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Banks County Journal.
VOL. 1
GEORGIA'S SENATOR HIGHLY
COMPLIMENTED.
For two hours Georgia’s U. S. Senator
A.lncttnder Stephens Clay (whose now
political name will in nil probnbility ho
that of M iml at the expiration of liis
term as U. S. Senator) has boon the re
cipient of ns high a compliment as it is
witnin the power for the V. President
to confer upon one of the Senators.
Olay had the honor of presiding over
the United States Statute for two. hours
on last Tuesday. He was called to the
chair by the Republican vice president
and held sway during the tariff debate.
It wan a handsome compliment for
so young and now a member ;o be asked
to preside and wo believi t lay made an
cxcelcnf impression upon the lovers or
followers of that horrid old Maid w!:o
bears the name of Republican Party,
who (throng its next highest oommand
inng Officer G. A. Hobart) was a<> proud
and well pleased with her betrothed
and handsome sweet-heart from Geor,
git; could do hothing nicer to show her
heartfelt appreciation of her successful
winning of this supposed Son of that
Grand and glorious old Sire and Hero
Father Democracy.
The hope of reward seems to have hud
a wonderful influene over the here-to
fore openly expressed Democratic and
free trade principals of our hcre-to.-fore
greatly lieloved Olay.
The Georgia senator was perfectly at
home while was in the chair of the pre
siding officer, Ids long service as the
speaker of the house of representatives
and as president of our senate standing
him in good hand in guiding the move
ments of the most rotten and the most
corrupt body of National law-masing
men that the sun ever shown upon.
But Oh! how much more this newly
and very hard working and
... istdevoted youngSouthem(old Maid)
lover will feel at home when he carries
this horrid old maid to the public alter
for the purpose of being pronounced as
having joined themselves together,
and b tli as having the very strongest
united' determination to rob the poor
and laboring classes of this country,and
more especially those of his own state
out of their l ard earned money, jnst
for the cuke of enriching themselves
and the old maid’s father," \\ all-Stroct-
Ba n k s-( ionibi nes-1 iai l-n >ads-and-Trias is
of all kinds even including the southern
black race. This is tough. Brit it is
true nevertheless.
Kill the trusts and you will have
found a valueabe stone which will have
the remarkable reputation ot being Liu*
one with which two powerful me.nste.-.-
havebeen killed, Just then you will
have heard of the demise of Cia’s <■ 'lay.
also of Hie resurec.tion of C lay, butllc’l
heir the new name “M u d’’,
biggest pump.
SEVKSTT-I'IVC MILLION GALLONS PER
PAY.
In a letter from Houghton, Michi
gan. to the Chicago Record,the writei
describes the Calumet and Heela
numb named the Michigan, which is
a truly marvelous piece of mechanism,
ltcan deliver 2,f00,000 gallons of
water every hour in the twenty four
without being crowded to its limit of
capacity, and it will do the work
with scarcely as much noise as is
made bv tho.opeartion of ail old style
sewing machine. Outside the doors
of the g.ieat building which houses it
no sound is heard from within, and,
atanding beside the monster, upon the
brink of the pit connected with the
lake from which the wates is taken,
almost the only sound is the noise of
the suction, as with every stroke
more than a thousand gallons are
lifted.
Briefly, it is a triple expansion
pumping engine with acapacityof Go,
ooo,Otro gallons, standing nearly fifty
feet in liight and requiring 1,500
horse power for its o; oration. It has
been proved by actual tests that the
nominal capacity can be easily main
tained for an indefinite time without
injury or strain, and that pushed to
jts full capacity the pump could han
dle approximately 75, 000,000 gallons
in consecutive hours
Tha duty of the pump is to furnish
water for the great stamp mills of the
Calumet and Hecla Company, which
twenty-two steam pumps in contin.
uous operation, daily pulverizing 5,
000 tons of conglomerate rook into
*and so fine that it can be carried a
way by a stream of swiftly running
water. The pump is boused in a spe
cial building near the shore of Torch
Lake and below the mills ann it forces
a study stream of water to the upper
portion ot the mill, where innumerable
small gets play upon the great slime
tables and jigs. Here the si ecifiegrav
ity of the fine particles of copper con
tained in the rock seperate the
mineral from worthless sand, and the
size and force of the stream of water
are so tiicciy regulated as to wash a
way the sand and yet carry with it
the minimum of copper.—Scientific
American.
A SAD DEATH.
Thursday night at the home of he r
mother, Mrs. Vada 15. Reese, on Col
lege avenue, Miss Annabel Reese
passed away alter a brief illness.
Some time since she passed through
a long illness with typhoid fever
which left her in an infeeblcd state of
health and from this attack ef several
weeks since she never rallied.
The death of this popular young
lady has cast a gloom over many
.hearts in Athens today. On the very
theshhold of young womanhood, the
Grim Reaper with unrelenting hand
gathered in the lovely flower to he
transplanted to celestial climes.
Miss Reese was a talented and ac
complished young lady; of lovable
disposition, she easily acquired friends
and today those friends mourn her
death sincerely.
To the grid-stricken mother and
other relatives the sympathies of hosts
of friends arc extended.
The funeral services were held at
the residence on College avenue yes
terday afternoon at five o’clock, and
were conducted by Rev. W- R. b oote.
The choir, which was composed of
Prof, and Mrs. Euler B. Smith, Miss
Moselle Lyndon, Mrs. Hampton and
Mr. E, J. Bondurant, sang “Jesus
Lover of My Soul,” and after services
.‘Home of my Soul'’ and “Abide with
Me.” Services were closed at Oconee
cemetery. —Athens Banner.
Richest Man in the World.
John D. Rockefeller sleeps 84 hours
every night, retiring tit 10:30 and ris
ing at 7. Every morning when he
gets up he is $17,705 richer than lie
was when he went to bed. He. sns
down to breakfast at 8 o’clock and
leaves the table at 8:30, and in that
shoit time his wealth has grown sl,-
041.50. On Sunday he goes to church
and in the two hours that he is away
from home his riches have grown s±,-
166. His nightly amusements i s
playing the violin. Every evening
when he picks up the instrument lie
is $50,000 richer than he was when he
•aid it down the previous night;
These little facts give some idea of
tire relentless growth of this man’s
fortune.
Just how Mr. Rockefeller’s fortune
Jumped $2,000,000 in three months i s
eaidy explained. He owns 500,0000
shares of the Standard Oil company,
jor u triflle more than one-lialf of the
i total capitalization. The pur value of
jtbeso is $50,000,000. In February
-Si3fc the certificates were sold at s2bo
... ihis figure his holdings were worth
$130,000,000. To-day, at 300, they
are worth $150,000,000 Last Au
gust Standard Oil certificates were
sold atsß"h At this figure his hold
,ng were worth $05,000,000, or $55,-.
000,000 less than they arc today.
Jay Gould achived world wide fame
as a money-maker. When he died ho
left $72,000,000 and the world stood
aghastat thejwondnrful achievement
of tlie man —$72, 000,000 in 4o years
82, 000, c00 a year.
But here is a man whose wealth has
grown at the rate of $6,000,000 a
month, and the outside world scarcely
dreams of it; a man who earned his
first quarter of a dollar hoeing pota
toes on a Tioga comity farm, in the
upper part of New York State; a man
who who 35 years old did not have
sl,ooo to his name.
Rockefeller’s weallit is not all locked
up in tiie Standard Oil company. He
has nearly a solid $ 100, 000,000 in.
vested in many enterpises of vast mag
nitude. In real estate he'has tied up
$15,000,000; in steamship lines, $2,-
000,000; in iron mines, f> 15,000,000;
in railroad stocks and bonds, $25,000,-
000; in bank stock, $8,000,000; in nat
ural gas stock, $4,000,000; in manu
factured gas stock, 83,000,000; in Gov
eminent bonds 000,000, and in cash
about $2 000,000,
All of the figures just given are ap
proximate, as the securities are con
stantly fluctating, and the incessant
flow of investments; A total estimate
however, of $244,000,000 can be re
garded as conservative. This places
John D. Rockefellow at the head of
the mmillionaires, not only of this
country, but of the world. None of
potentates of the world has the for
tune or thejincome of Mr. Rockefeller
Queen Victoria receives $2, 000,000
a year, about one-ninth of the income
of" Rockefeller, and out of this sum
she must spend $1,700,000 to maintain j
the court She doesn't even have the
pleasure of spending it either; the J
Government performs performs that
duty. The Czar of Russia enjoys a
t rifle larger Income than Victoria, but
officers of the court attend to the
spending of it.
But r.o one dictates the disposition
of the Rockefeller income, lie can
invest it in interest hearing securities,
give it, away to Baptist churches and
colleges or build floral timepieces in
Tie gardens of his Tavrytown palace.
There is one important question
connnected with the fabulous growth
of this man’s fortune, and that, i
What will it amount to in next 2o
years, should Mr. Rockefeller he „• that
long?
(I RUE LT Y 'l' < > ANT jM -\ L S
IS O ON HI D K U E 1> A G It I M K.
Why is not the cruelty to the litlle
almost helpless Public School GniiUre.i ,
equally ns much of n punishable (a lie
When one thinks for a few moments
how he or she would like to be made,
—under penalty of punishment at borne
—to go to the average country school
and there be compelled to sit all-day
upon the seats that we grovvn-up-ehilu
ren become so thoroughly disgusteo
with even during just thh few minutes
that it is required of us to sit there in
order to listen to some few songs or the
hort Sunday School services.
These children are punished nearly
every day, and for several mouths, yet
appears to he no plan on foot hiking
toward remedying of this ent'n-ly un-j
necessary suffering oil the part of toes • ,
children. It is something that deni a 0.7 1
the serious consider:’*tk.n of every man
woman and child in this and every 01 h< r
County. Ofcours- the Board of Kduca
t ion well knows this, and are power!*-ss
to do anything toward fitting up these
schoolhouses with Seats and Desks that j
would be fit to be used by the adult,
persons,unles they are supplied with:
the money to buy these necessities.
We do uol doubt that they would get !
all they would require if they had any
place to get it from, this they have net.
Now! the Jl)tJ U N L makes the
following proposition ; e will give to
the School that lias the most popular
Teacher in Banks county, whether it he
a lady or gentleman, a set of both S-*ats
and Desks, free of cost to the County.
Those seats and Desks will be comfort
ante too. They Will tie suit-able for "hi
and young, and will enable the scholar.-'
to do much bettor studying.
Every body lias an opportunity, and
should endeavor to have the school that
they patronize fixed up better than any
other school in the county. Therefore,
you ought to go to work, and try to se
secure this very valuenble addition to
your school. And if it is your Best vir •
or ) Best Fellow that proves to be the
most popular School Teacher in Bank--
County, it will make him or her proud
indeed, of both the high compliment
and of the honor of teaching the nicest
furnished school in this county.
In order, to make an effort to have
this high compliment conferred upon
tin* Teacher and his or her school, it is
necessary for you to use one of the ac
companying tickets, and each and ev
ery vote must be accompanied with on ■
new yearly (cash-in-advunce-paid-up
new ) subscription to the BAX K b
COUNTY JOURNAL,
at only so,socts per annum,
Fill this out, cut it out and forward.
Be sure to follow above instructions.
TICKET; This vote is cast by
of
and is cast in favor of
Mr.
Mrs. _
Miss.
who tenches ut the
school,
anb who has charge of about
(here give the approximate number of)
scholars
This contest closes on the lirst clay
of July 1898, but the Seats will be in the
fortunate school house before the sum
mer term begins in 1898.
SOMETHING TO KNOW.
It may be worth something to know
that the best medicine for restoring
tiie tired out nervous system to a j
healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. 4 his j
uiedecine is purely vegetable, acts by
giving tone to the nerves centres in j
these stomash, gently stimulates the j
Liver and Kidneys, and aids these
organs in throwing off impurities in
the blood. Electric Bitters improves
the appetite, aids digestion, and is
pronounced by those who have tried
it as the very best blood purifier and 1
nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for 50c
or SI.OO per bottle at L. J. Sharp &
Bros., Harmony Grove and L. G.
Hardman & Bros. Harmony Grove
and Maysville.
HOMER, GA„, THURSDAY, JL LA 1807.
CONDITION Oi r THE CROP3,
Fleaov Slap o L<.kiti'c Wml-—'Vlm-it Ur
▼fßfcrd jpri • c -Ott* DisrtjipuitißillKT.
COT TO.V.
The very dry May permitted the farm
ers to clean their IBID thoroughly of
grass and weeds, rul through June,
where rains have fallen. the plants have
made a good growth aa.l are now look
ing well. Asa rule, the stand is fair,
and there have boon hut few complaints
of lice and other insect enemies. The
rainfall has been deficient in some por
tions of tiio state, b".u in most localities
there Has been enough for cotton, which
requires bui litre) vain until fruiting
commences. Taking into consideration
all the questions alf siting this crop, and
the verdict mast be nat at this date it
is in good condition and growing off
well, but from to: days to two wooks
later than an average crop.
In many connties the rainfall lias not
been sulli dent for the host development
of this crop, though in bat fw places
has this deii. iouey been sufficient to
came serious injur -. Too crop, how
ever, is just n ),v at its critical stage,
particularly in the lower half of the
state, and frequent aud abundant rains
during July will be needed to insure
o*i abundant yield. If our farmers
would take more paius in preparing
their corn land, by deeper plowmg, etc.,
a good crop would! bo raised with rard
loss rain than is now required. Swal
low breaking un of land forces the corn
roots to feed near the surface, and then
u very moderate drouth produces seri
ous results.
WHIS AT.
This orop has been harvested cad
much ..of it- thro-iked, with very satis
factory results, ~iauy fluids in North
Georgia turning out from 20 to 30 bu-U
--els per acre. Tim'rust, wiiicli appeared
iu nearly every fluid during -Try, was
confined as a rule f- tho blades and did
no haem to tb’ rr.du
<. . tS, Fj
Pall plant it ti 1 tod out well in
everv p >rri.>:i oi f-n .* s i ato. w') '- sp.i
oat;? were very disappointing. The nci
age of fall oats Was not large, aud the
curing oiir-a failing, tho orop in total is a
short one.
The minor crops am doing fairly well
and there has been a large acreage of
sweet potatoes planted. The stand of
sugar cams is poor, but condition good.
FUPITS.
Watermelons are being shipped now
in large quantities, but the crop is in
ferior botn in quantity and iu-size or
nr-ions. I made ttia acreage 25 per cent
short of an average crop iu my iast re
port, but Ia: i it is even greater,
ami now estimate it to be at least 40 nor
cant less haa itsu&L The diminished
acreage should cause good melons to
bring high prioob. Tho poach crop is
short tiir i-i.;;iou;g>.c stat 1. particular y
at the largo proffers of ‘ins industry.
The fnrta tats jrov.irs who h ive ni.uie
partial crops should get high piioes.
T'ac grim crop is k;-g: and hastening
to maturity, with no reports its vet of
' a jury from aay di ■ i.i-o. Apples prom,
iso a fair crop, while blackberries are
abundant 011 every farm iu the state.
STOCK.
Many reports of cholera among hogs
in every section of the state. With tli,
exception stock of ail kinds are reported
as healthy and In good condition. I
have noticed that bog cholera is always
more common in those years v/hen a
good deal of western corn is sold in the
state, aud I infer from tills fact that
much of the so-called cholera is simply
the result of negioct and starvation.
lil-01 ca:til In Shnats,
Question.—! have several ehoats, in
good order, which scam to have some
trouble in their throats. They have
good appetites, but do not seem to di
gest their fc-d and they cougii and
sneeze, particu.urlv when eating. \Y hut
must I do for them?
Answer. —Your shoats are suffering
with bronchitis, an irritation or inflam
mation of the air passages of the lungs.
This is caused by cold:, just as iu the
human being, and is not diffiiult to
cure if treated promptly. Give each
ono a toaspoouful of spirits of turpen
tine in their food daily for three days
and rub their throats with any irritat
ing liniment. If this does not effect a
cure, mix equal parts of salt, sulphur
and powder of juniper berries, and
place in a trough or box where they can
have free <- vesss to it. A.t the same
time don’t let them sleep in a dusty
bed.—State Agricultural Department.
Col**rd rol ito ISaotlo.
Question. —Where can I get a full
dosciiptiou of the appearance, habits,
etc., of tiie Colorado potato beetle?
I There is an 1:1s >et on my farm which
very closely resembles it, but it uid not
seem to care for tire potato vines. Those
I saw were ->n nettles. Are there two
kinds of th>3 bug?
Answer. —There are two beetles very
closely resembling each other. Only an
experienced eye can detect the differ
ence. The bogus beetles never attack
potatoes, bu - are quite common on the
horse nettle, while the real beetle at
tacks both, and also other -plants,
among them the tomato. If you will
write to the M sissippi 1 Nutriment
Station you can obtain ’0- . bulletin,
No. 41, winch will p e you all tho par
ticulars yon ask for. Address Howard
Evarts Weed, Agricultural College,
Mississippi. —State Agricultural Depart
ment
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HANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
At the remarkably low price 50 cents
per annum,if paid for in advance ,
List Tuesday was sale day.
Mr. W. 11. T. Giliespia and Mother
were iu town Wednesday on business.
Hurrah! For the Sunday School cel
ebration. Let iis have it.
Tlio city <n nn, il hold their regular
mein in;., mi last Wednesday evening.
IP 's W. !’. and O. N. Marden visited
Vi!i.-:i- ; one day lad week.
Son;-' if ilic young gents are grieving
themselves.nearly to death because a
certain "1’hono” is not in talking con
dition.
Reasons "VYhy ChittiibetTain’s
Colic, and Diarrhoea Rem
edy is the Isst,
1. Because it affords altnosr instant
relief in case of pain in the stomach,
colic and cholera morbus,
2. I localise it is the only remedy
that never fails in the. most severe
easi s of dysentery ami diarrhoea.
Ij. Because it is the only remedy
that will cute a chronic diarrhoea.
L Because it is the only temedy
that will prevent bilious eoiie.
5. Because it is the only remedy
that will cure epidemical dysentery.
(j. Because it is the only remedy
that can alwtty bffdepended upon in
, as, s of cholera infantum.
7. Because it is the most prompt
and most reliable medicine in use for
bowel votnplaints.
3. Because it produces no bad re-
I salts.
<). CeCause it is pleasant and safe
intake.
10. Because i has •*. - ed lives
i m more peoph on any otL 'uo:i
| >:'ic ;ii tile weald,
'tic £C n.d ft ( s : zcs fet stilt 1 \ R.
1 Thompson, Merchant Homer, Ga.
Money 7,lade Easily and Rapidly
Read Thisand Think it Over!
We want, three or four men with energy* and
grit ivpresent us in Hanks ami adjoining conn
irs. Will give them a situations in which they
ran niakv utonev rapittly, tin* work tiring light
and emliloyment the yl-ar round. ]!ci|iiircs it*.
.. it.ll or’glvac ediiontion. Soine of our l est
.'idesmen are co.in:: v hoys. Profits tjttii'ig and
nhsolntely sure. V. t itc at. once for full iiarticu
lars, Address,
li . V. 1! ’JXiIXS A’ CO.,
Kiser Uuildiw:. Atlanta, to,.
Baby'S
&eooi\Ct
of®
Is the time that trios ail the c . e
of the mother and all the skill of
maternal management. Baby
comfort comes fram fat; fat
babies have nothing to do but
to sleep and grow.
If your baby does not seem
to prosper, if he does not gain
in weight, you must get more
fat there. A few drops of
each day will put on plump
ness; fat outside, life inside,
baby and mother both happy.
Your baby can take and rel
ish Scott’s Emulsion as much
in summer as in any other
season.
For sale by. all druggists at 50c. and si.oa
GEORGIA;, Banks Covniy. Will
be sold be love the Court bouse doo v
Hi said county on the first Tuesday in j
August next, within the legal hours o* j
sale the folloing property’ to wit--
All that
tract of land in said, county known ns
the Willium Hix place bounded on
! he Not tit by lauds of Estate of F. M.
j Ragsdale deceased, and .T. E. Strange
o 1 the East by lands of J- E. Strange
on the South by lands of W. J. Grow
on the West by Estate of F. M. Rag-
I silale deceased and containing Two
i hundred and seventy six Acres, more
or less. Levied on as the property of
AV. D. Mix to satisfy a it fa 1 - and
from the S j per. Court of iiabrr
. ham County in favor of JI. C & J. F.
Kiser & Cos against sai l W. I> llix.
,T. S. BARKS.
| This J’uly Blh 1897. Sheriff.
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In the blood are the direct cause of
Rheumatism. There is no prepara
tion so effective m driving out thesej
poisons as Dr. Drummond's Lightning j
Remedies, They have received the !
unsolicited endorsement of the highest j
medical authority, and testimonials
trom every state. It ’vour druggist
has not got these remedies, do not
take anything else. Describe your
case in a letter to the Drummond
Medicine o. New York. Agents
wanted.
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