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CARTERHVILLE, GA. \\rilJ. PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS YY in Bartow county, the Superior Courts of the Cherokee Circuit, the Supreme Court and the United States Court for the Northern District of Georgia. decßMrnos T. W. H. HARRIS, A X X C) R NT IF. Y-AX-LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. "PRACTICES IN ALL THE COURTS OF 1 Bartow and adjoining counties, and will faithfully attend to all business entrusted to him. Office over postoffice. decs-ly It. \V. MUKPIIKY, A X XORNEY r -AX- LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. OFFICE (up-stairs) in the brick building, cor ner of Main ft Erwin streets. jiuylS. J. A. RAKER, A T X O RNEY-AT-LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. LX TILL practice in all the courts of Bartow YY and adjoining counties. Prompt atten tion given to all business entrusted to his care. Office in Bank Block over the post office. julylH. B. D. GRAHAM. A.M.FOUTE. GRAHAM & FOUTRE, A X X O IT NT TG YS -A X - L A W. CARTERSVILLE, GA. Practice in all the courts of Bartow county, the Superior Courts of North-west Georgia, aucl the Supreme Courts at Atlanta. Office west side public Square, up-stairs over W. W. Rich A Co’s. Store, second door south of Postoffice. julylß. T. W. MII.NKII. J. W. HARRIS, JR. MILNER & HARRIS, AXTO RNE Y S- AT-L A W , CARTERSVILLE, GA. Office on West Main Street. julylß F. M. JOHNSON, Dentist, (Office over Stokely & Williams store.) CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. I WILL FIL j TEETH, EXTRACT TEETH, and put in teeth, or do any work in my line at prices to suittlie times. JjfegPWork al. warranted. Refer to my pat rons all over the county. augls-ly. F. M. JOHNSON. JOHN T. OIVEN, (At Sayre & Co.’s Drug Store,) CARTERSVILLE, GA. TTTILL sell Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. Y V Spectacles, Silver and Silver-Plated Goods, and will sell them as cheap as they can be bought anywhere. Warranted to prove as represented. All work done by me warranted to give satisfaction. Give me a call. julylß. CHAS. B. WILLINGHAM, Stenographic Court ITeporter. [ROME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. | I MAKE A CLEAN RECORD OF CASES, taking down the testimony entire; also, ob jections of attorneys, rulings of the court, and the charge of the court, without stopping the witness or otherwise delaying the judicial pro ceedings. Charges very reasonable and satis faction guaranteed. Traveler’s Griiide. ■ CHEROKEE RAILROAD. On and after Monday, June 10, 1878, the train on this Road will run daily as follows (Sunday excepted): GOING WEST. Arrive. Leave. Cartersville 1:30 pm Stilesboro 2:15 p m 2:20 j) m Taylorsville. . . . . . 2:45pm 3:oopm Roekmart 4:00 p m GOING EAST. Roekmart 6:00 a ni Taylorsville 7:00 a m 7:15 a m Stilesboro 7:40 a m 7:45 a m Cartersville 8:35 a m WILLIAM MacRAE, Sup’t. COOSA RIVER NAVIGATION. On and after Monday, November 30th, the fol- : lowing schedule will be run by the Steamer MAGNOLIA: Leave Rome Monday 9 a ill Arrive at Gadsden Tuesday 7 a m Leave Gadsden Tuesday Bpm Arrive at Rome Wednesday 6 p m Leave Rome Thursday 9 a m Arrive at Gadsden Friday 7am Leav e Gadsden Friday 0 p m Arrive at Rome Saturday ...... 6pm j. m. Elliott Gen’i snpu. ROME RAILROAD COMPANY. On ami after Sunday, June 3rd, trains on this Road will run as follows: DAY TRAIN—EVERY DAY. Leave Rome 8:10 am i Arrive at Rome 12:00 m j SATURDAY EVENING ACCOMMODATION. Leave Rome 5:00 pm j Arrive at Rome 8:00pm | WESTERN AND ATLANTIC R. R. j The following is the present passenger sched ule: NIGHT PASSENGER—UP. Leave Atlanta 2:45 pm l.eave Cartersville 4:38 pm Leave Kingston 5:04 p m Leave Dalton 6:50 p m Arrive at Chattanooga 8:25 pm NIGHT PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga ..%.... 5:15 p m Leave Dalton 7:osp'm Leave Kingston 8:34 p m Leave Cartersville 9:oopm : Arriv e at Atlanta 10:55 p m | • ' . '/ DAY PASSENGER—UP. ! Leave Atlanta 6:25am I Leave Cartersville B:l6am ! Leave Kingston 8:43 a m Leave Dalton . . . . 10:20 am ] Arrive at Chattanooga 11:55 am DAY PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 7:10 am ueave Dalton 9:06 a m ' Leave Kingston 10:39*im Lt-ave*Cartersvi 11 e 11:06am ; Arrive at Atlanta 1:00 pm CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATION—UP. , Leave Atlanta 4:20 pm Arrive at Cartersville • 6:35 pm CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATION —DOWN. Leave Cartersville 6:25 a ni Arrive at Atlanta 9:15 a m - n FA JR ME R S , You will save money by buying your supplies at THE BARGAIN STORE. LITCHFIELD HOUSE, (Acworth, Georgia.) E. L. LITCHFIELD, Proprietor. Ci ON VENIENT TO THE DEPOT, AND ITS j tables supplied with the very best the mark et affords. augß. The Slieetiugs and Shirting’s Can’t be beat in prices at THE BARGAIN STORE. " * ’ VOLUME I. SUCCESS ! SCROFULA CURED! ' J • * j . ; /’ The North Creorgia Medical In stitute Discharges Another* Scrofula Patient! My litttle boy now four years of age was af ’ la / It* ji llicted with the loathsome disease, Scrofula, which exhibited external symptoms at about six months of age. He became very weak, his skin presented a peculiar yellow appearance—had no appetite, became so very poor in flesh that he was really unpleasant to look at. Large swell ings appeared under his right arm, and finally they broke and continually discharged the most fearfully offensive odor—almost unbearable—his mother could hardly bear to wash and dress the deep-running sores. After the disease had gone on for about a month, we called in our family physician, a man who bore the reputation of be ing a learned and skillful physician. After treating the case for a number of months, he told us that it would take two or three years to perform a cure. However, he continued to treat the child, but with no manner of benefit as we could see. Indeed, with the painful lancing and unpleasant internal medicines the poor little creature seemed to grow' more restless and a great deal weaker. About this time myself and wife came to the determination to change physicians, but ivere greatly troubled as we then knew 0 1 no one whom we could trust with more confidence than the one engaged. Happily, through the advice of a friend—one who deeply sympathized with us in our dire distress—we were directed to sec and consult Drs. Memmler & Johnsonf who had established an Infirmary in Cartersville. Our consultation with those gentlemen resulted in our turning over to them the treatment of the little child, whom we deemed beyond the skill of any earthly physician; but our love for the dear child, who had gone through so much suffering, prompted us to leave nothing undone that prom ised the least relief. After thoroughly examin ining their patient, Drs. Memmler & Johnson began treatment. We had given only three doses of their medicine, when we noticed consid erable improvement, and every day thereafter improvement w'ent rapidly on. With nothing but internal remedies, no sore, no plasters, no lancing was resorted to by the above named gen tlemen. Simply their internal remedies, after hardly three months’ treatment have performed .. - I • < * the cure which it was said required years to ac- j complish. And now, in conclusion, I invoke the richest ; blessings of the Great Physician—who looks over all things—to bless and prosper them, and to the afflicted world w e feel that we could wish them no greater earthly blessing than to fall under the care and treatment of these gentlemen. If any desire to hear from me directly, they will ad dress me at Cartersville, Ga. Most respectfully, o•: *•' > C his VlrtO NIMROD X HO WREN, mark. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd •lay of February, 1879. ,T. W. PRITCHETT, N. P. ft J. P. HMRRBSmI All Chronic Diseases Cured and Surgical Operations Per formed at the North 3 J Uk’ffl’gib Medical -C* i i I * ’ Institute. MEMMLER A JOHNSON, Proprietors. CARTERSVILLE Ga TUI? eppe PRtTQQ “J. 11 11/ r JaILJI) i Xal)ioij i V E ETIIVE. Purifies the Blood, Reno vates and Invigorates the Whole System. ITS MEDICAL PROPERTIES ARE Alterative, Tonic, Solvent, and Diuretic. Vegetine RELIABLE EVIDENCE. Vegetine J fr. TT. It. Sterens: Dear Sir—l will most cheerfully Vegetine “ff testimony to the great num ber you have already received in fa- Of your great and good medicine, I ' egetine \ egetine, for I do not think enough dan he said in its praise; for 1 w*as Vegetine troubled over thirtv years with that dreadful disease Catal-rh, and had i Yeiretine such l) ad conghing spells that it would seem as though I never could .. .. breathe any more, and Vegetine has ' egetuie cured me; and j ,j 0 f et q to thank God all the time that there is so good" a Vegetine| medicine as Vegetine, and 1 also think it one of the best medicines for Veeretinel cou and weak; sinking feelings at the stomach, and advise everybody to take, the Vegetine, for I can assure ' egetine [them it; is one of rhe best medicines | that ever was. Vegetine! , MRS. L. GORE, Cor. Magazine and Walnut Sts., Vegetine! Cambridge, Mass. .. GIVES \ egetine Health, Strength, Vegetine And Appetite. Vegetine daughter has received great benefit from the use of Vegetine. ! Her declining health was a source of ' e S®t ane great anxiety to all her friends. A 1 few oottles of Vegetine restored her Vegetine health, strength and appetite. N. 11. TILDEN. Vee-etine' Insnrance and Real Estate Agent, h No, 49 Sears Building, Vegetine Boston, Siass. CANNOT BE Vegetln.; jj. x Q gL L E D . X egetine, CHARLESTOWN, MASS. j 11. R. Sfacet) 8: j Vegetine Dear Sir—This is to certify that I I have used your “Blood Preparation” Vegetine l ’ ll "O' family for several years, and I think that, for Scrofula or Cankerous v ~ ; Humors or Rheumatic Affections, it egenneicannot?be excelled; and, as a blood 1 purifier or spring medicine, it is the Vegetine best thing I have ever used, and I 1 have used almost everything. I can Vee-etine cheerfully rcconimond it to any one in need of fcuch a medicine. ~ Yours respectfully, ' . \ egetine . Mrs a £ DINSMORE, No. 19 RnsSelrStreet. Vegetine * j . IT IS A Vegetine V A LUABLE REMEDY. Veeetine ! South Boston, Feb. 7, 1870. Mr. Stevens: \wtino Dear Sir—l have taken several ' ‘ geiine p ott j es 0 f y our Vegetine, and am con \ vinced it is a valuable remedy for dys- Vegetine pepsia. kidney complaint, ami general i debility. I can heartily recommend Vegetine it to all suffering from the above com j plaints. Mrs Monroe Parker, Vegetine j 86 Athens Street. VEGETINE Prepared by H. R. STEVENS, BOSTON, MASS. TEaET I TV E Is Sold by all Druggists. Great Bargains. J. A. ERWIN &> SON ARE OFFERING AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK OF FALL AND WINTER GOODS, FALL AND WINTER GOODS, CONSISTING OF Dry Goods, Clothing, Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Ac., Ac., Crockery, Ac., Ac., AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES, TO SUIT THE TIMES. • - Call and Examine their Goods and Prices Before Buying, J. A. IvRWIN & SON. Cartersvillc, Ga., Sept. 10th, 1878. Sugar (hired Rams, The very best Chicago brands cheap at THE BARCAIN STORE. J. C. & S. F. MTLAM, Commission Merchants, COTTON BUYERS, X)eale*t£ in. standard. Gruanoe, agents for Metropolitan Works, Richmond, Va. , JniTA/l€ jUMnaVycß’ii CAN FURNISH ANY KIND OF AN EN gine from four-horse power to one hundred and fifty. SAW ANT) GltlST MILLS, TftllESHEitS, And in fact any kind of machinery. Please see us before purchasing, Office at T. A. Foote’s store, West Mim street, Car tersville, Ga. feb27 LECTURE TO YOUNG MEN. Just published in a sealed envelope. Price six cents. A lecture on the nature, treatment and radical cure of seminal weakness, or sjiermator rha*a, induced-by R’Wtb'*' I *, i W olpntary emis sions, impotency, nervous debility, and impedi ments to marriage generally; consumption, epi lepsy and fits; mental and physical incapacity, &c.-By ROBERT J. CULYfcRWELL, M. D., author of the “Green Book,” &c. The world-renowned author, in this admirable lecture, fllefcrfy proven froin'Ms own experience that the awful consequences of self-abuse may be effectually removed without medicine, and without dangerous surgical operations, bougies, instruments, rings or pointing out a mode of cure at once certain and effectual, by which every sufferer, no matter what his condi tion may lie, may cure himself cheaply, private ly and radically. This lecture will prove a boon to thous ands and thousands. Sent, under seal, in a plain envelope, to any address, on receipt of six cents, or two postage stamps. Address the Publishers, TiLE GULVKIfcWELL MEDICAL CO., ' ilXhn Street, few York City. Post Office Box 4586. inly lß. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THFRSDAY MORNING. MARCH 30. 1879. OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. , To the Free Press: j The policy or *‘necessity,” us it is ' elfiimed Ky the present stjate school sys tem of placing uneducated teachers in | tfie public schools, is one of the aston -1 ishing features and principal fraud of the system. The pet argument is that the ; “grade” or grading policy demands it; that a primary school may be taught by the teacher knowing but little; that if one can teach, in some measure, the “ru diments,” such an one will suit the pri mary school. This Is a fallacy. Apply this style of reasoning to all professions jin the land and see how it works. The profession of law demands that no one shall be licensed to practice till he either receives a diploma ffom a law school, or an equivalent license from the “legal college” after a rigid examination The laws of the state prohibit, under severe penalty, any one attempting to practice physic, without a thorough preparation, j “education” if you please, in that depart ment, attested by a diploma. In accord : with this cautious and wise policy in ref erence to these important professions, the people the sensible people, demand men of close and thorough training to conduct their legal business and attend their sick. Some may prove inferior and soon lose their occupation, as they are sure to do, but the “powers that be” never constituted a grade in the whole departments of law and medicine. The authorities and people demand educated, skilled, experienced men, full of knowl edge, full of science, as doctors and law yers; but any tyro, any noyiee, a mere incipient, a “numbskull,” one that reads badly and spells “worsely,” who can’t tell a “silent letter from a loud one,” who canT divide 37'A by o}£, who don’t know an adverb from an adjective, whose “capacity” to teach, and “efficiency” to govern, is found on a paper called a li cense. Go to the schools and hear the spelling. The pupils run an “express” . through every word, never repeating the syllables so as to find the accent and the syllabic" connection in sound, which en sures clear and correct pronunciation. Ifisten to this error as it exhibits itself in the pupils’ reading; stammering and stuffing the words, chopping up the first part and either swallowing the remain der or belching the terminal syllables through the nose. Unable to master, at a glance, those long words he never learned to spell, he repeats, hesitates, and soon falls into a drawling tone, sim ilar to the noise of a singing “skule” taking the sound. Ignorance and care lessness mark everything such teachers teach. A bright hoy, twelve years of age, who had studied (V) arithmetic un der one of these “soloHs” for six months, in subtracting 9 from 17, made 17 marks and then erased sof them and counted the others. These and a thousand other defects mark the pupils in these schools where your uneducated teachers rule. We have had more trouble, vexatious trouble, often a hopeless task, to teach such pupils to “unlearn what they have ‘ learned amiss” under such empty-headed | teachers, than we ever had in all the I other literary duties of the school. Little as our people think it, here in the formative period, in the beginning, the evil probes deepest and stings through life. Few children ever recover from the had training in the primary school. Few people ever “get over their rais ! ing.” Errors so infix themselves in the j | woof of education that they are never eradicated. W r e are being damaged just here, at this point, in our education. Men and women “graded” with high and low classes, or good and bad, if you j please, carrying the authority of the state, affect to do that of which they never knew anything at all. Propose to teach, having never learned; profess to train, having never been trained; pro pose tot communicate knowledge they j never had, and demand pay for a service I they are utterly unfitted to render. Why not grade the doctors, the lawyers, the judges, the legislators? Why not have some homestead lawyers, some criminal lawyers, and so on through each class of crime, training each in that specialty ? Why not grade the doc tors? But this is too complimentary to an intelligent people. The man that knows how to cure a fever, must also know how to cure a chill. The doctor that affects to serve'the sick, must know all that lies in the domain of his profes sion, from the anatomy of the human body to the slightest derangement of the circulation of the blood and the origin of every disease. Thus the people demand educated physicians, and are willing to pay well for intelligent, skillful service. They seek for educated, thoroughbred lawyers to their legal claims, and astute judges to interpret the laws. But these same people patronize ignorance and thus declare that the uneducated can educate; that the ignoramus can make the children wise. This inattention to the qualification of teachers has long been a curse to this state, and for years has perpetuated a class of pedagogues that has justly become a byword and re proach. Awake to this fact, the reli gious denominations of the state, before the civil war’ built up and sustained col leges and schools to destroy the evil, and elevate the masses through accomplished teachers. They were largely succeeding when the war occurred, and now in pov erty and crushed with taxation, they are still trying to supply the small demand for trained teachers. But the majority of our people no longer appreciate schooled and prepared teachers from such colleges, but fancy that the touch of a school commissioner’s magic wand can furnish the much needed “schule teacher;” and the state authorities, true to their ignorance in the premises, make this “false philosophy” a ruinous fact. The Georgia legislature—the governor and the state commissioner continue to lieat their gongs around this educational i calf they have created, and call upon the dear people to fall down and worship it. Ignorance rules the hour and the “blind leader” (blind having no eyes) strive to lead the people “into the ditch."” Brains, training, intelligence, experience, skill, high-born education is all right, it is a glorious thing in a physician, a counselor, a judge, a statesman, but in a teacher, in an educator, it is “nothing worth.” The man of letters is being retired be fore the outeoming “new issue.” Placed upon a level with this “new issue,” he is humiliated and dishonored amid a herd of illiterate boors and wooden-headed pretenders. What truly educated and accomplished scholar and teacher can re press his indignation and conceal his shame, in the midst of such degradation ? He is forced to exclaim, “To what vile ends we come at last!” This Is largely the state of things in this county, and perhaps all over the state. Anybody can teach a public school. All around us now, they* are coming out swarming upon the people thick as the. “plagues of Egypt,” and about as desirable. The good people are pleased at the low price of tuition, and fancy the teacher is all right because he has his “license.” She is a good teacher because she only has seventy-five cents a month and gives the children picture premium cards every Friday. Such cheap teachers can well afford to sell their time for seventy-five cents and $1 per month, for talents they have none. One of this “kind” applied “somewhere” to a quarterly conference of the Methodist church, seeking a re commendation to North Georgia confer ence, was examined in the “branches of a coqmion English education,” and ex hibited such ignorance of grammar, arithmetic and orthography, that he was unanimously rejected. One of the old citizens was very indignant, when he saw the man’s ignorance, and said, “that is the way we are imposed upon, for this fellow has been teaching our children under the license of the county commis sioner for two years.” Let the people demand educated, trained, experienced educators and they will he forthcoming. Let them rebuke the fraud and imposi tion of this defective system, and the “market will regulate itself.” The quiet confidence that our people have in the capacity of a licensed teach er, reminds me of an anecdote that bears upon the point and well illustrates it: An “old time” clergyman who believed that the scripture passage, “open thy mouth wide and I will fill it,” applied especially to the pit, and that no “prep aration” was needful, often censured a young and studious preacher who care fully prepared every sermon, for not trusting in God to help him preach. The young man told him that no man could talk well about a thing he knew nothing of, and that good preaching came from close study and thorough preparation in some way. The old man laughed at such an idea, and proposed that he would prove his point by trial; that each one should preach from a text given him by the other as lie entered the pulpit. The young man assented, and the following Sunday the old preacher handed him the text about Balaam’s ass: “And the ass opened liis mouth and spake.” The young man with his trained and ready mind, took up all the facts of the history and the miracle of a beast reproving the intended sin of the prophet, and made a fine sermon. At the night service the young preacher handed the aged clergy man the words of the ass: “Am I not thy ass?” The old man announced his text, cleared his throat, adjusted his “specs,” cleared his throat, re-read his text, scratched his head, saw all his thun der was gone, cleared his throat, paused, repeated the text slowly, and then turn ing round, exclaimed to the young preacher, “Mj r brother, I believe 1 am.” A blessed day ’twill be when many of these teachers become as wise as the old man. J. T. Lin. THE RESULTS OF THE CONVICT LEASE. To the Free Press: When we read the long and harrowing account of the death of poor “Boh Al ston,” we drew a painful sigh and said to ourselves, no good follows such a terrible outrage upon civilization as the present lease of the Georgia convicts. The diffi culty grew out of Gen. Gordon’s busi ness. He, it seems, was at last anxious to “wash his hands” of the matter, now that exposure had been threatened and the hideous thing stood revealed, as a dis grace to Georgia and to the lessees. Gov. Colquitt, who allowed John B. Gordon to carry a share for him until a few months ago, went on to Washington to consult about the convicts; at least it is supposed that business engaged a part of his time, after they had replied to the “Felton letter.” \Y r e find Col. Alston was sent honte tp sell out Gen. Gordon’s interest, which he offered at four thous and dollars. Col. Alston was a true friend to Gen. Gordon in this matter, for he told the writer, his voice trembling with zealous earnestness, “I have begged Gen. Gordon a long time to get rid of his interest. I told him it would do.” He said he had made many bitter enemies by that legislative report —that his friends were angry, but said he, “my conscience and my duty to the state demanded that report. I could not do- less, and the half has not been told.” lie anticipated a stormy time at the July session, but alas! Ills lips are cold in death. His enemies have silenced liis voice ia this matter. He appears to have suffered for liis con victions of duty—aye, he has given his life for the truth. Mr. Cox is the agent and manager for J. B. Gordon on his lands in Taylor county, (see report.) His camp was the the immediate property of this United States senator, who has so little respect for this high office, as to connect it with convict camps. Resolving to anticipate the terrible criticism that is certain to at tend this scheme, he sends Col. Alston, who had so long entreated him to give it up, to make the trade. Mr. Cox, it seems, brought up a member of the pres ent legislature to buy the miserable con cern. add poor “Bob Alston” fell a vic tim to the rage of this “agent of John B. Gordon.” The poor fellow died in the office of the treasurer pf Georgia—in Murphy’s especial room, both oi whom ! are also lessees in this scheme. Capti Nelms, the principal keeper was also a witness to the dreadful fray. But one man \vas present, viz., the tax col lector, who was a disinterested spectator. There, surrounded by lessees, and the keeper, in the Capitol of the state, after an interview with the governor (who also had a secret share until a short time ago) this brave man fell. IT is blood cries aloud for justice. It has been said, for several years that ev ery man was attacked who dared to resist the “public plunderers” of Georgia. Has it come to this, that the chairman of a legislative report must give up his life, if he dares to protest? When is this thing to end? Is nobody safe? They spare no sex—they tight everybody who interferes with their combination for pub lic spoils. Brave and gallant heart! We look up on yonr death as a mart; r’s sacrifice to the wrongs that pertain to conviet scan dals, and the state’s disgrace. Bartow. CHEROKEE COUNTY, Polities and Things Briefly Given by a Correspondent. To the Free Press: The farmers ip this county are busy stirring the ground and preparing to plant the usual amount of acres in corn and cotton; and for some time past thej r have had beautiful weather for farm work. We have had a lull in politics since the late heated unpleasantness, but it seems that skirmishing has begun along the lines again. During court week “Jeems” was busy within the bar one evening showing what he supposed was another “mare’s nest,” which he had found in the.papers. It was Reese’s letter accus ing Mrs. Felton of sending north for money to be used in whipping out the democratic party! ,Oh, how horrified was he at the discovery! But it seems that their story (lie) as usual had no foundation in truth, and that Mrs. Felton is still ahead. The “agonized” would do well to let both the Doccor and Mrs. Felton alone. “Jeems” must look out for something else in the papers, or among Mrs. Felton’s private letters again for campaign thunder. lie seems to be “fixing up” for something, and the coun try is waiting with breathless anxiety to see what it is. The people in this coun ty unanimously desire, I think, that he shall oppose the Doctor for congress in the next race. They want to see “Old Record” wean him from “sucking” again as he does not seem to “accept the situation” as cheerfully and as submis sively as he might. The general impres sion, however, is that he does not desire to “divide time” with Dr. Felton any more. There is a “rod in soak” for this modern Don Quixote, and if he don’t “roost low” he is certain to feel it. “Our George” got “Jeems’ ” posish, and Jeemes feels that something ought to he done for him. But why did he not take his chances last fall, when he was so prominently spoken of as the proper per son to he nominated by the Ringgold con vention ? He and his friends were too shrewd for that. His hands were not clean, and he was afraid of that rod! They have a fine printing establish ment at Canton now, and the Georgia Advocate , published by W. T. Laine & Cos., seems to be very well received, especially by those of the people who are religious or religiously inclined, it being strictly a religious paper. Brewster, I learn, has sold out his interest in the pa per to Laine, and has again retired from private life. We don’t think though, that he coukl keep his pen still if liis special favorite should conclude to make another race for congress or for anything else. Brewster is one of those sort of men, who, when he says a horse is six teen feet high, will stand to it to the last. The work of laying the track on the Marietta and North Georgia railroad is progressing finely. The train runs now something near two thirds of the way from Marietta to Canton, and the foot steps pf the iron horse are expected to he heard soon in the streets of Canton. I see the Cherokee road is to be extended to Pryor’s, oh the S., R. & D. R. R. Then if there could be an extension from Cartersvllle to Gainesville, via Canton, would not those three villages spread themselues! But I have written enough for this time. Yours, independently, Pepper Box. LUDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL,. To the Free Press: Knowing as I do that you look upon every worthy enterprise and institution around you I have thought inasmuch as there is a flourishing school of high or der at this place I would give your read ers some information in regard to the same. In the first place it is situated in a most healthy locality an 4 students here are free from those temptations incident to a majority of the towns in Georgia. Secondly, the chapel is a good one, well suited for the purpose for which it was built. The principal, Prof. Vincent, is a perfect gentleman, a thorough schol ar and well understands imparting know r ledge to others. Thirdly, he delights in teaching and though pressed all day, never evinces w'eariness. The Professor has an excel lent corps of assistants. Fourthly, the dormitary system is the one adopted here, though board ckn be had at from five to seven dollars per month. Your correspondent has formed an extensive acquaintance among the pupils and he feels impelled to say that he has never met a better set of young men and young ladies. In fact, the young people here are from the best fam ilies in the country for twenty miles around. Fifthly, tuition is reasonable. And, finally, Mr. Editor, hoping that your readers who have children to edncate from home will give this institution a trial. With good wishes for the success of your highly interesting and spicy journal, I remain, Yours, truly, Veritas. 55FHOTPaBT- Advertisements will be inserted at the rates of One hollar per inch foe the finA iaiortion, and Fifty Cents for each additional insertion. CONTRACT RATES. One inch, 1 month, $2 60 ; 3 months, $5; H months, $7 50; 1 year, 410. Fourth column, 1 fhonth. 47 50:3 months,sls; 6 months, $25; 1 year, 400 Half columns, 1 month, sls; S months, 0 months, 440, 1 year, SOO. One column, 1 month, S2O; 3 months, S4O; 6 months, 400; 1 year, |IOO. Address all orders to The Free Press. NUMBER 36. THE WHITFIELD GREENBACK EES. They Endorse “Old Record’s” Speech Urge a Stand. 1 .At a meeting of National council, Xo. 1, of Dalton, Ga., on Friday last, the lol j lowing preamble w and resolutions wore : adopted: Whereas, There is reason to believe | that one object of the.call for an extra I session of congress as early as the 18th | inst.Ts to forestall the rapidly growing strength of the genuine democract’, known as’the nation or greenback party, by organizing the next lio\jse. of represen tatives in the interestsjof the hanks and ! bond syndicates and hi > > ' their will and purposes: therefore, liesolved, Ist. That we heartily endorse every ’sentiment of ilie lion. W. H. Fel i ton’s speech of February 14th, 1870, and ■ especially where he declares that the in dustries and wealth of the country are ! entitled to more consideration than “mere party success, or the shibboleths and technicalities of political organiza ; tions.” 1 ! 2. That by his bold and statesmanlike struggle to rescue the so-called democrat ic party for the control of bank monop- I olists amFbond syndicates or rings, the j Hon. W. IT. Felton has 'deserved well ot his Cdhniry. 3. That by liis consistent and persist ent efforts for the lnaintainance of the true principles of genuine democracy, as expounded long ago by Jefferson and I Calhoun, arid us now embodied in the platform of the nationahparty, the lion. W. 11. Felton is entitled fo the gratitude arid confidence of his countrymen. 4. That there is no true or genuine de mocracy in the proposition to ignore the financial question,.which..is of the first and vital importance to the industries of the country, nor in the proposition to ac cept leaders at the dictation of tne hanks and bond syndicates* 5. That the organization of the next house of representatives the struggle is one between the industries of the people on one side, and the banks and bond syn dicates on the otner; and in that strug gle we look to “Old Record” to lead in defense of the people. G. That we rely on “Old Record” to stand firm on his doctrine of “Principles, not men, nor parties,” and to resist by every means in his power, all efforts to organize the house of representatives to the exclusion of the financial question or otherwise, to the detriment of the indus tries and rights of the people. 7. That we earnestly hope that the oth er representatives from Georgia will’ also stand by the people against the hanks and bond syndicates in the organization of the house of representatives, as well as on all other occasions, ,and that our Gordon and Hill, will do like wise. 8. As farmers and mechanics, part of the people of the United States, we seize this occasion to express our admiration and return our thanks to the Hon. Rich ard W. Townsend, of Illinois, for his fear less denunciation (in his speech of 22d Feb., 1879), of that legislation which has made the general government “a horn of plenty.to the bank monopoly and a sword of destruction to agricultural and mechanical interests.” 9. That a committee be appointed to correspond with Senators Gordon and Hill and representatives Speer and Per sons, and respectfully ask them to state for our information how they stand on the financial planks of the Toledo plat form. COL. ROBERT A. ALSTON. Col. Alston’s career was one rich in episodes of a remrarkable and often ro mantic nature. He was a man of pecu liar character. He was descended from a famous family, the Alstons of South Carolina, who. were men of power and reputation, and whose dash and courage made them remarkable. They were duelists born, and*men who rate 1 life as a bauble in a combat for a principle or a sentiment of honor and pride, or in ven geance for a w rong inflicted. Col. Rob ert A. Alston was to this manor born, and he ‘succumbed to that fatality winch he so often declared was an inheritance of his name—a death by violence. The history of his family in this regard is a part of the traditional history of the South in the days when men fought and died at each other’s hands to wipe out in sults, imputations and wrongs. We can not now r recapitulate the record. The man who fell last w eek and has passed from among his fellow r -men was one who deserved a longer life and a better fate. He was brave to recklessness, generous to a fault, kind as a woman and unswerv ing as a friend. He was endowed with intellect, and his strokes of success w r ere inspirations of genius. He was irre pressible in energy and exhaustless in resources. He went where others dared not go, undertook w'hat others dared not attempt, and succeeded w here others had failed and failed again. He was a rest less wrnrker and one who never tired in the pursuit of a purpose. Those who knew him best appreciated his character at high standards, and those who might not esteem him w r ere those who had been so unfortunate as to know his faults and see none of his virtues. All in all, his death was untimely, unhappy ..nd ca lamitous. Col. Alston was born in Macon, Ga., on the last day of December, 1832. After emerging from his school days he engag ed in mercantile pursuits in Charleston, S. C.,‘ and at the age of twenty-four years, married Miss Mary Charlotte Ma • Gill, daughter of a large planter. He began the study of law and w as admitted to practice in 1858. lie pursued the law r until the war came on, when he entered the service and rose to distinction as one of the leading spirits fn Morgan’s raiders. He was one of the bravest of that brave band, and through a hundred fights reck lessly invited death but never received a w ound. At the battle of Cy nthiana, Ky., it is related that he lost his breakfast by having his biscuit shot from between his I teeth. After the war he came back to ! his charming home in DeKalb county | and engaged successively in law', farm ; ing and journalism, up to the past two or three years. He dvr.s one of the owners and managers of the ill-fated Atlanta Herald, a journal wdiose brilliancy and i enterprise made it famous in its day. Of late he has returned to his profession of law, and in claim cases has made much money, the bulk of which he gave promptly away to the creditors of his newspaper venture. He was well known all oyer the Unioh,' and in Washington city Was a general favorite with public men in congress and in the government. He w r as a shrewd observer ot men, and could mould them often to his purposes as with the hand of a master spirit. He w r as a good citizen, and in his office of a representative in our general assembly, his career promised to be of great useful ness to the state. Greeley, Col., has sign-boards on its principal streets reading: “Twenty-one miles to the nearest saloon.”