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THE FRANKLIN COUNTY RESIST m by ELLEN j. DORTCH VOL. XVI. NO. 23 OLD FRANKLIN. Onr County as it was Before and Soon after the Beginning of Nineteenth Century. piominent Men who Controlled Af fairs in Old Times. Thomas Peter Cames for whom the village of Carnesvllle was named and upon whose land the county site was located was perhaps the most noted man among the early settlers of the county. As Judge of the Su perior court, member of Congress and one of the firs# Board of Trus tees of the State University at Athens, he stood high in the estima- tion of his fellow citizens. He was one of the commissioners appointed by the Legislature, of the State in 1877 to confer with a similar com mission appointed by the Legislature of South Ccrolma to review and de termine whether the Seneca or tbe Tuga/o was the mam branch of the Savannah river, and the ti ne divict ing line between the states, I have no means of learning who were the ether commissioner on the part of Georgia. On the 28th day of April 1787 at Beaufort, S. C. the joint commissioners made and signed their decision that the Tugalo was the main branch uf the Savannah river. and therefore the true dividing line between the Slates, Their decision was confirmed by the Legislatue by the passage of the following act on February Jst 1788: “Whereas, by an ordinance passed by the Lcgis. laiure of tnis Stafe, commissioners were appointed and authorized to meet other commissioners, similarly appointed by the state of South Ca rolina; and whereas the 6aid com tmssioners, or a majority of them from each State, were vested with fall power to settle all differences, controvereitieS. disputes and claims, which subsisted between the States, relative to boundary; and whereas, they, conformably to those powers, did on the 28th day of April, 1 < 87, in convention at Braufnrf, in the &#ate of South Carolina, by certain instruments of writing to which the said commissioners, intercbangablv set their hand and affixed their seals make mutual concess’ons and agree ments for the purpose aforesaid: Be it there r ore enacted, etc: That whatever wa 3 done by said commiss ioners, or majority of them asafore I, is hereby ratified, and shall be considered as binding upon the peo of this State, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.” Judge was the leading and influen tial member from Georgia, and as by tbe decision Georgia and Frank lin county lost valuable lands and it used to be llie fashion in Georgia to assert that tbe Sojth dined and wined Carnes he was jolly drunk, and ready sign away the rights of his State and county. Probably the charge is not trad. Carolinians maintain that commissioners guaged the rivers theii junction and ascertained tbe Tugalo contained <hc most water. B it judging with my own I think the Scuec* i* the larger stream. AuJ upon putting dm question to others, I have sometimes received tbe answer. “I know the Seneca is tits larger stream;" and at “I l"«* the Tugato is tbe main stream. Hence l think that nothing bss fbon »scientific aud oeenrato survey and gosghqf #f the tiro streams wdl •tor settle the question beyond dls. pute. While on this subject I may mention the fact that in the dark days of reconstruction, after Georgia had gained her freedom from carpel bag and negro rule, and while Caro lina was still suffering all the horror of such rule, a plan was concerted to deliver the people of the for! country in South Carolina from the radical dominion. Accordingly a simple resolution was adopted by the Georgia Legislature to refer all matters in dispute between the two States in reference to the dividing line to a joiut commission. Bui when a similar resolution was offered in the Legislature of South Carolina, some radical better informed than the carpet bag knights and lhe negro members, warned them of what was in intended by the simple and harmless tookiug resolution,an 1 they voted it down by a laigc majority. Since that time Carolina hag again become a free Stafe, and the fork people were content to remain in their own State. Of Judge Carnes descendants I know but little. Charles Doughtry, afterwards Judge of the Superior Court, studied law with Judge Carnes, and then married his daugh ter. Judge Dougherty left at least one married daughter, who died a few yeais ago, and I suppose her her children still live in Athens, al though I know nothing of them. If Judge Carnes had other children be. sides Mrs. Judge Dougherty I have never heard of them. The late James II. Chappelear long Sheriff of the county, was a nephew of Judge Carnes, and was said to resemble his uncle very much, both in personal appearance and ready wit, Thirty years ago there resided in Hai t county two men named Carnes. They were rather peculiar, and one of them an old bachelor was quite a reeluse: G. H. Cakti.kdgf. (To be Continued.) WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD 1 r. Penning!in, of Palmetto, Ga. a well kno^n and prominent phy cc-ian says. During niv career iu the practice of medicine, I used .a great deal of the preptiation kno wn as Mother’s Friend, sod want fo re commend it to every woman and to my brother physicians. It makes labor easy, hastens delivery and re covery, end iusjres safety to both, mother and child. No woman can be induced to go througn the ordeal without it after once using it. I have also sold it as a druggist, with the best of salisfacticm - It is certainly north its weight ill jjold.” All druggist sell it. For particu lars and full directions address. Bradfield Regnlatoi Co., Atlanta Ga. LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE. have found iLal tto-ir ft mttin.tr ex cessivc duties j roducc a low. weak tired and ticmnlons state of the sys tem, and that iron restores richness and color to the blood, ca'.isaya bark a natural healthful tone to the diges tive organ, and phosphorous mildly stimulates the brain,—all t « ml ined Harter’s iion Tonic. ALL MEN ABE.XDT BAD. ———— Ki-nber »I 0 ,11 iw|wwl M~ll« 8nrt) |i„bfe, This is proven by the r<w /ta following ib« J ,r tfnrtora Iron tome fur dyspepsia, HiemeStirtu, seroiuln, jsuwitee, tor ^ fiver »nd general weakness. CARNESVILLE. GA..TUESDAY JUNE 5 , I 337 . FRANKLIN COUNTY. Soil, Health, Water Power, Schools, Churches, Railroads, etc, SCHOOLS AND EDUC ITION. Our people relied ma<nly on pub lic schools for more than ten years and the consequences became pain fully apparent. Professional teach ers had almost disappeared, educa tion was on the back ground, aod excepting a very few senoois; it was necessary to send children abroad to have them well taught. Now we have increasing numbers of profess ional teachers and long term schools. Among ‘.be professional teachers of experience and worth, are Rev. P F Crawford, J F Tabor, J U Dennis, Daniel McKenzie, M S Stribbling, N A Fricks, S M Bobo, Rev. Marion Chee£, and others, whose names I do not recall. Besides having more and better schools, a sonnkling of young men are iu annual attendance upon the North Georgia College,and as we have before stated in these col umns, ten young ladies from the county ate in tbe Georgia Seminary and others will probably join them. So it is readily seen, that education is on the first swelling walls of a boom that we hope, may never sub side. One trouble with our teachers here tofore, and it is still a partial barrier to the success of most them, is, a lack of speci al training for the business. Special training is as necessary for the teacher as for the preacher, lawyer physician or machinist. A great many persons labor under the mis taken idea, that the only qualifica tion for a teacher is a good general education. This is a mistake. A man may be % fine scholar in the general acceptation of tbe term, aud know but littfe of law, medicine, teaching or printing. His education if accompanied by fair mental abili ty may enable him to become a j awyer, physician, teacher or prin ter, but special education and train ing for the busiuess, is essential to success in either. There may be teachers,who have had little or no training, but do have great lact fo r teaching, who are rockoned success ful, but their usefulness would be increased a hu ndred per cent, by proper training. Teachers ire o'ten thought suc cessful because we fail to know what first rate success.is.. We have seen uien who were called fine teacher* and who thought themselves fine teachers, who were really, though uuconciously the grossest humbugs. They had read and thought and knew so little .about the duties* responsibilities and qoalifications of a teachei, to little about the tre*. meudous conseqnencesand far reach ing influence of early training, so little about human nature and the best means of quickening developing the childish intellect 3 #d drawing outthe feelers of mind and sml,,and so little about the tost msthoda of imparting tbe informa tion they did command, that they were utterly unconscious of theii deS cjcucies and lack of ability to teach. The deficiency in our methods cf teaching are painfully apparent There i* hardly a county in North east Georgia, but contains scoies or hundreds ot children of fair aver age capacity, who have been in school loug enough to have from a b c to * dip'-oma in the Geoigia University; yet they are far from being qualified to entei the freshman’s class. We all know of such cases. Wbjf i* it hif R tbt ,i r p(trt , m os*t of us bars tori a conception of our duties *„,} |,uw they ougtUU»b* disebar* rd, The teacher sbouhl be W well qualified for his work, that he can instruct parents as well «s children, he should have the power to interest both, and arouse them to activity.* There is au impression abroad that anybody can teach beuiane**. This is a mistake. 7o le-ch the juvenile claw properly, requires a tosher order of in • tellect and greater queH4catio„r $g a teac' er, than are req'ired to teaching modern lauruagee aa< the e'neeiet. It is all important that chiHren should start right, and union they ctm to rent to a teacher who knows hta business, they should be taught at hen* until they are ten or twelve rears eld. We have known many prodigies at 5 and I years cf age, who were the drones tf their desses later oni Tt.ey were push, ed 'too tapidly, too mush Study, too much cotument and itnpropei methods muddled the btain, clouded the Intel ectand did irreparable injury. USURY ON LAND LOANS. Important Decision by Judge Emory Speer Against the Mort gage Company. Its Probable Effect upon Similar Casas. A special from Macon of tbe 25th ■ays; Iu (he United States circuit court, to-day, in the case of J K O Sherwood against Reb< cca Rountree Judge Speer rendered a decision in his charge to the jury which is re garded by leading members of the bar, as one of the most far reach ing and important in its consqaeuecs which has been made in thi i circuit for years. The pendancy of a,* im mense number of suits against land owners in Georgia in which tbe prim cipal decided is applicable, gives it this importance. The testimony in tbe ease War that tbe agents ot the money lenders deducted twenty-five per cent, by way of commissions, and counsel in argument stated that in all, the borrower bad paid forty-three per cent interest. This, of course, under the Georgia law, would be usurious, and usury would render void any deed or mortgage made to secure such a debt, provided that tht true lender of ih> money had notice of tbe usury. It was in evidence that Sherwood through the Corbin Banking Com pany, of New York, had made many of these loans, and Judge Speer, charged the jury that if from ' the nature of the transaction; the great number of the loans of this char* actet made where the deeds and mortgages were executed to the plaintiff in the case; the continuous nature of the transaction mid impor tance of the amounts involved, it was reasonable to be inferred that a man of ordinary prudence in his business transactions woukl under stand ar.d know it, in the abscence of proof to tne contrary, and that preStimption not rebutted by proof wodhl f harge him with all the con sequences of hi* usurious agents; and that if this be true, the plaintiff can only recover the legal rateot in terest. The moat widespread effect of the decision will be that such won wojld render void the deeds and mortgages executed to these tiMin done loans. ** ' W.C.fil will toll • ; ru the very hot at a vdry low priet. McCo*mH Ik# W« SPEED OK A FAST TRAIN. Spued is hard 'to luvrage. The 60 and 75 miles an hour train is gsn erally a myth. Au average of 48 8-10 per hour is the fastest tune in the United Stadcs," This is made on the Pcnsylvauta.limited” in its run fiom Jersey City to Philadelphia, 90 miles, in lest, than two hours. The “Flying .Dutchman” train is supposed to make the fastest time in the TO or]d between Loudon and Bristol, 118 1-4 miles, in less than two hours. Tbe average, the ugh, of even this fast train is only 58 1-8 miles pur hour. There are several other trains noted for remarkably fast time on short distances. Some times a straight and ove.i grade for a distance of 20 miles will permit a train to run at the rate of more than a mile a minute.- One train on the Canadian Pacific road, from Cotan., eftu to Ottawa, averages 50 miles on hour for a distance of 78 miles. On the Central road the late Mr Vander bilt traveled at the rate of 90 miles an hour. An average of 80 1-2 miles an hour is considered fast traveling Many of the limited, lightning ex presses do n A go at a faster rate. The value of railroads in the United States^excecds 18,000,000,000.—Ne s York Mail and Express Interview. THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD. 1 Tho oldest newspaper in the whole wide world is the King Pan, “Capi tal Sheet,” published in Pekin. It first appear 3 d A. J?. 911, but cavr.c out at irregular intervals. Since the year 1851, however it has been pub lished weekly and of uniforn J Bize. Now it appears in three editions daily. Tbe first cdi'ion early in the morning, an? 1 printed on yellow pa per, is called Using Pau (business sheet), aod contains trade prices and all manner of commercial intrligencc. The second edition which conies out during the afternoon, also printed upon yellow paper, is devoted official announcements £and general news. The third edition appears late in the afternoon. It is printed on red pa per, and bears the name of Titani Pau (country sheet) It consists of extracts from earlier editions, and is largely subscribed for in the provinc es. The number ot copies printed daily varies between 1 3,800 and 14,- GUITEAU’S HEAD ON EXHI BITION. Lovers of the sensational will be interested in learning that Mr G O Starr has secured the head of Guiteau, ♦he assassin of President Garfield, and proposes to place it on rzliibi tion. At tbe time of tlm execution of Guiteau be made Dr Iliiks prom •ae that bis remains should not be disturbed after bis death, a» l lhe doctor supjtosetl that by having them burned i. the ; ri»ou yard they would be protected from s|»oi|ation. Manager Starr says that Professor EMWoilh, the well-known collec tor of curiosities, two y»ars ago discovered the head ooncea’ed in tbe cellar of a Washington residence apd secured it, and it is now in bis pos iton_M Y Star. ‘ A uioe Hn« of ladies ami gent* ttowr fthoe* at W C It J W Me- $ .00 "•( ,-/ PKIt VEU If 1 < ADVA NAFOLEAN AFTER WA TERLOO. -- 1IU Personal Appearance After his Overthrow and Capture. Whether any course was open to Nupoienn after the dUnster of Wa terloo, other thru that wnieh he adopted, a second abdication is cer tainly very doubtlul. Had he tak en the precaution to diss lye the chamber tofore setting out on the campaign, he probably could have rallied the nation and protracted the struggle. But the chambers w'ere unfriendly, any parliamentary body is natura'ly unfriendly to mililtary despotism, and, at that juncture, nothing less than a military despot ism could possibly have saved France from the calamity of the restora tion of the Bourbons by foreign bayonets. Hence, unless Napolean should execute a new coup d'etat, there wus nothing for him bnt ab dication. Du tbe 15th of July,1815, Napo leon surrendered himself on board the British man of war Belle Oj lion. Of his appearance and bodily condi tion during tbe two montns of his Hay on * his vessel, wo have an inter esting account in tbe imrrativu of Captain Maitland, who command the ship. Maitland describes him as “a remarkable strong, well built man, about five feet seven inches high, his limbs particularly well formed, with a fine ankle and very small foot, of which he seemed rather vain, as he al ways wore, while on board the ship, silk stockings an: «hocs. lljs hands wore also wry small, and had the plumpness of a woman’s rather than the robustness ot a ranuV. His «*ye 8 light gray, teeth good, and when he smiled the expression of his countenance wn* highly pleasing; when under the in fluence of disappointment, however, it assumed a dark, gloomy cost, llis hair wav of a very dark brown, nearly approaching black, and though a little tbin on the top and front had not a gray bair among it. His complexion was a very uncom mon one, being of light, sallow color, from other I ever met with. From his having become corpulent, he had lost much of his personal activity, and, if we arc to give credit to those who attended him, a very considerable portion of his mental eneigy was also gone. It is certain his habits were very leth argic while he was on 6oard (hz Belieroption; for, though be went to bed at 8 or 9 o'clock in the evening and did not rise until about the same hour in the mornbg, be frequently fell asleep on the sofa in the cabin iu the course of the day. Ilis gen appearance was that of a man rather older than he was.” • BUCKLK N ARNICA SALVE The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, so, es,ulcers, solf rheum ever?, corns, sores, tetter, chntqsfd jands, cut Mains, and all skin erup tions; and positively cures piles, no pay roqwred. It is guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refund ed. Price 25ctg a box. Foi sale by II .if Freeman. Ladies aud gents fine suinrmr shoes at McEnrire’s. Syrup at McConuell A Bro. 25cts per gallon. 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Tho joy of each was clouded by tho death of the beloved husband, (tor whom each never ceased to Both went /h rough * life blessings arowud, and both were be# loved by their people. I he *°7 of Victoria, like tnat of ♦ Theresa will be blessed as long history lives,—Km, ft ' A HOUSE FOIt HIS TWELTH CHILD. I Promises are serious things, ciaily so in Germany. A wealthy citizen of Bahrcnfeld took a lively interest iu the welfare ot a railroad official of that town, whose family wus rapidly increasing, and a few years ago on the birth ot the man’s ninth child, went so far as to promife him a house on tb« birthday o twelth addition to his family, b« child male or female. Rep cate the gouerous would-be donor, in p»e«ence of witnesses, bad reiterated promise to the happy patter fauistioa whose ’“expectation” became the town talk ns it were. One fine day “No 12,” made his appearance, bud the magnificent Dives ou being I peal 3 d to refused to make g«ol j word, pretending that the whole matter was only a “joke." A suit in optima forma was the consequent of the refusal, ami the court decide! in favor ot the plaintiff—a result ■ against w hich the respondent appeal ed, but in vain. The Supreme Coart of Kiel decided to look upon the *e»t bal offer ns perfectly bin ting, and went so far m #> protect the appeal not only, but also to authoriae the plaintiff fhoose tbe f- • to one ot respon dent’s houses,—Paris Ameifcon Register. GOOD RESULTS Ik A. Bradford, wholesale paj e? ilctrier ot Chattanooga, Tenh., write* " licit lie wn* seriously afflicled with $ severe cold that settled on bis lung* had tried many remeJk** without iKiiefit.Being induced 10 try Dt Kings New Discovery for Cunsump. tion, did to and w«« entirely cured hy tbe use of a few bottle*. 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