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THE COURAJNT AMERICAIN.
VOL. XVII.
1 BEST.
WHITTEMORE BROS.
Shoe
Polishes
Received direct from the
manufacturers.
ALL COLORS
10 and 25c per Bottle.
M.F.Word,
THE DRUGGIST.
YELLOW FEVER.
Increased Number of New Cases at
Jackson.
Jackson, Miss., Oct. 17. —Con-
trary to general expectation, Jack
son's report of new cases of yellow
fever for today is unusually large,
the total being fifteen. This is ac
counted for by the fact thht the
cool weather tends to develop the
disease in persons whose systems
already contain the germs of infec
tion, but it is believed that further
spread is not possible with the pre
vailing temperature.
The board of health official re
port for the state is as follows:
For the past twenty-four hours:
Madison, one new case and one
death; Poplarville, four new cases;
Starkville, no new cases in four
days; Taylor’s, no new cases, one
seriously sick; Harriston. three
new cases, three critically ill; Ya
zoo City, five new cases and two
suspicious; Natchez,two new cases;
Meridian: two cases; Canton, one
new case and one suspicious; Hat
tiesburg, four new cases and one
death; Waveland, one new case.
File board today issued an order
rescinding an order dated August
I ?th, quarantining Mississipp
agpinstKey West, Fla,
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Captured Two Convicts-
Fast Sunday Mr. Ranse Sellers
and Mr. T. W Tinsley captured
- e two convicts who escaped from
die Bartow convict camp, at Rock
kun, Ala. They were Mack and
“ham Hill, both white, and es
caped about tea days ago, carrying
J*th them one of the best dogs at
*l* camp.
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum baking powders are the greatest
m enacers tp health of the present day.
—■ ROY.i powder CO., new YORK.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS.
The Womans Missionary Society
ofthe Baptist Church,
CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Interesting Exercises Held at the
Baptist Church—Over Three
Thousand Dollars Raised.
The Womans Missionary Society
of the Baptist church of Carters
ville celebrated, their silver anni
versary at the church last Sunday.
The society was organized twen
ty-five years ago, and in that time
it has done a remarkable work.
The exercises were interesting
throughout, and opened in the
morning with an able and eloquent
sermon by Dr, W. H. Patterson on
the subject of missions. A large
congregation was present and lis
tened attentively to the interesting
discourse.
In the afternoon a mass meeting
was held and the missionary soci
eties of the churches were invited
to participate in the exercises. In
teresting talks were made by Col.
J. G. M. Montgomery and Mr. J. H.
Gilreath who were present when
the society was organized twenty
five years ago. Mrs. Posted, ofthe
Presbyterian missionary society
made an interesting talk on the
work of the society of that church.
At the evening service Dr. R. B.
Headden, of Rome, who was pastor
of the Cartersville church when
the society was organized, deliver
ed a very interesting and instruct
ive lecture on the mission work in
China.
During the twenty-five years
since its organization the society
has raised and devoted to mission
work over three thousand dollars.
• The larger part of this money has
been devoted to the work of Miss
Lottie Moon, who w as a member of
the Cartarsville church when she
was sent as a missionary to China.
She has devoted her life to the
work and has now been in China
Iwent-fiye years.
The Womans Missionary society
of this church was the second one
organized in the state, and their
work has been progressive from
the beginning. The collections on
Sunday for the cause of missions
was fifty dollars.
The exercises on Sunday were
entertaining throughout and large
and attentive congregations were
present at each service.
FIRST LYCEUM ATTRACTION.
John Thomas Concert Cos. Re
ceives Enthusiastic Praise.
The first of tlie Lyceum’s at
tractions for the season was the
John Thomas Concert Cos., last
Monday night. The very inclem
ent weather kept many away who
would have gone. Those who
went witnessed one of the most
refined and meritorious perform
ances that ever came to Carters
ville. John Thomas as a humor
ist and delineator is superb, and
every one of the four members
of his company is a star. Annie
Webster Thomas, violinist, en
tranced all with her playing. Miss
Goulland as soprano and Mr.
Hopkins as pianist, were much ap
preciated. There were numerous
encores. The Lyceum is to be con
gratulated on the character of its
first attraction. The next event
of the course is Dr. Hinmau in
November.
DESERTER SHOT.
Henry Dixon Resists Arrest and
Gets a Bullet in His Face.
Griffin, Ga., Oct. 13. — Henry H.
Dixon, a private in Company B,
T iird Georgia, U. S. V., was sht
by a member of his company yes
terday. Dixon is a deserter and
has beea for abqut. a month. Severs
attempts have been made to arrest
him, but without success. He has
made threats te kill anyone at
tempting His arrest.
Early yesterday morning a squad
>t tour, under command of Private
Jenkins, were detailed t arrest
him and bring him to Camp Nerth
i-n dead or alive. The squad was
arnished with loaded cartridges
and proceed to his home, about a
mile and a half west of Locust
Grove, in Henry county, r.nd there
they located Dixon and another
deserter by the name of J. W.
Kitchens in a corn crib.
The detail decided to wait until
day light before making any arrests.
At day light Dixon came out and
discovered the detail, wherupon he
immediately seized his rifle and
turned of Private Marsh, a member
of the detail. Marsh was ready for
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER, *2O, 189S.
him anti in less time than it take.-
t< tell it, had fired a bullet from an
army rifl * through the lower po -
tion of the face of Dixon, his would
be assassin.
Upon examination it was found
that Dixon was still alive. Physi
cians were hurriedly summoned
and the necessary medic .1 attention
Ifiven. Tlie bullet entered his lower
jaw and came out of the right lower
j ivv. The physicians in attendance
sav he may recover. Kitchens, the
other deserter, escaped during the
excitement after the shooting.
LAFAYETTE DAY.
Appropriately Honored by the
Schools of Cartersville.
LaFayette Day, yesterday, was
honored by the schools of the coun
try.
In each school a collection was
taken up to erect a monument to
LaFayette to be presented by the
children of America to France, to
be erected over his grave, and un
veiled July 4th, 1900.
The day was appropriately ob
served by the public schools of
Cartersville in exercises at the
opera house. The following is the
programme.
1. Essay—LaFayette The Pa
triot—Walter Burton.
2. Song—“Daisies”—By istatid
2d grades East School.
3. Recitation —The Bivouc of
the Dead —Lizzie Ford.
4. Essay—LaFayette in the
Revolution —Albert Moon.
5. Song—“Hobson’s Choice”—
By 3d, 4th, sth and 6th grades
West School.
6. Recitation—Liberty Bell—
Lulie Lumpkin.
7. Essay—What LaFayette Did
for Our Country—Bessie Ford.
8. Song—“ Red, White and Blue”
—By East School.
9. Address —By John W. Akin,
president of board.
10. The gathering up of the
contributions of the children to the
memorial fund.
11. Song —“America” —By all
the children.
The exercises were a splendid
success. Great enthusiasm pre
vailed among the children. They
fell little short of “raising the roof”
with their cheers at each patriotic
expression and feature.
The amount of money raised has
not yet been ascertained, but the
contributions were very generous.
If the school children through
out the country have taken hold of
this matter of raising a monument
to LaFayette as heartily as those
of Cartersville, the monument is
an assured success.
Mrs Ballington Booth’s Experiences
Mrs. Baliingfon Booth, of “Thu
American Volunteers,” is writing
out hor experiences in American
prisons, and in the Rlums of New
York,for the Ladies’ Home Journal.
Mrs. Booth lias perhaps come closer
t* the lives and confidences of the
men and worn n in prisons, and to
know the poor better, than any wo
man living. She will not only tell
what she has seen, but she will
point out what her experience has
shown her to he the most efieetive
way in dealing with the people of
the prisons and the slums.
Writing
PRESCRIPTIONS
Is One Thing.
Filling Them is tyiite Another.
The first you intrust to
your physician, and
this is our bid to do. the
second for you.
We have made the ac
curate filling of pre
scriptions a careful
study ; and use only
drugs and chemicals of
known purity.
HALL 5 GREENE.
PHARMACISTS.
A TRESTLE FALLS IN.
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Cars Loaded With Ore Go Through
With It-
TWO NEGROES ON THE CARS-
Go a Distance of Fifteen Feet—One
Negro Bruised—Other Not Hurt.
Narrow Escape.
On yesterday morning while an
ore train from the iron mines of
the Iron Belt Railroad Mining
Company was passing over a tres-
tle over the small creek at the
Guyton ore bank, the trestle gave
way and two of the ore cars load
ed with, ore were precipitated to
t le ground, a distance of fifteen
feet.
The engine had passed safely
o er the trestle,
Two negroes were on the ore
cir-s that went through, and fell
amid the scattered and falling ore.
Will Wofford, one of them, was
considerably bruised but his hurts
are by no means serious. Dr.
Griffin was called immediately to
render medical assistance and left
him comfortable and doing well.
The other negro was somewhat
stunned by the fall but otherwise
received no injuries. Their es
cape under the circumstances seems
miraculous.
POSED AS MENDICANTS.
How Three Pretty Girls Played a
Lady Friend to be First at Feast,
The masculine element have not
built them a eorne.- of either the
nerve or the finesse of the day as
has just be£n demonstrated by
three of the sweetest and very
p "eldest young ladies of Carter; -
ville.
A lady gave at her home a nice
little entertainment and while the
three young ladies in question, who
would have been many times wel
come,hadn’t occurred to the hostess
as guests of the occasion, the
thought occurred to the young
ladies, nevertheless, that they
ought to be, and they made up
their minds to go and to “play for
even” on the alleged slight.
Each one of them got herself up
in the very tackiest garb she
could stir, and looking veritable
Nancy Anns from Way back, vent
ured forth on the street a pictures
que group, bound for the seat of
tne little festivities.
They were stared at in astonish
ment as they wandered on, each
one they met stopping and staring
and remarking upon their primi
tive appearance but never suspic
ioning their identity Reaching
the home, two stood at the gate
while one went in and walking to
the front door rang the bell.
The hostess, who was smiles
over the pleasures of having such
agreeable company within, put on
a stern expression as she beheld in
astonishment the limp old bonnet,
the rag-tied shoes, unkempt hair
and frazzled skirt.
In a tone of an intense back
woods type the visitor said:
“Are you Mrs. ?”
‘‘To be sure, ma’m what may I
do for you?”
“We heard ’ you wuz a good
oonian, nia’m and, we uns is cold
and very hungry too; we’ve walked
many miles today, my sisters out
there and me” —and she paused.
‘ Why I hate to turn you away,
I am snre, I’ve got company, but
if you will come to the kitchen. I
will see what can be dona for you ”
“Yes-’m, scraps ’ll do us mam,”
came from under the himp bonnet,
and the three quaint figures filed
aio md to the kitchen. They were
pitching into things before them
with the avidity of those afflicted
with hunger ‘when the ho: tes
through a minute scruting realized
the features under the sun bonne*.
She caught the girl around the
neck, hugged her and laughed un
she fairly cried, and treated the
others the*same way, and then led
them into the parlor where, hence
they were made the honored,
toasted, feted and feasted guests
of the afternoon.
The girls were so well satisfied
with their looks and their triumph
that they went straightway and had
their pictures taken.
Hood’s Pills are the only pills to take
with Hood’s Sar3rparilla. Cure all
liver ills.
THE PLACE TO BUY.
MONEY BACK IF YOU WANT IT
You Don't Hava to
Ouess at It.
You Can See the
Vaughan’s qualities and
styles are eminently superior to the racket “cheapness,”
and you save money when you invest there. They
labor to supply all who purchase with the best—they
give back the money if every word is not true.
While others complain their business grows—new
customers are breaking away from old beaten paths
and connecting themselves with a firm whose policy is
te give in every instrnce an article that will wear.
You can’t afford to be deceived—establish confidence
when you trade and the gain is yours.
Let these few items tell the price-story :
40 inches all wool Venetians, 50c per yard.
50 inch double width waterproof, 25c per yard.
Standard new style percales, 9c per yard.
Ladies polka shoes, to unload at 50c.
Outing flannels, new styles, 3 1 / 2 .
Heavy bed comforts, full size, 73c, SI.OO and $1.50.
50 pairs of Zeigler Bros, fine Dongola shoes in $225,.
$2.50 and $3.00 qualities broken size, to close at $l5O.
Ladies capes, all sizes, all styles 25c to #IO.OO.
Yard wide sheeting, 2y£c.per y^rd.
Cotton checks, new styles, 334 c to Be.
Fascinators.all wool,assorted colors, 20c, 25c and 50c.
Ladies heavy knit under vests. 1234 c, 25c, 50c and 75c..
Childrens union suit, 25c and 50c,
Every department complete. You’ll get value* re
ceived it you buy.
J. W. VAUGHAN & CO.
Cartersville, Ga.
THE EIRST BLIZZARD-
Earliest W!ntr Storm in the West
In 25 Years.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 1.7. —The
earliest winter storm in the west in
twenty-five years, and the worst,
early storm on record,
almost completely shut
City off from wire communication
with the south, tfie west the
north. An opening on the east
has alone kept the city froifi being
tot illy isolated. It had been gain
ing for the past twenty-four hours.
Shortly after midnight last night
the rain turned to snow and the
temperature dropped perceptibly.
Steadily since then a heavy wet
snow, driven by a strong wind, at
points reaching the velocity of a
gale, has fallen. Hundreds of
telegraph and telephone poles out
in the open have either been blown
down by the strong wind or brok
en by the weight of the snow cov
ered wires.
Pittsburg, Kas., Oct. 17.—A cold
rain in this section was followed
last night by a snow storm, which
covered the ground to a depth of
nearly an inch by daylight.
THE COOPER SHOWS.
Many People Witness a Good
Cheap Performance.
The Coeper Railroad Shews gave
two exhibitions in Cartersville on
Tuesday. The attendance was
more than a thousand people
at the day performance and
seven hundred at night. The
general verdict was that it was a
splendid shew for the rneoey, tho
pri( es being only 25 and 15 cents.
Whil ■ there was no horseback rid
ing, there were most of the other
features of the old-time, one ring
circus that carried alder persons
1 a’k to their younger days
and furnished the same novelty
they had then witnessed to the
children who had never seen sueh
feats. The tents were erected on the
vaennt lot of Dr. Baker near the
Bhelman Hotel.
Do you need a pair of shoes ?
Go to Vaughans’ and you get with
them a guarantee that means some
thing.
Say “No” when a dealer otters you a
substitute for Hood’s Saisapariila.
There is nothing “just as good.” Get
only Hood’s.
COMING NUPTIALS.
Mr. W. P. Phillips Will Wed Miss
Lowe, of Marshalville.
Cards ibyvi> been sent out an
il oum f in gift marriage of Mr. W. P.
Phillips, of the city, to Mias Mary
Ju zshetn Lowr, which will occur
at the home of the brides’ mother, .
Mrs. G. A. Brown, at Marshal vide,
La., on Wednesday October 2bth.
The irirtny friends of the prosp. ctive
groom are already extending their
)' - w
congratulations. He is a genial
end worthy gentleman, while the
bride-t 6 be-is an amiable and pleat*-.
nt young lady who has severat 1
times visited the city.
POPULIST PAPER FAILS.
Much Indebtedness and Many At
tachment Issued Agalnstlt-
Atlanta, Oct, 17. The People's
Party Paper is in the hands of the
sheriff, and the populist* of Georgia
are without an organ. The Augos
ta Tribune says it is not their organ,
and the defunct paper has always
claimecl that honor.
In this the general public will see
tangible and painful evidence of th
passing of the people’s party.
A Narrow Escape-
Thoughtful words written by Mrs.
Ada E, Hart, of Groton, 8. D. ‘ Was
taken with a had cold which set
tled on ray lungs; cough set in awl
finally terminated in Consumption.
Four doctors gave me up, saying I
could live but a short time. I gave
myself p to my Savior, determ
ined if I eueld not stay with my
friends on earth, f would meet nay
ahsent ones above. My husband
was advised to get Dr. King’s New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs.'
and Colds, I gave it a trial, took
in all eight bottles. It has cured
me, and thank God I am saved and
new a well and healthy woman.’*’
Trial bottles free at Yonng Bees. 1
drug store. Regular size 50c and
-11.00. Guaranteed or prie refund-,
ed.
I)o*To-Bc for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. 50c. 41. All druggists.
Ladies, inspect Vaughans’ dress
goods department. If you are
posted you will see values.
When you want first-class watch
work, Gresham’s is the place to
’take it. tf.
NO. 15.