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Banks County Gazette. VO:,, vl Awarded Highest Honors —World’s Fair, * CRE^M PHlliii MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free <ro.x Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant, 40 YH*-'- •’’ME STANDARD. LOCAL NEWS AN DNOIES. GATHERED FROM TOWN AN L) COUNTY. Little Items too Short tor Hearts But Long- Enough to In terest the Reader. Local news is scarce. We publish the jury lists this week Doctors report a great deal ot sick ness. W e are sorry to learn of ttie illness of Clarkie Hill. Mr. Richard Martin of Lula, was here yesterday. Mr. Frank Burns left Friday for his home m Richland S. U- If you want to keep posted oil pri ci s, reud Saul Bros.’y-id. Miss Sallie Ash visited relatives in Maysviile last week. Editor S. L. Cox is attending court at Ctarkesville this week. Mr. Crawford Massey of Harmony drove, wa in tori Monday. You can buy the world renowned Kstev Organ at Conway’s music house A ihcns. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith, of Mayf. ville, visited Homer Monday. Messrs Vf ill JLockhart ond Jimmie Hill visited Demurest lust week. Mrs. John McConnell visited the family of Mr. Steve Furr lust, week. You can get the best meals at Mrs W. S. Payne's Keslauiant at Harmo. ny grove. Bore to Mr. and Mrs. \V. E Lew alien on the 4th inst. a ten pound boy. Dr, V. D. L jckhari, visited Gaines ville and Atlanta Monday and Tues day. Mr. G. Blackwell has just received anew lot of material lor his shop. He is prepared to uo all kinds ol work. You can buy the latest Sunday school song hooks at Conway’s music house Athens. You may meet a candidate almost any time upon the highway hunting up the boys Thompson Bros, have their gin in good working order, and doing up business in style. Mr. G. Blackwell is now owner and proprietor of Sumpter shop here and solicits the patronage of the people Give him a trial and you will be pleased with work and prices. Mrs. M. F. McNorton accompanied by Mrs M C. Morns, left Tuesday lor Athens to spend a few day*. We call the attention of our readers to the ad. of Hyud's Compa ny of Gainesville. They are the far mets’ friends and will save them lots of money From all accounts Chamberlain’s Cough iicmedy is a Godsend to the afflicted. There is no advertisement about this; we feel just like saying it. —The Democrat, Carrollton Ky. For sale by K. T. Thompson, mer chant, Ilonier. T. C, Can way the m lsic nun of Athens, buys Pi mo’s and Organs for spot cash and can save you money < n the purchase of a first class instru ments. Several years ago I was taken with a seever attack of flux. 1 was sick in bed about ten days and could get nothing to relieve me until I used Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera ami Dtarhoca Remedy, which cured me and h’s been a household remedy with us ever since. J. C. Maklow, Decaturville, Mo. For sale by K. T. Thompson, Homer. Court begins next Monday week. Sheriff Sumpter has bought a part of the Hannon farm. We are glad to state that Mr. J. J- Turk and family, who are sick with fever, are much better at this writing. Miss Emma Harmon is on an exten ded visit to relatives and friends here. Miss Emma has been in Alabama for a long time and her many friends here are glad to welcome her back. The card of Mr. David S. Starr appears in this issue. Mr. Starr has opened up a law office here and all business entrusted to him w ill be well looked after. You and Your Grandfather Are removed from each other bv a span of many years. He travelled in a slow going s-tage-coaeh while you take the lightning express or the elec tric ea r . When lie was sick he was treated hv old fashioned methods and given old fashioned medicines, but you demand modern ideas in medicine as well as in everything else. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the medicine of today. It is prepared by modern methods and to its preparation are brought the skill and knowledge of modern science Hood’s Sarsaparilla acts piomptly upon the blend and by making pure, rich blood it cures disease and estab lishes good health. You are required by law to register every year. Your registering last year is no good tor this year. Do not neglect to register now I only ask you to compare my Pi anos & Organs and prices with those of other dealers. You can see for youi self if you are not a musician even Asa rule lam opposed to proprie tary medic mes. Still I value a good one, especially when siich is the source ot relief from pain. Asa topical external application f liavo f.<und Chamberlain’s l'ain Balm the best remedy 1 have eve" used for neural gia of anv kind. 1 have cwnscien tiously recommended it to many persons. Wili.iam Horne, M. I)., Janesville, Wis. Sld by R. T. Thompson, Merchant, Homer. GEORGIA : Banks County —Notice is heieby given that a petition signed by a number of the citizens of the 912th (Poplar Springs) district G. M. of said county asking that a voting precinct he established at Belton in said district and I will pass upon the same on the first Monday in Oct. next Given under my hand and official sig nature August 14th 1896. T. F. IIILL, Ordy. A E YOU TIRED Ad the time? This condition is a Ritre indication that your blood is not rich and nourishing as it ought to be and and as it may be if yon will take a few bottles of the great blood purifier, Hood’s Sarsaparilla Thousands write that Hood’s Sarsaparilla has cured them of that tired feeling by giving them rich, red blood. Hood’s Pills act easily and prompt ly on the liver and bowels. Cure sick headache. GEORGIA: Banks County.— To all whom it may concern: D. L. Evans has in due form applied to the undersigned for permanent let ters o f administration on the estate of Elisha Thomas, late of said county, deceased, ;nd I will pass upon said application on the first Monday in September 1896. Given nndar my hand and official signature, August 3rd 1896- T. F. MILL, Ordinary. OLD DR. DRUMMOND. Has an enduring monument in the affection and esteem of thousands who have been restored to health and happiness by Dr. Drummond’s Ligth ning Remedies fur Rheumatism. If your druggist has not got it, do not take anything e se. \V rite to the Drummond Medicine Cos., New York and they will send you lull particular and testimonies from 3 2 states. Agents wanted. 7—2 t. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World* Mr Highest Medal .341 Dipknra HOMER. BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA : SEPTEMBER 10,189(5. BILL JOHNSON— A CONVICT STORY. Bill Johnson is one of the charac ters in the Georgia penitentiary. He was sent up for a term of years for stealing a cow, hut made his escape from the hospital and was at liberty for a month and on this account two years were added to his sentence. He gave me a quaint and interesting aceouut of his hospital experience and his escape. “I wuz over ter de Risin’ Fawn, boss, wen de < ap’n gimme a stick er dynamite to sot off. Dein yuther nig gers wuz a stannin’ roun’ watchin’ de bizniss, but somehow er nudder dat dynamite tuck de studs an’ dess wouldn’t go off. I kep a techin’ 'er up an de fuss news you know she bus ted erloose, an’ tou des orter seed niggers an’ rocks a falltn. She nuver tetched me, Ims, hut 1 lowed I’d bet. ter fail, too, so I drap down unner wuntier dem hi kyars dey got in de mines an dar I lay, des as flat as wrun ner dese yere flounder fishes. Atter dey d u tt raked up de dead niggers somebody seed me an holler out, ‘Law, here’s ole Bill dun busted up!’ “I aiu’ say nuttin’, but des lav low twill dey catch er holt er me an den I giu a great big groan. De doctor dun come by dat time an’ look lak he gwineter knock de spots out’n de nig ger fer cotcbin holt er me. He got down on lus knees an’ retch unner de kynrs an’ he say, ‘You hurted had, Bill?’ Ides g"unt an groan an lay low Ha felt er nier ribs an be say, ‘Yessir Bill’s busted inside, his ribs Is stove in an he’s in a bad fix.’ I gin a big groan an’ ter inerself, I swear dere uin’ nair rib broke- I know I ain’ busted up less’n I dun it wen I drapt down unner dishare kvnr. * Gie me dat licktr, boy,’ do and ctor hollered, ‘case Bill’s show in a bad fix I muss git gamer dnt licker in him if I kin get him ter swallow it. I groan one more time an’ say ter merself, Bill gwineter swaller all you fling at him. Bless Gawd, gwineter git wan mo’ drink cr corn licker.’ De doctor lift mer head up an I yore de bottle guggle as de licker run down mer go t/.le, an look a yere, white man, dat icker show v\uz good!' Bill interrupted his narrative to laugh and “cut the pigeon wing.” Then he resumed: “De doctor tncken sont me up ter de sto' fer a bran new mattrass an a fedder pillow. Ids laid ’em in a wag. on, an you dess erter htcard hitn cuss dem niggers an tell ’em ter hannle mo easy wen I grunted lak I wuz a minin’. Dey got me on de wagin an I sorter hug morsel? an lay up dere, a white man a drivin’ an J say, ‘Gawd knows Bill! you sho iz in town, rilin’ on a new mattress wid a fedder piller Well, dey tote me rite easy ter do hospittle an lay me down on de bed. De doctors felt er mo an say, ’Yes des lak I sed, lie got three ribs broke. I say ter merself, ‘I swear ter goodness dere ain’ nuffin tech me an I know I ain’ busted up. De doctor say I gut ter have my strenk kep up. an he tell de hospittle nigger ter keep de jug clest ter riy bed, an gimtne a dram ever hour. 1 say ter merself, ‘Thank Gawd ter dat’, an des as soon as de doctors an de niggers got thoo wrop pin a hole psssel er rags an one stuff anur roun me, an went out, I retch over an got dat jug an hit her mighty hard lick, lay back on do bed an’ say .Bill, dis beats gitten out iron sure. “Well, salt, dat nite dey leff de hos ptttle doe open, an I say ‘I low you gimme annur invite lak dat an I’ll tell y’all goodbye, I sho will. Nex day ole'Marse Joe Brown, he come ter see me an tole ’em ter tek goed care er me, caze I look lak a good nigger* He say he wuz gwine down ter Chat noogy dat nite ter keten detrain back ter Allan ty. Dat mte dey gimme de invite leff de doe open. I tuck a pull at de jug an cr,>pe out de doe. I dim de fence an lit out fum dere. Wen day broke. I tell you, boss, i wuz a couutin cross ties fer Cliatanoogy T found wunner dese vere lil wooden crossbows, look sorter lak a gun., an I caird it long wid me. Attet wile I heeard seme body cornin’ long behine me an look back way up on de ralerode bank an dar wuz two er de gyards fum de mines, but wunner dem didn’t have no-gun. Dey boiler ter me ter Halt, but I hilt up rny ban, slick mer hed an lit out fum dat place, 1 show did. I heeard de gun go ‘pow’ an den ‘pi-i i-n-g, de bullet cut thou rny hat- I say, ‘Gawd knows, pickin’ ter ole Bill. I heeard dat ‘pow’ wun mo time an den ’p-i i-ngl’ de bullet thoo my britcb es leg. I say, ‘Gawd knows, tryin ter cut ole Bill down.’ I bear dat ‘fow’ an won de bullet hit de hank I say, ‘two mo, thank Gawd, fer dat!’ I heard dat feller say, ‘gimme some mo shells ’ De feller wid him say he ain’ got nair wun. I heeard dat ‘pow an dst ‘p-i-i-ng’ wun mo time an den I up wid iny cross bow an tens lak I wuz a ramunn de lode home. I Sted dem white fokes tnakin for de timber an I aimed fer ’em. Boss, dey dess burned de win way fuin dere. I trotted on de way ter Chntanoogy Wen 1 got dere I walk in do depo an seed de train fixin fer ter pull out ter Atianty. I seed ole Marse Joe Brown in do tlepo an he seed me. Ho tioed me, an I seed him tnlkin ter u man. I crawled over de kyars an sneaked ter de ingine. I r.oed do ingiueer an I say, ( Mr. Hall, fer Gawd’s sake, tek mo in. lie told me ter lay down in de ten der an he piled coal an wood all roun me. I heeard dem fokes scramlin roun huntii) me an I say, ‘Tliank Gawd fer de man wat puli dat bell,’ an dm wen de ole train gun ter rum ble 'i*,er Chatsnoogy I say, ‘Bill, you sho iz a ridin rite. Mr. Hall holler out, ‘Bill, you black rascal, git out er dere an go ter wuck! I cotne a liltin, boss, an ha gie me * smt er overalls. I grabbed a shovel an I tell you I made dat train move. ‘Bless Gawd,’ 1 hollered, ‘Marse Joe back home, au me a ridin too’ I lef de ingine w’en we got ter Atianty,Jan boss, I bad a holiday fer bout a inunt I sho did hive a good timo fo dem police cotched nao an sont me back ter de mines- Bill laughed heartily at liis own story and bowed low as his fingers closed over the coin that was pitched toward him v - —Alex- W. Bealer in Atlanta Journal. PR OJf'ESSION’A L CA RI) A. QSCAR BROWN, ATTORNEY ANI) COUSHEI.I.OR-AT-I.AW, HOMER, GA Will practice In all the courts and make col lection a specialt". Care and promptness in every business. (}, W. BROWN, Attorney at Law, MA YSVILLE, GA. Will do a general practice. Collecting specialty. y. D. LOCKHART, M. I). jjgyOFFtc ■ wkst of Public Square, HOMER, GA. [) R. \V 17. J A CKBO N, DENTIST, HARMONY GROVE GA All work guaranteed first class. Teeth ex tracted without pain. Office over Dates & Car son’s Jewelry Store. I)R. w. G. SHARP, DENTIST, MAYSVILLE, GA. E3r~Oflice with Dr. 11. C. Strickland. DAVID S. STARR, Attorney at law, HOMER, GA. Special attention given to all business. BACKffffl’KKr Hynds Company’s Big STORE FIT FINISH ANDFASHION are the three attributes of out this seasons CLOTHES. Two other features that MUSI recommend them are the high character of the CLOTHES from which you may select, an.l (lie astooi.hinglr LOW PRICES. : Small Boys'Stilts 980... .$1.98 $2 48 . ..$4.90 : : Youths Suits $2.98... $4.98 ...*5.98.. .$0,98 : : Men’s Suits $2.98.. ..$4.98. ...$7.48. ...$.98 Double the price would be rone too high for such vahlvs. OUR FALL SUITINGS ARE NOW OPEN Ft • ■ YOUR SELECTION Be one of the first callers and get the cream of this selection of beautiful goods. BAGGING AND TIES. 2 pound Jute Bagging, second hand, 50 yard rolls 5c vnrd Arrow Ties Whole $1.25 bu.‘ Patterns—6 yards Bagging and 6 Ties—37Jc pattern We sell second hand Bagging for the following reasons: Ist Because it answers every putnose anil is good as new 2nd Because we can save you 30 per cent, and to the state of Geor gia aloiis it would amount to the enormous sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars if every farmer would use it. 3rdjßecause it is our desire to aid in the war now being waged agaiast The Bagging Trust and the Tie Trust. We ask your help—for ’tis the fnnusr who is benefitted, ami whatever advances his interest ad vances ours. The People s Store and Trading Place. HYNDS CO. Big Store Gainesville, Ca. Great Reduction in Price Children Suits from cents up. Boy’s Suits worth at # I -75 Boy’s Suits worth $-.50 at $ I >75 Men’s Suits worth #5.00 *‘or #2.5° Men’s Suites worth #8 00 for s4*oo then’s Suits 12.50 at 7.* r >o SHOES AND HATS GOING AT THE SAME KATES. SAUL BROS., Marmonv Grove Ca. =r NORTHEASTERN R- R- OF GEORGIA BETWFEN ATHENS AND LULA SOUTHBOUND. NORTHBOUND 11 9 13 14 12 10 lriv D’lv SuOn N. E. U. R. STATIONS. SuOn D'ly D’lr K*Su ExBu Pas’r , a vf P MAM Lv Ar r M A M rM. 11 a* 8 4‘i 1130 Mayrtvilu 1* 854 #52 12 20 902 11 62 Harmony 713 838 815 12 51 917 1110 Ni.limson... * *>B 823 64# 105 925 12 15 Center G5O 815 625 TO 940 12 30 W Athens V 636 800 60# M r M P MAr Lv P M A M P M it. K. REAVES, State A(;eat. It. W. SIZER, Cbl.f Clark. Hasleton & Dozier t dAYTON St. ATHENS, GA DEALERS IN High Grade Pianos SMALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PICTURES, PICTURE FRAMING, ARTIST’S MATERIALS. We buy our instruments from first hands, give our own guarantee on the* nml can maki it to your interest to see us or write to us before you buy NO. 18. Organs -AND