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JOHNSON_vs. SMITH.
A Lively Letter from a Friend of Gov.
Smith.
I To the Editor of The Express:
In your issue of March 23d, I see
that you array the Hon. H. V. John
son in hostile attitude to Gov. Smith
! and openly declare that “he is the
only man who can command the fol
lowing necessary to defeat Smith.”
exuberant in your praises of
Johnson, the article smacks of quite
as strong a desire to defeat the Gov
ernor, as to elect Johnson. The pub
lic is yet to learn that there is any
very general desire to do either of
these things, however strong may
t>e the progress of his political ene
mies. The very statement above
extracted from your paper, would
seem to argue that so far Smith is
altogether acceptable to the people,
if indeed it be true that Johnson is
the only man who can defeat him.
For many mouths past as is well
known to the whole country, Col
quitt, Hardeman, James and Gar
trell have been most industriously
and vociferously presenting their
claims before the people for this ex
alted office. From Dan to Beershe-
ba the welkin has been made to l ing,
and newspaper men and newspaper
correspondents, have been lugged in
to the particular support of each ot
these gentlemen, and all for the pur
pose of ejecting the Governor from
the Executive Mansion. Now we
are told that Colquitt is the man fa
vored of gods and men and that
there can be no doubt that he will
be the executive candidate and wear
the honor of the race. Now again
comes up a shout for Hardeman that
would make one think that all the
people to a man and a good many
besides, are solidly arrayed in his
favor, and that Hardeman and Har
deman only is the coming Governor.
Then again from here and there
staunch supporters cry lustily for
James and his money bags, and
others for Gartrell beeauseof ids mil-
itary and legal abilities asserting in
quite as positive terms that each of
them are to shake themountainsand
sweep the lower counties, and so of
course take possession of the State
Capitol; when lo! at last comes intel
ligence that the true Richmond is
in the held, and that Johnson and
Johnson alone is the only man who
can defeat Smith. All battlecries in
favor of the men who have so long j
occupied the field are to be drowned !
in the louder hurrahs which is in-;
sisted are to go up for Johnson, i
First it is asserted that he is the peo- j
pie’s candidate. It may be so. 1
cannot say from any positive knovvl-;
edge on the sulyeetj'but if he is, one j
thing is absolutely certain, the peo
ple have not as yet found it out or ;
given expression to any desire of the
sort. On the contrary it really does
seem to an unprejudiced observer
that an effort is being made to write J
up tins idea in a few papers so as to
create a feeling in beiiad of Johnson,
a feeling not yet manifested if indeed
it exists at all. How the idea ot
putting Johnson on the track origi- j
imied has not yet appeared, though!
it has been suggested that Toombs;
and Stephens have had something ]
to do with it, a conclusion not incun- 1
sistent with the fact that Johnson
has of late been a visitor at Liberty
Hall, with other politicians. Doubt
less liis visits resulted from a desire
to see the veteran Congressman and
sympathize with himjin his sickness ;
but at the same time it i-s supposed
that perhaps a dish of politics and
this of a candidacy for the Governor
ship was not altogether out of order.
Be this as it may, there has, so far
as one can learn from the people
themselves or front any considerable
number of papers published in Geor
gia, no such demonstration or feeling
in behalf of defeating Smith with
Johnson been yet made to appear,
and candidly 1 must say 1 do not
think ever will.
In the next place it is said that he
(Johnson) is a man of ability, expe
rience and honesty. Granted, fully,
cheerfully. There can be no doubt
of it.
And thirdly—well—yes—let us
see —he is the only man who can
beat Smith for the office, and unless
he should take the fieid in the place
of Colquitt, Hardeman, Janies, Gar
trcll, etc., why then Smith will la
the Governor. The idea is to he it
Smith. Buckingham'* head must. be
taken off. Wen, my dear sir, can
one readily see the cogency ot such
a position! Johnson is now one of
the Judges of the Superior Court.
Johnson has been member of Con
gress from Georgia and Governor ot
the Shite in antebellum times di-tin
guisetd as a political speaker and
for many years a foremost party
man—all* his lifetime an office-holder,
| ond at this very hour one of the
j Judges of Georgia, he must now he
j taken from the bench by his too ea
ger and over-zealous advocates and
be made Governor and all because he
is the only man who can beat Jim
Smith.
By the way, my friend, you know'
that one of the points made furiously
against Smith h that to elect him
again would be to endorse the “thiup
term” idea. Not to argue this point
at all, you know that Smith has
not served any two terms as yet an 1
therefore the {mint made must fall
to the ground. But how is it \Y’iih
yourself and those whom you would
have beat Smith with Johnson. You
know, my dear sir, that Johnson has
twice been Governor of the State , and
iflthe argument of “third term” has
any force it applies with all its weight
to him, and the mouths ot his advo
cates just here ought to be closed and
youis among them. .
Frankly, Willingham, is it fair, is S
it rigid. Gilt with it, and tell me, is J
it fair and right, to say that it wrung j
upon principle to elect a man Gov
t-ieor more than twice, and then in j
the very teeth of that principle, to •
call upon the people to vote for a >
yian who has already held the office ;
twie? How can it, if the principle j
no correct, how can it he right to re-1
ject Smith who never yet lias served
iwo terms, and then in the face ot
such an act, to turn around and vote
for Johnson for the very same office
when everybody knows that he has
already tided it' for two successive
terms? Please let me know and give
me credit when 1 say, that 1 do not
think you will be uneandid enough
to assert so foolish and monstrous an
absurdity.
I may write you again on this sub
ject if agreeable to you, and close
now only because of the great length
of this communication. But before
1 do allow mejuit here to say, that
any idea that Gov. Smith is weak in
Gvwyis* *utuytftker u
take; and that so far as your own
j county and city is concerned he is
j to-day thestrongest man whose name
j I‘hs been mentioned for the Govern
orship. Doubtless all good Demo
crats would unhesitatingly vote for
i the nominee of the party, certainly
for any fair and honest man put be
i fore them by a proper convention,
but it is by no means too much to
j ay that if the voice of the people of
( North Georgia, including your own
! county, could he ascertained to-day,
it would be largely in favor of Gov.
•Smith. Ido not know that there is
any man who can lie called the peo
ple’s candidate, (that you know is ail
balderdash, a trick to catch gudgeons
with, and I am surprised that you
incautiously use it) but this 1* do
know, that if there be one man in
the Strde wno is more nearly allied
to the gieat body of the coinmon
people and laboring men of the State
than any other man in it, that man
is lie who rose from the sweat and
dust of the blacksmith’s forge and
hammer by force of his intellect and
character to a position at the bar and.
in the Legislature and to the Execu
tive chair of his native State—and
that man is James M. Smith, Gov
ernor.
The Homestead Law,
The Validity of a Waiver of the Homestead
Exemption.
Simmons vs. Anderson. Home
stead, from Monroe.
WARNER, C. J.
This was a claim case, which was
submitted to the decision of the court
without the intervention of a jury
oil the following agreed statement.of
facts: “That this defendant in ff fa,
Ji>mes M. Simmons, on the 27th day
of M-areh, 1873,executed to the plain
tiff', W. VV. Anderson, a mortgage
upon one hundred acres of land ; that
said instrument was sig. eti, sealed
and deli vert and w.th all the solemnity
necessary under the law, and is in
ail respects a valid mortgage; that
in said instrument, the said Simmons
waved for himself and family, all
right to a homestead to or out of
said bargained and described penises
that said mortage has been forecles-i
! ed, and ff fa, issued against the de
fendant, and levied on said land ;
that the defendant, as the bead of a
family, has since said forecloure and
levy on sab' ff fa, applied for, and
j obtained a homestead on said land
according to the requirement of the
law, and has, as agent for his wife,
filed his claim thereto.” Upon this
statement of facts the court decided
that the land was subject to the mort
gage ff fa, levied thereon ; whereupon
the claimant excepted.
The only question made here on
the foregoing statement of facts was
whether Simmons the defendant in
the mortage li fa, could waive his
right, of the bead of a family, to
a homestead in the property describ
ed in the mortgage, so as to prevent
him from afterwards obtaining a
homestead on the specie properly
mortgaged, and to claim the same
as a homestead as the
agent of his w ife, from being suhj-ct
to that mortgage li fa. The 1803 sec
tion ot the code declares that “in this
state, the husband i K,rTT * <:r
47ii.iiy nnrt the wife is subject to him
her legal existence is merged in the
husband except so far as the law rec
ognizes her separately, either for her
own protection, or for her benefit, or
fir the preservation of the public or
der.” The constitution of 1838 de
clares that each head of a family of
minor children, shall be entitled to a
homestead of realty to the value of
two thousand dollars in specie. &c.,
which when set apart, is exempt
from levy and sale, except for taxes,
money borrowed and expended in
the improvement of the homestead
or for tne purchase money of the
same,and for labor done thereon, or
material furnished therefor, or re
moval of incumbrances thereon.
When the constitution declares that
each head of a family shall he entitled
to a homestead in realty to the
value of two thousand dollars in
specie, it was not intended that it
should be compulsory on each head
of a family to take out a homestead
in his land, whether he desired to do
so or not. The obvious and fair con
struction of this clause of the consti
tion, is that each head of a family
should be entitled to a homestead as
(herein provided, if he desired to
have oneand not otherwise. When
yir. Simmons borrowed the money
and executed his mortgage deed to
secure its payment, he stipulated
under his hand and seal, that he
waved for himself and family, all
right to a homestead in the mort
gage premises; in other words, he
declared that as the head of a family
he did not desire to have a hmiie
: stead on that land so mortgaged by
by him. As the bead of his family,
and owner of the land, ho could have
made an absolute sale ot it, and t hus
■4mve vkft-.Ttvrt all claims of his fam
ily to a homestead on the land. Why
as the head of a family and the
owner of the land, could he not stip
ulate that he would not claim a
homestead on it, the more especially j
if he did not desire to have one? Be- j
sides,it does not appear from the rec-1
ord in this case, but that the defend-;
ant, Simmons,-iwd plenty of other
land than that mortgaged, on which j
he could have taken a homestead
exemption as the head of a family.
The obtaining and claiming a home
stead exemption in the mortgaged
property by Mr. Simmons, as the
agent of his wife, after stipulating
in the mortgage as the head of his
family, lhat he waived for himself
and family, all right to a homestead
in the mortgaged premises, does not,
we regret to say, exhibit a very high
standard of either his legal or moral
obligation to pay an honest debt. In
viOY\' of the facts as disclosed in re
cord we affirm the judgment of the
court below.
.Judgment affirmed.
Hammond &. Berner, for plaintiff
in error.
J. S. Pinckard, for defendant.
Ex-Governor Herchel V. Johnson
is a Georgia statesman of an earlier
peri and than any of 'the other candi
dates spoken of. He has in his day
filled nearly every office in the line
of promotion from member ot the
Legislature to United States senator,
and given general satisfaction. He |
was twice Governor and ought to 1
know how to run the machine. For
years he has ranked among the fore
most of Georgia lawyers. He is a
man ot great talent, undoubted in-
I tegrity and line administrative abii
! jty. Should he secure the coveted
; prize, Georgia affairs would no doubt
:be safe in his hands. We doubt very
much whether he mil! make:t.scram
ble for the nomination, but if he
should get it as a voluntary tribute
to his merit and without political
jugglery, he would doubtless be grat
ified ut* the result.— Griffin JVew-si
In order to hold government office
‘ in Germany one must have a uni- (
j vortsity uiuewtioii*
CAIiTEKSV ILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 6,157 G.
AGKICDLTDfiE.
Thoughts for the Month from the old
Southern Cultivator,
Shall it be large or small, is a ques
tion of great moment to {Southern
farmers. If large with corresponding
low price, not exceeding cost of pro
duction, the prospects are exceeding
dark and gioiny. We trust that
they will provide against such a con
tingency by raising an ample supply
of provisions, so that if without
money they may at least have bread.
As tar as appearances can indicate,
they point to the planting of a large
cotton crop. Cotton brings ready
money—money is very scarce —there-
fore plant a plenty of cotton. Such
seems to be the unscotiseious reason
of the farmer ; and it would he very
sound if the supply of cotton was
not so large that production is al
ready ireading sharply on the heels
of consumption ; or, to be plain and
brief if the cotton market was not
fjhi ted. But it is, and so it happens
that the more cotton we make, the I
less (not the more) money w e get.
V. hat a pity it is that man will abuse
the bench eat of providence. Asa
uioitjj crop, nothing exceeds, perhaps
no other equals cotton. With prop
ur rotations, it enriches instead of im
poverishing W\o hind—cleanses it from
foul growth—through its debris and
j seed lays the foundation for splendid
; oops of grain—is not perishable—is
; light of transpotation to
j always finds ready sale. And jus;
because it is so good— to use a home
ly phrase—we “ride a free horse to
death.” We allude to the matter
now, because it is not yet t >o late to
| diminish the acreage of cotton and
and increase that the provisions
| crops. Corn, peas, potatoes, ground
peas,ehufas.etc.. may still be planted.
Nor is it too late even yet, to avoid
ci edit and reduce the operation of the
farm. This, in our judgment, opens
the true road to prosperity. Credit
more than anything else has pushed
j cotton production beyond its iigiti
mate bones—credit has created the
immense individual indebtedness
which hang like millstones around I
the neck of our farmers credit
has bonished the hog from our
borders—credit has swelled the busi
ness of merchants and middlemen
into unnatural proportions, and
drawn thereby into cities and villa
ges, in shape of clerks and drummers
thousands of young men, who ought
to have producers, and the noblemen
of the land. But we must, stop—our
business now is to deal with the ac
tual, every day operations of the farm
rather than its potimj.
COTTON PLANTING
Late planted cotton grows off bet
ter than early planted, but the local
ities where the seasons are short, it is
important to plant early, to secure
maturing of the crop. In such eases
the plant may lie pushed off by sup
plying it with easily assimilated
food immediately within reach, as
by soaking sped in stable manure wa
ter and roiling in plaster, or rolling
in amoniated featilizers, or applying
small quantities of these (say 50 lbs.)
in the drill with the see* l - Tm; non
amouitftou wftysoiVikl i>ont\s or uciij
phosphates must not be used for this j
purpose, as they will injure the seed.
Cotton should be planted very shal
low — one inch is ample depth. But
dry weather prevailing, it may not
come up if the seed are so near the
surface, ’ihe old-fashioned plan of
opening furrow with scooter and
covt A'iug with two furrows ofthesame
and then knocking off' with board just
as the cotton is ready to come up
is the surest, but it is slow slow and
tedious. A planter with wheel run
ning in bottom of furrow, and press
ing the earth in a narrow drill into
which the seed fall, and covering
with a board pressed down by a
spring or by a block, will, under or
dinary circumstances, give a good
stand. If the beds are rough and
cloddy, it is best to procede the
planter with a harrow, which has
been several times described by us
heretofore, and which we will briefly
describe again for the benefit of the
new subscribers, it is simply an or
dinary triangular harrow from two
and a half to three feet in width be
hind, and with teeth set a little slop
ing backwards to prevent iis fouling.
The front tooth should be about six
inches long in the clear and the rear
most 10 inches, the interventing ones
increasing gradually in length from
front to rear. Such a harrow will
hug a bed; clean off, and still leave it
elevated,and with a uniform round
ed surface. We find it exceedingly
useful in our own practice for smooth
ing and freshen int/ the surface of beds.
It is a great point gained in cotton
culture to have the young plants in
a straight narrow line on a smooth
gently rounded bed—the first work
ing can then be so easily given it.
LATE COHN.
A>i It*© cotton i.-) ptl fltetr,
bottom corn should be put in, if the
land is dry enough—last year we
adopted the plan of planting a rather
narrow bottom in checks, running
the rows diagonally across the both
directions, and were much pleased.
The rows were of good length, the
edges could be ploughed much bet
ter, and the hoe work was greatly re
duced. By running the rows up the
slopes on each side, more os less dirt
was washed down, and the low
places Ailed up. It facilitated also
the planting of peas, which were
dropped between the hills of corn
in the water-furrow of the 2d plough
ing were thus readily covered by the
next ploughing.
UPLAND RTCE.
Should be planted this month, to
get it out of the way of the May
birds, and to insure sufficient length
of season for maturity. Highland
rice is liable to be retarded by dry
weather and fortunately,unlike corn,
it will wait. Give it an early start
and it is very apt to get through.
We have published recently several
articles on its culture and refer the
reader to them.
SWEET POTATOES.
Be sure to have slips ready by the
tirst of May, watering the beds freely
if necessary, and covering them dur
ing cold nights. On another page
will be found apian to get slips in
three weeksfromjthe time of bedding.
GROUND-PEAS AND UtIUFAS.
Should be planted this month. For
the former select land that will not
‘icrust” readily that the young fruit
may find no difficulty in penetrating
the soil— if it does not it will perish.
Manure as for cotton. Chufas will
grow on any kind of soil—a moder
ately sandy one seems to •suit them
best. Plant in rows two and a half
feet apart, and make hills one fool
apart in the drill.
Theehufa U not a grass proper,but
| grows under similiar conditions, and
; ought to have the same kind of ma
nuring— that is, in which theamoni
eai element predominates. Cotton
seed would doubtless be excellent.
Wo had very numerous applications
for chufas this season, from parties
■ detaruue of phmtinjj them* aud we
ho} e s< me o < ur uade s w II make
it a point to aise a lot )< r sale, and
advertise them next fall. All the
friends of hog raising ought to en
courage their cultivation,
MILLET AND DRILLED CORN.
Should he planted the latter part
ot tne month—it may he done later,
but the early crops are the surest. It
is useless to plant these c ops on any
hut excessively rich land, if a piece
of good lanj is ploughed and har
rowed about the first of May, so as
lo kill the spring weeds, crab grass
will usually come up very thick, and
will yield an abundant crop of first
quality hay, wi kout the co.< f of seed
ine). Ihe hay is easily cured, very
nutritious, and highly relished by
stoyk. It is strange our farmers do
not utilize tiiis plant more extensive
ly. it might be well to try the plan
of sowing some peas to come up with
the grass—the two combined would
make still better hay.
Good Bye, Ames
Jackson, Miss., March 26. —1n
consequence of the following letter,
which was read during the session of
the House ot Representatives, the
House adopted a resolution, by a
vote ot 78 yaes to 10 nays, instruct
ing the managers of the Ames im
peachment case to discontinue the
proceedings and withdraw the arti
cles:
Executive . Mansion , Jlurch 29,
| 1816—Messrs. Durant and Pryor:
j Gentlemen.—ln reply to your sug
| gestion, I beg to say that in conse
quence of the election last Novem
ber, I found myself confronted with
a hostile Legislature and ernharassed
and baffled in my endeavors to carry
out mv pians for the welfare of ruv
“dale and of my party. I resolved,
; therefore, to resign my office as Gov- j
enqp-, but meanwhile, articles ot ini- j
peachment were instituted against
mc i •nd o i oouvnu I ooul-1 not rtn i
would not retire from my position
under any imputations or charges aff-
I feeding my honor or integrity. For i
tluf reason indicated, I still desire to \
escape the burdens which are com
pensated by no public usefulness, and j
if the :.r ie esef impeachn c t present
ed .fagainst ine were dismissed, I
should feel at liberty to carry out;
my design.
I am, very truly, yours.
A DELBERT A Mrs.
At 3 o’clock the impeachment
court assembled, and Mr. Feathev
ston presented the resolution and
asked that the impeachment articles
against Gov. Ames he dismissed.
Mr. Durant, of Gov. Amos’ coun
sel then read the following:
Executive Office,, Jackson, March
29, 1876- —To the people of the State
ot Mississippi-, i here by respectfully
resign my office of Govenor of the
State of Mississippi.
(Signed) Adelbert Ames.
J- M. Stom\ President
pro tern of the Senate, was installed
as Govenor at 5 o'clock P. M. The
resognatiou of the Govenor was a
complete suprise to all except a few,
who had agreed on the plan last
night. The Representatives
quite indignant.
Payne’s Currency Bill.
In the House of Representatives,
on Monday last Mr. Payne, moved to
suspend the rules and pass his bill to
provide for the gradual resumption of
specie payment. The first section of
the bill directs the Secretary of the
Treasury to set a side and retain in
coin each year, until the United State
notes shall be appreciated to pan with
gold, an amount equal the three per
cent, of the outstanding legal ten
ders or legal tender notes to be held
as a resumption found for the re
demp ion of such legjd tender notes;
provided, that such coin set aside and
retained shall bo counted as a part of
the sinking fund. The second sec
tion requires national banks to set
aside and retain from the coin receiv
ed by them as interest on bonds de
posited as security for their circula
tion, an amount equal to 3 per enct
!of their circulation, such coin to bo
i counted as a part of their legal money
i reserve. The third section repeals so
much of the resumption act of Jan 14,
1875, as provides for the redemption
of legal tender notes to the amount
of 80 per cent. Of the national hank
notes in circulation and as much as
provides for the redemption of the
regal tender notes tu coin tiar Janu
ary, 1879. Vfter a number of mo
tions and questions the vote was ta
ken aipl resulted—yeas, 81; nays ,15G,
and the motion was defeated. It
would have required a two-third vote
to pass the bill, and the fact that
there was nearly a two-third majori
ty against it, caused laughter.
Senator Bayard for President.
The sin of the day is extravagance, !
waste and the natural results—bri- ■
herv and peculation. It is thus evi
dent that we want a man for the j
Presidency whose assured habits and
well formed character are guaran-i
tecs for his future conduct. Wes
need a man of unquestioned integri
ty, of strong, resolute purpose; one
in the full vigor of manhood, who
will see to it that his subordinates
will clean out the dishonest parasi
tica and barnacles in the various de
partments, The country is thirsting
for a man of pronounced opinions
and with that lofty political inde
pen den ire which unshaken fidelity to
one’s party alone can give. Such a
man as Thos. F. Bayard, of Dela
ware. For the honor of our State
and the good of our country we sug
• gest an organized movement at once
by the formation of a Bayard club,
the duty of which will lie to keep his
claims before the great public, and
to unite with friends in other States
to go 1,000 strong to St. Louis in the
interest of Bayard and and honest
government.— Wilmington ( Del) Her
, aid. _
The price of silver has fallen to 52|
pence an ounce in London, 'i bis is
! 8 5-8 pence less than the current rate
in Febuarv, 1872, and is said to be
the lowest ever quoted in the British
market.
“Senators” West, Spencer and
Clayton, and some others of their
j class, reassure him that there is not
a word of truth in the reported swap
I of a bloody shirt for a turkey cock.
-Canada is. again agitating abou
j the building of a Pacitio railway to
; JJuusu CviUUilnA.
Special Polices.
Directory of County Officers.
Ordinary—J. A. Howard.
Clerk oksppkrior Court—Thomas A. W ord.
>nkriff—V. M Fr.i nUlin. (i. L. Franks,
Deputy.
Tax Receiver-A. M. route.
Tax Collector—W, F. Corbin.
Cor nt v commissioners-Kuei 11. Cannon,
Chairman. David V. Stokely, John C. Ayeoek,
11. H. Dodd, John 11. Wikle, Clerk.
coroner—D. li. Mull.
Scetkyor-H. J. McCormick, G. W. Hill.
Deputy.
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Professional Cards.
Jiiuu'N W. Jlurris, Sr.
ATTORN E Y-AT-L A W,
One door East of Express Office, Main Street.
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
mar 50
LAW V ItIML ESTATE.
W. T. WOFFORD,
VNY business lelt with (.'apt. Sam ford and
Mr. Water.-, w ho are in my office, will rc
cicvc tnv attention. I will.be at my office usu
ally between the hours of 10 and It'each morn
ing. JloblSj W. T. WOFFORD.
A. n. FOITE,
A T TORN E Y A T L A W
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
( With Col. Warren Akin,)
Will practice in the courts ot Bartow, Cobb,
Polk, Floyd, Gordon, Murray,Whitlield and ad
joining counties. decS-ly.
It. W. n UtPHEY,
ATTO RN E Y AT LA VV
CART R LLE.GA.
OFFICE (up stairs) in the brick builTling
corner of Main and Irwin streets. decS-tf.
J. W. HARRIS. Jr.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Cartersville, Ga.
OFFICE next door to THE EXPRESS printing
establishment.
JOHN VV. WOFFORD. THOMAS W. MILNER
WOFFORD A MIIAER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GA ,
OFFICE up stairs, Bank Block.
JAMEN . CONFERS,
ATTORNEY A LAW,
Cartersville, Ga.,
WILL practice m the Courts of Cherokee
and adjoining circuits. Particular attention
given to ail business ennnsted to my care.
Collecting made a specialty. Office up-stair,
in the It.Q'k Block. do<-23-ly.
\i. 11. BATES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
j Office in the Court House.
j . y
Hardware and Farming Implements.
BAKER HALL
( ' tp a *®ral and complete sleek or lIARDW ARK an 1
* A Kail NO lAIPLhAife&TS ,*tii’h ms
PLOWS, HOES, (COTTON PLANTERS, ETC.
e 8 , ls ? ~!ITe sUh * of Fit'Ll) SLEDS such as Dover, Red Top, Orchard and Blue
‘ *. w*’ as , ( v , '!! ,|ls { i'?y <*••* sol• lin this or mix other market. We also
h.ue a complete stock ol KE.U>\ MADE FLOWS both Iron ami Steel. We sell
s W eed iroa..
r fl r ,*, le c;l ' vt? can se " a ' cheap as the same quality of (roods can ic soid an v where.
u BAKER * HALL
ST OVES & TINWARE.
1° tli© Citizens ol' Cartersville and Sur
rounding Country;
HAVING BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN AIY ARRANGE,
meats t> Icav • C rtersville, I have conrludtd to rem tin
and east my lot among her people. In opening b usircs
l here again l have concluded to do a STRICTLY CASH
business, thereby enabling me to offer goods at EXTIIEM E
LY LOW FIGURES.
c ds Those wishing to purchase
STOVES, TINWARE L HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,
F o CASH, HAGS, BEESWAX, FEATHERS, OLD BRASS AND COPPER, CORN AND
FODDER, or anything that will sell, can get the very bottom prices. But pi.kvse no Not
ask fob CREDIT. I cannot afford to stive it, even to the very best men in the country, as
my goods are marked at CASH PRICES
Thanking my friends for their pist patronage, and earnestly soliciting a continuance ol
tin 1 same, I can always be found at iuy ld slut i in the old Exchange Hotel Building, on the
■ ... ■ i w v
J. D. HEAD. DR. T. H. BAKER. \V. Q. DOBSON.
J. D. HEAD & CO.,
DEALERS IN
Staple and Fancy Dry Seeds, Dress Goods, Clothing,
HATS, BOOTS AND SHOES, &c.,
No. 71 Peachtree Street - Atlanta, Ga.
OUR BAUTOW, PAULDING AND C’HEROK ’"'E COU.VrV FRIENDS AUK fNVITRD TO
call and -oe us when in the city, promising them the >.t nc courteous treatment and fair,
honest dealing they have h.ul in our house u l.de at Cartersville Our stock will be tound full
and complete in all its departments, and prices as low as c m be found in this market.
N. B.— We respectfully ask consignments of cotton from one friends who’wish to sell in this
market, promising them the fullest mark3l prices—an Ino unnecessary erpeus -s attached to
the sale of same. ' J. 1). iIKvUAU*
A i lant.t ua,. -I anti .try fi. ISTC. -- —■== " 1
uWteCIMHm AND MACHINE SHOP.
Wallace 1 Laohe ft,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Hollow Ware, Steam Eiipes, Grates, Maatels, ill Macliiaery, k
Highest Market Price tor
o
Old Iron, Copper and. Brass-
William L. Bradley’s Standard Fertilizers.
PRINTUP BRO & POLLARD.
FORM Eltl.Y
Cotton Factors, General Agents, Augusta, Georgia.
s SIL w
§ I d
ur CS -Av, i §
Q £i n
fQ r W S
W 3 ; it < i
So.'i Fowl Caiiaiio. in Bags 200 lbs. each.
E. (Ws Superphosphate ofLinic. in bags 200 H.a.
The above standard Fertilizers having been in use for the past seven years in the south,
| with unequalled success, are again offered at prices that cannot tail to give satisfaction, while
(he stand nd i- guaranteed to he equal, if not -imerior ro anv over m<l 1.
For prices and terms applv to T. \V. liVXTKIt, Agent. Cartersville. Ga. te>Q-3m.
THE GRANGERS
LIPS HEALTH Hid CO..
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Authorized Capital 4,500,000 -
Of Which SIOO,OOO to be O n3:lia Each Dapartg^nt.
Each Policy-Holder is entitled to a vote in the management of the Company
PAnEIirT OFFICE, MOBILE, ALA.
CAPITAL STOCK, - - - 100,000.
YV. If. KETCHIH, President. | F. I„ DAVIDSON, Vice President. | R. W. FORT, .-oo’f
GEOBGU DEPARTMENT, ROME, A.
Capital Stock #lOO,OO
Office N0.2 COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
Major C. G. SAMUEL, President, ALFRED SHORTER, Vice-President, R. J. GWALTXEY ,
Secretary, C. ROWELL. Attorney, Dr G. W. HOLMES, Msiical Examiner.
lioard of Directors :
A. r. All good, Trion Factory; C. Rowell. R nic, Ha.; Alfred Shorter. Rome. Ga.; John It-
Newton, Athens, Ga.; A. Jones, Cedartow.i. Ga ; Hon. I>. F. Hammond, Atlanta, Ga.; lion*
I). IS. Hamilton, Rome. Ga,: ( ain Glover, It > n , Ga.; T. M • .uire, Rome, Git.; K. Woo Iruflf-
Rome, Ga.; M. 11. Bunn, Cedartown, G-t ; A. J. King, Cave Spring, Ga.; lion. W M*
Hutchins. Polk county, Ga.
ALABI7IV DKPARTMKNT, MONTGOMERY, ALA.
Capital Stock #IOO,OOO
Hon. N. S. Clements. President uud General Manager, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Iton. David Clopt <u.
Vice President, Montgomery, Ala.; W. L. Chambers,Secretary; Stoue A Clopton, Attorneys,
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, MERIDIAN MIMS.
Capital Stock - #IOO,OQ
Col. James VV. Beck, President, John IT. Gray, Vice-President, L. A. Duncan, Secretary.
SECURITY, ECONOMY AND LIBERALITY,
Are the Leading principles of this Company.
i ALL approved forms of Life and Endowment Policies issued in sums of ft Id up t06X0,090. Also
1 Term Policies of one, three, or seven years.
All l.ife policies non-lorfeiting alter two annual payments, when the insured will be entitled
■ to paid tip Policy or Cash Surrender thereof.
Dividends may lie used to protect policies against lapsing incase of failure to pay pre
miums. Thi- with the non-forfeiting anti C ell surrender features, are sufficient to make thi*
i ompany popular among thinking men. AGENTS WASTED,
dec 2-tf W. G. ENGLAND, of Mobile, Ala-. General Superintendent of Agencies,
W- K HU-E ? Agent, CariersviHey Georgia.
VOLUME XVII—NUMBER 14.