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GLEANINGS FROM
STATES. I
TWO
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN GEORGIA
AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
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PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND PROMIS
CLOUS HAPPENINGS.
Thing* About Onr Neighbor* Which j
Always Interest.
The ladies committees of Macon that
have charge of the exhibit of that city
at the Atlanta Exposition have got to¬
gether a splendid exhibit which is ready
for shipment.
President H. II. Cabaiiiss has ordered
a meeting of the Georgia Press Associa¬
tion in flic parlors of the Hotel Oriental
for 10 o'clock on the morning of Sep¬
tember 10, the day after the opening oi
the Exposition.
An electric storm caused considerable
excitement at Odum Saturday evening.
The store of Mr. J. B. Clay was struck
by lightning. Several shingles and the top
of the chimney were torn off. Several
customers were in the store at the time,
all of whom felt the shock more or le*s,
but none were seriously hurt.
Among the Confederate relics that
will be exhibited at the Atlanta
Exposition will be the camp chest of
Hon. Jefferson Davis. This was not
only of service in the civil war, but Mr.
Davis carried it. with him in all his bril¬
liant service in the war with Mexico.
It is now in Washington, this State,
where he left it in 1865, when he passed
through that town, a fugitive. He left
it with Col. John B Weems, and his
daughter will exhibit it.
The Maryland Trust Company of Bal¬
timore offers at par and accrued interest
$1,200,000 of the first mortgage 50-year
gold bonds of the Georgia, Southern and
Florida Railway company. They hear
interest at. 5 per cent, payable January
and July in New York or Baltimore, at
the option of the holder. These bonds
nre a part of the issue of $4,000,000 first
mortgage bonds on the reorganize I prop¬
erty. Total amount of mortgage $4,
<100,000 of which $300,000 are retained
in the treasury of the company for fu¬
ture requirements leaving $3,700,000
bonds outstnndin.
Macon is preparing for the Young
People’s Baptist convention, which meets
there next week, It is expected that
over 500 delegates will be there, This
convention has never been organized, it
having been sprung at the last session
of the Southern Baptist convention, it
will he remembered that the formation
of this society caused much debate at
the Southern Baptist convention be¬
tween Dr. Hawthorne and others.
The otiices of the organization will be
located in Macon.
The board of trade of Savannah is
preparing an exhibit for the Atlanta Fix
position which will be one of the most
attractive features of the many that will
fill the Savannah space. The chief cle¬
ment is to be a large pyramid about
four feet high, representing every grade
of rosin. The rosins, nearly all of which
are transparent, will be placed in glass
frames, making the pyramid. Inside of
this pyramid will be a powerful electric
light. The rays of this light will illumi¬
nate tlie rosin, bringing out the rich
colors of every grade and making it ex¬
ceedingly attractive.
Auditor C. 0. Kibbee, of Macon, is
now making up his report on the Sparks
case in which W. B. Sparks asks for
$07,000 as extra compensation as re¬
ceiver of the Georgia. Southern and
Florida railroad. Judge Kibbee’s report
will have to be submitted to Judge
Griggs before the 23d, on which date
Judge Griggs will pass on the report.
Macon Is preparing for the big races
to begin there October 1. Judge L. S.
Hatch, a noted dealer with turfmen,
who will be judge of the races here, has
gone to Louisville, Ky., to attend tin
selection and shipping of ten cars of fine
racers lo Macon.
lu Savannah John Johnston, a negro,
was badly cut Friday morning by Her¬
man Brinson, another negro, in a cloth¬
ing and furnishing store at the corner of
West Broad street and Perry street
lane. Herman started after Johnston
at the Central railroad depot and ran
him into the store. He cut him five
times, once in the back, twice on tilt
log, once in the hand, and once in the
head. After the cutting Brinson made
an effort to escape. He ran out of tin
store over to the depot and started down
railroad street to the canal. Officer Lee
of the Central railroad force, and others,
started after the fleeing negro. He was
caught in the Central railroad yard
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The poles are now being distributed
and put up preparatory to putting up
the line of telephone wries from Dillon
to Eatta and Marion.
Tlie citizens of Greenville have taken
considerable interest in the Atlanta Ex¬
position and much enthusiasm has been
shown in the effort to secure articles for
exhibit. Mrs. Win. Wilkins, Jr., has
been untiring in looking after the inter¬
ests of the Exposition, having charge
of the contributions from this city.—
Greenville News.
A raid was made yesterday by dis¬
pensary constables on the old Trammell
bar, corner of Main and Coffee streets.
If anything was found it was something
like that described in Pickwick, when
Sammy Weller stated that when the
under shepherd got through with his
bottle of pine apple rum, nothing was
left in the bottle but the cork and the
smell.—Greenville News.
The proposed railway between Spar¬
tanburg and Henrietta, X. ('., te be frig
agitated considerably. A business meet
ing will be held within the next few
days and the matter will be fully dis¬
cussed. There was an Informal gath -r
ing of a few business men a few days
ago in Spartanburg, when the
road was discussed to some extent,
and all were of the opinion that the lint*
could be easily and cheaply built, as the
proposed route is on a very level ridge.
Those who arc at the head of the pro¬
ject say that the road will be built
without a doubt.
The dwelling house and smoke house
of Mr. Allan McKenzie, who lives in
the Dothan neighborhood, was burned
Friday about 9 o’clock. The origin of
the tire is unknown, but it is thought to
have originated from a defective flue, as
they had a fire in one of the fire places
up-taii-s, and when discovered tlie fire
was bursting out through the gable of
the house. The house was almost new
and was insured in the Farmers' Mutual
Insurance Association for about a thous¬
and dollars. Mr. McKenzie was fortun¬
ate to save a good part of his furni¬
ture and clothing, but lost some pro¬
visions in the smoke house.
Mrs, Lulu M. Gordon, chairman at
large of the Woman’s Congresses, lias
appointed Mrs. W. S. Tillinghast mem¬
ber of the board of South Carolina
women managers of the Gotton States
and International Exposition, chairman
for South Carolina Day, Thanksgiving
Day, November 8. Mrs. Tillinghast
is an accomplished, graceful lady, a
credit to her State, and her appoint¬
ment by Mrs. Gordon was a judicious
selection and South Carolina should feel
proud of having such a representative.
On South Carolina Day there will be
several very brilliant women orators
who have been invited and who will
deliver some interesting addresses.
I) KF H A I DING POSTM A ST ERS.
Soulli ('iii'ollim Cone Hum Reached
the Supreme Court.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 16.—The ease of
the South Carolina postmasters charged
with conspiring to defraud the postal
revenues, has found its way to the Su¬
preme Court of the United States.
Charles P. Barrett, having appealed
from the judgement of Judge Simonton,
of tlie United States District Court, sen¬
tencing him to the Columbus, Ohio, pen¬
itentiary in accordance with the verdict
of the jury, for a term of eighteen
months. The offence charged against
Barrett was that he conspired with
other postmasters to enable them to
add to their compensation by reporting
increased sales of stamps, and purport¬
ing to have been cancelled at their re¬
spective offices but which were in fact,
delivered to Barrett and disposed of by
him.
Iron Mines lo Resume Work.
By Southern Associated Press.
Charlote, N. (’., Sept. 16.—The Cran
bery iron mines, in Western North Caro¬
lina, are to resume work at once with
a large force. These mines, which have
been shut down for three years, produce
a grade of magnetic ore which is not
surpassed anywhere in this country. It
is used principally for fine cutlery.
Stndying to Flense.
A man afflicted with the disease of
flnicklsm, an exaggeration of the val¬
ue of details, was giving his order for
breakfast to a hotel waiter. The man
was finical in the extreme and the ex¬
actitude of his order respectfully amus¬
ed the waiter, who was somewhat of
a judge of human nature, Inasmuch
as he had served breakfast to many
men.
Breakfast time Is Invariably when
you get down to the bedrock of man’s
true disposition. It is too early in the
day and he Is too close to nature It¬
self to have put on the little frills that
he begins to assume along about 11
o’clock. At all events, the waiter un¬
derstood and took his order respect¬
fully, and servilely, without losing his
own estimate of the man.
The man had a morning cough and
sipped ice water as he gave his order.
"Bring me a pot of coffee,” he said,
"And mind, it must be hot—hot and
strong—don’t forget to have It strong.
And a sirloin steak, rare; remember,
have it rare and not fat; I can't bear
the sight of fat in the morning.”
“Yessir, yessir. Not fat,” replied the
waiter.
“And bring me some dry toast, hot,
mind you; hot toast, and have it made
from stale bread. I don’t want it toast¬
ed outside and siggy within. Now, don't
forget that.”
“No, sir; all right, sir; not soggy in¬
side,” echoed the waiter.
“And some sliced tomatoes,” con¬
tinued the man. “And take the chop¬
ped ice off the tomatoes and drain
them. I want them dry, you under¬
stand. dry. Now, don’t forget that.”
“All right sir. Tomatoes must be
dry.”
“And let’s see! Yes, bring me some
friend eggs. Fresh eggs, you know,
perfectly fresh. And I want them
fried on one side only. Don’t forget
that.”
"Yessir; fried on one side. And
which side, sir?”—Kansas City Star.
GOOD THINGS FROM PUCK.
Caleulatio».
Agent—The lady would like to rent the
house furnished. She has three boys-
Owner—Add the value of the furniture
to the rent.
Deep Thinking:.
•‘Ah! Let roe think a minute!” ex¬
claimed Cholly Taddells.
“But do you imagine you can keep it
up that long?” asked Miss Kittish anx¬
iously .
Progreis,
Marston—How is your scheme coming
on for buying a yacht?
Post— First-class; I’ve bought a pair of
40-cent white duck trousers.
He Would Need It.
Mre. Skinner—I’m glad to hear you say
you have such a good appetite.
Mr. Newboarder (about to take his first
meal and much pleased at the prospect)—
Landladies generally fear a good appetite.
Mrs. Skinner—I don’t; when a man has
a good appetite, he can eat almost any¬
thing.
Going Astray.
Former Resident—Well, everything In
the old town seems the same, But what
became of the widow Smith’s boys? They
always seemed such bright lads.
Native (with a sigh)—They both turned
out bad. John has bin sent to the re
formatary, and Bill’s learnin’ the printin’
trade.
A Suggestion.
Fond Mama— Well, really, we haven’t
had time to think of a name for baby,
such a time as he has had with his
teeth.
Friend of the Family—Why don’t you
call him Roosevelt?
.An Infinitesimal Amount.
Medium (in a tone with ice down its
bac k)—Madam, the spirit of your dead
husband wishes to converse with you.
The Widow Hennypeck—"Huh! If he
hasn't any more spirit now than he had
when he was alive, it isn’t worth paying
attention to.
Covering a Graver Crime.
Mrs. Outertown—That Mr. Subbubs
shows more consideration for Ihis neigh¬
bors than any man I ever saw.
Mr. Outertown (astounded)—Considera¬
tion! Good heavens! Do you call it con¬
sideration to wheel a lawn mower up
and down his grass plot every morning
at 6 o’clock?
Mrs. Outertown—Yes; but he does it
so the neighbors will not hear his daught¬
er practicing her singing lessons.
Murderer Supposed to be n Friend of
« Man He Arrested.
By Southern Associated Press.
Columbus, Gn., Sept. 15.—Officer Ed¬
ward Jackson, a member of the po¬
lice force of Girard, an Alabama sub¬
urb of this city, was assassinated by
ar. unknown person while patrolling
his beat about 3 o’clock this morning.
Jackson was shot four times and he
died within an hour afterwards.
A few minutes prior to the shooting
the officer had clubbed a drunken cit¬
izen while making an arrest, and it
is believed his assassin was a friend
of the prisoner. The coroner’s jury is
investigating the affair, but a verdict
will not be reached before tomorrow.
Paganini’s body was recently dug up
for some reason in the cemetery at Parma
where it laid, and the features were found
to be well preserved.
PRIZE FIGHTING IN MISSOURI.
Tlie l'n*e of Jesse Clark Is Exciting
Mueli Interest.
By Southern Associated Press.
St. Louis. Sept. 16.—A special to the
Chronicle from Dallas, Texas, says; An
immense crowd assembled in the Four¬
teenth Judicial Court room at 10 o’clock
this morning to witness the proceedings
in the habeas corpus case against Jesse
Clark against the State, the latter be¬
ing deprived of his liberty for engaging
in a prize fight. He asked bail on the
ground that there is no law against prize
lighting except the civil statute imposing
an occupation tax of $500 for every such
fight, and he averred that he tendered
this sum of money to the tax collector,
who declined to accept it. The case is
being heard by Chief Justice Harty of
the Court of Criminal Appeals. There
were many church people present. It
was argued by the lawyers and Attorney
General that the only point to be argued
was whether or not there is a law
against prize fighting. Judge Harty’s
decision is expected tomorrow.
Anderson Note*
Anderson, S. C., Sept. f.—(Special)
—Miss Flossie Brown, a-flfteen-year
old daughter of Mrs. M. F. Brown,
of the place, died here this morning
from the effects of poison oak. Miss
Flossie was polnsoned with the oak
early this spring, and gradually grew
worse till the end came.
Anderson cotton receipts for the sea¬
son Just closed were something over
31,000 bales.
KELLER.—Helen Keller, the deaf, dumb
and blind girl, who te the modern Laura
Bridgeman, and is being educated In a
private school in New York, writes and
composes fluently upon the typewriter.
The keys of the machine have the let¬
ters in bas relief upon the buttons. Miss
Keller, who is about 14 years of age, bas
marked literary ability, and has received
recently $250 for a short sketch of her
impressions ot life from the editor cf a
young people’s magazine.
Columbia’* Flr*t Bale.
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 30.—This city re¬
ceived her first bale of new crop cotton
today. The bale classed full style good
middling. It was shipped by G. M. Selg
nlone of Orangeburg to R. J. McCarley &
Co., and weighed 470 pound*.
In Great Britain on January 1, 1895,
there were 94,081 persons registered as
of unsound mind in the various insti¬
tutions of England and Wales. As
compared with the registered lunatics
on January 1. 1894, there is an in¬
crease of 2,014.
REVISION OF
SCHOOL LAWS.
♦
ONE OF THE IMPORTANT Qt'ES
TIONS FOR NEXT LEGISLATURE.
REPORT OF TEACHERS’ \S«OCIA
TION WILL BE PRKSC"----
Grand Jury to Consider Educational
Qualification of County Roards.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 15.—(Special.)—
One of the important matters to come
before the Legislature at its approach¬
ing session will be a revision of the
school laws. When the Georgia Teach¬
ers’ Association met on Cumberland Is¬
land in June the advisability of making
certain changes in the system was dis¬
cussed at length and a report made to
present to the Legislature urging the
changes that the teachers believe to be
necessary.
This report, which is being sent to
members of the Legislature by President
Joseph 8. Stewart, of the association,
with a view of securing what the teach
ers want, embodied the following im¬
portant recommendations;
That the county boards of education
shall be recommended for appointment
as heretofore, but that the grand juries
shall be required by law to take into
consideration the educational qualifica¬
tions of those so recommended for ap¬
pointment, and it shall be the duty of
the judge of the Superior Court of said
county, to refuse to confirm such rec¬
ommendations unless the educational
requirement herein made is complied
u ith.
We recommend that county school
commissioners he elected as heretofore
by county boards of education, and that
the same examination prescribed by law
be still required, but before any county
board of education shall be permitted
to go the election of county school com¬
missioner, the examination papers of
each applicant for such office shall be
forwarded to the State school commis¬
sioner who shall review the same and
recommend thereon in writing such pa
pers as evidence sufficient qualification
for the discharge of the duties of said
office, and it shall not be lawful for the
county boards of education to elect a
county school commissioner whose ex¬
amination has not been pronounced sat¬
isfactory by the State school comuiis
sioner.
We further recommend that county
school commissioners be paid a stated
salary *$1,000, of not less than $300 tor more
than to be determined by the
county board of education.
In the matter of county institutes we
recommend that instead of the plan
now in operation that five institute con¬
ductors be selected by the State board
of education on tlie nomination of the
State school commissioner, after exami¬
nation, such institute conductors to be
paid a salary of at least $1,800 per
annum.
That the State school commissioner
and the institute conductors so appoint¬
ed shall prescribe a three years’ course
of study for the public school teachers
of the State.
That the law define a school month,
enu we recommend that the same con¬
sist of twenty school days.
That children residing on or near the
county lines shall be permitted by the
county boards of education to attend the
schools nearest their residence, and pu¬
pils are required to use the books adopt¬
ed in the county where they go to
school.
We recommend that each county be
required to raise by local taxation an
amount to be equal to its pro rata share
of the public school fund, before it can
receive its share of said fund.
The Campaign in the Tenth.
Maj. Black le not boasting or bragging
or appealing to passion or prejudice in
the campaign he is making in the Tenth
district for re-election to Congress. He
and his friends are, however, doing a
great deal of quiet and effective work.
Their purpose is to get out the full Demo¬
cratic vote. They have been quite success¬
ful in the matter of registration, much
more successful than they had reason to
expect in view of the fact that the elec¬
tion is a special one. and there is reason
for saying that they will not be disap¬
pointed in the number of ballots cast.
Maj. Black is regarded as a man of
high character and first class ability, and
that is one of the chief reasons why there
is so much interest in his canvass. We
are not prepared to speak of the Demo¬
crats of other counties of the Tenth dis¬
trict. but we feel pretty certain that the
majority of the Democrats of Richmond
county favor sound money. They are not,
therefore, in harmony with Maj. Black
on the silver question. They much pre¬
fer Maj. Black to Mr. Watson, however,
and they will vote for him notwithstand¬
ing the fact that he is an avowed friend
to the free and unlimited coinage of sil¬
ver.
We have no doubt that Maj. Black will
be re-elected. His re-election will be a
heavy blow to the Populist party. It will
show that that party, especially in the
Tenth district, readily lent itself to the
work of abusing and vilifying Maj.
Black and the Democratic party without
reason, simply because its candidate wae
beaten. Maj. Black resigned in order
to let the Populists prove, if they could,
that he was elected by fraud. The Popu¬
lists will fail to prove their charges
against Maj. Black and the Democratic
party. That state of affairs will disgust
the better element of the Populists with
Populist methods and lead them to leave
the Populist party.—Savannah Morning
News.
Emile Olliviar is writing a love story
called “Marie Madeleine," which he be¬
gan twenty years age.
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of what is of good and durable |
quality will be found desirable I
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our goods. If you want to know
write to us. You can have a cop\ :
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for it.
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