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4 Kennesaw Route Gazette. PUBLISHED MONTHLY, UNDER AUSPICES PASSENGER DEPARTMENT Western & Atlantic Railroad Co. B Y ZB. W. ATLANTA, GA., SEPTEMBER, 1875. OUR NEW DRESS. We feel sure that our patrons will be pleased with the entire new style and get up of the Gazette, for this month. We hope to continue it in this shape, and trust that the contents of our little paper may serve to gain the good will of the trav eling public, and that they will hereafter travel by The Great Kennesaw Route. GUIDE TO FLORIDA. Visitors to Florida, going from the North, East and West, should make Atlanta, Ga., the first objective point. It being the Gate City to the South, the competing lines of Railroad make every ex ertion to offer the most modern conven iences that have been invented. Pullman Palace Drawing Room and Sleep ing Cars now run daily between St. Louis and Atlanta, via Columbus, Ky., Nashville, and Chattanooga, without change. Pullman Palace Drawing Room and Sleep ing Cars now run daily between Louisville and Atlanta, via Nashville and Chattanooga, without change. Pullman Palace Drawing Room and Sleep ing Cars now run daily between Baltimore and Atlanta, via Lynchburg, Bristol, Knox ville, and Dalton, without change. As soon as the Florida travel commences from the West, lines of Pullman Cars will be run between Louisville and Jacksonville, as last year, and St. Louis and Savannah. As our schedules will be changed to suit this particular business, we will not, in this issue, do more than give time of arrival and departure at terminal points, referring our readers to future issues for our new sched ules, although schedules in this issue will not be varied from much. The travel from the West and North, to Florida, has been steadily increasing for the past five years, and it is expected that the largest number that has ever been there will go there this year. From Atlanta to Florida, we have four different first-class Lines, the present sched ule (Sept. Ist.) ®f which will be found in this issue. Special.—An extra Pullman Palace Car will leave New Orleans at 4.40 p. m., Sept. 12, via the New Orleans & Mobile R’d and the Kennesaw Route, for New York, for the special accommodation of the General Pas senger and Ticket Agents, who will attend the Semi-Annual Convention of the General Passenger and Ticket Agents’ Association which convenes in Saratoga, September 17, 1875. To Coupon Ticket Agents Through out the Country.—ls you do not receive The Gazette regularly every month please address me. It is our desire that every person selling Coupon Tickets should have a copy every month. Address B. W. Wrenn, Atlanta. Florida —The Cis-Atlantic Italy.— The very able article under the above cap tion, to be found on our first page, is from the pen of Our distinguished fellow-citizen, Hon. H. W. Hilliard. Mr. Hilliard has recently purchased a winter home in Orange County, Florida. Parties desiring copy of The Gazette, can receive it upon application to B. W. Wrenn, General Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga., by enclosing a 2 cent stamp. THE KENNESAW ROUTE GAZETTE PERSONALS. We take great pleasure in calling attention to the card of Messrs. Trippe & McCoy, Attorneys-at-Law, Atlanta, Ga. Both gen tlemen have just recently resigned seats in the Supreme Court to resume the prac tice of law. They are gentlemen of the very highest standing and prominence in the entire State. Parties desiring business transacted in this City or State can put their business in their hands with the assurance that justice will be done them in every respect. The residents along the Virginia Midland Railroad speak in glowing and complimen tary terms of Capt. G. J. Foreacre, the popu lar General Manager of that line. Col. C. P. Ball, former Superintendent of the Western Railroad of Alabama, is sojourn ing at the Allegheny Springs, Va , with his family. Col. Robt. A. Anderson, General Freight Agent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, has been sojourning at Warm Springs, N. C., for several weeks. Maj. A. L. Whaling is spending the sum mer months at Charlotte, N. C. Mr. John E. Pool, of the Pulaski House, Savannah, Ga., is at the Warm Springs, N. C., for a few weeks. The Gazette, with a beautiful Chromo, mailed regularly for one year to any person who sends his or her address, and 25 cents, to cover cost of postage, wrapper, and cler ical work of mailing. Address, Kennesaw Route Gazette, Atlanta, Ga. The especial attention of the traveling public is called to the fact that Palace Cars are now run between Baltimore and New Orleans, via Lynchburg, Bristol, Decatur, Atlanta, Montgomery and Mobile, without change— an advantage offered by no other line except the Great Kennesaw Route. We desire to call attention to the adver tisement of the Georgia State Fair, which takes place at Macon, Ga., in October next. Many of the most prominent public men of the North and West will be present. The grandest preparations are being made, through the energy of Col. Malcolm John ston, the able Secretary, and it is intended to make it a grand reunion, with the hope that Western and Northern friends may come down and meet the Southern farmers, and become reconciled. Travelers from the West to Florida will do well to make their arrangements to be in Macon during this Grand Exposition. Not So. —The rumor that our opposition had presented a passenger who traveled their line with a new satchel, to replace the one worn out changing cars so often by their line, proves to be a mistake. DR. J. B. RUSSELL. We would call attention to those suffering from rheumatism, to the card of Dr. Russell. Dr. R. came to this city from South Caro lina over two years since. He seems to be a thorough master of the disease which he assumes to treat. He has, to our personal knowledge, effected cures which were deemed miraculous. A member of the writer’s family was for several months afflicted with rheumatism, and was entirely cured by Dr. Russell. Passengers going South or East should remember that the Great Kennesaw Route offers no change of cars between Baltimore and New Orleans and intermediate points, and that no other line offers this great ad vantage. Passengers going to Florida should take Chattanooga and Atlanta in their route, the former the “ Pittsburg ” and the latter “the Gate City ” of the South. RUBBER ELASTIC PAINT. The old fable says “ There is nothing like leather,” but in these days of progress we are constantly substituting new things for old ones, and one of the new things is “ Rubber Elastic Paint ” —there is nothing like rubber. We lately had a pleasant visit from Mr. Maxwell, who has been established a long time at 719 North Main Street, St. Louis, Mo., as a dealer in oils, car grease, etc., and as such is well known to all our Railroad men. He has lately gone extensively into the manufacture of the Rubber Elastic Paint. Mr. M. informs us that the article is in such demand that orders have outrun his “ outfit ” for some weeks past. It is adapted to roofs of all kinds, es pecially to tin, car and wood roofs. coming South should re member that to avoid frequent changes, they should take the through car leaving Balti more daily at 6.00 a. m. for New Orleans and intermediate points Sunday.—An erroneous impression seems to prevail, that there are delays on account of Sunday between Baltimore and New Or leans. Such is not the case by the Ken nesaw Route—the schedule is made daily. Turkish Baths. —In another column will be found an advertisement of the Turkish Baths, which is one of the institutions of Atlanta. Visitors to Atlanta should not fail to give them a trial. Attention is called to the advertisement of Messrs. Hunnicutt & Bellingraths. They are strictly reliable in their dealings. In another column will be found the card of Mr. A. T. Cunningham, long and favor ably known to cotton dealers and merchants of Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. The erection of his new and commodious warehouse, on the corner of Alabama and Forsyth streets, will present an ample capac ity for storage, both in cotton, grain, etc. The building is convenient, being immediately near the Central Railroad track, and con tiguous to the other five railroads having their termini at Atlanta. We commend to planters, and the mercantile community, the special advantages offered by Mr. Cunning ham and his warehouse facilities. B. RIDGES ON THE KEELEY MOTOR. Knowing that B. Ridges had just returned from a flying trip North, and while there examined the great invention, we sent him a postal card requesting his full opinion of the Keeley Motor, for the benefit of the readers of our paper.— [Ed. Gazette.} Dear Gazette: — Usually I am swaddled in my chinkapin dressing gown, doing duty to my toast and chocolate at the breakfast table, when I read over my morning mail. Yesterday, however, your postal pasteboard came suddenly upon me under entirely dif erent circumstances. Mrs. Ridges, with un common eyesight, had observed the surplus flesh leaving my bones, as if running away from some unhealthy tax collector, and had recommended early morning exercise. I thought myself, that early morning exer cise would woo the affrighted flesh back to my hungry bones, and I straightway went about to borrow enough money to purchase a few gymnastic poles, a few r dumb-bells and some Indian clubs. When Mrs. R. came across my intentions she solemnly vowed that I should purchase nothing of the sort, and then went out into the back yard, fished out an old axe, so dull that it couldn’t cut air without flying off the handle, and then she pointed to a pile of wood that looked like Fort Moultrie when it was made of logs, and told me there was the exercise that was exercise. Not being in the habit of opposing my wife even in her most trifling wishes, I hung my chinkapin dressing gown on the gate and rolled up my sleeves for a dreadful tussel. The first swing I made, the old axe hopped off the handle into the dining room, Cutting a gash In the plate of hash, And breaking the crockery All to smash. Having recaptured the eloping axe, I en deavored to affix it to the handle more se curely, by splitting the end of the handle wherein to drive a wedge. In holding the split place open for the insertion of the wedge, my forefinger slipped unawares into the triangular gap, and I was executing a highly interesting jig when my oldest boy rushed around the house with your postal card. At that time I was not in the humor for postal cards. My boy, seeing my dilem ma, laid the document down and rushed to my rescue. With both hands he pulled the forks wide enough to extricate my finger, but they immediately closed down on his fingers, and he danced several jigs to his own music. I pulled the forks apart, loos ened his fingers, but the cussed thing closed down on my fingers. Having been caught once, my boy did’nt rush to my assistance. I rather think he enjoyed it. I pleaded with him, requested and commanded him to free me, but he couldn’t see it. I began to get mad. Every time I swore, the forks closed a little tighter. I sent for the cook. She pulled the forks apart and set me free, but she was caught. Having been twice in its close em brace, I concluded she could get freed as best she might. She roared and pitched considerably, but that old axe handle hung to her. Mrs. Ridges came around the house about this time, knitting on a new lamp mat she intends to send to the heathen, to see how many cords of wood I’d cut in my morn ing exercise. A harrowing scene met her gaze. There was Charles Waxel baum (that’s my boy) seated on the woodpile grinning like a newly-vaccinated chimpanzee. Maria, the cook, was prancing around the yard singing “Glory” and “ Tom Walker,” with both hands stuck fast in the axe handle, and I was calmly seated on the saw-buck reading your card. My wife was never very beautiful; even in her palmiest days there was a sort of vinegar factory look about her facethat made it look like it was struck by lightning. But on this occasion her ugliness was simply terrific. Her nose went up an inch or so higher, her eyes opened wide enough to see clear over to Europe, and her mouth shut down so sud den and tight that it sent four two-dollar and-a-half teeth down her throat in astonish ment. She took one square glance at me, and then rushed for Maria. In about two seconds Maria was on her way to finish cook ing breakfast, but Mrs. R. was hugging that axe handle as fondly but more vehemently than there was any absolute necessity for. “ Bosphorus ! ” (Bosphorus is my first story name) “ Come here this instant.” “ Ma’m,” said I, calmly as if nothing had occurred to mar the peaceful sweetness of the morning. “ C-o-m-e h-e-r-e!” she shrieked, and I went. Whenever she talks this way Igo to her, even if I have to cross oceans of blood and South American volcanoes with molten lava flowing down their sides, and women and children and insurance agents fleeing to the woods for protection. It’s a winning way she has of drawing me to her. 1 went to her, of course, and I fiddled around that old handle, but I wasn’t going to get my fingers in there again. “ Why don’t you get my hand out, you old fool ? ” “ Well, my dear, if you will only wait a minute I’ll—” “Wait, the mischief ! Just look at my fingers—just see how —o-o-ch !” And when she saw a wee bit of that proud old Higginbotham blood shoot out of one of her fingers, she sat right down in a plate of soft dough put there for the chick ens and fainted. The first thing I saw that looked like water was a pot of lye under the ash-hopper, and I doused that in her face ! Geewhilikins ! I’ll take ten thousand oaths, I’ll take forty obligations, I’ll take twenty solemn avowals, I’ll take—anything —that I did’nt know it -was lye in that pot. Anyhow, I threw it over her and opened the forks with a stick of wood. The fingers on her left hand looked like they had been sat down on by a locomotive. All the skin peeled off her face, one eye was put out for ever and eternally, but her tongue—oh, you wanted to know what I thought of the Keeley Motor ! I came deuced nigh forgetting all about that. You see forty years ago people would have laughed if you had shown them a sew ing machine. Now, my dear sir, they are in use all over the land. The Hottentot, the Feejee Islander, the Chinee, and the South Carolinian find it indispensable. And there’s the patent spring mattress. What do you think Adam and Eve would have said to a spring mattress ? Would that/aZZ have hap pened ? Just imagine this gentleman and lady reclining on unmanured ground, a cou ple of fig leaves for a mosquito net and a bag of sycamore balls for a pillow ! What luxury they would have enjoyed upon Dobbs’ Patent Elliptic Spring Mattress there is the lightning apple parer. With one of these Eve could have walloped “ ie j’de apple so quick Adam wouldn t have had time to collect the re venue tax on it. 1 here is no picture my fertile imagination