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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 t headaches of all kinds are c Vi v and surely cured with Dli, spjli For information as to Routes 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. HEINZ’ CELEBRATED PICKLES 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 [Mail Orders are Griven Special Attention.] Thirty-five years of successful business in Atlanta has proven the above assertion. When you buy a suit from us ycu can feel satisfied that it comes from First Hands, because we are the only clothing house south that manufactures and sells direct 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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