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,i—SU 00 J CAltl'E iSVILLEAMKHICAN, “ 1882.1 ATED 1887.
ABOUT CIVIL SERVICE.
The Mill that Grinds out Gov
ernment Clerks.
How an Kximinatiori mv be Secured—
lied Tape and Theories—Mr. Clement!*’
Views on the Subject.
Cor rrespondßtiee Courant-American.]
•‘Tel! mo how I can get a position in
Washington under civil-service rules?” is
the request, contained in a letter recently
received from u-young friend in Georgia.
Si mi ar inquiries have been made from
time to time,sincel came to Washington*
and they can perhaps be most satisfacto
ry answered by devoting a column to
the subject.
It may lie stated generally that there
are between fifteen and twenty thousand
h itioiis, most of them in this city, that
are covered by the provisions of the civil"
service law,andean only be had by going
“through the mill” of a competitive ex
amination. These offices pay from $720
to SI,BOO per annum, and no matter
what one’s political influence or backing
is, the only way to these places is through
the door of a civil-service examination.
This law was passed in 1883, and only
applied to such appointments as might
We thereafter made. It did not reach the
great army of office holders who were al
ready in; many, and perhaps most, of
whom bad been appointed as republicans,
and as a reward for partisan service.
Tile examination required is rather
rigid and covers several subjects. Pen
manship, composition, orthography,
grammar, history, geography, book
keeping and arithmetic are all included
in the general department examination
besides special examinations in type
writing. stenography, law, medicine and
scientific subjects.
These examinations are secured by ad
dressing a letter to the civil-service com
mission. Washington, I). C., requesting
to be furnished with a blank form of ap
plication. At their convenience the ap
plicant will be furnished a blank on which
arc printed perhaps forty or fifty ques
tions, with spaces for the answers which
arc to be written in by the applicant. He
is requested to give his full name, |4ace
of birth, place of residence, where educat
ed, occupation, habits, color, age, sex,
and almost everything else it seems ex
cept. his politic# or religion. In addition
to this, spaces are left and forms printed
for the certificates of at least four dis
interested men who have known tli ■ ap
plicant for two years and who can certify
to his good character. One of these
sponsors or sureties must be a physician
who must certify as to health, etc.
This application, upon being properly
filled, is forwarded back to Washington
where it is noted and filed by the com
missioners, and in course of time (which
is often a long time) a notice is sent to
the candidates for office under Uncle Sam
to appear, either in Washington or some
other designated place, for examination.
I have before me a. report of the com
missioners, in which samples of the
question that have been, at different
tunes, asked are given, I copy two or
three.
Under the head of English composition
the applicant, is told to “express in your
own language, at greater length and in
good prose, changing the principal words,
the thoughts contained in tlie following
verse:
if all rlu* year were playing holidays,
1') sport would be as tedious as to work;
but when they seldom come, they w ished tor come,
And Homing pie iseth but rate accidents,”
Another, in history:
In what wars did the following battles
occur; Bunker ■ Hill, Lundy's Lane,
Eutaw Springs, Gettysburg, Palo Alto,
bake Eric, Monmouth, Heights of Abra
ham, Saratoga and Stone Liver.
Again, in arithmetic. *
l rom 1000 grains of pure gold may
be coined 270 of 10 mark pieces of Ger
many. One gram is equivolent to 10,-
432,349 troy grains. The U. 8. gold
dollar contains 23-22-100 troy grains
hat is the equivalent in U. S, dollars
ot the 10 mark piece, decimally express
ed.’ Give the operation in full.
Not more than two questions under
any one subject are given. The candi
date enters upon the examination at
nine in the morning and is expected to
get through by four in the aiternoon.
Hie questions are printed on single
sheets of paper with blank spaces lot*
answers, and only one sheet is furnished
ht a time. If information is given or
received while undergoing the. test the
offender forfeits his chance of passing.
. Ihe papers are left with the examiner
m charge, and the poor applicant goes
home with a feeling of unrest and un
certainty that is almost unbearable.
1 he papers undergo a most careful and
searching examination by experts, and
111 tiie course of human events —some-
tunes thiee weeks, sometimes three
months—the applicant is notified of his
gvade. If he makes an average Of 75
per cent or over, out of a possible 100,
his name is place 1 on a “list of ileg'b’es”
*md he is then ilegible for appointment.
However, it does not by any means
follow that he will get an appointment,
appointments are apportioned among
H e states in proportion to population.
A list of ilegibies is kept for every state
mid when a call is made by any of the
departments for a clerk, four names are
Beut up from the list of the state next
entitled, and from the four a selection is
made by the appointing power. The
commissioners are supposed to send up
Hie names of those who appear to have
stood best in the examinations. Hence
1 fl !‘ applicant has passed a fine exami
nation, and his state happens not to
nave received her full quota, his chances
. narlv appointment are good, other
wise he may wait in vain tor the large
envelope conie f rom the appointment
division.
Bneh is the long and tedious process
through which an applicant for appoint
THE COURAHT-AMERICAN.
ment in the civil department of this gov
ernment has to pass; and it may be
added that under such a system a repub
lican is supposed to h ive equal chances
with a democrat, or even better if he hap
pens to be fresher from sdiool or more
glib in bo Hiding states, giving the
courses of riv -rs and the like.
**•'* * * *
There are many good democrats —not
mugwumps —who do not like the system.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, said in a
speech last week that he was one of those
who believed that a competent democrat
had more right to hold office under a
democratic administration than a repub
lican, and the sentiment was loudly ap
plauded. Senator Vest is not*the only
one who feels that way. This civil ser
vice question will become a live issue in
the next national campaign. Both par
lies agree that civil service reform is a
good thing, and if practically enforced
would be of service to the country. But
the present system of red tape and high
sounding theories will meet with lively
opposition.
1 n*the Forty-ninth Congress a bill was
introduced to abolish the present sys
tem. This bill was referred to the com
mittee on reform in the civil-service and
after consideration was adversely report
ed by a majority of the committee; but
Mr. Clements, who then held the second
place on that committee, had the nerve
to write and file a minority report favor
ing the passage of the bill to repeal the
present system. That report did not
contemplate the abolition of every system
of civil-service reform, or of removing
every restraint or appointments to office,
but it was directed against a system that
retained thousands of republicans in of
fice who had never passed an examina
tion, and that gave no preference to hon
est democrats over partisan republicans
in the new appointments to be made.
That report was largely published and
received various comments; but there
was no concealing the fact that it re
flected the sentiment of the great mass of
the democratic party. Mr. Cox, of
North Carolina, who was then chairman
of that committee, and who differed with
Mr. Clements, was defeated for Congress
in the last race and now has abundant
opportunity to reflect on his mistake in
that and other pursuits.
When the Fiftieth Congress organized,
Speaker Carlisle put Mr. Clements at the
head of the committee on civil-service re
form. The position is one full of respon
sibility, and will require a clear, wise
head to successfully handle this civil-ser
vice question.
Upon the announcement of Mr. Clem
ents’appointment- to this position - the
New York and New England papers set
up'll great cry that tin* democratic party
was “going back” on its civil-service pol
icy, and cited us proof that Mr. Carlisle
had put that committee in the hands of a
man who had made a report advocating
the repeal of the system.
Reporters sought interviews with Mr.
Carlisle and Mr. Clements here in Wash
ington and much talk was indulged in
by politicians and department clerks as
to what the appointment meant.
Speaker Carlisle told the newspaper
men that he regarded the appointment
of Mr. Clements as a good one, that he
was competent and conservative and
that he had no fear of the consequences.
In a private conversation with Mr.
Crutchfield, of Kentucky, on the same
subject, Mr. Carlisle expressed the fullest
confidence in Mr. Clements and compli
mented him very highly for his dignified
and statesmanlike course in congress,
and expressed the belief that the chair
manship of the civil-service committee
could not have been more wisely placed.
A few mornings since the Washington
Post contained an interview with Mr.
Clements touching the attitude of his
committee towards civil-service reform,
and asking his views on the present law,
in which Mr. Clements is reported as say
ing that his report in the lust congress
was made, not so much with the hope of
securing the repeal of the law as with the
desire to put himself on record as one
democrat who did not’lavor the existing
system. He is also reported as saying:
“The civil-service commission and its
methods look cumbrous. There is too
much machinery and red-tape about it
all. There is too much hair splitting and
too many flue distinctions. The exami
nations are more theoretical than prac
tical. It does seem as though some sim
ple plan of testing the clerical ability of
applicants for places within the civil-ser
vice might be adopted. ”
He also pays his respects to the gen
tleman who went into office before the
present law became operative. Pe says:
“Thq departments were filled with the
workers and henchmen of republican
congressmen and politicians; places were
made at every opportunity that these
might be provided for, and the eivil
serviee was loaded down with dead
weight. They were appointed not be
cause of their ability as clerks, not be
came they were in auy sense fitted for
department work, but as pay for par
tisan service. More than that, there are
hundreds of clerks accredited to states
they have never seen. The south has
been the greatest sufferer in this respect.
Hundreds of clerks are borne on the
department rolls, filling the southern
quota, who have never been within
hundreds of miles of the states to which
they are accredited. This condition of
affairs should be changed.”
* * *****
I have discussed this subject at length
because it is an important one and will
receive much attention from politicians
during the present year. It has a per
sonal interest to many young men in the
south who desire places where they can
earn a living, and it has a general inter
est to all who expect to keep abreast of
the political issues of the day.
It, was a splendid Compliment to Mr.
Clements that Speaker Carlisle should
place him at the head of a committee
that will sustain such delicate and re
sponsible relations to the approaching
contest for supremacy between the two
great political parties; but there is no
doubt he will meet the emergencies of th<*
work, and prove himself equal to every
responsibility. He is splendidly equipped
in experience, abilty and statesmanship,
and has the full confidence of his party.
The people of the Seventh District have
cause to be proud of their representa
ive in congress. W. J. N.
ti
CARTERSVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH. *2, 1888.
THE JASPER CENTENNIAL
A Cartersvillian in the Forest
City.
The Unveiling of the Monument —A Trip
to Tybee—4>uie I i* u Interi-ttt.
Leaving Cartersville at 4:50 p. m., I
found myself in Savannah at b o’clock
the following morning. Three hundred
and fifty miles in thirteen hours is pretty
good time, but if you take the old relia
ble Central it will put you in the “Forest
City” in just that many hours.
The principal feature of the week was
the unveiling of the Jasper Monument.
The ceremonies took place in the pres
ence of 10,000 people.
Governor Gordon, who delivered the
oration at the laying of the corner stone
of the monument in 1879, was the ora
tor of the day. The rnonumeift, was
erected by the Jasper Monument Asso
ciation, which is composed of thirteen
citizens of Savannah, representing tlie
thirteen original States of the Union.
President and Mrs. Cleveland were
there, and their presence had much to do
in attracting the crowds.
The military, trade processions, pyro
technic displays, torch light processions,
etc., etc., made lip a u r eek of rare festivi
ties for Savannah. The city is beauti.
fully laid out and is one of the hand
somest in America. It abounds in nu
merous pretty parks, and possesses what
no other city in the United States has, a
magnificent park in the center of the
city, with lovely walks, beautiful shrub
bery and an immense fountain, a lac
simile of the celebrated fountain on the
boulevard of Paris. There are also sev
eral handsome monuments in the city.
In Johnson Square is a mouumeiit to
General Nathaniel Green, of Revolu
tionary fame. In Wright Square a moil
uinent to W. W. Gordon, first president
of the Central railroad. In Monterey
Square a monument to Count Pulaski,
who was killed at the siege of Savannah,
in 1779. In the park extension a monu
ment to the Confederate dead. In Madi
son Square, a monument to Sergeant
Jasper.
Laurel Grove Cemetery is one ol the
prettiest in the South, containing many
handsome monuments and pieces o
statuary. Bona venture, with its great
oaks covered with Spanish moss, form
ing beautiful arches, is quite a re
sort for Northern visitors.
I might write columns of the many at
tractions in and about the city. The
greatest of all, however, is Tybee Island,
the “Long Branch of the South,” and as
there are so many incidents of historical
interest connected with Tybee I shall de
vote the remainder of my letter to the
Island.
There is a railroad running from the
city to within a few yards of the beach,
and it is said that this is the only beach
in the United States that can be reached
entirely by rail. For this *road the peo
ple of Savannah owe much to Capt.
John Postell, of our city, now manager
of the E. & \V. R. IL of Ala., and Capt.
D. G. Purse, who by the way,is a brother
to Mr. J. M. Purse, Auditor of the E. &
\V. R. It.
Capt. Purse is not only a man of means,
but possesses energy, foresight and pub
lic spirit, and is considered one of Savan
nah's most useful citizens. It was he who
gave to Savannah her first artesian well
and demonstated to that city that she
could have pure healthful water, doing
this at his own exjieuse. He has also
bored artesian wells on Tybee Island,
and it now has a bountiful supply of
pure sparkling water. Capt. Purse is
also president of the Savannah & Tybee
R. R.
Tybee, far famed Tybee, whose shores
are laved by the bounding billows
of the broad Atlantic, is the most impor
tant link of the chain of islands which
fringe the South Atlantic coast from
Charleston to Fernandina. It is the en
trance to the harbor of Savannah, and
within its road-stead vessels find safe
anchorage during the most tumultous
storm.
The most careful research has failed to
fix definitely the exact time of the set
tlement of Tybee, but it would appear
from the best information that at an
early period in the life of the Georgia
colony the island was peopled, though
not very thickly settled.
One of the most interesting and note
worthy incidents connected, with the his
tory of Tybee, is that upon the soil the
Rev. John Wesley, the founder of Metho
dism in America, uttered his first prayer
in Georgia. Every reader of history will
recollect what was called “the great em
barcation" from England, which left the
port of Liverpool December 1735. Prom
inent among that number were John
Wesley and David Nitschmaun, Sr., a
venerable Moravian Bishop, who had
suffered persecution, imprisonment, and
almost death in Germany, and who was
now leading another colorij* of Mara
vians to join their brethren already set-
tied in Savannah. They had been out
fifty-seven days crowded together in
small ships, when their hearts were glad
dened by the sight of Tybee; they felt
* hat their long apd dangerous voyage
was ended, aud they lifted up their hearts
in thankfulness to the Creator for the
preservation of their lives, aud bringing
them “to the haven ot where they would
be.”
One of the most notable and conspicu
ous objects on the island is the Martillo
Tower, which is supposed to be the work
of the Spaniards before Oglethorpe’s time.
It is a curious looking structure of tabby,
a concrete of oyster shells and lime in an
excellent state of preservation. There is
but little datta obtainable in reference
to its history, but its formation and
character of its interior corroborates the
generally conceived impression that it
was built in the early parts of the last
century and was used as a kind of fort.
It is said that the capture of the first
British vessel by an American man of
war took place on this island in the early,
days of tue struggle of the American
colonists.
There are many historical events con
nected with Tybee which l would like to
write jabout but for the want of time.
The beach of Tybee is prououuced far
superior to that of Cape May. It ex
tends a distance of five miles from the
steamer landing, and is as smooth as a
marble floor. Daily the grand ocean,
with each succeeding tide, strews the
beach with tributes from the mysterious
depths in the shape of myriads of beau
tiful shells of every form and description,
pebbles and peculiar fish formation.
“Gathering Shells from the Sea Shore,”
which to me iiad been a beautiful idea,
became a pleasant reality.
Fishing about Tybee is very fine, and
in season numerous hauls are made with
the seine by those who derive their live
lihood from the treasures of the deep,
while those who prefer the rod and tackle
are equally as fortunate. Oysters, crabs
and shrimps are also plentiful ill season.
I noticed men at work surveying and
laying off lots. These lots will be put
upon the market at from S2OO to SSOO,
and with the addition of a few hundred
dollars you can build and own a nice cot
tage on one of the finest beaches in the
world. * Besides the accomodations al
reatfcv atTyLee, Capt. Burse and his com
pany will soon build a hotel at a cost of
$50,000.
And now, in conclusion, I will say when
you visit the “Forest City” do not fail to
visit Tybee, the beautiful isle, whose
shores are washed by the mighty ocean
on one side and the placid waters of the
Savannah on the other. C. A. W.
f'hiltlren Starving 1 to Ilea h
on account of their inability to digest
food, will find a most marvelous food and
remedy in Scott's Emulsion of pure Cod
Liver Oil with hydrophospites. Very
palatable and easily digested. Dr. S. \V.
Cohen, of Waco, Texas, says: “I have
used your Emulsion in infantile wasting
with good results. It not only restores
wasted tissues, but gives strength and
increases the appetite. I am glad to use
such a reliable article.” Dr. Charles C.
Garrett, Calvert, Texas, says: “I have
used your emulsion for over a year, and
heve derived much benefit from it in the
marasmus ofcnildren, being tolerated by
the stomach when all other medicaments
were rejected.” feb24-lni
A Wonderful Machine Shop.
[Co mina ri eated. ]
As we think of this world with its mil
lions ot inhabitants, at first thought we,
perhaps, fail to realize the important
place each human being fills.
Have you ever seen smooth, perfect
running machinery? Thecog wheels and
belts, which are used for driving other
wheels? Every screw and rod has its
place.
Now is this world not a wonderful ma
chine shop? Some parts of it for one
thing and some for another. Some parts
possess greater power than others. Ar
range them together so as to make the
revolution. Without the aid of all there
is ajar or break, every part must be in
running order. If one cog is wrong, or
belt off, it throws it all out of gear. This
will do to think about.
We have many tradesmen of art and
science which fill this shop. Each one
dependent upon others. Merchants de
pendent upon purchasers; purchasers de
pendent upon merchants. Many arc the
pupils, so there need be many teachers.
All arc dependent upon the farmer; his
wheel must be turned incessantly. In
like manner, what tradesmen have we
that could be spared without making
our shop incomplete.
What part of this great machine shop
are you running? %*.
Fen ws Her Youth.
Mrs. Phoebe Chesley Peterson, Clay Cos.,
lows, tells the following remarkable story,
the truth of which is vouched for by the
residents of the town: “I am 73 years old,
have been troubled with kidney complaint
and lameness for many years; could not
dress myself without help. Now lam
free from all pain and soreness, and am
able to do all my own housework. I owe
my thanks to Electric Bitters far having
renewed my youth, and removed com
p etely all disease and pain ’ —Try a
bottle, 50c. and $1 at Wikle & Co.’s Drug
Store. 4
A LETTER FROM GEORGIA
X Wisconsin Man's Views of
Bartow County.
He Writes Letter to hi* Friends at Home
Telling Them of our .Many Advan
tages—Our Mineral and Agri
cultural Wealth.
Appleton (Wie.) Crescent.
Fiuexd B: In my description of this
part of Georgia, l shall be more part icu
lar as regards this county (Bartow), but
at the same time shall point out some of
the natural resources that are to be
found in many of the counties situated
in North Georgia.
Turn to your map and you will see that
Bartow county is situated in the North
western part of the State, just above the
34th parallel of latitude, and this county
his advantages peculiarly its own. It
contains an area of 500 square miles, or
about 320,000 acres, and rests upon a
solid foundation of lime stone, sand
stone aud iron ore. There are 91,325
acres of improved land, the remaining
228,075 acres being covered with very
choice timber, and a large portion of it
teeming with valuable minerals, of nu
merous kinds.
The character of the soil is varied as to
the surface, but almost always the sub
soil is red or yellow clay. Tli• red or gray
ridge lands, the mulatto uplands, the
deep alluvial soil of her creek and river
bottoms, are alike productive and gener
ous, and respond as readily to the skill
and care of the cultivator as any lands
in the State of Georgia. (Jotton, corn,
tobacco, all the. cultivated grasses,
wheat, oats, barley, rye, potatoes, both
sweet and Irish, all products of the tem
perate zone, except some varieties of the
citron family, find in this county a soil
and climate c mgenial and invigorating,
and they reach as great perfection here
as anywhere in the State.
Bartow county is peculiarly adapted
to the growth of all grasses. Clover
finds in the red soils of the county a
home where it reaches perfection. From
two to four tons to the acre are easily
produced and the clover becomes prac
tically indigenous.
Running streams of purest water rush
from hills and permeate the valleys in
all directions. Springs of both lime
stone and freestone abound and where
springs are not, water is readily ob
tained, at depths ranging from 20 to 30
feet. *
The Etowah river runs through the
county from northwest to southeast,
and affords unlimited water power at
numerous shoals and rapids. Also
creeks, such as Euharlee, Pumpkinvine,
Allatoona and Two Run, in many places
would be dignified with the name of
river. Grist mills are in sufficient abun
dance to meet the needs of the present
population and several large merchant
mills furnish the wants of outsiders.
Fine mineral springs in several por
tions of the county such as, Chalybaete,
Sulphur and Alum gush forth from the
mountains and offer health and strength
to the ivalid.
One writer says Bartow county is the
garden spot of the south, it is the best
of the twenty-one counties comprising
what is kno’n as Cherokee Georgia, or
that portion of the state lying north
west of the Chattahoochee river. For
healthfulness it cannot be excelled. Pro
tected on both sides by mountain ranges
from the extremes of cold, its altitude of
about 1,000 feet above the sea insures
cooling breezes and pleasant nights
during the summer. The average death
rate is about 28 in 10,000 from pulmon
ary diseases, taking all Cherokee Geor
gia as an example.
The climate is mild. In winter for the
months of December, January and
February the mean temperature is
44.9 deg.; for June, July and August,
78 deg.; for the year 61.9 deg. The
above figures are compiled from obser
vations made for ten years under the di
rection of the Commissioner of Agricu’-
ture and are no doubt correct and reli
able averages.
Local or epidemic diseases are unknown
and the death rate is as low as in any
country in the world.
Before closing this letter will give you
a partial description of this pretty little
town of Cartersville, Bartow county.
Situated on a series of gentle elevations,
the town is well laid off, thoroughly
drained, well built, with many nice resi
dences, its streets shaded, its many gar
dens politic and beautiful to the eye.
Forty-eight miles from the city of At
lanta and ninety miles from Chatta
nooga. Is the county seat of Bartow
county, with a population of some 2,800,
situated at the junction of the YV. & A.
railroad, with E. W. railroad of Ala
bama, the latter road giving a through
line to the great manufacturing town of
Birmingham and its adjacent coal fields,
distant 150 miles. YY’hen the contem-.
plated extension of the E. &. W. .lailroad
to Gainesville,on the Richmond and Dan-
$1.50 Per Annuo.— sc. a Copy.
ville system, is finished, tins garden spot
of Bartow county will have three com
peting lines to the north and east and
the shortest route from New York to New
Orleans will be over the E. & W. through
Cartersville.
A tempting field for the manufy&io-.
turer, Cartersville offers every induce
ment to proposed plants, with boundless*
rou and manganese ore, coke near at
hand, ehareoal cheap and plentiful, tim
ber ofal most every variety, especially the
hard woods, fine lands and taxes cheap.
A population anxious to welcome new
comers and new enterprises, no city
debts and by popular vote prohibition*
rules the couuty. The day camioM*?
far distant when this city will be a very
hive of industry. The surrounding
country is beautiful, with many pleasant
drives.
Good farms, well watered, well tim
bered, with comfortabte improvements,
can be bought at prices ranging from.
$0 to S3O per acre, depending largely
upon nearness to railroads.
Speaking of Pine Mountain, that is on
the eastern side of the •county, in the
Allatoomi range and it reaches an alti
tude of some 2,340 feet above the level
of the sea. In this range of mountains
and the foothills adjoining them are
found the chief mineral deposits of the*
county of which i will speak mure fully
in my next letters, also shall suggest to
you some of the advantages this coun
try enjoys over your northern country,,
where the winters are six months long
or more, snow from 2 to 4 feet deep.
thermometer 20° to 40° below zero and
coal $9 per ton, &e. In my next will
speak of our many minerals, fine stock*.
&c. &c. Yours Truly, S—.
S O :.I ET HIN a WONUEIi FU L.
That’s What Men of Kxperienee Say of
Bartow County Ml orals.
From the Atlanta Constitution of last
Friday we copy the following:
“Talk about your Alabama and Ten
nessee mineral wealth, but Georgia beats
them all.”
The speaker was Col. E. T. Shu brick.
“I happened to be at Rising Fawn
furnace the other day,” he continued,,
“with Mt. Seaver, of Boston, one of the
proprietors in that, the coal mines and.
the State road lease. I said something
to him about the vast extent of the in
vesernent there at Rising Fawn. ‘Yes.
lie said;‘but do you know the very best
iuvestments we have are, in my opinion*,
in Bartow county, Ga. The mineral
wealth of that county is something won
derfuiv Ever since he said- that I have
been enthusiastic on the subject of Bar
tow county,” added Col. Shubrirk.
“Yes,” began Mr. Dudley Du Bose, “I
heard the same tiling a few days ago from*
equally high authority. Mr. Hessingeiv.
of Birmingham, a mining expert who is
generally considered one of the best in
the country, told me that the ores of
Bartow were equal to any in the country..
There is said to be found there iron, lead,,
graphite, maganese—almost everything.
Georgia is the state of the South, there?
can be no doubt of that.”
A Visiting-C ud Scrap-Bo >k;.
Some of the ladies of Washington save*
the visiting cards they receive and paste
them in their scrapbooks for preserva
tion as souvenirs. They are quite pleas
ant mementoes of Washington life, pai
ticularly if the collection contains the
names of the society belles and the
statesmen due is continuallv reading
about in the newspapers. A senator's
wife or any lady of social prominence
usually gets a large bowlful of cards at
every reception, but they are often dupli
cates and the sum total of the season,
will not be more than three or four hun
dred, for that is about the number of
habitual callers at the capitol. I know
of a lady now spending her thirteen tit
season in Washington who has presei vo-L
the card of every person that has called
on her during this entire time. They
fill half a dozen large crap-books and are
several thousand in number.—Philadel
phia Times.
A Small Boy Who Will Keep Lent,
A young woman teacher in one of the*
Episcopal Sunday schools a few Sunday*
•ago had been seeking to convey to the
minds of her little charges some idea of
what constitutes a proper observance of
the Lenten season. Among other things
she told them that they should given]*
some of their pleasure, and to euforee
this idea she asked each what they would?
let go until Easter. Freddie rffcid he
would stop eating candy; Wilke volun
teered to lock up his checkered game of
life; Charlie said he would not go to the
theatre, and Louis decided to dispense
with the syrup on his pancakes. “And
now, Archie,” said the teacher, coming*;
to the last lamb of her flock, “what
pleasure are you going to give up?”*
T’m goiu’ to stop comiu’ to Sunday
school,” was the prompt and decided
answer.—Buffalo Express.
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