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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS A FIVE DOLLAR JOKE. Mr. Lee Fairchild, who is coming to the front as a humorist, visited San Francisco not long* ago and, Eke many literary pilgrims to the west, determined to pay a visit to Mr. Joaquin Miller, poet of the Sier ras, who lives in a charming villa in the Contra Costa foothills across the hay from the Golden Gate. “What will yon charge me to* drive to Joaquin Miller’s?” Fair child-asked of an Oakland cabman. “Five dollars,” was the response. The humorist got' in and started, away over the long, rugged road leading to. the poet’s side hill her mitage. It was evening when he Btarted. The night had settled, and the moon was up when he arrived. He jrnid the driver and was about to open the rustic gate to the fa mous home when the cabman said dryly: “I suppose you know that Joa quin is not in California at the pres ent time.” The humorist thought quickly and, smothering his indignation, re plied: “Oh, yes, of course; I merely wanted to see how his place looks lap, Jr,, and L. D. Puckett pres ent, Minutes of last meeting read and adopted. Petition of Mrs. Pfeifer asking mayor and council to permit her to put up an awning in front of her brick building on Myrtle street read and on motion, grant ed, with the provision that the roof be of corrugated iron or tin and the posts be of iron. Petition of the Gainesville and Dahl onega Electric Kail way Com pany respectfully shows that it desires to amend i f s petition of Jnne 21,1901, for the right to construct its line of railroad along and over eertain streets of the city of Gainesville by striking out Bradford where it appears in said petition and inserting in lieu thereof the word Main, and also prays that said order granting said petition be likewise amended by striking out Bradford where it appears and inserting Main in lieu thereof. THE COMMON ENEMY Kidney disease Is the enemy we have most to fear as a result of the feverish restlessness of our modem civilization; It is & treacherous enemy, working put its deadly effect under cover of the most trifling symptoms. The first indication of changes in the urine, frequent head* aches, digestive troubles, should be the signal for prompt remedial measures. PRICKLY ASH BITTERS is a kidney remedy of great . merit. It is soothing, healing and. strengthening, quickly relieves the^ aching or soreness that always appears in the advanced stage, checks the progress of the disease, and through its excellent cleansing and regulating effect in the liver and bowels, it brings back the strength and ruddy glow of vigorous health. Hrs. Frakk Cartes, j Merrill Street, Amesbury, Mass. jc letter* should carry Faith MtiConvrotitm to tfa&H&arta jf all Sick Women* <1 goffered with inflammation and Ijiug of the womb and other dis- Ireeable female weaknesses. I had Smells every two weeks that would Efrom eight to ten days and would Ire to go to bed. I also had head- L and "backache most of the time Hfiucli hearing down pains I could yiy walk across the room at times, [doctored nearly all the time for but two years and seemed to grow Eise all the time until last September Ls obliged to take my bed, and the fetors thought an operation was the By thing that would help me, but is I refused to have done. FThen a friend advised me to try the nkham medicine, which I did, and ter using the first bottle I began to prove. I took in all five bottles of dia E. Pinkham’s Blood Purifier, c boxes of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Dry rm Compound, three boxes of Liver Is and used three packages of Sana- »Wash, and I am as well now as I r was. I am more than thankful ry day for my cure.”—Mrs. Pram: iter, 3 Merrill St., Amesbury, Mass. Price, $1.00 Per Bottle* Camphor Eaters. The latest fad among the fashion* able women of the country is cam phor eating. The idea seems io pre vail that' this gum, taken in small and regular doses/ gives a peculiar * creaminess of complexion, and scores of young women buy it for this pur* pose. The habit is, moreover, very difficult to cast off, for camphor j produces a mild form of exhilara tion and stupefaction; and in many instances where very large doses have been swallowed the habit has become a sort of slavery. These camphor eaters aU have a dreamy; dazed and very listless air, and in most of them there is an ever pres ent longing to sleep or at least to Test. Extreme weakness generally follows the taking of regular doses, and cases have been seen where it has been almost difficult to tell the effect from those of alcohol. As to the complexion, if a ghastly pallor, be an improvement, camphor cer tainly produces it.—-Chicago Inter Ocean. SPECIAL AGENTS, E. E. DIXON & CO Brine springs flow under the town of Norwich, England, They- have been there for centuries,* and were used for the production of salt long before the Christian era. HOWTHE CHINESE GET RAINf Peculiar Practices In Vogue In fke . Celestial Kingdom. It Is one of the peculiarities of the Chinese that, while they have develop ed elaborate philosophies, none of them has led to any confidence In the uni formity of nature. Neither the people nor their rulers have any fixed opinion is to the causes of rainfall. The plan fn some provinces When the need of rain Is felt is to borrow a god from a neighboring -district and petition him for the desired rain. If his answer is satisfactory, he is returned to his home with every mark.' of honor; otherwise he may be put out in the sun as a hint to wake up and do his duty. A bunch of willow is usually thrust into his hand, as willow is sensitive to mois ture. . : y / Another plan in extensive use is the building of special temples in which are well? containing several iron tab lets. When there is a scarcity of rain, a messenger starts out with a tablet marked with the date of the journey and the name of the district making the petition. Arriving at another city, he pays a sum of money and is allow ed to draw a new tablet from the well, throwing In his own by way of ex change. On the return journey he is supposed to eat only bran and travel at. top speed day and night. Some times he passes through districts as greatly in need of rain as his own. Then the people in these places way lay him and, temporarily borrowing, his tablet, get the rain intended for anotbr er place. r Prayers are usually made in the fifth and sixth months when the rainfall is always due, and a limit of ten days Is set for their effective operation. Un der such conditions rain usually falls during the prescribed time.- When the prayers are in progress, the umbrella, among other objects, comes under the ban. In some provinces foreigners have been mobbed for carrying this harmless article at that tiina. year 1902. The committee on public prop erty was authorized to' have the public school building, known as central, examined by an expert architect and make report on same. On motion the council went in to the election of an extra police- elected And petitioner prays the right to construct its line of railroad along and over Main street from the Southern depot to the public square and to Wash ington street, H. H. Dean, Petitioner’s attorney. Bead, considered and allowed, ft 1b hereby ordered that the peti tion and order granting same on June 21, 1901, be and the same , is hereby amended as prayed for. Ordered further, that the man. *W. E. Smith on first ballot at a salary of $33,- 33 per month, with perquisites of office, and to work under the di rection of the chairman of com mittee on police. No further businees, on motion [The decision of the directors of Irconi’s Wireless Telegraph mpany to insure the inventor’s b for $750,OCX), splitting the ge risk up among a number of isrance concerns, is only an or- iary business precaution. The ne precaution naturally sug- its itself in the case of Santos- imont, who is now defying the jrrns in his airships, but the surerb might feel it the part of sdom to make their rates proh- itiive. - road along Main street from Southern depot to public square and Washington street, upon the same conditions, stipulations and restrictions promised m said orig inal order of June 21, 1901, as to said Bradford and other streets. A petition signed by many citi zens asking mayor and council to appoint a policeman so as to give that portion of the city known as New Town, more police protec tion was read and action deferred to be considered nnder the head of unfinished business. Alderman Hubbard asked for further time for the measurement ot the proposed extension of the water main on Broad street and the same was granted. The following ordinance was read, the rules were suspended and after a second reading passed: Be it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Gainesville that from and after the passage of this ordinance, it shall be unlaw ful for any minor under the age of 16 years to stay or loiter, or be about either of the railroad de pots, or within one hundred feet thereof without a railroad ticket unless employed by the officers of said railroads, or unless in charge of a parent or guardian. Any person violating this ordinance shall be punished as prescribed by section 68 of the city ordinances. The following accounts were read first time and referred to fi nance committee : T. S. [Campbell & Son, $13.10; S. B. Taylor, 7 seats city school, 7.00; Gaines ville Telephone Co., 5.00; Gaines ville Iron Works, 11.25; Hardie & Son, .70; A. S. Hardy, 9.25; E. E. Dixon & Go., 2.95; Queen City Planing Mills, 7.76; W. R. Can ning & Bro, 101.14. On motion, the salary of C. C. and W. S. Dunbar was increased to 35.00 per month each for the WM P. N. Parker, • Mayor, J. Blalock, Clerk. His Negative Side. Eli Minch, known as the “learned farmer,” of Bridgeton, N. J., who died the other day, recently made the following confession: ,“I have never been married or Jn love, never smoked, chewed or touched a drop of beer or other intoxicants; never played dominoes, checkers or cards of any kind and cannot tell one card from another. I have never been to a play, even in church, or a circus; never saw the inside of a theater, have never skated with a girl on the ice, although I .was when a hoy considered quite a skater, and I think few men experienced the pleasure that I" did when a young man.” - The Ways of the Walking Stick. Art excited controversy is raging among the young swells of Paris as to the disposal of one’s walking stick when making a call. M. Le Bargy, the well known actor, de clares that a walking stick is a vital necessity to help out conversation. “In the play,” he says, “you may see it swinging backward and for ward when I am anxious, affection ately caressing my collar when my mood is endearing, vibrating with menace when I am angry, trailing in melancholy fashion behind me when I leave the room dejected.” “If the liquor vote drifts toward Savannah and the prohibition vote toward Macon, and the Populist vote stays home and be’r good, who’s’ going to whoop ’em up for t’other candidates?”asks the Jesup Sentinel. ie family that keeps on hand and occasionally the celebrated kley Ash Bitters is always a •regulated family. Dr. E. E. DIX- The drink habits of the Cana- ms are gradually changing, bolting in an increased consump- lon of beer and a decreased drink- ng of wine and liquors. Favorite Nearly Everywhere. Constipation means dulness, depression, headache, generally disordered health. DeWitt’s Little Early Bisers stimulate the liver, open the bowels and relieve this condition. Safe, speedy and thor ough. They never gripe. Favorite pills. Robertson & Law. “Why is it that every other sena torial district in Georgia adopts the rotation system except the Eighteenth? This question can be answered by saying that Richmond county- is boss and carries things heir way, ’’ says the Gibson Record. LwiAJL.L WAjLlljust begin ning to be reciated. Wood’s Descriptive Catalogue ; all about it as a forage crop for seeding i Cow Peas. Also about all other Southern ge crops including Teosinte, Sorghums* or Cat-tail Millet, Rape, Beggar Weed, «hes, Soja Beans and Velvet Beaus. Catalogue mailed free upon request. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmeu, RIGHM0HB, - - VIRGINIA, COTTON. toe’s Cotton Planter Win Save You. 81.00 ’on every acre you plant. , kLE’S COMBINATION PLANTER E positively and absolutely without an equal as a Money and Labor saver. ™ Cotton, Corn, Peas, etc., as well teid even better than any seperate » special machine ever built. ® prove it in your own field at -our ex- esse - Write for full Information. IH $ COLE MFG CO.. CHARLOTTE. ST. C. The treatment of Catarrh with antiseptic and ^ astringent washes, lotions, salves, medicated tobacco and cigarettes or any external or local application, is just as senseless as would be kindling a fire on top of the pot to make it boil. True, these give temporary OkJP relief, but the cavities and passages of the head and the A bronchial tubes soon fill up again with mucus. H A 4 Taking cold is the first step towards Catarrh, for it WHEBBw checks perspiration, and the poisonous acids and NK Wf vapors which should pass off through the skin, are — thrown back upon the mucous membrane or inner skin, producing inflammation and excessive flow of mucus, much of which is absorbed into the blood, and through the circulation reaches every part of the system, involving the Stomach, Kidneys and other parts of the body. When the disease assumes the dry form, the breath becomes exceedingly foul, blinding headaches are frequent, the eyes red, hearing affected and a constant ringing in the ears. No remedy that does not reach the polluted blood can cure Catarrh. S. S. S. expels from the S —— — i circulation all offensive matter, and when rich, pure ifN blood is again coursing through the body the mucous membranes become healthy and the skin ND) KD) active, all the disagreeable, painful symptoms disap- pear, and a permanent, thorough cure is effected. S. S. S. being a strictly vegetable blood purifier does not derange the Stomach and digestion, but the appetite and general health rapidly improve under its tonic effects. Write us about your case and get the best medical advice free. Book on blood and skin diseases sent on application. # : TBS SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga, Front Street, Nome, It’s a little zigzag street. Every building was erected according to an independent notion as to front age and rearage. The effect is star tling, and after negotiating a few blocks of it you feel like “the crook ed man who walked the crooked mile.” On sunshiny days the en tire population sallies forth and oc cupies the sidewalk, overflows into the street and down the little by ways on to the beach, with dogs fill ing all the intermediate space on the ground floor.—Seattle Times. Work of Children. About 600,000 trees are planted each year by the school children of Sweden under the guidance of their teachers. FUNERAL director . and DEALEFflN binds of funeral furnishings, 6 teams and prompt attention iehf ca ^ s either day or n a Parlors and ware rooms ooufh Bradford street di- y in front of court house, Gainesville, ga