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THURSDAY. AUGUST 15, 1901.
THF! NODKI1N HERO.
Who would ho mi American
hero? Tlie “cankering tooth of
.jealousy” has fastened itself
upon Dewey, Schley and Iloh-
son, the three homes of our war
with Spain, and the envious have
sought, to rob them of their hon
ors and besmirch their reputa
tions. ' Dewey, the hero of Ma
nila, was watched with vulture
eyes because he loomed up as a
presidential possibility, 1 " and his
giving to his wife of the Wash
ington home presented to him by
an admiring people was made
the pretext by his detractors for
a storm of wrath. Hobson, the
hero of the Merrlmac, responded
to the request of a winsome
maid for a kiss at a public
function, and he was straight
way made the butt of ridi
cule and heralded throughout the
country as “Hobson, the Kisser.”
Schley, the hero of Santiago,
who would have been Illumed
if the battle had been lost, has
been the victim of a conspiracy
to rob him of the credit for the
victory which he won; instead of
laurels, an envious clique in high
places would crown him with
thorns.
The fickle and outrageous
treatment of these latter day
heroes has been a “spectacle for
gods and men.”
A noO-llAY HNIFKI.K.
01 all the Ills llmt omtwhllo taka
On mortal man strong hold,
Wo any—and say it feelingly—
Dog.gone a dog-day cold I
—Thk Rusti.uk.
A Moor warrior cut off from his
“laager” is in pretty near as bad
shape as a Roman cut off from
his “lager.”
Fix-Governor John Gary Evans,
of South Carolina, has entered
the senatorial race to
Senator McLnurin.
WILD GIVE A BARBECUE
To ih« District Hoad Commlnalonera
of the County.
Mr. T. II. Adams, one of the
most popular and efficient mem
bers of our board of County Com
missioners, is greatly interested
in the improvement of our public
roads, and believes that it would
be a good thing for the county for
the road commissioners of the
various districts to come together
and discuss matters from a prac
tical standpoint.
But more talking is dry work,
and Mr. Adams accordingly in
vites these district commissioners
to attend a nice barbecue which
lie will give for them on Saturday,
the 24th inst,., at Ake’s Grove.
It. will he a most enjoyable oc-
asion,nnd the commissioners will
he on hand from all purts of the
county.
We take pleasure in publishing
Mr. Adams’ note of invitation, as
follows;—
Sixty-eight new cases were tiled
in Polk Superior Court up to the
last return day. This bulk of
litigation - menus business for (lie
Courts, and longer sessions.
The citizens of Tampa, Fla
grew tired last week of the strike
in the cigar factories, and so kid
naped and deported the most ob
noxious of the labor agitators.
It requires (100 watermelons
daily to “go around” the 1500 in
mates at tlie State Sanitarium in
Milledgeville. The demented
patients eat them with great
relish.
Polk is going to lie in tlie list
of fruit-growing counties. A1
ready several thousand poach
trees have been planted and
thousands more will lie added
this fall.j_
“Fighting Bob” Evans has been
reprimanded by the Navy De
partment for publishing stat
meats reflecting on Senator
Chandler, when the latter
Secretary of the Navv.
What has become of that foun
dry and machine shop that Rome
was to get ? Did Ccdartown get
it ?—Rome Times.
We haven’t tried for it yet
Bro. Harper. If it is a good big
one, we may “go after it”—and
get it
Polk county jail lias twelve
prisoners, and no doubt others
will be lodged there before the
opening of court on the first
Monday in September. The vig
ilance of Sheriff Hutchings and
his excellent deputies is telling
very effectively in the number of
parties arrested on warrants, and
either jailed or turned out on
bond.
A CAliL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
An honored Deacon of our
church, who is now sainted, once
said to me, “I do not wait for
any one to ask me for money. I
always pay it beforehand.”
That’s the kind of man I am
looking for now. When I find
him I shall embrace him with
kisses of love.
The West End Baptist church
lias been “hulled in.” Wo need
|60 now to buy shingles to keep
the rain out. Just think of it,
Brother!
Also, if some one will give
2,000 feet of flooring, we shall
bold a meeting in the church the
first Sunday in September. We’ll
let you .come to the dedication
then. You would bate to enjoy
where you contributed nothing.
Wouldn’t you? Who will be the
first to volunteer to help? That’s
a man. Walk right up, Brother,
and shell down the corn. I know
that you have got it. Come right
on. C. K. Hkndkrson.
I am Ruing to have a barbecue for
you at Aim's Grove on Saturday, Aug.
24th, anil want you all to come.
T. If. Aiiahs.
DAMAGED RY FIRE.
Mr. R. O. Pitts’ handsome
home on Rockmart street was
discovered to he on fire about 1
o’clock yesterday morning, the
fire starting in the cellar from
some unknown cause. Mr. Pitts
awakened by what he
thought to he the noise of a large
bug flying about tlie room, but
which ho found to he bursting
cans in tlie cellar. He was
thoughtful enough to close all
passages to the cellar as soon as
the fire was located, which kept
it smouldering and confined until
the lire department arrived and
extinguished it. This action is
doubtless all that saved the house
from serious damage, if not total
destruction. As it is, tlie only
damage was to tlie cellar, the
kitchen and back hall, and three
or four hundred dollars will cover
the necessary repairs.
The Pitts homo is one of tlie
largest and finest in the pity, anil
not only its owner hut tlie town
is to lie congratulated on its es
cape from destruction.
The Ccdartown Fire Depart
ed wish to return thanks
through Tim Standard to Mr.
Pitts for the very kind donation
yesterday of a cheek for *15,
given as a token of appreciation
for their timely services, which
saved his home.
CARD OE THANKS.
Eds. Standard;—As chairman
of the veterans’ reunion commit
tee, 1 desire to tlmnk tlie citizens
of tliis community for their gen
erous hospitality to tlie old heroes
who congregated hero last
Wednesday.
Especially the ladies on tiio
table committee, the ice factory
for storing our meats, Messrs.
Hall A Barr for barbecue rods,
Mr. I,. 0. Butler for use of crock
ery, Mr. .1, B. Hogg for barbe
cuing the meats and Mr. .1, T.
Garrard for aiding him so nicely,
the Ccdartown Oil Mills for the
use of their commodious building
for the barbecue, the Ccdartown
Quartette for sweet music,
Messrs. ,1. A. Wilson, T. M.
Hightower, Marion Reeves and
others who worked so faithfully
to help us make it n success,
Messrs. R.W. Everett,,las. Young
and G. W. Lindsay for handsome
contributions, Messrs. T. 11. Ad
ams, E. Pace and .1. R. Roberts
for the free use of hacks and
carriages to haul the veterans
and ladies, and last tint not least,
the editors of Tiik Standard who
did sii much to help us make the
reunion a great success.
.1. A. Wynn. Ch’m.
A UNION SERVICE.
Rev. J. L. D. Hillyer, of At-'
lanta, will preacli Sunday even
ing at the Methodist church, his
theme being “Christian Citizen
ship.” No services will be held
at any of the other churches in
order to give everyone an oppor
tunity to hear him.
Dr. Hillyer is a Baptist divine
of much prominence, and his ser
mon on this occasion will he well
worth hearing.
SHIPPING PEACHES.
Mr. I). J. Lowry is not only a
good merchant, but is rapidly
developing into a successful fruit
grower.
He lias about 1000 young peacli
trees bearing their first time, and
tlie fruit is of very line quality.
Just now he is handling his El-
berta crop, and 1ms shipped over
100 crates to date. By Saturday
night lie hopes to market fully
800 erntes, which readily com
mand ,from $1.25 to $1.75 per
crate on the cars.
The first bricks were laid yes
terday on our new City Hall.
Messrs. Lowry & Son are rnpidh
delivering the brick, and Messrs
Tate A Agan will bustle tlie work
of laying the walls as fast as
possible. _
Mr. W. F. Hays, an aged Con
federate veteran who went from
Polk to the Soldiers Home in At
lanta when it was first opened,
(lied there early yesterday morn
ing. Mr. Hays was eighty-four
years of age. His son, Mr. H. T.
Ilays, lives in this county. Fun
eral services, were oomlueted at
the Home, and an escort of vet
erans followed their aged com
rade to his last resting place
Atlanta's beautiful Westview
cemetery.
The State Agricultural Society
met in Thomasvillo yesterday.
Tlie railroads refused tlie custom
ary passes this year, and the
attendance is accordingly light,
lion. Pope Brown, who lias been
president of the Organization for
the past live years, announced
yesterday that lie would not tie a
candidate for re-election. Hon.
Jas. Barrett of Augusta, Maj. G.
M. liyals of Savannah, and Col.
Dudley Hughes of Cordele, are
candidates for the presidency.
CANNOT FULLY COMPLY
With Requirement of the Southern
HnMierjr Yarn Mpinner*
Atuoclation.
The Oedartown Cotton Com
pany, although a member of the
Southern Hosiery Yarn Spinners
Association, finds it impossible
to comply fully with the latest
requirement of tlie association,
but concedes as much as the pres
sure of demand for its yarns will
possibly permit.
The association lias secured an
agreement for the complete sus
pension of 200,000 spindles from
Aug. 12th to Sept. 1st, in order
to reduce production with the
hope of raising the price of
yarns. Tiio Oedartown Cotton
Company, however, iias too many
orders on hand demanding im
mediate fulfillment to permit of
such a shut-down, hut will go as
far as possible in meeting the
association’s demands, and will
shut down for the present at II p.
. Friday until tl a. m. Monday.
The yarn market generally lias
been in a badly demoralized con
dition for several months, and
the spinners of the country have
found concerted action necessary
to keep the balance from falling
on the wrong side of the debit
and credit column. Tlie great
mills at Fall River, Mass., have
decided upon a fourteen per cent
reduction in wageB to meet the
unfavorable conditions, but tlie
Southern plan of a curtailment
of production would seem prefer
able in every way.
It is a matter of gratification
that the Ccdartown mills, on ac
count of their favorable location
and the excellence of their pro
duct, have suffered less from tlie
unfavorable market conditions
than tlie mills elsewhere.
A Hew Lot of Fine
FLOOR PAINTS!
■AT.
BRADFORDS,
And not only Floor Paints,
but Paints of All Kinds.
A bloody race riot occurred
Tuesday at Jackson, O. A num
ber of white men went as specta
tors to a negro camp-meeting,
and the blacks resented their
presence, resulting in a free-for-
all fight. Beer bottles and clubs
were the weapons used, and
many heads were broken.
Hon. Dup.ont Guerry, a promi
nent Macon attorney, seems to
have an abiding faith in tlie old
saying that “the early bird
catches the worm,” and opened
his campaign for the Democratic
nomination for Governor at Pel-
linm last Friday. The key-note
of his initial speeeli was a tight
on whiskey and corporations,
llis speeeli was followed by one
from his law partner, Hon. Joe
Hall, who has the doubtful honor
of being tlie man who byttllibus-
tering tactics killed the propo
sition for tlie state to build a new
depot on its property in Atlanta.
! Mr. Guerry is a forceful speaker
and a strong man in every way.
No arrest has yet been made of
the would-be assassin who shot
Mr. J. B. Crow in the back last
week Wednesday evening. It
is thought the man who probably
did the shooting lias fled to Texas,
and Khoritl Hutchings is doing
all in his power to locate him.
I >f the 110 counties which have
sent in their returns to the Comp
troller General, only two—Car-
mil and Colquitt, both large
counties,—exceed Folk in tlie
size of increase in her tax re
turns. In fact, $105,030 of in-
crease for one year is something
for any county to he proud of.
The total increase for tlie state
reported thus far is over $14,000,-
000, and the remaining counties
will doubtless tiring it up to $18,-
000,000. Tills is an unmistaka
ble evidence of “good times in
Georgia.”
HOVKMAH'J A’A'Ii-S
Miss Willie Sexton, of Rome, is visit
ing friends here this week.
Miss Jessie Rayford, after a week
spent very pleasantly here, left yester
day for Rookiuart.-Rome Tribune,loth.
Miss Mary Lizzie Moore, of Birming
ham, was the popular guest of Miss
Lila Peek the first of the week.
Misses Jennie and Bessie Morgan vis
ited relatives in Rome over Sunday.
Mr. Dave Colbert died at hie home
near here last Friday, and the remains
were taken to Oedartown for interment
Saturday.
Mr. Rpank Bullock, of Lindale, vis
ited Rockmart relatives lust week.
Mrs. Catherine Hays and daughter,
Miss Emma,have been spending several
days with relatives in Paulding county,
Mrs. J. A. Fambro visited relatives
at Euharlee last week.
The Rockmart hall team went to
Stilcsboro for n game last Thursday,
aud were beaten by the Stilesboro boys
by a score of 17 to 14.
Prof, and Mrs. Olin Kiug are happy
over the recent arrival of a fine boy in
their household.
Misses Grace Ferguson aud Ruby
Johnson visited friends at Coosaville
last week.
Born—a fine boy to Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Motes last week.
Misses Ollie and Mary Clements vis
ited relatives at Subligna last week.
Miss Witt Moseley, one of the popu
lar members of thefaoulty of Piedmout
Iustitute, proved the leader iu the At
lauta Journal’s raoe for the free trip to
Buffalo, and is one of the three teachers
outside of Atlanta to go on this delight,
ful exeursiou. The party left Atlanta
in special coaches Saturday.
Miss Lucile Randall visited relatives
iu Atlanta last week.
WuPay up your subscription to
!he Standard.
New Store!
New Goods!
DRUGS that are not a “drug on the market!”
Get your prescriptions filled by ^
RUSSELL DRUG CO.,
Who are the Manufacturers of ItiiMsioirs Head*
ache Powders,
Fresh Garden and Field Seeds.
Cor. Main and Herbert Sts.
BIG BARGAINS in
FINE FURNITURE!
By buying my Furniture in Car-Load Lots
for Spot Cash, I secure very possible
Discount, and will
Give My Customers the Benefit.
COME TO ME EOR BIG BARGAINS IN
Parlor and Bed=room Sets, Dining
Room, Hall $ Kitchen Furniture,
STOVES!
Carpets, Rugs, Mattings,
BLANKETS, COVERLETS.
J. S. COLLINS.
DEALERS IN
PLUMBING
AND
Steam-fitting Supplies
Sprinkling Hose, Sewer Pipe
from 4 to iS inches,
Next door to Standard Office, Herbert St.
Through sleeping ears to Buffalo via
Queen k Crescent route.
PHILPOT & DODDS,
Real Estate and Renting
•A.Q-EINrCJ'Z-,
CEDARTOWN, GA.
SPECIALTIES.
tor FOR SALE—City Lots, Resi
dences, Timber Lands, Business
Property.
#©*4,000 acres Fine ORE Property
near E. A \V. road for sale.
t©*Farm Lands. Some of the Finest
Farm Lands in Georgia, in Either
Small nr Large Tracts—Also in Mid
dle and South Georgia.
l@*Taxes Paid, Rents Collected.
Cleanses and Lean! i fie# th« half.
Promote# • luxuriant rrowth.
Never Fails
Hair to Its ... _
Cures scalp diseases A bair talliaf.
Bestore Gray
its Youthful Color,
diseases a hair £L" "