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10 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. I !_!_ 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 ■ ; ; ; i 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. 1■ \x ZMMui Ma \/ h\ w 21-B \ /M'Ws \ / JIRB fWETijACK "TtfE.BlQQefflKlriG f(ps) V iH AnL ( |iKy’j@N 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