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The Gainesville Eagle.
Entered at the Gainesville Postoffice as
Second-class mail matter.
Official Organ of Hall County.
Official Organ of White County.
Official Organ of the City of Gainesville.
W. H. CRAIG,
Editor and Business Manager.
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Thursday, December 22, 1898.
THE LEGISLATURE STOPS.
The Georgia legislature adjourned
last Saturday night. During the 50
day« of the session over 700 bills
were introduced and about 190 were
passed.
The school money was reduced
$200,000. The pensions remain as
they were.
The time of holding elections for
justices of the peace has been
changed from January to December.
The money due an employe of a cor
poration may upon his death now be
paid to his. widow before an adminis
trator upon his estate has been ap
pointed. This legislature has made
it unlawful to shoot a gun on Sun
day. This will prevent bird hunt
ing, clay pigeon shooting, and target
practice on that day. Judges of su
perior and city courts must decide
motions for new trials within 30 days
but in Atlanta a judge can take 90
days. Hereafter all fruit trees ship
ped into the slate must be inspected
to prevent blight getting into Geor
gia orchards. The man who carries
brass or metal knucks is now liable
to be indicted for having concealed
weapons. Protest fees for notaries
public have been reduced from $3 to
50 cents.
PEANUT LEGISLATION.
After a session of fifty days the
Georgia Legislature has adjourned
without disposing of the two most
important matters before it—ballot
reform and the tax problem.
Almost every member had so many
things of a minor nature to put
-through that matters of a general
nature, though of more inportance
than all the others combined, had to
be ignored almost entirely. It is
true a commission was sent to Ten
nessee to investigate the workings
of the ballot system in vogue in that
state, which is virtually the Austra
lian system, but beyond receiving the
report of this committee the Legis
lature did nothing. It is also true
that a commission to investigate and
suggest the best plan for tax-reform
has been authorized, bufthis is bare.-
ly more than an acknowledgement of
Ult-Jjeed for reform. * .
TII6“WbUTU ll'UiftWe lies in the fact
that every member goes to Atlanta
with some little special hobby of his
own—a bill to do this or undo that,
and so on, and ho has no mind nor
heart for anything else until he has
brought his own matter to the atten
tion of the Legislature. A desire to
please some exacting constituent or
an ambition to make a new law all
his own causes almost every legislator
to trot forward at each session with
one or more special bills, all of which
have to be acted upon, regardless of
how many matters of vital pnblic im
portance have to be put aside from
<lay to day. And if the Legislature
met twice as often as it does, there
would be just as many of these bills
at each session. Every member
would be bent on making a litle his
tory.
It is a great pity that a special
session of the Legislature cannot be
called to settle the ballot and tax re
form problems, and do nothing else.
This is about our only chance to have
the more important matters attended
to.
NUGGET FOR THE GREAT FATHER.
The trustees of the North Georgia
agricultural college, through their
president, Hon. W. P. Price, pre
sented President McKinley with a
solid gold nugget from a mine near
Dahlonega, as a token of friendship
and esteem, during the Jubilee.
The presentation was made in the
private apartments of President Mc-
Kinley at the Kimball house. The
event was the revival of an ancient
Indian custom. The Cherokee In
dians when in Georgia years ago
were the owners of the mines around
Dahlonega, and they made it a rule
to present every visiting chief a gold
nugget as an evidence of the purity
of their friendship. When the trus
tees of the college learned that Pres
ident McMinley was coming, they
determined to revive the old Indian
custom.
Several members of the presiden
tial party were present during the
presentation.
MR. BRYAN’S DELUSION.
Col. William J. Bryan is reported
to have said in a recent interview
that he saw no signs of waning in
terest in the cause of free silver and
that he considered the recent Nq
vember elections of no significance.
Evidently Mr. Bryan has not studied
the results of these elections, for they
are full of significance, as a glance
at them will readily show. Returns
from these elections show that Kan
sas changed its Democratic plurality
of 12,269 to a Republican plurality
of 15,739; that Nebraska, Mr. Bryan’s
own State, reduced its plurality of
13,576 to 3,422; that the Republicans
gained 50,000 in Colorado, 12,000 in
Idaho, 24,000 in Montana, 1,500 in
Wyoming, 6,000 in Nevada, 40,000
in Utah; that the State of Washing
ton, where the allied silver forces
made a fight against the Republicans
who stood on a straight-out gold
standard platform, changed its Dem
ocratic plurality of 12,493 to a Re
publican plurality of 4,000; that the
Republicans of Oregon increased
their plurality of 2,117 in 1896 to
10,574; that California’s Republican
plurality of 2,797 in 1896 was in
creased to 30,000 in the last election
with a gain of a senator in Congress
and four representatives.
Such indisputable evidence should
convince anyone that the cause of
free silver is losing ground. In fact,
indications now are that it is already
such an issue of the past that it will
never again play a prominent part in
a presidents! campaign. Democracy
mHbt stand o-. other issue in
1900.
LAYING IT ON COLUMBUS.
Those Spaniards who were furthest
away from the scenes of fighting are
still in a fine frenzy of anger with
the Americans. In Granada they
are stoning the statue of Columbus
for having discovered the terrible
and hateful country which we in
habit, and in Cadiz and Algiers they
are refusing to accept American gold
for purchases in the shops because
the coins bear the despised eagle.
Meantime those surviving Spaniards
who were in or near the firing lines
on land, or on the ships which met
Dewey and Schley, and after having
been vanquished were fed, clothed
and nursed by the victors, have
nothing save praise to say of the
Americans.
SOME SMALL SOULS.
Santa Claus has been again at
tacked. Some Sunday school work
ers of Milwaukee want him put out
of the church ; and not only that, but
think all consistent church people
ought to forbid his coming into their
bouses. It is hard to conceive of
such narrow-mindedness. If all of
the myths, all of the fairies, all of the
symbols, were removed from our
lives, the sum of human happiness
would be decreased in enormous
degree. If our lives were divested
of every harmless make-believe, we
should have a rather dull existence.
If religion itself were shorn of its
symbolism, its ceremonies, its music,
its flowers of rhetoric, its parables,
its imagery, etc., it would prove much
less attractive. Santa Claus is a
most beneficent spirit. He teaches,
indeed, the tenets of Chrisitanity—
love, faith, hope and charity. He is
the embodiment of gen
erosity and good nature. He is*
dearly beloved of
adUfa not the kindliest
feeling for him must have a shriveled
heart.
THE PRESIDENT’S TRIBUTE.
The speech of President McKin
ley in Atlanta contained some noble
sentiments calculated to endear him
very much to the people of the
South. He was cheered to the echo
and Confederate veterans were trans
ported with joy to hear the president
of the United States make bold to
say that Northern people would
share with Southerners in the care of
the graves of Confederate soldiers.
It was a bold thing to say and it was
a beautiful tribute from an Ohio
president to the valor of his former
foes. President McKinley not only
spoke as chief executive of the na
tion, but as a member of the North
ern army who, something more than
30 years ago, had met Southern sol
diers upon the field of battle. Surely
after such magnanimous sentiment
there can be no further doubt about
the sincerity or good will of the
president. The expression he used
aas not a sudden outburst of ban
quet sentiment, but a carefully pre
pared and matured conviction writ
ten out upon paper and formally de
livered during the joint session of
the general assembly of Georgia. It
would seem from this that the presi
dent and his advisers have learned
many things from the Spanish-Amer
ican war. This speech was made in
the presence of General Joseph
Wheeler, a Confederate veteran now
wearing a uniform of a major general
in the United States army. The
speech was made in the heart of the
Southland where the people honor
the Confederate dead and believe
that the graves of the Southern sol
diers are the shrine where valor and
devotion have made their resting
place. If any thing were needed to
increase the cordiality of the presi
dent’s reception it was this tender
tribute to the Confederate dead. It
seemed that at last Ben Hill’s word
had come true, that we were “in our
father’s house,” that “our brothers
were our companions,” and that we
were “at home to stay, thank God.”
—Savannah Press.
Turkey Bill’s Ambition.
“Turkey” Bill Postell, whose wife died
about five weeks ago, has already become
tired of living alone and is making an
effort to get him another companion.
He has written a letter to the Atlanta
Constitution this week for the purpose
of ascertaning what an ad., “Wants a
Wife,” will cost him, thinking that it will
be the quickest way to gat one. He en
closed a copy of the advertisement,
prepared by a friend, which reads as
follows :
“Wife wanted by Wm. Postell. A man
of large capital, big farm and fine dwell
v*neyard and orchard. Draws a
United States pension. Address, Wm.
Postell, Porter Springs, Ga.
—Nuggc t.
THE PRESIDENT AT MACON.
He Reviews Troops and Makes a Brief
Artdr s- to Citizens.
Macon, Dec. 19.—President McKin
ley arrived here at 9:80 a. m. and was
met at the depot by a large and enthu
siastic crowd. At the station the presi
dential party was met by 15 carriages.
Lined up along the street was the
Seventh cavalry, the bright yellow of
their overcoat linings making a vivid
contrast against the fog and drizzle that
prevailed.
After driving through the streets the
president took his place on the review
ing stand. On one side of the chief ex
ecutive stood General Wilson and on
the other General Bates. As the
brigades passed the respective com
manders took their places on the stand
with the presidential party.
Despite the bad weather a large and
enthusiastic crowd was on hand.
The troops passed in review in this
order: Third engineers (volunteer),
Second Ohio infantry (volunteer),
Seventh volunteer infantry, Tenth vol
unteer infantry, Third North Carolina
infantry, Sixth Virginia infantry,
Seventh cavalry (regular).
President McKinley spoke briefly
from the reviewing stand. He confined
his remarks chiefly to the pride the
American people should take in their
army. Generals Wheeler, Lawton, Shaf
ter and Wilson made short addresses
before the reviewing stand. General
Lawton left the party to go to Hunts
ville, Ala., to take command of Camp
Wheeler.
A memorial address was presented to
the president by the confederate vet
erans. The now famous reference “to
care for the confederate dead,” in the
president’s Atlanta speech was framed
tn a huge wreath of flowers and placed
on the pedestal of the confederate mon
ument.
The president’s stay in the city was
very short on account of the fact that
he had to go to Augusta from here and
review the troops at that place.
Mrs. McKinley remained in the presi
dential car while in Macon and bowed
frequently to the crowd that gathered
at the depot. On account of her slight
cold it was not considered advisable for
her to face the rain.
A dispatch from Augusta says the
presidential party arrived there at 8:30
p. m. and after a review of the troops
proceeded to Washington.
BRIEF STOP AT COLUMBIA.
President McKinley and Other Nota
bles Deliver Short Talks.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 20.—The presi
dential train arrived at Columbia, where
the first secession convention was held,
at 10:10 p. m., and for three-quarters of
an hour remained here. A considerable
crowd w r as at the Blendin street station.
General Cole aud staff, Mayor Lips
comb and city council, Colonel Abbott
and other officers from Camp Fornance
were present, and were presented to the
president and those accompanying him.
The Second Tennessee band was pres
ent, and as the train rolled in played in
spiring airs. The prolonged calls of the
people called forth the president, who
was introduced by Mayor Lipscomb.
The president said that this stop was
not a part of his itinerary, but it was an
agreeable, though unexpected pleasure.
He was glad to meet the citizens and
soldiers encamped here. He then spoke
briefly of the greatness of the American
government and of the constitution and
said in closing that this was a common
country, as evidenced at the opening of
the recent war, when north and south,
east and west rivaled each other in their
efforts to prove their patriotism. His
elosing sentence, “let us here solemnly
dedicate ourselves to this great structu
ral government,” was succeeded by
■ deafaninp pheers.
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retary Gage, Postmaster General Smith
and Secretary Alger also 'made brief
speeches, after which the train pulled
out for Washington.
M’KINLEY AT FOREST CITY.
President Reviews a Portion of the
Seventh Army Corps.
Savannah, Dec. 17.—The presidential
party arrived at Savannah at 11 o’clock
this morning. The trip from Mont
gomery was without especial incident.
The Savannah reception committee
boarded the president’s train at Guyton,
80 miles out of Savannah. D. G. Purse,
chairman of the committee, presented
to President McKinley the good wishes
of the citizens of Savannah.
The presidential party was welcomed
by a large crowd and was driven direct
to the reviewing stand under the escort
of the Georgia Hussars. The first divi
sion of the Seventh army corps, two
regiments of the Second division and
about 3,000 other troops, chiefly artil
lery, under command of Major General
Keifer, passed before the president.
The program for the day included a
trip by the presidential party on the
pilotboat J. H. Estill down the Savan
nah river, a reception and grand ban
quet tonight, when the president and
members of the cabinet spoke.
Confederates Thank McKinley.
Atlanta, Dec. 2u.—The first official
thanks from ex-wearers of the gray to
President McKinley, for his words about
the confederate soldiers, were expressed
last night. At the regular monthly
meeting of members of Atlanta Oamp
No. 159, Captain James D. Carter intro
duced resolutions of appreciation of the
president’s expression, and they were
unanimously adopted.
McKinley Is at Washington.
Washington, Dec. 20.—President Mc-
Kinley and party returned to Washing
ton at 11:30 today from their southern
trip. The ride through Virginia this
morning was uneventful. Mrs. McKin
ley was somewhat better today and the
other members of the party are in good
health.
Mayor Walsh Seriously 1111.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 19.—Mayor Pat
rick Walsh, who returned from New
York and Washington Saturday, is ill
at his home in this city. While his con
dition is not regarded as serious, his
friends are somewhat apprehensive.
This is the second attack within two
months.
Ah Appeal to Confederates.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 17. The
Winnie Davis Memorial association of
Richmond, Va., whose object is to erect
a monument over the grave of the de
ceased “Daughter of the Confederacy,”
has asked the co-operation and assist
ance of the various United Confederate
Veterans’ camps in the south. General
Fred S. Ferguson, commanding the Al
abama division, upon receipt of a re
quest for contributions from the Ala
bama camps, issued a circular asking
for remittances.
Johnston on State Troops.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 17.—Gov
ernor Johnston in an interview today
said: “The recent war shows how
necessary it is to have a well organized
and disciplined body of state troops
ready for instant service. The standing
army should be supplemented by such a
body. I trust all the states will respond
to the call of Governor Bloxham and
that a large number of delegates will
assemble at Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 8 to
consider the reorganization of state mi
litia service. ”
Alleged Deserter Captured.
Huntsville, Ala., Dec. 17.—Private
Theodore Schonberg, an alleged de
serter from Troop A, Second cavalry,
has been arrested and is held at Moul
ton, Ala. __
ROBBERS BO AWFUL WORK,
One Woman Killed, Another Hurt and
a Young Man Clubbed.
Banks, Ala., Dec. 19.—One of the
most horrible crimes ever known in this
section was committed at the Myen
place, near Josie postoffice, about 8
miles from here.
Mrs. Ira Myers, a widow, and her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. E. Myers, also a
widow, kept a store, and it was known
that they kept a large amount of money
in the dwelling across the road from the
store. A young man named Cook was
employed to look after the farm and oc
cupied one room of the house.
Some time between midnight and day
Cook was aroused by a noise in the
room of the elder Mrs. Myers. He
sprang up and ran around to the door
and saw Mrs. Myers struggling with
two men. He ran in to her assistance
and was knocked senseless with a club.
When he regained consciousness he
found the house on fire and Mrs. Myers
apparently dead on the floor. Dragging
her from the fire he went in search of
the younger Mrs. Myers and found her
dead, and rescued her body just in time
from the flames.
He then rang the farm bell and arpused
the neighbors, who came in great num
bers, but were too late to save the house
or any of the contents. It is thought
that the robbers obtained about $3,000
in cash aud evidently thought they had
killed all three of the parties, and fired
the house to cover up their crime.
The neighboorhood is considerably ex
cited and if the guilty parties are caught
it may be quick work with them. Al
last accounts no clue to the guilty par
ties had been discovered.
NO ONE TO MEET SOLONS.
Alabama Lawmakers Displeased Over
Their Reception In Georgia.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 17.—Most of
the members of the Alabama general
assembly came home feeling slighted.
They were invited to Atlanta, they said,
by the general assembly of Georgia, ac
cepted the invitation formally and by
resolution, wired the Georgia assembly
when to expect them and left here in
their best clothes, expecting to be no
ticed. They were not met by any com
mittee at the depot, but they liued up
together and marched under the Ala
bama flag to the capitol, accompanied
by the ladies in their party.
There, to their astonishment, they
learned from two negro porters that the
assembly had some time before ad
journed for the day and the Alabamians
thereupon proceeded to break ranks and
buy some victuals with their own money.
Later in the day some of the officials
ran across the wandering Alabamians
and made apologies, saying there was a
misunderstauding as to the time of ar
rival, etc.
Several Georgia legislature roast reso
lutions were introduced at last night’s
session of the house, but Speaker Waller
hung them all up. The assembly ad
journed until Jan. 24.
Resolutions adopted by the Georgia
legislature, expressing regret at the
misunderstanding whereby the Ala
bamians were seemingly snubbed, have
been received in this city.
FEW NEW BILLS ADOPTED.
Little Accomplished by the General
Assembly So Far.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 20. The
general assembly has passed fewer laws
of a general character before recess than
ever known before in the history of the
state. But nine general laws have been
passed, and with the exeption of that
submitting the question of holding a
’they are without importance. '
There were 160 local laws passed and
most of the time of the session was
taken up in their consideration. The
holding of a convention will relieve the
necessity for much legislation and this
will give more time to consider the
matters of general importance which
are yet to be acted upon, among Which
is the revenue bill.
A joint committee will sit during re
cess and frame a bill to be ready at the
time of reassembling in January. There
are not many changes necessary or con
templated in the present revenue laws.
Would-Be Lynchers Foiled.
Lafayette, Ala., Dec. 17.—During
the day Cicero Wright, a prominent
and respected white citizen of beat 6,
this county, while taking a prisoner,
George Anderson, a negro, to Berlin, in
beat 13, was attacked by the negro with
a rock and so badly injured that his
death is but a question of time. Last
night a mob of angry men came to La
fayette and attempted to take the negro
from the jail, but the sheriff had sum
moned a large body of armed men to
guard the jail and cool heads persuaded
the mob to disperse.
POSTMASTER IN TROUBLE.
Walker Accused of Destroying the
Government Records.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 19. United
States Commissioner Williams is inves
tigating the case of W. A. Walker, for
merly postmaster at Geneva, Ga., who
is charged with destroying government
records. After taking some of the testi
mony, the hearing was postponed until
next Wednesday morning on account of
the absence of a number of important
witnesses in the case.
It will be recalled that on the morn
ing of Nov. 8 a fire occurred at Geneva
and almost destroyed the entire town.
It originated in the postoffice at that
place, and for this reason J. H. Wardie,
one of the postoffice inspectors, was sent
to Geneva to investigate the matter.
The investigation resulted in the arrest
of Postmaster W. A. Walker.
Steel Wire and Rod Mills.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 19.—The lay
ing of the foundations for the steel wire
and rod mill at Ensley City has been
commenced and the work on the im
mense plant will be rushed. The inten
tions are to have the affair iu operation
by June, 1899. The machine shops, in
which will be manufactured most of the
wire pulling machinery for the plant, is
now up and the placing of machinery in
it will be done this week. The force of
men constructing the main building will
use over 15,000 bricks a day.
A Trapgun’s Third Victim.
Ala., Dec. 20.—Nelson
Wright, a deserter of a negro regiment
of the volunteer forces, was killed at
Dolmite, near here, by a trapgun. Wil
liam Penny, a wealthy bachelor, has
had arranged over his door for some
time a trapgun for burglars. A year
ago one negro was killed by the gun;
a few weeks since a second one was
shot and injured, and Wright makes
the third victim. All three were at
tempting to break into the house when
the gnu fired.
insane Woman’s Awful Deed.
Sandersville, Ga., Dec. 19.—Miss
Addie Harrison, an old lady living near
Oconee, in this county, has been mur
dered, her head being crushed with a
club. Miss Harrison’s sister, Mrs. Joy
ner, who is thought to be insane, is be
lieved to have committed the crime.
Brewer Expires In Prison.
Jesup, Ga., Dec. 17.—80 b Brewer has
died in jail here from the effects of the
wound he received by the sheriff’s posse
tfrat captured him last Sunday night.
Thus ends the career of the most noted
desperado in this section of Georgia.
BILL OF INJUNCTION FILED.
Fight Between Atlanta Railways NoWT
lu the United States Court.
Atlanta, Dec. 20.—The fight between
the Atlanta and the Consolidated street
railway companies for rights of way on
Mitchell street to the new viaduct has
culminated in the filing of a bill of in
junction in the United States court seek
ing to prevent the use of the Consoli
dated property ,on Mitchell street by the
Atlanta Street Railway company.
The bill was filed by Attorney N. J.
Hammond, representing the Old Colony
Trust company of Boston as trustee for
the bondholders of the Consolidated. It
is directed against both the Consoli
dated and the Atlanta Railway com
pany, attempting to prevent the latter
from exercising in any manner the right
of condemning part of the Consolidated
tracks, which right was granted by the
city council of Atlanta some weeks ago.
An order was signed by Judge New
man ordering the defendants to appear
on Jan. 2 and show cause why the in
junction should not be granted. This,
of course, stops the condemnation pro
ceedings of tne Atlanta Railway com
pany for the present.
GEN. BROOKE HAS A FEVER.
New Military Governor of Cuba Is
Laid Up at Savannah.
Savannah, Dec. 19.—Major General
John R. Brooke is sick in bed in the De-
Soto hotel. General Brooke arrived in
Savannah Saturday night on his way to
Havana to assume the military gov
ernorship of the island. He was accom
panied by Mrs. Brooke and the follow
ing members of his staff, who are here
with him: Major aud Mrs. J. F. Dean,
Captain and Mrs. F. B. McKenna, Cap
tain J. A. Campbell and Lieutenant O.
W. Castle.
General Brooke’s appointment was
made Friday and he started direct for
his new post, though he desired first to
have a conference with the president.
The president was here Sunday and
called on General Brooke in his sick
room. General Brooke has had consid
erable work to do of late, and as a re
sult is broken down. He had a high
fever today and will remain here until
he recovers, which will be perhaps the
latter part of the week.
Moore May Get a Pardon.
Savannah, Dec. 20.—Prominent citi
zens have signed a petition for the par
don of Moore, the Maine artilleryman
who was sentenced to 60 days on the
chaingang for attempting to hng the
wife of a prominent citizen.
A Dividend Is Declared.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 19.—Receiver
James S. Wright, by order sf Judge
Sweat, has declared a dividend of 25
per cent in the Merchants’ and Traders’
bank case.
Disastrous Fire at Tiftou.
Tifton, Ga., Deo. 19.—Fire at this
place has destroyed several business
houses and dwellings. Loss, $25,000;
insurance, $6,000.
“Father of Atlanta” Dead.
Atlanta, Dec. 19.—Jonathan Nor
cross, this city’s first settler, and known
as the “Father of Atlanta,” is dead,
aged 91 years.
Calhoun Appointed Judge.
Atlanta, Dec. 17. —Governor Candler
has appointed Hon. A. E. Calhoun, at
present city recorder, judge of the crim
inal court.
Ex-Senator Brice Is Dead.
New York, December 15—Former
United States Senator Calvin S.
at 9:15 o’clock today at
hia residence in this city, of pneu
monia. He contracted a severe cold
one week ago today.
Borrowed a Horse.
Yesterday morning when William Oli
ver, who lives at the J. A. Braselton
place, several miles out in the country,
went out to feed his stock he found one
of his horses missing; also a South Caro
lina negro who had been picking cotton
for him. Mr. Oliver and others tracked
the horse to C. C. McEver’s lot. They
found the horse in the stable and the
bridle hanging up by the lot gate. Mr.
Oliver was surprised and Mr. McEver
was no less so.
Mr. McEver lives near the Southern
depot, and the only explanation yet giv
en is that the negro was returning to
South Carolina and did not want to walk
from the farm to the railroad.
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Bought a Home.
W. A. Ramseur, agent of the Southern
railroad, has purchased the J. K. Thomp
son place on Chestnut street. He is now
adding to the house and when work is
completed it will be one of the elegant
homes of the city.
JARRETT.
Through the Eagle’s Oconee Mills rep
resentative wo learned last week that
Mr. aud Mrs. Bob Thompson are to be in
the care of the McEver place next year.
Our understanding was that the McEver
place was in Mr. and Mrs. Thompson’s
care, but we thank our fellow represen
tative for thus correcting a mistaken
idea. We hope the “McEver place” will
take real good care of Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson.
Mr. J. T. Usher is now an occupant of
the residence recently vacated by Ira
Brogdon.
V. H. West recently made a business
trip to Fayette county.
Willie Hudgins went to Piedmont, S.
C., some days ago but after careful de
liberation aud thorough calculation as to
factory and farm life, very wisely decid
er in favor of the latter and returned to
his native vicinity.
Some of our farmers have become de
spondent aud are selling out and are go
ing to try factory and city life. We
would admonish our fellow men to be
quiet and keep cool. The scales of ad
versity have been applied to some of us
and we hope none will be found want
ing. There is more real health, happi
ness, comfort and freedom in farm life
than can be found in any vocation within
onr knowledge. Let’s not be “Jack at
all trades and good at nothing.” We
recently heard an aged and successful
man say that the first ten years of his
married life he moved eleven times and
had less at the last move than at the
first, and he moved all in one wagon
each time.
Mr. Leonard Fuller will move up to
the residence formerly occupied by Esq.
W. F. Wallace, within a few days, and
Victor West will also move to that vicin
ity by the first of the New Year at latest.
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To Smash the Rocks.
The crusher for the Stow Mine has
arrived at the G. J. S. depot and will be
carried to the mine as soon as the weath
er will permit. It weighs several tons
and is a very bulky piece of machinery.
The Wandering Thoughts of a Sentinel
Away down in the land of the presidio,
Where soldiers do exist,
Camped out in little dog-tents,
Among the fogs and mist.
A claim to be no poet,
Though the truth to you I’ll tell:
The officers live in heaven,
While the privates live in hell.
We have to drill five hours
In the hottest of the day,
With heads bowed down in sorrow—
They slowly pass away.
We have as yet no guns issued—
No saddles, and no steeds —
But the shoulder-straps on our captain
Shows bis rank high indeed.
And when we go to town at night,
You know it is not hard
To get back to our beds again.
And pass the unarmed guard.
We sleep so sweetly in our beds —
The large, the short, and tall
411 sleep alone and dream of home
Until the bugle sounds the call.
I once was free, not long ago,
When, in my native land,
I heeded not the bugle’s call,
And cared no one’s command.
But things have changed since then;
Now I wear a suit of blue;
And whatsoever they command me
I am very sure to do.
I am only a lonely soldier,
A man of low degree;
My life’s of little value;
But there is one who cares for me.
She’s beyond the sound of a bugle’s call,
Where the pine trees grow so tall,
In the sunny valley of Colorado,
Where the dark fogs never fall.
And now I’d give my new blue coat
For one old cotton shirt,
To walk once more with the Colorado
girl,
And leave this sand and dirt.
For we will never go to Manila,
Nor fight the Spaniards brave,
Nor shoot the roaring cannon,
The unfreed life to save.
We are doomed to stay in San Francisco,
And through the post to roam,
Till Uncle Sam will give them permission
To bring the soldiers home.
Now, lovely maidens, smile on me—
The fair ones and the shady—
But none can fill the place, you see,
Os that Colorado lady.
J. S. Canning.
Battery C, U. S. V., Lt. Artillery, Pre
sidio, Cal.
Charlie Takes a Bride.
Mr. Charles Newton and Miss Leland
Ellis were married at 2 o’clock yesterday
at the residence of the bride’s father,
Mr. J. L. Ellis, superintendent of the
County Home. Presiding Elder M. L.
Underwood performed the ceremony.
Mr. Newton is a well known and pop
ular fanner and business man, who has
won for his helpmeet a beautiful and ac
complished young lady.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton took the vesti
bule for Charleston immediately after
their marriage.
Catarrh in the head is cured by Hood’s
Sarsaparilla which eradicates from the blood the
scrofulous taints that cause it, soothing and re
buillding the delicate and diseased tissues.
Hood’S Pills are the onlypills to take with
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Cure all liver ills.
To Feed the Hungry.
C. S. Sherman of Buford has rented
the store room next door below C. F. W.
Gunther’s bakery, on Main street, and
will open a first-class restaurant in it
soon.
Moved to Town.
T. O. Parker and family of Mt. Airy
have moved to the city and will make
Gainesville their future home. Mr. Par
ker has had a situation with the G. J. &
S. railroad for more than a year, but
postponed moving his family here until
he was thoroughly satisfied that he
wanted to make this his permanent
home.
They will probably occupy the cottage
on the corner of Academy and Prior
streets for the present.
A GREAT record of cures, une
qualled in medical history, proves
Hood’s Sarsaparilla possesses merit un
known to any other MEDICINE.
A BARGAINI
Here it is, and it is the
Best Opening you’ll
Ever Strike.
100 acres of land for sale, on the
Gainesville and Clarksville road, 3
miles from Longview.
This is all splendid land. 35
acres fresh land in cultivation, bal
ance in fine timber. Two branches
run through the place, and there is
considerable bottom land.
There are three houses on the
place. One is a nice new frame
house with three rooms and an 8-foot
hall, nicely built and ceiled and
painted, with lightning rods on
same. There are a good well and
spring at this house, and a pasture of
3 acres sown in grass near the house,
with wire fence around it.
There is a good box house with 2
rooms in yard, and a good box house
with 2 rooms on farm.
Two roads run through the place.
All is good, strong, rich land.
There is an orchard of 150 well
selected fruit trees—apples, peaches,
and pears—in their seventh year.
This place can be bought
FOU SI,OOO
S2OO cash, and wil' give bond for
titles. Balance on easy terms.
The fruit on this place will pay for
it in three years.
For particulaas write or call at this
office.
THE EXCELLENCE Sf SYBUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
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genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
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imitations manufactured by other par
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which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
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as it acts on the kidneys,* liver and
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A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this
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try Allen’s Foot-Ease. It warms the feet and
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Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
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a mild and effective laxative they are siiu; :> -..uu
derfnl. My daughter and I were bothered with
lick stomach and our breath was very bad. After
taking a few doses of Cascarets we Lave improved
wonderfully. They are a great help in the family.”
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on improved farm lands and Gainesville
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Special Sale on Fine Pictures, Picture Frames-
Watch for our Lamps and Onyx Tables.
2d Shipment Sterling Silver Novelties To-Day.
PLANT LIFE, to be vig
orous and healthy, must
have
Potash
Phosphoric Acid and Nitrogen.
These essential elements are
to plants, what bread, meat and
water are to man.
Crops flourish on soils well
supplied with Potash.
Our pamphlets tell how to buy and apply
fertilizers, and are free to all.
GERfIAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York.
New WOOD Yard
0. L. DEAL
Has established a first-class Wood
Yard at his residence,
No. 16 Grove St.,
where he will keep a large supply of
Stove and Fire Wood cut to any
length desired.
Wood delivered on short notice.
Winter is Here.
We have bought the
GOAL N WOOD
Business of Ed. F. Little,
and are prepared to furnish Coal and
Wood in any quantities desired at
short notice.
The best brands of Coal al wavs on
hand.
Stove and Firewood sawed to or
der.
We also keep a good supply of
Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls.
Al Ed Little’s old stand.
Phone 41.
Respectfully,
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Spanish-American and Other Wars, &c.
Pensions for and arrears of pay claims of
UNITED STATES SOLDIERS,
Their widows, heirs, and dependent rela
tives, prosecuted by
L. W. PIERCE,
Claim Agent.
Office: 12 Findley St.,
Gainesville, Ga.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All persons having demands against the es
tate of William P. Whelchel, deceased, late of
Hall county, are hereby notified to render in
their demands to the undersigned according to
law; and all persons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate payment.
This Nov. 7, 1898.
W. D. WHELCHEL,
Executor of Wm. P. Whelchel, deceased.
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Northeast Side Sauare.
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