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The Gainesville Eajle.
Official Organ gs Hall County.
Official Organ off HVn'te County.
Official Organ off the City of Ganicwille.
Entered at the Gainesville Postoffice as
Second-class mail matter.
W. H. CRAIG,
Editor and Business Manager.
Thursday, April 21, 1898.
THE WAR.
When our article on the war
cloß-fl last week, the House resolu
tion for intervention was in the
Senate. It was voted on Thursday
night and defeated. The Senate
stood 21 for intervention to 67 for
recognition of the Cuban Republic.
The Senate resolution then went to
the II <use. It was generally be
lieved that the Senate resolution for
recognition would pass the House,
for there were many Republicans and
all the Democrats in favor of it.
Could Tom Reed hold his men in
tine? Speaker Reed showed him
self to be still the master of parlia
mentary tactics that he has always
been since coming into prominence
in the House of Representatives.
He displayed once again also his
marvelous powers of hadership and
demonstrated that, notwithstanding
an occasional muttering of discon
tent, the rank and file of the House
are disposed to follow where he leads.
The resolution was voted down like
clock-work. Then the House and
Senate swapped resolutions for a few
hours, but each rejected the other’s
work as fast as it could get at it.
At last the Senate had to back down
in the face of the superior general
ship of the speaker of the House.
They gave up the clause to recognize
the Cuban Republic, and accepted
a recognition of the freedom of the
people of Cuba.
The resolution as finally agreed to
by both houses is as follows:
Whereas, abhorrent conditions,
which have existed for more than
three years in the island of Cuba, so
near our own border, have shocked
the moral sense of the people of the
United States, have been a disgrace
to Christian civilization, culminating
as they have in the destruction of a
United States battleship, with two
hundred and sixty-six of its officers
and crew, while on a friendly visit in
the harbor of Havana, cannot be
longer endured, as has been set forth
by the president of the United States
in his message to congress of April
11, 1898, therefore
Resolved, First—That the people
of the island of Cuba are and of right
ought to be free and independent.
Second—That it is the duty of the
United States to demand, and the
government of the United Slates
does hereby demand, that the govern
ment of Spain at once relinquish its
authority and government in the
island of Cuba, and withdraw its
land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters.
Third—That the president of the
United States be and he is hereby di
rected and empowered to use the
entire land and naval forces of the
United States, and to call into actual
service of the United States the
militia of the several states, to such
an extent as may be necessary to
carry these resolutions into effect.
Fourth—That the United States
hereby disclaims any disposition or
intention to exercise sovereignty,
jurisdiction or control over said
island, except for the pacification
thereof, and assests its determination
when that is accomplished to leave
the government and control of the
island to its people.
This resolution passed Congresss
Monday night at 2.30. On Tuesday
at noon it was signed by the speaker
of the House and the president of
the Senate and immediately trans
mitted to President McKinley,
who immediately called a Cabinet
meeting for its consideration.
At 11.24 o’clock a. in. yesterday
the president affixed his signature to
the resolution and it became law. At
11.30 he signed an ultimatum to
Spain demanding the immediate
evacuation of Cuba. Spain is given
until midnight Saturday, Madrid
time, or 7 o’clock Saturday’ morning,
Washington time, to make answer to
the president’s ultimatum. It Spain
declines to accede by that time, or if
no answ’er is received, the army and
navy will be put in motion and will
proceed to blockade Havana and
other Cuban ports; also Porto Rico.
The Spanish minister at Washing
ton asked for his passports yesterday,
and they were given him.
The president will call for 60,000
troops of the State militia. Georgia
will furnish her pro rata—about
2,000; 80,000 volunteers will be
called for. The Piedmont Rifles
have called for 40 volunteers to make
their company up to 75. Joe Reed
wants to go, but is too old. Says he
will go anyhow. Governor Atkin
son says he will go with the State
troops into Cuba. Soldiers and sail
ors are applying for enlistment in
London.
So far as the United States is con
cerned, there will be war. It has
been, apparently, slow to anger, but
is mad enough now, and the die is
cast. Consistent with the national
honor, it can do nothing now but
fight. It is deplorable that this con
dition has been drifted into, but the
condition is now here. We have all
the time been opposed to war, and
have hoped that it might be averted,
and still pray, and believe, that in
some way the bitter cup may pass—
not that we shall sacrifice honor, but
that Spain may sacrifice hers.
We say we believe war will be
averted, but if you ask us upon what
we base that belief we must say that
we cannot tell, except that some
where and somehow the unexpected
may happen—that a Divine Provi
dence, whose ways are past finding
out, and who has not yet given the
nations over to their own evil de
vices, may intervene and save us the
scandal of two Christian nations fly
ing at each others throats; save
thousands of lives of the flower of
American manhood ; save the tears
of widows and orphans.
But since the inexcusable war has
been brought on by the elements of
unrest, by the hysterical jingoes and
tail-twisters, let no American falter
in his duty to the flag, but let it be
borne aloft in the heavens as proudly
as though we were fighting for our
own liberty, instead of the liberty of
a horde of ex-brigands and half
breeds who never wash their faces or
comb their heads and are entirely in
capable of self-government.
It is almost universally conceded
that the only thing now that can
avert war will be for Spain to back
down. There seems to be little prob
ability of this. In Spain everybody
is a jingo, and if the Queen does not
go to war with the United States
there will be war at home ; so that it
will be a choice between Spaniards
killing each other and Spaniards
killing Yankees. Besides, the throne
is in danger unless the populace are
gratified with war. Don Carlos,
the Pretender, a sort of W. J.
Bryan, is bruising around the bor
ders out of reach of rocks and boot
jacks and threatens to come for
ward and lead the people if the
Queen backs down.
So it is coercion on both sides.
Spain has her tail-twisters who are
looking to the safety of the throne,
and America has her two political
parties that sit like harpies over the
destiny of the country, with both
eyes on the fall elections.
It also seems to be the universal
opinion, almost, that a war with
Spain will not amount to much—that
it will only last a few months at
most. This belief is founded on the
bankrupt condition of Spain, and the
’inadequacy of her navy, ’he having
only one first-class warship, against
nine of the United States.
But there is no telling. Such talk
as this was indulged in in 1861, when
we were going to whip the Yankees
before breakfast, or before dinner at
the latest. When a war starts with
Spain, some other nation may become
involved. All Europe may get into
it. There is no telling. But a fight
with Spaniards will not be a picnic
or prayer-meeting. For a thousand
years the Spaniards have been war
riors. With them the martial spirit
is strong. They inherit it as it is
transmitted intensified through hun
dreds of years. The war, if it cotnes,
may only last a few days, and it may
last several years.
The first move will be made
against Havana. Cuba will be in
vaded and cleared of the Spaniards.
That is the program of the War De
partment.
Fitzhugh Lee is to be made a
Major-General of volunteers. The
odore Roosevelt, asssistant Secre
tary of the Navy, has resigned to ac
cept a place on Lee’s staff. He is a
warlike young man and wants to dis
tinguish himself. He wants to be
where there is plenty of fighting, and
he knows that where Lee is that is
the place. A grandson of General
Grant has applied to Lee for a
place on his staff.
If war comes, party lines will be
dissolved. We will all be Ameri
cans. Let us stand by the flag and
the President.
TATE WILL NOT SHOW-UP.
The Democrats of Habersham ask that
all the contesting candidates on the
Democratic State and Congressional tick
ets meet in joint debate at Cornelia,
Toccoa and Clarkesville. Will they do
it? Will Mr. Thompson now meet Mr.
Tate? We believe we know enough of
Mr. Tate’s personal desires to say that
the people shall be gratified with a joint
debate by the Congressional candidates,
unless Mr. Thompson squarely backs
down. Yes, we are ready to guarantee
that Mr. Tate will meet Mr. Thompson.
What will Mr. Thompson do? —Cherokee
Advance.
We are prepared to say that we
do not believe that Brother Perry
believes that it is Mr. Tate’s desire
to meet Mr. Thompson on the hust
ings in Habersham county or any
where else. We believe that Brother
Perry is strongly impressed that
Mr. Tate does not wish to meet Mr.
Thompson. Brother Perry knows,
as we know, that Mr. Tate is an in
tellectual fudge, although posed and
boosted as the great Oratorical De
stroyer by the small-potato press,
now that circumstances have given
him immunity from the joint debate.
Mr. Perry knows, as we know, and
all the people know, that Mr. Tate
is a paste diamond when he comes to
measure up in even mediocre states
manship. All this fiddle-faddle about
his making such a “good member,”
and “always at his post,” is nauseous.
What has he done ? What man is
; there in the Ninth district not sub
ject to lunatico inquirendum proceed
ings that couldn’t do all that Mr.
Tate has done in his six years in
Congress? Who couldn’t carry to
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster-
General a petition for a new mail
route and put his indorsement on it ?
Who couldn’t send out third-class
garden seed with the help of a
twelve-hundred-dollars-a year clerk
paid by the government? Who
couldn’t be always at bis post and
vote on everything that comes up?
We are reliably informed that the
Hon. Eli Wehunt, that profound
constitutional lawyer who went to
the legislature from Lumpkin county,
as a joke, some twenty years ago,
was always hugging his post of duty,
and the way he voted was a caution.
Col. Redwine of this county was a
member at the time, and took your
Uncle Eli in charge and prompted
him whenever the time would come,
to fire, and the way Eli would vote
was a sight.
But republics are ungrateful, and
Lumpkin county is no exception, and
for some inscrutable reason Uncle
Eli was laid on the board.
Surely his unapproachable record
for punctuality did not deserve such
a fate. To be sure be did not make
any great number of speeches and
electrify the house, and so forth, be
cause that wasn’t his main hold.
Voting was his specialty; and
although he wore a Turkey-red shirt
apd plaited his whiskers, we will bet
that no one by looking at him could
have told that he was not a second
Daniel Webster. He had heard
of that proverb which said, “A taci
turn dullard, when savans among,
may pass for a doctor by holding his
tongue,” and he had sense enough to
live up to it. He didn’t get into a
squabble with the Speaker and get
asked “bow he ever got there in the
first place.” Not much. He was
too knowing.
But to recur to the original propo
sition. Mr. Thompson, when he re
ceived the invitation from the Hab
ersham Democrats, promptly ac
cepted it, and will be there, rain or
shine. But we will guarantee that
a yoke of steers could not pull Mr.
Tate to Habersham county to face
Thompson. He is too busy just now
recognizing republics that carry their
seats of government around in their
hats. He is too busy now rushing
the country into war after having a
short while ago voted to kill a bill
for the building of two war ships to
make our navy respected in the ejes
of the world.
No, no, Brother Tate will not
show up in Habersham on the day
that Taompson is there.
ATKINSON FRETTING.
Judge Spencer Atkinson finds
running for governor against Allen
Candler a little harder job than he
supposed it would be when he ac
cepted the sins of the Bill Atkin
son junta and started to bear them
away to the wilderness. He finds
the road exceedingly rocky, and the
hot stuff which Candler is giving
him very uncomfortable and disquiet
ing.
He has become as cross as a set
ting ben and as garrulous as a fish
woman, ’ and letter-writing, which
has been a mania with him, is becom
ing a craze.
Last Saturday the papers that
cared to print such dull and profit
less platitudes treated their readers
to more than half a dozen columns of
Sprncer’s railings against Candler.
Many of the things contained in this
letter are downright childish, and
stamp their author as a mao lacking
in dignity, self-poise, and other ex
cellent qualities requisite in an occu
pant of the executive chair of our
great State.
While Atkinson is writing these
stale and stuffy epistles your Uncle
Allen is talking with his mouth to
the “common people,” and the “com
mon people” are setting their hearts
toward the honest old man and their
hands against the Bill Atkinson
junta and its missionaries, Spencer
Atkinson and Bob Berner.
THE ISLAND OF CUBA.
There seems to be a considerable
degree of misinformation about Cuba.
Many people have the idea that its
citizenship is mongrel to an unusual
degree and that negroes and mulat
toes constitute a majority of its citi
zens. The last census, taken in 1887,
gave a total or 1,681,000 inhabitants,
of whom 528,000 were negroes, over
1,000,000 whitesand 50,000 Chinese.
In a number of our souther:? states
the proportion of negroes is much
larger. Since 1887 Cuba estimates
the population has increased to
2,000,000, of whom 500,000 are col
ored and the rest whites. But this
takes no account of the 400,000
killed m battle, who have died of
disease, or been starved to death,
three-fourths of whom are said to
have been victims of Weyler’s
decrees of concentration and star
vation. It is probable the population
of the island at this time falls below
the 1,681,000 reported by the census
of 11 years ago.
Os an irregular, crescent shape,
Cuba is much larger than popularly
supposed, for it is 730 miles long,
has an average width of 80 miles,
and an area of 43,319 square miles,
without including its adjacent islands,
which add over 2,000 square miles
more.
The island is marvelously rich and
fertile. Although there is much
cleared and cultivated land, there
are no less than 20,000,000 acres of
almost impenetrable forest, fully
13,000,000 of wh : ch has never been
disturbed by man.
In 1894, the year before the present
insurrection broke out, Cuba’s export
trade amounted to $109,000,900, of
which the United States took $63,-
500,000 and Spain only $8,400,000.
The import trade amounted to $84,-
000,000, of which the United States
sent $33,000,000 and Spain $30,000,
000. We bought of Cuba that year
$63,000,000 more than we sold to
the island. Os the $93,500,000 ex
ports to the United States, sugar and
tobacco included $83,000,000. Our
total trade with Cuba of $126,000,-
000 in 1894 will fall below $25,000,-
000 the current year. This shows
where the Cuban war hits Uncle
Sam. The trade of 1894 would now
probably yield $20,000,000 of cus
toms revenue to the United States.
The island is rich in minerals, in
cluding iron ore, copper, manganese,
marhle, asbestos, etc. A great deal
of American capital has been in
vested in iron and copper mining.
Prior to the outbreak of the present
war there were on the island about
1,000 miles of railway. The com
mercial activity of the island is shown
by the fact that in 1885 1,179 vessels
arrived and cleared from Havana,
490 from Cienfuegos, and 338 from
Santiago.
Although mountainous in the inte
rior, some of the mountains rising
7,000 feet, much of the coast line is
low and flat and difficult of approach
ing on account of the numerous reefs
and small islands. Notwithstanding
this feature of the coast it is said
that no other island in the world has
as many excellent harbors in propor
tion to its size. Os these Havana,
Matanzas, Bahia, Honda, Mariel,
Neuvitas, Nipe, and Cardenas on the
north side, and Santiago de Cuba,
Trinidad, Guantanamo, and Cien
fuegos on the south side, are the
principal and best known. There
are few rivers in Cuba.
Notwithstanding the prevalence of
yellow fever in the seacost cities and
towns the greater part of Cuba is said
under normal conditions to be a very
healthy place. Although not alto
gether in the tropics it has all the
characteristics ofc the torrid region.
It has a wet and dry season and, ex
cept in a few spots in the mountains,
not even light frosts. The prevailing
temperature is not unplesantly hot,
for the highest is rarely over 82 deg.,
while the average is 77 deg. The
months from the beginning of May to
October are called the wet season.
From November to April the dry
season prevails. Cuba is probably
the most fertile and richest island in
in the world.
JACKSON COUNTY.
Editor Eagle : Though the Pop
ulists carried Jackson county two
years ago by a small majority, indi
cations now are that it will go Dem
ocratic this year by a handsome ma
jority. It is a fact too plain for
either denial or evasion that the ex
penditure of public moneys in this
county under a Populist administra
tion last year exceeds that of any
previous year under a Democratic
administration, excepting the year,
perhaps, when the court house was
built. This, coupled with the fact
that the Populists have failed to re
deem their pledges to the people—
that of reducing the salaries and
fees of county officers 25 per cent—
has caused many to quit the new
party and return to their first love,
the Democratic party. With this
increased strength, healthier signs
are apparent on all sides for Democ
racy down here.
Howard Thompson has a strong
following in Jackson county. This
means that Carter Tate will not
have such smooth sailing as of yore.
We find many prominent and influ
ential citizens, in this portion of the
county, who have hitherto supported
Tate, now enthusiastic for Thomp
son. Howard Thompson is brainy
and aggressive, and thoroughly post
ed on all public questions. He is a
ready speaker, and this it takes to
lead the people. Carter Tate did a
wise thing in evading a joint discus
sion with Howard Thompson. All
that is necessary for Mr. Thompson
to carry Jackson county is for him
to go before the people, This, we
presume, he will do at the proper
time, and the people will at once
recognize his ability and rally to his
support. Democrat.
Hoschton, April 19, 1898.
MR. CLEVELAND AND CUBA.
Both houses of congress during Mr.
Cleveland’s administration passed
resolutions recognizing the Cuba
insurgents as belligerents. The
president refused then to carry these
resolutions into effect. At the same
time Mr. Cleveland recognized that
the time would probably come when
it would be necessary for the United
States to intervene. This policy of
Mr. Cleveland’s administration was
announced in his message in Decem
ber, 1896:
“When the inability of Spain to
deal with the insurrection has become
manifest and it is demonstrated that
her sovereignty is extinct in Cuba for
all purposes of rightful existence, and
when a hopeless struggle for its re-es
tabhshraent has degenerated into a
strife which means nothing more
than the useless sacrifice of human
life and the utter destruction of the
very subject of the conflict the sit
uation will be presented in which our
obligations to the sovereignty of
Spain will be superseded by higher
obligations which we can hardly hes
itate to recognize and discharge.”
Had Mr. Cleveland been president
after the destruction of the Maine and
the starving of the reconcentrados
there is no doubt as to what his policy
would have been.—Savannah Press.
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That is the Exact Population of
Gainesville.
G. R. Cochran, who was appointed by
the Board of Education to take the
school census of Gainesville, has com
pleted his work. While taking 1 the chil
dren, he took the total population, and
finds that the figures foot-up 4,677. In
1890 the population was 3,202. The in
crease in eight years has been 45 per
cent. The population by wards is:
First ward 1,281
Second ward 1,817
Third ward 1,579
4,677
The population by color is:
Whites' 3,482
Colored 1,195
The number of children of school age
—6 to 18—is 1,226, of which —
Whites 877
Colored 349
Mr. Cochran has shown a high degree
of efficiency and business tact in the neat
and expeditious manner in which he has
covered the field and performed his im
portant duties.
Not Afraid of Cupid’s Knot.
J. O. Lay of this city and Miss Altha
Camp of Winder were married yesterday
afternoon at the home of the bride’s
mother. The wedding was a very quiet
one. Rev. Mr. Dilliard, who performed
the ceremony, was the only living soul
who Mr. Lay took into his confidence,
except the bride.
Mr. Lay is well known to our people.
The bride is a sister to Dave and Henry
Camp, and formerly a resident of this
city.
The bride and groom came up on the
train last night and went to their home
on Spring street.
Waking the Sinners.
The protracted meetings which have
been in progress at the First Methodist
church for the past two weeks closed
Tuesday morning. A deep interest was
taken in the meetings from the begin
ning and resulted in 52 accessions to the
church.
The services at the First Baptist
church are still in progress and will
probably last several days yet. The in
terest in them is unabated and quite a
number have already been received into
the church.
Rev. J. R. DeLong, pastor, began ser
vices at Chestnut Street Baptist church
last Sunday which will probably last two
weeks.
The weather has been favorable and
the people seemed to have been ripe for
a series of revivals which were begun
three weeks ago.
Come to the Singing.
If you are a singer, or love re usic, you
are invited to the Union Singing at
Pleasant Hill the first Sunday in May
next.
Chautauqua Directors
Meet at Arlington this afternoon at 5
o’clock promptly.
A.W. VanHoose, Pres’t.
New Car Shops.
The. G. J. & S. Railroad has let a con
tract for the erection of the railroad
shops just across the yard from the de
pot at this place. The frame work of
the building is up, and in a short time it
will be equipped and made ready for re
pair work. Tracks will run into the
building, so that an engine or car out of
repair can be carried into it and receive
immediate attention.
W. R. Robertson.
Having made the county a throughly
acceptable Tax Receiver, W. Rufus
Robertson is again in the race. He has
always led the ticket, as is now as pop
ular as ever.
Music on the Graphophone.
Few people appreciate the marvellous
powers of the Graphophone as an enter
tainer. It is an instrument which, though
it costs much less than the least expensive
musical instrument, will enable its owner
to have at pleasure music of any kind—
from that of a bagpipe to that of a grand
military band. It reproduces vocal selec
tions and gives one command of every
pleasure that appeals to the sense of
hearing. No investment pays such large
returns in pleasure. Besides reproducing
the musical and other records made for
entertainment purposes, the Graph
ophone will record immediately and re
produce at once and as often as is desired,
your own words or song, or any sound.
By writing to Columbia Phonography
Co., 110 E. Baltimore st., Baltimore,
M. D., you can obtain a catalogue that
will give full information as to prices of
Graphophone outfits.
Lots of Fun.
Stephenson Lodge No. 26 K. of P. has
organized a Division of the Uniform
Rank with a Military Band as an adjunct.
There is a considerable expense con
nected with the organization and the
boys have decided to give an expose of
the “Ancient order of Hercules” for the
purpose of raising funds for the equip
ment of the Division.
The entertainment is excruciatingly
funny and will be given in the Audito
riumdn a few days. This entertainment
will be followed closely with an excursion
to Tallulah Falls.
Spain’s debt in round numbers ag
gregates $1,250,000,000, or $73 per
capita. Our own national debt ag
gregates only $1,000,000,000 in round
numbers, or barely sl6 per capita.
A South Georgia paper says that
down there the Atkinson-Berner
combination have run out of cam
paign soap, and are now charging
that Allen D. Candler blew up the
ba’tieship Maine over at Havana.
We don’t doubt it; that two-to-one
combine is nothing but claptrap.
FOR io*DAYS,
THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE
and the
ATLANTA WEEKLY JOURNAL
will go at
$1 FOR BOTH PAPERS.
Money in Advance.
The Journal will contain a detailed
report of all the war news for every
day in the week.
If you take the dailies, and don’t
want the Weekly Journal, you can
send it to a friend somewhere in the
country. It will cost you nothing.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber, March 24, 1898.
The Council met in regular session,
Mayor Gaston presiding. Aidermen CaG
teberry, Blats, Norris, Little, Hynds
and Webb present.
Minutes of preceding meeting read
aud adopted.
Au ordinance to provide penalty for
escapes from the city street gang, or
from any other place of confinement or
imprisonment, and providing penalty for
any person or persons aiding, or assist
ing, or attempting to aid or assist any
city prisoner to escape when so confined
or imprisoned, and for other purposes,
was read the first time and filed for sec
ond reading.
A petition from the merchants asking
the Council to sprinkle the public square
and the streets within the fire limits was
read and, on motion, action was deferred
until next regular meeting.
Petition of Martin & Hunt for water
for the purpose of manufacturing ice »as
referred to Committee on Water and
Lights, with power to act.
The following accounts were read the
second time and ordered paid:
R. E. Andoe & Co., mdse paupers,
$5.65; W. J. & E. C. Palmour, mdse pau
pers, 45c; grass seed, $1.43; G. F. Turner,
mdse paupers, 50c; G. P. E*stes, mdse
paupers, 75c; J. G. Hynds Mfg. Co., mdse
paupers, $2.23; W. R. Canning <fc Bro.,
mdse paupers, sll.l4 —three months’ ac
count; F. L. Comer & Co., pipe and
work school building, $2.45; W. L.
Wheeler, brick, school building, $23 50;
Ed F. Little, coal, $5 72; sundry items,
corn and fodder, $35.54; printing, stamps,
etc., $23.64.
The Committee on Public property
was, on motion, instructed to have the
office of the Council calcimined and
painted, and to purchase some additional
furniture.
No other business Council adjourned.
Copy of proceedings.
J. B. Gaston, Mayor.
G. P. Boone, Clerk.
Council Chamber, March 28, 1898.
Council met in call session. Mayor J.
B. Gaston presiding. Aidermen Blats,
Castleberry, Norris, Little, Hynds and
Webb present.
The purpose of the meeting was to
consider petition of Martin <fe Hunt for
apeimitto place in the corrugated iron
building on W. Bradford street, owned
by J. H. Hunt, a 60-1 orse-power boiler
to run an ice plant.
The petition was read and, on motion,
was referred to the Committee on Build
ings and Awnings, with a request to re
port this p. m. at 6 o’clock.
On motion the Council adjourned to
meet at 6 o’clock p. m., March 28, 1898.
J. B. Gaston, Mayor.
G. P. Boone, Clerk.
Council Chamber,
6 p. m , March 28, 1898.
Council met pursuant to adjournment,
and called to order by Mayor Gaston.
Aidermen Castleberry, Little, Webb and
Blats present.
The committee to which petition of
Martin & Hunt had been referred, sub
mitted their report and recommended
that permit asked for in said petition be
granted, with the understanding that
the Council is in no way to become re
sponsible for any damages to adjoining
property owners by reason of the placing
of said ice plant and boiler in said build
ing.
On motion, the report was adopted and
the petition granted.
No other business the Council ad
journed. J. B. Gaston, Mayor.
G. P. Boone, Clerk.
The Fire Boys.
J. E. Scoggins, chief of the fire depart
ment, submitted a very interesting re
port to the Mayor and Council last
Thursday night. It showed that every
thing in each department of the company
was in perfect condition and that the
company was made up of able-bodied and
well-drilled men.
Mr. Scoggins is a very successful fire
fighter; it is even said of him that he is
one of the best in Georgia. Certain it is
that he and all of his men take a pride in
the work and have managed the fires as
well as any paid company could have
managed them.
A. J. Wofford, the engineer, has always
won the admiration of the firemen and
the spectators on all occasions when his
engine has been brought into use. He
keeps his engine as bright as a jeweler
does the goods in his show case.
On the reception of Chief Scoggins’ re
port the Council donated the company
SIOO for their annual parade, which will
take place on Saturday, May 7tb.
T. M. Bell.
The many friends of Mr. Thos. M. Bell
will be gratified to see his announcement
for Clerk Superior Court. He has as
many friends in the county and in North
east Georgia as the next one, and would,
if elected, make a good officer.
Pain injhe Head
Catarrh, Sour Stomach, Dizzi
ness, Rheumatism
A Grand Work Accomplished by
Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
“I was a victim of catarrh and suffered
• great deal of pain in the top and back
of my head. I was also troubled with
■our stomach, rheumatism, indigestion
•nd dizziness. I felt all run down and
thought I should be obliged togive uprny
housework. I began taking Hood’s Sar-
Mparilia and Hood’s Pills and was re
lieved. They gave me an appetite and I
gained strength. I have a little grand
child who was cross and fretful owing to
colic and hives. I persuaded his parents
to give him Hood’s Sarsaparilla and he is
now fat and healthy.” Mary J.
Chatham, Arnold, Georgia.
HOOd’S 8 pariHa
Is the Best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
All druggists. §1; six for 35. Get only Hood's.
Haa/4’c Di Ilc cure liver il,s; easy
liOOU S r Ills take, easy to operate. 25c.
j Good Shave.
LEE PARNELL, Barber.
ARLINGTON BLOCK.
Hot and Cold Baths.
First-olass Appointments.
The State S. S. Convention.
The Twenty-Fifth Annual Convention
of the Georgia State Sunday School As
sociation held in the city this week was
in many respects one of the grandest
conventions held in the history of the
association.
The convention was preceded by a lec
ture by the president, W. S. Witham, at
the auditorium Sunday afternoon. The
lecture was a good one and full of the
finest hnnior. The great audience who
heard it was then ready to attend the
convention which held its first session
Monday night.
Profs. Van Hoose and Pearce tendered
the association the use of the auditorium
at night, and the girls voted it the use
of the building for day sessions, agree
ing, as they did, to give up their day
practice in the music looms; therefore
all of the sessions were held in the
auditorium.
The convention opened with 175 dele
gates present. Others came in until the
number was increased to about 250. Not
withstanding that protracted services
were going on at three of the churches,
the hall was practically full the first
night. There was no lack of interest
and enthusiasm, which characterized ev
ery session until the close, Wednesday
at noon.
The annual report compiled at this
session shows that of the 137 counties in
tLe State 126 are organized and 86 re
ported. The total membership of these
schools is 209,970, with an average at
tendance of 75,723, and the amount of
money these schools have expended is
$17,677.57. This sum is expended for
the support of the Sunday schools only.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected Tuesday night: W. S.
Witham of Atlanta president, J. B. Es
tes of Gainesville vice-president: Hen
derson Hallman of Atlanta secretary: J.
11. Gainer of Atlanta treasurer.
Executive Committee: John M. Green.
Atlanta, chairman; R. B. Sheppart, Sav
annah; J. W. Wheatly, Americus; Thos.
Moore, Balton; F. S. Ethridge, Jackson;
J. D. Duncan, Douglasville; J. C. Boone,
Gainesville; R. M. Erwin, Macon; C. C.
Buchanan, Waycross; W. R. Power, Ma
rietta; H. B. Wely, Atlanta; H. S. Owens,
Dallas; John R. Stelle, LaFayette.
Before adjourning Wednesday resolu
tions were adopted thanking the people
of Gainesville for their hospitality, and
the management of the Georgia Female
Seminary for the use of the Auditorium
and the entertainments given them.
It was stated that $2,000 would be
needed during the next year, and a col
lection was taken up and S9OO of this
amount was raised in about an hour.
Many cities wanted the convention next
year. Americus was the first put to a
vote, and the next annual meeting will
be held in Americus next April.
The proceedings of the convention
were harmonious in every particular and
every one seemed to be delighted with
the results.
Just as
Good
as Scott’s and we sell it much
cheaper/’ is a statement sometimes
made by the druggist when Scott’s
Emulsion is called for. This shows
that the druggists themselves regard
Soott's
Emulsion
of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos
phites of Lime and Soda as the
standard, and the purchaser who
desires to procure the “ standard ”
because he knows it has been of
untold benefit, should not for one
instant think of taking the risk of
fusing some untried prepa
ration. The substitution
of something said to be
“just as good” for a stand
ard preparation twenty
five years on the market,
should not be permitted by
the intelligent purchaser.
Be sure you get SCOTT'S Emulsion. See
that the man and fish are on the wrapper
50c. and sr.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOWSE, Chemists, New York.
'S. J. « E. C. PALMOUR
Are Aow _A.t
Jno. F. Little's Old Stand.
They Defy Competition and Sell First-Class Goods.
Make a Specialty of Fancy Grocerr s.
Fresh Can Goods of all kinds.
Keep plenty of Stock Feed—Cott >n Seed Meal and HuHe, Bran, Oats,
Hay, Grain, etc.
Have the best Field and Garden Seeds.
The highest price paid for Country produce.
ALSO A GENERAL STOCK OF DRY GOODS.
’ See
be Convinced!
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The K. &■(!. Millinery.
Bowdre.
Bicycling has become a common pas
time in Bowdre.
Mining men from abroad are frequent
visitors here.
The big Currahee Furnace is finished
and is quite imposing.
Fruit promises to be plentiful in this
section, notwithstanding the many frosts,
War rumors are exciting our citizens,
but few enlistments are reported.
The extensive new plant of milling
machinery of the Currahee Gold Mining
Co. will start this week.
The new’ private school has a roll of
twenty pupils and a prospect of increase
in the near future. Miss Minnie Mc-
Donald of Gainesville is principal.
Mr. Oscar Szontagh has the heartfelt
sympathy of his many friends in the loss
of his pet cat, which was killed Monday
morning by the train.
At Four Score.
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ONCLE EZEKIEL OBEAR, assessor and
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restored me to energetic health. It is a
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isfactory experience.”
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