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. ;i L*. 53 >■ y V NpH ’J b &' * r ; MMI ..J wt, r- as >—3 P3> hHHHl IZTZJ Lfl Oh BV ELLEN J. DORTCH VOL. VI. NO. 33 OLD FRANKLIN. mr County as it was Before and Soon after the Beginning of Nineteenth Oentury. i Yorainent Men who Oonbrolled Af¬ fairs in old Times. T1IE TROUP AND CLARKE , PARTIES. While Gen. Washington was President the two political parties in th# United States were the Fed¬ eralist and the. Republican parties Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treat ury under Washington’s administration, was considered the father of the Federalist party, and ho was certainly its ablest supporter and defender' and perhaps the great¬ est ftatesman and ablest financier of modern times. Washington was a Federalist, but a moderate ene. The federalists favored a strong central government,and the concentration of power in the hanfg o! tie Federal oi general government. Br . the elec¬ tion of «ft)hn Adams as Washington’s successor and the passage by Con gress of ‘.‘the Alein aid Sedition laws,” and their approval by Pregi ident Adams, killed the Federalist party most effectually, aud it soon became a term of reproach to call a man a Federalist. Tlion-as Jeffer son was the ablest exponent and de¬ fender of Republican principles. The Republican party subsequently as¬ sumed the name of Democratic par» ty which it yet bears with naaily the same principles advocated by Jeffer¬ son and bis compeers. In 1800 Thomas Jefferson was elected Presi’ dent over Jchn Adams; and fiom that date there was only sn? political party’in Gew gia, so far as Federal politics wetc concerned, and that the .Republican party, until the rise of the Whig party about 1832. For the first quarter ot the present can¬ tury all Georgians were substantially Agreed in regard to Federal politics; and yet they were af daggers points on personal rathe/ than polities) issuis. John, or as he was com* monly styled, Jack Clarks, was the son of Gen. Elijah Cfarke, who had been a gaWant Revolutionary Briga¬ dier, and who had often whipped the the British and the Tories, and Jack Clarke, had as a brave boy born arms sgainst the British aud lories under his father's command. Long after the war of the Revolution, Gen Clarke, and especially Jack Clarke aspired to the leadership of the gov¬ ernment of Georgia. Jack Clarke, was brace, patriotic, and magnetic; but profane, intemperate and uncul¬ tivated. His mind was naturally good, but little trained in l*>ok-leam mg. Ilis will Was head*trong and ove rbearfng. The Clarkes weft originally from North Carolina. Among the early settlers of Georgia were many A irginians and ofhers u ho had some wealth, some culture aud ydBncmeutj Wttq did not wish to bo l^by a coarse,,ignorant like-Jack* Clarke, and un- anil t uHu’-sd man they, | ut Join aid ens of tbejr o»n number Will'uu 11. Crawford as their leader, and the parties took the ..^XfAirfaii and Crawford parries, o*t grew’ tnftm he was appointed minister to France, and m 18!t Mauieou made him •SfUtary d? war and next y»« **e ivtaty Ot tb« and ot vm Monrse * admiuistratiou he was a candidate foe the pHuldsoej but 4ef«at*d. During " w* U- Crawford’s abs?nce from the State while he was minister to France and a member of Madison’s cabinet. George M. Troup succeeded to the leadership o'the party, and it soon became known as the Troup patty. Troup was born in 1710 on the Tombigbec river now in Alabama, bat then in Georgia. He was a grad¬ uate of Princeton College N. J. and was a man of unswerving integ-. ri|y and an eloquent orator. In 1828 Jack Clarke having held the oiice of Governor for the four previous years, Matthew Talbot, an abler a nd a better man th in Clarke, was nominated by the Clarke party, and Geoige McIntosh Troup who had been in the U S Senate was nommated by the other party. In 1823 for the last time the Legisla¬ ture in joint session elected the Gov ernor. Before the next election oi Governor in 1825, the Constitution had been changed giving the elec¬ tion of the governor to the people. People fifty years of age and under think that they have witnessed some hot political canvasses, but the man who did not witness the two con¬ tests of 1823 and 1825 wlicnTroup was elected, do not know vety much abont heated canvasses, I was 4 a mere child of fLrec years in 1823; but some of the scenes are indelibly stamped upon my mind until this day, I have seen even women get mad about Troup and Clarke, and fill to scratching and pulling each others hair. I have teen a dozen fights in less than an hour time,when men had assembled at the Court IIousv on public days, But there was really no political principles at 19SUC between the parties. Troup men and Claike men w ere alike Jeff ersoman Republ ! cans. They differed very little m rega.d to state policy, and not at all in regard to Federal policy. It was simply a contest of the ins and outs, and founded in per* sonal rivalry. But let one scene suffice: The legislature of 1823, the last legislature that ever elected a governor in Georgia was composed 162 members in joint session. Thomas Stocks of Morgan eounty an ardent Troup man was president •f the Senate ami presided over the joint session. Beside him sat Wal¬ ker, speaker of the house, and the twodciks sat in front to keep the tally. The ballots wtre gathered in slut and the hat placed before Wal¬ ker, aud took out the tickets one by by one, viewed them and passed them on to Stocks, who announced the name to the Clerks. Before the legislature met it was know all over the State that 80 Talbot or Claike men, and 80 Troup men btd been elected; but there were two men who had i.ot defined their position up to the hour of the election, and everything turned on their votes. The candidates therefore ran neck and neck until Talbot had eighty and Troup had eighty, when the interest became almost paraliziog, and the vast crowd present hardly dared to breathe. When Stocks put his eyt s on-tbe next ballot he was trembling like au Aspen leaf, and could barely w hisper a little above his lux-nth. “Troup,” hut when be saw tile face of the next and last, he sprang to bin feet, waved his band over his head and shoaled at the vary top of his voice—“Troup,” The body and ,h. M brv.lli ^in Jiai.ri»t mmUier who had gone from Wilk* county to witness the okc lion drew * long breath of relief, mi mm “Thank the Lord." lWt. CAftNESVILLE, OA. f TUESDAY ^gust, 9 ,1887. Duffle a learned local Methodist min* istcr and teacher, exclaimed at at the top of his voice: “Thank God! Georgia is redeemed from ttic dominion of the Devil and Jack Clarke.” Old men hugged each oth er in the ecstacy of their joy. Many left the house and lay down in the yard upon the ground and rolled,and laughed and shouted for an hour lu order to give vent to their pent-up emotions, whi/e the Clarke men hung their heads and bit their lips m chagrin aud disappointment, at the same tuue vowing vengeance against victorious Troup. T.to years later Troup and Talbot went before ihe people under the new* c institu¬ tion. In the annals of Georgia there has been no other canvass so buter so hotly contested. And let os fond* that another such will necer be known. Meu fought, women scratched and pulled hair. Duels wj.-e numerous. Friends were es¬ trangod forever. Families alienated, Animositios were engcndeiel that lasted through life. And for what? For nothing. The state was safe in the hands of either party. But the silver-tongued Troup triumphed again m 1825 by a majority of about six hundred in a popular vote some¬ thing like thirty or forty thousand. Not Ions after the Troup party mainly became the Whig party and the Clarke party, the Democratic party. I have given this sketen of parties in Georgia, tecauso the leading men in Franklin county in those days were arrayed on one side or the oilier. Groves H. Cabtledge. [To be Continued.] GOOD RESULTS D. A. Bradford, wholesale pa) er dejlcr of Chattanooga, Tenn., writes that he was seriously afflicted with a severe cold that settled on his lungs had tried many remeiie* without benefit. Being induced to try Dr Kings New Discovery for Consump¬ tion, did so and was entirely curD ky the use of a few bottles. Since which time he nas kept it in his house for all coughs and colds with best results. This is the experience oi thousands., whose lives have been saved by this .-wonderful discovery. T ria/ bottles Iter at Dr. II. M. ^Preeraan’s drugstore, WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD Dr. Peiininzttn, of Palmetto, Ga a well knosn and prominent j#hy ccian says. During mr caret r m the practice of medicine, I ustd.a great deal of the prepf tation known as Mother’s Friend, rnd went lo re comm end it to every woman and to ray lu other physicians. It makes labor easy, hastens delivery and re¬ covery, end insures safety of both mother and child. No woman can be induced to gi through the ordeal w ithout it after once using it. I have also sold it as a druggist, with the best of satisfcctic n. It is certainly worth its weight in gold.” All druggists sell it. For psrtitu lars and full directions address. Bradfield R<g»lat« iCo Atlanta Ga FOR SALE. tl.= ..... A ... ColU-st, ineMtog fefe* awl F*" n »uu»h>p, Tfcl# li one of Urn be* kmnm college, m For tb ’ ,enn " * °* rCl «* - A novel EXPERIMENT. Mr. O'Donnell, of the United States signal service, has gone te Key West, Fla., for the purpose of establishing communication, by means of homing pigeons, between that point and the West India Islands, for the benefit of the siginal service, Mr. O'Donnell will commence his experiment with about fifty young pigeons. He will proceed to train them, taking them out a mile or two from the office in varioua directions at first aud allowing them to fly back home, increasing the distance from time to time. The way to train them to go to sea is to give the birds to captains of vessels touching at tiiat point, who will take them out to and libentte them. At first he will take them out four or five miles, ally increasing the distance until the West Indies are readied. Mr. O’Don¬ nell says this will lie the first effort ever mails to train birds to do duty over wn ter, and of course is only an experiment'. If successful, it will be a great benefit to the service in conveying meteorologi c *i data of various kinds, information regarding storms on the islands, , etc., especially from points where there is no cable or telegraphic communication, It will enable the service, if the birds can b* successfully trained, to give quicker and more definite And reliable information in regard to the prevalence and character of storms, and the condt tionof the weather on the several islands. It is calculated a pigeon will make the trip between Nassau and Key West, about sixty miles, in one hour and a half. If it is desired to send a message from Key West to Nassau, the middle tail feather of the Nassau plgcous will lie shaved and the message written ou tissue paper so as to make it as light as possible. This is then tightly wrapped around the shaved qnill ami securely tied with a silk ^ thread. The pigeon is. then liberated, when it starts out for its home in Nassau. <)n ariving there it goes directly to ita loft, when it is discovered by the observer, who removes the message and rsads it. A message arranged in tide way gives the bird no inconvenience whatever; in fact, it does not know the message is there. This is the scheme ns out¬ lined by Mr O’Donnell to sn inter¬ viewer at Jacksonville, Fla., and its results Will be awaited with interest.— Baltimore Sun. TIIF LONGEST BEARD. There lives at Corinth, Mies., a man, personally and igtoricaIly> pkilbp Hensen is a per son of imposing present 1 # and ap¬ pearance. He is a farmer ,of sinaii means, but more progressive and wide awake than is usual »-ith his class. He is about 60 year* of age, six feet two inches tall, straight as an Indian, and standing .erect his beard reaches the ground. It is the growth of eleven years, and is still growing. It is unquestionably the longest beard ever seen in any age of the the world.—Clobc-Democrat, ladies of the WHITE HOUSE. have found that their sometimes ex ecMtive duties produce a k>w. weak tired and tnm«U>ns stale of the sys tan, Mid that iron restores richness and color to tbs Wood, calisaya hark a na tural healthful tone to tl»« diges tive organ, and phosphorous mildiy stimulates the brain,—all combined Harter’s iion Tonic. FOll SALE* - ! Two elegant Chicago cottage Or of the most durable style *•** ’•I’”" «»*•* Fof l* r * * ** WOMEN AS PHYSICIANS. There are ISO female physicians in New York to-day, and the number in Brooklyn and the surrounding cities about double that. Among those in New York city there are quite a num¬ ber who have incomes of #10,000; two or three make yearly sums ranging jrom 11.5,000 to 120,000, and one has ave raged for the last four years a steady income of f25,000. Dr Emily Black well is the president of the Woman’s Medical College, and has besides a large practice. She has adopted chil¬ dren and makes a charming home for them. Dr* Mary Putnam Jacobs has n large clientele and consults with the first mate physicians of the pity; indeed more than.one physician has a regular female confers, to whom he recom¬ mends some of his patients to go for specjal courses of treatment. Several of these female practitioners are. house physicians to hospitals, and the Lucretia Mott Hospital in Brooklyn in entirely officered by them. Some women phy¬ sicians work in partnership with each other, among irhoni re Prs. Elian M. Mosher and Lucy M Hull of Brooklyn, qnd the two sister doctors, Sarah and Julia McNutt. Dr. Sarah lias charge of the babies’ want of the Post-Gradu¬ ate Hospital, and Dr. Julia has founded a training school for nurses. Both arc physicians in high standing and hare a large practice, especially among chit-, dren. Drs. Annie Daniels and Kate Parker are both women of influence and of the widest reaching charity. Dr Elizabeth Cusliler is a celebrated anatomist and successful ovariotomist, and yet is small, feminine, quiet-voiced little Woman. Drs. Lozier, Post and Pauncc arc all well known for good work. Without exception these wo¬ men are quite., well-bred, gcntle-man ered and soft-voiced.—New York World. - BIG YIELD OF CORN. A gentleman in Americas has a field of six acres ot corn growing on hiq place the suburbs that he is con* lident, will yield seventy-five bush* els per acre. The corn ia v«ry thick rash stalk having from one to four heavy ears upon it, and pre¬ sents a fine appearance to passers-by Th« owner has lmen fertilizing the land heavtly for past fpur years, and will continue to do sp until the yield reaches 10 ) bushels pet acie. This i* one of the advantages of the inten¬ sive system of farming. A WONDERFUL INVENTION The Cosby attachment for the sewing machine is now b* mg offei* ed for sale in this county oy Mr. II B Higginbotham. It is highly recommended by persons wjio have have used it, anil a purchaser i* found at almost every house where there is a sewing machine. Its sim¬ plicity r takes its use easily acquired and its cheapness places it within the reach ot alb On page 25 of , he Agricultural list of the Piedmont Exposition cu¬ talogue appears the following: Maddox, Rucker & Vo- Banker* and Cotton taetors, Atlanta, G a ., of¬ fer for the best bale of upland cott, n •100 in gold. Heeond best t SO Third best *80. T* e bales to weigh not l«s* tnan 450 pounds, and to b* exhibited in the name of the pro¬ ducer. ALL MEN APE NOT BAD. Neither sio all pri-paml remedies iureliable. This is proven by the results following the «*•* ^ Harters. Iron feme for dYflepsW rheum arism, scrofula, Jaundice, pul liyer and iproeral wn«k*<««. $ 1.00 PKI1 tear in REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NORNAL SCHOOLS. Subject, “Teacher’s Iustituts.” BY I*BES. E. C. 1IEWETT, or ILLINOIS STATE NORMAL VNIVKHBITY. The greatest need of the times, is well-qualified teachers. It always lias been so; it continues to be. so. Our teachers are of two classes: (1) Those who make teaching a vocation, and (2) those who use it ns a temporary occu¬ pation. The latter are in the large The former are willing io take pains to prepare themselves; it is the latter who need urging, and it is particularly to these that the institute should lie adapted,—that some plainer Hay be secured for non-professional teachers. .The general means of preparation are: (a) normal schools,(ft) books and periodicals, (e) teachers’ meetings, («f) observation, and (s) actual experience in the school-room. And in this work of preparations (here must’ always be considered the subjects taught, the principles and methods to be used, the qeestion organization, discipline, etc. In the matter of teachers’ meetings we may gather in association, where all meet o> an equal basis, and are governed by pailiamentary titles; or wo may employ drills’ which are featherings extending ever several weeks,—“short term school*,”—f« actual work and preparation tor ex animation-, or we tuny mak« use of institutes, where, during a week or so, teachers,active, earnest, meet for drill, but for a wider pose also, which will be teen in nature of the institute, which paper aims to unfold. Though pored by want of time, and the limited capacity of many of in attendance, there should lie in mind three great purposes of institute. First, the institute should arouse teachers to the nobleness of the work and leud them to uu ambitions de¬ sire to do the best work. The) meet fellow-workers and receive aid from experienced minds. It is a place where a wise conductor can iu spire an enthusiasm among the teachers present. There is no place more abused by )K>or instructors. There should bo no room for men oi needless loquacity or tor cranks. The failure of hundreds of institutes can-be traced to this same source. Second, there febould be actual instruction iu subjects to be taught, in principles of instruction; and iti managing, governing, and organ!* ing a school Nothing can be com¬ plete, but suggestion can be offered, and p.cscut knowledge made more serviceable. Knowledge can be im¬ parted, and a great work can be done by an instructor in recommending specific work*, suggesting propei reading, and by impressing upon the young, inexperienced, and thought¬ less teachers that the field is wide, the labor before them great, and that succes cannot be secured with¬ out ) cars of incteasing toil. Acotn won failiog among this class, that they are masters of their work, is exposed and corrected by the insti¬ tute. Beyond this, much can be doue in the study of the nature and laws of mind activity growth, and the methods that grow out of them Thus teachers are not only instruct¬ ed, but they are yet on track of a fruitful study of themselves ahd of others, especuUy of their pupil* Third, the institute mu t Mouse nteresi in the community. Its daily work and evening lectures will give idea* ot the importance of education al mutters, and correct the various popular oriors that impede the work in considering the methods of the institute, firsi, there must be one head, who is well versed in the phil¬ osophy of instiuetion, of large, ex¬ perience and tact- His assistant may ho a man of more moderate at¬ tainment*, b«*t impassive teachers never can do good work- There should also b« a closely followed program to impress upon the teachers the value of time and order attd to shut out the rambling talk. The methods of instruction aJioukl bo by lectures and recitations, not alone for much of their *< betanco is lost On the mass of hearers, nor does the lecture sufficiently resemble school work. Without oritorical dte play, the points to be imptessed should bo clear, plain,pointed, sfowlv s|K>ken, with opportunity lor ques¬ and it would bj well for lis¬ ters to take notes, and perhaps on the next day give a recitation of the leading features. It possible, the institute should be and thus broight to the iltttie of school room work. Many of the best prepared touchers complain tnero is noplace for them, especially if they have been present on former occasions. A higher grade would noton’y hold them, but secure their valuable eo-operation. In connection with the work there should be model exercises in which classes of children by skillful work show the application of the princi* pits taught. Prominent among the methods Stands public lectures, of which wo have a/ready spoken. The people need reusing as well a* teach¬ ers. Success really depends upon the people. There should be a goo. uinc educational revival as tic re¬ sult of a well-conducted institute. Institute work is also in perfect, harmony with normal work and is supplementary to it,—doing for the many, as well as it can, what the normal school docs for the few-. To many, also, the interest and insight gained at institute have l>*d them to go to normal schools to more thor¬ oughly prepare themselves for use¬ ful work. In this way the institute is feeder to the Normal school. - Journal of Education. PKOUD STUDENTS. jl'he Statj Agricultural College of New Hampshire is connected ufth Dartmouth College «t Hanover. It seems that the faculty and students of Dartmouth think themselves above fanner’s sons, for the pro¬ fessors do not invite the students of Dartmouth refuse to eat nt the S'uno table with the students of the Agri¬ cultural College. Such an exhibition of bad manners and snobblishtibss ple ought New to cause the respectable peo¬ of Hampshire to withdraw their support from Dartmouth. S; II. Pullen. living on the ('‘.m oll Ilcaid county, sold Wiley Stew¬ 300 bushels of old corn the ,otb< r and wanted to sell 500 to him. He says he will make 3,000 bushe s year if nodiea ter come'. Good say lie has land that will make year Seventy-five busholaof corn acre. BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE. Tho-best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sous,ulcers, salf rheum cores, corns, sores, tetter, chapped hands, cut Wains, and all skin erup¬ tions; and positively cures piles, or no pay reqwred. It is guaranteed give sathfaclioL or money refunded. For sale by II al Fee man. RECOMMENDED. I have been using the Cosby at tachm "tit to a sewing machine for several days, and find it to be a ««« convenient and usefnl device. Lx pertness in its use I* easily acquit - * d, and it greatly lesions tha labor mm tntigue of sewing oil a machine. No woman who nice gtves it a fair trial will ever he wilhoMt it. Cur»c* v|l, a Ga., July 11, 1887. Haiti* It. Ibfi I* '•