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V(»L. VI. NO. I.VOB. THEY’RE THROUGH.; The Georgia Legislature Ad- ] journed Yesterday. THE CLOSING SCENES. ' Mel Branch, of Third Party 1 Fame, Tries to GetUp a Scrap. Special to Tbe Tribune. Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 13.—The senate ' an house have at lest got together on 1 the tO'tiol busitu R* and have agreed on 1 amendments which they believe will bring about quarter'y payments as fat 1 at hast as can possibly be done with I tbe fuuds in baud. The conference com- 1 mi tree were in session quite a while and 1 both had to make oonc< ssione. Tuere will be no dosing of the schools ! The only sea ure which tbe school c m 1 ' miaaioner desired was that The school year and the fhcal year be made co iooident. This is iu the bill as it passed I tbe house but it provides also that there shall be no clash with the right of the school au boritieain any county to b’gin the schools whenever they choose. Tnes, changes are largely due to tbe work of Mr.- Hatcher, who believed that there should be no closing of the schools and who is reap tnsib'e for the elimination of that feature. Mr. Hatcher also circled h's p »iut about the appropriation of $300,030 to be advanced from other funds and placed to the credit of tbe uo’iool fund at-tbe first of April. This, it is believed, will be sufficient to provide for quarterly payments. Conferences have been the rale tad ay Tl Are have been c mferejm^^ommit-ees on the school bill, on qu nt.iuu of c >. ■ itie .t oti .Cih rr. .tte-■ i , v eH The senate thia I Bxioa’a substitute f >r t ib res iiu ions ou na'ioual sunj cts. Tbe substitute was adopted wituout any discussion. Tae<e are tbe days when tbe chairmen of tbe c >mmi:tees and presiding • th job come in fur presents from the m-m >«iß Ties d-nt Clay was presented this morn ing with an elegant solid silver tea and coffee set. lu the h >USO, J>e C inp, wn > is to be married tom irrow, wis given a hiudao ne presem ; s > was Dr. Stewart, Chairman of the asylum committee ; so was Mr. Boynton, ch urm ,n <>f the en rolling com nittee, and Mr. B ood worth. Os Monroe, chairman of the ooiporaiiou CO utuitlrt. The senate refused to vote tbe appro priation lor the geo'ogical buird foi printing its report, Also a haudbook of tbe resouic*- <>i Georgia. Tbe bill of Mr. Jenkins to p'ohibit the negotiation or sale of liquors in prohibi tion couuties parsed ttie house ihi xnornii g. Pern u-made the presentation speech to C'sy. B »’f. uibet to A'kiuson. The seua F e finally pass, d the libel bill As passed by the house. Wue it fl si came to h- senate that body, on aovic” of cue j idioiary comm ttue, put on some amandm-mts t iat destroyed the foioi of the bill. The house refused to concur Tnen the conference committees decided in favor of the house bul, Messrs. Reese and Hatcher fought the conference com mittee report in the senate., but Perwtis,- Clay, Woiten and Wnson strongly urged its adoption. By a vote of 23 to 7 the conference report was agreed co. During the closing hours of the session the house members are inclined to get obitrepsrous. Lite this afteruo in there cans ue ir being a person >1 eac ranter as folloas: B.’meh was ape iking in opposition to amditiry bill whin Styles, the negro, endeavored to interrupt him. 8 yhs seem *1 honest in his desire to ku >w what the gentleman from Columbia wis talking abou r , but evety time Mei bis spoken the buys bave put up Styles to re ply to bin. Tais timi B-.uo'i got mid and so did Hig in, of Iras da, a third partyite. Tney seemed aobitig to whip somebody, and Bl'.tle, of Muse >gaa, vol un eered co furnish ths miterial to work Mel decided then be didn’t w nt to make it a pars >n al matter u tless B ti tle had inspired S.yles. As Bittle had been iu another part of the hall be couldn’t very well assum that resp »nsi btltty, though he look'd as if he wanted to and was disappointed. Tn® legislature finally adj mrned at 6 o’clock. ADAIRSVILLE NEWS. Two Moonshiners Ceptured on Pins Log Creek-Qltier Items, Special to the Tribune. Adairsville, Deo. 12—Our deputy Uai'ed States marshals are successful in latding a moonshiner occasionally. Messrs. Ward and Bat>ey went out on Pine L >g creek and captured a still and two of the operators this week. Tney -carried the still and eveiyibing to At j «nts. The operators are supposed to □along to tbe hid of men who burned tbe barns of Lewis, at Fairmount, and Turner at Calhoun; also the same band have been sending threatening leit-r* to the < ffi tlals in Atlanta. So long as they try to make moonshine whisky, Just that THE ROME TRIB lung wid Ware and Bailey locate and capture them. Various new enterprises are beirg talked of for the near future, among them a matiufscturing enterprise of vast proportions with large capital. If the P'-oper arrangements are made Adalis ville will surprise the natives. Mr. George Veach has had an elegant glass fiont placed in bis lower Broad B'reet store, wh oh improves the appear ance of that part of the business streb*. We hear that a number of bu-iness changes will be made at the beginning of 'he new year. S >me new firms will go into butiurss, some old oues will dis solve and others will move to other quar tet s. Tbe social world of our vicinity is taking an ac'ivity in anticipation of the ho id aye. Numerous dinings and teas are being arranged. A swell ball is down on tbe programme. The newly formed literary club will give a Christmas entertainment that will draw the social lights from tbe neighbor ing towns. This oiub is of recent birth t>ut the child gives promise of vigorous growth. Miss Watts, of Igo, is with her sister, Mrs. Odd. Mis - Emma Price is at the home of her brother, Judge A. J. Price. Miss Price is one of he most charming daughters • f o'd Cassville. Miss Cunningham, a very beautiful and accomplished young lady of Atlanta, has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Geo. A. Veach. Mrs. Veach has been entertaing other visiting young ladies, also. Mrs. Aycock and daughter, of Tennes see, are visiting friends here. Rev. M. A. Mathews, of Dalton, was in town last week. Rev. F. 8. Hudson and home f Mr. Chas. Cunningham, of Atlanta, waa in town a day or so ago. Cap'. Gue Manning, of the Gate City, was here Friday. J. W. Hicks and Charles Walker were here hs r . week loading a car with emi grants for Texts. They succeeded in gelling over a Oar load of people from our section. A. M, Capers is spending some time In F O'ida. Our town wss made sad br tbe death of two of our best women in tbe past few dajs. Mrs. 8. I. Hunt, after being para- Ijs d for some time, died and was buried a ihe cemetery. Iu j ust a few days Mrs. Hilburn, after a lour and painful illness, fell to sleep aud was interred at old O •thcaloga cemetery. Both of tlese la dies iia(Lfi*’ed to a ripe old age and w»ue a -wo to the grave amid ihe plaudits and aoriows of their friends. Well done, ib- u good aud faithful servant, R-v. F. 8. Hudson was summoned by wire from u<» f recce io preach Mrs. Hum’s funeral and Rev. M. A. Mathews, of Daltou, did the B<me seivice over tbe body of Mis. Hubum. The deaf and dumb Asylum at Cm spring Will Bave an In dustrial Department. Prof J. C. Harris, one of the trustees of the D-as and Dumb Asylum at Cave . Siting, re{listed a telegram yesterday seating that tbe senate-had pissed the bill appropriating $5,500 for the indus trial department. Tne house had al ready passed the bill, aud all interested in the institution feel glad that this has been done. Nob >dy works! harder for this than Prof. Harris, and he was rejoicing yes terday ever tbe bill. SHE FELL Not From Grace, But ths Top of a Cell. Mollie Crow, quite as black as the name implies, is in the lockup chargtd with a plain drunk, V'S erJay she climbed on top of a cell, and sutceeded in tumbling between the cell aud tbe back wall. She stuck fast, and yelled lustily for help. Tbe other prisoners a-sisted her io yelling, and L'eut. Collier came to her relief. Ha fl rally succeeded in extricating her without serious damage. PECK’S BAD BOY Caused the Gallerler to Enjoy Life Last Night. Peck's Bid Boy played at Nevin’s last night, aud a fair house crea'ed a good deal of noise oyer the show. The g<l eries seemed to enj ty nr ist of the bad boy's antics, and were liberal in their app'aus«. The do vn-stairs people were not so enthusiastic, but contributed some to the laughter and cheers. TWO NAMES That Were Accidentally Omitted From the Koli of Honor. Editor Tribune. T >e names of Louis Weems and Ru'h M L od were entitled to a place on our roll <>f honor. These names were acci dentally omitted. Rasptc fully, J C. Barbis. J,he R >xb trough q rarrym in who was b o «u up in a premature explosion must ; have had a baug-up time. ICO wis uA., THUkSDaX mQKNInu, uECEMHtin 14, lat>3 A GOLD DAY. ! • I Vics President Stevenson, at •' Augusta. ( ' . ■ ■ " fl SOME HAPPY SPEECHES • That Were Loudly Cheered, ' and Secretaries Herbert and Smith Receive Ovations. . ■' —~ • •’ 1 The Associated Press gives tbe fol- > lowing synopsis of tbe speeches of Vice President Stevenson and S-cretaries Herbert and Smith, at tbe Augusta ex- < position yesterdwy; p i Mr. Stevenson'S Speech. t “Mr. President, Ladies aud Geut'e'. I , men: I count it an honor to have been | so cordially invited to visit this beautiful , city and upon this auspicioqs occasion to | meet and ming'e with my fellow cititans e of this great commonwealth. I bring , yon today the good wishes and hearty t godspeed of millions who dwe 1 tn the , great valley of the Mississippi. It mat- j ters not that this wooderfu' exposition of the produce of fi <ld, mine, foiest and of loom, is held in the southland and far to- i i ward the Atlantic seaboard. We were i , content ta know that the men and women i who achieved thia mUoblesa result are I I bound to us by the strong ties of blood and of country. For we cannot forget i , that, whether Georgians or Illinoisans, ; whether our lot has been cast upon the banks of the St. John or the Columbia, . we are Amoriuaus, all having -oeo coun try, one history, and one destiny. , exposition has, on tbe lines in tsgded by its founders, proved a great * e(Hoa * u et>| ightening the oouinrj ( world aa to the wonderful re- during the two decades oi ' g iverument by your own ! states of tbesoirh ware and rum >ih u, we teach om ( From one end of tbe land to the other'll " , hears tbe hum of busy industry. While Europe is arming fur bloody conflict, our s great workshops are engaged io tbe mau- - ufacture of implements of husbandry an 1 i Dot of war— he sure forerunners of pros i peri y aud contentment, “Witn the wondenul improvement in 1 agricultural implemeflte, tbe life of tbe firmer and of the planter is no longer i that of a drudge, aud by the methods r an i appliances IJhave mentioned fits con- : - diciou tu life, as compared wttn former ( 1 generations, has beeu rendered one us . ease. Let him wh • tills the soil magni'y , his calling. Lit him not forget that hi- , I responsibilities keep even pace with bis ( . great opportunities. Ac your firesides i let your sous be taught that there ar c I higher aims io life than mere money , gett'ng. As we enter wpou a . . tuiy let us give a loftier impose to the 1 aipiratiousof this great people. From Che I farmhouse to tbe great cities moves an uo -1 ending procsssioi of brave, euergerp , yog g men, physio tdy and morally equip- 1 p>d fur the Oitties of life. From their ranks will batakiu hose whoso voice will be patient iu every department of humau affairs. “With the return of the era of good 9 feeling in its highest sense of national , fgeling, sect’Oua'j talousies aud di-trust , vyfil forever disappear, an i capital will 1 here seek and fiod abundant aud pcofi a . Would it not be wall if . immediate steps werb taken by every I association aud by the public press to 9 call attention, as never before, .to thg healthful climate, tho fertile lands aud j the mineral wealth and tbe other great . natural advantages of your stat. ? Would not the production of a larger food tup ply, even at (he expense of lessening the annual cotton product, tend to the com fort and well being of your people aud iu the end prove a permanent blessing to the commonwealth and to tbe entire south?’’ ■* Secretary Herbert’s Address. Secretaiy Herber', of tbe n >vy, was the > next speaker. He brought President s Clevelaud's regrets at not being able to > accept the invita'ion to be present today. r He contrasted the peace of tbe United i States To the revolutions in Central and ’ South Am-rica, and the meutiouof our r small standing army in comparison with Europa’s great forces, was greeted with loud applause. His speech was oue oi encouragement to the sou .b, aud he de -1 clared that this exposition of yotrr in dustries carried on bo Successfully in the mtdst of these hard times, is a mouu -1 mental sign-board to point out the road * to renewed and c mtinmd prosperity. I Secretary Smith's Remarks. f President Walsh introduced Secretary s Smith as a man of pre-eminent ability » and declared that ‘*ii s administration will compare "most favorably with that of any man who has ever filled that poe - tiun, I care not how great bis abilty maj • have been.” It was tbe first occasion that an Au gusta audience bad of greeting S-cretary h Smi'b, though he is a G-oig'an, but they r made up for it in giving him a great - ovation. He touched on the financial policy of tbe administration briefly and these remarks were greeted with hear y g a plause. He referred to tbe work of t the exposition as the means of intensify ing the saaJ us Georgians iu material dt- vslopment of tbe state and also of pre senting the resources of tbe state to the knowledge of the people of the union. He referred to the conditions which ex ‘isted in the south prior to IS 0 as one calculated to prevent material progress, although it produced a high order oi I mental and moral civilization. He showed what the change of sonth r.rn labor and thg financial shock of tbe war bad produosp until about 1880. Since that time resultqhad been most gratify ing. The taxable property in 1830 was $235 <X»,000, While iu Jggm auk $150.0X1,000. Hu rdt ritd to tbe puichasing clause ■>ue tu l of benefits, tSpecialljß pie of (ieoig a, ami tx oiled toKpiMilll and pairiotism of tbe 'ng upon the uncifbdtti mai p bill. He ep >ke tbe labor of and denied ihita yrace problem s flgES Ho warned his bearers aaa-n-t, sought political f eferment by ing tbe present rosparous c the state, and clo id wi h tho staAetMH that prosperity as never w>au by til hand or tongue oi a penszthot. M Spri'gi ■ad'Sperry. Congressman j irtuger was given an intensely hearty velcotne. Ha did not attempt to make 1 speech. Congressman Sperry’s recaption was particularly grati fying and heart . His references to Georgia’s rich resources and to Mr. -Cleveland’s financial policy were always the occasion of Lugi applause. MARIETTA’S MAYOR,-” ' Holland Elected and Glover Has Given Notice 01 a Contes'. Marietta, Ga., Djo. 13 The election here yesterday for mayor, resulted in the election of Mr. Holland by a majority of 100. Tnere is a great deal of feeling growing out of the election. Mr. Glover has given notice that he will contest theoleo'ion of Mr. Holland, . Mr, Glovir’a b-st friends admit that he wrs ' jairly beaten . COURT HOUSE City cour . is atiraoriiig rhe most callers at the court house Judge Mix Meyerhardi’s office isons of the trust popular iu the building, Tbe judge has mauy friends who will find uim wherever he goes. County C imtnissiuuer “Billie” Wrigbt still receives congratulations iu bis pretty offioe, aud happily entertains all callers Ordinary Davis says he is still in the marriage liceuse business. lie is not braggiug, but be has had a lot of work iu that line recently. Work on the wall around the cou't. totra'r-yiriTri'a Tyring pushed. The ground« ' are to be greatly beau >fi d. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Oostauaula Lo<l K e He d Its Annual Election t '*■ Tu-.dny Night. Oostanaula L >dge held an ' tmg 'I utsaay Light, aud atnbusias-:c tuinibe'tuip was Olli :ers for tho otsuing eleced aS follow.-. Il A. Denny, W. M. F. A. J >!iii!.on, 8. W. . C. w. u.ideiwo d, J. W. J. J. >eiy, Treas. R. W. G <-a' s, S ■•<••’ V. ■?' Smaric .u Legion us The members of R >me Council 413, A, L. of H. are rtquesttM to attend the regt ular meeting of the Council tonight at 7:3 ) E ection of officers for the ensuing term will taka place. It ia hoped tnat the members will feel interested enough in the welfare of the Council to attend tbe meeting. J. A. Tigneb, Vice Commander. J. E. Mullen. S c’y. A Typical Country Koad. A short time ago a Mr. Waterman, who runs the wagon express between Albany and Schenectady, N. Y., while on his trip between these cities with a load of about 1,400 pounds drawn by two horses, came to a dead standstill in one of the deep, soft spots which abound in Albany county. Mr. Waterman had to unload his en tire cargo and carry it piece by piece over the entire distance of 200 feet, after which his team managed to struggle j through with the empty wagon, and Mr. Waterman finally succeeded in putting , jiis load back into the wagon and moving along on his journey. This is the old stage road and should be one of the best in the world, but for many years has been entirely neglected and is now in & deplorable state. Mr. Waterman says that road has cost him more work, wear, tear and trouble than the road taxes would amount to on all the farms in Al bany county.—Exchange. A Good Road Would Bo Cheaper. Harvey M. Sigafoos, a milkman resid ing near Carpenterville. N. Y., while driving on the public highways leading to Phillipsburg recently, had his arm broken by the upsetting of his wagon, which he alleges was caused by the bad condition of the public road. Mr. Siga foos has employed counsel to bring suit against the Greenwich township authori ties fcr $1,500 damages. The suit will be a test case. Jb j h >.‘ be n the i- ■/,- .-!■■■- •■: ii-/ !i' >1 ue io tb» school fa■/ pro port ■■--■ -.- < T>> V, .’ - -Vi.^‘ a l* '- 1 ■•' i'' : "‘^BW^Oß* : '/' : *- , ~ j, t*’i without an un'”W^f/ M‘ tur<> of money an.l road roller is indispensable. said that Macadam did not recommend rolling, but rollers were up known in his day, and he dejiended sn the wheels of passing wagon? to do the work of con solidating the highway that is now done more quickly, thoroughly and uniformly than was ever accomplished by any method known to Macadam or the road philosophers of his day. And first of all the earth foundation upon which the broken stone is to rest should be well rolled. It cannot be rolled too solidly. No matter what may be the appearance of the earth bottom after the excavation is completed, it is inoro than likely to contain many soft spots, which can be brought to light very quickly by the passage of a heavy.roller. If the material is very soft and mealy, it may be best to begin the process of kjolUng with a moderately light roller, the rolling will be has ■:‘l,ro effective by sprm ■•':<% ; th<>iigli this cannot be ’ l ''\k along the tr ‘ >lu "•’'' lo passage of the roller let it move along parallel with the I •wwE\ STEAM ROAD ROLLER. first course of the roller and slightly lap the portion already rolled. When a point near the center of the road is reached, begin on the other side of the excavation and repeat the operation, fin ishing at the center. Rolling is omitted when the soil is of a hard, gravelly na ture, or when a stiff clay is found which presents a firm surface, but whatever be the nature of the soil the use of a i heavy roller will generally develop weak | spots, the presence of which would not j otherwise have been suspected. This fact may be demonstrated by passing a heavy steam roller over the earth foun dation after excavation has been made for the macadam roadway. It will be found that tho passage of the roller over what appeared to boa well graded sur face of compact material will develop a series of humps, holes and undulations, utterly destroying the uniformity of tho grade in places, and revealing many soft and weak places which are wholly unfit to sustain a permanent stone roadway and the wagons which are to passover it. These holes and hollows should of course bo filled with good, firm material and tho rolling process continued until tho roadbed becomes uniform in grade and thoroughly compact. In soft soils and in places where a steam roller may not be easily sustained or worked to ad vantage, it is best to begin the rolling with a light roller and one of l<w» di. /:,:' Wr cour.tr/ ■ o e of modern Mall Gasset te. Sifjr.s of tho Times. Hon. John Walker of Howard codnty, Mo., ventilates a plan which nas the merit of originality and probable feasi bility also. Mr. WalkeTsays: “I will give §1 on every acre of land I own tertvard the building of a gravel road from Rocheport to Jack man’s mill. My farm consists of 450 acreg-4ience I will take stock in said road to the amount of $450. I will also give the same amount for a gravel road from "Rocheport to Ashland church or from the church to Fayette. “If wo could get the farmers once in terested in such an enterprise, it would be but a few years until we would have the best roads in the west. The build ing of these roads can be accomplished with less cost in the long run tiian the present system of road working is now costing the farmer. It must also be re- ■ unembered that each individual who pays much as §IOO becomes a stockholder at and I will venture the money will return a larger dividend thaulr. any other way invested.” This has the right ring. It hits the nail squarely on the head and shows that Mr. Walker knows what he is talking about. Next to railroads, substantial and lasting public highways are worth more to a country, including both the farmers and the townsmen, than any other single investment that could be made. The press and citizens of Mis souri and Kansas should take this ques tion up and not cease agitating it until the principal towns of every county with in she two states are joined by lasting macadam or gravel roads.—Kansas City , Times. The Old Time Road. Formerly the only intelligent concep tion of a road anywhere on the Atlantic tier of states was two sand ruts, varying I in depth from 3to 8 inches, carried on to • infinity or as far as the exigencies of the : traveling public demanded. The inter ' vening space between the two ruts was i filled in with sand. Surcease from the > torture of tliese roads was sought by oc- ■ casional turnouts to the right or left, but i soon new ruts were formed, and the last i condition of the unfortunate animals ■ compelled to travel them became worse • than the first. . i Toward the interior of the state, where , gravel beds are found, decided improve- > i ments were made on the sand ruts. A : I degree of hardness was imparted by the :'■ gravel, winch, for most practical pur ’ j poses, was encouraging if not satisfying. ■ I Great centers of population soon de 1| manded sounder and more solid road-’’ II beds to resist the general tendency to I rut, which is every whereapparent where > heavily laden teams are numerous.— i Philadelphia Record. p | Berber—“dos win vo i have your hair 1 ’ Ahsent-minded Editor—"cut it ’.short; we’ve on 'y got eighteen columns ' for everything.” for itself. peoplqdias/ been in the majority tqjvn and country, where solid roads are 'thost needed, and their want of progress has seriously clogged many an enter prise of value to the community. It has long been known in a general way that no better outlay of a few hun dred dollars could bo made by the farm er or country merchant than in building rock or gravel roads, but attempts to re duce the practical value to dollars and cents have seldom been made. A gen tleman in northern Indiana recently un dertook to find out what the farmers themselves thought of the matter. In answer to his inquiries letters were re ceived from farmers in 4G counties of the state, some of which were provided with' turnpikes and some not. Some of thein took a very pessimistic view of the roa< l improvement, and some were unduly! elate dover the possession of splendid highways. The average was taken on the various propositions, however, just as the replies came in, and the result is extremely interesting. The farmers estimated that by reason of the roads already improved their lands had increased in value an average of $6.48 an acre, one enthusiast placing it at 100 per cent. If all roads were im proved, the increase was estimated at $9 Ai acre. So the increase of value alone on $5,760, orTenough to nurcadamize four miles, which is twice as much road as a section contains. That is one phase of the question. The annual loss due to poor roads was placed at 76 1-5 cents an acre, which is manifestly too low. Ac cepting it as correct, however, the loss from poor roads in five years would amount to $2,432 for each section, or enough to build two miles of good road at $1,216 each, which is considerably more than the average cost per mile in Indiana. The actual money value of good roads, obtained by adding tho loss for not having them to the gain if yon did, is $6,000 for every 610 acres, and in creases by nearly SSOO every year. These are facts, ice cold and not pos sible to contest. With good roads the farmer would make a great economy of time and force in transportation between farm and market. Ho would bo able to take advantage of market fluctuations in buying and selling. Ho could do the hauling of farm products and purchased commodities in the time of greatest loi- wear and tear upon horsesß haißQ^^tm^BUrh -u .would J| redudetl. value of hislaiuß would be greatly enhanced, so that, at the lowest estimate, his 800 acres would be worth $2,880 more, while at least $250 would be saved every year. These are the facts brought out by Mr. W. C. Lat ta. in the journal known as Paving, and j they are worthy the closest attention by 1 ■farmer and townsman alike. The chap who kicks for open cars iifl summer is now the loudest in yelling a jß the conductor to “shut that d /> When a fellow is at death’s door, heHjjg anxious to be pulled through; but wants to know wnich way_