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! THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY DECEMBER 15 1885.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.
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ATLANTA, OA., DECEMBER 1\ 16*
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The Constitution stands on Its merits.
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less money Uinn nny other paper. If yon
shmn yon ought to take the paper that
beats It. Examine (he paper cnrfaliy and
do what yon think right. Seeratea above.
Gjctebal Toombs???s condition has reached
Hint point when death is hut the matter of
ii moment. Ho is unable to more, his pulse
ranges at 107, nnd he is incapable of biking
nourishment.
Fon ninny months past tho whisky ring
organs nnd the jobbers of every kind nod
degree linvc been engaged in trying to create
prejudice against Mr. Samuel J. Handall.
They fear him nnd they lintc him. lim ing the
last congress he stood Itcttvecn tlieso jobbers
and the treasury, and now thoy ore making
a campaign against him. Their purpose is
to have the appropriation Wits scattered
nmongthe committees ofttio house and thus
open tlie flood gates of culrovngancc.
The l???rctUlent niul tho Tm-ltr Question
In his discussion of the tarltf (tncstlon in
his message President Cleveland manages to
strike a very liappy medium botween tlie
noisy tVec-tiadem unit the bumptious subsidy
protectionists. Ho distinctly says that tlie
???lurtrtinn of free trade is not involved, and
though tills' will not pnt an end to tlie
nonsense of the distinguished theorists who
are now fd hiding to themselves us ???absolute???
ficc-l rnders, it will relieve tho country to
know that the head of I lie democratic party
Is not committed to the extreme views of
those who ore in favor of crippling every in
dustry save tliat which lias developed tho
whisky ring.
Tlie president, speaking In tlds matter for
the democratic party in and out of congress???
paraphrasing, indeed, the democratic plat-
tbiui???declares that the industries mid inter
ests, which lime liccn fostered and' encour
aged liy our present tnrifl' lows, should not
lie ruthlessly injured or destroyed by nny
legislation looking to the modification of ex
isting duties,. He declares, moreover, that in
any nltempt to legislate on (lie tariff, the
subject should lie dealt with in such n man
ner ns to protect tlie interests of American
labor, which is the capital of our working
men.
'Within these tiinUatinns, however, the
president is of tlie opinion tliat a certain
reduction should lie made in the customs
revenue, anil he thinks tlie reduction???tho
amount liaviug liceii decided on???should bo
made in Uie revrnn?? derived from a tax upon
tlie imported necessaries of life. Tilts is
wild and rcasonnblo???far removed front tho
declarations ami demands of the so-cnllert
tariff rrlhnnera who have been boosting of
theiriihlllly to kirk Mr. linndnll out of tlie
party nnd shnkc thn-tiiriff to piKW^ 7
We have no doubt, indeed, that Mr.
Clojeland???s views on tho tariff ipiestlon nro
Hie views of nlne-tcntlis of the peoplo of the
tommy, leaving nltagcthar out of view Uio
theorists and doctrinaires mid extremists on
both sides. Tliat tlie tariff onght to ba cure-
fbily and rautioiisiy revised???so carefully
and enntiously Hint neither capital nor ialwr
will be Injured by the result, no reasonable
man denies, but neither tho rotrafiy nor
rongress wilt tolerate any plan for destroying
the interests Hint have been or arc now build
ing up under tbe protective tariff Hint now
exists.
We commend tlie western editorial cranks,
with their bleor-cycdgoddess of reform, to
the suggestions of the president in regard to
tarlfl???mluelion.
Starling front llio Farm.
In alluding yesterday tothe log-cabin homo
of the late Vice-President Hendricks, Tim
C???oXhTITl???TIoN endeavored to show that In
this land tlie humblest licgtnniligs are con
sistent with Hie liighmt achievements. Tho
farther reflection is suggcateil Hint the great
est. men America lias produced have not only
had linmhle beginnings, lint they have liccn
in some vvuy iilvntiflvd with tlie farm.
TIutc are a great many Gunters' boya in
lids country to-day who luivo had an oppor
tunity only to become ambitions, and who
believe tliat their riroanistanccs???their en
vironment???will prevent them faun making
their way. Ilut the destiny of every young
man is In his own hands, nnd the farm is n
vantage ground fronqtvltlch somoof the great
est Amcriruna have started on thetr career.
The farmers' lad who thinks that Ids oppor
tunities are limited should bear in mind tbs
fact that schools and colleges do not make
men. These institnllona arc helpful euough,
but the youth who is determined to win bos
no need of their help. The farm is a good
place to start from.
think there is room for evasion, or compro
mise, or long delay in the programme tliat
the president offers the ftuntTv. The sooner
they abandon their abominable practices the
better will be their condition nnder this ad
ministration.
While troops arejslowiy going to Utah, it
is plain the president relies more upon the
courts and legislation than upon an imme
diate use of force. He evidently looks for
much good from a continued enforcement oi
the Edmunds law; and he asks congress to
otrcumscrilie the evil by prohibiting tile im
portation of Mormons. Heretofore the larger
portion of Mormon recruit* have been drawn
from the old world; and the president very
sensibly proposes that reemits for n system
that stands in n hostile attitude to this gov.
eminent shall not tie permitted toflnnd on
imr shores,
Tlie Mormons mast begin to see that they
arc in tlie clutches of a great poople, and
that obedience to Hie law is now a necessity.
Either they uinst part with their peculiar in
stitution, or else there is going to tie trouble
in tlie land of tin- saints. The emphatic
language of tlie president may have the ef
fect to bring them to their senses. They
mnst sec now that they have no reason to
hope for toleration while they practice polyg
amy, from an administration of citherpnrty.
Mod though they nro, they must liehave
themselves, or prepare to go. The president
lias said it.
The Death of Midas.
There was a shock all over tlie world Tues
day morning when the people read tlie
iinnouiiernieiit of William II. Vanderbilt???s
death. Tlie death of a king would not have
fronted a greater sensation. In this way the
dead millionaire was a king, wietdingn flu
greater share of power Hum falls to the lot of
ordinoiy rulers.
Vanderbilt was not a daring, reeklcss
speculator. He ran no great risk*. Ho
never dazzled the world by brilliant nnd
hnrnrdons coops. Inheriting great wealth
from his fattier, tlie famous commodore, ho
invested it wisely and its increase followed
ns an inevitable result. One of Iris met hods
was to Npirezo nil he could out of lii* em
ploye*. Tlie thousand* 'of men engaged on
Ids stenndioflt unit railway line* never
knew what day thetr wages might lie
nit down. Whenever Hie great enpitalist
saw Ills way elear to squeezing the lnisircr*
who served him be squeezed without nicrcy.
Of inursc smli 11 man, with such a start,
and using sncli methods, grew richer day by
day. Everything he touched turned togolil.
He reached tho point where lie suffered the
fiiilwrruMimcnt of rirhes. When Ids millions
leaped up into the hundreds this Colossus of
flimnee found Hurt whether ho desired it or
not, tils schemes lrft their impress npon legis
lation, business, poll tics, society ami national
character. Even when lie made no ail vanccs,
presidents, governors, judges and statesmen
inode him away Hurt bis lightest wish wonld
receive serious consideration. Nntnnilly
cold, Hellish and scheming, these qnntittcs
gradually bernme intensified. It secured to
this ntnn, with nil his vast possessions nnd hlw
almost limitless power, that death mast
spare him or at least give him due warning.
He grow so indifferent to tits fetlowmen nnd
their opinions that he
Sir. TtUlen???s Hotter.
The newspaper* are generally agreed that
Mr. Tihlcn???s letter to Speaker Carlisle, re
lative to the improvement of oar coast nnd
harbor tltfen.ro is worthy cr the great de
mocratic leader in his pointiest days. It
contains matter of tremendous Import tothe
country, oud the suggestions mad,, onght to
give congress a cue in the direction of much-
???reded HgWaUan.
???ur country is at paace now, nnd It is its
policy to remain at peats with all the world.
But this is only a part of its policy. It has
other policies do protect and defend, amt
other interests that are mom important than
peace wlth fiwwgn countries. Vntooked for
and ^unexpected complications may arise at
any moment sad blow peace to tbe four
winds, and it is the duty of Hie democratic
party now, ns It was its pride in other days,
to place the country in a position, not only
to mist attack, hut to carry out its own
slews in any direction whatsoever, where
action may be neeceaary.
Eet ca hope that congress will give Mr.
TiUeo???s suggistimis the consideration to
which -their source and their timeliness en
title Hum.
The Mormon Question.
There is no straddling of the Mormon pntb-
lan in the memage of IVwdeut Cleveland,
lie plainly toys that the Umumtmmtame
to mist tbe lams of the rouutrv. Ue pro
poses to execute the Edmunds law in a "Urnt
hnt just??? manner. The Monnoas do uot
know the man they aa dealing with. If they.
did not even announce his coming. Like
the lightning???s bolt Uio slinft struck tho
shining mark, shattering it into n mass of
common clay.
America has had millionaires who (undo
their names beloved throughout Uio land.
Bile has today men of wealth whoso friends
are to ho found in log cubins n* welt as in
pularcs. lint Vanderbilt belonged to another
class. Perhaps at heart he was not so sclflsli
and unfeeling ns tie appeared. His family
and |ier*omil friends were attached to him.
Ifo may hnvo been too uiiicti absorbed in Uio
pnrsnit of wealth to giro play to the better
side of his nature. He may linve Intended
to spend the closing years of his life in
organising nnd supportingspteudid charities.
This is guess-work, mid very wild guess
work.
In it necessary to sny one wont concerning
tlie lesson of Hits wasted lifts and Hits sudden
dentil t The interest of the public just now
Is centered upon Vanderbilt's millions. It
in very certain that he did net take them
with him. When this is snid enough Is said
to point an obvious moral.
that the government should apportion defi
nite holdings of land to cadi person or Cimi-
ily, in quantities varying according to fortu
ity and other advantages, with the under
standing that they shall abandon their tribal
relations and support themselves by their
own labor. This would still leave a very
large and ralnuhlc territory to he otherwise
disposed of, and.it sltoald be opened for
white settlement, the commissioner main
tains, at !K?? or 7-7 cent* an acre, and the
money invested in United States bonds for
educational and other beuefioent purposes,
reserving for eeeh tribe its own share of such
funds. ???It would be strange, ??? he says, ???If
in five yearn from the inauguration of this
policy, there should lie an Indian of any
tribe In the whole conntry who would reftuc
to accept so favorable amt inlvuntagcou* a
measure. ??? ??? And with so much aceompUshtd
he gees on to observe???with the form and
tlm school made famiUar on every hand, amt
the discipline of honest labor directly and
cflectively applied??????the Indian -will 1*
ready to take upon himself tho higher and
more responsible duties which appertain to
American citizenship,??? and thus tbe prob
lem tliat has perplexed ns so long nnd cost
ns so much will solve itself with credit to
onr wisdom nnd happiness to an unfortunate
race.
Peace Prevails.
Tlie world is more than morally peaceful
at prescut. The Burmese war was quickly
ended ; alt is quiet in Tonqnin, nnd even in
l???ern thero is IranquHlily. Otily two spooks
of war remain.
In npper Egypt the Boudnnese are becom
ing threatening. The new mahdi has a largo
army, amt he seems inclined to nuireli down
the Nile. Additional British troops have
been sent to Egypt, und great liardship is in
store for the army Hint 1ms been ordered to
confront nnd hold Imok Hie fanatical children
of Hie desert. Wndy-Halfii bids fair to be
come Hie Britisli outpost.
In the Balkans there is a lull in the strife
of arms; and if Austria and Bosnia remain
pcnreftdly inclined, there is reason now to
believe (lint the powers will be able to settle
tlie trouble betweeu Benin nml Bulgaria
without farther bloodshed. The nnion of
Bulgaria and Boumelin is to lie recognized, it
is said, and a commission lias been appointed
to name the boundary lictwcen tho two Bal
kan countries. Tills ensures a truce of at
least a month, and the chances arc that pence
will lie tlie result. If Austria and Iiussla
both want pence there .will bo peace. Tho
rase is in tlieir hands.
A live limn with a few lillotlrod dollars ran don*
Me his money every guv months manufacturing
and selling.ihc cfeoigia eomhUiaiton fence. Ask
the (horjua Keneo eompany, Atlanta, Git, to send
you etti-ulani and particular*.
ion, A man who indulges in snclt talk is
better lilted to adorn a lunatic asylum than
any other circle in society. Baiter should
be squelched.
The Mormon Imbroglio.
A man will fight for his wife when ho won???t
fight for anything else. We cannot imagine
then the Hormone to l*> anything less than
exceedingly valorous.
If a man will shed his blood for one wife,
why should lie not shed It over and over again
for a flock of wives. He who fights for half-*-
loaf will not surrender a whole bakery with
out striking a blow.
Tills seems to be right In theory. Sot It
does not promise well in practice. The Mor
mons are reported to ho cowed by the appear
ance of a handful of regular soldiers, and that
there is no fight in prospect. If may he that
as one wife comes mighty near controlling the
average man, a half-dozen can easily compass
Ids subjection, and it is an axiom in domestic
circles that a hen-pecked rooster is afraid of
his ownshadow!
Muhotic???* Successor.
Neither Mr. Barbour's powers of organiza
tion nor liis great services to tho democracy
in days of sore trial, could overcome the
wave of enthusiasm Hint culminated in the
nomination of Miqor John W. Daniel for
United Blntes senator. Ho was tho can
didate of tho yonng men. no is only forty-
three years old himself, anil although often
defeated In liht'fiblitirol ambition, he bus
icuiuwiuvu ??..u <-omc out of every straggle tho idol of the
ilently said ; ???Tho .vomtft democracy of his state,
peoplo boil dl" film nomination of Mifjor Daniel gives him
' /jciitfi sbonvif'flielwitocrat^tlrem.???TTe fWirir 'W J??f??,rf eonttanon.
ligk
Ikct lire and sell
leoRta
Ihelrgi
Fence company to maun-
HI cxiinMliaUoll fence.
I'nntrur's Tiny I'ntieuts.
Amoricn'a lienrt follows six little children
who nro Hits morning on the ocean milking
for the French roast, in the good ship Canada,
unit whose history is given elsewhere in this
morning'* CVixsmtTW.v.
They go to the ministration* of Pasteur,
the great Parisian, who claims to have c>n-
queu'd hydrophobia, and who really appears
to have demonstrated his claim. That the
patients sent to him by a charity described
elsewhere were bitten by a really mad dog,
cannot bo doubted. If tho new treatment
eaves them it will have made Its case.
Dr. l???aatenr make* time the only obstacle
to certain cure. If he get* the patient be
fore the poison has bccouio uncontrollable???
tliat is before it bos developed violently???ho
guarantees safety. The minimum time in
which hydrophobic poisou develops is vari
ously fixed at front twenty-eight to aixty
day*. These children were bitten an the 3d.
They w ill probably hind at Havre today
week, tho 2l??th. A special train will be
waiting to carry them to Paris. Bo that in
lera Hum twenty days - from receiving the
wound they will he under treatment.
The jeopardy of these yonng live* is
enough to kindle sympathy fa twohemis-
phut*. But voetor iuterrata are at (take.
If the young Americans return to their home'
in safety, another disease, the most terrible
prrbnjM kuown to us, will b??-taken from
tlie eategmy of incurable*???a category hap
pily growing lens year by year I
The Indian Qneatlun.
Tbe president disenose* the condition and
management of . the Indians at considerable
length. He shows, first, tliat a cast-iron pol
icy, applicable to alt alike, would not be ad
visable ur even prarlicahtc, because of tlie
various disposition* and degrees of civiliza
tion of tbe different tribes. What would bo
aepsptvd in one cose maid be rejected in
others. He accepts, however, in general
terms the plan set forth by tlie commissioner
of .Indies affaire and indorsed by the secre
tory of the interior, namely, individnal own
ership of brad, with civilization and ettiicn-
thip as the ultimate objects. ~
The temmiarioner of Indian oflain thinks
tdomtl service. He is now a member of tlie
house, nml when the term expire* lie will
step into Mr. Mahnnc???x scat This vrill not
tukc place until March 4,1837. Between
this time nml 1803, we will undoubtedly hear
frequently mill.freely from tho eloquent Vir
ginian. Aa a speaker ho will not bo out
ranked in either lionse.
Tlie ] tropic of Virginia lmve selected a man
who will do much to revive tho ancient fume
of the state for brilliant statesmanship; nnd
they will he ns happy ns political events ran
make then), when the Lynchburg orator
takes tlie place of the tittle jngglor from Pe
tersburg.
Mr. Vanderbilt's IVIIl.
Mr. Vanderbilt showed great wisdom in
hi* will
To have followed the nileof the Astorannd
left the hulk of hls.cstato to Ills eldest non
would have been unwise. Under this rulo
the estate, nlrendyovcrtwo hundred millions,
would have become in this generation per
haps four hundred millions. That 1* more
money than any American onght to linve:
perhaps more than nny American wonld he
permitted to bold. Mr. Vanderbilt doubt*
lea* thought tliat nnless he divided his mor
mon* estate by legacy his legatees might have
seen it scattered by violence. Hnch fortunes
are at once 11 menace atul a temptation to the
three* that opprmi society on one hand and
threaten It on the other.
To have subdivided the estate into equal
parcels and diverse interest* would hnvo been
dangerous. The disruption of the vast prop
erties that make np the estate, or even the
attempt to change its investments, would
have brought financial disturbance nnd pur-
hap* financial disaster.
The purpose of Mr. Vnuderbilt seems to
have been to divide onc-liatf the estate into
separate bequest*, and leave the other half in
hnlk. Thus,the Vanderbilt railroads will not
lie crippled or the material invretments chang
ed???yet the Vanderbilt who ha* just died
wilt lie remembered ns the richest of the
Vanderbilt line. In addition to tills, Mr.
Vanderbilt has deeded more than a million
dollars to charities that touch Hie people
closely. This is one dollar ont of every two
hundred he possessed???a very creditable
anionnt.
Mr. Vanderbilt lias tructy liccn wise in bis
death.
A Bait Man.
Ifr. William It. Bauer, of Philadelphia,
has not heretofore ent nny considerable figure
fa the world, hot he will now attract hts ftitl
shore of attention. Recently Mr. Baner
canted the following challenge over his sig
nature to be inserted into the paper, of hi.
bailiwick;
I, the Potrerftrt- Diamond Ey??, Kta* of pie
World, will conquer auy iu??n or wrwin In Hits
wotld with their powotrul err,: end if say see-ntle-
n??a wHho me to Moss ??>??? eycsUiSow.Vort
city esliniMHi toe and t will she ran * n,-oor??nl
will tmltite my eye* on electric Unlit, nullzht end
emtdlfl light, *n*f??l*o on the ??nn: ??!??I will put
out electric Unlit wtib the cyv*. Now, yn New
Yotk atnlleinen, If you wUh mo to Indtirt my eye*
call on ute erects! to
NI0*1 people when they road tlie cant at
otirc jumped to Hie vtmclnsioo that its
author was a rrauk. But some persons
had their doubt*. They took Mr.
Baner'* extraordinary manifesto in goad
faith, and naturally fed considerably wor
ried ovyr it. These people are under the
impression that Bauer is a had nun and ant
talk to remain at large- It mnst be admitted
that there is witae foundation for this opin
OUR LETTER BASKET.
Facta from Hall.
(IAISERVILVK, Ga., December 10.???[Special]
This is pre-eminently the mountulu city of
Georgia. Fifty-three in ilea from Atlanta, it ia
estimated that, while it will never become a
competitor, it will always remain a respected
ally.
To ace tlie crowd which gathers in the public
square on nlraofct any noted occasion, is to wit
ness some striking contrasts with towns fur
ther south. The public square is tho spot upon
which the courthouse formerly 6tood. There
are numerous hitching posts along its bordors.
To these posts the somewhat pfeturesquo gen*
tlcmcu from the mountain counties tie tlieir
???critters,??? after which they gather in groups
and talk of the raids made by revenue officials,
and of tho warm reception which is gouerally
accorded them.
Hall county, in which this city is situated,
is a country of small homes and thrifty livers.
The averago farm ranges in size between fifty
and ono hundred nnd fifty acres, valued udou
the tax books from two to five thousand dol
lars. The greater number of tax returns give
$3,000. The crops of tho two years preceding
the present were poor, leaving many in debt.
The splendid returns of the present crop year,
however, linve enabled them to settle up with
tho middlemen and today the fteople are
comparatively out of debt. This fact is best
attested by the alacrity with which the taxes
are luting paid.
There arc many farmers hi the county who
have met with phenomenal success; Henry
W. Drown is spoken of as a man of enterprise
log methods, who is not content with the old
style of agriculture, but ventures into new
fields, in which ho lias gained profit. He has
experimented n great deal with the grasses,
believing that ns Hall county is dcstinod to
be ?? large stock producer, that tho provender
question was one of the first importance.
Among the number of successful agriculturists
may lui mentioned Messrs. John L. Gaines, A,
J. Thompson, (who confines himself to corn);
R.H. Hancock, (tho largest cotton producer);
Marion lteid, (J. W. Tanner, Davis Whelchel,
Z. L Nabors, W. B, Wilson, Joo Gamer, Berry
Bagwoll, Nevill Rennet, James W. Gould,John
W. Hargrove, Hiram Lyles, W. A. Brown, An
drew J. Mnndy, Andrew Odell, Miles B. Simp
son, James M. Wofford Calvin H. Wingo, Henry
H. Beard, John Bowman, William Hammond
John Pass, 8. 8. Cranford, Matthew Carlisle,
Hamilton J. Cooper, William E. Canning, A. It.
! (tamer, Wily Light, Nathan B. Clarke, William
H, Dcatory, James Bryant, Joel Coffee, Sea
born 8. Carter, John Cobb, J. D. Simmons,
J.W.8iinmons,T. J. Suddctli, Samuel O. Frazer,
Josjicr M. Thompson,worth ??00.000; C. C. Bell,
Harris B. Bates, Gcorgo M. Chamblcc, Arch
Hanes, W. C. Smith, Marlin C. Reid, WUcy W.
Smith, Moses T. Tanner and William It. Ilan-
cock. It may not bo out of place to atnto in
this connection that Edward Hooper is tho
moat succcssftil father In the country, twenty-
three children answering his call to the break
fast table.
A VETERAN OP 1812.
While sitting In the ordinary's office your
correspondent had the pleasure of meeting with
one of the few remaining veterans of 1812,
Captain Vincent Lockhart. The captain, who
is ninety-five, spry and agile, was having some
of his pension papers attested, lie fought In
the war of 1812 aa a private, and did valiant
scrvico. latter he served in tho Seminole
war, and when, in 1600, the manhood of tho
country was once more called to arms, al
though Captain Lockhart hod passed the limit
of threescore and ten, ho promptly volun
teered, and never retired until the banner un
der which ho fought was furled in defeat. Ho
was a member of the Georgia legislature
for threo successive terms, begin
ning in 1830, representing Lincoln
county. For fifty-five years his name has been
carried on the subscription list of tho Augusta
Chronicle. The old veteran favors Bacon for
governor, but freely admits that he would
dunce a centennial hornpipe if Pat Walsh
could bo waltzed into the executive mansion.
Mention of Mr. Bacon???s name brought out
some discussion of bit claims, and developed
tlie fact that that gentleman it now in active
correspondence with ccrtaiu party leadens In
tills section for north Georgia???s voto in the
gubernatorial convention. Tho aentinent was
strongly in favor of Bacon except in one con
tingency???and that contingency Is the prob
able candidacy of John B. Gordon. Tho wool-
hat boy* lore Gordon in a wild, enthusiastic
sort of way, that will brook no interference if
the general but gives the word that he wants
the place. There it a strong sprinkling of South
Carolinian* all through this section, and
every man of them recollects tho day wheu
John B. Gordon stood np in tho United States
senato and spoke for tlie old palmetto state.
???TheSouth Carolinian,??? said one, ???who would
not stand np for Gordon wonld bo a traitor to
hia ancestry.???
THE SHOCKLEY APPLE.
It is a fact not generally known that the
Shockley apple, which has bccomo to the
whole Blue Ridge country what tho oranjro is
to Florida, Jia native of this county. About
fifty years ago Mr. Gidoon Shoekley, one of
n??y Tenia ago ur. umwm
tho best farmers of hia day, attended the
funeral of a friend of his near the Jackson
county Hue. While standing at the grave he
noticed near by a tree with a solitary applo
upon it. It was late in October, and the en
tire apple crop had disappeared three weeks be
fore. It was this fact which drew Mr, Shock-
ley???s special attention to tho belated fruit.
Like Eve, he plucked the fruit and ate, and
pronounced it good. The fruit was
of good size, its well-ripened check
blushed a deep red, its flesh was sweet,
and Its cider qnality was at once ap
parent. He cut off a twig, took it home
and stuck It in the ground, where it
still stands, now a giant in size. When the
twig boro Us first crop It attracted universal
attention. Mr. Powell Kcnningbam, of Jock-
son county, bought tho farm npon Mr. Shock-
ley???s removal to Mississippi, and at once went
into grafting, spreading too Shockley apple all
over tbe country. Pea Jay.
A Land or Pleuty.
jKPrEWOjc, thL, December 11.???[Special.]???
This little town, the county site of Jacksou, is
ntly rising hills, from
jw of the others may
be bad. It bat long been one of the notable
pthcca in Georgia, tendered especially so now
that the temperance wave has swept over tha
state; became here It was that the first ami
lost temperance candidate for tbe governorship
lived. When Baail H. Overby went ont from
this place to canvass the state in behalf of his
candidacy, he went oat to fight for au unpopu
lar rausc.
To travel through Jackson county is to be-
retire acquainted with one of the test commu
nities of people, taken as a whole, to be found
in the state of Ueoigio. Tbe
county la rolling, there being nu
merous small hilts, while the valleys be
tween arc plentiftilly watered by creeks. Mul
berry creek and the two forks of the Oconee,
with their tributaries have along their banks
a greater acreage of bottom land than is to be
found in any ceanty in the state. Commodious
frame house*, two stories high, well painted,
with verandahs, surrounded by beantuhl gar
dens, and all enclosed by board and plcke
fences, attest the fact that the people live at
home. Not only are the houses and grounds of
this description, but they are numerous and
close together, giving the advant
age of neighborhood and society.
The Indies, too, gave evidence
of superior thrift and living. They were all
well dressed, liad smiling faces, and presented
all the outward graces which lend such m
charm to Women. Many of them were engaged
in various forms of fancy work, in which they
fully equal their city sisters. Pianos, sewing
machines and other aids to female culture and
labor, were everywhere to bo found.
The herds of cattle, too, were pleasant to look
upon. Many Jerseys were to bo seen. Horses
and mules were about In equal proportion, and
tho numerous fillies showed that tlie people
did not send to Kentucky for their stock.
Flocks of sheep were upon tho hillsides, while
on the waters conld be seen hundreds of geese.
Pleasant Roberts, who was os pleasant in man
nera ns in name, remarked that Jackson coun
ty would be a paradise for the Jews, for here
they would find geese beyond their power of
consumption. Fine poultiy, also, was every
where in view.
John G. Justice, who lives at Marcus, is one
of the most successful nurserymen in tlie state.
He went into that business fifteen years ago.
In that time he has built np a spleudid reputa
tion, extending his trade into Texas and Cdli
fornia, and has orders ahead for more trees than
he can fill. Among the trees (n which he deals is
the LeConte pear. A remarkable feature of
his business is tliat no matter where his trees
arc planted they seem to thrive. Excellent
orchards, embracing apples, pears and peaches,
arc owned by Messrs. James E. Randolph,
George E. Deadwylor, William A. Le Master,
Mrs. Stockdcll, M. M. Pittman, Jonas Nix, F.
If. Lcgg and J. M. Harris. It is likely that
several evaporators will bo put in use next
year to save the fruit. The apple crop this
year is the largost for many years. Mr. Ran
dolph has still on baud 250 bushels of apples,
free from blemish or fleck.
For the past few years there has been mtu
emulation in stock. Mr. F. H. Smith has
fine registered hull Jersey, as has also Mr.
Gcorgo Dcadwylcr. There are several flue
breeds of horses in the county. The cultiva
tion of the grasses has also received much at
tention, all varieties growingluxurhuitly here,
The Bermuda, however, is tho favorite for
grazing purposes. Joe Collins and John
O???Shiclds nro interested in Jersey cattlo and
roland China pigs. Captain D. A. Camp and
Mr. D. P. Camp arc also extensive stockmen.
J. R. and Joe Thurman, tho well known turf
men, lire in this county, and are considered
authority on horse flesh.
Albert T. Bennett is regarded as the largest
farmer in tho county, and raises both corn aud
cotton. The other largo farmors arc Messrs.
W. F. Starr, W. J. Colquitt, L. J. Johnson, J.
R. Hancock, Alexander Hill, Cicero Hill, Bose
Duke, E. Mathews, J. R. Hosch, P. P. Pirkle,
Harrison Brazlcton, T. W. White, Robert 31c-
Kcover, Green W. Smith (worth $50,000), Dr.
W. P. DeLaplcro. R. D. Moore, Dick Hancock,
J. G. Donohoc, T. H. Holder and Mr*. Nancy
Harrison. Mr. C. W. Hood, of Harmony
Grove, stnrted with a five dollar bill after the
war. He is now worth $150,000.
The two great secrets of this advancement is
tlint the people work hard, nnd that they live
at home. Every farmer makes it a point to
own a comfortable residence, which the women
of the family take a prido in adorning. Filling
the houses with musical instrument*, books,
magazines and newspapers, they realize the
fact that ???Home??? is the sweetest spot on earth,
and around that homo they center all their
efforts nnd affections. Tlieir living close to-
{ [ether gives company, and tho neighborly
baling which exists cements the community.
Until recently Jackson county was far removed
from railroad communication. Thus, tho peo
ple were led by necessity to raise everything
of which they stood in need for raiment and
food. Tho people are not content
with tho rough fare which is met with in so
many places, but load their tables with taste
as well as variety. Happening by accident at
tho residence of Hon.T. H. Niblack, as the
family were sitting down to dlnnor, your cor
respondent was Invited to a seat at tlioir hos
pitable board. The dinnor which he found
and which was not prepared in tho cxpoctu
tion of company, consisted of
Vegetable soup.
Roost pork and cabbage.
8??u**irc. Hogshead Cheese.
Sliced yams (baked In sugar and butter).
Irish potatoes.
Light rolls. corn bread.
Pickled IjeeUr.
Tabic peas, nml turnips.
Buttermilk,
Hog???s foot Jelly, Quince preserves.
Whortleberry pie.
Conned peaches oud sweet milk,
Iilaek coffee.
Mrs. Niblack will, 1 am sure, excuse mo for
presenting this bill of ffiro os a sample of what
a Jackson county form can produce, and as an
evidence of tho cnlinary skill of Jackson conn*
tv???s excellent ladies, of w hom she is such a
charming representative.
CHRISTMAS
GOMES BUT ONCE A YEAR.
It Is the reason of universal goodwill and cheer.
Why shouldn't you inako your folks happy on
Christmas Day?
Wo ottbrjo u Christmas goods at prices that leaves
you no excuse. Here are some of them:
Hr*!. Onr Sowing JUcIiine.
This machine is modelled after the $15 Singer, bit
Is guaranteed to be better than that machine. You
can try It for ten days, und if It U not better than
any *tr> nmcliiue,
\\e Will Hefnml Your Jlonejr Promptly and
lu Full.
We sell It for S17???to subscrlbcro-or 518, with tho
paper for one year. You cannot muko n better
present than tills. Its busy hum every day for the
next ten years will sing blessings on you. Read
testimonials of this machine lu ???Our Own Cob
umn.???
Second. Onr IVntcrlmry Watch.
. This is the best present that can be made. Our
Waterbury la famous the country over. It luu no
advertisement on the back, as many watches sold
by cranks, but ancotly engraved back. It is guar*
antccd to be perfect,and may be tried for five days.
It J* a perfect timekeeper, and as useftol os a 9100
watch. For your husband, brother, son or fathers
It is the best present ever offered for so little mon<
cy. Wc arc selling them by the thousand. A chain
end whittle goes with every watch. Subscribers
-can get them at I2.M), postpaid, or with the paper
one year 13.23. ???
Make Your Boy Proud and Happy.
Third. Our Drcecli-Loadlug, Double
Barrelled Una.
This I* the b??t gun ever otTercd *t doubic the
money. Our price Is
812-To Subscriber* Only*
It Is a reliable', breech-loader that will shoot
with any gun. It is imported specially for us, and
while uot as flue as a 9100 gun, is a safe, good gun,
and better than those sold for $23 or 930.
Fourth. Any of Our Books.
We arc shipping loads of books by every mail.
Wc recommend specially the
Animal and Chatterbox
for rhriMraa*. .See our premium list. All hook
we quote arc at leas than half the price you pay
elsewhere.
The above arc all ureftd at:??l worthy Christmas
prerent*. They are offered at less than half price.
We handle them simply to accommodate our *ub-
fcribers.
Orders for Christmas
Should he Sent In Immediately* It requires
time Co pa?? k and ??kfp. A rbrfetmcs gift lose* half
it* grteo and value if it comet after Christmas U
gone. Therefore,
ORDER IMMEDIATELY,
and we will try and ship immediately.
Wishing you aU and everyone a Happy Christ
to*, we are. Ycsrs Truh.
THE CONSTITUTION.
our own comp,
Short Talks With Our Readers
on Matters of Interest.
Vfe Cannot Supply bttek number* of Tras Con-
tnii-nox. The only nay to keep up iz to mb-
scribe.
The Printed Slip on your popertelte w !ion y 0 ur
time 1.out. ltnvcbotboruatroubIe-.tr you will
renew before tbe d*te of expiration.
Still TTnrrliliig lu Solid Flialauv,
Our nulling list* show that nineteen out of
every twenty lutocriber* to The ' Constitu
tion renew when thetr time is out. The
50,000 msreh in solid phiLuix,wtth just here and
there one dropping oat from sleVnim. or disas
ter, and ten now men to take the place of
every one that foils by the wayside.
Is this surprising? Brail what our readers
ny of the psplr. That explains It. Head
these letters, and you will think it i?? yourself
writing.
Letter* From Onr Headers.
IV. P. Tubneb, Hulaco, Ala.???The Consti
tution has been ay constant companion from my
youth, end every year,every month and every week
It grows better. I think I win get a subscriber for
each of the sample copies yon sent me.
Wm. Spencee, Murfreesboro, N. C.???I con
sider The CoxmTrrnoN to be the finest paper that
comes to this office.
Jno. J. Sparkman, Bene Cave, Tcnn.???I
would not lie without your paper. I sm taking four
of ben, but ft Is tbe best of ell. It always route. In
time and I am glad to get It for I know I will get tbo
the best news aud getsthe best praise or any from
this trtlice.
E. R. Farewell, Eatonton, Ga.???The Cox-
stjtvttos Is a grand paper. Best on tbe continent
of its claw. Kvery Georgian should be proud of it,
and pay for it ana read It.
Tu jinkr Williams, South Pittsburg, Tcnn.???
I have been reading Tiib Cokstitutios for aorno
time and find more solid souse in it than any paper
published in the south.
T. A. Jordan, Tiptouvillo, Tenn.???Hurrah
for The Constitution. It is decidedly the newsiest
and best paper I ever read. I take a linif a dozen
1 taper*, but always have a quarrel with my wlfo
nnd chlldreu as soon m I get my mail, bucan*>
they want my Constitution at the *amo time: so L
to make aii happy separate the sheds and giver
each ono a sheet. ,
Tlie Constitution Sewing Machine.
The sewing machine monopolists are howl*
ing! Tiie Constitution sewing machino has
knocked their monopoly Into doll rags. For
years aud years they have been charging threo
prices for machines. When thoy see us selling
n machine better than their $13 machines for
$18 with the paper thrown in, thoy realize that
they will have to cut prices or break up onr
arrangements.
They aro now trying to bully or bny tho fac
tory Into refusing to sell to us, unioss we will
agree to chargo $40 for our machines. Wo will
never consent to do this. We do not belleyo
they can buy or bully tho factories. It will be
weJJ, however, for every ono who wants oncjbt
our machines, to buy at once, and tj?ta
they arc independent of whatever tho luouCw-
y may do.
Remember! Wo sell a machino, modelled af-
'cr thoSingcr, but superior to tho one thoy sell
for 145. for $18 with the paper???or $17 without
tho paper???to subscribers only. Wo lot you try
this machino ten days, and If you don???t like
it you can return It aud wo will refund your
money. This guaranteo goes witu every ma
chine. Order at onco.
UtUCIUU IIVJU )UU *<*??? PVllUUb OMUMWllVU. OittlUl
ladles have sewed onit, One lsdjr that has a M or
930 sewing machino says ifsho can sell her Singer
she will older one from you.
gives cutire satisfaction.
tv. E. McCurdy, Danielsvillc, Ga.???We received
the machine and paper and are highly plcawd with
James Bright, Mitchell, Ga.???I have received my
machine and have given It a thorough trial on ail
kinds of sewing, and must honostly say that itgivea
??? & satisfaction in every way, and I am well
r ???ed with it indeed, and Ido not think i: can be
surpassed by any oilier machine.
Ms*. J. 8. Waller, Eudora, Ga.???The sewing ma
chine ordered of you Is at hand. It ia just w bat It Is
recommended to be. I have been sewing ou it fo
Our Waterbury Watch.
We arc selling our famous Waterburya by
the thousands. Remember wo send tho Waterbury
watch and chain In a tatln-llned box and ThrCom-
be rent to old subscribers at 92.50^ without the
%
back is elegantly fixated aud engraved. Mr. C. .
Bnuumell writes as follows:
Tbe watch ordered of you has been pot to the teat
for the last tea days, aud can say that It keeps at*
good time as any watch In this town can. Recom
mend it to any wanting a good cheap watch.
Hurrah forTiiR Constitution, it Is the best paper.
It now comes with a new head on, but I guess the
editor still hold ou to the old one. Thanks to you*
Retcctftftly, O. B. Brummell.
Our Agent's Prizes*
Less than a month remains in which to work
for our agent's prizes. No prize baa been won so
for. There arc hundred* of agents whoso lists
arc about equal and all very small. We have
so many agents that each baa only small terri
tory and sends in only small clubs. A littlo
work during the next we4k will win one of tho
prizes. The following Hat will show what tho
prizes are:
1st. For tho largest number of subscribers rent
in by one agent between now and January 1st,,
ISSfi 50.00 in Gold*
2d. For the second Urged, number of uibrerib
ers rent in by one agent between now and January
1st., ...?? *23.00 lu Gold*
3d. For tbo third largest number of subscriber??
scut in*t>y one agent between now and January
1st., ISti .*15.00 In Gold*
4th. For the fourth hugest number of Mibscrib*
cc?? sent in by one agent between now and January
ISL, IS* .........*10.00 In Gold;
Mb. For tbe fifth largest list of subscribers sent
In by one agent between now and January 1st,
1886.. ...; .One Bowing Machine.
Gtb. For the sixth largest list sent in by
one agent between now and January 1st,'
1** - ~....Tho Constitution Library*
7th. to 12tb. Foe the next five largest Ifets rent
In by one agent between now and January ist???
1886.. , A Waterbary Watch Kadu
This competition is open to all onr agent*.
We will keep account of every subecribcr sent ???
In by every agent and will award the prizes on
Januaiy 1st to thoee who have sent the larges*
lists.
Adepts wili do well to keep in their band*
looks the list of names sent. in so that there
ran le no mistake.
They are offered freely by The Constitution
In appreciation of its agents. It will be easy
for any active nun or woman to get one of
these prises.
Yon do not know how easy It will be to win
these prizes. A few names added to your list
this week may get you $50 in gold. It is worth
the trial. Try it.'
pany, Atlanta, Ca. :
A Hoy???s Delight ia a watch oe a gun. We have
both. Our Waterbury watch, with chain and
whistle, costa poo ODgrtthB, JDpr .laeash loading
docble-i aneledgon certs you only M2. Older .ia?
mediately If you want them Uu JLmas.