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mm THE GEORGIA CRACKER, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1902. jhe Georgia tracker COBELL ITEMS- m Official Organ City of Gainesville Gainesville Ga„ March 1, 1902. NESBITT IN THE R ACE. Colonel R. T. Nesbitt, of Mari etta, is squarely in the race for commissioner of agriculture, and will oppose the present incum bent, Honorable O. B. Stevens. Mr, Nesbitt has already begun sending out circular letters ask ing support in the race, and it is likely that within the next few days these circulars will have been scattered throughout the state. Mr. W. L. Lott went down to Atlanta and bought two fine mules this week. Mr. Lott is a number one good farmer, and be lieves in good stock. Mr. B. P. Hudgins was m Gainesville one day this week. Hall county has but few men who are better farmers than Mr. Hud gins. Mr. Elbert Cash went to Atlan ta recently and bought a fine mule. v We get daily mail at Cobell, 2 o’clock p. m. son has represented his people for ten consecutive years at the state capital, three terms in the house and two in the senate. He was a man of considerable property, and his farm in Banks county is one of the largest, and best in Northeast Georgia. ALL OVER THE HOUSE. To Remove Paint From Glass With out Scratching the Surface. If you use any compound contain ing gritty matter, you are apt to scratch the glass. Any hard tool, such as a knife blade, might also produce scratches. The best way to proceed is to make use of some sol- iy. A good substitute is several thicknesses of slightly dampened newspapers. Novel Y/ash Lists. Pretty old inventions are our modern wash lists. The old German housewife had an odd way of keep ing track of the garments she gave out to be washed. She had a pic ture of each article and wrote down the number of everything opposite to it with a piece of chalk, which was rubbed out when the article was returned, to be used again the next week. It was really a pictorial anc. perpetual wash list. A Nice Breakfast Relish. Out a quarter of a pound of cheese in thin slices, put in a frying pan and turn over it a cupful of sweet A following; TakeVaU oi castor oa that the * at the drngmsTvf'a® ^ pmd it over tK t f “ r 5 «»C capful of granulated^®' 4 aark in the process^ & 5 6et % and take a cough becomes troubles^ 4 While you think of ,> „ !*™' fay a box of Cascarets thartic, ideal laxative never regret it stamped C. C. C a? 6 bulk. AH druggists, N hm i - vent, depending upon the nature of -T-, h - ^ ^ r Mr. W.L. Gaddis of Gaices- L ^ Tur J! ntine and g ero . [ milk; add a good pinch each of salt, ville, moved to our settlement, L ne> ^ Beparat ely or combined, gutter hrif Se sizf of an P ega ■ ■■■I rented a farm from Mr. J. W. I can *, e employed, and you will find i 6t i r the mixture constantly. Roll The circular which is being sent | Veal and has gone to farming. I the paint becomes soft in a few min- | four soda crackers very fine and MB out compares the present adminis tration of the agricultural depart ment to his administration. He says the present administration is extravagant and is spending too much of tho state’s money. He claims that it is costing the state thousands of dollars more now to Messrs Walter Lott and J. J. I utes , after application Then use a sprinkle in gradually, then turn into . , . , , . . woolen cloth saturated with the sol- a warm dish and serve at once. Adams have made big improve- vent> and you ^ probably find you _ ments on their store. I will have no trouble in removing the I ■ On THE LITTLE ONES* Messrs Billy and Hugh Cooper specks. If any should remain, apply The Boy Who wanted the Flag at the Mr. Raymond Cash was in run the agricultural department | Gainesville this week. He is one than it did eight years ago, when 1 0 f our good farmers. '»»*“ .„.d ..torn edge. If a dull stain or mark re mains upon the glass where the this week. he was in once, AN AGED LADY DIES. Mrs. Elizabeth McDonald died at the home of her * son, Mr. J. L. McDonald, at the Gainesville cot ton mill, of pneumonia, last Sat urday at 6:8Q o’clock p. m., at the age of 72 years. Her remains were interred at the Jarre tt bnry- All the farmers in this section have done but little farm work as the weather has been so bad. Mr. J. W. Veal has been haul ing lots ol hay to Gainesville this winter, and has recently bought a fine mule. We are glad Mr. Thomas Em mett moved* in our settlement. He is a splendid fellow, a good ing grounds last Sunday. Mrs. Me farmer, a good citizen and a good backing of a portiere. One of the Donald was a consistent Christian, [ neighbor, being a member of the Methodist r —— church. I ELECTED OFFICERS* YONAH HAPPENINGS. I If 10 directors were elected at the meeting held to or- Mrs. Buemma Pless has been I ganize the “G, P. Turner Corn- spending a week with her son, Mr. | pany” under its new charter; G. P. Turner, H. M. Newman, specks were, use putty powder and [ water Upon a piece of cotton flannel, and a little rubbing will cause the surface of the glass to have a bril liant appearance. Hints to Housekeepers. Sandwiches to be offered at an afternoon tea should not be butter ed or he spread with the filling mix ture quite to the edge of the bread. This is to save the gloves pf those who will handle them. The old fashioned green and black I room adjoining his mother’s, and as calico has been revived as a cotton I he had never slept alone before his small soul was filled with nameless fears which he was too proud to tell in fulL “It’s mighty lonesome in here, mamma,” he called the first night after he had been tucked in his lit tle white bed. "Just remember the angels are near you and caring for you,” re- Head of His Bed. There is a five-year-old hoy in Massachusetts avenue who is of the blood of patriots, says the Washing ton Star. His grandfather was in both the Mexican and civil wars, and his father was also a Union sol dier; consequently the little fellow has heard much “flag” talk in his short life and has exalted ideas of its protective qualities. He was the baby of the family till very recently and occupied a crib bed in his moth er’s room. When the new baby came, Harold was put to sleep in a print and is especially artistic as the J. R. Pless. There was a very pleasant sing ing at Mr. Robert Wright’s Sun* day night. A large crowd was present and enfoyed themselves hugely. Mr. Alvin Pless envied ail the other boys very much as ■they had the pleasure of “swing- W. H. Davis, W. E. Dozier and Candler McEver. The directors have elected the following officers : President, G. P. Turner; Vice President, H. M. Newman; Sec retary and Treasurer, Candler Mc Ever. latter, of rich dark green corduroy, was effectively lined with the calico. Never allow fresh meat to remain in paper. The paper absorbs the juices. You may avoid the unpleasantness to the eyes when peeling onions by sitting in a draft of air or by* an open window or door while doing plied mamma from the outer room. ^ “But, mamma,” he objected, “I ain’t acquainted with any angels, and I’d be scared of them if they came rustling round same as I would of any other stranger/ “Now, Harold, you must go to tables] sold k PILES! PILES! P, LEs , The most annoying of Plagues. Quickly g of using ~ Carbolic Salve. Dr. Dixon's Xjj APPLICATION FOR CHASTER. it. Holding the onions in cold wa ter while peeling them will accom plish the same result. To make paper stick to a wall that has been whitewashed wash the wall in vinegar or saleratus water. When an egg is partially frozen, | slee p "q^eti^^lfothLg ^hurt beat the yolk separately before add- 1 - ■ ing the white. yy ing” somebody home and he was EAETH CAVED IN left as they came from the singing. Mr* W. E. Watkins got a bird dog sometime ago and. ^wanted to train it to ran rabbits, * but as it was not the dog’a nature to do so, and as it would almost allow rab bits to bite it’s owner, while it chased a bnd, Mr. Watkins decide ed to give him away. Mr. M, K. Woodall has been se riously ill with the grip, btffc we are glad to say he iet convalescing. Mr. S. S. Herrin has been sick And Polk Thompson’s Life Cut Off In a Twinkling. Was Handy Boxes. Housekeepers would find it very convenient to have a neatly covered box in each room in which to keep . _ „ . . _ . the towels, bed linen, etc., belonging the small voice piped up again to that room. It should be large O^nranmial you.' “Can’t I have the gas lighted in here ?” “No; mamma doesn’t think it nec essary, and it is not healthy.” There was silence for a time, and -Hon. Polk Thompson was killed J enough to hold an extra pair of j *Yes, dear, at his home two miles from Ho- blankets or a comforter that might * have grandpa’s flag?” mer, Banks county, Monday short- be found at a moment’s notice Why, what for? I want you to tad dug . ... | SSS* I And . -B nal about 100 feet long and 80 feet deep in order to change the Channel of a creek, and after tur- Georgia—Hall County. To the superior court of said count The-petition of Jno. A. Smith ManSl tunnff Company, a corporation n n 2 the laws of said state, Edwin A. SnS and Joseph M. Bell, all of said 3 and county, respectfully shows: 1. Petitioners desire for themselves, associates and successors, to be ine®J porated and constituted a hodycorwJ rate under the name and style of tfel QUEEN CITY PLANING MILL COMPASt*! 2. The object of the proposed eorpo j ration is pecuniary profit and gainfei its stockholders. 3. They propose to buy and sell real estate, either at public or privates^ 1 and rent or sell ihe same. To loan money and make advances to farmers, merchants or other persons, and to bny and sell exchange, make collec tions, etc. To buy and sell cotton, own and operate warehouses, cotton compresses, and manufacture and sell fertilizers. To build and own houses. To buy and sell lumber, shingles, floor ing-, ceiling 1 , mantels, timber, etc., and building material of various kinds, and saw and manufacture the same. To manufacture furniture, ash, doors, blinds, mouldings, brackets, bales- ters, etc. To buy and sell paints, lead, oil, putty, glass, nails, etc. To lease i property. To carry on a general him- : factoring business, and manufacture 1 raw material of any and every kind into articles of use, trade and commerce. To borrow money and issue bonds, debentures, noses and mortgages to secure the same. To car ry on a general merchandise business, either wholesale or retail, or both as they may desire. To build, operate, purchase and own tramways and street railroads. To buy and sell stocA bonds and shares of other corporations. And to do such other acte as are inci dent to the purposes andobjecteoM corporation, as are not m conflict the laws of this state or the United ^^Petitioners power and au thority to carry on any or all above branches of business un _ . above corporate name, and all corporate powers necessary purposes of their organization. 5. The capital stock of said corpora- r »FffSSS amount of the capital is to Petitioners,however, ., of increasing said capi * the idglit.'It is economical, too, for. * _ _ , by so doing the best bed linen is ^ghtgowned figur® appeared at the paid in, saved for the guestroom, and sheets door * let me ® ti ^k the flag ’^ir^toiSmei not to exceeu which have been turned or patched at the head of my bed, and then j i ^ oc ^ ie aggregate fifty may he used for the children. When ri ght to sleep mdeed I will. 0 oo.oo) dollars, upon a vote 0^^, the housewife has more work than Y ?? the other night grandpa j0 rity of the stock of ^ ^ tions ” '* 6. Petitioners ask that^sn^ na{d jjj ning the water in ascertained that a few rocks were m the bot- ghe ho w to do, she is not al- said at the meeting that ‘under the 6 ;. Pefcit ,;P“ftto^ tom of the canal which should be ways careful to select the bedding protecting folds of the flag the I eash or in uroperty equivalent in^ lne *---m1 gotten out. ^Accordingly, he had which belongs to a particular room. wo ° oef t with the smallpox, but is improv- a force of about thirty hands at These boxes should be padded be ing, I work in the canal Monday, but at I fore are covered, and then they theret^e principal SC» Bi a j, , f . A , . ,. ^ .. 1 form good seats, but care should be As there has been an abundance I the noon hour sent them to dm-1 ta kenthat they are not too high. section too wet is trying of rain and enow in this and the ground has been to plow, Mr. J. R. Pless to ditch his ground day. Mr. J. W, Pierce expanded his hog lot to make his pasture, and then lessened it to keep from split ting raile. ner while he and one negro re mained at work. - It was during the absence of the force of hands that the great bank of earth gave way covering both Mr. Thompson and the negro up to a depth of thirty feet. Cleaning and Polishing Compound. Take of aqua ammonia one ounce, of prepared chalk one-eighth of an ounce; mix and keep well corked. To use for rings or other smooth surfaced jewelry wet a bit of cotton cloth with the compound after shak- weakest would be safe,’ and I feel mighty weak; mamma.” |JRj| .. ^ _ He got the flag, and when his I doing business will be 10^^^ mother looked in on him an hour J 3,1 . 1 carrying. on later he was fast asleep, with a tat teSfess^f sai^cerporaam ®^ little fist under his red cheek, hold- other places, and of establish ^ ing fast the end of the “protecting” offices, or places & florr * • other places, as the desirable. I said corporation may e ^corpora- , 8. Petitioners pray 0 - with Peculiar Actions of a Bird. ted for the term of twenty y^g cbar . One day as I was passing under the privilege of renewa , dternL an e vergre el i tree a whippoorwiU [terattteexpirat^^^^^ fluttered down m front of me and ran along on the ground as if Mr. Andrew Harrison has decid- instantly went to work to get the ed to spend the summer at his fa- bodies of the two men out. The , ,, 0 rs res i<ience. He got both news Boon spread and before sun umps off and is digging a well down Monday there were 100 men ^o eep from cayrying^water from j with teams at work removing the When the hands returned they ** 1 funded. Of course I thought it once eaw what had happened and hanfiirf or a pieee of ; ™ tried to catch it, chamois skin. For articles which i ra . njust f . as .f el#u 4 ^ kee ? are rough surfaced use a suitable brush. It is applicable for gold, sil ver, brass, plated goods, etc. . the spring. Possibilities of genius are few when compared with impossibili ties. Only a fool man believes that a woman believes everything he tells her. ' • bank of earth from the canal. The bodies were not recovered un til late in the evening. Mr. Thompson was about fifty years old and is survived by his wife and several children. He was well known in Gainesville and Hall county, and his death is sincerely mourned. Mr. Thomp- Register Pads. To keep dust from coming up the registers when the furnace is being shaken make a pad of cloth to which the dust will adhere. Canton flan nel is good, but old underwear will do equally well. Make the pads thick and a trifle larger than the register, put in wadding and tack as you do comforters. They should be quite heavy. These can be shak en each day and washed occasional- ahead of me. After we had gone over twenty rods the bird flew up in the air and disappeared. It had been calling me away from its nest, which I had already found.—Walter Fisher in American Boy. Forced to Submit. “Mrs. Flummery caught her hus band kissing the cook.” “Mercy! What did she do ?” “Nothing. She didn’t dare, for fear the cook would leave.”—Phila delphia Bulletin. 9. Petitioners pray and 1 powers set forth in• s Code of Georgia of 1895- 0 rder^ 10. Petitioners P ra £JJfcourt grant- passed by this .petition, ^ ing the prayers of th P overa e4 by is made under and f . a 2550 of the provisions of section Code of Georgia of 1895- eic . And petitioners will ever ? torne y. J. C. Boone Petitione^ ofFebrU . FUed in office this J3tb. W 1902. ... Deputy W. B. Smith, uep u J TboS . N. G S obcha-:&U Court ®; Bell, Clerk of the “S th»l the .S said County- d ° c ^ 7 0 { theor'|^ N - going is a correct c °Py f t ^ e “QflE „ petition CITY PLANING of as appears on. file / ^Qtnre.anU sea rC ness my official signaW, Febraa rf, said Court this 13th. day ary 1902, ThoS. Clerk-