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THE CARTERSVILLE COURANT.
VOLUME 1.
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m r era yets best.
The Ancient Mariner.
O awoeter than the marriage feaat
Tla sweeter far to me,
tfo walk together to the kirk
With a goodly company !
To walk together to the kirk.
Anil altogether pray.
While each to his great Father bends.
Old men and babes and loving friend*.
And youths and maidens guy.
Farewell, farewell, bnt this I tell
To thee, than Wedding Guest!
He prayeth well, who Invest welt,
Beth man and bird and beast.
He prayeth best, who loyeth best,
All things both great and small;
For the dear God whe loveth ns,
He made and loveth all.
KKCOM.KOTIONH OF THK CIVIL SBII
VICK OF'I'MK CONFKDKBATE
GOVERNMENT.
IIY IIKNRY D. CAPERS.
CHAPTER I.
The great historian of the era commen
cing with the American revolution of
1775, and ending with the civil war of
1801, is yet to come. Full of events,
which, in their bearings upon the social
relations of the American people, have
not only changed their form of govern
ment, but havo directly and indirectly
aflected.the civilization of tho world,this
era will grow in interest as ages to come
produce tho developments begun In Its
revolutions. It is only from a stand
)>oiut in the future that tho historian can
gather properly the philosophy of a great
social revolution, and can fully discover
tho logical relations between its causes
and its effects. The best that an actor
In any one of these dramas can do is to
make a narrative of events which have
transpired under his immediate observa
tion.
So apt are we to bo governed by our
personal prejudices, and to be mislead by
our fondness for men or our devotion to
measures, that the failure of these is of
ten justitled in declarations, unwarrant
ed by facts and unsupported by logical
proof. The unbiased student of history,
in his analysis of details, often finds that
oven what pur|>orts to be a fact is so
highly colored in fancy, is so often mis
stated and so improperly associated, that
he finds his progress arrested by a dis
cussion in which he must either nega
tive the statement of an author, or whol
ly discard it as at best but a mere asser
tion. Aware of those difficulties, and
often perplexed by them in reaching a
satisfactory conclusion from the state
ments of our best modern authors, I shall
attempt no more in these recollections
than a narrative of events, and of lnci
ohlents which have transpired under my
immediate observation, and in which I
was involved during the period of the
organization and existence of tho con
federate, provisional government.
By birth, and in all the association of
my childhood aud youth, I was a Caro
linian. Beyond the impulse which
would havo led a young man of my sur
roundings, near to the vortex of tiie
revolution of JSGO, I had strong convic
tions that the philosophy of tho govern
ment of the United States as expounded
by Mr. Calhoun was correct, lleuoe,
when uiy native state withdrew from the
federal association and declared her sov
ereignty, I felt my allegiance due to her
aud at no little sacrifice, and joined the
army then being raised to maintain her
declarations of independence. The se
cession oi Georgia and of tho gulf stales
rapidly following upon the action of
South Carolina, tho cause of each became
identical, and from this identity of in
terest sprang' the necessity of co-opera
tive action. A convention was called to
assemble at Montgomery, Ala., on the
sth of February, 1861, the object had in
view being to consider the best means of
aeouring tUo sovereignty of the several
seceded states in an association of gov
ernment for the natural benefit of each
other. It may be interesting to the gen
eral reader to know something of the
personnel of this convention. As refer
ence will be made to most of these geu
tlemaft in subsequent papers, I give the
names of the delegates from the several
states as they presented their credentials
and signed the roll of the convention:
Alabama—R W Walker, R H Smith,
JLM Curry, W P Chilton, S F Hale,
Doling I Afcßea, Juo Gill Shorter, Dan’l
R Lewis, Thomas Fearn.
Florida—James B Owens, i Patton
Anderson, Jackson Morton.
Georgia— Robert Toombs, Howell
Cobb, F S Bartow, M I Crawford, E A
Nllyj? B H Hill, A R Wright, Thomas
A H Kenan, A H Stephens.
Louisiana—John Perkins, Jr., A L
DeClonet, Charles M Conrad, D F Ke
nan, G S Sparron, Henry Marshall.
Mississippi—W P Harris, Walter
Brooks, N L Wilson, A M Clayton, W
8 Bafry, J T Harrison,
South Carolina—R B Rhett, R W
Barnwell, S M Keitt, James Chestnut,
C G Memminger, W Porcher Miles,
Thomas 1 Withers, W W Boyce.
Texas—L T Wigfali, J H Reagau, J
Hemphill, T N Waul, W B Ochile,
Judge Oldham.
The delegates from Texas were not
present at the organization of the con
gress, but appeared shortly thereafter,
and were duly admitted to seats, upon
qualifying, as required by the rules pre
viously adopted.
The convention was temporarily or
ganized by the selection of the Hon.
Robert W Barnett, of South Carolina, as
chairman, and Mr. Albert R. Lamar, of
Georgia, as secretary. Subsequently a
permanent organization was effected by
the election of Howell Cobb, of Geor
gia, as president, and J, J. Hooper, of
Alabama, as secretary. On the Bth of
February the constitution of a provision
al government was reported aud unani
mously adopted.
It is worthy of noto here that no where
in this provisional constitution do the
words “Confederate States,” or “Con
federate States of America,” occur, ihe
association of the states under a pro\ is
ional government was styled a “Confed
eracy,” and the act or association, a
“Confederation between the said States.”
Montgomery at once became a center of
attraction for all who were in sympathy
with the secession movement. As the
capital city of one of the most prosper
ous of the cotton states, tills beautiful
place had long been the seat of elegance,
and in its social caste reflected the noblest
characteristics of our peculiar civiliza
tion. To these local expressions was
added the surroundings of a government
established by the gentility of the South.
Amid the glamour of revolution, a very
large number of visitors from the seceded
states, young and old, ladies and gentle
men, were drawn to the attractiye city
by the stirring events of the times.
Among these the writer found nimself,
on the day that the election of Mr. Jef
ferson Davis and Alexander 11. Stephens,
as president and vice-president of the
provisional confederacy, was formerly
announced. The interval between the
election of the distinguished gentlemen,
on the 9th of February, and the presiden
tial inauguration, on the 18th, was em
ployed by the convention in framings
permanent constitution, in providing a
revenue system and in such other legis
lation as they were enabled to undertake
by the provisions of their temporary or
ganization.
A joint committee, composed of mem
bers of the confederate convention, mem
bers of the Alabama legislature and of
the city council, were arranging the de
tails of tho Inauguration, which was to
be as imposing as impossible.
Tho legislation was not interfered
with by any outside pressure, as the
sessions of the convention were, with
but a few exceptions, held in private.
Whatover it was, good or bad, It was
formulated by the following committees,
or at least, met their sanction before
being acted upon by the convention. I
give the names of the chairmen of the
several committees, and present them
now, because, in subsequent articles I
design to show that the responsibility of
legislation, which has been much criti
cised by either partial or ignorant au
thors, can be traced directly to their re
ports and recommendations.
CHAIRMEN.
Executive department, Stephons,
Foreign affairs, Rhett.
Military affairs, Bartow,
Naval affairs, Conrad.
Finance, Toombs.
Commerce, Memminger.
Judiciary, Clayton.
Postal, Chilton.
Patents, Brooke.
Territories, Chestnut.
Public lands, Marshall.
Indian affairs, Morton.
Printing, Cobb.
Accounts, Owens.
Engrossment, Shorter.
Early on the morning of the 18th, the
good people of Montgomery were astir
preparing for the ceremonies of the day.
The weather could not have • been more
auspicious. Brightly the sun shone,
while the soft, south-westerly winds,
had brought out the iirst smiles of spring
to gladden the many warm hearts that
were waiting to greet the first president
of the new-born government. The ring
ing noise of the hammer had ceased,
whiie the busy fingers and the strong
arms of noble women and gallant men
had transformed the front of the stately
capitol building into a grand amphithe
ater, whose huge columns were wreath
ed with festoons of laurel and of magno
lia, making a fit stage for the presenta
tion of the first scene in the greatest
drama of modern history. Notice that
the inaugural ceremonies would take
place on Monday, the 18th of February,
had been sent by telegram, printed and
posted everywhere, throughout the
country, North as well as In the South.
As early as the Friday before the time
fixed, the streets evidenced the growth
of the crowd who, from adjoiuing states,
tar and near, had come to witness the
natal day of this era.
Promptly at ten o’olocki Col, H. P.
Watson, of Montgomery, as chief mar
shall, appeared in front of the Exchange
Hotel, accompanied by the following
aids, appointed by the convention, to
represent the several states:
Florida—Hamilton Wright.
Georgia—Dan’l S. Printup.
South Carolina—Henry D. Capers.
Louisiana—Robt. C. Wood.
Mississippi—Joseph P. Billups.
Texas—Preston H. Roberts.
The procession was formed on Mont
gomery street, tbe right, or escort, being
composed of the following military com
panies, under the command of Captain
Se turners, of Columbus, Georgia:
Columbus Guards, Lieut. Ellis com
manding.
Independent Rifles, Captain Farris.
Eufaula Rifles, Capt. Alf. Baker.
Oerman Fusiliers, Capt. Scheussler.
Following the military came the spe
cial committees from the convention of
delegates, the state legislature, ana the
city oouncll, in open carriages. The
president-elect followed In an open car
riage it awn by six beautiful gray horses.
To hi? uft of Mr. Davis sat the vice
president, Mr. Stephens, and in his front
Rev. Doctor Basil Manly, of Montgom
ery. Next came the members of the
provisional congress, governors of the
several seceded states, and other distin
guished citizens in carriages, followed
by a diversion of oivio societies, and
many hundreds who had left their homes
and varied business occupations to do
honor to the occasion. The citizens of
Montgomery never before, and in all
probability will never in the future, wit
ness a more brilliant pageant; certainly
there cannot occur in the history of any
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1885.
American city an event so full of inter
est.
Arrived at the capitol, Mr. Davi3 as
cended the steps of the portico with Mr.
Cobb, followed alone by Mr. Stephens
and the Rev. Doctor Manly. The spa
cious platform in their front was occu
pied by the delegates, and members of
the Alabama convention, and other dis
tinguished persons, while beyond these
and on either side there were thousands
eagerly securing every available spot to
see and hear what was to take place. As
the last gun from a section of artillery
finished a salute, the ceremony of the
inauguration was begun with an im
pressive prayer from the venerable Doc
tor Manley. Never can I forget the
scene that at that moment presented it
self, and while my mind retains its fac
ulties, I will recall the pleading elo
quence of the aged man as he invoked
the blessing of God upon the president
elect and upon the cause lie was chosen
to maintain. The great concourse of
people seemed to have been similarly
impressed, aud were awed into silence so
complete that, seated on horseback near
the outskirts of the assembly, I heard,
with great distinction, nearly every
word of this most impressive prayer. At
its close, Mr. Cobb formerly announced
that the president-elect, Mr. Davis, had
arrived, and was now ready to take the
oath of office. Mr. Davis came forward
amid a storm of applause. As soon as it
was quieted, in a clear and measured
tone of voice, he gave a distinct utter
ance to his inaugural address. This ad
dress appears in full in some of the his
tories of that period; its insertion here,
therefore, is not deemed necessary. In
deed, I desire in these papers to avoid
repeating, as much as possible, what has
already been made a matter of record,
and to present only such recollections as
may supply, somewhat, the deficiency in
details which were unknown or unappre
ciated by others. At the close of his ad
dress, turning to Mr. Cobb, Mr. Davis
declared his readiness to take the oath of
office as president of the confederacy,
which was accordingly administered by
Mr. Cobb.
In uttering the words “So help me
God!” Mr. Davis, turning his eyes to
ward heaven, in a most impressive man
ner, repeated “so help me God” in a
tone so loud and clear that he could have
been heard by every one present.
This ended tbe ceremony of this his
toric occasion, an occasion never to be
forgotten by those who were present, and
that will mark for all time the most im
portant era of modern history. At night
there was a reception, followed by a
brilliant ball at Estell hall. Here, the
beauty and chivalry of tho South, from
Texas to Carolina, was assembled, and
amid a wreath of flowers, rich draperies,
emblematic decorations, and all that a
cultivated taste could furnish, the first
hours of the new-born government were
ushered in.
The next afternoon I was informed by
Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, tfiat Mr.
Memminger had been selected by the
president as his secretary of the treasury,
and that he desired to see me as soon as
possible. I lound Mr. Memminger at his
room, in the Exchange hotel. Without
much ceremony he made known to me
his appointment, and desired that I
should aid him in the capacity of private
secretary. The selection of myself for
this responsible position (doubtless) grew
out of the long established friendship be
tween my father and the distinguished
cabinet officer, rather than from any ex
perience I had acquired, either as an ac
countant or clerk. Requesting me to
call upon Col. Clanton, of Montgomery,
for information as to the location of the
building to be used for government offi
ces, he directed me to publish a notice in
the morning papers, stating where his
office was to bo found, and to remain
there between the hours prescribed.
Accordingly, the next morning’s papers
contained the following notice, which is
inserted here simply because it was the
first official line written or published for
the confederate executive government.
It is in these words;
“Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 20th, 1861.
The office of the secretary of the treas
ury of the confederate states can be found
in the Commercial building, corner of
Commerce and Market streets, Mont
gomery, where he or the undersigned
can be found between the hours of 9 a.
m, and 3 p. m.
H. D. Capers, Clerk.”
If the architect had anticipated the or
ganization of a government at Montgom
ery on short notice, he could not have
planned so small a building and have ar
ranged its room3 more conveniently for
the several heads of departments. On
the lower floor, with entrances from two
streets, was a banking office, a large
vault attaclied, and rooms in the rear for
executive offices. The keys had been de
livered to me by Col. Clanton. With
them in my hand, I was, at an early
hour the day after the foregoing an
nouncement, to be found the sole occu
pant of one of these rooms, upon the
door of which had been placed a card
designating it as the office of the secre
tary of the treasury. Upon entering
this room I found it without furniture of
any kind, empty of all it had ever known
of desk, table, chairs or other appliances
for the conduct of business. Nothing
met the surprised self-importance of the
dignified youth but the bare walls and a
dusty floor. Realizing that within one
hour the time would arrive for the secre
tary’s office hours to begin, I started out
iu haste to find a furniture store. For
tunately this was close at hand, and just
being opened tor the day’s traffic. In
troducing myself to the gentleman I
found in charge, who proved to be the
energetic son of Mr. John Poweil, I
stated the emergency of my case to him,
and in a few moments had the satisfac-
tion of seeing him on his way to the Com
mercial buildings with a neat walnut ta
ble, a small desk, and a set of office
chairs. When nine o’clock arrived, I
had swept out the dust and cobwebs of
my predecessor’s office, placed the furni
ture in position, and was receiving,
through an improvised office boy, the
first invoice of stationery for the gov
ernment, from Messrs. Pfister & White,
excellent gentlemen, whose book store,
in the Exchange, was known to me as a
pleasant stopping place. Ten and eleven
o’clock had passed, and I was yet alone
in my glory. Pens and ink-stands were
in place. Legal cap paper presented un
written pages, and still no one had called
upon the secretary, nor had the secreta
ry called upon his clerk. I had re-ad
justed everything time and again, gone
to the door opening on Commerce street,
read and re-read the announcement in
the papers, instructed my green office
boy a do&en or more times as to the prop
er mode of receiving a visitor at the front
door, when, at last, a messenger arrived
with a note from Mr. Memminger in
forming me that he would be detained
with congress during tbe day. Another
visit to Mr. Powell resulted in a neat
matting for the fioor and other conven
iences, which made the secretary’s office,
by the next morning, quite comfortable.
These details are given to illustrate the
small beginnings of the confederate gov
ernment, and as they unfold themselves
in subsequent papers, the reader will see
how great emergencies were met from the
most limited resources. An amusing il
lustration of this will form a part of my
next chapter.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
UNCLE JERKY’S NEW COAT.
BY ELZEY HAT.
The crops were all gathered, and old
Jerry triumphantly pocketed twenty dol
lars as his share of the year’s earnings,
after deducting for “vittles and clo’es,”
which “de boss” had furnished.
There had been some grumbling
among the hands at first, because they
were to get only a third of the crop for
their share, while old Squire Blakey had
promised his a fourth, but at the end of
the year, when Squire Blakey’s people
came out with only twelve dollars apiece,
and Budd Nicholson’s, who had bargain
ed for a fifth, got nothing, Cap’en Prath
er’s hands pocketed their twenty dollar
bills with a chuckle, and felt themselves
the capitalists of the country.
“I kin onderstand” ’bout dem Nicker
son niggers not gitting nothin’,” said
Uncle Jerry, discoursing on the subject
that night by the kitchen fire, “’cause
Masser Budd Nickerson, he aint make fo’
bale dis yeer, an’ so dar warn’t no fif’ to
dervide, —dat’3 clar ’nutf to anybody;
but how it come dat ole Squire Blakey’s
folks aint git ez much ez us, when he
done promiss ’em a fourt’ o’ de crap, an’
we aint got but a third, an’ ev’y nigger
know dat fo’ is more’n three? I tell you
what boys, dar’s surnpen wrong dar,sho’.
Dis heer nigger aint no sich fool ez not
to know dat de forff’s erbleege to be
more’n de third! Yah, yah, y—a —h?
dem Blakey niggers raus’ he mighty big
fool! You wouldn’t ketch ole Jerry let
tin’ nobody cheat him outer his money
dat away!”
Exulting in his own sagacity, uncle
Jerry trudged to town next day, and
stood gazing at the show windows, medi
tating an investment for his surplus cap
ital. He was wavering between a re
slendent guilt frame in a picture dealer’s
window, and a gorgeous piano cover with
a sun-ttower border, displayed bj r an up
holsterer over the way, when his atten
tion was suddenly arrested by a fluffy
little Jew, who darted out of a neighbor
ing shop door, like a spider at sight of a
fly, and flew at uncle Jerry with raptu
ous emotion.
“Goot morgen, Meester Sheremiah!
how goes it mit you mine friend? I iss
ver’ glad to meet you vunce more, Mees
ter Sheremiah : it is goot luck dot I meet
you to-day, for I is shoost got in zome o’
der best bargains in der zeety. Come
into mine leedle schop unt loog at der
goots; dare haf no such goots effer been
brought to dese market, unt der prize- 8 *
I iss shoost geef dem away, dey iss so
sheap. Valk into mine schtore, Meester
Sheremiah, unt I vill zhow you der ver’
dings vat you vants,”
Uncle Jerry had done some trading
with Hans Granbfelder before, and had
his own reasons for not caring to repeat
the experiment. —He hung back, cast a
wistful glance at the upholsterer’s win
dow, and instinctively clutched at the
old eel-skin purse that held his earnings.
Hans observed the gesture, and locking
his arm in that of the reluctant customer,
whispered insinuating in his ear;
“I haf in mine schop vun leedle cask j
off zomeding so goot ash you haf neffer
tasde before: shoost come unt dry vun
glass mit me, unt say if yon had effer
tasde zomeding besser.”
Old Jerry’s reluctance vanished like a
girl’s after the first kiss, and he suffered
himself to be led to the back of the shop,
where Hans poured out for him a glass
of the stinkingest corn whisky that ever
insulted human nostrils. Uncle Jerry
tossed it off with a smacx that told his
approval plainer than words, and after
two or three more stout swiggs, Hans
considered him ready for business, and
led him away to the counter.
“Now Meester Sheremiah,” he began,
“I know ecksackly vat you vants. Here
iss vun paar zhoe—der ver’ best zhoe dot
i4bs effer zeen m dees market. I haf safe
dees paar on pearposs for you. I geef
four tohler for dem zhoe in Noy Y"hork
Zeety, but you can haf dem, ash it iss
you Meester Sheiemiah, for tree tohlor
unt der harf! Shoost denk o’ dot! A
four tohlor unt der harf! I geef you
vun harf tohler, unt a so goot paar zhoe
as you vill tint nowhere else in der zeety
for fife tohler. Feel dot leatder now, unt
see how schtrong unt steef eet iss! unt
der zoies—dey iss der pest zole leatder;
dey will lasd you vun lifedime.”
Uncle Jerry turned the shoes over in
his hand, eyed them dubiously and laid
them back on the counter.
“I vill geef you dem zhoe for tree toh
ler—tree tohler,” urged the Jew quickly,
fearful of losing the trade. “Tree tohler
for a four tohler zhoe ; you make vun
whole tohler out oft' me!” then seeing
uncle Jerry still hesitate, he added with
feverish importunity, “I vill make you
dem zhoe for two tohler aud der harf.—l
lose vun whole *,filer unt der harf, but
ash it iss you, eester Jeremiah, I yill
zell dem to you ■ o sheap as I you Id to no
oater pearson. > If you vill dake dem
zhoe,” seeing uncle Jerry still hold back,
“I dells you vat I vould do: I vould trow
in der pox. Dot pox is der best basde
poard efter made, it vill lasd you dvventy
year, unt der rats can not come at it.”
Still the customer was coy, and the
Jew grew desperate.
“If you vill dake dem zhoe,” he re
peated almost imploringly, “I dells you
vat else I vould do; I vould trow in an
oater paar schtring. Dem schtring alone
is vort dwenty-fife cent, unt I geef dem
to you for norting. Dem schtring iss off
der pest flax; dare is none oater like dem
brought to dees market; shoost feel dot
schtring, how schtiong eet iss! You
cannot prake it if you dry.—Shoost denk
now; I geef you der schtring, unt vun
tohler unt der harf on der zhoe; I ruin
mine zelbst to geef you vun so great bar
gain ash dot; yes, ruine mine zelbest!”
and in the fullness of his abnegation, he
fairly forced the shoes, box, strings and
all, into uncle Jerry’s hand. The old
negro shuffled from one foot to the other,
and at length blurted out as, he returned
the goods to the counter,
“Boss, I—l—l don’t want none o’ dem
shoes. I got a pair heer las’ yeer, an’
dey busted all to pieces in less’n a week.
De soles warnt nothin’ but paper, an’
dey jes wo’ out in no time.”
Hans was disconcerted a moment, but
soon recovered himself.
“Dot was mine bruder Shosef vat zole
you dem zhoe,” he said in a tone of vir
tuous indignation.—“ Mine bruder Shosef
iss von sheat: I iss haf to torn him out
off mine schtore because I vill not haf
vun so great sehamb in business mit me.
But you dond vant no zhoes,” he contin
ued, prudently tacking on another
course. “I vill zhow you zomeding else.
I haf shoost receive zome new coat vat
iss der mosd vunderfall bargians effer
heard off in dees contree. Come, led me
dry von on you. I denk off you venn I
buy dem, unt can geef yon vun pearfect
feet.”
Here he said something in German to
his clerk, who shyly took from the show
case a cheap pocket book, stuffed it full
of wrapping paper and slipped it into the
pocket of a five dollar coat, which he
handed to his chief.
“There is vun coad, Meester Shere
miah,” continued honest Hans, trying
the garment on his customer, “vot Idenks
vill suit you ecksackly. Yah! dot is vun
perfeck feet, like it vas mate for you. Dot
coad is vun so great bargain as neffer vas.
It cosd us tirty tohler, but I vill let you
haf it for dwenty! Dwenty from tirty
make ten. 1 geef you ten tohler unt vun
coad vort tirty-five! Dot coad was mate
to orter for der panker, Shon Shay
Thompson, unt he keep it tree tay, unt
dean retorn it to us because it haf not
feet him—dot is vy I zells it so sheap.
Dot coad is mate off fer’ der best matte
rial; you shoost feel dot clot’, how dick
unt schtrong it iss; feel her sleefs unt
der pocket,—put your hand in dees pock
et unt feel how goot unt schtrong eet iss
sewed.”
Uncle Jerry was caught in the trap.
He put his hand into the pocket, he felt
the fat, well-filled purse, forgotten there,
no doubt, by the rich banker who had
worn the coat, and his mind was made
up without more ado.
“I b’lieve I’ll take dis heer coat, boss,”
he said eagerly, and laid upon the coun
ter his whole year’s earnings.
When uncle Jerry appeared in the
kitchen that night with his new coat, he
said nothing about the purse full of waste
paper found in the pocket, nor did he
ever give a reason for the earnestness
with which he warned his race against
dealing with the Jew, except to say, with
an oracular shake of the head.
“Misser Grabfelder too smart for nig
gers.”
CURE FOR PILES.
Piles are frequently preceded by a sense of
weight in the back, loins aDd lower part of the
abdomen, causing the patient to suppose he has
some afiection of the kidneys or neighboring or
gans. At times symptoms of indigestion are
present, flatulency, uneasiness of the stomach,
etc. A moisture, like perspiration, producing a
very disagreeable itching, after getting warm,
is a common attendant. Blind, Bleeding and
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4
I THIEF, LIAR, SCONDREL, COWARD.
Among the Epithets Applied hy Repre
sentative Connell to Editor Gantt—
Atlanta, August 25, ISSS.
Mr. Connell, the gentleman from De
catur,disturbed the serenity of the House,
of Representatives and the monotony of
local legislation by rising to a question of
personal privilege this morning. Mr.
Connell was the author and introducer
of the late bachelor bill, which, 'or a
season, gained a State, and perhaps na
tional notoriety. The character of the
bill and the class of citizens it proposed
to burden with a special tax, the indig
nation meetings held at the capital by
bachelors, brought the matter into some
prominence, and it was widely discussed
Some editors made the bill and its author
the butt of tlieir humor and sarcasm.
Mr. Connell was of the opinion that
the Athens Banner-Watchman went
over the line and attacked him without
warrant, and unjustly and maliciously.
This attack of the Banner-Watchman he
had read in the House this morning, and
said: “Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of
the House, the bachelor bill did not con
sume ten minutes’ time of the Legisla
ture, and I am cheerfully willing to leave
it to this body how much it cost the
State and I will pay the amount out of
my own Docket. And, 1 have this to say
of Mr. Gantt, editor of the Banner-
Watchman, that he is a coward, he is a
liar, he is a thief, and he is a scoundrel.
He ought to have been in the penitentia
ry of Georgia ten years ago, and he will
never get justice until his neck is stretch
ed three feet by a good, new hemp rope.
If what I have said will smoke him out
of his den, I would like to hear again
from the infamous, cowardly puppy.”
Mr. Connell is a gentlemen of medium
height and build, with a frank, open face,
bronzed by the low-country sun. He is
rather quiet in his manner and bearing,
and has the air of a man who is amply
able to take care of himself. His re
marks, as quoted, indicate that he is de
cidedly outspoken.
SUICIDE OF MRS. EDDI.KMAN.
To the already long list of suicides
which is rapidly making Atlanta noted
is to be added another which is in many
respects unusually touching as well as
remarkable. Until a few years ago,
when it failed, one of the most prominent
business houses in the city was the shoe
house of Messrs. Eddleman A Brown.
The senior member of that firm was Mr.
Frank Eddleman, who died about two
years ago. He left a wife and a daughter,
who was happily married a few weeks
ago, and three sons, who are all well and
favorably known in Atlanta. It is stated
that Mrs. Eddleman never recovered
from the grief occasioned by the death
of her husband and has ever since
been despondent and in ill health.
Both her mind and nervous system seem
ed more or less affected, hut not to such
an extent as to cause the family any un
easiness. Last night the family gathered
as usual at'their pleasant residence at 165
Ivy street, and over the home circle was
east no shadow of the sad tragedy which
the morning would reveal. During the
day and evening Mrs. Eddleman appear
ed in unusually good health and spirits.
At the usual time the family retired.
Mrs. Eddleman went to her room and
was not seen again alive. At what hour
she took her life is not known, but it is
presumed from all appearances that it
was very soon after going to her room.
It seemed that she took a sheet from the
bed, twisted it into a rope, tied one end
to the outer knob of the door, threw the
other over into the room, tied a noose
around her neck, stood upon a trunk
which she pushed near, and when the
fatal moment came, deliberately jumped
off. She was found in that manner sus
pended this morning when the servant
went to the room. When the body was
discovered life had been some time ex
tinct. Death resulted from strangula
tion.
The deceased was an excellent lady,
refined and cultured. She was the
daughter of the late Major Steele, who
was the editor of the'Atlanta Intelligen
cer. His widow is still living.
Mrs. Eddleman, the unfortunate de
ceased, was in her 46th year. She was a
member of the Central Presbyterian
church.
HOG CHOLERA.
As the hog fills an important place in
the American economy, anything that
may be said as to how he should be treat
ed when sick may be of importance or
benefit to some one, and if what I am
going to suggest should prove leneficial
to any, I shall be amply repaid for the
trouble.
Every time a hog shows any sign of in
disposition, it is generally attributed to
cholera; when the fact is cholera proper
is seldom the disease. More frequently
it is something right the opposite.
The hog, like the human animal, may
have a variety of diseases, such as
Peripnemunia, Bronchitis, Glanders,
Dysentery, Diarroeah, and many inflana
otory affections. Be the disease what it
may, my experience and observation
have been, that to doctor a sick hog skill
fully and with success; whether by phy
sician, charlatan, or quack, is about next
to an impossibility. Consequently,when
it comes to the treatment of hogs, “An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure,” is better applied to this animal
than any other.
Spirits of Turpentine being Tonic,
Stimulant, Diruetic, Laxative Expector
ant, Anttaelmentic aud so on—is the
Remedy par excellence; one which is
adapted to almost every phase of disease.
Call it cholera, or what you may—the
name amounts to but little. During a
reat cholera epidemic in Miss., some
NUMBER 30;
years ago, I had opportunity to see the
effect ot this agent. It was simply magi
cal in checking the disease. Since that
time I have witnessed similar results in
Northeast Georgia and other places.
Now for the application. So soon as
you find your hogs are sick, separate the
well from -the sick at once; and once a
day wet the corn or food with the Tur
pentine and give to the well ones. Keep
this up for several days and taper off'
gradually. It is best. 1 think, to keep
them in a lot for awhile. Do not soak,
but simply wet or moisten the food as
you give. As to those already sick, my
experience is that you can do but little.
The same treatment for them will be ben
eficial, if you can get them to take it;
but a sick hog seldom has much appetite,
and drenching is poor business. Let no
one conclude that pine top tea will an
swer the purpose. I have seen it fail —
but I never knew the spirits of turpen
tine to fail when administered as direct
ed. A.W.H., M. D.
A remarkable: case- is it faith
CURE?
Johnston, (S. C) Monitor: For several
days our town has been considerably
exercised over a case of faith cure, or, at
least, a ease where the restoring process
seems to be going on. The person
who is experiencing this cure is Mrs.
Clemyntine Morgan, wife of Mr. J. G.
Morgan, of our town. Mrs. Morgan is a
daughter of Rev. Mark M. Boyd and of
course, sister to Revs. George, Marion
and “Pet” Boyd, of the South Carolina
Conference. I*lo3 places Mrs. Morgan
before the public in a manner to entitle
her statements to the fullest credence
even did not we,and others of her neigh
bors have ocoular and satisfactory proofs
of the remarkable change that has taken
place as regards her physical condition.
Mrs Morgan is now 43 years old, and
has been an invalid for many years. In
deed her afiliction commenced at the age of
sixteen, and consisted of a gradual loss of
the muscular power of the lower limbs,at
that time more especially in her knees.
The affliction grew and extended until
in a few years she was an invalid, unable
to get up or down or scarcely to walk
across the floor without assistance. Nine
years ago she fell down the steps of their
house, then in the northern suburbs of
our town, and broke her rigid ankle and
right arm. The fractured limbs healed,
but Mrs. M. was more helpless than be
fore. Three and a half years ago she re
ceived another fall. She was standing
up supporting herself by the bed. The
bed was accidentally moved and this
threw her from her balance, and being
unable to move either foot, she fell back
wards to the floor, breaking her left thigh
and sustaining other injuries natural
from her heavy weight and utterly help
less condition. Since this accident,while
gaining partial use of iier hands and arms,
although unable to get them toiler head,
she has been completely helpless in
unable to turn ’ crself in bed or lift her
foot from the floor. Her rolling chair
lias been her constant companion by day,
and from this she was placed on her bed
at night and moved only as she was as
sisted, the dressing and undressing de
volving entirely upon others. Her spine
was stiff and curved backwards, and one
of her feet was drawn sideways so that
the bottom could scarcely be made to
touch the floor. This has been her con
dition for more than three years, and
this was her condition a little more than
a week ago. And all this time Miss Mor
gan has been bright in mind, cheerful in
spirits and hopeful. She says that God
would, when she got right, bring her
body right. Strongly impressed with
this conviction she took what she regards
as the initial step to what she confidently
believes will be a happy consummation.
She wrote to Miss C. F. Judd, of Buffalo,
N. Y., author of a book entitled “Prayer
of Faith,” describing to Miss Judd her
condition, and this correspondence result
ed in the appointment of Wednesday
night, July 16, at half past eight o’clock,
as the hour in which she and others of
her friends would offer a special prayer
for the afflicted woman. Mrs. Morgan
was not unmindful of the hour when it
came, and being a praying woman, join
ed them in this special effort. That night
she had a dream or vision. She describ
ed to us what she saw; but we cannot
remember all, nor could we tell it as she
told it. It was a sermon in itself. Her
manner of describing the scene is im
pressive of her faith and earnestness and
is touching in the extreme. But to re
sults, for our space is limited.
The next morning she discarded the
rolling chair, and she can now walk
about unassisted. She can also get in
and out ot bed, raise up and down, turn
over, dress and undress herselt, raise her
hands over her head, her spine is straight
and natural, her limbs which were much
swollen and evidently dropsical, have
swaged to their natural size, the color
has returned to her skin, and she says
she is in every respect a new woman.
And the good work is still going on. “I
am growing daily,” she said to us,
“growing in grace, growing in faith and
growing in strength, and I have not the
slightest doubt that my restoration wil
be complete.” And as she speaks, her
countenance confirms her testimony of
the faith that is in her.
We will only add that the earnest pray
ers of all who know Mrs. Morgan are
that as her faith is, so may it be with
I her.
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Specific and watch its smiles return and its
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