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GABRIEL N THE BELFRI,
An E,anEelists Ruse to Give sinners .
FOretaste Of the Judgment Day.
From The Minneapolis Times

From nc Minneapolis Times. ,.-
The Rev. George A. Cox, a revivalist OF
some note IN northern Indiana and southern
Michigan. resorted to an unusual expedient
last week to turn sinners from their evil ways.
He had been preaching night after night
10 a village congregation. but had utterly
ia He'd TO awaken interest. The usual special
prayers Tor the conversion OF sinners had
been offered and meetings for women only T,
had been held. but nothing seemed able to
bring the sinners to the anxious seat.
one night he secreted q negro boy in the
belfry OF the little church The lad was
prov ided with n large horn. and at certain
iuncture in the min ister's closing prayer he
was to blow il with all his mi ght.
The sermon that evening was from the
text, Many are called, but few are chosen, :"
and Mr.. Cox elouuently dwelt upon the
deli ghts of the saved and the sufferings OF
the lost Then he khelt in PRAYER and begged
the Lord to hasten the day OF his, coming
and to turn the hearts OF the wicked toward
him before 1t " a. forever TOO 90 la;e er,nst- h.
shouted. Come and sound thy mighty
warning of approaching woe to stih-necked
THIS was the signal for the negro boy in
the belfry and he sounded blast after blast
in answer to the minister's prayer.
There was comm OF ion In the con gre Ga :
their knees and began TO pray Sinners.
expecting every mo ment the world to come
All. brethren" exclaimed the minister,
our petitions are at last answered. Down
upon your knees, brethren that you may
receive the Lord in ontri,enes s OF hear and
humility Of spirit. for this II surely the day OF
the resurreo ton.
SO well had the programme be en- car:
ried out that saints and sinners alike dropped
raised in supplicaton for forgiveness. many
Of he oldest and most hardened sinners
in the village PRAYING Justify for mercy, A
call for Den was followed By a rush to
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The street Minstrel.

From the chicago Record H'Cd!i.
His hands are soiled. his throat Is bare.
His face Is streaked With dirt and THU
And many q slip Is In the air
lie plays upon his violin;
4 sadness dwells within his eyes
The shoes are ragged on his feet.
And sconers stop to crlticlsc
The little minstrel In the street.
There by the curb he plays away.
Where flakes Doat past and winds blow chin
And maybe, as the critics say,
He lacks the tutored artists SIKH,
But now and then a little strain,
Played faultlcssly and soft and sweet,
Floats up from where he stands out there
The little minstrel In the street.
Say. ragged little minstrel. why
Mus, people listen but to hear
The false note, ever passing By
The strain that rises soft and clear
Oh II were well with us II we
Might In our own ways sound the sweet
And fautl,Ss notes as oft as he -
The little minstrel In the street.
s. r.. KIsFR.
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Mrs. Psghs Answer 10 Father Ryans Con.
Suered Hammer"

From The Confederate Veteran.
"Furl that banner" and We furled II.
As the poet priest had said.
Furicd II slowly. furled II sadly.
For our hopes, alas! were dead.
"Furl that banner" and We furlcd II.
Though our hearts were bowed with pain
As we thought upon the heroes
Who beneath It's folds were slain.
"Furi that banner" and We furled II.
Banner OF the sacred cross.
As we furled II. many woman
Knelt and wept some loved ones loss
"rurl tina, banner" yes VIC furled II,
Laid II softly down to rest:
But the place where We enshrfned II
Was within each faithful breast,
Yes we furled II. and we laid II
In our hearts far out OF sight.
But our southern women taught their children
That their fathers cause was right.
That It's right to fght for honor
'GaInst a foe, however great;
That the cause for which we fought
Was but the sovereign right OF state.
Taught them to revere that banner.
Love Its cause and heroes brave:
That, to them. the South's escutchcon
Free from stain their fathers gave,
And they have revcred that banner,
Kept its record ever bright:
And when OF late the Union called them
They were eager for the night.
Loving honor. loving duty.
To that record they were true,
And southern women gave their blessing
= To their soldier boys In blue.
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The ed Oak.

From Uw JnuiGndpoNs JoufHU
Tue doomed oak s,snds By the MYERS side.
The waters laugh at he great oak = pride
The river no mercy knows.
High over all tina, stand around
The proud oak MS Us kingly head
But the proud oak marks not the MYERS bound -
Wider It's waters spread.
Many a year hath spcd away
Since there the oak seed acorn fell
But the cleaning river of longer day.
Or merry or mad doth tell
The red men loiled beneath the oak.
And the wolf his Qulvenng victim tore;
But the river ran ere Adam woke.
Shall run and the oak no more'
The white man SITS In the red mans seat.
The vol has gone his forgotten way
And the nvcr sings. or nerce or SWEET
To the OAK all night all day.
II ticks the feet. sucks dry the heart
or the oak-nor lost nor won the strife
For all things st,ll shall have their part
In God wide scheme OF HE.
Old Time he hath red men and wolf,
The singing river shall have It's oah,
There waits for the river the great sea gulf
SO the law since the nrst dawn broke,
The great oak s kindred look on the SEA;
The sea smiles out into endless spare:
The Voice stin utter> its Let there be.
AND worlds wheel into place.
Why. whence or whittier no dream may sound
OF sleep or waking or prose OF rhyme.
Mans vision hath deserted no bound
For any child OF Time.
But each new leaf by sweet He stirred
pToclaims anew the clear decree.
At last Gods transformation WORT
Shall solve lfc's mystery.
Again the Voice: DO thou the deed
Waits on thy hand that need il ihre
Look well TO it,--then take no heed
More-for all else Is mine"
Then as from dungeon into light.
The Weakened soul shall Joyous rise
Above the small frrts OF ga rths night
Into Gods pure, deep skies.
ISnIAxAPOLis q. ". SkA.s
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lhrtstnas gifts.


From ByO0kivn Lie
Don't give me slippers for they never A.:
Nor yet padded lounging coat because
Not twice year Will get into 1t
shirt sleeves much prefer. ah. pause. All pause.
Ere on a smoking set you cast your eyes;
have score and a. for smoking caps,
OF these I'm sure own what would sufflCc
To nicely furnish forth q dozen chaps.
Don't give me penwipcrS; ! never wipe
A pen--who does 10 ncchties. for you'll choose
a dot or lgure. where like strip
And handkerchiefs only get to lose.
Don't give me any article OF dress
And hark, OF all things undo meath the stars.
No shaving mug And II you'd save distress
In your dear precious life, don't give cigars,
MADELINE bRiDoFs
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when Pa Says Grace.

From the Boston Courier
When Pa saws grace.
He looks up like the world TO him
vas fun OF good things to the bnm.
HIS eyes are like an angels. while
Tao sweetest. most f0rgiving smile
Is on his face.
He takes his place
Before the goodies Ma has spread
As II upon each dish he read
some pious message from above,
An every glance seems full OF love
When Pa says grace.
An yet hen chase
The cat downstairs. an siam the door,
An grow1 at everyone before
The meal time comes. an often jar
The air with words not like they are
When he says grace.
Ma says the trace
OF that sweet spirit which reveals
Itself In thank ftlneS al meals
Is everywhere. an ought TO be
~ all times present as when We
Are sayin' grace.
An In that case
I'm 'clined to think. remcmberln' how
Pa frets and ruffies UP his brow
When he Sits ashes or saws wood
It's appetite makes him feel good
When he says grace.
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Maybe the Oldest span Of Horses.

From the Richfsid Springs Mercury.
Probably the oldest team OF horses Is own ed
by farmer down in Schoharie county The
combined age of the two Is 10 years, one being
81 and the other 80 years OF age. The team
was raised on the farm where they still live
Notwithstanding their extreme a &c the horses
are still doing farm work, looking well and
taking three meals day.
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The Dance.

From me Atlanta Constitution.
.. Time be gentle with me
No problems deep-profound;
I'm In the wild. Life auadrille
I'm swingin Sally round!
The Christmas skies are showing
The white world weather bound.
But still the fiddic's going,
I'm swlngin Sally round
The sad worlds griefs are hidden
In graves meath ICY ground
Life to the dance Is hidden
I'm swingin' sally round,
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Issratttuds.

From me 81. Jdrtss Gazette.
Not III the cruel roughening of the way.
Not III tho hopeless firing OF the feet.
Not iii the dusk and fading OF the de-.
Is home most sweet
Not iii our Joy has turned to memor,
Not TIL our hearts are wcartcd out with fasting
do We Mt beaten hands and CITY 10 thee.
Life everlasting,
A. l.. G. II.
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Ia cked q Horne and Lost.

Pa!m"pld You ever back horse in your
Mike--Ycs, once. and only once?"
Did you win anything"
NO, begorra; that didn't"
why. how was thatf"
well, you see, ] backed the blessed boss
through a shop window. and | had to pay
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ID. N.-The Secretary OF War Is no, a West Poin,
graduate; he Is graduate OF Hamilton College
class OF 1864
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N. HIioer.-Beer contains from "a TO SO per
cent. Of alcohol; ale from to Q per cent: whlskey
has about IS to So per cent.
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j. F.-The Wilson tarii act became a law with
out President Cicvclands signature.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-24
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN.
contInued from SIKH Page.


fered for the single acre yields. the
Southern states captured fourteen. the
grand prize included. The largest yield
was $50 bushels of shelled corn, grown
by Capt. Drake of South Carolina The
smallest was ffty-one bushels, and the
average Of these fourteen prize crops
was ninety-five bushels to the acre
The enormous crop of Capt. Drake was
grown at a loss-or it would have been
had it not been for the prizes-on ac-
count OF his very heavy ,fertilizing; but
il is understood that ali of the others
We're profitable.
To make corn a profitable crop in the
South-or anywhere else for that mat
ter-there should be a liberal applica-
ton of manure. The limit of profit in
commercial fertilizers is soon passed,
and it is in the cheap making and APP
plication of domestic manures that the
profit must be sought for in the corn
crop.
Wherever cotton seed is available it
is one of the best of manurial applica-
tions, used whole. The old custom was
10 pile the seed up. as ginned, in an
immense heap and allow it to receive
all OF the winter rains and become rot
IcH. II Is lOuilu, however, tndI SOUND
seed is the best for this purpose,
though it must be either crushed or
sround--in order to prevent germina-
ton, OF else covered up in the ground
long enough to accomplish this pur-
pose. Where the rotting takes place in
the open air. or even in a large heap.
a considerable part of the value of the
seed as fertilizer escapes in a gaseous
form.
Let the seed be strewn in a furrow in
midwinter and covered with two fur
rows Then when planting time ar
rives, split the bed thus formed, drop
the corn in the middle and cover again.
Still unless the farmer is so isolated
from cottonseed mill that he would
have to ship his seed a long distance.
he had better exchange it for cotton
seed meal. The whole seed contains a
large perez ntage of oil which is useless
as fertilizer, if not positively delete
rious, while if expressed, it would have
a considerable commercial value-more
than enough to cover the cost of the
exchange. Besides that the meal is so
finely pulverized that it will feed the
corn roots much better than whole seed
would.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SUWANEE SPRING.

At Camden, N. j., they were discuss
ing the death of Hon. William ].
Sewell, United States Senator from
New Jersey, when DR.. Taylor, the
family physician, in speaking of the
senator's death this afternoon, said
He would have probably lived many
years with diabetes if he had not gone
abroad, but Carlsbad had always
helped him before, and it was there
that he went for relief again. 1t was
there that he contracted the pneu-
monia trouble, and this, with the dia-
betes he already had, resulted in a
complication that medical skill proved
unable to cope with"
Thereupon DIR. W. H. Morse. the
American director of the Bureau Of
Materia Medica, said:
THAT meets my argument for Su-
vance Springs. l published a good
word for them five years ago. and
continue to maintain that in every
way the water is the equal of Carlsbad
or any other. The Springs are easy of
access, and the psychic influences of
change of scenery and climate are
wonderful. There are no chill winds to
cause pneumonia, and no malaria. My
advice is to send all patients with kid
ney troubles to Suwanee Springs, and
let Carlsbad take care of itself. Springs
equal in every way to the most aristo-
cratic in Europe. need our apprecia-
ton, and they are getting it"
WILLARD H. MORSE, NJ. D., f. S. s.,
ETC,
CONSULTING CHEMIST,
WESTFIELD, n. j.
All you can drink for cents at Liv-
ingSton'S.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-24
FLOURlSHING ROCHELLE.
One of the EnterprisinG Towns or
south Georgia.

south Georgin.
Rochelle, 14S miles from Savannah
on the Seaboard Air Line Railway, is
one of the hourishing towns of South
Georgia, and commands a large trade,
not only in Wilcox, but other nearby
counties II is the center of COM
stanty charging farming area, and
the shipping point for a large naval
stores section, and also for lumber.
There are three saw mills in opera
ton in the town. The population of
Rochelle census district for 1900 was
! $3.50 and for the town 1893 The latter
now is doubtless over 1000.
The Bank of Rochelle, of which Jno.
n King is president, and Ed. c.
Bruce. cashier, handles the banking
business Of the town.
A great deal of attention is being
paid to education by the citizens
and their liberality in that re-
spect is evidenced by the fact that
through their efforts school building
costing $4,000 has been built and an
excellent school maintained.
The New Era is the journal of
Rochelle and its editor and proprie-
tor, Hon. John r. King, is Mayor of
the town, and like all other good
newspaper men, is doing his full share
of the work of building up his home
place He now has in hand a project
for pumping the water from the arte-
sian we'll into a tank by gas or hot
l.. Lea 81 Il frafr IL.
question of introducing gas or electric
lighting. There is no difficulty in ac-
complishing such enterprises when an
energetic gentleman like Mayor King
takes them in hand.
There are three churches in Rochelle.
one Methodist and two Baptist. l hal
the pleasure of meeting the pastors
of the latter; Rev j. T. Lee and Rev.
f NJ. Blalock In addition TO the gem
tlemen heretofore named. / had the
pleasure OF meeting Col. Calvin Crum-
mey. DR.. d. p. McCrimmon, S. X.
Fem, e. c. Moore, NJ n. Pearlman,
J. T. Edwards. Emmett Bruce, D. F.
McCrimmon, Jr., j. Y. III. Smith, J.. S.
C.ummey, s. b. Reid. j. NJ. Smith, A.
w Smith. Hon. Max II. Land, Judge
of County Court. Col. d. B. Nicholson,
Hon. j G.. Hartley, A. B. Cain. Esq.
Geo Brown, Esq, S. E. Gibbs, of Ro-
chelle. and others.
Rochelle's business section is well
built. 1t was destroyed by fire some
years ago, and the present stores are
modern structures of brick. From what
l saw l should judge that anything
that is wanted at home, or on the
farm, can be had from the merchants
of Rochelle. 1t is a licensed town; that
is liquor IS sold in barrooms, and as
far as l could see, the people were just
as nice and orderly as those in prohi-
bition towns and counties
My stay in Rochelle was necessarily
brief as / had an engagement to keep
the next day in Camden county. How
ever, ] enjoyed the trip and thank Col.
Crummey for his invitation to go there
with him. J. II. ESTILL.
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---------------------- 80
A PopuInr FnIIacN.

A strongly intrenched popular fall
lacy, often exposed but constantly be-
ing revived, is that sulphur is a valu-
able remedy against insects when put
into holes bored into the trunks OF
trees. the idea being that the sulphur
when plugged in, is carried up by the
movement of the sap into the branches
and distributed in the foliage, render
ing the latter distasteful to insects. IN
point of fact, the sulphur remains eX-
actly where it is placed, and is of no
possible advantage from an insecticide
standpoint or any other, and further
more the treatment is mischievous in
that it Injuries to that extent the
soundness of the trunk.-Bulletin S.
Texas Station
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-24
MRS. SARAH f. DIXON CONVICTED.
Third Trial at WrightsviIIe of a
Sensational Case.

Sensational Case.
Wrightsville, Ga. March 23.-The
case of the state of Georgia against
Mrs. Sarah E. Dixon, charged with
the murder of her husband on July 20.
1900, was called Thursday. This case
was tried before Judge Evans in the
fall term of Johnson Superior Court,
1900, and Jere Walden was sentenced
to life Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary. The jury made mistrial in
Mrs. DiXon's case. She was tried again
in 1901 and sentenced to life impris-
onment in the penitentiary. Consider
able trouble was experienced in getting
a jury.
Mir. w. A. Burns, brother of the de-
PENDANT testified that he was the first
one to arrive at the scene of the muir
der. fle stated that there were four
wounds on the head of Dixon, and that
Mr. Dixon had been murdered No
tracks were found except one leading
out to a wood in front of the house
Mr.. Ranes said that Mrs. Dixon seem
ed to be very much frightened, and
there was no one at the Dixon home
but three children, Mrs. Dixon and
Jere Walden. Mr.. w. S. Williams
testimony was about the same as that
of MIR. Ranes Mr.. w. w. Anthony
arrested Mrs. Dixon. He stated that
Mrs. Dixon requested him to shut her
up in the cell with Jere Walden, and
that when he told her he could not do
that she asked him to carry Walden
a message for her. She told him to
tell Walden. "m he would keep his
blame mount shut she would save his
neck" The testimony OF other wit
nesses was much like the foregoing
TIE jury, at 3 o'clock Friday, brought
in verdict of guilty, and Mrs. Dixon
was sentenced to rife Imprisonment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-24

was formerly of the firm of Fowke &
( Macon of Savannah. Dr. Macon is a
/ descendant of Hon. Nathaniel Macon.
/ Hon. Charles r. Warren. a son Of the
/ late Col Josiah L. Warren Of Savan-
/ nah, is one of the leading lawyers of
/ Wilcox county and resident of Able
vile.
one of the places that Abbevillians
refer to with pride and pleasure is the
celebrated Poor Robin Spring" a bold
body of water that rushes out of the
hillside, and adds itself to the ever
flowing Ocmulgee. 1t is noted for it's
curative properties, and especially for
the cure of cutaneous diseases At the
spring there is a bath house, and sur
rounding it are pleasure grounds, where
the young and old enjoy themselves in
the summer days. Not far from Poor
Robin Spring is the place where Pres
ident Davis and his party spent night
a few days before his capture by the
Federal cavalry.
Judge Jennings took me to the Geor-
gia Normal College, where Prof w. A.
Little, the principal. and Prof. A. A.
Kuhl. principal of the commercial de-
partment, showed me through he
buildings 1t is a combination of a
graded grammar school. 1t is now in
its fourth year. and its growth in repu-
tation and influence is phenomenal
From what | saw of the college the
pride with which every citizen speaks
of it is fully deserved. The institution
however an Illustration of the neces-
sity of a better system OF public edu-
cation in Georgia. The city of Able
vile contributes towards the support
g.. f.r44r
ing the white children of the city. AS
the county contributes nothing, coun-
try boys and girls either have to pay
tuition or stay away. Without such
model institutions as the Georgia
Normal College, and the noble men
and women who devote their lives to
education, the children of many coun-
ties in the state would be poorly ed
ucated, or possibly not educated at all
The other towns OF Wilcox county
besides Abbeville and Rochelle, are
Amboy, Ashley, Bede BoWen's Mill
Cooks town Duff. Dunlap Fairfield,
Hyacinth, Ionia, Kramer. Luke, Lula
vile, Pine City, Pneview, Pitts,
Pittsville, Ramon Reidsville, Seville,
Sibble, and Wright.
The county officers of Wilcox coun-
ty are Ordinary j. NJ Warren;
Sheriff, w. W. Gibbs; Clerk of Court
James M. Nixon; Tax Collector A.
w. Allen: Tax Receiver G. b. Gam
mage; Treasurer, j. w. Ham; Coroner
X O. Conner.
The County. Commissioners are: 8.
B. Reid, J. p. DOster, and j. d.
Mitchell.
Among other prominent citizens
whom | met were Mr. S. p. Lasseter,
Or Maynard, S. II. Barnes, Or. A. w.
Cherry, P 5. oliver, w. c. oliver, A.
G. Carithers, 4. T. Baker, ]. w. Nc
Daniel, w H. Mcdaniel, ex-County
Commissioner NJ. A. McAnally, j. c.
Wooten. s. b. Hancock, c. r.
Poole. e. II Anderson, G. w John
son, B. O. TomberHn of Bowen's Mill,
r. II. Calhoun, Mayor r. S. HoEton,
W. c. Jenkins of Daisy. Il. " Bowen
of Lulaton. r. II. Vaughn of EaW-
kinsville and others.
j. II. ESTILL.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-24

BUSINESS NOTICES.
No Excuse for Renting
When These Houses

Can be bought on such easy terms. NO.
221O Barnard. between Tnirty-eightn
and Thirty ninIh streets, lot 3OXl02,
Howard street in the rear, price for
$3.50.
No 2313 Whitaker, between Thirty
ninth and Fortieth streets, lot 34xl05'
with fifty-two foot street in the rear,
for $4,000.
No. 207 Thirty-second street, east.
near Abercorn, lot one hundred and
thirty three feet deep, street front and
rear; price $3.50.
No. 614 Thirty-second street, west,
double house, large yard; SLIGO.
No. sos Russell street, near Union
Station. vacant space on side of two
story house, and large lot all for 81, 400.
Any of the above pieces can be bought
on unusually easy terms such as
should command the consideration of
any earnest home-seel1er
c. H DORSETT,
% Congress- west
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-24
Humanity 10 the Horse.

Bobtail horses to stylish carriages are
to be seen on our streets daily. but are
not common we are glad to say; the
flowing name and tail are more popu-
lar in this city and we trust always
will be; and the tight over-check is Civ
ing way to some extent. 1t ought to
be abolished altogether except in GER
tain rare cases, where horses are awk-
ward or intractable, and even then only
while they are being used. They should
never be compelled to stand with heads
held painfully and unnaturally high
There is neither sense or humanity in
such treatment. The horse deserves
kind and considerate handling at all
times