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YONAH ITEMS
minority report is really the de
cision of the tribunal so far as
the people of America are con
cerned. He approves the conduct
of Schley on every point and closes
his opinion with this statement:
“Commodore Schley was the sen -
ior officer of our squadron off
San tiago when the Spanish squad-
ton attempted to escape on the
morning of July 8,1898. He was
in absolute command, and is en
titled to the credit due to such
commanding officer for the glori
ous victory which resulted in the
total destruction of the Spanish
Weston F, Birch, who spent
three years in Gainesville, having
been - interested, in Birch Bros*.
dredge boat on the Chestatee riv
er, died at the home of his sister
in St, Louis, Mo., Friday, 18th.
instant, of tubercolosis. He was
forty-four years of age and the
major portion of his life was spent
in the railroad business. Birch
Bros., of which firm he was a
member, made a great success op
erating a dredge boat for gold on
the Chestatee river, and only sold
out a few months ago because of
the ill health of the above named
member.
Rev. J. A. Crow is out selling
the devil in the shape of robes,
but I dont think he will get rid of
him that Way.
Rev. J. K. McCollum is done
picking out cotton.
^ Monroe Thomas and Miss Dema
Brown were married last Sunday.
Joseph Loggins has killed two
pigs; one weighed 272, the other
295; so he-* will have a greasy time
afrhis house.
Misses Jessie Smith, Bita Har
rison, Lizzie Herrin were the guests
of Miss Lubel Gaily last Sunday.
Mr. Lemuel Harrison was up
from New Holland to see his best
girl last Sunday.
Mess. Marion Martin and Wil
burn Stephens were out last week
selling notions.
Mr. L. F. Garner feels quite
young since the children all left
but the baby.
W. C. Woodall is to be the mil
ler at the Colbert and Grant mills.
Mr. Ceph Woodall was at Mr. J.
W. Herrin’s courting last Sunday
night, and hitched his horse to the
shade tree in the yard. It looked
next morning as if the whittlers.
bad had the tree in charge for the
night.
Rev. J. A. Crow is going to take
the world now, for he h‘as Mr.
Frank Peteet for a renter next
l headache, nervous head-
lC tired headache, neuralgic
idache, catarrhal^ headache,
1£ iache from excitement, in
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Schedules and Rates, both
write to* either, of the undersigned.
You will Receive prompt rep]j
and reliable information.
C. C. McMillin, A. G. Jackson
fco all pains such as backache,
Curalgia, sciatica, rheumatic
■ains, monthly pains, etc.
■ *nr Mines’ Pain Pills are worth their
lightmeoW.'’ says Mr.W. D. Kre»-
0 f Arkansas City, Kan. "They
led my wife of chronic headache
Ken nothing’ else would.”
I "Dr. Miles’ Pain Pills drive away
lain as if by magic. I am never with-
Sot a supply, and think everyone
fcoaid keep them handy. One or two
pis taken on approach of headache
El] prevent it every time.”
I Mrs. Judge Johnson, Chicago, Ill.
through their use thousands of
tople have been enabled to at-
P social and religious func-
ions, travel, enjoy amusements,
[tc., with comfort. Asapreyent-
■tive, when taken on the ap
proach of a recurring attack,
ley are excellent. *
! Sold by all Druggists,
25 25 cents, ^
)r. Miics Medical Co., Elkhart, Jnd.
The worst sort of a conviction is
ode made to order and jumped in
to you by your neighbor.
G.A. P. D. G. P. A.
A..O. Dawson, S. A.,
Augusta, Ga.
S. E. Magill, G. D^Cox,
Ger’l Agt. Gen’l Agt.
Atlanta. Athens.
W. W. HARDWick, W. C.McMillin
Gen’l Agt. S. F. & P. A.
Macon. Macon.
S. W. Wilkes, W. M. McGovern
T. F.&P.A - Gen’l Agt.
Atlanta. Ga. Augusta.
JACK WAS ABOUT.
Say! Did Jack Frost get you
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday?
Well, if he didn’t he was right on-
The little silver
The whale that swallowed- Jo
nah must have realized that it
was hard. to keep a good man
down.
to you anyway,
ball just tried to see how low it
could drop in tho thermometer,
and a shiver was felt all over the
country. Here in Gainesville the
mercury dropped to 9 above,
which is a pretty good record for
December. Occasionally it gets
down after Christmas, but Itardly
ever so low before the new year.
But, it is said, we are looking for
a good real hard winter, and we
had just as well make up our
mind and pile up our coal bins
for all that’s coming to us.
Men do not always marry ^wo
man for wealth, beauty or dispo
sition. Sometimes they love
them.
Many a woman becomes prema-
ely gray as a result of marry-
[aman to reform him.
ANNOUNCEMENT
FATHER OF W. L. BAKER
We have made arrangements
to handle the celebrated. .. .
Mallary Bros., Machinery Co.
NGINE BUILDERS,
AW MILLS, COTTON
INS and PRESSES.
The Kev. Dr. J. W. Baker, one
of the oldest and most respected
citizens of Marietta, died at his
home in that place Friday morn
ing of last week.
Dr. Baker was one of the land
marks of Marietta, having lived
for half a century; He lacked a
little moreiihan a month of being
91 years of age. He was a pres-
byterian minister and professor,
and devoted his life to reaching
and preaching, until his advanced
age caused his retirement.
He is survived by five children-
Mrs. Woodrow, of Columbia, S.
C.; W. L. Baker, of Gainesville,;
Miss Cliff and Miss C. ,;E. Baker,
of Marietta, and E. H. Baker.
Mr. W. L. Baker, of this city, at
tended the funeral at Marietta last
Saturday. V
The best and most satisfactory flour on the market.
Will sell same in any quantity at the Lowest Prices.
The Country Press.
Editor Pleasant A. Stovall, one
of the brightest and one of the
cleverest gentlemen in Geprgia,
correctly takes the position that
the country editor is the salt of
the earth and that the country
newspapers of the state are doing
a great work for Georgia. He says ;
“The country editor is the salt
of the earth, the saving of the
state. He is generally leader
in his own community, and besides
own -affairs is
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
AND DEALER IN
[1 kinds of funeral furnishings,
Ice teams and prompt attention
yen to all calls either day or
ight. Parlors and ware rooms
l South Bradford street di
in Pound, hall pound boxes and in any quantity open
The peer of any candy sold in Atlanta.
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looking after his
expected to help out every public
enterprise and to pour a balm on
every private grievance. The vil
lage gazette is looked upon as pub
lic property. During the last two
years there has been great improve
ment in the appearance of Geor
gia papers. There are many pa
pers in Georgia worthy of special
mention. The weekly newspaper,
as a rule, is managed with more
we have come to regard them as
matters of course that have al
ways been with us. But relative
ly they are new inventions, being
all embraced within the span of
a single life. We remarked a few
days ago upon the death, in St.
Louis recently of a man, in the
eighty-rfinth year of his age, who
had helped John Stevenson build
the first railway locomotive, and
who hadjbeen the engineer of the
first locomotive ever operated in
America. There died at Tarry-
town, N. Y., on Tuesday, at the
age of 94, Miss Anna C. Draper,
said to be the first woman in the
world to have her photograph ta
ken. Her brother, Dr. John W.
Draper, invented a process by
re, Md, Atlanta, Georgia. Washington, D. C
WE CAN PLEASE YOU.
Schley Condemed And Yet Vin
dicated'.
The-finding of the court of in
quiry condems Admiral Schley
upoDLall points, save one. It ad
mits that he acted, with bravery
during the battle, but in all other
respects the report is adverse to
the hero of Santiago. That is the
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that it comes from First Hands, because we are the only
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to the consumer. You. know what that means. We save
you all the way from 10 to 20 per cent.
R. SMITH
Estate & Renting Ag’t
OAJNESVILI.E, GA.
The electric light was first publicly
exhibited at the Centennial Ex
position in Philadelphia.—Ex.
Another peaceful Indian has
been discovered in Arizona. He
has been mumified perhaps 500
years.
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