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N. L. Hr tciii.vh, Judge.
It. B. Russell, Solicitor (ienerai.
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COUNT V OKKICKKS 1
It. 11, Whitworth, <ordinary,
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'J' A Jlariett, Sheriff, „
w .1 T: ihble, Dept.. Sheriff.
S < - Mart in, Tax Collector,
I) < Hawthorn, Tax Keeeiver,
A XV Moore Treasury,
It N M.allot.!, Surveyor,
.1T Il:idaway, Coroner.
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A N Jtob-insen, Marshal.
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Hcrvic; first and third Hu inlays.
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Heiviees fad Sundays.
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THE GWINNETT HERALD.
Biographical
Sketches.
OF THE PIONEERS OF
G WIN N KIT,
HV M.U. It. !>• WINN,
| Believing it will be int< r*-Kt- j
big to our renders, we have corn :
furnished n number of sketches j
of the pioneers of Gwinnett conn
ty by Maj. It. D. Winn, which
were written and published 20
odd years ago. —Editor.]
pkn and ink sketchks.
Written for the Gwinnett Herald, j
HAMILTON OARMANY.
Captain Garmftny was born j
in Newberry di.strict, (South Cm
olina, about tln/year 1 (08,- ftwd
came to this county in 1828. . |
Jb was a Presbyterian, and
strict in the faith and practice
of that church.
Ho helped with his own hands j
to build the old church, neai i
where the present one now
stands, at Fairview, in 1828 or
’24.
r The male members —Mr. Gar
many amongst them —and oili
er friends, met to commence
tlie work. The first day they
did not complete it, although
it was a cheap, unpretending
split-log house. At the close of
th<> day’s work, Hilly Montgoan-r
cry, who was the prime mover
in the matter, sain, “Wo must
come back another day — mifiling
tlie day —and finish it. All
agreed but Mr. Oar many, who
said, “Charity begins at homo!
1 am building mysolt a house to
live in and 1 cannot, come on
that day.” He lived ill that
house, which was on the head
waters ot the el low lI.VXT, llil
li! a year or two after the or
ganization ot tii ■» “Gwinnett
Manuel Labor School,” when
;t,hoy gave him.the position in
that institution of “Fanner’’
—to oversee the boys of the
school in their farm work—-aue- j
eeodmg Moses I -hi del j, V/lio htnil
, fho position lirat.
of the two mon* that the]
Captain was, in some respeebq
juriL'i*qualified for the pbHuon
than Mr. Liddell. Not that he
was a better farmer, I think he
was not, nor that lie had better
judgement, but he was not bo
blunt, nor bo strict in discipline.
The boys and young men then
composing the school, were the
sons and wards of the wealthier
classes, from different parts of
the State T who had never work
ed, and (lid not comprehend the
“dignity of labor,” and were
averse to it. Mr. Liddell was
for bending them t.<> it. Mr.
Garmany was more persuasive
and lenient.
I have often thought tho trus
tees were singularly unfortunate
in their selection <>t a farm for
boys to work on who were whol
lv paused to liinii work, or any
other
While the anil was good, it
was tire ro.kiest tarm in the
State, and would have discour
aged a man of tlie most energet
ic will, who had been used to
plowing and hoeing all his life.
J have no doubt its roughness
and the difficulties in lending
it, gave to many of the boys an
aversion to farm work they .nev
er got over.
Labor in the sun and pn the
farm then, by the sons of the
wealthier class, was by them
considered menial and degrad
ing, and should bo performed
by the “poor white people and
the negroes. ”
Hence the failure of Manuel |
Labor Schools, and hence the
crowding of the protest-ions, to
(lie disgrace often of those pro
fessions, and to the degradation
of many lawyers, doctors, mer- :
chants and ministers.
Labor is a nohto employment?
labor on the farm, turning i
the soil, cleared of the heather,
to the rays of the sun and show
ers and dews at heaven, plant
ing the seeds of the harvest' to
supply the trade of commerce
and to supply the wants of man
and Least, nursing them into
life, vigor anil maturity, that
we may sing ‘‘Harvest Horn
i \ aumm< r and autumn. 1 Ins
is in accordance with the be
hests of the Creator, is the
! grandests, noblest calling of
| all! Hut I digress.
After the Captain served his
connection with the school, he
I.AWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 23rd 1894.
punched the John Turnor planta
tion, where Mr. George Craig
now liv- s, and lived upon it a few
years. During his residence
1 hero, the war with the Creek
Ihdians broke out near Colum
bus, and two companies of vol
unteers wore raised in this coun
tv, one of mounted men, com
manded by Captain Garmany,
the other of infantry, command
ed by Captain Reed.
In the early summer of 1886
they took up the line of march
for Columbus, near th t seat of
war, and not long after their ar
rival at their place of rendez
vous, they engaged in the fight
with the Indians at “Shepherd’s
Plantation” in Stewart county.
It was a terrible fight tor raw
soldiers to encounter, but they
maintained it well and covered
themselves with honor.
„ Ample testimony at the time
was borne to the courage and
bravery of Captain Garmany
and his men. Seven of his men
were killed and four wounded.
Of the killedprere Ensign Isaac
Lacy, Orderly Seg’t., James C.
Martin, J. H. Holland, Robert
T. Holland, J. M. Allen, Win.
M. Simms, J. A. V. Tate and A
W. Peden.
The wounded were Captain
Garmany, John R. Alexander,
Thomas W. Hunt and Wm.
Stapp, none of them mortally.
Soon the war closed and our
volunteers returned home. -Stop
ping at Newman on their return
they were invited by the citi
zens to partake of a collection,
and their visit and the occasion
was thus noticed by the Newnan
Palladium, a newspaper of that
town:
“Early on the morning of
the 26th alt. our citizens wore
apprised of the approach of a
company of our chivalrous up
country volunteers. We at
once thought it to be our own ;
but when they appeared who
should it be but the gallant Cap
tain Garmany with a part ot
his command. They were re
ceived with enthusiasm by our
citizens, and were compelled
j by urgent solicitation to partake
ot. a breakfast with us; after
which the ladies and gentlemen
of th-; town mid its vicinity w- x
paijbd id the court .house to wel
[come tins heroic band. Col W
l). Spear way .called to the chair
gad after making a few perti
nent remarks, suitable to the oc
casino, the following song was
(after proper intervals) sung
thrice with .weeping eyes and
great applause:
CAPT. (-AMMANY’s FIGHT,
[Tune — Scott’s wa, ha, etc.]
‘See the Cnattahoochee flow,
By Roanoke descending low;
There are soldiers met the foe,
Fierce as panthers prowling.
God! was not Thy presence nigh
When to Thee with trusting eye
Looked our soldiers when theory
Burst like wild wolves howling
Hear our Captain’s cheerful tone
‘Courage soldiers! Soldiers on !
Let no craven fear he shown,
Here, no aid can find us!
‘Who a home or loved one hath,
Fight like- heroes in their wrath,
Fight, there lies no middle path
Wreath or shade must hind us
■Should we fall, we leave a name
Ages wj 11 he proud to claim;
Death upon the soldier’s fame,
Stamps the seal of glory ! ’
Germany,such thy counsels hold
Now in song thy names enrolled
And thy gallant deeds are told,
While thousands applauding. ’
The Captain then made a
speech, the parting hand was ta
ken, the good-bye was said, the
bugle sounded to the march,
ami the soldiers departed for
their homes and the smiles of
loved ones:.
‘To greet them at their coming,
And grow brighter when they
come.’ ”
But the gallant Captain, and
nearly all his brave command,
hav<* gone to join their killed
comrades in the land of spirits.
Although the event referred
to was comparatively of recent
oc'.-uranee, nearly all engaged
in it are dead; Absalom and
Bird Mart in, Doney, Chandlers,
Thomas, Hunt, the Captain and
others —more than half are
d< :ad.
Oh, death, thou insatiate
monster! Never will your cor
niorate appetite he stayed until
the last man, woman and child
of Adam’s fallen race become
victims to thy fearful rapacity!
Captain Garmany, after his
■, turn, was greeted with univer
sal applause by his fellow citi
and was regarded with a
fervor amounting to veneration.
! At the first election, after
| wards, he was a candidate for
the Senate, and elected al-
i most by. acclamation.
At the next olection ho was
• agaiu a candidate and was de
feated, for in the meantime he
had become a “Gallon Law
man,” and a large manlier of
our people was so sensitive on
this question that they would
have preferred to veto for Reel -
tebub if “he was sound” than
for the Apostle Paul if he was
“a gallon man.”
Wo were very tenacious of
“liberty” then; where is our
“liberty” now ? I will let
thosed men answer who lately
were arrested without warrant*
or accusation, imprisoned forsev
oral days in the jail in Atlanta,
soon to be dragged up again be
fore the United Status District
Court for trying to enjoy ft “lit
tle liberty” for the “stomach
sake.”
The Captain waft Assistant
Keeper of the penitentiary th<
last term of Gov. Crawford -
administration, ami moved t<>
Milledgeville, and served one
year as Principal keeper under
Gov. Towns.
Soon after he returned t<>
Gwinnett, he engaged energeti
cally in the construction as
stock-holder arid director in the
Lawrenceville factory. Aftei
tho failure of this enterprise In
sold out and moved to Walkei
county.
lie was one day at his now
home hunting birds and had
discharged one of tlie barrels o!
his gun, and in re-loading it the
other went off, discharging its
contents into his side, from
which he died in 24 hours in JB
-
Captain G. and tho writer
were neighbors for some tinny
and from a good deal of person
al intercourse afterwards, I have
no scruples in saying he whs ft
good neighbor, good citizen, pill,
lie spirited, kind in his domes
tic relations, benevolent, kind
hearted, and a Christian gonth -
man. . W
A MOUNTAIN MOONSHIN ER : j
TT — " 1
.Deputy United States Mar..'
shirts Pureey and Dunlap, bi
this place, brm *ht in Monday
.morning a mountaineer and hb
covered wagon.. Within the
wagon concealed under a load 1
of apples, chestnuts and onions,
they found a barrel nearly full
of mountain dew. The capture
was made about seven miles
southwest of Toccoa.
A news man interviewed the
prisoner. Ilis name is J. W.
Crunkleton, and his home is
near Persimmon, Rabun county
He is a tall spare, darkbeardod
man, of about 60—a typical
mountaineer. Ho was dressed
in a suit of rough bluish jeans.
The old man appeared quite
cheerful and talked freely. ll<
said he started Out with forty
eight gallons of pure corn juice
and had treated a few persons
and sold one quart, so he sup
posed he had about forty-seven
gallons when ho was-cap tun< l.
When asked what would li
do ne with his wagon audits lorn
of apples, chestnuts and onions
he replied:
“1 ain’t got nothin’ more L
do with ’em; these here rove me
men will . take keer of ’em.
Why, they won’t even leave, im
my coffee pot. I know the lav.
as well as they do; I’m leeth
onlucky this time, hut I ain't
troublin’ much about it. I’v<-
been in wusa scrapes ’n this.
When you’uns write me up sav
l told you’uns the revenue men
had treated me all right.
Calhoun Times: The you nr
deinocrats-of Georgia have lean
ed at their mothers’ knees Hi
story of ’Ol, and will'novel
cease to honor the men wh«.
helped to make the history o.
that trying time.
El her ton Star: Brains, phyis
cal abillity, moral rectitude
and the trust and confidence ol
the people comprise the armor
of General Clement A. Evans.
Heart will beat to heart and
dead voices call to living com
rades to honor the old flag and
its career.
The canvass recently made in
this county by the Gazette on
the gulrernatorial question is in
teresting now. Col. Blount
was just ahead of Gen. Evans.
Quite a number were for Blount
| first and Evans second. Col.
! Atkinson received only a few
- yot.es. Since Col. Biount will
! not be in the race, wo estimate
| that Gen. Evans will carry
| pike county by at least four to
■ one, —Bartlesville Gazette.
j -STATE AND NATIONAL POL
ITICS.
STATE.
It is rumored that the Iriends
of Hon. J. M. Dupree of Monte
zuma are grooming him for con
gress against Judge Crisp. In
the eyent Judge Crisp stands for
re-election, which we have no
doubt ho will do, it will take
some tall hustling to sidetrack
[ the judge, ami ambitious aspir
ants had better consider well
what they arc doing before tack
ling JJie speaker. —Cordelean.
The Dawson Now's reviews the
field In the Second district and
mentions the names of several
possible candidates for congress
ional honors. When the time
comes? it will doubtless be found
that BenTßussell is entitled to
rm and it will be giv
en to him without opposition. —
Wily u rbss H<>ra Id.
for the greatest ro
that Screven county still
re Ur ’is her proud place in the
Domoeratic house of her fathers
-*-tiint she can say to the De
mocracy of Georgia and of the
Union,' ob Rrith said to Naomi,
•;Ei'itreat me not to leave thee
or to return from foR owing af
ter thee; winner thou goest I
will gd, where tl\ou lodgest I
will lodge—tho Lord do so to
me and more if aught but death
hart ihfe and thee!”—Sylvania
Telephone.
Pamjblph county goes wet by
a of 121. The Prohi
bitiojdsfs wore not “in it.” —
Bb'kelUObservcr.
I' NATIONAL.
The atic congressmen
will;have bo liieot tho people at
thh jk>Hs thin year, and it be
hooves them to go right ahead
ami carry out the pledges of the
platform.~— C< >chra n Telegram.
In the language of Smith of
Gwinnett, Congress is “gwine
oiiT|!i lp.isin of h— and a doing
of no’good at tali.”—Hale’s
WehkljL
i., d - ' *
P '(Tie|e ia reason u- apprehends
link'll; d -affair will
prove to be another public ques
tion which tills Democratic con
gress is incompetent to handle.
-This congress is lacking in many
important • essentials, chief
ainong wliich may be mentioned
brains and statesmanship. —Co-
lumbus E nqui rer - Sun.
The people want the income
tax. They want the tax on
state banks repealed. If they
are not given these things and
that quickly, the winds of next
wihtor will whistle through a
whole quorum <*£ dried congres
sional scalps. Bossed is tlie
congressman who lias sense
enough to come in out of the
rain while it is vet called today.
—Amoricus P<mny Press.
No matter how the tariff mat
ter* is settlyd, if done quickly,
the,business world will be better
off. If congress could then be
prevailed upon to give the ques
tion a twenty year’s rest we be
lieve we would haw an era of
A
prosperity in manufacturing. —
Greensboro Home Journal.
It is a shameful thing that
(Speaker Crisp was forced to
have Democratic members ar
rested and brought to their posts
of duty in Washington to ob
tain a quorum. The New Y ork
and Washington papers praise
the speaker in Unstinted terms
for his brave and determined
notion in the matter.’ We are
glad to know that among the
tlereluct statesmen only four
wen* from the Southern states.
—Hartwell Sun.
■■»♦ « ■ 1
Madison Advertiser: The Sa
j vacua News calls upon the peo
ple of Georgia to elect a govern
or, who has no further political
aspirations, who is not a candi
date the United States Sen
! ate, and who would not be
| afraid to attack the convict
j lease system of our state. The
j Advertiser very respectfully re
i lers The News to Gen. Clement
jA. Evans. He can •fill the bill
j exactly. “The old soldier rack
I ct,” as some of our contempora
ries sneering]y # call it, is going
to be a lively issue in the pres
ent gubernatorial campaign. If
General Evan’s claims to the
governorship were based on his
; war record alone, thousands of
good people all over Georgia
would not follow' his standard
j further. Without disparaging
j bis record as a soldier, the Ad
vertise r believes, he has other
j qualifications which eminently
; lit him for the position to which
j the people of Georgia will doubt
[less elect him.
TWO SENATES.
New Jersey now has two sen
ates, one of which is recognized
by the Democratic governor and
the other by the 1 Republican
house. In their rivalry they
have smashed doors and win
dows and done other unseemly
things. But for the presence of
the police, some of the members
would probably by this time
have broken the heads or noses
of other members, for the ex
citement has been intense.
Each of these bodies has a
quorum, which means,of course,
that in one of them members
sit who were not elected. The
quarrel is as to which of the
two is right. On the fac<* of the
returns the Republicans have a
majority, but the Demoefats
claim that three of the Republi
cans were elected *iv returned as
elected by fraud, and they re
fused to go into the organiza
tion where there would be a Re
publican majority, counting the
three whose seats they meant to
contest, knowing very well that
the contests would not be heard
on their merits.
It is impossible to say what
the outcome will be. In the
meantime, the state and coun
try are scandalized by an exhi
bition calculated to bring popu
lar government into contempt.
NOT ’WANTED.
The impression, “I am not
welcome,” is often takeiy away
by strangers who have worship
ped with the congregation.
“Who is responsible ?” is of
ten asked.
No pastor that is interested
in his work will fail to greet any
visitor. It is true the stranger
ieels somewhat reluctant to pres.-
himself upon the. attention of
others. In a large measure the
responsibility lies with the mem
bers of the church.. To wear an
air of indifference to the strang
er in the church, is a downright
discourtesy. Invite people to
the church, and neglect, to wel
come them 1 IFis like standing
against an iceburg for a strang
er, after having been'pleased
and enthused by the service, to
move down tho aisle to the door
with a host of members step,
ping back and looking as if ask
ing: “Who are you ?”.
It is no wonder that some
chuJches get the unenviable
name of “selfish.” ‘
“Come again,” to a poor man
or woman; a warm shake by the
hand with a favorably impressed
hearer; a large “sunshine smile’
and greeting to the sin stricken,
have brought many back to the
church, and into the fold of
Christ.
Let every stranger come in as
such if lie will; but by no means
let him leave as such. As lie
takes with him the delight ol
tho service, and the profit of the
sermon, let him carry with him
the conviction that those people
at are a good, happy,social
class; and as sure as he appre
ciates proper treatment lie will
come again. .
“Do not say, “I cannot be
social to- one whom I do not
know.” You will not cheapen
yourself in the estimation of the
stranger by being'frieudly.
It is often seen, that certain
people attempt to show an air
of superiority, and thus pass
others as if they were wax fig
ures moved forward on a plat
form. But that is far from
commendable; the fact is as
shallow as the aristocracy they
attempt to imitate.
Away with useless formality,
and reserved manners and let
there be such feeling of sociabil
ity, that the church will be fill
ed to hear the Word.
It is not so much the “poor
sermons” as the unfriendly man
ner of the people that prevent
the return of strangers. —Beacon
Light.
Lawyer —Why do you think
vou Would suit me for an office
boy ?”
Applicant —’Cause I don’t
whistle ‘Aftoo the Bawl.’
Lawyer —Consider yourself en
gaged.
Judge—Prisoner at the bar,
have you anything to say as to
why sentence should not be pass
i ed upon you ?
Prisoner —Yes, yoronner, I’ve
.got a right smart I could say,
but I don’t b’leeve ’twould do a
blame bit er good ter say it. So,
! Jedge, ye kin go on with yer rat
'killin’. •
SI.OO PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE
HORSE A 8 A REASONING
ANIMAL.
“It is a mistaken idea that
none but human beings can rea
son and that dumb animals
have not that power, ” said Prof.
Albert A. Palmer, of Buffalo.
“I am fully prepared to dem
onstrate that the animals infe
rior to man have reasoning fac
ulties, and that what is general
ly termed instinct plays an im
portant part in their doings and
actions.
“Let me give a single exam
ple. I have a friend of the name
of Downing, who owns a string
of valuable race horses. In his
string is a horse-known as Speed
west. A day or so before a radfe
in which the horse is entered he
generally "sends him out on the
track mounted bj’ a stable boy
for a little preparatory work.
This horse will not lake kindly
to his work, and no amount of
persuasion with, whip or spur
can gist him away from a com
mon canter.
“I noticed this peculiarity in
the animal, and one day sug
gested 1,0 Downing that perhaps
the horse knew that he was not
expected to race, and for that
reason could ®ot understand
exactly what was required of
him. I prevailed upon him to
dross the stable boy in tho col
eus usually worn, in a race and
try the horse again. He did so,
and the boy w as-placed in front
of the animal for a moment that
he might see the colors.
“The result was that when the
boy mounted again the horse
broke; at the word of command
ami set olf at a long swinging
gallop, which he increased to a
run, finishing tho work under a
strong pull. Another boy was
put up without the colors, and
the horse refused to leave tho
loping gait at winch lie started
out. A second time the colors
were used, and again tlie animal
set out at a rate of speed calculate
ed to break the record.
“What do you call that, in
stinct or ■reasoning ?. I contend
that the horse hail a rational fac
ulty which he exercised at will.
He knew that without the colors
he had nothing in particular to
gain by extending himself to a
swift run. When the colors wore
put on the horse reasoned that
there was some object in view.
He reasoned that he was already
prepared lift- a race and made his
pace accordingly without being
urged.—St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat.
A PRINTING TELEGRAPH.
Edison., however, has not a
monopoly of invention, as is
shown by the fact that it has
been left to a resident of New'
South Wales to perfect a machine
from* the employment of which
yery great things aro expected.
The invention referred to is a
printing telegraph—the concep
tion of Donald Murray of the
Sydney Morning Hcra|fl staff —
which, having the powotof trans
mitting with rapidity eighty or
more characters, will, it is claim
ed, operate at a distance over a
single telegraph wire, a typewrit
er, a type-settilfg machine, a
piano or any keyboard instru
ment.
The invention has been patent
ed in the United States, Great.
Britain, France, Germany and
other countries.
With regard to it the inventor
says:
“By means of this patent it
will in time be possible for a
nowspaper correspondent (say in
New York), by playing on a type
writer keyboard, to set type or
work a linotype machine in a
dozen or more cities all over the
United States. ’’-Scientific Amer
ican.
»O ♦
VICK’S FLORAL GUIDE,IBO4.
It contains descriptions that
describe, not mislead; illustra
tions that instruct, not exagger
ate. This year it comes to us
in a suit of gold. Printed in
eight different colors besides
black. Colored plates of Chrys
anthemums, Poppies and Vege
tables, On the front cover is a
very exquisite bunch of Vick’s
New White Branching Aster
and cm. tlie back is the New
Double Anemone; 112 pages fill
ed with many new novelties ol
value as well as the old.leading
varieties of flowers and vege
tables.
We advise our friends who in
tend doing anything in the gar
den this year to consult Vick be
fore starting operations. Send
10 cents to James Vick’s Sons,
Rochester, N. Y., for Vick’s
Guide, it costs nothing, as you
can deduct the* 10 cents from
first order. It certainly will
pay you.
“Man wants but little here
below-, and, by George, ho usual
ly gets it,” remarked one of our
citizens recently.
“Have you any safety pins ?”
asked a lady of a merchant the
other da}'-. “No, ma’am,” was
the reply, “but we’ll receive a
car load in a day or two.”
Plants placed under blue glass
will starve, because‘they cannot
absorb carbonic acid from the
atmosphere.
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.
Con gross costs the country
only SB,OOO n day.
Macon is the* only Gecrgia
city that employs negro police
men.
Sam Jones thinks there is
more borrowed trouble than
real. And he is not far from
right'.
Has not the campaign for
Governor opened too soon. ? Are
the people to be harrassed with
a political campaign for nine
months ?
The Harry Hill trial is set for
the 22nd inst. But where is
Harry ? Probably he had bet
ter be consulted as to tho time
he would prefer to soe his ac
cusers.
Mr. Homblower, who was ap
pointed Judge by the President
will hardly be confirmed. Sen
ator Hill is against him and is
making a vigorous fight. His
name does not suit a judge, but
then there is nothing in a name.
One hundred and fifty lawyers
advertise their cards in the At
lanta Daily Commercial. And
probably this is not half tho
number who practice in the sev
eral courts. No wonder they
want more courts established.
w
Only one fourth of the farms
of tho United States are mort
gaged. The average mortgage
only represents one third of tho
value of the farm's. This is as
certained from tlie recent cen
sus taken by tho government.
There must be thousands of
spare money in Atlanta. The
thousands paid to hear a wo
man sing, and the big row be
cause all could not get in that
wanted to,is conclusive evidence
that the city is not hard up.
Two Spanish doctors have
made the discovery that old,
greasy bank bills carry eight
different kinds of disease pro
ducing germs in them. We will,
risk a few of them, so just send
them ‘along. We have never
known many men to bo •infested
with disease by carrying bank
bills, and these headquarters
are not frightened. Wo will
take them of any age, so they
will pass.
Mr. B. M. Blackburn didnot
get a foreign mission and he is
back ,in Atlanta e Siting the
I) ai 1 } ( mUiK'VuiS_l T ho fcroa.t
mentVf - Mr. Blackburn-by the
administration was unjust. He
was the original Cleveland fnan
in Georgia, .and was competent
to fill many places of honor and
trust under the government.
He was a faithful worker during
the campaign and the ignoring
his claims and putting men in
office who did nothing for the
party, is contrary to the well
established rules of all parties.
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRI
AL.
The gnat is provided with a
regular, set of lancets and cup
ing glass from which the air can
be withdrawn.
Physiologists say that the
gastric glands of the stomach of
an adult human being number
over 5,000,000.
Bartholomew, in his recent
articles on the mapping of the
world, claims' that only one
eighth of the land surface of
the globe may still be described
as unexplored.
The Capitol at Hartford, Conn
is of'marble and local engineers
claim that it expands one inch
to each 100 feet, being three
inches 1 mgcr jn summer than
in winter.
The density of things at the
ceutre of the globe is so great
that, if a block of steel four
feet in cubical dimensions were
placed there, it would be reduc
ed to a nine-inch cube.
Germany is the greatest zinc
producing country of the world.
The-main district is in Upper
Silesia, where the metal is made
from ealanine and zinz blended
by distillation.
The idea of an ancient tropi
cal continent at the South Pole
uniting South America, Mada
gascar and Australia is arous
ing considerable interest and
discussion in scientific circles.
Sandpaper grows on trees in
Dutch Guiana, for the leaves of
the trees known bntanically as
the Dillonia scabrelia are so
rough on the surface that they
can he used as sandpaper.
A multiple filament lamp
which has been used for some
time in Germany is thus describ
ed: It contains a number of
filaments united in common at
the upper part. Each half can,
therefore, be used with any of
the others, thus enabling all
but one-half of a filament to be
used up or broken before the
lamp must be renewed. The
extra expence of this arranj. e
ment, it is said, is much h-ss
than the. equivalent in i.ew
lamps. Furthermore, several
of the filaments can be used at
once, thus increasing the candle
power.