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Banks County Journal. YOU 2. If you want the best PIANO or ORGAN for the Least Money and on the most reasonable terms, we’ve got’em. MONARCH ORGANS. on which we offer SPEC CIALINDUCEM ENTS. We will be pleaded to haye you exam ine our goods, or write for Catalogue and Prices* CONAWAYS MUSIC HOUSE. ATHENS, Ci A lIAVE YOUR BIjGGY '" --* ■**.•*•*► •rtsfr?* R-J. DVAR <54 CO*, Old Buggies 'and Wagon made good as new. We do 1 kind of work in Wood and Iron-at reasonable prices. on Earth Write for oun Price the lowest f Parry M fg .€• Manapdi3 w HOMER. GA., THURSDAY. AUGUST, 4 1808. FIELD DIVERSIONS. 1 Jk Federal Officer Who Read Novels Be tween Engagements. General Horaco Porter tells the fol lowing anecdote in bis ‘ ‘Campaigning With Grant” in The Century: During the ten days of battle through which we had just passed very little relief, physical or mental, had lieen obtained, tint thcro-wns one staff officer, n Colonel B , who often came as bearer of messages to onr headquarters, who al ways managed to consolo himself with novel reading, and his peculiarity in this respect became a standing joke among those who knew him. 110 went about with his saddle bags stuffed full of thrilling romances, and was seen sev eral t imes sitting on hi3 horse, under a brisk fire, poring over the last pages of an absorbing volume to reach the de nouement of the plot and evincing a greater curiosity to find how the here and the heroine wore going to be extri cated from the entangled dilemma into which they had been • plunged by the unsympathetic author than to learn th. result Of the surrounding battle. Olio of his peculiarities was that he took it for granted that all thfe people he met were perfectly familiar with his line of literature, and he talked about nothing but the merits of the latest novel. For the last week he had been devouring Victor’Hugo’s “Les Miser ables. ” It was an English translation, for ,tho officer had no knowledge pi French. As ho was passing a house in rear of the “angle” he saw a young la dy seated on the porch, and, stopping his horse, bowed to her with all the grace of a Chesterfield and endeavored' to engage her in conversation. Before he had gone far be took occasion to re mark, “By the way, have you seen ‘Lees Miserables?’ ” anglicizing the pronunciation. Her black eyes snapped with indignation as she tartly replied: “Don’t you talk to me that way. They axe a good deal better than Grant’s mis erables anyhow!” This was retold so often by those who heard it that, for some, time after, its repetition seriously endangered the colonel’s peace of mind. He Did Not Itecojfnire Whey, The special correspondent of a well known trades paper furnished a most satisfactory laugh awhile ago for a friend of his who lives np in northern New York state, and he docs net know it yet. He had gone np the state to visit some mill or other, and the before men tioned friend volunteered to drive him over to his destination. Now, while the special correspondent has a wonderfully general fund of information he knows litiie about the country, and when they were passing a large cheese factory he exclaimed: “Why, thore’s a creamery! Just wait a minute while 1 go in and get a drink of buttermilk. ” With this he jumped out of the car riage and entered the building. My country friend says that whey is not pleasant to take and that even the pigs won’t eat it. But when the special cor respondent asked for buttermilk tho people in the factory gave him a big glass of thin, acidnous liquid, which ho swallowed down at a draft. The drivo was then continued. The special corre spondent seemed to he very thoughtful He finally exclaimed in his explosive fashion: “Well, Smith, I don’t know what breed of cows you raise np here, but that was the darndest buttermilk I ever tasted. ” —Paper Mill. Two Steps at a Time* One evidence of the ever hustling char acteristics of the average New Yorker is shown on the stairways of the up town station of tho elevated railroad at Park place and Church street. The steps of these stairways are covered with rub ber, but every other step has large iron rings imbedded in the rubber. This was caused by the fact that the New Yorker is never content to wait even one minute for a train, and that when he hears one approaching as he is at the foot of the stairs he will rush up tho stairs two steps at a time hoping to catch tho train. Asa result the elevated railroad offi cials noticed that the rubber matting on every other step was woaring out twice as quickly as the rest. For a long time they pondered ns to the cause, and one day Manager Fransioli solved the prob lem. To know was to act in his case, and the steel re-enforced rubber now lasts if anything longer than the or dinary mats on tho other Bteps. —New York Sun. Peculiar Trade Customs. The Armenians, who divide with the Greeks and Jews tho entire mercantile traffic of west Asia, are accustomed to sit down and weep bitterly when they have 6old any article of value, declar ing that the parebaser has ruined them. The Jews, on-similar occasions, rend their garments, which are worn pur posely for such sacrifice, with still louder protestations of ruin. In Asiasio Russia the shopkeepers consider It lja cumhent upon them to at first refuse to sell their goods to any customer, and the latter is expected to employ himself ut least an hour in persuading the mer chant to deal with him. But tho most remarkable custom is that which prevail* among tha mer chants of Tibet, a regular band to band fight being required to take place be .wgen the seller and the purchaser on tt&fclisposal of any considerable quanti ty of goods, tho former obstinately re fusing the price to which be had first agreed, and the latter as resolutely forc ing it upon him. It is not considered businessliko to settle matters nntil a few blows have been exchanged, afte; which tkjy peaceably shak# hands and the bargain is concluded. —Kaoliang*. An Uncertain Ditraie* There is no disease more uncertain in its juure than dyspepsia. Physicians say that Jie symptoms of no two cases agree. It is therefore most difficult to make a correct diagnosis. No matter how severe, or under "hat disguise dyspepsia attacks you. Browns* Iron Bitters will cure it. Invaluable in all diseases of the stomach, blood ami nerves. Browns’ Iron Bitters is ©old by all dealer* Preserving Sweet Potatoes. Quf.stiov. —My swoot potatoes nr# now sprouting in tho banks. 1 have heard that they can be kept until another crop is made. Will you tell me how? Answhr.— In southwest Georgia X nave kept them for months In tile fol lowing tnanuor: Spread on any dry board floor a layer of cottonseed * or 6 luches thick, than upon this placo a laver of potatoes, not letting them touch and first rubbing off the sprouts If any have appeared. Then another layer of cottonseed, and another of potatoes, oto. Of (gmrsfi tho cottonseed must be dry and must be kept so. The potatoes will j,-rlv*.l somewhat-, bnt will retain their flavor and sweetness for mouths. I have no doubt tluit oottoneo -1 hulls, or chaft from any grain, and perhaps hay, would answer just as well as the whole cottonseed. I think, perhaps, that absolutely dry sand would also an swer the same purpose'.—State Agricul tural Department. To Find the Uve Weight of Anltn.l*. Question. —Can you give me any re liable method of fiadiifg the live weight of animals? I havo no means of prop erly weighing them at home. Answer.—The following we find given by the “Northwest Former We have ueyer tested It, bnt it is doubt lees approximately correct. Multiply the girth in inches just baok of tho shoulders, by the length in hichee from the square of the buttock to the point of the shoulder blade, divide this pro duct by 144. which will give the num ber of square feet on the surface. If the girth measures from 8 Ip 8 feet, multiply the number of square surface feet by 16—this will give the weight of the animal. If the girth measure is from 6 to 7 feet, multiply by SB, if from 7to 0 feet, multiply by 81. If less than S feet multiply by 11. Of oooree the weight will vary a little according to quality and time of the feed just previ ous to taking the measurements, -fitists Agricultural Department XJke the Ostrich. Mr. Crimsonbcuk—You women re mind me of ostriches. Mrs. Orimsonbeak— i don’t under stand yon. “Well, yon know, the ostrich buries its head and believes it cannot be seen. ” “Yes, I’ve heard of that.” “Well; you women cover your head with a bonnet and think yon are out of sight!”—Yonkers Statesman. One Better. Jim Faro—l’m in luck. I got foOO last night on the ace of hearts. Cracksey Joe—Dnt’s nothin. A fren o’ mine cracked a jewelry crib las' week in got five t’ousand on a tray of dia monds. —Exchange. Cheerfulness bears the game friendly regard to the mind as to the body. It banishes all anxious care and discon tent, soothes and composes the passions and keeps them in a perpetual calm. The toothpicks of orange wood, which eorne from Japan, are made by hand. It is said that a Japanese workman can whittle from 12 to 20 dozen a day. Lnfayi'tt* In Maine. “It was during tbe administration of Governor Albion K. Parris,” says tho Kennebec (Me.) Journal, “that General Lafayette made his memorable tour of the United States and paid his visit to Maine. It was on a Sunday that the general concluded that visit and pro posed leaving tho stato from Portland. Governor Parris remonstrated with him for taking his departure on that day and said. ‘lf you will postpone your trip until Monday, X will myself escort you to the state line with all tbe military honors.’ But Lafayette, acoustorued to the continental Sabbath, insisted on not altering his plans and left Maine on Sunday, while the Sabbath honoring governor of a God fearing stato attended his church service as was his Habit. ” His Pointer. An eminent judge, t*ing asked how ho could turn with such facility from one case to another, replied: “I learned that from what I saw at a colored baptism when I was a boy. The weather was very cold, so that to im merse it was necessary to out away the ice. When one of the female candidate* was dipped back in the water, the cold made her squirm so that she slipped from the minister’s hands and went down the stream under the ioe. Look ing up with perfect calmness at the throng on the bank, the minister said : “ ‘Brethren, this sister hath departed. Hand me down another.”’—Brooklyn Citizen. Use. of Lnna:e. “Isn’t it possible to travel abroad with less luggage?” “What would yon do? Ton can’t get them to paste the labels in a scrapbook. ’' —Detroit Journal. According to the aarnai report or tne Cremation Society of England, last year there were only 208 cremations carried out in the United Kingdom— l6o at Woking and 68 at Manchester. Profeasor Dali of Washington, who discovered what has been described as the “blue” or “ice” boor o i Mount St. Elias in Alaska, has also found the flesh of a mammoth preserved in ies in Al- We have used Chamberlain s Cough Remedy in our home for many years and bear cheerful testi msny to its value as a medicine which should be in every family; In coughs and colds wc have foued it to be effi cacious add in cronp and whooping cough in children we deem it indis pensable.—H. P. Ilitter, 4127 Fair fax ave., St - Louis, Mo. For sale by R. T* Thompson, Homer and Shore & Lewis Try an advertisement m Tim Journal. Legal Ads, GEORGIA: Banks County.— S. 11, Wilkerson guardian of Jones Chitwood having apf lied to me to be discharged from ouch guardianship, let all persons concerned show cause before me at the court house in said county on the first Monday in Sept, next, why such application for dis charge should not be granted. Wit ness my officul signature. This 2nd day of June 1808. T. F. HILL, Ord’y. GEORGIA: Ran its County.— Notice is hereby given that, the under signed has applied to the Ordinary of said county for leave to sell land bo longing to the estate of W. H. New ton for the purpose of distribution. Said application will be heaad at the regular term of the court of Ordinary for said county to be held on the first Monday in August 1898. This 27tb day of June 1898. E. L. Newtcn, Adinr. upon the estate of H. W. New ton dec’d. (2.64.) GEORGIA. Banks County,— To all whom it may concern; A. H. Cochran aud Sarah M. Cochran has in due form applied to the under signed for permnent letters of ad minstralion on the estate of W. T. Cochran late of said county dec’d and I will pass upon said application on the first Monday in August 1898. Given under my hand and official s,g nature. June 28tn 1898. T. F. HILL, Printers fee 2,28 Oi d’y. GEORGIA; Banks Coukty— Will be sold on the first Tuesday in August next, ffithiu the legal horn's of sale, before the Court house door for cash the following described property to-w t: Two hundrnd and seven acres of land in ihe 265th district Ceorgia Militia bounded north by lands owned and posessed by Jessie Pritchett, East by lands owned and posessed by W. Rucker, South by lands owned and posessed by C. W, Hood and West by lands ow nd and posessed by Joshepli Parsons, and fully described as follo ws. Beginning at a stone where tins land corners w ith lands of C. W .Hood and W. Rucker, and running thence north 26 degrees E .st 22 chains to a sweet guru, thenc North 55 degrees West 8 chains to a hickory, thence North eighteen and one half degrees west ten and one fourth chains to a stake, thence north eighty seven and one half degrees Ei -t twelve and three fouiths chains to a stake, thence North tltirtv one and one half degrees West 31 chains and eighty three links to a Spanish oak, thence South thirty five degrees west thirty two chains to a black gum, thence north fifty seven an 1 one half degrees west five and one fourth chains fo a stak thence South thirty degrees W, t :!iiity i chains and forty links to a pine, thence South fifty si veil degrees East fourteen chains-' 1 sixty links to a ] ine, thence North twenty nine degrees Erst fourteen chains to a hickory and thence South fifty eight degrees East thirty nine chains to a stone corner the beginning point m n Banks county. Georgia. Said land levied on as the property of J nes W; Massey to satisfy an exe cution iseued from the Superior Court of Banks countp Georgia in favor ot Equitable Mortgage Com panyagaiust said Jones W. Massey This 6th day of July 1898 J. g. PARKS, Sheriff, Corn responds readily to proper fer tilization. Larger crops, fuller ears and larger grain are sure to result from a liberal use of fertilizers containing at least 7% actual Potash Our books are free to farmers. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New Yodb CASTO3aiA. Ban tfc. The Kind Bave Aiwavs 80llg,lt mu ' - . . _-~-ll' irlllllqgjj ■■v.,--.r,^r-'-: r .-- j jjfliWKyrfi&s sedßoweEref Pwhwim IKgMtoaCfceTful t*m asitoTContatos ucitter nor Mineral. R9KASB Seed- " AU#&* * .eto - j/SOLii Stfd. * flmernwit - ’ /fc fbr&anti&Std* * fianr Seed - ’ffnnlitd Suaar • | fatoyrvori f &rvj A perfect Remedy fcrConslipa tion, SourStomach.Diarrhoea, Worms Convulsions .Feverish ness and LO®fSL£KE Facsimile Signature of c&vmisz. TOW YORK. "•BHr "jd vV “ ,r f* v tV '** ‘ i “ • rV/ r vMw!i.v• EXACT COPTCTF VRAPPEB. J. E. MURPHEY CO. C rjiiid Sjiriiur :iiul Summer Sale ot Wash l>rcm l^'abrics It is the desire of every lady to keep as comfortable as possible at this season of the year. Appreciating their wants, we have tilled our counters and shelves with the largest and most complete hue of Wash Fabrics over shown in Gainesville. Our line of Mus'ius, Dimities, American and French Organdies, Plain and Dotted Swisses, is unequaled and unsurpassed. Also a pretty line of While Goods, including Checked and Plain Nain sooks, Pacific Victoria, and India and Persian Lawns, and the largest line of White'and Black Organdies to be found in the city. Wc have anything you s-re looking for from a 5 cent Muslin to a fins French Organdie as high as 75c a yard. A WORD TO MEN; Keep yourself cool by supplying yourself for the hot summer days with a full line of Negligee Shirts to be found at our store. We have the larg est and prettiest line ever shown in this section, with laundered and tin laundered Bosom, with attached and detachable Collars and Cuffs. We have them any size, any price. Don’t buy until you have seen them. Also full line of laundered and unlaundered White Shirts with plain, plated and puffed bosom s. The most beautiful line of feather, weight Underwear to be found in Northeast Georgia. ST AW HATS. 1 far 1 4 ..*• stock of Straw -,-..!s(ui •!) -in this section before covering nc ! ~r,.,cc alone than any You'll make a mistake if you buy before you see our goods and get our prices. Como to see us. If you’ll tiade with us we will do you good and save you money. Mr. J. R, BOONE makes his office in our Store. J. E. MURPHEY 00., I>o*in Utiildiugr, Corner ftlain and Washinton streets, CAINESVILLE, CA. HARR ISON & HU NT, ■-K3 ■** * 04- Marble Dealers, Monumental Works of all Kinds for the T 9*ade. WE WANT TO ESTIMATE ALL YOUR WORK. Grainesville, Cara. NUNN&ECKLEB MAYBYILLE, GA. ttirTHIS ENTERPRISING FIRM HAVE ENGAGED IN THE HARDWARE BUSINESS AND CAN SUPPLY WITH FARMINQ TOOLS, BUGGY AND WAGON MATERIAL OF ALL KINDS, GUNS CARTRIDGES, AND CUTLERY AT PRICES TO SUIT YOU, Wc also sell the. Iron King Stove. NO. 17. WORM 1 For Infants and Children. (The Kind You Have Always Bought I Bears the / t I Signature Xyjjju 01 W kJr ln M Use vjr For Over | Thirty Years leiSTNH TM CEItTAU* COMPANY. HCW VOWfl CfW. other hat, department to be found in. the city. There you can he pleased We have them for children, boys, young, middle aged and old men. Any color, any shape, and any price, from loc to $2-50 each. SPECIAL to the LADEIES. Just received a full assortment of Ladies’ Muslin Underwear. One sec tion of our store is devoted to this de partment alune, with a lady in charge. Also a full of Ladies’ Undervests, and the most varied line of Corsets, in shorts, medium, and long waists, to he found in Gainesville. FINE MILLINERY. Our stock is all new and np to date. Our stock the largest, our styles the prettist. our trimmer one of the finest ever brought South. Butferick Patterns; complete line always on hand.