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About The Morgan monitor. (Morgan, Ga.) 1896-???? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1897)
The gan Monitor VOL. II. NO. 6. Si PEE YEAR. WHAT SHOULD WE SEE? What should wo see, dear? What should we see, li the mists were to clear from the mountain gray? Would I he curlows bo swooping with mouru- ful cry, From the dark rugged rocks scattered over the bra .'? What sttbull wo so@,.(ioar? What should we seo If the mist wore to rise from the ooaau deep? Would it still bo the blue it was painted of yore, And would tho white horses of foam ever leap As they del when wa playod on tho smooth sandy shore? What shall we sea, dear? What shatl wo seo Whoa tho gray mist lifts from our dying ey is? Will tho angels bo waiting, with groat whits wings, To carry our souls to God’s tliroao in tho skies, There to rest in tho poaco of tho Ruler of Kings? —Parol it!, Ramsay, in Pail Mail Magazine. ---- A DAUGHTER'S QUICK WIT. '-SUITE STOUT 0? THE REVOLUTION. £- fff NE summer in August, 1781, fr men were seated at table in the public room of a tavern a settlement twenty-five north of Albany. ^ They had been en¬ gaged in an earnest conversation for an honr or moro, nnd evidently one of the men had been try¬ ing to persuade tho other to enter in¬ to some project he wi»3 proposing. Ho had been speaking earnestly but in such low tones that none of the few stragglers that entered the room could hear what he was saying ; but his com¬ panion was plainly interest, and while ho said little, ho was listening atten¬ tively to tho words of his friend. And well ho might, for tho talker was none other than Joe Bettys, whose name was known and feared through¬ out that region At the breaking out of tho Revolution he had been an ar¬ dent Whig: but ho was captured by tho British in Arnold’s struggle on Lake Champlain, and from that day ho was a changed man ; for while he was a captive in Canada he had listened to the words of his captors, aud accepted ['..M m., of - ------- ui - tho royal standard Hatred nnd malice seemed to njJ#. him after that, an l ho wm 'ever active in plots against his former friends. He became notorious as n spy, and not long-before this very time had been captured and sentenced to be hanged. Indeed he al¬ ready had boon led upon tho gallows, and was about to have theaooso placed about his neck when Washington, overcome by tho tears and plea lings of his mother, hat released and par¬ doned the traitor on the one condition that he would reform. Joe Bettys had promised readily enough, but had gone directly from Washington’s camp to that of the enemy, and instead of any feeling of gratitude, had re¬ doubled his energy and evil deeds. Murders, plundering and burning tho homes of the Whigs had followed ; and of late he had been unusually nclive in kidnapping isolate! colonials, nnd sending them to Canada for exchange. Ho had no forebodings of his fate then ; but when, a year later, he agaiu was captured and executed at Albany, all the region breathed a sigh of re lief. His companion at thia tirno was John Waltermeyor, as hold a Tory and hitter partisan as he; but as ho was lacking in some of tho bolder qualities of Bettys, ho was better in executing the plana of others, than in devising them himseU. Aud Bettys liad met him by appointment, an l had been ex¬ plaining to him the details of his pro posah The spy was disguised, but noue the less he was watchful and nervous, and his suspicious had been aroused by the entrance of a stranger who, while ho gave no signs of his being aware of tho presence of others in the room, nevertheless had impressed Bettys that his quick glance and keen eyes wore not unmindful of passing events. “I know him," said Waltermeyer. “He’s one of the strongest loyalists in Albany. You need have no fears of him.” “I don’t just like bis looks though, ” replied Bettyr. “Como out into the yard;” the aud the two men arose and loft h mse. “Now mind,” continued Bettys, when bo and his friends were once outside. “I’ll seo that you havo a gang of just the right sort. Borne of the Tories will bo glad to go in, and I’ll have some Canadians and Indians along too. h won’t do to trust too much to the locals, for they may he weak knee l at the last.” “All right,” replied Waltermeyer, who had decided to do ns tho spy directed. “You have them at tho meeting of tho roads, about five miles out of the town to morrow evening, an l I’ll bo there.” “I’ll not fail,” replied Bettys. “Good luck to you and good by,” he added, as ho stood lor a moment, and watched his friend as ho mounted his horse, aud soon disappeared in the darkness. Then the spy himself started northward, just as the stranger he had suspected appeared in tho doorway of the tavern. “A bold plan; but it ought not to work. lu fact, much as I dislike to, I think havo to take a hand in it myself, ... v higher man’s friends sometimes may be than King Georgo him- self,” murmured the stranger to him¬ self. And what was the “bold plan” to which he had referred? Nothing less than the kidnapping of General Schuy¬ ler. For some time lie had not been in active service; but although he was staying in his large and beautiful home near Albany,he was by no means idle. Washington had given him special instructions to intercept nil communications between Clinton, who then was in New York, and General Haldimand, in Canada. Few men had won the confidence and respect of the American com¬ mander as had Philip Schuyler, and few men wore more feared by the British. His service had been great, and he always had shown the spirit of a true man as well as of a brave soldier; and, although ho had given up his position in the Continen¬ tal Army, there was no one the British would have been more delighted to capture. Ou the evening following the inter¬ view we have desoribod, John Walter¬ meyer was at the crossroads, awaiting the coming of the band which the spy had promised. He had not been there long before he heard the sounds of approaching men. Ho stepped behind one of tho large trees that grew by the roadside, and waited lor them to ap¬ proach. They were talking in low tones; but as soou as lie heard them he was satisfied that they were the men he wanted and, giving the watch¬ word agreed upon, ho approached and joined them. They were amotley crowd of ndozen men. He recognized some as former Tories acquaintances; but the Indians and were all strangers. Relying upon the word of Joe Bottys that they could be depended upon, he immedi¬ ately entered into conversation and ar¬ ranged his plans. In a brief time they all had approached the home of Gen¬ eral Schuyler, and were peering from behind the pine trees nnd shrubbery that grew about the place. All the lights had (disappeared, and it was evident that all within had re¬ tired. Disappointed, Waltermeyer withdrew his band, and prepared for the - ight. The next day a careful watch was kept, but the opportunity they desired did not present itself. Frequently the General came out upon the lawn, but he was always attended, and the cow¬ ardly men wanted to catch him alone. Sometimes he was seated on the broad piazza, playing with his youngest child, and sometimes he was with one of his daughters and her children; but servants in each caso were not tar away, and tho attempt could not bo made. Several days passed in this manner, and Waftsrraeyor found his men be¬ coming restless. Something must bo done. Starting out alone, he soon re¬ turned to tho camp they had made in the woods, attended by a Datchmuu whom lie had met and compelled to accompany him. “Now, Haus,” said Waltermeyer, when lie had called his baud about him, “we want to know just how many men are at Schuyler’s house.” “.Yah,” replied Hans, turning his rouud, expressionless face from one man to another. “Yah; dero vas men, also vimins dere”— “Yes, but how many?” asked Wal¬ termeyer, impatiently. “I should dink dero vas,” replied Hans. “But how many?” repeated tho Tory. “Slinst aboud enough,” answered the laconic Dutchman. “But doesn’t Schuyler over leave home? Doesn’t ho go alone? When does he go to Albany?” Tho leader, almost hopeless, was changing tho line of his questions. “Yah, ho goes to Albany. Some¬ times mit de soldiers—but always mit de guns. General Schuyler he know how to shood.” At. length, by dint of many ques¬ tions, Waltermeyer contrived to gain some of tho information he was seek¬ ing, and, with many threats of what would befall him if he revealed the presence of his men, or repeated tho questions he had asked, ho dismissed the Dutchman nnd watched him as he departed down the road. His heart would not have been com¬ forted if he could havo followed him, for Huns proceeded directly to General Schuyler’s homo, and was with him a long time in his private room. When at last he arose to go, ho met on the piazza the man of whom Joe Bettys had been suspicions during his inter¬ view with John Waltermeyer. He, too, remained in tho general’s private room lor half an hour; and when his host accompanied him to tho door he said: “I thank yon, my fr iend. We are on opposite sides in this fearful struggle; but you have placed friendship above country, and I should bo less than a man did I not heed two such onorgctic warnings as 1 have just had.” “But you’ll protect yourself, will yon not?” said the Tory. “Never fear, my friend,” replied the general, with a smile. "I shall do as yon suggest.” As a result of these two warnings, General Schuyler obtained a guard of six men, three of whom were on duty by day and three by niglit. But several days passed and no signs of the kid¬ nappers appeared. The family began to think the alarm had been needless, and that if there had been any danger it had passed. The guard, however, was not dismissed, and all duo pre¬ cautions still were obsorved. More tbau n week bad passed now since the interview of Joe Bettys with John Waltermeyer, and the general was hoping doned. that the project had been aban¬ It had been an exceedingly sultry day even for August, and after tho evening meal the geuerai nnd his fam¬ ily were sitting in the largo front hall just enjoying "sprung tho cool breeze whiob had up. The servants wore scattered about the plaoe, and the three men who had been on guard during the day were asleep in tho basement, while the three who were on doty were lying on the cool grass in POPULATION AKTD DRAINAGE. MORGAN, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19.189T. j a e garden. The oluldron were play- g about their elders, and all were rejoicing that tho cause for alarm had passed, as they supposed. “General, there’s a man who wants to speak with you at tho back gate,” said one oE tho servants, approaching tho house. “I know what that means,” said General Schuyler,immediately arising, “1 want everyone of yon,” ho added, turning to his family, “to go to the room upstairs. Don’t wait, but go im¬ mediately. ” The frightened women and children quickly obeyed, nnd the general, call¬ ing the servauts, barred the doors aud looked tho windows. As soon as he saw this had been done, he ran to his bod- room for bis gun. He stepped to the window in his room for a moment and looked out. What was that he saw ? Tho sun had set, but there was light enough to en¬ able him to seo that the house w r ns sur¬ rounded by men. It was a dangerous moment, but tho guard must be aroused, aud perhaps the town must bo alarmed, also; so out of tho open window ho fired his gun, and then quickly drew the heavy shutters aud, fastened them. IIo was just in time, for a volley was fired by the ruffians, and ho could hear the thud of tho bul¬ lets as they struck against the house. All was confusion now. With a shout the band started for the door of tho hall. They had brought rails and heavy pieces of timber with thorn, and an exultant yell soou showed that they had succeeded in breaking down the door. A crowd of men rushed into the honeo and-began to shout for tho general to give himself up and save all further troublo. His family wore all in tho room with him now ; but the darkness concealed tho pallor on their cheeks, aud not a word had been ut¬ tered. Just as the Tories burst into tho hall, Mrs. Schuyler thoughtof tho baby she had left in tho nursery below. lu the confusion each had thought an¬ other had brought tho little one, nnd the mother had just discovered her loss. “My baby 1 my baby!” she cried. “I shall go for it. They will murder it. I know they will 1” “Nay,” said the geuerai, as he firm¬ ly grasped his frantic wife. “It will be at tlio forfeit of your life, and tho ruffians may not touch it.”- “Then I shall go,” said Margaret, his third daughter; «nd before she could bo restrained she had rushed from the room, run down tho two flights of stairs and gained the nursery. The babe was sleeping in the cradle, all unconscious of danger, and in a moment little Margaret still asleep, had ant snatched started the one, to return. Bhe had just gained the stairs, when she was stopped by one of tho men, who roughly grasped her by the arm. It was John Waltermeyer kim- self, bat she did not know it, n^r was he aware who was before him. ■ Plainly enough she was a youug woman, an!, as she held a baho in her arms, he at once concluded that she mast be one of tho servants. “Wench, wench,” ho shouted, “where is your master?” Margaret Schuyler was greatly frightened, but she did not lose her presence of mind. Almost like an in¬ spiration a quick thought came, and raising her voice so that she could bo heard in the room above she replied: “He’s gone to alarm the town.” Jolm Waltermeyer hesitated. If that was true not a moment ought to be lost in making their escape. His men were in tlio dining-room now, and he could hear them as they gathered tho silver quarreling among themselves. Evidently the general’s silver was ns desirable as the general’s person, nnd the ruffians had decided to secure what was nearest first. While tho lender was hesitating ho hoard a voice call¬ ing out ot the window above: “Como ou, my bravo fellows, surround the house aud aecaro tho yillians. They arc iug.” now in the dining-room pluuder- That was onough. The leader did not know that not a soldier was about the place, nor that tlie call was made by the general, who had followed up tho words of his quiek-witted daugh¬ ter. Not a “bravo fellow” was near, and oven tho guards in tho collar, awakened by the confusion, could not find their guus. They did not know till afterward that General Schuyler’s daughter, Mrs. Church, had removed them all, confident that all danger had passed, and fearful that her little boy, who delighted in playing with them, might be injured. “Run, boys—run!” shouted tho frightened Waltermeyer. 4 t The Con- tinentala are all aiouud us!” His oomoauions needed no second warning, and delaying only long onough to securo their booty and cap¬ ture tho three guards on tho lawn, began to run ; aud the early records toll us that they' never stopped until they arrive! ou tho borders of Canada. The guards, although they had no guns, used their brawny fists to good advantage, nnd if there had been a little more light might have escaped after all. Afterward they had no cause to regret thoir capture, huwovor, for tho records inform us of farms in Saratoga County presented by General Schuyler to John Tubbs, John Gorlins and John Ward. Jolm must have been a popular name in those days. But General Schuyler was saved; and the heroism of his quick-witted daughter, who afterward became tho wifo of General Van Rensselaer, deserves a plaoe among tho stories of tho days that tried the souls of men. —Now York Independent. Swaying of 1lio Skyscrapers. A • culiarity of enormously high bui. i ;s is attracting interest in New Yor.. since tba Building Inspectors havo learned that many of thorn swerved fully a foot from tho upright during the recent hurricane, though this, by experts, is cited as a proof of their strength. GREECE HAS CALLED OUT HER RESERVES FOR ACTION. CONFLICT NOW SEEMS INEVITABLE. Both Greece and Turkey Are Hurrying Troops to the Front—Prince George lias the Sympathy of All. Advices from Athens, Greece, state that the army reserves of 1899 aud 1894 have been culled out and ordered to hold themselves in readiness to join their colors at forty-eight hours’ notice. A number of detachments of infantry, artillery and engineers have, embarked at Praeus for Crete. Colonel Yasson, chief-aide camp to King George, commanded the troops, which numbered 1,-700. As tlie men rn arched aboard tho ves¬ sel which was to convey them to Crete large crowds of people, who had gath¬ ered to witness their departure, cheer¬ ed them again and again. The troops, who are already styled the “Corps of Occupation,” reached Milo Sunday. A regiment of artillery has been ordered to start, at once for llio Thes- saloniau frontier. The regiment will be accompanied by Prince Nicholas, King George’s third son. It is understood that the orders given the troops are to protect the Christian families at Crete and to re¬ store order. This is looked upon as tantamount to the occupation of the island. The London Times publishes a dis¬ patch from Cauea saying that George Beroviteh l’asha, the Christian gov¬ ernor of Crete, took refuge on the flagship, of the Russian admiral, and that the entire force of Montenegrin gendarmie, who have hitherto been employed in guarding the governor’s residence, have been transform! to tho Russian warships. The Russian and French admirals, the despatch says, have received iden¬ tical instructions, but the nature of their orders is not, known. Tho diplomats at Constantinople have accepted Great Britain’s prop ()- sals for a joint naval occupation of' Cania, Retimo and Heraklion, the re- moval from Crete waters of the Greek fleet and the forbid dance of the dis¬ patch to Crete of Turkish reinforce¬ ments, and it is thought probable that the orders of the French and Itumnan admirals are in accord with tho pro- grnuimc. The refugees who sought, shelter at the Greek consulate have been placed under tlie protection of the British consul. Three British gunboats sailed from j Malta for Crete Sunday. | The London papers concur in the j opinion that a G-reeko-Turkish war is j imminent. tlie government The liberal not to organs impede implore the j t.ion of Greece in while the nc- j any way, . more moderate journals urge the pow- I era to occupy Crete and to decide, tho | ultimate destiny o): the island when j matters 'The Standard shall havo declares become that more the quiet. pow- J j ers must pacify Crete, since they have j decided to restrain Greece and Turkey. LUUKEY AND REESE ESCAPE. MTmlerei'ft of Williams ISoro Their Way Out of Yorkvilie Jail. Marion R. Reese and Daniel F. Luckey, the convicted murderers of Charles T. Williams, of Tunnel Hill, Ga., escaped from the Yorkvilie, H. O., jail some time during Saturday niglit, and carried with them eleven other prisoners, four of whom are charged with murder. The jail delivery was ono.of the shrewdest and most ingenious ever worked in the state, and it, is self-evi¬ dent that the men woro given help from the outside. The York county jail is one of tho strongest, and has all along been con¬ sidered one of the safest ill the state. Outwardly it, has tho appearance of a veritable hostile. The floors, walls and ceilings are unusually thick, and were constructed with tho hope that tools could not be forced through them from the outside. By some means, through some friend on tho outside, beyond all doubt, a half-inch auger was conveyed to these prisoners, and with that single tool the two men worked at odd times until they bored their way to freedom. 1*11 ILADELl’IlIANS AFTERCAIMTOL Bill to That IcfiV'ct ffiis 15 tvs n f ii trod u <.*«;< I in tin* lD':;ihi«itiii’f, Senator Thomas, of Philadelphia, has introduced a bill to remove the slate capital to Philadelphia on and after January 1, DU), provided that. Philadelphia shall file a legal aud binding agreement on the part of tlio eity to furnish tho state tho necessity site for ttie capitol aud public build in gs. Pile bill further provides that at least sixty day's before the next general election, the governor shall order an election to decide the question, ns n. \ qiiircd by the constitution. WANTED TO HANG PREACHER. Ho AbiiHcri Mtiooln In :i Scrim on—Forood To f.cavd finn-lodly. A special from Middleshormtgh, Ky., says: Rev. John Hutchins stated in a sermon in Unicoi county, Tenn: “The Lord directed the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln.” The congregation became infuriated and made a rush to hang him, hut he j escaped and fled to the mountains. The mob then visited his house nnd battered it down. FOUND RELICS OE COLUMBUS. Party Have of Hunters in Florida Ksported to Made An Important Discovery. W. C. Zimmerman, circuit court clerk of Citrus comity, Fla., and an arehaelogist Fort of uote, has just reached where, Myers from Carlos Bay islands, with a number of friends, he has been on a camp hunt. On one of the islands Zimmerman and his friends found the relics of a Spanish expedi¬ tion sent out from Cuba by Christo¬ pher Columbus, when the great, dis¬ coverer was governor of that island. While hunting the men passed a low mound, and at. Zimmerman’s request an investigation was made. After a little digging, something hard was struck and when unearthed it was found to bo n complete suit of armor. Further digging unearthed three more suits of armor, Zimmer- man pried open tho helmet of one of the suits and was shocked to see a skull. The entire suit was then open¬ ed and found to contain a skeleton. The other suits were opened and also found to contain skeletons. Four swords made in Toledo were frfund near the armored skeletons. Further digging brought to light an iron box tilled with Spanish doubloons and easily worth §(>,000; a few blun¬ derbusses and cutlasses of antique pattern, bearing the name Sebastian Velasquez aud tho date 1490. Zim¬ merman continued to dig and was re¬ warded by unearthing another iron box, which proved to be the most interesting find of all. In this box was found a portrait of a beautiful woman dated painted on ivory, a medallion 14'.)7, on which was a raised fig¬ ure of Christopher Columbus, aud a roll of parchment covered with writing. Zimmerman, who is a fine linguist, soon saw that the parchment was a letter from Columbus to Sebastian Velasquez aud related to an expedi¬ tion which the latter was to lead from Cuba to explore the coasts of Florida. Tiio letter was one of instructions and was signed by Columbus as governor of Cuba. Zimmerman thinks Velas¬ quez's expedition was wrecked near San Carlos ami tho members being afraid to venture inland because of the aborigines settled on this island, where they remained until they per¬ ished. Zimmerman has with him the suits of armor, the doubloons, parchment and other relies. The doubloons will be divided among members of the par¬ ty aud the relies disposed of to the gov¬ ernment or one of the great universi¬ ties. WORKMEN CRUSHED TO DEATH. Hundreds of Tons of Talc Fall and KIUh Six Alinei’rt. In the Freeman mine nv u.vwill« N. Y\, Saturday afternoon there were eight, men in the new section of the mine, 100 feet underground. In twenty minutes work for tho week would have ceased and the workmen would have been out of all danger. A blast had been fired and the men wore engaged in scaling, that is, getting off loose pieces. A pillar of tale, tliirtqy- feet square, had been left stand- ; Ilf , f or a support to the roof of the shaft. Bix of the men were working around this. Without a warning of any kind,The \,oge mass, comprising 600 tons of vo< q t; slipped from its position and collapsed, burying the workmen. Five „f t,] 10 roell W ore jammed up against tlio wall and terribly crushed. The sixth, William Dnwloy, was thrown up in some manner and but three pieces of the rock lay on him. He lived a few hours only. VESUVIUS WENT THROUGH. She Made Five ITnsueeesSfiil Efforts to ttopent the Coup. Notwithstanding Admiral Bunco’s carefully arranged plans for tlio effect¬ ual blockade of Charleston harbor, tho dynamite cruiser Vesuvius successfully ran the gnnytlot of the North Atlantic squadron Friday night. How the blockade was run is prized as a secret on board the Vesuvius. The officers are all boasting of the feat, and are as pleased over it as the blockaders are chagrined. Saturday night the Vesuvius made five unsuccessful attempts to run tho blockade. The conditions were ex¬ actly reversed from Friday night, as the air was froo from fog or mist. Strikers Reach Agreement. The Eleanor Iron Company at Holli- daysburg, Fa., and it.H striking em¬ ployees have agreed to a settlement of their differences and the works will re¬ sume operations, after several months’ shut-down. Queen Lil Suffering Front Influenza. F.x-Qneon Lilluokaiana. of Hawaii, —ho has been confined to lior room at Washington with influenza for several ilnvs, has suffered a relapse, Her physicians say she will not bo able to remain in this climate during the winter. Plait Now in Florida. Senator-elect, T. (\ l’lal.t, of Now Vork, accompanied by his wife and rhihfron, arrived nl Palm Bench, Fin., Monday night. 'They will remain for P.O’UC time enjoying the beautiful sec- ■:( :y a , well as. the delightful climate of that resort. JACKSON AM) WALIJNG TO HANG. K (Rtf nrUy Court of DoiiJea Ito- Ii«a ring for Total liryuu’ti rtl itr< !c rem. The Kentucky court of appeals has denied the application for a rehearing of tho appeals in tho ease of Soott Jackson and Alonzo Walling, the mur¬ derers of Pearl Bryan. This disposes of the cases, so far as <;0 urt of appeals is concerned, for a f ew days tlie mandate of the ( . imi -t will go the governor, who will j n }, vet the day for the execution, T. P. GREEN,‘MANAGER, THROUGH GEORGIA. The Queen and Crescent Navigation company, which runs a steamboat on the lower Chattahoochee river Georgia has filed a complaint of discrimination against the Plant sys¬ tem with tho Georgia railroad commis¬ sion. Edwin Flanagan for murdering Mrs. George Allen, Sr., and Miss Ruth Slack, and assaulting George Alleu with intent to murder. The trial of the murderer will take plaoe before J udgo Candler. At,Savannah at, run an nan, Alonzo Alonzo! I. Fitts I itts, who who Killed Adam A. 1 lioruburg because lie refused to servo liim aud his compan- ion drinks the latter part of November i a. (, , was found . guilty A. of ,. voluntary . manslaughter and sentenced by Judge Ualligaut to spend lifteeu years in tho penitential 1 ' ’ J' v Governor W. »T. Northen with Mr. J. S. Lehman, of Indiana, has boon ; i.spotting land , , in • tho ,, vicinity • • .. of c An- a gu.shi with a view to finding a place that will suit Mr. Lehman for thelooa- tiou of a colony. Ho has quite a number , oi ,, people ; who , desire , to come south and he is prospecting for a de- nimble location. Governor Atkinson , completed the work of examining tho papers in the Atlanta Artillery case and they were leturnou 4 , to . • tho adjutant , . general , with . lt instructions that tho matter ho brought to the attention of tho military advisory board. The adjutant general further directed to call a meeting of tho advisory board for February 25th. Sensational developments came with the conclusion of tho Drought’ease in tho criminal city court, at. Atlanta. The receiver of the Florida Midland rail¬ road was convicted by tho jury. Judge Berry in sentenced him to twelve months the chain gang with an alternative of ]mying «J;000 lino. A motion for a new trial will bo made, and the court asked to set aside the verdict. Ons of the largest and most import¬ had ant. gatherings that Atlanta lias over within her borders will he held April 22d to April 25th. At that time the young Methodists of Georgia will assemble in annual conference of Epworth leagues for 1897. Fifteen hundred delegates arc expected, and they will be entertained by tho Atlan¬ ta Union of Epworth Leagues. Pre¬ parations have been commenced al¬ ready days for the conference, and in a few gtrLiai# the eon >* tees will be at wor' >o Prominent, lumber men, > two-thirds of tho lumber trade of tho south, held a meeting at Brunswick for tho object of taking preliminary steps toward yrganizing the lumber interests for the purpose of seen ring proper representation before tho ways and means committee and asking for such protective tariff laws as will en¬ able manufacturores to continue busi¬ ness at a reasonable profit. Members of the conference deny that they met by any prearrougement or for any set purpose. Jeff (lain, tho veteran engineer, who figured as a principal actor in one of the most thrilling episodes of the war, died at Atlanta a day or two ago. It was ho who guided the famous “General,” tlio engine that was cap¬ tured by Andrew’s raiders on May 19, 18(12, at Big Shaut.y, and was recap¬ tured by Mr. Gain, Captain W. A. Ful¬ ler, the conductor, aud others, at the end of a most, exciting chase over the Western and Atlantic railroad between Big iSbnnly and Ringgold. Engineer Cain died very unexpectedly. At a meeting of tlio Savannah city council tlio clerk read a letter from Gen. Nelson A. Milos, from which he stated that steps would be taken to garrison Tybee island, also Fort Pulaski, just as soon as the Tybee fortifications are completed, which will be within the next eight or ton months. Bills are now pending before congress, lie stated, providing for an increase in the artillery forces, and it is contem ¬ plated that part of them shall bo sta¬ tioned at Savannah just as soon as necessary quarters for their accommo¬ dation can be prepared. * * * A kick lias readied Washington from Lithin Springs on an appointment of postmaster. A day or two ago L. W. was James appointed. In the meantime, Colonel Ljvingston received a telegram signed by several prominent men, urg¬ ing that the lady who lias hold the office bo retained. In explanation, Colonel Livingston says lie found the time for flic expiration of the lady’s term was fast nearing, and there was but one applicant for the place, Mr. James, who had strong indorsers, among them Senator Gordon. It was not until after the appointment had been made that lie heard of any oppo¬ sition. The railroad project which began with the lease of the little Northeastern railway lias grown like the proverbial mustard seed, and tho air is full of its branches, which promise tv make rad¬ ical changes in tho railroae. map of the, southeast. The syndicate which pro¬ poses to build tlio Tennessee, Georgia aud Atlantic railway, from Augusta to Chattanooga, ineluding tho 40 miles of the Northeastern railway, which they propose to liny from tho state, has amplified the scheme by a proposition to the Kelly estate_pf New York, for the purchase of tlm East and West railway of Alabama, and it is said that tho proposition is under favorable con- sideratiou. REQUIRES FIVE HUNDRED MIL¬ LION DOLLARS FOR A DINNER. JME OF BARTOW LIVES HIGH. Writes of Knowledge, Its Acquisition and Dissemination—He is Pleased With The Question Department. There is uo column in a newspaper that is so attractive and instructive as that devoted to questions and answers. Indeed, if any whole pago wore sot apart to this mode of ! diffusing Thore knowledge, it would all ho read, are books enough, of course,but the masses of the peoplo hAvonot got them and sive> cannot but buy almost thorn. Cyclopedias are expen- is well every successful newspaper equipped with such works and can 1 I roa( tions ^y refer to them and answer tho quee- j I correctly. ruminating was about this because of tho eagerness with which my own family peruso a» the questions in the Constitution and the Home and Farm and thou makeTescarcn to answer them. I once had quite a valuable library, vandals but about thirty-three years ago some calling themselves soldiers did sto f, « ld carr yi t 1 havo not boon able since , b,» aumlv , than place; nevertheless, wo huvg %W ■■ the average family an ®*rt ' n them. The Evening Constitul readers a symposium of tei, fat tlohs every week--and whUev! seeking the s ns were, they ftnd unit^ 'jr mutton. My folks had to road .y, thebi ft, Jackson, 0 f tt u the before presidents, they from found Wash out #,7 Ct, / i them was married twice to tno s. _ sipoisos lA are made by the young people. It n jdoosant mode of teaching without con- 'daunt or discipline. Tho reward is small hwfi the acquisition of knowledge is profita¬ ble and enduring. Then there is a dare, a banter, Inviting. a competition about it that makes it than Nothing flatters an old man’s vanity more to be appealed to for Information con¬ cerning such things. Ho is proud to havo tho young people look up to him as a phi¬ losopher, a historian, a scholar. Solomon says: “(let wisdom; get under¬ standing.” Lord Bacon says: '‘Knowledge is power,” and Shakespeare says: “Knowl¬ edge is tho wing with which we fly. to heaven.” Most of us get our knowledge from books—from the brain of other people who have gone before; but that obtained from thoughtful observation and experience is the better kind. Long, long ago I knew an old man who had no books and could things hardly write his name, yet his knowledge of around him—of the changes of the moon and tho forebodings of tho weather; the growth of plants; the habits of fowls and fishes, and the structure of animals was remarkable. I was glad to be a pupil under such a master. The other day I thought to show off a lit¬ tle of my lofnning jvtctKfwiijwpr was not' ah *»Lr- asked * 1 what d to l about 7 & ^ tlirtWiL'li. m _ five millions Zbt li,- western x " The purchasers mm niG^Rithense « fruit grow- Muuiy orchards of peach- on a lit * * * joss ft, supreme court has set March ‘ nt ‘ ! for bearing the 15 in t ■ tljlU l! . the motion for whi., shHi'hiyer of f Police case of Henry White vlnnmbus, who Officer Jackson, at is to hang on the gal- toti/ thytgjHDKt! aa ? lr anew ‘y Jay unless trial the supreme ftu(9termj,yied in the case, 4 7J effort will be made to 0 tr i aL The moti<m f °~ is ctfsed a new C!!TT V on several grounds. It of T y Bmwral doabt to pLaT/, as °' m °° Urt WlU bo re tliit, case. " The i -“onsuW- railway^, 4 of froiwsatr*. bvision at eat- stale. Thi; -mmodato London. To • <l0 . negroes. California. Ti. *tot ay the cinnamon an Bt authoring 1 os from the Moluccas! gf-vf* inds In i. Indian Arohlpeiago." ja f|| --Ja cloves . tlm you use name from overbore. Cloves, must know, tiro the little short lilack liotH^M na ils that the cobblers drive in tho hods oy \ peasants’ shoes and the gnlcercsombios tiieir them * so much that it took name. Cloves are not the fruit nor the seed of the tree, but It is the bloom plucked and dried before it has quite opened. A (treat naturalist nays that the clove tree is the most beautiful, tho most elegant and the most precious of all known trees. It Is about forty feet high , and lives to he 100 years old. Wouldn’t you like to havo ono in tho front yard? Anil there is another fragrant fruit—tho citron of commerce that you use in your fruit cake. Jt takes a big ship to bring that here from Italy and the macaroni has to come along with it. Now hero are the potatoes and rice and sugar and cheese that come from abroad. 1'lease tell me what we have that is homo made or homo grown within tho limits of Bartow county?” “Corn bread and butter and buttermilk," was tho reply. “Well, we could live on that," said I. “Suppose wo try it for a year and seo how it works. It leeks like a shame to have $500,000,000 11 >1 live million men employed to g--t ne II d “Suppos "Ws we wait’till next week?” said, my wlto. are going to nave company tomorrow, by the way, you didn’t mention this linen damask tablecloth that came from Belfast, nor these knives that Rogers made in England and the ivory handies that catno dishes from tlie jungles of India. All of these \ came froa, somewhere up north, and,-’ ji so dhl this extension table ant thut side— hoard.” V “No,”said and I, “wo before never had anything but V negroes cotton the v, nr. They took the negroes away from us and havo run tlio cotton down to i and li eouts, but wo ^ still live, poor and proud, thank tho good Lord for Ills mercies.” “Vos,” fern- said ■ Lord y who, “hotter Is a little with tho of tho than great troasiiros anil trouble, therewith. That ts what Solomon says, but 1 waut a good dinner as long as I can gel it.” “And Solomon nddod another provorb,” Hulil . I, Unit just fits our enso; ‘Bettor is a dinner of herbs wh (, ro lovo Is than a stall- fed “Weil,” ox and said hatred she, therewith.’ “there is ” ! no necessity for the dinner of herbs where there Is no hatred, hut if you wish to try tlie cornbread and buttermilk you shall liuvo it every day. It will soon Im tlino for you to plant your garden and ratsotlm herbs. Tho rest of us will take some of tho ox a white longer.” So you sec how It Is. 1 have lost my. in- lluoneo and tablo.f seo no hope of family reform at ( tho dinner Bill Anp in Atlanta Con¬ stitution. WANTED—AN INSTANCE. L Marie—Proposals should never be made by letter, anyhow. Nettie—Did you ever hear of one that was declined simply on that account?
