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VOLUME 11. -THE PARKS BLOCK, 48 BROAD STREET, ROM E, Ci A . We are now in our new store which is one of The Finest Store Houses ill the South. With ample room, im proved i-helving and counters, with all the modern improvements of A MODBIi Dry Goods Establishment Indeed, it will pay you when in Home to visit and go through our store, as but few Dry Goods Stores south of Baltimore will be found equal to ours. We have si x hundred feet of counters and twenty six hundred feet of shelving for display ing onr brand IV STOCK We are the only bouse in Rome carry ing a full and complete stock of ' FINE Dress Goods, ft, lotions, Hosiery Trimmings, Millinery, Cloaks Wraps, Woolens, Jeans, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, II atß, Et c. We can show you a NEW STOCK in every department. EVERYTHING NEW! “No old goods—no wet goods.” “Don’t forget this.” You will remember we bad our entire stock in the Great Flood l ist April, which we have closed out, ex cepting n few lines of goods which we do not otter for sale in our regular stock, but have a department cut off up stairs special for the sale ot these damaged goods at most any price you may name As it is certainly a very grat advantage, and no small satisfaction, to a customer to know when he is buying his Dry Goods that they are all Wl, FRESH (STYLISH we again state that our stock is the only Strictly New Stock of Fansy anil Stable DRY GOODS, in every department, in Rome. Our stock is tin, largest—our departments the most extensive—our styles the latest— our goods the best—(no trash nor shoddy) —and our Prices as LowSSLowest and with our many advantages we are prepared to sell you your Dry Go *ds, Millinery, Hoots, Shoes, Clothing, fce., at Prices not found elsewhere in this market. Please call and examine our goods and prices. Yours very respectfully, H. B. Parks & Cos. o 1. ms. 1 HOOK, LATE OF Cartersvillo Is with this house and will be very sl id to see his old lriends and customers when they come to Rome, even if they do not wish to purchase anything. \y. I. Heyward, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office near corner Main and Erwin Sts I Make a SjeeialtTir Mercantile Law. A large assortment of Clocks, including the Ifhica Calcndkr clock, at less than half the price of those peddled through he country at Turner & Baker. THE CARTERSVILLE COURANT. R. M. PATTILLO BUYS COTTON, DEALS IN C R A I IT, GENERAL GROCERIES, BAGGING, TIES, HAY, STOCK PEAS. Farmers’ Supplies a Specialty. Cor. ERWIN AND MAIN STREETS, CARTERSVILLE. s3O-3m Bartow Leake, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in JELLICO, Poplar Creek, Coal Creek, GLEN MARY BARREN FORK COAL. BEST GRAPES OFCOAL ON THEMAEK ET. CHEAPEST RATES. TERMS CASH. lick” Jones’ CARD. READ IT! TO MY FRIENDS AND THE PUBLU l take this method of informing my friends that I have recently established myself in the FANCY GROCERY and GENERAL MERCH ANDISE BUSINESS on West Main street, next door to Norris & Jones’ warehouse. My goods are fresh and have been bought for cash, thus en abling me to sell them Lw. Would respectfully ask all of my friends to call and see me. All I ask is a trial and I will convince you that I mean business and will treat you “fair and square.” Xtiob.ard Xu Jones, CARTERSVILLE, - - GA. September 23, 1886. The Sam Jones Female College. EORGI A, Bartow County. \J To the Superior Court of said county: The petition of John H. \Viklc,;C. H. Smith, R. M. Rattillo, R. H. Jones, W. C. Baker, W. H. Howard and John W. Akin shows that petition ers and such other persons as they may associate with themselves desire to be incorporated for the period of twenty yeats, with the privilege of renewal at the expiration of that time, under the corporate name of “THE SAM. JONES FE MALE COLLEGE.” The purposes of said cor poration is to be the education of the young. The business of said corporation is to be conduct ed in Cartersvillo, Bartow county, Ga. The amount of capital stock of said corporation is to be the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same at any tune or times to any sum not exceeding the sum or one hundred thousand dollars. Each share of the capital stock of said corporation to be of the par value of ilfty dollars. Petitioners pray that this court confer upon said corporation all the pow ers and privileges necessary to the successrul and proper management of the business for widen said corporation is chartered, and all the powers granted to corporations of this State by the code and laws of Georgia. GRAHAM ,t GRAHAM, JOHN H. WIKLE, and JOHN W. AKIN, 021-lm forlin.—so.B7 Petitioners’ Atty’s. TAX COLLECTOR'S NOTICE, Of Bartow County. I will be at the following named places on the days mentioned below for the purpose ofCollec ting State and County Taxes for the year 1886. Kate per cent.—ten dollars on the thousand. Gartersvilie—October 18, 30; November 11,20; December 6,7, 8, 9. 10,11. Allatoona—October 20; Xoven her 3, 15. VJ * u' ree^ —October 21; November 2,12. ” OR Pen—October 22; November 1, 13, Log—October 25; November 0, 22. sixth District—October 26; November 8, 23. Lassyille—October 29; November 5, 27. a latrsville—October 27: November 9, 24. Kingstou—October 28; November 10, 26. limnJwu °i:- tober 19 5 November 4,16. Hall’s Mill-November 25. ,W n s Lhapei— November 17. u.\ lorsville— November 18. x.l.oro—November 19. Mct anleas’ Mill-November 29. coni',/ *''i v V *' ut lbe R ,n o off as late as 1 possibly nrlum’uu, i lO .V e / ver X payer will pay up dates ' fas# will Le issued after the above oc 7-t, ex P‘ied. B. A. BARTON. T. C. B C. *ugat; Cured Hams lie. at Dick Jones. CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1886. CANDIDATES. For Sheriff. We are authorized to announce the name of VV. VV. ROBERTS as a candidate for re-election to the office of Sheriff of Bartow county, vuth .John A. Gladden its his deputy. Election in Janaary, 1887. We are hereby authorised to announce the name of A. M. FRANKLIN for Sheriff of Bar tow County, and J. W. Williams, of the 17th District, as his Deputy. Election to be held on the first Wednesday in January next, and if elected promise a faithful performance of the duties of the office as heretofore. July 20, 1886. We ari authorized to announce the name of ED. B. FORD as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Bartow coudty. with J. J. Murpbey, of the Sixth district as his deputy. For Clerk Superior Court. We are authorized to announce the name of MR. F. M. DURHAM as a candidate for re election to the office of Clerk of the Superior Court of Bartow county. For County Treasurer. We are authorized to announce the name of MR. H. W. COBB for re-election to the office of Treausurer of Bartow County. We are authorized to announce the name of A.G. B. VANDIVERE as a candidate for the office of Treasurer of Bartow county. For Tax Collector. We art authorized to announce the name of MR. JOSHUA BRADFORD, of Pinelog, as a candidate for office of Tax Collector of Bartow county. I hereby announce my name as a candidate for lax Collector of Bartow county. Election first Wednesday in January next, if elected. I will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office, and will not ask to be favored with a successive term. Respectfully, JAMES L. MIRHOLLIN. We are authorized to announce the name of MR. J. F. LINN as a candidate for Tax Col lector of Bartow county, Georgia. IT or Tax Receiver. We t.re authorized to announce the name of ALBERT SMITH as a candidate for Receiver of Tax Returns of Bartow county. We are authorized to announce the name of NAT DUNAHOO for the office of Tax Receiver of Bartow county. For Coroner. We are authorized to announce the name of MR. JOHN B. ROWLAND for re-rlection to the office of Coroner of Bartow county. We are authorized to announce the tame of MR. WILLIAM VAUGHAN as a candidate for the office of Coroner of Bartow county. We are authorized to announce the name of JAMES H. HARRISON as a candidate for Cor oner of Bartow county. We are authorized to announce the name of MR. JAMES F. PATTERSON, (FRANK) as a candidate for Coroner of Bartow county. Banin’s Slow! Has gone out of reach, and S. L. VANDIVERE lias como back to stay, and can sell you anything you wish iu the Furniture line at bottom prices. S. L. Vandivere Makes good Carpets at low prices a BiHjcialty. Don’t forget it when you want to buy one or two or three. IF A POOR MAN Like President Cleveland could afford to give S2O to the Charleston sufferers any man can afford to buy Furniture at Vandivere’s prices. Call and ex amine his stock and prices. If lon Don’t See What you want when you come to Vandivere’s Furniture Store, you may rest assured that it is in the de pot or on its way from the best markets. mm home i SEWING MACHINES Makes the best stitch, runs the light est, wears the longest, gives bettor satisfaction, and more of it than any other machine for the same money for sale by S. L. VANDIVERE. NORTH GEORGIA Cheap Furniture House. S. L. VANDIVERE, Proprietor. mG-ly CARTERSVILLE. MILL FOR SALE! On the first Tuesday in November next, lief ore the Courthouse door, iu Cartersville, will sell to the highest bid the Parrott Mill Property, On Pine Log creek, in Bartow county, contain ing one hundred and ten acres, with all tlie mill macliin ‘ry and other improvements. Ma chinery, dam, etc., in good condition. This property has splendid water power and is well located. One-half cash, balance in twelve months, with interest at 8 per cent. TITLES PERFECT. JOHN S. IIOLLIXSHEAD, 523-6 t Newnan, Ga. toutz’s HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS No Hors* will rile of Colic. Bots or Lung Fe vkr. if Fonte’s Fowriers arc used In time. Foutz’s Powders will cure and prevent Hoot jiot.er Fontz’s Powdei-s will prevent Gapks in tu < Font/’s Powders will increase tlie quantity of milk and- cream twenty per cent., and make the butter enu and sweet. . , . Foutz's Powders will cure or prevent almost xyket DYsfase to which Horses and Cattle are subject. Foutz’s Powders will give Satisfaction. Sold everywhere. DAVID F FOTJTZ, Proprietor, R. THIORE.MD. ~JFORMRENT OR SALE. For rent for the year isstor for sale, a splendid Ten-room Reaidence, with ten acres of land attached, in the town of Carters ville. Apply to J, J. HOWARD, Oct.G-Bmo Cartersville, Ga. THE COURANT. Published Every Thursday, CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA. Official Organ Bartow Connty, THURSDAY', OCTOBER 2S, ISSG. Will R. Jackson, late postmas er oT Amerieus has been convicted and sen tenced to the pei i entiary for five, years in the United States Court at Macon. Benj. Butler say : “I’m clean out politics,” and the World adds: “Wei?, cleanliness is next to godliness so y|p would do well to stay out, Benjamin. 1 ” Young Roosevelt one of the candidates for Mayor of New Y'ork is only 28 years old, but is intelligent, cultivated and wealthy, three estimable and telling qualities. The Coursnt office is mow next door to postoffice. The earthquake this morning was said to be only the anti-prohibitionists settling down.— Atlanta Journal. If it had been fatal to soma of them, perhaps they would have had some terri ble settling up to do. “Mr. Anarchist Parsons of Chicago wants it distinctly understood that he does not mean to die by his or the hang man’s hands either.” But this is perhaps where Mr. Anarchist Parson’s is mista ken. James P. Harrison has filed a bill of injunction in Atlanta against Treasurer Hardeman enjoining him from cancelling the Marietta and North Georgia railroad bonds, $92,000, under act of the last leg islature. The bill was filed late Friday night. Six “moonshine” prisoners escaped last week from Fulton county jail. They were on the yard hood, allowed the free dom of the premises. They skipped by the light of the moon, as it were, and are doubtless once more engaged in the dis tillation of the “widow maker.” The Courant office Is now next door to postoftice. Atlanta lias been chosen as the place for the School of Technology, and the fight is over at last. Macon and Athens are left out in the cold, but the Savannah News makes the consolatory prediction for them, that “the people of Atlanta may think it a dear victory they have gained before many years.” Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of the ex-president of the Southern Confedera cy, divided the honors with President Cleveland at the Virginia State Fair in in Richmond, on Thursday. Thy wei** introduced to each other and engaged in pleasant conversation. The national convention of the Wo man’s Christian Temperance Union opened in the Casino theatre, Minneapo lis, on the 22nd inst. Delegates from every state and a number from Canada were present. On tlio platform was Mrs. Mary T. Willard, the venerable mother of the president, Miss Frances E. Wil lard. R. G. Duu & Cos. report the following number of business failures for the seven daysending October 22nd: Number for the United States 182, and Canada, 1G; total 198, compared with 179 last week and 190 the week previous. The casual ties in the Eastern and Middle states are light, while in the Western, Southern and Pacific states, the number reported is above the average. The Courant office Is now next door to postoflice. In Speaking to aN. Y. World repre sentative on the subject of the tariff the other day, ex-Speaker Randall said, “Yes, I have been in favor for some time of reducing taxe3, but I want to reduce them from a protection stand point and not from a stand-point of free trade. I think it would have'been a good thing if the President had signed the Morrison resolution to reduce tlm s irplus, but the treasury is practically going ahead and carrying out its provisions. There is a young clerk in Macon so red-headed that the proprietor of the store in which he labors will not allow him to weigh out gunpowder. —Macon Telegraph. There is a man in Cherokee county, so it is told, whose head is so red that his little son climbs upon a chair near his head and reads the Signal at night with out any other light except the brightness from his father’s head. —Dahlonega Sig nal. Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling. ’Tia no wonder the chestnut bell has met its sad and untimely death. The Virginians had felicitited them selves upon the fact that Mrs. President Cleveland would be their honored guest during her husbands visit to the State fair in Richmond, but they were disap pointed, as she changed her mind sudden ly at the last moment and did not come. They say the cause of it wisher disin clination to be under the same roof with Miss Winnie Davi a , the daughter of ex president Davis, as they were both to be guestsof Gov,Lee. Whether this be so or not, the Virginians feel hurt at the ut ter disregard of their hospitable invita tion. ji Who would not be a candida'e for Governor if such a privilege as that rela ted below is accouled every such aspi rant, as that which fell to the lot of Bob Taylor, democratic candidate for Gov. of listen ! *‘A large number ladies collected in the pa'lor of the hotel and requested to see ‘Bob,’ The gallant young chieftain entered the parlor and shook their hands sayings pleasant word to each. One girl had dark eyes, dark hair, light complexion and cheeks red with the crimson glo v of modesty—the prettiest girl in Tennessee. The tempta tion was too great. ‘ Bob’ kissed her and said: ‘Go tell your mother.’ She ans wered: ‘You are the first man that ever kissed me and I am proud of it.’ ” Bob, we'll tell your wife —quit that now! GOB SENT HARVESTER. KEY. SAM. JONES GREAT WORK IN CANADA. ALL CHURCHES TOUCHED, EVEN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC. SPLENDID SHOWING AS THE RE SULT OF THE FIRST TEN DAYS LABOR. Inimitable and Irresistible He Sweeps The Devil and His Cohorts Be fore Him. The great revival now being conduct ed in Toronto by Rev. Sam. Jones and Sam. Small, has grown in unequalled power ana strength from its incipiency. From different sources it is gathered that about eight hundred conversions have been thus J’ar effected. In one day last week over two hundred people professed conversion. Mr. Jones aud Mr. Small are both at their best and fairly electri fied the masses in Canada. Mr. Jones sayings were never mure pointed and pungent. In his sermon to mothers the other day, Mr. Jones bad occasion to return to the charge that he used slang. Said he “A lady at the Metropolitan church this morning said “I do think he is so slangy.” Another lady said to her, “What place are you going to to-night? Mr. Small is at the Metropolitan and Mr. Jones is at the rink.” “Oh, she said I'm going to the rink.” (Laughter.) Couldn’t stand slang, and yet she come here instead of going to hear SamTSmall, who don’t use a bit of it. (Applause and laughter.) Someone who attack'd the methods of Mr, Jones, was met by the defence of the man his manner and methods, which is published below. The following interview with one of leaders of the Canadian meeting will be found of interest. It is taken from the Toronto Globe of the 20th October. The papers continue to publish vriba tion reports of Mr. Jones sermons a deci ded innovation in such matters in Canada. “My object in agitating for the visit of Rev. Sam. P. Jones to this city,” said Key. Hugh Johnston, Secretary of the Sam. Jones Committee, in answer to a question of a Globe reporter on Monday afternoon, “was simply the good of the city. I knew that he was mote than sensational. The man who diavvs bigger congregations and holds them longer, interests them more inten sely and benefits them more than any living preacher, must have something in him. I went to Chicago and for a week studied his methods and observed his work. I saw that he was reaching the masses along church lines, and that he honored the agency and dispensation of the Holy Spirit, more than any evange list I had ever met, and I said, ‘lie is the man for Toronto.’ ” “But is it not A REFLECTION ON THE MINISTERS of the city to call in such helpers?” Mr. Johnston—“ Not at all; he is a God sent harvester, to do a work that the ordinary minister cannot do. Where is the man in this city todriw together and move the crowd that he addi esses any night in the rink ? Such men have been raised up in everv age for a special work. Witness Whirtield, Finney, Caughey, Moody. The grand proof that tiod calls a man to such work is that He qualities him.” “Did you not expeet fuller co-opera tion of all the churches ?” Mr. Johnston —“We wasted a large amount of printers’ ink and a*good many postage stamps in calling together the ministers of the city. At lirst a consid erable number outside the Methodist ministry were ready to unite with us. But prejudice and a false judgment of the man and his work got abroad, and several dropped out. The attitude of the committee is now what it has always been —inviting their help, and eager that every minister should put in an oar. This is a general work. OTHER CHURCHES WILL BE BENEFITTKD as well as the Methodist churches. Why Bhould*we have put upon us the extra, labor of caring for the lapsed and wan dering sheep of all the churches?” “Is it true that ail the churches are touched ?” Mr. Johnston—“ Yes, all the churches. Even Roman Catholics have acknowl edged the good, and have said, ‘We like Sam. Jone' HERE ARE THE FIGURES. There have already been returned to me, as Secretary, 285 cards, containing the namea of persons awakened and inter ested on the subject ot peisonal religion. Of these, 211 have been sent to Metho dist ministers, 21 to Ptesbyterian, 23 to Episcopalian, 8 to Baptist, 11 to Congre gational, 2 to the Society of Friends, and 3to the Salvation Army. A pretty good representation of the churches, is it not?” THE SAM. JONES REVIVAL CARD. Mr. Johnston produced one of the cards referred to. it reads as follows: Name Business Address Residence Address Spiritual Condition Church Preferred Minister’s Name Christian Worker. These cards are filled out bv parties at tending the revival, endorsed by some Christian worker, and sent by the secre tary of the committee to the minister whose name has been written on the cards. “No proselyting is allowed,” contin ued Mr. Johnston. “Any worker using any influence to draw from one church to another would be summarily dismissed from the work.”’ “Does this number of 285 represent the good that has been accomplished so far?” Mr. Johnston—“O, dear, no; i.ot a tithe of it. The workers are instructed to make personal effort with the seeker their first consideration, and it is often not convenient to get the name. More over, hundreds are impressed and re solve upon anew life who manifest their purpose by rising for prayer at the pub lic service, but will not remain to the after meeting. Religion is the onlv tiling of which men feel ashamed. It is ONE OF THE SNARES OF THE DEVIL. to make a man ashamed toconfe-s that he is a sinner; rshamed to be known as a seeker after God ” “Are the meetings thus far up to your expectations ?” Mr. Johnston—They are, indeed. It is only ten days since they began. Jones and Small both say that they have sel dom seen the Christian people, after so short a time, in so good a condition for hearty and prayerful assistance. They usually spend the lirst two weeks in un sparing denunciation of the worldliness and indifference of professing Christians. They SEEM TO HAVE HAD LESS TROUBLE than usual to g> t us preachers and peo ple to ‘quit our meanness,’ and already scores of converJnns have taken place. If I mistake not, the 2,100 added in Chi cago were almost entirely the ingather ing of the last week of the services. We hope before this week shall close to see not only hundreds of Christians quick ened unto new life, but to record the names of a thousand who have achieved victory over seif and cin through our Lord Jesus Christ.” “Has there been as much OPPOSITION TO THE EVANGELIST as you expected?” Mr. Johnston —“No. Of course, the devil and his crew, the di inking, swear ii g. g. mhling, then rc-going. and fast living fight him and hate him for his awiul invective and tilling home thrusts at sin. But the people in the city stand by him. His hard hits and droll illustrations often cause outburst* of laughter t • the annoyance of some hide bound old fellows who think it a sin to laugh in meeting; but as a rule hi* com mon-sense directness and his red-hot ea r nestue;s manifested in every look and gesture and merriment and word carry instant conviction. His way of putting things is simply INIMITABLE AND IRRESISTIBLE. His pathos is the most natural and ten der that I ever listened to, and at times you will see the eyes of thousands suf fused with tears.” “Do you and the ministers indorse ev erything he says?” Mr. Johnston—“No; we dont need to. To turn up our nose at what may seem to us coarse or irreverent is to put our selves above God, who honors him so greatly in the salvation of souls and tHe Holy Spirit who seizes upon this mar vellous combination of gilts and powers and uses them for His own glory. “What do you think of the criticisms of his sermons respecting his reported vulgarity, slang, etc. ?” Mr. Johnston—“l think it little less than arrant hypocrisy for persons who never protested against the details of a Police Court and all the doings of a dirty crew being dished up in some oi our papers, to find fault with the ser mons being reported in a gieat leligious movement like this. But the fact is I have great sympathy for these erring brethren. They do not understand Him. A thing repoited out of its connection sounds very differently wlu*n read than when heard spoken. I wi*h all the papers would report him fully as fir as they do report. Jones himself is very much PLEASED WITH THE GLOBE REPORTS of his sermons. They are very full and do not inislea 1. Concessions must be made to him, and aie made, that are not giyen to ordinary preachers.” “Are not the EXPENSES OF THESE MEETINGS very heavy ?” “Ye.*, but they will he met by the collections and the generosity <>f friends. The great Musical Festival in the Rink cost $15,000—55,000 a day. We will carry on these great meetings for three weeks at less eost than that. The ex penses of religion are small compared with the eost of Mir pleasures, or even the expenses of so high and sacred an ait as music.” “You believe that these srrvices are widening in their influence?” Mr. Johnstoi. —“I know it. The daily press is helping in the good work, and your papers scattered all over the coun try are awakening the public mind to the subject of religion. The THE OTHER CHURCHES ARE COMING IN. Good people cannot Keep out of a great w’ork of grace. The other afternoon 1 saw, deeply interested in the sermon, the noble Principal of tlie Baptist College, Dr. Castle, and a majority of the Baptist ministers of the city. METHODIST FIRE AND BAPTIST WATER when brought together give steam pro pelling power to the Gospel engine. Church of England ministers and Con gregational and Presbyterian all are tak ing interest. I hope they will take hold. Presbyterians and Methodists generally go hand-in-hand in spiritual work. I wish we could make a move tor God up on the entire city, and that foilwing these evangelistic meetings could be united services in every section and su burb of Toronto. We are bound to keep at it, and as the work teaches further and deeper, all the pastors will have their hands and their hearts full.” In addition to the number of converts mentioned by Rev. Hugh Johnston, some 350 have since been added to the roll. DEFENDING THE REVIVALISTS. The following letter was written to the editor of the Toronto Mail in defense of the revivalist: Sir, —In this enlightened age it is truly appalling to see clergymen rush into print, with their narrow-minded bigotry and consummate self-conceit bursting out at nearly everv sentence, to denounce men who are evidently head and shoulders their superiors in every Chiistian grace and who by their honest denunciations of wrong may not suit such a Phaiisee as writes from Oakville. That correspondent says practically “Lord, L thank Thee I am not as Sam. Jones,” and if the truth must come out, the results of Ids pastoral labors clearly set foith is he not. If this would-be saint is right, why is it that intelligent audiences a"S found three times a day sitting in a not too comfortable building anxiously listening for the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Why is it that very many of the best educated and best people of Toronto and surrounding country go repeatedly, and the secret is this, their souls are fed with the true manna, and not with the husks which have so nearly starved todeadi many congregations throughout our land. I tell you, Mr. Editor, we hearers are thirsting for sincere preachers. We aie sick of the cool indifference of some of our clergy and pastors of all denomina tions. We want live, earnest, honest hearted, sympathetic declarations ot God’s love and justice. We are tired, we say, of those preachers whose only aim, or principal aim, is a comfortable church and pa souage and a generally ensy time, with three months holidays in the summer, expense thrown in, to go acio s the ocean to benefit health w hich is hitter than three-fourths of the con gregation who are compelled to stay at home. 'I would recommend this clergy man not to sit in judgment any more till he comes down to the Mutual street rink in Toronto and sees with his own eyes bad, wicked meu and women renouncing their wrung, sinful ways and starting Heavenward with anew song of praise to God in their hearts as a result of the honest unbreasting of their lives by Sam. Jones and Sam. Small, two men who honor the word reverend more sure ly than many men who have obtained i<- through a college training and who man ifest so little of the fruits of the Spir'd, especially ch ; ri'y. God help such weak lings who are not the means of the con version and upbuilding of a score of men and women in aye ir. When God raises up an hone-t man to do the duty they have neglected to perform act the nog m the manner. Fie on such narrow-souled Christians. The world is roo wicked now to be led by such men. We want strong, generous, cha’itable, sincere leaders in carrying out Christ’s injunction. “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gos pel.” Yours, e'e., Another M. D. Toronto, Oct. lsth. The Courant office lt now next door to o9toffioe. THE SABINE DISASTER. STARTLING THEORIES ADVANCED AS TO THE CAUSE. Is The Laud Sinking ? A speep 1 from Beaumont, Texas, says: “Nothing is talked of heie except the unprecedented tidal llood mound Sabine and its extraordinary results. Since the older residents ot this vicinity have gone over the ground and discovered what an immense stretch of coast country was submerged, they have advanced another startling theory to account for the de struction of Sabine Pass and the remark able inundation ot Johnson’s and Tay lor’s bayou. Without being able to give any scientific reason, the old residents have generally agreed that the Texas and Louisiana coast ab >ut the north of Sabine liver is gradually sinking, and they think it is only a matter of a few decades until the sea will claim a large slice from both these states. A gentleman who has lived on the coast tor titty years makes the statement that up to tlie year 1800 no serious over flow iiad occurred between Berwick bay, on the Louisiana coast, and Galveston bay. There was not even a tradition among the white settlers of any over llow during this long period, extending back to about the year 17S0, when the Louisiana coast in t’ at vicinity was first settled. In 1807 the streets of Sabine were submerged hy a high tide for the first time since its foundation in 1832 J Since 1567 there have been eighteen dis 4 astrous overflows, three of which ocou>, red during the present year. This e:V| traordinary increase in aerial forces an overtlows since the year 1800 not onF applies to the 100 mile strip of contiguous to the Sabine’s estuary, but applies with the same mathematical accuracy to the entire Texas coast from Sabine to Galveston, thence to Indianola and Corpus Christi, nearly down to Brownsville, at which larter point the storms since ISGO have been less severe than during the preceding quarter of a century. The old settlers who have compiled this data cannot account for the phenomenal inciease, except on the basis that the entiie Texas coast has sub merged a foot or two since 18G0. The Orange Tribune, descanting upon this theory, suggests that the matter should be made the suljectof scientific investigation, and ought to have thorough and immediate attention from the general government. The Tribune calls upon the people of the first and seventh con gressional districts of west Louisiana and immediately apply to the war nd navy departments for a joint corps of compe tent engineers and scientists to establish the exact altitude of the coast on both sides the Sabine for a distance <>f at least fifty miles inland. Such a course, it declares, would put at rest the feelings of anxiety caused by tlie now locally widespread belief that the surface of the earth in this section is gradually sink ing.” HERE -A.N3A THEBE. CAN SUCH THINGS UK? In Cleveland, 0., not long ago a bank director asked the cashier: “Is Mr. good?” “That depends on whether you inquired in a God ward or man ward sense,” replied the cishier. “I mean manward, of course,” said the director. “In a Godward sense,” replied the cashier, “Mr. —-is very good; ANo 1. No man in the church can pray louder. But in a manward sense l am sorry to say that lie is tricky.” It is sufficient to say that the note of Mr. was not dis counted. MAN. What a queer combination of cheek and per versity. Insolence, pride, gab, impudence, vanity, Jealousy, hate, scorn, baseness, insanity, Honor, truth, wisdom, virtue, urbanity, Is that whimsical biped called man J Who can fathom the depths of his innate de pravity ? To-day he is all gayety, to-morrow all gravity; For blowing his own horn he has a propensity. Even under clouds of singular density, O! mysterious clay bank called mau! He can be the source of beastly brutality, Be modest and meek, or indulge in hil-my, _ Don airs and of saintly ry sKty Or equal the devil in taring rascality, This curious enigma called man. —W. J. O’Beakdon. WIFELY DEVOTION. Mrs. Yerger was dressed to go to the bail. She had on her new dress. “You look stunning in that new dress, but, great Caesar ! what a lot of money it costs these hard times,” remarked Col. Yerger. “Lor, Charles, what do I care for money when it comes to making vou happy?” replied Mrs. Yerger,- with a beaming smile. — Texan Siftings. “Ah, those autumn leaves, Farmer ’.Robinson.” sighed the city guest. “What lovely tints of color, and what an addition they are to the charming scene ry you must so enjoy.” Yes, miss. The leaves are gettin’ a good deal of yaller and red on to ’em, that’s a fact. It’s about time to go and gather ” “Then you redly find time to gather autumn leaves?” “0, yes indeed. We rake up a few cart loads every year for beddin’ for the hosses ” Another esthetic dream smash ed. — Hartford Post. Sunset Cox and his wife one day asked a Constantinople lady of high birth to take a drive with them and she consent ed. As soon, however, as they drove on the street the driver was arrested and the carriage ordered back by the police. This was owng to the existence of a law in Constantinople that no uative woman of noble family shall be seen driving in public with foreigners or per sons not of the Moslem faith. HOW TO WAKE UP. Do dot violently disturb a steeping child by lifting it suddenly out of bed before it is fully awake. Do no violence to your own sleep either if it is possible to avoid instantaneous rising at the first waking n.ornent. There are professions, the soldiers’, tite doctors’, the nurses’, where wukefulmss to ordtrand on the jumpiiis i required. But all persons are not under such bonds to attention, all young persons are not West Point cadets to atari up at the “reveille.” The words of an expert are worth quoting:—“Fif teen minutes spent in gradually waking up, after the eyes are opened, and in turning over and stretching the limbs, do as much good as sound sleep, because the operation sets the blood in motion by degrees, tending to equalize the circula- tion, for during sleep the bloou tends to stagnation, the heatt beats feebly and slowly, and to shock the system by bouncing up in an instant and sending the blood in overwhelming quantity to the heart, causing it to assume a gallop, where the instant before it was a creep, is the greatest absurdity. This instanta neous bouncing out of bt and as soon as the eyes are open will be followed by a long weariness before noon. —Philadelphia Ledger. Mrs. Charles Oberly was a cripple, and so her husband thought it would not be right to beat her, but instead, as a pun ishment, he used to lower her into the well. One day the rope twisted around Iher neck and she died, and now Charlie’s lawyer is trying to make a Missouri jury believe that it was an accident., NUMBER 39 COTTON STATEMENT. From the Financial Chronicle's cotton artiuie of October 15, the foliowig facts are gathered relative to the movement of the crop for the past week. For the week ending October 15, the total receipts have reached 230,258 bales, against 197,1GG last week. 150,465 the previous week, and 10G.601 three weeks since, making the total receipts since ilie Ist of September, 188 G, 810,779 against 858,720 for the same period of 1885, showing a decrease since September Ist, 1886, of 41,947 bales. The receipts ot all interior towns for this week have been 104,441 bales. Last year the receipts of the same week were 151,344 bales. The old interior stocks have increased dining the week 27,705 bales, and are to-night 24,455 more than at the same period last year. The re ceipts at the same towns have been 13,303 more than the same week last year, and since September 1 the receipts at all towns are 15,346 more than for same lime in 1885. Among the interior towns, the receipts at Macon for the week have been 4,438 bales. Last year the receipts for the week were 3,028 bales. These figures show an increase for the week of 1,410 bales. The total receipts from the plantations since September 1, 1880, are 912,571 hale; in 1885 were 902,008; in 1884 were 948,087 bales. Although the receipts at the outports the past week were 230,288 bales, the actual movement from plantations was 202,5G5, the balance going to increase the stocks at the interior towns. Last year Ae recipts from.the plantations for the week were 300,838 bales, and for V. ”84 they were 200,835. *%Tho imports into continental ports this ran have been 11,000 bales. figures indicate a decrease in the cotton in sight to-night of 2,711 bales as compared with the same dare of 1885 a decrease of 271,992 as compared with the corresponding date of 18S4, and a de '■erease of 476,704 as compared with 1883. The Chronicle has the following to say of the market fluctuations for the week under review: The bureau report made public last Saturday, tbougii somewhat variously constructed, caused a quick rise of BaW points in futures at this market, which was as quickly lost when it was seen that Liverpool did not respond, and closed at about the lowest prices of the week. Wednesday, however, developed trerh strength in ihe face of a week opening at Liverpool; the firmer feeling was aided by the near approach of the season when severe weal her is to be ex pected, the report that a heavy storm was on the Gulf of Mexico moving north ward, and the approach of a “cold wave from the Northwest toward the cotton bell . The Gulf storm did a good deal of injury on the coast of Texas and Louisi ana, but does not appear to have exten ded inland far enough to hurt the matur ing cotton crop. Yesterday a better Liverpool report caused an early ad vance, and the bull party made some show of reviving confidence, but under the report of a heavy failure in Manches ter values were again unsettled. To-day an early advance on a further improve ment at Liverpool was soon lost under the return of good weather at the South, but the <*lose was lirui at a small advice on last Friday’s figures. Colton on the spot was dull and drooping early in tne week, and on Monday quotations were* reduced l-100, Yesterday the high grades anil “low middling” were reduced 1-lGe, and the low grades }£c., while middling was unchanged. To-dav the market was steady but quiet at 9 5-lUe, for middling uplands. ACTIVE DEMAND FOR IKON, The Greatest Year hi the History of the Trade. Philadelpia Times.! Vice-President Swank, of the Iron and Steel Association, states that the im provement in the demand for iron noted some weeks ago still continues. He states that this is the most active year that the iron trade has ever known, not excepting the demand which prevailed in 1880. He does not characterize it a a boom, but states that it is a legitimate and hea't/iy demand, ■* business is in good condition portion of the product is abl railroads In some form or ■ is stated that with the railroad building yet to be&j no prospect of the demanwgpW very soon. This healthy ■gaasfl the iron trade has served P' ices of iron from 50 cents ti Many furnaces are repoi sold up their product, and th iron Company is said to have re:ff! iu ders because it could not furni h the trtKl terial. It is further stated of the same company that although it has not opened its bonks for 1887 it has had inquiries for nearly 100,000 tons, while the Crane Iron Company is said to have disposed of 12,000 tons for next year, although it refuses to name any future quotations. The iron which the Southern manufac turers at one time sent to this market, underselling the home product, is now only found in the South and Southwest. Eight months ago it not only came into this market, but also found its way into the New England market. Leading man..faoturers and brokers ail agree in the statement that the demand for iron is greatly improved. The Dog Paid His Score. Lovers of dogs wiil be interested in the following true story: A lady was visit ing friends at the seaside, where the was a fine dog whose master was In habit of giving him money every <' \ buy meat for bis dinner from *' er’seart. The lady, admirin some, intelligent animal, Cat,,* her as she sat at breakfast ai,n irouilwT plate. The dog at onct his master, and, standing on i legs, pawed and scratched at the ■> man’s breast-pocket. At first the|p failed to understand and ordqjT away; but, the creature persisAigX finally said: “Well, I do believe \ wants bis money,” and offered him coin, which the dog instantly took, ' trotting up the friendly visitor, depositetT it in her lap with a wag of his tail and a look which seemed to say, “I always pay the butcher, and why not you ?”— Boston Gazette. A pair of knaves :d an old, old swindle on a simple citizen of Reading Pa. One of them went into a cigar store carrying a violin, and, after buying a cigar, asked to be allowed to leave ”he instrument there for an hour or so. llig request was granted. Pretty soon knave number two came in and bought a cio-ar saw the violin, examined it, admired it’ praised it, and wanted to buy it. The cigar man explained how it happened to be in his store. Then the stranger of fered to give him $5 if he’d buv it when the ow ner come back, and authorized bin 4 to go as high as SSO. Then he left the first man came back, refused s■>() Ifi the violin, declined $35, and, finalnß with great hesitation, accepted kao H because he needed the monejF* • date the second man has nofctnanv 1 * the fiddle, which is worth h* r 3 "** single One day last weel^ rc V 4 Holland was wYN?A in a cabin V '' He was abo- ' himself , le ’l,*- jf- ftp * ted soihq tiV ' f i streets Mot W M health. £ <