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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1889)
ROCKDALE BANNED. TERMS : in advance $i, oo. r ■ 50 cts ..35 “ three legal a dvertising medium of llockdale county. Vol. 12 . VOTES of travel in EUROPE BY T. D. 0 KELLEY. 5-From Melrose to the North sea, No. the path of Bein'* right in ma¬ rauding armies, both Scotch and English this old abbey has suffered much in every century since its first foundation; but somehow it fias managed to exist, at least in part, down to the present day. yie were somewhat disappointed at its appearance; and we dare say most of our readers would be also who may. have read the glowing descriptions given it by some tourists. Its chief charm is not what it is, so much as its as¬ sociations in song, romance, and in history; not its beauty now so much as the indications of its former beauty. It is a Gothic structure that at one time must have been very magnificent. One of its windows is 57 feet high by 28 feet wide and gives abundant evidence of a very high degree of ornamentation. Our guide, a woman whose bus¬ iness seemed to be to guard the entrance and sell photographs to visitors, was not very well in¬ formed in ancient lore, but she managed tt#show us a loose stone lying upon the ground which she said marked the place where was buried the heart of “Robert, the Brace,” after the death of Sir James Douglas (Black Douglas), ilio had promised to carry it to (Palestine for burial. In the in¬ terior were also buried Alexander II., Michael Soott, and many of the Douglas family. From Melrose we went by car¬ riage to Abbotsford. tie home of Sir Walter Scott, a most interesting place to any one who likes either romance or histo¬ ry' It is a turreted, half castle¬ like structure on the south-eastern band of the Tweed, and is itself evidence that Scott was very proud of his baronial honors. We were conducted first into bis study, where were some books, bis old study chair, writing desk, and a few other things of interest. H e were next carried into the li¬ brary, said to contain near 20,000 volumes. In this room were also a few chairs presented Sir Walter by royal personages, several paint %s, and a number of curiosities “~ a gold snuff-box, Napolean’s portifolio taken from his carriage alter Waterloo by Wellington and presented by him to Sir AValter, the knife and fork Scott ate with ""hen he was a child, etc., etc. From the library we went to the armory, in which we were shown all kinds of weapons of warfare of °rmer times—swords, spears, a Wonderful variety of guns, Napo e °n s brace of pistols, Rob Rop’s Sow etc., etc. it must be borne in mind hy our readers who may have ^ad °y Scott’s that the book hero entitled of that “Rob novel ^ as once a real character, just as so as Jesse James, Buffalo lL > Pawnee Bill, Oklahoma p ra nk, Rube Burrows, of faose or any vkich other western roughs, of heard. you have all doubtless In the early history of Jutland s bore the striking Gaels of resemblance the High a many respects to the cow-boys of our “ Wild AYest” only few Sears a ago. e room we entered was aft* Con taining a variety of things ( ^ us t) of Sir AYalter taken r eath, other casts, Ro some fuU suit of steel maiI ’ etc. of clothes he wore, Th ese collections must have eost nXaQy man thousands of <hr ’ y a r r\ ancl tiie show the great mar, char Y " acter as much vol as lAfe: finite «» 3 ~<rE~ Basal rs n x i & ^|F ^liC i 1 P . tsr Hi'. ■ 1 a i i sp. p r r ( IL 4n*-a%.6»r ■w NOVEMBER 1889. umes of biography. The last department we entered was a small, nearly vacant room in which our “cockney” guide found a collection of rough, knot¬ ty walking sticks, which he offered us for sale, and said they were grown on the place. Some one of our party asked if they were ash. He said “No, they are not hash, they are 'azel.” All three of us bought one apiece, and carried them with us through all our trav¬ els clear back to Georgia. We left Abbotsford feeling sat¬ isfied with our visit, and that ive had been to the home of a truly great man. The place he occu¬ pies in the hearts of the Scotch people is wonderful. When we got back to Melrose we fell in with an old sculptor who could re¬ member seeing Scott when a boy. Dr. Scomp asked him who lie thought was the greatest novelist that Scotland ever had. He re¬ plied, “Sir Walter.” Who w r as the best poet; he said “Sir Walter.” Who was the best Scotch histori¬ an; he replied promptly, “Sir Walter.” Well, continued the Doctor, who was the greatest man that Scotland ever produced? “Sir Walter Scott,” promptly an¬ swered the enthusiastic old man. We went from Melrose by rail to St. Boswell’s Junction, and thence a mile on foot to Dryburgh Abbey. This is an old ruin, and is of little interest to the tourist except as the burial place of Sir Walter Scott, his wife, and his dog. In the grounds is an yew tree, which is said to be six old. ~~ or seven hundred years it is that old, it is only a baby compared with one at Fortingal near the northern extremity of Loch Tay Scotland, which is claimed by experts to be three thousand years old, and to he the oldest authentic specimen of veg¬ etation in Europe if not in the world. Some, however, dispute its claim to 3,000 years, and say it is only 2,500 years old. In other words the dispute is whether it was a shrub in the days of Solo mon, or merely Zerubbabel; the seige of Troy, or the Peloponne sian war. But to return to our travels. Leaving Dryburgh to Its own quietness, which is disturbed only by the gentle mumrnur of the Tweed and the chirping songster in the yew-trees, we returned to the station, and thence by rail to the beautiful Edinburgh After tea Henderson and I went into a large covered enclosure near by called the “A\ averly Mar¬ ket” where there was a great col¬ lection of people. In there we saw our first and only band of music composed of Scotch bag pipes alone. Next morning, Sunday, church service at .11 o’clock we attended at St. Giles' Cathedral, which is a magnificent building owned and used bv the Established (Presby¬ terian) church. The preaching was good; but the writer, like most travelers, devoted his atten¬ tion to the method of worship, to studying the beautiful interior of the building, and meditating upon its associations. Dr. Scomp re¬ minded us that in this building it was where John Knox the great Scotch reformer delivered some of his most soul-stirring exhorta¬ tions, here in 1643 was signed the Solemn League and Covenant, and that it was here Jenny Ged des threw her “cutty stool ’ at the dean’s head when he attempted to read the English liturgy in obedi ence to the royal mandate. From St. Giles we walked forth to teke an afternoon stroll. AVe went by way of High Street an Holyrood Palace, to Arthur's Seat, a very high precipitous rock, from which we had an excellent view of the beautiful city, which lay be¬ neath and in front of us, also of Leith and the Firth of Forth. The people of Edinburgh say, and we are told that many of them believe it, if you wish to be “beautiful forever,” yon have only to climb to the top of this emi¬ nence at sunrise on the first day of May, and wash your face with the dew on its top. This is good for twelve months, when of course you will renew it. We do not say whether it is true; but it evi¬ dently has this advantage over other puffed-up processes, it is healthful and saves you the “sax pence.” We returned to the city and spent the late afternoon in the elegant Princes’ Street Gardens, not in walking but in writing to loved ones at home. About sunset we set out to at¬ tend night service at church. Before we had gone far we met quite a crowd coming in the op¬ posite direction, and found by inquiry that they were returning from church. Looking at our watches we found it was 9 o’clock, though only sundown. Never before had the effect of a northern latitude come upon me so forcibly. We returned with the crowd far as the Waverly, and made frequent observations during night. At 11 o’clock was in the sky, at 1 o’clock light had appeared in the Just think of only two night! What must it be in chill climate in winter, when result is reversed, two or hours day and all the rest The next day, Monday, was extremely busy day. We set at 7 o’clock, and it would tire of all the things > readers to hear we saw. We mention the follow¬ ing, without being which they about the order in come. We visited the birth-place of Scott; John Knox’s house, and sat in his chair; saw the house Regent Murray, and the balcony from which the Duke of Argyle led saw the martyr Montrpse to the stake, to which Argyle afterwards: was himself led 11 years Holyrood and then we went to Palace. In the Picture Gallery of this we saw the portraits of Mary, the Georges, the James,’ etc.; we walked through the Au¬ dience Room, Queen Mary lier s pn- bed vate apartments; also saw and bedding, and that of Charles I. The most interesting apart¬ ment was that called Mary s Sup¬ that ping Room, for it was there the unfortunate Rizzio was first stabbed. In another room we were shown where Rizzio lay blood all night weltering in his own and we saw also the window' of the Abbey under which the uu fortunate Mary married that biped beast, Lord Darnley. \Ve went from the Palace to the Castle, which we found dressed guarded by Highland soldiers, and m kilts of brilliant red orna¬ mented stockings, with their knees bare. Inside _ we saw “Mons Meg, the great large cannon, enough the bore of which is for two people to crawl into at once, and also the rock balls shot out of it. In the Crown Room we saw the Regelia of Scotland, among which was the crown of Robert Bruce. AVhat we saw in these two builiin° r s, Holyrood Palace and old Edingburgh castle, with their associations, is enough to fill a whole volume; but we hasten on. Returning to our hotel, we hastened to Leith where at about 5 o’clock we boarded the “Glasgow” hound for Amsterdam, and we were afloat upon the North Sea. (TO BE CONTINUED.) BUCKLENS ARNICA SAL A The Best Salve in the world rSit* Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Rheum Fever Sores, Ch imied Hands, Chilblains ml all Skin Eruptions, and flvelv cures Piles, or no pay n nired. It is guaranteed to perfect satisfaction, or money Price 25 cents per For sale by Dr. W. H. Lee & THERE IS NO DEATH. There is no death 1 The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore, And bright in heaven’s jeweled crown They shine forever more. There is no death! The dust we tread Shall change beneath the summer showers, To golden grain or mellow fruit, Or rain-bow tinted Rowers. The granite rocks disorganize To feed the hungry moss they bear; The forest leaves drink daily life From out the viewless air. There is no death! The leaves may fall, The flowers fade and pass away— They only wait through wintry hours, The coming of the day. There is no death! An angel form Walks o’er the earth with sileut tread. He bears our best beloved things away, And then wo call them “dead.” lie leaves our lioartb all desolate; He plucks our fa.rest, sweetest flowers. Transplanted into bliss they now Adorn immortal bowers. The bird-like voice whose joyous tones Made glad this scene of sin and strife, Sings now her everlasting song Amid the Tree of Life. And when He sees a smile too bright, Or heart too pure for taint of vice, Ho bears it to ,.uit wo M of liglu, To dwell in Paradise. Born nto that undying life, They leave us but to come agalu. With joy we welcome tnem—the same, Except in sin and pain. There’s no such thing as death To those who think aright. ’Tie but the racer casting off What most impedes the flight. # Aud ever near us, -hough unseen, The dea • immortal spirits tread, For all tho boundless universe Is Life—there are no Dead!—Ex, Burke county is to have a new cavalry company at Waynes¬ boro, the organization having been completed and the members measured for their new uniforms. It will be a fine crops in every respect. The Griffin News says very few notes and* mortgages remain in the banks in that city against far¬ mers, owing to a prosperous year, having paid their obligations be¬ fore they fell due. The Elberton Gazette would have the farmers remember that they are now striking for inde¬ pendence, and that a large crop of grain next year will help them out a great deal. It should be put in as early as possible so that it will get good root before tho cold weather sets in. The marriage of ex-Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard to Miss Mary W. Clymer, of Wash¬ ington, is announced by authority to take place at the home of the bride on Thursday, November 7 and after the wedding tour the bride and groom will take up their residence at Delaware Place, the charming homestead now occupi¬ ed by Mr. Bayard and his family at Wilmington, Delaware There is only one way of mak¬ ing a politician know that you are opposed to his methods, and that is, don’t vote his ticket. It often happens that statements which are given for “what they are worth” are worth nothing. Make all the money you can and do the best good with it, re¬ membering that he who lives for himself alone lives for the mean¬ est man in creation. One of the New York newspa pers stated the other day that the amount spent for amusements in that city each night was $17, 000, at a low estimate, This would be about $150,000 a week, or $6,000,000 for a season of forty weeks. * Sir S. B. Lewis says the fore¬ cast of the British wheat crop must be considerably discounted. The acreage is 120,000 acres short of last year, and . the crop short 150,000,000 bushels. 0NE FACT Is worth a column of rhetoric, gaid an American statesman. It is a fact, established by the testi • mony of thousands of people, that | Hood’s Sarsaparilla does cure | scrofula, salt rheum, and other diseases or affections arising from impure state or low condition of the blood. It also overcomes that tire ventrem*th°to appetite, part ana of the gives system, strengtn Try it, 10 every WORDS TO FRIENDS: Job work solicited and satisfac¬ tion gvaranteed. ‘ Reliable attention given advertis¬ ing. TERMS REASONABLE. A fireproof poeketbook is ono of the latest inventions. It is probably intended to prevent money from burning holes in the pockets of the ownors. On a recent occasion, George Bancroft, the historian, told a bevy of young girls that the se¬ cret of long life lay in never los¬ ing one’s temper. “If you will never get angry,” said the histo¬ rian, “you will live to be 90.” How it began: “Dear Mr. Jones, my dear George, my darling George, my own darling Georgie.” How it ended: “My darling Georgia, dear George, dear sir, sir.” (Then she sued him for damages.) It is said that Professor New man was one day holding forth on the advantages of a vegetable diet, and urged an argument that if a man eats pork he will grow to look like a pig, the beef eaters like a bull, and so on. Where¬ upon somebody rather confoun¬ ded him by dryly adding: “Yes, Mr. Newman, and ho who con¬ fines himself to vegetable ... diet ... will be m great (laager of In,ally resembling a small potato or a oabbagehead. This is a good time to bear in mind Dr. Deems’s motto. The doctor, while pleading in a public speech for conscientious voting, was interrupted with the question “Suppose it is morally certain that you cannot elect thp candi¬ date whom you consider the right man, what then?” “I am not bound to elect the right man," replied Dr. Deems, “but I am bound to vote for him!” Outlie 21st of November, at Fayetteville, North Carolina, will be celebrated the hundrotli anni¬ versary of the adoption by that state of tho constitution of the United States. North Carolina was late in adoping the constitu¬ tion, but when she came it was with both feet, so to speak. The approaching centennial will be a most interesting occasion, and it is presumable that it will be en¬ livened by a repetition of the his¬ toric remark which the governor of North Carolina is said to have fired endwise at the governor of South Carolina. McELBEE’8 WINE OF CABDlH for Weak Nerves. The Stato exchange has been located in Atlanta and J. O. Wynn, of Atlanta, elected busi mess agent. All communications should be addressed to him at G7 E. Alabama street, where his office is located. County trustee stockholders are requested to send him their addresses at once, so that trade bulletins, may be mailed to them. Rev. Dr. Talmage, of Brooklyn, preached his farewell sermon on Sunday, fir prior to his departure Europe and the Holy Land’ Mrs. Talmage and his private sec¬ retary are to accompany him. To-day, important elections will beheld in Virginia, New Jersey New York, Massachusetts, Ohio Iowa and Nebraska,—It is almost certain that the Democrats will carry the three first States, and they have a fighting chance in the next three. They will undoubt¬ edly make gains in all of them. Judge Richards instructed the jury at Nashville, Tenn., yester¬ day, that lotteries and raffles were illegal, even when conducted through churches and church fairs. The Augusta News denies that bankruptcy is ahead of that inu nicipal government, but admits that greater economy must be ex ercised in the future management of public affairs. Th e s t a t c SU p r(B f ne court has ; ufd rendered a decision which settles the injuries right received of a convict by him to sue for f rom the convict lessees, their age nts or employes. Best chewing & tobacco in town at New York Store. No. 37 CONSUMPTION IN MEN AND CATTLE, It will be a curious outcome of the evolution of science if the world shall bo forced to accept some of the sanitary laws pre¬ scribed by Moses for the guidance of the Jews; but it it is uot an im¬ possible outcome. One-fifth of the deaths among the civilized peoples of the world are the re¬ sult of the consumption, and scientific investigation lias ap¬ parently proved that a large pro¬ portion of the cases of tubercular disease among men are due to a tubuculons taint in the meat or milk they consume. The disease, originating among cattle, is com¬ municated to men. But there is one race among us which is al¬ most exempt from the ravages cf consumption, if one of tho most prominent of English physicians may be believed, Dr. Behrend, who is accepted as an authority. This physician states that during a practice of thirty years, largely among Hebrew patients, lie lias not yet met with a single case of phthisis in members of that faith, . immMlit from its attacka r behlg mldoul)tedly doo to tlle JewMl me tliod of examining and slaughtering cattle. Attention lias frequently been called to the extent of lung dis¬ ease among cattle in this country, particularly among those crowded in the pens of great slaughtering houses near the large cities of tho North, hut the disease is hardly so prevalent as in Europe. In London it has been asserted un¬ der oath by meat inspectors that 80 per cent, of the meat sent to market there had tubercular dis¬ ease; and tho markets of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, have been so Hooded with tuberculous cattlo for consumption as food that tho courts have been asked to uphold tho right of tho liei^th depart¬ ment to order the destruction of all carcasses of animals found to be affected by pulmonary tuber¬ culosis, whether other organs besides the lungs be affected or not. The identity of human and bo¬ vine tuberculosis has been fully demonstrated, and it has also been shown that it may bo communi¬ cated by ingestion, the agent of distribution being the circulating blood; so that there is danger to tho consumor from any part of the flesh of the animal—even though it should not bo visibly affected —as also from its milk. The New York board of health, alarmed at the spread of consump¬ tion in that city, recently made investigations which led to similar conclusions, it being declared that those measurers of precaution alone answer the requirements which embrace the govermental inspection of diary cows and of animals slaughtered for food, and the destruction of all those found to be tuberculous. The question is not so pressing in this section as in some others, but even hero it may be found necessary after awhile to estab¬ lish a system of inspection that will insure the public against the purchase of meat which may have hidden in it the germs of the most dreadful of diseases.—Tele¬ graph. A VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE. Of the American people are troub¬ led with a most annoying, trouble¬ some and disagreeable complaint called “Catarrh.” It is not neces¬ sary to be so troubled. 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