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SOME NORTH
GEORGIA SCENERY.
JOSEPH DICKINSON HAULING.
Editors Courant American:
Asa matter of course every hu
man being that has any love for
the great works ot nature (and who
has not?) delights in leading de
scriptions of some of the beautiful
and imposing scenery that belongs
to nature’s domain upon this old
sui I inary sphere. As for me, lam
made to dwell upon the highest
plains of bliss every tim mine
eyes are granted the privilege of
gazing upon some elegantly pointed
pen picture of some noble moun
tain which penetrates the
regions to such an extent that
eternal “sunshine sits upon its
head,” and where one might ascend
to its lofty top and hold sweet con
versation with theangelsof heaven;
or of some widely extended valley
Covered over with its amiable robe
of verdure, doited here and there
with some old historic oak, pierced
by miuia balls and bombs during
the dark ravages of war, and pos
sessing perhaps some winding
i r ,’stal stream flowing conspicu
ously upon its lovely breast which,
when viewed from afar, might res
emble some bright shining car
running through a paradise.
I am so very fond of reading de
scriptions of the great sights and
wonders of this world that some
times when I lack for pleasing de
scriptions given by modern writers
1 just go to my old Bible and read
the partial description of heaven as
givep by “John in Revelations.”
This description never grows old.
I can see something grander and
more imposing in those pearly gates
and golden streets, and that great
while throne where God sits and
reigns over this great universe ev
ery time I read it. Oh, heaven,
heaven the very essence of all that’s
noble, pure and holy, and all that’s
beautiful and charming; how I long
for even one single moment during
Which I might cast these eyes of
clay upon thy majestic possessions.
But this is a slight deviation fiom
that which I started out to tell, and
I fear that what I have now said
will have hut little tendency to
wards exciting the attention of the
reader to what is to follow.
I have been rovisg about over
some of the territory of old north
Georgia recently, and while the
scenery which has greeted mine
eyes has not been as magnificent
as the lofty, snow clad Alps, or the
rich, fertile valleys along the Nile;
or to that scenery which has been
so well described by the well de
lineated pen of Miss M unford in
the recent issues of yourpaper. Yet
the fact that the scenery of which
I shall speak belongs to the glor
ious region of old north Georgia
upon which the affections of the
most of your readers are centeied,
I feel assured that I shall he justi
fied in giving this description
though teeble I may he iu tho pow
ers thereof
It was the 30th day of July, 1898,
when I boarded the T. B. & C , (Two
Bulls and a Cart) which runs near
my home at Euharlee, to take a
small jum t]over"some of the most
attractive places of Bartow, Floyd
and Chattooga counties. I was
transported over the T. B. & C, at
a regular Nancy Hanks’ speed till
I reached Kingston, where 1 chang
ed cars and boarded the north
bound train of the W. & A. for
Adairsville. The train was well
loaded with passengers, so much so
that there was hardly sitting room
for them all. It was uiy good for
tune, however, to get a whole seat
to myself when I first boarded the
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car-. But as the train to
move out, a fair young lassie came,
walking down the passageway of
the car in search of a seat. As she
approached me, I could see that
she looked very wistfully at the va
cancy by me, (of course admiring
the vacuity more than myself) Her
face being familiar—and if it hadn’t
what matter would it have been ?
I as courteously as I could asked
her to share my seat with me.
When she consented to do so, I was
made sorrowful to learn that she
would not travel with me to my
journey’s end, for she was very
talkative arpl was possessed of all
those pewers of fascination com-
mon to her sex and stage of life,
Her journey came to an end at Lin
wood, where she said she would
spend the day in picnicking. She
very cordially invited me to stop
and enjoy a day of festivities with
them; but as 1 had other things in
view for the day,l thanked her and
said how delighted 1 would be to
do so but circumstances demanded
my non-acceptance of the invitation
The majority of the picnickers had
reached the pleasure grounds be
fore tha arrival of our train and
what a magnificent sight they pres
ented. As I viewed them from a
distance, it appeared to me that the
heavens had been robbed of a part
of their stars and the storm cloud
had been deprived of its beautiful
bow, and that they had come down
to take up their abode at Linwood
It was about 10.30 o’clock a. m.,
when our train pulled into Adairs
ville. Of courso after having taken
such a long journey on the two
famous roads, the T. B. & C., and
the W. & A., I was very much fa
tigued when Adairsville was reach
ed. My first impulse, therefore,
was to seek some place of rest. 1
knew of no better place to find this
sedative element than at the Bap
tist church of Adairsville where
the Bartow Baptist Union was in
session. So there I went and quiet
ly took me a seat near the front of
the building. Only a few moments
afterwards the choir began to sing
some of the old familiar tunes of
Zion, which my father taught me to
sing when but-a child upon his
knee, and which I think to be the
grandest and most harmonious ever
sung hy human tongue. As I lis
tened at the rich sti sins these songs
contained all the weariness of my
body seemed to vanish like the
wind and my heart became flooded
with joy most divine. It seemed
as if the mists had roPed in splen
dor from the rich beauty of the
eternal hills of God a.id mtn9 eyes
could see the inhabitants thereof
taking up the last strains made by
the Adairsville choir and using
them in singing the greatest praises
to God. Then after awhile came
the time (s>r preaching, and that
too was grand, being done by one
of God’s most faithful and efficient
ministers. It was as if an angel, in
his passage to the skies,had shaken
his bright wings over the congre
gation for an instant at once a
shadow and a splendor—and had
shed down a shower of golden
truths upon them.
After the adjournment of church
exercises. I was escorted to one of
Adairsville’s pretttest homes where
hospitality like unto that kings
sometimes receive was granted me,
much of course to my joy and hap
piness.
In the afternoon I was shown
some of the rich fertile fields that
surround Adairsville. They at once
proved to my mind that they went
to make up a country that flows
with milk and honey.
The people of Adairsville have
gone into the peach industry bus
iness quite extensively during the
past few years and they have
caused all of the most elevated
places in that country to be clothed
with peach orchards. These orch
ards are a most charming spectacle
in summer when the beautiful lus
cious fruit hangs from the limbs.
One good old truth-telling gentle
man who knew something about
the affairs of the Adairsville peo
ple plainly declared that they were
reaping fortunes from these orch
ards. And we have no reason
whatever for doubting his veracity,
for we were told that hundreds of
carloads of peaches had been ship
ped from here during this season
and the most; of them commanded
a very handsome price.
Oothcaloga valley is indeed “‘a
thing of beauty and a joy forever.”
It would pay anyone living within
a radius of 100 miles at least from
this valley to visit it, and note its
great beauty and rich fertility of
soil. Methinks they would plainly
declare that it has the greatest res
emblance to the “promised land of
Canaan” than anything they have
ever imagined. Of course now is
not the best timejto visit the valley
to see it—itsigmost picturesque
beauty. In spring time when cov
ered with rich, prolific springing
grain is the most opjortuue time
| foi seeing it in the presentation of
a true picture of sublimity.
I shall conclude my descriptive
essay in next week’s issue of this
paper.
FIGHT IN ATLANTA.
Jeff Hardin and Perino Jordan Use
One Knife Between Them,
FOUGHT IN CLOSED ROOM
Had Been Friends Up to Few Mo
ments Before the Trouble—Rath
er One Sided Story.
Atlanta, Aug. 17.—Jeff Harbin, a
prominent young politician and
man-about-town, fought for 30 min
utes this afternoon with Perino
Jordan, an ex-policeman, and pro
prie’or of the Christopher Columbus
club, a resort of tipplers. A vie
ious-looking knife, the property of
Jordan, was the only weapon, and
the men fought for its posses
sion, each using it when victory
seemed to he with him.
Jordan is fatally wounded, his
face arid body being covered with
many cuts. Harbin, also wounded,
is locked up, while his antagonist
is in a hospital.
The two men until today were
fast friends. Saturday last they
were arrested for participating in a
disturbance, and at the police court
Harbin paid the fines foi himself
and Jordan.
Harbin was in a saloon today
when Jordan came in. After a
few words, evidently of a pleasant
the two men left the place
and went to the Columbus rooms.
As soon as they entered the club
room, according to the story told by
Hardin, Jordan locked the door,
and with the rpmatk, “Now I’ve
got you,” removed his coat and vest,
and produced a long-bladed pocket
knife. Both men are magnificent
specimens of physical manhood, and
Harbin seeing a chance for life,
grappled with his antagonist. For
30 minutes the two men fought for
possession of the knife. During
this time Jordan inflicted several
severe cuts on Harbin, but the lat
ter finally secured the weapon.
Thoroughly alarmed lest his oppo
nent should gain possession of the
knife, Harbin cut and slashed his
opponent until, weak from the loss
of blood, he sank to the floor. Har
bin thinking he had killed his man,
walked to the police station and
gave nimselt up. Officers were
sent to the Columbus club at once,
and found Jordan still alive. He
wasre moved to a hospital and the
clab rooms locked up.
NO MORE BONDS.
Revenues of the Country Wiil be
Sufficient to Pav Expenses,
Washington, Aug. IS— It is the
opinion ot the officials of the treas
ury department that there will be
no necessity for another bond issue
growing out of the war, and that
the present revenue law, with pos
sibly slight modifications,should be
retained on the statute books for an
indefinite period. The following
may be taken as the views of the
treasury department on these sub
jects: It may be confidently hoped
that no futher issues of bonds will
be necessary in connection with
bringing the extraordinary war ex
penditures to a close. With the
treasury well supplied for the early
future, and with the power confer
red upon the secretary to make
temporary loans to the extent of
$100,000,000 if required, any f r er
resort to bond issues seems a most
remote possibility. This view is
reinforced by the fact that with the
operation of the new excise and
stamp taxes the revenues of the
government will largely exceed
disbursements based upon ordinary
peace coditions. This increase in
revenue ought to and w ill provide
for an increase in war and navy
expenditure, which no doubt will
he Witnessed even after active mil
itary operations have terminated.
That enlarged expenditures for the
navy and the army over the past
will be necessary is most obvious,
and it is a matter of congratulation
that by the wise action of congress
the government revenue has Leen
put on a broad and effective basis.
SIC K SPA NIA RD S
Leave for Home—Their General Ap
pearance Most Pitiful..
Sarnia o de Cuba, Aug.lß -The 1 t
Infantry leaves today by the Miller.
There are seven Spanish transports
now in the harbor awaiting the em
barkation of the Spanish troops of
whom more than 2,000 will leave
today. The general appearance
of the men is pitiful. There has
been much sickness among them
ami within the last two days ever
100 bodies have been burned.
The death rate in the city is
about seventy per day. The heavy
rains increase the fever among
the soldiers and the inhabitants
alike.
CENSUS/COMPLETED.
Much Improvement in the Schools
Throughout State-
THE POPULATION IS 660,770-
Which is an Increase of 55,899
School Children in the State
Since Last Cer.sus in 1893.
State School Commissioner G. R.
Glenn has completed the consoli
dated censns for the year 1898.
The figures in the consolidated
sheet are extremely interesting and
wnea compared to those of the cen
sus of 1893 show a decided improve
ment in every school. Although
increase in the school population is
not as great as was expected by
Commissioner Glenn, the improve
ment shown is very pleasing to
him.
The total school population of
Georgia according to the census of
1898 is 660,870, showing an increase
over the census of 1893 of 55,899.
The per cent, of increase is 9. This
is 1 per cent, greater than the in
crease in 1893 over the previous
census. The increase in white
ctiiidren is 26,481, 8 per cent. This
is an increase of 1 per cent, over
the census of 1893. The total white
school population is 341,521. The
increase in colored children is 29,-
118, 10 per cent., which is an in
crease of 2 per cent, over the census
ot 1893. The total colored school
population is 319,349.
The returns show a decided de
crease in illiteracy. The total num
ber of illiterates is 83,616, a de
crease of 30,911. The per cent, of
illiterates is now 12.6 showing a
decrease in the per cent, of 6.3. The
total number of white illiterates is
22,917, a decrease of 12,721. The
per cent, of white illiterates is 6.7, a
deciease in the per cent. 4.6. The
total number of colored illiterates
is 60,698, a decrease of 18,190 over
the census of 1893. The per cent,
ot colored illiterates is 18.9, which
is a decrease of 8.3 in the per cent.
The total number of infirm chil
dren is 1,389, which is an increase
of 171 over 1893.
The number of white sehoolhouses
in the states is 4,761, a decrease of
52 since last year. The number of
colored schools is 2,685, an increase
of 79 since last year. The total
number of schools is 7,446, and in
crease of 27 since last year. The
number of private schools is 338, a
decrease of 292 since last year. The
value of sehoolhouses in cities or
towns is $3,233,365 and the value of
sehoolhouses in the country is $743,-
705, the total value of sehoolhouses
in the state being $3,977,070. This
is an estimated increase over last
year of $1,414,592.
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