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' „ .-V- ■ . rj : .'-*=5 THE POSTAGE STAMP, Some Worth Fifteen Hundred Dollars. Has k ever occurred to you that postage stamps, the new Columbian stamps for instance, are really.min iature steel engravings? The aver age person who sticks one of these works of art on an envelope does not think of this; but if van will look closely at the two-cent stamp a you will see that it has all the del icacy and detail of a steel portrait. If you prefer the blue variety you can purchase a genuine steel engrav ing (without frame) for a cent And if you chance to have money to the old paid marks. The first adhesives were of five and ten cent denominations. In 1863 the famil iar two-cent stamp, containing the head of Andrew Jackson, was sent out. From that time to 1885 the uniform style adopted contained the [From the Augusta Chronicle.] There never was a time of greater promise for the South, and if our profiles of presidents of the United P*°P^ e w ’ se they will strike .States. It is worthy of note that' W ll e *-" e lron 18 ^ot. There is no orthy previous to the present issue of $1, $2, $3, $4 and $5 Columbian stamps the United States Government, had to manufacture its raw material into not issued any stamps for general use of a higher denomination than ninety cents. - Slavery of Debt. , , On every hand the ravages of the iiwyour purse you can secure the credit system can be seen as palpa- entire historical series at a moderate cost, - -m''.. The Columbian stamps as stamps are a great improvement over their predecessors,. h They, are gems of art, and the fact that they were is sued only during 1893 will make them valuable as curiosities. His torically the kind critic will over look such little inaccuracies' as the representation of Columbus as a beardless youth when sighting land a tufas wearing a full beard when landing thy next day. Evidently the skill of the engraver did-not ex tend to the torisoriat art; or else beards grew fast in- those days. But, fortunately, trifles like this will not prevent the government from making a profit of a quarter of a bly as the ravages of civil war. spares none. For years this mon strous system has held captive the farmers and wage earners of the South. It has afflicted the farmers more heavily than any other class •' of buyers, and next to the farmers it has damaged the merchants. The system of buying on long time and selling on long time, as long as eternity often, has yearly sent hun dreds of merchants to the abyss of commercial oblivion. The farmer who has fallen into the habit of buying through the year what he needs—and often wbat he doesn’t and having every thing charged until fall, does not realize that hq is helping to pay the debts of the fellow who has run THE SOUTH’S.OPPORTUNITY. Strike While tbe Iron la Hot, argument needed to convince any thinking man that the South needs the articles in daily use, instead of laying profits to Northern manu- .cturers who buy the raw material The Woman'and the Baby. A woman got into a street car yesterday afternoon. She was car rying a sweet faced baby, which was not more than six months old. The car was detained on the cor ner where the woman got on, and she shifted around nervously in her seat for a moment and then began to toss the baby about. Here is a true description of what she did wi.th the child while the car was going three blocks: Held it upright on one knee for again in the shape of finished products. But while we know that the raw material lies all around us —in the hills, and forests and fields, it takes money to build factories, and expert men to operate them. And these are the very things which we have not. What then is to be done ? ' ■ '''&SS us and ship them back to us 30 seconds, then shifted it to the The Centennial of 1876 also was commemorated by the post office de partment, but in a different manner. A souvenir envelope was issued, with a shield shaped stamp in the corner, ft represented a mail car rier of the olden time, riding on horseback at full speed. Below was a modern railway train. The stamp was of the denomination of three cents. At the top were the figures “1-776,” and at the bottom “1876.” As a'work of art it was inferior to the new Columbian issue. It was the only special issue of United States stamps up to that time, ex cept a fifteeu-cent stamp represent ing the landing of Columbus which Arasr issued in 1869. • Do not suppose that stamp making is an easy' nor even a rapid process. Everj part of the work is performed .by band. The designs are first en graved on steel and two hundred stamps are engraved on a single S te. The work of inking these tes is done by two men, and they then go to a man and girl who print them on a large hand press. Three sets of these workers are kept constantly employed in this manner. As fast as the stamps are printed they are dried and then gummed with a starch paste made from po tatoes. The paste is dried by plac ing the sheets of stamps in a steam fanning machine," and then the stamps are put into hydraulic pres ses and subjected to a pressure of two thousand tons. A girl with a large pair of shears next cuts the sheets in two, each sheet when cut containing one hundred stamps. The paper between the stamps is then perforated, and after again be ing subjected to hydraulic pressure they are filed away ready to be sent out wheu ordered. If a single stamp is injured in any wa3’ the en tire sheet is burned. The sheets are counted eleven times during the process of manufacture to prevent pilfering by employes. The history of postage stamps in this country is so inseparably con nected with the history of the postal system that it is necessary to review the latter in order to understand how stamps came to be used. It is almost incredible that less than fifty years ago the United States really had no postal system as we under stand it. Previous to 1847 the mails were carried largely by pri vate firms, and rates of postage varied according to the distance traversed. To send a letter across the continent cost nearly as much as a telegram message at the present day. And. though costly, the ser vice was by no means satisfactory. Much of the "mail matter was of necessity entrusted to carriers on foot or horseback, and their progress was of course very slow. Prior to the introduction of the adhesive stamp, letters were sent either pai l or collect at the option of the sender. Under this sy stem stamps were in little demand. It was tbe custom to mark prepaid let ters with‘paid mark,” and each office Was allowed to adopt a design «.-f Its own. The usual device was the word ‘•paid.” with the amount and the addition of one or more stars, tim whole surrounded by a circle. During the first years of the late civil war this old system was revived by the Confederate States, which were without stamps. Ia some instances the ordinary date- mark was altered, and thus the name rf the towii appeared with the word ■yiaid,” apd tbe amount, five or ten Aits, as the case might be. This system was in vogue in the Confed erate States until about January 1st, 1862, at which time they issued their own stamps. Tbe inconveniences of this “local” system, as it is called, were so many that, before the new issue on adhe sive staqips came out, a plan was devised to furnish marked envelops.. The chief objection to the “paid” stamp was that all mail had to be brought to the postoffice to be mark ed. This was obviated by tbe envelope system—the government marked the envelopes in advance and selling them to consumers. Returning to our narrative, we find that in 1846 many of tbe post- offices had issued stamps of their own. These were called “provi-t sional isssues,” aim the most valua ble of these local stamps are those of. Millbury, Masi.. now worth $1500, of w hich only six examples are known to exist, and of Brattle- boro, Vt., now valued at $600. in 1847 the adhesive stamp ap peared in this country, following close on its adoption in England, and iu 1856 a law was passed mak ing the prepayment of postage com pulsory. Thjs measure put an end million dollars or more from stamp aeDts °* the who Has run collectors r away and gonejto Texas to grow up Mg Credit inakis debt. Debt makes slaves of free men. Debt ruins the world. It is time for things to come to something like a qash basis. This can easily be done when peo ple are willing to d6 without that Which they have not money to pay for.—Rome Tribune. “I had been fishing for trout one day in a North Carolina mountain stream,” said a sportsman to • a Globe-Democrat man, -‘and was en tirely unsuccessful. Upon trying to reach camp I became lost- and took refuge for the night in a small cave near Grandfather mountain. The cave was dry and comfortable, and making a pillow of my coat I soon fell asleep. The next morning I was awakened by something pulling at the coat, and opening my eyes saw that it was a cub bear. A few feet distant was a large bear sitting on its haunches, and another cub playiug around her. I had no weapon of any kind and was com pletely at the mercy of the animal, but she w r as not in the humor to dispose of me just then. She sat watching the cub as it pulled at my coat, and I was careful to make no motions that might be considered as hostile. For two or three hours we looked at each other, and then the mother bear ambled off with her two cubs and I beat a hasty retreat.” Two new federal prisons are to he erected by the government—one in the North and the other in the South. The Atlanta Constitution is confident that the latter will be located in that city. For the sake of common humanity, if for no other reason, a Southern prison should have been provided long ago. Pris on life and discipline are severe enough under any circumstances, but to subject a man born and raised iu the South to the rigors of a Northern climate frequently re sults in legalized murder. Atlanta is the proper place for the Southern penitentiary.—McDuffie Journal. A queer wager is being, carried out at the City Methodist church, of Freeport, Ill. A prominent mem ber of the congregation jokingly offered to furnish aH the wood for the church that two of the young lady members would saw. They have set to work with a will, and promise to provide a fuel supply for several years. The other members of the congregation are taking con siderable interest in the matter and wondering whether the man’s gen erosity or the women’s pluck and muscle will give out first. The Glenn act, which requires the several railroads in this State to pay taxes to the counties through which they run, after successfully passing the ordeal of the State courts has been declared by the highest Federal tribunal to be constitutional and valid. It will bring a big sum of money into the State treasury, if the back taxes since its passage are still unpaid. It is a very important event to Georgia, and settles a great question for all time. A majority of the committee on banking have reported against the repeal of the ten per cent, tax on state banks. So did a majority re port against the income tax, but when it got before the House the amendment went iu by a large ma jority. The committee ought not to rule the House. Let the bill be reported back at once and then the tug of war will come. The bill can be passed over the head of the com mittee. - In the death of George W. Childs not only Philadelphia, but mankind, sustains a great loss. He lived in Philadelphia, but belonged to the world. His broad charity knew no limits, and he did good wherever he saw the opportunity. He was a philanthrophist in the highest sense of the word. The world is better because he lived, and will mourn that he is dead. Congress allows members of the House each a private secretary, fixes the salaries of the secretaries at $1,200 and provides the money for their pay. It has been whispered about Washington that some of the congressmen have teen putting a part of the allowance for secretaries’ salaries in their pockets, and there is talk of an investigation to be asked for by a member from Ohio, The tariff bill should be disposed of at once. Merchants do not know how to purchase their stocks until they see what goods comes in free and the tax on all that pays a duty. Why we must get them. And right there comes the rub; and right at this point—more men and more money—the Chronicle has been addressing itself for sortie time past. There never was a time when we needed them more, and there never .was a. time more favor able to their procurement by united and intelligent effort. In seasons of financial depression, men become dissatisfied with their surroundings and are sighing for something bet ter. Times are dull with us, it is true, but they have been worse in of her sections, and the farmer of the East and the farmer of the West are sore at heart- That the South has advantages jn climate and soiL to offer these farmers cannot be gain said, and proper presentation of the facts to them by a colonization so ciety thftt was supplied with land eligibly located in the South, would win many of them to this Section. These are the sort of men we want to people our vacant lands and build up our waste places. There is room for thousands more in Geor gia- .... .. . - ... . We also need capital to put up new industries, and the opportuni ty to obtain it is equally favorable, During the year there were thou sands of idle spindles in the North and West. In the South they were running on full time, paying full wages, and earning dividends. Is not this calculated to attract the man with money to invest? He wants to put his money in industries that promise returns and in a local ity least subject to interruptions frtjHtelimate, labor troubles, or fi- naffifil disturbances. The South offers all of these advantages. The men and the money are both crowded in the States of the East to the point of congestion. They both are eager for wider latitude and bet ter opportunities. The South fur nishes just the conditions they are looking for, and the South needs just the things which are too crow ded in the East. Was ever a time more favorable for the South to go there iu an organized capacity and place before these dissatisfied men, and this restless capital, the won derful field of operations that awaits them in the Southern States. Will n#t some active spirit take hold of this matter and put it into practical shape? The time is ripe. Let us strike while the iron is hot. other knee. Pulled it up against her and hug ged it twice. < Tpssed it on her left shoulder and then shifted it to her right shoulder. Held it up to the window and then stood it up on her lap. Made .a cradle out of her arms aud jumped it up and down about six times. : . Placed it on her left knee, then put it on her right knee. Laid it on its stomach in her lap. Hugged it to her bosom and pat ted it seven times. . Held it up at the car window again, then pulled it over her left shoulder, and woumfup by dump ing it on her lap,. Tossed it in the air a dozen tunes and hugged it four df'five time* Laid, it on its backup her lap and then turned it so thajUt lay o# its stomach, 42flC\ ' '• Patted it for a mtqnte and hum med “Hush-a-by, Baby,” although the child wasn’t making a sound. Put, it on her knee and joggled her knee up and down, shook it jn front of her, holding it out at arm’s length, and theq hugged it ecstati cally three times. And all this while the car was going three blocks. He Did Not Smile. They were rival candidates for a vacant seat in parliament, and they smiled patronizingly when they met together in a railway car. “My good sir,” said the first rival kindly, “whatever on earth has prompted you to oppose me in the forthcoming-election? You haven’t a chance to win. It’s a donkey to a strawberry against you!” “Indeed!” said the second rival dubiously, “That certainly does not sound very encouraging, but perhaps you wouldn’t mind apolo gizing for the liberty you’ve taking in calling me a strawberry!” ^ And you could have heard a fly sneeze in the awkward silence that followed the last remark.—Tid-Bits. Overeating vs. Overwork. An abuse that tends to the injury of brain workers is excessive eating. A writer in the Medical Mirror re- calls to mind sevtral active brain vvorkers who suddenly broke down, and fancied that it was due to brain fatigue, wheu, as a matter of fact, it was due to overstuffing of their stomachs. The furnace connected with mental machinery became clogged up with ashes and carbon in various shapes and forms, and as a result disease came, and before the cases Yvere fully appreciated, a de moralized condition of the nervous system was manifested, and they laid the flattering unction to their souls that they liad indulged in mental ot'erwork. , Hard work, mental or physical, rarely ever kills. If a mild amount of physical exercise be taken, and a judicious amount of food be fur nished, the bowels kept in proper manner, the surface protected Yvith proper clothing, and the individual cultivates a philosophical nature aifd aboslutely resoh T es to permit nothing to annoy or, fret him, the chances are that he can do an almost unlimited amount. of YVtirk for an indefinite length of time, bearing in mind always that Yvhen weariness conies he must rest and not take stimulants and work upon false cap ital. The tired, worn-out slave may not be scourged to additional labor. Under such stimulus the slave may do the task* but he soon becomes crippled and unfit for work. The secret of successful wo:k lies in the direction of selecting good, nutritious, digestible food, taken in proper, qualities, the adopting of regular methods of work, the rule of resting when pronounced fatigue presents itself, determining'abso lutely hot to permit friction, worry or fretting to enter into his life, and the cultivation of the three graqes, charity, patience and philosophy.— Scientific Afnerican. The following is clipped from the Edgefield (S..C,) Advertiser: “A Georgia paper, declares that in fu ture it will not support any man in the country for a public office unless he is a subscriber, as he caiinot be posted on public affairs, and is thus unfit for office. There appears to be some logic iq the declaration.”, Artemus Ward was travelling on a slow-going Southern road soon after the war. When the conducter Yvas punching his ticket, Artemus inquired; “Does this railroad com pany allow passengers to giveifad- vice, if they do so in a respectable manner?” The conductor replied in gruff tones that he guessed so. “Well,” Artemus YY'ent on, “it oc curred to me it would be welj^to de tach the cow-catcher from in front of the engine and hitch it to tlgjfrear of the train. For you l&e* w4 are not liable to overtake a cow; but what’s to prevent a cow strolling into this car and biting a passen ger?” - . / ■■■ . A clergyman Yvas descanting to the boys in a day school on the ne cessity of groYving up good and use ful citizens. In order to give em phasis to his remarks by appealing to their patriotic feelings, he pointed to a large flag hung up on the wall, and exclaimed: “Boys what is that fot?” A little urchin, who under stood'the condition of the room tet ter than the speaker’s rhetoric, shouted out: “To hide the dirt, sir!” Manager—The critics say that in the play, “A Wronged Wife,J’ you do not exhibit enough emotionwhen your husband leaves you, never to return. Popular Actress—Oh., I don’t, don’t I? Well’ I’ve had tYvo or three husbands leave me, never to return, and I guess I knotv as much about bow to act under those circumstances as anybody. Mr. Sinnickle had just been read ing of the marriage of a young wo man with money to a man with a foreign ancestry. “Modern matri mony,” he remarked, “makes me think of the modem novel.” “In what respect?" ' “It’s a combination of striking title, gilded binding, and a trtighty poor piece of work after all.” . “There are times,” said the man with the oratorical manner, “when we are overwhelmed with lintnilia- tion at the powerlessness of the hu man mind.” , •,‘That’s very true,” was the^ply “I’m often made to feel so.” “Indeqd?” “Yes, I have a 4-year ; old daugh ter who asks questions.” , Mother—Are you sure that girl will make you a good wife? Son—Sure? Absolutely certain. She fa the most kindly, generous, considerate, tender-hearted girl I ever met in my life. I aui delighted to hear that, Hoyv did you find it out? By asking her for kisses. Father—The idea of marrying that young fellow! He could not scrape enough money together to buy a a square meal. •" Daughter—But what difference need that make? We haven’t either of us had a bit or appetite for months. GRANDMA. When grandma puls her glasses on And looks at me—jusi so— If I have done a uanghty.thing Sue's sure, somehow, to know. How is it she can always tell So very, very, very wet)? She says to me: ‘ Yes, little one, *Tis written in ypitt eyel" And if I look the otter wav, And turn and s ■. m to try To hunt for something on the floor, She’s sure to kii^ it.all the more. If I should put the glasses on, An J look iu grauduia’s.eyes. Do you suppose that I should be So very, very wise? . Now, what if I should find It true That grandma had been naughty, too? But all! what am I thinking of? To dream that grandma could Be anything in all tier life But sweet.aud kind and good!' I'd better try. tmadf to be So good tliat wlieu she looks at me With eyes so loving all the day I’ll never waul to tnrn away. A Mother's Duty. The woman was up before the court for whipping her husband, and as it was not the first time, the judge was disposed to be severe. “Prisoner, ” he said sternly, “you have been here before on the same charge, but knowing the kind of a man your husband is I have been lenient. Now, what have you to say? Why do you persist in your conduct?” “Well, your honor, ” she said, de cisively, “I’ve to doit. I have four girls groYvin’ up and like as not they’ll marry good fer nothin’ hus band’s like I did, and, your honor, I’m setting them a good example, that’s all,”' and the judge let the case go by. “Have you had your new house insured, Mrs. Dwight?” “Yes.” “Your husband is afraid of fire, then?”, “Mercy, yes; he Will leave the house any time before lie will make one.” . Kittie—I heard you married your husband to reform him, Sarah—I did. Kittie—Why, I didn’t knotv he had any baa habits. Sarah—He had one; he was a bachelor. He—What would you do if I were to kiss you? She—Are you very curious to knotv? Very. She—Well, you might try—and see. Lady—For shame, that the young man should smoke in the car! Won’t you speak to him, sir? Solemn Gent—It would be use less, ma’am. And why, pray? I’m his father. L. R. Carmichael & Co., Richmond & Danville Railroad. 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JAY McDOtf ALD all Ages,’ complete in twenty seY'en- Old Gentleman — I am blind thank Heaven. “It’s a deep mystery—the way the heart of man turns to one Yvoman out of all the rest he sees in the world, and makes it easier for him to Yvork seven years for her like Ja cob did for Rachel, sooner than have any other woman for til’ asking” When his Yvife discovered a bottle of it in his coat-tail pocket he said it Yvas sozodeut. She said it Yvas all right, “sozodont takes too much of it.” W. H. SUMMER, Jeweler and Engraver. Watches and Clocks of the latest make and Jewelry of the latest style carried in stock. Silverware of eY r ery description. each church and school house in the county. If you wish to accept the liberal proportion, see him and have the Paint put on, or put it on yourselve&yf/This is the best Paint now in use anywhere, having stood the test for ten years, giving, in e ery case, the utmost satisfaction. See him at once, and h ve this matter atten ded to. He sv’ll sells the county and state rights. Easy terms to al 1 . Ailditiunal trains Nos. 17 and Is- C »rncli* ac commodation. daily except feund-tv leave* At lanta 4<0 p m (C. T i arr ve* fo ndia H ldp m. Returning leavv* Cornelia 6:'.5a. m.. arrive* At lanta S.I5 a. m. 15 and 16 (Sucdavs only) leave Atlanta 2:50 p. m. (C T.) arrive C«rticlia 6:50 p. m Re turning leave Cornelia 800 a. m., arrive Atlanta •aO a m. Between Toccoa and Elbert on—No*. 63 and 8. daily except Sunday. leave Tocc mi 7.-OJ a m aud 1:40 p. tn.. arrive Etbertou 10J»a. m and 4:20 p- m. Returning Nd*. (it and 12. dai v except Sun day. leave El burton 1:15 p. «n. and7>.0a. m., ar- r.ve T »ccri* 5 J50 p. m and 1035 a ni. F : 11 nian Car Service: Now 35 and 66, Rich mond & Danville Fart Vail. Pullman Sleeper between Atlanta and New York Nov. .17 and .*18—Washington and S'ntl western Vertihuicd Limited, between New York and New Orleans Through Pullman Sleeper* be tween New York and New Gr’.ean*, New Y\k and Augusta, and Washiugtou and Memphis, via^Atlanta an Birmingham Nos. II and 12. Pnllraa.i Sleeping Car between Richmond, Dtnvilc and Greens*v.ro, ;.nd !>e* twe n Gr ensboro and Portsmouth via At!..otic & Dan vi de Railroad. For detail'd information its to beat and through time tables, rate-, and Tut man Sleep ing Or rescrv.Yiiuus confer with ocal a Rents, or address: W A TURK, Gen Pass. Ag’t. Wa*hingtoa, U. C. 8. II. HARDWICK Asst. Gen. Pass Ap t, Atlanta. C*. Fresh i Reliable Garden Seeds The Best Shoes W. L, DOUGLAS S3 SHOE FOR GENTLEMEN. | OB, S4 and S3.50 Dress Shoe. S3.60 Police Shoe, 3 Soles.; $2.59, $2 for Workingmen, 82 and $1.75 for Boys. LADIES AND MISSES, 83, 82.50 $2, $1.75 CAUTION—If any dealer V. L. Dou,iu reduced price, hMthein wit ti nt tho name stamped on. ths bottom, put him l fraud. Dm<§5, /r\^dieii)e5, BICYCLES Oj any and every make. Bi cycle repairing done on short notice. J. H. HUNT, BANKER. W. L. DOUCLAS Shoes are stylish, easy fitting, and give bette- satisfaction at the prices advertised than any other make. Try one pair and be cor vinced. The stamping of W. L. Douglas’ name and price on the bottom, whir.: guarantees their value, saves thousands of dollars annually to those who wear the:-: Dealers who push the sale of W. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers, which helps tc increase the sales on their full line of goods. They ran adord to sell at a Iras prof.' and we believe you can save money by b.yfaf all your footwear of tbe dealer advt. Used below. Catalogue tree upon application. W. L. DOUGLAS, Krockten, aiaas. FOR SALE BY \V. W. STOVALI. & CO. Paints, Oils, Etc. At Wholesale and Retail by DB.E.E. DIXON cMATS,TRADEMARKS; COPYRIGHTS. CAW I OBTAIN A FATENT» I prompt answer and an honest opinion, wrl Sll N N dt CO., who have had nearly flfty j experience in the patent bust near turns strictly coniftahtUd. A Ha formation concerning Patents 1 tain them sent free. Also a oatalo leal am* ' ““ Fatal Jacksonville to Cincinnati j Correspondence Solicited. oat cost to the inventor. Does a General Banking Busi ness and pays Interest on Time Deposits. COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. E. E. KIMBROUGH, INSURANCE /JGENT Cash Assets Represented OVER $165,000,000 Strong Companies, Prompt Payments. Fair Adjustments. FIRE INSURANCE, Liberal and Prompt Paying Companies, AKPKKSHNTKI) BV a H. WHELCHEL, Alt 1 * Co. TVWl-.O •iy riHurt nitedjf** hr ffvho Dip circulation of mq xSentiae work to tho copies -is oanu. Every number iwtiln baau. ttful plutoa, to ootora, and cMwubiot new hotura, with plan*, euabltoc bulliWto toihow Urn lAtefltdeaifrm and worn eootneta. AMm MUSNl oo„ New YOHK, 3til Broadway. THE FINEST TRAIN IN AMERICA IS CONCEDED TO BE THE SOUTHWESTERN LIMITED VIA BIG FOUR ROUTE TO - t NEW YORK AND BOSTON. This magnificent Wagner Train has been built especially for service between Cincinnati, New York and Boston, run ning through solid to these cities without has become famous. Complete in all of its appointments it is to day tbe "king of tha rt>4d.” - ..jkj It leaves Cincinnati at 8 p. ni. daily from Central Union Station, makingcon- iKCtioiis with a l through trains Irom the South and lands passengers in New York City at Grand Central Station, avoiding ferry transfer. When yon go East take this train, D. ft MARTIN, General Passenger and Tieket Agent. E. O. MCCORMICK, Passenger Traffic Manager. C. H. W1NBURN, DENTIST. Crown and Bridge Work A Specialty. U lib eral Amount ot Patronage Soliatd. . OFFICE; Room 3, Gordon Block Up-SUtra, & Crescent Route, THE ONLY DIRECT LINE Chattanooga to Cincinnati. Solid Vestibuled Trains Gatnetsviile. Ga. Gainesville Iron Works. Opened under entire new management, office and shor>» near the Air Line de.*ot. STAMP MILLS BUILT TO ORDER. Shifting, Pulleys, Hangers, Pipes Fit- | tings, Valves, Cocks Steam Gauges, Water Glasses, Iron and Brass Castings. Repairing a Specialty. With Through Sleeping Cars to CINCINNATI and LOUISVILLE Agents For JAMKS r.KFFEL & CO’S Engines & Boilers. To tlie West Solid Vcsti- P buled Trains BIRMINGHAM to NEW ORLEANS Through Sleeping Cars to Shreveport. Close connection for California, Texas and Mexico, via New Orleans or via Shreveport. Western & Atlantic R. R„ Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. Three Daily Trains to CHAT TANOOGA, NASHVILLE. CIN CINNATI, CHICAGO, MEM PHIS, ST. LOUIS. The McKenzie Route to •* : Arkansas and Texas. Emigrant Rate*. n or Maps, Folders and any desired information write to J. W. HICKS. T. P. A.. 36 Wall streat, Atlanta, Gecrgia. Or C- R. HARMAN, G. P. A., JOS. M. BROWN, Traffic Man’gT, Atlanta, Georgia, A. M. COCHRAN. REAL ESTATE • AND < d MINING BROKER, GAINgSYiLlK, Gkorgia. N. GOWER, Manufacturer of the w«U known Gower Wagons and Buggies. ALSO DEALER IN Walter A. Wood’s Celebrated Mowing and Reaping Machines. All Kinds of Road Vehicles Repaired on Short Notice. FLOWbRV BRANCH, GA. Pensions and Patents. L. WriPIERCE, Attorney and Counselor and Notary Pub lic, State Bank block, Gainesville, Ga. Makes a specialty of collections, procur ing psLeuts, pensions, bounties and al) claims gaainst the United States. Has • natent lawyer associate R. SMITH, DEALER IN REAL ESTATE, GatneavtUe. • « Ga. \