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THE TOCCOA NEWS
AND PIEDMONT INDUSTRIAL JOURNAL.
VOLUME XIX.
Our navy/i* going to try the expert.
ment of paper boats. They are said to
be light* inexpensive and serviceable. ^
Tlie Philadelphia Record avert that
dairying represents a greater investment
than ,, , banking , . and , commercial in Wrest*
together. ■1
Families that may have been restrained
from buying 110-ton guns by considera¬
tion of expense will leacn with gthtiflea-
tion, opines the Boston Transcript that
European ,
naval authorities look upon
these monster pieces of ordnance as mia-
takes. The weight of British opinion is
that a fi/ty-ton,guu is good enough for
anybody.
Chicago already has twelve-story
Bixteen-story and nineteen story build¬
ings; but in the spring she will go her¬
self one better, and put up a twenty-
four-story steel office, “The vast
structure will present unbroken fronts oi
stone and glass, but iu strength will
Test in its maze of steel columns, shafts,
Bleepers, sills, etc. The very lintels will
bo of steel. It is claimed there will be
scarcely enough wood in tHe entile pile
to furnish kindling for a single Are in a
cooking; stove.
A quarter of a century since the aver¬
age doctor was almost everything, muses
the Chicago Herald.. He was pky-
fiician, surgeon, oculist and now and
©gain, in case of emergency would pull a
tooth. We are taught to believe that
specialism in medicine is a very modern
invention. But read this from so old a
’writer as Herodotus: “The Egyptians
have among them a great multitude of
physicians of one part of the body only,
for one kealeth disease of the eyes and
•mother teeth.” Verily, there is nothing
new under the sun.
According to the Chicago Times “the
Australian colonies have adopted a
Federal Constitution, framed on the
pattern of the American institution. But
their President will not lie elected by the
United States of Australia. He will be
nppointed Governor by the Queen of
England. How long such a British Gov¬
ernor will continue—that is to say, how
soon the Governorship filled by a royal
British nominee will have to give way to
a presidency dependent ou the election
or the people—will depend greatly ou the
wisdom which will induce the Governor
to refraia from interfering in the bust,
ness of the Australian commonwealth.”
British fondness for territory is illus¬
trated very graphically in a well known
pocket atlas published by an English
firm. British possessions are are all print¬
ed in a brilliant shade of red, but tho
world is a large place, and even the
numerous colonies of the little island fail
to make as great a show as was desired,
«o Grant Land, the great continent of
rock and ice lying north of the Arctic
circle, and Graham Land, a similar tract
south of tho Antarctic circle, were also
printed in a rosy hue. These desolate
wastes are undefined and unexplored,
and of.about as much use as the milky
way. Certainly no nation gwill dispute
Britannia’s right to paint them red if
she#wants to.
According to the Thomson-Houston
Company’s new volumef'the following
are the number of central electric light-
stations in this country, classified by the
eystems used: Thomson-Houston system,
tf66; Westinghouse, 823; Edison, 202;
Brush, 199; Fort Wayne, 144; Ameri¬
can, 37; Western Electric, 53; United
States, -51; Schuyler, 49; Hsisler, 49;
Waterhouse, 41; Ball, 31; Van Depoele,
31; Excelsior, 25; Sperry, 34; other
systems, 30. The recapitulation of the
electric railway’s is as follows: Thomson-
Houston system, 103; Edison, 83-; United
Electric Traction, 21; Vaft Dqpoele, S;
Rae, 8; Short, S; Storage, 4; West-
inghousc, 3: Bently-Knight, 1; under¬
ground storage, 1.
Mexico regards itself as the Italy of
the American continent, at lejst in so
far as climate, and picturesqueness are
concerned. A question that has troubled
the more enlightened of the residents of
the capital city is tbe providng of prop¬
er hotel accommodations for tourists
from the United States. Tho Mexican
Financier , in its last issue, voices the
general sentiment. It says: “Were
Mexico ia possession iat present of two
large modern hotels, equipped, a* the
best hotels of Europe and the United
States are, with every luxurious appli¬
ance—baths, elevators, electric bell ser¬
vice, comfortably furnished chambers, a
first-class cuisine and t that disciplined
corps of servants who make the sojourn
of travelers in great foreign hotels like
the stay of a king in his palace—who
can disbelieve that the number of tourists
coming here each winter and spring
would grow tenfold? And this influx of
rich travelers would annually leave here
millions of dollars in cash, which would
give life to trade and enhance the pros-
1 y not onlv y of the rani tat eitv «ty hut but of of
:he entire . Republic. . „
_
growing oLd.
They call tt ''Gfofeg dh&jk the hill,” when we
■ fcra gtoVrihg old,
And speak with mournful accents when our
taleis nearly told;
- <7 'f, that gh 4 . wh used ^ n to ta ^ be, king of the P* 3 ^ th ® da y*
,
As if the future were not bright with im-
mortality.
But It Is not going down; ’tis climbing high,
and higher,
Until we almost see the mountain that our
souls desire;
For if the natural eye grows dim It is but
dim to earth,
While the eye of faith grows keener to dis¬
cern the Saviour’s worth.
Who would exchange for shooting blade the
waving golden grain?
Or when the corn is fully ripe, wish it green
again?
And who would wish the hoary head, found
in the way of truth,
To be again encircled with th* sun tty locks
of youth!
For though, in truth, the outward man must
perish and decay.
The inward man shall be renewed by
from day today; graco
Those who are painted by the Lord, un¬
shaken in their root,
Shall in their old age flourish, and bring
forth their choicest fruit.
It is not years that make men old; the spirit
may be young
Though fully three-score-years-and-ten the
wheels of life have run.
Sod has Himself recorded in His blessed
word of truth
That they who wait upon the Lord shall e’en
renew their youth.
And when the oye, now dim, shall open to
behold the King,
And ears now dull wi th age shall hear tho
harps of Heaven ring,
And on the head now hoary shall be placed
the crown of gold,
Then shall be known the lasting joy of never
growing old.
- Evangelist.
—
OLD DELFORD’S GHOST.
BY JOSEPHINE LOVELACE.
“It’s a cruel injustice, Hilda, that you
should be so shamefully wronged out of
what justly belongs to you. That old
Deiford left a will giving you this beau¬
tiful homestead, I am positive; and if
he did not announce his intention in so
many words he hinted strongly to that
effect. Only a week before he died he
told me you were well provided for; and
we all know that Reuben Deiford was no
man to raise false hopes.”
“Yes, Edward, I too believed that
dear old Uncle Reuben provided for me,
or he would never have refused to per¬
mit me to earn my own living. When I
broached the subject to him, he laughed
and said be possessed enough to keep his
little girl from starving. But what is to
be done? No will has been found, and,
of course, the entire estate goes to Simon
Delfoid, his nephew”
“Yes, curse him!” cried Edward,
angrily. “He could tell where the will
is if he choose. He had a deep motive
in coming here when the old man lay so
ill, pretending that he loved him so
dearly, and taking the entire care of
him, not even allowing you to enter the
sick man’s room. If the truth was
known, I believe the old man intrusted
the will to him, and the penurious scamp,
upon examining it, found that the great¬
er part had been left to you, and so de¬
for stroyed it. But, Hilda, darling, do not
a moment think that I love you one
whit the less on this account, for Heaven
knows how dear you are to me,” he said
drawing her to him and imprinting a
kiss on the 1 osy lips; “but it distresses
live me greatly that you will be obliged to
in poverty, when by right you should
revel in
“Do not distress yourself, Edward, for
I am willing to face poverty so long as I
have you with me, and you will find me
a most economical wife, I assure you,”
said Hilda, trying to smile.
“Bless you, darling,” said Edward,
clasping her in his arms, “you are a
dear, little, unselfish soul; but I shall
not allow this miserly wretch to defraud
you.”
Hilda looked up in surnrise.
“What can you do, Edward?” she
asked.
“I am not sure that ray efforts will re¬
sult advantageously, but lean try, at any
rate,” he answered, with a smile. “I
mean to resort to a little strategy. Sit
down, Hilda, and I will give you a few
orders which I wish you to strictly carry
out. I cannot let you into the secret alt
present, as it might interfere with the
success of my plans. Now listen, dar¬
ling,” he continued. “In three days
Simon Deiford and his wife are to take
possession of Sunset Grange. He has
engaged me as secretary, 60 I shall re¬
tain my old position for the present. He
may, through common decency, allow'
you to remain for some time, but it is
likely that he will soon take measures to
eject you from your old home. Should
this be the case,” laying a purse in her
hand, It, “I have made provision for vou.
Keep darling,” he said, as she hesi-
tated and drew back, “and when you re-
cover what justly belongs to you. the
sum can be repaid. Simon knows nothing
of our engagement, or that we are con-
nected by ties stronger than those of or-
dinary friendship. I wish to have him
remain in ignorance,’else my plan wiil
prove 4 failure. We must not allow him,
by word or look, to learn of the ties that.
bind us. Should he see fit to turn vou
from your home, go straight to Bent ford,
and remain there until I come for vou.
Leave all to me, and I will do my'best j
to restore what rightfully belongs to you. ‘
Keep up Tour courage, darling, and alL ’
will be welL”
Three days passed, and Sunset Grange*
was under the control of new occupants. Wn!
Simon Deiford and bi s wi ;e had
undisputable possession of the
home which had been Hilda’s since,
childhood.
Ten years before, a fearful epidemic!
b ad visited the little viHage of Morton,,
ud John Braithwait, an honest, indus-
trious carpenter, and his frail wife
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prostrated hv this fell disease, and had
j died withia two days of each other,
I leaving the poor little orphan Hilda to
mercies of a cold world-
rdmshou&e No on* Seemed wanted tli8 fchild; and , tiic
the Only refuge,when;
to the surprise, of the. ferttite Neighbor-
had hottfvbM hitherto Reuben Deiford, a miser, who
evinced little or no feeling
for his fellow beings, now stepped for-
Avard and announced his intention of
adopting ^hl. the little orphan as hb own
c
No one had thought that Reuben Del-
ford possessed n spark ef bUmhti feclifig;
but it Was eVidhnt that their still re-
in his bard heart one little warm
spot which had not been chilled by the
love of mammon. And, although Hilda
wa3 but eight years old, she ruled both
mansion and master with the wand of
love.
And Reuben learned id set.great store
Ky the little orphan, manifesting :i re-
gard for her which no one had dreamed
him capable of. lie was kind and in¬
dulgent, humoring her in every whim,
and seemed never so happy as when the
little arms were about his neck, and the
childish voice calling him “dear did Un¬
cle Ruby-.”
What cared he what the neighbors
said of him? Hilda loved him; and
right royally did she defend him, grow¬
ing fierce with anger when any one
dared to speak ill of him in her presence.
At first Simon Deiford, his only living
relative, in his smooth, silky way, tried
to induce tho old man to allow him to
take the girl to his home, thinking that
if he could get her away from Sunset
Grange, Reuben would soon forget her;
He argued that, being only a child, Bhe
needed motherly care, and his wife
Samantha, would be delighted to have a
little girl around.
But Reuben thoroughly understood
Simon’s motive, and declared it to his
face; whereupon Simon flew into a
passion, denouncing hi3 uncle as a soft¬
hearted old fool.
The quarrel, however, was of short
duration, for Simon was too far-sighted
to risk losing a fortune, even though it
was not so large as he had hoped; so he
returned to his uncle and made an abject
apology, declaring that it deeply pained
him to have trouble arise between his
only living relative and himself.
Reuben bad very little faith in Simon’s
repentance, and he knew him to be a
cold, mercenary schemer, and inwardly
vowed that he would get very little of
his (Reuben’s) wealth. Still, he allowed
him to think himself fully forgiven,
whereupon Simon returned home willing
to await the developments of events.
Simon came around occasionally,
always making great pretensious of
affection for “Uncle Reuben’s little girl,”
as he called Hilda. But Hilda had taken
a great dislike to Simon, and made no
effort to conceal it. And glad was she
when each of liis periodical visits came
to an end.
At last old Reuben's eyesight failed
him, and being unable to attend to his
busiuess affairs, ho was obliged to em¬
ploy a secretary, in the form of one Ed¬
ward Wieland, a handsome young man,
whose poverty was his only drawback.
He was not long in Sunset Grange when
he took it into his head to fall madly in
love with pretty Hilda Braithwait, now
a lovely girl of eighteen. That his love
was returned, we are already aware; and
so for a year all went merry as a marriage
bell.
But at the end of that time, and the
day succeeding the one on which Simon
had come to make his monthly visit,
old Reuben was taken suddenly ill.
Hilda was greatly distressed, and
would have been happy to repay her
kind old friend by loving caro through
his illness, but Simon emphatically de¬
clared that the sick room was not the
place for a young girl like her, and
furthermore, insisted that lie,,himself,
by request of his uncle, was to act as
nurse.
Four days passed, and then Simon was
seen emerging from the sick-room with
a handkerchief pressed to his eyes.
“Oh, Simon, is he much worseS”cried
Hilda, grasping his arm.
“My dearly beloved relative has gone
to his eternal home, and I am left
alone,” said Simon, in a sniveling tone.
“You are a wicked, cruel man, Simon
Deiford not to allow me to see dear old
Uncle Reuben before he died,” exclaimed
Hilda, sinking into a chair,iutterly over¬
come with grief.
Simon remained until after'ihe funeral,
when it was learned that no ’ will had
been found.
A well-known lawyer in the’rneiglibor-
hood stated that he, at oneitime, had
drawn up a will for Reuben Deiford, but
Simon declared that the old man had
told him during his illness that he had
destroyed it. Therefore the estate
passed into the hands of his only living
relative, Simon Deiford.
“We should be pleased to have you
remain with us for a short time, Hilda,
if you have not made other arrange¬
ments,” said Simon, one afternoon, a few
days after they had taken possession.
Hilda well knew that this was a polite
way of letting her know that she must
ot >ect , to . permanently ., at the ,
“ e U remam
Grange,
“I have not had time to make any ar-
rangements with regard to a change of
abode,” she answered, shortly, “but will
endeavor not to burden you long with
m J presence.”
One day, as Simon drove to the village,
some four miles distant, his horae evinced
signs of lameness, and he was forced to
leay 6 in a neighboring stable. Being
too penurious to hire another animal,
set out to walk.
It was late when he started for Sunset
Grange, and the night being cloudy, the
walk through the lonely country road
was anything but pleasant.
Soon the ram began to fall in torrents
an< ^ 88 be entered a wood to make a short
cut to his house he heard a sepulchral
vol ce proclaim hie name.
“Simon Deiford! Simon Deiford!” the
vmce exclaimed, “what did you do with
W1UT !
The question seemed to echo through !
the woods, and as
atfiright from tree to tree, to discover
the speaker, he saw standing before him
a figure which in the gloom seemed the
image of h:5 dead trade’:
!: f;Hrd hftvr IfiCrCy on, mo 1 '’ fhc for-
rifled man exclauheu, iis lie dropped to
the. dipnp earth; and panted in horror
while tho ghastly, figure atoed over him,
throwing upon him tue light “f a bull’s*
eye lantern.
“What did you do with my will?” the
ghostly figure again asked,
“You—you—you'll had it on the
northeast corner of the cellar wall, be¬
hind a. Hose sten*u’ ? rt*mnd answered.
Ivit'd S pau3§ fittei* each pylidblii; u3 he
struggled to control the rat-tat-tat of
his chattering teeth.
The light of tho lantern was promptly
extinguished, and poor .Simon was alone
in the darkness.
The next day. when he went to the
t^ilUr td lock for the will, iu thS spot
where he had coucealed it, it was gone!
A week later the document was in the
hands of a lawyer, who presented him¬
self at Sunset Grange, with the necessary
legal papers for the ejectment of Simon
Deiford, and establishing the claims of
Hilda Bmithwait R3 Uriels Reuben’* sole
heircSS.
“I played it on him nicely,” said Ed¬
ward Wielund, in a subsequent interview
with Hilda, “and I could hardly keep
from laughing as the frightened wretch
lay at my feet, as pale as death.”
In the following May a grand wedding
was celebrated at the Grange, and Ed¬
ward Wielabd aud Hilda Braithwait
were the principals,—*-JYiio York Weekly.
High Prices for Whalebone.
There is a remarkable scarcity of
whalebone in the market at present, and
in consequence tho poorest qualities are
being disposed of at prices heretofore
hardly ever realized for the best that the
hardy New Bedford men could procure.
Parts of bone usually discarded a few
years find ago are now a staple article aud
ready purchasers among manufac¬
turers.
What little bone of first quality that
is placed upon the market i3 sold at
prices which will astonish persons not
familiar with the trade. A well known
Pearl street firm disposed of several
thousand pounds several days ago at
$5.20 a pound and a similar figure has
been realized by dealers in Europe.
“Whalebone is getting scarcer every
season,” said an old South street whale
ship boat stcerer, “f,n’ pretty soon there
won’t be any at all.” The blackfish,
humpbacks and sperm whales, from
which most of the bone is taken, don’t
breed very fast. They are killed off faster
than they breed, and in consequence it
is only a question of time when they will
bo exterminated altogether, and the
humpbacks will bo as much a curiosity
as the departed mammoth.
“There’s no more money in whaling
for sailors,” he continued, “nor for any¬
body but the big concerns what controls
a number of these newfangled steam
whalers. If you don’t believe what I
say go to New Bedford. There you will
see lots of vessels, brave ships once, but
old hulks now, with their bones bleach¬
ing on the sands around the bay. They
were driven out of the business and the
sailors were driven out with them.
“The whales got scarce, and three or
four per cent, on invested capital di In’t
pay expenses to the owners of single
ships, so they had to give up. Only a
few of the old timers are left,and I guess
they won’t last much longer .”—Mea
York Herald.
Adventure With a Tarpon.
M. C. Arnot, of Elmira, N. Y., and
Charles Arnd, of Chicago, had a remark¬
able adventure with a tarpon recently at
Punta Gorda, Fla. Arad’s boat lurched
while he was casting his mullet bait the
requisite distance, and in saving himself
his rod dropped overboard and sank.
Arnot dropped anchor near by and began
to fish while Arad was attempting to re¬
gain his rod. Suddenly a tarpon,weigh¬
ing probably 150 pounds, seized Arad’s
bait, darted into the air, circled about
both boats, described two silvery semi¬
circles above the water in quick succes¬
sion, and before Arad could realize what
had happened he found his rod in Arnot’s
hand and Arnot playing Arad’s fish.
The tarpon had carried Arad’s rod with
it, and in circling about Arnot’s boat the
rod became entangled in tho anchor
rope, where the clicking of the reel
quickly made its presence known to
Arnot, who seized it and began to
wrestle with the tarpon. Arnot then
surrendered the rod, the tip of which
had been broken, to Arnd, who strag¬
gled with the fish for some time, The
tarpon threw himself off, however, near
the boat while the guide was attempting
to gaff him, nearly upsetting it.—
Chicago Herald.
The Lion’s Ailments.
If lions and tigers catch cold a dose
of powdered quinine is given to them in
their food. They sometimes suffer from
dyspepsia, and a meal of liver set before
them is readily devoured and acts as a
cathartic. They seldom need treatment,
however, for any trouble except ingrow¬
ing nails. In a savage state they keep
their nails pared down by clawing the
trunks of trees. In captivity the nails
grow long and sometimes penetrate the
flesh of their paws. It then becomes
necessary to relieve the pain by removing
its cause. A looped ropo is thrown dowh
on the floor of the cage, the animal's
paws are caught in it and he is dragged
to the bars in such a position that the
wound can be operated upon. Pincers
and a clip with a pair of sharp shears do
the work and the brute is sound and
cored.— Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Burned by Official Order.
A i arge block of WO oden building* in
.j ^'C^n Chinatown of blrurf^ Victoria British Col t
orfer o t
r- oun „:i make room f nr
. rpw
^ blic market . It was deemed advis-
fQ gefc rid of the old rookerie3 iu
this way instead of by removal, so as to
avoid a u danger of sickness. The
burned.— Times. 0
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GEORGIA BRIEFS.
Interesting* Paragraphs from all
Over the Stater.-
O'vefnot Northern has appointed Mr.
J. B. Edwards fudge of Walton.
All the street car lines in ACaVn have
been purchased by a syndicate, and elec¬
tric cars will be substituted for the dum¬
mies and “hay burners.”
A,.Wilkes gei county farmer who had a
chauCe to £enf$ fot hi? cotton hesi¬
tated. The result was that lie 0rdd i* pne
day this week for 6$ cents. If he had
held it a little longer he now believes that
he would have had to give some one a
cromo to take it,
The pfemiujn lists of the exposition to
be held at Atlanta, October l»th to No¬
vember being distributed 7th, have been rapidly printed, possible. dhd sfe
as as
The lists can be obtained—and any other
information needed—frpm the secretary
of the company, at the office, 38$ South
Broad street, Atlanta.
There is a case coming before the su¬
preme coiiri which rf111 excite much in¬
terest. Western It and is Atlantic the case railroad, of Eogaii suit k#. the for
a
damages. for >fr. Jnlius Brown will appear
the road, claiming that the Western
and Atlantic road is no longer in exist¬
ence. What the justices say about this
will be interesting.
General Gordon has secured a “demit,”
Which changes his alliance membership
from DeKalb county to Taylor county.
He joined the alliance in DeKalb county,
but his stock farm is in Taylor county.
His btisinfcS3 is keeping him on the farm
just now, and will for snide time,- and at
his application the transfer of.membership
was made accordingly. It is said that he
attends the alliance meetings regularly,
and takes quite an interest, in a quiet
way, in alliance affairs.
The Crop Report.
The crop report of the agricultural de¬
of partment for May shows that the acreage
corn is 3 per cent, more than last year 5
of cotton, 10 percent, less; oats, 15 per
cent, less; wheat, 14 per cent, less. Only
35 per cent, of the peach crop Is left on
the trees, and as they continue to fall,
probably 25 per cent, will be nearer cor¬
rect. Cholera prevails in a mild form
throughout the State. The report of the
melon crop is not correct, and is not
given. The stand of corn is reported as
poor, and the preparation of the land
very imperfect. is The outlook for this
cro h p price not for encouraging. the The average
state is $1. Fine
$ 1.19. The stand of cotton is not at all
satisfactory, The and it is fourteen days late.
excessive wet spell followed by a
drought iu many sections makes this part
of the report very inaccurate. Much
cotton has been replanted since the re¬
ports were made out.
A Confederate Reunion.
The unveiling of the confederate mon¬
ument at Jackson, Miss., on the 2d of
June, will be the occasion of a grand re¬
union of old confederate soldiers from all
parts of the country. General Gordon,
as General of the United Confederate
Veterans, bas been invited to hold the
annual reunion there during the 2d and
3d, and has accepted the invitation. Spe¬
cial arrangements have been made with
the railroads. Cheap transportation will
be given, and the occasion will be cele¬
brated by imbosing ceremonies “We
have sent out notices to the camps all
over the north and south,” said General
Clement A. Evans, “and very large num¬
bers are expected. Speeches will be
made by many of the most noted confed¬
erate officers, and altogether it will be
one of the grandest reunions ever held in
this country. The monument is said to
be very handsome and costly. General
William Henry, the mayor of Jackson,
writes that extensive preparations have
been made for the occasion.”
Au Old Case.
A few days ago the case of Houston
vs. Redwine was settled iu Atlanta. This
is the oldest case on record. Nearly
twenty-five years ago Mr. J. O. Redwine
borrowed $600 from a building and loan
association. The contract which he
signed called for $200 interest, and he
paid the principal and interest, which
amounted to $800. But when he thought
he had settled tho matter with the asso¬
ciation he was confronted with
the demand to pay $40 a month
until he had paid in $4,000. He re-
fused to pay and the association in¬
stituted suit against him. The case has
beea tried several times, and has gone
through the ordeal of two or three su¬
preme court decisions. After the case
had been before Judge Marshall Clarke
for two days, a settlement was agreed
upon, in which by the payment of $300
the association agree i to dismiss the suit.
Mr. Redwine said that the case was un¬
just but rather than continue the litiga¬
tion, which has consumed so many years
of valuable time, he would pay the money
just to get out of the courts.
Gcorgla Will be There.
Georgia will be represented at tho
world's fair, and the legislature will ap¬
propriate tho $100,000. That is what
convention of citizens of the state
have call, d upon tho general assembly to
do, and as eminent lawyers have decided
it can be done, the legislature will per¬
haps of do it. It was a representative body
citizens that met in Atlanta in re¬
gard to Georgia’s exhibit at the World’s
Fair at Chicago in 1893, and there can
be no doubt but that their action will be
endorsed by the people of the entire s’ate.
Governor Northern called the convention
to order an i said: “Gentlemen of the
Convention: The purpose of our assem¬
bling I am sure is fully known to you
and to the people of the state. The
prompt response you have made is suffici¬
ent incffcatmn that the citizens of Georgia
are determined to be properly and
worthily It represented at the world’s fair.
remains now for tlie convention to de¬
termine the character and extent of the
exhibit and the ways and means of
securing it. The character, it appears to
me, should be in every way worthy of the
mineral, the agricultural and the manu¬
facturing dency resources, as will have a ten¬
to build up the sta f e and give us
many me-that more good citizens. It also occurs
to our exhibit should compare
favorably with those of all other states.
Georgia has won the name of the Empire
State of the south. She cannot cow
3 ES. S». JSIMl'SOW,
TOCCOA, GEORGIA
m tutttitmr.
' And Supplies, Also, Repair*. All Ititicb of
Pbiblsss Engines,
BOTH PORTABLE & TRACTION
Geiser Separators & Shingle Mills
FarmefS ni>8 others in want of either Engines or separators, wm
SAVE MONEY by uaiiig the above machines. 1 am also prepared
to give Lowest Prices ami Best Terms on the celebrated
«1ESTEY ORGANS.^
Cardwell Hydraulic Cotton Presses, Corn and Saw Mills, Syrup
Mills and Eva poratori. Will have in by early Spring a Full Stoek at
White Sewing Machines,
McCormick Reapers, Mowers and Self-Binders
Whioh need only a trial their Superiority. Call and »en»W
ore jou buy. Duplicate parts pf machinery ponstantly on hand.
afford to be second to any. if main¬
tain hibit our former proud position our ex¬
should be worthy of this day of pro¬
gress and improvement. Having settled
by yout prompt response that Georgia
intends fair^ to be represented is at the shall world’s do
the question noW how we
so? Untill recently the opinion has ob¬
tained that the general assembly of
Georgia cannot constitutionally make opin¬ an
appropriation. '1 here hav'C been
ions to the contrary fn the press, tittd I
nave invited several distinguished the gen¬
tlemen of the statft to address con¬
vention on tho subject.” The full counties
were then called, and showed a North¬ com¬
plement of delegates. Governor
ern was elected Mark permanent chairman, and
Colonel Hardin secretary, with
Messrs, Jemison, Whidby and Sams
assistants. The governor then asked for
a delivery of opinions on appropriation. the power of
the legislature to make an
Many able speeches were made. Mr.
A. J. Cobb, of Athens, advocated the
use of tjie State road lease money. Cap¬
tain Harry Jackson offered a resolution
to request the general assembly to ap-
priate $60,000 from the sale of the Oke-
feenokee Thomas swamp offered lands. Mr. Gfiggsby the E.
a resolution that
convention recommend to the general as¬
sembly that $200,000 be appropriated out
of any funds in the treasury, aud if it
can’t be done constitutionally to be pre¬
Colonel pared and C. submitted to Pickens, the people.
F. Tate, of moved
that the whole question be referred to a
committee of ono from each congres¬
sional district and two at large, to report
back a plan. Tho motion wns adopted
unanimously. The governor appointed
Captain Harry Jackson and General Cle¬
ment A. Evans, at large. The various
delegations appointed their own repre¬
sentatives on the committee. They were:
First District, A. T. Bradwel!, of Chat¬
ham; Second District, A. Q. Moody, of
Thomas; Third District, W. L. Glessner,
of Sumter; Fourth District, G. Thomas, oil
of Muscogee; Fifth District, H. Smith,
Fulton; Sixth District, M. H. Sandwich,
of Upson; Floyd; Seventh District, Seaborn
Wright, of Eighth District, An¬
drew J. Cobb, of Clarke; Ninth District,
‘H. P. Bell, of Forsyth; Tenth District,
Patrick Walsh, of Richmond.
At the afternoon session a resolution
was adopted requesting the Georgia’s repre¬
sentatives at fair to appear at the
opening, clothes and made from of time Georgia to time in suits
of manufac¬
tured cloths. A resolution was also
passed that the fair should be closed on
Sunday. The committee appointed in
the morning then reported the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted. This convention fully recog¬
nizing the represented importance or the Georgia world’s being
properly at Co¬
lumbian exposition at Chicago in 1893,
and being here in response to the call of
our governer, do resolve,
1. requested That the legislature of $100,000 this State
be to appropriate enabling the for
the purpose of State of
Georgia to make an exhibition of her re
sources at the world’s Columbian exposi¬
tion for 1893.
2. That a permanent committee of one
from each congressional district and two
from the State at larffe be appointed for
the purpose of carrying into effect the
objects of this convention.
The following committee under the
resolution and was appointed: Capt Harry
General C. A. Evens, from
the state at large, and from the congres¬
districts in order: A. T. Putnam,
Brunswick; O. B. Stevens, of Terre.I,
L. Glessner, of Americus; Louis M.
of Columbus; Hoke Smith, of
R. W. Jemison, of Macon; Sea¬
Wright, of Rome; Andrew J. Cobb,
Athens; F. C. Tate, of Pickens; Pat
of Augusta,
Gen. C. A. Evans then introduced a
that the convention recommend
the people of each county meet in
and take steps toward an ex¬
of their resources at the World’s
which was adopted unanimously.
On a recent afternoon the little four-
year-old daughter of Mr. M. D. Proctor,
who resides on Major Shelton’s farm,
three miles north of .Covington, Tenn.,
fell into a well forty feet deep and con¬
taining about twenty feet of water. Mrs.
Proctor, in her frenzy, leaped in aftei
the child, and by clinging to the brick
curbing succeeded in keeping herself and
little one above the water until the hus¬
band and father arrived and drew them
safely out of their perilous situation.
Neither suffered any serious injury.—
Memphis Appeal-Avalanche.
NUMBER 19.
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Tlie Capitol Dome at Washington.
The Capitol dome at Washington is
the only considerable dome of iron in
the world. It is a vast hollow sphere
weighing is that? 8,000,300 pounds. How muc 1
More than 4000 tons, or almost
the weight 70,000 full-grown persons,or
nbout equal to 1000 ladened coal cars o£
four tons each, which, if strung out one
behind the other, would occupy a mila
end a half of track. On the very top
of the dome the allegorical figure,
“America,” weighing 13,985 pounds,
lifts its proud head high in the air. The
pressure ot this dome and figure upon the
piers and pillars is 14,477 pounds to
the square foot. It would, however, re¬
quire a pressure of 755,286 pounds to
t he square foot to crush the supporters of
the dome. The cost of this immense
home was little short of $1,000,000.—
iit. Louis Republic.