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towering granduer, to the height of 6,000 feet, with the little town at its base, 1,300 feet above the level of the "Atlantic ocean. The climate of the section of country is exceedingly mild. It is not excessively hot in summer nor cold in winter. The average summer temperature being about 80 degrees and that of the winter about 44 degrees Fahrenheit. It has long been known as an established fact, that the hills of North Georgia abound in almost all the minerals to be found else where. Gold, silver, copper, lead, are all county and president of the North Georgia A Chord In Melancholy. “We know when moons shall wane, ■v When summer birds' from far shall cross the sea, When, autumn tints shall tinge the ; • ripened grain,. - V - But whorshail teach us when to look for thee?” A| These, tender lines come back to us, invested with pip' bow and deeper meaning, as we think of forted, and the firmer fiber of manhood almost fails beneath tie weight of a father’s bereavement. 1 But the warmest sympathy of a whole people was never poured forth more abundantly than upon this stricken household, whom, affection, like an angel of light, shall follow until their sad pil grimage is done and God “shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”—Charles J. Bayne, in Au gusta Herald. PUNISHMENTS OF MRS. ELIA MUARVY.] Agricultu r al College, transferred the mint building, and adjoining grounds to the trustees of that institution for educational purposes. The development of the de posits, (or what are known as the placer mines) since the war has proved conclusively that the quartz lead? are rich in free gold, and numerous quartz mills have been established aud at the pres ent time are in successful opera tion in Lumpkin and the adjoining counties, lying along the course of the Chestatee and Yahoola rivers, in the immediate vicinity of which the free gold veins have been dis- Hydraulic operations Writing to Mrs. Pinkham,^ Says:—I have been using vour Vege table Compound and find that it does all that it is recommended to de. I have been a sufferer for the last four years with womb a. trouble, weak back and exere- .tions. I was hard- Y , ly able to do my »jSgs|flj|Bgj[ household duties, (7, JmEM and while about ' my work was so nervous that _ I was miser- wpgwfcipljigj able. I had IfjS? also given, ^ upindes- “ pair, when I “ was persuaded to try Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound, and to day, I am feeling like a new woman.—- Mbs. Eixa McGabvy, Neebe Hoad Station, Cincinnati, O. . Lydia E. Pint Lam’s Liver Pills work in unison with the Compound, and are a snre cure for constipation and siek-headache. Mrs. Pinkham’s Sanative Wash is frequently found of great value for local application. Cor respondence is freely solicited by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., aud the strictest confidence as sured. All druggists sell the Pink- ham's remedies. The Vegetable Com pound in three forms—Liquid, Pin a, pie lines biwfiipb #j^ently an nounced that; a manly young son had suddenly passed away, con veyed bnt a poor ideajbf the blow which has fallen upon one of the noblest and best of distinguished! Georgians. Wherever the name of Hon. H. W. J. Ham is known it is a synonym of mirth and bubbling humor, but he who has so often chased away the 'shadows that gathered about the hearts of others, is today, together with his devoted wife and children, bowed beneath a burden of sorrow which j no human agency can chase away. The eloquent lips whose mission in life has ever been to scatter sunshine and flowers along the rugged pathway of others are closed in the silence qf an over mastering sorrow and .“the heart which has bounded so often to the laughing melodies of -the world is turned inward to contemplate its own bitterness, while, power- lt’s your own fault if you use old- fashioned greasy salves and liniments that soil your clothing and offend your olfactories, when you can get that very pleasant and stainless liquid, Dr. Tich- enor’s Antiseptic. It heals cuts, burns, etc., quicker and with less suffering than anything. Absolutely Pure manganese, to be found in and around Flowery Branch, , in sufficient quantities to justify the belief* that ere long, syndicates, who are now prospect ing the country and securing op tions covered are being prosecuted along the Etowah river, and the banks of that renowned stream are found to abound in gold of a superior quality. Before milling the ores to be found in the veins they should be thoroughly desulphurized. To ef fect which however, ordinary kilns should be erUfcted. for the thorough desulphurization of the ores, before they aye milled. In desulphurizing ore containing free gold, the use of chemicals should be strictly avoided and should be roasted to a red aud not a white heat. By this process the ore becomes thoroughly desulphurized and relieved of impurities and .when subjected to the milling process is easily crushed, becomes disintegrated, and the gold being purified, amalgamates readily with quicksilyer. X The base metal ores require to be treated more scientifically, on account of the various combina tions, yetr the same process of roasting should be rigidly adhered to before they are * subjected to further treatment. All the mountain streams in North Georgia abound in gold to be found in the gravel on their banks, and.above the bed rock on their bottoms. Uuilhg a' season of drought, when vhe streams are very low, it is no uncommon thing to see the coun try'penile search ing for nuggets lying ftobedded in the bed rock. This gold originated in the numerous quartz leads, which are to be found in theJots bnrdetimr *-n the banks of the •n* m <*. t • r-»cg out the min- THE GOLD MINES Only 50 cents at your druggists and he likes to sell it. Of North Georgia.—Some Inter esting Information About Mining. Ultimately view taking advantage of the richness of this section, will be amply remunerated for their investments.* With the advantages of climate, in which mining can be carried on during the entire year, wood and water free of cost, and "cheap labor, there is every reason to believe, that a large amount of The Summer Girl. The summer girl’s our winter girl, for this there’s rhyme and reason; and our} breezes freshen lip and curl, and make the year her season. Bring her to ug from cities old, from mountain top and beaches—-we’ll send her back as good as gold, and sweet as sum mer’s peaches.—Jacksonville .Cit izen. For The Georgia Cracker. In the mountains of Georgia, where the wild roses and mountain laurel unite with the sassafras buds, in impregnating the atmos phere with the fragrance of the balm of a thousand flowers, and where nature in all his majestic granduer smiles to think that man should attempt to analyze the mysteries in which she is en shrouded, the ragged miner, with pick, shovel and pan is to be found delving among the rocks, on square stools built of stone, with a wooden top. - "*'. - ‘ The punishment cells do not appear to be such formidabte affairs, having a wooden bed fixed toroe floor, bedding being supplied at night. The floors are of polished wood. By an ingenious arrangement, the amount pf light to be admitted into the cell can be regu lated at will from the corridor with out. Incorrigibles, whom it is found impossible to employ in the work shops, owing to their turbulence and persistent breaches of discipline, work in their cells. This .sequestration may be carried on for any period up to ninety days, and gives no claim to the reduction of the original sentence. Out of an Old Scrap Boofc If. your longue be in good con dition for doing a little acrobatic work, says the Boston Journal, try reading the following word* curiosity aloud. It may be famil iar to some of you, for it is one of the treasures that we dug up out of aii old scrap book: If you stick a stick across a stick, Or stick a cross across a stick, Or cross a stick across a stick, Or stick a cross across a cross, • Or cross a cross across a stick, Or cross a cross across a cross, Or stick a cross across a cross, . Or stick a crossed stick across a crossed stick, Or cross a crossed stick across a cross, Or cross a crossed stick across a stick, Or cross a crossed stick across a crossed stick, - Would that be an acrostic? “For five weeks I lived on cold water, so to speak,” writes a man who suffered terribly from indigestion. He could hardly keep anything on bis stomach. Fads In Medicine. There are fads in medicine as in eve rything else and a “new thing” fre quently sells for a s^ort time simply because it is new. But in medicine, as in nothing else, the people demand and will be satisfied only with positive, ab solute merit. The fact that Hood’s Sarsaparilla has stood its ground against all competition, and its sales have never wavered but have remained steadily at the top, demonstrates, be yond any doubt, the intrinsic virtues of this medicine. The new things have What stayed wasn’t I properly digested and gave him terrible pangs.. I ThLris not an uncommon case. Dys- ! peptics don’t get enough nourishment. They are generally thin and weak. They may eat enough, but they don’t digest enough. Much pf what they eat turns into poison. If this keeps on there’s no telling what disease they may -get next.. .1 J - That’s why it is best to take Shaker Digestive Cordial as soon as symptoms of indigestion appear. It cures all the evils of indigestion, and prevents the evils which indiges tion causes. Sold by druggists, price 10 cents'to $1 per bottle. Bead What Follows and Save a bIndians. As the wild lands of 'Georgia at that time were pre emptible, numerous parties al lured by the reports of these dis coveries, occupied a portion of these lands and mined for gold. The results were so favorable, that the government established a branch of the United States mint at i)ahlonega, and in the course of a few years a vast amount of gold was derived fr-mi the alluvial deposits of Lumpkin, Hail,Haber sham, .White and adjoining coun ties. With a view of raising the means pf paying a portion of the state’s indebtedness, l^grs- laiur< '<»f G tvi . c authorizing ilif lii-j. r*»i o- tu“ wild, lands bv lottery. The In dians were removed to the West and the lands were distributed amongst the holders of tickets in Georgia and throughout tbejstates. Although tbiB proceeding checked general mining, and the development of the section { the amount of gold produced from the lots by the work of the miners, who had succeeded in obtaining leases from the owners, was suffi cient to induce the government to continue operations at the mint, until the commencement of the exciting period which terminated in the late war. During the war mining operations were suspended and shortly after its close the government, at the earnest solici tation of Col. Wm. P. Price, mem- 'ber of congress from Lumpkiu He Tumbled. He.—“What would you say if I ^~hu—knew^our business I wouldn’t get a chance to say anything.” —Cleveland A famous Scotch dean used to tell * ghost story, the clew to which is in the question, “Weel, main ter ghaiat, is this a general rising or are ye just taking s daunder frae yer grave by yerself?”— Argonaut. Nature is an arrant democrat and be stows her gifts impartially. -—Mrs. CL G. Gore. In Good Company. t ^ajapaA--“^Now, -Johnny, you must remember to use your right hapd. I don’t want 'you to be come left-handed.” Johnny.—“Why, mamma* some of the best pitchers in the League are left-handed.”—-Puck. gave assurance of a distinguished career. In every way he justified that parental pride with which wq view “our little selves reformed in finer clay.” And yet, as if death had con trived every case undertaken. TreatJ meat furnished at $5 per month * Dr. Snider speedily removes can.- roots and all!’ by modern, without knife a cost of only Yellow Jack Preventive. Guard against Yellow Jack by keep ing the system thoroughly clean and free from germ bleeding matter. Cas- earets Candy Cathartic will cleanse the system and kill all contagious disease germs. Cbrs painless treatment or caustics, and at $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 SNIDER; A- M. IffrD. Ph. D.. • Atlanta, Georgia, w refinement of grief, the father whose fondness for him was a paramount passion, brightening the lives of those who cheered and listened as he toured the far WeBt, knew nothing of the j spectre that had crossed his own home, and returned only to find the idol of his household consigned to the impatient tomb. There is no earthly anguish beyond this. The gentle mother, Crushed and broken-hearted, weeps I like-- Rachael, refusing to be com- Constipation Causes folly half the sickness in the world. It retains the digested food too long in the bowels and produces biliousness, torpid liver, fndl- F -r st-Wisl years past, a system of drudging has been carried on in the Chestatee river and a vast amount of free * gold has been found and shovelled from the bed of that stream, and several parties have been enriched who are now prosecuting the work with renewed vigor. The Chattahoochee river, of which the Chestatee is a tributary, is now being successfully dredged for gold. Within 44 miles of Atlanta, Ga. and distant 9 miles from Gaines ville, will be found the beautiful, mountain town of Flowery Branch, in Hail countyvon the Air Line railrdhd. , 4 • } / _ In the distance, tlie BIue Ridge, a part of the Appalachian range of mountains, is seen to .rise iu mSWAWE’S ^COiNTMENTj gestfon, bad _laste, coated _ _ _ tongue, sick headache, in- ES - I If ^ somnia, etc. Hood’s Fills WT I I H cure constipation and all its ® results, easily and thoroughly. 25c. All druggists. Prepared by C. L Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. The only Pills to take with Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Free tuition. We give one or more free schol arships in every county in the U. S. "Write us. WiU accept notes for tuition v ositeonSf * ©rcandepositnioneyiti bank . -j until position is secured. Car cniaranteea fare paid. No vacation. En- Under reasonable ter at any time. 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CAUTION—-I would caution the public against buying spectacles from peddlers, going from house to bouse with a lot of spectacles, representing themselves to be Hawkes’, or selling the same, class of goods. I positively do not employ peddlers. Hawkes’ specta cles are wiever peddled. Many of the inferior glasses that flood the market are positively injurious to the eye. MA AND ALL SKIN cl, svrap 50 cents for a trade of your life. ' , or by mail jj||; • cents in cash or st&m J. T. SHU>TRI?; r Dr. E. E. Dixon & Ct ON THIS DEPgNPS — The Father’s Patience, The Mother’s Happiness, . The Baby’s Health. ;ntnuiiinmriiniiiinniiinu 5^^ m ly 1 I A ^ I [ m Hi H [igiilj mm