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LITTLE TIGER'S BOY
POACHED ON A WHITE MAN’S FARM
DOWN IN FLORIDA,
And His Red Face was Slapped—The Semi
noles Consider it an Insult to Their Tribe
and Trouble May be the Result.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 30. —(Special.)—
There is fear that the Seminole Indians
in south Florida may again go on the war
path after over forty years of pence.
“Little Tiger.” a chief of that portion of
the scattered tribes which has its villages
on the edge of the Everglades not iar
west of Biscayne bay, is now on his way
to Tallahassee to seek an official interview
with Governor Mitehell upon a matter
which he and his tribe consider a serious
insult to the Seminoles-
“Little Tiger" has a young son who has
been taught tlie use of the bow and ar
row. and the rille, and is an expert shot
afield as well as an excellent marksman.
This summer the tribe has moved its ha il
lation eastward somewhat in order to be
nearer the bay and ocean, where it is
cooler, as well as to fish. This has brought
them quite close to the white vill.-iM *
which border on the bay bascayiu, •
“Tattle Tiger's” boy has been hunting,
it appears, too near the settlements, lie
has intended no harm but is unused to
the ways of the “pale faces-
(Slapped the Ih.y’s Face.
One man. a Mr. Jensen, who owns a
large tract of land near t'oeoanut Grove,
,i.. i.nv of Biseayne, has
repeatedly forbidden the Indian
£ov to hunt or shoot on it. but
the bov has paid little or no attention to
Jenson's orders. A few days ago Jensen
caught him at his favorite pastime and
threatened him with bodily harm if he
appeared there again with Ins gun.
Thursday morning last Jensen heard a
Shot not far from his pineapple patch,
and going out there saw the Indian boy
in the edge of the woods just taking aim
at a bird. Jensen had his own rille with
him and he cried out to the boy in an
angrv tone to stop. The boy paid no utb'll
- him but let go at the bird. 1 hen
Jensen covered the boy with his gun and
rushed in on him. .
The youngster made no resistance ano
theTnan took his rifle away from him nnd
slapped his face vigorously two or three
times. Then the youth's Indian blood was
up and he tried to return the blows, but
Jensen had him in his power and before he
had finished with him had given the boy
a good flogging. lie then gave him back
his rifle and told him to go back to bis
camp whore he belonged and not to poach
on his (Jensen si land again.
Indians Armed to the Teeth.
The boy went quietly off in the direction
of the camp. Toward night “Little 'liger,
and a half dozen of his warriors appeared
in the village of Cocoanut Grove and in
quired for Jensen- 1 hey wen* armed to
the teeth and highly indignant «t the
insult which the tribe bad been given T>y
the punishment of the chiefs boy. Jensen
appeared and explained matters, but eith
er, they did not understand what he said,
although there was an interpreter present,
or else the explanation was unsatisfactory.
They stormed around for an hour or more,
but made no direct threats, finally they
started back to their camp, but at intervals
through the night kept up a terrible shriek
ing and yelling accompanied by the tiring
of rifles.
Visiting the Governor.
The next day, Friday. “Little Tiger” and
one of his men started for Tallahassee, go
ing to Jupiter inlet to take a steamer from
that point up the Indian river. He says
that he is going to see the governor. But
bcyofnl that he will not talk.
The two Seminoles will probably reach
Tallahassee Mwnduy night, or Tuesday
morning.
Men coming from the neighborhood of
the Indian villages yesterday say that the
whole tribe is much excited over the af
fair ami threaten to go on the warpath if
Governor Mitchell does not fix up t'he mat
ter satisfactorily.
Apparently every preparation was being
made for war. There are about 500 in the
tribe, including women and children.
CAME HERE TO DIE.
A Vonns Woman HangH Herself at Inman
Park I.ast Tumday.
Ono of the passengers who came to the
city on the Air-Line “heli” Tuesday morn
ing attracted attention wherever she went.
She was a medium sized woman of about
thirty years, very straight, with bright red
hair, loosely done up. rough, uneven feat
ures, florid complexion and deep blue eyes.
She was dressed in a new dress of checked
material. She wore a new hat, new shot's,
a bright new ribbon fluttered at her throat.
She carried no bundle of seatehel. A fan
and a handkerchief was the extent, of her
baggage.
She picked her way through the crowd
Ot the union <l<-poi ami out into Wall street.
She appeared as a person in a dream and
walked rapidly through I lie stream of peo
ple, appearing to see or hear nothing. Peo
ple turned to look after her as she walked
past.
She wandered about the city for about
two hours and about 10 o'clock boarded an
Edgewood avenue car for Inman Park.
She carried a little package of candy in
tier hand. Iler handkerchief was pressed
to her eyes.
About 11 o'clock the little daughter of
3klr. John Evers was walking through the
park and was horrified to see a woman s
l.ody swinging from a tree. She ran oil
sis fast as she could and told a gentleman
whom she found not fur away of the hor
rible find.
In five minutes time a big crowd had gath
ered beside the body of the hanging wo
man. Slie was already dead. A small
twine string, not us large as a man's little
finger, was fastened about her neck in a
loop and til'd to the tree about
three feet above. Iler feet were less than
eighteen inches from the ground. The tree
stood on a steep incline, and it was very
evident that tin' suicide had improvised
a platform of a plank by placing one end
against the tree, and the other against the
bank. She stood on this plank while fas
tening the rope. When she had completed
her arrangements she swung herself up
by her hand and kicked the plank from
beneath her. Then she let go of her hold
and dropped the full length of the twine
with fearful force. There was no one
( to? $ )
Hr. J. A. IVheeler
"White Serving My Country
I was taken ill with spinal disease aud rheu
matism. When I returned homo my trouble
was still with me, and I wasceuflncd to my bed,
unable to help myself for 22 months. After
taking seven bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla I
was well and havo not since been troubled with
Any old complaints. My wife was in ill health,
suffering with headache, dizziness and dys
pepsia. She took two bottles of
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
and feels like n new woman.” James A.
Wheeler, 1900 Division St., Baltimore, Md.
Hood’s PiiJa are the best after-dinner Fills,
MatotdlgeflUoa, cue headache. Try a box.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONS ATLANTA. GA_ TUESDAY, AUGUST 8. 1893
present to witness her dying struggles, but
it is presumed that she died iu a tew min
utes as her neck was broken.
Mo one could identity the dead woman
She was a stranger to everyone in the big
crowd. Coroner Paden examined her
clothing and found two letters, both writ
ten from Duluth, Ga., a hastily scrawled
note asked that her picture be given to her
mother. It was signed "L. B.” I'or two
hours she remained unidentified.
One of the notes signed Miss Strickland
led to her identification, ('all Officer Beav
ers was sent, to the Equitable Building for
Mr. Henry Strickland, of Duluth. Mr.
Strickland is engaged in the real estate
business with Dunlap & Hudgens. He
went with the officer to the side of the
dead woman, and at a glance exclaimed:
“Why that’s Lula Brown. She came in
on .the bell ns 1 did this morning.”
iSahe coroner's jury Mr. Strickland told
the hfttory of the young woman. She was
tlie dafigliter of a widowed mother. Her
mother livid at Redan, Ga. For several
months Lula Brown had lived in Duluth.
She worked at his home for a tune, and
was a faithful assistant to his wife tn her
household duties. She left him sometime
ago, and through the assistance his wife
secured a home elsewhere. He was .some
what surprised to see her coming into the
city on the train, and noticed that she ap
peared very despondent. He did not see
her after she left the depot. Hi l cftuld
assign no reason for her deed, except it
was that she feared that she would lose
her new position.
Turn and Wholesome duality
Commends to public approval the California
liquid laxative remedy. Syrup of Figs. It
is pleasant to the taste, and. by acting
gently on the kidneys, liver and bowels to
cleanse the system effectually, it promotes
the health and comfort, of all who use it.
and with millions it is the best and only
remedy.
SNAP SHOtTfROM TEXAS.
Sani Small Writes While on tlie Wing in the
Lone Star State.
Houston. Tex., July 23.—(Special Correspon
dence.) —When one of us “old Georgians ’ en
ters the office of the Capital hotel here he is
apt to come face to face with genial George
MeGinly. the former famous Boniface of
the old IT. I. Kimball house in Atlanta. Tie
was the prime landlord of the efty in those
XXX days of the later ’7<»’s, when Atlanta was
thrilling and throbbing witli tlie prophecies and
first works of her present greatness, t.eorge
is still partial to tlie Georgia boys and men
tions as one of the chief episodes of his ca
reer out here the pleasure lie felt in welcoming
the lamented Henry Grady and his party to
one of those unique special banquets of which
George was a master in the old Kimball days.
He makes diligent inquiry after the old friends
of those days and talks so affectionately of
them that I have a notion that one of these
years MeGinly will want to come back to At
lanta nnd hear his last “Home. Sweet
Home” among his old cronies of the Gate
City.
This hotel Is located on the site of the old
capitol of the republic of Texas, hence the
name. Twenty years ago. when I first came
to Houston to do local reporting for The Mer
cury 1 boarded in the old hotel, the original
capitol building. My room was that which
had been the private office of President Sam
Houston and wo dined in the “halt of tlie
house of represenfives.” In those days the
old Texans would put up at the hotel and
cordially regale one with unique stories of
the stormy and historic events that had
characterized the old capitol and the new
born republic. But today nil vestiges of tlie
old capitol are gone and a fine modern hotel,
with elevator and electric lights, puzzles and
dazzles the straggling old Texan when he
comes to town “for the first time in twenty
years.’’
Down at Tlie Houston Post building, in a
cozy sanctum, looking cool and complacent. I
found Editor Johnson, an ex-Georgian. from
Bainbridge. He is a cousin to Congressman
Ben Russell and a strip of all-wool democracy
off the name bolt of goods. He recalls his
early Journalistic association with “I'ncle Re
nins” Harris on Tlie Savannah News and asks
affectionately after his old chum. Editor
Johnson has been In Texas about fifteen years
and lias made himself one of the chief fac
tors iu the Journalism and politics of the state.
There Is a sort of Napoleonic suggestion of
success about his physique and poses, and
the prims facie prophecies are not belied by
the events of his career. He has made The
Post one of the first papers in Texas. It is
admirably serve,! with news, closely and
vigorously edited on the orthodox democratic
tines, and Is popular with a widespread and
daily growing constituency. It was The Post
that stood up to Governor Hogg In the last
campaign—the oqjy daily paper, I believe, in
the state that did so—and was therefore the
only one that could erow roosters on the
morning after the election. It was n wise
choice and made The Post the recognized and
trusted organ of the regular wing of the
democratic party in the state. Colonel John
son has an able and cultured aide-de-camp in
Major Toole, whose paragraphs and crisp
editorials are easily distinguished. The Post
is modernly equipped, runs the linotype ma
chines ami will soon have its own specially
designed office building- then it will be "The
Constitution” of Texas.
It would be unpardonable to speak concern
ing the press of Houston and not mention
Uncle Dau McGary and The Evening Age.
Everybody In Texas knows Dan, or has'heard
more or less of him. for be is one of the
Nestors of Texas Journalism. His little Even
ing Age has been printed daily in Houston for
twenty-two years and has outlived in that
time some thirty different contemporaries
that have had their birth and death during
McGary’s time in the Bayou City. The Age
is unique in Journalism. It doesn’t print an
average of three columns of original matter
per day. but it is one of the best quoted
pa]>ers in the state. Dan knows Texas and
Texans as no other editor in the state and he
is one of the freest lances that ever wielded a
pencil. He doesn't seem to know or care how
the age lives, but always abides In the faith
that it will get out on time, and it does.
From the day that the federal soldiery
marched Dan to Jail in Brenham fur editorially
criticising Hie military despots then lording it
over "rebel Texas” he has had friends who
stick to him closer than a brother, and Dau
is in the swim, panics and cyclones notwith
standing. He is a genial, happy-go-lucky Bo
hemian of the olden east and ins paper will
live while he lives and probably die when he
dies. As to that latter event ail Texas hopes
that it will be graciously postponed for de
cades yet to come.
I had a glimpse of Senator Richard Coke as
he passed through from a visit to the jetties at
Galveston. The shaggy old veteran seems to
have recuperated his leonine proportions and
is in the spirit for a battle royal with the
goldoerats of the senate and the nation. He
is for free silver coinage straight out and .be
lieves it would be a grave mistake to adopt
the policy proposed by the goldolators-that is.
to repeal the Sherman act un<-onditlonaily and
trust to the future and to President Cleveland
for the rehabilitation of silver to its rightful
equality with gold in our monetary system,
lie will tight that policy bitterly, demanding
an unequivocal guarantee from the president
.•mil Secretary Carlisle that any democratic
legislation in line with the Chicago platform
will be signed and enforced.
Some of the Texas papers are continually
tiring disparaging paragraphs at Senator Colon
because he did not bolt the regular party
lines iiist year in the state campaign. But
“Ohl Brains” knows tlie people of Texas and
knew what they expected of him. He did his
duty and upheld Hogg to the victorious linitfi.
Even if some of them would have preferred to
have had him on their side they can afford to
be liberal to his right of choice. I remember
his famous campaign for governor against E.
J. Davis in 1874-how gallantly he led that
forlorn hope, resisted tlie usurpation of Davis,
drew from President Grant the famous repu
diation of military support for Davis’s preten
sions mid then gave to Texas a fearless,
laborious and honest administration. To his
wisdom, prudence and courage this grand state
will always be indebted, for her speedy re
covery from the robberies and ravages of u
riotous republican regime. Texas can af
ford to bo very kind aud indulgent to the bold
personal independence of Senator Coke. He
has earned Immunity from the assaults ot
vicious partisans and the acerbities of chronic
political carpers. His splendid integrity, his
courageous democracy, his foresighted states
manship aud his perennial popularity mark him
as one of the best figures in Texas history.
May ho end his golden days in the harness of
her highest service.
There are growing signs that the democratic
division in Texas is to become permanent.
Judge!'lark lias just printed a letter In which
he jumps squarely over into the Hues of the
Cleveland democracy on tile silver question.
This conversion from free silverism to Cleve
huidism is said to have been wrought by Judge
Seth Shepard, a recent appointee to a Wasu
ington city Judgeship aud erstwhile leader in
tiie Clark faction. It renews the question of
federal reeogublpn and antagonize squarely
the financial stand taken by Hogg, Coke, Rea
gan and all the other leaders of the regular
democracy of the state. With this renewed
cause of ‘ separation between the wings the
possibility of their ever again flopping to
gether becomes exceedingly remote. But the
Hogg views are dominant in Texas and wilt
remain so.
Our Scotch-Irish Atlantlan, Colonel Hunter;
of the Insurance army, is doing Texas in the
interest of one of our home companies mid is
doing a great line of business.
Georgia preachers are getting to bo numer
ous In Texas, aud all of them are winning
easy access to the hearts and confidence of
the' Texans.
Dr. W. C. Dunlap, of Atlanta. Is billed to
assist at a “holiness” camp meeting near
Waco In the near future. He will be accorded
a hearty reception by his old Georgia friends
who are out here to stay.
T see the face of The Constitution regularly.
The sight of it Is good for the eyes and the
news from home always palatable however
many days old It may be. 8. W. 8.
Ask Your Friends
Who have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla what
they think of it, and the replies will be
positive in its favor. One has been cured
of indigestion and dyspepsia, another finds
il indispensable for sick headache, others
report remarkable cures ot scrofula, salt
rheum nnd other blood diseases, still others
will tell you that it overcomes “that tired
feeling," and so on- Truly, the best ad
vertising which Hood's Sarsaparilla re
ceives is the hourly endorsement of the
army of friends it has won by its positive
medicinal merit.
TOLD B Y JUDGE HARRIS.
Judge Sampson W. Harris, of the Coweta
circuit, who is In the city attending tlie
judges’ convention, told an 'interesting story
to a parly of friends in the corridors of the
Kimball house yesterday evening Judge
Harris was reared lli'in.’ Montgomery, Ala.,
and it was iu the days of his youth that this
story commenced, and subsequent years add
ed more interest to its development.
Tt was away before the war when Judge
Harris’s father. whose name was also
Sampson W. Harris, owned a tine farm near
Montgomery, and the old ante-bellum resi
dence was one of the best In the country. It
was here that Judge “Samps” Harris, as
lie is familiarly called, spent his boyhood
days. Near this old home lived u poor man
who delved hard from day to day for the
scanty food that kept soul and body together.
Mr. Williams had several children, the oldest
of whom was named Tom. Torn was a very
bright boy, but as his father was poor Ids
chances for education were limited. The
boy’s poverty did not discourage him, though,
and be put in his long Idle moments at
study. At length he concluded that he
wanted to go to college and he commenced
easting around for some friend who would
loan him the money. He called on Judge
Harris's father and his earnest and honest
talk won the admiration of the old gentle
man and he loaned young Williams the nec
essary money. Torn Williams went to the
University of Georgia and put In every spare
moment to his study and he soon went
through and went back home. His education
was all Tom Williams had and lit' owed for
that, but he did not owe for It long.
Very soon after Tom Williams’s return from
college he met Miss Rebecca Judkins, the
only daughter of Captain Judkins, who was
one of the richest men tn south Alabama.
Ho owned more slaves than any man in the
state, and his landed possessions were im
mense. Torn Williams, in the meantime, had
been admitted to the bar and began the
practice of his chosen profession. Ho made
a few visits to Miss Judkins, but later the
father Informed his daughter that she must
no longer allow young Williams to visit her,
for he was poor ami he could not think
of agreeing to a match between them. Miss
Rebecca heard her father’s request, but she
did not heed it. Tom Williams, however,
discontinued his visits to the fine Judkins
mansion, but now and then he and the young
lady met at neighbors’ houses, and soon an
agreement was made to marry. Tom Williams
would not marry the girl till he made known
their Intentions to the father, who created
a scene, in his wrath he told his daughter
that he would disinherit her if she married
that poor chap, but this did not change tlie
girl one bit
One night when the full moon shone In
brilliant splendor a small urchin entered the
elegant Judkins mansion about 10 o’clock,
bearing a short note to Miss Rebecca. The
parents had gone to bed. The note read:
“Meet me behind the garden in one hour.
Tom.”
Rebecca was dressed In her “every-day,”
plain dress and put on tier large sunbonnet
and went to the place designated in the
note. In a few moments Tom Williams came
up alone, and after a few words were said
Tom and Rebecca ran, hand in hand, down
tlie cotton rows to the Atlanta and Mont-
gomery railroad and then counted the cross
ties to a little station three miles away.
They Just reached the station in time to
catch the night express from Montgomery
nnd in a very short time they landed at West
Point. Ga., where they were married by the
light of the moon. The happy Tom and Re
beeca took the first train home, where they
landed the next day at noon, and immediate
ly went to the humble cottage of Tom
Williams’s fattier.
Tom Williams was it hustler. The next day
after his arrival at home he
bought thirty acres of land. and
he would practice law all day in town
aud at night he built a snug little cottage in
less than two months. Tom, in tlie mean
time, had been elected justice of the peace,
and the salary of his office and his law prac
tice kept him and Becky up very well. The
young wife had been raised in affluence— bail
never worked a day iu her life, but site soon
learned to cook and to do Toni's darning.
Tom Williams made money, as the saying is,
“hand over list.” He was one of Hie
strongest democrats in the town. He work
ed hard for his party and he had an abiding
faith in its success.
It was in the presidential race of 1856 that
Tom took tlie greatest interest. lie said
from the start that Buchanan would win and
he backed his judgment with some of his hard
earnings. In this rac Tom Williams, who
had already accumulated several thousand
dollars, adder! twenty-live to thirty thousand
dollars. When the election was over Tom
Williams built an elegant mansion. This was
five years after his marriage. He nor his
loving wife had ever visited or spoken to
Rebecca’s parents. One day a negro arrived
from the Judkins home, bearing a note
from the captain to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wil
liams, in which he begged pardon for his
former conduct and cordially invited a visit
from them immediately. Tom consulted with
his wife, and it was agreed that the wife, who
was then the mother of two beautiful chh
dren, should make the visit alone, is ’loin
was very busy in court. So Tom had his
line carriage brought out and the wife and tlie
two little children went to the Judkins home.
Tlie meeting between father and mother,
brothers and sisters aud the
daughter who bad been apart so
long cannot be described, but after
tlie week's visit Mrs. Williams went home
and along with her were fifty of her father’s
choicest negroes, which were a gift to Tom
Williams. The old parental love which had
been hid for a long time returned. Tom
Williams still continued to prosper not only
in this’world’s goods, but in everything. He
became one of the foremost lawyers of his
section and later was cailed on to be the
standard bearer of the democracy of his dis
trict for congress. He was overwhelmingly
elected and served his people and state four
terms. Such prominent Georgians as Judge
Buchanan. Henry Persons, H. R. Harris
Judge Crisp, J. 11. Blount, N. J. Hammond
and a host of others know Tom Williams to
love him.
HE WAS SEVENTY-SIX,
GENERAL PHIL COOK CONGRATULA
TED ON HIS HEALTH.
Feeling Better Now Than in 1805 —Some
Stories of the Urnve Old Soldier —He is
More Active than 20 Years Ago.
General Philip Cook turned his seventy
sixth year on Saturday and is now on the
first, quarter of his seventy-seventh year.
The secretary of state was chipper yes
terday and walked sprightlier than for many
a day.
Replying to a question as to how he felt,
he said: ,
“Splendidly. I am not quite so active as
1 used to be, but I feel ten times better
than Idid twenty-eight years ago today.
The day that 1 was forty-eight years
old I was on parole in Petersburg, Va.
That was in 18(15. Atlanta had been
burned the year before and I did not know
how my family was. That day I was lying
in bed looking out of the window while the
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'■Vi /
GENERAL PHIL COOK,
As He Appears Now in His Seventv-Seventh
Year.
yankee army was going through the streets.
The captain of one of the companies halt
ed right in front of the house. He
lenni'd on the fence and began talking to me.
He wanted' to know how 1 fell. A bullet
had shattered my right, arm and I was
not feeling well at all, but answered that
I would be aide to get out after awhile.
He asked it' 1 had seen General Grant's
army and wanted to know what L thought
of it.”
The yankee captain was surprised at
the rejdy. it was in effect that if the
general had a torpedo and could blow t'he
entire army up he would’ do it in a wink.
The general does not tell all of it now,
but tradition has it that there were some
expressive words accompanying the remark
and that they consigned the blue coats to
a place which is supposed to bo kept at
a high temperature all the year round.
The landlady, who overheard the fiery
response, rushed' in. exclaiming: “For
heaven's sake, general, do not talk that
way to that man. The yankees will come
in 'here, kill you and burn my house.”
“I would not. bring harm to a shingle of
your roof,” said the general, and he had
nothing more to say to tlie captain on the
outside and the hitter had not a word io
say to the wounded general.
This incident being repeated to some of
the state house officials who had called on
the secretary of state to congratulate him
yesterday. Colonel Nesbitt, of the agricul
tural department, said:
"General, the differt'tiee between you and
Stonewall Jackson was that he prayed be
fore a battle and yon swore before it, dur
ing and after it was over.”
This brought up another incident. Dur
ing a retreat in Virginia messages would
come fifteen minutes apart to General Cook
to keep the rear protected and take care of
the baggage train. T'he army was moving
toward a river. A man who said that he
was a wounded cavalryman came over the
hill and told the general that a detachment
of the enemy was crossing another for i and
would attack him from the rear. General
Cook sent the man ahead with an aid to
report and have assistance ready in ease
of an attack. Within fifteen minutes the
attack was made. General Cook opened the
ranks and marched a regiment down on
either side of the train. He rode on some
distance ahead. He had been wounded in
the leg and did not wear a sword nnd did
not have a pisotl. lie came up suddenly
on a yankee soldier arguing with a driver
about surrendering. General Cook galloped
up to the man and ordered him to give up
his gun and the order was- in the gener
al's emphatic language. Instead of heeding
the command the yankee inrned his car
bine on the general and blazed away with
in six feet of his head, but the instant
before he fired a sharpshooter named Smith,
who lives now in smith Georgia, sent a
bullet through his head anil the enemy's
bullet flew over tlie general's head.
Tile attack was retiulsed and the wagons
were carried off in good order. Bob Ran
som. a brother of Senator Ransom, had
captured a yankee wagon train during the
morning. When the attack came on the
rear Ransom’s men abandoned their booty
and got out of the way. General Cook
took charge of the plunder and divided
it among his men. The next day he had
a requisition duly signed for some wagons
which Ransom had captured aud which Gen
eral Cook liad appropriated. General Cook
replied that he had captured a train from
tin' yankees and had divided the booty
among his men and that they would keep
it. He had appropriated nothing of Ran
som's, he stated, and he gave nothing up.
That shar.ushooier says that the way
General Cook was talking to the yankee
in the road was as exciting as anything
he ever heard. The only thing that saved
the general was the strap by which the car
bine was slung over the soldier’s shoulder.
It caught for just an instant and delayed
him and in that moment the sharpshooter
got in his work.
SOME GEORGIA STORIkS.
There have been numerous stories told of
the finding of live frogs in the heart of a
tree which was sound in its outward appear
anve, but, perhaps, the best tree story of
the series comes from Ware county.
A negro there, as the story goes, was cut
ting down a dead pine tree when the blade
of bis ax disclosed numerous thin particles
of printed paper.
He was naturally amazed at tills, but kept
chopping away until he discovered the re-
Absolutely t^ie uman s y stem » as e^se_
where, one great problem is how
Harmless. provide for the elimination of
waste matter. When the functions of the body are all
acting normally the problem is easily solved.
But a little cold, closing the pores of the skin, or weak
ening the power of the gastric juices of the stomach,
frequently disorders the action of these agents.
The result is a fit of indigestion, an attack of kidney
complaint or some similar difficulty.
Brandretb’s Pihs
taken in small doses, from one to three at a time, remedy
such troubles by assisting nature to regain control. They
are vegetable, and possessing none of the peculiar proper
ties of metallic medicines, are absolutely harmless.
mains of a leather-bound book, which sub
sequently proved to be a testament or small
Bible. ,
There was a considerable hollow in the
heart of the tree, but it was not visible
flora the outside.
The leaves of the book were old and faded,
and the question is: How did it get there. 11
This is the second occurrence of the strange
finding of strange articles in Georgia trees
within the past month or two.
While a negro in Worth county was fishing
In a pond he noticed that his little son,
who had fallen asleep on a clump of moss
near at hand, was moving about uneasily,
while to all appearances still sleep. In
vestigation proved that the boy had pillowed
his head on a huge moccasin, and that the
snake was writhing to be relieved of the
weight, which was resting upon it. Witli
an ax the negro soon dispatched the mon
ster, which measured six feet in length.
The best snake story of the season comes
from Torrell county. A farmer and his two
boys were fishing, when a large water moc
casin was observed to crawl out on the
banks of the stream. It was. apparently,
peaceably inclined, but they immediately
attacked it with tree limbs and fishing rods,
finally succeeding in killing il. Being dead,
three live frogs were observed to jump out
of the moccasin’s mouth, springing blithely
into the river. After witnessing that strange
spectacle, the gentleman and his family left
their fishing tackle and retreated in haste.
Buck Anthony, colored, of Early county, Is
said to be the best canteloupe-raisor in the
state, and The Early County News gives bis
method of raising them ns follows:
"He fertilizes them with moccasins, adders,
coachwhips and such other snakes as lie can
conveniently catch In the spring, which im
parts to them the finest flavor Imaginable.
He also raises the most delicious rattlesnake
watermelons, (if his fine melon and peach
crop he has been very liberal indeed to us.
for which we return our most appreciative
thanks.”
The Early County News tells of a new way
to save a man from being crushed by n falling
tree. “Uncle” Attaway Johnson, of that
county, relates his experience iu the above
line as follows:
“The road hands were onion'd to work tlie
iroad from the Jordan ford on Dry creek to the
Blakely courthouse. Among them was a great
brawny, luuscular man by the name of ‘Cap’
Barelield, who was addicted to drink. ‘Cap’
came up to town in the morning and got
drunk—so drunk, in fact. that, he I bought him
self a perfect Hercules. He staggered alioii’:
among the other hands until the middle of
the forenoon, when a large oak tre * standing
by the roadside In the neighborhood of Katie
I’errymau’s present, home was ordered to lie
cut down. ‘Cap’ swore he’d c.iteh the tree
when it fell, and stood tn position to do so,
with outstretched arms, while the axmen
made the chips fly, cutting it down. His
friends tried to persuade him out of the
foolish notion of holding up In his arms a
falling tree two feet thick. All to no purpose.
There he stood. Presently the tree began to
creak and full, and ‘Cap,’ moving directly
under it, without the tremor of a muscle,
braced himself to support it. I'ncle Attaway
seeing that certain death awaited him, sprang
forward and with his fist lot. Cap have a ‘jo
darter’ in the bur of his ear. This landed
him out of danger, lint the tree scraped
Uncle At's heel as It fell,”
RURAL LIFE IN GEORGIA.
Adel News: The river Is running down low
enough to fish again. John L. YVright may
look for us, for we are coming.
Eastman Times-Journal: The ice man is
quite popular these days. He smiles and
makes others smile.
Cfltbson Record: Postmaster Hooks says
the postoffice is the hottest place in town.
He simply imagines that. It’s hot all over
town and' in tlie country, too.
Cleveland Progress: We heard a man wish
last week that he was a white bear, when all
he would have to do was to float himself on
a chunk of ice.
Waynesboro True Citizen: A synopsis of
the hist fish fry at Drier Gjasek. given by Drs. »
Ward and McMaster, would furnish a text
for the fun-loving for some time, but our pen
is inadequate to even write a synopsis.
Worth County Local: Mr. George W. Han
cock, down in the Minton section, killed a
rattlesnake near Wright’s cnnpel one day last
week that measured six feet In length, and
sported twelve rattles and a button attached.
Vienna Progress: Mr. W. B. Morgan was
scratching around in his potato natch yester
day and found several potatoes large enough
to bake, roast or fry. This makes us feel
better for we have no fears so long as we
are surrounded witli good potato patches.
Campbell County Standard: There will be
an address made to the people of Campbell
county on the Bth day of August, which
will be next Tuesday, by an expert, on cheese
making, butter, etc.
Campbell Comity Standard: Wo wore at a
meetijg at Pleasant Grove church, near
Villa Rica, last week, and on Saturday
twenty were baptised, all quite young but
two. The meeting closed with a deep spir
itual feeling that seemed to be felt by the
entire congregation.
Alpharetta Free Press: Jim Smith has hit
on a scheme to get back the money lie paid for
his Cherokee comity hog. Ho offers to bet
any amount that he can command :hat his hog
can outrun any train in Ge e rbi. Ji-■> says
lie prefers to rim from Atlanta fi> t'liicago. I
ns lie Intends putting bis hog on exliiliil *>n at i
the world's fair, and would thus kill ! v.-o >
birds with one stone. He thinks that in addi
tion to winning a nice purse, his hog w-iti’d
be the center of attraction in the great Mid- |
way Plaisance at the fair.
OLD FOLKS IN GEORGIA.
“Grandma Hicks,” an old lady aged seventy
seven years. Ilves near Blairsville. She is one
of many very old folks living in that section.
John Spraddler. of Lee county, is one of
the oldest negroes in southwest Georgia. He
saw the light, it is said, early in the present
century, and Is still lively enough to get
about and attend to business
Mrs. Tibbs, of Baker county, is in her
ninety-third year and can still work the
garden and knit socks without the aid of
spectacles. She recently walked three miles
to church.
There lives in Liberty county an old "war
time darky” whose name Is Abrahatn Skeritt.
It is claimed by tlie records that Skeritt is
100 years old. and yet lie can still do a day's
work iu the field.
Lyncliinc In Kentucky.
Owensboro, Ky., August 3. —Information has
Just been received hero that Felix Poole, a
notorious 'character of Ohio county, was
lynched Tuesday night, for an assault com
mitted on Miss York, aged thirteen, about a
month ago. Poole skipped out and liad just
returned to tlie scene of his crim'’ when the
citizens caught him and hanged him to a tree.
Poole served a term in tlie penitentiary for
rape.
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WII.LS WILLIAMS. Sec. Nasiiville, Tenn.
Aleut ~n iii Constitution.
Atlanta Law School.
Third Annual Session begins October 2d, 1893.
For catalogue address ANDREW J. COBB. Dean,
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Mention the Constitution. augt—wit
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
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**| “GO LU M B US
BUSINESS
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sfi The Great Business and Shorthand
t School of tlie South. We pay students
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Summer School of the Metropolitan
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ful, accessible. Scud for illustrated circular
to HORACE MANN WILLARD. A. M.,
Principal.
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may 16—lit e o w
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Course — Literature, Music, Art. Norma
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Location— Elevated, healthful, retired.
Advantages— Uniform, gymnasium, baths,
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