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THE GAINESVILLE NEWS, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14 - 1908.
Mayor P. N. Parker visited Atlanta
Monday on a short business trip.
\V. H. Cochran, of J. B. Mathis
£ ? is in Chatanooga on a business
trip-
p r \V. C. Bryant, State Oil Inspec
tor . was in the city yesterday. He is
one of the most popular and efficient
officials connected with the state agri
cultural department.
Mr. Thos. O. Watkins, the wide-a-
k e merchant, made a* business trip
to Atlants yesterday. ‘’Watkins’s’
has become a favorite trading- place
-for Gainesville shoppers.
Mr. G. H. Fuller, formerly a resident
0 f Gainesville, but now commercial
a^rent of the Seaboard Air Line rail
road at Abbeville, S. C., was here this
week shaking hands with his friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Hub Logan will
mo ve shortly into Dr. Green’s
house on Green street.
Mr. A. P. Camp is finishing up
his neat cottage on North Prior
street, just below his residence.
A Chamber of Commerce has
been organized in Athens and be
gun the year with a large member
ship.
Mrs. A. P. Camp has gone to
North Carolina to spend some
time with relatives, and A. P. is
louelv again.
We learn with pleasure that
Mrs. S. J. Shewmake and Miss
Effie Shewmake will move back to
Gainesville from Atlanta, at an
early date to reside here permant-
ly.
The coal man does not recog
nize the ice man as he passes by.—
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
R. D. Grigfgf will collect
rents and make prompt returns.
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The German newspapers declare
that their country, as to Venez
uela, entirely within the limits of
international law. But the Mon
roe doctrine is a national dictum.
—Augusta Chronicle.
UNIQUE PROPOSALS.
SOME RATHER CURIOUS METHODS
OF POPPING THE QUESTION.
“Some folks.” said Uncle Eben,
‘‘is a good deal like mules. Dey
use up enuff energy to do a day’s
*ork. etan’ing round an’ kickm.”
The Delhi durbar cost $5,000,-
000. This makes the average
street carnival look like a tin whis
tle at a cahope recital.
A plumber has been elected
m &yor of Derby, Conn. Think of
a plumber having enough friends
1° elect him to anything.—Atlan
ta Journal.
I Think of bleeding Kansp.9, the
pODieot the old jayhawker, John
brown } celebrating Christmas by
Inching a negro.—Memphis Com-
uierciai-Appeal.
‘iY Go to Congress, But Gaines
ville Will be Home.
^ IJ 1- H. IT. Perry, of Gainesville,
is added to'his beautiful loti in
‘ e s °uthwest divison of Dawson-
Col. \ andivier’8 home place
ln d Borne vacant lots of the same
0ca %. It is with pleasure we
nnouQ ce that it is Col. Perry’s
r p°se m securing this adjoining
r °P-rty to erect a fine residence
locate here. We cordially
^ Lbll d to Col, Perry and estima-
lamily the right hand of fol-
to our beautiful and
r °wing little city.—Dowsonville
dv erti6er.
Bro, Thomas: Your bou-
received—accept thanks, but,
U fni £ht to have known that
11 ii Col. Perry ever had] aiw
a f, i moving to'Dawsonville, or
] ywhere else, the people *oi
J UlesV dl® and Hall county would
l8e U P” a ud put a stop to it.
b Ca ot afford to give him up.
Writing an Order of Marriage With
a Shotgun—Inditing? a Love Letter
With a Waterfall—Fireworks and
Vegetables Pressed Into Service.
Miss Annie Oakley, the champion
rifle shot, was practicing in a London
shooting gallery one day, firing at the
regulation cardboard target, when a
stranger happened along and, picking
up a spare rifle, fired 109 shots thereat,
the whole spelling out the following
message: “Will you marry me?”
The lady was naturally somewhat
surprised; but, not to be outdone, she
promptly replied after similar fashion
with her own match rifle, “Certainly
not.”
This is probably unique as an offer
of marriage, but it is a fact that a
young matron living in a south London
suburb bas in ber possession at this
present moment several rifle written
love letters.
The lady in question was formerly
an attendant at a shooting gallery in
a certain popular place of amusement
(soon, alas, to be closed forever) which
is “down Westminster way,” and her
sweetheart that* was and husband that
is used to drop in of an evening to
practice. He became so expert after
awhile that he could place the shots
where he liked to within a fraction of
an inch, and he frequently used his
skill when no inconvenient onlookers
-were around in the manner indicated.
Needless to say that as soon as he had
finished the little perforated squares
of cartridge paper were carefully re
moved and preserved by her for whom
alone the messages so curiously writ
ten thereon were intended.
The most farfamed feature of the
beautiful Yosemite valley, in Califor
nia, is the Bridal Veil fall. It descends
from the plateau, nearly 3,000 feet
above, in a single ribbon of silvery
water limned luminously against the
dark vertical face of the precipice.
Perhaps it was its romantic name
which suggested to Charles Evelyn, a
young and wealthy San Franciscan, to
utilize the falling streamlet In an alto
gether novel fashion. Anyhow he spent
several thousand dollars in construct
ing at the summit of the cliff, just
where the water gathers itself together
for its final terrific leap into the abyss
below, a sort of vertically sliding
sluice door which worked so smoothly
and so perfectly that it could be low
ered and raised several times in the
course of a single minute.
Then when his preparations were
complete he brought to the valley from
her far eastern home the young lady to
whom he was engaged, and by alter
nately raising and lowering the sluice
gates above for longer or shorter inter
vals, as the case might be, he caused
the cascade to tell her in spurts and
jets, corresponding to the dots and
dashes of the Morse alphabet, of the
love he bore her. Whether the lady ex
actly approved of this blazoning abroad
of what should have been a message
sacred to her eyes alone is not record
ed, but she has, at all events, the su
preme satisfaction of reflecting that
she is the only woman in the world to
w r hom a love letter has been indited by
a harnessed waterfall.
Love letters spelled out In fireworks
are of co arse common. One such writ
ten aloft in particolored globes of flame
and addressed.by a Magyar noble to
his affianced bride at Herrmannstadt
is said to have cost £300.
In a Sussex garden a lovelorn but
bashful swain sowed in mustard and
cress a marriage proposal to the daugh
ter of his next door neighbor, and the
fair one, not to be outdone, answered,
“Yes,” in radishes. They were mar
ried without delay, and both the pro
posal and the answer were served and
eaten at the wedding breakfast.
After all, however, it is doubtful
whether the modern lover has, on the
whole, progressed very far in the mat
ter of inventing novelties, either in
marriage proposals or love letters.
Nearly 4,000 years ago a proposal for
the hand of an Egyptian princess was
inscribed elaborately on a block of
solid stone and can be seen to this
day by any one curious in such mat
ters in the British museum. Machares,
an old time king of Colchis, wooed his
wife by sending her presents of young
and beautiful child slaves, each of
whom had some tender and loving
message tattooed on the skin of the
back, while, coming down to more
recent times, it is recorded of the
Prince de Conti that he sent to a cer
tain great lady a proposal indited on
a golden plaque, exquisitely engraved,
the letters of the words of the epistle
being formed of diamonds, rubies and
emeralds set in the metal.
The lady’s answer was, however, in
the negative, whereupon the prince re
quested that she would at least do
him the honor of accepting a ring con
taining a miniature of himself. To
this she assented, but stipulated that
the ring should be destitute of jewels.
The tiny portrait was accordingly set •'
in a simple nm oi gom, but to cover
the painting a large diamond, cut
very thin, served as a glass. The lady
promptly returned the jewel, where
upon the prince had it ground to pow
der, which he used to dry the ink of
the note he wrote to her on the sub
ject.—London Tit-Bits.
Mr. Albert Wofford Resigns-
Mr. Albert Wofford tendered his res
ignation yesterday as Engineer at the
Water and Light plant. The work out
at the station didn’t suit him and he de
cided to give it up. The city council
lias accepted his resignation, but asked
Mr. Wofford to serve until his success-
ft
or could be chosen.
Chamber of Commerce.
The regular annual meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce was held last
night. All the old officers were re-elect -
ed save Mr. A. H. Marsh, who stated
that on account of other work he could
lot continue as Secretary. Col. B. G.
Parks was elected in his stead. Three
Jew applications, Mr. L. G. Potter
Mr. Joe Bell and Mr Stallworth, were
admitted to membership.
Get IB78 for Convicts This Year.
The County Commissioners this week
•et the contract for the county convicts
to James M. Smith at $78. Last year
they only got $64.80 for each convict,
so the increase amounts to consider
able, Four years ago when Clerk
Thomas M. Bell first went into office
the county was only getting $40 for the
convicts.
For Chapped Hands.
Into one pint of clear water
pour one half ounce of pure gly
cerine, four table-spoonfuls of
powdered borax, one block of gum
camphor and one half pint of bay-
rum. This preparation is an old
and tried remedy. It is also good
for t tter in the hands.—January
Woman’s Home Companion.
Prickly Ash Bitters cures the kid
neys, regulates the liver and purifies
the bowels. A valuable system tonic.
Dr. E. E. Dixon & Co.
The Baltimore American obser
ves that some of the steamships
people object to the proposed plan
of Marconi to flash news bulletins
daily to steamers on the ocean.
They protest that one great object
of sea trips—the entire rest from
the rush and bustle of the outside
world— will be defeated by this
mtrustion of the strenuous upon
the hygienic indolence of ocean
passengers life, and that nerves
will have no re-spite. Still, it
seems useless to try to get rid of
the modern strenuosity of life,for,
like wireless telegraphy, it is in
the air.—Ex.
Boiler Bursts at Whaley’s Gin.
A boiler at Mr. J. R. Whaley’s gin m
Tadmore district exploded yesterday,
and Messrs L* B. Cato and Freeman
Deason narrowly escaped death. The
ormer was bruised and scalded, and
the latter was thrown several feet by
the explosion. The boiler was throwr
nearly fifty feet. The damage amounts
to about $300.
A system regulator is a medkr ne that
strengthens and stimulates the liver,
kidneys, stomach and bowels. Prickly
Ash Bitters is a superior system regu
lator. It drives out all unhealthy con
dition, promotes activity of body and
brain, restores good appetite, sound
sleep and cheerful spirits. Dr. E. E.
Dixon & Co.
Admiral Cervera, who lost to
Schley at Santiago, has been ap
pointed chief of staff of the Span
ish navy. The admiral has many
warm admirers in America.—Ex.
An Explanation by Reed.
John Palmer, formerly secretary
of state of New York, and ex-
Speaker Reed are personal friends.
Mr. Palmer once called on Mr. Reed
in Washington, and the two had a
long discussion of the personal char
acteristics and traits of the then
members of the house. At length
they spoke of a member who was so
bowlegged that General Palmer
said he reminded him of the tradi
tional man who had to have his
trousers cut with a circular saw.
“What on earth could ever give
a man such bow legs ?” he mused.
“I don’t know,” replied the ex-
speaker, “but he looks as if he had
gone up in a balloon and walked
back.”—New York Times.
Mayor Jones, of Toledo, Ohio,
has personally interested himself
in the case of the Spychalski
quadruplets, all of whom are
living and give promise of growing
up. Mayor Jones thinks the case
is one which should appeal to
public sympathy. He calls upon
the charitably inclined to con
tribute, saying it will cost at least
$500 a year to give the babies the
proper care, and that he has recei
ved the first money for his purpose.
The mayor of Toledo might go
step further and move to retire
the mother of the quads on a pen
sion. She now has five babies under
one year of age, and is certain
ly in the pension class.—Albany
Herald.
The Harvest Of 1902.
Prosperity in the agricultural
sections has a potent influence on
all lines ot trade and industry,
and the harvest of 1902, accord
ing to Dun’s Review, secured more
abundant crops than ever before
in the nation’s history. Of corn
and oats all records eclipsed, and
few years surpassed the last iu the
quantity of wheat harvested.
Yields of hay, potatoes and other
vegetables were liberal, while the
movement of cotton indicates
that only two previous crops were
larger. Heretofore in seasons of
enormous production, the grower
bas been compelled to sell at such
low prices that profits were low,
and much of the surplus grain was
used as fuel because no market
could be found. Not so with the
present overflowing barns how
ever, for high prices are readily
paid, and foreign purchasers will
absorb any excess above domestic
requirments. Already the outgo
of corn is exceeding the corres
ponding peroid a year ago by a
large margin, and when transport*
ing facilities become adequate the
export will increase. Meats have
been scarce because of the pre
vious short corn crop, and quota
tions ruled far above all recent
years, but the situation is steadily
improving in this respect. Lead
ing imported articles of food have
not enjoyed the high level of
prices for domestic products, al
though the world’s crops of sugar
and coffee are smaller than in the
previous year.
Nordau’s Estimate of Fame.
Thirst for fame, says Max Nor-
deau in Success, seems to be the
most ideal ambition. It is the most
foolish of all’. In no case is the
appearance so different from the
reality as in the case of celebrity.
To him who does not possess it it
seems the sum total of all that is
splendid. He who, according to the
general opinion of his contempora
ries, possesses it sees that it con
tains more bitterness than satis
faction, and that it is not worth
in any true estimate of values either
a night’s sleep or a day’s effort.
As Damon was to Pythias.
Nothing benefits my children more
when they are troubled with colds or
irritation of the throat and lungs than
a few doses of Cheney’s Expectorant.
This remedy has always been a loyal
friend to me.
R. T. EDWARDS.
Chicago, Ill,
If smokeless powder could only
be followed by hurtless bullets!—
Cincinnatti Tribune.
“It looks like Booker Washing
ton has been giving some more of
those Crums that fell fron the
President’s table,” says the Sa
vannah Press.
Irregular bowel movement leads to
chronic constipation. Prickly Ash
Bitters is a reliable system regulator;
cures permanently. Dr. E. E. Dixon &
Co.
Nell—He said I was a pearl.
Belle—I guess he wanted to
string you.—Philadelphia Record*
There are about 5,000,000 farms
in the United States, of which 3,-
000,000 produce corn. The aver
age cost of producing an acre of
corn is $5.73.
It.* D. Grigg will collect
rents and make prompt returns.
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FOR SALE.
The Adair home place, between
Judge Prior’s and W. H. Campbell’s, on
Green street, 150 feet deep by 120 teet
front. Reasonable price and terms.
This is gilt edge property, close in. See
me. W. I. HOBBS, City.
R. D. Grigg will collect
rents and make prompt returns.
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Artificial Marble.
A new process for the,manufac
ture of artificial marble has been
patented in Berlin. Asbestus, dye
ing materials, shellac and ashes are
pounded into a stiff mass and then
subjected to high pressure. The
product is surprisingly firm and
tough, not brittle, is very easily
worked by means of tools, can be
given a fine polish and in appear
ance cannot be distinguished from
genuine marble.
A Quinine Substitute.
In a memoir presented to the
Russian Academy of Medicine Dr.
Filotoff of Moscow declared that a
preparation of the leaves and stems
of common heliotrope, macerated in
brandy, can be economically substi
tuted for quinine, having all its ad
vantages without any of its incon
veniences.
The Atlanta News has an insur
ance department headed “policy
points.” It is an an interesting
feature and is doubtlessly widely
read.—Ex.
The Athens Banner very aptly
suggests to Athens merchant to
try Christmas advertising the
year round if they want increased
trade.
Tax Notice.
I have secured consent of the author
ities to keep the tax books open until
the January term of superior court. I
will be at the court house on Monday
and Tuesday, January 19th and 20th,
and all who settle at that time can do
so without additional cost. The books
will positively close on the 20th instant
and fifas will be issued. All merchants
and other business men whom I have
tailed to see will please come to the
court house as it will be impossible for
me to call and see them.
This Jan. 7th, 1902
M. J. CHARLES, Tax Collector.
R. D. Grigg,
Gainesville, Ga.
Real Estate and Insurance
Special attention to collection
List your property
*of rents,
with me.
ARE THE B EST HALF-HOSE.
For Sale by Waterman, Burnett & Co.