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2 HE SAYED DOWS’LIFE L. T. Mitchell, of This City, Experience With the Great Reformer, DOW WAS THREATENED BY MOB A* a Prisoner of War Capt. Mitchell was Conducting Him Froiy New Orleans to Richmond. • General Neal Dow, the great tem perance reformer, died peacefully at his home in Portland. Maine, Satur day afternoon. One of the most thrilling exper iences in Gen. Dow's life was closely connected with the late Capt. L. T. Mitchell of this city. Had it not been for Capt. Mitchell’s bravery and cool ness, Gen. Djw would probably have been a victim of mob violence. That part of his biography relating to this incidence is as follows: At the the outbreak of the war Geu. Dow, at the request of Governor Washington, began to recruit a regi ment. He was commissioned colonel of the Fifteenth Maine Volunteers, and sailed in Butler’s expedition for New Orleans, but was wrecked on Che way. The storm rose so high that it seemed very evident that the ship must go to the bottom. A lot was drawn from headless matches, and the captains of the regiments were re quired to draw to see who would go from the overloaded ship to the Mt. Vernon. Five Maine companies, were drawn to go to the larger ship. But ler said: “Col. Dow, you had better go with these men on board the Mt. Vernon;.they will be safer there,” And leave you here, general!” “‘Oh, yes, I must stay here ” ' Unless you order it, I shall do no such thing. I shall stay with the map jority of my regiment, and stand by you,” and Butler adds he did. He was afterwards with Butler when he ran the forts, and later helped Bot tler to enforce the stringent laws that made New Orleans a healthy and orderly city. He was commissioned a general by Abraham Lincoln, and at the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, was taken a prisoner by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston Capt, L. T. Mitchell of Rome, Ga., was ordered to take him to Richmond. Capt. Mitchell adds: “Dow had been in command of a brigade of negro troops, and was at tached to Gen. Butler’s division. All the nameless outrages of thieyes, guerrillas and vagabonds, were di rectly charged upon Butler and Dow. with a childishness born of ignorance, by malice” When Mitchell Reached Selma, Ala., there were a large number of refugees from New Orleans there. Somebody tele graphed to Selma that Mitchell was on his way there with Dow in custody. Mitchell’s coolness and bravery nar rowly saved him from death at the hands of a mob. At Weldon, N. C.. his life was again threatned. He was put in Libby prison, and thers delivered almost daily temper ance lectures. Dow’s temperance matinees were very popular, and the “boys” would cheer him to the echo They would crowd around and sign his pledges conditionally, “till this cruel war is over,” or “till we get out of this,” or ’ till we get where whisky is cheap.”. One day, in looking out of the prison window, at the risk of his life, he saw a nearly barefoot Yankee . i.iani irinat Death’s face is not a pleasant thing to look upon, yet thousands of men and wo men go about daily with the reflection ol death in their faces. The dull eyes, the sallow complexion, the sunken cheeks, the emaciated form, all tell the story of the in sidious advances of that implacable so consumption. Doctors have declared that consumption is incurable. It is not. Thou sands of consumptives have testified to their complete recovery after they were given up by the doctors and all hope was gone. It is simply a matter of going to the seat of the trouble which is imperfect and improper nutrition. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery does this. It corrects all disorders of the digestion. It invigorates the liver. It makes assimilation perfect. It fills the blood with the elements that build new healthy tissue in every organ of the body. It is the great blood-maker and flesh-builder. It cures 98 per cent, of all cases of consump tion. All good druggists sell it. H. Gaddis, Esq., of No. 313 S. J. Street, Tacoma, Washington, writes: “ I was taken ill in 188a with headache and pain in my back. I called in a doctor and he came three times. He said I was bilious, but I kept getting worse. I took a cough so that I could not sleep only by being propped in bed. My lungs hurt me. and I got so poor that I was skin and Irane. I thought I was going to die. I saw the ' Golden Medical Discovery ’ rec ommended for a cough. I tried a bottle of it and it did me so much good that I tried another one and it made me sound and well, so I recommend It to everybody. It saved my life.” A headache is a symptom of constipation. Dr. Pierce’s> Pleasant Pellets cure constipa tion, promptly and.permanently. They do not gripe. Druggists sell them. prisoner being led along by two con federates. ' Dow called to him from the window and threw down his own shoes and stockings. Nine months in Libby, and be was exchanged for Gen Fitzhugh Lee, and returned to bis old home,and the con. gratulations of thousands of friends- Since then, he has been very active in temperance meetings, in lectures, and meetings on both sides of the Atlantic, and in 1888 he was nominated for president of the United States by the prohibition party. Gen. Dow was born on the 20th of March, 1804, and was in hie 94th year. BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE. The best salve in the world for outs or □raises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sorei}, tetter, chapped hands, chilblain corns and all skin eruptions and posi •’ely cures piles, or no pay required. It L guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per □ox For sale by Curry-Arrington Co., druggists, Rome Ga A BAD FIKE. Col. J C. Gordon, of Walker County, Looses Handsome Barn and Contents A very serious fire occured early Saturday morning on the farm of Col. J. C. Gordon in Walker county. Col. Gordon is one of the best and most substantial farmers in Walker county, and as the result of good times and a fine wheat crop, some time ago built the finest barn in Walker county, at a cost of $3,500. Early Saturday morning and for some cause not yet discovered the barn caught fire and burned to the ground. At the time it contained much valuable property, all of whieh was reduced to ashes by the flames, and which was as follows: Five hundred sacks of wheat, 200 sacks of corn, a large number of sad dles,harness, tools, etc., two farm wag ons, one horse and four buggies, en tailing in all a loss of nearly $6,000. When the fire broke out there were about sixteen head of'horses and mu!6s in the .barn, and Col. Gordon, his employes and neighbors, had a terrible time getting them out. It is well known that a horse driven out a burning barn will run back in again unless prevented. It appears from all accounts that Col. Gordon aud his friends made the mistake of turning every horse and mule loose and trying to drive them out, instead of leading them out by the halter. Only by the greatest exertion and activity were the horses and mules prevented from running back into the burning barn and several persons were knocked over and hurt by the frantic animals. Col. Gordon himself was knocked over by a horse, and in stumbling ran a big nail into his foot* The horse that was burned was a big bay which forced his way back through the cordon of men and met death in the burning barn. Col. Gordon is in a very dangerous condition owing to the wound in his foot from a rusty nail, and his phy sicians fear that lockjaw may be the result. Col. Gordon, with bis usual plnck, is not discouraged, and says he will replace the barn better than be fore. He carried no insurance on the burn.. . , Running sores, indolent ulcers and similai troubles, even though of many year’s standing, may be cared by using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It soothes strengthens and heals. It is the great pile cure. DAV OF ATONEMENT Known as Yom Kippur, Jews Will Fast and Pray Wednesday. Yom Kippur, the Hebrew day of atonement, begins today at sundown. When the sun goes down behind the distant hill to the west all orthodox Hebrews of the true religion will be gin the prayers and supplications which will last for just twenty-four hours—until the sun has gone down on another day. Atonement for the sins of the past year must be made during the day. It is a day of prayer and is considered the most important of all the Jewish holidays. The Hebrews all over the world will observe the event. No food can be eaten during the ep tire twenty-four hours. All devout Jews must fast from one sundown to tb.e next and must remain continually in prayer and devotion before the al tar except when sleeping. Wednesday will be the second Jew ish holiday for the week. Last Wednesday was Rosh Hoshiyaah, or Jewish New Year, and all the employ ees in the Jewish houses were allowed to take a day off. Sunday was the Sabbath of Peni tmce. The Sunday preceding Yom Kippur is always observed. It is a gentle reminder to the Hebrew who. expects to be duly prepared for the day of atonement. There is a biblical command to ob serve the tenth day of Tishri as a day of penitence and reconciliation. The Sabbath is celebrated so that the de vout Hebrew may be cleansed of his shortcomings and his penitence sin cere. To Cure a Cold in One Day, Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets* All druggists refund the money if it ails to cure. So. / THE HOME THIBUNE. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1897. BALE Os CIGARETTES Construction of Recent Decision Does- not Interfere With Sale of Original Packages. “Any sale of cigarettes other than a sale in the original package is a viola tion of the Tennessee anti-cigarette law.” The above statement was made to a Chattanooga Times man by City Attor ney Cantrell, when asked as to the effect of the recent decision of Judge Lurton, of the United States court, de claring the anti-cigarette law unconsti tutional. In addition to this, Mr. Cantrell stated that the decision affects the law only insofar as it prevents the importa tion of cigarettes from other states, which is in direct conflict with the commercial clause of the constitution of the United States, giving congress the authority to regulate commerce be tween the states. There seems to be no qu stion as to the right of the legislature of Tennessee to prohibit the sale of cigarettes not in the original packages, and according to Mr, Cantrell anyone selling cigarettes other than those in original packages is amendable to the law and is liable to be punished for the commission of a misde meanor. Immediately after Judge Lurton’s de cision became known in Chattanooga nearly every merchant began retailing cigarettes, thinking that the decision meant that the law was wholly unconsti tutional. In point of fact, it would seem that the decision does not mean the death of the law, because Judge Lurton holds that it is only unconstitutional insofar as it conflicts with the clause of the consti tution mentioned above. The meat of the whole opinio i is given in the con. eluding paragraph of the decision, which is as follows: •‘But this Tennessee statute, inso far as it prevents importation and sales in original packages by impor ters, is not a quarantine or inspection statute, and is .not -based upon the. statute or condition of cigarettes. The Tennessee statute is too broad and is repugnant to the United States insofar as it inhibits importation of cigarettes from foreign nations or other states or their sale by importers in the form ,in which they were im ported, ” The law, it seems,‘cannot prevent the importation of cigarettes from other states, but£ if Ci y Attcroey Cantrell’s view is the right one they cannot be disposed of in Tennessee ex cept in the original packages. The most important question origi nating from J udge Lurton’s decision then 13 as to what constitutes an original package. Cigarettes are usually shipped in cases filled with’boxes containing 500 cigarettes each, which are wrapped in small packs holding ten cigarettes. Mr. Cantrell would not express an opin ion as to what an original package con*. templates, saying that it was too much of an important question to be discussed off-handed. It is said, however, that if it is neces sary to sell the cigarette in what are termed original packages that the law can be complied with by the placing of the government stamp over the end of the small packs, thus sealing them se curely. At any rate there is an abundant sup ply of cigarettes in Chattanooga, |and they can be purchased by anybody, ex cept minors. N o Distress Now. “After a long sickness I was left very weak and my stomach was in such a condition that I could not re tain food. I decided to try Hood’s Sarsaparilla and I found it gave re lief I was soon so much better that I could eat and drink anything I was soon so much better that I could eat and drink anything I wished, and I gained rapidly in flesh.” Mrs. J. B. Stockes, North Decatur, Ga. _ Hood’s Pills are the favorite family cathartic. Easy to take, easy in effect. CA.BTORIA. The fM- „ simile s/tf/) 1 signature/^ TO'P‘~. , cf Ao-CCcAuM Vtwt. Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain and Texas Pacifies Ry’s will sell round trip tickets to Arkansas, Texas, Indian Ter ritory, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado. Wyoming and Utah on the following dates. Aug. 3rd and 17th, Sept. 7tb and 21st, Oct. sth and 19th. Tickets will be sold at one fare plus $2.00 good twenty one days to return. For further information address A. A, Gallagher, Southern Passenger Agent Chattanooga, Tenn. Blood poison A SPECIALTySS tlary BLOOB POISON permanently curedin 16 to 35 days. You can be treated at home for same price under same guaran ty. If you prefer to come here we will con tract to pay railroadfareandhotelbllls.and nochante, if we fail to euro. If you have taken mer cury, lodide potash, and still have aches and pains, HluconsPatches in mouth, Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers on any part of the body, Hair or Eyebrows falling out, It Is this Secondary BLOOD POISON we guarantee to cure. Wo solicit the most obsti nate cases and challenge the world for at case we cannot cure. This dl- ease has always bullied the skill of the most eminent physi cians. <500,000 capital behind our uncondi tional guaranty. Absolute proofs sent sealed on $ <xvid* CVfi. 'l' <!• * J yea arecerdtalla Jpvited. * $ Mrs. J. F. WARDLAW. | iii 246 BROAD STREET. ffl NEVIN OPERA HOUSE. fW JAS, B, NEVIN, Oj jl— Manager. jaSti JSsa ONE NIGHT ONLY. Wednesday, Oct. 6. Special Engagement of the pop' ular Comedian,. , , , , , R. E. Graham In the most Laughable Comedy ever written, entitled, WHO’S YOUR FRIEND? Seats on sale at Trevitt's Drug Store, ~B?F. Clark, Local and Traveling agent for Phillips & Crew Co. ATLANTA. GA First Class Pianos and Organs. The largest Music House in the South, Lowest prices and most liberal terms, Pianos and Organs tuned and repaired. For particulars call on, or address, B. F, CLARK, Rome, Ga STOP When in Chattanooga, either on business or pleasure, at the most comfortable and convenvient hotel in the city. THE STANTON HOUSE Near the Central Station and convenient to business center. Rates, $2 a pay. N. M. Kline & Co. Proprietors. Handsome ComplexiorTl 9 is one of the greatest charms a woman can I 9 possess. PozzoNi’a Complexion Powder I | gives it. Ostrich Feathers* Boas, Plumes and Tips Cleaned, Curled and Dyed. Kid Gloves cleaned, 15c to 50c per pair. I. PHILLIPS Whitehall 8t„ Atlanta Ga* M, A. 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Telephone 148.’ Whiskey, Curran, Scott & Co., '**'*’’W^g cuts » N°» 6 Broad St Taylor & Norton HAVE NEW SODA DRIKS! Drinks never before served in Rome. Try their “Marasquin.” Try their New Egg Phosphate. TAYLOR & NORTON. The As Gladstone calle him, would find no difficulty iiT talking over the Toll Lines of The Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. Our lines are Copper Metallic Circuits, equipped with Long Distance Transmitters, which give per fect service. Connections affording all the advantages of Personal Interviews can be had with Rome, Atlanta, Macon, Columbus, Amer icus, Albany, Athens, Opelika and Fifty Other Places. A Night Rate is in effect between 6 p. m. and 8 a. m. and is One Half of the Day Rate. Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy cures Indigestion, Bad- Breath, •SourJStomach, Hiccoughs,’Heart-burn.