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T-Antwerp Brussels, Cologne. Bonn.
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ANTWERP.
A Antwerp, (French Anvers), is a
flourishing city of about 175,000
inhabitants 60 1 miles from the
the noitli- .
North Sea, situated on
' as tern bank of the river Schelde,
Khich is there one-third of a mile
; width and 30 feet deep. The
n is 12 feet.
average tide there
Under Emperor Charles v. oi
Germany (1565) who by the way
was the powerful monarch that
called the Diet of Worms by
which Luther was tried in 1521,
this city was perhaps the most
wealthy and flourishing on the
continent, surpassing even Venice
itself; and though, after having
been reduced in 1790 through va¬
rious causes to 40,000 inhabitants,
it has more than regained its pop¬
ulation, it by no means enjoys its
former relative importance. It is,
however, the principal arsenal of
the kingdom of Belgium, and one
of the strongest fortresses in Eu¬
rope; it would take 170000 men to
beseige it effectually.
This hybrid city, in which the
common people speak tho Flem¬
ish language while the upper
class speak French, lias for 300
years held prestige in Flemish
he arts, and lias for most of that
ike perhaps been second to no
city in that regard except Flor¬
ence. Here Peter Paul Rubens,
ilie prince of Flemish painters,
after being ennoble 1 by Philip
IV. of Spain, and knighted by
Charles I. of England, lived in a
style of great magnificence. Here
wsbornVan Dyck (dike),Rubens’
most successful pupil, and his su¬
perior as a portrait painter, Was
bom in 1599; vdio afterwards be¬
came court-painter to Charles I.,
by idiom he was also knighted.
Here was born, and here lived,
labored, and died the celebrated
David Teniers.
Our party being a little pressed
for time went direct to what is
called Rubens House, where we
found a small but very good col¬
lection of paintings.
next went to the Museum.
Lie paintings there, though far
less numerous, and perhaps no
idler, than those in the art gal¬
leries of the exposition at Amster¬
dam, were much more apprecia¬
te! »oksas Dy us, because our guide
J well as the paintings
Painters emselves, gave the names of the
and dates of execution.
!“ e *orks of Rubens and Van
ftek f Cause interested us most, mainly
we had heard more of
J® 8 Asters than of the others.
1 next proceeded to the Cathe
M where we saw Rubens’ three
most celebrated pictures—the
Uecent from the Cross,” the “El
Gumption.” 'fatiou °f the Cross,” and “The
Bubens loved both his wives,
01 ® Was twice married), and
^°ught tf them beautiful, and
^ very
very fond of introducingth em
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clouds as if in an easy
>gazing with phlegmatic
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jjj^u Sae witnesses in her aerial
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CONYERS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1889.
cathedral, noting carefully tlie
painting's by various masters, and
making our mirations according
as the celebrity of the author and
the stars in the guide-book re¬
quired; for we had begun to learn
that this was the proper thing to
do.
After this feast of fine arts we
took the train for
BRUSSELS
the capital of Belgium, and ar¬
rived at that little .Paris late in
the afternoon.
As the city is very beautiful and
well-built, we decided it would be
most enjoyable to spend the re¬
mainder of the afternoon in seeing
the exterior city, as viewed from
the streets and elevated points of
observation. We would not bur¬
den our readers with a description
of the many excellent streets, no¬
ble statues, stately columns, pret¬
ty flower-gardens, and lovely
“Parc” (park), which we saw that
afternoon; suffice it to say, that
this French city, with the French
language, French houses, and
French style, presents quite a
striking appearance in the midst
of a Dutch country, especially to
travelers just from Amsterdam, as
our party were. Perhaps, how¬
ever, the Place de l'Hotel de A ille
deserves special mention as it is
one of the very finest medieval
squares in existence. In addi¬
tion to its beauty, this open square
is made illustrious by the fact
that in 1568 twenty-five nobles of
the Netherlands were beheaded
here by the order of the Duke of
Alva, the most distinguished vic¬
tims being Lamoral, Count Eg
mont, and Count Hoorne. The
main building fronting this square
(or market), the Hotel de A ille, is
very impressive, but almost too
complex to be beautiful; for it
seemed to the writer that there
must be one thousand life-size
statues, bssides foliage, columns,
arches, etc. on its principal facade.
After supper we amused our¬
selves for awhile by standing at
the door of a saloon and observing
the proceedings of a kind of
“free show.” The stage fronted
the large open street door so that
those passing by could see the
performance, and be induced to
come m. It was not only free,
but an usher stood at tho door
and invited you in, telling you at
the same time there was no charge
for seats. And they w-ere really
free; but in front of each seat was
a table, and waiters were constant¬
ly offering visitors lager beer,
which they were expected to buy
%nd pay a good price for it. The
performers On the stage were
speaking, making comical jestures,
acting farces, and in fact doing
anything to retain the crowd
and keep them in a good humor,
so as to sell them as much beer as
possible. 7£ o’clock
The next morning at
we boarded the cars for Cologne.
At Herbesthal we encountered
again those traveler's pests, cus¬
tom-house officers; but they were
very good-natured indeed. In¬
stead of making us toddle through
the depot and be locked up there
for about an hour, they inspected
our “luegage at the train in our
“coupe!” Praise to them or there
government, Germany.
A little before 3 o’clock we ar¬
rived at
COLOGNE
or Koln (pronounced nearly like ^
keln) as the Germans call it.
This interesting city, with about
145,000 inhabitants, five-sixths of
whom are Roman Cathodes, is
quite old, having been founded by
the Ubii when they were compell¬
ed by Agrippa Germanicus to mi
grate from the right to the left
bank of the Rhine. In A. D. 51
Agrippina, daughter of Germam
cus and mother of Nero, founded
here a colony of Roman veterans,
which was called “Colonia Agrip
pinensis.”
During its medieval history
Cologne was twice unquestionably
the cradle of German art: (1) in
1150, chiefly architecture; and in
1500, chiefly painting. It is now
a fortress of the first class.
It is very extensively noted for
its manufacture of “eau de Co¬
logne,” or Colognewater, of -which
there -were in 1880 24 establish¬
ments. The city is perhaps best
known on account of its Cathe¬
dral, which is the highest and one
of the most magnificent churches
in the world. Its two principal
towers are each 512 feet in height.
We walked through the whole
body of the Cathedral, observing
its imposing columns, its exquis¬
ite paintings, and its vaulted roof
which is over 200 feet in height and
lined with the most beautiful fres¬
coes and paintings. Then, on
paying the usual fee we were ad¬
mitted through a side door into
the Treasury, where we saw the
“Reliquary” a superbly decorated
golden box finished in 1200, and
contains what is said to be the
bones of the three Magi or kings
of the East, that went to worship
the child Jesus. Not knowing
whether they are really the bonos
of the Magi or not, we shall have
to let our readers decide for them¬
selves.
The designer of this noble
church is not known, but is
thought to have been Meister
Gerard of Riehl.
There is a curious legend about
the design of this building which
I would like to give in detail, but
space will not allow: how an ar¬
chitect bought the design from
the Devil, giving him in exchange
two souls, his own and that of the
first person who should enter after
its completion; how the people
were troubled when they could
find no one willing to be the first
to enter; how, by and by, an en¬
slaved woman to gain her freedom
proposed to be the first, how she
dressed up a pig in her own
clothes, put it in a box, and had
it carried to the door and shoved
in; and how. the pig coming- out
in the church was seized by the
Devil and instantly killed, while
the woman springing also out of
the box entered unhurt. Where¬
upon it was said that woman is
shrewder than man, since she
could cheat the Devil himself.
The architect’s neck, of course,
like the pig’s, was broken.
At 5 o’clock w r e hastened on by
rail to Bonn; for there we expect¬
ed to get mail from home. We
arrived
AT RONN
a little after 6 o’clock, and imme¬
diately after obtaining lodging,
Dr. Scomp hurried off at a great
rate to the post office. AA hen the
Doctor returned he was gloomier
than the gloomiest of all things,
and even spoke of starting home
the next Monday. So we all be
gan to feel “blue” and bluer, as
the night grew dark and darker,
but just after we sat down to sup¬
per, we w r ere surprised and over
joyed by receiving some letters
from home, and Dr. Scomp also
received a letter stating that his
valise had been found in the
Scotch Highlands. From sorrow
to ecstasy we changed as quick
as infants. We retired happy,
and enjoyed our happiness next
morning staying in bed till a late
hour. numbers , furnish¬ , . .
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No form of communication
with the public is so cheap as
newspaper advertising, no agent
is so moderate in his charge and
none so untiring in his work as
the live newspaper.
GOOD FORM.
It’s good form to dress well,
but not to have your clothes look
as if they were so new that you
were not used to them.
It’s good form to offer a visitor
hospitality in the shape of a glass
of wine with a bit of cake, but not
to make your spreads the attrac¬
tion of your house.
It's good form to use a lorgnette
if you are really near-sighted, but
not to keep one to snub other
women with.
It’s good form to be punctual;
at a dinner it is a courtesy to your
hostess, at the theater or opera it
is politeness to the actors and the
audience, and at church it is the
respect due to God.
It’s good form to speak politely
to every human being with whom
you are thrown in contact, but it
is not to be confidential with ser¬
vants or familiar with strangers.
It’s good form to be hungry and
appreciative of what is set before
you, and it is not to disdain the
food which are asked to share.
It is good form to give your
photograph to tho man you are
going to marry, but not to have it
decorate the bachelor apartments
of Tom, Dick or Harry.
It is good form to be good-tem¬
pered; the woman who is easily
irritated can never be a social suc¬
cess.
It’s good form to be a good
woman, and it is not to have your
name connected with any other
man’s except your husband’s.
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Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,
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funded. Price 25 cents per
For sale by Dr. W. H. Leo & Son.
Will Bearden, a white man well
known around Decatur and Stone
Mountain, was arrested Saturday
by Sheiff Austin and put in the
DeKalb county jail. Bearden
had decided to go in the scalper’s
business, and with this view he
slipped into tho depot and stole a
few railroad tickets, which he
tried to sell, but as they had not
seen stamped by the agent he
couldn’t sell them. The railroad
agent hearing of it, sent for Sher¬
iff Austin, and they laid a trap
for Barden, which he easily
walked into.
Boils, carbuncles, and other
skin eruptions indicate that the
system is endeavoring to Ayer’s reject
poisonous acids, imperatively and that need¬
Sarsaparilla is reliable of all
ed. It is the most
blood medicines. Ask your drug¬
gist for it, and tako no other.
A Washington correspondent
remarks that “Mr. AVanamaker
has broad, business like views on
all subjects relating to the postal
service.” AYhat good have Mr.
AVanamaker’s “broad, business¬
like views” done the country?
The postal service in some sec¬
tions couldn’t be much worse
than it is.
Visitor: “Well, my little man,
have you any brothers?” Freddy:
‘Yes, I have one, but my sister
Stella has two.” Visitor:" Why
how can that be?” Freddy (in
some astonishment): “Me and
my little brother, of course.
OffE FACT
Is worth a column of rhetoric,
said an American statesman. It
is a fact, established by the testi¬
mony of thousands of people, that
Hood’s Sarsaparilla does and other cure
scrofula, salt rhenm,
diseases or affections arising from of
impure state or low condition
the blood. It also overcomes that
tired feeling, creates strength a good ap¬
petite, and gives Try it. to every
part of the system.
WORDS TO FRIENDS:
Job work solieited and satisfac¬
tion gvaranteed.
Reliable attention given advertis
ing.
TERMS REASONABLE.
TWO BLIND MEN.
There were once in Rome two
biind men, one of whom cried in
the streets of tho city, “He is hel¬
ped ‘whom God helps;” the other,
on the' contrary, cried, “He is
helped whom tho emperor helps.”
This they did every day, and the
emperor heard it so often that he
had a loaf of bread baked filled
with golden pieces.
This gold-filled loaf he sent to
the blind man who appealed to
tho emperor’s help. When he
felt the heavy weight of tho bread
ho sold it to tho other beggar as
soon as he met him. The blind
man who bought the bread car¬
ried it home. AVhen ho had
broken it and found the gold, he
thanked God, and from that day
ceased to beg. But the other
continued to beg through the
city; so emperor summoned him
to his presence and asked him,
“What hast thou done with the
that I lately sent you?” I sold it
to my friend because it was heavy
and did not seem well risen.”
Then tho emperor said, “Truly
ho whom God helps is helped in¬
deed,” and turned tho blind man
from him.
Begimiiug with January 1st,
next, the Rev. T. DeWitt Talinage,
D. D., will become ouo of the
editors of The Ladies’ Home
Journal, of Philadelphia. The
famous preacher will have a regu¬
lar department each month written
by himself, with the title “Under
My Study Lamp.” His first con¬
tribution will appear in the Jan¬
uary number of the Journal. Dr.
Talmage’s salary is said to be ouo
of the largest overpaid for editori¬
al work.
In an interview on the election
results, ex-Presidont Cleveland
said in Washington Friday night:
“It is evident the leaven of tarift
reform has at last leavened tire
whole lump. Enough for mo to
say, I am satisfied with tho re¬
sults. The verdict in Virginia
indicates that tho south is still
faithful to the Democracy of Jef
ferSon and Jackson.”
The father of a family, become
annoyed at the fault-finding of
his children over their food, ex¬
claimed in a rage one day at
dinner; “You children are intol¬
erable; you turn up your noses at
everything. When I was a boy,
I was often glad enough to get
dry bread to eat.” “Poor papa,"
said Rose, tho pet of the family,
“I am so glad you are having
nice times now living with mamma
and us.”
Another Great Artist.—“What
a wonderful painter Rubens was,
remarked Merritt at the art gal¬
lery. “Yes,” assented Cora; “It
is said of him that he could change
a laughing face into a sad one by
a single stroke.” “A\ T liy, ’ spoke
up little Johnnie in disgust, “my
school teacher can do that. ”
Polk county is after a cheese
factory which the Georgia far¬
mers saw out in Ohio, and the
proprietor is corresponding with
Colonel J. O. AVaddell as to in¬
ducements which could be offered
for such an establishment.
Chancellor Boggs now teaches
a bible class of University stu¬
dents at Athens every Sunday
morning, and the boys are very
much gratified with the arrange¬
ment.
“There, darling, tho last one,
said he, as he started down the
steps. He had nearly reached
the gate when she called him back.
“I’ve just been counting up, she
said, “and that last kiss we took
was the thirteenth, and that is an
awfully unlucky number, you
know.” When he finally got
away the score was thirty-seven*
No. 39
SELF-MADE MEN.
When a “self-made man” com¬
mences his career in almost the
same condition that he entered tho
world, gets his own education by
his own industry, and carves out
his own position in life, he is well
made, and his Maker has just
cause to bo proud of the part he
has played in the matter. But
remember one tliiug, young man,
that money is no test of success,
for you may make millions, and
still be a pitiable failure. Money
can make money, but it takes a
man to mako a man. There is
another thing that young people
should not lose sight of, and that
is, whatever there is in this world
worth striving for you can tako
with you into tho next; hence,
“With all thy getting, get under¬
standing.” One million dollars
cannot purchase one single hour
of contentment. A clear consci¬
ence can do this. As you climb
the ladder of intelligence the vices
will leave you without effort, and,
as nature abhors a vacuum, tho
virtues will flow in to take their
place.
“How absurd,” said Mrs. Sprig
gings. “It says here that Gov.
Hill was given three cheers and
a tiger. He can sit in tlie cheers,
but what on airth will he over do
with that dretful animal?
It is rumored at Atlanta that
Maj. Campbell Wallace w ill resign
the position as chairman of tho
state railroad commission and
sever his connection with that
body. Two reasons are given for
this decision on tho part of Maj.
Wallace. First, his increasing
age and present ill health; Becond,
tho refused on the part of the leg¬
islature to give the railroad com¬
mission additional clerical ser¬
vices, thus leaving to him as
chairman of the commission more
work than ho feels he will be able
to perform. Maj. Wallace was
brought home from Canton a few
days ago, and is now at his home
on Capitol avenue. He has re¬
covered in a great measure from
the effects of the spider bite, but
he is very weak from the journey.
Ex-Gov. Rufus B. Bullock has
written a letter in which he says
that the republican defeat last
week v r as due to federal interfer¬
ence in state elections. He says:
“If the Republican party is forced
to defend the issue of centralized
power interfering with the domes¬
tic affairs of the states, there will
be no possibility of political the
growth in the south, and re¬
action in the north will make cer¬
tain an opposition majority election.” in tho
next congressional
The follow ing is an extract from
a real composition written by a
small school hoy in New'Jersey. teacher
The subject given by the
wuis the extensive one of “Man.”
Here is what the small boy wrote:
“Man is a wonderful animal. He
has eyes, ears, mouth. His ears
are mostly for catching cold in
and having the earache. The
nose is to get snifies with. A
man’s body is split half way up,
and he walks on the split ends.’
On the seventh of December the
Alliancemcn are to have a grand
rally at St. Louis. Arrangements
will be made to perfect the manu¬
facture of cotton bagging for next
year.
It is said that the |New York
World building will be 13 stories
high; the foundation will be 35
feet below the street.
The Confederate Veterans’ As¬
sociation of Newton county is now
fully organized, membership and rapidly in¬
creasing in to 100.
Judge E. T. Edwards is president; president;
Capt. J. M. Pace, vice
T. D. Guinn, treasurer; Rev.
Thomas H. Greer, chaplain; Dr.
J. C. Anderson, surgeon, Capers
Dickson, lieutenant.
Governor Loe estimates that a
hundred million of dollars of
outside capital have been invested
in A T irginia during the term of
his administration.