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THE BAGGING TRUST BUSTED!
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t For Z\ll j\ gainst J-Jigh Prices.^
The farmers of Psrfow|'and surroundingjcountry caD affoid to wrap their cotton in jule brg, r ing this year, and all the people can afford to supply themselves more comfortably than ever because of the Terribly Cut Kates at wUeh tae
immense FALL and WESTER S IOCK ol
J. P. JONES, THE REGULATOR OP PRICES,
wis bought. Striking afdepussed Eastern market with ti e cash, I was enabled to make several grand successes in Dry Goods, Notions, Clotliinsr. Boots, Shoes, Hats, and all goods in my line; and the people have already learned that the .
the full benefit of all myiBABGAINS. My stock is the choicest to be found in this section, and wid be sold at PRICES THAT STARTLE COMPETI HON ! Appreciating the liberal patronage of the public, 1 now propose to prove my gratitude by givii
t eoole G-P EATER. BARGAINS THAN EVER. DRESS GOODS, trom the cheapest grades to riyal fabrics that w< u'd adorn a queen. The latest novelties in Prints, Ginghams, and standard goods Ready-made Clothing of every grade working
traveling suits wedding suits, suits for men and boys. No matter what you want, Icm strike )Our fancy. All the late t novelties in Gents’ Furnishing Goods, Notions, &c. The boss stock of Boot 9, Shoes and Ilats.
In fact we are now’ lull up in every department. Come and see,>nd price goods, and you Will be convinced that you cau save money by trading with
-vi P. J()NT]IS.
ocmro The People’s Friend and Regulator of Prices,
T HE COURANT-fIMERICAN.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1888.
E. CHRISTIAN, D. B FREEMAN,
Edit* and Proprietors.
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tion For a louk ' time, lower rates.
Terse communications on matters of public in
erest solicited.
One thing, at least, is settled. Saek
ville won’t do it again.
Cleveland say£, imperatively, to the
meddling minister: “Go, W est.
. How many men have you met who
didn’t know it was going to turn out
that vv ay ?
“Who \\rot> the Murchison letter?”
will now take its place with the immor
t.il question, “who struck Billie Pat
terson?”
Mus. Belva Lockwood, the female can
didate for President, “got left” on Tues
day. She and her gallant little army
made a courageous fight, but there were
too many “breeches" in the ranks —hence
the failure.
Ti ■; Socialist candidate for Governor
of New York, is a waiter in the Bowery
restaurant, New York City. His would
be excellency was serving hash with
I >at riot ism and Jacksonian simplicity the
dav before theeleetioo.
Ti •; Legislature met Wednesday. F.
G. Dußiguon, of Savannah, was elected
iYesident of the Senate, and Hon. A. S.
( .ay, of Cobb, Speaker of the House.
Two brilliant young men, who will ably
fill their respective positions.
An attempt was made last week at
Orange, N. J., to record a speech by
phonograph. The instrument correctly
reported the remarks, and also gave the
cheering, clapping of hands, and other
demonstrations accompanying them.
The Augusta National Exposition
opens today, and everything points to a
grand success. Considering the terrible
work of the late floods in that region,
that solid old city has accomplished
wonders in the way of getting up an ex
position.
There is an air of thrift about the city
that is inspiring to every worker for and
well-wisher of her future good. Confi
dence at home is what every prospector
delights to see, and we are glad, at least,
that the signs of the times are such that
no man need doubt that a steady progress
has begun for sure.
A Boston paper informs us that old
Barnuin, the showman, is again in the
market with his real estate at a discount
in certain contingencies, this time those
of the Democrats carrying the Presidency
and both houses of Congress. It will
thus be seeu that the artful old bombast
has a string attached to his bouquet and
pulls it in when anybody attempts to
pick it up.
The Gadsden, Alabama Furnace Cos.
have blown in their new iron furnace at
Gadsden. About 125 tons daily will be
its capacity. In referring to the blowing
in of the furnace the Times-News says
the following as to the good that will
accrue from its operations: “When iu
fall blast this furnace will require about
100 men to operate the plant, say noth
ing of the miners and coke burners; in
cluding all class of laborers, over 1,000
men will find employment. It is by thus
diversifying our labor that our farmers,
gardeners and fruit-growers are to find
additional and more remunerative mar
kets for Their products, and in this way
our mineral development will build up
and enrich our State. This furnace will
distribute amongour people from $1,500
to SI,OOO a day, or an amount equal to
10,075 bales of cotton annually, or twice
the product of Etowah county.”
Thomasville, already noted for her
many hotels, is now talking of building
another immense affair with 500 rooms.
This is for the accommodation of the
thousands of Northern people who come
South to shun the blizzardy winters.
Thomasville simply has “the start” in
this line, and has been built up by enter
taining our friends from the North. Now,
for a majority of those who flee from the
cold winters of the North, we honestly
believeCartersvillo is possessed of natural
advantages over Southern Georgia, and
this belief, based upon personal observa
tion of many years, is strengthened by
the opinions expressed by some of the
wisest physicians of this and other sec
tions. Will we use our advantages?
We are glad the election is over. Now
the people can settle down to business.
The growing South will resume her boom,
and in a few months things will be mov
ing along as smoothly as if no election
had been held in ten years. This accept
ing the situation —acquiescing in the re
sult of a red hot political contest, is what
is convincing the world that the American
Republic has passed from the experimen
tal stage, and that any civilized, patriotic
people is capable of self-government.
Cullman, Ala,, is a town of some 2,500
people, and not a colored citizen. They
don’t allow the brother in black to locate
there. It was founded by a rich old Ger
man named Cullman, and two-thirds of
the citizens are Germans. Every family
does its own work, except what is done
by white servants and laundrymen.
There is no law against it, of course, but
they just don't give negroes any encour
agement to settle there.
The State Fair opened at Macon Mon
day, under most favorable auspices. The
agricultural display is especially fine.
Hancock, Houston, Talbot, Sumter and
Mclntosh counties, are contending for
the SI,OOO premium for the best county
display. Already the fair is a decided
success.
A campaign shout is now of no avail,
but we can, at least exclaim becomingly:
“Hurrah for tlie weather!”
SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION ANI) I>E
VELOP3IENT ASSOCIATION.
Douglas Wikle, Esq., bauds us a letter
from the Vice President for Ga., of the
Southern Immigration and Development
Association, calling attention to the ad
journed meeting of that body to be held
in Augusta on the 9th and 10th of this
month. The letter very truthfully says:
After the extraordinary interest mani
fested at Chattanooga during the first
meeting of this Society, it would be a
public calamity for our Southern country
not to pusli this subject and make our
attractions known to the world, and these
conventions are the medium through
which we are to formulate plans.
“The vital subject before the Chatta
nooga convention was low rail road
transportation, which met with partial
success with the various railroad com
panies entering the South,from all North
ern and Western points.”
“We hope the result of the Augusta
convention will boa one cent a mile rate,
and cover a longer period of time. Be
sides other important subjects you are
requested to confer with delegates to the
Chattanooga convention and appoint
representatives to this.”
THE FARMERS’ ALLIANCE.
The Couiiant-American has been se
lected by the Bartow County Alliance as
the medium through which the official
notices of the order will be promulgated.
The sub-Alliances in this and adjoining
counties will also use our columns for the
same purpose.
A portion of our paper each week will
be devoted to matter of special interest
to members of the Alliance, and the
farmers generally.
Every farmer in this and adjoining
counties who is not already a subscriber,
should become one at once.
The Courant-American is the bright
est and best of the weekly newspapers of
the section—carrying a full quota of inter
esting matter for all readers—a large,
forty-eight column paper, at only One
Dollar a year. Subscribe now.
Golden Days, published by James Elver
son, Philadelphia, is the ne plus ultra of
Children's papers. Itis read and admired
by the youth of all the country.
[Co m municat-id.]
Card from A. W. Fite.
Caktehsvil.ee, Ga , Nov. 5, 1888.
E ditors Coi nant-Amekican : My card
of Oct. 24th was written to prevent my
friends from being deceived into signing
a paper designed to injure me, and it had
the desired effect and 1 am satisfied —
though several had already signed the
paper without suspecting its object, being
assured that it could in no way effect my
candidacy. Every sensible man knows,
and every honest man will say that my
card was a dictation to no one; and
nobody knoXvs this better than the fellow
who wrote the card in your paper of last
week signed by Douglas Wikle.
It is true that Douglas was very much
disappointed atthedefeat of his kinsman
by Col. Harris for the Senate, as well as
at the election of Dr. Felton and Maj.
Foute to the House; and it is also true
that I have been pretty active in elections
and generally on hand when Democratic
conventions have been held, and usually
come out on top, and always help to de
feat the gang that Douglas runs with,
but I am no “boss,” and that old cry so
often raised against me by a few disap
pointed politicians has its unmistakable
earmarks and will deceive no one. It is
also true that I hold a position under
the Democratic administration, but
Douglas should not allow himself to be
made to complain at this. Douglas
should be “modest” and remember that
he was raised on the llepvblican govern
ment teat, and although required towards
the last, to sleep in the trundle bed, was
never entirely weaned until Grover Cleve
land moved into the White House.
Now. as to Douglas personally, I have
this to say: He is a very good, clever
fellow as far as he knows, or has the will
power to act for himself, and I have no
objections to his “standing’’ for office,
whether he “stands" for himself or for
some one else. Very respectfully,
A, W. Fite.
Hungering for Information.
A friend in the North, writing to the
editors of the Courant-Amekican, con
cludes his letter as follows: “Please
send me several copies of your paper.
The people here are hungry for informa
tion about Georgia. A few thousand
copies of your excellent paper distributed
iu this section would be the best adver
tising that Gould possibly be done for
Cartersville.”
A fund should be raised by those in
terested in the prosperity of Cartersville
for this purpose. We have several times
urged this important matter upon our
people, without effect. The publishers
are doing all they can afford to in giving
away their labor and money for the
public good. Let all help a little, and a
fund can be raised for this purpose that
will pay more than any otherinvestment
that can be made.
All that is necessary to build righ t here
one of the leading cities of the South, is
to make the world at large acquainted
with our wonderful natural resources and
advantages, and induce prospectors to
come and see what we have.
The newspaper is the cheapest and
best medium through which to advertise
a town, or anything else.
Hand in your contributions, and let
the good work go on.
Look Out!
Several insurance men and cotton buy
ers have called our attention to the fact
that Cartersville is in danger of having a
terrible fire, caused by smoking on the
cotton platforms.
The council has an ordinance against
this, but it seems that it is not enforced.
The authorities should see to it that this
all-important ordinance is strictly en
forced. The carelessness of one boy with
a cigarette might cause a fire that would
destroy immense quantities ot cotton,
and whole business blocks.
Let every precaution be taken in ad
vance, and it will save vain regrets after
a terrible disaster may happen.
If this ordinance is not binding enough,
let it be made stronger, and rigidly en
forced.
The champion compositor has a stand
iu the office of the New York Mail and
Express. His name is Joseph W.
McCann, and on Monday he performed
the astonishing feat of settiug 2,127 ems
of solid nonpareil in one hour on a
wager of $25 that no compositor in
New York could set 2,000 ems in an hour.
Jhe feat was performed in the Sun com
posing room.
Loan and Banking Company.
The subscription list has now been
opened for the taking of stock in a Loan
and Banking'Company to be organized
in Cartersville.
The main feature of the company is to
give activity in the building of houses
and the general improvement of property,
enabling a man in moderate circumstan
ces to secure a home that he can call his
own, on the most favorable terms possi
ble to be had. This company will simply
a long felt want; houses are in great de
mand in this city at the present moment,
and while there are few men who can
afford to build, there is a great deal of
money in small quantities being of little
service in its present scattered state, but
by consolidation could be turned to great
advantages. The Loan and Banking
Company is operated by a similar method
and with the same object in view as a
Building and Loan Association, but hav
ing many advantages over the latter,
which is the cause of its adoption in
preference.
Besides being of inestimable value to a
community, the Loan and Banking Com
pany offers special inducements as an
investment to its stockholders, while only
charging a borrower eight per ce~t, in
terest on loans, by the help of compound
interest from fourteen per cent to seven
teen percent, interest per annum is earned
by the concern.
The Courant-Americax, as it does of
moves that have for their objects the
building up of our prominent interests,
wishes the scheme success. •
Gorton’s Minstrels.
This company of burnt cork artists
gave a performance at the City Opera
House last Friday night. To say that
the entertainment, as a whole, was more
than passably good, would be over-step
ping the line of truthfulness, and though
characterized, as it was, by no marked
degree of merit, it proved a good evening
digester, as there were hearty laughs by
every attendant. It was minstrelsy of
the crude old fashioned kind, minus the
snap and novelty thatcatches the crowd,
such as shown in the performance of a
company here a few weeks ago. The
overture was too long, the end men were
tedious and some of the jokes dolorous
andchestnutty. The gold band furnished
acceptable music, and the cornet solo by
Mr. Harry Baxter was well enjoyed. A
crescent of showy metal dangled con
spicuously upon the breast of each mem
ber of the company.
A Rare Coin.
It affords us pleasure to welcome to
our city Mr. W. S, Crosby, who brings
his family here from Baltimore and de
signs becoming a permanent citizen. They
are pleasantly quartered at present with
C’apt. J. J. Calhoun and family, but Mr.
Crosby will soon invest in Cartersville
dirt and occupy a home of his own. He
was much pleased with our magnificent
prospects before deciding to locate, and
we predict lie will not have cause to re
gret his decision. He travels in the in
terest of companies furnishing varied
railroad supplies, but much of his time
will be spent in the city.
An Outrage.
The Music Teacher.
We mean the postal law which allows
a yellow backed dime novel and a blood
and thunder tale of the wild West to go
through the mails at one cent a pound,
while music books, the Bible, school
books and other valuable literature
must be paid for at the rate of eight
cents per pound. One would suppose
that our Congressmen were worse than
heathen, judging by this outrageous
law. We frequently pay from five to ten
dollars per day for postage on music
books. This amount has to be paid by
singing teachers, preachers and Sunday
school workers, many of whom are not
blessed with a surplus of this world’s
goods. All this, too, in the face of the
fact that the attention of Congress has
been called to the inequa l: ty of the law
by one of Georgia’s excellent Congress
men. It is too outrageous to talk
about, but so long as politicians care
more for the spoils of office than they
do for the welfare of the people whom
they are supposed to serve, we suppose
it will have to be borne. Some day, per
haps, the people will elect only sucli men
as believe a “public office to be a public
trust,” and we may then hope for such
inequalities to be righted.
The R. H. Jones & Sons Manufacturing Cos.
They are well known all over the South
as the manufacturers of the best vehicles
on the market, from a handsome pleasure
carriage to the useful and practical farm
wagon, one and two-horse. They under
take to duplicate the work of any first
class manufacturers in the country in
price quality and finish. They are truly
a home enterprise —they get their wood
from our mountain forests at home and
the work is done by home labor, and
therefore the money is kept at liofne and
circulates here to the benefit of home
people, supporting and populating our
ow ncountry and developing its resources
and building up our own homes. When
we buy goods made elsewhere, we send
our money away to build up other sec
tions, This is not wise or politic. We
should by all means help every worthy
enterprise in our midst, and thereby help,
ourselves and build up at home. This
house has always maintained their in
tegrity and sustained a reputation for
buildingthe best work. They are worthy
of and entitled to the trade of this coun
try. Call and examine their work and
get their prices before buying. They are
building wagons in great quantities, and
a v e making the best wagon on the mar
ket —the best is the cheapest. tf
A Proper Precaution for the Future.
The Boston Advertiser is one of many
Northern papers which likes the Louis
iana quarantine system, and wants it
tried for the whole country, believing
that it will afford the protection needed.
The course of the fever in Florida con
vinces the Advertiser that what we need
is “a systematic extension of such a
preventive system as has been adopted
under the direction of the Louisiana
Board of Health in New Orleans. This
is certainly the most effective yet tried.
The coast defenses against the fever aie
far more urgently needed than bon b
proofs and big guns.”
The Southern States must come to
much this belief after the experience they
have had this year. The fever, fortu
nately, has been kept within limits and
very narrow limits at that, but it has
managed to cause confusion and annoy
ance, and a thousand miles away from
where a case prevails, it has brought
about innumerable quarantines and vex
ations and interrupted business.
With this experience, the South should
make up its mind that the disease must
not be allowed to land again on our
shores, for once landed, it will cause dis
turbance and annoyance for miles away.
It can be prevented from landing by effi
cient quarantine—this has been clearly
demonstrated —and a thorough service
should be put in operation over the en
tire Gulf arid South Atlantic coast. The
Jacksonville experience of 1888 should
satisfy all the States and cities on this
point.
A New Citizan.
We have seen a Confederate silver coin
belonging to Boberts & Collins, of this
city, that has been several times written
up since they came into possession of it
several years ago. It is dated 1861, and
is one of four issued by the New Orleans
mint before the mint was closed. The
other three have been heard of, one in
Merriwether county, in this State, one in
Louisiana, and the other was sold not
long since in New York city at auction
for SBOO. A Brooklyn man coming this
way offered Messrs. K. A C. S2OO for their
curiosity, but they refused to take it.
They paid sls for if. The coin is a half
dollar, has the Goddess of Liberty on
one side, on the other, the wreath is a
stalk of cane and acotton stalk, the bars
and stars of the Confederacy in a coat of
arms, with a liberty pole through it and
bberty cap on top of it.
The E'ection In Bartow.
The election passed off' very quietly in
this county. There was no incident of
striking interest connected with it, there
being virtually no serious opposition to
the Democratic candidates. Below we
give the consolidated vote of the county:
FOB PRESIDENT.
Cleveland 85".
Harrison 280
Fisk 7d
FOR CONGRESS.
Clements 785
Hargrove LTS
Country merchants wi 1 find our stock
large and prictssane as Koine and At
lanta. Stick & Bro.
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Best >ec t fully,
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In cases of Fever and Ague, the blood
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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF CANDIDATES.
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
To the voters of the 822d district, G. M, Hav
ing served as a constable of this district for
about four years, and have never been accused of
stealing anything, 1 find it doesn’t suit mv
talent, and by the solicitation of some of my
Mends, and Esquire Smith having declined run.
ning, and various other reasons too tedious to
mention, I hereby announce mys a as a candi
date for justice of the peace and earnestly ask
the support of the good voters of this ffistrir;
I promise, if elected, to do my whole duty.
Your humble servant, F. (', Watkins.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
Thanking the people of Bartow county for
their support a id help in the past, I respectfully
ask them to give me their euppo *t once more in
n.y candidacy for the office of Tax Collector,
This is a class of work tart I can do, notwith
standing my physical condition, and 1 need tm
office. My experience in this line o* work jus .
ties me in promising efficiency if elected.
W. W. GINN.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
I hereby announce myself as candidate for
Tax Collector of Bartow county at the ensuing
January election, and respectfully ask my friends
for the same, as 1 need the office, promising to do
my whole duty if elected. JOSEPH SHAW.
FOR ORDINARY.
We are authorzed to announce the name of J.
A. HOWARD as a candidate for re-election as
Ordinary for Bartow county. Election first
Wednesday in January, 1889.
FOR ORDINARY.
To the people of Bartow county : 1 hereby an
nounce myself a candidate for Ordinary of bar
tow cor' ty, and respectfully a-*k your support
and infijence. Election first Wednesday in .lamia
rv next. This August 27th, 1888.
G W. HENDRICKS.
FOR TAX RECEIVER.
I respectfully announce myself as a candidate
for Tax Receiver of Bartow county at the ensu
ing January election, and ask the support of my
fellow-citizens, with a promise to do my lull duty
if elected. ’ Albert Smith.
FOR TAX RECEIVER.
The name of Thomas P. Wofford is hereby
prese tted by many friends as a candidate for the
office of Tax Receiver o Bartow county at he
ensuing January election. The support of his
fellow-citizens is respectfully solicited, with he
assurance of faithful and efficient service in this
capacity relected.
FOR TAX RECEIVER.
I hereby announce myself as candidate for Tax
Receiver at the coining election in January
and ask the support of the voters of Bartow
county for the same. B. L. Di rham.
FOR SHERIFF,
To the voters of Bartow county: At the solici
tation of many of my f. lends I have consented
to make the race for ,-sheriff of this county at the
election in January rext. Mr. Joun W. Coughlin
will run as my deputy. If elected I pdedge to the
people of Bartow county an honest, human**,
faithful and impartial discharge of the duties m
the office. Very truly,
John T. Layton.*
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce the name i!!
Mr. H. W. Cobb as a candidate for re-election a*
Treasurer of Bartow county. Election to tW
place on the first Wednesday in January.
FOR CLERK.
We are authorized to announce the name of
F. M. Durham as a candidate for re-election "
Clerk of tlie Superior court for Bartow county-
Election first Wednesday in January ISsd.
A NXOUNCEMENT.
To the voters of Bartow county : I hereby an
nounce myself a candidate for Sheriff of sam
county, with A. M. Franklin and James H. " Il-
Hams as Deputies. I respectfully solicit y ()ur
votes, and if elected I promise a faithful and i* ll '
partial discharge of the duties of the office. In* B
11th July, 1888. J. W. Williams.
FOR SHERIFF.
We are authorized to announce the name
of Mr. Wesley W. Roberts as a candidate D r
Sheriff of Bartow county, with Mr. H. R. (‘‘Rob •
Maxwell, of Pine Log district, as his deputy, a 1
the onsuing January election.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate f° r
Tax Collector of Bartow county at the eusnin?
election, and respectfully ask my friends and th
people generally to give me their support, as l
need the office and can ami will faithfully fill > T
elected. F. M. Delli^geb.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
We are authorized to announce the name of
L. MILHOLLIN as a candidate for Tax : i,:
tor of Bartow county. The election to occur
the first Wednesday in January next.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR,
We are authorized to announce the name of J-
F. LINN as a candiuate for re-election to tfa'
office of Tax Collector of Bartow County, ba.
FOR TAX RECEI VER.
We are authorized to announce the name ct
NAT DUNNAHOO as a candidate for re-election
to the office of Receiver of Tax Returns for Bot"
tow County, Ga.