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The Cartersville Express
I* published Semi-Weekly on every TUES
DAY ANI) FRIDAY, by
SAMUEL H. SMITH, Editor and Prop’r.
In the town of Cartersville, Bartow County, Ga.
Terms of Subscliption:
One copy one year (in advance,) $3.00
One copy six months, “ 1.64
Thursday Morning Edition, one year) 1.50
This latter proposition is couflned to citizen#
of Bartow county only.
Terms of Advertising:
Transient (On* Month or lees,) per square often
•olid Nonpariel or Brevier lines or less. One
Dollar for the first, and Fifty Cents for each sub
sequent, Insertion.
Annual or Contract , One Hundred and Twenty
Dollars per column, or in that proportion.
Jftjofessional (fJaijd*.
John W. Wofford,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
C A RTF.RS VILLE, GEORGIA.
Office over Pinkerton’s Drug Store. Oct. 17.
W. r. WOFFORD, A. P. WOFFORD.
Wofford «fc Wofford,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
J une 23, 1870.
R. W. Murphey,
ATTTORNEY AT LAW,
CAETEESVILLE, GEORGIA.
Will practice in the courts of the Cherokee
Circuit. Particular attention given to the col
lection of claims. Office with Col. Abda John
ion. Oct. 1.
John J. Jones,
ATTORNEY AT LAW & REAL ESTATE AGENT,
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Will attend promptly to all professional busi
tii*s entrusted to his care; also, to the buying
and selling of Real Estate. Jan 1.
Jere. A. Howard,
Ordinary of Bartow County, and
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Jan 1, 1870.
A. 91. Foute,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTIRSVILLK, GEORGIA.
( With Col. Warren Akin,)
Will practice in the courts of Bartow, Cobb,
Polk, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield and ad
joining counties. ' March 30.
JNO. COXE, J. 11. WIKI.E.
Coxe & Wiltle,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES PUBLIC.
CARTERBVILLE, GEORGIA.
John Coxe, Commissioner of Deeds for South
Carolina. Sept 9.
T. W. MILKER, O. H. MILNER.
Milner & Milner,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
Will attend promptly to business entrusted to
their care. Jan. 15.
Warren Alvin,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Will practice in all the courts of the State.
II. Patillo,
Fashionable Tailor and Agent
for Sewing Machines,
WILL attend promptly to the Cutting, Re
pairing, and Making Boys’ and Mens’
Clothing; also, Agent for the sale of the cele
brated Grover A Baker Sewing Machines. Of
fice over Stokely & Williams Store. Entrance
from the rear. * feb 17.
Hr. J. A. Jackson,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
•OFFIE IN DR. PINKERTON'S DRUG STORE
HE has so arranged his business that he is
now prepared to devote his whole time and
attention ts the practice, and he feels confident,
with his extensive experience, that he can give
-entire satisfaction. A liberal share of patron
age respectfully solicited.
Cartersrille, Jan 6.
John W. Hycr,
HOUSE-PaINTER.
'CARTERSVILLE,. GEORGIA.
Will attend promptlv to business in his line.
Jan 19,1870—wly
W. R. Moimtcastlc,
Jeweler and Watch and Clock
Repairer,
CARTIRSVILI E, GEORGIA.
Office in front of A. A. Skinner & Co’s Store.
Hennesaw House,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
IS still open to the traveling public as well as
summer visitors. Parties desiring to make
arrangements for the season can be accommo
dated. ltooms neat and clean and especially
adapted for families. A fine large piazza lias
been recently added to the comforts of the estab
lishinent. FLETCHER & FREYER,
junelßwtf Proprietors.
English School.
MISS MIX DA HOWARD will open an Eng
lish Mixed School, in a School Room just
completed, near the residence of J. A. Howard,
Cartersville, Ga., on the Second Monday in July
next. Girls and little boys will be admitted on
the following terms :
j First Class :
Spelling, Reading, Writing, Primary
Arithmetic and Geography,, (per nonth) $1.50 i
SttoniJ ©lass:
English Grammar, Geography*, Histo
ry, and Arithmetic, (per month,) $2.00
No deduction made for loss of time, except in
«a*es of protracted sickness.
The term will end on the 12tli of December
nex t. Cartersville, june 30-wlm
G.W.LEE&CO.
IJAVE TAKEN CHARGE OF TIIE
Foundry and Machine Shop,
heretofore owned and run by
MR. B. SCOFIELD,
of this place, and have engaged the services of
John «l. FaFontaine ,
Os Atlanta, Ga., as Foreman, which is a suffi
cient guarantee for the success of the establish
ment, as it is a well known fact, throughout the
State, that for promptness and ability, he can
not be surpassed.
We have, also, procured the services of the
Best Moulder in the South;
Also a corps of other Mechanics, and anew
supply of Machinery and Tools have been pur
chased.
Mr. J. R. HOWELL,
The Renowned Mill-Wright,
Will make his headquarters at this Shop, where
his celebrated
rater IT heel,
and other MILL MACHINERY", will be built.
Order* are solicited, at once, for any kind of
Casting or piece of Machinery. We claim a trial,
as wc are strictly Southern mechanics, and de
fy Northern competition to do better or cheaper
work.
S&* (Kuarantj jEbtrs 3oT> ©St
Will tell parties to the day when they can have
their work, and, if not done according to prom
ise, will make no charge.
We ask the patronage of our friends of the
South. Aid us, and keep the money at home.
G. W. LEE & CO.
Cartersville, Ga., june3o,1870.
SAM’L H. SMITH,
VOL.. 9.
S. 11. PATTItLO, Agent
GROVER & BAKER'S CELEBRATED
asm iMfflm
BOTH THE
FLASTICAXH NUITTLE
OR
lockstitch.
SUITABLE FOR ANY KIND OF FAMI
LY SEWING- JIONE BETTER-
Men and Boys’ Clothing
Made on the Most Reasonable Terms.
In fact, almost any description of
SEWING done
As Cheap as Che
AND
ITHE BEST STYLE.
R. REDDING,
DEALER I|tf
STOVES, CRATES, AND
LIGHTNING HODS,
PLAIN, PRESSED AND JAPANED TIN WARE,
AXD
House Furnishing" Goods,
Maiin Str., Oabtersville, G\.
All kinds of Job Work done with neatness
and dispatch.
The firm of Straage & Redding having
been dissolved, by mutual consent, I will
continue the business at the old stand,
feb. 15 wly R REDDING
Atlanta Stencil & Variety Works!
BEN. Z. DUTTO N,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in StCliril
Brands* Steel Dies, Steel Block Stamps,
Burning Brands, Brass Alphabets, and all
Articles kept in a first class STENCIL
HOUSE.
PRICE LIST OF MAIL ABL EA R TICL KS
Stencil Name Plates for mark’g cloth’g, 75c
Steel Ring, for keeping keys toget her, 25c
New Style key tag, with name neat eng. 25c
Perpetual Almanac, the most ingenious
little article of the age, 50c
Any of the articles in this list will be
mailed, to any address, on receipt of price,
or the whole of them for $1 25
Address BEN. Z. DUTTON,
Lock Box 851,
meh 22-wly Atlanta, Ga.
N. B. —Circulars sent free.
«|Pm|| JEWELRY, CLOCKS,
WVm AND WATCHES;
Also keep on hand and for
sale the above goods.
Room in the store of Simon Liebman,
Cartersville, mob 22.
LIVERY STABLE .
Ford & Moon.
CARTERSVILLE, GA.,
IS prepared, at all hours, to furnish con
veyances into the country—saddle-horse,
buggy, hack, rockaway, or wagon. Also, to
board stock, &c. nov. 3.
Gear Shop,
TV Harness,
" i? 'i~ :/ Saddles
and GEAR, Manufactured and Repaired in
the very best style of the art, in the quickest
time and at the shortest notice, and for less
money than is usually paid for such work
and stock. Try me ! W. C. EDIV ARDS.
Cartersville. mch 9—wly
Dr. At.
DENTIST.
Teeth drawn without pain, by the use oi nar
cotic spray. mch 9.
W H GILBERT & CO.,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.,
Dealers In '
HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, NAILS,
CASTINGS, AGRICULTURAL IM
PLEMENTS, and GR ASS SEEDS,
TERMS FROM THIS BATE':
STRICTLY CASH.
Agents for sale of
Threshing and Mill Machinery.
Agents for sale of
Murfee Sub Soil Plows.
Agents for sale of
FERTILIZERS.
Dickson’s Compound;
COE’S,
Baugh’s Raw Bone, "And
OTKiRS.
Agents for sale of Polk County
Slates For Boofino*.
ATLANTA SAC.F FACTORY,
at all seasons, to till op,
nialitv or a and Flour B aeks. of any
'. t 5, Quantity at our factory in At
lanta, U. W. A & CO.
sept, gd, 1870. w1y ' v
CARTERSVILLE, BARTOW (Ol f GEOHGIi. OCT. 14. 1870.
TO PHYSICIANS.
New York, August loth, 1868
Allow me to call your attention to my
Preparation Compound of
Extract Buchu.
The component parts are BUCHU
LONG LEAF, CUBEBS, JUNIPER
BERRIES.
Mode of Preparation. —Buchu, in
vacuo. Juniper Berries, by distillation, to form a fine
gin. Cubebs extracted by displacement with spirits
spirits obtained from Junip r Berries: very little
sugar is use-1, and a small proportion of spirit. It is
more palateable than any now in use.
Buchu, as prepared by Druggists, is of a light eolor.
It is a plant that emits its fragrance ; the action of a
flame destroys this (its active principle,) leaving a
dark and glutinous decoction. Mine is the color of
ingredients. The Buchu in my preparation predomi
nates; the smallest quantity of the other ingredients
are added, to prevent fermentation ; upon inspec
tion, it will be found not to be a Tineture, as made
in Pharmacopcea, nor is it a Syrup—and therefore
can be used in cases where fever or inflammation ex
ist. In this,.you have the knowledge of the ingredl
ents and the mo le of preparation.
Hoping that you will favor It with a trial, and that
upon inspection it will meet with your approbation
With a feeling of confidence,
I am very respectfully yours,
IT. T. HELMBOLD,
Cnemist vnd Druggist
of Id gears' experience.
[From the Largest Manufacturing
Chemists in the World.]
November 4,. 1854.
“I am acquainted with Mr. H. T. Iltembold ; lie oc
cupied the Drugstore opposite my residence,and was
successful in conducting the busii ess where others
had net been equally to before him. I have been fa
vorably impressed with his character and enterprise.”
WILLIAM WEIGBTMAN,
Firm of Powers & Weightman,
Manufacturing Chemists,
Ninth and Brown street*, Philadelphia.
Helmbold’s Fluid Extract of
Buehu
Is the great specific for Universal Lassitude, Prostra
tion, Ac.
The constitution, once affected with Organic Weak
ness, requires the ai-l of Medicine to strengthen the
cm, widen IIEMBOLD’d EXTRACT I'.UOHU in
ahly does. If no treatment is submitted te, Cou
tkn or insanity en»ues.
Ilelmbold’s Fluid Extract of Buchu,
In affections peculiar to Females, is unequaled by
any other preparation, as in Chlorosis, or Retention.
Painfulness, or Suppre-sion ofCusteuiary Evacuations,
Ulcerated or Schirrus State of the Uterus, and ail
complaints incident to the sex, or the decline or
change of life.
Helmbold's Fluid Extract Buchu and
Improved Rose Wash.
Will radically exterminate from the system diseases
arising from the habits of dissipation, at little expense
little or no change in diet, no inconvenience of expos
ure ; completely superceding those unpleasant and
dangerous remedies, Copaiva and Mercury, in all
these diseases.
Use Helmbold’s Fluid Extract Buchu
in ail diseases of these organs, whether existing in
male or female, from whatever cause originating, and
to uo matter , f how long standing It is pleasant in
taste and odor, “immediate” in action, and more
strengthening than any preparations of Bark or Iron.
Those suffering from'broken down or delicate con
stitutions, procure the remedy at once.
The reader must be aware that, however slight may
be ‘he attack of the above diseases, it is certa n to af
fect the bodily health and mental powers.
All the above discses require the aid of a Diuretic
II EM BOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU is the great Diuret
ic.
Sold by Druggists everywhere. PRICE —
.$1.25 per bottle, or 6 bottles for StJ.SO. —
Delivered to any address. Describe symp
toms in all communications.
Address
H. T. HELMBOLD,
DRUG AND CHEMICAL WAREHOUSE,
594 BROADWAY, New York,
None Are Qenuincv
Unless clone, up, in wraper
wr.Rh, of my Chemical
%nd signed-
H. X. HELMBOLD.
STB MI-WEEKLY.
DR. JOHN BOLL’S
«reat Remedies-
SMITH'S TONIC STROP!
FOR THE CURE OF
AGUE AND FEVER
OR
CHILLS AND FEVER.
The proprietor of this celebrated medicine justly
claims for it a superiority over all remedies ever offer
ed to the public for the safe, certain, speedy &nd per
manent cure of Ague and Fever ,or Chilis and Fever
whether of short or long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southwestern country to bear him
testimony to the truth of the assertion, that in no case
whatever will it fail to cure, if the directions are strict
ly followed and carried out. In a great many cases a
single dose has been sufficient for a curt, and whole
families have been cured by a single bottle, with a per
fect restoration of the general health. It is, however,
prudent, and in every case more certain to cure, if its
use is continued in smaller doses for a week or two af
ter the disease lias been checked, more especially in
difficult and long standing cases. Usually, this medi
cine will not require any aid to keep the bowels in
good order; should the patient, however, require a
cathartic medicine, after haring taken three or four
doses of the Tonic, a single dose of BULL’S VEGETA- i
BLE FAM’LY PIuLS wifi be sufficient.
DR, JOIIY BULL’S
i Principal Office
Mo. 40 Fifth, Cross street,
Louisville, Ky.
Bull’s Worm Destroyer.
Po my United States and World wide Read
ers:
lIIAVK received many testimonials from profes
sional and medical men, as my almanacs and vari
ous publications have shown, all of which are genuine,
lhe following from a highly educated and popuiar
phpsician in Georgia, is certainly one of the most sen
sible communications I have ever received. Dr. Clem
ent knows exactly what he speaks of, and his testimo
ny deserves to be written in letters of gold. Hear
what the Doctor says of Bull's Worm Destroyer
Yillanow, Walker co., Ga. )
June 29th, 1866 \
DR. JOHN BULL—Dear Sir:—l have recently giv
en your “Worm Destroyer” several trials, and find it
wonderfully efficacious. It has not failed in a single
Instance, to have the wished-for effect. lam doing a
pretty large country practice, and have daily use for
some article of the kind. lam free to confess that I
-know of no remedy recommended by the ablest authors
that is so certain and speedy in its effects. On the con
trary they are uncertain in the extreme. My object
in writing you Bto find out upon what terms lean
igetthe medicine directly from yon. If I can get it
’upon easy terms, I shall use a great deal of it. lam
aware that the use of such articles is contrary to the
teachings and practice of a great majority of the reg
ular line of M. D.’s, but I see no just cause or good
sense in discarding a remedy which we know to be ef
ficient, simply because we may be ignorant of its com
bination. For my part, I shall make it a rule to use all
and any means to alleviate suffering hum mity which
I may be able to command—not hesitating because
/some one more ingenious than myself may have learn
d its effects first, and secured the sole right tc secure
hat knowledge. However, I am by no mtans an ad
vocate or supporter of the thousands of worthless nos
trums that flood the country, that purport to cure all
; manner of disease t» which hum in flesh Is heir.—
Please reply soon, and infom me ofiyour bestterms.
I am,sir, most respectfully,
JULIUS P. CLEMENT, M. D.
Bull’s Sarsaparilla.
A GOOD REASON F n R THE CAPTAIN'S FAITH,
READ THE CAPTAIN’S LETTER AND THE LET
TER FROM HIS MOTHER.
Benton Barracks, Mo., April 30, 1860.
Dr. John Bull—Dear Sir: Knowing the efficiency
of your Sarsaparilla, and the healing and beneficial
qualities it possesses, I send you the following state
ment of my case:
I was wounded about two years ago—was taken
prisoner and confined for sixteen months. Being
moved so often, my wounds have not healed yet. I
have not sat up a moment since 1 was wounded! I
am shot through the hips. My general health is im
paired, and I need something to assist nature. I
have mare faith in your Barsaparilla tlian in any thing
else. I wish that that is genuine. Please express me
half a dozep bottles, and oblige
Capt. O. P. JOHNSON.
St. Louis, Mo.
P. S.—The following was written April 39,1866, by
Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mother of Capt Johnson.
DR. BULL—Dear Sir: My husband, Dr. C. S. John
son, was a skillful surgeon and physician in Central
New York, where he died, leaving the above C. P.
Johnson to my care. At thirteen years of age he had
a chronic diarrhoea and scrofula, for which I gave
him your Sarsaparilla. IT CURED HIM. T have for
ten years recommended it to many in New York, Ohio,
and lowa, for scrofula, fever sores, and general debili
ty. Perfect success has attended'lt. 'The oure« effect
ed. in some, cases of scrofula and fewer sores were
almost miraculous. lam very anxious for m v son to
again have recourse to your Sarsaparilla. He is fear
ful of getting a spurious article, hence his writing to
you for it. His wounds were terrible, but I believe he
will recover. Respectfully, JENNIE JOHNSON.
BULL'S CEDRON BITTERS.
AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS.
ARKANSAS HEARD FROM,
Testimony of Medical Men
Stony Point, White Cos., Ark., May 23,’66.
DR. JOHN BULL—Dear Sir: Last February I was
in Louisville purchasing Drugs, and I got gome of
your Sarsappanlla ami Cedron Bitters.
My son-in-law, who was with me in tho store, has
been down with rheumatism for some time, commen
ced on the Bitters, anc* soon found his general health
improved.
Dr. Gist, who has been In bad health, tried them,
and he also improved.
Dr. Coffee, who has been in had he*’' th f or several
years— stomach and liver a improved very
much by the use of yon- Bitterg . indeed the Cedron
Bitters has give- you g rea t. Popularity ', O this settle
ment, I think I could sell a quantity of your
medicines this fall—espee« I<|Uy ' of ” your Cedron Bitters
and Sarsaparilla. via Memphis, eare of
Rickett &, Se r ‘ Respectfully,
71 O ti walker.
All the above remedies for aal£ by
X.. H. BRABHULD,
Druggist,
WAITEHALL street,
ATLANTA, GJL
feb2 o, 1869ic1?/
Editor and Proprietor.
To the Editor.of the Courier-Journal.
Fairs.
“go, and take sallie ant> tommy and
ALL-"
The season of agricultural fairs has
returned, and our rural population
will join with the dwellers of towns
and cities to celebrate the triumphs of
labor. The farmers and farmers’ wives
and daughters will bring of the excel
lencies of their products to place along
side the handiwork of the shop and
factory, and theu all together rejoice
in their own and each other's success.
It will be a day to be looked forward
to and back upon with a hope and
relish that will compensate many an
%our of toil and weariness.
Os course you will go to the fair.—
Let no little sneaking jealousy rob you
of that pleasure and duty. Go to the
fair, and you must take Sallie and
Tommy and all the youngsters and
grandmother. All will enjoy such a
scene and have a nice family time of
it.
Be sure to dress in a plain and sub
statial manner, prepared alike for a
crowd, for dust or rain. This precau
tion will put you at your ease while vis
iting the fair.
To the women in particular, I w r ould
say, for pity’s sake don’t put on costly
shawls, thin slippers, or very long
skirts. The first will be a source of
uneasiness to yourself while elbow r ing
your way among men and rough fix
tures, and the second endangers your
health and comfort, and the third is a
nuisance to all parties. Do not take
any baggage that can be dispensed
with. For a couple or three days you
will hardly need a change of apparel,
Let young and old attend the fair.
The exhibition should be opened by
prayer; all should join in hearty thanks
and praise to Almighty God for the
many blessings bestowed on us —good
health, bountiful crops, and peace. —
Let the officers of the fair but do their
duty, and my word for it there will be
good order. lam .the owner of fast
horses, and in favor of speed and the
encouragement of the turf, but op
posed to betting at fairs. Agricultur
al fairs should not be turned into race
courses ; but for the assemblage of
all—harmonizing all extremes ; it
should be a time devoted to pleasure
and thanksgiving, a jubilee of the la
boring classes. For more than twelve
years have the managers assembled
the mambers to compare the products
of their skill and toil> and it must be
admitted that frcm such comparisons
have resulted better cultivated fields,
gardens and orchards, a> much supe
rior grade of farm animals, and con
sequently, homes more highly adorned
and more comfortably enjoyed.
Intelligent farmers cannot meet to
gether and converse upon subjects
connected w r ith their pursuits without
giving or receiving information. They
cannot see superior specimens of hors
es, cattle or sheep without having the
standard of excellence made more ex
acting ; they cannot witness the suc
cessful workings of agricultural ma
chinery and not seek to lighten their
labors and add to their rewards by its
use : in fact, no fair minded man or
sensible woman can attend tnese exhi
bitions without returning home with a
feeling that, however productive the
farm, it still can be made to yield
profitably, either in quantify or better
quality ; and however pleasant the en
joyment at home, yet that a slight
outlay of time and means can add
much to its charms and comforts. —
The occupation of tilling the soil keeps
man more isolated than any other of
the leading avocations of labor that
prevail in our community, and this
very solitariness, because it Hinders
the constant intercourse of mind,should
be an argumen t for the cordial sup
port of fairs and mechanics clubs. —
Professional m£ii daily meet in syein
y a ihy or in collision. The trader is in
frequent communication with' his cus
tomers, and the meeljjinic w orks with
his men in the shop meeting, Many
business men are convenient boards of
trade and institutes. * sut most farm
ers spend their lives seeing little from
day to day but their own families and
their hocks and herds. Occasions
like attending fairs are calculated to
draw them away from their homes for
awhile and allow' inspection of articles
brought from all parts of the country
that would require days of time and
many miles of travel otherwise to ex
amine.
The stout father of the family whose
matched horses, whose well trained
steers, cowspsheep and pigs have long
filled his eyes as paragons of beauty,
speed, strength, prolific yield* or fine
fattening qualities, looks with critical
disposition upon animals from other
sections that challenges the admiratiou
of impartial judges equally with his
own; the frugal and industrious house
wife carefully scans the cloth and flan
nels, the carpets and quilts, the mit
tens and blankets that equally indus
trious mothers have presented for com
petition. The blushiug miss examines
the embroidered skirts and slippers
and collars and undersleeves, the beau
tiful specimens of wax and shell' work,
landscape and-aninml paintings..
Pride, self-conceit are wounded at
these aunual contests ; but every true
man carefully studies the spectacle,
and carries to his fireside and fields
ample material for earnest thought
and action. If his calf or colt no
longer seems so perfect, it is because
his standered of excellence has bceu
elevated, and his struggles hereafter
will be for qualities in his domestic an
imals of another character than he.
had before thought attainable. -
The beneficial effects of our animal
fairs are to be seen in all parts of tbe
State w here fairs, are held, and to urge
the consideration that what has al
ready proved so advantageous should
be seduously cultivated.
Happy wall be the day for our com
mon country when it shall be deemed
necessary that the youths whose lives
are to be devoted to the production of
the food and the material by which we
are fed and clothed, shall be as well
educated in the principles of their busi
ness as are those who are to execute
our laws, to save our bodies from the
ravages of disease, to minister to our
souls longing after immortality, or to
discharge any of those offices that
contribute to the wants, comforts or
noble qualification of a highly civilixed
community. We have here the soil,
the climate,, the position. We think
ourselves too old to learn, but if those
who are now at that age when the
mind is most readily impressed are
properly educated, we will have in a
few years a population of country
gentlemen who will cultivate their
grounds with their own hands, and,
like the knights of old, who 7*ere he
roes in the field and gentle and cour
teous in the castle, they will shine as
intelligent men in any position, public
or private, to which they may be
called.
L~ J. Bradford.
sro. 20.
Steam oil Common Roads.
The practicibility of using steam an
common roads appears, at l«3t to ifave
been thoroughly tested in Scotland,
where the success of Mr. It. W. Thom
son’s Itoad Steamers, after
trials, has earned for them the en
dorsement of the most skeptical. A
six-horse road steamer has been run
ning for several months from Aber
deen, a distance of four miles, over a
wretched road, to the Ivittock Flour
Mills. In many parts of the road the
grade is one in eight, over which the
steam engine draws ten tons with
great ease, at the rate of three miles
per hour. The engine performs four
tirpsdaily, during which its entire con
sumption of coal is but a quarter of a
ton. Besides this, inauy interesting
trials have been made with this engine
the most extraordinary of which was
with four huge wagons loaded with
pig metal. The wagons and iron
wieghed together, thirty-four tons.—
Yet the engine drew these, without
effort, a quarter of a mile, up an in
cline varying from one in eighteen to
one in twenty-four. Here is a result
which is simply extraordinary. Given
an engine which cost £SOO, or say
$3,000, consumes seven tons of coal a
month, say at a cost $-15, and which
does the work of fifty horses, what is
the saving in cost? Fifty horses at
$175 would cost $8,750, and at <?10
per mouth would require SSOO per
month for feed, In other WQiito U*
QUuay ie thyee times as gfeat, and the
cost of support more than ten times
as, much as the road A k&ub
-and boy attended the engine. Ten
would be required for the horses. Thp t
advantages in favor of the steam en
gine are so very great That its intro
duction into common use must be rap
id. In engines of twenty-five tons
horse power costing £I,OOO apd tow-,
ing three times as heavy hx the,
saving is much greater in proportion*
These road steamers are also, fitted
with india rubber tires, the duribility
of which surpasses all expectation.—
’ After several months’ use no wear