The Washington times., 1894-03-21
CORRIDOR AND CURB.

Soulty Al LILO OAAbCu ESosSSt 0oA0 4bCNs " xbs
Howard, Of Newton, Tenn, at the Riggs last
night
1.-THE people are lazy, indolent, and thrift
less. You will remember reading last Sum-
mer Of the terrible feud existing In THAT county
between the better classes and an organiza-
ton known as the 'Meachimites,' in
which over thirty men lost their
lives. The leader Of the crowd
was a man named ''Tooch'' Bedsale. Bed
sale number Of years ago was a strict
member of the church. His family and con-
nections were among Alabama's best people.
He was graduate Of the state university,
and, it is said, was once polished gentle
man. Soon the church to which he
belonged become involved in q quarrel,
which eventually become SO bitter as to
cause one Of the factions to burn
the little worshiping house which had
stood in its place many years. There has
never been another one erected in its place,
and so the community. following out a natural
law, has gone backwards and backwards,
until many of them are now but little better
than savages. Take the Bible away from a
community and you break up schools, destroy
happy homes, contentment and civilization ~
II was hunting down in southwest Mime
sofa last fall" said Harry W. Ewing, who
sells Presbyterian literature from New York.
at the Normandie yesterday evening. "One
day l strayed away off in the woods in search
of bigger game than squirrels and quail. 1
had been shooting. ALI of sudden ran I'D
across rude cabin built of unhewed logs.
1t was situated right in the midst OF an almost
impenetrabe forest. There was no road
leading to or from the house. A barefooted
NINA ctn dinfy af fha Ioar hf.b.
the only aperture the cabin had. She invited
| me in. The room was as dark as cave
You don't seem to be very much enlight-
ened around here" said l.
NO she replied. '!John's bin sayin' he
was er gwinter cut light hole, but Johns
powerful lazy, John is.
There was a short pause. in which time she
began unwrapping a rag which covered a
sore toe. Then l asked if there were any
Presbyterians in the country.
II Dunno she said. ''Thars tie hides
thar under the bed; Look for yourself
Thare arc lots of varnints 'er prowlin'
Ground. tut | amt hearn John tell about
KILN any-whatcher call emp I told her
| again.
''And are there no churches in the yicin-
ity?' inquired.
She looked ut me in stupid amazement.
become exasperated.
rs it possible" said /, that you do not
know what religion is; that Jesus Christ died
TO save snners!''
''You say he's dead? Wal, I've hearn John
say something about him, but he amt never
told me be wuz dead. He lis goes to the store
every Sat day and hears all the talk, hut he
never tells Inc nuthin'."
Il could stand no more. Iwent back to the
big road and Travelled it until got to n rail-
road
And so You've never known nor heard OF
Charles L. Eili?' said Thomas B. Heron.
repr sentative OF Chicago trade Journal to
the Curb and Corridor man. as ne finished
wifing the putternilk from his rnoustac..e In
font OF tail counter yesterday.
We'll you have missed the most originnl.
unilue. Heterogeneous and corus -ating inGi-
vduai that ever inhabited this mundane
s1hege os ours. Hill is a sra iuate Of the
Annarol-s Naval Acaiealy. H quit the
nave. however. graduating in his class He
has sin: tired various Oc, ur1tiOns but never
Serge 10 catch on. He just lshcd around
IN jcct t}oltng on the suriace OF occasions
AMI t-.'. tny TO lack.
Frhar tic y Nctharog. the B-a-il'an dyna-
r. Il ri r. VS. lying at the wharf in New
Nos5. II a pared on the sem.
''.'-e he-r." sad he to the commanding
officer OF the vess J. you may know how 10
ra'sa so .-e and yellow lever and smoke Gig
AZ ;tes Gown yGur way and you We been
tolsra u Icc.sstui in i2is NJ revolutions
tu. y'G cont ksow bow TO sIspress them.
/ am tle u.a? y-l wac. Ii show you fel-
lows now to run Il suuJoat. if you VII take
ne"
80 II Il was rrade renteanrt Of the beat
Gni the WY he sGilei. I have had several
letters 5r0 hin u - IA l.$ hCtn thess. He
Eas been promoted ri.,hi along. ana iii MS
iass letter ne told ne thai t'e govern IT nj has
pro is q lin x things- lie iur.her added
that he hai Ea G. 'W.sG'Eg ~ one o. the
rirh - ciris III I le entire l~pTtli. All that
the Wedding was not ,nany days distant
Cba.Le Drew. diJ.l5 Gt o: the Dlston
T-ayeifs. Rn4 sraulol Hill widths. OF PTS
field. were q. The Arln ton rect ntiy with the
mercantile afTa rs committee o. the Masss-
chus its Legislature. Mr.. Or y IS veteran
news paper man. and Col. v ii. \ /; IL veteran
salii-r with ony one arm. \ monument
ieii or tae other a: enc o: the Gettysburg
Geiieat!ons.
Prominent among progressive and public
spirited North Ca-ol mans is Col. Julian s.
Carr. who was seen by TIE TINES q. the Ar
hnston las: night. At 20 he is two or three
times /. niliioRl re. is president OF the great
Durham Tobacco Company. president Of the
North Ca:olina State Agricultural Society,
president oil the Young Mems Democratic
Club. and uses his big income literally in
tuiting churches an sndowiHg colleges. In
the deal look NJ to the retirement OF Senator
Ransom Col. Carr Is Il pro ninent Senatorial
probability Ge is rich handsome. distin-
euished-looking, easy-mannered. and one of
the mos. successful business men in the South
Naturally Judge Clark contribution in Mon
days TINES on the postal telegraph attracted
attention. In the political upheaval in
North Carolina he is prominently mentioned
rs the independent candidate ior chief justice
in the approaching state election. HIS wife is
a daughter OF Hon. W. A. Graham, at different,
times Secretary of the Navy. United States
Senator. and Governor of North Carolina.
Judge Clark is recognized as one OF the BRAIN
lest men in his state. and his identification
with the independent movement there is CIV
ing the Democratic leaders il the state much
concern.
''Some people thought" said the Agrieul-
tural Department cynic last night, 1.-THE stat:s-
ties of crops and animals would go to the
dogs because Statistician Dodge was asked to
vacate the Agricultural Department. But one
man does not make a world. Just see ho "
easily '.Hatch's man." Phillips, once mere
clerk. now makes the figures hum regularly
each month. And he makes his operatives
come to taw. too, after wedding out most OF
the useless Republicans. When his official
genius is not blazing. Phillips is quite genial.
sometimes mellow. 1t is predicted that his
statistical and literary abilities will boom him
through the next Republican administr alton.
Just as likely as not.
"The addition to the architecture of the
Agricultural Department OF an enormous
wooden beer mug is a kind Of insane improve
ment never authorized by Congress. 1t must