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Newspaper Page Text) mon r~ |- \TT iFKDKBAIi CSION fistftl Volume LjA-i. i .southernueoobdbb Federal (Jsion fistabllshedl^n J829.Jconsolidated 1872 Milledgeville, Ga., February 3, 1891. Practices What He Preaches. (This is 1890.) DR. Mott, late U. S. Gov t Chemist, says: “Owing to the purity, strength, effective ness, and constancy of compo sition of Cleveland’s Superior Baking Powder, I have adopted the same for use in my home." July 23, 1890. Kind Woids from Diels Bob. Editorial Glimpsas and Clippings. I |The late force bill was a document of 102. ^ Dr. Henry Gaither, of Oxford. Ga., died Ia«t Tuesday. Mr. Tyler Rogers died at his home in Macon last Tuesday. They are still picking cotton along the Georgia Railroad and the fields are white. Fort Valley on the 24th voted al most, unanimously to bond the town to build water works. The 14th annual State Convention of the Y. M. C. A. of Georgia will meet in Brunswick, Feb. 20, 23. Last year 2,G50 persons in the Unit ed States decided that life wasn’t wortli living and committed suicide. The way to build a city is to build it. The people must put their hands in their pockets and put up the money. Presidents. R. Pringle, of the San- dersville railroad, lias been presented by the road with a solid silver table service. Dr. Fleetwood Walker, a prominent physician »f Macon and chairman of the board of health, died lastTuesday of pneumonia. Yellowstone Kit, the famous medi cine mau, is broke. At one time he was rated by Bradstreet, as being worth three and a half millions. The invested funds of Harvard Uni versity amount to $7,000,000. How small the property of our Southern colleges by the side of this immense pile. Dan Clark and Hugh Wright were arrested in Atlanta on the 26th charg ed with safe blowing- It is thought they robbed tlie safes of Messrs. An chors and Finny at Haddocks, on the 20th. A telegram was received in Home, Ga., from San Marcos, Texas, stating that Geo. N. Snyder had shot, his wife killing her instantly. Mrs. Snyder is the daughter of the late Jno. W. H. Underwood. She married quite young George Snyder, a commercial traveler. She was very pretty and attractive. She sang in the church choir in Rome and had the sweetest voice in the city. The Senate on the 28tl> adopted a motion offered by Senator Wolcott to take up the House apportionment bill,' til ns displacing temporarily the clot-pre resolution. The vote stood 35 to 34, Cameron .Jones of Nevada, Stewart, Teller’ Washburne and Wolcott, republicans’ voting to take up the bill. Ingalls •was announced as paired on the same side. DuBignon.—Fleming DuBignon has received high praise from At torney-General Miller'on the conduct of his Luther Hall case in a letter that came to-day. Mr. Miller writes: “Upon hearing from Mr. Erwin in re- gard to the case I wrote him and directed him to convey to you my con gratulations and thanks for your part in what, so far as I was able to judge was a triumph of justice after a well ’ conducted trial.”—Augusta Chronicle of the 27th. John J. Ingalls lias been defeated ferU. S. Senator in the Kansas legis lature. His successor is Judge W. A. Peffer, the Alliance candidate ami editor of the Kansas Farmer. Pef fer is sixty years of age, six feet tali, and is slim as Ingalls; lias a deep gutteral, though pleasing, voice, and is deliberate in speech. Up to a year ago, lie was a staunch republican. He favors the unlimited coiuage of silver and a conservative expansion of the currency, moderate protection of home industries, but does not believe iu protection as a principle. He favors the government loaning money at 2 and 3 per cent on farm mort gages. Editor Union-Recorder : • It does my old heart good to ob serve a common-sense, level-head ed man, one who is in earnest about building up his community, morally and materially—one who is really de sirous of good results and is willing to push or pull, according to cir cumstances. Such a man is willing and ready to lend a helping hand to anybody anywhere. Being in earnest about accomplishing a de sired result he cannot afford to stop and split hairs over the wliys and wherefores, and will gladly divide honors, or give lip all honors, so tire object is accomplished. There is work, extra work, besides merely earning a living, for every man and woman—unselfish work for the gen eral good. All that is needed is an honest desire to he useful. Where there is a will there is a way. The feet and hands and tongue obey the will, if you are not useful and helpful it is because you prefer to be otherwise, if your head is right you have only to get your heart right, and you will find your right place ami work in it with a happy heart. N UMBER 31 have to buy some tilings. I have visited from house to house and see large piles of wood for their winter fires and their tables are supplied with many good things which are very inviting, especially to a hun gry man. Of their hospitalities I have fared sumptuously every day. I love these people and wish I could see them often. [Communicated.] Power of Knowledge. There are and wUl always be in There has, perhaps, been more sickness in Milledgeville during tin 1 month of January, than at any time in its history, since its early settle* merit when epidemics of chills and fever prevailed. 1 have been pleas ed to observe the interest manifest ed by Mayor Cline inthe care of the sick. He is not only an energetic mayor, hut a warm-hearted man, as well. 1 n his able annual message to the city council, published in your last issue, he suggests the es tablishment of a hospital or some means of taking care of the poor when they get sick. In view of our progress in city ways, this is a hu mane idea. In city life business bur dens produce an unrest that unfits men for the tender patience of the sick room. They are willing to give of their means to establish hospi tals and hire nurses, hut when it conies to sitting up all night, ex cept with their particular friends, they beg to be excused. My mind reverts to the so-called village days when a young man’s worth was es timated largely by his willingness to watch with, and his skill in nurs ing the siek. 1 am glad that a spir it of kindly interest and neighborly love still exists amoiyt our people; old and young esteem it a privilege t« watch with the sick. 1 trust our city, however prosperous, will nev er outgrow this sentiment. The old- time usages of fraternal organiza tions to give special personal atten tion to the nursing of sick members should be enforced by precept and example, it is a heart-education— an up-lifting of mind and soul and the true bond of brotherhood.— There is no substitute for sympathy and love. It is more blessed to give than receive. An opportunity to show kindness should be accepted as a blessing. Uncle Boil * A LAND OF CHURCHES. Among other good things they have churches and schools. They go to church when it rains, when there is snow, when it is freezing and when there is mud and slush, if a man can preach at all, lie will find it easy to preach to such peo ple. They help him,.I think, with their prayers. REV. S. H. HKLSABECK. I referred to him in my former letter. He married my mother's sister and lives in this community. He joined the North Carolina con ference in 1843. If I were to say that lie has added to the church ten thousand person* 1 suppose I would not over-estimate the number, and lias married more than a thousand couples. He told me there are eight Meth odist churches scattered around in j the country to which he could go and walk and preach and return home the same day. Since I have been here he was called upon to | preach a funeral. He started after j dinner and walked and ran togetli-1 er, preached and buried the dead ! and returned home the same-day, having traveled eleven miles thro' 1 the mud. Think of a man sixty ! nine years of age running through tlie slusli to preach Christ to the! people—and lie hast wo good horses, ' Maybe he is trying to imitate the Master in that particular. THE LAST MEETING. 1 tile Since I have been here 1 have tri ed to preach twice to my old asso ciates and their children. (On yes terday a large congregation came out through the keen cutting winds to a church called Antioch, one mile from my father's. At this church, while yet a boy, I started out from the city of Destruction to seek the city of God. Then, we worshiped in a large log house.— Now, they have a beautiful brick structure capable of holding six hundred persons. Close by this church lie the remains of many of my kindred and old time friends. Among the rest my dear old mother, who first taught my infant lips to. pray and praise and fear Him who died forusall, and who while on her death bed some years ago, sent special word to her son in Georgia to meet her in Heaven. When 1 re ceived the message 1 thought then and still think now, if need be I'll go through fire and flood, persecu tion and torture to meet that dear mother in the place she designated. (), what an inestimable blessing it is from the Lord, to have a pious mother. But 1 started to tell you about tlie meeting at Antioch, one among tlie best of my life. The Holy Spir it was present to bless. It was a time of rejoicing and shouting.— The fast flowing tears and their happy countenances showed plain ly that they entertained tlie hope of a glorious immortality, rable meeting. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889. ANOTHER LETTER FROM REV. C. B. ANDERSON. Who is Visiting His Boyhood’s Home in North Carolina—How a Good Man Views the Changes Time has Wrought. Rural Hall, N. C., Jan. lit, 1891. Editor Union Recorder:—By your permission 1 will offer some more thoughts to your readers, con cerning my visit to this part of the country. The place from which 1 write is a railroad station of recent date, where two roads meet from differ ent directions and branch off in dif ferent directions. ' They have a post-office and one or two stores. "Doubtless it will be a place of much trade by-and-by. They raise much tobacco in this country and have a splendid crop on hand now, which they will offer for sale to the manufacturers sooip They make much more clear money on this article than our people do making cotton. Think of the price of cotton from 7 to 10 cents, and to bacco at from 14 to 30 in the leaf. Much corn, wheat, oats, rye, pota toes and hay are made in this re gion. Muny of ' tlie people here make their own hog and hominy and live at home without depending on the Western market—true they the shea ration. My short stay here has been in every particular pleasant and joy ous. ' To my father it has been up lifting ami exliilcrating. But soon we must part, and sorrow tills our hearts and tears our eyps. Fare well ! O, cruel word! unsvmpathet- ic word, in which is 110 solace—that pierces the heart with many sor rows and leaves it in a state of con vulsion, bleeding at every pore.— Thank t he Lord no such word can be found inthe vocabulary of Heav en, nor any of its derivatives, nor any that is in the least akin to it. We hope to meet beyond the river, ami never, never part again. C. B. ANDERSON. Tlie Useful, the Useless and the Harmful. The trouble with many is they do not know how to handle wisely and well tlie knowledge they may have. Iu life one must neces sarily from association and daily con tact with his fellowman learn much, very much, for there are many men of many minds, characters, dispositions, inclinations, and determination; many become mischief instead of peacemak ers. Every man is a clinracter in his own peculiar way; a good, bad, or an indifferent character. There is the positive, the negative, and the floating character. The positive character is self-reliant, self-confident and impressive. The negative, is one who is neither posi tively good or bad, is influenced by surroundings, by acquaintance ship, a desire to please, and a fear of giv ing offence. They are your easy going, good-natured, and passive people, easily approached, and easily influenced. The floating character is one that is always on the lookout to be on the popular side of every question, no matter what. Always loud and earnest in talk when on the popular side, but not a word to say or any advice to give until the ma jority have spoken. They are always for the “upper dog” in thejight; hut not a word for the “under dog.” Their character is in their prudence, and a man who acts according to tin 1 dictates of prudence alone, is a coward; just as veneration without knowledge produces superstition, and charity without judgment will soon make a Deggar. Thus in life, to produce a perfect building or a perfect mail proportions must he harmo nious. Jesus was said to have been an harmonious character, and hence a perfect man. He was certainly posi tive, and had nothing of the nega tive or floating character in him. He used his knowledge to bless and enlighten munkind. There was noth ing useless or hurmful in his teachings, though they clashed fearfully against human nature in many respects. But his teachings were for men to subdue their natural natures, and thus grow god like, grow like him, who was set as an example. The knowledge and teachings of Mahomet, were harmful, for they taught intolerance, bigotry aud uu- charity towards those who disbelieved edinMahometasaprophet. Hismorals in many respect were good enough, hut based on wrong principles. But like most all -eastern religions, rewards and punishments were the great incen tives to action, to thought nnd belief. Theappealing to men’s selfish nature both in this world and tlie world to come. He who does right for the hope of a reward in this world or tlie I next, is subsidized, his morals, his acts, his faith, is bought with a price. He Memo- [who does right from tlie feur of pun ishment, is at heart and in motives, a ABSOLUTELY PURE five. Useful knowledge to he useful, must be active, instructive aud im pressive. It must do others good, and like a ray of light, on a dark night be a guide to those away off, who are looking for a resting place Acl^ld is not born simply to bless its parents, the child belongs to the world and is a part of it; the child belongs to the state, the nation, and as a citizen to perform the duties of a citizen; ns a soldier, to fight the battles of his country when called upon so to do. A useless knowledge does not bene fit the one who possesses it. The farmer may have received a nautical education, hilt of what use. is his knowledge of the sen, ships or naviga tion tohiuioufcis/arm. llisknowledge is simply useless and time lost. The tnissr with bis locked up money has a useless wealth. The bright in telligent man who does not use his knowledge to enlighten others inis a useless knowledge Tlie men of talents, genius, or influence, who pefvert their gifts for selfish, or evil ends, have a harmful knowledge, and arl more dangerous to society than a contagious disease, raving madmen or hydrophobic dogs. Tlie plain, sim ple, quiet man who discharges his duties of life and uses his knowledge though modest, is a far better citizen than he, who with great gifts, lias a useless or harmful knowledge. He has not lived in vain who can cut upon his tomb: “His very name a title page and next His file a commentary on the text. R. M. O. TO BUILD MACHEN’S ROAD. THE SEABOARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ORGANIZED. ! villain or thief. It is the fear of tlie law which makes him an licnest man; A special from Scottdale, Pa., of the 27th says: "By an explosion of fire damp in the mammoth shaft of the H. O. Fricke coke Go., to-day 110 atm dy miners were ushered into eter nity and a number seriously-injured. Tlie explosion occurred this morning shortly after 9 o’clock, and, it is sup posed, was the result of the ignition of a miner’s lamp. The after-damp, which followed ttie explosion, suffo cated nearly every workman who was not killed outright. A few men, real izingtbe awful situation, fell to the ground, thereby preventing the gas from striking them. There is not a soul left to tell tlie story of the ca- la 1 ity. Tlie persons not killed are iu such a critical condition that their deaths are momentarily expected. Up to this writiug sixty bodies have been recovered, ail without a sign of life. When the disordersof the babyhood attack your baby, use at once Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup and notice its rap id and beneficial effect. Price 20 cts. and it.is well there is such fear for just such men, for the world is full of them. That knowledge which is useful al ways does good; like the sunlight it enters every where it can. The world is made better daily from its use. A high intellectual development without any corresponding growth of morality, is a curse to the man and ft curse to society. Intelligence is made the motive power to do evil; it is a useless and harmful knowledge which some men have; useless because it is not used to make mankind better or to develop society in the way of right living. Much of Napoleon’s knowledge was both useless and harm ful, for tlie world was cursed by his in* sane desire for fame and glory as he said, showing forth his true' motives for war, “My throne is built upon my victories and without victories my fame is lost, and I would soon have no throne.” He felt liimseif a child of physical power, to crush, to subdue and to hold. That knowledge is harmful which only benefits oue person, no matter what the benefit may he. That knowledge is doubly harmful where one is benefited and another ruined. Three times harmful where one is benefited and society corrupted. Thus God will hold all responsible for the talents given, whether one, two or An Important Position. The Girls’ Normal and Industrial College will he formally opened in September. The hoard of directors, which met at Milledgeville Thur-day, adjourned to meet again on Thurs day, the*12tb of February, to elect a president. As this is the most important office connected with thecollege, nomistake should he made by tlie hoard in elect ing a president. The college is an ex periment, and everything depends upon starting it off under the best officers. The head of it should not oidy he a good teacher and a good deciplinarian, hut lie must he a broad- guage man, of wide influence through out the state. The institution does not want a figurehead, hut a leader. It, iieei\s, above all things, a good executive officer, and a live, progressive man. Who cun till the place? Tlie salary willbe $2000 a year. Tlie directors are determined to elect the best mau that, offers in the state. It would he a reflection upon Georgia if tlie hoard lmd to go to some other st ate for a president.—Augusta Chroui cle. Georgia on the Stage. From the Macon Telegraph. Speaking of tlie stage, Georgia has furnished quite a number of people to the profession. Savannah furnished John Lowlow, tlie clown; Columbus gave Bnrdell ltunnells, tlie athlete, and Blind Tom, the pianist; Milledge ville supplied Jerome Tuttle, the hare- hack rider and leaner; Griffin gave Anna Leake, the armlesii woman, and Macon not only contributed the “In fant Drummer,” and Banks Winter, the teuor, hut the entire membership of the first troup of genuine negro minstrels ever organized. This com pany went to England after playing successfully throughout the United States, and made money. One of them, Joe Clayton, is a wealthy hotel keeper iu New York, and lias a son who has care of tlie'sheet music of Gilmore’s hand, Unly two now live in Macon, Austin Brighthaupt and Albert Slaughter. Fay Templeton’s baby days were spent in Macon, and one of Jo’e Jefferson's sons was born here. Ask Your Friends Who liaye taken Hood’s Sarsaparilla what they think of it, and the replies will be positive in its favor. One has been cured of indigestion aud dyspep sia, another finds it indispensable for sick headache, others report miracu lous cures of scrofula and salt rheum, etc. Truly the best advertising which Hood’s Sarsaparilla receives is the hearty endorsement of its army of friends. The Middle Georgia and Atlantic En terprise Backed by Ample Capital— The Construct ion Company Capital ized at, $500,000—The Amount In creased From $250,000 to Meet the Demands From the North—The Company’s Officers—Col. Machen Happy. From the Savannah News of the 23tli. The first definite movement toward tlie building of the Middle Georgia and Atlantic railway into Savannah wus made yesterday afternoon by the organization of tlie Seaboard Con struction Company. The following' officers were elected: President—Mike Brown. \ ice President—William Garrard. Secretary and Treasurer—Isaac G. Hass. Directors—,T. P. Williams, Edward Karoftv, Col. E. C. Machen, Col. Wil liam Garrard, William K-lioe, IsancG. Haas of Savannah, Mike Brown of Barnwell, S. C,;Gen. A. O. Granger of Philadelphia and W. C. Clark ui Cov ington, (la. THE COMPANY CAPITALIZED AT $‘00,- 00O. • It was intended at first, to capitalize the company at $250,000, but the amount was found to have been so largely over subscribed that, the meet ing at once voted to increase the capi tal to $500,OdO, in order to ac,commo date applications that were made for the stock from northern parties The list of subscribers showed the name of many of Savannah’s most substan tial business men, besides bankers of Philadelphia, Chattanooga and Cov ington. The organization of the Seaboard company settles definitely tlie build ing of the Middle Georgia nnd At lantic, giving Savannah anotlser route- through Atlanta to the west. The majority of the board of directors be ing Savannah men practically keeps the control at. home and makes that company a Savannah institution. TO MAP OUT A PLAN, No definite action was taken by the meeting fixing the time for beginning operations, hut a plan will probably be mapped out at, the next meeting, as it adjourned subject to the call of the president, witli thJ understanding that another meeting will lie held in the near future. From all that can be learned all the .-tuck of tiie company will he taken within the next ten days. Cot. Machen left Inst night in ahap- py frame of mind at the early pros pect of the development of his pet scheme, to which lie has devoted so- much time. He was asked whether tlie Savannah, Americus and Mont gomery and South Bound had formed a comhindation with the Middle Georgia and Atlantic. He hesitated a moment, and then replied: “There are some tilings which I cannot talk about,” and walked away, declining to further discuss that question. COVINGTON ELATED. Mr. Clark, who is on the hoard of dirrectors, is one of the leading citi zens of Covington, and has taken great interest in the building of the Middle Georgia and Atlantic. He suid he had no doubt now of the com pletion of the road, and the benefits *0 both his section and Savannah will he incalculable. “The grading of the toad from Ea- tonton to Covington,” said Mr. Clark, “lias already shown its effects by the people of our town securing rates by which they can ship their cotton to Savannah without losing all their profits. The building of the road will prove a hig advantage to our sec tion, and we are glad to see it about to he finished.” You Know not Your Fate. If you continue to suffer with in digestion you will never know what your fate may be, and it must come sooner or later. Dyspepsia after a time will wear your system and diges tive organs away and you will be worthless to yourself and obnoxious toothers. Begin immediately to rem edy the evil by taking Dr. Westmore land's Calisaya Tonic, the greatest remedy known for a torpid liyer and diseased blood. It will set the liver to work, purify the blood and give tone to the whole system. Buy it of E. A. Bayne for 50 cts. and $1.00 a bottle. Amelie Rives’ husband has secured $25,000 to sustain an art scholarship in Europe for ambitions American artists.

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Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, February 03, 1891, Image 1