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The Herald :
Official Organ Town and County
Tyi.eb M. Peebles, - Editor
Lawrencevillp. Ga
THE PRESS CONENTFOX
AT MACON.
F.XCFRSION TO FLORIDA.
The Georgia Press Association
Field its 29th annual convent ion
in Macon last week. The at
tendance was not as large as
usual, especially in view of the
attractive excursion to Nassau,
in the Bahama Islands, which
had been arranged. *
The Association met a cordial
welcome from the city of Macon.
Its reputation for hospitality
has long since been established,
and the newspaper men and
their wives and dlughters were
made to fe@l that the city ap
preciated their visit. Col.
Mathews and C. R. Pendleton,
Editors, and Mr. Ketcham, City
Editor of the Telegraph, were
unremitting in their attention
to their brethren, and deserved
the vote of thanks given them
Macon has improved rapidly
in the last ten years, and has
taken on much of the enterprise
and spirit that has developed
Atlanta. Its railroad facilities
are perfect; its colleges rank
among the best in the South,
and its manufacturing interests
are developing with rapid
strides.
Paring our stay we were giv
en an excursion -1 miles out to
the “Log Cabin,” their beauti
ful club grounds, and the most
elegant log house in the South,
with wide verandas, dancing
halls, and every convenience
for a delightful resort.
The day’s entertainment
closed with a banquet at the
hotel, where until a late hour
the guests of the city were en
tertained with wine and speech
es. Entertaining speeches were
made by Col. Mathews and
Wimberly of the city, Mr. Cab
aniss and Glessner of the press,
and Gov. Atkinson.
The business of the Associa
tion was rapidly dispatched.
The officers elected for the next
year were: ll* H. Cabaniss.
President; John Triplett, \ ice
President; B. F. Perry, Secre
tary; J. W. Anderson,* Treas
urer; W. A. Knowles, Corres
ponding Secretary. Executive
Committee: W. A. Hemphill,
T. M. Peeples, J. W. Chapman
The Treasurer’s report showed
SSOO surplus in the treasury,
so there is no danger of a Re
ceiver being appointed.
At 11 o’clock Tuesday morn
ing the excursion party took
the train for Florida and the
South Atlantic coast. They
were joined here by a party
from Atlanta who wanted to
take the excursion. The party
consisted of 41 ladies anil gen
tlemen, all bent on pleasure
and expecting a good time.
The first run was to Palatka,
on the St. John’s, 285 miles
over the Georgia, Southern &
Florida. This is one of the
best new roads in the State,
with elegant cars, polite of
ficials, uud runs through one of
the best sections of the Stute.
In fact, it is developing more
rapidly thun any other section.
Well built towns are spring
ing up at every station, and
immense lumber mills, where
millions of feet of (line lumber
ure turned out monthly,are one
of the features of this section.
We passed the celebrated
Gress mills, where Harry Hill
and Me Lord Beresford paid
the penalty of violating Geor
gia laws. The etrippinl con
victs could be seen on every
hand, bundling the lumber.
They look like they were well
clothed and fed. The only
thing that distinguishes them
from the other laborers ure
their zebra suits.
Thin auction of the State, for
merly an unbroken pine forest,
with its wjre-grass and cattle
ranges, was regarded as a very
poor section, valuable only for
its timber, but recent years
have made wonderful improve
ments.
It is a fine farming section,
and lands have advanced in
price one hundred per cent.
Corn, cottou, outs, potatoes,
ribbon cane grow luxuriantly,
it is a fine fruit and truck sec
tion. Immense peach orchards
and vegetable farms are very
p off table. It is the home of
the watermelon, and thousands
<uf car-loads find their way to
the Northern markets. Taking
at all in all, it is a splendid
jjoor man's country, and is
much more desirable than Tex
as and the West to emigrate to.
The crops in this section are
generally a month ahead of
North Georgia, but this spring
they arc ns backward as in our
section. We did not notice but
one or two fields of corn up,
and the farmers were putting
in their fertilizers. The lands
are easily cultivated, and re
spond liberally to the skill of
the planter. It is a good stock
country, and cattle live all the
year round on the wire-grass,
and are looking well now.
Night overtook us just about
the time we crossed the State
line and we saw but little of
this section of Florida, which
is regarded as the best for farm
ing operations.
About 10 o’clock at night,
tired and dusty, wc landed at
Palatka, a famous resort on
the St. Johns. This is a quaint
old city, and in the days when
all travel was by steam boats
was'a place of great resort fur
tourists, hunting health or pleas
ure in this mild climate, where
oranges and tropical fruit flour
ish.
At this place, as at all others
in Florida where Northern peo
ple congregate for the winter to
spend their money, the hotels
are simply elegant. Every con
venience can be hrfd by paying
for it, —ami you do pay for it,
too. The hotel rates are about
twice what they in are Georgia.
The people have been accustom
ed to bleeding the rich yankees,
who have money to burn, and
they look on it as lawful plun
der. One man expressed it apt
ly when he replied in answer to
a question as to how the people
lived: “We live on fish in the
summer and yankees in the
winter.” Hero are located
mammoth saw mills, and door
and sash factories, where they
handle millions of lumber. It
is a revelation to see how rap
idly they manufacture lumber,
doors and blinds by improved
machinery. The timber is float
ed down the great river and
right up to the mills, where it
is hauled out by machinery,
and one man frequently handles
1 igs that weigh a thousand
pounds.
At 11 o'clock the next day we
boarded the train for the Indian
river country and the South
Atlantic ports, The long train
winds its way across the great
river, upon which formerly
floated hundreds of crafts with
sails or steam, that furnished
the only means of communica
tion between the broad Atlantic
and the country drained by
this mighty stream.
Our objective point was I’nlm
Beach. This railroad was built
tiy Mr. Flagler, the Standard
Oil millionaire. For forty or
fifty miles it passes through an
unsettled country. Broad pra
iries stretch out in every direc
tion .covered with stunted pines,
except along the swamps that
are covered with palmetto, and
jungles that look like a man or
beast could not get through.
You do not see a living thing
except at the stations; not a
horse, cow, sheep or goat. It
would be nn ideal resort for the
fugitive and moonshine block
ader.
On we go at a high rate of
speed, through a boundless con
tiguity of sand, and the excur
sionists tire of the monotony
and enjoy themselves with so
cial chat uud fun on the train.
The train suddenly slacks up
and the cry cornea down the
cars that a man is killed. Every
body rushes out to see about it.
There, lying near the track, was
a young man covered with blood.
He was the conductor of the
parlor car. While the train
was running at a high rate of
speed he leaned over the plat
form and was struck by a wood
rack and his skull crushed in.
His name was Bryan, and his
family resided in Jacksonville.
Drs. Calhoun and Spaulding of
Atlanta, who were in our party,
hurried forward and gave what
assistance they could. He ap
peared to be unconscious, but
later reports from him left
some hopes of his recovery.
The first object of interest to
the toumsta was Indian river.
This is u beautiful body of
water. It is called u river but
is really an arm of the sea uud
its water is salt. It is usually
about a mile wide and for near
ly an hundred miles our road
runs near its banks. The coun
try is so Hut that it looks like
the water is fully as high as the
land.
This is the finest orange
country In the South, but
where the magnificent orange'
groves once stood ary only
young bushes sprouted up from
the roots of the old trees, which
were killed by the freeze- two
years ago last May. That
freeze was a terrible blow to the
prosperity of Florida. It ex
tended way on down to the ever
glades. All vegetation was
killed or seriously injured,
('ranges, pine-apples, bananas
and truck all suffered. It is
hard to find an old orange tree
in full bearing. Indian river
is fine fishing and hunting
grounds. As we passed along
we could see the fish jump out
of the water. They run in
great schools and can be cap
tured by hook or dip nets’.
Among the fish stories one
hears is that there is a place
down there where the fish would
jump out of the water to catch*
your hook and if you would fish
a while they would keep coming
and come up to the water’s edge
and you would have to get be
hind a tree to bait your hook.
The next thing of interest
was the pine-apple plantations.
Hundreds of acres of this de
licious fruit spread out along
the streams anil lakes. ‘Every
thing here seems to prosper near
the water. The land is proba
bly better. Pine-apple culture
is quite profitable. There are
about a thousand plants to the
acre. They grow, about two
feet high and each plant has
only one apple. They are a
perennial growth but will die
out in five or six years and have
to be re-planted. Some vari
eties are much more valuable
.than others and their value de
pends on the size. Some times
they can be found that will
weigh 20 pounds. These bring
a fancy price. These plants re
quire nice cultivation and about
a ton of fertilizers to the acre.
It, ranks liext to tin orange as a
money crop.
That night we arrived at
Palm Beach. Next morning we
looked out on a veritable para
dise. The morning breeze was
laden with the perfume of sweet
flowers; acres of fine flowers
highly cultivated stretched be
fore us; palm trees, cocoanut,
cabbage palmetto, and other
varieties of tropical trees were
growing luxuriantly on every
side. In front lay beautiful
Lake Worth, its clear blue
waters glistening in the morn
ing sunshine, while in the rear
tne broad Atlantic lashed the
shore with its never ceasing
roar. Between the ocean and
the lake is situated the town
It is a great winter resort.
Here nre magnificent homes
and immense grounds of
wealthy people, who live here
but a few months in the year.
It is oueof the beautiful places
of earth. Nature has given it
every advantage and money
and labor have been expended
without stint to add to its
beauty. It is a place for pleas
ure, lazy indolence —for rest to
the weary worn out sick man—
a delight to the consumptive.
If a man has nothing else to do
and no higher ambition than to
eat and sleep, float about upon
a lake with hardly a ripple on
its surface, snutT the salt breeze
from old ocean and listen to its
beat upon the beach, this is the
place he is looking for.
But every place has its disad
vantages. We noticed that
every window had wire netting
fitted in closely. This told the
story. Mosquitos—whew —may-
be gullinippers! We left our
door open before bed time un
thoughtedly, Fact is we were
not used to the things. We do
not know many “ikeeters” were
in our room for they all sing
the same tune, but we know
they were there, nil the same.
Hnre we met Cupt. Frank \V.
Hall, of Dahlonega. Ho was
extremely kind to our party,
lie has been spending the win
ter down there for his health,
he said. Wo told him lie was
the best cured man we ever saw .
He will tip the scales ats>oand
looks as bronzed and rosy as an
old salt. He provided the en
tire parly of 11 with two steam
boats and gave us a ride up and
down the lake. The lake is 2:.'
miles long and from 2 to 4 wide,
and you can ride down to with
in sight of the white caps on the
Atlantic.
Hut even a day of pleasure
has its end and we returned to
the hotel for lunch and then
strolled down upon tin* beach
to watch for the stats to ooiuo
out that keep watch over old
ocean.
Wo never tire in looking at
the ocean. There is something
so grand, so immense—a world
| of water, stretching 11,000 miles
■to England. It is never still,
wave follows wave. Whence do
they come? Whither ure they
going? But enough of this.
But a few miles across these
blue waters a people are strug
gling for liberty.’ Misery,
blood and death hold high car
nival.
Miami is 59 miles south of
Palm Bench. We made the run
there at, night and therefore
saw nothing of the country.
This is the extreme southern
point on the south Atlantic
reached by rail road. The town
is only a year old and yet they
claim 1,000 inhabitants Here
as elsewhere Mr. Flagler has a
fine hotel. Broad avenues are
laid out in the woods as though
a large town was to be built
there.
From this point those of our
party who visited Nassau took
steamer Friday evening. It is
said to be a nice run of 150
miles and the party will be ab
sent four or fiveplays.
We left Friday morning at 4
o’clock and in just twenty-four
hours we landed in Atlanta,
having traveled in that time
between six and seven hundred
miles. In these days of steam
and fast, schedules it does not
take much time to get away
from home or get back if you
do not miss connections.
These trains do not stop for
meals; if you get, anything to
oat you buy it from the trains
Lunches are generally sold on
trains but as there was an enor
mous crowd coming out, as we
did the rations gave out and
we had to make out on apples
and bananas.
There are many interesting
things for a North Georgia man
to see in Southern Florida but
not enough Jo induce us to leave
the hill country.
THE EVENING CONSTITU
TION SUSPENDS.
It, is said that the good die
young, and we suppose this ac
counts for the demise of the
Evening Constitution, which
expired last Saturday evening
Montgomery Folsom, Wallace
P. Reed and tljpir associates got
iqi a real live daily. It was up
to date in every respect and
was rapidly gaining a large eir
dilation.
But it had t<» go to the news
paper grave yard. The cause
of this suspension is stated to
lie the failure of the United
Press Association.
There were two press associa
tions that furnished telegraphic
news to the papers. OnS was
known as the United Press and
the other as the Associated
Press.
The Constitution was connec
ted with the United Press and
the Journal with the Associated
Press. The United Press failed
on account of the w ithdrawal of
a large number of its principle
supporters and this gave the
Journal the control of the even
ing dispatches. The result was
that without the telegraphic
news it was impracticable to
conduct a successful daily pa
per and the Evening Constitu
tion hud to go. That is all of
it. It was youug and healthy,
but could not live without
blood and it surrended to the
inevitable.
UIKLS ON A I,AUK.
Eighteen school girls at-Lucy
Cobh institute ut Athens, con
cluded to celebrate April Fool
Day in grand style. They
slipped away from the teachers
and proceeded to take in the
t >wn. They went to a dru ;
store and ordered, coca-cola for
the crowd. The clerk politely
set out the drinks ami when lie
asked for pay they replied,
“April Fool.”
In another store they tried
the same game, hut the clerk
caught on to the racket and
locked them up until they set
tled the bill. They then hired
a tally-ho coach . and rode
l around in lively style.
The principal of the school
was very indignant about it and
wrote to their parents to come
after them, but subsequently
decided not to expel them hut
to discipline them in other
ways. And now the girl* will
get no sugar in theii coffee for
a w ldle.
so< 10,000 FI UK IN CHaTTA-
N 00(1 A.
Last Saturday morning there
was a destructive fire in Chatta
nooga in which two-men lost
their lives and $500,000 worth
of property was destroyed. The
fire started from the engine
room of a six story office build
ing ami made such rapid head
way that the inmates escaped
with great difficulty.
Hoyd Ewing, president of the
Mountain City Club, and S M.
I‘aflon, architect who designed
tlie building, lost their lives.
Kwiug jumped from the sixth
story uud was instantly killed- j
A RUNAWAY MATCH.
John P. Atkinson, son of the
Governor, seventeen years of
aize, eloped with Miss Ada Byrd,
fifteen years old. daughter of
C. P. Cyrd, last Friday and were
mariied near Cartersville. This
young couple have been trying
to g t married for some time,
and .Mr Byrd sent his daughter
oil' lo prevent it. After they
weie married they went, to a
hotel in Rome where they were
placed under arrest until the
Governor and Mr. Byrd arrived.
They took the children m charge
and brought them back to At
lanta. Each went home with
their parents, and an effort will
be made to disso ve the mar
riage, or at least to get them to
remain at school. Hat if they
wen; smart enough to outwit
their parents in getting mar
ried, it will be difficult to con
trol them in the future. Their
parents cannot keep a police
man on duty over them all the
time.
CAPTURED.
Gen’l. Rivera, who succeeded
Maceo in the insurgent army,
was captured by the Spaniards
last week. He was out with a
small force of 100 men, and the
Spaniards surrounded him with
a large force of calvary and in
fantry. His men fought well
but were overpowered. The
General was badly wounded be
fore lie surrendered. He will
be court martialed and shot
without much ceremony.
It is said that he was betrayed
by some of bis men, who in
formed the Spaniards of his
trip in pdvance, and they had
time to prepare for his capture.
JOE JAMES RETIRES.
Last Saturday Col. James,
the U. S. District Attorney for
the Northern District of Geor
gia, retired from office. His
term having expired, he declin
ed to act any longer, and picked
up his baggage and left the
government building.
It is supposed that the va
cancy will be filled at once. Ed.'
Angier is understood to be the
coming man. The President
will probably send in bis name
to the Senate the first of this
weak.
The terms of the assistant at
torneys, Rucker and Bell, are
also out.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
On the 22nd i f April there
will be a convenlion of the Ep
worth Leagues he’d in Atlanta
It is estimated ihat there will
be 2000 delegates i:i attendance.
The convention will be in ses
sion all the wrek, and an ex
tensive programme of exercises
has been mapped out. Bishop
O. P Fil/:.erald will lie in at
tendance and preside part of
the time. The programme as
published embraces the names
of distinguished speakers and
ministers from all sections of
the State.
THE FLOODS.
The floods in tho West con
tinue mofo alarming.
Thousands of men aro daily
employed piling sand hags on
the levees to keep out the water.
The people are fleeing for their
lives, abandoning homes and
property.
The Mississippi continues to
ri-e and the city of New Orleans
i> threatened. Thousands of
people are living n tents 'll the
high lands, and steam boats are
passing ovi r plantations.
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
The Toth session of the Geor
gia Baptist Convention was in
session in Gnin-vville last week.
It was presided over i>v Ex-
Gov. Northen. Over 800 dele
gates and a large number of
visitors were present. The ses
sion coniinued for three days.
I‘R ESI DEN HAL APPOINT
MEN l’B.
A. E. Buck, M mister to Japan.
Ed. Augier, A*tome ■ North
ern Diet., of (la., Mu ion Er
win, A lli nicy f ir tho Southern
Dist., of G orgia
Mrs. Nobles is sentenced to
hang on the 2}Brd of April.
Ttie Mutual Building & Loan
Association is trying t" got its
atfairs out of the court and al
low the stockholders to continue
it. They think iu this way a
largo amount can he saved.
Mim. Nobles was carried from
Mac n back ta Twiggs county
last Friday. Judge Smith will
re-sentence her to he hung.
Her attorneys intend to sue out
a commission lunacy again.
Uu< Families has again beep
respited. Tho Governor hi
tend* to save his neck until tho
old woman's case is dually dis
p iseil of.
W. T. Hinton M D.
PHYSICIAN .v SL’RGIiON,
Dai i i.a, Gkoruia.
All calls promptly attended to,
day or night.
Located at l>r. S. Jl. Free*
man's old stand, and any of his pa
tients desiring to continue tre.d
liitili will be served by me.
mini.i
McDaniel's Baby P< wders —
The greatest on earth, when
child ut are suffering with
Thrush, Hives, Chicken Pox und
other eruptions und soles.
Line Of
AT- -
G.W.&A. P. Cain’s,
c have just received our new line of Spring
Summer Goods. It comprises a variety of the very
latest and newest goods, fn our store can be found
an elegant line of
I>i > Goods, Notions, Shoes, loic.
pr iP'A r Ps^ + 9 oods were all bought in the East, and we have nev-'
t 9 a ,? e tt er . or c h ea P e , r line. You will find our store filled
irS’i a +u- We are ab , le to make you prices that cannot be
finnr oountry. Our aim has been to sell
goods c heap and sell them fast, and the success we have had
we commenced business in Lawrenceville proves con
clusiv ®ly that our manner of doing business is aporoved and ap
?iontnt^4. b L t^c Pe l ? p,e * Y£ e have never been in a better posi
tion to sell goods cheaper than now. We have the largest and
BEST SELECTED STOCK OF GOODS
Wi .‘i find ou f P ric es are cheaper than they have
ever been before. If you will examine our stock you will see
that we can save you money.
We call your special attention to our new line of
Olotliing ivnd Sliooh
just received. We can show dozens of different styles of Cloth
ing and Shoes-the biggest lines ever shown in Lavvrenceville.
v\ e have a few Standard and White Sewing Machines, the
best made. As we are going to quit the machine business, we
will c ose these out at below manufacturer’s cost*
We have a beautiful line of Millinery which weare selling cheat)
Below is a partial list of what we carry :
New line Henriettas, all
colors, 11 1 to 50c
A beautiful line of Nan
so >k, figured and stripped,
7 to 9a
Black Lawns-plain and
figured
\\ bite Lawns-plain and
figured.
A nice 1 ne of Checked
vl uslin.
A beautiful line of Duck
-ail colors, best grade 10c
Black -Satteen.
A beautiful line of tay
ior madeSuiting-latestout
A big lii e of Organdies
pin , yellow, black, blue
and slate
n elegant line of Din -
ities.
Dress linen.
Cotton plaids, to 5c
Big line of Calicos, all
colors. Turkey Red In
digo Blue-all colors sum
mer c tlico, best grade 5c
B g lot bonnet and dress
ginghams 5 to Gc
Big lot Screen, different
prices.
Colton checks 3| to 5e
VvE KEEP A COMPLETE LIKE OF HARDWARE
Consisting of Plow Stocks (Heymon and Georgia Patent) i |j jv Turners, l'lows
Flow Gear, Guano horiia, Scovel and Handle Hoes.
We also have a few of the Reed Cotton Planter and Guano Dist ihutois com
Imicd. 1 his is without doubt the most complete planter and distribu'or male
and we have reduced the price from $lO 00 to $0 00. Come early, wo have
only a few left. We also handle the Brooks & Dowlow I'la t er.
We have a nice line of Table Cutlery. Pocket Knives, Ua/.m , Guns, C’rocke
ty. Mechanics tools, Hei/.s Pickles, Sauce, Catsup. Baskets, .Umwcre and ill
kinds oI Heavy Groceries,
liw Stills fsr Dili.
1
Cook cV Smith,
PROPRIETORS.
We have opened a lirst class Liv
ery and Keed Stable at lluluth,
w here we nan bo found at all times
with tiist-ihass conveyances and
c.ireful drivers to aoeouimodato the
public.
GOOD TURNOUTS.
We will furnish good turnouts
to parties desiriug to take trips
over the country, to any point, at
reu-onoble prices.
(jive us a triai.
Cook & Smith,
Mch t, i.’m Di i.mi, G.v.
\\ lien children aro fretting,
tossing and wakeful at nights,
‘l->n i fm get g surety —Me*
Danitd s Baby Powders
Papa and Mania: Don't for
get McDaniel's Baby Powders
when baby is teething..
Bunting,different colors
White table damask.pure
linen, 35c
Red table damask 25c
Seaisland, made at Mon
roe mills, over'yard wide,
at 5c
Percale, stripped, red,
blue and black.
Perkaline, different col
ors
Silk tlmad, assorted
colors.
Chambry, different col
ors.
Turkey red floss.
Sheeting-Shirting.
An elegant line of Shirt r
Collars and Cuffs-new
est styles.
A beautiful line of t es.
bows and scarfs.
A big line of hats at all
prices.
Ladies, mens and miss
es hose 5c up
Lsdits aud gen kid
gloves.
Ladies silk gloves and
mits.
Ladies and gents hand
kerchiefs 5c up
Ilorscs A: AT ia loss
Several car loads now on hand
for sale Cheap. Call and investi
gate; you will find.what you want
here.
CAPITOL CITY STABLES, *
26 W. Hunter St.
Livery, Feed and Sale Stables.
01m«. H. riioinas,
Atlanta. Ca.
Ladies belt-, white, kid
and leather,
Lidies belt buckles.
Gents belts
New line corset*, differ
mt prices.
Ladies urulerveste, 10c
up.
Gents underwear
Pat. hoi ks and eyes.
Counter pins.
Towels 5c up.
/ephyr-ali colors, 5c oz
C ( ill coi-
O's, s c, Urg • s inols.
f'j as lc, ;lion m p jees
B.lbv ( ’.IJH
Lot ol jeans at eo t.
j i rices.
Windo.v shade
Ac i I>i d tic!;ing.
M at l ess {iokin g.
Dicker ■ shirting.
Hig line of jewelry.
I rubrel as,
Valoucines laces.
Black silk l ice
Mull and ILi mburg Em
broidery,
i user : i o),
\ elveti ne hi aiding.
Etc Ktc, Etc*