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GEORGIA CRACKER. A blind man, a deaf man and two oneranned men visited Gainesville one day not long- ago, comprising a com pany of only two men. The blind man had only a left arm, and the deaf man had only a right arm. Between the two there was both a left and right arm. The blind man minus the right hand used the wrong hand—the left hand—to pick a banjo* with whieh to gether with a harp fastened by the aid of a stout wire'around his head, he man aged to make very good music, picking the banjo strings with the fingers oil his left hand and keeping time with musie dn'the harp._ The effectr-prodnced on the hy-standersabout the street corners where he played was striking, Little; darkies peered at him in utter amaze-; ment, deeming the performer a won derful genius. A person does not khow. what they can do till necessity to pro cure a livelihood presses them to ac tion. This man makes his bread in this way, and the deaf one-armed man begs and collects the money with his right hand to' purchase bread for both. The two travel together about the country and toil as one. Gainesville public schools opened Monday with a most excellent showing. All the teachers of the several grades promptly responded to roll call, and were ready to enter upon the re sponsible duty of training the young minds of the pupils. Opening exercises were held by the superinten dent, "Prof. J. W. Marion, and music was' rendered on the organ that has Mr. Henry Roth, of 1848 South 9th Street, St. Louis, was given the usual mercurial treatment for contagious blood poison. He was twice pronounc ed cured, but the disease relumed each time, he was seized with rheumatic pains, and red lumps and sores cov- ered his body. ment I receiv- ed, the worse I JnH A New Y^>rk “ J jgPSte* he could cure treatment did whatever. I wasTstiff and full of pains, my left arm was useless so that I was unable to do even the lightest work. This was my condition when I began to take S. S. S., and a few bottles convinced me that I was being benefftted. I continued the i medicine, and one dozen bottles cured me sound and well.. My system was under the effects of mercury, and I would soon have been a complete'; wreck but for S. S. S.” S. S. S., (guaranteed purely vegetable) is the only cure — for real blood dis- eases. The mer- curial treatment of the doctors ai- ways does more harm than good. Beware of mercury! Books on the disease and its treat* ment mailed free to any address by LIVE, LOCAL NEWS Is what you want. Spicy, * interesting reading is what vou're after.' “It is due you and a pleasure to mo to recommend your Tetter ine. -Truly, it is an infallible .remedy and cure for tetter. My wif ( has been annoyed by same for about twelve years, and after using the Tetterine for five djiys it disappeared entirely, to her great relief She is ready to siug your praise, and I am prepared to contribute my gold dollar in erecting a monument to your name.” Yours, etc.p.^-c A. M. HAYGOOD, Evelyn. Ga THE GEORGIA CRACKER Is the.livest' local paper pub lished in Gainesville. Read it, and keep posted. - Three hundred and sixty pupils .pre sented themselves for enrollment the first day, and more are coming in each morning since; This makes a good showing. A Profitable Investment. An advertisement in The Cracker is a profitable invest ment, We work for our ad vertisers—-they get good re sults. Contract for space. ‘ Prof. Marion is well pieased over the beginning,, and thinks that this term will be a successful one to all con cerned. - There is no reason why . it should Hot he. The board of education is-td be con gratulated on 'securing the services of Prof. Marion another term. He has proven. himself a capable ’man, well fitted for the position he occupies. In IT CURES ECZEMA AND ALL SKIN DISEASES. [ If you are afflicted, swap". 50 cents for a box. It will be the best £rkde of your life. ! At all Drug Stiwes^or by inail Upon receipt of 00 cents in cash or stamps. J.* T. SHUPTRINE, SavannaH r Ga; For sale in Gainesville by Dr. E. E. Dixon & Co., M. C. Brown & CRACKER ADS ALWAYS PAY, BULLING THE COTTON MARKET. Within a few days there has appeared in. the leading newspa pers of the country, says the Sa vannah Press, the following 1 ad vertisement, in big type: “Buy cotton and hold it; it is the only cheap thing left.” For two days this advertisement was planted. Everybody in Wall street noticed it and wondered that it had no brokerage firm’s name attached to it. It simply stood for itself. It was, on the face of it, a bit of altruistic ad vice anonymously advanced. In the course of a day or two Wall street men found out that the peculiar advertisement had ap peared in all the leading news papers of the country from Maine to Texas and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The cost must have been between $25,000 and $30,000. A local advertising firm the institute work tips summer he gave satisfaction and made for - himself a good name as a main well' qualified for the work he has chosen. As a diseip- Willis Kilgo is the name of a colored man who has worked on the streets of Gainesville for a space of; sixteen years on a stretch, and without missing very .many work days. Warren Butler has been in; for eleven consecutive years. They are both good workmen, and Street Overseer Ebprhart states that he can rely upon them to-do what is to be done. If they keep up their present reputation, and the city needs and uses them'if will not be a great while before they will be old enough and have worked long enough to be worthy of a pension. • WHERE TO WORSHIP. Two other colored men 'of promi nence who toil on the public thorough fares of Gainesville are Frank Aker, whose nick name is “Bow-legs” fox FIBST BAPTIST. Regular services to-inorrow morn ing at the Baptist church: Sun day-school at 9:30 a. m., Prof. A. W. Van Hoose, superintendent. Prayer meeting at 8 o'clock Wednesday even ing. Young People’s Union Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock, Mr. G. G. Byers, president. . FIBST METHODIST. Col. Henry H. Perry will preach at the 11 o'clock service to-morrow. Rey. W, L Colley will preach at 8:30 p. mJ Epworth League services will be held' at. 5 o’clock. i -MV it TIE STREET METHODIST. To-morrow being the regular time I for preaching services the pastor; Rev.! W. L. Colley, will preach. Services are held every second and fourth Sunday. Protracted services will begin-soon. . j BAPTIST t?NION. I The young people of the Baptist church who have been meeting togeth- er in a“union” capacity, have changed the time of their services from Monday 'evening to Sunday afternoon. They will meet to-morrow at 5 o’clock p. m., at the First Baptist church. EPISCOPAL. . Regular- services will be held at the Episcopal church to-morrow at 11 o clock. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. CHESTNUT STREET BAPTIST. 0 . No preaching to-morrow. Regular] services every first and third Sundays.'! Sunday sehool at 8:30 a. m. I PRESBYTERIAN. j The pastor will preach at the Presby terian church to-morrow morning. No j evening service. Sunday school at 9:30 a. in., and prayer service on Wednesday I evening at 8:30 o’clock. • MISSION SUNDAY SCHOOLS. . J The Sunday schools at the East-side j and Oak street mission chapels will be held to-morrow afternoon at 3.*30M o’clock. - J BAPTIST MISSION CHAPEL. Revival services have been in pro-1 gress during this week. The meeting j will continue. I LANDS DISPOSED OF. -Combined in the naaiiufaeture of onr vehicles. Onr jobs are NEAT, our STYLES are the latest, our WORK fe DURA BLE and our PRICES are LOW ... If yojtt; need repairing done, remember how weH we pleased you before. Extra orders and diffioul t jobs receive immediate attention. Tuesday was legal sale day, and lots of property was auctioned off ^before the court house steps to the highest bidder. *?!. The house and lot on College avenue, known as the J. T. Hargrove home place was sold to T)r.' J. T. Curtis, as the property of Mi*. George P. Boone. ners in the firm declare that they do not know whence the advertise ment came or what its purpose may be. All was conducted with the greatest secrecy they say. On Wall street the general impression obtains that the advertisement is designed to bull cotton. If this is true we are glad of it. The cot ton market ought to be boomed. j Thomas Harmon, formerly of the Httnnieutt &.Bellingrath Co., Plum bers and Steam Fitters of Atlanta, can now be found at F. L. Comer & Cq.’s. Towery & Harmon. “It would be an excellent good scheme if the Southern railway could see fit to put up a freight depot on some central site up near the public square. The lot on the corner of Broad and Bradford streets, just below the express office, would be a good place.- If this was done it would probably save money for the merchants and would look like business. The freight for this place could just be hauled up and emptied and the time it would take for- the merchants to get their goods in the stores would be much quicker, and possibly they would like it. It would not cost a great deal. ,• A track could be plaeed very cheaply, I think I will move that this be done.” Thus spoke- a Gainesville gentleman the other day, addressing a number of other gentle men standing in a group. We don’t know whether or not his motion was seconded,tand we do not know whether or not the Southern Railway "^Company will take note of his idea, The lot is 90x300 feet in size, and the . price for same was $815.. A lqtouton Oak street, with small house, containing half an acre - of land was sold as property of Mr. George P, Boone, to Dr. J. T. Gnrtis fcKr'$300. A tract of land known as the “Frost’’ tract situated in this county about lour miles south of Gainesville was sold ag property of Mr. A.B. ,C. Dorsey. M r W. D. Griffith, recei ver of Building and Loan Association of Athena, bought the land for §055. -fj;. - A two-acre lot of land belonging to Mr. Patterson Brooks was sold to Mr. James A. Blackstock fov the" sum of $25. ' Mr. H. H. Cooper, as administrator of Mrs. Luvina Cooper,; deceased, dis posed of a tract of land containing seventy-five acres, and lying in Mor gan’s district, Hall county, ft is a good farm place, containing pastures A- Contrary Flag. If ever there was anything in the world t^at went by contraries, it is the Chinese flag. It will be recalled that it is-one of the gayest of national stand ards. The body of the banner is of a pale yellow. In the upper left hand comer is a small red sun, and looking at it is a fierce Chinese dragon. About 1,000 years ago, so the story runs, the Chinese made war upon the Japanese. They prepared for a great invasion. As a prophecy of victory they adopted a standard which is that of. the' present time.' -They took the sun .of Japan and made. it very small. This' they put in Wholesale and Retail MADLDINSMILLS. Mr. G. W. Hammond and Miss Matilda Mauldin were married last Sunday evening, Rev. R. F. Sloan officiating. May their pathway be strewn With the brightest of flowers. Mr. Louis C. Fraser is lying. at the point of d^ath. He has been a sufferer |or a long time. The union meeting at Union The Gainesville Transfer- Com pany issues the following tick ets, which will be sold at the rate of 28 tick ets for $1.00. . 5 cents fare tc Belle trains, both morning a n d evening^ until further notice. front of the dragon’s mouth to express the idea that the Chinese dragon would devour the Japanese.. It happened, how- ever, that the Chinese fleet* conveying an army of 100,000 men, was wrecked on its way to Japan by a great storm, l and all but three of the 100,000 perish ed. The result of the last war has not: been any more- convincing than the first that the-Sphinese flag has been correctly conceived. —Pittsburg Dispatch.. j Good QiAjom Gnrlmes To any point in city limits, including New Holland: and-Gower. Gainesviller Transfer* Co. with running water, about half the lot in cultivation and a lot of forestland, and was sold -to . Mr. J. L Bell for $342:50. The property was sold to ben efit the heirs of Mrs. Cooper, and the money “received will be divided be tween them. GILLSVILLE. Mr. Felix House is building a new gin bouse. Prof. N. A. Moss, who has been teaching in the Flowery Branch schools for the past term, will take charge of the. Gillsville High School this fall.. The school How’s This? We offer. One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can. not be dured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. . .. F. J. CH^skkyGo, Toledo, O. : We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the.- last 15 years, and believe him .perfectly' honorable .in all’ business transactions, and financially able to carry Out any obligations made by their firgi f-. ; “ West & Tbit Ax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Waldin©, Kinnan ^Mar vin, Toledo,©. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces: of the system Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. Hall’s; Family Pills, are the best. ABOUT The Board, of Education Meets and Attends to Business. The county board of education met in regular session in the school com missioner’s office last Tuesday for. the : purpose of discussing school matters. Those gentlemen who constitute 3 the .board are: Messrs. J. B. Estes, chair man; I. F. Duncan, J. R. Mason, D. T. Quillian and W. A. Crow. The follow ing is a report of the business trans acted by this bodyn Gainesville, Ga., Sept. 7, 1897. New Shoe Shop, Mr. D. D. Simpson has opened up a shoe shop in the rear of the store-room of Mr. Taylor, third door below post- office. He is prepared to do satisfac tory work, making and repairing shoes, at reasonable prices. See him; good teacher* here no doubt. . Tie Straggling Young Autnor. “I have always read, and alwajn with interest,” said the struggling young author, ‘‘-what literary men had to gay concerning their habits of work. In many cases productiveness appear* to depend upon mood—sometimes a man can write and sometimes he can’t. A man feeling-in condition can do any sort of work, no doubt, better than when he is but of condition, blit a man may be mistaken in himself. I find that it is a good thing to make a begin ning. “Often the mere effort of making a STRICKLAND. Several caseB of fever have been reported in, this neighborhood. The daoj^iteriof hlr; W. M. Puck ett, the daughter of- Rev. A. J. Lyle, the entire family of Mr. Odell are eiek with the fever, and there are three or four other cases. A good meeting has just closed at Liberty Congregational church near here. Several additions to the ch urches. Henry McElhannon who has' served his apprenticeship as porter on the “Belle” . train, has been promoted to one of the through vestibuled trains. He will act as porter and will, make a good one. The county hoard of education, at a regular meeting l|eld to-day, having under consideration the establishment of school districts, in order that they might act with the most intelligence possible in permanent^' locating school houses, divided the malitia districts of the county among the.five members 'of the board as follows: W. A. Crow—Glade, Gillsville and Tadmore. J. B. Estes—GaiiiesvillC, Wilson,- Mor gan and Candler. I. F. Duncan—Flowery Branch, Rob erts, Friendship.ana Clinchem. J. R. Mason—Fork, Bark Camp and Big Hickory, D. T. Quillian— Wbelchel, Quillian, Polksyille and Narramore. Each member is to study carefully the section alloted to him, noting the changes that it will be necessary to make in the buildings and locations in order to secure the best results, and •report to the bo.ard at its next meeting in October when the matter will 1)« finally.settled. ' . All citizens who are interested in the location and establishment of- schools are requested to confer with the mem bers of the board in their respective sections and co-operate .with them in their efforts to establish the schools for the best interest of the greatest num- Mr. Ben Ham is reported as saying that he intends paying a visit to'tbe Klondike regions just as soon as he can complete the-necessary arrange ments. ' He is a natural born miner and probably would thrive and do well Not and biliousness. Please boy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10,25,50 cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. Mr. John M. Oliver, the manager of the Gainesville Telephone system has purchased a aew switch-board, which has arrived and is in position. The old board has been almost useless for some time, hut the new one seems to give entire satisfaction. beginning is enough to dispel clouds that had seemed to-be heavy, but which are shown to be mere films, and one touch of concentration is enough to bring back fancies that you had thought were wandering far from home, but were really loafing about right near, waiting only to be called. ”—New York in that section of the universe, many years ago, possibly during the fall of 1895 he, in company with others made a trip to South America for the purpose of doing some mining, but the mine he was to .work was never opened. After spending a long time down there he returned, reporting a fine time, giving graphic descriptions of his trip, Sell, exchange an d rent all kinds of real estate. Have in hand anything you want in this line. Wfil make it to your interest whether you want to sell or buy. Will insure your property against, loss by fire in old reliable prompt pay ing companies. JARRETT. M*&.-C. C. Pool is .quite.iff at tiu»~wrifing, but her: friends hope to pee her up before,long. Mr. I. H. Brogdon has his resi dence about completed.. • Mr. Billie Jarrett was the first man to have a new bale of cotton ginned in this community. The school at this place under the management of Miss May Butt, has closed. Miss Butts will return to her home in South waiting only to be called. Soil telling of the big herds of large ca£tle he §aw roaming the valleys in abun dance of the Cancan Valley in the northern part of that continent containing-some of the finest lands on earth, thirty miles across and as level as a floor: of the large lot of white rum that the people manufacture down there. It is not necessary to tell of the mosquitoes he battled with, nor of the nights he spent alone using the blue sky as a blanket and a large stone as a pillow. After undergoing this part of a miner’s life and trials his friends thought that he would not undergo the Klondike. c. F. W. GUNTHER, Baker and Confectioner. 2nd door below post-office. ■ Fresh Bread^nd Cakes-ahd Home- Bead What Follows and Save a Doctor s Bill. so common In summer-time, accompanied by loss of energy, ack of thought-power, means a deficient supply of nourish ment. The vital force is lost. i isn’t a question of muscle and sinew, but of resistance and endurance. At any age, but especially in youth, it involves tie risk of lung disease. Loss of flesh and a cough are threat ening signs. Dr. Q. Henley Snider, of Atlan ta, Ga., has successful iy treated various chronic diseases, in all parts of the country by mail and express for the past fifteen years. • He treats Old Sores, Dropsy, Fits, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, I Rheumatism, Blood Poison, Pri vate troubles and Female Com- [ plaints, guaranteeing a cure in i every case undertaken. Treaty ment furnished at $5 per month* Dr. Snider speedily removes can cers, “roots aiid all” by modern, painless treatment without knife or caustics, and at a cost of onlv $10.00. Opium and Morphine habits speedily and permanently cured. Hundreds of testimonials. Ex plain your case and save a long sickness. Everything confidential. Enclose stamp. 0. HENLEY SWDER. A- M, M,:D. Ph. D., Atlanta, Georgia. OCONEE NULLS. Miss Mattie Jones, a young lady of this place who has been blind for a long time, has left for Ma con, where she enters the .State . Institute for the blind. Mr. E. Buffington, who went from here to Texas some time ago, has returned. - ' - J Judge Homer A. Langford had the misfortune of losing a fine mule not many (lays ago. Everybody seems happy in this part of the county, crops are ^good and there ie very little sick- But he loves travel and ad venture, and it is probable that he will go sometime. Yes, At Parnell’s. Lee Parnell's is the place to get a nice clean shave or hair-cut. Visit his barber shop—he will treat you right. Hot and cold baths. 3|ll§§§jK§itte^ If your bath tub, basin or kitchen sink leaks see Tom Harmon about it. First door below post-office. Towery & Harmon. of God-liver Oil, with the hypo- phosphites, meets these cases perfectly. It tones up, fattens and strengthens. In Scott’s Emulsion the taste of the oil is fully disguised, making it almost as palatable as milk. Per jm. ud |t.o» by all dra frosts. flCOTT A Bows* Mfe ChMBisU, N»w York Over 1st National hank. The Artistic Tailor. line to se patterns -Get an experienced Plumber to do your work. Tom Harmon served his apprenticeship with the best firm in the South. Get him to do your work. Towery & Harmon. - - First-class Dental Work. Hea quarters for best Tooth and Mouth ‘ Preparations. Gainesville, : . : Georei When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castor!*, When she became Miss, die clung to Cactoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.