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VOL. XXIII.-NO. 41.
The Cartersvilie Express.
Established Twenty Years.
RATES AND TERMS.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
One copy one year ,
One cCpy six months... . * 75
One copy three months....V.V.V.V.V.m!! 50
I a y meats invariably in advance.
apvertsiing rates.
_ v will be inserted at the rates
0 i 2.ir7°!! ar P er i nc h lor the flr. t insertion,
and i Uty Cents lor each addition#' insertion.
Address S. A. CUNNL GUAM.
BARTOW COUNTY—OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Conniy Officers.
Ordinary-J. A. Howard—Office, court h ousc.
Sherifl—Jus. Kennedy.
Deputy Bhoriff-A. M . Franklin,
Clerk ol Superior Court—Thos. A. Word.
.Treasurer— Humphrey Cobb.
Tax Collector— W . W. Rich.
Tax Receiver— W. W. Ginn.
Commissioners—J. H. Wikle, secretary; A.
Knight; ,W. I. Benham ; A. (J. Trimble; T.
C. Moore. 1
CITY OFFICERS—CARTERSVILLE.
Mayor—lt. B. Trippe.
t Ji A° a i r .K Ol A Mermen-J.C.Weffibrd.E. Payne;
Im* Chapman, A. L. Barren: Jno. A. Stover,
field l ' Uflreathi vv * C. Edwards, It. W. Satter-
Clerk —George Cobb.
Treajflrer—Benjamin F. Mountcastle.
Marshals- John A. Gladden, James D. Wil
kerson-. '
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Methodist Rev., P. M. Kyburn, pastor.
Preaching every Sunday at 11 o’clock a. in. and
8 o clock, p. in. Sunday school every Sunday at
night U ' m * l ri^er metin S Wednesday
Presbyterian--Rev. Thco. E. Smith, pastor.
I reaching every Sunday at 11 o’clock, a. in.
bunuay school every bunday at 0 o'clock
Prayer meeting on Wednesday night.
Baptw*--Rev. R. B. Deaden, pastor. Preach
ing every Sunday at 11 o’clock, a. m., and 8 .
m. Sunday scfaobl every Sunday at 9 o’clock
I rayer meeting on Wednesday night.
*? lsc ?r ! - A * ’ ees * Rector. Services oc
casionally*
SECRET SOCIETIES.
LODGE, No. 322. i, O. G. T. Meets at
lOtheu bull oyer J. W. Jackson’s store, every
Thursday night. ’ J
w u *' i,AS - E iI'ARICHT, W. C. T.
W. R. SHoCEbEV, secretary.
A knights of honor.
Bartow Co * Lodge, No. 148, meets
<Svery Ist and 3rd Monday night
Curry’s Hall, east side ol the
square, Cartersvilie, Ua.
W. L. Kirkpatrick, A. C. Smith,
Reporter. Dictator
American legion of honor, Carters-
Ville Council, No. 152, meets every second
auu lourth Monday nights in Curry’a ha.l.
GKO. S COBB, J. W. HaKKIS, JR.,
Secretary. Commander.
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.
Mails North open 7:30 a m 4:52 p m
Mails South open 10:10 a m 9:04 p m
Cherokee R. R. open 6:55 p m
Malls Northclose 7:00 am 4:00 pm
flails South close 9:45 a m 8:30 i m
J ^^ ! i?Li J ng'uJck Mail, via Fairmount,
leaves Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at
s:uo am. Arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays at 5:00 pm. . , _ „
Money Order and Registered Letter
Office open from 8:45 aintos pm.
General Delivery open Dom 8 amtob
p m . Open on Sunaay from 9am to 10:30 am.
J. R. WIKLE, P. M.
WESTERN & ATLANTIC R. R.
ON AND AFTER June2oth, 1880, trains on
this road will run as follows:
NORTHWARD.
| ~ “ _ XT ~ K’ton.
STATIONS, j NO. 1. NO. 3, NO. U. ACC.. |
Atlanta: 2 50pm 5 20am' 5 10pm
Marietta* 335 “ 600 843 009
Carters3e 436 “ 7 23“ 949 “ 7 22“
Sngstou, 5 tXJ “ 7 51“ 1018“ 800 “
Dalton, 6 28“ 926 “ 12 03pm
Uiatta’gh. 825 “ 10 56 1 1 jjU “ .
' SOUTHWARD. _____ j
" 7 “ | “ .. _ K’tou.
STATIONS. No. 2. J pto. 4, No. 6. ACC.
Clmtta’ga. 5 25pm 705 am 6’4sam
Dalton, 7 15“ 837 “ 10 13“
Kings to Ilf 843 “ 1016 A 107 pm 5 30am
Cartersv’e | 9u7 “ .10 46 “ 202 6 04; ]
Marietta, 110 12 “ 11 51 “ *4 29 “ 733
Atlanta, 111 00 “1 12 40pm _6 15 “ 850
CJUUEKOKKE ItAILKOAD.
ON AND AFTER Monday, OetoDcr, 11, 1880,
traifts on this road will run daily, except
Sunday, as follows:
WfiSIWAKC.
stations. no. 1. J no. 3.
Leave (JartersviUe 10:00a mi
Arrive ac'Stileaboro , JO;3G a m 2;alpm
“ Taylorsville... 10:57 au 3:li#m
“ Rook mart...... 11:36am 4:otpm
“ Cedartow n .... 12:35 p m 5:30 p m
EABTWARD.
btatlonsT no. 2. NO. 4
Leave (Jedartown 3:10 pin 6:0 a m
Arrive at liockmart 4:06 pm 7:i>Bam
“ Taylorsville... 4:45pm B:4Bam I
•• Stiles boro s:o6pm 9:14 am]
*“ Cartersville.... 5:45 p m 10:LO p m
ROME RAILROAD COMPANY.
On and after Monday, Nov. 17, trains on this
Road will run as iollows:
MOHNINtI TRAIN— EVERY DAY.
Leaves Rome 6.30 a m
Arrives at Rome a m
EVENING TRAIN—SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.
Leaves Rome 5:00 a m
Arrives at Rome.... 8:00 p m
Doth trains will make connection at Kings
ton with trains on the VV. and A. Railroad, to
and from Atlanta and points South.
Eben HiLlyer, Pres.
J AS. A. SMITn, G. F. Agt.
TANARUS, W. MILNER. j. w. HARRIS, i%.
& HAHHIi,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE. GA.
Office on West Main street, above Erwtu v ,
X. w. FITE*
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.,
Office:—With Col. A. Johnson, West bid*
public square. When not at office, can be found
at office of Cartcrsvillc Expbk. s, opera House.
st“ jameis HOTKI.,
(CARTERSVILLE, i OIA,) ___
The undersigned has recently
taken charge of this elegant new hotel. It
has been newly furnished and isJl rst class in
all respects,
SAMPLE ROOM FOR COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS.
Favorable terms to traveling theatrical com
companies, L. C. IjQSS. Proprietor.
KATIOHAL HOTEL,
DALTON, GA.
J - Q* A. LEWIS, Proprietor.
mHB ONLYJHeT CLASS HOTEL IN THE
X city. Large, well ventilated rooms, splen
did sample rooms for commercial traveler*,
po ii4L^ a,ter6 and Excellent pure water.
moderate. * scpl9tf
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The Cartersvilie Express.
A MIRACLE.
Gents:—My daughter w..s taken on the 25th
day ol Tune, 1868, with what was supposed to
Acut .®, lv,ieuruaf ** n a. and was treated ior the
same with no success. In March, tollowin
pieces ol bone began to work out of the right
aim, and continued to appear till all thr
bone from the elbow to the shoulder joint cumL
out. Many pieces of bone came out ol the
right toot and leg. The case was the upro
nounced one oi White Swelling. After hav
ing bee., confined about six years to her bed
and the ease considered hopeless. I was in*
sisarfisssjag 1 >
My daughter was confined to her bod about
wftffi'hO,', 01 '\ S h he “* • turned o?Sf
wittiout help. &he now sits up all dav ami
sews most of her time-has walked across the
room. Her general health is now good, and i
believe she will, as her limbs gain strength
walk well. 1 attribute her recovery, with the
“lessfng ol God, to the use ol *-Jlv.-
IDA4lAinn Mri **
West Point, Ga., Sept. 16,1870.
Gents: —The above certificate o Mr. W. B.
Blanton we know aud ccrtijy.to as being true.
The thing is so; hundreds of the most respected
citizens will certify k to it. As much reference
can be given as may be required. Yours truly,
CRAWFORD & W A LICER, Druggists.
Hon. H. D. WILLIAMS.
Dr. PEMBERTON’S STILLINGIA is
pi-epured by A. F. MERRELL & gO., Phila*,
Pa. Sold by all Druggists in 41-00 bottles, or
sent by express. Agents wanted to canvass
everywhere •
Send for Book—“ Curious Story”—free to all.
Medicines sent to poor people, payelm, in in
stallments.
For sale by D. W. Curry.Cartcrsville,Ga.
YELLOW FEVES-Blaok Vomit.
months 0f lOT9. an aDd Vlrulent lorm ‘“ the lall
MURRELL'S HEP.!TINE, a Remedy dis
covered in Southern Nubia and used with such
wonderiul results in South America where the
most aggravated Cases of fever are imind
causes Horn one to two ounces of bile to be fil
tered or strained lrom the blood each time it
passes through the Liver, As long as aS
of bile exists. By its wondermi action on the
Vj'’® ' f and stomach the llepatine not only pre
vents to a certainty any kind of -Fever and
Black Y ymit, but also cures Headache, Consti
l’. a rVaTd"sc?s“s ’ J ’ )s| ' cl ’ Ma “<* ■>“ *•
the blood by using Merrell’s Hepatinr
druggists in 25 cent andll'.OObot
-01 W 1 1 1,(5 se . nc by express by the Proprie
tors, A.F.MKRRELL&Ooy *
Pliiladelphia, p a .
Dr. Pemheron’s Silliuida or Qubge’s Ddnii
The reports of wonderful cures of Rhen-
Wc£ iSKES’S£? Uheum ’SyphflisfcK
£,? oSi? ra? k a a b'e P 2^
abuSnoe o“ p™*, doobt< “ w *> “ not for the
REMARKABLE CURE OF SCROFULA,Ac.
Case of Colouel J. C. Branson.
Gents- G fv Be Ptember 15,1871.
.■ o r lb years I have been a great snf-
Itier lrom Scrolula in its most distressing
(Or®?. I have been confined to my room ans
bed ior 15 years with scrofulous ulceration*
I he most approved remedies for such emses had
“ s ed. and the most eminellt bhysieians
consulted, without any decided benefit" 1 hns
prostrated, distressed, dMjlonding I was ad*
vised by Dr Ayer, of Floyd county, to
commence the use oi your Compound Extract
Language is as insufficient to d l
scribe the relief I obtained from the use of
fhc ilfr^ la > S lfc^ st 0 conve y ““ adequate idea oi
the intensity oi my sufl'ering before using vonr
medicine; sufficient to say, I abandiSSTß?
other remedies and continued the use oi vonr
Extract oi Stillingia, until I can say truly “i
am cured ol all disease, with nothing toon
struct the active pursuit of m.v profession
More than eight months have elapsed since
SedwSj*" 8 Ca,e ’ ' ,itlK,ut
Bor the truth of the anove statement. I refer
to any gentleman in Bartow county, Ga and
to the members ol the oar of Cherokee GircSu
who are acquainted with me. I shall ever re’
main, with the deepest gratitude, Your obedi
ent servant, uocm
-L C. BR ANSON, Att’y at Law.
' * O >iA9 Pi, ,
TO THEE I GJVO HEALTH.
Adapted in chronic diarrhoea, constipation,
and scrofula. —Hy. Latham, M. D.
Successfully tif and in Dyspepsia, Chronic Diar
rhoea and Scrolula. —Proi. S. Jackson, L mver*
Sl Efficient in anaemia; excellent appetizer and
blood purifier.—H. Fisher, M. D., Ga
Valuable in nervous prostration, indigestion
and chlorosis. —G. E. Mathews, M. D., N. C.
A fine tonic and alterative, very valuable in
diseases peculiar to females, chronic lever and
Ague, bronchitis find discuses of the digestive
organs.—J. F. Roughton, t 4. D., Ala.
Very beneficial in strengthemngand Improv
ing a reduced system.-Rev. Jno. W. Beck
with, Bishop of ua. . TT T _
Invaluable as a nervous tonic.—Hon. 1. C.
Fow’cr, Tenn. .
Recommended as a pryphylactic in Malarial
districts.’'—D. R. Fairex, MD.N. O.
Restores debilitated systems to health.—T. C.
Mercer, M. D., Ind.
•‘Used with great benefit in Malarial Fever
and Dipihcr.a ’ —S. F. Dupon, M. D., Ga
Prince of mineral tonics.—Francis Gillam,
M Of great curative virtue.—Thos. F. Rumbold,
M. D., St. Louis.
Beneficial in uterine derangements and ma
.arious conditions.- G. M. Vail, M. D., Ohio.
Best remedy ever used in diseases of the
MirHk—P. Sifferd, M. D., N. C.
Tonic, alterative, diuretic; one of natures
freflteet remedies.—Medical Association ot
Lvorttburg, Virginia.
Afiat>ted in certain affections of the kidneys
and bladder- dyspepsia, lupus, chlorosis,
scrotulous aud cutaneous affections,—Prof. J.
J. J. Moorman, M, D., Va. ....
Relieves headache, promptly—both sick and
nervous. —Rev. E. C. Dodson \ a.
Sample supply sent free to any physician de
siring to test. Pamphlets sent free. Analysis
| with eacn package. Water as it comes from
the Springs $4 per case of 6 gallons in glass—
j $2.50 ior 6 unions, $4 for 10 galons, $7 for 20 gal-
I lons in casks. Mass 50 cents and $1; $2.50 and
$5 for half doz. Pills, pure sugar coated 25c.
50c. and $1 package; $1,25, $2.50 and-ffi half doz.
Sent postpaid anywhere. This Mass and Pills
contains in reduced space all the curative
Eowera of the water,and it convenient, palata
le and soluble.
Springs open for visitors June Ist. Board S3O
per month. Special rates to families and par
ties. Carriages meet visitors at Forest and
Lawyer’s depot, catch lour miles from Springs,
upon ad\ ice of arrival.
Address
A. M. DAVIS, Pres, of the Cos..
72 Main St., Lynchburg, Va.
Sold by D. W Curry, druggist, O’-tersville,
i .1880-6.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1880.
TRUTH AS IT IS.
Felton Knowingly and Advisedly Votes
With the Monopolists,
And Sends the Free Salt Bill to the
Graveyard of all Bills Which
Looke to Lessening the Bur
dens of the Pepple.
Rom<s Conrivr.
The repeated assertion of Dr. Fel
ton’s organ, the Cartersvilie Free
Press, that Felton voted for free salt
at the last session of Congress, re
quires us again to refer to the sub
ject, and show the truth of the mat
ter. Felton’s attempted deception
on.the stump on this subject and the
perversion of facts by his organ both
show how severely the truth hurts
bun before the people. We ask close
attention to the two following ex
tracts from the Free Press of last
Thursday, as we propose to show
clearly that it was the deliberate pur
pose of the writer of the article to de
ceive the people, and make them be
lieve something ihat is not the truth.
Th e Free Press says;
“In the congressional record dated
April 6th, 1880, Mr. Townsend, of ID
inois. introduced a bill to repeal the
duties on “salt, printing type and pa
per, etc.” Mr. Townsend called for
the yeas and nays. The yeas aud
Bays were ordered. There were,
yeas 112, nays 80—not voting 100
Cook, Blount, Felton, Persons, Nidi
oils and Smith voted yea. •Ham
mond, Speer and Stephens did not
vote. Judge Wright read it all
aloud at Summerville the day Dr.
Felton spoke there.”
“We hope our readers will see the
vote for themselves—for it is there—
oeyond the doubt of a mistake, aud
Harris will certainly acknowledge it
later.”
The bill referred Join the foregoing
extracts was not introduced on April
6th, 1880, as the writer of the extracts
tries to make the readers of the Free
Press believe, but was introduced in
March, and the vote of the 6th of
April was on a motion to suspend
w™ U S ftfeier "b’y the
votes of such friends of the monop
olists as Felton, Chittenden, Conger,
Kelly, Garfield and that crew, on the
25th of March.
The congressional record of March
26th, giving the proceedings of the
25th, shows that nearly the w hole of
the day was spent in a parliamentary
war over the question of taking from
the committees on revision of laws
Mr. Townsend’s bill to admit salt
and some other articles free of duty.
During the excited debate between
the Iriends of monopolies and the
friends of the people, Mr.Townshend
made a telling speech, and had read
irom the clerk’s desk, for the infor
mation of the house, a telegram sent
from Washington the 22d of March,
telling of the rejoiceing of the friends
of tariff reform over the success of
Mr. Townshend’s scheme, as there
was no doubt the committee on re
vision of laws would report the bill
to the house.
Mr. Townshend had read also an
extract from an editorial of the New
York World upon the same subject,
the last sentence of which is as fol
lows :
“Mr. Garfield and his coadjutors
have nobody but themselves to
blame if the monopolists whom they
represent have been caught napping
by a resolute reformer, and their at
tempt to prevent the opening of the
question of tariff reform by falsifying
the record of the house is more ob
jectionable, not only that of anythiug
of which they pretend to accuse Mr.
Townshend, but than anything done
even by Mr. Garfield heretofore in
the house.”
Let the people of the seventh dis
trict remember that Fetion was one
of Garfield’s coadjutors in this cou
test between the friends of monopo
lies and the friends of the people.
We give two extracts Irom the
speech of Mr. Townshend, which go
to prove that Felton had full knowl
edge of the effect of his vote to send
the bill to the committee on ways
and means, and that he did it advis
edly and for the purpose of burying
it in the graveyard spoken of hy Mr.
Townshend. Mr. Townshend said :
“I knew as well as I know that I
am standing here that if I agut that
bill to the committee on ways and
means it would oe buried forever.
I knew as well as I know anything
that if 1 brought in that bill and
sent it to the committee on ways and
means I would send it to a grave
yard in which has been buried every
bill in this congress seekiag reform
in the tariff/’
“Jills of this character have been
befere that committee for months,
and no action ha3 been reached upon
then, and we have been informed
that the committee not long ago de
cided not to change the tariff laws.
I i-sy that the conduct of the commit
tee justified me in fearing that if my
bill were sent Jo the committee on
ways and means it would be buried
forever.”
The resolution was divided, and
the house voted first on that portion
taking the bill from the committee
on revision of laws, which passed,
ayes 143, nays 100, not voting 49.
On this vote, Felton voted with
his coadjutors, Chittenden, Conger,
Garfield, Kelly, and other monopo*
listsof like character. On the other
side, aud standing side by .side with
Towa hend and all other friends of
the people, we find every other
member from Georgir, including
Mr. Stephens, whose vote is recorded
on page 66 of the congressional rec
ord of March 26th, against that part
of the resolution, and against Felton,
Chittenden, Conger, Garfield, Kelly
and their coadjutors.
On the second part of the resolu
tion, to refer the bill to the commit*
tee on ways and means, that is, to
bury it forever from sight, Felton
voted aye again with Chittenden,
Conger, Kelly, Garfield and such
friends of monopolies.
Felton having thus been insfru*
mental in taking from the commit*
tee on revision of laws Mr. Town*
Bhend’s bill to admit salt and other
articles free of duty, and in sending
it to its death in the pigeon-holes of
the committee on ways and means
is fairly, justly and truthfully ebarg
able with aiding the friends.of mo
nopolies and opposing the interests
of the people. And we believe his
course was so diametrically opposed
to the wishes of tne people he mis*
represented by his votes, that they
Will send him to his political grave
at the coming election.
The action of the house on the 6t.h
of AnrLL ■ -**>-*• *■**>
bill in the ha mis el the committee on
ways and means, and required a
two-thirds vote to pass it.
The bill was introduced on the 22d
of March, and not in April, as false
ly stated by the Free Press ; and Dr.
Felton voted on the 25tu of March to
take it from the committee on revi
sion of laws anti send it to its death,
in his own committee, which had by
the aid of Felton’s own vote resolv
ed to do nothing in the way of tariff
v
reform.
Thi3 is Felton’s record on the free
salt question, and it shows him to
have been hand-in-glove with Chit
tenden, Conger, Garfield, Kelly and
the vile crew of monopolists.
It is well for the Free Press to say
that it hopes its “readers will see
the vote for themselves,” for the
Free Press is never going to publish
it for them to see it. We have pub
lished ir, and the vote proves that
we are right and the Free Press
wrong— that we give the facts as
they are, and that the Free Press per
verts them.
COUNTY MATTERS.
We copy from the Free Press of
last week the following reply of
John H. Wikle to “Scrutator” in
that paper of tne 14. h, instant :
To The Free Prese:
In your last issue “Scrutator,” under
the head of “Information wanted,” asks:
Information Wanted. —Will the
county commissioners, or some one else,
please inform the citizens of Bartow, by
what authority they have levied one
hundred per cent, on the state tax ior
county purposes? Also explain the
clause in “tax assessment’’ no ice: “past
due and to become due, which occurred
since the first day of June, 1805.”
(Scrutator.
lam glad to have the Questions pro
pounded and of the opportunity thus af
forded to say something on these sub
jects. To the first interrogatory, I an
swer : the commissioners of Bartow coun
ty derived the authority to levy one
hundred per cent, on the state tax ior
county purposes. From the constitution
of the State of Georgia, 1877, (second
paragraph of 6th section of the 7th arti
cle,) the Code of Georgia, 1873, sections
511 to 515. The decision of the Supreme
court of Georgia. The decision ot the
same court, Spann, et al. vs the board of
commissioners of roads and revenues of
Webster county, rendered March 10,
1880, and published in pamphlet of decis
ions of February term, page 23, and the
statutes referred to in these decisions.
I would gladly incorporate all these here,
but they would take up more space than
! you would care to devote to this matter.
I This tax as assessed, giving the" churrty
‘ $3.50 on the SIOOO, is not a large nor an
j unreasonable assessment, in fact a much
lighter tax than our people have paid in
15 years, excepting 1879. The taxable
property of Bartow county as returned
to the receiver for ISBO, is $3,251,223. At
the rate levied this will nett into the
treasury a little over SIO,OOO, which ad
ded to the fund wp now have will leave
us on fhe Ist January, 1881, with near
$12,000,00, perhaps more. This appeal’s a
large suni, but we must remember Bar
tow is a large and populous county and
burdened with heavy dockets in our
courts.
Xow, let us sec where this money
must go. It will require near $5,000 to
pay jurors fees alone for 1881. This ad
ded to $3,500 jury certificates now out
standing, takes $8,500, of this sum. Oth
er necessary Suprior court expensed, non
resident witnesses, bailiff’s and sheriff’s
fees, fuel,.etc., not less than SI,OOO. Cost
1 of keeping prisoners and jail expends
$1;000; paupers $800; care of lutnßi<>
transportation etc., $250; repairs
lie buildings, roads, bridges etc.,
cost of commisstopers court, s34ojpWffi
ing a total of $13,890, that it will take at
a very reasonable estimate to pay the ex
penses of Bartow county from Ist of Jan
uary to Ist January 1882, saying
nothing of coroner’s fees, election expen
ses etc. So it will be seen that we wil
be extremely fortunate if we make “both
ends meet” and find ourselves out ot
debt next fall.
| I desire to call the attention of “Scrii
\ tator,” as well as all our other good citi
zens, to the fact that our Superior court
and the jail expenses (which are as ncc
. essary as the courts,) will absorb two
thirds or more of the whole tax paid inn
the county treasury. We, with all on
people, would he glad if some tfiean
could he devised tohastcu trials, to preven
crime and enable us to reduce this bur
den of taxation for that purpose. As it is
the burden is on us and we must hear i
until reiiePcan h© had. It is notin th
power of your commissioners to do it.
1 think our whole people will admi
that we have been as economical in ev
ery department over which we had con
trol as was possible. If not, they would
I am sure, be glad to know wherein the;
have failed. A little enquiry will .sho
it is no pleasure to officials to burdei
the people with high or unnecessary tax
ation. The pleasure would he in light-
ening them.
Business is reviving, and altogethei
this has been a fair year on all class
es; it was the desire of the commission
ers to lay as light a tax as was consisten
with the true interests of the citizens oi
the county 5 and we believed that coun
ties, like individuals, do best when the}
“pay as they go,” and it is unfortunate
and humiliating to see your county scrij
and jury certificates hawked about the
streets, and discounted heavily by thos
who are .fortunate enough to have read}
cash. It is an injustice to jurors, an*
when we go into the market to huy lum
her or anything for county use, or le
contracts for public works, the first que. 1 -
| tion is: Can you pay cash ? If not, w*
I must pay an increased price, and my ob
| servation is, a considerably increase
I price is asked. I can’t believe the goo*
people of Bartow, one of the foremos
counties of the empire state of the south
i desires to behold any such state of affair-
again. And just here, it is proper t<
state*why we fell short last year—’ti
this. During the January term, 1879, o
the Superior court, when estimates wet
laid before the Grand Jury of the fir
week upon which to base a tax levy, "
nor the Jury knew what per cent, tlx
state would levy that year, and as man.',
of that Jury will remember, I wrote tlx
Comptroller-general for his opinion. 11
answered he could give none as the?
would not levy until after July, wlx i
the tax receivers made their returns,
so they were in the dark as to that
The state tax had been tor many yeat -
; before five-tenths of one per cent.
i . . . i,i i,
Assuming that the state tax would 1
but little, if any less, they recommends
77> per cent, on the state tax. When tli
state assessment was made it was only
mills. So instead of getting tor coun
ty ~P u rp (,ses 37M cents per SIOO we got
on ly 27>0, reducing the amount expected
very considerably.
l have been asked why we levied one
hundred percent, when we were satis
fied with the 90 per cent, recommended
by the Grand Jury of the first week J an
uary term, ISSO, which was afterwards
annulled by a subsequent jury. To this
I reply, that since January, and at last
July term the Grand Jury, fixed the pay
of jurors from $1,50 to $2,00 per day for
1881, an increase of nearly forty percent,
of Jury expenses.- This we added the
additional 10 percent, to partly provide
for, this increase of Jurors pay will add
near $1,500 to expenses.
It is said that some of the Christian
brethren enjoy singing “In glad salva
tions free,” above all others in the hymn
book, and the comity commissioners
would be happy if they conld join in a
much-to-be-wished-for song, if it could
be true that “county afiairs could be run
S. A. CUNNINGHAM.
free,’ and would gladly welcome the
day when roads would work themselves;
bridges and cross-ways, spring up and
span our streams, rough places, sponta
neously without cost or labor, when no
paupers are among us, when crime shall
cease to exist, and disputes cease^among
us; when all men*hall“(io u*to others
as they would have others do • unto
them;” .and as we ate taught to pray,
‘‘Thy wiff done on earth as ft is done
in leaven.” Bid t)iese things are
not to be just now. .‘Therefore, let
us do the best we can, bury the hitter
sectional deeliug and prejudice that
sometimes warp our better judgment,
and rngke the most of the work before us.
tho second interrogatory, I answer:
m regard to the clause, past doe and to
become due, which accrued—lt should
be—since Ist of June, 1805, that there
•ife certain bonds, about which some of
>ur people have some knowledge, issued
hiring the war, and which the comrnis
doners since the creation of that court,
atid the ordinary before them, have been
bitterly fighting for some 13 or 14 years,
and that clause is to provide for any debt
lue or to become due other than .those
created prior to June Ist, 1865. This
'■apguage has been used just as it is i* 4he
present assessment, in every one made
dnee the war, which “f*brutatdr has ob
serve,*, if he scrutinized them. Fortu
mtely, we o’we not one ccat outside of
of the jury scrip issuer! this year,
heretofore referred to, and that will all be
paid by the 25th of December.
I have tried to make all the estimates
ind figures herein fairly and correctly,
unj have answered the inquiry at some
ength and would be glad to add more if
1 could do so without trespassing too
nuch'on your valuable space. lam al*
v-tfys Willing and glad to give the citizens
>f the county all information I can con
erning their affairs. It is their right to
enow, and the board of commissioners
.re ready and willing to render an am
ount of their stewardship.
In conclusion I will state that as my
bird term will soon expire. In retiring t
lesire to return thanks to my fellow-citi
lens for thrice honoring me with the re*
•ponsible position I have held, and wish
hftm all i*
uate the cost of our superior court, for
lext year, he may safely calculate, 12
veeks of court, 5 jury days to the week,
.ye generally have at least 44 regular
jurors, at $2 per day—sßß 00^
Sheriff and deputy, fees prescribed Uy
law, $2 each —$4 00.
Say five bailiffs, $2 each —$10 00
Horse hire and cost sending for wit
lesses generally averages $2 per day—s 2.
Feeding jurors when trying cases, $3
per day, frequently much more.
Incidentals —$1 00.
Thus making the total expenses for
one day —$108 00.
To this add non-resident witness fees,
tales-jurors, who serve on trials, and wo
•an safely add $G 00 more per day, mak
ng in all sll4 00.
These estimates, except the jury pay,
ire less than they have actually been in
he past. I add these that the citizens
nay get an idea of these affairs. It is
m possible to be exact. J. H. W.
Mothers ! Mothers !! Mothers !1!
Are you disturbed at night and
>roken of your rest by a sick child
iffering and crying with the excru*
mting pain of cutting teeth ! If so,
ro at once and gel a bottle of Mrs.
•Vinsiow’s Soothing Syrup. It will
lieve the poor little sufferer imnie*
lately—depend upon it; there is
u> mistake about. There is not a
uother on earth who has ever used
, who will not tell you at once that
will regulate the bowels, and give
st to the mother, and relief and
—h 11h to the child, operating like
nagic. It is perfectly safe to use in
•11 cases, and plea.-ant to the taste,
id is the prescription of one of the
idest and best female physicians
iid nurses in the United States.
vid everywhere. 25 cents a bottle.
“Don’t know half their Value.”
“They cured me of Ague, Bilious*
i.ess and Kidney Complaint, as ret
ommended. I had a half bottle left
which I used for my two little girls,
who, the doctors and neigbors sais
could not be cured. I would hav|
lost both of them one night if I had
not given them Hop Bitters. They
did them so much good I continued
their use until they were cured.
That is why I say you do not know
half the value of Hop Bitters, and
do not recommend them iiigb
enough.”—B., Rochester, N. Y. See
other column. — American Rural
Home.
—Richard Henry Stoddard, was#
in early life, * moulder, then a re
porter oq a newspapeivattd now-on®
of our best known aad most admired
poets.