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The Gainesville Eejle.
Official Organ of Hall County.
W. H. CRAIG,
Editor and Business Manager,
Thursday, April 21, 1904.
PARKER THE MAN.
As was confidently predicted, the
democracy of New York has in
structed its delegates to the national
convention for Judge Parker. The
Hearst boom was buried with ap
propriate ceremonies at Albany
Monday. Harmony is sponsor for
a re-united party and'enthusiasm
born of principle and hope is cheer
ing the debut of a new era for the
party. Even Tammany and its
leader, Mr. Murphy, have read the
signs and joined heartily in the
unanimous expressions of satisfac
tion which augur well for demo
•cratic victory in November.
That the name presented by New
York will be the slogan of the St.
Louis gathering there is hardly a
doubt. It is up to the “solid
South” and the other democratic
States to second the virtual nom
ination of Judge Parker by the
party which gave him an unpre
cedented triumph m his own state.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber, April 16, 1904.
Council met in regular session, Mayor
Thompson presiding.
Minutes of last meeting read and
adopted.
Special committee appointed to look
into the claim of Dr. Curtis was given
further time.
Special committee to look into the
opening of Park, Church, and Summit
streets was given further time.
The following ordinance was read, the
rules were suspended, and after the
second reading was adopted, by the fol
lowing vote: Ayes, Allen, Craig, Dozier,
the Mayor; nays, Bell, Hudson, Pierce :
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the city of Gainesville, and
it is hereby ordained by the authority
aforesaid:
Section 1. That any person within
the city who, either intentionally or by
negligence, permits any hog, horse,
mule, cow, ox, goat, sheep, or fowl, be*
longing to himself or herself, to go at
large in the city, shall, upon conviction,
be punished as prescribedin Sec. 680*
the City Ordinances.
Sec. 2. Any person who has the care
or custody of any 0/ the hereinbefore
described stock or fowls, who wilfully
or negligently permits the same to es
cape and go at large, or to go into the
premises of another person without the
consent of such other person, shall, upon
conviction, be punished as prescribed in
Sec. 68 of the City Ordinances.
Sec. 3. Any person owning or hav
ing the custody of any of the hereinbe
fore described stock, which is unruly
and in the habit of breaking out, shall
be required to use extraordinary care
and diligence to keep the same confined,
and any such person so failing to use
extraordinary care and diligence to keep
the same confined, shall, upon convic
tion, be punished as prescribed in Sec.
68 of the City Ordinances.
The Specific Tax Ordinance was
amended by striking out of No. 51 the
words “lumber, shingles, laths,” so that
when amended it shall read;
51. Lime, cement, or brick, other
dhan own manufacture, S2O.
And by adding to No. 24 the words,
"lumber, shingles, laths,” so that when
amended it shall read:
24. Lumber, shingles, laths, doors*
sash, or blinds, other than own manu
facture, S2O.
The following accounts, approved by
the Finance Committee, were ordered
paid:
J. B. George, $13.40; Dorsey Bros.,
$5.00 ; R. Smith, 15c. ; Gainesville
Eagle, $9.00; W. J. & E. C. Palmour,
$26.50.
All accounts for first reading were
read first time and referred to Finance
Committee.
Street Committee was instructed to
look into the advisability of cultivating
the land at cemetery and sewer station.
Motion prevailed to have the plumbers
make sealed bids to the Mayor and
Council at the next regular meeting for
putting in the sewer fixtures at the
City Hall.
There being no further business Coun
cil adjourned.
Howard Thompson, Mayor.
H. E. Mundy, Clerk.
Prof. John W. Glenn Dead.
The Economist announces with much
sorrow the death of Prof. John W.
Glenn, at his home in Tyler, Texas,
where he has been for the past two
years. Jackson was his native county
and it will be sad news to every one
here who knew and loved him, as well
as a large number of friends all over the
state. Prof. Glenn was one of the
ablest and most successful educators
Georgia ever had, and Martin Institute,
at Jefferson, under his administration,
assisted by Prof. S. P. Orr, was one of
the most prosperous schools in the state
for many years.—Jackson Economist.
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Professor Smythe, an impoverish
ed musician, was on his way to play
in the orchestra at the Globe thea
ter when the door of a residence he
was passing opened and a man in
evening dress rushed out and, seiz
ing the professor, begged him to
come in. Smythe told his necessity
of earning his evening’s wages.
“I will pay you twice as much,
and you will have nothing to do but
make yourself agreeable. It will be
a great accommodation, and I shall
never forget it, I can see by your
appearance that you are a gentle
man. Consider me a friend and ac
cept my offer.”
“But what service is required of
me?” asked the professor, who had
a vague idea that a grand piano had
suddenly gone wrong.
“Why, you see, I am giving a din
ner to some friends. It is all on
the table, and we have just discov
ered that there are thirteen of us.
That would never do at all. Now,
if you will dine with us, you shall
be well paid for your services, and
I dare say you will be in time for
your flute solo at the theater, as
you can be excused when you de
sire. You will come? Thanks!”
The professor followed his host
in a state of absolute subjection, as
if he might have been hypnotized,
but the fact was that the poor man
had not broken his fast since morn
ing, and the delicious aroma of the
dinner coming through the open
door proved irresistible. He gave his
name in a whisper and was handed
over to a servant, who took him up
stairs into a guest chamber, helped
him remove his shabby overcoat
and whisked off his best suit with a
silver handled brush, taking its
threadbare glint for dust. It was
well he was engaged to play; other
wise he would not have been in
evening dress. He was beginning
to enjoy the little comedy in which
he was himself an actor.
There was no introduction. His
host motioned him to a seat be
tween the maiden lady and a severe
matron who turned her silken back
on him to talk to her neighbor on
the ‘ other side. The professor’s
pride did not once assert itself. He
was masquerading; that was all.
But fate had not done with Pro
fessor Smythe.
The consomme had a dash of
i\ampagne in it, and new life was
infused into the veins of this pro
fessional diner out. The fish and
game and pate that followed were
all triumphs of the culinary art, and
the hungry man cloyed the edge of
his appetite, not by the bare imag
ination of a feast, but by the feast
itself.. It was no feast of the Bar
mecide either, for the viands were
actual, and the wine was not a pre
tense, but a delightful vintage,
served in cut glass goblets. The
poor professor felt like saying to
his neighbor, “Pinch me!” for it
was like a dream or an illusion rath
er than a reality.
But the striking of the clock re
minded him that he had been there
an hour, and as he had broken the
spell of the unlucky thirteen he ven
tured to excuse himself and rose
stiffly from his place and bowed
himself out of the room.
He was followed by a servant,
who handed him an envelope with
the compliments of the gentleman
with whom he had just dined. Not
for worlds would he have opened it,
though it was unsealed, before the
man, but he accepted it graciously
and went upstairs to get his hat
and overcoat unattended.
A number of handsomely appoint
ed chambers were on the upper hall,
and the professor glanced into each
as he passed on his way to the par
ticular guest chamber where he had
left his belongings. Perhaps he
was a trifle overcome by sherry and
other beverages, but he thought the
room had been darkened and that he
was right. He stood a moment in
the doorway and looked cautiously
in, peering about at the luxury, but
at the same time noting that it was
not the dressing room for which he
was looking. Before he could step
back and turn down the corridor
again the unexpected happened. He
received a sudden and violent push
from behind, which flung him for
ward out of the doorway into the
room; the door was instantly locked
upon him, and he was a prisoner.
“Smythe luck!” said the poor man
as he tried in vain to open the door
and knew by the rumpus he could
hear outside that the house was in
a state of excitement. “I suppose
they will think I was trying to steal
something.”
And to add to his terror he’heard
the alarmed household coming up
stairs, and the next moment the
door of his room was opened, and
his host, backed by all the male
guests, stood in the open doorway.
“What are you doing here?” was
the first question his host propound-
THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE, APRIL 21, 1904.
ed. “Tell the truth now as you
would hope for mercy.”
“I came here to get my hat and
coat,” said the professor, the dig
nity of all the Smythes since Mount
Ararat in his thin, rasping tones.
“A likely story. Turn your pock
ets inside out,” commanded the
host.
“I refuse to do it.”
“Then I will send for the police.
I was willing to give you a chance,
but if you refuse to be searched
you are guilty.”
“I am not a thief.”
“I do not know. Your actions
are very You can ex
plain matters to the chief of police.
There must be reasons why you re
fuse to be searched. If you are
honest, you can have nothing to
conceal.”
A hollow laugh rang through the
room. Was it possible the bold in
truder dared to laugh at them? It
was the laugh of despair, and as
such it smote upon the heart of the
host, who looked troubled and per
plexed. His enforced guest saw the
look, and it suggested a line of ac
tion to him.
“Send these men away,” he said,
pointing to the group of alarmed
guests crowding in at the door. He
was glad the women had remained
below stairs and not come to gaze
upon his discomfiture. He did not
know that they were locked up in
fear and trembling in a distant par
lor.
“We won’t go!” chorused the
group. “He may want to murder
you.”
“I don’t think he will,” said the
host, who was really soft hearted.
“Til trust him, and you fellows can
go to the ladies. I’ll call if I need
help.”
They went, rather glad to be out
of it, and the two men, left togeth
er, eyed each other, one waiting for
the other to speak. They were ex
actly opposite in appearance, one
rosy and rubicund, the other thin
and anxious, a meager travesty on
a successful man.
“I refused to let you search me,”
said the professor slowly, “because
—oh, my God, how can I acknowl
edge it?—l am a thief!”
The other man started and moved
toward the door. Then he waited.
“I have stolen from you —here,
let me show you, and you will know
why I could have died easier than
to have those people gloating over
me. See here—and here—and
here.”
He took the valuables out of his
pocket one by one. They made a
strange exhibit as he piled them up
on the table in front of him. They
were a roll of dinner bread, a pate,
a sweetbread rolled in a leaf of let
tuce, a chicken breast, a bit of
toasted bread and a caviare sand
wich. He brought them out to the
last crumb, with the manner of one
who lays his life on the altar of sac
rifice.
“Great heavens, man, what does
this mean?” asked the astonished
host. ~
“It means,” replied the other sol
emnly, “that my sick wife and my
little children are starving, and that
I pilfered from my share of food at
your table to give them, for my rent
is overdue and the money I earned
is already spent.”
“But what did you eat yourself ?”
“More than I have eaten for
many a day. But now do with me
what you will.”
“Would you mind putting these
things back into your pocket?” in
quired his host vaguely. “Now come
with me.” He took him by the arm
and led him downstairs and into the
presence of the shaking guests. “I
I made a bad mistake, my friends,”
he said. “This gentleman has proved
himself perfectly innocent of any
attempt at crime, and I must beg
you to remain silent as to the events
of this evening. He is under my
protection from this time, and you
will all agree with me that we are
extremely sorry that such a mistake
should have occurred.”
Os course they all agreed with
the sentiments of their host, what
ever they were, and Professor
Smythe was allowed to take his
leave amid profuse apologies.—Mrs.
M. L. Rayne in Detroit Free Press.
Billings' Thermometer.
“Billings has a thermometer that
invariably runs to extremes. When
the temperature is at zero Billings’
thermometer always goes several
degrees below. When the July heat
reaches 90 Billings’ thermometer in
dicates 95.”
“Where does it hang?”
“I don’t think hanging has any
thing to do with it. It’s the way it
lies.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Hard Part.
“Try to bear up, dear,” said the
great man’s wife as he lay moaning
in bed. “The doctors say you are
much better today and? they think
you may live for at least a week.”
“o£, it isn’t the thought of hav
ing to go so soon that worries me,”
he sadly replied. “Not one of the
papers has referred to me this morn
ing as the illustrious patient.”—
Chicago Record-Herald.
THOMPSON’S MILLS.
The farmers are getting along nicely.
Some are done planting cotton seed and
many others not far behind.
Mr. E. A. Langford’s entire family
are on the sick list this week. Mr. Lu-,
ther Langford, their son, of Weather
ford, Texas, has arrived to wait on the
family.
Three of W. L. Moore’s children are
very sick —gastric catarrh of the
stomach. a
It is almost a certainty that we will
have electric cars spinning through our
county soon. The road will probably
run from Atlanta by the way of Hog
Mountain, Hoschton, Jefferson, Carnes
ville, and on to some point in South
Carolina. The road may come by
Thompson’s Mills.
Braselton Bros, have begun to break
the dirt for their large store house. It
will be a nice structure when finished.
What is known as German measles
have visited most of the homes in this
county, and those measles seem to be
close kin to the Gentile measles.
Letters Uncalled For.
List of unclaimed mail remaining on
hand for the weekended April 16, 1904:
LADIES’ LIST.
Mrs. Henrietta Humphreys, Mrs.
Kaizz Fambrough, Mrs. Reuben Huff,
Mrs. Henry Daniel, Mrs. Ed Barnes,
Miss Minnie Marcrum, Miss Dollie
Thomason, Miss Arrie Ross, Miss Learv
Wilson, Miss Hattie Smith, Miss Lula
Thomas, Miss Janie Smith, Miss Mazie
Smith, Mrs. Heary F. Andrews.
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.
S. C. James, Ben Stovall, C. T. Nor
ris, Colquitt Smith, S. E. White, R. L.
Mcßee, Fletcher Westmoreland, James
Wheeler, Capt. J. McDaniel, James
Bird, J. H. Adkins, Perry Bird.
Parties calling for same should say
“advertised” and give date. One cent
due on each letter.
Henry P. Farrow, P. M.
The Pianoforte Recital
Os Miss Nellie Howell, pupil of Mr.
August Geiger, assisted by Miss Mary
Wartmann, will occur at Brenau Audi
torium Tuesday afternoon, May 3rd, at
5 o’clock.
The program consists of selections
from Mozart, Saint Saens, Rubenstein,
Schubert, Liszt, Beethoven, Hawley,
and Meyer Helmund.
The music-loving public is cordially
invited to these recitals.
CAME NEAR DYING
From an Awful Skin Humour.
Scratched Till Blood Ran.
Wasted to Skeleton.
CURED BY CUTICURA
One Application Soothed Him to
Sleep. Cure Speedy
and Permanent.
«»When my little boy was about three
months old his head broke out with a
rash, which was very itchy and ran con
siderable watery fluid. We tried every
thing we could, but he got worse all the
time till it spread to his arms, legs, and
then to his entire body, and he got so
bad that he came near dying. The rash
would itch so that he would scratch till
the blood ran, and a thin yellowish stuff
would be all over his pillow in the morn
ing. I had to put mittens on his hands
to keep him from tearing his skin around
his wrists. He got so weak and run
down that he took fainting spells like
we would think him dying. He was al
most a skeleton and his little hands
were thin like claws.
“He was bad about eight months
when we tried Cuticura Remedies. I
had not laid him down in his cradle in
the daytime for a long time. He had
got so that he just slept in our arms all
the time. I washed him with Cuticura
Soap and put on one application of
Cuticura Ointment and he was so
soothed that I put him iu the cradle.
You don’t know how glad I felt when he
felt better. It took one box of Cuticura
Ointment, pretty near one cake of Cuti
cura Soap, and about half a bottle of
Cuticura Resolvent, to cure. I think
our little boy would have died only for
the Cuticura Remedies, and I shall al
ways remain a firm friend of them.”
Mrs. M. C. MAITLAND, Jasper,
Ontario.
No return in 14 years. Mrs. Maitland
writes, under date of Feb. 24,1903, that
the cure is permanent.
“ it affords me much pleasure to in
form you that it is fourteen years since
my boy was cured of the terrible skin
disease from which he suffered.
“ He has been permanently cured and
is hearty and strong.”
Sold throughout the world. Cuticura Resolvent, 50c.
(in form of Chocolate Coated Pills, 25c. per vial of 60),
Ointment, 50e.. Soap, 25c. Depot* > London. 27 Charter
home So.; Pari»,s Rue de la Paix; Boaton, 187 Columbu
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Bend for “How to Cure Every Humour.”
Real Estate.
GRIGG BROTHERS.
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We Sell Real Estate.
We Rent Property.
We Collect your Rents.
We Settle Promptly.
We insure your property.
Gainesville. - - Ca.
QUEEN OF ACTRESSES \
praises pe-ru-na:
MISS JULIA MARLOWE.
In a recent letter to The Peruna Medi
cine Co., Miss Julia Marlowe of New
York City, has the following to say of
Peruna:
“I am glad to write my endorse
ment of the great remedy, Peruna,
as a nerve tonic, / do so most
heartily. "—Julia Marlowe.
Nervousness is very common among
women. This condition is due to anemic
nerve centers. The nerve centers are
the reservoirs of nervous vitality. These
centers become bloodless for want of
proper nutrition. This is especially true
in the spring season. Every spring a
host of invalids are produced as the di
rect result of weak nerves.
This could be easily obviated by the
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SIO,OOO forfeit if we cannot produce the original
letter and signature of above testimonial which well
demonstrates its full genuineness.
T. 0. WATKINS
Cuts the Bottom Out of prices.
Read the Small List of Specials:
Men’s Vici Kid and Box Calf Shoes,'worth $2.50, to close out at $1.50.
Ladies’ Slippers in Vici Kid and Pat. Leather, for $1.25, $1.50, and
$1.75; worth $2.00 to $2.59.
Boys’ Knee Pants, 35c. and 50c.
2,000 yards best Calico to sell for 4|c. per yard.
10c. Madras Cloth cut to 7|c.
Mercerized Chambreys, 30 inches wide, 12|c.
Men’s Negligee Shirts made of good quality Madras Cloth, best 50c.
value, price cut to 39c.
Boys’ Madias Cloth Shirts for 25c.
13 yards best Cabbot yard-wide Bleaching for SI.OO.
See our line of Sun Bonnets, all colors, 15c., 25c., 35c. each.
White Lawn Apron for 15c.
$1.50 Umbrellas and Parasols for 98c.
Turkey Red Table Damask, 64 inches wide, 50c. quality, cut to 35c.
72-inch Satin half bleached, all-linen Table Damask, 75c. quality, for
50c. per yard.
Bal)y Elite Shoe Polish Bc. per bottle.
Good Writing Ink 3c. per bottle.
5,000 yards Embroideries at half price. x
I carry at all times good line Dry Goods, Notions, and Shoes.
Give me a call. I will save you money.
Yours truly,
T. 0. Watkins.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE BY
R. H. SMITH.
See me if you want another store,
renting for near 10 per cent.
Dr. Nance’s property on Caldwell hill.
Rev. Mr. Battie’s property on Athens
street.
Three homes on Green street.
Judge Estes’ beautiful home.
One 9-room residence on Main street.
New 7-room residence on Candler st.
Splendid vacant lot near the Oliver
residence.
A 400-acre tract, fine land, all in the
woods, 6 miles from town, on Homer
road.
Many other properties the owners
don’t want mentioned here.
Also some cash buyers who withhold
their names from print. You see me.
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LETTERS OF DISMISSION.
GEORGIA —Hall County.
Ordinary’s office, Apr. 6, 1904. Notice to all
concerned: Mrs. J. C. Dorsey, executrix of the
estate of Win. Horace Tucker, deceased, rep
resents in her petition duly filed in office that
she has fully and justly administered the estate
of said deceased, and prays to be discharged
from said administration. This application
will be considered and passed upon by the
court on the first Monday in May, 1904.
W. N. DYER, Ordinary.
LETTERS OF DISMISSION.
GEORGIA—HaII County.
Ordinary’s office, Apr. 6, 1904. Notice to all
•oncerned: F. T. Davie and Thoa; J. Odell,
executors of the last will and teetrament of
Little Berry Hutchins, late of said countv, de
ceased. represent in their petition duly fifed in
office that they have executed the will of said
deceased, according to the terms of said will
and according to the laws of this State, and
pray to ne discharged from their administra
tion. This application will be considered and
passed upon by the Court on the first Monday
in May-1904. W. N. DYER, Ordinary.