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FEBRUARY 22. lima
What to do with our ex-pres
idents has always been a problem.
John Quincy Adams went to the
ower house of congress; Andrew
Johnson went to the senate; Hayes
run a poultry farm; Grant became
a traveler and entered business and
authorship; Harrison became a pro
fessor of law; Cleveland lectured in
Princeton college. Now it is pro
posed to make the latter a member
of the New Jersey fish and game
commission.
W. H. LUMPKIN FOR SENATE.
We are glad to hear that Hon.
\V. H. Lumpkin has almost con
sented fo allow his name used in
the race for state senator this year.
Mucn pressure is being brought to
bear on him. His friends on all
sides are importuning him to enter
the race and we cannot see how he
can refuse them. Should he run
we are sure his candidacy will meet
with universal approval. In fact
we do not think he will have any
opposition as he is a man every
inch of him. No one could find
any fan i with h m or find a fl tv
in hisco du t. Wes'n.'ere’v tru
that he will o';v axil secure tb
unanimous vote of our people.—
Adairsville Banner.
The British losses in South
Africa up to January 20th, seven
ty days after the declaration ot
war, were; Killed, 859; wounded.
3,813; missing, 2,389; total, 7,061.
As the winning and losing of Spion
Kop did not cost more than about
300 killed and 200 wounded, the
total losses up date are consid
erably less than 7,600, Both the
fe ierals and the confederates lost
fully twice as many men in every
one of the greatest battles of our
civil war. In view of the facts,the
Ti mes-Herald of Chicago is not un
reasonable in saying that '‘the
talk of an empire tottering because
it has lost half a dozen skirmishes
-at a cost of less than one thousand
killed is enough to make command
ers like Napoleon and Wellington,
Von Moltke and Skobeleff, Gram
and Lee turn over in their graves
with amazement at its childish
ness,”
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You have used all =
sorts of cough reme-1
dies but it does not!
yield; it is too deep
seated. It may wear
itself out in time, but
it is more liable to
produce la grippe,
pneumonia or a seri
ous throat affection.
You need something
that will give you
strength and build
up the body.
SCOTT’S
EMULSION
will do this when everything
else fails. There is no doubt
about it. it nourishes,
strengthens, builds up and
makes the body strong and
healthy, not only to threw
off thi* hard cough, but to
fortify the system against
further attacks. If you are
run down or emaciated you
; should certainly take this
nourishing food medicine.
; t- and ?i.oo, *ll druggists.
SCOTT it BOWSE, . hem Net York,
a lesson of the hour;
In congress a few years back a
’ member from the Palmetto state in
disc;; ...ing a currency measure
; nil. re the assertion that in his state
the ew •> not $2. 50 per capita in
cireula 1 ion, while in Massachusetts,
it was estimated there was some
thing like SIOO per capit;. That
statement itself furnished a good
lesson to the communities ot the
south, in which the conditions were
the same as in South Carolina; for
Massachusetts, though only adap
ted to agriculture to a limited de
gree as compared with some other
regions, was prosperous because of
her well directed manufacturing in
terests.
South Carolina herself has since
awakened to the situation and has
taken the step needed to change
things if not to a reversal of the
picture, to at least a more agree
able equalization of the benefits of
the country’s currency. She has
built factories, one after another
and each reaching 2 plane of thrift,
until now those who thought of
leaving the state for a section
where they hoped to find better
times are content with their own
surroundings because employment
is found for the idle generally
while the farmer see’s prosperity
through the home demand for what
he raises.
The lesson taught by South Car
olina's wisdom and enterprise is
one that should be profitable to
jther localities of the south. The
northern manufacturer has for
ome time seen the handwriting on
- 1 • wall, and knowing that the fac
.jiy must through circumstances
be driven to the raw material, has
either planned to move his plant,
when such a thing shall be necessi
tated, to the south or newly invest
here so as to meet the constantly
growing competition steadily de
veloping here.
In CartersviUe factories would
have the benefit of cheap coal and
other necessaries accessible and
cheap and transportation rates as
good as many of the larger cities.
Idle money at home could find a
fine avenue for profit through in
vestments in this line. A poke
easy, wait-for-something-to turn
up gait will not win us advantages.
Pluck and a spirit of grit, stir and
determination will.
POPULATION AND REPRESENTA
TION
In this end-of-the-century year
t is interesting to compare statis
tics of population in the United
States with the showing of the lasi
preceding end-of-the century year,
says the Philadelphia Record. It
is believed by the treasury actuary
that we now number about 76,148,-
000; very likely the forthcoming
census will disclose a populatioi
of 80,000,000. In 1800 the total
population of the Uni ed States
was 5,308,483; in 1890 it had reach
ed 62,622,250 (exclusive of Alaska
and Indian Teriitorv,) or twelve
times what it was at the close of
the eighteenth century. The rela
tive standing .if the states as to
population had also wonderfully
changed in those ninety interven
ing years of expansion and indus
trial progress. A comparison shows
these changes in comparative stand
ing between the states in the un
ion in 1800 (there were only twen
ty states then) and the twenty that
led in population in 1800:
1800. 1880.
Vindnin 680,200 New York 5.997.85:.
I’ennsj Ivania... (.06,365 IVnns\lvnniu.. 5,J0'.el
New Yor. Am. 051 IlHi.oiw 3,826 3. r .
N Carolina 47', 103 Ohio 8,672. Mi
Maownchusetts, 422 >45 Missouri 2.679,1'.
S. Carolina 345,691 Massachusetts 2.238,9*
Maryland 341.548 Texas *2,235
Connecticut 251,002 Indiana 5,102,40
Kentucky 220,055 Michigan 2 093,"
New Jersey 211,140 lowa 1,911.89*
N. HHtu|>ehlre.. IKt.'SS Keutucky 1 '58.(2;
Oeorgia 192,0.86 (J. orßia 1 '37,35:
Vermont 164,465 ( Tennessee 1.707.51'
Maine 151,719 . Wisconsin 1,686,''.
Tennessee 195 602 1 Virginia 1,655,9-.
anode I slant;... no, 122 t Nor. Carolina, 1.617.94;
’Delaware 64 273 ; Alabama 1,513.* 17
Ohio g 46.365 ! New .Jerse. 1.444.9 "
Mississippi...... S,sso I Kansas 1,427,0*.'.;
Indiana 5,641 1 Minnesota 1,301,826
These figures clearly show the
westward march of population; but
even a stronger proof of the move
ment is afforded by the periodical
changes in the centre of population.
In 1800 this was eighteen mile,
west of Baltimore, Md.: in 1890 it
had moved westward to twenty
miles east of Columbus, Ind.—a
total westward move of 464 miles
All of this means much more than
appears upon the su -face; it indub
itably means that the politica’
power of the west has expanded to
such a degree that the next eon
gressional apportionment, which
will be based upon the census re
turns of this year, will give that
i section more political power in the
following congress than it now eu
Amsraoa’a Great&si Misdeem®.
joys. Since the east has not gen
erally kept pace with the growth
of the west its congressional rep
resentation must suffer a conse
quent deterioation in comparative
strength, whetner the ratio of rep
resentation be increased or left as
at present.
For obvious reasons, however,
the ratio of representation will
probably be increased. Under the
apportionment made after the cen
sus of 1800 the ratio of representa
tion was 33,000. In 1890 it was
1739 0 x after the present congress
it must be more than 200,000, if
the present numerical strength of
the house is not to be largely in
creased. A house containing more
than the present number of mem
bers would be unwieldy and inim
ical to the dispatch of the public
business under present legislative
methods, unless the speaket should
be clothed with more despotic pow
er than ever —a most undesirable.
alternative in a republican govern
ment.
THE NEXT REAPPORTIONMENT.
The Milwaukee Sentinel, dis
cussing the above, observes that
the twelfth census, which is soon
to be taken, is expected to show a
population of about 75,000,000
people in this country. Such an
increase would be about the same
as has been shown on previous
counts of the population. The
ceil; us taken in 1870 showed a pop
ulation of 38,558,371; that in 1889
of 50,155.783, and in 1890 of 62,-
662,250. It is probable that the
census of 1900 will show approxi
mately an equal again, which will,
therefore, bring the population up
to about 75)000,000. With this in
crease in population will come the
necessity of reapportioning the rep
resentation in congress accordidg
to population.
At the last reapportionment an
additional representation of thirty
one members of congress was made,
though the ratio of representation
was raised from 151,91 1 to 173,901.
The number of representatives in
the lower house was increased
thereby from 325 to 356, and one
representative has since been added
from Utah, making the total mem
bership 357. It is said to be the
opinion of congress that this num
ber is sufficiently large, so that it
is likely that the next reapportion
ment will provide for such an in
crease in the ratio of representation
that the membership of the house
will remain numerically the same
that it is now. If the population
should be 75,000,000 this would
make the ratio of representation
one member for every 210,083 in
habits ts. Such a change would
result in material changes in the
number of delegates from different!
states, -and would, it is thought,
perate to increase the representa
tion of western states at the ex
pense of the eastern and southern
Tates, as the center of population
has steadily been moving westward
in recent years.
DATE IS FIXED-
North Georgia Fruit Growers Meet
at Adalrsville April 4-th and sth.
G. H. Miller, presjdent of the
North Georgia Fruit Growers’ In
stitute, officially announces that an
annual meeting Will take place in
Adairsville, April 4th and sth.
This meeting is of vast interest
to fruit growers of north Georgia,
Ind there should be a very large
attendance.
Let every mail interested in the
advancement of the business to be
present April 4th, and sth.
K. of P. Meeting Notice-
A regular con
vention of Car
tersville Lodge de*
No. 42, Knights^^
>f Pythias,
will be held in
the Castle Hall
Friday February
'23d at 7:00 p. in
sharp. Work in Ist and 2nd Rank.
C. M. Milam, C.C.
W. H. W iKi.F, K. R. S.
Mow Are Tour Kidney* t
Pr Hob’s Sparacns Pills cure all lirinev ills. Sam
•utl'o6. purling Cbicaso or S. V
I 1 , -WITH- :
1 f ABER.;
BUSS THAT WAS SUDDEN.
A dusky housemaid who livfes in
the country but who had been in
the service of a lady in town had
staid in her new realm about as
long as she thought the frazzles
and tags to the liand-me-dowu
wrap she possessed could stand the
strain of usage without evoking
adverse comment among her ertst
while town associates, and came in
on a recent cold morning to see
how the town had grown in her
absence and renew old acquain
tanceships. The first one of her
old friends she met was Liza Ann,
and the two stood on the street cor
ner, Liza Ann was being dosed ar
dently with a rigmarole of her
friend’s experience since she left
“updar at Miss Mary’s.”
Net, somewhat blacker than the
other two, and “not fitten to ’so
ciate wid,” according to the way
they expressed it, stood close by
and said “What you niggahs talk
in’ ’bout so glibly dar.”
‘‘Dat’s none o’ business,”
came in joint chorus.
Presently the former mistress of
the girl from the country came
down the sidewalk and attracted
the attention of the two conversa
tionalists.
“Don’t she look nice dis mawnin,
do.’ Miss Mary, she always wus
mighty purty. Good mawnin’,
Miss Mary, I’se so glad to see you;
ain’ you got a place up dar agin
for yo Sallie. I always did tink
Miss Mary de best woman in dis
town,” came in animation and un
broken volume.
“No, Sally, I haven’t any place
for you just yet, but I am glad to
see you; how are you getting along
any way?” said the former employ
er with a pleasant air.
“O! I’se gitiu’ on fust rate.”
Soon Miss Mary moved away
and Sally saw laying on the side
walk a pretty silk handkerchief,
unrumpled and like it came in orig
inal folds from the red box with
tinsel cord around it in the store.
Sally grabbed up the precious fab
ric and held it up to admire it,
when Net.wliohad stood insphynx
like silence, in a tone of fog horn
scope, shouted: “Dat mine, nig
gah.”
“Who you talkin’ to? you sho’
aint had no raisin’. You spose I
aint been livin’ in dis town long
nufT to know you nevah had sich
a hangcher in yo’ life as dis. De
ve’y ijear of you sayin’ dis yo’
hangcher. I seed Miss Mary go
dippin’ by dat hangcher whar some
nice white lady drapped it, and she
didn’ seed it, and I said right den
I gwine to pick it up. I don’t
speck I evah will find de ownah,
does you Liza Ann?”
Liza Ann gave a thoughtful
wink.
Sally continued: “De impid
dence o’ dat niggah savin’ dat her
hangcher, an’ she so black and
greasy lookin’ too. Bressmy haht,”
after lifting the handkerchief to
her nostrils, “ef dis aint got colome
on it, des sloshed on dar fresh I
spec, fum some lady’s big bottle on
de dressah. When Bill come to
see me nex’ Sunday he gwine to
smell me soon as he git fur as de
bahs down at de big road.”
Seeing a piece in a paper the
other day headed “Mischief Brew
ing in Europe” leads one to say,
it’s already brewd in one quarter at
least, and brings up again the
story of the fellow who took up
the collection in the church and
started out at the door with the
contribution basket, when the min
ister, with finger pointed at him
and in solemn tone, said, as he dis
appeared from view: “Young man,
if you go away with that money
1 you’ll be damned.” A rough look-
I ing observer in the congregation
1 turned in the direction of the flee
ing figure and said, “and if he aint
gone with it I’ll be damned.”
Observing the doubtful loox on
his countenance as he held in his
hand a missive seemingly ready
for the mail, I halted at the beck
of a sturdy coon with one eye in a
ing an 1 a creased-in well veuti-
lated Fedora hanging impatiently
over his left ear.
“Boss, does you reckins dis
yere’ll go ?” ' >
“I reckon it’ll go to the dead let
ter office,” I said as I observed the
scrawls that looked like they had
slipped down in a huddle at the left
hand corner of the envelope.
“Dat letter aint daid, and I wants
it to go to a pusson,” he said.
"Can’t you now fix it so hit’ll go?”
Here was the hyeioglyphics
translated into sure enough letters
"juberture eleakauderesq
durToun ttichugercoga.”
By dint of persevering query I
managed to find out that he want
ed the letter to go to the address of
“Jupiter Alexander, Dirttown,
Chattooga county, Ga,’’ and with
that vade mecum of modern scrib
blers, a fountain pen, the address
was put on it is hoped so as to be
intelligible to the classical eye of
Uncle Sam’s ma’l clerks.
WOMAN - -
. . !l\ KSi ... i .VLIiOIX . .
CUISINE DOfs.
Nut blocks. Chop fine, half a
cupful of blanched almonds, the
same quantity of pine nuts, pecans
and Brazilian nuts. Pack them
into a square mould. Chop fine
half a pound of raisins, stoned, an
equal quantity of dates and figs;
mix them together and pack them
also into a mould. Cut thin slices
of the nut cheese, and thin slices
of the fruit cheese, put one slice of
fruit cheese between two slices of
nut cheese; press them together and
cut into blocks.
Pineapple punch. Boil togetl r
two pounds of sugar and a pint ot
water until you have a syrup that
will spin a thread. Take it from
the fire; add the juice of sixlemons,
and two grated pineapples. Stand
this aside over night. When ready
to serve turn this into a punch
bowl; add a large block of ice and
dilute with either plain or apolli
naris water.
FASHION NOTES.
Cotton shirtwaists. Even at this
early date it is quite safe to make
jup white pique, lawn and fancy
; hemstitched goods, also stri ed per
cales. Irish linen and madras
White is to be the favorite this
summer as it was last. Make the
sleeves of the shirtwaist small, and
use tucks of every description.
Duck skirts will be worn next
season, but they are heavier and
warmer than piquelinen; duck and
pique must be shrunk before being
made up, no matter what the mer
chants say.
SOCIETY.
Misses Edna Miller and Ethel
Mobley returned to Atlanta last
Thursday. They were the recip
ients of many social attentions
while here.
Miss Ruby Camp, of Atlanta,
was the guest of friends here for a
few hours last Wednesday.
Mr. Armaud Deßosett, of Wil
mington, N. C., spent last week in
the city, the guest of his sister,
Mrs. J. W. Harris.
Miss Mary Louisa Jackson, a
popular young lady of Atlanta, has
been visiting her cousin, Miss Lena
\ The Cure that Cures
* Coughs, {
\ Colds,
; Grippe, j
, Whooping Cough, Asthma,
V Bronchitis and Incipient
Consumption, Is j
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25&5thW
Renfroe. Miss Jackson i s
tins season’s most attracts
ants. Miss Renfroe ac ~n de!l ®
her home last Monday. "
Miss Annie Milner l e <t t I
on a visit to Miss Pauline SM
m Atlanta.
The Bazaar will open tns 1
alliU beauty. P rett^0
Still prettier girls presiding*!
them. Good things to e ? t J
plenty of people to eat then,
merchants were very ij] )er , V
their donations to the ladies rM
following is the list of
given; Book store, book ■uS
man in White;” Hall and Creel
brush duster; Mr. Bernstein YJ
pair of towels; Jones Bros whi J
Scheuer, silk for shirtwaist- Jl
Burton, bridle; Miss ShoekW
pieces for embroiderv, belt rl
trimm.ng for doll hats; Dr sSI
lunch basket; Dr. Coester eas-tS
A. C. Williams, coal; Mr. Mun’fcll
gave, the use of the store-
Gussie Calhoun, the use of t
piano; Mr. Norris, insured thl
piano; Griffin, Jackson & Cos -J
rocking chair; Mr. Gaines, ma.bl
biscuit board; Mr. Gilbert salal
bowl; Mr. Word, celluloid framj
mirror; Mr. Charlie Collins a o oj
for two aprons; J. W. Vaughan 1
Cos., box of ribbons; Geo. S. Crouch!
one pair of towels; Lumpkin Bros!
whip and rake; Young Bros, perl
fume and tooth powder; G. W. s a J
terfield & Sons, blue crochet babl
saeque; Knight Hardware Cos., te|
kettle; Mr. Gresham, sterling’bol
bon spoon, souvenir
W. F. Baker, solid gold cuff but
tons, bon-bon spoon. Toniglr the
minuet will bed ’need by the fob
lowing young people: Miss Idalu
Milam and Mr. John Calhoun,
Miss Oetavia Smith and Mr. John
Norris, Miss Cornelia Field and
Mr. Tom Milner, Miss Marian
Smith and Mr. Morgan, Miss Rosa
Aubrey and Mi. Paul Akin, Miss
Florence Milner and Mr. Joe Cal
houn, Miss Julia Smith and Mr.
Hampton Fields, Miss Estelle Cal
houn and Mr, Ruohs Pyron, Miss
Sallie May Akin, pianist. Begin
ning tonight at six o’clock an ad
mission of ten cents will be charged.
Miss Sarah Granger leaves Sat
urday for Atlanta on a visit to
Miss Mary Graves.
Misses Ella Neel and Marylu
Wikle went to Atlanta yesterday
afternoon to attend a reception
given by Miss Shropshire.
Woman's Club Reception-
Rome Georgian.
The reception tendered the social
and literary organizations of the
city, by the Woman’s Club Thurs
day, was an event in which every
thing combined to make a beauti
ful success.
Mrs. John C. Printup, president
assisted T>y members of the club,
did the honors most gracefully.
Light refreshments were served
from a table set apart. Mr. Barker
gave a few charming character
sketches, Mrs. C. D. Wood sang
delightfully and the brilliant piano
performance of Miss Neel, of Car
tersville, as was Miss Estelle Mitch
ell’s recitation, given by special re
quest, together with the entire pro
gram appreciatively applauded.
A great many ladies called, and
the afternoon was much enjoyed.
The Modern Mother
Has found that her little ones are
improved more by the pleasant
Byrup of Figs, when in need of tne
laxative effect of a gentle remedy,
than by any other. Children enjoy
it and it benefits them. The true
remedy Syrup of Figs, is manufact
ured by the California Fig Syrup
Cos. only.
How are You Fixed Today
for something to eit ? The follow
ing prices are for Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of the present
week,
10 lbs. cabbage for 25c.
Lest than 10 lbs. per lb. 3^o.
Prunes 4 pounds for 25c.
Heinz’s sweet mixed pickle per
qt. 20c.
Heinz’s plain spiced cucumber
per doz. 12c.
Heinz’s plain spiced cucumber
per gal. 50c.
These pickles have no equal.
8 pkges roasted coffee SI.OO,
Special price on flour by the bbl.
A few pounds nice citron half
price.
4 large 10c. size cocoanuts for
25c.
Georgia ribbon cane syrup fine,
per gal. 50c.
Best cream cheese 17-2. Import
ed inackaroni 15c.
How about a peck of nice dry
walnuts to crack for the children?
Only 15c. per peek, j
Yours for something to eat,
Satterfield & Gilkeath
Phone 5.
“Rob Reter to pay Paul.” That is
what they do who take stimulants Cor
weak nerves. Hood's Sarsaparilla give*
true nerve strength.