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Epworth League Officers. The annual conference of the North Georgia Epworth League, in session here since Thursday evening, closed Sunday night with a sermon by Rev. Nath Thompson, it Waleska. The following are the officers sleeted for the next year: President, Rev. W. M. Barnett, Murrayville; first vice president, S. D. Stembridge, Milledgeville; assistant, Miss Willie Belle Mauck, Milledgeville; second vice presi dent, UvaM. M. Barnett, Murray ville; third vice president, Miss S. Guyton, Atlanta; fourth vice pres ident, Mr. Cobb Lampkin, Athens; secretary, Col. Hammond John son, Gainesville; treasurer, Mr. S. S. Girth, Atlanta; superintendent Junior league, Miss Eva Thomas, Augtista; Epworth era agent, Mr. Alleh'lf. Pierce, Atlanta. Tk$ choice of the next pldce of me$ing was referred to these of fers, and the committee on the Nnp ground, consisting of Rev. ath Thompson, Dr. C. E. Dow- an, Prof. Wilber Colvin. The plan being, if it can be arranged, to use the proposed North Geor gia conference assembly grounds located near Tate, Ga. Th* conference adoped resolu tion. against Sunday moving pic- tun in Atlanta; asked for the l thment of Junior Epworth Lag •i'*--; the raising of funds for the ? • :h department by a free wi. mi ing to be taken at month ly lary meetings. Georgia Boy Honored. The Washington Times of June 6, 19TL contains a notice of the closing exercise of the George town Law school, District of Col umbia. The heading is a good motto: “Major Holmes Conrad, tof District Bar, Advises Two Hun dred Graduates to ‘Hitch Their Wagons to a Star.’ ” Among the prizes awarded is the prize to Benjamin A. Matth ews, of Georgia, $50, for best grades, in first year. He is a clerk in the war department, and is taking advantage of his oppor tunity in attending Georgetown University. His success gives much pleasure to hisjriends, and they are proud of his record.” The above appeared in the At lanta Constitution of yesterday. Mr. Matthews is at home on a vis it to. his mother on Boulevard. Ben is succeeding well in Wash ington, which is gratifying to his friends. A Charming Woman is one who is lovely in face, form, mind, and temper. But its hard for a woman to be charming without health. A weak, sickly woman will be nervous, and irritable. Constipation and kidney poisons show pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched complexion. But Electric Bitters always prove a godsend to women who want health, beauty and friends. They regulate Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, purify the blood; give strong nerves, bright eyes, pure breath, smooth velvet skin, lovely complexion and perfect health Try them. 50 cents at all Druggists. he Death of W an Estimable oman. Mrs. Emerlinc M. Chapman died in her eighty fifth year, at her home ten miles north ot Gainesville. She was born May 2..‘, 1825 Being left an orphan in infancy, she was reared in the home of her maternal uncle, Col. Philip Byrd, so well and favorably known in Georgia in the years long ago, heired his prop, erty and lived at the old homestead till her death on the 9th. of June, inst. She was married to Rev. J. L. Chapman Nov. 9th 1842. She lived a widowed life thirty-four years; in these years of deep affliction she beautifully exemplified the’Christian spirit. She bore her deep sorrows and bodily afflictions with meekness, patience and fortitude. Some of her children < preceded her in death viz: . Mrs. B. F. Suddath, Mrs. Steve Whelchel and another daughter who was afflicted all her life and died at the \ age of 46 years, only a few weeks ago Ger tender and untiring devotion to Viat, : afflicted daughter was beautiful ' deed. It h&d been her life long prayer > be soared as long as her afflicted aild so lived; that prayer was answered and then the energies of her life that had never flagged now fast subsided, because she felt that her task was done and in a few days she folded her hands in death. Only three children survive her: Philip M. Chapman, Clarks, La., Mrs. Robert Quillian who,with her hus band,have lovingly and faithfully given their lives to the care of the aged moth er and afflicted sister for several years, and Mrs. S. H. Dillard of Athens. Her trust was steadfast, her hope was bou- yant to the end. She laid her down to sleep in peaceful rest, and will awake to meet her Lord. May the Lord comfort the bereaved ones till they shall meet her again. She was buried at Dewberrry Bap tist' church where she had been a con. sisteiit member nearly seventy years. Funeral services conducted by the writ er. ' . R. D. HAWKINS. Remains Of Stansbury ed Here. Interr- The remains of Roscoe Stans bury, son of the late D. H. Stans bury of Gainesville, who was killed in Atlanta last Friday, were broueht to Gainesville Sunday morning and interred at Alta Vista cemetery, Rev. A. F. Nunn officia ting. Stansbury was serving a term in the chaingang for forgery and in making an effort to escape was shot down by one of the guards. He had previously led an exemplary life and the forgery charged against him was of small check after he mad lost a position. He was so humiliated at serving a sentence Jhat he tried to effect an escape and was shot down in the act of getting away. Pasadena, Cal. March 9,1911 Foley and Co., Gentlemen:—We hgve sold and recommended Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for years. We be lieve it to be one of the most efficient expectorants on the market. Contain ing nol opiates or norcotics it can be given freely to children. Enough of the remedy can be taken to relieve a cold, as it nas no nausating results, and does interfese with digestion Yours very truly, C. H. Ward Drug Co., C. L. ■Parsons, Sec’y and Treas. Get the Ortgirtal Foley s Honey and Tar Com pound in the yellow package. For Sale by All Druggists. Death Of A Good Woman. The death of Mrs. W. L. Byers occurred at the home of her hus band near Murrayville Monday after an illness of considerable length of cancer. Mrs. Byers was sitxy-five years of age, was a con sistent member of the Baptist church and her life was filled with good deeds. She was held in high esteem by all who knew her, and the news of her death will bring sorrow to many. The deceased is survived by her husband and the following children, viz: Messrs George G., Augustus, John R., Joseph A., Rufus and Miss Annie ByerS, all of whom have reached their ma jority and are living at different parts of the country and have be come useful men and women. The funeral services were -con ducted from Yellow Creek church yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. T. L. Robinson officiating. A large concourse of people assem bled to pay a last tribute to the memory of the deceased. To the bereaved ones the News extends sincerest sympathy. Cornerstone Laying New Ma sonic Hall. The cornerstone laying of the new masonic hall and school build ing will take place at Oakwood on ihe fourth Saturday in July. The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Georgia, and District Deputy Grand Master Robert Mc Millan of Clarkesville, together with other officers, will be present. Every Mason in this section is in vited to be present. The new building cost about $2,700 and is a good one. The occasion promises to be a very interesting and en joyable one. The enrollment of the school there has been over two hundred this term. Prof. H. -J. Death Of Mrs. J. B. Hancock. Mrs. J. B. Hancock died at the home of her husband in Tadmore district yesterday and the remains were interred at Harmony church today, Rev. J. R. DeLong officia ting. The deceased was 60 years of age, was a Christian woman who had many friends, and is survived by her husband and four children. The sympathy of the community is extended the bereaved husband and children. Howington isjthe popular princi pal. Dinner will be provided for all who come on above occasion. Middle Aged and Elderly People. Use Foley Kidney Pills for quick and permanent results in all cases of kidney and bladder troubles, and for painful and annoying irregularities. For Sale by All Druggists. Edgar Dunlap Wins Debaters Prize. 4 Edgar Dunlap of Gainesville, yonng- est son of ’Col. and Mrs. S. C. Dunlap, won a debater’s medal offered by the board of trustees of the State Universi ty in the debate held at Athens last Saturday night, announcement of which was made at Athens oivMonday. Edgar’s friends congratulate him upon the signal honor he has won. A Dreadful Wound • / from a knife, gun, tin can, rusty nail, fireworks, or or any other nature, de mands prompt treatment with Buck- .len’s Arnica Salve to prevent blood poisou or gangrene. Its the quickest, surest healer for all such wounds as as also for Burnes, Boils, Sores, Skin Eruptions, Eczema, Chapped hands, Coroes or Piles, 25 cents at All Drug gists. For Sal@r A good milch Cow. Apply to H, E. BELL, Oakwood^ Ga., Phdne 47?1. !T Gainesville vs Royston Games. Three games between Gainesville and Royston teams are scheduled on the Gainesvilie diamond 'this week. The first of the seriefHvas played Mon day when Gainesville won by a score of 7 to 3; the second of the series, played yesterday afternoon, was won by Roystoh by a score of 5 to 4. The last of the series will be played this afternoon, and Gainesville is expecting to win by a good score. The attendance at the games has been very good, end the series has been enjoyed hugely by local fans. Work Will Soon Start after you take Dr. King’s New Life Pills, and you’ll quickly enjoy their fine results. Csnstipation and indiges tion vanish and fine appetite returns They regulate stomach, liver and bowels ana impart new strength and energy.to the whole system. Try them. Only 25 cents at All Druggists. Showing of the Postal Banks. "Official statements just issued in Washington indicate that before July 1 the deposits in the ninty-one postal savings banks will aggregate $l,0Q0,00O. Considering that forty-eight ofj|j[the banks will have been in operation only little more than five months, and forty-five of them an even briefer in terval, the showing thus made is im pressive. It must be remembered, too, the individual deposits are small and that the idea, in this country, is so new as to require some timejfor it to r^ach its maximum appeal to the class it is intended to aid. Bearing these facts in mind, it is reasonable to assume that ere long these institutions, which are to be increased rapidly in number, will eventually so win the public confidence as to bring forth the hoarded savings so abundant with certain classes m this country. The benefits of such a development will be two-fold: Depositors will gain an absolutely safe place for the hold ings, and be paid’interest on them;, money needed for fluidity in business will be added to the supply of currency now available.’’—Atlanta Constitution. What seems to be good for the rest of mankind will be beneficial also to Gainesville. The Postal Banks are being hailed with delight wherever es tablished. The press of the country is giving them the glad hand!. They will bring money from its hiding places for the prosperity of us all. The Postal Bank recently opened in Gainesville is a most important benefit and the people appreciate the fact that the Postmaster General singled Gainesville out from among many thou sands of offices clamoring for Postal Banks in all sections of the - country. Our people are patronizing the bank. It led gie whole South on opening day, and promises to become one of most important postal banks in theen- tire country. The Postal Banks are operated under a law framed by Congress. The law provides for the holding of the money in the town where it is taken in. Any depositor at our postal bank may any day draw out his entire" deposit. The integrity of the United States is behind every cent deposited in a postal bank. The deposits are entirely at the pleas ured the depositors. SUMMER SPECIALS AT & from 2.50 to 7.50 12.00 - 15.00 “ at 1.75 to 3 50 1.75 " 5.00 to 10.00 Porch Chairs x Mission Porch Set, 3 pieces Mission Porch Set,' 4 pieces Spring Cots Cot Mattress, all cotton, Children’s Crib Beds Go=Carts, at prices that will surprise you. 3.50 for the folding ones with hoods up to = 15.00 ART SQUARES For the Remainder of June. $7.50 Art Squares $6.00 $12.50 Art Squares $9.95 8.50 Art Squares 6.50 15.00 Art' Squares 11.95 10.00 Art Squares 7.95 20.00 Art Squares 15.75 Bargains that you can appreciate by seeing smith & co. = " .ISS'.. ... : =r~- ~ — A Curiosity of Sound. If when riding in a balloon at a height, say, of 2,000 feet a charge of guncotton be fired electrically 100 feet below the car, the report, though really as loud as a cannon, sounds no more than a pistol shot, possibly partly owing to the greater rarity of the air, but cbiefiy because the sound, having no background to reflect It. simply spends itself in the air. Then, always and under all conditions of atmosphere, there ensues absolute silence until the time for the echo back from earth has fully elapsed, wbeu a deafening out burst of thunder rises from below, lolling on often for more than half a blpute. Impartial. • Professor C. Alpbonso Smith once wrote an English grnmmar. The book was published while Dr. Smith was teaching nt the University of North Carolina. One day he received from a farmer a letter containing the follow ing: •T am glad somebody baB written an Impartial grammar at last." Dr. Smith Immediately wrote to the farmer asking what be meant by an "Impartial grammar.’’ The answer was: "You give the children this sentence to parse: ‘One Confederate killed ten Yankees.’ ’’—New York Post TRIAL BY ORDEAL. The Farce Called Justice That Siam Used to Play. TESTS OF FIRE AND WATER. Have your trousers made at WATER- MAN’S, no extra’.chargefor extras, and they are made at .home on short notice for no more cost than ready made. TWO THOUSAND samples to select from. . It House to Rent. Apply to 63 North Bradford street. Whore Honesty Failed. "You are still having trouble in your search for an honest man?" "Yea,” replied Diogenes. "There arej plenty who are scrupulous about busi ness and politics. But I have never yet found a man so honest that be 1 wouldn’t try to ring In a portrait taken when be was ten years younger when you ask him for 0 picture for publica tion."—Washington Star. Indispensable. "That banquet tonlgbt can't get along without me.” "You have a pretty good opinion ot yourself. Billed for a speech?” "Oh, no. I was Invited to listen.”— Louisville Courier-Journal. Proof, Kicker—Have you a cook engaged at present? Snlcker-I think so; there’s a man ont In the kitchen every night— Harper’s Bazar. Politeness is good nature regulated by good sense.—Sydney Smith, LOST: Memorandum book, contain ing two $10 notes signed by Vandiver & Beavers. Also, contains shoo repair accounts. Reward if returned to F. D, Harris. Miss Isabel Goforth is visitirfg rela tives in Dawsonville this week. fThe Aooused end the Accuser Each Had to Faoe the Same Kind of Muaio, 1 and Whiohever Way the Case Wat Decided the Judges Were Winners. The modem methods of justice In civilized Europe do not Include trial by ordeal, but in the east it is still a rec ognized means of proving an accused person’s innocence or guilt In a coun try like Siam, now so closely in touch with western Influences, the ordeal by fire was practiced a generation ago. This is the oldest form of ordeal in Siam, as in any country. When pre paring for the ceremony two trenches were dug side by side. They were each about ten feet long, two feet wide and two feet deep. These were filled with layers of redbot coal to a depth of ten inches. The plaintiff, or accuser, walked over one fiery path and the de fendant over the other. In order to prevent the parties from unduly bur- cylng over their tasks rods were placed across their shoulders, and certain of the officials leaned heavily on these, one at the end of each rod. In reality they partly defeated their own ends, for the great pressure of the boruy soles of feet unused to boots somewhat quenched the fire beneath them. When the walk was completed the soles of the feet were examined in order to de tect any burns or blisters. This exam ination was repeated every day for fif teen days, and at the end of that time the tqan who showed no signs of being hurt in any way was adjudged the winder. During the course of the trial the judges sat In a specially erected and gayly decorated pavilion, where they feasted royally, the expense ol which had to be defrayed Jointly by the persons engaged in the lawsuit. It happened more than once that the lire failed to make any Impression on the feet of the competitors. In such cases they were both compelled to un dergo another trial by means of the water ordeal. If both parties got Binged, then they were both held to be guilty of something or other, aud so they were both punished with heavy fines. The water ordeal 1b a kind of diving competition. The spot chosen was ei ther some part of thq nearest river or else a large, deep pond. The law in sisted that.the spot must be one where the wfitor was clear and cool and fra* frdTfreeecDes and mud. In the ease of a river there was to be do strong cur rent The preliminary preparations {were simple and consisted In driving two tough poles Into the bed of the pond or rlvor for the competitors to take hold of on Immersion. 1 These poles were placed about ten feet apart Before the actual trial took place a cockfight was held, in which the two birds were supposed to represent the two litigants, and the result of this preliminary conflict was held to be ominous of the results that would at tend the serious trial. This was never omitted, because the spectators, who were assembled in hundreds to watch the event, always treated it as a kind of holiday and gambled largely os to the Issue of the day; hence the cockfight was a sort of gnide to them in their speculations. The two persons next addressed them selves to the water deities and asked for their protection and help, each be seeching them to help him only an each promising gifts and offerings should he be successful. Then they stepped Into the water until it reached up to their necks. They were hampered by heavy collars Similar to those sometimes worn by Chinese prisoners. Round their wrists they wore bracelets of unspun threa . .Which had been blessed by the priests and which were considered to posse^ a protective chnrro against all adver Influences. Finally each one bad a strong rope fastened tightly round the waist bv menus of which be could be hauled out of the wntor b.K-misewh both men were possessed of IP* breathing capacity It pened that after prolonged lmmei the competitors were too m bausted to get themselves out of the "when all was ready a hori7 '°" d t ^ P0 Jf was placed nc.oss the should ^ each person, and at a g _ from a metal gong the two p simultaneously depressed by clals, and so the two bend thrust under water. The ^ ped their wooden stakea a ^ rf 8 ace of held their heads « nder f * e ® d tbe ra- the river until one or both ^ •elves In cation. The man whoremnme^ ^ the water the longer of . t0 a the day. The trial was subjec time limit was In certain cases dlvl ^f P earcb was allowed, and then a general searc made for able and willing s™ Erne9t There is a story extent, wy h|)W Young In the ^ ond °“ J re J with a a Persian trader ^ Burmese about The Burmese engaged ns ^ dl3 . tatlve the champion diver ’ oM" hlm trlct but the Pe ?f. a “ b3tl tute a oro- fcv employing ns his substitute terionnl pearl W *™» " gulf. In 1882 this fom brogue la Hit north of „ •—*