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West End Locais.
Mrs. I. T. Callaway has visiting her
this week, relatives from Americus.
Miss Eva Mathews is quite sick at
her mother’s home, on Gordon street.
Miss Ella Pope has Miss Ella Jones,
a popular young lady of Augusta, as
her guest. .
The family of Mr. Prell, at 43 Ogle
thorpe avenue, have moved to 56
Houston street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Averett, whose
marriage occurred on Tuesday morn
ing in New Albany, Miss., are at home
to their friends at 208 Oak street.
Miss Mary Haralson, who has been
quite sick for several weeks, at her
father’s home,No. 28 York Ave.,is able
to be up and enjoy these lovely Indian
summer days.
Mrs. T. W. Shackleford and sons,
Masters Tom and Robin, of Tampa,
Fla., spent a couple of days in West
End with the family of Mr. M. F.
Harmon, at 42 Dunn street.
Mr. Arthur R. Rodgers and wife
have removed to Birmingham, Ala.,
where they will reside in the future.
Mr. Rodgers holds a responsible posi
tion with the Southern Bell and Tele
phone Co., in Birmingham.
The sympathy of a large circle of
friends goes out to Major and Mrs. E.
M. Stoeber, in the death of their
youngest son, Otto, which occurred
on Sunday morning last. The body
was carried to Columbia, S. C., to be
interred in the family section.
The large audience which filled the
chapel of the West End Christian,
church on last Friday evening, was
thoroughly appreciative of the exer
cises. The ladies of the church had
made the hall look very pretty with
decorations of palms, cut flowers and
drapings of large flags. The music
furnished by the “Rosebud Mandolin
and Guitar Club,” was very enjoyable,
nnd reflected great credit on the young
men. A neat sum was realized for the
building fund.
A Gallant Private.
When a great general fights a great
battle and gains a great victory his
country and the world applaud. It is
well they should applaud, but how
about the privates and minor officers
whose spiiited co-operation and indi
vidual daring contributes to and makes
the great victory a possibility? How
about the common soldier who volun
teers to go into the enemy’s lines to
procure lhe information necessary to
the general’s intelligent plan of battle,
knowing that he takes his life in Lis
own hand and that the chances are
against his coming out of the expedi
tion alive; knowing, too, that if de
tected, his death will not. be that of a
soldier on the battlefield, but of a
felon, for spies are hanged as though
they were felons.
The general is buoyed up by ambi
tion, hoping that he will make a repu
tation that will live in history. The pri
vate only hopes to find reward in the
consciousness of duty well performed.
Is not as great a mede of praise due to
the one as to the other?
Among the many of our comrades
who laid down their lives for the com
mon cause, no braver man died with
spurs on than’Sergeant William Moore
of Company G, First Georgia Cavalry,
in our Civil War.
As many will remember, when the
army, then under Gen. Kirby Smith,
went from Cumberland Gap, Tenn.,
into Kt ntucky, in 1862, our brigade,
composed of First Louisiana, Third
Tennessee and First Georgia, and
commanded by Col. Scott, formed the
advance guard. We crossed Cumber
land mountain below Cumberland
Gap, and captured the enemy’s wagon
train at London, Ky. 'After being in
our saddles almost continuously for
nine days and nights, the battle at
Big Hill, Ky., then Richmond, Ky.,
was fought, and later Frankfort, the
capital of Kentucky was taker, then
went on and fought the battle at Mun
fordville, Ky., under General James
R. Chalmers.
While on this campaign, Sergeant
Moore was out foraging one'afternoon,
and while riding along an obscure
country read, suddenly found himself
confronted by a Federal cavalryman
out on a similar expedition. Both
made a grab for their revolvers, but
Sergeant Moore was quicker by few
s< conds, and getting the drop on Mr.
Bluecoat, he invited him to come south
with him. After taking one glanee
into "the muzzle of a 44-revolver,
the Federal accepted the invitation
and together they started for
the Confederate camp. They bad
gone but a short distance when
our hero discovered, somewhat to
his dismay that he was lost, he
ha<l wandered further away tiian he
intended, and realized that he could
not tell whether his own camp was
north, south, east, or west. Night
was coming on, and finding a farm
house, accommodations for the night
were asked, and readily granted, and
as sitting up to guard his prisoner was
not to be thought of, captor and cap
tive slept together in the same bed.
Both being tired almost to exhaustion,
they slept soundly until morning.
Early in the forenoon Sergt. Moore
found his way to camp, and the
prisoner was turned over to Co).
Scott.
, After the battle of Chickamauga in
1863, Gen. Longstreet’s corps started
back to Virginia, via Knoxville, Tenn.,
our brigade, Col. J. J. Morrison com
manding, being again in advance.
After the fight at Philadelphia, Tenn.,
we drove the enemy back into
London. Here Sergeant Moore and
Joseph Hammond,also of Co. G, First
Ga. regiment of cavalry, volunteered
to go into Knoxville is spies and se
cure what information they could as
to the enemy’s plans, movements, etc.
They made the trip successfully, se
cured valuable information, but were
captured near Lenoir’s station, on their
return. They claimed to be deserters
from the Confederate army, but were
nevertheless, taken to Knoxville and
put in prison.
The next day while Moore was pass
ing through the prison yard, one of
the guards called out to him, “hello,
Johnny, what are you doing in here,—
don’t you know me? lam the fellow
you captured and slept with in Ken
tucky.”
Moore replied that he had got tired
of fighting and had deserted.
“No,” said the guard; yon are not
the kind to desert—you are a spy”—
and no argument could convince him
to the contrary.
Seeing that this man would be a
formidable witness, against him, our
friend and his companion determined
to escape at all hazards, which they
succeeded in doing n few nights after
wards, and this time got safely into
the Confederate lines, delivering to
General Longstreet the valuable in
formation they had obtained.
For this act of daring they were
given a 60-days’ furlough, Hammond
going home with Moore to Georgia.
The former being an East Tennes
seean, was one of the “orphans of
the Confederacy,” as those were called
whose homes were in the Federal
lines.
" Hammond had a brother in Co. G.
First Ga.; poor fellow, he was killed
January, 1864, near Dandridge,
Tenn., after he left for Geor
gia, and also a brother and
brother-in-law in the Federal army.
Thus were brothers arraigned against
brothers and families against families.
After participating in every fight of
the retreat from Dalton, always con
spicuous for his bravery and devotion
to duty, Sergeant Moore gave up his
life in Fulton county, near Howell’s
Mills, on Peachtree Creek, in 1864.
When the summons came for him, it
found him where he was always to be
found, on the skirmish line far In front
of bis own command, and facing the
enemy’s line. We buried him on a
hill near where the new waterworks are
now, and though, “Few and short were
the prayers we said,” his comrades
have never forgotten his kindness of
heart, his cheerfulness, bis generosi
ty, his bravery and heroic death.
I would like to know if either Ham
mond or the Federal soldier is still
living.
Sergt. William Moore was a brother
of (.'apt. Jake Moore,now of the Geor
gia penitentiary department.
Geo. A. Webster,
Lieut. Co. G, First Ga. Regt. Cavalry.
PORTO RICANS NOT FIT.
It Will Take Years to Capacitate Them
For Self-Government.
A special from Washington says:
The natives of Porto Rico are not now
and never have been capable of self
government. This is the burden of a
report just submitted to the secretary
of war by General George W. Davis,
military governor of Porto Rico. Upon
this information the president will
base the recommendations relative to
Porte Rico contained in his forthcom
ing message.
The report of Gen. Davis is in sub
stance that it will take years to edu
cate the Forto Ricans.
I’ando Elected President.
The state department has been
informed by United States minister
Bridgman at Lapez that Pando was
elected president of Bolivia Thursday.
ARRANGEMENTS KEPT SECRET.
Trade oT War Department Witli Sultan of
Sulu Not Yet Macle Kuoivn.
War department officials refused to
make public any of the provisions of
the arrangement made by General
Bates with the sultan of Sulu, the
southernmost group of the Philippines,
but state that its main features
have been touched upon in the cable
reports from Manila. The document
arrived in Washington about six weeks
ago.
Governor Thomas Too Busy.
Governor Charles S. Thomas, of
Colorado, who was billed to make
speeches for Goebel, in Kentucky, tel
egraphed Monday cancelling his ap
pointments. He is detained by official
business.
Cleveland Declined to Talk.
A dispatch from Princeton, N. J.,
says: Ex President Cleveland was
asked Monday for his opinion on
affairs in the Transvaal. He said he
did not care to say anything now on
any public question.
Prof, '' niter
Os the Savann..;. High School, says:
“I feel it my duly to tesify to the won
derful curative pi opeftes cf Tetterine.
It has cured in a few days my son,
whose feet had been vey badly afflict
ed with some stubborn skin trouble,
after having used a nr aber of reme
dies . without any benefit. ’ 50c. at
druggists or by mail fro.i J. T. Shup
trine, Savonnab, Ga.
A City of Bicyce*.
Denver, Colorado, enjo s the distinc
tion of having more blcy, es in propor
tion to population than my other city
In the United States. 'Plough Denver
numbers only 160,000 sot s within her
;ity limits she boasts of ot less than
10,000 bicycles.
The only eagle nickel ctnts on which
there is a premium is hat of 1850.
The price varies, accord ng to condi
tion. from fifty-five cent# to one dollar
and ten cents. j
Acts gently on the
Kidneys, Liver
and Bowels
f. ea nses the System
V EFFECTUALLY
OVERCOMES ' ZZZZ.
Habhuau Co^ tiPAT ' on
* U ’ PERMANENTLY
Bvy the genvine - maht o ey
(AURRNIA pG ,SYRVP(S
fOP. SAL! w AU PkKC 50c. FIR WHiL
Cartersink
No household can afford to be
without it. —3very household
ctn afford to have* it.
Why take
Piauseous Medicines?
Are you sulfsrisj with
INDIGESTION?
Ara you su'foriM with
KiBKEY or BURER TROUBLE?
Are you subject to COI«XC« FLATULENCY
or PAINS in rtte ROWELS ?
Do yon c«ifTer from RH’IHSNTION or SI P
PRKSMON nt URINE f
Do you feel LANGUOR, and DEBILSTA-
T£Z> in tbe Hioridxs?
WIFE’S
Aromatic Schiedam
SCHNAPPS
CURES THEM ALL!!
Ploassiit to taka, Stimulating,
Biurstic, Stomachic, Jbsoliiialy Pure.
THE BEST KIBREY anil LIVER MEDI6IHE
IN THE WORLD ! I!
For Hale by all GROCERS nnd
DRUGGISTS.
BEWARE OF SUBS ! ITUTES.
M WANTED AGENTS for our Cotton K
Book ; it begins Sc. and runs to lie.: w
Hl figures the ICtba and 20ths from .‘JOO to 700 fin
ky pounds; a •!.(<) beck tor only 90c. It sells gl
KO ]!!<• “hot cakesJerinsllberal. A for Bl
Bible Looking Glues. It tearlmathe
Uhle by llluet rations; a r ents making trom a|
S4.CC to SIO.GO per day. Write to-dav. w
X CO.. Atlanta, Ga.
fMIIJ ANTISEPTIC
OHS invigoraTor
REMEDIES.
H. N. Smith and wife of 58 W. Ga. Ave.,
Atlanta, Gu.. write this :
“We have used Pitts’ Antiseptic In
▼igorator during the past year for in
digestion, kidney troubles, grip,' colds,
sore throat and cou<lts, and, in fact,
nil our ailments, and most heartily
pronounce it one of, if not the beet all
around family medicines on tbe mar
ket. We commend it to sufferers
everywhere. It is a household neces
sity with us.”
If yev.r druggist does not keep it. write to
PITTS’ ANTISEPTIC INVIGORATOR CO.,
THOMSON, GA.
1 I Thompson’s Eya Water
Mft GUKtS ALL EU : L
ftw Beet Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use gi
Erf in time. Hole by drugirlMA.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
To Be Introduced In the Georgia
Legislature For the Purpose of
Disfranchising Negro Voters.
One of the principal features of the
Georgia legislature, now in session, will
be the effort to submit a constitutional
amendment to the people of Georgia ,
disfranchising the ignorant negro vote.
For several years the question of
ballot reform has been touched upon
by the governor, and the matter has
been discussed by the legislators in
caucus on many occasions, but never
before has the fight for an absolute
white man’s party in the state taken
such definite shape.
It takes a two-thirds vote in the
assembly to submit an amendment to
the people, but the ratification takes
only a majority vote.
In the present general assembly of
175 members of the house and 44 sen
ators there are only nine in both
branches who are not Democrats. Os
the total of five Populists it is said
that four will support the bill. The
Republicans will oppose it. The main
opposition t4> this proposed amend
ment, therefore, will come from the
Democrats. This opposition will be ■
bused on two or three arguments that
will be strongly presented.
First, it will be said the disfran
chisement of the negio vote will cut
down Georgia's representation in con
gress.
Second, it will be argued that the ne
gro vote in Georgia is under control,
that the counties are all practically
Democratic and that the conditions do
not necessitate a measure of the kind.
Third, it will be opposed by some
politicians who have heretofore and do
now deliver the negro vote in their
counties at tteir will.
The friends of the bill, who are
probably now in the majority, will
argue that there are now one hundred
thousand eligible negro voters in
Georgia; that in fifty-six counties in
the state the negro vote is in excess
of the white vote, and the present
conditions are dangerous, if not men
acing, and should be remedied before
Georgia feels the disgrace that pre
vailed in North Carolina for five years
previous to the last election in that
state. It will be further advanced
that the very principle of according
the right of suffrage to an ignorant,
incompetent man is wrong and should
be amended.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
List of Now Ind iintries Established the
I’HSt Week.
The more important of the new in
dustries reported during the past
week include agricultural implement
works in Texas; brick and tile woiks in
Georgia and West Virginia; a canning
factory in North Carolina; cast iron
pipe works in Alabama and Tennesee;
coal mines in Kentucky, Tennessee
and Virginia; cotton mills in Alabama,
Georgia and South Carolina; a distil
lery in Kentucky; two electric light
plants in Alabama and one in Texas;
flouring mills in Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia, Kentucky, North Coro
lina, Tennessee (3), Texas and
West Virginia; a foundry in
Tennessee; a grain elevator, a
hardware comp any and an ice and
cold storage plant in Texas; a jewelry
manufacturing firm and two knitting
mills in North Carolina; a knitting
mill in Tennessee; lumber mills in
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West
Virginia; a mining and milling com
pany, capital 81,000,000, in Arkansas;
a naval stores manufactory in Missis
sippi; paint works in Kentucky and
Virginia; an oil development company
in Texas; a phosphate plant in Flori
da; a tannery in West Virginia; a
telephone company and a tile and ce
ment works in Tennessee; u wood
working plant in Arkaifsns.—Trades
man (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
HOSPITAL MEN NEEDED.
Chief Surgeon at Manila Makes Requisi
tion on Strrubers at WafihlnL'Uin.
A Washington dispatch says: Sur
geon General Sternberg has received
word from Colonel Woodhall, chief
surgeon at Manila, that he has at
present thirty-eight hospital stewards,
ninety-eight acting hospital stewards
and 1,041 privates of the hospital
jorps, and that he requires twelve
more stewards, thirty-two acting hos
pital stewards and 700 privates, in
view of the increase of the army.
DEWEY IS THANKFUL.
Kxpressas Hla Appreciation of the Gift of
a Home.
Frank A. Vanderlip, chairman of
the Dewey home committee, has re
ceived the following letter from the
admiral:
“Washington, October 26.—Dear
Sir: I acknowledge the receipt this
day of the title deeds to the beautiful
house presented to me by my country
men. My heart is full of gratitude to
them for this overwhelming expression
of their regard for me and I request
that you will also accept and convey
to the committee my heartfelt thanks
for you and their efforts. Very sin
cerely yours, Geobgic Dewet.
Real Estale For Sale
The tracts, lots, and parcels of lands
ns stated below are for sale, cheap foi
cash, or will exchange for available
merchandise at reasonable prices.
The land lots indicated will be sold
1 with special warranty of title, with
f>lat and grant, with the original
“beeswax” seal:
No. Dist. See. Acres. County.
942 2 3 40 Paulding.
124 7 2 40 Fannin.
90 1 81 Rabun.
118 26 2 40 Gilmer.
57 11 1 40 Union.
137 19 3 40 Paulding.
308 10 1 160 Union.
650 16 2 40 Cobb.
718 16 2 40 Cobb.
719 16 2 40 Cobb.
885 16 2 40 Cobb.
887 16 2 40 Cobb.
915 16 2 40 Cobb.
958 16 2 40 Cobb.
843 16 2 40 Cobb.
646 17 2 40 Cobb.
16 17 2 40 Cobb.
17 17 2 40 Cobb.
86 17 2 40 Coob.
1090 17 2 40 Cobb.
267 20 2 40 Cobb.
1006 16 2 40 Cobb.
514 15 2 40 Cobb.
5.67 15 2 40 Cherokee.
584 15 2 40 Cherokee.
585 15 2 40 Cherokee.
- 638 15 2 40 Cherokee.
, 639 15 2 40 Cherokee.
• 640 15 2 40 Cherokee.
» 641 15 2 40 Cherokee.
I 642 15 2 40 Cherokee.
! ! 255 13 2 160 Cherokee.
> 102 21 2 40 Cherokee.
• 101 1202 j Troup.
731 19 3 40 Paulding.
> 72 • 3 3 40 Paulding.
501 3 3 40 Paulding.
! 880 2 3 40 Paulding.
, 1175 18 3 40 Paulding,
i 13 13 1 160 Pickens,
i 246 6 1 160 CJiattooga.
; 708 18 2 40 Polk.
' 981 21 3 40 Polk,
i 7 26 3 160 Murray.
1012 12 1 40 Lumpkin.
; 314 11 1 40 Lumpkin,
i 697 11 1 40 Lumpkin.
I 573 5 1 40 Lumpkin.
; 830 11 1 40 Lumpkin.
, 148 8 2 160 Fannin.
1 629 3 4 40 Fioyd.
643 18 2 40 Douglass.
8 3 490 Wayne.
95 3 490 Wayne.
96 3 490 Wayne.
c 151 3 490 Wayne.
200 3 490 Wayne.
’ j 173 3 245 Wayne.
1 j 160 2 490 Wayne.
f j 75 2 245 Charlton.
D i JxJ 17516 25J Upson.
B I Jxi 111 12 25} Taylor.
•I J .368 28 125 Early.
’I 4 113 16 1 89 Union.
e i i 175 16 1 80 Union.
’’ 815 14 1 40 Forsyth.
398 5 1 40 Dawson.
1 157 11 202} Henry.
’ 104 19 2 40 Cobb.
901 21 2 74 Cherokee.
] Three lots, 50x150 feet each, alto
n | gether being Nos. 14, 15 and 16, on
a Mt. Zion avenue, in the village of Mt.
] Zion, Carroll conn Iy, Ga.
r One lot, No, 114, in block 17, in
Montrose Park, Montrose county Col
a orado.
j Six acres on Satterfield Ford road,
! 5 miles from Greenville, in Greenville
t county, S. C.
Three lots at Montreal, on G. C, &
; N. railroad, DeKalb oounty, G'a
1,100 acres; 700 hammock, 400 up
-1 land, in Screven county, Ga. This is
f ! a fine place, divided by the Georgia
- | Central railroad. 50 miles from Savan
u nah. Railroad station on the place; good
- location for country store. Splendid
.- situation for factory for staves and
;- ! cooperage works. Enough good tim
ber on the hummock land to pay for
the place three or four times over.
Investors are invited to examine this
place.
i- 1,149 acres on west bank of Savan
nah river, in Effingham county, Ga.,
- grant of 1784, and descent of title to
d present owner.
f 1,150 acres on Satilla river, in Cam
■t dem county, Ga., grant from state,
, and deeds on record for 100 years
s back. Good title, by descent to pres
-1 ent owner.
e 1,150 acres on St. Mary's river, in
- Camden county, Ga. Grant and deeds
1 on record 100 years back. Good title,
by descent to present owner.
430 acres on west bank of Savannah
river, in Sereven county, Ga. Deeds
on record since 1827. Good title, by
f descent to present owner.
I desire to sell these lands as soon
1 as possible, and they must go at low
prices, very low for cash, or on easy
a terms and long time with 5 per cent
interest, ns purchasers may desire and
r prefer. Persons desirous of investing
a money for future profits by enhanoe
-1 ments should examine these offers at
once. I have other lands, which I
3 will sell on good terms nnd low prices.
1 In writing for information about any
of these lands, refer to them by tha
? number, district, section and oounty,
H and enclose two stamps, 4 cents, for
reply. Robert L. Rodoeks,
ts Attornev at Law. A/jlanta. G&.