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THE COTTRANT AMERICAN.
VOL. XIX.
RTTEN|ON.
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at once and pay what you
owe me. Book must be bal
anced up at end of year. I
hope you won’t delay this im
portant matter;
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M. F.WORD,
The Druggist-
ALMOST A •
CONFLACRATION.
Judge Hendricks Extinguishes In
cipient Fire
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN GREAT.
Cotton at Leake’s Gin Set Aflame
by Christmas Fire Works and
Discovered Soon After,
Judge G. W. Hendricks, on
Monday evening, awhile after dark,
from his home near by, discovered
the cotton bales around the Leake
gin on fire. With members of his
family he hurried to the place and
began heroically to fight the flames
that were fast enveloping the cot
ton. Bucket after bucket of water
was brought and dashed on the
fire, which looked for awhile like
it would get the better of those
working to subdue it and the bales
were tumbled about from one side
to the other on the damp eaith.
As soon as the judge had gotten
the fire apparently put out he went
and notified Mr. John Leake, who
going with the judge to the gin,
found fire had well penetrated the
bales and was still burning and it
took still more work to finally get
it out.
The losses would have run up
into the thousands if the flames
had have done their possible work,
as there was much cotton at the
gin and the build,ng and machin
ery was greatly endangered.
It is certain the fire originated
from Roman candles and other fire
works being set off by persons thus
celebrating Christinas.
Makes tne food snore delicious and wholesome
ROVAL BAKIKU PQWOCR CO.,
CARTERSVII ,LK, UKORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1890.
TBE HOLIDAYS
ARE WITH IIS.
So far no Local Catastrophe or
Accidents-
THE DINNERS AND SOCIABLES-
The Tin Horn and Fire Cracker and
Other Joy-bringers to Small Boys
In Evidence.
The Christmas time with its
joy, jar and jingle, its hubbub and
hilarity, its snap, spurt and spon
taneousness, its benevolence and
better side, is on, but in a few
days another mile post will have
marked the calendar and thoughts
of what time rolling us on to the
end of the century will bring and
what must be achieved and what
circumstances must be met and
turned to the best stead will ob
tain.
The present holidays in Carters
ville have not been unlike other
holidays. There has been the ever
present small boy with his tinhorn,
his fire cracker, his drum, his sky
rocket and Roman candle to drown
with their din and disturb dull day
dreams. Old Santa Claus made
his annual tour and left good things
for the wee ones and older ones
remembered others with presents,
and the piles of holiday goods in
the stores melted aw’ay before the
onslaught of the anxious the few
days preceding Christmas day.
Family dinners and dinners to
friends and sociables were many,
and turkey and oysters, salads,
creams, cakes and fruits and con
fections marked the bills of fare
until digestive faculties are put
again to tne strong test.
JOUBERT LEADER
OF THE BOERS.
Some ofthe Characteristics of the
Famous Dutchman-
A MASTER OF STRATEGY-
Never Served Under Stonewall
Jaokson-But Has Jackson’s
Superb Strategy.
One of the noted soldiers of the
times is General Jan Piet Joubert,
commander-in-chief of the Boer
forces in South Africa.
“Slim Piet” is his name among
his fellow-countrymen. “Slim”
means clever. It does not have
the same meaning as it has in Eng
lish. He is not slim but stout.
He is sixty-eight years of age
and is devoted to his home and his
country. Several ' articles have
been published to the effect that
Genera' Joubert was a soldier in
the Stonewall Jackson brigade dur
ing the Confederate war. This
may be true, but the probability is
that it is not true. The best infor
mation obtainable is that General
Joubert has lived all his life in
South Africa. a In 1836 his parents
were among those Dutch who made
the “Great Trek” out of Cape Col
ony into Natal.
“We went to Natal,” said he,
"and by and by the English came
there. We trekked to the Trans
vaal, and the Englishman tried to
take that, too. But we wouldn’t
move that time, and we are still
free. I do nit hate England.
I hate no man. But let any man
come and try to trample on my
neck, and I will fight till I am free
or dead, even if I have only 20
men.”
General Joubert once remarked
that the British flag was white.
This brought on a discussion:
“Don’t I know?” he added, mild
ly. “I have seen it three times—
once at Majuba, Oflce at Brouker
spruit, once at Doorkoop. Each
time it was hoisted it was white.
He meant that the British had
■surrendered on all these occasions.
Bold as a lion, Gen. Joubert is
tender as a woman. When he
administered that crushing defeat to
Gen. Symons at Glencoe and took
him prisoner his whole mood
changed. He telegraphed through
the lines to Gen. White:
“Regret to inform you that Gen.
Symons died this morning. His
condition improved during the
night, but he became worse this
morning. Please convey my sin
cerest regrets to Lady Symons,”
He never leads to attack with
out his forces sing "Old Hundred.”
Divine service and preaching in his
army on Sunday is as much a part
of the military routine as the
morning roll-call.
ENTERTAINED FRIENDS.
Rev, Sam Jones Dll.es a Gathering
of Gentlemen.
Rev. Sam P. Jones gave a six
o’clock dining to friends on
Friday evening last. There were
fifty guests present, the assemblage
embracing lawyers, ministers, doc
tors and those in other walks.
Brief talks were made by Judges
Fite, Neel and Akin, Rev. Bealer
and others. The evening was one
delightfully spent by all present.
KRUGER OBJECTS.
To the Sale of Munitions of War to
British.
Chicago. Dec. 22. —A special to
the Record from Washington says:
President Kruger’s government
has formally protested to Secretary
Hay against the sale of munitions
of war by American manufacturers
and merchants to the British gov
ernment.
This protest was designed to pre
vent the British government from
obtaining the nmch-needed war
supplies, but it is said it has proved
of no avail.
Secretary Hay has sent a reply to
the Boer government reiterating
the neutrality of the United States
in the present war and declaring
that American citizens in trading
with belligerents violate no neutral
ity obligation. It is said that they
have authority for the information
showing that the Boers have pur
chased supples in the United States.
The position of the government
in the maler of trading with the
belligerents has been since its foun
dation that its citizens have the
right to trade with the contending
belligerents.
TOE PRICE
BE BOBOS.
Has Gone up Since Government
Offered to Buy-
TWENTY MILLION OF DOLLARS
Has M. 01 a t.i me Circulating
MeUium Hi' the Aotlon of the
T r r y.
New York, Dec. 22. —A dispatch
to the Times from Washington
quotes Secretary Gage as saying:
“The treasury has endeavored
to relieve a money stringency in
the only way that it could do so
legitimately. By offers to pur
chase bonds, to anticipate the
interest due and without a rebate
and to go without the income to
be derived from internal revenue,
so that the money could become
available through the depositories,
it has done what it seemed proper
to do.
“Since it offered to take up $25,-
000,000 ot bonds, the prices of
bonds have advanced, and they
hold their price, while many stocks
have fallen many points on the
market. Some of the bonds, now
quoted could be worth to purchas
es less than 2 per cent, at the price
made.
“Of the $25,000,000 of bonds the
treasury offered to buy, but $20,-
000,000 have been offered. The
offer is still standing, We may
get the other $5,000,000 or $6,000,-
000.
“Altogether there will be re
leased from treasury control and
made available for immediate u>e
at various points as the treasury
could not discriminate in favor of
one city increasing its deposits in
banks, about $36,000,000.
“As I have said, the prices of
bonds have advanced. They are
now beyond the price at which the
tjr.g*sury offered to buy them. How
much should the treasury offer td
pay? And when it has offered to
pay a price, will that price be ad
vanced again? That seems to be
a matter worthy of careful consid
eration.”
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What you say when you go home we want to be
our best advertisement.
Our last month’s sales were the largest in our his
tory-business fairly boomed- —and we expect to giye
you inducements that will injure you a saving and
make November the high water mark in sales tor us.
We have every good and fair reason to claim our
stock the largest, the most stylish, the best in quality,
the lowest in price- What more could you ask ? Visit
us and every claim will be verified -we don’t want
your money at the expense of your good will.
Our shoe department is not only an attractive fea
ture —but give lasting service and satisfaction to the
wearer, We keep everything in the shoe line for men,
women and children. See our Children’s School Shoes
—they always please.
Our Ladies’ and Misses’ Capes and Jackets are
twice as large as any former purchase, Another large
shipment just coming in ; thev embrace everything
new and attractive and are very low in price;
Vou can not secure better styles <>r value than we
can show you in Men and Hoys’ Clothing. We are
able fo show men’s suits trom $1.90 to S2OOO, Boys
suits from 68c to $5.00. Let us show you our varied
collection.
No house in Cartersville can equal our display or
figures on woollen Dress Goods and Dress Trimmings,
from the lowest to the best we show, they embrace all
that style eould claim.
A great specialty of ours is Underwear, cotton or
woollen, loc to $2.00 per garment.
Calico, 2>£c, yard wide Sheeting, 4><c, Red Flan
nel, heavy twilled, at 15c, Blankets, 19c to sb,go per pair,
J- W. VAUGHAN & CO.
County Orders.
I am prepared to pay county or
ders on the different funds as fol
lows:
Road fund No. 136, March ’99.
General fund No. 206, May, ’99.
Jury fund No. 185, March ad
journed term March, ’99.
Bailiff and N. R, Witnesses, No.
36, Sept. ’99.
Jail fund No. 326, July, ’99.
Pauper fund No. 924, Dec. ’9B.
J. H. Cobb,
T reasurer.
Public Sale.
Public sale ot hogs, cat
tle, mule and mare at Cass
Station, Ga , at the lot ot
Allen Bros January 6, iq00.
W. L, Thompson.
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trade.
Ought to Com so
a Commission.
New York, Dec. 22. —Ex-United
States Senator Washburn, of Min
nesota, speaking of the proposed
plan to have congress name a com
mission to improve American com
mercial relations in the far east,
particularly in China, said last
night:
“I want to see a commission
named. We should do a gopd
business with China and I believe*
we will if the government takes
hold of the matter in a proper man
ner.
‘T would like to see at the head
of such a commission Col. Charles
Denby, of Indiana. He spent
twelve years in China and has re
cently returned from the Phillip—
pines. He would be just the man
for the nlace, I would not eane
to be on the commission, as my
business affairs in this country re
quire my entire attention,
“The larger part of China’s
trade should come to us. We have
an advantage in point of distance,
and then China is handy to the
Philippines. ”
Notice-
The regular annual meeting at
the stockholders of the First Nat
ional Bank, of Cartersville, Ga_
will be held at the office of the
bank in Cartersville, on Tuesday.
Jan. 9, 1900, for the purpose of
electing a Board of Dire tors for
the ensuing year.
J. H. Vivion, Cashier..
December 6, 1899.
Notice to Teachers of County Pub
lic Schools-
Teachers must send in evidence
of choice of communities to teachs
the school, approved by trustees*
before contracts can be filled. They
will also send statement of grade
of license held, when issued and
from what countf.
This applies to those who have
not yet complied with the rules.
R. A. Clayton, C. S. C.
Dec. 20. 1899.
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