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CURING PORK.
Within a very short time cold weather Is
due. and with the approach of Ice prepa
rations will be made for • hog-killing."
Tenderloins, brains, spareribs, sausage and
pig feet will be for a season, the annual
delicacy of the most toothsome desire
on farmers tables all over the south. Lit
tle children will be made happy broiling
the muchly coveted melts on hot rocks
around the big log fires at the hog killing,
while thousands of bladders will be pre
pared and hung up for Christmas guns by
the little fellows who look forward to
hog killing with as much or more interest
than the older folks.
The city children who are always dress
ed for looks can never realise the high
est joys of childlife unless they could be
transported to the country and enjoy the
unalloyed bliss of a winter's hogkilling
scene, and be enabled to participate in the
occasion fully. I am often asked by sub
scribers at this period of the year for in
formation relative to the best methods of
curing pork, and am just in receipt of the
following communication from J. H. 8.. of
Athens, Ga.;
"I am a subscriber to The Semi-Weekly
Journal and would like for you to answer
a few questions through its columns, if
you will be so kind.
"This cool weather makes us think about
killing hogs, and as I have a few to kill,
I would like to know the best way in
which to put the meat up. When I was
a boy I lived up north and the folks there
put up their meat tn a barrel and pickled
it. No doubt, if you are an old soldier
you have eaten some of that same pick
led pork. Now. I would like to know from
start to finish how to put it up. say in
a common lard barrel. How much salt
and saltpetre, and. in fact, the whole pro
cess for hams, shoulders, heads, etc "
Pickled Pork.
I beg to assure my correspondent that
I did not commence eating pork until af
ter the great military struggle he refers
to. as I was an infant at that time, but
during my travels through the north and
west tn recent years have many times
had the opportunity of testing the merits
of pickled pork. I was raised up on dry
cured pork and have never cultivated a
fondness for the pickled kind The south
is the only country In the world, however,
where pickled pork is not universally us
ed. If eaten at alt The western packing
houses always ship cold storage cured
meat to their southern customers, but to
the balance of their trade the meat goes
pickled in barrels, both local and abroad.
A barrel of pickled pork would be a
curiosity in any merchant's store where
pork is supplied to southern farmers and
their labor. A greater curiosity would be
a barrel of pickled pork in a Georgia farm
er’s smoke house, having been prepared
on the premises But it is doubtless less
expensive and safer to pickle pork than
to cure It after the usually long and te
dious methods ordinarily employed in the
south. Smoked, dry cured bacon, though.
Imparts a flavor to our home raised pork
which cannot be equaled by any process
ever yet discovered. The only trouble is
we don't cure enough of it every year on
the different farms.
At the first approach of ice it is safe to
kill bogs- The most important item is
to be sure the animal heat is out of the
joints before the hog is cut up and packed
down. Meat is oftentimes lost by hurry
ing that feature of the business. Hogs
killed one day should not be packed down
until the next morning, no matter what
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process is to be used in curing. If the
weather is clear and freezing. kill and
clean the hogs in the forenoon, and leave
them hanging until late tn the afternoon.
They can then be taken down, and each
hog divided in half, and laid out in the
smoke bouse until next morning. By that
time all the animal heat will be out. the
meat will be firm and can then be nicely
cut up and trimmed close with a sharp
knife.
The hams and shoulders especially
should be trimmed close and all the sur
plus fat taken off and made up Into lard.
The backbones and spareribs can be light
ly salted and laid away under cloae cover
for immediate consumption by the family
or for sale. If the pork is to be pickled the
following process may be safely adopted:
Cut the middlings, hams and shoulders
into convenient pieces for handling so
they can be packed closely. Cover the
bottom of the barrel into which It is to
be kept with a layer ot salt half qn inch
thick. Place in a layer of pork, then an
other layer of salt and so on until
the barrel is nearly full. The pieces
of pork should be tightly and neatly fit
ted in so that the entire surface is covered.
If this is not done the opening must be
filled up with salt.
Pour in enough pure cold water to fill
all spaces and to cover over the last lay
er of salt placed above the meat. Then
for every hundred pounds of pork, use the
following recipe: Dissolve in pure water,
using just enough to dissolve the mate
rials, four ounces of saltpetre, two pounds
of good brown sugar, and seven pounds of
salt. When thoroughly dissolved, boil the
mixture and skim off all the Impurities.
When this is cold pour over the meat.
Then take a circular board which will fit
.on the inside of the barrel, bore a few
holes through it and weigh it down on the
on the meat. This will keep the
meat in place and prevent it from floating
in the brine.
Dry Cured Meat.
When the hogs have been cut In half
and laid out for the first night as already
referred to, it is a good idea to sprinkle
a little salt over the bone joints, so as to
bring all surplus blood to the surface. Af
ter trimming close, the meat should be
well rubbed with salt, and packed down
in barrels or boxes, placing a layer of
salt on the bottom, covering each layer
with salt, and topping off with a layer
of salt. Hogs that weigh from 150 to 200
pounds should be thoroughly salted in
from 3 to 4 weeks’ time. Very large hogs
should remain packed down 5 weeks.
After the meat is taken up, the salt
should be knocked off each piece, and the
shoulders, hams heads and jowls lightly
dusted over with pulverized borax. One
, pound of borax is enough for 700 or 800
pounds of meat. The meat can then be
hung up. and either smoked or not smok
ed. as desired, it will keep without further
trouble.
I have tried this plan for several years
and think it superior to all other methods.
Some fanners dip the hams and shoulders
in boiling water after taking them up and
sprinkle with red pepper. Others use a
brine of twelve pounds of salt. 2 quarts of
molasses, and one-half pound of sultpetre
to sprinkle each 150 pounds of the meat,
just before smoking it. It is needless to
smoke the meat when borax is used,
neither Is there any necessity to sett the
hams and shoulders up in bags.
Bugs and flies will not get about borax,
and it makes a splendid preserver of
meat. It leaves no odor or flavor to the
meat, as it can be easily washed off. Salt
petre imports an objectionable flavor, as
it strikes into the meat, and I never use
it. Pork is easily preserved if killed at
i the proper time, when a cold speH is on,
i and a northwest wind blowing. Never kill
when the wind is from the east or south.
Never pack down until the animal heat is
i all out. and do not kill when the weather
1 is eold enough to freese the meat before
it can be properly packed down.
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i AUGUSTA, Gw, Nov. 4.—lt has been de
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coming Elks' fair. The fair begins No
• vember 17 and continues a week. Presl
i den Roosevelt is scheduled to leave Wash
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THE SEMI-WEEKT? JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1902.
SOLONS ADDRESSED
BY DR. BUTTRICK
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Secretary of the General Education
Board Speaks For an Hour to Geor- *
gia Law Makers.
Dr. Wallace Buttrick, D. D.. of New
York, general secretary and executive of
ficer of the general education board of
New York Tuesday morning addressed a
joint session of the house of representa
tives and the senate, in accordance with
an invitation extended to him by the
house and the senate yesterday.
Dr. Buttrick is executive officer of the
general education board, and this board
has given many thousands of dollars for
educational purposes In the south, co
operating in all Instances with the state
educational departments and never taking
it upon themselves to interfere In any
manner with the state edpartment, other
than to aid them.
Dr. Buttrick was Monday invited to
address the general assembly and point
out any way he could suggest whereby the
legislators might aid the school system
of the south.
Dr. Buttrick was escorted to the chair
tn the house of representatives, w-here
the senate had already gathered, at 12
o’clock by Senator M. L. Ledford and
Representatives Fields, of Dooley, and
Stovall, of Chatham.
He was introduced to the members by
President Howell, of the senate. In a neat
lltue speech. Mr. Buttrick spoke for
nearly an hour and his address was
listened to with great Interest, his senti
ments being of the broadest, and he was
cheered frequently. He said that In the
main the wortt of the general education
board was not to interfere in the slightest
with the state system of Schools, but
to aid them with the approval and sanc
tion of the state school department. His
announcement that the general education
board would give money to negro schools
as the people of the state wanted it
given was greeted with hearty applause.
Dr. Buttrick said:
Mr. President and Gentlemen: Per
sonally. and on behalf of my associates
of the general education board, I thank
you for this great honor and privilege.
In Informing me of your action, asking
me to speak before you, the Hon. Mr.
Fields requested that I discuss the origin
plans and work of the general education
board? of which I am an executive officer.
Your time is valuable and you will, there
fore, thank me for proceeding at once to
this grateful task. First of all, let me tell
you of the origin of this board, perhaps
It would be better to say the genesis of
the general education board. A few
years ago a limited number of representa
tive men. mostly educators, met at Capon
Springs, in the mountains of Virginia, and
in a modest and unostentatious way or
ganized the Southern Educational confer
ence. In this retired and beautiful spot
from year to yeas these gentlemen and
others who become interested In them
and their purposes meet for discussion
of educational conditions and needs
throughout the southern states. Most of
them were men from the south, a lesser
number were from the north. Included
In this number was one man who has a
genius for organization—Mr. Robert C.
Ogden, of New York city—to whom, per
haps, more than to any other one man
the origin of the work which I represent
before you is to be traced. He saw that
the work needed to be popularized and
enlarged, and when one of its annual
meetings was called at Winston-Salem, N.
C„ he took steps to bring together a large
number of men and women, both from the
south and from the north. This meeting
will always be looked upon as one of the
greatest and most significant gatherings
of true patriots ever assembled in our
country. In the course of the meeting
at Winston-Salem a special committee re
ported recommending the appointment of
a committee of seven, who, with the pres
ident of the conference—Mr. Ogden-
should become a permanent board for
the promotion of education in the south
ern states. This board was duly appoint
ed and it first consisted of Hon. J. L. M.
Curry, of Washington; Hon. Charles W.
Dabney, of Knoxville, Tenn.; Professor
Edwin A. Aiderman, of Tulane univer
sity, New Orleans; President Charles D.
Mclver, of Greensboro, N. C.: Mr. George
Foster Peabody, of New York city; Pres
ident H. B. Frissell, of Hampton, Va.;
Dr. Wallace Buttrick, then of Albany, N.
Y., and by vote of the conference Mr.
Robert C. Ogden, of New York. This
board met for formal organisation in New
York city In November, 1901. Mr. Ogden
was elected chairman, Mr. Peabody treas
urer, and Dr. Mclver secretary. Since
that time the following gentlemen have
been added to the Southern Education
board: Mr. W. B. Baldwin, Jr., Mr. Wal
ter H. Page and Dr. Albert Shaw, of New
York city; Hon. Hugh H. Hanna, of In
dianapolis. Ind., and Rev. Edgar Gard
ner Murphy, of Montgomery, Ala. Mr.
Murphy is the executive secretary of the
Southern Education board, and Doctors
Curry. Dabney, Aiderman. Frissell and
Mclver its managing directors. This
board has at Its disposal a sum of $40,000
a year for two years, none of which is to
appropriated to schools, but all of which
is to be devoted to the conducting of a
campaign of education for education in
the southern states, in passing, it should
be said that the Southern Education board
is a distinct and separate organization,
and that the General Education board Is
equally a distinct and separate organiza
tion. It will be noticed that a majority of
the Southern Education board are south
ern men, and that the management of its
i affairs is entirely in their hands.
The members of the southern education
' al board from the north became deeply
I interested in educational conditions at the
sbuth. as made known to them by their
associates of the southern education
board, and soon became convinced that
another board should be organized, which
should have at its disposal large sums of
money for the promotion of education in
the southern states. Several preliminary
conferences were held and finally in Feb
' ruary last, we met in New York city and
organised what is known as the General
1 Education Board. On the day of our or
ganisation the sum of $1,000,000 was placed
in our hands for the prosceutlon of the
work contemplated by us. and further
sums have since been received. The fol
lowing gentlemen, their names in alpha
betical order, constitute the General Edu
• cation Board: W. H. Baldwin, Jr„ Wal
lace Buttrick. J. L. M. Curry, Frederick
T. Gates, Daniel C. Gilman. Morris K.
Jesup, Robert €’ Ogden, Walter H. Page,
George Foster Peabody and Albert Shaw.
Os this board William H. Baldwin. Jr.,
is chairman, George Foster Peabody,
treasurer, and Wallace Buttrick. •secre
tary and executive officer. You will no
tice htat a majority of this board are
northern men, although three of our num
ber. Dr. Curry, Dr. Page Mr. Pea
body. are natives of the south. The neces
sity for having a majority of its members
tn New York city is, of course, apparent
i to you as business men. because we meet
I often for the transaction of business and
I it is necessary that all members shall be
readily accessible.
We began our work the first week in
April, last, and opened offices at 116 Nas
sau street. New York ci y.t
Our first duty was the study of the sit
uation. We were convinced, and you sure
ly agree with the conviction, that before
proceeding with a work of such impor
tance there should be accurate and com
prehensive knowledge of educatnolal con
' ditior.s in the south. We had not proceed
ed far in this tsudy before we became con
vinced that our cnegies should be di
rected chiefly to the promotion of educa
tion in the rural districts. Approximately
86 per cent of the people in the south live
in the country. For the most part, the
people of towns and cities have adequate
educational facilities, while in the rural
districts these facilities are inadeqpate.
We also saw that a great need was of the
preparation of teachers for these rural
schools, and we therefore resolved that
a considerable part of our work should be
that of co-operating w-lth normal schools
and with other schools prepared to train
teachers. Now then, our problem was de
fined and we were in a measure prepared
to grapple with it. We decided that the
only proper avenue of approach to the
ing northern ideas at the south; quite
the contrary, we believe that the teachers
of the south must be the people of the
south, and that your schools must be'or
ganized and maintained by you in har
mony’ with your institutions and tradi
tions; in fact, we have conceived of our
selves simply as silent partners in the
great and important movement. I may il
lustrate what we mean: The New York
Central railway runs along the bank of
the Hudson river at tide water level for
150 miles. It is possible along this easy
grade for a modern locomotive to draw 15
Pullman cars at a speed of 50 miles an
hour, but when they reach the city of Al
bany there is a shorn grade for them to
overcome, and I am informed by the mas
ter mechanic of the road that no locomo
tive yet made? 1 is able to draw such a train
up that grade. When, therefore, one of
these great trains reach Albany a dingy
locomotive with large cylinders and small
drivers unadorned by a cowcatcher; not
permitted to toot its whistle save in re
sponse to the great locomotive at the fore,
couples in behind and pushes the train up
the hill. When they reach the summit
the pusher engine uncouples and quietly
backs down and awaits the next train
that needs its help, while the magnificent
locomotive and Its train speeds across the
The General Educational Board only asks
to couple in behind with your trains and
help you up the grade, and when you have
overcome the grade we promise to back
down and out of the way.
Let me now refer to one of the most Im
portant features of our work, namely, that of
conference with state and county superintend
ents. We do not presume to call such con
ferences ourselves: quite the contrary, we con
fer with state superintendents and the con
ferences are called by these officials and we
meet them as invited guests. I am proud to
say that the first of these conferences was held
in the state of Georgia. Let me tell you
briefly about this conference, which was held
in the city of Athens In September of this
year. Over 100 of the county school commis
sioners of Georgia gathered at that historic
and classic center of learning. We were wel
comed by that prince of gentlemen, Chancellor
HUI, and the conference was presided over by
my friend. State Superintendent Glenn. Pre
vious to the conference a seriee of questions
had been prepared by representative educators
of Georgia including in their number Chan
cellor Hill. Superintendent Glenn, Superintend
ent-elect Merritt. Commissioner Lawton B.
Evans and President E. C. Branson of the
normal school. These questions were printed
and space was left for written answers. At
the conference the county commissioners as
sembled in classrooms of the university and
answered theae questions, over 100 in number,
and which were designed to gather all essential
facts regarding educational conditions In Geor
gia. After these questions had been answered
in this way the papers thus filled out were re
ferred to a special committee who selected cer
tain topics for discussion. It is unnecessary
for me to- go into details, time will not per
mit but in a word I would say that for two
days we discussed together such questions as
"the consolidation of schools and the trans
portation of pupils," "the beautifying of
grounds and buildings.” "nature study and
manual training." "tAiat education would you
give the negro," and other topics of vital in
terest. Dean Russell of the Teachers College,
New York City, who was present with me
through the sessions of this conference, said
publically what he has repeated again and
again that thia was the most valuable con
ference of educators he had ever attended tn
hAt this point and quite in passing, I ought
to say that we are specially interested in pro
moting what is known in a vague way as
“the new education.” We have accepted the
principle that. ”«K%n a thousand facts for
purposes of culture, a thousand facta from
your own door yard are worth more than a
thousand facts from classical antiquity (Dr.
Buttrick then illustrated by two or three prac
tical examples what is meant by the new
educalon.) . . .
I am happy to say that conferences such as
was held at Athens have been arranged for In
tha following states: Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina. Alabama and Louisiana, and we
are already in correspondence with the re
maining state superintendents of the south. I
think you can at once see the sreat value
of these conferences. The meeting together and
the discussion of practical questions by the
county commissioners of the state is of itself
sufficient reward for the pains and labor in
volved. but In addition to thia the board which
I represent is made acquainted with the facts
in a state, with the men who are charged
with the responsibility of educating the young,
and we are able to select certain favorable
places in a state wh«re real and practical work
for rural schools can be done. For example,
largely as a result of the conference held at
Athens we have been able to select certain
counties in the state where we are already In
co-operation with the commissioners. Hancock
county, of which Hon. M. L. Duggan is the
commissioner, for example. Mr. Duggan has
raised a sum approximately 11.900 with which
he has added one month, and that the first
month of the year, to all the schools of the
county, white and colored. Ho wrote to our
board and asked us if we would contribute an
equal amount to prolong the term an additional
month at the end of the year. He further sug
gested that he would be glad to have us give
three-fourths of said amount next year, and
one- half sis said amount for the following year,
after which the county would be able to main
tain schools for eight months without outside
help It is perhaps unnecessary to say that
our board promptly responded to this reasona
ble appeal and appropriated a sum of money
which In the aggregate will be something more
than $4,000 to carry out this wise plan of Cora
missioner Duggan. Commissioner "Dennis, of
Putnam county, came to us to say that he had
raised $1,400 tn order that the schools of his
county might be prolonged one month, and we
promptly entered Into an alliance with him
appropriating for Putnam county on terms pre
cisely similar to those nt Hancock county a
sum of money which will exceed $3,000. Our
friend. Commissioner Brittain, of Fulton county,
came to us saying that there weYe two schools
in a remote section of this county which were
prepared to consolidate, and if we would appro
priate S4OO he would undertake to raise an
equal amount in order that a two-room school
house might be built and that the county board
of Fulton county would support two teachers
for that school. This we promptly did. There
are other counties In Georgia with whom we
are in correspondence where I strongly hope a
similar work may be done. You will notice that
in a proposition like this there are three es
sential factors. First, the man, given such
commissioners as Duggan. Dennis and Brit
tain, other conditions are hardly worth men
tioning. They themselves are a guarantee that
money contributed will be wisely and perma
nently invested. The second factor is the co
operation of -the local community. A third faet
Is that within a reasonable length of time a
large work will be supported by the county
Itself,
I may mention some other things that we
have done in Georgia: For example, we have
contributed SJ».(XM) to the School of Technology,
on condition that the citizens of Atlanta con
tribute a like sum; wc have contributed $5,000
a year for three years for 100 scholarships at
the normal school in Athens, said scholarships
having been duplicated by the patriotic wonv-n
of Georgia, so that 200 Daughters of the Con
federacy are now able to study at this normal
school through the co-operation of the women
of Georgia and the General Education Board;
we have contributed a modest sum to the
Winnie Davis memorial hall, the comer stone
of which was laid at Athens Inst Saturday; we
have also contributed in smaller amounts un
der the advice and counsel of state and county
commissoners certain sums for negro schools,
specially those which are engaged in the train
ing of teachers. In all w<> have contributed to
the state of Georgia somethlngln excess of
SM,OOO just as an earnest of our good Intentions.
It has been suggested to me that I might say
something as to how the work of education
might be promoted legislature of Geor
gia. I hesitate to dlsduss these matters, be
cause I would not for a moment appear as in
any way interfering with the administration of
local affairs, but we find that in certain states
provision has been made for local taxation for
I
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Pil’d 1902. with aho without tilcsoom
*• no MAKESHIFT. but the
best one roade for Terracing,
& tSSiP Ditching and Drainage. Price
$5 and >tc, including Tripod
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81Jt W. Alabama St., Atlanta, Ga.
FLORIDA OUTLAWS
TERRORIZE THE
com
DESPERATE GANG WHO ARE FOL
LOWERS OF ED BYRD, RE
SIST OFFICERS OF
THE LAW.
PENSACOLA. Fla., Nov. 3.—lt seems
like a great deal of trouble will eventu
ally occur at Bluff Springs. 40 miles north
of Pensacola, as the outcome of Ed
Byrd's arrest several days since. Byrd
is a white man and a lawless character.
To put him into subjection Deputy Sher
iff Brewton had to shoot and disable him.
Byrd has a number of serious charges
against him and he is held in the county
jail in this place without bail. A few days
ago, following a protracted drunk, he
went to the home of a respectable white
lady named Horton, 80 years of age. He
attempted a criminal assault on Miss Sa
rah Norton, 17 years old, and when the
old lady endeavored to make a resistance
and protect her daughter it is stated that
Byrd jumped on her and beat her up
shamefully, afterwards breaking up fur
niture in the place. Then, brandishing a
pistol, he threatened the women's lives
should they repoyt his acts to the officials.
Later he boasted that he would kill Dep
uty Sheriff Brewton and Justice of the
Peace Stilly should his arrest be attempt
ed.
The officers learned of the man’s acts
and Justice Stilly issued a warrant charg
ing him with assault with intent to rape
and assault and battery upon the old
lady.
Deputy Brewton took the paper and
wept In search of Byrd, whom he found
near the postoffice. Byrd started to run
and the officer chased him, gaining On the
man. when the latter wheeled and tried to
kill his pursuer by shooting him. Brewton
was equal to the occasion and shot Byrd
through the arm. Even after being thus
disabled the desperate man tried to again
kill the deputy, but was quickly disarmed.
He was brought here and his wound was
dressed.
Byrd's friends and associates are great
Jy wrought up over the shooting of their
comrade and openly gave out a threat
that all connected with putting the man
where he is must die. They particularly
designate Deputy Brewton and Justice
Stilly. A big barbecue* was held there Sat
urday and it became noised about that
an attempt would be made to kill the
two women witnesses who will appear
against Byrd. They resided by themselves
and when they heard that their lives
were in peril they applied for protection.
Justice Stilly placed Deputy Sheriff Shelby
at the Norton’s home. Early Friday night
a fusilade from ambush was directed to
ward the house, but no one was hurt. The
deputy endeavored to get sighj of some
of the mob, but was unable to*do so and
could only content himself by firing in
discriminately in direction from whence
'shots would come. It was not known who
did the firing from ambush, nor how many
were in the gang.
Fearing that the lady and daughter
would be hurt they have been removed to
the county ftfrm and are In constant fear
of something happening to them. All fur
niture and effects from their home has
been removed in case a fire is started by
the lawless and organised gang.
Sheriff Smith was apprized of conditions
at Bluff Springs ajid sent all available
deputies to bring peace there. One white
man named Campbell, about 25 years old,
was brought here last night and locked
up. He was alleged to have been a mem
ber of Byrd's gang and when arrested
was found to have a pistol in his pocket.
When this discovery was made Campbell
was charged with carrying concealed
weapons, the penalty for whicn Is a fine
of not less than SIOO in Florida now.
Byrd is charged with carrying concealed
weapons, assault with intent to rape, as
sault and battery, threatening, cursing
and using obscene language in the pres
ence of ladies. To all of these charges it
is stated he will enter a plea of guilty.
The criminal court will convene a week
from today and from this tribunal Byrd
will be sentenced.
The good people of the place are gfvltig
ttie officers every/ assistance toward a sup
pression of the gang.
Sweat Killed In Railroad Yards.
Frank Sweat, of 10 Tyler street, whose
duty it was to warn others of danger
from moving cars, was himself killed by
a train near the North avenue crossing,
Monday afternoon.
Sweat was an employe of the Western
and Atlantic railroad, and attended to
the lights on switches in the yards of that
road. Monday afternoon he was caught
by a train of moving cars and so injured
that death followed, shortly after he was
taken to the Elkin-Cooper sanitorium.
schools; for example. In the state of Mississippi
the county board of supervisors is permitted
under the constitution and laws of that state to
levy a county tax of three mills for public
sch<x>ls, and the people themselves by ma
jority vote are permitted to levy a tax not ex
ceeding 10 mills. In this way Mississippi, one
of the least wealthy of the states in the
south, has during the past few years made
tremendous strides in developing its public
schools. In that state you know there are
few cities and large towns, and yet they have
a real system of sch<*ols, a university, some
50 secondary schools preparing for the univer
sity and a cordon of elementary schools which
are constantly furnishing pupils for the secon
dary schools, and colleges. I understand that In
this state while there Is in the constitution
a permissive clause, that clause is practically
prohibitive, inasmuch as no vote for local tax
can be taken without the approval, first, ot
two successive grand luries. and when they
have s<> approved there is still required a
two-third majority of all voters registered at
the last general election. I am something of
a politician myself, and I think I know that
at no special election of the state of New York
would It be possible to get out two-thirds of the
recfstcred vote of a general election.
But I must not urge this matter: it rests with
you. I can only say that In the future work
ot our board in this state co-operation will be
much more effective and satisfactory if some
reasonable provision for local taxation may be
brought about. The only hope of general and
universal education rests with the taxpayer.
Permanent schools cannot be established on a
private foundation and under private direction
and support, whether It be by a local board
or trustees or a church organisation. We are
convinced that upon the state rests the re
sponsibility for education and that the smaller
the political unit charged with that responsibil
ity the surer and prompter will be the estab
lishment of adequate school facilities.
And now, gentlemen, let me thank you once
more for your great courtesy, which I highly
appreciate. I would gladly prolong this discus
sion. but I realize that I have already reached
the limit of a reasonable assignment of time.
I.et me say that we believe our board is estab
lished on a permanent moral and financial foun
dation. We crave the high privilege oi bear
ing a part with you in the education of the
youth of the land. When once your schools ar«
established we will withdraw to other fields
where our offices may be in demand. I think it
goes without saying that we have no ulterior,
much less sinister design. I rejoice to say that
our motives are not Questioned by the people
of the south, but that, quite the contrary, we
are acopted as brethren and we are receiving
most cordial co-operation from them in official
and private life. Your own state superintendent.
Dr Glenn, has worked with us and for us con
stantly. I am hapny te say. also, that his suc
cessor. Mr. Merritt, has repeatedly met us in
conference and has assured us of his cordial
and hearty sympathy with us in our work. We
are Indebted to the county commissioners of
this state, 125 of whom have furnished us with
reports regarding renditions In their counties,
i»nd now we are under profound obligations to
you gentlemen for this high privilege and great
honor of being permitted to present our work
to your honorable body. We seek your counsel
and your advice; we yeek to co-operate with
you in this work of education and I am quite
sure that before your eyes, as before mine,
there is a vision of an onward marching column
of children and youth who within a few short
years will take our places in the world, and
we hope and pray that they will be better pre
pared than we to assume the solemn obligations
and enjoy the high privileges of American citi
zenship
gl S : —" ' ■ "
SUGGESTIONS FROM ||
OUR CORRESPONDENTS I
MR. CLEVELAND’S RECORD
WARMLY DEFENDED
To the Editor of The Journal:
It is not my purpose or object to in
trude upon your valuable space by pre
cipitating a useless discussion through
your columns as to what constitutes De
mocracy, but I should like to reply
through The Journal to the Inconsisten
cies embraced in the communication of
Mr. E. E. G. Roberts, which appeared in
Saturday's Journal referring to my let
ter inserted in your paper of the 24th.
and impugning as it does the Democracy
of ex-President Cleveland.
Mr. Robert's assumption that I obtain
ed any information as to the number of
presidents elected by the Democratic par
ty within the past (nearly) fifty years
from the Birmingham News or other
newspapers 'ls merely imaginative, as the
correctness of my statement is as would
be known by any student of geometry, a
self evident proposition, and hence it is
not necessary for a person of even ordin
ary intelligence to refer to a newspaper
for guidance on this point, as it is simply
a historical fact.
I would remind Mr. Roberts of the fact
that Mr. Tilden was never president,
though I believe, as do the great masses
of the Democratic party, that he was
elected but deprived of the high office to
which the people elected him by the
electoral fraud of 1876. But be that as it
may, it is well known and rerfembered
that the platform of 1876 upon which Mr.
Tilden was nominated was a sound money
platform, and it is beyond dispute that
the views entertained by him touching the
great economic questions agitating the
country were identically the same' as
those evinced by .the great statesman
whom Mr. Roberts Is now pleased to term
in substance as a traitor to his party,
and I venture to say that had Mr. Til
den Imbibed the visionary and dangerous
theories which have taken possession of
the latter day Democracy that he would
liot have received a single electoral vote
north of Mason and Dixon's line, or west
of the Mississippi river. •
I presume Mr. Roberts while character
izing Mr. Cleveland as a marplot and a
traitor to his party, regards the Hon. W.
J. Bryan as a typical and true Democrat,
and yet prior to his nomination in 1896
he stated most positively and unequivocal
ly in his public speeches, delivered in va
rious southern cities, that if the party
should place in nomination a candidate
for that high office whose ideas did not
coincide with his own, as previously ex
pressed, that he would withhold from him
his support. "Oh! consistency, thou art a
jewel!”
Referring to the private sale of bonds
to J. P. Morgan & Co., to which Mr. Rob
erts refers, if he will take into consid
eration the arrangement which Mr. Cleve
land entered into with the syndica/e
which purchased the bonds, whereby
Morgan & Co. agreed that they would re
place in the treasury all the gold which
might be withdrawn therefrom, exacting
no premium therefrom, he will find by
summing up the withdrawals and rein
statements that the deal which Mr. Cleve
land made with this syndicate instead of
proving a loss to the government, did
by keeping the gold reserve intact actu
ally save the government many millions
of dollars which it would have been re
quired to pay in interest on an addition
ad issue of bonds which would have be
come absolutely necessary had not this
agreement existed.
As to the perfidy charged to Mr. Cleve
land in his acceptance of the presidential
nomination in 1892, it is sufficient to say
that in his letter to the committee notify
ing him of his nomination, he stated dis
tinctly and frankly his position on the
coinage question, and the party voted and
elected him with a full knowledge of the
fact as proclaimed by him that he was
diametrically opposed to the unlimited
free coinage of silver at the 16 to 1 ratio,
and hence no reasonable person can Im
pute bad faith to him in consequence
thereof.
Mr. Cleveland has ever been just and
kind to the southern people, appointing
ex-Confederates to positions in his cabin
et, to nearly all the highest diplomatic
positions abroad, and upon the highest
judicial tribunal in this country, but un
fortunately he Incurred the displeasure
of the professional office seekers and poli
ticians in refusing to fill all the places
in the public service with their hench
men and hence they use the free silver
hobby simply as a pretext to conceal the
Xeal cause of their opposition.
CLARENCE T. WALKER.
Atlanta, Ga.
ANOTHER SUGGESTION
ABOUT THE DEPOT
"yo the Editor of The Journal:
The legislature is in session again, and
communications about the depot question
should be In order, so here is another
plan for the suffering public to consider.
The idea is to have the depot face on the
Whitehall street viaduct, with the main
entrance on the viaduct, and another en
trance on Broad street. All the space
between the viaduct and the Broad street
bridge should be occupied by the depot
proper; that is, the ticket offices, waiting
rooms, etc. On the ground floor beneath
\he waiting rooms could be placed the
biggage rooms, mall rooms, etc. From the
Broad street brt<J|re west could extend the
train shed as far as the demand for track
space required. An entrance to the depot
from the Forsyth street bridge could also
be arranged. All the trains would enter
the depot from the west, the Georgia and
Southern using the belt lines for their
through trains. By this plan the depot
would be removed the shortest distance
from its present location, yet sufficient
space secured to meet all requirements,
and no readjustment of street grades
would be necessary.
The present depot site could be used for 1
a city hall, public market or a large audi
torium could be built where public meet
ings. conventions, et<x, could be held.
Another plan would be to convert all the
property between the viaduct and Loyd
street Into a park, something on the order
of Fountain square in Cincinnati.
To carry out this plan, considerable leg
islation and concessions would be neces
sary but it would enable Atlanta to have
a centrally located depot, accessible from
all directions.
JOHN O. JONES.
VETERAN WANTS TO HEAR
FROM OLD COMRADES
To the Editor of The Journal:
I would thank you to publish follow
ing in place provided for that purpose ir
your paper: “J. Sext enlisted company A,
Twenty-second battalion, exchanged with
Young in German Volunteers company I.
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at the spring-. It is a geological di»-ove.-y, to which there Is nothing added or takenfrom. It lathe
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Jiving person who de-iree better health, or who suffers pains, ills and dtseaaee which have defied the
medical world and grown worse with s<h. We care not for your skepticism, bat ask only yeur investi
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THEO. NOeVCOMPAJCY, Dept. B. R.. 837, SS«, W. North Ave., Chloa«o, Illa-
Captain Ambeck. Lieutenant Fleck, were
officers in the company. The company was
made up mostly of Germans from Savan
nah. I was wounded at Kennesaw. After
leaving hospital served as baker. Was
talking to a man named Martin when I
was wounded. My name was spelled Sext
on pay roll. Would like to hear from
any survivor. Address J. Sext, 99 Dodd
avenue, Atlanta, Ga.
MEMBER OF SMITH CAMP
DENIES PUBLISHED STORY
MACON, Ga., November 1.
To the Editor of The Journal:
Permit me to correct through your col
umns a gross misstatement of facts in re
gard to the resignation of officers of R.
A. Smith camp Confederate veterans
which appeared in The Journal of Octo
ber 31. The special dispatch from Macon
to The Journal says: "It is now a settled
fact that the R. A. Smith camp of Con
federate veterans has divided. At the last
three meetings of the camp all of the offi
cers resigned except the commander of the
camp, it being rumored at the time that
the resignations were being offered with
the end in view of organizing a new
camp.”
The first assertion of The Journal’s Ma
con representative is so grossly incorrec\
‘so far from the actual truth, it is hardly';
w-orth mentioning. So far from being
divided the camp is in a better condition
and more enthusiastic and with a member
ship of more than 200—greater than it ever
was since its organization. The enthusi
asm of its membership was evidenced by
the large number it carried to the recent
State reunion in Columbus. As this unre- -Yl
liable correspondent says, truthfully, “At
the recent reunion in Columbus, it had|
more men in the line of march than any' - Vj
other three camps that were represented.”
The second misstatement of this corres
pondent that "At the last three meetings
of the camp all of the officers resigned ex
cept the commander of the camp,” is
equally as incorrect as his statement that
the camp had divided. The truth is, that
two of the officers, vi».: the quartermaster
and commissary, were the only officers
who resigned and as the camp is not in
actual service ana have go rations to is
sue; or store to take care of. their vacan
cies have not been filled by the com- .
mander. The camp Is fully equipped with
all the officers necessary for its conduct
and the commander, adjutant and treasu
rer with their assistant committees will
continue earnestly to discharge their du- «
ties as they have always done tn the
past. And it will be the aim of all of the
members of R. A. Smith camp fearlessly,
earnestly and patriotically to exemplify in
the peaceful walks of life the noble ex
ample of Col. R. A. Smith, for whom it
is named, who gave his life to his coun-,
try. The facts are that Adjutant Bon
ner tendered his resignation because of
feeble health and Comrade Wilcox, who
was doing his work as a matter of accom
modation, declined to continue the work.
Comrade Poe was promptly appointed ad
jutant. on the acceptsyice of Comrade
Bonner's resignation and is now doing
duty as such regularly, faithfully and
correctly. •
True, some of the comrades of our camp
(how many, are unknown), have seen fit
to take steps for the organization of a new
camp. This is their right and none can
or will undertake to deprive them of it.
It may be that the parties getting up the
new camp intend to include in its mem
bership all sons and daughters of veterans
who will join. Some of us do not see just
how this can be done, as there are now
three orders existing which will be in
terested and represented in the combina
tion, but that is none of our business.
This we know, R. A. Smith Camp. No.
484, United Confederate • Veterans, was
never more harmoniously united in devo
tion to the principles and purposes of the
organization than now. R. A. Smith Camp.
No. 484. United Confederate Veterans, has
never had a more gallant or devoted com
mander than it has now, in the person of
Capt. Ab. F. Jones, a more efficient adju
tant than W. A. Poe, or a more faithful,
zealous treasurer than Captain McKervey.
True, we have no chaplain because our
Comrade J. B. K. Smitn is taking his way
out from among us to another region, but
we have plenty of praying men in our '
ranks and while we part with those going
into the new camp with kindly feelings,
R. A. Smith Camp. No. 484, United Con
federate Veterans, with Ab. F. Jones, W.
A. Poe and Comrade McKervey to direct
its machinery and guard its interests will;
go on its way, serenely doing its duty to
the end, giving all the aid, encouragement
and good cheer/possible to the new camp
and all Its members, male and female.
J. B. K. SMITH.
The above is endorsed by commander,
adjutant and camp.
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WILL BE DISCONTINUED. YOU
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TALKS ABOUT THE JOURNAL.
He Means Well.
Telfair Enterprise.
The Atlanta Journal’s para«rapher has rood
intentions, whether he sncceeds in causin* ths
election of a south Georgia candidate or not.
A Shining Mark.
Carroll Free Press.
The legislature being in session Tom Loyless,
of The Atlanta Journal, has a mark as big aa
a bam door at which to tire those peerlesa par
agraphs.
Always Interesting.
Bainbridge Argus.
( Airs. W. H. Felton is a regular contributor to
I The Atlanta Journal. All' of her articles show
I a wide breadth of knowledge, and her English
| is terse.
Journal Sets the Pace.
West Point News.
As a nace setter for southern dailies. Ths
Atlanta Journal has been in the lead for several
years and easily holds her proud position.
Another Soul Saved.
Lawrenceville Journal.
Mr. J. G. Loveless, a prominent and toell
to-do citizen of Dacula, gave our office a pleas
ant call last week. He subscribed for The
Gwinnett Journal and The Atlanta Journal.
Strange, But True.
Albany Herald.
The Atlanta Journal tantalisingly calls at
tention to the fact that it required south Geor
gia votes to elect a north Georgia man speaker »
of the bouse of representatives.
A Great Daily.
Darien Gazette.
Tom Loyless coniines to make the first col
umn on the editorial page of The . Atlant*
'journal a bright feature of that great dally.
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