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THE GEORGIA CRACKER: Gainesville, Ga*, April 9, 1898. The frost pinched the fruit, and the crop will be short. Gainesville will.extend a wel come to the State Sunday School Association. If you are not reading The Crack er subscribe for it. It wiligne you all the news. THE PASSING OP BRANN. The sensational manner in which Mr. Braun, editor of The Iconoclast, met his death in Waco, Texas, a few' days ago occa sioned no surprise and not much regret among the people of the country. Everybody knew' it was only a question of time before some one would call the brilliant but vitriolic editor to a personal state. The N sw Convict Law. If the new convict law in Geor gia is productive of as good results in other respects as it has already been in a financial w ay, then the money expended for the last ses sion of the legislature, which was given over almost entirely to the forming of this law, will prove to be a splendid investment for the New enterprises are continually springing up in Gainesville. Let the good work go on. Summer visitors will soon arriving in Gainesville. A come awaits all who come. cgm wel- Talk up your town and patron ize home industries. M ork to gether and success is sure. Kieep your eye on the Plow-boy. His furrow is headed toward the ex ecutive mansion on Peachtree. Howaid Thompson was royally received up m Towns and I nion. The boys uo that way are for him. Write your friends about the Gainesville ehautauqua. It will be the best one held m Georgia this year. account for the injustice suffered at the point of his virulent, splen etic and slanderous pen. Unscru pulous, fearless, and daring in what he penned he stirred up strife, animosity and hatred wher ever his words attained audience. Gifted as few are with a knowl edge of the languages and a power of phraseology unknown to any man previous to his time he saw- fit to use the talents God had so graciously bestowed upon him in behalf of all that was morally perverse and that tended to de grade rather than elevate. The sanctity of the home and the sacred precincts of the chancel alike were invaded and made to feel the keen invectives of hie spleen. With his death The Icon oclast will also pass out of exis tence—and well it does. The members of the Fourth Estate regret the retirement of JIon.H. H. Carlton from active journalistic work. Under the old lease system the state received $25,000 for the w'hole penal population, and deducting the expenses of administration the net revenue to the state has been only about $16,000 per year. It is estimated that the expense of administration under the new lease will not be more than $70,- 000 at the outside, and that the state will be richer by $100,000 a year from the new- convict lease, as the Prison Commission has leased 1800 convicts for $185,800 per year under the provisions of the new law. Financially, the state is much better off under the new- law, and if that law is strictly enforced as to its requirements for humane treatment of convicts, cleanly quarters for them, and plenty of food, fuel, and clothes, a great and Such journalism of which Braun perplexing question in Georgia The _l : : wnatorial candidates are pitching little compliments at each other. “When Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war. was the chief exponent and Stein of the Atlanta Looking Glass a feeble disciple, has no place among the people of the United States. It breathes life into a commu- I nistic spirit whose existence is a stench in the nostrils of a people who love a democratic govern ment ; it breeds the worse form of anarchy in a liberty loving land of patriots; it creates discord where there is harmony: it causes hatred where there is love; where affairs will have Athens Banner. been settled,— WHY DON’T THEY DO IT ? Says the Athens Banner: “If the great democratic party of Georgia has become so thread-bare as to be injured by debates between distinguished democrats, then the old party must be in the last stages of political putrefaction.”— Borne Tribune. Well, why don’t Atkinson and LOTS OF into here Can ler is pouring hot sh the camps of the enemy—an comes up a mighty howi. As Sam Jones says, “the hit dog yelps.” purity abounds it seeks to sow the j Berner get together and debate it? j seeds of immorality; it endeavors j They both seem “spiling” for a j to tear down the temples of God,! joint debate and they should meet 02^ ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial .in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Fig's is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Bo not accept any substitute. &AUF0RN1A FSS SFMP SB, SAN FRANC/SCQ % . CAL LDUiSYiLLE, KY.O YORK, K& Mr. 8. S. Buell visited Buford Tuesday on business. Mr. J. H. Pierce has quit the beef market and gone to farming. The old Confederate Veterans have organized at this place for! the reunion in Atlanta with Mr. G. H. Stidham as commandant or captain. Mr. M. R. Miller has been Selected marshal and street boss, and has commenced to put the streets in order. Arriving 1 daily. W e cordial: ly invite you to call and seel them. Judge Emory Speer i war. fight ving for and erect edifices for the devil— there is no place for it, there is no excuse for its existence—it is well Didn’t he get enough of the that it passes away, when he went up against j O* the dead, no harsh your l ncle Allen several \ ■ears ago? The Aug usta Herald is as bright and s park ling as ever. It gets wrong sometimes and its last bad move was in the select! on of its guhen a tor ial candidate and at it.—Atlanta Commercial. mp. Mrs. Chumler is quite ill yet. Wheat and oats are-looking un usually fine for the time of year. The prospects for a good fruit words should be said. How sad it is to contemplate that a man with such gracious gifts should have turned | crQ p this year are flattering, them in the direction in which Brann did. What a different story would be told had he used “Our country—may she ever right; but wrong ! ” our country right or 1 NAVAL CONSTRUCTION. Tom Watson's political future is not wrapped u\ in the Populists and he has found it out. He will be back in the Democratic party before a great whiU. says the them on the side of right. Prof. D. J. Blackwell has moved 1 into our midst and his wife will ! stay with “the old folks at home” while he has gone to Athens to at tend the State Normal School. 14 Main St* ’PltGiie 9. Marie A - jurnal. The balm came in March ar.d the e r:. in Anr.l, but it has done little harm. The crops are safe and if v e plant less cotton and raise mere provisions this will be a year 01 plenty m Georgia, thinks the Atlanta Journal. No declaration of war yet, and no probability of it by the United States. McKinley, Hanna and the Republican-* can p:*event it— and th y will. Unless t hry main tain the honor o; the nation the people, will oveithr./w the money eh an gets. v. 11 p re f e r m on ey to honor. CANDLER IN WHITFIELD. Colonel Candler delivered a rousing address at Dalton Mon day, ana was given a reception by Iris friends which must have made the old man proud. He spoke at the noon recess of Whitfield court and the crowd was plainly with the “One-eyed Plow-boy of Pigeon Roost.” He was introduced by an old comrade in arms who declared that Allen Candler was always in front in the bloody days of 61-65 and the people would, not now rele gate him to the rear but- would nominate and elect him Governor of Georgia. These words will meet with a hearty response over the state and the people will fight the battle of ballots this fall with Allen Candler as their leader anc] an overwhelming victory will be theirs. Notwithstanding the j vear> i J eirorts to defeat him Colonel Can- ; Candler is as Mr. John Miller is off to Atlan ta to attend business college. Mr. Kim Staton is sporting a bike now. Mrs. Y. S. Blackwell has been quite sick, but is improving. YELLOW CFTEK. Mr. J. L. Bryant has a fine lot of yearlings which he is going to keep until next fall. The Big Joe has a large and commodious commissary for the benefit of their hands and the trading public. Bark Camp is now assuming the appearance of a stock law district. Some of the neighbors are most through nlanting. Their corn cro’p ’ aecK ac sea, wim ua L n ^ , 1 l closed, this habitation became is much further aavancea at pres ent than usual for the time of solid as a iug for i Pimy__ » C * 1 Shiidren i I i & Who would prescribe only w < j tonics and bitters for a weak, & \ l puny child ? Its muscles and S j i nerves are so thoroughly ex- $ j j hausted that they cannot be ^ j j whipped into activity. The j * child needs food; a blood- jg o making, nerve-strengthening v* j S and muscle-building food* \ \ \ f Scott’s Emulsion iI 9 9 of God-Liver Oil is all of this, ] | and you still have a tonic in j J the hypophosphites of lime j j | > and soda to act with the food. < [ II For thin and delicate children \ > * there is no remedy superior J > to it in the world. It means j \ j i growth, strength, plumpness j j J [ and comfort to them. Be sure \ j you get SCOTT’S Emulsion, j j 50c. and $1.00, all druggists. j J SCOTT « BOWNE, Chemists, New York €€€€€€€€CCCCCCC€< campaign is progressing nicely, and he.is daily receiving assurances of "support from every quarter—even from these whom he did not calculate on supporting him. Governor. There was singing at Murray- _ I ~~ ville last Sunday evenin CLARKE IS ALL RIGHT. Now watch the anti-Candler press raise a shout over the change of front of the Athens Banner. Editor Carlton sold out his inter est and quit the paper. Atkinson men bought that interest and hence the change. But this cuts no ice. It will be remembered that the Banner was the only daily in Athens and was hot for Atkin son, and the county went to Eyaps. Clarke county will be found in the Candler column after the primary. Mark that prediction.—Rome Hus tler-Commercial. Don’s Complete Pile Cure The great, quick and sure cure for piles, without cutting cr pain. Guar anteed the best on the market. For sale by all drug-gists. Hisli Ending and Fire Room Tempera* tnr*is on a Warship. The great internal heat that rendered the Amphitrite inefficient was due to lack of provision for ventilation in the engine and boiler spaces. These regions became so. hot that little useful wor’- r tould be done in th=:m. and the lack of p.irwas such as to actually ruin the far- ; nace draft, smoke coming out freely from the holes in the furnace doors, j Aside from two small ash hoist tubes in the central part or the firercom and j a small escape hatch forward, there were no openings from the fire room to the outer air. The boilers reached nearly to the iron : main deck of the vessel, and as the air above them and between the deck beams bad no escape it became greatly heated and lay roasting in those spaces. It was i impossible for a man to go on tne grat ings behind the upper parts of the boil ers after they had been under steam a few hours, though the main and auxil iary stop valves were there. A board of officers that reported on temperatures in the vessel got at this place only by in troducing a thermometer on the end ot a long pole, and this thermometer, when fished out and taken to a place where it could be read, showed 202 de grees. The superstructure containing the cabin and wardroom was directly above the engine and boiler rooms with a light wooden fiocr laid over the iron main deck. At sea, with the doers exactly like a frying pan on a hot stove lid. The smoke pipe, partly uncovered for alleged ventilating purposes, passed through the. center ot the wardroom and by vigorous radiation contributed its full share to the general discomfort. The deck, in spite of its wooden sheath ing. was so hot as to be painful, raid I hesitate to say from memory the tem peratures the board reported as being usual in the rooms, in bureau drawers, on the wardroom table and in other parts of the officers’ quarters. It was as The Prettiest and the Best sr j., id i U T upv Jj ft i < A ATp U v' if 3: r? THE LATEST STYLES IN HATS. THE LATEST DESIGNS IN GOODS. Everything New and Up-to-Dais * AM Work of tiie Most Artistic. . MRS. J. E. JACKSON. Cycles are plentiful. Most everybody in Murrayville has one. Thompson and his partner have! high as 112 degrees, and I think great- just put a nice stock of goods in the J. W. Brown store, and are doing a thriving business. Mr. H. L. Kemp has completely renovated his farm, built a new shop and carries a good stock of goods. . FLOWERY BRANCH. Messrs. A. J. Mundy, T. M. Bell and W. D. Whelchel have all been here during the past week to see the boys. Tax Collector Charles has been making improvements on his res idence. Mr. R. S. Reed is moving his family from town to his planta tion near Flat Creek church. Mrs. T. H. Merritt has been very sick for the past week. er. Sleep was only a period 01 uncon sciousness, induced by utt er exhaustion, and was without restful quality. The fireroora temperature was never below 150 degrees and often above 170, while the engine room ranged closely about 150 degrees. For the first 24 hours the men stood it well, but on the second day seven succumbed to the heat and were put on the sick list, one of them nearly dying. Before the voyage was ended 28 had been driven to seek medical attendance. On the evening of the fourth day out our men had literally fought with fire to a finish and had been vanquished. The watch on duty broke down one by one and the engines, after lumbering along slower and slower, actually stop ped for lack of steam. The ship was al lowed to drift inshore on the tide and was finally brought to an anchor in St. Simon’s sound. Though a warship of formidable characteristics and sent on this distant service, it is doubtful if the Amphitrite could have gone into action at that time or have steamed 100 milei farther to save herself.—F. M. Bennett, U. S. N. v in Gassier’s Magazine. Agency Crescent and Sterling Li^ycics. Also agent the famous Waverley Bicycles, t b . s. world for the money. Repair and Rent AYneeis. All bicycle sundries. Cheap and second-hand wheels. WIX.1L STMS**- P. N. PARKER -DEALER IN Cotton and Fertilize^ Gainesville, Ga., I eb. l= l * Dear Sir—I would be pleased to call your attention ^0 L Guano Co.’s High-grade Fertilizers. We manufacture ^; | and Acid Phosphate from the very best materials. „AAiii s 1 to sell you the best Fertilizers at the lowest prices, a 1 * y q t * I you money if yon trade with us. We manufacture t> I Special Guano, Kddystou Guano, Rockdale Guano, ra- 1 Sea Bird High-grade Guauo, Acid Phosphate with 1 ° L ^T a ble Our guaranteed analysis on our beat grades are - * ^. poiH phoric Acid, 10 to 12 per cent; Ammonia, 3 to 4 per tom 3 to 4 per cent. We can aifd will make it to your 1* ^ Q = from us, and will very much appreciate your patron_^ nl0 ne?- write for prices before you buy elsewhere and there T ~ P * - - ComP**' 'nr;+Li Atlanta