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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10

big road. 1 stood my ground until the
Yankees were within thirty yards of me.
I looked around and seeing that all of my
comrades had fed / turned and followed
suit It did not take but a few jumps to
get out of the woods to the open field,
and 1t was about a quarter of a mile
across this field to a swamp. I don't
think / ever ran so fast in my life as L
did then-my only thought in running was
for a pair of wings. / reached the edge
Of the swamp face downward in puddle
of muddy water. between two shoats, and
there / drank my fill OF muddy water.
In this battle we got good licking.
but that was because we were outnum-
bered four to one. We were completely
scattered and cut of from the bridge.
Eight or. ten OF our company followed the
Big Black river, hunting for a crossing,
and finding none, stripped off our clothes,
tied them to our heads, threw our guns
in the river and swan across. 1t was the
second day after the battle before we
reached our camp at Vicksburg, nearly
starved. We had lost all our baggage in
the battle. 1t took several days for all
the boys to get back to camp and then
we began preparations for defense, for
the Yankees were closing in upon us.
Vicksburg Is on the east side Of the Mis-
sissippi and General Grant closed In upon
US from an sides, so that we had no pos
sible chance OF escape. The shells were
thrown at us from every direction-from
the sides, from above and below. Into
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10

How does the above strike you as a
proper. name for a great exposition to be
held in Georgia, and in one of the states
progressive cities, in the fall of 1902, the
main 1eature Of which is to be educa-
tional? Whether the name impresses you
as being proper or not, the show is
proper thing to have, and Georgia is the
proper state to inaugurate 1t, and one
Of our progressive cities, is the place to
hold It.
OF course the exposition will be open to
the world and to the worlds industries.
Nothing will be excluded, that Is, moth
ing good. The arts and sciences in all
their ramifcations, in all their bearings
upon human society and government, VIII
be gladly admitted to make spch exhibits
as VIII tend to add to the attractiveness
and value of the project. 81.
Agriculture herding, fishing, numbering,
hitting, manufacturing, commerce, inven-
tion dairying, architecture and other
leading industries, with all they embrace
will come in for an equal interest in the
great exhibit. But the main feature or
the show will be the educational, that to
which the industries above enumerated
owe so much.
And why not an educational exhibit,
magnificent exhibit, showing to the world
what has been accomplished and what
Is now being done in this direction? We
cultural fairs, and manufacturing shows,
with educational side issues; why not
now, at the beginning Of the twentieth
century, a grand educational exhibit as
the central attraction with these other
features distributed around In close touch
and relationship?
. II Is true an agricultural exhibit or
manufacturing display, or that of any
other leading industry Of this age can be
properly termed educational exhibits In
a very striking sense, because achieve
ments In these departments are results or
education; but, In a more decided man
ner than ever before; In a more extensive
and comprehensive way; in fuller 'and
more detailed way, let. us have an edu-
cational exhibit that will show up this
universally great and important, interest
In all of it's ramifcations and bearings
that the people at large may see and
Judge for themselves as to what Is being
done in this great field OF work.
Such. an exhibit will help the south, the
state, the. city in which II Is held. not
only Internationally, but industrially, and
otherwise. Its great and varied benefits
TO this section of the country will be In
calculable. Its educative effects upon the
masses, touching this important interest,
will be invaluable. AS a means of Gre
ating public sentiment favorable to edug
cation, and OF attracting the attention OF
the voters and taxpayers to the, POSSIBLE
tiles of the work. no estimate can be
placed upon its value.
Such an exposition should be held. and
held Just as soon as practicable. The ed
ucatlonal interest of the south, deserves
this recognition. and steps looking to Its
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10
Eatonton, G
The Country Schools.

The greatest educational problem con-
fronting us today is how to maintain and
render efficient the, public. schools in the
rural districts. The cities and larger
towns are able to take care Of themselves.
and are doing so in a manner most COM
mendable, but the country schools are
suffering at every point. and the evils re-
sulting from their weakness and inefh-
cheney are most apparent.
We reproduce below fnAfull from the At
lantie Educational journal sensible edi-
torial on this most important subject,
which applies with so much force to our
Georgia schools:
"Of, the seven million children of school
age in these states more than six million
live in sparsely settled districts and in
towns of less than 1000 inhabitants. Hence
the rural school is of first importance and
should receive first consideration. We
can never be an educated people until we
have good rural schools and the country
children attend them 4,
cat present the average length of the
annual term of these schools Is some
thing less than 100 days. The average
number of days of schooling for each child
of school age Is less than 40. The aver
ages for the entire country are 80 per cent
more than these, and those of the most
favored sections more than 100 per cent
better. In one southern state the aver
age length of term Of all the schools, in
Guiding city graded schools, is less than
20 days. The average attendance of chill
dren of school age is less than Is days.
Only $50 days of schooling to prepare the
children of a people for life and citizen
ship in a great democratic republic! This
must not continue.
''For all these six million children there
are probably not more than 400 good pub
ifc high schools or less than one for
every 5000 children. In time when a
good high school education is as neces-
sary to the average man and woman on
the farm, in the shop and in the home as
was the ability to read and write a gen.
Grafton ago, thfs is not sufficient.
Comparatively few Of the rural schools
have any libraries or any books except a
few text books used by the children.
Having been given the3power to read, the
children should be taught what to read
and caused to cultivate the habit Of read
ing good books. But this cannot be done
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10

Editor journal: For me to. tell the in
cidents OF the war from Tullahoma Tenn.
December, 1852, to the surrender Of Vicks-
burg. Miss, 1853, would take a stack of
foolscap paper two feet high, but 1 would
like to touch upon flew experiences of
the Forty-hrst Georgia. volunteers during
that time. Early in the morning OF De-
cer1ber 24th. 1852, we received hasty or
ders TO cook three days rations, pack
knapsacks, load wagons and make prep
arations for the march to Vicksburg via
Atlanta. Ca The wagon train was sent
across country. We boarded long train
OF stock cars for Chattanooga, then trav-
eled by the Western and Atlantic to Ma
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10
BY suNMIE LOVE.

!. Is. j -
through the cosftesydbf tie Southern rail-
wav, and especially through the kindness
OF Col. T. C.. wade, a sparty, consisting of
Rev. ]. s. Lamar o. Grovetowr: Mr.. r.
nj Mitchell. OF Acwofth: Mrs. B. o. Mil
Ter. Of Augusta Mrs. Albert Howell and
Miss BunnIe Love, Of Atlanta, arranged
to meet the people Of Baldwin at that
beautiful place.
The rains, came down as never they
came, even at .Ladore. The train met
washout and was forced to back into the
CITY again and take the belt road as.
Colonel Wade said, the engineer felt it
better to be safe than sorry" nothing
daunted, however, most of the party pro-
ceeded. They expected much, they had
faith: but they ''builded better than they
knew go 80, .4
A charter for the school had been draft
ed by the generous talent of Hon. J. r.
Lamar, of Augusta on the faith of the
women. This was approved and accepted.
The Baldwin people said: I'VE have faith
in missionary women. we will, even now,
give YOU deeds and titles to this property
to be held in trust by one of you until
the law and the charter permits you to
receive it as a society" Mrs, Miller was
made the trustee, and the property was
surrendered.
Fifty-hve acres Of choice wooded land,
the present school building and furniture,
cash and pledges of work, with thous-
and peach trees to be plahted-an this
lying just between the famous Baker and
Fort peach farms-such peaches as grow
never in any other land!
The gift is estimated In round num-
bers at nearly 5000.
The meeting Of the committee and cit
liens was held in 1.-THE little school-house
now browning the summit of the hill.
Though the day had been so dark and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10
A WORD TO BISHOP TURNER.

To the Editor of The Journal:
I see in your last weeks paper Bishop
Turner quoted as being willing to go to
Africa with q, 900 negroes. l suppose the
government would have to pay their pas
sage and force them to go with him, be-
cause force would be necessary to move
many of them from one country to anoth-
err and he being free and equal under
our laws I see no way he can be forced to
go to Africa or elsewhere against his Will.
Bishop Turner says there is an irresisti-
BILE conflict between whites and blacks,
and nothing but separation will end It,
don't believe there is any such conflict
only in the bishops disordered imagina-
ton. but If there really is such conflict,
and if the bishop is gifted with prophecy.
he can see in the future this country as
clear of thesnegro as 1t is now Of Indians;
and they will not be sent to Africa either.
He saws our children (meaning negro
children, 1 suppose,) are generated and
nurtured under a malignant and nissan
thropic excitement that will wreck this
country.
Now, wish to ask who is responsible
for this feeling with the negro. Is not
Bishop Turner and other negro ministers
responsible2 They have been free IS year,
and there is but few now living who ever
had much taste of slavery, and these are
the most laW-abiding of the race; in fact,
you never hear of. any heinous fonense
being committed by one of them.
If Bishop Turner and other negro min
listers will preach the. Bible to their con-
gregations and exhortl them to live Chris
tian and upright lives instead of harangu-
ing about the negroes franchise and rail-
road Accommodations for him. i will war
rant in ten years their children viii not
be generated and nurtured in such ma
lignant misanthropy to the whites as he
now seems to think.
l like his idea about cropping and
branding for rape, but instead OF
sending them to Africa. turn them loose
so they may. be living walking examples
to all such inclined scoundrels; and should
Bishop Turner make Cody men Of. them
no one will say nay.
W. r. ANDERSON.
West Point, Ca. September 4.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10

The lWoman.s Society for Georgia miss
sions has watched with deep interest the
various opinions recently expressed In
The Journal on the question of industrial
education.s especially the branch OF 40
nestle economy. ,;1
About . year ago I'm a humble little
school-room, on Whitehall street one OF
the regular business meetings Of the ex-
ecutive committees of the Womarl,s So
ciety for Georgia missions was held An
important result of that meeting was the
selection of Mrs. B. o. Miller to present
to the annual state convention ofsthe So
ciety a. paper on "the need for "a noun
tain mission SCHOOL,"
The discussion OF the question revealed
the fact that Mrs. Albert Howell. the
president, and Mrs. B. o. Miller, the corr
responding secretary, had both been
thinking of Tallulah Falls as great mis-
sion point since the days Of their fair
young girlhood. st
IN those DAYS they had each at vari-
Gus times, rfar from the humming haunts
Of men in the sweet fellowship of chosen
friends, .trod the Wild ways which were
then truly 1.-THE terrible and had marked
with interest the places where on the
mountains under the stars the red men,
having 'life for life' as their crimson
creed had burned their council fires on
Tray and Yonah and Carriehee.
The paper was prepared and published
by the Emily II. Tubman' society. OF Au-
gusta, and by action Of the convention it
was decided TO try to establish school
at Tullulah An unsought, however, as
II IN answer 20 the prayers Of the Chris
tian women, there came to them through
Mr.. L. f. Jackson, the pastor of the
church, a most generous offer from the
people Of Baldwin.
To make a long story short last week
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10
Southern Educational Exposition

when the children have no access to books
either at school or at home.
Some of these schools are taught by
most excellent teachers-men and women
of good culture and noble purpose; but
some of them are taught by young men
and women whose education was finished
in the first or second year of a country
academy, and still more by teachers who
have never had any schooling except
that furnished by these same public
schools. Most of these young men and
women do not expect to teach any longer
than may be necessary to make a few
dollars to enable them to get a start in
some other business. The average school
life of these teachers is not more than
three years of 100 days each. In this day,
when all the world recognizes the neces-
sity of thorough scholarship and special
professional preparation for teaching we
should not be content to continue thus to
play with our educational interests and
the welfare of our children.
most of these schools are taught in
cheap, uncomfortable houses, with no
adequate equipment and with little pre-
tense to beauty or sanitation. The south
is no longer poor as in the decades imme-
diately succeeding the ravages of war.
Building material is abundant in every
state and our men have strong arms to
fell trees, prepare lumber and make brick.
We should begin at once to build decent
and comfortable school houses in every
school district and to equip them with
the needful furniture and apparatus.
These school houses are the homes of our
children all the days they attend school,
and we should see to 1t that they are
made worthy.
1.-THE great problem before us Is to get
a good ten months school in every town,
village and rural community, to comfort
ably house these schools in permanent
buildings properly equipped and to put
in all of them efficient teachers, scholarly,
cultured, well-trained and mature in life
and character. In every school there
must be small collection OF good books
suitable for the children's reading; the
courses of study mustfbe so broadened as
to bring them in harmony with the best
schools in all the most progressive coun-
tries in the world. Within reach of every
boy and girl there, must be a good high
school, well equipped with libraries and
laboratories for teaching chemistry,
physics, physiology and biology. These
schools should provide courses Of study
of three or four years Of ten months each.
They should be the center of larger
educational life and culture in the COM
munities in which they are situated-the
colleges of the people.
"All this will cost money, but 1t can be
done for less money in the south than IN
any other part of the country, and with
unlimited natural resources, a brave, in
telIigent, industrious people will easily be
able to foot the bills. No money invested
in any other way viii produce dividends
half so large"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10

rietta, arriving there at IL the same night.
Company B stayed In Marietta until New
Years Day. 1t was there we met that
good old man, Captain. O. N. Lester. who
provided US with transportation and sent
us on. We overlook the officers and guns
at Jackson, Miss. Col. Curtis held pri-
vat court martial and. ordered the entire
regiment to dig stumps for two hours. We
then cooked three days ~rations and
moved on to Vicksburg and pitched our
camp about four miles above that city.
Later we moved two miles below that
city on the Warrington road. 1t is use
less to try to tell about Long Tom sink
ing the gunboats, but some time in May
we marched east across the Big Black
river, twelve miles from, Vicksburg. The
railroad bridge over this river is eighty
feet high and 1 remember in crossing
our brigade was strung out on the bridge
when an incoming freight train dashed
in sight at full speed. We scrambled FOR
the crossties in double quick time. / held
to the under side of the rail with my
left hand. the right hand gripping my
gun. I % was so badly frightened /
couldn't see the ground below and /
never wanted to get behind stump so
bad in all my life. I would rather have
met Grant and all of his forces in open
field than that freight train in that exact
spot. That was about the closest call
had during the war. But we finally
crossed the bridge with some semblance
of order and reached Bakers creek. The
next morning was reused by 2-pound
shell crashing through the tree tops Inc
long roll beat and we fell Into line quick
" and marched abreast for few hun
dred yards, where we met the Yankees
four lines deep. It was a heavy fire for
a short time. I shot six times at the
color bearer, and saw the bearer fall, but
their colors only dropped. 1t was under
this heavy fire that our own brave and
gallant Adjutant Ellis fell with a bullet
hole between his eyes. He fell in the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10

GEoRGIA-Fuiton County. Under ana By
WirGms q power o. sale Contained In a deed
osorris- = he so1Thsrn BulIdIns and Lean
4HEoeInric1. o. Knoxville Tenn dated the eth
q .ls sSs ie 49, H. and recorded n ne
gage 81, here WI be sold az public outcry
to the highest bidder FOR cash before the court
- u a. n and u O'Clock noon on the "a dsy
"a october. isal. The following described real
All hat traet or rsrcel OF land being in
lard lot = q TIE ifth district OF originally
Aenrgt neE k1lton county. Georgia. and de-
81 ne east side 81 said LOT - go feet north
cf ne New Flat Shoals road and AZ the south
Ealth fr1m Elizabeth Thurman, trustee. By
deed recaFded in the clerks office Of Fulton
c9inty ~ book J. page "a. running thence
ftet. thenee q rlsht angles west 30 feet.
thence south A. right angles 80 feet. thence
east sc feet % beEInninE. being lots 6. and s
~ tts Subdivision q 1-acre plat made by
y. G. Carter Also p1rcel o. land In same land
"a. diatrirt and county and described as fol-
f PM q ne east Inc Of said land ios
Loo feet nnrrh o. the New Fiat Shoals road
,ss nsnss 80 M fss = Pens enc - soq I
fset thence east a. right angles is feet
tlicrce north parallel viii said land Iot line
- t q ssd caPs sss s ss MS ait os
ga4l en8t hra % land lot "a being also the
81 5ssb asd III ne land 'i her. deie phSsd
part q acres q land conveyed 70 J. T.
> BY 7. }. ard J. =. and w. =. Buchanan
rrorerty soid 10 satisfy a eebt due BIZ
"a 8atle kvans 70 said Southern Build
- ~ - -. NJ, ~ sins %
Is Gscrsia Ter said ass5ciationns. This This
.srer for the state OF oeorria foI the south
- Building and Lean Association.
r. I. caiberssE. Rosse- & Carter. Attorneys.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10
CARRIE NATION is COMING.
Female Terror Who smashes Saloons
VIII Re az the Fair.

All doubt as to Mrs. Carrie Nation, the
Kansas saloon smasher. being a feature
Of the Interstate fair seems to have been
removed Secretary Martin has just re-
ccived n telegram from Mrs. Nation S
manager. James Z. Furlong. stating that
4 Carrie Nation day can be arranged at
the fair. and IL is expected that this one
day VIII bring out one OF the largest
crowds ever seen IN Piedmont park.
The date for the Carrie Nation day has
not been set as yet, but It will be within
a few days. as soon as Manager Furlong
can arrange with places where Mrs. Ma
ton is now booked. Her appearance here.
70 the last day OF the fair. October Is or
2sth-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10
ECUADOR TO TAKE A HAND.
She viii Join Forces With the ReVo
Iutionists in the War.

WASHINGTON, Sept. GA cablegram
was received yesterday from an author
itative source in Calf. Colombia, near the
Ecuadorean border stating that Ecuador
had interviewed as against Colombia with
an army well equipped and with vessels
of war. Under these circumstances, the
cablegram states that it will be neces-
sary to meet the move of Ecuador by
having Colombian war vessels in Pacific
water near the Colombian Ecuador from
tier.
The information In the cablegram is con-
sidered clear evidence of Ecuador's in
tention to join forces with the rebellious
element on the isthmus of Panama IN
TIL now Ecuador has maintained strict
neutrality, but the cablegram received
today indicates that the first overt act
against Colombian has been made.
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gloomy mid the pouring rain. ere the close
of the meeting the sun came as a bene-
diction after the prayer Of Thanksgiving
offered by the sanity Rev. j. S. Lamar;
and then truly the evening seemed to
pause, pointing her golden wings amid
the woods as II delighted at the hallowed
scene and before the company parted the
gIimmering light of the new moon threw
its silver mesh around the 'wildered steps
Of the grateful women who had thus
found the actual fulflment of hope to-
ward the establishment of the long de-
sired industrial school. fa
But the work is thus but just begun.
1t will be fnished-when? All. if it might
be at once!
'By sweet Nacoochee's vale,
And Yonah's mountain old
Fancy still fingers; and the long-sought
tale t
The legends Of the enchar1ed rock--would
fain unf 'd!P q"
Habersham- memory of Habersham,
Georgia's first looI teacher cries aloud
for this worl on.
The spirit OF Lanier, whose Song of
the Chattahoochee" has made immortal
this favored land-the canonized spirit
Of Sidney Lanier
Calls DER the hills of Habersham,
Calls through the valleys of Hall"
The school is to be incorporated in Hab-
ersham county; Baldwin lies on the line
OF Banks and Habersham, in the TaIlu-
GA - TO zE a.
Bear. the H1h' Kind You Haze Always Bought
1s1 si %HzzzzSm T.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-10

aEoRc1A-Fultcn County. Under and by
xlrtan a. a power a. sale contained IN a deed
areent4d ~ James Z. Jones. OF the county OF
FtIIl1n e ike southern Building and Loan
AIe6tIatI1u ~ Eucxv1llc. Teun-, dated the
tefh. anr * Mar. lsss. ard recorded in book
fw fr|Io 81 clerk'B of6ce Fulton county
0ecfzia VII - odd a. public cutlery 10 the
fl&taaf t41Isr FER cash bsfore tie court house
fn Al atlanta Ga. betweaa tha hours OF II a m
a11 = ost1ock noon On the "a day o. October
fNl. ne foiiowlnE described real estate:
F4f4 of lard Ict =. in the 18th district %
IA being known As lot No. = Of the Hay
rrorsrtT. urore particularly described as fol-
I1rE. Beeirrlng e = point On tho east side q
Terry street 81. feet north q D1zs street. and
IlfrT street g -. 90 lot y q said subdi-
0tsIa1. thsnce c-si 8 feet 70 lot 8. thence
Issa<n Ml4rE 80 .lnc between lots 3 and IS
~ Be.nE re eeIns cou-eEcd 70 James z.
PsrmtAf li,a ~ deed of reeord n Fulton
aiT osarsia. q bock . :. page So
ItId .ofk party sod 20 satisfy debt due by
MmA4 Y K. jones 20 SAID southern Building
.can Associatlcu. nrouutirg 70 1f.ot5ss.
r4 g ~ fprre11rr 1TIll - made By the
erwa fer sale nasocsation. Ihis sosh
- sar ne 6fska "a G71rNla fQr ne south
uH4|NH 4a4 lean NsattiAEitn.
= o..arssn. l.zsrn 4 cHrter. Aft'rnsTs.