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Is Located In the Center of
Graveyard.
BATTLEFIELD GROWS RICH CROPS.
The Big Florida Plantation is Partilly
Covered With Bones, Skulls
and Other War Relics.
A graveyard in a farm is not an
extraordinary thing, but a farm in
a graveyard is something different,
Imagine a vast tract of many
acres, planted with com, cane, to
matoes and many other vegetables,
whilst the ground round about is
almost- completely covered with
skulls, bones and other debris that
belong to a graveyard proper.
Such is the farm of Captain E. J.
Watson, who lives at Chatham
Bay Ivey, Fla., in the Tel island
section. In the fields are seen big
cornstalks and sugarcane growing
out through empty skulls, while
the ground underneath the thickly
matted tomato vines seem noth
ing but a surface of bones.
This key is one of the most pe
culiar of the many odd islands in
this group. It is a large island,
containing about fifty acres, mostly
being extremely rich land. In the
center of it is a sort of raisec
highland, containing about ten
acres. On the edges of this there
are still to be seen remains of
what was formerly probably a for
tification of some kind, the coquina
walls showing about a foot high
in some places, while in others
they have completely disappeared
In the center are the ruins of what
was once a temple of some sort,
the fragments of wall foundations
still remaining, being about 300x
300 feet, in the form of an eight
pointed star. In the center of
this island is a square upright
column made from coquina. It is
now only about ten inches square,
and not over twelve feet high,
but from its foundation and other
points it would seem to have been
at least two feet square, and pos
sibly twenty or more feet high.
Queer Indian figures can be yet
made out on it.
The Indians have a superstition
regarding this island, and it is im
possible to get any of them to visit
it at night. Chief Iconadachee,
one of the oldest Indians there,
says that years ago when : the
Spaniards in Florida were perse
cuting the Indians a powerful race
inhabited this southern section.
They were large and fierce, and
astonished the invaders by their
gigantic size and immense
strength. He says that this tribe
was driven south of the Chatham
river, beyond which lies an impen
etrable morass. They made this
their last fighting ground, and
many tales are told of the encoun
ters that occurred there between
the Spaniards and these Indians.
Finally they were driven away
from this refuge and whfot was
left of the tribe, possibly 1,000,
moved to this island. A mighty
battle was fought here afterwards,
and it is supposed that the tribe
was completely exterminated. An
examination of the farm would in
dicate that a massacre of some
kind had occurred, as the whole
upper part of the key is complete
ly covered with skulls and various
body bones of all sizes and condi
tions. One-can scarcely , walk
without treading on something of
the. kind. Hundreds and hun
dreds of the skulls are crushed in
as if the owner had been killed by
a bludgeon wound, or by a battle
ax; in fact, three-fourths of all the
skulls picked up show the marks
of wounds of this character.
A large number of skeletons
have been put together, and the
result has been surprising^ a ma-
jority of them are nearly eight
feet in height, correspondingly
broad in shoulders, and with a
mighty arm reach that would as
tonish even a Fitzsimmons or a
Corbett. All the other frame
bones are correspondingly large,
being much larger than the bones
of an ordinary human body. A
great many scientists have visited
this section the past winter, but
none of them could explain this
strange find,-except on. the hypoth
esis of a complete massacre and.
an extinction of this tribe. Mr.
Watson’s farm is noted for its
richness, decaying "bones giving it
an immense amount of fertilizing.
From thirty acres planted in cane
and vegetables he has sold nearly
$10,000 worth of stuff. This shows
the incomparable richness of the
place.—St. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
GEN. RIVERA’S FATE.
Tried By Court-Martial Behind
Closed Doors.
GEN. CARILL0 IS MUCH ALIVE.
Scandal in Weyler’s Camp That
Will Involve Persons of High
Social Standing.
Catarrh Cured By a new Method.
To prove the pleasant, benefi
cial effect of our remedy we will
mail a sample absolutely free to
every one who will write to us
for it, or we will mail one month’s
treatment for $1.00. "'
It is smoked in a^pipe, contains
no tobacco, is pleasant to 'use,
soon gives relief, and cures the
worst eases. Address Dr. J. W.
Blosser & Son, 11, 12 and 13
Grant Building, Atlanta, Ga.
The report sent out from Key
West: to the effect that Gen. Ri
vero was shot at sunrise Tuesday
morning, is untrue. The'triad by
court-martial of Gen. Rivera Was
proceeded with behind closed doors
at San Cristobal.
Why is This?
Let a boy fall—all hands and
hearts are at his command for re
demption sake. He is somebody’s
darling. That is right. It is al
ways right to save a fallen creat
ure of any kind. . Every mother’s
heart is bleeding for him. Every
sister’s tears are shed for him; the
church is open for him if he man
ifests the slightest inclination to
return to the path of rectitude. If
he does return he is white robed
and banqueted. A prodigal son
returned!
But what of a girl? If she
falls whose tears are shed, whose
doors are open ? She is a fallen
woman, and for her there • is no
love and sympathy. She is a hope-
ess outcast. This is the exact
state of things; Why do women
spurn their own sex when one
lappens to fall, and the same day
take the same man who brought
disgrace upon her ’ by the hand,
and try to reform him ?
There is an unsolved mystery in
all this, and if any lady can ex
plain why the female race have
such hatred for her own sex, when
a man is in all probability the
cause of the downfall, we would
tie pleased to hear it. Why not
ove and save fallen women as
quick, or quicker, than fallen men?
lut not so, she is shunned, kicked,
scoffed at, shut out forever, and
her soul is lost, while her own
sex will extend a forgiving heart
and open hand to the fallen man!
This is a terrible wrong.—Ex.
is
Land of Corn and Wine.
The community of Rock Spring
remarkable for its number of
old people. Living within three
miles of the place are thirty-two
persons over seventy-five years
old. Fourteen of this number are
over eighty and five more than
ninty.—Messenger.
Insompia.
“ Insomnia is caused by a sur
plus of blood in the brain, and the
only way to cure it is to remove
the cause,” says a very wise doc
tor. ‘‘ Long continued mental la
bor should, of course, be avoided.
It keeps the blood vessels of the
brain constantly- filled, -and when
it is over they cannot contract.
Tight clothing tends to throw the
blood to the brain, and it should
he avoided. The feet should be
kept warm, since cold 'extremi
ties interfere with circulation. Un
less the malady results from moral
causes, a little care and common
sense are all that are necessary to
cure it.’*- F
ARRESTS ORDERED.
Scandals That Involve High Personages
Unearthed injOnba.
Dispatches from Cienfugos,
province of Santa Clara, announce
that Capt.-Gen. Weyler has or
dered the arrest and imprisonment
of the chief of police there, Senor
Morina, several police inspectors
and thirty-five other persons. It
appears that the captain-general,
while visiting the marine hospital,
which contained twenty patients,
made inquiries which elicited the
information that the rations there
were of a poorer quality than those
served in the military hospitals,
where there are 300 patients.
Whereupon he issued orders to the
effect that while all useless ex
penditures were to be avoided v all
persons convicted of depriving the
sick of what is due to them will
be severely punished.
Among those who are said to
be inplicated"In the scandal is a
prominent property- owner and
members of the Santa Clara pro
vincial deputation. It is further
believed that the responsibility will
reach other and more important
persons of high social standing. It
is also said that several officers of
high rank will shortly be arrested
in connection with the same affair.
Weyler Gives a Dinner.
The captain-general gave a din
ner to the volunteer corps of the
Cienfuegos district, a force which
he holds An high esteem. He
praised the volunteers for their al
ways honorable services in the
past, saying that they had shared
with the regular army in the toil
and suffering which fell to the lot
of those who were saving the coun
try.* The captain-general in con
clusion, informed the volunteers
that they represented the nerve of
the Spanish nationality in the
Antilles.
The military commander of a
certain town in Santa Clora recent
ly telegraphed to the captain-gen
eral announcing that the surrender
of an important local insurgent
leader and his followers was im
pending and asking Gen. Weyler
to call back the columns of troops
which were in pursuit of the lead
er referred to and to stop all active
operations against him pending,
his surrender. The captain-gen
eral replied that he would not
suspend hostilities, adding that the
lives nf those who desire to sur
render and present themselves to
the Spanish authorities will be res
pected by the troops.
Military Line Closed. *
The military line\ across the
province of Puerto Principe from
Jucaro in the south, to Moron in
the .north, has been entirely closed.
The Spanish troops occupying the
ialand of Turiguana, off the Moron
coast, haying constructed a fort in
the only pass which is possible to
get through and the Spanish mili
tary authorities believe that the
line of forts now stretching across
that part of the island has so re
strained the movements of the in
surgents under General Maximo
Gomez that nothing is left to the
latter, but to escape by sea in a
boat.
~ A dispatch from Santa Clara an-
The first telegraphic dispath re
ceived from San Juan Martinez in
the western part of the province
of Pinar del Rio since the insur
rection broke out arrived here yes
terday.
General Carillo is Alive.
A letter received by Justo Car-
illo from his brother, Gen. Francis
co Carillo, who commands the Cu
ban forces in Santa Clara province
shows that the recently published
report of his death is untrue. Fie
writes to deny the Spanish account
and says that he was woundec
slightly by a bullet at the battle in
which Gen. Serafin Sanchez was
killed. He adds: “We have plenty
of ammunition to support the cam
paign. Weyler has been arounc
here but has done nothing.
Escapes Indictment Because He AVas Only
15 When He First Married:
Where the Burden Will FaU.
It is interesting to' note where
the increased tariff taxation pro
posed by Mr. Dingley and his
committee will fall and in what
proportions.
The bill adds: -
Fifty per cent to the tariff paid
by earthenware and glassware, 40
per cent to that paid by chemicals,
oils, etes., 300 per cent to that
paid by wood and its manufac
tures, 100 per cent to that paid
by woolens.
It takes wool off the free list
and puts upon it a tariff that will
cost the people of this country
many million dollars every year,
“Contrast this treatment of nec
essaries with that which some lux
uries will receive.
- The tax on silk goods is to be
increased only 15 per cent, and
spirits, wines and liquers will be
required to pay only 25 per cent
more than they do now.
Mr. Dingley, in undertaking to
make this sort of tariff revision a
measure of popular relief, cuts a
figure that would be ludicrous
but for the fact that the results of
his macliinations will be so serious.
—Atlanta Journal.
Remarks by a Texas Editor.
When you ask a man to sub
scribe for your paper and he says,
“ Oh I am taking more papers
than I can read, and'besides times
are too plagued tight,” immediate
ly apologize to him for the inis
take and leave him. Life is too
short to teach a jackass to sing
soprana. All gentlemen npwa-
days read newspapers—and lots oi:
them. Show us a man who lives
for years in a town or country anc.
never subscribes for the papers
published there and we’ll show
you a man whose head is shapec
like a piece of pie with the point
up. A country newspaper is an
institution that works day anc.
night for every decent man in the
country; therefore every decent
man is in honor bound to assist in
its support. The greatest trouble
is that some swell-head galoots
fancy that they are making the
editor a present when they take
his paper. We have the profound-
est sympathy for the man who lives
in this country for years and nev
er subscribes and pays for his
county paper. If that poor fellow
was to encounter an idea in a lane
he would turn and fly, the other
way with the tail of his garment
beating the atmosphere. Don’t
waste much time on such cattle.
One of them has not enough sense
to keep warm in hades.—Texas
Harpoon.- 4
Frank Berry hill, the Milton
county farmer, who was arrested
and landed in Fulton county jail
several days ago upon a warrant
for bigamy, was released from jail
under circumstances that made
him very happy.
It appeared that the grand jury
which had been investigating the
charges since yesterday, that Ber
ry hill was under 15 years of age
at the time of his marriage and for
that reason no indictment was
Tound v against hinn Berryhill
never denied the possession of two
wives, but declared from the first
that he did not think he was com
mitting a crime when he took No.
2. He is an ignorant country lad
and after living with his first wife
a short time they separated. Af
ter releasing him the members of
the grand jury, sympathizing with
the forlorn condition of the young
fellow, chipped in and made up a
purse of $5 for him, and he was
sent back to his little farm, and
his new wife rejoices.
Are You Going?
The attention of all parties thinfci
taking a trip to the West is
called to the famous
Memphis
n 8 of
‘ally
and
Charleston railroad as being hy t
best route. " Li '-
If you desire to get the fastest a
and avoid layovers, which are alwa !g
source of much worry, waste of ti m ***
money, you should call upon or writT*
J. L. Smith, Pass. Agent, Dalton c*
who will interest himself i n your F’’
and sell you tickets via the sr *
SHORT LIHE. ‘ * °-
The coaches on-this line are i n
class condition and close connections
made at Memphis with the trains for 2
For rates, time tables and tickets vi
the recognized route to the West th u
& C., call on or write to, 6 "
J. L. Smith, Dalton, Ga
C. A. DeSaussub, G. P. A.,
Memphis, Tenn.
Manchester, England, is exper- llounces the arrest there of Se-
imenting with a system of under- j mor Joaquin Pena, editor of El
ground electrical traction. i Uni verso.
He Was Shocked.
A Marietta husband and wife
were discussing. Hie impropriety of
a couple marrying without letting
each other know the past. “ That
reminds me,” the wife went on to
say, “ that .1 was once in a lunatic
asylum. I never thought it ne
cessary to tell you about it, but
now I think I ought to have done
so,” The eyes of the husband
stood out like hard-boiled eggs
and just as he was about to fall
from his chair the speaker ex
plained that she was not a patient
the asylum, but had merely
in
&
gone through* on a tour of obser
vation.—Marietta Journal.
Opportunity.
All that a man can do in this
world is to live honestly, faithful
ly, and loyally from day to day.
What the immediate end will be,
neither he nor any one else knows.
He only knows that the highest
success crowns those who work in
-the highest spirit, and that the su
premest failure confronts those
who work in the worse spirit. No
man knows what a day may bring
forth in the way of opportunity,
nor at what point the door may
5e thrown open, which shall be
the entrance into his great”chance
of life. The only assurance that
we are not missing the one oppor
tunity lies in making the most of
every opportunity; in treating ev
ery day as if it were the one
eventful day in life; in trying ev
ery door as if it were the one en
trance to the palace; in doing ev
ery piece of work as if upon our
fidelity depended all our future
life. The man who works in this
spirit may safely leave the future
with God. Whatever material
success is worth having, he will
command. Better than all, he
will be sure of the greater - success
which is expressed in character,
that “ sublime health which val
ues one moment as another, and
makes us great in all conditions,
and is the only definition we pos
sess of freedom and power.”-
Dawn of Day.
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tanooga.
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Excursion Tickets to California and Col
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ATLANTA, GA.
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In effect November 15,1896.
Under the recent ordinance
No 3 Pullman Sleeping ear Chattanooga
passed by the St. Paul city coun- ™? car 19 °p= a reoeive pum»
cil, newspaper reporters, will have
special badges issued to them
the policy department.
GETTING READY
a trying ordeal to face. - If she does not
get ready for it,
there is no telling
what may happen.
Child-birth is full
of uncertainties if
Nature is not given proper assistance.
Stations.
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*ers at 10:00 pun.
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Atlanta to Cincinnati, and Pullman Sleeping
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Knoxville, Kr.oxviile tb Ashevtllo. Hot Spring*
to New York and S .’dsbur? to Richmond, ar
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7 s ? *5 la train Chattanooga to Norte
with Pullman Sleeping Car Chattmooga
Raleigh without obange. Close connection
made at Norfolk with steamers for
more, Now York and Boston Pullman Sleep;
Mother’s Friend
is the best help you can use at this time.
It is a liniment, and when regularly ap
plied several months before baby comes,
it makes the advent easy and nearly pain
less. It relieves and prevents “ morning
sickness,” relaxes the overstrained mus
cles, relieves the distended feeling, short
ens labor, makes recovery rapid and cer
tain without any dangerous after-effects.
Mother’s Friend is good for only one
purpose, viz.: to relieve motherhood of
danger and pain.
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$1 dollar per bottle at all drug stores, or sent
by mail on receipt of price.
Free Books, containing valuable informa
tion for women, will be sent to any address
upon application to
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR. CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
oooga to Washington and Chattanooga 1
York without change.
No. 13 carries Puilman Steeping Car Cbat»
» Knoxville and Knoxville to Br»w
No. I®
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