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VOLUME XII
The Byes of School Children.
An interesting report has been
made by the “department of child
study” of the public schools of
Chicago. The eyes of 4,500 chil
dren were examined, the sexes be
ing divided about equally. Thir
ty-two per cen t. of the boys an d
37 per cent, of the girls were found
to have less than two-thirds of the
normal keenness of sight; that is
to say, of each three children ex
amined one had defective eyes. If
the proportion holds good through
out the public schools of Chicago,
the condition is alarming, and the
school authorities . cannot move
too quickly in taking corrective
■steps with respect to the matter.
And it is likely that Chicago'Is hot
6 . c , if i. ■ ; ; ... - e .
the only City in which actiou
should b^ J^ken ^>r:.}ie/ preserva
tion pf the eyesight Hof tha i.chil
dren. In almost every city the
number pf school children whosC :
faces are disfigured with «pe$j^
ClCS yeiffis/tb be on the increase.
What is the cause of it?
|regu ,any ’ u ,
[time comes they are not to be
[found. It is generally the case,
[too, that the person who does not
[pay for his paper is the one that
L always growling about this piece
[being published, or that left out.
ft is just as important that you
[pay your dues to the printer, as
[thatyou settle with your grocer or
[the dry goods man you deal with.
Ifn nine cases out of ten you get
Ljje worth ot your money from the
brinter—ofteuer than you get it
prom anyone else—and you grudg-
h n giy give him his dues ocqieipnaL?
L Pay the printer if you are due
him any thing.—Dubli n Courier*
[Dispatch. ' '
Seemeforyour seed
[wheat. Smith*
each .pi.oo cash purchase we give a coupon entitling
the holder to a chance at that latest model Crescent,
Bicycle in our window, to be given away De
cember 24th 1900.
Did you know this town has been asleep on the hat
question? It has taken a long- nap, but now we
are doing-some waking-—we are waking- the town
with this hat sale. A sale that is doubly inter
esting because it comes at a time when you an-
about to lay asida your straw. Last week we
opened up 83 dozen of the-verv newest, latest sty
les in Men’s Hats, the stylish broad brim, low
crown is here in all colors; the neat little white
and pearl slouches, and every new style in har-l
and soft headwear. We didn’t buy out an old
stock at 25 cents in the dollar, though our prices
would seem that wav. hut every one is as new as
1900 dollar. See them in our window, and don't
|&y wait till the other fellow gets the ‘‘one you had
An aggregation of everything that is new* and.
I, slgtftly in^Uihe, |Upmijaen£ weaves. An
elaborate assortment of latest colorings in
Henriettas, Camels Hair
I Cheviots, Homespuns, Scotch Suitings, Dir
agonal Suitings, Melrose; Stiitihgs, * Satin-
faced Cloths and .Granites.,;
Black’Btffl^ioriFits,fway, ah^.pj^!jAhowing of
Black Dress Goods for Fall wear
cr.g.fe-'T? iv m>' ; Li Uy itlk* : ....
complete and will form one of the principal
attractions; of ouf DiesS Goods Depart men t.
Frencis^Flannels in profusion, dainty and sty
lish, all colors and at prices to surprise you.
A Prank Statement.
| It is not often -that, a nothem
[paperJias aajMtega rd fas.
I when it has occasion, ; to ; fpeah off
the race question in the -souths-but
tle Chicago Herald is an excep
tion to the riiJC | T|af |P5ip^ |8
frank enough t&B&y r y ■*
“Forty yearr agqAha{ -was
a slave; tQday '-’he*«^ ' r T a— probloofrr
The south disepfranchifees him an^
L . v* • lii- ._.■ _ AA
is now
a marked increase m visual de
school r life. During the tender
year^of cb|ltMiofd, gfeat colcen-
tAi. t^fLjot 'wsfeuJ-i s *d|mafiidei, in
the effort to learq to read. With
s week‘we have put on sale 600 remnants of Carpet
ing; These remnants are cut from the very finest:
pieces—carpeting that sells up to $1.50 vard. They
are from 1 to 3 yards long—suitable for rugs—,
rich, handsome patterns. Instead of igl and #1.50
we let them go this way:
Ingrains, 40 inches long, all wool,each 35e.
Brussels, per yard - 60c.
-'Velvets,' -- - 75c.
Axininsters, - - - 75c.
Savonneries, - - . , - 75c.
Our stock of mattings and carpets has just been
strengthened by the arrival of 50 rolls of new
stn#, Mattings from 15c. to 25c. yard.
form of every Ie|ter iti every word
Swifereas pers|hs| a ^|d
casual glance at a line will suffid<
Our Clothing Department is receiving special atten-
| f Liou.fcbisseason-^aotonly by us but by our custom-
v edMiV^e hayeenlargedk^t and uovv hav^^,he; l&rg-
estand hy far the best assortment that, we have
ever offered, surpassing in point of perfection in
11 make and desirabiliny of ’pattern any stock ever
1 placed at the disposal of the citizens of this com-
'if munity* Cfothing that was made ; for good hard
service as as. for style and dress. .. : ;..
Boy’s clothing to fita^Lhoys and pocketbooks. .
Mail’s Odd Pants—^stacks of them.
lynches him; the north j iyiicaes
him and buys his franchise. Oft
the two the ribrCIT" uses^ htm ^OTe^
worse. i The ^iifK'uhdefsfAudl^^e'
■»s-w.-vaa 1 -•v-yy-'K: *f a wj yftw)Wfri» w
negro better thaif the north, and,
on the whole, treats him better. It
Sat least gives bint wbat he most
[needs—employment, and gives it
freely. But his chances in the
[north grow-fewejEjgyery yeaU* » f
iug to read is often destructive,
especially if the light off the
( schoolroom is poor and thetype of
the textbook is small ; and the
Ghicago report declares that the
; .primafy ‘depaftmbivt schpbfrbbins
are almost invariably thd poorest
lighted in the schqol building. It
is very well known that strain on
* the eyes has A deleterious effect
upon the general health: Head
aches, naiisea And A declij^e ot
mental power may often ba traced
directly to an ailment of the eyes.
• The matter of light in school
rooms should be given the most
carefiib attention wherever a new
schqolhouse is constructed. Prop-
! ei* light and adequate ventilation
will save much suffering on the
part of the little folks who must
occupy the rooths for several hours
each school day.; No parent will
think illy exDendod money that is
economically-devoted to the pres
ervation of the eyes and health of
the children.—Savannah News;
| Bale and loose lmlis.
Cottonseed meal.
See me before you
place your order for
[them, R. Smi tli.
HaVeyoici ever considered that two-thirds of yonr life
lltime isspeht m ^shbes? Don’t you think that yoii
I |oughV to' be painstaking in selecting sueh an im-
| iporfehit portion of your wearing anparel? 5 We have
||a line of Fall and Winter'Shoes that we have been
especially painstaking in selecting. You needn’t
IJworiry quality: pr style; Just trust
to us and we’ll guarantee you value to the las
I fpMway of yoiir investment; -
An ola Irish woman, who kept
a fruit stall, had some Watermel
ons given her, which she exposed
for sale.. A smart Yankee, wish-
I II . r, f • - ; : .7 J
png to “take a rise” out of the old
lady, took up one of the melons,
[and said: " 1 .
“These are small apples you
grow over here. In America we
[have them twice the size.?* .
The woman slowly removed the
[pipe she was smoking from be-
|tween her lips, and coolly surveyed
ker inquirer from head to foot for
esecondpr two. Then, m a tone
:°f pity, she exclaimed:
“Be jabbers,; 8o^ ; jj^ v ni8ii^ be
a stranger in Ireland, and know
Bought before the late advance—sheets torn from the
piece hemmed and ironed—
W. Tr :: 81x90
| ^epperell “
f Dwight Anchor
Pillow Cases—
42x36 10c, 45x36 1234c.
Jk5x36 Hemstitched 15c.
55c. 90x90
60c. “
65c. “
These all wool flannel waists cam e in bh <
red, green, gray and black and tt<
prices are $1, $1.50, $2, $3, and $4.
A Chicagoan who is gifted with
a massive intellect has suggested
that the F«rri& wheel could be
utilized as a locomotive round
house if it should be laid on its
side. The wheel which would of
course, have to be roofed over,
would revolve on a horizontal
plane and Wt.ula receive seventy-
two engines from a single track.
It is 250 feet in diameter, 30 in
width aud weighs 1200 tons. There
are almost insurmountable engi
neering difficulties in connection
with the plan and it is
unlikely that there will be any at
tempt to carry the scheme into ef
fect*
Ten years In the Millinery business in Gainesville
A church at McPherson, Kan ,
is going into the banking business.
The bank is to have a capital
stock of $50,000, to be subscribed
by the members of the congrega
tion, The stockholders will re
ceive a small percentage of the
profits, but the greater part of the
money earned will go into a mis
sionary fund.
IN GAINESVILLE.
MRS. J. E. JACKSON