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1 v,!l upon ileaatifyinff Country Koadg. nori - imnrovement cam II conducted by those interested iu riding, bicycling and auto- another stage of progress, .., nooi with -sneinl f nrrv tn Ijph WIU "i'jt"-" rx-r r :VnrPsted in things beautiful. ftl , i Vsisvn wv11 In 4Vl 0yement lias uccu acjv hcu in me i nnw eovdrnl "Water TTVn rr- Communities are emphasizing the tbetiC Value CM. urauiuw luau-omca. nHfiC roaa ireaimem iuui ui ue- 'sity come first,k-but beautifying road- represents even a more advanced 1 of civilization. The pleasure of over good, nrm, smooin country Is greatly increased when the v.: ' i n ,? 1 comrort as welL lew York Tribune Farmer " . T Tthe Millemilnin in SICht. ' , :a7?3r Sma11 Portion . of T-n e'rey held New York State. Good Roads Convention be come, realities, the milennium of mac adam will certainly have dawned. , For less than six cents added to each $1000 of taxation the State could secure 1250 miles of improved macadam roads, and In seventeen years would have Mitirw cDaifl for thpm T.vr iu.i. whfoh hris been so ablv V. - UCiU1c mar, now- paign, L A -..l eTer, the increased value of all nrnnor. tv in the State, brought about by such u practical solution of the traffic prob lem, would have paid for the improve ment several times over. - Viewed from an automobilist's point of view' the en tire plan is so self -evidently a wise one that it seems impossible of failure. Unfortunately, however, intelligent and progressive citizens like the automo biles do not have much to say regard Ing the legislation of this or any other State. We only wish they had. Auto mobile Magazine. v . Ls shrubbery ana general roau-sme taarances are pleasant to look at. .cool and inviting to tne eye. xnat n ort nnd o cnipnpo In rnn fi bre art "u "-- "" r - je treatment is made very apparent Itead of sacrificing -trees that would half a century to replace, the road tbein, while new trees are ,3ted at favorable places. Shrubbery road-sides can be either a nuis- 0 i XI It. a source or great uesiueuc bng M nature. Along many roaa-smes tne teinnt is made. to cut down all weeds, Irubbery and grass. Clean sweep is a(je of everything, and the result is Irthins: but artistic. NO BUTTONS DOWN THE BACK." Hot Girls Are Kept From ScratchiiiR the "r V '; ' .School Desks. - ' A supervising principal oi one of the newer down-town schoolSrhaving been inspired by a desire to keep the freshly varnished seats free from scratches, has issued an order that has given more trouble than did any other in his teaching experience, and that has inci dentally brought down upon his head the wrath of every mother who sends a girl to the school. The principal made the discovery that the backs of the girls seats were worse scratched than those of the boys, and upon investiga tion he found that the girls whose seats whose seats wei'e scratched Invariably wore dresses thatvere buttoned down the back. He then gave the order "No buttons allowed," and several indigna- J- J. J ! T- i A 4- 7 A . .11 The movement" starred in rsew xung-j iuctiugs umvug xue momers . re ad now is to plant trees and shrubs suited from its enforcement. nn" tb? road-sides to enhance their . But the principal stood firm and a de- . i a . 1 mhjs t . 1 i . 1 : krtv. ine plantings are rar enougn i maiid xor hooks ana eyes was imme ack from the roadway so that diately felt in the neighborhood stores. No girl with buttons down the back of her dress is admitted to that school. Hooks and eyes have a way of coming unfastened, to the great annoyance of ranches will never interfere with lassin? carriages, and steps are taken h keep the ditches free from all ob- mrtinff growths. Itl is asserted, that farmers would give as much atten- the teachers, and some mothers failed frees illlCl Sui uua us iue) uuv uouiv iu I " " i"" uuuuicisuuic uuuna uthless cutting down of everything and eyes, so safety pins fastened from long the road-side in the fall of the ear. they would thrive and produce btistic effects. The selection of the proper trees and shrubs for the differ- nf roads is a matter for local consid eration, but those which do not harbor inwifi. iniiiviniis tn fio11 rrnna nnr! krhich give the most striking effect to (he Jacdscape, are recommended. These rees should he trimmed high so that surrounding views of the country will fcot be shut off, and in this way one Ml get the benefit of the shade with- put spoiling the view. Such . artistic treatment of the road-sides requires ju- Hicious management, but systematic jstiidy of the subject is now being car- fled on In-different parts of New Eng and, and it is expected within a year w two a decided change for the better Till be noticed along the leading coun try highways. Unsightly hedges and dose-cropped road-sides," with a gen eral air of neglect and untidiness, may then disappear entirely, and the trav eler will find constant feasts for the eye as he rides or drives through the country. Harper's Weekly, the inside have been resorted to. In many cases the small girls have to dress themselves and do not have cheval glass for the contemplation of their backs, so tlje effect Is frequently most grotesque. The waist line of one side is sometimes fastened to the mid dle part -of the other side, which hitches the skirt up several inches higher on one side than the other. However, the seats are kept free from button scratches. ; The boys in the same school who wear suspenders with buckles In the back are never per mitted to take their seats with their coats off. BILL ARP'S LETTER. prove their .claim to Join the Sons-or Daughters of the Revolution or to ser vice of their father or grandfather la the civil war of forty years ago. The Ha Caif. u.4ir j. i. t wf.. 1 seneaiogicai department oi rne uonsu nc jays I Hat ISanCy Hart Did Kill the tution and George Smith's weekly con- trioutions ; to ;i he Journal are doing Tories KNOWS OF ! SOME f RELATIVES i-i Tom Lee, a Great-Qrandson, Lives In Pennsylvania, and lie Has Some of the Nerve bf His Distinguished Ancestry. A few months agro some doubtine cor- resppnaents hinted that the story of Nancy Hart was! probably an exasper ated romance or tion or maybe a I a handed down tradi- ;: "7th: It is fortunate tht; the doubt was published, for it awakened andfaroused the good old people of Elbert and Hart counties and Drought to light! facts and records con cerning the old llady: that might-have passed into oblivion; That the story of her heroism is true is now establish- valuable arid-interesting work on these lines. " -J r.,:; There is .one other line that has been shamefully : peglected. From first to last there were near 90,000 Georgia sol diers in' the. "confederate army, and yet there is nn record of them' neither iri the counLcs nor : the State nor' at Washington. I do not suppOiSe thero are- ten In . a hundred or these soldiers whose children or grandchildren or near relatives can prove themselves. Colonel Avery did the best he could to make" up a roll of each regiment and name the officers and the captains of the companies, but there is no roll of the men nor a record o'f who dropped out? Colonel Avery says: "The follow ing list is painfully imperfect. It was taken from the. confederate war re cords at Washington, D. C, and from the meager documents in the: Georgia archives and such personal information aa could be had. The war department of the confederacy was most loosely run. ttegimentai muster rolls were j Spinach and Sand. , ; Tho French, who eat . with their : brains, - say that spinach is the broom of the stomach. I wonder what kind they have in La Belle France? In Neir York, the weed we call spinach would constitute the knife and fork of a gallinacequ3'biped as well us it3 di gestive apparatus. That is, there is enaiiga sand In a basket of spinach in tho New York market to restock the craw and gizzard of a barnyard roos ter A miserable little handful of this silicated, moth-eaten stuff is sold for 15 cents. When cooked, it makes,, a dab that will about fill an average sized kitchen spoon. To wash It re quires cook's entire afternoon, still it Is gritty. Now, here is a chance for an jenterprising young; man, to make a Rockefellerian fortune; let him sell washed spinach to householders, guar anteed free from ' sand and vermin. Make a specialty of the product & a few years the newspapers will dub hfm "the spinach king," and his fame will endure. rNew York Press. should be three Ke -It seems strange ed as clearly as it was when Iart coun- mingled and confused; the constantly ' so Imuch in love witn you, when ty was cut off fom Elbert and named occurring changes were not noted." areeks ago we hadn't met She Oh, it ofen happens that way. for her, the only county in Georgia that was named for a woman. While this newspaper controversy was going on down in Georgia there was a great strapping Virgiiiian named Tom Lee, 6 feet highland large in proportion, operating the passenger department of the Lavkawanna railroad. He is the great-grandson of Nancy Hart, de- Now, ask any old soldier. Can you i prove your service by any undoubted evidence? Is there any record that you can v go to? ; Two years ago Governor Candler alluded to this shameful neg lect in his message and urged the ap- pointment of some one to" gather up and make a record of these Georgia sol diers before the witnesses were all dead a right to demand and record of their scended from hr in a bee line' through but nothing was done. Why do not the nonoraoie Virginia ancestors.- ; He veterans demand it? It would cost but knew nothing of this controversy con- little perhaps the salary of a good cerning his maternal ancestor andsaid man" for a year. The children and recently when speaking of her that it grandchildren ot these soldiers are in terested and have the 'preservation father's or grandfather's honorable ser vice. Why not? Will there be enough veterans or patriotism in the next leg islature to see to this and have estab lished a muster roll some kind of a roll that the humblest citizen can point to as his hall of fame? Bill Arp. in Atlanta Constitution. was the. sorrow) of his life that he was not personally acquainted with her. Tom Lee is a great favorite among the railroad officials. Very recently he wished to try the work and speed of a new monster ; locomotive and invited the presidents and superintendents of several railroads and forty-three edi tors and newspaper men to go with him on a special to Pocona mountains and back again. On the -northern roads the superintendent now have an indicator or Dutch clock jin their private car that registers the speed. "What do you want?," said Tom Lee. "Well, about 70 miles," said the editor.' The speed was then 55 miles an hour, but quickly the clock registered 56, 9T, 58, 60, 65; 70, where it remained for several minutes while the engineer was holding her down to an even . steady pace. A glacsful of wter on the floor would not have spil'ed a drop. Tom Lee said: "I would! have given you 80 if you had asked for it" After a while they Ftopped at thefSwiftwater house where Washington j.hd Lafayette played cro quet after the war was over and whsro Joe Jefierfon spends his summers. ; Tom Lee knows hisi lineage and that his pa- any improve the road to allow of the rents were Virginians ana nearjy.ro. haulage of the-maximum tonnagbotb latea to tne wans, tor wnom nomaa Question One of Comfort... Professor Baker, In a paper on good at shore and watering places. Danger In Sea Bathing. In an address to the State Medical Association at New Haven, Conn., the President, Dr. John H. Granis, of Say brook, said that the results of his prac tice and long observation have con vinced him that there Is danger in fre quent sea bathing. He said; "That salt water bathing Is a panacea for all ills seems somehow to be a prevailing impression. People from the interior are particularly convinced of It, and practice it very freely in their outings But roads, says: "I believe that the roads in the corn belt of Illinois are among the best in the country, and that with a little in jgent care they can be made on the hole second to none The earth roads a the prairie portion of Illinois are usually excellent eight, some years ten, Months of the twelve, and are reason j good for ten or twelve months of lie year, but there are times in the spring when the frost is going out of the ground that they are practically im Passable for loads. However, through the underdrainage of the soil by tile ?'M through a better care of the sur ace, the period of impassability is com- TarntirpW chnrt, Therft has heen a verv rro!i fmnrnvpmpnt in these direc- tions in recent years, but there is still loom for discriminating improvement." This short paragraph explains the pe hilarity of the author's views. He considers 'a - road reasonably good even if it is practically impassable for loads "hen the frost is going out , of the 'ground;' while people who want roads j l&at are firm and hard all the year ai'ound, without clouds1 of dust in dry weather and without mud in - wet feather, consider such abroad unreas ably bad for a district that' can af ford Homethinj; better; ' At the begiu- Pg of the twentieth century the ques at issue is one of comfort as well tls one of ton-mile costs. The farmer's horse, and cart and load of hay have enough to side-step for a time and let hear from his wife and Children, may like to see their neighbors or to school when the roads are impas Wig; they may like to .. keep clean 'Jhen they drive or walk-about, and J11 may wish to live like human be Ss instead of caged animals. It is ot a matter of broken stone or gravel alll it is not a matter of money from my personal observation I am convinced that sea bathing is overesti mated as a benefit or, rather, it Is overdone. "I am accustomed to saying that for the average child or adult the maxi mum of benefit is obtained by not more than one-half hour a week, five min utes every day, or ten minutes on al ternate days, and further, if, after thor ough rubbing, there remains a feeling of lassitude, an inclination to lie down or the desire for a stimulant, the time must be shortened to that point at which, after the bath, the bather ex hibits a full reaction and a desire to resume his play or occupation imme diately." .: - .- - Baby's Kemarkable Escape. She belonged to the genus "proud young mother," and before the car reached Fifty-ninth street she had re lated enough instances of miraculous escape from sudden and violent death on the part of the infant, Howard, to make the accedited nine lives of the cat seem but a miserable liumber . of chances to any poor rjcast The last instance was perhaps, the- most thrill ing. "You see,," sh said, "mother gave him a little ivory ring to cut his feeth on, and to this day I've -never been able to tell how he did it, but I turned on hearing a gurgling noise, and there he was, with the ring half down his throat and he choking to death." "What did you do ?" asked her listener, with bated breath. "I ran to the win dow and began to scream, when sud denly I remembered the- ring had a string attached, so I just ran back and jerked it", ! "I hope,", returned her companion, "you have remembered to tie a rope to the leg of the table. You know the dear child is growing rapid ly." ew York Sun. ' J . Railroad Train a Mil TLong. A train one mile In length' sounds like a record. But that Is what was recently hauled over ' the Thunder Bay and Wabigoon section of the Canadian Pacific railway.- It com prised 105 cars. Situate next to the engine was a testing car. The train was sent over the road to ascertain exactly the tonnage that could- be hauled on the various grades between the lake and, leveler sections of the prairie. With this knowledge gained, plans will be prepared to lower the grades where necessary, and gener- Hart Benton was named. For the sake of many "children who have neeer Heard the tory, I will briefly relate ihat during the dark days of the revolution five toriea came to har cabin and ordered her to get dinner to: them. Fhe did, so and while they we.-e eating and drinking and Ueir guns were pot up :n the corner of the room the quietly took them outside, and standing at the door with one in . her baud she drew fim on the leader and ordered them! to surrender or die.", One man started ito ward her and she shot him dead and i.eized another gun nnd f.iiot anotherj who had risen fiom the table. With another, gun she kept the others cmiet until some neighbors came and thev were taken prisoner. No doubt this is a true story and a man had better nbt move to Elbert or Hart countv and exnress any doubts about it I have bfcen there and know. Some years ago 1 1 lectured in Hartwell and from there lourned to Elberton in a buggy with k preacher. We got a late Bturt auu me uiei;ucri o uuioc nouu to slow up at every house where tlfere was a woman in sight, and when wo sot to the river the ferryman was awav and we had to wait an hour for him to come btick. So it was dark when we reached" frlberton. The court house was lighted hip and seemed full of peo ple and the boys were rapping and call ine for "Arp," "Bill Arp." The preach er unloaded me near by and told me to eo un stairs and open the ball while he went hohie to put up his horse. As I hurried in the door the doorkeeper stonned me: and said: "Hold on, my fri pn d'. voui haven't naid." I modestl told him that I was the speaker. "Oh, yes?J' said he, "Maybe you are and may be you ain't Several other men have tried to pass on that schedule. I reck on you had better pay." So I paid a half dollar! tb go in and hear myself talk but I $ot half of it back when wo divided proceeds. ; i Now, I dpn't know that Nancy could read or wiite, but she could shoot and in war-times' that is better; At any rate Georgians are proud of her and her great-grandson, Tom Lee, has nev er tarnished the name or fame of the family. When John Randolph boasted of his ancestral blood, Trlstam Burgess mAa finnd. his bitter enemy, rose up to say that good conduct in posteri ty was of more consequence than good blood in ancestors. "I have great re spect," . said he, "for the gentleman s ccrHTn Wnnrl and his Indian blood, but he should iremember that he is removed from them by several-generauuo that only bne-sixty-f ourth part of Lord Rolfe or Pocahontas blood flows in nis ,0 Timt ie not. much to boast of. The rest is widely scattered, diluted ! an cv degenerated." ; Burgess and Ran dolph had many spats .like that, but thev never came to blows. . . There never was a time in the South land when so much1 eager interest :was ilifl in tracing up ancesoy lineage 'I receive letters almost dailj from good people, from Carolina to Texas, asking for help to trace up and directions. A portion of the '$2,000,? 000 appropriated for the improvement of that section will be applied to tb work. A. P. 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