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Till: FREE PRESS. \n Independent Democratic Journal. C. 11. C. WILLINGHAM, EDITOR. THE Fkkk Press Is an exponent of the Free Democracy of Georgia, and is opposed to al Rings, Cliques and Combinations organized for the defeat of the will of the People in all matters of public interest, and will ever defend Free Thought, Free Action and a Free Ballot. C trlersTille, Thursday Morning, | Dec. 10, 1883. n.litto ir cor.sty leg a lad vsn ns. ixg. For reasons unknown and inexplica ble; to us, the legal advertising of Bar tovv county is to be transferred from The Free Fkess to the American. Upon tills subject we have nothing to say so much lor our own personal interests, for those of tiie Anier lean, nor those of the county officers, as we do for what we believe is right in behalf of the people of Bartow county in the disposition of such patron age. Of course, we desire ail the legal advertising we can git, not at the expense of the people mostly interested in such ad vertising. That has been our record for more than thirty years. Legal advertis ing can never rightfully he directed to personal interests. Now, what we have to say to the peo ple of Bartow county, and we say so kindly and respectfully to all concerned, is that The Free Press has more than t wice the .circulation of the American. We are ready, at any time, to show up the hooks to three of the best men in the county to determine. We are willing that our faithful postmaster shall be one of the men, and abide their, decision as being just and right. This proposi tion is fair and honorable in deciding which paper has the larger circulation. We throw out the challenge kindly and in the public interests of Bartow county. If The Free Press has twice the cir culation ot the American in Bartow coun ty or any where else, then, in the inter est, of the widows and orphans of the county, the defendants in sheriff’s li. fa. .'ales, as well as all the legal advertising ot the county, ought to have the legal ad vertising of the county. If the American can show up these points, then, we say it ought to have it, and our county' officers would make a great mistake in not so awarding it. A late editor of the Ameri can candidly acknowleged to us that, he knew The Free Press is justly entitled to the legal advertising of the county by reason of its superior circulation. We know the fact to be true, also, by reason oi having printed off the American for several weeks. These things we write in Vuidness, the spirit of truth-and in jus tice to the people of Bartow county and the cause of right. We believe our pub lic officers will recognize the facts stated here to be true. At least, there is a way to find out the facts. The object of advertising in any com munity, whether business or legal mat ters, is to secure publicity to what is de sired to be known and to gain the greatest reward for the cash paid out in so doing. That, we have always believed to be the duties of public officers to their constit uents and to those whose interests are le gally in their hands. In conclusion, we say that what is here written is in the spirit of justice and right to the public, and the county offi cers know it. COX Git E SSI OX A L SPEECII-MA KIXG. The abominable practice indulged in our federal legislation of printing un spoken speeches- in the Congresssional Jiecord , and never delivered in either house, is an infamous practice upon the people and tax-payers of this country. Te better explain our meaning w’e copy the following extract from the Washing ton correspondent of the Atlanta Consti tution : It is well know that many of the speeches sent out from the house in its record are never deliv ered at all, but they go into the ollicial reports with all the typographical grandeur of the most eloquent efforts. Leave to print is granted by the house for the same reason that an unread petition is signed by many a man—simply t get rid of a bore by the cheapest and most effectual method. Those individuals, blessed with abund ant leisure and endowed with all the Christian virtues, who religiously wade through the Con gressional Record every day must have had now and then the dawn of a suspicion that they are being imposed upon. Reform in this matter of speech-making has been suggested and urged often. Tim daily newspapers arc usually the first detectives of any popular taste because they feel the public pulse so often and are so directly sensitive to its movements. They have long ago diseoveredand proclaimed that the men who c mtrol legislation now are not the speech-mak ers, but the shrewd business fellows who rush measures through by their irresistablc organiza tion and energy. The old English lord who said, “I have heard many a speech which chang ed my opinion, hut never one which my vote” anticipated the ruling methods of modern politics. In his recent report the public printer makes bold to attack the useless talk in the house. And all of this nonsensical stuil'and par tisanism must go into the record simply for political effect at home, to be paid for by the hard-toiling tax-payers of the country. We doubt, however, if the fraud can be eradicated from federal leg islation. Every fool in Congress regards himself as a statesman, and he thinks a few unspoken speeches by himself pub lished in the Record, will lift him up at home in the estimation of his constitu ents, whom he expects to throw up their hats in the campaign as the Gcsler of political authority, It is a monstrous fraud, morally and politically. We have visited the federal capital for a day only in an humble career of journ alism ot thirty-five years. Not being a pleader for any federal office of appoint ment, or any ofliee, we confess we know little of the methods and means of politi cal trickery; but, we do know that this practice of printing unspoken speeches by congressmen, written for them by poor impecunious scribes more able than themselves in political science or state craft, eost this government millions of dollars that ought to be made to relieve the toiling people of the heavy burdens of federal taxation, thereby increasing the happiness of the toiling millions. There may be the speeches of some men, under peculiar circumstances, that might be printed in the Record on '‘leave,” but they are extremely few. ” Tin: sm.VatioX army:' We hope never to hear of this fanatical band of religionists down south. They are about as pestiferous to the communi ties they invade, as were the temperance crusaders were out West a few years ago. Neither are worth anything to the moral or religious advancement of this nor any other country. They bring both into ridicule wherever they go to parade their self-con jei ted superiority over other good people. The ‘-Crusaders” were, and the “Salvationists” are. n usances wherever the former went or the latter are now going. A press dispatch of a few days ago from New Haven, Conn., states that — “Owing to many complaints from citizens, Mayor Lewis lastDight issued an order address ed to the chief of police prohibiting the mem bers ot the Salvation army from occupying the stecte or public squares as heretofore, and di recting them to refrain from singiag, blowing horns and beating drums and tamborinss in accordance with city ordinance prohibiting dis turbances of such character. When the notice vas served a member of the “army” said that they would beat drums and keep on parading as heretofore. They would obey God before they would the chief of police. They marched through the streets to-night as usual The po lice will enforce order to-morrow, and if Salva tionists persist in their determination they will all he arrested.” It is a sail reflection upon tliejeause of re ligion that these “Salvationists” are going around a city, “singing, blowing horns and beating drums and tamborines,” to the, disgust, the quiet and good order of the people. But, if our memory serves us right, the New Haven authorities al lowed them to continue their howling and bellowing. If New Haven were the .Jericho of old with her walls, and situated in a different country and less civilized, the “Salvationist” might be permitted to blow down the walls of New Haven with rams’ horns and no other. A' WIXGJXG OFF TO UFA VEX. If we arc to believe the professions of a large majority of the criminals upon the gallows, the quickest road to heaven is to commit murder. In our opinion, there must be some radical defect in the teach ings of the ministry and others upon the subject of religion to criminals who are soon to expiate the terrible crime of mur der upon the gibbet; yet, nearly all such creatures are led to believe by their relig ious advisers that, they may swing off to heaven with their hands red with the blood of their fellow-man. This we can not understand as to the religious train ing of the most heinous convicts. We do not believe that the clergy mean wrong; we do believe that many of them allow their deep sympathies and devotion to go beyond their judgment, accelerated by a Christian zeal to save the souls of sinners, even “the worst of sinnors;” and, in their work with the criminal,soon to die, his influence upon the culprit im parts to him the feeling and spirit of the clergyman. It is argued that the thieves on the cross were sayed at the last mo ment; but it is not stated in the Bible that* Christ ever condoned a murderer justly under sentence of death. The truth is, the fact that many such crimi nals so suddenly become to believe that they will be saved is doing the cause ot the Christian religion great harm. Now, it is right and proper that the clergy visit and pray with all criminals, for it often happens that a man is un justly condemned and sent to the gibbet through perjury and falseswearing; but, at the same time, we think the clergy ought to be very conservative and care ful in being instrumental in the delusion that nearly all murderer swing off heaven as he dangles at the end of the hangman’s rope. ETOWAH. What Pluck and Energy Can Accomplish with Good Judgment. I have been so frequently of late asked the question “Where is Etowah and what is it?” that I have concluded a detailed account of the place, its owners and its in dustries which will not only be of interest to your readers but instructive also; in structive, in showing the workings of the business here carried on and also in the lesson it conveys to young men, of what pluck and perseverance will accomplish, As to the place: Etowah is a lumber town of about CO houses and 300 popula tion, situated in the pine woods near the southeast corner of Floyd county, Ga. Its owners Messrs. DeWitt and D. Mor gan Rogers located here some six j r ears since and have built up a very large and lucrative business. With less than a thousand dollars as c apital, about 12 years ago, they started a ten horse power saw mill near Stilesboro, Georgia. Sawing up some 300 acres of timber, thej r then removed to anew location two miles from Taylorsville, Bartow f county, where they remained 3 years and then moved their machinery to this place. Here they engaged not only in the sawing of lumber for market, but put up, also lath and shingle mills. But before removing here they had surveyed and built, a narrow guage rail road from Deaton’s (on the then Cherokee R. R.) to Etowah, five miles long, and fully equip pet it with engine and cars. As soon as they were settled, they turned every energ3% mental and physical, to building up their business and their fortune, with what success a visit here would show and be very interesting to any one who l.a? never seen such works. Year after year they pushed their rail road farther and farther into the pine land, and on com pletion of the East Tennessee and Geor gia rail road from Rome to Atlanta form ed a junction with it at Seeney, thus hav ing with the necessary sidlings over ten miles of rail, upon which two locomo tives with ten ears of their own are in constant use and taking as many more as they can get daily from the E. & W. R. R. As soon as settled they put up a telephone line, first to Deaton’s and then to Seney, which proved of great utility to them in conducting their business. At Etowah they have one engine of 50 horse power running a large circular saw, with cutoff and resawing machines on the same iloor, and two bolt saws un derneath, one engine of 40 horse power running the planing and lath mill and a third of 50 horse power drives the two shingle machines, block and cioss cut saw. To run this machine and do ihe neces sary work of the place they employ 5 track hands to keep the rail road in order 12 woodsmen with 14 oxen and 12 mules to cut and haul the logs to the railroad. 2 locomotive engineers. 2 conductors. 5 train hands. 1 engineer 1 sawyer and 12 hands at sawmill, I engineer and 5 hands at planing mills, II hands at lath mill, 1 engineer and ' 14 hands at shingle mill, G good hands, 1 blacksmith and striker, 1 wheelwright 3 boys toi dump carts, 1 bookkeeper and 2 clerks at store. Ten years since they also established a coal brigade of 30 hands, who from the . tops of the trees felled for stocks, make weekly about GOOO bushels charcoal all of which is taken by Maj. West at his large iron works at Cedartovvn. Thus the}’ have a daily pay roll of about 100 men and boys, paying off every night and requiring about $450 00 per week. Of lumber they saw 5,000,000 feet annually, 2,500,000 laths and G,000,- 000 shingles for all of which they find ready sale, thei- market reaching from Atlanta to Chicago. They also dress about 1,500,000 feet flooring, ceiling and weather boorditig annually at their plain ing mill. They build their own passen ger coaches and freight cars. In their store where they carry a stock of from 5 to GOOO dollars value, their an nual sales are between 40 and 50,000 dollars. At their saw mill that nothing may be wasted they cut up all the slaps. Such as can be used for laths arc thrown below and the refuse is sold to Ladd for his lime kiln near Cartersville, 3 ton 4 car loads per week. Thus the whole tree is utilized nothing being left but the stump. No whiskey is allowed to be sold on the place and its use discouraged in every possible way, both by precept and example, and the result is seen in a quiet and well behaved population. For the moral and religious encourage ment of their employers they erected a neat and comfortable chapel, plastered, painted and supplied with good stoves, where religious service are held every Sabbath by ministers of the Presbyte rian, Methodist or Baptist churches who have goed and attentive congregations a Sabbath and day school are conducted in the same building. To carry on this large business requires all the energy off). W. Rogers, president, and push of D. M. Rogers, manager, ably assisted by Mr. R. Sid Patillo, as book-keeper, and who also operates the telegraph line (connecting at Seney with the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia company’s line) and keeps your readers posted as to the news and gossip of the place and surrounding country un der the pseudomin of “Pine Knot.” But this place, (as a lumber mart) is soon to be numbered with the past. Finding no more trees to conquer suffi ciently near, or numerous enough to at tack, they have bought a large tract of the finest long loaf pine in Talladega county, Ala., five miles below the city of Talladega, where one of the partners is now engaged in sawing lumber and hav ing laid down 5 miles of track. Soon all of the machinery and engines will be removed to the same place and their rails taken up here and put down there,where they will connect on the east with the Anniston & Atlantic narrow guage road and push on north-west across the Coosa river to Broken Arrow coal fields, con necting at that point with the East <ft West railroad of Ala., and open up an almost direct line for coal from Broken Arrow to Columbus and south Georgia. At their new location they have numer ous and never failing springs of the purest freestone water and a salubrious clime, situated in the midst of a refined and cultivated people. Knowing what they have already ac complished, will it be too much to pre dict that if life is spared, they will in the near future be able to retire from business with handsome competences, to enjoy the fruits of their labor. So may it be. S. Christmas and New Year’s cards at Wikle’s. What is tlie Reason ? On behalf of many citizens of Bartow county we desire to kftow the reason for changing the legal advertising from The Free Press to the American. We have none but the kindest feelings for the American, but eveiybody knows that the circulation of The Free Press is tv ice or thrice as great as the American, and, as the intention of advertisers is to make most generally known the facts adver tised -does not right and justice demand that the advertising of Bartow county be given to that paper of largest circulation —irrespective of creed, parry or affec tion? Respectfully, Many Citizens. We are determined to force off' stock. Our reduced prices will convince you that we mean business. Sciieuer, Bros. Go to Jones, Bros. & Cos. and get you one of those hats for 25 cents. “Hill Arp" in the “Palmetto State. ’ By invitation of the Ladies’ Mt. Ver non Association, Maj. C. 11. Smith de livered a lecture at Columbia, S. C., on Wednesday night last and met with splendid success. He ts highly elated at the cordial reception he received at the hands of the notable ladies and gentle men of the old “Palmetto State.” We are glad to learn the Major was so cordially received. He will leetme in Nashville next week and Charleston the following week. We are always glad to chronicle the success of our citizens in whatever they do. Maj. Smith’s sueeess at Columbia was a credit to one of Bar tow’s most brilliant citizens. Velecipedes, all sizes and prices, at Wikle’s. EVERYTHING GOOD FOR THE HOLIDAYS! ' s A FULL LINE OF TOYS. POUND CAKES, JELLY CAKES, PICKLES, APPELS, MINCE MEAT, HAMS, . In fact Everything to make you happy during the Holidays. The Euharleo Literary Club. To the Editor of The Free Press: The above named club gave an entertainment at the Euharlee Academy on the evening of the 20th Inst, to raise funds for erect ing an iron fence around the cemetery. The neighbors had been on tip-toe of expectation for the past week In antici pation of the rare literary and musical treat to be furnished by the club. The exercises were instructive and en tertaining to all. The choruses were well received. The song, “Echo,” by Miss Lillie Rice was rendered in her own faultless manner. The piano solo, by Miss Augusta Calhoun, was brilliantly executed. Miss Charlotte Kirkpatrick, of Cartersville, covered herself with hon or in the rendition of the coronet solos and lively songs. The charade, “Leap- Year,” was applaused. “Batchelor Milam” acted admirably; many old maids called and proposed to marry him ; all were rejected, save an heiress, in a manner that made the audience roar. Little Mittie % Calhoun personated the- Irish girl in every particular, and Pat acted his part finely. Upon the whole ’tvvas a very palpable hit. Charade, “Refinement,” was acted in a charming style, but space forbids even a brief rehearsal of the same. The piano duets were very beautiful, time perfect, and the lovely' costume's of the girls, to gether with their bright eyes and happy faces, reminded the writer of some beau tiful dream. Sewing machine agents called on the ladies, each praising the merits of his own machine. This charade was as life-like as any play we ever saw, and was highly entertaining. Then the “Natural Spell” was too funny. School girls chewing gum and spelling, the teacher being absent. ’Twas musical and suggested strikingly tbe country school. Tbe stump speech by Lee Jolley, who personated Brudder Bones, was the finale and all was amused if not instructed, if we may so speak and so on. Suffice it to say that the hall was filled and the club acquitted tlieinsalves well, and the appreciative audience accorded the full meed of praise so deservedly mer ited. Sun Queras. Call for the triangular bottled sewing machine oil. Wholesale and retail only by Wikle & Cos., Cartersville, Ga. The “Household” sewing machine for sale by \%ikle & Cos. On account of the immense stock on hand, you can get bat gains at Wikle’s. ♦ #- . The reason we can sell goods cheaper than anybody else is simply this, we buy them cheaper than any house in Bartow county. Schei’er, Bros, The leading and lowest price dry goods house. ♦ Anew lot of trimming, silks and sat ins just received. Jones, Bros. & Cos. Hymeneal. Married, in the DeSoto Methodist church on Tuesday evening, by the Rev. Mr. J. W. Lee, Mr. James P. Jones, of this place, to Miss Maggie Iluftaker, of Rome. After the ceremony the happy couple boarded the train for this, their future home. The groom is a member of tiie firm of Jones, Bros. & Cos., dry goods merchants. Being a clever young gentleman and a thorough business man, he will, of course make an agreeable hus band. The bride, from what we can learn, is a most estimable young lady, admired and beloved by all who are so fortunate as to know her. The Free Press, together with numerous friends wish for both a long life of usefulness and happiness, and when this life’s journey is over may they find themselves safely enseonsced in the realms above. An undershirt with 220 ribs can he found at Jones, Bros. & Cos. They only cost you 50 cents each. Dolls from the finest to the cheapest at Wikle’s. All kinds of games for children at 1 old folks at Wikle’s. Don’t fail to go to Wikle’s for any thing in the musical instrumental line. Anew lot of Banjos, Accordions, V iolins, Guitars, Harps, etc., just received, espe cially for the holidays. Mrs. M. K. Hell’s School Will resume her school on Gilmer sir ct, Monday, January 7th, and conti ue through the year of 1884. Her school house lias been repaired and made vefv comfortable. Mrs. Bell has been h ach ing very successfully for five year.-, and her administrative abilities are ino.-r ex cellent. Her patrons and pupil- are greatlj r devoted to her, and her success as a good teacher has been pheuominal, and her patronage has been good. if The finest and best seiecrcd stock of Fancy Candies and other confectioneries in the city just received at W ikle’s. It will be to your interest to buy sew ing machines from Wilde A Cos. They are now selling none but the best and most reliable machines. Buy your pianos and organs through Wikle’s establishment. , Go to Wikle’s at once and get your Santa Claus goods. “Household” is the Name, The best sewing machine < il in die world is for sale by Wikle A Cos. CANNED GOODS, FRZNCH CANDY, FANCY CANDIES, NUTS, FIGS, DATES, L. H, Jones Has just received arid opened a nice line of fancy groceries, candies, nuts, raisins, etc , for Christmas. These goods will be sold extremely LOW. Call in and pur chase lor the children, etc. dec-20 Children’s Secretaries, Desks, Side Boards, Sofas, Tables, etc., at Wikle’s. Wikle iSs Cos. have just received anew lot of Children’s Wagons, Hobby Horses and Doll Carriages. Many novelties, suitable for Christmas presents, and which are “too numerous to mention,” at Wikle’s, and it will pay you to call early before the most choice articles are gone. Fresh Meal From Stamp Creek mills, none better in Georgia. Am selling at bottom figures. Call on Dick Jones at my store for dry goods and groceries. You will be con vinced that you can do as well there as at any house in town. R 11. Jones. Headquarters for Santa Claus, Is undoubtedly at Wikle’s this season. So don’t fail to make the hearts of the lit tle ones glad by calling there and inter-' viewing the old gentleman. * Poems and gift book' for Christmas presents at Wikle’s. | The most suitable articles for Xmas presents are Scrap Books, Photo and Auto Albums. Well posted people all pronounce the “Domestic” superior in every respect to any other sewing machine. 1 111 M■l II I I 11 mill 111 Ml —■ FINANCE AND COMMERCE MONEY MARKET. corrected weekly by j. j. howard * son. Money in good supply to meet first-elsss wants (g> 8 per cent. New York Exchange at par Selling at premium Atlanta exchange at par Selling at )•'• * Qt prem’m. COTTON MARKET. CORRECTED BY J. J. HOWARD * SON. There is a good demand for all grades of cotton jrom spinners at the following quotations: Good Middlings : : : : : 9% Middlings : : : : : : 9% GROCERIES AND PRODUCE. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY ROBERTS * COLLINS. EGGS—Per dozen. 1.8 to 20 cents. BUTTER—Per pound, 20 to 23 cents. POULTRY—Hens 25t0 30 cts; Frying 15 to 18 BEESWAX—Per pound, 18 to 22 cents. FEATIIEF:S—Per pound, 40 to 50 cents. DRIED APPLES—4 to 5 cts.. RED WHEAT—9O to sl-00 WHITE WHEAT—SI.OO to sl.lO. WHEAT BRAN—Per cwt., 1.00. OATS—per bushel, 30 to 40 cent3. HAY—6S cts. to 85 cts. per cwt. CORN—New 50 to 00 cts. per bushel. MEAL—OSc per bushel. GRITS—4c to sc per pound. POTATOES—Irish, $3.00 to $4.50 per barrel; Sweet Oo to 80 cts. per bushels. ONIONS—OS to 85c per bushel. PEAS—OS cents to9oc. per bushel. CABBAGE—S cents per lb. MOLASSES—SO cts. SYRUP—New Orleans, 75 cts.; Florida, 65 cts. FLOUR—Per barrel, $5.50 to $7.00, Patent, 8.50 DRIED PEACHES—4c per pound. COFFEE—II to 15 cts per pound. SUGAR—Standard A, 12c; extra C, 11; yel. low 10c. BULK MEATS—B to 8 cents. LARD—Tierce, 12„qc. CHEESE—I6c to 20. SALT—Virginia, $1.23; Liverpool, SI.OO. NAILS—S4.OOto s4.3opcr keg. POWDER—Blasting,s4tos4.so; rifle,s7 to $7.5 SHOT—ss2.2s to 2.50 per sack. (~8 EORGIA, Bartow County. J J. W. Gordon has applied for exemption of personality, and l will pass upon 'he same at 10 o'clock a. M.on the sth day of January, 1884, at my office Dec. 13th, 1883. J. A. HOWARD, dec£o-2t. Ordinary. /1 EORGIA, Bartow County. Ij Whereas, B. I>. Clark lias applied for let ters of administration on the csrate of W. 1. Clark, late of said county, deceased. Therefore all persons concerned are hereby notified to file their objections, if any they have, in my office, within; the term presribed by law, else*letters will be granted applicant as applied for. J. A. HOWARD, dec2o-4t 70 $2.10. Ordinary. CN EORGIA, Bartow Couuty. J Whereas, J. A. Fleming guardian of Benj. W. Kate, and Lula Hill, minors lias applied for leafe to sell the land belonging to said minors. Therefore all persons concerned are hereby no tified to tile their objections, If an> limy have, in my office within the time prescribed by law, else leave will bo granted applicant as auplert for. Dec. 17l1i I*B3. J . A. HOW A HD. dec2o-4t 72 s2.lt On Ii nary. THE NEW SHORT ROUTE T O KANSAS —and tUK west. Attention is called to the new Kansas City railroad lino now completed and in operation between Memphis, Tenn., and Kansas City, Mo. By this new route the south and west is brought into close relation. Saving several hundred miles and many hours travel between the two sections. Jt is in fact now the only practical route the south to all points in Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and all western states. A through train with Pullman PalaceSleCping ear and el egant, day coaches leaves Memphis daily, run ning through to Kansas City with ait change of cars, where it arrives in time to make connec tion in the Grand Union Depot with all trains leaving Kansas City. For emigrants to the Pa cilie coast and the Northwest, or lor home seek ers in Kansas and Missouri, time and money is saved by this short route as against the circui tous routes via St. Louis, heretofore the only outlet. Special low rates are matte for this class of business and all are carried through to Kan sas City in first-class cars on llrst-class trains. Round trip. Land Explorers’ tickets on stile at low rates. Send for the Emigrant's Guide, an eight page pa per, giving full and reliable infor mation in regard to Kansas and Missouri—mail ed free. Address J. E. Lockwood, Gcu’l I’ass. Agt.. Kansas City, or 11. D. Ellis, Tkt. Agt., 31 Madison St, Memphis Ten C. N. WINNER, Southern Pass. Agt. 28 Wall Si., A77 anta, It. XV. MURPHEY, A T T ORNEY-AT-LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. OFFICE (up-stairs) in the brick building, cor ner of Mam & Erwin streets. jiuylS. A Nice glass water pitcher will bo given away with every box of the best baking powder in the world—sold by me. MEMPHIS and LITTLE ROCK R. R, ARKANSAS, TEXAS <*AND*> 1 3 -A. OIF X C SHORT LINE M i; M P h is CHtAF TICKETS fo Emigrants and Land Explorers. Also Low Rates of Freight for household Goods, Farm ing Implements and Stock. Qhildrbn under 5 years carried free; over 5 and under 12 half fare. 150 pounds baggage free to each full ticket, and 75 pounds to each half ticket. By this Great Through Car Route First-Class Coaches are run from Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, McKenzie, Decatur and Mem phis to Little Rock without change. A porter in charge of eacli Car to look after the Com fort of the Emigrants. Elegant Sleeping Cars from New r York and Lynchburg to Chattanooga Without change. Pullman Sleepers from Nashville toMem phis, and Memphis to Little Rock. Pullman Sleeping Cars between Memphis and Little Rock. A solid train with Pullman Sleep er attached from Little Rock to Palestine, Hous ton and Galveston without change. Pullman Sleepers from Little Rock to Doming, and from Dernnig to San Francisco without change. W rite or call upon R. A. WILLIAMS, Pass. Ag’t. Atlanta, Ga., Chattanooga, Teun., or Memphis, Tenn. TRAVELERS’ GUIDE. GADSDEN AND BED LINE STEAM ERS—U. S. MAIL. STEAMER SIDNEY P. SMITH, (Ben. 11. Elliott, Master; F. G. Smith, Clerk.) Leove ltorne every Tuesday and Friday Sam Arrive Gadsden Wednesday and Saturday. .6 a m Leave Gadsden Wednesday and Saturday. .8 a m Arrive at Rome Thursday ami Sunday 7 pm Will go through to Greensport, Ala., every Friday night. Returning, leave Greensport ev ery Saturday morning. STEAMER GADSDEN. F. M. Coulter, Master F. A. Mills, Clerk. Leave Rome Mondays and Thursdays 11 ant Arrive Gadsden Tuesdays and Fridays— 2 a ra Leave Gadsden Tuesdays vnd Fridays— 9am Arrive at Wednesdays and Saturdays ...7pm Office No. 27 Broad street, up-stairs over the Cotton Exchange. Telephonic connection. J. M. ELLIOTT, Jr., Gen. Man’gr.. Gadsden, Ala. W. T. SMITH, Gen’l Agent. Rome, Ga. CHEROKEE RAILROAD. On and after Monday, March 19, 1883, the trains on this Road will run daily as follows (Sunday excepted): PASSENGER TRAIN.—MORNING. Leave Cartersville 9:45 ant Arrive at Stilesboro 10:17 a in Arrive at Taylorsville 10:35 am Arrive at liockmart 11:10 am Arrrive at Cedartown 12:05 a m RETURNING. Geave Cedartown 2:05 pm Arrive at Roelrmart 2:5s p m Arrive at Taylorsville 3:33 pm Arrive at Stilesboro 3:slpm Arrive at Cartersville 4:25 pm PASSENGER TRAIN.—EVENING. Leave Cartersville 4:30 p m Arrive at Stilesboro 6:04 pm Arrive at Taylorsville 5:22 p m Arrive at liockmart 6.00 pm Arrive at Cedartow n 7:00 pm RETURNING. Leave Cedartown 6:00 am Arrive at liockmart 6:53 am Arrive at Taylorsville 7:2fc ara Arrive at Stilesboro . . . . '. . . 7:46 ara Arrive at Cartersville 8 ao a m ROME RAILROAD. The following is the present passenger sched ule: no. 1. Leave Rome 6:10 am Arrive at Kingston 8:55 a m NO. 2. Leave Kingston 9:20 am Arrive at Rome 10:25 am no. 3. Leave Rome 4:15 pm Arrive at Kingston 5:30 pm no. 4. Leave Kingston • 5:55 pm Arrive at Home 6:50 pm no. 5. Leave Rome 8:00 am Arrive at Kingston 9:00 am no. 6. Leate Kingston 9:20 am Arrive at Rome . . . 10:10 am Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4 will run daily except Sun days. Nos. 5 and 6 will run Sundays only. No. 1 will not stop at the junction. Makes j close connection at Kingston lor Atlanta ami Chattanooga. I No. > makes connection at Rome with E. T.. \ a. A Ga. R. It., for points south. EBEN HILLY Eli, President. J. A. Smith, G. P. Agent. WESTERN AND ATLANTIC 11. 11. The following is the present passenger sched ule: Night passenger— pr. Leave Atlanta . . 2:4opm Leave Cartcrsville 4:80 p m Leave Kingston 4:55 pm Leave Dalton 8:34 pm Arri ye at Chattanooga b:oopm NIGHT PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 2:55 pm Leave Dalton 4:32 pm Leave Kingston 6:03 pm Leave Cartersviße ........ 6:32 pm Arrive at Atlanta 8:40 p m DAY PASSENGER—UP. Atlanta . 7:00 a m Licave Cartcrsville 8:55 am Leave Kingston 9:2lam Leave Dalton 10:55 a in Arrive at Chattanooga 12:30 a m DAY PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga . 8:00 am Y.eavc Dalton 9:46 am Leave Kingston 11:15 am Leave Cartcrsville 11:42 a m Arrive at Atlanta 1:10pm ROME EXPRESS - Leave Al l anta 4:30 pm Arrive at Cartcrsville 6:3lpm Arrive at Kingston 7:00 p m Leave Kingston . . . . . . 8:06 am Arrive at Cartcrsville ...... 8:32 am Arrive at Atlanta . . ... 10:37 am Now is the time to pay for THE FREE PRESS. itOBERT 15. TRIPPE, a t ro k n ire y-a. r r -law, ATLANTA, GA. No. 8 Broad Street, up-stairs. Ollice No. 12 Grant Building. \ll TILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS. YY Business receives prompt attention. Col •ections a specialty. I will attend the superior court of Bartow county, Ga., and in connection with Mr ,J. M. Neel, will finish the unfinished bosiness of Trippe & Neel and will also attend o any new business that may be offered. sep9 Headquarters for Florida Oran ges and all kinds of Appj es Malaga Crapes, California Pears, Cocoanuts. r -T XI E X J # NEW YORK, 1884. 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If you already know* The Sun. vou will ob serve that in 188& It is a little boner than t . r before, If you do not already know The b. x, you will find it to he a mirror of all liumali at tivity, a storehouse of the choicest products of common sense anti imagination, a mainstay ba the cause of honest government, a sentinel for genuine Jeffersonian democracy, a scourge for Wickedness of erery species, and an uncommon ly good investment for the coining year. TERMS TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS. The several editions of The Sun arc cut by mail, postpaid, as follows: Daily—s 4 cents her month, $6,53 a ar; w ith Sunday edition, $7.70. Sunday—Eight pages, $1.20 a year. Weekly—sla year. Eight pages of the host matter of the daily issues; an Agricultural De partment of unequalled merit, market reports and literary, scientific, and domestic intelligence make The Weekly Sun tne, newspaper lor the farmer’s household. To clubs of ten with $lO, au extra copy free. Address I. W. ENGLAND, Publisher, The Sun, N. Y.City. 1 THo- 1 BH.*5. Chronicle ana Constitutionalist AUGUSTA, GrA. The Chronicle and Constitutionalist is rapidly approaching the completion of the first century of existence. The paper w c publish is essentially a type of modern progress, which demonstrates that this established journal has become better and stronger as it increases in years. The men who have, from one generation to another, worked upon it, and helped to make it a power in the laud, submit, and w ill submit, to the common lot of humanity and pass away from earth and its struggles, but the, result of their labor remains, and will continue to re main. The workmen die, hutthe work goes or. The Chronicle of to day is an improvement upon the Chronicle of the past. The Chroni cle of the future will be improved upon the Chronicle of to-day. The world moves, and the the paper moves with it. Wonderful inven tions, in the last half century, given an impetus to all material things, and the press has shared in the advantages of great discoveries, just as it has also stimulated them. The Chronicle has spared no pains or expense to furnish the public with the news of the day from all cart- of the world, and it will take pleasure and pride iu perfecting this service from time to time. Tlie Chronicle has endeavored to take lngh and no ble views of public policy, and to sustain all good and just causes. The Chronicle has essayed to .encourage vir tue and make the lot of man and woman all the brighter ami better for the common weal. The Chronicle strives to be a newspaper in the best sense of the term, and to advance, in that mis sion, the interests of all the people. The con ductors of the paper cannot aud do not expect to please everybody. In all human affairs, mis takes of judgement w ill occur and contests of opinion will arise. We will, however, mightily strive to commit as few errors as possible and to suter such coniiicts as cannot be avoided with a proper spirit. The Chronicle enters the new year with ex ceptional advantages. Its daily edition is a well-filled eight-page paper. Its second edi tion, for the evening mails, is eight pages, with tlie afternoon markets and telegraphic re ports. It takes the •place of the tri-weekly edi tion. Its mammoth we< kly paper will compare with the country. Into this edition the choicest and creamiest news of the week i- collected, and upon its lap the best and freshest editorial and miscellaneous matter from the daily is poured. Its market reports, covering nei iy one page, will be an especial feature, prepared each week for the count iy reader. Its newsservice will be sustained by trained and scholarly correspondents in the three capitals—Atlanta, Columbia aud Washington— while it will strive to have a ne , s ropr -enta- tive in every neighboring town. The mail facilities of this paper are now su perb. Four daily traffics distribi ie its editions in South Carolina and tpree in Georgia. It reaches all the prineipa joints in South Caroli na early on. tHe day <" iWicuAon—reaclueg Columbia at U A. M. Tin fast mad schedule of the Georgia Railroad lands die CilHONlUl.il and Constitution aj.i*t.iu aii towns along the line early in the ioraidon, while its issue is uufolded in Atlanta and AUi -iis in, >• on ea h dav. TEUibc-, PEI. V iiAli: Morning EdirWar MO 00 Evening Edition t> no Sunday Edition 2 uO Weekly Edition 2 00 Address all letters b> the “CHRONICLE AND CONBTITI TION \l.lsT.'* Patrick Waj.sh. President, Angara, t a. A.M. I'OUTE. WAI.. ER M. KVAI.S. FOUTE Si RYALS, A r r rO Ii NEYS-A'i'- li. A. YV, t;ARTFitsVILLE, GEORCI A. T\7ILL PRACTICE IN ALL PHE COURTS YY of this state. Prompt and faithful atten tion given to all business entrusted to u . Office, corner Main and Erwiu streets, up stairs, SHELBY ATTAWAY, A T ORNEY-AT-LA YV, \\7TLL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURT'’ YY of North Georgia. Ofiiee with Col. M. R. Stansell, Bank Block. E. P. GRAHAM. W. M. ORAU AM. GRAHAM & GRAHAM, Attorneys, Solicitors and Uannselors at Law, ('AItTEItsVIf,J,E, GA. OFFICE IN THE COURT HOUSE. WILL practice in all the courts of Bartow county, the superior coiu t-s of northwestern Georgia, and eSupreme and Federal courts at Atlanta, G. anil GEORGE S. JOHNSON, A. T T O Ii 3ST Id Y - AT-L A YV , C ARTE US VII, LE. GA. OFFICE, West Side, Public Square. Will practice in all the Courts. M.NEEL. J. J. CONNER. W. J. NEEL. NEEL. CONNER A NEEL, A T ORNEYS-A O' -IdA YV * CARTERSVILLE, GA. \ \Tl LL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS Y Y of this state. Litigated cases made a penalty. Prompt attention given to ail business „n trusted to us. • Ofiiee in northeast corner ox courthouse, few