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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.
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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?