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FACTS ABOUT FOURTH O' JULY.
It will doubtless surprise many who
regard themselves as fairly Informed
students of history to be told that the
’ net of Congress which separated this
country from Great Britain was passed
m July 8, 1776, and not on July 4 of
that year; that the original resolution
was penned by Richard Henry Lee,
of Virginia, and not by Thomas Jef
ferson; that the Immortal document
known as tha Declaration of Independ
ence. which was adopted and promul-
f gated on July 4, 1776, explaining and
declaring to the world the act of sepa
ration of July 2, 1776, was not signed
nn July 4, 1776, the assertions of Ben
jamin Franklin, John Adams and
Thomas Jefferson to the contrary not
withstanding: nor was the rough draft
or printed document signed by the
fifty-six delegates on July 4 or at any
other time; that on August 2, 1776, the
Declaration, engrossed on parchment,
was laid befor# Congress and signed by
those present; and that not all of
those who eventually signed It were
actually members of the Congress on
July 2 and 4 when >the acts were
passed.
Such, however, sre a few of the facts
said to he established In "The Decla
ration of Independence: Its History,”
by John H. Hazelton, Just published.
"Ths purpose of Mr. Hazelton’s book,”
we are told by John Boyd Thacher, In
a review of It In the North American
Review for January, "Is not to discuss
the sentiments of the Immortal docu
ment, but to give a history of Its me
chanlcal construction and promulga
tion." It appears that on June 7, 1776,
Richard Henry Lee, a delegate from
Virginia, offered a set of three reso
lutions, the holograph original of
which Is still preserved In the Library
of Congress and a photograph of which
Is exhibited In Independence Hall at
Philadelphia. The first of these reso
lutions Is as follows:
will doubtless afford some enjoyment
to the advocates of the Mecklenburg
Declaration, which was discredited be
cause It expressed too accurately the
timents uttered in the Declaration” j FORAKER NOT ALONE TO BLAME.
and "of the forms of expression era- ! According to an El Reno, Oklahoma,
ployed by Jefferson," an inquiry which j dispatch. it is believed at Fort Reno
that there is a conspiracy among the
negro troops to murder every white
officer at the Fort, beginning with
Capt. Edgar A. Macklin, as a result
patriotic sentiment of the times to be of the Brownsville affair, the discharge over the same period last
genuine, as the doubters and scoffers of the negro battalion, and the bitter
claimed. , j feeling that has resulted. The "be
ginning” was made Just before Christ
mas when a negro sought to kill Capt.
| Macklin by shooting at him under
re ~ j cover of the darkness. Mackiin’s as
sassination was attempted, it is said,
xatlon speech has brought out some ! , ,
y because it was reported that he was
curiously interesting utterances. The , , , t „
! the only officer concerned who believed
Portland. Oregonian, for example, sub- I .. . .
I the discharged soldiers were guilty and
THE OLD THIRTEEN AND THE
OTHERS.
The continent-wide discussion
suiting from Secretary Root's central!- j
mits that our central Government
never was really a Government of del- !
egated powers, except in its relation j
to the original thirteen States, and 1
| goes on to say:
"It is absurd to contend that any
States admitted since the Union
was formed has delegated pow
ers to the Federal Government.
Not one of them had any powers
to delegate. Not one of them was
ever a sovereign State. What
ever power they possess came from
the Federal Government. Their
very existence came from it. Be
fore they were made States the
Government owned and exercised
absolute authority over them.
Whatever authority they now have
they derived from Washington.
What fallacy can be more patent
than to say that these States have
delegated powers to Congress?
Not to be irreverent, one might as
well say that man had delegated
power to his maker. The fathers
knew of the original thirteen
States and no others. The powers
which they reserved to the States
were reserved to these thirteen.
They could not have been reserved
to others, for no others existed.”
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
In his report for January 4 Col.
Henry G. Hester, secretary of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, shows that
the amount of cotton brought into
sight during 126 days of the present
season was 8.300.T30 bales, an increase
year of
1,108.933 bales; the exports were 4,-
325,103 bales, an increase of 795,6S5
bales; the takings were, by Northern
spinners, 1,271,933 bales, a decrease of
4,928: by Southern spinners. 1,043.134
bales, an increase of 38.576 bales. Dur
ing the first four months of the season
the amount brought Into sight was
S.023.073 bales, an increase of 951,446
bales: the exports were 4.180,111 bales,
an increase of 674,307 bales; the tak
ings were, by Northern spinners,
1.200.12,S bales, a decrease of 37,773; by-
Southern spinners. 1.0 n 2.S93 bales, an
increase of 34,585 bales.
| Caught on
the Wing
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By JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET.
'Can storied urn, or animated bust.
Resolved, That (these United Col
onies are and of right ought to be
free and independent States, that
they are absolved from all alle
giance to the British Crown, and
that all political connection be
tween them and the State of Great
Britain is, and ought to be, to
tally dissolved-
It Is interesting .to recall that the
anti-secessionists of Georgia, who won
In the great fight of 1851 and "throt
tled disunion,” as they expressed it,
argued along the same lines—so far,
at least, as the righit of secession was
concerned. The original thirteen
States existed prior to the central Gov
ernment which they formed, and it was
easier to demonstrate itheir complete
sovereignty than that of the new
States which were admitted later by
act of Congress. Thus we find the old
Macon Journal and Messenger, of Feb
ruary 19, 1851, then strongly opposed
•to the disunion movement, quoting
with approval from a legislative mem
ber on "the absurdity of secession” as
follows:
"Louisiana was purchased of
France and paid for by the United
States, but by the right of seces
sion the State of Louisiana could
go out of the Union -the next day
after she had been purchased for
the express benefit of the Union.
She could establish an independent
Government and tax all the pro
duce of the United States passing
down the Mississippi river.”
deserved their punishment.
Whether there is any such wholesale
conspiracy at Fort Reno or not, the
attempted assassination of Capt.
Macklin by a negro trooper speaks for
i.self. President Roosevelt is said to
have pointed to it as a direct result of
Senator Foraker's firebrand speech at
tacking the dismissal of the negro com
panies implicated in the murderous
outbreak at Brownsville.
No doubt a crop of trouble wiii grow j The Quest of the Querulous.
out of Foraker's pernicious agitation I
"We grow old when we stop play
ing," says Col. Henry Watterson. But
how is a fellow to . sit in the game
after he goes broke, Colonel?
In his own selfish Interests. But the
real source of the present troubles and
those to come is to be looked for in the
fact that the Republican party is de
pendent on the negroes not merely for
.support but under ordinary conditions,
even for success. Therefore, the ne
groes in the doubtful Northern States
have been led by white politicians to
believe that they are of more import
ance than mere white men and have a
superior claim op Khe Government as
managed by the Republican party.
Under the circumstances it is hardly
fair to put the whole blame on a single
demagogue such as Fnraker.
Wallace Irwin in Success Magazine.
It was midnight, that was certain; and
the king, behind his curtain.
Lay enwrapped in snorous slumbers—•
doubt, of Christmas
Back to its mansion call the fleet
ing breath?
an honor's voice provoke the silent
dust, •
Or flatt'rv soothe the dull cold ear of > before him.
death?"
Since the establishment of Rose Hill
cemetery, in 1840, sixty-seven years
ago, the bodies of about 17.000 per
sons have been buried there. The
first interment was that of Mrs. Caro
line Wilson, February, 1S40. Her re
mains rest on a lot on the right hand
side of Central avenue as you enter
the cemetery and about an hun
dred yards from the main entrance
gate. The grave is of brick, and built
above the ground.
Rose Hill was given to the city of
Macon by the la'te Simri Rose for the
purposes of a burial ground
But the strength of Mohina failed her
in a perilous moment, and had not the
Toung Eagle snatched her to his fast
beating heart, the raging enemy had
made sure of their fate. He rushed
onward up the narrow defile before
him. It led he forgot whither. In a
few moments he stood on the verge of
this fearful height. Wildly the maiden
clung to him. and even then, in that
strange moment of life, his heart
throbbed proudly beneath his burden.
The bold future was alone before him;
there was no return. Already the
breath of one of the pursuers, a hated
rival, came quick upon his cheek, and
the bright-gleaming tomahawk shone
Or.e moment he gazed
upon him, and triumph flashed in tin-
eyes of the young Coweta chief, and
I then without a shudder he sprang into
• the seething waters below. Still the
] young maiden clung to him, nor yet diu
! the death-struggle part them. The
; waters engulfed them, and their wail
^ was a fitting requiem to their depart
ing spirits. The horror-stricken v.ur-
i riors gazed wildly into the river, then
dashed with reckless hast? down the
declivity, to bear rhe sad tidings to the
old chief of the Cussetas. He heard
their tale in silence. But sorrow was
on his spirit, and it was broken. Hence
forth his seat was unfilled by the coun
cil fire, and its red light gleamed fit
fully upon his grave.
man. a soldier and a Christian. Brave
ly he fought and well, and with feet
to the foe and face to the sun. When
the battle was fought and victory won
the Christian warrior fell.” Col. C. M.
Wiley was with Col. Smith when he
was wounded at the same time.
One of the most historic, and im
posing monuments in the cemetery is
that to Isaac Holmes, born June 30.
1SI2. died September 6, 1846. The
court of arms of Georgia and a sword
j appear on the monument. On one side
j of the monument is this inscription:
1 "B rn in Liberty Counity, moved to
i Macon in youth. 1st sergeant of the
: Macon Volunteers. In the Florida war.
i and as commander of the Macon
j Guards, of Georgia Regulars, in the
; Mexican war. he died in camp near
! Monterey, Mexico.” On another side
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inscription:
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Mr. Thacher In his review of
Hazelton’s book says:
Mr.
This resolution In its exaot form
was adopted on July 2', 1776. It
constituted the real Act of Inde
pendence. It was the formal de
cree of separation. The words
"declare” or "Declaration” do not
appear In this resolution. The an
nouncement or declaration of this
act was passed on July 4, 1776, and
It Is this Declaration and not the
Act of Independence of which we
here have rhe detailed history.
If no formal declaration had
been adopted the political connec
tion between the colonies and the
state of Great -Britain would really
have stood dissolved. Yet no one
seems Interested in Richard Henry
Lee’s resolution of separation. No
one Inquires when or where he
wrote *t. That the delegates them
selves understood the significance
of Lee's resolution Is apparent from
the letter John Adams wrote his
wife and dated July S, 1776. say
ing: "Yesterday the greatest ques
tion was decided which ever was
debated In America, and a greater
perhaps never was or will be de
cided among men. . The
second day of July. 1776, will be
the most memorable epocha In the
history of America. I am apt to
believe that it will be celebrated
by succeeding generations as the
great anniversary festival.”
It Is true, nevertheless, that the orlg
Inal thirteen States desired, and the
central Government consented, that all
the powers be granted the new States
that were claimed by the old States as
reserved to themselves. Thus It may
be said that (the thirteen old States
acted for the new States of all future
time as well as for themselves when
they delegated powers to the Federal
Government at Washington.
Replying to -the Oregonian’s remarks,
the Washington Post pointedly states
the true conditions as follows: "As
everybody knows, the States are, one
and all. In possession of equal powers.
It Is true that thirty-two States have
come Into the Union under acts of
Congress, but all of those acts were
passed In pursuance of the fundamen
tal law created by the original States.
In the admission of a State Congress
has no authority to impose upon It any
condition Impairing Its reserved pow
ers. If in the organic act Congress
puts any such restriction on a State, It
has no binding force and may be re
pudiated with Impunity. It Is not
claimed that the States which have
been admitted Into the republic since
It was created by the fathers ‘have
delegated powers to Congress,' but it
is claimed, and it Is a fact that has
A “LOOKER-ON” IN WASHINGTON.
The Editor of the Savannah Press is
a newspaper man first, last and all the
time. He wont to Washington with
the Savannah delegation to work for
his city In the matter of the sub
treasury, but while he doubtless did
his full duty in that respect, he kept
his eyes open and saw many things
of Interest la the "Show City of the
World," as he dub» 'i, and some of h
Impressions he has committed to print
He found time to look in upon Con
gress at work and (tarried in the Senate
Chamber while the Lodge-Foraker de
bate on the Brownsville affair was on
His pen picture of the scene is inter
esting. He says:
O'er l lie
On
all.
town the
ull
?al antiqu
now lay whitely, and
;d politely
athedrnl and an
ltlC
tstle
’Twas the psychologic moment for the
warlocks of the devil
To be practicing the mischief of their
darkest medi-evil.
Suddenly from out the seething of the
monarch’s measured breathing
There arose at first a chuckle, then a
most pronounced guffaw.
Then the giggles, rippling thicker, boiled
and burbled to a snicker.
Then a whooping, "Well! I never heard
the like of that—haw! haw!"
Till the Lord of the Bedchamber and a
dozen oriflammers
Rushed into the royal presence in their
dimity pajammers.
In
and re
ceived its name from the generous do- |
nor who was one of Macon's most The beautiful little flower "forget-
pub'lie spirited citizens and estab- rne-not” does not bloom to any extent
lished the newspaper known as the i in this climate, I believe. It is said
Messenger which was afterwards con- j that now and then one is seen bloom-
solidated with The Tplegraph. Mr. ' ing in the open air. It is stated, how-
Rose died in 1S69 aged seventy years. | ever, that one grows on the grave of a
His remains repose in a beautifully lo- j certain young woman in Rose Hill
cated lot in the CKy of the Dead which ! around whose death was woven a ro
ars his honored name, on an eleva- | mantic story. On her tomb is mscrib-
tion overlooking the Ocmulgee river, ed this epitaph by Dry-den:
the low murmur of whose whispering I Sleep soft in dust, wait the Almightv s
waters mingling- with the gentle sigh- I will,
ing of the trees that stand lonely sen-
I always been recognized by all depart
The words of the resolution quoted ments of the Government, that those
above as being originally written by plates have come In under the provis-
Rlehard Henry Lee really constitute * on created by the original Constitu-
the operative clause In (the Declaration I Uon - Tlle success of the secession
of Independence as afterwards elabo
rated and amplified by Thomas Jeffer
son’s "facile pen.” It Is Interesting to
not* Incidentally, that they are similar
also to phrases in the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence, which
caused Thomas Jefferson to denounce
that document as "spurious" and a pla
giarism. Yet here we have proof pos
itive that these phrases were not orig
inal with Thomas Jefferson, and it may
fairly be doubted if they were original
with Richard Henry Lee. The agna
tion for liberty was in that day such
a widespread and all-absorbing topic
that It Is probable that certain apt
phrases became crystallized by popular
use and were necessarily tf not uncon
sciously employed by the framers of
declarations on the subject when it '
later became necessary to formulate
them. Mr. Thacher In Ms review says:
The scope and space of this arti
cle do not permit an inquiry
into the originality of the senti
ments uttered in the Declaration
or of the forms of expression em
ployed by Jefferson. Both were of
an elevated kind, but not entirely
unfamllar. There never has been
a time, no matter what freedom he
has enjoyed, when man has not
talked of liberty. The conscious
ness and Immediateness of political
wrongs have produced the most
lofty tones of complaint. Before
Jefferson spoke others had talked
of princes who were tyrants and of
rights which were Inalienable.
We Infer from this that Mr. Hazelton
In hit book does make some in
quiry “Into the originality of the sen- j archy.
movement could not have been more
fatal to the Union than would be the
adoption of the theory of the Ore
gonian that we have two distinct
classes of States, (thirteen of which
are under the Constitution, and the
rest are, like the Philippine Islands,
under the control of Congress outside
of the Constitution.”
A new life of Gen. Lee by Walter H.
Taylor tells, among other diverting an
ecdotes. of how Gen. Wise once ordered
a lieutenant tn command of a section
of artillery ito open fire with his guns.
| The young office pointed out that a
dense forest prevented him seeing the
enemy, and if he were to open fire he
i would “do no execution.” To this
Wise retorted: "D—n the execution,
sir; it’s <he noise we want.”
The great debate on the Browns
ville riot filled the Senate gallery
and packed the lobbies. A large
number of colored people crowded
into the gallery doors and seemed
to be immensely interested as if
it were their personal fight. Wash
ington City contains one hundred
thousand negroes. So (the place
most interested in this discussion,
outside of Brownsville itself, is
Washington City. Senator Lodge,
of Massachusetts, a dapper, schol
arly little man, who was Col.
Roosevelt’s colaborator in political
biography, and who is his compan
ion on morning rides, spoke as the
champion of the President. He
recalls the late Washington Des
sau in size and in voice. His
speech was scholarly, strong and
logical. He had his notes on his
desk before him, but rarely con
sulted them and did not use eye
glasses during his hour's address.
His argument was that if the Pres
ident did not have the power to
dismiss the “black battalions.” then
he was not in reality the com
mander-in-chief of the army. Sen
ator Lodge had hardly concluded
before Senator Foraker leaped to
his feet and began a tirade of spe
cial pleading. He is a sharp law
yer and his argument consisted
largely in legal technicalities. He
defined the President’s Constitu
tional rights and his legal rights
and exclaimed, with vehemence,
that "eveA the President” was “not
above the law.” During this phil
ippic Senator Lodge went over on
the Democratic side and sat next
(to Senator Culberson, of Texas,
who is his coadjutor on this ques
tion. Culberson is one lawyer in
the Senate who can measure
swords with Foraker. John W.
Daniel, of Virginia, has added his
eloquence to the defense of the
President, and Senator Steve Clay,
of Georgia, is going <to take the
floor in support of the proposi
tion that no negro soldier should
be intrusted with a Krag.
The picture Is a pleasing one as a
picture, although to call the above a
great debate’ seems to be a misnomer
when one (thinks of the days v-hen
there were giants in the Senate and
they contested really great issues. The
anecdote told in the New York World's
lobby gossip of (the criticisms passed by
Lodge and Foraker, respectively, on
each other’s speech seems nearer the
mark. "Foraker did not answer a sin
gle point I made.” Lodge is made to
say. "Lodge did not make a single
point during his speech," said Foraker.
And there you are.
his bed the king lay choking In an
agony of joking.
While the sympathie courtiers watch
ed him chuckle, gasp and stut
ter.
They despaired of his condition,,so they
called the Court Physician.
Who prescribed a strong sedative, till
at last the King could splutter.
"On my crown! that was dee-licious!
How the joke of it doth thrill
me—
I have dreamed a dream so funny that
I think it's going to kill me!
“And before X die of chuckles good
Lord Chamberlain. Guy Buckles,
Pray draw near and let me whisper in
your ear this little story.”
So the Chamberlain, expedient, leaned
and listened ouite obedient.
With a look of deepened sadness on
the features grave and hoarv,
And with sighs that rent his bosom, to
his gravity attesting,
He observed. “Indeed. Your Majesty, it’s
very—in-ter-esting!"
No reception could be cooler. “In-ter-
est-ing!” roared the ruler;
"Don’t you know a funny story when
you hear it. you old gloomer?
Soldier, drag this varlet rusty to the
dungeons dark and musty—
Put the thumb screws on his crazy-
bone to touch his sense of humor!"
So the Chamberlain was packed away.
with prisoners the meanest.
And received the prompt attention of a
talented machinist.
One week passed in nervous tension. And,
in passing, I might mention
Seven Dukes, a Cook, a Butler, who
were all decapitated.
And within hig palace roomy, sat the
King, in poses gloomy.
Munching o’er that funny story, still
quite unappreciated.
Now and then he told it sadly to some
wretched mute clodhopper
Who, in lieu of timely laughter., laid his
neck across the chopper.
Then full armed for war and pillage, rode
a herald through the village.
And before him strode a Sandwich-man,
this lettered placard bearing:
Tf ye long fo r Wealth and Glory, hear
your good King’s funny story.
Which he’ll tell to Anybody with the
Proper Sense of Daring.
He who fails to Laugh dike Others) will
be taken to the Slaughter;
He who Laughs shall be Rewarded—he
may wed the Monarch’s daughter.”
Hungry for substantial pottage, In his
neatly mortgaged cottage
Lay the little peasant Johnnie Jones,
close by his widowed mother;
No provisions, save potatoes, seven beans
and three tomatoes.
(It was not tomato season—but these
rylimes are such a bother!)
Never mind.” the brave boy murmured,
"we shall yet be great”—when,
presto!
Floating through a broken window came
the Monarch’s manifesto.
tinels near the grave forever sing a
requiem for -the departed.
* Rose Hill cemetery is naturally one
of the most artistic, beautiful and pic
turesque burial grounds in the South.
The following description of the place
was written by Mr. Rose himself;
"It is situated about half a mile
above the city, on the banks of the
Ocmulgee river, mostly on elevated
ground, the highest point being 142
feet above its bed. Its entrance Is
through a lofty arched gate, construct
ed after the Doric order of architec
ture. The area of ground comprised
within the enclosure is about fifty
acres. Another spot could scarcely be
found in any section of our country
so much diversified and comprising
so many distinct objects and combina
tions going 'to form a perfect picture
of- rural beauty. Many who have vis
ited the cemeteries of the North and
Then rise unchanged, and be an angel
still.”
Do you know the origin of the name
of the flower “forget-me-not?” Mills,
in his work upon chivalry, mentions
that the forget-me-not was known in
England as early as the time of Ed
ward TV.; and, in a note, he gives the
following pretty incident in explanation
of the same: "Two lovers were loiter
ing on the margin of a lake, on a fine
summer’s evening, when the lady dis
covered some flowers of the myosotis
growing on the water, close to the bank
of an island at some distance from the
shore. She expressed a desire to pos- I xho sight-seeing visitor always
sess them, when her knight, in the true j seeks out the lot which con-
spirit of chivalry, plunged into the wa- , tains the graves of the nine members
ter, and swimming to the spot, cropped ; of t jj e Wool folk family that were mur-
the wished-for plant; but his strength j flprCll j, y t h e ir son and brother, Tom
A marble slab of Interest to visi
tors is that over the grave of little
Mary “Marsh. She was burned to
death on January 27. 1359. while per-
j forming on the stage of the old Rals-
| ton hall. She was the only daughter
of Robert and Jane C. Guerineau, of
Troy, N. Y. She was horn March 4.
1S47, and therefore was only twelve
years of age when she met her tragic
end in 'this city. On the stone that
marks her last resting place are these
words: “Pause ye. and mourn. That
spirit Is now breathing an atmosphere
of love divinely pure: oh. why should
kindred hearts on earth be grieving,
since God has sent his angels to re
move this pearl, made bri’Fv; through
suffering: no decay, nor time, nor
change, can steal her youth away,
mourn then ye winds: not for the,
freed from pain, but, that the sighs 1
of love could wish her back again—
■Winds of the winter, as ye widely
sweep across the grave where perished
beauty lies, pause for a moment:
There are eyes that weep the lost to
earth, bu>t blessed in paradise.”
| was unable to fulfill the object of his
I achievement, and feeling that he would
I not regain the shore, although very
near it, he threw the flowers upon the
bank, and casting a last affectionate
the far-famed Mount Auburn, think j look upon his lady-love, he said “For-
them far inferior in natural beauty and
location to Rose Hill. A prominent
feature in its scenery is the Ocmulgee
river, along which it extends nearly
half of a mile. The banks are from
thirty to sixty feet high, and generally
rocky and precipitous, and form an
impenetrable barrier to Its approaches.
The higher parts of the ground are
nearly level, and laid -out as places
of interment:* other places have been
selected by many in the wildest parts,
almost overhanging the valleys. From
the river, deep and narrow dells pene
trate the ground from fifty to two
hundred yards: one of them divides it
entirely near its center, through which
a rivulet murmurs over a steep and
rocky bed to the river. This is sup
plied by four springs, one at the head,
outside the grounds, and three within
it. The water of one is reputed to
be the purest in this vicinity. It is
most beautifully located, and is the
most attractive spot for visitors. The
banks around it are high and steep,
and thickly wooded. Above It tower
giant poplars and the. shady beech, I
and the sun can scarcely penetrate a !
beam to lighten this. quiet and sol- |
emn solitude. Seats are provided here
for visitors, as well as in many other
parts of the ground. Two rustic
bridges of rock and earth cross this
valley; and in it a pond -of about eighty
yards in length, by twenty in breadth,
has been evacuated, supplied by pure
water from 'the springs, and its banks
neatly sodded with grass. Around it
are several cypresses and weeping
willows, and one rises fl-om a mound
in its center. A variety of fine roses
is also near it, and in perpetual bloom.
These are also
get-me-not,” and was
water.”
buried in the
Among the places of special interest
in Rose Hill to visitors is Chrystal
Spring and Zeigler's vault. Chrystal
I Spring is a cave in a high bank in
which is an ever flowing spring of coo!
water, but visitors are now warned
against entering the place as there is
some danger of the dirt roof falling in.
Zeigler's vault is built in the side of a
hill. Inside of the vault rests a me
tallic case containing the embalmed
body of William Zeigler, born Novem
ber 18th, 1799, died June 11, 1855. For
many years in the center of the mar
ble door of the vault was a glass
through which one could look into the
vault and see the casket and its con
tents. During the last Civil War. after
the capture of Macon. Yankee soldiers,
it is said, broke out the glass and en
tered through the aperture into the
vault in search of treasures which were
supposed to be concealed therein. Un
til recently the opening in the door re
mained and so accustomed had people
become to going into the vault that it
was deemed proper by interested par
ties to seal up the aperture with a
piece of stone, and now no view of the
inside of the vault can be obtained.
Woolfolk, about twenty years ago. The
graves are of brick, five are in one
row and four in another. There are
no names >to tell who lie buried there.
In a specially consecrated place 603
Confederate soldiers lie in “the graves
of their glorious deeds.” They will
live forever in memory, and in song.
And there is Stranger’s Row! What
a melancholy tale this tells! Death
far from home and kindred! Con-
si srned to the grave "unwept, unhon-
ored. and unsung." No one to look
down upon It with fond regrets and
tender recollections. None to weave
chaplets of flowers, and no voice of af
fection to speak of the memory of
joys that are gone. No tombstone
with the loving inscription: “Remem
ber me.” All is silent and desolate!
So Into the presence royal limped the
peasant, pale and loyal.
And to him the Monarch thundered In
a graveyard voice immense.
Stay, rnsli boy! Such kincrly pleasantry
befitteth not the peasantry.
Behold the line of rotting heads along
yon picket fence!”
But the little Hero answered. “Honest,
Sire. I got to do it—
It’s a case of desperation—want and
hunger driv me to it.”
An Atlanta dispatch says: "Mrs.
Russell Sage has given' $25 to the as
sociated charities in Atlanta. She says
she will give away more of her mil
lions through such organizations.” She
should rest awhile, after this effort,
however, and not Incur the charge of
being too precipitate In her charity.
The charge of youth and being a
lady’s man will not greaitly detract
from Judge Plain Dick Russell’s popu
larity.
| No one will take Mark Twain se
riously even when he says the United
States will eventually become a raon-
A Mexican who could neither under
stand or speak English shot himself
because he understood the St. Louis
girl with whom he was in love had re
jected him. The girl alleges that if he
proposed to her she never knew it.
What’s wrong with the'St. Louis girls?
Assistant Attorney-Genera] Purdy
must have gotten new ammunition for
the President as a result of his visit to
Brownsville, since the President is go
ing to let fly another special message
at the Senate Monday on the negro
assassins.
Atlanta has gotten her name on
Mrs. Russell Sage’s charity list and
Mrs. Sage has gotten a double front
page picture and story in the Atlanta
papers—all for a $25 check.
Then the King—and nol unkindly—told
the story—told it blindly;
With a flourish born of practice every
word of it lie said,
Till Our Hero, of a sudden, gulped and
choked, began to redden.
Turned a tip-top circus flip-flop,
whooped and stood upon his head.
Sputtered, wept, convulsed, exploded in
a very rage of laughter.
Turning cartwheels down the tilings with
the Court all roaring after.
So he traveled till they caught him. To
The royal throne thev brought him.
‘Bless you. bless you!” cried the King,
“you’ll be rewarded as you ough-
ter.
You shall quit my Palace never—to me
arms, me hoy—forever!
Warder, fetch tills lad a crown and
then lead forth our "Lovely Daugh
ter.”
So the lad became a bridegroom, his
prosperity unending.
And the King gave Johnnie’s mother all
the count’s official mending.
BACHELOR REFLECTIONS.
From the New York Press.
It s mighty reckless of a girl to wear
pins when she is engaged.
A woman would rather have you not
love her and say you did than reallv
to love hear, but not say it.
The devil, with all the business he
does, must be a great administrator,
never to have needed any partners or
superintendents.
Even when you try to save money
by going to live on your relatives a
while your railroad fare costs more
than your board.
There is hardly anything a woman
can forgive in a man less than his be
ing able to have a good time when he
is not at home to worry for fear the
baby should get sick.
In Rose Hill Cemetery repose the
dust of former Governors, United
States Senators, Congressmen, jurists,
generals, sages and other men once
prominent in the public eye and distin
guished in various walks of life. There
are many exceedingly beautiful and
costly monuments, the handsomest, and
perhaps, what is the handsomest pri
vate monument in the South, being the
scattered over the , one erected in memory of Joseph Bond,
ground, and along the walks and , born Januarv 11. 1815, died March 12,
roads, in great profusion. The ridges | 1859. This stately pile was built of
between the dells are steep and'gen- | Italian marble at a reputed cost
ernlly terminate abruptly in rocky
cliffs at or near the river. On their
summits are most beautiful sites for
burial lots,, most of which are occu
pied. A broad avenue from the gate
terminates ofl a rocky bluff at the
river. Carriageways are laid out
wherever necessary. One makes the
entire circuit of the ground, another
winds along the heads of the valleys
and presents most picturesque views.
the
j Italian marble at a reputed
■ $40,000. On the four corners
monument and on the top are massive
figures of angels representing Faith.
Hope, Charity. Mercy and Love. I will
not attempt in the limited space of this
article to mention the many beautiful
monuments that stand in Rose Hill,
but will only make passing reference
to some of them which mark the graves
of persons of more or less historic
character, and tell the names of a few
The entire length of the road and foot- i with whose life or death there was
“Dust thou art, and unto dust thou
shalt return.” Sixty-seven years ago
Rose Hill cemetery was opened for
the reception of the dead. Sixty-sev
en years lienee, but few persons, now
twenty-one years old, will be alive.
Most serious and solemn thought!
“.'las, what lofty devotion—what bliss
ful recollections—what high hope=—
what unsullied love—what pure affec
tion—what ardent patriotism, has been
swallowed up by thee, thou unrelent
ing past!”
STATE PRESS VIEWS
walks is about five miles. Many of
them have been constructed with great
labor, being cut in the steep sides, of
the river banks and hills. winding
through every place that presents any
object of attraction.”
some special incident.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
If Mr. 'William E. Corey was dis
posed to be half way decent he would
have that ceremony performed and
remove his matrimonial muddle from
the public eye.
From the Chicago News.
Love keeps the family jars empty.
Heated arguments are apt to come
home to roost.
There is something wrong with the
woman who can’t blush.
An aggressive man soon acquires a
reputation as a knocker.
"If a woman’s "No” means “Yes,”
what does her "I don’t know” mean?
It doesn’t pay to hurry. Take your
time—but don’t take other people’s,
i Death may love a shining mark, but
that need not worry the easy mark.
There runs through the center of
the cemetery, as its names suggests.
Central avenue, from the main ent
rance to the river whpre it terminates
on a mass of rock, a bluff overlooking
the Ocmulgee. This place is called
"Lover’s Leap.” From here a beauti
ful view is obtained up and down the
river. The water at this point is very
deep. The following is a pant of the
legend of the "Lover’s Leap” as has
been told by another:
In the early part of the nineteenth
century, this region was inhabited by
two powerful tribes of Indians. Ri
vals were they, and, with numbers
equal, and alike proud names, well they
vied wi’th each other. There was no
tribe, among all, the powerful nation
of the Creeks, who boasted of their
prowess before a Cus«eta or a Coweta.
Yet they were not friends: for who
of those proud red men would bend
before the acknowledged superiority of
the others? It mav have been a small
matter from which their jealousy
sprung, but the tiny thing had been j
cherished, till a serpent-like hatred
hissed- at the sound of the other’s i
name. The proud chief of the Cus- j
solas was now become an old man, j
and much was he venerated by all who
rallied at bis battle cry. The old man I
ha.d outlived his own sons. Yet be
.was not alone. The youngest of his ;
children, the dark-eyed Mohina. was j
still sheltered in his bosom, and all
his love for the beautiful In life was
bestowed upon her:—ah. and rightly
too, for the young maiden rivalled in
grace the bounding fawn, and the
voung warriors said of her that the
smile of the Great Spirit was not so
beautiful. "While vet a child, she was
’letrrdbed to the Young Eagle of the
Gowetas. the proud scion of their war
rior chief. Mohira no longer dared to
meet the young chief openlv, and death
raced them when they sat in a lone,
wild trvsting-nl°ce. ’neath the sitarrv
blazonry of midnight’s dark robe. Still
thev were undaunted, for pure love
dwelt in their hearts.
And now it was toid bv some who
had peered through the tangled under
wood and matted foliage of those dim
woods, that the Goweta had pressed
the Cusseta maiden to his heart in
those lone places, and that strange
words and passionate were even now
breathed by him to her ear. Then the
hunters of the Cussetas sprang from
"heir couches, and made earnest haste
to the dark glen. With savage yell and
impetuous rush thev bounded before
the lovers. They fled, and love and
terror added wings to their flight. For
awhile they distanced their pursuers, j
i Two of the most distinguished dead ;
I buried in Rose Hill were George W. j
| Towns and Alfred Holt Colquitt. They |
were Governors of Georgia, and the j
I former was also a Congressman for i
several terms, and the latter was a j
j Senator in the Senate of the United I
j States. Their bodies rest in adjoining
lots, and around each lot is an iron
i fence. No stone marks the grave of
(George W. Towns, and about the" place j
| there is no name to tell that beneath I
the row of bricks lies the remains of i
one who was once a brilliant lawyer. 1
I an elegant gentleman and prominent j
in State and national affairs. Mr.
Towns was born in Wilkes County,
May 4, 1802, died in Macon, in 1854,
at the age of fifty-four years. A mod
est monument has been erected over
the grave of Gov. Colquitt. The in
scription thereon shows that he was
born April 20, 1S24, died March 26,
1894. On the stone is this line: "The
memory of the just is blessed.” The
grave of Gov. Colquitt rests under a
tall magnolia, and that of Gov. Towns
under a cedar.
Within a few feet of tha lots of
Towns and Colquitt stands a monument
with this inscription: "Sacred to the
memory of Charles Bullock; first Sen
ator in the State Legislature from Bibb
County. Georgia. Died Sept. 10, 1829,
aged forty-five years.”
Now that eggs have dropped In price,
everybody’s hens are laying.—Sparta
Ishmaelite.
At any rate, the negro troops bad
better be kept out of the South.—Way-
cross Herald.
Well, how much did you get soaked
for in the recent exchange of presents?
—Jones County News.
Who would have ever thought that
South Carolina would ever rush to the
defense, of President Roosevelt?—Co
lumbus Enquirer-Sun.
The whipping post should be set up
in every county jail for men who beat
their wives and unmercifully beat
horses.—Hazlehurst News.
The income from Thomasville’s po
lice court last year was nearly $4,000.
That is what yoti call "fine” work.—.
Thomasville Times-Eenterprise.
It is to he hoped that when the Dem
ocratic flag is unfurled for the next
Presidential campaign it will bear the
time-honored slogan of "States’
rights.”—Blakely Reporter.
Ben Tillman seems so stuck on the
negro troon= that President Roosevelt
kicked out of the army, he should be
put in command of the animals.—
Americus Times-Recorder.
The War Department has ordered all
the negro troops to the Philippines.
They can "shoot up” the country out
there as much as they like, and even
Foraker won’t object.—Dublin Times.
Why not let Barnesviile go after the
sub-treasury, over which Atlanta, Ma
con and Savannah are scrapping at
Washington? Barnesviile could take
care of it all right if she could only
get it.—Barnesviile News-Gazette.
PROVERBS AND PHRASES
There is the monument of Col. John
B. Lamar, who while serving in th/
army of the Confederate States was
mortally wounded at the battle of
Crampton’s Camp Maryland, Sunday,
Sept. 14. 1862, and died the following
dav. He was fifty years old.
Near by is the monument to Dr.
Ambrose Baber, one of the most emi
nent physicians Georgia ever had. He
was born in September. 1792. died in
Macon, In 1846. The monument over
his grave was erected by Macoji Lodge
No. 6, of Free and Accepted Masons
and Constantine Chapter, No. 4. to
their deceased brother and companion
who was for many years their presid
ing officer, also Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Georgia. He was min
ister to the court of Sardinia in the
early forties.
Gen. Phil. Conk. ex-Congressman
and Secretary of State, rests under a
striking monument. He was born in
Twiggs County. July 31, 1817. died in
Atlanta May 21, 1894. Among the
inscriptions on his monument are
these words: "A good name is better
than great riches.”
A monument that attracts consider
able attention is that to Col. Robert
A. Smith, of the Forty-fourth Roru'sr
Georgia Volunteers. “Fell while lead
ing his command in a charge on the
enemy’s works at El!i«on’s Mill. n°ar
Richmond, June 26, 1862. in the thirty-
seventh year of his age. A gentle-
Good right needs no help.—Dutch.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.—
Virgil.
He who sings drives away sorrow.— ¥
Italian.
Housekeeping has a wide mouth.—
German.
He is not rich who Is not satisfied.
—German.
A husband’s wrath spoils the best
broth.—Danish.
A great repast ought to begin with
hunger.—French.
Sloth, that destructive siren, is ever
to be avoided.-—Horace.
Hospitality grows best where it is
most needed.—Hugh Miller.
Hunting, hawking and love, for one
joy have a thousand griefs.—Italian.
Keep yourself from opportunities
and God will keep you from sin.—
Italian.
He who rides on the giant’s shoulder
sees farther than he who carries him.
—French.
The vindication of WIrz.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Times-Dispatch has taken a deep
interest in the proposal to erect a monu
ment to Capt. Henry Wirz, commander of
Andersonville prison.
Wi* have shown from, the record that
he was innocent of the 'infamous charges
brought against him. and that he was
murdered to gratify the spite of his ene
mies.
Now we learn from the New Orleans
Times-Dernocrat that a former enemy of
the executed soldier, and a prisoner at
Andersonville under Wirz’s administra
tion. intends to write what he knows of
Wirz as a prison keeper, and to do such
justice as he may to the memory of tha
ir.'in. He declares that Wirz did his best
with the scant means at his command
to alleviate the .sufferings of the troops
confined in that prison. He denies that
Wirz ever refused reasonable requests
made by prisoners. If in his power J to
comply.
Wirz does not need any vindication, for
the record is sufficient; but it is gratify*-
ing to know that at least one Northern
men has th« courage and the righteous
ness to come forward even at this l#to
day in defense o' a brave soldier who was
so cruelly slandered and slain.
INDISTINCT PRINT