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OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER, FRIDAY JUNE' 2, lOll
SIDELIGHTS ON WASHINGTOX.
Senator Cullom Writes Ilis Memo
ries Bill Sulzer and Cec
retary Knox.
Prom the New York Herald.
Senator Shelby M. Cullom, of
Illinois, "Father of the United Sta
tes Senate," has written his memo
ries and the hook will be published
next fall by a Chicago house. His
colleagues are awaiting his work
with great interest, for there proba
bly is no other man in public life
today who has had a wider acquain
tance with public men from the time
of Lincoln to the present day
Senator Cullom was born in
Wayne county, Kentucky, in 1829.
'As a child he was taken to Illinois,
and ever since he was a young man
he has lived in Springfield. His
memories will be filled with scores
of new Lincoln stories. He knew
Lincoln well and several times
borrowed money from him to get
his start in life. Senator Cullom
came to Washington as a represen
tative in Congress in 1865 before
Lincoln's assassination. He was chair
man of the Illinois delegaiton that
placed General Grant in nomination
for the Presidency. He was twice
elected governor of Illinois and has
served in the Senate since 1883- He
is the oldest member of that body.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Bill Sulzer, a Tammany congress
man is one of the most popular men
in Washington. He plays fair and
he has the respect of men of all
parties. Jealous colleagues say he
tries to look like Henry Clay, and
there really is a strong facial re
semblance to the pictures of the
Kentucky statesman, to say nothing
of the fact that Sulzer combs his
hair like Clay used to. But Bill
Sulzer has arrived and when the
r.emocrats took over the control of
the House they gave him the im
portant chairmanship which he now
holds.
There was a feeling of satisfac
tion at the Department of State
at this appointment because Sulzer
and Secretary Knox have been close
friends for years. One of the first
things Bill did was bring his whole
committee up to the State Depart
ment one day to have a talk with
theSecretary. It was a very inter
esting and instructive meeting for
the Secretary. It was a Very inter
ers the work the department has in
hand, explaining the object desired
and the means that are being em
ployed. In this manner a very friend
ly understanding was established-
FRANK COULD A CROESUS.
SACKCLOTH AXD ASHES.
DEMORALIZED THE GREEKS.
Some Suggestions for Observing a referendum and Recall Not Modern,
"Not Unreasonable" Sabbath- but Were Tired by Ancients.
Editor Post: Washington should , Samuel W- McCall, in the Congress
ional Reco.rd
Now, one would think, from the
air of wisdom and invention with
which the recall and the referen-
Has Doubled the Millions Inherit
ed From His Father.
From the New York American.
Frank J. Could youngest son of
Jay Gould.has doubled the millions
inherited frornjiis father by invest
ments in Virginia traction inter
ests and water powers.
Frank Gould's share of his fath
er's great fortune was $12,000,000.
Quietly, but with business sagacity
like that upon which the original
wealth of the famous family was
founded, the young man has obtain
ed a monopoly of properties.which
experts say should make him one
of the country's richest men.
The fact became known through
the presence in New York a num
ber ot engineers who came to con
fer with Mr. Gould. Chief among
these is William C. Whitner.an offi
cer in a dozen or more companies
which have been organized during
the last few years
Mr. Whitner declined to go into
the details of the Frank Gould in
vestments, further than to admit
that they are more extensive than
any of his New York friends have be
lieved. From other authoritative
sources it was learned that Mr.
Gould has just secured control of 2 5,
000, horse waterpower on the Roan
oke river.
This property is the nearest large
power to Norfolk, where Mr. Gould
now owns the street railways and
lighting plants. It is located only
70 miles from Norfolk and 50 miles
from Petersburg.where he also owns
everything in that line. The Virgin
ia and Carolina Power Company
was , organized, only last week for
the purpose of taking over this
property. The headquarters will be
at Weldon, N. C. William C. Whit
ner will be president, and Fritz Sit-
terding secretary and treasurer.
Although Mr. Gould has admitted
ly spent much time prospecitng in
Virginia himself, his operations havf
been carried on largely by a cousin
Robert Northrop; Whitner, and Sit
terding.
Vi)itner, who is a Southerner of
nuiet and unassuming manner, is
said to be one of the ablest en
gineers in the country. He was us
ed hy Gould to obtain and develop
the large waterpowers on the
James Piver at Richmond, on the
'Appomaltox at Petersburg, and on
th Rappahannock at Fredericks
burg.and last on the Roanoke River
at Weldon.
Another of the valuable Gould
properties which is being rapidly
developed is the Richmond and
Cheasepeake Railroad- More than
$8,000,000 has already been spent on
this work. Miss Helen Gould is said
to be interested in . this and other
projects with her brother.
One of Mr. Gould's associates said
"Frank J. Gould, who is now but
little more than 30 years old, is
one of the smartest business men in
this country.He looks ahead all the
while, and the investments he has
made in Virginia are of a character
bound to earn big profits. In fact
the earnings at the present time are
large. ,
"I, have watched him for several
years now, and know him to be
thoroughly practical. Mr. Gould sel
dom lets the public know what he
Is about until his purpose has been
accomplished. The properties.which
now constitute almost a monopoly
of the Virginia lighting power, and
traction interests, have all been
acquired through confidential agents
in this way."
be sitting in sackcloth and ashes.The
reverend dark blue Presbyterian gen
eral assembly in convention on the
Boardwalk at Atlantic City has un
covered to a shocked world the
wickedness of Washingtonians. My
ain't it awful? The Capital is cvor
rupt! Republicans, sinners, and so
ciety people are busting the Sabbath
wide open! They are gluttons and
wine-bibbers! They eat and drink on
Sunday, and, it is whispered, their
munchings and imbibings some
times include the little heated bird
and the large, chilly bottle. They
infest the iniquitous moving picture
show. They ride on trolley "cars
that dessecrate the seventh day.
They go, in unregenerate thousands
to the zoo, where they gloat, in un
godly glee, over the unfortunate an
imals and reptiles that are trying
to break out of their cages in order
to go to church and listen to the
comforting doctrine of human dam
nation. The ox and the ass are at
rest simply because the Scribes and
Pharaisees of this modern Gomar
rah are too proud to ride on 'em;
but the sinful automobile and the
deep-sea-going hack cavort over the
land, bearing lost souls gehenna
wards; and the golf-ball and the
high-ball spread their nets for the
feet of the unwary and for
those that have the long green.
Also, they go swimming and fishing
on the holy day, well knowing that
everybody that swims or fishes on
Sunday is invariably drowned.
Cease reading unregenerate news
papers and books tainted with the
higher criticism on the Sabbath!
Read the nine points of Calvinism,
the Confession of Faith, the Athana
sian Creed, Jonathan Edwards'ser
mon on the hot hereafter, and oth
er soul-lifting and hair-raising
things that will save you from the
wrath to come-
That's a corking idea of the P. G.
assembly, that warships should drift
or tie to the bank when cruising on
the ocean, and there is no doubt
that the government will accede to
this sensible demand for a nautical
Sabbath.
But the grandest rest notion that
the P. G. A. advocates is that there
should be no recitations on Monday
in our colleges. That inspired
dream would give the overworked
collegians three days' holiday in rap
id concussion, all three of which
they would, doubtless, spend in
strenuously avoiding the allurements
of the world, the flesh, and the
devil; in improving their minds by
theological reading and discussion,
and in attending in large reverent
student bodies.the various temples
built with hands.wherein are taught
the ennobling preceipts of noninter
ferences with the affairs of one's
neighbor, a generous tolerance, and
a charitv that casts no stone even
dum and the initiative have been
presented on this floor, that they
were modern discoveries. Why,, it is
the old question of direct against
representatives government which
has been on trial from the earliest
historical times. The farmers of
the Constitution were entirely fam
ilar with it. The system of direct
government had been in force among
the most intelligent people of the
world. We are apt to think that
because we have made great inven
tions and discoveries, therefore we
have immunity to violate sound po
litical principles. Advancement is
of two kinds the physical advance
ment, such as we have had, such
as has been so rapid and revolution
ary in this country in the last
century,and moral advancement, an
advancement which would affect the
operations of the human mind. The
first kind, as I have said, has been
great and rapid in the last century.
But in order to see the second kind
one must look at periods of time re
mote from each other. It is almost
imperceptible, because the same
impulses and the same motives an
imate mankind today as animatec
them in the time of the ancient
Greek-
Take the ancient democracies.The
Greeks were more civilized ' than we
are. Take those consummate flow
ers of civilization,art,and literature
and as to them they were ahead
at lost, sinful, wicked Washington.
W. E. B. FRENCH.
?'HRE'E CHARGED 16,000.
Mad,
ARE YOU AMONG THEM.
Men yiho Have Taken Stock in The
Granville County Agricultural
Association.
Shares
Landis & Easton ...... , . 60
B- T. White . . .... . . ; 160
S. W. Parker 100
W. Z. Mitchell ,. . . 54
L. Thomas . . . 10
John Buchanan .. .. 22
N. N- Cupp . . 35
L. B. Turner .. ... .. 50
F. P. Hobgood 32
P. H. Gregory . . . . . . 10
J. E- Jackson ... ... . . 31
J. J. Medford . . 30
W. T. Yancey ... .. .. 25
B. K- Lassiter .... ... . . 10
Taylor Bros. ... . . 35
Lee Taylor ... 10
J. F. Webb . . ...... ... 60
Breedlove & McFarland 25
J.- P. Stedman . . ... 10
W. B. Ballou . . . . . . ... 50
Sam Watkins . ; 20
T- D. Waller
J. R. Conley .
A. H: Powell ' ...
8. M. Wheeler
J- C. Horner
R. L. Brown
A- Williford . .
A. J. Kittrell .
T. L. Booth
A. W. Graham
D. G- Brummitt
T. Lanier
Louis De La Croix
S. H. Cannady
C. D. Ray
Baird & Chamblee
J. F. Edwards
L- F. Smith
E. T. Crews
B. S. Royster
A. A. Hicks
of us. As you go through one of Cortez Wright
tne art gaiieries oi tne uia woriu,
ooking at the masterpieces, and
see in the distance some remnant of
the work of even an unknown Greek tr"nrn"r Urn.
sculpture, you are neia encnantea in jODt. Wood
wonaer ana wnat must tne woris. 7 w t vrm
of Phidias and Praxiteles have R rnidwAll
been; Ana it is tne same way wnu T n mvrn
letters. We have produced noth- H G cooper
ing inai can compare in iiuisu aun -yy jj Hunt
yenecLion wiiu lue wums ui akbcuj - i j ip Cozart
lus and sopnocies ana .fiato. w T. Lvon
now aia mis system oi goveruuutmi ni -pinnir
work among tne ureeKsr iney am j g Powell
not have these Darning ' questions G L llen
tnat we nave naa inrusu uyoii us iu Morris
our complicated material civiiiza.- q ip gjes
tion, and yet no man could be long t p ravu
prominent in puDiic me ueiore u
would encounter antagonism; and
unless he bowed to it he would be w T Hockaay
stricken auwu. ab gieai xu. wxa-wx v T- Cheatham
and as pure a aptnot as ever uveu. j G Shotwell
Demosthenes was put to aeatn oe c j Roberts
cause m spite or tne ciamor oi nib D q Hunt
countrymen ne naa msistea on ie- ntho Daniel
erarrline: tne real interests ot ins
o
country.
The Wise Sandwich Man.
Final Itotlle of Civil War a
Heroic Assualt.
From the Pittsburg Chronicle Tel
frraph.
The last bloodshed in the civil
war occurred near Floyd Courthouse
Va . Mav 22, 1865- Gen. Geroge
Stoneman, who had been conducting
cavalry raid through southwestern
Virginia m the closing days ot tne
war learned of Lee's surrender on
Mav 18. He started on his march
icross the mountains ot Floyd coun
ty to reach a railroad to embark for
Washington, in the meantime a se
cret organization from discharged
soldiers of Lee's disbanded Confed
erate army had been formed among
the mountaineers, and they resolved
to attack Stoneman.
Two hundred men were mustered
to make a stand against an army
of 16,000,but the majority of the
little band lost heart when btone
man was delayed, and when the
Union forces appeared late in the
afternoon of May 22 only three Vir
ginians remained in the ranks of
the self-appointed avengers. They
boldly advanced to meet the army
with as little fear as did David to
battle with the mighty giant , of
the Philistines. The march of the
three men was watched with inter
est by the inhabitants of the town
who had turned out to see the
boasts of the men were more than
idle threats.
Bordunix, the leader, halted his
two followers, and greatly to the
amusement of the Federal troops,
put them through a drill. Finally
Bordunix gave the order to f ire.and
two Union soldiers fell seriously
wounded. Before the troops could
recover their amazement another
volley was fired, wounding others
The three men hastily retreated.The
army marched on and again Bordu
nix made an attack. At last the
troops were ordered to fire if anoth
er assualt were made.The avengers
found concealment in a graveyard,
and when they fired their fifth vol
ley they were answered by 500
musets. The mad Virginians were
riddled with bullets and were buried
where they fell.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The sandwich man was tottering
along the highway.
A benevolent citizen stared at tne
announcement on the man's boards.
"You can get the largest, zijeal'iii
the city at Hinskley's for 15 cents!"
The humanitrian was moved to
pity.
"You look thin and hungry," he
said. "Here is 15 cents go and get
one of those big 15 -cent meals."
"Not on your life," said the sand
wich man as he pocketed the money.
"I know where I can get the biggest
meal in the city for 10 cents."
And he hobbled along.
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R. J. Hart
W. L. Taylor
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L. T- Williford . .
W. E. Cannady
R. W- Lassiter
J. D. Williams . .
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Roy Smith
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Many a man has made a good
bluff by looking wise and keeping
his face closed.
It takes an amateur photographer
to convince a woman that truth is
more terrible than fiction.
Every girl believes herself a sure
cure for inebriety until after she
has tried marrying a man to reform
him.
Our idea of a woman with wond
erful self-control is one who never
buys anything at a bargain sale that
Bhe doesn't want.
her
be
From the New Yor Press.
Every woman is a law 'unto
husband.
The greatest invention would
how to inherit money.
Just the same, when theievs fall
out over the spoils the public never
gets any of it back.
A woman is so mighty intelligent
she can tell a man is in love with
her when he can't himself-
A girl can look at the portrait of
her curly-haired grandmother for
hours, wondering how she did it.
Something to remember before
making mistakes is that being sorry
about it afterward won't unmake
them.
Gentle Hint.
From the Fliegende Blaetter.
'"You want to go back to your
husband do you? How did you tell
him?"
"I bought myself a new hat and
sent him the bill."
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