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joints of Interest from President’s
Message.
After felicitating the country
L n “its growing strength and in-
Lreasing power for good of repub
lican institutions,” the ipessage
deals at length with the recent
troable in China, and says Ameri
ca’s peace policy I was successful, f
Refers complainmgly to Ger-
! many’s restrictions on American
meat, and says that while some
[sympathy has been shown for the
Boers, our relations with Great
Britain have been undisturbed.
Complaints of Italy concerning
khe failure to punish the lynchers
[of five of its citizens are designa
ted just and temperate. It is sug
gested that congress confer on fed
eral courts jurisdiction in this
class of international cases.
Reiterates the language of his
[inaugural address in reference to
[lynch ings.
Boquets are handed Japan and
Mexico in the shape of words of
[congratulation and praise,, and
wishes for continued commercial
intercourse.
Satisfaction is expressed that
ithere have beep sixteen powers to
[ratify the work of The Hague
[peace convention.
“I commend ,to the early atten
tion of the senate the cddyeatiba \
widfGreat Britain ltd j
the construction of such (Nicara
guan) canal and. T to remoyp any.
objection which might arise put of
[the convention commonly called
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. ”
; Asks that Spain be treated gent
ry and that the UnitedlStates^pay
[the indemnity claimed from Spain
[by Americans.
; Still awaits the fulfillment of
phe promise of the sultan to make
reparation for damages sustained
pn Armenia by American citizens.
1 War and navy departments
pound use for nearly $200,000,000
por the fiscal year ending June,
pOO. Receipts for 1901 are esti
mated at $580,000,000, and ex
penditures $800,000,000.
Exports have increased by near
ly $168,000,000, making the total
pr the year $1,394,483,082. Ex
ports of manufactured goods ex
ceed, in value, previous records by
p per cent. ,
Calls for the reduction of the
purdensome tax put upon the peo
ple by the government.
[ Urges that if there are any <
[trusts congress shall move at once j
N crush them. ,
L ^° 68 * n to infinite detail on the 1
Philippine question, ^
pat has been done on the islands i
pd forecasting reforms of the fu- 1
re. such as permitting the Fili-
poos to select their municipal and I
pecutive officers. Religions free- i
The growth of Hawaii and the
completion of the United States
census are discussed in compli
mentary fashion, but no new
lights are thrown on either.
The department of agriculture is
praised for its work ia* investigat
ing new varieties of seuds and
animal and "Vegetable; dis
eases and the meteorological con
ditions. ;
After dealing with several minor
matters, the president closes as
follows: N
“In this era of great business
activity and opportunity caution
is not untimely. It will not abate,
but strengthen confidence. It will
not retard, but proihote, legiti
mate industrial and commercial
expansion. Our growing power
brings with it temptations and
perils requiring constant vigilance
to avoid. It must not be used to
inyi% conflicts, n or for oppression,
but for the more effective mainte
nance of those principles of equal
ity and justice upon which out in
stitutions and happiness depend.
Let us keep always in mind that
tile foapdation,# ojay government
i s * liberty; ’ r?is'* superstructure
A little oyer two weeks and Christmas will be upon us. From now until then we are go
ing to sell more goods than we have ever done in a month before. Here’s the way we are
going to do it. You know th ese price tags you see on goods, well the figures on these have
been erased and new ones made. Some are; made some and some % smaller, in ev
ery case they are small enough to move the goods. “More goods for same money or the
same goods for less money *”
- Clothing.
A good suit is to bedesired
above every thing else, ex
cept fit. There is no fault
to-find with our Clothing.
It is made and made right
by the best makers in the
business. We are up a-
gafnst the Clothing busi
ness for certain.
W5 have wiped out the
price objection on suits
and overcoats. Overcoats
from §3.50 and up—The
best line in Georgia, §5.00.
Dress Goods Remnants.
From the season’s selling
there is an accumulation
of short lengths of Dress
Goods, from 1 to 6 yards
long. Every kind and col
or of goods is represented
and the pieces.’ire perfect
but short. We want ev
ery piece to leave us as
quickly as possible and
have put ridiculously low
prices on them, Come at
once and get first pick.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Why not buy useful Christmas presents while you
are about it. Articles to be admired for their
beauty and for their practical value .as well? You
prefer such gifts yourself. No doubt your friends
do the same—For instance: -
What could be more appropriate and ser-
A Nice vicekble and useful than^ a rug? Our
Rug. Christmas supply is so varied that you’
re sure to find just what you want with
in: your means.
. An ‘ : We are very likely to. awake -most any
morning during, the next'3 or 4 months
and find it wet and " rainy. What
In. would be more appreciable than an Um-
r brella.
:~ 1 ' ■ Underwear.
All Wool, half wool and
cotton underwear for men,
Women and children—me- ;
dium and heavy weights.
Shirts, pants, union suits,
i . •
Oneita, any price, any
style, any weight, and the
pnqes are S good deal low
er than ypu wild'find any
Umbrel
Six or a dozen hapdksrcheifs are always
acceptable.
anything. We haye car
pets matched, made and
laid, relieving you of all
trouble. Buying here you
are sure of the most possi
ble for your money.
Warm, wool sox, plain and
fancy. As a gift a half
dozen would be apprecia
ted by any man. • •
Neck. Something-a man is never ov
wear for
Men. on, A tie will delight all men.
Shoes.
Our business is the out
growth of selling good
shoes at all fines. No
schemes, no. chance, no
questionable Shoes, but al
ways^ the biggest possible
value for the smallest pos
sible price. Every shoe is
exactly as we teil you—no
rags or paper or bones or
old iron but all solid leath
er. Monarch Pals for
Men $3.50.
Groceries.
For Christmas pastry get
“Grandeur” flour—There
Is no flour whiter, purer
or more wholesome—Its a
perfect flour in every res
pect.
A barrel of new South
Georgja caue^yrup put on
tap today. Its the best.
Are ypu perfectly satisfied
with the Coffee you are
drinking? Trv our roasted
“Santos” and you will be.
Baltimore, Nov. 19.—-In the
building ofcottoiT milIs, the de
velopment of iron, lead, zinc and
phosphate mines, in extension of
railroad*, in lumbering, in activity
of domestic trade, and in enlarge
ment of foreign commerce, the!
south has made a gratifying rec-j
ord during the past Jyear. For that
it is thankful. The feeling of
thankfulness is intensified .as the
south calmly and reasonably faces
the future, for, according to a
broad estimate by the Manufactur
ers’ Record, it has the prospect of
a year’s income of at least $2^750,-
000,000. This is tb be derived asl
follows: From corn, wheat, su-
Shoes & “Two soles with but a single thought”-
comfort. Thats the sort of gift to bring
grateful remembrance to the giver.
And hundreds of others. You will see many a val
uable Christmas suggestion here if you will only
“walk in and look around.”
Rubbers;
FOUR SPECIALS
THIS WEEK
Gray and bluish gray
haudspun, 5 gore Skirt,
Coat lined with Silkro-
maine. Marked from $10
Wonderful PhilippinesT
Commissioner Taft reports from
Manilla upon the wonderful value
of the Philippines from a commer
cial point of view. Others speak
of the great wealth of forests in
the archipelago. It is stated that
there are millions of acres of tim
ber which belonged to Spain and
belong to the United States.
Ten years in the Millinery business in Gainesville
now
This will be good news to Repre
sentative Hull of Iowa, who is
chairman of the house committee
on military affairs and also presi
dent of the Philippines Lumber
and Improvement Company.—
New Orleans States.
Get our prices on drugs
before buying. M* C.
Brown & Co.
The calf that frolicked on th#
mead when roses were abloom, now
stands humped up behind the barn,
a prey to doubt and gloom. The
farmer sits beside the stove, and
eracks a nut or so; and pounds
IN GAINESVILLE
Clark’s Thread.
datings.
Jno. Jv Clark’s six-cord
500 yards, good qualitv,
finish spool cotton,
pretty patterns; sold
guaranteed 200 yards
by us at* 10c, but for .
per spool
this sale, y.ours for
2 l-2c.
7 l-2c.