here is an Opportunity to Buy Goods Cheap.
I-
This is a Beautiful Stock. In Black Silk we only ask you to exam
ine our Stock, and if we can’t sell you godd goods at as low prices as
you can find them in any market, we wont ask you to buy. We have
a full line of Colors in Plain Striped and Plaids. Also a beautiful line
of Striped and Plaid Silk Velvet. Our Stock of Dress Trimmings is
perfect. Trimmings to suit every style, price or color. Gimo Sets
and Ornaments.
Ladies can get there Dress Hats, Bonnets and Gloves to match.
KID GLOVES, JERSEY GLOVES, SILK GLOVES.
This Stock is large and complete. Kid Gloves in all the new colors
and of the best makes.
Cloaks! Cloaks! Cloaks!
Here you can find the Largest Stock of CLOAKS in the city, and
the best $5.00 Cloak ever offered for sale. When you want to buy a
Glock, you can’t afford to miss this stock. We have them from $2.00
to $25.00--a good Wool Cloak for $2.00 and a Fine Plash Cloak for
$ 1 2.50, $20.00 and $25.00. We have everything in Jerseys, Jackets,
New Markets and Short Wraps of every style.
MILLINERY! M:iZ-iLiIISTERY!
We have the best stock of Millinery this season ever brought to Gainesville. Our Hats and Bonnets arc
simply beautiful, ami will suit the most fastidious. Our stock of Ribbons. Feathers, Tips and Birds an* beautiful.
OUR CLOTHING AND TAILORING DEPARTMENT
Is full and complete. We were never better prepared to cloth all classes of Men and Boys, ( 'all and examine
these beautiful goods before buying elsewhere.
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!
This is a large stock with us. We carry everything from the Cheapest to |the Finest Shoes. Our Fine
Shoes for Men and Ladies an* of the best makes, and we guarantee every pair. Give them a trial and von will
buy no other.
Our Grocery Department
Is always full of Fresh News Goods, and we promise not be be UNDERSOLD in this Stock. Givi u- a trial
and we will convince you that we sell goods cheap. Respectfully,
oct4-10t I.S. EV .VASS X CO.
Property and Education.
Bishop Dunean is quoted as say-i
ing: “I think I can sav without lies-1
. ° i
itancy, that to 75 per cent, of the i
children to whom parents leave prop-j
erty, the legacy is a positive curse, j
Put it in that boy’s, that g'iTs head, ■
and they have something the sheriff
cannot take from them, and if you
put them on a barren island they can
make a support.”
These are strong words, arid wor
thy of thoughtful consideration, as
all noble-hearted parents are desirous
to do the best possible for their chil
dren. We cannot say to what ex
tent our readers will endorse Bishop
Duncan’s statement about property
left to children. Our own observa
tion along this line is rather limited.
We know some persons to whom
inherited property was very helpful,
or seemed to be, and on the other
hand, our observation during the
twenty years past calls to mind the
homes of many persons to whom we
think legacies were positively harm
ful. In them was fostered the spirit
of pride, extravagance and depen
dence before and after getting the
control and possession of their in
herited property. They felt them
selves better than their equals. Ig
norant of the real worth of money,
they are not happy unless extrava
gant wants are supplied. Depending!
upon what came to them without:
personal effort and thought, they
became improvident, and were una
ble to meet the responsibilities and
discharge.he duties of life. Their
character was lacking incomplete
ness. They did not have the spirit!
of great self-reliance ami the eon-1
sciousness of a brave, noble man
hood. They seemed powerless before
strong and were degrad
ed by dangerous excesses. They '
were strangers to the pleasurable
satisfaction of enjoying the earnings
of their own prudent thought and
hard labor, under the blessings of
God’s kind providence. And, finally,
when their legacy was exhausted, 1
they became poor, dispirited and
miserable. To them life was a fail
ure, ami their legaev a “positive
curse.”
Again, some parents, by hard toil
and c’ose economy for many long;
years, acquire ami leave property, ;
which is almost or quite useless, so i
far as their children are concerned.
There are here and there poor chil- i
dren who lost their legacies through
reckless or dishonest administration
of estates. Their parents had good
homes, and left property, but the j
children are poor, working for others ’
for food ami clothing and lodging.
While the parents were living they
could have wisely and beneficently I
used their property for the perma
nent good of their children, the wel
fare of others and the glory of God,,
but they did not. In the same dread
hour they parted with both life and
#I.OO Per Annum.
SILK AND WOOLEN DRESS GOODS.
Our. Black Silk Warp Henrietta can’t be sur
passed at the prices in the city.
We have a handsome line of Black Serges
and Cashmeres. Also a beautiful line of Plain
and Tricot Flannels.
All the New Shades in Henrietta, beautiful
finish at 50c, 75c, sl, $ 1.25 and $ 1.50 a yard.
Don’t fail to see our Dress Patterns, which we
‘are selling for $ 1 0.00, worth $ 1 5,00.
We have a beautiful line of Plain Striped and
Plaid Flannels, 40 inches wide, at 30c, 35c and
40c a yard cheaper than ever offered before.
Our Dress Goods at sc, 1 Oc, 1 2c and 1 sc, are
the best Goods to be found for the price.
Mil lo ! Mi Ho ! Millot ! Millo !
the property, ami the property passed
as the years went by, into the hands
of strangers. They were not faith
ful stewards of the trust committed
to their care ami their labor for the
benefit of children in later years was
fruitless, vain.
In a practical, useful sense, an ed
ucation at the cost of SSOO to SI,OOO,
may be a safer investment for a son,
a daughter, than ten, fifty times that
amount in property left to an uned
ucated child. He may thus have
what the sheriff cannot take from
him; he may thus be able to make a
support under very unfavorable cir
cumstances. All educated persons,
however, are not successful in life,
some are failures anywhere. A
training for the farm, or shop in such
cases might have been better than
years in college. But this is not
taking the better and higher view of
education. The duty to educate
goes beyond the qualification for suc
cessfully earning a livelihood. If
this be the sole object, a purely
secular education might answer the
purpose; but Christian parents should
see that their children have, if possi
ble, the advantages of a Christian
education, which will influence the
heart ami regulate the life. Such
an education goes beyond the mere
idea of practical utility. It builds up
character and adorns the life. It
rises above the sordid ami selfish, ami
stimulates the noblest purposes. It
honors God and blesses humanity.
Dr. Lyman Abbott says that early
in his ministry he resolved—and
still holds to the resolution—that he
“would not profess religion fora man
after death who had never professed
it for himself when living.” No man
ever made a more ration d resolve.
The orthodox preachers who are
ready to find a title for every zreat,
rich or popular man to a mansion in
the skies, even though he never gave
any scriptural evidence of being born
again, take back in the particular
what they preach in the general, ex
cite contempt among unbelievers,
encourage neglect of religion, and
strengthen the hands of loose think
ers in and out of the church.
I O ►
An observant Bible student said
yesterday: “I have never known, in
all my observations, of a Jew who
was a carpenter, and whether the
fact that the Bible tells us that
Jesus was a carpenter has put any
odium upon that occupation in the
eyes of the Hebrews has been a ques
tion that I have never heard an
swered.—Albany Journal.
A Halifax fisherman found an un
corked bottle of champagne in a big
cod which he captured the other day.
He and his friends had a dinner
shortly afterward, and they affirmed
the champagne was excellent, altho’
it had a perceptibly fishy smell. The
mystery is how the bottle got inside
the fish uninjured.
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NO. 42.
Mites of Merriment.
The perfect husband is the man
I who will eat his wife’s pie so as not
to hurt her feelings.
Mrs. Parvenu says her new house
has ail the modern conveniences,
even rheumatic lubes.
You can’t convince a young man
whose girl has said “yes,” that this
country is going to wreck and ruin.
“The office should seek the man,”
says the wise man. So it does, O
philosopher, so it does, after the man
is elected. Has to hunt for him all
i over town every time it wants a
paper signed.
Country minister—Little boy, what
I will your father say to you fishing on
jSunday?
Little boy—ls you km wait a
minnit he’ll tell you. He’s jest gone
to dig more bait.
“And so you have received a di
vorce from that vagabond husband
of yours, Mrs. Smith?” “Yes; lam
' glad to say I have.” “Didn’t you
feel quite overpowered when vou
heard the decision of the judge?”
i “Not exactly. I felt sort of un
manned, so to speak.”
The infant class teacher was trv
: ing to bring out the fact that David
was a man of varied occupations.
The question was asked : “What
!do you call a "man who plays on a
harp?” A youngster quickly an
swered: “An Italian.” Then a new
■ topic was introduced.
An officer in the regular army
laughed at a timid woman because
she was alarmed at the noise of a
! cannon when a salute was fired.
He subsequently married the timid
woman, and six months afterwards
he took off his boots in the hail when
he came in late at nights.
A zealous preacher, who loved
: smoking as well as lie ought, in a
I heated discourse exclaimed, aiming
i his rifle at some of his hearers:
! “Brethren, there is no sleeping-car
on the train to glory.” One of the
party, whom lie aimed to hit, res
ponded: “No, brother: nor smoking
car, either.”
“Miss Maud.” he said, “I h ave come
:in this evening to ask you a ques
tion, and I have brought a ring with
me. Now, before you try it on I
want to tell you that if you feel in
clined to be a sister to me I will have
to take it back, as my father objects
to my sisters wearing such large dia
monds.” And Maud said she would
keep the ring.
“Will nobody separate th »se dogs?”
exclaimed the humane man, with
righteous indignation. “Have vou
no feelings, sir?” he continued, ad
dressing a big fellow who seemed
to be taking a delighted interest in
I the combat. “Feelin’s, pard?” was
' I the reply. “Feelin’s? I’ve got S2O
’ l»et on this fight, and my dog’s pa
top. Chaw ’im, Zeke!”