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VOL. HI.
War Times in Japan. «*,
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Kyoto, Japan, Nov. $7;—There
is a good deal of talking in the in¬
terior now about the arrival a week
since of attachments of Chinese
prisoners. various *
They are stationed in the
cities, a hundred here and two or
three hundred there, in old castles,
as at Nagoya, of in Buddhist
temples, as at Otsu and Osaka.
They arrived a most crestfallen,
woebegone lot, constantly expect¬
ing to be beheaded. ■
So pitiful was the sight, indeed,
that here and there some of the
more tender-hearted'Japanese were
moved to tears as they watched the
prisoners pass along the street.
This was, as might be expected,
especially true of the young ladies
in some of the schools.
Very good treatment has been
given the prisoners everywhere by
the officials in charge, and perfect
protection from possible malice of
bystanders. The quarters are
roomy, the fare good—even more
expensive than the soldiers’ rations
in some places. Their cues are cut
off, to be sure, but that was their
own doing—an attempt to pass for
Koreans, it is said.
As U> luxuries, the Japanese bath
is one that is offered them, accord¬
ing to Japanese custom, at night¬
fall. The coolie class of Chinese,
of whom the ranks arc composed,
not used to such a luxury ut home
and never free from fear of some
accumulated vengeance, thought
this the end and waited piteously
for mercy-.
One who has taken the Japanese
bath feels little surprise at their
fears. It is indeed a frightful en¬
gine. You do not go to your bath
room and find faucets ready to pour
you out hot and cold water to suit,
but a big wooden tank, frequently
much the shape of half a hogshead,
into which an iron bottom has been
set, and under this 9 roaring fire.
The friendly European who has
paid for the privilege of stewing
here a few minutes, first, if he is
lucky, of a long series of bathers in
unchanged water, is haunted with
visions of boiling in oil, of which
he has heard in folk-lore tales of
the laud. Who, then, can wonder
that the unbathed Chinese con¬
ducted to the fireside by an enemy
and ordered in an unknown tongue
to "enter here” feels he "leaves
hope behind”?
These tubs are very characteris¬
tic of Japan.
From all hotels and the better
private houses, as well as a large
number of bath bouses, the smoke
rises at vesper time and the pro¬
cession moves along the street, of¬
ten towel-girt, to soak awhile.
First come the well-to-do, with 1
or i cents apiece; then as the d3y
wears on and the bath loses its
pristine freshness, come the poor
with their cash or strings, to pay
from 2 to 5 mills a turn. Thus has
harsh civilization pinned down the
picturesquencss of these cities
where foreigners are wont to visit.
For here, years ago, the bath was a
front-yard ornament of private
homes, and the neighbors gossiped
while they bathed—as, indeed,
they do to-day on west-coast towns
where sightseers never go. On
our recent journey there we passed
at nightfall through hamlets where
[every o^ber house, it seemed,
by a steaming bath, with
3 S Herdfamilias just entering and the
f waiting by,some all dressed,
eir torn.
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sume treatment of
sd to is not altogether the
i of love for Chinamen
mr of vengeance, as
ly see from die ridicule
- -m Chinese warriors
pon
by the newspapers,
sts, the toy-makers
■ iers wherein the
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DECEftBER 7, 1894.
Masks are made to represent severed
Chinese heads, bleeding and ghast¬
ly, and toys wherein a Japanese
and a Chinese soldier face each
other, and a mechanical device
causes the Chinaman to do what¬
ever the Japanese is made to do.
A very important item of the
Japanese woman’s dress, as is well
known, is her hairpins. These
are, if possible, changed with the
season. Just now the autumn
hairpins are gorgeous in the ex¬
treme. Chrysanthemums of all
shades, most skillfuHy wrought to
rival the real ones now for sale
everywhere, adorn the heads of
belles. The war has made itself
felt here. Japanese soldiers at a
cent apiece chase poor little China¬
men around my ladie’s head or toss
the helpless creature in the air;
little pigs in Chinese clothes adorn
another’s glossy locks, while
another still wears a pin whereon
a Chinaman flies in agony from the
mouth of a well-aimed cannon.
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' Now is the mushroom season,
and so the mushroom figures in tiny
images on hairpin heads. The ar r
rival of the mushrcom is a social
feature in Japan. The pine groves
are closed to the public and rented
to small family parties for picnic
grounds. A pleasant spot is chosen
where the view is fine, the ground
is dry and some gnarled old pine
shelters them from the dew. Here
the sunset is watched < amid the
drinking of tea and spirits and the
singing of songs composed and
sung by dancing girls in honor of
the spot, the delicious mushrooms,
the view or the host of the occasion.
These parties offer some of the
most brilliant pictures of the year.
Of course the ladies are glad to
wear sonic emblem of the occasion
in their hair.
The weavers arc not behind then
neighbors. Battle pieces blaze in
various colors from cheap towels.
Every theater,has brought its
plays “down to date” by making
the hero or his posterity work won¬
ders in the present war during the
last act.
The emperor expects to review
the imperial body guard at his
palace in Kyoto November, the
day after his birthday. The city
will be brilliant then, as you will
hear later. Samuel C. Bartlet.
Demorest.
Special Correspondence to The Times.
Mrs. A. Hampton will leave
Demorest next week for a visit to
her father’s home in Illinois. Mrs.
Ormsby, who has been visiting her,
daughter, %Irs. Kendall, is going
North at the same time and will
travel in company with Mrs.
Hampton.
Miss Ellen Brooks of Lexington,
Ga., arrived last week to attend the
Normal School.
Mrs. E. B. Turner of Quincy,
Ill., arrived last week to spend the
winter with Mrs. Snyder. She
comes from the North for her health.
She ia delighted with Demorest.
Thankrgiving day was very
generally observed. A service in
the morning by Revs. Campbell
and Frazelle.
Quite a number of families had
Thanksgiving together, dividing
the town up in happy parties, with
the usual turkey, mince pie, etc..
and good cheer.
Mr. Sears and family have moved
from the Hughes house and have
rented the Brownlow cottage.
Mr. Bidle and family are nicely
settled in the Pea*e cottage and re
port themselves very much pleased
with Demorest.
Those citizens of Demorest who
%’ere dissatisfied with the nomina
made at the first caucus, held
i Overmto clerk,
Geo. M * Ed
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sorry to lose such a good .citizen.
Dr. J, D. Williams left this
week for Tallapoosa, where he
goes for a change of climate, and
to get out of the hard work caused
by an increasing practice. Dr.
Williams recently sold out to Dr.
A. E. Zeitlfer of New Jersey, who
succeeds him. Dr. Williams 5
health is poor—in fact he came to
Habersham County four years ago
in extremely poor health and began
practice as his health became bet
ter.
The doctor has been so success¬
ful in evenyoranch of his profes¬
sion that henas had patients from
all the surrounding counties, some
coming many miles to be in his
care. 'j
Georgia has\no better physician
than Dr. Williams nor better citi
zen. Dr. Williams’ schollarly at¬
tainments, and usefulness as a citi¬
zen, has made him doubly hard • to
part with.
We commend him to the good
people of Tallapoosa as in every
way worthy of their utmost confi¬
dence and friendship.
The doctor hopes to fully re¬
cuperate in a year’s comparative
^r^ t, and again to g.o actively into
ct j ce Ludell.
Red Hen’s Powwow.
The Red men had a kind of love
feast at their lodge last Tuesday
night, and as a consequence, sever¬
al of the braves were somewhat in¬
disposed the next morning and had
to seek the medicine man. Judge
Cook says, he did not eat any
oysters but he knows who did.
About forty members were
present and after the business of
the meeting was transacted the
braves descended from their dig¬
nity and with drawn tomahawks
fell upon the unoffending oysters—
which were cooked in all the styles
that tempt the woody appetite of
brave red men, and as before stated
the medicine men were in demand
the next morning.
It is said that Charley Dance
scalped more raw oysters than any
other warrior present, and, too,
with out as much as a tremor of the
nerves.
The braves had the Sherwood
colored band to furnish them mu¬
sic and altogether it was a red
paint day for them. Warrior Ren
ney superintended the feast and
corn dance whjle Nat Williams
was chief cook.
Miss Annie Lee Freeman, and
Mr. and Mrs. Nowell, df our city
spent Thanksgiving with the family
of Mr. R. D. Yow, at Avalon.
F. M. Taylor from Turnerviile,
was a visitor in Habersham’s me
tropoIis Hst / week.
Toaa^ is Arbor day in the Pub¬
lic schoo^qf our county and state.
Just step in at Matheson Com¬
pany’s and see the new goods just
arrived. Fine Dress goods, Silks,
Notions, Clothing, Groceries, Ban¬
quet Lamps, and a great variety of
other nice goods.
Mr, C. Will Fisher, a first class
Photographer of Demorest, will
open a gallery here next week.
Edwards & Dance have some
special bargains in Hats.
price them before buying.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain
dead in *the Toccoa calling post-office
thirty days. When "Advertised/’ for any
of them please say
December J. tat., 1894. Bright, P. M.
J.
J. T. Ellis.
J. ‘P.’ Brown,
D. D. Turpen.
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B. Qualls.
, E. jf. A. Smith. Wofford.
C. L. Westmoreland.
££ Mias ■
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Hartwell News.
Special Correspondence to The Times.
The two large Cotton Ware
Houses, and one cotten seed house
of D. C. Alford were burned on
last Thursday night about eleven
o’clock. At one time it looked as
if Depot street would be
It was with bard work that the de¬
pot, J. H. & P. S. McMullins, and
Page & Webbs large dry goods
stores, and R. A. Parkers candy
store were saWd. Everything was
moved out of the depot and several
of the stores into the streets. The
losses are as follows :
S. M. Inman & Co., in cotton
about $14,000, covered by insu
ranee. D. C. Alford, his three
large ware-houses, a large lot of
cotton seed, Bagging and Ties, ve¬
hicles, tanning implements, etc;,
aggregating about $5,000, insu¬
rance $2,500.
The Hartwell Railroad, a box
car loaded with twenty three bales
of cotten, value about $850. T.
G. Craft about $90 in Bicycles and
repairs. No insurance. The Hart¬
well Band, instruments about $125.
No insurance. E. Schaefer two
large safes $300. No insurance.
W. F. sBowers Printing Press
etc., about $50. No insurance.
The Hartwell Sug, large job press
$125. No insurance. About five
bales of cotten belonging to private
parlies. .
D. C. Alford lost many thingsof
a literary character, consisting of
books, charts, etc., that while they
have no special commercial value
vj-ere worth a great deal to him,
and which of course cannot be re¬
placed witli money at any' cost.
How the fire originated is not
known.
The estate of Benjamin Shirley
was sold last salesday (Tuesday)
in Hartwell. The land sold well
some bringing as much as $14. per
acre. Also the Maxwell estate
which brought a fair price. X.
Telephone Exchange,
Mainly through the effort^ of
Charley Dance, a mutual telephone
exchange has been organized by the
merchants of-Toccoa.
The following are the subscribers
to date : Simmons, Brown & Co.,
Toccoa Furniture & Lumber Co.,
Southern Railroad Co., E. Schae¬
fer,residence; S. M. Inman & Co.,
office; S. M. Inman & Co., cotton
platform; E. P. Simpson & Co.,
Simpson Lumber Co.; W. H. & J.
Davis; Dr. Jeff Davis, office; Dr.
J. N. West, residence; Edwards &
Dance; Toccoa Leather Co.; G.
W.Edwards; Toccoa Banking Co.,
beside there will be several others
added before the exchange is com¬
pleted.
This is another step in the right
direction for Toccoa, and shows
the outside world that we have
progressive citizens as any city in
the state. The members own
instruments and the cost after
ing put in operation will not
ceed 50 cents per month per
strument. The central office
be located for the present at
post-office.
The night watchman will be
plied with a key so he can call
any subscriber when wanted,
case of Ere, accidents, etc.
hope the citizens will extend
use of these instruments to
re si deuce*.
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Gov. Atkinson is
some what interested in the B. R.
& A. R. R., as he says in his
sage to the legislature "I
you, also, to inquire into the
dition and value of that part of
road (upon which the state also
a claim to secure the bonds
by it) lying beyond Lula and
ing to Tallulah Falls. I most
spectfully ask that your
txjdy A* institute inquiry, and give
to "i v “
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Importa I ■■ v. ■;
Now is the time to buy your do if
We will sell for the next twenty
cheaper than you have ever heard of.
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have a-large stock and must reduce it
December 10. It will pay you to exan
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our stock. Look at these prices • • m® ■
Suits worth $9 tor $6
4 4 “ 7 “ 4 Overcoats worth $7 for $4 "
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EDWARDS & DANCE,
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IS THE PLACE TO GO FOE TH
They Carry a Full Line of -
DRYGOODS & GROCERY
Clothing I AM v*
Shoes and Hi
Furniture!
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cotton^Tuye*
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T. A. CAPPS 3 . It. W P*;.
T. A. CAPPS & CO.,
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—Will sell for CASH at hard time prices their entire
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Groceries, Hardware, I
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Etc. M
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We also handle a choice line of Stoves, Glassware,
Wood and Willowware and Furniture, It will pejr you.
stock before buying. We buy foe spot cash and therefore we i
be undersold. ■
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