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THE CEDARTHWS STANDARD PuhlWhwl Kvory Tlnirwlay In thn Ynar K. n. I'.UMMKL!., I ... 1 l K tl I Til II u SUBSCRIPTION RATES Clnu '/ear , ......91.00 Mix MontliH T«mo Monthn D^RT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1900. ArnV|iiTiNiNn Ratm will bo furnished on nppllcutlon. The groat Pennsylvania coal strike was settled yesterday, the ■striking miners winning all tliei" 'demands. There were only 28,000 popu list votes cast in Georgia in the recent state election, and the Democratic majority in the state is ’TO,000. The trial of Youtsey, another «f tho alleged conspirators in the assassination of Governor Goe bel, is now in progress at George town, Ky. OOpt. Shields and his com pany, of tho 20th Regiment, who wore recently captured by the Filipinos in the island of Marin- duque, havo been rescued. Twb hundred Filipinos attacked twenty soldiers of tho 24th.Regi ment last week Wednesday while they wore repairing a telegraph lino in tho island of Luzon, kill ing or capturing all but seven of them. Yet the war in the Phil ippines is over! There was less bitterness in the recent, county election in Folk than lias existed for years. In view of tliis fact it is tho ox- trome of foolishness for any friends of defeated candidates to so,ok to stir up strife now that it is ovor by threatening vengeance ■oil tlio majority of tho voters of tho county. TiiB Standard kept out of the recent county campaign, and we are accordingly in a position to urge peace and harmony upon • tho good people of Polk. That was pur solo object 4n urging the white primary for the county,and •we are glad to know that some •who helped to kill it lm vo changed their minds about it sinco the election. There is no known reason wliy cotton should go down in price except that tho speculators are interested in pounding it down. Tlio crop is short fully 88 per cent, and tlio factories are com pelled to have more cotton than was raised this year by tlio world to keep their mills going. Every condition and cause should keep up tlio price of cotton to at least 10 cents. “Three choors for our next President!” was tho loud acclaim with which Bryan was greeted Tuesday by enthusiastic thou sands in Now York City. The ovation which he received there was one of the greatest ever ac corded a Presidential candidate, and there are plenty of good judges who Believe that New York is electoral vote will go to Bryan on Nov. (1th. Cotton lias declined a cent a pound, or $5 a hale, in one week, which is a loss of several millions to our farmers. Every intelli gent man knows that the specu lators are pounding down the price because the bulk of the crop is now being dumped on the market. Will some distinguished republican pleaso explain why “McKinley prosperity” does not, keep up the price to 101 cents? It is really amusing to hear our republican friends and their allies claim 10-eent cotton as a result of what, they call “Mc Kinley prosperity.” If the pres ent administration Brought us 10- •cent cotton, why under the sun did McKinley not bring it in ’09 atul ’98? If “McKinley pros perity” brought 10-cent cotton, why is the administration now pounding down the price when the bulk of tlio crop is thrown on the market? DEMOCRATIC RALLY i MASS MBKTINO Foil till VAN, STB VKNSON AND MADDOX' To bo Hold it Oio Court Houuu Friday, 27th Into. Mr. W. II. Hurst, tlio ener getic president of the National Association of Democratic Clubs, urges that big rallies* 1 be held, by all Democratic organizations in tlio country on Friday, Oct. 27th. President J. K. Barton is ac cordingly arranging for a big rally tq bo hold at the Oourt IIoubo in Oedartown on that date. He lias written Hon. Fleming duBignon, our honored State Chairman, for speakers, and good men are promised. Tim Standard will announce the hour for speaking next week, and will give the mimes of the campaign orators. > In tlio meantime, let every loyal Democrat bear the date in mind and arrange to lie present. Polk should and will roll up a good majority for Bryan and Stevenson on the Presidential ticket, and for Hon. John W. Maddox for Congress. GENTLEMAN FHOM OAllltOLti. When the Horn Newt Tumlin rises to address the lyext Georgia Legislature, Speaker Little will recognize him as “the gontleman from Onrroll.” And his many old friends in Polk are glad of tlio recognition of his popularity and worth just given by the De mocracy of Oarroll county in his election to the Houso. 'While it lias been a number of years since Mr. Tumlin moved from Polk to Oarroll, there are few moil better kno.wn or liked than ho in this county. His rich fund of wit and drollery will make him in great demand in tho cloak-rooms during spare mo ments, just as his good sense will lie of value in tlio legislative halls. Mr. Tumlin was hero last, week as tho guest of his children’, Mrs. Joint Hutchings and Mr.' W. Y. Tumlin, and paid The Standahd a most welcome visit. NO NEW DISTRICT. • The petitioners for a now mili tia district with Aragon as its capital, will have to change their proposed boundary lines before they can get what they ask for. The County Commissioners at. their regular monthly session Monday acted adversely on their petition, on tlio ground that the proposed cuts from Buncombe and Fish districts would not len.vu in their districts one hun dred white men- each between the ages of 21 and 45, tlio legal period of militia service. The main cut, of course, would come from Rocknmrt district, in which Aragon is now located, and there is strong objection in that dis trict to parting with this valua ble territory, DR. R. W. BIGHAM DEAD. Dr. R. W. Biglinm, Sr., one of the best known and most beloved members of the North Georgia Methodist Conference,died Thurs day night at Demorest, where lie lias been living the past two years as a superannuated preacher. He was seventy-live years old, and had been/fifty-three years in the Methodist ministry. One of the Nestors of the Conference and a man of saintly character lias passed away in his death. Dr. Biglinm was stationed in charge of the Oedartown church a number of years ago, and his many friends here sincerely mourn his death. BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA AND GEORGIA RAILWAY. Ill 11 letter to the Manufacturers’ Record, E. P. MilfeF of Birmingham, Alabama, writes that the Birming ham, Alabama & Georgia Railway Company comprises several parties who are interested in effecting the purchase of railway Hues in the Bir mingham district. The plans include the Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad, which it is proposed to extend, ac cording to Mr. Miller’s statement, to Birmingham on the west and to La Grange, Ga, on the east. The East & West Railroad, he states, would also become a part of the system, as well as the Chattanooga Southern, and a con nection made between the latter lines.—Manufacturers’ Record. -A isrisroTTisrciBiviB3srTS. For City Clerk. I hereby announce myself a candl date lor the office of City Clerk, and HHk your votes, suhjoet" to the City White Primary. J. C. WALKER. I hereby announce myself a candidate for City Clerk, subject to the White Primary Deo. 5th. 1)anik Ronemrs For Councilman 3d Ward. I hereby announce myself a candi date lor Councilman from the .’Id Ward, subject to tho White Primary. If elected, twill endeavor to laithfully sorvo tho Interests of the whole city. Titos. J GlUFl’lN. ANOTHER MILL HERE. Ron. Chaa, Adamson Writes That Cedartown Will Havo Another Industry. 1-Ion. Gluts. Adamson, the inde fatigable General Manager of the Oedartown Company, writes ns follows to Tiie Standard from Philadelphia:— “I. note with great pleasure that the new Cotton Oil Mill lias started, and we are all going to aid it in every way tlm't is in our poiver. That point 1ms been positively settled ns it line of policy by our Company. “After the election I expect to lpcate another mill in Oedartown, in which I will ho personally in terested. /You nre at liberty to make an announcement that I am organizing another mill for Oedartown, and that the matter is hold up at present until after tlio election of Mr. McKinley. I believe there will bo no hitch in the organization as soon us the election is settled. A further announcement about this later on.” Gen. Win. L. Wilson, the hon ored president of Washington and Leo University, died yester day. Ho was a gallant Confed erate soldier, and was Postmas ter General during President Cleveland's administration. While some people will have to pay a penalty for carelessness in giving in their tax returns, the present advertising -of “un returned tax sales” will result, in much good. It will bring in a groat deni of real estate that has escaped taxntion, and will also straighten out a great many tan gled records. Gov. Onndler last Thursday ap pointed Col. Phil G. Byrd to suc ceed the late Gen. J. McIntosh Kell as Adjutant General of the Georgia troops. Col. Byrd lias been serving ns Assistant, Adju tant, anil during Gen. Kell’s long- continued illness lias lmd entire management of the office, hence his, appointment collies ns a grace ful v ,recognition of liis'faithful service to the state. His conduct of the affairs of the office lias been admirable, and lie lias found ways of 'saving the state large amounts of money in the care of her public buildings—an import ant duty connected with that of fice. We congratulate Col. Byrd on his appointment, and hope his tenure of office may be long and successful. • POLK COUNTY ASSOCIATION Meets Tomorrow, Friday, with Oak Grove Baptist Church—Rev.G. B. Boinan the Moderator. Tile Polk County Baptist Associa tion will hold its regular annual meet ing with tile Onk Grove church, three miles north of the oity on the Rome road. The session will begin tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, and will con tinue through Saturday and Sunday. The hospitable people of that neigh borhood have made preparation for the coming of their guest's, and n profita ble meeting anil general good time are expected by all. Rev. G. B. Boinan, the able and pop ular Moderator, will call the Associa tion to order and' preside over its de liberations. Under the excellent man agement of Moderator Boinan, new churches have been added to the roll of membership, and at the approaching session four additional churches will apply for admission. Several distinguished visitors from a distance will be present, among them Dr. S. Y. Jameson, secretary of the State Board of Missions', and other representatives of the various church interests. The delegates from the Cedartown church to the Association, with the pastor, Bev. C. K. Henderson, are Col. J. C. Walker, Drs. J. P. Greer, D. M. Russell, R. E. Casou, and Messrs. B.T. Sewell, Ollie Willingham and Dame Roberts. Besides these,a number from town will go out daily to the sessions of the Association. Prof. J. M. Lawson, of Aragon, is the clerk of this organisation. COMMISSIONER STEVENS THINKS COTTON IS POUNDED DOWN By Speculators for No Jnstinablo Reason—Not Over 0,000,000 Bales This Year. Commissioner of Agriculture O. B. Stevens declares that the present de cline in the price of cotton is entirely unjustifiable. He snys that cotton is worth more than it is now bringing, nnd that in his opinion the whole orop will not exceed 9,000,000 bales. Commissioner Stevens stated that there was no reason for the fall in price known to him, except specula tion. He further stated that the esti mate made by the commissioners of ag riculture August 80th was larger than the orop would really be, in liisopin- ion. The estimate made was 0,805,000 bule3. This estimate was made subjeot to any deterioration in the crop, nnd to enrly or inte frost. Since that time there has never been any reaction in tiie crop, but it has gradually deterio rated nil the while. There is no top orop; frost either late or enrly would not affect the crop at all, and this ap plied to all tiie cotton states from the best information he could gather. Mr. Stevens also stated that he lmd been in direct communication with all the cotton states, nnd that he was now prepnred to assert that in his opinion the present cotton crop would not be above 9,000,000 bales, and that a num ber of tile commissioners in other cot ton states estimated the crop at less than that. He is very confident in his estimate, but asserts that only time can settle this question; that the peo ple who nre trying to bear the mnrkct are doing so without anything to back up their efforts to put tile price of cot ton down. Tiie commissioner Is of the opinion that there will be fluctuations in the market from time to time, and white he will not commit himself as to what the price will be later on, it is clear tlmt he believes that cotton is good purchase at the present price. He urges tlmt the mills will need more cotton than will be produced, and while they arc at present buying from week to week, tlmt the time will come' in the near future when the mills will be forced to lmve the cotton. No Bight To Ugliness. Tho womnn who is lovely in face, form and temper will always havo friends, but ono who would bo attrac tive must keop her health. If she is weak, siokly and run down,, sho will be nervous and irritable. If sho has con stipation or kidnoy trouble, her impuro blood will cause pimples, blotobns, skin eruptions and a wrotohed complex ion, Elcotrio Bittars is tho best medi- oiiio in tbo world to regulate stomach, livor and kidnoya and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves, bright oyes, smooth, volvoty akin, rich com plexion. It will make a good-looking, charming womnn of a ruu-down invalid. Only 50 oonts at E. Bradford’s Drug Store. The easiest man in tbo world to bunoo is tbo man who has had enough suocesa to mnko him bavo confidence in bis own judgment. HWH-lawviawina.TWwi’WnM Truth! There’s nothing so bad for a cough as coughing. There’s nothing so good for a cough as Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. -.v.1 'j•.."■-a-'.'LTaf-,q Tie 25 cent size is just right for an ordinary, everyday cold. The 50 cent size is better fot the cough of bronchitis, croup, grip, and hoarseness. The dollar size is the best , for chronic coughs, as in consumption, chronic bron chitis, asthma, etc. BTIRBANITS A CURE GUARANTEED g* |* OR MONEY REFUNDED. MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY T. IF 1 . BTJK'B-A.TSTK;. XDE.TTC3-C3-±ST. Foundry Castings OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, MADE ONLY FROJI CHARCOAL IRON. Machine Work and Repairs OF ALL KINDS. LUMBER SURFACING, RIPPING, ETC. ' ALL WORK PROMPTLY EXECUTED AT REASONABLE RATES. ALABAMA & GEORGIA IRON CO., Cedartown, Ga. BIG BARGAINS -IN- FURNITURE T buy my stock for Cash in Car-Load Lots, thus getting advantage of all discounts. Besides this I have just bought the Shellman stock at a big sacrifice in values. My Customers Get the Benefit of fly Bargain = Buying in Hy Bargain=Sel!ing. Gome and see me for Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Window Shades, Baby Garriages, Etc. J. S. COLLINS. Vandiver Whiskey co. JOHN M. VANDIVER, Mgr No. 18 Broad St. (BAHEY’S OLi) STASH) ROME, GA FINE WHISKIES, BRANDIES, WINES, ETC. JUG ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. ———— TELEPHONE NO. S. No. 1907—Height, ^ ft. 1 in. Die 2 8x1 6x0 4 Base 1.9x07x0 0 B. Base 2.2x1 Oxl.O Price, $21.00. No. 2001—Height, 2 ft. 4 in. Die 1.2x1.0x0.4 Base 1.2x1.6x0.4 B. Base 1 6x0.10x1.0 Price, $15.00. When you want Monumental or Cemetery work of any kind or an Iron Fence just write me for my catalogue and prices and discounts and I will surprise you with low prices. -DALTON MARBLE WORKS, H. P. COLVARD, Prop., ID-AJLiTCasr, GhA_.