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THE COURANT.
I?ublihed Kvery Thursday,
( IKTKUSVH.LK, GEORGIA.
Official Organ Bartow County.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, I*Bo.
It is rerouted that the president has
tendered the Turkish Mission to General
F.gbert 1,. Yitde, member of congress
from New York.
Half of the postmasters appointed
yesterday were postmistresses. — Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph. They’ll do to
look after the males.
Col. George Northrlf, a prominent
Southern railroad man and Knight Tem
plar, was adjudged a lunatic in the cir
cuit court of Louisville, Ky., Monday.
Ox last Friday the House of Repre
sentatives of this state passed a bill en
larging the scope of the law to furnish
artiticial limbs to Confederate soldiers of
Georgia, including many in these priv
ileges hitherto barred out.
The following forcible and pointed
paragraph is from the Canton, Ga., Tele
phone’. “Any man who will take a paper
all the year and then not pay for it, or
make some effort to pay for it, is mean
enough to steal acorns from a blind hog.”
Aldkn Goldsmith, the famous horse
man, died in Orange county New York,
Monday. He was renowned throughout
the country for the splendid horses he
had brought into fame. The celebrated
Goldsmith’s Maid was trained and devel
oped by him.
Mayor John T. Perry, ot Greenville,
Ala., was tried in the police court at that
place Monday, for assaulting Coi. R. S.
Cheves, a temperance lecturer, and fined
SSO and costs. Ollier cases against him
growing out of tills dilTioulty, are docket
ed in the county court.
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A white woman and a negro man have
been convicted at Hagerstown, Md., and
sent to the penitentiary for eight months
each for marrying. This is said to have
been the first case of the kind in which
the law has been tested iu Maiyland, the
light was made on the construction
placed on the 14th amendment.
Miss Elizabeth Grund, of St. Louis,
Mo., aged sixteen years, died of hydro
phobia Monday. She was bitten some
two months ago by a young puppy, but
nothing whatever was thought of it until
a short time since when the symptoms of
the disease appeared. All efforts to re
lieve her were unavailable and she died in
great agoUT-" - .
Thk oldest person in the world is said
to have died on the sth inst., in the Indian
Territory. Susanna Warren was her
name, she was born a slave in old St.
Augustine, Fla., in 1750, and was the
property if Spanish owners until 1818.
A daughter living in Austin, Texas, sur
vives her. Many of her grand children
are over three quarters of a century old.
Rev. Charles Minnegerode, D. D.,
rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal church in
Richmond, Va., has resigned on account
of old age and feeble health, and has
been made emeritus rector. He is sev
enty-three years old. He was rector of
St. Paul’s church when Jefferson Davis
attended services there, and was reading
service when a messenger entered the
church and .informed Mr. Davis that
Lee had evacuated the city.
We publish in this issue “The Mistle
toe Spray,” an interesting and beautiful
original story, written expressly for the
Couraxt, which is altogether appropriate
to this high holiday season in which the
mistletoe, the holly and the yule log
were once, if not now, such important
auxiliaries in celebrating the festive oc
casion. The writer of “The Mistletoe
Spray” is a gifted and talented literateur,
as a perusal of this beautiful story will
attest. It will be read with intense in
terest.
Ex-Alderman McQuade was found
guilty by a jury last week in New York
on a trial for bribery in connec
tion with the grant of the Broadway
railroad franchise, and on Monday last
he was sentenced by Recorder Smythe to
the penitentiarj r at hard labor for seven
years, and to pay a fine of $50,00. Mc-
Quade received the sentence with an im
perturbable manner, and after the usual
formalities be was locked up in the
Toombs prison. The amount\e received
is said to have been SIOO,OOO. This case
will be taken to the general term of the
supreme court which meets in January.
Danbury, Conn., come? to the front
with a singular breach of promise suit.
A young fellow met a young lady at a
party, and under the glare of gas light
and the attendant glamour, he fell des
perately in love with her, pressed his
suit and was in time accepted. It seems,
however, that the smitten young man
had never seen liis fair inamorate l>y
daylight, until the morning hour ap
pointed for the wedding, her appearance
was so decidedly different that he vehe
mently protested that she was not the
gill whom he had promised to marry and
who had won his heart, and positively
refusing to wed her. The bride was
equal to the emergency, didn’t faint or
go into hysterics, in the conventional
style, but set her teeth and said “Well,
I’ll just bet 3 r ou a five dollar hill he mar
ries me yet.” And the probabilities are
that the gritty girl will corral the cal
low lad if justice holds out.
A TERRIBLE AND BRUTAL DEED
John G. Swilling, his wife and three
young children were burned to an unre
cognizable condition and their residence
near Toceoa, Ga., entirely consumed on
the night of the 15th inst. An examina
tion of the charred remains of these peo
ple showed that they had been foully
murdered preyious to being burned. Sus
picion centered on one Frank Sanders,
whom Swilling had befriended. Sanders
was arrested, told a half-dozen conflict
ing storie®, but Anally confessed, the
night after his arrest, Sanders wa3 taken
out of the hands of the officers by a mob
of fifty men, and was burned to death.
He confessed that after he had crushed
the skulls of the sleeping family he satu
rated the bed clothes precipitately with
coal oil, set fire to them and inconbinent
]y <kl.
CHRISTMAS.
No festival or anniversary in all of
three hundred and sixty-hve * aj s
„dander year causes such umversaUnd
\inußiirp as Christmas,
real anticipatory pleasn ,
. 1 has obtained from
The custom when mi
,i,„, in !*>"* " f '' lmos,
fvrv |< irt of U..WM W ‘i;
' . . „ „,,.i honoring the birth ot
recognizing aiiu uoiioii.. 6
the < Grist child, G a custom tint tran
scends every other celebration engaged
in by man. ...
Uhistmas tide is a season of rejoicing,
of love, of the existence of generosity,
and of glorifying God, of peace and ot
irood will. No event marked in sacred
or i rofane literature has clustered around
it points of such transcendent beauty and
vital interest as the season we call
“Christmas,” the time set apart by all
Christendom to commemorate the natal
day of the World’s Saviour, the advent of
the God man, the Prince of Peace, the
Light of the World. And no event in
the lives of men has woven about it, per
haps, sweeter and fonder recollections
than the Christmas time. Everywhere,
wherever the name of Christ is glorified
and worshipped, this glorious anniver
sary is observed, on oceans and seas,
on plains and promitories and in the val
leys. To the children and younger gen
eration, Christmas is a season of unusual
and intense interest. To them the inter
val between one Christmas and another
seems long and the year rolls on with
lagging pace, but to the middle-aged and
those with the weight of years upon
them the feeling is different, Christmas
follows Christmas with but increasing
speed.
The custom of celebrating and honor
ing this joyous occasion is a grand and
beautiful one, and when entered into
with proper spirit anti full recognition of
its origin and cause, surpasses in its
grandeur, its purposes and its hallowed
memories all other joyous festivals in
dulged in by man. The very angels in
Heaven doubtless catch up and re-echo
the glorious refrains from joyous hearts
uttered by earthlings when they pro
claim with full conception of its sublimi
ty, the triumphant and joyful tidings
first taught of “Glory to God in the
highest, and on earth peace and good
will to men.”
MUSIC'S POWER.
An associated press telegram from
Richmond, Y'a., gives the following
touching account of the wonderful power
of sweet music, in breaking down the
icy barriers ot doubt and callousness in
the mind and heart of Cluverius, the
condemned murderer, who will be hung
iu a few days. The Captain Cunning
ham spoken of who sung so sweetly, lias
indeed a rare voice, into which he some
times throws intense pathos, file sur
roundings of the incident here related
evidently affected the singer as well as
the. prisoner, and lie was thus enabled to
sing with much wistful tenderness, love
and sorrow. The power of music is in truth
wonderful:
For the first time since his trial and incar
ceration, T. J. Cluverius, the condemned
murderer of Lillian Madison, exhibited
emotion. Mr. Frank Cunningham.a favor
ite tenor singer of this city, whose
great forte is singing religious songs,
reeieved a message from Cluverius beg
ging him to come to his cell. Mr. Cun
ningham complied. He found the pris
oner reading his Bibie, but siill main
taining that cool, imperturable demean
or, which neither the sentence oftnecourt
the refusal of pardon by the Gover
nor the sight of the gallows plan has
been able to disturb. It is suspected that
the religious counsellors of Cleverius,
finding all other means of softening the
apparently hard nature of the man of
no avail, suggested to him to get Cun
ningham to sing, and he complied. He
conversed pleasantly with the singer for
a while, and then, more out of deference,
probably, to the wishes of his minister
than for any other reason, asked for a
song. The singer, feeling the solemnity
of the occasion, selected the song, “The
Home of the Soul,” and began it witli a
voice more than usually vibrant from
emotion. The prisoner had a slightly
listless air as lie listened to the opening
lines:
I’ll sing you a song of a beautiful land,
The far away home of the soul.
But as soon as these words were fin
ished his atitude changed, and he grew
interested. When the pure sweet notes
of the singer, whose eyes were growing
moist, took up the musical story and told
how the harpers were playing heavenly
music in that far away home of the soul,
how the sinner who repented might en
ter there, and how all danger and suffer
ing would be past when once in its heav
en of rest, the condemned man, unable
longer to preserve his air of indifference,
leaned his head upon his hands and sob
bed aloud. The death watch looking
through the grated iron door, turned
away touched by the scene, and the pris
oners in all parts of the j*il paused and
listened, an 1 as they caught the words,
“The home of the soul,” and knew
whence they proceeded, they, too became
quiet The espisode made a great im •
pression at the jail.
OUR CHRISTMAS GREETING.
VV ith commendable pride the Coukant
presents its readers to-day a Christmas
issue. The carols and songs and stories,
illustrated in its Christmas supplement of
this date are appropriate to the season,
and are fresh and new and will beyond
doubt be read with interest around the
hearth stone. A glance at the Christmas
advertisements and greetings of the mer
chants of Carteraville evidences the fact
that they appreciate the spirit of enter
prise that prompts the publishers of the
Courant to send forth as a Christmas
greeting the paper here presented, and in
doing so it adopts the words of the old
song, and express with hearty sincerity
that —
“Ye ladies and gentlemen all,
Aud good folks, dear;
A merry, merry Christmas
And a happy ne x year.”
Mr*. Cleveland’s Correspondence.
Baltimore .Sun.]
iirs. Cleveland gets almost as many
letters as the President. Most of them
are from persons of her uwn sex, and
contain advice and suggestions on almost
every subject under the sun. Mrs. Cleve
land' does no’ reply to letters any more.
She did, in the early days of her mar
riage, answer several, but they were im
mediately given to the press, and so she
stopped. She says many of her letters
just now are from temperance women,
containing warnings against the use of
wine, but as she seldom tastes anything
but water she scarcely considers the ad
vice necessary. She says she ought to
make a good housekeeper, as a large pro
poitionofher volunteer correspondents
tell her how the White II >use should he
managed.
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De-lec-ta-lave.
If children’s first teeth received proper
care and treatment, the second set would
be all the better for it. Let your dentist
treat them; and keep them clean and
healthy by using Delectalave. For sale
by all druggists.
KIM) WORDS.
A Few Compliment* Culled From Our
Exchange*.
The Cartersville Coi kant is the !*est
country newspaper that nmnesto the Bul
lelin office. This wet k it is A real gem
of typographical excellence, and the ed
itorial and repotorial work is not behind
in the least. We wish the boys success.
Home Daily Ifulletin.
The < artersville Couraxt comes to our
office enlarged to an eight column. We
compliment Bros. Taylor and Willingham
for their ability as journalist and con
gratulate tbe people of Bartow county
upon having so noble an enterprise.—
Dawsoncille News.
The Carterßville Cocrant has added
four more columns, and is now a 32-col
urnn paper. We imagine its nice to
print a paper for an appreciative people.
Waco Enterprise.
The Cartersville Cocrant lias been
enlarged and greatly improved under the
new management, and the people of Car
tersville and Bartow county should give
it a hearty support.— Calhoun Times.
TO VOTERS OF BARTOW COUNTY.
Fellow-citizens :—As the time is near
at hand when we will be ealled upon to
choose public servants to fill tbe various
offices of our county, it may not be amiss
to retrospect the services of our present
incumbents, especially if they are again
asking yeur suffrage. These thoughts
have been suggested by a review of the
services and actions of our present board
of county commissioners. It is a strange
fact that so little weight is attached to
the selection of these officers by the peo
ple generally, while there is not a more
important office within their gift.
A retrospection of the performances of
our present incumbents, reveals some
facts which it will be wise for the voter
to ponder before he again places them in
the same important position they now
occupy.
It is a fact that for several years there
have been ceitain parties in this county,
who wanted bridges built for them on
the Etowah river, and failed by ail fair
means and intrigue to consummate their
plans, until two years ago, when by
nomination of a board ot county com
missioners, or a ruling majority of that
board, to put up the job you careless
ly elected them and they are faithfully
serving themselves, and you, fellow tax
payer, are faithfully reaching down into
the very bottom of your lank pocket for
the last hard earned dollar to pay for it.
It is a fact that J. C. Milam’s father
owns the land on the north side and B.
T. Lcekeonthe south side of the river
where they are building one of the
bridges.
We are informed by reliable parties,
tliat it a fact that John P. Lewis owns
one-half interest and a mortgage on the
other half of the place on the north side
of the river where they are building his
and Hard ins biidge.
Here you have a ruling majority of the
board serving faithfully. Who? Read
er, you can answer for yourself.
To show you how persistent this noto
rious board of public ;?) servants have
been in serving their constituents, we
give the following petition, which was
signed by over one hundred and fifty of
the tax-payers of the 17th district, and
quite a number of the best citizens of
Cartersville, the rights of ell of whom
they utterly ignored and went on with
their put up jab :
To the Honorable Commissioners Bar
tow County: Gentlemen —In view of the
fact that you have located and co Tem
plate building a biidge acto.-s E owali
river on the old pillar at Hardins ferry,
we, the undersigned citizens and tax
payers of the 17ih district, humbly peti
tion your honorable body to reeo isider
your action in the matter, and change
the place of location of said bridge to
Riche’s ferry, now Mrs. Akerinan’s
place, for reasons, some of which we
here set forth.
First, Because a biidge at Riehe’s fe’-ry
would accommodate seven-eighths more
people than one built at any point in the
county on said river below the new iron
bridge, from the'fact that it is the main,
central and direct crossing place for all
the people living west of Euharlee creek
—going to our county seat —Mr. Hardin
not excepted.
Second, Because we know that if you
do expend the funds of the county in
building a biidge at Hardins, it would
benefit only a few directly interested par
ties, and its public utility would in no
wise prove commensurate with its cost.
Third, Because a bridge at Hardins
would forever deprive this whole section
of the county ot a bridge crossing direct
ly to their comity seat, inasmuch as it is
unquestionably evident that the next
bridge asked, and is now being schemed
for, would be put on the Milam pillar,
an act which we could but look upon as
the perpetration of a great injustice to
this part of he county, an injustice
which we are loth to believe an honora
ble and intelligent board of county com
missioners, will all the lights before
them, could afford or would have the
hardihood to inflict upon their constitu
ents.
For these and other reasons not here
enumerated, we humbly petition your
honorable body to reconsider, and we
will ever remain your grateful tellow
citizens.
In the face of the above petition sign
ed, we are informed, by more than one
hundred and fifty tax-payers, everyone
of whom are interested in a bridge to
their county seat, this famous board of
commissioners are going on in the even
tenor of their way, building themselves
and friends bridges.
YY'e see their names announced for re
election. It is currently reported that
they have another river bridge booked to
build for a friend that they have not
been able to accommodate during their
present term, hence their desire for
another. Good Lord deliver us from
their sort.
Fellow-citizens, ponder well the above
facts, and when you go to vote for your
county commissioners govern yourselves
accordingly. Tax-payer.
Hides Wanted.
The Highest Cash Price paid for Hides by
K. L. .lones,
Main St., next to Norris’ Wvrehouae.
We are offering this seaso* an unusually varied
and attractive assortment of style* Id Fancy
Groceries. In Xmass Novelties we have Dried
Beef, Breakfast Bacon aud Pork Sausage, Canned
Meats, Fruits aud Vegetables, Sauces, Pickets
and Catsups, Buckwheat Flour, Oatmeal, Maca
roni and Cheese, Currents, Citron and Raisins,
Mince Meat, Cranberries, Figs and Dates, Or
anges, Apples and Bananas. We cordially in
vite a personal call and inspection.
E. Strickland & Bito.
You can’t pick out a nicer or more acceptable
Holiday Present than a handsome cuff and col
lar box. Curry has a flue lot, both lu Leather
and Plush.
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The pain and misery suffered by those
who are afflicted with dyspepsia are in
describable. The distress of the body is
equaled or surpassed by. the confusion
and tortures of the mind, thus making
its victim slier double rffliction. The
relief that is given by Hood’s Sarsaparilla
has caused thousands to be thankful for
this great medicine. It dispels the cause
of dyspepsia, and tones up the digestive
organs. Try Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
Try a couple packages of Strickland & Bros’.
Fine Mixed Tea.
THE MISTLETOE SPRAY.
IVY’ ritten Expressly for The Conrant. ]
The YVaverly min-ion was all aglow
wilhsignsof life; and fresh, happy voices,
bright, beaming faces; it was Christmas
eve, and for several days everything had
lieen hustle and pleasant excitement,
preparing tor tin- happy and merry party
that always gathered at the hospitable
man-ion of ’Squire Raymond, the chief
attraction being his beautiful daughter,
Edeth, who was an only child, her
mother having died when she was a
mere baby, and Aunt Virginia had ten
derly reared her, watched over and
guarded her so wisely and tenderly that
the mother’s love had not been missed.
It is almost needless to add that Mr.
Raymond or the “ ’Squire,” as he was
familiarly known, spent his life in mak
ing her happy, and no cloud had dark
ened her bright existence; her greatest
cares had been in dismissing troublesome
suitors, in which the ’Squire gave her no
assistance, for he considered her “such a
child” that the id< a of giving her up
never occurred to him.
Just eighteen summers had passed over
her head, and ’iwould he hard indeed to
imagine a more beautiful picture than she
piesents, with evergreens and holly
forming a background, as she stands in a
most fascinating manner giving directions
to the young men as to exactly where to
put this or that piece. Why, even the
thorns didn’t seem to stick them in their
pleasure. She was truly “the queen rose
among a rose-bud garden of girls;” tall
and slender, with rippling golden hair,
and liquid dark brown eyes; her face was
a perfect oval—skin, soft and white, with
cheeks delicately tender, her voice, ever
soft and low (an excellent thing in
woman.)
But far surpassing these atributes was
that of a sweet and lovely disposition,
which manifested itself in numberless
graceful and attiactive w r ays.
For weeks she had been dispensing the
hospitality of her spacious and delight
ful home to hosts of cousins who gathered
yearly for the holidays at the YVaveily
Mansion; and now the night of nights
had come and preparations had been
made to entertain most royally in true
“Old Virginia Style.” The holly and the
mistletoe twined gracefully over arches,
door-ways and picture frames, mingling
lovingly their crimson and white oeir'„e3,
and even having the audacity to bob
saucily around and into the -feces of the
stately old ladies, and stiff, puffy old gen
tlemen who looked down serenely on the
bright young faces flitting by. In the
center of the drawing-room stands Aunt
Virginia, arrayed in a stiff brocade, with
point lace collar, and diamond broach;
with Mr. Raymond and Edith, to receive
the guests.
The young hostess was exquisite in
white satin and pearl®, forming a
charming contrast to the costume of her
cousin, Helen Burton, who was a
handsome brunette, with warm, rich
coloring, and whose beauty was much en
hanced by a crimson plush with diamond
ornaments.
As the guests entered they found it
difficult to decide which of the fair
cousins would bare the palm.
The merry tinkle ot sleigh bells and
the roll of carriages continued until
seemingly the last guest had arrived.
From each chandelier pended a bunch of
the mystic mistletoe and many were the
laughing requests for the penalty and
blushing refusals. The old saying, “if
you want a kiss, why steal it,” may have
been acted upon by the more daring.
Everyone noticed that their fair young
hostess wore a dainty spray fastened in
her hair; it occasioned many laughing
remarks, challenges, and bright repartee,
Until Edith found it difficult to defend
her dangerous position. A voung officer
leaned over and whispered: “You are
not generous to place me in such tempta-
t s on.” For response she gently disen
tangl'd the spray Horn the meshes of her
lovely hair, and while ho'ding in her
hand glanced around the room and met
the gaze of Leigh Gordon, his eyes were
so full of tender love that she dare not
trust herself to look at him; a deep
crimson flush suffused her face, and she
quickly lowered her eyes—unconsciously
the spiay of mistletoe had fallen from
her hand and was quickly taken posses
sion of by the young officer, though un
known to her, and for the rest of the
evening adorned the lapel of his coat.
Leigh Gordon was a young lawyer of fine
intellect, charming and graceful man
ners, “courteous and gentle to all
women,” and had quite won the hearts
of all in the neighborhood, though he
had scarcely been with them more than
a year. Among them was Edeth Ray
mond—how anxiously she watched his
coming. She was not the only one in the
room that had noticed with a thrill of
pleasure his entrance. Helen Burton had
exerted all her fascinations to captivate
him, but the lovely Edith held his heart
by a silken chord not to be broken; and
had promised if she said “Yes” to a cer
tain intended question he had asked the
evening before, to ,vear in her hair a
spray of mistletoe. What wonder! he
thinks she had seemingly given it away
after what he had seen on the young offi
cers’ coat —he made his way to the chair
of Helen Burton and was gazing down
into her eves in a far too interested wav,
Edith thought, as at this moment some
gallant youth claimed her for a promen
ade, and though occupied in conversa
tion, she noticed that after chatting for a
few moments Leigh Gordon and his
handsome partner passed by on their
way to the conservatory; her heart was
beating fast and her answers were quite
irrelevant, for in a few moments Mr.
Jardine, her escort, suggested that they
should fry the cooler air of the conserva
tory ; she acquiesced and they wandered
slowly away,discussing the rare and ex
quisite flowers which seemed to give
them a loving greeting; they had almost
reached the music room, when the rich
full tones of a man’s voice attracted their
attention, for it seemed filling the air
with melody and the last fragment of
song floated to them.
“Love came without a murmur,
Too true, too pure to be scanned,
Twice the radiance of the morning,
’Twas of thy beauty fanned.”
They enter, and just as lie finished he
met Edith’s dark eyes which seemed so
full of reproach.
“Very appropriate,” remarked Mr.
Jardine; “he must be desperately in love
with your handsome cousin, to sing in
such a passionate way.” An angry flush
was F.didi’sonly answer, for her thoughts
had reverted to the evening before when
the same voice had sung to her tlie same
sweet pathetic words and when
she had spoken in warmest admiration,
he had called it “her song” and whis
pered :
“Now sing I in my sweetest tone.
The song I keep for tnee alone.”
A few hours later the soft chimes of
Christmas bells had told the old sweet
story to the listening earth and “Merry
Christmas” had been the joyous greeting
which had passed from guest to guest,
healths had been drank, and when the
mirth ran highest, Leigh Gordon quietly
slipped away, his heart was heavy and he
felt too weary to longer appear gay; all
the evening he had found hiraselt listen
ing onlv for her voice, gazing only at her
perfect figure; the little spray of mistletoe
which was to have brought him so much
happiness had been given to another, and
he almost hated the young officer with
the laughing blue eyes. He wandered
listlessly through the now deserted con
servatory, thinking ver ,
months that had passed, and Edith s fate
i i;s r store south.
CHAMBERLIN, JOHNSON £ CO.
Dry Goods, Carpets, Shoes, Millinery \ Dressmaking
fall goods tvonv in.
SILKS.
The largest stock ever shown here iu Francaise, Fitonsa. Arnu.ro, Tricot Uhadama, D’Leon, Surah, Gos Gram, etc., with the largest and most
exquisite stock of imported Lyons Dress Velvets and Novelties ever shown in the city.
WOOIjEN dress goods imported
In quantities nn.t e„.U.™ vnrtnty. In English Mm Snttin. Snt.l,., Dr.b D’Alm#., Henrietta, Crepe Clotl,, Melrc Clotty Cunnf. H.ir
Theresa, Venetian, Convent Cloth, Raycna, Nun s Serge, etc.
OT7R DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT
Lims^Towelsf Napkins* D’Oyles.' white^TO^fcMeimep^Hos^^^tsioves' Underwear, e ßlanketsf^i§lM’ B Cloa^, n Shaw 1 ?s, I Silk r iJmtallas, etc.
BOOTS A.2STD SHOES
Fo. everybody in all the new styles. Every pair made to order and to fit comfortably, as we have every size tor men. lad.es, misses, boys and children,
n widths as well as engtli CARPETS, CARPETS
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for you to see our stock and price wt hi \ s of 8-4 0-4 fine goods, shipped direct to ns from their factory in England, ever shown in
English Carpets, and we haveij"* l <*l'*j l e • nurs and draoenes to match. Remember there is no middleman to divide with, and in no instance will
acustomer S- See these magnificent beauties and if you want good goods you will have
no trouble in making Selections. NfeT Agents Buttenck Patterns.
Chamberlin, Johnson Ac Cos., Iniportei s,
ATLANTA, CA.
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was ever present in the flood of tender
memories; for,
“The thoughts ye cannot stay with brazen
chains,
A girl's hair lightly binds.
He threw himself on a sofa which stood
in a secluded nook, the entrance to which
was guarded by stately palms. Hie air
was heavy with the perfume of flowers,
and worn out bv conflicting emotions,
he fell asleep. Edith had been too busy
performing her duties as hostess to notice
Leigh Gordon’s absence; she was divin
ing some plan by which she might assure
him that the spray of mistletoe which
adorned her dainty head had .really been
intended tor him. Was it love that
guided her footsteps to the shadowy
nook ? , , .
She had thought to go there and rest a
few moments, and pushing gently aside
the povtisvc she entered, juhl started when
she recognized the manly figure upon the
lounge, for a moment she paused irreso
lutely, and then a happy smile dimpled
her mouth ; she cautiously retreated, but
returned iu an instant, and tenderly
placed a spray of mistletoe just within
his hand, the sleeper stirred, and Edith
tied, dropping in her haste a dainty hand
kerchief beating the initial “E.”
Tiie sweet strains of music once more
sounded and as the notea penetrated to
the conservatory, Leigh Gordon sprang
tin wandering how long he had been
sleeping, his hand clasped something,
antUooking down lie saw “love’s talis
man;” happy, joyous thoughts chased
each other through his brain, until al
most bewildered lie turned to make his
retreat, to seek Edith and solve this de
lightful mystery. There upon the floor
lay Edith’s betrayer; an earnest longing
took possession of him to see her, if only
for a moment, to whisper his great hap
piness.
He mingled among the guests again
and, much to his dismay, they’ were
forming for the “Old Virginia Reel.”
Thus all hope of a tete a-tete with Edith
must be abandoned, he looked at her, and
the very intensity of his gaze made her
raise her eyes.
“Their eyes met and from the look
sprang love.”
The last guest had departed and Edith
was in her room cosily 7 perched in an easy
chair, with her beautiful hair hanging
in wayes reaching far below the waist
and her rich warm dressing wrapper
fastened daintily with very coquettish
little bows, but the look of intense inter
est which she evinces as alia opens an
envelope tells how completely uncon
scious she is of the beautiful picture she
presents, and a sweet and contented smile
still on he face as she read the earnest
and tender words from Leigh Gordon,
begging her forgiveness for all the unjust
thoughts of her which rendered the even
ing a miserable one for him, and explain
ing with a lover’s ardor why he had sung
her song ; that Miss Burton had left him
for a moment and he had thought to re
call the previous happy evening by 7 sing
ing, that he might see again the blushing
face, but that he had been startled from
his reverie by Miss B’s return crying,
“Bravo,” “Encore;” how she had rallied
him upon his great love for her fair-haired
cousin, and he had told her all, and she
had promised to be his triend in solving
the mystery.
And last of all, how he had found the
spray of mistletoe, her love message to
him, and that she need not deny her pres
ence there for he had a witness.
A few months later, when spring had
given place to that sweetest of all
months —June —and the roses were nod
ding and bending their lives away in
richest perfume, and all nature seemed
glad, YVaverly Mansion was again the
scene of joy and festivity, only the holly
and mistietoe have given way to wreathes
of orange blessoms; and in the old hall a
wedding bell is swinging softly to and
fro, and the impressive words are heard
which bind Edith and Leigh together
‘•Until death do us parr.” Helen Burton
is the first to wi-li them happiness, and
while unshed (ears till her dark eyes
she says to Edith :
“What shall 1, oil, darling say?
What shall I now wish for thee?
Roses “trew thy happy way,
All thy life one long June lie.’’
Among the wedding gifts to the bride
is a spray of mistletoe, set with emeralds
bearing the inscription, “From Leigh.”
Annie I.auiiie.
piNl
Absolutely Pure,
Tliis powder never varies. A marvel of purity,
strength and wholcsomeness. More economical
than tlie ordinary kinds, and cannot he sold in
competition with the multitude of low test, short
weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold onlv
iDleans. ROYAL BAKING I’OWDER CO., ‘
jnue4-ly 106 Wall St. N, Y.
FOR RENT.
House and Lot in
ville-
The House and Lot on Main street, next above
the residence of N. Gilreath. For information
and terms, apply to the undersigned.
J. DICKSON SMITH,
dec9-im Atlanta, Ca.
For County Commissioners.
We are authorized to announce the fol
lowing gentlemen as Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Bartow county:
Jno. N. Dorrs,
J. C. Milam,
Jon. P. Lewis,
B. T. Leeke,
J. L. Irick.
For County Commissioners.
YVe are authorized to announce the
following gentlemen as Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues for Bartow
county:
Jno. N. Dobbs,
J. C. Milam,
Jno. P. Lewis,
B. T. Leeke,
W. L. Adams.
Florida’s Most Famous Orange Grove
Sold.
Florida Herald.]
The famous Dummitt grove on the
Indian river was sold on Monday last for
$34,000. The grove contains between
3,000 and 4,000 bearing trees. Judge J.
C. Marey said to a Herald reporter:
“The grove has quite an interesting
history. It was first settled nearly forty
years ago by an old pioneer Georgian
named Dummitt, who left his own State,
with his family, his negroes, and his
cattle, and, liking the location, he settled
here and remained undisturbed for many
years. After deatli the property went to
liis heirs, who sold it to a Mrs. Schuyler,a
wealthy lady of New York; but she soon
got tired of the isolation, and she dis
posed of it to the well-known Duke and
Duchess of Castellucia, whom everybody
in this State will remember. The Duke,
who was an Italian, conceived the idea
that if he purchased the property he
could import a number of his countrymen
over here from Italy and then run a sort
of little dukedom liimself. To this end
lie brought over quite a number of immi
grants, but the scheme didn’t work, for
when those fellows came over here they
saw that their noble landlord did not pay
them as much for their labor as the
American orange growers, so they left
the Duke and went with the Americans,
and the ducal dreams of Castellucia van
ished. After that the property by sun
dry conveyances came into possession of
the Florida Fruit Company, who gave
a mortgage of $50,000, upon which fore
closure proceedings were instituted as
you already know. This you see, then, is
a condensed account of the famous Dum
mitt grove, whose oranges are known over
the world for their wonderful flavor.”
Catarrh
£s a constitutional disease, caused by scrofu
lous taint in the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla,
being a constitutional remedy, purifies the
blood, builds up the whole system, and per
manently cures catarrh. Thousands of people
who suffered severely with this disagreeable
disease, testify with pleasure that catarrh
Can be
cured by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. Mrs.
Alfred Cunningham, Fallon Avenue, Provi
dence, R. 1., says: “ I have suffered with
catarrh in my Lead for years, and paid out
hundreds of dollars for medicines, but have
heretofore received only temporary relief. I
began to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, and now
my catarrh is nearly cured, the weakness of
my body is all gone, my appetite is good—in
fact, I feel like another person. Hood’s Sar
saparilla is the best medicine I have ever
taken, and the only one which did me perma
nent good. I cordially recommend it.” ▲
gentleman in Worcester, Mass., who waa
Cured
Of catarrh by Hood's Sarsaparilla, says : “ I
would not take any moneyed consideration
for the good one Lottie did me.” If you are
a sufferer, do not i 'it off taking a simple
remedy till your bronchial tubes or lungs are
affected, and consumption has gained a hold
upon you. Be w ise in time ! That flow from
the nose, ringing noise in tine ears, pain in the
head, inflammation of the throat, cough, and
nervous prostration will be cured if you take
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Bold by all druggists. ?1; six for £5. Prepared
\y C. I. HOOD A CO., Apo i.cc.uics, Lowell, Hass,
100 r : ' n.oiSar
A FINE
Florida Tonic!
MB- FOSTER S- CHAPMAN,
One of the landmarks of the Georgia drug trade,
now of Orlando, Florida, writes:
“lean hardly select a single case
of the many to whom I have sold
Guinn's Pioneer Blood Kenovrer,
hut what have been satisfied; ami I
find it the best remedy for all Skin
Diseases I have ever sold, and a Fine
Florida Tonic.
“FOSTER S. CHAPMAN,
“Orlando, Fla.”
A Certain Cure for Catarrli!
A Super!) Flesh Producer anH Tonic!
GUINN’S PIONEER BLOOD RENEWKR
Cures all Blood and Skin Diseases, Rheuma
tism, Scrofula, Old Sores. A perfect Spring
Medicine.
If not in your market it will be forwarded
receipt of price. Small bottles SI,OO large $1,75.
Essay on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free
MACON MEDICINE COMPANY,
Macon, 6a-
Ren ewer-
AN ACROSTIC.
) 0 YOU KNOW THAT DICK JONES
£s FULLY UP WITH TIIE TIMES, AND
KEEPS ON HAND ALL
OF CHOICE GROCERIES and has
ust opened a fresh line of goods ?
o ne trial is all he asks.
o shoddy goods handled, hut
F
P verything guaranteed first-class.
Step in and be convinced that you can save
money by dealing with him.
Bring me your hides, your peas, corn, or any
teing that you have to sell, will give you full
market value and guarantee you satisfaction.
11. L. JONES,
5233 m W T est Main Street, Cartcrsville.
W. B. WYNNE.
I have been troubled with Acute lu
flamatory Rheumatism for many years.
1 have tried every remedy I could hear
of, but could get no permanent relief.
Finally I was prevailed upon to try
HUNNICUTT’S RHEUMATIC CURE.
After taking one bottle I began to im
prove, and when I had taken six bottles
I was sound and well. I have not been
as free of rheumatism for forty-five years,
and Hunnicutt’s Rheumatic Cure is en
titled to all the credit. Ido not believe
there is a case of Acute Inllamatory or
Chronic Rheumatism your remedy will
not cure, if taken according to directions
and persevered in. I have advised many
of my friends to use it, and in not a single
ease has it failed to cure.
W. B. WYNNE,
Atlanta, Oa
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE!
Store Property in Adalrs
ville, Ceorgia.
ON FIRST TUESDAY IN FEBRUA RY, 1887,
between legal sale hours, 1 will sell to the
highest bidder, at public outcry, at the court
house door iu Cartersvillc, Ga., the following
property :
All that portion oi the brick hotel property,not
sold to Mrs. E. M. Stanton by Mrs. Mary Martin,
commencing at the center of the partition wall
of said house on east side of stair case, and con
tinuing perpendicular to the top of said house,
thence south to lot occupied by R. I). Combs,
thence running west to street next to W. & A. R.
R., thence running nortli to public square along
said street, thence east along sidewalk on public
square, in front of said hotel property, to point
opposite the center of said wall. Said property
bounded east by the store house (and up stairs
over said store house) occupied by Ifilburn &
(Jordon amt W- J. Wilburn, or by the latter
alone, south by the residence of said Combs, west
by street along sidewalk next to W. & A. R. R.,
thence north by public square: being the prop
erty deeded to A. F. Manning by Mrs. Martin.
I will receive propositions to soil at Private
Sale. Terms : One-third cash, one-third in
six and one-third in ten months from date of
sale, 8 per cent, interest on time payments.
Bond for title given. Any one wishing to buy
will do well to write me. Sold as property of
A, F. Manning. Titles perfect.
W. W. ROBERTS, Receiver.
TAX COLLECTOR'S NOTICE
Of Bartow County.
I will be the following named places on thu
flays mentioned below for the purpose ofcvSw
ting State and County Taxes For the year il:
Bate per cent.-ten dollars on the thonaamf
Cartersville—October 18, 30; November 11 2ft-
December 0,7, 8,9, 10, 11 lavu-muer D, 20,
Allatoona—October 20;’ November 9 l-
Stamp Creek—October 21 ; November 2 1*
&s&ssgg}&s£sis
Euiiarlee—October 19; Novemw2’ ?'
Hall’s Mill-Xovember 25 “ ber 4 ’ 16 -
Ligon’s Chapel—November 17.
Taylorsville — November 18
Stilesboro — November 19
McC-anless’ Mill— November 29.
As I have put the time off
could, I hope every ta- possibly
promptly as fi. fas. will be issued after’th Pay n up
U s?td aVe eXP ' red ’ B ' A * BARTON ab ° Ve
T. C. B. C.
H. B.
Parks 5 Cos.
Leaders in
LOWPRICES
.A. IST 2D
UtEST STILES
We are now offering the largest, finest and
most complete stock of
Dry Goods,
Dress Goods,
Silks, Millinery, Clothing,
Boots, Shoes,
Hats,
GREAT BARGAINS
In Every Department.
Our dress <?oods and trimming department is
the best in North Georgia.
800 yards single width wool cashmere, 10c
worth 16c.
GOO yards double width wool cashmere, 18c.
worth 23c.
700 yards double width English cashmere,
25c. worth 35c.
1,000 ya-ds silk finish worsted, 15c. worth 220
Fne6t and best line of all wool black cash
mere in Feorgia for the prices : 40, 50, 60, 65,
75, 85 and 95 cents.
Flannels, Flannels!
You can find no such bargains outside of our
house, as we are offering in these goods. All
wool Red Flannel at 12>i, 15, 20. 25, 30 and 35c.;
also heavy twilled Red Flannel at 25, 30, s5 and
10c, All of these flannels quoted are 25 per
cent, under market value.
Jeans! Jeans!
Good sehool jeans for boys, 15 and 20c. worth
20 and 25c. Kentucky doeskin jeans, 25 and 30c
worth 30 and 37>jc. Extra fine all wool jeans,
30c.; heavy 9 oz. all wool jeans, 37>,c.
CloaksXWraps
Largest and finest stock of Ladies’ and Misses’
Cloaks and Wraps in Rome. All styles of Short
Wraps, Newmarkets, Russian Circulars and
Seal and Silk Plush Coats from $2 to SSO.
HATS,.'.BOOTS.'.and.'.SHOES
No house in Rome can suit you as well in Hats,
Boots and Shoes as we can. No one house can
show you as large a stock to select from. We
sell nothing but solid Boots and Shoes. No
shoddy, no trash. 20 cases of women’s every day
shoes sl, 1.25, 1 50, 1.65, good. 5 eases Misses’
every day shoes 75c. sl, 1.25, none better. 5 cases
Children’s silver tips, 50, 00 and 75c., “catch
match ’em.” 25 cases of Men’s heavy farm boots,
$1.75, 2.00, 2.50 and 3.00. 12 cases of boys’ every
day boots, 90c. 1.00, 1.25, 1.00 and 1.75.
Clothing 2 Overcoats.
It will pay you handsomely to look at our
Clothing and Overcoats, thev are the cheapest in
Rome.
MILLINERY.
Ladies, if you want the Latest Style Hat or
Bonnet, or hnylhing in millinery, retneinlter we
have the best and cheapest.
H.B.Parks & Go
48 BROAD STREET,
ROME, GA.
Agentsf or Butterick Pattern*.
De-lc-ta-iave.
Many persons lose their teeth by the
destruction of the means of their support
the absorption of the gums and sockets
caused bv the presence of tartar. Use
Del eotalave with a soft brush and pre
vent the accumulation of tartar. For
sale by all druggists.