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IN EDUCATION.
Mr. Charles S. Bryant in Popular
Science Monthly has a valuable and
thoughtful article on “State Educa
tion—A Necessity." In the course of
it, in the special theme of uniformity
in education, the writer criticises cer
tain objections of an English writer,
Sir A. Herbert, to the system of State
education. Mr. Bryant says: “But
uniformity is objected to, by Mr. Her
bert, as an evil in the English system ;
and, if so, it would be the same in any
other country. Such a system, he be
lieves, is not sufficiently elastic, and
does not yield readily enough to im
proved methode of instruction. Teach
ers and pupils and trustees go alike
into the groove of established routine,
and there remain, to the injury of the
mental growth of all, and thus become
a positive hindrance to progress.
'Changes,’ be says, if ever made by
great exertions, “would be only spas
modic ; they would not be the natural
outcome of the system, and therefore
•could not last.’
“It can be replied to this objection,
•that uniformity is but the precursor of
variety, and without intelligent uni
formity there can be no sure founda
tion for progress. We, indeed, expect
the greatest variety from the most per
fect uniformity and regularity in the
systems we are investigating. Were
•there no laws of uniform operation in
-nature, we should have no foundation
for science, physical or psychological;
and the most perfect uniformity is yet
■so prolific in variety that the fields
in human investigation are infinite.
“But we have only space for one
practical illustration of this principle
•of uniformity. We have, in America,
a system of schools, either permitted
soy license from the State, or required
by State enactments, wh’ch is quite as
uniform a system as exists in England,
and perhaps far more so. And the
uniformity of the American system of
graded free schools, for the forty years
■of their operation, has not as yet pre
sented any of the special or general
evils so much feared by the honorable
■gentleman, and which to him seem so
threatening in the schools of England.
In several of our American cities the
system has matured, during a period
of some thirty-odd years, from the kin
dergarten to the university. These
schools have produced whatever results
the organism of the graded system is
calculated to accomplish. The pupils
have passed from the lower grade, in
regular order, in large classes, under
similar programmes, in a uniform
course, supervised by boards of trustees!,
and taught by instructors rising in lit
erary attainments from grade to grade
through the entire series. When the
higher grades are reached, the pupils
take more and more optional studies,
and less and less required. And, as
the curriculum widens toward the end
of the course, the linguistic and scien
tific studies yield more and more to
■the inclination of the parent or the
pupil, until the post-graduates of the
high-school, as well as of the univer
sity, severally fall into chosen special
ties, as their tastes and preparation
may dictate. The result. is all that
-could be desired.”
International Cotton Exposition.
—According to announcement the
Exposition was opened on the sth inst.,
with appropriate inaugural ceremonies.
The opening was, in every respect, a
success. About ten thousand people
were present, and there was a fine civic
and military display. Addresses were
delivered by Director General H. I.
Kimball, President Colquitt, Senator
Vance, of North Carolina, Senator
Voorhees,of Indiana. A poem, written
for the occasion by Paul H. Hayne,
Esq., was read by Hon. N. J. Ham
mond. A chorus under the direction
of Mr. C. M. Cady, of Atlanta, sang the
"Hallelujah Chorus” of Handel in
< fine style. The Exposition was then
formally declared open.
The exhibits will all be in their
proper places during this week and will
well repay a prolonged visit, as the
•Exposition is an extraordinary one in
many respects. The accommodations
in the city and surburbs are ample for
all visitors. Thousands have already
come, and many thousands more will
come. Atlanta, in festive array, is ready
to receive them.
A. P. Tripod. —We take pleasure in
commending to the favorable notice of
our readers the advertisement of* the
above named popular gentleman. He
has no superior in the State as a sign,
fresco and house painter. His work is
artistic and will surely please the most
exacting. Try him. He also keeps
in store, at 13 Broad street, a fine line
of guaranteed paints, oils, varnishes, etc.
Personal. —Mr. Marks, the inventor
of the famous “Marks’ Folding Chair,”
advertised in our columns, is in the
city in attendance on the International
Exposition. Visitors to the Exposi
tion must not neglect to examine this
chair. From personal experience we
say that it is the best chair of the kind
ever invented.
—The Christian at Work, (New
York) says: “The Atlanta Cotton Ex
position, which begins October sth, is
full, and no more applications for room
can be received. That is pretty good
evidence that somebody is alive to its
importance. We look for the best re
sults from this exhibition of the resour
ces of an important section of our coun
try, and we hope it will lead to a free
intermingling of the people of the
North and South.
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Secular Editorials—Literature— ' Domestic and Foreign Intelligence.
LITERARY NOTES AND COM
MENTS.
Science, and the investigations of
modern scholarship in the fields of his
tory, are rapidly dissolving the rosy
mist of romance which has, for ages,
veiled the pages of history. Many a
valuable historic fact has been discov
ered to be no fact at all, and many a
beautiful picture of the past, dear to
poetry, fancy, and the blessed memo
ries of our school-days, vanishes into
thin air under the iconoclastic hand of
our nineteenth century investigators.
The last to be assailed by the icono
clast is the highly dramatic story of
Joan of Arc, to whom statues have
been reared, if she has not been actu
ally canonized, by the Romish Church.
No doubt seems to be at present cast
upon the martial exploits of the Maid
of Orleans, for it is upon record in the
archives of the city that she received
two hundred and ten livres from the
Town Council for her services at the
siege of that place; but authentic doc
uments have recently been brought to
light at Mentz which indubitably es
tablish the fact that the heroic damsel
was not burnt at all, either by the Eng
lish or her own countrymen, but that
she lived to be a respected matron,
having,in 1436, been married to a Sieur
de Hermoise, or Armoise, of Lorraine,
and apparently, as the old romances
say, “lived happy ever afterwards.”
Thus has modern research spoilt a
touching tragedy, the supposed truth
of which has been attested by a statue
in the city with which her name is as
sociated.
—English authors complain that
publishers are not liberal in arrange
ments with them. Most books are pub
lished at the author’s risk on the half
profit system, that is to say, the profits,
if any, are divided between author and
publisher. Unfortunately, there rarely
are any profits for the author. The
publisher buys paper, and has his com
position and printing done at a nomi
nal price, which he charges to the au
thor, although he got heavy discounts
off. Thus when a book has sold just
sufficiently to pay expenses, the author
gets nothing, but the publisher makes
a comfortable profit out of his special
discounts, and out of his charges for
the expenses of his business. In fact,
the author takes the risk, the publish
er charges all expenses and pockets
heavy commissions and then, if there be
a profit, he takes half of that also. But
there rarely is a profit. A delightful
little book of poems ran rapidly
through five editions without the au
thor’s having received five pounds.
Another English poet, who has pub
lished two volumes of charming verse,
each of which has had more than one
edition, has not yet received half as
much from both of them as he receiv
ed in royalties for the sale, during nine
months, of an American edition of cer
tain of his poems.
There is a wonderful family likeness
in the publishing craft all over the world
There are honorable exceptions—but
rare indeed—on both sides of the At
lantic, but the average American pub
lisher, in his business dealings with
writers and authors who are not in a
condition to dictate their own terms,
does not, very materially, differ from
his English brother-in-trade.
—The much-announced third vol
ume of the Comte de Paris’s History of
the Civil War in America is “nearly
ready” again. It describes the Virginia
campaign, of which the writter was an
eye-witness.
—lt is rumored that Mr. Froude is
to be elevated to the Peerage, “for his
eminent services to literature.”
—Mrs. Celia Thaxter “has written
the poetry for some of Prang’s Christ
mas and New Year’s cards.” And why
not? Pegasus must eat and drink like
the ordinary nags of the stable. He
may fly in the air but he can not live
on air. “Money makes the mare
go” in poetry as well as in prose.
—lt is stated that on July Ist, 1881
the sale of the Moody and Sankey
Gospel hymns, including all editions of
the three numbers, had reached but a
few short of nine million three hundred
and thirty-seven thousand copies.
—Scribner's Monthly becomes The
Century Magazine in November. The
prospectus of this, and St. Nicholas, for
the coming year promises more and
better still for the readers of these
magazines. St. Nicholas will have a
new serial story written by the editor,
Miss Mary Mapes Dodge.
—Charles W. Hubner’s “Poems and
Essays” will be ready in October, from
the press of Brown <fc Derby, New
York.
—The author of “The Georgians,”
in the Round Robin series, is Mrs. E.
H. Hammond, who lives in Atlanta,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER IJ, 1881.
where her husband practices law. It
is one of the best and most popular
books of this select series.
—Germany is already beginning to
manifest interest in the coming four
hundredth anniversary of Luther’s
birth. Prof. Hostlin, of Halle, is pre
paring a people’s edition of his biogra
phy of Luther, while Prof. Kolde, of
Erlangen, is said to be engaged upon
a new" life of the reformer. Prepara
tions are also being made under the
editorship of Herr F. Knaake, of Prus
sia, to publish a complete edition of
Luthei’s voluminous works.
—The Sunderland Library, to be
sold in London next December, in
cludes nearly a hundred editions of the
Vulgate Bible, one of which is Faust
and Sheffer’s of 1465, printed on vel
lum.
—A new volume on “Isms,” by Dr.
Lorimer, of Chicago, will be published
in October by S. C. Craig & Co.
—Under the general titled of “Cam
paigns of the Civil War,” Charles
Scribner’s Sons will begin the publica
tion in October of a series of volumes,
written at their request by gentlemen
prominently connected with the events
described, which in their entirety will
make the most complete history of our
civil struggle yet published. Each vol
ume will contain about 250 pp., and
be liberally supplied with authentic
maps, and will be sold for $1 each.
The following are nearly ready : Out
break of the Rebellion, by John G.
Nicolay, Secretary of President Lin
coln ; Fiom Fort Henry to Corinth, by
Gen. M. F. Force; The Peninsula, by
Gen. A. S. Webb; The Army Under
Pope, by John C. Ropes; The Antie
tam and Fredericksburg, by Col. F. W.
Palfrey; Gettysburg, by Gen. A. Doub
leday ; The Army of the Cumberland,
by Gen. H. M. Cist: The Campaign of
Atlanta, by Gen. J. D. Cox; The
March to the Sea, Franklin and Nash
ville. by Gen. J. D. Cox; The Cam
paigns of Grant in Virginia, by Gen.
A. A. Humphreys.
—Mr. Stedman’s essays in Scribner,
on “Poetry in America,” are sympa
thetic in tone and finely written. It is
a little singular, however, and unpleas
ant, withal in fact, to notice that the es
sayist -thus far, in his allusions 'to
Southern'poets', has failed to mention
the name die latv Ridaey Lamer.
It is to be hoped that Mr. Stedman will
yet correct this omission. Mr. Ranier
in the artistic quality of his verse, is
not excelled by any living writer. His
genius was of the rarest and purest
kind. In poetic art, in the fine es
sence of poetry, Mr. Lanier unquestion
ably stood at the head of all Southern
poets.
By circular signed by Frances E.
Willard, President, and Mary A. Wood
bridge, Recording Secretary, we are
requested to publish the fact that the
Eighth Annual Meeting of the Wo
man’s National Christian Temperance
Union will be held in the city of Wash
ington, October 25th to 28th, in
clusive. The circular states:
This meeting is to be composed of
one delegate from each Congressional
District of each State. Territories and
the District of Columbia are, like States,
to be represented on the basis of their
representation in the United States
Congress. In addition to this, all Cor
responding Secretaries of States, Su
perintendents of Departments of Work,
Chairmen of National Standing Com
mittees, also the editor and publisher
of Our Union, are delegates by virtue
of their offices. All delegates are re
quested to send their names and post
office addresses to Mrs. Clara L. Roach,
President of the W. C. T. U., No. 447
P street, N. W. Washington, D. C.,
who will assign them to their places of
entertainment. It is earnestly desired
that October 20th be observed as a
day of prayer for the National Conven
tion by our local auxiliaries, and on
Sabbath evening, October 23d, pastors
be respectfully requested to hold Union
Temperance meetings.
“The Lord of Hosts is with us, the
God of Jacob is our refuge.”
—Macon Tel-graph and Messenger:
Rev. Dr. A. J. Battle, president of Mer
cer University, returned a few days
since from Fort Valley, where he has
been assisting the pastor of the Baptist
church of that place, with a highly
succesful result. Dr. Battle is now in
Griffin attending an A ssociation meet
ing at that place. His learning, elo
quence, deep truth and piety, pre
eminently qualify him for the accom
plishment of great labors.
—Dublin Gazette: A very interest
ing revival of religion has been going
on at the Baptist church this week.
At this writing no additions have been
made, but great interest is manifested.
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.
Estes A Lauriat, Boston, publish the
original Chatterbox, a periodical which
cannot fail to please all youthful read
ers ; in the October number are contin
ued the interesting serials. “The Tour
Around the World” introduces many
countries, and good full page illustra
tions relating to them. ‘Congo in Africa’
is represented, and also Morocco and
Algiers. This serial is very instructive
as well as interesting. The Chatterbox
contains a large variety of excellent full
page drawings. An American supple
ment is contained in each number.
—The latest firm to enter into com
petition with the established New York
i publishers is that of White & Stokes,
at 1152 Broadway. Both members of
the firm were formerly connected with
Messrs. Dodd, Mead & Co. This firm
will bring out “The Christmas Owl,”
“Watching For Santa Claus,” which
will be a novel holiday affair, contain
ing sixteen pages of original and selec
ted Christmas poetry, by Mrs. Martha
J. Lamb, author of “The Homes of
America” and “The History of N«w
York.” Its covers will be in the shape
of an owl on the chimney-top with its
stocking ready for Santa Claus, and
will be well done in colors, while the
text will be illustrated with cuts of
owls, etc.
—Peterson’s Magazine is ahead of
all others, the November number be
ing already issued. The wood cuts
fashion plates, and other illustrations
are of the best. This magazine has al
ways been a favorite with the ladies.
With this number appears the prospec
tus for 1882, when six original novel
ets ■will be given, and, in addition, a
hundred sjiort stories. A series of bril
liantly illustrated stories, and articles
will also appear. Also a paper pattern
for a dress, every month. The price
of “Peterson” is but two dollars a
year, postage free. To clubs, the terms
are even lower. Address Charles J.
Peterson, 306 Chestnut Street, Phila
"delphia, Pa.
—D. Appleton & Co., New York,
publish “The Wit and Wisdom of the
Earl of Beaconsfield.” The selection
from his sayings has been made with
good judgment, and affords a good
of his active and original' mind,
volume contains that part of him
will surviv,-.Kinon>
haps for some generations. The idea
of condensing him into the space of a
duodecimo volume was a happy one.
The book is elegantly printed and
tastefully bound.
—The Georgia State Gazetteer and
Business Directory for 1881-82, just is
sued from the Franklin Steam Print
ing House, of this city, is without ques
tion the best work of the kind ever
published at the South. The volume
for 1880-81 was exceedingly popular,
on account of its thoroughness and the
large amount of valuable information
furnished, but the present volume is an
improvement upon that even, and
leaves nothing to be desired by the
most critical reader. It is full of impor
tant, statistical information, maps, offi
cial matter, and the completest register
of names of business men, farmers and
professional men and others, ever com
piled in this State. The book should
be found in every counting room and
business office in Georgia.
The Savannah News speaking of this
work, says: “We have received a copy
of the “Georgia State Gazetteer a
Business Guide,” published by
Standard Directory Company, Atlanta,
Ga. Besides the usual matter to be
found in such a work, it contains a list
of planters, giving number of acres of
land owned by each, its taxable value,
improvements, etc. The book is the
largest work of the kind ever printed
in the State, and is from the presses of
the well known printing house of
James P. Harrison & Co., Atlanta, and
is a credit to their establishment. Mr.
W. L. Kline, who canvassed this city
for the work, is here attending to its
delivery.”
—An article in Popular Science
Monthly, for October, on “The Law of
Colored Migration,” gives an explana
tion of this law as follows: The color
ed man is actuated by the same mo
tives in changing localities as any oth
er man. Social attraction, sympathy,
opportunity for paying employment,
with facilities for reaching the new
home—these determine the direction
of his movement. Climate is, no doubt,
a consideration which co-operates with
others in determining the general re
sult, a warm climate being congenial
to temperament and favorable to ease
of living. In the South, the drift is to
the new lands and the rich planting
regions; in the north, it is mainly to
the accessible States in which employ
ment is to be had. The tables of pop-
ulation by counties show that the col
ored people are very thoroughly dis
tributed over the country, thinning out
toward the north. In the same lati
tude the proportion of the colored pop
ulation bears a very uniform relation
to the number of whites. In tables
giving the white and colored popula- (
tion of Northern States by Counties
the adjacent columns,representing the
two classes, indicate s’mply on their
face this uniformity of relation. There
are many Exceptions, of course, as
where, for example, in parts of New
York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey,
there is a large proportion of Irish, the
two races not harmonizing well togeth
er, since they are competitors for the
same kind of employment. There
were 25 per cent, more colored in New
York County in 1840 than in 1870 ;
while in Hudson County, New Jersey,
in which Jersey City is situated, there
is far less than the usual proportion of
the colored element. But the rule
will hold in a general way, notwith
standing the exceptions by whatsoever
caused.”
—“Chatham,” Atlanta correspond
ent Savannah News: “The long expec
ted “History of the Baptist Denomina
tion in Georgia,” with biographical
sketches of prominent Baptist divines
and laymen, with portraits of four
hundred, is now ready for delivery to
subscribers. Messrs. Janies P. Harri
son & Co., of this city, have spared no
no labor or expenses in getting up this
elegant volume of 913 pages. lam
sure the people of the State generally,
as well as Baptists, will hail its publica
tion with a feeling of pride that Geor
gia has produced such men as its pag
es chronicle, and that the result of
their labors have been so gratifying.
Every family in the State should have
and read this splendid volume.”
PRESIDENT GARFIELD.
“ E venni dal martlrio a quests pace.”
These words the Poet heard in Paradise,
Uttered by one who, bravely dying here,
In the true faith, was living in that sphere,
Where the Celestial Cross of sacrifice
Spread its protecting arms athwart the skies;
And, s* t then on, like Jewels crystal clear,
• The souls magnanimous, that knew not fear,
Flashed their effulgence on his dazzled eyes.
Ah, me I how Cark the discipline of pain,
Were not the suffering followed by the sense,
Os infinite rest and infinite release ?
1 his is our consolation ; and again
A great soul cries to us in our suspense:
I cuinflTrotn martyrdom unto this peace I ”
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The Arizona Miner says that the
Moquis are a tribe of Indians living in
northern Arizona, near the line of
New Mexico. The only thing wor
shipped by these red men is the image
of a calf, gorgeously dressed and dec
orated with ornaments of gold and sil
ver.—Exchange.
The worship of the “Golden Calf”
is not confined exclusively to northern
Arizona. Even in civilized Christen
dom this creed has numerous adhe
rents. Moreover, one meets “Moquis”
in fact, if not in name, frequently upon
our streets and in society, who not
only worship the image of a calf, but
are themselves calves “gorgeously
dressed and decorated with ornaments
of gold and silver.”
—R. G. Williams, of Newark, N. J.,
in a note published in the New York
Sun says: “Pardon me for adding a few
words on the subject of Georgia’s in
ducements to young men like ‘Ambi
tious.’ I have been in every part of
the West, Northwest, Middle States,
and the eastern shores of Maryland
and Virginia, and 'can truthfully say
that the Empire State of the South,
Georgia offers the best inducements to
immigrants who are suited to the cli
mate of that latitude. The idea of a
colony argues hardships to be encoun
tered and opposition to be overcome.
Nothing of the kind is needed in estab
lishing a home in Georgia. The hand
of welcome and hearty, generous,
friendly encouragement is offered to all
reasonable people who wish to make
Georgia their home. Forty-seven cot
ton mills, besides other industries, have
been started and are in successful op
eration, showing how the people feel as
to the dignity and prosperity attending
labor. Both mechanical and agricult
ural pursuits are receiving great atten
tion, and the cotton fair of October in
Atlanta, the capital, will give an impe
tus to all industries in the South, par
ticularly Georgia, that will be wonder
ful. The capability of the soil of
Georgia is very great. She can pro
duce a hundredfold more than she
does, and furnish a variety that will
astonish people in coming years.
—King Kalakaua, of the Sandwich
Islands, is traveling through the Uni
ted States. He will probably visit the
International Cotton Exposition at
Atlanta.
GEORGIA NEWS.
—Crops are reported good in Quitman
county.
—Com is selling for $1.15, cash, per bushel
in Screven county.
—The railroads in Georgia are doing an
immense business.
—The police force of Savannah has been
increased by twenty.
—The estimated yield of the rice crop this
season is 35,000 tierces.
—Senator Hill is well enough to attend the
extra session of the Senate.
—There is no charge now for undergradu
ates in the University of Georgia.
—The citizens of Walton county have
organized a Farmers’ Association.
—lt is stater! that the railroad from Athens
to Jefferson will soon be built.
—H. W. J. Ham has been appointed sten
ographer of the Northeastern Circuit.
—Memorial exercises were held in nearly
every city, town and village in the State.
—Nine convicts escaped from the camp of
Bondurant, Jopling & Co., near Augusta’.
—Stewart county has ordered an election
to decide the fence question in that county.
—The town council of Elberton have
ti xed retail license at the rate of SSOO a yea r
—Carlton Hillyer, of the Georgia railroad,
is said to be the best mathematician in the
State.
—Some of the farmers of Randolph county
are purchasing clover seed for trial in that
section.
—The Marietta Journal hears of more
typhoid fever in that section than ever
known there before.
About one hundred students so far have
matriculated at Mercer University for the
fall term, 1881.
—Monroe county farmers tell the tax re
ceiver that they are worth $70,000 more this,
than they were last year.
- -The farmers in many parts of the State
say their crops are turning out much better
than they at first anticipated.
—About two hundred and twenty-five
persons have lately professed religion and
joined the churches at Watkinsville.
—The road bed of the Georgia Pacific
railroad, between Sweetwater and Douglas
ville, is shaped up ready for the cross-ties.
—The exports of cotton from Savannah
during the month of September foot up 70-
952 bales, against 69,451 bales for the same
month last year.
—Mr. George I. Seney took $50,000 of stock
in the King mill, a new manufactory in
Augusta, thus evidencing his further faith
in the grand future of Georgia.
—The Columbus Times thinks that pick
pockets who attend the Cotton Exposition
will fare badly, as Georgia has always been
an unhealthy section for them.
—Mr. J. R Towers, of Rome, has been
appointed assistant keeper of the penitentiary
by the Governor. He will have his office
with the principal keeper in Atlanta.
—The City Council has granted the United
States Electric Light Company permission to
erect poles in Augusta, if a local company is
organized in ninety days.
—Tbe telegraph line along the Macon and
Brunswick railroad extension has been com
pleted from Atlanta as far down as McDon
ough, and the work is progressing below
there.
—A farmer living near Boston, Thomas
county, has made this year with one horse,
fifteen bales of cotton, one hundred and
seventy-five bushels of corn, and agood crop
of cane and potatoes.
—One thousand and eighty bills were in
troduced in the House during the session of
the Legislature. Seven hundred of these
bills were killed. The Senate killed 165
Senate and House bills.
—According to the estimate of population
used in making up the mortuary report for
Savannah, the population is put at 31,879,
b. tog 19 114 whites and 15,765 colored, a
dlUerence Os 3,349betWeen the racee. t
—Gold has been discovered on a tract of
land near Lithonia,jn DeKalb county, which
belongs to Mr. James T. Corley, of Covington,
and propositions from experienced miners
have been made to him for working it.
—The Worth County Star is the name of
a new paper to be issued at Isabella, Worth
county, on the 15th instant. It is to be a
twenty column weekly journal, by Mr. J. W.
Hanlon, and will be the official organ ofthe
county.
—The Oglethorpe Infantry of Augusta are
considering the advisability of disbanding.
Members say that no encouragement is given
the volunteer soldiery of the State, and that
it is useless for them to attempt to keep up
an organization.
. —Jackson, Butts county, is on a boom.
The Griffin News says land that was selling
at twenty and twenty five dollars an acre
before the Macon and Brunswick extension
was commenced, now brings from seventy
five to one hundred dollars.
—The Augusta Chronicle learns "that
after the subscription of SSO 000 of Mr. Seney,
to the King Manufacturing Company, a
party of three or four Atlanta gentlemen
subscribed $30,000. The total subscription
now amounts to $560 000, and there is no
doubt that the mill will be built.”
—Mr. B. F. Hough, of the Savannah Signal
corps, is establishing signal stations through
Georgia, Florida and Alabama for the pur
pose of transmitting news as to temperature
and rainfall throughout these sections, to be
furnished the statistical bureau at Washing
ton, on which to base their estimates and to
keep posted as to the growing crops.
—Covington Star: "We regret to learn
that caterpillars, or the army worm, have
attacked the cotton fields in large numbers,
and are literally stripping the cotton of its
foliage in some sections around Covington.
From all the information we can get about
them, we are of opinion they are the army
worm, as they are reported to be moving
from one field to another, and are destroying
the vegetation in their line of march."
—Albany News : "Mr. Albert Jackson is
having a well dug on his place ten miles
west of this city, and day before yesterday,
at a depth of about twenty-five feet below
the surface, he found what was at first sup
posed to be a hard rock, but what afterward
proved to be a solid vein of iron ore. The
vein was four feet thick, and specimens taken
from it can now be seen at the office of
Messrs. N & A F. Tift & Co., in this city.
This is the first and only genuine iron ore
that has ever been found in this part of the
State, and specimens of it will be sent to
Atlanta to the Exposition.”
—Americus Recorder: “Mr. Howell Cher
ry, the father-in-law of John Hollis, Esq , of
Marion, resided in Monroe county. A num
ber of years before the war, he made known
to Mr. Hollis (but to no other), the fact that
he had buried a quantity of gold beneath a
certain hearth in bis dwelling. Some eight
years ago Mr. Cherry died. About six months
thereafter Mr. Hollis visited the house, dug
down into the hearth, and there found a tin
box containing the precious metal—s3,soo,
all in twenty dollar gold pieces. Additional
interest is given to this incident from the
fact that during his raid into Georgia, Gen.
Wilson occupied this house, for a season, as
headquarters.
