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The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXX! 11
T. D. Stewart Writes
Interestingly of
Switzerland
Seilers, Grand Hotel Metropole
Interlaken, Sept. 20tli, ICOB.
Dear Foucbe :
This is a glorious Sabbath day :
the weather is perfect, and I took
a long stroll about this ancient
Swiss town this morning, viewing
some houses that are many hund
reds of years old, and returning to
our hotel I sat down in the flower
garden and looked at the snow cap
ped Burnese Alps in the distance,
and being in a meditative mood
my mind naturally turned to my
native land, and to my friends in
good old Henry county. I remem
ber that when I went to Henry
county to live more than twenty
years ago, that yoif and I lived at
the “Brown House,” and how kind
and good old aunt Sally Brown
(now of sainted memory) was to us,
and how you and I would take long
strolls on Sunday afternoons and
discuss our prospects for the future.
But I am getting away from my
subject; I started out to write to
you something of Europe.
It has been a little more than
two months since wo left Atlanta.
We had a very delightful voyage
across the Atlantic and landed in
Liverpool without incident. We
visited some of the smaller ancient
English towns, and drove a good
deal through the country. Among
other places, we visited Stratford
on Avon (Shakespear's birth-place)
and the estate of the late Mr. Glad
stone, Warwick Castle andKennil
worth, and some of the larger Eng
lish estates.
We then went to London, where
we saw the famous London Tower,
Westminster Abby, St. Paul's
Church, and other interesting
places.
From London we went to Paris,
where we stayed about a week see
ing the sights. Puris is a magnifi
cent city, and one could spend a
long time there seeing the fine art
galleries, gorgeous places and ex
tensive parks.
We went from France through
Belgium into Holland, stopping at
The Hague for about a week. (Tne
Hague, as you know, is where the
peace conferences of the world are
held,) and from there to Amster
dam for a few days. Holland is
several feet below sea level, and
and the ocean is held back by
dykes, the country being drained
by a system of wind-mills and
canals by which the water is pump
ed up and carried to the sea.
From Holland we went to Ger
many, and visited the famous Ca
thedral of Cologne, which is said
to be one of the most beautiful in
the world.
We came from Germany into
Switzerland, and our route for a
considerable distance (by rail) was
along the River Rhine. This river,
as you know, is famous in song and
verse, and along its banks is some
very grand scenery, castles, and
interesting towns and cities. We
have now been in Switzerland
about a month and find it to be a
most charming country. It has
been a republic for nearly seven
hundred vears, being (I think) the
oldest republic in the world. It is
not a large country, but thickly
populated, considering that it is
the most mountinous and pictur
esque country in Europe. Some
of the high Alps rise to a distance
of three miles above sea level, but
vegetation does not grow much
above a mile higher than sea level,
and beyond the vegetation line is
snow and ice, and the tops of the
high Alps are covered with eter-
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nal snow. Occasionally great
masses of this snow breaks loose
an«l falls a long distance, giving
forth a sound that resembles dis
tant thunder. Beautiful lakes and
valleys abound all through tTTe
country. Good steamers ply the
lakes, and a splendid system of
railways traverse the country,
some of the railroads being so stbep
that cog-wheels are used. The
country roads through the valleys
and over and around tl*e moun
tains are excellent. The sides of
the mountains are dotted typical
Swiss houses and every few miles
you tind a beautiful village. The
mountains sides, up to. the snow
line, are pastured, and I have
never seen finer, fatter cows than
on these mountains. You know
this is a great cheese country ; and
they grow the finest pears and
plums and vegetables of all kinds
in the valleys. It is also a great
country for embroideries and need
le work ; and many manufacting
enterprises are to be found in the
larger towns and cities. The peo
ple here seem to he contented and
happy, and appear to get much
out of life.
It is our intention to go over
into Italy next week, as we visit
Venice, Rome and Naples, and see
Mount Vesuvius.
So far as I have been able to
observe, the people of Europe do
things thoroughly, all the lands
being in a high state of cultivation,
and the cities and towns cler.n and
well built; but of conrse Europe
was settle up many Hundreds of
years before America was discover
ed. Still America is coming to the
front very rapidly. The United
States as a nation sells more than
she buys, and it is this very thing
that is making “Uncle Sam” rich
and powerful ; and same rule will
work with individuals. No man
can get ahead who spends more
than he produces, and I often
think of the amount of labor our
Southern farmer expends, compar
ed to what he gets. Every intelli
gent farmer in Henry county
knows that one acre of his land
can be made to produce one bale,
of cotton, and yet the average far
mer expends the labor requirred
to cultivate two,or three acres in
order to get his one bale. You
can put one cow in a good twenty
acre pasture and another cow in
a one acre plat of good Burmuda
grass, and they will both get plenty
to eat, but the one acre cow will
be fatter and give more milk than
the twenty acre cow, simply be
cause she, of course, expends less
of her strength in going over one
acre to get her food than the
other cow does which travels over
twenty acres to get her food. And
the same principle works when ap
plied to all forms of labor. But I
am making this letter too loßg—l
will only add that, being a South
ern man and knowing just about
what the average Southern farmer
gets for his labor, I have often
wished that he might do as well
in cultivating his land as the aver
age French and German farmers
do in cultivating their lands.
When I left home I thought we
would be back by the latter part
of October, but it now looks as if
we shall not get back till after the
first of November. However, if
not providentially hindered, I ex
pect to be in McDonough on the
first Tuesday in December.
I hope this finds you and your
family all quite well. Please re
member me kindly to the good peo
ple of dear old Henry county.
With good wishes for the success
and happiness of all.
Your friend,
T. D. Stiwa rt.
McDonough. Georgia, Friday octobf.r y. iyos.
THE STATE ELECTION,
The work of consolidating the
returns had just begun when the
Weekly went to press Thursday
afternoon. The total vote cast
in the county was about 950.
Hon. .Tos. M. Brown received 714
votes and Hon. Yaney Carter re
ceived 70 for governor.
The constitutional amendments
both carried in this county; dis
franchisement wrs carried from.
30,000 to 40.000 ; Brown's majority
is about 100,000.
)
MCDONOUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL
First. Scholastic Montli
Honor Roll
This roll consists of those pupils
who have been neither absenct
nor tardy and who have made at
least 95% in deportment.
First Grade
A. J. Welch, Irene Nelson, Blan
nie Stallworth.
Second Grade
Addie Kate Patterson, Harvey
Brown, Louise Brown, Fannie
Crumbley, Olen Hand, Charles
Jeffares.
Third Grade
Ruth Dickson, Ealon Elliott,
Myrtice Hunt, William Kimbell.
Jewel Rape, Ilalene Smith, Levi
Turner, Irene Varner, Flossie May
Welch.
Fourth Grade
Bertha McGarity.
Fifth Grade
Susie Stallings.
Sixth Grade
Willie Pair, Roddie Turner.
Seventh Grade
Frances Ammons, Russ Elliott,
Leila Fargason, Annie Belle In
gram, Millie Kate Stansell, John
Varner, Orlena Welch, Harvey
Woodward, Alma Wright.
Eighth Grade
John Alexander, Ludie V. Bond,
Mamie Everett, Dozier Fields, Alf
Fonche, May Glass, Ruby Langston
Benton Neal, Perry Sowell, Ida
Lue Tarpley, Lucile Tolleson,
Leona Welch, John Williams.
Ninth Grade
Eva Cathy, Frank Copeland,
Gordon Dickson, Ernest Tar
pley, Blake Turner, Lila Wood
ward, Mamie Woodward.
Tenth Grade
Lillie Coan, Leone Tarpley.
LIST OF DISTINGUISHED STUDENTS
This list consists of those stud
ents who have made a general
average of at least 95% in their
studies and not less than 90% in
any subject including deportment.
First Grade
Marie Welch, Irene Nelson,
Blannie Stallworth, Lillie Lee
Elliott.
Second Grade
Harvey Brown, Louise Brown,
Mildred Carmichael, Fannie
Crumbley, Olen Hand.
Third Grade
Ruth Dickson, William Kimbell,
Jewel Rape, Ilalene Smith.
E. M. Bowen Dead.
Mr E. M. Bowen, who resided
in the northern part of the county,
who died at a private sanitarium
in Atlanta on Tuesday, was
brought to Stockbridge on Thurs
day morning and the interment
occurred that day at the Bowen
burying ground.
He is survived by a wife and
two children.
Study of Life of Lanier
Is Program for Oct.
of the U. D. C’s.
The official pregram for October
is as follows:
Prominent Georgians Sidney
Lanier, born in 1843; died, 1881.
“My life has been tilled with
music.”
“It is only the small soul that
ever cherishes bitterness, for the
climate of a large, loving heart
is too w arm for that frigid plant.”
—Lanier.
1. Among American men of let
ters how is Lanier generally re
cognized? He has been compared
to what two great English authors?
2. Of what descent was he? De
scribe Lis characteristics as a boy,
his worship of nature, bis fond
ness for music and bis ability as a
performer, his favorite instru
ment.
3. What college did he enter at
fif teen years ; name two teachers
who most impressed his life. To
what studies was he most inclined
and in what department did he be
come a leader?
4. According to his testimony
from what did he derive greatest
benefit while at this college? In
what year did he graduate and
with what class standing?
5. Which of his works was
founded upon facts ho gained
while upon a visit to his grand
father in east Tennessee soon after
graduation?
fi. At the beginning of the war,
in what company did Sidney La
nier and his brother, Clifford, en
list? Describe his taste for mili
tary life even as a boy. Why did
Sidney Lanier not accept promo
tion?
7. Tell of his first year of camp
life. In what battles did he par
ticipate later on? Where were
the brothers stationed after the
fight at Malvern Hill? Of what
disease did he feel the first symp
toms here?
8. W T here did Sidney Lanier see
service later, and where were the
brothers separated? Tell of his
capture and imprisonment. Dur
ing those months what was his
only joy and consolation and how
did he carry it into prison with
him?
i). Where did he teach and what
caused him to resign the principal
ship? What profession did he fol
low upon his return to Macon? To
what place did fie go in search of
health?
10. When did his literary life
really begin and to whom were his
first poems written? What posi
tion did he secure in Baltimore
and what did his director say to
him?
11. Tell of his lectures. They
were the means of procuring for
him what position at Johns Hop
kins? What poems were said to be
written with his life-blood? De
scribe his work in Baltimore while
in the throes of incurable disease.
12. What great author become
his friend, at the suggestion of
whom Lanier was selected to write
the “Centennial Cantanta?”
13. Describe his neath and buri
al. Quote a stanza from what you
consider his greatest poem. W 7 hat
poems are said to be “religion set
to music?'’ What did Bayard Tay
lor say of “Corn?” What book
did Lanier write which is the only
book in existence that gives the
scientific basis of poetry? Give a
list of his princtpal poems and
writings.
Answer to questions will be
found in “The South in History
and Literature,” by Miss Ruther
ford.
Tired mothers, worn out by the peevish,
cross baby have found CASCASWEET a boon
and a blessing. cAscasweet is for babies
and children, and especially good for the
ills so common in hot weather,. Look for
the ingredients printed on the bottle.
Contains no harmful drugs. Sold by
Horton Drug Co.
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Turner-Watson.
A beautiful home wedding on
Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock
was tliat of Miss Lena F. Turner
at the lovely country homo of her
parents four miles east of McDon
ough to Mr. Idns F. Watson, of
Colquitt County, Rev. J. E. Eng
land officiating.
The bride is the youngest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W A. Turner
and is a young woman of most ex
cellent and admirable traits of
character.
The groom is one of the state’s
wellwnown young educators and
was at one time connected with
some of the schools in this county.
Tljey will leave on Saturday
morning for their future home in
South west Georgia.
DORSEY-ROAN,
Lovejoy, Ga., October B.
(Special.)—A quiet, pretty wed
ding here yesterday afternoon
was that of Miss Lizzie Dorsej and
Mr. W. L, Roan, of Hampton, Ga.,
which took place at the home of
the bridegroom’s brother, Mr.
Jesse M. Roan.
Rev. F. L. Adams, of Atlanta,
performed the ceremony at 4
o'clock, and there were present
only relatives.
The bride was married in her
traveling gown of blue broadcloth
with bat to match.
Mr. Roan is one of Henry coun
ty’s most prosperous farmers. He
left with his bride immediately
after the wedding for his home
near Hampton —Atlanta Constitu
tion.
M’DONOUGH BUGGY CO. SELLS OUT.
Mr. J. B. Carmichael, of Jackson,
and Howaid Carmichael of this
place have bought the stock of the
McDonough Buggy Co. and 1 lie
new firm will be known ns the
McDonough Vehicle Co. and will
continue the business in the same
repository as used by the Buggy
Co.
Mr. Howard Carmichael will bo
actively in charge of the new busi
ness and promises to put in one of
the best lines of vihicles ever hard
led by a midd’e, G< orgia film.
Watch out frfr their ad next week.
Union Endorses Local
Taxation.
Whereas: that we believe local
taxation for Public Schools in
Henry county would be of great
benefit iia securing goed teacheis
and education in general. There
fore be it Resolved : that we favor
local taxation in Henry county for
educational purposes.
Resolved : that our present school
commissioner be requested to pe
tition or call an election for local
tax as soon as pratical that the
voters of Henry county may vote
thereon.
Resolve: that these resolutions
be carried up to the county nnion
that action may be taken therecn.
Read and approved by Lilah
Union No. 88 July 25, 19C8.
G. W. Nail Vice Pres
J. W. Culpepper Sec.&Treas.
Read and approve by Henry
County Union August 5, 1908.
H. A. Crumbley Pres.
J. W. Rape Sec.
LUMBER FOR SALE—OId field
Pine Lumber for sale. Call on
W. M. Berry.
Stockbridge, Ga., Rt. 2.
Wanted—A few good
cows; must be young and
fresh in milk.
Pearl Spring Creamery,
i McDonough, Ga.
$i A VEAR
