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Special Correspondence of the Columbus Times.
Graphic Pen-Picture from Ken
nesaw Mountain.
Marietta, Ga., June 4th, 1864.
Four miles northwest of this place
are two peaks called Kennesaw Moun
tains, and designated as Big Kenne
saw and Little Kennesaw. From the
summit of each of these the eye catches
a wide and diversified prospect.
Turn towards the southeast, and
near forty miles in the distance you
behold Stone Mountain, lifting its
dusky form like a huge dome that
seems to “ prop the skies. ” Nearly
in the same range of vision the spires
of Atlanta appear, about twenty-two
miles distant; still nearer, the cour.e
of the Chattahoochee may be defined ;
and apparently under your feet, on an
elevated ridge, lies Marietta —lovely
in her desolation.
Nearly one mile to the right of Ma
rietta, is the Georgia Military Insti
tute, where the State Cadets so lately
walked amid her groves and breathed
the pure atmosphere of her almost
mountain elevation. Imitating the
example of the Virginia Cadets, who
so recently covered themselves and
their Alma Mater with imperishable
honor, they, too, have abandoned the
groves of Parnassus and haunts of the
muses, and repaired to the post of
duty and of honor.
Turning from this view towards the
west, eight miles from this point of
observation and a little south of a line
drawn in that direction, you be
hold Lost Mountain rising up solitary
and alone from a section of country,
which, from this elevation, appears a
broad plateau, extending from the
Chattahoochee river, in the south, to
the Allatoona hills, in the north,
though in reality, the face of the
country is undulating, interspersed
with wood and field —the former large
ly predominating, and composed chief
ly of dwarfed and scrubby chestnut
and oak trees, well adapted to guerril
la and Indian warfare, but unsuited
to the maneuvering of the infernal
machines of modern war. On the top
of Lost Mountain is a vista, cut, ap
parently, to facilitate the transmission
of messages, by the signal corps, from
Gen. Johnston’s headquarters to Ma
rietta.
Nine miles west of Lost Mountain
is Dallas, the county site of Paulding,
and half way between the two is New
Hope Church, names, though the
most unpromising and in a country
most uninviting, which have recently
become historic.
Near the north base of Kennesaw
Mountains the W. & A. R. R. runs,
winding its tortuous track to Acworth
and to the Allatoona hills, just beyond,
where our right rested until recently.
—Atlanta Intelligencer, June 9, 1864.
All persons in Florida desiring to go
to Monteagle, the “Southern Chautau
qua,” or Sewanee, Tenn., will bear in
mind that the best route is via Savan
nah, Atlanta and the Western & At
lantic Railroad.
They should take the train leaving
Jacksonville at 2.00 p. m. This puts
WESTERN 4ATLANTICR.R.
THE GREAT
KENNESAW ROUTE.
CONDENSED SCHEDULES BETWEEN
ATLANTA and BOSTON, NEW YORK and the EAST,
READ DOWN. Viil PENN. R. R. READ UP.
North-bound. STATIONS. South-bound.
J. 50 pm 11.00 pm Lv ATLANTA Ar. ‘.’.30 pm 7.25 ain
2.59 pm 12.14 am Lv Kennesaw Lv. 1.17 pm 6.13 ain
7.07 pm 4.30 am Lv Chattanooga Lv. 8.55 a m 2.00 a m
6.50 a m 6.00 pm Ar CINCINNATI Lv. 8.47 p m 8.05 am
7.25 ain 8.00 pm Lv CINCINNATI Ar. 4.45 pm 610 am
11.30 a m 11.45 pm Lv Columbus Lv. 12.55 p m 2.00 am
7.10 p m 7.00 am Ar Pittsburg Lv. 6.30 am 7.45 pm
2.35 am 1.55 pm ‘‘ Harrisburg “ 11.50 pm 2.00 pm
5.30 a m 4.40 pm “ Baltimore “ 8.25 p m 10.55 am
6.30 am 5.50 pm “ Washington “ 7.10 pm 9.50 am
5.35 am 4.45 pm “ Philadelphia “ 8.50 pm 11.20 am
8.00 am 6.55 pm “ NEW YORK “ 6.00 pm 9.00 am
6.00 pm 6.50 am Ar BOSTON Lv. 10.00 a m 10.30 pm
Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping-Cars between Cincinnati and New York, without
change; and Pullman Palace Sleeping-Cars between New York and .Boston without
change.
Via BEE LINE and NEW YORK CENTRAL.
1.50 pm 11.00 pm Lv ATLANTA Ar. 2.30 pm 7.25 am
2.59 pm 12.14 am “ Kennesaw Lv 1.17 pm 6.13 am
7.07 pm 4.30 am “ Chattanooga “ 8.55 am 2.00 am
650 am 6.00 pm Ar CINCINNATI Lv. 8.47 pm 805 am
7.15 am 7.02 pm Lv CINCINNATI Ar. 6.35 pm 7.55 am
9.00 ain 8.50 pm “ Dayton Lv. 4.40 pin 6.00 am
2.35 pin 2.50 am Ar Cleveland “ 10.45 a m 12.25 ain
8.00 p m 7.40 am “ Buffalo “ 5.20 a m 7.45 p m
11.05 pin 10.30 am “ Rochester “ 4.00 aid 6.50 pm
6.10 ami 4.00 pm “ Albany “ 10.15 pm 1.15 pm
10.30 ain 7.30 pm “ NEW YORK “ 6.00 p m 9.50 ain
10.57 anii 12.40 am “ Springfield “ 6.05 pm 9.00 am
2.45 pm! 6.25 am Ar BOSTON Lv. 3.00 pmi 5.00 a m
Elegant Wagner Drawing Room Sleeping-Cars between Cincinnati and New York, and
between Cincinnati and Boston without change. All connections made in Union Passen
ger Depots.
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Via N. Y., P. & O. and ERIE RAILWAYS.
1.50 p m 11.00 pm Lv ATLANTA Ar. 2.30 p m 7.25 am
2.59 pm 12.14 am “ Kennesaw Lv. 1.17 pm 6.13 am
7.07 p m 4.30 am “ Chattanooga “ 8.55 ain 2.00 ain
6.50 am 6.00 pm Ar CINCINNATI Lv. 8.47 pm 8.05 ain
7.50 a m 10.00 pm Lv CINCINNATI Ar. 6.45 p m 6.45 a m
9.52 a m 12.30 am “ Dayton Lv. 4.40 pin 3.25 a m
10.43 am 2.50 am Ar Springfield “ 3.47 pin 2.10 am
9.45 p m 5.23 pm “ Salamanca “ 4.40 a m 10.25 a m
2.47 am 10.25 pm “ Elmira “ 1.44 am 5.48 am
4.26 am 12.07 am “ Binghampton “ 12.15 am 3.53 am
11.25 a m 7.30 am “ NEW YORK “ 6.00 p m 8.00 pin
2.15 pm 6.45 am “ Albany :.. “ 10.45 pm
Pullman Palace Sleeping-Cars between Cincinnati and New York without change;
and between Cincinnati and Boston without change. All connections made in Union
Passenger Depots.
Via B. & O. R. R.
1.50 p m 11.00 pm Lv ATLANTA Ar. 2.30 p m 7.25 a m
2.59 “ 12.14 am “ Kennesaw Lv. 1.17 pm 6.13 am
7.07 u 4.30 am “ Chattanooga “ 8.55 am 2.00 am
6.50 am 6.00 pin Ar CINCINNATI Lv. 8.47 pm 8.05 am
8.25 ain 7.20 “ Lv CINCINNATI Ar. 5.15 pm 7.45 ami
12.38 p m 10.25 “ “ Chillicothe Lv 1.00 pin 4.40 “
5.10 pm 2.30 am Ar Parkersburg “ 9.40 am 1.40 “
1.13 am 9.25 “ “ Cumberland “ 2.43 ain 7.45 pm
3.35 “ 11.24 am “ Martinsburg Lv. 12.28 am 5.29 “
6.00 “ 1.15 pm “ Washington “ 10.10 pm 3.30 “
7.10 “ 2.15 ‘‘ “ Baltimore “ 9.00 pm 2.30 “
10.47 “ 6.11 “ “ Philadelphia “ 4.02 pm 10.16 a m
1.20 pin 9.20 pm Ar NEW YORK Lv. 1.00 pm 8.00 am
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Elegant Palace Sleeping-Cars between Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore, without
change. All connections made in Union Passenger Depots.
Through Pullman Palace Bullet and Matin Boudoir Sleeping-Cars
between Atlanta and Cincinnati without Change, Connecting
with above Through Sleeping-Car lines for New York and Boston.
them in Savannah at 7.58 p. m., in
Atlanta at 7.32 a. m., Chattanooga
i.OOp. m., leave Chattanooga at 1.10,
arrive at Cowan 3 38, making connec
tion with the train leaving on the Ten
nessee Coal & Iron Company’s Railroad
at 3.50 p. m. for Sewanee and Mont
eagle, reaching each point before sun
set.
Passengers taking this route pass
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
over the historic and grand scenery on
the Western dr Atlantic, and Nashviile,
Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroads, in
daytime.
Passengers leaving Jacksonville via
any other route will arrive at Cowan
about mid-night.
These facts are very important to
bear in remembrance.
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Examination Day.
Teacher —First classes in geography
and history stand up and be examined
together. Now, any of you, or all of
you: What is the most wonderful
thing in America ?
General Chorus—The Sidetrack !
Teacher—Correct, every one of
you. Made a ten strike —oh, I mean,
hit the nail on the head —no, I should
have said, made a home run. No, no,
scholars, I wish you to distinctly un
derstand that I disapprove of slang ;
but your universal smartness in an
swering this question makes me really
proud of you; and some slang is ex
cusable when it is so appropriate in ex
pressing pride at the attainments of my
scholars. Well, now, will some of you
tell me how large the Sidetrack is ?
Pretty Girl —Oh, it’s just a dear,
sweet little thing.
Little Boy—Yes, but it’s the big
gest thing for its size in Ameriky.
Teacher —Correct. Both of you
go head. Well, now, boys, tell me
how far the Sidetrack can be seen.
Smart Boy—Business men aud
tourists can see it from all over Amer
ica.
Teacher —That’s right—yes, that’s
right. Well, if that is the case, then
the Sidetrack must be on top of a
very high mountain, eh?
Smart Boy—Oh, no I The Sidetrack
is not on top of a mountain , but there
is a high and very famous mountain
right immediately by the side of the
Sidetrack.
Teacher—Yes, that’s true. Now,
some of you history scholars tell me
why that mountain is famous.
M ell-read Boy—lt is famous because
for nearly a month in 1864 one hun
dred thousand men tried to take it
away from about fifty thousand men.
They extended their front on both
sides until the line of battle was about
ten miles long, and having, as they
thought, weakened the defenders by
stretching their line out so far, and
tired them down by keeping up, day
and night, a ceaseless fire of musketry