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MR. MORRIS’ CARD
He Gives Full History of His Coir ection
With Search For
THE MISSING COUNTY TAX BOOKS
Goct Into the D tail* of the Entire Transac
tion, Telling All of the Conversations
That Occurred,
To the Editor of the Tribune:—As I
flgu’ea prominently in the search for the
missing tax books, I deem it a duty I owe
both to the people of Floyd and myself
to make a statement of facts connected
therewith.
When I gave to the county commis
sioners the information that I had gather
ed about the tax books—information that
I had cause to believe was true —I did it
from the purest motives without preju
dice in any direction. I felt that in re.
porting it to the proper authorities, I was
doing the cow ty a service.
I supposed I was .on track* of the tax
books that disappeared three or four
years ago. I knew nothing of the books
last ten years ago. From recent develop.,
meats it seems that I was about to un -
earth much more than I had any know
ledge of and much that would greatly
benefit Floyd county.
When I thought I had sufficient in
formation to point out the place where
the books were concealed I went to Mr.
Trammell of the county board and told
him all I had learned. He communicated
it to Capt. Featherstone, chairman of the
board and they requested me to meet
/hem in Capt. Featherstone's office and
* I
JhoW consultation with I did so
We decided to search an old outhouse on ’
Mr. Black's place where the books were
: supposed to be concealed, We thought (
dt very important that we keep quiet ,
a'mut the matter.
When I saw Mr. Trammell again, he (
told me that he had confided the affair (
to Mr. Cherry, who was living pn Mr. (
Black’s place and that he had asked his (
permission to search the building. Very (
soon after Mr. Trammeil came to me
again and said: "We want you to go ‘
down to Black’s place at once. Cherry
has told Paul Black the whole thing.” (
When I saw young Black he asked
me ••wbat we wanted to search for” I 1
replied that, "we wanted to look for ‘
some papers said to be hidden some
where on your father’s place. ”
Young Black appeared to be very '
much excited over the matter and left ,
me.
I then took one of my workmen and
went over to Mr. Wooten’s where Mr.
Trammell had a horse and buggy. I
told the negro to drive down to John
Black’s place, which he did as hurriedly
as possible. When I came near to the
gate. I saw a lady in the ball. I heard
her say *‘mamma here they are now,”
and then she went out on the back
porch.
I went to the door and asked for Mr.
Cherry. She said he wa i not at home. I
asked her if there was any man on the
premises with whom I might speak.
She pointed to the back yard and said,
“Mr. Black is out there.”
I walked through the hall and out
into the back yard where I met Mr.
Black. I introduced myself to him and
told him what my business was there.
He said, "All right sir, you may look
anywhere you please. ”
He began to question me and put
questions to me that 1 was not at all
disposed 'to answer. We bad some
conversation concerning the matter,
then he suggested that I “had better
wait until Mr. Cherry came home,” I
consented to do so and we sat down on
a bench and talked about half an
hour. Then he said he thought it
bast for me to get a warrant and secure
a bailiff to make the search. I saw no
reason to object, so I wrote a note to
Mr. Trammell and asked him to send
a warrant and a bailiff to me at once
I sent the note by the negro. Mr.
Black and another young man left me
and went to town. Messrs. Broach,
Prove their Worth.
That is what thousands
of people, speaking out of
their own experience, say to
their friends in regard to
Allcock’s
Porous Plaster
t he most marvelous external
remedy known for all sorts
of pains and aches in the
back, limbs, chest or side.
Da Not De Persuaded to acc.pt a auk
stltuio. “ Allcock's " baa never been equaled.
Allcock’a Corn Shields,
Allcock’s Bunion Shields,
Have no equal as a relief and cure tjr coms
and bunions.
Brandreth’s Pills
stand at the front. The longer la
use the stranger is their Doaitloa,
DOCTORS HAD GIVEN HER. UP. -r Z r• ;
A Convincing Letter From One of Mrs. Pinkham’s Admirers.
thTw^b a, lti l si a r!X k , fre9 » aDd fair ls B ««ering from displacement of
In .ZttoTi ridfcidous to suppose that such a difficulty can be eured bv
an artifical support like a pessary. ’ y
Artificial supports make matters worse, for they take away all the chance
of the ligaments recovering their vigor and tone. Use strengthens; tte
meats have a work to do.
. If they £ row flabby and refuse to hold the womb in
?3 a ? e ’ there is but one remedy, and that is to strengthen
•r Jf their fibres and draw the cords back into their normal
condition, thus righting the position of the womb.
—Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is designed
. JZM MVWBg es P eclall 5’ for this purpose, and, taken in connection
V *’ lth her Sanative Wash, applied locally, will tone up
I. the uterine system, strengthening the cords or liga-
A Daents which hold up the womb,
■ Any wom . an who suspects that she has this trouble
fUKEtaa and S h e know it by a dragging weight in the
W lo " er ab domen, irritability of the bladder and rectum,
groat fatigue in walking, and leucorrhoea should
P rom Ptly commence the use of Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound. If the case is stubborn, write to
Mrs ' t’inkham, Lynn., Mass., stating freely all symp
toms. You will receive a prompt letter of advice free
obarge. All letters are read and answered by wo
men only. The following letter relates to an un
usuallj- severe case of displacement of the womb,
"bich was cured by the Pinkham remedies. Surely
“Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and 1!luod Purifier cured me when the doc
tors had given me up. I had spent hun
dreds of dollars searching for a cure, but found lit
tie or no relief until I began the Pinkham remedies.
If I had falling and displacement of the womb so badly that
» for two years I could not walk across the floor. I also had pro
fuse menstruation, kidney, liver, and stomach trouble. The doctors said my
case was hopeless. I had taken only four bottles of the Vegetable Compound
and one of the Blood Purifier when I felt like a new person. lam now cured,
much to the surprise of my friends, for they all gave me up to die. Now many
of my lady friends are using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound through
my recommendation, and are regaining health. It has also cured my little son
of kidney trouble. I would advise every suffering woman in the land to write
to Mrs. Pinkham for aid.”—Mbs. Emma Pangborn, Alanson, Mich
Gunn, Black and Sheriff McConnell
all came. When the warrant was
read they ordered the search. We
went to an old shed that had been
used in times past for a coal shed but
later as a hog pen.
We saw when we got to the shed
that the floor had been torn up. I said
to Mr. Bryan, “Some one has been here
ahead of us.” Mr. Black replied “Yes,
this thing has excited our curiosity, so
that Kirt and I decided that there was a
pot of gold hidden somewhere and we
would dig some for it.” Now it seems
to me to be a strange coincidence that
Mr. Black should have dug in exactly
the same place where I had been inform*
ed that the books lay concealed.
The digging seemed very easy. 1 used
the same pick they had been using and
of course I found nothing. We replaced
the planks and came back to town dis*
appointed.
I have heard that Mr. Black said: “He
would give one thousand dollars to know
who the person was who knew so much
about his father’s business.” Now, if he
made that assertion and will strengthen
it with the cash he can get all the inform
ation he wishes. J. M. Morris.
Something to Know.
It may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restor
ing the tired out nervous system to a
healthy vigor Is Electric Bitters. This
medicine is purely vegetable, acts by
giving tone to the nerve centres in the
stomach, gently stimulates the liver
and kidneys and aids these organs in
throwing off impurities in the blood.
Electrio Bitters improves the appetite,
aids digestion* and is pronounced by
those who have tried it as the very best
blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it
Sold foi 50c or $1 per bottle at Curry-
Arrington Company, Rome, Ga.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The be-
slaallo „ ““ 15 n
algMtureZ S j eTßr r
NEW MODES.
Braid trimming is no longer the exclusive
right of the tailor-made cloth gown. The
linen or piqud costume built on formal lines
also enjoys the distinction of a braid decora
tion. Feather-edged piqud braids of more or
less fancy design, as washable as the mate
rials themselves, and cotton Hercules and
soutache braids arc all utilized.
The fiat Hercules braids are put on in rows
at the bottom of a skirt or below the hips,
and on the jacket they are arranged on each
front in a series of short double rows, pointed
at the back ends with a pearl ball or tiny gold
button fastened on the point.
Chailies continue to enjoy favor, notwith
standing the many other types of goods in
vogue. Some are flowered, others are printed
in arabesques and devices distinctive of fou
lards. while a third class have vari-colored
grounds with fine tracery designs. Os these
last a sample combines green, yellow and
blue in some vague device in the ground, the
colors filtering {through an interlacing of fine
brown vines.
In a flower-patterned challis a charming
color study is evolved with blue, pink and
yellow chrysanthemums in a pale tint on an
olive-green ground broken at intervals with
satin stripes. Black arabesques are printed
upon a r<ss<sda satin-striped challis with broken
white dots.
Then there are navy challies with-white
scrolls and other Oriental-looking figures,
black grounds with corise or heliotrope de
vices of the same character that are rather
newer than the flowered black or blue chal
lies, though those are also shown.
Striped and polka-dotted challies, white on
navy and colors on black, are as fashionable
as they ever were and ever appeal to staid
tastes.
Tho mousquotaire is the sleeve far excel
lence for thin textiles.
There is much diversity in the shaping of
tho wrists of sleeves. Some are double
pointed; others shape but a single point over
the hand; a third class is cut in battlements,
and a fourth in scollops.—From The Deline
ator.
I’HB nOMjg 'ilflBUNB. FRIDAY. AUGUST 13. IS#7
REV. W. H. NOYES RESIGNS-
Uncertain Whether He BeVieree Some of
the Millenary Board Doctrines.
Vancouver, B. C., Aug. 13.—Advices
from the Orient per steamer Empress of
Japan are as follows: Rev. W. H.
Noyes has resigned as missionary in
Japan, on the American board, on the
ground that be is uncertain whether he
believes some of the doetrines incul
cated by the board. It is his disavowal
of the belief in probation after death
that brought about the famous contro
versy over that question some years
ago-
News has been received of the death
by drowuing of Brigadier General Ha
dens, commanding the third and* fourth
military districts of Tonkin, while on
an inspection trip. He was drowned in
Glare river, a native boat in which he
was traveling being upset in the rapids.
The chamber of commerce of Manilla
has convoked a public meeting for the
fifteenth inst.. of all the merchants in
Manilla in order to get public opinion
on the loan about to be raised for the,
archipelago and what is best to be done
to Solve the problem. v
A gambling scandal, in which several
police officials are Involved, is creating;
a sensation at Honolulu. An official
who, it is claimed, made $7 per day for
permitting gambling games to ba ruts,
has been committed for trial and sev
eral other officials suspended.
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
If you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, be made well, strong, magnetic,
full of new life aud. ”igor, take No-To-Bac,
the tvouder-.i orker, that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten j>ti. mis in ten days.
Over 400,000 cured. Buy No-To-Buc of your
druggist, under guarantee to cure, 50c or
SI.OO. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad.
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Coal In Re'rlgerator CnrsV
Denver. Aug. 12.—Railroad men are
grputly interested in the discovery which
is alleged to have been made at La
Junta, Colo., that the Santa Fe Rail
road company is shipping coal to east
ern points in refrigerator oars. Accord
ing to the report, four refrigerator cars
were sidetracked at La Junta for re
pairs. The cars were marked and
sealed and the contents were billed as
perishable fruit, which has the right ot
way over all other classes of traffic ex
cept mail and fast passenger service It
was necessary for the workmen to en
ter the oars in order to make repairs.
The seals were broken and the oars
were found to be filled with coal from
the mines of Colorado and New Mexico.
Bow’s This:
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward fjr any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co. Props. Toledo O.
We the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry ont any obligation made
by their firm.
West & Traax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 750. per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists. Testimonials free.
A Wtrtilnj t*»
Washington, Aug. 12.—Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Merritt calls at
tention to a growing practice of certain
business concerns, which, in extending
their trade, send registered parcels to
small postoflfioes, addressed to fictitious
persona The concerns then make some
plausible excuse to the postmaster and
ask him to examine and dispose at a
fair price rather than return the parcel.
Opening a package otherwise than by
an addressee on his written order is for
bidden by the postal regulations, and
postmasters are warned to return them
to the sending postofflie.
“They don’t make much fuss about it.”
Wo aie speaking of DeWitt’s Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for consti*
nation, biliousness, and all stomach and
Ever troubles. Curry-Arrington Co.
[I FASHION’S lilitKUic.
Guardsmen’s jackets may be closed below
the collar with one or two straps of tho ma
terial buttoned on, if an ornamental closing ia
fancied.
The leaf-green < hiffon facing the brim of a
dark-green fa iry straw walking hat is mado
in innumerable rows of dr.y puffings, 030 row
eat ndlrg beyond the edge. In front is an
iinusaliy ir.rge ro» ;u rude cf many loops of
Ljttisii.e ribbon In the two green tones, a
Rhinestone pin glistening in the center.
Br.ck of this ribboa structure at each side ia
placed a broad black wing. Two Sti'ipo cf
green ribbon, oneo. the light cljdo and tho
other of the dark, cress tho cw.wa, a »d at tho
back a bunch of viowts ia ph'.eed at one eida
under tho brim and a rosette of tho Lighter
ribbon at ihctothOz
The jacket of another costume designed
for maternity and invalid wear shows orna
ment'd fronts with tub r.verj opening ever a
fu.l vest.
A multiplicity of frills dis! inguishes tiro’
froufrou wrist, which is air.de with a deep,,
round yoke closed <ra the left shoulder.
Yellow and white is ths dainty color com
bination seen in a medium rjiapo of un
usually good stylo. The het is of fcney yel
low satin straw with a fluted brim rolled very
high at the back to. shov# a faciflar of ac
cordion-plaited yellow velvet, the plaits being
drawn out so that only a crimped effect is
given. Across the back en a tauw: are dis
posed rosettes of white tulle. Tulle is fulled
over the brim, extending nearly to tho crown,
and at the left side are a knot of straw braid
and a very full white aigrette.
On some of the new sunshades carried at
the seashore appear white polka-spots as large
as a twenty-five cent piecx A plain border
is added.
Clusters of white silk tucks neat the top
and bottom of red silk parasols add not a
little to their attractiveness.
The up-to-date two-piece eosttnne Unites
a five-gored skirt with a fan-plaited back and
an Eton jacket with a lower, pointed outline
in front
Flow ers plentifully adorn the backs of hats
With bent-up brims and variety is noted in-,
their selection. Real point applique lace is
conspicuous!v used upon a large Leghorn the
crown of which is cut out and replaced by one
of laps fulled over the opening. On the brim is
draped turquoise taffeta veiled with lace, a
bow of narrow black velvet-ribbon resting
just'in front of the brim. A large white
aigrette and two wh ta breasts of birds are
fastened on the left side with: a-- steel bqckle,
and at the back of the brim, which ia rolled
up to receive them, pink roses-and forget-me
nots are arranged in a compact. maaa—From
Th* Delineator. ;
Tirod Nervous, Sleepless
en and women—how gratefully they
write about Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Once
helpless and discouraged, having lost all
faith in medicines, now in good health
and “able do do my own work,” because
Hood’s Sarsaparilla has power to enrich
and purify the blood and make the weak
strong—this is experience es a host of
people.
Hood’# Pills are the best family cathar
tic and liver medicine. Geatle, reliable,
.sure. >
Week End Rates by fbe Southern >
Railway,.
> Cave Spring and return 50c.; Lithia
(Springs and return $1.25;, Lookout
Mountain and return >2.00; Tucker ’
Springs, Tenn., and return $2.25. ■
Tickets at above rates are sold for !
Saturday afternoon trains only and are >'
not good to return later than the follow
ing. Monday morning.
C. A. Bekscoter, It C. Smith,
A. G. P. A. P. & T. A.
IPlamersl
EJOj Female i:
Regulator
For all diseases peculiar to women and gwls- S >
It Tones up the Nerves, Improves the Ap- V
1 petite, Enriches the Blood, and gives Lire, ty
Health and Strength, it is the > >
QUEEN OF TONICS i
MAKES THS COMPLEXION CLSAB. < j
FDEE ! A bottle of “ Monthly ” Regulating i ’
r HEE I Pills with each bottle. For sale by 1>
all dealers or sent direct upon receipt of price by 1 [
New Spencer Med. Co., Chattanooga, Tenn, j J
® LADIES’SPECIAL TREATMENT: m < | :
cases requiring special treatment, address. * l
X giving symptoms, Ladies’ Medical De- ; J
JK partment. Advice and book on Female JR
Diseases, with testimonials, free. JR
For Sale and Recommended bf
Curry-Arrington Co., J. T. Crouch
& Co., Rome Drug Co., C. A. Trevitt
and Tajlor & Norton.
When Others Fail, Consult
DR. NICHOLS
Nichols Building, 407 Union St.,
NASHVILLE, TENN.
The Leading and Most Successful
£“• Never Fails to Cure
Syphilis, Stricture, Light Losses'.
Piles, Gleet, Hydrocele,
h-J Varicocele, Diseases of Women.
< BLOOD POISON
days. You can be treated at home
Ofor same price under same guaranty.
If you prefer to come here we will
W contract to pay railroad fare and
no charge if we fail to enre.
0, LOST MANHOOD.
tf\ Night Emissions, Impotency, the
* dreaded effects of early vice, which
brings organic weakness. On examining
the urinary deposits a ropy sediment will
often be found, and sometimes small
particles of albumen will appear. There
are many men who die of this difficulty
ignorant of the cause, which is Seminal
Weakness. The Doctor will guarantee a
permanent cure in all cases. WRITE for
symptom blank. You can be cured at home
by correspondence.
WDITF f° r Symptom Blank, correspond
h nil El ence private. All letters an
swered in plain envelope.
The spectre
housecleaning needn’t trouble you a
moment. The person that dread*’ house
cleaning knows nothing©/ *F'eaz Ihie—of
hs easy work, its quickness and, comfort,
mt* its saving of paint ana of r.ub
b*n S> Go over everything with
Peariine—floors, doors, win-
Sir / d °ws, woodwork, paint, mar
ble, stone, glass, carpets, bric
"T. ... a-brac—and you’ll get through any
cleaning job in the shortest time, and with the least labor
and f .as. Toi don’t need any other help. Pearline is
meant, o wash everything that water won’t hurt, 533
Peddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will tell yon.
■ “this is as good as” or “the same as Pearline.” IT’S
A r V VV QvX Vx FALSE—Pearline is never peddled; if your grocer sends
you an imitation, be honest— it back. JAMES PYLE, New York.
KANES
THIS WEEK
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FOR BARGAINS.
1
120 dozen Madras cloth shirts, worth
$1.50, at 85 cents.
pg doz. Percale shirts, collar attached,
worth $1.25, at 75 cents.
All Shoes at Special Prices I
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Summer prices prevail here.
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F. J. Kane & Company
248 Broad Street.
SHORTER COLLEGE
rSToxxrxgr Z-euS-ies,
ROME, GEORGIA.
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Next Session Opens Wednesday, Sept. 8,1897
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Tne cheapest place in the South for first-class Vehicles, all kinds.
We carry a full line of Springs, Axles, Wagon and Buggy Supplies. In
our repair oepartmeut we do first-class Work. Employ competent
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