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HL FORCK'*'*—? very ; They arc the very air J tin (~.'wn ’ is a prey 1 r them. One « • iths’ittiiu. \,nem. Vital icrce depends i er or not food nourishes— on the I : through the body. f PIERCE’S I dical Discovery] ch. Gives good digestion. Enlivens the I* red nerves. Again full health and strength I ’ enables the heart to pump like an engine I ce is once more established to full power. I ver forty years this great health-restoring I rougHout the entire world—because of its M and the weak strong. Don’t despair of 1 Give this vegetable remedy a trial—Today I newagain. ” Sold in liquid or tablet form by .1 mad. Write Dr. V. M. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y. V 1008 page “Medical Adviser,” 1 it for 31 one>cent Mampe. I Gasoline Engines, .Wood Turning Outfits, Pump Jacks, Saw Mills, Shingle Mills, Power Cane Mills, 'Black and Galvanized Pipe, Brass Goods, and Fittings. Gainesville Iron Works. Member Chamber of Commerce, . GAINESVILLE, GA, ’GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta, tF r j . 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One way of Blttfi - x* Wfegi MONEY I fife; Don’t Waste It. t Cut out cheap roofing NEpqnseT Paroid j Roofing will save you money be cause it lasts longer and we can prove it. * Also all lengths in Galvanized Roofing, PRUITT-BARRETT HDW. CO. THOS. M. BELL AND THE NEGRO BALUS MERCK. B.iius Mei. . a Ji 4 cowry j. gro, was se •< h.-ing for t..c brut.i. mm of his wife, and was suspected of a criminal assault on a white woman. Did Thus. M. Bell appear before the Gov ernor in the negro's behalf? Here’s the proof: Georgia, Hall County. In person appeared John H. Martin, who being duly sworn deposes as follows: That on the day a delegation consisting of Hon. Thomas M. Bell and others visited At lanta to see the Governor in behalf of a com mutation of the sentence of death which the court had passed on one Balus Merck; depo nent saw Mr. Bell before he left Gainesville; that he told Mr. Bell that he was his friend and had always been and begged him not to go to Atlanta on that mission; that he in formed Mr. Bell that the negro, Merck, had been accused of raping a white woman and that he certainly deserved no mercy on ac count of the brutal manner in which he had murdered his wife and that to change the sen tence of death to life imprisonment would be an outrage on society. Deponent called Mr. Bell’s attention to the fact that he was a Con gressman and that it was unfair to the people of the district for their Congressman to ap pear before the Governor to try to get the sen tence of a negro wife murderer and suspected rapist changed, and deponent then told Mr. Bell that if he persisted in going to Atlanta on that mission that he would cease to give Air. Bel] his support. In spite of the pleading and begging of deponent Mr. Bell told depo nent he had promised to go to Atlanta in be half of said negro and he intended to go. The above conversation occurred in the city of Gainesville on the public square. Deponent followed Mr. Bell to the railroad station and still begged him not to go but notwithstand ing this Mr. Bell went to Atlanta in the in terest of said negro. J. H. MARTIN. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of July, 1914. T. W. SIMS, Notary Public, Hall County, Ga. Statement. Hon. Thomas M. Bell asked me to give the facts, as I recalled them, in reference to the Balus Mervck case. The facts are sub stantially as follows: Balus Merck (col) was indicted, tried and convicted at the July term, 1911, of Hall superior court tor the murder of his wife, Leah Merck. The death sen tence was pronounced July 25th, 1911. A motion lor new trial was made and filed and the case carried to the supreme court. The judgment and sentence of conviction stood af firmed. Afterwards, on December Ist, 1911, he was re-sentenced and the date of his exe cution fixed on December 29th, 1911. As attorney for Merck, I appealed his case to the Board of Pardons, and sought to have his sentence commuted to a life term in the penitentiary. Both the Board of Pardons and the Governor refused to change the sentence. About three or four days before his exe cution, in conversation with Mr. W. A. Crow, the sheriff. Merck stated that he was not pre pared to meet the issues of eternity. This aroused the sympathy of Mr. Crow and several others to whom the fact was communicated. It was determined, as I now recall it, by Mr. Crow and I to ask the Governor to grant Merck a respite for a period of thirty days. Several citizens were asked to join in the request. Mr. Bell was in Gainesville at the time. I went to him. laid the facts before him and asked if he would accompany a delegation of gen tlemen to Atlanta and join in a request to the Governor to grant Merck a short respite. I explained to Mr. Bell that we were merely seeking a short respite and were not seeking a commutation of Merck’s sentence. Mr. Bell kindly consented to go. The next day, December 27th, 1911, the following delegation appeared before the Gov ernor in Merck’s behalf: W. A. Crow, B. P. Gaillard, Jr., attorney for Merck, Thomas M. Bel], Geo. W. Walker, W. B. Sloan and F. M. Johnson. These gentlemen did appear before the Governor on the morning of Dec. 27th. just two days before the date of execution, and joined in a request for a short respite. After a very brief interview a respite was em phatically refused. The date of execution re mained fixed. At noon, December 29, Merck was bung. These are the facts as I now recall them. Now in order that there may be no misappre hension as to my position in this matter I desire to state that I am a supporter of Col. W. A. Charters. I desire to state further that Col. Charters approves the course I have adopted in reference to the foregoing state ment. Respectfully, B. P. GAILLARD, JR. BELL WITH THE TRUSTS. OPPOSED GENERAL PARCELS POST. Congress passed a general parcels post measure. It enables the man in the country district to buy and sell in distant markets .un der practically the same advantages as be has in writing leters now. The cost is very small. Mr. Bell opposed this parcels post two years ago in his speeches, opposed it in Con gress, and is not satisfied with it now. He favored a parcels post which provided that packages could be sent only on the rural route where rhe package might be mailed. Congress was fighting the express com pany trust. Mr. Bell was with the express company trust. Mr. Charters has all the time, and does now. favor the general parcels post. z z lx 3 1 -a Z / 7 ) STUMPS AND STUMPS. Bacon—This paper says that a western railroad lends stump-pullers to farmers at a nominal rental as one way of encouraging business. Egbert—Encouraging business? I should think it would hurt the dentists’ business. UNDOUBTEDLY. “What did the Indian squaw call her dog?” “I didn’t hear, but I know what he is.” “He’s a cur.” “Sure, a squaw-cur.” “'Then a saloon dog is a bar-cur.” SOMETIMES. Teacher—Tommie, this great man about whom we have been reading is called an unconscious humorist. What is an unconscious humorist? Small Boy—A joker that’s fainted away.—Life. WHERE SHE GOT OFF. “Wther says mother’s an old cat and mother says father’s a silly owl.” that ain’t nothing to cry for.” “Yes it is. What am I?” Disillusionment. A woman had three caskets to give to a man. One day she read in his eyes that he could take but the near est and lowest, and that instant arose from her heart the wailing cry, “The king is dead.” —Will Levington Com fort. Only One “BROMO QUININE” To get the genuine, call for full name. LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature of E. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stops cough and headache, and works off cold. 25c. Week-End Rates. Round trip week-end rates from Gainesville, to all Gainesville Mid land Railway Stations. Two trains daily, tickets sold every Saturday and Sunday, limited to following Monday. Two connections daily via Monroe for Augusta, Ga., and va rious points. Connections at Athens with Seaboard, Central ami Georgia R. R. R. L. Mobley, T. P. A., W. B. Veazey, Traffic Manager. Gaines ville, Ga. ■ > 7 Room Home For Sale. The Jno. Stringer place on Oak St Good 7 room home, large lot, good barn, well fixed up. For sale at a bargain, on easy terms. For partic ulars address WOODRUFF MA CHINERY MFG. CO. Winder, Ga. Land for Sale. If you are looking for a home, come to Bishop, Ga. See Fam brough-Porter, Co., they can tit you up with just what you want in town lots or Farms, etc. Fambrough-Porter Co. House for Rent Seven rooms; on Hudson street. H. L. Gaines. SO IVIE bo NTS For Stomech and Liver Sufferers Dor’t take medicine for your Stomach ail ments morning, noon and night, as usually suet medicines only give temporary relief and simply 1 digest the food that happens to be in the Stomach I Don’t permit a surgical operation. There is always serious danger in operations and in many I cases of Stomach, Liver and Intestinal Ailment' i the knife esn be avoided if the right remedy if taken in time. 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OLDEST OF ALL SCHOOLBOOKS Nippur Tablets at University of Penn sylvania Undoubtedly Have That Claim to Distinction. I ; Professor Langdon of Oxford, . England, who is spending some time I at the University of Pennsylvania, i has discovered that one group of the I famous Nippur tablets stored at the university are in reality the oldest schoolbooks known to exist. They show that the children of the an cients learned much that the boys and girls of today have to study. Ac cording to these tablets the children of 5,200 years ago were taught arith metic, geography, history and gram mar just like the children of today. The multiplication tables are re markably distinct, and in plain nu merals show the incontrovertible fact that three times one are three and five times one are five. On one tablet the schoolboy has been given a lesson in phonetic signs corre sponding to the shorthand of mod ern times. The Summerians, the authors of these tablets at the Penn sylvania university, also invented the use of writing syllables and com bining them into words, being the first step toward the alphabet.—The Christian Herald. WHY HE WANTED TO KNOW Theatergoer Had Reasons for Inquir ing as to the Length of Scene That Was Coming. When “Monte Cristo” was first produced at the Adelpha theater, London, many years ago, it did not appear in the abbreviated form that playgoers have since become used to. It is said that, as originally shown, it took three nights to give. Natu rally, pruning and condensing were very much in order. But even at that, on occasion of which reference is about to be made, the perform ance was scarcely half over as the bells tolled the hour of midnight. The late George Belmore was playing Caderousse and the audience was in a supersomnolent state when he came in and said: “Listen 1 I have a tale to unfold.” A bright young chap sitting in front was awakened by the exclama tion. Quickly he got to his feet and in a most plaintive voice said: “Will it be long, sir? For if I miss the last ’bus to Putney I’ll have to stay all night or walk home, sir.” LOOKING AHEAD. Francis B. Sayre condemned di vorce in a New York interview. (C We should select our wives with prudence,” said Mr. Sayre, “having a proper regard for the the perma nent character of marriage. We should look far ahead. We should foresee.” He laughed, and added: “Yes, look ahead, foresee—that’s the idea—like the private in the shoeless regiment. “During the Civil war, you know, there was a regiment called the shoe less because its men had no foot gear. “In this regiment it was customary for every man, after taking careful aim at an enemy, to shout before he fired: “ ‘Them’s my shoes.’ ” RAPID WORKER. “My friend Chamberton turns out four novels a year.” “A literary celebrity, eh?” “Say, rather, a literary celerity.” THE OLD LADY AGAIN. Mrs. Kawler —Is it true that your cousin, Mr. Perkins, is married? Mrs. Blunderby—Yes. Robert has joined the benedictines. TURNED DOWN. Playwright —Then you think my play would take too long. Manager—On the contrary, I’m afraid it wouldn’t take at all. APT DESCRIPTION. An affinity is generally a woman with blonde hair who has more of the home-breaking instinct than a burglar. BOUND TO MAKE ENEMIES. Marriage is indeed a serious prob lem to the girl who has sixteen dear friends from whom to select eight bridesmaids. PESSIMISM TRIUMPHS. When failure comes along and up sets our plans it isn’t every man who can save a few chunks of hope for the future.