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The News=Herald. Issued Every Friday. Guaranteed Circulation 2100. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year .. .75 Six Months .4*' Four Months A r > CLUBBING RATKH: Conatitn :ics and News-Herald $1.25 Twice-a-Weck Journal and News-Herald... 1.25 N. Y. World (S times a week ) 44 44 1.50 SEPTEMBER 8, 1899. ON 808 EVANS' SHIP. SHE IOWA GUARDED THE NECK OF CERVERA'S TRAP. • FlKhHnB Hob" nod lb. Merrlmm-'s AB.lt HI. Signal. "Enemy'. Ship. Con!n« Ont,” the Flr.t m.plnjed. Rot Oreetlntt. to Fleeln* Spnnl.h. [Copyright. ISM. by O. U. Kilmer.] IGHTINO 808 E iwrPP r “ •'■' -'i MJmM - .'M' ' u li. n ' Vrv.m jflrfti tried to run the nflffllßsLpT ) hut 'A” '* t■'l _v of hIH fight fIRKISfIBgKIS Hn. ' r all The . qißHp'HißjjH’i* record of 1.173 rsunds in a run ning fight of a ' few hours meana ■ hot work, espe cially when half a dozen ahipaare play ing on the same target at the name time. The exciting times on the lowa be gan long More Cervera thought of dashing out of the trap. Sampson or dered the lowa on picket duty, watch ing Cervera to see that he didn't take it into hia head to escape. "How far up mnst I got" Evans signaled to Samp son. “Go until you can distinguish the movements of a small rowing boat in the harbor,” was the answer. “How long mnst I stay?" was the next ques tion. “All night,” came the answer, Evans says he went up until he conld detect the blinking eyes of Spanish ■entries uDder the searchlight, and for 86 nights he kept that kind of a watch on Cervera. Evans' tars saw nothing in their close vigil to scare them off from further acquaintance. When the signal came from the commander to muster volun teers for the Merrimac exploit, the en tire complement of 19 officers and 600 men on board the lowa wanted to go. After taking down the names of 160 seamen Evans signaled the admiral to know bow many he conld take from the lowa. “One seaman,” was the re sponse to the qnery. In time the choice lay between two —Murphy, who finally want, and Paine, who thinks he missed the chance of his lifetime by an un lucky draw. Captain Evane called up the aspirants and said: “Now, lads, whoever goes in the Merrimac goes to almost certain death. There is not one chance in a million that a man of the expedition will escape death.” When it came to the toss of the coin, Paine said to Murphy, "I'll give yon S6O for your chancel" Murphy said no, flipped the coin and won. Then Paine said, "I’ll give you $l6O to let me take your place. ” But Murphy was as ear neat as Paine and quickly declined the offer. Paine's shipmates said that he actually abed tears over his disappoint ment. Murphy proved to be one of the beat of Hobson’s gallant crew. What else the lowa bad to do with the Merri mac has been graphically told by her brave commander. “Tbe entrance of the Merrimac into that harbor,” said Captain Evans, “un der fire from every gun, it seemed, of the Spanish fleet and fortress was the most terrible sight I ever saw. Itcan best be described as hell with tbe lid off. The next morning all we conld see with our glasses were the tops of tbe Merrimac's masts, to which was fastened something resembling a raft. There was no sign of life, and, of course, we thought it was all up with our comrades. I had received orders from Sampson to allow no boat to approach the wreck, and soon my executive officer reported to me that a steam yacht was drawing near to it and asked if he should open fire. “For some reason or other I cannot explain I decided for tbe time being to disobey orders and told my officer to wait a bit. Then we saw the yacht take on board from the raft our com rades under Hobson. Had I fired of course they would have perished, as would have Admiral Cervera, who was on the barge. Hobson and hia fallows bad been clinging for hours with their hands to that raft, with bodies totally submerged, when tbe barge rescued them. I have thanked God many times since that I refrained from firing on that barge.” There was unusual commotion on the deck of the lowa the night before the battle with Cerrera. Captain Evans' executive officer'called attention to the activity aronnd the Spanish ships. Tall columns of smoke could be seen stand ing straight np from the stacks of Cer vera's ships. Captain Evans did not take the matter seriously and gave no orders abont it, but his subordinates made ready for instant nee the signal, “Enemy’s ships coming ontl” That was the reason the signal was hoisted so promptly when the ships did come ont the morning of July 8. “A line sight they made, too," said Captain Evans, "as they came, like a lot of angry bulla, ready to go at anything. They were all neat and clean and pret tily painted—it seemed a pity to spoil their beauty. ” When the Spaniards were sighted at 9:81 a. in., Captain Evans wus in his cabin with his son. a cadet on the Massachusetts. The alarm for action rang on board ship, and Cadet Evans cried out joyfully, "Papa, the enemy's ships are coming out!" Before the commander of the lowa reached the apar deck a gun boomed and the ship was making full speed ahead The posi tion of the lowa was such that her out look saw directly into the harbor, while Morro and other elevations shut ont the view of tba other ships until the Span ish were well ont from Morro point. Cervera’s flagship had the head of column and was steered straight with the current under the admiral’s personal direction, he standing by tbe pilot and Pure clean blood and a healthy liver result from the use of DeWitt’s Little Early Kisers, the “famous little pills.” They cure constipation, billiousness and sick-headache. K. .1. 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As she swung clear of the shoals at the entrance the flagship Teresa opened and fired with spiteful rapidity full broadsides, taking a westward course. The Spanish shots showered the Yankee ships, but none struck the lowa at that time. For some time Captain Evans ma neuvered with the intention of ramming or torpedoing the enemy, bnt be found hia apeed too slow. The Teresa had passed the lowa, and the Vizcaya and Oquendo were abreast of the active Yankee. Captain Evans swung his ship ao as to give the Teresa his full port broadside, then us quickly swnDg around to bring the Vizcaya under the stai board guns. The Vizcaya got the full force of a broadside, the forward guns meanwhile firing at the Teresa. After deluging the decks of the Vizcaya with iron hail the lowa swung again, and her course lay acroaa the path of the Oqnendo. Finding that he could not keep speed with the Oqnendo, Captain Evans shift ed the helm and lay his ship’s course parallel to that of the Oquendo. The vessels were abeam and about 1,600 yards apart. The lowa's rapid Are bat teries were manned, and the full force of the starboard battery was given to the Spaniard. At the same time the gnns of the Indiana, from a position off the quarter of the Oquendo, wbb firing at her, and the Oregon also. Tha Colon, being the fastest erniser, was the last in the line, and. keeping inside the other ships, at first passed ahead, getting in shotß whenever her consorts uncovered the range. Two of her shells struck the lowa, one at and one above the water line. Seeing the Ore gon dash for the Colon, Captain Clark turned his attention to the torpedo bouts, which came out of the harbor just as the lowa settled down to a fighting chase westward after the flee ing Spaniards. The lowa, Indiana and Oregon sighted the torpedo boats at the same time, and all opened fire, which the plucky Spaniards returned, while the American shots churned the water into foam all about them. The little Gloucester dashed in, also, and was nearly struck by the lowa’s fire, being enveloped in the smoke of her own guna and that of the battleships. A large projectile, from the lowa probably, cut one of the torpedo lioats in two just ns her boilera exploded. But in all this CAPTAIN It. D. KVANS. [“Fighting Bob.’’} distrees she fired a parting shell at the lowa, which passed within six feet of the head of Captain Evans as he paced the bridge. In eight minutes from the time the torpedo lioats emerged from tlia harbor they were destroyed, and the lowa’s course was set for the chase of the cruisers. The Teresa and Oqnendo were already on the beach or heading for it. and Captain Evans gave his attention to tbe Vizcaya, which seemed bent on putting about to re enter the harbor. The lowa, imitated by the Indiana, headed inshore to cut off the retreat of the Vizcaya, but tbe alarm was ground less the Spaniard was making for the beach and the reason was apparent when she burst into flames aft. Her flag was still flying, and Captain Evans stood fer her, giving her the full benefit of his 12 inch gnns. A few minutes later the Vizcaya was all aflame and going straight on the beach. The lowa ran np as near to the wreck as the water would permit, and "Fighting Bob," with a fighting crew, which liad been shouting “Give ’em for the Maine!" all the morning, set to work to rescue the unfortunate crew of the doomed Vizcaya. Captain Evans knew that tbe lowa would be of no advantage in tbe chase after tbe swift Colon and turned his attention to tbe suffering Spaniards on the beach. Nnmbera of them were struggling in the water, having jumped overboard in fear of an explosion. The Vizcaya hud stranded about 400 varda from shore, and Cuban insurgents opened fire upon the unfortunates The wounded on the decks of the ship were in danger of burning to death, and were removed as soon as possible by Captain Evans' willing and active crew When the wounded Captain Eulate of the Vizcaya was brought on board, the doughty fighting sailor of the lowa displayed the noble side of his nature. He declined the sword pre sented to him with much ceremony as his rightful trophy of war by the Span ish captive. This deed of chivalry Was cheered to the echo by tbe aeminaked, powder blackened crew lined np cn tbe turrets, along the rail and upper works of the lowa. Just as the boats were being lowered from the lowa to pick up the Spaniards the flagship New York, with Sampson on board, passed in chase of tbe swift Colon. The commander in chief shouted to Evans, “How many have you lost?" The cheers of the lowa’s crew at the sight of Sampson were drowned by tbe bnrrabsfrom tbe flagship when Captain Evans answered the bail w h, “Not a man hnrt on tbe lowa I” George L Kii.mku CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the ST? Signature of Monthly I’alns«*ure<l by l>r. Mllmn* Pain Pills. “What might have been” —If that little cough hadn’t been neglected—is the sad reflection of thousands of con sumptives. One Minute Cough ClTre cures cough and colds. K. .1. Bagwell, Lawrenceviile.and Dr. Hinton,Dacula. A young man who winked at the soubrette was ejected from a the ater in Columbus, Ga. What is the stage coming to ? Mr. and Mrs. B. I.ackamp, Elston, Mo., writes: “One Minute Cough Cure saved the life of our little boy when nearly dead with croup.” R. J. Bag well, Lawrenceville, and Dr. Hinton, Dacula. Queen Victoria may have the last word with Oom Paul, hut in this instance it doesn’t seem to be a case of silence giving consent. Frequently Protracted Constipation causes Infiamation of the Bowels.— Remedy, use Dr. M A. Simmons Liver Medicine. Cali the pastor who leaves his church for a summer vacation on the seashore be said to be between the devil and the deep blue sea ? Mrs. F. F. Livingston, Towns. Ga., writes: I have used Dr. M. A. Sim mons Liver Medicine 16 years, and I know it cures Sick Headache, Dyspep sia, Liver complaints and Constipation. I think it stronger and better in every way than Zeilin’s Regulator. A Japanese paper has come to light with an alleged piece of news to the effect that Aguinaldo is dead, but no one else seems to have beerd it. To eat with Appetite, Digest witli Comfort and Sleep with Tranquility, take a dose of I)r, M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine occasionally. General Otis is evidently a be liever in the theory of retaliation. He was not allowed to buy mules in China, so he will not allow Chi namen to enter the Philippines. Mrs. Sal lie Harrison, Ridgeway, Uu., writes ; Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Med icine cured meofSick Headache,Swim ming Head and Sour Stomach. I gave it to my children and find it better for them than anything l ever tried. The Zeilin’s and Black Draught i used did not have as much strength as it has. General Joe Wheeler is easily plemed in the location for a scrap. He announces that the Philippines are admirably situated for milita ry operations. “Fighting Joe’’ is anxious to see what kind of fight ing men the Philippines are. Miss Sillar Brown, Warsaw, Ga., writes: Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Med icine is a most, wonderful medicine for Torpid Liver, Constipated Bowels,Sick Headache, Indigestion and Chronic Diarrhoea, i think its strength and action far superior to Zeilin’s and Black Draught. Thomastou Tunes: Save your seed wheat and best land to sow the largest crop of your lives in October and November. This is the best way to fight low priced cotton. Sick Headache is the bane of many lives. Dr. M. A. 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Kind You Hate Always Bought LED OFF AT SAN JUAN COLONEL HARftY EGBLRT, PHILIPPINE HERO, AT SANTIAGO. Headed the Final ittacU on Fort >hi. .luhii—Shot Ilovwi OlicfiiiK Orders. Ill* Own Morj of It—llcusle Kghert TVIIn lion llt*r Father tiled. [Copyright, 1899, by Cl. L. Kilmer.] irin ** WC been of the army. — J Colonel Egbert was the one commander who was wounded while heroically accomplish ing something on the slope of San Jnan hill in front of the blockhouse. Other officers fell that day and were heroic, but it was not their fortune to get much ip return for their blood. Egbert led his regiment, the Sixth United States infantry, against the blockhouse alone. At the end of a couple of hours he was wounded and carried from the field, but meanwhile he had occupied the atten tion of the Spaniards in Fort San Juan, drawn their fire and enabled his men and his'superiors also to study the weak points in the stronghold, if weak points there were, and to reconnoiter the ground leading up to it. Now that the colonel has become im mortalized because bis fate at Manila has been more Moody than at San Juan, it is interesting to recall bis report of that battle, the last story of battle from his lips or pen. Egbert commanded the Sixth infantry at San Juan hill in the brigade with the Sixteenth and the Seventy-first New York. The public knows too well how things were not done tbut day, bnt there is no need of excuse or apology over Colonel Egbert and the Sixth. Colonel Egbert tells naturally how his regiment had the lead on the march to the San Juan ford; that Spanish shells passed harm lessly overhead. After awhile he caused the men to remove their packs and lay them.beside the creek. Then said he, “They stood ready for action with only canteen, haversack, campaign bat, bine shirt, canvas leggings, canvas trou sers and 200 rounds of ammunition per man.” Before reaching San Juan river the infantry halted to give the cavalry the right of the road. It was late in the morning, the valley was shut in, and it was very hot. An aid came back from the front and brought word that Colonel Hawkins, the brigade com mander, wished the Bixth moved for ward at once. Pushing everything out of the way, Colonel Egbert says, he led forward to the ford of the Aguadorres creek. From that point the commanders could get a partiul view of San Juan hill. Haw kins said to Egbert, “Somewhat be yond here you can get an enfilade fire on those works, and Lieutenant Ord will show you where to go in.” Ord belonged to the Sixth and was on the brigade staff that day. Thia order Colo nel Egbert calls the “keynote of the desperate fight waged by the Sixth in fantry against the San Juan intrench ments. ” The stream in front was knee deep, and Colonel Egbert dismounted and walked through, followed by two battalions of his troops. He walked through because he thought some of the men might pick dry fording places and impede the column. Across the stream the colonel soon found the cavalry front and re-enforced its outposts. Spanish fire was then be ing directed upon the outposts from buildings on the hills. The field in front of the Sixth Colonel Egbert found to be 800 yards across, covered with tall grain and swept by Spanish fire on its exposed elevations. The regiment was led across the field to a heavy belt of trees, and there was found the San Juan river flowing waist deep in a rapid current. Colonel Egbert again took the initiative with one company and recon noitered the ground beyond. He saw a road at the base of San Juan hill and the wire fence inclosurea between the road and the hill trench. At a signal from the colonel the rest of the regi ment leaped down the bank into the river and soon lined np along the barbed wire fence. A hot fire was opened on the Spanish works, and this was far ahead of the cavalry attack on the first hill, so often called the first attack on the Spanish at San Juati. “Here the Sixth, ” says Colonel Eg bert, “remained contending with the hill for about an hour, but, as we were partially hidden by the hedge and pro tected by the road trench, our casual ties were not heavy; at the same time I was not satisfied with our position on the road, which, being oblique to the hill, gave only an oblique and compara tively not an effective fire. I therefore concluded to advance the regiment into the field of high grass and weeds lying between our position and the San Juan blockhouse. As we bad no material for cutting the stiff wire fence I availed myself of the service of a Cuban negro soldier who had found his way alone into thie place and who. with his ma chete. cut quite a number of openings. | I now advanced my regiment through j these openings some 50 paces aqd I formed the line directly facing the hill ! at about 350 yarde distance, where we ; opened a steady and concentrated fire i upon the fortifications.” I Surely to the Spanish this was the ! first American attack of the day. Op to that hour they "had simply fired from | long range at the Americans seen ad i vancing down the road and trail to wjird the fords. When Egbert crossed, A Bad Cask Ok Blood I’oison Cured Three years ago 1 contracted a blood poison. 1 applied to a physician at once, and his treatment came near killing me. I employed an old physi cian ami then went to Kentucky. I then went to Hot Springsand remained two months. 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Miles' Pala PHLs. lliill Headache for Forty Years. For forty years I suffered from sick head ache. A year ago I began using Celery King. The result was gratifying and surprising, my headaches leaving at once. The headaches used to return every seventh day, but thanks toCelerv King, I have had but one headache in the last eleven months. I know that what cured me will helpothers.—Mrs. John D. Van Keuren, Raugertles. N. Y. Celery King cures Constipation and all dis eases of the Nerves, Htomaeh, I.lver and Kid neys. Wold by druggists. 26c. and 50c. t they hadn't even begun on ti.e fords. Colonel Egbert tells how tlie Spaniards received this first attnidt. Says the re port: “This sustained fire from a force partially hidden by the grass seemed at first to stun the enpiuy. Their fire slackened, and I began to entertain high hopes. But the Spaniard is a foe to be respected behind breastworks. Suddenly the blockhouse and trenches' burst out with cannon and musketry, and the whole fire of the hill was de veloped on my regiment at short range. Here was to be seen tbe value of dis cipline. Our line was torn with shot and shell. Men were falling every where. Captain Walker, commanding the right center company, and his lieu tenant, Gross; Captain Torrey, com manding the left center company, and his lientenant, Purdy ; Lieutenant Tur man of Company F and one qnarter of my men were down in ten minutes from the time the heavy Spanish fire commenced. Yet no one blanched, and all kept steadily firing without any thought of stopping until tbe order should come. This it now became my reluctant dnty to give. I saw that the force on the hill, in its intrenched posi tion, was entirely too strong for mine, and, if we remained another ten minntes, the regiment would be de stroyed. I therefore, with my adjutant. Lieutenant Bennet, walked along the line and cautioned the company com manders to move by tbe flank quietly, but rapidly, to the road again, which was done in excellent order, carrying our dead and wounded along with ns. As soon as we had bestowed these in safety under the overhanging bank of the river we resumed the fire from the road. ’ ’ The position of the Sixth on the road was maintained until the reserves came up on the grund charge. Colonel Egbert’s distinctive work was ended, bnt not the career on San Jnan hill of the Sixth infantry and its com mander. Soon after the returii to the road Parker’s Gatling battery opened on Fort Jnan, and a great cheering back along San Juan river drew the atten tion of those in front. Then came a cloud of skirmishers and the tail form of Hawkins was seen, with the impetu ous Ord by bis side, leading a charge to support the gallant line in the road on the slope of the hill. When the charging line got abreast of the Sixth, Colonel Egbert ordered his companies tc file through the openings in the fence and join it. This new movement, like Colonel Egbert’s first advance drew a savage fire from the blockhouse and from tbe trenches on the hill. Egbert was shot through the lungs", but as he dropped behind he saw that the charge had gained an impetus not to be stop ped by all the Mausers on San Jnan hill. His regiment had led off and placed its name at the head of the roll of honor in losses as well as in gallantry. Colonel Egbert's last fight has for its historian bis daughter Bessie, who was near the field. In a letter to friends in America she described the Philippines affair as a second San Juan hill. Colo nel Egbert led his new •ommand, the Twenty-second infantry, on a charge against the town of Malinta. The town is surrounded by a wall and is on an eminence. Colonel Egbert led his men against the church, which, as his daughter says, “was crowded with the enemy so thick on the wall that they overlapped. They were sending a gall ing fire at our men* as soon as they came in range. Before our men got in range they had to cross the river (again like San Juan) and tbe surgeon, who was acting as papa’s adjutant, says that there were plenty of rafts for t;he officers, but that papa pluDged in with his men and the water was up to his breast. “When they got over, the general sent papa an order to take the trenches In front of the town and then to charge COLONEL HAIiliY 0. EGBERT, C. S. A. the wall and storm tbe place. The ma sonry was too stout for artillery and the only way to take the place was by storm. It was a great deal to ask of new troops, and they were so new too. At first it was hard to start them, the fire was so bitter and those open fields seemed so far across. Papa went up and down tbe line, calling to them to cheer (those Filipinos are terribly afraid of American cheers) and finally he got them started through the bushes and just then he was hit." “The regiment stopped a second, and the word ran down the line that the colonel was shot, and then they started forward like demons, never stopping for commands or orders, and they got to the wall and swarmed over it and ; took tlie town before they stopped. “Papa lived an hour after he was »hot, and knew before he died that the town was taken. General Wheaton came up to him and said, ‘Egbert, yon made a gallant fight.’ And papa, lying on the litter, smiled and said, ‘We took the town anyway, general.’ ” Colonel Egbert’s comrades in Cuba believed that his San Jnan wound had not completely healed, and that the : effects of it caused him to succumb so | (uickly at Malinta. George L. Kilmer. Thomas Rhoads, Centerfield, 0„ ; writes: “I suffered from piles seven or eight years. 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The writer who produces a great poem or a great essay while maudlin removed from this planet before the command “Let there be light’’ was given. The bookkeeper, clerk, mechanic, salesman, artisan, young or old, is not at his best while he is under the influence of liquor, and he is not as valuable to himself, his em ployer or society. In the race of life the temperate man has the best of it; the drinking man is handicapped. Great things have been done while the brain was ex cited by stimulants, but greater things would have been done bad there been no artificial stimula tion. The sober man is always an improvement on thedrunkan man. There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last tew years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pro nounced it a local disease, and pre scribed local remedies,and by constant ly failing to cure with local treatment pronouneed it incurable. 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I think there will be others with me, as I am speak ing very highly of that country to my friends, and those who call upon me for information about the south. “I saw the tinest grain, clover, tobacco, corn and fruits of all kinds. Lands should be seen in the summer time. “The finest crops I ever saw' w ere growing on land,for which,if I had seen without a crop, I would not care to give $1 an acre, accustomed as I am to this Jeep, black prairie soil. “The heat in the south need not be feared. I am feeling it much more here than I did in all my travel in the south in all the three weeks I was there. "I am delighted with the coun try and the people whom I met, and'ghall reside there as soon as possible. DeWitt’siLittle Early Risers expel from the system all poisonous accumu lations, regulates the stomach, bowels ami liver, ami purify the blood. They drive away disease, dissipate melan choly, and give health and vigor for the daily routine. Do note gripe or sicken. R. J. Bagwell, Lawrenceville, and Dr. Hinton, Daeula. Mrs. J. S. Ponder, wife of oue of Forsyth’s most prominent citizens died at the Calumut Hotel, Indian Springs, Monday afternoon, after only two days' illness, of nervous prostration. Her husband and two children, who survive her, were with her. The remains were car ried to Forsyth for burial. CA.STORIA. Bears the .7 Tltc Kind You Have Always Bought Lightning struck an oak tree in front of the store of Mr. R. T. At kinson, near Blythe. Mr. Atkin son, who was sitting on a roll of bagging, was knocked insensible, and is now in a critical condition. Recovery is doubtful. The store was set ( n fire in several places, but was extinguished before much damage was done. OALSTOXIX^.. Bean the ThO *“"1 VOU Have W**g *■? BUILDIHfi MATERIAL. DOORS--INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, SASH, SIDE LIGHTS. BLINDS, MANTLES, FLOORING, CEILING, BASE BOARDS. CORNER BOARDS, DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMING, MOULDINGS, LATHS, SHINGLES, LOCKS,HINGES, WINDOW WEIGHTS, ETC. All material complete for building a house. Atlanta prices duplicated and freight saved. J. A. AMBROSE & CO. Lawrenceville, Ga. FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER, A full line us Collins. Castels. Cases. Suit, " ffi|lS* Wrapper., Shoes, Gh.v. always mi band. No Extra Charge for Hearse and Services. YOUTHS' DEPARTMENT. Making and Baking Bread on Camels. How Chinamen Work—The Wis dom of a Horse. There are very few American families that do not stay at home long enough to eat and also to prepare their meals. Bat then American customs differ in every way from those of the Bedouins, as some of the wandering tribes of Arabs are called. The religion of a Bed ouin tribe seems to be to “move on ward.” Having once began the nomadic life, it becomes almost necessary for them to keep it up. In the first place, they don’t want to settle down, and they wouldn’t have any place to stop if they wanted to. Sometimes it becomes expedient that they make haste in those long journeys. Wandering around over the plains are other tribes whose only occupation is “moving on.” There is frequently enmity between two of these Arabian families, and should one pursue the other it behooves the pursued to hasten onward with all the speed their animals are capable of, or it may be that the springs of water are bo widely separated that hard travel is necessary to make the distance from one to the other in a day. When either of these contingencies arises, they cook and eat while on the march. They don’t eat much. Two or three dinners snch as American boys and girls are nsed to every day, with something extra for Sundays and company, are supposed not to agree with Bedouin children’B stomachs. When on the road, bread is their chief food. This is baked while riding. One woman will mix the coarse flour, which is carried in a sack on the back of her camel; another will roll and shape the dough, which is brought to her in small quantities, and a third will make a fire in an earthen vessel and at tend to the baking. Women or boys on foot run along from one cook to the other and carry the material, and when the feast is ready they distribute it among tile various members of the tribe.—Chicago Record. Chinamen Work Like Machines. A recent traveler in China has some thing to say of John Chinaman that may well fill the hearts of all Ameri cans with envy He remarks that John never seems to get tired or nervous. He can write all day. work all day. stand in one position all day, weave, beat gold, carve ivory, do infinitely tedious jobs for ever and ever and experience no more weariness and irritation than if he were a machine. This qnality ap pears in early life. There are no rest less, nanghty boys in China. They are all appallingly good and will plod away in school without recess or play of any kind. Sport or play seems to them so much waste of labor. They can sleep anywhere—amid deafening uproar, on the ground or in any position. Some Queer Definitions. Having read to her pupils a descrip tion of the sinking of the Merrimac, the teacher some days later asked her pupils what the word “catamaran,” then used, meant. These are some of th« answers: “A catamaran is a mounting lion. ’' *‘The catamaran is a savage offi cer in the Fillipose islands. ” “A cata maran carries clubs in a golf game.' “The catamaran is the place in Chicago where the cat show was held.” “Tho catamaran was a convention hall prize. “The catamaran is the proper name for a catboat and war ram together like the Catadin. ’' “Hobson obtained a cata maran from the Spanish officers, which was all he had to eat. ▲ Wise Horse. The reasoning capacity displayed at times by some of our domestic animals is as amusing as it is remarkable. Experiments made recently with a horse, that animal to whom so much intelligence is attributed, showed that he was able to count up to 25. His master had been accustomed to stop ping him for feed on a journey when ever 25 milestones had been passed. Left to himself the horse stopped at the end of 25 miles for food. To prove that it was the milestones that guided the animal three extra ones were pnt among the others. The horse was fooled by this and stopped at the end of 22 miles. The Baby at the Phone. Telephones are so common in Cleve land that even the babes are becoming familiar with the “hello" mysteries, says The Plain Dealer. A prominent professional man was as tonished the other day by a call from bis 4-ytar-old daughter. “Hello, papal” “Why, hello, hello I Is that you, baby ?" "Es. Is oo tummin home to lunch?’ “Yes. ” “Well, bring me home some dum an some taffy." “Is that all?” “Es. ’Opt I love 00. Doodby. ” “Goodbv. ” O. A. NIX, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Offioe-Cropan at. Next door to News-Herald Lawrenceville, Ga. Will practice in all the courts, Careful at teotion ta all legal business. Sep 98 1 v T. M. PEEPLES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Lawrenceville, - - Ga. Practices in the State courts. Special atten tion given to the winding up of estates. JOHN M. JACOBS, DENTIST, Lawrenceville, - - Ga. Office over G. W. A A. P. Cain’s store. V. G. HOPKINS, DENTAT, SURGEON, Office in the old Winn drug store building, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. ~ J. A. PERRYr ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Lawrenceville, : : Ga. Office over G. W. & A. P. Cain’s Stor •. All business entrusted to my care will re* ceive prompt attention. F. F. .TUHAN L. F McIiONALI). juhan & McDonald, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lawrenceville, - - - Ga. Will practice in all the courts. State and Fed eral. 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All calls promptly attended to. day or night S. L. HINTON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Daeula, - - - - Ga. Office near the depot. Chronic diseases a spe cialty; 20 years experience. The patronage of the public solicited. ~ P. E. BELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, TRIP. GA. Resilience at W. J. Tribble’s. Office opposite store of Jacobs A Williams, Calls answered promptly, day gr night. June9-ly SUMMER RESORTS. Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway. Go to the cool moun tain resorts of North Geor gia and East Tennessee to spend your summers. Canton, White Path, Blue Ridge, Murphy. Through tickets and close connections. Direct line to Tate and Oliver Springs, Alleghany and White Cliff Springs in Tennessee. Ask your nearest rail road agent for information, or write to J. H. McWilliams, G. P, A.,' Knoxville, Tenn