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VOL. V. CLAYTON. RABUN COUNTY,.
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1902. NO. 4.
Bartow Man Has the Grip and Is
Pessimistic.
HOSED WITH HIDDEN CASTOR OIL
Bill Bemoan* the Death of Judge
Blandford and Relates Humor
ous Incidents of That Good
. Man's Early Life.
“I knew him well, Horatio. A man
of Infinite jest and most excellent
fancy.”
It has been years since I met my
friend, Mark Blandford. I see by the
press dispatches that he Is dead—
died in Columbus last week. It griev
ed me for a time, although he was old
enough to die. Eighty years Is a good
■old age if the man Is good. Every
time one of these old trees falls It
shocks me. George Barnes died not
long ago in Augusta, and I was griev
ed, for I loved him and I unconscious
ly whispered, "Next!” Only three of
us left of the senate of 1866. There
were forty-four, but the Old reaper has
■cut down all but our Chief Justice
Simmons, our chaplain, Brother Yar
brough, land myself—and I am sick—
But I was ruminating about Judge
Blandford—men called him Mark—we
who knew him best. He was, as
let said of YorWki''jiffttyui fit lnlMMte
Jest and most excellent fancy: when
the spirit, moved him. he could enter
tain his friends most pleasantly, and
■It was our delight to get him and
Judge Underwood and Judge Buchan
an together with Evan Howell as
teaser and spend the evening hours
during the session of the supreme
■court when Mark was one of the
judges. During the court hours Chief
Justice Warner was sitting there as
serious and solemn as a Presbyterian
preacher drinking In the record and
digesting the law of the case, while
Mark took In the surroundings and ab
sorbed the humorous side of every
thing. He was a good lawyer, but
jumped to conclusions like a woman
and never saw much difference be
tween the plaintiff and defendant un
less one of them was a woman or a
widow. One night we visited Mark
In his room and he regaled us with
his experiences in Justices’ courts
when he was young and devilish. The
old time justice court was a good
school for a young lawyer. He not
only practiced law In It, but the arts
of oratory and could use big words
with Impunity, for neither the old
squire nor the jury knew their mean-
but were Impressed with Their
ned length and lingering soum
11 remember the Fretman
that;-Mark rehearsed that night,
yankee school teacher from the Nujt- :
meg State had sued Jim Jqftfcins for
f 18 worth of schooling
trays, Troup and Calhoi
because
learned an;
in. the book. But Mark proved by an
old preacher that it was In his book,
and so old Phil spoke up and said:
"Mr Fretman, you must spell It, sir.”
He was then sweatin' like a run-down
filly. He took one pass at It and miss
ed. “You can come down, sir,” said
Mark; "you’ve lost your case.” A'nd
sure enough old Phil gave a judgment
against him and he had the cost to
pay. But he was good grit, for he
stuck to his school and his Salaman
der.
At the next court Mark moved to
non-suit a doctor who had sued a fel
ler, and he filed a plea of mal-practice
and demanded a profert of his diplo
ma. The doctor said he had one at
home, and begged for time to go after
It. Old Phil gave him time, and he
rode six miles and back as hard as he
could lick it, and shook It in Mark's
face triumphantly. Mark smiled and
said: "Now, doctor, please take the
stand and translate this furrin lan
guage Into English, so that his honor
may know whether It Is a diploma or
not. It looks to me like an old revolu
tionary grant of land.” Of course the
doctor couldn’t- translate It, and he
lost his case In a jiffy. I don’t believe
we have as good anecdotes now as we
use to have. I don’t know anybody
who has taken the place of Howell
Cobb^ and Charles J. McDonald and
Clnclnnatus Peoples and Hope Hull
i nd the others I have already named.
I am writing about them now because
I am sick and it cheers me to think
of them. If It were not for the bright
little grandchlldtafta^yiBiiTOe .ttL.aee
me T should* go to lmd^and iRs«>jtf>th'e
ship. For two weefcs T^have tiad the
griivand Cm a nu T
toughing and sneeZIni
my head
rivers of
pwing and
wheezing,
fountain And mine eyes
tears and nobody cares
very much, but they dose me with
quinine and bromine and calomel, .am},,
at last, prescribed castpr oil.and* tur
pentine. I rebelled, but they brought
me something In a cup that they said
was the white of an egg and sherry
wine, and so 1 gulped it down and
found It was castor oil. My head
aches, I want a dozen holes bored In
it and a dozen corkscrews to pull the
stuff out. Sick as I am, my wife-
laughs at me and says if I expect to
rate as a gentleman I had better be
more careful how I expectorate, and
she made me an old-fashioned honey
stew and I'm trying that now. It’s
the weather—the horrid old weather—
that has flopgftf over on us from yan
kee land, 4||p* ‘v
Every old Veteran who has the grip
Trou]
wouldn’t
null liters
ly and th*
gave Dowei
Tied on with tfcf
dally with Sally
man was a good-loo
pink cheeks and winning ways, apd
was popular with the girl scholars.
Sometimes Salamander, as they called
he;, ( dldnt go out at recess, but pre
tended she had some sums to da, and
wanted the teacher to show, her how.
Tjroup said he heard her squeal one day.
and peeped through the crack and-saw
Fretman squeecing her. She was a
red-headed gal.
Old Phil Davis was the Justice court
Mark’s plea was that Fretman wasn’t
a scholar, and not fltMn’ to teach, and
that couldn't *ead Wrifln’ nor writ*
reedin’ nor spell aft the words in Dan
iel WehMer'i' MfotfWh^peliinMmok.
and he made a motion to put him on
the stand and spell Urn. Fretman’s
ssvssff'aaL-s:
scared. ,He' trembled all over like a
cold, wet dog. “Spell Phthisic,’’ said
MatfC aad he spelt It correctly. He
then spelt him right along on all sorts
of bl$ words sad little words ‘
words, and afterwords, bnt
never missed until finally Mark' says,
“Now spell Ompompynusuk.” Fretman
ither ought to have some-
ill him storleB or some chil-
plSy- around and cheer him
their merriment. The old
monarch, Harun al Raschld,
was kept alive by listening to the
beautiful stories in the Arabian Nights,
it is I don’t hanker after se-
or mournful company. I’ve
ed until I am almost a coffin,
’ra like that bad boy who got to say-
damn it and his father whipped
him for it, and so one day he asked
his father if there was any harm in
saying “cofferdamn.”
“No, of course not,” said the old
man. "Why do you ask?”
"Because,”' said he, "the old cow
has swallowed a cob and Is about
to cofferdam head off.”
My daughter regales me with anec
dotes and my wife feeds me on anti
dotes and so I am worrying along,
waiting for the spring. If I can live a
month lopger I will get well.—Bill Arp,
In Atlanta Constitution.
ENGLAND’S HEAVY LOSSES.
Kruger’s Prophecy at Beginning nf
War Is Being FallUlefi.
The war office at London has Just
published a summary of the British
losses in South Africa, tip to January
81 the total reduction of the . forces,
from death or permanent disability,
was 85.808 men. - v J ^ \
The total of the 'casualties. Includ
ing surviving Wounded, was 5,840 oO>
cars.and 100,T01 men.
SAMPSON
Long Also, Transmits a
Complirfjjgmtary Letter.
ADMIRAL N
I
IN COLLAPSE
Published humors That His Con
dition Is Alarming Prove to
Founded.
Those Want Prince Henry,
the prominent Germans of Atlanta,
On., are making strenuous efforts to
have Prince Henry of Prussia visit tha
visit to thin
A Washlngtoiftypeclal says; The
alarming rumor# In regard to Admiral
Sampson’s condition, which were cir
culated at thk capital Friday morning
have been authoritatively denied. It
Is stated that What had been used as
a basis for’ the reports of a serious
change for the Vrorse in the condition
of Admiral Sampson was a slight at
tack of indigestion, which caused no
alarm among those nearest him, but
which confined ^Ajm to his room and
bed for several®fays.
Moreover, lt’ijas stated that Admi
ral Sampson’&^cpndltlon was much
Improved Frld^j.pnd that he appears
11 n for sometime past,
hi stated that Ad-
general condition is
ome basis of fact to
bad, reports.
Retired Lift.
Secretary Long is-
order regarding the
dnUral Sampson:
tfejfcflyash In g ton,
Sir: 1 In; notifying
Jfefiient, the depart-
vbur services .and
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letter
much brighter
However, it
miral Sampsoi
such.as to gl
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the following
President McKinley :
■ “ ‘Executive Mansion, Washington,
March 13, 1899.—My Dear Sir: I am
in receipt of your very considerate let
ter of the 9th Instant, In which you
express a desire that, without refer
ence to your own interests,, the other
naval officers who rendered such con
spicuous service In the naval cam
paign in the West Indies may have
the advancement which you recom
mend for them, and in which you ask
nothing for yourself. I highly com
mend this disinterested action on your
part. Let me assure you that I have
the highest appreciation of your ser
vice as commander in chief <of the At
lantic naval forces during the Span
ish war in blockading Cuba, co-operat
ing with the army, directing the move
ments of the great numbers of ves
sels under your orders and at last, af
ter the most effective preparation,
consummating with the gallant offi
cers and men' under your command
the destruction of the Spanish fleet.
It was In recognition of your service
and of your great skill that I recom
mend you to the senate for advance
ment which you have earned. Very
truly yours, WILLIAM McKINLEY.’
“Very respectfully,
“JOHN D. LONG, Secretary.”
Protest By 8ampson’s Counsel.
E. S. Theall, representing Stayton,
Campbell & Theall, counsel for Rear
Admiral Spippton, has just filed a le
gal brief with President Roosevelt,
protesting against the claim set up in
Admiral Schley's appeal that he was
In supreme command during the bat
tle off Santiago.
EUAN OF BEEF FAME
Receives Challenge From Attorney
Harlow to Fight Duel.
A dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal.,
says: Owing to a misunderstanding
in Guayamas, Mexico, two Americans
became involved In a quarrel that is
said to have led to a challenge to meet
upon the field,,of honor. One wits Gen
eral Charles P. Egan, of embalmed
beef prominence; the other Colonel
Willis P. Harlow, of Nogales, an attor
ney: with a Rational reputation.
an invitation’.
Two Hie In Car Work* Fire.
Fire in the big' car works of the
Rock Island railroad at Horton. Kans.,
- the. death of
Uos Of- a'
lars worth of
Big Lodging House In St. Louis
Burns and Holocaust
Results.
A fire at St. Louis, Mo., early Sun
day morning, which destroyed the Em
pire hotel, a large three-story lodging
house occupied by men exclusively,
caused the death of eleven persons,
ten men and one woman, and danger
ously Injured eight others. Ten or
more who had narrow escapes from
death in tha fire were more or less in
jured by being frost-bitten. It is esti
mated that there were between thirty-
five and forty persons In the building
Saturday night, and it is believed all
have been accounted for. Twenty
thousand dollars it Is thought will cov
er damage to buildings and contents,
which were totally destroyed.
The fire started at 3:30 a. m. when
few persons were abroad and gained
considerable headway before the
alarm was given. When the engines
reached the scene the whole front of
the building was in flames and the
building was a seething furnace. By
that time all who escaped death had
got out of the building by jumping
from the windows or climbing down
ropes made of bedclothes.
CONSOLIDATION AT LAST.
Atlanta street Roilwny Interests are
Merged Into One Big Company.
The Atlanta Railway and Power
Company, the Atlanta Rapid Transit
Company, the Georgia Electric Light
Company and the Atlanta Steam Com
pany have at last been merged into
one giant corporation controlling the
entire street railways, electric lights
and steam heating plants of the city.
This state of.Affairs Is the culmlng
tffin, on test fflturday, of a series of
long drawn out ifcgotlatlons between
H. M. Atkinson and the city of Atlanta
looking to the merging of the several
properties named.
The city receives $60,000 In cash as
soon as the consolidation agreement
goes into effect. For the first year
the city will received 1 per- cent of
$1,100,000, or $11,000. During the
second year, allowing for an Increase
of $100,000, the-city will receive 1 per
cent,of $1,200,000, or $12,000, a total
for the first two years of $73,000, In-'
eluding the $50,000 In cash.
During the next twenty years the
city will receive 2 per cent of the year
ly gross receipts. Basing the increase
on the pronortlonate Increase of popu
lation, the average for the next ten
years will be $1,500,000, the city’s
share of which will be $30,000 per
year, or $300,000 far ten years. The
total for twelve years will be $373,000.
During the ten years following a
reasonable estimate of the Increase
will cause the average to reach $2,000,-
000, of which the city will get 2 per
cent, or $40,000 per year, making a to
tal of $400,000 for the ten years. At
this ratio of Increase the city will re
ceive a total of $773,000 for the first
twenty-two years.,
For the period of ten years from
1924 to 1934, It Is estimated, on the
basis already outlined, that the aver
age gross receipts per year will be
$3,000,000, of which the city will re
ceive 3 per cent per year, pr $90,000
per year for ten years, a total of $900,-
000 for ten years. At this rate the
city will get a total of $1,673,000 dur
ing the first thirty-two years of the
agreement, including the $50,000 In
cash.
BLAZE IN ELBERTON.
Plucky Georgia Town Suffer* Loss of
Over $100,000 By Fire.
Fire broke out in the heart of the
business section of Elberton, Ga., at
an early hour Sunday morning, and
before the flames were checked over
$190(000 had gone up in smoke.
Two of the main’ business blocks of
the city are In ruins and the loss Is es
timated at $104,500. Of this less than
half was covered by insurance, the to
tal amount of insurance on the burn
ed buildings and atocka amounting to
only $41,750.
I Tha fire is by ail odds the most dis
astrous in the history of the Granite
City.': The bhnaings burned were on
McIntosh street, the principal business
street of Elberton.
SWEPT BY FLAMES
New Jersey Town Suffers
Loss of Ten Millions.
TWENTY-FIVE BLOCKS BURNED
Principal Buildings Are Now la
Ashes and Thousands are
Rendered Homeless.
A great fire swept through Paterson,
New Jersey, Sunday, and In its deso
late wake are the embers and ashes
of property valued In preliminary esti
mate at $10,000,000.
It burned Its way through the busi
ness section of the city and claimed
as Us own a majority of the finer
structures devoted to commercial, civ
ic, educational and religious use, as
well as scores of houses. There was
but small tribute of life and Injury
to the conflagration, but hundreds
were left homeless and thousands
without employment. A relief move*
ment for the care of those unsheltered
and unprovided for has already been
organized, and Mayor John Hench
Cliffe says that Paterson will be able
to care for her own without appealing
to the charity of other communities
and states. The great manufacturing
plants of the place are safe and the
community, temporarily dazed by the
calamity, has already commenced the
work of reorganization and restora
tion.
The fire came Saturday at midnight
and was only checked after a desper
ate fight that lasted until Sunday af
ternoon. Every city and 4*.*ir wlthbw-
reach of Paterson gent firemen and
apparatus to the relief of the threat
ened city and it took the united efforts
of them all to win the battle.
A northerly gale gave the conflagra
tion an Impetus and carried Its burn
ing brands to kindle the blaze afresh
at other points. The firemen made
sund after stand before the wall ot
fire, but were repeatedly driven back,
and when victory finally came to them
they were grimed and exhausted.
Thousands Without 8helter.
An estimate made from a general in-
election of the smoldering ruins plac
ed the number of dwellings and apart
ment houses destroyed at five hundred
end the number of families left with
out shelter at one thousand. The area
of destruction foots up, roughly,
twenty-five city blocks.
The fire began its work of far-reach
ing destruction In tha power
the Jersey City, Hobok
ron Traction Company, which1
on Broadway, extended a block 'ton
rear on Van Honten street. It com
menced in the car sheds and was burn
ing fiercely when one of the employes
d*iected K.
WIFE SHOOTS ?! US1IANII.
Sensational Tragedy Fnsc.ted In At
lanta Boarding House.
James "Munroe Duncan, an Atlanta
police officer, was shot down by his'
wife Saturday night at 7:30 o’clock'In
a boarding house at No. 61 North For
syth street. The wounded man was
removed at once to the Grady hospit
al unconscious and dying, while ahe
and her step-son, Claude, are held at
the police barracks to wait an investi
gation by the police and probably by
the coroner.
The shooting ot Officer Duncan was
a tragic scene, with a most dramatic
story behind it
Duncan had been on a protracted
spree and was said to have been drunk
at the time of the shooting. He threat
ened to kill his wife becauae she re
monstrated with him about drlnkiug.
His son by his first wife begged hm
to treat his wife with courtesy. En
raged by the words from the son, Dun
can flew nt him in a rage and struck
him a blow. The youth fell backwards
and his father began to choke him, at
the same time making an effort to
draw his pistol. Mrs. Duncan snatch
ed a pistol from the young main’s
pocket and in another moment the offi
cer was lying on the floor in a pool ot
blood and unconscious.
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