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THE COURANT. I?ublihed Kvery Thursday, ( IKTKUSVH.LK, GEORGIA. Official Organ Bartow County. j 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. • ♦ ♦ 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. - - - ♦ . 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. - • 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 „„ P une.i ... 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. oct7-3m . '■ 11 -■ 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.