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JOB PRINTING THAT 4TT/J4CTS. PRINTED tf THE NEWS OFFICE- Ef fnMFNCBD BUSINESS |O7 uecbmbkr io. ißgs- Economical shoppers shouid watch the advertising columns of the news for the advantages of the well earned dollar. IN OLD CASSVILLE. lhe Goo-1 Old Town Vividly Brought to Mind. The Nkws has just IbeenOver / .. co nv of the old Cass .'that bears the date rf tanuary =9, th f 15 fu “ of ?„ t i„ s t, inasmuch as those whose int onnrir in its locals oi ad “rtfsements have furnished the storv of Bartow county. The Vr'has seven columns to the S four pages. Even now the ape’r presents a handsome ap earance. that would reflect cred ! upon many of the present day üblications. John W. Burke was ditor and p'oprietor. Ml Burke lived to establish one of the big gest printing establishments at Macon, Georgia. The perusal of the legal adver tising is interesting. The paper was the official organ of several counties, outside of this, old Cass county John F. Brown was sher iff of Cuss, and in his February sales he advertised one negro man named Jim, eighty-five years old. People trot hard up those days as thev do now, and from the number of sheriff sales in the paper they couldn’t pav their debts. Several columns are used in legal notices for the different counties. Among the advertisers were S. H. Pattillo, tailor, of Cartersville; several concerns in Augusta, Charleston and Savannah, princi pal!!'cotton factors; H. M. Mor gan,' Cartersville, A. Leyden and others, owners of the Atlanta ma chine works. The professional cards were those of the Undei woods, of Rome, Dr. Robert C. Word, lawyers of Cas.ville. W. T. Wofford, A. R. Wright, John A. Crawford, James Milner and Marcus Fliggs. Judge J. R. Parrott gives his lo cation as Fairmount, Gordon county. Dawson A. Walker, law yer, Spring Place, James C. Long street, lawyer, Calhoun; Daniel S. Printup, lawyer, Rome. Among the list of county officers Humphrey W. Cobb is mentioned as clerk of superior court. Thom as Booker, sheriff. The editor announces the nom ination' for the presidency, eleven in all, in nine lines A ‘‘special ’ from Charleston states that a min ing company, with eighty “wooly heads” h id 'left for the California gold diggings. In a strong editorial the editor calls a mass meeting to have the “State Road” changed so as to run through Cassville, diverging from its present route at “Cass ville station,” and unite again at or near Kingston. The legisla ture, so the paper states, had pass ed an act making the change, and in a clarion voice, called a meeting to help along the project, and hopefully exclaims, “Cassville will yet take her position among the most flourishing and impor tant towns in the Empire State of the south.’' There were politicians. those | days who “fixed things” as they do ! now. The paper rasps some over the head a few whacks and inform | them that the people are the ones doing business for themselves. Mr. John A. Erwin was a mer chant in Cassvi lie at the time and has a column ad of a great patent m 2dicine, that reads pretty much ! those of the present day. H. M. Morgan advertises every thing, groceries, dry goods, drugs, Patent medicines, hardware, whis kies, tobaccos and cigars. He ca-ned everything and was located "at the big brick store, near the depot ’ at Cartersville. I he paper was sold for $2.00 a >ear, and the publisher complains o a large list of delinquent sub scribers. \v e have them with us e ~. e Y n ever die. l/' \if aper * s tlle property of Mr. • Wofford, who kindly loans dto The News. It is a most in teresting sheet. THE bell telephone. rite City Council Grants It Priv ) dges to Do Business Here. At the regular meeting of the council Thursday night the petition before it at its previous 'Meeting came up, but action was ( e erred until Thursday. The com pany will commence work in six VVee ks and will have it finished as JOn as money and labor can do he petition of the Bell people | N as aggressively fought by the ,° ca l telephone company, who av e been doing business here tor ’ ev eral years, and it is stated will eitinue the war to the end. STILESBORO PICNIC. It Was the Same Good Old Thing and Many Present. The regular Stilesboro picnic came off Saturday as it has been for the past half' a century. On the first Saturday in May the Stilesboro community has its pic nic, rain or shine, life or death, and they are always liberally at tended Saturday a good, orderly crowd, was present, notwithstanding there were two or three counter attractions over the county A splendid dinner was spread out under the great oaks and every body was invited to partake. Enough was on the ground to feed three times as large a crowd. It was much enjoyed, after which conversation among the older peo ple, and some younger ones con sumed the time. A game of baseball was started off between the Cartersville nine No. 2 and a man and eight kids from Stilesboro. When the team, man and kids lined up for battle, it looked pitifully gloomy for the man and his kid's. This gloomy feeling sympathy vanished, how ever, for the man and the kids were game and played ball from away back. In the first hour of the game the gloomy cloud, that could be cut with a knife, settled around over the Cartersville sports. The game was warm, es pecially to the visitors. At the Bth inning the score stood about 7 to 15 in favor of the Stilesboro lay out, and it looked sad for the Car tersville boys. They, however, ran their score to 12, while Stiles boro quit at 15. The game was much enjoyed by all who witnessed it, and the Car tersville team-came in for consid erable roasting. They were al leged crackerjacks when they went upon the field and dismal when thev went off. The throat work of the Cartersville boys was ineffective, as the man and boys were in the same kind of business As base runners the Stilesboro boys picked up bases as thev do rabbits out there, while the Cartersville boys looked upon the bases as for bidden fruit and not for them. Smith, for the Stilesboros did the box work, and besides putting the visitors in a hesitating humor, did some good coaching and batting of the leather. Forrester occupied the box tor Cartersville and did some good pitching, and had a splendid stopper behind the home plate in Howard Hicks. The Stilesboro man and eight boys justly felt proud of their vic tory, as well as their friends, and when the visitors climbed into their hack bound for home, sore, sick and tired, they were given the equine cachinations and serenad ed with the current rag time song, “When Reuben comes to town, etc.” That was cruel and the pro cession moved off towards Carters ville with a faint recollection of having once known how to plav ball. GYPSY CARAVAN. Is Now Traveling South Towards Chattanooga. About the largest caravan of gypsies ever seen in this section is now traveling south to the city, and will probably reach here in time for the members to swap horses, tell fortunes and steal children during the May carnival. The caravan crossed the state* of Kentucky during March and a part of Apri l , and passed Deer Lodge and Harriman, Tenn., some days ago. The caravan is now south of Dayton, Tenn., moving onward to this city. A hundred or more wagons and sev seral hundred gypsies, children, dogs, mules, horses, ponies, etc., constitutes the caravan. —Chatta- nooga Times. It is likely that the gypsies will now come to Georgia as the li cense tax against them has been repealed. The tax committee of the late legislature declined to levy it again, not wishing to ad vertise to the world that a Geor gian could not take care of him self in a horse swap. K. of P. Meeting Notice. A regular conven tion of the Carters- Knights Pythias, Castle Hall. Fridav, May ioth, 1901, 7:30 VMgKSLF p. m. sharp. Work in Ist and 2nd Rank. C. M. Milam. C. C. _ —•-- : - THE NEWS. MR. JOHN T. OWEN. This Former Citizen Writes From 111-Fated Jacksonville. Dear Alex—You have doubt- 1 less, ere this, learned of the terri ble disaster to our beautiful city. And as I have a number of good friends in dear old Cartersville, who will, perhaps, think of me and wonder if lam safe, I take this meth >d of giving information on that point. I will say nothing of the origin of the fire except that it started at 12:30, and spread like a forest fire in July—after a 90 days’ drouth. Such is the reputation of our fire department that no one expected to hear of more than one house ev en being damaged. After the lapse of an hour, without the usu al signal “out,” I started to the: scene, to see if I could be of any assistance to any one, and wassur-! prised and horrified to find that the fire had traveled 6 blocks east ward and five blocks southward ; from its starting point through aj thickly-settled territory, its course \ being also as far northward as it | could find food to feed upon. The! rapidity with which it traveled vas surprising and appalling, so much so that your humble ser vant, while rendering assistance to 1 a friend, found himself almost completely surrounded and had to 1 escape through the back door and through cracks in the fence, and run for two blocks down a street, j one side of which was a wall of fire—through blinding smoke and dust, and the air as hot as that over a dinner stove, with the sparks and burning shingles fall ing as thick as snow flakes. Getting out of that corner I en tered the field at another point where a stand was made to arrest the flames, 13 block* further on, for the mad rush of the angry flames was onward! onward! on ward! seathing, cracking, howl ing. Here, too, we failed and had to iush on to prevent being cut off from escape. Nor did it stop until it reached a marsh cov ered with green grass, sufficiently wide to save one house from being ignited by the intense heat from another. Fortunately, my home was on the far side of the marsh, and I was thus saved a shelter for self and family, and a home for some of the homeless. I am able to extend a regular Sam- Jones’ invitation Come on and I will divide what I have to eat, and those who can’t get in the house can sleep on the piazza or under the house. When night came on, the scene was one of the grandest, 250 acres of ground covered with burning houses, at some places with suffi cient light to show the desolation and from others the flames were leaping as if they were trying to reach the very heavens. The day after the scene beggared description. If you can work your imagination up to such a point, just think of 250 acres of naked chimneys, charred trees, the ground covered with broken stoves, dishes and cooking uten sils, sewing machines and such things as showed that man once lived at this place, Thanks to a kind Providence, my life was spared. My son is on his bed with a sprained limb, he was forced to jump from the top of a house 25 feet to the ground. We think several were drowned trying to escape by the river route. They were cut off and were forced to take to the water. Ralph ! Smith is safe, the fire missed him j just one street on the north and one on the east. This leaves him as happy as a big sun flower. Now I must mention that this firi swept through the best portion of the citv, destroying mansions of great value, court house, ar moiy, convent, all the fine church es, alas! alas! everything in its course. I must close, for, though it is COURT HOUSE SITE BOUGHT. DEEDS MADE, CASH PAID. At the last meeting of the board of county commissioners, it was decided to accept the titles to the property selected by the court house commission, to the lot owned by Dr. J. G. Greene and oth ers. Friday the deeds were drawn up, signed, sealed and delivered to the chairman of the board Mr. L. B. Matthews. A check for iiiUoo was made Out. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. MAY 50. 1901. FOR JACKSONVILLE. Cashier H. E. Cary Raises Seven ty-Five Dollars. When the cry for help came up from the Jacksonville people who lost their all by the big conflagra tion, Mr. H. E. Cary, cashier Bank of Cartersville, determined that something should be done by Cartersville. He assumed the responsibility ot sending $75 and making out a check for that amount, forwarded it Monday morning, taking the risk of rais ing that amo int among the citi zens. Taking the streets he soon rais ed nearly that amount, the peo ple responding promptly and lib erally, The act was a neat one and went a long way towards re lieving the distressing circumstan ces in the ill-fated city of Jackson ville. Jacksonville, Fla., May 7, 1901 —Mr. H. E. Cary, caffiier, Car tersville, Ga. Dear Sir: Please thank your kind people fir their generous contribution to our suf fering city. Check for $75 has been handed A. M. Ives treasur er. Yours gratefully, J. E. T. Bowden, Mayor. SERIOUS FIRE. A Saw Mill Outfit Consumed Sun t day Afternoon. Messrs. James B. Crawford and Sam Farris had the misfortune to lose a saw mill and shingle mill outfit by fire Sunday afternoon. The mills were located on the old Hardy place, where it was be ing operated to get out material for Messrs. Sloan Bros., in their new buildings, and Saturday af ternoon early,the fires were drawn out and banked in a pile at the door of the furnace. Mr. Craw ford was at the mill quite awhile and kept an eye on the fire and when he left he was sure there was no danger in it. Sunday afternoon the mill was discovered on fire and was soon completely destroyed, together with the engine,shingle mill, 10,000 feet of lumber and buildings. It is thought the prevailing winds fanned the pile of coals drawn out the afternoon before into a flame, and a spark therefrom started the fire that destroyed the outfit. TO DISPOSE OF RATS. A Novel But Effective Plan Fur nished The News. Mr. Joe Forrester, of Stilesboro, has furnished The News a novel but effective way to get rid of rats, the great enemy of the farmer. I He says that a gentleman from Alabama told him of the scheme and that he has effectively used it. His barn seemed to be headquar ters for all ratdom,and now not one can be found. He says take a plank about two feet long and 12 inches wide, and in the center of it nail down a piece of burnt meat. Around this burnt meat, carefully avoiding it, sprinkle pulverized potash in good quantity. It seems the rats in reaching the meat step into the innocent looking potash, and soon it begins its work on the feet, and when they are licked bv the rodents the firy stuff is transferred to their tongues and mouths. Thus the rat gets a hot dose all around, goes off and dies or hunts anew location. Mules for sale. A. M. Foute, Receiver. May 3-2 L Sunday, there is other work for me to do. Yours truly, J. T. Owen. P. S. Excuse paper. I lost my office and contents, and am con tent to take such as I can get. Jacksonville, Fla., May 7, 1901. The deeds are now on file at the clerk’s office. The board appointed a commit tee of three to visit court houses and select plans for Bartow’s new one. The committee is composed of Messrs. L. B. Matthews. W. M. King and W. D. Rowland. Just as soonas plans are accepted work will be commenced in earnest. MR. FRANCIS FONTAINE. He Dies In Atlanta Last Week— Once Lived in Bartow. This excellent gentleman, who was for a few years a resident of Bartow county, died in Atlanta last week. Mr. Fontaine was a true repres entative of the old southern aris tocracy, a gentleman to the man ner born. He was a genius and his pen will be long remembered by many. He was for many years editor of the Columbus Enquirer, and his work there was of great importance to the state and its af fairs. Associated with him was Mr. Henry Richardson, another bright genius, and the two made a cuperb team. Mr. Fontain owned and lived on the beautiful farm on the Tennes see road now owned bv Rev. Sam Jones, formerly owned bv Maj. C. H. Smith. While on this farm he introduced many new things in the way of agriculture and took quite an interest in fine stock. BIG SNAKES. The Woods Are Said to Be Full of Them. There is much interest taken by the farmers and people having business in the woods and fields in the enormous size of snakes this season. It was thought last year that larger snakes than usual were seen but it looks as if they are even larger this year. Mr. Joe Bell was plowing Tues day and plowed up> a huge spread ing adder, which rolled on one side and on to its back as if sick. It soon began vomiting and threw up two big frogs. It was killed. A horse of Mr*. Lumpkin near Ferrobutte was bitten Sunday. Several parties report large num bers of cotton mouths, adders and rattlesnake “pilots” being seen and killed. People can well afford to be care ful in their perambulations and al ways have a snake bite remedy convenient. MISSING RECORDS. A Matter of Importance to Land Owners. During the war several of the county records were destroyed and many people own lands the titles of which are not on record at all. Legislative enactment provides for those whose deeds were record ed in the lost books to have them recorded ae;ain. The books des troyed were B, D, E, F. J, K. L, M, N and O. Parties can look up their old deeds and compare with this list and they can determine whether they are on record or not. N. DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN. Mr. J. M. Cox Dies Rather Sud denly Friday of Last Week. Mr. J. M. Cox, father of Mr. James Cox, died rather suddenly last Friday night. Though he had been in declining health for years his sudden end was entirely unex pected. Friday morning he had walked to the field with his son some distance away looking at the crops. His son commenced plow ing and when some distance away noticed his father had fallen to the ground. Hastening to his side he was found as if in a deep sleep, in which condition he remained until a few minutes before he died that night. He died as if in a deep tranquil sleep. Mr. Cox was a native of South Carolina, 71 years of age, moving to Gwinnett county, 50 years ago, from where he moved to Bartow county about 30 years ago. He was a faithful member of the Bap tist church, and was buried at Emerson Saturday. He left a wife and four sons, J. M., Henry, John, andTandyCox. He wasan active man, during life, well liked by all who knew him and his death has occasioned much sadness among them. ' For whooping cough, asthma, bron" chitis or consumption, no medicine equals Ballard s Horehound Syrup. Price 25 and SOcts, Young Bros. ROVAI. Baking Powder Absolutely Pure Makes the food more delicious and wholesome *QVAL BAKINA EOWOEII CO., HEW YORK. HEWS tYfJEIi IT IS NEWS ALWAYS POINTED IN THE NEWS. ONCE A WEEK 81 A YEAR BURY HER DEAD Officials Will Appeal To Prison Commission To Bury Convicts. Atlanta Journal. A case is now before the state authorities, which will in all pro bability bring about a settlement of the qu *stion of whether or not the state is to prepare for burial, under the new law, convicts who die in the camps. Under the old law the attorney general held that the lessees of the convicts had to prepare them for burial when application was made for their bodies. When a convict dies his body is put in the vat and preserved in alcohol for sixty days, at the expi ration of which time, no one hav ing claimed it, the body is turned over to the state medical board and used as a “subject.” If, how ever, application is made for the body within sixty days, it must be turned over to the applicant pre pared for burial by the anatomical board of Georgia colleges, who own the vat and promised to bear the expense ot burial of those whose bodies were applied for. This question was settled at the time Bankston, said to have been whipped to death, died at the Bartow camps. Now that the lessees have been relieved by the new law of th.‘ expense of the preparation of the bodies for bur al, it remains to be determined whether the state will bear the expense when confronted with the refusal of the college representa tives to do so. On April 18 E. S. Burt, of Oglethorpe, died at the Bartow camp, known to the convicts as Sugar Hill. Application has been made for his body, which is now in the vat. As the body was perfectly nude and the applicant was unable by reason of proverty to obtain a coffin, the body could not be re moved Deca'i*- j the anatomical board refused to shoulder any expense. The matter was brought before the governor, who showed unusual feeling, exclaiming with trembling voice: ’’Cannot Georgia bury her dead. I do not care what a man’s crimes have been: after he is dead we still owe him the debt of humanitv.” Burt had been convicted of i.rson The governor visited the office of the prison commission to see if anything could be done, but found that in the absence of the commission he was powerless. It is well known at the cap tol that not long ago, under simitar cir cumstances, the govnor paid out of his own pocket all expenses incurred in the preparation and burial of a convict whose mother had applied to him for aid. Only a few weeks 'igo the gov ernor paid out of his private means for the transportation of a dead lunatic whose relatives had ap pealed to him. A prominent official said: “Governor Candler has secretly helped many unfortunates who have appealed to him in his official capacity, not knowing that he was powerless, and he has always as sisted them and always out of his private purse.” When asked about this case At torney General Terrell said: “I am helpless. The commis sion will take this matter up and it will be settled and some perma nent rule adopted, or if it be found that no law authorizing them to act exists, effort will be made at the next legislature to have one passed.” He said some provisions must be made for the decent burial of the dead by the state as the rela tives were generally too poor to accomplish it. The case will be taken up with the commission as soon as soon as it returns. The attorney general, in his capacity as legal adviser, can do nothing until the commis sion calls upon him for advise. Gov. Candler declared that he would not rest until some provis ion was made by which dead con victs would be properly buried, saying that if no law existed he would push the passage of one whin the next legislature meets. One M. hi. -iMig-h Cure, cures *• • win msdit for