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THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
."■“’ESDAY, MAY 7, 1907.
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I But my limited space commands me
; to halt, and I cannot review the sub-
I Ject any further. I will add, however,
that the last Democratic Vice President
commencement of the Civil
:y Join Laurens and Telfair in the cen- , reminds me that it has been a long
tenr.ial celebration procession. The)’ time since I have heard anything
bear honored names, rich In historical about the Enchanted Mountain, in
lore. When Jasper County was ere- Union County. Georgia. I wonder if
aied in 1807 it was named Randolph, those footprints In the rocks, 4 000
great Kentuckian. John but in 1812 the name was changed to feet above the Atlantic- level are still
C. Bretkenridge. soldier, orator and ! Jasper, in honor of SergL Jasper, who there? Formerlv one hundred and
By JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET.
The suggestion that Gov.-elect
Bmir'r. be suitable man for Vlce-
Pre«M---n: if :h.- United States, on the
T'emoeratlc ticket next year with
Brvm. ha brought forth the comment
that Mr S'.-.fh : ■ too great a person
for ’a: «*.ffi e. i;»ftt?ims eonced.. to
the Governor-elect greatness of intel-
lect an ! powers of oratory and energy
of act! <n. l.ut is the Vice-Presidency
r<,o infinite !ma! for one even of Mr.
Smith's admittedly large caliber?
What distinguished Americans, emi
nent In the history of their country
and renowned in the affairs of Gov
ernment, have occupied the second
highest position under the constltu
tion of this republic? Listen while
call over a few of the names that
have gilded the archives of the nation
with some of the most glorlou
achievements of patriots that ever the
world had to admire.
There was John Adams, one of the
signers of the Declaration of Indepen
donee, and who was active In the de
hate on the formation of this immortal
State paper. Referring to that noted
dare in July. 1776. when Congre
changed the old thirteen British colo
nles Into free and independent States,
Adams prophetically wrote to his wife
that the day “will be the most mem
orable epoch In the history of Amerl
ca. I am apt to believe that It will be
celehrted by succeeding generations as
the great anniversary festival. It
ought to be commemorated, as the day
of deliverance, by solemn acts of de
votlon to God Almighty. It ought to
be solemnized with pomp and parade
with shows, games sports, guns,
bells, bonfires and Illuminations, from
one end of this continent to the other,
from this time forward, forevermore.'
He was one of the early deliberative
giants “as high a son of liberty as any
man in America.” He was Vice
President of the United States for
nearly eight years, and by vlrtuo of
his genius and his patriotism and hi#
lofty character he succeeded Washing
ton to the Presidency. At the age of
90 years on the birthday of the repub
lic. he died. He was requested, a few
days before his demise to suggest
toast to he presented at a banquet to
he held In celebration of July 4, and
he proposed "Independence forever!"
History declares that “ns the senti
ment was delivered at the banquet
amidst ringing plaudits, the soul of
the dying patriot was passing from
earth to eternity.”
and had there not been two Democrat- | the home of Thomas Jefferson. I do natural and perfect, with one excep-
Ic tickets in the field he would have : not know, but I suppose the name Ran- j tion. and this was" nearlv eighteen
been elected. He was an orator of ; dolph was In honor of John Randolph, j inches long and about eight inches
splendid eloquence, a statesman of the of Virginia. Jones County bears the wide and had "six toes on%ach foot,
richest gifts. He had the most kingly name of James Jones, of Chatham The "imprint of" a’ woman’s hand was
looking head in Georgia, that of Bob j County, a member of Congress from a ] ao seen Tracks of ho-ses and other
Toombs not excepted. The Democrat- Georgia He died in Washington. D. an l ma lk were visible. Has time finally
lo^ K. PreS v. Iden m SinC , e the „- C ‘'; n " ar £?. In , 1801 y. * M< £ ga ? County sot Its obliterated these once clearly foot-
have been those illustrious Westerners, name from Gen. Daniel Morgan a dis- prInts ln the rcoks on the high moun .
T. A. Hendricks and Adlal E. Steven- Hnguished offtcer in the Revolution taln spur . „ ke it has £ne n C ed the
the old j He at first commanded a reguftent of former of Thunderin;
,t down | riflemen from \trg.nia._and was pro- , Spring? An ac “ ount publlshe d mor
.ea unaer jj ian a ba ]f of a century ago savs:
“The Indian tradition respecting
son. Millions mourned when
Roman. Allen G. Thurman, went
fin defeat in 1888. He received 380.810 I ir.oted to a general and serv
more of the popular vote than Levi P. j Gen. Nathaniel Greene. Putnam Coun-
There was Thomas Jefferson, the
author of the Declaration of Indepen
dence. a document' which will forever
live as a grand memorial of his career,
a splendid monument in his march of
fame. His vary, name 1s the watch
word of liberty. Shortly before the
outbreak of the Revolution he shouted
this battle cry of freedom: "Our
cause is just; our union is perfect”
And he declared that Americans were
"resolved to die freemen rather than
to live slaves." His presence was
always felt among the master minds
and spirits of the age in which he
lived. Many brilliant deeds swelled
♦ he triumphs of his statesmanship be
fore he became Vice-President, and
out of the turbulent contest between
t'no Federalists and the Republicans,
tho great Virginian was swept into
the Presidency. Only a short while
before the death of this apostle of lib
erty and Democratic reformer, he
wrote: “£]! eyes are opened Or open
ing to the rights of men. The gen
eral spread of the light of science has
already opened to every view the pal
pable truth that the mass of mankind
have not been born with saddles on
iheir backs, nor a favored few booted
and spurred, ready to ride them legitt-
IpMli'-kyDm grace of God.”
Thero was John C. Calhoun, the
eminent statesman, tho matchless ex
pounder of the constitution, the great
nullifier. He was one of the peerless
oratorical triumvirate—Calhoun Clay
and Webster—and the South Carolin
ian was chief among the famous and
historic three. In the Senate, in the
cabinet and in other high places he
was flooded with honors, and was
twice elected Vice-President. He was
the leader of the nuliiflers. His elo-
quenee stimulated America to its sec
ond war with Great Britain and his
statesmanship Inspired the movements
of fleets and armies. Said he: “This
nation ought to be taiight to rely on
its own courage, its fortitude, its skill
and virtue, for protection, fiicse are
the >nly safeguards in the hour of
danger. Man was endowed with these
great qualities for his defense. There
i# nothing about him that Indicates
that he must conquer by enduring.”
As the champion of State Rights his
best powers shone brightest. Clay and
Webster often felt his steel.
There was Gen. George Clinton, “the
Champion of the Highlands." for eigh
teen yi.tr# Govern.r of New York, and
when a r.ieinb c m.griss was averse
to councils, betviuse, ns he said, "the
duty of looking out for danger makes
men cowards.” He served as Vice-Pres
ident by the side of President Jefferson
and President Madison. On his monu
ment is ih's in-' - . "T.i t -.e
fory of George Clinton. He was a sol
dier and s;.i!esn:::n of -he Revolution.
Eminent In council and distinguished
it: war. he filled with unexampled use-
fnlr.es--. purity and ability among many |
Morton got, yet under any electoral
system Morton was given the Vice
presidency. I guess I have said enough
to show that same mighty big men
have been Vice President.
Six counties in Georgii were laid out
or formed. In 1807, a century ago, to
wit: Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Putnam
and Telfair. I have already alluded In
this column to the fact that Telfair
proposes to celebrate her centennial an
nlversary with appropriate ceremonies.
I understand that the people of Lau
rens intend to have a memorable cele
bration ln honor of the one hundredth
birthday of their progressive and pros
perous county. The county was nam
ed after Lieutenant-Colonel John Lau
rens, a young and gallant patriot of
the Revolution, who fell mortally
wounded on the soil of his native State,
in an engagement near Combahee.
South Carolina, on August 27, 1782,
while serving under General Xathaniei
Greene. He was twenty-seven years
old at his death, but he “had gained
laurels in the field and In diplomacy,
which would have honored the brows
of three score.” He was aide-de-camp
to General Washington and as such
had won the admiration and esteem of
this great commander. Laurens bore
himself with remarkable bravery in
numerous battles.
A brlographer says: “A brief glance
at the incidents of Laurens' career,
the best tribute to his memory, will ex
hibit his worth. He early became a
member of Washington’s military fam
ily. where we find him greatly beloved
by the comander-In-chlef. and on the
most Intimate terms with Hamilton.
He showed the most undaunted cour
age and bravery In various engagements
of the war, from Brandywine to York-
town. He was at Germantown, where
he was severely wounded: he was at
Monmouth: he fought gallantly In the
attack on Savannah, and was one of
the brave defenders of Charleston,
where he was Included in the surren
der, and subsequently exchanged. His
loan mission to France, in 17S1, was a
brilliant success. Within six months
he reported himself to Congress, with
an accompanying treasure which was
of infinite service to the military move
ment then on foot, resulting in the
capitulation of Cornwallis, in which
he also bore a part, hastening to the
army, entering the British lines at
Yorktown among the foremost, and be
ing honored by the appointment of
commissioner to superintend the sur
render. After this, he was with the
army in South Carolina, where he
was killed on August 27. 1782. in an
engagement with a foraging party, is
suing out of Charleston in the closing
days of British occupation. His youth.,
his manners his education, his cour-’
age. his disinterestedness, spoke in
trumpet tones to his countrymen, who
mourned no nobler victim of the war,
many as were the honored names upon
Its death roll. He closed the sacred
martyrology. which begins with the
kindred virtues, of Warren and Mont
gomery.”
ty was named for the famous Revolu
tionary hero, Gen. Israel Putnam.
Laurens was born in the city of Char
leston in 1735. He was a son of tho
eminent South CarolVjlan. Henry Lau
rens. a distinguished figure In the Rev
olutionary era. Henry Laurens was
president of the South Carolina Pro
vincial Congress in 1775. and was plac
ed by the Congress at the head of Its
Council of Safety. He was vice presi
dent of the State under the constitu
tion which created South Carolina an
independent State. He was a delegate
to the General Congress at Philadel
phia. and in 1777 succeeded John Han
cock as president of this body/ He
as on intimate terms with Washing
ton and La Fayette. Laurens was com
missioned to negotiate a loan in Hol
land or anywhere in Europe, in behalf
of tho Revolution. While en route
across the watVrs his boat was fired
upon and captured by a British fri
gate. He and some of his private pa
pers were seized, and taken to Eng
land. He was Imprisoned in the Tower
of London and subjected to many hard
ships. He could have obtained his
freedom at the price of dishonor, but
he remained true to his country and
loyal to the cause for which she was
fighting. Finally he was told that he
would be released if he would express
regret for what he had done in behalf
of America. But he spurned the sug
gestion. saying: “I will never sub
scribe to my own infamy and the dis- i
honor of my children.” After Henry
Laurens had been In the Tower six
months his son. John Laurens after
whom Laurens County was named,
reached France on his mission to bor
row funds for the American Govern
ment. An overture of freedom was
I road in The Telegraph yesterday
an Interesting contributed article en
titled, “Musings of an Old Georgian,”
and signed "R. T. A... the Initials, I
presume, of Prof. R. T. Asbury, of Ma
con. the oldest living graduate of Mer
cer University, class of 1847. In the
said publication he told an anecdote of
the late Dr. Adiel Sherwood, who was
at the time an officer in Mercer Uni
versity at Penfield, long years before
the institution was removed to Macon.
R. T. A.’s reference to Dr. Sherwood
suggests to me to say that Dr. Sher
wood was pastor of the Baptist Church
in Macon In 1828 and 1829, several
years before Mercer Institute, the fath
tr of Mercer University, came into ex
istence. He was the second pastor of
the Macon Baptists. In fact when he
was exercising his pastoral functions
the Baptists here had no church build
ing of their own. but worshiped in the
small wooden structure of the Presby
Jerians. the use of which was gener
ously tendered to the Baptists. In an
address delivered by Dr. S. G. Hillyer
at the semi-centennial of Mercer Uni
versity, he said that, during the period
from 1S00 to 1820, “with a few excep
tlons. the ministers of the Baptist de
nomination in Georgia were almost
entirely without education.” He de
dared "there were some distinguished
exceptions to this prevailing ignorance
in that dark period.” Among these
exceptions Dr. Hillyer mentioned Adiel
Sherwood, and Jesse Mercer, after
whom Mercer University was named.
There was a growing demand for "an
educated ministry.” A writer says
'Out of that early struggle for a recog
nition of man’s right to be educated
came Mercer University. It’s pioneer
history is a notable one.” On June 22.
1822 there was a very important, as
sembly at Powelton. It was a meeting
of delegates from the several Baptist
associations in the State to form :
general association. Rev. Adiel Sher
wood preached from the text. "Pre
pare ye the way of the Lord.” Rev.
Jesse Mercer was the president of the
convention. Ministerial education was
one of the chief tonics of discussion
When the Georgia Baptist Convention
was in session at Milledgeviile, in 1829
it was announced to the body that
Josiah Penfield. of Savannah, had died,
and willed to the convention the sum
of $2,500 for the cause of education,
provided the convention raised a like
amount for the same purpose. The
amount was subscribed. Of this sum
Jesse Mercer gave $250. and Adiel
Sherwood $125. In 1881 the Georgia
Baptist Convention held its session at
Burkhead Burke County, and Rev.
Adiel Sherwood offered the following
resolution, which was adopted: “Re
solved. That as soon as the funds will
justify it. this convention will estab
lish, in some central part of the State,
a Classical and Theological School,
which will unite agricultural labor
with study, and be opened for those
onlv preparing for the ministry.” In
1S32 this was amended as follows:
“Admitting others besides students in
divinity, under the direction of the
executive committee.”
A site of 450 acres of land in Greene
County was purchased 'upon which to
erect-4b e school, and the institution
commenced operations in January,
1833. with thirty-nine students. Rev.
B. M. Sanders, principal. The school
was called Mercer Institute, and the
place was named Penfield. Jesse Mer
cer and Josiah Penfield were thus hon
ored. In 1837 the name of the insti
tution was changed to Mercer Univer
sity. The Georgia Baptist Convention
met in 1839, at Richland. Twiggs Coun
ty, and elected the first board of trus
tees of Mercer University, one of whom
was Rev. Adiel Sherwood. He was
also employed as an agent to collect
funds and raise subscriptions for Mer
cer. In 1840 the subscriptions amount
ed to $120,000. He was a member of
the first faculty of Mercer University,
professor of ancient languages and
moral philosophy. In the following
year. 1S40. he occupied the chair of
sacred literature and moral philosophy.
I have never read the work, but I un
derstand that Dr. Sherwood wrote the
first history of Georgia. He was about
eighty-eight years old when he died.
Just now. when so much is being
said about education. I believe it would
be interesting to many to read the fol
lowing sentiments of Herschel V. John
son. uttered when he was Governor of
Genrrin in 1853:
"Public education and morality-en
lightened intellect and cultivated heart
—are indispensable to the success of
our political system. They are the main
pillars on which the structure is built:
jet them he substituted by Ignorance
these impressions varies. One tradi
tion asserts that the -world was once
deluged by water, and man and all
animated beings were destroyed, ex
cept one family, together with various
animals necessary to replenish the
earth—that the great canoe once rest
ed, on this'.spot—and here the whole
troop of animals were disembarked
leaving the impressions as they passed
over the rocks, which being softened
by long submersion, kindly received
and received them. Others believe
that a very sanguinary conflict took
place here at a very remote period,
between the Creeks and Cherokees,
and that these images or hieroglyphics
were made to commemorate that event.
They say that it always rains when
any ore visits the spot, as if sympa
thetic nature wept at the recollection
of the sad catastrophe which they
were intended to commemorate.”
LETTERS PROM THE
PEOPLE TO THE EDITOR
Thundering Springs.
To the Editor of The Telegraph: la
the northwest corner of Upson Coun
ty, near where Elkins Creek flows into
the Thronateeska, and at the base of
one of the Pine Mountain Range lies
the once celebrated but now almost
forgotten Thundering Spring. My first
visit to it was made when quite a
small boy, more than sixty years ago.
The spring had even then lost none
of its volcanic force for it is unques
tionably the remains of a once power
ful water volcano, but even then it
gave forth at intervals hoarse mutter-
ings or thunderlngs and if one plung
ed into its restless water, always in
motion, boiling up and strongly- im
pregnated with a fine sand, he was in
stantly tossed, about on its surface un
able to sink if he would and if he had
suicidal intent he must go elsewhere.
The old spring doubtless was of the
same opinion as Phi! Massinger when
he sang:
'He's not valiant that dares die
But he that boldly bears calamity.”
I saw at that time. (1845) with a
small kid’s dilated eyes, a man jump
in the spring, which was about fifteen
feet square, with an iron crowbar, and
without any effort on nis part walk
erect and after a little while he drop
ped the iron , bar. It was tossed about
[on the surface as-if it were a cane.
This spring is on the north side of
the mountain while-on the west side i3
another spring known as the Blubber
ing Spring. It’s waters are clear but
constantly rising to its surface are
little globules of water which when
they come in contact with the air, ex
plode with a faint sobbing sound. On
the summit of a mountain is what,
was once a deep fathomless opening
which was in 1S67.' when I saw it last,
partly filled by rubbish of all kinds
thrown in by visitors, and some part
of it too, no doubt, by nature, whom
we are taught abhors a vacuum.
There can bo no doubt that this open
ing at one time was the crater of the
oleano when it was at its best, and
that from some cause its waters form
ed a vent in the two springs at its
base and gradually- losing the greater
part of their strength became what
they are today. Old men claimed
when I was a boy that when they first
knew the spring its thunderings could
be heard for twenty miles or more.
The spring has no medicinal virtue
whatever and as time has passed
other springs with healing qualities
have attracted the invalid, the sum
mer girl and her beau and all the
throngs that visit our watering places
and poor old Thundering, not blow
ing his horn as loud as was his wont
the past has been forgotten by all
except a few old stagers like myself
and its immediate neighbors. "Sic
transit gloria mundi.”
S. F. M.
1
I pared with 670,773 bales brought into
: sight In March, 1906* and 1,027,4SS bales
during March, 1905. The sight re-
: ceipts of cotton since the beginning of
1 the season totaled 12.016.373 bales.
■ about 2 1-2 million bales in excess of
! like receipts for the corresponding 1906
_ I Period and 11-3 million bales in excess
I of corresponding figures for the 1905
WASHINGTON May 5.—Internal • season. Tho net overland movement
commerce movements during March, i during the first seven months of the
as reported by the Bureau of Statistics j ^776^5 ^"^.^"baleTXing
of the Department of Commerce and | the corresponding periods of 1906 and
Why At
Andersonville
By J. C.
The inquiry is so often made, Why
was the Federal prison located at An-
Labor. show slight improvement when j 1905. respectively, while American spin- j dersonville?
compared with like movements during ners ’ takings since September X ng- I It became a question of transporta-
one, ,oo,--
ss? i
centers at various parts of the coun- 2.152 293 “jy,w fnmLnt tho sea s«n.
try. The improvement is due. to . taken by Northern mills and 1.699 819
some, extent, to milder -weather which ; that of the Southern mills. Of the total
permitted of greater regularity of j available supply for the current season
railroad tmfflf* ond npnmntor I •>« . ” wc LUireui
tn $!« chnn - ! per A ent J s shown to have been
deliveries. The change was felt chief- ; exported, while 31
L. B. Xorthrop, C. G. S., who was
the chief of tho commissary depart
ment of the Army of Virginia, made
in November, 1S64, a general report of
the commissary and its condition.
The report was long and covered
conditions from the early spring of
1864, stating in full his efforts to sup
ply the Army of Virginia and the dif-
»... »«. , . . - .. , . .1 —-• per cent appears to ' Acuities he encountered.
! *? ve keen taken by American spinners, . In that report he says that early in
ures for March. 1906. of 5.745.868 tons,
and March. 1905, of 5.258,567 tons. Fig
ures for the first quarter of the rear of
15.049,480 gross tons, while, below cor
responding figures for 1906 of 15 916.-
051. are in excess of 1905 figures of 13,-
589.746 tons.
Coal and coke shipments over prin
cipal eastern railroads during March
show totals below corresponding fig
ures for March. 1906. though the fig
ures of coal and coke traffic originat
ing on the Pennsylvania Railroad j
shipments for the montfi at the more
important points of concentration and
distribution showing larger figures
than those of a year ago.
Grain receipts at 15 interior primary
markets during March show marked
improvement as compared with like
figures either for the earlier months
of the year or the corresponding
months of 1996 and 1905. These re
ceipts aggregated 72,289.347 bushels,
compared with 54.439,755 bushels dur
ing March. 1996, and 67.349.091 bush
els during March. 1905. Total grain
receipts for'’the first quarter of the
year at these same points. 200,734,239
bushels, were also larger than corre
sponding receipts during the same
periods in 1906 and 190^T Larger re
ceipts during the first quarter of the
present year as compared with like re
ceipts in 1906 are shown by Chicago,
66,444 641 compared with 51.46S 663
bushels: St. Louis, 23,958,4.61 com
pared with 1S,S18,S98 bushels; Milwau
kee, 12 475.300 compared with 11 594,-
00 bushels: Omaha, 12.998.SOO com
pared with 11.138.400 bushels: Toledo,
340,900 -compared with 2 995.640 bush
els; and Indianapolis. 2.634,900 com
pared with 2.332,625 bushels, while de
creased receipts are reported from
Minneapolis, S3 207,^00 compared, with
35 084.710 busies; Kansas City, 12,-
387,500 compared with 12,660,500 bush
els: Peoria, 7 7S4.700 compared with
8,991.300 bushels: Duluth. 7 286,107
compared with 8.682,324 bushels; and
Louisville. 5 720,674 compared with
5.903 142 bushels. March . figures of
grain-shipments from these points;
46.049,966 bushels, were likewise in ex
cess. of corresponding 1906 and 1905
figures. 39.7S4 454 and 40.169.938, re- j in March. 1907. than in March. 190$.
spectiyely. while figures for the first.; The estimated coke production at
quarter. 122,274,512 bushels., are some-| Conneiisville during the first thirteen
what lower than the corresponding j weeks of the year is stated as 5 321 461
1906 figures 127:845 234. though largely I net tons, compared with 4,9*22.704 tons
in excess of 1905 figures, . 103.118,845 during the corresponding, weeks in
bushels. •>, j 1906, and required the services of 190.- i
the respective figures for the 1906 sea- ! flip year of 1864 he recommended the
s'n being 32 per cent and 36 per cent. ; removal of the Federal prisoners from
The stocks at the end of the month ('Richmond and Xorta Carolina to "a
were 1.411.691 bales, compared with 1,- more abundant country.” where sup-
238.840 and 1.193,121 bales at the cor- plies could be got on the spot, and save
responding dates in 1906 and 1905. re- the long transportation,
spectively. The report speaks of the scarcity of
Anthracite coal shipments during . provisions for Lee's army in the sprtns
March of 5.235.S14 gross tons show a ! of 1S64. dependent on transportation by
decrease when compared with like fig- j railroad from Georgia. Alabama, and
South Carolina, a# supplies were ex
hausted in Virginia and Xorth Caro
lina.
Cc-mmissary Xorthrop states the dif
ficulty in procuring flour, and says
what reserve flour he had in Richmond
was consumed by. the Federal prison
ers.
And as supplies were dependent on
railroad transportation long distance at
that, and the cars in dire need for oth
er purposes, it was a military neces
sity to remove prisoners to a section
Company’s lines east of Pittsburg and J not dependent on long distance trans-
Erie are,slightly larger, for the 190.
period than those for 1906 or 1905—
4.581 916 short tons as compared with
,4.420.222 and 3.609.601 tons, respective
ly. Like movements for the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad in March, 1907.
were 2 459 276. and for March. 1906.
3,023.841 tons, while corresponding
movements over the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway totaled 784.077 and 769.-
612 net tons, respectively: those over
the Xorfolk and Western Railway
1 225.9S0 and 1.303.345 tons respec
tively: and the movements over the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad and
short lines, the Xew York Central and
Hudson River Railroad, and the Buf
falo. Rochester and Pittsburg Railway
are also reported to have been smaller
portation. but • where supplies were
found in the surrounding country.
This is the explanation given by the
chief of the commissary department
and the War Department acted on the
suggestion.
Xorthrop states in that same report
that by reason of lack of transporta
tion. he sometimes had on hand only
a three days’ rations for Gen. Lee's
army.
The reports also speak of the depre
ciation of Confederate money to such
extent that people hoarded supplies
rather than accept the price fixed un
der the schedule of the appraisers, and
that outside of "the tithes” the Gov
ernment’s portion of the crops, he,
Xorthrop, had to roly on the “patriit-
Ism" of the people to furnish supplies.
Xot much flour could be obtained
at Andersonville, as this is not a wheat
country, but that fact must not have
disturbed the conscience of the Lin
coln cabinet, for it refused to sell the
Confederacy medicines and hospital
supplies for their own soldiers at An-
Eastbound. trunk line movements of : 611 cars, as compared with T84 444 cars , , . .
grain from Chicago and Chicago June- j during the same period in 1906. The |
tion points during March Aggregated Increased activity in the coke region """ “ “
17,447,000 busheis, and were much in
excess of like movements during the
same months in 1906. 13 473,000. and
1905 of 15,522.000, while flour move
ments during the month of 746,366 bar
rels fell below like movements dur- :
ing March, 1906. of S12 458 barrels, ;
and during March 1905. Of 766.091 i
is accompanied by an increased output
of pig iron, the figures for March
1907 2,225,175 heing in excess of like
figures for 1906. 2.165.632 gross tons.
The pig iron production during the
first quarter of the’ year, exclusive of
small quantities of charcoal iron is
reported as 6 475.850 gross tons, corn-
barrels. Figures of grain shipments ! pared with 6.128.55t gross tons for the
for the first quarter -of the year. 39.- j first quarter of 1916.
737.000 bushels, while -below eorre- j Building operations during March in
ponding figures for 1905 of 41 144.000 j 53 leading cities throughout the coun-
other off
United
rrue
those of
and of Vic
tates. Whi
and vaJ
oni
ernor of his
e-Pre=ident of
le he lived his
nr were the
pride, the ornament and security of his
country: and when he died, he left an
illustrious example of a well-spent life,
worthy of all imitation.”
made Laurens, conditioning that he
should write his son to withdraw from j and vice, and the fabric will tumble to
Franco. ruins.
Tho petriot answered: “My son i “If to this consideration we add the
is o' age, and he has a will of his 1 reflection, that education is the most
own; if I should write to him in the
terms you request it would have no
feet; he would only conclude that
potent means for the rapid deve’op.
. ment of a high civilization—the pron-
pr end of government—how obvious and
Canal From Macon to Atlanta.
To the Editor of The Telegraph:
The two most vita! questions con
fronting the South today are scarcity
of labor and inability of the railroads
to handle all freights offered.
If every white man and every negro
worked ten hours a day. six days in
the week, fifty-two weeks in the year,
there would still be scarcity of labor.
Until laziness ceases to -be a disease
and improvidence ceases to be a virtue
that ideal of labor will never be
reached in aay section. Commencing
at the coast, steamships, at large ex
pense. are frequently delayed in port
one or more days purelv for want of
labor. San- mills, naval store farms,
and farms are all crippled for want of
necessary labor.
More than half the new railorad
mileage of the South; the tunnel under
Lookout Mountain, double tracking the
Southern from "Washington, the mil-
lion-dollar change in foe Duckworth
bushels, are larger than the 1905 fig
ures of 34.814;000 bushels while flour
shipments for the three months com
pare as follows: 1.907. 1.942.597: 1998,
2,064 973: and 1905, 1 749.218 barrels,
.Wheat receipts at the leading spring
wheat markets of Minneapolis,. Mil
waukee, Duluth and Chicago, since
August 1 aggregated 123 899,272 bush
els. over 40 000.000 bushels less than
the corresponding - figures fob the
1905-6 season and Only a little more
than a million in excess of figures for
the short crop season of 1904-5. The
greatest loss in receipts is shown by
Minneapolis, the other cities showing
increased receipts as compared with
last season’s figures.
Smaller wheat receipts for the same
period are likewise reported by the
four leading. winter wheat markets of
Toledo. St. Louis. Detroit and Kansas
City.' the respective figures for the
nine months ending Me roll' 31 being
57.363.757 bushels for the current sea
son. 59 940.981 for. the 1905-6 season,
and 52.185,198 for the 1904-5 season
try show a slight decline in value
when compared with corresponding
figures for 1906. the respective figures
being 354 222.677 and $56 072.037. Chi
cago. Cleveland and St. Ixiuis show a
growth in building operarions of 33
and 53 per cent, respectively, while
Greater Xew York. Philadelphia and
Pittsburg show a decrease of 2$.
and 5 per cent, respectively.
Total receipts at all lake ports open
to navigation during March 1907. ag
gregated 351,530 net tons. MMng some
what below corresponding figures for
March 1906, of 377.102 net tons, but in
excess of March. 1905. figures of 313,-
493 net tons These receipts were com
posed of 15 558 tons of flour. 44.393
tons of grain. 72.476 tons of coal,
39 966 tons of ore and minerals, 48.750
tops of lumber and 130,3S7 tons of mis
cellaneous freight.
Coastwise clearances from 38 report
ing lake ports during March numbered
1.183 of a tonnage of 1.213 084, as com
pared with 1.241 clearances represent
ing a tonnage of 1.204,471 tons in
were made time and again to induce
a tender feeling for the Federals in
prison. But Stanton and Gen: Grant
were inexorable.
Wheat consumption by the principal | March, 1906.
mills in the Northwest during March j A more general though rough indi-
of 8,332.000 bushels was almost a mil- | cation of the relative traffic activity
lion bushels in excess of corresponding for the month and first quarter of the
figures for the preceding year, though
aggregate figures for the season begin
ning with September 1 of 64,654 000
bushels are lower than the corre
sponding 1906 figures, 69 250,000 bush
els.
Receipts of grain and grain products
at Boston, Xew York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Xew Orleans and San
Francisco during March aggregated
25.237 034 bushels, or slightly more
than like receipts for the corre
sponding months of 1906 of 23.960 943
bushels, and of. 1905 of 24 838.729 bush
els, the increase being due mainly to . - to
i nrfrpr nfo; at x#»w T"nrk Receipts appointed Governor or -\ew ^viexico to
as ± I saj
year is offered bv comparative figures
of the number of cars handled by the
various car service associations in the
country: 32 such associations report
2 717.55b cars handled during the
month compared with 2.675 695 cars
handled during March. 1906. Figures
for the first three months compare as
follows: 1907, 7,522,520 cars, and 1906,
7,666 052 cars.
Politics and Politicians.
Cant. George Curry, who has been
confinement and persuasion of my old imperative is the obligation to foster
There
“La wy> i
adorned
States f
: Martin Van B'uren. the
talesman and Man,” who
offices of Governor. United
tor. Secretary of State- and
friends had softened me. I know him
to be a man of honor; he loves me
dearly, and would lay down his life
to save mine: but I am sure he would
not sacrifice his honor to save my life,
and I applaud him.”
its diffusion among the people, with a
■ liberality commensurate with its im-
i portance and the unnumbered blessings
' which it procures. The cause of pub-
I lie education is emphatically the cause
j of our State. It, addresses itself to ev-
Ministcr Plenipotentiarv to Great Brit
ain d was then coifed to the Vice-
Pre#idcncy. Savs a biographer. "As
the presiding officer of ?>'.• Senate, dur
ing the stormy period of Jackson’s sec-
j erynobiefeelingofour hearts. Kl"' 6 Territories residing
A biographical sketch says that when ■ patriots, we desire the perpetuity of our • ,,, J__x.nl 1
Henry Laurens had been In prison ■ free Institutions—If. os elected immigration from for-
' eign countries.
ond tr
his ua
new Vice
race.
hear:
parti?
dent, by
unwear-
and that polished cour-
Iways characterized his
gclclen. opinions from all
as the devolcfl support
er of tie measures >r the President in
th : s >.■ iv - j.'riod. which witnessed the
overthrow of the Unit-1 States Bank.
The reign of Jacksonism. as it was
sometimes called, became fully estab
lished. and Mr. Van Buren sneceeried
to the retiring chieftain ns his right
ful po.itien] aetr.” Op. the day of Van
Buree’s : nan gum tion as Rres'dent he
was driven to the capit-i, seated along
side of .Taeksor., the retiring executive,
“in a ph.net. n mad" of the wood of
the frigate Cor.stitutmr:. which had
been present-' : t • Gen. Jackson bv the
Democracy of Xew York.”
There was John Trier of '’Tippeca
noe. and Tyler, t •>." fame, a noble
Virginian, who grandly illustrated his
State as Governor, and succeeded John
Randolph in the United States Sen
ate. and afterwards resigned from the
S-na.te when ids convictions of duty
did r -t permit him to obey the in"-
struetions of the Legislature of Vir
ginia. He surrendered three unexpired
years iif his term, rather than sur
render his principles, as he believed
them. But such a man was not to be
permitted to remain in retirement, and
it was n->t very long ere he was chosen
Vice President in the celebrated "ing
cabin .and hard cider" Harrison catn-
n-ie-n and then soon elevated to the
Presidency.
m philanthro-
a year a demand was made upon him : pists we n-ould gladden the children j How sha ,, we t , t untiI a sen timent
for nearly five hundred dollars to pay of po\ert> with the sunhoams of sol- * created in Georgia wTiieh will rreat*
the wardens for their jailer services, j ence elev-Me them to useful citizenship, j £ Department of^ImmS^tC
Lauren? was Indignant yet he laugh- ! and press to their Hp? the cun of in- P fn c f e nt annronria'iiin to do pf-
ed. and remarked: It is the most ex- . tellectual happiness, it pleads with an j f er tive work?. ’ ^ 1
traordinary attempt I ever heard of. ! earnestness and pathos that should
•Tis enough to provoke me to.change awaken every generous impulse.”
my lodging." After an imprisonment ! Among the most eloquent educat'onal
of about fourteen months he was re- . addresses ever delivered in this' State
leased n bail, but never was tried were those spoken bv Herschel V.
bv England on the so-called charge Johnson, namely. In 1847. the annual
of treason. Coryress deputized him commencement oration before the lit
to net with Franklin. Adams and -Tnv i erary
in effecting negotiations of peace
Pari? between England and America. I an Female Coll«<re. in 1$S3. The
ever, are aimosi per tem on^ m,,-vr \r
those for the corresponding quarter of ; Rn, J fro ” 1 ' ’ ’ ‘ ' . .
the previous year, all of the cities : _ After voting nineteen) ears, being
named with the exception of San ‘ twice elected mayor of his home town,
Francisco showing smaller receipts for John M. Sabe. of Callender, low a, has
the current quarter as compared with discisyereiJ taat he is not a citizen f
corresponding 1906 figures. ; tbe United Stntes nor never nas been
Arrivals of live.stock at the primary j entitled to the right of _uffia 0 e
markest of Chicago, Kansas City Republican editors of the Tenth
Omaha, St. Louis, St. Joseph. St. Paul Congressional district of Indiana have
and Sioux Citv during March aggre- ; adopted resolutions unanimously m-
gated 3.0SS.97S head, a total below that j dorsing Vice-President Charles IV.
mining plant. Yadkin river and other 1 for the corresponding period of 1906, ! Fairbanks for the Republican Presiden-
expeditures for electric from water 3 2S6 693 head, and 1905. of 3,195,950 I tlal ntimination.
power, dozens of great enterprises are ; head. Decreases are shown In receipts j ’Bird S. Ooler. borough president of
delayed for want of labor. Twenty j of calves, hog.s and sheep, while re-j Brooklyn, after a trip through She West
per cent of the cotton spindles of the : ceipts of cattle and horses and mules and talks with many political leaders,
South are idle purely for want of labor. ' show increases over corresponding fig- I announces that in his oninloti v. ’llnm
Two hundred and twenty thousand ures for tho preceding year. Of the J. Bryaa and Charles E. Hughes will be
more natives of Georgia are residing in . the total live stock receipts during tho : the 1908 candidates for the Presidency,
other States and Territories than of j month, Chicago is credited with 1,- j The latest Presidential boom sprung
174,947 head: Kansas City with 550.- I is that for James Rudolph Garfield,
592; Omaha with 490.569: St. Louis ! Secretary of the Interior. It comes
with 322 712: St. Joseph with 296 - j from an Ohio Congressman, ivho is
458; St. Paul with J05.553. and Sioux ! trying to steer clear of the Foraker-
City with 14S.147 head. The aggre- I Taft fight. He says that Garfield would <
gate number of cars arriving at these make a "stem-winding” candidate: |
points 56.466. fell below’ correspond- that he would be able to cement ail
ing figures for 1906 of 57.044. and 1905
festive w
! How shall the problem as to trans-
i portation be solved? The railroads are
d’-ing everything in their power: so
are the locomotive and car works. They
cannot keep pace with the increase in
freight. Every enterprise in the coun-
of 57.374. A similar decline is shown
by the March shipments of cars'from
these points the March 1907. figures
of 18.276 being lower than , those for
1906 and 1905 of 18.661 and 1S,502 L re
spectively.
unncciRcoi itati??'? 1 iup -n— . , , _ , - . March shipments of packing—
v societies of Morce>- University* Iri". in toe Soutn. every enterprise calls house products from Chicago ag-
At‘the commencement of WesleoJ Car5 than tne raiiroads can { gregated 199.525.571 ’ pounds, falling
• urnisn. . below corresponding figures for
LOVE OF HUMANITY.
To the Editor of The Telegraph; Will
you please allow mo space in your valua-
b.e paper for a few words? I happen
to be at present numbered with that very
popular profession, collector, who very
seldom meet with a kind reception, but
always many kind invitations to come
again.
As I go over our beautiful city from
north to south and from east to west,
from slums to pninees. com'n.T In ••on’net
with the poorest like myself, and the rich
like some one eise. I see many thing:: to
.excite and bring sadness and sorrow to
hearts touched with love divine. While
on the other hand I see many things
pleasant to the eye. and from the great
rush of the mass as they hasten and push
their way to the park theaters. theMo-
riums and other places. I suppose there
must be many pleasant seon?^. I could
not say. for I have not been; but I wish
to speak of one of the prettiest scenes
that has met my eye for many days.
Just as I was leaving the store at 6:15.
making my wav to the car. I noticed a
very small boy with ragged clothes on and
a bundle of papers under his arm. and by 1
his side a cerature. must I say a. woman
or angel? I halted, paused, turned ond
drew near. I saw a small feminine hand
placed upon the bare head of this, some
mother's precious boy—the little fellow
seemed to be perfectly overcome bv tho
gentle touch of this loving hand. I heard
words of kindness, gentleness, sweetness,
that struck the cord of tenderness in mv
own bosom that began to vibrate and re
spond. and I said, surely God is love and
he that loveth is born of God. and thero
flashed through my mind many precious
scriptures touching upon the power of
love to- redeem .and set in. motion tnnnv
-ag-ncies for peace and happiness and
glorify God. and I said. Oh, that the people
might begin to realize 7hat happiness is
not in the continual patronaee of the
games at the park, picture shots at the
Theatorium. theaters and carnivals, but
In drawing nigh* to God, being made to
partake of tile divine nature which is
love and theh giving the Holy Spirit
right of way in our lives, making u« re
sponsive of love as in the case of tho
little news boy and the precious one who
spoke words of encouragement, who was
not too proud or selfish to touch the little
ragged barefoot boy; who went into her
purse and gave to the little fellow, who
ran leaped and told the good news to
the other boys.
And I snid'. well, thank God, for this
good Samaritan. Yea. there are many of
tho same kind in this beautiful city of
ours, and let me tell you. these are tho
purest and happiest in our midst.
Well. I must close. One thing I know,
that was the prettiest, sweetest sight t
have witnessed since I witnessed the
other one—happy boy, happy woman and
happy old collector. I learned afterward
that this lady was principal of oik- of our
public schools. God bless all our teachers
and make them a flame for good.
factions of the party and would make
a first-class President.
THE ANANIAS CLUB.
in
"You’re a liar,” said the President;
vou I take no stock.
You’re a low. deliberate liar, and my
truthful saul you shock:
You're a calm, inventive liar, you're a
disingenuous liar.
You’re a liar, liar, liar: you’re a liar by
the clock!”
MUSINGS OF AN OLD GEORGIAN.
To the Editor of The Telegraph: Young
folks ought to keep in touch with old
ones, and old ones in touch with the
young for the mutual benefit of both.
It is a wise maxim, "old men for counsel
and young men for action.” This old
scribe has three lessons learned years ago
from throe distinguished teachers in
Georgia .that he wishes to throw off. Tho
first was from no less a personage than
Prof. S. P. Sanford. Mercer’s old stand
by in mathematics. The professor told
where he learned his lesson, from whom,
and what the lesson was.
At Penfield. in the early years of Its
founding. Dr. Adiel Sherwood was an
officer in the institution. The doctor
was one of those men that had a strong
mind and a brave heart. He was born in.
the State of Connecticut and a« Stephen
Douglas, who was born In the same State
once said, it is as good a State as anv to
be born in. If a fellow knows when to
get away and where to go to. Dr. S
came to Georgia and made a fine record*
both as a citizen having compile^ “Th?j
Statistics of Georgia.” and as a Baptist
being one of the first to move the organ
ization of the Georgia Baptist Convention
On one occasion the doctor had a ladv
visitor from Boston. Mass., who spent
some weeks with his family. This lady
was a Bostonian of the Bosstown stripe.
She was both bright and communicative.
She was aiso very much prejudiced
against the South. She couldn't tolerate
he- institutions. Dr. Sherwood knew her
proclivities, and he saw an opoprtunity to
touch her off. • So coining in one day w’hen
Prof. Sanford, and It may be others, were
In Dr. Sherwood’s parlor, and this Bosto
nian among the rest. Dr. S. remarked
tnat he had seen one thing that morning
he had n-ver seen before. He saw a man
moving his family. The man was rid
ing on horseback with some plunder, his
wife was walking bv his side with
G-iii. T had a son who dared to die for . lessly plac-vl my exes win tho figures
his country.” After peaoe was de- i of the election of t.89? instead of the
dared Laurens returned to South Car- ! election of 18SS The Democratic plu-
ollna. where he died in 179?. aged about j ral'ty in the Presidential election of
sixty-nine years. The following pro- , 3S92 was 3S0.S10.
vision of his will was complied with: j
"I solemnly enjoin it upon mv son.
an indisputable duty, that as soon as
he conveniently can, after my decease,
he cause my body to be wranned in
twelve yards of tow cloth, and burnt
until it be entirely consumed: and
then collecting my bones, denosit them
wherever he may see proper.”
I di not know if Jasper. Jones. Mor
gan and Putnam are arranging to ob
serve the.r one hundredth
I read with interest a communion
■ tion in The Telegraph vesterday o:
Thundering Springs. In Upson County
• in which it was
has long ceased . .. .u., imui-
: mation is that the rumbling noise has Rome's business, and largely Increase
i not he-n heard in over fifty years. An their populations.
j old history of Georgia savs: “The dis- ! The State should ask In no uncertain
continuance of the sound is owing. It , way for ail the help the Government
Is supposed, to the number of rocks
which have been thrown into It by
The remedy in Georgia is. if feasible, by beef, dressed hogs, lard, tallow and
a canal via the Ocmulgee to Atlanta, j stearin.
At.anta to the nearest point upon the : Eostbound trunk-line movements of
Tennessee river, opening up a vast provisions from Chicago and Chicago
519 tons,
.'ements
iffga. in Upson c °unty. mileage of navigable rivers. It is the points during March of 111.519
' 5,3 * d ‘ hat V’ 0 ^rmr; most pressing question of the hour. It fell below corresponding mow
to t..un-er. My infor- would dnuole Atlanta's. Macon’s and during the same months in 13T
tnntver'arv. | visitors
j but If they are not they should certain- ' And apeaking of natural curiosities
1906 and : malicious art.**
1905 by 16.189 tons, ar.d 13.596 tons, ; Ther „ be ma ny kinds of liar in the Pres-
respectively. Like movements for the j idential grist.
three months of the current year com- ; But we beg to add the following, who
pare with the figures of the two nre- clearly have been missed;
give. and. if necessary, the people ceding years as follows; 1967, 362.819- There's the mere reputed ‘'liar;" there’s
should build it as a toll-paving canal, i 1966. 353 4.7.6 and'1905 332 026 tons-. i . wholly unprovf-d I:ar.
Ynnv« fi . p pnnTivT? 4 r* i c?; t-*. . . ' , 1 And they need not hijsli like fir© to bo
1 v; ' - .. _ C- P. GOOPIEAH. Sight receipts of cotton during . on tie Roosevelt list.
Brunswick, Ga., April 30, 1907. March aggregated 970,664 bales, com- i Providence (R. I.) Journal.
ularly grates. I did that thing ought " to he in tho pen'tl
You’re a smooth and slanderous liar. I tentlary. The onlv pi-a that could bo
you’re a liar from the start. ] entered in his favor to keep him out was
And the glorious Ninth Commandment is ! that he might corrunt the morals of tho
not graven on your heart. inmates of that institution. The ?nee c h
You incontinently try us, you provoke the : was continued for some time ;r?c
goocf and pious. 1 which Dr. Sherwood sat a s a quiet Hsti-n-
You outrival Ananias with your mad, | er. After quiet was restored and things
resumed their normnl state. Dr. She.
stated that there was one thing he failed
to mention. A few days before that, a
tree had fallen across this man#s le*g s
broken both ankles and he o ol! ]d ri -r walk'
Then came the brilliant flnshe Q f ,j ’
Ience. and Prof. Sanford's lesson was
learned. Lesson Xo. 1. H. -r both sides
before vou render your verdict. A good
lesson that, especially, for young folk*.