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| j When you come to the city, call on
~ us, we will make your visit both pleasant
Men’s Suits, and profitable. Our selection of Spring
Clothing, Hats and Furnishings for Men
$7.50, $10. and Boys this season excels anything that
has ever been attempted m Atlanta.
12.00, 15.00, Our Children’s Department
18-00 2o.CO. is brim full of novelties. There is noth-
9 " ' mg that boys wear, that cannot be found
Boys Suits here—if we haven’t it in stock, we make it
, upon short notice. V
clll PriC©S« If you do not visit Atlanta often, send
_ 2 us your order by mail. We make a spec-
| ialty of mail orders and, guarantee satis
faction in every instance. Your money back if you wish it.
EISEMAN BROS.
15-17 Whitehall Street,
Our only store in Atlanta*.
Shave 10 . cents
Bath 15 cents. Raz
ors honed a spec
ialty, 15 cents.
LATHEM BROS.
Learning unappliedas like seed
put away to decay slowly on the
shelf of indolence.
Stores: Atlanta, 15-17 Whitehall street:
Washington, D. C., Corner 7th «fc B sts.
Baltimore, Md., 213 W. German Street.
VOLUME XI.
GAINESVILLE GA„ SA
Origin Of The April Fool.
“April fool!
Go to school,
Tell your mamma you’re a fool!
is the favorite cry with which
every child will welcome the un
suspecting elder as he catches him
by some trick this one day in all
the year is reserved for playing
pranks he will receive the thanks
of the scholars the world over.
For the origin of April fool day is
dost in obscurity. All kinds of fan
tastic suggestions have been made.
One perhaps intended as a joke,
was that when Noah entered the
ark it was the first of April, and
he fooled every one else in world.
The wonder is that the theorist
did not go a step further and say
that when the day on which Eve
ate the apple, at the suggestion of
the serpent, was the first of April,
and that the wily beast cried
“April fool.’’It would be as easy
to know this as to know the day
on which Noah entered the ark.
Another rather ingenious sug
gestion is that when the calendar
was reformed in France in 1564,
by changing the beginning of- the
|year to Jan. 1 instead of April 1,
as it had been, those ignorant of
I the change who sent or expected
| the New Year gifts on April 1 were
joked by their wiser fellow citizens,
lit is certain that in modern times
the first traces of April fool capers
are to be found in France. There
the person fooled is called “pois-
eon d’avril,” April fish, either be
cause he swallows the bait like a
fish or has the proverbial fisher-
jman’s luck—gets nothing for his
Ipains. Some hold that the fish
[go to the bottom of the streams
to deposit their eggs on April 1,
land he who goes fishing on that
pay never catches any fish-hence
the name April fish. In Scotland
there is a time honored custom
of getting some unsuspecting boy
to take a note to a neighbor and
|in the note are the lines;
“The first and second of Aprile
Hunt the gawk another mile!
I And the recipient of the note sends
the gawk on with another note
containing the same lines. This
operation is repeated until the
itired boy sees the joke. When
this happens the last one to re
ceive the lines cries:
“Rib for vour mither, boy, rin,
[rm, rin, The eggs are ready but
fhe hasn’t a hin, And if you wait
[till the eggs grow cool, Then all
four life you’ll be April fool J”
“Your wite, I believe, is a strong-
boded woman.”
“Oh, I don’t know. I should
rather regard her as brittle-
linded.”
“Brittle-minded?”
“Yes, she’s been giving me
beces of her mind for several
h 9ars.”—Household Words.
First Corporation Director-—
lur legal department is getting to
|be very expensive.
Second Corporation Director-—
indeed! Very! Sometimes;
ft is.
Two Kinds of Widows.
Some grewsome tales come from
the war and navy departments
apropos of the removal from Cuba
to this country of the remains of
those killed in the recent war.
Not long ago a widow of one t>f the
victims of the battle of Santiago
called at the navy department.
“I wish,” she said, “to secure the
remains of my husband, who was
buried in Cuba, which I under
stand to be among those soon to
arrive.” The official to whom
this request was referred asked her
to consider, suggesting it was
much better that her husband,
the nation’s hero, should lie at
Arlington among those who fell
with him in battle, where his
grave would always be cared for,
and where she could visit it from
time to time, but whether she
visited it or not, others would rev
erently lay wreaths upon the
mound.
“I know,” she admitted, “we
should be grateful for the care be
stowed upon the graves of our
dear ones, but I desire—oh, so
much !—that the body of my hus-
babd shall lie beside the remains
of my children, in tho little ceme
tery at home. My parents lie
there, I shall be laid to rest close
by them, and I should be happy
to know that what is left of my
husband was there near us.” No
argument that Mr, X. advanced
availed to move the determined
woman.
“I am sorry to tell you,” he
said, finally, growing quite des
perate, “but in the climate of
Cuba wood decays very rapidly,
and the coffins holding the re
mains of those who died were
found, in many instances, to have
all gone to pieces, and the bones
all fallen together. While we
know that in each grave six were
buried, we cannot establish the
identity of the bodies, so it would
you see, be quite impossible for
4 me to separate the body of your
husband from those of the five
comrades with whom he was bur
ied.” The heart-broken widow
paused for a moment in deep
thought. “Would you mind,” she
said, “giving me one of the six?
I will take my chances.”
Another woman, it is said, wrote
to the war department, asking if
the remains of her husband, who
had been killed in Cuba, would be
brought to this country, as she
was most anxious that they should
be buried in the family plot in the
local cemetery. Receiving a
prompt answer in the affirmative,
with the assurance that the gov
ernment would pay all expenses,
the thrifty widow replied?: “I am
grateful for the good news you
send me, but if it is all the same
to the government I should prefer
to let my husband’s body remain
in ^Cuba, and receive instead a
check for the amount the govern
ment would expend to send it
hither. I have need for the
money just now.”—Washington
Letter in Leslie’s Weekly.
a ui almost tempted to think it
[toight be cheaper to obey the law 1
■Puck.
Is now receiving the greatest gathering of new and
Beautiful Spring Merchandise
to be found in the city. While some may have been discouraged and demoralized at the unsettled
and upward tendency of goods, yet we worked harder, spent more time, and bought a big
ger stock than usual. A visit to the stcre will soon convince one that we are
certainly successful in placing on sale some of the
Best Values Ever Seen in Gainesville,
DRESS GOODS.
The extent and variety of this stock can only
be appreciated by being seen. The vast va
riety of black in Parola and Armure effects
for skirts and full suits appeals very strongly
to the most tasty, while the Pastell and more
subdued colors are the ultra swell for full
suits. Yet washable dress goods are more
beautiful this Spring than ever, and we have
them all. Come and take your choice.
SILK DEPARTMENT.
It is generally admitted that we keep some of the
best values in Silks to be found. And we
have them this Spring larger in quantity and
greater in variety than ever. Liberty silk
for trimmings. Liberty satin, in all colons,
for waists. China silk in all colors, for all
purposes. Taffeta silk, with lace stripe and
colors. Crinkled silk for waists. In fact full
line of silks, for waists—beautiful patterns.
Paun de Soire and Armure silks in black onlv.
QJotfyii^ Department.
We are the only house selling F. F. & Co’s. Tai
lor-made clothing, and the fit and workman-
This
ship are first-class and warranted.
spring’s stock is just in, and full of the very
latest styles and shades for young men. Our
stock of youths’and boys’ clothing is extra
large this spring, and we certainly have some
of the prettiest suits and the best values to be
found in the State. The early callers get the
cream of the stock and perfect fits.
Embroidery and Laces.
By far the largest stock we have ever bought, and
we scooped up about 1,500 pieces of Hamburg,
Swiss and Nainsook Edgings and Insertmgs-
in 6-yard lengths, worth 10, 15 and 20 cents,
* per yard, but we sell them at half price—5, 7^
and 10 cents per yard. Their ext^a good
value is the talk of the town. 2,200 yards
Fruit of the Loom Bleaching; worth &Jc., in
full length pieces, but we have it in 5 to 20
. yard lengths at 7-§-c., per yard to consumers
only. Merchants’ price 8£c. per yard.
MEN’S, WOMEN’S
AND CHILDREN’S
SHOES.
In our shoe department we have looked ont for
both style and comfort. We make a special
ty of careful fitting, and our shoes are made
to wear. We have all the latest shapes in
high and low cut Ladies Fine Shoes.
THE GKO. P. KSXKS SHOES
From $2.00 up,
are guaranteed to give satisfaction to the
wearer.
Carpets, Matting and Rugs.
Unusually big stock Matting, Rugs arid Carpets
coming in. Don’t fail to see the new designs
of matting and carpets.
500 all wool carpet remnants for rugs—half price.
China Matting, 10,15, 20 and 25 cehts per yard.
Japanese Matting, 15, 20, 25 and 30 cents per
yard.
Smyrna Rugs, small size, 50 cents each.
Smyrna Rugs, medium size, $1 to $1.50 each.
Smyrna Rugs, large size, $2 to $2.50 each.
Ingrain Carpets, 25 to 60 cents per yard.
Brussels Carpets, 50 to 60 cents per yard.
Full stock Notions and Novelty Goods, such as Pulley Belts in Silk
and Leather, Pulley Collars, pompadour Combs, &c.
Corner Main and Spring Streets.
We sell pure drugs,
ietour prices.
M. C, Brown &Co.
Road The Georgia Cracker.
Take Cam Brown’s
Liver Pills for bilious
ness. M C Brown & Co.
Going West or Northwest.
The Western and Atlantic R. R. is
the shortest, quickest and best route
from Atlanta to all points west or
northwest. Two . daily trains with
through cars. For cheap rates, maps,
time tables, and information, call on or
write J. L. EdmonSon, No. 1 Pryor
street, Atlanta, Ga
HAIR
CUT
Why pay more when
you can have it done
for that price m our
shop?
Spring Season 1900.