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News-Herald jANIJ Constitution, j! 12 l^Ccn-tliS —$1.25. THE GWINNETT HERALD, \ THE I AWKEnJ^Ev"LEE NEWS, * C0DS0li(l(it6(l Jill, 1, 1898. EstHblUhed in 18»3. > IMDMOI you have it,you ► WkjßßLw know it You * . kno w all < / the L fi~i yir heavy feeling 8? /U&Fin the stomach, the , of gas, the * II U/nausea, sick headache, < pr ind general weakness of \ the whole body. ► \ You can’t have it a week / ’, without your blood * ’, being impure and your < nerves all exhausted. \ ’ ( There’s just one remedy ► ► for you k* Ayers sarsaparilla ,1 There’s nothing new I < < about it. Your grand- < ’< parents took it. ’Twas ► an old Sarsaparilla before ► < ► other sarsaparillas were ’ ‘ known. It made the word ’< < “Sarsaparilla” famous ►< over the whole world. ► ► There’s no other sarsa- * ► parilla like it. In age and < < power to cure it’s “ The ’< ’< leader of them all.” ► ► SI.OO a bottle. All Jrajsltte. * y Ayer’s Pills cure constipation, i i “ After suffering terribly I was ’ y induced to try your Sarsaparilla. I a took three bottles and now feel like ► a new man. I would advise all my 4 * fellow creatures to try this medicine, y * for it has stood the test of time and > ► its curative power cannot be ex -4 celled.” I. D. Good, y Jan. 30,1899. Brown town, Va. < * Writ* tho Doctor. < * If you have any complaint whatever y * and desire the bent medical advice you 4 y can possibly receive, write the doctor j freely. You will receive a prompt re- ► . ply, without cost. Address, 4 ► Dr. J. C. AYER, Lowell, Mass. > W. B. DEXTER. FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER, JLawrenceville. Ga. M. A. Born Jos. Woodward. BORN & WOODWARD, Physicians and Surgeons, Lawrenceville, Ga. in Cain building. Calls answered •lay or night. DR. f. 11. CONWAyT PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Will attend all calls. Office: Lawrenceville Hotel. J. A. PERRY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Lawrenceville, : : Ga. Office over G. W. & A. P. Cain’s StorJ. All business entrusted to my care will re» ceive prompt attention. OSCAR BROWN, JNO. R. COOl'KliT. Lawrenceville. Ga. Macon, Ga. BROWN & COOPER, ATTOUNK YS-AT-I.AW. Criminal Law A Specialty. Office up stairs in the old Winn drug store. DR. A. M. WINN, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. Attends calls day or night. O. A. NIX, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office in Cain Building. Lawrenceville, Ga. Will practice in all the courts, Careful at tention ta all legal business. SeD 98-1 v JOHN M. JACOBS, DENTIST, Lawrenceville, - - Ga. Office over G. W. A A. P. Cain’s store. V. G. HOPKINS, DENTAL SURGEON, Office over Winn’s old drug store. Office hours—9a. in. to 4p. m. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. DR. N. N. GOBER, 86 Grant Building, Atlanta, Ga. Cures ECZEMA, ASTHMA, RHEUMATISM. DR. B. V. WILSON, PHYSICIAN AND SUREEON, Dacula, All calls promptly attended to. Office at J. W. Wilson’s residence. " S. L. HINTON, ~ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Dacula, - - - - Ga. Office near the depot. Chronic diseases a spe cialty; 20 years experience. The patronage of the public solicited. ~W. T. IIINTON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Dacula, - - Ga. Located at the late Dr. S. H. Freeman old stand, and any of his former customers will find me ready to serve them. Chronic Disease* » Specialty. All calls promptly attended to. day or night DR. O. B. TUCKER, Physician aud surgeon, Suwanee, : : Ga. All calls promptly attended to. CLARK BANKS, THE OLD RELIABLE BARBER, Can be found at his old stand, on Pike street First-claw work. Satisfaction guaranteed. * T. F. BOZEMAN, TONSORIAL ARTIST. Lawrenceville, Ga. Strict attention, courteous treatment. Ho solicits your pat ronage. The One Day Cold Cure. Cold in head and sore throat cured by Ker mott’s Chocolates Laxative Quinine. As easy to take as candy. “Childrencry for them. THE NEWS-HERALD. Address of Mr. James M. Mitchell. Following is the speech delivered by Mr J. M. Mitchell, Orator of the Day at the Memorial exercises of the Daughters of the Confeder acy held here on the 26fh ult: Ladies and Gentlemen —lt is with pleasure that I have the priv ilege today of lifting mv voice in behalf of the women of the Old South and the daughters of the New. In looking backward over the panorama of the past we find in these southern states prior to 1861 a civilization, the stability and splendor of which, meets with no parallel in human history. We possessed the elegance and art of Greece, coupled with the nobilitv and grandeur of Rome. The seed of Feudalism and chivalry sown in the middle ages, attained its most perfect flower and fruit in the middle of the 19th century, in our own Sunuy South, With slaves in our cotton fields and castles in our groves, we pro duced a manhood and womanhood whose 'nobility of character aud genuine chivalry stand without a peer. Every Southern man was literally lord of all he surveyed. He was an owner of men. His commanding appearance and lord ly bearing were visible wherever he went. Whether in New York to purchase goods or inSaratoga to find pleasure, he was pointed out as an Aristooratfrom the South. Dressed in immaculate broad cloth, with his silk beaver, large black tie and calf-skin boots, his golden fob dangling, and support ing a go d-headed cane, he would have been taken for a high-born gentleman, even among an assem blage of kings. While his less fortunate North ern brother envied his wealth and commanding position, his opinions were always respected when he vis ited the hot beds of abolition. The term Southern womanhood has become symbolic the world over, for all that is high, enno bling and elevating in feminine character. The matrons of the Old South presided over our castles aud cot tages with a grace and beauty be fitting of queen*. Their lords aud lieges supplied them with every comfort aud luxury that humaD ingenuity could devise. Servants were always in waiting, to antici pate every desire of their lady. In the ante-bellum Southern home we actually had paradise regained. It was a kind of patriarchal democracy, in which the master ruled with a mild yet firm haud. The boys and girls were educated in the best schools and colleges the country afforded, Music aud lit erature in the home was the rule and not the exception. Even the negro slaves were forced to work only so much as was necessary to supply their own knd their master’s wants. With out the care of management, sure of raiment and food, they were happy in their lot. Their master was to them a kind father, and they were considered by him as a part of his family. Prior to the ’6o’s, the cold com mercialism of the present had no place in Southern life. Beauty and duty were the watchwords of every Southern home. This bright dream of Southern life was too good to last. In New England and the Great Lake States, a storm was brewing for years before it burst in all its fury against the institutions of the best governed aud most stable part of this Re public. Under the guis l of philanthropy and in the name of religion, & par ty was organized in the North known as the abolition party. It had as its object the destruction of the institutions of the South. When in the fall of 1860 Abra ham Lincoln was elected to the Presidency on an Abolition plat form! with the express purpose of violating the constitution of the United States as to the institution of slavery, eleven Southern States decided to withdraw from the com pact formed by the original thir teen colonies and set up a govern ment of their own. According to the opinien of the best constitutional lawyers of Eu rope and America, the Btates were not a product of the Union, but the Union was formed by a com pact of Sovereign States. The Southern people did notask a dollar of their common fuuds in the national treasury, nor did they ask one cent for their interest in the public buildings of Washing- I ton City, which their mooey had i helped to construct. All they ! asked was to be let alone. But . yen this privilege, commonly ac- corded those who simply desire to attend to their own business, was ! not allowed the people of the |South. Hostile armies gathered upon our borders, a blockading navy 'menaced our coasts. From the Potomac to the Rio Grande men rushed to Richmond to repel the invader. For four long years we waged the bloodiest war, in defense of home and fireside, that has been fought on this planet in two thou sand years. While our cause went down in defeat, we won a place in history which will ever remain as the wonder aud admiration of the world. So loDg as Stonewall Jackson’s campaign in the valley of the She nandoah is read, so long as the gallant charge of Pickett’s Divis ion at Gettysburg is told, so long as the bloodv carnage of Malven Hill is repeated, so long will man kind honor the valor of the Con federate soldier. There was an invisible power which sustained every man who wore the grey. Unlike the hireling soldiery of Europe or the mercena ry foceigner of the North, the Con federate soldier fought for home, for fireside, for wife, for children. Around the camp fires in old Virginia many a wearer of the grey could see in the sparks and embers the happy smiling face of a loved wife, mother or child,back in the Carolinas, Georgia, Ala bama, or perhaps on the plains of Texas^ The half the women of the South bore in that struggle will never be told. Many a Southern soldier alive today can testify to the sus taining power of a wife or mother. The good wife was never tardy in writing. How often would she close by saying, “All are well at home. Baby and I are praying for you and cur cause.” More than half of the battles of the Confederacy were won in the lonely homes of our Southland. On many a Southern plantation a frail woman was the only direct ing brain for a great army of bLu ks. While the negro deserves and receives lasting credit for protect ing the women and children of the South, aud raising the bread and meat and clothing for our South ern armies, no pen has ever paint ed, and no tongue has ever told, the stupendous sacrifice of the women of the South in cheerfully urging the men to the front while facing a possible black menace at home. Our wealthy women gave their jewels and gold freely to replenish the Confederate treasury. Our commissary was wonderfully aid ed by devoted wives and mothers sending boxes of food and clothing to their loved ones at the front. Some of our most daring spies were Southern girls. No South ern hospital ever lacked for the delicate touch of a woman’s hand. Sewing societies were organized in almost every community to help our poor boys who were struggling for the rights of the south. Whenever a letter was received from a soldier the women for miles around would flock to the post of* fice to hear the latest news from the seat of war. No cause, backed by its noble women, such as the lost cause was, can possibly fail, except through overpowering numbers. When at last the resources of the South were exhausted; when the cradle aud the grave were lit erally robbed to supply soldiers for our depleted ranks; when Hood evacuated Atlanta and Lee was fi nally surrounded at Appomattox, all was lost —save honor. Then the pure gold in the character of Southern womanhood shown with such brilliance as to dazzle the world. These sweet women who had furnished the sinews of war were ready to scatter the flowers of peace The results of the war were stu pendous. Four million slaves, who had never been trained to think, were liberated. Eight million white women, who had never been trained to manual labor, were forced to do some kind of work. Women who had been roared in luxury and affluence, went to the kitchen. Men who had been gen tlemen of leisure, went to the plow handles, the counting rooms or in to the professions. The work of the Confederate soldier did not end with the dis bandment of the Confederate] army. He had the social system j |of the South to reconstruct. He j bad to re-establish Anglo-Saxon supremacy. He had to rid the | South of bayouet aud carpet-bag LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY,MAY 10. 1900. rule aud establish responsible state government. The deeds of the Confederate soldier were glorious in war and splendid in peace. The impartial historian of the I future will point back to the men j who followed Stonewall Jackson and General Lee as that noble race who saved the Southern half of i this Union from African domina tion, planned by a victorious, tho’ vindictive foe. The men aud women of ’6l have left us a noble heritage. The in dustrial prosperity of the New I South is an eloquent tribute to their lives. The changing scenes] of time bring forth strange apara tions. The war between the States, while saving the Union, left a gulf of hate between the contending sections. In the mysterious providence of God this Republic has had to fight a foreign foe before the men who fought the civil war passed from the stage of action. The results of the civil war gave us a union of states; the results of the war with Spain has given us a union of hearts. It makes every old Confederate soldier feel like sayiug, “This is my country, the Star Spangled Banner is my flag,” when he hears the whole na tion speak of the gallant Joe Wheeler as the hero of Santiago, the Alabama boy, Hobson, as the hero of the second Merrimack, our own lamented Turn Brumby as the friend and Lieutenant of Dewey, who hoisted the stars and stripes over the Spanish fort at Cavite. God is ringing the curtains of the 19th century down upon a happy and united America. Young ladies aud young gentle men, we have a splendid heritage, but an.awful responsibility. Wo know not what the future may have in store for us. Though if we will only be true to the memo ries of the past, the 20th century will be as glorious to us as the 19th has been to our fathers and moth ers. 1 would not have any love our common country less, though I would have all to cherish the memory of our Southern Confed eracy more. I hope the Confederate bill will ever remain in our Southland as a memento of the Lost Cause: “Representing nothing on God’s earth no*v, And naught in the waters below it, As a pledge of a nation that’s dead and gone. Keep it, dear friends, and show it. “Show it to those who will lend an ear To the tale this paper can tell. Of liberty born, ©f the patriots dream. Of the storm-cradled nation that fell. “Too poor to possess the precious ore, And too much of a stranger to borrow. We issued today our ‘promise to pay,’ And hoped to redeem it on the morrow. “Days passed by, and weeks became years. But our coffers were empty still; Coin was so rare that the treasurer quaked If a dollar should drop in the till. “But the faith that was in us was strong indeed And-our poverty was well discerned, And these little checks represented tho pay That our suffering volunteers earned. “We knew it had hardly a value in gold. Yet as gold our soldiers received it; It gazed in our eyes with a promise to pay. And each patriot soldier believed it. “But our boys thought little of price or pay, Or of bills that were over due: We knew if it bought us bread today ’Twas tho best our poor country could do. “Keep it! It tells our history over, From the birth of the dream to the last; Modest, and born of the angel Hope, Like our hope of sucoess it passed.” Southern Baptist Convention, Hot Springe, Ark., May 10th to I7th, 1900. For the above occasion The Southern Railway will sell tickets from all principal points to Hot Springs, Ark., aud return at rate of one first class fare for the round trip; tickets to he sold May 7th to 10th, inclusive, final limit May 24th, 1900. The Southern Railway offers to those desiring to attend this Con vention the quickest, best and most direct route, hawing two reg ular daily trains in each direction, between Atlanta and Hot Springs. These trains will carry through vestibuled coaches and Pullman sleeping cars for organized parties. A SPECIAL TRAIN Known as “The Southern Baptist Special” will be operated from At lanta, leaving at 4, p. no., arriving at Hot Springs 12, noon, the fol lowing day. For full information as to de tails of the trip, rates, reserva tions, etc., address any of the un dersigned, who will be pleased to write or call on you. H F Cary, Traveling PasseDger Agent, Macon, Ga. A A Vernoy, Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga. C C Johnston, Traveling Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga. Brooks Mor gan, District Passenger Agent, At lanta, Ga. Cure Cold in Head. Kermott a Chocolates Laxative Quinine, easy ' to take and quick to cure cold in head aad sore throat. Do YOU TAKE YOUR COUNTY PA PER ? From The Far Off Philippines, Written for The News-lleraUl. Pasig, P. 1.. March 28, 1960. Mk. J. G. Vose, Lawrencevill6, Ga. Deak Sir: This is the day for much rejoicing among the boys. Over here, we, of the army, cele brate two great occasions, name ly, pay day and mail day. This is mail day and brimgs to me from you that which I appreciate above all—a letter from the dear old states and home, so far away, In the army, promptness is a main factor and is ever before us in all branches of the service, day by day. That I am an apt pupil you must admit, when I say, your letter just received I am answer ing It pleases me to learn that my letter proved somewhat, interest ing to you, and assure you that I will, to the best of my ability, keep you posted as to the doings in this far away land. Tis true that the backbone of the insurrection is broken, yet our forces need only to advance a few miles into the mountains there to find all kinds of trouble, not only from Aggie’s dusky braves but from fierce bands of Ladrones (robbers.) It might not bo amiss if 1 relate my experiences since writing to you. I wrote to you from our first camp, which was La Loma, on the line of defense some miles from Manila. We were just be coming settled when Bix compa nies, including my own, received orders to ration for a two days’ march. Well, wo each drew our chunk, of bacon aud allowance of hardtack, stuffed the same in our haversacks, filled the canteens with fresh water, and withiu half an hour we started on what proved to be the quickest and hardest march made by any regimeut in the Philippines, and which gave us the name as the “hikeing 42nd.” We expected to return to La Loma within two days, but we never re turned. We started our march ou two days’ ration, but for four days we were forced to make it last. Soon it was gone ;we were dow in the high hills, far from any place to secure supplies, weary and foot sore from the long, rough tramp under a maddening hot suu, but still forced onward, hungry and sullen. For two more days our food consisted of cocoanuts and its milk and wild mangoes. Weak, dirty, our clothes almost in rags, half starved, we were indeed in a miserable condition to enter the engagement which soon came. Our companies were marching along at route step, in fact, strung out in a loDg, straggling line, and bravely keeping upon feet covered with blisters. Our advance guard had entered and passed through a defile with high hills on right and left, and half of our company had passed when, without warning, our foes opened a heavy fire upon our flank, and the fun had started. The commands at once deployed into line of skirmishers, at the same time dropping behind trees and rocks for protection. It is needless for me to state that we worked our Kraigs for all they were worth, and am confident with much success. It was a case of give and take for some time, with the “give” part mostly on our side. Our steady fire soon grew too warm for the gugus, whose fire grew less and less and soon ceased. From information given by a captive, it was ascertained [ that we killed twelve and wounded some twenty. After a short rest, our march was continued, and soon we en tered the town of Maroug. Here we found three companies of the 27th Keg’t. stationed. We soon found ourselves on the out side of a good meal. After a refreshing dip in Lugna Bay the boys turned DOES IT PAY TO BUY CHEAP? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all righi, but you want something that will relieve aud cure the more severe and danger ous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to a warmer and more regular cli mate? Yes, if possible. If not possible for you, then in either case take the only remedy that has been introduced in all civilized countries with success in severe throat and lung troubles, “Bos chee’s German Syrup.” It not only heals and stimulates the tis sues to destroy the germ disease, but allays inflamatiou, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night’s rest, and cures the patient. Try one bottle. Recommended many years by all druggists in the world. Sample bottles at Bagwell’s Drug Store, Lawrenseville; Smith and Harris, Suwanee; R. O. Medlock, Norcross. in to secure sweet rest, for we all knew that the worst was to come, j Long before the sun arose the ! trumpet sounded revellio, and our; day’s work had begun A hasty) breakfast, a slinging of haversacks and canteens, a few sharp com mands and our march was re sumed. Our destination now was l’aete,(Pie-eata)thirty miles away. The trail was a rough one, over mountains, wading rivers, now into a grove of bannanas, on we rushed until the sudden crack of the deadly Mauser and the zip, zip of the bullets above our heads warned us that our foe was near and ready for business. Thißtime we suffered badly. Capt. Dußois of Co. F was seriously wounded; Corporal Graves of Co. C. shot in the nye, and six privates wounded. I suppose this is the “two hours brush” you spoke about. Well, we soon entered Peatfc. Here we rested about ten min utes, aud then took up our weary tramp, tho next stop to be Santa Crniz, about fifteen miles to our front. This place we reached by evening and here we joined Gen’l. Sehwan’s column and rested for three days. Gen. Schwan, now in command, moved upon Colom ba, fifty mill s to the south of Santa Cruiz. This march was really the toughest of all, and ic sulted in sending over seventy-five to tho hospital. Our return march was about the same as going, but only once did we have a fight. When about half way back we embarked in boats until Pasig, on the banks of the swift flowing Pasig river, was reached, and our great march was at an end. Right here let me say that soldier life is not what its cracked up to be. Now, as to the natives, I can say this: The Amigos (Friendlies) are seemingly bright fellows, and far above our negro in manners, habits and love for their familios. I have never seen one drunk. They are devoted to their church, (Catholic), loving to their wives aud children, and are happy when toiling in their rice fields. So much for the men, now for the women, and little ones: The wo men are far from good looking, dress in their own peculiar way, sell fish and all kinds of fruit, and will always be seen with an im mense cigar, puffing away for dear life. The kids are as bad as th<ur “mammies” in regard to smoking, always puffing the native cigarette. My! what a letter this has be come. By this time you will liken your self unto an old time martyr, undergoing tho horrible tortures of reading a stupid letter, so think I had better say “halt.” Hoping all are well, and with beit regards to any inquiring friends, I am always Very truly yours, Jas. T. Swords, Co. D. 42nd Reg’t., Pasig, P. 1. MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY. It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffer ing. The proprietors of Dr. King’s New Ciscovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine; aud have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron chitis, Hoarseness aDd all diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cured by it. Call ou A. M Winn & Son’s Druggist, and get a free trial bottle. Regular size 50c. and sl. Every bottle guaranteed or price refunded. Mulberry S 3. Association. April 28th, 1900. The third session of the Mul berry Baptist Sabbath school as sociation convened with Appa lachee church. The body was called to order by Bro. J. P. Eley. Ist. Enrolled names of delegates. 2nd. Elected J. P. Eley presi dent, Rev. G. L. llagwell vice president, J. W. Morgan secretary. 3rd Had a talk from Prof. Flanagan on Sabbath school work. 4th. Adjourned one hour and a half for dinner. sth. On motion, agreed to ask all Baptist preachers in the bounds of the association to preach one sermon in the interest of the Sabbath BChool cause. Rev. G. L Bagwell promptly responded to the above request, aud gave a good talk on the Sabbath school work. 6. Bro. J. 0. Attaway gave a talk on his work as Sabbath school agent, 7th, On motion, agreed to con tinue the work of agent, and to increase the number from one to I three. Elected Bro. J. C. Ms- ROYALS' ~ Absolutely Pure Makes the food more delicious and wholesome Eroath for the first section, Bro. J. O. Attaway for the second sec tion, Bro. I. C. Johnson for the third section. 8. On motion, agreed to have a sermon preached on the Sabbath school cause at the next session of this body. Bro. S. P. Higgins was elected to preach the sermon. 9th. On motion agreed to hold the annual celebration at Appa lachee church on Thursday before the fourth Sabbath in July be ginning at 9:80 A. M. Each school to be entitled to two repre sentatives. Representation te stricted to schools of Baptist churches. 10th. On motion, agreed to have an orator of the day, and appoint ed Prof. J. C. Flanagan, J. W. Morgan, C. 11. Bailey as a commit tee to employ some person for that purpose. 11th. Agreed to hold the next meeting of this body with the church at Auburn, ou Seturday before the second Sabbath in May, 1901. 12. On motion, agreed to ask the association to publish the work of this convention in the minutes of the association. 18th. Agreed to ask the News- Herald and Walton News-and- Messengcr to publish the work of this meeting. 14th. Adjourned to the tim* l and place above mentioned. J. P. Elev, Pros. J . W. Morgan, Sec. BRAVE MEN FALL Victims to stomaoh, liver and kidney troubles as well as women, and all feel the results in loss of appetite, poisons in the blood, backache, nervousness, headache and tired, listleßß, run-down feel -1 ing. But there’s no need to feel i like that. Listen to J. W. Gard . ner, Idaville, Ind. He says: “Electric Bitters are just, the thing ’ for a man when he is all run down ’ and don’t care whether he lives or I dies. It did more to give me new strength and good appetite than • anything I could take. I can now eat anything and have a new lease on life.” Only 50 cents, at A. M. Winn & Son’s Drug Ltore. Every bottle guaranteed. A Letter From Florida. Gainesville, Fla., May 2, 1900. Editor News-Herald: As I have an hour of leisure, I will give you a brief description of our city and surrounding country. Gainesville has a population of over 5000 inhabitants. Situated as it is, in Central Esst Florida, about midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean, on an eminence of over 800 feet above ocean level, we are contin ually and caressingly fanned by bracing breezes from the Gulf and the Atlantic, passing through pine and palm forests, laden with aroma—“heaveu’s elixir of life.” Such things as chills and fever are unknown here. Our winters are mild —with nine days out of ten of clear, bright sunshine, while iu summer the temperature is cool and bracing, the thermometer rarely ever reaching above 90 or 95 degrees, and even this is not uncomfortable, fanned as we are by continual salt-water breezes. Our nights are always delightfully cool, requiring some cover before day. Our lands are very productive and produce not ODly tropical and semi-tropical fruits, bnt melons and vegetables of every variety grow to perfection, while the more staple crops of corn, cane, pota toes, rice, sea island cotton are raised in abundance. This is truly a self-supporting country. Our many clear brooks and crystal lakes abound iu fresh-water fish of every variety, and there is no day in the year but fishing with reel and rod is charming sport. Such game as quail, ducks, doves, squirrel, turkey, deer, aud near the coast, bear, can be had in great numbers. Around our lakes and meadows thousands of fine fat cattle and horses are raised successfully. Many of our citizens and epi cures prefer our home raised beef, mutton and pork to Chicago or northern raised meats. We have four or five well supplied markets in the city, where can be tad the best of beef, mutton and pork, to say nothing of snap-beans, peas, beets, lettuce, tomatoes, cabbage, celery, Irish potatoes, aud in fact News-Herald Journal, ,^,l Only $1.05. VOL. VII. NO 29 any vegetable grown in any coun try. Our city has a $100,(XX) water plant, and is said by an eminent chemist to be the very purest in tho United States. Our educational advantages cannot be surpassed in the south. The “East Florida Seminary,” a military college, is taught by West Point graduates of eminent ability, and is patronized by §tu- . dents from almost every state in the union; while our public schools run away up into the hundreds. The students, large and small, are robust, red-faced specimens of health, and can’t be surpassed in the mountains. The court house, which stands proudly and splendidly in tho central business square, cost over SIOO,OOO. The business houses are all two and three story brick buildings, while the side walks are universal ly paved with vitrified brick. The churches, of all denomina tions, are fine brick structures. Our streets are broad and airy, and almost completely shaded with live oak, red bay, magnolias ] and evergreens, while the flower j gardens cannot be surpassed in beauty and fragrance. Two large ice factories, several plaining mills and varidty works, one large sea island cotton facto ry, employing 100 hands or more, guano factories, etc., four and five railroads, with fifteen or twenty daily mails, go to make up our enterprises. jJ There are three immense livery and sale stables, and it is said; that no city can produce more elegant traps, phaetons, and fine; horses. Our people, white and colored,; are law-abiding, and the best of j feeling exists between the races.l We have one daily, two weekly f aud tri-weeklv papers, each a I credit to any city. ; The residences are of a beautiful F modern type, aud are built with a * view of summer comfort, while the air is kept cool by the spray* ing of hundreds of flower gardens by beautiful aud refreshing water fountains. As my “time is up” I will desist for the present, with a promise of another letter in the future, as I would like for my friends around my old home to know of the ad-/ vantages of fair, flowery Florida- Respectfully, !’/ R. W. Bailey. The ancients believed that rheu- [ mutism was the work of a demon within a man, Any one who hat had an attack of sciatic or inflam matory rheumatism will agree that the infliction is demoniac enough to warrant the belief. It has nev er been claimed that Chamber lain’s Pain Balm would ca6t oul demons, but it will cure rbeuma.' tism, aud hundreds bear testimony to the truth of this statement One application relieves the pain and this quick relief which it af- ' fords is alone worth many timei its costs. For sale by Bagwell Drug Co. K C. M, & B. ; FAST TRAIN. The Kansas City Limited. Thi modern equipped fast train, witl reclining chair car, (seats free,, aud Palace Buffett Drawing-roou ! Sleeping-car, leaves Biraiughan,‘ daily via the Kansas City, Mem, phis & Birmingham Railroad a. 12:10 noon. Connects at Memphi with trains for Arkansas and Tex as. At Nichols for points id Texa aud Northwestern Arkansas: am g at Kansas Cicy Union Depot wit fast trains for Colorado, Californi and all the west and northwest. J. E. Lockwood, G. P. A., Kau sas City. C. W. Strain, T. P. A Memphis, Tenu. Chas. Jones, 1 P. A., B rmingham, Ala. Arkansas. Texas and California, vij Southern Railway. Before deciding on a trip to At kansas, Texas, Arizona, Califol nia, or any point West or SoutP west, call on or address any Agee of the Southern Railway. 1 Choice of routes via Birmins ham, Shreveport, New Orleans <j Memphis. Best and most direct line i Washington, Few York, Cbatt; nooga, Louisville, Cincinnati, an Florida points. Rates, Time Cards, Maps at* Illustrated Literature cheerful furnished upon application to A.A.Vernoy, Pass. Ag’t. C. C. Johnson, Trav. Pass. Ag Brooks Morgan, Diet. Pass.Ag Office, Kimball House Corua Atlanta, Ga, .3