El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01

-N THE GEORGIA national guard
camps at FL Paso there are three
l. notable organizations, commands
that have figured in the history Of the
state and nation for generations
Company !. Of the First Georgia in
fautrv. is Known as the Jasper
Green's named for Serst- Jasper OF
the Revolutionary war. and 1t first
figured prominently in the war between
the United States and Mexico. It has
been kept up as company since that
time. The uniforms Of the company
originally were green Gen Henry +
Jackson, noted in the military annals
Of the country, was the organizer and
frst captain Of the original Jasper
Greens" It's home is Savannah
Company L Fifth Georgia infantry,
* the famous Gate City Guards" of
Atlanta, once invited by queen Victoria
TO visit England and drill before her
roraI hfzhness- Permission was also
blended nv the minister of war of
France for the Sempany to give exhibit
tons in that country and the Georglans
were ready to leave, when It was as
covered By legal authorities IN Eng
land that no foreign military organiza-
ton could land on British soil with
arms The Gate City Guards declined
10 90 unless they could take their own
arms J F Peck was the captain at
that time and he took the company an
over the United States in competition
with other crack drill companies Joe
Nealon. of FL PasO, was a member OF
the company at one time
The Chatham Artillery, or Savan-
nah is the other notable organization
of Georgians now here The Chatham
Artillery dates back to the RevOlu-
tionary war and is almost as old as
the Ancient and Honorable ARTILLERY
OF Boston It Is responsible 1or tne
famous Chatham punch, which IS said
10 have the greatest punch OF any
punch that ever punched Admiral
Dewey is credited with having been
incapacitated two days after a session
With the Chatham battery's punch bowl
lin Ponder and Joe Ne2lon declare that
IL is mild as lemonade to the taste
but that il has a kick like an army
mule harnessed in chained lightning
When Mrs. Charles S. Ward, of Tula-
rost street, cut her Thanksgiving
pumpkin to cook II and make II into
pies. she found one Of the most unique
agricultural curiosities she has ever
seen. and one believed to be unique IN
the annals Of plant growth Although
the pumpkin was perfect in every re-
spect so far as outward appearances
went the seed inside had started
growing and some Of them had roots
several inches long. While one had
formed a stalk with leaves upon it
Growth OF seeds inside pumpkins has
been known where the shell OF InS
pumpkin had become broken, but even
then, a small plant with leaves upon
L has never been found, so far as
known. This pumpkin had no oe1ect
anywhere in the she'll The growth OF
the seed inside the pumpkin nao ap-
parently not harmed the meat, ana II
made as good pies as any Mrs ward
has ever cooked she says The pumpkln
came from the Oklahoma state display
at the recent Soil Products exposition'
According 10 Joe Nealon. Judge. Dan
Jackson recently visited one or the
Texas penitentiaries and there met a
negro who was sent up" from Fl Paso
for a term of years. Judge Beaure-
gard Bryan defended the negro, ana
one Of the first people the negro asked
the Judge about was attorney Bryan-
You know Mister Booregard Bryan,
doesn't you. jedgeE" the prisoner asked
Yes replied the judge rs he Sun
fIirtin' wild de law in FL Paso2' asked
the negro
good story on judge Jackson
negro had been sent TO the penltentlary
from Il Paso and he remembered with
a great degree Of gratitude the iaiT
manner in which Judge Jackson had
conducted his trial He wrote the
Judge occasionally and, Just after lasl
Thanksgiving, he said IN one OF ms
LETTERS We shore did have a fine
Thanksgivun dinner here, judge Then
thinking TO show his solicitude for ms
good friend, the judge, he added = ou
ought to be here"
Our idea of a snap: Having collars
enough not TO run out before the laun'
dry gets back
BgnklvR&-7sigwvhz This is What
happens when YOU are trying to WRIT
stuff with a 6wo-year-old boy on your
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