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0. R. PENDLETON, President
THE TELEGRAPH IN ATLANTA.
Tha Talagraph can ba found on aala
at tha Kimball Houaa and tha Piad-
mont Hotal In Atlanta.
MAS THE COUNTRY EDITOR DE
GENERATED?
Tha Columbia, S. C., Record laments
that tha adltorlal columns of most
country newspapers In that State
are weak. The Spartanburg, S. C.,
Herald, commenting on this, says “the
charge may ba true, that they are not
as strong editorially as they used to be.
However, tha country editors hold def
inite opinions on tha question# of the
Say, but being practical printers, they
dervote too much tltne to tha mechanical
department of their offices. The in
come of the average weekly la often
Insufficient to employ the necessary
help and pay living wages, and as a
result the editor has to be the 'handy
man’ about the office, doing everything
from sweeping the floor to pulling the
hand press end setting up pie out of
the hell box to get aorta for tha per
sonal column." .
Wa hava not noticed any degenera
tion In the ranks of the country editors
of Georgia, If Indeed we have country
editors In the Empire State of the
South any more. We are reliably, 1f
Indirectly, Informed by many of our
correspondents In south Georgia local
ities which have sprung up too sud
denly to get on the map or to have
local organs that "our city" or "our
town,’ as the case may be, has grown
up too rapidly to wait on the census
report and wo take It from this that
all the places In this Stale where news
papers nro published are rather metro
politan than rural In their atmosphere.
Rut speaking of the country editor as
applied to States like South Carolina
where the people do not move so fast.
Is It true, and If true, why should It be.
that "the editorial columns of country
newspapers are not as strong as they
used to be?” It Is not enough to say
that the country editor has to do the
chore*. look after the "hell box,” dis
tribute the type, write the editorials,
gather the news, set up the matter, pull
the hand press and all, because this Is
ruchlng new for him. He formerly
did this and much more, and took one
or more days off each week In the sum
mer to fish", and still reached his pat
rons on publication day with strong,
rock-ribbed, orthodox editorial opin
ions on the uppermost political Issue
or most absorbing news events of the
week. The "country” has not always
held, hut it has always produced
the "strongest" editor and it has
never proved a handicap to him
that be was weaned a6 "the
devil” on printer’s ink or picked
his first acquaintance with the alpha
bet and public affairs out of the "case"
while he earned his dally bread. The
deterioration In thecountry newspaper
office therefore. If there Is any dete
rioration, does not arise from the hard
lines of the country editor. He can
still get up his paper and have his day
off to fish. The change more probably
arises from the fact that few if any
renders now have to wait on the coun
try weeklies for their news or opinions.
The dally newspaper goes everywhere;
It threshes out public topics of Interest
every twenty-four hours, and the coun
try editor, if he did write and print
elaborate editorials, must needs expe
rience chagrin to find them grow stale
before they enn reach the eves of tTie
public. If he Is very ambitious he lights
out for the city, where there is always
"room at the top;” if he prefers an
easy time, fun nnd fishing to hard
work anil plenty of It. he sticks to his
country weekly, becomes an Influential
citizen and goes to the Legislature
when he wants a change.
those shrewd educated Indians were
concerned In this, although they were i \
reported to be in harmony with the !
WHAT’S THE USE?
In the course of his remarkable and
much-quoted Harrisburg >peech Pres
ident Rjoseveit said: "We need, ; "Southern element" where the negro | •
through Judicial Interpretation and j question was concerned 1 *
construction of law. to Increase the Railroads and other corporations will | j
power of the Federal Government. If j have to walk a chalked line In Okla-
we fall thus to increase it, we show j homa or keep out of that State—which
our Impotence.” With the same pur-| latter course may be pursued rather
pose in view he afterward explicitly \ more often than the Oklahomans will
declared. "Whatever can be safely left i find t0 their advantage. The provision
to the States should be left to them, | for takin e any °r ail of these up-to-
but where the Interests of the nation j dat ® regulations out
renuire action on the part of the Fed
{ “The Laad of the
Long-Leaf Pine”::
M-M I ’M H'H I M-I-M-t-H-H H*
eral authorities such action should not
be withheld on the grounds of mere
abstract theory."
That the first President who ever re
ferred to the Constitution as "mere
abstract theory,’’ the first who ever
discussed the disposal or withdrawal
of the constitutional rights of the
States from the seeming assumptloa
that they are already nothing more
than mere Federal districts—that such
a revolutionary President should bo
sharply criticised is inevitable, and, in
deed. is desirable.
In his speech at Charleston on March
10, Col. G. B. M. Harvey, of New York,
described the object and attitude of the
President thus revealed as “In flat vio
lation of a. solemn compact." as "frank
ly derisive of the binding force of con-
tracual obligations,” and as "based
upon the false and dangerous assump
tion that it is the national, and not
the States, that possesses the right to
give or take away.” Said Col. Harvey:
"One overpowering question now con
fronts the American people. Shall they
rule themselves, or shall they be ruled?
Shall their sovereignty continue to be
popular, however Inadequate, or be
come paternal, however beneficial?
Shall It be a Government of the people
or by the people, a Government based
upon principle, or a Government re
lying upon expediency? We are told
by those now In executive authority
that the 'time has come when the great
body of citizens, convinced of the es-
sentlai Inadequacy of-that original pol
icy to meet the requirements of new
condition, demand that tho Federal
Government be vested with plenary
power. Secretary Root marked,the ten
dency and President Roosevelt not only
accepts but. reaches eagerly for the re
sponsibility.”
It Is Indeed a momentous question
that confronts ' the ■ American people,
but comparatively few of them realize
It, or seem to realize It. Too many
of them seem not to know that ’ the
battle for State rights has been In
progress for a century, arfd that the
Democratic party established by Jef
ferson held in cheek the opposing
forces of centralization. The people
are told that the present opposition
to proposed unheard of Federal en
croachments on the rights of the States
Is merely the result of capitalistic In
fluences, and In such times as these
they are only too reajy to believe such
assertions. Moreover, by too many of
them the popular Roosevelt is valued
above -the Constitution itself.
It comes to this, therefore, -that
criticism of our revolutionary chief
executive, however deserved, pointed
and convincing, is practically non-ef
fective, so far as the masses of the
people are concerned. It is almost
useless to oppose. The conditions must
grow worsa before they can grow bet
ter.
of the funda
mental law by a simple majority vote
may be found valuable at a later day.
However that may be, other States will
watch the Oklahoma experiment with
great interest and no doubt also with
profit.
AFTER STRANGE GODS.
Woodrow Wilson's appreciation of
the ex-President on the seventieth an
niversary of his birth (March IS) con
tains this passage:
"Mr. Cleveland consented to be left
by a party which had shiften from the
Immemorial ground of Democratic
principle and practice In matters of
finance. His isolation led to the pain
ful results which always follow such
breaches. He retired from office amid
a storm of obloquy and misrepresenta
tion; but time has brought about its
healing and its revenges. The mis
representation has not entirely cleared
away; it could not in a single genera
tion, when once such fires of passion
ate feeling had been kindled, but it is
no longer a mist in the eye of the peo
ple. Their old admiration for the man,
their old confidence in his utter. hon
esty and fiitegrity, their love for his
downright^itterances and clear sense
of right, their belief in his homely wis
dom. have returned with an added
force and enthusiasm, because of their
consciousness of the deep injustice they
had for a while done him In their own
misinformed thought. He Is haile'd
wherever he goes with as eager a wel
come and with as keen a zest for what
he has to s^y, as is the more piquant
Chief Magistrate himself.”
Mr. Cleveland has always enjoyed
the complete respect of thoughtful men,
but we doubt if he is much more re
vered by the crowd in and out of his
party now than he was when he sur
rendered the reins of Government to
his successor.
He belongs to a period in American
politics that is of the past, and as dis
tinct from the present as the period of
the Judges in Israel was distinct from
that of the Kings. Israel wearied of
mere Law and demanded a king, and
after the kings came other idols began
to -be lifted up on every high place.
Likewise the American people appear
to be tired of the reign of law and the
old ideals and seem to demand the rule
of men, with the inevitable accompani
ment of new ideals and new idols.
(By C. R. P.)
About sixty-five or seventy years ago
there was published in Macon a liter
ary monthly known as The Southern
Ladies' Book, owned and edited by
Philip C. Pendleton. It was moved to
Savannah, th4nce to Charleston and
the name changed to The Magnolia.
The best Southern Jiterary talent of
that day contributed to its columns.
Speaking of the pines—the fast dis
appearing pines—a subject foremost
now in many minds—here follows a
little poem from The Magnolia by Dr.
E. M. Pendleton, of Sparta'—quite a
young man then—which is a song and
a prophecy:
The Land of the Long Leaf Pine.
(By Dr. E. M. Pendleton.)
Have you been to the land of the long
leaf pine.
The land of the cypres
1-1 1-1 I
| Caught on
the Wing
■H-l M l 1 H-H-M -H-M I 1 M l t-H-h
By JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET.
The Floyd Rifles, "wreathed around
with glory," and with "fame sung by
poets, penned by sages," will revisit
the scene where this company camp
ed in 1861, preparatory to engaging in
the bloody drama in which It so
bravely and nobly acted Its pant, and
with chlvalrlc bearing heroically
charged where—
“The clang of arms.
groan of
the Rifles presented Mr. Drew with
another medal,-which he proudly wears
ns a watch charm. Mr. Henry G. Da
vis, the first winner of the medal, also
has the distinction of having won it
three times, but not three years suc
cessively.
Thomas Hardeman Jr., succeeded B.
F. Rosy as captain of the Rifles in
1S36. When South Carolina seceded,
on December 20. 1S60. Capt. Hardeman
was in Washington city serving as a
member of Congress. A few days later
great excitement was aroused over the
burning of Fort Moultrie, In Charles
ton harbor by the Federal troops. First
Lieut. William H. Ross was in com
mand of the Rifles during Capt. Har
deman’s stay in Washington. Lieut.
R^ss. in conjunction with the officers
I of the other volunteer companies of
j Macon, telegraphed to Gov. Joseph E
Brown, asking him "if he would sanc
tion the movement of Georgia volun
teers going to the aid of South •Caro
lina." The Governor replied: “I w/.
Your first duty is to Georgia.
The shriek of agony, the
death.
In one wild uproar, shook the air.”
In August 1907. the Rifles, forty- | no ' t '
j eight strong, under command of their j s-uih Carolina is able at present to
j gallant captain, W iiliam L. Staff, will take care of herself You may be
leave for Norfolk, Va., and the James- needed at home Very soon." At 2
Exposition. On April 20tli, j o’clock p. m. January 19. 1861. Geor
gia seceded. War was imminent. The
Rifles tendered their Jervices for any
town
1S61, forty-six years ago. this
pany left Macon for Norfolk and in a
short time was encamped upon what
is now the site of the Jamestown Ex
position. What a remarkable coin
cidence after so long a flight of time!
The trip in 1907 will be one of recrea
tion and pleasure—taken amid the
sunshine of peace and happiness; the
journey in 1861 was made in defense
of home and liberty, while the echoes
of the guns of Ft. Sumter were rever-
the still l berating through the land, and the
J lightnings of passion were flashing,
and the thunders of rage were rolling,
and the whole heavens were dark
with the angry clouds of war. The
Rifles of 1907 will witness the great
est military pageant this country has
ever seen. The Rifles of 1S61 were
participants in the most fearful car
nage the world has ever known. The
Rifles of 1907 will see the greatest
Tis a solemn time for the traveler ‘ ™val or escent times. The
then,
the Holly and
vine?
Where the waters are clear and the
skies are bright, N
And the gloomiest hour Is
twilight?
Have you passed through the shades of
the dark green trees
Of a clear, cold night and heard the
wild breeze
As it comes like the sound of the dis
tant roar
Of the billowy tread on the lone sea
shore?
the details of the Floyd Rifles' eonnec-.
tion with the war. It g.U its tlrit
real experience In the siege of Rich
mond. It did its part at Malvern H'.i.
This incident should be related; "Julv
15 the Floyd Rifles were ordered to
picket James River. Col. Cook Twen
ty-seventh North Carolina, accompany
ing. About 11 o'clock the transport
'Herald' heaved In sight, with crowded
decks moving to Fortress Monroe; the
signal of danger was given them, and
before the Rifles could be placed In po
sition. the decks were deserted, nnd
no one could be seen but the faithful
pilot at h ! s wheel to receive their fire.
It was afterwards ascertained from
Northern papers that the pilot was
killed, nnd that President Lincoln Sec
retary Stanton Gens. McClellan and
Halleck wore on board anti retired to
the lower decks when tho signal of
danger was given from the gun boats
below.”
At Cl
Major George
and died in •
Capt. C. R Re
ty yards of th
lorsvlllf
or Ci
Ross
son fre
i”C TV
enemy’i
wound-d.
killed in thir-
his death, the command fell
A. A. Freeman, who was
taken prisoner and then
W. W. Richardson. Antoni
were killed were Sprat. W.
Lieut
When he feels he is far- from the
haunts of men.
And the wind still moans In sad min
strelsy
Through the towering pines like the
murmuring sea.
Rifles of 1861 heard the deadly can
nonading of gunboats, and heard the
exigency. Capt. Thomas Hardeman
said, in his address alluded to above:
"I was then at the Federal capital in
Washington in the discharge of my
Congressional duties. Walking on
Pennsylvania avenue I received infor- , W. G. Clarke,
mation of the company’s resolution, and
immediately telegraphed them: 'Ruth,
1: verse 16.* ” In the event there may
be some reader of The Telegraph who
is not a biblical student. I will quote
verse 16: “And Ruth said intreat me
not to leave thee or to return from
following after thee: for whither thou
goest, I will go: and where thou lodg-
est. I will lodge: thy people shall be
my people and thy God my God.” On
January 23. 1S61, Hardeman res'gned
his seat in Congress, and returned to
Macon to cast his destinies with tho
Rifles in the fortunes of war.
afterwar
linen Lie!
others w
C. Reddir
Cnrpl. G. W. Scattergood Privates John
Pritchett. .T. IT. .Toni'S. Samuel Ritten-
bery. James Roland. A. C. Price H,
W. Daniel' N. M. Young. David WeUg
kmong those who died
frmi wounds in prison were Archibald
Harman. John Martin. Jacob Rosen
fold t, Elijah Tavlnr. Henry H. Young,
.T. R. Thomas nnd A. .f. Lagerquist.
Numbers of others were wounded or
captured. The Rifles had nlneeeo-n
killed forty-one wounded and fifteen
taken prisoners. The. following sll-
tren Rifles died In camp: J. T. Bird.
W. T. Bledsoe John Bowman, W. A,.
Callaway, I. X. Cherry. George Ernest,
A. I. J. Lagerquist. D. C. Mitchell.
John McLain. Robert Martin. W. R.
Munson W. B. Parker. S. TV. Smlthfv,
John Smithey. J. Comer Shaw and
Marc A. Wingfield. F. M. Heath l'st
On April 19, 18661. President jef- j an arm near Appomattox and at Spolt-
ferson Davis of the Confederacv tele- *>'vania Court House V. W. Chain
I lost an arm.
nder at Appomattox
roar of the great battle between the I graphed to Gov. Brown, of Georgia. S l0 ^ a " h ar ™'
[Monitor and the Merrlmac, combats - . - rne suit*
as daring and brilliant as have ever ^uo°r three compames t- -
I mediately to Norfolk, Va. In
been recorded in the annals of the j re *P° nse Went W. J. F. Rc
world’s navies. The Rifles of 1907 i B .^ wn A. the . -l r ’?f on Ro '"' c - <?• Burnett. F
will
Corpl. C. L.
M. Freeman,
s navies. The Rifles of 1907 ' \ v m V-, -, RoS!? ’ C ' Burnett, F. M. Freeman,
return home in health and 1 Volunteers Capt. Smith: Floyd Rifles. , Znck Gun. J. T. Hartley Charles Wll-
■th Mflnv of the Rifles in 1861 i C ? p i Hardeman: City Light Guards J let. H. M. Lane C. W. Newton. E. A.
Have you heard the owl hoot from his strength. Many of the Rifles in 1861 ( Columbus Cant' Cokmltt ' and
lofty nest. drenched the soil of Virginia with spauldin- G-avs of Griffin Cant
their life blood, and died on the field i S pa VJ ai , n ° f . ’ , » pt 5
: of day in their "contest for freedom S“
lofty
With his large ‘fierce eyes and his
in his i and struggle for Independence.”
feathered crest?
And the green frog laugh
swampy bed, J
And the screech owl chant a dirge for I The Floyd Rifles was organized on
the dead? j May 1, 1S41. and named in honor of
I Gen. Charles R. Floyd, a bravo and
’Tis a lonely hour for the traveler i patriotic Georgian. The first officers
then. j were Samuel R. Blake, captain; S. J.
As he dashes on through bog and fen, . R ay> fl rs t lieutenant: R. Carver, sec-
And the terrible screech of the dismal : on d lieutenant: B. F. Ross, third lieu-
BONAPARTE’S GOOD WILL.
With the best mind in the world now
that the damage has been done and In
view, doubtless of the assurances said
to have been made by spokesmen for
the Administration when the new im
migration law was being railroaded
through Congress, Attorney-General
Bonaparte tries lr. vain to construe the
new law with some liberality as to its
OKLAHOMA'S EXPERIMENT.
No wonder the Oklahoma constitu
tional convention wrestled long and
bard, requiring more than four months
to conclude its labors. The list of pro
visions considered and adopted include
about all the difficult problems and
“burning questions” of our time.
The 112 Solons of the convention have
at last decided what is good for the
people of' the new State-to-be and in
vites them to put into the fundamental
law of their commonwealth by vote, on
August 6, among other provisions the
following:
The initiative and referendum: direct
nomination of all officers by the peo
ple; prohibition of succession in State
offices: prohibition of the sale or in
troduction of liquor into the State; 2—
cent railroad fare; partial woman suf
frage; prohibition of ownership in any
productive agency of a natural com
modity by a railroad; prohibiting cor
porations from owning more land than
Is absolutely necessary In the operation
of their business: prohibiting corpora
tions from deillng In real estate out
side of incorporated cities; prohibit
ing the Issuance of watered stock, and
requiring the books of all corporations
to be open for Inspection at all times;
provision for the State ownership of
A GLANCE ALONG THE HIND
SIGHTS.
After all, if Jerome had ever really
tried to convict Harry Thaw of murder,
there is no telling what he might have
accomplished, in view of the multiplic
ity of counsellors surrounding the de
fendant and getting In each other’s
way, Jerome had a vast advantage
over Delmas in the fact that there was
nobody to interfere with his plan 'of
procedure. Unfortunately for him he
did not have any fixed plan. He threw
up the sponge too early in the game. If
he had pressed for a straightout con
viction the defense would 'have been
only too glad to escape by way of the
insanity plea. It was silly for him to
shed tears over the brutality of the de
fendant’s lawyers in forcing the State
to prosecute for murder a man who
they might have claimed was mentally
irresponsible. They always had that
plea in reserve as an escape, In the last
resort, from the electric chair.
bearing on the Southern situation. He
finds It Impossible, however, to Instruct i thc aggregated mineral lands in Indian
the Southern Interests as to any I Territory; a compulsory and separate
method under the new law by which i sch ° o1 system: commissions to deal
they may Induce the Immigration of
which they are so badly In need with
out running counter to the sharp points
of that law. He does venture to sug
gest, under the law as ha interprets It
prior to July 1. when the new law goes
Into effect, that Immigrants assisted by
the funds of Industries interested In
bringing them In would not be liable to
with charities, labor and arbitration.
Insurance, railroads, agriculture gas,
coal oil, and mines; defining the term
#
negro: prohibiting the marriage of ne
groes with whites; and finally, provid
ing that the constitution may be
amended by a majority vote.
The "argymint” on all these sub
jects, pro and con, might easily have
The 'Washington Herald is concerned
about the recent assault on Editor John
Temple Graves, but is mystified as to
the gravity of his injuries, since one
report says the editor was "violently
struck on a prominent corner,” while
another says the "colonel was attacked
on a busy square.” Let the Herald be
easy in its mind. The editor was hit
on the head but he is on top and is do
ing business at the old stand.
owl
Still breaks on his ear like the wild
wolfs howl,
And the fire-fly flits In his feverish
face.
To show him the terror and gloom of
the place
And the whippoorwill wakes up a
mournful strain,
Which echoes back over Galley and
plain. °
Tis a lonely land, the land of the
Pine,
As the long leaves wave in the sullen
wind.
And the moon shines down with a
flickering light
Through the dark green trees in the
clear, cold night.
And the traveler thinks of the robber’s
den,
And starts at the fancied tread of
men,
And reins up his steed for a desperate
race,
With the flre-fly''flashing still in his
face.
Have you heard the watchdog’s distant
bay. ■
As he barks at the moon and the milky
way.
Or the hunter’s horn as he winds up
the chase,
And calls his fleet hounds back from
the race?
’Tis a cheerful sound for the traveler
then,
For he feels he Is near the abode of
men.
And now after many a weay mile,
He can sit in the light' of the cottager’s
smile,
And Test ’till the rosy morn is up,
And Aurora dtps her golden cup
In the sea, and casts her smiles around
Over misty wave and dewy ground.
’Tis a noble land, the land of the pine,
As you view it well In the bright
sunshine,
When the owl has flown to his hollow
nest.
And the frog puts on his muddy vest;
And the fire-fly’s lamp can shine no
more
And the winds have hushed their dis
mal roar,
And the lone whippoorwill has flown
away *
To deeper shades from the light of
day.
tenant. The membership of the com
pany, rank and file, was fifty-six.
First Sergeant W. D. Griffin was the
leading spirit in organizing the com
pany. So far as I know, not a single
one on the roll of 1841 Is now in life.
April 20. for Norfolk. This prompt
ness indicated how anxious the Rifles,
and the other companies were to get
in the conflict. Capt. Hardeman, in
his address to which I have already
alluded, said:
"Who in this audience who were in
this city can forget the night of the
20th of April, 1SG1. when your two
companies assembled in their arm'
Newton. Thomas Pritchett, Samuel D
Rainey and A. S. Redding. Lieut. W
J. F. Ross, who was wounded at Get
tysburg surrendered the company at
Appomattox.
The Rifle= was re-or'rnnlzed In 1872.
by the election of Col. Tliomns Harde
man. .Tr. as captain: in 1874. succeeded
by William Henry Ross, who loft Ma
con with the company in 1861 as first
lieutenant, but was promoted and as
signed to duty on the staff respectively
ories and formed ready for the march? i of Major-Gen. Walker and Lieut.-Gen.
Many hearts, before callous and un- ! Hardee; in 1S73 succeeded by George
concerned were rung with anguish, | S. Cherry, first sergeant in 1861; in
and many tears stole down manly j 1S78. succeeded by John L. Hardeman,
cheeks that did not blush to weep. : ton of Thomas Hardeman. Jr.: next.
The assembly was beat, the good- Thomas C. Drew: next, Blanton Win-
_ . . .. , . rr a r,~.r -p Woctentt 1 b)* 6 was spoken, the line was formed, ship; next, James Corbin; next the
Perhaps the late H ®"ry V. Westcott , an(J h compan j es . escorted by the present commander. William L. Starr,
was the ast of this old EMTd to die . Bibb Caya , a ‘ nd Maoon Guard* left
He recentypassed away atarlpeold | f th d epot keep ing step to the mu-
a f e - A 1 ,‘ h « ‘i™ Slf'SMS j sic of Benger’s fife, and Andrew’s and
of the Rifles, Mr. Westcott vas third En ]Ish . s drum5 , as they pi aye a the
corpora . There ^"e^wo °Oier com- tun * that yet llnger3 ln Memory’s ear
panies in Macon n hen t , and gtirs with its sad recollection—
formed, -, The ] Macon Volunteers , <The olrl T Left Behlnd y lc . The rol i
and the Bibb Cavalry. I learn from , of the Rifles whQ ]eft th(lt nlght has
an historicai account t , time I been called in your hearing; it was
met with much opposition a e ® responded to then for the last time in
of its formation, the opinion being yQur city for when caHed again
se, l? r ?* that the city d . • many were ‘off duty forever.’ As tho
population to pp R . l Floyd Rifles was the flrst company in
third military company. But' the Ri- | .1 n
TOPICS OF THE TIMES
Georgia to throw the
Confederate
tho
won a glorious rec o^ d - ^^"TTnlted ! flrst troop who landed upon Virginia’s
was declared between the United so „_ So £ after the ar £ val of B these
States and Mexic* the k > four companies in Portsmouth, they . . . t .
offered its service to its country, but organized in the Second Georgia J* behaviorjhat shortened hjs term in
the tender was f 0 * a = cept ® d I Battalion,, by the election of your
company did J 0 * ® ; humble speaker as major, an honor
membership 92 men _ nn . nnnv ! that time shall not dim nor years' ef-
But the srowth of the company was I face „ H|g promotion , eft the cap _
ninety members. The first parade by j the vacant, j d fdi s . The' only answer Is that no on
the Rifles on the -tree * °f Macon^as | Geo W Ro^ to Ihe j bas thought of it-Washington Herald
in August 1841. Lieut. B F Ross be , t , on guch was the org:anIzat , on The accumulation of evidence that
came captain of the company in 1843, ^ gecon(1 Georgia Battalion, the people of Brownsville did not shoot
succeeding Capt. The roll call of the Rifles at Norfolk Up themselvesils likely'to force Forake:
"Fully appreciating the Importance of }n ml showed 127 mem bers rank and to make his Presidential campaign on
file present.
Abe Hummel must now see the ad
vantage of having no reputation to sus
tain.—Philadelphia Inquirer.
By this time the trusts and the rail
roads must be regarding whitewash as
one of the necessaries of" life.—Wash
ington Post.
The croaking birds of evil omen In
the financial world are evidently neg
lecting nothing to verify their own
predictions.—Philadelphia Record.
Former Senator Burton, of Kansas,
has had his term in jail shortened f<r.
good behavior, but it wasn’t that kind
the Senate.—'Philadelphia Press.
The Baltimore Sun is very much sur
prised to note that the kidnaping of
young Marvin is one Delaware outrage
that hasn’t been charged up to Ad-
friendly rivalry and pleasant Inter
course with the older organization,
the Maicon Volunteers, at a dinner
given by the latter. July 4, 1843, Capt.
Ross sent the following sentiment:
‘The Macon Volunteers, the parent
stock from which sprang the Floyd
Rifles, may harmony of feelings ever
characterize both.’ To this sentiment.
A few lines above I quoted Capt.
Hardeman as saying that "the Floyd
Rifles was the flrst company in Geor
gia to throw the Confederate banner
to the breeze.” This* reference, which
is a well established fact. Is thus ex-
cnaraccerize uuiii. ^ b'rotherlv feel- I plained in Butler’s history of Macon:
evincing thus early the brotheri} feel of March. 1861, the Con-
cc^en ed Ch by a pat r er^r biooT Capt * federate Congress, In assembly at
Is^c Holmes responded: ’The Macon | Montgomery. Ala., adoptedStars
From the New York Press.
Just because a man Is honest he
isn't always a fool.
When a girl 13 awfully pretty it’s a
sign she Isn’t an heiress. *
I sysffi* e l ^wsrsus«
The above is quoted from an address j that Jay, Jhe KrstJ:ag_ of Hie young | mQre a „ ke9 you t0 klss her
believes sho
the platform of Justice for the perse
cuted trusts. — Philadelphia North
American.
BACHELOR REFLECTIONS
f’if, h i„.. Thomas Harde- republic was hoisted over the capitol
m e in e j> d June 18 1S79 at the presen- ! of Alabama, where* the Congress was the more her mother
man ’ ,P " 5"?* 118 ’ , tbp Genvsburg in session and received an artillery sa- doesn’t.
The Army and Navy Register de
scribes a new water wagon which the
Quartermaster-General may adopt for
the use of the army, but, strange to say,
says nothing of seats for the accom
modation of the rank and file. Since
the abolition of the canteen everybody
in the army, except the officers, has
been been expected to ride on the
water wagon.
pine.
aYfd C1 from° f this tIl eloauent Sb and lute. It was on the same day that I People may decry riches, but they
^trfotic d orat?on ^have* obtained Mr. Lincoln was inaugurated Presl- are mighty respectful to those who
manv of the points contained in this dent at Washington city. The design have them,
article ° The donor of the Gettysburg of . the banner was telegraphed
cviari.c t Ross who went throughout the Confederacy, and on
to ?he w“r witJ the RlfleT'in 186?, as ■ the night following the same day. Mrs.
second corporal.
WIHO IS MOLLY CODDLE?
W. J. L., in New York World.
Thomas Hardeman, with her accus
tomed patriotism and energy, devoted ' Pray, who is Molly Coddl
™»i4b1 is nutte handsome and 1 her labor the whole of that night j Whom the President dislikes.
The medal is q “‘ te " j target (March 4) to the making of the first j And at whose harmless weakness
Tis a beautiful land, the land of the Jf_ a H I ZL pe xr r r OS s called' it a Gettys- : flag of the Confederacy which waved 1 ”
= a id. "because the upon Georgia soil. It was present-
° f th and y vine a ^ ° yPreSS ' th@ h ° Uy Rifle* suffered
As they flourish and bloom in their
evergreen pride,
On the ocean's shore and the moun
tain’s side.
He so vigorously strikes?
_ "because the upon Georgia sou. it was presented!
Rififs suffered more and behaved to the Floyd Rifles early on the morn- ; Is she kin kin to Mamie Taylor,
Rifles surrerert more j of the 5th. and thrown to the j That maiden of renown
more gallantly at Ge J. 1 thpJr arm receiving ; Who Is known and somewhat courted
e . Se T i I re for thls mIdal In May; 1879. ( from the proud recipients the first At every bar in town?
, pr i^l c ® f ° r W sergeant Henri ; ; salute fired in the State In honor of
But the sound of the axe is heard by
day,
it was won by Third Sergeant Henry
G. Davis.' The presentation exercises j the Conefederate colors,
were held in Ralston hall, the Floyd. - -
Rifles and Macon Volunteers being in I After the organization of the Sec-
, - * 11 1 . . itaris-incr The stage was decorated ond Georgia Battalion it was located
a wav p ST0VeS are wearlns I , S vms ifnil flowers. On the at Tanner’s Creek Cross Roads. Or.
' 3 ta g e with the orator were seated nu- May 19. while Maj Hardeman was
war members of these compa- seated In a grove listening to a ser-
nines George S. Jones, ex-captain mon by the chaplain of the battalion,
of the Volunteers, was the marshal he received orders to send one of his
of thf occasion The assembly was companies to the battery at Sewell's
bv ^ h English, drum major ! Point. He disrateh^d the City Elpht
of the Second Georgia Battalion dur- , Guards, of Columbus. Capt. Peyton
Colquitt commanding. It was the first
mg me . | order to du t y . and each captain re-
not
away.
And the time will come when the au
tumn breeze
Shall sigh no more through the ever
green trees.
"But the sound of the axe." Ah yes.
"The time will come when the autumn
breeze will sound no more among the
evergreen trees.” The words of proph
ecy.
Dr. Pendleton’s brother had gone
from . Macon to Savannah with The
Magnolia, and some years later into the
pine woods in Ware County where
Waycross now stands. 1 have seen an
old letter written from the pine woods
to the Doctor, saying: “You should
deportation, but those assisting them : lasted f °ur years Instead of four
would do so ln peril of prosecution for
violation of the law. Not a very en
couraging prospect for those who
•hould accept the conditions, we are
bound to confess. ,
News from Santo Domingo indicate
objection to the treaty with the United
States on the ground that It places the
Dominican republic under an American
protectorate. Are the dusky Domini
cans just waking up to a fact so long
patent to the rest of the world?
month'. Evidently It was not a windy
convention of gas-bags, as has been
suspected but a hustling body capable
of disposing of a multitude of the most
difficult problems with neatness and
dispatch.
Curiously enough the convention,
though so abundantly proving its har
dihood, "fell down” on the provision
for Jim Crow cars and dropped that
par? of the program, although the
The Atlanta papers are falling into
the habit of opening the day with
something li*ce an editorial prayer. It j oome down here and Invest your money
would be interesting If It was not so j In these pine lands.” The brother
longwlnded. But, then, they have to { saw ahead—but too far ahead of
do something religious If their city is
to be saved.
The Atlanta Journal Is also afflicted
with "exaggerated ego.” "watches
everybody suspiciously.” has it? "brain
storms" and its “mental explosions.”
and. in short, has all the symptoms of
being "bughouse.”
b
Democratic majority had pledged out th” spikes and
j themselves in that particular. Perhaps ^ crossties?
his time—for he did not live long
enough to realize on his own invest
ments in many broad acres of timbered
| land. What a fortune it would be
now!
The glorious pines! A friend of a
friend of mine went strolling one day
ln the woods ln a distant Northern
State. He found a little dwarf pine five
or six feet tall. He approached, and.
patting It with his hand, said. “You
are a pine! It is true you're small
dwarfed by the rigors of this climate;
your leaves (or needles) are short:
you are making a noble struggle for
How can the Georgia Railroad be existence: you are not quite the long
safe, with Mr. Bowdre Phlnizy pulling j leaf pine of my native State: but you
tearing up the are nevertheless a pine, and I love
1 you!”
Mr. Joseph Ralph Burton, of Kansas,
Is well equipped for the lecture plat
form or a museum. He has served a
term each in the United States Senate
and In the Pen.
Third CorDoral H. P. Westcott called gretted that his command had
the roll of 1841 and five persons an- j been detailed for the service. Cannon-
swered SergL G. F. Cherry called the ading was heard—Capt. Colquitt had
roll of 1861—Norfolk—and twenty- ; become engaged with a gun boat, but
three answered The roll of Appomat- nothing serious resulted. The hattal-
was called by First Sergt. John M. ; ion was perfected in the drill, which
Crimes and nine answered. Capt. J. gave it a reputation throughout the
L* Hardeman, ln behalf of Charles L. ; army of Virginia. The battalion went
Ro'S presented the medal to the com- ! into winter quarters in the vicinity
Danv and it was received ln behalf : of Norfolk, the site of the .Tames-
o' the companv bv ex-Capt. Thomas ^ town Exposition. On March 19 1852.
Hardeman. Jr who presented it to the : the battalion was ordered to Golds-
winner Third Sergt. Henry G. Davis. . boro. Here Capt. Hardeman severed
In a beautiful address as already ' his connection with it to take the
s’ated One of the speakers on this I command of the Forty-fifth Georgia
occasion was ex-Capt. B. F. Ross, who I Regiment, and with him. Capt. Smith
among other things, said: of the Macon Volunteers, and Capt.
"During the ‘War of the States’ I : Peyton Colquitt, of the City Light
counted at one time, more than thirty ! Guards, who were elected colonels of
commission officers in the Confeder
ate armies who had received their flrst
military training in the ranks of the
FDyd Rifles among them Col. George
A. Smith Col. Abner F. Redding (both
of whom fell gloriously at the head of
their regiments). Col. Thomas Harde
man. Major George W. Ross (who fell
mortally wounded and died afterwards
at Gettysburg). Major M. R. Rogers.
Major A. B. Ross, and many captains
and lieutenants. You have just cause
to be proud of these men, your former
comrades in arms and a grateful coun
try delights to do them honor.”
It was conditioned that should the
Gettysburg medal be won three years
in succession by the same man. It
would become his personal propeaty.
Mr Champ Drew accomplished this
feat, but he gave the medal back to
the Rifles to be annually competed for
ln target practice. In appreciation of
tMr. Draw’s generosity and patriotism.
the Forty-fourth and Forty-sixth reg
iments. Both Smith and Colquitt fell
on the field of battle, "than whom two
braver, purer spirits never struck for
liberty, or died in its cause.” The
time of enlistment having expired, the
battalion returned to Georgia, but was
soon summoned to the field. May 1,
1862, it was reorganized at Wilming
ton, N. C.. by the election of George
W. R-oes, of the Floyd Rifles, major.
Lieut. C R. Redding was then elected
captain of the Floyd Rifles.
The battalion remained in camp un
til May 27, ordered thence to Peters
burg. afterwards to Richmond. Mc
Clellan was threatening that city, and
Gen. Lee was preparing to drive him
from his position. The battalion warf
among the reserve troops at the ter
rible battie of Cold Harbor, May 27-
1862, which was a glorious victory' for
the Confederates. Owing to the laok
of space It is Impossible to give oil
Is she kin to Helen Blazes,
Another lassie who
Has got a reputation
That is warm enough for two?
Is she any kin to Kitty—
Kitty What’s-her-other-name,
Who always gets the rake-off
In the great American game?
Is she kin to Sara Toga,
Who’s an angel without wings
A most attractive spinster
Of fifty-seven springs?
Is she any kin to Sallio.
Sweet Sallie Lun. you know.
Who always takes the bakery
At every cake-walk show?
Is she any kin to Charlotte,
Charlotte Rr.3s, the fluffy maid.
who Is in desert places
Appctizingly displayed?
Is she any kin to Hittie,
The maid who knocks to win,
The bells of the solar r’exus.
The lovely Hittie Maginn?
No?
So?
Then who Is Molly Coddle
Of so much college fame?
Is she Miss Nancy Harvard
Under another name?
Music Has No Charms For Rats.
South Norwalk (Con.) Dispatch to til*
New York W'orld.
The ingenuity of C. Buck Gorham in
placing a metal collar with pendant
bells on It upon the neck of a rat has
succeeded in ridding the large plant of
the Automatic Machinery Company at
East Norwalk of an army of rats that
Infested it. The company has paid the
youth a reward of 375, which it offered
to any one who would drive away the
rodents. ^
The bells tinkled as the rate w’ent
through ceilings and walls and he
acted as though he was proud of his
musical adornments. His numerous
relatives, however, forsook both him
and the plant, whether through envy or
from fear has not been determined.
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