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BILL ARP’S LETTER
Eioitement and ; Activity Mark
Opening of Sohools.
OLD AND NEW DEQUE IS COMPARED
William Likes Curriculum of "Auld
Lang.Syne” When the Rod Was
an Important Adjunct.—Some
Remlniccencee.
What a commotion. The public
schools have opened the winter ses
sion. Hundreds of children are going
to and fro and every family is excited
for their own. The books have been
hunted up, the faces washed and hair
brushed. The boys have a new suit
land the girls new school dresses, and
It looks like everything and everybody
Is working for the children. Mer
chants, mechanics, doctors, lawyers,
preachers and farmers seem to be
busy In their trades and professions,
but behind them all is the -welfare and
happiness of tbelr children. We have
but one scholar now—a sweet grand
child, who has risen to a higher grade
and has to strain her young mind to
solve the mazes, and mysteries of Lat
in and algebra, but she Vlll do It. Our
schools have good teachers, and with
help at home the willing pupil will
keep up with the foremost Yes, help
at home. I wish that every child had
It. In a grade of thirty or forty pupils
It Is Impossible for the. teacher to give
moro than a few minutes to each one,
but 1 sometimes give a? hour to our
little girl at night. That is what an
bid grandpa is good for. But it is
hard for even me to fall into line with
new books and master them. The first
Latin book I read was a simple little
one called "Hietoriae Sacra," and the
first line was "Deus creavlt caelam et
terram intra sex dies,” “Qod created
the heavens and the earth in six
days.” I know the whole chapter now,
but that book is out of print and I
don’t know the new ones. Just so
.with algebra. Old Jeremiah Day is
dead and now there Is a new. book and
new rules, and they are harder to me.
How we old men do love to talk over
the good old ways of fitly and sixty
years ago!
Captain Calhoun was telling yester-
v day how old Beman mauled knowledge
Into the brain through the shanks and
posteriors of rebellious boys. I haven’t
forgot eomo of the lickings that good
old John Norton gave me, for I
was full of mischief. Professor Ron
ald Johnston is here now on a visit.
He taught heps many years and most
all of these young married men carry
his marks, for he ,1s a Scotchman and
has a Scotchman's faith in Solomon
and the rod. In 1861 he Joined the
confederate army, and when the war
was over resumed his school and has
now been teaching over fifty years. He
. Is a fit successor to Beman and Isham
and Touchie, but has gentled down a
good-deal, and loves to pet his grand
children.
I was ruminating about these school
books and their cost. It took $4 to buy
four little books for the new grade
and I know it is too much, and I re
joice to see that a company has been
formed to publish southern school
books in a southern city and keep our
money at home. I rejoice that Dr. I.
William Jones hps published a school
history of the United States that is
acceptable to our people. He is a
grand old gentleman without tear and
without reproach, and has done more
to preserve our good name and our rec
ord than any othsr man. His biography
of Jefferson Davis and of Robert E.
Lee should be in every household.
Even Teddy, who claims to be a histo
rian, ought to read that cf Mr. Davis
and repent and retract and apologize
before he is set down as an arch ea-
lumnltaor of a true patriot and a no
ble man. This reminds mo of that
brave girl, Laura Talbert Galt, who
refused to sing “Marching Through
Georgia" in the Louisville public
school. Blessings on her; she ought
to be adopted as the successor to Win
nie Davis, the Daughter of the Confed
eracy. My good friend, Joe Brown,
has written a parody on that song, and
the last line to every verse is:
• “As we went thieving through Geor
gia."
1 have lost eomo of my respect for
the city of Louisville as a southern
city since that Infamous song is al
lowed to be 'sung in their public
schools.-:
But 1 am comforted every day with
letters of inquiry about the-roster
that Georgia is going to make and
about Judge Walter Clark’s books and
how to-get them. Here is a beautiful
letter from Hon. P. T. Turnley, mayor
of die city of Highland Park, Ills. He
Is 81 years old, but does not look It In
his handsome photograph. He was
bom and reared in Tennessee and
f raduated at West Point in 1846.
tohewall Jackson was his roommate;
Generals D, R., Jones .and William
Montgomery Gardner his classmates.
That Is getting pretty close to us, tor
D. R. Jones was our brigadier for a
while, and Gardner was our colonel.
Mr. Turnley wants those books and I
wish to say here that the-books must
be ordered from M. O. Sherrill, state
librarion.v Raleigh, N. C. Send $5
and they will be sent by express, but
not prepaid. And here Is a letter from
G W, Nichols, of Jesup, Ga., who also
sends his interesting book, “A Sol
dier's Story of-.the Lawton. Gordon
Evans Brigade.” That’s right. If we
can find one man in every regiment
who will write its history we will soon
get our roster started on a North Caro
lina basis.
But I am not well and must forbear
this time.—BILL ARP, In Atlanta Con
stitution. ,
major smith very ill.
Disquieting Nens to Host* of Headers
of ‘-Bill ArpV> letters.
The many friends of Major Charles
H. Smith, of Cartersville, the Georgia
sage, whose fame has been spread
the country over through his writings
under the pseudonym, "Bill Arp,” will
be pained to learn that he is critically
ill at bis home in Cartersville. For
some months he has been in feeble
health and during the last few days
has had several attacks from heart
trouble. Monday he suffered a very
bad attack, -qqd white his family and
physicians hope for his recovery, still
he may die at any minute.
Major Smith Is now 80 years of age.
He holds & unique position among the
literary men of the south, and perhaps
has a' larger circle of readers than any
man In the southern states engaged Id'
regular work.
Few men In Georgia are as well ac
quainted with the early history of tho
state as Major Smith. He Is regarded
as an authority on all ante-bellum af
fairs. and very often In his writings
discusses problems In the light of his
experiences In, the years before the
war between the states.
For many years Major Smith has
contributed to, The Sunday Constitu
tion. Hls letters have always been
one of the features of the paper, and
there are numbers of people all over
Georgia and throughout the entire
south who await the coming of the
paper with Interest, largely on ac
count of he fact that It Is to contain
“BUI Arp’s" letter.
These letters have not only been
read by the' subscribers to The Sun
day Constitution, but have been repro
duced In the weekly edition and copied
regularly by a number of the leading
dallies of the south as well as by a
great many local weeklies. Through
these different agencies Major Smith
reached nearly every home In the
south and there are few indeed to
which he has not been extended a
warm welcome. '
There has possibly never been a
writer who has succeeded so well In
getting close to the hearts of hls read
ers as has Major Smith. The tender
sentiments and home philosophy of
the Georgia sage as well as hls un
swerving loyalty to the cause of the
confederacy have caused him to be
loved wherever hls writings have been
read.
Major Smith has not confined hls
energies to newspaper work, but has
also won wide fan^ as an author and
a lecturer. He has a large personal
acquaintance In almost every section
of Georgia, and the news of hls Illness
will bring sadness to many homes.
EASQELIST ASSAILS BAPTISM.
Belief in Its Absolute Necessity li
* Heathenism, Says MacArthur.
Rev. Dr. MacArthur, at the one-hun
dredth meeting of the ’‘Evangel" tent
In New York, Sunday, assailed tho
doctrine of baptism, and bis hearers
rose to their feet and applauded
wildly.
"Baptism," he declared, "never
saved a human soul. The doctrine of
baptismal regeneration is both unrea
sonable and unscrlptural. The super
stitlons that have gathered about In
fant baptism form one of the saddest
chapters In church history. Thou
sands through all the ages have be
lieved that a child dying without being
baptized was eternally lost. This dark
and dreary superstition has cast a
gloom over the history of the church
for centuries.
"This doctrine is heathenism pure
and simple. The Idea that God would
forever condemn an innocent babe be
cause some one had not put a few
drops of water on its head and face
makes God a tyrant, a monster and a
demon. Rather than believe in such a
God, I would be an avowed Infidel."
ROOSEVELT ROAMS
CHICAMAOGA FIELD
President Welcomed -by
Chattanooga Citizens.
NOTED BATTLE-GROUND VIEWED
Day’s Program Was to the Liking
and Enjoymentof Chief Exec
utive of the Nation.
MmC FIGHTERS PRAISED.
MacArthur Pleased With Result of
Contest Between Army and XaTr.
The game of mimic war along New
England coast came to an end Satur
day. Through hls chief of staff, Thom
as H. Barry, Major General MacArthur
sent a telegram to all commanders ex
pressing hls entire satisfaction with
the Work of tho army during the war
maneuvers.
President Roosevelt was the guest
Sunday of the citizens of Chattanooga
and right royally they entertained
him. Hls visit to Chattanooga was
specially to attend the national con
vention of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen, but Chattanooga, as a
whole, entertained him.
From early morning until late In the
evening he was driven from one his
toric place to another, and the details
of the battles, that have made Chatta
nooga famous were explained to him
by men who were participants of the
struggles.
The battle fields of Chlckamauga,
Missionary .Ridge, Orchard Knob .and
Lookout Mountain were driven over.
Sunday night he attended services
at the First Baptist church.
President Is Welcomed.
The presidential train arrived yin
Chattanooga promptly at 8:30 a. m.
There was a large crowd at the sta
tion, and notwithstanding that the day
was Sunday, the president was accord
ed a warm welcome. Trolley cars were
in waiting, and after the formal greet
ing was over the start for the Chlcka
mauga battlefield was made. At tho
entrance to Chlckamauga park the-
Seventh United States cavalry, under
command of Colonel Baldwin, which
acted aB the president’s escort through
the park, was drawn up.
The president, with General Boyn
ton, president of the park commission,
mounted horses, and after the other
members of the party had entered car
riages, the drive through the. park be
gan. The cavalcade was hardly under
way before the president started his
horse at a sharp trot, and for a mile
and a half , led the regiment a merry
chace over the battle field. The pace
was so hot that several of the troopers
were unhorsed, and it was necessary
to call the ambulance corps into ser
vice. /
After inspecting a portion of the
field the president stopped at the
caipping grounds of the regiment and
reviewed the regiment, together with
the Third battery of field artillery, un
der command of Captain Niles. The
review took place upon the spot where,
thirty-nine years ago, on a Sunday
morning, the confederate brigade of
General Manigault of Hindman’s divis
ion was repulsed in a desperate charge
by a portion of General Wilder’s brig
ade of cavalry.
At the conclusion of the review the
8eventh cavalry went through their
new calestlienics drill.
A very pleasing incident occurred
shortly before the president resumed
hls Inspection of the battle field. A
delegation of citizens of Georgia pre
sented to him a cane cut from the
Chlckamauga battle field. It is of
hickory, with a silver head and band
suitably Inscribed. On the head Is the
following:
“Presented to President Roosevelt
by citizens of the Seventh congres
sional district of Georgia, September
7, 1902.”
On tho band are the names of six
generals who participated In the battle
of Chlckamauga—Longstreet, Wheel
er, Hood, Rosecrans. Thomas and
Boynton. The Soventh Georgia dis
trict was the home of President Roose
velt's mother, and ho alluded to this
fact in accepting the gift. The pre
sentation speech was made by Hon.
Moses Wright, of Rome, to which the
president responded as follows:
"My Dear Mr. Wright: I cannot say
how touched and pleased I am. I can
imagine no gift,, that would have;
pleased me more than to have tho’
young men from my mother’s state
present me this cane with the name
of six generals, three of whom wore
the bine and three of whom wore the
gray, bnt whose descendants and kins
folk are equally loyal to the flag as it
now is. I want to mention one curious
thing. You have on here General
Wheeler’s name. I served under him
at Santiago. General Hood fought in
command of the souther# army. One
of hls eons was In my regiment tod
fought with great gallantry. I am so
much obliged—I cant tell you how I
appreciate It No gift conld have been
more appropriate and given in pleas
anter spirit and exactly at the right
time. I jhank you most warmly."
v ’x-' t enator Resell Passes AVer.
William Nathanlal Roach, who was
United States senator from North Da
kota from 1893 to 1899, died- In New
York Sunday froDj malignant cancer.
ROOSEVELT HONORED.
Unanimously Made a Member of
the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen.
President Roosevelt was elected an
honorary member of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen at Chattanoo
ga Monday.
He attended the .executive session
of the order in the morning, walking
from the hotel to the auditorium, a dis
tance of a. few blocks, escorted by
Grand Master Sargent, a committee of
the brotherhood and a detachment of
troop B, state guard.
The brotherhood first held an exec
utive session, which the president at
tended. Acting Grand Master Hanna-
han welcomed the president, stating
that hls attendance at-this convention)
would do great good to organized la
bor, not only in this country, but in
Canada and other countries as well.
Tbe president returned hls thanks
for the welcome and said he was glad
to be with the brotherhood He said
the firemen ware the result which nat
urally results from tho application of
the principle of common sense to their
work. He said that organized labor
never had r&ade an unreasonable re
quest of him or that if it had Be would
have denied it. In speaking off the ap
pointment of Grand Master Shrgent,
of the brotherhood, to be commission
er general of immigration, the presi
dent said it was one of the moat .sat
isfactory appointments to him and’ to>
the public he had ever made; that Mr.
Sargent has a hard body and' not m
softhead.
John F*. McNorre, of Columbus; Gl,.
one of the grand officers and a demo
cratic member of the legislature;,
moved that the degree of grand' hon
orary* membership be conferred uponi
President Roosevelt.
The resolution was referred to the*
committee on by-laws whose recom-
portmendation was unanimous that
the motion be adopted. The report of’
the comittee was adopted by a risng
unanimous vote amid great cheers.
The president thanked the conven
tion for the compliment paid him and
Grand Master Sargent then gave him
a pass which admits him to all meet
ings of the brotherhood.
At this point the brotherhood' ad
journed until 9 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing and the public was admitted to* the
auditorium to hear the president’s* ad
dress.
BY POPULAR VOTE
Vacancy on the Ueorgia Supreme
Court Bench Will be Filled Un
less Opposition Arises.
A special from Atlanta, Ga., soys:
Unless a populist or a republican, en
ters the race for the supreme court
Judgeship, there will be no democratic
nomination or primary to fill the va
cancy on the state supreme court
bench and the matter' will be settled
at the general election on October 1st.
If a populist or a republican enters the
race, the executive committee will be
called to meet again and a democrat
will be nominated for the place.
This action was taken Monday morn
ing by the state democratic executive
committee at the meeting held lh At
lanta. The resolution providing for
the nomination in event a populist or
a republican became a candidate was
Introduced by Attorney General' Boy
kin Wright, who is a member of tbe
executive committee from Richmond
county. The resolution was vigorous
ly fought by the North Georgia men,
but It was finally adopted by a vote
of 21 to 15.
Tbe committee was evidently in fa
vor of Judge Candler, at least a major
ity of the members were. The friends
of Judge Gober and Judge Russell de
sired that a primary should) be held
or that the candidate should' be nomi
nated by mass meetings and pulled
hard for that settlement of the ques
tion, but the majority of the members
did not think that a wise step to take
and voted down the motion. The fol
lowing was the resolution adopted:
“Resolevd that this committee take
no other action as to nominating a
candidate for Justice of the supreme
court unless some other than a demo
crat should offer for said office; then
the chairman can convene this com
mittee to Select a democratic Candi
date-"'
ddi mal
MERCY SHOWN HOUSES.
Proposed Cowboy Race Disapproved
of by Presidnt Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt has put hla
stamp of disapproval on the proposed
cowboy race from Deadwood to Oma
ha, and the contest has been aban
doned. In addition to the president's
disapproval there have been received
several protests from humane socie
ties.
No Whl-key for Samoans.
The government hat decided against
the sale of Intoxicating liquor of any
description In our Samoan possessions.
A Mexican Rail read's Record e1 Safety
* Considerable prominence has been
gften In the press of the world lately
to the fact that not a passenger on
the English railroads fiat been killed
daring the year 1901. It may prove
of Interest to know that the Mexican
National Narrow Gauge Road, from
Corpus Chrlstl through Laredo to the
City of Mexico, with Its branches,
amounting to more than 1,290 miles
of operated road, for more than 1 twenty
years, has never killed a passenger.'
This, in the face of the fact that this
road climbs more mountains, tarns
more curves, than any road In the
United States.—Galveston Dally News.
Death From an Electric Fan.
Tbe death of Catherine Graham, ft
telephone operator of Lcgansport,
Ind., was due to an electric fan. uie
ycrang woman taking this means to
cool off on a hot day and; contracting
a cold, which a few days afterward
resulted in her death. 16 was one of
tbe hottest days last week that Miss
Grafiam came back to the office after
dinner, and, being very warm, sat
down in the breeze of an electric fan.
Within a few hours she began to feel
(ho effects and was taken ill:, her
death resulting.—Indianapolis Sen
tinel!.
The Frisco System
Offers t® the colon,sts the- lbwest
rates with quick and comfortable- ser
vice t® aQ points in the west and.
northwest. Thirty dollars ($30:00)
from Memphis. Tickets on sale daily
during September and October; Cor
respondingly low rates from all points,
in the southeast. For full information,
address W. T; Saunders, G. A. P. D.;.
F. E. Clark, T. P. A., Pryor and; Decs,-
tur streets, Atlanta, Ga.
PIE.
Waiter—Have a piece of pie, sir?*
Plncher—No, thank you; I never*
eat pie. It doesn’t agree with me.
Waiter*—To every person who has*
eaten* one order we give pie without t
extra charge.
Pincher—Come to think it over, you*-
may bring me three pieces of pie-
two of berry and one of custard.—Bos
ton; Transcript
HER WAY.
“Don't) you think she’s a model '
mother?”
“Why, her children are little ter
rors.”
"Yes; but she writes such good*
papers for our mother’s meetings."—
Detroit Free Press.
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Fromi the Treasurer of the
YounjrPeople’s Christian Tem
perance Association, Elizabeth
Cainej.Fond du Lac, Wis.
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osina Lydia. E. Flnkbam’s Vege
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eight months from suppressed men-
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hundred- aches in as many places. I;
only used; the Compound fdr a few.-
weeks,, hut it wrought a change in me->
which,! felt from the vary beginning.-
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