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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION., ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY JANUARY 18 1887
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ATLANTA, GA„ JANUARY 18,1887.
Mid docks, which is the object lesson in an I Cluvcrios killed his victim. All the evi-
important study that cannot lie overesli* I dtnee was pnrely circumstantial,
mated. Xo visitor can fail to l»e interested I The prisoner’s conduct up to the hour
at the amazing specimens of poultry to be when the trap fell was that of an innocent
seen in the show. The result cannot fail to I man. He displayed no bitterness and blam*
be beneficial. An improvement in stock of I ed nobody. Many men in his position would
any soit means more stock as well ns better I have killed themselves to avoid the public
stock. In Indiana, where chickens were I shame of a death on the gallows. ButCla-
formerly sold by the bead, they are now I verius rose superior to this temptation and
sold by the pound. The result is that they I submitted himself to the ultimate penalty of
bring twice as much to the farmer; conse- I the law.
(juently the farmer raises ten times as many. I Was he guilty? Xo human being can an
The people of Atlanta can profit themselves I swer the question. The mystery of the case
and the National Poultry association by I is ns impenetrable now ns it was when the
-isitingthe show occasionally during the | reservoir yielded up its dead. It is not like
ly that the truth will ever be known. The
foots are beyond the reach of human investi
gation and our conclusions are only guess
work.
lie lias Received It.
Omul.’* Mill*, (la., January 8th, 1887.—Atlaata
ronutitutlon: Your Christmas present which
drawn from Thf. Constitution box, wa* received
with much appreciation and Irast wishes and pros
perity to The Constitution, and its subscription
may he the largest now in the world. Yours
truly, K. 8. Willingham.
In ft n Decline or an Advance?
The Albany Argus laments the decadence
of the senate. Our contemporary says that
such senators as Clay, Calhoun, Welister,
Renton, Wright, Douglas, Chase, Seward,
and Humner are no longer to he found in our
upper house.
Under the old system, it is claimed that
we sent our best and fittest men to the senate.
Many of them were poor, and they remained
financially embarrassed a!l their lives. Now
wc fill the senate with millionaires and rail
road attorneys, intent only upon guarding
corporate interests. Ability is thrust aside
to make way for men who command the
potent inilncncc of the “bar’l.”
Tliis is a gloomy view of the situation*
It must bo recollected that in the days of
Clay, Calhoun and Webster, our constitn
lion was on trial, and the government itself
was going through its formative process.
The great questions of the tiino concerned
the very foundation of society and the exist
ence of the republic. Naturally the men
who were best suited to the subject and the
occasion were called to the front,
Wc live in a dilVerout age, and our legisla
tion is, in the main, devoted to matters of
basinets. It is not strange that this should
have the effect of drawing business men into
polities. And it is not strange that what is
colled a man’s “money sense’’ should bo
made the test of his business ability. If
there was disposition on the part of our
people to take the possessors of inherited
wealth and elevate them to tho senate, it
would indicate n rotten condition of things.
Rut there is no such disposition. As a rule,
the wealthy men who win political honors
coming week. Atlanta bos sixty thousand
people. Of these at least twenty-five thous- I
and ought to sec this show before it is closed.
The entrance fee is small, and the exhibition j
is a splendid one. If it is made successful
from a financial point, and the people
easily make it so, it will lie repeated every
year, and will rank with the Madison Square |
garden show in New York and the great 8t.
Louis and Chicago shows ns one of the four
great poultry exhibitions in America.
Rend Till*.
I have been a constant reader of The Constitu
tion for two years, and ran say I am better pleas
ed with every Issue and hope you will
your 100,000 subscriber*. I have one of your gun
and find It a good one In every respect, having
killed thiee wild gecr.e at ono shot 120 yard*.
Also have a Waterbary watch that has been run*
uing two years. Eo boys go ahead and get gun*,
watches, sew ing machine*, etc., of Tun Constitu-
. a* they do what they promise, and that 1*
saying a good deal these days.
Klnlc
i Hill, North <
olina.
(:. I., BrocKTr,
Erickson’s latest discovery in the way of
marine engines of destruction is said to be
the most powerful agent known for destruc
tive marine warfare. Congress will be asked
to build ten vessels after the great scientist'*
plans. One of these vessels could, it is said,
Kink the Invincil»lc, the most formidable iron
clad of the Rritish ifavy, in fifteen minutes.
Ericsson is uow M years old.
An Indiana paper thus gives vent to ifo
anger: “D—n their cowardly souls. Tho
members of the supremo court of Indiana
sire afraid of their shadows.” This has the
genuine ring nbont it, and should commend
flic Indiana editor to nil true Americans.
However, if the same had appeared in o
Texas paper, two thousand Indianiatis could
have Wen found in fifteen minutes, ready to
volunteer for missionary work among the
uncivilized of the tone Hlar state.
Tlio Wnr Outlook In Europe.
The defeat of the nrmy bill in the rciclistag
settles nothing. Bismarck said in effect to
the representatives: “You shall do my bid
«ling or I will send you home.” They re
fused to yield and they have lraen sent home.
The government will now go Iraforo the peo
ple on the question, and the general election
in February will determine it.
It is the opinion of military authorities
that the peace of Europe cannot remain un
broken longer than tho opening of spring,
but a Franco-German war is not predicted
by many. The eastern question, that is,
the Rulgarian matter, is the critical thing.
The probability is thnt (hero will bo an
Austro-ltussian struggle, in which the Ihdkan
slates, Italy and England may Ins involved.
If it becomes necessary to aid Austria, Ger
many may lie relied upon to take n hand,
mid in that event it goes without saying that
France will leap at tho throat of her old
enemy.
Germany is not ns well prepared for war
as she ought to be. She has a magnificent
army, able to wipe single-handed with auy
one power, but she cannot ho expected to
hold her own against n combination. It is
known that the French have the advantage
over tho Germans in the matter of artillery,
and In any war artillery is an important fac
tor. Under the circumstances Bismarck will
not rest until ho secures tho passage of the
army hill. Rublic opinion may lie against
if, hut Germans have never been laggards
in the defenso of their country, and they lire
not likely to ignore the appeals of Bismarck,
You Moltko and the Emperor William.
Even the members of the peace party must
nee that tbo only way to avoid war is to get
ready for it
limit la your own subscription* and those of
your ui-Ik’hlior* It'fore January 31*1, so they may bo
In our New Year's box, ^
A Strong Editorial l-'rom llurpcr's
^ Weekly.
Tite impression made by Mr. Grady’s Now
England speech is deepened ntul confirmed | simple. The people of Georgia do not dc- | In our New Yi
Hanks and the Gciicrul Govern
incut.
Tm; Constitution has suggested on sev
eral occasions recently that the time has
arrived when congress should repeal the ten
per cent tax on tho circulation of hanks
other than national hanks. This repeal
would give such stales as might desire to do
so an opportunity to orgauixe a system of
state hanks. Several of our esteemed con
temporaries, however, who believe that it is
the duly of congress to protect the public
against state banks, have hooted at tho sug
gestion of The Constitution, and lmvc*
supplemented their hoots with a good dual
of irrelevant talk about “wildcat hanks.”
A wildcat hank, it should he remembered,
is not a state bank; it is a private bank
which has the privilege of issuing notes,
and \>c may lie very sure that there could
he no such hanks as these in this day and
time. A private hank is one thing and a
state hank another ; and ns we have already
shown in these columns, the state hanks
that existed before the war never caused
their note-holders a dollar's loss. Wc speak
lor this state, of course. The notes of the
hank of state of Georgia were good in Now
York nml in every market of Enropo that I are men who started nt the foot of tho ladder,
had dealings with this country. This bank j and, by their own efforts, reached the top.
hod branches in various parts of the state,
and it furnished to the people of Georgia u
currency ns good as that of the national
hanks. This is history.
Wo observe that tho hank superintendent
of the state of New York, in his annual re-
Thcsc men may lack the culture of profes
sional statesmen, hut they do good work on
their committees,'and vote on the right side.
Of conrsc it would be eminently proper to
send a poor man to the senate if his com
manding abilities made him indispensable to
port, declares that the tlmo Is ripe for a ro~ I his people, but in this business age people
turn of the system of state bank issue. Tbo | cannot understand how a man of tremendous
suggestion of Hupei in temlent l’ayne is a good I abilities can remain poor. Even our success
ive, hut his proposition thnt “the comptroller I ful literary men do not remain the “prison
er the cturrn (ty.ihal I lie tho general super- I ers of poverty.” They adopt commercial
visor” of the.se banks is below the licit, os I methods, and take their place among tho
the bo.vs sa.v. It is in furtherance of the I bloated bondholders. It is useless to oppose
idea, which has received such general ac- I the national drill of things. Our people
ceptancc now, thnt tho people of a I desire to be represented by successful men,
stato are not able to look after I and in these days success includes a comfort-
thelr own interests without the in- | able bank account.
‘etfrn mv of ft one-hone officer of the none- rush , 0 ..r own subwripilon. and tho* or
ral gmcrnmcQt. i lus is nonsense, pure and | jour neighbor* before January ;ilst, so that mny bo
sit is more Billy discussed. It lias bcconto
a notional theme and lias evoked Homo
stroug and noble utterances. Among the
most significant of these is tho following
lending editorial Bom Harper's Weekly,
which cannot lull to luivo great inllucuce on
northern sentiment.
Tho speech of Mr. (irmly at the Now England
illtmcr has msilo ihe orator fiimmi*. Already he
l«»trai‘ii mrndoui'd mu piopcr candidate for (ho
Ylre-pit tidcncy, and an entluiHhuiUc |taper In Geor
gia dc$ lares thut Cleveland and (irqjly "would
►weep (he rt.nth like a whirlwind." Tho signifi
cance of rarh a remark is nut it* enthusiasm, hut
the fed that It linplleaio complete and cordial mi
acceptance of the speech a« an oxpre*slon of south
ern sentiment. In this view also U»o warm np-
I'rnvnl which h«»lraen expressed not only In tho
public meeting which welcomed the orator home,
Imt in the report* from Louisiana. Virginia and
Tennessee. It exceedingly pleasant.
Tho burden of the speech was very *implo. Tho
war U over, and it* final docUlon Is accepted with
••ut demur. The southern state* are at work and
are already prospering. They do not regret slavery
nor nro they plotting its restoration. They adapt
themselves to tho changed condition*, ami while
lhe> Ibught a* bravely aud as honestly as any state*
ever fought, they acknowledge that their defeat
wa* a Iranrflt; but they Justly hold that the heroism
and sincerity of conviction of tho fight, with the
general devastation of their accthtu, tho aw Ail loss
nr life, and the total overthrow of the nodal and
liulustrlul system, followed l>y tho energy and dill*
pence of recuperation, aud tho totnl freedom from
a vindictive and revengeful spirit, challenge a*
hearty am! honorable a recognition, and a treat
ment not of suspicion aud apprcheualou, but of
the tno»t file rally coo)<cretlon.
Tbl* was the speech, »)NiVen with impassioned
eloquence, and it* loRy ntul maguautmou* chnb
tonne mutt be accepted in Its own spirit. Thnt
«loe« not mean that human imtura it to tie Ignored
•ml history forgotten, but simply that wo shall per
ceive the change ai they <to, ami look forward In
atcad of backward, and uot act as It “tho south"
• f slavery aud dUuulou and hatred of “the north,"
and outraging aud hanging of abolltionlita, and
hla« k list lug of northern merchants who did uot
•ell their t*lae!ple», and all Ihe ro*tof “the south"
fta m 1*50 to In-o, were "tho south" of emanetim-
lion, and sceo+lon settled forever, aud free m-UooN.
and active iudintry, and generous and sliu'cro pa-
triothm—“the new south" of Mr. Grady and of lawk
It duca uot mean that we are to bo indifferent to
tampering w ith the political rights of citizen* lu
«icorgla any more than in Indiana. Intimidation
at the |*oll* in MUaimippI Is an offence agaiust the
whole umntry as great as tho wholesale buying of
i etc** in Ohio. W hstever the remedies wo can ap
ply arc to ba applied in lx>th eases. Rut wo are to
1« honest enough to acknowledge that to carry In
diana by the fraud of “ooap" Isas flagrant a crime
as to carry Sooth Carolina by tlio fraud of coutiUug
out. To receive the hand of amity In the spirit lu
which it l* offered by Mr. Grady means no surren
der of principle or of purpose, but tbo renunciation
of were prejudice and of blinding tradition, which
arc uot angels ol peace but demon* of dhcorvl.
Tli© National Poultry Show.
The poultry allow which opened in At
lanta this morning is on important event,
aad bhould have the frill appreciation of oar
people. Thraouth must supplement her
vast roonrem by promoting her small in
dustries. She will never be rich or inde
pendent until she husbands and saves what
abe bat formerly wasted or neglected. The
poultry yard must be an important factor in
the growth of any frugal and prosperous
people.
The best breeder* in America have sent
their best fowls to Atlanta this week for ex hi-
bitiffii, to show her people what can be done
in the way of improving chickens, turkeys
siro tho protection of the general govern
ment so far ns the establishment of state
banks nro concerned, nor is the general gov
ernment in any way interested in any bank
ing system thnt Georgia may ndopt.
All that Georgia asks is that the national
franks be allowed to stand on their own bot
tom, without the protection nfforded by the
ten per cent tax.
Rush in your own suWription* and those of
your tieighlmni I*? fore January :tl*t, so they may be
In our New Year's box.
sbox.
A Complication Suddenly Sot tied.
The death of tho carl of Iddcslcigli will
shock the public, coming ns it does nt a
time when the carl was looming up as a
factor of discord in Rritish politics.
Only a day or two ago it was announced
thnt the earl had tendered his resignation
of tbo foreign office to enable Lord Salisbury
to (him n coalition cabinet. When the
prime minister's efforts in that direction
failed it was thought thnt the leading port- I to doing more to attract this class of
folio would be tendered Iddesleigh. Lord I immigrants than anything elso. So long ns
Salisbury made no such offer, however, hat | tIie ^ 011,11 remained a purely agricultural re-
be did tinder the privy seal. The earl con- I K*°n ,llfro WIW HUle hero to draw enterprise
side-red this office almost an insult. The I nml It takes mills aud blast far-
Tho Influx of Capital.
A local item in the fit. Louis Globe-Dem
ocrat of last Wednesday, mentioned the ar
rival of eighteen gentlemen who wero on
their way to Tennessee, Alabama nml Mis
sissippi. These tourists the Globe-Democrat
says represent two million dollars, and they
ore on their way southward to make invest
ments in timber lands.
The shifting of capital from the north aud
west to the south has just commenced.
Already it is moving this way in solid blocks
of millions nt n time. Following this move
ment of the big capitalists ,wo may expect
to sec the immigration of a class of peoplo
who in their way will do ns much to benefit
the south as the millionaires. Thero are
thousands of northern meu of moderate
means who are anxious to make their homes
in the south, and they will do it jud ns soon
n.f they are convinced that a change can he
advantageously made. Our industrial pra
tfall date never voted a radical vote,
but, sir, I, together with ray entire settlement,
would to-day vote for the blackest-hear ted radical
that ever held office, If we could be assured that
these revenue laws would be repealed: end I ask
in all candor why not? We have waited long
years for something to he done in that direction,
but we have waited in vain. I have reason to be
Here that the editorial |In The Constitution ex
presses the mind of my c ounty. C. SI. II.
Comment is unnecessary. We print the
letter in order to show the democrats who
are mouthing and doing nothing at Wash
ington that the people are doing some
serious thinking on their own account.
There is not an intelligent man in Georgia
to-day who seriously believes that the indi
rect taxes which he may have to pay because
of the tariff are calculated to prevent him
from becoming prosperous. On the other
hand the public sentiment of the state is
practically unanimons in favor of the repeal
of the infamous internal revenue system.
duties were too onerous to suit him, aud he
withdrew in a bad humor. There were
rumors concerning his ill health, bat these
he promptly denied.
naccs to build up a country. A smoke-staek
is nn important factor of population.
It is plain to outsiders that the material
development of the south has thrust politics
I'm hap* the excitement growing out of I into the background, and strangers no longer
this unpleasant situation had something to I lea * ,liat ^ C J will encounter nupleasant
do with the carl’s death. When he ascend- I pwjndtccs. Sectional and political feeling
ed the stairway to see Lord Salisbury he I to not Nhely to make itself heard when peo-
wns under the strain of conflicting emotions. I P lc nre tousjr ■tnfttog their pockets with dol-
Amhition was getting the better of mortifi- I
ration, and he was determined to convince I There i8 another thing, too, that should
the minister thnt he was indispensable to I be borne in mind. The people who disliked
the administration. In an iustaut this I rtml distrusted the south are uot running
dream was at an end. Without wanting I the business of the country. The meu who
the stately peer was stricken down. A few I n,e llow on deck never knew the old south,
gasp* tor In rath, u brief struggle for exist- I * ntl ,llf J d® not care a button what has been
euce and all was over. As an elemeut to be I * al<110r h° r a«d agaiust her. To them the
considered in the formation or disruption of I new * 01ltl1 i* « luud of immense money
a cabinet, in the leadership of a party or in I utuking possibilities, and that is enough for
the pacification of (factions tho proud earl | ,linu - It is pleasant to jot down this rose
of Iddesleigh will no longer disturb the
councils of statesmen]
It is unnecessary to moralizcovcr the mat
ter. Men know \ery well that they hold
everything in this world by a slight and
brittle tenure, hut this knowledge doce not
cool their ambition and greed. They will
goon to the eud wearing themselves out to
possess what there is no certainty of enjoy
ing for a single second.
Ru*h in your own >ub*-ripilous su«l thus.' of
your neIghUn U-fore Jtuusrjr .;ur, *o they may U*
in uur New Yc*r‘*,box.
Wa* Ho Guilty ?
The hanging of Cluveriu* revives the spec
ulations concerning his guilt
Very few person* doubt that the dead man
was in some way responsible for the death of <
IJIIian Madison. If be did not deliberately
runnier the girl, he ruined her and drove
her to commit suicide.
But this view of the ease did not justify
the jury’a verdict There was not from Ural
to bat a acrap of evidence going to show that
colored view of the ftrtnrc, and it is pleas
anter still to feel that it is not over sanguine.
Rush In your o\\ n subscriptions *n«l those of
your iit'lahbori teforc January Slst, so they may bo
In our New Year'* l>ox.
A Straw.
Here is ono letter selected from a number
received at this otlico on the same subject.
one of many' similar straws that
show how the wind is blowing. It Is a’letter
that might attract the attention of detu-
ccratic congressmen, but it is to be feared
that it will not. A gn at many of these are
undor obligation- to those who, in their turn,
are controlled by the powerful ring of whisky
distillers in the west and northwest. The
letter, however, is worth reading:
Tym:. January h, issT.-Editors
Constitution:—J have juat read your article
headed Warning to the Democratic Party." I
own a More at a crow roa.l*, aud i have a rhpht to
know comethinc of the sentiments of my neighbor
hood. and I hear sood men| that have always
stood cqnare to the democratic party express their
diKouteut at the way eoagnm has Bated to notice
tfccte.tuacd laws. I tm proud that X have up to
A Wild Scheme.
The Philadelphia Record, a remarkably
conservative journal, asks: “Why not buy
Liberia and make it a penal colony for ne
gro convicts?”
Our contemporary believes that by settling
our negro convicts in Liberia they would
gradually build up that eountoy and do for
it what the English convicts did for New
fiouth Wales.
We do not see why we should make any
extraordinary efforts in behalf of Liberia. It
is about the last spot on the globe to think
of purchasing w^h any hope of a profitable
return. Nor does the penal colony business
commend itself. Would it not Ira hawed
by the “unusual punishment” clause in the
federal constitution? If the" banishment of
a negro chicken thief to Africa does not come
under the head of “unnsnal punishment”
then the language is meaningless. The
whole thing is too un-American to be con
sidered for a moment.
Rush in your own sutacriptlons and those of
your neighbors before January so they may be
in our New Year s box.
Henry George and the Catholics.
Mr. Henry George’s broadside attack on
the Catholic charcli is having its natural ef
fect. It is thought that more than half of
the voters that supported him in the election
for mayor of New York city were of the
Catholic faith, and those voters will un
doubtedly refnse to snpport him any far
ther.
Mr. George’s attack on the church is based
on the fact that Dr. McGlynn, a priest, and
one of his most influential supporters, has
been called to Rome to makenn explanation
of the George theories. The argument of
Mr. George is that the authority of the
Catholic chnrch extends to matters of reli
gious faith but not to political issues. This
distinction, however, will not liokl good
with respect to Mr. George’s political plat
form. His theory in regard to the owner
ship of land, for instance, is a question that
effects the very foundations of society, and
it is nn issue iu which all churches have au
interest, for it touches tho rights of churches
as well ns the rights of individuals.
Air. George is correct when ho says that
tho Catholic chnrch has no authority over
the civil rights of Dr. McGlynn, or over Dr.
McGlynn ns a private citizen. Mr. George,
however, seems to forget that the relatious
of Dr. McGlynn to his chnrch are not those
of a private citizen. His church has no
power nor authority to prevent him from
exercising his civil rights, but it does have
tho right to dictate the terms on which he
shall continue to be a priest of that chnrch.
All churches have this authority, and they
do not hesitate to cxcrciso it whenever and
wherever it seems to be necessary or expedi
ent. This power of discipline is necessary
to aud is inherent in all religions organiza
tions.
The right of property in land, which Mr.
George attacks, is sanctioned not only by
tho Catholic church, but by all religious
authority. Presumably, this fact was well
known to Dr. McGlynn, and bo has ouo
remedy always open to 1dm if he rogirds
the views of Mr. Henry George of more im
portance thau those of his church authori
ties. He can retire from tho priesthood and
bccomoa Henry George politician. The
church will then have no sort of authority
over him, nor will it interfere with bis
career. It seems to ns that Air. George
should have thought of these things
lralore issuing his tremendous proclamation
against the church to which more than one-
half of his supporters belong.
The YTstch Received.
ITARRianuito, N. C. January 10th, 1887.—Editors
Constitution: I have juitreceived the watch thnt
waidrnwu for me at the distribution of Thu Con-
fciistmos presents for December. I thank you for
your promptness. Yours respcctftilljr. ^ GRIKI
SPARKLES OF HUMOR.
A mother gave her littlo hoy two bright, new
rentiiesandatkcdhlm what he wa* going to do
with them. After a moment's thought the child
replied: "1 nra going to kIvo ono to tho mission
aries and with the other I am going to buy a *tick
of candy." After a while be returned from his
piny ana told ids mother that he had lost one of
tho pennies. "Which did you lose?” she asked.
• I lost tho missionary penny," he promptly re-
S lled. How many grown people are like that lit-
e hoy?— Richmond Religions Herald.
"I want n Bible.” said a tall, gaunt woman,
stepping into a book store on Woodward avenue.
"Do you want the revised edition?" inquired the
elctk civilly. "I ain't pertlkelcr. 1 Jet* want one in
the house so I'll have a safe place to keep my specs
in. A family Bible that won’t never Ik* meddle l
w Ith is the kind, I reckon." She got It.—Detroit
Free ITcss.
‘‘Is Russia a prohibition country?" asked an
Atlauta, (Ca.,> woman of her hustrand. "No, my
dear; why do you ask?" "I supposed it was. I see
it stated that the czarisdrunk every daj\”—Peoria
Transcript.
“Yee,” remarked Dumley, at the supper ta
ble, "I was a soldier in the late war, and if 1 do say
it mytelf, 1 was a good oue." %
Presently Featherly broke the awed silence.
"Were you wounded, Duiuley?" he asked.
“N uo, but after tho battle of Bull Run I wa* re
ported among the killed. But the report was cor
rected."
"Corrected to ‘among tho misting,’ I suppose,"
raid Featherly, helpingjldiusolf to butter.—N. Y.
Sun.
"It’s funny about Washiugtou people," said a
young man irom New York to a Washingtonian.
“How do >ou mean?" asked the Washington man.
"Why. everybody has a war of raying ye*, in
deed.’" "Have they!" exclaimed the \\a*hiug-
Ionian bitterly. “Well, they haven’t. I asked a
girl lost night if »he would marry mo. and the way
»he raid ‘No. Indeed!’ was enough to bring tears to
the eye of* needle."—Washington Critic.
Savingthe Particles: Landlady—"I hope. Mr.
Do Blank, you will lower your curtain when j*ou
leave your room."
Mr. De Blank—"Certainly, if you wish."
••Yes. you see the run ddnes directly on your
bed. and’l am airuid it will fade that ueiv cover
lid."
- Ob. that's it. Well, I shouldn't like it to lose
any coloring matter! It’* thin enough now.'*
"Your honor." pleaded the condemned man.
“trill jou put my execution for Thursday instead
of Fridayr 6 - , .
• A* hyr * inquired the Judge.
"Because Friday is such an unlucky day.' —New
York Sun.
Irishman—"Is this the nla» where jtz
rave* money (Ur paypie.*" c**hfe*-"It Is."
T ubman—“Well let me have what yez can affoed,
Eld ihanko."—Texas euticgi.
01'H KX0WXEDUE BOX.
fi. B.. Jonesboro, Ga.: What la agaric iu re-
aifiy? . .
Agaric Is oue of the names of the mushroom
family.
J. R. H., Anniston, Aha.: Is clay eaten any-
where to a considerable extent?
Yes. In Japan the natives make day into little
cakes, fry it over a lire aud eat it.
H. C. J., Live Oak, Fla.: Where is the larg
est artesian well in the world?
In your own state, at St. Augustine. It is twelve
inches in diameter, and flows at the rate of 7,000,-
000 gallons in twenty-four hours.
L.P. 8., Forsyth, Ga.: Arc women still
bought and sold iu China?
Yes, and it is publicly done in the largest cities
of the countrj'.
Inquirer, Norcross, On.: Is it safe to drink
water In Inrgc quantities?
The leading medical journal of France hns pub-
lhbed a pamphlet protesting against the extrava
gant use of artificial mineral waters, which, it sets
forth, do the double damage of chilling the
stomach, thus laying the foundation for gastric
catarrh, w hile the limestone held in deposit in tho
carbonutcd w aters finds its way to the kidnej’s.iand
eventually produces Bright's disease. Tho pam«
phlet also protects against ice water as a provoca
tive of catarrh in the stomneh. It further saj'*:
Water should be drunk cool, but not *.ced, with
tho juice of n quarter or half lemon in It. Mineral
water should also be drank with n dash of lemon.
Water should always !>c swallowed slowly. It
not the stomach which is dry, but tho mouth and
hroat. If you toss oft' a drink of water you throw
it through jour mouth iuto your stomach, without
doing the former any good, while you injure tho
latter by loading it with what it docs uot require.
Drink slowly, and keep the water iu your mouth
for a moment when you begin. If you work in a
hot room in hot weather, tie a damp cloth around
our temple*, and you will not experience half tho
craving for drink you otherwise w ould."
Subscriber, Toccoa, Ga.: Are our .rabbits
genuine?
No. The genuine rabbit I* born in underground
w arrens iu Europe, and is ulways blind.
Subscriber. Florilla, Ga: A dispute ai
tw een myself and a friend as to w hich Is correct,
“I set out a tree yesterday," or "I sit out a tree
j-esterdoy."
This isver perplexing. The Irast, the most satis
factory expression is the old Georgia dialect—"*
sot out a treo yeeterday."
J. P. B., Bell's AlillvAla.: I want to build
home with thirty-six (;JG) rooms; can I number the
rooms so as t«» have No. 1 lu one corner and No. uti
In the opposite?
Ftart w ith room No. 1 in one corner and number
all tho other rooms in zig-zag lines until you reach
the opposite corner, which will Ira No. :5C. You
can easily test this with a diagram.
Subscriber, Tr Ty, Gn.: 1. Why are the
Aryan races so called? 2. When did they emigrate
from Asia to Europe?
\ We are told that "Aryan, as a technical term,
has been l>orrowcd from the Sanskrit arj'ft, tho
Zcndniryo. In the later Sanskrit arya means of
good fcmily. it Is mod ns a complimentary ad-
drew. Originally, however, it wa* used as a na
tional name, and even us late as tho time of tho
laws of Mann, India Is still called Arya-avarta-
the abode of the Arya*. In the Veda, Arya is the
name by w hich the believers in the gods of tho
Veda call themselves, in opposition to their ene
mies, who nro called Dasos or Dosyus. Aryan, as a
name for a whole family of languages, has the od-
nntngc of being short, and, being a word of for
eign origin, of lending itself more easily to any
technical definition that may Ira assigned to it." 2.
The nearest we can approach to an answer to*our
correspondent’s second question is by tho follow
ing, which wc take from a recent work, "Lec
tures on the History of England," by M. J. Guest.
"There was a time, long, long ago, when tho fore
fathers of these nations, the Indians and Persians,
Greeks, Italians, Germans, Slavs, French and Eng
lish, and others, wero all one people, speaking one
language, and living together somewhere iu cen
tral Aula. But after n time there was a great sepa
ration, Ono after another they parted off—somo
cast, K>mo west. Some went to India; some came
to Europe. And they did not generally come into
uninhabited lands but iuto countries where there
were people already living. Thoro they cither de
stroyed or drove into the farthest corners they
could. Those w ho went to India pushed tho old
Inhabitants down southwards. Those who came
Into Europe, and from whom wc descend, pushed
the old inhabitants westwards."
J. R. H., Murphy, N. C.: Will tho Panama
canal have locks?
The Important statement Is mado that the origi
nal scheme of the Panama canal has been aban
doned and a new one adopted. It was to be u level
ditch between tho two oceans, like the Suez canal,
through which vessels might pass smoothly, and
without obstruction, from the Pacific to tho Atlan
tic. It is to be a canal with the Pacific cud sixteen
feet higher than the Atlantic cud, and having,
therefore, a fall of sixteen feet lu the forty-fou
miles of Its course. Tho only way for ships to get
through such a canal is with the aid of locks and
dnraz—and so It is to be a locked ditch after all.
This is u degradation of the original project, and it
may have nn important effect on the sanguine in
vestors in Frauce who have put SiiO.COO.OOO into
tho enterprise. Tho passage of a ship through
locks and dam* is slow and tedious, and if the com
merce seeking transit between the two oceans shall
prove to Ira ns great as the estimate* make it, the
Lesicpt canal will demonstrate tho pressing need
for another K-hcmc ol transit in that region—the
Eads ship railway across the isthmus of Tehuuu
tcpcc.
C. M. R., Maryville, Tenn.: Can you give
the number of failures iu this country for tho past
vo years?
The record of failures is: For 1881, 5,929; for
1SV2, 7,i’.:t5; for 18**5,10,209; lor 1881,11,620: for 1885,
11,116; for 1886,10,568. Thero were a few more
failures last year than in 18KI, although, of course,
there were a great maiy more enterprises in tho
ountry than there were three years ago. This in
dieates thot as the number of failure* steadily in-
■reared up to the hard year of 1881, they have de
creased since then in spite of tho enormous In
crease in the numlrar of commercial undertaking-.
The a^ts of thoee that failed In 1885 were only 4 J
per cent of their liabilities, while iu 1886 they were
49 per cent, which nliows that tho failures that did
occur last year were of a less serious nature than
on the preceding year.
Washington Society.
From the Washington Critic.
Daughter—"Mauuua, Mr. Blank proposed to
me laM night."
Mother—"Did you accept him, daughter?"
Daugliter—"Yes. mamma."
Mother—“Haihc any money, daughter?"
Daughter—"Only fl,800 a year, mamma."
Mother—"Well, daughter, handle him carefully
till *prit)g. Fociibly you eau pick up something
better during the winter."
Cherr I’p.Sad Deart, ChaerUpl
Lines to a friend in afllictiou.
Never a sky without a cloud,
Never a house without a shroud;
Never an eye without a tear,
Never a joy without a fear;
Every sweet must have lu sour,
Every day its darksome hour.
All, all must drink of sorrow’s cup—
Cheer up, cad heart, cheer up!
Over the hills the sunbeams sleep,
In the western valley so loue and deep;
And all the world Is as dark and drear
A* a burial ground when the midnight's near.
But wait, 1 say! comes the morning's ray,
And lo: the shadows soon melt away
l’eforc the sun as he pours him down
Into the valley and over the town.
E'en so. o. friend with the doleftil heart!
Thy morning will come—thy *orrow depart:
E’en fn will thy night-time of tears take flight,
lH*fcl!ed by the team* of that heavenly light,
Which Hope -weet maiden' of thee I sing.
With the sparkiinr eves aud the -uuny wine'.
Throw - down in a flood on the path* of men.
To lighten and brighten their live* again.
Never a rose wkhout a thorn,
i An adage true, though old ami worn),
Never a Liira but follows sorrow.
We sing today and we sigh tomorrow;
One moment sad, the next one gay—
8o runs the wcr.M. as the poets say.
AU, all must drink of sorrow's cap—
Cheer up, sad sou beau, cheer up!
-Joseph Alpha iius Farrell.
Atlanta, liih January. X&ff,
llenrv Grady and the "New South.**
From Frank Leslie’s Weekly.
Amongst the group of notable men &sscm«
hied at the annual dinner or the New England so
ciety, held at Delmonico’s in New York city on the
evening of December 29th ultimo, was Mr. Henry
W. Grady, editor and proprietor of that representa
tive southern journal, Thf. Atlanta Constitution.
Mr. Grady was to speak iu response to the toast,
"The New South." He was the first southerner to
speak at a dinner ortho society since tho war;
General Sherman and Rev. Dr. Talmage had pre
ceded him w ith eulogies of the north, aud whllo
Mr. Grady’s remarks were naturally looked Forward
to with Interest, it could scarcely have been pre
dicted that his speech upon a subject in a sense
hackneyed, and in these tranquil times, would
have rung out like a clarion blast. Yet, before hair
a dozen sentences bad left his tips, ho had fired hiu.
audience. His characterization of Abraham
Lincoln as the . first typical American
called forth a storm of cheers, and
not less warm was the recognltlon*given to his elo
quent touching picture of the south's heroism In
defeat. In short, he swept his audience by ttormp
and in the moment of intense silence which foil
lowed his peroration, it was realized that tho south
ern orator had spoken words which Americans-
would not let willingly die. The speech has sinco
been reprinted far and wide, and commented
upon, generally with enthusiasm, throughout tha
entire country. ***** still a young man,.
Mr. Grady has a great future as a representative or
the new south. It is the natural hope of his friends-
that those powers of mind and of oratory whlcli
had found exercise in many a political campaign
in Georgia before they tqdlvated the north will
ere long find a wider sphere in the United state*
senate. Undoubtedly, ho u ould fill acceptably
any position to which he might be elevated.
Unsophisticated Innocence.
From the Omaha World.
Littlo Dot—“I know what I’m going to get-
for a Christmas present."
Little Dick—"AVhat?"
"A new doll; big one. too. I guess.”
"Did your mamma tell you so?”
"No, but I seed her making a lot of do Hies, onfc
they is too little for me.’
OUR NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS,
OVER $500 IN PRESENTS
GIVEN AWAY TO OCR SUBSCRIBERS
With Good Wishes for the New Year!
Our distribution ot Christmas presents on tho
first of January was so popular, and yet so many
good workers failed to get prescats, that we havo
determined to
Pill Up “A New Year’s Box’*
and distribute even more than our Christmas pres
ents among our January workers. Every sub
scriber ought to be represented in our New Year’s
box. Mr. B. F. Camp, of Covington, got 1100 for
sending one subscriber, and 850 presents, $25 and
sewing machines, etc., were sent all over tho
southern states to Constitution workers. Bo
sure and be in Jauuary. Here is our plan.
We have determined to distribute a lot of Now
Year presents to our friends, beginning with 8100 ii>
gold, and running down to less valuaalo presents
to every agent. We cannot give it to the agent
•ending the biggest club, for that leaves out tho
smaller agents, who are just as faithful and deserv
ing. We have therefore adoptedJthelfollowinB
plan:
We have had printed a number of small squorB
tags. For every new subscriber sent In during the
month of January we will write tho name of th©
person who sends it, on one of the tags and put A
in?a box. On the first of Februarj*, wewillhavt
this box, containing the tags, taken in the presence
of three responsible agents and thoroughly shaken
Os© of tho agents shall then take a tag from the
box. Tho person whose name Is owthat tag shall
have the f 100 premium. Another agent shall then
take out a tag. The person whose nomels on ;that
tog shall hare tho 850 premium, and so on until
the premloms are all taken.
This is of course no lottery or anything akin to It:
It Is a free, voluntary dlstgibution of presents to
our friends—for which they pay nothing, and fn
which we ask no pay. We want every subscribes
to share In this distribution. Any subscriber thero*
fore who sends us the name of a new subscribes
will have his or her name put on aitag and dropped
in the box. If they send two new subscribers thels
name will bo written on two tags and put in the
box twice. Ono who sends a club of five subscri
bers will be on five tags in the; box,>nd will thus
have five chances Instead of one of getting a pre
mium.
Now here are the premiums;:
1 premium, In gold, of.
1 premium, iu gold, of............
1 premium, In gold, of.
2 premiums of 810 cach^.
6 premiums of 85 each..,
:::°i
13
1 premium of low arm machine
1 premium of Constitution guo........ n . M .... MMM ~
10 premiums of Waterbury watches.<.»
25 prom him* of one year’s subscription to »•
Task Wxkxly Constitution.... - 3P
^Our Ladies’ New Year Presents.
In the opening of our Christmas box, when
all the present* bad been taken, there was general
regret that the ladies had not drawn any of the big-
gerfrresents. We add,therefore, in our New Yeans*
box, the following presents for the ladies only:
Firri Prize for Ladles 825 in gold
A •• •» •» is "•
, 10
alone. Now, let every good lady in the land get to
work at once and *cnu in their own subxcriptiorm
and those of their friends. We expect to hcarfross
the ladies in full force.
Now, let us be distinctly understood. This Is A
free and voluntary gift to our friends and mbseri*
hers. We want every ono to participate. To do
this you bare tImply to get us one new snbscriber-
Your name goes Into the box and you may get tho
1100 premium. For each additional subscriber yoo
get au extra chance. Now here are three rules:
1st. If you are already a; subscriber, you must
send a new subscriber, and for .etch new rahserihev
your name goes in the box, once also for your own
name.
2d If you are a regular agent your name will go
into the box for every renewal that expires during
December, and of course for every new subscriber*
Sd. If you;are not:* subscriber your namegoes lo
the box for your own subscription andjtor every idy
ditlonal subscriber you send.
Now let every subscriber send ?n t new mb*
scriber, and thus get a place in our Premium Box*
Let every agent send in his lists. Let every penoB
into whose hands tins msy fall send in his sub
icription at once and get a place in our Premioxa
Box, and add two or three moron as to get two ot
three chances.
Of course ever, one will not get t premium, but
every one w111 hire . chance. A little child who
pets one subscriber nuy set tbo tlOO In fold,tor fall
In* iu this, tbo $00—or lotno other premium. Yoo
cannot posdbly lose anythin*—tor yon gtTO nothin*
for the chance Ifyoa*etatrlendtombaerlhtyoo
do ns a favor and you do your friend a favor, Ihr
you *et him started with the hast newspaper In tho
country, and he trill thank yon every week for 1$.
If you take It yourself, yon jet tho bltsoat and heft
and cheapest paper in America. Kow let .very,
body eeme In and *ct a place In our Premium Bo*
and try to *ct one of our S'ew Year's presents,
Of course our other premiums will bo *iven Just
usual. For every three nejr subacrlben wa trill
Knd one of our superb pictures, and all other pre
miums as advertised. These special Sew Year'*
presents arc pure and sinple gifts to our friends—
made in grateful acknowledgement of their kind*
net• and devotion.
All who w ant agent's ontflts to work with .Id
men copier, potters, pictures, agent's books, blanks^
envelopes, etc., can get them by writing tons for
them. We offer good canvawen premiums let gat.
ting subscribers, and Tm CossriTtmon la nndoott-
edly the heat paper in the country to caaraa (be.
for samples and outfit If yon want -
to work. It will pay you
presents all names must ho tecatrsd hart on orb.
Dr* January Sit