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after awhile another supper, and all
along at intervals they smiled at the
merchants and others and got some
more money and when they run
clear down they assess themselves,
and we husbands and fathers have tn
shell out. No, you don't need Car
negie, but if you have one great, big
hearted man and his wife in your
community like we have, you will nos
become bankrupt. Where there il
will there is "a way. And my OBJ
servation is that women can do any
good thing they combine on.
A thoughtful man who witnessed
the laying of the corner stone said %
me: 'sThis is the best work that has
ever been started in this town, and is
doing more to uplift and encourage
our young people than everything
else. God bless the women"
Lord Bacon said: knowledge 10
power" 1t is a force. 1t is money.
A good library is better than uni
versity. DR.. johnson said: "knowi-
edge is the wing with which we fly
to Heaven" One of my boys (Frank)
is a civil engineer and built two
plants of water works in Ohio for Mr..
Huntington. One day the pump at
London got out of order and he went
down in the deep well to fix it, but
failed. A second time he tried it, but
it would not work, and the water in
the reservoir was getting low. He
telegraphed to neighboring town
for an expert to come by train. He
came and fixed it in half an hour.
Frank felt relieved, and thanked hina
and asked him for his bill. "Ten dol
lars" he said; 1.-TWO dollars for rail-
road fare, three dollars for fixing the
pump, and five dollars for knowing
how" That's it, knowledge is money.
Some time ago advertised for u
copy of Gen. Henry r. Jackson's ia
nous speech on the "Wanderer," and
also for copy of Daniel Webster's
last and greatest speech made at
Capon Springs in June, 1851, in which
he qualified all his previous declara-
tions about the right Of state to
withdraw from the union under GER
tain contingencies. That speech was
suppressed at the north, and is not
found in his published works.
Well, I have, been. favored with
both. Senator Mangum, Of North
heard the speech delivered,
and he with other southern members
of congress had it printed in pamph-
let form, and his grandson, Wiley
Mangum Turner, of Greensboro, n. g.,
has found it among his grandfather's
papers and sent it to me. My friend,
Mr.. Ed Holland, of Atlanta, Ga, has
had both speeches neatly printed in
one pamphlet, together with briee
of Gen. Jackson. by his
friend, Joseph NJ. Brown. and this in
valuable pamphlet will be mailed to
any address on receipt of Is cents.
1t will be sent to students of col
leges at the cost of publication. Adj
dress Ed Holland, Atlanta, Ga.
And now here is letter from an
old federal soldier living at Live Oak,
Fla. His name is F. w. Angus. AMI
he belongs to Gen. Sickles' brigade,
and two days after battle in Vir-
ginia, in 1862, he found in the woods
the dead body of a confederate soldier,
and he and comrade dug grave and
buried him. I'm his pocket was
found pass from Col. John 8. Reid,
colonel commanding Third Georgia
and the name of the sol
der was D. P. Williams. Also another
pass from Capt. d. B. Langston, COM
company X.
I find in Gen. Avery's roster the
names of both these officers, and if
Private Williams has any surviving
relatives and would like to have these
passes, will send them.
I wrote in former letter that the
bears of Mississippi had held a con-
vention and resolved not ito come out
of their dens to be shot at by any
priest or president who slandered Mr..
Davis. I am pleased to read that Gov.
Longino did not invite him there, ami
that the veterans of Memphis will not
attend the ovation that Memphis has
promised him. After denouncing Mr..
Davis (who was dead) as the arch
traitor and repudiator, it seems to
me to be the most unblushing impu-
dence for him to put his feet on that
hallowed ground. He says in his So
called history that when Mr.. Davis
was governor he vetoed the bill that
was passed to pay the repudiated
debts, when the truth is Mr.. Davis
never was governor, nor did he ever
advocate reputation. Teddy, old boy,
when are you going to retract and
send an apology to Mrs. Davis, wb., :
still lives. You say in your book
that we were all traitors and au-
How about your Uncle Capt.
who served with Admiral
Semmes in our navy, of whom you
wrote so gushingly to. Mr.. Cunning
ham, saying he was a most admirable
man, and very like the Col. New
combe, of Thackeray? Was he
traitor, too? But Cunningham says
Teddy is all right and showers ed.-
torial praise upon him in 1.-THE Vet
cram" I wonder what the veterans Of
think of that.
Teddy said: 'I'm going to Missis-
;ippi to hunt for bear" and the bears
said: "Forbear!"
BILL ARP