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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

and called the place "River Glades." The
Indians the negroes and the Spanish
speaking whites caught up the English
name and corrupted It to Everglades
Everglades may have no definite
meaning in English, but 1t is the one
name for this place Of mystery and
beauty. It still has mystery. for some
where within it's depths, the Indians de-
clare, still exists the wonderful orange
grove which the Calos chief used to own.
The customs records show that in the
month of March in the year 1898, more
than 200 years ago, the trade Of the
Everglades Indians with Havana amount
ed to $1,000. That orange grove was the
great asset of the Calos Indians and peo-
pie in Florida still half believe in its ex-
istence.
But the everglades yields grudgingly its
secrets. It gives no clew to Its mysteries
except to confde something to the vaga-
bond SeminoIe-the Indian can cross the
everglades from west to east IN four
days, while white man must take four
teen. And the Indian is one with the
Wild in defending stubbornly its seclus-
ion However, the surveyor and the
steam dredge are laying seige to this
strange estate The railroad has already
broken down part of it's barrier. Per-
haps before another generation has pass
ed the mystery win be gone and the saw
grass wastes win have given way TO the
truck garden and the fruit farm. That is
for the drainage engineered Copyright,
1905 by Frederic ]. HaslSin.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22
CAPTAIN Jim; He Saves Lives

December Circle MagaLlne-
The Hfe-sayer is never a denonstrative fell
low and rarely communicative; also. he lacks
imagination. You ean argue with Captain Jim
BY the hour that his life is hazardous Gre.
ana Ct exceeding interest to those angaged IN
more peaceful pursuits, but in vain. ONLY the
details of his daily duties, which are many
and arduous seem to appeal to him; the ro-
mantle side, the perilous side he sees not at
all He will talk by the hour OF life-buoys
and Iife-lines, of night signals and wireless
telegraphy, Of searchhghts and motor life
boais; bnt OF himself. who Is the life and
power of IT all, ilothlng.
The government report is the sole history Of
our unpretending heroes OF peace and a very
dry history II IS. Ahe story OF San Juan Hill
has been tolu In newspapers. magazines. and
books In detail and at length. But OF nearly
twenty thousand wrecks and reseues not word
Is printed. save a bare record of the time,
place, lives and property saved.
In every instance small band Of men went
out to a mortal struggle sometimes right I'd
to the verge OF death. A few went over the
verge. so simply and quietly that their names
ren,ain unhonored and unsung- They battled
alone, far away from the towns and cities, and
tie applause OF watching crowds. They had the
save that of their own stout hearts and sense
of duty. In nearly every instance they brought
to huidled wsetches staring death In the face
the glory of life. and they gave sunshine aid
10Y to many home. But of them a
word has been told.
almost superbnman. rescues; 1t would be nm
fair 200. to the rest OF the twenty thousand,
and, suffice IL to say, that In these wrecks,
since 1891 more than one hundred Thousand
souls were at stake and saved with loss OF
less than one in one hundred.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

and moved into them herself, refusing to
let any portion The old lady was child
ish. Witness had seen the daughter some
five or six times during the six years.
The two lived an exceedingly retired life
were reputed to have money. Did not
believe that Nine. l. told fortunes. Had
never seen any person enter the door ex<
cept the old lady and her daughter,
porter once or twice, and a physician
some eight or ten times.
MANY other persons neighbors, gave
evidence to the same effect. 1t was not
known whether there were any living
relations of Nine. L. and her daughter.
The shutters Of the front windows were
seldom opened. Those in the rear were
always closed with the exception Of the
large back room, fourth story. The
house was a good house, not very old.
iIsidore Muset. genoarme, deposes that
he was called to the house about O'Clock
in the morning, and found some 80 or
80 persons at the gateway endeavoring
to gain admittance. Forced It open. The
shrieks were continued until the gate
was forced, and then suddenly ceased.
They seemed to be screams OF some
person Tor persons) in great agony, were
loud and drawn out, not short and quick.
Witness led the way upstairs. Upon
reaching the first landing, heard two
voices in loud and angry contention-the
one a gruff voice, the other much shrilI-
era very strange voice Could dis
tingufsh some words of the former,
which was that of a Frenchman. Was
positive that 1t was not womar's
voice. Could distinguish the words 'sacre'
and 'diable' The shrfll voice was that
of a foreigner. Could not be sure wheth-
er it was the voice of a man or Of
woman. Could not make out what was
LIT Law ca IN
Spanish.
d'Henri Duval, a neighbor and sil-
versmith, deposes that he was one OF
the party who first entered the house.
The shriH voice, this witness thinks
was that of an Italian. Was certain IL
was not French. Could not be sure that
it was a mans voice. Was not acquaint-
ed with the Italian language Could not
distinguish the words, but was convinced
by the information that the speaker was an
Italian. Knew Nine. l.. and her daughter.
Was sure the shrill voice was not that
of either of the deceased.
"odenheimer, restaurateur.-Thi wit
ness is German Not speaking French.
was examined through an interpreter.
was passing the house at the time of
the shrieks. They lasted for several
rninutes-probably ten. They were long
and loud-very awful and distressing.
Corroborated the previous evidence IN
every respect but one. Was sure that the
shriIl voice was that of man-of
Frenchman. Could not distinguish the
words uttered They were loud and quick
acknowledgement apparently in fear as
well as in anger. The voice was harsh
not so much snrili as harsh. Could not
cali Il a shrilI voice. The gruif voice
said repeatedly 'sacre.' 'diable, and once
mon Dieu
CTo be continued.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22
Snapshot of jeff Davis, senator


In Arkansas there are Democrats. swamp
Democrats, Hill Democrats. and one-Galins
Democrats All are Davis followers save the
Democrats. The Democrats call the others hill
bIllies. The hiIlbny's classification OF Arkan-
sas' population is Democrats and city people.
As the hflIbiny sees 1t, he y 2 Democrat and
the man who calls him hillbhy Is eiy
people, JEFF Davis's line Of success Ia politics
stretches along this division; his uneeasing
work Is 10 keep the segregation clear In the
hIlIbily conception In the sight OF DAVIS toi-
lowers the big senator with his black cane is
The retaining wall holding back ravenous city
hordes from raSishing them OF even that which
10 The dear common people be IS a martyr,
saws g. w Ogden in the January Bampton's
Magazine. BE tells them so. and they believe
OF time than any orator Arkansas has ever
produced. Here he stands. gentlemen OF
Arkansaw here stands your old home-spuD-
soaled spbnt-bottcmcd, niast-fed jeff Davis.
Can rue Jeff. boys, Jist plain old jeff Beach
out your hands to me- you one-galluB fcAers,
It's been 50 long snee ,or '9 s FEEL fn man
lie can cry over your calf, cut off In the
premise of life BY the railroed; over the price
Of eggs, forced down by another; over himself,
threatened and harassed and oppressed because
he stands. bis back braced agsinst the tall
board OF oppressiop's cart holding Il from
du1npIur its extinguishing load upon the home
steads ami hearthstones Of the poor
ne has tears for the soldier with one leg In
the crotch OF a sapling: tears for the poor
woman whose back Was wrenched when the
hon4feidaf railroad cOfnpany's train ran into uhe
swamp with malice aforethought; tears for tie
horse thief. tears for the man whose horse ne
stole; tears for the innocent, tears for the
guilty. tears for anybody with vote IN the
BACKGROUND He is Baptist campafsner, and
when he gets those old mothers In Israel boo
hootnr on the hflltops, there's no power in
Arkansas that can turn bis course.
When jeff goes up into the bills ne leaves
his collar and, cuffs behind, loossns bis neck
hand aud tucks 1t under. displaying a certain
uncovered expanse Of his anatomy, to give
evidence that he is not an apostate to the
faifia Like the book agent who gets the name
Of the person next door from his neighbor.
Jef gathers information In a crowd There Is
no metric system which can gauge the delight
ar weigh the future loyalty OF 4 gaunt- guileted
hiItdIiy whom Jeff Davis has slapped on the
dorssI with perfectly natural %Howiy. Lufn;
twist about you, Lumf Well, gimme a chaw.
Darn my lights KANT git used 70 that city
plug. "
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22


cries. It Is difficult to account for the
currents. Every explorer of the ever
elades from EscaIente to the present
day. has agreed that the water seems
to have a general motion in one direc-
ton, a great mass movement comparable
only to the tides at sea. This great
movement is broken at frequent intervals
by swift cross currents, which apparent
Nv begin nowhere and end nowhere. They
are comparable only to the great sea
rivers which are called ocean currents.
Some Of the everglades currents are I'M
doibtedly caused by an outflow from the
bed of the basin through q hole IN the
limestone floor These probably connect
with a subterranean passage which later
discharges it's water far out to sea.
- 3 @
The water itself is a mystery. 1t is
wonderfully clear, 1t is pure as crystal 1t
ia palatable. and there is no place where
n stands long enough to become stagnant
Perhaps the greatest wonder Of the wor-
derful everglades is the absence of mos
uuitoes. Close to the rim of the great
basin, where there are holes in the lime
stone that catch water and where the
mangrove swamps begin, there are plenty
of able and lusty mosquitoes. But back
in the interior of the everglades this pest
Is all but unknown. The water Is con-
stantly moving and there are no good
breeding places.
The everglades, rock-bottomed, grass
covered, fresh watered, healthful, is
very different place from the great
swamp of the imagination of so many
people. 1t is bounded on the west by the
Big Cypress swamp, on the south by the
impossible and dangerous Big Mangrove
swamp on the north by Lake Okechobee
and on the east by the narrow strip OF
pine land that separates it's rim from the
Atlantic ocean.
1t is all above the level of the sea. The
engineers say it can be drained. If this
is done, some millions of acres of won
derfuny rich agricultural lands will be
opened up Just how to drain II is a
question which is an issue in Florida
state politics at this moment. Three hun
drer years ago Spanish governor began
to cut drainage canals through 1t, but
wars with the Indians stopped the work.
During the Seminole war Of 1888 the
United States army officers were as
founded to come upon a drainage canal
which was being cut by the Seminoles.
The United States senate considered the
question of draining the everglades as
early as 1ofO. Inc WOTh Is hOW III CHdt 81
of the state of Florida and has been act
ually commenced, despite the opposition
Of those who believe an adequate. survey
should precede the work Of canalization.
Escalente named this region "Laguno
del Espiritu Santo"-the Lake of the
Holy Spirit. The ancient tribe of Calos
Indians called it Lake Mayaimi,' a
name which still persists in. the Miami
river. The seminoles named the region
"Pah-hay-o-kee, which literally means
''grass-water' Then the English came
go. Drn.-- ~. ~ -. - =. .ee.HA.- 10
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22
Few Honest Art Dealers in Europs


was talking about this the other evening
with u. Henri RochefOrt. the most brilliant
authority in Paris on art matters
There Il no doubt" he said. that the
chances today Of an American millionaire IN
the EuroDean art market are ahOckingly had
The demand for fine DsetuH Is enormous; ~
has far surpassed the Supply. and Is steadily
increasing. Every one who can afford Il
wants his private gallery: even people Of
modest fortune have an old MASTERPIECES or so
as thex have an automobile. Consequently
the prizes q nictures have risen. risen. risen.
until the temptation 20 fraud has bes me ire
sistfbie. There Is no longer such & Thing as
an honest art dealer. OF. n some Exceptional
dealer happens % be honest. he IL sure 20 be
incompetent-"
and the art exDerfsss' I asked.
Worse than the dealers" he declared why
should they know anything about art They
are stable boys today. art experts tomorrow.
~ a the mos -sAasssful art erper4s IN
Paris was a btu poser few years ago ANY
che may b ar SIT expert who chooses 20 put
I'D 9 sign Eeze are no qualifications. no
zsEIorna- n nan simply calls himself an Art
eruerr and that settie= g. AnE these ara thu
fellows yuu rich Americas deal With. ouei
MISUNDERSTANDING M0ffett In Success Maya
EIna.
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

MISSING BROTHER

Editor Journal: As TIE Journal goes every
where VIII you allow me 10 asa the readers OF
ton o. M brother. John b. New age about
81 years. married. medium build with DARK hair.
and Weighing about las pounds. when last heard
peuter ~ trade
m any one can give me any information con-
eernInx HIS whereabouts viii be thankfully re-
eeived b. his ca mothes and brother address,
JAMES W. NAV,
Ia RhOdss St. Atlanta. Ca.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22
100000 worth Of Counterfeits

You think our American millionaires buy
good many fake p.s.=s==..-
H. Rochefort laughed IT'S pitffuli ks
shameful! But what can they expectf 80
their own fault for buying pictures az they
buy lumber or steel rails according to speci-
fications. I'll never forget the last pictures 1
was asked to look at By rich American. He
was so proud Of themi So convinced that they
were masterpieces! There were forty In al,
ana they had cost him 500 900 francs 1t was
a bargain all right If they had been genuine.
for there were great names in the lot; several
old masters. a Diaz. a Theodore Rousseau. a
Daubigny aS1 several Corots-the usual mill
lionaire assortment.
Well he said. as I studied them.
- Some Of them are well done admitted
q 'Ah.' he purred.
!" But they're not genuine
. What You mean you've found counter
feis'
" My dear sir. I'm sorry. but-they're all
counterfeits.' ''-cleveland Moffett. in Success
Magazine
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Madame Calve characterized the re-
pOrters as pesffferous. and tried to reach
the next station from Savannah by au-
tomobTe TO escape them. whereupon all
the reporters IN south Georgia greeted
her as she rode into town. just to show
they were on the fob.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Have you thought OF the fact that a
crow can ny In a straight line from Cape
Hatteras to the Mississippi. through the
dry states Of North Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi and Alabama. and return BY
way OF Tennessee TO the Atlantic. with
out passing through anything but prohi-
bition territory
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

General Miles says he has beaten Roose-
velt's ninety-nine mile ride. and can do
II again IL any one doubts IL He could
ride further than that several times over
ana not lash a woman's horse.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Tom johnson. by defeating Theodore
Burton. did not intend to kick him up
stairs into the United States senate. Guy
more than Congressman Hobson 70 serve
Dir. Bankhead In the same way.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Senator Foraker IL q brave man TO be
calling on the president for Information
as TO what became Of certain money. It's
bad luck 10 speak OF halters in the house
Of the hanged
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

II is now 1T years since the first bank
in the United States was opened, In
philadelphia, and the average bank pat
ron wishes II were that long again before
his next note Is due
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

II all the night Rider victims are going
to enter suit against the towns up IA
Kentucky for letting them get hurt. the
tax rate Is liable to take decided jump.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

W. T. Stead says he gets letters from
his son who has been dead q year. The
mall carriers ought to get very special
salary for that kind OF work
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

DIT. Anna Scott informs US that nobody
With brains VIII kiss In the days to come
That viii not interfere. however. with the
kiss on the cheeks or the lips.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

and the president had better believe him
when he says things are dangsrous there.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Congressman Lee thinks the Panama
canal Win be finished IN six years, bat we
vouldn't Ike to stand In the rain while
We. wait
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

We feel real sorry for Mr.. Taft, after
tasting Of Georgia postum TO have TO
content himself with the Potomac shad
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

There Is an ominous muttering among
the ragged millions OF London which may
insist upon an answer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Who killed the Teddy Bear' I. said
the 'possum.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Senator TiIlman has made up his mind
10 investigate himself II no one else
viii do IT.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Strange TO say, the New York World
unhesltatingly takes the side Of the Till
man controversy with the president
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Thirsty souls wiz now have 10 60 from
New York 10 New Orleans by way Of
Cincinnati and St Louis.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Governor Patterson finds himself in the
peculiar position OF having no use for a
veto power which is OF no use to him.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

They do say that .'stn'' waters run
deeper than ever.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

The proposition OF a memorial to GEN
south
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

The popularity OF the 'possum is now
heard around the world.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Haiti has pulled OF her spring revolu-
tion a little earlier than usual this year.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Everglades water is hard, being strong
ly impregnated with lime, and therefore,
cannot be rain water. Rain water does
not even predomi innate. In northern Flor
ida there are many subterranean streams
which are often tapped for artesian
wells. II is the accepted theory that
these underground rivers have their out
let's in the everglades, creating the en-
ormous springs which are known to ex-
fish IN that region. Yet for all these the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

Saw-grass Is terrible thing. Its stems
are as strong as bamboo, and their tri-
angular blades have serrated, saw-like
edges that cut through almost any ordi-
nary protection man can wear. The
wound inflicted by the saw-grass is a
very ugly one, and requires an alarm
ingly long time to heal This grass is
the terror of the everglades and is more
to be dreaded than the actual snakes or
the imaginary poisonous insects with
which the region is infested.
The unsolved mystery of the everglades
/ sits water. No one knows where it
Is its water. No one knows where 1t
all goes, and no one can give reason
for the peculiar way it behaves while 1t
is here. The rainfall Is heavy-an aver
age of ten inches a month in the rainy
season. Rain rapidly affects the Level
of the everglades water. There has bean
a two years drouth in Florida and in
that time the states rainfall dropped
total of six feet below normal. The ev-
erglades water fell to low level and
stayed there. When the rains came again
a few months ago, it was only a little
time until there was a flood level in the
Everglades
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

These leads are tortuous in their
windings In one expedition the first
canoe was three miles ahead of the sec
ond by water, but was in sight and only
a few yards away in actual distance. The
expedition of 1892, led by James E. Ingra-
ham, now third vice-president of the
Florida East Coast railroad, was the
only one that has ever attempted to drive
a straight line from one edge Of the ev-
erglades to the other. For many days
the expedition was in great peril and
for time 1t was almost beyond the
power of hope to see any escape from
the saw-grass Businesses
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

But there is water everywhere. There
are paths through the saw-grass, but
there is no particular reason why they
should be there. Sometimes there is a
swift current moving through the grass
free channel, sometimes the current ira
verses the channel laterally. These
paths or leads as they are termed, are.
very deceptive. They often end in an
impossible barrier Of saw-grass. after
having tempted the maDdn the canoe for
many weary and fruitless miles which
must be retraoed. -rf
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

1t is an immense limestoua basin, very
shallow, and of amazing regularity Of
conformation. It is entirely surrounded,
so far as 1t has been explored, by a
narrow rim of limestone, situated three
to twelve miles from the ocean on the
east, and at an average distance Of fifty
miles from the gulf coast on the west
The rim is twelve feet above mean low
tide in the Bay OF Biscayne on the east
and little less above the level of the
Gulf of Mexico 1t is cut through at
various places by the rivers which drain
tba nvergIa lies ,-ir les i.- ilsA
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-26

Dear Sir" said an applicant for
q position to the secretary Of the
treasury. according to the Satur.
day Evening Post, II am very anx-
ious to obtain remunerative en-
ployment in the treasury depart
ment. While my educational adj
vantages do not qualify me for any
Of the higher places, I could GIL
one Of the minor places to advan-
tage. and ! respectfully apply for
the position Of chief cuspidorian
OF the department"
The letter went to the assistant
secretary for reply, and he wrote as
follows:
Dear Sir--I regret very much
that nothing can DO done for you.
There Is no such place as chief Gus
pidorian. You have coined tho
word, but ! cannot coin the job"