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0C1LLA, GEORGIA.
HENDERSON & HANLON, Publishers.
Possibly Russia is acquiring ammu¬
nition with the expectancy of using it
in a gran 1 py.otochulo peace demon¬
stration. _•
Hereafter no Indians Will be permit¬
ted to leave their reservations to travel
with Wil l West shows. The govern¬
ment is uuwilling to act as an amuse¬
ment age cy any longer.
Au American corn kitchen will hs
one of Undo Sam’s features at the
Paris Exposition, our Federal govern¬
ment having appropriated @10,00.) for
lie maintenance. The invention is to
exploit Indian corn meal by showing
what good things can be made from it
to eat. If tbe cooks do justice to the
meal the exploiting will prove success¬
ful.
It is often said there is a dearth of
SoOOO-a-year men. This cannot mean
a dearth of men with the requisite
knowledge; such a view is plainly un¬
true. The lacking faculty or charac¬
teristic is the ability to plan instinc¬
tively while carrying on other work,
so that affairs never become tangled
and ther3 is always time for one more
undertaking.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger is
opposed for sentimental and historic
reasons to changing the appearance of
the pres (leaf's official residence, It
says; “Enlargements and additions
would destroy the symmetrical build¬
ing, which, in its present shape, is as¬
sociated so closely with the history of
the country that changes in its exter¬
nal appearance would be, especially
since they are unnecessary, a piece of
iconorlasm.”
Although railway rates are cheaper
iu Germany than in England, the av-
•erage return of the British railways is
little more than oue-half of llie Ger¬
man yield. When we bear iu mind
that in Germany not only the railways,
but telegraphs and telephones, are in
The hands of the stale, it is obvious
that a government possessed of such
Resources is more independent ihan
one which has to depend on taxation
alone. Iu the kingdom of Prussia
live-sixths of the public revenue is de¬
rived from sources other thau fiscal.
Tbe state railways yield an annual
'profit nearly twice as large as the
taxes levied, while tho annual produce
of the state mines and forests is not
much short of the annual charge on
the public debt.
The extension of the cotton-mill in¬
dustry iu the South is a conspicuous
phenomenon of the time. Five coun¬
ties in the Carolina - * have for several
years past spun and woven more cot¬
ton than is produced within their bor¬
ders. Borne, Ga., has hitherto been
the shipping point for the cotton
grown iu twenty counties round about.
During 'the past year Romo has
shipped not one bale, because her
manufacturies have used it all in the
making of cotton cloths. This means
that instead of selling cotton at from
five to eight cents a pound the South
is selling it, as a manufactured prod¬
uct, at from 18 to 50 cents a pound.
This is a development upon natural
lines, thinks the New York World.
The South that produces the cotton
will ultimately manufacture it. It
has cheap water-power cheap labor
aud the adjacency of the cotton fields
to stimulate its industry.
Thanks to scientists and inventors,
the world is beginning to save coal.
Each year from now on will see a fur¬
ther saving. Perhaps the time may
come when the cities will be able to
do without coal, and thereby avoid all
the grime and foul gases it produces.
The saving is brought about by the
instalment of great water power elec¬
tric plants. A big dam has just betn
completed in Michigan that produces
a 40,000 volt current. « This current
will be used io light the streets and
run street cars in Kalamazoo, Allegan,
Battle Creek and Jackson. To do
this the current will travel ninety
mile3 through copper wires. The next
biggest enterprise of the kind is the
33,000 volt plant run by a waterfall
in the Santa Ann river, Cal., for-light
and to propel street cars in the city
of Los Angeles. Buffalo, N. Y., gets
electric light aud power from Niagara,
and Toronto will soon be doing the
same thing. A\1 over the world the
cataracts a’e being harnessed, aud
every such harnessing means thou¬
sands of tons of coal save! per day.
The reign of King Coal, with his
grime, cinders aud pallid faces, will
someday be ended, and man will soon
be blessed with heat, light and power
without consulting the black monarch,
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My daughter—my eldest daughter—
visited the Massachusetts coast last
summer. Upon her return we were
not in all respects satisfied that her
summer trip had been a success. This
was a distinct disappointment, since
the expense had made quite a dent in
my bank account, and I had hoped
that a certain listlessness with which
she had been affected would quite dis¬
appear,
I had expected that she would at
least catch golf before her return, since
it was known to be epidemic all along
the coast.
It tcok, in both arms; and when she
returned we hoped that she would pass
regularly through the stages and ac¬
quire the art and language. But there
was something wrong. She was will¬
ing to play the game, but did not care
about it with the right enthusiasm. I
aid my best to draw her out.
"I understand,” I would say, “that
golf is very engrossing?”
“Yes, very.”
“I suppose you can hole out a brassy
with the best of them?”
“I—er- That is-—- Now, father,
you are not interested!”
“But really I am,” I would go on
eagerly; “I am, indeed, Only, of
course, I’m not thoroughly up in the
game. I’d like to learn, immensely. I
think I’ll join a golf links, and buy a
caddie.”
“But the caddie is the boy who car¬
ries the clubs,” she said wearily.
“He does, eh? Well, then, I’ll join
the clubs, and buy mo a putty.”
“Now you’re only joking,” she said.
“It isn’t a putty, but a putter. And
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the use?” and then she would walk
away and sigh.
Here was a golf-player who wouldn’t
talk about golf! It was most alarm¬
ing.
There was only one encouraging
symptom, and he was a young doctor
who used to call—well, quite often.
She had met him on the links, so we
gathered, and certainly the two talked
about golf whenever they met—so far
as we knew.
It wasn’t long before my daughter
came to me for the initiation fee to
join a golf club to which young Dr.
Simmons belonged. I gave her the
money with eager joy, and at the first
opportunity I thanked the doctor for
his kind interest In my daughter.
"You are a shrewd young man,” I
said, “and you ought to rise in your
profession. You have seen how anxi¬
ous we have been to interest Gwendo¬
len in golf, and you have seconded our
efforts ably. I appreciate your disin¬
terestedness and shall not forget it.”
He seemed confused, and murmured
something about "his own pleasure,”
but I smiled courteously and cut him
short.
My son Bobby was at first scornfully
superior to the attractions of the new
game. He used to cough in a highly
artificial way when Dr. Simmons and
Gwendolen were exchanging views
about bogie, and puttees, and bunkers,
and lofters, and would try to engage
me in a vigorous discussion as to the
charms of jackstones, old maid, mug¬
gins, and other trivial games. So far
as golf was concerned he seemed an
immune.
Therefore we were all much sur¬
prised, one evening at dinner, to hear
him Interrupt Dr. Simmons, who was
delivering an enthusiastic eulogy of
the royal game.
“Jt Is adapted,” said the young phy¬
sician, “to every age. It has all the
fascination of billiards, with the added
glories of the Open. air. It is cheap
and engrossing. The simplicity of the
game—to drive the ball toward its
goal and to place it accurately on the
green, when It Is deftly propelled Into
the hole—alone makes it simple for the
Child and a game of skill for the adept.
\y|,y, one thinks of nothing else while
on the links! And then, the constant
exercise--”
"Exercise!” said Bobby. "There ain’t
any exercise’in golf!”
“Excuse me,” said the young doctor,
"but I thought you didn’t know any¬
thing about the game!”
”1 didn’t this morning,” said Bobby.
"But I know all about it now.”
"You do?” inquired Dr. Simmons
with a satirical smile. “You must have
made very rapid progress.”
“Yes, I did,” Bobby answered very
cooly. “I thought it was time 1 found
out what you two cranks were up to,
and so I went over to the links this
morning.”
Hero Gwendolen began to look un¬
easy.
"Bobby, dear,” she said, “you
mustn’t talk so much at the table.”
But Bobby ignored her. “Yes,” he
went on, “I thought I’d like to know
something about the old game, and so
I’ve been talking to your caddie.”
“To Benny Jones?” asked Dr. Sim¬
mons, frowning at Bobby.
“Yes,” said Bobby gleefully, “and
he explained the whole game to me.”
“Mother," exclaimed Gwendolen,
“won’t you ring for the coffee? It
seems very warm In here.”
I was surprised to see that both
Gwendolen and Dr. Simmons seemed
disinclined to pursue the subject of
Bobby’s rapid acquirement of golf. For
my part, it seemed immensely amus¬
ing, and I endeavored to lead him on.
He was only too ready.
“Come, Bobby,” I said encouraging¬
ly, “let us hear Benny Jones’ account
of the game.”
“Well,” said Bobby, “here’s what he
said. ‘There’s a lot of kinds of golf/
says Benny, Yes?’ says I. ‘Yes,’ says
he. ‘There’s golf golf, and there’s
dude golf.’ ‘Oh,’ says I, ‘and which
kind does Dr. Simmons play?’ ‘Oh,
he plays dude golf/ says Benny.”
“Father,” Gwendolen exclaimed
hastily, “I do hope-”
"Nonsense,” I said, laughing. “Let’s
hear the caddie’s side of it. You and
the doctor have held the field long
enough. Go on, Bobby.”
To my surprise, Dr. Simmons and
Gwendolen seemed really annoyed,
but I was resolved not to mind their
eilly sensitiveness.
And Bobby went on:
“ ‘What’s dude golf?’ I asked Benny.
And Benny, he says: ‘Why, you get
your best girl, and you holds her hand
to show her how to drive, and you
holds her hand to show her how to
putt, and you comes to a nice shady
place, and you sits down and talks for
two hours while the caddie whistles
and his feet get asleep, and-’ ”
But I saw that I had made an awful
mistake. Luckily we had finished our
coffee, and at this moment my wife
rose hastily, and in a moment Bobby
and I were left alone.
With masterly skill I suppressed the
rest of Bobby’s story and turned the
conversation to his last school report
—which soon repressed any tendency
to further conversaflon on his part.
As soon as possible 1 sent Bobby to
bed.
When I "joined the ladies” Dr. Sim¬
mons was gone, and Gwendolen and
her mother were evidently too deeply
engaged in conversation to be inter¬
rupted. I merely mentioned in pass¬
ing that I had some writing to do, and
betook myself to my study.
When alone I drew up a report of
the occurrence and made formal ap¬
plication to the Association of Amer¬
ican Humorists for a pension for
Bobby as the Big Sister’s Little Broth¬
er. My application was successful, and
Bobby’s future is provided for.
My interview next day with Dr.
Simmon® was also very pleasant, and
I have no doubt that the young couple
will be very happy—so the Big Sister’s
future is also assured.—Saturday
Evening Post.
ANIMALS AND MIRRORS.
A Greek Cock TImt Enjoyed Contem¬
plating His Reflection.
I saw a performing monkey the other
day, says the London Daily News. He
went through many tricks very suc¬
cessfully. Toward the end of the per¬
formance he was ordered to put on his
cocked hat before a hand mirror—
which ho did. He was next told to set
it straight, and he tried on his gen¬
eral’s headgear repeatedly, at different
angles, causing much laughter. When
all was over, and the organ man, his
helpers and the two monkeys were
preparing to depart, I saw that “the
general” had possessed himself of tho
little mirror and was studying his own
countenance with great delight! He
had placed the glass on top of the bar¬
rel organ and he bent over it again and
again—grimacing energetically. He
afterward picked up the mirror and
contemplated himself earnestly and
contentedly at different angles. His
face had been profoundly sad—like the
faces of most monkeys I have seen—
but now the wrinkles smoothed them¬
selves out and he nearly smiled! Why
is it that dogs hardly ever regard a
picture as anything but a fine surface
with patches of color dotted over it?
In all my large canine acquaintance I
know but one dog who sees that por¬
traits are likenesses of people! As for
his own reflection in a glass, a dog
generally mistakes it for an enemy
and “goes for” it! Later, when knocks
on the nose and the absence of scent
have done their part in convincing him
of his mistake, a dog will look coldly,
not to saw despitefullv, at the mirror.
Sometimes it is as if clogs resented
their reflections as caricatures of them¬
selves. Unlike the dogs was "Cocoro,"
a Greek cock, to whom a devoted owner
dedicated fourteen years of affection.
One of his pastimes was to contemplate
his reflection for hours at a time and
quite demurely. He placed himself op¬
posite a looking-glass above a chest of
drawers for this express purpose. He
died last summer, and his owner was
disconsolate. Cocoro knew his name,
came when called and was the joy of
his Greek mistress. Perhaps London
society, or the diplomatic world, has
not forgotten the canary that belonged
to the daughters of a minister to the
court of St. James. The bird awoke
the young ladies daily by pecking their
lips! This was one way of “kissing
good-morrow.”
funeral customs.
Manner *>f Placing a Coffin In a Room
and of Carrying: tt.
While in old times it was more or
less the custom, in the interment of
bodies, to bury them with their feet to
the east, a custom now substantially
superseded by the almost common
practice of burying the body with the
feet to the path along the front of the
lot, so was it once more or less the
custom to place the coffin in the room
in which the deceased was to lie be¬
fore burial with the feet to the east.
Nowadays the disposal of the body in
the room would be determined alto¬
gether by the shape and size of the
room, except that commonly the feet
would be placed toward the door.
Though the common way is to place
the body in the center of the room, an¬
other way, in comparatively modern
practice, is to place the coffin or casket
across one corner of the room, This
gives opportunity for a convenient and
effective disposition of flowers and flor¬
al pieces, and it perhaps affords a bet¬
ter view of the face. As to the man¬
ner of moving a body to its burial,
that is always done with the feet fore¬
most. It is carried out of the house
in that way, put into the hearse feet
foremost, and so is borne to the grave.
A Prince’s Prank.
The Prince de Ligne, a resplendent
figure among the brilliant courtiers
and adventurers of the time of Louis
XVI., told many amusing anecdotes in
his “Memoirs,” one of which shows
him, sword in hand, at a duel which
called for gaiety rather than courage.
The Comte de Segur and the Prince de
Ligne were coming out one very rainy
night, after supping with Madame de
Polignac in the Rue de Bourbon. No
coach was to be seen, and no person
there to fetch one. “Let us pretend
to fight,” the prince said to Comte de
Segur, “and that will bring the watch.
Tney’ll arrest us, and we’ll make them
get a carriage to take us to the com¬
missary.” On which they took their
swords in hand with a fearful scuf¬
fle, and cries of “Oh! Ah: Aro you
dead? Are you wounded?” The watch
passed and repassed quite near them
on the Port Royal, but apparently
frightened, they did not arrest the
duelists, and they, half-dead with
laughter and the fatigue of the battle,
had to go home on foot in the rain, <
after all!
Overworked “Very.”
Writers should save the time of
readers by abandoning "very” and giv¬
ing an overworked word a rest of a
few years. It has earned that rest.
That word, as an adverb, is found less
than twenty times in the King James
translation of the Bible. The rarity
of its use makes it count for all the
more when utilized. When it is said
that “the man Moses was very meek,”
one understands that he was meek be¬
yond the custom of the Israelites of,
his day. When St. James says “the
Lord is very pitiful” the “very” Is
of significance. But if the good and
the bad deeds, the cruel and the heroic
acts recorded in the Bible were to be
described by most writers of the day
there would be a “very” in almost
every line,— Chicago Tribune.
GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS
Brief Summary of Interesting
Happenings Culled at Random.
Cuttle Haliting; Dincunaod.
Ex-Governor Northen, accompanied
by Mr. H. J. Win,);, of the Georgia ex¬
periment station, visited Greenesboro
the past week, and both gentlemen
made interesting and instructive ad¬
dresses to the citizens of the county,
at the courthouse.
Mr. Northen is very anxious to see
Georgia become a stock and cattle
raising state, and < he told in a con¬
vincing manner Rome of the advant¬
ages, experience and observation hare
taught him that this section possesses.
He clearly blazed the way to prosperi¬
ty for tbe farmers of Greene, if they
will ouly avail themselves of the ad¬
vantages nature has bestowed upon
them. To illustrate the truth of his
conclusions, Mr. Northen cited a num¬
ber of demonstrations he had seen
and known made,
Mr. Northen has so far brought
thousands of people into the state from
the northwest, about 13,000 of whom
remained and are good citizenB.
Democratic State Convention.
Chairman duBignon, of the state
Democratic executive committee, has
announced that the state committee
would be aSsembred in Atlanta during
the first week in March, immediately
following the meeting of the national
committee at Washington.
The general impression prevails that
the national Democratic convention
will be set for some day between the
1st and the 10th of June. If this is
true the state convention will probably
be called for about the middle of May,
and if this is done the county prima¬
ries for the nomination of a state
ticket will probably be fixed by the
state committee for a day somewhere
between April 15tb and May 1st.
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Criticized School Methods.
A scathing criticism of tbe present
school system, including a protest
against corporal punishment, a denun¬
ciation of the system because “it is
not in accordance with God’s word,”
a statement that graduates are inca¬
pacitated for citizenship and a chal¬
lenge to the members of the board of
education, formed an interesting feat¬
ure of the setmon of Dr. A. K. Hol-
derby, Memorial delivered from his pulpit in
Moore Presbyterian church
at Atlanta Sunday morning. Dr. Hol-
derly had selected as his subject,
“Child Training,” and it was this
theme that led him into his denuncia¬
tion of the public schools.
Celebrate Stephens* Birthday.
The town of Crawfordville was oat
en masse to witness the celebration of
Alexander H. Stephens’ birthday. The
entertainment was under tbe direction
of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
The old southern songs were sung and
lent a charm to the evening. Stories of
Mr. Stephens’ life were related, parts
of his diary were read, extracts from
his speeches and eulogies were given
by tho pupils. The decorations were
strictly Confederate in all their ap¬
pointments.
May Vote Against It.
Annexation has taken a new turn in
Macon since the announcement that
no new government building could Vie
built there for some time. It is a well-
known fact that a number of people
were in favor of it for tbe purpose of
getting a new building. Many ex¬
pressed themselves as favoring it for
that- reason, and it is feared that more
trouble will be experienced. Interest
in the movement on the pait of the
annexationists has dropped considera¬
bly this week, and the anti-men have
commenced a campaign of their own.
Shipment of Georgia G >ld Ore.
There are at Cornelia ten tons of
gold ore ready to be shipped to Char¬
lotte, N. C. The ore was hauled by
wagou from the Eureka mines, situ¬
ated about thirty miles distant, and is
to be shipped to a smelter at Charlotte.
The Eureka Mining Company is com¬
posed of owners who reside in Canton,
O., and they are confident that they
can make a good profit out of their
mine after hauling the ore thirty miles
by wagon and then having it sent to
the North Carolina smelter. Samples
of ore from the new mine assay from
$2 to $96 a ton, and as this is the first
shipment the outcome will be watched
with interest.
Fruit Men of North Georgia.
The competition for the next meet¬
ing of the North Georgia Fruit Grow¬
ers’ Association has been quite lively.
The president, Mr. G. H. Miller, of
Rome, has seen fit to accept the invi¬
tation of Aciairsviile. It will be re¬
membered that the last meeting was
held in Adairsville aud was a very suc¬
cessful one, many prominent men at¬
tending. The coming meeting will be,
held about the middle of April. It is
hoped by that time to have an assured
crop from 200,000 trees, which is, in
other words, $200,000 net for growers
if the price is what it should be. At
this meeting an ice factory and can¬
ning and evaporating plant will be
discussed.
Subscribed to Brumby Fund.
Interest in the Brumby fund is rap¬
idly spreading all over the country
and the Brumby Monument Associa¬
tion at Atlanta is now receiving letters
and subscriptions from New York to
San Francisco. During the pnst week
the general fund was increased by the
addition of $118, which brings the
total up to a handsome figure.
Of this additional sum $100 was
sent by Mrs. Calvin S. Brice, widow
of Senator Calvin 8, Brice, of New
York, who 1 is wintering in Santa Bur- (
bara, Oak
Governor Goeti to Wiifthf ngton.
Governor Candler loft Atlanta Mon¬
day for Washington on a mission of
irnerest and national importance, that
of attending the meeting of all the
governors of the union, called together
by President McKinley, to arrange for
the centennial celebration of the remo¬
val of the capital from Philadelphia to'
Washington.
In the early part of last fall the
nresident requested the chief execu¬
tives of the different states to meet
some time in December and arrange
the preliminary steps for the celebra¬
tion, which is intended to be one of
the largest in scope ever undertaken
at the national capital. At the request
of a number of governors, the gather¬
ing was postponed until after the first
of the year.
The Benefit* of a Creamery
Farmers and business men of Wash¬
ington county met at Tennille the past
week ior the purpose of discussing mat¬
ters relative to the establishment of a
creamery. Bs-6tovernor Northern was
the principal speaker, and he was
given a warm welcome and spoke one
hour. The creamery is the salvation
of the land he said. He has sold but¬
ter for 60 cents per pound, the cost of
which was but 15 cents. Cotton ho
does not plant. Cattle raising is profit¬
able, he said. Within six months,
without being himself an adept at the
business, he fed and sold a steer at a
profit of $31. of
Mr. Wallace proprietor the cream¬
ery at Griffin, and who is at the move
to establish one at Tennille, also spoke.
He stated that no place offered such
natural advantages for dairying as
Washington county. It requires $6,000
to put in creamery plant, half of which
he would invest; the other half must
comef from merchants by floating
bonds.__
MESSAGES are evasive.
Lord Roberts’ Reports Are Lacking In
Many Particulars.
A London special says: Lord Rob¬
erts’ list of forty-nine killed and
wounded officers, including two gen¬
erals in the engagements up to Sunday
evening, causes anxiety, especially as
in tbe officers’ list neither the losses
of the Welsh and Essex regiments,
nor those of the mounted infantry are
included. This is about the number
that fell at Colenso, where the non¬
commissioned olficers and men brought
the total to 800.
It is considered strange that when
sending his casualties, Lord Roberts
gives no information as to the result
of tho fighting. If he has sent such
a report the war office is withholding
it.
Moreover, nothing is known as io
what took place Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
CRONjE HEARD FROM.
Boer General Gives His Side of the
Relief of Kimberley.
A portion of an official report from
General Cronje, dated Sunday, Feb¬
ruary 18th, has been given out as
follows:
“Yesterday morning about 6 o’clock,
while removing the laager near
Scholtznek, we were attacked by the
British. The fight lasted until 7:30
in the evening. Although on the
whole the British were driven back,
they each time renewed the attack.
The loss to the British must have been
considerable. Thus far the Boer loss
has been eight killed and twelve
wounded. This morning the British
shelled ns with cannon. Chief Com¬
mandant Ferreira’s force was too small
to stop the cavalry from entering
Kimberley.”
fate of bill in doubt.
Porto Rican Tariff Measure Is Mena¬
cingly Opposed.
A Washington dispatch says: Again
Tuesday there were but three speeches
in the house upon the Porto Rican
tariff bill. Five hours were consumed
in their delivery. Mr. Hopkins, of
Illinois, spoke in support of the bill
and Mr. Newlands, of Nevada, and
Mr. Swanson, of Virginia, iu opposi¬
tion to it. The speakers devoted
themselves almost exclusively to the
constitutional question involved and
were listened to with attention.
The Republican leaders are becom¬
ing nervous over the fate of the bill.
They have only a majority of fourteen solidly
over tfce opposition, which is
opposed to the measure. Eight votes
from the Republican side would there¬
fore defeat it and there are from twelve
to fifteen Republican votes in doubt.
CARNEGIE IN NEW YORK.
lie Investigates All Phases of the Suit
Brought By Frick.
Andrew Carnegie returned to New
York early Tuesday night from Flori¬
da and went directly to his home. He
would not say a word about his plans
or the litigation in prospect.
Mr. Carnegie, according to dis¬
patches, was to go directly to Pitts¬
burg from Florida, but instead of that
he went to New York in order to have
a talk with Charles M. Schwab, presi¬
dent of the Carnegie Company, before
going to Pittsburg. fa¬
He wants to become thoroughly
miliar with eveTy phase of the Frick
case before he goes to Pittsburg to
take up the matter.
G3ge Ouest of Honor.
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J.
Gage was the guest of honor at a din¬
ner of 300 covers given Tuesday after¬
noon at the auditorium in Chicago by
the National Association of Merchants
and Travelers.