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THE GKDARTOWN STANDARD ynhUHiiml Every Thursday In tho Yoar SUBSCRIPTION RATES Year**.! fl.00 Six Months 50 1»n•»*<> MdiuIih 25 AnvKKTiMiNO Katkh will bo furnished on application. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26. I0C0. MOSQUITOES ANl» MALARIA. Iloro, you, Amos,— Ornory cus,,— You sinfr nml bllo All duy and night, With poison lurking In nil your working. 'J'hnt’s bad enough, Hut whnt’n this stud '1’lmt dnotoru say About Ma- La- lll.ii Being mixod up In your poison oup? Wo think It's no, For wo nil know That you’ro so moan That you'd bo koon To toto It’’round And givo a pound With ovory bito To somo luckless wight. Ho, Mr. Quito, Wo’d have you know That Wo’ll mash you Hat If wo only unn. You’ro undor ban, For your muslo’s bad Ah can bo had; Your bits Is worse, Hut wo’ro inoro avorso To mnlnrln—that’s worst, You thing acoursodl —THIS UUSTMSIS. The Interstate' Fair in Atlanta closes Saturday. Oedartown has given it a liberal patronage. Thoughtful fanners will sow wheat, and raise peas and hay next yoar. Everyone will plant too much cotton, and a big crop will drivo down the price to 5 or 6 cents. There would bo just as much sense in claiming that the hens have stopped laying for fear of Bryan’s oloction, as to claim that McKinley—and not the shortness of the crop—is entitled to the credit for cotton bringing a higher price this fall. The new constitutional amend ment just adopted, providing for an extension of pension grants to widows of Confederate soldiers, will add largely to Georgia’s an nual expense account. 'Our tax rate is now, and will continue to hoi more largely dependent upon the amounts appropriated for peusions and school funds than anything else. Gen. Clement A. Evans says that, he will refuse re-election as Commander-in-Chief of United Confederate Veterans of Georgia at theMinnuul reunion next month in Augusta,and there is consider- . able speculation ns to who his successor will be. Strong pres sure has been brought, to bear upon Governor Candler, who was ono of the bravest of the brave among the wenrers of the gray, hut he says that his,official duties would prevent his acceptance. Tint Standard wduld respectfully place ui nomination ono of Polk’s most prominent citizens, Hon. J. O. Waddell, a gallant, veteran who would wear the honor worthily. Hon. John Sherman, the great republican statesman, diod Mon daymorning in Washington. As Congressman and Senator from Ohio and ns Secretary of the Treasury in the Hayes Cabinet, no man in the republican party has had more to do with shaping the policy of tlmt party or influ encing national legislation than Mr. Sherman. President Mc Kinley at first selected him as Secretary of State in his Cabinet, but very soon maneuvered suc cessfully to secure his resigna tion; and this fact, together with bis failure to reach the Presiden tial glial, embittered bis last days toward the party whose cradle he helped to rock. Mr. Sherman was a man of great natural -abil ity, but was lacking in magnetism and personal popularity. That he was a great statesman, not even his bitterest enemies could deny. HON. JOHNW. MADDOX WILL HPKAK AT THE BIG DEMO ORATIQ RALLY Saturday Morning at the Court Hounr—There will ho Other Speeches. Saturday, Oct. 27th, will be it big Democratic day all oyer these United StatoB, President W. It. Hcnrst, of the National Association of Demo cratic Clubs, is urranging for big Democratic rallies everywhere on that date. The Bryan and Stevenson Club of Polk County will co-operate in this great demonstration, and President J. It. Barton is arrang ing for a large gathering at. the Court House in Codurtown at 10.80 o’clock Saturday morning. Hon. John W. Maddox, the popular and able Congressman from this district,will be on hand to discuss the issues of the pres ent national campaign. He is a clear and forcible speakor, and what ho says will be of general interest. Judge Maddox bus a host, of friends in Polk, and there will be a largo crowd out to bear him Saturday morning. Other good speakers will also be on hand, and every Democrat in the county who, can do so should certainly be present. President Barton announces the following excellent list of Vice Presidents of the Bryan and Stevenson Club fpr the various districts of the county, and they are urged to help bring out a large representation at the mass meeting Saturday and at the polls November Gth Oedartown—J. H. Sanders. Rookmart—L. J. Spinks. Young’s—A. E. Young. Antiocli—0. W. Peek. Esom llill—J. E. Pennington. Hampton’s- 0. A. Wood. Blooming Grove—W. H. Mansell. Lake Creek—Willis Reynulds. Vlsh—W. J. Lawson. Buncombe—U. McGregor. Browning’s—J. W. Kimball. THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. The Georgia Legislature assem bled at the Cupitol yesterday in Atlanta, and was organized by the oloction of Hon. Clnrk How ell, of Fulton, President of the Semite, and Hon. Johli D. Lit tle, of Muscogee, Speaker of the House. • Our Senator, Hon. Win. E. Spinks, of Dallas, is one of the able members of that body, and with bis commanding appear ance and general equipment, for legislation, will at once become a leader in the Senate Chamber. Polk’s clever Representative, Hon. John B. Ayers, 1^ nicely quartered in the city and well seated in tile House,and his good, common sense and conservatism will’mark him as one of the safe legislators of that. body. He lias already attracted considerable attention as the successor to ex- Congressmun R. W. Everett, who was Polk’s Representative in the Inst General Assembly. Every loyal Democrat, and every personal friend of Hon. John W. Maddox, regardless of party, should be certain to come out. oil November Oth and help swell the size of his majority for re-election to the sent in Congress he so ably fills. Speaking of methods of adver tising, an exchange says with truth that “the dodger,Bine times out of ten, stops at the front door, while the newspaper finds its way to the dining room or parlor and enters right into the bosom of the family.” Alabama has a population of 1,828,097 under the present cen sus, which is an increase of 315,- 080, or 20.8 per cent, over the enumeration of ’90. Her land area is 51,540 square miles, or an average of 35.4 persons to the square mile.. She lias only three cities with over 25,000 popula tion, nine with over 5,000, and thirty.two with over 2,000 peo ple. Cleburne and Lawrence counties are the only two out of sixty-six in the state whose pop ulation lias decreased in ten years. FRUIT CULTURE IN POLK. Raising Peaches, Grapes anil Straw- berries a Profitable Industry. Polk oounty raises not only cotton, wheat and oorn, bnt tho hills scattered over her territory oould bo made to blossom and fruit like tho now cele brated frnit farms of Middlo and South Georgia. Already largo areas of North Georgia aro doyoted to the famous Elborta peach, and grapes and strawberries aro receiving more attention than over in our history. Along tho lino of tho O. It. & S.road from Romo to Chattanooga, thoro was a rogular "strawberry train" last fall running daily daring tbo season. The frnit industry along thiB road alono approaohod tbo hundred thou- sands of dollars. What is true of othor near-by sco- tions, Is equally truo of Polk county, and another season should not pass without thousands of frnit trees and plants boing planted all ovor the hills about Cedar Valley. Thoro nro thou sands of aoros out in tho Lindsey coal ing grounds, ont on tho hills west cf Codartown, and sonth of tho oity 'to- wards Young’s Station that would pay bandsomoly in frnlts and borries, but aro praotioally useless for otbor crops. A fow gentlemen aro realizing tbo valuo of this diversity of onr crops and liavo started the movement. Mr. D. J. Lowry, tho onorgotio mcr- ohant, has found timo from his town business to bogin tho oiilturo of fruit and borries, and has pluntod on his up land farm on tho Prior's Station road west of tho oity a beautiful Elbertn or- oliard. Ho has now 700 trocB two years old, and thoy should bear noxt season. Ho is going to plant between these trees strawberry slips, and between tho two orops bo will ooin monoy on bis investment. Mr. John T. Prior lias on bis up land farm near Prior’s Station now ovor 5,000 Elborta trees, many of whioh will bear next season, and it is bis pur pose now to plant 5,000 additional trocs in his big Elborta orohard. Mr. Abo VanDovandor has an or ohard of 2,000 Elbortas on tho old Dntoh Green farm near Bonediot's that will bo throo yoars old noxt soason, and he should markot a nioo quantity of poaohes. Thoro aro a number of smaller orohards in tho oounty—many just starting—and The Standard hopes to obroniolo a big InoroaBo from yoar to year in this coming industry. Thera is monoy in it, and big monoy I Tho town of Tallapoosa sold Cedar- town pooplo grapes this yoar by tbo wagon load, wbon oar own farmers should bo raising ovory kind of fruits and vegetables for tbo oonsnmption of onr rapidly inoreaBing population. Baiso hero ovorything our laborors oat! Onr largo army of wage-oarnors will oonsumo everything of a fruit and vegetable nature. Have our thought ful farmors not soon tbo profit in a di versity of orops, and will thoy mix it noxt yenr with old King Cotton? THE POLK COUNTY BAPTIST AS SOCIATION. Great is Oak Grove and greataro her people 1 The Association renoheil the high-water mark. We Imve had none better. The attendance, enthusiasm and work, made full the sense of brotherhood and business. Thu hospi tality was superb. For three days and nights the people kept on feeding the Association. At home and at church, tile entertainment nod the victuals were unsurpassed. There Inis been no richer laden table than for three days was set for all. Blessed Is the fellow ship of saints. The preaching was of a very high order. It made one proud of his own to hear it. No one ever saw better or der at any Association. Tho young people were ndmirable, and the older ones felt happy. Every one heard and Me nnd gavfi. The work pf Sunday Schools and Missions is increasing. The Association numbers 1800 nnd more. It began ten years ago with nine oliurches, and now lias nineteen. Four churches were ndded this year. Twenty-live Baptist ohurolies are ill Folk county. These should assimilate nnd develop all the raw material. The publio collection on Sunday was $58, and was given to build n church in Eastview. The State Board will give $100 nnd the church shall be built. Brethren, come over and help us. We are looking for a still greater Association next year at Shiloh. Everyone who failed to go to Oak Grove this year missed a grent chance of fellowship and work. If you have a (lag, brethren, you ought to Jsliow it at the yearly gathering. Let every one always bring a full purse nnd a full dinner pail, and consecrate both to the Lord and Ilis people. We invite other denominations to visit us to see how we do it and to learn how. Begin now to organize for the next great Association at Shiloh. C. K. U. Col. W. J. Harris, private secretay to Senator Clay, passed through from Ce- dartown yesterday on his wuy to At lanta. Mr. Harris is one of the most popular young men in North Georgia, and is well up in polities, local, state and national. He is hopeful of Bryan’s eleotion.—Cartesvillo News, 24th. BI6 BARGAINS \ nsr FINE FURNITURE! By buying my Furniture in Car=Load Lots for Spot Cash, I secure every possible Discount, and will COME TO ME FOR BIG BARGAINS IN PARLOR and BED-ROOM SETS, DiningRoom, Hall’KitchenFurniture, STOVES! Carpets, Rugs, Mattings, BLANKETS, COVERLETS. — - J. S. CULLINS. Hon. John B. Ayors, member of logislnturo from Polk oounty, passed through yostorday on route to Atlanta to tako up his duties ns legislator. Mr. Ayers is a blaok-smith of good sonso, anil the fact that he defeated Ex-Con gressman B. \V. Evorott is ovidenoo that ho must bo a man of ability. His oaroor will bo watohod with much in terest.—Oartorsvillo Nows, 24th. M»IIFE The father? T< Gone for the r doctor. The mother? Alone with her suffer ing child. Will the doc tor neverA come ?^ When there ‘ is Croup in ; the house you can’t get the doc tor quick enough. It’s too dangerous to wait. Don’t make such a mis take again; it may cost a life. Always keep on hand a dollar bottle of It cures the croup at once. Then when any one in the family comes down with a hard cold ►. or cough a few doses of the Pectoral will cut short the attack at once. A 25 cent bottle will cure a miserable cold ; the 50c. size is better for a cold that has been hanging on. Keep the dollar size on band. “About 25 years ago I camo near dying with consumption, but was cured with Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, since which time I have kept Ayer’s medicines in the house and recom mend them to all my friends.'* C. D. Mathewson, Jan. 10,1599. Bristol, Yt. ^ Write the Doctor. If you have any complaint whatever and desire the best medical advice, write the doctor freely. Address Dr. J. C. Ayek, Lowell, Mass. BURBANK’S A CURE GUARANTEED OR MONEY REFUNDED. MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY Tl IE 1 . BTJRBAITZ:. XDE.TTC3-C3-XST. Foundry Castings OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, MADE ONLY FliOM CHARCOAL IKON. Machine Work and Repairs OF ALL KINDS. LUMBER SURFACING, RIPPING, ETC. ALL WORK PROMPTLY EXECUTED AT REASONABLE RATES. ALABAMA & GEORGIA IRON GO., Oedartown, Gm. VANDIVER WHISKEY CO JOHN M. .VANDIVER, Mgr No, 18 Broad St, (RAMEY’S 0L- ST ABU) HOME, G! _ -i**- -•*- FINE WHISKIES, BRANDIES, WINES, ETC. JTJO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. TELEPHONE NO. f ^For Fine Job Printing-come to The Standard Office