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E OGLETHORPE ECHO. BIDAY, KOVEMBEB 6, 1874. ' * * CAXTT, Editor and Prop. A CONEEDERATE STORY. "*-er that Caused Desertion—Extract om a Southern Ex-General’s Speech. ■ a recent political gathering at Tus oia, Ala., General Cullen A. Battle -ted the following touching story in course of his speech : During the winter of 1863-’64, it was n • fortune to be President of one of the rts-martial of the Army of Northern rginia. One bleak December morn '!g, while the snow covered the ground wnd the w inds howled around our camp, left my bivouac fire to attend the ses >n of the court. Winding for miles • long uncertain paths, I at length arri n-ed at Round Oak Cliurch. Day after .ay it had been our duty to try the gal int soldiers of that army, charged with iolations of military law; but never mid 1 on any previous occasion been greeted by such anxious spectators as on that morning awaited the opening of the court. Case after case was disposed of, and at hist the case of “ The Confederate •States vs. Edward Cooper” was called— charge, desertion. A low r murmur rose spontaneously from the battle-scarred spectators, as a young artilleryman rose from the prisoners’ bench, and in re sponse to the question, “ Guilty, or not guilty?” answered “ Not guilty.” The Judge Advocate was proceeding to open the prosecution, when the Court, observing that the prisoner was unatten ded by counsel, interposed and inquired of the accused, “ Who is your counsel ?” He replied : “ I have no counsel.” Sup posing that it was his purpose to repre sent himself before the Court, the Judge Advocate was instructed to proceed. Every charge and specification against the prisoner was sustained. The pris oner was then told to introduce his wit nesses. He replied, “ I have no wit nesses.” Astonished at the calmness with which he seemed to be submitting to what he regarded as inevitable fate, I said to him : “ Have you no defence? Is it possible that you abandoned your comrades and deserted your colors in the presence of the enemy without any rea s>n ?” He replied : “ There was a rea son, but it will not avail me before a m.litary court 1” I said, “ Perhaps you are mistaken ; you are charged with the highest crime known to military law, and it is your duty to make known the ca ;ses which influenced your actions.” For the first time his manly form trem bled, and his blue eyes swam in tears. Aj proaehing the President of the C.urt, he presented a letter, saying as he did so : “ There, General, is what did it.” I opened the letter, and in a moment my eyes filled with tears. It wa3 passed from one to another of the Cos irt until all had seen it, and those s >ra warriors who had passed with 8 onewall Jackson through a hundred battles wept like children. Soon as I sufficiently recovered my self possession, I read the letter as the defense of the pris mcr. It was in these words : “My Dear Edward : I have always bee 1 proud of you, and since your con nection with the Confederate Army I have been prouder of you than ever be fore. I would not have you do any thing wrong for the world ; hut before God, Edward, unless you come home we must die! Last night I was aroused by little Eddie’s crying. I called and ■aid: “What’sthe matter Eddie?” and he said : ‘ Oh, mamma, I’m so hungry.’ And Lucy, Edward, your darling Lucy, she never complains, but she is growing thinner and thinner every day. And before God, Edward, unless you come home we must die Your Mary.” Turning to the prisoner, I asked: “ What did you do when you received this letter ?” He replied : “ I made appli cation for furlough, and it was rejected ; again I made application and it was re jected; a third time I made application and it was rejected, and that night, as I wandered back and forward in the camp, thinking of my home, with the mild eye s of Lucy looking up to me, and the burn ing words of Mary sinking into my brain, I was no longer the Confederate soldier, but I was the father of Lucy and the husband of Mary, and I would have passed those lines if every gun in the battery had fired at me. I went to my home. Mary ran out to meet me, her angel arms embraced me ; and she whis pered, * O ! Edward, I am so happy ! I am so glad you got your furlough !’ She must have felt me shudder, for she turned pale as death, and catching her breath at every w r ord, she said, ‘ Have you come without your furlough ? O, Edward, Edward, go back! go back! Let me and my children go down to gether to the grave, hut O, lor heaven’s sake, save the honor of our name.” And here I am, gentlemen, not brought here by military power, but is obedi ence to the command of Mary, to abide the sentence of your court.” .i:ver •' m • ' jir-nrc' at leu the loree o* uu '% •fore them stood, ipe Demoer&sioa, the uoquent pleaderJpr IPs and a liber’s wrqi-' jLd been trained by their great leader Robert E. Lee, to tread the path of duty, though the lightning’s flash scorched the ground beneath their feet, and each in his turn pronounced the verdict—guilty. For- | tunately for humanity, fortunately for : the Confederacy, the proceedings of the court were reviewed by the Commanding General, and upon the record was written: “ Head Quarters, A. N. V.” The finding of the court is approved. The prisoner is pardoned and will report to his company. “ R. E. Lee, General.” During the second battle of Cold Har bor, when shot and shell were falling “like torrents from the mountain cloud,” my attention was directed to the fact that one of our batteries was being silenced by the concentrated fire of the enemy. When I reached the battery every gun but one had been dismantled, and by it stood a solitary Confederate sol dier, with the blood streaming from his side. As he recognized me he eleva ted his voice above the roar of the battle and said : “General, I have one shell left. Tell ine, have I saved the honor of Mary andiLucy?” I raised my hat. Once more a Confederate shell went crashing through the ranks of the enemy, and the hero sank by his gun to rise no more. VALUABLE RECIPES. Useful Information. Some cooks are invariably troubled i with “ salaratus biscuit.” By allowing just one even teaspoonful of salaratus, the trouble will be obviated. Powdered chalk, added to common glue, strengthens it. A glue which will resist the action of water is made by boiling one pound of glue in two quarts of skimmed milk. A gentleman says that after losing one hundred chickens by cholera, he lound that a tablespoonful of soda mixed with a quart of milk and given with the food was a cure. The Agriculturist advises farmers to gather a few barrels of road dust before the winter sets in, as it will save a large amount of ammonia in the hennery, the privy and the stable. Hens should have a large, open box full of it under cover where they can dust themselves at pleas ure. Charcoal pulverized and mixed with water, is now highly recommended as an agent for relieving cattle suffering from any derangement of the stomach, such as bloat or hoyen, etc. This should be remembered. There is no doubt of its efficacy, if abundance of concurrent testimony can he relied upon. The easiest and simplest remedy for chapped hands is found in every one’s kitchen closet, and is nothing more than common starch. Reduce it to an im palpable powder, put in a muslin bag, and keep in the table drawer. When ever you take your hands out of dish water or suds, wipe them dry with a soft towel, and, while yet damp, shake the starch bag all over them and rub it in. The effect is most agreeable. When the lioof of a cow, ox, or sheep grows too long at the toe, it may be shortened by taking a pair of strong pinchers, such as are used by black smiths for horse-shoeing, grinding the edges sharp, and cutting away the toes, until they are reduced to a proper shape. Or, a strong paring knife may be used if handled with care, but it is not nearly so safe as the pinchers. An imals with feet too long at the toe, should he attended to at once, or lameness may result. A simple, yet very effectual remedy can be found, for healing poisons from ivy, in a solution of copperas water, ap plied by immersing the wounded part into it, or hv bandaging it with cloths dipped into it, and wet as often as they become dry. Make the copperas solution by turning boiling water upon the green crystals, and let the water take up all that it will; then pour it off from the sediment into * bowl and dip the hands or feet into it. Great relief will be experienced in even a few r hours, and repeated applications will never fail to complete the cure. The same rem edy will apply to poisoning by oak and sumac. Treatment of Horse Distemper. Stewart’s American Farmer’s Horse Book says : The treatment in its general features resembles that for glanders. Bleed in the neck vein, taking about three pints of blood; then take and thoroughly mix together one tablespoon ful of gunpowder, one of lard, one of soft soap, two of tar, and one of pulveriz ed gum myrrh. Put a spoonful of this down the horse’s throat as far as you can, with a paddle or spoon. Do this twice a day. At the same time make a strong decoction of tobacco, as hot as the horse can hear it, with which wash his neck two or three times a day. In connec tion with the above give the animal as much sulphur and rosin as he can be induced to eat —a quarter of a pound c:i ‘h day at least—proportion, two parts s-cichur, one part resin. Food light, such as masho-, boiled oats and cut • 1 ’n .5 > j s better. No corn till alter recovery. No work while suffering. Keep stable well fumi gated. “A Sad-eyed Boy.” —A story reached j us from Detroit ot a sad-eyed boy “with 1 dirt ou his chin and a tear on his nose,” who went into a Detroit police station, and, having stated that he was a homeless waif, asked humbly to he sent into the State reform school. Wouldn’t he prefer to go to the workhouse ? 0 no! he had a brother in the reform school, and he would like to be with his dear brother. Still, he didn’t want to go out and steal something to qualify himself for the school. This touched the heart of a gen tleman present, who, after consulting the sergeant, said: “I guess we can fix it, my dear boy. lam going to leave my wallet on the desk, and the sergeant and I will go up stairs. If you take the wal let it will be stealing, and then you can be sent to the reform school, as you wish.” So the wallet was deposited on the desk, the men went up stairs, and when they came down, not only was the property gone, but “the boy, O where was he ?” Alas !he had bettered his in structions and vamoosed the ranch of justice, leaving the owner of the pocket book a wiser man by about six dollars’ worth. Sii gu arly enough, the boy hasn’t yet c ome back to he sentenced and sent to the school. TO SUBSCRIBERS. As will be seen by reference to our terms, subscription must be paid in ad vance, or delinquents will have to pay twenty-five cents per quarter additiona so long as payment is postponed. But owing to the fact that but little cotton has as yet been sold, we propose to give our patrons until the first of December next, when, if payment is not made, our rules will beef orced in every instance We do not desire any subscriber who can not pay for his paper in advance. We are determined to run a first-class news paper, and to do so successfully will have to demand the cash. We com mence The Echo unincumbered by debt, every dollar on the purchase of the paper having been paid, and so subscri bers need have no fear that our contracts will not be carried out. The support already received assures the succsssfuJ publication of our paper. TAKE NOTICE. I would respectfully and earnestly call upon those indebted to the firm of R. S. Martin & Cos. to lend them a helping hand in this, their “day of deep distress.” I hope that the confidence I have placed in my old customers has not been mis placed, and the best possible way ot prove that my estimate of them was cor rect is for them, one and all, to come forward and pay olf old scores, or so much as they can, and show at least a willing mind to help those who, on their part, have aided them. R. S. Martin. WRITE FOR US. We are determined to publish a local paper, and to do so successfully, we cail upon our friends, all over the county, to keep us posted as to everything taking place in their respective neighborhoods. Write us each week of the marriages, deaths, roads, improvements, schools, crimes, magistrate trials, church, school, and crop news. In fact, there are daily oceuring events in the county that would help render our paper interesting. You need not trouble to write it up— only give us the points, and we will fix that. MR. J. J. C. McIIAHAN. This gentleman is authorized to collect and receipt for subscriptions or other moneys due this office. Any contract made by him will be recognized and car ried out by us. Subscribers can leave money with any of our merchants for us. OUR TRAVELING AGENT. Mr. R. E. Brannan is our regularly au thorized Traveling Agent. Postmasters and all of our friends are.requested to solicit names, and thus assist in exteud ng our circulation. Newspaper Postage. —ln regard to the new postal law, we state that news papers now go through the mails free of postage in the county where published. That part of the law took effect on tli first of July. The other sections of the law go into operation the first of next January. For Tax Receiver. jfeir* The friends of John T. England announce his name as a candidate for Tax Receiver, subject to Democrati nomination, on the third Friday in No vember next. Many Voters. For Tax Receiver. The friends of G. W. Young an nounce his name as a candidate for Tax Receiver, subject to Democratic nom ination, on the third Friday in Novem ber next. Many Voters. For Tax Collector. J. G. Hartsfield is a candidate for Tax Collector, subject to the Demo cratic nomination. Friends. MISCELLANEOUS. YOUNG MEN WHO WISH A THOROUGH PREPA * f RATION for Business, will find supe rior advantages at Moore's Southern Business University, Atlanta, Ga. The largest and best Practical Business School in the South. Students can enter at any time. Send for Catalogue to octSO-ly B. F. MOORE, Pres’t. R. M. SMITH, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE LEXIXGTOX, GA. Bedsteads, Bureaus,Tables Clrairs^g CHAMBER AND PARLOR SETS, Wood and Metalie BURIAL CASES, Lower than can be bought elsewhere in the place. Give me a call. octl-tf CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, WAGONS. R. P. TUCKER & BRO., CRAWFORD, CA., HA VI N G REBUILT their Shops, and thor- _ oughlv stocked them the best tools and a full supply of tite finest, seasoned LUMBER, are now prepared to manufacture, at short notice, every descrip tion of CARRIAGES, BUGGIES,’ROCK A - PHAETONS, WAGONS, CARTS, etc., etc. We will also do all manner 01 Biacksniidting and Rc|>airing, an guarantee all our work to give perfect sat : °- faction. p®' We sell our TWO-HORM'* WAGONS at from S9O to $125, and eve rything else LOW in proportion. oet9-tf Winter Dry Goods. TF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY DRY X GOODS this Fall or Winter, now is the time, and von will find a good stock to select from and prices lower than ever at MCMAHAN & STOKELY’S. RICININE HAIR OIL! IAOR PROMOTING TIIE GROWTH AND beautifying the hair, and rendering it dark and glossy. Price, 25©. and 50c. a bot tle. Prepared bv R. T. BRUMBY A CO„ College Avenue, Athens, Ga. J. M. NORTON, Contraotor and Bnilfler pRAWFORD, GA., IS PREPARED TO V furnish all kinds of Building Material, such as rough and dressed Lumber, Shingles, Sash, Blinds, and Doors; also, Laths, Lime, and Plastering Material. Estimates given of all classes of Carpenter work, Plastering, Brick work, and Painting. oct3o-3m GROCERIES JF YOU WANT Sugar, Coffee, llice, Starch, Pepper, Spice, Ginger, Soda, or anything else in the GROCERY LINE, Call on McMAHAN & STOKELY. LUCKIE & YANCEY, DEALERS IX AND REPAIRERS OF ffatcta, Jewelry, Etc. No. 3 Broad St., Athens, Ga. oct!J—ly Plantation Supplies! JF YOU NEED Bagging, Ties, Bacon, Flour, Meal, Salt, Molasses, Syrup, Kerosene Oil, And want to buy it CHEAP, you can do so at McMAHAN & STOKELY’S. ROSE Glycerine Lotion! A DELIGHTFULLY SOOTHING PREP ARATION for Sore Lips, Chapped Hands, etc. Price, 25c. a bottle. Prepared by R. T. BRUMBY’ & CO.. Druggists and Pharmacists, Athens, Ga. PROSPECTUS OF THE ECHO. 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