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NOTICE TO SUESCRIEBRS
AND ADVERTISERS.
On Pabruaey 2 Tha Coargion pur
abated the same, good will, franchlaoa,
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Hat tf Tha Atlanta Naws, and Tha Haws
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rly.
Ha who banquets and (ala away,
may live to banquet another day. But
be who banquets from eve In morn, la
.the tlredeat fellow that ever was bom.
Jerome has demonstrated In the
Thaw case that he la aa much a perse
cutor as a prosecutor. But he lan'l
much of either when It cornea to hur-
. Tying Insurance and corporate graft-
♦re to Justice. If he had given In the
millionaire raaralkof finance one half
tha energy he has gives to Harry and
Kvriyn Thaw his tamo would be bet
ter founded than It la llkaly to bo.
The "unwritten law” hart one
triumph In Virginia. They seem afraid
to trust It Id New York.
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A "Tint Aid" for UaniagiUa.
The prevalence of meningitis In cer
tain sectiona of the community and
state has caused a great deal of anx
iety among the people, and la partle
ularly terrifying In thnen regions
where no physician la within easy
reach.
It la always a aorioua matter for
a newspaper to make prescrip
tions In heroic caaea of III neat,
and the Georalan la not disposed
to be Imprudent here In Its In
vasion of professional rights. We
would urge those whose friends nr rel-
atlvea are victims of meningitis by all
peaalMe means to summon a physi
cian at the earliest possible moment,
aa the disease Is drsdly snd rapid in
Its sweep.
But If It should hapiien that no phyy
■Iclan la near at hand or obtainable
within a reasonable time, we give be
low a prescription which cornea to tit
from a most reliable and thoughtful
etileen who. with hit neighbors,
vouches tor Its effective use In many
cases:
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Some good long lime ago you
gaked for a remedy for meningt
Ua. Being a layman I hesitated
u> give you the Information of my
treatment.
First give the patient one nr two
large enemas—three or tour
quarts of water aa hot aa the pa
Ueat can bear; then wring a sin
gle bed blanket oat or boiling wa
ter (Keep ends of blanket dry to
handle); put nee or two quilts on
the bed; put a pair dry blaeketa
on them; spread the hot blanket
over this quick: roll the patleat
on the hot blanket, cover the pa
tient quick with hot blanket; then
cover with dry one and ao on with
quilts from neck to bottom of feet.
Fat a cold, wet cloth to head, tuck
the covers around tke body snug
ly: ewwet the cold doth every ten
minutes. Keep the patleat In this
pack, if comfortable, one to two
boura. Taka him out and give a
good rubWag with towel, wet with
cold water; rub for lire minutes;'
rewet your single blanket In boil
ing water aed put him back In
the pack for soother at** or two
hours. Repeat this for twenty-
four hour* or until he la conscious.
Continue with enemas—three or
four In twenty-four hours; give
no nourishment for one or two
days or longer. These are facta,
not theories, and will cure nine
out of every ten.
You can aak Judge Pendleton
about this treatment, aa ha was a
witness to a case that was given
up to die In last then one hour.
This la to you personally In re-
ply to your request for a remedy
for this deadly disease, and my
name Is not to be used. The
fslthftil carrying out of the meth
od will be found most efficacious.
A MUNICIPAL SUGGESTION TO ROM*.
If The Oeorglan was a citizen of a city at beautiful and aa promising
as Rome, wa would look upon advartlilng of all kinds aa one of the chief
factors In Its possible development. We would spare no opportunity to pre
sent to the world In written speech and In photographic form and In tabu-
lated figures the beauty and the fertility of the region of which It was the
capital and metropolis.
It la getting to bo t|ta custom now to advertise enterprises, great
and small, Individual and aggregate, by the use of picture cards.
And In reading one of these, the mind of The Georgian was Instant
ly Impressed with the splendid use to whleb- Roma might put these
cards In blazoning Its charms and advantages to tha world. There are
vistas on the Oostanauls and the Etowah. There are acenea at the con
fluence of these rivers Into the Coosa. There are Incomparable land
scapes spread out from the summits of Myrtle Hill and Wa|fT Tower
Hill and others of the hundred hills of Rome that would make pictures ft
beauty and would, through tha eyea, attract the Interest and perhaps tho
presence of visitors and possibly Inventors In this favored region.
Rome stands now face to face with another great opportunity of
growth. If she only will not relax her zeal or divide her forces nr
break Into factions any more, she will aurely attain to the stature
which her advantages deserve and atacb (he prosperity whose compara
tive delay has been the marvel of the state.
If the world knew Rome as Rome Is today tt would be better (or the
beautiful hill city of Georgia. And Rome mutt make the world know her
as she Is and la tn be.
"M0THEB8" AND "MATINEES.”
The comments of the editorial page of The Georgian .upon the Ber
nard Bhaw play of “Man and Superman" have met with a very general
and hearty Indoraemant from the beat and most thoughtful element of so
ciety In the city and In various portions of the state.
Among other things the editorial has served to call attention to the
very gleet responsibility which raata upon mothers In allowing their
young daughters to attend Indiscriminately matinee performances of
whose merits and morals the mothers themselves know nothing.
It 'Is doubtful If a more dangerous license la enjoyed by youth any-
where than la the careless attendance upon plays whose Influence Is de
moralizing and deplorable.
Perhaps nothing that The Georgian could say In this connection
can more Ally jtolnt this danger und responsibility which appeals to
mothers than the following letter from one of the noblest of Georgia's
matrons, whiejt-we are taking the liberty to publish for the good that
It may do:
Atlanta. Ga., March 12, 1907.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I thank you moat heartily for your kind and eloquant edito
rial 111 liehalf of tho D. A. R. eghlbtt at Jamestown.
Permit me also to express tn behalf of myself and many
friends our earnest gratitude for your briljlant criticism and scath
ing denunciation of "Man and Buperman."
Nothing so able or so helpful to public morals has appeared
In Journalism In many a day.
When Mr. Hen Greet, that admirable dramatic critic and fin
ished actor, was In Atlanta, he delivered a moat Impreaalve talk
on tha morality plays. In which.he took occasion .to magnify the
lofty mission or legitimate drama. But I have never listened to
more prophetic words of warning against the Insidious poison of
modern society plays. He denounced Jhe indiscriminate mati
nee habit of attendance of plays, good, bad and Indifferent, as
essentially demoralizing to the young. He urged motbert to In
form themselves about the character of a play before permitting
their Children to tee It. and to warn (hem of the Incalculable
harm done to tho youthful mind by witnessing Impure plays upon
the stage. . . . ^ ,
Legitimate drama Is ennobling to the whole being, but corrupt
dfhma Is fatal to the purity of the anul. A mother should guard
her young daughter from Immodest theatrical spectacles aa care
fully as she would shield her from tha plague.
"It Is shocking," he cried, "tn see row after row of young girls
witnessing a- play like 'Zaza.'" ' 1 ,
He could not have spoken higher words In favor of truth
and morality had ho been In the pulpit. —
And so the thoughtful rltliens of Atlanta thank you for your
noble and timely words In behalf of higher drama and the sacred
varieties of life.
The proas, more than the pulpit. Is the guardian of public
morality In matters hletrtonlr. Very sincerely.
MRS. EMILY IIENDREE PARK.
Those who know' the writer of this letter and the high and noble
things for which Mrs. Robert Emory Park stands In Georgia, will accord
these words the dignity and seriousness of consideration to which the
subject and the author are entitled.
The age la progressive, but we trust that tha time will not come with
in this generation when parents will relax the vigilant rare with which
they guard the Influences which come Into tho'minds of susceptible
youth. • —=.
Army •Navy Orders
MOVEMENT OF VESSELS.
Washington. March 14.—The follow.
In* orders have been Issued;
Army Order*.
Major Charles M. Truitt. Twenty-
third Infantry, detailed In adjutant gan.
eral'a department, ta duty aa adjutant
general, army or Cuban pacification.
Havana, vice Captain William G. Haan.
artillery rorpe. relieved from further
duty la Cubs.
Captain Jr ear Nichole, ordnance de
partment. from Bprlnafleld armory to
army of Cuban pacification. Havana,
aa chief ordnance officer and depot ord
nance officer, relieving Captain william
H. Techappat, ordnance department,
who will proceed to powder depot, Do-
—rr.
Private Rurua W. Tuck, general aero.
Ice Infantry, recruiting etatlon. Rich
mond, dlecharged from the army.
Private Claudlue T. Walgton. Sec
ond battery. Held artillery, dlechargad
without honor from army by com
manding ofltcer, Port Riley, off account
f Imprisonment under sentence of a
Ivll court.
Private (first class) Felix Halrrold.
hospital corps, to general hospital. Port
Bayard.
Sergeant of Ordnance Martin Miller
placed upon retired Hat.
Naval Ordars.
Lieutenant Buchanan, detached Ten
nessee to New Jersey, thence to Ohio,
aa aid on ataff of commander Fourth
division, Atlantic fleet..
Lleutanant A. W. Hinds, detached
navy department, to Virginia.
Enalgn R. A. Dawes, detached Tork
town, to Vermont. -
Midshipmen C. W. Crosse. E. B
Walker and C. McC. Mclllll, detached
Hancock, to Virginia, thence to Ohio.
Movements af Vessels.
ARRIVED—March 11. Easts.
Guantanamo; Blandish, at Norfolk: St
L»ula, at Htmpton Roads; Princeton,
at Acapulco.
HAILED—March 15. Helena, from
Hhanghal for Cavite; New Jersey, from
Hampton Roads for final trial: Dot
phln. from Washington for Charleston.
H. Charleston, Boston. Preble and
PSul Jones, from San Dlsgo for Magda
lena bay.
COMMENDS SUGGESTION t
OF ALTERNATING JUDGES
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THE 8IX O’CLOCK BANQUET.
Now that the banquet season Is on us again, let ua urge once more
upon our banqueteera to mingle discretion with their festivities and to
remember that business men must have sleep If they are expected to
iwrtlcipale In business on the following day.
The habit has grown' stale In the South of beginning banquets at 9
o'clock and have them cud at 3 or 4 a. m. Out of auch banquets men of
the best of habits and of the strongest of phyalqbes com# next day with
muddy brains and tired bodies to an Imperfect prosecution of their busi
ness affairs.
And the question irises In their nilnda whether the banquet with all
IU social pleasure and good fellowship is worth the price they pay for It.
We call attention once more to the fart that In lloaton and New York,
which are the banquet cities of our western world, banquets begin be-
tween six amt seven o'clock, that the speaking beglna never later than
nine o'clock, and that there Is nothing In the program of these festal oc
casions which will prevent any participant trom being at home and In tied
liv the hour of mldnlghl. ’ g
We must come to this In Georgia, and we mini tmgtn tt Ip Atlanta.
As we grow older and larger Ih numbers and tiioVe complex Iff Olir bur -
Iness and |»lltlcal relations, banquets will come to be as common In
Atlanta as they are In Hostoii and New York. Many times It happens
.that we have three banquets on a single evening In this capital city of
Gaorgta, and there Is scarcely a night In which there la not from 50 to .'>0
being celebrated In Hoelon and New York. *
l*et us bring then our festivities and our socIh! celebrations In a rea
sonable basis. Let us put It upon a plane upou which n business nun
will not hesitate to accept the Invitation, but will be glad rather to Join
with bis friends In reasonable social festivities which will leave him part
of the night for rest.
If this Improvement la not adopted our friends will And that ban
queta will grow more and more unpopular with strong men and business
men Hut II ptaeed uiKin (he more common sense and practical plane
they are likely more and more to multiply as the best expression of
the social llle of organised bodies of business corporations, of political
leaders and o( municipal (rstlvltlea. *
Tar 6 o clock banquet la the spirit ol the age ami the demand of burl-
seas tutu. —
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"DOING AWAY WITH HELL."
To the Kdltor of The Georgian:
Apropos lhr article by »lr. Ilutler in your
Issue of February 3, one la conrlnred that
the Writer la nlurere but ponelhly mistaken
It I* plain that no one run to a student
1 the Hilda and "do awsy with halt.'
lint It should *le> be plain ihsl no oue ran
to a student of the HIM- amt |,t hie
parstlre rrnearcli Inriude not only
liuuny and King James and "Hrvlaofi
translations, but alen the Emphatic Ills
Kloll of Beujamtn Wilson, which attempts
ho absolute translation—siring merely
IKiealble English equivalent to the Greek
and not be tempted in do away with the
perversion -In meaning of two parllenlar
wool*, which perveralou did occur during
the dark ages, whether he admits the reign
of an aatl-rhriNt or not. ,
Three two particular worda arc "eternal"
ml "lo ll.
The Greek word "alonlon." fro
-ranalated "eternal" and "ererlaat.... ...
the Brel named vendoui. does not admit of
su absolute translation, or at least aneh
has never been gleqp It hy other authority.
The word "aeon" or "age" la «ur only
derivation, whlob always suggest, a llmllnl
parted of dnrntton or. at grew test. IndrOnltr
but not endless. Indeed It la upon the
mooted Ira natal Ion of the word "alonlon”
-ternal! or agr-endtngh that I man Karra
the church of England based hts work
milled "Klernal Hope "
since "Ihe Bible l« the bent commentary
upon Itself." let ua note Jude : "Hr hath
reserved in everlasting lalonlom chains un
der darkness unto—" signifying a limit,
there tolng no words following or Implied
‘U mark a probable roatlnnltr.
The words translated "hell an- oblivion,
ndea. elienl. from the Geek and Hebrew,
ad all mean "grave." not eternal torment,
while "gvbenoa" alone—a place for burn
ing offal Without the walla of Jerusalem—
slgnlllra a consuming by Bra: yet all are
called "hell" by nur tranalatnra. and li de
pends upon Ihe Interpreter whether he
chaoses in aeeept the werd "grave." which
I* really meant, or Ihe rnnalrurtlon an hiuii
wrongly given, via: "eternal torment.
Why did Job With to be hidden In bell unlit
Gc«ra wrath to past, If It I* a plare of
torture!
Now, If Ihe tranalatnra were In doubt
themselves aa to the meaning of the words
translated "hell," and mod auch liner,
changesbly and. shall we say. a Irlde India
crlmlnalely. need It annul the original in
lerest or preclude nur studying the phil
osophy! If Mr. Butler will weigh the qurn-
tlou carefully he will nev that white we
may not do away with hell, there la no
alwnlute reason for tollcvlug that "eleroal
hell" means-"rieraal torment" tin the
contrary, ihe arguments based u|am Ihe
prnmleea "of reeiunthin of all things spoken
of by the month nr Gne-a moat holy pioph
ns store the world lirgmi," which arc to
lng totalled In she work of nur laird ami
Sai lor, at well as, Ihe philology of ihe
words In question,-«elnt In Ihe pnashlllty
that the words' "eternal hail" mean an In-
dcSalie present grave pending a future re*
urreclluo. This nf coarse to precede a eep-
araitou from God In another sense on ihe
K rl of the wilfully wicked. for we reed
•I Ihe "wage* of sin It death." "ihi
anal that einiietb li shall die." etc.. Ion
thla Is not everlasllag torture—an egiat
cure somewhere Is ageuy. for death la the
cutting elf of nil rllileiine—ihe "second
death. This common sense view la pre
sented In a remarkable work of six volumes
entitled "Millennial Hawn." by t'htrlea T.
Huaaril, hit exegesis following the Rm
Phall.- Dlagtoit. it may to found at any
faaik store at 34 cents |ier volume
In "Nalunal Iso In Ihe Spiritual World."
by Professor Drummond, no amusing In,-I-
dent la related A teacher aaXrd a pupil.
"What la a b,baler!" to which the pupil
replied. "A lobster la a red Rah that walks
backward." whereupon ITofroaor Drum
mnml politic mil ihsl a lobster la n,u a
Ssh. II Is not red and It does not walk
backward. line la tempted 10 plate Hr
llutlcr a hard and fast translation of "eler
nal bell" In a like category of Ornnitlone.
and ask some other re nulsfnnlsls If oc are
very burr Ihsl Ihe spirit of Iho middle ages
HAPPY ISLES.
, tonrnlb starlit skit**
Idn lieu bark swiftly hlca
tin Ibe dimpling river.
INsal muao banks where I1<.*ri- I,hull
When* swuya and la-ads Un,Ilo rush
And broken mmmiuwma quiicr.
tin through Dryad haunted vales
My tairk hire with dutlerltig sail*
Through a labyrinth
julnu-lx'Jldrlla overhead.
I,del * to thetr Van ben
heiv hide* a roguish nymph..
Fair Flo
Sung to guide me ihlthrr.
On llirtuigh lab, of Oowery Ip-albcr
To tbs Editor of TM Georgian:
Right while It Is frith and hot I want
to sty "amen" 43.000 timet to tho artt-
rlc In your Issue of tbs IJIh Instant,
written by Francis H. Harris, on Ibe
alternation of the Jufet of the superior
courts of this state.
I believe that It Is right for the peo
ple (o elect the judges aa they are now
doln*; but I do not believe that It ta
Juat to leava a single one of them In a
single Judicial district of the stale In
which they have been elected aa judge.
They aught to be rotated and.kept eifi-
lively out of their nan circuit. 1 be
lieve there Is not a circuit In the etate
that has not dsmonatrated, during the
K t few yeara that tha Judgea have
n elected by a direct vote of the
people, that It Is the hlgheet folly to
attempt to have a court of justice un
der such circumstances. It Is a mis
nomer, and tn correct the evfla extant
and leava the people free tn their choice
of a Judge there must be a transfer of
the Judge when elected to onothr cir
cuit tn serve.
Hundreds of people In a Judicial cir
cuit might sec the utter Incapacity of a
man elected ae Judge on account of
Inefficiency In the knowledge of law or
In thy prejudices maintained after he
Is elected against those who opposed
him In his eltctlon. and yst ba afraid to
vote against him for (tor that ths ras
cal will coma In again, and thsy might
accidentally have a cate In court, either
on the civil or the criminal side of the
court.
The solicitor Is another officer who
needs a tranafar. And If anythin* he
needs his transfer the worse. Of course,
a Judge can turn the worst criminal
In the world scott frae hr convict the
most Innocent In hit charge to the Jury,
but of all tha black-hearted peats In
the world today tt la a solicit,ir pun
ishing 'his opponsnts to ths agism of
Ihe law and getting behind closed doors
(luring vacation and releasing his ex
ponents on tbs mare paying to him of
tha coat Involved In tha cose, and then
refusing to call tlm case In court. Un
der present conditions It la a peat and
th« system ought to be amended or
aboltehad once and (oravor. Let them
—yea. make them rotate—but please
let's don't Itt them rotate back home
undtr any circumstances, to the end
that every Oeargta cillsen will feel that
he Is not to be treated aa a criminal
Juat becauae ha haa voted his convic
tions, either by a Judge or hy a solicitor
of any circuit tn this state. Let tha
Hoke Smith legislature taka thla ques
tion up and give us an amendment to
tha law which wIlLmaka It Incumbent
upon the governor of (He state to Irani,
far every judge and (vary solicitor from
tha circuit In which, (ha people have
been called upon to elect them, and I
would put It a, little heavier than thla,
and would not allow tha Judge to Irani,
far tha two to the same dlttrict at all.
I would do away entirely with any
combination whatever between them In
a future race, and I would make every
man who ran for offlea In (hit respect
stand mi hla own mtrlta and not upon
that of another.
I do not know where Harria halls
from, but t want to give him a good
old-time shake for hts sentiment ex
pressed through the columns of The
Atlanta Georgian, and as you did not
giro hit oddrcaa I know that you will
not deny me this opportunity, will you?
•H. W. NALLET.
Dallas aa.
Arty
Reasons
y
Win iii mm bn
itNINNil (IttSM ?
AARON BURR
We hare been In bust oats
•tore liro-tblrly-ive raore aa
ojitMaHi te the Soulbrrs peo
We'dq the greatest retell
optical I.Urines* gnHb of tbu
llasou and Dtxoa line.
N« patleat leave* ear efflr.
without a tborough aid as
ksuatlrc eye examination, au,|
he kaows. at the conclusion
nf nur tost. If (teases are the
help needed.
Wo employ the moat skilled
outletss*. sod no thought.
I Iran nor trouble la spa red to
S ve our patients the vary
■St seevlce obialaalil*.
We have. the la tern styles
eyeglass mountings, tke lie*
"w: ■w* “■)•«
visible bifocals.
Como la awl lot os talk
about roue aye*. Yen wUI to
plea and with our thorough eye
. examination.
If veur time la limited, make
as BMiolBimeut with ua ami
we win giro you prompt at
lentlun.
A. K. HAWKESCO.
OPTICIANS
TWO
.STORES
14 Whitehall St.
123 Poochtree St.
By REV. J. 8. BRYAN.
(Once entertained as a prisoner In
Hancock county. Ga.. where he spent a
night In Match, 1107, Juat one hundred
years ago.)
,-h Ih,*,- Dies *» far.
el,Ml,I, the blue skies mar.
Ibe sonny g.sl
II,Hug iiluiues of iHd,ai n*i.
Ilrlghl. In Inkling Yisl* rise higher.
II :. k I I,:,si |*s*l leafy tower-
»,| blushing fl„* e
allebiug dresm.
—Augusta VkaU.
Tn the Editor of The Georgian:
There (lands about three mites
northeast from Bparto. on tha road
leading to Warrenton, thence on
Augusta, thla being originally a stage
route, an old dwelling, which, from the
number nf fatalities that have occurred
tn and near It. might be designated at
the House of Tragedies.
A man who was thrown from a horse
while racing on the level road In front
of the house, died In It from the In
juries received by his fall; a second
person, mortally wounded In a shoot
ing affray cloae by, woe carried Into
the house where he soon breathed his
last: a third committed suicide with
in Its walls; and a fourth, a negro man.
was shot and killed In the yard soon
ufter the close of the Civil war.
These tragic occurrence! are suffi
cient to have given the place notoriety,
but It receives additional historic Inter
est from the (act that Aaron Burr,
while en Touts from Alabama to Rich
mond. Vo., nos entertained there one
night In March, 1107.
It la still a well-preserved residence,
iltuated on a gently rising slope about
fifty yards from the public road. The
house Is one and a half etorlee high,
with two dormer windows on ths roof
fronting the public highway. A few
abode trees of native oak and elm still
aland on the premises. Ths property
1a at present owned by Mrs. Butt, of
Hparta, and Is occupied by a tenant.
The public career of Burr la well
known aa a soldier In the Revolution
ary' war. aa an eminent lawyer and
politician, as vice president of the
United Htatee during the administra
tion of Thomas Jefferson, aa the alayer
nf the lamented Alexander Hamilton
In a duel, as the evil genius who cor
rupted the home and ruined the char
acter anil fortune of. the unfortunate
Blcnncrhaasett. and. Anally, aa the ac
cused and denounced traitor against
bis country, followed by hla arrest,
trial, and acquittal, hla auboaquant
wicked life and miserable death. Tha
fart of hla passage, through Hancock,
and hla entertainment there, being a
■batter of only local Interest, haa naver
been published to the world, only In
the way nf Incidental mention. It has
survived as a tradition, however. In
Hancock county for a hundred years.
The fact Is authentic, vouched for by
original witnesses and transmitted na
a tradition through succeeding genera
tions of their children and neighbors,
Judge Frank I* Little, present In-
.uinbrnt of the countygudgcahlp. auya
that he often beard the late Mr. Tuttle
H. Audas. for many year* clerk of the
nurt of Hancock county, speak of the
jeraston. Mr. Audas entered upon his
first term of office In 1434, not many
years after, and he continued In office
for many years aucceeilvely. He had
no doubt of the truth nf the tradition,
having heard It from those who were
original witnesses. Mr. Blmon Rogers,
whose farm Joins Mr*. Butt's place,
says he has pften heard hi* father, who
lived there before him. mention the
fact. Mr. Henry Rogers, father of Mr.
Blmon Rogers, wa* one of the oldest
clttxena of the county. Several other
* llnrasf, equally tellable might be
mentioned to prove the authenticity of
the story. The tradition te direct and
unimpeachable.
How Burr happened to pass through
Hancock county admits of very eaay
explanation In the light of qld record*.
The rout* from New Orleans to Wash-
tngton cltv. mostly overland. In those
days antedating railroad*. p*a«!d di
rectly through Hancock county. The
route entered Georgia at Columbus,
passed thence to Mlliedgevtlle, thence
to Bparto. and on to Augusta. Here te
an advertlaement sf the route pub
lished In The Gaaeteer of Georgia, by
Rev. Adlel Sherwood, a Baptist min-
later. The Ootelfer I* a chronicle full
■f curious and Imereatlng facta and In
formation collected hy Ihe author:
"Btagrs from Augusta to Washington
Ity dally.”
"Fare from Augusta to New Orleans
—. to Columbu*. 933; thence to
Montgomery, tin; thence to Mobile (In
boat). *1» I but from Mobile up the
river to Montgomery': Mobile R New
Orleans, 113. Total >49 from Augusta
i.yNew Trrteana.—1‘art oHhe »lm*^«i»F
are In steamer*."
The time* of arrivals and departure*
of oraches In those daya nere adver
tised In the.few weekly newspaper*
then published. Juat na the achedulta uf
railroad train* are advertised now. The
leading stage routes are published In
The Gaaeteer of Oenrgln. copied from
neoairatrara. The above route trom
New niienna to Washington city la the
one nver which Aaron Burr traveled la
part from Fort Btoddnit In Alabama,
to Richmond. VO.
What marvel,iu* progress and devel-
opment during the iraat century. The
v**i wlldemera has been felled and
|ien|ilcd; large dries have sprung up
is If b> magic: where then the ravage
In,lien roamed, long lines of railroads
now penetrate the whole continent
(nun I hr l-akr* to the Gulf and from
th" Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, an-l
swift steamer* ply along the roa*t*
and plough through Ihe oceans. The
lightning telegraph and telephone were
not even then dreamed of. The slow
coach waa tha most rapid means of
transit for malls and travclara. Tho
Journey which It required three weeka
for Burr and hla party to travel In
IU7, could bo easily accomplished In
two day*, or less. In 1907.
In Parton's Life of Aaron Burr there
la a thrilling account of the long, peril
ous Journey for days through an almost,
pathless wilderness. The prisoner was
In charga of one Perkins, his captor,
with a guard of nine men furnished
from the garrison at Fort Btnddart In
Alabama. We copy below an extract
from Parton’s biography. The location
of Fort Wilkinson, mentioned tn It, was
three and one-half milts below Mll-
ledgevllle. on the west bank nf the
Uconee river. From that place to the
above mentioned dwelling In Hancock
county, would be about a day's Jour
ney fur the party:
"It waa ten days bafore they reached
again the abodes of th* white man. Oc
casionally, as they approached the set
tlements, they would find an Indian
In charge of a crossing place on a
river, with canoes for the conveyance
ot travelers. Then they would place
their stores In the.canoes, and paddle
over, leaving their swimming horae3.
The first roof that shattered the party
waa that of a email tavern near Fort
Wilkinson, on the Oconee, about 40
milts from tho boundary line between
Georgia and South Carolina. The ar
rival of so extraordinary a party nt
thla remote place of entertainment,
seeitti to have astonished the landlord.
White breakfast was getting ready and
the guard with their prisoner were elt-
tlag quietly around tho tire, ho began
to oak them a series of extremely dis
agreeable questions. Learning that
they came from tho Tomblgbee rattle-
ment, he hit at once upon the prevail
ing topic, and naked thf men respect
ing Aaron Burr, the traitor! Hnd he
yet been arretted? Waa he not a very
bed man? Waa not everybody afraid
of him? To these and other queatlona
of the kind Perkins and hts men could
moke no reply, but sot with their hende
down In estreme embarrassment, full
of sympathy for their captive.
"Burr, who wot sitting In a corner hy
the tire, railed hie head and fixing hta
blaring eyea upon the unsuspecting
landlord, (Old. i am Anron Burr; what
1a It you wont with me?*
“The poor landlord, amaxed at the In
formation. and struck with the majes
tic manner of the man. stood nghisi.
and. without a syllable nr reply, glided
about the house, offering rile party the
must obsequious attentions."
REV. J. 8. BRYAN.
heU. Now. If there to s burning htU,
as tom* mcoi to thluk t where la tie i«e
lira who haa tottered Its tortures. I *e*
no good lu stodring tke Blbje for the Ml,
of argument. Faith, hope and rharit, la
not strengthened much hy tflterual.ma
among Chrtitteni. It to uaeleaa m ilia
com a luliiect of which are know alra*
lutrly nothing, nnlm the dlaeimini
strengthened our chaore* of learning
J. B. ItOWAHIl.
MorrUtnwo, Go.. March 13. am.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
MARCH 14.
t-Peter of I'aatlle dsfnteri at M.,ntM.
I-Kdward IV of England return,-I tr,,ai
Uit—Death of John, earl of Bettor,I
1144—i‘barter granted lthede (aland un:tmg
' — e plantation.
rng of the Kngheh
ling to do hi* dut).
* governor of
liohtle from th*
tlM—Pafftemontarr reform bill Introduced
In the British houee of rommona
1444—John T. Mason, nf Virginia, hcarnt
arc rotary of th* nary,
ltc-rirneral Bnrnslde attacked the l „nfed
eral c fortification! at Newtorn. > c.
1171—Gold discovered In Ileadwood aed
Whltoarood gulches, Sooth Dakota
ISS4-Oaman Dlxna'a torero began ttolr 7"
treat bafore th* English army In 'he
Roodan. # . ,
IDt-New Orleans mob lynched etoen ltaJ-
tana aero aed of murder of Chief „f fie
1KA—inTn,»l* r aapreme court declared eight-
hour tew tor women Invalid.
1900—President McKinley signed the s„ld
standard curreoey bill
1904— United Mate* supreme court de-lded
Northern Becuritlro Company *»• te
leg*!.
OF INTEREST TO
COTTON MANUFACTURERS
"MORE ABOUT HELL."
To tho Kdll«r of Tlir ftatrgtan:
It bi l**n • long tlnio Dim** I hurt
ffrlttrn to jour paper. Hlnrt* n burning
hell tuta liet’ome ■ problem of dlftrusalnn
through your columna, I dtftlre to oqiutrlb-
nte my mite. I will commence by wring
that I know nothing, abaolutely nothing,
about a burning hell. The Biblical wrltera
frequently Dpeaa: of hell, but not a« k burn-
lug lake, cauldron or ebaam. They apeak
of Ita deptha aa we apeak nf the depth
of crime, vice or depravity, i am not
ftREkma to aiplore hla Hatanle majeaty'a
realms along the llnea of Are. Those who
claim to know to much nlmut It have ex
perimented along lloea that are, probably
unknown to me. I will only aak, where la
waa derived from the late flen
cm I W. T. Khermaa. who aafd. “War la
hell!" and every old tieorgtan who lived
la those daya knows that the general's moat
destructive weapon In war waa Ihe torch.
Hence. Hhenmin'a march through ilcorgli
. ‘mrafai
may be set dowu i
• enough burn fug
eleventh assail
Cotton Mana-
.... (u he held In fil'd-
adelphl*. May 14 and 1*. there l« t„ I*
nn exhibit nf textile maehlnery and ni„
finances uned hy and useful t; rollon man
ufacturers. There will alan to a; exhibit
nf manufactured goads, all of which rill
to exceedingly Interesting t" mtnnfarlor-
ern all over thla eraatry, and It Is
understood that a number or foreign
II la nne
man-
ufariurera will attend.
The hall In which Ihla exhibit will J*
he.., contains IJ.VXI feel.of.^^.p.c-, .te
bring very
Flrat Regiment armory hall being need tor
the purpose. The hall Is bring Terr mr
Idly filled, aid only a small portion of |H«
yet 10 to ailed. Appitret oni are tolnj
received constantly, aod will aoon 111
hall, but ao far practically to apace hat
toon engaged by Anul hero machinery ui»n-
ufrrturere qg supply aim. .!' I *. h "
sire of the IfiMHatloa that all recto"’"
llw country to reMMauted In thla cihiwt.
and wo are capectelly dealronn ,-f h"|"«
ihe ttnnlb abow up well therein. «'
should deem It a raroonll toynrlf'"u
dill comment editorially and dlpInmeiM''
ly on Ihla auhjart. rad thus Mug ahrai ■*
Interest on th* part of Jtoatbern manufac
turers and euroorag* thla character of-'*
Vflopmrnt Iu the Pouth. aa you to*! k""»
how It should he done.
Ceruln apace will Ira held aa
possible In order that the Aonlhrrn »*
,-hlnery may route te. hut on acre*"' 2
the elowneee with whlrh the cmrirrrad.ore
moving freight, the eabthll ahouM be •'«;
ed to Philadelphia at our* In order t„ ar
rive there In die time. If we do aoi »
cure Hnuthrrn exhibit* In the near h urr
58T"it”ratK7nnautovlbri
jpere. Th.nh.ag yc KTPJWSrt”
Secretary and Trenanrer Ameiicnu (”""■
Manufacturers’ Aaanrtatlou.
Charlotte, N. i\. March 13. !*>-.
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