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FOB GOVERNOR
ALLEN 1 ). CANDLER, Of Hall,
FOR CONGRESS, !ith District ,
HOWARD THOMPSON, _ _______ «f Hall, ....
No one will own poor W. y
He was forsaken by Joe Terrell;
and now Spencer R. is giving him
the high ball.
One of the richest jokes of
campaign is that of some of the
Georgia weeklies trying to
strate to the voters of Georgia that
Spencer R. Atkinson is no kin
Gov. Bill.
“It must be remembered that
Spencer R. Atkinson is no kin to
W. Y. Atkinson.”—Dalton Argus.
Ha! ha, ha!! That is the joke
of the campaign. As a maker
facetious and mirth provoking
we award the palm to the Argus.
Dr. Jeff Davis has gotten
ciled in his new brick block, and
has one of the handsomest physi¬
cian’s otlices in Georgia. He
equipped his office with everything
in the way of operating tables, in¬
struments, instrument cases, etc.,
that any physician in this section
ought to wish or desire.
Judge Fish is a candidate to suc¬
ceed himself on the Supreme Court
bench. We are of t he opinion that
he ought to find the way back easily
enough as lie lias unquestionably
made an efficient and able judge.
We think he has satisfied the peo¬
ple ot Georgia, and they will proba¬
bly satisfy him by returning him to
his present position.
Did you ever hear of the kettle
calling the pot black? Spencer R.
disclaims any^ relationship with W.
Y. Wonder how \V. V. feels!
W . \ . must have greatly degener¬
ated lately, as Spencer R. accepted
a .$2,500 job under \Y. Y. and has
not given it up—and probably'does
not intend to—till he gets another.
Spencer knows what it is to have
a job ; he has been left jobless a few
times in his eventful career.
Sam Jones lias quit the race for
governor alter quite a meteoric
career ot four days ;he did just what
he intended to do—to get everybody
in Georgia to lend a listening ear
while he told them some wholesome
truths about political jobbery, Geor¬
gia chicanery and jack asses who
run lor office. Sam Jones scored
his point while the crowd at whom
he was shooting winced at every
puff of smoke.
Spencer Atkinson has at last
launched his platform for the in¬
spection of the voters of Georgia.
The trouble is, there is nothing
good in it but what is in Candler’s
and Candler's has been before the
people a little longer than Railroad
Commissioner Atkinson's, and it is
probably a little bit better than any¬
thing with which Atkinson could
be mixed up with. When it comes
to holding to office at $2,500 a year
with one hand while trying to cor-
ral another he is a howling success.
Berner, who is rum ling against At¬
kinson, (and both Atkinson and
Berner are running against Candler
—for it takes two of them to make
a shadow in this race) says the
railroads are swallowing up the
state; it that is so, Atkinson is not
even a good railroad commissioner
at $2,500 a year—his stipend should
be cut down to $25 per year, more
in keeping'with tns talent.
Consumption Positively Cured.
Mr. R. B. Grceve, merchant, of
Chilhowie. Ya., certifies that he
had consumption, was given up to
die, sought all medical treatment
that money could procure, tried all
cough remedies he could hear of,
but got no relief; spent many nights
sitting up in a chair; was induced
to try l)r. King's New Discovery,
and was cured bj- use of two bottles,
For past *hree years has been at-
tending to business, and says Dr.
King's New Discovery is the grand-
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so much for him aud also for others i
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Rebel to the Reichstag.
During the debate in the German reich-
relating to the appropriations for new
war vessels, August Rebel, the Socialist
leader, in a masterly speech, remarkable
tor i*» sound logic and clear reasoning,
shattered to pieces the flimsy arguments
the government offered in defense of an
immediate increase of the German navy.
The following is the part of Bebel’s speech
which refutes the contention that the
Socialists must vote for the appropriation,
because it would give employment to a
large number of workingmen:
“Yes, you're always at hand with the in¬
terests of the workingmen,” retorted Bebel
to an interpellation of Count Kardorff.
“^ iat they are also interested in the erect-
ion of military barracks.” “Workingmen
are needed everywhere—in building war
ships and military barracks, and making
firearms and ammunition. Should we
draw out the consequences of your argu-
ra f.nts, then we would simply have to grant
appropriations . .. for . mi .... litarv purposes and .
say: “Build military barracks to your
heart's content, as it will employ working¬
men.” But that the advantages which
would thus accrue to a small group of
workers are brought about at the expense
of the rest of the workers of the nation, you
forget to state. And then, is there no bet-
ter opportunity „I, ,.tioLlth. to employ labor? Think of
tl , el iOT 8 o,l. If we improve
the ground and soil with all the means that
science and machinery bring to our dis¬
posal, it co.ild lie made to bear much more
and we could produce enough grain for our
home consumption. In the East, West and
South of Germany there are yet large tracts
of unimproved land which could be made
productive. Thousands of farmers and
masses of workers could here be employed
and make a living. Are we not put to
shame at the fact staring us in the face that
last spring during a freshet thousands of
families in Silesia and Saxony were pau¬
perized for the want of river correction and
regulation ? The summer montks have
passed by without anything being done
for these unfortunate people. At last a
few millions have been appropriated by
tiie Saxon diet, but the Prussian diet is not
yet ready to do anything. There is no
money for necessary public improvements;
war ships and soldiers are of greater im¬
portance. In Upper Silesia there are
schools averaging 80 pupils to one teacher
Ls this not a shame to a nation that
tends to be civilized? The school houses
in this part of the empire are miserable
huts against which the cow stables of the
East-Eibean lords to the manner born
stand off as palaces. In the army from
eight to nine men have an instructor and
every 25 a higher grade officer. But to
bring the public schools up to this standard
—that is an impossibility. I say,
priate money, but do it for the most use¬
ful purposes of civilization. We demand
regard for the workers; they are the
dation of the social pyramid.”
The Campaign On.
Hon. Howard Thompson deliv¬
ered here Tuesday last, the opening
speech of his campaign for the dem¬
ocratic nomination for Congress
fiom this district to a large and en¬
thusiastic audience. While
fame as an orator at the bar
familiar to our people, they had
not heard him on the hustings and
to say they were well pleased is
speak it mildly.
The speech occupied more than
an hour in its delivery, and all
who could get into the court house
listened to it with marked attention.
Every word went home, and many
who were in doubt as to how they
would vote, now openly express
themselves for Mr. Thompson ; and
that tie will carry this county, in
the convention, no fair minded man
now no longer doubts.
To attempt to give a review of
this splendid effort would do, not
only the speaker, but ourselves in¬
justice. It was pronounced by all
the ablest political address heard in
our county for years. It demon¬
strates his thorough familiarity with
>ublic affairs, and that in him.
-hould he secure the coveted prize,
the 9th' Congressional District
would have no booby, but one who
would reflect credit on himrself,hi-
state and the country.
Mr. Tate has named his com¬
mittee to act for him to arrnge the
joint canvass between Mr. Thomp
son and himself, and when the\
meet and the contest is over it will
be seen thu.t Tom Reed, the big
spehkeis cannot suppress Thomp¬
son, as he did Tate,by saying “that
how he got in Congress was a sur¬
prise to everebody.” Ability tells
and all the people admire it. Watch
the canvass! Our prediction is
Thompson is coming under the
wire with the coveted honors. The
people desire a change and they are
their own rulers. They are not for
sale, as Mr. Tate will find when he
ilttem P s » should he do so, to har¬
monize the District.
Our hat is to the breeze for
.Thompson.—Dawson Advertiser.
Both Good Men.
L ncle Tyler Peoples of Gwinnett
county, labored faithfully in the
newspaper business for twenty-five
Years, and if he should decide to
run for congress ljis brethren of the
press would heip to accelerate his
speed.
James W. Robertson of Haber-
sham county, has .oodles of friends
who would like to see him in con-
gress. He would stand high in
the national legislature, and the
government would be benefitted by
his council.—Alpharetta Free i
Press.
We would ,, esteem . .t a f favor to
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Wilde’s Summer Rose.
From the Augusta Chronicle.
We have received the following
communication from Mr. Henry B.
King, which explains itself :
Augusta, Ga., Dec., 27, 1897—
Editor Chronicle : In Mrs. Felton’s
letter in Sunday’s Chronicle, you
print Mr. Wilde’s poem thus :
“My life is like the summer rose,
Which opens to the morning sky,
But ere the shades of evening close,
Are scattered on the ground to die.”
Now, did Mr. Wilde write ‘‘are
scattered,” or is Mrs. Felton, or
are you, responsib’e for it ? I can¬
not find another copy of the poem
—I am ashamed to say—in my li¬
brary, but 1 have read it scores of
times, and never noticed that con¬
struction before. H. B. King.
The “intelligent compositor”
and the “proof reader” both have
broad shoulders and are accustomed
to it, so without seeking further we
will charge the fault to them. But
there were several verbal errors in
the poem as furnished, and in or¬
der that all of them may be correct¬
ed, we reproduce the poem here
for the benefit of those desiring a
correct copy.
“My life is like the summer rose,
That opens to the morning sky,
But ere the shades of eveng close,
Is scattered on the ground to die.
Yet o’er that rose’s humble bed
The sweetest dews of night are shed,
As if she wept, such waste to see—
But none will weep a tear for me!
“My life is like the autumn leaf
That trembles in the moon’s pale ray,
It’s hold is frail—it’s date is brief,
Restless—and soon to pass away!
Yet ere that leaf shall fail and fade,
The parent tree, will mourn its shade,
The winds bewail the leafless tree,
But none, will breathe a sigh for me!
“My life is like the prints which feet
Have left on Tampa’s desert strand,
Soon as the rising tide shall beat,
All trace will vanish from the sand:
Yet, as if grieving to efface
All vestage of the human race.
On that lone shore loud moans the sea,
But none, alas! will mourn for me!”
\V llde , s masterpiece . always
was
a great favorite c with . , Hon. Tas. 7 S.
J
Hook, . T . who , , has written
some
tiful , verse, himself, . . and , day
’ one
he paraphrased , , it. . The , of
Air-,, poem
r Judge . Wilde, it will be observed, .
v while , .f perfect .. in .... diction, , beautiful *
in thought , and , tultless r , , • versifica-
in
. despondent , , , It
tion, is in tone. was
Judge ,, Hook ,, , , s idea to the ,
preserve
ideas . , and , versification, . , but
same ’ to
conclude , each verse with
a more
cheerful , _ . and , of „
sentiment, more the .
Christian’s faith in the future. r His T ,.
was not written with . , a view . of „ 1m- .
proving on ,. Wilde, T>1 , ot stealing
nor &
any of . , his . poetic . laurels, , , but, ini- .
pressed by its despondent tone,
and being fond of versification, in
an idle hour, about twenty years
ago, he paraphrased it in the man¬
ner shown below. W T e take the
liberty of publishing it in this con¬
nection :
AS JUDGE HOOK PARAPHRASED IT.
My life is like the summer rose,
Blooming ’neath the morning sky,
That when the shades of evening close
It fades and falls, but not to die;
For o’er that rose’s humble bed
Lingering fragrance still is shed,
That breathes of sweet life yet to be,
And such, I know, will come to me.
My life is like the autumn leaf,
Doomed soon to fade and pass away,
Yet, though its date be e’er so brief,
’Tis sweetly kissed by sunlit ray.
And when it fades, as fade it must,
And falls beneath the pareut tree,
New life will find its changing uust,
And such, I know, will come to me!
My life is like the ocean main
That rolls its waves on Tampas strand,
The rising flood will ebb again.
And leave behind the shining sand;
Ana ,h« ebbingtide s UaU pour
Back to the waveless, quiet sea,
So when life’s troubled dream is o’er,
A holy calm will come to me!
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RELAXATION
. -.OF THE STRAIN
THE SURFACE IS PLACID
Only Change in the Situation
is That the Probable if Not the
Inevitable is Being Viewed
With Greater Calmness.
Washington, March 1.—There is
no relaxation of the strain of rela¬
tions with Spain. The only change
the situation is that the probable,
not the inevitable, is being view¬
with greater calmness. Back of
placid countenance is a fixed
The impression which in
some quarters is sought to be made
that the president is seeking an easy
way out of the Maine difficulty bv
being a little blind, is not warrant¬
ed. The expressions of confidence
by the administration apparently
are being misconstrued.
From information from men in
congress who nave talked with the
president within the past twenty-
four hours, it appears that the pres¬
ident’s hope that the matter may be
settled by diplomacy is based not
on the probability of the responsi¬
bility for the destruction of the
Maine resting lightly upon Spain,
but upon the fact that the report of
the board of inquiry will be so con¬
clusive that Spain in defense of her
own honor will be compelled to
avoid a war based upon her defense
of a crime which would be alike
disastrous and dishonorable to her.
War entered into by Spain in de¬
fense of such a crime as the treach¬
erous destruction of the Maine and
her sleeping sailors would dishonor
the .Spanish dynasty before the
world. It is held to be the duty of
the administration to assume until
Spain herselt declares the contrary,
that the Spanish government will
never go to war with the United
States in defense of such a dastard¬
ly act, but will hasten to make
possible reparation even if the in¬
dications are that Spain will not be
so sensitive of her honor as to do
what the dictates of propriety de¬
mands. The administration is held
be Gght in maintaining , . the
formal expectation that she will do
the honorable thing until the case
been presented and she fails #
her obvious duty.
The attitude ot the president is
thus , lepresented to , be that of
Strength, not of weakness.
The attemps to pacify the public
and . hold the hasty .
to in restraint is
said • , . e from disposi-
not . to .
arise any
• the of r the ., president .,
tion part .
on to
evade , responsibility , by delay , , until
the demands , , r for reparation .•
” grow
weaker, , , but . rather .. f from a deter-
mination ... his part to do , lL the right . Ll
on
... thing at . the ., right . ,1 time . and , to save
,, this • . having .
country, ^ now a just
r trom / being . put , to degree ,
case, any
in ... the wrong , by , hasty assumptions 7
or , hastv action,
Tf It the ., situation ,. not crit*
were as
ical . , ... might . . be
as it is it not necessary J
to . . the public repeated
give 7 f a6sur-
fhat -,. the . administration , . A
ances is
, hopeful f , of . peace and , not excited, . .
jq j t were i ess critical it would not
be necessary to secure delay so as to
have time for emergency prepara-
tions.
J. W. Newton.
We are glad to have occasion to
say a few words concerning this
man. He has recently moved from
New York to this part of Georgia,
and will locate in Toccoa. He is a
minister of Christ wholly devoted
to His work. And we trust that
our people may be blessed through
his understanding of the Scriptures.
He is gifted both in word and with
pen.
., V\e have, as yet, only , had , a
short personal acquaintance with
preacher Newton, but have often
read his writings, which were full
interest. He has expressed a
section to continue his writings g glaS j n
and we wm ^ artfcles
furnish o F readers sente
his pen at an early date, look-
to the Lord to bless according
Q His good pleasure.— Cannnon
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Mize Musings.
Special Correspondence to The Record.
Being somewhat wrought upove
the anticipated war with Spai
and suffering from the effects of
nose mashed as flat as an African’s,
as the result of a Base ball garni
Nehemiah offers an apology foi
his poor letter.
But we feel assured that if tin
explosion of the Maine is found to
be due to some Spanish treachery
that this grand old Republic of
ours can do for Spain, what Napo¬
leon said she would do for England.
When Louisana was purchased
from him he said : “I have this day
given America a power that will
one day, sooner or later, make old
England humble her pride.” It is
hoped, however, that Spain had
nothing to do with the explosion of
our ship. She ought to have more
respect for herself than to do that.
A number of young folks passed
through here last Saturday taking
a straw-ride to Currahee.
Mr. T. R. Holcomb is sawing
lumber and grinding about fifty
bushels of corn per day.
Jack Moss of Ayersville was
down on business recently. Some
of the Hotel boys and girls had a
moon light stroll Sunday night.
Miss Bernice Underwood was
“Hailed” to Currahee last Satur¬
day. Thos. E. Watson is a smart
man and if nominated and elected
governor of Georgia would doubt¬
less make a good one,but Allen D.
Candler is in the saddle with both
feet in the stirrups and a spur on
each foot; so it seems that the other
fellow, be he who he may, will
have to ride behind and the horse
will not “tote double” any longer
than the election.
D. J. Crump who came to his
father’s several days ago from
Demorest, has been staying in a
house by himself on account of hav¬
ing been exposed to small pox at
Seawright’s above Clarkesville.
He has shown no sign of the dread¬
ful disease yet. Nehemiah.
Feb. 28, 1898.
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Announcements. a a.
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reflection „ , .
I fo^sTeriff^Hab^rshamVoun-
ty, subject held. to Thanking the Democratic friends primary, for their if
one is my
SSS'ffS&'EKJSrif JMfRi
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a. M. GRIBBLE.
1 hereby announce myself a candidate for
Sheriff of Habersham county subject to the
democratic primary, if one is held, /enter
voters of the county.
J. L. Browx.
To the voters of Habersham county:
Thanking you for past favors, candidate l beg for to
election announce Clerk myself as Superior a Court, sub- re-
as of
jeetto action of Democratic party. Piedg-
ing you if elected to do all in my power, in
make “ e “-
I am yours, etc., J. A. Erwin.
I herebv announce mvself a candidate
for the ofhee of Clerk of Superior Court
of Habersham conuty and if elected prom-
ise to strive to faithfully discharge the du¬
ties of that office to the satisfactioa of the
people I am subject to the action of the
Democratic primary if one is held. Solici¬
ting the support of all voters,
I am Respectfully,
Wm, M. Jordan.
To the voters of Habersham County: I
hereby announce myself a candidate for
Tax Receiver, subject to the democratic
primary if one is held.
H. E. Hopkins.
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Acorn Acorns.
Special Correspondence to The Record.
Acorn, Ga., Mar. i 1898.—On
the 9th of last month Thomas J.
English, Son of D. W. English and
grandson of Thomas J. Loggans,
while hunting between 3 and 4 p.
m. accidentally shot and killed him¬
self. His body was found by his
father, lying near a log on which
he had evidentally been standing
when the gun fired the fatal shot,and
which took effect in his right cheek
ranging upward.
Had Tommy lived until June
next he would have been 16. He
was a bright, cheerful, thoughtful,
kind and obedient son. We sympa¬
thize with the bereaved ones.
On Wednesday Feb. 23, R. J.
Halford (brother of our tax receiv¬
er) was maried to Miss Eliza
Elrod, Rev. F. L. Prater officia¬
ting. We wish them pleasant
dreams, happiness and long life.
In your last weeks issue you say,
(from your Clarkesville informant)
that Mr. Tobe Fuller and wife had
small pox. Well, that is too fun-
■ly, as Mr. Fuller is a bachelor and
never (?) courted a girl in his life.
However, its just like—for if the
doctors do say that it is small pox,
they have not yet convinced even
the ones that have it, much less
their neighbors.
Public opinions has it, that the
tearing down of the courthouse
• ay have something to do with
ailing this small pox.
Farming has begun in earnest.
W i v. i> from a very reliable
ray living in the neighborhood of
i; s. Setwiigh that up to a week
go only one had aken her bed,
Miss Mary Seawright) and she
a id been up more or less nearly all
he time, and was considered web
then.
Your man Hopkins has one
no more) good opponents in
race for tax receiver. The one I
fer to is Mr. D. W, Jarrard,
Mud Creek district. And it is
pected the race will lie
them as Mr. Hopkins will
get most of his help from below
the mountain and Mr. Jarrard
running in a district that
had the office in about 14 years.
wish you both well. Hurrah for
dan for Clerk.
Acorn IIuller.
in LONDON’S
A Bather Rough Experience That Taught
an Artist a Lesson.
An artist who is well known in a
northern city used occasionally to put
on his shabbiest clothes and penetrate
to the slums in search of inspiration for
his brush. On one of these excursions
he stopped 4o watch the efforts of a rag¬
ged urchin who was disfiguring the
pavement of a sqnalid street with a
piece of soft blue stone, and, although
the figures which the lad drew were
grotesque, the artist was struck with
their originality and began to take an
interest in their development
“That’s right, my boy! Make your
lines clear and never mind the detaila
Champion! What I Yon don’t know how
to sketch that old man’s bead? Then
give me the chalk. I’ll show you.”
The next moment the enthusiastic
artist was on his knees, and with the
piece of stone had quickly drawn a
clever picture. Before he oould com¬
mence another sketch, however, he felt
a stunning blow on the bead, and a
shrill female voice cried:
“Take yer bloomin hook, ye great
good for nought hulk I What d’ye mean
by messin up t’flags ’at I’ve just wash¬
ed? ’Tain’t no wonder ’at t’ kids do it
when a senseless old idiot likeyerself sets
’em t’example. Be off, or I’ll scour
•’pavement wi’ yer ugly carcass. ”
The artist hurriedly dodged another
boot-, Bprang to his feet, and, without
waiting to argue the matter, sneaked
ignominiously off. He vows that he
will mind his own business when next
be goes slumming.—London Telegraph.
Why Doesn't the Boiler BuretT
What a tremendous force is struggling
to tear a boiler to atoms 1 Take, for ex¬
ample, a horizontal tubular boiler of
ordinary proportions, 60 inches in di-
ameter by 16 feet long, containing
eighty-three 1 inch tubes. Such a boiler
hafl a ****** <4 40,716 square
inches.
Bcppew this boiler is operated with a
working pressure of 100 pounds per
square inch, which is not at all uncom-
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Do we realize what this means? The
boiler has resting upon it the equivalent
of a column of granite 10 feet square
gnd 254.5 feet high, if holding^ or, to put it another equi"
«y. the holier the
alent weight of 22,871 persons, each
weighing 182 pounds.
The best authorities agree that the
Q^jinary 3 ArSiit horw , W wu orkina “ JI1 e eivht eigne
, hours day, exerts force
a an avenge
luring that time ot 120 pounds,
Now, this force acting to disrupt the
»M00 pound,.
*0 that to produce an equivalent stress
it would be necessary to hitch up to the
of ...... the boiler two teams of 1,885
horses altogether.—Strand Magazine.
They Are Friend*.
Helen—I wonder why Kate doesn’t
mind her own business.
Mattie—She hasn’t any.
Helen— Business?
Mattie—No; mind.—Chicago News.
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Toccoa,
The Beautiful
Toccoa is one of the most pros¬
perous little cities in Georgia. Its
business enterprise and tireless en-
ergV have become too well known
to need extended mention. It is
the trading center of a large area of
thickley populated territory, and is
the junction of two important rail¬
ways, the Southern and the Elber-
ton Air Line, giving unexcelled
facilities for transportation. Ten
regular passenger trains stop daily
at the depot, running in every di¬
rection. Toccoa has a population
of about 3000 and is steadily grow¬
ing. it has splendid public schools,
four churches afford ample oppor¬
tunity for those who wish to wor¬
ship; branches of the most impor¬
tant secret societies are fully organ¬
ized ; the people never go to sleep,
but keep up the hum of business
every day in the year. The Toccoa
auditorium and Tabernacle used for
summer protracted meetings, Lec¬
tures, etc., by the best talent ob¬
tainable is an . institution of
which the city is justly proud. Its
meetings furnish pleasure to thou¬
sands of people each year. Toccoa
is well fitted to make a home for all
industrious and enterprising men
and women seeking a location. All
such are welcomed, and letters of
inquiry are cheerfully and prompt¬
ly answered.
And in addition to the induce¬
ments of pleasant atmosphere and
pure, cool water, Toccoa can boast
of her healthfulness. Habetshatn
county shows the lowest rate of
mortality of any county in the Uni¬
ted States, and the elevation, per¬
fect drainage, and surroundings of
our town preclude the possibility of
any local cause for disease, and
serve to make invalids recuperate
rapidly.
This section abounds in grand
and beautiful scenery. Toccoa
falls are just two miles away, and
a drive of sixteen miles through a
picturesque region brings one to
Tallulah Falls. And besides these
noted objects there are many spots
of charming verdure, clear, swift¬
flowing streams and abrupt hill¬
sides, massive rocks and yawning
precipices, that delight and awe
the beholder, all within two or
three miles of town.
The manufacturing interests of
the town are not many, but upon
them and othei enterprises of a like
character depend, principally, the
future of the town. We have in
operation a furniture factory, which
employs from 75 to 100 hands, a
tannery which employs from 20 to
65 hands. A cotton factory which
employs about 150 hands.
The social and business relations
of the people from the North and
from the South, who have freely
mi4$led together in this region
have always been pleasant, arnica
ble and friendly. No differences
"growing out of sectional feeling
have ever been known, or ever need
occur.
The people of Georgia are warm
hearted, generous and hospitable,
and welcome sober and industrious
people who come to make homes
among them.
The negro population of Haber¬
sham county amounts to only 13
per cent, a decrease of three per
cent between 1880 and 1890.
The town is on the great south¬
ern pleateau of the Blue Ridge
Mountain and lies 1090 feet above
the level of the sea. The high al¬
titude ; the life-giving mountain
breezes; the numberless cool, crys¬
tal springs; the pure, soft water in
wells and streams, and the mild sea¬
sons with their gentle changes, all
combine to make this favored re¬
gion the most surpassingly health¬
ful on the face of the earth.
No malaria exists, and malarial
diseases are unknown in the vicini-
y of Toccoa. No epidemic has
tever prevailed.
This region is absolutely free
of yellow fever visitations. That
fatal desease has never been epi¬
demic in any part of the world
with an altitude of 700 feet or more
above sea levei.
During the summer of 1888,
when the yellow fever was decima¬
ting the population of Florida, and
spreading consternation among
the cities of northen Alabama,
when it dealt death daily, and in
1893 when Brunswick was devas¬
tated by this dread disease, north
Georgia opened her generous arms
to receive the fear stricken refu¬
gees, even though the yellow
scourge had already attacked them.
The terrified fugitives came bv
thousands, came with fever fires
consuming them; came with the
touch of death upon their sallow
faces: came almost hopeless and
desparing—and breathing the pure
air of Georgia’s highlands their
health and strength returned.
And northen Georgia did not suf¬
fer for its generous welcome. The
fever did not spread. No new
cases were reported from contact
with the refugees, and those who
caught the infection before they
came, speedily recovered.
For more than two generations
this part of Habersham caunty has
been famed throughout the entire
South for its unsurpassed healthful-
n**s.