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NOTES' OF TEAVEL. NORTHENT ON RAILROADS. Ex-Governor W. J. Northen in a recerft issue of the Manufac turer’s Record has a timely article on the people and railroad?. He has been eDgagect, since his retirement from-the office of Gov ernor, in promoting the interests of the South and securing an ex cellent class of immigrants from the North and West. He says in the article referred to that “as the South has been for so many years almost exclusively agricultural, and the people have worked so long upon a single idea, prejudice has crept into the minds of a large number of men against cor porations ; they have come to be lieve that corporations are formed lor the purpose of stealing from Mr. W. B.. Staton of Dip, was in the city this week. Be is a prosperous farmer, and does most of his business with Gainesville merchants. He stated that the lumber which was. to have been used in enlarging and improving Concord church was burned last week, and the work is temporarily stopped. However, it is only for a short time as the good people of the community are “going ahead and will have more Inmber on the grounds in the course of a few days. The church is one of- the Editob Cracker: I have been away from home for a week but it seems months.. I have been through some of the finest farming sections Of the State; have seen some of the most prosperous* mind and Watch the Georgia Cracker I It is the one.disease that physicians can not cure;, their mercurial and potash remedies only bottle up the poison in the system, to surely break forth in a more virulent form, resulting in a total wreck of the system. Mr. Frank B. Martin, a prominent jeweler at 926 Pensylvania Ave., Wash- ington,D.C.,says: ; v I -was for a long Tk time under treat |||§^ 1 ment of two of the ^ est physi- people of Georgia, but my heart grow tired of the broad- acres, the fertile fields, the beautiful country homes that I find here, and long for the “Hills of Hall.” ... Last'Sunday night I reached Millen in Burke county, by private convey ance. I had been on a country trip and had not had aline from home since leaving, having directed my letters sent to Savannah. * Beaching the Mil- len hotel I bought a paper, went up to my room and retired to read the Macon Telegraph. In a few moments I was startled and shocked to read that my brother-in-law, Mr. F. W- Glover, had died at my home m Gainesville on Fri day before and was buried in Macon Sunday afternoon at four o’clock, six hours before I even knew of his serious home we all McKinley is trying awful hard not to fish. ============== The cotton market in Gaines ville will soon be booming. Tt.is.dhe you and a pleasure to me to recommend your Tetter- Truly, it is an infallible remedy and cure for tetter. My wife oeen annoyed by same for about twelve years, and afte^ttgfp^ Fetterihe for five davsit disappeared entirely, to her great relief is ready to sing your praise, and I am prepared to contribute fold dollar in erecting a monument to your name.” Yours, etc., A. M. HAYGOOD, Evelyn, Ga Cubans should not rejoice over the assassination of Canovas. Campmeeting commenced at Mossv Creek camp-ground Wednesday . and will continue through Sunday. Large crowds have been in attendance and every bod/m having- a good time. Per haps Mossy creek campmeeting is more largely atended than any other in the jeaififiy 'It is said that while it is in progress each year if you want to see anybody in that section of the county you’ve got to go to the camp-ground to find them. The people of that com munity are hospitable and - kind, and ibis accounts largely for the pleasure had by thoge who attend Mossy Creek campmeeting. The Cracker is for G&ime^ville first, last and all the time. Candler for Governor would mean 80,000 Democratic majority. IT CURES ECZEMA AND ALL SKIN DISEASES. If yon are afflicted, swap 50 cents for a box. It will be the best trade of your life. At all Drug Stores, or by mail Upon receipt of 50 cents in cash or stamps. X T. SHUPTRINE, Savannah, Ga. For sale in Gainesville by Dr. E. E. Dixon & Co., M. C. Brown & Co. Richards Drug Co. T Seth Low has announced as a candidate for mayor of Greater New York. almost eaten away, so that for three months I was unable to taste any solid food. My hair was coming out rapidly, and I was in a horrible fix. I had tried various treatments, and was nearly dis couraged, when a friend recommended S.S.S. After T - had taken four bottles, I began to get better, and when I had finished eighteen bottles, I was cured sound and well, my skin was without a blemish, and I have had no return of the disease. S.S.S.saved me from a life of misery.” S.S.S. (guaranteed purely vegetable) will cure any case of blood poison. Books on thedisease illness. When I left thought him better and it was a,great shock to me to learn that he, whom we all loved so much, was dead and that my family had been called upon to pass through this' great sorrow in my absence. Since. reaching Statesboro, my mail has been sent me from Savan nah, and letters from the family tell me of the exceeding kindness shown them by Gainesville friends. To one and all I say, “God bless you,” and rest assured that all your kindness and sympathy is appreciated. There are no nobler .or. better people than the citizens of our dear little‘city. For twelv% years my lot has been cast among them in times of doubt and trouble, when obstacles too great to be seemed to confront me, I General Weyler is congratulat ing himself that he haa not been assassinated. Tybee has, during the past week, been full—of Hoo Hoos and Hayseeds. Mr. John L. Hutchinson of Flowery. Branch, was in Gainesville this week. He comes up this way occasionally and always finds a hearty welcome await ing him. Mr. Hutchinson is engaged at present in erecting a handsome new residence at Flowery Branch, and will have it completed in a few weeks-. He says the prosperous little town in which he lives is forging ahead, and while it is making no great fuss about it, improvements are gradually being made. \ ' I Gainesville is a good town now, but it’s citizens will make it a better town. Mr. E. P. Epperson, who is interested in mining interests, is also the proud possessor of a most beautiful piece of horse flesh. This animal is a black saddle horse, and a prettier and nicer •looking one never worked under a saddle. His limbs are. supple, he has a fast running walk, and he travels Three hundred dollars in, Gainesville, Ga Less politics and more real gen uine hard work will be best foi the people. FIVE SUNDAY SCHOOLS overcome have found kind, sympathetic friends whose counsel and aid have enabled me to overcome many trials and diffi culties. Mr. Glover was a true-hearted, Christian man, and I wish our people had known more of him. - He was a kind, affectionate father, a noble eiti-' zen, a pillar in the church, an earnest- follower of our Savior. We mourn his loss, but know that he has gone to a better and happier World. I wish that every farmer in Georgia could visit a community in which I have been for the past two or three days. Such magnificent farms, such beautiful homes, such cultured people I have never seen in any other com munity as I met at Halcyondale, a little village on the Central railroad in Screven county. Halcyondale itself is but the smallest village, only two or three stores and a post-office, but I hud had some correspondence with Mr. H. C. - Evans, who lives five miles from the station, and upon leaving the train, drove immediately to his home. Mr. Evans is a prosperous farmer in every sense of the word. His home is beautifully built, handsomely furnished and inhabited by one of the most cul tured and intelligent families that it has ever been my pleasure to meet. Before dinner he showed me to my room, and on the table I found hand some copies of Shakespeare, Scott, Dickens, Stephen’s war between the States, and kindred books. After din ner, which was such an one as only his mother, Mrs. Dasher, could prepare, we went into the parlor where his daughter, Miss Ola, entertained me with some elegant music, and his son Walker, who will graduate at Mercer next year, engaged me in pleasant con versation. There is not a more re fined, elegant home in any city in Geor gia than this country place, six-miles from a railroad, and I wondered why any man should want to leave the farm when it is possible to make farm life so delightful. Later in the afternoon Mr. Evans drove me through the country to sec other parties who had daughters to educate. Everywhere I found large, beautiful homes, well furnished, with intelligent parents, and boys and girls who are attending our best colleges. I went into half dozen homes and in every one I found an upright piano, a parlor with brussels carpet and hooks and papers' in abundance. I learned that every farmer raised his own corn and meat; - nobody was in debt, and while—so they said—no one was rich, all were' happy, contented and illus trating the possibilities of the Georgia farmer. Mr. Evans saidthat in this community they have an agricultural ciub vf hich has been meeting once a month for ten years. One. day in each month they assemble at the home of one of tl^feir number, give results of ex- ■ periments which they have made in certain lines of farming, discuss ques tions pertaining to agriculture, have music, readings, etc., and end the day with an old time Scriven county din ner. I have Jobbers and Retailers of Staple and Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables, ^^-CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.- The Georgia Cracker and Gainesville are two things that go well together. Mr. H. A. Terrell sent three large watermelons to the agent of the South ern Express Company at Murphy, N. C., Monday. They were Hall county melons, and the three weighed 140 pounds. He was with the agent at Murphy last week and they had a great time together. When he returned to right along, cold cash would hardly buy the animal. On last Saturday, August 7th, Hope- well, Mount Vernon, Cooi Spring, St. PauTand Yellow Creek Sunday schools gathered themselves together at Yellow Creek campground to enjoy their first annual celebration, and although the skies were covered with threatening clouds,-more than seven hundred people had assembled by ten o’clock./ yAt this time Hon. W. P. Price of Dah- lonega, was introduced by Mr. Benja min G. Parks, chairman of the occas ion. Col. Price spoke in a very com prehensive manner, and for one hour held the vast audience charmed with a striking and eloquent address. He never grows weary in this great work. He is sixty-two years old and has been a member of the Sunday school for fifty-eight years. Would that Georgia had many more such men. After this Prof. J. S. Stewart was in troduced as president of the North Georgia Agricultural College at Dah- lonega. His address was eloquent, yet plain and practical. He urged the young •men and women to rise to a grander and nobler conception of the possibilities of their lives,' and to learn to see the beauty bf noble Christian character. Prof. Stewart is one of those bright gems that glitter in the diadem of Georgia’s most prominent educators, and with him at the head of this noble institution, we can*hut pre dict that it is at the dawn of a most prosperous era of its history. It was next announced that dinner would be served, near by, and a big dinner it was. Turkey, chicken, beef, roast, pig, slaws-, pickles, jellies, sal ads, and all sorts of cake, from the reg ular old fashioned pound-cake through the entire list to the delicate “lady finger” and “angel food.” Certain it is that there are no hard times around Yellow Creek, and for first-class taste and judgment in preparing an elegant dinner, I will put the ladies of tfiis community against the world. In the afternoon at one o’clock the people re-assembled at the arbor and were cheerfully entertained for two hours by songs, recitations and decla mations by the representatives from the different Sunday schools. At three o’clock Prof. J. O. Adams of Hampton, Mrs. J. W. Hargrove Dead. Mrs. J. W. Hargrove, who has been [ quite sick for some time, died at her home in this city yesterday afternoon at- 1 o’clock. She wag a consistent member of the Methodist church. She leaves a husband and several children to mourn her death. She will he buried today in 'Alta Vista cemetery. Funeral services will be. conducted by Rev. J. M. Whjte from the residence at 10:30 o’clock this The friends of the family It is not the nigger in the wood- pile anymore, bnt the nigger in the post-office. STEAM! STEAM ! I have a 20-horse Boiler and 15-horse power Engine at a bar gain for cash, or will take lumber Yon can see it at Visitors are always favorably impressed with Gainesville. It’s a good town. - . some hne mountain trout. Mr.'Terr ell expects to receive them in a few days, and of course is getting himself in shape for a great feast. in the trade, work at my factory. All in tip top working order. X. T. Hargrove. I have a lot of second-hand wheels that have been used for rental purpose*', to close out cheap for cash. Wai Summer. Lynchers are taking a rest in Georgia. It’s time they were stop ping for good. morning, are invited to attend. §tate, is going through all the old rec ords and compiling a list of the Georgia soldiers who fought in the revolution ary war. “There is a record of the commission of all the officers,” said CoL Candler in an interview, “but the only way to,get at the commissions of the private- soldiers is by going to the old land grant which contains a brief j record of their services for their coun try. I think a record should be made and the names of they Georgia privates embodied in permanent form.” Good crops are not due to the Republican administration, but Hanna will probably say so. JOHNSON & DORSEY, Advertise your town by talking about it. Gainesville is one of the best little cities in Georgia. Dr. O. Henley Snider, of Atlan ta, Ga., has successfully treated various chronic diseases, in al parts of the country by mail and chief executive of the state, and if he could be induced to run there is not a doubt that the old time 80- 000 majorities would be piled up once more. He is a man whom the people love and respect, and with him at the head of the Democratic tick et, there would be fewer Populist votes polled than at any time since the formation of the party. Allen D. Candler is the man above all others to lead the Demo cratic hosts to the greatest vic tory within the history of the par ty. With him as a leader all breaches will heal, and all differ ences will be forgotten. Hjs record in private and pub lic life is untarnished and unsul lied. He has. always shown him self to be a true man, and the -people have honored themselves in honoring him. Allen D. Candler is the man the people want for their next Gov ernor. express for the past fifteen years. He treats Old Sores, Dropsy, Fits, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, The man who attends to his business the closest says less about hard times thap. the man who neg lects it. Over 1st National bank. “The Artistic Tailor. Large line to select from. . patterns in stock. Rheumatism, Blood Poison, Pri vate troubles and Female Com plaints, guaranteeing a cure in every case undertaken'. Treaty ment furnished at $5 per month Dr. Snider speedily removes can- Cbrs, “roots and all” There is one gentleman in this town who Las sworn eternal vengeance on the entire tribe of felines—that man is Prof. Charles J. Wallace. He cannot hear the looks of a cat. They worry and kill his chickens, and the Professor cares , more about the welfare of the inhabitants of his hen roost than he does for the sly and cunning cat. Not many nights since he was aronsed early by cackling fowls, and on investigat ing the matteir found that the disturb ance was caused by the presence of a sleek and fat Thomas eat. It was just light enough to see, and the Professor went in search of his trusty rifle. He is an excellent. shot, and never misses his aim. The crack of the rifle sounded out on the still air, qnd at the present writing the animal target at which he I aimed is resting on the other shore. When Professor Wallace was a younger man, nothing delighted him so much as a good, jolly hunt in the woods forj game, and he still enjoys the sport. It is to be hoped that some who went to Klondike will not recover from the fever—Lord Beresford, for instance. by modern, thont knife or caustics, and at a cost of only $10.00. Opium and Morphine _habits speedily and permanently cured. Hundreds of testimonials. Ex plain your case and save a long and biliousness. Please buy and tty a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10,25,50 cents. Bold and Indications are that the farm ers will gather a bountiful har vest. They feel thankful that it is well with them. sickness. Everything confidential, Enclose stamp. 0. HENLEY SNIDER. A. M. M. D. Ph. D., . Atlanta, Georgia. New enterprises for Gainesville are on foot. They are bound to materialize, and the Queen City is moving forward. f " PRESIDENTIAL FADS. Our National Executives Have AH Had XlTeir Hobbies. Every president since the time of, Washington has had some particular pet amusement. ~ / As every one knows, George Washing ton was a great sportsman. His greatest pleasure was in following the hounds, mounted on a tiptop hunter. He was an athlete in his yonth and his love of out-, door life continued to the day of-his How Grandfather lighted His Candle. " Nowadays when you want a light in the evening all yon have to do is to torn a little peg, and the electric damp be gins to gl»w. Gas and oil lamps are on ly a little more trouble. Bnt it was very different 100 years ago. The lighting'of a candle was a complicated process and took a good deal of time and skill. First, there was the tinder box. Prob ably yon have heard of a' house burning The farmers throughout the section surrounding Gainesville find this an excellent market for their produce. introduced and made one of the ablest speeches of his life. Yn diction, it was a gem; in logic, strong; and in eloquence, striking.-- He is an ambitious young man, and his genius sparkles in the priceless princi ples that lie embedded in the matchless morals of the man. ’ He contemplates NOTES FROM PENDERGRASS. Mieses Nellie Getzen and Lula Appleby, two of our expert lady cyclists, made a trip to Jefferson on their wheels Tuesday afternoon. They were accompanied by Messrs. Weldon Stark and Eugene White- head. • Miss Alma Thurmond, an ac-, complished young lady of Har mony Grove,, returned home Sat urday after a two week’s visit with death. When he was president, his chief diversion. was horseback riding. He was fond of dancing, too, and regu larly attended the assemblies in the long zoom in the City tavern at Alexan dria, says the Washington Post. \ Thomas Jefferson sought relief from the cares of state in his love for music. He was a clever perf ormer on the violin and whiled away many hours sawing The Georgia Gracker has adopt ed the Georgia Female Seminary as its pet. This is a Yery pretty pet.—Savannah Press. .“like tinder, ” bnt do you know what tinder really is? Our grandfathers made it by lighting a piece of cotton cloth at the fireplace and. allowing it to char. This was placed in a shallow, round tin box, something like the box now used for shoe blacking.- Matches were made by splitting thiri Judging from the number of chickens brought to Gainesville every week it is presumed they are not suffering from the Klon dike fever. „ VOW pieces of wood into many pieces and ty ing them together in round bundles. Then when the brimstone, the old name for sulphur, was broken up and melted both ends of these bundles oYsticks were dipped into it Thus old fashioned matches were burned at both ends. In lighting a lamp or candle the tin- derbox was opened, then the flint and steel struck together, dropping a spark on the tinder, into which one end of a match was put as quickly as possible and the candle lighted. This done, the cover was shut down on the tinderbox to smother the lighted tinder and to save it. The matchjfas also extinguish ed at once, to .use the. good end next time.’ And by the time the candle was light ed supper was ready.’ Weren’t those slow old days?—Chicago Record. and some of his happiest moments were those spent in trying to evolve some la bor saving device. - President Tyler had a deep and abid ing love for the. good American game of poker. Surrounded by a few chnms, he spent many pleasant evenings draw ing to bobtail flushes, filling 'against four aces and hoisting the fnH houses, Muffing on deuces^.bucking ante. The stakes were invariably small, but his tory says that he was a bad loser. “** Andrew Jackson was passionately frmrl a# 2.2 *» V - T NEW MANAGEMENT. It looks dark for Perry, the murderer of Bqley Lanier. The date of his execution is next Wed nesday. Only executive clemency "•an save him. H. M. O’Neal, Prop’r. I have been all over Georgia, seen as fine lands elsewhere. I have ! seen as good people elsewhere, but I have never seen so many happy homes, r so many educated, refined people in so small an area anywhere in our State as j I found here in Scriven. Their church inn model, the burying ground is well ■, kept and nearly every grave has a ; monument or slab; their school building is the best in this section and supplied with the latest improved school furn- iture. . I have merely given you,a brief out- . line of what I saw here. It was all an inspiration to me. If all homes were made as pleasant and attractive as those I visited there would be no desire . on the part of young people to leave the farms and go to the already over crowded cities. This, Bulloch county, is filled with just such home's and pro- , gressive people. I might say some thing of their air and water as com pared with that which God has given 1 us, bnt I must be “up and doing” for the Seminary. I am exceedingly anx ious to get home again. - Hurriedly, A. W. Van Hoose. Statesboro, Ga., Aug. 11, ’97. All day singing and a general gpod time was the program at Pleasant Hill Sunday,- and Gainesville was well rep-* resented. A ’bus load of happy song* sters,attended, and most every knrnqdt in the livery stables was jhired, while NEW STREET RAILWAY. Those Gainesville merchants who want to reach buyers in this section can place their wares at the doors of these people by adver tising in the Georgia Cracker. Mr. John M. Oliver is at the head of % company that has applied for a charter for the Queen City Street Rail way Company. It is proposed to build and equip a street railroad twenty miles in length. There is plenty of money back of the enterprise, and if a franchise is granted by the city council, work will begin within sixty days after the char ter is granted. Whether the cars will be propelled by steam or electricity has not yet been fully determined. Mr. Oliyer wheelmen turned out in full force. It was a fine day for riding or driving- cool and bracing'—and many a fellow treated bis best girl to a buggy ride. Everybody enjoyed the occasion, and a grand time was experienced all ’round. I - When yon see an advertisement in The Georgia Cracker yon may know the advertiser; is perfectly reliable. This paper will have no other kind of business. Why the Irishman ymx. There was once an Irishman who sought employment as a diver, bringing with him bis native enthusiasm and a certain amount of experience. Although he had never been beneath the water he bad crossed an ocean of one variety and swallowed nearly an ocean of another. But he had the Hibernian smile, which is convincing, and the firm chanced to need a new man. And on the following Monday morning Pat hid his smile in a diving helmet. Now, the job upon which the crew to which Pat had attached himself was working was in comparatively shallow water, and Pat was provided with a pick and told to use it on a ledge below in the maimer with which he was fa miliar. Down he went with his pick, and for about 15 minutes nothing was heard from him. Then came a strong, deter mined, deliberate pull on the signal rope, indicating that Pat had a very de cided wish to come to the top. The as sistants pnlled him to the raft and re moved his helmet. * ‘Take aff the rist av it, ” said Pat. “Take off the rest of it?” Yis, ” said Pat. “Oi’ll worrik no longer on a domn job phere Oi can’t spit on me .bands. ’’—Boston Budget Many of the wheelmen of the city took a spin together Sunday afternoon, They took -in the town, and a large portion of the country. The Queen In the Sixth district it is proba ble that Judge Marcus W. Beck will enter the race for Congress against Hon. C. L. Bartlett. It will be a lively tilt if he does come in. ital Work. He#k best Tooth and ’reparations. ' \ : : Georg*. of these. Accidents will happen in almost any undertaking, and such was the case with this union spin. Mr. Dave White, one of the best looking members of the crowd, lied the mis fortune to run into agate, which had been carelessly left open on Broad street. He was thrown from his wheel and his hand was injured, but the affair did not.result very seriously, and he is still in the ring and not dis figured io count. Mr. W. H. Summer, one of the heaviest riders, ran over an old curry comb in the road,- and Ms tire was badly punctured. Mr. George R. Walker, who is an excellent rider, received a puncture out from town about three miles, and the wheel had to ride home at the expense of its owner. Notwithstanding the accidents he crowd had a pleasant ride. W. GUNTHER. Bucklen’s Arnica Salv e, . The best salve in the World for Cuts, Bruises, Sores,'Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil blains. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay re- q uired. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per dox. For sale by M. C. Brown & Co. Governor Atkinson and the teachers, of Georgia differ on the question of state uniformity in school books. The teachers are almost without exception opposed to the Governor’s plan. . lipllpll-,- =- ~ ; •' — T ■ The State Agricultural Society has been in session at Tybee this week, and has been largely attend ed. It is said that some of the ^City Rot For Sale. Two acres, 360 feet front,on Candler reet, near Green street. Fine loca- on for a home with a -garden and ■chard, about seven minutes walk from publi.c square. Enquire of C. A. Dozier, real estate agent.