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The Cure that Cures Coughs, Colds, Grippe, Whooping Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis and Incipient Consumption, Is ( Xm German remedy* ^§«\4hijA\ 25^50ds/ SUMMER’S TERROR.—^ It isn't the discomfort from heat. It is the danger to your children from bowel disorders induced by eating unripe fruit or drinking iced water. For that matter, children are not the only ones who suffer. To check summer complaint and diarrhoea use Curry’s Diarrhoea and Dysentery Spe cific. It is agreeably spiced and prompt in effect. It’s strong enough for grown folks, but not so ugly that you have to bribe a child to take it. Price, 25 Cents, E. BRADFORD. L.B. LBDBETTKR. WM.J. nARIUB LARGEST Fire, Life and Accident IQ Special Attention given to the Prompt Payment of Losses. Large or Small. HStna Fire Insurance Company. Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Phoenix Fire Insurance Company. Greenwich Fire Insurance Company. Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Comp’y St. Paul Fire Insurance Company. ^Equitable Life Assurance Society 01 United States. Travelers’Life and Accident Ins. Co Standard Life and Accident Ins. Co. All Old and Reliable. Companies. L.S. Ledbetter & Co., Agts. KAY& BRO, Beer and Wines, Cash Orders Promptly Filled Rome, Ga. THANKSGIVING DAY At i ho Samuel lloneilict Memorial School, The pupils of the Samuel Bene dict Memorial School will 8pend i Thanksgiving Day most onjoyahly Besides the annual dinner, of which Mother Benedict wrote in The Standard Inst week, there will be an interesting literary program pre sented, as follows:— “Landing uf the Pilgrims”— Ralph Janes. "A song of Thanksgiving”— r, Girls. “God’s Gifts in Nature’’— Beulah Hill. November”— .■ Mary Adamson. 'The Feust Time or the year”—.... Margaret Mooro. Under the Suowdrlfts”— ■ Wallis Brumby. "Thanksgiving for Food”.— I Little Girls. “The Bird’s Thanksgiving Song”— v r Mattie Adams. ‘A Good Thanksgiving”— Clms. Grlliin. "Thanksgiving Line’’— \ Leona flaokney and Ruth McCurry. Song: “Welcome to Thanksgiving”— Sohool. The Chldren’s Thanksgiving”—... !1 Little Girls. Happy Thank-You Days’’— Russell Irwin, “A Little Boy’s Dream’’— Joe Liddell. “Pepping Corn’’—...: •••fl May Berry. “The First, Thanksgiving Day”—... Win. Parker. “Possum Time”— Douglas MoRne. “A Thanksgiving Festival”— , 0 Girls. Essay, “Thankgiving in the Olden Daysand now’’— Sara Brumby. Thanksgiving Hymn— Sohool. A Night of Terror. “Awfnl anxioty was felt for tho widow of tho bravo General Burnham, of Ma- ohias, Mo., when tho dootors said she could not live till morning,” writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who attendod hor that fearful night. “All thought she must soon dio from pneumonia, but sho begged for Dr. King’s Now Disoovory, saying it had moro than onoe saved her life, and hud curod hor of consumption. Aftur threo smnll dosos Bho Blept easily all night, and its furtheruso oorapletoly oared her.” This marvelous modioino is guaranteed to onro all throat, ohest and lung diseases. Only OOo and $1. Trial bottlos freo at E. Bradford's drug store. ’Buggies, I nm sorry to hear you woro burned out tho other day. Did you lose all yonr household goods?" “Yes, but wo don’t feol so awfully bnd over it, Lumpkin. Wo oxpootod to have to move next week, anyway.” Vlllngo niuoksinllli Hu veil Ilia Llttke Boil's Life. Mr. H. H. Blaok, tho well-known vil lage blnoksmith of Grahamsvillo, Sulli van Go., N. Y,, s»ys: “Our littlo son, five years old, has always boon subjoot to oronp, and so bnd hnvo tho nttaoks boon that wo havo feared many times that ho would dio. Wo havo had tho doctor and used many medicines, but Chamberlain's Gough Remedy is now our solo rolianoe. It scorns to dissolvo tho tough muous, and by giving fre quent doses when tho oroupy symp toms appear, we havo found that tho dreaded oronp is oured before it gets settled.” There is no dangor in giving this remedy, for it contains no opinm or othor injurious drug, and may be given as confidently to a babo as to an adult. For sale by E. Bradford, drug gist. Mrs. W. A. Moudy and children arrived home Tuesdny from an ex tended visit among relatives jn Ohio, Money to Loan on Lands The Georgia Loan and Trust Co. will negotiate loans, well se cured by improved real estate, at SIX PER CENT INTEREST on reasonable commission in . sums of $250 or more. Good applications wanted. W.C.BUNN, Correspondent for Polk Co. PARKER’S . „ HAIR BALSAM . Cluniei and beantifici the half. Promote* a luxuriant growth. Wover Falls to Hcitoro Or Hair to its Youthful Colo Cure* *ealp disease* it hair lallin TAX COLLECTOR’S NOTICE. 1 will be at (he following nnmed places at dates named below for the purpose of collecting the state and county taxosfor the year 1900:— THlllD ROUND. Etna Too. 4, a m Hampton's 4, p m Esom Hill S Blooming i- rove..... (i, Limo Branch f), p m Antioch 7, a Young’s 7. p Fish Creek 8, a in Gratly it 8vP m Browning’s a ... 10 Buncombe 11 ’ Aragon 12, Rockmart 12, p m 13,14 "Lake Creek 16, a u. Cedartown 15, pral7,18,19,20 This Oct. 1st, 1900. W, C. V. SCHUESTETT, T. C. P. C, IN MEMORY OK MRS, SIMS. At n called meeting of the Fort nightly Club nt tile home of Mrs. J. A. Peek last Friday, Mrs. F. S. Bunn, Mrs. R. O. Pitts anil Mrs. H. I,. Sewell were appointed to draft resolutions expressive of tho nppreoiatlon of the loss sustained by the Club in the dentil of the late Mrs. R. F. Sims. While this is done liy loving lmiids ami hearts, words but poorly represent the loss to the Club of stioli a brilliant ornament. It is sad beyond expression to speak of Mrs. Sims ns dead—so young, bo much to live for,,and needed by loved ones and friends. Her untimely death is sad, and touches our Hearts, most sorely. It is truly one of God’s mysterious pruvi- donces. Strqng within us Is the wish that Blie oould have been spared to her ohuroli, her town, to hnsbnnd and children, and to ns her friends, but not so. She is gone “To that fair land, upon whoso strand ■No wind ot wintor moans.” We shall miss her from our meetings molded by nature as she was, broad minded, unselfish and generous, of marked intellectuality, a very central figure in every social gathering. Resolved, 1st, That in tile dentil of Mrs. Sims the Fortnightly Oltib 1ms lust one of its most prominent and honored members, whose memory we will ever hold snored. 2d, We most tenderly oommend to our Heavenly Fntlier the loved ones about her hearthstone. Wo deeply deplore onr loss, but bow in submission to the Judgu uf nil the earth, Who makes no mistake. 3d, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished tho family, also Tiro Standard for publication. Tan Fortnightly Club. Lite is hard enough as it is. It is to her that we owe our world, and everything should be made as easy as possible for her at tlie time of childbirth. This is just what Mother’s Friend will do. 11 will mak e baby’s coming easy and painless, and that without tak ing dangerous drugs into the sys tem. It is simply to be applied to the muscles of the abdomen. It penetrates through the skin carry ing strength and elasticity with it. It strengthens the whole system and prevents all of the discomforts of pregnancy. The mother of a plumb babe in Panama, Mo., says: “I have used Mother’s Friend and can praise it highly.” Get Mother’s Friend at the Drug Store, 51 per bottle. The Bradfield Regulator Co., ATLANTA, GA. Write for our free illustrated book, ' Before Baby is Born. ” Dr. Fenner’s KIDNEY Cure Cold In Hoad. • Kermotfs Chocolates laxative Quinine, easy to take and quick to cure cold in head and sore throat. ^Backache Cure. For all KMmyj Illaddcr and Urinary I. !!' i i *-.* l-ili Disease, Rheumatism, Bod Wetting, etc. WHEN YOU VISIT ROME With intentions to trade, have you made up you mind where you aro going to do it? There- is no doubt about this store being tho cheapest plnco to buy goods nt- in Romo. Our reasons for doing it uro so plain, so simple and so well known, that it- is hardly necessary to repeat them here. You should not trade anywhero till you have lmd our prices—that, is, if you value your money. Your neighbors nil save money by trading with us. Why don’t you? CUT THE PRICE -'SPOT CASH TO A 228 8c 230 BROAD ST., ROME Cold Stool or Death. “There is but ono small ohanoo to savo your life and that is through an operation,” was tho awful prospeot sot beforo Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of Limo Ridgo, WiB., by hor dootor after vainly trying to onro her of a frightful oaso of stomach troublo and yellow iaundico. Ho didn’t oonnt on tho marvolous power of Eloo- trio Bittors to ouro stomach and livor troubles, but she beard of it, took soven bottles, was wholly oured, avoided sur- goon’s knife, now woighs moro and feels better than evor. It’s positively guaranteed to ouro stomnoh, livor and kidney troubles and never disappoints. Price, COo, at E. Bradford’s drug store. Invitations have bean received hero by many friends of Editor nnd Mrs. D. B. Freemnn, of Cartersville, lo attend the twenty-fifth anniver sary of their marriage on Dec. 8th. This excellent family lived in Cedar- town for many years, nnd have n host of warm friends here who con gratulate them heartily nn (he near npproach of tills happy anniversary. First nnd Foremost in tho Hold of medioine is Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It possesses unequalled merit nnd ouros nil diseases onused or promoted by impure or improveriahed blood, including rheumatism, dyspepsia,catarrh. 1 All livor ills aro ourod by Hbod’s Pills. 200. Mr. Harry Fleetwood, of Talla dega, Ala., ono of tho B. & A. pas senger conductors, is visiting in the city, the guest of Mr. John M. Eeed. Watches for ladles and gentleman, solid gold and best gold-filled; some real beauties. J. L. Turner, Jeweler, tttOld Postoffice Building. Tho old “West Mill,” now owned by Mr. M. S. Judkins, has been overhauled and fitted out to grind both wheat and corn. He will bo glad to do custom milling for the general public. Mr. Jesse Jones, of Pratt City, Ala., is visiting the family of his father, Mr. F. Porter Jones, near Young’s. Mr. Jones Is a popular young gentleman,, and holds a re sponsible nnd paying position with the coal company operating at Pratt City. Messrs. J. C. Dubose and M. J. Williams, two hustling Marietta gentlemen, have taken charge of the store which they recently pur chased from Bobo JcSimmons. They arfe good, live business men, and Ce dartown gives them the “glad hand.” Miss Martha Adams was one of the charming attendants at tho mar- raige last Wednesday of Miss Bessie Holmes to Mr. J. L. Everett in Ten- nille. Miss Holmes is remembered here as one of the popular guests of Miss Adams last year, and her nup tials last week proved -one of the most brilliant social affairs in many years lor Tennille. Mr. Archibald Morton, a venera. ble citizen, died'yesterday evening of old age, and the burial will prob ably take place this afternoon. Mr. Morton was one of the oldest citi zens ol the county, and was the old est resident of Cedartown, being over 81 years old. He was the father of several children, some living in Polk and others in Texas, and ids death will. be mourned by many. He was a good citizen, an- honest mau and a clever neighbor. Both makers and circulators of coun terfeits commit fraud. Honest men will not dcceivo j on into buying worth less counterfeits of DoWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. The original is infallible juries, eczema and for curing piles, injuries, ,ei skin diseusos. E. Bradford. What t Cent Will Buy. Cake good Onyx, Snap, lc Good Aluminum Thimble lc Child’s Lonther Purse le Paper good Pins lc Paper good Steel Needles lc Box good Hair Pins lc Good, Corkscrew le Children’s Toy Shovel or llake le Wh.t to Cents Will Buy. Man’s good Undershirt. 10c Ladies’ Jersey Iiibhed Vest 10c 1 doz. Lndies’ Aluminum Hair Pins 10c 1 doz. Horn Hair Pins 10c Large Cabinet assorted Hair Pins - 10c Good Hair Brush 10c Extra largo White Honeycomb Towels 10c Men’s extra heavy mixed Socks 10c Men’s good Linen dollars 10c Bottle best, Shoe Polisli 10c Good Yale Spring Lock,2 keys 10c Large Steel Gurry Comb 10c 1 pair Ladies’ Past Bl’k Hose 5c .Children's Past Bl’k rib. Hose 5c Ladies’ All-linen Hemstitched Ha nd kerchiefs 5c Ladies’ .Hemstitched Initial Handkerchiefs 5c Men’s good mixed Socks 5c Men’s large Hemstitched Hand kerchiefs 5c Pair good Steel Wire-Gutters 5c Good Onn-Openor 5c Good Steel Tack Hammer 5c Largo bottle pure Vaseline 5c Large bottle best Machine Oil 6c Bottle best black Ink 6c Bottle good Mucilage 5c Large bottle good Bay Bum 6c Fancy bottle good Perfume 5c Good Glass Cutter 5e Good rolling Tape Measure 5c Good Fire Shovel 6c Good Steel Poker 5c Men’s good Leather Purse 5c Large size Honeycomb Towel 5c Large cake pure Onstile Soap 6c THESE ARE ALL BIG MONEY SAVERS. Ladies’ Fur nnd Braid-trimmed Gapes 80c Ladies’ good Oloth Gape 15c Extra good Fur-trimmed Oloth Capos 48c Ladies’ Black Dress Skirt 80c Ladies’ Oloth Jackets, worth $5 $1.08 Men’s heavy Jean Pants 86c Men’s good Overalls Boys’ good Suits 75c Boys’ extra good ICneo Pants 20c Men’s good Wool Suits $2.08 Men’s Sunday Congress Shoes 50c Boys’ solid Leather Brogans 08c Men’s solid Leather Oak Kip Ties 08c Ladies’ good Sunday Shoes 08c Ladies’ heavy Fleeced Vests 25c Ladies’ Jersey Combination Suits 25c Children's Combination Suits 25c Good Turkey Red Damask 16c White Table Danmsk, Colored Border 20c AAA yard-wide Sheeting, yd 4|e Heavy Cotton Checks, yard Good heavy Bed Ticking, yd o|c Heavy Southern Seal Drilling (i|c Heavy Canton Flannel, yd 6c Extra heavy Oanton Flannel 84 Very heavy Colored Outings 84 Remnants best Flanelett-e, yd 7c Double-fold Fa’y Dress Goods 124 Double-fold Storm Sergo,yd 124 Thousands of Yards of Remnants’— Percales, Calicoes, Worsteds, Flanelettes and Shirtings==all Big Bargains. FOR SAIiE—READ ESTATE. A desirable 0-room cottage on Gib son street, newly painted and in tip top condition. Lol 92x100 ft. Price $1700; deferred payments on two- thirds of amount. A mogniflcent two-story brick cottage on Wissahickon avenue, covered with slate and having all tho modern conveniences.- Large lot. The magnificent Bunn plantation on Cave Spring road, 2} miles out, containing 840 acres of rich valley land. Cedar Creek on west side. Large two-story frame dwelling, barn, tenant and other houses. J. It. Barber. . A beautiful line of brooch pins, newest and prettiest designs, at prices to suit all classes. J. L, Turner, Jeweler, at Old Postoffice Building. Mr. W. M. Low had his left arm cutoff below the elbow by an E. & W. switch engine yesterday evening. Drs. J. A. Liddell, W. A. Chapman und H. M. Hall were summoned, and dressed the injured limb. For burns, outs, bruises, lacerations or injuries of any description, Ballard’s Snow Liniment is a sovereign remedy. It never fails to do goad, and so promptly that its wonderful curative f roperties frequently ornate surprise, 'rice 20 and 00 otB. T. F. Burbank, Cedartown buyers paid 10 cents yesterday for cotton. All fancy grades brought 104 cents, and cotton is coming in at the rate ot 60 to 160 bales per day on wagons. Every freight train brings cotton to our fac tories from Piedmont, Ala,, Carroll ton, Cartersville, Dalton, Calhoun, Romo and other points. DoWitt’s Witoh Hazel Salve will quiokly heal tho worst burns and scalds and not lcavo a scar. It can be applied to eats and raw surfaces with prompt and soothing effect, Use it for piles and skin diseases. Beware of worthless counterfeits. E. Bradford. “I’ve come to toll you, sir, that tho photographs you took of us the'otlior day aro not nt all satisfactory. Why. my husband looks like nn ape!" “Well, madam, you should have thnught of that beforo you had him taken.” Infant mortality is something fright ful. Nearly one-quarter dio beforo they reaoh ono year, one-third before they are five, and one-half before thoy oresovenl The timely use of White’s Cream Vonqifugo would save a ma jority of these precious lives. Prioe 25 ots. T. F. Bnrbank. BgL. Pay up your subscription to TheStandard. DODGE ORGANIZED. Tho Odd Follows Start Out Pros perously. Mr. J. L. Bass, of Rome, the As sistant Grand Master of Georgia Odd Fellows, was here Saturday night, and instituted a lodge ol (hat order. Tho new organization will be known as Cedartown Lodge, No. 73, I. O. O. F. I The lodge starts out with twenty- nine members, and has the prospect of a good number of further acces sions. It is well officered, as follows: , F. H. Hewlett—Noble Grand. J. S. Purcell—Vice Grand. W. Z. Smith—Secretary. T. E. Mason—Treasurer. The Odd Fellows organization Is one ol the oldest, laigest and best in the country, its members being found in every state in the Union. Its sick benefit provisions help to make it especially popular, and the order is certain to gain great strength and influence as a fraternal organiza tion in Cedartown. Mr. Chae. D. Smith, a clever mem ber of the Baugh-ZImraerman band, left Tuesdny to locate in Anniston. He Is a fine musician and a popular gentleman, and his departure is greatly regretted by all who know Mr. C. H. Kemper, who has been traveling with Cooper’s Show us a member of the band, arrived home Tuesduy evening. PETITION TO AMEND CHARTER. State of Goorgia, County of Polk., 'Jo the Superior Court of said County: Tho Petition of Cednrtown Cotton Oil Company,ami of L.S. Lortbetior, 1 J. a. Wynn, E. T. McGhoo, J. E. Houseal, and their associates, original petitioners for tho Incorporation of said Company, shows: i First. That said Cedartown Cotton Oil Company was upon propor petition incorporated by this Court and tho same has boon duly and legally organized, all tho capital slock paid in, and procoodod to oxorciso its corporate rights. Socond. Petitioners .desire tho Char ter gianted them by this Court amonded so that tho numo of tho Coporotion shall bo “Cedartown Oil Mills!’ In liou of and instead of tho present corporate name, ns stated above, and that in its name so changed it shall exercise all tho corpor ate rights conferred by said Charter. This Petition is brought in behalf of said Corporation and all its stockhold ers, who pray tho Court to allow . and mako the amendment aforesaid. nuN-x A Trawiok, Petitioners’ Attorneys. Petition filed in the office tills the 21st day of November, 1900. W. O. Kniojit, Clerk. The above is a true copy of tho origi nal Petition lllod in my office, this tho 21st day of November, 1000. W. C. Knight, Clerk Po’k Superior Court. NOTICE. Owing to the fact that I have re cently bought the business of Hunt Bros., I ask all who owe us to call nnd settle nl once. Very truly, Bun Hunt. Ponolopo—“Mr. Spooner is going to teaoh mo how to swim.” Poriiita—“I thought you had boon taught already.” Ponolopo—“Not by him.” If you have soro throat, coronets aorosB the baok or side, or your lungs feel soro or tender, or you are threat ened with diphtheria or pneumonia, apply Ballard’s Snow Liniment exter nally, anil use Bullard’s Horehound Syrup. T. F. Burbank. oven your work is play.” DcBuU’s ICOUGH SYRUP/ cures nocking Coughs, Sore Lungs, Bronchitis, I Grippe, Pneumonia and all severe lung affections. Why then risk consump tion, a slow, suro death ? Tako warning I Act nt once I Buy a bottlo of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup, a doctor’s proscription, used over 60 years. Price, only 20 cents. Insist on having it Don’t bo im posed upon. Reibso tho dealer's substitute: it is not ns good as Dr. Bull’s.- Salvation Oil cures Rheumatism Aches and Pains. 15 & 25 etc. NOTICES OP THE ORDINARY. Georgia, Polk county: To all whom It may concernGeorge W. Mooro having in propor form applied to mo Tor permanent letters of administration on tho es tate of Mrs. M. J5. Moore, Irto of said county, this is to cito all and singular tho creditors ahd next of kin of Mrs. M. JC. Mooro to ho and ap pear at my oillco withlh the time allowed by law nnd show enuso, If any they can, why per manent administration should not po granted to oeorgo *V. Mooro on Mrs. M. 15. Mooro’ses- tato. Witness my hand and ollieial signature, tills 6th clay of November. 1000. A. i). Hogg, Ordinary. llOVo-'lfc Georgia, Polk countyWhorons, BK Hogue, administrator of J C Hitchcock, represents to the court in Ills petition, duly lllod and entered on record, that he has fully administered ,T o Hitchcock’s estate: litis 1h therefore to cito all persons concerned/ kindred and crcaitors, to show cause, if any they can, why said ad ministrator should not be discharged from hm administration and receive letters of dismis sion on the 1st Monday iu January, IliOl. 10-4 3m A D Hood, Ordinary. Georgia, Polk cbmity: To all whom It may cuncurnJackson Young having applied for guardianship of the porssons and property of Mlljor Border:! and Luther Bor ders, minor children, under tho age'of fourteen, of Henry Borders late.of said county deooasod notice la 4 • heard at my ollici $ late of said county decease thaymld abdication -will 1 cm*-