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The CartersviUe American.
TUESDAY, APRIL 22. 1884.
—H
'l'ho State Medie<4 Association held its
annual meeting in Macon last week.
The Firemen's Tournament in Macon
last week was the grandest ever held in
the south.
Emory Storrs has his back up. He
swears that Logan shall have a hard toad
to travel in Illinois in the future.
Charles E. Coon has been appointed
and continued assistant secretary of the
treasury, vice John C. New, who recent
ly resigned.
The current that is now moving in
favor, gives rise to the belief
that he will receive the republican nomi
nation on the first ballot. It is generally
conceded that Robert Lincoln will lie
given the second place on the ticket, in
any event.
Judge Nicholas Longworth, of Cincin
nati, says that the recent riots of that
city were not an unmixed evil. Juries
and lawyers, he says, had grown su
premely indifferent to the voice of jus
tice; that they needed an intimation.
He has had live years experience on the
bench, and knows something of criminal
procedure. Of course, he further says,
the better class of citizens are not to
blame for not wanting to rerve on the
jury. Trial by jury seems vo him about
played out. The Cincinnati judges could
not get respectable men to serve on the
juries, and jurors for sale at five dollars
a dozen swarmed around the courts.
Persons who accept free passes from
railroad companies may as well under
stand that the court will sustain the latter
iu declining to be responsible to the for
mer for damages, in case of accident to
person or property, iu accordance with
the printed notification to that effect,
which is usually printed on the pass.
At all events, Judge Beach, in the court
of common pleas, lias handed down a de
cision to that effect, iu the case of emi
grant commissioner Ulrich, who sued the
New York Central and Hudson River
railroads to recover SIO,OOO damages for
injuries received iu a collision. Mr. Ul
rich testified that he paid for his seat in
the parlor car, but still the fact remained
that, he got on the train with a free pass.
His complaint was accordingly dismissed.
RETROSPECTIVE.
Twenty years ago, the town of Car
tersville was in a condition which is so
magnificently described by Goldsmith in
his immortal “Deserted Village,” and
all wanting to perfect the picture was
the grand old pastor, who
“Like some tall cliff that rears its awful form,
Swells lrom the vale and midway cleaves the
stoirn:
Though round its base the lowering clouds
have spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on its head.”
This absence of the magnificent pic time
was due to the fact that even those who
are the chosen, went to the “front” and
did all they could for the “Lost Cause.”
In coming down the vista of years inter
vening, what a picture presents itself to
the mind; —the colapse of all cherished
hopes—the cheerful hearts broken —
hopes crushed—competence gone and
chaos in the ascendant. Out of this
chaos the people of our town have
wrought regularity,order, affluence, and a
recognition from all parts of the country,
such as would be an honor to the wealthi
est community. In brief,the honest, toil
ing, careful and conscientious few who
return ed, with that heroic determination
which can only be born of adversity,
have, by a mighty struggle with circum
stances, brought order out of chaos and
proven to the world that they were
“God’s noblest work”—honest men.
In the light of these facts, it behooves
every citizen of our good commonwealth,
now that our star is in tiie ascendant, to
aid by every possible means the wheels
of progress, nor let narrow-minded views
obstruct their visions. Monied men
should open then- purse strings and busi
ness men should exercise their brain
power, to the end that our surplus of la
bor may be utilized and our city benefit
ed. Now is the time to aid in tire devel
opment of our resources, and every man
who has the interests of the city at heart
should join in to help the good work
along.
01 R FUTURE.
There is a keen pleasure to the man
interested in our future welfare as a
county, in contemplating the many and
wonderful natural resources of which
we are possessed, and in knowing that,
sooner or later, our section is to make
rapid and certain strides towards progress
and commercial stability.
Perhaps no other spot on God’s earth
can show the bountiful gifts of nature
in a ratio equal to those of Bartow coun
ty; and aside from the illimitable intrin
sic value of mineral wealth, she is one of
the garden spots of our country. All
the aids to scenic beauty abound, health
lives in pure air, and wholesome waters
alxntnd, the climate is equable, and all
things point to the fact that the Almigh
ty has here set his seal, plainly indicat
ing one of the famed spots of earth.
One of the greatest blessings, i. ~
water jrower, cannot be excelled iu the
world —having a range in altitude
seventy feet iu four miles—and as power
can thus be had for mere cost of dam
ming a stream, it is patent to all that this
is the manufacturer’s paradise.
Lands are cheap, very cheap, our
government is of the best, while our
rates of taxation are as low as those of
I any county in the state. The moral and
social status of our people is the peer
of any in Christendom, and cannot be
surpassed.
Jt is not generally known that Bartow
e runty exjrorts manganese to Euro
pean markets, yet such is the case, vast
deposits of this valuable mineral being
found in several localities; and thus the
way is open to some enterprising capital
ists to come among us and start the
manufacture of steel by the famous Bes
semer process. The thousands of tons
of rails which are required to supply
our vast railroad systems, would warrant
the most extensive works for their sup
ply, and no where can obeaper labor or
more famed circumstances be found for
such an undertaking. To the thrifty
fanner from all countries, B;irtow county
offers the goal of iris hopes, in supplying
virgin lands, with all the appliances of
civilization at his door, at prices within
the reach of the poorest, while the con
duit to market, of produce, is a i cheap
as that of any other in the south.
With the arm of proclaiming these
and other points of recommendation to
the people of the north and Europe, our
business men held a meeting on last
Thursday, and organized an Im
migration and Improvement association,
the object of which, with the foregoing,
will be to give information and assistance
to all who may elect to come among ns
as bonci fide settlers, and in every way
to encourage immigration and the en
largement of our manufacturing facilities.
There will be printed 15,000 pamphlets,
containing a detailed statement of our re
sources, together with much valuable
information, which will be sent broad
cast over the world, and thus bring to
tire rrotice of intending immigrants, the
thousand and one advantages to settler’s
among us.
In the whole range of requisites for
health, scenic splendor, pleasure and
sport, business interests and general
advancement, Bartow county leads the
state,and the state leads the south. Thus
we are enabled to offer a better home, a
cheaper home, and eventually a happier
home to the deserving man, than any
other section of the south can do, and
hope through the good name and fame
of our citizens to receive a large number
of desirable people, in the coming slim
mer months.
THE TATTLER TALKB.
Facts and Fancies Gathered Here and There
and Told by (he Tattler to Tide the
Gossips and Torn the Tedious
Hours into Talk.
The rains of last week did more dam
age to this section than anything that
has ever happened to it except, perhaps,
the desolation spread when Sherman’s
army passed through. It is not possible
to estimate the damage in dollars. The
effects of the flood will be felt for five
years to come. The rushing torrents of
rain have swept whole fields into the
creeks and rivers and washed them
away. I have travelled through this
county and Gordon since the rain, and
everywhere fences and bridges are gone,
and gaping gullies are laid open iu al
most every field. On creek bottoms I
noticed whole fields of corn that had just
been planted, where it seemed that the
soft earth had been scraped, and the
bare clay was exposed to the sun.
Whole fields of wheat have been washed
up by the roots and carried away. This
has, indeed, been a year of disasters.
The elements seem to have conspired
against the farmers, and the winds and
floods combined have crippled him for
the year. The railroad disasters are all
the talk, but the damage to them is
slight, compared to that of the farmer.
But our farmers are a patient, long-suf
fering class, and their complaints are of
short duration. They have gone to
work with an energy, and I trust that
seed time and harvest will bring them a
reasonable reward for their labors.
I passed by Dr. Felton’s home last
week, and was impressed with the beau
ty and quietness of the place. The farm
is a beautiful one and gives evidence of a
master’s care. I saw the Dcctor jogging
over the farm on his sterling old bay at
a comfortable trot. He looked the very
essence of a happy and contented far
mer. As he hailed me with a pleasant
good-morning and passed on, I could
not help but conirast his present ap
pearance with what he appeared the first
time I ever saw him. It was at Adairs,
ville, some eight years ago. I was a
boy of fifteen, and as I thought, a thor
oughly “organized” democrat. I went
to the Felton barbecue at the Gum
Spring, curious to hear this man of
whom I had read so much in the pa
pers. There was a large crowd there,
and a great rush near the stand.
I remember that I edged my way
through the throng till I got to a beach
tree right near the stand. Dr. Felton
made, perhaps, the strongest campaign
speech of liis life, and enthusiasm ran
very high. As he rounded his periods and
made his “hallelujah licks,” the old
woods fairly rang with the shouts of
two thousand enthusiastic men, and be
fore I fully realized what I was doing, I
found myself yelling with the rest, “Hur
rah for Felton!” I had not intended to
do it, but it did itself. This is about
the only time I ever “hollered” for him,
but lam not ashamed of it, and the
“hurrah” was simply the result of an ir
resistible impulse. But as I was saying,
I could not but contrast the man as lie
appeared then, in the midst of the most
heated campaign this county has ever
witnessed, and as he appeared last
Wednesday morning, jogging over his
farm, the very picture of quietness and
rest. The doctor looks well, and ap
pears healthy and happy. He is firmly
established in the affections of the peo
ple of Bartow county, who love, rever
ence and respect him.
Pursuing my way up the Tennessee road,
the next farm house of any importance I
canre to, was that of Maj. Clras. H. Smith.
(Bill Avp). After an active life of many
years, in which law and literature have
claimed his attention, Maj. Smith has
retired to the comforts and liarassments
of the farm, and appears, to use a favor
ite expression of his, to be “calm and se
rene.” He has a pretty, well improved
farm, and a snug, comfortable cottage.
The house is situated on a hill, fronting
towards the west. From this point the
prospect which spreads itself out before
the eye is a pleasing one—a rich and
fertile valley, through which winds a
little creek, fields of wheat and clover,
dotted here and there with a clump of
water oaks, and sheep, and goats, and
cows, and colts, all mixed up and leis
urely grazing or playfully oanteriQg over
the pastures, form a picture for an ar
tist. As I passed, the major was in the
front yard, repahing one of those terra
ces, of which he has so often written, and
in which lie seems to take such an in
teroat. He had his coat off and was
shovelling dirt with an energy that was
refreshing. He looked so comfortable
and happy and contented that I almost
envied him, boy as I was. The farm has
ever had - an attraction for me. Some
times when I start out to these little
justice courts and pass along through
fields of waving wheat and rippling corn,
and hear the merry whistle of the plow
boy, I am tempted to desert Blackstone
and be the farmer that nature intended
me to be. I have seen both Dr. Felton
and Maj. Smith in places that the world
called “positions of honor and trust,”
but I have never seen either one of them
look more happy or more independent
than they appeared to be last week, as
the sun smiled down on them at their
work on tire farm.
I have a decided partiality for chil
dren, and I think I have some tact at
making them like me. Seems to me a
home without children in it would be
somewhat cheerless. I saw a motto once
that read: “What’s home without a
baby ?” and I said at once, “them’s my
sentiments. ” I never see too many chil
dren about a place. It’s all right with
me if the front steps, the yard and the
gate are full of them. It gives an air of
cheerfulness to a home that nothing else
will. That little verse in “Baby Mine,”
that reads,
“Like roses iu full bloom,
Like sunshine in the room,
Like stars in heaven’s dome,”
pleases me. But this by way of intro
duction. My business called me to Gor
don county a few days ago. Night over
took me twenty miles from home in the
country. I drove up to a nice, clean
comfortable farm house, about sun
down, and asked for a night’s lodging.
There was something about the appear
ance of the place that indicated thrift
and prosperity. The house was nicely
painted, the yard was cleanly swept, and
flowers were blooming around the door,
and besides this, several bright-faced
children were playing at the gate, or
tripping .around doing the evening
chores. The good lady of the house
said her husband would not be in till
nearly dark, but she guessed I could
stay. The little boys . mie out and
helped me unhitch my horse, talking all
the while in a cheerful way. They
wanted to do everything for me, and,
would have given my horse enough com
and fodder to last him a week, if I had
said so. When # I went back to the
house the number of children seemed to
have accumulated, and the yard was
most full of them. Their mother met me
at the door and asked me in. I could
see that she was a gentle, easy-tempered
woman, and a glance around the room
showed that somebody there was a good
house-keeper. I spoke to the children,
and remarked to the mother that I was
fond of children. She seemed pleased
and laughingly said she guessed I had
stopped at the right place. This made
me a little curious to know how many
there were, and I asked her how many
children she had. “There are fifteen,
in all,” she smilingly said, as she took
the least one, a little toddler of eighteen
months, into her lap. And when the
father and the boys came iu from the
field, and the girls came in from school,
and the milking and feeding was done,
we gathered around a bountifully spread
table, filled with rich cream and yellow
butter, and brown pones of corn bread,
and smoking coffee, and light biscuits,
and cold boiled ham, and stewed fruit.
It was, indeed, a meal fit for a hungry
farmer or a tired traveller. There was
my ideal home, a contented happy fami
ly. From the prattling baby to the
strong young man and the healthy,
sweet-faced, modest maiden, everything
spoke a happy home. There was no
unnecessary noise and confusion, no
harsh words or bitter cavilling, but a
cheerful and submissive obedience to
their parent’s commands. From such
homes as this go out the men who make
the bone and sinew of a country, and
the women who make devotod wives
and true mothers.. I left there next
morning feeling that I had been sur
rounded by good influences. My heart
was light and my thoughts pleasant. It
is the merry laugh and joyous song of
children that make such happy homes
as this. Tattler.
“Who is the man in the blue suit
and brass buttons, pa? n
“A man, my child.”
“What is he doing, pa?”
“He is showing the people how
big a fool he is, by aping the manners
of men who have earned a reputa
tion by hard work.”
“Pa, why does he make so much
noise?”
“Boy, you should not be so inquis
itive —he is a great man—he is above
the ordinary mortal.”
“Who is he, pa?”
“Child, he conducts a Pullman
palace car.”
“THE FREE PRESS.”
Disorder aid Lawlessness.
The Scribbler in last week’s American
meant every word contained in his scrib
blings, aud if the Free Press wishes to
know to whom we refer, it w ill only be
necessary to ask and to answer two or
three questions. What paper in Cartersvill,
criticized and condemned the American
for publishing an account of a street row r ,
under the head of “pistols and whisky?”
pretending as an objection to its publi
cation, that it would cause immigration in
its rush to pass the city. Any intelligent
man knows that to oppose, and if possi
to stop drunkenness and lawlessness in
any town would have directly the contra
ry effect on all who are worth having.
What paper devoted its columns, during
the struggle made by the Christian,
moral and temperance portion of our
community, for the suppression of the
liquor traffic, to the abuse and ridicule
of all such efforts, reviling and slandering
prohibitionists without any regard to
their religious or intellectual standing,
and praising every one who was found
to entertain the same unqualified hatred
to temperance reform as itself without
any regard to their standing? All, all of
each party were boiled together. To be
opposed to liquor and let it be known
was sufficient to start this machine of
wrath against him, not boldly, but in
unkind iuuendoes, and to write a line in
the defense of the liquor traffic secured
the most fulsome praise of the Free
Press. A strange way to prove its love
and devotion to law and order for even’
intelligent person knows that nine tenths
the of lawless acts of the present day are
the direct result of the liquor traffic. Our
first question can be answered by read
ing the Free Press of the 11th inst., and
the second by examining the file of the
Free Press for the year 1883.
The Free Press first says “the direct
charge is made, etc.,” and in the same
paragraph says that Scribbler ‘ 'did not
have the candor or manhood to make the
direct charge.”
We think the charge sufficiently direct
and leave it to the community to endorse
or not as they choose.
We are satisfied the whole community
will endorse our position and every un
prejudiced, law and order loving reader
of the Free Press will do the same. You
cannot punish or put a stop to lawlessness
and disorder by covering them up, or
keeping such acts secret. We hold that
if any man i3 not ashamed to be seen on
the streets drunk, and if while drunk
he raises a row or is guily of violence
to anyone, or if any man is guilty of an
offence against the law whether drank or
sober, he has no right, nor has his friends
any right to object to the papers giving
publicity to the acts.
It says it never publishes anything to
injure the county or any citizen. Then
why little flings at the American this
week? asking whether it ii-democratic
or not, and mentioning that one of the
editorial staff is a republican, another an
independent, etc. Let the community
judge. Thanks for the name of
Scribbler.
The Immigration and Improvement Associa
tion of Bartow County.
In persuance of the following call,
Abe citizens of Bartow county met in
the opera house on Thursday, the
17th inst., at 10 o’clock, a. m., for the
purpose of organizing an Immigra
tion and Improvement Association:
Cartersville, Ga., April 13, 1884.
Dear Sir—The undersigned believe that
great good would result to our county by
properly organizing a society, composed of
energetic citizens in each district, to eucourage
immigration and bring our county aud its
wonderful natural advantages before the pub
lic. j Such organizations have proven beue
tiaiid--* in other localities, and Bartow county
possesses many inducements fora good class
of immigrants aud the investment of capital.
Her natural attractions should be fully made
known and presented to the world iu a proper
manner. Therefore, iu order to carry out
these objects, you are respectfully invited to
meet with us at the opera house, on next
Thursday morning, at ten o’clock, to take the
matter into consideration. Any of your
neighbors who feel an interest iu the matter
will be welcomed. Respectfully,
J. J. Howard, W. H. Felton, A. M. Fouie, R.
H. Jones, A. F. Wofford, J. G. M. Montgom
ery, P. M. B. Young, Jobu W. Akin aud Thos
W. Milner.
On motion, Rev. T. E. Smith was
called to the chair and D. W. K. Pea
cock was requested to act as secre
tary.
On taking the chair, Mr. Smith, in
a short, address, explained the object
of the meeting.
On motion, a committee, consisting
of R. W. Murphy, J. G. M. Mont
gomery and D. W. Curry, was ap
pointed to wait on Maj. Mark. A.
Cooper, ask his presence in the meet
ing aud conduct him to the hall.
Daring the absence of the commit
tee, the meeting was entertained with
an address by Col. J. J. Howard, on
the advantages of Bartow county as
a manufacturing centre.
On the return of the committee
with Maj. Cooper, that gentleman
was welcomed to the meeting by the
chairman, when Maj. Cooper respond
ed and promised his hearty co-opera
tion.
On motion, a committee, composed
of D. VV. K. Peacock, J. G. M. Mont
gomery and Walter M. Ryals, was ap
pointed to draft constitution and by
laws for the government of the asso
ciation.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
until two and a half o’clock to give
the committee on constitution aud
by-laws time to report.
TWO AND A HALF O’CLOCK.
The committee reported the fal
lowing:
Constitution and By-Laws of the
Immigration and Improvement
Association of Bartow County, Ga.
PREAMBLE.
In order to effect a permanent or
ganization, whereby immigration
may be encouraged, our agricultural
in Wrests built up, our varied and il
limitable mineral resources devel
oped, and manufacturing enterprises
fostered and advanced in our midst,
we, whose names are enrolled as
members of this association, do or
dain and establish the following Con
stitution and By-Laws:
ARTICLE i.
Sec. 1. This association shall be
known as the Immigration and Im
provement Association of Bartow
County, Georgia.
Sec. 2. The officers of this associa
tion shall be elected annually, and
shall consist of a President, Vice-
President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Sec. 3. The duty of the President
shall be to preside at ali the meetings
of this association, to appoint ail
committees and to pe.form such oth
er duties as are general y iucumbent
upon the presiding officer of a delib
erative body.
Sec. 4. The duty of the Vbec-Presi
dent shall be to take the place of the
President in the absence of that of
ficer.
Sec. 5. The duty of the Secretary
shall be to keep a record of all the
proceedings of the association, and
to carry on such correspondence as he
is directed by the association.
Sec. 6. The duty of the Treasurer
shall be to take charge of all moneys
belonging to the association and to
pay said moneys on bills audited by
the finance committee, and he shall
file with said committee ouch bond
as that committee may require.
ARTICLE 11.
Sec. 1. This association shall have
an Executive Committee consisting
of twenty members, five of whom
shall constitute a quorum for busi
ness; the president of the association
being ex-officio a member and chair
man of said committee.
Sec. 2. The duty of the Executive
Committee shall be to give direction
to all matters pertaining to this asso
ciation, save such as are otherwise
provided for by this association.
Sec. 3. This association shall have
a Finance Committee, consisting of
three members, whose duty it shall
be to recommend plans for raising
money, to audit bills and to examine
and report upon the books of the
Treasurer.
Sec. 4. This association shall hold
its meetings on the first Tuesday in
each month. The first regular meet
ing shall be held on the first Tuesday
in May next, at 2 o’clock, p. in.
Sec. o. This Constitution may be
amended by a two-thirds majority of
the mombers present at any regular
meeting.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the
Executive Committee to submit at
each regular meeting a programme
for the next regular meeting.
On motion, the above was adopted
by sections and as a whole.
On motion, M. G, Dobbins was
Elected president; J. J. Howard, vice
president ; D. W. K. Peacock, secre
tary, and W, C. Baker, treasurer.
On motion, the secretary was in
structed to notify the members of the
executive committee cf their ap
pointment, and ask their co-opera
tion, especially in an effort to get the
entire citizenship cf our county to
unite with us in this enterprise.
The place of the next meeting will
be the opera house in Cartersville,
Ga., at 2 o’clock, p. m., on the fiist
Tuesday in May.
The members of the committees
are as follows:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
W. A. Chunn—Cassville,
A. F. Wooiey—Kingston,
H. J. McCormick —Stilesboro,
I. O. McDaniel, jr.—Allatoooa,
W. T. Gordon—Pine Log,
James M. Veach—AdairsviUe,
B. F. Mostelier—6th District,
W. F. Corbin—Wolf Pen District,
Abner Goodson—Stamp Creek Dis
trict,
W. H. Felton —Cartersville District,
P. M. B. Young “ “
Chas. H. Smith “ “
R. L. Rogers “ “
C. M. Jones “ “
J. J. Howard—Cartersville,
R. H. Jones “
W. C. Baker
T. W. Milner “
Theo. E. Smith “
S. R. Roberts “
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
W. H. Howard, R. M. Pattillo,
Douglas Wikle.
On motion, the secretary was in
structed to furnish the proceedings of
this meeting to the city papers for
publication.
On motion, adjourned.
D. W. K. Peacock, Secretary.
INSTITUTION FOR
BOYS & YOUNG MEN.
The undesigned will continue to devote him
self to the thorough preparation of u limited
number ot hoys and young men who may de
sire to enter college or the university, or who
may wish to receive a practical business edu
cation. Hoard and tuition, with improved
facilities for acquiring knowledge, will he fur
n.sited at low rates. For further particulars
apply to lIENKY D. CAPERS, A. M.,
Principal, Adairsvile, Bartow Cos„ Ga.
Refers by permission to: Gen. E. Kirby
Smith, chancellor Suwanee university; Rev
Dr. Mell, chancellor University of Georgia;
Rev. Geo. W. Stone, A. M., professor of mathe
matics Emory college, Ga.; Rev. Dr. Garland,
chancellor Vauderbilt university; Senator J.
E. Brown; Mr. J. M. Veach, AdairsviUe; Dr.
•Ino. W. Bowdoin, AdairsviUe, Ga., and to the
voung men who have entered the above named
institutions, or passed with my certificate into
the active duties of life.
m Hm
To run the ciculation of the American up to
two thousand this year, and in order t do this
we make the following
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HON. BENJAMIN H. HILL
—AND
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These pictures are not cheap, shoddy affairs
but are line likenesses—size 12x16 inches.
OK:
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spelling, pronunciation and definitions of the
words,and containing useful tables, the metric
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We make this unprecedented offer in order
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can into the hands of every man in Cherokee
Georgia, as well as to put money into our ow n
pockets.
OINT-
Everybodv has either read or heard of the
“TEXAS SIFTINGS.” It is acknow.edged to
be the leadjng humorous paper of the age. It
nas attained a popularity before unheard of.
The regular subscription price of Texas Sitt
ings is $2.00 per year, liy special arrange
ments with that paper, we are permitted to
make the following offer:
We will send the
“TEXAS SIFTINGS ”
AND THE
CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN
to one address for one year for $3.00 cash in
advance, and in addition w T ill send, postage
prepaid, a copy of each of the following stan
dard novels—each novel complete and una
bridged. and bound separately:
Your Money or Your Life, by Wilkie Gollins;
Thu Blunders of a Bashful Man, by the Au -
thor of a Bad Boy’s Diary;
A Strange Dream, by Rhoda Broughton;
The Wages of Sin, bv Miss Braddun;
A Christmas Carol, by Clias. Dickens;
Two Plumpington Heroines, by Anthony
Trollope;
Bread and Cheese and Kisses, by B. L. Far
jeon;
The Sketch Book, by Washington Irving;
Proposing to Her, by Mrs. South north;
That Beautiful Wretch bv William Black.
This is the most liberal offer ever made by
any paper. Send
three: dollars
to us, and we will have the
TWO PAPERS
AND
TE3XT BOOIiS
sent to your address.
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In addition to this we offer the following prize
to every one who will send us a list of
TEN NEW SUBSCRIBERS
AND
FIFTEEN DOLLARS
in money: We will send free a
JICKEL-PLATED WATCH
that retails for FIVE DOLLARS.
We also give the following clubbing rates
with standard political, literary and agricul
tural journals:
THE CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN
AND
Atlanta Weekly Constitution $2 25
Southern World 2 25
Southern Cultivator 2 25
Chicago Inter-Oceau 2 25
Now r York Times 2 25
do Trihqne 2 25
do Herald 2 25
\ do Sun 2 25
Home and Farm.../ 1 75
Sunny South
Toledo Blade... 2 25
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Remittances should be sent either by express,
post office money order, or registered letter.
We will not be responsible for money sent in
any other way.
Address alfletters and send all remittances
to the
AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO.,
Carteravillc, Ga.
JOB PRIMING.
Our Job Department has been entirely refit
ted and replenished, and in addition to the
latest styles of Type, Ornaments, etc., we have
recently received au
Improved Universal Press,
Which is acknowledged by ali job printers to
be one of the leading presses of the day. This
department being under the personal supervision
of one of the best
JOB PRINTERS
in the South, we are prepared to do anything
and everything that is used by merchants and
others in the way of Printing.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
—IN—
Worlt and Price !
Don’t send your work abroad when you can
get it done as well and as cheaply at home.
SAVE MONEY
By bringing your werk to this office. Orders
lrom a distance promptly attended to. All
■work issued promptly, and if notsatisfactory,
no charge will be made. Address all orders to
AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO.,
Ourtmvlll*, Ga,
R * o MAYS - M. L. PRITCHETT
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New Firm
—AND—
NEW GOODS
The undersigned having bought the interest
of STOKELY, WILLIAMS & CO. in the dry
goods business heretofore conducted by them
it >s our purpose to continue the business at
the old stand; and in furtherance of this ob
ject we have just had our store room thorough
ly renovated, making it attractive, convenient
and comfortable. Our Mr. Mays has spent tl\e
last few weeks in the Eastern Cities, where,
with SPOT CASH to pay for all purchases, he
has exerted himself in the selection of a stock
of
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS
Just suited to the wants and tastes of our
patrons. Having had long experience in the
purchase and sale of goods in this community,
and being familiar with the wants of the peo
ple, he flatters himself that this stock will
please the most fastidious. The goods having
been bought at a discount for cash by an ex
perienced buyer, in the best markets in the
world, we propose to give our patrons the
benefit of it. This
SUPERB STOCK
EMBRACES
AN ELEGANT VARIETY
OF
IPancy and Staple
DRY GOODS
Notions, Etc.
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A SUPERB LINE OF
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS,
IN ALL VARIETIES.
CILiOTmiVG,
Gents' Fnriiisliijg Goois,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
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In met any and all articles usually found in a
fust-class' dry goods establishment. We do
not deal in shodny calicoes and other worthless
trash to decoy the unsuspecting, but prefer to
give our customers a genuine article that
will be worth the money and do them substan
tial service; hoping thereby to make our busi
ness a permanent one, that will be mutually
beneficial to our patrons and ourselves.
It is our intention to sell goods as cheap or
cheaper than any firm in north Georgia can
afford to sell a similar article for cash, or to
prompt paying customers on time. We hope
by fair and square dea'ing to merit and re
ceive a liberal share of patrouage from our
Iriends anti acquaintances, and the public
generally. Come and see us. All we ask is a
trial. Yerv respectfully,
apr!s-6m MAYS & PRITCHETT.
AMERICAN JOB OFFICE
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LETTER HEADS,
BILL HEADS,
NOTE HEADS,
HAND BILLS,
INVITATIONS,
CIRCULARS,
POSTERS.
SHIPPING TAGS,
SHIPPING BOOKS,
RECEIPT BOOKS,
BUSINESS CARDS,
VISITING CARDS,
POST’L CARDS,
BLANKS,
And everything else in the Job Printing line
executed with ,
NEATNESS and DISPATCH.
Bring us your Job Printing and we will
GUARANTEE SATISFACTION
IN
PRICE AND STYLE.
We Are Selling
THE CELEBRATED
T. J. MAGRUDER & CO.’S
CUSTOM MADE
SHOES.
And kindly ask the ladies and gentlemen of
CARTERSVILLE,
And surrounding country to call and see
THEM
When they want to buy first class goods.
JONES BROS. & CO.
WESTMORELAND’S
Work for the World.
The following have been used successfully
for many years by Dr. J. G. Westmoreland in
private and clinic practices:
*> \\T LIVER, HEART AND KIDNEY
ff Tonic relieves palpitation, torpid
liver and kidneys. Price $1.50.
3\\r BLOOD PURIFIER. Cures serof
ff ula, goiter, s\philis and skin dis
eases dependent on impurities of
the blood. Price $1.50.
3X\T DIARUHCEA MIXTURE, relieves
YY diarrhcea and dysentery of children
and alults. Price 10c, 75c and $1.25
per bottle.
*3 XllT BRAIN TONIC, relieves common
• ■ YY convulsions and epileptic fits.
Price SI.OO
All of these prepared and sold by
WJESTMOBEI.AND, GRIFFIN & CO.,
55 Stmth B road Street,
Atlanta, Ga.