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VOLUME They appear to deem it their priv ilege and they exercise it every where. One finds the * cigarette going full blast in the door of. the ballroom and encounters it in the parlor. Men do not put. them selves out to provide for the com fort of women in public places. This is an age of advanced edu cation, and our new ideas do not permit of our seeing that ladies are given the best seat, that she is as sisted whenever possible, that she 13 spared inconvenience. We pay our money-as well as she does, and are going to put ourselves out in no way. This is a free country, and we aregoibg to do as we please, and our women nbight as well get used to it. could. It is refreshing in this day of selfish rum and push to see a gentleman, and by gentleman we mean a man posessing qualities the absence of which we have so much deplored. He stands out upon society like the poem of a master mind among the mass of rubbish of the day, like the word of the great artist among the pic tures of a mediocre gallery. One knows him instantly and salutes him unconsciously as he passes, and women welcome him whether he has brains or blood or comely person. The gentleman [in him, his consideration and attention to their wants, win tor him a place among them wherever he goes. Would that there were more of them. It is true that women per mit the carelessness one so often sees, but they do so because they find they must, or think they must at least, and not because they like it. We believe that they could stop it if they would. But that is not the point, and does not excuse the man.—Roanoke Times. ulogizes Per unaas an Efficacious Catarrh Cure. weakened nerve centers, and thus gives tone to the mucous membranes that line i the various organs of the body. e.’IT ^ ^ Catarrh is always located in some mu- A COUS membrane - Catarrh is a flabby 1 rOfYliAi If /// A \ condition of the blood vessels of these vessels and restores them to their natu ral elasticity. Miss Martha Wittkopp writes from Greenville,Mich., the followingWhen I began your treatment I had catarrh of the head, nose, throat, stomach and pel vic organs. I was troubled with hawk- had almost constant headache. My stomach was ail oiit of order, I did not sleep well, and was more tired in the morning th$n when I retired. 1 had backache and was very nervous, in fact, the catarrh had permeated my entire system, and I almost despaired of getting well. “I wrote you for advice and ybn ad vised Peruna. I began to gain right along, and am now well. My parents praise Peruna very much. As for my self,! can’t speak well enough of it. I am well and happy and enjoy my life as I never have before. I cannot remem ber when I have felt as well as I do now.” Congressman' J. H. Bankhead, of Ala bama, one of the most influential mem bers of the House of Representatives, in a letter ~ ^ : " from Washing- ton, D. C.,.. gives his endorsement m \ to the great ca- WP ! i t a r r h remedy, ^ J Peruna, in the / following words:. 1 f u Your Peruna. is one of the best ~ medicines I ever rillllP tried, and no fam ily should be without your re- remarkable rem edy^. As a tonic and a catarrh cure 1 know of nothing better.” Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Co lumbus, O., for afree copy of M Summer Catarrh.” This hook treats exclusively of diseases peculiar to hot weather, is profusely illustrated and should be-in the hands of every person suffering. What do we care if sdioke and cinders blow upon her, if she struggles with a window, if she has to work her unsteady way to the water cooler, if she has to take anything she can get at any and all times? For shame that men whose duty it is to protect the weaker sex and guard her at all times, should lose their respect for her disabilities in looking at ter herself nnd proceed to ignore her while exercising their own superi or strength in the attainment of their own selfish comfort. To the credit-of the American people be it said, there.are many in whom the instinct of courtly bearing to ward women is an heritage which they would; not. abandon if they The United States government crop report for the past year says: “The most conspicuous changes in the movement of the cotton crop in Georgia, as compared with 1898- 99, are the largely increased ship ments to some of the southern mill points and the decrease in re ceipts at some of the important 10m. In an article in The Outlook for July, 1899, by George Kennan, who heard Lnesada speak ^t^he Esteb&uTheBrtrej'MatahzaSjOtibaji he'szgkt: h4ve Seen aany audiences under the spell of eloquent speech and in the grip of strong emo- ional excitement, but. I have rarely witnessed such a scene as.at the Close of taesada^euldgy upon the dead patriot, Marti.” In a letter to The Peruna Medi- line Company, written from Washington, D. C., Senor Quesada says: “Peruna / can recommend as a very good medicine. \t is an excellent strengthening tonic, and it is also an efficacious cure for the almost universal complaint of zatarrh. ” - Qonzalo De Quesada. Peruna does not operate upon the sys- j a local treatment. It operates as a sys tem as the usual remedy does. It is not J temie remedy. It gives tone to the Congressman Bank- head, of Alabama. MERCHANDISE COMPANY I COUNTY LINE DISPUTE. COUNCIL PEOCEffolNGS. The officials and their attorneys [representing the counties of Gwin nett and Hall in the dispute over [the line diyiding these counties, met at the office of the. secretary of state, Friday of last week, when Secretary Cook sat as a judge and [heard the protest brought by Gwinnett county against the re port of Surveyor D. Lee Wardro- per. Gwinnett county was repre sented by Judge N, Lr Hutchins & Son. W. E. Brown, chairman of the-board of county commission ers, and J. P. Byrd, a former com missioner of that county, were present. HalUs representatives were Col. Henry H. Perry and Judge G. H. Prior. Mr. John A. Smith, chairman of the board of county commissioners of Hall, and Col. J. E. Red wine were also present. : - i The maps of Hall and Gwinnett counties were spread out upon ta bles and the report of the surveyor thoroughly discussed. After con siderable discussion, which was of an informal nature, it was discov ered that there wgs no great differ ence between the two factions. It Was finally decided to re-run the whole line, as only a part of the dividing line had b^en run on the previous survey. Surveyor Ward- to per is to commence to resurvev ttelme the 25th of June. The lumps” at Mr. Andrew Bowman’s —fine twin boys. Mr. Walter Lott was in Gaines ville Monday Buying goods. Mr. Zack Martin went up to Gainesyille Monday. Mr. Thomas Eden, who is one of the cleverest of men and has as many friends as any young gen tleman in Hall county, was in our settlement Sunday, driving that fine horse to his cozy little buggy. A fine boy at Mr. J. C. Cooper’s house. No wonder he looks so pleasant. * Decline of Courtesy. It would seem nowadays that there is a tendency to ignore many of the courtesies of our forefathers,, and that we are becoming so emi nently practical in our ;-twentieth j century advancement that soon, the distinction between men and wo men will be entirely lost. A fey years ago a man who put his feet on a railing in the presence of la dies was considered unfit for polite Today we find men’s feet | LO thing In this department we have some very rare bargains, in the latest style garments that must go at any old price to make room for our large and handsome line of Clothing that will be in shortly. We will not quote prices, but if you are going to buy a suit we will save you money if you will only call and examine our goods, it is no trouble for us to show you through. Big lot Men’s and Boy’s Odd Pants—-Can Afifc any body. 75c to $5.00 pair. Nothing can throw us off this line. We have them to sell, and sell they must—having bought big line of all kinds, sizes and prices. We have the best School Shoe for Bovs and Girls that can be bought—All of this lot go ing at extremely low prices. liook at our LACES, EMBROIDERIES, RIBBONS, WHITE GOODS Etc. All of which will interest you in price and quality. BigfLine Trunks Just In. Just received fancy line, newest style SHIRTS, COLLARS, AND CUFFS, such makes as Manhattan, Crown, Monarch and all the leading brands, al- going at close prices; also haye nice assortment of Cheaper Shirts in the all test styles. In our WINTER UNDERWEAR we can give you great bargains. Also have few Comforts, Quilts and Blankets left which we dpnt want to carry over, and will go at half price. lllSilll ■ -"'V ' I " ? ' society, higher than their heads and their persons occupying positions of abandon tvhile visiting ladies that their own mothers would not have countenanced for a single moment in their girlhood days. Men are gradually losing their courtly bear ing. They respect women none the less, we believe, but their out ward bearing does not always indi cate the . fact. How many men j ever think of asking whether they may smoke when ladies are around? ] Can Goods, Flour, Meal, Bran, Hay, Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls, Corn, Oats, Sugar and Coffee and anything you may want in this deprtment, at the yery lowest living price. Messrs. Reuben r leagle ana Bil ly Lott went to Gainesville Mon day. i It is all smiles and “sweet little darlmg at Mr. Elbert Cash s—it is a fine girl. “Go to sleep my sweet sugar THE GAINESVILLE (HYNDS CO’SOLD STAND.)