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Banks County Gazette. VOL \1 A TEM I*F AM'E LIX Tl E, To My Youug Friends of Hanks County.—A Warning To You* Whiskey will lead you to e tern a ruin aud dissipation. It will break up your happy home—the home where you have once gathered around the family fireside with your brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers; where the h;q piest days of your lile worespenFathers, it will putyour c'lil dren out in the world ns beggars anil wfcOurse to be looked upon as tramps el our n Hive land. Think of this fath ers as you walk to the barroom; is your wife not at heme without a good meal in her house. Are year children not begging for bread. Oftentimes men have been seen wa'kiug into the saloon; their eyes were sunken, their lips parched, a little child standing by saying; ‘ Father, mother is siek at houie and sister is crying for bread.’ Young men, young men! Why not take warning and leave off the bar room. U will lend you down to death’s dark shade, and ruin your poor soul. You will then not dream the dream of your childhood and say. Just give me one more glass and I will drink no more.’ Boys, never take the first drink and you will never want the second It is always lho first step that leads to the end. If the first step is never made, you will never start in nothing but the name of God. Boys, he in dustrious. Lei, us make a step that will make honorable and industrious men. •If the older ones do net set a good example before us, let us set a good one before them. We have of ten [seen seen old men, wf b their heads whitening for the grav., under the influence of whiskey—K. A. C. A grocer in a country town advcr tines tliat any man win- takes two drinks of whiskey a day f,,r ol "' year at a cost of ten cents each, can Lave for that money at his ftorc 10 sacks of Hour, 2-20 wounds of gratut-1 Jilted sugar, 175 pounds of good j coffee, and eav: two dollars and fifty ci nts as a premium for making the exchange. K grain of common ;en < sole times weighs as much ■ msi entious scruple. Tho reputation ol a hie tune <an he thrown away in a moment, unless it’s a had one. Some men are born great, some nhieve greatness, and si.in* are not worth a continental. There is a l.de in the i.f.ai so! men which if not skidmilx dodged at the proper moment liowr.s th.im It is all very well to talk d.spar nginglv of the and tug'n er of Eve, but what’s the matter wi'h tile sons ol night? You should never tai* or a worn n when she lias diseoVi red that a line of c'.oan clothes h: s fa len irr.o tb< nu 1. There is a skeleton a 'ire id' ,; et oi every family, hut the thing has be collie so vert eur.twon licit tluee is BO use m iking any bones about it. Slireds and Patches' From Athens tin c. The heavy iarn IV dues lay night lett a big mud | udule in Broad street and some enterprising citizen posted a sign on its banks as follows: "No fishing allowel in this pond.” A reddish colored rabbit was shot by Mr. Parr and lie was so interested in the “stranger” that he brought it to town. It was smaller than the "i Id field” variety. Montgomery Folsorn is authority for the statement that a Western edi tor has become a victim of melancholia because he has not b en able to figure out what Adam and Eve hung up Christmas. Dr. Pries’s Cream Baking Poxvdet World’* Pair Jiigheit Medal-•>1 Diploma 1 Hopping the Question. If I could only call you mine, Sweet heart darling Hanoi; Meiliinks we might in course of time, Rid* out in a chariot. A chariot fixed up real nice, Similar to a cab—: Oh, wouldn't we cut quite a dash, Like ancient old Ammidab. You knew the traits which I require, Oh, satisfy my heart’s desire; And join the army of the Lord, And then you’ll surely get reward. I’ll sttek to you ns sure as fate, If you will only on me wait; And drive you in a chariot, My would he darling Ilariot. Selected. Charles Stratton, hotter known as Genera! Tom Thumb, was thirty-two inches high at twenty five years o age - Ills wife was thirty two inche high at twenty-one. Their child is Said to have been the most minute speck of humanity that probaly ever appeared on the earth. De Piles mentions a blind sculptor, who, guided by the sense of touch alone, made a marble statue of Charles 1 of England. It is singular, however, that this sculptor is not | mentioned, so far as known, by any I other writer, and the story may be I apocryphal. Nicholas Saiinderson, the blind i professor at Cambridge, was almost pretcrnaturally gibed in the sense of i touch - By faculty alone ho could | distinguish counterfeit from genuine metals and money, and c ould tail, by the grain, ©f what wood a table was made. James Thornburg, mention© 1 in English scientific publications early in this century, was one of a family of seven childien, each of whom had six fingers ou each hand and sir toes on each foot. It is staled that his mother and grandmother were simi larly endowed. Matthew Buckinger, a Henna - , who, many years ago, exhibited himself >n London, had neither arms nor legs, but nevertheless, managed to write ago id hand wry clear and round, by holding tlie |.ch betwian •lie : tump t f !i:s right arm uud his j chirk. Laura Biiilgernan was the in st iemarkable example of patience and tact requisite in ih education ol blind and deaf imr.es. It is said that, at the beginning of her mental training, ono lesson was given lu-i over 500 times before she finally comprehend.-d if Paderewski, it i, said, cm play froin memory over ;TOO cotnpoMtinnx He needs to read or play a co.-npo sition newt him oyly twice in onln !to memorize it, and frequently after ! reading it over, can sit down at the > , i ' ii ' r i-i refe’-ring t t o notes What A:l You? If vo;i have smhi. 'i <1 aiting pains Ito the joints or musclvs, and i. recurs \ every time von catch coM, an ! ap j.eais in n-wp! t es without !'" ‘vin ..iiv of the old ci;-. -, the best tki.’g to do is to sedd live dollars the Drumm "id Me licn<* Cos . New York, I for a bottle of Dr Drummond's | Lightning Remedy for I!h. uinatitm It will cure you- Be wise in time, and do not lit foul* 1 v/i'.h anythin" dse. If you have got tlie above vvmptoms you have got iflieiimatisin, hand if the drugget tells you the truth ihe will say Dr. Dra."wind's Remedy is the only known cure. Agent'- wan t'rd" DISEASES OF TJ!E SKIN. The intense itching and smarting i.an dv.t to eczema, tetter, salt-rheum, and other o’i-e-.rz s of l!ie shin is instantly allayed hy applying Chamberlain'* Eye and hkin Ointment. Many very had cases liavs Lifer r rtly cuied hy it. it it equally ■‘J'-'i nt for itching piles and a favorite rem edy for sore nipples; chapped hinds, chil daina, frost bites, and chronic sore eves, i or sale by druggists at 25 cents per box'. Try Dr. Cady’s Condition Pomlers, tin are just what a horse needs when in level eondi don. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge. PECULIAR n. jmbination, pro " portion ami preparation of ingredi ents,Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses great eurative value. You should TRY IT. HOMER. HANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA: JANUARY 21, 1897. Do Not Hinder Them. If the republicans give us better and easier times, says the Rome Tribune, wo ar* in favor of extend ing'to them every possible encour agement on that line. It does not j make so much difference whence comes the improvement or through what agency just so it conies. We 1 arc wilting to accept prosperity let it ! coincjfrom whatsoever souicc it may. We await its coming with happy anticipations for we know what it means for mir section- We do not join tn tl.e illiberal | sentiment of those partisans who would be glad to sic the republicans fail in their cffoits to nsior© pros perity simply because they are op posed to them politically. That amounts to damogoguory and we have no patience with demagogues* They have given the country too much trouble already. If the repub licans behave themselves decently toward us and inaugurate mere pros perous times, we are content. It is all nonsense to keep up a bitter and vindicative warfare of predjudice, spite and recrimination I after a party has * been defeated. If there is any good in the ropubli can piyty and any wisdom m its methods, let them develop. \Ye are in favor of anything that looks to tin common good to the country at large, regardless of all partisan prejudice or political acrimony. The country i in the midst of r great crisis, the greatest’ in many respects, in its history. It is the duty of all good citizens lo lay aside all differences ot opinion and go to work for com moil good. It will require the united efforts of the whole people to right the old ship of state and to steer her into a safe harbor. There is no time for sectionalism or partisan nonsense. \\ eightier matters command our ittenii hi than the mare wrangling and j iwering over political platforms and partisan creeds. The future wel fare of cur country demands our earn ext attention ami our most zeal ms efforts. We cannot afford to waste our time trying to figure up what might have been. What is and what is to bear th i questions that mo.t concern us at the opening of anew year in thu history of our government, blie republicans will enter into power alter March 4. We trust that i!u-\ will he able to steer clear of the break ers aim that the statesinen who will be in charge of public affairs at W. s’.i ington, may fee their w.iy clear to a general improve™ Hit in the condition of business. We hope that no hin dranee will be placed ia tlu-ir wav. If there is any good in the party let it come out and wo will accept any prosperity that they may bring u.-j* Many merchants arc well aware that their customers are their best friends and take pleasure in supply ini' them with the best <r- ods obtain able. As an instance we mention Perry & Camcnon, prominent drug gists of Flushing, Miehigan. They sav : “Wo sn\- no he nation in rec ommending Cliainlicrluin's Cough R tnedy to onr customers, ;i“ it is tJae best cough medicine we have ever sold, and always gives saUsfacti-m. lot* sale at 2-5 and 50 cents per bottle oy R. J. Tii imj-soa, Merchant, Horn e:, Ga All accounts due the Gazette for subscription and otherwise are paya hie to S. L. Cwx. Ali communications int-nded for publication should l >3 addressed to The Gazette, Homer; Ga. Call at the Gazette office and let us sell you anew top buggy at about ha! price. Everything due the GazUte is pay able to S. L. Cox. The ladies of Hanks county can patronize home industry and get a'.i kinds of patters for fancy work; such designs for Shames, Splashers, Lam unquin etc Write to JOHN 11. SELLERS, Ilorncr, Gn. Designs drawn on short notice. Bipans Tahules: best liver tonfe. A Mail Agent’s Experience. Louis D. Bronr.ecke, Wa ll i;llu. S' C., had Rheumatism for siftcen years, and during that time had never been free from pain. Hs tried the Hot Springs and Physicians without benefit, After t iking two bottles of Drummond’s Lightning Remedy lie wrote that he was free from pain, and able to take several long walks. II you want a cure send #5 to the Drummond Medicine Cos., Few York, and they will ship to your express address two large bottles —oue mtGth’s Deatini'iit. Agents wanted. Tito Cabbti<c Question.— l had a flue crop of ruta bagas, wh< i in September 1 noticed they bogau o wilt ami die. Upon ex amination I found a small fly or moth which laid the eggs on the ste ns of the plants, and when they hatched the worms or maggots ate their way down the stems of tlie plant.; to th > roots, eat ing them also, which of course killed the ruta-bagaa. I send one of I lie flies. Toll mo tho name, and a remedy for them. ANswr:it.—The cabbago maggot (An thomyia brassinoe) is the namo of tho pest which destroyed your rutabagas, They are a two-winged fly, and look something liko the common house fly. Tho eggs, as you mention, are laid on the stems of the plants, and soon hatch out small whitish maggots. These bur row down the ctems into the earth, and -hove ('cod on tho roots of the plants. In from SO to S-i days after h itching the m;tgg >ts pupate, and a few days there after appear as auuit Ihe-. There are throe or more broods each season. Many unsatisfactory remedies have boon sug gested for this iu.-e t. Perhaps the best is tho kerosine emulsion applied about the roots which kills the uiagg >t j. Dr. Riley has suggested tlio use of slacked lirno or ashes as u probable remedy.— State Agricultural Depart,moot. P otash is ?, necesstiry anil important ingredient of complete fer tilizers. Crops of all kinds require a properly balanced manure. The best Fertilizers contain a high percentage of Potash. All about Potash—the results of its use by actual ex peri men t on the best farms in the United States— is told in a little book which \vc publish and will gladly mad fice to any farmer in America who will write for it, GERMAN KALI WORKS, y > Nassau St., New York. The Year Round Some Medicines belong to one season and some to and her. DR. KING’S ROYAL GERMETUER ‘S IN SEASON ALL THE YEfifl ROUND. IIN THE SFFEING It purifies the blood, removes languor and depression, invigorates and exhila rates the whole aysteui. IN THS SUMMER It overcomes the relaxation and debility cams <1 by hot weather and corrects bowel troubles that a re so prevalent then. Besides, it makes tho most de lightful and refreshing drink. iin the: fall When malaria “rides on every passing breeze,” it is tho great preventive and tlio unfailing cure or troubles result ing from that cause. IN THE WINTER It is still needed for cm ing Colds, Grip, Catarrh, Rheumatism, and the ills that belong to cold seasons- It done thoso tliingrs, not in u feoble and uncortain vray, but with nesurod and triumphant power. Keep H in iho Hcuia at fill Timas. Sold by Druggists, now package, large botUc, 108 Doses, One Dollar. Manufactured only by THE ATLANTA CHEMICAL CO., ATLANTA, GA, I7rite for 48-Page Book, ilailed Free. '2*HF. BLOOiJ U the source c* u h aith. Take Hood’s Sarsaparilla to beep it pure and rich. Be sure to get UOOD’B GARBAPARILS.A. P- BOOO’D Sarsaparilla lias over and a fl over rg.hi proved by its cures, when nil otner preparations failed, tliai it in ti.a One True BLOOD I’uritler FOR— L ii WILL BE A - l - V-.- • ... AND PIW P APfc,|| j't,it*..:. ;•*.£.%. ' j #4 * *i* c v KJ 4J# Jib "} 5 bi# :.; hi,MB US FOR ?T AND ma m st Hon. W. J. Bryan’s Book LL who are interested in furthering the sale of Hon. W. J. Bryan s new book should correspond im mediately with the publishers. The work will contain An account cf hE? campaign tour . . . Hjs biography, written by his wife . . •A f f'vO f xx -mi v.-hw •. MmrjMuo. -.rirwy L. v>.xm l?-. ? • '•••'■' The results c-f G-io campaign cf 8896. ; f A review of tise politica! situation . . *ll* ■■■■ Ml HIM ■ iiiMMiaiiCßiKjarxrKn-.t^. wr,t. i v ns. —■ -i -n ibibum ,i AGENTS WANTED <£• Mr. Bryan has announced his intention of devoting one-half of all royalties to furthering the cause of bimetallism. 7 here are already indications of an enor mous sale. Address W. B. CONKUY COMPANY, Publishers, ; 341-351 Dearborn SI....CHICAGO. lA/t6£sr™/fo&C<MfwrAoG6rfic7Vfr on£mim l ifore/v* Ovm SQOD3 AMI n/£ Our Pftfces the lowest Avgeif NO. 37. YY