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About The Ashburn advance. (Ashburn, Ga.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1900)
DAYS OF CONFEDERACY. Gen. Gordon Lectures in flain— Contributes $50 to Ceme- etery Fund. Gen. John B. Gordon, of this state, delivered a lecture, the other day, in the city hall at Ban¬ gor, Maine, to an audience of 1000 persons, for the benefit of the soldiers’ and sailors’ lot at Mt. Hope cemetery. His subject was “The First Days of the Con¬ federacy. ” The platform was appropriately and beautifully decorated by the two posts of G. A. R, of Bangor. Gen. Gordon said: ‘‘Ladies, comrades and beloved countrymen of Maine—Let me say to you that there stands be¬ fore you an ex-Confederate, whose sons and grandsons, capable of bearing arms, fought for the flag in the war with Spain, (applause.) My heart was loyal to the Con¬ federate flag, but when it went down at Appomattox I saw in the smoke of the battle the hand of the Almighty holding together this glorious Union. I told the remnant of Lee’s defeated army that Providence had decreed the failure of their cause, but had placed them not in the hands of a foreign foe, but in the bands of their own countrymen, who would see that justice was done—and that prophecy has since been veri¬ fied. “A few years ago when I first consented to deliver a few lectures, they were given without money and without price, but a preacher suggested to me that it would be a good idea to mix a little profit with patriotism, and I acted on his advice. I was rather struck with the aliteration—“preocher, patriotism, profit,” and since then I have been stirring into a barrel.ul of patriotism about a spoonful of profit. “I speak now as an American who loves his country. What is that country! It is wherever that banner floats, (applause.) Every acre, whether in contiguous lands or in the far-off islands of the sea, where the flag floats is our country. It floats over the Phil- ippines, and if is ever hauled down there it must be by other hands than these.” Gen, Gordon then told of the causes of the war, speaking to some length upon -the opinions which prevailed in the North and South in regard to state rights. After referring to slavery as one the causes he said: But all til at is past—goue for- ever and by Heaven’s decree, aud , as a southerner, if by one stroke of my pen I could restore slavery I would not do it. During his eloquent discourse Gen. Gordon paid tributes to the negro mammies, to the young soldiers of both the north and the south, and of the women who cheered the warriors of both sides when they went forth to fight. He held the entire attention of hie hearers from the beginning to the end, and frequently was in¬ terrupted by applause. His lec¬ ture, besides giving an excellent historical treatment of his theme, abounded in humor, incident and pathos — a combination which made the address one of the most notable and at the same time most entertaining ever heard in this vicinity. In closing, Gen. Gordon made the following reference to the ob¬ ject for which the lecture was held: “I want you to build your mou¬ uments, and the higer you build them the higher the tribute you will pay to the barefooted and ragged heroes who held you at bay for four long years. I wish that those monuments might hold their heads among the stare. The de- cendents of both armies will see to it that wherever the flag of the Ucion may wave, on land or sea, it shall be more and more re- apected by the nations of the earth 'and that it shall move onward and upward in its beDign mission to humanity.” Gen. Gordon took his seat amidst another outburst of ap¬ plause and cheers. $1,500 FOR FUND. Gen. At the close of the lecture, Smith, after ipeaking briefly of tbe death and presentiment of the en d of Maj. Edwin Manassah Smith during the battles at Chick- ahominy, spoke of the work which . bad been already done upon the veterans’ lot and announced th« of the managers of tW fund to provide a fund which would insure having an American flag fly over it for all time. He then raid that as a result of a cauvass made by the members of the committee, 13 persons had contributed $100 while others had given cash enough to make another sum of $200. He then called upon Capt. Garnsey, the treasurer, to read the roll of honor. • Capt. Garnsey was about to be¬ gin when Gen. Gordon arose and said : “Before the roll is called I request the privilege and honor of subscribing $50 for the fund.” Gen. Gorden’s generous an¬ nouncement was greeted with cheers and long hand-dapping. Gen. Smith grasped Gen. Gordon’s hand and said: “Gen. Cordon, this is indeed, very touching, and in behalf of our old soldiers I accept your kind and generous gift. We accept it in the same spirit in which it is given, and thank you from the bottom of our hearts. General, some of us, at least, have met you before—then as a brave, courage¬ ous memorable foe, and we re¬ spected you. Now, we meet you as a brave, courageous, memora¬ ble and generous friend, and we love you. God bless you, Gen. Gordon, and may He spare you for many years that you may con¬ tinue the good work that you are so nobly carrying on.” A LIFE CONVICT. He is a Goat That is Serving in a Penitentiary Camp. “The queerest thing I ever saw was a goat,’’said a gentleman at one of the depots yesterday. “I recently spent a short time at the Ensign Lumber Company’s peni¬ tentiary camp at Worth, Ga., and while there met the goat, that is a life convict. i learned from the guards that he has a very interest¬ ing story in connection with his penitentiary life. He would no more think of crossing the guard line than would one of the most intelligent and obedient men who are serving time. He knocks about the camp all day, and as soon as night comes he runs up with the men to be chained, and he is treated in every respect just like a human being. A guard told me that the goat was under sen¬ tence for having, several years ago overturned a table laden with dishes, and he broke somany. cups and saucers and plates that he was given a life term of imprisonment, and he seems perfectly content to pay the penalty. This is about the way the goat came to be first introduced to the camp: “Several years ago, a life con¬ vict, a negro, got hold of .the goat when it was a kid, and was allowed to keep it about the camp. Every¬ body threw it a crust of bread at meal time, and before a great while he grew up to be one of the biggist goats in that section of the country. It shows what a goat will do if you feed it, with all due respect to Maj. Smith’s views. After a time the negro escaped from the camp. The goat, in the meantime, had grown accustomed to ths ways of the penitentiary crowd, aud he did not seem to pine very much for his master. He went right ahead serving out his sentence and he has never shown any disposition to try to run away, He sleeps quietly at night, fastened to the big chain which secures all of the mui.”— Macon Telegraph. Joe Wheeler’s Fighting. lt has been asserted by General Wheeler’s friends that General Otis and his advisers were jealous of Wheeler and cuntrived to keep him away from fighting ground while fighting was going on. There seems to be some mistake about this view, however. The Memphis Appeal says: “Nor is this the worst. There is not wanting evidence to prove that General Otis sought to have General Wheeler captured by the insurgents. He was given a hand¬ ful of men to defend a small town called Santa Rita, and this place was attacked eleven nights in suc- cession by a vastly superior force and no effort was made by Otis to aid the beleagured city in driving off the insurgents. Had General Wheeler been taken prisoner there would have been joy in the Otis camp, where the gallant Confed- federate cavalryman is. hated be- ause of his known fighting qual- £V» • Local Happenings. Judge McArthur is re-fencing his plantation. Mr. G. 8. Evani, is on a busi¬ ness trip to St. Louis. Mr, John H. Allen goes to Ma¬ con on business to-day. The new string band was out serinading Wednesday night. Mr. W. A. Murray has been quite ill this week, but is im¬ proving. Fourteen carrom boards were received by Ashburn parties last Monday. Mr. W. E. Gannon, of Worth, spent last Sunday with Mr. J. W. Stafford. Quite a number of Ashburnites attended Sunday school at Worth last Sunday. Mr. J. C. Durham will spend Sunday in Unadilla with relatives and friend(s). Mr. W. R. Dupriest and wife attended services at Pleasant Hill Church Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels attended services at Pleasant Hill Church Sunday. ltev. J. J. Hyman, of Abbe¬ ville, was among his many Ash- burn friends this week. Mr. A Roobin, of Cordele, has been spending this week with his friend and ex-partner, Mr. H. Jeffrey. Miss Minda Hardin has been absent from W. A. Murray’s store this week as a result of her sis¬ ter’s illness. Mr. C. E. Holmes and sou Jim, of Moultrie, departed for their home Monday, after visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. B, Gorday. The Baptist choir practiced at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Clarke last evening. It was a very pleasant occasion. Miss Ella Holmes, of Moultrie, left Ashburn Monday for Athens, where she re-enters college. Miss Holmes will graduate in June. Our merchants are daily receiv¬ ing large consignments of spring and summer goods and will soon have beautiful lines opened up. Misses Louise Herndon and Ly¬ dia Clements, of Arabi, returned to their home Monday after a vis¬ it to Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Jenkins. Miss Vic Evans, who has for several weeks been the popular guest of Hawkinsville relatives, returned home Thursday, to the delight of her mauy Ashburn friends. A special musical program will be rendered at the Baptist church Sunday. Subject of morning dis¬ course will he “A Future State.” Public invited to hear this dis¬ cussion. Your attention is called to the card of Dr. J. H. Powell, Fitzger- gerald, Ga. He is a specialist of much renown aud has made won¬ derful cures of diseases of the eve, ear, nose and throat. Miss Johnnie Bohannon, after an extended stay with Ashburn relatives, departed for her home in Hawkinsville Thursday, much to the regret of many friends whom she made while here. Attention is called to the ad- vertisemen of Mrs. J. A. Shirah which appears elsewhere in this issue. She is receiving a beauti¬ ful line of Bpring and summer goods and will take pleasure in having you inspect the same. Bands and disbands are the or¬ der of the day—and the night too—in Ashburn. The very latest is a string band composed of the following members: Messrs.C. T. Hadaway, Rollie Smith, P. W. Bolden, Walter Whidbv, Frank Tison, Lee Whidby, Jule Patter¬ son, Guy Venable, George Hall¬ man and Langdon Clark. The boys promise us some real, first- class music in the near future. Revival Services. The revival services begins at the Methodist church next Sun¬ day morning. Rev. J. L. Murrell of Cartersvilie, Ga., will assist in the preaching, and Prof. E. J. Cheek will conduct the music. The hours of service aftei Sunday will beo’^30 and 7 :80 p. m. We extensor pobJ> iSrdial invitation to the \ JT ^.ytewl ‘1 J. tbe C. Fl.A5DF.R8 meeting. Devotional League Meeting. Subject: “Rejecting Christ.”— Mark 12:1-9. Reading and comments: i’unish- ment of an unfruitful vine¬ yard—Isa. 5:1-10. Miss Es¬ sie Mitchell. Cursing the barren fig tree—Matt. 21:18-22. J. L. Evans. Personal responsibility—Luke 12: 18-25. J. W. Evans. Broken off throgli unbelief—Rom. 11:1(5-24. £. C. Harrell. Unbelief loses all—Heb. 8:6-19. Miss Sadie Roberts. Faith Gains all—1st. Cor. 3:7-28. Miss May Jenkins. F. E. Hudson, Leader. Mr. H. Jeffrey having disposed of Ins entire stock of goods, and who is now so soon to leave us, begs us to say to his many friends former customers that it is no little feeling of regret he will soon have to say Mr. J. says that as the for his leave-taking draws the harder his heart knocks the buttons on liis coat, which leads one to believe that has been playing in a game in hearts were trumps. You be much missed at this end the line, you may rest assured that, Jeff, and though lost to sight, to her memory you’ll be The Advance extends to Mr. J. all kind of good wishes for in his new home—Balti- timore, Md. Values in Cotton. “Values in Cotton” is a very iu- struceive book, lately published by Mr. D. A. Tompkins and issued from the Observer’s book bindery. Page 1 shows a sample of coarse 4- pard sheeting. Three fifths of the North Carolinr crop is now put in this. It commands 5 cents a yard, 300 cents a pound. The value of North Carolina cotton crop of 500,- 000 bales as raw cotton at 0 cents is $15,000,000. As sheeting at 20 cents a pound its value is $50,000- 000 . Page 2 shows a sample of Etoile du Nord gingham, which brings 10 cents a pard, 60 cents a pound. The North Carolina crop of 500,- 000 bales in this goods would bring $100,000,000. Page 8 shows a sample of Mer¬ cerized cotton or Taffeta silk or Taffetene. 80 cents a yard, 00 cents a yound, and the North Carolina crop manufactured into this would be wortli again $160,000,000. Page 4 shows a Bamplo of French mull, 18 cents a pard, $1.20 a pound. The whole North Caroli¬ na crop in this goods would be worth $800,000,000, the value of all the raw cotton raised in the South. Page 6 shows a sample of deli¬ cate French nainsook, 60 cents a $6 a pound. Tho value of the North Carolina crop of cotton this goods would be $1,500,- . Pago 6 Bhows a sample of ex¬ Swiss embroidery, 26 cents a yard, $25 r pound. The value of the North Carolina crop of raw of SOO’OOg bales at 6 cents being $15,000,000, manufactured into this beautiful fabric would be worth $6,850,000,000. Of course the point of making the entire North Carolinr crop in¬ to Swiss embroidery of French nainsook would never be reached, but so much of it as could be made into these goods would be valuable in proportion. Let us take the children from the mills and teach them how.— Charlotte N. C. Observer. The Clark case, which is being investigated by the Senate com¬ mittee, is likely to plague some of the senators who are candidates for re-election, thinks the Savan¬ nah News. It is said thhere are several of them who would like to vote for Clark, but they are afraid to do so lest they should have dif¬ ficulty in explaining the matter to their constituents. Mr. Clark has acknowledged that he lias spent $140,000 in the campaign aud it would be rather hard to convince the average citizen that so enormous a sum could have been expended legitimately. To Senator Clark, whose income amounts to millions of dollars a year,.$140,000 is a trifle, but to the farmer, the mechanic, the clerk aDd others it appears a pro¬ digious sum; altogether too much to be spent in an effort to reach a seat which vp only $5,000 a year. rx All Over the State. Augusta Herald: The Dewey presidential boom, which was so promising only a few months ago, lias slipped into inocuous desue¬ tude. Atlanta Constitution: Tho bi¬ metallic argument attached to the gold standard measure will make a good handle for Democratic campaign orators. Darien Gazette: Quay will soon get that seat in the senate. Several Democrats will vote for him because they prefer him to any other Pennsylvania Radical. Dawson News: Evidence seems to he accumulating that too much American whiskey is being used to educate the natives of the Phil¬ ippines up to our standard. Columbus Ledger: The final agreement of the Kentucky bellig¬ erents to submit to law is another illustration of tbe strength of our governmental structure, Tbe state courts will now settle the contention. Savannah Press: It is cheaper to buy real estate than to fight font. Jefferson purchased Louis¬ iana for $15,000,000, but we paid $20,000,000 for the Philipines and shed a vast amount of blood in addition thereto. Augusta Chronicle : Tho south furnishes enough cotton to run 75,000,000 spindles, but has, in¬ cluding the mills now building, less than 6,000,000 spindles. And yet some people talk about over¬ production of cotton mills in the south. The Macon Telegraph is agitat¬ ing the question of agricultural training for the farmers and is doing good work on that line. The time will come when training of tips sort will have to ho em¬ bodied in the curriculum of the common schools, and then it will be taught along with other branches while the minds of tha pupils are plastic and retentive, says the Valdosta Times. Albany Herald: It is the be¬ lief in military circles that when General Ludlow returns from Cu¬ ba he will be succeeded as military governor of Havannah by General Fitzhugh Lee. If General Lee receives such an honor at the hands of the Washington government the fact will occasion great sur¬ prise, for the former consul gen¬ eral has not been treated with very great consideration by the administration since he accepted a commission in the provisional army, despite the fact that his services in cuba just prior to tho breaking out of the war with Spam were of inestimable value to the country. The Jones Pension Bill. Some of the private pension bi I Is that are introduced in con¬ gress indicate to what an extent tho raids have gone on the treasu¬ ry in the name of recognition of patriotic service, says the Atlanta Journal. Representative Bower- sock, of Kansas, has succeeded in attracting attention to the abuses of our pension system by introdu¬ cing a bill to place one Charles E. Jones on the pension roll at tbe rate of $30 a month. The claim of .lories to the gratitude of his country and to remuneration from its cash b'»x is based upon the al¬ leged fact that he wont to Cuba during the Spanish war in the ca¬ pacity of photographer. Jones avers that he attached himself to a regiment as its offi¬ cial picture-taker and that he fired many a brave snap-shot on the field of battle. An examination of this remark¬ able case reveals one defect winch has caused Jones and the liberal statesman who is trying to pack him on the pension roll some trouble. It turns out that there was no such man as Charles E. Jones with the regiment named in the Jones bill, either as a fighting man or a kodak artist. It is possiblo, however, that Jones may have forgotten what regiment he was with. I 11 look¬ ing over his war pictures he may have gotten things mixed, and should not be made to suffer for a iittle error like that. The Jones bill seems to bo in Bowersock together, m*y to pull it out. / OUR STOCK OF New Spring; Goods are: Arriving: Daily. We have made a careful Study of the Mar¬ kets and our DRESS GOODS Include the Newest and Latest goods Our Silks for waists and trim- are beauties. Our dress goods all cut in short lengths™no two patterns alike. " " j - OUR CLOTHING Will reach us in a few days. We bought Mice Line andean fit you. Our suits Double-breasted vests are attractive and up-to-date. Suits to fit the Large, Medium size and Slim Man—let us show to you before buying. OUR SHOES. Shoes for the Ladies, Shoes for the Ba¬ bies. Shoes for men, girls and Boys, in¬ all the toes, colors and shapes. We want the ladies to inspect our famous Zeigler Bros, line of Shoes, Oxford ties and Slippers. We are carrying the Hess’ shoes for men. HAT5, HATS Of every description, Dress Hats, work¬ ing* man’s hats, Durbies and straw, felt cork hats. Let us show you through. GROCERIES, New and fresh. You will find no old on our shelves—we buy them, open up, sellout and replace with new goods. You should try Heinze’s Pickles, Jellies. Tomato Catsup and India Relish—we know of nothing better. FURNITURE. Room Sets, Chifoneers, Dressers, Hat Racks, Book cases, lounges, willow rock¬ ers, golden-oak rockers, willow and reed Bahy carriages. In fact a full line of furn¬ iture of all kinds. Carpets and rngs of all descriptions. Try us before buying—we’ll do our best to please you. Hardware-Crockery. Stoves, plows, wagon and plow gear, hardwareofall kinds. Dinner sets, water sets, toilet sets; most anything you can call for in Crockery and Class ware. Call and inspect. Highest market price paid for Country Produce You cannot over stock us with chickens and eggs Our trade demands more than we can possibty so try us when you come to town. We want all you can spare and will pay Top of market. YOURS TRULY, J. S. BETTS SCO. Ashbvirn, Ga.
