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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, G A., TUESDAY MARCH 9 1886
OUR OWN COLUMN.
Short Talks With Our Readers
on Matters of Interest.
A Handsome Color,.! roeter.
We fc»T» a Urge handsome postal, printed In
red and Una, for every «»• ° e out agenta. It
it tilt banner of Tun Co.itTliCTiojf and every
agent ought to late one or two pot np In tha
poat office or neighborhood rtore. Ithalpa
vronderfolly. Hare you one? Ifnot,«andat
on CO and wa will mall yon one. If yon hare
ana and could naa another ooa well, aand for It.
Wa want every agent tojiavoone of oar Illum
inated potter*
pirate Renew Toar subscription before poor
time U out Tbit prevents your Blaring a tingle
number. The printed tllpoo year paper lolla
when the time la out Renew at leatt one weeh
ahead, and bring a new tubaeriber with you.
Men Who Know.
Tbit paper may be aentyon aa a sample copy.
Ton may like Ita looks, but want to know more
about It before you take It That It right
How, who are the beat men to tell yon about
It? Clearly, tboae who have been reading It
and who know wbat It la every week and
every year. Here la the unaolidiod opinion of
half a doaen subscribers. Bead wbat they aay,
and if it convinces you, tend ua your aubecrlp-
tlODe
J. ft. Garrett, Bluffion, Ga.: Tub Constitution is
aa excellent paper.
W. J. Thomas. Donat: I consider Tun Conan:
mionoue or the but paper,, ever mad. II gives
more nerra than any paper I know ot
C. L. Gunn, Bailey, Vlas., writes: My ronewlai
\lrd year to Tun cJoaannmoa about bow
ell. ho long as It la aa cheap at It Is and
u, J don't think I will he wfthouat -It gels
trllb eack laaue. I do not think there are
many around hanthat do not take It Mr. a O.
Pratt your arrnt, aaya there la np need of Madina
samplecopies here aa there la.no ooetogtre
For Over Two Tears.
. lWriucccm of TiiaCoaariTUTW!. Waterbary watch
la amazlrg. By the hundreds they have gone Into
every title. Why non A good watch, aoeuralo
timekeeper, for *2.50 la a miracle.
But dew it laatt Thai la Ihaquartlon often naked
Item la an .newer from one who haa Med It:
Borrow conemrno*: Two yaam agplboughi
ana of yoor WaUrtmry watches, which haa given
— -n. II never hu Mopped a minute
Dcro la plain testimony. 7or over two yean (hit
llitle Waterbury hu not Mopped a minute. Not a
cent hu been apent on repairing It, thouah In Uio
same time Mr. Ball apent VIA getting hit wllb'a gold
watch repaired. At the end of two yean Mr. Ball
aaya: “1 wouldn’t taka no foe my Waterbury if 1
couldn't replace It."
Our Waterbury la the heat investment you’can
make. You ought to have one. Your wife ought
to have one. Your ton ought to have earn. Only
*£5for tha watch, (bain: charm and Tun Con-
vrrrmonoonytar. When can you beat that? Or
KM for tha watch and chain and charm stone.
Bead at one# and gat one.
Our an €lun.
The twelve dollar double-barreled breech-
loading abut gun that wo pnt on our premium
Hat a few weeka ago haa caught tha public,
mod Menu to be getting almort as popular aa
Ton Constitution. Wo have told scores of
them, and tba universal verdict la that it Ik
tbo beat gun over offered for tba money. Han
t of tbo many lettera which each
1, line i
day's
GULLED BY A DARKY.
tatters from Osa Hundred Otrla Triad In thelffe-
reurl Kraro'r Tatlt Valson-Encased r» Rrrrr
Three at Oau-Flad to Kansas city with
a WSita rfiii'rrta sad raa -due*."
Prom tbo New Verb Sun.
Early this month a cable dispatch announced
that tbe staid burg of Glasgow, Scotland, bad
beer) engrossed for a week by tbe escapades of
David Haro, an American negro preacher and
adventurer, who had been arrested for swind
ling plcaa churchmen, staid matrons, and
pretty maidens. Tbe story of bla arrest, when
printed la St. I-ouleand other parts of Missouri,
awaked a sympathetic Interest, for be and hit
methods were very well known In that stale.
Nero’s full name Is David Victor Adolphus
Nero. The cords which be carried with him
when bo sailed for Glasgow boro tbo logend:
j Rr.v. D. Victim Anomies Koto, l
j From West Africa, now of Missouri Provbylery. \
mall brings us- Read wbat Mr. Blvui aaya,
and then decide fot yourself-.
II. H. invert, Falrburn.ua: This certifies that 1
—.. ■ -* — , u few weeks ago.
I bars ^
ar good, It alToa tatirikeltbn In averr
S The Gun and Wixnlt Cohstitutioh one year
glS; Gun alona gif.
Dow to Bare Thirty Dollars.
Tbe Muring machine monopolists are bowl.
Ing and rubbing their sore spot* booanao Tbs
Constitution is sailing for $18 with the
paper thrown In, n bettor machine than tbo
Unger, which la sold fur $15.
last year we sold about 2,000 Constitution
machines. Each machine was sent out with
Ibis guarantee! "Take our machine, put it
nlongrldo if any marhlno that coat $15; work
them for ten days If ours la not bolter, In
looks and work than tbe $15 machine; wo will
refund your money." Under this goanutoe
only one of the 2,000 machines was re turned
and we hear that one came back from a sewing
machine agrnt. Wo am selling morn now
than ever.
If you want to save (30, buy our machine,
II you bnvt (GO to throw away, pop $15 for out
not as good ao ounu See wbat those who batu
tried our machine my about It:
Wm. Keetln, liberty county, Ha.: Mr sewing
resrhlno hss come iafe to liand snd give roll satis
factluu. My with 1» well pluuod with is, and all
that ha* wen II pralaoa li, and wonder thatll ontild
he bought so cheap.
Y-. B. tVsik[n, Winchester, Ga-i Tbe "lligh^ Arm
reeelrvd my nu>.
lo any of juur readers.
J. H. Garrett, BluIRi
rhino sikI am well pleased with It. It la all you
kSs&uhiiffi."® ““ u ihun * u * hi »“ <i
K. n. Bullard. Hmokavllle, N. C.
Inform you thei thrpowln* me. _ _
•seed through )on MOM sere to hand, and hss
tern prornion ulal tocomo lip to all that you
claim fur U.
Mbs Mary c. Ham ford. Auburn, Ala.: My ma
rhino arrived ion the Ituhull, and I have tiesu so
murh rbtrmrd st Its work that I hare not hat
B. p. Mlnisr. rsledonla. Miss.:
at any |ewn haa
The •awing ms
IsTsciton. 1
> good p*|wr
• yL t, -3 e J K S lu ‘ w *“* K v r : 1 noibori/e.1
ky Mr. p. It. Brown, foe whom 1 onlsrod ooa of
yenr lovnrrrTtoM machines, to any to you that
the machine came all ilsht. and to give if at high
• rocommemlsUmi as • may tee fit* I have seen
•ndlalksd with hit dauthlcr who Muring It She
tells ms It to all right, the very thing she ns look
«»» 5*. I hare nut seen It myself/hut know ear
I»tn V that II there was anything wrong that iber
would h«etold me. Hurrah for Tun Cdxcthv-
thin and the machine.
Mrs. y. F. Kelly, Anderson iswiniy. it s\: | have
received thr I n minus CoN'emt no.v tewlas ms-
chine. Slid t i so beanlly ay that I am highly slate,
rd wliblr. Ills far leAcrrud ulcer than I es-
»**?•• *' w"ujg b»-. I would not give It or think of
for “me that hsvs been ottered to mo
E. P. Bruce It the authorised agent of Tut Cox-
svimioH at Huowvlile, H. c. .
citmli-als — a preventive sgmtnn
A Winner of Ttimt*an«1« *|-n«!r«l • Coat.
Mr. Uld. rc S-hwarU liiUaraiQ tailor n
Wifi 7 *, 4 S be, T* KanJu Cili? ic3
rU iftk of a lewltiaua Bute lottery tlrket
had Uenpurchaesd by Schwarts’ wife „ a
kirtbdkjr prvfcbtto her husband. On tha l**th
iSts-'Vlino"' J i“o"* bu ‘ aa her ho£
laLu $ lurtkdhj il.d not occur until tha 1-th
list. the dcridtd lo keep ,t s secret until then
Thursday ntyht, however, unable lager to
bold hirw.rst. shrtoM her husband of. hi
luik that bad befellru bin. He went to his
tboplatter sending bla Ucket away through tba
Bank of Uommrrce,sod Inithed »2ntow
whieh he wm working. Reoidee tbo gmJMO
drown by Bckwhru and Benson, Mr. JebnW.
Darns*, proprietor ef the Dlenumd saloon, held
n whole ticket which drew |ii,(M0. Altogether
it was o pretty good muoth for Bat Ita Clly.-
Kanut tlly, Mo., Tlawe, Jan. Id. V
1J ahtm see certain ohjeets. A
tiiia'' lUeyaa often caowa a mail to “nee
i
J lfa la a handsome darky, more than six feet
I, and as straight as an arrow, god haa a
frame and muscular development that make
him well nigh perfect physically. Hli skin is
ccal black. Ho waa born In Domanra, Brltiih
Guinea. IJttle la known of bla early life, ex
cept that be waa thoroughly educated. In June,
18.H, ho went to St. Imult, saying that bo had
come from Canada, and made application for a
place aa teacher In tha public schools. He
pomad the principal’s examination with credit,
and waa made principal of Carondalet colored
school 0.
He waa acrupnlonaly neat In Ids drew, and
had the bearing and mnnnern of a gentleman,
and for the Brat peer be made a groat anocew
aa a teacher. Then • man named Dorsey
went before the authorities and charged Nora
with selling hooka that had boon confided to
him for free distribution and pocketing tbe
iroceeds. It waa aim said that he had made
ove Improperly to one of hit pupils. Super
intendent Long and tbe school board lnvcotl-
K lsd tha charges, and Nero cleared himself,
t the people of tbo dlatrict would not accept
the whitewash tod Nero was transferred to
another district. At the end of tho year In
that district tho superlntondant discovered
that tha Ilgam In Nero’s report of the use of
supplies bad been falslSed. and Nero had to go.
lie next appeared in Kansas City, where he
obtained a place as teacher In the pnblio
school*, Within a year his popularity excited
tbo envy of nine of bis colored fellow-ciilsens,
who began to Investigate bla previous career,
and ass result learned that Wore reaching
St. Eoula h* bad married n girl in Cleveland,
and after living with her one day had lied tbe
dtv, carrying with him his wife’s gold watch
ana other portable property,
Nero was suspended from his school at once.
He bad, while (n Kansas City, married a re-
—Habit colored girl. She remained faithful
him when tho exposures were made, and
Nero resolved’to live the scandal down. HU
Cleveland wife wu traced to Nebraska, where
aha had married again, and Nero got a divoreo
from har, married hU Kansas City wife over
again, and started life anew. Another school
waa given to him, and ho made It a decided
success, and to all appearances bo had become
a very useful cltlaen.
But Kansas City waa too much of a pent-up
Utica to contract bU poweri forever, and In
June, 1865, be landed at Glasgow. Ho sn-
nounced that he waa a preacher, and the prin
cipal cf Sumner College, Kansas City, an resti
tution devoted to training young negroes for
missionary work in Africa, and that ho had
been sent to Eifkland to solicit ftinds to enmblo
the ochool to widen its usefulness. As creden
tials, he carried a certificate from tho Protby.
tery of Missouri, duly authenticated by the
signatures of the moderator and tho secretary,
and another from the offleen of tbe college
which he said he represented.
The appearance of tbo man, his evident cul
ture, and Ms earnestness opened the way for
him at once, and onlUtod tho sympathies of
clergy and laity alike. Tho churches and
Chapala ware opened for him to speak In, and
tho^houses of tbo church members became aa
free to him as bU own homo in Kansas dtp.
HU preaching wu forvld, and had a rude elo
quence about It that carried tho people by
otprm, and when be Inveighed against those
Wbo board this world’s goods and proclaimed
tbe rewards thpt await the pioua whuglvothat
the gospel may bs spread in the dark roroen
of tbo earth, pounds and abillings and six
pences dropped aoftly or jingled together In the
contribution box until tbo harvest reached
thousands of pounds.
Then be branched out and went to Liverpool
and to London, where ho became Hpnrgoon’s
gnert, and wu introduced to the pious miblllty
u a sample of wbat education conhl do for the
negro. Ha lectured on ’’The American Negro,”
and bU talent la evident from the universal
commendation which bla effort received from
cultivated London audiences.
Just bow It happened that be awakened the
suspicions of tho people with whom he mlo-
gled U not known, for, like a certain eminent
Chautanana statesman, he knew onoush to
destroy Ike shells whenever he sucked the
eggs In a nut. And yet he wu wonderfully
audactona Pretty white girls, fascinated by
hU.manly vigor and eloquence in the pulpit,
foolishly foil In love with him. and a dovecote
which he established in a suburb of Glasgow
changed mistresses often. At tho tamo tlmo
he made love to matrons and maidens of high
degree, and wu engaged to marry throe differ
ent young white women of excellent famlllen
at the tame tlm« with the foil approval of their
parent*. Each poor soul expected to go with
aim to Africa, and 11 vo a life of bllm and use-
folncis trerhlng Hottentots tho error of their
ways. One poor girl went with him to Ameri
ca*** lylug trip, which U sappored to h»vo
keen made to secrete tome of hit booty, and
waa dcuited by him In Kansu City when he
left there.
Finally the crash ram*. A Weat End mlu-
Uter became aroused to the necessity of look
ing up the autresdenta of tha man wbo war
making loose change a scare*commodity In the
K ckcta of the congregation, and ho wrote to
e Bev. John F. Cowan, secretary of tho Mis
souri Presbyters, at UcCrodie, Mo. This Is
the reply that be got back.
..Mit’an"*. Mo., January «, litsa.-D(ar sir:
Yuurkitsrot data January 1st hu lust reached
In reply. I Nan Ip uy that no such person u
the Rev. D. \ Ictor Adolphus Nero U known, or hu
ever been known, to the rnubyterv of Missouri.
Nor dues *t,y such college *s that of which your
Inter spesksexist within the bounds or said Pres-
bylcry. Very iruly yours, John K. cowan.
„ Hiateil Clerk of Missouri Prosbytery.
here a sun had set. He wonld have hasten-
sd away lo his dusky and faithful wifo In
XintaaCUy, but tho unfeeling bobbles canto
down upon him and ran him In. A ream of
sweet-scented paper, hundreds of d-tlutv mis
sives that breathed the longings of Glasgow
maid* and matrons, and three pairs of "sum
mer built" ironacn were about all that tho
bobbles captured.
la corners of th* newspapers were unfeeling
aibss at the sureeptlble yooug women who had
been smitten by hischarms, so that lo his late
rarstr be has achieved greater notoriety than
ho did u first. Thu* in the Bailie of Februa
ry 10 appeared this:
xrno non u res inrstAToa.
Here's to that Messed thing called lore,
It blch makes a wise man snigger,
Here’s — that charming llltlo dove,
Tbe last Hut! hired the nigger.
Long lift lo her. whoe'er she be.
And when her heart glows bigger
She'll and w tilte fob still In the sea.
Although she loved the ulggre.
time he made his flying visit last fall a scandal
erase, and Nero quickly dotted. HI* punish
ment will probably not bo severe, even if he is
convicted on bis trial in England. While the
aggregate of bit collection* were enormous tbe
individual sums were rarely over <100, and but
few complainants will be found bravo enough
to prosecute. A year or two lo prison and Nero
will be able to tiy hie dlcqnence In some other
gullible port of the world, orto return to Kan
sas City and make another effort to livo his
record down.
OUR KNOWLEDOg-BOX.
(In this deportment wo giro brief and pertinent
answers to such quctlona as our reader* may do
tire to tsk—provided the questions are of special or
general Interest. Answers may bo delayed for ~
week.)
Should dark he be ln\sir a...,
And no ythlt more n nigger.
r and eyes.
A m»n may glibly preach and pray,
Ken though he be a nlSer
Tb« 'td* 1 -Is. beware, beware.
C. J. A., Gadsden, Ala.: Ho* does a rough
diamond look?
There Is no roch word as diamond known In the
trade for the article In nature. Tbe word used for
diamond In tbe rough U bort. It la a Dutch word,
The rough diamond looks like a piece of atom
w Itb a little glazing about it. It <s harder os the
outside than within, and seems to have a core like
a knot la a piece of tery fine wood, which is softer
than the outer circles of tbe wood. Sometimes It
Is Impossible to cut a diamond of great promise,
because there Is a hard place within it. The art of
cutting the diamond la one of long practice, and
rrqnlrea the exercise of economy and taste as well
as mechanism. It is nearly pure carbon. Its origin
Is wholly a matter of gue*& It is as ultimate a
thing almost as gold, or any other metal or ele
ment. It Is the hardest thing In nature.’*
Reader, Blackville, 8. C.: What are tbe
usual signs of a storm?
Every farmer knows when swallows fly low that
rain Is coming; sailors, when the sea gulls fly
towards tbe land, when the stormy petrel ap-
a in, or Mother Carey’* chick<*>*, ft* they are
led, predict foul weather. 1 'Ho ibe ant*;
have you never noticed the act I'' • they display
before a storm-burry, ‘curry, ni i.g hither and
yon, as i If they were letter c era making six
trips a day, or expi\>-men I -aid time? Dogs
grow sleepy and dull, andlikeb* lie before a Are
as rain approaches; chickens pick up pebbles,
fowls roll in the dust, flies sting and bite more vi
ciously, Dogs croak more clamorously, gnats as
semble under trees and horses display restless-
ness. When you see a swan flying against tbo
wind, spiders , crowding on a iwall, toads
coming out of their holes in
unusual | numbers of an evening,
worms, slugs and malls appearing, robin red-
breasts peeking >t our windows, pigeons coming
to the dovecote earlier than j^nsual, peacocks
Miualllng at night, imice squeaking or geese wash;
iiig, you can put them down as rain signs. Nearly
all the animala havc&some way of telling the
weather in advance.! It may he that the altered
condition of the atmosphere with regard to eloc-
trlclty, whlclCgcnerally accompanies change* of
the weather, makca them feel disagreeable or
pleaiaot.^The fact that a cat licks herself before a
storm Is urged by£rome naturalists a* proof of the
»peclal2.1nfluences*of .'electricity. Man is not m*
(teniltlvc. Yet many feel listless befbre a storm, to
say nothing of aggravated headaches, toothaches,
rhcumatlc^palns, and last, but not least, corns.
J. R.H., FoTnth*. Please tell me something
about tbe Spanish InquUltlon.
Glover, in a recent article In the North American,
l« the latest authority for saying that the InontM-
HSS became virtually a^iandy instrument or tuu
Spanish crown, and the popcacontinued In succes
sion to wage a merciless warfare against it* prac
tices. Sextus wrote at least one letter to tbe sover
elgna of Spain, and admonished them that “mercy
toward the guilty was more pleasing to God than
the severity which they were using.” Tho atrocb
ties of the Spanish institution were thoroughly
Spanish, and tbe Roman church may*!u>ld herself
Irresnomlble for them. She more than onoe haa
een her own bishop* summoned before that
arbitrary tribunal, with no hope of pardon
or freedom, even through the good
offices of tbe holy see. The Spanish court of in
quisition was a mixed tribunal, composed equally
of lay and clerical members, and its authority ulti
mately commenced and ended with the crown,
and toglve it a yot more civil character, It follow
ed the example of the common law, and followed
up cohvictfon and pnnlshment by an arbitrary
confiscation of personal, property. Tbe king Ailed
his treasury with there spoils. It wostotbead<
vantage of the royal Dunlly to covertly encourage
Its excesses. On the other hand, the penal code
of the inquisition wm merclfol and Just, when
compared with the code of the kingdom as admln<
is tired in tba tlmo of Charles V. Tho latter wa*
rife in redbot pincers, mutilation and terrible
methods of capital punishment, while tholnqtilsl<
tlon wm free from such barbarities.
Snbrrriber, Galeravlllc, Ga.: If a county
goes dry at a prohibition election, can that county
alter two year* call another election, or doe* it
settle it forever if it goes dry?
Another election may bo held after the expira
tion of two years.
Subscriber, Hardaway, Gz.: Did Nig
8lmp*on catch Tobu JackMUi, or did Tube catch
Nig and 81mp>on?
Tobc caught one of tho famous bloodhound*,>nd
is still at largo.
G. W. n., Sand Rock, Ala.: Is this expression
“A grammatical error,” correct?
Yea. It doe* not Imply that the error i* good
grammar. You doubt 1cm $cc a contradiction In
enn*, hut it Is only Imaginary. When we call a
man “a religion* fraud,” wo do not mean that a
ft and is religious.
T. M. R., Montezuma, Ga.: How miny pro
hibition counties bM the state of Georgia?
About 12a
B. W. H., Talladega, Ala: How many Mor
mons and Chinamen are there In the conutry?
About 200,000 Mormons and about 105,000 China
men.
H., Athena, Ga.; Is there such a thin* as
tMling electricity?
No, and If you get a pretty good dose of it you
will never be able to taste anything.
Subscriber, Asheville, N. C: Can you repro
duce the line* written on the back of a confederate
note, shortly after the war, by some unknown poet?
The following Is probably the poem alluded to:
“U* MEMORUM.”
Representing nothing on God's earth now, and
keep It, dear friend, aud show It—
Show It to those wbo will lend an car to the tale
that this paper cannot tell.
Of liberty bom, of patriot's dream, of the storm-
cnulkd nation that fell.
Too poor to possess tbe precious ores, and too much
of a stranger to borrow.
We Imied today our promise to pay, and hoped to
redeem on the morrow.
The days rolled on, and week* became years, but
cur coffers were empty still.
Coin was «o rare that our treasury quaked if a dol
lar should drop in the till.
Rut the filth that wa* tn u« was strong, indeed, and
our poverty well dhcerned.
And these Utile check* represented the pay that
our poor volunteers had earned.
They knew It bad hardly a value in gold, yet as
gold rtsr soldiers received It;
It gsnd tn their eyes with a promt** to nay, aud
each patriot soldier believed It.
But our boya thought little of price, or of pay, or
of bills that were then overdue.
Wc knew If It brought usmirbread today it was the
Keep
ki0< ^ofsx;ccem, it passed.
Mr. N. ft. Dickinson, Keen,Col.—“Whobreed* the
'nijner”or "trail hounds that I see so much
ibnutr*
We do not know. You ml
J. James at Old Town. Ga.
Owtrast London.
Much excitement has been made by report*
recently published on th* wile condition of the
slums of London. In one cellar was found a
ftsmily consisting of a man sick with small
pox, bis dying wife, three half naked and dirty
children, and ona pig. In some parts there is
one gin mill to every hundred persons. What
defilement! Yet corresponding impurities often
defile the human blood. They can be cast out
by Brown’s Iron Bitters, tho great strength*
ener and purifier. Mr. B. J. Strange, of Stark
I^ho, Florida, aaya: “Brown’s Iron Bitters is
tha best blond purifier I ever tried. It gives
all the sntlsfisctlon a man can want.”
■ inswnei
. satisfied with It. Every ouo has a blind
eye. This Is proved by shutting one eye
at an object. Wecmmotscett folly.
Brown'* Bronchial Troche* for cmgh* and
olds. “I do not ms bow it b pomibk for a pnbiie
man to be h tore) fin winter without thl« admirable
Be?, A. M. PfTCfts, rocMBCL Mean
CUR LETTER BASKET.
A Trip to Oregon.
It vraafen yean ago when Mr. Sidney D.ll
left Atlanta for Portland,Oregon, god hi, pres
ent visit ia tbe first tint. ho has seen Atlanta
tinea he turned bis fare westward.
’’Oregon is a very fine wate,” waa the reply.
"It Is about twice aa largo aa Georgia, but has
only about 250,000 Inhabitants. Portlant
proper has about 35,000 inhabitants, but tna
suburban villages run tho population to «.-
000. The clip is tbo commercial metropolis of
the Pacific northweat, the wholcaalo trade of
the city being enormons. Portland Is the
wealthiest dtp of its size In the United States,
There are a number of very rich men living
there.’’
“Tell me something abont the climate or ;zo
state.”
“Western Oregon is almost without * oh a
thing aa seasons. The people live in what
might almost be called perpetual spring. A
man can wear tbe same suit the year round.
For a week or two In winter he may have to
put on a heavy overcoat and for a week or two
u» summer be may have to wear a flannel suit.
J saw daisies growing in an open yard in
Fort land on tbe 4 th of January. Daring the
cold snap in tbe latter part of January the
temperature did not get lower than twenty-
eight degrees above zero. In eastern Oregon
the temperature is more rigorous than in wes
tern Oregon.”
“How is the year divided up?”
“We have tbe wet season and the drr season.
The wet season lasts from the first or October
to tbe first of April, and the dry aeaaon lasts
fiom April to October. The dry season is in
terspersed with showers, but the wet *e*+m
means a season of warm drizzling rains. The
web-footed Oregonian enjoys the rain and
would not be happy if he wu not rained on
some dm ing wbat yon call the wiutor mouths.”
* Docs not so much wetness cause sickness/”
“No, there is an impression out there that
long dry spells are more dangerous than tho
wet spells. There is very little sickness in
Oregon.”
“Are tbe people prosperous?”
“Yes. They are getting along nicely. There
are some very fino valleys in Oregon, one of
them being *J00 miles long and forty-five miles
wide. This land is worth from $20 to $00 per
sere and produces from twenty to sixty bush
els of - wheat.” '
Answer to Many Letters from Old Georgia.
Emtors Constitution.—Please allow me to an
fcwcr through your paper a great many letter*,
have received from a report on fanning, dated
January 19, in yonr paper, for tho satisfaction of a
great many old Georgia friend*. I livo In a prairie
country, roll black and when wet very sticky. I
have teen in Johnson county thirty yc*r*; for my
!*elf paid two doctor bills, one for sotting a broken
bone, the other for pulling teeth; my oldest child
nineteen in March and have no recollection of
ever having paid a doctor for her, and will aid,!
think this a healthy country. Land differs in
price, owing to locality and improvements. Prairie
land In this section, improved, S12 to 123’per acre,
six miles to timber; and Umber land, Improved,
runs from. tlO to ftt), unimproved from IS to 110.
Good stock very high; extra good mule* IloO: ex
tra good mares from B25 to 1150. Horry stock a*
gi oa a* you want them. Water plenty but not ex
tra good; but given up by all the doctor* to bo
healthy.
Goon Held hands In spring and summer month*
from fl& to 918 per month; In the foil mouths «l
per day through gathering time.
Amount of land for good share of mules to tend.
60 to CO acres to each span. No cntbgrM*, land
eery cultivated, a good hand hoc* about two acres
per day. hoe cotton but once If hoed well, uso Im
proved Implements for fanning; cultivators, corn
and cotton planters, self binders for cutting grain,
steam gins for gluni— —•* * *
steam for threshing.
Railroad in four ol
land. First station about three ml
about six miles-
Good school, 50 schollars, In two and a half
“HEAL THE SICK.”
an interesting talk with
PHYSICIAN.
Dr. WHlmr, tbe Great Specialist, Talks to'
Ccnstlfutlon Reporter About Curing
BlftCMCK—Why Physicians Call
Him a Quack—Bis Success.
top of my barn,
Presbyterians.
If this letter is t
icr mu AiTftmiu duihiiiu. pum-cg jutmmuu,
Johnron county. Texts, aud a good county paper.
1 am m ever. Bxnjaxix Baunk*.
The Ruree*sfhl Farmer.
J. J. Rogers, Barncsvillo, Ga.—“Will you please
give through your paper the name of tho party get
ting tint premium offered by 8cotl A Co., for the
best five acres of cotton, etc., and his mode of cul
tivation.”
J. G. Truitt wm tho sncceMfo] competitor. He
made fifteen bale* on five acre*. Ill* method was
In Torino tlon Wanted,
Rio Srnixcs, Clay couuty, 311**., February 21.—
Editors Constitution: I would liko for'some of
your Georgia farmers to tell mo through tho
column* of your paper how to plant and cultivate
cotton without beds-or level—how to plant after
the land is broken up; what kind of plow to plant
with. Would It do to manure and plant In hilt* no
that it could be plowed both ways. Would tho
manure have any injurious cftfect on the cotton by
being In tbe hill* in*toad of broadcast. I expect to
use well rotted stable and barnyard manure.
Mease answer soon enough to be of benefit for tha
procnl year. -Successto TjikConstitution/*
Won’t comi
practically.
It Was Mot tho Garden.
Ed*. Constitution : In a paragraph from South
Carolina, yonr paper *ay»: “J. A. Vogle*. of West
minster, bad a man plowing lu hi* garden Thurs
day.” Your correrpondent made a mUtako about
the garden, m the cloth ha speaks or wm plowed
np a quarter of a mile from my hou*e, while plow
ing In oats. Please correct. J. A. Youuc*.
Loss of Flesh and Strength,
with poor appetite, and perhaps slight cough
in morning, or on first lying down at night,
should bo looked to In tlmo. Persona afflicted
with consumption are proverbially unconscious
of their real state. Most eases commence with
disordered liver, leading to bad digestion and
imperfect assimilation of food—-nonce the
emaciation, or watting of tho flesh. It is a
form of scrofulous disease, and is curable by
the uso of that greatest of all blood cleansing,
anti-bilious and invigorating compounds,
known as Dr. Pierce’s “Golden Medical Dis
covery.” _
Tbe cat. horse and birds hava a third eyelid.
..•blch U used to protect the eye from too much
light. Man has a third eyelid in the corner of the
eye, which Is undeveloped.
Do not despair of coring your sick headache
when von can so easily obtain Carter’s Little
Liver Pill*. They will, eifoct a prompt aud
permanent cure. Their action is mild and
natural.
The writer »aw a man who wm color blind take
100 colors and divide them into four groups, black,
yellow, white and blue.
Holm*’ Sure Core Month Wash Drntifrict.
Thtydrasr the eye out or shape amt nrceu cause
hllui-.ucs. ThouHDds of these cup. are sold every
y«r-
Catarrh and Dronchltla Cured.
Ac!ci(yman,afUryMn of sutforiny from that
lestthromc diirase. Catarrh, and Tatnlytryinf enn
kBomr remedy, at. tart found a proscription which
«&a“tSj
mEMUttTrtHfow ^55S!\rtU^roccis^K?rroript
free of Chars*. daeUwhaosr
Thcarioa In Relation to Malarial DUeasea
Hare littlo interest for the funeral public, but
a reliable meant of prorenttns and relleTins
them I* of vital importance. Tho posttlv* ex
perience of the south In the wont form of ma
laria is given In tho following indorsement
from the Mobile Advertiser “Darby-. Prophy
lactic Fluid I* an agent for effectually prevent
ing the spread of yellow fever and klndreddb-
casta It fulfills all that to claimed fur It"
Th. Art of a Par. Castilla..
Faoo del Nonte, Tex, March Leonora
Maitiuo, proprietor of the hotel Espano! in
thia city, administered poison to her twolro-
rear-old daughter, and thee to herself. The
lady was a pure Castilian, very beautiful au J
highly esteemed. No rett-on Is assigned for
hex set.
Dr. Wilbur, the great specialist, who Is stun
ping at the Markham house, occupies the saute
suit of roonms that Oscar Wilde occupied when
the irstbctlc foreigner was In Atlanta. The
suit overlooks Loyd street, opposite tho Wot
tern Union telegraph office, and ia on the sec
ond floor. Dr. Wilbur is busy from early
.morning until daik. Ho sits in an easy chair,
which i« made even more comfortable by two
larce pillows for cushions. On a table at his
eft are piles of letters, and usually a basket of
fruits, a box of clgsro and a stand of matches.
The doctor is a great smoker.
It takes a dollar’s worth of
ten centers for him every day. Sitting In his
rs.y (hair and toying with n neat cane, Dr.
Wilbur receives bis patients who an ushered
into his room one at atlmc. His odd moments
a e devoted to answering his letters, and It Is
an artonfshlng fact that he receives from flfty
to a hundred letters a day, some of them from
the remotest parts of the union.
A Constitution reporter who wu looking
at the big stock of mou yesterday, said to tbo
doctor:
"And yet some of them oaB you a quack?’
“Yes,” said the doctor srlth a twiukle lo his
e, "it la a funny thing this matter ofquaoka.
wo men may graduate from the aame college,
with the same marks and the umo ability;
One advertises that he can cure discuss snd
tbe other does not advertise; one is branded a
quack and tha other Is not. It Is queer. There
is a law in this state against quicks.
A than must have a diploma
when he sets up to practice medicine In Geor
gia. Well, 1 hove flvo diplomas,a goll medal
and a certificate of hmor from the University
of New York. I wr ol the faculty of the
medical departmci - he University of Ver
mont, and J wu nl- .even t In tho 8L Bar
tholomew hosp’t-'. Kn, land, a posit! m
which I won hr i. uinetitlTO examination. It
cv’y ILo jmlous who call me aqnack. Old
.. j tfclans who have good reparations always
; i ceive mo cordially. It la too younger ones
who talk against me.”
“Why islt that you are so successful with
chronic diseases?"
"I have made chronic diseuea a lifelong
study. I make a specialty of such diseases."
“Tell me about this: Some pcoplo claim that
S our charges are very low and others clsim
tat they are very high?"
"The charge depends wholly upon the dis
ease. My plan, yon understand, Is no euro,
no pop. My only charge is for medicines
until a cure ia effected, and when that
la done I make a reasonable charge
for my professional services. Ordinarily,
physicians charge for medicines and for ser
vice*, whether the -services* do any good or
yon would not
"Do they?” asked the doctor. -Well, that’s
a good Joke. If there were no chronic dis
eases hero thst your physicians bad failed to
cure I would not be travelingelther. I am hero
became uncured diseases are here. If Lfatl it
will bo my loss. But u regards the mat
ter of reputation, I was located in
Bhode Island for eight years, and I give on
my circulars u references tbe nemos or clergy
men, congressmen, lawyers, physicians, drug
gists, etc. They will testify to my ability u n
physician and tothe additional fact that I was
entreated to remain in Bhode Island. Why
thonid physicians attack me? I make It a
rule to advise a man who consults me to re
main with his homo physician if he is doing
well. It is the well-nigh hopeless that I havo
come to cure.”
"What clan
tlcntsf
“Well, thejrecater proportion of my pitionts
are ladles. They sulller more frequently from
diseases of a chronic order than do men."
"Why is that, when so many physicians who
claim to b#specialists in femalo complaints?”
frtrnish most of your p.v
‘The reason is simply this: Nearly every phy
sician who Is consulted by a lady aaks for an
examination which laorconrae very cm!,or-
raaalrg, and many ladlca refuse to bo treated
Ladies who tuifrr front female complaints are
aa a rule, extremely nervous, and the peculiar
dread 01 the examinationa makca them the
more nervous. Nluo times out of ten tho
natlent is made worse and in nearly every
Instance the examination ia entirely unneces
sary. All ladles who are affected with female
complaints have certain symptoms. As to
nearly ail the internal organa. We go wholly
by the symptoms, and treat disease success
fully. Why should we not take into consider
ation a lady’s feelings in treating fomale com
plaints ?”
“How long will you remain In Atlanta?”
“Until the night of tbe 15th. My stay was
) rolongcd becanso 1 had made a groat many
i perationi upon tbe eye, and bsd removed
tome tumors which necessitated my personal
ipervlaien.”
“Do you find that many peopls object to
having their names published with their cer
tificate?”
“Unfortunately for me, I do,” replied the
doctor.
“Iliad hut very few people who ore willing
even after they havo been cured of a disease of
a number of years standing, to allow o plain
statement of the case to he made to the world.
Even the other day I offered a lady $50 if she
weald me to publish her tcstimonul. Her re
ply was; ‘Doctor, I have got money enough,
and I would notallow my testimonial to be
paraded in tbe papers for a thousand dollars,
but I will tell all my friends' I could dll
Ton Constitution with testimonials if the
people wonld allow it, but I made it a rule
never to publish a testimonial without permis
sion.”
From Atlanta, Dr. Wilbnr will go to Florida
and take o week’s rest. He will then go tu
Augusta for a brief period. When the doctor
cctnpletra his tour he will eatabllah an institu
tion in Louisville, Ky.,for tho cere of chronic
dleessea.
Comparatively few of hte testimonial arc
published, bnt below aro statements of several
cures effected in Atlanta by him.
A child Often C. A. Rauschenberg, of mwhlte
hall street, haa had a dlrease that banted the skill
ilsh' long, so great waa hsr suffering, and he
rents had atom dtspalred of ever hating here
\\l.tn the child was taken tu Dr. Wilbur,
ntenL The remedies be prescribed acted like
-axle, stvtnx luMaut relief, and Instead of toalog
i.o trying an ulsht long, dropped Into a calm and
tranquil sleep. In s short lime her head was eom-
J letely hest.ri, tbe child well snd as happy a. a
men. she doea not now look Ilka the himbabr.
her whole countenance having undergone achange
.luce her cure.
Mr. 5V. J. Tucker, who work, at IS Whitehall
street aud resides at R Loyd street, has been a
great tulferer from chronic rheumatism for month.,
which mads him so lame It was with gnat Incon
venience be could net about at all. when In the
.tote he wcttld try u> rest his weary limbs by lean
ing bl> hands on the counter, until they, loo, be-
came effected equally as bad. After having triad
many of Atlanta’s best physicians in vain, he do-
cldtd lo tiy Dr. W’Uhur, uMwIUutandlug he had
txrn advised cotta Aud he did, with the htp-
plc.t or rceulir. After taking Dr. Wilbur s treat
ment a short time, bis pain had alt left him.
and bla life, which before wu a burden, has be-
'SMODt of bapp>DMa
Mr*. T. F. WilUansg of Gocx*n villa. Ga.. ha* had
a tumor iron Id a ou e»ch eye-lM for three tear*,
which treat ly dufffured her and would, undoubt
edly, ITallowed to remain, In time prevented her
from openinc her ey«a. The a luxation of the tumor*
nerstMrily made the removal of them quite a del
icate aunfcal operation. Dr. tttlbor remove 1 them
$o quickly that Mrs. W llllam*, though a timid lady
did sot take aay anaesthetic, and expressed little
orsopain.
Mr. G. W. Camp, of Comp A Son. 104 Marietti
recL residence lei Luckl* streer
,-ranhas been troubled with dre
st force time then getting worse.
S SikSGSdS
sical that he could not lie down, wm very short of
breath at slight exertion, etc. Whan Dr. WUbor
romn.ereed treating him two weeks too, hs had
slept fitting up fora month. Hi* abdomen has
tow returned to its normal size, ha can sleep In
Ud til tia appetite li rttuminf; 1* gamifif
Mr. Wm. Doric, of the Markham house, who ha*
fufiered untold agony sln^e last March, whan ho
discovered the cause of hi* trouble was a tana
worm, lie has been tre*t#*i by ‘three cmineul M.
V.'r, and hM taken mau) remedies in vain. Ha
xv m treated for It nearly all the time and wm near
ly discouraged. Ho heard of Dr. Wilbur's success
In treating: flmllsr c««es. and called on him. The
doctor **ld he could cure him In a short time
ami gave him , some medicine, and in oaa
hour, much to bis «ur|.rl-c. he wm relieved of a
monster tape worm thirty leet long, which had
made life a harden to him for months. Mr Porta
has nlnn* f? raa Is ran A nraa. Aral, libra y* 13
bs* gained flesh and now feels Ilka a new man.
ar.d cannot ssy enough in praise of tha doctor.
Mr. Hnyh^f ftchell bad s1*nre tumor onhffneck
which he had tried in vain to have cured fcTi
long time. It caused him ranch pain and ditflenr-
cd him neatly. Dr. Wilbnr nxve^lm some modi,
cine ana in a fbwr days It bad entirely disappeared.
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Henry’, Carbolic Salve rare* File*.
Henry?* Carbolic Sirin- heal* Cat*,
ink for Henry’*, anil Take Ho Olber,
beware or co: NTBSPBrra-n
I wed uni wky
Dr. Nhcrman Now in SL Louis.
Trusses never cure, but they -abject tho wearer to
strauguht’.rt! #
PVJRB
wilb all its horrors, being • i-mled only by hydro*
pholU. ho matter bow MnuKono may no, run*
uie is a lurking enemy, ui.-irrmiuiug ihu cjustl-
* unfiTtlr- 1 * - -
1 £3
tut ion and unfitting Ita vie: i n for all the physical
and social enjoyments of life. Tha displacement
of tbe bowels hi rupture and the use or the tram
a fleet the kidneys, bladder and other organs till
Iropottncy, impaired menu n , fevers, Bright’s dis
ease and other mortify lug * ituxents are Induced.
DR. J. A, SHERMAN, well known throughout
_ - operation, no re
striction ftom labor, but c< in fort and restoration
ftom all the ailments cause . by rupture aud the
use of trusses.
Dr. Hherman’s patnphV, containing ludorre*
sent* frcmjgibyticiau*, ch rgymen, merchants,
farmers and others who have been cored, is milled
for 10c.
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—e on lOo. ou*"
Co.. Nassau, N. Y.
TOMBSTONES an
’ often erected over persons ’
r who wool* to-day be alive sad 1
writ If they had pot prajodlct"
and poisonous drugs aaidt and
accepted the honest offer we have
.fccen makingAhem for yean part.
Thst offer Is. that wa wtU lend
-c ar.Vcnattckorr-iltnff.ourElcc*
tn; l.iedkatcd A-m'lancer, to suit
their caae oa.-n A., atrial, Ifno
cruet, made v»3 vaha no char*,
whatever, UnotiUta/otrofrrt
We are dally curing •even cares
of Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Ner
vousness, Debility, DUeracs of |
the Lieer, Kidneys ead Lung),
die. Itlaatrmted book (Ivin, prices
and foil particulars, aad blank for
statement of case icotfrea. Addm.
feba— oh.tteow
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