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THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH ."■“’ESDAY, MAY 7, 1907. 'aiaflgjM ©m gDij© WnimffliS'Ssn 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*.