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THE COTJRANT AMERICAN. VOL. NX. BRILLIANT social event. u/Pddine and Debut Party of C mV a^ d Mrs. Cary and Daughter. r ,c t Saturday evening from 8 to „ L ,he hereof Mr. and Mrs. H. | l Cary on North Erwin street. , 1 the scene of one of the most j brilliant social events ever known The occasion was the twentieth wedding anniversary n f Mr and Mrs. Cary and the debut of their daughter, Miss Louise, into society. . The front was enclosed with canvas and the mellow glow from the lights within gave a cheery aspect and imparted an ac ceptable welcome to the assembling gl The decorations were tasty, and artistic effects were noticeable in the arrangements. The whole house was thown open. The lower floor, except the dining room, was done in Christmas effect, holly and mistletoe being manifest, while smilax in clever twinings and dainty wreathes on mantels, windows and walls, nodded obei sance to stately palms in stoic placidness in prominent corners and passways. The dinning room was in green and white and the effect not only prevailed in the decorations but was carried out in the refresh ments. Mr. and Mrs. Cary and Miss Louise stood in the front parlor to receive the congratulations of their friends and these weie offered with a heartiness and sincerity that must have met a sense of warm gratitude in the heart of each of the handsome home group. Mrs. Cary was becomingly gowned in pink bengaline silk and mouselaine, with velvet and gold buckles. Miss Cary was atttred in white chiffon. She is a blonde of stately carriage and was a picture of love liest.young womanhood. No de butante of late years is more pop ular in Cartersville than she. Refreshments were served in the back parlor and were delicious and bounteous. Coffee, as well as punch was served in the dining room and these popular resorts of the guests were made more so by the grace and graciousness of the ladies who directed the serving of the refreshments. * The presents were in The draw ing room and were many and handsome ; among them was a magnificent bird set given by the directors of the Cartersville Bank, of which Mr. Cary is the popular cashier. There was a large gathering of guests, the leading. families of Cartersville being rep resented as well as 4 number of visitors from abroad, among these Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Callaway, Mrs. William A. Wright, of Atlanta, and Miss Cary, of LaGrange. Those who assisted Mrs. Cary in receiving were Mrs. John W. Akin, Mrs. D. B. Freeman, Mrs. P. S. Shelman, Mr;. Sam P. Jones, Mrs. L. S. Munford, Miss Mary Wikle, Miss Mai ion Smith, Miss Mary Munford, Miss Marylu Wikle, Mrs. Howard Calloway, Mrs. W. A. Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Cary came from Millen here six years ago, but their home was previously in La- Giange. They have made many warm friends among our people who wish them many more years of happy married life. ED HALL DEAD, Well Known Cartersville Young Man Brought From Villa Rica. The relatives here of Mr. James Edward Hall received notice by telegram last Thursday that he was dead af Villa Rica and Mr. Ben Akerman was requested to bring the body to Atlanta, where it was met by his father, J. E. Hall, and his brother, Harris Hall, who accompanied it to this place. The funeral took place Friday from the borne, the following friends of the dead young mau acting as pall bearers: J. E. Field, Henry Mil der, J. E. Wikle, A. B. Harrison, Frank Wallace, G. W. Young. Ed Hall was a draftsman and carpenter who had few equals. He had goue to Villa Rica at the instance of Mr. Ben Akerman about six months ago and was at work for the Klondike Mining Compauy at a good salary, having a large corps of hands under him. He was much beliked by these and also his employ ers. He had not been well for a short while and a growing very severe, he feared pneumonia. On Thursday evening ne refused invitations fioin friends to go out to tea and went to his room at the Askew bouse to take medicines. He was CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1900. Br : No M VS grown Ur < Supply enough Pot- Ip ash and your f profits will be 1 large, without Potash your crop will be . “scrubby.” Our hooks, telling about composition or rertilizers best adapted for all crops, are free to all farmers. GERMAN KALi WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. seen by the proprietor the next morning at 7 o’clock but said he felt too badly to eat breakfast. When seen soon after in his room he was dead. MANGLED UNDER CAR- Brakeman Clark Dies From Injuries Received in Accident. Mr. Isaac Clark, a brakeman on the W. & A. railroad, died at the Bartow house las. Saturday morn ing, from injuries he received Fri day night in an accident. Extra south engine number 27 with a train had orders to pick up three cars at the East and West transfer yard. The engine came in on the switch wPk two cars nearest attached. Clark was sent to the rear of the last car to be at tached to turn the cock on the brake to confine the air in the hose. He had barely reached the end of the car ready to fix the air when the engine and cars came against those standing and the end of the rear car striking him, he was knocked down, his legs shoot ing across the track. One pair of wheels rolled over both his legs and right hand. The accujent oc curred at about eleven o’clock and he was taken to the Bartow house, where he died at about four o’clock. Dr. Griffin went to see him but found amputation unadvisable. CWrk had been on the road about nine years and was a trusted and dutiful employe. He was about 31 years of age and lived at Tun nel Hill, where a wife and two children survive him. He left in surance amounting to $2,200 —$1,- 200 in the Railroad Trainmen’s order and a policy in an accident company of SI,OOO. His body was taken to Tunnel Hill Saturday for burial. Breth ren of the Railway Trainmen order from Atlanta went up and attended his burial. “About five years ago I was trou bled with catarrh of the P wer bow el,” says C. T. Chisholm, 484 Dear born Ave., Chicago, and' although I consulted several eminent physi cians who prescribed for me, I found their remedies' failed to re lieve me, and the trouble became chronic. After suffering several months I one day concluded to try Chamberlain’s Cflftie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and I beg to-as sure you that I was most agreebly surprised to find after taking two doses of the remedy that I was completely relieved of the disease that had cost me so much trouble and annoyance. lam thankful to say that I have not suffered from it since.” For sale by Hall & Greene. A TEXAS WONDEIt. Mail’s Great Discovery. , One small bottle of Hall’s Great Dis covery cures all kidney and bladder troubles,removes gravel, cures diabests seminal emissions, weak and lame back rheumatism and all irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women, regulates bladder troubles in children. If not sold by your druggist will be sent by mail in receipt of sl. One small bottle is two months’ treat ment, and will cure any case above mentioned. Dr- E. W. Hall, Sole Man utacturer, P. O* Box 629, ISt. Louis Mo Send tor testimonials. Sold by all <fruggists, and Hall A Greene, Carters ville, Ga. READ THIS. (.cyiugton, (la., July 23. This is to certify that I have used Dr. Hail’s Great Discovery lor Rheumatism Kidney and B.adder Troubles, and will say it is far superior to anything 1 have ever used for the above complaint. Very respectfully, H, I. HORTON, Ex-Marshall. Square box stoves, for wood, especially for country churches and school houses Four sizes at CALHOUN BROS. THE PAUPER FARM. Cartersville Ladies Explain Their Interest in the Abode of the Poor. Editors Uourant, American; 1 A lady at Pine Log seems to have taken exceptions to the article recently published in the papers of our town in regard to ‘the pauper home of Bartow. Why this is so it it hard to understand, as we had no thought of giving offence to any one, and made no reference to any special community, but our article was addressed to Bartow County at large. We should certainly have not written and published these ar ticles if we had felt that we, the ladies, could have made the im provements necessary. The efforts of a few are but feeble in corpari sou to the efforts of a united people. We mentioned the good people of Cartersville in particular because this being the couuty seat, the heart as it were, whose pulsations are felt throughout the county, and from which place the business of the county is transacted. Also because of the charitable organiza tions of the place. We do not mean to say that there are not or ganized societies in other parts of the county which are as much in-j terested in thfc welfare of humanity! as we, and whom we believe feel as we do, pr would, were they to make a visit to the - pauper home. Surely it cannot be said that we meant to reflect upon the people of Pine Log or of Bartow county as individuals, but as a whole she needs awakening to the duties de volving upon her as to the right method of caring for the pauper home. Gur sister of Pine Log says the inmates are better taken caie of there than a great many of the poor in Cartersville. This being true, it is all the more important that we should have the pauper home nearer to us, and that it should be made such a comfortable home i as to induce our poor to accept of its protection, and where we could more systematically care for them, and this is one of the strongest reasons why we are desirous of having the home nearer Carters ville, so we can take care of and pro vide for the many poor whom we have in <ur midst, and who are unwilling to go to the pauper home as it is today, and we believe if it was made comfortable that there are a number, who are upon the charities of the good people of this county, who would be glad to go there. The lady further says that some people go there to get their living free; we are under ;he impression that all who go there go for the purpose of getting their living free. Why? Because they are physically or mentally unable to make a living for themselves, and therefore incapable of attending properly to their own wants and needs after they are there. Yes, they have a cook, a frail lit tle woman whose husband is an in valid and an inmate of the nome, and as we learned, receives no re muneration save the fare of the other inmates. The assistant cook of whom the lady speaks did the cooking herself for some years, until her health failed, and now she does not look strong enough to wait upon herself, much less being the assistant cook for more than twenty people. We did not say they have no scouring done; we simply said that there should be an able bodied per son there to look after this work as GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS. In the short space intervening- between this and Christmas the thoughtful housewife will give much consideration to the needs of the hour in fashioning up a complete and enjoyable spreads. We have everything necessary to make your bill of fare what it should be. All the ingredients for choice dishes as well as confections, nuts rai sins, and such things. There we have dolls, toys and trinkets for the children, pretty novelties in many lines. All of which we will be delighted to show you FBEERIfIN 8 HULL- often as it beco ues necessary to cleanse the rooms and keep the cl tiling in good order. Are they kept in good order? No, they are not, and will not be until someone fe employed there to do such work as it should be done. We saw a sample of their work on this line — some poorly washed garments were hanging on the garden pal ings to dry. No self respecting person who was able to do any bet tei would wear then;. We consid ered the inmates thinly clad. While the evening was chilly enough for us t > have on our heavy die sei and wraps, they wore thin H cotton clothing. They had substantial, heavy shoes, in fact so heavy that s veral of the old w mien were barefooted because they said their shoes hurt their tender time-worn feet. Some of them have feather beds, but all are not so fortunate, and all of them who do have them brought them there when they came. Tuev are not provided by the county. One poor old negro wonfan, who at one time owned her own home in Cartersville and lived comfort ably, is now an inmate of the pau per home, blind and feeble with age. She had the misfortune to have her feather bed burned up by placing a hot brick there to keep her feet warm. Is there a feather bed to take its place? No, and now her dirty bunk looks uncom fortable indeed. The lady says they have cows. Yes, they have, two, both being almost entirely dry, only furnish ing sufficient milk to make up the bread for breakfast. They ought by all means to have cows enough to furnish milk and butter for the table. The bill of fare as we were told by several of the inmates, is this: Breakfast; biscuit, molasses, coffee with sugar. Dinner; bacon, corn bread, and occasionally soup. Sup per; the remnants, cold, left from [dinner. An old man when asked what he would relish for breakfast, said, if he only had grits, butter and milk he would desire nothing better. Simple and inexpensive are these things, and yet how im portant to judiciously provide things of comfort and nutrition for them, and then for some one quali fied to prepare it fot them. As to the home being near en ough to Cartersville for all to help who choose, there is a difference of opinion in regard to distance. Twenty miles to us seems quite a long drive, especially if the roads and weathei should be bad, which no doubt would be the ca.se just when the inmates most needed our help. We appreciate the sympathy a id the kind words of commenda uon irom the Ford correspondent; would that we could inspire the same feeling in every heart in Bar tow , for success comes only through unity—‘‘united we stand, divided we fall.” We wish to say furthermore that we had no reference whatever to the gentleman in charge of the place. We know that he is a sal aried man and does the best he can, and is not in position to do more for these people than he is directed to do by the commissioners. The tax payers and Christian people of Bartow county are the ones who ought to doit, and upon them ti e responsibility rests. We, the committee of ladies, are preparing to send a Christmas offer ing to the hon.e. Those desiring to contribute to this worthy cause, can send their contributions to the ROYAL The Absolutely Pure BaKin 6Powdeb is the baking powder r of general use, its sale exceeding that of all other baking powders combined. / Royal Baking Powder has not its counterpart at home or abroad. Its qualities, which make the bread more healthful and the cake of finer appearance and flavor, are peculiar to itself and are not constituent in other leavening agents. cat effort* are mafe to sell alum baking powders under the pica that they are so many cents a pound cheaper than Royal. The admis sion that they are cheaper made is an admis sion that they are inierior. But alum pow ders contain a corrosive poison and should not be used in food, 110 matter bow cheap. ROYAL BAKINft POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. residence of Mrs. S. P. Jonesor Mrs. W. P. Laramore. Only such flings as would help to make i happy Christmas are desired. Mrs. S. P. Jones. Mrs. W. P. Laramorr. Mrs. Alex W I bare*. Miss Mary Lou Young. Mrs. P. S. Shklman. Mrs. Rebecca Felton. More About the Pauper Home- Edtl*)rs Courant American. The ladies of your city have had published in both the county papers an article concerning the pauper home, which demands an explanation on our part,as they cast many reflections upon us publicly, doing us quite an injustice. Some of the inmates are no trou ble to keep clean and are agreeable and contended, while there are others that it is almost impossible to keep clean. And when the proper authorities see prudent to hire an able bodied man and wo man to come and scour and clean them we will acquiesce. Those ladie's like a great many others do not know unless they could remain some time and learn the unappreciation of some charac ters who will after having been washed '‘return to their wallowing in the mire,” or ‘ likeia dog to his vomit.” Therefore I can forgive them. I know some of the ladies and believe their motive was good, but would have them remember that we also are trying to do our duty, regardless of their censure. The county authorities are sat isfied, who undoubtedly have vis ited this place oftener than they and know their business and how to transact it. I know they have plenty of good warm flannels and clothing, hav ing made them myself and know they have better than many who are paying tax to keep them here. Had those ladies called on me I would have taken pleasure in showing and explaining to them these facts. I am surprised they did not see the poultry and cows as they wrote as though the paupers were denied these privaleges. They have had milk and butter, poultry and a splendid garden and many other privileges in this “veritable poor house.” They of couse do not fare as sumptously as they, but I see that the sick have proper nourishments. There is not a day but what they need s<jmething and T have never turned them away empty. I do not believe in “doing alms to be seen of men,” or “sounding a trumpet.” Neither do I believe in binding “heavy burdens, griev ous to be borne and laying them cm men’s shoulders, when we our selves will not remove them with one of our fingers.”* Many of us need first to “cast the beam out of our own eye that we may’ see clearly how to cast he m ite out of our broth .*. eye. As to their spiritual welf .re, we have a neatly ceiled church. Preaching once a month and a splendid Sabbath school, within one hundred yards of the inmates, all which they have the advantage. Very Respectfully, Mrs. E. M. Upshaw. t Mrs. Oscar Peeples, of Chatta nooga, reached the city yesterday and will spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Munford. Mr. Henrv Granger, of ’South America, is at home to attend the marriage of his sister which occurs this evening. His Cartersville friends are glad to see him again. Thai cough Hangs On You have used all sorts of cough reme 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 throw off this hard cough, but to fortify the system against further attacks. If you arc run down or emaciated you should certainly take this nourishing food medicine. 50c. ami SI.OO, all druegists. SCOTT & Chemists, New York. NO. 9