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THE A EWS. THE NEWS PRINTING CO. JOHN T. NORRIS, Sac. and Treas. ALEX. M. WILLINGHAM, Editor. . i.i - -i . ! SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In advance, i year, .... fi.oo ** 6 months, ... ?o On time, i year, .... i.*S “ 6 months 65 Advsrtising Rates Vbrv Liberal and Made Known on Application. Sink Block Next Door to Postortice. Official Organ Bartow County, Agents for The News. For the convenience of our subscribers at the different post offices over the county, The News is now operating agents, to whom subscriptions can be paid. Tnose below have complete lists of our subscribers at the post offices named, where a subscription can be pa- Conner H. Pittard Grassdale. John A. McKelvky Kingston. t. M. Anderson Adairsville I. E. Hammond Stitesboro. J. Murphby Folsom. T. J. Taylor Euharlee.Ga. Hrnrv J. Pratt Cassville Ga. G.W. Covington Pine Log, G • Henry I. Pratt Cass Station, Ga Some philosopher has remarked that sleep was nature's greatest restorer. There is yet some hope for Cartersville. They are still working off gold bricks in North Carolina. The old tar heel state seems to be a lit tle slow. Queen Elberta holds the boards just now, and her entry into the commercial world is awaited with interest and anxiety. The latest war news is to tiie ef fect that the British have ‘‘rushed a Boer laager.” In the United States we presume that means that they have “rushed the growler.” A great many newspapers are complaining that all this political talk is premature. So long as poli ticians keep the bees a’buzzing, you can depend upon political talk keep a’going. Cecil Rhodes now says that dia monds are going much higher in price. The common head should get a rush and supply their wants in this direction. Country editors are all prepared for the rise. J. Pierpont Morgan, the great trust organizer, has just paid $2,- 500 for a dog. Does this mean the starting of a dog trust in the interest of the sausage factories? Where will this thing slop anyhow? Hon. Steve Clay went down to Savannah last week to see his es teemed friend, Hon. Flem dußig non, and Steve declares politics were not mentioned. Good boys, too early yet to discuss such dis tasteful subjects. Rome will soon begin on her regular semi occasional howl. Seab Wright and his prohibition friends are springing the oispensa ry subject upon the people, and sure there will be all sorts o1 r howling. Mrs. Nation, the Kansas saloon smasher, was fined SSO in Kansas City Monday for talking on the streets. The judge reminded her that “Missouri atmosphere was not good for long haired men, short haired women and whistling girls.” That Judge is real rude. Rev. Sam Jones, in Saturday’s Atlanta Journal, compliments Sen ator A. S. Clay highly as an hon est man and a faithful representa tive, and endorses his re-election to the United States senate. It seems to be a universal opinion that Senator Clay will have an easy walk over. Marietta Joui nal. Another poor editor in luck' Sid Lewis, of Sparta, has been dis covered by Hon. O. B. Stevens, commissioner of agriculture, and given a nice job inspecting oils. And then there are people who say editors are good for nothing only to bear other people’s bur dens and cussing. Politicians are putting in their spare moments these days endeav oring to find out what the other fellows are doing. All are mum and will tell you that it is entirely too early for politics. It takes firheV thought and patience to ar range slates for the dear and be loved people. A newspaper man in some in | stances is like other people. He S respects his friends, appreciates a ! kindness, and is always willing to return a favor. In other respects !he resembles his fellow man. He ; will not continue to pat a man on ! the back, tell him what a good man he is, and how much he has done for the town, and give him a free business puff every week, when the man will not, through personal otherwise, continue to patronize the paper. In other words, he stands by the man who stands by him. That’s about the way with the world, and a newspaper man cannot be ex pected to be much different from other people. Don’t you see?— Exchange. THE SPOLIATION OF CHINA. Mark Twain has been having a little friendly discussion with some of the Pekin missionaries a c to the percentage beyond the losses in curred which Christian ethies au thorize to be added to the indem nity demanded of the Chinese. The envoys of the Christian pow ers have no scruples on this score. They do not bother with percent ages. They simply name a lump sum that will more than cover all that can be got out of the country. If China can’t pay, they will take a mortgage on the land and hold possession. The indemnity demanded by the several powers for the trouble and expense they have been put to in looting Pekin aggregates about $500,000,000. Those best inform ed declare that the most that China can possibly pay is $150,- 000,000. Germany alone wants more than one-half of this sum and other dem ands are in propor tion. Mr. Rockhill reports that the discussion concerning the di vision of the sooils will ‘‘consume much more time.” Meanwhile Prince Tuan has started a fresh re bellion and the powers are destroy ing the Chinese forts, the further to convince the government of its helplessness. Russia is not in this game, hav ing accepted the custody of a large Dart of northern China as a par tial satisfaction. Just what claims Mr. Rockliill is urging on behalf of the United States is not clear. They are understood to be moder ate Gen. Chaffee, who still ling- ers at Pekin, enjoys the privilege of protesting against the acts of the other military commanders, but without result. It would have been more dignified and equally effective if the United States had held altogether aloof from a scheme of spoliation that is a dis grace to the so-called Christian powers.—Philadelphia Times. In the light of the recent decis ion of the United States supreme court, in the Chattanooga short and long haul case, in which the railroads walked off with the usual decision, Cartersville can afford to congratulate herself as being so near the Tennessee and Coosa riv ers. Now if the politicians don’t sell out the state road relief may yet be had from the monstrous railroad trust. Col. W. M. Towers, in Rome Tribune, warns the public and dealers that a counterfeit cotton seed mea> has been placed on sale there, branded “second quality meal for feeding purposes.” It contains by analysis only 44 per cent of valuable parts of cotton seed meal. Cotton seed is worth $1.20 per sack, and this stuff should only be worth 53 cents per sack. It is made a misdemeanor to counterfeit cotton seed meal or to sell it. The News desires good corres pondents at Adairsville, Cassville, Pine Log, Cass, Euharlee, Emer son, Allatoona, Stamp Creek and Grassdale. Get your community in the push. Write news and let the outside world know that you are still on the map. Envelopes and paper will be cheerfully furnished. Let your communication reach the office by Monday morning of each week. Don’t use any of the counterfeits of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Most of them are worthless or liable to cause injury. The original DeWitt’s Witcli Hazel Salve is a certain care for piles eczema, cuts, scalds, burns, sores and’ skin diseases. Hall & Green THE WEEKLY NEWS, CARTERSVILLE, GA. MILLIONS TO VETERANS. In the Past Twenty-one Years the Pension Appropriations Have Aggregated $6,468,857. Macon Telegraph. Atlanta, April 15. —Georgia has paid out to confederate veterans and their widows since 1880, the year that the movement was in augurated to pay pensions to this class of her citizenship, $6,458,857, or more money than has been paid out by*ill of the Southern states during the last twenty-one years for this purpose, as the following list will show year by year: 1880 $ 51,0751894 424,640 1883-4 61,585 1895 425,740 ISB6 57,7601890 545.140 1887 28.570 1897 574,660 1889 163,760 1898 609,747 1890 182,280 1899 653,710 1891 184,9951900 676,595 1892 585,0001901 805,0c0 1893 425.6001 'Total $6,458,857 The total amount given above does not include special appropri ations that have been made Irom time to time by the legislature. To illustrate: One special appria tion made some years ago provid ed for the payment of thirty-nine pensions of SIOO each amounting to s3.S°°. The first efforc made by the state of Georgia in the way of rendering assistance to confeder ate veterans was made in 1866, when an act was passed authoriz iag the governor to contract with a manufacturer of artificial limbs to furnish the confederate veterans who reside in this state who had lost an arm or leg, with an artific ial limb, the same to be paid for by the state upon the presentation of a bill with evidence that the terms of the contract had been complied with. The contractor visited the several counties of the state and supplied a large number of artificial limbs where they were needed. In instances where for some reason the limb could not be properly adjusted, the equivalent in money was paid to the man in lieu of the leg or the arm. In 1880 a five years system was inaugurated—that is, an act was passed providing that during the ensuring five years the following amounts would be allowed: Fora leg above the knee, $100; below the knee, $75; for .n arm above the elbow, S6O; below the elbow, S4O. This was believed to be about the actual cost, and was payable in money. In 1883, or two years before the five years term would be up the law was amended so as to reduce the period from five to three years, and in 1888, the law was again changed so as to provide for these payments being made annually. The year previous 1887, an act was passed providing for the pay ment of pensions to men who were disabled from service in the con federate army. In 1889 the pen sion laws were again amended so as to in dude the several classes of beneficiaries under the act. In 1892 pensions were cut from $lO6 to S6O. In 1896 the indigent class was added, and the last legislature amended the act so as to provide for the payment ot pensions to all widows of confederate veterans who were the wives of the veterans during the war for the period of at least six months. From the above statement it will be seen that Georgia appreciates the service given by her sons to the confederate cause, and will continue to assist in taking care of them as long as they are left with us. WASTEFUL CULTIVATION. From Southern Farm Magazine. Avery common and hurtful practice in the south is the attempt to cultivate too much land. This leads to imperfect work; to a system of scratching the ground instead of ploughing it. It re duces the business of farming to a fight with weeds and grass, and not primarily as an aid to the crop. The leading idea with a good far mer is not to fight weeds and grass, but to stimulate by cultivation his growing crop. The extirpation of weeds and glass is incidental, not primary. A farmer who waits for liis crops to become foul before he works them will be apt to have poor crops. The idea that the more land planted in a given crop the more profits will accrue is a transparent fallacy. The profit of a crop is what remains after all ex penses are paid, including interest on investment. A DEEP MYSTERY. It is a mystery why women endure Backache, Heabache, Nervousness Sleeplessness’ Melancholy, Fain ting and Dizzy Spell when thous ands have proved that Electric Bitters will quickly cure such troubles. “I suffered for years with kidney trouble,” writes Mrs. Phebe Cherley, of Peterson. la., “and a lame back pained me so I could not dress myself, dut Elec tric Bitters wholly cured me, and, although 73 years old. I now am able to do all my housework.” It overcomes Constipation, improves Appetite, gives pgrfect 'health.' Only 50c at Young Bros’. Drue store. NOTICE. THE KWsToRE’S POPULARITY IS GROWING EVERY DAY. Cprpim WA| lICQ Oiven to the People Has Oi CulnL vHLULO Brought Success to Us. CLOTHING! C.OTHING!! Mens Suits at double their Value at $2.98 to $4 48 Fine Worsteds, Sertres and Cassimeres at $5.00 to &Q OO Extra fine Taylor Made Suits at 10,00 to 15.00 QUITO A* l Immense Assortment to BOVS’ OUI I U Select From. Men’s Pants. A Great Line at 50c to 5 00 Hats, all Styles and Shades to goat 50c and Up. Underwear, Shirts, Neckwear, Elegant Patterns at Special Low Prices, Big Line Men's, Ladies' and Childrens' Shoes at Your Gwn Price. If you don’t believe us come and see for yourself. If you need anything in our line, it will pfty you to call and see us before buying elsewhere. We ern save you 50 per cent, on your purchases. Come and see whether you buy or not. We will be glad to show you. The Guarantee Clothing House, S. FIHSTE. Proprietor- Next to T. A. Stover. In Mamoriam. On the night of the second of April, Florence Ruby Smith, the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Smith, breathed her last at their home on Cassville street. She was in her fourteenth year, and was a general favorite with all who knew her. I first met her last summer, when I went out to preach at Row land Springs. I was deeply impress ed with the earnestness of the child. There was an intense yearn ing within her deep lustrous eyes of brown, that seemed to be look ing almost to the infinite. When her father moved his fam ily to town, she became a member of my Sunday school and she was pre ent at nearly every service. She had given her heart to God and seemed to enjoy giving to Him the best gifts she had. Even as I write these lines, her face rises be fore me, not as I last saw it, but as it appeared to me in the Sunday school, looking through a rift in the congregation upon the gospel as it was outlined in bright colors upon the blackboard. She seemed to drink in the words of the lesson. This earnestness was with her in her school life, and at home, where the willing hands made the burden of life rest lighter upon the loving father and mother. To our poor human understanding it appears strange that God should take such bright blossom from the flower garden of humanity. (I al ways love to think of the children as flowers among the men and women of the earth.) In this, as in many other cases death proved that he still loves a shining mark and one comfort that can come to those who knew and loved her is MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR A Pleasant Lemon Tonic. prepared from the fresh juice of lem ons, combined with other vegetable liver tonics, cathartics, aromatic stim lants. Sold by druggists. 50c. and f 1.00 bottles, For biliousness and constipation. For indigesJon and foul stomachs. For sick and nervous headaches. For palpitation and heart failure take Lemon Elixir. For sleeplessness and nervous pros tration. For loss of appetite and debility. For fevers, malaria, and chills take Lemon Elixir. From a Prominent Lady. I have not been able in two years to walk or staud without suffering great pain. Since taking Dr. Mozley’s Lem on Elixir I can walk half a mile with out suffering the least inconvenience. Mhs. It. H. Bloodwobth, Griffin, Ga. At the Capitol. I have just taken the last of two bot tles of Dr. Mczeley’s Lemon Elixir for nervous headache, indigestion, with diseased liver and kidneys. The Elixir cured me. I found it the greatest edicine I ever used. I found it tne greatest medicine I ever used. J. H. Men nick. Attorney. 1225 F. Street. Washington, D. C. Mozley’s Lemon Elixir W. A. James, Bell Station, Ala., writes; l have suffered greatly from indigestion or dyspepsia, one bottle of Lemon Elixir done me more good than all the medicine 1 have ever taken. Mozlev’s Lemon Hot Drops Cures all coughs, colds, hoarseness sore throat, bronchitis, hemorrhage and <4*rwt*f!4-I*Mig<di#easeß. Ele gant,reliable. 25c at druggists. Frepared only by Dr H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga. that “The choicest gifts That heaven both kindly Lent to earth Are ever first to seek again The country of their birth.” This life is but a stopping place where we may prepare ourselves for a better and a brighter land beyond the grave. This girl felt the importance of making this preparation and 1 feel that her life was not blotted out, though it brightly shone on earth. No, not blotted out, but like the morning star that blazes in the sky for a little while to be swallowed up in to the brighter light of the day, her young life did not go out but melted away into the day dawn of heaven. When the night of life is over and heaven’s day has dawned she will be found the precious jew that deck the master’s brow a ruby rare within His diadem. I knew her but a short while but I had learned to love her and I drop this little tribute to her worth as a wreath of immortelles to rest above the sacred spot be neath which she sleeps to wait the rising of the resurrection morn. Alex W. Bealer. The Mason Music Cos. will supply any and ev erything in the musical line, from a jaw harp up to the finest Grand Piano made, lowest prices, easy terms. Consent their Cartersville office in Bank Block. When you need a soothing and heal* injf antiseptic application for any pur pose, use the original DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, a well known cure fo:.* piles and skin diseases. It heals sores without leaving a scar. Beware of counterfeits. Hall & Green . Look for the Warning. Heart disease kill* suddenly, toul ■ever without warning. The warn ings may be faint and brief, or may be startling ana extend over many years, but they are none the leas certain and positive. Too often the victim is deceived by the thought, “it will pass away.” Alas, it never passes away voluntarily. Oncn in stalled, heart disease never gets bet ter of itself. If Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure is used in the early stages re covery is absolutely certain in every case where its use is persisted in. “For many year# I was a great suf ferer from heart disease oefore I finally found relief. I was subject to fainting and sinking spells, full ness about the heart, and was unable to attend to my household duties. I tried nearly every remedy that was recommended to me and doctored with the leading physicians of this section but obtained no help until I began taking Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure. It has done me more good thaa ail the medicine 1 eve- took.” Mrs. Anna Holloway, Geneva, Infl. Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure is sold at all druggists on a positive guarantee. Write for free advice and booklet to Dx. ALL* Medical Cos., Elkhart, lud. Unles a woman eats sufficient nour ishing food, she can neither gain nor kaep a good complexion. Food, w T hen digested, is the base of all health, all strength, and all baauty, Herbine will heip digest what you eat, and give you the clear, bright, beautiful skin fno health. Price 50 and 75 cts. Young Bros. In constipation Herbine affords a natural, healthiul remedy, acting promptly. A few email doses will us bually he found to regulate the ex trerory functions so that they are a. co operate wirhout any aid whatever Pricesocts. Young Bros. Cures Blood and skin Trouble* Trial Treatment Free Je ofTT n IOOd pure? Are vou sure 01 it. Do cuts or smt/v, heal slowly? Does your skin or burn? Have pou nimnl ; Eruptions? Old Sores? P B oiis> Scrofula? Rheumatism? Font breath? Catarrh? Are you pa°“! All run down? Then B B R (Botanic Blood Balm) will purifv your blood, heal every sore and give a clear, smooth, healthy skin Deep seated cases like ulcers' cancer, eating sores, painful swellings, and blood poison are quickly cured by Botanic Blood Balm. Cures when all else faitc Thoroughly tested for thirty years. Drug stores $1 per large bottle. Trial treatment free bv writing Blood Balm Cos., Atlanta Ga. Describe trouble. Free medical advice given until cured Over 3,000 voluntary testimonials of cures by B. B. B. WORKING NIGHT AND DAY Ihe busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr King’s New Life Pills. Every pii[ is a sugar-coated globule of health that changes weakness into strength listlessness into energy, brain-fag into mental power. They’re won derful in building up the health. Only 25c per box. Sold by Young- Bros. K Many persons have hadlhe exceri enoe of Mr. Peter Sherman, of North Stratford, N. H., who says. “For years 1 suffered torture from chronic indi gestion, but Kodol Dyspepsia Cure made a well man of me.” It digests what you eat and is a certain cure for dyspepsia and every form of stomach trouble, at once even in the worst cases and c-a’t help but do you good Hall & Green. OLD SOLDIER’S EXPER IENCE. M. M. Austin, a civil war veteran, of Winchester, Ind.,writes: “My wife was sick a long time in spite of good doctor’s treatment, but was wholly cured by Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which worked wonders for her health.” They alw r ays do. Try them. Only 25c at Young Bros, drug store. WORKING 24 HOURS A DAY. There’s no rest for those tireless little workers Dr. King's New Life Pills. Millions are always busy, curing Torpid Liver, Jaun dice, Biliousness, Fever and Ague. They banish Sick Headache, drive out Malaria. Never gripe or weaken Small, taste nice, work wonders. Try them. 25c at Young Bros. A FIREMAN’S CLOSE CALL. I struck to my engine, although every joint ached and every nerve was racked with pain,” writes C W. Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of Burlington, lowa, ”1 was weak and pale, without any appetite and all run down. As I was about to give up, I got a bottle of Electric Bitters and, after tak ing it, I felt as well as I ever did in my life.” Weak, sickly, run down people always gain new life, strength and vigor from their use. Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by Young Bros. Price 50 cents. YEARLY to Christian atter our growing business in this and ad joining counties, to act as M anager and Correspondent; work can be done at your home. Enclose self-addressed, stamped particulars to J. A. KNIGHT, General Manager, cor coran Building, opposite Unitea States Treasury, Washington, D. C. The Portraits of Our Presidents With Biographical Sketches BY General Charles H. Grosvenor Title page designed by Tiffany 1 his inaugural year, when the public mind is aroused over Presidential questions, is a fitting time to issue Genera) Grosvenor’s book Its sale is already tremendous, and will perhaps exceed that of Geneial Grant,s Personal Memoirs, Evert) patriotc American desires to read what General Grosvenor has to say of George Wash ington,! honias Jefferson, Andrew Jacksou, Abra- JVPP Lincoln,.Piesident McKinley and the other chief Executives of the Nation. Everybody de sires to read what Ceueral Grosvenor the staunch old Republican leader in Congress, will say oi that staunch old Democrat, Andrew Jackson, the rather of the Democratic Party. General Gros nenor has thrown into his sketch of Jackson all 1 |' e h re and energy of his nature. The biography of lhomas Jefferson is grand. The biography.of Lincoln is as beautiful as a sunrise over the niil tops. Generai Grosvenor has personally known all the Presidents since the time of James Buch anan. The General’s book will therefore contain history which has never before been published written from his own personal observation of these great men. General Grosvenor has served in Congress lor nearly twenty years, and he has served his countsy in War and Congress for nearly forty years. The book contains twenty tour large Photogravure Etchings as fine as Stee Plates, printed by hand, on heavy piate pai er, made e penally to order. These 24 Photograure Etchings are in different tints, and are well worth $2 each. These Portraits are made from the Paintings endorsed by the family and near relatives of the Presidents. Two years time and a fortune have been expended in securing these reproductions. The complete book is well worth £SO, but the price has been placed so low that the most humbl- American citizen can own it. The biographical sketches are printed in large open r.ype in jwo colors; the work is so beautiful that when people see it they want It. The advance sale is already very large. President McKinley was the first subscriber. There is one edition known as the President Edition de Grande Luxe initial letters hand painted. Portraits hand col ored, title page band illuminated, registered ana numbered: subscription price, #250. Orders ana applications for territory are coming in rapidly A high cfass man or woman of good social stand ing can soon make a small fortune taking orders in this community. Send references and aPP‘> for terms quick, as the rerritory will all be as signed soon. Addrees i HE CONTINENTAL PRESS, C'ORCOPAN BuiLRTNd, Orro’siTE United State* TreasoK’ , WASHINGTON, D. C.