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■- ;g —. w f t —TZT7 • -v~ t \ nif '\ | J * / ' ‘ L: L t^jZj^ o ' VIEW OF kehhesaw z->ovntaih-<s\2> - OTJR “COKIFLiIMEN'TA.R, V TO THE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS” NUMBER. Vol. IV. My Old Savannah Home. Where the balmy air is sighing and the roses catch the dew, And the mocking bird is singing in the trees, There’s a charming, lovely city and I’ll ever hold it true, I was born among its butterflies and bees; In the blooming cotton fields I lived the whole day long, But from all of them I’ve been obliged to roam, And when I think of happy times, the merry dance and song, I long to see my old Savannah home. Chorus. I long to see you once again and feel the scented breeze, And through your sunny streets I long to roam, I love to hear the mocking birds a-singing in the trees, That grow about my old Savannah home. Where the sweet magnolia blossoms that were blooming in the lane, And the garden that was laden with per fume ; All were dearer to this darkey than the long and level plain, It was there we always had enough of room; When the silvery moon at night was peep ing from the skies, And we pushed the flat-boat from the river side, And down the rippling waters where the Fort Pulaski lies Our jolly dancing parties used to glide. I long to see, etc. But those happy days are over now, the boys have gone away, And the pretty girls are scattered o’er the land, Oh, the times ain’t what they used to be when Massa had his say, And each plantation bad its darkey band; Near that little cabin home, the place where I was born, There’s a quiet lovely spot I’d like to see, ’Twas where they laid my mother down, one pleasant summer morn, While songsters sang a sad and plaintive glee. I long to see, etc. The Western & Atlantic Railroad has at Chattanooga, Atlanta and in termediate points 66 connections with its passenger trains. These in clude connections which arriving trains make with its departing’ trains, and which its arriving trains make with trains departing over other roads at various points of junction. We ven ture the remark that there is not an other road, even three times as long as the Western & Atlantic, whose pas senger trains have as many connec tions as those of the Western & At lantic. The W. & A. gets there on time. A. humorous dare-devil—the very man to suit nay purpose. Bvlwkb. Who Wants the Lease ? The Railroads That Will Bid and are Now Fighting for the State Road. The lease question still agitates At lanta and the state, and it may be in teresting to know who want the road. The Louisville & Nashville road is making a strong effort to secure pos session of the Western & Atlantic, of Georgia. The Western & Atlantic is the property of the state, which has been leased since 1871. The lease ex pires next year, and the duty of dis posing of it devolve? upon the present session of the legislature. The Louis ville & Nashville is anxious to secure it, so as to give them the southeastern territory. Mr. Stahlrnan has been in Atlanta several weeks watching matters. The Queen & Crescent, which is likewise shut out of the southeast through the Richmond Terminal alli ance, is joining hands with the Louis ville & Nashville, and thus both will become active bidders for control of the road. The presence of these par ties in the field has stirred up the Richmond Terminal people, and, as a result, Gen. E. P. Alexander, presi dent of the Central road, represent ing the West Point, announces that there will be bids from his side for the road. As the Western & Atlantic is ATLANTA, GA., SEPTEMBER 15, 1889. Ao & ■— JWif z o IT IS ALWAYS THE UNEXPECTED THAT HAPPENS. the trunk road through the mountain gap, the rivalry for its possession will be intense. — Augusta Evening News. Sam Jones’ Liberality with his Money. The Parks Hill camp meeting closed at Paris, Ky., August sth. The Rev. Sam Jones was the principal speaker. He said that he received $l5O a day for his services, but that the money was spent by him for charitable pur poses, that money made by lawyers and other professional men was hoard ed up by them. “Why,” said he, “they are raising money at this camp to build a home for unfortunate and destitute women, and yesterday I gave SSOO to it. Where is the man who is abusing me for getting $l5O a day, that will give that amount? Just before I left my home in Cartersville, Ga., I met a lady in destitute circum stances who had just lost her husband, and I gave her $1,500. There’s where my money goes. I care noth ing for it except for the poor and distressed.” — Louisville Courier Journal. The Western & Atlantic is the only line in the South running four through passenger trains per day each way, from one terminal to the other. It, there fore, offers advantages over all other lines for tourists going from Atlanta to the north and northeast. Psalm cxix. This psalm containeth sundry prayers, praises, and professions of obedience. GIMEL. 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live and keep thy word. 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. 19 lam a stranger in the earth; hide not thy commandments from me. 20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgements at all times. 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy command ments. 22 Remove from me reproach and con tempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. 23 Princes also did sit*and speak against me; but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. 24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. God and Our Country. Each of the conventions of the new states has wrestled with the question of God in the constitution. In each case those who favored recognition of divine power won. At Helena there was a little lobbying against the pro position. A mining man came all the way from Butte to protest. He said he had put $70,000 into a flume this year and he hadn’t had a drop of wa ter since he got the work done. He thought he had been treated badly and he was opposed to putting God in the constitution. The closest vote in any of the conventions on this ques tion was at Helena. It is claimed that if the question had been on a motion to put the clause in the con stitution it would have been lost. But it came up on a motion to strike out that clause, which had been in serted by the committee. There are numbers who would have voted against putting God into the docu ment, but they were not willing to vote in favor of putting him out. The distinction is a fine one, but it was sufficient. The Washington peo ple did not settle upon the exact form of this recognition until after several attempts. The words ‘‘God Almighty” were set aside. Final agreement was upon the expression : “The Supreme Being of the Universe.” — Exchange. It does no credit to any of the con stitutional conventions of the new states that there should have been any hesitation on the point of putting the name of God in a reverential and thankful sense in their organic law. All blessings come from God and mankind should be positive in thank ing and praising Him. The W. & A. is always “on time”. NO. 18.