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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. 4 TUESDAY MARCH 15 1886
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to do la to *et subscribers for Tiir. CoWSTTTtrrioir.
The paper doe* ft* own estivating. The man who
reads a sample ropy want* to subscribe, and U
almost ready when you go to him. See what Mr.
SI. D. Morris, of Jacksonville. Texas, write*. He
Mji:
"! received a few sample copies of Tux Coxsrr-
tvtion today and distributed them among my
friends in the morning, and this evening I started
out to get a few subscribers, and In twenty minutes
) had ten cash subscribers; and I herewith hand
you postofflee order for 110, with list of name*.
Please send agents' hand book, premium list, por
ter* , etc., and I will try to get up a good I’st of
subscribers."
Thl, I, very flnqdc. Run Jtnc «»H, "8n»
whl.by and reap drunkard.." Mr. Morrtt did l>«t
ter. lie towed CoKmminx*. nolwlth-undlnz Mr.
Adama, oar regular a*enl tor Jaeknonvllle war ato
at work, and reaped mjlMKrlbcre. Time* the way H
toea. Wherever you m atter Coxmri nos. in good
hand, you may be mire of a rich hanre*tor«uU*crlb-
i ni. Who will follow Mr. Morel. V exaarple and w»
( ossriTi Tlos. in gocsl rrvHuwl • Tan you Jo U'
Another point about Tat Vo.ssnrvriu., '. ftwr.l
1, that they arc always ready ar Jo wh -c they van
for their favorite paper. Here la a Hearty paid lac
ier from Mr. K. J ?*w«U. It. of I'liuiknayeUla,
Aim Mr. SrwaUwrile.
"Therpaetiovu uopiua you win- maud me between
the plow hau Jim. un laat Tlmrahty amt hare been
dhtrtbured with paai roMi/in. t eoeiiaie you atooay
lor three iUtauriDur* aud two renewals and think
) will hart awiw iu wind you wn. Everyone who
eeea the paper liken it •
That', the way it pm. Mr. Swwell wa< In a food
place and at pood work whrn Tua Cos.rm tms
found him. He doubtlraa (ialaked hi, plowing, ft*
we do not want any man to quit hi, work to help
n«. Bui he found lime In the noil day or Iwo to
glre an bonr'M work to Tun Co.simPTio.w. and he
renda In a rnng little club. How many farmer,
will think of Mr. Sewell and Tna Coiutititios
when Ihry go out plowing neat, and will glre, aa
he did, a llllle while lo It and aend ui In a club?
Mr. Sewell taya, wllh Mr. Morrlt: "Kvcryonewho
reII Tmt CoKrriTinoK want. It." That mint be
tree for everybody aaya to, and the ruth of new
autwcrlbcr, Juatlflri ua In thinking aa. How caty
then II la to eitcnil 111 circulation. We are ready
lo tend a bundle of aamplM to any ouc who will
ark fur them and will agree lo dlitrlbulc them Into
good hands Wo would bo glad lo hare a tbnntand
aurh requeata thl, week, and will aend out the pa
per, wllh pleaaure to any man whore name Iron
our llata! Can't you handle n bundle lo advan
tage? _______
Tiie latent thing In New York is a petition
of over nine thousand algnnturcs nuking that
the mtuenma In Central park lie opened on
Hnnfiay. Among the aignera arc four clergy
men. The movement la fot the benefit of
the laboring clgaaea wbo do not have an
opportunity of viaiUng tbo park any other
day In the week.
The Blair Bill In the Hen ate.
The paaaage of the Blair bill by an over
whelming vote (n the aenate was an errnt
that hlatory will not overlook. It woa an
event of Importance, however looked at
and if the bouae alao accept* the bill a
movement agninat illiteracy will be iiinng-
nrated that will lie felt aa long at (Mb repair
lie loafs.
Before the final vole waa taken laat Friday
aeveral Intereating aiuendmcuta were votid
on. Mr. Evarta acenied to anticipate the
rejfctloiijhy at leaat aomo of the southern
atatca of tire terms of the hill; mid he there
fore moved that any relinquisbod sum should
he divided amopg the states that accept
tharea under the net. Thin amendment waa
adopted by a cloee vote—yeas S3, nays S3.
Both of our senators voted for it, and in tbo
negative vote la found the names of only eight
democrat!. Under this amendment o state
that declines its share of the appropriations
will be taxed severely to pay for the educa
tion of children in the states Unit do racolve
shares.
Mr. lTnmh desired that Instruction In
physiology and hygeiue, wilb special refer
ence to the nature of alcoholic prinks, should
be included in the curriculum of the schools,
hat the senate by a vote of 13 to 31 rejected
it. Even Governor Colquitt voted against
the proposition.
An attempt was made to order a division
of money to white and colored schools npon,
not the population of the two sets of children,
bat upon the proportion that the illiteracy
of the white anil colored children bear to
each other. The amendment involved the
principle of the Alliton amendment, npon
which no teat vote had been taken. The
yen* and nnye were ordered, and the propo
sition was rejected by a vote of It to 37.
No democrat voted in the affirmative, and
aevrnteen republicans, beaded by Messrs.
Blair,[Edmunds and Evarta, voted "no."
This disposed of the famous Allison amend
ment that at one time threatened to destroy
the bill.
Before the Ansi vote wag taken Governor
Brown stated that he was paired with Mr.
Morgan, of Alabama, who is a very bitter
opponeut of nations! aid in the matter of
public education. The bill was passed by a
vole of 35 to 13. Meson. Cockrell of Mis-
reuri, Coke of Texas, Gray of Delaware,
Harris ot Teunessee, Maxey of Texas and
Wilson of Maryland, were the only demo-
•crats that voted against the bill-six in all,
and ail from the south. The six republicans
who indorsed illiteracy were Messrs. Frye
end lisle of Maine; Ingalls and Plumb of
Kansas; Jones of Nevada, and Teller of Cal*
credo. Both of the Georgia senators sup
ported the bill at all stages. The Alabama
and South Carolina senator, jqjlii on tho
question -General Hampton and Mr. )*u*h
supporting the bill,
1 he bill it now in (lie house, where it will
certainly l« reached in good season, and
where thire is every reason to lielieve it will
icceite favorable consideration. Tho bouse
is the popular branch of congreta, and it is
hardly presiblc that it will oppose this move
ment iu lavot of popular education.
of the private correspondence of at least one
of the great democratic tycoons.
It seems that Ibis particular tycoon ia
afraid that the south is about to units with
tbo free-traders and whisky ringRtera of tbs
wild, wild west, and be has written a strict
ly private and confidential letter to Colonel
Blink Blank, ol Klankville, in regard to the
situation. Before he mailed this letter,
Just bow important it is, is shown by the
fact that the prominent democrat places tiro
onus of all legislation on the aonthern demo
crats. They, be says, are responsible, and
they must shoulder the responsibility. He
points ont that the southern democrat* have
control of the boner, and that whatever is
done or not done, they matt receive the
credit’for. This prominent democrat, who al
lows Mr. Nordbolf to ropy a private letter Ire-
fore he mails it.appears to be one of the person
al organs of Wall street, and be insists tb.il
the southern democrat* mnet join the east
ern democrats in their raid on silver, other
wise they will be regarded as "dialmnest."
This Is a very sorry argument—sa sorry,
Indeed, as any argument moat be which calls
for sectional alignments. Ontaide of Wall
street and the hanks, the people of New
York slate arc solid in behalf of the silver
dollar. Ass matter of fact, there is no di
vision ot opinion among the people of the
country in regnrd to the silver question.
But wbat this prominent and able demo
crat desires is that the south Shall align itself
with the cast, instead of with the west,
which is republican. Wc hare no doubt
that the aide and prominent democrat is '
some way connected with Wail street, but
even if it were otherwise, be is hopelessly
mistaken in bie views. It is immaterial
the sooth whether it allies itself with the
weet or with the east. Wherever the truest
democracy is to be found, there will the
south ho found. The south is not in favor
ofseclioasliam. and whatever alignments
that have a squint in that direction will be
avoided. The democrats of this section are
opposed to the free-traders and whisky ring-
stera of the west as well as to the gold-bugs
of the east, and will run the deni00rati
party on its merits, appealing to every sec
tion to recognize and support the party of
the people.
year, his term running- through fourteen
years. He was without money, but he got
a syndicate of politicians to work him in.
He smigned fats salary for the first two years
to them, enabling them to clear a profit of
14,000. I rtf era than tlx months this j uilge who
wss to draw no salary for two years, bought
a costly residence and commenced living at
the rate of $20,000 a year.
In police circles it is just as bad. The
polite live by blackmailing every unlawful
calling. The victims sometimes rebel, but
their cases are pigeon-holed and never come
to ilia!.
In such a society thieves in purple and fine
linen, and with big twnk accounts, draw all
the prim of life. Honest men In ragged
coals suffer and sink forgotten into paupers'
graves.
This sketch of the great city is probably,
ia the main, trnejto lite. But is it not also
trnc of all great dtls.? Even at this dis
tance from London and Pari* wc hear the
moat shocking storire of iniquity. In no age
of the world haa it been possible to consoli
date great masses of men in one community
without tbe rapid development of corruption
and general wickedness. Here Is something
for tbe pessimist and the optimist to discuss.
Can. wc|make our luge citiee contribute to the
advancement of a Christian civilisation?
The Democratic Party and Sectional
ism.
Mr. Cbailcs XordhoA, of tbe New York
Herald, who has liis headquarters in Wash
ington, appears to be deep in the confidence
of prominent democrats in congrem. What
be hu done to dome this, wo do not now
jrmember, but that bo reolly dooo deserve
if, j* shown by the fact that he has charge
Alton! state ICIghts.
Tho Mobile Register, which a few years
ago was a furious state sovereignty organ
jnst now pleased to allntle to "centraliza
tion” as a "federal scare-crow.” The led-
eral power, says our contemporary, "is the
people and (he slates.” This is true, and it
a fact that the aonthern people have been
slow to recognize. Tbe people and the state
are one, just ns the people and the federal
government arc one.
At the same time, this is uo reason why
tbe federal government should lie expected
assume control of mattcra which a state,
n number ot states, ought to control. The
paternal idea may be carried too far. No
body is afraid of the federal power, so tar as
we know, but there Is no reason why tho
whole country should lie taxed for the ex-
cliudvelbenefit of one section.
History will show that the party in clmrga
tbe government has always been In favor
extending the federal power, whilotho
party in the opposition has always clamored
for state righto By the time the democratic
party hu indorsed the Hennepin canal
swindle, the Mississippi improvement fraud,
and the Ends canal jobbery, it will hare
little room to talk about stale righto
The tieortria Jersey Halo.
The first public sale of Jeraeys in Georgia,
which took place in Atlanta yesterday, was
a great success. It is so considered by tlio
breeders nt interest, by the spectators and
by the visitors. That 55 Jerseys, most of
them culvee, several of them bulls, and half
of them In poor condition, can bo eold in
these depressed .time* at public ontcry for
$7,388, or nn average ol $135 apiece, is cu-
tircly satisfactory.
The promoters o( yesterday’s sale were
not alter prices so much as reputation. They
desired to win tbe confidence of the public
almve all things; to show that this sale, and
all sales conducted by them, should bo
fqnsre, and open, anil honest This they
have done. Every sale was nbeoloto. There
wss no hy-bldtling. Every pedigree was
guaranteed anil every defect fairly declared.
A similar sale advertised next week would
attract more buyers than yesterday's sale.
The October sale will have twice os many
breeders represented, and will have a larger
number of purchasers. A« for prices, we
predict that they were lower yesterday than
they will ever he again in a public sale in
Georgia.
At the figures established at yesterday's
sals the raising of Jerseys is a most profita
ble business. As Mr. Woodward, one of our
most judicious breeders, soys: "A Jenny
cnlf will pay as lung os it commands as much
as mule colt." They brought more than
double the price for mule colts on yesterday,
under the most unfavorable clrcnmstonces.
Over half the 5,707 eubsertbere whoso time
expired In March have renewed, and hundred,
have brought In new tubscribcn with them. Is
"M'ch" on your address slip? If so send In your
renewal Immediately, sad be euro end send at least
one near subscriber with It. It is assy for you. and
It means s (rest deal to us. ucl one new one
anyhow.
Ulb In the Metropolis.
The New York correspondent of tbe prov
incial pres* paint tbo metropolis in tbe dork-
cat colors. A condensed summary of some
of tbe points thrown ont by these purveyors
of news will perhaps startle the majority of
our readers.
It Is boldly charged that corruption pre
vails ftotu the counting-house to the altar,
(torn tbe shop to the judge’s bench. Not
only do trusted cashiers skip svsry day to
Gonads, but many of the proudest banking
and insnrancs companies stand on thin ice.
The largest booses are daily robbed by>m-
ployeswho are supposed to be the soul ot
Ia this overdrawn? Recently it wss
discovered that the employe of a Broadway
firm had robbed the house of $400,000 in two
years. The firm was making so much money
that it did not notice its loam until the ex
posure wits made.
Take the legislature. Most of its members
are poor men. The salary of a member is
$1,500 sml it cost* him about $2,000 to get
in. How does be manage to profit by the
position. He throws himself Into the arms
of tbs lobby sml at the end of a amnion comes
ont several thousand dollar* ahead. In
other words tbe statesmen are bought like so
many sheep.
But how abont the courts? Tbe nominees
for official office* are assmed a big per cent
of their mlariee by tbeir^partiea. Oor judge
' $3ty»0 for a placo at $13;Q00 a
A Very Herloit* Matter.
The death of another federal prisoner in
Fulton county jail, which occurred on yes
terday, brings up tbe number of those who
have died in that jail, or from meningitis
contracted there, to four within ton days.
There arc still others tvho ore sick. This is
a very serious matter. It practically makes
confinement in that jail, certainly for this
class of prisoners, aliout half way equal to a
death sentence.
It is said that the closeness of the
cells, the overpowering steam heat aud the
confinement produces this fatal fever on the
mountaineere who have been accustomed to
bracing air and constant out-of-door exercise.
He this ns It may, it Is clearly the duty of
the authorities to protect the prisoners. It
must be remembered that these men are not
necessarily criminals. Many ot them are in
jail waiting trial, and may be proved inno
cent.
Those who ore convicted of illicit distill
ing are not criminals in the usual sense of
that wood. They ore mountaineers who ore
brought to lielieve that moonsbinlng is not
a crime. It certainly la not a crime to bo
compared to innrder or to areon, and yet
here are four of these men so Imprisoned that
they are attacked with swift and incurable
disease, and die before they have shaken off
the prison nlr. It is likely that In a few
months Fulton county jail will be as healthy
for these men ns any other jail in the state.
Until that time they certainly should not he
imprisoned here.
Discovering a Fraud.
It is given out from Washington that tlio
civil service commission, as it Is now conatl
tilled, is abont to go to pieces. This would
he a sad, sad outcome, for if we have been
able to properly gauge the allcction which
the public has for this republican slde-ehow,
there would be weeping and walling and
gnaehing of teeth should its celebrated use-
fulness be suddenly brought to an end.
To be taro, as the board now stands, it Is
democratic, but the democratic members are
tenderfooted. They are cautious. They are
conservative. They feel like a country boy
nt n Boston hotel. They feel proud if the
elevator lwy winks at them, and they are
happy if the porter asks them what they are
banging around the premises for.
Tints, with n commission that is supposed
to lie thoroughly democratic, we have tbe
saute old republican side-shotv, Dorman B.
Eaton and bis precedents dominate the
afiiiir, and the republican party continues to
reap all the benefita that are suppoeed to
attach to the civil service reform business.
Under these circumstances, it is no wonder
that the democrats of tbe commimion are be
ginning to grow restlees aud uneasy. It is
said that Mr. Trenholm, of Sonth Carolina,
wbo was appointed because he was a gold-
bug, is beginning to grow tired of his job.
Mr. Treuholm is a banker, and he is sup
posed to have a banking basinemin Charles
ton, but tbe bcantles anil delights of office
overcame his domesticity, so to speak, and
he concluded to accept the highly important
place of civil service commissioner.
Just at present, he wants to get down and
ont. It is said that he sees the izgjuatice and
inconsistency of the law and has become
converted in a measure. This being the case,
the more democrats the president appoints
to succeed him the tietter. Tlte country
cannot leant too soon that tlio civil service
commission la a found.
Tho Fmlt Brandy Tax.
A bill is pending in the house of represen
tative* to tax fractional parts of a gallon of
distilled spirits. l'avksge* are now made to
hold 10} gallons, or other fractional amounts,
and tbe ol Jcct of the bill is to stop tbe sva-
eion of the tax of 00 cents a gallon npon
fractional port* of a gallon. So tar as the
manufacture of distilled spirits from corn or
other grain is concerned, no one can reasona
bly oliject to the bill; hut so far as the fruit-
distillers are concerned it will increase their
burdens, which are already very heavy.
Representative Brady, of Virginia, proposes
to amend the bill by excepting from its oper
ation all engaged in the manufacture of
brandy and wine from fruit. The four states
operating the greatest number of fruit dis
tilleries are Georgia, Kentucky, North Caro
lina and Virginia. Georgia had last year
291 fruit distilleries, that produced 4:1,994
gallons, from which $39,504.94 were col
lected by the internal revenue officers. Ken
tucky bad 390 fruit distilleries; product
143,535 gallons; tax collected $128,279.
North Carolina had 1,314 fruit distilleries;
{trodnet 65,092 gallons; tax collected
1176,555. Virginia had laat year
.214 fruit distilleries whose pro
duct was 138,103 gallons, from which
$124,202 was collected. In the four states
there were in 1*95 two thousand nine
hundred amt thirty-six distilleries that
yielded 499,592 gallon* in fruit brandy, and
$368,632 in taxes. The average tax collected
from each of these di-tilleries during the
last fiscal year was only $125, and the east
of collecting that sum was $27! It coats
nearly 22 per rent to collect the tax imposed
npon frnit distillers.
Mr. Brady thinks the government should
cease to tax the frnit distilleries altogether—
the poor firemen engaged in making a barrel
or two of Inanely from fruit. To impose aa
additional burden npon them would lie
great wrong, in his opinion; and he thus pre
sents the practical operation of the pending
bill: “The distiller registers his still for use;
it has a producing capacity under the survey
of 99 gallons per day, or 4 gallons per hour.
July 1 he operate* the same 13 hours, pro
ducing 52 gallons. He is for this 13 hours
charged 24 hours and for 96 gallonsof spirits.
July 15 and 19 be again operates his still
and for 25 Jural*, really producing 100 gal
lons of spirits; lie is again charged for two
whole days, 48 boars, and taxed with 192
gallons of brandy or spirits. July 30 he
again operates his still and for only 10 hours,
producing only 40 gallons of spirits, yet he
if charged for 24 hours' operation, or 90 gal-
Ions of spirits. Thus he has operated Ids
still 48 hours, producing really 192 gallons,
the tax on which would be $162.80; yet he
will be charged with 96 hours, or 384 gal
lons, the tax on which is $:S25.60, jnst a dif
ference of $162.60, which latter amount is
assessed against him and ho haa
to pay. Now as to operation or
the assessment feature nnder the proposed
bill: Tho production of fruit brandy by the
distilleries in the four state* named, la,t fie
nd year, was 409,592 gallons, or an average
of 139 gallons—say four packages (the usual
size) each. If 1,000 of these small distillers
on each package of brandy produced by
them have an excess of one-half gallon, we
will have 1,000 assessments against them of
two gallons each, or $1.80 tax each, and I
undertake to say that it will cost the govern
ment in many cases twenty times the amount
of the assessment to collect it, not to men
tion the vexation and injustice frequently
done the frnit distillers.”
JEFFERSON DAVIS
Has Promised to Vl.it Montgomery
Soon.
From the Montgomery Courier.
Mayor Reese returned yesterday morning
from New Orleans and brought with him tho
welcome intelligence that ex-President Jeffer
son Dsvls it coming to Montgomery, and will
lecture in bebalf of the monument to be con
structed on Capitol hill In memory of tbe con
federate dead. Colonel Beese stopped at Beau;
voir Wednesday afternoon on his return and
present edto Mr. Davis the cordis! and earnest
invitation of the monument committee, as
suring him of a most cordial wecoms to the
placo where he ones resided and
whose people hold him In the greatest
reverence and affection. Mr. *. Dsvls,
though averse to going about delivering
lectures, nevertheless agreed to make an ex
ception in this case, and after a visit to his
plantation on tpe Mississippi will be ready to
enme at any time selected by the committee.
This will probably be the middle or last of
April. A special car will be provided for him
and bis party, which will consist of Mrs.
Dsvls and Miss Davis and a number of frlandi,
Colonel Beese was delighted with his visit tc
Beauvoir and his reception by tho Dsvls fam
ily. lie is especially full of praises for Miss
Davis, whom he describes as a very lovely
and accomplished young lady, and of Mrs.
Davis, who retains thesamegracethstadoraed
the confederate court and made Itslmost regal.
Mr*. Davis asked him many questions about
Montgomery and tbe people here, and showed
remarkable familiarity with Montgomery
names and places.
Montgomery will simply overflow with wel
come, snd thousands of people from every
where will crowd her streets to see him. Hera
he took tho oath of office us president of tbe
confederacy; hero the yonng nation which he
ruled was born; here the people of Alabama
A Defiant Criminal.
laist'year the proprietors of the Nashville
Banner were indicted for libel. Their offense
consisted in exposing the alleged abases ex-
istingin the Tenneesee penitentiary. The
defendant* were convicted, and the supreme
tourt has jnet affirmed the decision of the
lower court.
Under the eircnmstonces one would natu
rally expect to see the Banner clod in the ha
biliments of woe, smothered as it were in
sackcloth ondoahea. Not a bit of it. The
audacious little journal actually seems to
glory in its conviction. In a flaming edito
rial it informs its readers that it was oonrict-
ed for exposing “the damnable outrages and
inhnmanltiee which have shamed and dis
graced tbe state of Tennessee nnder the odi
ous lease system; for securing a needed re-
form in prison management, and for defying
a greedy monopoly which was fattening on
misery.”,
These are bold words, but our daring con
temporary concludes with the following de
fiance to the courts:
This Is our crime. If to have done Jht» It s crime,
we tre proud of the <1 inunction. It brtugt no bluth
of ihame to our chceki, for whatever may bo the
rulings of honorable courts we stand today acquit,
ted before the bnrof public opinion.
It is not our purpose to disease the merits
of the esse. In giving the final result of a
notable trial it is plainly apparent that the
courts are losing much of their power in con-
boiling public sentiment The time has
been when a newspaper In the Banner’s posi
tion would feel hopelessly crashed. Bat
now an advene decision is utilised as a boom
by the defeated party, and the branded crim
inal, confident of a strong popular hacking,
bespatters with mad the ermine of the aa-
gust judge* who thundered npon its best!
the penal tenon of the law.
It is a hod sign to see a lack of respect for
the courts pervading the masses. It means
that tbe court* are on the down grade, or
that the mams have outstripped them in
virtue and Intelligence. The outlook Is not
encounging when judges of the highest tri
bunals can be Insulted, denounced and held
np to pnbllg shame for their decisions.
His Hen Forges Ahead.
King Cotton may ns well give way to Sis
Hen. The monarch of tbe plantations is all
very well in his way, but the modest little
riebelitn of the barnyards beats him to
lleath as a money-maker.
It is only within the poet few years that
we have been able to get reliable poultry
statistics. An immense industry bas grown
up before we wero aware of It. Let us con
sider a few figures. For tbe year 1883 tho
imnltry product of this country wss
11560,000,000. Under an equal division each
man, woman and child in theconntry would
have paid over eleven dollars to tho poultry
formers. But we paid more than that, for
we imported about half as much os we pro
duced. China alone sent ns 13,000,000 eggt.
These are tremendous figures. Our poul
try interest it seems is more than donble the
value of the dairy interest. It was worth in
1883 $150,000,000 more than the cotton pro
dnet of that year.
■With such a showing before ns why should
the small farmer long for theblgcottonplan.
tations of tbe southwest or the great wheat-
fields of the northwest? Without underrat
ing the importance of other farm products, it
ia high time for ns to consider the poultry
industry. Let ns penetrate tbe mysteries of
the different breeds, and work the Cochins,
Brahms*, Hamburg*, Black Spanish, Wyan
dotte*, Plymouth Rocks, Andelnsiani and
all the others for all they are worth. It is
time to bring Brer Rooster and Sis Hen to
the front. Thsy deserve well of the repub
lic.
PERSONS AND THINOS.
The richest two women In America are Mrs.
A. T. Stewart and Mrs. Mark Hopklna. Each !•
Worth Shoot EtD,000,000.
Wanted—I.ooo dozen icaqntllt; 4a per dozen for
clean birds. William Klnmonth, egg aud poultry
mctchant. Western Road, Cock.
1z).ndon Truth sayz: Hero is u advertise
ment from the cork Constitution. U Is not mon-
atroua that theuMnds of sea-gulls thould he made
victims of fkahlee and woman’s whlnu:
It la laid that Howells receives better prices
for hit macatlne work than any other American
writer, bain* paid from VO lo flMapaieforhls
contribution* to the Century and Harper s, and
earning by hla psn about *20,000 * year.
Laktijo, the chief ball-fighter of Madrid,
claims to have killed ait bulla without being per-
tonally Injured. Purina the last year he made
tlit,coo. which would Indicate that bull iishiina In
S|atu is almost aa profitable as tlusgtniiu this
country.
A laiiy who Ixmrdt iu tho United States
hotel at Litchfield, conn., was annoyed by tho
dammirac-f a window «hnt(ervh« other night.
Finally, with much trouble, she lowr.l the room,
entered. raloM the window, fastened (he shutter,
sml * as burri: < d when the calnt voire of a H -:ou
drum nit r tn the bed -u:d. "Thank you. ma’am."
Cor,ox is king In thesnccqlatiremsrketsef
New Ycrk jttst at pre-enu W*it It a >u Men and un
expected turn in the course of even.-, eott.su has
taken tl.e fir-t place in speculative interest. For
months the market has lsl t prostrate under tho
net blanket of tfic crop reports, s nsii Manchester
demand and lew prices. Transactions felt JO.OOJ to
tW.Ctei hale- a day. Prices were ree-oteled that were
tbe lowe-T in years, and the whole -ttusti.eu was
apparently hopeless. ?uddenly, with scarcely a
moment’s notice, the condition of affairs ((changed
and In the lam three days ofWat week STS,DM bales
of cotton were sold In the New York cotton ex-
t Lange, a reocnl altogether unprecedented in the
cotton market
lets who are dead; and here Hr. Davis
will come to act the sign of his approval and
Indorsement on that great work, ana help tbe
people to help themselves in erecting this
worthy tribute to tbe dead.
The approaching visit of Jefferson Davit to
Montgomery will bo a notable event. The cx
president of the confederacy goes on a mission of
love ami duty. Standing on the very ipot where
twenty-live years agohe took the oath of office as
president of tho confederate states, he will speak
In behalf of the monument which a grateful peo
ple propose to erect in honor of the heroes of the
lost c/iu>e.
Such a spectacle will be Aill of pathetic interest.
It will be strangely suggestive, and many a batter
ed veteran will And himself, as he listens to hts
old chieftain, carried back almost In reality to tho
troublous days when the young confederacy passed
through its baptism of Arc.
The journey of Mr. Davis to Montgomery nat
urally recalls hts last trip on public business
to that city from his homo in Mis
sissippi. it was abont the middle
February, 1861, when Mr. Davis was notified of his
election as provisional president by tho confeder
ate congress then In session at Montgomery. Tho
announcement was not altogether a surprise to
him, but it did not bring with it any undue ela
tion. His preference was for a military command,
and he hsd been led to believe that he would be
tendered the highest appointment in the army of
the new republic.
This was the condition of popular sentiment
when Mr. Davis left Mississippi, and journeyed to
the southern capital where ho was to bo inaugu
rated. At every station on tho route crowds of
people assembled, and cheered the president
elect with the wildest enthusiasm. Every man,
and every boy, worn the blue cockades which had
become the emblem of secession. These crowds of
peoplehtd been Inflamed by real and imagi
nary wrongs to tho highest pitch Lof
fury, and their voice wu unanimously for war and
plenty of ft. It was a difficult task fora statesman
to satisfy such audiences, but Mr. Davis passed
through the ordeal splendidly. Remembering the
grave responsibility which he waa about to assume
his utterances were in the main dignified and tem
perate. Other statesmen on tho same train ex
pressed themselves more freely, and It was gen
erally reported at the time that the most loudly
applauded speech of the trip wu a brief one made
by a sanguine gentleman who spoke as follows
"Fellow citizens: If there Is to be war, let It
come. We can bo ready
ten days. In another ten days
wclwill take Washington. Philadelphia will
be ours ten days later. In ten days more Now
York will fall into our hand. Boston we don't
want because we don’t caro for baked beans!''
The cheering wu heard several miles.
At Chattanooga there wu a ripple of unpleasant
excitement. A union man named Crutchfield at*
tempted to Interrupt Mr. Davla In an abusive and
Insulting way. Pistols and kulvca wero drawn in
the crowd and 31 r. Davis wu with difficulty re
strained from taking an active hand in punishing
the disturber of the meeting. Both parties, however,
were so evenly balanced in Chattanooga that a
collision would have led to very serious results,
aud It wm fortunately avoided.
Reaching Athnta the distinguished traveller
stopped at tho Trout house, the Kimball of those
days. Tbe hotel wu a large four story building,
situated on the northeutcra corner of Deeatur
and Fryor streets. Just opposite wu an enclosed
Held, with a little shrubbery In it, called a park.
In this open space, during a cold, drizzling rain,
stood thousands of citizens eager to
hear the great Mlnlsslpplan. When Mr.
Davis appeared on the balcony of the hotel tho
pcoplo went wild. The orator's appearance Icame
hilly up to the popular Ideal. He wu at that time
just fifty-three, in the very prime of a magnificent
manhood. His eagle eye, and his dork hair, '.then
without a thread of silver, set off to marked ad
vantage the strong, firm features which had not
only the calm repose of marble but its pallor also.
Tho spare, erect figure with Its elutic carriage
show ed the trained soldier, and the speaker’s ring
ing voice whh a sort of uetalie clangor in its
vibrant tones left an impression
of pow er, and made the hearers feel that they were
in the presence of one born to command.
This Atlanta speech was, under the clrcum.
stances, a model address. Accustomed u he wu
to "listening senate^" the orator also knew how
to adapt hlm>clf to a popular audlenco. He gave
a spirited review of the causes leading to the se-
ccrafon of the southern states, and showed why It
wu necessary for a homogeneous people with our
peculiar institutions to have a government of its
own. War he regarded uan Improbable contingen
cy,but he held out the Idea that If it had to come It
would be more likely to. be fought on northern
■oil than on this side of the Fotomac.
After that speech Atlanta belonged to Jefferson
Davis. Ko man ever succeeded with a single
speech in so completely capturing the hearts of
our people. When our Illustrious visitor resumed
bis triumphal Journey many of our citizens accom
panied him to see the inauguration. It was an
ovation from beginning to end, and
w hen the soldierly figure stood in the presence of
an Immense multitude, at the capltol In Mont
gomery, and reverently but serenely took the oath
of office as president of the provisional government
of the Confederate States of America, the blenings
of millions of people w ere showered upon his head,
and If any southerner doubted that the new ruler
was destined to leadithe new-born nation onward
and upward, to liberty, prosperity land power, he
wisely held hi» peace.
And now altera lapse of a quarter of a century
JcifciM.n 1'triiit to revisit the scene of his lean?-
uration and | uy a tribute to the brave men who
followed hli.i through gloom a:id <larkue*s to «ls-
;<! he grave. It I* tre!!.'
OUR KNOWLEDGE-BOX.
Ibe Inland, which ia peopled only by a few hundred
residents. Is a high, rocky point In the sea and pro
duces little grain or vegetables. A flew sheep axe
raised, but the three hundred or four hundred peo
ple who live there are either in the employ of tho
government at the ship-supply station or are
wealthy aud live <m the Island through preference.
There are tons of pieces of rocks, bits of wood,
—. e(e<t fro® ^ wand yearly
tourists.
B. W., Athens. Tcnn.: Did the discoverers of
America find cattle here?
The tint herd of cattle known on the continent
of America was brought by Columbus on hfs sec
ond voyage. From these and other small herds
brought by later Spanish navigators the wild cattle
of south America descended. In 1563 tbe Portu
guese took cattle and hogs to Newfoundland and
Nova Scotia. The Canadian cattle were introduced
In 1608. In 1620 Virginia had 500 head of catt)e.
The most stringent laws were passed prohibiting
the killing or any domestic animal. In New Eng
land cattle wero Introduced In 1021. It la said that
for a time price was regulated by color, a red calf
being cheaper than a black one because it wu
more likely to be mistaken by the wolves for a deer
and killed.
Subscriber, Thomaaville, Ga.: How can I
brown a gun barrel?
A great deal of experience is required to do this
successfully, and It Is not at all likely that a novice
will be satisfied with the result of his labors in
this direction. The barrel must first be polished
and then rubbed with whiting, to remove all oily
matter. The touch hole Is then filled with wax,
and the two ends stopped with wooden rods, whtch
serve the purpose of bandies. A solution composed
of equal parts of butter of antimony and sweet oil
is applied with a linen rag or sponge until the whole
surfkce is uniformly moistened. This Is allowed to
remain until the next day, when It is rubbed off
with a stiff brush, and If the proper color isqot
obtained, another application of the browning
mixture is made. The barrel having the desired
tint is first washed In pearl-ash water, then In clear
water, and finally polished with a burnisher, or
with beeswax, or a coat of shellac varnish is ap
plied to it.
R. C. M., Oxford, Ala.: Who Invented the
first nall-moking machine?
The first machine for making nails It supposed to
have been invented by Bir David Bulwer, of Eng
land, but none of the details of the Invention are
known, as no record of patents wm kept prior
to 1617. Clement Dawberry received a patent for
an improvement on Bulweris machine fn 1618,
The first machinery for making nails put into prac
tical use wm Invented by ThomM Clifford, of Bris
tol, England, In 2760, and need fn French's factory,
Winebnrn, Staffordshire, In 1792. The first patent
for a machine for cutting nails Issued in this
country Is thought to hare been given to Jocfah O,
Person, of New York, March 23, 1794. Jacob Per
kins, of Bostoo, received a patent a year later, but
his machine is said to have been Invented In 1790.
It wm not until 1810, however, that a machine was
invented that could turn out one hundred nails a
minute.
Reach r, Anniston, Ala: Why la Prince Na
poleon called ••Plon-Plon?”
Plon-Plon la the slangy conception ot Czalnt
Plomb, which means fear bullet, a nlekname giv
en to Prince Napoleon during the Crimerian war.
W. E. T., Temple, Texas.—What Is the ori
gin of the term cMh, m applied to money ?
It comes from the French word "calsee," a money
chest, and originally meant money kept in a
money chest. It is also the name of a Chinese
copper coin.
Subscriber, Evergreen, Ala.: 1. Arc the
. -to words "democracy and republic” exactly syn
onymous? 2. Wm tho government of tbe United
States founded on democratic or republican prin
ciples? 3. Is there any political Issue of a general
character between the democratic and republican
parties of the United States? 4. Is partisanship
either democratic or republican?
1. No. A pure democracy is a government of tho
people. The people of the commonwealth make
their own laws. Such a government is possible
only in small communities. A republic, while; a
government of tho people, is a representative gov
ernment. 2. Republican. 8. No. They differ
only In their methods. 4. It may be either, but
we have seen tho worst examples of it in the re
publican party.
S. A. 8., Lake Maitiaud, Fla.: 1. What If
be native country of the sweet potato? Docs it
iclong to the same family m the Irish potato? 2.
Where doesour southern cow pea come from? Is
it related to tbe English or garden pea?
I. It isdoubtfol whether It originated in Indlaor
America. Columbus carried slfbet (potatoes from
this country to Isabella, and they were cultivated
in Spain by the middle of tlio sixteenth century.
They were grown in England before the Irish po
tato. Tbe Chlncso claim that they always had
them. Sweet potatoes may in one senso be said to
belong to tne same family m the Irish potato, InM-
much as they are tubers. 2. It wm brought from
England to this country, and is relatod to tho Eng
lish or varden pea. All peas probably came orig
inally from the orient.
J. E. H., Hoschton, Ga.: 1. Do interiec-
tlons really belong to written language? 2. What
Is the origin of the word, "sir* 7
1. Yes. 2. It comes from "sire” and "sleur,” In
French, words derivod from the Latin, "senior,”
signifying a person advanced In yeais, or in sta
tion. When Introduced In England, it wm ap
plied to knights, but gradually it wm adopted m a
texm of respect In addressing men of all classes.
Subscriber, Covington, Ga: What Is tho sig*
nificancc of the various signal service flags?
The following verse explains the flag code:
A sun of red Is weather warm,
A sun of blue is general storm,
A crescent red is weather eold,
A crescent blue Is fair foretold,
A star of red no change implies,
A bine star local stormy skies,
A square of black on flag of white,
A cold wave coming in all IU might.
Theodoras, Fort Valley, Ga.: Tell tne some
thing about the.olnt snake. Is there any such
thing?
3Iany reputable persons say that they have seen
Joint snakes. They describe them m small, dirty
reptiles. When their bod«es are cut In two the
several peris unite, and in a short time move off
apparently all right.
Subscriber. Fort Gaines o#.; Please give me tho
minim tenets of the communists, nihilists and so
cialists.
The commuulsU want local democratic govern*
ment, with all property held In common; tho
nihilists propose to wipe outlrellgion, government,
educate, employ and support the people.
Open from End lo End.
Dallas. Tex., March 14. -Receivers Brown
and Sheldon have received notice from the
United Slates marshals that tlio Texas Pacific
railroad is now open from end to find.
A DRAMATIC EVENT!
Jin this department we give brief and pertinent
•4:>nen to tui'hv’.ctiions as our readers may de-
sir*- to adt—provided the questions are of special or
general iuu.eO. Answers may be delayed for a
ir^k.l
, Blackville, 8. C: Is Napoleon
. Helena.’ What Is the ooutllUon of the
J. C.
buried at
island?
fit. Helena is the Uttle island where Napoleon
was imprisor.tdsnd buried. Tbe emperor's re
mains were long *ince taken back to Frame,
but bis grave Is still there, guarded day aud nigh;
by a soldier. Thousands of people visit it ycarlj
The ComiTunox is now getting material for
reporting one of the most dramatic events of
icrtcau history.
lion. .IKFFEHSON DAVIS, first an«l last
President of tbe Confederacy, hM consented to
deliver an address in behalf of the Boldlen* Monu
mental Association in Montgomery, Ala*
Tills will la all probability bo tbo last
word* Mr. Davis will aver apeak in public
Tbe speech will be delivered on the very spot on
which 3Jr. Davis stood when he
Was Inaugurated President
the Confederacy,
The coxsmrriojc will make the grandest reports
* this event ever made by tiny newspaper. Ono
its editors will areompatiy Mr. Davis In hla
>pccisl «srfn>m his home tn Montgomery. Tho
speech in full, the scene* lending up to it, will be
rei**rtcd in foil. The report will be illustrated
uiili ] ortndtz of Mr. Davis and many other Ulus-
rat lens.
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