About The sunny South. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1875-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1887)
THE SUNNY SOUTH, ATLANTA, GY, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1887, 5 b CTTE:R L& PlUPll Springfield, Missouri. It? Pine Location and Climate—Its People and Society—Marriage Bells- Prohibition. Editor Sunny Sodtii: Springfield—“Queen o£ the Ozarks”—is a charming town of about twenty-live thousand inhabitants, and is fifteen hundred feet above the gulf—at the top of the range of mountains known as the Ozark, run ning southwest through a fine blue grass country, on whose fertile plateaus and green valleys, thousands of blooded stock browse, and from whose hillsides hundreds of the pret tiest mountain streams gurgle and leap Gulf- ward. Only a few years ago ours was a village of a thousand or so; but our rich soil, mineral wealth, and the finest climate all the year round, on this continent, has attracted thou sands of immigrants from less favored regions. The Northern or Yankee element here rather outnumbers the people who love the ‘‘Sunny South,” and while we are in extreme South Missouri geographically, we are politically and socially a Northern town—while in North Mis souri the people are Southerp. Our political and social complexion arises from the large number of Northerners who have been attracted to this part of the State because of the political congeniality of the early settlers of this country, mostly East Tennes seeans; whose sympathies against everything Southern is well known, and was painfully felt twenty-three years ago. There are a few not able exceptions to the above even amoDg East Tennesseeans here. (in the whole we have good society—the blending of the two sections where homogeni- ly has been reached makes a good people. The courtesy, vivacity and ooliteness of the South erners improves the Yankees who assimilate it; while the practical ways of the Northerner is a great addition to the Southerner, who is quick to “catch on.” Here a family worth twenty to thirty thous and will, in many instances, do all their own conking and house work—they will rent you all the spare rooms in their house at a good price, and do many sensible things, for the sake of economizing, that I am sorry to say, our Southern people wont do, but should learn to do. The ruddy, healthy giow in the face of our young people shows what benefit can be derived from constant exercise of the muscular system while the mental is also being devel oped. f love the South and all her grand and good ways and institutions—her social system is the admiration of all who are acquainted with it, and have soul to appreciate a good thing; yet she has some faults and short comings which only become apparent when one has seen something better. 1 know the South in her more comely days, betore the despoiling hand of war swept down on her; I knew her through that sad struggle; and afterwards when she was robbed of all save honor by the hand of the hordes of mer cenaries who infested her sunny land, and brutalized her people. Yet I believe that out of all her dark hour* light has followed, and that to-day she is purer and better than ever, having come through the lire not only untar nished—but purified. The South, with her chivalry and unre strained honor, is the salt that has saved and will save our civilization from being annihi lated by the rule or ruin fanaticism policy of the puritans who measure all men by the stan dard of dollars and cents. Wherever the Sunny South is read it car ries glad tidings, and stimulates the growth and retention of those better qualities of our nature, that makes our fellow man feel, when in contact with us, that there is, after all, something in life worth living for besides the sordid. Lovely October, in Springfield, has stimu lated the God-implanted desire far mating; and already two young ladies from our best socie ty, have wedded. On the 5th of October, Miss Annie Waits, of Walnut street, was married to Mr. Walter Williams a young lumber dealer of this city. The wedding was attended by over a hundred friends, and was in every respect a grand af fair; while the presents were numerous and elaborate. On the 11 tli of October, at the h»me of the bride's father, on Market street, Miss Susie, daughter of Hon. Jerry Cravens, was married to Hon. W. E Bowden, an attorney of this city. Judge Cravens, the bride’s father, is of a good old Southern family of the best extrac tion, who still clings to the pure, good ways of the best Southern society. The judge stands at the head of the bar here, and was the dem ocratic candidate for Congress from this dis- drict last year. The bride is a pretty, accom plished blonde just out of her teens. Mr. Bowden is also of a good Southern family, and is himself late of Tennessee; and is one of our best young lawyers. No event for years— save bis own marriage—has made your corres pondent so happy, and given him a more en joyable evening, than this delightful, plain, el egant and tasteful wedding of Miss Susie’s. Sir. Will Battey, of Borne, Ga., has recently been paying our city a visit. Col. F. S. Jones, of this city, has returned from Atlanta, perfectly charmed with your city. A grand reception was tendered President and Miss Cleveland last Friday morning at the early hour of 5, by a thousand or so of our people, at the Gulf depot; but owing to a pre- j arranged programme, the Presidential party I could only accept our offered hospitality by j running through at a speed of twenty miles per hour, without a stop. We are sorry, and hope the President will recover from his dis- | appointment. We are in the midst of a local option cam paign, and from the way that both the “1. o.’s” and “antis” quote extracts from the Atlanta papers, to show the bad and good effects of the-enforcement of the law, we are led to be lieve that there is a lie out somewhere. Should the Editor of the Sunny South visit Kansas City, he should not fail to stop a few days in our charming mountain city. Please call and see us S. C. October, 1(5, 188(5. Eufaula, Alabama. Female College, which was established over a q.v. r er of a century ago, is under tbe Presi dency of Kev. A. II. Tood, a gentleman of tbe highest Christian character, supported by a su perior faculty, and affords adequate advantages to young ladies seeking a first-class education. Two male academies are also in operation here. Tbe Eufaula & Clayton railroad will un doubtedly be extended to Ozark, Uade county, in this State. Eufauia favors the extension, whi'e Clayton looks upon it with alarm, and denies the right of way through her limits. A number of weddings are booked tor the c nning winter. Our merchants are doing a thriving business and money is plentiful. Mercator. October, 1887. Athens, Tennessee. Caught and Kept the “Boom r —Re sources —Railroads — Industries— Grant Memorial University— Educational and Indus trial Future Editor St nny South: It would seem to be offering an impertinence to describe the exact location of our town, as there is but one Ath ens, Tennessee, and few towns anywhere of equal enterprise and intelligence. Surely President Cleveland’s geographical ideas must have been a little hazy when he called Nash ville “the Athens of the South.” He must have meant our Athens!—the acknowledged worthy namesake of the ancient seat of learn ing. But perhaps for the sake of the unfortunate few who have never heard of Athens, Tenn., it is best to state that it is in McMinn county, midway between Chattanooga and Knoxville, on the E. T. Ya. & Ga. Railroad. Our pretty town is on the eve of becoming an important manufacturing city, being the centre of a min eral region of untold wealth. Within the past year, like so many Southern towns, it cap tured the Bpirit of the prevailing boom—and unlike many of them has retained it. Home capitalists, supplemented bv northern bankers and native financial “Rip Van Winkles,” have inaugurated new railroads, street-cars, woolen mills, and cotton factories; and contemplate soon adding extensive waterworks, electric lights, and all the et ceterns essential to perfect alive citv of this progressive age. The Athens Mining and Manufacturing Com pany now have their plans established upon a solid foundation: and it is only a question of time—and brief time at that—when their brill iant ideas will take on material Bhape. The Nashville and Tellico road is being rapidly built from Athens to the Tellico ore beds, and wiil tap a country rich in iron, slate, marble and valuable timber. We have three newspapers—the Post (estab- tablished in 1848), and tbe Citizen, democratic, and the Athenian, a progressive republican paper, whose Editor, Mr. McCarron, establish ed the first daily ever published in Athens. The Ingleside Dairy, of which Mr. Gettys, President of the Tennessee Jersey Stock Asso ciation, is owner, is deservedly famous all over the South for its fine heard of Jerseys, its im mense spring of ice-cold crystal waters, and its beautiful, well-kept premises. We have the Grant Memorial University— an institution of high character, and other schools which sustain the reputation Athens has always borne of being the seat of culture and intellectual growth; however soundly she inav have commercially slept hitherto. The community sustains about half a dozen dry goods houses—prominent among them the handsome establishment of Messrs. McKeldin & Nixon. Only one saloon survives the upheaval «f popular opposition, and its demise would be hailed with joy. Athens is proud of her pro hibition record—having polled a large majority in favor of the amendment. The Sunny South has a full quota of enthu siastic adherents in Athens. Among its warm est friends was Mrs. Nannie Gillespie, whose recent death caused deep sadness in the com munity. She was !ke daughter of Gen. Braz- zleton, and the wife of Dr. James Gillespie, an eminent physician and gaiiant Confederate Colonel, who awaited her “under the shade of the trees” of the river of Stonewall Jack son’s vision. Sub Rosa. Athens, Tenn., Oct. 22, 1887. Our Portrait Gallery. PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF DISTINGUISHED MEN AND WOMEN. L. Q. C. Lamar. Lucius. Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar is the full name of the great Southerner. Senator Lamar is advaLcing to the sere and yellow leaf, although as jet he gives little evidence of physical decay. When under great mental strain he gives way, and this is perhaps the only evidence of the nervousness of old age. In contrast to the general impression. Senator Lamar, under ordinary circumstances, is a cool, impassionate man, and his counsel is of- las for the Presidency—an epoch in hfs life to which he points whir special pride—and in which Le believes to he the nehlest and ablest work of bis political life—publishing at Homer, La., “Blackburn's IKmer’s Illiad,” famous as being the only Union paper ia the Gulf States i that Jived during the war. I After the war he became a Republican; but i avoiding all narrow prejudices and personal an • ! imosities,- he took broad views, and discussed | questions not as a partizan, but as a states- i man. He was a member of the Louisiana Con- | stitu icnai question of IStiT 8, and of the Forti- | eth Congress from the Fifth Louisiana Dis- ! trict, and as such was largely instrumental in i restoring the Stale to its normal position in ! the Union. He was also a member of the i State Senate four years, and Parish Judge of : Claiborne Parish one term In ail these hon orable and responsible positions his natural LUCIUS QUINTUS CINCINNATUS LAMAR ten sought by membtrs of both parties. When, however, he becomes enthusiastic over his sub ject the typical Southern character leaps its bounds, and he is then the elrquent, passion ate pleader of his cause. He is above the av erage height, and in his younger days wa3 of magnificent physique. He is a great student. He was born in Putnam county, Georgia, Sep tember 17, 1825, and graduated from Emory College in 1845 He studied law under the Hon. A. H. Chappell and was admitted to the bar in 1847. He went to Mississippi in 184!), and was made professor of mathematics in the Mississippi University. He resigned in 1S50 and went to Covington, Georgia. He estab lished a law practice and was elected re the Legislature in 1851! In 1854 he returned to Mississipoi and was sent to Congress. He sat in the 35th and .'Jtith Congress. In 18t51 he represented his State in the Convention of the Southern States, and daring the same year en tered the Confederate army. In 1803 he was sent by President Davis to Russia on diplo matic business. After the close of the war he was sent to the 43d and 44lh Congresses, and in 1877 was sent to represent Mississippi in the U. S. Senate. In March, 1885, he was MARY N(HALLES MURFREE. Mr. Weston has applied for and taken out up wards of two hundred patents, pertaining to the practical application of electricity. He was the first man who prepared tbe copper coated carbons which are so generally used throughout the world in the arc ;orui of elec tric lighting. His claim to the invention of a tone dynamo-electric machine, which would serve for electro-metallurgical works, remains undisputed in the scientific world. In 1875 Weston took out his first patent. Much at tention has been devoted, by him, to the pro duction of light and the transmission of power by electricity. Mr. We6ton has also highly distinguished himself by constructing several motors of remarkable efficiency which were used for the purpose of propelling electric torpedo-boats. It would be impossible to enu merate the inventions of Mr. Weston, but they all prove him to be a man of great ener gy and much fertility of resource. It is ex tremely difficult to believe that the magnifi cently complete electrical and chemical|labora- tory in Newark, New Jersey, is certainly the most extensive of its kind in the United States, should be founded, built and so thoroughly equipped within comparatively a few years, by the youthful Englishmen who came here with out friends or money. By his indomitable perseverance and almost unaided efforts he has conquered seemingly insurmountable ob stacles; hundreds and hundreds of buildings, streets and other places throughout the coun try are illuminated by the system of electric lighting which Weston has perfected. Edward Weston is still a young man, thirty seven years of age, in the full prime of his life and he owes hie present fame and high reputation entirely to his energetic industry. ! characteristics—superior ability backed by ! kindness of heart and greatness of soul—the j comprehensive mini to perceive the right and the moral courage to do it, were conspicuously manifested. He is now the editor of the Little Rock Republican. His political adversaries honor and respect hint for his unbending in tegrity, and his long, useful and illustrious life. In him are developed the noblest traits of southern character; and although the writer of this sketch is opposed to Mr. Blackburn in politics, she can say for him that in the dark est days of the past he never forgot his section or his people, and was always as swift to de fend them against oppression as was the most valiant champion who measured political lances with him In the priv’fe walks of life, Mr. Blackburn’s influence is felt fir the ; r.atcst and sublimest good- He loves bis family with a devotion rarely equaled. Socially he is hospitality it self. As a conversationalist, he is comprehen sive and brilliant—no one ever tires of hearing him talk, lie readily lends his personal and editorial services to assist in righting tbe wrongs done a fellow being. In this regard he stands pre-eminent. He is a philanthropist, A Reply to Judge Tucker. Editor of the Sunny South: Sir:—Judge Tucker in his strictures upon Mr. Davis’ anti prohibition letter, is, himself guilty of a piece of “miserable sophistry which can only insult the understanding of the intelligent”—a piece of sophistry, which coming from one whose mind must have received a legal training, is simply astounding. “We have,” writes the Judge, “laws against seduction, and against the ruin of girls under the age of consent. Now, such laws” invade the individual liberty and moral responsibility “of those who seek to commit these crimes against morality. Let us repeal such laws. Let the criminal be deterred and reformed by the ‘twin hand-maidens of education and re ligion,’ according to the suggestion of Mr. Danis ” No one, not blinded by fanaticism, could find the slightest foundation on which to base the charge that Mr. Davis had made any snch infamous suggestion. But, to continue this remarkable "specimen of logic. “Why, yes, so let the burglar snd robber be reformed by these blessed hand-maidens! Meanwhile, let them rob and murder, it will all come right ia the end, etc. etc.”— Comment.—Seduction, burglary, robbery, murder, and the traffic in women for immoral purposes, are, under all circumstances and conditions—whether prohibited by law or not —absolute evils (mala per se el in essentia); they are, therefore, prohibited and punished by laws, which do not and cannot invade tbe individual liberty and moral responsibility of the offender. But no one—aniess it be a crank—will maintain that the use of stimu lants is an absolute evil, to be classed with the crimes just enumerated; and this is the posi tion the Judge has taken. His feelings nave evidently, overcome his judgment and legal acumen. The prohibitionists, in their temperate zeal, shut their eyes to the faettkatthe abu.-e and net the use of a thing—not essentially evil—con stitutes the sin. As there is no absolute wrong in the use of liquor, there can be no absoinie wrong in its manufacture and sale; and Mr. Davis holds—and justly—that the law docs in vade the personal liberty of the individual when it seeks to restrict him in the proper use of anything—not essentially evil—which the Creator has placed within his reach. We pun ish the murderer, but not the manufacturer of the weapon with which the crime is commit ted; so, also, the incendiary, but there is no law to condemn the maker of the match that ignites the flames. If we seek to prohibit the use of whatever is or can be turned to nefari ous purposes, what article—of necessity, even —will he safe from prohibitory laws? I am no advocate of intemperance in any thing, but I do advocate persona! liberty so far as it is consistent with the rights of others. Restrict the sale of liquor, if you will; place the saloon under nolice surveillance; co n pel the saloon-keeper to give bond to mainta ; n a decent house and not a brothei, and punish W. JASPER BLACKBURN. I him or his enstomers by line, confiscation cr | imprisonment if either go beyond the limits Its Excellent Situation and Advan- I prescribed by the law; but do not, by prevent- tages—Schools. Churches and Railways. Editor Sunny South : This charming little city is situated iu that fertile region, Southeast Alabama, on the steep bank of the Chattahoo chee river, between two large creeks—Chewala on the North and Barbour on the South. Her population consists of about six thousand peo ple, who are celebrated for their morality and hospitality. Pure water is abundant, and is found every where. Our artesian water-works will be in operation very soon—three weils having been completed, which will supply the amount of water required by the contract with the com- pany. Eufaula is a city of churches, there being six white and a number of colored, and is without a superior in the observance of the Sabbath. ing tho manufacture and sale of stimulants, endeavor to abolish one evil by introducing a series of others. Let prohibition succeed, and our statute-books will be loaded with penal laws whose enforcement will end in search- warrants and domiciliary visits, and breed a host of spies, informers, blackmailers et id om- ne genus, who. to turn an honest (?) per ny, will not scruple to tend “an itching palm” to those who would escape the meshes of the law. As Mr. Davis says, “why not allow the hand-maidens of virtue and morality (edu cation and Christianity) to continue, unembar rassed, in tbe civilizing work” of eradicating intemperance as well as other evils equally as great. E. H. West Pascagoula, Miss., Oct. 18th 1887 made Secretary cf the Interior by President Cleveland, a position which he has ti led with conspicuous ability and fidelity. The va cancy on tho Supreme Court bench of the United States caused by the death of Justice Woods, will probably he filled by L. Q C. La mar. Although the appointment hat not as yet been tendered to Mr. Latuar, it is thought the President wiil do so. TV. Jasp9r Blackburn. Tbe honor of our conntry demands that none of her great men he neglected—that their ser vices he properly appreciated, and their char acters proclaimed re the world, as deserving the pride and the emulation of the American people. Especially is this true of those whose principles are deep-rooted, whose lives show a hearty, consiste't and uncompromising sup- port of truth and justice, and whose purity of heart ana honesty of puroose are beyond and above the breath of slander and er vy re sully or disprove Such a man is the Hon. W. Jas per Blackburn, the subj-ct of this sketch. Mr. Blackburn was born iu the State (then ‘--ft pure and simple, just as God made him, and does good for its own sake. Tho writer can trnth’.ully record his noble deeds iu this respect, when through his influence and philanthropic efforts he brought great happiness to an hum- bl6 and suff. ring household. I Mr. Blackburn has raised a large family of | fair girls and manly hoys most of whom nave j passed the quiet shore before him. His chief ! home delight now is in loving and earessing a favorite pit grandson, Shel ey Blackburn— “little Shelley” as ue fondly calls him. Tho writer first knew Mr. Blackburn in 1859 60, at Homer, Lit., where he audker first hus band wore true and warm friends though rad ically differing politically. That acquaint ance was subsequently renewed at Fine Binff and Little Rock, and in more recent years we met under Circumstances that tried and prov ed the true man. It is because of their long and sacred acquaintance, ai d his true and un broken friendship to me and mine, that I have felt it due him, and to the public, that I should bestow this sketch. Mrs. Florida M. Reed. West Point, Ga., 1887. EDWARD WESTON. and comfort incline to Warner Bros., corset. The Coraline, Flexible Hip, and Health corcets ' constructed oy these phiianthropical gentle- ...... _ , men with a view of securing the well-being of Her citizens are refined and cultured, and i womankind, are known ro the commerce of two iitranff«rs are alwavs welcomed and treated continents as irreproachable curious of modern Territory) of Arkansas, July 20th, 1820. When seven years old his father died leaving a widow with a large family in a wild, sparsely settled wilderness. When seventeen his moth er died: and then, penniless, with only the lit tle education his hard-working mother had given him, he started to face and fight the bat tle of life. When nineteen (1839) he signed »■- | his own indentures as aD apprentice to the Lrdies wlo like t j judiciously combine style j printing trade, which then meant years of la- strangers are always welcomed and treated with urbanity. The climate being salubrious, we have very little sickness. In manufactories, even Eufaula is far in ad vance of many cities twice her size, and we bid fair to have many more. The scenery is magnificent; but that shall be described at some future period, as 1 have not the time now to do it justice. We have schools in abundance. The Union Large birds with yellow breasts, red top- knots,"black wings, green backs and many- colored tail feathers are seen on the beautiful new hats on display in Ridley's millinery rooms which are conceded to be the finest par lors on either side of the “big pond.” borious service. He loved his chosen art and pursued it assiduously and conscientiously. Ambitious also of acquiring knowledge, he lime in that direction, so that when his apprenticeship expired he could wield a pen of which his friends were proud, and which his enemies feared. In 1848 he went to Louisiana, where he pub lished and edited a paper nntiil879 (thirty-one years;) and, although published in a small country village achieved a national reputation, in political argument, ptvsonal satire, and melting pathos, ho had few equals and no su periors among his contt mporaries. Before tk$ war he was a Democrat and supported Doug- SIR CHARLES PUFPER. Edward Weston. A new compstitor of Thomas A. Edison, in electrcial inventions, has sDrungup in Edward Weston, who issteadily gaining world renown, and who stands as an electrician and inventor of the first rank, both in this country and iu Europe. Edward Weston was born in Eng land and first came to this country in the year 1870. He bad previously devoted much of his time and attention to the study of medicine, but that science proved entirely distasteful to him. He possessed a natural aptitude for me- s which he ini and he made numerous experiments in chem istry and with electricity from his boyhood. He received a thorough school education, bit the practical one which he acquired from per sonal observation was of much greater use to him in after life. Of him it may be truly said that he is practically and theoretically a self- made man, for although he was well armed with letters of introduction, on coming to this country, he nevertheless experienced consid erable difficulty in procuring employment. Mary Noialles Murfree. Since the time when George Eliot was sup posed to be a man, there has not been so great a sensation as that created by the discovery of a feminine personality behind the name of Charles Egbert Craddock. While well known that Craddock was an assumed name, the style, subject-matter, even the hand writing, contained no feminine suggestions. Charles Egbert Craddock has been a favorite contribu tor to the Atlantic for several years. The first published story was “The Dancin’ at Harri son’s Cove.” When Mr. Aldrich became edi tor of the Atlantic, he remembered this story and his first act was to write to the author asking for further contributions. He received a pleasant reply which, however, did not throw much light upon the author’s personality. The manuscript of “Mr.” Craddock certainly had nothing feminine about it. It was almost startlingly vigorous with large, bold charac ters, every letter as plain as print, and in the writings there is not the slightest trace of fem inine influence. One day in 1885, when Mr. Aldrich was in his office, word was brought that a lady wished to see him and was very much surprised when be beard that Bhe was Charles Egbert Craddock. Miss Mary Noialles Murfree, known by the nom de plume of Charles Egbert Craddock, is the authoress of the beautiful and powerful stories of Tennessee Mountain life, that appeared in the Atlantic several years ago. Miss Murfree was born at Murfreesboro, "a town which is named after her grandfather’s name, he having done good service in the Revolutionary war. Her father was a prominent lawyer, who has written works regarded as authority in the courts. The location of the novel “Where the battle was fought,” is MurfreesDoro, and the windows of the house where her family lived, overlooked the battle ground. In 1883 they removed to St. Louis. Miss Murfree wrote many inter esting stories: “The Star in the Valley,” “A Playin’ of Old Sledge at the Settlement,” and others. “In the Clouds,” her latest work, shows a mastery of construction, in which its predecessors were deficient, possesses their salient features with some new ones, and goes so far to establish an already assured reputa tion. Sir Charles Pupper. On October 14th of 1887, Sir Charles Pup per was appointed to represent Canada in the Fishery Commission. He is a Nova Scotian, possessing a good general knowledge of this case, the details of which will no doubt be at tended to by the officials of the Marine De partment. Sir John Macdonald has made way for Sir Charles in this matter, and it is very probable that the Premier does not feel physi cally equal to the task of visiting Washington and plunging into discussions of complex ques tions, upon the determination of which so much depends. They could not elect a better representative in this affair, which has already caused so much trouble. Sir Charles Pupper is thought to be the man for solving these questions in the best way. Sir Charles Pup per, who officiated in tbe capacity of Canadian Minister of Railways, was one 'of the most prominent persons at the opening ceremonies and the completion of tbe Canada Pacific Rail road in November 1885, and this event marked an epoch in the affairs of the Dominion of Canada, as well as of the road itself. Sir Charles Pupper came in for the greatest share of the congratulations at this event. Early in 1.886 he went west over the Northern Pacific Railroad, then thiough Oregon, and made an examination of tbe terminal facilities of the Canada and Pacific at Port Wood and other noints. He returned east over the Canada Pacific Trans Continental line to Winnipeg, driving over tho uncompleted portion of the Rocky Mountains. The Canada Pacific Rail road, whore completion had offered so many almost unsnrmountable difficulties, started their first through train from Montreal to the Rocky (Mountains on November 2nd, 1885. The Lake Superior section was completed on the 1st of November. The last spike in the road was driven by Governor General Lans- downe. Cross Plains, Alabama. More About It—Its Beautiful and Ad vantageous Location—Iron, Man ganese and Lumber—Prohi bition Established. Editor Sunny South: In accordance with yonr request I will again write to your valuablo paper, and endeavor to give the desired infor mation. Cross Plains is beautifully situated at the southern extremity of as fertile a valley as can he found anywhere, which extends northward to the placid waters of tbe lovely Coosa river. But to the East, South and West grand pictur esque mountains present themselves to view. Rome, Ga., is forty miles to the north-east; and Anniston, Ala., twenty-three miles to the south-west of us. The E. T. Va. & Ga. Rail road gives us direct communication with North and South, while the E. & W. Railroad of Ala bama connects us with Atlanta, via. Car- tersville, Ga., and Birmingham via. Pell City, Ala. The Georgia Central, which was sur veyed through here during the present year with bright prospects of an early completion, will give us direct communication with the great Northwest and the South Atlantic Coast. We have good schools, good churches and good society. Local option is in effect here, having been successful in three contests; and at the last election (in February of this year), resulted in one hundred for, to ten against, out of a probable voting population of two hun dred. We have abundance of both lime and free stone water, and also a number of mineral springs near the town. The Walker Springs —a famous summer resort—are five miles south of town. There is also a great quantity of buildiDg stone within a short distance of here. We have thousands of acres of fine brown hematite and manganese ore from one to five miles distant. This ore will yield a very large p ir cent, of pure iron and the supply is inex- naustible. Here are extensive forests of the famous long-leaf (yellow) pine, which makes a class of lumber for buildiDg purposes in universal de mand, and that commands the highest market price. We also have great quantiles of oak, hickory, white-oak, ash, etc. These lands can be bought for a mere song compared with the wealth stored away in them. Great inducements are offered to any and all who may wish to locate here for the purpose of developing our resources, and especially to manufacturing enterprises. A hearty recep tion awaits all who will come. Cross Plains is noted for its hospitality. If your correspondent from Ironwood wants further information, he can obtain the names of some parties to whom he can write, from the Editor of the Sunny South. May the Sunny South and its editors have unbounded success in their efforts to bring the resources of the South into the Dotice of the world. Civis, October 24, 1887. Internal Revenue. Tariff, Columbus: Tell me, if you can, how much Internal Revenue Georgia has paid into the Federal treasury? We have seen it stated that since the estab lishment of the Internal Revenue system, that Georgia has paid into the Treasury no less than 823,408,112. You can see at a glance what a burden the revenue is to the people. ‘‘A Voice from Texas.” Editor Sunny South: I send with this a reply to T. W. Moore, under the head of “A Voice from Texas,” as appeared in your last issue. If you can, please get it in this weeks issue of the “Sunny.” Don’t let them fire into President Davis too much. Tho “Sunni” is keeping up her reputation well. I feel like I own stock in it, and that it pays a good divi dend. What is the circulation of the Sunny South in Texas? 1 am, yours truly, Brown F. Lee. Belton, Texas, Dot. 18, 1887. The circulation of the Sunny South in Tex as is simply immense, and constantly increas ing. Scotch Poetry. Sandy, Wilmington, N. C.: Can I find any book written iu imitation of Burns, that is, that has the pure Scotch dialect? Yes, we have seen one written by J. E. Ran kin and published by J. B. Alden, 393 Pearl street. It is a very readable book of poems, and those who enjoy the Scotch dialect will no doubt enjoy it. It opens with the “Auld Scotch Mither, and how she welcomed her Malcolm.” There is also a fine eulogy on Robt. Burns—“We’ll drap hut flowers an’ cast nae stane.” Get it, read it and enjoy it, for it is worth reading. Alcohol in Liquors. S. P. H., Nashville, Tenn.: Can you give me the per cent, of alcohol in every 100 parts of wines and liquors generally drank? Small beer about 1 to 2 per cent.; Porter, o to 6; Claret, 9 to 10; Ale, 10 to 11; Champagne, 12 to 13; Sherry, 17 to 18; Maderia, 22 to 23; Port, 22 to 23; Sherry, old, 23 to 24; Gin, 50 to 51; Brandy, 52 to 53; Rum, 53 to 54; Irish whisky, 5.3 to 54; Scotch whisky, 54 to 55. Good American whisky about the same. You will see what amount of alcohol a man takes into his stomach who takes from eight to ten drinks a day. No wonder delirium tremens are so common. Confederate Notes. W. li. P.: Will you please answer in your Quiz column what was Confederate money worth in gold in 18(54. In January 18(54, one dollar in gold wa3 worth $20 in Confederate notes, and it ran from $20, 25, 2(5, 28, 32, 35 to $51 for $1 in gold in December 18(54. In 1865, in January it stood $60 for $1. On April 20th $100 for $1. April 20, 200 for $1; April 27, $300 for$l; April 28, $500 for $1; April 29, $800 for $1; April 30, $1,000 for $1; May 1, $1,200 for $1. After that, the Confederacy ceased to have an exis tence, save in the memory, as a mighty strug gle for great constitutional principles. The North threw into its army 2,650,000 men, as against 600,000 in a four years fight. Let this fact stand as honor and glory to the South. The ex Minister to Sweden, W. W. Thomas, •Jr., of Portland, Me., was married on Oct. 11 in Stockholm to Miss Dogmar Elizabeth Tor- neblad, tbe daughter of the well-known Swedish statesman. Wants to Know. Subscriber, Courtland, Ala.: Will you please be kind enough to answer the following ques tions in your quiz column? “Who is Charles Egbert Craddock?” How many stories has he (or she) written, and what are they?” “How did they first appear, in book form or in peri odicals?” “If the latter, what periodicals?” “Has the publication of said stories made the author (or authoress) wealthy?” The real name of Charles Egbert Craddock is Miss Mary N. Murfree. She has written “In the Tennessee Mountains,” “Where the Battle was Fought,” “The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountain,” “Down the Ravine,” and “In the Clouds.” We presume she has made money, for her writings are very good and seem to take with the reading public. If you feel that you have thoughts that the public would be better for having, give them to the world. Nothing attempted, nothing achieved.. See portrait and sketch in another column this issue. Who Can Explain This? It has been discovered that the average length of time that tbe $12,000 a year clergy man is able to work without becoming a physi cal wreck and having to he sent abroad is sev en months. The $10,003 man can stand it eight months; he who receives $7,000 nine months, the $5,000 preacher, ten months—and soon; but the man on a $500 salary works right along all the year round and don’t break down. Who can explain this? Simple enough to explain. The $12,000 and $10,000 clergymen, etc., have the mental wear upon their brain how they can enjoy their large incones. What is the use of having such salaries unless we can enjoy them? they reason. It is the mental worry over their sal aries that break them down. The brain eats up the body, for with a contented and happy mind, we have physical health. The $500 minister has no thoughts about going off to Europe, the watering places, e e., and hence, there is no mental wear which eats up the physical man with mental disquietude. Have you never seen or heard of some plain, simple farmer, with a comfortable home in the coun try, happy and contented with hij surround ings, move into a city, and in less than a year, with the ambition of wife and daughters to make a display in society, keep np a mental worry with husband and father, until he builds a fine house. The end of that man is misery and discontent, and he breaks down in health. So with large pay ministers, for with the effort to serve God and mammon at the same time, the strain is too great, and seven, eight and nine months are the limit of their ministerial labors of a year. Simple enough. Observer. Georgia Railroad Company, Office General Passenger Agent, AUGUSTA, GA., Feb., 1, 1887. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. Tickets to Hirnan, Ca.; Notice is hereby given that Tickets have been placed on sale at all regular stations on line of the Georgia, and Gaiuesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad to HILLMAN, GA., a flag station on the Washington Branch. Par ties desiring to visit HILLMAN and go to the “ELECTRIC SHAFT,” can now purchase Tickets to that point direct, instead of stop ping at Raytown (Sharon), and taking private conveyance from that point. The SHAFT is located just half mile from Railway Landing. Trains stop at Landing only when signalled, unless passengers on hoard desire to stop there. E. R. DORSEY, General Passenger Agent. The Sunny South FEMALE S El I NAB Y, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. FACULTY: W. B. SEALS, A. M., PesidoEt, Professor of Natural and Moral Sciences. Prof. GEO. C. LOONEY, A. M., Chair of Mathematics and Astronomy. Mrs. C. D. CRAWLEY, M. A., Chair of English Literature. Mlle. VICTORIA KONTZ, Chair of Ancient and Modem Languages. Mrs. L. H. SEALS, Principal of Preparatory Department, Prof. W. F. SEALS, Director of Music. Voice Culture. Madam VON DER HOYA SCHULTZS, Piano and Organ. Prof. W. F. CLARK, Violin and Comet. Prof. Wh. LYCETTE, Art Department Prof. A. C. BRISCOE, Stenography. Miss JENNIE RUSHING, Telegraphy. FOREMAN OF “SUNNY SOUTH” OFFICE, Teacher of Type Setting. Miss LILY MAY DANFORTH, Calligraphy. Mrs. W. F. SEALS, Supt. Boarding Department Mrs. GEO. C. LOONEY, Matron The departments are welt nigh full, and an early applleatlon Is Important to secure a goo place for the next term. Our object Is to meet, as far as practicable, a loag- f,it want in the South, viz: a thorough literary and practical business education for females. Every member of our faculty Is an experienced ed ucator. All are acknowledged to stand abreast wltll tbe best teachers of tbe State, in their respective departments, while some enjoy even a national rep utation. Anyone haying girls to educate Is respectfully re ferred to tbe State at large for character, scholar ship and management. new features. With a view to making our coarse of study ate of thiB school takes along with her a profession adapted to her sex, and which fits her to enter At once upon an active business life. In no other school in the South will she find these advantages. ATLANTA AS A LOCATION. Of all points in the South, not one combine* so many of the eseentiala for a school of the character proposed, as Atlanta. It ia 1160 feet above sea level. It is blest with pure water and good air. It is healthy. It has never been visited by an epidemic of any kind. It ia out of the range of storms and cyolones. It is the cap.tal of the State, where pupils can see snd hear all the celebrities of the day. It is a progressive city, where everything newia science and art ia sore to come. It is a city of churches, and is without s peer in the observance of the Sabbath. Its people are cultivated and refined, and its mo rality is phenomenal. It is the music center of the South, and its very air is ladened with music. It is convenient, being a railroad center. general information. This school is not denominational. Boarding pu pils will attend the church specified by their parents. The number of pnpile will be limited to sixty, ana in no event will more than that number be received Tuition must be paid monthly in advance, and no deduction will be made except m cases of sickness retracted beyond two weeks. An experienced honse- -eeper will take charge of the boarding department, and a skillful physician will look after the health of the pupils. The daily sessions will be six hours, beginning in the morning at eight o'clock, and dismissing at 4:3! in the afternoon, with two hoars’ intermission at noon and two recesses. We do not like the one ses sion plan, as now tanght in onr popmar schools. The government of the school will be humane, but firm. UNIFORM. In order to prevent extravagance, a uniform to be worn by the pupils to chnrcn or on the street has been adopted, which will be made known to any one on application. Send for a catalogue to W. B. SEALS. President. Avoid cheap imitations made of various kind* of cord. None are genuine unless “OR. 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