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TURNER’S CASH STORE!
1 will start in a few days for the Eastern markets to buy my Fall
Goods, and in order to make room for them I propose to sell my Summer
Goods out
AT COST, AIVLO LESS.
In fact the cost of the goods will have nothing to do with the selling price.
They have got to be sold regardless of cost. 1 know it will not pay me to
carry the goods over to another year, and I know, too, that I have got to
offer more than
ORDINARY INDICEMEATS
to sell the goods this late in the season. Therefore I have decided to
knock the bottom out and MAKE prices that will sell them.
FOR INSTANCE : I have got about 500 pairs Ladies’ Low Cut Shoes
and Slippers, worth from 75c up to $2 per pair, and on every one of then
the price will be cut down just half—the 75c shoes will be sold at 37 l-2c,
the shoes at 50c, the $1.50 at 75c, and so on.
IN MY CLOTHING DEPARTMENT I have 300 suits that must be
closed out at some price. This is one particular part of the goods that the
cost will have nothing to do with the selling price. I have one lot good
Blue and Black Twill Cheviot Suits, worth s3.so—closing price will be
$2 50. Anoth< r lot Dark Gray Mixed Suits, worth fully s6—l will close
now at $3.50. The all wool $7 Suits will go as long as they last at $4, and
so on up to the sl2 Suits. Boys’ and Children’s Suits will be closed out
at even a lower price in proportion than the men’s—from 50c Suits up.
Men’s and Boys’ Pants, and Boys’ Knee Pants, will be closed out at cost
and under.
IN MY HAT DEPARTMENT I have a large assortment to close out.
Among them I have left is about one hundred of the best $1 Hats in
Gainesville, but as long as they last I will close them at 88e.
IN THE MEN’S AND BOYS’ COLORED SHIRT DEPARTMENT I
have more than usual for the time of year, and will make a special low cut
to gel rid of them.
There are a great many other goods that I will make a special cut
price on. Such as—Good Calicoes 33 4c per yard, Ladies’ 5c Fans*at 3c,
$1.25 Counterpanes at 95c—but I have not room here to mention them.
Money saved in buying goods is money made; so 1 say there is money
heie for my customers.
Very respectfully,
G. f. TURNER,
West Side Square, GAINESVILLE, GA.
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■ We, the Grand Jurors chosen and
■sworn for Hall Superior Court, July
Tterm, 1897, submit the following
♦general presentments and recommen-
Jkdations: •
4 Through appropriate committees,
Jwe have examined into the various
departments and offices of the coun
ty, and beg to present their reports,
j&s follows:
'-CLERK, SHERIFF, ORDINARY, AND
1 TREASURER.
I We find the Clerk’s, Sheriff’s, Or
dinary’s, and Treasurer’s books neat-
By and correctly kept, as far as we
jpould ascertain, and we commend
fchem for the faithful discharge of
j»heir duties. In the treasury we
If nd on hand January 2, 1897, $2,-
■654.70; received from all sources
ifrom January 2 to July, 1897, $12,-
1 154.05, making a total of $14,808.75;
Tpaid out on proper vouchers, $6,675,-
|p6, leaving amount on hand July, 19,
1897, $8,733 39, which money we
find on deposit in the banks of this
city, subject to the order of the
Treasurer.
rCOMMISSIONERS ROADS AND REVE
NUES.
j We find the books of the Com
tmissioners of Roads and Revenues
jjfept in a strictly business manner,
Tand that all the papers have been
classified, filed, and pre
served in such a manner that any
, citizen of the county can easily ap
pertain any desired information in
regard to any business which has
i been transacted by the commis
* sioners.
TAX COLLECTOR.
The present Tax Collector, M. J.
? Charles, did on the 19th day of July
make a complete and final settlement
with the Commissioners for all mat
ters, including the taxes for 1896.
.Ip orders, to expedite all matters,
anaAavtpfcomplicalion, the Commis
'Bione"4t£^£f. Wisely decided to take
charge pf uncollected fi fas, and
are pusMt§g; the collection of same
i vigorously;
• * ■ **
Tax receiver.
We also find, neatly and correctly
; kept tft btfckfl
In conjunction with the Commis
sioners, we made a most careful ex
amination of the accounts of T. L
Robinson, the late Tax Collector,
and we find that the subjoined
report, marked “Exhibit A,” is a
correct statement of the matter, to
which we repectfully call attention:
EXHIBIT A.
The following report from the Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues of
Hall County, Ga., shows the condition
and shortage of T. L. Robinson, former
’ Tax Collector of Hall County, and how
much he owes the county now, July 21st,
1897:
State of Georgia, Hall County.
T. L. Robinson, Tax Collector, Dr.
. Tax levy, as found on Digest, 1889. ....§20,097.37
! Or.
, Insolvent list allowed in 1889.. $91.11
, Insolvent list allowed addi-
, tional, 1897 15.84
Brought forward from settle-
’ ment, 1888 204.00
Commissions on $19,990.42.... 467.35
Vouchers from Treasurer’s
books 19,489.20
Overpayment carried for-
ward, 1890 170.13
20,267.50 20,267.50
Dr.
Tax levy, as found on Digest,
1890 17,557.92
Railroad tax, Comptroller-
General’s Report 2,636.76
20,194.68
Cr.
Insolvent list allowed, 1890... 327.65
“ “ “ 1897... 9.63
Overpayment in 1889, §170.13;
interest, §11.90 182.03
Commissions on .§19,857.40.... 465.36
Vouchers from Treasurer’s
books 18,141.35
Balance due 1,068.66
20,194.68 20,194.68
- Dr.
Tax levy, as found in Digest,
1891 16,044.44
Railroad tax, Comptroller-
• General’s Report 2,368.46
18,412.90
1 Cr.
Insnlvent list, 1891 219.03
Insolvent list, additional,lß97 27.20
Commissions on §18,166.67.... 440.00
Vouchers 15,154.23
Balance due 2,572.44
18,412.90 18,412,90
Dr.
Tax levy on Digest, 1892 15,083.45
Railroad tax, Comptroller-
General’s Report 2,267.86
Cr.
Insolvent list, 1892 228.16
Insolvent list, additional, 1897 23.68
Commissions on §17,099.47 . 421.74
Vouchers 11,917 83
Balance due 4,759.90
17,351.31 17,351.31
SUMMARY.
1889—nothing due.
1890—balance due county §1,068.66
1890—interest on bal. to Apr. 15, 1897.. 472.63
1891—balance due connty 2,572.44
1891—interest on bal. to Apr. 15, 1897.. 957.85
1892—balance due county 4,759 90
1892—interest on bal. to Apr. 15, 1897.. 1,440.20
Total 11,271.68
RECAPITULATION.
1889—no railroad tax.
1890—railraad tax §2,636.76
’ 1891—railroad tax 2,368.46
1892—railroad tax .... 2,267.86
Int. on dues to Apr. 15, 1897 2,870.68
Bal. due 1890, principal.... 1,068.66
Bal. due 1891, principal.... 2,572.44
Bal. due 1892, principal.... 4,759.90
§11,271.68 §11,271.68
The matter of settlement with our
former Tax Colllector, T. L. Robin
son, and bis bondsmen, for alleged
shortage having been submitted to
this body for approval, the sense of
the Jury is that the entire adjudica
tion of the matter be left entirely in
the hands of the Board of County
Commissioners,
J. p’s AND N. p’s.
e have examined the various
dockets of the Justices of the Peace
and Notaries Public, who are ex-offi
cio Justice’ of the Peace, and after a
careful examination of all dockets
submitted, we find that they are all
correctly kept as required by law.
AV e have elected O. D. Buffington
N. P. and J. P. for Gillsville Dis
trict, 1575, and re-elected John H.
Boleman N. P. and J. P. for Can
dler District, 1385.
We have elected W. A. Crow on
County Board of Education, in place
of W. R. Canning, resigned.
Having before us the Pensioners’
list of the county, given to us by
special charge of the court, we, ow
mg to the limited time at our dispos
al, find it impracticable to give the
matter a thorough investigation.
Under section 3921 of the Code
of Georgia, we apppoint J. J. Pool,
T. P. Hudson, and Jno. A. Webb as
a committee, with J. A. Benton alter
nate in case of vacancy, to examine
all officers’ books of the county and
make a full report at the next term
of court, and that their pay shall be
$2.00 per day for each day served, to
examine from 1889.
We fix the jurors’ and bailiffs’ pay
at $2 00 per day.
COURT HOUSE, JAIL AND COUNTY
HOME.
We find the court house and jail
in good condition; and also the coun
ty home in fine condition and the
inmates well cared for. There are
17 inmates at the home, and, in our
opinion, Sam Wallis, col., should be
sent to the asylum. We find 96
bushel of wheat made this year, and
enough corn, oats, and other rough
ness to supply the home until the
present crop is gathered, which is
fine; and that all the stock belonging
to the home is in first class condi
tion and the farm in high state of
cultivation, and that there will be
enough corn and roughness to gather
this fall to do another year.
We recommend that Mrs. Wat
kins of Quillians District -be paid
$2 00 per month, and also Tom Lan
caster of Gainesville district be paid
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farm, as the present barn is not large
enough to take care of the products
of the farm ; said barn to be built
farther back from the residence; and
that the spring known as the Gum
Spring be cleaned out and put in
good condition. We find Mr. Ellis
the right man in the right place.
PUBLIC ROADS.
We find s me of the roads in bad
condition, as to which the Commis
sioners make the following explana
tions : The very heavy and con
tinued rains of the spring up to plant
ing time put the farmers so greatly
behind that we decided it would be
ruinous to compel the people to lose
’.he time which planting demanded,
and that we would allow them to
plant, and after the crops were made
have the roads put in proper con
dition, which could be more easily
done, and much more satisfactory,
when it was dry, and at the same
time not cause the farmers to lose
the time which was so precious at
the time of planting; and we are
having the roads vigorously worked
whenever the weather will permit,
and that the mile posts and sign
boards shall have their early atten
tion, and that the matter will be
properly attended to at their earliest
convenience.
BRIDGES.
Believing that free bridges are ab
solutely necessary for the convenience
and prosperity of our people, we
recommend that the Commissioners
buy, at the earliest time possible, at
a fair and equitable valuation, the
Thompson Bridge, and also join in
with Forsyth county and buy Brown’s
Bridge, and at the earliest moment
practicable, in conjunction with For
syth county, build a good, substantial
bridge at Keith’s Ferry.
We call special attention of the
commissioners to the following
bridges : Lula Bridge, Bellton
Bridge, Clark’s Bridge, bridge on
Federal Road near Flowery Branch,
bridge on Walnut, known as How
ington Bridge, and recommend that
they be repaired.
We find that Thompson’s Bridge
is unsafe for the passing public, and
recommend that the County Com
missioners see that the owners of the
bridge have it repaired at once and
made safe.
We return our thanks to our
honorable judge, J. J. Kimsey, and
our able solicitor, Howard Thomp
son, faithful clerk, A. R. Smith, ef
ficient sheriff, A. J. Mundy, and our
bailiff, F. M. Bearden, for courtesies
shown our body.
We recommend that these pre
sentments be printed in the Gaines
ville Eagle and Georgia Cracker.
Elisha H. Langford, Foreman;
Thos. S. Campbell,
#1 .OO Per Annum. in Advance.
Andrew H. Montgomery,
Henry J. Brandon,
Isaac E. Jay,
Geo. W1 Cochran,
Alford R. Cochran,
Wm. H. Couch,
Geo. E. Sims,
Wm. T. Martin,
Jas. D. Hudgins,
Ransom T. Slone,
Geo. P. Estes,
Jas. A. Benton,
Miles L. Cantrell,
John H. Boleman,
Thos. P. Hudson,
Jno. L. Ellis,
Daniel S. Armour,
Jas. L. Parks,
Jno L. Gaines,
Jas. T. Chamblee,
Jno. A. Smith,
Ordered by the court that the
within general presentments be re
ceived and spread upon the minutes
of th® court.
July 29, 1897.
J. J. Kimsey, J. S. C.
Howard Thompson,
Solicitor General.
I, A. R. Smith, Clerk Superior
Court, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of the Gen
eral Presentments of the Grand Jury,
made at this Term of the court, as is
found of record and of file in said
Clerk’s office. Witness my hand and
official signature. This July 29,1897.
A. R. Smith, C. S. C.
tue ot I'oo Much Cotton.
Question. —I live in one of the best
counties of Middle Georgia—a county
that has been noted tor producing cot
ton. Now the yield of cotton per acre
is falling off, much of the land seems
dead and lifeless, the ground when
plowed has a tendency to clod, and a
very moderate drouth produces serious
results. What is the matter?
Answer. —The trouble arises from the
all cotton planting, in which too many
of our farmers still persist. This re
sults iu the entire exhaustion of the
“humus,” or vegetable matter in the
soil, an element that is absolutely es
sential in keeping up the fertility of
our lands, and one that cannot be re
placed by any amount of commercial
fertilizers. Most soils have the mineral
elements of plant food in more or less
abundance, but in the absence of “hu
mus” these elements cannot be made
car-
creasing their capacity to absorb moist
ure, and thereby enabling them the
better to withstand drouth. Loose,
sandy soils are rendered more compact
by humus, and are thus rendered more
capable of retaining moisture, as well
as available plant food. Humus serves
several other good purposes in nature’s
laboratory. It has been proved to be a
source of nitrogen. It is known to be
in a measure destructive to insect life,
because of the carbonic acid gas which
is generated by its preseuce, and by
darkening the soil it adds to its heat
absorbing power. Now that you un
derstand the value of humus, you read
ily see why such serious results follow
its disappearance from the soil. A rem
edy can only be had in a proper rota
tion of the crops, sowing peas, eta
Whenever our people will abandon the
all cotton style of farming (and they
are fast doing it), then will you cease
to hear about exhausted and worn out
land. On the contrary, our lands will
then be gradually brought up to a state
of fertility, surpassing that that they
possessed when first cleared by our fore
fathers. —State Agricultural Depart
ment.
“Root Rot.”
Question. I notice cotton stalks
wilting and dying in my field without
any apparent cause. On examination
I find the roots rotten, and some with a
white mould on them. What causes
this, and is there any remedy?
Answer. —The disease is the “root
rot,” and is caused by a fungus. This
disease has been carefully investigated
by the Texas Experiment Station, it be
ing very prevalent in the central black
prairie lands of that state. Their re
port demonstrates that all soils are
more or less subject to it, though it is
of most common occurrence iu lands
that are relentive of moisture and do
not drain off as they should. The com
monly entertained opinion that only
certain soils develop this disease has
been entirely refuted, and it can and
does occur on almost every variety of
soil. The fungus has been found on
plants only a few inches in height, but
generally does not spread until the mid
dle of June, or even later, when the
plants are blc o ning and fruiting. It is
thought by many planters that dry
weather checks this disease, and close
observation partially confirms this. The
fungus is nourished by the living sub
stances of the roots, which after a time
die, and the plants thus deprived of
their means of support, wilt and die
also. Experiments at the Texas Station
have demonstrated that this disease can
not be remedied or checked by the appli
cation of any known substance to the soil.
The only thing to do is to resort to a ro
tation of crops, planting the land that
is infected with the fungus, in such
crops as corn, wheat, millet or other
members of the grass family, and put
ting it in cotton not oftener than once
in three or four years. Some weeds,
such as the rag weed and cocklebur, are
subject to the attack of this fungus, but
apparently only after they have been
injured mechanically. Alfalfa or lu
cerne is also subject to injury from this
fungus. Among trees the china berry
and paper mulberry are most subject to
this disease, though apple trees, elm,
silver maple and others are sometimes
attacked. —State Agricultural Depart
ment.
NUMBER 32.
“Green Maturing.”
Question. —Ou a field which is sandy
and deficient iu vegetable matter, I
have a fine stand of field peas, which
promise to make a luxuriant growth of
vines. Would you advise me to turn
them under green or not?
Answer. —Ou sandy land iu our cli
mate the best results are not attained
by turning under a green crop of any
kind. This “green manuring,” as it is
called, can be done with advantage in
more northern latitudes, but should be
avoided in our climate, and particularly
on sandy lands. By turning under a
heavy growth of pea vines, say iu Au
gust, you would no doubt do your land
more harm than good. The active fer
mentation of the green vines would pro
duce a sourness of the ground, which
would be injurious to the succeeding
crop; and the upturned soil would cer
tainly not be improved by the hot sun
shine of August and September, to
which it would then be exposed. Leave
your pea vines to shade the land, while
the roots continue to gather nitrogen,
and after frost, when they are all killed,
turn them under and you will have all
the vegetable matter that the leaves
and stalks furnish as well as the nitro
gen accumulated by the roots. Should
you wish to sow the field in oats, say iu
October, before a killing frost, you need
not hesitate to do so, as the vines by
that time will have reached maturity
and would not injure the land by being
turned under. Where you have a
choice, however, leave them alone until
a later date, if only for the reason that
the plowing will be easier after a kill
ing frost than before.—State Agricul
tural Department.
Fall Oats.
Question. —Is August too early to
put in fall oats? Please give me some
directions for managing this crop. Is
its feeding value equal to corn, and
would you advise sowing largely of
oats or would you depend on the corn
crop for stock feed?
Answer.—There is no good reason
for the opinion so generally entertained
that corn is better than oats as a stock
food. Oats, pound for pound, is actually
superior as a feed for both horses and
cattle. August is too early to sow the
crop, but it is none too early to prepare
for it. The mistake so often made in
managing an oat crop is that we at
tempt to grow this crop on laud too
poor to produce a profitable crop of any
thing else. It will pay to give thorough*
preparation and heavy manure. Plow
deep and concentrate the seed, the labor
and the fertilizer on a limited area,
rather than weaken the chances of suc
cess on extended fields. If the laud is
deficient iu humus, cottonseed or cot
tonseed meal yill help to supply, the -
deficiency, ■and dnrfnj the "Wfhter, . w .
: even ft light top dressing of faun yard
manme
seed."" §ow from to 2 bushels to tne
acre, and cover from 2 to 3 inches deep.'
They should be sown as early in Sep
tember as the land can be gotten ready.'
The object is to give them a good start
before the early frosts. If the planting
is delayed the crop is often severely in
jured by the first freezes. —State Ag
ricultural Department
Winter Grass For Hay. ,
Question. —Please give me some in
formation in regard to the best winter
grass to sow for hay. Something that
will not injure the land. How to pre
pare and plant. Aly laud is fresh, should
I take out the stumps and “grubs?”
Answer. —There are several grasses
which might be sown for hay, but tak
ing everything into consideration I
should prefer to sow one of the legumi
nous plants, such as crimson clover.
You not only get from it a good crop of
hay, but you enrich your soil at the
same time, and the clover is ready for
cutting in time to make a crop of
corn or cotton on the same land.
It is somewhat difficult to cure, as it
matures in April, but that is the only
objection. Break your laud as deep as
possible and harrow until it is thor
oughly pulverized. Apply and plow in
200 pounds cotton seed meal, 100
pounds muriate of potash and 100
pounds acid phosphate. Sow 15 to 20
pounds of seed about the middle of
September in your county (Carroll) and
harrow in lightly. By all means take
out the stumps and “grubs” before at
tempting to prepare the land. By fol
lowing directions you should take off a
good crop of clover in April, leaving
the ground in excellent condition to
make a fine crop of cotton. —State Agri
cultural Department.
Nitrogen In Mau ares.
Question. —Please give me in pounds
the amount of nitrogen, potash and
phosphoric acid in a ton of chicken ma
nure, and also a ton of stable manure.
Answer. —ln a ton of chicken manure
there are 67 pounds of nitrogen, 41
pounds of potash, and 48.60 pounds of
phosphoric acid. A ton of well rotted
stable manure contains 11 pounds of
nitrogen, 10 pounds of potash, and 0
pounds phosporic acid. Thus you see that
the chicken manure contains six times
as much nitrogen, four times as much
potash, and eight times as much phos
phoric acid as does well rotted horse
manure. Chicken manure being so
valuable, more care should be taken to
save it.—State Agricultural Depart
ment.
Feeding Unsound Fea Vine Hay.
Question. —Is there any great risk in
feeding damaged pea vine hay? I have
known cases where it has been fed
without any apparent injury.
Answer —As a rule it is dangerous
to use stock food of any kind which is
not perfectly sound, particularly in the
case of horses and mules. In the case
of pea vine hay, it has been demon
strated that where it has fermented or
become moist after being stored, salt
petre is formed in sufficient quantities
to produce violent irritation of the kid
neys, and if the feeding is persisted in,
death often results. Mouldy hay is also
regarded by experienced feeders as ex
tremely dangerous.—State Agricultural
Department.
“How often do you kill a man?”
asked a passenger of a New London
motorman the other day.
“Only once,” was the laconic reply.
—New York Tribune.