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BILL ARP’S LETTER
Bartow Man Wrought Up Over
Stories of Old Andersonville.
“LIARS ARE NOT ALL DEAD YET.”
A Threadbare Fake Regarding “Provi
dence Spring" Is Being Vig
orously Rehashed, Says
William.
As the poet, Browning, Haid: ‘T
thought the lie was dead and damned,”
but it seems not. Andersonville has
broken out again. We thought that
our general, Senator Hill, had killed
that whole Andersonville business in
his masterly reply to Blaine some
twenty-five years ago. He proved from
the federal records that the sufferings
of their soldier boys in that prison was
the sin. the crime, the shame of Stan
ton, who refused to exchange with us
ami refused to send medicine and sup
plies for their sick. We did the very
best we could and some honest north
ern soldiers have so written and pub
lished in northern papers. But ever
and anon the same old lie breaks loose
again, and now they have started a
new one about a spring—the “Provi
dence spring" which ttiey say gushed
from the ground just in time to save
their soldiers from perishing for lack
of water. And they are spending mon
ey in inclosing and beautifying the
grounds around the spring. The con
temptible liars. Scores of good old
men still live who knew of that spring
away hack in the 40's, when Anderson
vi'le was a wilderness and the spring
was known ns a deer stand. Yes, it
was a Providence spring, for provi
dence ( rented it, and all the other
springs when Il<- made the continent
and tho rivers and mountains. Ander
aouville never lacked water and was
■elected for a prison because of the
almndaucc of water, and that, littlo
spring was of no for it
enly ran aliout thirty gallons an hour,
which would have been less than half
a gill a day to the prisoners. The
spring wus covered up by the hands
when ditching for the stockade and its
water found some other channel and
broke out again after a big rain,
and that's- all there is about it. No
Providence spring! Those everlast
ing liars ire just hunting up some
more devilment. This spring business
Is another Barbara Frietchie delusion
gotten up to keep the northern heart
in tune and fire up Goldwin Smith to
write some more historic lies about
the South But "whom the Lord lov
eth lie chasteueth,” and our faith Is
that He loves our people very much
or He would not chasten us so much
and so long with these vile slanders.
“And I said in mine haste all men are
liars," said David. If lie had lived up
north in our day lie might have said
ll at his leisure. We are getting so
accustomed and so hardened to their
exaggeration and prevarication that
wc don’t believe them when they tell
the truth. History says that Israel
Putnam crawled into a cave and killed
a wolf. I used to believe that, but 1
doubt it now since Goldwin Smith has
set up Benedict Arnold as a hero.
Providence spring! What a lie!
But our veterans are clearing up
this hisloi business and our teachers
liad betlei be very careful what they
teach. I never did understand until
recently why Maury's geography was
ruled out of so many schools and
Frye’s was put in. There is some bri
bery in this school book business.
Money is paid to school commisioners,
or teachers, or some outside lawyers
for their influence.
Last year a teacher high in office nt
Knoxville w is expelled for accepting a
bribe aud ! have heard it charged that
a lawyer in Atlanta got big money for
booming a book into the public
schools. Money rules the roost in
every calling, and there is a money
Job behind this Andersonville business.
Providence spring! Oh, my country,
what does providence have to do with
those fellows except to let them run
their course. "1 have seen the wicked
prosper like a green hay tree,” says
David. An old darky heard me say, “I
wonder what makes the Lord smile
©u old Jim Wilkins so. Jim is as mean
as a dog, but every trade he makes
ami everything lie touches turns into
money, He is getting richer and
richer every year."
The old darky said: “Why, boss,
de Lord liain’t got anything to do
wid Jim Wilkins. Lord liain’t noticin'
him. Lord dun give him up long time
ago. 1 Hit's why he gittin’ rich—old
debbil ar namin' him."
Providence spring! But it is mighty
strange to me that the northern peo
ple will let Goldwin Smith scandalize
the founders of our government, 1
thought that everybody north and
south idolized Washington and Jeffer
son and Madison and Monroe. i
thought that everybody outside of
Massachusetts was proud of Patrick
Heury and Randolph and Henry Clay.
I didn't know that Benedict Arnold
had an admirer or an apologize!' north
or south or iu England or anywhere.
I didn’t know that Goldwin Smith was
such a conspicuous historian until this
last history appeared. It appears that
he is a great favorite in England and
Canada and is a contributor to the
leading magazines and co-editor of
an English encyclopedia.
But we are making progress. Provi
dence spring! Those yankees say
that just in the nick of time, when
hope was nearly gone and despair had
set in for want of water, Providence
upheaved the ground and the water
gushed forth like it did when Moses
struck the rock with his rod. Mr. Pills
bury, of Americas, an honorable vet
eran, was there on guard and says the
whole thing is made up, and it can lie
proved so by many old citizens of
Sumter county. We will have to nail
that Andersonville lie to a board and
put it up at the forks of the road. We
will brand it when we meet at Mem
phis. I want to meet Colonel John
Cussons there and thank him for his
little book. I want every veteran to
have one. The price is only 25 cents,
and it is worth ten times that much
to have It in the house and refer to
it sometimes when we get cussin’ mad.
Providence spring! I’m going to
see if I can’t beat my neijfhbors, Cary
and Yarbrough and Corley and Mrs.
Fields, raising tomatoes. Mr. Corley
has put out only six plants and says
they will yield him twenty bushels of
fruit. Mr. Yarbrough, the preacher,
has six plants. He dug six wells
about two feet deep and filled them
up with all sorts of fertile and says
he will have a wagon load. Last year
he had eight on one stem—all touching
each other, and the eight .weighed
twelve pounds! I've seen the photo
graph. I’ve got out 100 plants and am
not done yet, and they laugh at me,
but I want a load or two to give away.
My garden must keep me busy. It
don't do to sit down and brood over
trouble and slander anu lies. I pick
strawberries every day, but I’m not
fond of the business. Have to stoop
too much and it gives me the back
ache. I’m the only boy left and my
folks keep me very busy.-—Hill Arp, in
Atlanta Constitution.
UAliFY isALE OF ROAD.
li. – s. Stockholders Turn Their
I’ro|i( rty over t» Central.
The ratification of the sale of the
Uhat.anooga, Rome and Southern read
to the Central took place at Rome, Ga.,
Thursday morning at a meeting of di
rectors and stockholders.
J. B. Kimball, who enjoined the
c onsolidation, was given bond and se
curity for his $7,000 in stock, receiving
par value in money. He objected to
the transfer of his stock in exchange
or Central securities and also declin
ed to sell at 33 1-3.
The stockholders of the Durham
load, which connects with the C. R.
lid S. at Cliicka’.nauga, will transfer
their property to the Central and also
atify tlie sale of the C., R. and S .
President Egan appears pleased
with the result of the meeting. He
intimated the general offices of the
C., R. aud S. would remain in Rome.
But nothing officially was done rela
tive to the headquarters or the promo
ion or dismissal of any employees.
The road will be operated from
Chattanooga to Griffin, connecting
with the Central. Its terminus has
been Carrollton. From reliable source
it is stated the Central has ordered
even new locomotives and a number
of passenger and freight cars for the
C., R. ami S. It is probable trains
will be running from Chattanooga
straight through to Savannah very
soon.
TROOPS TO KEEP ORDER,
Usual Precaution Taken For .Memorial
Day nt Andersonville.
At tlie request of the Georgia mem
bers of ttic Grand Army of the Repub
lic as well as the commissioners of
Sumter county, two companies of state
troops have been ordered to Anderson
ville, Ga., on May 30th, federal Decora
tion Day, for the purpose of preserving
order.
Each member of these two compa
nies will go armed with rifle and
twenty ball cartridges will be sent
there by Inspector General W. G.
Obear, so that tho troops will be pre
pared for any emergency. The orders
were issued by Adjutant General
James W. Robertson by command of
the governor.
FIRE DESTROYS POTION MILL.
t lie Globe Plant at Augusta, Ga.,
Burned With Heavy loss.
Fire broke out at 6:50 Thursday
morning in the mixing room of the
Globe Cotton mill, at Augusta, Ga..
and burned until tHe whole plant had
been destroyed.
The mill was in a two-story brick
building 200 fet long, equipped with
tiic latest machinery and owned by
J. A. – A. W. Clark.
The mill building and machinery
were covered by insurance, but a
warehouse containing about 50
bales of cotton was not insured. The
loss on the whole was about
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Personal Property is Exempt In Cer
tain Bankruptcy Cases.
In the United States court at Ra
leigh, N. C., Judge Purnell decided
that in a bankruptcy case personal
property exemption under the state
constitution must be allotted from
such property as the bankrupt has at
the time of indication, and cannot be
allotted from a sale made thereafter,
nor can personal property exemption
be allowed a bankrupt not a resident
in the state.
CHINESE USED EXPLOSIVE.
Arsenal at Kalgan Blown Up and Ger
man Soldiers Are Killed.
A Pekin dispatch says: An explo
ison at the arseual in Kalgan Wed
nesday wounded one German officer
and four privates. Three German pri
vates are missing. It is supposed that
they were blown to pieces. The Ger
mans generally believe that the Chi
nese intentionally committed the out
rage, although evidence to substan
tiate this view is lacking. A thorough
investigation will bo made.
Georgia.’.CuIlings
Brief Bnt Interesting Summary
of Happenings in the State.
Georgia Bankers to Meet.
The tenth annual convention of the
Georgia Bankers’ Association will be
held at the Hotel Cumberland, Old
Point Comfort, Va„ June 4th and 5th.
* * *
Farmers Register a Kick.
Farmers of Laurens county met in
mass meeting at the court house in
Dublin last Saturday and condemned
the action of Comptroller General W.
A. Wright in ordering the tax receiv
ers of the state to require fertilizers
used on farms to be returned for taxa
tion, The mass meeting was held im
mediately after a meeting of the Lau
rens County Cotton Growers’ Associa
tion.
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Georgia Woman a Barrister.
A dispatch from Washington an
nounces that Mrs. Emma Reba Bailey,
formerly of Rome, Ga., will graduate
as LL. M., in that city this week. Mrs.
Bailey has been living in Washington
for some time and is a member of the
liar of the District of Columbia. She
was born in Alabama and comes of
distinguished ancestry.
* * *
State Naval Force Disbanded.
Upon the recommendation of Lieu
tenant. James S. Wright, the command
ing officer of the torpedo division,
naval battalion, Georgia state militia,
stationed at Brunswick, Governor Can
dler has disbanded the command.
Adjutant General Robertson wrote
to Lieutenant Wright informing him
of the action of the governor and the
division is no longer an organization.
Lieutenant Wright based his recom
mendation upon the fact tha* the di
vision was not properly uniformed
and had no vessel of any kind which
could be used for the instruction of
the men. There was, therefore, no
reason for the continued existence of
the organization.
The government does not provide
uniforms for these state organizations
and the state of Georgia lias no money
with which to purchase them.
Mr. Ogden Heard From.
President E. C. Branson, of the
State Normal School at Athens, has
written a letter to Commissioner of
Education Glenn, in which he writes
feelingly of a letter containing a check
from Mr. Ogden, who ha3 taken an
interest in southern educational con
ditions. A short while ago he brought
a party to the south to look into edu
cational matters with a view to lend
ing all the aid in their power. In this
party were Dr. Parkhurst. Mr. Rocke
feller and Booker Washington.
* * *
Cochran Cases In Supreme Court.
The Cochran case came up in the
state supreme court Monday. This
case has attracted attention all over
the country because it is the first time
a case has ever been made against
any one in Georgia for lynching. Shell
Cochran and Pegram Cochran were
convicted of killing, with a band of
whitecappers, a negro named Stirling
Thompson, in Campbell county. The
decision of the supreme court will be
looked forward to with unusual inter
est and attention.
*
Execution Against Convict Lessee.
Comptroller General W. A. Wright
lias issued an execution against Mer
ritt W. Dixon, of Savannah, for the
sum of $1,03-7.14, the amount he owes
the state for convict hire for the quar
ter ending March 31st. The amount
of the convict hire was due about April
10th, or within ten days after notice
was served on the lessee by the comp
troller general.
* *
Dixon Refused New Trial.
Judge B. D. Evans, at Sandersville,
lias refused the motion for a new trial
of Mrs. Sarah Dixon, who was convict
ed of the murder of her husband, with
the aid of Jerry Walden, in Johnson
superior court. The case will go to
the supreme court.
*
Melon Crop Will Be Short.
The watermelon and cantaloupe
crops are now sufficiently advanced to
make possible the formation of an in
telligent estimate of the acreage and
posible yield in the Georgia melon dis
trict. of which Albany is the. center
and principal shipping point. There
lias been a decided reduction in the
watermelon acreage. Those who have
the best opportunities for obtaining
information on this line are practical
ly agreed that the area under cultiva
tion is at least 25 per cent less than
it was last year, and by some the re
duction is believed to be even more
extensive.
Federal Prison Inspected.
The new federal prison now- build
ing near Atlanta was officially inspect
ed by a distinguished party of govern
ment officials the past week.
The party was composed of Major
Frank Strong, general agent of the
department of justice: Major R. W.
McGlaughry, warden of the United
States penitentiary at Fort Leaven
worth, Kansas, and W. S. Eames, ar
chitect of the federal prison, now in
course of construction. These gentle
men were joined at Atlanta by Con
gressman Lon Livingston, of the Fifth
district; J. B. S. Thompson, general
agent for the Southern railway; John
Griffith, contractor, of Chicago, and
Walter H. Harrison, superintendent of
construction.
The entire party after going care
fully through the building expressed
the greatest satisfaction with the
work that had been done and were
especially praiseworthy in their ex
pressions regarding the arrangement
of the prison and the architectural fin
ish and beauty of the structure.
■
Barnesville “Tank Tenders."
The three commissioners to operate
the recently legalized Harnesville dis
pensary were announced recently by
Judge E. J. Reagan, by whom they
were appointed. They are J. F. Red
ding, A. A. Murphey and W. C. Jor
dan. Commissioner Redding was ap
pointed for a term of three years.
Commissioner Murphey for two years
and Commissioner Jordan for one
year. The commissioners held a meet
ing for the purpose of organization,
and elected Colonel Redding as chair
man and Mr. Jordan as secretary and
treasurer.
* * *
Rural Free Delivery Service.
Additional rural free delivery ser
vice will be established July 1st next
at Rome, Floyd county, Georgia, with
five carriers. Routes are 125 1-2 miles
long,,, covering an area of 110 square
miles and containing a population of
21,500. The post offices at Flo, Living
ston, Anniedelle, New Rome, Van’s
Valley, Chilio, Wax, O’Bryan and
Fouche are to be discontinued and
post offices at Foster’s Mills, Orsma
and Etowah supplied by rural carrier.
* * *
Georgia Mineral Lands Bought.
A deal has just been closed at Knox
ville, Tenn., by A. H. Silva, represent
ing Illinois people, for about 1,000
acres of mineral lands in Union, Fan
nin, Towns and Lumpkin counties,
Georgia. Mica, iron ore, corundum
and yellow ochre are on the lands and
will be developed at once. It is un
derstood a syndicate having $25,000
capital is backing the deal.
*
State Dentists to Meet in Macon.
The annual session of the Georgia
State Dental Society will meet in Ma
con on June 11th. A very large at
tendance of dentists is expected. Ad
dresses of welcome will be delivered
by Mayor Bridges Smith and Hon. Du
Pont Guerry. The local dentists are
preparing elaborate entertainment for
the visitors. This will be the thirty
third annual session of the society.
31 AClilNI.VT■> ARM AoVlSED.
legislative Board Calls (Jpon the
Craft to Hold Their Ground.
The legislative board of the Na
tional Association of Machinists as
sembled in Washington Friday after
noon to be prepared for any emergen
cy in connection with the threatened
general strike and also to prepare the
report to the convention at Toronto
June 3rd.
Reports received announce that all
of the firms at Danbury, Conn., and
Norfolk, Va., have signed the nine
hour day agreement.
As a result of the meeting of the
general officers of the association an
address was issued calling upon the
craft to remain firm.
GEN. 3IASCAUDO SUBDUED.
Filipino General With Large Follow,
ing Surrenders to Americana.
A Manila special says: General
Mascardo, with 328 men, has surren
dered to Captain Joseph r. O'Neil, of
the Twenty-fifth infantry, at San Ana
tonio, Zambalos province.
Aguinaldo, in an interview, ex
presses the opinion that the American
government of the Philippines, in or
der to be satisfactory, should conform
strictly to the constitution. Asked
whether he considered the Filipinos
capable of exercising all the privileges
guaranteed by a literal interpretation
of the constitution, he declined to ex
press an opinion.
ClGAltnAKERS AGAIN OUT.
Six Thousand In Tampa, F'la , Kick on
Use of Ferry Boats.
All the cigar makers in West Tampa,
Fla., went on a strike Wednesday
morning because they had to cross the
river in ferry- boats. They marched to
the court house plaza, where a meet
ing was held. They decided to visit
all.remaining factories and induce the
men to walk out.
Every factory was visited and as
they were reached the strike extended.
By noon every factory in the city was
closed. About 6,000 people are out.
The men claim they lost a good deal
of time crossing the river and were
in much danger doing so.
BRITAIN FEELS INSULTED.
German’s Explanation of Evvo Affair
Very Unsatisfactory.
A London special says: The Ewo in
cident at Tien Tsin May 4th, when
some German soldiers guarding a Ger
man bridge across the Pei Ho at the
south end of the British concesions
there, fired on the British tug Ewo,
wounding two of her crew-, after the
vessel had touched the bridge, which
impeded river traffic, is assuming a
grave character. Owing to the unsat
isfactory nature of the German com
mander’s explanations the matter has
been refererd to the British minister
at Pekin, Sir Ernest Satowu with a
view to diplomatic action being taken.
PREACHER SENT TO PEN.
Convicted of Using tho mails For
Fraudulent Purposes.
At Washington Friday Rev. Liston
D. Bass, recently convicted of using
the mails for purpose to defraud, was
sentenced to three years in the
Moundsville, W. Va., penitentiary, and
to pay fines aggregating $1,000. The
case was appealed.
Judge Barnard, in pronouncing sen
tence, scathingly denounced the pris
oner. Mr. Bass is the pastor of two
churches in Virginia.
Hfl^VEY ENGLISH,
ROOF PAINTER, ALBANY, GA
Paints Metal and Paper Roofs only. All
work guaranteed.
CordeleGa., Nov, 19th, 1900.
Mr.- Harry English has painted the leaks. roof of our
shops, and stopped some every bad Wq
• are well pleased with the work he has done for
us, Machine Company.
Tomlin-Harris
By R- C. Harris, General Manager.
Albany, Ga., Jan. 28th, 1897.
Mr. English has painted the roof of the engine
room of Albany Waterwooks with his roof
paint, and I am well satisfied with the work.
He has also done some work for me personally,
two years ago, which has proved Engineer satisfactory.
C. W. Tift, Chief Waterworks.
Hawkinsville, Ga., Sept. 1, 1899.
To whom it mav concern :
Mr. Harvey English painted the roofs of my,
office building and stores, and the job is entirely
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satisfactory. Before he worked upon the same
they leaked badly and since he has completed
the work they have not leaked a particle, though
several hard blowing rains have tested them.
They are now as good as when new.
J. II . Martin
ENGLISH PAINT S TOPS LEAKS YES IT DO.
Wholesale and Retail Druggisti
VIENNA, QA.
We have opened up the best and most complete stock c
Drugs, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals
etc., ever offered in Vienna. Our stock was bought wit
special regard to freshness and purity, price being a mine
consideration, though we are selling everything in oe
line at Macon prices. We ’specially solicit the patrona®
of the physicians. We are well prepared to handle the:
trade, having a full line of Merck’s fine chemicals, Mei
roll’s, Sharpe – Dome’s fluid extfticts. pills, elixers, etc
which we offer at wholesale prices. Careful attention wi
be given to orders sent-.
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway G
Time Tables—In Effect February 8d, 1901.
SvCbJact to Ch-aag-e 'Wltl'.cu.t 2Tot5.ce.
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Connects at Palatka with Florida Fast Coast Railway, J. T. – K. W., and Plai
System, and with Sr. Johns and Ocklawaha River steamers
NO. 0 NO. 4 NO. 2 NORTHBOUND NO. 1 NO, 3 NO. 5
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0:52 a m 7 :24 p m ’’ ... .St Louis.... ” 8:30 pmi0:l5
Trains 1 and 2. and trains 3 and 4 carry Pullman Buffet Sleeping cars betwee
St. Louis and Jacksonville, Kla. Trains 3 and 4 also carry local sleeper betwee
Macon and Palalka. Trains 5 and 0 are shoo-ffy trains.
Full information from the undersigned.
D. G. HALL, T. P. A. C. B. RHOE S, Gen. Pass. Agt, Macon, Gal
8 Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga.
HARRY BUNNS, F. P. A.. Jacksonville. Fla.
WILLIAM CHItOKLEY SHAW, Vice-President, Macon, Ga.
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