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YOL. XVI. A description of Tallulah will appear next week. **** Tanner, the pension swindler and woman slanderer, lias been removed. He no longer reigns as Commissioner of Pensions. **** Hon. S. S. Cox of New York is dead. He was a prominent man as a statesman, eloquent as an orator, and is a loss not only to the democratic party, but to the whole country. *** A bustle factory at Bridgeport Ct., has closed and about six hundred girls are turned out of employment; the bustle is a thing of the past: *** The bill to make the office of com¬ missioner of agriculture elected by the people has passed by the senate. Tliero are good reoiwins why nil „f. ficers should be elected by people from president down. *** A terrific wind and rain storm swept the Atlantic coast this week. Great mountain waves rolled in from the ocean, washing hundreds of ves¬ sels ashore, tearing away hotels and dwellings, and almost wiping out sea¬ side resorts. Y1CTORY FOlT COTTO N. At a meeting of cotton exchanges held this week in New Orlerins, it was decided that after October first, all cotton shall be sold as net weight, allowing 24 pounds of gross weight for jute bagging and 10 pounds for cotton covered bales; cotton covering to be of standard weight of £ of a pound to the yard. J ----- --- ALLIANCE MEETING. The following resolutions were a- dopted at the Alliance meeting held at the court house in Carnesville last Tuesday. That \Vlv£Vta\s some of our mer¬ chants and ginners are ordering and offering jiite bagging, be it therefore' Resolved, That we, the Franklin county Alliance regard them as our enemies, and working in harmony with the Jute Trust, and any member buying not only jute bagging, but ImyoTier artlcIe^Jt^t jetton bag- ging are disloyal and will forfeit their membership,and we ask all sub-AUi* a i ices to endorse this resolution. Resolved, That we,tho County Al- ‘banco, tendei our merchants our thanks for their co-operation in help¬ ing us secure cotton bagging, and wo ‘further ask a Continuation of their <ard if. reference to tare on cotton (packed ir. cotton bagging. VV. II. Ramti/v, Seo'y. plaTn~t ylk. At a recent public meeting of the W. C. T. U. in the Presbyterian Church the Rev. L. A. Simpson, gave a very interesting aud impressive ad¬ dress. He was eminently practical in pointing out the evils of intemperance and other vices that exist in our midst, and suggested means to sup¬ them. lie alluded to the ease with which persons can obtain liquor in our city ; lie t.‘liked very plainly about the fallen women; he mentioned the fact that while ladies Will east from their soci- ety the fallen of their o w n sex, t h e y w i l 1 receive into society men who are equally as vile as the abandoned women. He carues tly protested against this, demanded to know why it is so. Is not the sin or crime as great in man as in woman? Ought he not to be east from society as well as she? Good men and women, and all of us here are to blame for the continued existence of intemperance and other these great crimes. He suggested that if we had a county poor house, the abandoned women could be eon- fined there, and lie obliged to Honest- ly earn their living. He gave young ladies most excel¬ lent advice, which if they heed, many mav be saved from great sufferings and from untimely graves. The eloquent address made a deep, and we trust lasting impression on the audience. At the close of the Miss Fannie K. Lewis recited a poem entitled: “The Drunkard’s Dream.” Shcis a very beautiful young lady,and her distinct utterance, her approprU ate emphasis and expression, her graceful gestures, were highly preciated, and indicate powers of a high order. AND PIEDMONT INDUSTRIAL JOURNL A\ eA\ — .— ] ; t • • , 1 XL L—rf i TOCCOA, (I A. S ATURDAY SEPTE MBER~I4~ 1889 LOCAL ITEMS. Mrs. Sarah Sparks, living near Mr. G. Stonecypher will be 100 years old her next birth day,Nov. 7th. Master Eugene Booth, of Atlanta, after a very pleasant visit to relatives in Toccoa, returned home Monday. One of the horses of Maj. Crawford was quite sick this week. By careful doctoring the Major brought him a- round all right. Miss Ola Scott.sister of Postmaster Scott, is now staying with her brbth- er and is assisting him in the postof¬ fice. ... * * E mns ’ ° ‘J 1 s ' 1 ' 00 the premium the colt show at Clarksville last Tuesday; among 37 colts Torn’s was the best one. Mr. R. R. Davidson has returned with his family from a visit to rela¬ tives in Canada. He is at his post a- gain, in the depot,faithfully perform¬ ing his duties. Thomas Keyes who lived hear Mar¬ tin, a blind man, was buried Monday the 9th. He was blind and the Rev: Jones, alsb a blind rnan, preached his sermon. Victory is inscribed oil the ban¬ ners of the boys of this city in the recent ball game with the Lavdnia club; score 22 to 2. Partiulars next week. Mrs. Jerome Greene,and her2 chil¬ dren, Hattie and the babie, accompa¬ nied by Miss Nellie Greene, visited Atlanta Tuesday; they had a happy time seeing strange sights in the Capital City. Dr. Hubbard ParlTer, of Shoals Creek, Hart county died last Sunday morning. One of the old settlers,the last of a family of old citizens, highly respected arid honored in their day. Mrs. Catharine Hunter, mother of Mrs. S. W. Crawford died at her home on Wednesday aged about 90 years. She was a most estimable lady, and her children and relatives comprise some of the best families of this county. Robert Ward, died on Tuesday evening, of meningotis, after an ill- ness of only a few days 11 e was a brother to otir townsman, Mr. W. M. Ward, Ji most excellent young man and his loss is deeply felt by his friends-. lhe RCv. 1\ J. Stonecypher favor¬ ed this offiee with a pleasant call on Wednesday. His reports to the News, and his series of war reminis¬ cences now feeing published from week to week are highly interesting. Rev. H. Ray preached an excel¬ lent sermon at the Zebulon church last Sabbath. He was in the city this week and reports cotton on the Tugalo good, and corn extra good. Mr. J. E, Neville of Walhalla, was in town this week selling flour. Mr. N, formerly resided in Clayton Ga. The Tugalo Baptist Association which met at Clarks Creek Church on Thursday will close to-morrow, 4 he meetings hayj? been well atten- ded, very interesting and valuable for the various Churches in the associa- tion. - Mr OR Filar now resides near The rathway of Life, and also takes orders for fruit trees. Mr. F. is also a photographic artist, and is one °t our |U ost enterpising young men. J. A. Lockaby, near Turnerviile, killed 14 rattle snakes in one pile the other day. The snakes were all very large anil averaged 14 rattles each, This beats anything we have heard in snake business. However if this should reach the eye cf any one who has killed more than 14 snakes at one time just let them step up aud say so. * Squire L. P. CoOk made a business trip last week to White county. His sales of monuments and toombstones The r *i^pf y y ’~: \ ^‘ , ^-1 i«yL ^ f Toceoa e ' *ihl ft keep € R t are rapidly increasing: liis selection of superior mdfble aad the excellent worktoah3hip of Mr: xVllhelfn are making his establishment both at bottle ahd abroad: Among recent orders iS a ‘^fcradlb tomb,” by Mrs. Faulkner for her late husband Mr. J.O. Faulkner. A handsome tombstone for th e mother of Mrs. R. Bryant. A beautiful and costly monument for the lamented Mrs, Vickery just ordered by her husband Mr. T. C. Vickery. Ye scribe in company with J. N. Edwards, of Shoal Creek,visited Por¬ ter factory hear Clarksville last week and through the Courtesies of Col. J. W. Robertson and Mfv Kinnie, we had the pleiisurb of looking through the entire faetbry, which we enjoyed very much, as Col. Robertson took special pains tb Explain to us the workings of the different machinery. Mr. Edwards being a factory man, was somewhat interested in looking through, that he might gain Borne points that would be of use to him. He was very much pleased with the arrangements of the faefory and said he had never seen one so well ar- ranged bfefbfe: This factory works 150 hands; whilfi they have to put in a full days work they are paid tVell for it. They all are Intelligent ahd fine looking operatives, ladylike ahd gentlemanly and seembd to be enjbying themselves at their work; all attending strictly to their own spooling dr weaving < r whatever duty was theirs to perform, The cotton and woolen fabrics turned out here are the finest we have ever seen. — m* BIG COTTON STALKS. Mr. G. Mauldin brought a cotton stalk to the News office 4 feet long on which are 20 bolls and 7 Mr. Mauldin says it is the Prolific variety, and is limbless. Mr. G. Stonecypher has a stalk 8 feet high, on which are 30 bolls. The cotton of the entire field averages very tall is well loa led and will make fine crop, Sank Fullbright who lives on Mid¬ dle river two miles west of Carnes¬ ville has 51 stalks of cotton that he has been offered 10 cts a stalk fo • This cotton is said to have grow i from seed called Alliance. It will !>; well for every farmer to plant so ne of the Alliance seed another year. A CARD. TO THE OFFICERS AND TEACHERS OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF TOCCOA. Mr. Editor.—Through the columns of your paper I would like to say a few words to the officers and teachers connected with the Sunday-Schools of this place. It has oecured to me, and I have given the subject much study, that it would be an excellent thing to organize a Union Teachers Meeting, composed principally of officers, teachers and the larger, or adult scholars of each school, to meet once a month at an appointed church, hear addresses, and also exchange ideas as regards the best methods of teaching and securing the best results from our labors. The ,first essential characteristic for a good Sunday- School is efficient officers and teaeh- ers,and to secure in some degree the result necessary to become efficient in the knowledge of God’s word, and to understand thoronghly the differ¬ ent methods of teaching and training those who are put under our care from Sabb ath to Sabbath, i. eertam- gained by a hearty co-operation of eac h Sunday-school. Let us take some action in the mat- ^ er a fc 0 nee. Biing it before the schools and if favorably received we should take steps to organize. J. E. Greene. - . •• -.. W. C. T. U. -- niE REV - u A * SIMPSO * 8 address be- * ore thk w. c. t. u. ladies A ^ D oT HER he arers. To those good people who cerely nity/the desire the good of our address of the Rev. Simpson last Friday night must been very encouraging. the littk band of W. C. T. TPs.' wonderfully strengthened iu the wrancc of his help and sympathy. The writer felt that the message was sent tor such a tithe as this. innst he evident to all that .t is only i« the milted co-operation of every good bitizeh of Thci-oh that Kin aid crime bah be put down in our com: nuinity: The W: C. T. U’a. will try in vain to dH away tvith liquor selling, liquor drinking, corrupt, sensual duct, in men and women, this co-operation, Bis commendation of the petition a poor farm was gratifying,especially as he inspired upon his audience fact that such a provision was the sure way of breaking up vagrancy. Well may onr young girls remember and heed his admonitions to them to look well to the company they encour¬ age. The custom so universal m al¬ most every community; of ignoring and spurning the company of an er¬ ring woman we consider just and right, (unless it be to try and lift her up from her degradation;) bill is it not both unbecoming and demorali¬ zing for ladies to flatter and receive attentions from men, young or old, who are pursuing tliC same polluted course of conduct? Never has Mr. Simpson seemed to us so earnest and impressive as in this address:—aad for it, very many thanks from a W. C. T. U. Tha life of the flesh is the blood theref; pme b[ood means healthy functional activity and this bears with it the certainty of quick restora¬ tion from sickness or accident. Dr. J. P. McLeans Strengthening Cor*- dial and Blood Purigcr gives pure blood* and vitalizes and strengthens the whole body. $1. per bottle, TOCCOA VALLEY. It is no use to ask a farmer these days what he is doing for they are f 11 pulling fodder. There must be an uncommon n- mount of happiness in the Valiev just, now if weddings are any indica¬ tion of that desirable state of mind . While your correspondent was on- joying the sweet music of our county singing convention, another of the Valley girls was led to altar;Cindie Stone wis married Wm. Dooley, Esquire Hunter officia- ting. Lizzie Sisk of Athens is en joying a visit at her sister’s, J/rs. W. S. Roth¬ ell, also one of Clarksville’s lovely daughters, Mamie Griggs is visiting her uncle Wm. Griggs. \\ hat is the matter you can’t take a horse back ride without some one being startled and saving he thought you to be a bailiff with subpoena to go to court. Jr. OBITUARY. Little Nathan, infant son of Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Lowery, of Currahee, died August 27. Just 2 years ago the Lord called on them to give up little Louir, a beautiful little flower. And how he has called little Nathan to come up home and dwell with his angel brother at rest in heaven. One by one the Lord will call us as our la¬ bors here are done, and then as we cross the river, we may meet them in Paradise. The bereaved father and mother have our sympathy in the loss of their dear ones: but while it is your loss, it is your loved ones eter¬ nal gain. Your loved ones are not dead, but only fallen asleep in the arms of Jesus. “Asleep in Jesus; blessed sle^p, From which none ever wa e to w ep.” A Relative. Life will acquire new zest, and cheerfulness return, if you will im^ dJ'/h'. tion. 81. per bottle, Written for The News. WAR REMINISCENCES. BY T. J. s. OF CO. E. 24th.GA.KEGlMENT. - Passing out of Franklin county in- to Patric, we ran verj unexpectedly on the headquarters of a bund of out- j aws ar)I j bushwhackers, composed of deserters from both the Southern and Nor them’armies and a great many negroes. Fortunately for us they had never heard of the surrender of Gen. Bee. Taking i< the situation very readily* »ve determined not to betray ourselves, and,-as it was the writers turn to do the talking,—we had deci- iled before to have but 2 spokes- ei)) fr U1 e one talked the rest re- aihed silent. ] addressed the Cap- . . , h . »"* “ * *«■ ,h * I’ 0 "” whe ,f f* he ssible h * d lns >* a ‘V <“"«»- a rters, !" * " P® . »« l J »t him, telling him we were tired of the " ar ' and " ere 0,1 °>’ r >ta V h ° me ; we "' sbed seine protection from him, as ^ supposed, he was geueralisuno 0 ' a !' tbQ b| rces throughout Virginia and North Carolina. He grasped me b T the l,and and ass,,red ,ne * hat 1 sho “ ld have ail the P rotect!on • need e ‘R inviting me in with my men as be st J' ed them, and proceeded at to order his commissaiy to g’ve us a drink of with the for us not to get drunk; then some¬ thing to eat. After taking some bran- dry, we were seated in the center of the house on the floor, with a large shoulder of pork, and plenty of bread and were told to help ourselves. Af¬ ter which we were directed to the room of his private secretary,where 1 could get all the protection 1 needed. Entering the room, the secretary in¬ formed me he had been instructed to parole us, and that we would be re¬ quired to take an oath of allegience to their order. This I readily protest¬ ed against; whereupon he demanded of me my reasons. I told him while I had entered the Confederate service in all good faith, with the hope of a- chieving victory, I had become con¬ vinced that it was out of the question seeing so mar.y had left the army;as himself, and I had determined to go hbme to wait the result and be sub¬ ject to the powers that be, and as it was a foregone conclusion the failure of the Confederates only left the country in the power of the United States Government, and f would be as good a citizen as any body, bound only by by a moral obligation. Where¬ upon he handed me a pass, saying “This will carry you through. UK The quality of the blood depends much upon good or bad digestion and assimilation to make the blood rich in life and strength giving con- **tituents, use Dr. J. <1. McLeans Cordial and Blood PurifDr it will nourish the properties 0 f blood from which the elements of vitality are drawn. §1.00 per hot¬ tie. NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE. THE TOCCOA NEWS KIVAI.1XG THE AT¬ LANTA CONSTITUTION. Corrcspor.ih ncc of the News, When that notable cycione of 1884 passed through the country bidding defiance to everything movable; rob¬ bing people of property, loving com¬ panions and children, changing the appearance of the country and the expression of faces with electric ve- locity; it wjis then that the Atlanta Constitution was read by the first vis¬ itors on the field of destruction “ere the mist had cleared away,” giving detailed account of the wonderful changes in the face of the country in such short space of time, with a map of its track, and a list of the killed and wounded. I speak of the above merely to call attention to the ability of the Consti¬ tution men to do business, and the speed with which things can be done and note the fact that the CONSTITUTION HAS BEEN AHEAD in that respect for years. That is ex¬ plained on the theory of energy and ability. A telegram can be started at sunrise m Boston and be received and read in Charleston the same day before sun up. This is explained by the motion of the earth. Science ex- plains many things which would oth- I have bben noticing the rapid provement in the Toccoa News the last few months and see by each is- sue that it has taken its position at the head of newspapers, rivaling the constitution by its enterprise in publishing' news. As an example I mention a descrip- tion of a wedding which appeared in the News the 31st of August. The wedding occurred 4 miles from Toc- coa at 7 p. m.; a little later the newly ma.-ried pair, two in bhe, were seat- e j with the gdesfs at the wedding supper, "when the description of their marriage was reacl in the News. But while energy and ability plain the repidfriy with which the newspaper men herald notable events abroftd, and the motion of the earth explains, how a message started at sunrise in Boston is read in Charles¬ ton before sun up, yet neither will explain how a newspaper printed on the 31st of August can be read on the 29th of August. I will here give a staterne.it of the wedding in ’my own way. The marriage of Mr. J. T. Rothell to Miss Tda Griggs took place at Shiloh church on the 29th of August at 7 p. m. The church was lighted up as the noonday sun by brilliant lamps. Singers were pouring forth sweet melodies of praise to Him who insti¬ tuted the holy bands of matrimony, filling r the house with charming music which , . floated n , , ... a away J on the air in the woodlands, saluting the owl on his perch, and the sparrow in the brake, and dying away m the distance like echo of a good old bell. The bride and groom with their eight attendants halted 30Cl yards froth the church, all looking very nicely in the dark; leav- ing their prancing steeds in charge of bf # boy, or swinging to a blackjack limb; all were ready to move on. A- bout this time the singing stopped; all faces looked happy without a sin¬ gle smile; all eyes were fixed on the doorjBehoM In front came John Allred and Miss Rothell; then came Claiburn Rothell and Miss Brown; then the bride and groom; then John Griggs and Miss Emma Duke, and last Jim Griggs and Miss Mamie Duke. They all marched in with so much grace and precision it added beauty to the oc¬ casion. The bride looked as beautiful as a queen,probably moae beautiful than many queens. The Rev. John Kytle now broke silence by saying, “Beloved friends we have met, &o.” May the NEws'still improve and give marriage notices as long as the youHfif people can make contracts to that kinds of business. Babai.o. Clarksville, Sept. 9th. 1889. The dank and decaying vegetation of regions newly cleared of timber, exposed to the rays of the sun, is sure to breed malaria. Dr. J. H. McLeans Chills and Liver Cure, by mild and gentle actiod will radically cure. 50 cents a bottle. FOR THE HLOOU, Biliousness, Weakness, take Malaria, Indigestion awf BROWN'S IRON BITTERS. It cures quickly. For sale by all dealers in medicine. Get the Pennine. DEMOREST’S J/AGAZrNE. Where everything is exeeptioanlly good , it is difficult to make a selec¬ tion of the very best ;and this is a di¬ lemma we find ourselves confronted with each month when our favorite periodical, Demorest’s Monthly Mag¬ azine, arrives. The October number is bristling with good things. To start off with, the colored frontispiece, “The Wedding Trip,” is a lovely picture in the same style as “A Yachi.ig Party,” given in the pre¬ vious number, and follows naturally in sequence; for is not a yachting party often a forerunner of a wedding trip? In addition, there arc nearly 150 other illustrations, including a very interesting series showing va¬ rious kinds of “Human Habitations.” Then among the stories arc one by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and one (“The Little Rebel’) about Abraham Lin¬ coln, and one for “Our Girls ” a- B " ttCTl1 '' Christine ™ T I erliunc Herrick deflr.es in •A Bow of Ribbon” the mission and ephere . of _ . • that 4 decoratire , trifle; 'The Chemistry of Looting” is discussed in simple and intelligible language; an “ Malafia; Its Cause and Cure’ furimhC3 numberless suggestions a> * x>ut that fell disease so prevalent at tllis a '® asc ” K Besides, there is a Supplement to the fashion ment, embodying lots of ideas will be of great assistance in nihg the Winter outfit. But one needs to have this comprehensive Family Magazine every month. It is published by W. Jennings Demurest. 15 East 14th St.ree‘, New York. Sick headach and a sensation of oppression and duilne>S in the { . dio e st[om°rombid despondency! tabipty and over sensitiveness ofj nerves may, in a'major'll.C os cas V* the same cause. Dr. staff Pithn” will\mainvclv cnlv' ^ NO. 3d FASTONALLEE. We are having plenty of rain which is proving injurious to cotton and fodder gathering, cotton is making too much weed. I measured a stalk on Mr. E. M, Lowe's plantation here which was 6 feet nnd 6 inches high anti still growing, a first crop on old field land. Several of onr overseen have been ordered back on the roads to “lick the calf over.” Good roads arc very essential to the prosperity of the country, but wc had as leave do something else as to work them. Mr. Tom Keyes was buried at Confidence M. E. Church Monday the 9th. Fhe good brethren of „ the , church , are i keeping up a very interesting ... pra y e r-meeting at Eastonallee,which is the life of a church, and a graiicf promotion of religion, The Rev; 1\ J. Stonecypher of Cadiz has rented land of J/r. S. W. Mosely and is coming back to our neighborhood. We extend a hearty welcome to the parson in our midst again, he is an enterprising farmer and a good citizen. J. LcCroy is now convalescing and the J/artin Alliance are having his fodder taken care of. The revenue officers have been making it lively for some of the boys who deal in “crooked whiskey” a- bout here; to keep out of trouble ‘Jet it alone From the familiarity assisting ben tween a certain young lady and gen~ tleman in this vicinity, some clergy¬ man or magistrate may expect to be called upou at any time to tic the •‘connubial knot.” Success and prosperity to the News and its readers. A somewhat peculiar circumstance occurred in this neighborhood one day this week; J. P. ScoU wcntlo usual work one morning and when he returned home for his dinner, found no dinner prepared; his wife had quit hi3 copartment and had moved her tricks into her father’s house. For this he said a few “cuss words” and kinder kicked up a racket with the women, and went away; after which Mr. Sanders his *father-in>law came in and finding trouble in the camp, immediately set out in search of a Justice and Bailiff, and promptly] had his/sofl-in-laW^ Scott arrested. A compromise was made between them,5and Mr. Scott and*his wife went back together all the same day ; it was’not’a very favorable look ing day either; this beats the record. Mr. James Scott’s onc-monthnold baby died last^week. R. D. Yow is making some im¬ provements on his mill race bore. Quid Nunc, Sept 9th 18$9. Coughs and colds come, uninvited, but you cun quicky get rid of these, with a few doses of Dr. J. II, Mc« Lcans,Tar Wine Lung Balm! If you are suffering with weak or inflained eyes, or granulated eyelids, you can be quickly cured by using Dr. J. H. McLeans Strengthening Eye Salve. 25 cents a box. There are many accidents and diseases which effect stock anc cause serious inconvenience end loss to the farmer in liis work, which mnj be quickly remedied bs the use of Dr. J II. McLeans Volcanic Oil Liniment, FROM CORNELIA. MY BIG IIOG. I T have , been , hoping , . that the da , would come when the fanners cM be .dependent, and thank has come. My MlT ' r friends, • ■. T I am . a , am 22 r9 oia . Iiave soljfcfefi >n aU ffiy li f e , att d in . ,, , . iriir g ut we now j ntenc j to fjn m]r OWQ pr0 tiu Xhose who buy pricc.^^^^S f or it a reasonable We <lon’t prooose lo , )ut „„ ar0 advh^^^^H pendent. My q he ___ sa * e b' Wima f(L ^ t