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economical shoppers should watch the advertising columns of the news for the advantages of the well earned dollar.
danger of big cotton crop.
TIMELY WORDS OF WARNING.
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I Upon request of The News, Mr. Hatch Turner has furnished
the article below upon the cotton situation at the present time. Mr.
Turner, by reason of his long experience in the cotton business, a
faithful student upon the question, is well equipped for discussing
thi; the most important subject to the southern farmers, The read
ers of Thf. News have been furnished the market reports and his
opinions for the past three or four years and all will agree that he
rarely, if ever, went wrong.]
There has been a long period of declines in cotton,
having gone down about ten dol ars per bale since Fedruary
jst. It is to be hoped that a turn for the better is at hand.
In reviewing the situation, however, cotton is selling as
hi tT h as could reasonably be e>pected. to 8 cents is fully
in parity tc other farm products. Then the crop will turn
o it amply sufficient for the world’s needs, as many mills j-re
running on short time, and the stock of manufactured goods
is overly large, with diminishing demand at lower prices.
bales have been marketed, or 200,000 more
than up to the same date last year, with 550,000 stocks in
excess a* interior towns. 5 31,000 bales is shown as visible
supply in excess of 1900 at same date. The stocks in Eu
rope is over 1,250,000, with larger stocks in India at.d
Egypt.
The daily receipts continue larger, considerably, than
last season. The northern mills have taken 2,000,000 bales
and the southern mills 875,000 up to date.
Great increase In acreage is predicted for the present
year. Let no farmer fail to recognize that this is a false
policy. For the first time in many years the world is void
of a large surplus, excepting last season, and it was this that
created ten cent cotton, and just When the mills got suffi
ciently supplied, it tumbled to cents. So will it be next
fall, with a larger stock on hand than in September, 1900,
and a big crop to pick, cotton may open at seven cents and
go down to five, while pork is now sl6 00 in Chicago,
and grain and other farm supplies proportionately high.
Let the planter see to raising supplies in abundance,
and then 5 cent cotton won’t bring the sheriff on him, and he
can live at home in peace. Over production of anything is
always a menace. Now that the supplv and demand for
cotton is about equal, how foolish would it be to raise a crop
so large that two tJ three million bales should lie produced
as a surplus, to curse the cotton grown for years to come,
with half-price cotton. It is easier to forestall an evil than
to correct it when upon us.
RENE GRANGER.
He Favors The News on His “ Trip
Around the World.”
Mr. Rene Granger, who is now
enjoying a trip around the world,
accompanying the government
astrologers to witness the total
ec’ipse of the sun in eastern wa
ters, in May, furnishes the follow
ing interesting diary after leaving
New York. His letters will be
good reading and The News read
ers will await them with much in
terest.
On Board the “Kaiser her
Grosse.”
March 6, 1901. —I guess we are
about 500 miles from New York by
now; 9:20 a. m., ship’s time. It
was nice and smooth yesterday un
til about an hour before dinner
(supper) when it began to blow up
a little. Then, when we were at
supper snow commenced to fall
and by the time I came up on deck
it was snowing hard. But during
the night it turned to rain. This
morning we are rolling like forty
and pitching not a little bit. Every
now and then one of the propellers
will kick out of the water and
the whole boat will quiver until it
gets back to its normal position.
Quite a number of the passen
gers were missing from dinner last
night and still more this morning.
But I have felt no inclination to
wards seasickness.
March 7th. —The sea is quieting’
down a little at present, but all
day yesterday and today they have
had the steamer chairs tied to the
handrail. Three times this morn
ing large waves hit the starboard
side of the ship and went rolling
across the deck several inches
deep.
The world’s greatest boxer,
“Kid McCoy'' is on board, as is
also the fastest bicycle rider in
America, “Major” Taylor, but
McCoy is travelling first cabin and
Taylor second. The second on
board here is a good deal better
than Ist on the line to South
America. I suppose you would
like to know where I sit. Well at
Kid.” You wouldn’t think at all
that he was prize fighter; he looks
more like a young student than
anything else.
March Bth.—Quite a number of
women appeared at supper tonight
whom I h id not stea before on the
trip. It sounds so funny on board
to hear nearly everyone, speaking
German instead of English. Some
of the sailors can’t even speak a
word of our language. We get
very good meals, all except most
of the gravies, which have some
sour German “stuff” in them. But
one of the best things to eat is the
ice cream, always two kinds and
of which I generally have to pass
up fora second helping.
I enjoy very much the band of
11 men which plays in the morn
ing on deck and below while we
are at supper. Tonight one of
tunes was “Suwanee River,” and
when the end was reached all of
the American contingent just had
to clap, and even one of two En
glishmen.
March 9th. —Played quoits and
shuffle-board all this afternoon
with a Mr. Mackay, from New
York, and beat him all hollow.
Passed a bark this afternoon but
she was so far away (hull nearly
down) that she stayed in sight for
three fourths of an hour. We had
quite a dispute as to svhether it
was a bark .or a schooner out the
bark won. Tonight at supper the
band gave us “Lohengrin” and it
was grand, you can bet. At the
end of one of the pieces they gave
a “rooster” and that brought down
the house. They had the racks off
the table today for the first time
since leaving New \ ork, and
there’s not a ripple on the sea at
present, but there’s a nice breeze
blowing.
March 10th. —We passed two
steamers before I got up, and then
tonight two more, one of which
was the Rotterdam, in which 1
made my first arrangements to
sail. She left New York three
days before we did but now she is
caught up with and passed.
The captain’s dinner came to
night —a most sumptuous affair
must be seen to be appreciated.
THE NEWS.
MISS MATILDA PADGETTE.
She Dies at Grand Island, Florida,
Last Thursday.
Miss Matilda Padgette, so well
known to the people of Bartow
county and this section, died at
the home of Mr. John W. Cannon,
at Grand Island, Fla., last Thurs
day afternoon, the information
reaching Cartersville Friday.
Miss Padgette was for years a
leading milliner of Cartersville
and established a prosperous and
extensive business which she' was
compelled to give up on account
of wretched health and declining
years. Possibly no one ever en
gaged in any kind of business in
the city had more warm friends
than she. Fair in all her dealings,
charitably inclined to a fault, of a
most amiable disposition, it was
but natural she should have
friends.
A years back she under
went a painful operation for cancer
from which she seemed never to
have fully recovered, and a year
or so ago she went out of business
entirely Last fall she was en
tirely ill for weeks, when all hope
was abandoned several times. She
recovered, however, sufficiently to
make the trip to Florida where she
hoped to regain her heaUh, and re
ports from her indicated that she
was improving. When the news
came Friday it was surprising in
deed to her relatives and friends.
Miss Padgette was born in Sur
ry County, N. C , May 23, 1834,
and came to Cartersville in 1851.
She was a member of the Baptist
church since she was fifteen years
of age. She leaves a brother, Mr.
VV. \V. Padgett, of this city, three
nieces, Mrs. I. W. Alley, of this
city; Mrs. J. R. Henderson, of
Stilesboro, and Mrs. W. I. Hen
derson, of Ligon She was buried
at Grand Island, Fla., Saturday.
Last week’s News noted the
death of two of Cartersville’s old
est citizens, coming from Surry
county, N. C. Miss Padgette
makes the number three, all dying
within ten days of each other, and
the three came to Bartow near the
same time and were near the same
age.
BARTOW GIRLS AT MACON.
They are Guests At a Most Charm
ing Tea Party.
From a Macon Telegraph it is
learned a party of Wesleyan girls
were the happy recipients of the
hospitality of Mrs. Jno. P. Ross on
Monday afternoon, when laying
aiiie the quest of learning and
abandoning research into dusty
tomes, they accepted the invitation
to drink 4 o’clock tea, and despite
the unpropitious weather, spent a
thoroughly delightful time with
their charming and gracious hos
tess, enjoying in real schoolgirl
fashion the elegant and delicious
refreshments Served with tea.
The honoree of the party was
Miss Carrie Riley, the lovely and
charming daughter of Judge and
Mrs. A. C. Riley, of Perry, Ga.,
who is a student at Wesleyan
The parlor and dining, room
where refreshments were served,
was embellished with lovely spring
flowers, which detracted naught
from the bright, Dretty faces of
this bevy of human flowers.
Mrs. Ross’ guests were: Miss
Carrie Riley, of Perry, Ga., Miss
Mattie Hatcher, of Columbus, Ga.
Miss Virginia Watts, of Green
ville, 0., Miss May Moore, of
Greenville, S. C., Miss Pearl
Coleman, of Newmarket, S. C.,
Miss Louise Peddy, of Newnan,
Ga., Miss Katherine Dean, of
Alexander City, Ala., Miss Hattie
Price, of Cassville, Ga., Miss
Lalia Whitting, of Dawson, Ga.,
Miss Christine Lumpkin, of Car
tersville, Miss Nellie Knight, of
CartersviMe, Ga., Miss Eleanor
Jones, ot Cartersvilie. Ga.
CARD PARTIES, FUTURES.
Judge Fite Pays Attention to
Them in Grand Jury Charge.
Judge A. W. Fite is holding
court in Whitfield this week. The
following special appeared in yes
terday’s Constitution:
Dalton, Ga., April 3. —The
spring term of superior court be
gan promptly at 10 o’clock Mon
day morning. In the judge’s
charge to the grand jury he very
rigidly called their attention to
the progressive whist and euchre
parties playing for prizes, putting
it in the same category with gamb
ling, and telling them to look
closely into it and to prosecute
anybody found guilty. He also
called their attention to the law on
parties dealing in futures and to
mi
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. MARCH 5. 1901.
for the fray.
Cartersville Firemen Making
Ready to Win Out in
Cedartown,
The local firemen are just now
exercising their physical and men
tal abilities as to how they are go
ing to walk away with all t lose
handsome prizes at the coming
Cedartown tournament. From
the way they have taken hold ol
things they are very likely to be
successful.
At a meeting of the department
Tuesday night Mr. Joe S.'Calhoun
was elected captain of the running
team to be entered. He is empow
ered to draft men—no unreasona
ble excuse will be entertained for
a moment, and if a man refuses he
will be asked to retire • rom the
department.
Captain Calhoun has named the
following 22 men from which 16
will be selected: Lorrie Clayton,
Paul Akin, Harry Clayton, Tom
H. Milner, Ben 1 urse, Madison
Milam, Harry Wofford, Henry
Lumpkin, Horace Howard, Har
rison Dunahoo, Ed Dunahoo, Bob
Dunahoo, Paul Smith, Hal Dobbs,
Gid Hendricks, Evans Hall, Clark
Griffin, Harry Galt. T. A. Upshaw
Chas. Fain, Rufus Powell, K. S.
Anderson. Ihe boys will com
mence practicing this (Friday) af
ternoon and continue three times
a week until the tournament. The
Dixie Club has very kindly tender
ed .he young men the use of their
handsome rooms and athletic out
fits during the training season.
This is a much appreciated act and
will do much to spur the boys to
the very limit.
Cedartown spent last week in
holding a bazaar which was a great
financial as well as social success.
By it and private subscriptions
something over SI,OOO has been
raised for the entertainment of the
five boys.
Cedartown can be depended
upon to give the fire boys and their
friends and those that attend the
tournament a genuine old-time
welcome and entertainment that
will eclipse any of the kind in the
existence of the North Georgia
ana Alabama Firemen's Associa
tion.
AT THE METHODIST.
A Beautiful Easter Song Service
Next Sunday Morning,
The following musical progfarh
will be given at the Methodist
church on next Sunday,
Post lude Organ
Mrs. At Puckett.
Voluntary “He is Risen”
Misses Munford, Akin, Messrs. Milner and
Akin.
Hymn “Joy To The World."
Choir.
Offertory Solo
Mrs. A. B Cunyus.
Sermon Rev. Geo. Yarbrough.
Anthem “Hallelujah.”
Mrs. Felton Jones, Miss Akin. Messrs, Paul
Akin, Toni Milner.
Sevices begin promptly at eleven
o’clock.
CHINA HAS RETECTED
The Manchurian Convention Pro
posed by Russia.
Pekin, April 3.-The Chinese
government has formally notified
Russia that China, owing to the
attitude of the powers, is not able
to sign the Manchurian convention
“However much she might be
willing to grant any special privi
lege to one power, when others
object, it is impossible that, for
the sake of making one nation
friendly, she should alienate the
sympathies of all others.” Li
Ilung Chang says this letter set
tles the matter definitely, and that
Russia was informally notified to
the same effect March 29.
Prince Ching asserts that every
Chinaman except Li Hung Chang
was against signing the conven
tion.
City School Board. —At a meet
ing Monday afternoon Messrs. W.
P. Laramore and J. P. Lewis were
elected members of the city school
b >ard, the four years’ term of
Messrs. J. B. Conyers and Joe M.
Moon expiring. The board is now
composed of Judge J. W. Akin,
president; F. VJ. Ford, vice presi
dent; A. Strickland. A Collins, W.
Akerman, J. W. Knight, W. P.
Laramore and J. P Lewis. Sec
retary has not as yet been selected.
Cuthbert, Ga., March 31 —An-
drews Female college is preparing
for a commencement. Bishop
Candler will preach the sermon,
while Col. John W. Akin, of Car
tersville. will deliver one of the
THAT STORM
Much Damage Was Done in the
Adairsville Section.
At the time of going to press last
week The News could not obtain
information as to the extent of
the damage of the storm that pass
ed over the Adairsville section
Monday of last week. The Ban
ner thu-. tells the story of the ca
lamity that seems to have befallen
many good people:
“Last Monday morning this vi
cinity was visited by a storm of
considerable force. It was a typi
cal cyclone, passing across by
John Anderson’s, Stoner’s, Cox’s,
and on over the hills to Cedar
Creek.
“The greatest damage was done
at Stoner’s, Cox’s and Littlefield’s.
At Captain Mike Stoner’s his large
barn on the right of the road was
blown down and the wheat
house just across from it, and all
of his fencing torn up.
“At Mr. A. M. Cox’s place his
stables and a dwelling were blown
a vay and a mule badly hurt.
“Mr. Landy Littlefield lost al
most everything. His dwelling,
barns, shop, gin house, and, in
fact, his entire farm was laid waste.
The roof of his house and shop
have never been found. The walls
of his house were left standing.
“The loss to our foiests and
peach trees is considerable and the
lands are badly washed by rain,
There was 4.18 inches of waterfall
in twelvv hours. The hillsides are
badly washed and in town the
damage to streets is considerable,
seweis becoming clogged and not
of suciffient capacity to carry
the unusual fall. The damage can
safely be placed at not less than
SIO,OOO.
“It is fortunate that no lives
were lost.”
DEATH OF W. M. GILBERT
He Breathes His Last Near Cass
ville Monday Afternoon.
Aftera sickness of four months,
Mr. W. M. Gilbert, a prominent
citizen of the Cassville section, died
Monday afternoon. Mr. Gilbert
had borne his sufferings silently
and passed away as if in a peaceful
sleep.
The deceased was a most pro
gressive farmer and his plantation
everywhere showed the care and
attention of a sound judgment.
Everything about it wore an air of
cleanliness and good order that
Was refreshing.
Mr, Gilbert at the lime *f his
death was near 75 years of age,
and has been living in Bartow
countv for 23 years. He dame
here from Jewett, Hancock coun
ty. where he had been superin
tendent of the Jewett cotton fact
or \ Before the war he was su
perintendent of Roswell factory,
in Cobb county. When they were
burned down by Sherman he went
down into Hancock canty.
Six children, as well as his wid
ow, bemoan his passing away.
His sons are Mr. Barrington Gil
bert, Rockmart; Messrs. lon and
Robert Gilbert, Aragon; Will and
Lester, Cassville, and the only
daughter, is Mrs. Thos. Gore,
Cassville. The deceased was a
mason of long standing, a consist
ent member of the Methodist
church.
The family has the sympathy of
a wide circle of friends and neigh
bors in their bereavement.
Many a fair young child, whose ppl
lor has puzzled the mothei, until she
has suspected rightly her darling was
eroubled with worms, has regained tne
rosr hue of health with a few doses of
White’s Cream Vermifuge. Price 25c.
Youug Bros.
Much interest is centered in the
coming nuptials of Miss Lucie
Tumlin and Dr. Henry Martin, of
Uni m Springs, Ala., who will be!
married at “Glen Cove,” the homt/
of the bride’s mother. Mrs. Geor/
gia Tumlin, on the afternoon dl
the 17th inst. The bride to be /is
one of the most popular young la
dies of the county, while /he
groom to be is a prominent voting
physician of his section.
One Minute cough Cure, cores
'* ■*■• a w_ mad* #or .
Royal jsss,
Absolutely Pure
Makes tfte food more delicious and wholesome
NEWS Wf/EN IT IS NEWS
ALWAYS POINTED IN
THE NEWS.
ONCE A WEEK 81 A YEAR
PURELY LOCAL
Tax Collector F. V. Smith and
wife have the sympathy of a large
circle of relatives and friends in
loss of their fifteen year old
daughter. Ruby, whose death oc
curred from pneumonia Tuesday
night. The burial was yesterday,
many attending.
The Bartow County Singing
Convent Ton will hold its regular
annual session at Cedar Creek, on
the first Saturday and Sunday in
May. Presiden t Gwin anticipates
a splendid meeting and cordially
inv.tes all. The Cedar Creek peo
ple will dispense the usual hospi
tality.
Mrs. Hiram Williams, of Besse
mer, Ala., widow of the late well
known and prominent furnaceman
of this county, has been in Car
tersville for a few days. She has
just sold the old farm on Pettit’s
creek to Rev H. G B. Turner,
who will move into it the coming
year, it is stated.
Lumpkin Bros, are finishing up
another warehouse, a nice frame
structure alongside the railroad
tracks. Two carloads of buggies
and harvesting machinery are
waiting to be stored. The way in
which the business of this estab
lishment has grown must be grati
fying indeed.
Scheuer’s millinery opening was
largely attended by the ladies of
Cartersville and vicinity.' The de
signs came in for highest compli
ments from the fair ones and M iss
Cason, the head milliner was heart
ily congratulated upon her first
display in Cartersville. She is
from Abbeville, S. C. arid an artist
in her line.
Mr. Tom Sampler, the veteran
drummer, was in the city Wednes
day. He travels for the Avery’?,
at Louisville and has a big trade.
He placed several of the great disc
cultivators with Lumpkin Bros.,
an implement that will revolution
ize cotton and corn culture in this
section. Just as soon as our farm
ers give it a thorough trial one of
biggest rushes yet will be on for
these wonderful machines.
The many friends of Mr. Moses
Scheuer wiP be glad to learn that
le has just successfully passed
through a delicate and dangerous
surgical operation at one of the
sanitariums in Baltimore, and is
doing very nicely. Mr. Scheuer
has been a long, patient sufferer,
ind his many friends throughout
the county will watch his contin
ued improvement with much grat
ification indeed.
Mr. T. Esbun Bradley son of
Deputy. Sheriff W. S. Bradley,
graduated ai the Atlanta College
of Physicians and Surgeons, At
lanta, Tuesday night, standing
high up in a very large class, and
has received his diploma. Dr.
Bradley, though a very young man
has graduated with destiuction
and has a bright career before him.
Mrs. Bradley and Miss Lillian
went down to witness the gradua
ting exercises.
State social circles are much in
terested in the coming marriage
of Miss Louise Cary, of this city,
to Mr. Barnwell, a prominent
young business man of Atlanta,
v hich evqht will occur June sth.
Miss Cajfv is the daughter ot Mr.
and Mr*. H. E. Cary, of this city,
a lady of many graces and
charmis who is very popular with
her many friends and admirers.
The rniarriage will be the social
event of the season, and
wiljr occur at the Methodist
chjirch.
TJanker W. S. Withim sounds a
of warning to the farmers
find reasons this opinion: First,
mills are closing down;
second, only cotton mills buy cot
ton, not hotels; third, there is a
world of cotton in the south;
fourth, the receipts continue very
heavy; fifth, you cannot give away,
much less sell, cotton goods or
cotton yarns, and that this depres
sion will last four months, and he
tells the farmers they will not get
over 6 cents for cotton the coming
season.